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o againett oe tax lain . on the ifttpertation of foreign wool. The Hon. Member said, that the operation of the tax was severely felt by the manufacturing interests, while it produced no benefit whatever to the wool-grower at home. This was not, he thought, a moment in which the manufacturing interests, circumscribed as they unfortunately were in the emplu3 meat of the labouring classes, should be still further restricted by so injudicious an enactment as a tax upon the raw material. At no season bat one of great manufacturing pro►perity ought such tax ter tolerated, This as not only repressed the 1, , ,10.try of the labouring classes at home, hut also r.-svicied the foreign commerce of the country—as, for instance, in the elf.. or, the Ramat contract, ',Hurled to by a Noble Lord (Miltoss) last night. lie entreated that the House would feel the pro priety of repealing a tax 'fraught with so much mis chief, and so utterly incapable of realizing any gond. On the question that the Petition be brought up, Mr. BARING did notkuow whether the Petition was to he followed up by a motion for a Committee and leave to introduce a Bill, but he thought that is more important 'question could not come before the House th in that contained in the Petition. Ile lead no connexion with the woolen trade himself, tier any intimacy with any persons who had, He wag therefore not qualified to give a determinate opinion on the policy of the tax complained of. Ile could tint soy whether a tax of 61. per pound . erti wool was or was not sufficient to actually ruin the manufacturers of it. But he could say with wifely, that the House had imposed the tax in the ingot booty way, and with much les* inquiry and coessideration than such ■ subject demanded.— It had been I rill by the Chancellor of the Excite. shier chiefly to conciliate another ales of persona who were at the time subjected to a heavy additional impost ; he alluded to the tlew duty on malt. There had been nothing like a due deliberation on the important interests involved in the wool trade when the new duty was proposed. Ile felt quite ►tire that the various brandies of trade connected with that article could not continue three years longer under the oppression of that new tax. In the mean time woollen manufactories would be :tablished abroad, the effects of which would be incurable by any after meatuses. Ile exhorted the House to consider well what feat Lkely to be the effect of removing from this country one of its most ancient and advantageous branches of commerce. He did not know if the course he was then about to take was current or not. He gave notice that lie should, on Monday, bring up a Petition from the merchants of the City of Loodou, complaining generally of the effects of the restrictive and prohibitory regulation,' at we lt-sit 'acting trade and commerce, which Petiiiou Lb would then move to refer to a Committee to prised thereon. He thought no subject of greater importance could possibly be submitted to Perlis meta. Mr. in answer to the firrt observation of the Hon. Member, said, that he meant to follow up 11,e prayer of the Petition, by moving that it be re ferred to a Committee previous to the introduction cf a BM. The l'etition was laid on the table, and ordered t• be puitited. MARRIAGE ACT. Sir M. W. IIinLEY presented a Petition from the inhabitants of Newcastle-upou-'l yue isgiiiiist certain provisions of the Marriage Act. Ile pre sesitid a similar Petition from the otiliabitants of VI) the, in Cuniberlood; as also one from Tyne munth, pra)iug the reproi if Use Alarriage Act. (411.11AMPDLik wished to thlt • question rebpectieg the tlEce of Compounder is the Court of Great Session, Smith Wales. The utfice had fallen in 4'll the demise of his late Majesty. Ile wished to Lunar if it would be renewed? Mr. Ousatssou sand, that the office having ter minated, it would 110 l be revived as an individual office or grant at all. The pnceeds would be re ceived by persons appointed for that purpose, and twitted by them to the Office of Laud Revenues. ELECTION PETITIONS. The SPEAKIIK asked if , there arm any election petitiuns to present, as Ws was the proper time fur uttering them. A Petition was brought up, complaining of the return of the Members for Borouglibridge, and or dered to be taken into consideration on '1 homily, Jane 1, at half-past three o'clock. saw subject of 1793 cnd tel 9, to the IM inittee. NEW VOST OFFICE. Sheriff Roffiwefl •pprarrd •t Ibe him with • Petition from the Lord Miyur. Alder/lAN and Citizens of the City of London. The Petition was brought up. The Sre•yer of it was for leave to bring i■ a Bill for the enlarg ► rnrent of the power. of • Bill. 51at Geo. ill.. being •n Act for enlarging and improving the yetlittqw of the City of London. The Petitioners stated. that they had expended the •mount limited by Parliament for rebuilding the Poet.office. Alderman Wont, mowed, that the Petition should he referred to a Committees.. Se►jeattt ONSLOW would not let that. or any other opportunity go by, without enuring his 'attire protest against that, or any other tax on the people, intended for the benefit of the City. lie protested against oury general tax for local benefit: especially on one of the Most necessary articles of life. such as that of coals. Mr. CAINErr said he afro felt himself boom! to oppose the Bill, whenever it sl Id he brought fOr. ward. The removal of the %Jost-office would be a great disadvantage to many, himself being amongst them. The City °illy would be benefited, and ought to pay the cost. Mr. R. GORDON said, that 238.0001. had been spent, and not a brick yet laid. That mock ex pense was already in returns before the House ; how much more had been spent he could not say. The original estimate given to the House was 209.0001. He had then protested against the accuracy id that estimate, and now it was shamefully evident how inadequate that sum was to defray the expenses of the undertaking. Mr. ilO LAE SUMNER was at a IMN to know what the floosie had to refer to a Committee. The SPEA/LER said, perlispr it would be comm.- slient for the [loose to know that the coarse taken with the Petition was precisely that which was al ways *tool in Petitions for Private Bills. Mr. Alderman WOOD said, that he could have gone into the subject, but he was cautious of wast ing the time of the House until the subject had gone through the Committee, arid came before the House by means of their 'Report. The object was one of general and not local benefit, and us to the tax upon coals, of the particular tax in question, the City it stir paid apart' la of 12,000 i. annually. The motion was then agreed to, and the Commit tee appointed. SCOTCH BURGHS. Lord A. HAWILTott rose. pursuant to notice, to rrurw his motion for a Committee on Scotch Burghs. The Committee could not be composed tit the same Meinben as the Parliament lied before referred the business to, tunny of those persons being no longer Members. There could be no doubt of the necessity fur inquitiug into this sub ject ; it had been admitted by former Committees tool by the House itself. Ile rook( not eater into particulars or general arguments. as he did not then wish to provoke discussion. He rather preferred assuming the admitted understanding which prevail ed antosig all parties touching this question. if thete were any wloo, net having been Members of the former Pio liameot tole then minds unsatisfied oft the sulioct, be twgvr4l to tiler then, to the former proceeiling• of the 111.ntor, mid the labours of its Committee.. gather 'Lau risk a dismission by going over the gsoutid• *tiro. The subject was tabooed to be of the highest importance, and it had el s lied 11. e most anxious interest in that part of the 4043E11,y to which it peculiarly related. In the for 'nation of this Committer, I.e bad first taken care to communicate with his Majesty's Ministers, as I.e was unwilling to oubject himself to ally dime!). I.l.iiitinent Oti torcuunt ut a single name contained 14.1141 list, Ile would humbly sow e r . . . _ . _ Tbid the Petitions received from the Royal Burgles of feeseitand ii the )ears 1811, 1819. mid 1820, be 'rimed tea ■ tftlret Committee, to rasseiue cud rrpuil thereues to the Iluese." Luid Buntline testified II) the fairness of the Maisie Lord in selecting lin Committee. The iimstroo seas agreed to, as wee oleo"' motion foe referring the 'term!' of the Committees cm the JURY COVRT (SCOTLAD.) The LOAD ADVOCATE, by way of answer to what had taken place on a previous night, respecting the appointment of a Baron in one of the court. of Scotland, wished to have a paper produced which would chew the disposition of Government upon the subject better than any thing hr could say. It had been usual to fill up the appointment after consulting the heads of all the legal departments iii Scotland. Milli duty had been intrusted to his execution, and he had accordingly taken the opi nions of the Lord Justice Clerk, the Lord Chief Baron, the President of the Jury Court, and the Committee ■ppoiuted to inqiiire into the fees and emoluments of Scotch Courts. It would he seen by the Report when it should be brought on the table, that the proper authorities had been consulted. Ile moved an humble address to his Majesty, praying him to cause to be laid before the House the Report of the law authorities before mentioned, respecting the discontinuance of the office iu question. Mr. ABERCROIIDT lamented that with such a Report before them, Ministers should have per ►iated its the appoitituseut. In this affair he thought that his Mojesty could not have been well advised. But as the Noble Lord bad moved fur the produc tion of the impel», the House bad reason to hope that it was done as a preliminary measure of in• quiry into the whole ►ystem of the Exchequer Court. The greatest advantages might be expected from separating the judicial departments Guns the affairs and interests of other bu►iness. No duty of a political character ought to be mingled with the duties of a Judge. It was our of the must urgent dirties of Parliament to inquire into the straits of the Court of Exchequer in Scotland. Lord Btlextmes defended the conduct of the Lord Advocate in moving for the paper. Mr. AuaacitonlY eXplained. Sir J. Newrowr said the paper was not offered until the office had been filled up. Mr. Flummox said, that die 'charge which had made the production of the paper necessary was only made uu the second day of this Parliament. MARRIAGE ACT. _ _ Dr. PuttAtuotti .................... to biing in • Bill for the alteration of the Marriage Act. His chief objects were to give parents rind goardtins power to void the marriage* of minors. to limit the power of annulling marriages by the parties them selves to six months after they had attained their majorities, and to put marriages by banns on the same footing of legal responsibility as those by liceu.•e.—The motion was agreed to. REVENUES OF GIBRALTAR. Mr. Dome was anxious so explato a misonder stout:ling winch had gone forth un a statement of his of yesterday. Ile had stated that one item in the charges of the Civil List was. 1,370. for the Master ofilie Hawks. which had been represented us Master of the Horse. Adverting to the object of his motion. the revenues of Gibraltar, one reason fur withdrswiug it had been offered to him by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. that the house had no right to interfere, and nem interfered with dust revenue. Ile was not reparei with► suf. ficieut information at the that to reply to such a statement; but now he had to state that scrotum of that revenue had been laid before the House, for the years 1794, 5,6, 7, severally distinguished. All he asked was a gross account of that revenue dining the period tasted Hi the accounts before the House. There was a rode in the account. by the side of this item which stated. that the accounts of that revenue and its appropriation were already before the Douse. There were ear loch accumitsi however. and lie hoped Ministers would woke good the deficiency in the accounts which they alleged to be before the House. But the question of most serious consideration was, the prniciple ou which tlese revenues had been collected. Ile thought the King could have uo right to levy taxes thus on any particular protiuce or pert of the British dominions. The Hon. Gentleman then entered iato rouse arithmetical statements couceruiog the • . • . , reveaue and surplus remitted freha Gil,tsiltft. Cal culating from moons laid before the Home. be in (erred that the whole amount of the taxes levied its Gibraltar in the last airy yeses amenented to ltiglit hundred and sixty atomised Pomade. But the moonlit was not the material consideration ; it was ' for lo &Me whether any officer or his Mtijesty had a right to impose saxes withu.t the authority of Parliament. He said he had net, ,and be contended' that whoever did so was guihy of misdemeanor, or wh a t e ver •ffeuce it Might beast law. The Chaneellor of the Exchequer hail said Oil runner night, that he kn.' , no *min" why sat•h sums sl td he levied in Gibraltar to the way they were, but immemorial singe. But even that ground did not support hum, for he held in his haul the original charter grauted to the place by Queen Anne. in 1704. The Hon. Gewttelww" the" read ■ts extract from that document by which the (lore's io Council ordered, that for the encouraging of set lets, and the segmentation of trade, no duty or im position whatever should be exacted front shills trading or touching at the port ; and that the goods and chattels of the inhabitants, and what are usually called imports, should also enjoy an immu nity from taxation. This hail attracted a great Humber or rattlers to the piece, and he was ►nrry public faith bad not been kept with them. The accounts which he wished to obtain would shew the amount of taxation in the year 176 1 4 2 "" 4 "e"- wards. its 1739 he believed it was but four thou wind pounds; hut tl►e (louse would probably he eurprized to hear; that at present, as lie was iufnrn►- rd, it was not less then fifty thousand pounds. At the former pet loft none of those taxes were in existence, which huil sluice beets imposed, of a most heavy and galling nature, and unworthy of any country professing liberal principles. At the time that Popery was the bug-hear here, nine truths of the population of Gibraltar having bee► Roman Catholics. sod it being held an object to remove as numy as possible of them, disabilities were imposed am persons of that persuasiou, and exclusive privileges confetred on those of the Pro 'lntent faith. These distinctions, so impolitic in all governments, continued till the ministry of the Duke of -Bedford, but the General ellen sent out had instructions to soften the rigour of the exclu sive laws. flowerer they virtually cootiisued in existence till the arrival of his Royal flightless the Duke of Kent, who feeling solisosed that the Romeo Catholics of Gibraltar should be put as it were under the ban of British law, procured their repeal. But what would the House say to his Ma jesty's Ministers, when they were informed that lat. terly a ospitstion tax of ten dollars a.year had been imposed on all Roman Catholics and Jews, to commence from January, 1818, ■nd that note withstanding the charter, duties had beet' levied to the amount of several thousands Ilene the Honourable Gentleman described the duties levied off the different classes of ships touch ing the harbour,asad computed that the aggregate of them 'amounted to about 7,5001. uunually. Ile contended that this was a proceeding iu siolatiou of the faith of the country. He objected iii the first place to the right of the Crown to impose these duties without th►e concurrence of Parliament, but still more to the imposition of them by the Go vrroor without the ►auction of Ministers. Ile had it► his band a list of taxes laid un by Gen. Don, part of which had been confirmed sod part not. It comprised a tax of 911. 10.. for a license to every retail wine and spirit shop, to be paid annually. This law passed in 1816. He should be told by the Chancellor of the Exchequer that it was re pealed, and he allowed that to 1818 the charge was reduced to 401. or so/. But lie protested against the right of Cotentin/id in any shape. General Don also taxed eons. lighters, fishing boats, billiard-tables, and a variety of other er tide.. Ile even sanctioned the sale of Spanish lottery tickets, for which he understood the persists licensed paid him a considerable sum. How did this Governor acquire authority to tax British sub jects without cinema of Pailiament. and to put money into his own pocket besides ? lie had every reason to believe that the Government wished in ex tend their patronage there by the increase of offices. During the war there was but one Tow!, Major, stow there were two. lie the former period there was but este b k minter, now three; WIC head and two ass►stants There was one pratique-master in time of war; in peace three. Fur repairs of the barrack and ordinary depart►nent there masa charge nn this country, in the year 1818, of above 9,0001. Now he could nut but look upon this as extraordi nary, while an overplus of the revenues of Gibraltar was going into the privy purse. fie had reviews to believe that at the commencement of the late reign there were no taxes payable, end that all the reVenne *se derived from the crown lands. Butt he considered that that had been virtually given up by the Ist Geo. and that in the management of this reve►►ue the Ministers had acted illegally, or at least uuconstitutionally. To shew what anxiety had been manifested to improve the morals of the Piotestant inhabitants, and to bestow on them the consolations of religion, he might mention the fact. that while there were two Synagogues iu exi.tesicr. a Roa►ish Chapel, slid a Methodist meeting-house, there was not one place of worship belo,igilig to the church of England; nor school for the education of Protestants.—(Hear, hear.)—The revenue too was collected ■t a great expense, for the collector appointed by Government red sided at tttt t and exercised his dory by deputy. lie should not detain the House longer. —( Cries of " Hear. hear, hear," from the Minis terial Benches.)—He should mention a few facts essore.—(Cries of .► Hear, hear, Afar," from the Opposition side.)—Mr. Huu►e then stated, among other tam., that at the eutclur►on of she war, the inilituay secretary hail been struck al the emu. blishinent, but immediately reeppointral as trans !slur of languages a n d inspector of the revenue at the seine baler,. Ile then 'unwed for— 1. A rehire of all lases levied in the Garrison and Terri tory of Gibcaltar ; and also of all charges far port-disties, wharfage'', blediterrameas posses, &c. front the scars IMO to tie year 1120. 2. A return of the amber and ostate of Officers em. ployed wader be Government of the sante place, with the salaries annexed to each, and these ensulnesents over and above their salaries, Midst the mote period. 3. A ttillra of the total racoon of reverse trollerted is the Garrises and Territory ol Gibraltar, is eatb year, fro* Itllo to the year loto. queotiou bocci. g been pot or the otcoltd lON Lost. • fhe Cilettcst.t.Ctit of the EscStaten eimpfetige 'ea that Ile Hon. GAilloansn hai 'Aorta his Mo . ° jesty'a Mioistrirs sod theiChvoneor `with the grossest acts of extortion and violence, bet ho hoped that the Howe would suspood their °Pinion as to the justice of these charges till a more fit opportunity should arise for examining them. With regard to -4he right of the Crolvit to make laws for Gibralta►. lie took it to be one of the cl t principles of the law of nations, that when by conquest the legisla. sive right over any di-petidency was transferred to this country, the King in Council could justly and conet►tutionally legislate for it. To the second unttiou (the first in the order in which they are above stated), he saw on objection though there was no pl.tee wl►e►e some duties of that nature were not paid. With regard to the third, he should not oppose it of the Honourable Gentle. mall would Consent to take the aggregate amount, instead of requiring it for each year. The House was aware. by the paper on the table, that 114,0004 was the stim received by his late Majesty out of the revenues of Gibraltar. The total amount received during the last twi.try years was about 71,0001. Sir J. MACKINTOSII could uot agree to the state ment of the law of nations made by the Right lion. Geutletn•n (Ile. Vin oo ioo *et), or in the soundness of the•prn►ciple by which the right of legislating for ■ conquered country vested necessarily in the King ; even ►f the fact were an, it could not be in come. queuce of the law of tuitions, for that Duly regu lated the relation• between two countries, and could not determine a question of British hisv.— Mear, hear.l—The case of Campbell and Hall had made it extremely doubtful in whom the right of legislating for a conquered country resided— whether in the King in Council or the King in Par. lisineot. He should either advise his Hon. Friend to content himself for the present with what had been offered l►y the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Mr. Goya-auto said, that in the course of the last reign, every disposition hail been shrwis by Go vernment to improve the condition and increase the comforts of the people of Gibraltar. With regard to what had fallen from the Honourable Gentleman on the 'object of a Protestime church, he' (Mr. Goulhurii) bad also resided at Gibraltar for about two years, and during the whole of that period, had gone regularly to church, where the whole of the troops iii garrison were always mustered.—(Heaar•.) Another Member, with whore name we were un acquainted, said that he had attended divine service at the satiate place for two years, and never had heard uuy complaint of the want of room.—(Hen►.f The first two motions were then put ■ud carried in the affirmative. Mr. Huux then said, that he had made the al terations in the third motion desired by the Chau. tcellor of the Exchequer. He was perfectly ready to support every charge he had actually made; but it was uticandid of the Right Hutt. Gentleman to put the words " extortion and violence" into his mouth, when he had never made use of them. Whirs, lie spoke of • Protestant church, he meant one in the town for the use of the inhabitants, and to vas derstand his language otherwise was but quibbling. The lion. Geutlemon said, that lois object had been entirely of • public nature, and that if he had used any expremious which might be calculated to give offence to individuals, it was not his intention to do 60, inid he wu extremely sorry for it. He concluded by moving for the return as modified by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The motion was caused its the affirmative. Mr. LUSHINGTON laid on the table returns of copper imported and exported, and • report of the present state of the Established Church in Ireland. The Insolvent Debtors' Regulation Bill was read a second time. committed, and ordered to be reported tU-1110110w. Adjourned at ten minutes past seven o'clock. COTTON PRINTS. Mr. B. WILBRAHAM obtained leave to bring in • Bill, to enlarge the powers of two Acts passed for the encouragement of arts sod designs in the printing of cottons. Mr. litritt vsox gave notice for Tuesday, IGth May of u motion fur leave to bring in • Bill to ri:able landowners to regain possession of their lands vitt) mum facility. 1 _ _ MINORITY ON NR.Mae/ NOTION TOR ♦N ACCOUNT OW TEN CIVIL LIST TRW/ TUN bTNI VT JANUARY, DIN, TO TIER &TN Or JAM CARY, 1820, NOT IILLUDNO IN ANY lINUIRR IikPORT. Aldine's, Via. Greaten, Pastes Palmer, C. F. Bright, Henry Guidon, Robert Ridley, Sir N. W. Daniell, Sir P. Graham, J. RG. Robeson, Sir G. Boughey, Sir Joins Guise, Sir W. R. Roberts, Abr. K. onto. Juba Hisralay, E. Roberts, Gamy* Eery, Vise. Nubians', J.C. Respell, Lam, AMR aerial, Ralph Hill, Lerd A. Rowley, S.r W. Baring, Sir Thos. Hakliniand, W. Ricardo, mom Barham, J. F. Diehard, Hon. R. linsatruld, C. Kai reti, S. M. Kennedy, T. F. Setae, Earle, Calei sit, Jabs Lamb, Hos. W. Tiered.", Rt. Ho. G. Calerati, Julio H. Landmass', J. H. Wyndham, W. Calvert, Nie. Maciliniald, Jamas Wilsoo, Sir RAC Calvert, C. Minim, VII. Wilma, Thos. Cavendish, Henry Milbank, Mark Warne, J. Ashley Crimples, be.. Marna, John Webb", E. Collars", N. R. Newman, W. R. Wilkins, Walter Curses. J. C. O'Grady, Capt. •—•—• Crawley; Sam. Nolan, Hos. W. TIILLIIIII. Denman, Thos. Parnell, Sir H. Hume, Joe. Dissociation, Via. Ppm, Francis Phillips, George Dundas, C. ••• Fee American Papers see the last pegs. THE BRITISH PRESS. LONDON, FRIDAY, MAY 5, ISM A Gentleman arrived in town last night from Rochester states as a report prevalent in that city at his departure, that the QUICEN had arrived at Calais, and was hourly eaptcted at Dover on her *sty to Loudon. Another Petition was presented yesterday even• ing in the flouae of Coalman, praying for • re peal of the impolitic and ruinous tax recently ion. upou the 41)1)0,1814m of foreign wool. The Petitioners were the merchants, manufacterers, and Dative in the City of London, wh• are lupine eln.tely connected with the woollen trade. Mr. WILSON, who presented the Petition. weevily sop. !sorted the prayer, which was further enforced by Mr. BARING. whose 'emissions upon a giantism of trade are entitled Is the 1111114 particular sties two. This Graderaps pve that be Assists on hlosidepammih r tputosent • !WWII'S! *SO -else merchants id iteliersl4l the Chi ',Uphill Of the injurious effects krising to the trade ind commerce of the country from the reline. tie* sod probibitiryVegolitions that constitut e s o large a porYlbh 'of the Mercantile system. This sebjeet, w'hich to gjogutercial country possesses theteepebt interests ois alluded to in the Hose of Lords during the debate on the Address, and as ievestiptioo such as will be proposed by Mr. BARING was not diseouatensoced by the Earl of Ltiremeoot.. We hope, therefore, that the Ho n . Gentleman's motion will meet with no diseourixe. meat in the House of Commons. Mr. WILIIO% purposes to move for the appointment of a Se!ect Committee, to inquire into the experdism7 of re. moving the late Wool Tax, preparatory to the in troduction as Bill. A Flanders Mail arrived last night, with Papers to the 2d instant. The King of the NETLIBILANDi las been ill for the last eight days. The following are extracts MAGUS, Aran. 28. The King has been indisposed since the last public audience on Thursday the 20th of this month, which wu very numerously attended. This indisposition hindered his Majesty from receiving yesterday those who desired to be presented. The cause between his Majesty the King of the Netherlands and the Ex-King of Holland, Luis Bonaparte, is now pending before the tribunal at Haarlem. Our readers will recollect that the latter claims as his private property the Pavilion of Haar lem, now the residence of her Royal Highness the Princess Dowager of Orange Nassau, sod that the parties not being able to come to an amicable so.. rangement, the affair has been referred to the cont. pet nit tribunal. M. Wi lase, Editor of the journal Utopia, is stilt under arrest at Amsterdam, as well as the publisher and printer of the work. We have received Palls Paper. of Sunday and Monday last. An extract front a Madrid paper states, that letters received horn Cadiz of the 141 h of April, contain the information that the two bat. talions of Gains and Leahod, the corps which most distinguished themselves in the massacre at Coda' on the 10th of March, are at Ayamante in estate of actual iasanuctimi. At the head of these troops is Col. Cm'acne, who conducts their proceedings. It is added, that Doe DIRGO RAIAIII. has marched with a division of the national army, for the pur pose of dispersing the inSergents. Perfect tranquillity prevails in Madrid; and the official Gazette contains an article, announcing the King's lively satisfaction at observing the joy with *Web all the provinces received his Decree, relative to the convocation of the Cortes, and the readiness with which, according to his MA.lll3ll'll commands, the preparatory Joules have been esta blished in all the chief towns of the provinces. Several decrees have been published iu Madrid, the moat remarkable of which is one for giving com pensation for past losses, and restoring to their respective situations under the Government per-ons who, by a Hard Decree of the 4th M.y. 1811. had been deprived of their employments iii conse quence of their attachment to the Constitution of the Cortes. An order hits been addressed by the Minister of War to the Inspectors and Directors- G.neral of the Army, for the purpose of ascertain ing the actual condition of the military force of Spain. its expenses, organisation, and discipinw, mud the form of military edosinistration which will he most consonant with the civil constitution of ttie kingdom. A bulletin of the Chamber of Peers announces. 'that au the g9th ult. the Doke de llicusucu communicated to the Areembly a ft,tyal o,dinance. dated the 25th ult. relative to the educat,ou of the children of the late Duke de Cagey. and vArseus tmactmenta relative to the forowli i.:s to be observed oss making the estimate of property left by any de ceased member of the Rnyal Family. Ili• Excellency also presented twenty letters pa. tent, creating fifieea hereditary Peerages iu favour of that number of Members of the Chamber, and a declaratiou of personal Peerage iu favour of firm others. The French Five per Cents. were ou Saturday, 73 1. 40 c.—Bauk Stock, 1,4911 r. so c. ...... We have received New York Papers to the 6th April, from oue of which. the IVatio►ral Zdrocule, we copy the following statement : •' A letter from Buenos Ayres. of the 4th of Jan. received at Baltimore, says—A Chili mail is just arrived, which brings us the pleasing news of Lord Coceaanc's having destroyed the three Spa. nigh ships of war, which proceeded frwas Cadia iu May fur Lints. 1 am sorry to inform you that in the action between the vessels of this Government sod those of the Mouteneros and ARTIGAS, Dots ANGIL lb/sac had both limb. shot away, and bus since died. The action was severe ou both sides ; it took place off San Nicholas." These papers asisoisoce the destruction of the Philadelphia Theatre by Bre. They also con tain a oopy of the confession of Bali, one of the two men who fobbed the Baltimore wail, and murdered the driver. 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