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thought it would be done more cheaply for the country than by-a sepaitte- Commission. He thought that a Bill micht be immediately introduced for fixing the terms. Mr. PERGUSSON 'expressed iltope that the powers of the Commissioners - would he extended, to enable them to inquire into the.law of arrest.- • Sir C. COLE expressed his approbation of the Report. 311.. HUME said, he had abandoned -a motion fin the appointment of a Committee to inquire into the law of arrest la s t Session, on understanding from•the Right Hon. Gentleman that the subject would come tinder the consi deratlon,of the-Commission. He was sure that the Com missioners; if authorized, wauld be able to make a report on the subject in a few days. • Mr. PEEL repeated, that he had no objection to the Commis , ioners entering into an inquiry on the subject. MILITIA ESTIMATES. The Order of the Day for the House resolving itself into a Committee of Supply was then read. Mr. HUME wished to know from the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether it was the intention of Government to ,liaprse of part of Somerset-house for the purpose of build i ig a college. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, it certainly was the intention of Government' to assign the eastern'aite of Somerset-house for the erection of a college, on condition that the front should be built in uniformity with the rest of the building. Mr. HUMltasked - , whether Government had abandoned the idea of consolidating the 'public office; The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved that the Speaker do leave the chair. - Mr. HUME as he understood the attention of the Com mittee of Supply Was to be called to the Militia Estimates, would say a few words on the subject. He had long doubted the propriety of calling out the militia at all. In ISIS he proposed to get rid of the militia, but he found the feeling of the House decidedly against him. Since that perinil the militia - had cost the country 4,016,0001. Had °ley performed any services equivalent to that expenee ? 1 objected not only to the expense, but to the manner in which the militia "was raised. He could not see why Mem hers of Parlia.urnnt should be exempted from the ballot any snore than the working classes. Then it was most unfair to compel a por.r man to pay the same fine which was im posed on the rich. Colonel SIBTHORPE said, it was admitted by those best acquainted with the service, that tke militia was the eer y best nursery for the regular force. He, therefore, ti eught the Militia Bill which had been introduced most oppressive and unjust in its operation on men who had long eavetl the ii country faithfully. C donel WOOD said, on the most pressing occasions during the war, the services of the militia had been most effective. The Hon. Member was quite mistaken in sup posing. that there were so many exceptions from the liabi lity to the ballot as be had stated ; for if a Member of Parliament were ballotted he must serve, or find a substi tute, as well as any other man in the country. Mr. PEEL could not bring himself to enter into a se rious discussion on a subject introduced as the Hon. Mem ber had introduced this. The Hon. Member was quite mistoken in supposing that his privilege as a Member of Parliament would protect him from the ballot. He (Mr. Peel) feared that the only exemption the Hon. Member could claim must be on account of age—(a laugh)—for he knew no ether. Mr. HUME could assure the Right Hon. Gent. that he was quite serious on the subject, though he had laughed at his joke about the supposed ground of his exemption, He did not think he was quite so venerable as to have that claim.—(Same Members here said " forty-five.)—(A laugh.)—lf that were the age, he feared he must admit the exemption. The motion was then agreed to, and the Speaker having left the Chair, the House went into the COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY. Sir H. HARDINGE said, it was not necessary to de tain the Committee at any length in stating the particulars of the estimates. The whole amounted to 328,534/., ex clusive of 1,418/. for out pensions for the yeomanry staff. The amount last year was 283,198/, but the apparent in crease this year arose from having the sum of 71,000/. for the pay of militia sergeants and for local militia transferred from the army accounts. These being set off against the sum of last year's estimate, would make a diminution of about 26,0001., which added to the saving from the re duction of a number of officers and non •commissioned officers, would make after this year a permanent saving of 61,000/. The whole sum of the expense would be very different from the 400,0001. at which the Hon. Member for Montrose put it. There was, it was true, upwards of 300,0001. for the whole estimate, but then that arose from the large force kept up during the war, and the conse quently large sum in allowance for disembodied militia. The officers received a larger allowance in proportion to their length of service than they could have expected at the time they were embodied. To those officers (lieutenants) who had served three years, there would be an allowance of 3s. per day, and those who served for a shorter time would receive 4s. per day for life. The paymasters had 1143 legal claim by any Act of Parliament, but they had an equit. able one, and would be allowed as euperannuated lieute nants. The adjutants would receive 75., their full pay allowance. The sergeants of British militia would be dis banded, but the sergeants of Irish militia would receive, according to the recommendations of their colonels, an allowance of Is. per day. The corporals, who were en titled only to a retiring pension, of sd. per day, after 20 years' service, would receive that sum without reference to their length of service as corporals. He would not go into further details now, as it was intended to revise the whole of the Militia Acts, and to consolidate them into one Act, which would be introduced in the next Session. He concluded by moving, that the sum of 247,304/. 151. 7d. be granted for the charge of disembodied militia for the year 1829 Colonel SIBTHORPE complained that the quarter masters, who were a most active and deserving set of men had been unfairly dealt with in the proposed regulations. Mr. HUME, though he objected to the whole establish ment of the militia, did not object to the clear and candid manner in which it had been brought forward by the Hon. and Gallant Officer. He was sorry the Hon. Member for Limerick (Mr. S. Rice) was not in his place on this occa sion, as it was to him, while in office, they were indebted for some of the intended alterations, and he regretted that the Hon. Member did not continue long enough in office to complete them. He contended that the House had as much right to interfere with the management of the militia, as with that of the regular army, inasmuch as both descriptions of force were created by Act of Parlia ment. A Gallant Colonel on the other side of the House had stated, that a militia force was necessary, because we had at present only four regiments of regular troops at at home. Now, if we had no more than four regiments at home at present, he must confess his inability to under stand the accounts laid upon the table. From those ac counts it appeared that we had 47,000 men employed in England and Ireland, and he did not conceive that such a number was formed into four regiments only. What was the duty which the militia had performed since the termi nation of the war ? From certain reterne which he had moved for, and which bad been laid upon the table by the late Secretary at War, he found that since the peace the country had only been benefitted by the service of seven of these corps, though it had expended nearly 4,000,000/. in supporting them. He had no objection to the present grant; for, if the system were to be continued, the sum now proposed was as reasonable as it possibly could be, Colonel WO DD said, that he had not defended the keep. ing up of the rnilitia in time of peace, on account of the services which it had rendered the country since the close of the war, but on account of the necessity of having it id a state of preparation in case of the sudden breaking out of a war. He had never said that we had only four regi ments of regular troops at home. He had said, that we had only four complete regiments of regular troops in England. Sir G. PHILLIPS thought there was considerable hardship in the proposed reduction of the paymasters of militia, especially as they were appointed to what was called by various Acts of Parliament the permanent staff o° the militia. Sir 11. I lARDINGE said, that the paymaster to a my litia regiment was always a lieutenant; so that on the dis embodying of the regiment to which he belonged, he re tired as a lieutenant, and was entitled to receive an allow ance accordingly. But though the paymaster of militia had no legal claim to a retired allowance, he (Sir H Her (huge) thought that he had in some cases an equitable claim. He therefore was desirous to place the paymasters in the same situation with the surgeons and quartermas ters of militia, and had consequently recommended that they should receive certain rates of retired allowance in certain cases. He had drawn a broad line of distinction, giving rates to those paymasters who had been in service during the war, and refusing them to those who had not. Mr. HUME thought that the statement which the gallant officer had just made was perfectly satisfactory, He observed that during the last year an expense of 24,000/. had been incurred for the subdivision meetings and for the lists for ballot. He wished to know to what extent this expense would run this year, now that the bal loting lists were to be discontinued? Sir H. HARDINGE supposed that not more than 4,004)/ would be expended on this head during the next year. The grant was then agreed to, as were two other grants .one for SI I 9s. I I for the disembodied Militia of. Ireland, the otlier for 1,483/. 4s. 9d. for the charge of the reduced allowances to the yeomanry for the current year, after a 'short 'conversation between Mr. Hulls and Fir H. lIAIMINGE. " The House then resumed, and the report was ordered to be received to-morrow. CLERK OF THE PLEAS IRELAND BILL. The report on this Bill was brought up. On the question that the amendments be read a second time, Mr. G. MOORE gave notice to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, that on the third reading of this Bill he should propose a clause for the purpose of ascertaining the rights and adjusting the losses of certain individuals, who would be reduced by the passing of it. Mr. ALEXANDER DAWSON said that this Bill would inflict gross injuries on the individuals, whose rights were going to be sacrificed to the Exchequer for the benefit of the public. The amendments were then agreed to, and the third reading of the Bill was fixed for Thursday next. LIFE ANNUITY BILL. On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHE QUER, who said that since he had entered the House he had received some memoranda respectiog this Bill, which he had not yet read, the further consideration of the report on this Bill was postponed to Friday (we believe. ) The report on the City Canal Bill was received—the amendments were agreed to—the Bill was ordered to be engrossed, and to be read a third time to-morrow. LABOURERS' WAGES BILL. Mr. SLANEY moved the order of the day for the second reading of this Bill. Mr. HUNIE felt greater objection to this Bill than to any Bill which had been introduced into Parliament within his experience. He did not rise to oppose the second reading of this Bill, but merely to guard himself against the supposition that he was favourable to the principle of it. Mr. S. BOURNE said that it was impossible for any person to read the preamble of this Bill without seeing that the object of the mover of it was highly beneficial.— His doubts were as to the practicability of the means by which the Hon. Mover intended to carry it into effect.— It was notorious that in many agricultural parishes, parti cularly in the South of England, it had become the prae tice to make a money payment to able-bodied labourers in proportion to the number of their children. The practice had grown into a flagrant abuse, and many individuals contrived by it to get the labour of their farms done at the expellee of the parish. This Bill was intended to correct such abuses ; but he conceived the means which it pro posed impracticable to that end. He did not, however, intend to oppose its going into a Committee. Mr. CRIPPS too, felt many objections to this Bill. Mr. BURRELL would be sorry that the Bill would not go into a committee, although there were many parts of it of which he did not altogether approve. Sir G. PHILLIPS supported the Bill. Sir T. FREEMANTLE also supported the Bill. Mr. F. PALMER considered that part of the Bill ob jectionable which went to make the landlord in the country pay rates for those cottages which he had erected for the convenience and accommodation of his labourers, and out of which he received no rents whatever. He should not ob ject to that clause in the Bill, if it went solely to make the landlords of houses in towns pay the rates for them, as he was well aware that a great deal of speculation existed in the erection of buildings in towns. Mr. CRIPPS spoke in support of the Bill. Mr. MUNDY trusted that the House would go into a Committee on the Bill. Mr. WESTERN bad no objection to go into a Com mittee. Sir THOMAS FREEMANTLE, in explanation, stated, that in speaking of conspiracies among the far mers, he had not used the term in an invidious sense. Mr. C, WOOD recommended that the Bill should be allowed to go through a Committee. Mr. WM. SMITH observed, that while he concurred in opinion with the Hon. Member behind him (Mr. Sla ney) that we had only a choice of evils, he was not con vinced that he had chosen the least. Mr. PEEL was more and more convinced, as he consi dered this question, of its importance and of its difficulty. The practice which the present Bill was intended to sup press was most objectionable; but one thing was ap parent—this practice did not increase in the same propor tion in which pauperism increased. His objection to the Bill was, that it interfered with the market for labour, and tended to lower the condition of the labouring poor.— What he (Mr. Peel) feared from this Bill was, that, as it stood, the change was too precipitate. The change should, op the contrary, be most discreet and temperate. The practice in question had long existed ; yet the Hon. Member says it shall now be discontinued. He (Mr. Peel) joined with the Hon. Member in condemning it, but it was a practice which had subsisted for 40 or 50 years; and if it be a practice to which both parties, the hiring and the hired, have been so long habituated, did the Hon. Member require its discontinuance on the pass ing of the Bill ? If the case was ten times stronger than it was, the remedy proposed should not be adopted till after mature consideration, and a notice to the parties interested in a charte like this, which would override the existing practices. Mr. SLANEY replied to some of the objections made to the Bill. The Bill was then read the second time, and ordered to be committed on Thursday next. Sir G. COCKBURN moved for leave to bring in a Bill for altering the management of Naval Out.pensions, and transferring certain duties in matters of Prize to the Treasurer of the Navy. Sir J. YORKE expressed his disapprobation of the Bill, which was one of the consequences of the former measure introduced by his Hon. and Gallant Friend.— The end of the present proceedings would, he feared, be the introduction of a bill to enable Messrs. Robins, or some ether auctioneers of the present day, to knock down Greenwich Hospital, its domes, its spires, and its pillars, to the best bidder. Sir G. COCKBURN argued, that the abuses to which the gallant officer had alluded imperatively called for these Bills. In bringing the first measure forward, he had found fault with no individual-be had merely objected to the system. It was wholly impossible that 400 or 500 irresponsible individuals could manage the affairs of the institution properly. The Gallant Officer was wholly incorrect in hiz assumed facts. He had stated, that estates, apparently worth 60,0001. er '70,000/. a-year, produced but 20,0001. That was not the truth. The average, for five years, of the receipts of the Hospital, amounted to 40,0001. per annum,—and not 20,0001., as the Gallant Officer had stated,—a sum which just doubled his calculation. That an alteration was neces sary in the system was quite obvious from what had re cectly occurred when the deputy treasurer walked off with a considerable portion of the funds of the' hos pital. So badly was the business of the hospital ma naged, that it was found impossible to punish that individual. He was brought into a criminal court and the indictment against him contained six or seven counts; but still he was acquitted, because it was found im possible to make out whether he was the officer_of the. King, or of the ,Admiralty, or of the treasurer of the hospital ; so that they could not take the money from him, though he was living at Greenwich in possession of his spoil. This could not again happen, because by the Bill recently passed, a certain responsibility was attached to the indivi dual therein mentioned. Leave was then given to bring in the Bill. Lord F. L. GOWER obtained leave to bring in two Bills—the pne to consolidate and amend the Statutes in Ireland relativi tp offences against the person ; the other to amend the several Acts for the encouragement of the Irish Fisheries. DISSECTION. Mr. WABBURTONohtained leave to bring in a Bill for preventing the disinterment of Dead Bodies, and for the better regulation of the Sahools of Anatomy. The House adjourned at a Quarter before Twelve o'clock. The Duke pf WELLINGTON last week visited his newly purchased estates, Wolverton and Ewhurst. His Grace was welcomed by merry peals from the bells of Wolverton church, which were ci.c,tinued throughout the day.—Hants Chronicle. Mr. ARNOLD is making extensive and liberal arrangements for the ensuing season at the English Opera house. Several of the fine German and Italian operas which are unknown in this country will be produced in the course of the summer ; and we trust that the public will duly reward the good taste and liberality of a manager who has done more to improve the taste far music in England than all the other managers of the metropolis. HFALING PLASTER EXTRAORDINARY Mr. N0n4.4, the celebrated Composer, of whose musical talent the world was nearly deprived in a late affair (II honour, has just receiva an Indian Healing Plaster to the tuno of Thirty Thousand Pound., besides lauded pro perty to nearly the same amount, left to him hi a relative of his late wife, Authmss of Lang , reath, &c. " NON OMIIIS NI.t.R.IAR:—SiT WILLIAM CUAT/S is not quite dead. At a at dinner at the Old bailey, the plower of the City Aldermen volunteered Grace, and thus gracefully delivered himself— " God bless the meat, And them as pa)." TOREIGN EXCHANGES ON LONDON. HAMBURGH, APRIL 28.-13. 10N.—Two months, 13. 94• LEiPstc, APRIL 24.—Three months, 6. 14k. BERLIN. APRIL 24.—Three months, 6. 23%. PETERSBURGH, APRIL It—Three months, 10%. FRANKFORT, APRIL 27.—Two months, 149 X. /missyßalf, APRIL 27.—One month, 9. 57. , 'Et) '4160-'4 k . *tin* *4' -•Y LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 5, 1529. By the arrival of the Hamburgh steamer this af ternoon, we have received the Hamburgh Reporter of Friday last. The St. Petersburgh Journal contains a report from General PASKEWITSCH, dated 15th March, giving an account of another victory gained over the Turks. Major-General HESSE having been informed that the Pacha of TREBIZUND was receiving very large reinforcements, and was entrenched in an extremely strong camp, near Kintrishi, resolved to attack him, and after a sanguinary combat of four hours took the camp by storm. The loss of the Turks was 1,000 killed and wounded, that of the Russians three Princes, and one Officer, and 33 mea killed, and eight Officers and 142 subalterns and privates wounded. The following are extracta : RUSSIAN BULLETIN. (From the Prussian Slate Gazette.) ST. PIETERSBURCH, APRIL 20.—8 y means of a report dated March 15, Adjutant General Count Paskewitsch of Erivan has forwarded to his Majesty, the following details of another victory gained over the Turks : Major-General Hesse, who had received orders to eon eentrate his division in Guriel, received information that the Turks had shown themselves in considerable force on the boundary of Kabulet, so as to keep the neighbouring villages of Guriel in a constant state of alarm. It had been ascertained that Kaya- Oglu, the Paella of Trebi zund, had advanced at the head of three thousand men, and had received further reinforcements, to the extent of five thousand men from Batum, Kabulet, Tshanetes, and Tshakroy ; that be had formed an entrenched camp on the banks of the lake situated between Kintriahi and the fortress of St. Nicolas ; had erected other works upon the narrow pass between the fortress and the lake, and had it in contemplation to attack our division, and make himself master of Guriel, as soon as he should be joined by a reinforcement of 10,000 men, which was daily expected from Trebizund. Major-General Hesse immediately re solved upon anticipating the enemy. On the sth of March, the General proceeded with a battalion of the Mingrelia regiment of infantry, three companies of the 44th rifle regiment, in all 1,216 men, with four light field-pieces and two howitzers, together with 1,315 of the Guriel militia, emu the river Na tonebi, and advanced along the sea-shore, directing the militia to take the upper road through the forest. Three versts from the passage of the river, the Turks in possession of the first work opened their fire ; but being outflanked and attacked in the rear by the militia, they were seized with such a panic, that they abandoned that as well as two other works, and retired in confusion to the camp situated between the sea and a marsh covered with wood. This camp, which occupied a space of SOO fathoms, was defended by a deep ditch, and a wooden rampart filled with earth ; the road leading to it being intersected by similar ditches. The enemy received our detachment with a dread ful fire, and maintained a sanguinary combat for the space of four hours. As soon as Major-General Hesse had erected a battery, the grenades and canister-shot of which carried confusion into the ranks of the enemy, he gave orders for a general assault, which was exe cuted in the most brilliant manner, as well by the regular infantry as by the militia. Driven from the trenches, the enemy dispersed themselves in the forest, leaving 163 killed, a number of arms, and the whole of their baggage, upon the spot. Their whole loss in the battle amounts to 1,000 men killed and wounded. Our loss consists of 3 Princes, 1 Officer, and 33 non commissioned officers and privates, killed ; and Eight officers, 142 non-commissioned officers and pri vates, and nine militia-men, wounded. The booty taken in the camp was abandoned to the militia, whose zeal and bravery on this occasion were the more to be commended, as the greater part, in imitation of the example of the Princess on whom they depended, bad repeatedly fought against us in the course of the last year. (From the Hamburgh Reporter of May 1.) HAMBURG H a MAY I.—BORSEN HALLE, Fon It O'CLOCK. —Our supplies of Wheat continue to be large, and the best qualities are of ready sale. The greater part of the purchases for the last week are intended for the French market. Middling and inferior samples are of heavy sale. In Rye some business has been doing. Our arrivals, which have, however, been rather scanty, were readily purchased. Barley heavy. Oats of ready sale, if of first quality. From the 17th to the 20th of April inclusive, 35 car goes of corn passed through the Sound ; of these, 13 were bound for British, eight for French, and one for a Dutch port; of seven the destination was unknown, and the re mainder were bound for Swedish and Norwegian ports. Weight. Rix dollars. Dantzic Wheat 122 to 126 ...... 160 to 170 Pomeranian 124 to 128. ..... 145 to 158 Anhalt, white llB to 124 160 to 166 red 122 to 128......153 to 164 Danish Dantzic Rye llB to 122...... 74 to 80 Magdeburgh Barley 9B to 104...... 54 to 60 Anhalt 9B to 104...... 54 to 62 Upland Oats Holstein Rapeseed to 165 to 170 Business is dull, and little doing. Stock was demanded at the prices below : End of May. Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per cent. Anglo-Russian Loan 934 Ha.nburgh-Russian Loan Anglo-Prussian Loan of 1818 99S Polish Bonds Austrian Bank Shares 1109 Austrian Metalliques 98% 13 1 0 Exchange upon London at two months, ,4 at sight ....... 13 10%_ Amsterd an, at two months, 36 38-100 Paris ...... at two months, 187%. VIENNA, APRIL 24.—Metalliques, 98 1-16 ; Bank Shares, 1105. The French Papers contain some further particu lars of the situation of the Russian army of the Danube, on the 12th of April, but for which we have not room to-day. The Duke de LAVAL MONT MORENCY is expected at Paris, on Thursday or Friday next. Mr. GORDON, British Ambassador to the Otto man Porte, who left Paris on the 18th of April, to proceed to Naples, passed through Turin on the - Faxticx Fuwns, FAA's, MAY 2.—Five per Cents. 106 f. 90c. 107 f. ; Three per Cents., '76f. 40c. 60c. 77f. 15c. 20c. 30c. 10c. ; Bank Stock, 1,855 f. ; Naples Stock, 85f. 30c. ; Royal Spanish Loan, 781 f. ; Haytian Loan, 482 f. 50c. Exchange on London, one month, 25f. 40c.; three months, 251. 25c. The Marquis of ANGLESEA last night brought forward his promised motion respecting his Admi nistration of the Government of Ireland, the full particulars of which will be found in our Paper of this day. Happily the Catholic Question is now at rest, and we are spared the necessity of making any further remark upon the motion of the late Lore Lieutenant of Ireland. The Hamburg's 4eportfr, and German Papers pf the 28th April, have been received this morning. The news from Constantinople is only of the 26th March, 4 date which we lid several days ago. The news from the Turkish frpntiers is of the Bth April, at which time preparations continued with unabated vigour to resume the war. The situation of the Chri s, tians at Constantinople was extremely critical : TURKISH FRONTIERS, APRIL 8.-All the accounts from Constantinople speak of the dreadful state of alarm of the p 1.434 a 4 inhabitants of the capital. Day and night they fear some ebplli:ion of Mahometan fanaticism. When a courier arrives the fears of the Christians are general, for should any disasters befal the Turkish army the lives and property of the Christians would be in the greatest danger, notwithstanding the protection of the Government. The fine country houses on the banks of the Bosphorus are all deserted; the rich foreigners and even the Jewish mer chants have for the most part returned to Smyrna. It is very seldom that a Christian ventures to go from l'era and the other suburbs to Constantinople properly so called) where the Mollahs, Cudis, and Dervises, have so inflamed the fanaticism of the Mussulmen, that a trifling circum stance would be sufficient to lead to the murder of a Chris tian, no matter of what nation, and the increasing want of provisions naturally increases the exasperation of the Mussulmen. Endeavours are made to encou rage them with the hope of the caravans from Smyrna, and a large supply of corn and rice from Egypt. The latter, it is said, will be brought here in part by English ships, but it will hardly escape the vigilance of the Russian blockading squadron. The Bai ram is looked for with impatience. To prevent any dis turbances, the Sultan, as we hear, will not have it cele brated with the usual pomp, but only by extraordinary prayers. Four days afterwards (I Ith April) he will go, it is farther reported, with the chief members of the Divan to Adrianople, where Redschid already is encamped with 50,000 men. It seems that Shumla will be again the point of the union of the main force, and the most vigorous resistance may be expected. HANOVER, Aram 24.—We hear that her Royal High ness the Dowager Landgravine of Hesse Homburg will pay a long visit, during the summer, to his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge. ODESSA, APRIL B.—On the 4th the Russian brig Posi— donia arrived in this harbour from Varna with the Harem of Jussuf Pacha, which consists of fifteen persons, includ ing servants of both sexes. VIENNA, APRIL 28.—Metalliques, 98* ; Bank Shares, 1107. Mauritius Papers to the 11th January have been received at the North and South American Coffee house. The Gazette of the 10th contains a Go vernment Order, intimating that his Excellency Sir C. COLVILLE would in a few days publish an ordi nnce for ameliorating the condition of the Slave Population of the Island of Mauritius and its De pendencies. We copy the following paragraph from the Mor ning Chronicle of this day. It will be seen that its contents are in harmony with information on the same subject which we were the first to publish some ten days ago : " A foi mal appeal has been made by the Emperor of Bra zil to the several Courts of England, France, and St. Pe tersburgh respecting the usurpation of the Throne of Por tugal by Don Miguel, to the exclusion of the young Queen. Answers have been received from the Three High Powers, and they are favourable to the Emperor's views. The Marquis Palmella left town en Friday last for Paris, in accordance with instructions received, relative to ulterior measures being adopted for an immediate arrangement of the affairs of Poi tugal." We direct the attention of the sharitable and humane to an Advertisement in another part of our Paper, respecting the " Society for Suppressing the Necessity of Climbing Boys in Sweeping Chimaies," and which Society held its Annual Meeting, at the City of London Tavern, on the Ist of May. Since the first institution of this very laudable Society, the degrading practice of employing boys for climbing chimnies has been in a great measure superseded by the use of machinery, and we have great pleasure in learning that Government have recommended the machinery in all the Public Offices. We feel per suaded that the humane object of this Society re quires only to be more known, in order to make the application of machinery, which is in fact superior to the employment of boys, more generally adopted. The Society deserves universal support. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, MAY 4.—Wind light and variable.—Arrived from London, the Black Rover packet, Baker, for Jamaica ; St. Andrew, Gilmore, for Trinidad ; and Kingaduwn, Underwood, for the South Seas. , PORTSMOUTH, MAY 4.—Wind W. to N.—Sailed the Thisbe, Creed, for Jamaica. PLYMOUTH, MAY 3.—Wind W.—Arrived the Wins ley Dorbe, Nor► is, from Seville. Sailed the United States, Knight, for New York. Cow's, MAY 4.—Arrived the Antelope, Brown, from Charleston. BRIGHTON, TL 4.—Arrived the Esther, Robinson, from Bombay. BRISTOL, MAY 4.—Arrived the Concord, Escott, from Tobago; Hardware, Seward, from Barlotta ; and Tele machus, Short, from Bilboa. GREENOCK, MAY 2.—Arrived the Marys, Burnett, and Penelope, Spencer, from Trinidad; and James, Cunning ham, from Faro. STROMNESS, APRIL 27.—The Wolga, Gumming, from Liverpool to St. Petersburgh, put in here the 17th inst., and in attempting to get to sea without a pilot, ran on some rocks in Holm Sound, but got off and proceeded. CAMPBELTOWN, APRIL 80.—The Union, Rickmers, of and from Antwerp to Liverpool, got embayed the 28th inst. in Alachrehamis Bay, and came to anchor this morn ing. A boat and five men were sent to her assistance ; she is still riding with a tremendous sea. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE o' CLocr. The animation and bustle that attended the Stock mar ket yesterday, when the Four per Cent., 1826, closed at 1021 1, and the Three per Cent. Console at 874 4, has ceased, and business has this morning been of rather a con fined character than otherwise ; still a certain degree of fever is likely to be exhibited on the part of the speculators till Friday next, when the contents of the Budget will be come known, many still being of opinion that the funding so small a comparative amount of the floating debt will be attended by other measures which may be important to the fundholder's future prospects. Both the abovemen tioned Stocks opened this morning at the above quotations, but the latter declined shortly after to 874, the price, and may at present be stated buyers at that rate. Exchequer Bills are 70 ; and India Bonds, 48 pm. The Foreign Funds remain in a dormant uninteresting state, with scarce an alteration since yesterday ; Russian Bonds are rather heavy at 944 54 ; Danish, 6415; Bra zilian, 534 4; and Portuguese, 454 4. In Bolanos Mining Shares the improvement still con tinues, they are now 6 dis. to par. These-per Cent. Consols, 874 -I; Ditto for Account, 8714; India Stock, 226 27 ; Bank Stock, 2084 94 ; India Bonds, 48 ; Exchequer Bills, 70 pm. Foamcx.--Brazilian, 534 4 ; Buenos Ayres, 25 6 ; Chilian, 18 19 ; Colombian, 15 4-; Danish, 641 5 ; French, 5 per Cent.,1064 74 ; 3 per Cent., '774; Greek, 144 154 ; Mexican, Five per Cent., 164 174 ; Six per Cent., 204 21; Peruvian 11 12 ; Portuguese, 454 4 ; Russian, 944 54 ; Spanish, 94 10. MlHEs.—Anglo Mexican, 76 5 die. ; Brazilian, 40 ;shCato•elo;mubinanite,d26msexdieians. 5p pm. Real roe ; B M ° 0 1 a n n t e o 8 ;1 1 2 0 0 3 3 . 0 , p p a e r r 304 90 dis. Two O'CLOCK. Consols remain 81 4 ; 4 per Cents., 1826, 1024 4 ; India Stock, 2254 ; India Bonds have risen to 52, whilst Exchequer Bills have declined to 68 prem. THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, 87i, buyers. His MAJESTY was occupied during the day (yesterday) transacting official business. Lord FARN BOROUGH had an audience of the KING. The Duke of CUMBERLAND attended Divine Service on Sunday morning, in the Chapel on Kew Green. His Royal Highness returned to town on Sunday evening, and dined with Earl and Countess GOWER, at their residence in Hamilton-place. The Loan CuAlg- CNLLOR, the Marquis of STAFFORD, and other Noblemen and Gentlemen visited his Royal Highness yesterday, at his residence in the King's Palace, St. James's. Prince LE.OPOLD left town yesterday morning, and paid a visit to the Duke and Duchess of CLARENCE, at their r esidence in Bushy Park. His Royal Highness returned to town in the evening. The Duke of CLARENCE was considered to be better yesterday. The Princess AUGUSTA and the Duchess of GLOUCESTER took an airing yesterday, and paid a visit to the Earl and Countess of HARCOURT, at Mr. GREEN-. woon's Villa, Brompton. Prince ESTERRAZY, the Austrian Ambassa dor, h a d a conference with tke Duke of IVFLuNcvoN . , yesterday, at the Treasury. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) HAY MARKETS.—(At per Load of 36 Trusses.) ST. JAMES'S. Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay £2 0 to £2 5 Best New Meadow Hay Fine Upland Meadow and Rye-grass Hay 3 10 4 4 Clover Hay 3 8 5 0 Oat Straw £1 Bto £1 121 Wheat Straw 1 12 1 16 A good supply, and a sluggish trade, at Saturday's prices. SMITHFIELD. Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay £1 IS to £2 10 Best New Meadow Hay 2 15 3 0 Fine Upland Meadow and Rye-grass Hay.... 3 0 4 0 Clover Hay (extra fine)...Xs 0 ... Generally 3 0 4 10 Oat Straw £l Bto £1 12—Wheat Straw 1 12 1 16 Supply moderately good, trade very dull, and prices as last quoted SPORTING.-(RECEIVED THIS DAY.) NEWMARKE —MoNDAy NIGHT. The betting changes ever) day, and it is expected that to-morrow's will have important effects. The odds closed true 2000 GUINEAS STARES. 5 to 4 on Lord Exeter's Patron DERBY. 4 to 1 agat Lord Exeter's Patron 6 to 1 agst Lord Sefton's Morris Dancer 7 to 1 agst Lord G. Cavendish's Espagnolle 14 to 1 agat Lord Egremont's Camel 14 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's Will-o'-the-Wisp 18 to 1 agst Mr. Dilly's Windrush 22 to 1 agst Chiron 25 to 1 agst Mr. Hunter's Canvass colt 30 to 1 agat Mr. Molony's Post Obit 40 to 1 agst Lord Sligo's Prince Eugene OAKS. 6 to 2 agst Mr. Payne's Pauline 6 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Green Mantle 6 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Varna 10 to 1 agst Mr. Ridsdale's Clotilde 20 to 1 agst Lord Sligo's Vat SO to 1 agst Mr. Batson's Seraph. NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING. RACE COURSE, MONDAY; FIVE P.M. From the immense number of races in the list for to day, they did not terminate till between four and five. The following are the. particulars : The llildeston Stakes of 50 sovs. each ; for colts, Fist. 31b. and fillies, Sat. Clermont Course. Lord Lowther's Gambol, by Nicolo Mr. L. Stephens's f. by Nicolo—Miss Stephenson. 2 General Grosvenor's Danceaway, by Nicolo 3 Won by four lengths.—The second horse received 50 sovs. Six paid. Sweepstakes of 300 sovs. each, h. ft. A.F. Mr. Payne's c. by Orville—Principessa's dam, Bst. 71b. I Sir J. Shelley's f. by Centaur—d. by Sorcerer, 7st. 131 b. 2 Mr. Greville's f. by Moses, withdrew his stake. Won by a length and a half. Sweepstakes of 200 soya. each, h. ft., Set. 71b. T.Y.C. Mr. Greville's b. c. Mohican Lord Verulam's Ombre 2 One paid. Won by half a length. Sweepstakes of 100 soya. each, h. ft., Set. 41b. D.M. Mr. Payne's Pauline Mr. Pettit's Nightshade 2 Won by half a length. Two paid. Match, 100 soya. h. ft. T.Y.C. Lord Southampton's Augur, Set. 51b. Sir W. Wood's Canary, Sit. 51b 2 Won by half a length. Match, 500 sovs. D.M. Mr. Payne's Privateer, Bst 21b. Mr. Houldsworth's Lambtonian, Bst. 71b. Won by three lengths. Match, 200 sovs. D.M. Lord Grosvenor's Navarino, Bst. 51b. Sir J. Shelley's Giraffe, Bst. 91b. Sweepstakes of 100 soya. each, h. ft., for four•yr-olds. T.M.M. Lord Cavendish's Amphion received. Three paid. DRURY-LANE THEATRE. A new Opera entitled Masaniello ; or, the Dumb Girl of Portici, was brought out here for the first time last night. It is very shewy and splendid, and front its bustling incidents and imposing conclusion, bids fair to have a run through the season. The scene is laid in Naples, and the time when that country was governed by a Spanish Vice roy. Don Alphonso (the son of the Viceroy) Mr. T. Coors, had seduced Fenella (Mademoiselle AL ex. ANDRINE), who had become dumb frona horror at seeing her father killed by a fall from a precipice. Masaniello, Mr. BRAHAII, the brother of Fenella, and the bravest and most patriotic of the fishermen of Naples, resolved to be revenged, and to deliver his country from the Viceroy's tyranny. The fishermen and lazareni unite in the enterprize, and the Spaniards are put to the rout. Masaniello is mounted on a milk-white charger, the same in appearance that was rode by the Cham pion of England at his Majesty's Coronation, and proclaimed King amidst shouts of triumph. Pietro (Mr. BEDFORD), one of the leaders of the revolt, either envying Masuniello's good fortune, or apprehending, as he says, that they bad but changed one tyrant for another, infused poison in Masa niello's wine at the coronation feast. A Spanish force at this moment arrives to contest with Masaniello his new authority. Masaniello puts himself at the head of his forces and rushes on to meet the Spaniards, whom he puts to the route. Just at this moment au eruption of Mount Vesuvious takes place, which terminates the con flict and the drama. Among the singers BEAHAM shone conspicuous, by a more than ordinary exertion of his great powers. In fact, he was the chief support of the piece, if we except Madlle. ALExANDRINA, who as Fenella, the Dumb Girl, performed with much effect. As far as sce nery is concerned, the Opera was unusually strong. In particular, the Bay of the Market-place of Naples, by STANFIKLD, attracted very general admiration; but the chef d'oeuvre of the whole was decidedly the appearance of an eruption of Vesuvius ; the mechanical operation of which was superior to any thing we have ever yet wit nessed. The flowing torrent of burning lava is really a surprising exhibition, and perfectly novel, at least so far as our recollection of these matters goes. Monsieur ROTH, the French Charge d'Af faires ; Count de MOLTKE, the Danish Minister ; and Count Luroti, the Neapolitan Minister, transacted busi ness with the Earl of ABERDEEN yesterday, at the Office of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. Lord ELLENBOROUGH and Mr. Secretary PEEL visited the Duke of WELLINGTON yesterday at the Treasury. Some Delegates from the Spitalfields' Weavers attended at the Treasury yesterday, and delivered a letter for his Grace. The Marquis de BARBA.CENA came to town yesterday morning, from the residence of the young Queen of PORTUGAL, at Laleham. The Marquis had a conference with the Brazilian Minister, and afterwards proceeded to the Foreign Office, Downing-street, and had a long inter view with the Earl of ABERDEEN. The Bishop of WINCHESTER has lately Cir culated a string of searching questions throughout his dio cese, which some of his Clergy, it is said, find it rather awkward to answer. The Governor and Deputy, Governor of the Bank of England had a conference with the CHANCELLOR of the Excnaeuin yesterday morning, at the Treasury. Mr. RIPPON has been appointed Cashier to the Bank of England. Nothing of public interest took place in the Law Courts this morning. A singular occurrence took place at Rothley on Thursday week. Mr. BROWN of that place having gone into a close and began to stroke a bullock, the ani mal turned upon him, and was in the act of goring him most furiously, when his cries attracted the attention of a pony grazing in the same field, the latter came galloping up to him, and attacking the bullock, compelled it to run off to a considerable distance from the spot where Mr. BROWN lay. Mr. BROWN was much bruised, and felt considerable difficulty in reaching his home.—Leicester Chronicle. NUMBER OF LAWYERS IN ENGLAND AND WALZS.-The new Law List contains the names of 1,034 barristers, 138 counsel under the bar, conveyancers, and special pleaders. There are 283 pages of names of Lon don attorneys, and on an average 32 names on each page, making 9,056 total amount. There are 25i pages of names of country attorneys in England and Wales. Tak ing the average number of names in each page at 106, which will be found to be pretty correct, we get 2,667. Thus we arrive at rather a curious fact, viz.—that the at torneys in the metropolis alone lkar a proportion of 7 to 2, when compared with the grass amount of attorneys in England and Wales, London excepted. The whole amount g of o lawyers ing s tato i n n en England 2 a B n 9 d . Wales, according t o th e fore going On Tuesday last, seven young unmarried men of the agricultural class, left Ep wor th, fit America, in consequen ce of the distress experienced in the agricultural districts. On the morning of Friday, the Dapper, Dicic- Ex sox , sailed from Hull with an extraordinary number of p Eos engers, for New York, being the third vessel this year ; and the Clarkson, WARD, sailed on the following day for Quebec, with about 100 passengers. —Maichester Times. MONEY-MARKET. (From the Times.) MONDAY EVENINGI.--.Shortly after two o'clock afternoon, Mr. Thomas Rippe!), chief cashier "of the Ra lik of England, appeared at the stock-Exchange .3 0 d g igs notice of the intention of Government to fund Exchequvr: hills to the amount of 3,090,000/. As Mr. Goulbao.„:: letter to the Bank, conveying the instructions for purpose, contains all that was announced at the Stoc k, Exchange, we annex a copy of it, as the best deicrir°— that can be given of the transaction:— " Downing-street, May "It is intended to fund a portion of the ontstatto" Exchequer-bills, not exceeding 3,000,0001. " Subscriptions will be receiv e d at the Bank of Eng land from persons desirous of funding them, and in orde r —„ obviate the inconveniences before experienced, the W I " course will be adopted as on the last occasion of fundit by receiving subscriptions in sealed letters, stating amount for which individuals are desirous of subscribing' " It is intended that Friday, the Bth instant, shoed be the day on which subscriptions are to be received. " The terms upon which it is proposed that those chequer-bills should be funded are, that 101/. 105.' 4 P e f Cents. 1826, should be given for every 1001. princir ° Exchequer-bills subscribed. off " The stock so created will not be liable to be Po d until after the dividend due on the sth of April, 1835 t f the interest upon it will commence from the sth (1 1 9' ° April, 1829. " £2O per centum on the amount subscribed 11411 t 4 required to be deposited at the time of subscribing. " £lO ditto, on or before June 9. ' " £2O ditto, ditto July '7. " £2O ditto, ditto August 11. " £lO ditto, ditto September I.' " £2O ditto, ditto October 20. " Subscribers will be all owe d t o p a y Exchequer-bills i 0 j advance, and to rec e i ve th e i n t eres t upon the amou nt.v i Exchequer-bills fo r th e fi rs t i ns t a l men t, f rom the Mel, the bills up to the Sth of May instant, and IV amount of the bills for each subsequent instalment, fro the date of the bills up to the day upon which the iol t " .. ment would have become due. " Scrip receipts will be issued by the Bank in the manner as for a Loan. " I have to request that you will have the goodneel t O take measures for making the notice public in the usua l manner. " HENRY GOULBURN. " It was pretty generally known this morning at the St O C Exchange, what the amount of the funding would be be fore any notice of it was given, and as the speculators ge nerally were prepared, if any took place, for the funding ' of a much larger sum, the m eas u re h as p r oduced a par t ial rise "L a : . rise in the funds, as well as a v er y d ec id e d one, c w e i r , t i a c i h n t t h o e fw 4 oll p o er ofE x i c s l 2 re 6 qu h e a r ve ß b i o ll r s n . is 102, the funding gives a value to th e Ee to - which are accepted as a subscription to it, of about 00 : premium. They rose, on its announ ceme nt, from 50 , r : 70s. This funding differs materially i n it s principle 1, the last, inasmuch as it permits th e sub sc ription of chequer Bills only, and not of money. The measure has been much canvassed in the morel' market, and much difference of opinion has e xisted It ; to its merits, but as no one is aware with what °th e , measures it is to be united, such discussions are W ee :, sully premature. It is said, o n wh a t w e s h ou ld taun t best authority in such a case, that Mi n i s t ers have a 0 0 :4 view, ulterior to this, which w ill p reven t an y iner t ° d , charge to the country o n th e s t oc k create d by the O n ing, which is, that they will reduce the interest those Exchequer Bills which wi;l remain in circula ti° , to I}d. instead of 2d. per diem. It i s co nceived t b3- this may be easily accomplished, as the reduction of the interest in India Bonds has ju s t b een e ff ec ted, and tbe demand for Exchequer Bills, after the amount in cir e t . lation has been thus lessened, will be sufficiently gr e l; it is supposed, to keep the m a t a p rem i um e ven at t lower rate of interest. Other reports or rather cooiech. tures have been, that Ministers intend to follow up t , i e funding by taking a vote of c re dit f or 3,000,0001. of ni ditional Exchequer-bills in the place of those funded, an that they also mean to suspend, during three years ,- B ,_. operation of the sinking fund ; but this anticipation of to budget is, in our opinion, much less entitled to attenti° 3 than the other. FEMALE EMANCIPATION CONTEST.---The following curious affair has taken place, (says a Cl3ere.. spondent) at a public-house in Oldham. Two femaire, employed by the mistress of the inn, having had variou s egne wicker,cnodue gende r t a e r r s e ofrwithec r nalae t rd h ko a an t bi a lae c n, t i v ob e nl oe m o e do m ,f b ta e r hned f m o , r t h w ae h i r ch oetdh- t eh h ro e at f e f in m a nhi g : 7 Papist, from the Emerald Isle, agreed to decide the que r tion of Emancipation in a pugilistic way; and in order thereto, (the mistress being unwilling to allow the disphl of their prowess within doors) they repaired to the yead i where our heroines, after sev e ral hits, and the pulling ° hair and caps, to the no small amusement of the cum mere of the inn, decided the political disputer v iceer7 de daring in favour of the Hibernian Amazon. The latter entered the inn again, amidst the acclamations 0f sue rounding crowds, whom curiosity h a d attracted to th is scene of female warfare, and attempted, after the sash e conquest had subsided a little, to resume her accusW cno avocation, of attending the rap of the pot, or the jing li , e° of the bell. "No, no," said the hostess, "you have or tided to he free, and free you are ; you shall be no ao re in bondage to me. Go, and joy be with you." : other, who had been unfortunate in the contest, begs ° t exult in mind over her late antagonist, when she saw h. ; budging away out of doors, and with alacrity resume d be ' accustomed kitchen duties of scouring and cleaning ; whe t/ the mistress put a stop to her officiousness by observing to her, "that as she had fought in, and for, the situation of slave, she ought to be free, as a reward for the blows sits had received; and, therefore, Go,' said she, '1 emanei" pate you henceforward.' " So they both got their fre e ' dour from servitude.—Manchester Advertiser. • On Sunday afternoon, about three o'clock, Mr. O'Cor. NELL and the Earl of ELDON were seen 101 10 : l i o n o g k e in ac g h as ot g h r e a r v d e o a w nd n a P s a t ll h - o m u a g l h l t ; fu t l he as L i e f ar c ne a d th E ol l ic -A erna g it4te . n.cia : pation had failed; and the Noble Earl much more gaY ae . joyous th an he would have seemed if he had really b e e f convinced that the " sun of E n gland's grea t ne ss had for ever."—Morning Paper. On Wednesday week, a trout was caught in the river Derwent between Darley and Rowsley, wi th minnow, by Mr. Joseru Ps Acn , o f D er by ; i t m easure d twenty-four inches in length and thirteen in circumferen ce ' and weighed six pounds.—Sheffield Mercury. THE LETTER OF THE GOSPEL.—A SO' day or two ago, a Baptist minister from Derbyshire, be i4 engaged to preach at Sheepahead, took for his text sth chapter of Matthew, 4th verse—" If any man sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him " ...4 thy cloak also." In the course of his sermon, h e strati' ously enforced the Christian duty of overcoming evil W it t good ; but to his no little astonishment, wh e n he Was a b l e to enter his gig, which stood in an adj o i n ing Yard,' : e f found that his coat and cloak were both gone--the haying written on the wall with chalk, " I have to your cloak, and hope you will give me your coat!"....' mingham Journal. BIRTHS. On the 21st ult., at Edinburgh, the lady of P b° Hay Mackenzie, Esq., of Newhall, of a daughter. e On the 2d instant, the lady of Jonathan Mucklestori Key, Esq., of Herne Hill, Surrey, of a son. MARRIED. Lately, at St. Ann's, Westminster, by the Ro r • 9r ; M'Leod, William Matthews, Esq., of Norwich, to 1 "" . Antonina Castilla, eldest daughter of Mariano Castills' Esq., also of Norwich. On the Sd inst. at St. Marylebone Church, by the Re q t . Mr. Moore, Mr. Busvine, surgeon, Manchester -stree Manchester-square, to Elizabeth Anna, youngest (laugh° of Mr. John Carpenter, library, Holborn. DIED. o f On the 4th instant, aged 26, Maria, third tlitl i gl 4e *" Thomas Bigge, Esq., of Bryanstone.squal On the 27th ult., at East Cow, i - 4 4 the Isle of " EB ; Mr. Christian Tholnas Morgan, many years an inhab it ' of that pine?. On the 2d instant, the wife of Mr. John Smith, gr°`l6 Minories, aged 61. On the 3d inst. at Hampstead, the infant son of iv" Cazenove, Esq. aged four months. On the Ist instant, at Cranford-bridge, Mr. Ge, ° Bacon, aged 62. As a kind husband and ind ul g e father, his loss is a source of deep affliction to his s urcil l widow and numerous family. ----- t he PRINTED and PulliamEn by MURDO YOUNG, a - t OFFICE, 112, STAAND,