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not his own declaration merely : it was a declara tion made by a very respectable gentleman of the district—he meant Mr. Head, the sworn advocate of the weavers—who, in a pamphlet which he had published, referable to the distress which existed in Spitalfields in 1816, used these expressions—" The distress which we are suffering in this district is not occasioned so much by a want of demand as by our local situation; and this will be more intelligible, when I state, that from the cheapness of lodgings, Spitalfields is the general resort of all the working population of the metropolis, when they are out of employment. It thus happens that thousands of mechanics, who are not Spitalfields weavers, swell Ao disproportionately the increase of our poor." From that statement it was clear that there were particular causes operating upon the district of Spitalfields. The persons who were unemployed in their own trades sought lodgings in Spitalfields from their cheapness, and whilst there, resorted to weav ing as the best means of getting a pittance to sup port existence. These persons, on the first pres sure of distress in the trade, were again thrown out of employment, and thus aggravated the distress, and increased the imnibers of the unemployed weavers of Spitalfields. Another cause, which pro duced the same effect, was a mistaken notion which prevailed there respecting the regulation of wages. f.seznough the Act for the regulation of wages in, that district was repealed, a Committee was still in existence there for the same purpose; and he would just mention to the House an instance of its baneful effects. In the year 19'26 a very large order was given for work in Spitalfields. It was offered to the weavers at Bd. a yard. They refused to accept the order on those terms, because the book of rates said they ought to have 10d. a yard. The consequence CO! 1 " their refusing it was, that a manufacturer in the country took the order, and executed it at his own facter7 lot 6d. a yard.—(Hear, hear.) —It was pain fid to make such a statement; but it was still more peinftil tb consider the delusion which had given rise to it. He had now stated some of the peculiar causes which operated on the silk trade exclusively. He had attempted to prove, that there was no ground for attributing to the measures of his Right Hon. Friend, the Member for Liverpool, the dis tress existing in the silk trade—that a recurrence to the former system would not remove that distress — that as the distress was general, it would not war rant the House in going into a Committee to exa mine the distress of the silk trade—and that where the distress of the silk trade was peculiar, the causes which had produced it were notorious. He there fore thought that he had established a right to look at the other side of the argument, and to consider whether the granting of a Committee would not tend to the increase of the present distress. He believed that it would have that effect, from the stagnation which it would create in the trade; and for that reason he was of opinion, that it would be most unwise to consent to the motion proposed by the Hon. Member for Coventry. The Hon. Mem ber for Coventry in the course of his speech had re ferred to some expressions which he had formerly used, and had called upon him to redeem the pledge which he had then given to the country. He did not recollect what those expressions were, neither did he consider himself responsible for them. What he had said on the occasion to which the Hon. Member for Coventry alluded was, that if the expe riment of a liberal policy in the silk trade was fairly tried, and was eventually unsuccessful, the persons engaged in that trade might come to the House with a claim founded not merely upon justice, but also upon feeling. Now upon his view of the case, and, he might add, upon the more extensive view of it which had been taken by his Right Hon. Friend the President of the Board of Trade, the time had not yet arrived when he could be properly called upon to redeem his pledge—(Hear)—for as yet the experiment had never been fairly tried.— (Hear.),—;lt bad been tried under a year of excessive speculation, followed by a year of panic and jeo pardy ; and yet he would say that even under all those disadvantages it had succeeded. The Hon. Member for Coventry must therefore wait some time longer before he come forward to redeem the pledge which lie was said to have given. —(Hear.) s---He bad intended to have gone more at length into the subject connected with this motion ; but keeping. in view that this motion was for a Commit tee of Inquiry, he conceived that it was unnecessary. He could not, however, resume his seat without re ferring to the language which had been used in the course of the debate. He was rejoiced to hear his Right Hon. Friend (the President of the Board of Trade) declare his determination to adopt the same principles as those which had been previously adopt ed by his Right Hon. Friend the Member for Liver pool; and he was rejoiced at it because he conceived restrictions to be injurious to the interests of com merce. He was therefore glad to find that the count'' , was not going to return to the antiquated system of prohibitions and high duties, which his Right Hon. Friend had abolished. But though lie was inclined to give his tribute of applause to Go vernment for its determination to pursue so useful a course, what could he say of those gentlemen, who, disapproving restrictions, discountenanced the im portation of foreign commodities, unless they were subjected to high duties? He should not trespass further upon the House than by stating he must oppose this motion. Mr. BANKES said, that the very conflicting statements upon the existing state of the silk trade, from those who had spoken in this debate, were enough to justify the call for a Committee, where alone the real facts could be adequately ascertained. While on the one side the operatives flecked more like spectres than men to the House, the Hon. Mem ber for Dover and other Hon. Members described them as comparatively prosperous. In the year 1826, a considerable change took place in the sys tem upon which this trade was conducted. Since that time it had gradually declined. He should be glad to ascertain and examine to what this altera tion was attributable, and to have all the parties before a Committee, that the inquiry should be complete. He repeated, that the conflicting opi nions upon the subject, coupled with the obvious distress of the artisan, called for inquiry. Indeed, lie hardly knew a case in which such inquiry had been refused. The agriculturists had repeatedly obtained it from Parliament,—so had particular classes of traders : and in fact there had been, on one occasion, a general committee on trade at large. Witn respect to what was called free trade, it involved a principle evidently inapplicable to the complicated condition of an old commercial commu nity. It might do in a new country, or in a small isolated state; but it could never be practicable in ao old community with engagements and connexions wrought into the long established system of other countries. Extremes of all kinds he deprecated, both in theory and practice. He was just as far from adopting the principle of what was called free trade, as he was of desiring to recur to the old pro hibitions. A medium course would he perhaps the best for the conntry to steer, avoiding alike new theories and obstinate prejudices. The Hon. Mem ber then urged his Majesty's Ministers to go into the committee, were it only to satisfy a starving community that their complaints were ill founded, and their expectations visionary. Mr. Alderman WAITHMAN would not, at that late hour, occupy the time of the House by any de tailed arguments. They had indeed pregnant proofs of the distress of the trade before them ; and lie thought it equally obvious that principles of free trade were quite incompatible with any effort to re trieve the condition of these people, or recruit the energies of the country. The state of the world evinced the inexpediency of such a course on the part of Great Britain, and that her policy must in this respect be altered. There was a balance against us in our trade with France of 200,0001., and we sent to that country only 400,000/. of oar own ma nufactures. Why was not the same principle ap plied to cord ? He (Mrs Alderman Waithman) had opposed the Corn Bill, though he thought the land owners should have some protection. But they had silk trade to have protection ? The goods we im ported were light and fancy goods ; we exported only heavy goods; but the exports which were most beneficial to this country were those which required most labour. The question before the House had been embarrassed by the subtle disquisitions of the philosophers, as they were called, on the subject of free trade ; he had read some of their treatises, and had been bewildered by them.--(Hear.)—His fort. Friend, the Member for Dover (Mr. P. Thomson), who, though young, had shown high attainments, had felt great confidence in the principles of free trade, and he seemed to think lightly of the opinion of those who had been engaged in trade for a long period of their life. He (Mr. Waldman) had had some connexion with business, and could if neces sary, read letters as convincing as those which had been read. He believed that there existed a great mistake as to the machinery of this country, and that in some cases it had been unsuccessful. There was an individual who had written a book on the subject, and he had made experiments which did not succeed. The Right Hon. Gentleman opposite had stated that great distress existed in the country, and at the same time spoke of the great increase in the import of the raw material, and he adduced this ..s a proof of the increase of the trade; but it might be accounted for by the fact, that there was more weight of silk required in the heavy goods, which were now the only articles made, the light goods having thus left the country. There was &so a much larger silk in stock this year than the last. One reason for the increase in the silk trade was that the wear of it had increased in this country ; but the distress in the country existed, notwithstanding all this increased consumption. The increase in the number of manufacturers arose from persons out of employ, who had been engaged in cotton light goods, which were now out of fashion, turning their attention to silk. If the measure pro posed by the Right Hon. Gentleman was carried, there would not be an ounce less manufactured goods imported this year than the last; and it would teem to be intended to throw the throwsters over board, who employed 100,000 persons. The dis tress in the trade had been admitted by the Right Hon. Gentleman ; he (Mr. Waithman) believed it was known to the Right Hon. Gentleman, that at Macclesfield there had been a Committee appointed to relieve persons in distress ; and it was found that the average produce of wages there, of men, women, and children, was Bs. a week, and from 30 to 50 per cent. was taken off. In 1823, there had been 12,000 persons employed at Macclesfield. At the period he spoke of 5,000 were out of employ, and no allowance was extended to any of those whose wages averaged above Is. 3d. a-week. These poor creatures had duplicates of articles of apparel and tools, which they had pawned for 9d., 6d., and even 3d. It was the duty of the House on these circum stances to investigate the whole matter, and not to be led away by any apprehension of odium, but to yield to circumstances, if it should be necessary for the preservation of our own labourers. Mr. COURTENAY observed that the House was now applying the principles of free trade to the question. Unless something was done in the Committee for the relief of the poor people, it would be better not to go into it. That great distress ex isted was admitted ; the cause of it was said to be the importation of foreign silks. Suppose, for the sake of argument, this was the true cause; what remedy was proposed ? Either prohibition or pro. tection,—or some other expedient of which he had not yet heard. The universal opinion of the House seemed against a prohibition, and it was too impor tant a question to be submitted to a Committee; and with regard to protection the question was only as to the amount. But they were giving the highest possible protection : if they had erred in this re spect it was in favour of the manufacturers. No in quiry would do any service to them ; and he (Mr. Court enav) doubted if the constituents of the Hon. Member (Mr. Fyler), after hearing what had passed in that House, would wish him to press his motion. Mr. WESTERN concurred in opinion with the Hon. Member for Dorset (Mr. Bankes.) He thought that the House should appoint a Committee to in quire into the general distress of trade in this coun try. The Right Hon. Gentlemen opposite (Mr. Fitzgerald and Mr. Grant) had not solved the pro blem, why, in the existing circumstances of the country, its trade should be in such a state. It was the duty of the House to investigate the cause which pervaded every class of manufactures. His (Mr. Western's) opinion hail been stated in the year 1822, when he had pointed out the primary source and root of the distress. He should vote in favour of the motion for a Committee. General PEACHEY spoke in terms of commen dation of the patience and loyalty of the distressed silk-manufacturers, who had, on that account, strong claims on the attention of the Government. The expectations formed of the free-trade system had been disappointed.—(Questioa.) Mr. FYLER replied. With respect to his pres sing for a Committee, he had heard nothing to shake his resolution. Every thing he had heard induced him to think that a Committee was absolutely ne cessary. Almost every Hon. Gentleman had ad mitted the distress, and even the cause of distress. Of all the arguments against the motion, there were only two which were worth attention. The first was, that the delay of a Committee would merely increase the distress; but he (Mr. Fyler) chose the least of two evils, and delay would be a less evil than the intended measure. The other opinion was, that if they went into a Committee, the necessary con sequence mtist be, that we must revert to prohibition. Nothing of the sort was intended by him. It was a non sequitur. The object of the Committee was to in vestigate fairly the causes of the distress. It would be sides afford great consolation to his constituents, if no remedy was provided. - to find that the conclusions of Government were confirmed by evidence, and to know that Parliament hail given to their case ample delibe ration. With respect to what had fallen from the Hon. Member for Callington (Mr. Baring), all his re marks showed that the trade required investigation, and lie (Mr. Fyler) was surprised he did not vote for it. The Hon. Member had called it " a con demned trade." He (Mr. Fyler) hoped the House would hear before they condemned it. All his con stituents asked was, " strike-but hear." The House then divided— Ayes Noes 149 Majority llB On the re-admission of strangers to the gallery, the House was found by us in Committee on the resolutions of Mr. V. FITZGERALD, which were agreed to, and the report was ordered to be received to-morrow. GAME BILL. On the motion of Mr. S. WORTLEY, the sale of Game Bill was read a third time and passed. On the motion of Mr. PLANTA, a new writ was ordered for a Member to servo in Parliament for Colchester, in the room of Sir H. SMYTH, Bart., who has accepted the Chiltern Hundreds. The other Orders of the Day were disposed of, and the House adjourned at Ten Minutes to One. PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. HOLYHEAD PACKETS. An ACCOUNT of the Number of PASSENGERS, CARRIAGES, and HORSES, that were carried by the HOLYHEAD POST-OFFICE PACKETS in the Year 1829. Cabin Passengers 8,639 1 Four.wheeled Carriages 587 Servants and Children 1,315 Two-wheeled Carriages 46 Deck Passengers 1,672 Horse R s 9l F. FEELING, Secretary. General Post-Office, April, 1829. TONNAGE. An ACCOUNT of the Total Quantity of BRITISH and FOREIGN TONNAGE, which cleared Outwards from the Ports of Great Britain and Ireland in the Year ending January 5, 1629. British. I Foreign G r eat Britain 1,910,680 I 581,063 Ireland 95,717 26,455 Total T. E. WILLOUGHBY, Registrar General. Office of Registrar General of Shipping, Custom PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCIt• Bank stock 3 per Cent. Red. B7 6 7 4, Old Annuities .................. 3 per Cent. Cons. .87%%% New Ditto 87 % .:N, per Cent 96 Ex. Bills, £l,OOO 2d. 58 57 pm. Ditto Red. 9574 6 Ditto 500 2d. 58 57 pm. 4 per Cent 102.5 4 N Ditto Small 2 d. 58 57 p m. Ditto, 1526 Bank L. Ann. 1 India Stock 231 India for Account ......... Ditto Bonds I 48 49 pm. , Cons. for Acct 13774 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bends ... ........ .... Neapolitan — Brazilian Bonds .... ......... 53 Peruvian Bonds Buenos Ayres Bonds — Portuguese Bonds ............ Chilian Bonds ....... Colombian Bonds — Ditto, New — Ditto, 1824 65;4 Russian — Danish — Spanish, 1821 — Greek Bonds — -- 1823 — Ditto, 1825 ......... ........... French Rentes, s p. c. —f —c• 6 uati =la — Exchange —f. —c. Mexican Bonds . —— 3 per cent • —t. — C. Ditto, 1825 PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONZ O'CLOCK• Paid. Per Shale £•iCO 210 pm.) £2O 67 65 42% 4% pm.) £:19% 10j4 £1 3 0 Bolanos Mining Co. Brazilian im p. Min. Co. (iss. at 51. British Iron Mining Co. United Mex. Min. Co. (iss. at 21. Protector Insurance Comp. COURSE OF EXCH.I Amsterdam C.F 12 4 Ditto, at sight 12 2 Rotterdam 9 U 12 4 Antwerp l2 4 Ilamburgh M.R. 13 14 Altona ..... ...... 13 141 Paris, 3 days' sight 25 55 Ditto 2 U. 25 80 Bordeaux 25 85 Berlin Frankfort on Maine, Ex. M. 152 Petersburgh, ruble, 3 Us. 10 0 Vienna, eticrtive fl. 2 M. 10 6 Trieste de 10 6 Madrid 36'4 Cadiz 1A.% Bilboa . ............... Barcelona 36% Seville 36%, Gibraltar 4914 NGE TESTERDAY. ..._.... _ _. Leghorn .. % Genoa '25 60 Venice 4 7 1,6 Malta ~, 4B}6 Napl, s . Palermo per oz. 119 Lisbon Oporto 46 8.0 .fanelro Bahia at Blenos Ayres — Dublin, 21 days' sight „ 1 1% Cork BULLION, PER OZ. Z. S. d. Portugal Gold, coin 0 0 0 Foreign Gold, in ban 3 17 9 New Doubloons 0 0 0 New Dollars [Silver, bars, standard 0 4 I MAILS. Arrived. Due. Arrived. Due. 0 America 1 0 Hamburgh I (► Brazil O Buenos Ayree 0 0 Jamaica 1 Dubl . n 0 0 Leeward lslarb; .. 0 (► Flanders 0 0 Lisbon 0 O France 0 0 Malta 0 O Gottenburgh 0 0 Mexico O Guernsey&Jersey.. 0 1 Waterford 0 HIGH WATZA AT LONDON BRIDG I TO-MORROW. Mcrning ... 0 minutes after 0. I Evening ...21 minutes after 0. 1 ., (;;;4;:' - ltitil I il it --?•Z -i . t 7- ', 4 cf! sl- I ** ~ '...t .:‘* • LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 13, 1829. We have strong reason to believe that an expedi- tion is about to be fitted out against that arch usurper, Don MIGUEL, with all speed. His recent conduct has been so barbarous as to leave Government no longer any alternative but to interfere, in order to vindicate the law of nations, as well as to protect the rights of humanity. In taking this step we believe our Minis- :ers have the full concurrence of the French Go- vernment. n the course of our observations yesterday on :he Silk Trade, we stated that one great cause of s present depression—a depression, by the bye, would, so far from ameliorating, prove the downfall of the commerce of England. Mr. FYLER'S motion for a Committee was lost by a majority of 118. The French Papers contain no news of any portance. German Papers to the Bth April contain accounts from Constantinople, which are by no means fa vourable to the opinion that the Turks will ac cede to the proposals of the Allies, for ratify ing the independence of Greece. The Porte always acting upon a system of duplicity itself can appreciate no other, and accordingly the conduct of the Allies is set down as a piece of refined hypo crisy, which must be met by more refined duplicity. But the Turks may find out before long that there is such a thing as being too cunning : CONSTANTINOPLE,Maacn 10.—The more the patience of the European agents is put to the proof in endeavour ing to obtain concessions from the Porte, the less does the latter seem inclined to any negociation. 'The mistrust of the Divan towards the Christian Powers increases in pro portion as it sees their incessant efforts for the acceptance of the mediation. The Turks, incapable of judging of any thing but direct interest, and looking upon this as the sole object of the negociations, cannot raise their ideas to the point from which the policy of the Powers is to be consi dered, and as they are unable to appreciate motives of philanthropy, they make the result the subject of cold cal culation. A Turk of distinction said lately, "It is not for nothing that so much honour is done us—it is not for nothing that so much value is attached is our assent to the emancipation of the Greeks—though our fleet was burnt at Navarin, and French troops sent to the Morea against our will, and there must be the most important reasons for such a proceeding. But you will not succeed in outwitting the Porte, and to induce it to take blindfold a step on which its honour and, perhaps, its existence depends. The Porte must see clearly before it acts." These words from the month of a m in, who is inti mately acquainted with the secrets of Turkish policy, prove that nobody has yet succeeded in convincing the Divan of the real intentions of the Powers, and that the most active negociation will lead to nothing but to confirm the Turkish Ministry in the illusion that disinterestedness and the general good are used in the negociations as mere pretexts, but that objects are in the back ground. It is difficult even for enlightened persons to get rid of such prejudices, but for a Turk it is impossible. In his opinion, the perfection of policy is duplicity, and he cannot help judging others by himself. Every thing, however indifferent, is therefore seen in a false light. The long stay of M. Jaubert, who expects an answer from his Government to the declaration of the Porte, gives the Ottoman Ministry ample scope for conjec tures, and leads it to seek in grounds carefully concealed the key which it has in its own hands. The speeches of the Kings of England and Ffance to their Parliaments in crease the confusion of ideas; they confirm the suspicion that the language used in London and Paris is different from that employed at Constantinople, and that it is intended to induce the Porte voluntarily to sign the sentence of its own ruin. A great impression was made by those passages in the royal speeches which mention the friendly relations with other nations, and the Reis Effendi is said to have found it difficult to understand them. He questioned the Dra goman of a friendly Court on the subject, and desired to know whether it was the usage of Parliament to speak in such terms, and whether these assurances were conform able to truth ? He seemed surprised at the answer he re ceived, and expressed himself in a manner by no means favourable. VIENNA, APRIL 3.—Metalliques, 98 ; Bank Shares, 1,104 BERLIN, APRIL 4.—The celebrated collection of He brew books, (among which are 1,000 MSS.), known by the name of the Oppenheim Library, for which no ac ceptable offer bad been made for 50 years, (during which time it bas been at Hamburgh,) is now going to Oxford, the University having purchased it for the sum, it is said, of 11,000 dollars. THE FUNDS.--(THIS DAY.) CITY, Twsr,rs o' CLOCK. The English Stock market has been extremely inactive to-day, and the only business doing has been paying and receiving the differences attendant on the settlement just closed. Consols opened at 87i for money, and buyers for the May account; they are now 874 4 for money, and 87* I for account. Exchequer Bills, 57 8 ; and India Bonds, 48 9 pm. The Foreign Funds are destitute of interest, and the prices remain nominally at their former rate, as under. The Share market is in the same sickly state, Bolanos are 75'65 die. ; Imperial Brazilian Mines, 40 2 pm. There is no arrival of Foreign Mails to-day, and every thing in the City appears dull, particularly in business. Three per Cent. Consols, 874 ; Ditto, for Account, 87i 4 ; India Stock, 231 2 ; Bank Stock, 209 10 ; India Bonds, 49 49 ; Exchequer Bills, 41 8 pm. FORElGN.—Brazilian, 53 Buenos Apt - es, 20i 1 ; Chilian, 15 17 ; Colombian, 14i- 15 ; Danish, 651 ; French, 5 per Cent.,loB 4 ; 3 per Cent., 784 9 ; Greek, 141- 154 ; Mexican, Five per Cent., 16 i 7 ; Six per Cent., 2014; Peruvian, 11 12; Portuguese, 42i 31; Russian, 96 4 ; Spanish, 94 L. Mmes.—Anglo Mexican, 77 5 dis. ; Brazilian, 40 42 pm. ; Bolanos, '75 65 die. ; Colombian, 244 234 dia. ; Real Del Monte, 126 128 per share; United Mexican, 29' 284 die. TWO O'CLOCK. The Consol Market is without any business or alters• tion in price for the last couple of hours. The only va riation in the Foreign Securities is a slight improvement in Portuguese Bonds, which are now 534- ; Bolanos Shares 80 60 dip. _ _ _ -- ... The - Eclipse packet was expected to sail from Rio de Janeiro for Falmouth on the 22d February. THREE O'CLOCK Consols, 87f i. On Monday and yesterday his MAJESTY'S bounty was distributed to SOO poor and aged men and women, at the Almonry-office, Whitehall, by Mr. Ha tow, Yeoman of the Aimonry, and Secretary to the Lord High Almoner. His Majesty's annual Maundy distributions will take place to-morrow at Whitehall Chapel. The Duke and Duchess of GLOUCESTER gave a grand dinner on Monday, at Gloucester-home, Park-lane, to the Princess AUGUSTA and a select party of the Nobility and Gentry. Sir G. MURRAY visited the Duke of WEL LINGTON yesterday at the Treasury. Honduras Gazettes of the 21st February have been received at the North and South American Coffee-house, from which we have a very long statement and documents relative to a serious misunderstanding be tween the Superintendant and Commandant of that settle ment and the Magistrates, the result of which has been the dismissal of four out of six of the number, on a charge of being the promoters of discord, and of having offered high insult and contempt to the King's authority in the person of Major-General EDWARD Conn ; it is to be lamented that this should have occurred, as the Go ' vet nor has resided six years among the settlers in that ca pacity, and never meddled with the laws or customs of the Colony. The Governer had issued a notice for the election of some other gentlemen in lieu of the unqualified parties, viz. WILLIAM USHER, W. H. COFFIN, WM. MARSHALL, and JAMES 111'lloNALn, Esqrs. Accounts from Havannah of the 12th Feb. state, that no vessels of Commodore LAsonnz's squadron were out, except two small schooners on the coast, and the brig Hercules on a cruise, and in consequence of no arrivals business seems very dull. The schooner Martha has ar rived in five days at Baltimore, from Omoa, sailed in company with the British sloop of war Pallas, from Ha vaonah. The San Salvadorian was besieging the city of Guatamala. The American Minister, General Hnoal soN, had met with a friendly reception from both parties, and much good was anticipated from his mission. COT TON.—The port of cotton into Li verpool, during the past week, has been uncommonly large. Nearly fifty vessels from the - United States and Brazil, laden with the staple, have entered the port within the last nine days. The total import of cotton, during that period, could not he less thin 70,000 bags and bales, which, added to the quantity previously received since the commencement of the year, gives a total of 230,000 bags. --Liverpool Albion. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-MIS I)AY.) FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, Aran. 14.--Wind E.S.E.--Arrived from London, the Hannah, Jordan, for Quebec ; Amazon, Bro thick, for Miratnichi ; and Britannia, Strachan, for Berruuda. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 14.—Wind S.E. to S.—Arrived his Majesty's ship Tartar, from a cruize. Passed the Midas, Norris, from Matanzas. Sailed the Ottawa, Douglas, for Quebec ; his Majesty's ship Southampton, for the Cape ; and D. Scott, Jackson, for Madras and Calcutta. . . FALMOUTH, APRIL 13.—Wind S.W. to W.—Arrived the Dove, Cyre, from Teynmouth, for Newfoundland. HOLYHEAD, APRIL 13.—Arrived the Malay, —, from Demerara, lost foremast, &c. DOVER, APRIL 14.—Off Port, the Mulgrave, Turner, from the Mauritius. WATERFORD, APRIL 13.--Arrived die Augustus, Hullet, from Lisbon. The Moscow, Norris, from Matanzas, has arrived off the Wight. The Countess of Chichester packet, from Falmouth, arrived at Monte Video the 30th of January. The following vessels were all wind-hound at San Lucar on the 25th ult., viz.—Feley, Glenora, Editha, Britannia, Elfleda, a Yat mouth brig, and two schooners. OLD BAILEY SESSIONS.-(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. The Court was, as usual, delayed this morning nearly an hour on account of the absence of witnesses. Mr. Sergeant ARABIN said the recognizances of all those witnesses that were not in attendance should be entreated, and the penalties enforced, unless some good and satis factory reason could be assigned ; it was quite impossible the Court could put up with these injurious delays. Thomas Godwin, a respectable looking man, was in dicted for stealing 51. 103., the property of James White. Verdict—Not Guilty. Charlotte Inman, aged 28, widow, and John 111‘Fedyen, aged 48, described in the calendar as a sur geon, were placed at the bar, charged with the wilful murder of Sarah Ewan, by administering certain poison ous drugs. This case, which came on at a late hour, was not likely to terminate till the evening. which we strongly suspect has been exaggerated for party purposes—was over-trading. should have added the spirit of combination existing To this we among the workmen, but more particularly among the weavers of Spitalfields—the place where the distress chiefly exists—which has kept up a sort of artificial stimulu', to the manifest detriment of :hose sounder and more rational principles by which trade, to be continuously successful, should be regulated. It is not two months since a silk mann tcturer, a friend of Mr. P. THomsoN, hearing accounts of the unusual distress that prevailed in .he manufacturing districts, sent for eome :he most distressed operatives and asked them whether they were willing to accept a job that be had on hand.. They asked what he would give ?he replied, sevenpenee a-yard ;on which they requested time to consider, and actually journeyed up to the great seat of the Legislature in Spitalfields, from the members of which, after a long discussion, they received strict commands not to work at reduced prices. The job was consequently refused, sent down into Essex, and there com pleted, and in the very first style of excellence, at fivepence a-yard. At Manchester, the proofs of this injurious combination are still stronger, for the weavers there turned out some time since, for four months in the year; and yet during that interval, notwithstanding their distress—notwithstanding their lamentations—notwithstanding their reported state of utter destitution, they contrived to support themselves creditably. Now, we would ask, is it for the sake of these misguided individuals that Government is to be called upon to change the whole system of its commercial policy ? Are the interests of a great nation to be sacrificed to the inconsiderate few ? Is the Parliament of the United Kingdom to give up its free trade regulations—to return to the pro hibitory system—and penitently confess that it has been mistaken, because the Silk-weavers, binding themselves by arbitrary laws of their own creation, refuse to work under certain prices ? The ilea is monstrous, and no man out of Bedlam can be hardy enough to entertain it for a moment. Thus much for the weavers ; as regards the throwsters, one great proof against the notion that they require protec tion, or have been injured by the reduction of duty on foreign silk, may be found in the simple and unan swerable fact that the quantity of raw silk has greatly increased, while the thrown silk has dimi nished since the alteration of the duty. There is but one way to benefit, not merely the silk manufacture, but the vast commerce of Eng land generally, as also to disprove the lugubrious statements of Mr. BARING, who for some time past has been predicting that the commercial resources of the country are gradually verging to ruin—and that way is, by steadily and perseveringly, as time and circumstances May suit, relaxing restrictive principles, and returning to a less complicated and freer system of trade. Let those who the truth of this assertion, look to the condition of the Wine and Cotton Trade in France —over which the restrictive system has long exer cised a paramount interest—both which are now, or at least have been till lately, in a state any thing but flattering to the advocates of prohibitory princi ples. Mr. Hustg argued this point ably in the House last night, and was followed by Messrs. THOMSON and GRANT, who proved convincingly that a departure from the Free Trade regulations THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. the boisterous state •f the weather has prevented the vessels getting up our river, the supplies this week are therefore small. There is a little doing in fine parcels of Wheat at Monday's prices, other sorts remain very dull Barley is almost without demand. Beans and Pesse are unaPered. Oats are rather dearer, as good samples are wanted. In Flour no alteration. No market on Good Friday. _ ARRIVALS. Barley. Oats. Flour. 1,000 qrs. I 1,100 qrs. I,ss')saeks. 8,400 Wheat. 7CO qrs. English ... ...... Irish - Foreign 1,900 3,000 brls. TUNBRIDGE WELLS• It has often occasioned surprise that at so easy a distance from London, boasting beautiful scenery, and the favourite resort of many of our first fashion ables, Tunbridge Wells should have remained so long with so little improvement or additional ac commodation ; it has been with much pleasure, therefore, we have lately observed improvements are making on rather an extensive scale,—sites for nearly fifty detached villas of tasteful elevation and various sizes, replete with ac2.ommodation for fami lies_ of the first respectability (many intended as per manent residences), are set out in and near Cal verley Park, on the estate of John Ward, Esq., the scenery of which is singularly picturesque. In ad dition to which numerous other erections, combining ornament with convenience, are spoken of, viz. an hotel for families, reservoir, baths, market, &c. The whole, it is said, will be built of stone, from designs by Mr. Decimus Burton, to whom the inhabitants of Tunbridge Wells are already indebted for the Gothic Church, now nearly completed ; which though not large, (the funds, we believe, were limited) is one of the few modern structures that shed a re deeming ray on the architectural taste of the age. Messrs. Bramah are reported to be the spirited in dividuals principally concerned in these great local improvements, the success of which, there is little doubt, will exceed their most sanguine ex pectations. FALL OF A ROCK AT NOTTINGHAM, To strangers unacquainted with Nottingham, it will be necessary to premise that most part of it is built open rock, which forms different rising hillocks, and some parts on perpendicular cliffs, having streets running below, so that one house seems actually built upon the roof of another. This is the case with the High Pavement, on which many of the most respectable houses are erected, as well as the County Gaol, St. Mary's Church, &c. ; and beneath the High Pavement about 150 feet is Narrow Marsh, the oldest street in the town. Considerable apprehensions have for several years been entertained, that a portion of the rock above Narrow Marsh, between the County Gaol and some brick arches (which hail been erected for secu rity), was separating from the main body, especially at the back of the house occupied by Mr. Carpenter Smith. It was not, however, that till within these few days tkat the fissure opened to any extent which could be considered alarming. Small portions of the rock and sand kept falling dining the past week, but still nothing immediately serious was feared ; and, though in the event of falling no power could have prevented the houses below from being crushed, yet no persuasions could induce the inhabitants to quit the premises. On Sunday the fissure at the back of Mr. Smith's, and running through his garden, opened to that extent, and continued to yawn so fearfully, that the Magistrates deemed it necessary to warn the inhabitants below of their imminent danger, and re commended an immediate abandonment of their houses. To-day the symptoms of a fall grew still more alarming, and the residents of four of the buildings where the rock threatened most, were induced to quit ; but it required magisterial authority, in some instance, to effect this, as several individuals complained of the shortness of the notice for departure. About half-past seven this evening (Monday), a tre mendous fall of rock (some hundred tons) took place nearly at the back of the Loggerheads public-house, in which it appears the landlord, Mr. Clodkin, then was. In about three minutes the whole extent of cliff gave way, and five houses were crushed into one general wreck. Near the spot where the first portion which broke away 1 fell, the flaps of a coat were visible, and in a few seconds a young man was dug out in a state of insensibility, but shortly afterwards recovered, having only received a few bruises. Reports were circulated that others were under the ruins, hut up to the latest hour no more bodies have been found. Mr. Wright had been assured that his house was per fectly safe, and, therefore, he removed nothing. A few minutes before the catastrophe he left home ; and at that time there was a man working at a frame up stairs, and two women below with his wife. Mrs. Wright says she heard a noise like thunder (that part of the rock most distant from the house gave way the first), but, without entertaining any particular idea of danger, she went to the street door, which she found it impossible to open. With out a moment's hesitation she threw open the casement and leaped into the street, but fell. The man (name:] Slack) was coming down stairs from his work, and, with the other two women, made their exit by the same way ; but it must have been the work of a few moments, for Mrs. Weight, as soon as she recovered the use of her legs, ran into an entry immediately opposite (by the side of the Lord Byron public house), and then turning round, saw her house one shapeless mass of ruins. Slack de clares that, at the time he jumped from the window, the back part.of the house was crushed in, and some of the front fell on his legs in his efforts to escape. CATHOLICS IN PARLIAMENT.--The EARL or SURRRY, eldest son and heir to the premier Peer of England, the DUKE OF NORFOLK, will shortly take his seat in the House of Commons for Horsham, one of the boroughs of the illustrious Duke, in the room of Mr. HURST, who accepts the Chiltern Hundreds. Thus, the British Catholics will be the first to reap the fruits of Irish industry, and talent, and perseverance. Let the electors of Clare look to their ten pound freeholds—they will be shortly called upon to use Ahem for Mr. O'Corr , Imes return.—Dublin Freeman's Journal. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRENCH PAPERS. (From the Gazette de France of April 13.) VIENNA, MARCH 31.—For some years past his Im perial Highness the Crown Prince has taken part in the sittings of the Council, as far as the internal affairs of the empire are concerned. The Emperor has just ordered, in order to facilitate the despatch of business, that the Impe rial Prince shall henceforward give effect by his signature to the deliberations of the Council on several classes of affairs, which are specially determined by his Majesty. This decision has been notified to all the tribunals in the empire. (From the Journal du Commerce of Sunday.) PARIS, APRIL 11.—Private letters from Vienna of the Ist and 2d of this month, give us a piece of information which may be of great importance at Ws present moment. The Archduke Ferdinand, the presumptive heir to the Crown of Austria, has just been raised to the dignity Of Alter Ego (Lieutenant of the Emperor), in consequence of his reconciliation with Prince Metternich, whose views be has always opposed. It cannot be absolutely affirmed that the first Prime Minister has consented to modify his sys tem : however, there is every reason to believe it, if we may judge by what the Archduke has hitherto shown to be his character. " Without hastily advancing an opinion especting the character of Prince Ferdinand," say our letters, " we must say, that the people are fond of com paring him to the Emperor Joseph 11. Endowed with much understanding and talent, remaining unmarried through inclination, reserved and firm in his resolutions, it is probable, in the opinion of those who have had op portunities of becoming acquainted with him, that he will gradually effect a change in the odious system which or presses us, since the death of the Sovereign whom he Is said so much to resemble. Let us hope, then, that it will at length be perceived in this country that sound reason and the desire of information triumph over all obstacles, and make their way, in spite of a tyrannical CensorshiP , a®d the efforts of our Prime Minister." (From the Messager des Chanibres of Sunday.) PARIS, APRIL 11.—Letters from Rome of the 2d of April announce, that at that time the Viscount de Cha teaubriand was still in that city, and that the time of his departure for Paris was not yet fixed. Yesterday a journal pretended that the illustrious Ambassador had been treated with indifference by Cardinal Albani, when he paid him this visit to take leave t we sec what credit is due to such assertions, since he could not have had his final audience. Besides, can it be supposed that the chief Minister of the new head of Christendom would, so immediately on his accession to power, differ from a master who is known to have a particular esteem for the French Ambassador ? EXECUTION OF PARTRIDGE THE MURDERER. On Monday at noon the above malefactor was executed at Bury St. Edmund's, pursuant to the sentence passed upon him on Friday last for the wilful murder of George Ansell, the particulars of which have already appeared in our journal. After his conviction the prisoner preserved that sullen taciturnity which had marked his conduct during his imprisonment, and which indeed appeared to have been habitual to him. It was reported previous to the ti ial that he would he proved to be insane, but there was no pretence for such a plea to be set up. The p ig ' soner was attended by the Sheriff's Chaplain, who offi ciated in consequence of the lamented death of the Rev. Mr. Stocking, the late Ordinary of the gaol The wretched youth appeared to have very indistinc t views of the nature of religion, nevertheless he listened attentively to the pious instructions which were imparted. At an early hour the platform was surrounded by a rea concourse of persons. '1 he scaffold was erected oppoeopposite" Corder's door ;" and this was the first execution w hich has taken place since the end of that wretched criminah --- The Sheriff, &c., arrived at the prison, and the culprit vrs s then taken to the fatal platform. A new executioner , from London, having adjusted the rope, the fatal plank fell, and he was launched into eternity. The body we s afterwards removed to the Suffolk General Hospital for dissection. This wretched youth was one of those tchev influenced by curiosity, travelled several miles on the lath of August last, to see the execution of Corder. Little did be or his friends then think that he would so shortly suffer for the diabolical crime of murder ! SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. YOUNG DUTCH SAM AND NEAL The stakes in the above battle (2001.) were appointed to be gir cl up last night at Ben. Lewis's, the Sol's Arms, in Wyetr.streel, where a strong muster of sporting characters attended to witness the ceremony, although, for the purpose of preventing an unneee!- sary overflow of company, admission tickets, at ha l f -a- c rown each, had been issued. The clock struck nine, and it struc k t en, without any stakeholder arriving. Mr. D. entered th e room shortly after ten, and informed the company of what most of the parties re sent were perfectly aware of—that he was not the stakeholder j but that, considering the fight to have been most fairly a re honourably won, he should pay his bets, whether the st akes given up or not (which he did accordingly), but that he supe o ll, some accident or other must have prevented the stakehold er that attending as he intended. He was induced to state ti i h is e occ strangers should not suppose him to be the iiarty whose th was delayed the proceedings of the evening. Mr. D. then drank with much applause, and motions were made, -alf messengers despatched after the actual stakeholder, who by past eleven o'clock had not come forward. The pro lev i r"„t, Chairman also informed the room that Neal was not likely to 11 , tend that night; and after paying some well-deserved comp meats to Sam, gave his health, which was drank with loud al" probation, and elicited his thanks in a very mo d e st a nd o n ' assuming speech It is whispered that a match between Sam and Ward is not tlf: likely to be soon made. A dinner is to be given to him at t°,` Leicester Tavern, Leicester-square (next door to the l'anorafeU on the `2Bth instant, when his friends purpose to present him vr,."„'; a silver cup in token of their approbation for his gallant and "" nourable conduct in the ring. were The further deposits between Harry Jones and Watson also made good last night, in another part of the town, as icet.2. circa" between Barney Aaron and his new antagonist, which stance detained Mr. D. till after tell o'clock. 's mo Lord ABERCROMBIE transacted bUSIIICSS yes terday at the Colonial-office. td REGATTA IN DUBLIN BAY.—Tlia SCCOI - Regatta will take place during the last week of, June, under the patronage of his Excellency the Duke NORTHUMBERLAND. A Committee of distinguished os" officers has been already formed ; and upon the arrival in Dublin of the Hon. Capt. PERCY , who commando the vice-regal }acht, a list of prizes will be announ ced, equal t° any offered in any part of the united kingdom. --Dub Morning Reyister. LOSS OF A FISHING-BOAT.—We regret t° state, that a fishing-boat, the Julia , belonging to a deep' sea fishing company of Edinburgh , and manned b y 51'c men belonging to Cockenzie, was lost in the trem endons gale of Thursday last, and the whole crew drow ned, b which disaster five widows and twenty-four children, most all under age, have been left in a s t a te of poverti and helplessness. It appears that the Julia , along with a number of other boats, had taken shelt er for some time on Thursday under the lee of the Isle o f Ma y , and that while the others, from a sense of danger, returned to their various ports in the Frith, the crew of the Jti with daring temerity, proceeded to sea. The disaster which afterwards befel them was learnt on Ftiday morn ing by the boat coming on shore a wreck at Thornton Loch, a little way east of-Dunbar. Most of the bodies of the fishermen had been found yesterday. The swell fro t° the sea, for 46 hours before the gale came on, is describe" by some mariners who were exposed to it as having bee: truly tremendous ; so much so that some of them exp ecte " to have the masts shaken out of their vessels. We much fear that we may have farther deplorable effects to relate of the storm.— Caledonian Mercury. BIRTHS. f On the 13th inst., in Tavistock-square, the lady ° f George Ranken, Esq., of a son. On the 14th inst., in Upper Woburn-place, Mrs , ` T ' Patten, of a daughter. On the 12th inst., at the Vicarage, Southwell , N ot" ; of a son, the wife of the Rev. R. H. Fowler, and ( lave' of Mr. List', London. MARRIED. On the 14th inst., at St. John's Church, Westmine,":' Benjamin George Philpot, Esq., to Harriet Rosins R h°u" youngest daughter of Mr. Rhodes, Hammersmith. On the I lth inst., at St. George's, Hanovcr-squaret bl the Rev. T. Percival, Thos. Hicks, Esq., of Whitri: Hertfordshire, to Helen, youngest daughter of the late u A. Nash, Esq. Fin bury--square. bIED. tley , On the 10th inst., at his seat, Holton-park, - Whea Oxon, Elisha Biscoe, Esq., many years one of his b i3jel ty's Justices of the Peace for that county. •of On the 6th inst., in her 38th year, Sarah, the IVf e Mr. S. Munday, Leadenhall-market. On the 12th inst., Mr. Summers, livery stable - k eePer' Mount-row, Lambeth. On the 12th inst., Mrs. E. Kenington, St. Peter's 41 the East, Oxford. • of On the 13th inst., at Read,q, Hororia Mni y, the Rev. T. Clarke. P AI NTED and PUBLISHED by MURDO YOUN G , $t el/ 07FICN, 112, STRAND, LONDON.