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British Coffeehouse, Cockepur_street, June 3, 1829. . . • ehange in the: currency was set the cause of the present distress, which he lamented as much as any man did. Mr. WODEHOUSE concurred with the peti tioners, that all the mischief of which they com plained had arisen frem the alteration of the cur rency, without due regard to the probable effect ef the change upon all "other money denoininationF, Mr. LEYCESTER contended for the abolition of the Sinking Fund. LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 5, 1829. BRITISH INSTITUTION, PALL-MALL. THE GALLERY, with a Selection of the Works of the Italian, Spanish, Flemish, Dutch, • and English Schools, will be opened on WEDNESDAY next, • tbe 10th inst., an d cont i nue open da i ly from Ten in the /,11ine i Qinizifr till Six in th e E ven i ng. Ad m i ss i on Is., Cata ws. No. 11,459. PRICE 7D. Mr. E. DAVENPORT said, that every tilipg which he had heard in this discussion confirmed the opinions he had invariably expressed, of the grievances endured by the people from the impolitic metesures of their Oovernment. A PHILOSOPHICAL BUCCANEER'. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. remedy the inconvenience complained of, as far as he could. HOUSE OF LORDS.-(LAST NIGHT.) PROMOTER LIFE ASSURANCE and ANNUITY COMPANY, 9, CHATHAM -PLACE, BLACKFRIARS, LONDON. WILLIAM BARNARD, Keeper, DIRECTORS. The Hon. George H. L. J o h n G. Sh aw L e f evre , E sq . Dundae, M.P. F . R . S . William Goodenough Hay- Robert Palk, Esq. Johtor, Esq. !William Unwin Sims, Esq. n T owgood tremble, Esq. Samuel Smith, Esq. _ _ jLe Alarchant Thomas, Esq. TRUSTEES. John Deacon, Esq. ; John G. Shaw Lefevre, Esq., F. R. S. ; William Unwin Sims, Esq. The Prensituns of this Office are lower than any offered of Life. Public, both for short terms and the whole period Assurers may contract to pay their Premiums in any l 'iar Most suitable to their circumstances and convenience. Officers in the Army and Navy when in active service, Persons afflicted with chronic and other diseases, and such AS *r e going beyond the limit s o f E uro p e , are a l so A ssure d et mod erate Rates. ~,,,_,_P remP ictitees, and all n ecessar y i n f ormat i on, may b e ed at the Office. rroposth, e_an • De passed daily. MICHAEL SAWARD, See. SOC I ETY fo b the DISCHARGE and RELIEF of -,--FERSONS IMPRISONED for SMALL DEBTS, throughinit ENGLAND and WALES, established 1772. President —The Earl of ROMNEY. Vice-Presidents. Lord De Dunstanrille. I Right lion. R. Peel , M.P. Lord K enyon. J Sir F. Burdett, , Bart. M.P. Treasurer —Benjamin Bo n d C a bb e ll , E sq . A udi tors--John Pepys, Esq. and Colin Mackenzie, Esq. At a MEETING of the GOVERNORS, held in Craven , 'tryst, on Wednesday, June 9, 1829, rr h. Right Hon. Lord DE DUNSTANVILLE, in the Chair, plt was Resolved Unanimou s ly, th a t Ch ar l es Edw ar d ). ' s ,p EN. be elected a Vi ce- P res id ent. of . lv ta eat Ninety.nme Petitioners were considered, aad th aln 65 were approved, 20 re j ec t e d, 11 i na d m i ss ibl e, ree deferred for character. a, Since the M eet i ng h el d on the 6th of May, One Hun 9ted Three Debt ors , o f w h om 81 h a d w i ves an d 256 laa s lil,dren, have be en di sc h arge d f rom t h e Pr i sons o f Eng and have ; th e expence o f lib erat i on, i nc l u di ng every charge connected with the Society, was 362/. Be. 6d. ; Ind the following • b. DENEFACTIONS RECEIVED SINCE THAT DAY, via. : c4lDand Starkie Rog A. £3 3 Richard Ber A. 2 2 IN hOlafi $ Esq arow n r . wn, Esq 5 0 shiproan ......................................................................... 2 n. A. 2 2 0 and . Rev. St. C. Cust r; 4 . 4 1, 111 1.3Y Cooper. FAN J. . A. 1 1 11.7, Third a letter to B. B. Cabbell, RI. Treasurer 3O 0 L. [bird Benefaction ;0 0 4 . I T; ilettY A 1 1 : antnerHall, and J ames Dav i dson, Esq. 29th Benef iL, Esq void Pennant, Esq. A. 3 3 Morton John A Davidson, Esq. Beamish, Durham k. 5 0 Trevelyn, Bart. and Lady Trevelyn A. 2 M 2 1 1 ........................... 10 . ... pound in4 . t ter.ux 0 10 , -I:t enefactious are received by Benj. B on d C a bb e ll, E s q., T reasurer, No. 1, Brick -court, Temple ; also by '.41411, fo llowing B tnkers, Messr s D rummond, Coc k s, B err i es, .7aMtnersleys, Hoares, Whitmore, Veres, Dorrien ; and Isy , •Seeretary, No. 7, Craven -street, Strand, where the ,7 0 - 8 may be seen, b y t h ose who are i ncl i ned to support • " Charity and where the Society m ee t on th e fir s t Wed n .' *ay in every month. ROBERT BALMANNO, Secretary. day was published, a New Edition, small eve., illus trated with numerous new Engravings and Wood-cuts, Price 12s ' SALMONIA ; or DAYS of FLY-FISH ING. 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A New Edition, W 3 vols. 10s. 6d. N , ALES o f a GRANDFATHER. Secon d S er i es . A epliV, Edition, 3 vole. 10s. 6d. ,COOK'S ORACLE, a New Edition (being the 4 1. `"), containing a Complete System of Cookery for ,:tet Families.ls. 6d. *ill , venture to prophesy that the Cook's Oracle: , considered as the English Institute of Cookery. Review, March 1821. DI ‘C l r , Pr iy , -- -s , RE'S SHRIMP PASTE and ESSENCE. ' II ESE New and Superior Preparations require a trial to be approved; the Paste for tit 'elle', Toast, Biscuit, lee., and the Essence as a tr for all ki n d s o f B o il e d an d F r i e d Fi s h. 1 1 A tiNN's ESSENCE OF COFFEE AND COCOA A S b Ih r from which Coffee and Cocoa of a superior qua. A 413 ti Perfectly clear, is instantly made. P 411 FARINACEOUS FOOD, for Infants and ottoras Lod „ n " 4 with impaired Digestion, far preferable to Tops a species of Food ill adapted to the stomachs hf ams. As for o 111„ .11 PREPARED GROATS and BARLEY, '‘'ng Gruel and Barley Water in a few minutes. t o perior preparations are packed in tin-foil in order ielreat them from damp. 4.I. I. IIII GESS's ANCHOVY PASTE and ESSENCE. e articles hate been so long in general use, that it 11 ecessary to caution the Public against the name toitlferior i m i tat i ons o ff ere d f or sa l e . .4 l j d the principal Italian Warehousemen in London, in the Country, 41 1 ii REAL BLESSING TO MOTHERS. t H IRE is not, perhaps, in the whole Ma td' aria Medica any one Remedy which so effectually kntyp ti -st he pain of a suffering Patient as the AMERICAN „tort "ING SYRUP. Who can watch the writhing into which a lovely infant is often convulsed, 1 • - t " " she period of dentition, without feeling sympathy , 14 / 4 , 1 - %fferings ? And who would hesitate to procure a they' whim a remedy can be found, which is obvious effectual relief afforded in so many distressing case; Th ete s er e daily corning to the notice of Mrs. JOHNSON . ItleiZ e Moth ers ought never to he without the AillE- N4l: SOOTHING SYRUP in the Nursery ; for if a N I Z e i kel; in the night with pain, by only rubbing the Nlet ki L"en a few drops of the_Syrup, it will immediately e ittl,ij e Pares, heal the gums, and thereby prevent fevers e tty, . 4 ,,nision s; for should it come in competition with Aes"er disorder, it often. destroys the mother's brightest 0:T 0 be had, w h o l esa l e an d re t a il, of Johnson and 'ltte:C 's York-pl ace , City-road ; and, by their appoint °N Frye all principal Medicine Venders in Town and 2e. 9d. per botile. • l in% • 4 14 14,_ _ are genuine unless Signed on the Stamp 4 4 7 ^ to. J'Atneon's own hand-writing, as there are spu- KING'S BENCH, JUNE 4.— WALTERS AND WIVE V. DOANE.—In this case, the major portion of which we gave yesterday, but which was not concluded when our Paper went to press, the Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiffs—Damages 1001. Lord SUNDERLAND, in the reign of Queen Asxa, when offered a pension, on being turned out of place, said, " That if he was no longer permitted to serve his country, he was resolved net to pillage it," PARIS, MAY 25.—A work, called " The Memoirs of a Philosophical Buccaneer," has lately made its appearance in the capital s and its chief feature of novelty arises from the singular idea which prompted the author to lay before the public so strange a production. According to his observation (which in this particular seems but too true), the present age exhibits a singular spectacle in the taste which governs the stage and the literary world ; on the former, nothing will take but the most horrific and disgusting subjects, and the latter has acquired such a turn that several works, filled with details of crimi nality, have met with a most favourable recep tion even in fashionable circles. The question: is, how can the public taste be brought back 16 a proper standard, after suffering from the effect of_ such works ; and, would it be possible to please . readers of the "Memoirs of Vidocq" with the. productions of sensible writers and classical com positions ? No ; such a plan would not be sue ccssiizl and, in order to remove the present dullness of vision, it will he requisite to satiate the literary appetite, that it may see the horrific in its most appalling form, and shun the repetition of such repasts. The " Me moirs of a Philosophical Buccaneer" may, in this respect, be considered an antidote against the depraved taste of the day, and they may be called the ne plus ultra of the horrific, as nothing more frightful has ever made its appearance; this work is filled with details of the most re volting nature, drawn from the lowest scenes in barracks, prisons, galleys ; together with a suc cession of horrid murders, assassinations, trea• sons, and crimes of every die : amongst all these descriptions there will be found a number of philosophical reflections, which the author thought himself bound to make as a kind of amende honorable for the crimes of which he had been guilty. The publisher confidently hopes that this work will be the last sacrifice at the shrine of public taste, and that it will have the effect of forcing back the literary stream into its proper channel, and that criminal literature will shrink at the contemptuous look of an en lightened public. A few extracts will suffice to show the design of the above work, and the strong and painful excitement which its descrip tions must produce. In giving an account of a prison infirmary, the author speaks thus—" I beheld around me some wretched companions who were anxiously awaiting the hour for distri bution of their food, and who, the instant their scanty pittance was dealt out, devoured it with avidity' and longed after the next distribution.— Sometimes the Doctor through caprice would put the patients on water-gruel diet, and (do I live to state it ? but it is true,) I have seen an unfortunate creature eat a cataplasm ; nay, I have witnessed still worse—l have seen human beings Axpire from hunger." • This state of suffering has been so great, that the unfortunate creatures became so familiar with death that they would often smile in calculating the period they had to survive ; and the fidlow ing will be found a most singular instance of this state of feeling. _ _ " An old m s- an-named Ladure was informing an old companion who slept in the same bed, o f a plan which he intended to adopt on being re leased from prison; when the other, in a loud voice, exclaimed, You old rascal ! how can you say so ; you know that you can't live many hours.' What is that you say ?' replied La dure. You are mistaken if you think lam going to die ; and I hope you'll go before me.' What will you bet but you'll die first ?' said the other. You have nothing to bet with,' re plied Ladure,—' you hav'nt got a farthing.' No matter,' said the old man, I'll bet my next allowance of wine.' Ah !' observed his old companion, then you wish I should inherit your last portion." Bet, bet, old Guillot,' cried out a dying man. With all my heart,' answered Guillot, for I'm sure I shall drink the old fellow's wine.' " Two days after this wager, the two old men were nearly reduced to the last stage of life. Shortly after the morning distribution of food, wine, &c., Ladure attempted to leave his bed, but his eyes seemed fixed, and he became so weak that one of his companions was obliged t o take him back. Guillot then sa id to him, ' Now, you old rascal, you are going to die. I am glad you have not drank your wine yet.' At this moment Ladure was in the agonies of death ; making a last effort, he lifted himself up, but soon fell back on his bed, exclaiming, ! Guillot, Guillot, I have lost, drink my wine ;' and with these words he expired. I was right in saying I would have your wine ;' observed his old companion ; when the master of the in firmary entered the room, and took possession of the wine, which was the only propertyleft by the deceased. you thief!' exclaimed Guillot, you shan't take his wine, I have won it, and there are witnesses to prove it. If you take the wine, I'll plunge this knife into your heart.' The master of the infirmary fearing this threat put down the wine, which Guillot instantly swal lowed, but his strength was nearly exhausted, and. he died the same evening, expressing his sa tisfaction that Ladure had gone before him. " A few days after this scene, the attendants in the infirmary, perceiving (upon doubtful symptoms) that one of the sick was apparently dead, wrapped him up in a blanket, and carried him (according to custom) to the charnel house. After the lapse of an hour, a knocking was heard at the door of the infirmary, and on opening it the inmates beheld what appeared to be a huge dead body, covered with torn bed clothes, stalk into the room, and proceed di rectly to his bed. The apparition, addressing himself to the attendants, exclaimed, You assassins, give me back my wine, which you have stolen ;' and they, in order to silence him, gave him his allowance, but before the doctor came the next day he was a corpse in reality." It may be easily imagined, that the author of the present work is well acquainted with Vi doeq, for he makes frequent mention of him, and of Ins extreme cleverness in the way of his pro fession. With respect to Vidocq, it may not be un important to notice that the publication of a further volume of his memoirs has been stop ped by rather a strange circumstance—namely, the imprisonment of the publisher for debt The Royal As , ent was given by commission to the Excise Acts' AmendmeMt Bill, the Murderous Attempts' (Scotland) Bill, the Offences against the Person (Ireland) Bill, the Arrest in Mesne Process (Ireland) Bill, and the Insolvent Debtors' (Ireland) Bill. The Lords Commissioners were the LORD CHAN CELLOR, the Earl of SHAFTESEURT, and the Marquis of WINCHESTER. Sir A. GRANT and others from the Commons brought up several Bills. THORNDYKE'S DIVORCE BILL. Lord BERESFORD moved that this Bill be committed now. The Earl of LAUDERDALE moved as an amendment that certain of the witnesses be ordered to attend in order to be re-examined. After a few words from Lord TEYNHAM, the -Marquis of LONDONDERRY, and the LORD CHAN CELLOR, the amendment was agreed to. LordIrEYNHAM presented a petition from . Lieutenant-General Thornton, praying that means might be taken for procuring a better observance of the Sabbath.—Ordered to lie on the table. The Clerk of the Pleas (Ireland) Bill, the Friendly Societies Bill, and the Butter Trade (Ire land) Bill, went through Cov►mittees, and Report ordered to be received to-morrow.—Adjourned. The following petition was presented in the House of Lords on Wednesday evening:— TO THE LORDS SPIRITUAL AND TEMPORAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND, IN PARLIAMENT ASSEMBLED. THE HUMBLE PETITION OF LIEUT.-GENERAL WILLIAM THORNTON, OF GROSVENOR-GATE, PARK-LANE, IN THE COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX, SIiEWETIi, That your Petitioner humbly prays your Lordships to take into consideration the danger arising to the Established Church, from the forbearance of enforcing the performance of both Mornir , and Evening Service on Sundays, in every Parish Church and Parochial Chapel, and the Chapel of every extra-parochial place, throughout England and Ire land, whereby it is rendered impossible for many persons to obey the laws, or the dictates of their own conscience, by resorting to their Parish Church or Chapel accustomed upon every Sunday, without leaving their habitations un ocupied, and thereby exposing their property to loss by robbers ; the alternative obligieg those persons who are by such omission deprived of the opportunity of attending the Established Service, and who think it a duty incum bent on th e m t o go t o some pl ace o f public worship, to resort to Dissenting Meeting Houses, to Roman CAtholic Chapels, or to Congregations denying the Doctrine of the Blessed Trinity; the only course, as it appears to your Petitioner, by which they can legally exonerate themselves from the penalties to which they are liable for not resorting to their Parish Church or Chapel. Your Petitioner had the honour of a seat in Parliament when the Act of tl e 57th year of King George the Third, commonly called " The Clergy Residence Act," was pass ing ; and as it appeared to your Petitioner that the forbear. ance of the Bishops to enforce the power given to them by the said Act would be no excuse to the Clergy for such a neglect of duty as the non-performance of either Morning or Evening Serviceon Sundays, your Petitioner strenuously urged, but without success, that the Clergy should be liable to some pecuniary penalty or forfeiture for any such emission, which should go and he paid to the person or persons who should inform and sue for the same. It was asserted, that it might be safely intrusted to the BishOps to enforce the. two services, but nearly twelve years of trial, since the Act was passed, have but too truly proved the correctness of your Petitioner's sentiments. Your Petitioner, being firmly attached to the Esta blished Church, thinks it a subject of joy and congratula tion to all true Christians, that it is no longer subject to the charge of bigotry and oppression ; but your Petitioner is anxious to uphold the power all persons ought to enjoy, of attending its public service ou Sundays, or of bringing such Ministers to punishment as, by neglect of duty, de prive them of such opportunity. In conclusion, your Petitioner humbly prays your Lord ships to adopt such measures as shall, in future, make imper ative the performance of both Morning and Evening Service on Sundays, in every Parish Church and Parochial Chapel, and the Chapel of any extra-parochial place throughout England and Ireland, for the benefit and security of the Members of the Established Church. WILLIAM THORNTON. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(LAST NIGHT.) Shortly before Four the SPEAKER was summoned to tile House of Lords to hear the Royal assent given by commission to certain Bills. On his re turn to the House, Colonel SIBTHORPE presented a petition from Mr. G. C. Ramon, claiming to be the inventor of Congreve rockets. Lord MILTON presented a petition from Brad ford,praying fur the opening o f t h e tra d e w i t h Ind i a. Mr. COURTENAY presented a petition from Totness, praying for the repeal of the Duty on Coals carried coastwise. Sir J. MACKINTOSH presented a petition from certain Dissenters of Salford, praying that Hindoo widows might not be allowed to burn them selves; and also another petition of a like nature from certain inhabitants of Falmouth. Mr. PENDARVIS presented a petition from the town of Redruth in Cornwall, praying for the repeal of the Duty on Coals carried coastwise. POSTING. • Col. SIBTHORPE gave notice, that he would next session move for leave to bring in a Bill to regulate posting throughout the kingdom. The Cotton Factories Bill, and the Divisions of Counties Bill, were each read a third time and passed. Mr. P. 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There was a partial c►y of " Adjourn," " Adjourn," and ,Sir J. - MACKINTOSFI said, that rather than allow the House to adjourn, he would submit a motion, authorised by the frequent practice of the House : he meant a declaratory Resolut►on—" That this House does not place confidence in his Majesty's Ministers."—(Hear, and laughter.)—Considering the state of the opposite Benches, perhaps this pro ceeding would be hardly fair; but ►f they thus ne glected their public duty, bow was it possible that the House should place confidence in Ministers.— (Hear, hear.) Mr. P. COURTENAY was certain that the Right Hon. Gentleman would not press the motion, in the absence of the parties accused.—(Hear.) The East India Offices' Bill was recommitted, reported, and ordered to be read a third time to morrow. The Silk-Manufacturers' Bill was read a second time, committed, reported, and ordered to be read a third time to-morrow. Mr. K. DOUGLAS presented a petition from the inhabitants of the district of Belgrave-square, praying to be included in the two-penny-post de livery. Lord MILTON supported the prayer of the pe tition. Sir G. MURRAY expressed a disposition to Sir J. MACKINTOSH also supported the prayer of the petition.—lt was ordered to be printed. Mr. A. BARING presented a petition from a' gentleman named (as we could collect) Strongmar, one of the old Dutch settlers at the Cape of Good Hope, complaining of being quite ruined by the alterations which had taken place in the currency of that colony. One of the governors of that colony had caused an immense issue of paper-currency, which became so depreciated, that four shillings in it did not pass for more than one shilling and six pence, metallic currency. Sir J. MACKINTOSH supported the petition. Sir G. MURRAY said, that if the petitioner could spew a peculiar case of hardship, Government would be disposed to attend to it ; but when his distress arose only from the operation of a general measure, which applied not merely to that but to other Colonies, he did not see how this case could be remedied without opening the door to others similarly circumstanced, whom it would be impos sible to assist. If the petitioner could make out any claim for services, or in any other - way, it would be fully considered. After a few words from Mr. H. GURNEY, which were not heard in the gallery, the petition was ordered to lie on the table. RIGHTS OF AUTHORS. Sir J. MACKINTOSH presented a petition from Charles Bucke, of Islington, complaining of the imperfect state of the law for the protection of lite rary property. The Right Hon. and Learned Gent. observed, that the rights of authors in their literary productions were less respected by the law and the tribunals of this country, than in any other having pretensions to literary character. Persons of the highest literary fame had had their dramatic produc tions represented on the stage, wholly against their consent. Lord Byron and Mr. Millman had had to complain of abuses of this kind, but they were with out redress. The petitioner had to complain of a similar abuse. He had written a tragedy, which the proprietors of owe of the large theatres had brought out on the stage against his consent. He now prayed for some alterations of the law as respected the rights of authors in their productions. Mr. G. LAMB supported the petition. It was extremely hard upon authors, that when they pro. duced a work of a dramatic character, intending it only for the press and not for the stage, they should, by the cupidity of managers in bringing it out for representation, be put nolena miens into the very disagreeab!e situation of damned authors.—(Hear, hear, and a laugh.) The petition was ordered to lie on the table. Mr. S. RICE presented a petition from a gentle man named Tighe, at present a prisoner confined for debt in the King's Bench prison, complaining of abuses of his power on the part of the Marshal of that prison, and praying the House to inquire into the subject. The Hon. Member said that the case was worthy of the consideration of the House.—lt was ordered to lie on the table. COMMUTATION OF TITHES. Mr. P. THOMSON presented a petition from owners and occupiers of land in the vicinity of Ro chester, playing for some alteration in the present system of tithes. Mr. BENETT supported the petition, which was ordered to be printed. . DISTRESS IN THE RIANUFACTURING DISTRICTS. Mr. BROUGHAM held a petition, which he was instructed to present from a most respectable body of persons. In the prayer of the petition, or the allegations on which it was founded, he did not generally concur, and he had so stated to them ; but still they wished that, he should present their case to the House. The petition was from a very respect able body of manufacturers in Birmingham, and was signed by 8,000 individuals, who, with the exception of five, had signed it without any solicitation. The substance of the petition was, in the first place, the declaration of a very notorious fact, namely, the prevalence of very great distress throughout the ma nufacturing districts, and more especially in Birming ham. This distress they ascribe to the Bill, which, as they state, tampered with the currency ; and they gave a measure of the depreciation which he con• fessed he did not clearly comprehend, for they said it amounted to 50 per cent., but in their illustration they made it 100 per cent., by asserting that the effect was to double the debt of 800 millions, as well as the 55 millions of taxes which the public had to pay. According to his judgment, the depre ciation did not at any time exceed 30 per cent., and that was when the price of gold was Si. 7s. 10d. per ounce. After affirming their distress, they went on to suggest a remedy, which was, that the Govern ment should establish such a just and equitable cur rency as would raise the price of labour, and at the same time give vigour to the manufacturing interests. Now, with respect to the depreciation, he admitted that it had its effect upon the condition of the peti tioners, but he denied that it involved the whole of the 800,000,000/. of debt, for a great part of that was as suredly incurred before the depreciation of the currency —an event (the depreciation) which was not ad mitted until Lord King's pamphlet, in 1800. The petitioners complained, and there he certainly agreed with them, that there was a great deal of unde served obloquy cast upon the country bankers, as a proof of which they stated, that out of the seventy bankers who had failed during the panic of 1825, sixty had paid twenty shillings in the pound to their creditors. The petitioners denied the existence of over-trading, over-production, and over-population; but he did not concur in the cogency of their rea soning upon the topic of over-trading, for he re membered when some of our manufacturers exported ship-loads of saddles to countries where such ar ticles were never used, cargoesof earthenware where there could be no demand for it, and even coals to countries where there was more timber than the in habitants could consume. The experience of the speculations .to Buenos Ayres in 1806 and 1807, and of 1805, was, he thought a clear proof that there was such a thing as over-trading. As to over population, he feared that the instance of Ireland was alone sufficient to establish the fact. The petitioners also stated that there ought to be no restraint im posed upon agricultural imports, and they particu larly complained that when the change in the cur rency was arranged, it was not accompanied by a ' corresponding reduction of taxation, and there he entirely agreed with the petitioners; for nothing could have been more inopportune than the laying on 3,000,000/. or 4,000,0001. of taxes in 1819; and he also agreed with them that all those salaries, civil or military, which had in former years been raised on account of the depreciation of money, ought now to be reduced when a metallic circulation pre vailed. He wished he could us easily see the relief which the petitioners looked for, as emanating from these teductions, for after they were all made, he feared the weight of 800 millions of debt, and its 30 or 40 millions of interest, would still be a heavy load on the national industry. In wishing to do full justice to the views of the petitioners, he must at the same time express his opinion that the country could not now retrace its steps and fall back upon a .depreciated currency.—(Hear, hear.)—He then moved that this petition be brought up. Mr. LAWLEY said, the petitioners had done him the honour of soliciting his support of the prayer of this petition, but he informed them he could not give it, becau - se he believed that the Mr. BINETT was decidedly of opinion that the alteration which had been made in the currency was one of the greatest errors ever committed in any country. Double the quantity of produce now oni7 ' brought in as much money as was some years age, realized by the sale of half the quantity. He now paid three sovereigns, instead of three 11. notes, to meet the interest on the 3 per cent. consols. it was the opinion of Mr. Ricardo and other eminent men, that some alteration must be effected with re spect to the debt. Mr. Alderman WAITHMAN agreed entirely in the statement made by the petitioners, that while , the means of meeting taxation were greatl; reduced, the weight of the debt was almost doubled. He begged leave to cull the attention of the House to the fallacious statements which had been made with respect to the growing prosperity of the country. It appeared by papers which he had in his-possea mion that the real value of the exports of British ma nufactures in 1798 and 1799, exceeded the official value more than 13,000,0001., and that the official value had been advancing while the real value hail been decreasing, and to so great an extent, that ist 1828 the real value was-below the official nearly 16,000,0001. It also appeared, that had the real value kept its relative position with th e o ffi cial, it would,instead of being only 36,000,000/. in 1828, have amounted to 86,500,0001., showing an actual depreciation of nearly 50,500,0001., or 97 per cent. Taking the aggregate of the last three years the exports were, in real valise; less in amount than the official by more than 40,000,0001., although it would appear, as had been stated in the House of Commons a few weeks ago, that there was an increase by the official value of 12,000,0001. in the last two years. Independently of the differ ence between the real and official valise, it would be seen that the export trade had declined in real value for the last 30 years to a vast amount. If gentle , men compared the aggregate amount of the exports of the last six years in real value with that of the six preceding years (1816 to 1822), they would be found to have fallen off 13,500,000/. Comparing the same with the six prior years (1810 to 1816), they were less by 41,000,0004; compared with the, six years further back (1804 to 1810), they wets less by 52,000,0001.; and with those of 1798 to 1804, less by 35,000,0001. Taking the average of the whole period—the lust six years, as ' rornpared with the.2s preceding years, were less in real value by nearly 6,000,000/. per annum ; and this, it must be remarked, did not comprise te decrease in the export of colonial or foreign produce. The decrease in real value of colonial and foreign produce ex ported for the last eight years, as compared with those of 1814 to 1822, was 4,500,0001. per annum ; the annual decrease in British goods exported in the same period, by like comparison, was nearly 9,000,0001., making together an annual decrease of 13,500,0001. for the last eight years in our export trade. And yet, while things were going on in this way, they had the folly—he would say the absolute madness—to suffer the country to be inundated with French goods. Such things as these must be men tioned; the country must be told of them, and lie should not be doing his duty with such 'an impres sion on his mind, even though it were incorrect, if he did not state it openly and boldly. The Com mittee of the House of Commons on foreign trade it 1821, said,—" Your Committee are, however, sensible that at once to abandon the prohibitory sylis tern would be of all thinge the most visionary ant( dangerous. It has long subsisted—it is the law, not only of this kingdom, but of the rest of the European world, and any departure from it is forbidden by every consideration of prudence, safety, and jus tice." But what occurred three years afterwards, its 1824 ? Why the then Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Robinson) declared that " the country was in an unexampled state of prosperity, such lad been the increase of our foreign commerce and advan tages derived front the free system of trade." He further said, " Why not now emancipate the com merce of Great Britain ? Why not cut the cords that tied her down to the earth, and let her spring up aloft to convey the produce of our industry to every quarter of the world ?"—(Cheers.)—" What. period could be more auspicious?—every thing prospered with us—the finances exhibited excess, trade was flourishing, and capital was actually float ing about, seeking for employment. It was the very best opportunity that could be desired to cut the bonds of ancient prejudices which shackled the na tion's energies, and spring forward with a new start in the pursuit of national wealth. " Lord bless me," (continued the Right Hon. Gent.) " British manufactured silks are thought so well of in foreign markets, that we have only to remove those prohi bitions, and they will obtain a preference over the commodities of every other country." Now the exports of this year were less than any of those, with the exception of a single year, for 24 years, and upon an average of them by 6,500,000/. per ann.; and oar exports to France were about 4,000/., imports 2,600,0001. He would ask, how could a Minister come down and make snch a statement ? But he supposed it was a part of his duty to de , scribe trade as flourishing, and commerce as in creasing, when both were at the lowest ebb. While this depreciation had been going on, the taxes had remained stationary ; and were, besides the expense of collection, above 50,000,0001. per annum; whilst insolvency, crime, and pauperism, had rapidly increased. Although the people were now better educated than formerly, the commitments for crime had been, in six years, from 1804 to 1810, 28,628; ditto 1810 to 1816, 42,456; ditto 1816 to 1822, 80,619 ; ditto 1822 to 1828, 91,047 ;—total in 21 years, 242,950 persons. The first twelve years, 71,164; the second ditto, 171,866;—increase in twelve years, 100,782 persons. In 1826, commit ments, 16,164; in 1827, ditto, 70,921 ; increase in one year, 1,777 persons. Insolvents, from 1814 to 1828, 59,300; bankrupts, about 25,000 ;-84,300 persons. Where there was one bankruptcy, there were ten compositions, and the partners under com missions of bankruptcy, and their wives and families, and those of insolvents, would make the above 350,000. persons, upon a moderate estimate. The poor rates were nearly 8,000,0001. per annum. In one parish within the city of London, where the houses were 800, the defaulters, most of whom were excused or allowed time, 200. The paupers in the workhouse were 312,—ditto, out of the house, 324, . —636 paupers, besides those supported in schools and other charities. The population had increased within the last thirty years 30 per cent. The ne cessary articles of consumption—malt, beer, tea, tobacco, and others—had not increased in any thing like the same proportion : the consumption of beer had actually decreased within the last three years 600,000 barrels. It was, he conceived, impossible that such a state of things could long continue. Mr. W. WHITMORE said, nothing that had fallen from the worthy Alderman had. more asto nished him than the statement that the foreign trade of this country had greatly declined of late years. It could be easily shown that there hail been a vast increase in the quantity of articles exported from this country. From 1790 to 1799, the annual average experts of this country, stated in official value (which stated the quantity), amounted to 17,670,000/. From 1800 to 1809, the annual average amount was 26,211,0004 ; from- XlBlO ,to 1820, the annual average amount was 36,921,0004 s --showing an increase in the annual average of ex , ports of 10,000,000/. for eh period:of - telt.,yesis,_ , respectively. From 1821 ' , 0821 ftlie_intitiel IC) ga-It'sg - ; ) . -p- --- I — --. -, ' , ts..