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else, in the same way as it had been determined to act with respect to the corresponding officer in the department of the customs. Rewards as respected these high officers were to be dispensed with. Mr. EDWARD DAVENPORT regretted the Mail brewers were liable to such severe penalties under the existing excise laws. This required exa n'instion and revision, for they were, as a body, enainently conducive to the convenience of the public. Lord MILTON had reason to be convinced that the effect of the restrictions imposed by recent Acts of Parliament on maltsters, was to induce them to o" uPs at least s i nce t h e A ct of 1827, the trade manufacture of malt. Mr. SLANEY, in reply, insisted strongly on the necessity of adopting the suggestions which he had submitted to the House, more particularly as the duties affected barleys of different growths, and as respected the permission to sprinkle malt. By the Present regulation as to sprinkling, it was proved that one-fifth of the saccharine matter was lost in the p r ocess pri or to an d d ur i ng t h e b rew i ng. After, ho . wever, the pledge which had been given by the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite, to direct his at tention to the minutiae of the subject, he should content himself with the benefit the public was likely t o receive from the circumstance of this pledge being extracted from the Right Hon. Gentleman to o nsult its i nterests, and he should therefore de clineo pr ess the subject further, and beg leave to wthdraw his motion. The motion was accordingly withdrawn. MANUMISSION OF SLAVES. Mr. WILMOT HORTON begged to know whether there had been any recent order issued from the Co lonial-office , relative to the manumission of slave s in the colonies ' of Berbice and Demerara; and also to ask whether, If there were any such or derissued, the Right Hon. Secretary for the Colo .ies would have any objection to accede to the mo- tion he was about to make for its production. I to th Sir G. MURRAY should make no opposition h is h e productio n of su c h a d ocument if it were i n productio n tMr. WILM OT HORTON said his object was o bring the su bje ct of the manumission of slaves in W the West Indi es b efore the House, in a manner which ould enable it to decide on the propriety of its in terference with the executive on so important an °hject. T he Right Hon. Member then moved for It c °l 3 y of the Order in Council respecting the ma mission of slaves in Demerara and Berbice, which l 'ad been issued since the examination of evidence tl Pon that subject before the Privy Council. ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS. Sir J. NICHOLL moved for leave to bring in a till to regulate the duties, s a l ar i es , an d emo l u - Men ts of officers in certain Ecclesiastical Courts in England. f M r, PEEL was glad that on e so ena bl e d b y pro e'''°nal experience and ability as his Right Hon. and Le arned F r i en d, h a d ta k en up the sub j ect of the duties and r emuneration of the officers in the Eccle siastical Courts. After a few words from Dr. PHILLIMORE, leave was then given to bring in the Bill. BULL-BAITING. b i4r. C. PALLMER moved for leave to bring in Mr. to prohibit the practice of bull-baiting. GORDON objected to the Bill. 'r.. W. SMITH supporte d t h e Bill. Mr. C. PALLMER was sorry that he was in audible when stating the ground on which he was ticluced to bring forward the present measure. In ! 822 , an Act was passed against cruelty to animals 's whi c h t h e. " bull" was strangely omitted. The consequence of this omission was, that a person lailty of cruelty to that particular anim a l cou ld not e puni s h e d • till the omission was remedied, arid that * lts the object of his present Bill. L Mr. PEEL thought the Hon. Member for Surrey better, if he meant to remedy the defects of the t zilting law; have brought forward a more general Iden ti ttsure. There were many animals to protect as as bulls,—there were bears also—(a n laugh)lh— were made the subj ect o f cruel pastime. Why t , i an did not th e lion. Gentl eman extend h i s Bill acts of cruelty against bears and badgers ?—(A ls ugo.)--Ile „was p er f ec tl y ser i ous, and did not in 'entimsily provoke laughter. Why not prevent cr uelty to th ose an i mals as well as to bulls. Why not, anthe same principle, punishthe equally cruel and cold blooded a musement of pigeon-shooting ?—(Hear, hear.)--Why notrotect lions ? Were not the P feeli ngs of the public as much offended by a b aiting of lions as they were by bull-baiti ng ? recent (He ar.)..--In a word, should riot the measure be general, impartial, and consistent,—or the means of checking all be equally left to the improved habits sod opinions of the people ? There ought to be tome principle laid down for legislation : otherwise, Cession aftei session, the House might be called tpon to entertain similar measures. Upon the question that leave be given to bring in the Bill, the House divided— Ayes ................. 28 I Noes 73 Majority against the introduction of the Bill, 45. BUCKINGHAM PALACE. Lord LOW THER moved the committal of the (land Revenue Bill. On the House resolving itself into a Committee, Lord ALTHORP inquired whether there was 4 hy estimate of the expences which would be in curred in the repairs of Buckingham-house ? Lord LOWTHER replied that the last estimate teas before the House. , J. WOOD called the attention of the House ‘0 the clause in the Bill, for if it passed in its pre tlstit state it Would lead to an unlimited expenditure. 1e: 25 was ue t o , when it was proposed to apply the surplu s . t t h h e at rebuilding of Buckingham-house, it stand'stite'd a part of the old materials would c e an d an estimate was given in of a sum riot ex the Ing 252,6904 as sufficient for the purpose. In f recourse of last year a Committee had been called b°ol(titi consequence of the unsightly appearance of the r ev n g; and an advance was made from the land rilor enue in order to allow the building to proceed it a : ra Pidly. From the report of that Committee , 4 ,ePeared that there was no security against t h e tq tuba._ jb te, being exceeded to an unlimited extent, for tt nine last year, the architect stated that the sum sli o e4 „ d ed amounted to 432,9261.—(Hear.)—He seaii i -i i t ed. that so f ar f rom th e o ld ma t er i a l s b e i ng sf o ' n 'they e, had produced only the paltry sum on He (Mr. Wood) wished to see the fri egrsitTl.l* suitably lodged ; but he complained of been°ntr° it n . money in this manner, without o " f 9l ia i rliamelit, especially when , it had 4 t r ', l a vished on w h at was a monument of bad taste. t he w a sh stat e d t h at 50, 00 0 / . h a d b een e xp en d e d o n that which had proved useless. He also state d, its ~,4'to respect to the dome , . for want of a model, t eas tillable to judge of its probable effect, and Th e ' n ,''Pris e d at it when he saw it.—(A laugh.)— is act of 6th Geo. IV. was, in his opinion a wtbei/e4o4°sfecoxnitranct "the between the Crown and Crown lands were given up , 131 y 4 t 1 L eec o ta ' it: ' r i e e ven t ue e w as allotted to the Sovereign. Peration of t hat Act,. the whole surplus o 'n_ th e t o lue of the Crown might be be swallowed up should the case l f ioUs p e al ' l. tie e7 di(rere'nt from tiTt of inie 1 1 2° r Castle ? In the latter case Comm i ssio ners. Pe ll NI appointed, under whose controul and re buskkiihility th e money was expended; while, on been 1164 PQ-house, half a mill* of money had th e e ss / Peoded before the House kne w . any t hi ng le s h•uatter , and the p resent expense might not be Ou ght 700,0001. to 800,0004 The House t° have an exp l anat i on o f this profligate waste the teto P ° l'lie money at perio d such a of distress; t o use yould otherwise grossly desert its duty Th 4l. a starving people.—(hear.) a dmi t C HANCELLOR; of the EXCHEQUER soy,s;;eu that that the estimates had been con -01 a ss u y exceeded, which had arisen partly from of th Ha : of form, and not from any wish on the part est stes se t Who had the managemen t .. of the Crown ° deceive. The alteration in respect to the P g a had th a t taken place from its being deemed better h buii i n le Y should stand at a distance. How . f r a e rt tr s i• g Would eventually satisfy the 401uni " intecture he could not tell ; different individuals entertained different opinions. There were few persons who did not admire the buildings in Regent street ; yet durn,g the progress of the work, not a month passed bout some witty and poignant re marks on those buildings.—(Hear.)—All he asked was, that persons would not be too hasty in judg ing what the general appearance of the building would be. Mr. BANKES lamented the haste with which the work had been begun, which prevented the dis covery that the project *of altering the old building was hopeless, until considerable progress had been made. A splendid palace might have been built in a better situation, at less expense than had been in curred. Take the building on either side, take it in front, flank, or rear, the spectator could get no po sition in which the view could gratify him.—(Hear.) Mr. KEMP expressed himself not unwilling to grant a farther advance of money, though it was im possible not to find fault with some part of the work. Mr. A. BARING objected very much to the manner in which Parliament had been treated through out this transaction. In the first place, it had been discovered, by the merest accident, that 250,000/. which had been placed in the hands of commissioners, under the French treaty, for the most sacred purpose, that of liquidating claims which British subjects had upon France,—had been handed over to the Com missioners of Woods and Forests, to be applied to a very different purpose. A more discreditable transac tion was never known or heard of. (Hear.) That cir cumstance was kept concealed from the sight of Par liament for nearly two years, and then chance brought it to light. What, he would ask, was the cane in the present instance ? Why they had now discovered, and again by the merest accident, that the Noble Lord, in a ~Bill for consolidating the laws relative to the revenue derivable from his Majesty's woods and forests, had introduced a clause authoriz ing the expenditure of an immense sum of money, the produce of those lands, on the same object which had already swallowed up the 250,000/. which had been given up by the Commissioners for the adjust ment of claims on France.—(Hear, hear.)—That Bill might have passed without observation, and no person have known that 440,0001. or 450,0001. ad ditional (for such was the sum stated by the Noble Lord), taken from these revenues, had been applied to the building of Buckingham-palace. He should like to know from the Noble Lord, whether that sum of 450,000/. would be sufficient. [Lord Lowther intimated that he had not stated that the sum of 450,0001. which might be derived from the woods and forests, after other charges were met, must necessarily be applied to the purpose alluded to.] Well, then, would the Noble Lord be good enough to state what sum it would be necessary to raise for finishing this palace ? Was it meant to return the 250,0001. that had been advanced by the Com missioners under the treaty with France ? and what further sum would be requisite for completing this project ? Lord LOWTHER said, the Hon. Member was not correct when he stated that a new clause, a clause unknown before, had been introduced secretly into this Bill, for the purpose of raising money for finishing Buckingham-house. The Bill only con tained a clause which was contained in an Act passed some years ago, and which, amongst other matters, provided for the appropriation of the sur plus of the land revenues towards the expenses in curred in erecting the new palace. He utterly de nied that the clause was secretly introduced. There was nothing whatever surreptitious in the proceed ing. The Act to which be alluded was passed in the year 1825, and the present clause was intended to sanction the principle recognized in it, by which the surplus derived from the land revenues was made applicable to the payment of expenses incur red by the building of the new palate. He was asked, what money had been expended :on Buck ingham-house, and what the total expense was likely to be ? Up to the 14th of February, he believed the expense had been 346,000/., and the last esti mate given in by the Building Committee was 432,000/., as the sum which would complete the edifice. The Commissioners of Woods and Fo rests, he might be allowed to observe, had no con trol over this expenditure. The accounts were sent in by the Board of Works, and the Commis iioners of Woods and Forests paid them. Lord MILTON said, it appeared, from what he could understand, that there was no control what ever. The charges came from the Board of Works, and the Commissioners of Woods and Forests were bound to pay them ; and in a report made to the House on the 3d of April, 1828, it was thus stated, " Your committee understand that the Board of Works have no control over this expenditure." Lord LOWTHER—The Board of Works have no control over the designs, but it is their duty to measure what is done, and to see that the charge is correct. Mr. A. BARING was not aware that a clause of the nature of that on which he had animadverted had been inserted in a pre-existing Act of Parlia ment. Mr. D. W. HARVEY observed, that this pro perty was treated as if it were exclusively the pro perty of the Crown ; but arrangements had been made, confirmed by Acts of Parliament, which made it as much the property of the public its any other fund at the disposal of that House. They ought, therefore, to bear in mind that this was part of the Ways and Means of the country, and was perfectly applicable to the exigencies of the State. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, the money given up by the French Commis sioners to the Woods and Forests was secured on the revenue of the Crown. It was to be repaid with interest, whenever the claims were proved. That was the condition on which it was lent. The land revenue, he admitted, had by an agreement entered into with the Crown, become public pro perty—(hear, hear)—and it never was the object or intention of Ministers to raise a palace for his Ma jesty at the expense of the private funds of the Crown. But seeing that it was necessary to build a palace for the King, they had made application to that particular fund to which the present Bill referred. Sir B. H. INGLIS inquired, whether it was in tended to throw a bridge over the canal in St. James's Park. Gentlemen going to that House had formerly found the bridge, which had been erected there, extremely convenient. Mr. PROTHEROE was of opinion that a car riage-road should be opened from Storey's-gate to Buckingham-gate. Mr. P. THOMSON complained that there was no controul whatever over the expenditure in the building of this palace. With respect to the 250,0001. borrowed, as they were informed, from the Commissioners appointed to settle the claims on France, lie had always thought, and he still thought that it was one of the most unjust acts ever com mitted by any Government. Mr. J. WOOD said, if his Majesty's Govern ment would give him an assurance that the sum of 432,0001. would cover all the expellees of the pa lace, then he would withdraw his opposition—a sum which exceeded by 180,0001. the estimate of 1825 ; if they 'would rick, then' he would take the sense of the Louse pig the ClpSe altogether, Lord MILTON ipluired,, whether it was in-,. tended to open a carriage way from Storey's-gate to Buckingham-gate. Lord LOWTHER said, that according to the plan, it was intended that buildings should extend from Storey's -gate to Buckingham-gate; but that project had not been yet commenced. Lord MlLTON—Although those houses are not yet in the progress of being built, that is no reason for not throwing the gate open. The nulPillYwas'ffroCeeding to read the Bill, paragraph by paragraph, when Mr. J. WOOD intimated, that his objection was directed solely against the clause contained in page 56, which related to the appropriation of the sur plus funds to the expense of building Buckingham palace, and requested him to proceed to that clause. The CHAIRMAN having read the clause, Mr. WOOD said'he - was willing 'riot to confine Ministers to the sum of even 432,000/.; and if, in stead of 432,0001. they would pledge themselvi that the whole sum from first to last to be taken from the annual land revenues, to defray the ex penses of the palace, including furniture and every other item, should not exceed half a million of money, he would agree to it, and withdraw his op position —olear, was giving them 68,0001. above the last estimate, and 250,0001. above the estiinn'e of 1825. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER could give no pledge as to the furniture, since it had never come under official consideration. He -had no objection, however, to place a limit on the expenses of the building.—(Hear.) Lord A LTHORP conceived, that since the Right Hon. Gentleman had assented to the principle of placing a limit on the expense, there could be no ob jection to allow him time to ascertain what that ex pense might amount to. He wished to know, with respect to the Bird-cage-walk, why that was not made an open road, as Parliament and the public had been led to expect ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER had never given any pledge to that effect, nor was he aware that any had been given. Mr. KEITH DOUGLAS said, the opening of the Bird-cage walk would be productive of great convenience to the public. Mr. J. WOOD said, that on the understanding given by the Chancellor of _the Exchequer, that he would take an opportunity to ascertain the amount of the estimate required for the finishing of the palace, he (Mr. Wood) would withdraw his amend ment. Mr. MABERLY contended that a pledge had been given that the Bird-cage walk would have been made an open carriage-way, and it wai not acting fair towards the public not to redeem that pledge. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER repeated that he had given no such pledge. Mr. MABERLY said, such a pledge had been given to Parliament by the predecessor of the Right Hon. Gentleman. Mr. BARING argued that the Government were bound to redeem the pledge which had been con fessedly made to Parliament, respecting the opening of the Bird-cage-walk. Sir R. INGLIS argued to the same effect. Sir R• WILSON adverted to the narrowness of the carriage way in Stratford-place, and imme diately adjoining Buckingham -gate. It was such that persons were in danger of being run over, and it should be remedied. Mr. M. A. TAYLOR said, when they went to build a palace for the Sovereign, they ought to have erected one worthy of the Sovereign, and in a situa tion where he could reside. Now Buckingham palace was surrounded by a crowd of houses. The Sovereign could not reside there without being, on the one hand, annoyed by the smoke of • brewery; and the could not walk out in his garden, particu larly in a white coat or small-clothes, without being blackened by the smoke of the neighbouring houses. —(A laugh.)—The palace ought to have been made what it ought to be, even if it had cost mints of money. He had brought forward a motion last Session respecting the 250,0001. appropriated out of the French claims. He now undertook, on the part of the public, that he would see that sum either restored to the public or the French claimants, After a few words from Mr. FYLER, Lord Low- THER, Sir R. INGLIS, and the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, the House resumed, the chairman re ported progress, and obtained leave to sit again on Monday next. JUVENILE OFFENDERS' BILL. On the motion of Mr. E. DAVENPORT, tile House went into a committee on this Bill. Mr. CRIPPS said that many parts of the Bill were objectionable. Mr. DAVENPORT merely wished the Bill to pass through this stage pro forma. Mr. PEEL had no objection to see the Bill in its most amended state, and therefore he did not wish to oppose this course. Sir E. CARRINGTON thought that every clause of the Bill involved some difficulty. Mr. NIONCK admitted that the clauses of the Bill were liable to objections, but fully concurred in the principle on which it was founded. Mr. WESTERN (as we understood) supported the measure. Mr. FERGUSSON thought the object of the Bill good, and was inclined to give the Hon. Mem ber every credit for his praiseworthy intentions. At the same time it was necessary that the Bill should be materially altered in its details. Mr. SYKES supported the measure, and said that the only alterations necessary would be very easily made. After a few words from Mr. E. DAVENPORT, the House resumed.—Report on Monday. On the motion of M. G. DAWSON, the Life An nuities Bill was read a third time, and passed. Mr. BYNG moved that the County Bridges Bill be now read a second time. Mr. JONES expressed his decided opposition to the Bill. Mr. BANKES said, that if no other person would propose the necessary alterations in this Bill, he would. Mr. F. LEWIS was so strongly convinced that it was impossible, by any alteration, to make this bad bill a good one, that he should at once propose that the Bill he read a second time this da) six months. Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, when the numbers were— For the Bill 5 Against it. 37 . _ Majority - - The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at Half-past One. rf OF THE MINOI [OTION FOR A BILL TO BAITINC, Astell, W. Forbes, Sir Charles Baring, F. Guise, Sir W. Buxton, T. F. Grant, H. Blake, Sir F. Hay, Adam Cooper, B. B. Hulse, Sir C. Crompton, S. Inglis, Sir B. H. Calthorpe, Hon. F. Knox, Hon. T. Dickinson, W. Lumley, J. S. Ducane, Peter Marryat, J. Fremantle, Sir T. Martin, J. ON MR. PALLMER'S PUT A STOP TO BULL- Protheroe, Ed. Rice, T. S. Smith, W. Strutt, J. H. Sykes, D. Talmash, Hon. F. Van Homrigh, P. TELLERS. PaHiner, C. N. Downie, R. The Princess LIEVEN was at the Duke of DEvoNsuntes soiree on Monday evening, but went away before the arrival of the Duke of WELLINGTON. It is now understood that the LIEVENG are to continue in Eng land. The gallant Premier entered the room, leading in Lady CONYNCHAM on his arm. We understand a deputation, consisting of Mr. WARD, M.P., Mr. PowLEs, Sir ROBERT WILSON, M.P., and four other Members of Parliament, waited yesterday upon Lord ABERDEEN, for the purpose of en deavouring to show the propriety of the Government using their best offices with the Court of Madrid, to induce it to acknowledge the independence of Mexico and the new South American States. It was stated, on the part o'4 the deputation, that the present policy of Spain had the effect of keeping the new Republics in a constant state of alarm End turmoil ; and thus preventing them from settling down into any thing like regular Governments. It was alsti added that there was reason to believe that VERDI NAND was about to send an expedition against Mexico. Ta these observations his Lordship replied, that the beat Offices of the 6overiament had been already employed with the Court of Madrid in favour of the new States, but without effect; and that the Government thought no good could arise from any further interference. As for the reported expedition, his Lordship observed that he had no intima tion of it ; and, if there had been any truth in it, ha thought that such would not have been the case. Sir ROBERT WILSON then called his Lordship's attentian to clause in the different Trea‘lep, recognisiug the tintlelient deuce of the. South American States,. bv' which it was stipulateld that th e flew RePnblica o l 'pod " Bat a tteutpt any thing against the islands of Cuba and Porto Rico, Sir ROBERT said that he had received communications from BOLIVAR, intimating that that clause could not be any longer acted upon, providing Spain pursued her presp; course of policy. This communication Lodi AtiERDEiN was understood to say, - tots tileseryirig 6e'c ohsidektiotf '0 Government. he deputation was 'r eeeived by hia l l,,or+ ship with the greatest ehurtesy. If is slid that the' Continental GOvrr { ~nreyltg F*, , apitLaND to acknowledge upon lel=pe4rtiCgleneeVt CIIRRENT VALUE OF GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. BUY. CALCUTTA. Jan. 8. SELL. Rs. As. Rs. As. Prem. 24 8 Remittable Loan. 6 per Cent. 2B 8 Prem. Disct. 2 0 Old 5 per Cent Loan 2 8 Disct Prem. 1 6 New ditto ditto 1 14 Disct. rItICES OP BULLION. Spanish Dollars Doubloons 3O r 1 a 31 S each Joes, or Peazas Dutch Ducats 4 4 a 412 ... Leuis d'Ors S 0 a 8 8 . Silver 5 Franc Pieces Star Pagodas 2 61 a 3 71 each Sovereigns Bask of England Notes FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRENCH PAPERS. (From the Gazette de France, dated Monday, May 11.) PARIS, Moe Io.—The refusal of the Duke de Laval Montmorency to accept the Department of Foreign Affairs is no longer a secret to any body. It must have cost this noble person a great effort not to accept the post to which the King had called him with peculiar goodness. A mo• desty which is very rare in these times has caused him to see nothing but difficulties in the task which he would have had to fulfil. The motive which has induced this resolu tion deserves the greatest respect. The telegraph had announced the day before yesterday, that the courier who brought the answer of the Duke de Laval had passed through Strasburg. The courier had arrived yesterday afternoon. The determination of the Duke de Laval was known yesterday evening in Paris, and the Messaper pretended that no courier had arrived from Vienna at the moment when the Paper went to press. Yesterday evening the Ministers had an extraordinary council, after which they sent new despatches to Vienna, in the hope of inducing M. de Laval to withdraw his re fusal, announcing to him that it had not yet been accepted. Attempts at insurrection have been made in the midst of La Vendee, in one of those towns which have always been an exception among that loyal population. A tri coloured flag was set out in the roarket-place of Cholet a few days ago. The King's Attorney-General is endea vouring to discover the guilty. The Gazette of Genoa announces that Count Guillensi not is gone to Rome, and would soon return to Naples, to embark for Constantinople. Letters from Gibraltar of the 23d of April announce that the Austrian squadron has for the third time sailed from Algesiras to Tangier. The number of tickets of relief distributed in Paris is 152,000. The bearers of these tickets are entitled to re ceive bread at the price of four sous (2d.) per pound. (From the Moniteur ofSunday.) LEGHORN, APRIL 22.—Letters from Malta announce that Admiral Malcolm left that island on the Ist of April, with his whole squadron, for Naples, where he will take on beard the French and English Ambassadors, and convey them tr Constantinople. The Russian men-of-war lately at Malta had sailed for the Archipelago. The Florence Gazette states from private letters, that the Greeks had declared the whole coast occupied by the Turks from Missolonghi to Murto, in a state of blockade. The Russians continue strictly to blockade Candia. PRICES OF STOCKS THIS Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Red. ... ..... 87% 6h 3 per Cent. Cons. 81'7 9 % Ski per Cent Ditto Red. 96 5% hi I per Cent. lO3 2F , Ditto, 11 , 26 103% %, Bank L. Ann. l9 5-16 % India Stock - Ditto Bonds 53 54 pm. 1 DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. South Sea Stock — Old Annuities New Ditto Ex. Bills, Xl,OOO 2d. 65 66 pm. Ditto 500 2d. 65 66 pm. Ditto Small ...... 2d. 66 671 pm. Ditto Commercial Bank for Account India for Account Cons. for Acct 87% ,NGE YESTERDAY. COURSE OF EXCH. Amsterdam C.F.12 4 Ditto, at sight 12 2 Rotterdam 2 U 12 41 Antwerp 12 4} Hamburg!) M.B. 13 141 Altona 13 14:- Paris, 3 days' sight 25 60 Ditto 2 U. 25 85 Bordeaux 25 90 Berlin Frankfort on Maine, Ex. 51.152 Petersburgh, ruble, 3 Us. 10 0 Vienna, effective H. 2 M. 10 '7 Trieste de 10 '7 Madrid 36% Cadiz 3 6 3,4 Bilboa Barcelona 36 Seville 36% Gibraltar 49% Leghorn 47% Genoa 25 70 Venice 47% Malta 49% Naph s Palermo per oz. 119 Lisbon Oporto 45 o Janeiro Bahia 32 Buenos Ayres Dublin, 21 days' sight— l% Cork lay BULLION, PER OZ. X. s. d. Portugal Gold, coin... 0 0 0 Foreign Gold, in bars 3 17 9 New Doubloons 0 0 0 yew Dollars ' Silver, bars, standard 0 0 0 Ebr rte; r~~. = . ~i `/~ *ltit. LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 13, 1829. Mr. C. PALLMER, the enlightened Member for Surrey, moved last night in the House of Com mons, for leave to bring in a Bill for the purpose of patronising bulls, and extending to them that same protection which the Legislature affords all other animals. We are no advocates of inhumanity, but we cannot help thinking that the Hon. Member's motion is one of those to which Mr. BURCHELL'S description of Lady Blarney's and Miss Carolina Wilhellmina Skeggs's accomplishments, may be very safely and satisfactorily applied, viz.—that it is mere fudge, is without meaning, and of no earthly use, except as it affords a sample of its author's legisla tive capabilities. The practice of bull-baiting is now—as Mr. GORDON truly observed in reply— nearly exploded. In the West of England it is un known, and even in those parts where it is most in vogue, it is accompanied by no such excessive cruelty as should call, for its peremptory suppression. The legitimate sports of the people, sanctioned by the usage of ages, should at all times be approached with caution ; and bull-baiting in those counties where it still exists, being one of those, and one, we repeat, unsullied by any great inhumanity, we cannot but deprecate interference with it. But why should Mr. PALLMER confine his patronage to bulls ? Why not extend it to other animals, cats for instance, and immortalize his senatorial sagacity by the intro duction of a Bill to prevent the inconsiderate youth of our . different public schools from shoeing them with walnut-shells ? A very pretty immortality may be derived from this source, and one more likely to hand down the name of PALLMER to posterity than even his diatribes against Catholic Emanci pation. The Allgemeine Zeitung to the 14th inst. received this morning, in an article dated from Smyrna, states that important events both in Persia, and on the frontiers of Russia and Turkey, may be soon ex pected. The same Journal mentions, that tie lute severe scarcity of bread in Ve - ,,Aai,a4tinople has been put an e; , ,d to by the fortunate arrival of several European ships from the Archipelago, with large supplies of corn, rice, and pulse. The , 4VI• - nt•T was very active in his encleayours to cal,m, the og4ation of the people',s minds SAMiNs, Amp. —Commerci3l letters from Bagdad of the beginnin g of March, the contents of which are also confirmed by travellers from that country, give reason to expect important events both in Persia and on the frontiers of Russia and Turkey, where General Paskewitach has the chief command. Since the conclusion of peace 1.,;,,ei-fee n Russia and Persia great discontent Er.,;;;;. , :d latter empire, and the men en4V9' aeil to p,ersua.d e the !h .h to 'veak the pence Od'toloiO the 'f L I Om b u t the'` .. fialh in . eferrA 'the' preservation of poet to furtl n r end the CAtfilMtiotis were punctually paid to the tiuislMl Commissioner s . In several of the Western pro vinoes Popular commotions took place on accow;..f of the payment of thi s money, and the priPsti a.;eused'ale Shall of cowardice and treachery. During thic ferment the:Trik Russian A-;.,,bataatior arrivedae Teheran, - ao4 W 4 -41 vfante(ll4t 'some- inciantal cirdttMOOnC4,, '"/ PradUce an Whiciu the Govern.. meat l etAlitr '0 f . 1 dot 'he able tor6slst. An occasion so on lresapllre d4 .'"f i tho:lllisslan servants got into a quarrel with some PVY6iatia about some women ; the populace, excited perhaps by secret emissaries, penetrated into the palace of ill? Ambassador, and murdered all the Russians . '4!.iy 'wet Since then all Teheran had been link; Lii11 3 44 444 1t WAS believed, AS the letters affirm, that this event would not b 4 without some influence on the operations of General Paskewitsch, because he must now pay increased attention to all that passes in Persia. We are here very impatient for the next accounts from B rgilad, and the Turks flatter therriseises that war between Persia and Russia is inevitable. VIENNA, MAY I.—The Austrian Observer has an article, dated Constantinople, 12th April, which says:— " The scarcity of bread had towards the close of the Ra madan caused some tumults about the bakers' shops, on account of the great crowds, especially of Turkish women of the lower class. During that time the Sultan shewed himself almost every day in different quarters of the city, even in Pera, sometimes quite alone without any suite or guard, sometimes accompanied by a few of his courtiers, viewed with Iris own eyes the assemblages about the bakers' shops, and directed various measures for the restoration and maintenance of tranquillity. The Government al ready thought it would be necessary to have recourse to the measures which have often been ordered, and again de layed, of sending away a great number of Greek, Ar menian, and Jewish Rayne and their families. In fact some hundreds of them had removed from Constantinople to Asia, when the arrival of several ships laden with corn from Sinope, Samsure, Amasserah, Trebizonde, and other Turkish ports in the Black Sea, which brought above 100,000 kilos of corn, and the arrival at the same time of several European ships from the Archipelago with large supplies of rice and pulse, put an end to the embarrass.. ment of the Government. But what has most contri buted to quiet people's minds, and to obviate future fears, is the resolution taken by the Porte, at the suggestion of Tahir Bey, formerly Superintendant of the Customs, a man well versed in commercial affairs, in consequence of which the trade in provisions is declared to be free, and every body who shall bring to the capital flour, corn, rice, oil, and other necessaries of life, which were formerly a monopoly of the Government, is no longer hound to de liver them into the 'public magazines, bat may dispose of them at his own discretion, without any restriction. The publication of this resolution has excited general joy in a degree that it would be difficult to describe ; and the wholesome effects of this important measure were immediately apparent, as large quantities of rice, flour, and corn were brought to market, and offered for sale at very moderate prices. Meantime we learn that Admiral Ricord has lately extended his blockade of the Dardanelles to the south coast of Rumelia, as far as the Gulf of Contessa, and stopped several lonian ships that were going to enter the free ports of Enos and Saros. As this extension of the blockade is hot founded on any public notice, it is hoped that it will not have any farther result." VIENNA, MAT 1.-Metalliques, 98 ; Bank Shares, 1,103. The French Papers possess little interesting or important intelligence. The Gazette de France says " the refusal of the Duke de LAVAL MONTMO RENCY to accept the Department of Foreign Affairs is no longer a secret to any body. It must have cost this noble person a great effort not to accept the post to which the KING had called him with peculiar goodness. A modesty which is very rare in these times has caused him to see nothing but difficulties in the task which he would have had to fulfil. The motive which has induced this resolu tion deserves the greatest respect." SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, M& 12.—Wind E.N.E.—Arrived the James Cruickshank, Young, from St. Vincent's. PORTSMOUTH, MAY 12.—Wind S.E. to E.—Arrived from London, the Neptune, Cumberledge, for Madras and Bengal. PLYMOUTH, MAY 11.—Wind E. S.E —Arrived the Brozbornebury, Chapman, from Calcutta, sailed the 17th of January, has on board Captain Millbank of the Wood ford, wrecked off the Isle of France the 13th of February. Arrived from London, the Marquis of Anglesea, Stewart, for Swan River. Sailed the Rambler, for :St. Lucia; and York, Moncrieff, for New South Wales. Off Port, the Castle Huntley, and George the Fourth, from India ; Lady Flora, Frazer, from Calcutta ; and Governor Harcourt, Tullis, from Madras. FALMOUTH, MAY 11.—Wind E.—Arrived the Dis patch, Riches, from Teneriffe; Favorite, from India ; and Did°, from La Guayra. WEYMOUTH, MAY 11.—Arrived the Triumph, Green, from Bombay. MAURIT, US, FEE. 16.—The Nurbuddab, which way outside at the time it began to blow, put to sea, leaving her papers and money behind, and has not been heard of since. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, Tlviaric o' CLoer. The Funds have been nearly in a state of stagnation all the morning, and the operations are scarcely worth notice. Consols opened at 671 it for money and account, and the only bu•inesa we have heard of is their having been done at 88i for the opening; Scrip, 2i 1 pm. India Bonds, 52 4 pm. ; Exchequer Bills, 45 6 pm. The Foreign Stocks remain in a motionless state ; Bra zilian Bonds are 521 Si; Buenos Ayres, 24 5 ; Portu guese, 444 ; and Russian are stationary at 96 -I-. In Shares there is nothing new. In consequence of the calms the Britannia, New York packet ship, had not arrived at Liverpool at nine o'clock on Monday evening, and consequently we are without papers or letters from her. Three per Cent. Consols, 871 -; Ditto for Account, 871 ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 87 ; Three and a half per Cent. Reduced, 951 ; Four per Cent., 1021 103 ; Ditto, 1826, 103 i t ; India Stock, 221 2 ; Bank Stock, 2081 91 ; India Bonds, 52 4; Exchequer Bills, 65 66 pm. ; Scrip, 214. FOREIGN.-Brazilian, 521 34 ; Buenos Ayres, 24 5 ; Chilian, 17 19 ; Colombian, 151 16 ; Danish 65i a; French, 5 per Cent., 108 1; 3 per Cent., 791 9i; Greek, 141 151; Mexican, Five per Cent., 20 201; Six per Cent., 16 17; Peruvian, 10 12; Portuguese, 441 i ; Russian, 96 1 ; Spanish, 91 AttriEs.—Anglo Mexican, 761 51 dis. ; Brazilian, 48 50 pm• ; Bolanos, par, 10 pm. ; Colombian, 26 5 die. ; Real Del Monte, 120 130 per share; United Mexican 311 301 dis. TWO (reZ 0 CK, Consols have shown rath er a worse feature, and are at present 87i 1 for money And time, and 88 for the opening. THREE 0' CL 0 CK. Consols, 871 4. The Duke and Duchess of C•-R.ENcE have had several of the Nohiliv and p c nt g on a visit to them, within the last fw drays, it their residence in Bushy-park. The Earl of A lignmEN, Mr. Secretary PEEL, and ford I4vscri Ciowvx, visited the Duke of WEI, TANQTQN yesterday, at the Treasury. Prince ESTERIIAZY, the Austrimi Ambassa dor, transacted business yesterday, at ti 4? Voreign-office. Sir WILLIAM CAmAIwLL, late Chief Jus tice of Upper can,qla, left town last evening, on his return to Cloia,(4: Sir WILLIAM has taken with hint dislmtches from Sir GEORGE MURRAY for Sir JAIMIN F. E N I P, the Governor-General ; and Sir JOHN Ccivinrra:, the Lieu tenant-Governor of Upper Carg,44:. The Marc'4s .4 ckLAN ; pps. visited the CU A N of th ! ,., pcc,nE9ll. yesterday, and VA:itICCSS POLIGNAC left town yesterday aftemom for Tunbridge Wells, where his Excel lency intently remaining some weeks, until his recover; from his recent illness of the measles. M. R, tile . Charge d'Aff a i res f or F rance, w i l l transavz . 'k . (luring the absence of the Prince, DEVONSHIRE ScwOnd Grand Ball at thiA zoliknyt ti .i on took place on M on d ay evening, v4i.;p every tTiing c assumed an improved feature, and, with very few eNeoptians, every thing was new. Su 7.:, prodi gigns splendour in gold and silver embroic‘eq—spch . a pro iusion of diamonds and pearls--,k4h in*bless beauty-- were perhaps never befc.7, - , exhibited in,a;:priKate mar.awa. Their Royal I - I , ighoesses the biikes of cOv#,E.ar,ANu and and 'nearly all the "nObilitx ao4 g!try now in oWn, Wire' present. PAn- t ing conitftned at half-iast eleven, and proiO?d, with groat spirit till half-past ou', iiiikpiNT w. served tp in the usual magnificeo. half- Ist two dancing was resumed, t\r„d, %Nati . Itepkup till six o'clock.--Thi s fete was give.t, to the. lion. Aftst FRANCLS LEVESON GOWER tllp second niece of t: l ,44loshke of DE VONSHIRE, in I . l . ifou of lien. entirt. WAVERLEY'S NEW NOVEL.. 1 / 2 ): 4 lili: v . are respectfully informed, that A.11N,41 s..;xtrinswx.lN, by th e A UTHOR o f Wavaat.EX, in thre e vols., will he published by Messrs, SNActri and MAR. sue tr., Stationers'-court s 9R Vriilay, the 22d May • LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. Their Lordships were engiged the whole morning in hearing arguments of Counsel on a part-heard Scotch Appeal. Nothing of the least public interest occurred this morn ing, either in the Vice-Chancellor's or Exchequer Courts. COURT OF KING'S BENCH. CHILD V. ♦FFLECK. This was an action by a servant against a master for a in giving her a character. It was tried before Lord, Tenterden, and the plaintiff nonsuited. Alto tvi trial,. K e I nL Ytry. Ihnteowg appearedrmo u o n v ( ed for t the rule pa t questions ~rt) had ), c anrorau not ot : , e e ce nfi Chilned, had been recommended to Mrs. Affieck, who had a good character with her. The plaintiff left her at the end of four months, when another person, Mrs. Seaman, who had applied to Mrs. Affleck for her character, received in an ,wer a letter, in which was the libel complained of, and which stated, " that she had been creditably informed, that after leaving her service, she had been and then was a prostitute at Bury." An action was brought upon this letter which was brought in evidence. It was also proved, that the defendant had told other persons, that she would hinder the plaintiff from getting another situation. Persons were called who had known the plaintiff from her infancy, and with whom she had lived pre vious to going to Mrs. Affleck, and Mr. Kelly contended that it was impossible for any young girl in her situation to otherwise disprove the allegation that she was a prostitute ; and he submitted, that if there had been Any truth in the statement, the defendant might have easily found a witness to the fact, or at least have procured the person from whom she stated herself to have heard it. The two questions which the Learned Counsel contended ought to have been left to the Jury were, first, whether the letter was a bona fide answer to the letter ad dressed to the defendant, answering it without straying from the inquiry; or, whether it did not infer ex press malice when coupled with the evidence. The Learned Counsel cited two cases in support of his appli cation, and wished to press the consideration of this ea,o on the Court, as the plaintiff, from her situation in life, would, upon the failure of this application, be unable to relieve herself from this ruinous charge. The COURT were of opinion that the defendant could not be called upon to prove the allegations contained in the letter, or to produce the person whom she stated had told her. They considered that the letter could not bear a presumption of express malice; as, if the plaintiff had behaved herself with propriety while in the defendant's service, she could easily have called some other of the de fendant's servants to her general behaviour. The Court thought, therefore, that those questions should not have been left to the Jury, and refused to grant the rule. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. The supplies of Grain already reported this week are tolerably good, and the weather remarkably fine. Wheat meets a slack trade at Monday's prices. Barley is unaltered. Having few fine Beans at market, such are held for rather more inone. Pease are without alteration. Oats meet a fair sale at Monday's prices. Flour unvaried. Advices from Hamburgh state that much Wheat is shipping from thence to trance, but by the French laws none can be taken by British ships. ARRIVALS. Wheat. I Barley. Oats. 1 Flour. 1,100 qrs. 1,500 qrs. 8,450 qrs. t 5,200 sacks 550 4,450 1,700 English Irish —. Foreign brl;., LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, DUBLIN, MAY 9. SLANDER ON LADY AGNES ISYNG. Just previous to the rising of the Court, the SOLICITOR GENERAL rose to move, at the suit of Captain George Stephen Byng and Lady Agnes Byng, his wife, fur a crimi nal information against Remmy H. Sheehan and George Walker, the proprietors of The Star of Brunswick ; and also against B. R. Ellis and B. Alcock, the proprietors of The Warder newspapers. The Learned Gentleman said he grounded his motion en the joint affidavit of the com plaining parties, which affidavit he read, setting forth the articles which appeared in the respective papers, both of which had, in allusion to them, given currency to a report that a separation had taken place on the same evening on which they had been married, in consequence of a disco very having been made that a criminal intercourse had previously existed between Lady Agnes Byng and a young married Nobleman, who had been attached to Lord Artgle sea's Court, which circumstances they utterly denied ; and in confirmation of which denial, they accounted for every day, by stating the various places at which they had spent their time, always t oge th er , s i nce t h e d ay of their marriage. The affidavit also stated the deponent to be lieve that Lord Errol was the young Nobleman alluded to. An affidavit of Lord Errol was also read, in which he deposed to his belief, that the parties alluded to in the re spective newspapers, as having been so separated, w ere Captain and Lady Agnes Wag, and that he wealthy young Nobleman who was referred to, and inferred to have had a criminal intercourse with the lady provioui to her mar riage, which insinuation and charge he said was false, scandalous, and malicious. - The SOLICITOR-.GINZIAAL said he had the necessary affidavits from the stamp-office, stating the persons against whom he moved to be the proprietors of the respective newspapers. Having read to the Court the affidavits of the parties on whose behalf he moved, he should abstain from making a single comment. The Cmur JUSTICE-Take a conditional order. rri COVENT -GA RDENTMEA TRE.-- iIC M asque of Cinnus was revived here last nigh,. with a splendour, and pageantry suited to the charao-er of the entertainment. Mr. C. Kionstat personated 'Comu s with considerable effect, and Miss IfircHits, as the Lady, sang an echo song, by ARNE, in very good *aate. Miss FORME, as one of the Bacchante's, wArblet.l with great sweetness. The piece was received with much favour, and will no doubt have a rum, 1) EA evening his ExP e l, lency the Lord Lieutenant and her Grace the D -, ehess of NORTHUMBERLAND proceeded in state to the Th eatre , where a highly fashionable atilt erowdad audience were assembled to receive them, On their appearance in the state box, attended by a numerous and splendid suite, their Excellencies were hailed with every demonstration of cesp,ect And applause, which continued to be exhibited at intervals throughout tl'ie progress of the performances, and at the departure of the Noble visitors. —DultiN Morning Post. It is with regret we hear that the silk mills in Staw,fard, the - business of which has been carried on to a cansiderable.extent for the last forty or f►fty years, have closed their doors, owing to the pressure ezpetienced is that line. The occurrence is much to Le lamented, as it throws 400 women and children °tit of employment. Boston Gazette. We ar.4 glad to perceive that the example showy in this city, on Wednesday sennight, is likely to be fol t ic,tvtd in other places. The inhabitants of the eastern Dart of the county, we understand, intend to meet at Ho niton On the 16th instant, to petition Parliament for a re, moral of the Coal Duties.—Exeter Alfred. 1 THE VATAL AFFRAY AT ROCHDALE,. The inquest on the six persons killed by the military at Rochdale on Tuesday last, terminated on Saturday ; when the jury, after a long deliberation, returned a verdict of aczidental death, as to the child, ABEL SrorT, and of jus , tiftable homicide as to the other perscoskilled. Some cep., sure, however, the nature of which we ear n - t ot comprehend, was passed I. the jury , ' upon Ole soldi e rs g to fitiq, *or t the multitude h a d diversed. whether xactly for continuing On what so r t vegm, any or hone. it is, of c ourse , i mposs ib le 'teflon that in the C'X i f i C 4 ce * ll4 bensure was found e d, or fir.; 4 i;.!t. tic), c9PieeAurei b':;t w e can assert, without hesi ; 4 we heard of rn course of a ve r y care f u l i nqu i ry, one single f ac t t o j ust if y i t. In the ab. Bence, th''retbre, of any evidence on the subject, we are inclined to think the public will not pay much att. ent i t ,,, to the censure with which the military have been v i s i te d. Indeed, from the manner in which Mr. FARRAND con ducts his inquests, people will care vety little about the results of them ; and if his jury ht pronounced the sob diers guilty of sheep-stealing, tha verdict would have ex_ oited very little astonishment; The bodies of those who per sons stntu.oigt;livtiotb;e7eatx.lphue;c tus'i.oid,ileithkinvezat.nyiviabd but ctloatir. it Inew,assemblage The te l ;d o ' fuxpvieintrah dcggrelly wait, herriaver, inscribed OA one of the coffin. p4tes • Isaac Turner, • Died UAW tith, 1829. Aged 22 Igmxte*ed I am,—the innocent, By tyrants that disgraced, In heaven there's a God that knows ;-- Where I hope to be embraced. 134 ore glad to learn that all the wounded, .with" the ex. caption of three, are recovering fast from .their wound s . Those three are 110 wEa HZALEY., - filincurr x, and , Jamas ClA's( ' all of whom are.isrdanier ;as d: first i *\ not expected to recover..—Maitc4estor:llllppv*:::---