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//--1 vii NtrAIBEIV 9572. _ ____ 0-irin EXIIIBITION of tt►e SOCIETY of PAINTERS WATER COLOURS IS .NOW OPEN JL 4t their-New Gallery, 6, PALL MALL EAST (Fire Doors float the Haymarket). COPLEY FIELDING, Secretary. Admittance, IR.—Catalogue, 6d. TO BE SOLD:BY AUCTION, By Mr. SOTHEBY, at his 11-louse, W ELLINGTON-STREET, WATERLOO BRIDGE, STRAND, on WEDNESDAY, April :30, and Three following Days, at Twelve o'Uock, 'TUE LIBRARY of GEORGE SAMUEL, Soho; rem o v e d from his Residence in Riclimond--huild ::,4o. Soho; containing many Works of Art, several of the iruislritions of the Ancient Classics, and a good SelectiOn of Belles Lettres. To he viewed, and Catalogues (price Is.) had at the Place of Sale. 1- r: NEW N MUSICAL FUD. Establi s h e d for the Relief of decayed Musicians, their Widows, and Orphans. . Under the and Patronage of HIS MOST EICCEL LENT AIAJESTY, their Royal Highnesses the DUKES of YORK, CUMBERLAND, SUSSEX, CAMBRIDGE, and GLO UCESTER. • TPatroness --Her Roy a l Hi g h ness t h e DU C H ESS of KENT. IM NOBILITY and GENTRY, Sub scribers to this FUND, and the Public in general, 'are respe ct fully inform e d, t h at t h e ANN UAL CONCERT for the BEN EFIT of this FUND w ill ta k e p l ace on THURS when t hey h DAY NEXT, th e I st o f MAY, at the OPERA. HOUSE, ove for the as s i s t ance o f t h e i r B ene f actors . raised The following Principal Performers have most kindlypro their as : , Madame Camporese, Mademoiselle Caradori,' Miss M. Tree, Madame Ronzrde Begnis, Miss Goodall, Miss Paton, and Miss Stephens; Mr. Itrahain, Signor Begnis, Signor Begrez, Signor Placci, B. Sale, and Mr. Bellamy. Co ncerto on th e G rand Piano Forte by Mr. MOSHELES. Pot Po urr i for the Violin by Mr. GRUND,(his First Public Performan ce i n this Country), First Violin to His Serene ( Hi ghness the D u k e o f M einingen. Aracertante for Two Violoncellos, Mr. LINDLEY and Alt. W. LINDLEY. Leader of the Band, Mr. F. CRAMER. sub s scriptio C ns reonduceivedctor, SandEickeß SMART. e, Tickets delivered for the Pit and I , at 10s. 6d. and for the Gallery, at ss. each, by the reasuer, Joseph K en d r i ck, Esq. No. 6, Upper 3larylehone- Chstreet ; a t ndoryb the S ecretary, . Mr. James King, No. 15, Little Tapel., Soho. tileickets may also be had at th e P r i nc i pa l M us i c Sh ops; at Opera Office ; and at Mr. Ebers' Library, Old Bond -street, - • . ItOT I'ERDANI ANI) LONUON STLANI YACKra. r itE Public are respectfully informed the ail, KING OF THE NE LLB Captain N. B. N 44, having been fitted with entirely new. Engines, by ki'''. ` 3 "n , Watt, and Co., possessing an additional Power of 20 nurses he)ond those with which she was navi /V!ted last seaso will resume her Station for the conveyance ()t P """gels, Carriages and Lurgage and proceed from off !itllie Costo rii-hous e fur R OTTERD.V,VI,Cin SATURDAY morn g, the 8d of Nlay, at Eight o'Clock, and on each succeeding tivery Wednesday morning, 111 Iday, from the same place, returning from Rotterdam 14" up fur tiro c "uvettien . ce and comfort of Passengers, and has privat e This ' beautiful resitl is elegantly particulars and to secure Caliins for Families and Parties. For further Me General Pachei Oilier, places, application to be made at 35y ,Strand I No. 12, Rtgent-street, P4ll. I 'll. "t' to N. W. Symonds, 37, Crotched Friars. LEICESTER. A T a AIEETING of the INHABITANTS .Liii of LEICESTER, who i signed the Petition to the Mayor and Corporation, soliciting t eni to institute an Inquiry in to the tkilitirs of WIGSTON 11()SPITAL• Crowns Inn, on the lfith of April, 1112'3, for the purpose of tak assembled at the Three ing into consideration the Reply received from that Body. _ DR. HILL, in the Chair. ur wAs KESOLVED, .That the cordial and unanimous thanks of this Meeting be , F s weri to the Worshipful the Mayor and Corporation for the ela 11p to Pfr'ußeport submitted to us in the Affairs of Wigston's Hos -las collated and drawn up with great perspicuity by the awn Clerk, from documents in the possession of the Corpo 'Winn. tr That having attentively examined the various clanies ex. "et), from the original Statutes and Regulations of the Vaunder of this Charity, and also those established by vir t4 firmer)e °f Letters Patent granted:by Queen Elizabeth, - and con. _;, by Act of Parliament ;we concur in the opinion a ted in the Report that the Statutes of William Wigston .3 W thle e ,n re e p B: eant to be the general rule and guide of the Corm:nis i appointed by Queen Elizabeth in the reconstitutio n . o the 34"1 hospital, so far as those Statutes-were consistent with t e Reformation ; but that the literal interpretation which the o i" f '„ e ,, l " 3 , granted to the Master of making Leases for 21 e a rs, 11 1 0 ii . '1 2 , or 3 lives, have received, is contrary to the Spirit, e°vettillutlen°sfi the Original Statutes and of those established by the tees,&lo inasmuch as all the improvements in the re-_ • 1 4ud ,0 Hospital, arising from the increased v alue of _babe have for the exclusive benefit of the Master in the iiit:i t of the for Leases and not for the benefit of the Hos _ and the other.dbjecis for Which they were intended. vialittioat' viewing around us the noble Institutions for the alle. to __ t a l of human calamity in all its forms; which reflect on this 41 7 . character pre.eminent fin philanthropy, we feel our inevaetssntriperatively called upon to endeavour by all legitimate es ...t o 'sttheartanndotteinegp alive this spirit of benevolence, and t w e e believe can tend so effectually to excite the k i 4,eeiannid% future generations to deeds of charity, as the faith ; htl eh Purp ts tr e ation of those funds which have been designed fo the T 4 a o l : .wit4.these impressions on our minds, and considering h t e ll : ne er t : ux tif il a ta b l it n a f ut M o 7 i f lliam Wigston to be a charity in which use .aeelestityhe Town is interested, we feel it incum. 9‘..e jtng to solicit such revision and alteration in abntdatutes relating thereto, as the present value of • p'alr,tiarid resting a ti l l s e ur it ed eve tb n a u t ts t h oftheo an s r on to ru c li al y l le_c,ecippaetreatietiutilitiesieu!selit.%urts,ewe M a yor earn pti e ta s C fi lo y rarr e oP n raea tr t e i at ti ei m pt.'ngsuch further proceedings as )14eYetine,eat best fated to t - te the objects of this promote That!leaeppttzettayor ant i e e r t, e rp qu or e a l i t i c o ll n, to ai p id res t e h n a t t tahecsoemßinelttttleue (ion ti l e ( 'hair b in furtherance of ;"fer‘ and act in conjunction with that body, That the I , o i i tl .. the objects above stated. Rabin inAgtlro.nPrie,tng venthvien be appointed a Committee ; ii,!;...lAllaticol:cakatn, #1 , 1 ,,, , A 4 . ll ,l all a n a c , o l-r • I Nedhatn, surgeon, Mr. Matthew a r d " a tt iv i r; Ai ri f es an co: niut,Livßiri.chGareedrgAeliticlixekllw, Lockwood, vi e eredi t h ny three rtn, Mr. Barber, Doctor Hill, Mr. u Irvantda that a . -''''', Wlth power to add to their num theni . be competent to act. ( i r lr f . n l e ' b- gLirtti_ie .oe bj i mmediately opened for the purpose Ciestated in these Resolutions, and that Tepees Tha t th" prourleeend,requested to act as Treasurer. ter J ounuti din quested of this Meeting be adVertised in the , and other Newspapers. Joh„ , suilsSigned) JOHN HILL, Chairman. ii , ford ifiii CRIPTIONS RECEIVED. 1( 7; I.e i. 1 : 1 4 1 0 1 3: :S e r e ° e t t h t k : .":" - 1:1 1 0 . • ••. 1 1 0 Oa t eg Ali redith . - .. - 11 0 li t !jahl jt htd , . - . 11 0 I. g eandl LeY L o , er _ - - - 11 0 Will . c "%l - - - - 010 6 arn ,eat . J 1 nd - - - - 11 0 'h leg I 1 . - 0 10 6 o tiia * e Joh i , q t barratt - - - 010 6 11.„. ~r ge ant _ --. 1 1 0 Tig, l ' lt nin Corr - - .. _ 11 0 Joh n (,)4 Warne r .-. • - . 11 0 J ohn ~ rton Carle - - - . 11 0 Itieh tt ',"rVia . - , , - - 11 0 j . ii, r.ll Mitchell - , . .. . 1 1 0 doh "nbinson - . . - 11 0 darn Coltnia ' . .. . 1 1 0 es Ca n - doh es ~ , Cora - - : : 1 1 1 1 0 0 4 T nlest - - . . I . ' 4 °4 nnt n • Jita:lhit;lll4.weik:ileny -: - 1 1 0 - - --1 1 0 .-.. 1 1 0 IV, rl e b e - . . - 11 0 41 1 ' 4 rther s,„, ! , " ; ," 11 0 r.comats U.Striptions rece i ved b y Mr. JAMES Cot REDUCED FARES, and UNEQUALLED TRAVELLING, TO DOVER, DEAL, RAMSGA FE, !MARGATE, AND CANTERBURY. FOUR INSIDE COACHES, AND KEEP GOOD TIME, By S. A. MOUNTAIN and Co. SARACEN'S HEAD INN, SKINNER-STREET, SNOW• HILL, LONDON. T HE foll6wing LIGHT POST-COACHES, and MAILS, &c. setnut from t he:above Inn:— , ' • The " Telegraph," DOVER, Deal, Rams P gate Margate, Broadstairs, Canterbury, feversham, and Sandwich, new Post4;oach—every Morning at a quarter past Seven o'Clock. In consequence of the decided preference given to the above Coach, the Proprietors arc determined no expellee shall be spared to rendet it the first conveyance on the Kent roast. BROMPTON, Chatham, Rochester, Gravesend, Stroud, Sittingbourne, Rainham, and Ospriuge, Morning, Quarter past 7, at Reduced Fares. The " Royal Eclipse," FALMOUTH, Plymouth, Exeter, Truro, Bodmin, Penryn, Ashburton, Totness, Weymouth, Dorchester, Dartmouth, and Salisbury, every morning at Seven ; through Honiton, Axminster,.Britiport, Blandford, Stockbridge, Sutton, Basingstoke, Hartford Bridge, Black water, and Bagshot. . The only Day Coach to WEYMOUTH, (driven through with Two Coachmen only), through -Bagshot, Black water, Vasingstoke, Overton, Whitchurch, Andover, ‘Voodyeat s , Cashmore, Salisbury, Blandford, and Dorchester, at a Quar ter past Five o'Clock in the Moiising, at reduced Fates. The " Union," SOUTHAMPTON, Lymington, Lyndhurst, Winchester, Basingstoke, Hartford Bridge, Black water, anti Bags hot, New Four Inside Coach, every Morning at half past Seven; arrives at the Coach and Horses, Southampton, by Five. This is a most delightful Conveyance to the Isle of Wight, Jersey, Guernsey, St. Maloes, Havre de Grace, Cher bourgh, &c.—The Proprietors of the above Coach hove to receive a continuance of that support which has hitherto been experienced, since the commencement of the " Union." The 4 , Champion," a New light Day Coach to DOr CHESTER, in "13 hours only, 4trough Bagshot, Blackwa ter, Basinooke, Overton, „Whitchurch, Andover, Salis bury, Wood)ents, Cashmore, and Bland turd, at a Quarter past Five o'clock in the morning. The ,Proprietors of the above Coach are determined no expellee shall be spared to render it the first conveyance on the Western ;toad. BATh and BRISTOL Post-Coaches, through Chippen ham, Caine, Marlborough, Ne wbury, and Reading, every Afternoon atone; arrive at the Gveyhound lon, Bath, the London Tavern, Thomas-street, and Swat), Bristol, early the next Morning.—Coaches to Wells, Bridgewater, Taunton, and Plymonth, at reduced Fares. The '• Umpire," a New LIVERPOOL Light .Coach, only. one Night on the Road, carrying Four Inside, sets out Daily at One; arrives at Liverpool neat afternoon at Kve, tinough Woburn, Latlibury, Northampton, \Velford, Lotter worth, Hinckley, Atherstone, Litchfield, Stone, Newcastle, Knots lord, Warrington, and Ptescot. SHREWSBURY, Wellingtou, and Shiffnali- Light Post- Coach, every Afternoon.—Guarded. The “I.J nion,7W EY MOUT ; through Dorchester, Bland- ford, Salisbury, Andover, Overton, Basingstoke, Hartford Bridge, Blackwater, and Bagshot, new Post Coach, After noon, at reduced Fares.—Packets front Weymouth to Guern sey, Jersey, Cherbourg, St. Maine's, &c. every Wednesday and Saturday afternoon, at Two BARNSTAPLE and Soot hmolton New Light Post Coach every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday Mornings, at Seven o'Clock. • • The " Rockingham," LEEDS light Post Coach, sets out every Afternoon at Two; and passes through Baldock, Big gleswade, Eaton, Buckden, Stilton, Wansford, Stamford, Greet ham, Grantham, Newark, Toxforil, Markham Moor, Retfoid, Bawtry,Doncaster, and Ferryhridge, to the Golden Lion Inn, Leeds, next Afternorin, at Reduced Fares.—Log gage and Packages only id per lb.—Notwithstanding thll uncommon Expedition 61 this Coach, it is allowed to be the most agreeable and complete Public Conveyance on the North Road, being unequalled by any other. HA IMO WGATE and Ripon new Light Post 'Coaches, every Aft ernobin at Two, and Eight in the Mor n i ng . 'GLASGOW, Longtown, Gretna-green . , Annan, Dumfries, Brewnbill, Thornhill, Samrhar-Kilo, Can:Hoek, Kings well, and all Parts of Scotland, a light Four inside Post Coach daily. The " Express," to YORK, Scarborough, Whitby, Shields, Sonderbiod, Newcastle, and Edinburgh, a New light Four inside Post Coach, with a Guard throughout ; sets out every Morning by way of Newark, Rettord, Donc as t er , ' Ferrybridgc Ta , dcact m er, Darlington, No r th a lle r t on, Durha. peth, and Berwick, and arrives at York the next Morn. ing at Twelve o'Clock, at reduced Fares. PassengcrS trad ing themselves fatigued on the journey, may rest what time they please, and then proceed without any additioual Fare. MA111.11011.01.1G1-1 and Swindon, four•inSide Day Coach, through Aldhourn, Reading, Lambourn,Turton, Lyitington Pewsey, Wootton Basset, Rautsbury, Hongerford, Newbury and Maidenhead. BRIDGENORTH, Walsal, Shrewsbury; Salop, and Holy head New Light Coach, eve!) , Afternoon, at reduced Fares. The New Royal Patent Mail, BOSTON andyLouth, thr o u g h Royston,' Cambridge, Huntingdon, Stilton, Peterborough, Deeping, Spalding, Spilsby, Alford, Griiiihy, and Hull, Evening, at Half past S even o 'Cl oc k, S un d ay , at a Quarter before Seven. The " Express," a New Light Four-inside Putt Coach to CARLISLE, Penrith, and Whitehaven, goes with Four Horses, and a Guard all the way, passes thrungh Appleby, Brough, Bowes, Greta-Luidge, Richmond, Catterick, 13o roughbridge, Forrybridge, Doncaster, Newark, Ha wtry, Grantham ' w Stamford, Greetham, Stilton, Bigglesade, and Baldock.' Sets out in the Morning, and performs the jour ney with the greatest facility; at reduced Fares. Passengers detained on the Road by business or pleasure, have tile pe culiar advantage of their Seats b e in g secured lit the next Coach.—The only direct Coach to Carlisle. The New Royal Patent Mail, CANIBRIDGE, through Ware, Buntingfurd, Buckland, and Royston, Evening, ►tt Half past Seven o'Clock, Sunday, at a Quarter before Seven. KENDAL, Lancaster, Preston, Kirby-Lonshlale, Bolton, Chorley, O►iuskirk, and Garstang Light Pust Coaches, cvery Afternoon. The " Royal Express," Now Light Four Inside Post Coach, to LIVERPOOL, in stB hours only, through Warrington, Prescot, Congleton, Lawton, Newcastle, Itudgly, Knutsford, Stone, Stafford, and Litchfieltl, (only One Night on the Road), every Afternoon ; arrives at the Saracen's flead.lon, Dale-street, Liverpool, next Evening, at Seven, at reduced Fares. WAKEFIELD Four inside Post-Coaches, every Morning and Afternoon, at reduced Fares. CHESTER, Newport, Whitechurch, Torporley, Nampt wick, Northwich, and Middlewich Lig ht Post-Coach, every Afternoon. SUNDERLAND, Stockton, and Yarn' Light. Post Coach, every Morning, to the George Inn, Sunderland, at reduced Fares. Mountain's " Express," to MANCHESTER, Winslow, Congleton, Newcastle, Walsal, Wolverhampton. And Knots ford, new Four Inside Post-Coach ' every Arts:maim—Only One Night on the Road, at reduced Fares. SHEFFIELD and Rotherham New Four inside Post Coaches every Morning, called " The Express," and also " The Rockingham," every Afternoon, at reduced Fares. The " Royal Express, " New BIRMINGHAM Li g h t P ost Coach, sets out every fternoon, carrying Four Inside only; passes through Warwick, Leamington, Southam, Weedon, Daventry, Stoney-Stratford, and Towcester, to the Saracen's Head, Bull-street, Birmingham, early the next. Morning, at reduced Pares. The " Express," a New Light Post Coach, to HULL, Lin coln, Northcave, Howderi, and Doncaster, every Morning at Eight o'Clock, to the CroSs Keys, Market-place, Hull ; and also the " Rockingham" in the Afternoon at Two o'Clock. HERTFORD, Ware, Hollesdon, and Cheshunt Coach, at reduced Fares. TPTTENHAM and Edmonton Coaches daily, at Ekren, Half-past Two, Fire, and Eighto'clock. *** At Reduced Fares to Leeds, York, and Doncaster, Luggage and Packages at only id per pound. S. A. MOUNTAIN and Co. respectfully at:yr:Out their Friends and the Public, that they will riot be accountable tot any Parcels, Passenger's Luggage, Writings, Plate, ..kr. of more than Five Pounds Value, if lost, stolen, or damaged, unless entered as such, and the Insurance paid accord ing!y, at the Saturn's Head Inn, Skinner -street, Snow-hill, London. )0 4 ark' soa! lor i f ( '&T (-) . , • , .. . , ~. .. , „. . . • __............_1: ..t."' _•, ,. .....r, ~,. •, , ~, .. „.v...., ;.::, ...tyk.„. : ~,..,4 E- .0/ //2 L 7 14 er,tt N WT - 1T L „ . « 4 '. 1 C T i7E SD AY, APRIL 29, 1823 PARLiAMENT, HOUSE OF LORDS, Amu, 28. The Earl of 'GOSFORD presented petitions from several places hrthe County'of Sitifolk, against the Insolvent Debtors' Act.--Laid on the table. - The Marquis of BUTS preened a petition from' the Uni tarians of Neath, in the. County of Glamorgan, praying for some alteration hi the Marriage Act.—Laid on the table. Sir JAMES GRAHAM, .1.11%. 111.ACKRURNE, and others, brought up from the Commons several Road Bills, which were read a first time. Earl BATHURST presented a petition from certain Indi viduals in the neighbonrhood of Cirencester, praying for Pro tecting Duties.—Laid.on the table. LINEN TRADE. The Marquis of LANSDOWN presented a petition 'front the Manufacturers concerned in the Linen Trade, in the West Down District, praying; that the Bill now in progress to repeal Transit Duties, might not pass into a law.—Laid on the table. CATHOLICS. The Marquis of LANSDOWN held a petitipn nume rously signed . by . Protestants, Clergymen of the Viocese of York, praying, that if it were not deemed expedieintlVrepeal all the Statutes which inflicted disabilities on the Boman Ca tholics, their Lordships should at least take them into consi deration, and repeal those which they should find might with safety be abolished. lie repeated,- that the petition was not only numerously, but most respectably signed. The petition was then read and laid on the table. ;. On the motion of Lord CarzrittiOE, a message was or dered to be sent to the Commons, to reVtest a copy of the Ile:. port of their C omm i ttee on the ame Laws. BA NK NOTES. I Lord KING wished to know whether any thing hail been done, or was doing by the Bank of England, to improve its notes in such a manner as to prevent forgeries. Great pains had been taken in the North of England, to attain that object, whilst nothing seem e d t o h ave b een d one by the Bank of England. The Earl of LIVERPOOL reminded the Noble Lord, that several years ago, a Commission had been formed to inquire whether any, or what means could be found to render Bank note forgeries more difficult, if not impracticable. The Bank had shewn itself disposed to go to any expense. It had listened to every suggestion, and consulted every authority, and after long and unremitting labours, the object was thought to hasp been attained. A note was produced, which it was conceive would be effectual, but it had.no sooner been finished, than in 94 hours after, another Artist had. presented an exact copy.— Unless it wero.possible m substitute a. very great improvement now that the one and twtypound.notes were out of circulation, the five pound and other notes of the Bank were as difficult to imitate as any others. Lord KING contended that compare I with the notes of the North of England and of Scotland, those of the Bank were a most bungling performtnce. They could be copyed by any one, whist it would at least require a most skilful artist to imi tate the former. ARMY AND NAVY PENSIONS. The Earl of LIVERPOOL, having moved for the thifd read ing of the army and navy pensions Bill, Lord KING observed, that the Noble Earl must have con sidered that Bill very perfect, since he had suffered it to reach its last stage without saying a vont about the s ubj ec t. He (Lord K.) looked upon it as a most foolish measure, under every point of view. What could be more foolish than to make a bargani of that kind for five years with the Bank, at a time when the funds were low, and his Majesty's Ministers knew that they must rise, as soon as they should reveal their inten tion of „remaining neutral in the contest between France and Spain. Even had the negociations terminated in war, such an arrangement-with the Bank would have pre-occupied its re, sources and prevented itirom being able to give his Majesty's Government the aid which might have been required. But foolish as it was, they had not even done justice to their own OA. For since, according to them, it increased the revenue Of 'the country, they ought to have pushed it much farther.— , What they had omitted to do, he would now endeavour m Whereas,"totoper nu, and should move t h at a f ter t h e word the following be insertuti t " and as the present generation and posterity may derive great bene.fit from thin measure, and the establishment of a sinking fund, counterbalanced by loan s , b e it enacted,---That the Lords Commissioners of the 'Treasury may have power, in order to incrws e the revenue, to raise from the Bank any sum not exceeding- ten millions a-year, for the time of an hundred years, to be repaid by a deferred Stock."__ (Laughter.) The amendment having been put and negatived, Lord BEXLEY defended the Bill.. It might he unfair to throw any burden upon posterity, if we had not borne one of so much weight ourselves. But if, whilst we relieved the pre sent generation of two millions and an half of taxes, we placed something on the shoulders of posterity, we also begneathed to her a peace procured by o ur ascendancy in arms and councils, compensatewhieh, he e tr f u o s r ted h e , r c w h o n t r i g h e l s last long enough to repay her, and The Noble Lord then contended . that the bargain had been concluded on the mostfavouratile terms possible. • Lord ELLENBOROUGH could notheip believing that the Bank had completely overreached the Noble Lord in the ar rangement which had been concluded. That Noble Lord, in one part of his speech, had hoped that the peace gained by our . ascendancy in arms and councils would be of long duration, but in another he had seemed to doubt its subsistinr , two years longer. The House accustomed to, hear contradictory state ments from the Treasury Bench, but this was a more complete contradiction than he had ever heard. The Earl of LIVERPOOL said, that as to the question of war, a country should not be rash or hasty in embarking in it; but that when it lied once embarked, it ought to follow up its resolution with decisive measures. With respect to the present arrangement with the, Bank, the terms were the same as those offered last year, and the account had been taken, not from the price of the day, as the stock was closed at the tune, but from an antecedent price. Ile thought it would be found that in time of peace four per cent. was a pretty fair average of interest for money. The Marquis of LANSDOWN contended that the present case was one of those in which a bargain could not possibly be beneficial to both parties. llnlesa 3linisters therefore could show that they had over-reached the Bank, and made it agree to an arrangement productive of loss to itself, the loss must necessarily be on the side of the country. For it wits clear , that any profits which the Bank might derive from the arrange ment, must have been enjoyed by the country if die bargain had not been concluded. !hit the chief objection to the mea sure was, that coupled with the Sinking Fund, it did with one hand, what was undone with the other, and occasioned loss to the public in both operations. The Bill was then read a third time and passed. The Revenue Departments Consolidation Bill went through a Committee and was reported.--Adjourned. .......rwmi1,p...m...... JJOUSE OF COMMONS. Mr. PELHAM presented a Petition from Barton on Ifum her, against the Insolvent Debtors' Act.—Laid on the table. Mr. BUTTERWORTH presented a Petition front certain Inhabitants bf Borrisoken, County Tipperary, against the Ca tholic Claims.--Laid on the table. On the motion of Mr.P. 31oont:, the Combination of Work men's Bill, 'was postponed till Thursday next. The Quorum Magistracy Bill went througha Comdlittee of the whole flouse.--Bepon on Friday next. Mr, C. IL IJUTCHINSON presented a Petition from Cork against the Leathe r T ax .—L a id on t he ta bl e. , IRELAND. Mr. lIUME postponed los motion relative to the Lod Lieu tenant of Ireland to the .I.7th of May. His object in doing this, was to avoid, if possible, being instrumental in assisting the Orange Party, by whom, he understood, the motion was re garded with satisfaction. The lion. 31ember also gave notice of a motion relative to the Promotions in the Navy, for the 14th of May. Ile also moved for Papers relating to tit,: Outlay for plate for Ambassa sadors.—Ordered. Mr. GRATTAN presented a Petition from a certain Parish in the County of Dublin, complaining of the interference of the Yeomanry whilst the inhabitants were engaged in Divine worship. • Mr. HUME begged to call the attention of the Secretary for Ireland to the contents of this petition. If true, he only won- dered the people of Ireland were nut in a state of open rebel. lion. It appeared that the Yeomanry were brought into the church to turn out the congregation. Mr. GOVLBURN said, it appeared on the face of the peti. tion that the Lord Lieutenant had instituted some inquiry into the matter, and he had no doubt justice would be done. Mr. D.AWSON observed that it was not fair to stigmatize the whole body of the Yeomanry, because a few of that Corps who happened to be present, assisted each other iii the same object. • • Mr. GRATTAN said, that the Yeomanry were called in, but it Was true they were only armed with their Side-arms. Laid on the table. The Scotch Sheriff's' Court Bill, alid - the Scotch Commis sary's Court Bill, went through Committees . ' of the House.— The Reports were received by the Rouse forthwith, and the third reading fixed for theilth of May. Mr. GOULBURN presented a petition front the Dean and Chapter of Peterborough ngainst the Catholic Claims. —Laid on the table. Vr. WM. BANKES presented a similar petition from Boroughbridge.—Laid on the table. A petition was presented from Sudbury, praying that more active measures may be passed for the total Abolition of Slavery. Sir ISAAC COFFIN said, there was a very easy remedy, which was to buy up all the estates of the West India proprie tors, and emancipate their slaves—The petition li 7 as read, and ordered to be printed. Lord STANLEY rose to correct a misconception which had arisen relative to the nature of a petition he presented a few days since from the Chamber of Commerce, Manchester. That petition was praying for a repeal of the Union Duties, and not against the repeal as had been supposed. On the report of the Irish Militia BilL being broirght up, Mr. HUME made some objections, the nature of which we could not clearly apprehend. After a . few words from Mr. Gput.nu x, the Report was received, and the third reading of the Bill fixed for to morrow. Sir W. M. RIDLEY presented a petition from Newcastle upon-Tyne, praying for a reduction of the Duty on Coals car ried on the table. A PPRENTia,gIIIP BILL, The Report of this Bill was brought up by Mr. Cut P 1.3., Third reading fixed for Monday next. MR. • TiE. Mr. HUME presented a petition froM an individual of the name of White, who had been employed in confidential situa tions under Government for twenty-nine years. This peti tioner complained of having been dismissetLby• the Board of Commissioners of Taxes from the Kensington Collection upon the accusation of an anonymous letter. The Hon. '3lember observed, that - this Gentleman had pointed out to him fr .7tds which had been practised in the collection of the Land Tax alone in the division of Kensinn, to the extent o f 15,0004 lie had pointed thi s out to the Treasury and . all the - Ministers, one. after another, but had met only with neglect. This he (Mr. IL) considered was the way in which public robbers were protected and encouraged. 'He thought it a shame and disgrace to the Board of Taxei to dismiss this man on an ano nymous charge. Ile had not resolved to present this petition till he had done every thin' in his power to obtain redress for this injured individual. He should move far a Committee to examine into this matter of fraud, and also for all the Corres pondence which had passed on the subject-with the Public Departments. The individual had a wife and ten children, and prayed for irrquiry into his case. Sir W. DE CRESPIGNV said a few words in support of the petition. Mr. LUSIIINGTON observed that this.,case was one of the nmaierous cases in which the Hon. Member/or Aberdeen had been grossly imposed upon. Ile assured him that Mr. White was dismissed only after the fullest investigation:, ind then with the utmost reluctan c e. E very f avour that could shown to hint was shown from a f ee li ng arising iiut-tif his' long services. He was not dismissed upon anonymous ti'cctra'ati4 only; but upon a full substantiation of the charges of fraud And neglect made against him. The Board of Taxes- had properly sus. 'tended him, because he had not properly stopped up the win dows of his house, which he could not but know, as he was told, was fraudulent. Mr. HUME contended that no proper inquiry had ever. ! been made into this case. The man was discharged because he had .pointed out a neat of public defrauders the proofs of wh ose fraud were on t h e ta bl e of that House. 'He was suspended by the Board'of Taxes merely because he did not stop up his win dows with bricks instead of wood. Mr. BENNET supported the Petition. • • . LUSHINGTON was sorry it was not in his power to open the eyes of thellonourable Members oppostte,' Tbs . , fact was, that the Commissioners had - man g y ground's of dia'. • • • • satisfaction with Mr. White beyond the adkir of the windo:tes.-. The Right lion. Gentleman read a Report of the Commission-, ers of Taxes, on • the subject of this man's conduct, which charged him with 'vekatious conduct and heavy surcharges in his collection. After .a few words from Mr. 'I% WILSON, the Petition was read and ordered to lie on the table. Mr. IIUSIE, in moving that the Petition be printed, re newed his complaints on th e dis m i s s a l of Mr. IVhite. lle said it now appeared that Mr. White was the victim of slander,• for he had never heard before of the complaints now brought againSt him. - Mr. LUSHINGTON assured the Hon. Member that he was quite ready to meet him in Committee, or any other mode. of inquiry into this case. He knew that he had no ground to stand upon; and he was sure he should convince him that thisindivi dual had been guilty of a great dereliction of duty.--The Pe tition WaM.onfered to be printed. Mr. HUME was about to move for certain Papers on this subject, when, • Mr. Secretary CANNING gave notice that he should cer tainly oppose a motion of such a nature, without previous no tice. as a dangerous precedent. Mr. HUME then gave notice for to-morrow. Mr. CURIVEN presented a petition from Captain Maltby, praying for seine consideration for the invention to save the lives of seamen, for which he had b een put to considerable ex pence. The lion. Member observed that this petitioner had been led to expect from the Chancellor of the Exchequer, that his Majesty's Government would turn their attention to his The CHANCELLOR of the' EXCHEQUER 'explained, that he had never done more than say he would assent to have the petition referred to a Committee. This he would now most cheerfully agree to. Sir ISAAC COFFIN' said, that from all he could learn this was an application in every respect worthy of the attention of the House. -...The petition was read and laid on the table. Mr. M. A. TAYLOR adverted to a report, that a measure was about to be introduced by the other House regulating the Jurisdiction, and which might also have reference to the businegi of other Courts. Ile wished to know if the Right lion. Secretary for the Home Department could inform him when that Measure was likely to comb to the House of Commons ? Important measures sometimes came so late in the Session, as to render fair discussi o n i m p oss ibl e . Mr. ecretary PEEL would wilmgly g;ve his Honourable Friend any infmmation in his power. A Committee n ext , appointed in the other House upon the subject in question, and it was impossible for him to say 11-14, long they would continue their situngs. :qr. WILLIAMS gave notice that on Wednesday se'nnight he would move for a Committee to inquire into the best .nteitle of effixtii,g certain alterations in the Courts alluded to, Mr. EVANS presented a Petition from the Inhabit ants ,of the neighbourho , d of Derby, against the continuance of Sla very in the West Indies.—Ordered to be printed. Mr. BA NKES give notice, that in the Committee of Supply he wosfid move the Annual V‘ste to the British Museum. A l‘lessage front the Lords announced their Bills' tment to the Army and Navy Pensions' till and other Bills, and requesting the House to communielte to their Lordships a Copy of the Report of the Committee on the Gallic Law,. • The CH AN( ri4Lon. of the EXCHEQUER moved that their Lordships' Messenzers should be called in, - and informed that to so much of their Lordships' Message'as referred to the Report- of the Committee on the Game Laws this House would return hit answer by Messengers of its own. The Lords' .Illesseneers were then called in, and informed that this House, to the part of their Lordships' Message which related to the Game Laws, would send an answer by Messen— gers of its own. OR LAWS-. Mr. JONES postponedPO the second reading of the Bill rela tive to the Maintenance of the Poor till to-morrow. THE LATE NEGOCLATIONS. 31r. 3 PDONALD said no one, he apprehended, would en tertain an expectation or desire that cotorminications of such momentous importance as those lately laid by his Majesty's command before both Houses of Parliament, and which had' by this lime found their way, as he hoped, into the hands *fall his Majesty's subjects, and which, if he mistook not, contained 1. FY )11' n PRICE SEVENPENCE, matter which would make them cling with redoubled zeal and emotion to those principles which they had previously avowed —no per Son, he thought, could desire that such papers should Ling remain on the table of that House, unnoticed and un ack.nowledged. It iniget be well indeed that they should so remain, till time had been aflbrded to enable the public them selves to form some opinion on these papers. It might he well that the House should wait till those sensations little fitted for deliberation, which the first view of them excited, should have in soma degree subsided ; sensations full of surprisa, and di:,. gust, accompanied with warm indignation, which these pupae were well calculated to inspire ih every English heart. The pc. riod necessary for this purpose bad new clamed, and he there fore ventured to stand there, as none of those around him who were better qualified to perform the task had undertaken it, to speak out frankly and fearlessly what he believed to be the general feeling of the nation. They were now arrived at one of those eras at which. they were imperiously called upon by their duty to review the past conduct of the Government, and the present condition of the nation. It was their duty to inquire if events had not placed them in what the Duke of Wellington had called " a forced position ;" to ascertain if we did not stand in a situation in which we ought not to stand ; and if we were not where we ought to be, to ascertain why not. The House would permit him briefly to recall to their recollection the circumstances which had brought the country to the situation in which it now stood. The war which coin. menced in 1793, and terminated in 1813 had forced En g l an d from her n a t ura l po li cy, and associated ler with all the most despotic Governments of the Continent. Into the origin of that war he would not then go. But, with respect to out entering into it, difficult as it might have been, he was in clined to say. that it could have been avoided. But was he therefore to agree in the forced analogy insisted upon by M. de Chateaubretrid, that we might now avoid interference in the case of Spain ? This he would not admit. lie remembered that in the debates which, took place at the commencement of the last war, a Right Hon. Gentleman, of great eloquence, had thus expressed himself :—" I fear the enemy less than the allies," (this was before the time of Buonaparte,) " for I know your allies deceive you as to their motives. You are against the practical excesses of liberty, but your allies are against liberty itself." , In the.progress of that w ar , if t h ere had been a period which united the hearts of all persons in this country, it was that period when resistance to French tyranny in Sain began. The p eo pl e t h en sa id i n effect— " whether the Bourbons or the Buonapartes prevail is comparatively of small importance to us ; but the neck of free Spain shall not become the footstep' of the French Itlonarchy. ' When the war terminated, as it happily did, by thteoverthrow of Buonae parte's power, th e F renc h people were left, it was said, with a free voice ; but be would not say so ; for ow, bayonets had placed a- Bourbon on the throne of :Franca The cut int; and parcelling out of small states had followed, to the disgust of mankind. We were unfortunately too much mixed up in these `proceedings to escape a share of the obliquy which fell on the Continental Governments on that occasion ; and so long as the names of Genoa and Norway were remembered, this reproach must continue to be applied. The measures which we thee adopted laid the foundation of future wars. In time of peace large armies were kept up by other Powers, and Engl Ind, instead of discountenencing the preetire bad followed the example. We lost sight of the principles which we had professed, which be gan with, the partition of Poland, and ended, he had hoped with the spoliations of 1814. Why did he state this ? He stated it but to show that this country in character was not so exactly like Caesar's wife, when the late negociations com menced, thi she had nothing to redeem, and therefore he con tended that she could not afford to lose such an.opportunity as had lately offered for setting herself right in the opinion of mankind. In 1812, a free Constitution was - given to Spain.— It ens not a vain crude theory that was then adopted, but the ancient Constitution of Spain. He did not stand there to con tend that that Constitution was in all respects fitted for the govermnent of modern society, but it was such as he had de scribed it to be. Never had any monarchy been so limited as that of ancient Castle. When this Uinstitution wits adopted in 1812, to guard ag a i ns t momentary i nnovations, it had been thought necessary by the Cortes to declare that no alteratieo should be made in it till it had stood the test of eight years ex. perience. The Alli e d P owers t h en seemed to vie with each other in acknowledging the regeneracy of Spain, and the great Autocrat of Russia had beptised it with that one word, which' was all in all—lie had pronounced it to be In the year 1814, when Ferdinand was re-conducted to his Throne by his people, the first act of his gratitude and love to those who he l made so many sacrifices for him, was to overthrow the Cons:ittition which they had esta4 blished, and he, the slave of bigotry anti Monks, had proe' eceded to exile and incarcerate, nay, to execute those who tad' laboured most for the liberation of alit country which he had betrayed. In 1820, (lon be thanked that fabric of tyranny. which be had constructed, fell ; Portugal followed the example of Spain, and the Peninsula was free. It was not to be ex pected that a country so under, they influence of prie s t cra f t would witness su c h a change without experiencing some re sistance front those to whose interest, the new order of things was opposed; the wonder was, that time resistance offered WILY so slight, till the French determined on ',commencing the most iniquitous of all wars, by exciting intestine come motions in Spain. They could only succeed in this in the frontier provinces. But in 1820, the Emperor of Russia hav ing gained some new lights on the subject-0 on defend US from such northerrilights!—l ta d found out that the Constitution then was very difierein from what it was in 1812, and had ,declared himself opposed to th e Sp an i s h system. The late Alarquis of Londonderry had addressed a /lOW to the Russian Government on this subject, which in many parts (it was an exceedingly un equal production) .did him very great honour, opposing the principles advanced by Russia. The Emperor found his pro position was not very warmly received by his Allies, and it was in consequence apparently renounced. Thus matters stood up to the commencement of the late negociations. He might now as well offer a few words on the divisiona actually subsisting in Spain. Divisions did exist, they had been somewhat exaggerated, hut divisions did exist in that country. It was thus divided—on the one side, was all the landed proprietors, all the com merc i a l b o d y, all the liberal professions, all connected with the sciences. On the other hand, there was a knot of bigotted nobles, an intol eran t priest hood, and the lower orders. Some differences (Opinion existed as to the course which. we ought to have purimed in the late negociations. Sonic were so pugnacious that they would have replied to the prepositions then advanced but by a blow. fle did not favour their opinion, nor had be more respect for that of those who would have menaced war and not made it. But, had they never heard of the wiight and just influence, of Eng land ? Of that weight which ought to attach to her representae tons, and which did attach to them in former times? Had they heard nothing of this that it could be imagined she could not re sist wrong by claiming the attention of as ally —that ally who was bound to her by a thousand claims, and that she could put no. thing forward but a declaration of war or a false neutrality. Two questions suggested themselves—the first, whether we had performed our duty as men ; the second, if we had, whe ther this war with Spain would have broken out ? Ills charge against the Government was, not that they had not preciph tilted us into a war, but that they had done nothing abaolutely nothing, in the right quarter, at the right time, to preserve peace. We went into the negociation, all but the certainty, from the sacrifices which we had made, of being able to pre vent war; but he contended that, ultimately, our Minsaters had lost sight of the dianity of the nation and England, and had been held up to the world in ridicule and contempt. The proceedings naturally divided thenntelves into three part... the negotiations at Verona, the negociations (if such they might be termed) at Paris, and the negociations at Madrid. The. Right "lon. Gentleman opposite had said it would surprise the House to h ear , t h at our Plenipotentiary, when h e left England, did not know that the affairs of Spain were to be submitted to the Congress. But the House was more surprised to find that, for two years and a half, our Government had been totally ignorant. of all that had passed between Spain and France (he wondered whether they were also ignorant of what had passed between France and Russia), and that toe, while we communicated to the French Government all that passed between tot and Spain. Had this statement come from any other quarter, he should have thought it' a gross libel on the Marquis of Londonderry, and a bitter satire on the Govern ment of this country. The Duke of Wellington left London— he proceeded to Paris—he saw M. de Villele, who told him that certain questions were to be submitted to the Congress re specting Spam which in effect came to this, that France was desirous of knowing, if she made war on Spain, what counte nance she would receive from the Allies; and whether, in the event of her making it, she might calculate on any assistance. from them ? 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