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-'five years ago. That difference amounted to ten millions, which:•l the country had paid to maintain establishments now acknow -4edged to have been useless. Lord BEXLEY briefly maintained that the excess of income over the expenditure really amounted to live millions. He. re.' joked to find the present measure generally .approved of, and , that the objections advanced were less 4 , ,ltnet it, than against others which the House would have different opportunities to discuss. The Bill then went through the Committee. —Adjourned. HOUSE 'OF COMMONS. COAL DUTIES. Mr. HOLME SUMNER presented a petition from Wal. that, against the Duty on Coals..--:Laid on the table. Mr. TULK presented'a petition from the Inhabitants of Sud bury, against the Coal Dutlea.—Ordered to be printed. HAWKERS AND PEDLERS. Sir F. BLAKE presebtel a petition from the Tradesmen and Shopkeepers of the Town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, aeainst. Hawkers and Pedlers being allowed to go about without licenses.—Laid on the table. AGRICU Li TURA 14 DISTRESS. Sir C. COLE presented a petition from the Owners and Oc- . copiers of Land, in the County of Glamorgan, complaining of Agricultural Distress, and praying relief. The lion. Member expressed a hope that Sir T. Lethbridge would in the course of the Session renew his motion upon the subject of Agricultural Dittress.. Sir T. LETHBRIDGE entreated the House to give its se rious attention to the prayers of the people for relief from the burthens by which the landed interest"was °pressed ; lie called particalarly upon the landed interest in that House to unite in demanding that to which they were most undoubtedly entitled ; he meant tome specific remedy for the distresses under which they at presentiahoured. Had his motion not dropped for want of a sufficient attendance of Members on Thursday, he would -have gone fully into the subject. That notice he meant now to .fix for the first open day. He therefore gave notice that he would bring it forward on the .15th of May. The SPEAKER reminded the Hon. Baronet, that he could not give a notice until the petition was disposed of. The petition was read, and ordered to be printed. JESUITS IN IRELAND. Sir JOHN NEWPORT said, that in the absence of an Hon. Friend of his, he wished to correct a mis-statement which had been made in that house relative to the establishment of Jesuits in Ireland. It was said on that occasion, that a large sum of money had been sent from Rome for the purpose of the establishment of Jesuits in Ireland, which statement he was prepared to shew was unfounded. The Hon. Baronet here read , a letter in disproof of the statement, but Isis voice was so low as to be inaudible in the Gallery. CAPE BRETON. Mr. HUME gave notice that he.would to-morrow (this day) present a petition from the Inhabitants of Cape Breton. COAL DUTIES. Mr. B. COOPER . presented a Petition from the Owners and' Occupiers of Collieries in the Forest of Dean, complaining of the undue pressure.iipon them of the Coal Duties, from. which other parts of their neighbourhood were exempt. Mr. Rtemtpo said, that this was one of the many cases in which the industry of the country was restrained and badly directed by improper legislative enactments : the petitioners were prevented from going to market with the article in which they dealt on the same terms as their neighbours. This was one of innumerable instances of the impolicy and unfairness of these commercial restrictions: he hoped that, when the Mini sters removed them as far as they affected coals, they would take the same opportunity of looking to other articles, and give fairer play to the industry and capital of the country. Mr. HUME said, that the case of the petitioners was one of great hardship; the inhabitants of the forest of Dean were liable to the sea-coal duties, while the port of Chepstow, only 8 miles lower down the river, was exempt altogether front them, on the ground that their coals were river-borne. Chepstow thus could supply the Bristol market on far better terms than the mlleries of the forest, which were 8 miles higher up. Unless the Government abolished the coal.duties complained of, he kneiv it was the intention of the local members to bring this case in a distinct shape before Parliament. After 4 few words from Lord OitAwv ELLE SOMERSET, the petition was laid on the table. INSOLT ENT DEBTORS' ACT. Mr. .T !IVO It - T)eationfronitfie Shopkeepers and 'finders or Portsmouth ' complaining of various losses in conaequerce of the form of the present law respecting Debtors and Creditor.--Maid on the Table, Sir it. WILSON brought in the Southwark Market Bill, which was read a first time. The Honourable Member also +merited a Petition front the Inhabitants of Southwark, against the Insolvent Debtors' Act, and praying that a dis tinction might be made between the unfortunate and the guilty Debtor. Mr. Ii OIi iIOUSI , in supporting the prayer of the Petition, •. wished to call the attention of the House to the expence at pre. sent incurred by the Insolvent Court. In two years of 111 r. • Serjeant itunnington's tittle (the years 1817 and 1818), the ex pence of the officers of that Court amounted to 9,9411., where as the amount of the Salaries of the present Court, in one year and a half, amounted to 20,0001. The money paid into Court in one year in Mr. Serjeant itunnington's time, amounted to 0,0001..; the money paid into the present Court in a year and a half, rinteuuted to 6,300/., so that the present Court cost the country near three times es much as the former, while the be nefit derived to the public was one-third less than before. There .noeduci not, one word more to chew the necessity of a total revi sion of the Insolvent Court.--The petition was ordered to lie on .-the table. COURT OF BEssroN.—Ni4. HAY. Sir R. FERCHISSON presented a petition of considerable interest, as impugning the conduct of the Court of Session in ..Scetlend. It was from the incorporated Weavers of the town of Leith, complaining of the conduct of that Court towards an individual of the name of John Hay. He could not believe 'that the charges in the petition were true, but he maintained, the absolute necessity of hearing and inves tigating them. The LORD ADVOCATE observed, that it the Gallant General would inquire of any Gentleman connected with the -bar of Scotland, he would find that the character of the indi vidual to whom the petition referred was such as to shew that little attention was due to the allegations of the petition itself. Mr. HOBHOUSE thought it absolutely necessary that some inquiry should be instituted on.the subject. If the allegations of the petition should turn put to be well-founded, they would reflect the greatest discredit on the Court of Session, and more especielly on the Lord President; for it would appear that the Lord iereenient, who had advised the prosecution of 31r. flay, had himself been examined as a witness on the precognition of the wee ...He was not at all acquainted with the practice of the Scotch Courts. Suclea proceeding might be in strict conformity ,) that practice; but if so, is his opinion the sooner it was put an end to the better. .MrellUME expresSed his surprise at the declaration of the I,earniiel Lord, that the character of the individual to whom the l'etition referred, was such as to demand little attention. Hav ing seen the documents upon which' the Petition was founded, he cautioned the House against being influenced by any such loose eliarge on the part of the Learned Lord. From those do cuments, it appeared that Mr. John Hay was an honest., up right, clear-headed man. Various testimonials from respect able merchants and others in Leith, Edinburgh, &c. spoke to his being a man of strictly honourable principle. He regretted that what he had stated on this subject last year had been un heeded by the Right Hon. the Secietary of State for the Home Department. Ile considered Mr. John Hey as a most op. .pressed individual, and that the Court of Session ltad.conducted. themselves weenie him iu the met arbitrary and tyrannical mariner. When.the subject came under discussion, ,he would rtoCit.leiielec . :intenteeto show that. during thirteen years of litiga tion, Mr. Iley had had justice denied hien. The conduct of the Lord President Hope, and of others of the Judges of the Court ef Session, bad done great discredit to the Bench. On the motion that the Petition be printed, • The 1A)It1 ADVOCATE deprecated any discussion of a subject like the present without due notice. All that he had .exished the Gallant General who presented the petition to do .e - - Was, to inquire whether the state of miml of the individual in question:` was not such as to place his conduct in a particular point of view ?—Among other thinge, it was well known that although he had employed respectable Counsel in one of his suite, he had oubsequently . quarrelled with the whole of them. Mr: Secretary PLEIi, in answer to the Hon. Gentleman's expretteion of surprise that he (Mr. Peel) bad not attended to i l the representations tr ade to him on the subject, observed, that he did not conceive it would very materially conduce to the pure and equal administration of justice, if a Secretary of State for the Home Department Were to consider it a kind of matter of COLINe to receive appeals from the decisions of the Judges, e whether in Scotland or in Engleed., With respect to the parti cular case in question, he had reason to believe that it would a pp e ar that there was ntegrOund, wha tever for criminatin g the Court of Session. • After a few words feom Sir R. FEaGUssax, the petition was -then ordered to be printed. WEST INDIA TRADE. Sir M. W. RIDLEY presented a petition from the Ship ,owners and others of the town of Newcastl, interested in the Trade to the Weld Indies, against an Equal e ization of Duties. Ordered to lie on the table. 'WINDOW TAX. • Mr. 11011110 USE gave notice, that he would on the 15th of Nay move for the total rep eal of the 'Window 'fax. WAREHOUSING BILL. Mr. 'WALLACE moved the Order of the Day for the House . going into a Committee on the Warehousing Bill. !dr. ROBERT.SON,although he warmly approved.of the principle of the measure, and thought it of the greatest im portance to the country, was nevertheless persuaded that the machinery of it was such as must totally destroy all the good effect intended. The object of the Bill was 'to allow foreign manufactures and produce to come in, and to go out of the warehouses with the greatest possible facility ; but the unne- ' cessary caution used for the purpose of securing the. revenue would entirely destroy all the advantages resulting from that facility. Not satisfied with calling . on the exporters of the goods, the captains of the vessels, and the other parties concern ed, to enter into bonds in our own ports with respect to the destination of the goods, the framers of the Bill called on the other nations of the world to protect our revenue ; by requiring that proof should be subsequently given that the , goods were actually landed at the port-fur which they were originally des tined. Now it might heppen that the market of the latter port was glutted, and that without breaking bulk at all, it might be advantageous to the vessel to proceed to some oilier port, pro bably not far off ; but front that advantage she would be.by this Bill precluded. All this would be attended with infinite vexatious; and he would therefore advise the removal of this and a great deal of other complicated machinery, and.the sub stitution of a more simple process. With respect to the gene ral principle of the Bill, he was deeply impressed with its im portance, he wished it to be universally applied to our com merce; and he was desirous that the present Bill should at once be rendered as complete as possible. • Mr. BRIGHT was very desirous that the Committee upon the Bill should be postponed, and that it might stand over until after Easter, in order that its provisions might be circulated among chose to whom the subject was of great importance. Mr. WALLACE expressed his surprise at the difficulty which the Hon. Gentleman, who had just spoken, felt at pro ceeding immediately with the Bill, because the Bill was almost entirely the same as that which had already been printed five ' times; and because, on an application which had been made to' hint by an Hon. Gentleman opposite, he (Mr. Wallace) had given a distinct pledge that he would bring the subject forward at as early a period as possible of the present Session. Mr. S. WORTLE's denied that individuals who were in. terested in the Bill had had sufficient opportunity of ascertain ing bow far their interests were effected by it. The Merchants at Leeds had called a .)leeting upon the subject, conceiving that a part of the Bill was calculated materially to injure them lie was desirous of delay until the result of that Meeting could be ascertained. He had no objection whatever to go into the Com mittee on the Bill at present, provided it were understood that ' the Bill should be re-committed. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER could really see no cause for delay. In the first place, the Bill was very nearly the same as the Bill of last year, which had been so amply discussed. The only objection of the Hon. Member ibr York shire related to one clause towards the latter part of the 13111, of exemption from the general operation of the Bill. He (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) was of opinion that it would be better to get rid of thatclause altogether. What the Honourable Member -wanted, however, was the introduction of woollens into the exemption of that clause ; but that need not be con sidered in the Committee. The Hon. Gent. might make that proposition at any future stage of the Bill. Really, after the ample discussion which the subject had, formerly undergone, and the plain and intelligible character of the present Bill he could see no objection to going into a Committee, not merely pro forma, but as one of the regular stages of the measure. - Mr. KEITH DOUGLAS did not conceive that there was any reasonable groUnd for apprehemiion on the part of the per. sons interested in the woollen trade. He bad had an opportu nity to-day of aicertainiug how the trade stood at present; and he found that we at present exported woollens to the amount of 7,01)0,0001. annually, of which 3,000,0001. wire exported to continental Europe, ..,000,0001. to America, and 1,200,000/. to the East Indies. Ile did not conceive, therefore, that we were in much danger from foreign competition. He trusted that Government would persevere in the present measure, which he was persuaded would be extremely beneficial. Mr. BENETT was persuaded, that the general principle of the Bill was of the highest importance to the country. lie feared, however, that the framers of it had got into a hobble by listening to the representations of the persons concerned in the silk-trade. If they persevered in that part of the Bill, he should feel it his duty to move a similar exemption in favour of woollens. Mr. MARRYATT spoke in favour of the Bill, which he. considered to be one of the greatest importance. The pre judices which existed with respect to it were extremely erro neous; more especially the clamour of manufacturers of differ ent dtscriptions with respect to their various manufactures. At present there was scarcely a kinstiotn in Europe in which the merchants could not form un assorted cargo of goods for the purpose of supplying other foreign markets in a manner which the existing regulations prevented the merchants of this country from imitating. IVIr. T. WILSON asked why was there an exception in fa vour of silk ? because the duties on that article were so exces sively high—why was there also an exception in favour of linen ?—because the distresses of Ireland made no feel for her want of capital—why was not the same principle acted on with regard to the woollen trade? lie thought it quite unfair that Woollen goods should not be excepted, while the present duties on wool were enforced. He believed the Right Hon. Gentleman formed very sound general views of commercial in terests, and in this instanceelaid down a wholesome principle which he strained every efibrt to carry to perfection ; but surely he could not deny that there was a necessity for some excep tions, and he would find the woollen trade to be one of them. He conclutied'by intimating, that he would in the Committee submit an amendment, if no one else did, that the word " woollen," should follow " linen," in the clause of exception. Mr. PHILLIPS said the exceptions in favour of silks and linen were only . made to meet existing prejudices. It was matter of notoriety, that our trade was seriously injured, from not having adopted a more liberal line of commercial policy heretofore. With respect to the woollen trade, he had made inquiries, and the result went to convince him, that it was in a progressive :state and could bear competition with the Fo reign markets. If the lion. Member (Mr. Wilson) intended to move for the repeal of the wool-tax, however, he would sup port him, but he- would not give his support to his plan of ex ception, if it were his object to uphold the preeent duties. Mr. D. BROWNE stated, that he would divide the House on the question of going into the Committee, unless the Right `Hon. Gent. would allow the Bill to be re-committed after the holidays. Mr. J. GRATTAN observed that in justice to Ireland, whose manufactures would be greedy affected by Nil Bill, fur. they time ought to be given to allov the Irish Members to corn. municate on the subject with their constituents ; he thought a fortnight or ten days ought to be allowed for that purpos e . Sir 11. PARNELL was of opinion that the passing of the Bill would be very beneficial to the Irish trade, as it would make a greater opening for the linen manufacturers of that country than at present existed. Sir J. NEWr'ORT stated, .that he formerly favoured the continuance of the transit duties, but on deliberate reflection he was now convinced his opinion on that subject had been errone ous. The result of the examinations which had been conducted by a Committee of the House led him to believe that it would be beneficial to Ireland to throw the trade open, and for Borne time the opinion had been gaining in that country. Sir M. W. RIDLEY did not wish the Bill to be postponed. If the Hon. Member (Mr. Wilson) asked an exception tor one commodity, he (Sir M. R.) could do so for .another,; but he hoped the question would be considered in 'reference to public and not private interests. He did not doubt that some class might partially suffer from the Bill, but it was not to be denied l that theeiperation of the general principle would be of benefi cial consequence. Although, either in the Committee or on the third reading ? it was his' intention to move an Amendment for an exception en favour of glass, vet he did not wish the Bill to be postponed, es the speedy adoption of its general principle would Trove a most military .efrect on the commercial interests of the empire. Mr. RICARDO was of opinion that the Bill was founded on a sound and judicious principle, and one which ought to prevail throughout the whole of our commercial code. Be considered the country greatly indebted to the Right Hon. Gentleman, for his efforts to liberalize the system of trade. It was impossible to make a law which would not interfere with the interest of some classes, but the one at present before the house, while it was calculated to advance the public welfare, interfered as -little as possible with particular interests. The operation of the Bill would be very beneficial, and he hoped the Right lion. Gentleman wouldeaersevere. Mr. HUME called the attention ofehe Right Hon. Gentleman to the severe duty of 3 per cent. which was levied .by the Le vant Company, to the great prejudice of the Turkish' trade, and hoped he would take that gtieVance into consideration. As to the Bill, it was his opinion that it ought to have no exceptions; it was faitourable to the general interests of the country, and he would therefore give it his decided support. Mr. PORCHER wished the Bill postponed, to allow time for further consideration. The question was then put on going into the Committee, and the House divided, when there appeared-:- Ayes, 82—Noes, B—Majority for the Committee, 74. On returning to the Gallery, we found the House in Coni mitteenn the Bill; several clauses were put and agreed to with out observation. On the clause empowering the Lords of the Treasury, by their warrant, to select ports and warehouses for warehousing and securing ;rods in general, or any particular goods or articlee, Mr. ROBLItTSOR objected that the exercise of such a power, in addition to that belonging to the Commissioners of Customs and Excise, for the selection of particular warehouses, would be productive of confusion and inconvenience. Mr. Wel-LLACE.contended, that in the case of certain de- scription of goods, and underspecial circumstances, 'the clause was necessary for particular security. Mr. GLADSTONE'expressed a similar opinion. .• After a few words from Mr. K. DOUGLAS and from Mr. PHILLIPS, the clause was agreed to. ' After some discussion, Mr. S. NVonley's Amendment, that Woollens, as well av Silks and Linens, should be exempted from the operation of the Bill, was negatived without a di vision. , The remaining clauses *f the bill then went through the Committee, and were agreed to, after which the House resumed. The Report was ordered to be received on Monday next. BEER REGULATION BILL. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved that the House should go into a Committee on the Beer Acts, which was agreed to. In the Committee the Right Hon. Gentleman said it was his intention to move certain resolutions as the foundation of a Bill which he intended to bring in, the blanks in which were to be left open until after the holidays. The object of the Bill was to give the poorer classes of the community, at a less price than at present, a good and wholesome beverage. The best, or strong beer, now in use, was liabl e to a d ut y o f 10s. the barrel; and the weak or inferior to a duty of 2s: There had been once an intermediate duty, which was long since dis Continued— . late it had been suggested that it would be advisable to have an intermediate duty on a middle kind, or intermediate quality of. beer ; because now the poor man paid for his beer, which was unnecessarily strong, at the higher rate of duty. To protect the revenue many things were necessary to prevent fraud or collusion. One was, that this beer should not be drank on the premises where made. Next, that such beer should not carry a higher price than 275. a barrel. This was to be sold to the retailer at the price above stated, 275. a barrel.. it would be very desirable to have beer at this strength, whichit was likely would take one quarter of malt to five barrels, and might be sold at about 21d. a pot— He thought that all these advantages might be obtained with. out injuring the regular brelvers, and• improve the price of barley to the advantage of the grower, who now suffered from the want of price. The brewers certainly haul more of a mono. poly now than they ought to have; but as during the war the imposition of very heavy taxes and duties had induced the brewers to embark . enormous capitals in the trade, it would, though not a inatternaright, be very desirable to guard such large -. Capitalists agatirk any sudden shock or violent change in the trade of beer. With elm preliminary observations he should move the following Resolutions : That it is expedient for the public use, that beer be permitted by law to be brewed of..a quality which was inferior to the pre. sent, upon which a duty of ss. should be paid on every barrel containing 36 gallons ; that this beer should be brewed at the strength of five barrels to every quarter of malt, and should be sold in 'not less quantities than 9 gallons, which at 30s. would be at the rate of 10d. a gallon, or 20. a quart. Mr. Alderman WOOD objected to the Resolutions. Go vernment, it seemed. was to have 25e. a.quarter duty on the uualt, and these new brewers were to have Iss. advance in price on beer thus brewed froth a quarter of malt more than the pre sent established brewers. lie thought it very hard that pub. licans, si ho brewed their own.beer, as it was said 20,000 pub licans really did, should not be permitted to sell this beer, though they paid often. 201. for their licences, besides other heavy charges, for rent, taxes, and incoming. Sir R. GOCKBURN thought it desirable this beer should be sold by retail to the poor in some way or other, as strong beer now was. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, all that he wished by these regulations was to protect the revenue, by wishing that. the beer• should not be drank on the premises where it was made. Mr. F. BUXTON considered it unjust to the p resent brewers to put a duty on the quarter of malt brewed in this way of only 255. whereas theold brewers actually pai&36s.. per quar ter of malt. Mr. F. PALMER said, that if the Right Hon. Gentleman (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) would allow threepenny beer to be sold, it would be generally acceptable to the country. After a few words from Alderman E 11, the Resolutions were agreed to, and the Report was ordered to be received on Monday next. The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the H ouse adjourned at Ilalf-past Twelve OIC104.• PARIS PAPERS OF WEDNESDAY. ErblllllEll EXTfACTS.I (From La Piiota of WedneAlay Evening.) PARIS, 31Ailcu 19. Before mass, the King gave , an audience in his apartments to thelVresiclent of the Bureau of the Chamber of Pe ers, who presented the project of the law in relation to the %eterans, passed in the lost sitting,—the President of the Bureau of the Ch'imitertertertitis had also the honour to pre kent to the King the different projects of laws adopted by . the Chamber in its late sittings.— At noon, to-day, the King presided at a Council of Ministers, which ladtect illl two o'clock. They write from Naples, under date of the 21st of February, that the Minister of Finance of that kindgom directs, with great success, the game of high and low, in regard to the public funds, and that every body under him very re ligiously adheres to the example of his Excellency, so that it is not rare to witness the Exchange crowded with groups of persons belonging to this Ministry. This Minister, moreover, appears to be one of the first financiers of Europe, for the 500,000 ducats of stock sold to divers capitalists at 75, may now be re-purchased ut 65. The Journal of Toulouse of the 13th of March asserts, that an estafette arrived that morning, addressed to Lienteuant-General La Croix, com manding the 10th military division, bringing the news that the Duke of Angoultune might be ex pected on the 20th instant. M. de Gisbert, Minister of the Regency, arrived two days ago at Toulouse. it is asserted that he waits the arrival of his Royal Highness the Duke of Angoultlme. An Ettafette dispatched, it is said, by the Di rector-General of the Police of the kingdom, passed this town on the morning of the 12th, in his way to Perpignan. News from the frontiers ot Spain, Perpignan, 10th of March, state thnt the Chiefs Montane, Mosen Anton, pnd Carol, re-entered - Catalonia from France, and, with their followers, occupied for the few last days that part of the province which borders on our frontier ; but yesterday a colunin of constitutionul troops marched in order to meet with, the. division of the three Chiefs, which amounted to about 1,200. They met with it at Cantaloup, but at its approach they retired without the loss of life on either side. This di vision re-entered. France by Perthus; on the 10th. The Constitutional troops in Catalonia advance upon our frontier. The foreign legion, organized at Barcelona, embarked on the 4th inst. for the . same destination. Letters from Cadiz of the Ist announce, that the National Guard of that town, to the number of 6,000 men, are exercised every day in uniform, and that it will me et death sooner than fall again under the yok e o f despotism. Foreign menaces have at last put all Spain in motion, and if the invaders have not large corps of the army to en. counter, they will not find the fewer enemies on that account. ANcONA, Fru. ship from Corfu brings the important news of the surrender of }Nitres to the Greeks, after an assault, on the 15th of Fe• bruary. The master of the ship asserted, that the news had been brought a little before his departure by an express from Flares to the British Governor of Corfu. The Greeks bad i" this affair 800 killed, and 400 wounded. The Turkish garrison MIS put to the sword.— This place is one of the most important in the Peloponnesus; it was under the command of Jussuf Pacha, one of the best Generals of the Porte. TairsTE, MARCH 3. A vessel from Corfu,' ten days on its passage, bring s news that Corinth had capitulated, but that te garrison had not departed for want of British vessels to transport them. News from Missolunghi state that the approaches to Prevesa and Arta were in the pos session of the Greeks : Nihitaf, the terror of the Mahometans, bad joined Odysseus, and waited the arrival of the force under Bozzari to try a F conp de main against Larissa, and possibly Solo idea. The force of the three chiefs amounts to 55,000 men. The Greeks are animated with the greatest enthusiasm. FRONTIERS OF SWITZERLAND, MAttoit 6.—The Ambassadors of the Allied Powers have not made any ulterior demands upon the Swiss Confedera tion on the subject of measures to be taken under present circumstances. It appears, therefore, that the projected dispositions in other respects have been entirely abandoned. The only measures insisted upon by the Allied Powers re late to precautions to be taken against suspicious foreigners resident in Switzerland, who niav fill the Journals with articles injurious to the holy Alliance. _ _ [From the Journal des Davis, March 19.1 Yesterday, at half-past 8,, the King trunsacted business with the Duke de Doudeauville, Direc tor-General of the Post. The King received to a private audience the Baron D'llenin, General appointed to the command of the '2.oth military division (Peritueux). IFrarn a Private Letter.] ZANTE, FEB. 17.—A ship-master from the Continent has brought news to-night that Aero. Corinthus capitulated on the 6th of February,' and that the Turkish garrison, reduced to 1,200 men, extenuated by disease and famine, are to be transported to Asia Minor. We shall soon receive more extensive details of this event.— Mean time I can announce that the Castle of Patras is treating for its surrender with General Maurocordato. it is to surrender on the Ist of April, if it be not by that time relieved.—Our last news from Etolia state that Omer Brione, attacked in his lines by Suliots who landed from Cefalonia, where they had taken refuge, is wandering in the mountains of Agrapha, whence he hopes to reach Janina. [From the Constitutionntl.l The following is a letter from . Brest of the 3th of Nlarch : " You will recollect that the Brest squadron put to se on the 15th of February. It was composed of a ship of the line, having on board Admiral Hamelin, the brigs lancer and Euryalus, the frigate Le Guerrier, and the corvette Hebe. After the first day the brig Lancer sailed to the west, with the corvette Hebe, and the brig Euryalus returned to ►he roads. In the night of the 17th the weather became bad, and the frigate was entirely separated from the ship of the line. The latter having suffered much, took its station in the Gulf of Gas cony, where the winter season is very severe. Towards the 29d of February it made Cape Ortegal, and met a considerable' number of English ships bound to Spain ; but on the Bth and, 9th of March the vessel was struck by a horrible tempest; its top-masts were carried away, and a heavy wave wetted even its powder and provisions. A sailor was lost, and 23 hurt; five severely. The Vessel leaked in all parts, and re-entered Brest on the 11th of March in a most wretched plight. Such is the result of a cruise, which even the English do not attempt in War time, in such a season, and which has been as troublesome as it is useless." SPEECH . OF THE VISC. DE CHATEAUBRIAND, IN THE CHAMBER OF PEERS ON THE PROJECT OF LAW TOR A VOTE OF CREDIT OF 100 MILLIONS OF FRANCS. My Lords--You will not expect me to go back to principles, and to treat again in all its extent a question already exhausted, I am only about to endeavour to reply to some of the objections brought forward at this Tribune by the opponents of the Pro ject of Law now submitted to your consideration. I begin with a Noble Marshal (Marshal Jourdan). I am not at all disposed to contest his right to examine the question of Peace and War, having maintained and still maintaining the position—" That the true doctrine with regard to the Royal Prerogative is, that nothing proceeds di rec tly f rom t h e King in the Acts of Government, but that every thing is the work of the Ministry." I have as a Minister at least this advantage, I cannot he Tee proached with being unconstitutional. . • The Noble Marshal asserts that our essential interests are not injured. 'Who is to judge of this question? The great danger to France arises from the moral contagion of the Spanish Revolution; now it is evident that this is a point which, de pending on the different convictions of different minds, can only be established by proofs, the satisfactory nature of which may be disputed by every opponent; all moral truths are in the same situation. If I told you that the Spanish Revolution, placed on the frontier of France, awakens amongst us baleful interests and recollections • if I told you that France, scarcely yet recov ere d from a Revolution of dimly years' duration, is more liable than any other State to relapse into the disorders which so long afflict ed her ; if I told you thit the calamities which have pressed upon' us oblige us to make every effort to prevent their return ; it I told you that in the name of the Spanish Revolution an at tempt is made in all the revolutionary Newspapers in Europe to excite our noldiers to revolt; that even at l‘ladrid, under the eye of the Government,' journals are printed in French so out. rngeous that I could not venture to read fragments of them in this tribune ; you might deny me the powerof these Influences, and the deductions which I should draw from them. I should reedy by an assertion, and then we should remain until the re volution came to prove to us that it despises our vain conten tions, and cannot be checked by speeches. And now with regard to this moral contagion, it has be en maintained, that no Spanish name has been involved in the causes brought before our Tribunals ; yet, my Lords, if I mistake not, we have heard in this very Chamber that Natal', now in Spain, boasted that lie would strike a blow d la Que. roga.—lt is true that Gen. Quiroga did not appear as an accused party in' the trial; but who will deny the contagion of his revolt! The Noble Marshal has spoken of the origin of the Con stitution of the ,Cartes, which lie regards as the work of the Spanish nation. -- In order to undeceive him in this respect, he will permit me to quote a passage from a Political Pam phlet, which at this moment produces a great sensation in London : " Very few of the Deputies of the Extraordinary Cozies in 1812 were duly constituted Ruch, in a manner sufficient to au thorise them to proceed to the formation of a new Constitution for the Spanish Monarchy. Their powers, as a Provisional Government, would never have been questioned had they con fined themselves to the provisional administration of the affairs of the kingdom, and to adopt moderate measures of reform ; but so soon as they began to debate a Constitution, which, as it 'quickly appeared by the debates given to the public by the re porters, was to be of a democracies' tendency, and greatly re sembling the French Constitution of 1791, opposition, dims ' tisfaction, and disunion began to spew themselves throughout Spain. The very persons who had been mainly instrum en t a l i n exciting and sustaining the opposition of the people to the French, forsook the cause when they discovered that the Go vernment were acting in violent and direct disregard to the popular objects of the war. The Bishop of Orense withdrew from the Regency, when he could no lon ger stem t hi s ten de ncy to democracy. The very pulpits, and the press in many parts of the country, that had sent forth those addresses which first stirred the people to opposition, now condemned the acts of the Government, and in some places the people were distinctly told that further exertion would not, in fact, conduce to the great ends which they had taken arms to accomplish ; for that a self, constituted Government, though competent to administer pro visionally the affairs of the country during the captivity of the Sovereign, had made a Constitution which was directly in opposition to the popular objects of the war, and which had politically deposed their King; and, consequently, that further exertions for that Government were acts of rebellion against his authority. " We all remember how much the apathy of the Spanish people was complained of at an advanced period v s the war. We all remember how incompr e h ens ibl e i t appeared; that the en thusiastic spirit, which had been displayed at the beginning of the contest, should so 10021 evaporate, and sink into ape* Here then is the solution." This, my Lords, is what w a n Englishman relate s who as an eye witness of the facts. If you were t o read the pealPhie t 9 1 31. San Miguel himself on the first insurrectional movements in the Isle of Leon,. you would see that the military 10 04 w ss equally repelled in its origin. The Minister complains of ill success, and finds every where, according to his account, nothing but baseness and treason. If the Constitution is not all to the people of Spain, it is not more so to the King, on wham it has been imposed. Whom then does it please? Those only who avail themselves of it to ruin their country and disturb the peace of the world. The Noble Marshal finished by a protestation worthyof idol; the field of battle is a Tribune, where he will always plead with honour the cause of his country. I pass on to the speech of the Noble Maven (Barante). He has spoken, as almost every others pea ker has done. (it'll tight of interference. Ile has found a great differ ie cre s ition of Witt°, our 'position in 1813 with regard to Spain, and dpo ~ England in 1793 with re...ird to France. d er it us. , 1 g all ' ' illy friend and a Noble Duke (Duke de ritzjamcs) hss sj shewa the weakness of this reasoning, but I w ill consi der another point of view. What has it to do with the truths which I have Vrilbea,t° establish, whether England first declared war, or had war rob dared ag a inst her in 1793 ? Whether she issued her Manifesto!, months o r 6 years after the commencement of hostilities, !Pt tees little as to the consequence which I wished to draw !n 1 ) : 1 ; clearly that Manifesto. Was it a date I looked for in the declo rst a l° ,,h t Was it the fact of the war itself ? No such thing. 1 ,1 0 ; 11 , I will say more: for the principle of the right of intervention clearly loin foo d it, but found it withall ' impositen or * its consequences as the attoe cane of Constitution, the tl r mis ed tu a P intoinhabitants which war is carries! on, ~ , o points which I have already quoted, anti which it is tom repeat. expressed, and I found it in every lint. —not only . _ • wa r far Om i weakening my reasoning strengthens it. it in Ries ' suPPosedt that a nation which intends to cominerioi ,_ . im , May lay down a principle in (rider to create to it sell ''.' Q 1, But when it is f s prinep is the support 0 e assailed by war, es the very case of a defensive ,p fact b , 1 t o ~ necessary ? When on the defensive is it neressa l l theories to t h e this cam r litical declarations are made ; if, for instance. ttn tb e prove the right of defence ?If even , i.t of 0 ,, , terferen" is Proclaimed, is not this the strong ce evill e s t,fop.• the ri4lit so proclaimed, when it is not ni.cess a 3 t to jos • port ot a defensive war, is not an invented er i et- joie , of tify the attack, but the real canviction, the tiro ,q a i t has' the Government which insists upon the right, wd e no need of it ? _: with tilt; The Noble Boron finished his discourse by trsoinge t b e fa; pencil of a lively imagination an alarming taut, , o il tune ; France invaded; all our libel hick answer him by that AMC reproach which has be _o° As :0 Ca does tela n n ot ) a con ho st si it tS ut to us, of foreseeing evils which will never hsPr' l ib e rty, the invasion of France, and the loss of the 'llitinil°t`t,,, or there is one thing that will console nie—i;4l,' N o ble 11 P wh e I and my colleagues:Nlll'4o.ol' I" nts, ,rill 1 1 P o who professes with ability generous sentitnei ~,,,, a a don me this assertion • it proceeds from the celoc'" Frenchman. ' . 5 (Atni u ' :, I have little to say in reply to a Noble 31arqu', 10 ps i s '. of requisitions ; I think he has heen inisinfoto ed tiost iv row I may Stave sold their oxen, but a voluntary end -, t DO f s Na g J th e a th re is qu Pa isi rt tion r . I proceed to the examination of the Speech o.s. i (Duke be B rogpro.) to We i If"' 1 Our army is about to enter Spain, he says, NO ed subjects to their master, bound band and foot. , tos t _ Ido not accuse the Noble Duke of unfarnes,i he to col: . forgotten that I said quite the contrary' ; 113 ' ' O l o peors' f . Spaniards a liberty suited to their mannerlonatio Iva ii would equally secure them from an sral snu.,,, u i e r eps se,,,,,lot li s s . the cham ber; i . posset, Where has the Noble Duke found a ,fr°r.„''4' n es? rroaild 1 ' to ypu, that France should make a war 01 do r; if st _ OO.. jesty's Ministers have continually declared? I, n' el , betse!,4o be compelled to have recourse to nrins, it is.suotoeits:to essential interests are compromised ; that we t i r t) i too lves 0 e institutions, but that we endeavour to &frit dorl K. institutions which make war on us. ~ t the P w ets- The Noble Duke has protested oit?' ll: j , r entioS,',, Pi " That to Kings alone belongs the rig" t e `" "dist 1 ' 1) lief Lions to the people ; trom which he coecie a 4 dog, " I change what they have given, or not give 3 ' . 0 0 1 ! i choose or please. omen` may be ;00,0 1,. But he does not perceive that the argnr i l - h o notfo t it t; ' and that if the people be the S o vereigni„,,; - „orreo u ,..oo" . _,." alter what they fixed yesterdsy, told e''';; eo si t nni,j, l aiel , betty and their Sovereignty to a 10 1 * 3 1 "OOP °A D M' E' r * i the Noble Peer had been less under me utt„isto sl we igatY ~, he would have seen that two principles lil`tit'A....theforchy O.' i der—the sovereignty of Kings in Alona rc in aMui n a ile' . of the people People in -Republics. Say but enl„wedi s,'Y „ a 01 4 I --- is the Sovereign, said all jA ii" 'ijon,arot l' er,a ntiet • C h et. 'c that the sovereignty is vested in " p ' vet y teos °ll i n SrA ill lost It becomes, therfore, absurd'°ll' 'fen that eves the o a s ince . ~ Penalty. of being considered,t iino nd, . t ool; . the institutions ought to originate from ke,r, eh In s PO' Monarch there. As to the mode of granttanee with Y, 09 . 0 whether by his own act alone, or in a °,!, in the Pu . ;„ t alk of f reedom as legitimate by linn Iwo' , it ribeo ~ , f So , "`"`"olny there has - been no attempt to f.,Tioiple , Nothing has been done but to impress A Vits n its' I I the ° beli ' narchy,'and to expound a theoretical truth,.o ~o , ei „ t . , The Noble Duke has told us that he did r.s!`„o„t cli c ?, `i k o i f sal obligation (la soladarite ) of dynoties teie:eleliint o i tie o V f i he does xv iii. the t •, cr e vi c t 1, ite see ourou . ' I now 00 •e. XIV., should suc Ferdinand VI & „ ipt c on ~ or - 1 that Monarch. The Noble Duke in tills I ) " for In` lie olo' i K*the mcn. cr t. Ring and royalty together ;be talao f olly ' 1 t i er t'' the A ch et • private interests for public interests,..,..n toe narchy • --all Kings are under this obligs", t v I on the scaffold. id Ao tic?'l, o oo I . The Noble Duke does not wish that wc si t t`', 4 9 s hool ve f er 3 .l crimes of futurity ; he does not desire the ~o uia . o ,, i. i , from analo&e. Thus that revolted soldif_rol'iloosnotriidel°, i a captive King to accept Si deinoerstlt;,,,ris:ics',oe, i massacres should have been committed ill , : xi f ee t, tIINI,I P a ', and. of Granada, that many sh"ld I _ sipat iop 5i7 10 . 0 0 , 0, e should be confiscated, that Juridicial assassin n ot l? 0 4: ;, been Perptrated--all those ciretuustanco, yetbea p ion iiiii , ground for reasoning. Ferdinaria Ila s " bet ac o' lli to i . has be e n threatened, as yet, with nothing trave ihjig goio g o is so free that even now he is Pe.r l , lB P„ s ith° 10 1 ' 1 ' gaolers in the midst of military Liegt";4—,,lo fort 0 lock him up in a fortress. He has notnine, et's, t b° , In the event. - one — / veo- The t's pit' apt , .01 0 result of my Noble OpPelle tl itY t Oil tY may punish crimes which we are not at ci ,ecs m ice ~,, my opinion justice is one of those eternal PT l ' e Styo, o oe; pieceded evil in this world ; according te:. the is w i g , pilo . contrary is the case, for he maintains tbste% eeetl iile 0 des , of evil. The foundation of society is bY h uts prioolmeedi • nent basis of subversion • for accerdinF ~.„t °, ,,t y is It. "' At. never to come to succour' society until Su v " " „ l ino stroyed. Von's 'Willi; At length the Noble Duke arrived at the bo o .00 01 4 which is, as it were, the groundwork of l'i s , i els r ot n't't self felt the dangers of the doctrine which itt ;es i prf eo ldtv to diszlose, for he so enveloped it in ors t %'' 4, I si lt ' 011 " 1 " , . that if he had not had the goodness to told i ll sP olin gre s ' have been able to comprehend it. 1 -1 1, t ,f ) „ e l l eon b e tl rot° Ai the right of resistance, tliat he was Oroli" - ' * l a Ol°- inert - —he mistook the phrase--he should have sa l 4it ics 010 , !: There are, my Lords, misteries as Weil ..1 ): "Ajog e / in ,' W I g.on. Attempt to explain them, and you wn Navin , A 10 0 0 le i , into an abyss. I look upon Myself os ik r ', l ' ; 1 ill t to sol%,, disposition as independent as t h e NoblP' i hstr ile l . aocu t 'y the liberties of the people as much as he c hi; otis pete verbirt!lono detest oppression ; but I maintain, that t . 0f e , le e . tb , of resistance is to expose ourself to the dn'tir a detv,r, o oo . : ; 9 o world. I maintain that no Society--not ev c l ll oo itio ti ldo can subsist, except upon some principle.. ft , ~,,j ice,,,,A i yo point at which resistance is to commence asjai6'o,l°Yalirceil'oetr me to determine that fearful point ; no/' P 0 Inc t° War t '411,110' the limits of my upderstanding would cau s e o v t oiii o il ranny on allsides. Laws would apPeo i° ,l l I ‘v °ll `l, Olio s°' they would controul my inclinations, 8.• .„ cre st- la ~,i 0 The orders of my superiors would ane°.,7., 1 b ll 11 ell i ,, Jr would refuse obedience to them. I; 1 rel'oola . I ,..e . ‘t r if If counter resistance, for the rights of otbe,:ort o f erl r i l4 ilt 4 . 0 0 mine. Every species of disottler.—eler:_v ;. rot a dot. Pie; 4 scription of crime would take its sons: 'L t filo] o f Oil f volt, and general anarchy would be the. oi l. tiling ili a° nothing but a great resistance to a l t: kit o n to h i l l 03 0 The Noble Duke is young on Y n h i e n ot rsi l „r t Isie misfortunes except by tradition. I vftr - i ,, A , plv - g „ 01ti trimota' scenes which were the result o r our , i t tl , , a t ti tie ;,, - ,log i ot " insurrection is the most sacred of ' it i l i v t ith 01 ' 11 , 1 ;od oi l ', all ° me with making sonorous phrases, nut.. as at t , s oil ',do t i guments of a rhetorician. But if he il litu net t o 00 01 - , the constitutional monarchy, I besee ch oe in Il e :, diq 00 0 to our enemies. If from this tribuneio_rfo7, 0 1, , 0 I .0: trines which during haveeara have dive' into 0„ e 'lli. tt e l !eartf i many nacre, whiCh Ottogc" ' we ak 011-004.1 4. 1 powerful recollections nuty iniluenc'f.„,, coadce ,p?, may then regret those times, when g"'" .. dt 0 4d ?, powerful silence. rellh lslP t h e l'IW: front ie l ie You will excuse me, my Lords', 4 ts ibltO or get l ! p ip 4l speaker who addressed you from i r l ea dy beell o . se 1 , 0 10 13 t! repeated the arguments which ha , t! , 1 r iot s , " fMlwe # A n u , ~,„„, 0 .4 .0 are always the same objections , y tit° vote war commenced, in ord er to suppar t „ cons eat . > slit, we have no right to interfere a ; -v