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• „ t( t. , 74 .4 1 A 44' ral3 ere.....1t \ if, //,2, at . 01.111.0•110110. ; 7 •; 1 1 .1 V ' 41) NUMBER 9538. %WM,/ ILLJNG-OFFIOE. March 6, 11593. THE •CQMMISSIONERS for VICTUAL LINO His M.4JESTY'S NiIPY do hereby five No. tire, that on Friday, the 41st Instant, they will be ready toreeeire Tenders in writhes . (sealed up), and agree with' suck Persons as will undertake to supply all such quantities BAVINS as may be required at his Majesty's Bakehouse at Deptford, for One Year certain, from the Ist of May nertfand further until Three Months notice, at the rate for every suite of Bishet that may be baked. The said Marine to be delivered at Me Wharf weekly, in such proportions as many be demanded by he Comptroller of the Yard, except during the Winter Sea .:on of the Year, talten (as the navigation of the River may pro bably. be impeded) the Contractor will be expected to keep in Depot a sufficient stock for the probable demands; for which purpose the use of the Ravin Field at Deptford will be al lowed to him. Each Tender must express the Price in words at length, and be delieered before One o' Clock on the day appointed, and must be accompanied by a Letter, signed by two respon sible Persons, engaging to become bound with the Party tendering, in the Penal Sum of 9001. for the due perfor mance of the Contract. The Person who Inches the Tender, or some Person on his behalf, must attrnd to answer when called for. me Conditions of . the Contract mao be seen at this Office, and any further information that may be required will be given, ox application at the Office of the Comptroller of the Victualling Yard at Deptford. Al. WALLER CILIFTOF. VICTUAhLINO•OFFIGR, March 14, IBM T HE COMMISSIONERS for VICTUAL LING Hit 314mEsrrs N. 41 1 7, 4-c. do hereby give Notice, that on Friday, Me 2ist Insoant, they will be ready to receive tenders in writing (sealed up), and treat for One Hundred and Fifty Piprs of SPANISH RED WINE, to be delivered tnto his Majesty's Victualling Stores at. Deptford, One-half in Three Months, and the remainder in Two illonths afterwards. Twenty-five Tons of BUTTF.R; Fifty Tons of CHEESE; and Fifty Tons of BRITISH PLANTA'fICN COCOA, to be answerable to samples of two pounds weight each, to be produced with the Tenders; 7's be delivered at Deptford, between the iOth April and loth of May next. Five Hundred Sacks of KILN DRIED HOUSEHOLD FLOUR. One Thousand Sacks of BISKET MEAL; Twenty-five Tons of NEV OATMEAL ; and One Thousand Bolts of FLAGS; To be also delivered into the ,Stores at Deptford, in Me course of the month of April next. The Conditions of the Contracts may he seen at this Ofice. Each Tender must specify the Price in Words at length, and be delivered before One o'Clock on the day appointed; and the Person who makes the Tender, or sonic Person on his behalf, must attend to answer when culled for. Each Tender for Wine must also be accompanied by a Letter signed by two responsible Persons, engaing• to become . n , bound with the Party tendering, in the Penal Sum of 301. per cent. on the amount of the Contract, for its doe performance. Al. /TALLER CLIFTON. EAST INDIA HOUSE, March 19, 1823. rrHE COURT of DIRECTORS of the "." UNITED COMPANY of MERCHANTS of ENG LAND TRADING to the EAST INDIES, do hereby give Notice, That a GENERAL COURT of the said Company will be held by adjournment, at their House in Leadenhali•street, on FRIDAY NEXT, the 21st Instant, at Eleven o'Clock in the Forenoon, for the purpose of resuming the consideration of the State of the East India Sugar Trade. JOSEPH DART, Secretary. BRITISH INSTITUTION, PALL-MALL. rrilE GALLERY , for the , EXHIBITION AL and SALE of thu WORKS of MODERN AwnsTs IS OPEN Daily, from Ten in the Morning until Five in the Evening. By Order, JOHN YOUNG, Keeper. Admission Is,•—Catalogue ls. The Subscribers to the Print from Mr. West's Picture of " Our Saviour Healing the Sick in the Temple," who have net already reee►eed their impressions, may receive them upon payment of the Remainder of their Subscriptions, at the British Institution THREE OF,,Ceotooo: ir - 'l_ ARROLL informs hi s F r i en d s and the N 1../ Public. that the Present Popular Lottery, contains THREE PRIZES of £20,000, and EIGHTY other Capitals, MI Money—he also hegs to remind them that in the very last Lottery containing Three of 4'20,000, he sold TWO out of the Three, Both in Shares, besides many others of .ClO,OOO, .41,0n0, &c. Bcc.t and he trusts the same good fortune will attend the Purchasers at his Offices, No. 19, CORN HILL, and 26, OXFORD•STREET, on the 9th of April, when the First Prize will receive £20,000, and the Fifty-two next drawn Prizes will be All Capitals ' ! ! The following are the Numbers of the Capitol Prizes Sold in Shares at. CARROLL'S Offices, in the Last Lottery drawn on the 15th January last, viz. • ' 3,425 ,420,000 18.522. 20,000 . . No. 584 lO,OOO . 17,109 ' ,£l,OOO 6,829 . C200 54382 5OO 9.131 200 341 3OO 11,049 2OO 16,613 3OO 13.609 ..200 1,851.. 2OO 19.117 200 5,260 2OO 19,997 200 NEWINGTON, SURREY.—NEW CHURCHES. A LL Persons desirous of Contracting to per t form the Whole, or any Part, of the W or k s i n t h e i n ended NEW CHURCH, near BECKFOItD-ROW, in pqWALWoRni, in the Parish of St. Mary, Newingt on , Sur f, are requested to deliver their Propos a l s ( sea l e d u p an d i n . le,( 1 St. Pet er ' s Church, Walwortb, Tender for -.` (as the case ma y be), addressed to the Trustees for at"„`ng New Churche s ' in N ew in g t on ), to t h e sa id T rustees , '`lPeting to he eld at their Comntee f the Pa. !roe_ hiat .Sehools, near n the Fishmongers' Almshouses, at New -Itfigton aforesaid (being the COmmittee.room of the said Trus aTtteo. n . wednesd. the 16th day of April next, at Six , th e the Evening precisely. Each Tender must contain of _Names of two responsible Persons as Sureties . and,a List or a xrieei at which the same is made. n a Trustees do not pledge themselves to accept the lowest, other Tender, unless the same shall be considered satui h,,titt to them, and to his Majesty's Commissioners for 7jit New Churches in populous .Parishes. The Draw tions, and Form of Contract, may . be seen any l' 4 4,Z t l ( lay excepted), between the hours of Eight in the af . j o i,",,nj sOd :flit in the Afternoon, by applying at the Office who Esq : the Architect, in Lincoln' s Inn-fields, of necessary mfcrnnation may be obtained. 48' • JOH Southwark N CLU,TMarch TON, 17 ) CllB2l erk to the Trustees. Tv g h- str dett, NEW ARGYLL ROOMS, REGENT-STREET. R. HAW ES most respectfully acquaints the Nobility, Gentry, and his Friends in ge neral , . that his CONCERT will take place on FRIDAY, April 18, 1823, at the above Rooms, when will be performed, a SELECTION of the most admired VOCAL and INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC, Amient and Modern. The following eminent Performers have already kindly pro mised their assistance : Mrs. SALMON and Miss STEPHENS, Miss irtNES, and Miss GOODALL ; Mr. SAPIO, Mr. TERRAIL, Mr. J. ELLIOTT, Mr. EVANS, Mr. GOULDEN, Mr. MULLINEX, Mr. CLARK, Mr. HAWES, Mr. J. B. SALE, and Mr. BELLAMY. Leader of the Band, Mr. MORI, who will perform a Solo on the Violin. Princincipal Violoncello, Mr. LINDLEY. Double Bass, Mr. DRAGONETTI. Conductor, Mr. ATTWOOD. The Band will consist .of nearly the whole of the Performers ..early of the Opera, and the Philharmonic Concerts. A New Organ (built expressly for Mr. Hawes), will be opened on this occasion ; and the Orchestra will be enlarged to admit of a full and efficient Chorus, selected principally from the Concert of Ancient Music. The First Part from the Sacred Works of Handel, Haydn, Mozart, &c. commencing wi t h th e F our Fi rs t M ovements o f the " Dettingen Te Deum ;" and concluding with the Grand Coronation Anthem, composed by Attwood. A Miscellaneous Selection of Songs, Glees, &c. by Modern Composers, will form the Second Part. In the course of the Evening (by particular desire), Mo. zart's favourite Duet, " Dove scorre;" and the ,popular Trio, called " Lessons of Love," by Paesiello, will be performed ; now published by Miss Bartleman, ' from her late Brother's Manuscript. The Choral Department will be assisted by the Young Gen tlemen of St. Paul's Cathedral and his Majesty's Chapels Royal. 'Pickets, Half-a-Guinea each, to be had at the Royal Har monic Institution, Regent-street ; Birchall's, and Chappell's, New Bond-street ; Goulding's, Soho-square ; Preston's, Dean street, Soho ; Clementi's Cheaßside ; Hetes, Royal Exchange; and of Mr. Hawes, 7, Adelphi Terrace. Parties of Six and upwards, may be accommodated with Boxes, by an early application to Mr. Hawes. The Concert will commence at Eight o'Clock precisely. ((I- Fikrther Particulars in a few days.) PARLLCVIENT, HOUSE OF LORDS, Mmtar IQ. ROYAL ASSENT. The Royal Assent wasgiven, by Commission, to the Trans fer in Aids Bill, the Assessed Taxes Reduction Bill, the Irish Assessed Taxes Repeal, the Chancellor of the Exchequer's (Ireland) Appointthent Bill, and the Scotch Creditor's Bill. The Commissioners were the LORD CHANCELLOR, the Earl Of SHAFTESBURY, and Lord REDESDAL E Mr. BRO&DEN anti several Members the Commons, brought up the Army and Marine Mutiny Bills, which were read the first time. • HAWKERS AND PEDLERS. The Earl of DERBY • presented a Petition from several naders in Blackburn (Lancashire) praying for amendment of the Hawkers' Act. The Noble Earl observed that he knew nothing of the facts of the Petition, but their Lordships would find the petitioners had suffered loss by the necessity imposed upon them of entering into unfair competition with Hawkers and Pedlers. It was stated that they suffered great Inconveni ence by Hawkers going about selling goods and evading the law.—The Petition was read and laid on the table. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' ACT. The Earl of DERBY also presented n Petition from Liver pool against the Insolvent Debtorti' Ac't which the Petitioners complained of, as having occasioned great injury to the honest creditor. Lord REDESDA LE was ready to admit that the law, as it stood, had occasioned great inconvenience, and he was cer tainly justified in saying he was not the author of the law. The measure he introduced for relief of Insolvent Debtors wit, of a different description. The Marquis of LANSDOWN presented a Petition from Darlington, praying the House to take some steps for amend ment of the Insolvent Debtors' Act. The Noble Marquis ob. served that he was ready to support the prayer of the petition. He was not for repeal of the law, and the abandonment of the excellent principle of cessii 'bottorum, but for the Introduction of such regulations as would protect the honest creditor, and do away the spirit of fraud which appeared to have been overlook. ed in the formation of the Bill. The petition was read and laid on the table. • APPEALS. Lord REDESDALE drew the attention of the House to the irregularities in the mode of bringing Appeals. The Noble Lord, by way of remedy, proposed to make a Standing Order, that when any party or parties to an ap. peal shall We, and the appeal be removed by representatives, a supplemental case shall be delivered by parties, stating the orders made by the House , in such causes, and the names of person s , w i t h respect to whom the House ha d' come to any decisiop. The proposition was ordered to i3e taken into consideration to-morrow, with a view of making it a standing order. The Marquis of CAMDEN presented a petition from cer tain Hop growers in Kent, for the repeal of the Hop Duties.— Laid on the tahle. THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1823. humbly to advise his Majesty, on an early day after the recess, to lay before Parliament all the documents relative to the pending negociations. But in the present state of the case, he could assare the Noble Marquis and the House that he did not propose to delay that communication on grounds of personal convenience, but because he felt that on public grounds such delay was highly expedient and necessary. The Noble Mar quis seemed to have inferred from what bad been said in an other House, that all hopes of an amicable', termination to the differences between France and Spain had ceased to exist.— The Noble Marquis was misinformed as to this. It had un iloubtedly been stated that those hopes were considerably abated, and it was because he felt they were so, that subject to the qualification of what might still happen, he had announced that- he should be ready to give notice of the production or thi cdrrespondence. But it was no etissisternt with the truth of the case that all hope was extinct, and he therefore consider ed, from a sense of duty, delay to be of imperious necessity.— He would also state, that, before the House adjourned for the recess he should probably be able to name on what day, that the recess, always subject to the same qualification, he should lay before their Lordships the papers relative to these import ant negociations, and should give a general explanation of what had been the policy of the Government of this country throughout those negotiations. But he should call for no opi nion from the House on the production of those papers. They would be printed and placed in the hands of their Lordships, and it would then be for than to consider what course they would think proper to adopt. FRANCE AND SPAIN. The Marquis of LANSDOWN rose to put a question to the Noble Earl on the subject of war between France and Spain. The answer was, however, unfortunately anticipated by that House and the Country. The Noble Marquis im plored the King's Ministers, with reference to the failure of negociations for the purpose of averting the calamity of'war in Europe, to lose no time in laying before Parliament those ne gociations which Parliament were justly entitled to examine. He entreated the Noble Earl to produce the documents at the first moment, when consistent with the public interest they could be presented to the House. After the long forbearance of Parliament on a subject so important, that House ought not to collect information from any but the first authority. At the first moment the Noble Earl could, consistent with public duty, communicate the information to which he alluded, the House ought to receive it. The Noble Marquis could hardly believe, when there had been a statement made elsewhere, that all hope of preserving the peace of Europe had subsided, that any inconvenience could arise front producing these negocia tions, intf) which the King's Ministers had entered, in the hope of preserving peace. He should therefore ask the Noble Eatl,whe. ther, consistent with the interest of the Public, Parliament Might not before, of soon after the holidays, he put in posses sion of the documents, and whether any discussion would be re sorted to after the holidays, with a view of bringing on that examination the country required ? The Earl of LIVERPOOL agreed with the Noble Mar quis, that before calling upon their Lordships to express an .opinion, it was the duty of his Majesty's Ministers to lay be. fore the House such documents as they possessed respecting the negociations which had taken place between this country and the French GOvernment, on the affairs of France and Spain, and to accompany those documents with such an ex planation of the *MO 'by which they - , had been guided, as might enable Parliament and the Nation to form a right judg ment upon the subject, The Noble Marquis, however, was mistaken in supposing that all hopes of a pacific termination were extinguished. It had undoubtedly been stated in the other House, and hewas prepared to state it also here, that unless an occurrence, which was still within the range - of possibility, should happen, it was the intention of Ministers NATIONAL DEBT: The Earl of LIVERPOOL moved, that the National Debt Reduction be printed. lie had given notice yesterday, that he should move its second reading to-morrow (this day), when it might be taken into consideration. Finding, however, that it would be more convenient for sdvcral Noble Peers, that the debate sliould not take place till Friday, he should now propose that the Bill should be read a second time to-morrow (this day), as a matter of course, and that the discussion should be taken on its committal on Friday, for which day he moved that there Lordships be summoned. Agreed to. KING'S' LIBRARY. The Earl of LIVERPOOL. having moved the second read: ing of the King's Property Regul a tion Bill, Lord ELLENBOROUGH was understood to express a wish that it should he postponed to Friday. He saw by the votes before the House, that a Message had been brought down to the Commons relative to the disposal of the King's Libra.. ry. This Library had been collected by his late Majesty, and had come to his present Majesty by inheritance. His power over it was, consequently, no more than it was over the King's personal property in general. If the public were to be put in possession of it by an Act of Parliament, he apprehend ed that his Majesty must also he considered as enjoying the right of disposing of any other object of th e Ki ngs personal property. On these points he should be happy to know the opinion of the Noble Earl on the Woolsack. The LORD CHANCELLOR could not say what course the other House Intended to adopt on the subject. With re. spect to the right of his Majesty to dispose of the King's personal chattels, it was a question which - required some con. sideration, and to which he would take tune to return an answer. The Earl of. LIVERPOOL conceived that his Majesty was fully entitled to dispose of the property in question in any way which he might think proper. In the present case his Majesty had thought - fit to place it at the disposal of the nation, and all that Parliament had to consider was in what manner his libe ral present might he best applied ; for no Act of Parliament was necessary to give him the power of disposing of it as he pleased. Earl GREY considered the question one of considerable importance. The King could only possess the Library in ques tion as he did the other property of the Crown, and could not dispose of it without having a similar right to dispose of the other part of that property. The Noble Carl opposite seemed to consider that the right was undoubted ; but as the Noble Earl on the Woolsack required time before be Would return an answer, the matter could not be in his opinion quite as clear, as it was in that of the other Noble Earl. Ile was astonished that his Majesty's Ministers should not be all agreed on that subject. The LORD CIIANCELLOR said, that no misunderstand ing existed among his Majesty's Ministers. But when his Noble Friend (Lord Ellenborou g h ) asked him important ques tions, for he admitted that they were important, it was natural that he should wish for time to consider the subject before he returned an answer. Earl GREY had never ventured to suppose, that any mis understanding could exist between his Majesty's Minisvars.— He considered them a most compact body of men, all united for the public good, and it had certainly never entered his mind that there could be any misunderstanding between the Noble Earl on the ‘Voolsack and the Right Hon. Secretary in the other House. He was only surprized, that the opinion of the Noble and Learned Earl should not have been taken by his Colleagues before on the subject, on which he now refused to give an answer. The LORI) CHANCELLOR stated, that he had been first asked if he knew whether what had been brought in the Com- Mons on the subject was in the shape of a Bill or not. Of this he' could not answer, as he had done, that he knew nothing. If he were asked whether it was necessary to have a Bill or not, he would certainly give his opinion, but not at present. The Bill was then read a second tune, and on Lord ELLEN. Bououtufs motion was ordered to be printed. The Irish Arms Bill was read a third time, and passed. The Irish Yeomanry Corps Bill went through a Committee, and was reported. The Marquis of BATH presented a Petition from the Bankers, Merchants, and Traders of Frome, in the CoUnty of Somerset, against the Insolvant Debtors' Act.—Laid on the table.—Adjourned. I HOUSE OF COMMONS. The Shadwell Church Bill was read a second time, after a few words from Mr. WYvna., Mr. BYIIO, ' and Mr. P. MOORE., and ordered to be connnitted, Lord STANLEY presented a Petition .from the wholesale and retail dealers of Blackburn, complaining of the injury they received from hawkers and pedlers ; and on the motion of the Noble Lord, accounts were ordered to show the returns un der the head of stamp duties. Mr. BUCHANAN :presented a Petition from the 'COM udssioners of Supply of the county of Dutnbarton against the Cottage Tar. Mr. CAULFIELD presented a Petition from the Pro prietors of Potteries in the county of Armagh, prayi ng t h at the Union Duties be not repealed.—These Petitions were laid on the table. Mr. S PRINGAICE presented a Petition from the Inhabi tants of St. Peter's Parish, Dublin, against the weight of their local taxation.—This Petition was referred to the Committee on Loi:al Taxation. WEST INDIA DUTIES. Oeneral 31ON'is4OMERY presented a Petition from the Planters, Merchants, and others, interested in the trade of the island of Dominica, against the equalization of duties on West and East India sugar. Mr. MANNING presented a Petition from the Council and House of Assembly of the Island of St. Vincent, corn plaining of the distress u nd er which their me rcant il e interests laboured. Mr. ELLIS said, that he had similar petitions to present from the islands of Antigua, 13arbadoes, and Montserrat : they ccnnplained of the distress which had fallen upon their trade, and prayed that the House would equalize the duties upon East and West India sugar. The Barbadoes Petition was first brought np anti read : in addition to the general complaint, it alluded to the impost upon the island of the Ver rent. duties. Mr. CREEVE . said, that it was important to find the people of Barbadoes complaining of the heavy grievance of the 4 psi cent. duties. It wac most slut:nein' to find, that whilst the West India planters were complaining :of heavy distress, they should be called upon to - maintain a fund of the 4.1 per cents., to be divided among persons of rank and sta. tion in that House, and among their families in the country. It was important to look to such a complaint.—(Hear, hear I) Sir W. DE CP:SPIGNY hoped the prayer of the Peti tioners would be attended to : if it were not, a death-itlow would be given to the colonial interests of thbi country. Sir ISAAC COFFIN said, that he had served a good deal in the West Indies during the last war, and could from his own actual knowledge speak to the importance of the colo nial trade,as a-nursery for se amen f or hi s Majesty's navy. The House ought to be careful how they exposed such a trade to destruction. Sir. T. LETHBRIDGE said, that the colonial trade was of the greatest importance to the country, and he was glad that the Honourable Member who had given notice of a motion for the equalization of the sugar duties, had postponed it until a distant day—a day, he hoped, so distant as that there was no prospect of its ever arriving. This subject was of great im. portance to the home as well as the foreign trade. The whole of the landed interest of this country was bound - to support the colonial interests, and he hoped the attention of the Govern ment would be eventually roused to the importance of the sub ject.—(Hear Mr. BENNET hoped the time would speedily come when the whole subject would be fully discussed, and he hoped that nothing would prevent his Hon. Friend (Mr. Whitmore) from bringing on the motion of which he had given notice. The subject was indeed singular; theinhabitants of the West India Islands appeared to be nearly . ruined, and yet the revenue aris ing from them was gaing,on increasing at the same time. • 'hy not look at the question . properly ? The only remedy to which they ought to direct their attention was a reduction of taxes, and not by any attempt to levy additional duties on oilier parties who were equally entitled to protection. The Hon. Gent. con chided by repeating that the only effectual remedy tbr the evil complained of was to be found in a large reduction of taxation, s hich would occasion an increase of consumption. Mr. WHITMORE rose for the purpose of declaring that no consideration should induce him to abstain from bringing for ward the motion of which he had given notice at the time fixed upon. He could assure the Hon. Baronet who had made an allusion to him, that he was fully aware of the immence im portance of the subject to which his motion referred. A sub ject of greater importance could hardly come under the consi deration of the House. He desired only that the House would not prejudge the question, but would look at it as not only af fecting the interests of the West India Colonies, but also those of this Country, and of its Eastern Possessions.—(Hear Mr. CREEVEY asked whether the Hon. Gentleman who had presented the petition intended to move that it eiiould be taken into consideration at a future period ? If he did not in. tend to do so, he (Mr. Creevay) would make that part of the petition which complained of the 4! per cent duties the subject of a motion after the holydays. Mr. ELMS replied, that he meant to content himself with moving that the-petition do lie upon the table, and he printed. The petition, upon the motion of the lion. Gentleman, was ordered to lie upon the table, and to be printed. 'Mr. ELLIS then presented petitions of a similar natnrefrom the respective Councils and Assemblies of the Islands of An. tigua, Granada, and Montserrat.—They were ordered to be printed. Sir W. CONGREVE presented two petitions from the in habitants of Plymouth : one complaining of the Insolvent Debtors' Act, and the other of the coal duties. Mr. GItOS I SET'r presented tt - petition from the Planters and other inhabitants of the Island of St. Vincent, complain. ing of distress. _ _ _ At the request of. Mr. H. G. BENNET, on the part of the Member for Essex (Mr. Western), Lord For.xEsT ONE agreed to postpone his motion for the appointment of' n Committee to considtr the necessity of effecting an equitable adjustment of contracts, from the lid of' April to the 14th of May. Mr. H. G. BENNET, on behalf of the Member for Essex, then postponed the motion relative to the resumption of cash payments, from the 10th to the 23d of April. Mr. SCOTT presented a petition from the traders of Reid port," complaining of the duties on co a l s . Mr. M. URE presented a petition from the Council and House of Assembly of the Virgin Islands, setting forth the dis tress of the planters, and praying for such relief' as the House mieltindge it proper togrant. eneral FERGUSSON presented a petition from the Pro prietors of Coal Mines, near the River Forth, In Scotland, corn. plaining of the Tax upon Coals. Mr. CHALONER presented a petition from the Traders of the North Riding of 1 orkshire, against the Insolvent Debtors' Act, and another of a similar nature from the Traders of Wakefield. IRISH TITHES. • Mr. GOULBURN brought in a Bill for facilitating the corn mutation of Irish Tithes. The Dill was read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time on the 23d of April, and to be printed. • The Right Hon. Gentleman also presented the Estimates for Miscellaneous Services in Ireland.—The papers were ordered to be printed. • COMMUNICATION WITH SPAIN. Mr. J. SMITH, seeing the Right Hon. Secretary of State for Foreign Aflitira in his place, would take the liberty to request his attention to a subject of great importance to the commercial inte rest. The Rt. Hon. Secretary was doubtless aware, that at present it was with extreme difficulty that a communication by land could be maintained between this country and Spain ; and it was evi dent that that difficulty must Shortly be increased. Under these circumstances, he wished to know from the Right Hon. Gent., whether it was the intention of Government to establish, in the usual way, a packet to Corunna ? Mr. CANNING said,' he entertained some doubts as to whether the establishment of a packet to Corunna would an swer the purpose of affecting a more rapid communication be tween this country and Spain than at present existed. lie would state the ground s o f hi s doubt. About a month ago, having occasion to send instructions to Spain, he had dispatch ed two messengers thither at the same tune. One of the mes sengers proceeded by the way of Corunna, anti the other by the ordinary route, and the latter arrived ten days sooner than the former. But whether a packet were established or not, there coubt be no doubt that some measure would be adopted by Government for 'facilitating the communication between this country and Spain. , SLAVE TRADE.. • Mr. WILBERFORCE rose to present the Petition of which he had - given notice, relative to Slavery in the British 1)0. minions. (From the low tone in which the Honourable Gen tleman spoke, he could not be heard distinctly in the Gallery.) The subject of the Petition, he said, was one which, from its own peculiar nature, recommended itself most strongly to the attention of the House. The party also from which it proceed. ed was an additional motive for bestowing on it the mostserious consideration ; they were a set of men who, upon very few occasions, interfered with political concerns. He presented •it on the part of that body of men called the Society of Friends.' —He recollected very well, that when this important question began to interest the public, the came body were the first who, by petition, brought it under the consideration of the House. They were the first who stood forward in the cause of the suffer ing Africans—in the cause of antral humanity, of justice, and religion. They stated to Parliament, in opposition to those who would support the Slave Trade on selfish and commercial grounds, that good and sound policy could not b e a t var i ance with justice antileligion ; and the principles thus laid down fortunately for humanity and for the credit of the country, were at length successful. It was from such a body the petition came; from men of retired and serious habits, who never con nected themselves with party differences, anti only offered • their sentiments to the House when they thought that justice, hina. nity, and religion, called upon them. The petition was drawn up in a manner becoming such a hotly—with modesty anti se. meatless. These circumstances alone were sufficient to ensure to the prayer of the petitioners the most serious attention. It was, not many years back, one of the most st range anoma li es in the history of man, that the country which enjoyed in the highest degree true liberty, that founded on equal laws, should be found chargeable with the guilt, or t o sa y t h e b est of it; with the great inconsistency of carrying ou the horrible traffic in slaves. It was melancholy, and indeed afflicting ft> human nature, to reflect that those who, of all others., were the most zealous and forward in supporting their - own liberties ageinst the invasions of power, should for so long a time have gone on from year to year, extending with their commerce and their victories the curses of slavery and the Slave Trade. The pe titioners did not confine themselves to the British Colonies alone; they raised their voices against slavery in whatever part of the worldit might exist. They prayed that all man kind might be restored to true moral dignity, which eon, sisted in the enjoyment of freedom. There was something peculiar hi the shiver that existed irr.one part of their domi nions, he meant the East. There the principle had been .esta blished for centuries. Slavery had formed its nest, hedgthedgedround with the strong mounds and bulwarks raised by superstition, by PRICE SEVENPINCE cunning and inveterate custotn. Those, however, were gra. , dually disapearing before the light of knowledge; and life,-; truth; and bapniness began to dawn over t h ose regions where.,..., superstition anaignorance heck so long presided. There evils they could not immediaNy remedy in the • flast e .evils e e which. they knew front History is have existed for 20011 veep; ; but it must be a source of exultation to every well constituted mind to :now that they were gradually d:seppietring. Fore these they were not accountable they had .not (tweed, theme— It was different with their possessions in the West. Indies. There, all the evils bad been Inflicted by - . themselves, and the only reparation they could make was by endeavouring, as in them lay, to improve the condition of those who had been made the victims of a barberouseraffic, and to, omit no effort for putting an end to it. Considering the frightful 'mess of. evil, of inhumanity, and injustice that arose from. the . traffic in slaves, it was wonderful that it remained so long without being put an end to. These things, however, existed for so long a time that they had almost settled into a part of their commercial systein and national policy... When the abolition of the Slave Trade was first proposed, there were various individuals of Inghauthority and weight who said it was the ditty .of Par liament not to confine itself merely to the Slave Trade, but . also to extend it to slavery itself.. Such was the opinion of Lord Thurlow, Mr. Sheridan, and Lord Percy. lie re. 4 membered the great pleasure he derived from seeing that Noble. man embarking with so much zeal in the cause of humanity, At that time, however,, the friends of : abolition thought it would be fatal to their purpose if t h e y combined the two objects. All who were friendly to the measure maintained - that the best mode would be to set the example themselyee to the rest of Europe by putting an end to the traffic. Mr. Duntles, the late Lord Melville proposed that the Slave Trade and slavery should cease from January 1000. Thoogh be (Mr. Wil berforce) knew that a vote of Parliament could not . pre vent the clandestine introduction of, slaves, still he thought much might be done towards that object by acting on a bet ter system of registration. At o ne period there were eircum. stances which led him to believe that there was an illicit its. portation of slaves into Jamaica. This however he would nut affirm. The principle on which those acted who did not pro.. pose the abolition of slavery Mahe Colonies, as well as the Slave Trade, was this. They hoped that, as it would be itn- • possible to procure • a further supply of slaves, the planters would, for their own interest; be induced to treat them.with more humanity, and to raise them higher in the.rank of' human - beings ; that it would also lessen the .opposition against the measure by not coupling the two objects together. lie remelt. , bered well that a name .w hi c h stoo d high, that of Mr. Burke, a man of great mind and consummate , prudence, thought the objects ha had in view could not be secured by the means pro. • posed,•and he offered others, which might be seen in one of the latter volumes of his works. They were well werthy of serious consideration. They feared however that the vessel they wished to carry safe into port might be sunk, and there fore they did not wish to overloud it even with valuable mate. rials. These were the reasons on which he (Mr. W.) excused himself for not-proposing the abolition of slavery witer._ He sincerely believed, that as it was recammended by justice and humanity, so the true interests of the West Indies would be advanced by it. Ile wished the petition to be seriously considered. Not to be taken up with violence or haste, but examined cautiously. All •he should request was, that the subject should be fairly and impartially dealt with ; when it should be recollected, that there were in our West India Colonies between 7 and 1100,000 human beings, endowed with the s ame fe e li ngs and faculties as ourselves' 'and that they were so endowed had :'been satisfactorily ~ proved by those vigorous shoots of intellect which had been sent' forth by their countrymen, and the - progress they had made (in St. Domingo, we believe) towards humanity anti law, proving that they were capable-of every function performed by their fellow beings; when all these things were recollected, he thought such a large body of persons should not be kept in the state of degradation in which they were placed et present. Ile • admitted, that in point of combat, as far as respected food, lodg e ing, and raiment, there was nothing to complain uf ; but when it was remembered that we were speaking of human beings, he thought we should not confine our consideration to animal wants and reduce them to the state of brutes. He was not inclined to tress heavily upon the proprietors of West India property tor he could bear teutitrumy to the mildness and humaity with which they treated those unhappy beings. All he desired IV/U4 that the subject should be as seriously considered as it deserved to he, from its importance I—justice, humanity, religion, prin• ciple, all united in demanding it. There were doebtlese teeny lion. Gentlemen who were friendly to his views of the subject, but who despaired of success in his abject ; to those lion. Gen- Omen 'he could only say, that the same unpromising; appear fifteen attended his first attempts, thirty years ago, to put a stop to the Slave Trade itself.—ln the present attempt he could not but feel that he was laying the first stone of an edifice that would rise in full and just proportion to magr.iticence. With respect to its influence upon West India property, be felt no doubt, that bad the abolition of the Slave frets been effected many years earlier, the islands would be in a much more pros perous state than they were at present. Ile should not forther trouble the House than to move - that the petition be.read, trusting that .it would receive all that temperate, calm cunsi deration to which •it was entitled.--(Cheers.) The petition was then read, ordered to lie upon the table, and to be printed. Mr. Seretary CANNING requested to know what course the Hon. Gentleman meant to take , Mr. WILBERFORCE referred the Right Hon. Gentleman to the notice about to be given by his (Mr. W.) lion. Friend the 111 ember for NVeymouth. ti , Mr. BUXTON then gave notice, that he should, on the 22d. April next, move fora Committee to investigate the state of shivery in our West India Colonies. COURTS OF JUSTICE IN IRELAND. Mr. S. RICE, after some few prefatory remarks, which were wholly inaudible in the Gallery, moved, " That the. 9th and • Ith Reports of the Commis s io ners .appointed to examine into the Courts of Justice in Ireland, the letters of the Lord Chief Baron, and some other papers on the subject of those Reports, be referred to a Select t",`ommittee, who were to report their opi. Mons and obse&ations thereon to the House. The motion was agreed to neat. con., and the following Committee appointed Mr. Spring Rice, Mr. Secretary Canning, Mr. Secretary Peel, Mr.. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Williams W'ymi. 'Mr. Dawson, Mr.. Minim, Mr. Lamb, Mr. Tierney, Sir james MaCkintosh, Sir John Newport., Dr. Lushington, Mr, Nolan; Mr. O'Grady, Mr. Abercromby, Mr. Sturges Bonnie, Mr. Serjeant Onhlow, Mr. Robert Smith (of Lincoln), Mr. Solid. tor-General, Mr. Geulbitrn, Mr. Searlett„ Mr. Wilberforce,. and Mr. DOrnan. PROSECUTIONS role, SEDITION Arai BLASPIIEM V. - Alt. - HUME said, that in the year 1821, he had moved for a Return of the number of Prosecutions instituted in 0r4...at Britain and Scotland since the year 1812, for blasphemous and seditious libels. From some verbal inaccuracy in the motion, or some inisappreiwnsion of its- terms, the Return to it wits incomplete and unsatisfactory ; and he was there, fore under the necessity of - reviving the subject. Prosccu linos for seditious and blasphemous libels had,, in several instances, been carried on by certain bodies of indivi» duals, denominating themselves Societies for the Suppres, sion of Vice, and the Constitutional Association, instead of their being carried on by the Constitutional Officers of the Crown, the Attorney and Solicitor Generals. Into the merits of these prosecutions he should not at - present enter; hut he hail no difficulty in stating that they had pro duced an effect directly opposite to that which was intended.— flear, hear 1)-11e purposed. bringing the conduct of those So. defies under the notice of the Home by a specific motion ; but in order to his doing so, the information far which he proposed to move would be necessary. He moved, therefore, for a re turn of the number of prosecutions instituted from December. 1812, to December, 1822, on charges of publishing blasphcm, ous or seditious libels;. distinguishing those brought b the .Attomey-General (and, in prosecutions not brought by him, stating the name and residence of the prosecutory; stating also the character of each alleged offence, and thd county in which it was charged to have been committed, stating whether the prosecution. was brought to trial or not ; and if tried, the date and place of trial, stating whether the aeons& was eonvicted or aequitwd; and it convtcted, setting out the *lame and the date t.,f its passing; runt if. the. sentence shall hate expired in point of time, stating whether the will/it:tea has been ti iseharged, ::cut when; and if not in such ease , discharged, stating eaose of the detention. _ • ...... M. secretary PEEL, had no objection to the motion but he begged to obserie that there would be much difficulty and delay in getting some of the payticulara called f or . If th e n on . ilember had limited his motion to cases within London and ',Middlesex, and which it appeared would in a great measure answer his furpose the particulars could soon be obtained. Mr, IIUAIE said, it would not answer his purpose to have