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LOW . sz ‘ ItY, SUN. 77 A 7 _ l4 7 / 1 2/ • aerf NVIVIBER 9863. FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 1824. PRlcl StynNtatNcJ . ARMY HALF• PAY, &c. OTICE having been given in the Gazette of the 27th March, 1824, by order of the Right Ho nourable the PAYMASTER-GENERAL, that the following Services, due on the 24th March, 1824, will be in COURSE of P AYMENT at the ARMY PAY-OFFICE, WHITEHALL, lin TUESDAY, the lath April, between the hours of Ely teaand Two o'Clock, the same will be paid on that day ac- !ordingly, viz.:- - Half-pay to Reduced Officers of His Majesty's Land Forcel. General Officers' Unattached Pay. . Royal Bounty Allowances. Retired Pull and Half-pay. t'ay of Adjutants of Local Militia. Allowances to Reduced Adjutants and Serjeant-Majors of • Foreign Half-pay. It ll:Tearing evident to the Paymaster-General, from Representations made to him, that many Officers and sithers residing in the country are ignorant of the, means by l '!hich; agreeably to the. Regulations of tire Department, they This l receive their Allowances from this office— Notice is hereby given, That all Officers or other Persons 'ott the List of Unattached General Officers, Half-pay, ltetired 'llll and Half-pay, Military Pensions fur Wounds, Widows'. pensions, Royal Bounty, or Compassionate Allowances, &c. nl isY receive their Pay or Pension, as the case may be, i❑ any °lie of the three following modes, viz.:— By Personal application at this Office ; or T hrough ztti Agent resident in London, duly authorized by P ower: of Attorney; or . 73 Y Remittance, without any deduction or abatement what ever, by Bills drawn out by this Office ip their favour, pay able rot demand by the Receiver General of the Land Tax, the collectors of Cies in Scotland, the Collectors of Customs or Collectors of Excise in any part of the country, under the Act of Geo, 111. Sess. Y. cap. 25 ' All Officers or other Persons desirous of receiving their Pay or Pens►otts, &C. in the mode last mentioned, should apply for. Special InstruLtions and Forms of Affidavits, &c. by letter, addressed to the Right Hon. the Paymaster-General, White • "II) London, when every information will be afforded to the,. ROYAL-EXCHANGE ASSURANCE OFFICE. lis "blished by Royal Charter, in the Reign of King George First. the Match, 1523. EIISONS, whose annual Premiums fall due on the 25th instant, are hereby informed, that Receipts are now ready to be delivered at the Company's Offices, over Royal Exchange and in Pall-Mall, as well as by their re 'Pective Agents in the several Counties ; and the Parties as 'l4otl are requested to apply for the Renewal of their Poli !mg on ur before the Pth of April next, as the usual Fif- Zten i', wDa llysth allowed for Payment, beyond th e d a t e o f e a c h Po 'lei expire. SAMUEL PENNING, Jun. Secretary. t%* 'Attendance is given, daily, at the said Offices, fur (, e Assurance of Buildings, Geods, Mercha n di ses , an d Shi ps, zit Harbour, in Dock, o r while Building, f rom L oss or D a . " AAl'agct unu bee s Fire • Lives and also for the Assur ance o f, and grant i ng on:. N.B. Fire Policies will be issued free of Expence to the As -_,Uted, where the Annual Premium amounts to 6s. or up- Wards. L ONDON REPOSITORY for the CABINETMA FU K R ER N S I : S OCIETY, for every Description of CABIN E T TURE FEATHER BED and MATTRE SS MANU FACTORY, No. 71, Corner of LEADENH ALL' STREET, ' London , opposite Aldgate Pump.- Ready Money Only. THE Society of Cabinet-Makers respectfu lly . .... inform the Public that Industrious y continue the. who tatablishment, for the Benefit of Mechanics who h uve large Familes, by o ff ering them Manufactured Articles : 4 ,...the Cabinet Line, of the best Workmanship, and Cheaper ‘" 411 any House can do in London by twenty-five per cent., there being no other profit required on the Goods but the bare house exp ences ; at the same time will be su ffi ciently satisfied with having constant Employment for themselves and families. This Society was Established in June, 1821, consisting of 20 3lechanics, adding the number of their Wives and cite amounted to 66 ; in June, 1819, five more were added to Society ; in June, 1820, 10 ; and in June 1821, 8. The total Number now receiving Support through the Means of this Establishment is 191. The Society and their Families beg leave to return their Si ncere thank s to those Ladies and Gentlemen who have hitherto h onoured them with their Orders and Recommenda _los, s,to and shall a l ways feel happy in their endeavours give ure their s atisfaction ; a t th e same t i me so li ci t a C ont i nuance of the. Nu B enevolence,of whereby they may be enabled to increas e Numbe r he followinthe Society. g Articles are inserted as a Specimen of the very 1 size ,0 w Prices, all warranted.-Ready Money only. Full size Mahogany four-post B e d s t ea d, l a th bottom 31. I3 s . tent 13edstead 11. fit U.-Bordered hair Mttress to 11. 13.- Mahogany ra ny Dwer solid ends 31. 35.-Feat a her Bed 21 * IN.-Ditto, free from dust and sme ll , full size 31. 10s.- 8 , 4 Japanned Chairs of a ny d escr i pt i on in oil 11. 65.-Best do. ,Wash.hand-stand 165.-Ditto, Dressing Table 165.-Hearth Mahol4s.-3 ft. 6 in c h es Ch est o f D rawers 41. 45.-Three-foot Less a n d 7 4,11 0gany Pembroke Table 11. 18s.-Three-footTable 11.-Di ditto on pil claws 31. 155 . -Mahogany Dressing tto Eidett, best 11. 45.-Ditto Bedsteps 11. Bs.-Ditto ditto 11. 12s. Ditto ditto 21 .2x.-Ditto Box Glass, 2 drawers, best British A gate 155.-Ditt o di tto Is. 63.-Ditto ditto 11. M.-Ditto Swing Glass, large size, commode 3 5.-Ditto ditto 55.-Ditto ditto 83.-Ditto ditto 125.-Sea Bed and Pillow ss. 6d -Ditto ditto 65.-Ditto ditto 75.-Tray Stand 75.--Long Mahogany Tray las....... Japanned Book Sh e lf 75.-Tea Caddy 10s.-Porta ble Dealt 215.-Desk covers in number 1 45.-slusic Chairs "Y pattern Bs. 6d.-Eight Mahogany Chairs, covered with horse hair , brass nailed 61. 65.-8 ditto ditto 61. 151.--8 ditto ditto 7 1 .75.-.8 Trafalgar ditto 91. 95.-Mahogany Sofa to h B7l* 108 --Ditto Couch 71. 10s.-Ditto ditto 81. 1 0s.-Ditto, matc with edstead 71. 10s.-Set of Mahogany Card and Sofa Tables, on t urned legs, banded in rose-wood 81. 155.-Set of Mahogany bibles, two Card and Sofa, on pillars and claws 121. 125.- ittn, the best that can be made-to order or pattern 161. 103. i,--ilandsonie 7 • foot 6 pedestal, Sideboard , with carved L it e, 1 5 171. -Ditto 7 foot 161.-Ditto 6 foot six 151-Set of ,!ting Tables, of the last pattern, 4 foot by 10 foot 61 11.- ti,..1tr0.-4 foot 2by 11 foot advan ce Di, 4 foot 6by 12 foot 6, Li. 16s. -If Spanish, an of 31. IN.-Straw Palliasse Is. -Tent Bedstead and furniture 31. 15.-Bamboo Bed ead and French elyptic top, with d rapery rr and fringe, 01. 10s. 77-Five-foot mahogany four-post B e d stea d and furniture, with ench draperies, lined all through, complete,os.- F ive-foot ditto, ditto 16s. IN.-Ditto ditto, with cornice, of a superior make, 18L 10a.-Ditto ditto, with gold ele gant drapery 20L-Drawing -room Curtains, of the best Mo - rine and Chint z , fi tted for window, 61. Cd Ditto ditto 71. 7s. Ditto, of a superior and elegant style of work, 101. 10s.- -urawing-room rose-wood-Drawing-roo Trafalgar Chairs Ditto, inlaid with buhl. 20L-Table, 2 Covers, an Sofa, 181. 1158 . --Ditto 11. Is.-Drawing-room Sofa 61. 65.-Ditto, 71. 7s ----Ditto 8L Bs.-Horse-hair Cushions, each ss. 6d.-Covered 'ditto 41. W. THURNELL, Agen t. COUNIIRY SUPPLIED. . ° O 4l packed fr ee of expe DEALERS nc e,except the materials, and sent 2 an parts of Great Britain, and to the East and West In_ Nine fitted out, and merchants supplied with Ca oinet Goods for Exportation. ae* Apartments Furnished at a few holm' notice, and, ffonses two or four days. Aimen t r he per' eiggneo reilisn''' w AtIOLI could i ts Ib,C d t h a t r luiest, O) to 1 ° - itating bis~~ oted t r af re, 'W" f IC ! • PI spe C h , I w i g" i:oisrt•-•" , ur •eign e s ice, ros who ° 'lde• h ir lure, - iat g g Ibe— Pon ta tl, loon for ses, 313 itildr°( hot t hs cistencf op 016 th• i ;* 7vatioPs at be of Jan.... a cr' potion , ivort i,l Rft du° , r 4 Yo. , ,Ravr isoe nl, 0 Pub. 4 0 111 .,1 t 111 & fig ° }l _......___,. 4 ) 111. 41, .....Sl, l I Ogle NEW ARGYLL ROOMS, REGENT-STREET. MR. HAWES most respectfully acquaints the Nobility, Gentry, and his Friends in general, that his CONCERT will take place on FRIDAY, April 30, 1824, at the above Rooms; when a Selection of the most ad mired VOCAL and INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC, Antient and Modern, will be performed. The following eminent Performers have already kindly pro mised their Assistance:—Mrs. Salmon, Miss Goodall, Miss Paton, Miss Stephens, and Miss M. Tree, Mr. Braham, Mr. W. Knyvett, Mr. Sapio, Mr. Terrail, Mr. Hawes, Mr. J. Elliott, Mr. Goulden, Mr. Mullinex, Mr. Clark, Mr. J. B. Sale, Mr. T. Welsh, and Mr. Bellamy. In the course of the Evening, Mrs. Salmon and Signor Ambrogetti will sing a favourite Met. Leader of the Band, Mr. Mori, who will perform a Solo on the Violin principal Violoncello, Mr. Lindley ; Double Bass, Mr. Dragonetti; Harp, Mr. Bochsa. Mrs. Andepon will perform, on the Piano-forte, " Grand Variations" on .a Romance of Blangini's, with Orchestral Ac conmaniments, by C. Czerney Conductor, at the Organ and Oratrd Piano-forte, .Sir George Smart. The Band and Chorus will. consist 'of One' Hundred and Twenty Performers, from the Concerts of Ancient Music, the Opera, and the Philharmonic, for which the Orchestra will be considerably enlarged. The First Part from the Sacred Works of Handel, Haydn, Mozart, &c. commencing with the celebrated Overture to the Occasional Oratorio, with additional Accompaniments for a complete Orchestra, arranged expressly for this Concert by C. Kramer, Conductor of His Majesty's Band; and concluding with the c e leb ra t e d " Gloria Patri" of L eo , fO r a D ouble Orchestra. A Miscellaneous Selection of Songs, Glees, etc. by Modern Composers, will form the Second Part, commencing with the celebrated Overture to " Der Freyschutz," by Carl Maria Von Weber. The Choral Department will be assisted by the Young Gentlemen of St. Paul's Cathedral and His Majesty's Chapels Royal. Tickets 10s. 6d. each, to be had at the Royal Harmonic Institution, Regent -street ; Birchall's, .and Chappell's, New Bond-street ; Power's, Strand ; Goulding's, Soho-square ; Preston's, Dean -street, Soho ; Clementi's, (Theapside ; Betts', Royal Exch ange; an d o f M r. Ilawes, 7,Adelphi Terrace.— The Concert will commence at Eight o'Clock precisely.— Further Particulars in a few days. rrHE ROYAL INFIRMARY for DIS -IL EASES of the EYB, Cork-street, Burlington-gardens, instituted for the RELIEF of the POOR, in the Year 1804, under the immediate Patronage of their late Majesties and the Royal Family, and now under the Patronage of his present Majesty. Isresident—HisGrace the Doke of SOMERSET. VICE- I DENTS. The Duke of Bedford, PRES The Bishop of Durham, The Duke of Devonshire The Lord Bagot, The M arqu i s o f A ilesbury, The Lord Bray Brooke, The Earl of Lonsdal e , The Lord Eardley, The E ar l o f B ess borough, Sir John Wrottesley , Bart. The Earl of Cardiga O n, Sir Wathen Waller, Bart. • • Treasurer—RßEß MITFORD, Esq. - Operating . Surgeon and Surgeon in Ordinary,. - HENRY ALEXANDER, Esq. At the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of tife GO VERNORS of this INSTITUTION, held on Friday, March 26, 1824, The Rev. Dr. CLARKE in the Chair. It appeared, that Abe- total_amount of poor Persons received since the opening of the Charity on the 26th of March, 1805, was 35,100, of whom 32,1362 'had been - cuied or -relieved and discharged, 1054 deemed incurable, and 1184 remained upon the List. That within the same period, 1424 operations for the removal of the Cataract had been performed, 1334 of which had terminated successfully, and 136 of these were on Persons born blind. Also, during the last eight years and a half, 60 Persons had been restored to sight by the operation for artificial Pupil. The Subscriptions become due annually on the 26th of March, and are received. by Messrs. Hoare, Bankers, 37, Fleet street ; Robert 11itford, Esq. 'l'reasurcr, East Terrace, Somer set House ; by Henry Alexander, Esq., No. 6, Cork-street, Burlington.gardens ; and by Mr. J. J. Orlton, the Collector, 98, Great Surrey-street, Blackfriars. The Benevolence or the Public is earnestly solicited in aid of the FUnds of this Institution.—(By Order of the General Meeting.) ALBION FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, NEW BRIDGE-STREET. BLACKFRIAR.S. EMPOWERED BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT. CAPITAL—ONE MILLION. IN SIT RANCES falling due .at LA Y ,t,ADY will expire, unless renewed within Fifteen Days from that period. The Company's Rates and Conditions are of the most rea sonable description :—no Charge is made for Fire Policies, when the Premium exceeds 55.: - no Admission Fine is charged on Life Insurance :—a liberal commission is allowed to Solicitors, and others, who effect Life Insurances;—and ♦very facility is afforded by which the interest and conve nience of the Public may be promoted. WARNER PHIPPS, Secretary. This Day was published. With 39 Plates, 419. prier 41. 14s. 6d, tr - lAPTAIN PARRY'S JOURNALor a SE. COSI) VOYAGE fur the DISCOVERY of a NORTH WEST PASSAGE. Printed fot JOHN MURRAT, Alberuarle-strost. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. CAMBRIDGE, APRIL 1.—H.R.11. the Chancellor has ap pointed Frederick Pollock, Esq. M.A. formerly Fellow of Trinity College, Commissary of the university, in room of the late Thomas Harrison, Esq. The select preacher to whom the Sunday afternoon turns at St. Mary's church are assigned for the present month, is the President of Queen's College. The Rev. J. P. Newby, B.A. of St. John's College, was on Wednesday last instituted, by the Lord Bishop of Lincoln, to the consolidated livings of Ederby cum Whetstone, Liecester shire ; patron, C. Loraine Smith, Esq. of Enderby. The Rev. Joseph Cotterill, M.A. of St. John's College, has been instituted to the Rectory of Blakeney with Cokethorpe and Longhorn Parva, Norfolk ; Patron, Lord Calthorpe. The "Rev. Wm. Newcotne has been instituted to the Rectory of Langford with Ickburgh, Norfolk ; Patron, Alexander Baring, Esq. On Monday evening the Cambridge Philosophical Society held its last meeting for the present term. Several new Fellows were elected. A paper was read by the Rev. W. Mandell, describing an instrument for securing locks against the intro duction of skeleton keys or similar implements, for the purpose of opening them. Professor Henslow, the Secretary, read a paper transmitted by Mr. Harvey, relative to the mi s t s o f t h e poplar seas ; and Professor Sedgwick finished his geological paper on High Teesdale. It appears by the University Calendar that the number of members on the boards of the respective Colleges amounts to 4,489, being an increase of 212 since last •year, and more than double the number in 1804. The communication between London and Calais, we understand, has again recommenced, and that The Earl of Liverpool and Lord Melville steam-packets have made several trips, notwithstanding the very severe gales during the last fortnight, and have kept their time in a manner to astonish the most experienced sailors, never failing to land their passen gers on the quay at Calais, thereby avoiding all the dangers,_ as well is the extortions, attendant on disembarking in boats. The united ages of the last twelve persons in-' terred by the Rev. Jcsuar FAWCETT, in Mallerstang Chapel yard, in the parish of Kirby Setpen, amount to upwards of 1000 years. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. Yesterday, pursuant to adjournment, a Meeting; was held at the City of London Tavern, for the purpose of re suming the consideration of the plan fOr forming a Chamber of Commerce in the City of L ondon. About 200 of the most for the purpose re spectable Merchants ; Baditers, Shipowners, of b ear i ng th e resu l t o f . t h e procee di ngs &c. were assem bledwhich had taken place since the last meeting. Mr. MANNING, A L P_ took the. Chair, and after stating the proceedings at the fo rmer meeting. Mr. JO/1N SMITH, the Chairman of the Committee, wept through a detailed statement of the measures which had been adopted from the first principles as those e x i sting of a Chamber of Commerce in the Metropolis, upon the same agitation of the question for the formation in many of the principal cities and outports of the United. Kingdom. He, in the first inst a nce, addressed the followingletter to the Ea r l of Li ver p oo l : -street, Spring-gardens, Sept. 23, 1823. ivew cc LORD—I have the honour to _transmit to your Lord ship the Report of a Committee of Merchants and Bankers appointed to conduct an imp or t an tl i ppli cat i on to P ar li ament , , which received your.-Lordship's I:l,Ontion and support ; and the General Meeting oi` Merchants aid Bankers participating fully in the gratitude expressed by the Committee, directed me, as their Chairman, to communicate to your Lordship the account of their proceedings, as the Most respectful mode of acknow ledging their obligation to your Lordship. " I have the honour to be, my Lord, " Your Lordships most obedient and faithful humble servant, " J. SMITH. " To the Earl o Liverpool, &c. &c." Since when he had had several interviews with the Noble Lord upon the-subject, the result of which would be fully seen upon the perusal of the following letter, which lie had received within the last few days, and subsequent to their former meeting : " Fife House, March 26, 1824. " SlR—The Chancellor of the Exchequer having communi cated to me the Report of the Committee presented at a public Meeting of Merchants, bankers, and Ship-owners, on the 18th day of l‘larch, on the expediency of establishing a Chamber of Commerce in the City of London, I think it right to apprise you of my sent i ments as to t h e intended Institution. " } do the fullest justice to the motives of those whO have it on foot; but I am satisfied that it is wholly unnecessary, that it can be productive of no real advantage, and that it may eventually lead to niuch evil and inconvenience. " I can quite understand the advantage arising from parti cular interests associating for their own special protection ; but- I can see no benefit likely to result from a general association such as that now proposed ; and if any particular inter es t should acquire a preponde ra ti ng influence in it (which it may be difficult to prevent), the Institution might in that case ope rate-most injuriously upon all other interests and branches of industry. " I do not think it necessary to trouble you by entering into further details on this subject, after having candidly stated to you my opinion; but I an, sure it will occur to you, that in every respect there must be a material difference between an in stitution of this nature in the outports and manufacturing towns, which arc at a considerable distance from the seat of Government, and such an establisinnent in the City of London, where all persons who may feel themselves aggriev,l have such easy and immediate access to the Executive Government and Parliament. _ _ _ I have the honour to be, your very - obedient humble servant, _ . " EIRPOOL. • . . _ _ . " John Smith, Esq. &c. &c." He regretted that the Noble Lord difFered with him as to the utility of such an Institution as the one proposed, of the advan, tages to arise from which to the great commercial Body of the City of London he felt, and should continue to feel, most san guine. lie should propose a series of Resolutions, by which the subject would rest to afford time to inquire whether any modifications could be made by which the objections of his Majesty's Ministers might he removed, and the - prospects of the original plan preserved. lie concluded by reading certain Re solutions for the .above purpose. HIPBERT proposed an amendment to the einct, " That it appeared to the Alecting that no real benefit was likely to re sult from the establishment Gra Chamber of Commerce in the City of London, but on the contrary such a measure would be attended with many injurious e ff ects. ., • Mr. Tooicr seconded the amendment - Mr. FitiestiriLD spoke at considerable length in favour of the project_- 11ir.'..1. I'ov N G was firmly convinced that every separate brance of commerce ought to be represented by members of its own body- This was the most natural and efficient course; °. and he considered it 'M i te unnecessary to seek protection from any united body, so l on t ? as the interests of each different de nomination-of trade could, throu g h its own members, meet with that attention and redress which other towns from their distance from the scat of Government, were deprived of.. Mr. J OHN lIALL, at the tim e of his joining the Committee entertained very unfavourable ideas to the Institution; but from what he had seen since his becornin,- a member of the Committee, prepossessed th at its adoption would be of infi nite benefit to the general commercial interests of the City of he felt strongly London. was negatived. After Some observations from Mr. FREESE, Mr. CoLvix, following4amlleeislodliunteinon was proposed by /Ur. BENJAMIN Mr. EttEESE, and adopted : - seconded by and irAi i ve t 1 e stl That this Meeting, bein gimpressed with the conviction that the advantages to be deriv e d f rom a Chamber of Commerce in the City of London must greatly depend upon an unrestrained and cordial communication with the Several branches of his Ma jesty's Government for the time being ; it has learnt with deep regret, from a communication recently addressed by the Right Hon. the Earl of Liverpool to John smith, Esq. M.P. Chairman of the late Committee, that strong objections are entertained by His Majesty's Ministers to such an association being formed within the City of London ; that under such circumstances, it is expedient to defer the consideration of said report until it shall have been ascertained it !tether any, and if any, what modifica tions of the project will Meet the conveniences which it is ap prehended might arise from such an Institution in the Metro polis, distinguished from similar existing associations in several of the Ports of the United Kingdom, some of which have re ceived the special sanction of the Crown, and all of them enjoy ing the countenance of His Majesty's Government." Copies of this day's Resolution s were directed to be forwarded to the Earl of Liverpool and the President of the Board of Trade ; and, after the Thanks of the Meeting being voted to the Committee and Chairman, the Meeting broke up. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. 1110NMOUTH ASSIZEi, TUESDAY, MARCH 30. Before Mr. Baron GARROW, and a Special Jury. DOE, on demise of WEBB, 7/. LITTLEFIALES. Mr. TAUNTON stated this to be an action of ejectment. In 1770 a lease of premises at Pont-y-pool was granted to Mr. Banbury • they consisted of a fo r g e , i ron wor k s, mi d certa i n dwelling Banbury; Appertaining to this property and included in the lease was a stable, which becoming ruinous had been pulled down, and a sadler's shop erected on its foundation. At the expiration of the lease in 1816 the property was given up to the lessor, with the exception of the sadler's shop, to re cover which the present action was brought. A number of witnesses were examined, from whose testi mony it appeared that the property had been involved in a Chancery Suit, and that from the confusion arising therefrom, no rent had been demanded for the site on which the sadler's shop stood, and hence a plausible defence was afforded to the present action. If was, however, clearly shown to be part of the property included in the lease granted to Alr.Hanbury in 1770.—Verdict for the plaintiff: RUMOURED DEATH OF MR. SC ARLETT.-Mr. Baron GAittlow, in 'the_ course of the above trial, interrupted the Learned Counsel by expressing his anxiety to know the con tents of a newspaper which had just been brought into Court, (the mail having that moment arrived), in relation to the re ported decease of Mr. Scarlet% The newspaper being handed to his Lordship, he apologized to the Gentlemen of the Jury for the interruption. After perusing the paragraph, he stated, that unusual . as it was for a Judge so to act, he could not do otherwise, on the present occasion. than read aloud the para graph which had so highly .gratified h s own feelings, and which could not but greatly interest every person that heard him. Ilia Lordship then read aloud the contradiction of the report frc;in an Evening Paper of last night, which, in addition, stated that the Learned Counsel was in Court at York on Friday. The satisfaction which resulted was general among' all present. PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, Aran. 1. .. M ISCELLANEOUS. The Earl of. DERBY presented a petition from Bolton-le- Moors in favour of the Bill for the Recovery of Small Debts. —Laid on the table. The same Noble Earl then presented a petition from Liver pool against the Judges' Accommodation Bill.—Laid on the table. Mr. STUART WORTLEY and others brought several private Bills from the Commons, which were read a first time. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY presented "a petition from some parish in the County of Ihvon, against the Plymouth Improvement Bill.—Laid on the table. The Postage Rates Bill was read a third time and passed. The Union Duties Repeal Bill was read 'a second time.— Adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. • Mr. BUCHANAN presented a petition from the Notaries Public of Dumhatti-1, praying for the repeal of - the Tax on Notaries Public. Mr. LINDSAY presented a similar Petition frcon the No taries Public of Perth,Yorfar, and Cupar. • Mr. LAWLEY presented a petition from the inhabitants of Nuneaton, praying for the repeal of tho window-tax. Sir C. PAGET presented a petition from the Licensed Vic tuallers of the town of-Carnarron, against Exciso Licenses. Mr. BRIGHT presented a similar petition from the Li censed Victuallers of Islington. Mr. T. COURTENAI presented a petition from Totness, praying for the repeal of the Duty on Coals carried coastwise ; and another from the same place, against the exportation of Long Wool. Mi. GORDON presented a petition from the Society of Advocates of Aberdeen, praying for the repeal of the Tax on Attornies. Mr. R. MARTIN presented a petition from the inh a bit ants of the parish of,St. James, praying the llouse to adopt mea sures for preventing cruelty to domestic and other animals. On the motion of Sir T. LETHBRIDGE, there was or dered to be laid before the House, a Return of the number of Vessels which cleared out of the wester ports of Great Britain, in the years 1811, ,and 1823, with the tonnage of each, and the number of Vessels and Tonnage from each port. Similar Returns were also'ordered from Ireland, and several other parts of the United Kingdom. Petitions against the Combination Laws were presented from the Journeymen Boot and Shoemakers of Bath, from the Artisans of Rochdale, and from' Daniel Pettywn of Coventry, by Mr. PETER MOORE. • Mr. S. RICE presented a petition from the General Associa tion of the County of Tipperary, for ameliorating the condi tion of the lower classes, praying , (we believe) against the re peal of the bounties on coarse Irish Linens. The same Hon. Member presented - a petition from the inhabitants of St. Mary's parish, Dublin, against Local Taxations. Lord BINNING presented a petition from the Notaries Pub lic of Haddington, praying for a repeal of the duties on licences to practise as public Notaries. Lord P. OS/301tNE presented petitions from lifelburne and Linton against negro slavery. Sir GEO. HILL brought in a bill for regulating the office of county treasurer in Ireland, which was read a first tinis, and ordered to be read a second time on Monday, and to be printed. He also brought in a bill for the better preventing the stealing.of records in Ireland : it was read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time on Monday. Petitions were presented by Sir T. ACLAND from Ilfra combe, Biddeford, Oakhatupton, and other parts of Devonshire, complaining of the severity of the duties on sea-borne coals. Sir G. HILL brought up the report of the Irish 4 per cents. bill, which was agreed to, and the bill ordered to be read a third time to-morrow.' ATTORNEY-GENERAL OP THE ISLE "OF MAN. Mr. CURWEN rose to submit the motion of which he had given notice on this subject. He began by assuring the House that he had no personal objection to the gentleman whe filled the office of Attorney-General of the Isle of Man : his sole de sire in making the motion was, that equal justice might be done to all the inhabitants of that island. The Hon. Gentleman then proceeded to state the grounds of his motion. He began by remarking, that in the opinions of those best acquainted with the concerns of the island, it was considered to be of im portance that the Attorney-General of the Isle of Man should be an English Barrister, and one not slightly acquainted with the practice in the English Courts of Justice. This would be admitted to be the more necessary when the fact was as he should mention, that the Governor or Deputy-go vernor of the island presided in the Court of Chancery there situation which certainly must be painful to the feeling s of a military officer, whose education was not likely to fit him for such a task. It was therefore necessary that an officer so circumstanced should at least have able assistants. It was true that the present Attorney-General of the island was an English Barrister, and one of considerable experience and knowledge of the law; but it was also known, that his duties were for the greater part performed by another, and that he himself very seldom made his appearance on the island. The Honourable Member then went into a variety of details, to show the inconveniences which resulted to the inha bitants of Man, from the continual absence of such an officer as the Attorney-General, and from having his duties, in many instances most important, performed by another. The Attor ney-General, or his deputy, were the only persons in the island who could prosecute a criminal ; and the leaving shch a duty to another, with a very small salary for its performance, was, he thought, very unwise and inconvenient. He would admit that the salary paid to the Attorney-General was too small, but he would rather see 1,0001. a year paid to some gentleman who would reside in the i s l an d an d a t ten d persona ll y to the duties of his office. The Hon. Member, after farther observations on the inconvenience of the. present practice, conchided by moving " That an humble address be presented to his Majes ty, praying that he might be graciously pleased to give direc tions that there be laid before the House a copy of a memorial from the HOuse of Keys; in the Isle of. Man, 'concerning a copy of the patent of the present Attorney-General's ap pointment." . pursuedwiihou tknowing on thisotchceaysi might o n Mr. PEEL said he was ra th er surpr i se d at t h e course w hi c h the Hon. Men n He had b e produced called for he, nt m e ep e a re p d er itto a discu ss i on of thewhole question to whi c h they referred. He was disposed to grant t h e i n f ormat i on required by the Hon. Member, and would th ere f ore h ave t h oug h t it and,-ib Member unne cesssary to take up the time of the House on the subject at pre ' sent, had not the premature discussion of the Hon. Member made it necessary for him to say a few words upon the propriety of having the Attorney-General of the Island an English Bar rister; but the having one at the expense to the island which the lion. Member suggested, might be a question in the consideration of which the expense would be a More import ont matter. The present. Attorney-General of the island was Mr. Clark, a gentleman eminently q ua lifi e d for the duties of the office, and who, from being Recorder 'of Liverpool, had as much acquaintance with the practice of the criminal law as almost any other judge in England. Mr. - Clark was ap pointed to the office because he was Recorder of Liverpool, and because his frequent attendance at sessions there would give him opportunities of passing over to the Isle of Man whenever the public service required his presence there: He accepted the situation on condition that he should be ready toattend its duties in person whenever the public service required it; or if he could not so attend, that he would then give the situation Up. It was true that the duties were for the (Treater part per formed by another, who received for such service 1001. a year, out of the 5001. a-year which was the salary ; but it was not the fact that Mr. Clark never attended on the island. In the course of the last year, he went over the island three times. The first time was, on a trial for murder (a crime which was of very rare occurrence there), and prosecuted the 'criminal to conviction. Another case, when his presence was required, was on an inquiry which he (Mr. Peel) had thought it proper to have instituted into the conduct of one of the Judges of the island, who had been accused of gross nialversation in the dis charge of the duties of his office. The result 'of that investi gation was, that he (Mr. Peel) h a d f e lt i t to 'b e hi s d uty to recommend the removal of that Judge from his office, and he was removed accordingly. On that occasion, as well on all others in which the interests of the island were concerned, he had 'received the most able assistance from Mr. Clark., who was at all times willing to devote his eminent talents and valuable time to the personal discharge of the duties of his office when the public service required it. Under these circumstances, he did not see why the island should be called upon to pay a-year out of it s -small revenues, when it at present had its 1,0001. interests so well attended to for 5001. He would not say what he might do if the situation werevacant," but certainly as long as Mr. Clark chose to hold it, he did not think the interests of the island would be benatted by a change. Mr. HUME said that his lion. Friend-had not intended to blame the Government for the system at present adopted ; but he thought that the conditions on which Mr. Clark gothic appointment should be fulfilled by that gentleman as long u he chose to hold the office. One of those conditions was; that the Attorney General should reside on the island, and he was in consequence to have an addition of 2001. a year to the SOO, a-year enjoyed by his predecessors, making his salary 6001. a year, as it was al present ; but notwithstanding that he re= ceived the salary, he did not reside on the island. Mr. PEEL asked the Hon. Member for Aberdeen, how it was possible that residence in the Isle of- Man could be made an indispensable condition, of Mr. Clark's holding the situation of Attorney-General, when it was notorious that he had duties to fill at Liverpool as recorder ? General GASCOYNE said, that before Mr. Clark held the office of Attorney General for the Isle of Man, it had always been considered etinecure. The salary had, however, been re , cently increased, in order to obtain the occasional r e sid ence o f that officer, which had been recommended by Lord Sidniouth. —Now, Mr. Clark, from residing in Lancashire, was at no great distance from the Isle of Man, and was always willing to repair thither, whenever he thought his presence would be advantageous. Mr. HUSKISSON felt it to be almost unnecessary for him to say a word upon this subject, after the satisfactory ex planation which his Right Hon. Friend had given of ihe man ner in which Mr. Clark had performed the functions of his office. He thought that it was as well that the Attorney-Gene- , rid did not reside in the island ; for if he did, it would be al most impossible for him to avoid being implicated in some of the.party differences which prevail amongst its inhabitants. After a short reply from Mr. CuawEw the motion was agreed to. PLYMOUTH BREAKWATER. Mr. 111.31 E moved for a return of the establi s h men t o f the Breakwater at Plymouth, specifying the number of persons employed there, the salary paid to each person, and the various incidental expences belonging to it. • - Sir G CLERK had no objection to the motion. He n Could not, however, allow it to pass without observing, that the work would be concluded at a cost of nearly 200,001. leas than .had been originally expected. Sir I. COFFIN spoke in favour of the utility of this work, and of the economy with which it had been constructed. The bay of Plymouth, from being a very unsafe anchorage, had now become a mere mill-pond. If the Breakwater had cost half as much as the national debt amounted to, he should not have grudged the expence of it.—(Loud laughter.) The motion was then agreed to. LEGACY DUTIES. _ _ Mr. HUME, in moving for the returns cf which he had given notice, called the attention of the House to the state of the Legacy Duties, and the views which he entertained for their _ improvement. He stated that their whole duties produced a re , venue of 1,1101,000/. and that he understood a very small por tion of that Revenue to arise from Legacies under one hundred ' pounds in value. His object was to have the duties removed from legacies of that class, which he conceived would be doingg a great public good, at very little expence of income. Tile Honourable Member then proceeded to state the amount of duties paid in particular cases where the hardship ap peared to him excessive, and such as ought not to be main tained. He mentioned the case of the poor woman, who had 1001. bequeathed to her, but before she could receive it, an ex pence of 14/. had been incurred in stamps and fees. He also alluded to the charges of Proctors, and to the extent to which their bills were swelled in _particular instances by the necessary purchase of stamps. In a letter from a Magistrate, which he had received, complaining of these hardships, it was stated that the utmost advantage was taken of the law as it now stood, and that even the worsted nightcap in which a mats died, or his old slippers and shoes, had been valued for th e purpose of exacting the duty. The Hon. Member moved for a return of the total amount of Revenue arising frOm Stanips in the United Kingdom, upon . Legacies, Probates, and Mini nistrations, for sums not exceeding 1001., in the year ending bth of January, 1824, distinguishing the amount paid in England, Scotland, and Irelrnd. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER saw nothing to object to the motion of the Hon. Member. It was a subject which he considered as deserving his attention, but he did not wish to pledge himself as to the ultimate view he should be disposed to take of it. He should certainly give it his bat consideration, and that was all he could say at present. . Lord BINNING said, it would be extremely desirable that the duty should be removed on Legacies lef, for charitable purposes. Mr.'LOCKHART said, that the Hon Member would find that a small portion only of the Proctor's charges could come under the controul of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The greatest difficulty arose from persons being obliged to make probate in the Court of the Metropolis. If the Archbishop of Canterbury would appoint Courts where that could be done in the principal towns. it would be found a most important benefit. After an explanation from Mr. HtruE, the motion was agreed to. BURIALS IN IRELAND BILL.' Mr. Secretary PEEL moved the third reading of the above Bill. Mr. HUME thought it would be better to postpone the third reading of the measure until it could be ascertained whether or not it was likely to give satisfaction in Ireland, as that was the chief object of the measure. Mr. Secretary PEEL said, that the Hon. Member was mis taken if he thought there could be any measure which would not create a difference of opinion in Ireland. Considering; aU the circumstances to which the Bill related, 'he thought 'it would be most expedient to invite discussion uv on it jai- Ireland.—The Bill was read a third time, and p asse d. COAL DUTIES. Sir W. RIDLEY presented a petition from the Proprietors of certain Collieries in the North of England, praying the cot tinuance of an equal duty on Coals. Ordered to be printed. The Hon. Baronet then moved the Order of the Day, and the. House resolved itself into a Committee upon the Coal Trade Acts. The Honourable Baronet then proceeded to request the attention of the House for the short time only which he hoped to detain them. lie believed that no one had heard or read the speech of the Right Honourable Chancellor of the Exche:- quer without being gratified - at the sound principles therein proclaimed as the foundation of that commercial and financial policy Which the Government intended to adopt. But he had yet to learn upon what grounds of justification the same speech should contaih a proposition for an unequal rate of taxation upon the same article, and which would produce the ruirrof the coal trade in the City of London, and almost that of ihr north of England. The Ilon. Baronet read a passage from the speech of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, relative to the - di . - mmution of the 'duties on Rums, which argued for the fairnets or placing the duty upon the same footing as that paid by Bri tish spirits, and stated that in principle it could not be reduced lower. Now here was a plain and distinct recognition of the principle of equal taxation ; and yet the Right Hon. Gentleman violated his own principle almost in the same breath, by re moving the coal-duties in so unequal and disproportionate - a degree. If it were said that this had been done for the benefit of the consumer, then the Right lion. Gentleman must go fur ther, and take off the duties altogether. If it were done on ac count of the inferiority of flee article, the Right-Hon. Gentleman nust had vario u sstillgortir nthserr,tsan an dl d some a ookatthe s e c i o n ailsrio of rin quality the norLith:y as thethey coals of Staffordshire; but they paid the same duties before they could get into the market, as the very best that were pro duced. The Right Hon. Gentleman was bound to consider the interests which had grown up under these duties for a century, and rather to give them protection than injure them by such 'a measure as had been proposed. The Honourable Bart. then referred to two documents issued from the Treasury, in which the importance of these rights were acknowledged and it ro tection promised - then', and where a former opinion of the Right Hon. Gentleman was recorded, expressing his hope that Pat liament would never countenance measures which were - in jurious y i ndiv i duals, say any ik t t ut h er andpisnepgne di than(enw whi c h would aic...nhy Hhw aendv hu r ts,so pr oducedeusitat heee here that eee him,lsian y eff ect. r ab v er or to the Tyne navigation. He was quite certain that ech ce the Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer would never that tendency, they must be inadvertently used. But there sipohani shillings l s i a n g g e s i n a n h d i s in zn that part where. he spoke of the reduction of the gt interestsen wast. tlt hwarseea the coal proprietors of the North had no objection to this duty being taken oil; but thought that the Chancellor Of the Exche quer had done perfectly - right in reducing it, and wished he would reduce more. But in stating this to- the House,' the