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t Hon. Gentleman said certdp peraorevpossesiing arnono ikrly were in the habit of stinti n g the su pp l y for the sake of nnhancing the price to their own benefit, and to the hiss of the Consumer. He knew there was an impres s i on that an under standing existed a mongst the collieries of the North by which they could at any time only supply a certain quantity to the London market. But this he altogether denied. The llon.l Baronet then went into a statement of the extent of the northern collieries, and the population they employed, and maintained that the heavy export duties keeping them out of the foreign markets, with other restrictions, prevented them from trading freely with the article,. and therefore deananded protection. With regard to the increase of price to the con numer, the proinietor had nothing whatever to do with it. The price of coals at the pits had not increased, and within the last two years it had been from two to four shillings per chaldron. lie had .a statement of the number of ships -in the market, - together with the prices, for every market day in die...last year, and upon two only was the whole mupe . ply pun:hosed. He would state to the House the number of ships in the market, over the demand,, for each month. In February lUO, in March 250, in . April - 156, •in May ISO, in June 44, hi July 72,in August 127, in September 156, in Oc tober 97, in November 43, and in December 559. The lion. Baronet made a cal - responding statement of the number of ships. ~for which meters could not be supplied on the market days._ shonld'Atilimit a Resolution to the Committee for removing the Whole of.the duties, with a view to impose fresh ones upon s' an ecenal scale. His second Resolution .regarded the meting trade, with whom the Right Hon. Gentleman had dealt very 'hardly, in allowing them no sharein the remissions which had tnken place. His third Resolution would be, that it was ex medient for the said duties to be totally but gradually repealed.— ' The Hon. Baronet concluded by moving ilis'first Resolution, that it woe the opinion of the Committee that the duty on coals, -culm, or cinders, not being charcoal made from .wood, brought coastways from any port, or by inland navigation to certain places, snouid ceait and determine ; and that all coals, calm, and.cineers, not being -charcoal made from weed, in case it was suche es was Mest usually sold by weight, should pay a duty of four shillings andsix-pence, and in case it was such as was most usually sold by measure, a duty of sit: shillings.; and that such articles brought by the Grand Junction.or Padding ton-Canals, or by the Thames nearer than the City Stone or Staires Bridge, should pay a duty of three shillings and six ' pence. Mr. LITTLETON called upon the House to consider the reasons for which a duty hail first been intrusted uOon coals int- Ported by sea, and not upon those which arrived by inland con veyance. He was satisfied that every one must see that it was owing to the hnmense advantages which such a mode of carr:age conferred. The srst imposition of the duty upon inland coals in the year 1305, was a great injustice, and which could not be suppereted upon any reasonable grounds. There were a bun ..dred pl.-tees where the inland Coals now came into corn petition with those in - more:ad by sea, without paying any duty whatever. This was the case in all ports so as they did ..rros approach the Metropolis. If his Right .1 ion. Friend the - Channelico of the Exchequer approved the principle of the .I.onden Duty, which he was happy to think was not the case, then be - was bound to extend it to all other places. The mono !poly of the Northern Coal Proprietors was not limited to Lon don. but had been secured all round it .to tin extent of seven ;teen Miles by Land, and thirty-one by water. Ile would . shew "the Horse whet was the cost of a certain quantity cf coals when inverted inland and ready for sale, and the cost of an :equal quantity of sea-borne coals lying in the Thames Pool, and :it would be for them to judge whether the Proposed duties ,were unequal. The expence of freightage and other charges, :compared to the prime cost of Newcastle coals, was as 11 to 17.. The same expellees, as compared to the prime cost of Staffoidshire coals, was as 29.4- to 18. The King's duty upon the Newcastle, as 13 to 17 : die duties paid by the.Stafibrd sshire to the-Government and the City, as 19 to 8. So that upon 'both these heads the charges were infinitely higher upon the In - land.cazls than upon the sea-home. In addition to this belied to state, that the.charge of tonnage upon coals to the vane of 181. was from 20 to 3:1 : so that about 160 per cent. was paid 'upon o.he prime cost of the article. The sea coals navigating the tree sea were not liable to those charges, and therefore come into the market with such great advantages. Perhaps after this the Hotive would not be surprised to hear the small proportion of inland .coals introduced into the London market. The importation of more than 50.00 tons annually was prohibit&. ; but the duties he had mentioned rendered such a prohibition useless. The lion. Member read a statement of the quantity of inland coal imported since the passing of the Act of 1603, which chewed the very small proportion that came into the market. In the year 1822, it was 1,559 tons ; in 1/323, it was 912 : and in 1824; 1663 tans. The Hon. Baronet had stated that the northern col lieries had a limited market for their article, but he would ;find that, by comparison, those in Staffordshire were much worse off. The reason why his constituents 'wished him to eupport the resolution of the Government was this. While they did not object to the gradual reduction of the duties on .the coals from the north, although that, would be much to their injury, they felt that they had a right to claim the earliest re :d action of those which had been placed upon themselves with ro much injustice. He was sorry to say that he had no jute .- reit in the question; but the Gentlemen on the other side had serener reasons to opposing the plan of Government. His . Hon. Friend, the Member fOr Yorkshire, and the Hon. Men), :hers for Durham and Newcastle, had weighty reasons for the • e preeent motion, but he must decline taking their evidcnce as .Iteing interested persons. He must make die same reutirk with : regard to the Hon. Baronet's denial of the existence, of Trio nopely.. It was the common b e lief that a monopoly did exist, -and sand( a one as had the power to affect' the prices paid by the public. He should for these reasons glye a negative to the motion. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER wished tosay ,a few words in consequence of what had fallen from the Hon. Baronet. In what he had said relating to the parties who felt themsc.ives a&r . ricved, he did not state so directly that there • was a combination amongst the proprietors. He stated that if such a case existed, it was necessary to meet it by some mea sure of protection to the public. And he said so much in con -silt-iv-Ice of what bad been thrown out by an Hon. Alderman, ,one of the Members for the City of London, on presenting a petition at a prcsio.ns pert of the evening ; and he rather di rected his observations to that statement, than ter the indi oAdnala in question. If they possessed a monopoly, they had certainly a right to take advantage of the law for their own benefit: But it was the duty of the Government to look and .see whether ,nett a state of the law could not be properly .and justly altered. It appeared to him that the course he had pursued was not open to the charges of inconsistency, which the Honourable - Baronet had brought against it. When the duty was first laid upon inland coals hr .1t.:05, a prohibition was added fur preventing the importation of more -than 50,000 -tons annually. From this it was evidently the intention of ' 'Parliament that the article should be admitted to that extent. Nocv the fact was, as had been shewn by tile Hon. 51ember for Staardshirc, that the duty had almost amounted to an entire oirollibition, and thus the intentions of the Legislature had been frustrated. But the Hon. Baronet said that. tire inferiority of the coals kept them out of the market, rind consequently that -the reduction of duty should be extended to the inferior coals .in the •North. In that he forgot the other duties that were paid .by the inland article. The tonnage duties were imposed by Act of Parliament, and whether the duty was paid to • the Go vertu-Ant or to individuals was much the same to the individual. The. coals imported into London-last year amounted to no less than 1 n 400,050 chaldrons; and it therefore could not he seriously :maintained that the 50,900 tons in question would not preps - • clice, the general consumption. It was to be observed also, • that in proportion as London increased in wealth snd•popula . tion, would increase the consumption of this article. It lied progressively increased for -.several' years.,• Tile coal owners of the North haft nothing to fear. They had Indeed no real ground of apprehension. All that he (the Chancellor of the Ex-chequer) hatl proposed, was to give an advantage, to thee con .suetner. .The Hon. Baronet had - alluded to the duty pressing on coal s of an inferior quality; 'and thus preventing its exports _time; but it was to be remembered that the" export duty had been reduced, and the , quantity expoited - was 'increasing very fast. In every point of view, therefore, the alarm cf the lion. Baronetwas without' any just reason. - He Would now shortly . allude to the other resolution proposed by the Hon. Baronet.- - They were certainly calculated to attract such Hon. Members . as had been very urgent for a repeal of the Coast Duty, but he .could not,,on that account alone, acquiesce iu them. The second -proposedetO .retain that very inequality against London which was so much complained of., It would leave the six shillings •as well as the three shillings duty untouched. Ile objected also . ~for the same reason, to the. third resolution. That proposed a - .gradual reduction.. He could not at present agree to this, be cause it might occasion a loss of revenue of 900,800/.. lie might be wrong in his financial calculations,. and- as to his proposed ,mode of disposing of the. surplus revenoi; but whether. he was right or wrong, he should he inconsistent if he approved of • this resol u ti on . It would pledge him to destroy his own cal= .culatiorie, and he .believed that it was not necessary for him to commit so suicidal an act. For these rea . sOns he should be un der the necessity of objecting to the resolutions proposed by the . lion. Baronet. Mr. ELLlSONsupported the resolutions, denying that there . -was any desire on the part of the Northern Coal Proprietors to. .obtain a monopoly. Sir J. WROTTESLEY opposed the resolutions; denying that there was any combination to keep up the price of Coal among the Proprietors of Staffordshire. Mr. STUART WORTLEY supported the Resolutions.— The Northern Proprietors (of whom he wasone) desired no • .advantage over their competitors but what was given them by nature. He should have thought that those who so warmly _ A dvocated the principles of free trade would have cordially :jjoined_ in. these resolutions. He denied that the Staffordshire Proprietors had any right to complain, mezcly because of the superiority which those of the North at present and al ways would have over them. It wax Merely complaining be cause the North could supply the consumer with a better and cheaper article than they could. Much stress had been laid on the advantage which the Northern proprietors had in convey ing the coal to market by water carriage; but this was no rea- - son for depriving them of the natural advantage. As well might it be proposed to tax the northern dealers in corn, on account of the advantage which they also in that respect pos sessed over the inland dealers. What was so much called the monopoly of the North he ihily admitted. It was a monopoly caused by the means of eying the bast article the cheapest : and of the inland proprietors could ever give the best and cheapest against those of the north, they, in their turn would have a right to monopoly. But this advantage about which, so much had been said, was always lessened in value on breaking out of a war, or •on the mere rumour of a war.— The safety of the water carriage then became endangered, and the expence of it was proportionally increased by the increased rate of insurance. The advantage it was admit. ted was fully enjoyed at present ; but it should he rempin beret' that they were laying' down the rule for a permanency. He might observe that, in a national point of view, the coasting mode of conveyance ought to be particularly encouraged by this country, as it kept up a nursery fox' seamen ; but it was with regard to the contending proprietors alone that he was now speaking. Ile supported the Resolutions of those of the North, because they asked for no special protection. They wanted only justice.—( Hear, hear !) - - • -• . , COVRTENAY spoke in favour of the Resolutions. The West of England, particularly Devonshire, was but scan tily supplied with coal in consequence of the pressure of the duty. lie wished to see it entirely repealed, in order that the consumers might benefit from it. Colonel WOOD was perfectly satisfied that the Gentlemen interested in the Northern Trade might dismiss from their minds all fear under any circumstance, from any competition in the London market with the inland proprietors. The Northern Coal Owners had already a bonus of 3s. 4d. a chid dron, which of itself, would materially affect the inland Pro prietors by keeping them away from many of-the markets. If the House should decide that a Revenue of 900,0001. could he properly taken off it would be proper to consider what articles it snould be taken from. In that case he certainly should not give the preference to a repeal of the Coal Duty but rather to that of the Window Tax, for if it came to a choice he should preferlight to fire.—(A laugh.) Lord miLTON said he objected to the selection of any part o f a country for toe repeal of a Tax as much as he world any selection f o r the imposition of a Tax. Ile obje c t e d a lt oget h er to this Taxation or repeal of Taxation upon a geographical p r i n ciple. He. wished to see the present Tax repealed alto gether, though he was not surprised at the partiallity shewn by a Chancellor of the }E; :chequer for the Western Counties.— (A laugh.)—Cornwall alone, though not abounding in milk or honey, abounded in Members of Parliament.—( Laughter.) —At the same time, however, he did not think that the Co a l Tax should be repealed, while the Window and Malt Taxes remain ed at their present amount. The Noble Lord concluded, as we understood, by declaring his intention to support the Reso lutions. ^ illr. N. CALVE RT opposed the Resolutions. Mr. REAI A YNE thought the Coal Tax altogether objec tionable; but he did not think that, after it had so longcnn tinued, it should be suddenly - repealed to the sacrifice of ex isting interests. Sir T. LETHBRIDGE opposed the resolutions. He would support them if he thought the public would gain by the repeal of the tax ; but he would not consent to the repeal merely to support a monopoly. The existence of the. monopoly had been rub - flitted by the different Hon. Gentlemen connected with the Northern Coal Trade; and he roust therefore be excused for :toying that he believed the repeal of the tax would not benefit the public, but would merely convey money into the pockets of the large dealers who were interested in a continuance of the monopoly. Mr. LAMBTON said, he had intended to protect himself against the suspicion of interested motives on this question, by taking no part whatever in the discussion; but as the charge of monopoly had been so strongly urged against the Northern Coal Proprietors, and had been so loudly dinned in his ears by the Honourable Baronet who had just sat down. he could not forbear declaring that there . was no combination what ever amonr•those Proprietors for the purpose of keeping up the price. .Their object was only fairly to supply the market. In proof of this he could refer to the known fact, that the sup ply. from the northern market had increased every year for se veral years. The northern proprietors wanted no monopoly.— They , wanted only fair competion- 7 " it clear stage and ,hew fa vour.rhe regulations now existing appeared to ,IleN a preventet de sire to ke i el e t x t ,, h e e r n t l in ft: , ot t l e t i l r ' e co i ar b a duties n!arl' N - gici a t L a to yet n amounted almost ll ' O r s e t to a prohibition. The taking off these export duties would find employment for thousands. increase our tonnage, and be nefit our nursery for s , :amen. Repeating his disclaimer, on the part of the northern proprietors, of all desire for monopoly, the Hon. Gentleman concluded, by declaring his approbation of the resolutions: - Sir PLIOMASACLAND supported the Rosolutions. The consumer was the parts to be considered in this question, and he regarded the opposition made to the present Resolution as tantamount to a demand that the Uouse should make a grant in favour of private interests to the detriment of other private interests and the certain loss of the public. The only proper course of proceeding, was to make the reduction general, and not partial and particular as they had heard proposed. 31r. NEWMAN • contended that this tax ought to be re moved, not only because it was oppressive, but because it was an immoral tax, the children of poor people being early taught to steal wood. Mr. - MONEY supported the repeal of the tax. Mr. H. SUMNER said that this tax was one which he had always considered ought to be, among the first to be repealed. He felt no doubt that the Chancellor of the Exchequor would apply any future surplus to the reduction of this tax. Mr. Alderman BRYDGES assured the House that the City of London were very anxious to have this tax repealed. Mr. Alderman WOOD supported the Resolutions. Sir M. W. RIDLEY reminded the Committee of the nature of the first Resolution upon which the House was about to divide.. It was to relieve the City of London from the duty of 3s. 4d. a chaldron upon coals carried coastwise. The other Resolutions were,to bring the duty on inland coals to the same proportionate reduction as the first Resolution would effect on sea _borne .coals. Lord MILTON hoped the Committee would not forget that the first Resolution appertained' to the City of London only. The Gallery was then.cleared for a division : For the Resolution • Against it Majority - - —32 Upon the second Resolution, the numbers were_ For the ResolutiOu , - . . Against it - Majority - Upon the third Resolution — For the Resolution Against it - Majority - GAME LAWS. 73 -13 The House then resolved itself into a Committee on the Game Bill. Mr. STUART WORTLEY moved that they proceed with the Bill, clause by clause, from the point they had reached at their last sitting. On the clause enacting that in such existing cases of inclosed lands as di& not reserve the right of disposing of the Game, such a clause should be understood. Sir JOHN WROTTESLEY moved an Amendment to the efFcct, that in place of the word " existing," should be inserted the word " future," thus making the clause prospective and not retrospective. Mr. STI TART WORTLEY defended the original clause, which he did not think went to injure any one person. Colonel DAVIES thoUght, that as the right alluded to by this clause.was in abeyance, no one could complain that they hid not the power to dispose of that right in this Bill, as they thvight it fair anti equitable. Mr. JAMES proposed, that the clause should be left out altogether: Mr.:LOCKHART supported the amendment. He thought the original clause was a direct violation of a l l e xistin g leases. Mr. .JONES thought this clause so unjust; that although he approved of the Bill, he would rather give it, up altogether than pass it with such a provision in Mr. MONCK supported the Amendment. He considered this the most unjust clause that ever was introduced into any Bill - brought into that House. After a few words from Mr. J. MARTIN, the Committee divided— - - • Al —....._ For the Amendment - - - 41 Against it - - .. - 33 .Majority in favour of the Amendment ----- 8 On the motion of Mr. STUART WORTLEY the clause thus amended was then struck out of the Rill. .Mr. S. WORTLEY rose, on the clause allowing qualified persons to permit others to sport on their ground, and proposed to leave out words repealing nearly the whole of the clause. Mr. LOCKHART considered the clause unnecessary. By the common law, persons could do all the clause gave autho rity to do. Sir J SHELLY. Sir J. SEBRIGHT, and Mr. R. COLBORNE opposed the clause. Lord MILTON could not consent to deprive the poor man who owned a cabbage garden of the power of laying a snare to' kill hares or rabbits which came to destroy his cabbages. ,‘fter some discussion the clause altogether was struck out. Mr. S. WORTLEY amended the clause, giving persons the right to seize and prevent other trespassing on their land. The Amendment was to allow persona having the right . of free chace and free warren to sport. 31r. LOCKFIA RT did not know that the right of free warren would justify a trespass. Mr. JAM ES said, persons having the right of free warren had invariably claimed the right nf sporting upon all manors. The Armament was then agreed to. On the Clause which gives a penalty of 5/. a.e-,a.inst persons trespassing with dog and gun on the grounds of individuals, Sir J. WROTTESLEY wished to reduce the penalty. Mr. S. WORTLEY said he was only desirous of protecting game if it were made property, as he would his woods or any other species of property. If trespasserS would not go off when warned, they were to be seized and taken berbre a Magistrate. Sir J. SE BRIOHT observed chat many persons from Lon don were in the habit of trespassing by shooting in buggies.— How were they to be warned and seized. Mr.- LOCKHART did not consider the clause sufficient to empower persons to seize individuals who might be found snaring game. Mr. MONCK opposed the clause. Mr. S. 'WORTLEY proposed several amendments to the clause which were agreed to. The CHAIRMAN then reported progress, and obtained leave to sit on Monday. The other Orders of the d'lr were disposed of, and the House adjourned at One o'clock. SEA COAL DUTY. FOR THE sUN. Ma. EDITOR-4 have given great attention to the debates on this subject, but have been sur prised that no one has stated the heavy additional charge nhich is thrown on the consumer of Coals in the interior of the Maritime Counties, wherein there is not au water carriage—for in stance—l will mention Hampshire, where I re side—about ten miles from Emsworth, which is the nearest importing place from my residence, and where the rate of carriage is ten shillings per chaldron Winchester measure for that district — so that in these districts the consumer pays as much as the Londoner. AN ENEMY TO UNEQUAL TAXATION March 30. COAL DUTIES. FOR TIIE SUN. Mg. EDITOR -It is to be regretted, that in the Debate on this important subject, last night, that no reference was made to the great Number of Members returned from tile INLAND Coal Dis tricts, as compared with those returned from the Northern Coal Districts, viz. : Durham County Two Durham City Two Northumberland County Two Newcastle-on-Tyne - Two Morpeth - Two Total Ten ! ! ! The great increase us the price of Inland Coal to the Manoraeturer shoold also hat , . begat Stßted, an that the STAND DOW AO . zi 1) - the Stafford shire and other Inland Coal-owners i s not to be nefit the Manufactiiring Interestsi b u t t o i ncrease the annual value of their estates , by the export of Coals into other and remote .Districts. • The , whole of the Coal Doty ought to be repealed 'for the sake of the poorer inhabitants of the Mari time Districts, indeed for other important reasons which might be urged in favour of it. A LONDON COAL BUYER. • Whitefriars, April 2, 1824. LORD COLERAINE. It is isreported that this extraordinary Character, so o k n own and so much distinguished under the title of Colonel HANGER, or the familiar appellation of " GEORGE HANGER," died sud deuly a convulsive fit, at his nearhouse oi Wedn es day,lth eßegent's Park. He was formerly admitted among_ the convivial companions of his present MAJESTY; but as the Prince advanced in life, the eccentric mariners of the Colonel became somewhat too free and coarse for the improve ment al taste, and the broad vivacity of the of the. facetious toy i liumonrist gave way to associates of a more refined description. But though, as we h ave sa id, the Colonel was free in his manners, he never was inclined to give intentional offence, and the peculiarity of those mannersprecluded all idea of resentment, and laughter rather than anger was the result of his most extravagant sallies. lie was capable of serious exertions of friendship, not by pecuniary sacrifices, for of such his situa tion hardly ever admitted, but by. persevering zeal when he was likely to effect a beneficial purpose. Ilia conversation was too frequently larded with oaths, but they passed from him like the idle wind,' and were the effect of habit, 1 not irreverence. lie was well acquainted with military duty, and was never wanting in courage, or the spirit of enterprize. NVe say this from the information of competent authorities, who served with him in America, as well as from long personal acquaintance. lie is generally acknowledged to have been a very handsome man in early life, but his person was disguised by the singularity of his dress. Though disposed to participate in all the dissipations of higher life, he - yet contrived to devote much of his time to reading, and was generally well pro vided with topics for the usual conversa tions of the table, even in the most convivial circles. lie was so distinguished a character that he might be considered as one of pro minent features of his time, and he was courted as well for the peculiarity, as for the harmless tendency, of his humour. He published several pamphlets, all of which contained infor mation, expressed in his own whimsical manner, and in one of them* he introduced a portrait of himself suspended on a gibbet. On the death of his elder brother, Lord COLERAINE, he resolutely declined to assume the title, and was always somewhat peevish when he was addressed by it. Upon the whole, if he had not the wit of Falstaff, was always entertaining, and his numerous and varied classes of acquaintances way well say of him, as of the facetious offspring of our immortal Bard, that they could " have L better spared a better man." -2G PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. 1101 SE OF C011010:4S. Jovis, 1 0 die Aprilis, 1824. ROADS—A lston and Burtry ford, Rugeley and Alrewas, Whit church, and Kingsbridge—Bills reported, to be ingrossed. Glossop and 31arple Bridge, Chester and Nantwich, and Cerne Ahhas—Bills read a third time, and passed. Bland ford and Poole—Petitions of Owners and Occupiers of Estates in Manilla, &c., and of Trustees of White Sheet Hill Road, against, referred to the Committee on the Bill. Teddinliton and Evesham—Petition of Trustees of the Road from Eve sham Bride to Alcester, against, referred to the Committee on the BA Whiteparish and Southampton—Petition for additional provision referred to a Committee. EQUITABLt 1.40A24 ill ST 1T tiTION-Bill ordered to be brought in. LANCASTER JUDGES Lopoiwos—Petition of Inhabitants of 'Warrington, against, to lie on the table. MILE-END )1.1) TOWN RATES—BiII read a first time. WooL—Petitions from Striling and Totnes, against the ex portation of British Wool ; to lie on the table. FisH Boy 1./TlES—Petition of Fish Curers of Port Gordon, Bankshire, for a continuance thefeof, to lie on the table. NOTARIES PUBLlC—Petition for repeal of the Duties on Li cences, from Elgin and Forres, Glasgow, Dumbarton, Perth shire, Forfarshire, Fife, Aberdeen, and Haddington ; to lie on the table. CRARCOAL—Petition of Thomas Towers, against Duty on Charcoal carried Coastwise, to he on the table. Co mrAN It—Mining (Ireland), No. 3—Petition for leave to present a Petition for a Bill reported, Report to lie on the table. • _ _ _ WINDOW TAX—Petition from Nuneaton, for the repeal thereof; to lie on the table. COMBINATION OF WORKMEN LAWS—Petition of Working Mechanics of Wolverhampton, and Ship Carpenters of New casle-upon_Tyne, and Blyth, against, referred to the Select Committee on Artizans and Machinery ; Petitions of Shoe makers of Bath, and Artizans of Rochdale, against, to lie on the table. P 13 LICA s—Petitions of Licensed Innkeepers and Victuallers of Carnarvon, and Islington, for the repeal of the increased Duties on Licences ;to lie on the table. _ _ COAT, against the Duties on Coals, from Totness, London, Ilfraedrilbe, Bideford, Moretonlleanpster.d, Topsham ' Burrington, Okehampton, and Dunchideock ; and from Proprietors of Collieries on the Tyne and Wear, for an equalization of Duties on Inland and Seaborne Coals ; to lie on the table. Ao ri i s . o sf . Petition from Coventry, for permission to send prisoners to Warwick Uaol, referred to the Select Corn : tl Prisons. RAI %wAv.—.Stockton and Darlington ,Bills read a third BURIALS IN IRELAND f tune, and passed. LINEN BouN TiEs—Petition from Tipperary, for continuance of, to lie on the table, and to be printed. Local, TaxATfoN.--Dublin—Petrtion of Inhabitants of St. Mary, Dublin, for an inquiry into, to lie on the table. INcLos trim—Sutton Goldfield (Warwick) —Petition of Inha bitants, against, referred to the Committee on the Bill. Con NT r TREASUREILS (Ireland) A MENDSIENT—BiII read a first time ;_ to be read a second time on Monday next, and to be printed. REcoßDS(lreland)—Bill " to prevent the stealing of Records, Deeds, and Papers, in Ireland," read a first time, to be read a second time on Monday, and to be printed. MESSAGE FROM , THE LORDS—That they have agreed to Postage Rates Bill, without amendment ; and to Worthing Chapel Bill, with amendments. TILE OF MAN—Address for " Copy of the 3lemorial of the house of Keys, complaining of the absence of the Attorney- General from the Isle of Man ; also, a Copy of the appoint ment of the Attorney-General. BREAKWATER (Plymouth)—Detailed Accounts ordered, of the establishment of the Breakwater, of the amount expend ed last year, and an Estimate of the amount to be expended in the present year. LEGACY Du Tr—Return ordered, of the total Revenue re ceived for Stamp Duties on Legacies, &c. for sums under £lOO, in the year ending sth January last. ORDERS OF THE DAY FOR THIS DAY. 1. Poor Laws Amendment Bill—Second Reading. 2. Juries (Scotland) Bill—Further consideration of Report. i. Qualification of Jurors Bill—Committee. 4. Aliens Bill—Second Reading. 5. &snack Department Property Bill—Committee. 6. Proctors Costs (Ireland) Bill—Second Reading. 7. Supply—Committee. 8. ♦Nays and Means—Committee. 9. Four per Cents. (Ireland) Bill--Third Reading: 10. Judges in %Vales Bill—Further consideration of Report. 11. Insolvent Debtors Bill—Report. 12. Constables Act Amendment (Ireland) Bill—Report. 13. Marriage Act Amendment Bill—Second Reading. 14. Customs (Coals and Linens) Bill—Second Reading. NOTICES OF NOTIONS FOR THIS DAY. 1. Lord Viscount Palmerston—Militia Estimates. (In Com- mittee of Supply.) 2. 31r. Ilerries—AliNcellaneous Services ; Civil Contingencies ; Army Extramlinaries ; Commissariat. (In Committee of Suppl* f , • 3. Mr. Goulburn--13111 to amend the County of Cork Divi- sion Act. .1. 111 r. Goulburn—Bill to amend the Dublin Civil Bill Act. 5. Mr. Ellis (of Dublin)—Bill to amend 41 Geo. 3, c. 90. in tituled, " An Act for the more speedy and effectual Reco very of Debts due to the Crown.' , . NOTICES GIVEN YESTERDAY. Thursday, April 8. 1. Mr. Curteis—To move that the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee on the. Manchester Gas Light Bill be laid before the House. 2. Mr. Spring Rice—Bill to regulate Courts of Petty Sessions in Ireland. PRIVATE BILLS—SECOND READINGS for THIS DAY. 1. Bincombe Inelosure 6. St. Katherine's Docks 2. Glasgoviand Parkhead Road 7. Maidstone Markets 3. Glasgow Street and Road 8. Stone's Estate 4. Radnor and Hereford Road 9. Macclesfield School Estate. 5. Islington Improvement COLOMBIAN LOAN. TH E FOURTH HALF-YEARLY BEND on this LOAN will be paid on the Ist Day of MAY NEXT, and on every-succeeding .Day, - between the Hours of Ten and Four, at the Office of Messrs. Herring• Graham, and Fowles, No. 3, Freeman's-court, Cornhill. Th' Dividend Warrants are to be left for inspection one day pre vious to Payment, accompanied by a List, in numerical order. April 1, 1824. COLOMBIAN LOAN. Undersigned hereby gives notice to 211 the holders of the Bonds issued by the late llon. Fran cisco Antonio Zea, in virtue of a Loan contracted by him at Paris, the 13th of March, 1822, with Messrs. Herring, Gra ham, and Powles, of London, that they may receive, in li u . thereof, Bonds signed by him on behalf of the Government of Colombia, in virtue of the special powers vested in him for that purpose by the said Government, founded on the Decree of the Congress of Colombia, dated the 30th of June last, bearing thi same Rate of Interest, and payable at the same periods, as in. the Bonds of the said E. A. Application to be made for the said Bonds on the Ist June next, at the Office of Messrs. Herring, Graham, and Powles, 3, Freeman's.court. • MANUEL JOSE HURTADO. London, April 1, 1824. l' a * For the Continuation of the LAW STimi , DUTIES, the Foufth Page. TIIE St • SOLZM QUI DICERE J•ALSUM A fiDl-17' 7 LONDON, FRID/11 7 ; APRIL 2, 1824. The }'aril Journals of Tuesday have• received. None of them make any allusion t° the :Mir which is reported to have occurred be- fore Algiers : and with the exception of the IV' lowing article in the Journal des Dl•bats on th e measures adopted by the British Government to wards the melioration of the condition of the Negroes in the West Indies, they contain nothig of public interest : " PAnis, MAacu 29.—The measures whic u - England is taking for the moral amelioration 01 the Negroes are of vital importance to the safety of all the sugar and coffee Colonies which the European Powers still possess in the West Indies , Those establishments, which represent such grea t capitals, and support such extensive commerce , hare been placed in the midst of the most immi nent dangers, since the wholeisland of St.Donniag ° has been occupied by an agricultural and military population of free A Means, and that Colombia ha s not only admitted the Negroes born henceforwar d 1 to all political rights, but has even formed bodies of troops composed of Negros and of Zambos, children of Negroes and Indians, troops whic h have played a grand part in the wars with Moral° and Morales. Who can answer that Colombia end St. Domingo will always observe a system of sincere neutrality ? Who can make it certai n that ambitious chiefs, become masters of thes e two countries, will not one day encourage insur , rections which may break out amongst a Oa" population so superior in number ? What Powe r ought not to think with uneasiness on the aug mentation of military garrisons, at once so expel" sive and so necessary to ensure the safety of those Islands ? " England has estimated the whole extent of a danger which is common to her, with the othe r Commercial and Colonial Powers : she WW I ; vonred to avert it by placing the negroes a nti their masters under the paternal protection °i public authority. Such is the substance oh spirit of the Royal Order in COuncil respect;" the Island of Trinidad. It is in the Spanish /O s and customs that the basis of the new instltuti ono has been sought. The Procurador-Syndic-of t he Island is nominated Guardian-Protector of th e Negroes ; lie is to uphold them when they wh it to marry, to acquire property, or purchase their J freedom. It is upon certificates from Clergym en that the Negroes can be admitted to depose NP °ll oath. There is severity in the measures of Pre caution against the excessive punishment of slaves, as well as in the penalties w ith which th e masters are threatened. The second condetnfir Lion for cruelty towards a slave is visited by t he confiscation of slaves, and the legal incapacity t' acquire others. " Another Order is announced for the Island " f Sainte Luck ; it will be 'founded on the t' re" Colonial Laws, which already contain as i nao.t wise. and humane dispositions. " The Orders relative to Demerara and ' l.°y bale will be equally modified according to lo.g l necessities, and adapted to existing laws. For the eyes of English Statesmen, 'every innovati ° is an inconvenience ; and conformably with 't he opinions of the author of L' .sprit des Louis, t he British Cabinet regard the uniformity of insti ttv tions, that idol of some modern publicists, as the very stamp of mediocrity and inexperience. " 11 this system, after having borne fruit, in the Colonies immediately under the R°' /1 authority, be adopted by the Colonies whichh o l Legislative Assemblies, principally by Jamaica l 4 Barbadoes, the English hope to escape the res' .., ° ' lutionary flame which seemed already to Ir smouldering in this part of the West Indies. j " The masters of Havannah, Martinique, an Curacao, 'cannot see with indifference this PRICE 0 F STOCKS . TWO . o'cLocK! This ILA Y AT Sank Stock 3 pet Cent. Red. shut 3 per Cent. Coin • 05 94iii 34 .per Cent shut 4 per Cent: 5 Old shut 1 New 1071 5 per Cents. 1797 — Bank Long Ann shut [nip. 3 per Cents. — •• - - India Stock shit India Bonds... South Sea Stock Old Annuities Ex. Bills Ditto Small Bank for Act. India for Con. Acct COns. for Acct. 95i 9411 ..56 56 PRICE OF FORLION STOCKS ix LONDON, APRIL 2, AT ONE o'cLocK. Five per Cents. 103 i. Scrip, 174 pin. Six per Cents. 00. Five per Cents. (Metallic) .00. Ditto New 97i. Five per Cent. Bonds, 96. • • Scrip, Mk prem. ' Five per tent. Bonds, 1829, 00. Ditto lB2l, 19i. Ditto 1823, 17. Five per Cent.'Bonds, 93i - ex div. . Ditto New, 99. Portugueee j - Bonds, 941-. Scrip 7i. Danish Five per Cent. Bonds, 10541.. Peruvian Scrip, 00. Chili 80 ex div. Colombian Six per Cent. Bonds, 824. Mexican Scrip, 7 prem. Greek 24 dis. Alliance Insurance Shares-161. Bank Shares £24 Os. Od. Seven per Cent. 95. • - Six per Cent. 94-102. Five per Cent. 109-102. Three per Cent. 77. French 1 rtusaiat -i Neapolitan A uatrian Spanish Prtt:witul American 1110 N WATER. A . Morning, 18 minuti • LT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. tes after 4. 1 Evening, 33 rninutei after 4, GENERAL,POST OFFICE, CORK. 26th March, 1624 SIR-I have the honour to inform you that the Post- Masters General have 'directed that a communication shall be opened between the Cities of Cork and Bristol, by t h e Steath Packet George the Fourth; I have accord ingly issued the necessary directions to the Postmaster of Cork, to use all due diligence to put the same into force. I am, Sir, your faithful servant, EDW. S. LEES,-Sec. The President of the Chamber of Commerce, Cork. 111 tc