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inquiry with a view to benefit these individuals, to prevent a 1 recurrence of like proceedings, and to save the character of the British nation from being lowered by its supposed .approbation -of what had occurred. Mr. W. HORTON was willing to give such information as he possessed. He did not know what reason the Learned Gen tleman had for connecting the signing of a petition with the de portation of the petitioners. He did not know there could be any possible connection between them. These parties had been represented by the Magistrates of Kingston to be aliens and dangerous persons, and it was in consequence of this that the Duke of Manchester had decided on putting the provisions of the Alien Act in force in their case. He was certainly pre pared to allow that if it appeared that these persons were not aliens, then a serious responsibility would fall upon the Go vernor. It was understood that subsequent to the proceedings in the Court of King's Bench, the Duke of Manchester had found that the parties were aliens; and, notwithstanding those proceedings, if such proved to be the fact, he unquestionably -had• the power, under the Alien Act, of removing them frOm the country, It was the anxious wish of his Majesty's Go vernment that the most minute information should be supplied ; but they did not intend to take any permanent steps until such information was in their possession. Mr. BROUGHAM was truly sorry that no contradiction had been given to the facts stated in the Petition. Those facts were, that the Government of Jamaica arrested and sent out of the country these individuals, whose alienage or natural-born rights had been decided in their favour by the Supreme Court of that Island. And here he must correct the statements of the Hon. Gentleman opposite, that the proceeding before that Court was ex parte. The Duke of Manchester was represented there by the Attorney-General, who objected to the production of the certiti•mtes of birth to shew that they were British-born subjects. Having acquiesced in the decision of the Court in the first instance, what did the Duke of Manchester do ? In four months after having, as they were informed and as it was charitable to suppose, heard something, or thought he heard something, which proved that they were aliens, he took them up 'and sent them away without allowing them even to column icate with Counsel. It seemed to him impossible that such acts could be justified, but he would not prejudge the Duke of .Manchester, because he was now in some sort on his trial. Mr. GOSSET made some observations from under the Gal- lery which were generally inaudible. We understood him to state that the parties in question had been supposed to be the , persons who supplied arms to the rebellious negroes and con spirators. He mentioned some estates in the north of the island, where several stand of arms had been supplied, as was ,„proved upon some trial, by a Missionary. Mr. W. HORTON explained. Mr. BROUGHAM said, that supposing the Duke of Man chester to have been in possession of fresh evidence and even -supposing what the Hon. Member who spoke froniunder the Gallery to be true, why did he not bring the petitioners to trial? The charge against him was, that he had sent them out of the country without suffering them to appeal to the laws.—(Hear !) Dr. LUSLIINGTON expressed his surprise at the line of defence adopted by his Hon. Friend. He also wondered that the Hon. Member under the Gallery should have made his statement upon the authority ofletters from Jamaica. It hap ,pened that he had a-letter in his possession from the Rector of the place where the trials occurred, and it stated that Baptiste, the person upon whose evidence alone the charge was made out, to be an agent of the French at St. Domingo, and "as murderous, as diabolical, as insidious a being as ever was let loose upon the earth." He maintained that the Duke of Man chester ought to have informed the Government at home of every thing connected with such arbitrary proceedings. All the petitioners wanted was, that they should be put upon their trial, and receive the justice to which they were entitled. Mr. GOSSET said, that the letter written to him was from an inhabitant of St. John's, who was present at the trials. The Petition was ordered to be printed. COMBINATION LAWS. Mr. HUME presented Nine Petitions from various classes of Journeymen against the Combination Laws•--Laid on the table. ART ISA NS' COMMITTEE. Mr. HUME presented the Report of the Committee upon Machinery and Artisans. The Hon. Member stated the Re port to be favourable to the Repeal of the Combination Laws, and of the laws prohibiting the Lmigration of Artisans; but re commended that the question of the exportation of Machinery should have the frequent attention of the House, and that another -Committee should be appointed for the . purpose of considering it in the next Session. He gave notice that on Monday next he should move for leave to bring in Bills in ac cordance with the recomwendations of the Committee.—The Report was ordered to be printed. Petitions were presented against the Beer Bill from Saffron Weldon and Bishop Stortford, by Sir E. HARVEY; from Nor wich, by Mr. W. SMITH ; from Brentford and Houton ' by Mr. RYNG ; from a Deputation now in London, from difrel - ent parts of the country, by Mr. INIABERLY ' • from Southampton, by Mr. FLEMING ; from Thetford, by Mr. R. CoLnoitHE ; from Aylesford, by Mr. ROBAUTS; from Asbbourne and .Richmond, by Sir E.KNATC II U ; from Salisbury, by Mr. '' '' ; from Brentford and another place, by Sir F. BUR ; and from Great Yarmouth, by Mr. RUMBOL T. Petitions were presented in favour of the said Bill by Mr. Mi3Ncx., from two individuals who complained of having been ruined by the monopoly of the Brewers. Also a petition from the Land-owners and Farmers of the town and neighbourhood of Reading, to the same effect. They ,prayed to be rescued from the Brewers, whom they described as . a set of " voracious monopolists."—Ordered to be printed. Mr. F. PALMER presented two similar petitions from the Tradesmen and Mechanics of Reading, and the Inhabitants of Newbury.—Ordered to be printed. Mr. ESTCOURT brought up the Report of the Committee -on the Vagrants' Bill. A Message from the Lords announced that their Lordships had agreed to several Private Bills, and that they had passed a Bill for repealing the Spitaltields Act. Mr. ELLICE gave notice, that on Thursday next he - should move for information relating to the conduct of Sir W. Lum ley in the Island of Earbadoes. NEW LAW COURTS. `Mr. LIT T LE TON rose to present a petition from Mr. John •Soane, complaining that language had been unjustly-used which was injurious to his professional character and interests—be did -not say in that House, because that would be infoanal. The petition prayed that the ground plan of the new courts which had been erected by him should not be altered according to the recommendation of the Select Committee, without further - investigation. It stated the course which had been taken in -forming the plan and carrying on the works of the building, 'describing it to have been suggested and sanctioned by the Judges and the Lords of the Treasury. Mr. Soane, therefore, submitted to the House, that he was net responsible for any censure which the building might deserve, and that others ought to stand forward to take it upon than Attached to the Petition was a ground plan and a design which Mr. Soane recommended as a substitute for that suggested by the Committee. Mr. SCARLETT agreed in all that had been said in dis praise of the building which now projected into Palace Yard, and wished to see it entirely removed. He thought the requi site conveniences might be provided for without it, if the Duchy of Lancaster Court continued to be used for its present purposes. Mr. BANKES made an observation which we could not hear. Mr. LITT CETON, in answer, said, that it WAS not his in tention to move to refer th e P e titi on t o a S e l ec t Committee. _ Sir J. YORKE said, that although 141 r. Soane made the de sign, yet it was clear that he did it from order, and therefore ought not to be held responsible. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER had stated upon a former occasion that the Treasury were responsible, be cause they had sanctioned the design. There were parts of it cer tainly, to which he objected; but the object strongly expressed, ~ , by the House, at the time the money was granted, was, the ex peditious accommodation of the Courts of Law. He repeated, that whatever criticisms fell upon Mr. Soane, the Treasury were bound to share. Mr. DENMAN said it was proper that what the Right Hon. 'Gentleman had said should be well understood; for, somehow or other, the blame had all fallen upon Mr. Soane. The Hon. anti Learned Gentleman took this opportunity of Condemning the repairef Windsor Castle, and described it as a capricious ; and wanton waste of money. After some further remarks from Mr. Bright, Sir J. Yorke, Mr. Bankes, Lord. J. Russell, Mr. Iynett , and other Members w , the petition as ordered to be printed Sir E. KNATCHBULL presented Petitions from Canter bury, Dover, and AShbourne, against the Bonded Wheat Bill. . Laid on the table. Mr. SCARLETT brought in a Bill to extend the Jurisdic. tion of the County Court of the County Palatine of Lancast er , to be f Lancast er and to improve the same.—Read a first time and ordered read a second time on Monday. Sir F. BURDETT presented a Petition from an Individual. whose name we could not hear, complaining of losses and suf ferings e x p er i ence d b y t h e P et i t i oner , i n t h e coun ty of Armagh , in thelatter part of the last century, in consequence of depre dations committed by Orangemen.—Ordered to be printed. Mr. WILMOT - .HORTON presented Papers relating to Thin erara.—Ordered to be printed. DUTIES. The CHANCELLO W R OO of L the EXCHEQUER moved the -.readihg of the Order of the Day for going into a Committee ,upon Wool Importation and Exportation_ Duties Bill. CURTEIS opposed the motion. Although the Mea -sure had arrived at this advanced, stage the House had never had ortunity of discussin g i t. lie trusted he should be sup :forted lH - by. the Irish Gentlemen, as w oo l was a most i mportant , 3 re in the.trade of Irelaud. He.thought the . doctrint of free trade had really been put forth to kind of frenzy. He op. posed the motion. On the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moving that the Speaker do now leave the Chair, Mr. CURTEIS moved as , an amendment that the word " now" be altered " to this day six mohths."—(Loud laughter.) The SPEAKER begged the Hon. Member would be good enough to alter the form of his amendment.—(Renewed laughter.) Mr. CURTElS•apologized for his mistake, and moved that the House should " go into the Committee" that day six months. Sir E. KNATCHBULL thought there would be no incon venience in going into the Committee, though he concurred in the general view taken by the Hon. Member for Sussex. Sir JOHN NEWPORT supported the motion, which he thought would lead to the advantage of Ireland. Mr. S. WORTLEY opposed the motion, though he for one should not stand against what appeared to be the general opi nion of the House. - Mr. Alderman THOMPSON supported the motion. Mr. BENETT (of Wiltshire) was convinced that the Chan cellor of the Exchequer had taken correct views of the sub ject, but he drought the Import and Export Duties should be equalized. Mr. T. 'WILSON fully concurred in the general principles which had been adduced respecting free trade, but he did not approve of the giving away a positive benefit on the mere ex pectation of receiving from a rival a corresponding benefit in return. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the prin ciple of the Bill was, whether the Duty on Wool should be reduced, and whether the exportation of wool should be al lowed, leaving the quantum and the detail of each to be dis posed of in a Committee. This was the usual and more con venient course. Mr. H. SUMNER supported the motion. Lord MILTON totally differed from his Hon. Colleague (Mr. S. Wortley), and thought the measure was a wise one, and likely to be beneficial to the country. He wished to en. courage the importation"of every description of foreign wool, in order that it might be mixed up with the English. This was his view of the principle of the Bill, and he did not give himself much trouble,about the detail. He was satisfied that foreign competition would be unsuccessful. Sir J. SHIFFNER supported the motion. Mr. CRIPPS also spoke in favour of the motion, conceiving that the English commodity would find a market abroad : and that there was no reason for our fearing foreign competition at home. He thought however that some alteration in the detail would be advisable. Mr. 11. DAVIS opposed the motion, and noticed the partia lity, which he said had been shewn to the silk manufacturers, when the Silk Duty was altered, while the wool dealers were left without any protection at all. The latter were entitled to a bonus as much as the former, though they had not ,brought a large audience round the House. The Amendment was then negatived without a division, after a few words from Mr. Cu wrErs, and the House went into a Committee. In the Committee The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER suggested that it might be better for the House to discuss each part of the Bill by itself. The first clause merely . provided for a repeal of the present duties on the importation of wool, leaving the amount of the alteration (which was in the nature of a reduction) to be decided afterwards. He' did not concur in opinion with the lion. Member for Sussex on this point, though that Hon. Member appeared to think the duty was so precious a relique of our antiquated system. The duty had always been treated as an article of revenue ; and was never intended (as was erroneously supposed) to be merely a protection to the agricultural interest. He believed its repeal, however, would be as beneficial to the agriculturist as to the manufacturer.— The question then was as to the time for carrying the reduc tion into effect. Upon this part of the subject he denied that there was any partiality. The date he oposed to fill up was that which was recommended by the Wool Committee. lie admitted this ; afterwards, these Gentlemen saw new lights ; and wished the time to be extended, saying, that so early a day as the 10th of September, would be ruinous to the trade. He was rather sceptical on this point—(a laugh)—particularly when the Gentlemen, in imitation of the Silk-dealers, called out for compensation as to the loss upon stock in hard. He therefore thought himself justified in proposing the day first mentioned by themselves. Ile moved therefore that the blank in the clause be filled up for the "10th of September. Mr. BRIGHT called upon the Houle to make a distinction in this clause for the benetit of those who held wool which had actually paid the duty. This was the case with many of his constituents, who would be seriously injured by the unquali fied operation of the present law. As to the proposed date, he would only say that the later it was the better. Mr. HART DAVIS supported the opinion of the last speaker. ' Mr. BENETT (of Wiltshire) denied that there was any sound reason for entertaining the distinction called for by the Hon. Members for Bristol. There would be no end of such a principle if it were entertained at all. It mast be extended to the draper and the tailor. After a few words from Mr. CURTEIS, the motion was agreed to, . and the subsequent blanks were filled up in the clause; and the clause itself, after a few words from Mr. H. SUAINER, Sir E. KNATCHBULLi and the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER. was agreed to. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER then pro posed the Clause for allowing the exportation of Wool after the 10th day of December next. He had proposed this late day out of respect to the manufacturers, though he did not think there was any reason for their fears if an earlier day was fixed. Mr. PEIRSE spoke (as we understood) against the clause. Mr. W. WHITMORE supported the clause, which he con ceived would lead to the exportation o f linen yarn. He thought the measures of Government on this subject were wise, and likely to prove beneficial to the country. Mr. T. WILSON opposed the clause. Yarn was already exported to a considerable extent, so that the argument of the Hon. Member did not appear to him (Mr. W.) to bear upon the question. Mr. BENETT (of : Wiltshire) opposed the clause. Mr. CRIPPS thought the measure ought to be qualified as much as possible. Mr. STUART WORTLEY opposed the Clause. He thought it quite anomalous in legislation that we should give away an article of which we had the exclusive growth, and from which we derived an exclusive trade. By adopting this clause we should be giving away without any return. Free trade had been talked of, but there was nothing of free trade in this, for there was nothing of reciprocity. Foreigners wanted long wool, and wherever long wool could be grown, it had been introduced. He had endeavoured to persuade Government that they had been acting on wrong principles in this measure, and as a Country Gentleman who deprived his income from this source, he declared that he deprecated the whole measure. Mr. CRIPPS explained. Lord MILTON supported the clause. He conceived that it was a measure calculated to benefit the whole country with out reference to one class or another. He was convinced we could take this wise measure with safety, from the silence of the farmers who would certainly complain if there were any danger to their interests. The tendency of the existing laws was to check and cramp the growth of wool in this country. Being of this opinion he could not do otherwise than support any measure which had the effect of repealing these laws. He was convinced that the adoption of this clause would have that effect, and therefore he should vote for it. Mr. CHARLES GRANT observed, that prohibitions were no part of the ancient policy of the kingdom. But putting this aside, he should like to know what could be advanced in favour of the present prohibitive system with respect to wool. It could not be defended except upon the ground taken by the Hon. Member for Yorkshire, that there was something peculiar in the soil of this couutry exclusively favourable to the growth of long wool. In answer to this, he could only refer to the conviction formerly entertained, that the Spanish wool could not be grown in any country but Spain. Not only, however, had this been disproved, but the Saxon wool was absolutely an improvement upon it. Mr. S. WORTLEY denied that such good wool could be produced in this country as in Saxony or Spain. Mr. BENETT said, that the denial of the Hon. Member for Yorkshire, had no sort of effect whatever, unless he , produced proofs of what he said. After a few words from Mr. S. WORTLEY, the clause was agreed to The Committee divided upon the Export Clause : For the Clause - - 180 Against it - - 20 - Majority in favour - 160 Sir E. KNATCHBULL moved that the duty, instead of being two-pence, should be one penny. Mr. Robertson, Mr Curteis, Mr. Mansfield, the Chancellor . of th e Exchequer, Mr. H. Sumner, Mr. S. Wortley, gir J. Newport, Mr. Whitmore, Sir T. Acland Mr. Dennis Brow n, Mr. Wodehouse, M r . T. Wilson, Mr. Benett (of Wilts), and • Lord Milton, severally spoke on the question. The Hou se t h en divided. For the Amendment - 102 Against it - 83 The Clause l‘ as iaj a o rn ri e ty nded was a - greed to - . -19 The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER then consent ed to let the Dety on Yarn be the same as the Duty just re- . duced on Wool. . Bill having passed through the Committee, the House resumed, and the report was ordered to be received on Monday. The remaining Orders were disposed of, and she House ad jburned at OwE o'CLoca. PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE COMMONE. Veneris, 21 ° die Maii, 1824. ROADS—Barton Bridge, Camden Town, Bolton and Chorley, and Godley Lane Head—Bills reported, to be ingrcissed. Durham and Tyne Bridge, Bridport, Burrow Bridge, Rad nor and Hereford, Halifax and Sheffield, Shepley Lane Head, and Stokenchurch— Bill read a3d time, and passed. Finch ley—Petition of Rev. G. lon, against, referred to the Com mittee on the BM . Teddington and Evesham—Bill re-com mitted to former Committee. lilandford and Poole—Bill read a first time. Kensington, or Hyde Park Corner—Peti tion of W. Cobbett, complaining of the Chairman being also Treasurer, to lie on the table. Buckingham and Tow cester —Further time granted for making the Report. FERRY—Littlehamptcm BniorwELL—Lanark and Glasgow BRlDor—Teignmouth LOCAL TAXATION—DubIin IMPROVEKENY—BrOMptO2I-SqUare Cilllnc }l—Harwich Docxs—St. Katherine's—Petition of Rev. J. B. Hol lingsworth, D.D., against, referred to the Committee on the Bill. TrTmEs—Lancaster, and Cockerham • ESTATE—CastIe Island—Petition of Lord Viscount Bills reported, to be ingrossed. ii , '7, 5 ' - -Or , lz• .. 3 ..-:- a, . ....T4 e.. -, n 0 'C = 0 "' Ka Clive, against, referred to the Committee on the Bill. EQUITABLE LOAN SOClETY—Dublin—Petition .of Merchants, &c. in favour, and of Sir James Itiddall, against, to lie on the table; -and of Pawnbrokers, against, referred to the Committee on the Bill. IlAnno UR—Brenogue BOGS DRAINAGE (Ireland) INCLOSURES—SwanIand (York), and Bincombe (Dor Bills read a third tin's, and passed. Abbotside (York' Potterne ( Wilts) Bills reported, to be ingrossed. gate Bar (York)—Further time granted. CITY OF LONDON—Orphans' Fund, Thames Navigation, and Coal Exchange Debts Bills—Petition of several Bond holders, against, to lie on the table. COMPANIEs—RoyaI Irish Mining,- and West India—Further time granted. Patriotic Assurance, and Leeds Oil Gas— Bill reported, to be ingrossed. HUNTINGDON BOROUGH ELECTlON—Petition of Samuel Wells, Esq., complaining of that Election,—to be taken into consideration upon Tuesday, 15th June next, at three o'clock, afternoon ; and Mr. Speaker to issue his Warrants for per sons, papers, and records. HIDES AND SKINS BlLL—Petitions from Butchers of Burn ley, Chorley, and Warrington, in favour, to lie on the table; Petitions from Tanners, &c. of Kingston-upon-Hull, Ha verfordwest, and Maryport, against, to lie on the table. BEER DUTIES BALl.—Thirty-five Petitions from Brewers, &c., against, and six, in favour, to lie on the table. Poon RELIEF (Scotland) L ILL—Petition from Kirkaldy, against, to lie on the table. WAnEllousED AVIIEAT BlLL—Three Petitions, against, to .7. let)— ), and. Valm- lie on the table. LEGACY DU TY—Petition of William Harwood Folliott, to repeal duty of 10 per cent. on Legacies to Public Charities ; to lie on the table. SuPEnAlstlruATlox FUND—Petition of Officers and Clerks employed in his Majesty's Post-office; also, in his Majesty's Customs, against; to lie on the table. JAMAlCA—Petition of Louis Celeste Lecesne and John Escof- fery, complaining of their seizure and imprisonment ; to lie on the table. MESSAGE FROM THE LORDS-That they have agreed to Barnsley Church Bill, Whiteparish and Southampton, and Leeds and Collingham Roads Bill, and Ulceby (Lincoln) lnclosure Bill, without amendment; and to Brighton and Newhaven Roads Bill, with amendments. That they have passed a Bill, intituled, " An Act to repeal certain Acts of his late Majesty, relating to the wages of persons employed in the manufacture of Silk, and of Silk mixed with other materials." Also, a Bill, intituled, "An Act. to empower the Judges of the Court of Session in Scotland to sell such parts of the entailed Estate of Holmains, in the Sheriffdom of Dumfries, presently belonging to James Charles Macrae, Esq., of flol mains, as may be necessary for discharging the debts and burdens affecting the said Estate." NEW COURTS of Ju STICE-Petition of John Soane, archi tect, relative thereto ; to lie on the table. Mr. QuIGLET-Petition of Robert JamesQuigley, of Armagh, complaining of persecution ; to lie on the table. SLAVES (Demerara--Returns presented : Correspondence with Governors of Colonies in the West Indies, respecting insur rection of Slaves,-(Address 13th April) ; to lie on the table. NOTICES of MOTIONS, and ORDERS of the DAY, which now stand in the ORDER-BOOK of the HOUSE ' of COMMONS, for the Ensuing Week. Monday, May 24 ORDERS OE THE DAY. 1. Poor Regulation (Scotland) Bill-Second Reading. 2. Saving I3anks Bill-Further Consideration of Report. 3. Judges in Wales Bill-Third Reading. 41. New South Wales Bill-Second Reading. S. Transportation of Offenders Bill-Second Reading. • 6. Impounding Distresses (Ireland) Bill-Second Reading. 7. Charities Inquiry Bill-Second Reading. 8. Tenants Relief (Ireland) Bill -Second Reading. 9. County Courts Bill-Third Reading. 10. New -street ( Mary-le-bone ! Bill-Committee. 11. Echequer ;ill's (1;1.5,000,000) Bill-Committee. 12. Lancaster County Court Bill -Second Reading. ' 13. 'Wool Importation and Exportation Bill-Report 14. Newfoundland Fisheries Bill-Further consideration of Report. 15. Roman Catholic Marriages Bill-Committee. 16. Beer Duties Bill-Further Consideration of Report. 17. Warehoused Wheat Bill -Committee. lg. Tithe Composition (Ireland) Bill-Third Reading. ) Bill-Second Reading. 2 1 0 2 .. G ija ai w Expenses neLaysAn C i l e r n e d ia n i i l e d nt Bill-Further consideration of Report. 21. Dublin Police Bill-Committee. ' • 22. Customs (Coals and Linens , Bill-Third Reading. 23. Assessed Taxes Bill-Further consideration of Report. 24. Leather and Paper Duties (Ireland) Bill-Report. 25. Land Revenue Sale of Stock Bill-Report. 26. Juries (Scotland) Bill-Further consideration of Report. 27. Transfer of Stock Bill-Third Reading. 28. Welsh Coals Bill-Committee. • 29. Distilleries (Scotland)-Report. 30. Bankrupt Law* Amendment Bill-Farther consideration of Report. 31. Law Merchant Amendment Bill-Third Reading. 32. Exchequer Court Fees Investment Bill-Committee. 33. General Turnpike Bill-Second Reading. 34. New Churches Bill-Second Reading. 35. East India Goods Acts-Committee thereupon. NOTICES OF MOTIONS. 1. Mr. Hume—Bill to repeal the Combination Laws. 2. Mr. Hume—Bill to repeal the Laws which prohibit Artizans from leaving the Country. 3. Mr. Hume—Bill to consolidate and amend the Arbitration Laws. 4. Sir Arthur Chichester—Bill to amend Act 4 Geo. 4, so far as the same relates to presentments of Salaries to their Officers by Grand Juries of Counties of Towns and Cities in Ireland. [Last Day for Receiving Reports of Private Bills.] Tuesday, May 25. NOTICES OF MOTIONS. 1. Mr. Lambton—To present a Petition from Mr. Bucking. ham. respecting Liberty of the Press in India. 2. Sir John Newport—Consideration of the First Fruit Fund of Ireland, with the view of rendering it efficient for the objects to which it was destined by Royal Munificence. 3. Mr. Peter Moore—Bill to repeal the Combination Laws. 4. Mr. Stuart Wortley—Bill to repeal Superannuation of Of ficers Act (3 Geo. 4, c. 113.) Z. Mr. Hume—To move Standing Order, That no Member having an interest in a Private Bill, shall be allowed to vote in the Committee on such Bill. G. Mr. Hume—Return of Commitments by Magistrates. ORDERS OF THE DAY. 1. Vagrants Bill—Further Consideration of Report. 2. Clergy Residence (Ireland) Bill—Report. 3. Four per Cents. Repayment Bill—Third Reading. , Wednesday, May 27 ' NOTICES OF MOTIONS. 1. Sir Robert Shaw —Correspondence between the Post Office and Mr. Watt, relative to the boilers of the Royal Sovereign Steam Packet, and the Report of the Engineer thereon. 2. Mr. Alderman Heygate—To repeal the forfeitures and pe nalties incurred under the usury Laws, and to substitute others instead thereof. NOTICES ORD ER O County Gaols Bill —Further c onsideration o f R eport. Thursday, 111.027* MOTIONS. 1. Mr. Brougham—P roceed i ngs against Mr. Joh n S m i t h , l ate Missionary P* Demerara. FOF T HE DAY. 2. Mr. Ellice—Papers relating to the conduct of Sir W. Lum ley, Governor of Bermuda. ORDERS OF THE DAY. ]. Hides and Skins Bill—Third Reading. 2. Fisheries Rill—Further consideration of Report. Friday, May 28. ORDERS OF' THE DAY. 1. Marine Insurance Bill—Second Reading. 2. Register Office Bill—Second Reading. .3. Land Tax Redemption Bill—Second Reading. CITY, HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK. An Express from Paris has brought private letters, giving very strong assurances that the fears lately felt respecting the Law for the Re duction of the Rentes are no longer entertained in the higher political circles. These assurances are reiterated, in consequence of the echo of the first alarm upon this subject having not yet sub aided. This Express has brought the price of the French Recites on Thursday, 1041. 90c. for money. The British Stock Market is heavy this morn ing, and but little doing. Consols opened at 96 and are now 95Z- for the account. FOREIGN MA RKET.—The market is rather dull, and there is hilt little doing in any kind of Foreign Stock. Portuguese opened at 931, and are now 94. Our City Correspondent ' yesterday expressed his reliance on the authenticity of the important in telligence from Lisbon, contained in THE SUN of the preceding day, although it had not yet been confirmed from any other quarter than that whence the information was originally derived. The article, however, which we yesterday ex tracted from the Second Edition of the Exeter Flying Post, though it does not bring down the accounts from Portugal to a later date than the 4t,h, certainly tends to corroborate the intelligence transmitted to us from the City. Our City Corespondent, after announcing the fact of the termination of the crisis, said, " the failure of the Queen and the Infant is chiefly attributed to the great and judicious exertions of Lord BERESFORD and Sir EDWARD THORNTON." The letter communicated to the Exeter Flying Post says, that before the Corps Diplomatique succeeded in gaining admission to the King, 44 Lord BERESFORD and Sir E. THORNTON ap plied for entrance at the Palace;" and that after they had, in common with the Foreign Ministers, gained access to llis MAJESTY, " Sir EDWAR D THORNTON said, he was COM. manded by the King of ENGLAND to offer every assistance which the King of PORTU GAL may require to support his power. This de claration completely settled the business." But in addition to this corroboration, there is a still more satisfactory one in the Morning Chronicle of this day, which we subjoin : " It is confidently asserted that intelligence was yesterday received from Lisbon, dated on the 9th current, by an overland Express, which fully confirms that part of the information contained in The Chronicle of yesterday morning, communi cated by a letter, dated in the Portuguese capital on the 7th instant. It is impossible to come at the particular information received by this conveyance; but it is said Count PALKELLA had been again restored to his ministerial functions. PASIPLUNA is not, however, mentioned. The Royal Rebel had, it is also said, retired to the country, and Lord BERESFORD, and the British Minister, continued to enjoy the confidence of his .MOST FAITHFUL MAJESTY. A Lisbon Mail is now due, and a few days will put an end to the.existing suspense." The information of the 7th, given yesterday by the Chronicle, was in fact the identical informa tion given on Thursday by the Sun ; and if it be true that accounts of the 9th have been received, then the important intelligence in question is fully confirmed.—We shall probably hear some thing further on the subject before our present Paper is put to press. We have received French Papers of Wednes day, and the Etoile of Thursday. They contain no intelligence from Portugal later than the 4th, and are therefore several days behind us on that important subject. The proceedings of the French Chambers were unimportant, and will scarcely possess any interest till this day, when the Report of the Commission in favour of Mr. BENJAMIN CONSTANT'S admission is to be dis cussed. The Illoniteur of Wednesday announces the presentation to the KING of Mr. CASA To- ItIGO, Secretary to the Spanish Legation, in the quality of Charge d'Affaires, till the arrival of the new Ambassador, whom FERDINAND had sent to Paris, but who, it was said, had been stopped as soon as he reached France, under some pretence or other, but really because he was not favoura bly viewed by the French Government. It had become mown to the Conductors of the Paris Journals that serious apprehensions were entertained for the fate of the Project of Law for the Reduction of the Rentes in the Chamber , of Peers. The Readers of FILE SUN were ap prized of these fears so long ago as last Monday. The Parift Papers now state that great interest was excited respecting the approaching di.cus sion by the Peers of the proposal to reduce the annuities. It was anticipated that the opposition in the Upper would be considerably stronger than in the Lower Chamber. The Ministers, it is even stated, were so alarmed as to propose to the ohl►onents of the scheme to retrench the advantages held out to the associated foreign bankers by whom the Minister of Finance and his scheme are supported. This• condition, however, was not to be openly given or exacted in the Cham ber, but to depend upon the faith of the Govern ment, secretly pledged. The accounts from Spain are of the usual complexion. Every ex ertion is made to enslave the minds as well as the persons of the Spaniards. The rigour of the Government and the Police is turned against books in an especial manner. Pri vate libraries are ransacked for obnoxious works, and the proprietor, if compromised, is severely punished. To add to the miserieS and distraction of this unhappy nation, the French and Serviles are literally at daggers drawn. Some lives have been sacrificed on bOth sides at Badajos, where Frenchmen are garrison- ed. The accounts from Greece slier, that upon the whole the Greeks are gaining upon their op pressors ; and there seems reason to doubt the efficiency of the Turkish expedition with which their independence has been threatened for so long a time. The following are extracts (Moniteur of i firednesday, May 19.) The official part contains only the mention of the presenta tion of M. Casa Irugo, Secretary to the Spanish Legation, in the quality of Charge d'Affaires, till the arrival of the new Ambas sador whom King Ferdinand intends to send to Paris. The non-official part is filled with Lisbon news of the 3d., extracts from the English journals, and the debates of the Chambers. The Etoile, dated Thursday, contains nothing at all interest ing besides the news from Greece, in the other morning papers , unless it be the following : PrapiGNAN, MAY 10.—ll. Bernard de Titcon, Lieutenant of a frigate in the service of his Catholic Majesty, arrived here yesterday by the diligence from Barcelona. Ile is going t° Marseilles and Toulon, on a mission which concerns his •Ma jesty's service, by virtue of a passport delivered at Toledo, by Count Ofalia, the Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs. - . FRENCH FUNDS. PARIS, MAY 19.—Five per Cent. Cons. opened at 10-0- 35c.; closed at 104 f. Coc.—Bank Stock, 19951 Neap olitan Rentes, 95i. ; Spanish ditto, 19.—Royal Spanish Loan, 64—Exchange on London, one month, 251. 30c. ; . three ditto, 25f. 10c.—(Cours Autiecntique.) We have this morning received Brussels Pa pers to a late date, but they contain ❑othing worth extracting. In anothor column we have inserted at full length the Treaty concluded between Great Britain and the Kingdom of the Netherlands, part of which only appeared in THE SUN of yesterday. The Bill for removing the existing restrictions on Silk Manufacturers in London was read a third time and passed last night in the House of Peers, after a division, in which 61 voted for, and 55 against the measure. About 10 or 15,000 Journeymen Silk Weavers were assembled in New Palace-yard and the vicinity to wait the result of the struggle. In the Commons the Wool Importation and Exportation Duties Bill went through a Committee, and a clause was added to it by the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER for allowing the exportation of Wool after the 10th of December next. This clause excited some discussion and produced a division, in which the numbers for the Bill were 180, and those against it 20. The CHANCELLOR Of the EXCHEQUER announced it to be his intention to give up the proposed alteration in the Beer Duties when the Bill gets into the Committee, but the Right Hon. Gentleman persists in that part of the measure which relates to the retailing of malt liquor. Mr. HUME, last night, presented to the House of Commons the Report of the Committee on the Combination Laws, Artisans, &c., founded on the great body of evidence collected by them. It directs the Chairman, Mr. Huts, to move for leave to bring in various Bills-1, To repeal the re strictions on masters and workmen regarding the rate of wagcs and the hours of working : also the Common Law under which a peaceable meeting of masters and workmen is prosecutable as a conspiracy ; 2, To amend the laws respecting arbi`rations between masters and workmen; and 3, To repeal 1 • c laws which prevented artizans from going abroad. As to ques tion connected with the exportation of machinery, the Commit tee have come to no other result than that of recommending further inquiry into the subject. We understand that the clerk ag d of in the C e, preparing the requisite lSr i. G. 14 B Il l i s T ; E a , has been ndon io b n u d s a i y ly 3 e i r r: IlumE Will move for leave to bring in the proposed Bills. The Duke of YORK and the Duchess of GLou. CESTER visited his MAJESTY yesterday. The Princess AUGUSTA dined with the Duke and Duchess of CLARENCE OD Thursday. THE KING AND QUEEN Or THE SANnwictr ISLANDS. —These personages are still remaining at the Adelphi. Hotel, and continue to attract attention by exhibiting themselves at the win dows. Yesterday morning they had' another treat in witnessing the performances of Ramo Samee, Black Billy, Harlequin, Columbine and Clown, in the Fantoccini. Their Majesties ex pressed themselves highly pleased with the en tertainment, and rewarded the Managers with a piece of gold. m t , c t he So - 1 to "loom ' LePablic ._" Artic Art. 1114 Y b e y `` Art. territ 51exican Art. 1114 Y h a , those ivli h '!verthe Art. Att . Ic, ( atte r tlte ' t, e Ne of 9res rity nn 4 lackl )3 ridg i Davis,bick ,w li 0 item( Co m: , th'erhi, c o , n1 1 ) 1 I keasi i 4wful DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICE OP STOCKS TIIIS Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Red......... 95S 5 3 per Cent. Ms..— 954 6 51 3i per Cent 101$ (Old /001 4 per. Cent. Assented_ 1011 i New ... 1070:8 Rank Long Ann. 22 1 13-16ths Imp. 3 per Cents. India Stock PRICES OF FOREIGN F 1 A ustriun Bds, 5 per cent. 9111 Scrip Chilian, Bds, 6 per ct 79i Colombian ds, .6 per ct ..85 Scrip ti pm. Danish, 5 per cent. — Greek Scrip 44 4 Mexican Scrip 6 Neapolitan, 5 per cent. Peruvian Scrip 44 3 Portuguese Bonds OA 4 Scrip India Bonds 76s. South Sea Stock Old Annuities New Ditto Ex. Bills, £lOOO 35 37 ,Ditto 5OO 34 37 Ditto Small 34 38 Bank for Act. India for Acct. Cons. for Acct. 90 5i NDS, AT ONE. O'CLOCK. Prussian, 5 per cent. Ditto New 993 Russian, New, 5 per ct.... 984,4 Spanish 1821, 5 per ct. —.2qt 1823, ditto Alliance Shares Palladium Equitable Loan Irish Ditto '.Manchester Ditto French Rentes - Scrip H IG II WATER AT bON DO N BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning, 21. minutes after 9. 1 Evening, 50 minutes after 9. TUE SUN. SOLI3III QUIS DIOERE PALS UM A UDEAT LONDON, SATURDAY, MAY 22, 1824.