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'led under bond etle l3eely to suffer, it was desirable that some fazilay should • • bee efibrded to the admission of that 'corn for aonee consumption, until the supply which the next harvest would afford should be available. This view was taken, not for the benefit of the individual holders, but for that of the public. No other consideration could have induced the Government to recommend a departure from the present regulations which —effected this branch . of commerce. Now, with respect to the facts, he begged to remind the House that three weeks ago the enice of English corn was 695. per quatter. Since that perio d . - the price had been gradually rising. This day it was higher than on Monday last by three shillings per quarter, as he ...was informed, (An Honourable Member behind him said . smug shillings.") Well, if it were so, he had a right to as ue that the former low prices were the consequences of an unnatural- stagnation, and that the rise had taken place owing to the time of year, and the belief that no alteration was to be ;vide in-the existing laws, at least during the present year. It . might be said that we could take off the limitation as to the price reaching 705., when the corn would be admitted on pay ment of 17s. ; but to this there was an objection. Parties, then, under the expectation that prices must rise, would perhaps abstain from 'sending in .their corn, because as they knew that they could always bring it-in at 705., on payment of, the duty, they would believe that they might as advantageously release it at. 80s. on payment of no duty at all. The object of the present regulation must, therefore, be to induce the holders to bring the men into consumption before. the 15th of August next. Before the debate of last Thursday, he (Mr. Huskisson) had cane: tionsly abstained from seeing any one interested in this question, because to have had any communication .with them woold, he felt, have been open to the objection that it was likely to give rise to speculation. He had since been induced to fix the duty at 10's., believing that a mount would be sufficient at once to secure the public, and to induce the ,holders to bring their corn into consumptihn ; but he had heard that even with this duty, the holders would prefer to keep back their corn until after the Jath of Augest, in the hope that the average price wouldthn h a ve reached 80s. - If, in the cou rse of this discussion, t 10s. per quarter should be thought too high, and that it would defeat its object, he was not indisposed to lower it, for it - was not a question of high or_ low duty, but of what regulation it would he most advantageous to adopt for the benefit of the public end the consumer. His proposition would be this-- elaat the holder should have the option. of bringing out dsi stock in portions of one-third at a time. There would be a space of three months between the passing of the Bil and the 15th of August, when its provisions were to tenninatel Daring this period the corn now in warehouse was to be ad mitted upon peyment of a duty of 10s. per quarter, after- which the present: -regulations were again to come into force. The • Committee would therefore see that this measure, besides the objects he had mentioned, would accomplish that of preventing . corn from reaching too high a price. The quantity of corn now ln the warehouses, including a small quantity of barley and of - Canada corn, was about 400.000 quarters. The effect of its - introduction must depend chiefly upon the supply at present in -..he country. In the year 1820 the introduction of a very small quantity of oats had depressed the markets very materially; and in the last year the same circumstance had produced no such effect. From the state of the markets throughout the coantry, as well as that of London, it was e v i dent that there -was a tendency to increase the prices of corn. He was therefore entitled to contend that this introduction ought not to be com plained of by the holders. Part of the wheat which it was the - object of the measure to release had been in bond six years.— ;aerie of it had arrived here just at the period when the ports were closed in 1819, and other parts had been actually shipped et that-period, and had been kept back by contrary winds until - after the passing of the ,; et in that year. It was, howcver,wholly impracticable upon such a question to enter into a consideration of the interests of any individuals. The regulation was proposed solely upon public grounds, and however it might serve here . after to point out any alteration in the-Corn Laws generally, it was intended now to apply solely to the corn under bond. The other resolution which he had to submit was relative to Canada corn, of which there was now in this country about 20 ; 000 quarters. It wave perhaps, hardly necessary to legislate upon that quantity, since it would be liberated by the operation of law, at 675, per quarter. He should, however, propose imme diately to set Canada wheat free, upon payment of a duty of is. per quarter. The ,freight could not be less than 14 or 165. per quarter, and this would, probably , be quit e a sufficient protection. The Right Hon. Gentleman said, in allusion to a remark of the Hon. Member for Taunton (Mr. Baring) on a former evening, that it 1815 he had been present at a Meeting at Fife-house when the question of the Corn Laws was discussed, and he had then proposed a duty instead of the alteration be tween a free trade and a monopoly. lie afterwards supported the regulation which was substituted for that which he had re -commended, because he was satisfied that some alteration was necessary. He stated this, for the purpose of showing that his opinion of the principle had undergone no change- The Right lion. Gentleman concluded by moving resolutions for carrying hue effect the proposition he had submitted. alr. 13;ARING said, that if his Right Honourable Friend 1 - ad Veil opposed to the Bill of 181.5, at Fife-house, be was rot tlerefore a less zealous defender of it in that House. He had no objection that a sufficient protection should be enjoyed • by those interested in the cultivation of corn, but he had contend- , that a sufficient protection then already existed, and that it could not be extended without prejudice to the other classes of theohnumunity. With respect to the proposition before th e /louse, he entirely concurred with it, and he believed it would be A desirable and wise measure to let in this foreign corn. The lion. Member alluded to some hints of his Right Hon. Friend on a former evening respecting the currency, which he said.. hea been misunderstood, because his Right lion. Friend was too well aware of the importance which was attached to every thing which he uttered to have given any ground for the alarm which had been occasioned, and for which there was not the slightest rea.eon.—(Hear !)—He thought it would be unwise to Lout the period to the 15th of August, because the folders - might not be dieposed to bring in their corn until the last mo . nient. He should rather it were restricted to a month or six weeks at farthest, which would be quite long eaough for all useful purposes, and would prevent the speculations which the nearer prospect of the harvest might give rise to. Mr. WODEHOUSE said a few words which were inaudible the gallery. BENETT contended, that. the admission duty on- the handed corn ought not to he less than 17s. a quarter. Say only thee corn was imported at 325., the duty of 175., making OA., would still be a bounty upon bringing it into the market. To . let the bonded corn in-at 10s. duty -would be to give a bonus to the importers of 140,000/., which might much better be petaled to the revenue for the year. Such a course would amount to little less than a breach of the understanding which had been - *entered into with the home grower. Mr; LESLIE FOSTER believed, that the l ettin g in the 'bonded corn' at that moment, at any, and at whatever duty, would be the beet thing that could be done for the benefit of the home grower: If once the ports were opened, which would gertainly be the case if this measure did not pass, the whole six yearwaecuroulation of wheat, which was now lying in the ports aE Prussia and - Poland, would be poured in upon us, and give rs shock to ihe'landed interest which it would be years in- reco - -kering. The corn to which lie alluded was now selling on the . cantinent for 295. a quaxter freight and insurance included, it not. be imported at 2 , 35. ; that was the evil that the Agri eeleural cloasses . really had to fear. .The Hon. Gent. sat down jiy stating that lie was in favour of letting in the bonded flour, se. well as the wheat, but at a duty of 4s. per cent. instead of 9 t h •Whiali he did not think euflicient. • -General GASC 0 Y `E supported the admission of the bonded cart'', and contended - that it was an aid given to the lend Owners, . father than tiny benefit to the public. He was of opinion that, even at 10s, duty; the corn let in would not be brought to Maiket, but kept to take the chance of higher prices. He there fore moved as an arne,ntheent, that the admission duty should be 'CA. only. - •Mr. BENETT said a few words in explanation. Mr: Yla ES supported the plan of the Right Hon. President oe a adie Board of Trade.- It had never b een intended t hat t he e referee - shouldderive any gain from the duty on corn ; t h e liniasure.proPosed was only ohe of justice, and of tardy justice, to th imrters. Sir e M. C po HOLMELEY was inclined to support the reso • lotions. 'Alderman THOMPSON said, that he should be very sorry ' to see the ports opened ; and thought that there was v 1,0a0,0001 s of cepital locked up in the bonde d corn which Goernment 0 w as to set at liberty the.moment.it could lie done with safety. Ite should move, as a further amendment, that the admission duty should be 5.5. instead of Bs. ' Mr. FARRAND would move a farther amendment --he thought that the corn ought. to come out duty free. Colonel WOOD was opposed to the resolution of % the Right lion. Gentleman (Mr. Hisakahon), because he deprecated any thing like breaking in' upon the Corn Laws. He had no fear . of any advance which would be injurious to any.party. _ lalt. CRIPPS felt nes doubt that if the resolutions were car ried, the bonded corn would at once come into the naaket. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was in favour of bringing the bonded corn out at once; and thought that the sense of the House was decidedly in favour of the prop haosition of his Right Honourable Friend. He would not -support the resolution before the Committee, if lie thought that it would have the effect of keeping the bonded corn out of the market, for it was his wish that it should come into it, but he did not be lieve it would have that effect. He could assure the Committee, that lie did not recommend the - 10 s. duty in preference to the _ lower sums, for the miserable addition which it reieht make to the revenue of the country, but because it was for other con siderations to be preferred to either of the amendments. H ANDLEY expressed his concurrence in the propoei • don of the Right Hon. Gentleman (.Me. Huskisson) as far as the 10s. duty on bonded corn, but he could not approve the plan for importing wheat from - Canada at the intended low duty.. After a few words from Colonel J onx sox, which were inau dible in the gallery, Mr. MAXWELL said, he would admit that-the British farmer lied a right to expect a protecting duty equal to the tithes, poor? rates, and those other imposts Which pressed pe culiarly upon him; but beyond this the -House ought not to go. Any protection beyond that would be derogating from the dig nity of that House to afford. Mr. MONCK understood the. high duties to be sought for for the protection of the country gentlemen, becatfie, as the House was informed, they were men who lived on their estates, Land spent their money in the country ; and they were also most valuable to the State by acting as the unpaid Magistrates.,- Truly, all these were most important services, but he did not as that they:were. altogether unrequited. From the calcula tions which had been .made, it appeared that the effect of the present Coln Laws was to raise the price of the quarter of wheat to 705., and that without them it would not exceed 5135. Now; taking our consumption at 14 millions of quarters, as was con tended by some Hon. M embers, here was a duty upon the great body of - the people of 14 millioni o for the benefit of the country gentlemen. He did not mean to say that their services Were overpaid.; but after this, he hoped no man would assert that they were wholly unpaid.— (Hear !)--H a should support the original resolution, because he felt that the country in general would derive benefit from it. Mr. HUSKISSON said lie had not advertetito tbe.quantity of corn in the country. Ile had most cautiously guarded him self against the expression of any opinion on that subject. His resolution was not founded upon it. It was founded, not upon any speculative opinion, but upon his knowledge of the fact that.there was a quantity of. bonded corn likely to perish in the warehouses, and on his wish that it should be gradually brought into the market, for the purpose of keeping down the price, and of keeping it steady. If it was the general sense of the Com tnittee that lie should lower the duty at which this should he brought out,' he would most willingly assent to it; but he did not find that to be the prevailing wish. As to the apprehensions that what bad been emu on the subject of the proposed alteration had produced the impression made on the money-market since Friday last, it was, he must say, quite absurd. The discussion took place on Thursday, and the - impression Was not on the next day, when all that passed must haye been well known, but on the day after. He did not seek for the cause of that impression, but most certainly he was convinced that it must have originated from the same cause, not relative to this question, operating on that most sensitive machine. With respect to any depression which might have been produced in the foreign exc han g es as against this country, he thought it was, a subject which ought not to excite alarm in the minds of any ; or that any opinion unfavourable to our general prosperity could be drawn from it. It was quite ridiculous to entertain such an apprehension. The exchanges had been for a long time against other countries, and in favour of this, and yet we did 'not see any general de pression of their commercial prosperity produced by that cir cumstance. The recent slight turn against us had arisen from circumstances which must be of a temporary nature, and which would, in a very brief period, work their owa remedy. Mr. WESTERN said, that if he concurred in the proposi tion at all, it would be in the terms of the original resolution. On the general question of- the Corn haws, he would observe, that on the whole the consequences bad been beneficial to the country. Had it occurred, as was predicted, that the price would never be under 80s., if even the Corn Bill passed ? On the contrary, had not that price been tower since than it had been for some years before ? He did not think those laws hal been fairly dealt with. Honourable Members had talked to . the great fluctuations in price; but it should be recollected, that the high price of 112 s. occurred while a free trade existed, and that the low price of 38s. was under the protecting duty. After a few words from 51r. HUME, Mr. HUSKISSON denied that the country was satisfied with the Corn Laws as they now stood. On the contrary, there was he contended, a very general wish for their repeal. The resolution was now put, and the amendment being (as we understood) withdrawn, the original motion was carried without a. dioision. Mr. HUSKISSON next moved that all restrictive duties now in force opt the importation of corn from our North Ame rican colonies should cease and determine, and that there should be imposed in lieu thereof a duty of ss. per quarter on all wheat imported from those colonies. Mr. is. FOSTER said, that this resolution was on quite dif ferent grounds from the last, and comer. led, that without in vestigation, we had no data on which to decide whether 5. duty was the 'proper Rum at which importation from Canada should take • place. That investigation had not taken place; and if in the absence of it lion. Members were prepared to say that f,s. should be the duty at which corn should be imported from Canada, he did not see what should hinder them from going at once into the whole question, and decidin . g what should be the duty at which we . might import it from Dantzic. The price of wheat at present in Canada, they were told was 385.: the expellee of --its transit across the Atleroic was 12s. per qr., and the proposed duty 55., which would make the quarter here 555. ; but what proof had . they that Xs. was the average price in Canada? It might be much less for any thing the - House knew at present on the subject., The lion. Member then entered into a statement of the prices of corn in Amsterdam for the last 5 years, which shewecl that the average price in. the whole of these years was not more than 32a. 7d. ; and he contended that it could be imported at the same rate into this country. Under those circumstances, he did not think it would be wise or prudent to introduce any alteration in the laws with respect to the introduction of foreign corn. We had tried the extremes of prices. We had corn at a high price, and we saw the good effects of it operate on the manufacturer, who trth a proportionately gond price for the articles of his trade. We had afterwards very cheap corn, and the manufacturers had - to .deal only with bankrupt customers. He concurred in the ob servation made by en Hon. Friend on a former evening, that 655. or 60s. might be a fair remunerating price, but he did not think•that, without some investigation, the market ought to be opened . permanently to Canada corn at 555. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that his Hon. Friend could not sec why Canada should be excepted from the general role with respect to the importation of foreign corn. Did his lion. Friend consider that Canada was one of our co lonies—thet its inhabitants were-our fellow-subjects ? (Hear, hear !)—Were we to treat them . as if they were foreigners and had no connection with the country ? It the argument of his Hon. Friend were of any force, aught it not apply to a regale. lion by which (in 1306) we admitted Irish corn into this country ? —(Hear, hear !)—What would his Hon. Friend say, if theesam e objection had then been made which he now made to the impar tation from Canada ? And he could assure him there were many who entertained apprehensions lest that measure should be found injurious to the corn trade of England. However, it was found to be of vast service to both countries. But had we no other mo tive for dealing with our North American colony ? Did his Hon. L Friend forget what had happened to other colonies ? Did he for get the policy which this country lately adopted with' respet to the colonies of other countries? What had been the conduct of Spain to her colonies ? Every. thing which the most narrow policy could dictate she practiced to. cheek their prosperity. She prevented even the cultivation of the vise among them, and did all.in her power to cramp their energies in every way ; and what was the consequence ? She lost them.—(Hear,. hear !) Were we to imitate such an example ?„ The Canadians had no thing, they could have nothing but the raw material to send us, and it was our interest arid our duty to give them an encoargn ment for its growth. Did his lion. Friend mean to contend that no such encouragement should be held out ? He seemed to forget thevote.which. the House came to last year, for the purpose of. enabling great numbers of the' poor - half:starved peasantry of Ireland to pass over to Canada in order to settle there, and that a .similar vote was passed in the present year. Were we now, after having induced those unfortunate persons to emigrate, to turn round on them .and say that ire would give no farthur encouragement to .their labours ?_(Hear, hear !).._ He did trust the-Committee would look on this subject with a more liberal feeling towards those parties at borne and abroad who might be affected by it. ... Mr. NEW WAN was fayourable to the importation of corn from• Canada, but great precautions ought to be taken to pre vent our receiving the - corn of the United States instead of that of our own colony. He was informed, that in contemplation of the present _measure cargoes of corn had been Sent from Eu rope, in order 10 be re-shipped from 'Janette to this country. Any attempt of this kind ought to he strictly watched. Colonel WOOD could not concur in the resolution, for if they agreed to it there -was an •end of their corn laws. By, those laws it was enacted, that when. corn reached qs., here, the market should be open for Canada corn at a fixed duty. the Now, the fair way to deal wi th that would be to lower opening price, but not to make that great departure from the corn laws so as to say, that at all times our market should be open t o Canada corn at the low duty of five shillings. The Honourable Member - then went to contend, that this would be a departure from the general - principle on which we had hitherto acted. When we had a free corn trade, and when the home price was 525., we had a duty of _Os. on all fo. I reign corn, which carried the price beyond that at which we were now going to receive corn from 'Canada. • All that the agriculturists wanted was a remunerating price, and it was the interest of all parties in the country that they should have it. Mr. WESTERN made a few remarks that were utterly in audible in the gallery. Mr. BARING supported the resolution on" the ground that the real consideration with r egard to the Canadas was that which had been stated by the Chancellor of the Exchequer_ I t was preposterous to suppose that cotri would be sent from. Dantzic to Canada, and aft:One& from Canada into this country. The freight would be .so high as to render such a trade any thing but - profitable. It was equally Prepos terous to suppose that it wed.ld he sen int 6 Canada from. the United States for such a puFpose. In corning to Canada from the United States - it must cross a broadail'er ; and it Was almost impossible - that in doing so it Would escape observation. Mr. HUSKISSON contended.for the - propriety of the reso lution. The Canadas drew all their manufactured goals frOm England, and ought to be allowed to send us in return f ur .. them their staples which was . corn: At present - they wetc al lowed to send it here, but then, as soon as it arrived, it was placed under lock, and remained useless until the markets • rea ched a certain place, The consequence - Walt, that the bills of the Canadian merchants had been protested, and our own manufacturers deprived of payment. - He would ask, whether the Canadians ought to suffer such indignity; and whether it could be expected that they would long submit to brook it quietly? . As to any alarm being created by this measure, lie utterly denied it: He had stated the outlines of it six weeks ago; and- yet none of tile petitions which had recently been pre sented on the subject of the Corn Laws contained one syllable about the petitioners - felling any apprehensions as to the result of this measure. Mr. NEWMAN said that he was credibly informed that a vessel was at this momtnt chartered at Hamburgh, to go from that port to Canada with corn, which was afterwards to be im ported info England. The idea, therefore, of such a trade was not quite so preposterous as the lion. Member for Taunton seemed to suppose. .. Mr. LOCKHA UT opposed the resolution, and contended on: the autiority of Tachus, that it was not the interest of the mo s ther country.tO extend too much protection to the agriculture of a colony. Tacitus related, that during a fathine in the reign of Claudius, it was discovered that there were only 15 days' pro Vision in Rome.. _TAIL, treated considerable consternation, and Tacitus, in describing it,' Mentioned with great regret and indignation, .that in. courquence of certain immunities granted to the colonies,. Italy, which had formerly exported corn to all her provinces, wea deft at the mercy of - Sicily, Egypt, and Africa, for the daily support and maintenance of her inhabi tants. H e . truated . that the rulers of this country would take a hint from the reinaekli 0 that author, and not leave England dependent on any fOrsigrination whatsoever for a supply of the most mouisite necessary of human life.. The resolutions waie'then agreed ,to. The House resumed, and the -raport war drdered to be received to.morrow.. DISSENTERS' MARRIAGE BILL. Mr. W. SMITE moved the further consideration of the re port on this- Bill. On-the motion that the SPEAKER do now leave the chair, ROBERTSON• rose, and opposed it at considerable length. Ile contended .that the Protestant Dissenters were not ! entitled to the privileges which this bill would bestow upon • them, - because they were not even so much of Christians as the Mahometans. These Protestant Dissenters denied the divine mission of Christ, which the Mahometans admitted. In proof of this position the Hon. Member read several passages from the Koran. He then proceeded to shew that even the Jews were better Christians than - the Dissenters, and concluded by mov ing that this report be taken into consideration this day six months. Nobody being found to second this amendment, it fell to the ground. The original-motion was then put, and carried. The Bill was then committScl. ln the Committee, Mr. W. SMITIi remarked that he should not deign to answer the speech which had juat been made by Mr. Robertson, as it showed a total ignorance of -the tenets 'of die Dissenters, and of the details of the present measure.— ;Hem., hear!) The House resumed.—Report to-morrow. The other Orders of-the Day were then disposed of, and the House-adjourned at TWELVE O'CLOCK. WEST INDIA DOCKS. STOCK itCOUNTfor the Week ending Saturday, the 30th of itriril, 1825. I)elivered. 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' • - - Hides - - Horns ' - - - Indigo - - Ipecacuanlia- . - Jalap • -':. _ nq/ Whale ..,.. • C05t0r...:.,,,.. `" Coco Nut Palm Peal Shell. - Pine Apple Rice and Paddy Sago Sarsaparilla - _ Tallow - Tortoise Shell - Turtle WOOD. Logs Mahogany • Pieces Plks &Bds Cedar _ Logs Pcs et. Mks African 'Timber f Logs ( P Santa Maria I Ipligcs ec e e es s Ebony - Tons Lig. Vita - Tons Box Wood Tons Log Wood Tons Fustic - Tons Nicaragua Wood Tons Cam Wood Tons Bar Wood f Tons 1 Pieces Brazilletto Tons Saunders Wood • Pieces Lancewood Spars No. Staves - No. • 5,49 G 4,426 31,953 The Burton mail, on i Stinday morning last. was upset accident the Guard lost his lit Independnet• ) is way from London on t near Alconbury-hill, by which fe, being killed on the spot.— PAR LIAAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE OF COMMONS. Lone, 2° die Maii, 1825. Ma. SPEAKER reported the Royal:Assenta-to His Majesty's Property Bill ; Bankrupt Laws Amendment Bill ; Seamen's Wages Bill ;' Threatening Letterit Punishment Bill ; Inn keepers Bill e Weaver Navigation Bill ; Cromford and Peak Forest Rail Way Bill; Vauxhall Bridge Bill ; Oundle Im pliroisove;nrilt-aitsgßoillvl ; Ga n s a i s ,i ti g ne t s a C n l d iap n e o l y l t i tl ill E ; :tc l h lo a s n t g o e n A Ga ss s u l r , a ig n l c i e t Companies Bills ; Dallteith Two Pennies Scots Bill ; Wake field and Denby, Brighton and Cuckfield. • Hale Worthy, Greenlaw, Eccleshill and Bradford e rlimwell Vent and Rye, Brighouse anti Bradtbrd, Princes Risborough, Kingston, &c., Barton Bridge, Barnsley and Pontefract, Cle.obury. Mord - mer, Gravesend, Manchester and Ashton, Rotherham and Tankersley, and Spittlegale and Bridge-end • Roads Bills ; RtiwbottOm's and Powell's Estates Bala ; and Benyon's Na turalization Bill. MESSAGE from the Loans—That they have agreed to— Felonie,s Pardon Bill; Leicester and Lutterworth, Melton illowbray, and Welford Bridge and Leicester Roads Bills— without amendment. CANALS—ilerks and Hants Junction—Petition from Corpora tion of London, .against—referred to the Committee on the 13 11, Counsel ordered. Ilaybridge—Bill read a secontl time, and committed. • Doe irs.=lSle of Dogs and Bermondsey Collier—TetitiOnS from Corporation of London, against.--referred to the Committees on the Bills, Counsel ordered. Kinaaton-Upon-Hall—Peti tions from Barnsley, Hull, and Halifax, against-.referred • idthe Committee on the Bill, Counsel ordered. • Poon—Stirewsbury —Second reading put off for months. St. Andrew'a(Holborn)—Bill reported, to be ingrossed, *RoAns—CroulfOrd and Works Worth, Upton-upon-Sbleeirta.aild • Siltation and Torquay-BilLs reported, to be ingrossed. Ross-shire—Petition from Dingwall, against—to be -- on tli table. Dublin and Drogheda—Petition from Drogheda, against—to lie on the table. Kensington—Petition from Fla; barn, in favour —to lie on the table: Renfrew, • Lanark, and Ayr—Petition from Paisley, against—referred to the Corn - rnittee on the Bill, Counsel ordered. • Petersfield and Alton, and Weymouth -and Meicorribe Regis—Bills read a third time, and passed. IgCLOSUltEs—Carrington (Derby)—Bill reported. to be in grossed. Aberford (York), Galford ( ilerks), Doddingten (Cambrige), Frampton Cotterell (Gloucester), and Clench warton (Norfolk)—Bills read a third time, and passed. I PIiOVEMEN T s—Leek, Vork luster, and Walcot—Bills reported, to be imerossed. Sudbury—Bill read a third time, and passed. Glasgow—Petition of Jane Crawford, &c. against—referred to the Committee on the Bill, Counsel or dered. Edinburgh—Petition from St. (titlibert's, against— referred to the Committee on the Bill, Counsel ordered. Brighton—Bill read a second titne, and committed. COMPANlES—Edinburgh and Leith Water—Petition from J. Gibson Craiaa against—referred to the Committee on the Bill, Coansel ordered ; and from Builders of Edinburgh, in fa vour—to lie on the table. ManufactOries(lreland)—Petition from Dublin, in-favour-to lie-on the table. LlGHTlNG—Chesterfield—Bill read a third time, and passed. llanley and Shelton—Petition from, against—referred to the Committee on the Bill, Counsel ordered. WATE Imo:las—Chesterfield—Bill read a third time, and passed. Paisley—Petitions of the Marquis of Abercorl and Sir M. Shaw Stewart, against—referred to the Committee on the - Bill, Counsel ordered. t Cif a L—Gosport—Bill reported, to be ingrossed. BRISTOL TOWN DoEs—Petition from Merchant Venturers, in favour—to lie on the table ; Bill read a second time, and • committed. • HAitnotlß—Greenock; 1 Bills read a second time, and- corn- NA3lE—Newport's milted. • • PAVlNG—Banbury y I3rtlnc Es—Don (Scotland)—Bill read a third time, and passed.- Kerne--Bill reported, to be ingrossed. RAlLWAY—Liverpool and Manchester—Petitions from Trus - tees of Liverpool Roads, and Sir NV. Gerard, Bart. against-a - referred to the Committee on the Bill, Counsel ordered. POLICE AND HAnnolin—Greenock—Two Petitions, against —to lie on the table. BONDED Cone-.-Petition from Newcastle on-Tyne, to allow Grain imported previous to 1822 to be entered for Home Consumption—to lie on the table. ItoarAN - CATHOLIC CLAIMS—Four Petitions, against, and • One, in favour—to lie on the table. • Tit ANSPORTS . TN THE COLONIES—BiII " for punishing of fences Committed by Transports kept to labour in the Colo nies," read a first time, to be read a second time on Friday next, and to be printed. . CORN LAwe—Five Petitions against any alteration therein= to lie on the table. FLoun—Petition from Sheffield, for tv protecting duty—to he on the table. - DEBTS RECOVERY (Scotland)Bill 'read a -third time and passed. ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIEF 1 Committees deferred till ELECTIVE FRANCHISE (Ireland)) Friday next. REGISTRY OF FREEIioLDS (Ireland)—Bill ordered. DUNLEARY HARBOUR—BiII " for enlarging the powers of the Commissioners," &c. read a first time, to be read a se cond time on Monday next, and to be printed. . Tunowle SILK ACT REPEAL—BiII read a. first time, to be read a second -time on Wednesday next, and to be printed. • ' NOTICE OF MOTION FOR THIS DAY. Mr. Charles Grant—lnquiry into the State of Education in Scotland. • - ORDERS OF THE DAY FOR TEIIS DAY. 1. Felonies Counsel Bill—SeCond reading. . • 2. Exchequer Bill (Public WorkS, Ireland) Bill—Committee. 3. Supply—Report. 4. Importation of Corn Acts—Report thereupon. • 5. Dissenters' Marriages Bill—Report. - •6. Chelsea PenSioners Bill—Committee. 7. Supply—Report :15th April) Postponed Resolution.] 8. Arrests for Debt Bill—Third reading. 'J. Excise A c ts—Committee thereupon. 10. Postage RateS—Report thereupon. 11. Exchequer Court (Ireland) (Sealing'of Writs)—Commit. tee thereupon. 12. Levant CoMpany Acts--Committee thereupon. 13. Customs Acts—Committee. thereupon. - NOTICES GIVEN YESTERDAY. Thursday, May 5. Mr. Plunkett—Bill for the amendment of the Laws with respect to Special Juries and Trial in Ireland. - Monday, May 9. Mr. Scarlett—Select Committee on Plan of the Building in• tended for the Court of King's Bench. Thursday, May 12. Mr. Hobhouse—Repeal of the Window Tax. PRIVATE BILLS. Second Readings for This Day. East Stanton Indosure ; WestWycombe, and Old Stritford and Long Compton Roads ; Clyde Navigation and Bridge ; Ancholme Drainage; and London Tithes The following extract frOm the . Sydneg Gdzette of he I.lth of November, thus announces a new disCOvery v-- . re b h y ar in y o t u o n b e e i nagble thatt o aadd chaint o ootity plains stock o4fadsisbceoevnery latelyi in formation, - f f fra o i rn ; la t lt i h ri n eo ew na p i r t o h m o i n s - t in h g el s N e .g etn . b e r n a t n o ch f p of o t r l t ie m i l a a c s g t u in a g ri s e ,.ab T or ie t s 3 e s p m la i i l n e s s contain about 4000 acres, clear of timber, of the most fertile soil imaginable. The land is plentifully watered from the North West arm, meandering in its immediate neighbourhood. The banks are richly clothed with forests of cedar, and the plains are within the short distance of two miles of the reach of the tides. We have no hesitation in adding , that,while the plains are excellently adapted to the growth of wheat, and other European productions, the banks and fo res t lands, lower clown the river, are perfectly congenial to the cultivation of tobacco, rukar, ace. The various b ilt r he a : n c mc e roc s sut o i f itloo t uhpseel hopeful Hastings are reaoardtecusreutpipvap! part e eo t - l f t w o h comprisewhich possesses a s 3 o o il O omf sc ription, and is calculated to strikq the eye of the stranger with the idea of travelling in a tropical forest." • REMOVAL OF CONVICTS.---Yesterday morning a caravan filled with transports, under a strong escort of Police Officers, having stopped a few minutes at the top of the Haymarket, several persons soon collected round, and many were in duced to believe that the notorious Probert was among them, as one of the felons had a drab great coat on similar to that worn by Probert during his examinations at Bow-street. On en quiry, however, we ascertained they were coun try convicts proceeding on their route to Sheer ness. A woman name d R ea d h as been committed to Leicester gao l , c h arge d w i t h the murder of her husband, by pushing him into the canal, near Foxton. PRICE OF STOCKS Tllis Bask Stock -S per Cott. 1te,i.... 91 914 91 3 per Cent. Cons. ... 912 i 2 3A per Cent. • 99fi Ditto Red. - 99 g's y d 4 per Cent. f Diss ( New ...105ji a. j Bank- Long- Ann. 21 15-16:11, [nip. 3 per Cents. 2BOl India Stock Ditto Bonds 74 72 pm. South Sea Stock PRICES 01' FOREIGN ri A . ustrian div Bds B4O Scrip 1:6.5 ... 4 pni. Buenos Ayres lids 9O Colombian 8d5,6p.ct.851 exd iv Do. • do. 1824 Danish, 5 per cent. Do. .Scrip 4l dis. Greek lids Do. Scrip, 1825 ... 41 dis. Mexican lids DO.' Scrip 1325 4 dis. 1)1Y AT ONE 0-CIA)CIC Old Annuities New Ditto • Ex. Bills lom 2a. Ditto Ild 48 53 pm. Ditto 500/.2d....... Ditto - Ditto Small ... Ditto Ditto Commercial Bank for Act. India,for Acct. Cons. for Aect. ... 914 g NOS, AT ONE O'CLOCK. lian, Btls, fi per ct. ... Peruvian ilonds Neapolitan, 5-per cent. Neapolitan Scrip Portuguese Bonds Prussian, 5 per ct. Ditto New Russian, New, 5 per ct. 'J5i 4 Spanish M 1,3 per ct. 24 3 Stock on il and. 15;389 7M 21i3 11,192' 9,623 0,823 204 18,893 _1,103 274 1,303 '892 11,418 1,817 70,819 10,446 1,173, 3,855 . 1,742 972 644 65,222 1,376 3,627 5,734 70 5,0 1 0 54'; 4.533 43 971 136 4 20 220 j 22,790 16,993 237 473 3,325 2,270 12,733 _ft7 .60 4,212 1,767 13 2331 5,6111 1,4711 91i 3J3 7,010 11123 French Rentes Exchange Scrip 18 ! P:aIOES OF SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK. Per Share. 90 95 Anglo-Mexican Mining Company Anglo-Chilian Mining Company ' It ngio-Peruvian 111 ining Association 3't Arigna Iron and Coal Mining.Corntany . . I 2 Brazilha Mining Company • 14 I Civilian Mining Company • •. • Colombian Mining Company, General. Mining Association Hibernian Mining Company - - 7 Go 7 Pasco Peruvian Mining Con - many Potosi La Paz and Peruvian Mining Association ... 9 14 t N-w United Mexican Mining - Company Welch,lron and Coal Minifig -Company • . Protector Fire Assurance. Company . lit Provincial Portable Gas Company Australian Company - British Rock and Patent Salt Company Canada Company • ( anal Gas .Engine Company • Columbian Colonial Company • 134 f,quitable Loan Bank Cocnpany Honduras Company Imperial Plate Glass Coinpany . London Brick Company . 1 London Drug Company Mexican Company IlLtropolitan Alderney Dairy Company • - • 4 Provincial Bank of Ireland ' 9 344 patent I4icks Patent-Stearn Carriage Company Peruvian Company IV° de la Pl , ta . Agricultur.i.l Company United Pacific Association . West India Company 44 3i 4 FOMEIGN Guernsey and Jer6ey Lisbon liottenburgh France Buenos Ayres 30 30`:9 AnutvED. Dr E. If KW WATER AT LONDON 111i11)(11: TO-..IIOIIRO I S C Mn ping, 18 minutes after 3.1 Ev(ning, 38 minutes after. ;4. THE SUN. SOLEM QUI S incEitr. F.ILSU M.l U 47' 2 LON DON, TUESD,II' EVENING, MAY 3, 1825• The Paris Papers are chiefly filled with the debates of the two Chambers. They contain 11 0 intelligence of importance. The success of 1 1/C de VI LLELE, it appears, will seat him firmly i ll the administration of the present French Sove' feign; his talents for intrigue eminently qu' l : lify him for dealing with the members of b° 1 • 11 Chambers, and so long as he can ue them will' such effect as he has lately done, h e nee d hi no fears for the ultimate success of any we a sure he may think proper to introduce. vas' cretion, however, is essential. lie is poet„ ably inclined, and so far is a good Mii`ls - and we will give him credit for the real advantage of his country at heart, es ° ceptiug indeed that he is no very ardent adwirer of the popular qualities of the French Charter' We extract the following from the French Pap ers of Saturday last : (From the Eioile, dated Sunday.) PARIS, ArRIL r Yesterday, at eight o'clock, the King received the Cha ncel and the Secretaries of the Chamber of Peers, who had the ho pour to present to his Majesty the project of law on the Rel lteg ' adopted by the Chamber in the Sitting of the 29th April. e None of the important laws voted in the two ChaMbers oiricc the Restoration had united so many suffrages as the. Law oftl'a Indemnity, adopted by a majority of 96 votes, and the t he ° the Rentcs, by a majority of .12 ; and yet none has b een object of more violent attacks from . four or five Journ3l%o Prince Wittgenstein is to be present at the Coronation' Ambassador Extraordinary from the King of Prussia. From the Joni-716d des Debuts of Saturday.) An PAurs, Aritit The Court of Cassation has this day rejected the aPP c° r . 5 Pierre Louis Fost, condemned by the Court of Assize of to hard labour for life, and to be brand•marked, for having tempted to Sol o Editor it a murd. f - Soule; of the er Nail:, has been condemne d e„ months' imprisonment and 500 francs' fine. The sentence* worded as follows, according to the Courier Francais d G° Considering that the Journal called the Nails is coral r; in a very bad spirit, and principles contrary to morality f sidering that the articles entitled Croyances diverse s, le Ca,ty, nal .et le Capucin, constitute an outrage to religious 10.r°' the Tribunal condemns," &c. Centf4 FRENCH FUNDS.—FARIS, APRIL 30:—File P ct 101 f. 65c. At a late hour this morning we rec eivea x : 1 41 Lisbon Gazett es from the 18th to the '2 3(l4 ;m' inclusive ; they contain some intelligence 0 ' o fr portance to Commercial men. I,Ve give the lowing extracts : Lrsnox Aro ll ' 113 he A Notice from the Bo a rd of Trade commLicates to at Merchants a dispatch from the Portuguese Consul-Genet—a Rome, stating that the Papal Government had publ i ' ° b t e . of • s in the P . 6 gef 1- Decree, by which all foreign vessels are to p,) the Pontifical Statcs, the same duties of tonnage, alleb°-0 tre and quarantine, as are levied on the vessels belenging t i •0$ v o - a Papal States, in the harbours of foreign States , ee the f of perfect reciprocity. To this effect, foreign vessels ar e ts.' 84 'J2 1 5