The Sun. — London, England, 1831-07-02 00:00:00

sPIRIT 01 THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. The conduct of Mr. Hunt (for we suppose while speaking of him .as a Member of Parliament we must attach to his name the same form which courtesy usually applies to that of persons so situated) has recently on many .occasions, and more particularly last night, excited extreme disgust in the House, as well as among the public. He read through one petition consisting of the most ruffianly and vulgar abuse ; and when cautioned with respect to another which he had in his hand, he said " that he would wait and read it over first before he presented it." .5.5 to this man's being a representative of the p , ople even of the lowest orders,—in which light some silly or factious Members of Parliament affect to consider him,—he is '.no more their representative thsa the fictitious r./5-ttrluffin, the Mayor of Garratt, is their representatiFc. We do u b t very much wh e th er th ose w h o traestait to him these petitions, be not amusing themstives at his cost : it is ! what, in their language, is designated " a lark;'' the fu n being, to know whether he would publish to the Hnitse expressions of such or such a disgusting character. We believe Isis real constituents, though men in no very eini mat station, or of remarkably acute feelings, are ashamed of him. In thinking of this man, we have been induce,l question is f requent l y put to a. , k ourselves,—indeed the tauntingly by Anti-Reformers,— whether it might not be possible that many such might be returned to Parliament when the franchise is thrown open. Our answer, both to ourselves and to ot'iers, is —no; and the answer is founded on experience. There are several potwa ll op i ng boroughs, and they might return other Hunts it' th t i: pleased, yet there never has been any one like him in the House. It is clear, therefore, the public need not dread an inundation of them, were the franchise ever so lavishly c itumunicated.— Times. We present, is another part of our paper, two reports made to the Privy Council on that terrible disease which his of late produced such fatal effects and excited so great terror in Russia and Poland. They are extracted from a mass of communications on the subject, which has been printed by order of the House of Commons, the greatest part of which tee are only prevented from insetting to-dsy by want of room. It appears from those papers', that though some information was transmitted by Lord Heytes bury from Petershurgh to the Foreign-office., on the history and progress of the disease, so early as the end of last autumn, no steps were taken to collect a more exteersive body of facts, till its progress westward from Moscow ex cited altrm for its ultimate destination. This happened about the beginning of the year ; and on the 14th of Ja nuary, we find that a letter was addressed by Mr. Gre ville, the clerk of the Privy Council, to Dr. Walker, then residing in Russia, requesting him to tran•mit the most correct information which he could obtain on the characteristic symptoms of the disease, 1 the causes which have contributed to produce and the remedies found most efficacious for its alleviation or cure. The doctor, in the execution of this duty, was instructed to proceed to Moscow, and to visit any other part of the Russian empire where the distemper had been most pre valent. In compliance with this request, Dr. Walker went to Moscow, and on the 18th March last made his first report from that city. At that time the disease had almost ceased, and he had an opportunity of seeing only a very few cases. From what he saw, however, and from the reports of the medical mcn whom he consulted, and whose experience was more extensive than his own, he Was led to pronounce without doubt or hesitation that the disease in question was the true Indian cholera, agreeing in its symptoms, and in the appearance of the body on dis section, with the accounts given in the reports of the medical boards of the three Indian Presidencies. On the other points of the inquiry to which his attention i was directed, he could not give a decided opinion ; but he states that by far the greater number of medical men in Moscow, who had attended to the progress and symptoms of the disease, believed that it was not con tagious. In order to examine certain facts in the history of its progress, which lie could not ascertain at Moscow, Dr. Walker visited several places on the \Volga, where it had committed its ravages, and returned to St. Peters. burgh, whence he dates his second report on the 29th of April, containing the result of his more extensive in quiries. As we have given that report at length, we re frain from further adverting to its contents in this brief notice. Dr. Walker seems, from his own observation of the route which thedisease had pursued in its progress to wards the west, and from the opinions of the men whom he encountered on his tour, to have strongly imbibed the idea that cholera is of a contagious nature. " I found," says he, " every where the medical men convinced that the disease was brought to them somehow or other, by the boats which 'mite op the tVolga, from Nishnri-Novgorod, or other places, where the disease had been. The persons first at. ticked by the disease were always boatmen, and it was only afterwards that the disease appeared among the town-people. Combininz," adds the doctor, " this with its slow progress from Astrachan, along the great lines of water-communication, I think it more than probable, that it is carried along by men somehow or other, although it has not been ascertained in what way," The next re port in this collection of documents is from the pen of a Prussian physician of the name of Albers, ts - ho was like. wise sent to Moscow on the same mission as Dr. Walker. Nothing could better illustrate the trite saying, that "doctors differ," than the juxta-position of two such papers as those of Dr. Walker and Dr. Albets. The latter is a decided anti-contagioniet. " That the dis temper," says he, " is not contagious, has been ascertained by the experience gathered in this city." In many houses," adds he, " it happened that one individual attacked by cholera was attended indiscriminately by all the relatives, end yet the disease did not spread to any of the inmates. There are cases well authenticated, where nurses, to quiet tile minds of timid females labouring under cholera, have saared their beds during the ii , ght, and have escaped un injured. They hare even made use of the water in which cholera patients had bathed, without being affected by the disease." Dr. Sir William Crichton, physician in or dinary to the Emperor of Russia, follows the German (lector in this series of documents with a valuable report, in which he details the history and symptoms of the dis ease, its mode of treatment in Russia, the means of its prevention, and other points of equal importance. The historical notice of the travels of the disease leads us al most inevitably to a belief in its contagious nature; and use need scarcely amid, that Sir William, after tracing its progress, is a contagionist. We lava next a report from an extraordinary commission of quarantine officers at Petersburgh, who give it as their opinion that cholera is not contagious. As accounts daily arrive from the north of Europe that the disease was spreading, and had reached the ports of the Baltic, and as (stir communications with Riga, where it had begun to rage, were frequent, the Board of Quarantine called the attention of the Privy Council to the necessity of taking some precautions against its introduction. The letter of Sir William Pym, sug gesting this measure, is tilted the 7th of June, and on the same day tire whole of the documents to which we have above. !Averted were transroitted to Sir Henry Belford, to obtain the opinion of the College of Physicians on the expediency and necessity of enforcing the usual quaran tine to secure this country against its visitation. Four physicians, with Sir Henry Milford at their head, on examining these papers, gave it as their opinion that a quarantine of at least fourteen days should be enforced. In their first report, which is dated the 9th of June, they enter into no details', and give no reasons for the opinions which they had folioed. This laconic oracular manner of disposing of the case was not thought satisfactory by the Government, and therefore a more detailed resort was re quested, of which we have given a copy in another page. The documents above described,tegether with the appoint ment of a Commission to proceed to Riga—the notnin .- tion of a Board of Health—a body of instructions to the saute Board—and a copy of its first report, comprise the whole of the papers on this subject which Govern ment has thought it expedi, nt to lay on the table of the Rouse of Commons, and which the House has ordered to be printed. It noeld he absurd in unprofessional p-o r le, like ourselves, to pretend to give any opinion on a ques tion so much disputed in the profession as the contagious or non -contagious nature of cholera. We must, however, say, that the weight of authority seems to be on the bide of contagion, notwithstanding some of the startling facts mentioned by the Prussian physician. How otherwise, can we account for the capricious visitations and predilec tions of the disease, which seems to disregard climate and seasons,—which follow s no parallel of latitude, which observes the course of no wind,—whieh equally attacks so cieties at different d egrees of height above the level of the rea , and in different circumstances with regard to heat and cold, food, and modes of livi ng ? H ow, otherwise shill we account for its uniformly ap pear i ng f i rst on the costa in insular situations —fo r its breaking out at the port which admits foreigners --of its following the tract of the caravan, and the course of the river, and of its regu l a r progress towards the north and west in the line of communication, intercourse, and trade, and never any in any other ? Its progress from Persia to Tiflis aad As trachan, spreading from the former to Georgia and the province of Caucasus by the principal roads, and from the latter to the interior of Russia, by the Wolga,—ex. ten di n g f ro m the hanks of the Wolga to Moscow by the principal roads,—and from Moscow to Poland in the march of the army, as e all explicable on the hypothesis that it is communicated from body to body, sod on n o other. But, whatever theory may be formed to account for such facts, Government have done wisely in enforcing quarantine while there is even a chance that it may be propagated by contagion. It is better that trade should suff-r interruption or inconvenience; than that the public health should be exposed to the slightest danger.— Times. the French Papers of Wednesday inform us that the Duchess of Perry, with Marshal Bourrnont, has left Vnre lend, and has proceeded up the Rhine freer Iltetterdam to Mentz. It is added that she in gang to the south, by which is meant either the south of France, or the domi nions of Naplec, it cannot be denied that she is et Menet, tnd it is most likely that she will pale t a .til-Migh Switzerland into Italy. We say this ; re.' - nt probably, is her object, for we cannot aPore 'elirselves to imagine for a moment that she itereeeeeh to hazard any mad enterprise against the leeae.ie of France, or the safety of her friendr ; by attempting a counter-revolution in favour her Thi`. very idea of the horrors and bitottsbed which tvoult follow her appearance in the eontli of 'ranee at the head of a body of her ntlsglelded partisans, in the present ekeiteil state of the Cduntry, makes 'es shudder. The display of the white flag, and the proc4amation of Henry V. would he the signal for a general massacre of the Royalists. Nothil_tg could save theta from the fury of the naoveosv partv,who would immediately consider theirselnele as betrayed, and whose cruel vengeance reif;ht :ant be appeased till it even reached the Ministey and the King, whose past mederation towards the Carlists would appear to them a proof of their common conspiracy against the State. Yet eotee sensible people have strange surmises and misgivings on the subject. It is known that her }loyal Hiehne,s is hold and sengtinte—that she believes herself popular,— that she thinks her party perverful,—that she is acquainted with the dissensions Which have occurred in the no'all be tween the Royalists and Republicans,eettli that she cal culatee a great deal on the schiern which exists between the " heroes of Juty" err: one King of the Barricades. The addition of Marshal Bourmont (who was never be fore a pent:veal favourite) to her travelling patty ; gives a kind efeanetion to the conjecture that note re imprudent at tempt is about to he male for a third restoration. The Marshal is accompanied by his four sons, three of wleorn fought for Charles X. in Aftica, and most iierly would not have left London so attended, ttniess something else rear. meant than a mere trip to Switzerland. Such is the manner in which reetne persons reason themselves into a belief of ona the most cruel, wicked, am! re:tseless enterprise e ';vhicli blind ambition ever err philyed to throw itself into an abyss. We hope better things.— Times. Lord Althorp's (leek :ration on Thursday night, that " he would not col'isent to place again under authorities the choice of the plices in which there should be houses for the sale ;ti beer," will go far to put an end to the interented cry which has been raised against the immorality of the new beer houses. Those who set up this cry are too knowing to complain of the fall in value of the licensed houses, 01 the difficulty experienced in vending bad beer where there is a competition. 011, no, a man must be a fool indeed, who, in schenaing how he shall empty his neighbour's pocket, dues not, in a country in which there is such a premium on cant, neglect to avail himself of the pretexts of religion and morality, 'thus we find the morality of the people has b,en made to survive the beer monopoly ; and if we are to believe the owners of licensed houses and the Me.gNtrates, we can never hope to see the revival of morality and religion among the peasantry, till the new beer houses are put down, and dear beer is once more the order of the day. God knows there was no lack of pub lic-houses in England before the breaking down of the monopoly, for there were few villages without one or more, hut then morality and religion only thrive, it seems, under a system which enables tl:c knowing ones to pillage the multitude. We have been favoured with a copy of the evidence given by an able and intelligent Magistrate to Lord Melbmrne, which we !ay before our readers, as it exhib:ti in a clear light the strong reasons for the anxiety which so many people feel for the religion and morality of their beer-drinking neighbours : " TO THE RIGHT HON. LORD MELROURNE, &C. &C. &C. Regent-street, April 3, IW. " Mr Lonn,—As it is your Lordship's desire to have the evi. Bence of experieriatal Magistrates upon the effects of the new Beer Act, 1 tespectfully leg leave to offer vou mine. " 1 hose been 17 years an acting Magistrate of this county, and have given my particular attention to the licensing system. Individually I have five licensed public-houses among about 400 other houses, on my land at Stepney and Shepherd's Bush, on which licensed houses, in addition to the rack rents, I have been accustomed to receive premiums of 500/. and 1,0)01. each on granting leases; I had let three pieces of land at considerable rents for the purpose of building additional licensed public. house' thereon. I have a leading interest in, and am in receipt of the rents of an estate of 1,400 houses, whereon there are 28 licensed public-houses. But, in consequence of the new Beer Act, I can no longer expect large premiums to be of for new leases of the licensed houses, and the land which I let at high rents, for the purpose of building new licensed houses upon, is thrown back upon my hands, new beer shops being opened near them without any permission or favour from me. Instead of being earnestly solicited, not only by wealthy brewers, but by Peers of the realm, and other great men; to grant new licenses in favour of some individuals, and to restore licences taken away for misconduct from others, the exclusive pri. vilege is so reduced in value as to be no longer a sub. .legit of supplication ; and even the Licensed Victuallers begin to look their licenses in the face with the ease and independence of other tradesmen. All which loss of profit and patronage to myself, however, is a gain of far higher value to the working part of the public; and I heartily rejoice in the change. I have inquired into some complaints against the New Beer Shops upon the above estates, and also in this district, for which I act magisterially, and have found them to be without any good foundation, and that they were made to assist rival in terests, The Beer Shops are generally conducted on the most frugal plan, and seem scarcely to yield a living to the keepers of them. They afford shelter and rest to poor people, while taking their refreshment; but the accommodation in these houses ap pews to be so mean and uninviting, as not to allure their cus. touters to remain in them longer than is necessary. The licensed houses continue to be decidedly preferred by the tipplers ; but the Beer Shops are greatly useful to the hard working classes, by keeping the licensed houses in check in the price and quality of their beer. t pots the whole, I consider the restoration of the right of a free trade in beer to be the most beneficial act of jus tice which has been conferred on the working people of this country for a century past ; and that the arbitrary licensing sys, tem is nose very properly limited to those houses which extend their offers of excitement to the sale of spirituous liquors.—l have the honour to be, &c. (Morning Chronicle.) ".1. T. BARBER BEAUMONT." A most fart ittal conversition took place lest night en the important affair of the authorship of certain numbers of the Republican, which Mr. Hume had somewhat in cautiously attributed to the enemy. As Mr. Hume had nothing more than suspicion for saying that the author (Lorimer) belonged to the enemy's camp, this collateral ' issue has been eagerly seized on by Sir Henry Hardinge and Sir Robert Peel, and Mr. Hume was last night closely questioned by Sir Henry on the subject. Mr. Hume hail that very morning received a very curious letter from Mr. Lorimer, addressed to " Citizen flume, M.P., 7, Bryan stone-square," and beginning " Respected fellow citizen," and stating that he took the liberty of rectifying the absurd error into which Mr. Hume had fallen, as the author of the Republican had no connection of a political nature with any of the Unions, with the despotic Anti-Reform Toriea, ncr with the hypocritical double dealing Whigs. Mr. Hume, in classing Mr. Lorimer with the enemies of Reform, followed, no doubt, the rule in Courts of Law, to judge of the intention by the ten dency. Applying this rule to the letter, the tendency of all this profusion of " Citizens," and " respected Citizens," ' would argue an intention to mix up Reformers with the jacobins of the French revolution—an object in which the ingenuity of small wits of the Anti-Reformers is inces- , santly employed. No Englishman in his senses would think of addressing a letter to any gentleman (except one whom from intim icy he could take the liberty of bantering), La Citizen, and we think we should hardly be dealing un charitably with Mr. Lorimer, if we suppose that while he wrote this letter he was chuckling all the time at the idea of the cleverness which he had displayed in lidicelinry Reform. After all, Mr. Lorimer may be merely a fool, but our suspicions will rather point tl e other way. Mr. flume was, we suspect, happier in the judgment he formed than in the reason lie assigned for it. Sir Robert Peel, who labours under the consciousness that he has some way to make up with his party, thought this a fine tic -anion for throwing off with effect a little virtuous in. iiignation. To do the Right Hon. Baronet justice, no one who knows anything of his character would for a moment suppose him capable ofemployi ng, or even encouraging, such Publications as were noticed in Parliament. When such pro , ductions are manufactured in the enemy's ramp, the di rectors and agents are generally very inferior personages. But as no one could seriously suspect Sir Robert, the more tit the opportunity for availing himself of the contrast between his own dignified character and the mean part which he world have acted had he employed citizen Lorimer. And to do Sir R. Peel justice, he was beyond measure great on the occasion. " From the charge of connection whether it was or was not intended to be made, he (Sir R. Peel) would not condescend to vindicate himself—(Hear, hear)—:end he would rather a thousand times be the object of such a suspicion than the author of it.—(Much cheering. )" Surely a due degree of aympatlty will not be withheld from this great man, suffering under -Itch an unmerited calumny ! He concluded his speech with a declaration in his meat solemn tone, that " lie had not been prepared to find any one going so far as to impute t o any friend of his, or of those gentlemen who generally act with him, a connection with the authors of the in famous writings alluded to by the Hon. Baronet (Sir F. Burdett)" Who does not pity the victims of such in gratitude ! Mr. C. F erguson en d eavoure d to console the Right Bon. Baronet by assuring him, " That he could never think th at t h e i mpression had been left fur a moment upon the mind of any Honourable Member, that the Right Honourable Gentleman opposite had been netted with those b ase p u bli cat i ons. " But he remincelned him, that imputations of the kind bad net always been gromollesa as on this occasion, and referred to the year Mt, when thy most atrocious publications were put forth, purporting to come from the party friendly to the French revolution, for the purpose of briiiging that party into disrepute, and when one fellow (Watt) was caught in his own snare, and linged at Edinburgh for treason. He night come down much liter; for it is not many years since a certain gentleman, of the name of Franklin, of the enemy's camp, was detected, and obliged to quit tie country to escape the eon,...,vpulicts of his incendiary writings. Wta tatlnot quit this subject without remaritinr . ;, thai: having procured the Poor Man's 6...re- - .ln for June 25, we perceive that the writer avails himself dexterously enough of the Six Acts as a proof that it was intended to keep the people in ignorance% "Friends, Brethren, and Fellow-crnntrymett," saes tint writer, t'yott are doul , tis3 aware that tlie pfeseut Ministiy-the Whigs Whig's • hive instituted proceedings.,' or an information,' against Henry He therinton, our disinterested, fearless, and generous pub lisher, for printing anti publishing, fur the pour, Pa pers not being atampad according to law —and these pro ceedings have been ta!':en, this information has been laid, by virtue' of that most odious of Castlereagh's odious :7;:x Acts which is intended to keep you—the people, in perpetual ignorance and slavery, and enable a self. ele , rted tyranny to plunder and oppress you with iinputtity, out your even being aware of the fact. ‘'es, under that most infamous Act of that most infamous tyrant that ever existed du the liberal Whigs—this reforming Ministry Who pretend to have such a love for justice—who profess to have your welfare so much at heart; under and by virtue' of this Act, do they it:ire destroy your liberties an I rights !" Now it is of far more importance to deprive a writer like this of the power which he derives under an Act which ranges on his side the lower orders, against whom it was directed, than to determine whether Mr. Lorimer is or is not eincere, and whether Mr. Hume was or was not justified in assigning him a place in the enemy's camp.—Morsiag Chronicle. We repeat our assertion, which the Courier has, with mote bcidro-sa than truth, denied, that Lord Palmerston has shown hesitation in demanding reparation from the Prussian Government for outrages on the property of Bri tish subjects. The Courier says, "It was nut until very lately that the imputed infringements on the rights of British subjects were stated to him in such a way as to warrant his interference." We do not know what the Courier would have us,understand by the words " very lately"—whether months, weeks, or days; but it behoves a writer who takes upon him the office of contradictor general of all the statements tending to inculpate the can duct of men in power, to be somewhat more explicit in his statements and less peremptory in his tone. Hi g h_ sounding denials, expressed in loose and vague terms, which may, as occasion serves, bear a wide latitude of in terpretation, signify nothing. We were acquainted a week ago with the fact which we have stated, relativ e to the seizure of the arms of a British subject by the Prus s i a n Government, while in transitu to Poland, and the ap plication made on that subject to the Secretary for Foreign Affairs, and we exercised forbearance toward.; Lord Pal merston in not mentioning it, until we thorn:lit that for bearance towards him was injustice to the public interests. Will the Courier say that even now the reparation has been demanded which the case calls for ? If so, it has been done tardily ; though we admit it is bAter late than never ; but the Courier does not venture to say it has been done at all. There ate other acts of gross partiality and decided oppression which the Prussian Governount has perpetrated for the assistance of Russia and the injury of the Poles, which it is a shame to the Governments of England and France to have allowed to pass withost ani madversion. We are quite sure that an energetic remon strance from one or both of those Governments would have prevented their repetition. But while Russian barbarism performs its work of devastation in Poland, Russian influ ence is equally busy in most of the Cabinets of Europe.— , ,Iforning Herald. Sir 11. Hardinge, in that manly and straightforward spirit which distingui.hes his character, required of Mr. Hume last night either a defence or abindontnent of the accusation he so boldly brought against the Tory party on Wednesday, viz., that they were the authors and abettors of the infamous revolutionary publications that have taken their rise from the R form Bill. And how was this up ped met by Mr. Hume? The Member for Middlesex, wholly unable to adduce an iota of proof, was d qually un willing to acknowledge the groundlessness of his charge. A more wretched, a more pitiable attempt to evade a candid and becoming admission of error was never exhi bited ; it was trea , ed by Sir H. Hardinge with the scorn it merited, and with a happy irony by Sir R. Peel. We fine an equal difficulty with the Hon. Baronet in over. coining the main arid indeed only point of evidence brought forward by Mr. Hume. It was asserted that Mr. Lori iner (said to be the writer of the blasphemy and sedition in question) lives at the west end of the town, possesses property ! and is a gentleman!, Every one must at once admit that stronger prima facie evidence of Mr. Lorimer not being one of the radical gang, nor a c onscientious supporter of the Ministerial Reform Bill, could not be desired. But even this is not sufficient; and it still re mains for Mr. Hume to substantiate his charge by some thing yet more conclusive. Mr. !fume's tactics are it ap pears adopted by the Reform party in defence of the hope ful clause respecting the half-yearly rents. It was intro duced by "an enemy in the camp!" This is at least giving some credit for cleverness to the opponents of Mini sters. We hope the name of the ingenious "enemy" will not be concealed.—Morning Post. GERMAN PAPERS. TRIESTE, JUNE 14.—We have no accurate informa tion respecting the political movements in Greece. Let ters from the most respectable houses in that country speak with great reserve, and only say in general terms ' that the fermentation is so great that (what was before considere: impossible) the. confidence in the Government of the Presidency himself is much shaken, and many per sons consider a catastrophe unavoidable. No details are given, for fear that the letters may be opened by the autho rities, or if their contents are not agreeable de tained. One thing only seems certain, that the islands, without exception, have sent back the Eparcha of the Government, and thus, in fact, separat e d themselves for the present from the President. They contest his right to govern Greece at his pleasure.— i He was called, they say, to protect the Constitution, to establish order upon puidic justice, and not to put in its stead his own will, and that of his adherents ; the Senate and National Assembly alone can restore order; this he must convoke, they add, and this is all that is asked of him : every body would submit to its decisions, and to all the orders of the President authorized by it, or which he should issue to fulfil its resolutions. These are the senti ments enforced by the opposition Journal, the Apollo of M. Polyzoide•, now published at Hydra, of which we have received some numbers here; and it is evident that the movements in Europe, against arbitrary power, havegiven the first impulse from without to the entirely similar movement in Greece. The state of this is much like what it lately was iu Switzerland, and it will be as impossible for the President to maintain his system of absolute power, though it may he even as well intended, as it was fur the Council of Illsrne to defend the rights of the aristocracy against the country. It only remains to be wished that Coact Capo may soon yield what is right that be may be ablo to direct the movement, and that Greece may not, by resist ance, be thrown into political convulsions, or divided into separate districts. The accounts from Athens are satisfactory. The Turks have evacuated the Acropolis, having brought down and sold all their cannon and stores. Nothing has remained in it but the old and the new ruins, the ancient regulations, and the sacred recollections by which the place was pro tected even under the Turks. These late masters of Athens are removing, in proportion as they sell their effects, the olive-gardens, and the fie:ds ; the others con tinue to reside unmolested, with the Greeks and foreigners, among the remains of the ruined city, or in the country, which enjoys the most profound tranquillity. The sale of the hind proceeds rapidly. Ail hasten thither, because it is known that Athena will be the seat of the new Go vernment. Whole crowds of strangers, Greeks as well as foreigners, come to purchase, intending to increase the number of the citizens of New Athens. The bast arable land is sold at 80 Turkish piastres (about two du cats) for a square of one hundred feet. Among the fo reigners of distinction who have made extensive purchases of land are—the Consuls-General of Russia and Au+tria, Admiral 31alcoltn, and Lord Findlay; among the Greeks, Wzo, and Rizopulo. The weather in Attica was extremely favourable, and that country, in the first year of its liberty, promises a most abundant harvest If tran quillity and legal order are preserved, it will be converted in less than ten years into a garden, with a new city, full of life, industry, splendour, and wealth, and be soon covered with all its ancient towns, the traces of which are everywhere visible. In Eubee I the sale of the estates of the Turks proceeds slowly, because mast of the purchasers had gone to Athens. Hence the prices of the finest and most fertile gardens or arable land are still very low, and there is the best oppor tunity of purchasing extensive estates for a few thousand florins. BRUSSELS, jeza 27,—The review y es t er d ay morclina arts magnificent, in spiu of the heavy rain. Tl,c num. her of troops under arms was about 10,000. The flue 3ppearance of the cavalry was paiticularly admired. An Austrian Cabinet messenger from Vienna, and a French Cabinet messenger from Paris, passed through Brus,els •yesterday morning, both with despatches for the Hague. The affair of the officers of the Ist Regiment of Lancers, accused of a plot tending to overthrow the Government, has been fixed for the 19th July. We are informed that the defence of Colonel Eduline is confined to M. de Forgen, of Liege. It seems that the affair of Gtneriil Syria will be laid btfore the Cont next week. MOM THE GAIETTE OF LAST NIGHT, . , . Atimiralt-Offfce, June 30, IS3I. His Majesty. haS beim graciously pleased to appoint Captain Edward Thomas Troubridge, Bart. of the Royal Navy, to be one of his Majesty's Naval Aides-de-Camp, in the mom of Captain Sir Murray MaxweU, Knt. C.B. deceased. Office of Ordnance, June 30. Corps of Royal Engineers. First Lieut. H. Briscoe to be Second Captain, vice Covey, de ceased; Second Lieut. E T. Lloyd to be First Lieutenant, vice Briscoe, promoted, June t 24. Cc.trantsoOn by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Middlesc•y. P. Lawrie, Esq., to be Deput::-Uent'er?lnt, June IS. Commissions by the Lord Liette»ant of the County of Durham. Sir IL Bart. to be Lieutenant ; R. M. Unsdale, Esq. to be ditto, June 25. Whitehall, June 17. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Robert Henry Wills, of Newton Bushell, in the county of Devon, Gent. to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. BANKRUPTCY ENLARGED. STEPHEN WILSON and JOHN LILLEYM AN, Gold smith,treet, silkmen, from July 1 to August 19, at twelve, at the Court of Commissinnem BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED. THOMAS POWELL LANSDOWN, Clutton, Soinersci shire, victualler. DENNETT LODGE, Poole, ironmonger. BANKRUPTS. WILLIAM SMITH, Welwyn, Hertfordshire, grocer, to surrender July 5, at twelve, 12, and August 12, at eleven, at the Court of Commissioners. Grover, Bedford-row. ROBERT FEAT!' AM, Brookesby-street, Islington, builder, July 8, at eleven, 15, at ten, and August 12, at twelve, at the (hurt of Commissioners. Brooking and Surr, Lombard-street. DOROTHY ATKIN and D.A NIEL WHEELER, Lower Marsh, Lambeth, brewers, July 8, at nine, 19, at eleven, and August 12, at ten, at the Court of Commissioners. Teesdale, Symes, and Weston, Fenchurch-street. JAMES MARSH, Manchester, innkeeper, July 20, 21, and August 12, at two, at the York Hotel, Manchester. Milne and Parry, Temple, London ; Crossley and Sudlow, Manchester. WILLIAM GIBBS, Savage-gardens, wine -merchant, July S, 15, at eleven, and August 12, at twelve, at the Court of Commis sioners. Willey and Morris, Bank-chambers, Lothbury. DAVID I) RA KEFOK D, Meeting-house-court, Old Jewry, broker, July 8, at eleven, 15, and August 12, at ten, at the Court of Cormnissioners. Hudson, King-street, Cheapside. SAMUEL MERRYWEATHER, Manchester, brewer, July 8, 13, at twelve, and August 12, at eleven, at the Court of Com missioners. Mallock, Southampton-street, Bloomsbury-square. JOSEPH HOURLY, Portsca, linen-draper, July 25, at twelve, 28, at ten, and August 12, at twelve, at the Red Lion Inn, Port sea. Conry, Gray's-inn place, Gray's-inn; Long, Portse, SAMUEL HODSON SALE, Glossop, Derbyshire, cotton spinner, July 9, 11, at nine, and August 12, at one, at the Albino Hotel, Manchester. Adlington, Gregory, and Faulkner, Bed ford-row, London ; Morris and Owen, Manchester. RICHARD BIRCH, Shrewsbury, grocer, July li, 15, and August 11, at eleven, at the Talbot Inn, Shrewsbury. Black. stock and Bunco, King's Bench-walk, Temple, London ; Watson, Shrewsbury. )Ihi i 'oulvanceot la-t , 's l Siihices, but the deliveries from the Coin. pany's warehouses c c itinue great. COCOA.—At public sale 16-I bags Grenada Cocoa 3(i;. a 4.25. SALTPETRE.—The prices are Is. a 2s. higher, and the mar ket rather brisk ; very good rough has been soldat 3iks. 6d. and Vs., for the Company's Refined 4125. 6d. and 4.15. PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed trom the Returns made in the week ending June 2S, is 211 s. per cwt., exclusive of the dutieg of customs paid orpayable thereon on the importation thereof into Great Britain. PRICES OF HOPS.—July I. Kent it 0.. y 7f. tat. to 11!. 0.. Sursem Ditto Vescx n. Os. 10:. to 0. l'alrliani Ditto, Fine. - Setnilds 0/. Os. 6/. Os to 9! Os. 31. Os. (5!. Os 10 5!. 8.. 51. 12s. W. 0, to 0!. 61. 03 V. Os. t. St. Duty laid at 135,000/. Kent Bags.... Sussex Ditto Essex Ditto., DIVIDESIDS. T. Burne, J. Smith, and I'. Woodgate, jun. Watling-street, warehousemen, July 22, at ten, at the Court of Commissioners— R. Castley, Friday-street, warehouseman, July 3, at one, at the Court of (7ommissioners—D. James, Minories, woollen-draper, July N , at three, at the Court of Commissioners—G. Wagner and W. Chapman, Greek-street, Soho, drapers, July 29, at ten, :it the Court of Commissioners—J. W. Coe, Bath, silk-mercer, July 22, at eleven, at the Court of Commissioners—R. B. Cooper, Princes_ street, Lambeth, distiller, July 12, at ten, at the Court of Com missioners—M. Roberts, Little Eastcheap, grocer, July 2, at ten, at the Court of Commissioners—A. Bray, Red Lion yard, St. Giles's-in-the-Fields, horse-dealer, July 22, at ten, at the Court of Commissioners—W. Thorogood, Chipping Ongar, victualler, July 22, at three, at the Court of Commissioners—G. Osborne, Colchester, seedsman, July 23, at eleven, at the Three Cups Inn, Colchester—C. Rogers, Gainsburgh, Lincolnshire, linen-draper, July 27, at eleven, at the White Hart Inn, Gainsburgh—D. Chaplin, Haverhill , Suffiilk, maltster, July 26, at twelve, at the Bell hut, Haverhill—W. Thompson, Rawden, Yorkshire, July 30, at twelve, at the office of Mr. C. Carr, Leeds—T. M. Barton, Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, grocer, July 25, at five, at Wilson's Hotel, Nottingham. CERTIFICATES, Jul' 22. J. Turtill, Regent-street, fancy warehouseman—T. Saxon, Ox ford-street, china-man—E Williams ' Hatfield-street, Black friars'-road, jeweller—J. L. Shepherd, Castle-street, Holborn, linen-draper—W. Roberts, Burford, Oxfordshire, corn-dealer— M. D. Slater, Brighton, auctioneer—J. Hart, Hand-court, Hol. born, victualler. PA JUN ERSH IPS DISSOLVED. F. an W. Brownbill, Leeds, tea-dealers—W. F. and T. Parr, Nottingham, tanners—G. Sothern and IL Alger, jun., Norwich, chemists—T. and J. Perry, Oxford-street, silversmiths-11 Tat ton and W. Mather, Little Queen-street, Lincoln's Inn.fields, platers—W. Proctor, W. Massey, and J. Hutchinson, Selby, Yorkshire, merchants, (so far as regards NV. Proctor)—W. Far rar, H. Thomas, and C. Crompton, Bread-street, Cheapside, Manchester warehousemen (so far as regards W. Farrar)—J. L. M‘Farquhar, J. Hamilton, and J. J. A stley , Bahia, Brazil, mer chants (so far as regards J. L M`Farquhar)—.l., T., and J. Huxley, London, tobacco manufacturers— C Hunter and S. Hallam, Tertate, Walsworth, apOthecatha—S. Craddock and J. Seagram, Shepton Mallet, Somersetshire, attorneys—W. Cloutt and W. Winch, Cranbrook, Kent, auctioneers—W. Pattinson and W. Dudley, Cheapside, Manchester warehousemen—J. Scott and J. Frearson, Wath-upon- (Jeanie, Yorkshire, schoolmasters—W., J., and W. Hirst, jun., I eeds ' woolstaplers (so far as regards the said J. Ilirst)—E. l'ollhill and J. Jones, Kentish-buildings, South wark, tobacco-manufacturers— W. Suttaby, W. Fox, and R. Sut taby, Stationers'-court, Ludgate-street, booksellers—W. and It. Allen, and J. Anderson, City, provision agents (so far as regards the said IL Allen)—W. Shearman, sen. J. W. Shearman, and S. Briggs, Gracechurch-street, wholesale hatters (so far as regards the said J. W. Shearman)—W. and F. W. Griffiths, Bucklers_ bury, solicitors—M. Field and G. Gracie, Frith-street, Soho square, truss-makers—J. Gunn and W. Ward, Bishopsgate-street Without—H. E. Harper and J. W. Lloyd, Kingsland-road, Shoreditch, chemists—F. Petchell and J. Stickney, Kingston. upon-Hull, tiour-millers—J. Stickney, W. H. Bell, and J. Petchell, kingston_upon.flul!, seed-crushers (so far as regards J. Stickney) —M. Colesworthy and T. Glass, Walmit.tree-walk, Lambeth, manufacturing chemists—E. and W. Thomas, Park-lane, horse dealers. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. LONDON MARKETS. (From the London New Price Current of Friday.) SUG A R.—The importers of Sugar being determined to force sales, there has been an increase of business this week; the esti mated purchases are 3,500 hogsheads and tierces, the prices ac cepted are again at a reduction of lid. a is. per cwt. Yesterday and this forenoon there appeared to be more demand for low goods for packing, and some considerable businw.s was done in large and small Lumps from 61s. 6d. to 645., and a small advance has in some instances been obtained ; the good and fine descrip tions, however, continue neglected, and the latter sorts, enti tled to the same bounty as double-refined, have been sold upon lower terms, there beings plentiful supply on hand; for Crashed the demand also continues limited, and only small parcels are taken ofl: FOREIGN SUGARS. The great reduction which has lately taken place in the prices of Foreign Sugar has attracted the at tention of the buyers, who have been offering freely for parcels at public sale prices, but the holders have generally rejected the offers; the purchases by private contract are too inconsiderable for enumeration. This day at public sale 1,800 chests Havannahi Sugar, 80 chests Pernams, the good to line white Havannah at 325. lid, a :lbs., yellow IN. fid. a 24s.,"about one-half of each, and nearly all sold; Pernams at 21s. 6d. a 245. lid., middling and good white. EAST INDIA SUGARS-The Mauritius Sugars have sold this week at a further reduction of Is. per cwt., fair quality brown 425. In Bengal, Manilla, and other East India Sugars, no transactions of any extent are reported. MO LASSES.-Last night Mr. P. Thompson movedfor a Com mittee to investigate as to the expediency of using Molasses in the distilleries and breweries of the United Kingdom, the an nouncement has no effect on !fie demand and prices. English and West India Molasses are both heavy, 225. lid. a 23 5. COFFEE.-The Coffee Market continues firm, and the prices rather on the advance, particularly the Jamaica descriptions suitable for the home trade. Parcels of Dominica have also sold at a considerable improvement since the last public sale. By private contract, some parcels of St. Domingo at 40s. a 425. ; the ord. descriptions of East India are also much inquired after. By public sale this day 431 bales of Mocha, 213 casks, 41 brls. 234 bags British Plantation, and 321 bags Havannah ; the latter fine ord. coloury sold 455. a 465. ; the Mocha was withdrawn. The British Plantation, Jamaica, and Dominica sold at a further advance of 25., making a rise in these descriptions, during the week, of 3s. a 4s. per cwt. The Havannah to.day sold 2s. higher. RUM, BRANDY, and HOLLANDS.-The inquiries after Rum have much increased, particularly for Leewards ; there are sales of proofs at Is. lid, in hhcls., which is rather higher; iu Jamaica no further purchases arc reported. In Brandy or Genera there is little alteration. There are further purchases of Rum re- I ported ; a parcel of Leewards proofs and nutter, Is. stl. ; and some fine Jamaica, 3s. 4d. HEMP, FLAX, and TALLOW.-All Russian articles are held at higher prices considerable sales of Tallow are reported, principally by the eminent speculators ; the prices are gradually advancing, the quotation this evening is 41s. tid. I It ISH PROVISIONS.-Since our last, Butter has been selling at lower prices ; fine Dutch cannot be quoted over 90s. at the 0,1. Y ; and Embden, &c. 76g. a 80s. ; Cork, 80 s . a S2s. • Limerick, 5 .. 25.a ; and Waterford, 82s. a S4 s . landed. ' Fine fresh singed Bacon we still quite 465. a 465. ; while stale parcels arc offering at 435. a 445., landed ; no sales making on board. The d e mand for Hams has became limited again, owing to the large arrivals this week. Bladder Lard du.l, and scarcely any business doing in Beef or Pork. WOOL. -The two public sales of New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land Wool last w ee k went off at very good prices, say f ro m 10d. a 2s. 3d. per lb. The German was for the most part bought in ; the market by private contract is very dull, although there is no question that the strict quarantine regulations will lessen the supplies very materially. TOBACCO. -There is more inquiry for Tobacco, and some sales of Kentucky are reported for export. OILS. -There is much briskness in Oils. About 400 tuns Rape Oil have been contracted for at 3151., deliverable month!) , 'III January, 1832, the price asked now is 371. Linseed, 24/. Bale Seal, 401. PIMENTO. -Pimento sells steadily, but there is no briskness in the trade. TURPENTINE. --Two cargoes are contracted for at 12s. MA DDE It ROOTS.---By public sale about SO packages 535. (id. which sold at 5 1 4 d. to Corr ON.-We have had a very limited demand for Cotton this week, but prices are unaltered. To-day public sales of 1,000 ord. about to fair 3o bales Surat and Bengal were brought forward, and found ready buyers at full prices ; in this quantity were d. ine v, l y u e d rpy e u ti blicsale ,2:3 0 bales Surat of very choice quality, grown and cleaned as an ex -I;t2rdit.nter: i t d b 3 ) c i I tahl curioes t f u n s d l y i a fi n C e r 6d pa t n o y , G . : 1 3 1.f1ag4 a4, d m . i ; d. 33 to di f t a t i o r, pe 4 4 c j in d. p ; an so y Surat, si4d, a 634 d. By private contract 2 , 0 Surat, very ord. to good fair, 4d. a 4 3 4 d. ; 40 Per minis go od fair, 7!(d. ; 90 Boweds, mid. to fair, sNcl. a Ad. INDIGO. -There is no alteration in Indigo. It is stated that sriv chests have been applied for by the owners, that they may be brought forward on the 12th instant; the trade will not have t h e necessary time for inspection. RICE -By public sale 1,073 bags Manilla Ri ce sold at ifs, a 12s. ; which is steady • Bengal sells at 13s. FRUIT. -The holders of Red Smyrna Raisins are now de_ Inanding 425., but there does not appear to have been any thing done at that price at present. In Valentia Raisins there hag b ee n goo d deal of business done this week at 4fis. for good descrip.. Gone, but a parcel of inferior has been sold at 455. TINA, -The market remains steady, at about 3d, per pound PRICE OF OIL. Ripe Oil, brown Refined 0 Unseed Oil 4 25 (i Linseed Oil Cake at tita Mill, per thetisand Rape Cake, per ton PRICE OF POTATOES.—JuIy i. Kidneys 0!. Os. to 4/. Os, per ton. Seotch 3/. ss. to T. lE!s. 'Marsh 0-!. Cs. to 4!. lOs. ditto. Oxnobles and Shawg 31. ss. to 3!. 10s. ditto. winTEcliArEL 1-IAI 11IARKKI'.--June 30. Hay 13.. 0,1. to 844. 0,1. I t lover ud. to 110 s. Od, :Ai. (hi. to Od. RAW HIDES. Per Stone. s. A. to s. d. Per SI one. e. d. to s d. lest Heikrs& St,ers2 4 '2 6 Ordinary 1 S S?id li ings 0 t 2: 2 14:aket Calf 0 0 t,c)i. SHEEP Long Woo: ....., Os. ed. to W. ed. PRICES OF Per Ih. d. to d. to :4111i— 15 21 Ditt0—.....60 to titilb... 15 23 Dressing 14 1G Fine Coach Hide, i 7 18„; Crop Hides, 35 to 40th. 121 13; to 451 b 14 15; Ditto. . 1.) hi; LEATHER. Per lb. d. to d. Tanned Horse Hides,,, 15 I; Spinish Ditto Per dozen. Calf Sking.... 36 to 4010. 16 `. - .. ) 0 Ditto 50 to 701 b. 21 24 Ditto 70 to 8010. 19 21 SinallSewl:, Grvenland 21 21; PRICE OF 'FALLON , Town Tailor! 444. Od. Yellow Itossia....„--- 4i2i. CA. 43.4. 04. Soap Ditto--- 40s. M. Melted 335. oi. Ditto ', SOAP, &c. per 1121 b. Yellow 74g. Od. Mottled SOg. Od. Whit 54,. Od. CraveA 14s. Pd Good 5 4 Od. COAL MAIIKET.—JuIy 1 AcLir's 275. 66. Walls isnd Newniarch— t!is. I'd, r:eannumt 2.5 0 Ditto Northumberland 27 0 Bensham Main - '24 0 Hebhurn Ma n 27 6 Ditto Perkins and '27 3 Holywell 26 0 Ditto Walker '29 0 Killingworth Ord's Redhugh Peiar; Percy Bens 27 0 Pontop VVindarr 25 0 Canfield - 27 0 Townley----125 it West Hartley-- 25 11 . 28 3 Wy --. . 27. 0 Wztlls End i v and Co. 28 9 WallsEndliewieke&Co. 30 0 Walls End ltrown's—.— 20 6 Ditto 13urraton 27 3 Walls En I Callerten.— 25 0 Walls End Carr and Co. 26 6 Ditto Clarke and Co. .„ 26 0 Wall. End Gosforth..... 29 0 Ditto Heaton.- . 29 0 Walls End Hilda 0 lops at inizrket, W. E. Russell's Hetton 31 3 Ditto Russell's Lyon's—. 28 0 Walls End Adelaide— 2el 0 Norwnod's Iletton-- 27 Walls End Tees— 21) 6 Cinders .-- 24 0 Culxn Cox 26 0 Wall's End Elgin.-- 24 6 Hartley ..---- 28 0 New Flockton, Milne and C0......,. 25 0 Silkstone 26 6 South Iletton Seam— 25 0 Ord's Itidhugh Trader 24 0 Ponto , Trader 24 6 Shipcote Trader-- 24 6 so:J, 4S-Unsold, C!)UNTRY CORN MARK 'I'S DU It Per Quarter. A 6ilburn-- Basingstoke Bah ----- 72 82 60 76 50 74 58 72 CO '76 72 76 12 75 66 7 , 1 60 76 52 68 66 80 48 68 50 75 44 47 30 43 23 40 20 31 :38 42 30 39 26 31 24 30 24 32 22 21 !Z.! 28 26 32 32 31 i :33 24 , 34 25 `-ki 24 32 33 21 32 - 24 34 21 25 Bridgewater ... Bristol- Chesterfield —.— Derby ----- Devizes -----.. Doncaster Dorchester--. Exeter. '9 37 28 32 36 4' 37 41 30 42 33 45 Gloucester Ei I n ger ford --,. Leicester Newbury Bomiey . 46 77 56 68 30 36 32 34 Slialtes - bury Shepton Mallet .... 64 72 60 6S 58 72 60 68 s. d. s. d. .10 0 10 (1 36 44 32 40 31 36 38 s. d. R. d. 6( 79 :25 30 `..t3 Yeovil Per Bushel. Shrewsbury 24 28 6. 6. d. 60 70 BOROUGHMONGERING SYSTEM. (From the Times.) A reasonable antipathy to the b 'rough system may be entertained, because, among other misfortunes it has to answer for, it appears that owing to its influence we lost America. That loss can, in its consequences, scarcely be estimated. To say nothing of its having made dire enemies out of partners, and deprived our population of the means of emigration to friendly shores, which enjoy a moderate climate, it brought on our enormous debt, and feathered the nests of the borough-owners at our expellee. The continuance of the system also deter mined the French war and its consequences. It is true with respect to America that the nation, partly from a domineering spirit, and partly from the wish to make others share in taxation, contrary to acknowledged consti tutional principles, was easily lured by a Government of arbitrary disposition to enter into that fatal contest; but it soon saw its error—at least, whilst retrieving and settling differences was practicable—and the elections of those days for counties and open towns show it; but the very great majorities of close Loroughs stuck to the head strong Administration, arid their own profitable inter course with it, and America was lost. The analysis of the list of voters, at diffcrent periods, given in the Par liamentary history, affords the following proofs 1775.—Address to support the coercion of America, and continue the system of taxation, carried by 278 to 103: viz.— coun,y Members, of which no Scotch Open cities and towns, including one Scotch 56 Out of 2 , 13 close boroughs • lOS L77E,—Mr. Fox's motion to send no more troops to America, and to enter into terms of conciliation : against, ..159; for, 165. Subdivision of the last— County Members ll Cities and open towns.. Boroughs 4l Only five Scotch Members... 161-4 not made out. 1780.—Dunning against the influence of the Crown : for, 233 against. 215. Majority.—County Members En Ditto Welsh Ditto Scotch .!-- 7 ,, Cities and open towns, English £Ol Ditto Welsh 5 Ditto scotch 4 Burgages 72--161 233 Minority for Ministers. —County Members, En g li s h 7 Ditto Welsh 3 Ditto Scotch 18 Of this description 2B only. 1782.—Sir John Rous's motion to withdraw confidence from Ministers : for, 9.27; against, 236. For.—English counties. Welsh ditto (no Scotch) 7 English open towns . 98 Welsh town , ,-, Scotch ditto 1 Boroughs, out of 12.1" Against.—English countie , i, l2 Welsh ditto 3 Scotch ditto l5 Open towns, English tit2 Ditto Scotch ll Boroughs 113 REPRESENTATION OF ENGLAND. n; As nearly as can be made out from the lists and statements in the Parliamentary histories, and in Prynne and other authors, the representation of England at the accession of Henry VIII. consisted in number of Members of Of which for counties Cities and towns now of open representation Boroughs, of which the greater part were not then private property, and consisted of more voters, Corn , wall, for example, having only six boroughs ,29 , 3 This King added 12 Members for Wales, and '2 for Cheshire, and either by grant or restoration of some of the 64 bo. roughs which had ceased to send Members to Parlia ment, added in all 33 Edward VI. at his accession had therefore in the Commons 336 He added in large towns and boroughs now closed 44 3,3 Queen Mary therefore found a House of She added, chi e fl y i n b oroug h s, now pr i vate property Queen, Elizabeth a t h er access i on , i u th e C ommons Sheadded or restored c hi c ily in bo roug h s now in nomination 6- , James I. therefore found 4u7 He gave representatives to the two Universities, and grants or restores Leaving the representati o n a t 19 Charles I. and 11. added to the representation In the last reign the county of Durham was added, sonic boroughs and some towns, the last writ being to Newark, making a representation for England of 313 The alteration from the accession of Henry VIII. being for counties l6 For cities or open towns not more than .or boroughs chiefly became nomination 173 Total added t2l3 Bing, that the counties, which, at the accession of that lung, bore a proportion to the whole representation of about 1 to SA, were reduced to that of about 1 to .54 . ; and the cumbers and weight given since th3t reign to the boroughs which for the greatest part have become nomi nations, compared with the aggregate added to cottotie , and open towns, is rtore than 4 to 1. Wheat. Barley. SKINS. I Short Wool-- 03.0 d. to Ott I. (3 1. t0`.2,4.3:f.. NG "'III , WEEh Oats. Beans. 40 43 40 45 41 54 36 35 46 s_' 43 45 40 43 46 44 •1 42 50 38 46 - 48 40 46 36 46 - 45 4') 4 t 38 46 38 40 s. d. s. d. 00 00 IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, Juza- I. Lord LYNDHURST, who had Leen sitting the whole :hty in the FLiuse lo hear Scotch Appeals, in the ahence ,if the Lord Chancellor, took his seat on the Woolsack ,hottly before Five o'clock. COMMITTEE OF PRIVILEGES. 'f I,e of SHAFTESBURY, understanding that it , would be inconvenient to several Node Lords to attend the Committee of Privileges on Monday next, begged to inform die liold=e that the Committee would meet on Monday only pro forma. Lord TEY7ifIAM Itegged to impress upon the attention of the Eloise the Bill, of whkh ti hi.d gi:.ten notice for Monday rest, to regulate the overseers of the poor. Its soon as the Bill was printed and laid on the table he tru.ted Nolik Lords would give it that attention which it The Bishop of FERNS presented a petition from Trinity College, Dubin, praying that if any change was wade in the 4.ketive franchise, it might be assimi!ated to he franchise of Oxford and Cambridge. Lord GLENGALL presented a petition from Clonmel in fax Oyu• of Refohn. lIINDOO WIDOW'S. Th e Marquis of LANSDOWNE' presented a petition from the principal natives of In 1i.3, pr:lying for the total abolition of the prictire of burning libido() widows. DEPUTY SPEAKER. The LORD CHANCELLOR informed the House that hiR 31+sty had been pleased to command three Royal Commi,4ions to ksue from the Great Seal, ap pointing Lord Tenterden, Lord Wynford, and the Earl of Shaftesbury, Deputy Speakers, in the ab,enee of the Lord Chancellor. Mr. BEaNAL and otter Members of the House of Com mons brought up private Bills, which were read a first time, after which the House adjourned till Monday. HOUSE OF COMMONS, JuLI - 1. The SPEA EIL took hid t.eat at Four o'clock. On tae motion of Lord STANLEY, the Liverpool and Charlton Rail-road Bi 3 was read a second time and corn- ruittcd. Several petitions were presented in favour of the Man• cheater and Leeds Railway bill, and other Railway Bills. Mr. HUNT presented a petition froin the la- ' bouring inhabitants of Stockport; the petitioners stated that the time had arrived when the entreaties and prayers of an enslaved and united community could not re main any longer disregarded by that House. They believed • the plan of Reform to he a final measure, and they raised their voice against it, IReause it vas likely to become the law of the land without having their claims attended to ; they prayed for a real and radical Reform as the only means of promoting the happirriss of the country, and that the bloated clergy and abominable oligarchy should g he treated with that respect which their conduct merited. —(Cries of " Order.") The SPEAKER interposed, and said it was the duty of lion. ',Umbers to maka themselves acquainted with the contents of petitions entrusted to them, and then to toter cise their discretion in presenting them—first, as to whe- : ther the sub jeet matter was a fit one to present to Parlia- - mint, and next, as to the petitions being couched in re- ' spectful language.—( Hear.) If the Hon. Mensber read this petition previously to presenting it, it was highly probable that he would have refrained from presenting it. Mr. YATES PEEL strongly reprobated the very gross language of the petition. Alt-. HUNT said he believed he might not have read the offensive passage in the petition, and he begged to with draw it. He had anolier petition to present of a sitniler nature, but lie would wait for the present and look over it. Mr. LONG WELLESLEY deprecated such abuse of the clergy as was contained in the petition. He thought that the lion. Member ought to consider that he was re sponsible for the contents of the petitions he might pre sent. Mr. HUNT wild many petitions were presented, the content , / of which were tthktiown to the House. Tlw SPEAKER intimated to the Hon. Member that the reason fur that was to be found in the confidence the House placed in the discretion of Hon. Members. Mr. HUNT observed that persons might be sometimes led into error in presenting peti;ions ; the very first pe titien the Lord Advocate presented to this House was one that was in fact addre,ed to the House of Lords. Mr. HUNT then presented a petition from the inhabi tants of a parish in the county of Loogford, praying for a repeal of the Union. The Honourable Member then said that he had a few days ago moved for returns of the importation of corn into this country, and was referred by an Hon. Member to the library for his information ; he had examined, and was unable to obtain • what he required, and he now begged to move for a return • of the quantity of foreign corn imported into this country for one year, to the iith of April last, distinguishing the ' qualities, and stating the amount of duty paid into the Exchequer on account thereof. Mr. Alderman WOOD presented a petition from a Mr. Benjamin Hutchinson, of Russell-square, but we could not learn the object of it. The Hon. Alderman then moved for a return of the number of persons discharged under the Insolvent Debtors' Act, distinguishing those whose estates had paid dividends, and those who subsequently ac quired property which was made available to the payment of their debts. —Ordered. Lord MAHON presented a petition from the Under Graduates and Junior B ichelors of the University of Ox.. furl, against the Reform Bill. The petition was signed by 770 out of 1,100 persons. After a few words fnom Lord Moarralr, the petition was read, and ordered to be printed. Mr. PEMBERTON presented a petition from the mer chants, ship-owners ; &c. of the putt of Rye, praying for the repeal of the marine insurance duty. Mr. SCHONSWAR presented a petition from the Mayor, Aldermen, &c. of Hull, praying for the repeal of the East India monopoly. Tho Hon. Member expressed his cordial approbation of the prayer of the petitioners. Mr. C. DUNDAS presented a petition from the No bility, Clergy, &c. of the county of Berke, against the Reform Bill ; and also one front Newbury, praying to be restored to their rights in sending Members to Parliament. Mr. O'CONNELL gave notice that he intended, in the Committee on the Reform Bill, to move that the people of Ireland might be placed on the same footing as the people of England in the English Bill of Reform ; also that the forty-shilling freeholders might he entitled to vote, or if that should not be carried, that persons possessed of property in fee at 40s. a year be entitled to the same privilege, and that leaseholders of la a year (we believe) should be allowed to vote. The Honourable Member then presented a petition from the Reverend Thomas Tate, a Protestant Clergyman, praying for a Reform in the Church Establishment, complaining of the imposition of tithes, and the existence of plu ralities, and praying that all ecclesiastical property (excepting churches and parsonage houses) should be sold for the benefit of the nation, and finally, that each parish should elect its own clergyman. The Hon. Member then presented a petition from the Protestant freemen of Galway, praying for an extension of suffrage to their Roman Catholic fellow countrymen in Galway. Mr. O'Connell next pie sented a petition from the ship-owners and merchants of Tralee, in the county of Kerry, for a repeal of the duties on marine insurances, and one front a parish in Wicklow, praying that if the House should vote a sum of money for the poor in Ireland, it should be so distributed that Roman Catholics should receive an equal benefit from it with the Protestants. Mr. O'CONNELL then, in presentio another petition, begged to ask the Noble Lord (Althorp) if be was aware that, five days aft, r the Newtownbarry affair, another corps of yeomanry had been furnished with arms. He had re ceived a letter from a man of sound talent in Ireland, w hi c h stated the fact in these terms—" my blood boils with indignation at learning that they are arming another corps of yeomanry to massacre the people." Lord ALTHORP spoke across the table, hut we could not catch what was said. Mr. O'CONNELL begged to assure the Noble Lord that the greatest agitation prevailed in Ireland upon the subject. He understood that a procession was intended to be got up for the 12th of July, and if that did take place he could assure the Noble Lord there would be some more blood spilt. He begged now to refer to the petition which lie bad to present, and which prayed for the re-establishment of the local Legislature in Ireland. The petitioners had entrusted him with a discre- . tion whether or not he would present it, and, after the discussion of list night, he felt it his duty to present it. He appealed to the many independent men who had been sent into the House by the late election, whether Ireland should be so treated by the Reform Bill. • The counties of England had received additions to the elee, rive franchise, they had got several very numerous classes, such as freeholders, copyholders, and leaseholder! ; the people of Scotland had had their franchise greatly extended, but the franchise of Ireland would be diminished ; the effect . of the Reform Bid as now proposed to be brought in, would have the effect of turning the counties into _bo roughs. The county he had the honour to represent con tained a population of 216,000 persons; the number of . voters for the county would be seven hundred, of which forty-one were beneficed Clergymen of the Establish/11 Church, and one hundred and thirty-six of them resided in the town of Iroise ; and as Tralve was an open borough, I