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Fa:NCH PAPERS. F fO7ll the . Emile, dated Tuesday.) VIENNA, APRIL 'The Austrian Observer announces the depar t.ire of the Emperor of Austria for Italy, as follows : " lii3 Majesty the Emperor and the Archduke - francis Charles will set out tor Al flan" on the 7th : they will reach lfdina on the 12th. Nothing is known of the further progress of their journey. The Empress and her sister, the Archduchess Sophia, are to set out on the -nth for:Munich, where they will acrjracn the 9th.", Fron the Coniti;utionati of Monday. ) MILAN, APRIL , 1. ' 'Vie great preparations making for the reception of the Ern peror Francis vary a little the monotonous state of torpor which has been imposed on us'for theSe ten years,by the icy coldness aid the heavy apathy of theiiustrians. The contrast is strik ing to the Italians, who. - Wcli_remember the life, activity, and gaiety that prevailed while th 6 French *ere here. .- .. Nnt7ithstanding the 419rnatic denials or ambiguities, per sons whn seem to he Welt infoißed still assert that the Emperor of Russia and the King or.- - . Ptussia will come to meet the Ern ... .peror at Neat arid more pressing invitations havebeeri -made to the King of NaplvibrtheCabinct of Vienna, spa his :gaiesty governs nittt Uch certainly ,40e3 not enjoy independence, prudence ‘4sll , :yr,obably induce him to gyve Wisp Lettcrs from Napl6 bY. - fists niorning's mail even at:Trounce, that his Majesty will set cult for Milan oh - the 10th ,inst. 'At ail ev,ents his first ariswor is on honourable protest, in favour of t!le, dignity of the Crown., must not b 2; estimates? accord- 1 - et: to the respective strengea of the - States. , • . • :It is Generally belieVed hera, that - the conferences now going co'Cat Paris, under the aetapiees of Priace Metternich, are only preparatory to those whielfare - tO take place at Milan, where it r affirmed- that most. complicated. and important interests will he discussed, in which the- atfaies of • Italy will be only an epi •or rather a pretext Wl:tweed - le main object. It is thought 7;2 shall have a sure thermometer to estimate the nature of the tundementa resolution 7iff be adopted here. It is said the if it is:pacific, the ,fre - e4ees:AA will be to show some regard t the-wisher of the peoplwand to make concessions to them • te ,o pitre.ii -mil to the tog ofrenswe iiiscordances which now exist in Europe, .and threaten fattree.stoems. If, on the contrary; it resolved to show a. firm eOuwentince to Engla,nd, and to fol . _ . - lew an opposite coerseenew,:measusea of restriction and • . Gorr pression will be the 'first :teeth. - Of these the consequences •, ;nay be ruinous area ins cuiabla lleantin,e it is thought ehartnetans will be employed -to Check tee spirit ef association avkicli begins to manifest itself among t! 'e. Powers of Southern - Germany. Prussia and Austria,' it is certain, are dissatisfied with.thd commercial alliance forming twe2n Bavaria.Wirtemberg Nassau, Baden, and Darmstadt, to which Switzerland hagleeciled ; because, though only com mercial, -it May lead to iniptaitant - political results. - As for us, having no tnetftta4 en - express a will, we must be content with wishes ' • one of which is, that, among the serious can cerns which call the Stivereigfi 3litster of Italy to this capital,' he may be pleased to restore to- their-families and to liberty so many illustrious Lonibeeda ' Who, - like the unfortunate Count Genfaionieti, still languish in priso-or exile, whoseTrincipal crene was supposing that the-et-cation of the new kingdom of Lenabardy arc Venice would not be aamere sounding title, but sieriid at least bring sorne2reatall,vantages to the country, were it eely what the Emperor.Aliteee44theal then done for Foland. ( From the Courier 1 , 77-4.-?xcais of ltifonlay. ) • - 1 14 p R A LTA R, MARCII 24. It seems that the Eropewcoptiolge - co, yielding to the earnest entzeaties of the. Spm 3sh- has agreed to - deliver_ tl into his hands tea of a ezenSna.4l4, residing at Tangiers, for the, sum of 14.1 . ,004 riaitre.s e titp . .l4etpiebrig. „Among then are Valdes,- Fries, Linares,eantlAie,l4 e minister of war,, Lopez irlanoS. Thew unfortunate men 1f v.: placed themselves under protection of the Consuls.of:Eegland, France, and Sweden, appettea that their fate relic : isnd upon the orders which diplomatic agents will reitnye,., from their respective Go tears. • It is to he hoped their these order:kw-illbe favour- After the dreeel( - 'erptailishnieetts that lutve hien _inflicted these who have fallen ita sett hands of the Spanish (30- . er France, kleglere), oorSwetlen, could. think of means to sust•Oe,liiatSY•stem of te-action and e which they have sete_eul senes endeavouredeo check. PIARTS, APRIL 19. folloatine is the - addit e presented by the Corn :tee of the Charalter of corpipissioned to examine the project of law relative to the indemnify 24. The first arelel.e o#' ,the law of the sth December, lgi 4, shall ceeitinue feece„..SO:triat ro dispositions of the - e rce;ent law -shall, in anyeeeo . ,•e, - piejadice the tights acquired Uefore the publication of 'elte-Consi hallo:131 Charter, and main tained in the above-menti4nel artiae, Whether with respect to State. er n‘n•sens nee aoes this law, in any manner, a:uent, r.?.t sTcet those rig!lts " GREECE. Ex:rart of a Lctter .fr6.7tz datrd March 12. " -The E.t2,F ptian fioet has -- frpt-tott n landing at :Motion,- where Ihmhitn Pachr.,..son.of illebemet Ali now is. The fiut is gone hack to fZ - :ch mire tenons from Candia. The t!aptain Paclia is out again With ::40 sail, and it is said is going to attack Sai - ,lns. Colocotrtini,-Sesiiiii, and others, have been s.-nt to Hydra in arrest, and their propertn sequestrated. Sessini, Zaimi, and Mill are. all, of the first families. Patras is still bleclzaded, but the Giceldand forces are not ap proaching it." • " OFFICIAL INTF.LL'IO,ENCE. " NaroLr Pr ROMANIA. FF:r._27, N. S. " The. fleet. of the Paella of Egypt has landed 3,000 men n-ar Navatin. The Feetits:lf '0„ , .t . ,.14ti0,f 59 sail- However, our troops attack:A them sul(l . ..alKand repulsed' theta as far as Mod cm. The day after to-morrow, two squadrons are to leave f!ydra, •Sactouris - Will Co oncoilltern, and has orders to proceed against the •, bet ;.- and the other squadron, commanded by 7:li ,ulisi...-3414'ti0.t0 observe the move talents of the fleet of Conta"ntinople.--,,, rile beet *spirit reigns among the people t - the sohli,!ry .1.3. - 11111 - of enthusiasm, without doubt, we shall soon I,avc Toormettace to you a glorious ' victory. The Ain/Ai/rite CaPtaiu.lit Una, arrived hare - two r'ays are. Colocotroni, llelijani;7.S , ... , 3sini, -and other Anti. PeTiots, were sent to Hydra - a few days back; to roman there custody, in the Convent or. St. Elias,: till their trial shall Dave taken place." The Sincapore Chroniar. of the 25th of Novern ber c:)ntains some particulars of, an earthquake aid a considerarile part of the city of Ma.' , villa in. ruins :—Several slight 'shocks of the earthquake had been felt,.. throughout. the - I,land of Loconia, during .. the month of Oc. tober. On the (26th of that month a most severe shock was experienced In the town and suburbi -:nr ?Janina, winch demon,hed , several churches, one of the bridges over the river, and many of the 'private house s. About four-miles above the town and close ) , to the river, the earth opened with a rernendous explosion, nrid'shortly after sholls of dead fish were seen floating down the river into the- sea. A!I the respects ble inhabitants of Manila removed into the country, and left the town quite deserted. .The military barracks `Atvin7 been -laid level with -the ground, tents were pitched for the soldiers oa a plitin at a short distance. This encampment was totaFiy destroyed by the hurricane which came on on the .Ist in -start. Time roofs .were,.blown off'.. many of the -.:remaining houses, and- six of the vessels in the , Toads were stranded: This is the most . severe earthquake has been expirienced in Ma ulna since the memorable one of 1796, and the —loss of hurnan life, although not correctly ascer- Aairted, 'beli(lved . to have been con --OteralAe. CITY MEETING ON TIE. CORN LAWS TOterchy a G eneral iNleetin# of thePerchants, Sec.6f.-_the City of laoplon,. : was htld at the City of London Tavern, for the purpoie or petitioning Parliament to ialse.into consideration the Corn Laws as they :exist - : at presenti. Tl:e fleeting eras excessively croi , tded with bankers, merchants, traders, &c. Among other persons present we noticed Mr. Al derman Waithman, Mr. Alden - non Wood, Air. Wilson, M.P., Mr. Hume, M.P., Mr. Whittle Harvey, Mr. Barclay, &c. Shortly after one o'clock, the LORD MAYO R entered the room, attended by the Gentlemen of the Committee ; and, nn the. motion of Mr. Ah4rman.Wood, his..Lordship.was unanimously called to the Chair. • The Right Bon. Cliarli)l.ol stated, that having received a most numerous and respectably-signed requisition, for the pur pose of considering of the expediency of petitioning Parliament with respect to the Corn Laws, he was fully a are, that it was only owing to the adventitious eircinustance of.being Chief Na gistratc ofthe.City that he had been called Upon to take the Chair-on that occasion, yet he was nevertheless.glad of the cir cumstance, as it gave him an opportunity of saying what great pleasure he felt in being so'Called upon in the present instance. The object proposed for the consideration of the present Meet. .ing, was the propriety of petitioning Parli.iment relative to the Corn Laws. It was not at all hits intention nb, enter into the. question himself ; that would rather be the - duty of thole tlemerewho had.signed the requisition 14ur the purpose - of con vening the Meeting, and indeed, he did 'not hithself suf ficiently master of the subject, to enterat all full pon it.. • But though he did not intend discussing the...question; yet he could not help saying, that it was his opinion that it was highly essen tial that-something sh6uld be done towards revising the Corn laws ; for since his Majesty's Ministers had wisely adopted that liberal policy which was already found- to be so useful to . the interests of the country, it was but-fair .that while the agri culture of the land. was . I;rotecteil, the interet.tf of commerce should not he overlooked. . - Mr. HALL, the Secretary to the Committee, then read the Resolutions, for which we refer our readers to au: advertising columns. 31r. 1 . 11031A9 WILSON said, that aa his Lordship had stated that it was incumbent in those who had signed the requisition to stand forward in sup port of it, he had undertaken the office . of proposing the first Resolution, though, he should observe, that when he signed the requisition he did so not as the repre sentative of the City in Parliament, but merely as a merchant belonging to London : the points contained in the first Resolu tiOn were, he thought, so self-evident, that it would rervire nothing from him to tupix)rt it. Mr. LixrE/iT seconded the resolution. Mr. VOint'G, said that, before the resOlution -wag put, he• would beg leave to make a very few (.419e:1m:ions. Ha had al.' . ,ways been taught in - his school to consider that agricultwre and - commerce were so inseparable, that they could not be divided ; and theretlare, though he did not intend to deny the abstract pro position contained in the resolution, yet he hardly thought that' it was fair to throw all the blame upon agticolture.—(No, no !), ,;lie alluded to that part of the resolution whe.ra the word " un :necessary" was introduced, with respect to the high prices....... Those high prices, he was willing to grant, were not so in other countries ; but then the meeting should reflect on the largeness of the burdens that this c:mntry had to endure. It was finally agreed; after a few words frOal Mr. WIT.LiOX' and the LORD M4l:on, _that the word''unnecessary" should be omitted. - . _ ~. _. , A , GrAvri.7.2a.s.x remarked,, ltat be had but one obserra tionto make relative to the resolution, and to the alteration in the turn Laws, which was, that in his opinion, it would cause 71. great ciiantity of the gold of the country to be exported, with out introducing any advantage to counterbalance the evil. He should therefore oppose the rmiolution. The resolution was then carried, with one hand held up against it. . Mr. TooKE proposed the second Resolution. He said, that he had no doubt that the law, when it was originally enacted, was meant for the benefit of the country; especially. as one of the objects that it had in view was to prevent the recurrence of those great fluctuations that had been witnessed. That the • Corn Laws themselves, however, hid been the cause of great fluctu ations, no one would- attempt to deny. Indeed, such must always be the case with every restriction where there was an in creasing population, and a- limited territory. As the law had stood, no corriwas allowed to be-imported till it had riven in this country 'to eighty shillings; though, by a-subsequent me. dificatiou in 1822, that had been. lowered to 7tis. on paying a duty of liythe consequence of which - restriction was, that no durable relief could be afforded in the -case of an emergency.-- The enormous evils of that Bill had been dwelt upon while it *as passing through Parliament; but the answer that was - then given was, thit , the country was capable of affording a compe. tent supply, independently of tbreign assistance, and every thing had been done, because of the war that was then being carried on ; but it was not now at all likely that such a •war would again take place, and surely,it was a bad policy to inflict .such -a pressing and immediate evil, from the fear of so-.ren - uate a contingency, besides which, the real fact was, that in case of a war no harm would accrue from the importation of foreign corn. He wouldsonclude what he had to- say, by a spirited protest signed . by Lord Grenville and others, respecting the Corn Laws, bearing date the 20th March, 1013, which he had no doubt had been drawn up by the able hand of lalui Gran ville him Self. " IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS.L.:',IAncit 20, 11il " On the third realiug of the Corn Bill, it was moved, that thisßilt be rejected ;" which motion having, on a division, been negitived, the ,ollOwing Protest was . - .. , ntered:— . . • 4c 1 3 110TEsT. • DISIIEFTIErr, - _ " I. Because tre - are adverse in principle-to all new restraints on commerce. - We think 'it certain. that public prosperity is best promoted; - by -lensing uncontrouled the free current of na tionalindustrte :and we wish rather, by Well-considered steps, to' bring back our commercial legislation to the straight and simple tine of wiSdorn e then to increase the deviation, by sub jecting 'additinnarand extensive branches of the public interest to fresh systemvof artificial and injurious rest-imam. " Because ye titin.k that the great practical rule, of leav ing eall commerce unfettered, applies more peculiarly, and on still stronger grunds of:justice as well as of pplicy, to the Corn. Trade than to any other. • Irresistible, indeed, must be that necessity.which could, in our judgment, authorize the Legisla ture to tamper with sustenance of the people, and to lin pedethe free purchase and sale of.that article, on which depends the oristence of so large a portion of the community. - 'Because we think.that the expectations of ultimate be nefit frotn this measure are founded on a delusive theory.. 'We cannot persuade ourselves - ;that this law will ever contribute to produce plenty; - cheapness, or steadiness of price. So long as it- operates at all, its effects must be the opposite of these. Monopoly is the. Parent of scarc ity, of. dearness, and of uncer tainty. ro cut off any - of the sources of supply can only tend `tottlr,eskesetnfoirts any to c un ri da t t im ec oe t-i.itmust enh.ance the price at which ' yi elose against ourselves die cheapest m we purchase 4; and to confine the consumer of corn to the produce of hit 'o w n 'C ountry, PrOviisdet°ncreerittisself refuse to ves fo th r e eq b u en al e i fi z ! of that provision whi c h ing to man the vari a ti ons o f season ant i-of climate. • •, 4. But whatever may he the future consequences pain, that law, at some dista nt an d uncer t a in period, we see, with that these hopes must be purchased at the expence of a great and present evil. .To compel the consumer to purchase corn dearer at home than it might be imported from abroad, is the immediate practical effeet of this law. In this way alone can it operue.: - Its present protection, its promised extension of agricult . ure, must result Cif at all) from the profits which it creates •by keeping up the price of corn to an artificial level. These future benefits are the consequences expected, giving ,but a (as confidently believe) erroneously expected,fr . bounty to the grower bf corn, by a tax levied on its consumer. • ""5. Because we think that the adoption of any permanent law, for such a purpose, required the fullest and most laborious investigation. Nor would it have been sufficient for our satis faction could we have been convinced of the general . policy of, so hazardous an experiment. A still further inquiry would have been necessary.to persuade us that the present moment was fit for its adoption. In such an inquiry we must have had the means of satisfkingourselves what its immediate operation - will be as connOted with the various and pressing circum stances of. public difficulty and distress with which the country is now surrounded; with the state of our circulation and cur rency; of our agriculture and manufactures; of our internal and external commerce ; and, above all, with the condition and reward Of the industrious did'labouring classes of-out community. " On all these particulars, as thev.respect this question, we think that Parliament is almost wholly uninformed ; on all we see Temion -for the utmost anxiety and. alarm-from the operation of this law. " Lastl7, Because if we could approve of the principle and purpose of- this law, we'think that no'sufficienrfoundation has been laid'for its details. 'The eViden.ce. before us, unsatis factory- and imperfect as it Ls, seems to us rather to disprove than to support the propriety of die' high peke adopted as .the standard of importation, and the fallacious mode by which that price is .to be ascertained. " A nd.on all these grounds we are anxious to record our dis sent frprn.a measure so precipitate in its course, and, as we fear, so injurious in i:.s consequences. .• (Signed) " AUGUSTUS FnEnr.utcx (Duke of Sussex), - "1l I LL'AM NlsEa uxca ( Duke of Glouces'xr), " " WELLESLEY,. • -" TOMLIN - GT.OK, • " PUTTON (Marquis of Douglas), • cites-NnosliuuxtUattAst,cc SIN 6, • . • - • " Mr. WARD seconded the second Resolution. The great evil that -appeared to be eipprehended from the introduction of . foreign corn was the exporsation of the bullion of this country; but of two evils he certainly thought tharthat-was the least It was true, that for many years .they had not required foreign grain, hat when once a bad harvest should come, the whole :country would be takep by aueprise, and they would have no immediate Melilla of remedying the defect; and •he was -sure that - it would be-found better that a- little should be:imported every year, than that thershould be overwhelmed by it at once : and in the same manner they-could-better stfFortlie part with their gold by degrees. .-For,man y years-corn had been ported into this country-from Ireland; and' it :-had Dever been feund that there. was any thing dangerous in the ;aeration of the currency during those years ; and if no alteration took place wken the:corn came from Ireland, why-should there' be any when it came from - the coutitimt ? With regard to the ques. tion itself, -he might be Allowed - to observe, - that great good could never be expected without some evil being attached to it i • but in his,ppinion Parliament was the competent authority-to undertake that iovestigation, ,anil be had never known a time, more fit than the present for taking it -up, =He was sure that the persons...who : had signed ,the requisition had nottheleest det sire to dictate to their fellow citizens, and he therefore hoped; that ifthere west any -gentlemen present who- differed from the general sentiments of the Meeting, -they would be manly .enough to come forward, -and express thOse sentiments. • All that the Committee wished was, that every persons real opinion should be got at.— ( Hear, hear !) : - The resolution was then carried von. con. Mr. 501.1.1 r had great pleasure in proposing the third resolu . - tion. lie was not at id of opinion that this country would lose any of its hnilion by permitting.. the importation of foreign corn, for he considered the consumption of ,English manufacture abroad equal to.any importation of.grain that might take place, and if the -policy were adopted of receiving that corn instead of • employing as now an extra population on agricultimal labours, tray would be . of service in carrying. on those manufactures which were Ile source of the riches of England. • Mr. H o DGlio n seconded the R esoluti on. Ir. au NG was sorry to be obliged lo differ from tie obser rations that had fallen from the proposer.of the last Resolu- • Lion ; he had either proved too much, or had proved nothing at all. If the importation -of foreign corn, in case the restric tions • were taken off, was, to be so small that the exportation of our manufactares was tb cover it, it certainly -was a question of very little worth while: disturbing. the country-about.. But be was ..rather of opinion that -the importation would be much greater :than appeared - to .- be expected, - for the bullion • that would be exported abroad would enable parties to increase their growth of corn there, while in prOportion, that the-foreign zup i plies increased, the growth in this country will diminish, so• that in the -.end the • effect would be that much of the laud of. England -Would he left destitute of cultivation. :For his own part he should much Piifer a large'agricultural labour too seeing the manufactures of ttioeountry increase as much as seemed to lie - desired, for hi •wah'contide.nt dial the agricult4rlsta in the: Lour of clanger-YiVall3cptirte a touch hettee source of defence, than any thing that could be brought up by machinery.-_•;. (hi ear !)—ln . proportion as -the manufactures of the e9untry in,- creased, in the same proportion increased the debility and vice of. the nation.--( . N0,-0,!)—.1.t was not his intention to cast im putatiOni On any p.artkUlat class Of satiety, but when he con: twisted agriculture wit manufactures, he could not for a mo ment hesitate to which to give the preference. Mr. Alderman. WAITIIMAN. would:not have risen on. the present occasion, but it): what had fallen from the Gentleman who had jo. , t sat down, with whom he certainly -should agree in his - conclusions if he could at all come to the same apprehen elena that.he entertained with respect to, the result of the Corn Laws being removed. As, it was, he agreed with him in one particular, that no boa.y of men were more entitled to atten tion than the agriculturists, and if the -question were to. turn on that point, he should certainly be very worry to support any thing that he thought likely to diminish their claims • but as he viewed the question, othing of that sort could possibly happen. —(hear')—On the present occasion he wits glad to see the •qucstion of the Corn IraWb brought forward in so able a man ner, for it was within his recollection, that in the year 1815, hardly any individual could be induced to undertake it ; he had, on that occasion, had some communication with Parliament re .f..itive to the question, but though it was acknowledged that the maxims he Went upon were right, it was argued that as there were alread7 restrictions on the manufacturing portion of the country, so it was but just to place similar restrictions 'upon the agricultural part, that is to say,because one part of the Constitution was wrong; instead of cerreeting it, it was deemed more advisable to add another erroneous statute to the book, that every thing might be Wrong together—.(Hear, hear !I A t all events it seamed to be pretty generally allowed, that whatever 'weight that argument might have had then, it was now entirely dune away with, now that, as it were, a new order of things was about to he established. It had been said that the agricultural intererst ought to be protected ; he was of the same opinioa, but at the same time he could not be unobser vant that the greater pazt of this burthens of the state fell upon the trading part of the community, while-the agricultural por tion felt very little of them, for in proportion as taxation had advanced, rents had vantinued in the same increasing ratio. —(Hear, hear !)—With respect to commerce, there was no one braitch of it, in which there had not been a fall of from thirty to forty per cera., anti by this-fall of course the agricul turists were benefitted a so as to be enabled to live more cheaply. The atteropt that had been made of late towards removing re strictions from trade, might be regarded as an approach from wrong to right, yet even that could not be accomplished with out seine part of the population being sufferers through it. some branches, it was proposed to take off from 60 to 10 per cent., the whole of which was to fall-on the trading public ; and yet, to their honour, not one attempt had been made by, that body to embarraos hii Majesty's Ministers in such an ex- 1 pedient, but on all sides the justice of the principle was admit- Nil, - awl on thase grounds 014 were content to be at first' the sufferers—(Hear !)—There was no extra sacrifice asked of tire Agricultural interest; all that was asked, was that there shoultd be a fair march amongst ell the branches of the com munity in the same pia - a:Jess, and that all things should affect all alike ; so that whateversacrifice there might be, the commer cial party was willing to share it with the agricultural, though, in fact, after the first impetus, it would be no sacrifice at all. His Majesty's Ministers had at length made a beginning in the right way, and he hoped that they would steadily pursue it ; indeed he could not possibly suppose that they would now stand still, when so great an effort had been made, and suffer any re strictions still to remain on the commerce of the country ; that would be the only way of acting unjustly, and that would be the only case in which the commercial world, instead of ap proving, would have fair and just cause to complain. He was glad to find that there were gentlemen present to watch them, for, as most of the persons present were connected with trade, without that watching they would, perhaps, have been in competent to perform the office of impartial judges. It was, however, his firm conviction that although gentlemen might somewhat vary in their opinion on the present question, Yet the interest of the two great branches of the empire were so closely blended, that they must be depressed or raised to gether, without the possibility of a separation. In the year 1815, he had taken an active part at the Mansion -house, on on this very question, and in the course of a very had obtained the signatures of 60,000 persons to a presented to Parliament on this very subject. He trusted or discre pancy was always open to conviction in case of any error i say, that ed that pancy in his opinion ; but he could conscientious y hare altered after the lapse of nine years, he would wish to he did not think that there was one word in that petition which (Applause.) pe s r tit i st io r n to be Mr. HanvEy thought, that if any hardship were to be laid on the agriculturists, it would at least be fair t hat they should have som e remunerat i on . P er h aps so me alteration in the Corn o pinion that the present Laws might bejuditious, but he was time was by n o means th e p r op e r p the country h a d now gone on f or six yea rs w . ithout any imports. a o r f iad for such alteration ; tion. and, as far as he could see, was still able to 4Gi without ; so that it would only be introducing discontent among a very large portion of the community, and produce, , most probably, such a . re-action as would throw a great portion of the agricul tural labourers out of employ. . • 9lr. Host E was likewise of opinion, that some remuneration would be due to the al,-,-ricultifrists for the oraeres that, they would be obliged to leave uncultivated, on the, introduc tionorforeign corn. He had read a pamphlet, written by Mr., Hiiskisson, in which it was asserted that four-fiftliiiiol'Our nufactures were consumed at home. If this were true, was it not foothill' to attack,by harrassing and distressing . idipornitions,• the very men who assisted so much in the consumption, and consequently in the enivuragemez t of tho,ie manufactures? The letting in of foreign corn would be a premium to foreig,ticrs., founded on the destruction of the British fiirmer--(1Ielir, hear!) -:-The - -prenent , average price of corn was Os. •: -. 7 - /Ur. HALL-stated it to be tits. HOME would still call it fi115.,.: for .11e. knave very', well' how the average was made up—(laughter)—by the picking. Of the whet; so thatin fkrthe average wesnot above (iifs.'tO grower. - Since the American war taxation had increased 34a. per cent.. while the price of corn had only advanced ti per'cen't. this surely did not look. like exhorbitarice or.unfairness in the' farmer. The Worthy Alderman had stated that ManufactUres had fallen 40- per .cent. ;• that was very true, - •bathen,• on she: otherhand, the raw material had fallen in a similar proportion. Agiictilture likewise wat subject to many expencei-frOnt-which manufacture was exempted; take the tithes for instance,. which alone were ten millions per annum another instance was - the repairing tile highways, the advantage of which themanufac turer reaped, while the agriculturist paid for it to the amount of two-millions per annum to which might be.added anim portant fact,that the fanner did not s! end less every year than -10 t) Millions on the.manufaetures of his own country. • Mr. LW:I.En WHITTLE, HARVEY could not help feeling, a - little surprised at the sweeping anathema which ahe e tieree tleman µito had just . sat down had ..been pleased to pase . against the commerce of the - country, the only way to support whicholiat he.could discover, would bato pronounce all plenty; and all the blessings of plenty an evil. It was like Wise a pity that in so general - a meeting as .the present, etnall.and minnte. details should be discussed, which would be mock better rk. , served for' the -ICOmmittee ; for though-meet:of the fletitlereen present might very likely agree in the abstraet principle bf the thing, yet he hail no doubt, if they were to-conic to alisthee tireineans•hy rvhicii the reformation should be brought about, therearotild be as Many -plans proposed asehere were peelems present.--(Bear, hear I )—The inconvenience, .then, that arose from .starting and discussing MI6 - points Was, he trusted; tirade apparent • more :especially that of. raising. ra censurable . dis. tinction between the agricultural "and the trading interests'- between which these was really ,no distinction, for what .was prejudicial to the one, was prejudicial to the. other. It ap peared to him, that in the arguments that had just been oheti, policy was more palpable- than justice.; for by those arguments it was proposed to benefit but one class of, persons—the letided interest—(Hear,"hear !)---a class that - wished only for the ad vantage of the farmers, inasmuch as their own interests were in a great measure included in those- of the occupier, and whose case it:was as soon as this or any other disagreeable subject:was started to raise a lou,houtcryabout-the- prejudice to the ageicule !tural interest, by Witieh means they succeeded most adroitly in diverting the attention of the-public and the legislature, always Making a line •speechaboutlooking at their tenants, for whom they of course. sympathized in a+:inconceivable degree.—(A laugh.)—lt had been said, that before any - alteration ought to take place in the Corn Laws, it'was incumbene'eti ahew that the price of corn was already too high. NO such -thing was neces.: wary in - hheopinion : it was quite enough to-know neat the corn of England must be too dear, as-long as they found that it was to be got cheaper elsewherehee(Bear, hear!) --Something, too, had been said -about - the poor, as if that wentat all to the agri. • cultural osiside of the question : it happened to . lietoo *ell known a fact that ,the poor rates of this - . country had been at their highest, when the.-corn had bead at the highest. Besides,-it -was clear, that if alioor person could only afford to buy bread now, if corn were to become cheaper, to his former diet he would be able to .-add 'meat - and, other :necessaries.--( Hear, hear 1)-The lust-complaints of which lie -should take notice was, that if -foreign corirwas introduced, the .'English farmer would be obliged. to leave his landlying uncultivated—just as if the earth .admitted of no - tillage - but that of corn ! What, he would ask, had become of all thefamous Sussex butter ? Whi ther had those noted dairies.vanieflued? Where -was the rosy dairy maids -gone that it used to be a pleasure to look at ? (A , laugh.)—Why they had all disappeared, because the farmer -had discovered that they could make more money by sewing his -lands with corn ; but let them be undersold in that article, and all the nice dairies would return; for a farmer was a little too keen scented I:Ct.to know his own .Interest.—(.Laughter end applause.) The •Reeoluiion was then carried. - Mr. CRAWFORD then begged leave to move a Resolution, eathich• seemed -to be so naturally the:-sequaent of.all that had t hem done, that he was sure even the worthy Elector for Col chester would - not• object to it. The proposed ReilolutioneStated . ehat the revision of the Corn Laws, and the repeal of so much ai- related -to the periodical prices, • - Wag highly expediento-e Vide advertiscnufnt.) Mr. Aldennan THOMPSON said, he should slot trespaiHs on the attention of the meeting at thislate period, of the-day, after the subject had been so fully and adequately discussed, did he not feel it his duty , to express his opinion of the impolicy of the existing Corn haws, and the at,solutc necessity of their alteration. The meeting had been told -by sante gentlemen' from -Essex, from Salop, and other agricultural. districts, that any attention in the Corn Caws would ruin their interests ; but they had not produced arty argument to chew that such a la mentable result would follow. - The worthy Alderman believed those gentlemen were not exactly qualified to deliver their dpi nions in a Meeting such as this was, of the merchants, bankers, and traders of the metropolis; - but they had done so in a manly way, and he was glad that-they had not been objected to. Mr. Harvey had. said, that the present: system was subject to abase, but he did not he a r f r om him a ny thing in its praise. It must be evident to every.gentieman present; that the abuses which existed called loudly for an alteration, of the Corn Laws. It was impossible the landlord ehould know what rent he is to get in :case of an - alteration ; because, in the short peried'of ehree years, an alteration of 50 percent. had taken place in the price of corn ; and it was now upwards of 69-shillings. He' should therefore say, it must be an advantage to the agricul turist to hare it reduced.. The urc'ent time was, in his estima tion, the best period for the alteration, notwithstanding what, had been" said as to an accumulation of grain in foreign ports. Moreover, he woald . say, that another beneficial effect would arise frgni the alteration, namely, -that as other nations had - Thilotred us- our erroneous principles, a priori, they would' follow cur. better example. He concluded by proposing an other Resolution. Mr. BARCLAY, in.moving that these Resolutions be embo. died in the form of Petitions to both Houses of Parliament, said, that he was one of those Members in the House of Cent.., tetona,' in the year 1815, who, day after day, and hem after hour, advoCated- the present question. Sonic fietalemen hair said that this was not the time to prom this petition ; but he. begged leave to say it was the most proper of all times, hecauie agriculture was now in a flourishing condition, not from the effects of the Corn Bill, but because it partook of the general presptrity of the country. He lived in a great corn country,. and knew it was the desire of many of the principal land; owners and farmers, that there should be an. alteration- in the. Corn Law s t for they were convinced that they were suffering as much as any one by the present system. • lie thought that: the farmer oaght to have such a..protecting duty as would fairly allow him to cultivate his land ; but that duty mi4ht be reduced year after year, and the 'agriculturist would be enabled then to p/ h,anid "argument not' en rh • been e" t o bear his pare of the p ublic burthens, . Alroltoor.itT Gnash' - , in seconding the last proposed Rm .; lotion, - begged to observe , that t here was one great advantage •to be derived from'th adverted- to, na mely,. the immediate diminution of that nan e eal cancer to the cou ntry, the Poor. Laws. Mr. HoLafE was icerrwocoeed proposed alteration, to addre ss w a h n ic e the meeting, when he was called to order. . It was then.moved, seconded, and carried unanimously, that the Resolutions be printed in the usual Morning and Evenint , Paper. • . Mr. s A. je, T el omsoer said he had a Re so l ut i on to propose, to which lie anticipated bOt little oleiection, frOm the unanimity. which already prevailed. B e f ore p roceeding to - state it, he could no t help expressing the pleasure which he felt at witnessing that'- unan i m ity, and also at the conclusion to which the eeting ' had com e, after hearing the arguments on both sides. He trusted' that this day's proceedings would carry with them great weight, a nd the gratitude which th e y owe d to the m ainly instrumental in giving them the opportunity of express,: t e g their opinions, should he in proportion. That Gentleman was Mr. Hall, whose merit it was so w e ll known, that was only necessary to mention his name.—(App au. e 1 s.) —He concluded by proposing him a vote of thanks Mr. HALL returned thanks, , stating tha it he was not prepar ed to expect so enviable a reward as this for the - humbleservices H which he had been a bl e to render upon this occasion, • He could only say, that this was not first time •I to the Make himself useful, and Ile hoped it b the would not e le last.— He was ever ready, and he hoped that when he might be made, . useful, they would always , . call upon him.—(Applauee.) e Mr. RICHARDS moved thanks Lord Mayor, for his to the readiness in conveningd the meeting, and'for his e con duct in the Chair. • - Mr. Alderman V ENAnLts seconded the mot i o n , - Which was put and carried by-acclamation. The Lon]) M On returned thanks for the honour thus con ferred on himand , expressed his readiness to' comply, on all occasions, with the • • tins les of his fellow-citizens. —The meeting then " broke uer. • • '• , 0 4 , ,,e; .,,AN11>i , .• , • / ..,:-. 7 r:e ./iv;, . . . , A ~,".., • s., Cik) I N\\''' * ' s- k :,, i,':. i.l• ''''. -.., MASONIC NOTICES FOR NEXT WEEK. 1;: , : or N Monday, April 18, isasnoN. No:,. 1,8, 14, 15, 284, 293, 308. COLV4TRY. Nos. 20, 72, 102, 219, 311, 308, 423, 509, 510, 521 ' Tuesday, 22, 104, . 533 . . 19, LoSiVix. Nos. 33, 42, 266, 281, Cods - ntr. Nos. 127, 151, 167, li" . 184, 199, 385, 532, 5 " 551. Nyednesday, ---:20, LONDON. Grand ~iteward's • • • . Nos. 36, 56, 91, 92, itr" 225, 296, 321. CO.UNTItY• Nov._ 9s, 105. 124, 146 ' 207, 22 9, 339, 342, 465, 4130, 487 1 - 529, 581, 678, 711. • - q•l3. Nos. 65, 152, 274, ',)` House Corn. Few- °'^". at 11. • CousTnx. Nos. 113, 171, 288, . 451, 453, 466, 469, -51 1 ' 561. • * Thursday, —.--. 21,`•LoNnoN. rictny , Saturday, --- 22, LONDON. /I V. No, 283. 23, Cov z.ricr%' • • 0 • * • NAM psii IRE. On Easter Monday the Dap. Prov Grand Master, Brothel 2. S. ATCHESON, L q., -trended by the Prov. Grand 'VC ar• -A. • •. dens, Prov. Grand Chaplain ; alai • the Prov. Grand Registr ar ' Treasurer, and Secretary, - and_ several other Brethren, Ci sitet , the Lodge of (Economy, „No. YII., in 'Winchester, and fr t° thence proceeded to visit the following Lodges in the Wes,te rj Division of this Province, viz.:- No. 713, Lodge of Peare.and Harmony, Ramsey TuesileY' No. 214, Lodge of Unity, Ringwood , - w e dnesde* No. 330, Lodge of Hengist, Chi:lstchurch 'f No. 602, New Forest Lodge, Lymington . Friday-. Although it is many years since the Prov. Grand Mesta. his Deputy visited the Lodges in this - part of the Province, we ' uhderstand that the efficiency of the Officers in general, an dtb4) regularity of theirmode of working, received upon this ()co the approbation of the Deputy Prot% Grand .Master, Iv" pressed himself highly satisfied with the state in which hel ot ' te them, and with the cordiality "and fraternal union which sr peered to subsist between the Members of the Western lindgl: On Saturday the Dei. Prof:"Grand Master, and the Bra ila try` whom he was accompanied, upon their, return, attended 11 ?; invitation a meeting of the Phenix Lodge, .No. 484, a t the p l i rooms in the High street; Portsmouth,where they were rec oil ' ' , by the Menibers of that highly respectable. L o d ge with 0 1* demonstration of fraternal attachment and esteem, and nftet. wattls entertained, with its accustomed hospitality, at an le' • gant, --and sumptuous WhitsUn-tveek, the .9 :1 Pro.- Grand Master,- it is said, -intends- visiting the sevc Lodges in the Eastern Division of the Province. The Provincial Graiid -1, - ,xlee fo YORKSHIRE r the West Riding of °rk' c dsi shire was held at the Fiat Sh 11 Wedlle e , on .- sennight, and was attended by the following Grand Offic e°. ; her Lord Viscount -Politrigton, Provincial Grand Master; .-Carr,•Esq. Deputy 'ProvinCial G. ilf. ; -Charles. WlliteleY , Provincial -Grand 'Senior Warden ; Joseph Smith, Ellq . „DO, vingial Grand Junior Warden • J Naylor and other Grand Officers. The Grand Lodge . was c oo eleven o'clock, in due form, and with soldinn .praye r ' n i n t., . • T wlutir, the necessary m linesps of the district was erite re. .43 , ACtOraitig us=l custom, and the -Grand Officers aPP Oit'" e o'er rorA 511 cuing ylar e A numl4.l of appropriate lecturcis giver;; and at f alt O'clock, the Grand Ltalge was cl_,c' e .lor; harlineny, by the 4ciating Chaplain Abe Rey, Brother .1101 The'llrethren then attended at the Tontine Inn, and Par` a most suMptuous dinner, provided by Mr. Lambert, - 0 1 2' 0 ew made the best arr. giveangement to satisfaction to the 133 ? tii i body', and which .bespoke the talent' of the-chief officer % r t.& .kitchen. The Provin;ial Grand Master presided, SuPP the by' grand - Officcrs; On the removal of the. cloth, P. G.. 31. gave— aO rl The King, our illtistrious - patrcia.` (Drank with-the 1,9 of l`ilasonry.) , the Vhe Grand llEster of England, his ROyal ' ilii., , hn , ' — g DukL. of Sus Sex. The Duke of York, and all the Royal brotherhood. o ckr The. D.' P. G. M. rose, and, in very neat terrns,"Prq - The health,of the M. Lord Viscount Pollington ; t i n ue Was 'drank - wlth tOthusiasm and applause, which 099 some time. •-• The P. G. M. made his acknowledgnieng at soMe'lglio;4 • his nsual felicitous manner, observing; thatnever fg4 - * of happy than whan honoured with the approbation ; brethern. • The D. G. 14, Robert Carr Esq. The O. s. W Sir WiMath Cooke, Bart. - Tbe, J. W. J. Smithy, Esq. '!'he Offiers of the West Riding PrOvincial'Grand I)3c3Clt' .kyariety.af-toasts, - Szc. were give 4 by the Honourably man, who, a4.lrpirably sustained the spirit of the Illeetingoel the 'eeiurse , of 4itifterrioon, several excellent hrasonic sung, Ivhich contributed to harmony and brothel - 1Y I° `iiiierP t i, the time' v.'n.9 spent. throughout with that ordir and 41 t.' e ffr „,l wbiel,t have ever charactensed.the meetings of this ant i " t 9 'hononrable fraterriity.Ainongst the number of sentiv -- " toasts werO'he follewiPf; • ' ' 5 All the regular constructed Lodges throughout the ~yoor • direetirig tit eit enErgies to the general good,an d nay their be rewarded by the general approbation of tile brethren. p elv, e , May virtue erct.dirtetOur actions, withect oti resp bar i —justice., ta them with whom.we deal—mercx an' "to an inaeSiild'' • (Aber by _ May the brethren, of this Lodge be united to. ope ?Pr se' the bonias of love. " •• .ae9 Our.Order, - Whiclf;Jeyelling the distinction, that d ivi i sec t ciety, the virtuous of every country, religion, a nd 'atie - affectionnte ieiiFgoeial , community. ..:" • NATIONAL' SOClETY.— ` Yesterday the . 6 le pe „Corninittee - orthe Na:tioriat Society for e F, s tie -cation- of the Poor in the Prineiple:cof th e Mar' 4 1 iOlg(1: gum* _held. their. Meeting at St',. , tin's Vestry- Room. Present-- *Afehbishop - ofCarrteilmiry , 1/Ord Kenyon ßat t' Arehl , sishop•of Poi!; Sir James Langhari.,.. London'n. Archdeaco Cambr;dg, ,Dislittp r of Worcester Archdeacon, Watson Bishop of Exeter Rev. Dr. D'Oy'Y • d 1118N13-.of-Giottee-stet And other Ab...lThbers . „ c i ,Eleven STesh.Schools .. w e re unit e d to the `' o ; a to' tiid tw elve grants of money were ' Made t° o /, fo t hui dilig gehool- r o or e s a:matigsi others, S° o /, fo r the: populouS' town :of Stockport, and t o the ,Parish of „Ne2vingtoti Butts, and Weyntouth. •DnEAn FUL Dr.—Last night, betweel',4c'o and ten o'clock, a young l a d y , „„,,d Fa i v orl oTNRIETTA 11 LA RDSON, daughter of ag e " tie f S C ' _ Ic considerable optilence in the parish „, s he e,-Old -street, left her lover, with ' Shop ha4 ( l been taking a walk, ;Ina' wen t into a i 5 11 e alll purchased a sileet of paper, on whi c 'doff 1, vrote h er name an d a dd ress , pu t it in her P e ° „, i ne l i nd•then proceeded"to the bridge over the pit° of the Regent's Canal, and threw hersel f bLI V i lyater. She was picked up immediate,".:tres9 ife was extinct. Nothing can equat the her lti Calamity has caused in the mill ° °I family.