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! would protest in the case of the meanest servant against making their arms. There was not, it was true, better or more obedient, nrave, zealous, and disciplined soldiers in the world than the a privatee letter to ground of a public charge. He lament oative troops f India; but it must be remembered that when, ,ed the nature of this debate, than which he had never heard on this occasion, they refused to march, the. danger did not 1' a stronger. arise from one regiment alone, but that every moment they Sir C. FORBES, in explanation,"denied he condemned the I were allowed to remain in such a state of insubordination, Government of Lord Amherst on the faith of one letter. He the example would be extending itself to every part of the was.influenced by none of them. country. The House could not be in a situation to judge of 1 The CHANCEIZOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that the conduct of Lord Amherst. The dispatch of Lord Hastings the present debate had led to some of the most extraordinary had no reference at all to this case. The great principle, and assertions with respect to public officers that it had ever been that of the answer returned to it, was to place the European his fortune to bear in the course of his Parliamentary expe officers of the armies of the different establishments on the rience. As the Honourable . Gentleman opposite, however, same footing. The regulations concerning the Bengal army (Mr. ilume, had brought forward his motion in an extremely were submitted to the different authoritinse and upon no occa- thin House, ne would just state that, with that motion, the con sion In which these alterations were carried into effect, wasthere duct either of Lord Amherst or Sir .Edward Paget had nothing a single remonstrance from the local Governments, or a corn- on . earth tondo.—(Hear, hear,)—The motion was to produce a plaint from the army. The sum added to the expenditure of military dispatch—not of Sir Edw. Paget—notof the year 1824 the East India Company, for the purpose of procuring these ad- No ; but actually a military dispatch of the Marquis of Haatl - 'nentages, of preventing the reduction of any individual, and ings in the year 1819. He perceived the mode in which, with placing the forces of the various Presidencies upon an equality, some ingenuity, but with very Vie fairness, the Hon. Member amounted but to 2 0 0, 0001 - The conduct of Lord Amherst was thought he had connected hit attack upon Lord Amherst with this not at present fairly before the House, but when it was, he dispatch. It was. a document which referred to the allowances eveuld in his conscience and without the least prejudice to his of the Bengal army at the date.. But the Hon. Member forgot, 'honour, declare that he expected he would be freed from cen- or perhaps was not aware, that in fact the paper did not bring mere and cendemnation ; and he would feel much disappointed his observations within the record ; for it concerned the pay and if the House and the country in general did not express the most allowances of only the European officers.—{hear !)—He did • marked approbation of his conduct during the unfortunate tran- think that when Hon. Gentlemen came forward, impugning sactions that had taken place in India. , the conduct of such men as Lord Amherst, and reproaching Colonel BAILLIE was of opinion, that if in cases of former the Government for hesitating a moment as to his recall, it mutiny or disaster the House proceeded to a judgment upon as was a little surprising that they had not the courage to come little information as they possessed upon the present subject of forward with a direct motion, and call upon the House for a discussion the circumstances. He would remind the House the best Governors that ever ruled India would be vote on the subject, instead of throwing out charges against gen in most unpleasant tlemen, in a way which precluded the possibility of their being ?hat the commencement of the Nepaul war, a few years since, answered.—(Hear, hear !)—For how could Lord Amherst or was distinguished by the signal defeat of a distinguished de- Sir Edward Pa g et defend themselves a g ainst attacks such .es - tachment of our army, tinder the guidance of 'as gallant an those now so liberally made upon them ? For his (the Right Hon. Gent's.) part he knew Lord Amherst personally; but lie officer as any in the service. He recollected a mutiny about thirty years since occasioned by the ordering of one of the would not, on such en occasion, utter one word in his defence. most gallant and loyal native corps to go by sea to the per- (Hear, hear !)--He did not think the course now taken ought to be answered. He did not think that it would•be justice to Lord fermance of some service; the disinclination of the native tro A sto embark was known but under the circumstances mherst or to Sir Edward Paget to attempt to answer it. — op, it could not be avoid e d ; the mutinied, and the result was as (Hear !)—Let the Hon. Member (Mr. Hume) come forward di disistrous as the present ; the m name of the loth Regiment was reedy- with a motion calling on the House for censure, and both expunged from the army, the officers were dismissed the ser- the individuals whom be attacked would find abundance of de vice, and many of the men were capitally punished; various pe- fenders, and of able ones ; but unless he could connect his re nattier; were inflicted on others according to` the various de- cent observations with the dispatch of the Marquis of Hastings grces of guilt; and many, after expressing their repentance, in 1819—unless he could do this, and he (the Chancellorof the were restored. From the knowledge which he had of India Exchequer) defied him to do it—he bad certainly treated Lord y . f Amherst unfairl or 30 years, he thought it impossible for a mutiny to takeplace an a native regiment without the foreknowledge and conniv- Mr. BRIGIIT. by no means agreed with the Right Hon. vice of the officers—these and the private men were generally Gent. in his view of the subject, and strongly objected to ranch connected by the closest ties of blood, the latter being almost of the conduct which had been pursued in the late mutiny. The always the sons of the former. In this point of view he thought general order which had been issued subsequent to that event the officers deserved punishment, for if they had .dose their was a reflection upon the whole body of the native officers of duty there would have been no mutiny. The Hon. Member India, and a most unjust one. The course which had been for Aberdeen was, in his opinion, mistaken as to the number adopted with reference to the officers of the regiment which bad of Bramins to be found amongst the native troops; they were mutinied, was still more ill-judged, for they seemed entirely to riot by any means so numerous as he seemed to imagine. Under have done their duty on the occasion. Generally looking at the present want of information, he conceived the motion of Lord Amherst's government, of • one fact he was quite sure-- tt.e Hon. Member was premature; and he trusted the House that India had done any thing rather than prosper under it; -would not stigmatise the character of a Governor-General, of and be did hope, that motion after motion would be submitted whose conduct they as yet knew nothing. to the House until the whole causes of the existing discontent '• Sir C. FORBES said, he would not be deterred by any thing were inquired into. that might be said either in the House or out of it from express- Mr. A STELL had heard no ground laid for the production • his mg opinion respecting the Government of Lord Amherst ; of the papers in question. For the matter of the Burmese war, and he would assure the Right Hon. Gentleman, the President upon which many observations had been made, all the papers of the Board of Controul, that he was not in the least prejudiced relative to that subject were already upon the table. No man against the Noble Lord, on account of the way he acted with could regret more sincerely than he did the late mutiny which regard to the Ladies' Precedence—so far from it, that he ap- had occurred ; but a court of inquiry was sitting upon the di:- proved highly of his conduct on the occasion ; and assisted at cumstances connected with that event ; and he trusted, that the Board in preventing the Directors from sending out His- until that court reported, the House would suspend its opinion.. patcheioexpressing their displeasure against him.—(Laughing.) Mr. EYSHE PALMER supported the motion, and corn -He had a great esteem for many of the Civilians residing in p lained heavil y of t he management o f m ilitar y affairs in India. India, but theyoften required to be treated with too much consi- Mr. W. WIGRAM opposed the production of the papers. ' titration, and were disposed to trample on those about them. As - Mr. TRA NT was also opposed to the motion. to the regimentof which, by it s m u ti n y, we had heard so much, Mr. WA RRE expressed his surprise that so many weeks of it received an order to march one thousand miles upon a day's this S essio n had elapsed without this subject having been notice, when the Burmese War was expected. This march was brbught under the consideration of Parliament. It was said effected without leaving a single man behind—of this he was that the alarm felt on this question was utterly unfounded.— _ apprised by a European before the mutiny occurred. At that Was it not time, he would ask, to feel alarm when the sepoys period, they were supplied with all the comforts to which native were revolting, and when British regiments, which had gone troops were accustomed. Upon the present occasion the treat- out of Calcutta 800 strong, were returning to it mere skeletons ? meat of them was different; they were ordered to fall in and —Let the native troops but once feel their strength, and deter take their knapsacks on their back ; this they refused ; they mine to act upon it, and the empire of England in the East, said they should have their " Coolies," and they would not founded as it was upon mere opinion, was at an end for ever.— degrade themselves by carrying the cooking utensils. This (Hear, hear !)—The subject was so important to the whole was the truth, and it was communicated to this country, not country, that he was surprised that the Government should by the Press; which, though it did exist in India, was in a withhold any documents which were calculated to throw the least light upon it. state of slavery and degradation ; it was there an instrument of tyranny and oppression. The information reached this The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER explained.— country through the medium of private letterS, the only Chan- He had never found fault with any Member for discussing the n e l through which the t ru th c o u ld b e known. He would g eneral p olitics of India on this motion. What he complained read a private letter on the subject of the mutiny, which he of was, that this motion was used as a peg on which to hang a received from a lady—(Laughing.)—He would assure the . series of charges against Lord Aniherat, who was not here to house it was not written by the wife either of a civilian or defend himself against them. -cif a native officer. It was the production of the wife of a Mr. HUME replied. If he had brought a specific motion brave officer at Rangoon, who may be supposed to write forward against Lord Amherst, his Hon. Friend below him without prejudice. It was dated the 13th of October, and would have said " Give me the official documents before you " was one of the latest accounts received. The w r it er states, ask me to condemn him. Now that he called for the offici a l she thought Lord Amherst had at p r es e nt e n oug h on hi s documents, lie was told that they could not be granted, be . mind to give him trouble.—(Laughing.)—This w a s a nervous cause they were wanted as ground of a tt ac k aga i ns t a n indivi and critical time for India.—(Laughing.)--That the public pa- (dual who was not pr e sent to d e f en d hi mse lf.—(H ear , h ea i!)— -erm had given an account of the mutiny, but they suressed This w was an inconsistency which h e l e ft t o b e r econciled by hat they pleased. The Artillery and two of the King's pp Regi- i wiser heads than his own. He contonded at some length that ments were ordered against the mutineers, who were then quiet, there was such a w ant of confidence in Lord Amherst among and it was hoped the determined conduct of Sir E. Paget would i the British residents in the different presidencies, and also compel them to remain so ; but it was upprehended the spirit among the native subjects of our Indian Governments, as was would spread widely, and break out where there were no Eu- calculated to, produce great and permanent mischief. He was ropean troops to put it down. The mutiny was occasioned by taking the b st and the fairest course to put an end tonsit by th his the ridiculous system of economy now in vogue. He (Sir present motion. - No reason had been as it F. C.) did not know if the writer intended to allude to the weighed a feather in the scale, and he therefore trusted that honourable Member for Aberdeen.--(Laughing.)--He ra- the House would support him in his call for the documents • ther thought he did not, as lie had never heard him (that mentioned in his resolution. Honourable Membe r ) g i ve any id ea o f trenching upon the The House then divided, when there appeared-- comforts of the defenders of their country. His on- Corresn d For the resolution - - i • ent added, this system would not answer for the Government Against it - of India, who should have known by experience the danger of interfering with the prejudices of the natives. The Sc povs were men of high class, and would not submit to the carrying of baggage. Much was said in praise of the conduct of the Governor-General. lie (Sir C. F) would set against these statements, the enlightened reports of all the private letters from India. He thought the conduct of the Governor cruel; when the mutineers threw down their arms and ran away, - where was the necessity of pursuing them. Where was the ne cessity, when they threw away their uniforms and mixed for safety with the population, of sniving them for an entire day. • Many of the natives lost their lives in the inhuman butchery.— Beside the mutiny at Vallore, there was another lately. A regi - want under the command of Sir L. Staple, refused to march ; he repaired to them, told them they should march, that he would compel them ; he would then examine their grievances, and, if if was fit e he would redress them. He then reasoned with them upon the folly of their conduct; the other native regiments also remonstrated with them, and the men submitted. If such an officer as this, or Sir J. Morgan, were at Barrackpare, the mu tiny would not have happened. From the conduct adopted to wards the officers of this regiment they would he justified in saying,. if we retain our allegiance we will be disgraced, it is beater to stand by our scpoys, and take the consequences. The danger will be great when the army advances against the Bur mese, and leave the disturbed men behind. Amongst those ... degraded there were thirteen Bramins. He would not waste the time of the House. He would merely ask was the man who brought India into this situation the man to take the country out of it? He would answer, certainly not. He would, therefore, entreat the Ministers of that House, and the Board of Directors, to recal the present Governor-General as speedily as possible, and send out some person who deserved the confidence of this country, and would acquire that of India. That Lord Amherst possessed such confidence he would chal lenge any man to say. The Noble Lord had of course private friends, God forbid he should not ; hut he would not take their opinions upon the subject—he would take that of the public, and until this night he had never heard a s i ng l e vo i ce in behalf of Lord Amherst as a Governor. Let those who say they have confidence in him declare it. The Hon. Member said the Bur ..meee war was most disastrous ; and though the Company suc ceeded in their plan of conquest, the House should not suffer them to retain this territory. This interference would be ne cessary, as the rapacity of the Company was such, that the more they possessed the more. anxious they were to add to their _ possessions. As an instance of our losses "in,lndia, a regiment which went to Rangoon 800 strong, returned with but 61) effec tive men. - Those wuo sent Lord Amherst as Governor to India were not his friends,—those who suffered him to remain were - ices so ; and they could not confer a greater favour on him, For the Clause - - or benefit on the country, than by recalling him as quickly as For the Amendment - possible. Majority in f m discussion P” Colonel BAILLIE g ave an explanation respecting the num bet of Bramins said to be amongst the degraded Officers. surned ; tin" Sir J. SEBRIGHT felt himself bound to protest against the Si ' sentiments of the Hon. Baronet. His speech may no doubt be entertaining and interesting—it may resemble certain memoirs of which we have heard interspersed with ladies' letters. He would ask the House if the character of Lord Amherst should be aspersedhpon the authority of such a letter as had been read ? Be did not profess either to praise or censure the Government „of Lord Amherst. The subject was not at present before the House, but when it was, let the conduct of the Noble Person be , tried by official papers, and not by ladies' letters. When an in vestigation upon this subject was before the House, he would not be slow in doing justice to the public uninfluenced by the feelings of old friendship. The Hon. Member had on the faith . of a letter, and in the name of England, declared the Noble Lord to be without public confidence, and challenged any pri vate friend to deny it. He was his private friend, and he de nied this assertion. He protested against such conduct. He Majority - GAME LAWS. -1) On the motion of Mr. S. WoRTLEY, the House went into a Committee on the Game Laws, Colonel Wood in the chair. On the clause that game be the property of the owner of the land, Mr. LEYCESTER objected to the principle of this clause, as being too ambitious, and as attempting to do too much ; he thought that they should do quite enough if they rendered it saleable. He should therefore propose to leave out that part of the clause which rendered game the property of the owner of the soil. Mr. S. WORTLEY said that The could not agree to this amendment, as it would entirely destroy the object of his Bill. After a discussion, in which Mr. PYSIIE PA.1.31F.11, Mr. TENNYSON. and Mr. BENNET took part, Sir J. SEBRIG HT, in case this clause should be rejected, strongly advised that the tamers and yeomen in the neighbour hood of great preserves, should mark the young folks invited down to shoot, and inform against them. He gave this advice as an owner of preserves—al an old spOrtsman, who had killed much game—as a Magistrate, who had committed hundreds for poaching. Mr. CARUS WILSON supported the clause. An Hose. MEMBER said that he would allow the yeoman to shoot, but he ought not to be allowed to call in all mankind to help him. Sir JOHN SE 13 71IGH T said, that a man who had an orchard ought to he allowed to eat his cherries or destroy them in his own manner : he could not thereby endanger all the cherries in the world. After some farther discussion the clause was carried. Mr. LESTER wished to know who was to be considered as the " beneficial proprietor" in cases of lease under tenant for life or in - tail, Mr. S. WORTLEY said, that the property must, like the produce of the land, be held to he in the owner of the land. Mr. .T. MARTIN objected to the injustice of taking the pro perty of the game out of the lessee, and vesting it in the lessor. He thought that the occupier had the best title, and moved an amendment accordingly. Mr. J. BENETT thought that the lessee under a church, should be preferred as beneficial proprietor before the occupier. Mr. STUART WORTLEY said, that he must persist in assigning the interest of the " beneficial occupier," as it re spected the property of the game, to the owner of the land—the only party which the House could acknowledge in this case. As he was entitled primarily to the produce of the soil, so the property of the same must vest in him.—The Committee tl en .divid ed— For the Clause 33 For the Amendment - Majority in favour of the Clause - —29 A discussion ensued upon other clauses ; the House re sumed ; the Chairman reported progress, and obtained leave to sit again. The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at HALF-PAST Two o'CLociz. LIST OF THE MINORITY Of 15. who voted with Mr. Hume for the production of Copies of the Marquis of Hastings' Dispatch .from Intlia in 1819, on Organization and Allowances of the Indian Army ; and also of the Dispatch of the Court of Directors to India in 1823, to gether with a statement of the extent to which these orders have been carried into effect : Davies, Colonel Maxwell, J. Evans, W.. Martin, J. Forbes, Sir C. Palmer, C. F. Gum ey, - H. Robertson, A. Leycester, R. Russell, Ld J. Monck, J. B. Tulk, C. A. Warre, J. A. Wharton, J. Wood, Ald. TELLERS. Bright, H. Liume,,J. WESTMINSTER. MEETING. Yesterday, at a quarter past One, Sir F. Bua- DETT, 3011 X CAM 110/3IIOLISE, Esq. Mr. HUNT, &C. toge ther with the Committee, ascended the , temporary Hustings erected opposite the Covent Garden Chambers, for the patßose of adopting Resolutions and a Petition to huliamenk s ytayinp, for a repeal - orthe House and Window Tat. 44 Mr. MORRIS, the High Bailiff', having read the Requisition, Mr. GARDINER, the-Secretary of the Committee, was pro ceeding to read a copy of the Petition intended to be presented ; but at the suggestion of Mr. Hobliouse, the Resolutions were first read, and carried by acclamation. Mr. Hu NT then addressed the Meeting. He said, it was so long since he had had the pleasure of appearing before them that he scarcely believed that it was his own voice that was addressing them. Those to whom he had the honour to address himself bad not heard the Resolution read, owing to the uproar, but they had carried them because they knew they, related to a repeal of the Assessed Taxes. Of all the taxes with which the country was burdened, there was none so obnoxious as the Win dow Tax, for it was, of all things, unfair to tax the Light of heaven, and the air we breathe. He (Mr. H.) did not belong to the elect, and therefore he had no hand in framing the resolu tions, or he would have made some addition. It was a matter of surprise to him, that 9 years should have elapsed since the ter mination of the war, and the Electors of Westminster had not been called upon before to petition Parliament upon this subject. If the Chancellor of the Exchequer wanted money in lieu of this tax, he would recommend a reduction in the Pay and Pension List. On a former occasion, he (Mr. H.) had inveighed as lie always would do, against titled pensioners, and he began the list with his Grace of rockingham, and then followed the Marquis Camden. Since that period, one of these Noblemen had had the modesty to give up his pension, and the other had been de prived of it by an Act of Parliament. He trusted that, on the present occasion, all political animosity would be forgotten, and that all present would be unanimous in petitioning for a repeal of the House and Window Tax. He thought the money could well be spared if a reduction were made of money paid to Pensioners and Placernen. No man ought to be paid out of the earnings of the people, but one who served them. It had been said that charity ought to begin at home, and, in his opi- Rion, Reform ought to begin there also.—(Hear ! and a laugh.) —He would like to . know why the father of one of their Re presentatives (Mr. Hoblionse) enjoyed a pension of 2,0001. a year for doing nothing. He did not wish to make any distinc tion, but to do away with: sinecure places altogether. The Mi nisters were about to burden the people with another tax of a most odious nature. He understood a proposition had been made to allow the Roman Catholic Priests of Ireland the sum of 230,0001. a year, to bribe them to sit quietly by and see their countrymen deprived of their liberties. No man wished for the Emancipation of the Roman Catholics more than he did, and ho trusted that they were, ere long, to obtain the free dom they had so long waited for. He considered them entitled to the same rights and privileges as the rest of the community. He was sorry to find that the Resolution so ably brought for ward by their Representative (Sir Francis Burdett) in the House of Commons, a few nights since, had been seconded by Mr. Croker. He was confident such a union could be for no good purpose ; something would be added, he was convinced, by the Ministerial Party. which Sir F. Burdett never intended intro ducing ; and so he afterwards found, in the abominable propo sition, since made by the Ministers, to give 230,000/. a year to the Roman Catholic Priests. After some further observations, lie concluded by proposing the following Resolution : " That this Meeting had heard with surprise and indignation of a proposition to bring a Bill into Parliament to impose a new tax of 230,000/. a year, to be collected from the Protestants of England, to pay the Roman Catholic Priests of Ireland, as a bribe to induce them, tamely and shamefully, to submit to the treasonable disfranchisement of half a million of their country men, the 40s. freeholders, who have al ways,up to this time, en joyed and exercised, as the dearest birth right of freemen, the right of voting for Members of Parliament." Mr. BISH seconded the above Resolution. .The HIGH Hamm. put the Resolution, which was carried by a triflingmajority. - A Petition to Parliament, praying for a repeal of the House and Window Taxes, was then read by the Secretary, which the Chairman proposed should he adopted by the Meeting. Mr. Ilusor objected to the Petition, WI no notice had been taken in it of the resolution he had proposed, and which had been carried. It was a sort of trick, to which he hoped the Meeting would not submit. He then proposed, that the substance of the resolution be inserted in the Petition. Mr. TRESLAN opposed its insertion, and said it had nothing to do with the object for which they had met. The thou BaiLissr then put the question, whether Mr. Hunt's Resolution should form part of the Petition; and, on a show of hands, declared the Question to be decided in the negative. auNT said, that the Meeting had not understc•A the Qtteition;.and wished it to be put again, which the High Bailiff refused. He (Mr. Hunt) then said, that e as the resolu tion he had carried had not been inserted in the Petition, he hoped the Meeting would reject it altogether. On the Marti BA ILIF F putting the Question, That the Pe tition be adopted by the. Meeting, several hands were held up in favour of it; but, on the contrary being put, Mr. Hunt held up his hand, wavin his hat, &c. ; and his example was fol lowed by the majority of the Meting, so that the High Bailiff declared the petition rejected. Considerable confusion was- occasioned by this announce ment ; and when the uproar had, in some degree, subsided, Mr. PIT MAN moved. a Vote of Thanks to Sir F. Burdett, and J. C. Hobhouse, Esq. which was put 'and carried un animously. Sir F. BURnETT then came forward, and stated that he felt highly honoured by the vote just passed. lie considered it his duty to say a few words on the proceedings of the Meeting. He regretted they did not concur•with the Petition which had been proposed to them by the Gentlemen who had convened the meet ing. He thought it a very unhandsome proceeding, on the part of Mr. Hunt, not to acquaint the Gentlemen who bad taken - the pains to frame the Resolutions, of his intention to oppose them. His conduct had tended to destroy the concord and unanimity of the Meeting ; and he would call it, in the words of Mr. Hunt himself, " a trick which, he trusted, the Meeting would never submit to." Some men were better as enemies than friends, and so he thought of Mr. Hunt; he felt prodder of his censure than his praise. An allusion had been made to the state of Ire land. If justice and freedom were extended to that unhappy coun try, a saving, not of thousands but of millions of inoney, might be effected. Millions that were spent in tyrannizing over the People, and subduing the Religious Liberty of the country. As to the pro position that had been talked about, of paying the Catholic Priests 230,000/. a-year ; he coulctonly say, they must either pay the priests, or pay soldiers ; either pay that money to the priests, or I►ay four millions a-year to support an army to keep down the people. Those, however, were not the points they had .met to discuss. The Petition, he was sorry to find, had been rejected, through a trick of Mr. Hunt. He concluded, by assuring them that he would never desert them, nor the cause of the public ; and if he did not always concur with them in opinion, he hoped they would give him the credit of acting from con scientious motives. Mr. HOBIIOUSE felt proud of the mark of approbation the Meeting had bestowed upon him, and equally proud of the censure of Mr. Hunt. Mr. Hunt had thought proper to call him a young man ; but young as I am (continued Mr. Hob house), I am old enough to know the difference between im pudence and courage, and to distinguish a true from a false friend. Mr. Hunt nas stated, that my father receives a pension of two thousand pounds, a year from the pockets of the Pub lic. I tell him that that assertion is as false as he himself is false—false as his conduct this day has been infamous and abominable. Mr. Hobhouse then explained, that his father received his salary from the' East India Company, as one or the Commissioners appointed to examine certain accounts due to diem. After that specimen of Mr. Hunt's conduct, did the Meeting want any more?-,-(Cries of No, no I)—He hoped he should hear no more of the sinecure. Mr. II trx - :—Yes you will. Mr. HOBHOUSE—YeR ; having told an untruth, you, I dare say, will have the impudence enough to repeat it. After some further observations, which were inaudible from the confusion that prevailed, Mr. Hobhouse concluded by stating, that he would always do his duty to his constituents firmly and faith fully. Thanks were then voted to the High-Bailiff (A. Morris, Esq.) and the Meeting was dissolved. Several persons collected round Mr. Hunt and his friend Mr. Birt, when they were about descending from the hastings, and lavished all manlier of opprobrious epithets upon them.-- " You pair of skulking scoundrels" was more than oncehreei; peated ; and more than one pair of fists were shaken in their toe faces. 'When they got upon the ground they were not respectfully treated. The mob collected about them , ing groans and other disagreeable sounds, and severaln con stables were obliged to surround them, to protect thas from more serious marks of popular disapprobatton. In they heir ceeded by the peace-officers and the crowd, et, in their ceeded to Mr. Birt's house, in Little Russell-stsTme un plea progress to which, their ears were greeted with the luals near Mr. cant sounds, although once or twice a few indivuoy trnitter- Hunt's person attempted to cheer him. Afterrthsome time ; but had entered Mr. Birt's house, the mob-remained outside o_ mr for some finding their expectations of again seeing• they gradually dispersed. PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. 110 USE OF COMMONS. Jovis, 24° die Maitii, 1825. STAXDING ORDERS COMMITTEE—ReSOIUtiMp reported : That, in - the case of the I:4merick and Waterford Railway Petitirkthe Standing Orders Nht noNlik s lispnred Postpanft. ..Nr` - - That, in the case of the Leeds anbillalifax Road Petition, the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill, except so far as regards the branch Road from School-house Green to Stubden 'Foot ' and that leave be granted that the Lists of Owners and Occupiers deposited in the Private Bill Office may be forthwith amended, by inserting therein the Answers of such Owners and Occupiers as have been given since the de positing of the said Lists.—Agreed to. That, in the case of the Gosport Chapel Petition, the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill, and that leave be granted that Notices may be inserted three times in some one one newspaper of the County of Southampton, and affixed to the door of the Sessions-house at the next Easter Quarter-ses sionsiof the Peace for the said County ;—and that the Commit tees on the two last-mentioned Bills do respectively examine,lin the first vlace, how far the said Orders shall have been com plied wan and do report the satne.to the House on the Reports of the Bi lls.—Agreed to. Mn. SPEAKER reported the Royal Assent—to Annual Duties Bill, and Branicote Oddhouse and Whiteburne and Dunse Reads Bills. MESSAGE from the LORDS—That they have agreed to-- Wigan Road Bill, without amendment. ROADS—Brighton and Cucktield—Bill read a third time, and passed. Manchester and Austerlands—Petition from Rech dale Canal Company, against—referred to the Committee on the Bill, Counsel ordered. 'Rochdale and Oldham—Petition of the Rochdale Canal Company, against—referred to the Committee on the Bill,:Counsel ordered. ComPasrEs—Equitable Loan Bank (Petition, in favour, from St. Pancras—to lie on the table)—Bill read a third time, and passed. Western Ship Canal—Petition from Langport East over, against—to lie on the table. Provincial Banks (Ire land)—Petitions from Cork and Newry, in favour—to lie on the table. Joint Stock Bank (Ireland)—Petition from Newry, in favour—to lie on the table. ATTORNIES Tax—Petitions from Dumbartonshire, against —to lie on the table. PAVlNG—Macclesfield—Bill read a second time and com- mitted. COUNTY COURTS BlLL—Petitions of Commissioners of Court of Requests, Southwark, against, and for compensation— referred to the Committee on the Bill. WATERWORKS—AImond—BiII ordered.' INcLostruEs—Hockering and Morton (Norfolk)—Bill read a seeondltime, and committed. Pewsey (Wilts)—Bill report ed, to be ingrossed. DOCKS—IsIe of Dogs—Petition from persons engaged In !the Coal Trade of London, against—to lie on the table. St. Ka tharine's—Petition from London Dock Company, against -to lie on the table ; Bill reported, Report to lie on the table. South London—Petition from Southwark, against-- referred to the Committee on:the Bill, Counsel ordered. NAVIGATION—CaIder and Ilebble—Bill read a third time. GAOL—Cambridge—Petition for leave to present a Petition for Bill referred t(i'a Committee. HOUSE AND WINDOW TAX—Petitions for the repeal thereof, from Stockton and Cheltenham—to lie on the table. STA 3a. DUTlES—Petition for the repeal of the Duties on Fire Insurances, from Dublin—to lie or; the table. ROMAN CATHOLIC CLAlMS—Petitions against, from Glou cester, and Chippenham ; and from Newry, in favour—to lie on the table. CUTLERY TRADE POLICE MAGISTRATES THREATENING LETTERS PUNISHMENT Bali read a first time. FELONIES PARDON COUNTY TRANSFER or LAND NAVY—BiII to make further provision for the payment of the Crews of his Majesty's Ships ordered. ORDERS OF THE DAY FOR THIS DAY. I. Canada Trade Act—Committee thereupon. 2. Dissenters's Marriages Bill—Second reading. 3. Land Tax Assessments Bill—Committee. 4. Prison Laws (Ireland) Bill—Second reading. 5. Sheriff Courts Fees Bill—Committee. 6. Supply—Committee. 7. Ways and Means—Committee. 8. Calder and Hebble Navigation Bill—Further proceeding on Third Reading. 9. Customs, and Stamps Consolidation, &.c. Acts--Committee thereupon. 10. Game Laws Bill—Committee. 11. Caledonian Canal Bill—Third reading. 12. County Treasurers (Ireland) Bill—Third reading. 13. Arrests for Debt Bill—Committee. 14. Wine Duties Bill—Third reading. 15. Consolidated Fund Bill—Third reading. NOTICES OF MOTIONS FOR THIS DAY. 1. Mr. Herries--Remaining Miscellaneous Estimates. (In Committee of Supply.) 2. Mr. Courtenay—Bill to amend the Bankrupt Laws :—.and Bill to regulate Lunatic Trusts. 3. Mr. Hume—Papers relating to the Burmese War. NOTICE GIVEN YESTERDAY. Thursday, April 21. Mr. Maberly—Repeal of the Duties on Beer. PRIVATE BILLS. _ Second Readings for This Day. Winterbourn, Wilton, and Northall Inclosures ; Hasling don, Cockermouth and Maryport, .Greenhill Moor, Upton on-Severn, Mahon and Pickering, Birmingham and Pershore, Cirencester, York, and Tewkesbury and Cheltenham Roads ; Edinburgh, York Minster, and Cirencester Improvements ; Tiverton Markets ; Sudbury , and Southwark Paving ; Henley upon-Thames Poor ; Rochester Gas ; Rochdale Lightning ; Llanllyfin and Carnarvon Railway ; Poole Church ; and Great Bow Bridge. BERKSHIRE ELECTION. Yesterday the nomination of a Member to serve in Parliament for this County, took place at the Town Hall, in Reading. An application, signed by upwards of 600 of the Freeholders and Yeomanry, had been presented to Mr. Palmer to offer himself as a Candidate, and that Gentleman entered the town escorted by an immense body of horsemen, and repaired to the Hall at twelve o'clock, which the High Sheriff, Ebenezer Fuller Maitland, Esq., 'entered at the same time. Mr. MOUNT, of Wasing-place, addressed the assembly, and proposed Mr. Robert Palmer, of Holme Park, as the fit and proper person to represent the County, bestowing high praise on his good qualities, and dwelling on his attachment to his public duties, and the security he gave us, the possession of large property. The HiGn SHERIFF then asked, if any freeholder had any other gentleman to put in nomination. A pause of some minutes duration took place, during which the meeting seemed to look with some anxiety for the appear ance of Mr. Hallett or his friend. At length a person in the crowd exclaimed " make way for the letter." A letter sealed, and directed by name to the High Sheriff, was then handed up to the Chair. The CHArnivt.tx having perused the letter, said he had no hesitation in stating to the Meeting, that it came from Mr. Hallett, and was dated Southampton, but he did not think he could, or was bound to read it, or any extract from it to them, as be considered the Gentleman who had written it was not in any shape at present before the Meeting.—(Hear, and cries of read, read I) After some c onsideration, the Hum SHERIFF said, that Mr. Hallet lamented in his letter that ill health prevented his being with them that day.—(A Laugh.)--If any other gentleman had any thing to propose, he would be most happy to hear him, before he put the question. No gentleman offered any remark in reply, indeed all seemed nsildnoi Robert SHERIFF o r f pF a a p r, p n e e a r r . n E g s . surprised at the absence of the other Candidate, who had pub lished. was a fitand y put the only question before proper person to be put in nomination for the representative of the County of Berks. The shew of hands in Mr. Palmer's favour was very great. On the question of the contrary ragged held icing put, a boy u p his hand and stick. Dlr. PALMER then addressedthe • meeting, and his speech was received with unbounded a lau himT ,hewhilhiesithclinelt; —A vote of thanks to the High Sheriff was carried unanimously. PP The election will commence . at Abingdon, on Wednesday next. On Wednesday evening the Report of the Committee appointed to inquire into the state of Ireland was laid upon the table of the House of Commons, together with the Minutes of Evi dence. It was ordered to be printed. Several Bills in Chancery have been filed in consequence of disputes originating in the con tracts for new projects. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS Bank Stock 3 per Cant. Red 3 per Cent. Cons 921 3 I 3i per Cent. Ditto Red 4 per. Cen- Dissd. Bank &gag 4zu)..1.' Lmp.3Ver - Cenis. Lndia Stock Ditto Bonds South Sea Stock DAY AT ONE O'CLOCg• Old Annuities New Ditto - Ex. Bills 10001. 2d. ...... -- Ditto II& ... 51 54 .:1 4 .4,, Ditto... . .5001. 2d. ...... -- ---. Ditto... . ;40. .... 51 5 4 ,I)itto Si 2d. ...4 -- ,;:i litto ‘,„,,,.. ,44d. (51 0 " Ditto A - dvertiscd'2d: ...... •—• Br- ik for Act. - India for Acct. - Cons. for Acct. ... 95-'i 2i_Sii PRICF.S OF FOREIGN FUNDS, AT ONE O'CLOCg•,,,, Austrian Bds, 5 per et. ... --Neapolitan, 5 per cent. Brazilian BdS B7i Neapolitan Scrip ............ Seri - Peruvian Bonds Portuguese Bonds 89i 9 0 / 3' Prussian, 5 per et. Ditto New Russian, New, 5 per et. 9 4 I Spanish 1821, sper cr.,.. 24t 1823 French Rentes... ex. V l ' - Exchange ......... Scrip p — 1825... 1 0/ pm. Buenos Ayres Bds • • Chilian, Bds 6 per ct. ... 88a Colombian ids, - 6 per ct.... 891 Do. do. 1824 Danish, 5 per cent. Greek Bds Do. Scrip, 1825 6 sl it k Mexican lids Do. Scrip 1825 ... O pm. PRICES OF-SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK. - - - - - - - - --- Per Par e ' Anglo-Mexican Mining Company Anglo-Chilian Mining Company Brazilian Mining Company Colombian Mining Company - Chilian and Peruvian Conipany English Mining Company • li General Mining Association Pasco Peruvian Mining Company Peruvian Mining Company Royal Irish Mining Company - i 4 ' 25 Rio de la Plata Mining Company United Mexican Mining Company Ditto New Welch Iron and Coal Mining Company . Alliance Fire and Life Assurance Company • Atlantic -and Pacific British Iron Company , B I IB Bristol Ship Canal Company General Steam Navigation Company Hibernian Joint Stock Company •• • .61 P ly London Brick Company Medway Lime and Coke Company Provincial Bank of Ireland • Patent Steam Carriage Company 23 24 Pearl and Coral Fishery Company 19 23 22 24 29 27 4 Royal Stannary Sea and Inland Coal Company FOriF.IGN An H.! vED. Lisbon - lianiburgh - France - Malta - Derr• 1 .1 HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO..:110R11 014 2 Morning, 7 minutes after 6. 1 Evening, 34 minutes after "• . I . J 1E SUN N. SOLEM QUIS DICEILE FALSUM AUDISAT LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, 3IARCII 2.5, t 825• RETURN of Major DENHAIVI_ and the AIISSION ftu° the - INTERIOR of AFRICA. We feel great pleasure in announcing the saf e arrival in Tripoli of this gallant and enterpri%ing Officer and his companions, from Bornou, in cell` tral Africa, after a residence of eighteen mo nth. with the intelligent SCIIIEK of that powerful an d extensive Kingdom. A letter which we 136 " e seen says, " We shall leave this place In a " days for England, and are happy in stating dist we have been successful beyond our hopes."-' When we consider the many attempts which have been made to explore the interior of.Africof and the number of travellers who have fallo victims to their laudable curiosity, it is 5 64 ' il consolation to learn that an Officer of great al' ? lities, indefatigable zeal, and the most respec t able character, with other intelligent coadjuto rs / have been successful in a pursuit in which othe r° have unfortunately failed, and who are likely to r_ e " turn in safety. We have now reason to hope fo r authentic information on a subject that may eve" . tually prove of great importance to this Couotri in the extension of its commercial intercour 9e with regions but little known ; and we trac t that we do not flatter ourselves in presuming t° expect that the more the British character I understood the more it will be respected, O r ticularly in the example afforded by Major D° l4 ' HAM and the partners of his mission. A Supplement to The London Gazette, of co'" siderable length, was published this day, contai'l° log Dispatches from India. A great part of Dispatches have previously appeared in 00 Papers ; and such as we have not before P° l/ ' lished relate to operations of which the result 143 been known in this country through private corn' munications, and will be inserted to-morrow. The Paris Papers of Tuesday are chiefly filled tb with the renewed discussion of the law on Conversion of the flentes. The ministerial Po' ject meets with a strong and decided oppoSiti °ll/ even from the usual supporters of M. deVirAsl'!.' M. SANLOT BAGUENAULT, the ministerial M el 9 her for Paris, in a speech of considerable i Lite ; rest, denied all the facts on which the Miai st i e je has founded his scheme. The law of 1807 " ' contended, like that of 1824, rested on the O is e e foundation, that the interest of money in Fra was below five per cent. It presented the 53° incentives to jobbing, and the same forced reci tjc' tion of the income of the -public annuitan t '' t Another Member reminded the Chamber, t" pay the national creditor had already suffered a l c , nation of two-thirds of his property, and O' er a fore ought not to be called upon to submit t°