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been - unhappily labouring for the last two years Ras, in a great.degree, decreasin g ; still no man could pretend to say that the country was restored to that tranquillity which would enable Government to take a full review of the finan cial state of the country, and of the difficulties which they had to meet, in such a manner as would justify them in calling for the confidence and co-operation of that House— (Hear, hear.)—lf former Governments had exerted themselves, and had, in fact, exhausted the means of making the expenditure meet the income of the country, then,- indeed, he should despair. But when be looked back to what had taken place within ,the last few years, he felt it was greatly to be deplored that the public expenditure had only not been greatly de creased, but had been considerably augmented.—(Hear.)— Ile trusted, however, that under the auspices of the Right Hon. Gentleman, reductions would be made in the public expenditure. With respect to the Sinking Fund, he thought it a great delusion to imagine that that fund was to be kept UP by an addition of taxation upon the country. It was one of - the great errors of Mr. Pitt's system that the people s hould be taxed to buy up a debt standing at four or five per cent.• interest, when it was clear that that money, it left to fructify in the pockets of the people, would ac cumulate -more rapidly, and add more to the resources of the country, than it could possibly do according to his plan. Sir . 1 . NEWPORT said, it would be unpardonable in him to take up much of their time, after the very able and eloquent speech of his Right Hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer. That Right Hon. Gentleman had Pledged himself to the appointment of a Finance Commit the next year, and from the labours of that Committee it Might be confidently expected that the public expenditure Would b e diminish e d, and that at the same time the public revenue would be considered more productive.—(Hear. With respect to Portugal, he must observe, that if there were only one man in the House to support the Right Hon. Gentleman in the course he had taken, he (Sir_ J. New port) would be that man.—(Hear, was im possible that we could have taken any other course, eo" - - sistently with our honour and good faith. We were bound to protect Portugal, our ancient ally, from being overrun and enslaved by the higotted Junta who had attempted to domineer over her..--(Hear, hear.) Mr. WARBURTON wished that the usual vote of the Session might be passed upon this occasion, in order that Gentlemen should not have an opportunity of pleading the dura et regni novitas. It appeared that the whole question of Finance was to be passed over until submitted 'to a Committee next year. That the Finance of the pre sent year ought to b e i nqu i re d i n t o a t presen t was c l ear - "can the fact that, -with respect to Canada alone, there was all item of expense of 170,000/. This sum, it appeared, W i ,,, ° , ll lid be- expended in maki ng cana l s an d roa d s i n t h at „,„ 7 "*" 11 Y, from which no b ene fit was to h e d er i ve d to th i s 1 1111 trY. This was th e first time that such grant s a pp eare d aaie n g the votes, and, in the name of God, let them not over the present Session without a proper inquiry into and the other financial arrangements. E. OWEN defended the construction of the canals aoad roads alluded to, on the ground that they were formed Dlline necessa r y t o t h e d e f ence o f t h e Colony.—(Hear.) r. 'WARBURTON and another Member rose toge ther, but the other Gentleman gave way, and Mr. War :ton proceed e d. T he Gallant Officer stated that the Worts had been commenced, and that the money ought not t o be kept b ac k . Nov he thought that They ought not to se l'ote such a grant, forty-one thousand pounds, for the pre- I n year, Without inquiry. Mr. BRO UGHAM confessed that he could not alto getlier agree w i t h what had fallen from hie Hon. Friend -(Mr. Hume); on the contrary, he felt, after the most kinute attention, perfectly satisfied with the mode in which Vie ,Right Hon. th e Chancel l or o f t h e E xc h equer was about `n provide for the exigencies of the year. He could not, theref ore, concur en ti re ly with what h a d f a ll en f rom hi s Friend (Mr. Hume) ; and the rather, because, although closely attending to his Hon. Friend's argument, r . felt unable to arrive at the conclusion which his Hon. te r n l end had reac h ed. What was the objection to the pre t arrangement at which' his Hon. Friend, and he be- In ed one other Member, and only one, had stopped "70Tr. Brougham) g understood the Right Hon. the Chan :o7or of the Exchequer's plan, it was this :—After stating Peculiar exigen c y o f th e case , h e o b serve d, th a t h e t'ionic] take a credit to the amount of three millions. The eliti °n, as to whether there ought to be any loan at all, Mr. Brougham) would touch upon by-and-by. But t here ought to be an' additional sum granted—which, the resent, he would presume there ought--then it fClear that there'were only three modes of granting it. at was to s a y —fi rs t,- b y th e creat i on of a new tax ; • t r i %Idly by f un di ng , an d thirdly (as Tuuderstand it to be u e llight Hon. Gentleman' s pl an to d o ) , b y a ddi ng to the w ader D e bt. N ow , as to any i ncrease of taxes, to mil der the labouring circumstances of the country ;—for certain extent, though recovering, she was still labour under distress--it would be alike unjust, unwise, and - '4lP°lit ic. He remembered what he t o ld M r . P erceva l u pon a former occasion—that if he went on to impose new would diminish, instead of increase, the Revenue • ''''that if he pursued such a course, he would find a pro ',_l•ftsive falling off, not only in that, but in ma n y o th er ;linniehes of taxation ; so that each new tax would prove, 1, " a gain but a decided loss to th e G overnmen t— as we ll :Pthe decrease of the . Revenue, as by the additional ex e:tee of the machinery necessary to collect it. Having . th r ee to this conclusion at that period, and having repeated l ame sentiments. In 1819, when three or four, or he beli eved 5,000,000/. o f a dditi ona l t axes were imsed...-. ( 11 ‘ 4 ; 4 1 ,,1i0n. Gentlem an said " taxes to th e amou n t of po three three millions; either sum would answer 4 4ua llY well for hie argument ; upon that occasion lie th.ltte,dhis r easons f or o pp os i ng th e measure . H e stated, ' 4, It was the worst resource of any Government ;—he eo lt4t ed, that at a period when the sinews of the co un t r y were t er r elaxed by th e heavy burdens she had borne as to render bent icapable of further exertion, such a tax would til o only impolitic but unproductive. He warned tee Government against the mistaken views they entertain :, and assured them, that in proportion as they imposed "elv taxe s , the whole revenue would become unproductive. "sslf these were his opinions in 1819, what must they be aow that we had this additional three millions of taxes p r essing upon us ?—(A n H on . M em b er here observed, that ' t he malt tax an d woo l tax h a d b een repeal ed.)—True, I .aere had be en a repea l o f t h e ma lt an d wool taxes; but if L a e whole amount had been taken off, or had never been Posed in 1819, still he should, with equal earnestness, vaa tion Ministers against the imposition of ne w t axes in h; 1 7 4 7-.—(Hear.)—lle did not think that any man who saw i mpropriety of imposing additional taxes seven or eight Y e eall ago, could advocate the imposition of three millions °. 0 7J taxes in the present year. He had always been one Z i to. t ° o se•who thought loans generally were a great evil, he never concealed from himself the fact, that under ;, euliar circumstances, a loan might be the most advan foe niode of raising the additional supplies necessary ell 'Heconduct of the Goverument. If a country was r; s lll6t ,ed by laboured-underdrain and unusual calls upon her resources, ° t ee : she • tl l f end required relief, that wttB precisely the state of age which justified his Majesty's Ministers in afford . aa ' u lithat reli e f by a loan. The money being to be had, • e Presumed it was, it wouldbe perfectly easy to pro . t.p e for the interest, although the raising the principal sum turn the people would be Severely and oppressively felt.— .. ear, hear. Then the question was reduced to for y the)oney. to be raised by the funding stem, or oY *Wing to the Unfunded Debt? The question was clear, f d within the comprehension of every man who was capable 01 r eading a price current. The present price of the Three four" Eighty.. yeighty-four; it was sufficient for him that .„ I nxteen per cent. below par. What was the • price of .cxoli ego ~• Am 5 08. So that tilse. ; a premium of they were at he raised by the l2 f wit . e le amount of three millions might funding system of 4 per cent. or about 0,000/. per annum iut e i it could be had at an annu a l tilt ; While h)? Exchequer Bills die charge of $O,OOO/. to the of 90,000/.,. making .lis gallery prevented us from hearn country. (A noise i e t When the, Hon. Member g the next sentence or we , in tw t hinl observing, that a parr vin became au l, Bills we understood), received lO y s. boldingExchequer esstantheholder of °tiler Security.) t h ll ir e i s HUME (across th e table) Yes, but he receive , .L.'lfference w h en " he (tells again. t h it al t • BROUGHAM—Aye, when h e so ld out aga i n ; 11, 1 W ‘ ao, if he knew as welt as hi s H on. Friend (Mr. ' s etu ra e) When to sell out—(a langh)—a n d if h e knew as - . 48 his Hon. Friend (Mr. Hum e ) w h a t h e was to get ~_en he did sell_out..—(A laugh.)—But the seller in such q vi ruld n o t b e suppose d t o b e possessed of as much t to , edge as his Hon. Friend.—(A laugh. )—The disas eY entailed upon the country by the late war— eCees Which, p er h aps, t h e youngest man in that House t 4 id n ever see us re li eve d from—rendered a loan upon th e , - Preaent occasion the more necessary. He was one of e Who felt perfect satisfaction at the statement made by re, ie llaneellor of the E xc h equer on a f ormer occas i on , an d ponied that ni g ht. H e was perfectly sat i s fi e d w i t h the ae of a Finance Co • • ensuing year • he Committee in the y a ski to the R e p or t o f th at Committee for the greatest th e ~,l an at import an t i n f orma ti on with respect to the De b t, ttrith` k lea, and the Public Expenditure. If he looked „. • d co nfidence to the Report of a C omm i ttee appo i nte d ini 4lr• 13. es day—if be looked with confidence to the ik e — ",„ee Ceramittee appointed in 1817...—he' trusted that he ' 44 sot be considered @supine, if lig entertajneci 0444 etpecfatione from the Committee to be appointed teat year ; and the more so, when he law a better light, both with respect to trade and to finance, breaking in through the walls of that Houe, since the appointment of the last Committee; when he reflected that great errors had been swept away from our commercial policy—when lie looked back upon what bad been truly remarked by Dean Swift, in his Financial Arithmetic—who, speaking of Excise and Customs, observed, that two and two did not always make four, that sometimes they did not make three, and often not even two—when he perceived that the increase of taxes, in . stead of adding to the Revenue generally, caused a defalcation --when he considered that taking off taxes had added to the Revenue in almost every instance in which it had been tried —when he knew that lightening the burthens of the people added to, instead of decreasing the weight of the public purse—when he found that the light was slowly, late, but surely and steadily breaking in, as well upon the country as upon the minds of Members of that House, and enlight ening the darkness in which they had hitherto sat there— he had great and ardent hopes in the Report of that Com mittee.—(Hear, hear.)—ln his opinion, the Chancellor of the Exchequer had acted right, well, and wisely, in not giving to the House an exaggerated picture of the pros perity of the country. He had done well, too, not to draw a too florid, a too picturesque representation of the financial resources of the country. He (Mr. Brougham) had had too much of Budgets brought forward by different Ministers, trust implicitly to any statement of that kind which it had been his fortune to hear. He must say--and he was sure the Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Canning) would forgive him, when he made the observation—that he always felt the euspieions character in which a Chancellor of the Exche quer came forward. It might be that a man's feeling or his prejudice led him to imagine his statements true; but still they must be received with doubt ; therefore it was that he gave the Right Hon. Gentleman credit for not hav ing overcharged his statement, either of the finances or re sources of the country. There was no doubt that the country was recovering from that great and pressing dis tress under which it had laboured, and which every man must deplore. It seemed to him that the plan now sub mitted to the Committee was a plan for gradual, and, there fore, in all probability, for permanent reduction. Having ' said so much on the general subject, he should wish now to allude to a particular part of it which bad some refer ence to what had passed last night in the House. There was one tax which pressed upon a particular branch of industry, and which affected a particular class of con sumers—that branch of industry which, of all others, they ought to encourage, and that class of consumers which, of all others, they ought to endeavour to increase. He meant especially to refer to the priuters and readers of the small periodical papers. He hoped that some steps would be taken to relieve these persons by a reduction of the duty on paper, which operated with much severity on that class of persons, and by the adoption of some means which would assist in'extending the class of cheap publications that had for their object the conveying of useful knowledge to all parts of the community. He thought that these publica tions, existing under proper restrictions—he meant such restrictions as the old, and not as the new, laws regarding them had placed in the hands of the Government--restric. tions that were in themselves amply sufficient—might be made the best, the most effective, and the most salutary means of diffusing information among the people. He was convinced that, if the tax upon these publications should be taken off, or at least so much reduced as not materially to affect them, the Revenue would be rather increased than diminished. He wished, too, that some facilities should be given to the circulation of these weekly publications by the post, although they might contain some few articles of in formation upon the passing events of the day.—(Hear, hear, hear.)--At present the tax upon every sixpenny publication amounted to threepence, and that amount of tax was too much for these publications to bear, although by that tax they obtained the means of going by the post. (Hear, hear.)--Upon the subject of going by the post too, lie wished to say one word. In the kingdom of France these sort of publications, circulated by the post, on the payment of about one sous, or a halfpenny, while, in the United States of America they are circulated on payment of about half a farthing ; and by these petty payments all the small useful publications went freely throughout those countries. He thought such an arrangement most excel lent, and he recommended it for adoption here. He would say, "Don't be afraid of sedition-.-a good, a free, a libe ral Government, is never afraid of it.—(hear, hear).--If you are afraid of sedition, better your measures—if you are afraid of the light, be sure that it is because there is not enough of it. Let in, therefore, more light, and be as sured that no diffusion of light can act otherwise upon a good Government, than to strengthen and assist it; while it will, at the same time, better the people in point ef mo rals and religion, and render them more firm in their elle giance.—(Hear, hear.) —Having said- so much upon that point, he thought it might be as well for him to say a few words with respect to what had occurred last night. He hoped to see some parts of an Act which had been passed in troublesome times repealed:' The subject of that Act had been taken up last night ratheil inconsiderately, by au Hon. Friend of his, in h►l absence; it was rather hard that his own offspring should have been taken from him, and treat ed, as he thought it had been, rather ungently, and then there should be persons found who would turn round upon him and say, " Oh, you unnatural man ; why did you nut come and see your offspring mangled before your sight."— (Hear, hear, sod a laugh?)— Now it was universally admitted that animals possessed great tenderness for their offspring, and he must say it would be ►ery unkind to deny to legislators that tenderness which animals were allowed to possess ;—(Laughter)--.and for himself, declar ing, as he did, that he actually felt that tenderness, lie avowed that he could not come and see it taken from him and killed.—(Laughter.)—His Hon. Friend had taken his offspring from him, and dangled it as a lion would have dangled a kid—(a laugh)—with infinite strength indeed, but ip such a rough and ungentle manner as would have made any one, but especially its parent, piteously moved to have seen it--(hear, hear)--and when be heard that so many hands had been raised against its life, that ne less than 120 had been lifted up for its destruction, and only 10 could be found to be raised in favour, he felt obliged to adopt the fashion of ancient times ; and since lie could not prevent his child from being taken from him, he claimed at least to be allowed to turn away his eyes from its obsequies.--(Laughter.)—He had protested against this being done ; he had requested the Hon. Member to abstain from the motion; and if his wish had been granted, and he had been permitted to bring forward the matter in his own way, he should have en tirely disconnected the discussion about the Press from that regarding the Six Acts; because he knew, that by uniting them he should gain no support in the House, espe cially from that Hon. Member who had commented upon his absence, and from the party to which the Hon. Mem ber belonged. If lie could be sure of their support, l►e should perhaps have produced his own child to their notice at an earlier period, but he felt that he could not rely en them for that support ; and as this object had been to disconnect the two discussions to which he had alluded, and as he saw that object defeated by the incautious, but, no doubt well-intended conduct of his Hon. Friend, who, by that conduct, had almost sacrificed his offspring, he abstained from being present at the mournful ceremony. It was a great mistake to suppose that it was his intention to have supported the Repeal of the Six Acts. He certainly objected to all of them, and had done what he could to pre vent their being / passed. He had been at that time in pos session of a seat on the Opposition benches, but he had not now changed his opinions because lie had changed his seat. On the contrary, it was a fact, that while he re tained his seat on the Opposition side, he had absented himself from the discussion of two motions for their partial repeal. Yet his opposition to the Bills themselves still continued the same, and he had manifested that opposition by a speech, delivered at three o'clock in the morning, after a most painful ceremony to the hearer, and he must have leave to say, by no mean, a pleasing task to the speaker.— (Hear, and laughter.)—Th e same hostility which he had once entertained he still continued to entertain towards those Bills ; and yet it was true that he had been absent from the discussion yesterday. In truth lie hail been en gaged to dinner, but he could as easily have been present at the discussion as have been where he was ; but he staid away purposely, and he intended, as often as any Hon. Member chose, without his leave, and, indeed, against his wish, to take up any motion that he had intended to bring before the House, to do as he bad done yesterday, and to stay from the discussion. Mr. HUME could not but regret the absence of his Hon. and Learned Friend most deeply, since he was convinced that if the Hon. and Learned Gentleman had made last night the same speech .which l►e had just delivered, he would most powerfully. lave supported the motion. The Resolution was then agreed to. The House resumed, and the Report was ordered to be received on Wednesday next. On the motion of Mr. BERRIES, the Report on the Customs and Duties' Act was brought up, read, and agreed to. Sir J. NEWPORT withdrew the Bill relating to the Church Rates in Ireland. Mr. HUME moved the second rending of the Bill re garding Arrests on Mesne Process. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL opposed the motion. Mr. HUME was surprised at this opposition, at the Hon. and Learned Member had himself introduced a Bill founded upon a similar principle. The AiTORNEY.GOtRAL regiirk94 in terw of LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 2, 1627. The deep anxiety felt throughout the Country respecting the Budget, induced us to publish last night a THIRD EDITION, containing the whole of Mr. CANKINp's Speech. As the Right Honourable Gentleman did not commence his speech till near six o'clock, we were only able to give a part of it in time for the Post, for it was half past eight before the whole edition was completed, containing four columns of Debate, with the Gazette of the evening. The mails had then an hour's start, and it was neces- nary to overtake them by expresses ; but we are happy to say, that, about forty miles from London, we were enabled to overtake those for all Ireland, and for Manchester, Liverpool, Chester, Birmingham, Leeds, Glasgow, &c. &c. Our expresses also overtook the mails for the West of England, Portsmouth, Brighton, &c. ; hut we regret to add, that the unhandsome con. duct of an Agent, in whom we trusted, prevented the Papers being forwarded to Edinburgh. Our readers will appreciate our anxiety to give them the earliest intelligence, by reflecting on the great obstacles which we had to overcome. The Paris Papers of Wednesday, and the Etoilc of Thursday morning, have been received, but do not contain any news. The Etoile classes under " Lies of the Day" the statement of the Journal des Debats that the Emperor of BRAZIL has announced to the Senate at Rio de Janeiro his intention to proceed to Europe. The discussion on the Budget still continues in the Chamber of Deputies. Some amendments proposed by M. B. CONSTANT, for the reduc tion of duties on certain articles, were nega tived, after a long debate, during which M. St. CRxco, the President 9f the Board of Trade, entered into a general statement of the state of the. Agriculture, Manufactures, and Commerce of France. He admitted that there were some Commercial embarrassments, but satisfactorily proved by facts that they had been greatly exag gerated. In some branches of Trade and Manu factures he shewed that there had been a great improvement since 1816. We subjoin the price of the Funds : FatsNcti Furrns, MAT SO.—Five per Cents. 100 f. 60e. ; Three per Cents. 70f. 50c. ; Bank Stock, 2030 f. ; Rent.. de Naples, 77f. 60c. ; Spanish Loan (1823), 56.—Ex abenge on London—One Month, paper, 2M. 42ic., money, 25f. 40c. ; three months, paper, 25f. 210., money, 2M. 2.50. Our Readers will perceive that an extraordi nary division took place last night in the House of Lords, on an Amendment of the Duke of 'WELLINGTON'S, respecting a clause in the new Corn Bill. The majority was 78 to 74, in a House of 152 Members, whereas the House on 25th May consisted oflB3 Members, and the ma jority on the general principle of the Bill was 57. The Division of last night only spews that the Ministry were not so much on the alert as the Opposition, and it was particularly re marked that there was a very thin attendance of Spiritual Lords. But when the Committee come to report to the House, this clause can then be thrown out. Indeed, as involving a money question, it seems inadequate for their Lordships to originate the amendment. It is rather strange that the Duke of WEL LINGTON should have offered this opposition to a Bill emanating from a Cabinet of which he was lately a Member. Proud of his Grace, as every Briton ought to be, we are far from admiring him as a Statesman, but have always considered him a straight-forward character, and we should be sorry indeed to change our opinion. We have long expressed our conviction that Mr. CANNING would not follow the example of some of his predecessors in the office of CHAN CELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, in endeavouring to throw over the Financial circumstances of the country so much mystery and darkness as to render them unintelligible to all, excepting those few persons who have made the subject of Finance their particular study, but that the Right Honourable Gentleman would, in speaking on this subject in the House, adopt the same clearness and perspicuity of explanation which so peculiarly distinguish his observations on subjects of less difficulty and importance. Mr. CANNING fully realized this expectation in his financial ex pose of last night. Instead of enveloping his statement in the intricacy of figures, lie con tented himself with fairly reviewing the Financial situation of the country during the four last years—stating, how it stood at the close of the last year—and how he estimated it would stand at the close of the present—and, if the review of the past, and the anticipations of the future, are not so bright as those who, by throwing an air of mystery over the subject have endeavoured to make us believe, still there is nothing in them to excite alarm, or to destroy hope of the present difficulties being temporary and likely to be sur mounted. The clearness and conciseness of the CHAN CELLOR of the EXCHEQUER'S language render it needless to attempt (and it would be impos sible to succeed in the attempt) to abridge his statement. It may, therefore, suffice to say, that leaving out of the calculation all the sums ad vanced by Government on public works, and the repayments made ofthose advances, Mr. CANNING shewed that the surplus Income actually applicable to the Sinking Fund in the last four years, had been short of the amount of that Fund, as fixed by law, by the sum only of 1,269,000/. ; and, that to maintain the Sinking Fund, at its present amount, during the present year, lie estimated the deficiency to be provided for in the year, would be only 2,864,0001. This deficiency he pro posed to supply by issuing additional Exchequer Bills to that amount, or about 3,000,000/. in round numbers, leaving the full consideration of our Financial situation, and the permanent means of supplying any deficiency till next year, when the Committee which is to be appointed would face the subject with the advantage of having ascer tained whether the present progressive improve ment of .trade had continued during the year, and was likely permanently to advance. The total estimated charge of the present year will exceed that of the' last by 800,0001., of which 500,000/. is the amount of a vote of credit to be taken for the Army, in the event of any emergency ; but that part of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER'S Speech will be read with great satisfaction, in which he held out a hope, without binding himself by any promise, that the expenditure rould be materially lessened, and that his MAJESTY'S Ministers would apply them selves by every means to the reduction of expellee and the increase of our Revenue. The great resources of this mighty empire were happily described by Mr. CANNING, and the Right Hon. Gentleman illustrated his own ideas of the active principle of increasing capital, ever in operation in this country, by quoting, from a speech delivered by Mr. PITT in 1792, the passage in which he so powerfully , delineated the operation and effects of that principle. Under the peculiar circumstances in which the country is now placed, we are satisfied that the course proposed to be pursued by the CRAN CELLOR of the EXCISaQUER will be hailed with satisfaction by all. Temporary measures are justifiable in certain cases, and that case has been clearly made out by Mr. CANNING ; but he has, in doing so, manfully expressed his deter mination to meet the real state of the question early next Session, with a view to the establish ment of some permanent and right principle of Finance. Frankfort papers of the 26th ult. have been received this morning. The fair at Leipsic was tolerably good, and English manufactures main tained their wonted superiority. LEIPSIC, MAT 18 The fair is now over, and may be reckoned among the tolerable good ones. A vast quantity of goods were sold, but the prices of many things were low. The number of strangers from all quarters was great, and we had a nume rous eoncourse of buyers and sellers from the East, as well as from the West. The most extensive sales were made in English manufactures, which at this time combine beauty and cheapness. Middling woollen cloths, elegant printed cAlic;oet, linen, leather, furs, Sic. were in great demand ; and as the country people, and the inhabitants of small towns came in great numbers to the fair, much business was done. ALEXAMAIA, APRIL 10. The Viceroy has arrived here to hasten the armament against Hydra. The Turkish fleet from Motion, in which there are two ships of the line, has arrived in this pork; another ship of the lime is expected from Constantinople. This fleet with that of the Pacha, will make 53 men of war ; the Pacha intends to command in person, the Porte has appointed him Governor-General of all the Turkish provinces and possessions on this side of the Dardanelles. At Cairo the military duty has been taken from the Albanians, and confided to the regular troops. The Al banians have been sent to Rosetta, and those that mur mured, either strangled or drowned. The young Duke of Richelieu has been here for these few days, and will soon return to Italy, by way of Malta. M. Alexander Delaborde, is now in Syria, he has been as far as Palmyra, but incurred considerable danger, the Be douins arrested him, and it was with great difficulty he got free. M. Dioretti, the French Consul, is preparing to leave us, he has arrived at Toulon. THE FUNDS-(THIS DAY). CITY, Twelve o' Met The English Funds are in a very undecided state this morning, and the contents of the Budget are viewed byspe culators in various lights, whilst those are not wanting who entertain an opinion that the present price of Console may Ise deemed a good one ; there are others who contend that the Minister has taken a manly and straight forward view of the real state of the Finance of the Country ; and ap it is now in a progressive state of improvement, with 'the abundance of unemployed capital, together with the benefit which is likely to arise from the labours of the proposed Committee of Finance next year ; this will give rise not only to an improvement of our. Revenue, but that the ex penditure will also be subject to a rigid system of economy ; for these reasons the latter party argue an improvement in the Funds. Consols opened at 84 f, with the transac tions of a limited character; and after continuing nearly up to the above hour at that rate; became 84k, buyers. Scarcely any thing has been done in Exchequer Bills, they were quoted, at an early hour, at 50 2 pm., bat are now 45 50, nominally. Three per Cent. Consols, shut; Ditto for account, 84k, buyers; Three per Cent. Reduced, 831 j ; Three and a half per Cent. Reduced, 99 ; Four per Cent., shut; Four per Cent., 1826, 994 4- ; India Bonds, 80 5I pm. ; Exchequer Bills, 50_2 pm. . Foßminx.—BraziliSa, 581 9 ; Buenos Ayres, 00 1 ; MINES.--Anglo Mexican, 50 die. ; Brazilian, 8 2 die.; Two o' Clock. _ _ Consols have been 841. I, but are again 841 f ; the issue of the amendment on the Corn Bill last night, is given as the cause of the market wearing rather a heavy appearance, and the opposition and amendment brought forward from the quarter it did, has puzzled the citizens not a little on the score of consistency of character. They have therefore come to a conclusion that the motives which in duced this line of conduct towardsa measure in which he was originally himself when in Office favourable, is the result of a determined spirit to oppose, right or wrong, any attempt to benefit the manufacturing, districts, merely in opposition to his Majesty's present Ministers, and from being one of the most popular of public cha racters, that he is desirous to gain the enviable character of being the most unpopular Nobleman in the country. THREE 0' CL 0 CI. Consols, 84 I. FOUR o'CLOCK--CLOSING PRICES. Consols Danish Bonds 62f Do. for Ac. 84i a Greek Do. 182.5, 16} Brazilian Bonds 58i Mexican Do. 1825 68i Buenos Ayres Do. Peruvian Do. 25i Chilian Do. Russian Do. 921 Columbian, 1824, 31i Spanish Do. 111 SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) FROM LLOYD'S. DS AL, JU NH 1. --Wind W.S.W.—Arrived the Lalla Rookh, Stewart, from Penang; the William, Lushington, from St. Kitt's. Arrived from London, the Canning, for Lisbon ; the Speculation, Marshall, for Gibraltar ; and the Reliance, Jenkins, for Demerara. POET MO UTN, JUNE 1.--Wind S.W.—Arrived the Princess Charlotte of Wales, Brown, from Madras and Bengal. _ _ Coax, MAY 29. —Wind S.W.—Arrived the Arab transport, from Portsmouth, with troops for Quebec. The Betsy, James, from Pernambuco to IVfaranharn, is lost off Cape St. Roque. PERNAMBUCO, Aran. 21.—A piratical or privateer schooner, captured two smacks off this port two days ago : one of them she sunk, after taking out the silver which was on board, and sent the other to A►uarcllo. The schooner has since made her appearance off here, and the Captain reports that there were seven other privateers on the coast. The Government has sent despatches to Macao for the Thetis frigate, lying there, to be sent to this port, and also sent to Bahia and Rio Janeiro for vessels of war. In the mean time the Portuguese ship Mercurio will be armed, and cruise off here. The coasting trade will be put a stop to for some time. some severity, upon the ignorance both of the Scotch and English Law displayed by the Hon. Mover of this Bill. The Bill itself had Scarcely a single dance which could be called intelligible, and seemed to be the composition of some Writer to the Signet,' rather than" of a lawyer possessed of experience adequate to such a difficult task. This Bill was in every respect highly objectionable. The Bill of his Hon. Friend (the Solicitor-General), oa the contrary, was calcu lated to confer many advantages upon the public; but the Hon. Member who raised co many objections to it seemed totally ignorant of the difference between a simple contract debt and a specialty, or between an arrest upon mesne pro cess and an arrest on final judgment. As to the prohibi tion of arrest for a sum less than 201., lie had no objection to extend it even to 100/.,eso convinced was he of its pro priety, but he was not prepared to propose it himself. He thought the details connected with such a proposal required the most mature deliberation, and the advice of all who were acquainted at once with the theory and the practice of the law. As he considered, however, that the measure of arrest above a certain sum was of little consequence, when a man who had property could, if he was arrested, either pay or give bail, he would oppose the second reading of the Bill. The Gallery was then cleared for a division, but we un derstood that no division took place, as the Amendment was agreed to. The Bill is consequently lost. - The Small Debts' Recovery Bill was read a third time and passed. SALE OF BREAD BILL. Alderman WOOD baying been requested to ask per mission to withdraw the Sale of Bread Bill, it was with drawn accordingly. SMALL DEBTS' ARREST BILL. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL having moved the second reading of the Bill to prevent arrests for sums under the sum of twenty pounds, Mr. HOBIIOUSE intimated his intention to oppose the Bill. If the Hon. Member would consent to take the dis • cussion upon it in the Committee, he had no objection to allow the Bill to be read a second time at present. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL consented to adopt that course. After a few words from Mr. HUIVIE upon the absurdity displayed by the Solicitor-General.in supporting this Bill, and objecting to that he had introduced, Mr. J. WOOD hoped that the Hon. Member (the So lieitor-General) would turn his attention' to the evils IT suiting from that expensive writ, the Special Original. After a few words from the Attorney-General, Mr. Davies Gilbert, Mr. Hudson Gurney, and Mr. Home Drummond, the Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed on Thursday next. Mr. HOBHOUSE •hoped the Hon. Member (the Soli citor-General) was sure that he could take the discussion on. that day. His constituents ,vousidered the Bill as little better than an Act to legalise swindling under the amount of 201. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL saw no reason to doubt that the discussion could be taken on that day. The discussion ie, therefore, to be taken on Thursday next. SIMONIACAL CONTRACTS. Sir J. NICHOLL, on moving the eonunitrnent of the Simonical Contraet Relief Bill, hutted that it was the in tention of the party by who'll" had been introduced, to bring in a Bill next Sesaitrfor the general relief of all similar cases. The Bill was afterwards read a third time, and passed. PENRYN ELECTION. Mr. MANNING moved that John Carne, now con fined in Newgate, for prevarication respecting the Pen ryn Election, be brought up on Wednesday next, and discharged. Mr. F. PALMER moved,as an amendment, that Came be not brought up till Wednesday, the 20th inst. The amendment not being seconded the original motion was agreed to. COVENTRY ELECTION. Mr. Secretary STURGES BOURNE presented a pe tition from Coventry, in favour of the Bill for giving con current jurisdiction to the Magistrates of Warwickshire in regulating the elections for that city. Mr. 11. GURNEY suggested, that instead of this Bill, which he deemed altogether inadequate, the Freeholders of Coventry, who were now deprived of suffrage, should vote for the City, and share in the appointment of the Magis trates. This remedy would go to the root of the evil. Mr. F. PALMER objected to the Bill. TEST AND CORPORATION ACTS. Petitions for the repeal of the Test and Corporation Acts were presented from the Protestant Dissenters of Ashburton, Devonshire, by Mr. Sturges Bourne ; from East Tynentouth, and another place in the same county, by Sir T. D. Acland ; from Norwood, in Surrey, and West bout n Green, in Middlesex, by Mr. C. Pallmer ; and from Wigan, in Lancashire; by Mr. J. Wood. The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at twenty minutes before one o'clock. COURSE OF EXCIII Amsterdam C.F. 12 4 Ditto, at sight l2 1 Rotterdam 2U. 12 5 Antwerp l2 Hamburgh 2% U. 27 5 Altona 2% U. 37 b Paris, 3 daym' sight Ditto 2 U. 25 AO Bordeaux 25 80 Berlin . Frankfort on Maine, Ex. M. 154 Petersburg.ll, rble... 3 Us. 9% Vienna, effective IL 2 M. 10 12 Trieste do. Madrid 32% Cadiz 34 Bilboa Barcelona 33% Seville 33%" Gibraltar 45 .WOE YESTERDA". Leghorn 47% Genoa 25 96 Venice 4B Malta Naples 38 Palermo per oz. 114% Lisbon 40% Oporto 49 Rio Janeiro 22 Bahia 43 Buenos Ayres Dublin, 21 days' sight l% Cork _... 1 BULLION, PER OZ. 4.7. B. d. Portugal Gold, coin 0 0 0 Foreign Gold, in bars 3 17 0 New DoulAsons New Dollars 0 4 Di Silver, bars, standard 0 4 HI c rln. LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE. muTcums L. STULS. Mr. PLATT opened the pleadings. This was an action brought to recover compensation in damages for breach of promise of marriage. Mr. Sergeant ADAMS stated the case.—He would not trouble the Jury with any general observations on the na ture of the injury for which his client sought redress; he would simply detail the facts, and when these should be proved, he would call on the Jury to say, whether any da mages eoeld be too severe agaiust the man who had gained the affections of a woman, and, after doing so, not contented with deserting, had insulted her. The plaintiff, Miss Hutchins, was twenty-three years of age, the daughter of a carpenter and builder, living in the neighbourhood of the New-road.— The defendant, Mr. Stulz, was a German tailor, and a partner in a house which was well known ; the plaintiff lived with her mother, her father having died some years since, leaving his daughter a small independence. In age and rank there was no disparity. It was true the defendant was in better circumstances than the plaintiff, for having a share in a profitable business in a house which employed 300 journeymen, he was enabled to keep a town and coun try house, and to live in a very handsome stile ; he was a widower when he first paid his addresses to the plaintiff, whom he had known in the lifetime of his wife.— His attentions to the plaintiff commenced about the end of 1822 ; and in the summer of the following yea:: finding it necessary to go to Germany for a few week*, he kept up a regular correspondence with the plaintiff. The letters which he had written during his absence would be put in and read in evidence; and though they we written. in broken English, and would probably excite a laugh, the Jury could understand very well what the defendant meant to express. After his return from the Continent the de fendant still continued his attentions, until the month of November, 1823, when the plaintiff was suddenly seized with that most fatal enemy to female beauty—the small-pox ; the defendant was admitted to see her during her illness, and that was his last ; he withdrew himself from the plaintiff's society without giving the slightest explanation of his reasons, though at that period the wedding clothes had been actually purchased. Ile was glad to inform the Jury, that the ravages which then appeared in the plaintiff's face were long since worn away, and though the defendant left her, conceiving that she was no longer so desirable an object, she was now as interesting as she had ever been. With the feelings of a young woman who thought herself ill treated, she wrote a letter to the defendant, remonstrating with him on his conduct, and to this letter received a re ply which proved that the defendant possessed considerable cunning. The letter was as follows " Dear Jane.—lt is not too late to make good my promise, but it is not convenient to me at present to make myself or you happy, I will not give up the miniature or letters, for they make me remember you.—Truly yours, "T. STULZ." Now came the most disgusting part of the ease; the writ in the present action was served on the morning of the 4th May, and in one hour.afterwarda a letter was put into the two-penny post, near the defendant's house, addressed to Miss Hutchins, and containing the most filthy, bestial, and abominable language ever written. The Court, he was sere, would not allow that letter to be read for the sake of public decency, but the Jury would see it. Witnesses would he produced to prove that the address was in the handwriting of the defendant, if the body of the letter was not. Evidence was adduced in support of the plaintiff's state ment. Mr. Sergeant Wuni addressed thejury for the defendant, and called witnesses to prove that no part of the obscene letter was in the handwriting of the defendant. Yerdict for the plairAtiff...barnages, 1,0001• DIORAMA. We were this day favoured with a private inspection of the Diorama, which (although every previous view has been more or less the subject of eulogium) transcends any former exhibition. The first picture is St. Cloud and the Environs of Paris : it forms a pretty landscape with the usual accompaniments of wood and water, but is totally divested of character ;" by character we mean any scenic peculiarity likely to impress it forcibly ou the mind. With respect to illusion, it is good, but by no means striking ; there is too much finish, too much minuteness of touch about the picture; the trees want the wavy and free ap pearance of nature ; the water is stiff and formal, (particu - lady where it first steals away into shade), and the high road fronting the spectator, if not Macadamized, is smooth and polished enough to be so. We except from this stricture the appearance of a man who is represented asleep by the road-side; his figure throws life into the land scape, and his body seems swelling, as it were from the canvas. The group of trees surrounding a cottage, in the foreground, are so substantial, that scarce even a North wind could stir them.; but, even with these defects, the picture possesses first-rate merit, and, if it fails, fails only in comparison with the former Dioramas. The second view, " Ruins in a Fog," we unhesitatingly pronounce the finest illusion we have ever witnessed. Art here trenches so closely upon nature, that it might puzzle a spectator to de cide between them; the cold grey look of the ruins, the damp leaden aspect of the morning, which seems clinging in thick masses to tower and tree, the long perspective, with the shadowy foliage at the end, the moist appearance of the upturned earth, the ivy, the fretted archwork, together with the nearer columns, here and there mil dewed with the hoar of age,alt these impress themselves on the mind with a sense of the strongest and most resistless reality. To lend an air of life to the scene, and mix it up with associations of humanity, a spade and some tools are seen carelessly lying on the pavement ; and it is really surprising how forcibly this little touch of nature affects the mind. The slow clearing away of the fog, which lends sunshine to the ruins, and variety to the landscape, completes the illusion; at first a few drops seem melting from the matted ivy ; presently the mist fades like a curtain off the scene, first bringing out the snowy peak of some distant mountains, then disclosing the nearer fern and heath, till gradually the whole romantic landscape bursts into broad unclouded day. The perspective of the ruins, in which consists the chief illusion, is faultless; and we were particu larly struck with the light shadowy and airy character of the trees at the extremity. Perhaps the sight of cattle brows ing i.e the distance, or of a countryman er two winding their way between the gaps of the hills, might have en livened the landscape; but, when so much has been done, we will not quarrel with a slight omission. SPOUTING INTELLIGENCR. :EPSOM RACES.—Faisicy, Juice 1. The great race this day was the Oaks, upon which many hundred thousands were at stake. The betting on it, as well as the Derby, has lately beat very strange, and to many quite incomprehensible I favourites have been tossed from the top to the bottom, and then bask again, like shuttleeocks ; and the whole lot, though much superior to the Derby horses, have been so unhealthy, as to make their friends afraid to back them. The race came off a little before three o'clock yesterday afternoon as follows: The Oaks Stakes of 50 son. each. h. ft; for three-yr old Allies, Bst. 41b. The owner of the second horse to receive 100 soya. out of the stakes. Last mile and half. (70 subs.) Duke of Richmond's Guluare 11fr. Forth's Translation Lord Verulam'a Brocard The Judge only placed these three, but the following six teen also started : Mr. Irby'e Toss Mr. Payne's Schehermade filly Mr. Scott's Souvenir Colonel Udny's Donna Clara filly Mr. Lambton's Morel filly Colonel Wilson's Tippitywichet Mr. Lambton's Shuttle filly Mr. NOwell's eh. £ Election filly Lord Exeter's Bess filly Major Gore's Belvidera Lord Wharncliffe's Calypso filly Mr. ScaitlA's Vignette filly Mr. Maberley's Livonia Mr. Harris's Tramp fiUy Mr. Thornhill's by Merlin Mr. Ratelinaccee f. by Spectra BITTING DITORN RTAILWINO. 7 to t aget Brocard Er to 1 apt Souvenir 4 to 1 apt Toso 14 to 1 apt Gulnare 6 to 1 apt Donna Cleve 14 to 1 agat rippitywitobet 7 to 1 aget Scheherasade 30 to 1 apt Morel 35 to 1 apt Translation. After soma delay, through a fault in Guhire's plates, they set off at very strong running, Brogan' and Gulnare in front, and the others well laid in. Thus placed, they crept np the bill, Brocard heading a little up to Tottoahara corner, and past, when the race seemed to be between these two; but just round the corner, Translation same up in a resolute manner, let loose, and endeavoured to get the Levi of Gulnare ; however, it was without effeet—srhippiug and spurring was the order of the day, and the race betweea these two and Brocard was beautifully run to the Judge's Stand, when Gulnare was declared the winner by half a length, amidst the acclamations of the spectators. We believe that so many as 19 for the Oaks, and 23 for the Derby, never before started. The dam of Gulnare was also an Oaks winner. Value of the stakes to the Duke, 2,3001. The Denbies Stakes of 10 soya. each, awl 10 added, for maiden horses. One Mile. Duke of Richmond's Borderer, 8 yrs Mr. Coleman's eh. f. by Amodio, 4 yrs Mr. Ladbrooke's eh. m. by Comm', b yrs 0 Mr. Berkeley's b. f. Staylace, S yrs 0 Mr. Smith's bl. h. Tamerlane, 8 yrs 0 The Woodcot Park Slakes of 10 soya. each, and 10 soya. added. The last half mile. Mr. Barnard's Toss, 9 yrs, 10st. .. Lard Mountcharles's ch. c. by Cation, 3 yrs, 7st. 91b 2 Captain Locke's Fairlawn, S yra, 7st. '7lb. Duke of Richmond's Busk, 3 yrs, 7st. 81b 4 Mr. B. Bond's Sparkler, 3 yrs, 7st. Sib. The Town Plate of 501. for all ages. Duke of Richmond'. Borderer, S yrs... 1 1 Mr. Bartley, eh. f. Tintoretto, 4 yr.... X X Mr. Brown's b. h. Charmwood, 0 yrs... 3 dr Capt. Lock'. b. In. Madame Poki, 6 yrs 4 dr Mr. T. Jones's cb. m. Partial, 5 yrs... b dr A Plato of OOL given by the County. Members. Heats, Two Miles. Mr. Gully's sh. h. Truth, 4 yrs 1 1 Mr. De Burgh's eh. f. Mins, 8 yes 2 dr Capt. Lock's b. in. Madams Poki, 3 yrs 3 dr THE MARKETS. -(THIS DAY.) COVENT-GARDEN MARKET. There was an abundant supply at this morning's market, and, tke trade was dull. New Potatoes were considerably lower than on this day sc'nnight ; but in prices of other things, though most Vegetables were cheaper, from being wonderfully increased ha bulk, no ♦ery material alteration. There were still a few O►di Onions in the market, but there appeared to be no demand for them, s. d. s. d. Potatoes (per cwt.) 4 0 to 8 0 Ditto New (per lb.) 0 8 1 0 Cabbages (12 heads) 1 0 2 0 Cauliflowers S 0 U 0 Cabbage Lettuces 1 0 2 6 Cos Lettuces (score) 1 6 2 6 Horseltadish (bundle) 2 0 4 0 Turnip Radishes 0 6 1 0 Brocoli 1 0 2 6 Celery 1 0 1,6 Rhubarb 0 6 0 9 Carrots (12 bunches) 10 (1 18 0 Turnips 3 6 7 0 Coleworts or Greens Young Onions 1 6 2 0 Leeks Radishes ( I% hands) 0 0 1 0 Sea Rail (pummet) 1 Q 2 0 e. d. s.A. French Beans 3) oto 3 0 Asparagus (10 0) Spinage (half.cieve) 0 6 0 0 Onions 1 6 6 0 Gooseberries 2 0 3 Apples, Common 2 0 4 0 Ditto, Chaise 4 0 fi 6 Sweet Oranges (100) 6 0 11 0 Seville Ditto 8 0 15 0 Lemons 7 0 14 0 English Walnuts 1 6 2 6 Span. Chesnuts (peek) 3 0 0 0 rench ditto 2 6 6 0 French Walnuts 2 6 4 0 Spanish Hazlenuts Strawberries (pottle) 2 6 .3 6 Cherries (lb.) Cucumbers (brace).— 0 6 1 BAY MAltiorrs.—(Al ST. J A .c per 1.0114 of 16 Tr %soft ) MU'S. e. A, I Lowland Mead. Kay 3 16 to 4 16 Upland Ditto 4 lb 6- 0 Rye-grase Hay ♦ l 6 0 0 Supply moderately good, trade ri 4. s. S. c Clover Play 4 111te7 0 Oat Straw llB 2 2 Wheat Ditto 2 2 $ i Ither duU, and prises stationary. FIELD. SIC' A. Lowland Maad. Hay 3 1 • to 4 15 Upland Ditto 4 IS 5 10 Rye-grass Hay 4 IS 5 10 New Meadow Hay 0 0 0 0 straw 2s. per load lower tha t thi2a stationary. Supply rood, e. X. a.: Clov.llay generally 4 15 te 6 14 Do. extra tine 0 0 7 7 Oat Straw 1 lit 110 Wheat Ditto llO 2 0 In laet quoted prioes of other and trade dull. The Duke of Norfolk is expected to leave town in a few days for the Netherlands. The Duke of Clarence gives a grand enter tainment on the 25th of June, at his residence at the Admiralty. SURREY THEATRE.--.This little Theatre, we understand, has been taken on a lease for seven years, by Mr. Charles Elliston, youngest son of the late lessee of Drury Lane Theatre, under whose management it opene on Monday next. Many established favourites are engaged, and Ellisten will, it is said, make his debut on the above even i n g, in the Three Singles, in Hoare', farce cf the Three and thoPeNce."