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FOIL TIIE SUN. THE DUKE OF YORK. Ma. EDITOR-1 am sorry to find that the manly, conscientious, constitutional, and patriotic declaration of his Royal Highness, in the House of Lords, on Monday last, has exposed him to the misrepresentations and censures of Party. His Royal Highness said that he had been brought up from his early years in the principles which he then professed, (principles firmly devoted to the Protestant Establishment in Church and State), adding that " in every situation in which he might be placed, he would maintain them."— It seems to have been hastily inferred that these words alluded to his Royal Highness's pos sible succession to the Throne ; but why may it not rather be inferred that his Royal Highness, dreading the consequence of ad mitting the Roman Catholics to political power, and foreseeing the convulsions which might affect the State, even in his own time ; re curring also to the horrid overthrow of all ranks which took place in France, might expect to fall a victim to revolutionary fury, but that, to whatever condition he might be reduced, he would firmly adhere to the Protestant Cause, and die in defence of it. As a proof that this is a fair construction of the words used by his Royal Highness on this occasion, we may refer to the present LORD CHANCELLOR, who has repeatedly declared the same feelings, whatever events might arise, and whatever situation might befal him. His Lordship could only mean to allude to such convulsions as might arise in the country from the Popish struggles for power, and to express his determination to hazard every thing in supporting our present NATIONAL FAITH. Such, Mr. Editor, I con ceive to he the true interpretation of the words of his Royal Highness, illustrated as they are by simi lar sentiments uttered by the venerable Head of the Law, and it must be highly gratifying to this Pro testant Country to know that the Presumptive Heir to the Crown is influenced by the same principles that animate its Illustrious Possessor, who, with the Crown, inherits all the Con stitutional rectitude and purity which charac terized the life of his revered Predecessor. Union. Club, April 27. VINDEX. FRENCU PAPERS. From the Courier Francais of Monday, April 25.) GIBRALTAR, Arum 4. (PRIVATE CORRESPOIiDF.NCE.) Two days ago there arrived here a vessel from Tangier, will English colours, having on board the Constitutionalists Valdez, Frias, and Linares. Being informed that the Go verment of Morocco intended to confine them in the fortress of A cache, and suspecting that it was with the design of deli vering them up to the Spanish Government, they had taken refuge in the French Consulate. Thence, and with his con sent, they had been conducted by the Consul of his Britan. nic Majesty, and the Barbaresque authorities of the place, to the English vessel which has landed them here. The escape of these three Chiefs of the Constitutional party has put an end to a negociation for which some thousand piasters had been already paid by the means of Jewish bankers, in order to have the . pleasure of shedding the blood of some men who can no longer do any injury. It is to be observed in this affair, that the Consul of his Britannic Majesty at .Tangier, before he in terfered, came here, and had some conferences with Lord Chat ham, and that it was immediately after his return to Tangier that the embarkation of the Constitutionalists took place. These three unfortunate individuals have been very well received here, in spite of the remonstrances of the Spanish Consul; and their arrival has caused great offence at Al,;esiras. ( From the Journal des Debuts.) ' [PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE•I MADRID, A TTM. 14. At length M. Ugarte has decidedly set out for Turin, after ' many and many an injunction to depart ; and he would be still at Madrid but for the efforts which the Ministers of France and Russia nave been making for some days past to make him leave it ; for it is indisputable that M. Ugarte enjoys the entire con fidence of the King, and that his removal is a concession which his Majesty makes to circumstances. * The King returned yesterday from Toledo to Aranjuez, and his Majesty has left in garrison in the former city a regiment of provincial militia, whose presence is but too necessary to check the spirit of political fanaticism which manifested itself during his ilajesty's stay at Toledo, and gives reason to fear all kinds of dangers from the inhabitants of that city, who are known to entertain liberal opinions. Our Government, which is in the habit of seeking the remedy of an evil when it - is incurable, seems now be seriously thinking of inves tigating the causes which have produced the insurrection of America. and the best means, if not of bringing our ancient co lonies again under the dominion of the mother country, at least of deriving from them as much advantage as possible, and in a nianner the most compatible with the present state of Ame rica and the Peninsula : forth is purpose it has called upon all the Qenerals Who have had commands in America since 1810, and all, together, are to form a junta. General Davila, naw . it Cadiz, will be President. The Junta is to make a re port M the King on the causes which have so decidedly alie nated -the minds of• the people from the Government of the mother country. Tile letters , which we received to-day from Lisbon announce that Sir Charles Stuart meets with great obstacles in persuad ing--the King-to recognize the independence of Brazil. During the stay of the King at Toledo, the Cardinal Arch bishop of the city presented to his Majesty a sum of money, set;d to be considerable, though the amount is not stated, for ti purpose of relieving the wants of the state. Prince Maxi milian, as they say, has likewise received considerable presents from the chapter of Toledo. The day before yesterday judgment was passed in the cause of the ex-Minister Cruz. His Excellency was declared inno cent on every-point of the accusation, and the tribunal reserves to him the right of instituting legal proceedings against his ca. lamniators. Messrs. Aguilard and Llianos, implic a t e d i n t h e same affair, and also declared innocent, are re-instated in their honours and employments. (PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE.) cADIZ, APRIL 8. Since the arrival of the last letters from the flavannah, which are of the 24th of February, it is reported that General Vives had received very disagreeable news from Peru, in consequence ,of which his Excellency had adopted such vigorous measures, that they had excited general discontent at the Havannah, from which port the frigate Fama vias to sail immediately for our city. According to the same lettera, there was no notion at the Ha vannah of sending from that port the expedition from Corunna which had arrived there a long time before. The trade of Cuba suffered severely from the Colombian pri vateers, which, the day before the departure of the letters, had captured in sight of the port the frigate La Vigarenna. The French frigate Armidc arrived here yesterday,_ in eight days from Brest, having on board 190 artillerymen for the gar rison- of Cadiz. ( From the Etoik, dated Tuesday.) l'Ams. APRIL 25. The Catholics have just obtained a complete triumph in the House of Commons. The Emancipation was voted by a ma jority of 27. There were 514 Members present--the greatest number that ever was present when the great interest of the Catholics was discussed. Never was more striking homage givzn to the Catholic doctrines, and more retractations heard of persons who had had false notions of the Catholic Faith. Mr. Canning delivered a speech which is worthy of the highest at tention. Though the Catholics had only gained the advantage of seeing their Faith revenged of all the false imputations spread an England for these three centuries, they should be satisfied. • A letter from Bayonne of the 19th says, " Dl. Ugarte ar rived here the evening of the 17th, but his departure for Turin teems to be deferred for some days." . .*___ e T o .4,,, _:„...„„,:,....„. ~...r„..1...... • -*._. Fe-2,-;* r )4. /9 .:L. - Vz Z; : .- 7 ,Z,k4 --- T. 5. V ,', / Mr* ~...‘...e.ei, , \• / -r 1. . ,..ft •,, , / N i \ "4-,-. MASONIC NOTICES FOR NEXT WEEK. ENGLAND. Monday, May 2, LONDON. Nos. 5, 10, 27, 89, 163, 218, 240, 289. Corn. Boy's Sch. at 7. CODNTR Y. No. 20, 61, 72, 97, 102, 148, 191, 202, 219, 238, 267, 311, 368, 369, 372, 398, 423, 425, 437, 498, 502, 503, 509, 524, 541, 552, 558, 632, 638, 643, 614, 680, 710. -3, LONDON. Nos. 9, 122, 287, 316, 381, 399. COUNTRY. Nos. 21, 87, 127, 130, 67, 170, 180, 184, 196, 204, 285, 346, 385, 387, 476, 477, 507, 512, 532, 544, 551, 557, 592, 639, 640, 649. Wednesday, - 4, LowDoN. Nos. 35, 75, 220. Grand Chapter. ~SOUNTRY. Nos. 54, 84, 95, 121, 124, 139, 146, 164, 207, 229, 201, 339, 465, 472, 487, 491, 505, 513,;526, 529, 537, 543, 563, 581, 585, 656, 711, 713, 725. Thursday, - 5, Lowncrr.r. Nos. 61, 277, 325 5 469. Cat:N TUY. Nos. 45, 48, 51, 113, 115, 171, 182, 234, 384, 416, 420, 451, 453, 461, 466, 469, 483, 506, 545, 555, 556, 561, 586, 587, 599, 627, 657, 670, 717. C, LoxDON. No. 210. Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, COUNTRY. Nos. 13, 28, 30, 35, 58, 470, 538. --7, LONDON. No. 173. COUNTRY. • • • LONDON D [STRICT. GRAND FESTIVAI..—The Anniversary Grand Festival of the Fraternity of Freemasons, under the Constitution of the United Grand Lodge of England, was held yesterday, at their Hall, in Great Queen-street, Lincoln's Inn-fields ; at which his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex. M. W. Grand Master, presided, and 393 Brethren attended, amongst whom were— His Grace the Duke of Leinster, m.w.u.m. of Ireland Lord Dundas, D.G.M. Dr. Moore Sir John Doyle, P.D.G.M. Dr. Cooke Hon. W. Shirley Rev. S. S. Colman Hon. Twiselton Fiennes Hayes Petit, Esq. S. illarjoribanks, Esq. M.P. W. W. Prescott, Esq. C. K. Tynte, Esq. M.P. Charles M. Williams, Esq. Wm. NI illiams, Esq. M.P. I'. F. Savory, Esq. J. R. Grossett, Esq. M.P. J. J. Moore, Esq. Colonel Hamilton James Agar, Esq._ . . Colonel Elliott Benjamin Rouse, Esq. Major Symons R. Percival, jun. Esq. Sir William Rawlins F. H. Brandram, Esq. Sir George Smart &c. &c. &c. After the business of the day had been disposed of, a splen did dinner was served up ; and, on the cloth being removed, the Musical Brethren present sang Non .2Vobir Domino, and the following toasts were given from the Chair : " The King, Grand Patron of the Order."-..Song and Chorus, " God save the King." Toast, " His Royal Highness the Duke of York."—Tune, " Duke of York's March."—Glee," Since Harmony deigns." 'roast, " The rest of the Royal Family who are Masons."— " Yorresters' Chorus," Der Freischutz. Toast, " The Female Branches of the Royal Family."— " Hunters' Chorus," Der Freischutz. Lord DUNDAS, in a concise and appropriate speech; pro posed the health of his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, His ROYAL HIGHNESS, in returning thanks for the kind manner in which his health had been drank, said he should best perhaps consult his own feelings, by confining himself to simply returning thanks, but on this day he had been placed in a most responsible situation, and he hoped to return the trust pure and unsullied. For 13 years he had presided over the Craft, and during that period its respectability had greatly in ' creased, owing to the exertions and correct conduct of thg Bre thren ; and it was by a continuance in such conduct that the credit of the Order depended —no Society had shewn greater allegiance, and he trusted that the restrictions laid upon the Craft in the sister kingdom would shortly be removed. His Royal Highness concluded by expressing his thanks for thL , trust reposed in. him, and hoped he should execute them to the satisfaction of the fraternity. Glee—' Blow Gentle Gales.' His Royal Highness the Duke of S uss Ex proposed the health of the Deputy Grand Master, Lord Dundas. Lord DUNDAS returned thanks. Glee—' When the Wind blows.' His ROYAL HIGHNESS gave the health of his Grace the Duke of Leinster, .11. W. Grand Master of Ireland. His GItACE returned thanks, and said he felt it his duty to attend the Meetings of the Fraternity in England, in order to chew the feelings of the Freemasons in Ireland, who, though their Meetings were prohibited, still continued to support their Schools and Charities. Toast, " The Grand Lodge of Scotland."—Song, Brother Broadhurst,—" Sing, Sing, Music was given." Toast, " The Marquis of Hastings and the Duke of Atli°ll, Past Grand Masters." The health of the past Deputy Grand Masters was then given. Sir Jot IN DOYLE returned thanks in a neat Speech, on be half of himself, and the Past Deputy Grand Masters. Song, Brother Taylor—" Dame Nature one Day." Toast, " The Ladies."—Glee, " Here's a health to all good Lasses." His ROYAL. HI GIiXEss then gave the health of the Stewards, with thanks for their kind attention. The Gallery appropriated to the Ladies was filled with the fair, whose presence gave additional splendour to the scene ; and who appeared to enjoy the fraternal harmony exhibited by the Brethren.—When the Royal Chairman had withdrawn, the Grand Officers and other Brethren, who had the happy privi lege, paid their respects to the fair visitors in the withdrawing room.—Much praise is due to Mr. Cuff, for the excellence of 'the dinner, wines, &c. and the polite attention and liberality of the Board of Stewards cannot be too highly appreciated. THE SUN. SOW! QUI..? FALSUM AT LONDON, TIJUI?,SDAY EVENING, APRIL 28, 1825. PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE OF COMMONS. Mcrcurii, 27° die Aprilis, 1825. The House met, and-Forty Members not being present at four o'clock, Mr. Speaker adjourned the House. NOTICES OF MOTIONS FOR THIS DAY. 1. Mr. Woolryche Whitmore-13ill to amend the Corn Laws. 2. Mr. Peter Moore—Bill to alter and amend Act 6 Geo. 1, c. 18 [Bubble Act.] 3. Mr. Martin (of Galway)—Bill to extend the provisions of Act [3 Geo. 4, c. 71], to prevent the cruel and improper treatment of Cattle. ORDERS OF THE DAY FOR THIS DAY. 1. Prison Laws (Ireland) Bill—Committee. 2. Felonies Counsel Bill —Second reading. 3. Customs Laws Repeal Bill—Committ,:e. 4. Customs Management Bill—Committee. 5. Navigation Laws Bill—Committee. 6. Customs Regulation Bill—Committee. 7. Smuggling Prevention Bill—Committee. 8. Goods Warehousing Bill—Committee. 9. Isle of Sian Trade Bill—Committee. 10. Exchequer Bill (Public Works, Ireland) Bill—Second reading. PRIVATE BILL. Second Reading for This Day. Stroud and Severn Railway. Dropped Notices oj . Motions Yesterday. 1. The Lo r d Ad vocate of Scotland—Bill to restrict the punish ment of Leasing -making and Sedition in Scotland. The Lord Advocate of Scotland—Bill to amend an Act of the Scottish Parliament [A.D. 1696, c. 32], the Act of Grace. 3. Mr. Spring Rice—Bill to regulate Petty Sessions in Ireland. 4. Mr. Hume.—Commission to inquire into expenditure on the 5. Mr. Monck—Bill to prohibit, Cobb at Lyme Regis. of any part or portion of the wages of Labourers out of the Poor Rates. Droppe' Orders °jute Day -da in certain cases, the payment of estet . 1. Dis s e n ters'Marriagesßill—Further consideration ofßeport. 2. Supply--Committee. 4. Small Debts (S cot l an d) 3. Ways and ,Means —Committee. Bill—Report. 5. Debts Recov er y (S cot l an d ) Bill —Report. Dropped Se con d Readings of Private Bills. Nether Whitacre Inclosure, and Old Stratford and Long Compton Roads. Accounts are continually arriving from the Continent, which commu►►icate the advantageous effects already produced there by the new sys tem adopted by the British Government i►► fa vour of Foreign Trade• In the Constitutionnel of Monday, which with other Paris Papers of that day reached us last night, there is an article from Frankfort avowing this fact in a candid manner, particularly as regards the V►ne countries bordering on the Rhine. Large pur chases of wine, it says, had been made for Dublin and Edinbur,gh, and " 6 in the midst of the distress in which all the branches of German agricultural industry were involved, Eng land could not have bestowed a greater blessing upon those countries, than by opening, as she has done, a new vent for their produce." " The Eng lish," continues the article, " who for a time were not liked at all i❑ Germany, have gained much in public opinion. People begin to con sider their island as the grand Reservoir of civil and commercial liberties, as well as of European civilization, for our Continent has for some years past gradually retrograded towards ,the barbar ous ages." The intelligence from the French Journals re specting S pa i n i s of some interest. M . U GA RTE, the disg race d favourite of the King of S PAIN, arrived on th e evening o f t h e 17th at Ba- Yonne, where he was to remain for some days• It is said he still possesses the en tire confidence of the KING, and would still have remained at Madrid, but for the earnest representations of the French and Rus sian Ministers. It appears that a negociation was actually in progress with the government of Tangier for the surrender to the Spanish Autl►o rities of the brave Valdez, and two other Con stitutionalists who had taken refuge in that town, and that the execution of this base treaty was timely frustrated by the British Consul at Tan gier, with the concurrance of Earl CHATHAM, the Governor of Gibraltar, in which fortress those unfortunate patriots are now in safety. The nar rative of their escape will be found among our extracts from the French Papers. FRENCH FuNDS.—PARIS, APRIL 25—Five per Cents. opened at 102. 10c., closed at 102 t. 15c. Bank Stock, 21f. 23c. Neapolitan Rentes, (Certificates Falconet) 901. sc.—Spanish ditto, 111 f.—Royal Spanish Loan, 1a23, 54 —Exchange on London, one month, 24f. 115 c.; three months 24f. 80c.—(Cours Authentinue.) Hamburgh Papers to the 23d instant arrived this ►nor::ing. It appears that Aiecklenburgh and many other parts of Germany have already benefited by the changes in our commercial system, all the wool having in consequence been bought up at advanced prices for exporta tion. Owing to the recent fall of iron in this country, bar-iron has experienced a proportionate decline in Sweden, and it is conjectured that raw-iron will suffer an equal depression. The following are extracts : BERLIN, APRIL 17. For some time past the 'French Journals, and particularly the Constitutionnel, contain many articles relative to Prussia, of pretended changes in the Administration, of approaching alterations in the political system, and in the composition of the Ministry, of the dissolution of one of the most sacred and happy connections, and on many other subjects. The contents and the style of these articles prove, at the first sight, that the writers were grossly ignorant of facts; and they have not been able to give them even that kind of probability by which falsehood in geaeral endeavours to support itself. STOCKHOLM, APRIL 12. Senhor D'Acunha, the Portuguese Ambassador, is now going to Lisbon, leaving his son as Chargi d'Affaires. 'We hear that the King and Queen will visit Norway next summer. A proposal has been made to the Government to purchase two frigates. The official Journal says, that the contagion among the horses has manifested itself in the province of Upland. ALZXANDRIA (IN EGYPT), 'MARCH I. The sale of cotton has been suspended by order of the Go vernment, because there is not enough left of the last crop to load all the ships freighted in England. Several French houses are thrown, by this means, into great embarrassment, and send back empty the ships freighted in Marseilles. No improvement in the freights can be expected before. September; at that time, however, it is likely that favourable contracts may be made, especially as the Pacha declares that he shall not export any part of the next crop for his own account. The Pacha has lately prohibited the importation of leather, and also that of window glass, to favor a manufactory here. The health of the town begins to excite some alarm, as seve ral cases of plague have occurred within some days. EXCII ANGEI. TlAmnunoTr, APRIL 22.—London, 36. 6i.; 2 Us., 36. 3i. PETERSBURGII, APRIL B.—London, 10.5-32.; Paris, 104. LEIPSIG, ARUM 13.—London, three months, 6. 11i. • The Lisbon Gazettes, from the 10th to the 16th of April inclusive, contain nothing but Ex tracts from Foreign Journals. Accounts from the Havanna!' of the 25th ult. reached town this day. They bring no news from South America. 'rue lONIAN ISLANDS. —We have received the Extraordinary Gazette of Corfu, dated the 2d ult., containing the speech of the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands on the opening of the Parliament of that dependency of the British 'Crown. The Lord High Commissioner pro ceeded to the Hall of the Assembly in great state, accompanied by a numerous suite, and amid salutes from the forts and the ships in the harbour. The speech begins by alluding to the death of the late Lord Commissioner,, praising his principles, and pledging its author to tread in his footsteps.— The neutral relation of the lonian islands in the contest be tween Turkey and Greece is next introduced, and the assembly i s congratulated on the advantages which had resulted from its strict observance. We have here an account of the infringe ment of the neutral rights of the lonian islands by Greek cruisers, the obnoxious proclamation issued last summer by the Greek Government, and the steps taken by the Lord High Commissioner to obtain its suppression. The dreadful earth quake, which produced suCh calamitous results in the island of Santa Mauro., is next alluded to ; and the means taken by the Executive to extend relief to the sufferers described. The state of the revenue, and some of the items of expenditure—the establishment of a university, and the endowment of a semi nary for the education of churchmen—the character of the ju dicial system, and a variety of local improvements, come each separately under the review of his Excellency, and are the subjects of appropriate observations. The following paragraph may be thought not a little curious at the present moment, while the relation of British subjects to a foreign spiritual chief is under discussion : I announced to you at the clo se o f t h e last session, that through the intervention of Ills Majesty's ambassador at Con stantinople, the adherence of the holy Patriarch had been ob tained to the establishment of the dignitaries of the dominant Church. During the recess of Parliament you have had the sa tisfaction of seeing these reverend persons consecrated and in stalled in their new dignities with all that splendour which becomes so sacred a ceremony. It will now remain for you to give full effect to this mo s t i mportant of all establishments, by passing a bill to regulate th e ecc l es i astical administration, which will be submitted to your consideration by the Executive Go vernment." DANISH WEST INDIA TuAnE.—The Danish Government has granted permission for Bills of Exchange, between the West India Islands and the Danish Dominions in Europe, to be drawn at six months' sight. Advices from Copenhagen of the 16th instant state, that by the late inundation a great quantity of amber has bee❑ washed up. Pieces weighing s everal pounds have been collected. GENERAL SUCRE. [Extract of a Letter from_a young Eagrlishinan at Havanah, dad March 6; 1835.] The following anecdote may be relied upon as authentic, as I received it from the immediate Relations of the General : General SUCRE, Commander-in-Chief of the Independent Army in the late action when the Spanish force in Peru was completelylannihilated, was Colonel of Engineers in the Spanish army at the commencement of the Revolution in Colombia, but his father and brother sided with the Independents. For some time he rendered considerable services to the Royalists ; at length his brother was taken prisoner. Morillo, whose bru-. tality was proverbial, being then in command, the prisoner was condemned to die. General Sucre immediately went to Mo rino, and pleaded strenuously for his brother's life, as the only reward he claimed for his own services. Morillo answered, by ordering the brother to be shot upon the instant. General Sucre retired, determined to revenge his death. He directly quitted the Spanish army, and presenting himself to Bolivar, explained his purpose, and was received by that Chief with open arms. Sucre has since devoted himself solely to the In dependent cause, and has 'lived to complete his vengeance, by the signal. triumph he has so lately gained over his opponent. CORN LAWS. MEETING OF CORN-MILL PROPRIETORS. Yesterday a meeting of the Proprietors of Corn-mills situate in or near the Metropolis, was held at the London Tavern, " to take into consideration the necessity of petitioning Parliament to protect the large capital invested in corn-mills and machinery against the importation from foreign countries of the flour of wheat and other grain (particularly in an adulterated state), if any alteration should be made in the laws now existing, which regulate the importation of corn." Mr. D. WATNEY, sen., of Upper Mills, Wandsworth, took the Chair, and said, that it had been first intended to call the Meeting for Friday, but from the state of the proposed mea sures in the House of Commons, it was deemed expelient to call a Meeting more speedily; and accordingly it was convened for that day. This circumstance would account for the very thin attendance, a great number of those interested not being aware of the change. Those, however, who were present would, he had no doubt, protect the interests of those who were absent, and adopt such measures as would be warmly supported by the latter. Several resolutions were then proposed by gentlemen present, and a petition founded upon them proposed. This petition le in substance similar to others which are proposed, and will no doubt be adopted, in different parts of the kingdom. The peti tions set forth in, and agreed to by the meeting, were, that the capital invested in corn mills far exceeds that in any other de scription of machinery in this kingdom ; that the proprietors of this machinery had invested their capital in it, under the impression that the restrictive system which has hitherto been applied to corn and flour would be continued; that the im portation of Foreign flour, without suitable restrictions, would. expose the interests of the proprietors to incalculable injury,;,' that foreign nations at present possess considerable advan tages over this country in the supply of flour to the Colonies' , and to the markets of South America, which ought to b counteracted by Parliamentary interference; that the un qualified importation of foreign corn to this country would liar a serious injury, not only to the owners and 'Occupiers.'or corn-mills in the United Kingdom, but to the shippreg -in terests, inasmuch as the merchant and importer of foreign Cbrlt . has to pay freight and other expences on the bran arid Coarse tour whilst the importer of foreign flour has to pay freight and ex-' pences on the fine flour only,which gives the foreign miller an uri f fair advantage in our home market ; and that this advantage Ivan given at the expence of our merchants, by diminishing the em ployment of their ships, the bran and coarse fiour.tbrrinag nearly, an equal moity of the weight of the grain. The inanufucterera of this kingdom must also partake of the loss, as very consider-, able quantities of bran and coarse flour are requisite in ferinin the staple fabrics of this country, (the cotto n man ufactures, and the preparation of tin were instanced), and that the withholding the bran and coarse flour, and furnishing this country with the fine part of the corn only, must enhance the price of bran and flour by diminishing the quantity of grain which would other wise be ground at borne. The Meeting, after some conversational discussion, agreed tO the Petition, which prayed that Parliament, in revising the Corn Laws, would continue such restrictive measures as would • secure the interests of the petitioners, and of others adverted ti`. A Gentleman whose name we could not learn, proposed a tz solution to the effect, that it was expedient to hold out encourage ment for the extension of capital in the'application of machinery, for grinding corn in Great Britain and Ireland, whereby this country would become an exporter and carrier of flour to odur nations, and which would at once be effected by allowing the importation of foreign grain, and the exportation of the pre: duce of the same in flour, which would be advantageously lei , ' out, not upon the waterfalls of America, but upon those in Ire- : land, and the steam engines of Birmingham. This resolution was unanimously adopted, when, after a sub= scription had been entered into to pay the expences, and Committee had been formed to carry the resolutions of the meeting into effect, it broke up. It was stated that petitions are in progress from the proprie tors of corn-mills in different parts of the country, against restrictions being removed. CORN LA WS.—( Nerecastle-upon-Tyne.)—T he Petitions to Parliament from the inhabitants of this town, for s revision of the Corn Laws, were transmitted on Monday, the 25th instant, to his Grace the Duke of NORTHUMBERLAND and Sir M. W. RIDLEY, Bart., to be presented to both Houses of Parliament. A similar Petition, very numerously signed (about 700 names being to it, nearly the whole number of the inhabitants of the place), has been transmitted from the villa of Swelwell, in the County of Durham, to J. G. LAitirroN, Esq., M.P., for the purpose of being presented to the House of Commons. Another Petition to the House of Commons, from the importers and Holders of bonded Wheat in New castle, has been sent to CUTIIBERT ELT.IsoN, Esq., MX- The public Petition from Newcastle was both numerously and: respectably signed, so that it may reasonably be inferred s° important a document will receive attention in the proveg quarter.—( Newcastle, April 26.) CATHOLIC BlLL.—Yesterday a large and very highly respectable Meeting of the parishioners of the united parishes of St. Gregory by St. Paul and St. Mary Magdalene took place at the chLuch, for the purpose of adopting resolu tions upon the subject of the Catholic Bill. At a previous Meeting of the parishioners Mr. HUM:O3IHE pointed out that no business could be done, in consequence of regular notice not having been given, as required by Act of Parliament. At twelve o'clock the Recto; (the Rev. Mr. Bartuam) stepped forward to take the chair, but Mr. Slade denied that the Rev- Gentleman was elected chairman by the parishioners. He moved that Mr. Edwards, of St. Paul's Church-yard, should take the chair. Mr. Hurcombe seconded the motion. Th e Rector, however, took the chair; and Mr. Hooper moved petition against further concessions to the Catholics. To th'a an amendment was submitted, approving of the Bill now be fore Parliament ; and, on the chairman putting the question, a large majority was declared in favour of the amendment, only six or seven hands being held up against it. It is said that Sir ARcurßitr.n CAMPBELL, in' his private communications to his friends, subs e ' quent to the victory of the 15th of December , intimated an expectation that the Burmese would sue for peace. _ _ Indian warfare has seldom presented an in" stance of greater daring, or a more brilliant achievement, than the late battle, when four BO' tish and ten or eleven native battalions, reckon' ing, we presume, on the outside, five or six thou' sand effective men , attac k e d an d tota ll y defeated an army of fifty or s i x t y th ousan d men , we ll pro' vided with ordnanc e an d th e mun i t i ons o f war, 33, OLD BOND -STREET, \PIUL 23, 1623. TO EAST INDIA Iti'ADEIZS. THE SUBSCltlfiElictO‘ l ffi4: ORIEN TAL lIERALD" are respectfully informed, that Mr. SANDFORD A RNOT, who was left in charge of Mr Buck ingham's affairs in India, and was suddenly banished from thence without trial, in consequence of his fidelity and attach ment to his Employer's interest, has at length reached Eng land, after a circuitous and eventful voyage of more than 15 months, to which he was condemned by the arbitrary measures of the Indian Government. 31r. Buckingham having conse quently again confided to hint the sale of his Journal in this Country, "THE ORIENTAL.HERALD" will, from this date, be published by Mr. Arnot, at No. 33, Old Bond-street, where all Orders for it are requested to be addressed, and where Advertisements for the Printer, and Letters for the Editor, will be received. 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