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due to hie-own character and honour, and the welfare of Ireland. Sir C. BURRELL lamented that the Hon. Gentle man had not accompanied his approbation of Emanci pation with Rome approval also of securities for the Pro testant Hierarchy. To propose concession without some security for the Established Church, would disgrace every public ma n , Mr. BRIGHT believed, that as soon-as it was generally known in what way the Cabinet was constituted, a strong f eeling of disapprobation would be expressed throughout the coun try. Catholic Emancipation was in no way a ques tion of religion merely, but the claims were resisted because it was believed that the prevalence of Popery was injurious to civil liberty ; the opposition to the claims, therefore, was not in the slightest degree connected with the fear of reli gisus persecution. H owever religious differences might be arr anged, it was the duty of the House, as the guardian of teruporal rights, to take care that the Constitution was not infringed. He repeated, that the majority of the country Would view with the greatest dismay the recent alteration in t he Cabinet. It became all who, like him (Mr. Bright,) r'Presented great populous places, to speak out at this mo ment; and among other things, he would express his sa 'isfaction, that the recent changes had at least produced one adva ntage to the opponents of the Catholic claims—the ;hie and eloquent advocate of the Protestant cause was now t t . . e e from the thraldom of office, and he (Mr. Bright) `! l °Ped he would continue with honour and integrity the I n' of conduct he had hitherto pursued, and which had t ile d him the approbation and confidence of all classes of e " n nunity. He trusted that both the Right Hon. -e n d eman and the cou n t r y wouhi take courage at the pre sent juncture, and put an end at once to the unreasonable and unconstitutional demands of the Roman Catholics. That i l i c , esti °n, which h a d b een ma d e a Mi n i ster i a l s i ne qua non , ", in fact little or nothing to do with the state of Ire land' and the Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Peel), by his valuable labours, had done his utmost to ameliorate the ceoesilition of the people of Ireland— h e k new well that con sion to th e Roman Catholics wanid afford neither relief nor security. Irish Aff • .By the evidence before the Committees on Affairs, it appeared that the lower orders in Ireland wt.ere really not acquainted with the benefits, from time to Ole, conferred upon them by the United Legislature.— t H on Gent:emen, instead of exciting discontent, by } -- "ually pressing upon one obnoxious topic—(h e a r , I, A - 7, c ',_) -- --take pai ns to explain to the people of Ir e land w h a t nighu-len don e f or th e ir advantage, a n d w h a t d a il y an d (Mt tlY occupied the attention of both Houses. Since he Bright) had had a seat, th e mos t anx i ous attent i on tj ad eti b een. constantly directed to th e s it ua ti on o f I re l an d. — the er the grea t c h ange w hi c h h a d recent l y taken place in " C ouncils of the Sover e i gn , h e h a d f e lt i t necessary t o e ? v e's his opi n i on an d hi s conv i c ti on , t h at t h e peop l e o f ; g l and were satisfied that the prevalent, of Popery was n lurious to the civil liberty of every country where it ex - 11 ---(Hear.) 'ear 4..1. NEWPORT having been for four-and-twenty a Member of the House, and for forty, or, he might 4 / 4 , 3 ; flft Y years, intimately connected and acquainted with what hoped to be permitted to say a few words, after itg a eo t had i already pasaed. He flattered himself that, hay he ong lived with the people, and among the people, wan able to form as correct an estimate of their situation a i n Y Hon oura bl e M em b er , an d h e d en i e d t h at t h e i r de 'ation was m a i n ly a ttributable to any other c ause th an li e ' Proscription of the whole body of the Roman Catho- That was the radical source of nearly all the"te pre :,l4og evils ; and while the cause remained, conse 'es must con ti nue a l so , an d ever y y ear un d ergo f res h e gule ntation. It was a d m itt e d on a ll s id es , th a t th e si tr4etti°n of Ireland could not be viewed without deep re that' 00 ' 1 it had been produced by the mis-government of c ent Country for a series of years, he might almost say for th e : i ce. Despite of all the refer provisions to which tsi r ', ° nourabl e Member had referred—but for which he a t , e d • Newport) did not think the British Parliament th e I ' v e , ' much credit, as the measures were forced upon it 4_,eondition of Ireland had daily grown worse, and she the°4lye t Wiped none of the fruits so liberally promised at grem unk n. Such was his firm conviction, : and it had t 7 with his y ears , an d p ro b a bly wou ld d e scend with him ti o „ e grave, P a lli at i ves cou ld d o no good—the founds boi of th e system must be change d ; and until the great c fof the people had an interest in the Constitution, the ati e ln Would experience the bitter consequences of alien s„a*trY Over and over again Honourable Gentlemen had a s e Yted th a t t h e great b o d y o f th e I r i s h p eo pl e f e lt no in thee3t in the result' of time Catholic Question; hut did not la t e :Lir , * and resu lt of the late election shew the deep feel the '`eY had upon the subject? The lowest member of th e e° e in niunity participated in the general desire and in nsa,, - ; °4l , °ion claim for justice ; and a real, lasting, and be es a t union, could never be established until there was requal distribution of rights and privileges. a ,,e r iteral GASCOYNE observed upon the extraordinary di atr t '°n of the Right Honourable Baronet—that all the etl e, of Ireland, manufacturing, agri cu lt ura l, and corn arose out of the refusal of Catholic Emancipation. itotikkieneral CascoY ne) represented a town of one hundred tam ftiat Y thousand inhabitants, and he could bear testi- V e r that th e i ncrease d c h ance o f carry i ng t h e C at h o li c Po 0 1: °400 had already excited the utmost alarm in Liver- estei o T he people at large were decidedly adverse to con should and the fact would be proved beyond contradiction, staac t he pres en t Mi n i s t r y find it expedient to resort to refers Election. Election. The interest in the Catholic Question ame oo re d to by th e Ri g h t honourable B arone t, p reva il e d no t andg the lower orders, but among a better informed !tleat ea la°re wily class, who would not feel much compli- I n a m ., 7 1 , by being placed by the Right Honourable Baronet sess e r e re so degraded. The Roman Catholic priests pos t nosuch influence in this country. th e r ° rd MILTON said that no man had contended that of I r c A ul , °val of disabilities would cure all the existing evils bee - s rdm but that the existence of those disabilities had 11 1 4 ' 41 .,c cause of the evils. He, indeed, must be a vain ema k i d ly nn thought that evils operating for generations, he terminated in a moment. The position of the he h a : l t General (Gascoyne) deserved indeed the epithet 1 4 4 anplied t o t h e statement o f th e light Honourabl e kitg ; an let. -extraordin The majority of the people of ,d ar Were not o o Y s . ed to the Roman Catholic Claims ; hea c ci e P t nion was pre p ay equally divided on the subject. th e ' under the recent change of Government, he thought M iu•n aPect r. b A ,.,of Emancipation materially improved. ! Ie at t a ,,„' IY SON (of Louth) did not think that the peo '4l ir_46e Ought to distrust the two Houses of Parliament, ced e w rlieve that they would be so subservient as to con- Pr eolie uat they had before refused, merely because the Alth ou r i _was an advocate for the Roman Catholic Claims. coml]dgu the Government might be changed, the question ▪ th e act he carri e d unt il t h ere h a d b een an ent i re a l tera ti on side:A. the "`nunients of th e eop l e o f E ng l an d on th e subject. - wa s , therefo re no cause for exultation on the one sl o p °l' for ala rm en i he other. He denied that time admis iiad u t Catholics would h e a breach of the Constitution, 11 , 14 d it verted to their services in obtaining and maintaining nnd evi k Antrta. I n modern ''ores, they had shown an loyelat''ores,ng attachment to the Constitution, and unshaken inad:Y.ro the Hou.,e of Brunswick. If concession were A m..r . eve C atholics would obtain seats in Parliament. Neo ,. MEMBER under the Gallery, on that which formerly hi s considered the Opposition siae of the House, expressed I.:tire concurrenc e in all that had fallen from the Noble 50.,1 (Chandos) and repeated the call upon the people opitiiinogolgand to come fbrward with a declaration of their ,s.ltar. DUNCO MBE was satisfied th a t th e great ma j or i ty mt theinhabitants of England ' Were hostile to further con t, Mr. SEYMOUR was of a simila(rAotpi h at in Yorkshire the Noble Lord opinion, and contended via c onstituents were at variance.svithlitn) ougat not would find that neon the th r e am q i ii n e e s , - , m;:t_of Emancipation. It people of England ; but ae A ti " ll n the throats of the u lelial influence was to be used, he did not see that the dan ger a t. of concession was increased. e aoi 4 • PORTMAN observed, that it was unfair to the igg a t 7 and the Cabinet to endeavour to stir up the feel theSt the pe,ple, and to raise a cry as if the religion of set ii a L te were in danger. Such a course tended also to 'sat u k t Ron. Gentlemen in opposition to each other who niedegi't evinced such a gratifying spirit of kindness a m yl 414 ilis r i a e t s i°n • The ' sentiments of the people at large were il ssea, • ;: divided ; and if the topic were to be again dis . „,° l _ight to be brought distinctly before the House. ' e on strongly objected to the sort of language to "ne t , "n been used by some Members, respecting his qine the En u - -auch as that the Irieh population were hostile and he daglish, and Caine with a petition in time one hand I , v ith th gger in the other. His countrymen came forward " n oo • b e n' petitions claiming their Emancipation as a open th e 111:ftotri:y! certainly, would not, on any account, join . foreign enemies of time country, or commence an - ewer ! , lie knew of nothing, respecting his commit- Mr • te 0 ,1e,..h could at all justify such charges. " 3 l aid ' l" lAN explained ; after which the petition Mr. et ; the table. We re AR LES BURRELL remarked, that petitioners fay "tit led to ourabi e have their petitions received with the most to ehan2t!ention in that House; and, referring to the wo hl ti In the Administration, lie said, that he cer r aPPro e „ a 'mPport any Administration Whose measures sir is was He eared nothing as to who were in power, Th Q pes ,'P/nettgures that he looked, 'and not to men. , Mr. H " tl °' l was then ordered - to be printed. tA t lima ad • en not ice adverted to the circumstance that be had C S Of “ motion, for the 15th of May, on the sub- ject of the Church and Church Revenues of Ireland—but encouraged by the recent changes in the Cabinet, and trust ing that the Ministry would take up the subject snore effec tually, and not wishing to embarrass them, he begged leave to postpone his motion sine die. Lord JOHN RUSSELL postponed his notice of motion for a Select Committee to inquire into the Cause of the In crease of Crime in England till to-morrow se'nnight. Mr. HEATHCOTE presented a Petition from certain Ship-builders of Hull, praying for protection to tile Bri tish shipping—Laid on the Table. Mr. WRIGHT presented a petition from certain Ship owners at Hull, praying for relief.—Laid on the table. Mr. 'WHITMORE postponed ^ :notion, of which he had given notice, until the 20th of May. HALF-PAY MAJORS, &c. Mr. HUME moved for a return of the number of Ma jors on half-pay, who had received increased allowance for rank. in consequence of the King's warrant of the Sth of August, 1814. He had received some information, that considerable abuses had taken place under that Warrant ; but as he found that there was no objection to the motion, he would abstain from mentioning the nature of these abuses at present, as the subject could be brought more clearly and freely before the House when the Returns should be laid on the Table. The Returns were accordingly ordered. BRIDEWELL OF EDINBURGH. Mr. HUME stated, that he had on a former occasion procured an order for a return of the Commitments into the Bridewell Prison of Edinburgh during a certain pe riod. Some difF. 7ulties had been found to the preparing the proper Returns under that Order ; and he therefore moved that the Order be discharged.—The Order was discharged accordingly. Mr. HUME then said, that he wished to obtain his ob ject by another motion of the same nature ; but couched in terms as to render it more easy to make up the Return. He believed that the House would agree with him, that it was highly proper such a Return should be made, when it was considered how often the same individuals had been committed to this prison. For example, one individual had, since 1811, been committed to this prison ne less than sixty-five times—(Hear.) —so very comfortable did they make their prisons in Edinburgh, that people preferred procuring a lodging in them, to liberty and hard labour. He concluded by moving for a Return of Persons com mitted to the Edinburgh Bridewell during a certain pe riod.—Ordered accordingly. Mr. HERRIES moved for a new writ for the election of a Member of Parliament, in the room of the Right Hon. W. C. Plunket, who had been lately raised to the Peerage. Ordered accordingly. The further consideration of the Report of the Distresses in Ireland Bill was postponed till Friday, POSTAGE DUTIES BILL. Mr. HERRIES moved the third reading of the Postage Duties Bill. Mr. BERNAL and Mr. HUME objected to the Bill, from its not containing some regulations which had been before suggested, and which ought to have been adored. Mr. HERRIES replied, that the general subject of the Post Office regulations was at present under inquiry by a Commission, and when they should have the Report of that Commission before them, they would be enabled more fully and clearly to ascertain what more regulations were required. Mr. HI ME still objected that he could see no reason why letters sent by the packets from Ireland to Scotland, a distance of twenty-four miles, should be charged four pence, while letters similarly sent from Ireland to Eng land, a distance of two hundred miles, were only charged two-pence each. Sir JOHN NEWPORT supported the regulation ; and after some further observations, the third reading of the Bill was postponed till that day se'nnight ; after which the House adjourned. PRICES OF IRISH Bank Stock Consols, 3 per cent Gov. Stock, 3% per cent. 88 1 ,4 Ditto, New 4 per Cent. 97% Gov. Deb. 3% per cent. Royal Canal Stock Grand Canal Stock. City Deb. 4 per cent Ballast Office Deb. p. ct — 3LA: Arrived. Due. O America 1 0 Brazil 0 O Buenos Ayres. 0 O Donaghadee 0 1 Dublin O Flanders 0 O France O Gottenburgh 1 ;TOCKS, APRIL SO. St. Patrick Insur. (per sh.) Royal Irish Ditto National Ditto Patriotic Ditto Hibernian Bank Provincial Ditto Royal Irish Mine Imperial Mine Mining Co. of Ireland Commercial Buildings :LS. ' Arrived. Due. O Guernsey& Jersey 0 I Hamburgh 0 O Holland 0 O Jamaica 1 O Leeward Islands 0 Lisbon. • Malta 0 1 Waterford 0 NIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. sforning ...25 minutes after 7. f Evening ...52 minutes after 7. In LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 3, 1827. We have received, this forenoon, by express, the Etoile, dated yesterday morning. It does not contain any further particulars respecting the insubordination manifested by the National Guard, during the Review, on Sunday; nor, concerning the execution of the Ordonnance, which we published yesterday, for disband ing the whole of that corps, except that a paragraph merely states that the detachments of the National Guard, on duty, had been replaced by other troops. The Fin .ls had not been very materially affected, the lowest quotation of the 5 per Cents. being 99f. 95c., but they had recovered to 100 f. 33c. The 3 per Cents had fallen rather more in proportion, having declined to 69f. 65c., but they also had recovered to 69f. 95c. Never theless, we cannot but consider the circumstances which have taken place as indicative of a state of feeling in Paris, which is pregnant with important consequences. It is evident that the expressions used by some of the National Guard did not relate solely to the Ministry, but referred even to the SOVEREIGN himself: and a strong corroboration of this admission in the French Papers is derived from the manifestations of dis satisfaction having taken place at a Review com memorative of the anniversary' of the entrance of the late KING into Paris on his restoration to the Throne in 1824. We question much whe ther the disbanding of a corps of the number and description of persons which composed the National Guard will put down the spirit of discontent which appears to be extending itself in Paris against the KING and his Ministry. The following are extracts : (From the Etoile of Wednesday morning.) We continue to collect from the Opposition Journals, the admissions made by them respecting the circumstances which took place on Sunday, the 29th ult., in the interior of the Champ de Mars. " Our devotion to the doctrine of order, has inspired us with serious reflections upon the in fatuation which has associated a shout of opposition, with a thousand shouts of joy and attachment. " Discipline has received a wound ; the father Jf the country should hear nothing hut praises from his children. " Friends of the Throne—We continue to deplore this misfortune." We read in the Quotidienne. " We bad said, and on this point we believed that we had been understood by all intelligent persons, that the most sacred duty of the National Guards was, when under arms, to refrain from anv expressions, but that truly French one of 'Vire le Eoi. Every other expression would appear to us still more blameable from the National Guard, when in the presence of the King—and that every other acclamation than that of homage, would assume the character of an armed remonstrance. — Being entrusted with the maintenance of order, the National Guard ought to set an example of that respect for laws subordination, discipline, and the institutions of the coun try : it was not in a public square, still less in the camp, that opposition should have been heard; and the most urgent want, and the most legitimate complaint would, under such circumstances, assume a character, the impro-• priety of which common sense would point out. The institutions which Royalty has conferred on us, afford sufficient means for the legitimate expression of com plaints." LIES OF THE DAY. The Quotidienne, from a Bourdeaux paper s states that hostilities between Spain and Portugal have commenced near Badajos. The Journal des Debats'and the Constitutionnel state that the Count de Chabrol has given in his resignation. The Journal du Commerce states that a battalion of infantry has been stationed in the court-yard of the Chan cery, and that the guard at M. de Villele's has been rein forced." The Duke de Doudeville yesterday sent in his resigna tion. M. de la Bouillerie has been charged with the porte feuille, ad interim. Many Papers announce that a Council of Ministers was held at the Tuileries on the day before yesterday, which continued sitting till midnight. This news is incorrect. _ _ The detachment of the National Guard of the Tuil leries was relieved yesterday by the Royal Guard ; and all the other detachments of the former by the troops of the Garrison of Paris. His Majesty has granted a private audience to the Mar quis Dessolles and Monsieur Treslon, Prefect of the De partment of the Alayenne. The Court will set out on the l'th for Compiegne. The King and Royal Family will return to Paris on the 13th. FRENCH FUNDS, MAT 1. Five per cents. 100 f. 99f. 95c. 100 f. 35c. Three per cents.-69f. 65c. 95c. Renter de Naples, '77f. 60c. The Debate of last night in the House of Lords, was no less interesting than that of the previous night in the other House of Parliament. The Noble Personages who have withdrawn themvelves from his MAJESTY'S Councils, se verally entered on their defence, and in the opinion of their admirers, proved such a total want of concert on their parts, that we ,almost doubt whether Mr. CANNING was authorized in calling their simultaneous secession a " strange coin ciden ce." The plain state of the case seems to, be, that certain distinguished personages, entertaining strong prejudices on the- Catholic" Question, found themselves, on 'the death of Lord Low- DONDERRY, somewhat deficient, as a body, in respect of that talent which is not inva riably associated with bigotry and prejudice. Mr. CANNING was at that period on the point of leaving the country " .-'g egiu4 exsul," to take posscsion of the most splendid Vice royalty which a subject ever held at any period of the world's history. But much as jealousy and spleen conspired ada:nst him, the Cabinet of that day, knew his value too well to permit him to depart. They were aware, that without his powerful support, the mass of talent would de cidedly be in favour of their opponents. In short they could not do without him, and they invited him to quit his high and lucra tive office, and to form a part of a pro fessedly neutral Cabinet, in which they art fully concealed from him that the liberality of his sentiments opposed an insuperable bar to his taking even, by regular succession, that position which the most ordinate degree of modesty would otherwise oblige his colleagues to concede to the splendid genius of the Right Hon. Gentleman. In profound ignorance of .oeir feelings towards him, Mr. CANNiNG , ;:continued to direct the Foreign policy Of ..tlk6onigr y, and to r a is e th e name — of Britain 'Still' higher 'than ever'in th e scale -of NatiOns... Noble, Lads may sneer as they please, but Akey, , knoW , full well that it I was he who- Ac , etilled'ithe new World into existence." `V say, without hesitation, that under Providence, it ,was the Right Honour able Gentleman who, conferred the inestimable blessing of freedom on South America, for, with out him, that -great- . 'event would net have oc curred in our da •) 4, • he out of office to morrow, we Ghent . e. e f titgr. the fleets of Britain would not lectivvithin twelve months. in again rivettiiig i4Chains which he has broken asunder. 'Wit's.tOl?eturn to the subject : —whilst Mr: CANNING was cordially co-opera ting with his hollow associates, the illness of Lord LIVERPOOL rendered it necessary for the SOVEREIGN of these realms to ap point a successor to the High Office of Premier of England. All.eyes were instantly directed to him, whom talent, eloquence, and experience alike pointed out as the fit person to succeed to the vacant chiefship, and our gracious Monarch accordingly conferred on him that highest proof of his confidence and esteem. Then, and not till then, does Mr. CANNING ascertain the sen timents of his Colleagues, who simultaneously refuse to obey their Royal Master, in accepting as their leader, the most talented of their number, because, forsooth, his sentiments on the Catholic Question, disqualified him for that high station. Mr. CANNING has given every assu rance that it is not to be ihade a Cabinet pies tion ; but this is far from satisfying the religious prejudices of Lord ELDON and his Grace ofIVEL LINGTON, whose admiration for the Protestant religion does not evince itself so far as we are aware, in any other way than by opposing the civil rights of their fellow-citizens. Mr. CANNING decidedly says, my opinions on that subject are known, but I do not wish to force them on the nation. I will only prevent the opinion of the Country being prejudiced on this very important subject as it has been hitherto. There shall be no bribe to induce men either to be or to fancy themselves violent Orangemen. Both parties are equally eligible for place under my Government ; and, though I may hope that the nations will ulti mately think as I do, I have given every ra tional security to my Sovereign and to the people, that I will not employ my official influence otherwise than in preventing foul play. In another column we have inserted a Corre spondence between Mr. CANNING and the Duke of WELLINGTON, which we have reason to think will be found correct. By the arrival of his Majesty's ship Romney, at Portsmouth, we have received Lisbon Gazettes to the 17th ult. They contain the following de cree of amnesty to rebc7s of the lower orders, who had been seduced from their allegiance.— Mercy is all very well, but had the. Government acted with more promptitude in the outset of the rebellion, there would now be no cause for a for bearance which will be attributed more to the weakness than the cleme..4 of the Executive : OFFICIAL. DEPARTMENT OF ECCLESIASTICAL AFFAIRS AND JUSTICE. DECREE. It being the chief object of my care, and my constant desire, to re-establish the tranquillity and internal peace of these kingdoms, disturbed by some bands of rebels, who, being assembled and armed in a foreign country, invaded them, and who, thanks to God and the valour of the brave and faithful army, are defeated and driven beyond the frontiers of Portugal ; and, considering, on the one hand, that rebellion being the greatest of all crimes, it would be not only unjust, but scandalous, that the first and princi pal authors of it should fail to suffer for their crimes ; and on the other hand the good of the State, the principles of humanity; and the Royal clemency not permitting that the same punishment should be extended to the great mul titude of incautious persons whom the wickedness of the former, seduced, corrupted, and hurried into guilt ; mak- ing tile of the high power given to me by Article 74, pa ragraph eight, of the Constitutional Charter, I think lit in the name of the King, and with the advice of the Council of State, to . grant a general amnesty and pardon to all Por tuguese subjects incriminated for political opinion or sedi tious acts committed from the 21st day of July, last year, to the day of the publication of the present decree. The following persons are excepted from this favour and pardon, and are to be tried according to the laws : Firstly.—All General Officers of the Army or Navy who promoted, or in any manner took part in the Rebel -1 ion against the Country, and the legitimate Government. Secondly-.—All military or civil Officers of the Army and the Fleet, of whatever rank in arms, of the first or second line, and of Militia, who holding or assuming the quality of commanders of any military corps, deserted with them to the, enemy. Thirdly.—All those who were chiefs or commanders of parties of revolted peasants, known by the name of Gue rillas, who eitker raised them in the interior, or entered with them, in a hostile manner, to those Kingdoms. Fourthly.—All those who were members of the rebelli ous Junta, denominated the Supreme Government of the Kingdom. Fifthly.—The Magistrates and all ecclesiastics, whether secular or regular, who spontaneously went over to the re bels, and accompanied them in the perfidious invasion of these kingdoms. And conformably to the tenor and spirit of the third pa ragraph of the Decree of 3d August and 25th Sept. 1826, I am pleased to order, that the officers and subalterns of the let, 2d, and Sd line, to whom this amnesty is to extend, are dismissed from their posts, and reduced to the state of peasants, but the corporals and privates, shall be in corporated with the army. I have also thought fit to determine, that all the individuals included in the present amnesty, who are deprived of or suspended from employment or °Mee, and those who possessed estates of the Crown, and of the orders whether those are already sequestrated qr not ; in consequence of the above-mentioned crime, shall not be reinstated, nor have possession of them without a new grant. And lam further pleased to de clare, that it is not intended by the present resolutions to prejudice the rights of individuals who may have claims to indemnity for losses sustained. Luis Manuel de Mourn. Cabral, of his Majesty's Council, Minister Secretary of State for Ecclesiastical Affairs and Justice, is charged with the execution of this decree, and the issuing of all the orders necessary for that effect. Signed by the Infanta, Regent, LUIS MANOEL DE MOURA CABRAL. Palace of Ajuda, 13th April, 1827. Dutch Papers to the Ist inst. reached us last night. They mention a report that the propo sitions made by our Ambassador at Constanti nople in favour of the Greeks had been finally rejected by the Divan. Barbadoes Papers have been received this morning at the North and South American Coffee-house, to the 23d of March inclusive, from which we extract the following : It appears by these Papers that the loss sustained in the cultivation of the sugar-cane, and the depressed prices of cotton and sugar, had occasioned the planters in that island to turn their serious attention to the cultivation of tobacco, as an article of commerce, samples of which have been produced that have been manufactured into segars, and declared equal to those from the Havanuah. Some idea seems to be also entertained of making an attempt to culti vate indigo. The accounts brought by this arrival com plain that trade was in the dullest state ever remembered in the island ; and add that, except a few sugars shipping for England, trade and commerce had almost entirely left them. The crop of sugar this year will fall miserably short, and in the other islands a great deficiency was dreaded. In Antigua not more than 6,000 hogsheads were expected.— The packet Rinaldo, from Falmouth, arrived on the 14th of March. Sincapore Papers have been received this morning at the North and South American Coffee-house, to the sth January. The follow ing are extracts : By advices of the 18th November from Bankok, per the brig Narsay, we lean► that the Siamese were busily pn. gaged in fortifying the mouth of the river, being in daily expectation of an attack from the English. So firmly per suaded were they of this, that they had several boats cruis ing outside the Bar to give them the earliest intelligence of the arrival of the English ships. No communication had been received from the Burmese side of the country since Captain Burney left Siam ; but there was a report at Bankok that the English had taken possession of Queda for the old King. The report is stated to have arisen f r om the King of Ligor having left the place rather sud denly at the commencement of the Siamese holidays. A petty embassy or mission from Cochin China, was at Bankok at the above date. A rebellion had broken out in .cochia.Chini; but the object of the mission, was more of la negative kind, to prevent the Siamese joining the rebels, than to solicit their assistance. A Siamese junk had been cut off by pirates, only a few Miles from port. The crew, with the exception of two who jumped overboard, were massacred. An English and Malayan school had been established at Telook Ayer, for the purpose of teaching the children of all classes of native inhabitants, to read and write the English and Malayan languages in the Roman character, and upon the British system. EXCHANGE AT SINCAPOEE. Private Bills on London, are with difficulty procurable ; but drawn at 3 months, may be quoted at 4s. 3d. per Spanish Dollar. FREIGHT TO LONDON.-Dead Weight, 6/. to 6/. 10s; Measurement, 81. to 0/. We much lament to have to record the fate of other victims to African research. The Etoile contains the following account of the tragical death of Major LAING and his companions, which, we fear there is little ground to hope will prove to be false : They write from Sickhara-Ley-Tripoli, on the sth of April : Major Laing, whose tragical fate had been announced, has actually fallen a victim to, his courageous perse verance, not, however, until after, he had visited the famous city of Tombuctoo. The Pacha of Tripoli has communicated this intellia ' ence on the authority of a letter, which his vassal the Governor of Gila dames wrote to apprize him of the event, and which letter reached hiin in less than fifteen days, being conveyed by an extraordinary courier. The British travellers, who were at first stated to have fallen under the weapons of the robbers, in the territory of Tonalt, had then been' only wounded, so that after hav ing escaped this first danger through the philanthropy of a Marabout, they at length'reached Tombuctoo. Shortly after their arrival in that city, the Fellans, which power ful and warlike tribe now reigns exclusively over . the im mense Deserts of Central Africa, appeared to the number of 30,000, and imperiously demanded that the travellers should be given up to them, in order that they might put them to death, and thereby prevent the Christians from availing themselves of the information to be gained by their 'means, and from penetrating some day into these remote countries to enslave the people. Such are the ex pressions of the Scheik of Ghadaines in his letter to the Pacha. The Prince commanding at Tombuctoo refused to give up the strangers whom he had received . with benevolence ; and in order to withdraw them from the enmity of their, persecuters, whose resentment he was at the same time unwilling to provoke, he sent them off secretly to Bam bara, escorted by 15 horsemen selected from his own body-guard ; but being speedily overtaken by a party of Fellans, who had rapidly pursued them on hearing of their escape, the unfortunate Laing was mercilessly strangled, with all his companions. Such was the tragical end of the intrepid traveller, who was the first to penarate into the precincts of this nayste 7 rious city, the object of so much solicitude, and the know ledge of which is still likely to escape the best directed inquiries, as, according to all appearance, there is no hope of recovering the papers of the unfortunate Laing. Meanwhile the Fellans, whose ambition is equal to their ferocity, availing themselves of Major Laing's arrival at Tombuctoo, and of the species of protection which he had received there, seized upon that city, and imposed an an nual tribute, which the inhabitants, unable to offer re sistance, are in future to pay, for having, as it is said, made themselves accomplices in a project of invasion me ditated by the infidels. These last accounts have been communicated by a Tri politan Schieck, who has long resided at Tombuctoo. He declares that there exists a very interesting history of that city, which carries hack its foundation to the year 510 of the Hegira (A.D. 1116), and the author of which is Sidi- Hamet-Baba, a native of Arawaw, a small borough of the Kente's country, a considerable colony of the Sultan. It is hoped that this History may be procured. Mr. CANNING and the Duke of WELLINGTON. CORRESPONDENCE. MR. CANNING TO THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON. Foreign Office, April 10, 1827, 6 P.m. My DEAR DUKE OF WELLINGTON, . The King has, at an audience from which lam just re turned, been graciously pleased to signify to me His Majesty's CoMmands, to lay before His Majesty, with as little loss of time as possible, a plan of arrangements for the re-construction of the Administration. In executing these commands, it will be as much my own wish, as it is my duty to his Majesty, to adhere to the principles on which Lord Liverpool's Government has so long acted together. I need not add how essentially the accomplishment must depend upon your Grace's continuance as a Member of the Cabinet. • Ever, my dear Duke of Wellington, Your Grace's sincere and faithful servant, (Signed) CEO. CANNING. His Grace the Duke of Wellington. The Duke of WELLINGTON to Mr. CANNING. Loudon, April 10, 1827. MY DEAR MR. CANNING, I have received your letter of this evenirg, informing me that the King had desired you to lay before his Ma jesty a plan of arrangements for the reconstruction of the Administration 2 • and that, in ex e cuti ng th ese co;,,raands, it was your wish to adhere to the principles on which Lord Liverpool's Government had so long acted together. I anxiously desire to be able to serve his Majesty, as I have done hitherto in his Cabinet, and with the same cel leagues. But, before I give an answer to your obliging proposition, I should wish to know who the person is whom you intend to propose to his Majesty as the head of the Government.—Ever, my dear Mr. Canning, your's, most sincerely. (Signed) WELLINGTON. The Right Hon. George Canning. MR. CANNING TO TIIE DUKE OF WELLINGTON. Foreign Office, April 11, 1827. MY DEAR DUKE OP WELLINGTON, I believed it to be so generally understood that the King usually entrusts the formation of an Administration to the individual whom it is his Majesty's gracious intention to place at the bead of it, that it did not occur to me, when I communicated to your Grace yesterday, the commands which I had just received from his Majesty, to add that, in the present instance, his Majesty does not intend to depart from the usual course of proceeding on such oc casions. I am sorry to have delayed some hours this answer to your Grace's letter : but, from the nature of the subject, I did not like to forward it, without having previously submitted it (together with your Grace's Letter) to his Majesty. Ever, my dear Duke of Wellington, Your Grace's sincere and faithful servant, (Signed) GEO. CANNING. His Grace the Duke of Wellington. The Duke of WELLINGTON to Mr. CANNING. London, April 11, 1827. MY DEAR MR. CANNING, I have received your letter of this day, and I did not understand the one of yesterday evening, as you have now explained it to me. I understood from yourself that you had had in contemplation another arrangement, and I do not believe that the practice to which you refer has been so invariable as to enable me to affix a meaning to your letter which your words did not, in my opinion, convey. I trust you will have experienced no inconvenience from the delay of this answer, which, I assure you, has been occasioned by the desire to discover a mode by which I could continue united with my recent colleagues. I sincerely wish that I could bring my mind to the conviction, that with the best intentions on your part, your Government could be conducted practically on the principles of Lord Liverpool ; that it would generally be so considered ; or that it would be ade quate to meet our difficulties in a manner satisfactory to the KING, and conducive to the general interests of the Country. As, however, I am convinced that these principles must be abandoned eventually, that all our measures would be viewed with suspicion by the usual supporters of the Go vernment—that I could do no good in the Cabinet, and that I should at last be obliged to separate myself from it, at a moment at which such separation would be more incon venient to the King's service than it can be at present, I beg you to request his Majesty to excuse me from belonging to his Councils. Ever, my dear Mr. Canning, Your's most sincerely, WELLINGTON. (Signed) The Right Hon. George Canning. THE FUNDS-(THIS DAY). CITY, Twelve o' Clock. Consols left off yesterday at 824 1, and opened this morning at 82i 4, were afterwards sellers at 82k, but have since recovered, in consequence of several expresses from France having arrived which bring the French Funds about per Cent. higher, and have risen to 82fr, the price in the early part of the morning. India Bonds remain at 70 2 ; and Exchequer Bills, 46 7 pm. The Foreign Funds, par ticularly Colombian and Mexican Bonds, have attracted attention, the former advanced to 33 and the latter to 681 9 ; Brazilian are quoted lower, being 62 In Shares nothing new, the Brokers having ceased to give quotations. Two o' Clock. Consols, 821 y ; 4 per Cent, 11826, 97a; Exchequer Bills have advanced I per cent., being 46 8 ; India Bonds remain without variation ; Colombian Bonds, 32 c ; Mexican, 68;-1 THREE 0' CLOCK Consols, 824. FOUR o'CLOCK—CLOSING PRICES. Consols 82 Danish Bonds 614 Do. for Ac. 82 Greek Do. 1825, 16a Brazilian Bonds 611 Mexican Do. 1825 681 Buenos Ayres Do. 58 Peruvian Do. Chilian Do. Russian Do. 904 Columbian, 1824, 3211 Spanish Do. HALF.PAST FOUR. Consols have dropped to 82. POLICE INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) HATTON-GARDEN. RE-EXAMINATION OF ROWLAND WILLIAMS.—At twelve o'clock Rowland TVilliams, who stood remanded from Thursday last, under various charges of robberies in the shops of jewellers and goldsmiths, wag placed at the, bar for re-examination. The office, as on the last examination, was filled with tradesmen, who had been defrauded in a similar manner to Messrs. Dobson and Co., not a few of whom attended it hopes of being able to identify the prisoner as the indivi dual who so successfully levied contributions, during the autumn of last year, on various tradesmen at the West End of the Town, by the stratagem of calling at their shops in a gig, t.rid taking a shopman with him to receive the money for the articles purchased. In this, however, they failed, there being no similitude I::tween the two persons. Mr. Harmer attended for the prisoner, who seemed de jected. The following new evidence was adduced : Mr. William Turner, watchmaker, of- 176, Fenchurch street, stated, that on the 18th of last month, about three in the afternoon, the prisoner came to his shop to look at a case of valuable watch-keys, which he examined, but ex pressed a particular desire for a large key of solid gold, enclosing a Cr.rngorum stone. After some slight hesita tion, he said he had not his watch in his pocket, but would fetch it from the East India House, where his father and a gentleman were transacting some business, who should re turn with him. After a longer absence than he expected, witness proceeded to replace the case in his window, when, to his great surprise, the key above-mentioned was missed. No other person had been in the shop during the time. The key attached to the watch is the one stolen from his shop. This charge was also taken against the prisoner, and he was fully committed, with an understanding that he would be again brought up to meet other charges, the parties con nected with which not having yet been duly apprised of his captures. The four rings found in his glove were afterwards iden tified ; but the party not being the owners, the case was not gone into at present. THE MARKETS.--(THIS DAY.) HAY MARKETS.—(At per Load of 36 Trusses.) ST. JAMES'S. , .f. s X. s. X. s. X. s. Lowland Mead. Hay 4 oto 5 0 Clover Hay 5 oto7 0 Upland Ditto 5 0 6 6 Oat Straw 2 0 2 4 Rye-grass Hay 5 0 6 6 Wheat Ditto 2 4 2 8 SMITH 'IELD. s. s. Lowland Mead. Hay 3 15 to 4 15 Upland Ditto 4 15 5 15 Rye-grass Hay 4 15 5 15 New Meadow Hay 0 0 0 0 s. Z. s. Cloy. Hay generally 4 15 to G 15 Do. extra fine 0 0 616 Oat Straw llB 2 Wheat Ditto . 2 2 2 6 SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, APRIL 2.—Wind S.S.E.—Arrived, the Barba does packet, Lowe., from Cadiz. Arrived from London, and remain —Britannia, M'Gill, for St. John's; Rhoda, Glasgow, for Demerara; Bolivar, M'Donald, for Africa. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 2.—Light airs and variable— Arrived, the Maria transport, Walker, from Malta and Gibraltar; his Majesty's ship Romney, from Lisbon; Hope transport, Walters, from Lisbon ; Christopher, Knight, from Mirarnichi ; Alexander, Thompson, from Demerara. COWES, APRIL 2.—Arrived, the Corsair, Petrie, from Manilla, sailed from Singapore, January 7, and St. Helena, 15 ; the Exmouth, of and for Lon(1:,-1, left Singa pore, 10 days before ; the American ship Hongua, was at Manilla, waiting for a cargo of new rice, and would not be ready for six weeks; the Hadley, of London, Crockley, was to sail the latter end of December, loading for Cadiz ; the Lalla Rookh, remained at Singapore, loading for Lou don, to fill up at Padang ; the Honourable Company's ship, Atlas; arrived at St. Helena, 11$th March.-3 P.m. The Hope, Fisher, from Madras and Bengal, has just landed her passengers. PLYMOUTH, MAY I.—Wiwi S.—Arrived, the Zele, Keze, from Marentes ; and Peter John, Trenarnan, from Faro. GRAVESEND, MAY I .—Arrived, the Mitford, Taylor, from Mogadore ; Malvin, Norfor, from Gibraltar ; C. Aders, Reed, from Hamburgh ; Woodbine, Anston, and Colemich, C , :rtis, from Palermo. Sailed, the Allies, Cun ningham, for Havannah, and Margaret, for Halifal. The Hope, of Poole, and Venus, from Marseilles to Boyo, were on shore near Boulogne. NORTH & SOUTH AMERICAN COFFEE-HOUSE. Strict.Poar, FEB. 4.—Arrived, the 22d ult., the British ship Pascoa, Cathroe, from China ; and the Corsair, Petrie, from Manila. 25th.—The British ship Mediterranean, J. Stephens, from Calcutta. 26th.—The British brig Mary, Leek, from Malacca ; and his Majesty's ship Cyrene. Campbell, from a cruise. 27th.—The British brig Sir Francis Macnaghten, Pat terson, from China. Jax. I.—The British brig Narsay, Bie, from Siam. 3d.—The British ship lAN Rookh, Stewart, from Penang. LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS.-APPEALS. The Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Shaftesbury, and Lord Plunkett, came down to the House this morning, for the purpose of hearing Appeal.. WILLIAM LOrDiLL, APPILLANT,..-ROBERT CR•AGIU, A LUNATIC, BY MIS COMMITTER, RODLIKE CONNOR, RES. PONDINT. There were two appeals under this name from decrees of the Irish Lord Chancellor. The appellant, Lopdell, filed a bill against the respondent in the Court of Chancery in Ireland, for the purpose of establishing his claim to a certain , !state in that country. This bill was dismissed with costs, and shortly after Lopdell took the necessary steps for bringing the question by way of appeal before the House of Lords. The usual petition had been presented by him, and both parties had respectively exchanged their papers. Sub qequently to this exchange, and before the ap peal was heard, the respondent obtained an or der of the Irish Lord Chancellor, directing his Registrar to expunge from his notes of the evi dence received in the cause, certain documents, which the respondent stated were not used by him as evidence. The appellant conceiving this last order irregular, also appealed against it, and both questions were this day ar gued before the House of Lords, by Mr. Brougham and Merryvale for the appellant, and by Mr. Sugden and Mr. Pepys for the respondent. COURT OF CHANCERY. The LORD CHANCELLOR did not sit in his Court to-day, in consequence of hating to be in the House of Lords. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT. The VICE-CITANCY.LLOR did not b it either, as it had been found imposy';ile to get his Patent ready, so as to have enabled him t have taken his seat to-day. COURT OF KING'S BENCH. COTES V. RAILTON AND ANOTHER. The COMMON SERGEANT moved for a rule to show cause why the verdict found for the plaintiff in this case, should not be set aside and a nonsuit entered. The cause was tried before the Chief Justice at the last sittings at Guildhall. It was brought for the recovery of 4681. 10s. being the price of a cargo of calico and other goods furnished by the plaintiff, who is a merchant in London, on the order of Messrs. Butler of Lisbon. The order directed the goods to be sent to the defendants, who were commission agents, and who would forward them to Lisbon. The goods were to be paid for by a bill on Mes•rs. Butler, which was ac cordingly drawn, but was dishonoured in consequence of their failure. When the Messrs. Butlers failed, the goods were in the warehouse of the defendants, and the plain tiff applied to them to deliver up the goods which, he maintained, he had a right to stop in transitu ; but the defendant,* refused to part with them, on the ground that they had a lien upon them for a debt due to themselves by the Butlers. The Learned Counsel this day contended that the plaintiff's right of stoppage in transitu had ceased whenever goods had conic into the possession of the de: fendants, who must be held as representing the Butlers; and referred to several cases where the Court had so ruled under similar circumstances. Mr. Justice BATLEY stated the general rule to be, that when goods are ordered to be sent to a particular place of destination, they are liable to be stopped in transitu till their arrival there, and in this case the plaintiff was in formed that the goods were to be sent to Lisbon, and there fore he had a right to stop them.—Rule refused. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. `WILLIAMS AND WITZ V. OGLE. Mr. PEcKx, in moving that the verdict in this case he set aside, and a nonsuit entered, stated that it had been tried at Oxford, last circuit, before Mr. Baron Vaughan, and a verdict of 40s. returned for the plaintiff. The curious form of the declaration excited the greatest merriment in the Court, as the learned gentleman now read it as follows that the defendant with others, did unlawfully, maliciously, and with force and arms, with sticks, stones, poles, &v., strike and beat the waters of the river Thames, round and near a certain punt, in which the plaintiff Mary Williams was sitting, and that they did draw round the said punt certain nets, by which besting and drawing, the said Mary, was much frightened, and became very sick. (Much laugnter. ) The Couar—She was sea-sick, I suppose: After some further remarks as to the intention of the beating, the Court granted a rule to show cause. COURT OF CONDELEGATES. SITTINGS IN BANCO. MARTIN V. STONE. Dr. PHILLIMORE stated that this was a case of appeal from a judgment delivered by Lord Stowel, in the High Court of Admiralty, whereby he pronounced for the validity of a bottomry bon& for the payment of which the ship Trial and its cargo became liable. The case now carne on upon the admission of the libel. The Court ordered the libel to be admitted. BRISCOE V. BRISCOV. In this case, the details of which have been so frequently before the public, Lady Briscoe's proctor prayed the Court to grant a monition for one quarter's alimony amounting to 1001. due the 21 st of April last ; and also to grant a mo nition for the payment of a bill of costs which had been taxed. Dr. DAUBIGNY (the President) inquired whether the application was intended to effect the case now before the Law Judges. The Proctor replied in the negative. Dr. Lax (one of the Judges) said that in his opinion, Lady Briscoe had been used extremely ill by her proctor and her two counsel. As far as his single voice went, he would not allow a farthing for alimony. The case had been in the Courts for thirteen years, and it appeared to him that the proctor and counsel had been making delays for the purpose of augmenting their own fees. This observation was received by the proctors and counsel with ill suppressed merriment. Dr. Lag proceeded to remark, that on the 4th Session of last Term, two letters were read, one addressed by Lady. Briscoe to himself, and the other by her Ladyship to her Proctor. He now desired that the latter should be lodged in the Registry, as Dr. Jenner bad founded some observa tions upon it, in which he animadverted very strongly on him (Dr. Lee.) The PRESTDENT said, he would make no order upon such a letter, for who was it prayed by ? Dr. pray for it, Sir, for the Court repeated the animadversions which Dr. Jenner threw out against me. The PRISIDENT-How can you make a prayer in a case. where you are a Judge. It is of course that the monition should be granted' The President and the other Advocates then withdrew. and Dr. Lee repeated his observation, that Lady Briscoe'. Counsel and Proctor had delayed the case solely for purpose of augmenting their fees.