The Sun. — London, England, 1834-02-18 00:00:00

•%. bad apmere4ke extianekce 4f One Consular est TeaktieJWA the/theapriess oNthe American plc e. bad been something of the Radical or Jacobin in the Right Hon. Baronet on that occasion, but flow the Right Hon. Baronet spoke entirely in a different tone. The question which arose waa, whether the Right Hon. Ba ronet had been sincere, when he spoke from that Bench (the Opposition Bench) ; or, had he been actuated by factious, or—he had almost said—seditious motives. He (Mr. C.) would believe that the Right Hon. Baronet had been sincere; but why should he now speak in so df ferent a eine—why should be nee , proposesuch an out rageous expenditure ? This was the very natural question. Sir J. GRAHAM said, he was quice 'Nang to stake his character for sincerity, upon what had been done since the present Administration came into office, in the two particulars of expenditure which had been the sub ject of discussien.—( Hear, hear.) Did the Hon. Member meat really to say, that the i,.•*.evence of which he had complained, with reference to ce.r Consular Establish. rnente, still existed ? Mr. HUME— e Yes ; it does. Sir J. GRAHAM denied that it did; and he would show this by the simple statement, that instead of the sums received at the time spoken of by onr Consuls— namely, 90,0001. per annum—these Consuls now only received 60,000/ a year ; being a reduction of not less than 30,0001. effected by the present Administration in this single item.—(Cheers.) Then, again, with reference to his (Sir J. Grabem's) other motion—it had been against the Cabinet of the Duke ef Wellington, four or five of the Members of which held etnecure offices, in addition to their effective office.. New, since the present Govern ment bad come into office, that previous abuse had been done away with—(No, no)—end he believed that there did not exist, in the present Cabinet, an instance of any Member's holding any sinecure office to which salary was attached, in addition to his effective office. Several Hoer. MEMBERS exclaimed—" Lord Auckland, Lord Auckland !" Sir J. GRAHAM said, that certainly that Nobleman bell several offices, and discharged the duties of them, but be only received the salary of one of them ; so that a snore ;happy illustration of the sincerity of Ministers acting up to the principles professed by them when on the Opposition Benches, could not have been given. The Hon. Member for Middlesex had alluded to the opinion of Sir G. Cockburn, as justifying the reduction he proposed ; but when Sir George left the Admiralty, in stead of there being 17,000 men, or even the 25,000 pro posed, there was no less a force than 30,000. As to the complaint of the Hon. Member for Oldham, that the artificers were dealt more harshly with than the offi cers, he mast point out to the Hon. Member that another part of that Hon. Member's speech, wherein he com plained of the addition of 10,0001. to the civil pensions, completely answered his complaint about the alleged neg lect of the artificers, for that very 10,0001. was to pay the pensions which this body were entitled to by the terms of their engagement, and which were analogous to the half pay of the officers. As to day labourers being discharged, it would be in vain to urge economy upon a Government if they were not allowed to pat it into effect in the ways which appeared most feasible. Mr. HUME observed that when Sir G. Cockburn was in office, 2,700 men, whet were employed in the coast blockade service, came under these estimates, which was not the case in the present instance, so that, subtracting that number, the vote now proposed was little short of tl e 30,000 mentioned by the Right Hon. Baronet. With reference to Lord Auckland, for whom, as an excellent public man, he (Mr. H.) had the highest respect, he must remind the Hon. Baronet that the Noble Lord held some pensions. Sir JAMES GRAHAM said that Lord Auckland had refused to draw his pension since he came under the ser vice of Government. Mr. HUME was glad to bear it ; and yet hoped the House would not consider him pertinacious if be pressed a little more on its attention. Every Gentleman who bad spoken only furnished additional reason why he should persevere in his amendment. He was not one who would ever oppose a reward to the deserving; and, had he been connected with the Naval Department of the Government he would not allow the case of such a man as Captain Ross to be taken up by a stranger.—(Cheers.) He objected only to a useless and uncalled-for outlay, only resorted to as a species of patronage, to be availed of by a corrupt Go vernment. His had been called a twopenny-halfpenny economy, but he did not care for these terms. They say togging hardens ; and he, in this way, had been floeged into endurance.—(A laugh.) He did not so much object to the tax, as to the influence which it gave.—(Hear.) If these estimates were made out like those of the army, much time would be saved, and gentlemen would be bet. ter enabled to understand the items. The Marines are' now 9,000; in 179?, they were but 4,700. Thus they were doubled. Were the estimates the same as those of the as my, the numbers could be compared year with year, and Members would have clearer data to go upon. Why n r.rease them by 3,300 ? Why add one, but for merit ? (Hee.r..) He hoped the House would excuse his press ing this subject, but it seemed to him the object of such estimates was to conceal the expenditure, by involving the items, and cover them all up under a pretended concern for the good of the navy. He wondered the Hon. Ba ronet did not look with jealous suspicion on the Tory support he received—(Hear, hear.) The strength of the navy was adduced as an argument ; but would not the number which he (Mr. Hume) proposed support that strength? Was the number proposed by the Hon. Baronet indeed necessary? Why should a steam engine be employed for a purpose which could be effected by a lighter. They talked of Turkey, although the King's speech told them that Turkey was quiet. Would it not be sufficient to have their naval force more than para mount to the whole world ? This was a military ques tion, and the proposed measure an increase of the military force. T' cy would thus have a great many more marines than they could call into play, and his amendment would go not to the reduction of the naval, but of the military force. No lea,on had been assigned for increasing the force leont wi.at it bad been in the period between 1817 and 1825. He would call upon Ministers to bring down t h e i r es ti m ates to the lowest po'nts. The asp.ct of Eu rope was the same es in the period be alluded to. He would call upon all who would wish to keep down the number of the army to its proper lever, to support his emendment. With the army of France and the navy of England they could cope with all Europe. He certainly should take the sense of the House on this subject. Every Member might vote as he pleased. He never asked any person even to second him, nor should he take any offence with those who might vote against him. Mr. LABOUCHERE would trespass but a few mo- caents to urge the necessity of supporting this branch of t be estimates. If a war were to break out, the service wood suffer very materially from any deficiency in t he mar i ne force. They were the nucleus around which our naval went;th was formed, and the larger the nucleus the steel ` could be relied on, and seeing this, he more that trusted the House W ould not support the amendment. Mr. SINCLAIR meg glad to find that his Hon. Friend the Member 'or Middlesex did not consider acquiescence in all his opinions to be an eimatial ingredient in Parlia mentary independence, and did not wiah to act towards Members the Jack Cade part of being viceroy over their votes. He (Mr. S.) had never courted Ministerial favour by supporting them when he thought them wrong; ner would lee earn a spurious popularity by opposing them when he deemed them in the right. He should cordially support the original proposition. The present, as had been justly observed, was a question not of servile but of reason able confidence. It could not be expected that every indi vidual Member could be prepared, of his own knowledge, to determine what was the proper number of sailors or marines which the public exigencies required ; but he was disposed on this subject to attach more weight to the sen timents of his Right Hon. Friend, who bad access to every source of information, than to the suggestions of his Hon. Friend behind him. He was happy to vote for keeping both these valuable corps in their actual state of efficiency. The present state of Europe rendered it indispensable for this country to maintain a bold attitude, and to show that we were equally ready to extend protection or aid to an ally, and to resist that spirit of aggrandisement which was manifested in certain quarters at the present mo ment.—(Hear.) Sir EDWARD CODRINGTON deemed it materalily essential to maintain a laree marine force. The finest regiments in the empire would be found of little or no use if suddenly cared into tl.e marine service. Indeed it was always necessary to maintain a greater number of marines than may appear to be required. He was not opposed to economy, but it should be economy in a just degree, and judiciously exercised. They might reduce as much as they could, but at the same time justice should be done in the dock-yard. If reduction were to take place, it should run fairly through the entire pension list, and extend to the aavy only, in its just and proportionate degree. Economy attempted in any other manner would be false and injudicious. After a few words from Messrs. T. Attwoed, Hume, Ruthven, and Gisborne, the Committee divided, when there appeared— For the amendment For the original motion Majority ' — 176 The Committee then agreed to the grants of 958,7611., pr wages to seamen and marines for the Ordinary and • ~, Craft-yard ; and of 896011., fa: victuals Ilk men and marines for thesOrdinarfryard, Craft, Ste On the question that the sum of 104,551? should be granted to defray ;be charges and expenses of t Admi ral,y-office. Mr. RUTHVEN moved, as an amendment, that the sum should be reduced to 102,0511. He thought the salary of the First Lord of the Admiralty might be re duced, with great advantage, from 4,5001. to 4,0001. per annum; and that instead of having five other Lords of the Admiralty, at 1,0001. per annum each, three would be quite enough to trap. - --act the t ohlie business Efficient!,. Sir JAMES GRAHAM had but little objection to the proposed reduction of his own salary, but assured the Hon. Member that, under the present consolidated system, it was absolutely necessary to have Lords of the Admiralty. Each presided over his separate department, which re quired his daily attention ; and it was not possible that a smaller number of gentlemen could perform the duties required of them. Mr. SANFORD gave the greatest possible credit to •be First Lord of the Admiralty for the judicious reduc tions which he had effected in the department of which he was the head • and so far from thinking his saki) , ought to be reduc ed, he thought if anything it should be increased.—(Hear.) The salary of the First Lord of the Admiralty was lees by 5001. than that of anyother Minister of equal rank, and his duties not less important nor less onerous than those of his colleagues; and they could not forget that those duties bad been performed in a very effi • (dent manner.—(Hear.) With regard to the reduction of two,Lords of the Admiralty, the Right Hon. Baronet was the best judge, and after what had been stated on that subject, he felt himself bound to negative the amendment. Mr. THOMAS ATTWOOD thought the Right Hon. Baronet would be extremely fortunate if his salary expe rienced no greater reduction than 500/.—(A laugh.) By an act of the Cabinet the value of money was doubled, and therefore the salary should be reduced at least one half.—(A laugh.) Aye, and it would be reduced too. Not by the present House of Commons, for that he did not expect ; but by one that was to come.—(A laugh.) After a few words from Mr. COBBETT, Mr. HUME said it was really a heartbreaking thing that Captain Symonds, without any scientific knowledge, should be placed at the head of the 'shipbuilding de partment. Sir J. GRAHAM justified the appointment, and said it bad not been made without consulting the first naval authorities. Mr. G. F. YOUNG concurred with his Hon. Friend the Member for Middlesex, and considered the appoint. ment a most untoward one. He could bear testimony to the general ability of Captain Symonds, but this was a different question ; and the Right Hon. Baronet, by making such an appointment, bad inflicted irreparable injury on the scientific pursuit of naval architecture. After a few words from Captain ELLIOTT and Mr. LABOUCHERS, who defended the appointment, The Committee divided, when there appeared—. For the amendment 29 Against it 160 Majority —l3l The original resolution was then agreed to. The next resolution proposed was that a sum not exceeding 2 .7201. be granted to his Majesty for paying the salaries of the officers of the Navy Pay Office for the year 1834-35. Mr. YOUNG mule some remarks on the mode of payment at the outports, which, however, the noise occasioned by the rush of strangers into the gallery after the division, prevented us from distinctly hearing. Mr. P. THOMSON defended the existing Board, and maintained that it was the most secure and economical that could be adopted. _ _ Mr. HALCOMB adverted to the retirement of four clerks on large allowances, which had taken place some time ago in the Navy Pay Office. Their places had been supplied by four young men at the usual salary, so that a considerable additional expense had been incurred. It was a remarkable circumstance, that at the election for Dover, and which occurred soon after, the sons of the gentlemen who had so retired were found among the most active partisans of the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite. Mr. P. THOMSON denied that there was any thing irregular in the circumstance alluded to. The clerks in question had retired, as they were entitled to do, after a long service. Adverting to the arrangements for the con solidation of offices which bad been made last year, he observed, that by that arragement an immediate saving had been effected for the public of 1,4001. a year, and that the saving now amounted to above 2,2001. a year. Sir T. FREMANTLE believed that the Right Hon. Gentleman had been imposed upon with respect to the disposition of some of the clerks in question to retire. Mr. Beamish was certainly one of those persons who was not so disposed. The information which the Right Hon. Gentleman had communicated last year respecting the consolidation of offices was by no means satisfactory. The principles of economy had net been sufficiently attended to. Why were young men, who had never been before em• ployed, placed in the situations of the retired clerks, when there were others receiving superannuation allowances who would have been quite ready to take the situations ? Sir ROBERT PEEL observed, that the length of time during which any of the individuals in question bad been in office, although it qualified them to retire, did not entitle them to do so unless the head of the department were satisfied that indisposition or infirmity rendered re tirement desirable. Colonel DAVIES perfectly agreed with the Right Hon. Baronet. It had, however, been for many years the usage of beads of departments to act on a different principle. Mr. P. THOMSON replied, that, in the cases in question, infirmity had justified the retirement. Mr. HUME thought that the sons of the retired indi viduils, having taken so active a pia in favour of the Right Hon. Gentleman at the election for Dover, gave to the transaction a rather jobbish appearance.—(A laugh.) He was certainly of opinion, also, that to replace the re tired individuals, some of the numerousclass who had been ,uperannuated, but who were, nevertheless, quite ready and fit for service, ought to have been resorted to, by which ratans a considerable saving would have been ef fected in salary. He tiegged to ask the Noble Lord oppo site whether he intended to persevere in the plan which had been a favourite one with him—of consolidating the pay offices ? If the Noble Lord had not given up the plan, when did he intend to bring it forward? Lord ALTHORP still thought that it was most de sirable to consolidate some of those offices. To the con solidation of the Army and Navy Pay-offices there seemed to be some objection ; but he did not see that any objec tion ceuid be made to the consolidation of the pay-offices of the ordnance and army. Lord GRANVILLE SOMERSET, adverting to the usage of former Governments, observed that, if, at the age of 65, a public officer had no infirmity of body or, mind, although he might be qualified, he was not considered entitled to retire. After a few words from Colonel Davies, Mr. THora sox, and others, the resolution was agreed to. On the motion that a sum not exceeding 20,8851. be granted for the Scientific Department of the Navy. Mr. G. F. YOUNG put a question in a low tone of voice, which we understood to refer to the measurement of the tonnage of vessels. Sir JAAIES GRAHAM said, a Bill was in preparation upon/the subject, and he would undertake that it should be presented in such a time as to allow the fullest consi deration of its det•+ils. The resolution was then agreed to. The next vote was for a sum not exceeding 119,165/. for the Naval Establishments at home. Mr. COBBETT said that, under this, was an item of 11,0001. for advertising. Now, he should just like to know to whom this money went—how much "to t'otber." He wished the Right Hon. Baronet at the head of the Admiralty would defer this large vote for a little time, that they might have an oppoi tunity of canvassing the various items which composed it. Laying the accounts on the table early in the session was of no advantage, if due time were not allowed to examine them. Sir JAMES GRAHAM wished to say to the Hon. Gentleman, who was generally so very correct in his phraseology, that they were engaged, not upon an account, but an estimatee..(Hear, and a laugh)—of the probable expense of a future year. He wished the Hon. Gentleman to understand hereafter that no two things could be more distinet.—(Hear.) Mr. COBBETT--It may be an account, or it may be .oitnxte ; you're eoine to spend it. Sir JAMES GRAHAM—Of that I'm not sure. (Mr. Cobbctt made some sign.) The Hon. Gentleman dues not believe me. Mr. COBBETT—No, 1 don't.—(Laughter.) Sir JAMES GRA HAM—Well, I can assure the Hon. Gentleman that my Noble Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer bas in his custody no less a sum than 500,0001. on the last two years' estimates, which I have not yet drawn upon him for.—(Rear, hear.) Mr. G. F. YOUNG complained that the King's moor ings off Deptford were not made serviceable to merchant vessels. They were now seldom used by his Majesty's ships. and be saw no valid reason why traders should not be benefitted by them. Sir JAMES GRAHAM said the Board of Admirall and the City authorities had been down to Deptford on the subject about nine mouths ago, in consequence of memorial presented to bim. Otto part of the Niog'b ) 1, moorings would now be allotted for the use of the mer chant service.--• The resolttion was agreed to. On the motion that -urn rite exceeding 22,6331. he granted for the expenses of the naval establishments abroad, after a few words from Mr. Youtra, the resolu tion was agreed to. On the motion, that a sum not exceeding 34,8121. be granted for defraying the naval establishments at home— Mr. YOUNG said a few words which were inaudible in the gallery. Mr. COBBETT pretested against so great an estimate being voted. There were many items which he objected to, and which he was desirous to hear explained. The expense of the works in the dock-yards was enormous. ' There were charges for teams of horses, which he consi dered were unnecessary, and there was a considerable sum required for the plyment of a police force, the employment of which he strongly deprecated. It was a part and parcel of a system, the introduction of a Bourbon guard, which was un-English, and, therefore, ought to be discontinued. Were they to vote money for, perhaps, adding to the num ber of spies ? Sir JAMES GRAHAM—Convict labour has been abolished in the Dock-yards, as it was considered better to carry the full sentence of transportation into effect; therefore the necessity for the employment of horse power. With regard to the Police force, it was essential, he be lieved, to have watchmen where there was property to protect. The watchmen did the duty of others who were confined to their own proper callings, and, consequently, the expense would be found more apparent than real. That a sum not exceeding 25,512/. be granted for the Naval Establishments abroad.—Carried. That a sum not exceeding 421,990/. be granted for the purchase of Naval stores, steamers, repairs of wharfs, &c., in his Majesty's Dock-yards. Mr. YOUNG, in objecting to the vote, observed upon the reductions which bad taken place since the voting of the last estimates; still the sum demanded was not less, and therefore he considered there was much room for complaint. Sir JAMES GRAHAM went into a recapitulation of the various articles used—English oak, Canadian timber, steamers, pitch, tar, hemp, &c. &e., and contended that their relative prices bore out the truth of the estintette. Mr. HUME denied there was a necessity for brrilding large ships of war. Such a large item of expense might be saved to the country. Sir JAMES GRAHAM said a few words in explana tion of his dissent from the Hon. Gentleman's views.— •, , '-, Carried, That a sum not exceeding 74,9801. be granted 1 , ,r new works and improvements in the Dock-yards.—Carried. That a sum nut exceeding 25,641/. he granted Inc medicine and medical stores, &c.—Agreed to. That a sum not exceeding 36.154/. be granted to die Naval Miscellaneous Services.—Agreed to. That a sum not exceeding 847,3601. be granted for the Half-pay of the Navy and Royal Marines. Mr. COBBETT would oppose this vote. He would divide the House upon it. In the sum called for, be could see the cause of the decline of ournaval power. It was twice as much as was necessary in former times, when we had 100,000 men ; whereas, we bad now only 22,000 Thus 22,000 men cost as much as 100,000 did for.. merly ; 847,3601. covered all the items of expenditure of the Government of the United States of America, payment of Ambassadors and all; could any one, then, wonder at the misery of the people of England? This sum would be wrung from their labour, and he would ask, what would be the use afterwards of complaining of distress if this vote were carried? How could the House call upon the Minister to reduce taxation, when such enormous sums were voted away ? He would divide the Heuse on the vote. Sir JAMES GRAHAM said the simple question was, would the House perform the contract entered into with men who had fought and bled for their country ?—(Hear.) He would be ashamed to argue such a question. Let the Hoo. Member divide the House if he pleased. Mr. COBBETT declared the question was not whether the country would perform its contract. He would be far from desiring that his half-pay should be taken from any officer who had earned it by long, faithful, or brilliant services; but he felt the House should institute an inquiry before they voted away so large a sum of the people's money ; if they did hot, the Reform Pat liament was not worth a—(We could not catch the closing word of the Hon. Gentleman's sentence.) Mr. HUME said there were 3,695 Lieutenants on the list, whereas only 600 could be employed. There were 834 Captains in the Navy. With these facts before his eyes, he considered there ought to be inquiry, wf,ich nisters should grant, unless, indeed, they were only follow ing in the steps of their predecessors. Such, however, was the plague spot on their character. With atl this— yet he would propose no reduction, unless it were shown that , there were those on the Half:-pay- List wh;kdid not deserve to be there. Sir JAMES GRAHAM would reiterate big. former asstvtion. The question was—Will you peFform your contract or not? Major BEAUCLERK hoped there would b4 : a better system adopted for the future. Mr. GUEST would be . ashamed to vote against the Estimate, yet he trusted there would be a better system for the future. Mr. COBBETT could not understand such logic. The Hon. Member would be ashamed to vote againss the Es timate, yet he hoped the system from which ►t sprung would be altered ; which was to the effect, that .)e would be ashamed to vote against that which his better judgment told him was wrong. Mr. GUEST said, that he did not object to the parts of the vote which related to the half-pay of ollicere, but to tho.e parts that related to superannuation allowaaccs. The Vote was then agreed to. The sum of 530,348/. was then voted to defray the charges of Military P,risions and Allowances. The sum of 250,2581. was then moved for to defray the charges of Civil Pensions and Allowances. Mr. HUME begged to ask the Right Hon. Baronet, (Sir J. Graham) when be intended to bring in a Bill, promised last Session, with respect to regulating Super annuation Allowances? Sir J. GRAHAM said, that the charge of bringing in such a Bill was a disagreeable one, but he beped to an nounce to the Hon. Member that he had a Bill ready re. lative to the subject in question. 11, was delayed from Winging in the Bill from a press of other important public business. Mr. HUME did not consider it a disagreeable charge to reduce the public burdens, and if the Right Hon. Baronet bad not time to bring iu the Bill, he should not have taken it out of others' bands. The Hon. Member added, that he saw on the ha. an individual with a pension of 1171. a year, and, from tne number of years he had served, it appeared to him that he must be a very young man. Sir J. GRAHAM—The person the Hon. Member alluded to is upwards of sixty years old, and baa both his legs broken.—(Hear, and a Logi].) The vote was then agreed to. The sum of 180,1151. was then voted fcr defraying the charges of transports, and the conveying of troops, stores, &c. The sum of 113,3601. was then moved for defraying the expenses of carrying convicts to New Soui.b Wales. Sir J. GRAHAM, in answer to a question from Mr. Hu.i.e, said that the expense of carrying convicts was about 151. per head. Mr. HUME thought it might be done at a cheaper rate. He was told it inighi, be dune for any number of convicts at between 111. and 121. per head. He hoped the Government would persevere in sending out all the convicts. Sir J. GRAHAM replied (as we understol), the establishments at Deptford, Sheerness, and Plymout h, would be broken up before April next, and the establish meet at Chatham in the course of the year. The vote was then agreed to. that The House then resumed. The CHAIRMAN reported the resolutiops to the House, and obtained leave to sit again to-morrow (this day). On the report of the Committee of Supply being brought up, containing the resolution, " That towards the supplies the sum of 14,000,0001., be raised by Exchequer Bills for the service uf the year 1834," Mr. HUME begged leave to ask the Noble Lord opp • o- site (Lord Althorif how it happened that the amount of the house duty was 1,100,0001., when last year it amounted to 1,200,0001. and upwards? Lod ALTHORP said, that if he recollected rightly, he stated the other night that the atnount of the tax tvas 1,200,0001. He believed that the gross amount of last year was about 1,400,000/., but that in consequence of a reduction of somewhat about 240,0001., which took place last year, the present amount might be taken at about 1,170,0001. Mr. HUME did not take that to be the reduction men tioned the other evening by the Noble Lord. He under stood the Noble Lord to say that a reduction of 400,000 1 . had taken place. Lord ALTHORI'—Time Hon. Gentleman will be pleased to recollect that the first statement of reduction I made was that of 100,000/. Afterwards I said that ad ditional reductions had been made, and I think I recollect saying that they amounted to 400,0001., but the true amount •f reduction may be taken at 250,0001. Mr. HUML agaih piked, with respect to the Wet' India Colonies, whether they were to have this year the benefit of the whole 20,000,0001. ? If not, the Noble Lord ought not to say the whole amount of interest would amount at once to 800,0001., and be ought not to put down that sum this year as a set-off to prevent further re• duction of taxation. Lord ALTHORP—It was true that no great amount would be paid during the present year to the West India Colonies. Compensation would be paid in all cases where the colonies adopted the regulations of the late Slavery Abolition Bill, and the money would be ready for them from the Ist of August. During the present year certainly the whole sum would not be required, but he must look to the permanent increase of the charge of interest on the whole 20,000,0001. Mr. HUME hoped the Noble Lord would reconsider his proposition, and leave next year to take care of itself. Lord ALTHORP thought that the matter might be fairly left in his hands. The report way the❑ agreed to. TURNPIKE. TRUSTS CONTINUATION ACT. Lord HOWICK moved the third reading of this Bill. Lord G. SOMERSET said that as a general measure was about to be brought forward on this subject by the Go vernment, he considered it proper that the House and the country should have some idea of what that general mea sure was before it was finally produced, and he would feel obliged if the Noble Lord (Lord Howick) would at the present moment give the House some information as to what his. projected Bill was to be. Lord 110 WICK was not aware whether the Noble Lord was present or not the other evening when he had introduced the present Bill. If be were, he might have heard him (Lord Howick) state the intentions of Go vernment with respect to the general measure alluded to. the manner of it, and the observations that had been made thereon. At present be could not state in precise terms what was the in, , asure projected by Government for the consolidation of the turnpike trusts. In agreeing to the present Bill the House was not pledging itself to any other measure that might be brought forward, but merely applying a remedy to existing evils. The Bill was then read a third time and passed. BARON' SMITH. An How. MEMBER said that in the absence of the Hon. Member for Kent, he would move for discharging the Notice of Order of the 14th February for appointing a Committee to inquire into the conduct of Baron Smith. —Agreed to. _ GENERAL POST-OFFICE. Mr. WALLACE, in moving for certain returns relative to the Post-office, complained that a statement which ap peared in the Times newspaper on Saturday last, respecting the expenses of the above establishment, differed from the statement made by the Hon. Member opposite (M r. V. journal, but He had writt e n to the editor of that but his letter was not inserted. According to the calcu lation of the Tim es , th e e xpenses of the above establish ment were 9,5651. per annum. It appeared, therefore, the Hon. Gentleman (Air. V. Smith) had omitted, the other evening, the retiring compensation of 7001. a year to Sir F. Freeling, and also the more extraordinary compensation of 2,6751. to other officers of the establishment. These, added to the other items, would amount to 9,565/. a year—a sum very different from that which the Hon. Gentleman stated the other evening to be the expenses of the establish ment. Now, as he contended the other evening, a con siderable saving would accrue by adopting the alterations proposed in the schedules annexed to some of the reports drawn up by the Commissioners of Revenue Inquiry. The establishment they proposed would consist of one chairman at 1,5001. a year, four Commissioners at 1,1501. a year ea,.h, or 4,6001. in mum total ; one secretary at 1,0001. a year, and an under-secretary at 6001. a year—making altogether 7,7001. The House would see by this calcula tion that there would be a balance in favour of the pro posed scheme of the Commissioners of upwards of 1,800/. a year. He did not mean to trouble the House at present by going into any further details, but he was perfectly of opinion, that though the retiring allowance of the present Postmaster-General, and of the other officers, should be doubled, still would the country eventually gain by the plan proposed by the Commissioners. He hoped the pipers promised by the Hon. Gentleman would be soon placed upon the table: and, in consequence of that ex pectation, he would postpone his present motion to Tuesday the 25th instant. Mr. VERNON SMITH said, with respect to the compensation to be allowed to Sir Francis Freeling and the other Post-office officers, that had nothing to do with the statement of actual expenses he had made the other evening. The statement he had then made might be con sidered a comparison between the present expenses of the establishment and what they would be under the pla❑ propo,ed by the Commissioners. However, the different circumstances of the case would be more fully explained when the papers moved for were laid upon the table. With respect to the statement tiller, - had appeared in the Times, and to the . publication or non-publication of the'Hon. Member's letter, he felt yettain that the .editor of that journal had no intention of casting a 8110 upon the Hon. Member. The motion was withdiawn. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and ;he House adjourned at twelve o'clock. RATE PAYERS.-LEAMINGTON' PRIORS AND KENILWORTH. (Ordered, by the House of Commons, to be Printed, Feb. 13.) RETURNS of the NUMBER of RATE-PAYERS of LEA MINGTON PRIORS and KENILWORTH, in the County of WARWICK; distinguishing the Number Assessed on Houses and Premises bonii fide worth 101. per Annum and upwards. LEAMINGTON PRIORS, JUNE 5, 1833. Total Number of Rate-payers Number assessed on Houses and Premises boner fide worth 101. and upwards B5O Number assessed on Houses and Premises under 101. a year 252 KENILWORTH, MAY 31, 1833. The whole Number of Payers upon the Rate amount to 360. There are 124 of the same Rated and Assessed at 101. per annum and upwards. TO THE RIGHT HON. POULETT THOM SON, M.P. FOR MANCHESTER. SlR,—Very great discontent has been excited amongst your constituents, in consequence of an assertion made by you on the 6th instant, when moving for leave to bring in a Bill to amend certain errors in the Factory Bill, passed during the last Session. According to the reported accounts of the proceedings of that evening you are stated to have said, in answer to an inquiry by Mr. Hume, " that the Bill had been tried in the Cotton Manufactories, and bad clearly succeeded." This assertion is the more extra ordinary because it is quite unfounded in fact. So far is the Bill from having been tried in the Cotton Manufac tories, tLat at the period you are reported to have said so, no one clause of the Act hail been put into active :opera tion beyond the appointment of Inspectors; and so far is it from being likely to succeed, that Ministers have, on their own responsibility, suspended the execution of one of the most impot tent clauses in it, solely because the masters had declared that they would set the entire Bill at deli once if that particular clause was put into force. There ' is also an impression universally existing, that the mea'ure is impracticable ; and as it was declared is the House by a Minister of tie Crown, that the Bill was an evil—but one forced upon Government by the public'—it was as universally believed that it would never be put into ex ecution in its present form ;—yet upon the faith of the above assertion an Amendment Bill is one of the first things done by the House. Bad these amendments been of any significance, there would have been something gained by your motion; as it is, an impression has been given to the Members not acquainted with the interests and wants of a manufacturing population, that the Factory Bill is one likely to be of benefit, and calculated to heal the unhappy differences which have so long interposed be tween masters and men. If this impression has been given it is one decidedly erroneous. The Bill must inevitably, and that at no distant date, bring these parties into hostile collision, as the masters have unanimously declared that they shall be obliged to discharge all their junior hands when the clauses referring to short hours come into ope ration ; and there cannot exist a doubt but that they will do so, a consequence of which will be that 30,000 children, upon the most moderate calculation, will be turned loose in idleness and destitution. In order to show bow far you have been misled, it may be necessary to say, that in consequence of the death of the Under Secretary of State for the Home Department, the Inspectors appointed under the Act were detained in town, waiting for instructions ; that the gentlemen deputed for this district did not arrive in Manchester till the 2d ofJanuary ; and that three weeks' notice is required to make any rule or regulation, intended to provide for the execution of the clauses, binding upon the parties, and t h o ugh the general provisiope of the Act came in f ,rce on the Ist of January, in the absence of the Inspector every thing had remained in state quo. i I ant, Sir, yours, &c., A MANUFACTURER. 11Ianchester,_Feb. 15, 1b34. PUBLIC INCOME AND EXPENDITURE. and of the Actual Issues or Payments within the same Period'• exclusive of the IP An ACCOUNT of the NET PUBLIC INCOME of the UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND' the Year ending:sth January,lB34, after abating the EXPENDITURE thereout defrayed by the several Revenue Depart ed, of "" or paying off Unfunded Debt, and of the Advances and Repayments for Local. Works, Ac. • SUPS applied to the Redemption " INCOME OR REVENUE. EXPENDITURE. --< ........._____--_ . . FUNDED DEBT. . Interest and Management of the Perma -24,270,049 16 nent Debt ,688 14 71 I Terminable Annuities 1472 ----.---------.... Total Charge of the Funded Debt, exclusive of 5,97. 4s. 241., the in- terest on Donation 7/ s and Bequests 27,742,733 11 41 UNFUNDED DEBT. 1 6 a9, Aryl le 14 - -- Interest on Exchequer Bill s 779,769 522, Civil List nejodu:st Justice cCe AllowanceshCharges r SPCioeilunsacreitsioelDiplomaticMiscellaneous Salaries dated Fund ges on the Consoli dated 35213(:2:1:::6166396 6 806 1 : 176 , 3 1 i l l ! 205,03 , Mint Establishment Bounties granted for the Encouragement of Hemp and Flax in Scotland, per Act 27 Geo. 111. c. 13, s 65 ORDINARYIEVENVES AND X. - 8. d. RECEIPTS. Customs (including the sum of 3,410,0221. 15s. 41d. applicable to the Public Service) 16,2(8,940 8 61 Excise 16,543,711 14 4} Stamps 6,9'28,309 16 11 Taxes 4,892,058 9 7! Post Office 1,513,800 0 0 One Shilling and Sixpence and Four Shillings on Pensions and — r Salaries Small Branches of the King's He reditary Revenues 25,567 18 4 Surplus Fees of Regulated Public Offices 26,183 8 2 Poundage Fees, Pells Fees, &c., in Ireland 3,029 16 0i £46,170,600 3 14 OTHER RECEIPTS. Imprests and other Monies (includ ing 211. IBs. rd.) applicable to the P u blic Service 15,610 10 0 , 1 Monies received from the East In dia Company a pplicable to the Public Service 60,000 0 0 Money received from the Bank of England on account of Un claimed Dividends (applicable to the Public Service) 25,115 14 8 Army Navy 4,360,235 6 Ordnance Miscellaneous; chargeable upon the An nual Grants of Parliament Total (including the sum of 3,495,1601. Bs. 21d. applicable to the Public 5ervice)........£46,271,326 8 n Surplus of Income over Expenditure or o l f ay U in N g F O U ir N u DlD nd D ed E D l7 b , t L—An ACCOUNT of t he BALANcEs of PUBLIC MONEY REMAINING i n t h e EXCHEQUER on t h, the Funded, 1834; the Money applied Local Works, &c., withfference accruing thereon; and the Bolan. and Repayments on Account of L the Di i;notehTe Total on sth January 183 4 the Amount of MoneiyedßtaoiwsedanbisytthheeßAeddedmitipotniosntoofthe FUNDED £ S. d. Balances in the Exchequer on sth Jan. 1833 4,698,047 12 3-I X s. Issued to the Commissioners for the Reduction of the Natiorail Debt, to be applied to the Re demption of Funded Debt : By Issues per Act 10 Geo. IV. C. 27 By Interest on Donations and Bequests 1 % 023;783 16 Deduct the Sum applied not in the Redemption of Funded Debt, but in the Redemp tion of Consolidated Fund Deficiency Bills 225,000 0 Paymasters of Exchequer Bills, for the Payment of Unfunded Money raised in the Year ended sth Jan. 1834, by the creation of Unfunded Debt : Exchequer Bills per Act 2 and 3 Will. IV. c. 94 ' 2,980" Ditto, 3 W. IV. c. 2 12,000,100 Ditto, 3 and 4 W. IV. c. 25 12,222,400 Ditto, 2 and 3 W. IV. c. 126 679,000 For building Churches, per Act 5 Geo. IV. c, 103 40,000 For Public Works, &c., 1 and 2 W. IV. c. 24 384,100 Ditto in Ireland, ditto, c. 33 91,500 Debt The Total Amount of Advances for the Employment of the Poor and for Local Works, within the Year 1,204,988 4 Ditto, Repayments for ditto Excess of Advances over Repayments .... Balances in the Exchequer on sthJan. 1834. For Relief to Sufferers in the West India Islands, per Act 2 and 3 W. IV. c. 125 -- 28,605,150 0 0 Surplus of Income over Expenditure 1,513,083 11 61 £34,806,881 3 911 Whitehall, Treasu] Chambers, Feb 14, 1814. GERMAN PAPERS. (From the Austrian Observer.) CONSTANTINOPLE, JAN. 21.—The Turkish Gazette (and after it the Moniteur and Ottoman of the 17th instant), contains a long account of the changes in the organisation of the affairs of State. All the Offieers of the Porte and the Empire are now divided into 4 classes ; the first of which includes only the Kiajabey, the Defterdar, and the Reis Effendi. Several not inconsiderable officers, as those of the 2d and 3d Defterdar, and many subordinate ones, are suppressed. The uniform of the Officers of State is now reduced to a regular system ; many Officers who have hitherto had an uncertain revenue will now have a fixed salary. The honorary insignia belonging to the office which are transferred from the holder of the office to his successor, are now formally distinguished from those which are conferred as rewards for services and zeal, and remain with the family after the death of the person on whom they were be stowed. The Turkish Gazette announces also the approaching mar. riage of the Sultan's daughter, the Princess Saliha Sultana, to a Turkish grandee, who has been hitherto unknown, and at the same time publishes the nomination of Elhadsch Veli Aga to the post of master of the household to the princess. Prince Edward of Saxe Altenburg, Lieutenant-Colonel in the Bavarian service, who arrived here on the Bth of January from Napoli, by way of Smyrna and Brussa, embarked on the 17th on board a Sardinian merchantman for the Dardanelles ; thence he will proceed on board a Russian man-of.war to Napoli. " ' Abdulla Pacha, Governor of Acre, who was taken prisoner by the Egyptians two years ago, and has since resided at Cairo, has now arrived at Constantinople. Kazzas Arelin, formerly Inspector of the Imperial Mint, who retired from office a short time ago, died last week.—Allgemeine Zeitung, Feb. 12. IRELAND.-DuBLIN, FEB. 15. A DONEGAL DUEL.—A frightful riot occurred in Ballyshan. non on Saturday last, which (says the Ballyshannon Herald) surpassed anything of the kind we ever witnessed. The quarrel originated at a wedding in the neighbourhood a few days previously between twO young men, who agreed to " settle the affair" in town on the next market-day. They were ac. cordingly attended by their respective "fiends," and at about 3 o'clock upwards of 500 had assembled. A general battle then took place in Market-street. The combatants fought down the street to the bridge, and then back again to the market-house. The police were not in town, being out on duty collecting tithes, and the Magistrates were unwilling to call out the military, lest any lives should be lost by their uncompromising tactics; the comba tants, therefore, were left a fair field, and acted in the most savage manner. We counted 14 fellows beating one fallen man with sticks, and had it not been that an old man threw himself on their victim to protect him with his own body, they would have killed him on the spot. Several are dreadfully mangled, and one man's life is despaired of. At length.they separated about dusk, on agreement to renew the battle on Shrove Tuesday, in the same street, but Captains Jones and Dumas kept the soldiery and constabulary in town all that day, and completely spoiled " the affair of honour." It was not at all connected with party business ; no complaints were made, and no information sworn. However, the Rev. Mr. Cummins, parish priest, treated it as a very serious matter, and lectured his congregation soundly from the altar on their quarrelsomeness and barbarity. He solemnly declared he would excommunicate the next crowd that he found engaged in such ruffianly proceedings. EXTRAORDINARY TRIAL FOR MURDER.--A very singular charge of murder, supported by circumstantial evidence, occu pied the Dublin Commission Court yesterday, and terminated by the conviction of the parties accused. A man and his wife, named Thomas and Maria Canning, went to reside at the house No. 14, Upper Stephen-street, early in January last. A man named Patrick Martin, who had been. lodging in the same house with the Cannings previous to their removal, followed them to Stephen-street. On a Monday evening after Christmas, Mrs. Canning left her lodgings, accompanied by Martin, with whom, it appeared, she had formed an illicit connexion, and did not return until the following Thutsday. A violent altercation was proved to have taken place between her and her paramour relative to a sum of money which she alleged that Martin had taken fiom her and • her husband. All the parties were intoxi cated at the time, including the husband, who was lying asleep in the corner of the apartment when the dispute took place. The next morning Mrs. Canning and Martin again left their lodgings together, and she did not return until the following Sunday. Martin came back the day after. On the 15th of January, at six o'clock in the morning, a woman who resided when she found the female Canning and Martin drinking . in the same house went into Canning's whisky ; the husband was then in the room.. This witness did not see Canning again until night, when his wife came . up to her bedside, at 12 o'clock, with a bottle of whisky in her hand, and gave the witness and her husband a glass each. The room to light . a candle, female Canning then left the room. In a tew minutes after the witness recollected that she had left a favourite cat upon the her to said, she Iwill to give vimh e bring i n the another e t lobby, and being anxious to g e t " a nother sup , " went down to Canning's room to light a candle, in order that she might be again asked to drink. She found the female Canning and M ar . tin sitting at the fire, but did not see the deceased. Th e y t o ld drink. r e i r n t i they p y T h i nh a te, d female leCanning whicher aa more whisky, she did ; and Martin, a ft er desiring but l gave believe r her money sit down, mixed some punch, which th e w it ness helped them to husband cold Tom a sup," and went to the bed in th e room apparently for that her purpose. Martinwas quite drink he will be jawing until morning."' if gives o ie p She, however, co. Witness immediately per sisted ; but on raising the c ur t a i n, she turned round and sd that y called in an apothecary in the neighbourhood ' when it was found that the husband had been d ea d at l east two hours. A lad named Evans, an assistant in a druggist's shop, had sold Martin two bottles of l au d anum an d t w o quantities of arsenic at four different periods of the day previous to Can ning's death. Three medical gentlemen had tested the contents of the stomach of the deceased, and a large quantity of arsenic formed a portion of them. The jury found a verdict of Guilty against Martin and the wife of the deceased, the latter of whom they recommended to mercy. Judge BURTON sentenced both prisoners to be executed on Monday next. Captain Scott has nearly completed his " Recollection@ of a Naval Life," which will shortly be published by Mr. Bentley. This officer has been most actively engaged, and has seen much and varied sei vice. He was aid-de-camp to Sir George Cockburn during the late American war, and his work is likely to throw new light upon that eventful and disastrous campaign. IMPORTANT TO MISS MARTINEAU.—The Portland Courier (an American Paper) says that the young ladies of that town have formed an Anti• Matrim onial Society. VICE-CHANCERY COURT.-1 SOUTHALL V. STOCHEI Mr. WAKEFIELD applied ex parte fora restrain the defendant from manufacturini for the purpose of making metal shoe also from using certain cards describing . factured by the machine. It was stated ported by the affidavit of the plaintiff tt been taken out for the manufacture of th( tiffs and defendant entered into partnershi to carry on the business. In February, L was dissolved, and all the rights in the pai the two plaintiffs. The defendant short] Bristol, erected two machines there for tl facturing the heels and . tips, and issued cai articles he sold were manufactured by The plaintiffs stated that they had only defendant was doing in January last. His HONOUR immediately granted the WELLESLEY V. WELLES] The Bill in this case was filed by the 0 lesley, for the purpose of obtaining from of the timber he had cut and sold on Several interlocutory appli cations had bee) tions sometime since, and the cause now 1 Sir EDWARD SUDDEN, Mr. PEPS'S, and peared as counsel for the plaintiff; and Romta for the defendants. The latter that inasmuch as Mr. Wellesley was the estate unimpeachable of waste, and as tl the ornament of which the timber was down, Mr. Wellesley had a right to cut thi His HONOUR considered himself bourn Lord Chancellor continuing an injunction. granted and decreed the accounts as pray , THE NEW EXCHEQUER .11. A rumour was very prevalent this that the Attorney. General had agreed ment of one of the Barons of the Excheccr , Mr. Baron Bayley, upon the understanding as Deputy Speaker of the House of Council, and on the equity side of the Ex , go Circuits. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, FEB. 17.—Wind S. W.—Arri‘ sailed, the Asia, Batten, for Bengal. 1 lypso, for St. Vincent, and the Emulous, PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 17.—Wind N.:VV• FALMOUTH, FEB. 16.—Wind E. N• Sailed his Majesty's ship' Pike, for Oporto rived the Margaret, Mackie, from St. Pet , ABERDEEN, FEB. 16.—Arrived the Savannah. YARMOUTH, FEB. 17.—A French vessel lost on Haisbro Sand,:as two casks of wine of cheese, and a medicine chest, marked, some yards, spars, and bulk.head boards at Happisburg and Winterton and broui BOULOGNE, FEB. 17.—The greater pal Caroline, Barsce, from Rio Janeiro to discharged without any apparent damage, the vessel will be got off: The Providence, Ward, from Sunderi sunk near the Whiting Sand—crew saved. THE MARKETS.-(THI HAY MARKETS.—(At per Load CUMBERLAND. Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow New Meadow Hay Useful Old Ditto Fine Upland Meadow and Rye-grass Clover Hay Oat Straw £1 10 to .£1 12 I Wheat gra, SMITHFIELD• A moderately good supply, and a steady quoted. Cuarse heavy Lowland Meadow New. Meiviow Hay ........ «.. .......... ..«....«. Maul Old Ditto ........ .......... 00 • IMO ••••• MP Fine Upland Meadow and n.ye-grass Hay :(;lygry,.....z.tirasfitnoe.E.)..i 12 1 0.. venally FASHIONABLE INTEL t. • 99,522,507 to• 0 101 0 lt 9 11 0 • 1,963,473 1 1 1 30,485,980 14 01 3 0 I 1.1 14,272,E ,759,‘2.1‘2 11 li X 44 ...... 1,513,083 11_,`. 4 X 46,27 t,36 he sth January It'9s' I r A ' (led sth Januar; A mount the unt °f.l:2l'cdhs.eltte( ices Lt. d. 2 0 1 3 6 3 - 79,1,7K1 lu 28,364,750 0 '1 831 9 RING e na SP C .734—R.gs111'1)1e°e (TOTS : t A: / 441: 3 cial injun c gma c ..... 94 8 them as being af; NI by the Bill 010;4 that a patentie mach i n es, th e it ' IS in November, 1' I 1833, that part e{ 3a t en t were assign", tly afterwards weroi the purpose of tigi cards, stating that t h e patent niact,to what Y discovere d f injunction. t ti . been made for ido ;LEY. el d e st son of n his father a n a cv the 'Wansted ca me on for hear, e d Mr. Cocrisaal id Mr. Bests .41i r gentleman 5010,4 e tenant fo r life to the mansion ho Ps) Le planted, was r he timber , n d by the order 0 p i an. H is 1i0n043 yed. JUDGE . quer, in the y t r i ding chat 1, the Lords, at d n° t ive d from the rt' e Remain the ireta , for Berroul. to NV. E., fresh breed 1" a•to and Lisboo, etersburgh. t„,O Herald, oldie, s c g s ,ne s hh e :at, l tvrowhe i e s ueurnbeeee s t . u yrn P iti l : er of the cargo ;‘) ar t AntWerh b°„ecle Ile, and i ns e%r , # urland to 13 d. IS DAY.) d of 36 Trustee./ .•X3 10 to 0 , 4 1 . .. ..... .. s ..... 4 8 ..«••••• 4 5 IF V J ,raw .. r . a .. d . e 503 4 p i r 05 00 1 C et: ° V ..... 4 0 4, 1 jl o^' rrbigton, Sir ewart, Cspts. Max? ,alrorpeir, dar t ~ 1 Read; ' ,11r. , Hall, 'Wardell's," e , Quarrington, % ce, Webster, n, Beckwith, r 14 ,1 Ho pkinop , ' rrtlock, Ve,lllf, in, deit rar avies, Oak liner, Drayton, ' A pi 'son, O'Conn°r 'IC LAND, • h ese voloffie', '• I le bee rvl'i 7 nd was fOiete" O fled b were W 0111 'ho could do bunted not 0° 1 ? fe l , ( lanc e of tie4%''',llo3 TV entle feet off ter Eg yr an ,:: ' l , - ) nowledgrhe"-0,40 .4 o rrgrous 1041 his adven tuft, 'is, mss. —Atheno' JAN. 25 ‘ ti tg I nbles a l in e r ti o; (Jr ARRIVALS AT CHELTE' Count Grubowski, Sir H. and Lady Fan son, Sir B. Brydges, Cols. Mahon and Stet Stevenson, Gould, Fitzgerald, and Shalt , Revd. Messrs. Pettat, Bury, Atlay, and Wilkins, Morgan, Goldingham, Clarkson, son, and Jenkyns ; Messrs. Sperry, Moore, Luttril, Meara, Simpson, Aspinall, Pric( Franklin, Stanmer, Hardwicke, Warton, Knox, Wells, Pratt, Peck, Edgeware, Hi Sparrow, Spencer, Elsham, Whittaker, Per Anderson, and Garroway ; Mesdms. Bulgii O'Connor, Stevenson, Greene, Frame, Day Bourne, and Thorpe ; Misses Young, Palm Howard, Bulgin, Carr, Ibbertson, Stevensr lock, &c. EXCURSIONS IN THE HOL (Unpublished. )_The author of thi Madox) seems no timid ,adventurer. tated to go into Greece while thy; ho war, nor into Nutria, while the Arab! their Egyptian oppressors. A man w? who livts to relate it, must be FICCOI but lucky ; for he ran a three-fold ch, climate, treachery, and war. Tho ger travellers (beaded the Deserts of Uppt and we cannot but express our ackni Madox for having ventured so far into known, and for determining to lay hi us in the shape of two hitnr!s ime volume KOMORN (HUNGARY), J neighbouring district (Czallokix) resemL krr of the' great arms of the Danube having been b' to the extent of 300 fatliomS, so that the impetn°.ool has laid the whole under water. The villag e. 0 d 1 ": i ll the lower parts, such as Esiego, Neuna, Great Keszi, Nazy, and Ersck.Lel, are wholly inundate( (o[4. inhabitants are obliged to live in the garrets. btu Waag, whic 1 is forced back by the torrent of tbe i) has overflowed the Itlatiusfolde (Matthew' 9 ' 6eit looks like a sea.—Austrian Observer. A cargo of ice from America v 53 ; 9 landed at Calcutta free of duty. Wuat the " have been, the India paper, do not inform al•