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Mood, TM to be tried to-morrow in the Court of King's Bench, and he thought the Courts of Law were best calculated to settle que.stions of that kind.. Lord J. RUSSELL had no wish to enter into the case, be utease he did not see any great improvement likely to arise from the extension of a privilege which could only descend to a num ber of men who were almost paupers. But he thought it was worth consideration how far an Act could be devised which might afford relief to those who were deprived of their political - rights, without such, alarming expences. The Grenville Act waa only intended to afford relief to 3lembers, and he had known that relief cost 8,000/. in the case of the inquiry into the Gram pond election ; but there was no remedy for the constituents deprived of their rights from the expenditure of large sums by the-candidates. • Mr. STOURGES BOURNE thought the present petition coght not to be referred to a Committee. He was already be fore the regular tribunals of the country, to whose disposal he aii. , 4ght it ought to be left. It was-:not a matter of fit consider ation of a Committee. 31r. DENMAN said, that besides the-parts of Lord Gren. - 'ilk's Act which had been adverted upon, there were others at tended with considerable inconvenience. He alluded !union - --krly to to the case of the Westminster Election in 1788, where certain parties obtained the elective franchise without any proof of their qualification for it.. The question that then arose was, whether the inhabitants of St. Martin-le. Grand were qualified to vote; and on their qualification the return depended. It was referred to a Committee, who decided that they had not a riAt to vote. Lord John Townsend was returned to Parlia . leant. A fterwarde„ however, they petitioned to be admitted ; eral as there was no person interested in opposing their claim, their petition prevailed, and they were a ccordingly admitted to the enjoyment and exercise of the elective franchise; and this - they were admitted to without any proof being tendered or M quired as to their claim to the right that they obtained in this manner. In the ease of- the disfranchisement of Grampound, ' the matter was left to a. select-Committee; and it was, in his opinion, the most proper tribunal to which to refer the present petition, in order that the most satisfactory inquiry into the facts . . • detailed in it. Lord J. RUSSELL explained; and, after a f few words from Mr- WWNN, Mr. ROBERTSON', and Lord Nudp( . 7, the pe.; dtion was ordered to be printed. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. : ' Mr. BROUG !IA M rose to move a postponement of the re *olution of which he had given notice for to-morrow, relative _so The administration of Lord Charles Somerset. If it were in landed to offer no opposition to it, he would move it formally to-rnorrow, and would suggest that the inquiry he *posed to found upon, should lie over until next Session. He wished to • know if it were intended that the motion should be opposed ? Mr. Secretary PEEL suggested a desire that the motion s.hould be understood to stand over for the present until Wv'..nesday next. • Tri r. BROUGHA3I acquiesced in the suggestion ; and the motion was accordingly postponed until Wednesday. tiir F. BURDETT presented a petition from certain occu uiers of wharfs on . the Thames, against the Thames Quay Bill. The lion. Baronet presented a petition from the parish of St. I.ittorge's, Hanover-square, in favourof the treatment of Cattle _Bill! 3 The Hon. Baronet presented a petition also from Cardiff, favouruf the Catholic Claims. . • UNITARIANS' OATHS. • Mr. W. SMITH gave notice, that he would, to-morrow, 'pr:serit two petitions, calling the attention of the House to the • aftuation in which the Unitarians stood relative to certain oaths onilged to be taken by them, DUTY ON WOOL. Mr. WESTERN moved for a Return of the , quantity of Wool exported from Great Britain and Ireland, and also the inantity imported from foreign countries to this country, from ire 10th of September 4 .lB24,..tchhe present period'. WRITS' OF ERROR.' Xi% PEEL moved that the House resolve itself into a Corn, mutes on the Writs of Error Bill. Ma J. wiLmAms did not rise to oppose the Bill which told been introduced by •the Right Hon. Secretary, and which was in his opinion likely to be attended with great beriefit in opernting to the prevention of delay. What he (Mr. W.) rose to propose was :in conformity with the plan of the Right' Honourable Gentleman. By obliging parties to peosecute the Writs of Error, by entering into recognizances to do so much good would unquestionably arise in doing away with , the frivolous and vexatious suing out of Writs of feirree. ; but many perions would find it easy to procure recogni sr.zce, and would find a greater interest in delay than in the omsecutions of Writs of Error ; the would therefore to gain a • il.•-.. isillingly enter into the required recognizance. What he proposed therefore, with a view - of - diminishing the evil still -.further, was that a power be vested in the Courts of the Writ of .nor, appeared to be instituted for vexatious purposes, to - &ruble or treble the costs, . and that the party should not be limited as at present merely to the payment of tax costs. .The Right Hen. Gentleman would, therefore see, that what he pro.. per.ed was in conformity and:in furtbeiatee of his plan. The ~- othel: point to which he was_desirous of calling the attention of • ale Committee, was what were called sham pleas. These sham ....14251S were resorted to for the purpose of delay, - and consisted in .;ratting upon die record what-was-not-a matter of factand which enad no - foiindation but infection. For instance, it Was put upon therecord fro - paently, that a horse had not been given in sada fac&.i fur the demand, whereas a horse had not been given, ,•.g! had not any more to do with the transaction, than he (Mr. '.V.) was a horse.—(A iatieh.)—Againhit was 'pleaded that judgment had been entered upon a former action, whereas judg -mcnt had not been entered up, nor bad any former action taken - place. These were subterfuges merely-resorted to; for purposes --it' deley. He would, th ere fo re ., suggest to the Right Hon. -Gentleman that in order to 'discourage. this pra c ti ce th e ••••''Cotizt should in this instance also have the 'power 'Of doubl ing the coifs. He could not anticipate any objection to the - - additien` to the Bill of what he proposed, is it 'lasi fortherance - 40.17.7 of his own plan to prevent; the- suing out of vexatious Writs of Error: - - - ' - .. . sMr PEE I, said, that as - usthe first point to which'the Ilon. and Learned. Gentlemen had called his attention ; namely ? in addition to entries or recognizance to empower the Court, if it thought preper to double the costs, e was not prepared to s a y Neat it might rintjseptpediern to do 'he For the present, how_ ever, he thought it b e tt er to confine lhiliropoeed 'alteration to the extent he had already stated -vets-sec what effect the altera. :inn would prodUce; 'and if it failed in producing all die good e(Thcts exPectedAlfloirtheinelPtfien l -to:puipose any further re rile4y that might bo n ece s s ary. .' AS' in the second point of con sideration to which: the .attention of' the Committee had been culled, relative : to.tise doing away with Mani pleas; be it not caned to his (Mr....,Peerel notice tintfl after- the introduction of she present Bill; he : would not'say that it was desirable- that they should' he'done away with. The subject was, however, a distinct one, and he (Mr. P.) had not made sufficient inquiries tube prepared to recommend any alteration at present; .but as his attention had been directed to the subject, he would institute s diligent inqtrity to ascertain what change, if any, it Would be desirable to adopt respecting these sham pleas. Sir F. BliftllErl' thought the most efficacious mode of doing away with frivolous writs of error, was to,facilitate the hearing of appeals:` ' ' - ' - . hi.r. PEE•li'replfek r , Viet they could not hope to afford a greater facilitylothi,hearing of appeals than by discouraging :frivolous ivriteielrerKif, and by doing ,away with shame pleas. The several ellitfieiiiVfetheri, agreed to, and elle report was or dered to be' i 3 ' '''C'hi:i . day. reillt t 1 1 41.. rEstTrEs POLICE MIA, lair. J. WIM .f.'/VMS:'44ia the bringing up of the Report of Owl Uritversitieeralfebtitr; suggested a verbal attention in one of the clauses of the `Bill, - limiting the authority of police offi cers,,to be'eleipoililed'irtilihr the Bill. A.fter. a &ion ennirtirlisort between Mr. Secretary Peel, Sir F. Burdetc,,Pr. ellitrinicire„th Serlicitor -General, Mr. Abercrom bie, Mr. A Iderman i ißey dgee, .Nir. flume, and Mr. Monek, strengeraviereordedd toVithdraVe. The Howe did not, how eve:, divide. :r. - .....i.' ' • Mr r 'CI:IAA llashein mowed, as an amendment, that the power gveo to constables be given according to wor d s o f th e ex kiting I . Va„eran i. e .% des • A.ftei•„a few Words !from ' Mr. W. WY it ze, Mr. Secretary PE',4, and Mr. Pt tiitaerr, the House divided. ~For, the Ametidnettit 9 I Against it 371 Majority 28. T(ts.nineodtrienabaingnegatived, the Report was ordered to be fetoUghtti-p.'• • .I.teroe.i. ' SHI)9,TiNG ArDifk4II'ABBING 'tSCOTLAND) BILL: liflie,LOut),AAftwilivrEindved the' Order of the - Day for the third reading of the Shooting and Stabbiog . BilL Dlr. J. P. GRA4olsald . he' had'no abjection to the eaten simfof Lord E11en.,,,,.) ingk's Act to Scotland,' but the bill now before , the HousetQl-h" Oa :new , offence. Ile objected to the provision which ':ptinielecksicateitally persons convicted of throw ing vitriolic acid,ioeptieek nexious substance;,. on the persons abbllajesty's sithjents - This clause 'hail grown out of cer tain proceedings at fildlvi, and he objected to the s y s tem of g.'.• ioral legislatioillo ' et. local districts. In conclusion the ilon. ea entlemart ny,tci i l kbe omission of the clause to which he And adverted.' 4 •,. Tame LORD AblrOttlirE said, be had a great objection to ...introduce any law tepth, elds;-subject, and resisted various ap • plicatians made to him, but during -the last three years the 77earence had latterly become so frequent, and was attended with such calamitous eff4citig' , lsipecially in the west of Scotland, that et became absolutely necessary to:apply some legislative remedy. Hon. Gentlemen hate no {dew to what an extent-this practice bad gone. Dr. Cotkiridlile had made affidavit, describing the state of two personiewho were - brought into the infirmary at 1 filasgove, their faces burned and disfigured, and their sight-i naisch injured by having a portion of this corrosive subst a n ce thrown in their facet.' W this clause was not agreed to, he (the. Lord Advocate) wolildhetthar the bill was thrown out altogether. ekie. Only ileaired, howetrier, that the clause referred to should' - .. , F ' Of have a temporary operation. Re hoped that this abominable practice would not continue to exist. He should therefore pro pose that the operation of this clause be limited to five years. Mr. Secretary PEEL said he was about to propose some li mitation to the clause adverted to, but he was glad he had been anticipated by his Noble and Learned Friend. For the credit of the country it was desirable that such an enactment should be temporary, for the practice it was intended to affect was most - • disgraceful to the coun try. Mr. HUME said, the moderation of the - Noble and Learned Lord, during the late proceedings in.Scotdand, were most-cre ditable to him, And had been prodncfive of the most benefici al effects. He trfated that the disgraceful proceedings to which he alluded would not again be repeated, Mr. Was. SMITH made a few observations in support of the Bill, after which it was read a-third time and passed. DISTILLERY BILL._ The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER 'moved the Order of the Day for the third reading of the Distillery Bill. Mr. C. H. HUTCHINSON complained of that Bill as a violation of the Act of Union- between-Great Britain and Ire land. The parties interested had laid s case before Counsel of eminence, Mr. Common Sergeant and Mr. Shadwell, and the opinion of these gentlemen, decidedly concurred with those who thought the Bill a violation of the Act of Union, which Act was express in declaring, that the produce of their country should pay us duty at home, when it was-intended for exporta tion to the Sister Island, but merely pdy a countervailing duty on its arrival at the place to which it WAS consigned. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER had read the . . opinion of which the lion. Gentleman spoke, and of course felt great respect for any thing coming . from Mr. Shadwell, his particular friend, but he was not aware that that Gentleman nad paid much attention to matters not immediately connected with the business of the Court of Chancery, and besides he doubted whether the facts of the case had been fully. laid before Counsel,—in a word, he was persuaded that the opinion in question had been given on an imperfect representation. It would he quite a different matter if it were proposed to defend the distillers from the probable consequences of shipwreck by en titling them to the return of the duty in case of such a casualty; but is was contrary to the essence of the Act of Union to esta blish an inequality between the two countries, and. such unques tionably would be established if the 'lrish distiller were exone .rated from the payment of duty. To obtain that exemption was, however, his object, and to acquire thereby an und we ad vantage over his.competitor in this country ; for the .English distiller, in sending his -spirits to Glasgow, for instance, was obliged to pay duty r He repeated his conviction that the dis tillers had not fairly and fully represented their case, and added likewise; that what .success they might have elsewhere, it was not for him to determine ; but if they did succeed in carrying their object in the other. House of Parliament, he was of opinion that the House of Commons ought in thenext Session to introduce such regulations as the proceedings of the distillers might have rendered necessary. He thought that the distillers that night came before the House with as bad a case as ever lie remem bered, and he hoped the Hon. Gentleman would not press any proposition on the Subject in favour of the views of a _set of .men who were taking every petty advantage to forward their own purposes. . A conversation then ensued between Mr. W. SmlTlLlNor wich), and the CE A s ci: F.toa of the Exon F:Q,uni, respect ing certain alterations in one of the clauses of the Bill; and., as we understood, the difference arose from changes made be. tween some of the stages of the Bill. . Mr. W. , SMITH then-mod he wishd to save millers from the seventies of a penalty Which, he conceived would unjustly affect them and proposed, a clause for the purpose ; before it was read, however, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that they were obliged to be very strict. If the clause were only to have the effect of exempting those who united the trade of miller with that of distiller, before a certain period; he should have no objection, bat if it were' to have reference to such as might hereafter be engaged in those trades, he certainly should oppose it. With that sort of underst an di ng re l a tiv e to t h e clause, he would not object to it; but otherwise he should con sider it inexpedient and dangerous, as greatly calculated to-..x -pose the Revenue to fraud. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL gave it as his opinion. that the clause would be decidedly productive o; fraud, as affecting the two trades of miller a nd distiller when united. The CHANCELLOR. of the EXCHEQUER, under the opinion of the Attorney.General,'lmust then object to the clauses. After a few words from Mr. EVANS, Air. T. WILSON expressed strong apprehensions as to the operation of the clause ; arid lIERRIES made one or two observations; when The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER rose to say, that he thought the apprehensions Of the. lion. Member quite visionary, for the clause as it stood only prevented the party from having corn in the 'same - premises with his distillery, he being at the time about to distil either from sugar or potatoes. After a reply from-Mr. W. SMITH, The question was put and negatived. Mr. W. SMITH then propo se d anot h er clause the object of which. was to save the distiller from the penalty which would be - impondon,hirn..under the Bill, for haying two separate houses for carrying on his business. This was also lost. Mr. W. S3I ITU . proposed another clause, for granting the use of rutu to the distiller, as it had been heretofore used by the rectifier." • . The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER. considered that clanse.one,olgreatiMPortance, - and regretted .that lie had not heard of it,before.. His then view of the question was, that it would . be dangerous to allow the use of rum to the distiller, without sevcral. qualifications. - He was - not, ltoweyer, against the principle of thesroposition, if on ConsideratiOn it could be effected - with - safety. There was clearly no motive for - pressing the question at that %dine-upon the consideration of the Gouge. It should.not belost,sight of that. the proposal then 'suggested wduld'has4 the effect f placing the Scotch and. Irish distilleron a disaclvat a uageous foOting. - On a third reading he could no t but object to the clauie,, whatever he might cloaca, future time. Mr. lIUME aopported the clause, fOr he had heard titcsufE- Cient argUthent against it. • • , , . Mr. H}. RRtES made-some - observations in confirmation of whit hadfallen. froth the of the Exchequer, and strangers were ordered to withdraw ; 'eventually, however, the clause was lost without a division. - The Bill wa,i then read a third time - and- passed. SMUGGLING PREVENTION BILL. - The Report, of the Smuggling Presention Bill was brought up by Mr. limo: IE3. After a few word from Mr. NVARRE'and Mr. litratx ['he aniendinents proposed by the Committee were agreed to, and the Bill was ordered to be read a third time on Thursday next. PARTNERSHIP SOCIETIES (SCOTLAND) BILL. The House resolved itself into a Conunittee on this Bill. Mr. J. P. GRANT observed, that when this Bill was first introduced it was proposed to be a Bill to regulate the law re lating to the partnerships societies in Scotland, and the mode by which thOSe'parties sued and were sued ; lie was, therefore, much surprised •to find that the Bin was so shaped as to be in effect a declaritorYlaW. The lion. Member then made some remarks upon the present state of the law of Scotland respecting partnerships,- and Contended. that the present Bill was by no means calculated 'to answer the purposes for which it was pro. posed. The LORD ADVOCATE of SCOTLAND denied that the Bill was a declaratory law, and contended for the necessity Of its being passed as framed. The several. clauses of. the Bill were then agreed to. Th e House resumed; and the eport was ordered to be brought up to-morrow"(thii day). ASSESSOKS AT ELECTIONS BILL. Mr. H. TtiFlSS*Moked, that theßill for the appointment o Assessors at Electio be read 'a second time. _Mr. LOCKHART objected to the Bill altogether, and thought that the present mode' of appointing assessors was quite satisfactory to o tle cnuntry.. The present Bill went to dis qualify all thoSe Perstiiiie Who were now found sufficiently com petent to the duties of assessors; and as he , had not heard any argument to"convltliethat elections would not be conducted as well without - fts' With assessors proposed by the Bill, he should trove tht'ff‘gßill be read a second time this day six months. • Mr. HORACE TWISS said he should be glad to have the Bill read a secOncktißk4nd on the third reading he thought lie • should be able to siiiltfy his Hon. Fiiend and the House not only of the fitness but the necessity of. the Bill being passed. After a few words from 31r. MONCK, Mr. u-sxissoisr, and the ATTORNEY-f4NOAL, the Bill was read a second tiwe, and ordered to beeonimitted to-morrow. - (WASS .DUTIES- BILL. • The House went'iritd - further consideration of the Report of the Committee on the Glass Duties Bill; when, after a few words from M r . H. H UTCHINSON an d M r . HERMES, the Report was agreed , tov'and - the . .bill - Was ordered to be read a third time on Thursday next. ABOTHECA-RIES' BAL. • Mr. BROODEN brought up .the-report of the CoMmittee on the Apothecaries' Bill. Mr. HUME said, - that as atl he had said respecting this bill. had had no effect, he had a clause to propose, which be hid submitted to his Pen. and Learned Friend (Mr. Brougham) who was not then preient, and who had expressed his appro bation of it. As the law now stoodi„ it was - doubtful what was and what was not to be considered a shop ; the consequence was, that the Apothecaries' Company entered and examined the shops of those who• kept • triedicineS for the use of their own patients only, as well as the shop of 'those - who vended medi cines generally to the public: ,Thedause, therefore, which he had to propose 14-xi, " That wiiireits doubts'.had arisen As to 'V the right of the Apothecaries' Company to examine the drugs of medical practitioners not keeping shops for the vending of medicines and drugs generally ; it was therefore declared, that it should not be lawful for tpe said Company to examine the drugs or medicines of anypraclitioner who did not keep drugs for public sale, but only- `for the , '"purPose of his own private patients." The chime was then put. and agreed to. Mr. HUML observed that at present the Apothecaries- were. prohibited by- law'frem charging for attendance, the conse quence was that in order to compensate themselves for the time and trouble t 6 which they were - put, they were obliged to physic their patients, for which only they could charge. He, therefore, begged to move a clause for their being at liberty to charge a fair remuneration for their attendance where no.physic was The Hon.- Member then moved a clause to the fol lowing effect, that whereas Apothecaries were often called upon to attend and advise for patients when medicine may be but little or not at all requisite—(alaugh)—and whereas doubte existed as lo the legality of any.charges in such cases be made. It should therefore be lawful for the said Apothecariettrit'any time hereafter to charge and receive a just and reasonable charge for advice and 'attendance, instead of over and above their charges fonmedieitie only. Mr. J. P. (:RANT said that this clause seemed to legislate for an additional charge in our Doctor's bill without any addi tional benefit. He thought, - the Hon. Member for Montrose ought to have added a proviso, that the .Apothecaries should in such case serve as only with half die usual quantity of meth cine.—( A laugh.) Mr. HUME said nothing could be more absurd than the present system,: and he considered the present clause to be really necessary. After a few words from Mr. Goulburn, Mr. Gordon, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Mr. T. Nilson, the clause was agreed to. Mr. GORDON asked the Hon. Member for Montrose whe ther he really believed there was any law existing to prevent Apothecaries from atarging for attendance. Mr. HUME said there certainly was. The Report was then - agreed to, and the,Bill was ordered to be read a third time on Friday next. TALE CUSTOMS BOUNTIES BH, The Report of Committee on this Bill was taken into further consideration, and a 'few observations,froin Mr. Ho /IEI6'SON, M r. T. IVII. ON, and Mr. Hume:, respecting the -remaining duties on English shipping, the Report was agreed to, and the Bill was ordered to be read a third. time on Thurs day next. HORSES SLAUGHTERING • BILL. 'Mr. R. M ‘RTIN moved the further consideration of .the Report on the horses Slaughtering Bill. Mr. F. PALMER. objected to the Bill. - Mr. R. MARTIN expressed his surprise that any Ho nourable Member could object to a Bill calculated, - like the present, to,fibolieh a great and most detestable nuisance. He , .did not see what reasOnable objectionecould be urged against' placing houses for the 'slaughtering of horses under a proper and salute.y - contronl. But if any lion. Member thought otherwise, .he (3lr. Martin) Wished him joy of his opinion e and countenance of ,cruelty.. Ile-understood a Petition in favour of the Bill, front the place (Reading), represented by the Lion. Gentleman (Mr. Palmer), and signed by upwards of 3-01) fined repectable individuals, had b een f orwar d e d to the lion..,Mem ber for presentation. 'He (Mr.• Martin) was less interested in the present 13171 than many others, hut he thought that every person who sent an old horse to a Knacker's to be slaughtered, —andehe had no - doubtsomeAonourable - Membets were in that situation—(A laugh ).—should through motives of huma nity be -desirous of securing- for the animal - as speedy a death as possible.— (A laugh.). —The amendments meant to be-intro duced into the .Bill were not of his (Mr: M.'s) devising, but merely in accordance with the suggestions of several individuals in the neighbourhood of SVhitechapel. Among others, persons connected with the hospitals in that part of the town felt the noxious effects of those houses, as at present conducted. They eves asserted, that the recovery of ; patients in the.hospital was thereby materially' retarded; nine months being required to effect a< cure,' which, but for these nuisances, might be com pleted in three.—(A laugh.) Mr. F. PALMER never heard any thing of the Petition al hided to. except from the Hon. Member himself. The CHANC EL LOR of the EXCHEQUER thought the Honourable Member had himself risigned the best possible reason for postponing the further consideratien of the Bill; be cause here (on his own shewing) was a most important Petition upon the subject, which certainly had not yet been presented to the House; and perhaps it might be better to wait till it came, before they proceeded•any farther.—(hear, and laughter.) Mr. Tu and-Mr. Alderman Wool) supported the Bill. The Athendments were Then read a second time, and the Bill ordered to be engrossed, and read a third time on Thurs day next. COURTS OF JUSTICE. OFFICES 'BILL. . .The Courts of Justice Offices Bill was read a third time and RC:USE OF GOM.MOMS TAXATION OF COSTS BILL. The House then resolveditielf into Committee on the H 01.136 of' Coennione Taxation'of Costs frill • and the Bill passed through the Cenelnittee,' and wee ordered to be reported to. marrow. • EDINIIIIROII BONDS BILL. The Edinburgh Bonds 11 went I.l:rough the C,ommittee, tied was ordered to be reported to-morrow. CUSTOMS TEMPORARY DUTIES DILI,. The Customs Temporary Duties Bill passed through the Committee, and the report was ordered to be received to= 11101T00. NEWSPAPERS BILL. nn the Order of the 'Day being moved for -thedeconctread: ingot the Newspapers Bill, Mr. expre*d his ,intention on the occasion Of the Bill being connnitted, to propose the reduction of the duty Upon newspapers to one half the present amount ; and heArusted he should be ahl;..to demonstrate to the Right Hon. - Gentl:man opposite (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) that such an ar-• rangement.would be productive of benefit to the revenue. The Bill was they read a iscond time, and ordered to be committed to-morrow. , WIDE STREETS (DUBLIN)-HILL. The Wide streets (Dublin) Bill was read n second time, and ordered to be committed tomorrow. The II ouso Olen, adjour.ned_at Eleven o'Clock till Tuesday (this day.) FRENCH PAPERS. (From the Afoniteur of Saturday, June le.) NON-OyFICIAL PART. Pants, Jurrs 17. The Journal des Debuts contains to.day an article relative to the opening to • public competition the conveyance of the mails from Calais to-Dover. It will suffi ce to quote the terms of the intended contract to appreciate .the accusations made against the administrations of the Post-office. The third arti cle says-- 4 The mails shall be accompanied on board each vessel by an agent of the Post-office, who shall be commissioned to deliver them at the English post-office at Dover, or at any other port which the vessel may be obliged to put into.' Thus the rights recognized by the treaty of 1710 have not been destroyed, since the mails from Eng,land will be delivered to the English office at Dover by the French officers, as has hitherto been done ;'and hent;e we may infer also that the se curity of the correspondence will be no more endangered than it was before. In this twofold point'of view, therefore, there is no founda tion for . the observations of-the Journal des DeLats. The measure which gives rise to theni can have no other result than - o render the service more speedy and more economical, by entrusting to private persons the management of the steam boats which serve to convey the mails. A 'telegraphic dispatch anti Ounces the arrival at Brest of the Constance frigate and the corvette Adour, both from the An tilles. • ( From the &vile, dated Sunday, June 19.) . PARIS, JUNE 13. The Austrian - Observer of the 9th contains further extracts from the Hydra Gazettes from the 22d of April to the thh of May. We must observe that we have given much later news from the:Morea, and that if the Greek OSzettes do not mention the burning of the Egyptian fleet, it is because it happened two days later. The Friend of the Laws, No. 103, relates the taking of Odysseus, - who, at the head of a Turkish corps. was compelled by Genre to lay down his arms at Artalandi. This traitor has been conducted to Napoli di Romania. The Gazette of Athens confirms this important news, and adds that the Turks, in their rage, massacred all the Christians. The Fiend of the Lamt.of the 6th of May, publishes a letter from. General Goura himself, dated Dania, 25th April. He says that 800 Turks surrendered with Odysseus. On the 21st there was a severe action, in which '.the barbarians lost many qy men in the . plain of Turcochosi, which is the famous plain of Leuctra, imm or t a li zed. by a v i ctor y o f Ep am i non d as . On the 24th, th e e Hall fatuous . plain of Cheronea was the theatre .of a new victory of the Greeks. The barbarians had many killed and wounded. The Gazette, of Leghorn and Genoa announce the arrival in those ports of vessels from the lonian Islands, which confirm all the accounts brought to Trieste by the Corfu packet-boat, viz. the destruction o f t h e E gypt i an 'f ee t, and the shutting up of the remains of Ib ra hi m ' s army i n Motion. • ' FIIENcn 102 f. 30c. • Three per Cents., '7sf. 45c.-11.0yal Spanish Loac, ; Bank. Stock, FUND .-- PARIS, JUNE .18..-. Five per Cents. 2 • 10 0 50 —(Etoile, dated Juie 19.) LITERARY NOTICE. The ODES of ANACREON, with the Fragments of SAPPHO and ALczus, Literally Translated into English Prose. By THOMAS ORGER, 14.14. D. This NVork as far as we understand from those S more Ciiitilietert to ilidgitYpf lf , is merits, is a cor rect eclitlon . af;ANActtEoi, and of the remains of A ern° Ar.c.F.us. Mr. ()to:4En has annexed at the 4. kiliorri' - of - the pages a literal translation of the originals, in the same manlier aS CHRISTOPHER SMARM - published the works of liortAcz. SMART, indeed, gave also a rhyming translation of HORACE same work, but, though a Scholar and a Poet, his translation in rhyme is destitute of poeti cal spirit, and in" that" respect is little re moved from his prose. ANACREON has been often translated by English Poets, and Mr. MOORE'S verssion has generally been deemed the best. Last year a poetiCal translation of Anacreon with valuable notes, by WILLIAM litcnAnnsosr, Esq. was published by the WinT TAKEns, and we regret thar the anther did not live to enjoy his due honours as a scholar and a Poet, for he died soon after the publiCa . tion. Mr. Orger has rendered an acceptable service to the learned world, in presenting to them this correct edition of the gay Poet of Antiquity, and of the spirited fragments .of SAPPHO and ALCZUS. Mr. ORGER displayed great merit .as scholar and Poet some years ago, in a trans lation of 0 Yin's Metamorphoses, and as he is, understand, by profession, a teacher of languages, the works which he has presented to the-world, in our opinion, afford such decisiie proofs of his competency . . for such a profession as must ensure success, and excite no little surprise that since it is highly probable that he must have abundance of Pupils, he has still found leisure for the toil and trouble necessary in this and his other valuable publications. - • WEST INDIA DOCKS. STOCK ACCOUNT for the Week ending Saturday, the 110 of June, 1825. Ilhds West India -{Trs .Bls Sugar Brazil - Chests [ Havanah I Boxes East India & 1 Bags .Mauritius Molasses - - CaSks ( Pris Rum - - 'Olds Brandy - - I Pns 1 Hds Hollands - - s Pns (lids A w r i r i a le ck -.-.. { Ca sks Pipes 1 Trs Coffee - - Ills Bags Casks Do. British Plantation { Bls Bags Do. Eastindia - . Bags Brazil, St. Domingo, { ( i itks . and Havannah, do. :-!: is gs Cocoa . - . f Casks 1 Bags Pimento . - f Casks 1 Bags ( Casks 1 Bags Casks f Bags . sBales Bags Gourds ' JCasks Boxes j Boxes 1 Jars {Casks Serons Bdls Bags Casks ACasks Bags I'Bags 1 Scrolls No. 1 Casks 1 Boxes Tons No. No. -Serons ( Casks 1 Bags Bales Galls Casks Casks Casks • f Casks I Serons Casks j Casks 71 Bags Boxes Bales Casks f Casks l Boxes Casks Casks Ginger - - Pepper Cotton - - Aloes - Arrow Root - Balsatn - - Bark . - Cassia Fistula - Cloves - Cochineal - Elephants' feeth Gum - Hemp - - Hides - - Horns - - Indigo - IpecacuAnha - Jalap - Whale - °I I, oc as o tol t Nut - Pearl Shell • - Palni Pine Apple - Rice and Paddy' Sago - - Sarsaparilla - Tallow - Tortoise Shell Turtle Tapioca IDelivered. Home Con sumption RAI. THE DUKE 0 2,786 12,859 57 79 0 4;10 4 12 29. 1 20; 6,240 1 559 17;4. ." 0 34 6,363 1 .09 1 32,447_ V YORK. le • • his The e al I t iig i ' l h e n l e v s i s h t g o the s A t dhderesAs n h s e w h e ss r. r r ec e e t i u y e r d u e fr ci oni • b t l e Dublin Guild of Merchants : Horse Guards, June 14, 1825. Sin .I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of tis:: 6th instant, transmittin as Master of the Guild of Jklerchant* of the city of Dublin, an g, Address from the Illasters, Wardens , and Brethr e n o f t h at respectable Body, together with a col:1,n,O the Resolution s to which, they had agreed, and to assure you t" I have 'received with great satisfaction the obliging' expreisio:: of the friendly 'sentiments towards me entertained .by them ' and 1 request that you.will accept yourself, and conve.Y•tck tha Guild of Merchants of Dublin, the assurance of my thanks for the terms in which they have noticed the line of conduct I have felt it my duty to pursue. I am, Sir, yours, • To Sir A. B. King, Bart. • FREDERIC 1 • PORTLAND, Jurta 16. The Address from the inhabitants of this Wand to the Duo" of York, was presented at the late Levee of his !toys] ni g hnet to which he has been mo s t grac i ous l y Pleased.to r e t ur n the fo' lowing Answer : • - , " Horse Guards, June 8, 1823- " SIR—.I beg to acknowledge the receipt of the Address which you had been instructed to deliver to me, from the inl l2 .'" , bitants of the Island of Portland, and to request you will assure, ihem, how much I feel ind e bt e d for the friendly terms in whic'•'% they have expressed themselves in regard to the line of conduc' which I have felt it my duty. " I am, Sir, your's, • (Signed) • fg. FREDERNIC, " To Henry CharlesStml 16, Portman-squire,"' • A fine live turtle was on 'Wednesday last forwarded froll 2 '' Oxford; directed as follows His Royal Highneas the Duk e of. York, the magnanimous Champion- of Church and Kille' from the Rector of Lincoln College, Oxford." • FUNERAL OE LORD SPENCER CiaICITESTEn•"4"" Yesterday the remains of thi s y oung N obleman were d ep eit os- -k ..,/ in the family vault. in .Carrickfergus Church. Lord bdwa'": Chi Chester attended as c hi e f . mourner. Among the Gllll denten who attended' In their ,own carriages, we notice" Lord, Ferrard, Mr. AlTance, the Hi g h Sheriff of Coonti:. of Down ; Ur. Agnew, Sovereign of Belfast; Mr. geg: - T i e dy„ of 'Cultra; Mr. Batt, Mr. Younghusband, Mr. Houston, Mr. Orr, Mr. Mr. Calwell, M r . Lang"),,, -Mr. -Robinson, Mr. Pottinger, Mr. Cairns, Major 'lowan, a' sc.e: accompanied by several professional Gentl e m en a nd othell . The carriages did not return to Belfast till near six o'clock.' cjie?fiist Chronicle, June 16.) or It is calculated, that the ab o liti on o f Lotter- r will -affect nea'rly- two thousand persons, mans 01 -whom are entirely. dependant: on- them .for sup" port. It was th e k nowledge of this fact, tha t iiiduced Go vernment to allow a longer Per i%d . than usual f or t h e d rawing of the last Tic k ' granted by Parliament. If it had not be e for thiS indulgence, all Lotteries must .113/6 ; entirely ceased before this time.—The deman is:, Of course, Very great, now that there is a ears . taity.-of•thei r heing quickly closed for evel'• • • • ' I • PA ILIA A MEN VARY PROC EEDINGS. - HOUSE OF COMMONS. • - .Lunce, 20` - ' die Junii, 1825. MESSAGE from the Loans—That they have agreed to— Duchess of Kent's Annuity Bill ; Duke of Cumberland's Annuity Bill ; Colonial Intercourse Bill; and Leith Reser voir Bill, without amendment;- and to Lunatic Trustees Bill; Cotton Mills Regulation Bill ; Hibernian Mining Company Bill; and West Lothian Railway Bill, with -- amendments. REGTonrEs—St. Mary.le.bone—Petition for leave to present a Petition for a Bill referred to a Committee. Es TA T.Es—M arqu is of Qurnsberry's, and Earl of jjarcourt's ,—Bills read a third time, and passed. St. Tgomas's Hos pital, :Romilly's, and Bold's—Bills read a first time. ROADS—Glasgow and Parkhead, and Glasgow and Redburn Bridge, • SHOOTING AND STABBING (Scot. Bills read a third time, land) and passed. DISTILLERT COURTS or JUSTICE OFFICES ,CUSTOII3 CONSOLIDATION—BiII read a first time. NOTICES OF MOTIONS FOR THIS DAY. • I. Mr. Maxwell (of Renfrewshire)—To 'present Petition from the Weavers of the West of-Scotlandrigainst the re-enact ment of the Combination Laws. 2. Mr. Hume—Account of Half-pay of the Army 1822, 1803, =and 1824 :—Also, List of Promotions in the Army for the same period. Z. Mr. Charles Grant—Education (Scotland).. 4. Mr. William Smith—To present Petition from the Uni tarian Dissenters, relating to the celebration of, their Mar riage Ceremony. • ORDERS OF , THE DAY FOR THIS DAY. 1. Spring Guns Bill—Second reading. • • • .2. Gardens. Protection Bill—Second reading. 3. Cruel Treatment of Cattle Bill—Second reading. 4. Colonies• Trade Bill—Further consideration of Report. 5. Good:, Warehousing Bill—Third reading. 6. Isle of Man Trade-Bill—Third reading. 7. Pilotage Bill—Third reading. 8. Linen Trade (Ireland) Bill—Further consideration of Re. port. . 9. Salcey reading. 10. Moore's Divorce Bill—Committee; Counsel and Witnesses. 11. Writs of Error Bill—Report. 12. Universities Police Bill—Third reading. • . 13. - Partnership Societies (Scotland) Bill—Report. . 14. Assessors at Elections Bill—Committee. 15. Glass Duties Bill—Third reading. • 16, Public Roads (Ireland) Bill.—Report. 17. House of Commons Taxation of Costs Bill—Report. 18. Edinburgh Bonds Bill — Report. 19. Customs Temporary Duties Bill—Report. • 20. Newspapers Bill—Committee. 21. West Indies Clergy Bill—Third reading. 22. Church Lands Exchange Bill—Report. . 23. Bank Takens (Ir e l an d ) Bill—Third reading. 24. Plate Duties Transfer Bill—Report. 25. ,Foundlings:( Ireland) Bill—Committee. 26. Holylitad Roads Bill—Third reading. 27. Wide. Streets (Dublin) Bill—Committee. 28. Customs Consolidation Bili--Second reading. NOTICES GIVEN YESTERDAY.. Firednesday, June 22. Mr. Brougham--'fo refer to a Select Committee'the Peti tion of Bishop Burnet, complaining of the,conduct of the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope. Thursday, June'23. Mr. Martin (of Galway)—Select Committee, to inquire whe ther thepractice of Bear-baiting, ansl other qua ; sports, has a mischievous effect on the morals 'of the ixople. PRIVATE BILLS. Second Readings . for This Day. Fowler's, Inge's, and Sclater's Estates; and Matthiew's Naturalization. SUMMER ASSIZES• Nonrotx Crucint—Before Lord Chief Jintice ABBOTT and Chief Baron ALEX4iNDER. Buckinghamshire —Saturday, July 16, at Buckingham. Bedfordshire—Wednesday, July 20, at Bedford. Huntingdonshire —Saturday, July 23, at Huntingdon. Cambridgeshire —Monday, July 25, at Cambridge. Suffulk--:Thursday, July 28, at Bury St. Edmund's. Norfolk—Monday, August 1, at the Castle of Ntriwich. City of Norwich—Same day, at the Guildhall of the said City. MONUMENT TO MAJOR. CA RTNVII/GllT.—Yes terday a meeting was held at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, for the purpose of carrying into ex edutlon a proposition for rais ing a monument to the late Major Cartwright,.in comthemora don of his services to his countrymen ; Sir F.'Burdett in the Chair. The Chairman, in addressing the meeting, - said the venerable Major hail been long distinguished fOr his incessant labours in favour of his fellow-citizens, and had proved himself to be as stanch a friend to the public as he was =fable in pri- vate life. Mr. Rutt propcised the first resolution,. which was to erect a monument to the 3lajor, the value of which is to be under 2,000/. He had, lie said, started with Major Cartwright, in public life as a reformer, upon the, plan and method of Dr. Jebb. Both of them were present at the ,thrmation of. the Society, called " The Friends of the People," and the Major had shown all through his life how well he deserved the title by acts of the most zealous description., and connected with which there was not the slightest tie of self-interest. Mr. Ga lloway ellogized the whole tenour of the Major's life, as being solely devoted to the good of the people. Mr. Hobhouse said, he came to do honour to himself by advocating the:proposition: He had been on one occasion opposeil to Major Cartwright, but he had uniformly occasion to respect him, and latterly he had the high gratification of receiving the unqualified approbation of the venerable man for the conduct he pursued. The sub sariptions amounted to 50Q1. The resolutions were then una nimously carried. „ THE W EATIIER.----irle tine warm genial wea ther that has been experienced since the 9th instant has had a most beneficial effect upon the country, .rapidly bringing for ward every thing' to perfection. F rom all parts of the kingdom the accounts of the growing crops are most gratifying. Every species of grain, especially wheat, is luxuriant and healthy, c p ap rom b i e si bo ng to no w t e o d n o l p y an abundant. country produce, but an , ear ly harvest, generally concomitants, and two of the greatest blessings that Articles. WOOD. c 1 A CMe f a r dll i a : r a g n a T nY ir:ber I 3II P PPI icii : le c isg:ge c :s3 : ll 31 11 1 ogs Santa M ar i a L 1 Pieces Ebony Tons Lig. Vitrs - Tons Box Wood Tons Log Wood • ' Tons Fustic _ Tons Nicaragua Wood Tons Cant wood Tons Bar Wood f Tons 1 ° Pieces Saunders ßrazillet Wood to Tons Laßcewood spays No. Stsives'l' No. .1 St oc k 04 I Hand. 22,227 1,619 413 1,26:1 4,5 V 51,909' 1,359 18,931 I,IW 250 590 2,475 1,186 826 15,487 1,971 87,096 14,75 k 1,194- 4,256 1,447 777 81,20 1,551 4,136 42 6 ,73 0 1,027 5,521. 19/ 51t 18g 2 1.1 ' Ig3t 26,85; 42,312. 703 46 24,205 • 51 480 493 3,069. Exporta. tion. 2,878 270 21 12 130 22 54 30 114 39