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.~~-~, r \ r IFI - ~ As ~,,.. --- - f ...!.,( 1 ) •••,) - e .. 3 , I . I. _ -,,,, _ ..„, -,,. , o-7'l„,k) J., .-- ~ :..----- es t, , -- ---,,,,,, \ N ir,il 4 - toN.' • 7 ce) ‘24., tf 7 NtTmBER 105148. TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 2 2, 1825. NICE StIVENPENCI. EAST INDIA HOUSE, March 8, 1825. b RITISH STONE AND SLATE COM PANY.—Applications for SHARES will continue to be received until Saturday next, at Messrs. ROGERS, TOWGOOD, and CO.'S, Bankers, Clement's-lane, Lom bard-street; and Messrs. ANDERTON and WILLIAMS, Solicitors, Quality-court, Chancery-lane, at which places Prospectuses may be had. PARLIAAIENT. parties concerned, and considerable augmentation would ac crue to the revenue. He' was not aware how far these alle gations could be contradicted or sustained; but he would say,lthat if the statements contained in the petition were well founded, the amount of the duties in question deserved to be taken into consideration.—The petition was. then brought up, and ordered to be laid on the table. Sir FRANCIS BURDETT presented a Petition, praying. the House to extend protection to the Westminster 31ilk Com pany. GAME LAWS. The object was not lost sight of at any time ; and it should Joe kept in mind, that ultimately the expence would fall onlyiipoii that portion of the country who were intersted. Mr. BARING, in a low tone of voice, said, he had heard a rumour that a negaciation was entered upon to effect a com promise of this claim, and to take a much smaller suruAban that to whiCh they were entitled. This was very unfair to: the creditors, particularly with a view to ulterior claims. Mr. CANNING replied, that supposing (and it was a sup position) a negociation fora compr om i se had been entered into % it would only be finally effected by the concutrence.ofall , ti* parties concerned in it. He did not know to what ulterior claims could refer, as all the creditors were registered, and it was not to be supposed that new claims could arise or be erster tained, THE COURT of . DIRECTORS of the UNITED COMPANY of MERCH I.NTs of ENG LAND TRADING to the EAST INDIES, do hereby give HOUSE OF LORDS, MONDAY, MARcir Lord ROLLE presented a petition from Exeter, against the Catholic Claims. Notice, That the QUARTERLY GENERAL COURT of the said 'Company appointed to he held at their House in Leaden hall•street, on WEDNESDAY, the 23d Instant, is made SPECIAL, for the purpose of laying before the Proprietors; for their approbation, in conformity with the 17th Section of toe 6111 Chapter of the Bye Laws, a Resolution of the Court Directors of the 26th 'January last, for" the appointment of a Person in the capacity of First Assistant in the Office of the Surveyor of Buildings, at a Salary of ,0350 per annum. SOCIETY OF BRITISH ARTISTS, SUFFOLK-STREET, The Bishop of ELY presented a petition from the Archdea con and Clergy of Ely, with the same prayer. The Assessed Taxes Reduction Bill was read a third time. Mr. Brogden and others, from the House of Commons brought up the Annual Duties' Bill, and the Judicial Inquiry (Irish) Bill.—Read a first time. PALL MALL EAST. THE SECOND ANNIVERSARY DIN NER of this SOCIETY will be held in the GALLE RIES on SATURDAY NEXT, the 46th Instant, when the Arrangement of the Pictures, &c. will be completed.—Din tier on the Table at Six &Clock.- SPRING GUNS. Lord SUFFIELD postpon e d t h e t hi rd rea di ng o f t h e S pr i ng Guns Bill till Friday. The Noble Lord also begged leave to withdraw the Bill he had brought in to make stealing in gardens larceny, as he un. derstood a Bill better worth their Loidships' assent would be presented by the highest authority. The LORD CHANCELLOR said he had a short Bill to ofnr to their. Lordships' notice On this subject. He had given it a little: attention awl thought he could accomplish the object, by the Bill which 're then moved might be read a first time. On the motion of Mr. STUART WORTLEY, the House resolved itself into a Committee on the Game Laws Bill. The bill passed through the Committee without any observations; and when the House resumed, was reported, read, and ordered to be printed, and the further consideration of it postponed to . next Thursday. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that with the permission of his Right lion. Friend near him (Mr. Huskisson) he would move that the House do resolve itself into a Committee of Supply; the question on which being put and carried, the Speaker left the Chair. • COMMITTEE giSUPP IN —CIVIL ! CONTINGENCIES On the resolution for 200,000/. to defray the expence tender the head of Civil Contingencies tbr the year 1825, Mr. HUME rose, suing, that he thought it quite nec es s ar y that a certain sum shouldi be placed at the disposal of his Ma jesty's Government, and confided to their discretion; but where ever it was practicable to ascertain beforehand the probable ex penditure in any case, it was the duty of Parliament to require full and satisfactory information. As they amid not anticipate the application of this sum, the only scope left seas to comment upon the application of a similar sum during the last year. — The diplomatic services rendered to this country did not, in his opinion, bear any just proportion to the amount which they cost—an amount much beyond what existing circumstances re quired. The House, perhaps, had no notion what a sum was drawn from England by our diplomatic residents abroad— drawn to support what he conceived to be exceedingly unne cessary, namely, residents at the petty German Courts—for merly, perhaps, of some importance, but now reduced to utter insignificance, by the greater Powers which constitute the Holy Alliance. Here was an expenditure in this service amounting to no less than 300,0001. for which no sufficient return was obtained—no adequate advantage derived. In the year 1816 a scale for the reduction of this expence was fixed, and a Committee of that House reported that it ought to be re duced, yet this recommendation was not acted upon. It is still as expensive as it was during the war. In the year 1792 the expence of this service was only 104,000/. It progressively increased until in 1814 it amounted to 258,000/. and since then it had advanced to 350,0001. In the space of seven years a gross sum of 2,001,000/. were expended on Am bassadors alone. When they saw the situation to which thou sands and tens of thousands were reduced in supporting die Wright of taxation, they could not but feel the injustice of not diminishing this lavish expence. The extraordinary expences in the year 1792 was only 5,9001.. In 1818 the same expence amounted to 27,0001.; in 1320 to 23,0001.; in the year 1823 they were no less than .33,000/, In Europe the sum total was 312,000/. entirely exclusive of 60,000/. for South America These united are little short of 400,000/. for the current year. With such facts under their consideration he would put it to the House whether it would not he highly expedient to defray the new expence of the South American department by re trenchments in Europe, by withdrawing from the petty States of Germany our residents there, who are of no manner of use ? Of' the uselessness of these missions, he was himself not only fully persuaded, but such was likewise the opinion of better judges. The expellee of our embassy in France amounts to 27,0001. The expence of the Austrian embassy is also very great. He thought the whole ought to be reduced to what it was before the war, that is, to 100,000/. instead of 400,000/. Mr. Secretary CANNING, in a feeble tone, replied to Mr. Hume. The scale which had been fixed in the year 1816 he lied examined with the most carefnl minuteness, and he found it to present nothing which did not warrant the expenditure incurred during the last year, and now purposed to be continued.— Wherever he thought it was practicable to effect a reduction without injury to the public service, expence was diminished, The expence arising out of our relations with South America was completely new, and was necessarily incurred on a sc a l e o f much larger extent an usual. So great wee the unavoidable expenditure in this department, that he could not even yet van. ture to say that the sum already voted for that purpose was sufficient to meet the necessities of the occasion. The general amount granted for the diplomatic servics ' it had been his d u ty attentively to consider; he h a d examined its details with the most scrupulous care, and lie sincerely believed that the sums voted - by Parliament were rather under than over the re quired expenditure. If the House were disposed to encourage a perseverance in the system which had been begun in relation to South America, they must be prepared for on expence suited to what was so new and unexamined. The means for defraying this expence could not be derived from retrenchments in Europe. The diplomatic service, he thought, involved considerations of much larger extent than the mere question of expence.—( Hear, hear !)-01 all the principles broached, he was least willing to yield assent to that which would withdraw from the minor States the countenance and the implied protection of England for the purpose of keeping up Embassies at the greater •Courts exclusively, It would be departing widely from the old English principles of diplomacy, to abandon the minor Courts, and pay exclusive attention to those of the greater class.—(Hear, hear, hear !)—The good-will of these smaller States, be was persuaded the Committee would agree with him, was cheaply purchased at the moderate expence incur red. To break off our diplomatic intercourse with any of these States, would be attended with more inconvenience and diffi mcuelatyanrtehahnadmbiegehnt fn p u os n s d ibl n y ee b es e sa s r u y p , p i o t se r d eq . nir N e i d s'he g n r e e v a e t r pa su in c a h to e , satisfy those Courts from which our residents were withdrawn, that no unfriendly feelings towards them were entertained in this country. It was our policy to preserve a good understand ing with those Courts that look up to England, not perhaps for immediate protection, but for countenance and support when occasion may require. Nothing would look so like em acqui escence in principles much censured, than withdrawing from the lesser States, and confining our diplomatical missions to those of greater importance. The Paris embassy to which the Hon. Gentleman had adverted had not a supply sufficient for its expenditure, and from his intimacy with the Noble Lord who was our Ambassador at the French Court, he could say that the sum of 11,0001. received by him was not enough for his expences, and that from his private fortune he was obliged to supply the deficiency. There was no principle more at vari ance with the spirit of the Constitution than that which Wertild place offices of trust and honour beyond the reach of any but men of wealth and high station. It was right that in our limit ed monarchy the King should have the power of placing high in trust men who may be recommended by qualifications not dependent on rank or wealth, and may venture to accept such situations without ruin to their families. The scale' of 1816, reduced these expellees as low as could reasonably lie expected, and he thought that the Honourable Gentlemen would not wish to go beyond this—in fairness and in justice he could not. !rickets, ,G I is. each, may be bad of Mr. Holland, 23, Newman-street ; Mr. Glover. 61, Montague-square; and of Mr. Linton, the Secretary, at the Gallery. P• The Exhibition will open to the Public on Monday, the 28th Instant. London, March 21, 1925. Mr. W. SMITH said, that the creditors rested their claim on the faith of a treaty to which Government gave its sanction. and in•the event of failure of payment by Spain, they woule. in his opinion, have a right to apply for payment at the Tread sury. Copy of the said Resolution now lies open at this House The Resolution was then agreed to. AMERICA. Mr. HUME said, that the next item to which he should Ob ject, was 6,470/. 12s. 6d., for the Commission for carrying into effect the 4th, sth, 6th, and 7th Articles of the Treaty of Ghent, between his Majesty and the United States of America. He was desirous of knowing how long it was likely the Commission now sitting would continue; they had lasted long enough for any useful purpose for which they could have been formed- of found necessary. Mr. CANNING said, that they had not been of long dura tion, the Commission having been appointed only last year or the year before; it arose out of a convention entered into be tween this country and the United States of America. America claimed from this country compensation. for some property, e which she alleged that a part of America, which could nor rightly be considered to be at war with this country, had been deprived. It was agreed upon that any difference that might arise on the article of the convention which guaranteed this compensation, should be referred to the Emperor of Russia. A disputed point did prise ; a reference, according to the terms of the convention, was accordingly made, and the decision was against this country. It was to adjust the payment of this debt that the Commission had - been appointed ; had made considerable progress. The information which was the cause of its formation only reached this• country the year before last; and although he could not undertake to say that this was the last time that he should have occasion to renew this applica tion, yet he hoped it was the last but one he -should have occa sion to do so. for the perusal of the Proprietors. Th e COURT of DIRECTORS do also hereby give Notice, 'that the said General Court is made fin titer SPECIAL,,. for Ti T. TAYLOR, Esq. No. 9, New Bridge 7 street, London. the purpose of laying before the Proprietors, for their ap probation, a Resolution of the Court of Directors of the sth - • .1111NIGURED IBEG leave to inform you, that ever since the year 1790, 1 had been afflicted with the Lues Venereal, whi c h, from its obstinately resisting every course of medicine prescribed by the must eminent of the faculty here, arid orb dergoing seyeralsevere courses of salivation, and twice charged from the-Hospital with little relief, would appear to be of the most inveterate nature. In tie spring of last year asy disorder had got to such a head, as nearly to put a period to My existence—l had a large ulcer on the Crown of my head, on c on each arm, and my legs were broke out in a frightful manner; my right Was dreadfully painful, and hail been in a state of ulceration for the last seven years; my left had also two large nodes on it, was very much discoloured, and gave !or uch excruciating pain, particularly when warm in bed, ss nearly to deprive me drest ; iu this lamentable state, was recommended by Mr. J. Thompson, (who received so ,;rent a cure by them here), to take Your Leake's Patent Pills, which I began to do on the 49th o. May ; in the course of a fortnight I began to receive benefit—in little more than a month the ulcers on my head and arms were riounifiy heeled— soon atter, the sores tm my legs healed also; leaving, how ever, considerable discolouration in the skin, and pain in the boric of the left, which, by the blest ing of God, anA a little longer perseverance in your invaluable Medicine, subsided; the nodes dispersing, the skin regaining its natural hue, and the nodurnal pains gradually going off.—l thus because, by yo r liberal advice and medicine, perfectly free from all my former complaints—have - Tecovered mv former spirits and strengths, and am become jolly and fat, in which state havimg continued many months, to the astonishment of all who knew c , I a m at a loss in what terms to express my gratitude, hut beg you, for the good of other sufferiibg mortals, to make this toy case as public as possible, 'as I shall on every occa sion; in so doing you will greatly oblige, Sir, your grateful, obedient, very humble serya !It, ALEX. MURK ER Swan's Close, High-street, Edinburgh. Witnesses to the above Cure:— Lord BEXLEY presented a petition from the Curriers and Tanners of Drogheda (as was understood), praying to be plac ed on the same footing as the Curriers and Tanners of Great Britain. January last, granting to Major-General Sic John Malcolm, G.C.B. a Pension of 1,000 per annum, on the grounds The Army and Marine Mutiny Bills were committed. and the Reports received.—Adjourned. 'therein stated. The Reports required by the Bye Law, Chapter 6, Sec. 19, together with the Documents upon which the said Resolu. lion has been formed, are open for the inspection of the Pro- HOUSE OF COMMONS. An Account from the Customs relative to the Amount of Foreign Wines in bond was brought up and laid on the table. -- - LONDON WATER WORKS. Sir G. CHET W YND presented a petition from the inhabi tants of Southampton, against the London Water Works Com pany. Ptieturt at this House. JOSEPH DART, Secretary. EAST INDIA HOUSE, Jan. 26, 1 a25. ST. KATHARINE'S DOCK. Alderman WOOD presented &petition from the ticket porters of London against the St. Katharine's Dock 1311. Also another petition to the same effect from the carmen of the metropolis, -and praying compensation o r th e a l terat i on of particular uses in this Bill. Referred to a Committee. PORTABLE GAS COMPANY. THE COURT of DIRECTORS of the UNITED COMPANY of MERCHANTS of ENG AND TRADING to the EAST INDIES, do hereby give Notice, That the TRANSFER BOOKS of the said COMPANY'S b. rOCK. will be SHUT nn THURSDAY the 3d of Mnrch at Three o'Clock, and OPENED again on THURS. IMY, the 14th April following'. Mr. Aldermsin WOOD brought in ; iiiiiiWthe purpose of incorporating the London Portable Gas Company.—lt was read the first and second time. SOUTHWA RK GAOL. On the Motion of Mr. Alderman WOOD for the second reading of the Bill to authorise the transfer of prisoners and debtors from Southwark to Newgate, the question was put, when Mr. HUME next objected to the• Commission for inquiring into the administration of justice in the West Indies and the Islands, on account of salaries and contingent expences. lie principally objected to the Exchequer fees, which were exces sive ; it amounted to an unwarrantable system of jobbing. The accounts ought to be laid before the Honse, and examined by a Committee.. • That a QUARTERLY GENERAL COURT of the said ..e ' 4 npany will he held at their House in Leadenball-street WEDNESDAY, the 23d March next, at Eleven o'Clock in The Forenoon. That a GENERAL COURT of the said Company will be h ' l 'd at their Moose in Leadenball-street on WEDNESDAY, ;he lath April next, from Nine o'Clock in the Morning until in the Evening. for the ELECTION of SIX DIREC. relt Sof the said Company for Four Years. I:il:bat the LISTS of the MEMBERS of the said Coln -1! he ready to be delivered at this House on TUBS -13.-: 16 29th March next. Mr. C. CALVERT opposed the second reading, on the ground of hardship and inconvenience to the confined debtors. Sir R. WILSON disapproved of the measures contemplated in the Bill. After a few words from Mr. Alderman WOOD, the Bill was read a second time, and committed. %VEST INDIA,-COMPANY. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that the imputation of jobbing was not applicable to the item to which the Hon. Gentleman adverted. As to the Exchequer accounts; he had again and again told the Hon. 111 ember that, with the assistance of his colleagues at the Treasury, they should be. prepared. Let the lion. lllember only have some patience; the business had been undertaken, investigation had been gone into, and it was unreasonable, to say the least of it, for the Honourable Member to step in to stop the progress of inquiry, to ask to take it out of their hands wh o were anxiously engaged in it. Mr. MANNING' brought in a Bill to enable the West India Company to sue and be sued in the name of its Chair man.—Read a second time. ARIONA :LINING COMPANY. The Arigna Coal and Iron Company's Bill was read a first time. Thompson, No. S, New Poultry Market, Edinburgh, John M'lntosh, Old Assembly Close, Edinburgh. pcel.ared and sold by the sole Proprietor, THOMAS TAY -4.0R, Member of the Royal College of Stn.4 - eons, at his house, No. 9, New Bridge-street, London; where, after a constant residence of more than 40 years, in a practice parti cularly directed to the cure of Venereal Complaints and those in c id e ntal to the Parts of Generation, Keith that inviolable eecrecy which men of his profession should always observe in finch cases, he •fiatters himself the adviCe and assistance he sratuituralv administers to persons taking this Mt divine, tviil he estermel, by a disctrning Public,. as an advar tair,e seldom attainable, and wood of all ambiguity. Also sold, by his appointment,for the convenience of those living at a distance, at the Toystmp, No. 103. Oxford-street; Mr. Disborough's, No. 7, Fisb-street-hilt; Mr. Baxter, South-bridge, Edinburg)) ; Mi. 's, I , ublin; aad of one person in every considerable town in Great Britain and Ireland, in boxes (gorily 2s. 9d. e d en, stamped, and sealed up with full and plain directions, •vhereby persons, of either sex may cute themselves with ease, speed, secrecy, aod safety. CORNWALL- MINING COMPANY. Mr. GREEN brought inn Bill to incorporate the Cornwall Smelting and Mining Company.—Read a first time. ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC CANAL. The Atlantic and Pacific Junction Ship Canal Company's Bill was read a first time. LONDON ACADEMICAL INSTITUTION. A Bill to enable-the London Academical Institution to sue and be sued in the name of the Chairman was read a first time. BIRMINGHAM AND LIVERPOOL RAILWAY. Sir J. B R YDG ES presented a petition from the Merchants, Manufacturers, and otlier Inhabitants of the town of Colerain, in Ireland, in favour of the Birmingham and Liverpool Rail road Bill.—Laid - on the_table. Mr. HUME replied, that the lame language had been held three years ago, and it was time for the House to expect the result of the labours which it was said had been expended upon it. JOSEPH DART, .Secretary. and BRISTOL CHANNELS SHIP CANAL c...p.N ERA I.,MEEMINGof the SUBSCRi- IaXItS to the proposed SHIP CANAL, bet Ween the nglish a n d British Channels, will be holden on SATITR- Y, the 26 th of March instant, as the LONDON COFFEE HOUSE, Ludgate llill, at Twelve o'Clock, for th e purpose of recz-iving a Ilep ort from the Committee of the present favour able state of their Proceedings in the prosecution of the mea sure, and to consider the propriety of completing the negocia tion between the Brid gewater and Taunton Canal Company And this Committee. Tile Chair will he taken at One o'Clock precisely. By Order of the Committee. KING and LUKIN, Gray's inn Square: H E LIGOLA N D. ' Mr. HUME was desirous of directing the attention of the House to the expence incurred in furnishing articles for the use of the light-house at Heligoland. He complAined of the man ner in which the items of charge for thi3 colony were placed in the accounts laid before that House. Some of them were to be found in the Army Estimates, and others were distributed and scattered over the public accounts. lie thought the better way would be to submit to the House all the items of expenditure of the island in one view and in one table of account. The charge at present made for the light-house was ti7l/. 9s. 6;1. Now Le thought the amount of the dues received for the light-house there should be stated, and the House would be enabled to judge how far these were sufficient to defray the expence of fnrnishing the articles for which this charge was made. Mr. HERMES said, that as to the first part of the Hon. Gentleman's objection, there would be no tliffienity in arrang ing the accounts of the colony according to his suggestion. The dues cf the light-houses were, he could assure the Hon. Mem ber, very insufficient to pay the expence of maintainint , it. The dues and the additi ona l necessary expence were certified by the Consul at Hamburgh ; they were then sent to the Trinity House here ; and on being duly approved of, the necessary surplus ex penditure over the dues was granted. This item came strictly under the head of civil expenditure, and it was therefore placta amongst the present Estimate.. Mr. HUME complained of the very great charge of ptivate light-houses generally. The public were burthenct. 4 . !,iitti heavy charge, whilst twenty or fifteen private gentlemen were enriched. He thought that his Majesty's granting patents to individuals for this purpose was productive of great evil. The practice had prevailed even up to a very late period. The dues of the public Boards had been reduced, and so ought those of the private ; and both the public and private ought, in his opi nion, to be placed under the supervision of one Board. Mr. WA LLAC F. said, that these light-houses were the pro perty of individuals. Som e en j oye d t h em b y purchase, others by grant of patent. He did not see how the House could inter.. fere with them. LONDON BRICK COMPANY. Mr. CLRTEIS brought in a Bill to enable the London Brick Company to sue and be sued in the name of their Chair man.—Read a first and second time. TURNPIKE-ROADS.-(HANTS.) A Message wa.- read from the Lords, desiring the attendance of Mr. Martin, to give evidence before a Committee of that House. FOR THE SUN. BRISTOL SHIP CANAL. Mr. DICKINSON presented a petition from certain Land holders of the county of Somerset, against the Bristol Ship Canal. The Hon. Member said the petitioners were perions of great respectability, and if their allegations should be sub stantiatetl, he thought those allegations well worth the conside ration of the House. About fifty years ago an Act of Parliament was obtained for the making a Turnpike Road from the town of Petersfield to the Alton Turnpike, near Ropley. A sum of about 1,900/ . was taken in shares. The Commissioners proceeded to make the road, and finished at Romsdean Bottom, having expended all the money, and in consequence of which they were obliged to leave the remainder of the road, three miles, in the same state as before the passing of the Act. Sir T. LETII BRIDGE agreed with the Hon. Member, that the petitioners were persons of great respectability, and that their allegations were of considerable importance. Although he disagreed with the petitioners, he was glad that they had called the attention of the House to the subject. He believed their allegations were founded on mistaken views, but this was matter of opinion, and no doubt the petitioners were persons of great respectability. The petition was ordered to be referred to a Committee. EAST LONDON RAILWAY. Mr. 'WALKER presented a petition from certain House holders in the Comm erc i a l road, against the East London Rail way. The petitioners stated that they had been previously induced, by misrepresentations, to petition in favour of the Railway, but they had subsequently found reason to change those opinions. After a few unimportant observations, the petition was or dered to lie on the table. The tolls produced for many years did not average more than 150/. per annum, and after payment of the interest of the debt , Gate-keeper, Clerk, &c. it turned out that there was not a far thing left to keep the road in repair, and the whole expence of keeping the roads in repair fell upon the Farmers and other Occupiers of Land, so that in fact they had not only to keep the road in repair, but to pay toll for passing on the same road that they were at the expence of repairing. For the last seven years the toils averaged at 1701. per annum, about 35/. more than the expenditure, and that sum has been paid over to the different parishes through which the road passes, being seven miles, in equal proportions, a pittance of 5/. per mile. There has been lately a further sum of 5001. bor rowed, making the present debt 2,4001. There is now in pro gress an Act for making a road from the City of Winchester to Petersfield, which no doubt will be carried into effect, and the consequence will be, that the present toll will be reduced at least half, leaving at furthest not more than 901. per annum to pay the interest of 2,400/., the Clerk, Gate-keeper, ttc. Notwithstanding all this before their eyes, (and facts are stubborn things,) certain persons, for reasons best known to themselves, are endeavouring to obtain an Act of Parliament for making a new Cut around a Hanger, the property of Mr. Hoper, upon a line called Mr. Clarke's Line, in opposition to a most excellent road already made, and avoiding the present steep and dangerous one of Stonar Hill, thereby (should it be carried into effect) creating a further debt of, it is considered, at least, 2,100/., making with the former debt, 4,500/. It is to be observed, that this road is included in the Cut from Portsmouth to Sheet Bridge, and fortunately it was so, for it is a fact, that the whole of the expence attending the obtaining of several Acts of Parliament, have been raid out of the produce of the Portsmouth Tolls, and not one farthing from the Rushes Gate. As the Portsmouth and Rushes Gate, should the Act in progress pass, will be separated, and as there must be a new Act at the end of twenty-one years, where will 4001. or 5001. be raised to pay for such an Act ? Not from the Portsmouth these ill-judged measures must ! The consequences attending must be seriously felt. • Mr. lIUSKISSON did not see how they could be interilied with. These private light-houses in some instances were, he admitted, attended with abuse, and care would be taken, 1)71 the renewal of the present leases which were given to them, that the convenience and advantage of the public should be consult. ed.—(Hear, bear!) Mr. CURTEIS said, he knew that many great abuses had prevailed in the system pursued by the proprietors of these wi vate light-houses. • Ile was glad to hear Ministers say that due attention would be paid the subject on the expiration of the pre. sent leasea. LONDON DOCKS. A petition was presented from certain Inhabitants of South we.rk against the South London Docks ; also a similar petition from J. and W. Burgess.—Ordered to lie on the table. LIVERPOOL RAILWAY. Mr. EGER'FON presented a petition from Sir A. Mac donald and the Honourable Colonel Bradshaw against the Li. verpool Railway. The petitioners prayed to be heard by Conn seL—Ordered to be referred to a Committee. CORN-EXCH A NG E. Mr. BERNAL presented a petition from certain Inhabitants of Kent, in favour of the London Corn-Exchange. —Ordered to lie on the table. WESTMINSTER. ABBEY AND ST. PAUL'S. r. AIE was desirous of next calling the attention of the House to the item of 1,0311. to " G. Hodgson, Chapter Clergy of St. Paul's Cathedral, la London, towards the expellees inc-er red by the Dean and Chapter in the cleansing and repairing of St. Paul's Cathedral, and of the number of monuments erected there at the public expence, in commemoration of the victories obtained during the last war." He should be glad to know on what authority this grant had been made. Of Westminster Abbey and the practices that prevailed there he had spoken be fore, and would have occasion to speak again ; but he wnidd desire to know if the D ea n an d Chapter had en funds of their own wherewith to make the necessary repairs in die Cathedral and its monuments % Betbre this money was granted, inquiry should be made as to what was done with the fees which were exacted for seeing these monuments. Independent of their other resources, they had imposed a tax upon people for seeing these ornaments, which ought to be sufficient for cleansing and at.. tending to the menuments. It was also worthy of remark, that both at Westminster and St. Paul's the Dean and Chapter claimed a right of property over these monuments, though they had been placed there at an immense expence by the peo ple. He could not approve of this grant until he was informed what became of the twopences and threepences that were levied on the visitors, at every turn, for seeing the Cathedral and its monuments. IRISH PROVINCIAL BANKS, A Bill was brought in for regulating Provincial Banks in Ireland, and read a Srst time. CORN-MARKET. Alderman BRYDOEa presented a petition from certain Inhabitants of Mark-lane, in favour of the new Corn-Market. DUTIES ON IRON. Mr. S. WORTLEY presented a petition from the Sheffield Company, praying for the total repeal of the Duties on Iron, Copper, &c.—Ordered to lie on the table. .51r. HUME rose again, and made a few observationsin re ply to what had fallen from Air. Canning, enforcing much that he had previously said; and adding, that though it wee not for him to specify the particular States from which• our resi dents ought to be withdrawn, yet he thought that, taking the whole view of the case, the sum of 30,0001. was too much for the services done. Or. the Resolution fora surn of 8,2471. 10s. iOr the Commis sion established at London and Madrid, for settling the claim of British and Spanish subjects, lir. 11(7111E inquired what advantage had yet resulted from this Commission ? LONDON REPOSITORY for the cABINBT MAKERS : 'S'OCIETY for eatery Description of CABINET FURZ.j . TURE, Fi,:ATHER BED and MATT...,R, E ,s,, s , 3 n i " FACTORY, No. 71;. ,Corner of Lt-"-'"""'''''" STREET, London, opposite Aldgate Pump.-Ready Money Only. P r E Society . of C a binet-Makers respectfully E inform the Public that they still continue the above s tablishment, for the Benefit of Industrious Mechanics who lave large Farniles, by offering them Manufactured .trticles t 4 l , the Cabinet Line, of the best Workmanship, and Cheaper t.' 44 any House can do in London by twenty-live per cent., REre being no other profit required on the Goods but the bare lexpences ; at the same time will be sufficiently satisfied -It u having constant Employment for themselves and families. s Society was Established in June, 1821, cousisting of f IEs t) :Ilechanics adding the number of their Wives and Fami arnounte'd to 66 ; in June, 1819, five more were added to rue Society in June, iB2O, 10; and in June 1821, 8. The tokt"tal Number now receiving Support through the Means of Ls Establishment is 191. A i The Society anti their Families beg leave to return their taere thanks to those Ladies and Gentlemen who have ie ''extO honoured them with their Orders and Recommends and shall always feel happy in their endeavours to give t h'!llv satisfaction ; at the same time solicit a Continuance of th e4 ,,Benevolence, whereby they may be enabled to inc r eas e I;r:umber of the Society. following Articles are inserted as a Specimen of the very Low Prices, all warranted.-Ready Money only. nli size Mahogany four-post Bedstead, lath bottom 31. 15s. size tent Bedstead 11. 63.-Bordered hair Mattress to 4fll. 1 5.-Maho i-any Drawer, solid ends 31. 35.-Feather Bed i l ., • e l °'•-Ditto, tree from dust and smell, full size 31. 103.- ti' japanned Chairs of any description in oil 11. 63.-Best do. p al b - hand-stand 165.-Ditto, Dressing Table 'Ga.-Hearth 141 3 ft. 6 Chest of Drawers 41. 45.-Three-foot re sms inches j ar egany embke Table 11. 18s.-hre-foot dito on and claws 31. 155.-Mahogany Dressing Table t 11-Ditto best 11. 45.-Ditto 13editeps 11. So.-Ditto ditto 11. 12s. Ditto ditto 21. 2s -Ditto Box Glass, 2 drawers, best British A,: ; te 15 s.-Ditto ditto Is. 65.-Ditto ditto 11. 18s.--Ditto qi . ,: r /i7-Glass, large size, commode 35.-Ditto ditto 55.-Ditto sit,'`°„43.-Ditto ditto 125.-Sea Bed and Pillow ss. 6d -Ditto %1.-Ditto ditto 75.-Tray Stand 75.-Long Mahogany 613 143 .--Japanned Book Shelf 75.--Tea Caddy IN.-Porta esk 215.-Desk covers in number 145.-Music Chairs-- Pattern Bs. 6d.-Eight t%lahogany Chairs, covered with ,t i "e hair, brass nailed 61. Ga.-8 ditto ditto 61. 155.-8 ditto 7j . tt °, 7l -75.--B Trafalgar ditto 91. 95.-Mahogany Sofa to match li e --Ditto Couch 71. 100.-Ditto ditto 81. 10s.-Ditto, with t 4 stead 71. 10s.- Set of Mahogany Card and Sofa Tables, on • .t ,' ll ,etl legs, banded in rose-v,exid 81. 155.-Set of Mahogany tt, u ka, two Card and Sofa, on pillars and claws 121. 125.- the best that can be made-to order or pattern 161. 10s t):?andsoine 7 foot 6 pedestal, Sideboard, with carve d ij i c t ,171. - --Ditto 7 toot 161.-Ditt o 6 f oot s i x 151 .- S et o f b iu ulg Tables, of the last pattern, 4 foot by 10 foot 61 11._ ?::--4 foot 2 by 11 f oot 6 , 1 5 1 .- D itto, 4 foot 6 by 12 foot 6, IL tus.--lf Spanish, an adv ance o f 31. I O s.- B traw Palliasse tts 44 3- Tent Bedstead and furniture 31. 15.-Bamboo Bed prtand French clyptic top, with drapery and fringe, 81. 10s. efoot mahogany four-post Bedstead and furniture, with pi,eillela draperies, lined all through, complete, 151. 103.- xl l , e- !t ditto, ditto 16s. lDitto ditto, with cornice, of a R au r e t tTr make, 181. 10s.-Ditto ditto, with gold cornice, ele six), _ t u?•l 3 ,Fry 201.-D raw i ng -room Curtains, of the best Itlo „htlutt Chintz, fitted for window, 61. 6c1.-Ditto ditto 71. 7s. .1);cItto, of a superior and elegant style of work, 101. 103.- 1 )1 la.g-room rose-wood-Drewing-roorn Trafalgar Ch a i rs inlaid with Buhl. 201.-Table, 2 Covers, and Sofa, 181. .....blto 11. la.-..Drawing-room-Drawing-roo Sofa 61. 65.-Ditt o , 71. 7 s. (Si t% 4 t i ) . 8L 8 a•-Horse-hair Cushions, each ss. 6d.-Covered W. THURNELL, Agent. uooas COUNIIitY DEALERS SUPPLIED. tii?!.4.l.lparPtgaCked free of expence, except the materials, and sent of Great Britainb and to the East and West In ta..:ts&C,,,,raP..tajos . fitted out, and merchants supplied with Ca '4 II E xportation. 114221Plutrnents Furnished at a few hours' notice, and tis teor four days. The old annuitants, or rather credit ors on t h e roa d , will not receive their interest, and as for the principal they can never expect that. The occupiers of lands on th e li ne o f roa d must submit to the everlasting imposition of keeping the road in re pair, entirely at their own expellee, and pay toll for the very road o n which they have expend e d their money and labour ; antithose who c foolish enough to lend th e i r money cannot a ever expect to sn either principal o r i nterest. If such measures are sufferer to be c arr i e d i nto effect without oppositlon, h , and the parties interested an d the Public will tamely submit to such proceedings, they may repent at their leisure. VERITAS. N. 8.--Fora period of forty years not a single labourer has been employed on the road by the Co mmissioners. This is pre. any line of roa d i n the kingdsttnied om to be without precedent on BEER DUTIES. Mr. MABERLY presented a Petition from the parish of St. Leonard, Shoreditch, praying for a repeal of the Beer Du ties. The Hon. Member said it was legislating one way for the rich and another fo r the poor wh en the wine duties were diminished, whilst the monstrous tax OR beer, which was so important to the lower orders, was still retained. He hoped to h ave an opportunity of' calling the special attention of the House to this subject on an early day. Sir T. LEIPI3 RIDGE presented a Petition from the breweis of Bath, praying an alteration in the duties on beer. The lion. Baronet also presented a Petition from fluatingdon in favour of the County Coital Bill. Mr. MONCK rose to present a Petition from the parish of St. Saviour, Southwark, praying for a reduction of the duty on beer ; in doing which the Hon. Gentleman made a few ob servations expressive of his belief' that if the Chancellor of the Exchequer would take the subject into his serious con. sideration much advantage would result. He was persuaded that if the duties were reduced one-half, it would, instead of diminishing, augment the revenue. The petition was then brought up and ordered to lie on the table. Mr. JONES presented a Petition from Caermarthen against the House and S rindow Tax. DITTIES ON NEI.VSI.)APEns. Mr. ABERCHU:IIBy, in presenting a Petition f rom t h e Newspaper Proprietors of Edinbur,rh against t h e heavy duties imposed on that class of publications , observed, tha t t h e d uty paid on the newspapers of Edinburgh , during a certain p er i o d which the Hon. Gentleman Jul not state audibly, amounted to 4,5311. The petitioners, he said, went on to state, that it the duty on newspapers, as well as that paid i';,r :h i ve! , tisernenta, were reduc e d. much advantage would r , r i se tott.c Mr. Secretary CANNING, in a low tone of voice, said, that he would candidly acknowledge he was unable to give satisfac tory information as to the probable termination of the duties of the Commission. Whatever facilities existed in transacting other business with Spain, all that related to money way attend. ed with peculiar difficulty. The course taken by the British Government was directed to ascertain with all convenient dis patch the nature and amount of outstanding demands, and that course di:;closed the strongest evidence of a determination to see justice done. The convention for carrying th ese o bi rets fully into effect was he would not say about to be execute d , b ut in course of preperation ; it, however, was impo ss ibl e f or hi m to u uncertainty in every o' n 'itl'oll thing d hei finally concl u d e d , there was So nng connected-wi t h Spain. There I say ci cer will be throughout seen on our part there was no want of ur. two hundred thousand hod been gency in promoting justice. A s might be expected, the Con. missioners were frequently changed. and busire:sim in Conse quenct proceeded very slowly. At length, after three succes sive changes, out of demandsamounting to between three an I f fr: r i P : l eTt. l , r y e( t i h t e ho L s t a n n u d ii p ss o irn ' t i r s ; in la - “;:i r of British in erch a !its. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER could not undertake to account for the manner in which every far thing collected in the manner adverted to by the Honour able Member was disposed of. The Dean and Chapter of St. Paul's certainly had funds of their own, but they were in a great degree required to defray the expence of maintain ing that structure. They bad lately been at no small experice in certain reparations necessary in the dome of- the . cathe dral. This repair, from the altitude of the dome, was 'at tended with great explice and difficulty. It was, he thought, the duty of the public to ma i n t a i n t h ose monu ments which they placed in St. Paul's and Westminster Abbey, to dun. memorate the achievements and the virtues of the great men o r Cieir country. It was their duty to watch over and'protect it a suitable manner those records of- national honour, which the gratitude of the country and the liberality of that House had raised..- (Hear !)‘ , ..-Ile Agreed with the Bon. Member, that the fees exacted at Westmi•:ster-abbey, when he had occasion to were excessively large.--(Ileac!)--The mode of• ; st it, visit the monuments and various parts of th e b u ildi ng via.* very inconvenient to the public. Visitors were driven about there, and no opportunity was permitted of delaying and ex