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QT'ARREI, at PAVIA between the ITAMAN STU DENTS a: - ,d t 11.2 AU6TR.IIN TROOPS. (From the G0'771(771 Papers.) PANT A, Ju !•1 F 25.—( Private Correspondence.) — A rery fatal event has taken place in this city. The day before yesterday we saw eight Students brought into this city, conducted by soldiers and z,vnd'armes, who had their sabres drawn, and • dragged these young men along as if they were malefactors. This sight drew together a great crowd of Citizens and Students. The eight persons were led to the Police 'Office, before which a multitude of Students assembled to learn the cause of this arrest. The tumult and disputes which ensued served only to increase the number of the curious. They learned at length that the eight young men had been arrested for ha- Ning bathed and swam in a prohibited place. The trifling nature of the offence, and the seve rity of the Police, excited general indignation.— Clies of " Let them go, let them go ! Down with the wretches !" •were heard on every side. The Corps de Garde of the. - Police, the Gens d'armes, and the Police-officers placed themselves at the entrance of the office ; their presence and threats only increased the tumult, and the •cries •of the . Professors and Officers of the -.University were linable to appease the indignation of the young men. The day was drawing to a close, the mul titude in the silt -tare was increasing, when the soldiers loaded their muskets in the sight of the • crowd. Some persons fled, hut the incensed stu dent., instead of being intimidated, advanced against the guard. The latter opened itself a way with its sabres and bayonots. The students attacked it with large stones and with the benches , from the neighbouring coffee-houses, which fell aeon the guard like hail. One of the Officers of the Police ordered the soldiers to fire. Two rnuUtets were discharged, and the people think ing they had been charged with powder only. - Other shots were fired, and a student was seen to fall dead. Immediately the soldiers retreated into the office, and shut the door, leaving it, how. ever, a little a-jar to fire their pieces at the stu dents, who, though without arms, did not retreat. At the end, the soldiers fired from the windows of the Police Office. A great number of persons were wounded, and several killed : among the latter were three students. No Swiss student was either .killed or wounded. PROCEEDINGS or Tun BIBLE SOCIETY AT BERNE. BERNE, Jusu 27.—The Annual Meeting of the Bible Association of Berne took place on the 22d June in the Church of Nydeck. A great concourse of company, both from the country and the town, and of persons of both sexes and alj ages and classes, proved the increasing interest taken in this salutary institution. The solemnity was the more af!'ecting, as the President of the Society, the Reverend M. Wyttenbach, celebrates this year the 50th anniversary of his exercising his sacred office. .Passing In review the important period which coincides with the duration of his exemplary career, I e observed it was filled with great events, with institutions destroyed or established, and among the rest pointed out the Bible Societies-as a type of the- spirit which characterises the age in which we live. The connections-of England with all other countries, and especially with Switzerland, in the benefi cent worst of aistributmg the Bible, then called his attention. from England an Scotland first shew the light of the Gospel to the barbarians of Helvetia. In our days we have seen a Steinkopf and an Owen, worthy successors of those an cient benefactcrs of our country, arrive from the same island to revive the spirit of 'Christianity, by propagat ing among all classes its Divine light. Great. success has attended these pious exertions; citizens, chiefly artisans, have united tosubscribe for the purchase of New Testaments, which are given by a Clergyman to prisoners who are restored to liberty. There are numerous. Associations in the country to distribute Bibles and other useful books among the children at the Schools. 'The Society at Berne has received from the Lon don Society a present of 1,000 copies of the New Testament in German, and 200 in French. The. English Society, at the request of the Berne Committee, has sent also a suffi cient number of Bibles and books of devotion to tho Swiss Colony of New . Friburg, in Brazil. The Government of Berne has given 1600 francs to the Society for the purchase of Bibles, &c. The accounts of the Society are satisfactory. During the last 20 years it has received as presents, or purchased, 16,445 . Bibles, and. 16,410 Sew Testaments. It has sold or given away 8324 of the first, and 1.306 of the second. The Tract Society has distributed since 1;90, 27;93 volumes of books of devotion.—(Le Nouvellistl Vatiddis, July 1.) COMMERCIAL REGULATIONS AT HAMBURGH. The new laws of England, giving facilities to trade, appear, by the following articleTrom -Ham burgh, to have a corresponding effect on the Con tinept : A new law for the better regulation of brokerage on goods has been lately published by our Government, and put in force. It is thereby prohibited, by penalty, to the merchant as well as to the broker, either to allow or to take a higher rate of broker age than that stipulated in the tariff annexed to the said law By these means, our. trade wit, be-freed of overcharges in this regard; and in order to acquaint foreign merchants, who are in the habit of consigning goods to Elamblrgh, of the present legal rate, an abstract of the present tariff of brokerage on the prin . cipal articles of importation -is herewith transmitted. Brokerage is exclusively paid by the seller, and amounts-to_.:_ Five-sixths per cent. on cotton, cotton-twist, cocoa, cochineal, copper, hides, indigo, manufactured goods, nankeens, sugar, and tea*. One per cent. on annatto, camphire, cinnamon, cardamums*, cassia*, cloves*, drugs not denominated*, deer skins, dyewoods, ginger*, jalap*, mace*, nutmegs', pepper, pimento, potashes, Peruvian bark, Quercitron bark, rice*, saltpetre, sarsaparilla shellac", tarnarands*, tobacco in leaves",• and tobacco stt.fis* of the growth of the United States- of America, whale oil*, vinelloes". N.B.—Tobacco stems• of all other origin, Rogan, and other manufactured tobacco, pay two per cent. ; all other leaf and roll tobacco* one and a half per cent. One and a half per cent. on wine, brandy, rum, and arrack, if sold in parcels amounting to 3,000 marks banco and upwards. Two per cent on ditto, for sales of and under 3;000 marks banco. In auction, the selling broker is entitled to one and a half per ceTit., and the purchasing broker to two per cent., -without regard to the amount. LAII articles marked C') pay the brokerage before mentidned, if the quantity sold amounts to marks 600 banco or higher ; for smaller lots of less than marks 600 banco, and down to marks 150 banco, the brokerage is paid, with the addition of one half, and under marks 150 banco, the double is allowed. All other merchandises pay IA per cent- at least for sales not exceeding marks 150 banco. It is, however, to be observed that all aug mentations, in proportion to the amount sold, are only to be , understood for sales by privat e contract, an d not f or t h ose by ' auction ; and even not for such private sales, where a broker has made the purchase of a larger quantity of goods above the said amount of 600 marks banco, and has afterwards divided it , into smaller lots.] STATE OF IRELAND. REPORT of the SELECT CO3l MITTEE of the lIOUSE of LORDS on the STATE of IRELAND. That the Committee have proceeded, in obedience to the Orders of-the House, to examine kith persons as.appeared best qualified to afford information upon the. Tarious points re specting the State of Ireland, which fell within the scope of the inquiry they were directed to pursue. As the inquiry has been proceeding, they have thought it de -sirable to lay before the House the whole of the evidence, which will be accompanied with an Index, areording convenient means of reference. In the present advanced state of the Sessions, they do not feel themselves enabled to do more than to select, from the mass of information which has been brought before them, some of the subjects to which it appears to them to be advisable that the attention of Government and of Parliament should he more especially directed. With respect to the civil disabilities of the Roman Catholics, they have examined a considerable number of persons, of va rious professions and of different stations in life, in order to afford to the House all the information which it was in their power to collect ; but they abstain from making any observa tions _upon that evidence, because they are persuaded that -upon a subject of such paramount importance, and connected with such great constitutional questions, it was the intention of the House that their duty should be confined to the collection of information. It is material likewise to observe, that little evidence has been taken upon the subject of education. This duty had al ready been delegated to Commissioners, whose report, which appears to the Committee to contain most valuable information upon the branch of this subject relating to the education of the poor, has lately been presented to the House ; and they un derstand that the future inquiries of the• Commissioners will be directed to other branches, and will bring the whole under the view of the Government and of Parliament. The Committee • have received a great body of evidence on the actual state of the relations between landlord and tenant, and are of opinion that the whole of that most important sub ject is deserving of the attentive consideration of Parliament.— Amongst the great evils existing in the present state of these relations, are represented to be the minute subdivision of land ; the number of persons who intervene between the head land lord and the immediate occupier ; the extreme difficulty of pre venting the sub-letting of lands ; and the power pessessed by every intermediate landlord, as well as the principal landlord, to distrain upon the occupying tenant. It is for the wisdain of Parliament to consider, whether any and what improvement in the law relating to these subjects may be expedient or practi cable. Many valuable suggestions on these as well as other points respecting the relations between landlord and tenant will be found in the evidence. The Committee observe with satis faction, that the increasing intelligence ef landlords is now endeavouring to apply a gradual remedy to the subdivision of land ; and they cannot but entertain a confident expectation, that for the mutual benefit of both landlord and tenant, this remedy will be as extensively applied as the nature of existing contracts, and the comfort and well-being of the people will permit. The extent of the burthen brought upon the country by the present system of Grand Jury Presentments has long been a subject of complaint. Various suggestions have been made for the improvement of this system, and some of the abuses to which it was liable, have been partially corrected by the Le gislature. It is stated, however, that more is still necessa7 to be done ; that the mode of deciding what works are to be undertaken, of regulating the expenditure, and of passing the accounts, is still in many respects imperfect. it appears at all events desirable, that if it should be found expedient to con tinue to intrust these functions to Grand Juries, the publicity of that portion of their proceedings which relates to the levying and expenditure of the public money should be effectually pro vided for. It has also been suggested, that the charges of Grand Jury assessments, for objects of a permanent nature, ought to fall in future leases upon landlords and tenants in their due proportion. It has been strongly urged, that the criminal and civil busi ness of the Quarter Sessions should be kept entirely separate, and that all the criminal business should be first disposed of, so as to release the Magistrates, who are called together for that portion of the business belonging to the Quarter Sessions, in stead of retaining them and the Juries and the witnesses, to their own great inconvenience, and the increased expellee of prosecutions. It has been suggested as an improvement, that the assistant Barristers should not practice as Counsel in the Counties where they sit upon the Bench. The Constitution of the Civil Bill Courts deserves serious consideration • and at all events it appears to be advisable to require that their process should be executed by their own sworn officers, or by persons more trust-worthy and responsible than many of those who are at present employed. Strong represe n tations xe r beezeenn't t, gaikitifi "ST Wit' tYi against the mud' is executed, and also respecting mesne the aunp*; , -- Several important suggestions have been made respecting the office of Sub-Sheriff, viz.:—That each 'Sub-Sheriff should have a regular office within his own County, where he should. ,attend at certain hours ; that this appointment should be sub ject to the approbation of the last.going Judge of Assize ; that he should be rendered legally capable of serving more years than. one; and that the execution writs should nut be commit ted to any person, - except the Sheriff 's Officers. The administration of justice.by the Magistrates in corporate towns, has been stated to be more frequently exceptionable than that exercised by County .Magistra.tes; and the levy of tolls, and the expenditure of they money received, is stated to require examination and correction. Obstacles are also stated to be opposed to the adniission or persons to their freedom, although entitled thereto by birth, servitude -or marriage. The present remedy, by an application t o t h e Court of King's Bench, is deemed to be tedious and expen sive; and it is represented, that justice would be more easily rendered to the individuals claiming admission, by giv ing double or treble costs in the case of an unjuatifirthle refusal to admit. Although. upon the same grounds upon which they have con fined themselves to the collection of inforrnation,.2.s to the civil disabilities of the Roman Catholics, the Committee abstain from doing more than to report the evidence they have received on the practical.efrect of the present state of the Elective Franchise, they feel it necessary to state, that it may be found expedient to adopt some farther and more effectual provision against the creation of fictitious or fraudulent. qualifications, under the law as it now exists. It has been strongly recommended that some provisions should be made for the relief of the extreme distress of the poorer -classes in age or infirmity, if not by law, (to which great objec tions have been stated), at least by organising the. collection and distribution of charitable contributions. In addition to the suggestions above • stated, various others lave also been received,- respecting the encouragement of end gratkn—the extension of public works of unquestionable uti lity, by reasonable facilities afforded by the Government—the extension of the fisheries—improvements in the state of the Lu natic Asylums and Houses of Industry—the regulation or abo lition of Manor Courts—the constitution and powers of Vestries —and-respecting many details in the subordinate administration •of justice. For these, and other matters, which are in different degrees deserving of attention, the Committee beg to refer to the evidence, where they will-be. found under the heads in the Index. The Committee cannot close this Report without 'expresSing the pleasure they have received from the concurrent testimony . .of so many witnesses; who, in speaking of the different mea sures which have been of late adopted for the improvement of the state of Ireland, have, in a greater or less degree, agreed in attributing to them a highly favourable efil!ct. The establishment of the police and constabulary force—the revision of the magistracy, so far as it has gone—the meeting of the Magistrates in retry Sessions—the administration of jus tice by the Assistant Barristers—the change which has. taken place of late years in the mode of appointing Sheriffs—the pitb lic works undertaken by the Executive Government—the alte ration in the system of the Distillery Laws, and in the general mode of collecting. the Revenue—the remission of all direct taxes—the repeal of the Union Duties, and the increasing fa cility of commercial intercourse ; have all contributed, not only to remove grievances, but to improve the situation of the country. .The composition for tithe, tinder the authority of the Acts passed. in the two last Sessions of Parliament, has been hitherto 1 -as rapid and as beneficial as could have been expected under ' the circumstances of the times; and the greatest advantages may be reasonably anticipated from the further progress of this . important measure. The -restored tranquillity of the country has already af forde4 the opportunity tbr a more extensive introduction of different brandies of manufacture ; and should it, fortu -nately, continue uninterrupted, the best hopes may be enter tained, that, „by furnishing employment to the poorer classes. one of the greatest incentives to disturbance may be perma fleetly removed. July 4, 1823. On Thursday evening lust, between eleven and twelve o'clock, a lunar rainbow was noticed at Devizes, com. plete in its form, but the moon being partjally obscured by a thin cloud,' the colours were less brilliant than they otherwise woul.l have been. A shower of small rain fell during its ap. pearance,. which cont i nue d afterit was observed fbr about five nimutes.—(Devisrs Gazette.) IIF,CIT TICS' INSTITUTION. The room in which the lectures have hereto titre been delivered . to the members of this excellent Institution having been found le be not suffi c i en tl y conven i ent, a new one has been constructed in Southampton -buildings, Holborn, which was opened for the first time yesterday evening. the building was completely crammed at half-past 11 O'clock, at which time Dr. Biritheck made his appearance, accompanied by his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, the Marquis of Lansdown, Mr. Brougham, Sir It. Wilson, &c., who were received with fervent applause.* Dr. Bi elute:ex then entered the lecturing chair and delivered a discourse, of winch the object was to convince - his hearers of the great - advantage which would result to them from pursuing intellectual employments. In the course of his address he eulogized these public men who have stood.forward in support of the Mechanics' Institution, justly signalizing Sir F. Burdett and Mr. Brougham, to the mighty talents and unwearied in dustry of the latter of whom he alluded in terms which excited great approbation. The lecture being concluded, Mr. Bit° UGH:In proceeded to address the assembly. He commenced by - deciaring that - the meehanics owed their grafi tuie in an especial degree to Dr. Birkbeck, the founder of the institution, who, in addition to all the forme: benefits which he had conferred upon them, had out of his own means afforded the funds fin. rearing the commodious building in which they were assembled.—(Applause.) —It must he most gratifying to their Learned Lecturer to find that similar i ns ti tut i ons were spreading all Over the co untry; that they were established, or in the course of being established, in all the great and middling towns, and even in villages. The desire for scientific know ledge was prevalent to an extraordinary degree amongst the poorer classes. Perhaps he could not give a stronger proof of this fact than by stating, that of the little tract which he lately put forth to recommend the advantages of scientific instruction, not less than 399 copies had been sold in a village on the bor ders of Scotland, which he knew contained only GOO inhabi tants, men, women, and children. Sinee the publication of his little tract hardly a day passed without his receiving several communications of the roost gratifying nature from different parts of the country, • relating to the establishment of Mecha nics' Societies. lie calculated about two months ago, that from the Ist of January, Up to that time, there had been esta blished thirty-one institutions of that. nature in various towns. Within these few days, a correspondent had informed. him of the establishment of Mechanics' institutions at Liver pool and Manchester, and also at—he would not say an idle place, but at a place not remarkable for its commerce or its in dustry—he meant the city of Bath—(a laugh),—which used to be the resort of invalids, and the resting-place of loungers.— ( Laugn ter.)—The mechanics' institutions were norwithout their enemies; It was said by smwe persons, that to give the work ing classes too much scientific knowledge would cause them to tread on the heels of their superiors in society. The sort of treading which those persons feared, lie for his part wished very much to see. Upon their heels the superiors sometimes wore spurs, which were of no great use to the community ; he would have the mechanics' toe ornamented with a spur, by Means of which they might stimulate their superiors. —(A laugh, and cheers:)—ln his little tract he had ventured to inform those who called themselves the mechanics' superiors, that to deserve the title of their betters, they must educate themselves better. The higher classes had no excuse for not cultivating their minds.— They were not, like those' whom he was addressing, obliged to steal an hour from bodily labour, or like himself, to escape for a short period 'from occupation ...almost as unre mitting, for that purpose. 'They were not, like them (the mechanics), obliged to make a pleasure of business,—thev made a business of pleasure. If these persons would only attempt to instruct their minds, they would find all the plea sure which they had previously 'derived from brute , sense anti appetite were as nothing compared with moral and in tellectual enjoyment.—(; - ireat applause.)—Mr. Colquhoun had observed, that if the labouring classes received a scientific edu cation, Government could not exist—there would be an end of it. He would answer that by saying, that if there was a Government which could not exist if its subjects were above the level of brutes, the sooner it' ceased to exist the better. —(Applause.)—He was not speaking seditiously, for so far from sense being inimical to our G - overnment, the more moral anti enlightened the people were the safer would the Govern ment be. lie thought he might be allowed to state a fact which had been mentioned to him, as proving the beneficial effects which Mechanics' Institutions produced upon the habit of the people. It had been ascertained by an inves tigation which had recently taken place, that no Member of the Mechanics' Institution at Manchester had taken any part in the disturbances which had lately prevailed in that town. He lis.d to apologize for leaving so long trespassed on their time—(Applause. )—The occasion and the place were some what inspiring, and had led him unwittingly to enter on his Learned Friend's province„ by deviating into the giving of a lecture. It was the last oppertunity he should ever have of de cil'alActegffiletiiTtsk\i?tonl, rrietgranWCeemighi command them. Whenever he had an hour to spare, he came amongst his fellow-pupile, as they well knew, and he never did so without either acquiring new information, or haVing that which he previously possessed revived and strengthened, The Learned Gentleman eoecluded amidst enthusiastic applause. The Duke of Stossox then stepped forward, and was hailed with loud cheers. lie could not, he said, depart from the jilace without expres =lug the gratification which he bad experienced from the proceedings of the evening, and his opinion of the great benefits which would result from the Institution. He begged the members would accept his good wishes for the pro sperity of the Institution, and Le assured them thathe should ever be ready to of them all the support in his poi cr.— (Loud and hung continued applause.)—The assembly thee dis persed WESTMINSTER SESSIONS—(AnJounNED DAY.) ALLEGED 'VIOLENT ASSAULT. ---- Mr. James Payne, a Sheriff's officer's assistant, stood indicted for vio lently assaulting, on the 12th June last, Archibald Brakie, one of the watchmen belonging to the parish of St. James's.—lt appeared from the evidence of the watchman, that about twelve o'clock on the night in question, he was on his beat in Regent street, near the Quad rant, an d stood opposite the house, No. 102. The defendant, without the slightest provocation, took his stick from him. and on c i v ill y request i ng the defendant to return it, he struck hint repeatedli , with his fists, felled him to the ground, and gave witness two black eyes.—On the part of , the defence several witnesses were called, who proved that the watchman gave the first offence, behaved in a most insolent manner, and even ckarged another person with the assault. The witnesses all declared the prosecutor was intoxicated.— The CIIA 113:AN recapitulated the evidence, and the Jury, without hesitation, found the defend , at Not Guilty. LORD 11 A RBORO UGM-It was tenerally expected that this Nobleman would have been put milk trial to-day the the vio lent assault and battery committed by his Lordship with a poker on a watchman belonging to St. James's Parish, and ir. consequence the Court was crowded, and amongst the persons present were several individuals of rank. However, the audi tory were sadly disappointed, as the trial did not come on, although it stood on the paper. The truth is, his Lordship has moved it by Certiorari into the Court of King's Bench. MET. A lICIIOLY SUICIDE AT BRISTOL.-On Thursday last an Inquest was held at the King's Arms public. house, in Paul -street, Kingsdown, on view of the body of Mrs. Eleanor the wife of a retired Major in the Army. It appeared by the evidence, that between one and two o'clock on Tuesday last, the deceased and her husband had been out walk. ing, and on their return to their house in Paul-street, through Clarence-place, it began to rain, when deceased requested her husband to go on for an umbrella. Ile did so; but on reach ing Paul-street he looked back, and missed his wife. Applica tion was made to the Police, andin consequence several persons were employed in search for deceased ; but no information re specting her was obtained until early of Wednesday morning, when her bonnet, veil, pelisse, and gloves were found 00 the bank of the Avon, near Avon-street, Saint Philip's, and a f ew hours afterwards the body was found in the river. Other evidence was adduced as to the state of dec ease d' s m i nd, previously to the fatal act; and it was satisfactorily proved, that since January last, she had manifested stron g symptoms of " religious mania." She was described by a gentleman, a relative of the family, as weak in mind,—without self possession —afraid ofeverybody and even of her own shadow. She would frequently say that she was not good enough to exist in the world,—that the Almighty was displeased with her,—and she ought not to live for that reason.—Upon one particular occasion site asked witness,—" Were you in my condition should you think it right to remain in the world ?" It appeared also that the apprehension of Divine anger had taken such full possession of the unhappy eicly's mind, that she considered 'hers e lf un fi t to rece i ve t h e common necessaries o f life; and w h en any thing extraordinary was on the table, she was " Oct good enough to partake of it." She had previously made two attempts to destroy herself. The Jury, without hesitation, returned a verdict of " Found Drowned." The deceased was in her 41st year.—(Batii Herald.) There is a probability that his Royal High. ness the Duke of Sussex will visit Scotland this summer ; but it is thought that he will come in rather a ,private manner.—(Editzburgh Courant.) par. 1144 loi 23,j 9i . 8 . 4 7 4, Our German and French Papers have no news of interest. The French Ambassador at Rome had given a splendid fate in honour of the Coronation of CRARLE9 X. a long account of which is contained in the Journal des Debuts. The Constitutionnel contains a letter from Pavia, detailing a quarrel between a body of Italian Students aisa 4.1. e has at. tuft Liuups, tll wnicn Seve ral of the former were shot. The Etoile con , talus further details of the riot, in which it is stated that four Students were killed and forty eight wounded ; six of the garrison also were wounded, and afterwards tranquillity was re stored. The same account is contained in our German Papers, and it will be found in another column, extracted from the latter, as the most authentic of the two.—The French Papers also contain some news from Greece, but which we withhold as wanting confirmation. Fuvwc If FUNDS.—Rentes, money, 103. 25.; Three per Cent 3., 75. 5.; end of the month, 103. 50. A Report is prevalent that the French Ministry is in communication with the Government of Hayti, and that the President BOYER had sent a new agent to France with instructions to agree as to the basis of a convention, France having in timated that she would not persist in asserting her sovereignty over the Island of St. Do mingo. It is also further reported that Meet ings of the principal French Merchants have been holden to deliberate on the commer cial relations of France and the South American States ; and that at such meetings it was resolved to make further representations to the Govern ment, for the appointment of Agents merely in a commercial character, to protect the French commerce in those ports. It is also affirmed that a general persuasion exists that the appoi►itment of French Agents in Colombia, Mexico, and Buenos Ayres, will take place as soon as some political obstacles are removed. Now, with reference to the first of these Reports, little doubt could be entertained but that the French Cabinet is desirous of en tering into a treaty of some kind with the Go vernment of St. Domingo, but whether Francs is ready to resign her claims to the sovereignty of that Island, as the basis of such a convention,does not appear to be quite so clear, at least it may be very fairly inferred that she is not, because that circumstance is the only obstacle to a treaty whether for commercial or other purposes.— With reference to the second Report, we can not suppose the French Ministry would attempt to nominate commercial Agents to States whose independence Franc e has not recognized. This then must be the " political obstacle" that is to be removed before such agents could be appointed. For, it is most clear, that although such. persons might, perhaps, be permitted to reside withlt the limits of the State, on account of the Frencl commerce, which they were sent to protect, the) could not be received as authorized accredits( agents, nor could their acts be admitted as surf by any department of the newly established Ge .vernment. They would be considered merely 21 private persons, and their interference with tht Government on behalf of their countrymen deem. ed officious and uncalled for, so that the appoint' ment would be perfectly nugatory, and teod rather to embarrass than to assist the commercial speculations of the French merchants. When the Paris merchants presented their petition to the King of FRANCE, praying that he would take steps to protect and encourage a commerce with the New. South American States, we may remember it was contended, that every thing had been done for that commerce that could be done, except a recognition of the political existeuce of the New States. This, it was alleged, was not necessary for commercial purposes. It is hardly possible then to suppose that the report above alluded to can have any foundation whatever. The French army is atilt in Spain, and as France has taken upon herself the protection of FERDINAND, we cannot imagine she is at present disposed to recognize the rode' pendence of the South American Republics, so lately freed from the Spanish yoke. The Report of the Select Committee on tbe several Turnpike Trusts' within ten miles of Lon don has been printed. This Report, after stat ing the loss and inconvenience arising from the present defective system under which the Roads in and around the metropolis are managed', strongly recommends a consolidation of the whole of the trusts (sixteen) in the County of sex, under one Act of Parliament, to b e con ducted on one uniform system of managfernent• The whole to lie annually laid before Parliament' Taking it for granted, then, that the present sYs' tent of Turnpikes is productive of inconvenience , the above plan seems calculated to remedy th e grievances complained of ; and if the Commis' sinners are not to be named by the Crown, it is tot', objectionable. The suggestion for abolishing toll within ten miles of London, and substituting a rat e upon all horses and carriages within that district, 15 not adverted to in the report ; but we ma y g ather from the evidence of R. Mirroan, Esq., th e ' Chairman of the Board of Taxes, that it Pre' seated difficulties whi c h cou ld not be very easily, removed. From the silence of the Report li t this respect, we may infer that the plan is abaft' Boned.: No very great deal of information on Turnpike Trusts can be gathered from this much larger evidence Report, b u t i t con fi rms as fact what prev i ous ly existed as a strong sup p osition only. It says— ". incomehe b ra es i t stat sedi : mu of rep a i r , an d t h at if t h ose f un d s h a d b een s k i lf u ll y applie d, and proper m a t er i a l s obt a ined a nd use d f or t h e l ast seven year! , than is ihew necessary spews that t to th k e ee a p m t o h u e n r t o o a f dsin according to the recommendation of the Committees of this House, who first instituted enquiries on this subject, the road: would have been in a much more perfect state of r e pair, ani; the debtsof the Trait much reduced, and the tolls consequO lti, lower." • I A stronger c on d emna ti on o f t h e Turnpikefi .; f, tern could not be desired. .But when the port declares that a misapplication of the men, collected by th e T o ll s i s man i fested in raai, l instances, an d comp l a i ns of the materials the he roads are made of, the method of drainage, t e. high rate of i n t erest c h arge d on Loans, th'r multiplied gat es , an d s h ort distance 'e which T urn pik e A cts are obtained, (instoo'd. ' n o, ing in this respect the City-road, ` - '„ l‘ street, Beth na l- green, and Shoreditch), we fully suffi c i ent i s stated to demand some e l. teration of the existing system. But W would ask why i s t h e new plan if beneficial ,°. be confined to Middlesex? If meant to be perimental, it can hardly be called a fair tria l ' for Surr e y f orms o f i tself a large portion o f the Metropolis, and there is almost as much corn` munication with L on d on through the South er °` as by th e E ast, West, or North. lie, , e , consolidation o f th ese trusts must have effect of reducing the number of gates, 01 , , thus with ou t ta ki ng from the amount of (11' present Tolls, would relieve the public o f f a great po r ti on o f t h e present charges. v e s bolir however, have a further opportunity of consider ing this pl an , w hi c h, we trust, is only the begi n. ing o f th e app li cat i on of a more beneficial sYst en., to our Turnpike Roads, a branch of our dourest'e , economy which h as l ong requ i re d rev i s i on and amendment. rr Mr. BROUGHAM's address last night to the 1 1 "" merous audience who assembled at the Lectur e on the Mechanical Institution was a m asterpie ce i of eloquence and humour. He detailed the ra e rits and p o i n t e d out t h e future advantages o f t h e Institution w ith a d m i ra b le skill and profound knowledge. He spoke with impressiye war mth 's as well as w i t h esteem and venerat i on, of "", BIRKBECK th e f oun d er, an d w i th great d e licac y of the zealous services of the Duke of Sussc' c ; who was pr e s en t, an d hi s f ew political a llusi° were arch and pertinent, marked with goo f, humour, and wh o ll y f ree f rom all party sP ie- Indeed we n ever h ear d M r. BROUGHAM to ~ advantage, and we could not but feel stroug l i till o i pressed by his zeal for the universal diffusi° ll , all useful kn ow l e d ge, an d the glowing Phila.of thropy that characterised his animated effusic ie taste, science, and moral enthusiasm. Yesterday morn i ng a b out twelve o'clock thenffice Cabinet Ministers assembled at the Secretary of State's 'i we re for Foreign Affairs, in Downing street; among then' Ba the Earls of Liverpool, Harrowby, Westmorland, andco.. thurst, Mr. S ecretary P eel, Mr. Secretary Canning, the' Lora cellor of the Exchequer Viscount Melville, Mr. WYn n ' t tign Bexley, &c. The Cabinet sat in deliberation till Pas o'clock. A Special B oar d of the L ords of the T r eafu r f the T re l Zr u or, was held yesterday afternoon at three o'clock at Chambers, at which the Earl of Liverpool, the Charle t !' le 0 1 the Exchequer, Lord Granville Somerset, and the w", ° 9 f.e• the Lords of the Treasury were present. Their Irordsl4 parated soon after five o'clock. Next Friday—Pour Prizes of R 2.1,000, ej'e. amounting to ,E 204,442, the largest Sum ever known in Prizes in One Day, with 64 Pipes y' I Vine, Gratis.—All Next Friday. PRICE Or STOCKS TIIIS Bask Stock 3 per Cent. Red 91 90„ 3 per Cent. 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Per Share, Anglo-Mexican Mining Company Brazilian Mining Company 14 Castello and Espirito Santo Brazil Mining Company 8 8 Consolidated Copper and Tin Mining Company Famatina Mining Company Hibernian Mining Company Pasco Peruvian Mining Company Potosi La Paz and Peruvian Mining Association Royal Irish Mining Company Welch Iron and Coal Mining Company Inter-National Gas Company British Iron Company . British Rock and Patent Salt Company Devon Haytor Granite Company General Steam Navigation Company London and Boulogne Steam Packet Company Pearl and Coral Fishery Company Rio de la PlataAgricultural Company Scarlet Dye Company United Chilian Association FOCEIGN MAILS. America Jamaica Lisbon ARItiVZD. Dec. 1 1 1 H tG 11 WA TER AT LONDON BRIDGE TOMORROW. Morning, 44 nainnteu after 8. j Evening, 16 minutes after 9. THE SUN. SOLRM BUIS DICERE FALSUM AUDEAT 5' LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 9, 1825