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was insePa rs ' bll !red that the du . ,ti n to staves. cite prepare°, r , l e duties on nott f opinion aralco It nn the ou b l ras awa re tha t i .s " . ", s oppose d to t o ' ,l u. Gentl enl ) l7 ' no r. C. G rant/ t t d upon the prin, e n tle ins n opPrdlettiet :hat the P res of rigs n their ch s t be hinly upon e. ,r jab u a muc h The ie colonies. as the 1522 wa s ' 1 of three Y e ' 00 al, and Whsot. nj than T he l ess toil _ be de , on age. l os so d n 13' ' 0 00 to oug ht eriod. He t o on abundan t re ge 1 a s ystem . f the complai n ° .ht tho s s and he f o oto t was to be ofe tmerico G u 0 1: iations whi ch he House g . ,°, of the oY s the h't ..et w as, t f ir ack to it s al in his opini on A; return to it. ot of osite, when 004 rceiving, t h , s „ t e d he King, t''.' oo6 ll es they pr evi r the e should, 18 or . , • t opf Ice a f utur e sel Bill, as (or he s support, i f 'da ouie !ntlenaan had ten expect 10 0 ing, that be s t ool eg the alt e" lat In who oP s O O O , o r d e r in `'" 60 , he seemed t o ter refusing pfooe, tion of the , P , P re' rest Indies ' i o t i o ote to then'. o' c i o' f the pres e t fo , always !.s and he s° •,,1 oasure ' benefi, cl- the •tieing ect, sacr 00' h the Rigb t yt press ed the gr g ei, ;:oloniest be a ie es p) n hoth•-- -0 :;.00r Ist iinportito.;d .)arliametitt 3 ,0 I House. „ v itt' this in ks 4 note subje c t appeare d to hi m to h ave b een t a k en up roei n l ar row and uu s t a t esman lik e po i n t o f v i e w. H e w as Nit that tie iing could tend so much to reduce the eisk;ltlrdens o f t h e country as a reform in our whole of it:! ll )ettem. Th e presen t measure w a s , i n ev ery v i ew bl~ilighly telee ST UART WORTLEY said, that if Ministers prtteiriturreil to the duti es o f 1822, instead of taking the tech modified st ep , i t wou ld b e a mos t unjustifiable...aet ha lt egard to th e i nterests o f t h e co l on i es . H e rejiiieec, ite st eri that this measure would be the means of restoi 'll; intercours? which was so beneficial to the colonies. fltrt * e u n ties were objectionable in another point of view, Tager they w ere ma i n t a in e d the more difficult it ,'° get rid o f t h em, for t h ey f orce d et h er i nteres t s of .4etenee, whi c h create d a d ou ble difficulty in the way 'ierPeating them. 11,54 Alderman THOMPSON had heard some gent ,ta le -14 %tend that th e Bill wou ld no t benefit the e bothw West others said it would not benefit Canada, and th e Ca,ted th a t t h e only party i t wou ld benefit would be se t i, ni ted St i t es of America. He h a d h ear d, h owever , s atisfacti on, that the Bill was frame d w i t h a view to o,:Proteeti on to the North American colonies, for it th a t t(1 that Go vernment was a li ve to t h e i m p or t ance o f t.e 4 , o e 4 ni ° ll )', the trade of which with England had in half of thrice 1 816 so much, that it was now equal to one lie hvl tne whole o f t h e f ore i gn trade of the United State!. the rlO wish w h atever to, throw any embarrassment in 1 4 ,,_ 4 Y of the Government ; but he must call on t i h ti e , Np ie Lord e , opposite to say what he intended to do w the t c, — , t ''. the timber duties. It became important that the , e 'ntton of Government should be known at once, as iaj te ' as the season at which ships were chartered. An thiY tr unto 14 3 const i tuents, who were d eep l y interested in ttrtstri t must behe consequence of y protracted un -11(' Ir i I3 , II• NAL could not recognize any boon to the , ise7, -n ifla colo n i sts i n t hi s measure , w hi c h, i n p o int o f e t , t ,t was the same as that introduced by the late Govern ttrietle into suppose th a t non -i n t e rcourse could he carried !Its' f i tt f Et to effect was t h e greatest f a ll ac y, for it could not 'srie tt et• To thi s h e cou ld practically testify, because, hi gl g toe legal existence of that non-intercourse, be had got St, tir h er from America, by going to the neutral island of hire i n nrst as, whe re i t was o bli ge d to b e p a id for in hared ido t- t iete l el e te4 tiof produce, as was the case before that regul a there ;"ere was no difference between the Bills, for though l et apparent li m it a tions in the pres . ent iai meas he ur r e, e 'ere ' s 4•° uld be found in substance quite m i ter cet u tke highly di sa d vantageous to the We st IndiaT. in.sf , it nPosed on Canada—for i nstance , th er e was a duty I ' l 'l 'd i 64 ' Per cwt. on sugar, Ps. per cwt. on molasses, roan P e t' gallon on rum, although theconsumtplottioedn to t e , e.ll o, the British North American colonies amounted Go. s srarrl atf of the consumption of Great Britain. ees. tity (.5°1., therefore, should press upon Canada the ne e a i t't • gett ing rid of those duties, as there ought to h tetee,e,!Procity between the colonies. With respect to o - ri „7, t nns that bad been made upon the conduct of Ame tie'v"c should only observe, that although it was the duty teti 4 t t fy Member to speak his opinions, and defend . the in tlyti;:of the country, he must at the same time deprecate jee olt i ng which would have a tendency to create or foster b etween the United States and the British empire. i Mee, A RBURTON said that it was well known t o ' West India sugars must be regulated by the Plis t — , o , f sugars in the markets of the world ; therefore the th e Z r `ing duty of 70,0001. a year fell altogether upon p r i ce e Undies, and must have a tendency to raise the °f produce there. This was unjust, and he also felt n glY o Per PPosed to the duty now proposed of neirly 100 • on lumber. to iof s CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER begged ite en ,?' 4l the H on . Ald erman (Th ompson ) t h at i t was his 4 114 0 ? °n to pers evere i n t h e t i m b er d ut i es , which had been 4eree-n"dt In many of th e p r i nc ipl es urge d by th e H on . e r ,; •et °PPosite (Sir H. Pa rne ll) lie fully concurred, but tit ted e4nre now proposed was by no means, as heal been The ' a retro gra di ng f rom a system o f a f ew years b ac k . t 'tet.' °v irritinent was returning to the scale of 1825, and 40 , Mei b - ems which had been taxed under that scal e would er e , 't ad mitted free of duty. The consequence, how- Ne.',, n nf the effect of the late artificial system of non-inter ths ittl ee - i O n Canada wi t h had - been such that we could not at th e duties, as we should not allow fair time for tad • e rarv a l of the capital invested under that system; sen%as with this view that the present course was ;'. It was eiter the plan of this or the late Go- Ne t n e t t ° he partial or oppressive on the colonial inte ; out when the interests of the whole empire were to . 1: 4 1 4 04 t 4 ), ,the colonies must hear their fair share of the 4:;:itleciitaTaritnl,oeteditad no right to complain. He regretted that ttt )11;(1 not be in his power to take off the sugar duties, that . the - measures to , be adopted would be hlr'every interest concernee.. kin„ „„tiME objected to the phrase " perpetual protec thy ~I. llc h had been used by the Hon. Member for ;le ti it was in direct opposition to the principle A 'eh that House had acted for several years past. 1 4,4 °f the duties recognised in this Bill seemed to fear, b re turn to th a t protect i ng system w hi c h had for e' b. ean exploded ; and with respect to the impolicy, he . friends had, by various divisions, expressed their t ttr, Pinion. In his view of this subject, the en ?e stir/tent which was sought to be given to individuals ire th e ok their capital in Canadian speculation!, would rght o d prove a m ere d e l us i on. He t h oug h t t h a t th ey er e ill Proceed gradually to the situation in which they e 1825 ; and when the House resumed, he would e PPortunit y o f submitting a propos i t i on f ur t h at 4 0 4 tti l e e ; to Thia 1311, though there were some good points Warn as was expected, bring back the markets ;01::441,1,, India colonies, because the Americans were 10 'Y di s4 .,`, l) supply themselves more cheaply elsewhere. gar from 'Li their ow rum, and they procured their thi, Cuba n • Ittlh; e _ • He was surprised at the ignorance . of ate subject which was that night displayed by a Right 9aeneelay tk entlemann he hes d not to utit mo re rniacliief H was err don ) a d e in legislation itate in conse tZtise.°iigriorance than r esu lt e d even f rom p os itiv e in -444413'i h N e o _ that th e Ri ght Hon. Gentleman had le i sure lV tlee e „ : , hoped that he would, however late, perceive removing pi ed and d R of . commer , eill restrictions of every k e. 'rale e, i‘e"yition. It appeared to him to be infinitely Pe-" ° "es a re Canadians were suffering under any cueiar 13711 y greed to since 1825, to relieve them by a tree t4e g. r ants rather than endeavour to benefit them , r 'eleipi o , l inch was directly opposed to the best and truest t 'add cif political economy. The present measure Fib er to . all parties. These protective,. or ee e tite duties, would not serve North America, 'HI they be beneficial to the West Indies. I'HONISON denied that kis Majesty's Minis thee ! r e aeti n Minis let; had e h, - g °Pon principles contrary to those which 44 5 . ti1 4 I,vaYs professed. The course which they were t , Tee Ys professed. existing circumstances, the comc —Pet e ~,,_reritish colonies being, with respect to the diff er colonies from )o llt rt pr oper th all other colonies, it was, he . Cobn iesaotftohtebyershsotualtdesh. are some protection e t4tikittehre4Cowle_e I s . ,:irde from Mr. Heaexxs, Mr. CALLAGHAN, CoNNELL, the amendment was put and Th oth ti ou eh clauses of the Bill were then agreed to, and 'tel 'e ha e i D ied „ug resumed, the report was ordered to be i t th em londay. , r otion of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, ° NI4 4 : "d that the House, at its rising, do adjourn to 1 . , it‘ C, b, REFORM BILL. i °I I (th,"Y.THERELL wished to know from the Noble 11,1ttatiel to laxcellor of the Exchequer) whether it vt as 44 f r ,_ing in the Bill for Parliamentary Reform, 1.14,0,W„0ich bad been obtained on Wednesday. itt,,,l that of the EXCHEQUER had ead tl,4t i t "t it would have been ready before that hour, an ''V f c:4ld have been brought in that evening, but he plop i t . c ' e t 'd ,that it could not be brought in before Monday. ), of • RN‘ftTHERELL expressed his surprise thata , l, re lto k , i e „_ r n on which they were told the Cabinet :ItiO4 _on plan which bad undergone the longest n, li tt t tl tur, evt.that House that had ever been given t f o p a ar y_ i c‘ to t, 41, ' ,,_ , b re submitted to the consideration t id bee ula I . lot be ready two days after that en which 1 .1 t i l ti g, th _ ri g , ven to bring it in. Was he to understand it 1, 4 ,, s qi ff 4t the plan was not yet prepared ; or was qtr di, ' 1 " nt plan from that which they had so lung , t,o_ 'cussion, 5 It rrl J . p i ., /11, ) q 1 1 t i;""SSELL said, the plan was ready, though 4, 1 4 E14 °. een Copied out in sufficient time to have it NI tett ,rtltat evening. It would, however, be pre )44,1'114,1a "day, and be printed, and ready for delivery Sir it i f ):4°)loing which was as early as Members could 4,it e . ',,,,t were b rought ' in that evening. ;ti'4 pl. "tTIIERELL ll .*Par e ., observed, that if the plan had ri i ,, k t o th k , at the time the motion was made far leave to 4 'th e ill, outbe House had a right to expect, the 1r t ')14 , , ; 111: 111 f ithe Bi llght to be ready now._(" No, n o .") 1 , 4 i t j, 11 co ot r° might cry " no " but he said yes; and he Mij trq te e ," that th e ° House ' and the country were not t qt l ; l 4l t teri, - 1 ` 1) bY the delay.--(" Hear, hear," from the , t[ ty wore 7 r ites. )---He repeated, the House and the thqt ct.,,,•,_eated badly by this delay. tp 4 ,tet fo'r I..NCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER had such tlitig) that the opinio n of the Hon. and Learned Gentle- IVit 11 '4 he should regret coming under big lash, but he this, ri that be had been deservedly brought under 4ta noe; or, if t heand Learned Gentleman , L tie hoped the Home and the country would think differently.--(Hear, hear.) It was no just ground of sharge against Ministers that they were not quite ready to lay the draught of a measure of this importance before the House the moment they obtained leave to bring it in. The general plan of the measure was prepared and agreed upon before the motion of his Noble Friend was submitted to the House, hut it might have been necessary, without any change of that general plan, to alter some of the details before the Bill was laid on the table of the House. Sir C. WETHERELL—I now beg distinctly to ask the Noble Lord when is the Bill to be brought in ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—On Monday. COMMITTEE OF WAYS AND MEANS.-SUGAR DUTIES. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved the order of the day for the House to resolve itself into a Committee of Ways and Means. On the question that the Speaker do leave the chair, Mr. ATT WOOD was anxious to take this opportunity of saying a few words on a subject of great importance to the country. It was now nearly a month since the Noble Lord (Althorp) had brought forward his plan for several great changes in the duties affecting some impor tant branches of the commerce of the country. On that occasion he submitted certain intended changes to the amount of duties, particularly those on timber. The plan had no sooner been submitted to the House, than it created a very great sensation in the commercial world. It was then suspended ; and though the public were most anxious to ascertain the decision of Parliament with respect to it, the Noble Lord now intimated that the measure was to be further postponed fir a fortnight. Such delay as this on a matter where such extensive commercial interests were depending, was most ruinous in its effects on large capi tals embarked in the trade which was to be affected by the proposed change in the duties. He alluded now to the proposed changes in the duties on timber. Not less than 9,000 tons of shipping, ready to sail for the Ca nadas i❑ this trade with cargoes exceeding 100,0001., were delayed by this suspense. This, he must sty, was not treating the House or the country fairly. Minis ters ought to be ready to come forward with the measure which they opened to the country as soon after as possible, to prevent that uncertainty, than which nothing was more injurious in matters of extensive trade. An Hon. Friend of his had a petition to present from a large body of mer chants interested in this trade, and he had waited day after day to bear the farther details of their plan from Ministers; but now, as these were to be further postponed, the discus sion must come on on the petition—a course most incon venient to those concerned, who as yet knew only a part of the plan that was to be brought forward. If the pe titions of the people were not to receive more attention than this, the best Reform which Ministers could intro duce would be, that by which greater attention might be paid to the grievances of the people. If his Hon. Friend who had the petition to which he alluded, would now move an amendment to the motion before the House, that this petition be read and discussed, instead of going into the Committee, he (Mr. Attwood) would readily second it. The petitions of the people had the first clain on the attention of Parliament. Already had 2,000 of them, complaining of and praying for redress of griev ances, been presented, and he thought Ministers would have been much more u=efully employed in read ing and classifying them, and seeing what it was for which they prayed, than in bringing forward a mea sure of Reform, as it was called, in which no one griev ance of the people was redressed. But a Noble Lord had asked, if that House occupied itself in reading the peti tions of the people, what time would there be for passing Acts of Parliament? He would answer, that if fewer Acts of Parliament were passed, it would be so much the better for the country.—(Hear, bear.) There were al ready six Acts passed for bettering the condition of the poor, and yet that condition was every day becoming worse. The Mon. Member then went on to contend that the plan of Reform brought forward did not propose to redress any grievance of which the people complained; that that and other measures proposed by Government would go to the ruin of whole classes ; and that Ministers, who had failed in shewing that they were men of superior practical knowledge as statesmen and political economists, had delayed proceeding with their commercial plans, on which, if the House had been earlier called to decide, it would have become necessary to have a different set of men as advisers of the Crown. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER admitted that delay in matters affecting commerce would be in. jurious ; but the parties interested in the timber trade could not, with justice, complain of any inconvenience from the delay to which the Hon. Member alluded, be. cause, at the very opening of the plan, it was stated that the new duties were not to take effect before the 10th of October ; so that all the tons of shipping which the lion. Gentleman had mentisned would have full time to go to Canada and return to this country before that period.— (Hear, hear.)—The changes with respect to the other duties would not be delayed, for they were proceeding with them as rapidly as the other business of Parliament would permit. As to the petitions of the people, he should be glad if the business of the House would admit of having them more: fully read and discussed, but the arrangement for not bringing forward petitions after five o'clock was made before he and his friends came into office. He did not find fault with that arrangement, as he thought that some arrangement of the kind was unavoidable ; for it must be obvious, that if the House occupied itself in read ing and discussing all the petitions which came before it, it would have no time for discussing measures to redress those grievances of which they complained. The Hon. Member had introduced the subject of Reform, but that had so recently undergone a full discussion, that the House would excuse him if he refrained at that time from fol lowing the Hon. Member into it.—(Hear.) Sir C. WETHERELL contended that the course pur sued by Ministers in opening the budget of the year, and then suspending some of its most important parts, was un precedented. It was too bad that an Administration should open the financial budget, then suspend it, to bring for ward a plan of Reform, with which also they were not ready. So that there was now before the House a sus pended budget and a suspended plan of Reform.—(Hear, hear," and cries of " No, no.) The delay in the Noble Lord's pla❑ of duties, particularly in those intended with respect to timber, was very generally complained of amongst commercial men. He had several memorials pre sented to him from most respectable men in the City, on the subject. Why they should have addressed themselves to him—one of those rotten Members who were sought to be got rid of by the noble Paymaster's plan of Reform—he knew not, but so it was. Those respectable parties com plained that their business was at a stand, and they could not tell what course to pursue in the uncertainty as to the measures which Parliament might finally adopt with re spect to those timber duties. The further delay now intended by the Noble Lord was an aggravation of the original sus pension. He did not state these things with any view to harass or impede the Noble Lord (Althorp). No man was more disposed to support the Government of the Noble Lord than he had been at first—(Haar, hear, and a laugh)—and he was anxious to express to hisn and the Right Hon. Secretary for Ireland his thanks for the vigour and firmness they had displayed in carrying on the King's Government, particularly in Ireland ; but when he found that among the measures proposed by the Noble Lord were two—one involving a breach of duty to the colonies, and the other a breach of national faith—he was determined not to give his support to the Noble Lord's Government any longer.—(Hear, hear.) On the contrary, he would support any motion which should compel the Noble Lord to bring forward the plans which he had opened to the House, that the sense of the House might be taken on them. After a few words in explanatio❑ from Mr. Arrwoon, which were inaudible in the gallery, Mr. GOULBURN did not rise to prolong this conver sation, but be felt it necessary to state, that he also had had applications from many merchants, who complained strongly of the suspense in which they were kept by the delay in the measures opened to the House by the Noble Lord, particularly with respect to the timber duties. It was true that the proposed duties were not intended to come into operation before the 10th of October, and that vessels now ready would have time to he out and home by that time ; but then there was an uncertainty as to what would be the state of the trade as far as regarded the du ties by that time. It was not and could not be known to the merchants whether Parliament would ratify the Noble Lord's plan. But the delay with respect to these duties was not the only cause of anxiety. There were some who looked upon the whole proceeding with some degree of alarm, for it appeared that the sum on which the Noble Lord calculated as the produce of the new duties on timber was 600,0001., which was to supply a part of the large amount of taxation proposed to be taken off; but. it should be considered that the new duties not commencing till the 10th of October, only a very small part of the expected amount could come into the account of the present year, and when it was recollected that there was only a small surplus revenue from the last year, the apprehension was not ill grounded that there might be a deranged budget at the close. Mr. WARBURTON said that the persons engaged in the timber trade had had ample notice that the duties were not to commence before the 10th of October, and as the vessels which sailed for Canada went about this time, and could be back before that period, it could make nol difference to their speculation whether the measure of the Notde Lord were proceeded with now, or at a later pe riod of the session. Mr. GOULBURN said, that what the merchants wanted was some guarantee for the first step. Mr. HERRIES also had had many applications from parties expressing their great anxiety as to the delay in the Noble Lord's plans, which he must say was unprece dented. He did hope, therefore, that the Noble Lord would reconsider the subject, and bring forward the timbe r duties earlier than the time he had fixed. Before he sat down he would ask the Noble Lord one question with re spect to the timber duties. He had heard that the pro. posed alteration was not intended to apply to Ireland. He wished to know how that was. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that no alteration of duties with respect to timber from the Ca nadas to Ireland was intended. . _ Mr. HUNT said, that when be had been only a fort night in that House he complained that sufficient atten tion was not paid to the petitions of the people, arid he was now glad to find that he had got two such able allies in advocating those petitions as the twin Members for Bo roughbridge. He admitted that the Reform plan brought forward did not contain what the great mass of petitions presented to that House had prayed for—(Hear, at the same time he must say he did not oppose the Bill. The petitions, by the way, were not as numerous as the Hon. Member (Mr. Attwood) had stated. They were not 2,000, but somewhere about 600. They complained of many grievances; they prayed for retrenchment, economy, the reduction of pensions and useless places; they preyed for vote by ballot, and of short durations of Parliament, and there were only two of them which prayed for that which Ministers proposed.—(Hear, hear, from Sir Charles Wetherell.)—Yet in common honesty he must say, that though the Bill gave little of what was asked, and though he should be a hypocrite if he said he should be finally satisfied with what it proposed to give, he should give his cordial support to the measure.—(Hear, hear. )—He must also add, that though the people had not got what they asked, they were, in every city, town, and parish in the kingdom, delighted with it.—(Cheers.) —They were ahnost mad with joy at its introduction, and from every part of the country thousands of petitions would come in, praying Parliament to pass the Bill.—(Hear, hear.) The — House then resolved itself into the Committee. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER most sincerely felt for the distressed situation of the West India interest. If any thing could be done to alleviate that dis tress, consistently with a due regard to the other interests of the empire, it would be the duty of Ministers to pro pose it, and of the House to give the proposition their most serious attention. In proposing a reduction of tax ation, it was the duty of Government to select those items which pressed most seriously on the humbler classes of the community. He knew, from experience, that a small re duction of the duty on sugar would not benefit the con sumer, for the reduction which was made last year had failed to produce that effect. Therefore, in framing his financial plan, he had considered it better to repeal the duty on sea-borne coals than to reduce duty en sugar. He was not certain that even a large reduction of the latter duty would have proved beneficial. It was his opinion that another remedy must be found for the distress of the West India interest than the reduction of the sugar duty. As long as this country was unable to consume the whole of the sugar proluced in the West India colonies, so long must the price of the article in the home market be regu lated by the price abroad. The causes of West India distress were too deeply seated to allow such a palliative as the reduction of the sugar duty to prove of any material advantage; indeed, he considered it almost impossible for the Government to propose any measure of relief for those distresses. Under these circumstances, he did not intend to propose any reduction of the existing duty. The reduc tion made last year had produced little effect beyond put ting money in the pockets of the retail dealers. He there moved " That it is the opinion of this Committee that to wards raising the supplies to be granted to his Majesty, the several duties on sugar an] molasses imposed by the Act of last session, and the bounties thereon, be continued for one year." The Marquis of CHANDOS expressed his belief that the Noble Lord sincerely felt a desire to alleviate the dis tress under which the West Indian interest was labouring. He (the Marquis of Chandos) had a duty to perform on the present occasion. He intended to submit a proposi tion similar to that which was moved by Mr. Huskisson last year, when the Noble Lord and the members about him voted with Mr. Huskisson in a minority of 144. He would not dwell upon the subject. The distressed condition of the West Indian interest was perfectly well known to the House, and it was his honest opinion that if it continued much longer, it would be impossible to an swer for the colonies. lie would move an amendment, which was exactly the same as that proposed by Mr. Hue kisson last year, namely, " That it is expedient that all brown Muscovado and plain sugar, the produce of, or im ported from, the British dominions, in Atnerica or the island of Mauritius, be imported into the United King dom on the payment of a duty of 20s. per cwt." Mr. BERNAL urged the Chancellor of the Exchequer to take into consideration the propriety of permitting sugar to be used in breweries and distilleries. He was aware that the jealousy of the landed interest would be excited on this point, but if they calmly considered the subject, they would perceive that they had no cause to apprehend any injury from the adoption of this suggestion. At present it was found necessary to import barley from the continent. The sugar, therefore, would merely supply the place of the imported barley. If the Chancellor of the Exchequer would hold out no hope that he would take this subject into his immediate and serious considera tion, he would vote for the amendment. Mr. H ART DAVIS also recommended the Chancellor of the Exchequer to permit sugar to be used in breweries and distilleries. _ _ The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that the subject had occupied his attention. If sugars were permitted to be used in breweries, it must of course dis place malt in the manufacture of beer. At the present moment the produce of the malt duty was daily increasing, He found upon inquiry, that if the produce of the malt duty should go on as it had done, there would be an in crease of revenue on that article this year of nearly 800,000/.—(Hear.) lie did not feel justified in doing any thing which could endanger that branch of the revenue. With respect to distilleries the case was different. He was well aware that at the present moment the landed interest would not suffer by the temporary use of sugar instead of barley, in distilling. At present there was very little bar ley on hand, as every practical farmer must know. Mr. GORDON expressed himself dissatisfied with the statement made by the Chancellor of thelExchequer. He said to the West Indian interest, " You are very ill-treated, You are in a ruinous state, I know ; but I can do nothing for you." The Noble Lord seemed to have forgotten the opinion he formerly held—namely, that the revenue did not suffer to the extent of the reduction of duty. The Noble Lord was bound to take one of two courses—either to reduce the duty, or to allow sugar to be used in brewe ries and distilleries. The West Indian interest had sti - cog claims to the consideration, he might say the pity, of the House. Mr. IRVING expressed a hope that the Government would permit sugar to be used in the manufacture of spi rits and beer. Sir E. CARRINGTON said that the Legislature was bound to assist the West India interest, because it com pelled them to attend to the instruction and comforts ofthe mgro population. DIr.BENETT preferred the proposition of the Noble Marquis for the reduction of the duty, to that of the Hon. Member for Rochester (Mr. Bernal.) Mr. C. FERGUSSON said that the interests of the West India proprietors had been sacrificed more than those of any other body of men whatever. He believed that the reduction of duty proposed by the Noble Marquis would do little injury to the revenue, whilst it would be produc tive of great benefit to the West Indian interests. 11r. HUME begged to put in a claim for the consumers in this country. The duty was a war duty, and the Go• vernnaent was pledged to repeal it in time of peace. The revenue had not suffered from the former reduction of 35., and he believed it would sustain little injury from the re duction now proposed. MABERLY said this was entirely a question of finance. The Chancellor of the Ex c h equer had reduced as much taxation as he thought he could do, and it was hardly fair to deal with him in this abstract way. The question was argued as if it were the West India proprie tore who paid the duty, whereas the duty was paid by the consumer. Colonel DAVIES said that if the duty was so high as to prevent the consumption of the article, it was an in jury to the producer. Mr. K. DOUGLAS supported the amendtnent. The objection to the use of sugar in breweries did not apply to the distilleries. He hoped that the Noble Lord (Althorp) would reconsider the subject of those duties. Mr. W. WHITMORE said that the distress of the West India interest was not the consequence of any law, but arose from the state of things, and did not appear to be easily susceptible of remedy. He hoped the protecting duty against East India sugar would not be left out of consideration. Mr. CLIVE, we believe, opposed the amendment, Sir F. BURDETT said that the Noble Lord (Althorp) had been but a short time in office, yet he had reduced much taxation ; be had done in a few months more than could be expected, and more than would have been done by the late administration in the same period of time. If the proposition could be made out that the Noble Lord could dispense with this duty, or that there was a proba bility that by the reduction, the same, or nearly the same revenue would accrue from increased consumption, he had no doubt the Noble Lot(' would feel happy, as on every other occasion, to afford relief to the public. Gentlemen should have some little patience, as the present Ministers had been a short time in office. With respect to the West India interests, they could not he relieved by a par tial measure like this : relief to them should be upon a large scale, and he thought, on consideration, some mea sure might be brought forward to relieve the West India interests with the whole community. Mr. GOULBURN had come down to the House with considerable anxiety as to the intentions of the Noble Lord, knowing how he (Mr. Goulburn) bad been pressed upon this subject. Some of the classes proposed to be relieved by the Noble Lord's budget were not likely to thank him, but relief to the West India interest would excite their gra titude. But his greatest anxiety and apprehension was, as to the financial prospects of the Noble Lord. The Noble Lord had proposed, at first, to reduce taxation to the amount of 1,700,0001., and by new taxes to raise 1,200,000/ , making a reduction of taxation to the amount of 500,000/. But it now appeared that the new taxes were to produce only 500,0001. ; so that there was a balance or difference between the taxes taken off anal the taxes imposed, of 910,000/., although the Noble Lord did not calculate upon a larger surplus at the end of the year than 300,00/. The Right Hon. Gentleman concluded by opposing the proposition. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that with respect to the finances of the country, the Right Hon. Gentleman had calculated upon an increase of the duties in the current year, and he (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) had looked on the revenue in the same way. Ile believed that he was right in calculating upo❑ an in crease. But he had the means of knowing what was the state of the revenue during the last two months; and, looking at that, he could say that he had not the slightest apprehension of what was stated by the Right Hon. Gen tleman. With respect to the duty on tobacco, he had cal culated not so much on the increase of the revenue by the increase of consumption, as by the reduction of smuggling. This argument would not apply to sugar. A reduction of duty on that article, unless it were large, would hare little effect upon the consumption. The consumption had decreased last year nearly to the amount of the duty taken off. Mr. GOULBURN explained. Mr. 'WARBURTON said that after pressing for the reduction of the duty on coals, he could not vote for the amendment.__( Hear.) Mr. HUNT supported the amendment, because it would give relief to the labouring poor of the country. As to what had been said of the great reduction of taxation by the present Ministers, he could not find any reduction at all. The Hon. Baronet opposite, he thought, had found out a mare's nest.—(Cries of question.) Air. FERGUSON and Mr. K. DOUGLAS explained. The Committee then divided, when there appeared— For the amendment 49 Against it 147 Maj rity in favour of Ministers -9s The resolution was then agreed to, and the House re sumed. Report to be received on Monday. The other orders of the day were then disposed of. Lord AIORPETH presented petitions from Knottingley and other places in the West Riding of Yorkshire in favour of Retrenchment and Reform. He stated the prayer of these petitions generally, because they had been agreed to before the announcement of the great measure of Reform brought forward by his Majesty's Ministers. Colonel SIBTHORPE availed himself of that oppor tunity to collect some gross and unwarrantable misrepre sentations which had appeared in the public press respect ing his sentiments and his conduct. He was represented to have said that he would give his most strenuous oppo sition to the second reading of the Reform Bill. He had said no such thing. He had said that be would not oppose this Bill in its first stage, because he thought that the country ought to have an opportunity of making itself ac quainted with the details of it. He had likewise said, that though friendly to Reform, he would not pledge him self at that moment to support the details of the Bill. In another paper it had been stated that he was the no minee of Lord Monson for the city of Lincoln. This was a gross falsehood. He was an independent Member, freely elected by the people, and he was not, ❑or would he condescend to be, the nominee of any man. It had like wise been said that his constituents, being 1,300 in num ber, were all open to the highest bidder. This was the most gross and unwarrantable falsehood of all. His con stituents were as honest and independent a body as any constituency in the whole country. The House adjourned at Half-past One o'clock. COURT CIRCULAR. Their MAJESTIES entertained the Duke of Susstx, Prince LEOPOLD, and a select party, at dinner, on Thurs day evening, at the King's Palace, St. James's. The QUEEN had a concert in the evening, which was performed principally by her Majesty's private band. The Duchess of CUMBERLAND, the Duchess of GLOU CESTER, the Duke of SUSSEX, and Princess SOPHIA, visited the QUEEN yesterday. The KING and QUEEN left the Palace at St. James's at a quarter before four o'clock, in a travelling carriage and four, for their Palace at Windsor. The Landgravine of HESSE HOMBURG dined with the Duke and Duchess of GLOUCESTER yesterday, at Gloucester House. . _ _ The QUEEN, the Duchess of GLOUCESTER, and the Princess Sorina, visited the Princess AUGUSTA yesterday. A Cabinet Council was held at ten o'clock on Thursday night at the Foreign Office, which was attended by the whole of the Cabinet Ministers, with the exception of Lord IioLLANn, who was prevented by indisposition. The Ministers remained in deliberation about two hours and a half. _ Another Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon at one o'clock, which was attended by Earl GREY, the Marquis of LANSDOWNE, Lord DURHAM, Viscount MEL BOURNE, Viscount PALMERSTON, Viscount GODERICH, the Earl of CARLISLE, Viscount ALTHORI', the Right Hon. C. GRANT, Sir JAMES GRAHAM, and the Duke of RICHMOND., Lord JOHN RUSSELL and the ATTeRNEY-GENERAL were in attendance at the Foreign Office during the time that the Council sat in deliberation. The Council bruise up at half•past three o'clock. The Russian and Austrian Ambassadors, and the Prussian Minister, visited Viscount PALMERSTON yester day at the Foreign Office. The congratulatory Address to his MAJESTY'S ➢iinisters from the town and county of Pcole was on Thursday pre senter' to Earl GREY by J. TAYLOR, Esq., M.D. RICHELIEU; A TALE OF THE COURT OF FRANCE. —A Second Edition of this work by the author of " De L'Orme" and " Darnley" h a s just app eare d. Th e concolren t voice of public approbation has justly stamped it with the character of a standard work of fiction. The portrait of the ambitious anti overbearing Cardinal, whose despotic influence was not confined to France, but was more or less felt by every part of Europe, is undoubtedly one of the most extraordinary delineations given by any modern writer. STATE PENSIONERS.--On what principle o f common sense is it to be established, that the posses sion of a vast salary for a succession of years actually forms a claim to be supported for life at the public ex pense? Lord SIDAIOUTH, for instance, was Speaker for half his public life, with emoluments little short of 10,0001. a -year. From the Speakership he was made Prime Mi nister, with at least the same income, and for the remain der of his political life was Home Secretary, at 6,0001. a -year, with various emoluments besides. lie cannot have received in the course of office less than 150,000/. ! yet we now have him a pensioner at 3,000/. a-year, for the last half dozen years, and with a house in Richmond-park besides. If we are to be told that he ex pended his receipts on his office, we demand the evidence ask what instance of public liberality was ever ex hibited by his Lordship ? What great project of science, what man of talents did he patronise ? What public work bears his name ? For all those purposes he might as well have been digging at the bottom of a Cornish mine. And yet this man is to receive the enormous sum of 3,0001. a-year from the pockets of a nation oppressed with a debt of eight hundred millions ! Lord BEXLEY is a man of large private fortune, yet his gratitude too we must cherish at the rate of 3,0001. a-year. Then comes Mr. Goommax, and his merits are, that after being handsomely salaried in English office for a number of years, he was made Secretary in Ireland, at 6,0001. a year; a calamity which this Right Honourable person endured for three years; and now finds his endurance, after a two years' receipt of the salary of Chancellor of the Exchequer be sides, or 12 ,0001., entitled to the further payment of 1,0001. a-year for life ! This man's appliance to the public purse must have been at least to the amount of 50,0001., and probably a great deal more : yet here we have a heavy annuity to pay him still. The system must be extinguished, whoever may be Minister.— Whit taker's Magazine. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRENCH PAPERS. CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES, MARCH S. The Chamber resumed the discussion of the Electoral Bill, and after disposing of several articles merely regulat ing forms, came to Article 64, which, as amended by the Committee, declared that " The function. of Deputy were incompatible with those of Prefect, Sub-Prefect, and cer tain other public offices ; but this provision was not to be applicable to the Prefects and Sub-Prefects of the depart ment in which was the seat of Government." M. Odillon Barrot did not vote, and on several of his neighbours reminding him that he had now no interest in the question, he could not refrain from laughing heartily. The other branches of the Article having been adopted-- no Prefect or Sub-Prefect can in future be a Member of the Chamber of Deputies. M. Isambert proposed an amendment that each Member should receive 20f. a day daring the session.—(Laughter.) The Hon. Member proceeded to review the 'proceedings of the Chambers throughout the period of the Restoration. What Chambers, he said, could be more venal than those which had succeeded each other since 1815 ?—;Here the lion. Member was interrupted by an explosion of murmurs from both the Centres.) A hundred Deputies at once called aloud " Order, order," with violent gestures. M. Agier went with haste to M. Isambert, and made him the most earnest remon strances. M. Lemercier, with a voice that predominated over the general tumult, exclaimed, " It is an indignity ! an insult ! an atrocity ! Order ! order ! order !" and even some were beard to cry " A bus Isambert !" M. Isambert, after the tumult had somewhat subsided, continued—" I have said, and I repeat, what Chambers are more venal than those sines 1815 ?"—(Here a new thunder of disapprobation interrupted time sentence. Members from every part of the Assembly raised their voices against the speaker, and demanded that he should be called to order.) The President, with some emotion, said that it belonged to the Chair alone to call a Member to order. He then called upon M. Isambert to explain. M. Jacquinot de Pampelune, in speaking of the amend ment, animadverted on the illegality of the domiciliary visits lately made by order of Government.—M. Cor cellos here interrupted the orator, and told him he was not himself so over scrupulous when he exercised the functions of Attorney-General, " for," said M. de Corcelles, " you ordered me to be arrested in the most brutal manner by your agents, who placed a naked sword at my breast."— (The Chamber was thrown into great confusion by this incident.) de Montalivet, Minister of the Interior, rose to explain. He stated that these domiciliary visits were made with all the form of law, except in one instance, when they were instituted by an adjoint. The Ministry instantly requested the Mayor of the district to send in his resignation, which was immediately accepted. He then supported M. Dupin's amendment. He had, he said, given orders to the Prefects to draw up the electoral lists with as much haste as possible, and lay the time the Chamber had voted the four-twelfths, and the Chamber of Peers the electoral law, the Ministry would be prepared to convoke the Colleges in the period fixed by M. Dupin. M. Vatismenil opposed the amendment, because it would be prolonging the present Chamber a month longer than it was otherwise contemplated by the Ministry. M. de Berbis said that the Ministry might be sorry to have uttered the word " dissolution," and he was still willing to preserve the present Chamber. lie wished the financial laws to be voted before the dissolution took place. M. Lepelletier d'Aulnay made a laudatory panegyric on the present Legislature since the 3d of August last, de claring that it had well deserved of the country.--( Here an ironical laughter from one of the tribunes was fixed upon the Reporters, and their gallery was ordered to be cleared instantly by the President. However, on the re monstrance of the cote gauche and the orator himself, this measure was not carried into execution.) (From the Courrier Francais of Wednesday.) PA it's. —The retirement of M. slerilhou from the Ministry gave rise to a variety of rumours respecting the formation of a new Cabinet. It was said that the appointment of his successor was adjourned, because the latter was making terms before he would accept, and that M. d'Argout would hold the portfeuille of Justice ad interim. M. Comte has been replaced by M. Desmortiers. Meanwhile our affairs are advancing as if the Ministry of the Centre were installed. Carlist plots, plans of insurrection, depots of arms and gunpowder are daily discovered ; and, by way of removing the danger, patriots alone are arrested. This was exactly the system followed by the Directory ;—an absurd and fatal system, which must be productive of bit ter results for the Government and country. FLORENCE, FEB. 26.—The Duchess of St. Leu (wife of Louis 3uonaparte), expelled from Rome, has arrived here. It would appear that Rome cannot hold out much longer. In a few days we expect to hear that all the Ecclesiastical States will have shaken off the yoke. A national association has been formed, to ensure the independence of the country, and the perpetual expulsion of the eldest branch of the Bourbons. The following is a prospectus of the Union : " Considering that the partisans of the fallen dynasty have lately attempted to brave the revolution of July in the centre of the capital, and to perpetrate an act of au dacity against the national independence ; that the poten tates of Europe, who follow the code of the Huly are preparing and directing formidable armaments against us ; that the accomplishment of these impious projects would be followed by a horrible course of revenge ; that in the midst of a warlike population, always the bulwark of France, there is reason to hope that the National Guards and citizens of every class will hasten to respond to the ap peal now made to their patriotism : " The undersigned make known— " Art 1. An association has been formed in the de partment of Moselle, for the purpose of ensuring the inde pendence of the country, and the perpetual expulsion of the eldest branch of the Bourbons. " 2. All those shall be members of this Society who shall subscribe their names upon a list, to be left at the constitutional meeting. "3. Each member shall enter into an engagement to pay a monthly sum el 25 centimes. " 4. All the n.letnbers shall bind themselves upon their lives and honour to bear every personal sacrifice to oppose foreigners and the Bourbons, and never to join with them, no matter what extremity the country may he reduced to. " 5. The members shall meet on the 20th of March next, for the purpose of appointing a Committee to carry into effect the objects of the Association, and extend it, not only throughout the Moselle, but to the adjoining de partments. " 6. The Committee will receive the subscriptions, and render a strict account thereof." (From the _National of Wednesday.) M. de St. Aulaire is said to have repaired to Rome with full powers, and a considerable financial credit. He is the bearer of a protocol, signed by the five great Powers, hav ing for its object to forbid the Bolognese patriots to march on Rome, and threatening them, if they attempted it, with the intervention of those Powers. (From the Constitutionnel of Wednesday.) PARIS.-The works are carried on with activity in the naval arsenal of Cherbourg. Considerable exertions are made to hasten the construction of the vessels now on the stocks, as well as those building in the commercial docks. The ship Suffrein, of SO guns, is commissioned, and will soon be ready to put to sea. Admiral de Rigny will hoist his flag on board that vessel. 'I he fitting out of the corvette Eyle will likewise be soon terminated. (From Le Temps of Wednesday.) PARIS, MARCH B.—Paris is in consternation. It was said that Baron Mortier, who arrived this morning at the Foreign-office, had brought the news of the defeat of the heroic Polish army. If we may believe this report, Ge neral Diebitsch had invested the city with 80,000 men, while the Polish army was beating a Russia❑ corps before Praga. The Polish army, taken in flank by the corps of General Diebitsch, which had set fire to Praga, is said to have been almost destroyed. At the departure of the courier, the civil authorities' of Warsaw were going to meet General Diebitsch, to beg him to spare the city.— General Chlopieki was mortally wounded, and Prince Michael Radzivill fell on the field of battle. The reserve of the Minister for Foreign Affairs, and the few words which he spoke, have increased the general un easiness. It is impossible to form an idea of the moral situation of Paris at this moment—all classes are affected with the same grief. The reports spread yesterday, which enhanced the hopes of the friends of Poland, have rendered this unexpected news still more terrible. In the Chamber of Deputies this day,'March 8, M. Agier, who was seconded by M. Olivier, asked the Mi n i ster f or F ore i gn Aff a i rs f or some explanation relative to the afflicting news from Po land. The Minister, in his reply, said, " Afflicting news has been received by the Ministry. The Cham ber must be sensibl e th at i t i s no t p ro p er nor c ompatible with the dignity of this Chamber, and of the Government, to give it an account of the dispatches which it receives every day, and which came to it hardly two hours ago." M. Sebastiani descended from the Tribune amidst a mournful silence. CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES, MARCH 9. The order of the day was the presentation of the report relative to granting the Ministry 4-12 the of the taxes un til the Budget was definitively voted ; bnt the report no', being yet ready, the Chamber proceeded to the discuaeion of the Electoral Law. _ _ M. Charles Dupi❑ proposed that the Electoral Colleges should be convener' in the fortnight following the dissolu tion, the present critical circumstance■ of Europe render• ing the assistance of the Chambers necessary to the Go vernment. _ Salvandi opposed the amendment. He wished for no transitory measure. The fears entertained b y M . Dupin, he said, were groundless, since the Chambers had voted the Government men and money enough to cause the independence of the country to be respected. The law of the National Guard they had ♦oted placed a mil lion of men at its disposition, in case the frontiers were threatened. _ _ Isambert resumed—l said " What Chambers could be more venal than those which succeeded cash other after 1815?"—(Interruption.)—Surely I cannot be supposed to speak of the present Chamber, which has undergone considerable modification. The calls to order were renewed with fresh ♦igour. The President, with energy—lt does not become the Member to imitate those who every day insult the Cham ber. I call you to order. M. Isambert finished his speech amidst cries and mur murs, which completely drowned his voice. On his resuming his seat, he was loaded with re proaches by several of his colleazues, and more particularly by M. Adam de Is Pommeraye. M. Agier said—Gentlemen, you will perceive that it is not without deep emotion.—(lnterruption.) . I hare but one word to say, and that is to mote the previous question upon the last amendment.—(Hear, hear.) Only one more word, Gentlemen, hut pardon my agitation.—(A Member said, " Call it indignation.") Excuse it—as being occasioned by events abroad—(" Silence, silence I. Poland !")—by misfortunes unparalleled, which the whole world oommiserates, and respecting which I call upon Ministers to give us some explanations immediately.— (Hear ; but no one from the Ministerial benches got up.) (From Galignani's Messenger of Wednesday.) A private letter from Rome has the following--" The Cardinal Pro• Secretary of State has addressed the follow ing Apostolic letter to the several Ambassadors and other Foreitm Envoys resident at Rome Most Illustrious and most Excellent Sir, "Though I have not to afflict you with the account of any fresh advantages gained by the rebels in any new parts of the Roman States, and though I may have shortly to inform you that the rebellion retrogrades, instead of making progress, I have, nevertheless, the affliction of acquainting you with the surrender of the town and citadel of Ancona, which fell into the hands of the rebels by capitulation, in consequence of a failure of pr ovisions. The rapidity with which the revolutionary move ments have been conducted, allowed the Governor no ti:.e to take the necessary precautions, and tire total failure of a supply of flour in the town, which is unprovided with mills, reduced the citizens, as well as the soldiers, to want. To this disastrous new: I have to add another still more melancholy -the seizure of the most eminent Cardinal Benvcnuto, who was carried by force from his palace, at Osimo, and led captive by an armed force to Ancona. the grief of the Holy father is at its height, and it is by his express order that I communicate these events to the diplo matic body, calling upon each to act in concert with his Holi ness upon this occasion with the utmost promptitude, being as sured, by acting thus gloriously, of meeting and obtaining the good will of the Holy See.-I remain, &c. " T. CARDINAL BERNETTI." If letters from Berlin are to be credited, " in conse quence of an altercation in the Council of State between the Minister William de Humboldt and Prince Charles of Mecklenburg, the latter has been disgraced by the King of Prussia, quitted public affairs, and retired to the Duchy. The Prince was brother of the first Queen of Prussia, Commander-in-Chief of the Guards, and was joint Pre , sident of the Council of State with the Prince Iloyal-a Presidency and command which appeared to be incompa tible with any but a military Government. Prince Charles was one of the principal champions of absolutism and of the war party." The Portuguese Court Almanack for 1831 passes over all the events in July at Paris, and still designates Charles the Tenth as King of France, and Louis Philip as Duke of Orleans. FRYNCII Fosns, MARcn S).-Five per Cents, 82f. Slf. 00c. 82f 82f. 10c. 50c. 40c. 23c. 40c. 50c. 40c. 50c. 40c. 50. 60c. 90c. 83f. 82f 90e. 85c. 83f. 83f. 50c. 90c. ; Three per Cents., 52f. 52f. 20c. 10e 25c. sc. 25e. 30c. 35c. 40c. 50c. 76c. 80c. 70c. Mc. 80c. SOc. 93c. 90e 53f. 53f. 10e. 53f. 53f. 50c. ; Bank Actions, 1400 f. ; Rente de Na ples, 54f. 50c. 55f. 54f. 80e. 75c. 55f. 20c. ; Renee d'Espag ne , 13 12i<, 13; Royal Spanish Loan, 58 58M; Rente Perpetuelle d'Espagne, 42V,i 42 41% 42 1 4.--Exchange on London, one month, month, 25f. 20c.; three months, money, 25f. lOC. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (From the Morning Herald.) We have just received, by an extraordinary express the whole of the Paris Journ'tls of Thursday, and the Ga zette de France, Messager des Chambres, and Revolution dated yesterday ; together with a letter from our Corre spondent : (PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE.) PARIS, INlAncri 10.—Thank Heaven the accounts of the destruction of Praga, and the surrender of Warsaw to the Russians, were at least premature. Dare we hope that they wi 1 have been unfounded anticipations? The French Government has received despatches from Berlin, dated three o'clock, 4th instant, from which it ap pears, that notwithstanding the indirect announcements made in the Chamber of Deputies by two of the Ministers (MM. Lafitte and Sebastian') on Tuesday last, Warsaw had not, so late as the 25th ult. surrendered, or offered to surrender ; nor had Praga been burnt by the Rus sians. On the 26th, 27th, and 28th February (on the night of which last-mentioned day the courier bringing the news left the Polish capital) severe fighting took place between the woods and Praga. The loss at each side was considerable, the conflicts having been, like those of the 19th and 20th, most obstinate. On every occa sion, however, the Russians were beaten back into the woods. On the 27th the Polish Goverment addressed the inhabitants of Praga, announcing that "it had issued orders to destroy all the buildings in the vicinity of the Tete de Pont, in order to be enabled the better to brine' into play the heavy artillery mounted on the Warsaw aide of the Vistula, but assuring those who should suffer by tbet necessary sacrifice that they should, as quickly as possible, be indemnified out of the public purse." That order was accordingly executed, and hence the report that the Rus sians had stormed and destroyed Praga. " Old Chlopieki" appears to have fought like a lion in all the battles—bad two horses killed under him, but WWI at length severely wounded. Prince Radzivill had, it is true, resigned his supreme command to Skasyneeki, his second in com mand, but solely "because he deemed tLe hitter more competent than himself to direct the affairs of the country at that momentous crisis ;" continuing, however, biz own services under his late inferior in command. Can heroism er patriotism like this be exceeded ? I come now to very painful circumstances, connected with the immortal struggles of the Po!es. Last night a number of persons repaired to the hotel of M. Pozzo di Borgo (the Russian Ambassador), and after uttering horrible cries, threw stones, which broke some squares of glass in the windows. A Paris paper, after stating (you know with how much correctness) that simi lar proceedings are usual in London, very properly con demns this conduct. This day a body of students (of Law and Medicine) as sembled on the Place du Pantheon, to the number of about 1,000. They sent from thence a deputation to the Polish Committee, then sitting in the rue Tarinne, under the Presidency of General Lafayette, requesting to he allowed to present to them an address of condolence on the sup posed destruction of Warsaw, and the annihilation of its inhabitants. In consequence of the answer given, the entire body proceeded to the house of General Laiayette (rue D'Anjou), with emblems of the most melancholy de scription. One young man carried a tri-coloured flag, en-shrouded with black crape, having long black crape ribands pendant from it, each of which was supported by a young man in deep mourning. Indeed, I ought to say that all were so attired. Each was in black, with a black crape scarf on his left arm, and a bunch of intrnortels (funeral flowers) on his breast. Having presented their address, they proceeded homeward. On passing the hotel of the Russian Embassy they cried, " Vivent les Pe lonais !—A bus lee Russes !—A bas les Cosagues I" (" The Poles for ever !--Down with tke Russians ! Down with the Cossacks !") Pont o Lou mth is en x ce v t i li ., eytocrotsbseedcthhaembPlear of Deputies,ceLouiaXV and and . filed before it, crying " Vive la Pologne !._Lee Guerre, /a Guerre !" and (by a few) , " Abas les Deputies!" —(" Poland for ever—War , war!" and " Down with the the barracks of theofDeputiesla These th ey repeated on passing sseurs de Chartres, on the Quai Dorsai, and at every military post on their way towards the Pantheon. I quit them in the rue de Seine. I shall not stop to comment on this effect of popular ex citement. I know the Parisians too well to believe that this conduct towards the representative and unoffending subjects of a Power still at peace with France will be re peated, or have more unpleasant results; but I can assure you that, come from what quarter it may, anonymous threatening letters have been sent to the Russian Ambas sador. Government is preparing to resist popular tumult, should it (which Heaven avert !)—become necessary. The Hotel des Braves, Place du Carousel, and another house in the rue Froid Manteau, have been conv,rted into barracks. a n Y o u a eg alleged c opy dor at the Court of Vienna (Marshal Mat i o have o f e a x tdravicpte3dtcifirofmromtheti/11:a zt Frenchoo, o 1 o eo ff t : ab_ _te an r s t sn i a a (yy.