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consideration. The country was quiet and calm, resigned from one end to the other of it. If they left the-matter unsettled until the next Session, how would the landed interest be Placed ? They had no certain means of knowing what the value of their leases was, or what the value of their property.—(Hear !)—lt was impossible to reconcile such a state of things with the' well-being of society. He candidly confessed that from . the speech of the Right Hon. Gentleman he was not able ascer tain what it was his intention to propose next year. If that were the case with Honourable Members who had heard in what a state of ignorance must those be who had had not that opportunity ? Many petitions had been presented on the subject. When the petitioners asked their Representatives, " what do Ministers intend doingabout the Corn Laws," what answer, he would ask the House, could Members give ?—( Hear, hear!) — The Honourable Member, after some further remarks, said, .that when the amount of the protecting duties came before the House, there was one reasen which he would add to the many, why the protection should not be withdrawn at once ; it was be. cause the landed interest enjoyed it so long ; they therefore should not he let down in a single moment.—(Hear, hear !) When the Right Honourable Gentleman (Mr. Huskisson) said that in France provisions were twice as high as in this Country, he thought he was right in admitting that the artificial industry which enabled us to compete with them, whenever that ex tended over this country declined, the whole mass of artisans, in millions of paupers, would be thrown on the landed interest. —( Hear, hear !)—These two classes had one common interest ; if the manufacturing interest. was depressed, the agriculturist must suffer. For his own part, and lie candidly declared, lie was inclined to protect the latter, if for no other reason, but because they had hitherto enjoyed it. It was under that pro tection all leases had been made; all incumbrance had been imposed;—(Hear, hear !)—A principal reason alledged by the Right Hon. Gent. for not then going into the question Of the Corn Laws, - was the accumulation of corn in foreign ports. Ile (Mr. Baring)'could see no force in that argument unless it could be shewn that the accumulation was not to be so great next Year as now. Suppose the price of corn to be in Dantzic 285., : then that corn would be in the market, at the present moment, worth 80s. on an average ; and supposing them to sell it here even at 525., the persons holding' these 400,000 qrs.-of wheat would realise near a million of money. Before, therefore. this wheat should he let out upon the market by any project of the Right Hon. Gentleman, the profit it would produce should, at the same time, carry something into the Exchequr. The price he would be inclined to fix would he about 60s. a quarter ; lower than that he would not be inclined to go; indeed he would withstand below that any attempt to withdraw from the landed interest the protection they had hitherto enjoyed, without much stronger reasons than had been yet produced for the change Contemplated. The Right Hon. Gentleman had expressed his intention of postponing any measures upon this question until next Session, but he (Mr. Baring) hoped his Majesty's Dli miters would be compelled to settle it that night. It was quite true that, strictly speaking, they were all equal in that House, but every one knew what effect the declaration of a Cabi nat Minister had upon the country—how different any expres sions of such a person were to the skirmishing of others ; and tven if they understood that Right Honourable Gentleman, which he (Mr. Baring) confessed he did not, still he knew, from having passed a great deal of his time in the country, Low much every interest would suffer from the question being left in that state of uncertainty which the Right Honourable Gentleman proposed. If, too, there should be a dissolution of Parliament—a think which he did not venture to predict— but if it should happen so, what confusion, anxiety, and un certainty, would be produced between the candidate anti con stituent by leaving the question in its present state. He knew there was disposition in the Members of that House to consider every thing at present with good humour and good feeling. He thought, therefore, that there was no time when they would be more likely to an amicable conclusion ; and he trusted his Right Hon. Friend would see the necessity of re-considering his declaration, and hastening a settlement. —(Heer !) Mr.-HtisKissoN and Mr. Gooch severally explained. Mr. PHILLIPS rose, but was unable to proceed aga inst loud cries of Question," an d Adjourn." Colonel WOOD pointed out the fallacy of attributing the present system to the Act of 1815, or the report of 1821, for it really arose out of the report of 1822, which imposed the duty o f lie. a quarter on the importation price of between 735. and 80s. He thought the basis of thiS arrangement was sotnal— out that he would object to the opening of the ports at a lower at all events, he thought that Parliament ought not to b_Zak up without amending the existing syste m of averages, required great revision. If the averages were corrected, e l ,e ports might be opened at 655. or 705., with a 17s. ditty, to ii i a 4 e wholly 'when the price rose to 85s. That would, he 'aght, be a sound system. r Lord A LTHORP concurred in the complaints against the e 'ostponement of this question. The Government had given no ree . sen for not submitting a motion upon it during the present az,zon. True. the Right Hon. Gentleman had said, that it whier•cal3able' to call upon Ministers to explain measures of it was for theyhad not given any notice ; but equally unreasonable the Government to admit that they contemplated a great and radical change in an important t. ques tion, and yet to be wholly silent on th e means by thich he - y intended to effectit. He approved of th e course taken by oheHon. Member who 1 ad introduc e d thi s reotion,.because he it calculated to correct the existing flu c tuation in the market, which was pro ,ductive of injury and inconvenience. Mr. STUART WORTLEY concurred in the view taken by the Hon. Mover, who should have his vote if he pressed the question to a division. At the same time he hoped the Hon. Gentleman would not press the motion so far, after what had Passed in the courie of the debate. He entreated the G overn luau to pledge themselves to an early consideration of the whole question at the beginning of next session ; for until that took Place, there would be no comfort for the landed interests. Mr. WODEHOUSE had been always, and continued to be, an advocate for averages, which, however, lie apprehended was a system that admitted of various frauds, and was susceptible of considerable iniprovement 'There was a chance of great delusion being created on this most vitally important subject. In considering averages, a proper distinction should be taken between a country at a time of war and a country at a time of Peace. In the former instance forage for cavalry ration s, &c., - greatly increased the price; this consideration did not inter- Pose in time of peace, and a due attention should be paid to it : by the house in disposing of the present question. Mr. CA LCRAFT rose amidst cries of question." He was not desirous of moving for an adjournment, but he was equally unwilling to permit the present motion to pass over without, delivering an opinion upon it - He had in the first instance re gretted that the Hon. Gentleman had at all brought forward the present question at this inoment—(Hear!)—but since the mo tion h a d b een ma d e lhe was determined to ' su pport it; and lie was the more induced to do so, as the speech of the Right Hon. Gentlem a n was ca l cu l a t e d to c i r culate alarm throughout the - country, and froin its uncertainty and unsatiafactoriness to en. force the propriety of supporting t h e present motion. From the present feeling that pervaded the country on this question, it was idl e t o say that the present period of t he Session was.too late for entertaining it. If by the recommendation of the Hon. Hover not to divide,- it was intended that the subject would be undertaken by his Majesty's Government this Session, lie would ' , ecommend him also not to divide upon the subject; hut if T i m, he would recommend a division , fo r he had known the .44nns e long and-well enough not to be affected by Members on tdivision for he was satisfied that if su pp orted b y reason, and y the general feeling of the country, the cause would advance, It,ld finally succeed. As to the price of corn, he thought a ins . e fl int between 60s. and 80s., foi instance 725., would and ought to be a f a i r me di um price. The price, however, must be a% , w aYs subject t o fluctuation, for it was impossible for the country `o,anticipater prevent the recurrence of seasons, and those Other events, o wn ich created fluctuation of price. lie would s upport the motion of the Hon. Mover, at the same time he regretted the speech of the Right Hon. Gentleman, for, as far nit Was intelligible, it was only ca l cu l a ted to create uncer 'ntY and dissatisfaction throughout the country. For the rinoti,t part he thought it was unintelligible, and he begged to s t .stiairn any intention from undertakino the task of replying Lit- The Right Hon. Gentleman, who occupied the station a Cabinet Minister, ought to weigh well his opinions and e xi t i l ression s , in consequence of the weig to ht which was at tac h ed, and V ery properly, he (Mr. Cakraft) admitted, t h e opinions of a Gentleman in his responsible s it ua tion. He would su p - Poet- the present motion, and hoped the Hon. Mover would Press it to a division. - • it T he CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER i nsisted that ,a! th e Hon. Gentlemen oppoSite who were to blame, and of t ni s Right Hon. Friend, if uneasiness followed the agitation into question which they had themselves prematurely forced lead iscussion, although the Hem. Member who had last spoken admitted that the existing syistem had worked well the tact h e ' (. l . " . . r years. • Had the Government taken up the question of v ere Jri Laws in the present Session, they would, from the nature of the subject, and its probable operation upon other dis abled mutters connected with the affairs of the country, have been i tom introducing and perfecting those other measures nciait .. _were universally acknowledged to be of the most bene ,ende !ley to all classes of the people. This was, he thought, that , answer to that branch of the argument. Ile acknowledged L ad _ne bad been a party to the Corn Bill of 1810 which he "PPosed in 1815. The reasons ' were, that the calculated;interven hagaie roduced results upon which .no wisdom could and he had disccreered, with many others, that l t a , w t il e eof events was beyond Parliamentary controul. He Proved . 1 :i no difficulty in retracting opinions which experience (l ay _ till ent was have been founded in error. He could not allow that r tue r_i n now to blame, or that it was bound to take this j up, because that against its inclination it had been tlenV to discussion. And as to the rebuke of the Hon. low Warehani, certainly Government would have more Y Ineri.ted and more surely have incurred his ridicule, by proposing to bring for ward any measure in the next session of Parliament. Mr. BRIGHT reprehended the indifference of Government in delaying the settlement of this question till the next Session. Colonel JOHNSON thought the question of such import ance as to 'justify a postponement of the debate till this day week, but would not preSs the adjournment to a division. Mr. PEEL said, that a postponement to so considerable a distance of time would produce a great inconvenience,_ Mr. T. WILSON was against any delay, as all possible means of information were already within their reach. Mr. WIIITMORE, in reply, was so far from taking any blame to himself for bringing on this question, that he was de termined to bring it on in every sitting of the Parliament, until the law should be settled upon a satisfactory principle. The House divided— For the motion, 47 1 Against it, 187 I Majority, 140. The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of; and the House adjourned at Two O'CLOCK. PARLIAMEN'fARY PILOCEEDINGS. HOUSE op COMMONS. Jovis, 28 0 die 1825. MtssAGE from the LORDS—That they have agreed to— His Majesty's Property Bill ; Hastings Chapel Bill ; and Brighouse and Bradford, Kingston and Leatherhead, and Princes Risborough Roads Bills, without amendment. RAlLWAYS—Canterbury and Whitstable, and Rumney (Peti tion from Liverpool, in favour, to lie on the table) —Bills re ported, Reports to lie on the table. Liverpool and Manches ter—Petitions from the Liverpool Waterworks Company, and Trustees of Salford Roads, a gainst—referred to the Commit tee on the Bill, Counsel ordered. Stroud and Severn—Six Petitions, in favour, and Eleven, againit—to lie on the table ; Second reading put off for six months. Tees and Weardale Petition for leave to bring in a Bill for a Railway from Sun derland Bridge to the River Tees, together with the Plan, • referred to the Committee. BRIDGES—Don (Scotland) POOR RATES—Croydon Bills reported, to be ingrossed. GAS LIG/IT—Birmingham GAOL—Aberdeen—Bill react a third time, and passed. liAltnolllts—Stonehaven—Bill read a third time, and passed. Pembrey—Bill reported, Report to lie on the table. WATEnwonxs—Oldham— Petition of Manchester Water works Company, against2 , -referred to the Committee on the Bill, Counsel ordered. ROADS—Leeds and Halifax--=One Petition, against, and Six teen, in favour—to lie on the table. Pctersfield and Alton, Cockermouth and Maryport, WeYmmith and Melcombe Re gis, Lockwood and 3lelthant, and Meltham and Wessenden Head—Bills reported, to be ingrossecL Iluddemficld and New Bey—Bill re-committed to former Committee. Shep.,. ley-lane Head—Petition from Baugh ' against—referred to the Comthittee on the Bill, Counsel ordered. INcnosunEs—Dearitam (Cumberland), and Hockering and Morton (.Norfolk) —Bills read a third time, and passed. Ne 'ther Whitacre (Warwick)—Bill read a second time, and committed. Doddington (Cambridge), Clench warton (Nor folk), and Aberford ( - Vork)—Billti reported, to be ingtossed. Imrn - OVEMENTS—Newbury, Sudbury, and Burslem—Bills reported, to be ingrossed. Brighton—Bill read a first time. RES E ILVOlR—Leith—Petition front Water of Leith, in favour, to lie on the table. Co strANY—Edinhurgh and Leith Water—Five Petitions from Edinburgh and Leith, in favour—to lie on the table. Doc KS—Kingston-upon-Hull—Petitions from Gainsborough and Great Driffield, against—referred to the Committee on the 8.11, - Counsel ordered. Isle of Dogs—Petition of Wm. Stratton, against—referred to the Committee on the Bill, Counsel ordered. CORN LAWS—Two Hundred and Ten Petitions against any alteration, and Fifteen for a revision—to lie on the table. ROMAN CATHOLIC C,Lst3ts—Two Petitions, against—to lie on the table. BONDED CORN—Petitions from Bristol and Leith, to allow Grain imported previous to 1822 to be entered for Home Consumption—to lie on the table. FLoutt—Eight Petitions for a protecting duty.,—to lie on the table. _ - COUNTY COURTS BlLL—Petition from Almwch (Anglesey), in favour—to lie on the table. CO3II3INAT lON LAWS—Petitiotti from 'Tailors and Jenny Spinners of Stockport, against—referred to the Select Com-- mittee. DISTILLERY-Bill read a first time, to be read a second time on Monday next. ORDERS OF TUE DAY FOR THIS DAY. 1. County Rates Mortgage Bill—Second reading. • 2., Judicature (Scotland) Bill—Committee. 3. Game Laws Bill—Third reading. 4. Canada Company Bill—Committee. 5. Van Dieman's Land Company Bill—Second reading. 6. Supply—Report [ Postponed Resolution.] , 7. Land Tax Assessments Bill—Committee. • 8. Pirates Head Money Bill—Committee. 9. East India Judges Bill—Further consideration of Report. 10. Jurors (Scotland) Bill—Third reading. 11. Elective Franchise (Ireland) Bill—Committee. 12. Townland Boundaries (Ireland) Bill—Second reading.. .„ 13. Arrests for Debt Bill—Further consideration of Report., 14. Bankers (Ireland) Bill—Committee. 15. Felonies Counsel Bill—Second reading. 16. Customs Laws Repeal Bill—CoMmittee. 17. Customs Management Bill—Committee. 13..Navigation.Laws Bill—Committee. 19. Customs Regulation Bill—Committee. 20. Smuggling Prevention Bill—Committee. 21. Goods Warehousing Bill—Committee. 22. Isle of Man Trade Bill—Committee. 21 Exchequer Bill (Public Works, Ireland) Bill—Second reading. • 24. Supply—Committee. 25. Ways and Means—Committee. 26. Small Debts (Scotland) Bill—Report. . 27. Debts Recovery (Scotland) ilill,—Report. NOTICES OF MOTIONS FOR THIS D Y. 1. Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer—Vote of £2OOO to Mr. M'Adam. (In Committee of Supply.) 2. Mr. Benett—Bill to amend Act 54 Geo - . 3, and 1 Geo. 4, for removing difficulties in the conviction of Offenders stealing Property in Mines. 3. Mr. Martin (of Galway)—Bill to authorize Sheriff's and other Officers to abstain from arresting, or to discharge persons arrested by them, who may be in such a state of • health that'they cannot be removed to gaol without danger to their lives. 4. Lord Francis Leveson Gower—Resolution to enable the Crown to grant provision thr the Roman Catholic Clergy of Ireland. • 5. Mr. Peter Moore—Bill to alter and amend Act 6 Geo. 1, c. 18 [Bubble Act.] NOTICES GIVEN YESTERDAY. Monday,' May 2. 1. Mr. Western—To offer a Clause on re-commitment of .Tu ries Bill to render persons possessed of a certain amount of personal property qualified and liable to serve on Juries Counties. 2. Mr. Martin (of Galway)—Bill for more effectual Registry of Freeholds in Ireland. Tuesday, 411a1J 3. Mr. Bright—Address for Copy of Addresses and Proceed ings of the House of Assembly of Lower Canada, con cerning the encouragement of emigration. Wednesday, May 4. 1. Mr. Monck—Bill to prohibit, in certain cases, the payment of any part or portion of the wages of Labourers out of the Poor Rates. 2. Mr. Hohhouse—Select Committee to consider of the Work ing Hours of Children in Cotton Factories. Thursday, May 5. Mr. Martin (of Galway)—Bill to extend the provisions of Act 1.3 Geo. 4, c. 71], to prevent the cruel and im p ro p er treatment of Cattle. PRIVATE BILLS. Second Readings, for This Day. Christchurch and West Ilsley Inclosure s, and Paisley Wa terworks. UNIVERSITY IN'IsELLIGENCE. CasznninGt, APRIL 23.—At a Congregation on Wednes day last, the following Degrees were conferred : Bachelor in Divinity—Reverend Francis Dawson, Trinity College. • . Honorary Master of Arts—Sir 'Windsor Edwin Bayntun Bachelors (f Arts—John Fry, T r i nir Trinity ; Geo. Henry Trinity College. SBaonwdeYrs,'Trinity College ; Walter Blake, College ; Wm. Stone, St. Peter's College; Geo.. Gibbons ' Sidney College; (Compoun der); Charles W allin gton , Christ College. The select preacher to . whom the Sunday afternoon turns at St Mary's Church are assigned . _ for the ensuing month, is the .1 J. Bose, of Trinity College. The Rev. Thomas Phil lips, H.D. Nev. iii• o f Queen ~. school pinted head master of the 's Cle is a' willa i triesholdan ordinatio n in London on - Tri_ Lord Bishop o e royal gram . Rev. Thomas Dixon B nity Sunday. Th ie of Tibbenh , B.A. was last week iffstituted to the vicarage f El mar E at i l y d a4 l ) Norfolk, on the pre sentation of the Lord 131 shop o 7, We deeply regret the issue of Mr. WHIT MORE'S Motion last night for a Committee to in quire into the present state of the Corn Laws. The motion was negatived by a majority of 140. But yet, s hen we reflect, what other issue could we expect ? We need only ask ourselves whence the Members of the house of Commons are chosen, and who are most interested in keeping up the price of Corn, and the event is explained. Had manufacturers been legislators, the princi ples of .free commerce Could not have been in operation in England. Disinterestedness is not in fashion. But, .independently of the very powerful operation of interest in preju dicing the wind, it is to be observed, that laws prohibiting the importation of Corn, either by express words or by high duties, are of them selves difficult to be got rid of, because Corn, whether cheap or dear, must be consumed, and thus it becomes almost impossible to determine their operation, and how far they are injurious or salutary. Their injurious tendency is felt only indirectly, ES they cause a rise in the price of labour and of manufactured articles, and sel dom or ever directly - by diminished consume- tioir,• or any other of those signs that in most other cases betray a decaying trade, and indicate the reason. Hence, their mischief becomes so ; ramified, that the evil cannot he traced to ite source, but .is sought for in the laws regarding the decaying manufacture, which decay is oc casioned solely by the • high price of la bour, superinduced by the high price of Bread, Corn, and ;Grain. Besides, such laws ca r ry with them a deceptious appearance - by the large sums - of money that they return to the pockets of the Landowners, and hence again it becomes an utter impossibility, by any thing short of an astounding fact, to convince the corn growers that all is not right, or at all events that any bad result can arise outof a mea sure so entirely beneficial to themselves. Thus, then, a large and by far th e most influencial part of society put down restrictive Corn Laws as producing salutary effects, when in truth they may be undermining a branch of the national in dustry. The cheap production of the first necessaries of life is absolutely necessary 'to the welfare of a state on account of the influence it must have in re gulating the price of other manufactured articles, and it is therefore a curious fact (and it should seem also a fact that plainly points to something radically wrong in our agricultural system), that whilst the English metchant in every other pro duction can meet the foreign merehant in the foregn markets, and secure himself a profit, yet in the sale of the first necessaries of lif e he c „,.,_ applicationil.sl otfhemf::::: a t: can not compete with the foreigner even in the home markets. Thus it is evident that this. cheapness (ilsoptrloiedu:•oerdk by y f i l l i i t e mds. But. here another consi deration forces itself on the mind, viz., that if year of peace superioritythe formation of our manufactures, every year of application of thel,et machinery results in o o n f ly the from th e i t i ( e ) ri d or il i l t l y inis t i l l i ., at b t e >v c e a r u y se peace will carry instructions to our rivals in art of the adaption ti: machinery 'to the same pur poses,PPrfection nearly they will fi nd they can pro duceequal to ourselves, . iwtilils taend" goods, both in the home and foreign markets, as cheap and as good as the British, and when they reach a . .1 price of lab our ' i s low, for the by reason that the „,, low. .. 4 1e fact stat ed by . H usK isSON last nigh t 2 2 VIZ. th a t N ew m p r r . ice of bread '' 4 ,,,* For an Account of the GitAND DINNER. at NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, see our Fourth 2age. PRICE OF STOCKS flits DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. ltitAk stock 3 per Cent... Bed. ( Ili Ai New Ditto 3 per Cent. Cons.... 92, , i li 2i Ex. Bills 10001. 2d. — 3{ per Cent. Ditto Red. { New ... 108 51 Ditt o S ma ll .. :ft' Dissd - Di tto 1 Ad. — . 13 1 a p i e i r k Cn l e ion t : ' r Ann.... 22e 1-16 Di tt o 1 Ad. — Imp. 3 per Cents. India Stock Ditto Bondi - India for Acct. South Sea Stock PRICES'OF FOREIGN F A umtrian Bds, 5 per ct 991 Brazilian 'ids NDS, AT ONE O'CLOCK. Ciiilian,,Bds, fi per ct. PeFuvian Bonds Neapolitan, 5 per cent. Neapolitan Scrip Portuguese Bonds 9OO i 5 per et. Ditto New .4 Russian, New, 5 per et. migi Spanish 111'1, 5 per ct.... 24 1 1823 19 18i 19 19 i• French Recites... —f. —c. —f. Exchange Scrip Scrip -11;25 ... lii pm. Buenos Ayres lids 'olonibian !his. 6 per et. 991 Do. do. 1824 ... 89 3i 91 Danish, 5 per cent. Do. Scrip Greek Bds Do. Scrip, 1825 - 4# dis. Ilexican lids Do. Scrip 1825 OEI WI di,. PRICES OF SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK. Per Share. - 100 744 Anglo-Mexican Mining Company Anglo-Chilian Mining Company . ... Anglo-Peruvian Mining Association . Brazilian Mining Company - 15 14} Chilian Mining Company 2 Chilian and Peruvian Company Pasco Peruvian Mining Company Potosi La Paz and Peruvian Alining'Association 10 94 9 New United Mexican Mining Company Welch Iron and Coal Mining Company Alliance Fire and Life Assurance C om p any Protector Fire Assurance Company . lk British Iron Company 61. 11 Bristol Ship Canal Company British Rock an d P atent S a l t Company " Canada Company Canal Gas Engine Company . I. quitable Loan Bank Company Gold Coast Association Great Westminster Dairy C ompany Honduras Company 5,1 G. 5i - Imperial Plate Glass Comp any • 8 41 5 London Brick Company ii Mexican Company 94 Metropolitan Fish Company 04 Pearl Fishery Company, Yellow Receipt . Provincial Bank of Ireland Patent Bricks Pacific Pearl Fishery. Company Peruvian Company ltio de la Plata Agricultural Company • 7 Royal Stannary United Pacific Association THE SUN. SOLE3I etilS DIet:I:E,F4I.;CLIM A (71.1::.1T LONDON. FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 29, 1825. 'York imported cottons into the 'porti . of the Mediterranean, will clearly shew that we May calculate too securely on .our superiority. It would, be wise then to place the cheapness of production on more stable grounds, and the only way is to keep down the price of labour. This becomes doubly essential, now that the British , ports are open for the admission of almost all forejgn manufactures at low duties. An alteration in the system then is clearly re quired, and except in the fact of the free Corn Trade with Ireland (but which might be other wiSe met) we can see no good reason why it should be delayed. The French Papers of Tuesday, which arrived last night, are entirely filled with debates on the Budget in the Chamber of Deputies. The fol lowing are extracts for the Etoile dated Wednes day. It will be seen that the Coronation of the King of FRANCE is definitively fixed for the 29th of May, and officially announced to the Chamber of Deputies : (From the Etoilc, dated Wednesday, April 27.) PARIS, APRIL 26. To-day,. in , the Chamber of Deputies, the President read to the Chamber a letter from his Majesty, and another from the Minister of the Interior, both addressed to the President. THE*IIING'S LETTER. " It being our intention to have our coronation performed in the Metropolitan Church of onr good city of Rheims, we write you this.letter to acquaint you, that our desire is, that a grand Deputation of our Chamber of Deputies from the Departments shall repair, on the 29th of May, to our good city aforesaid, to he present at the ceremony. . These presents having no other object, we pray God to have you in his holy keeping. " Given at our Palace of the Tuileries the 25th April, the year of Grace 1825, and the tirit of our reign. - (Signed) " AR LE•z. (and beneath) " CORBIERE." LETTER FROM .THE MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR TO THE PRESIDENT. " SlR—The King been pleased to authorize me to an nounce to you, that orgers have been given to prepare; on the occasion of the coronation, apartments at Rheims for 100 mem bers of the Chambers, independently of those who form part of the grand Doputjtion. " Accept, &c." The Moniteur of Tuesday contains no official article, except a repetition of that relative to ships captured by the Spaniards. FRENCH FUNDS.—PARIS, APRIL 26.—Five per Cents. opened at 102 f. 25c., closed at 102 f. 25c.—Dank Stock, 2,140 f. Rente de Naples, 90f. 40c.—Rente d'Espagne, 18/. —Royal Spanish Loan, 1823, 58i. —Exchange on London, one month, 211. 95c. ; three months 24f. 80c.—(four: Authentique.) We received, last night, Dutch Papers to the 28th inst. They announce that the health of the King of the NETHERLANDS was completely restored, and that he attend ed Divine Service on the 24th for the first time in public. We this morning received the Etoile of yes terday, which does not contain any political in form❑tion. Rentes for money, 1021. 35c.; for time, 1021. 45e. A Flanders Mail arrived this morning, but its contains nothing of particular interest. The King and Queen of NAPLES had arrived at Rome on the 14th instant. The Emperor and Empress of AUSTRIA had reached Milan on the 13th. We have received . files of New York Papers to. the 2(l.itAtalit. The following are extracts:— . (F):om the Commercial Advertiser qf the 26th March. ) A Carracca Journal of the 28th February contains the cor respondence between Captain Dupotel, Commander of the French sqUadron 'off Porto Cabello; and General Paez, the French Commander, therein states that no impedinient what ever need to be apprehended by commerce, as his Government are as much disposed to perpetuate the present good under standing between the two nations as Colombia herself ; he adds, thAt if an assurance is given that the subject of the ship Urania shall be settled at a fixed time, anti orders are given to the Colombian cruisers not to interrupt French vessels, he will immediately return, otherwise he must wait the order of the Governor of Martinique and the Admiral of the Antilles. 't`rir•. CASTLE OF Ur.t.o.L.—A report has been circulated in several papers, that this fortress had submitted to the Mexi cans. We have before us the Diary of Observations, kept at Vera Cruz, down to the 12th February, when the garrison had received all the stores they required from the Spanish ships at the anchorage. The English frigate Pyramus anchored at Green Island on the 10th with 110,770 pounds sterling in bars of gold, remitted to the Government by Don Francisco tie la Borga Megoni, on account of the loan of eight millions contracted in London.— Mr. Tute arrived in the same vessel to . succeed O'Gorman; whose conduct, in regard to Goldsmidt's, &c. affairs, has not been approved. The Jalapa paper says, that the muskets offered to the Mexican Government by Barclay, Herring, &c: are cliarged at 40 shillings, while even those with the Tower mark can be bought.in Mexico for 25 shillings. Sydney Gazettes to the 12th November have been received at the New England Coffee-house. We understand that his Excellency Sir THemits BaIsBANF, anxious to promote the 'welfare and prosperity of Australia, has fitted out a party to explore the country for four or five hundred miles in the interior, to the southward and west ward of Lake George. Letters are in town from Me*.ieo of the 26th February, all was tranquil iu the ahoy e city. The Princess Soo.tiA. %isited the KING y CS terday. Prince LroeoLD, attended by Baron STocrt- MAR, left Marlborough House yesterday morning for Clare mont. ...-.... On Wednesday evening Prince LEOPOLD ho noured Covent-garden Theatre with his presence. • Yesterday, the Earl •of lAvEttrooL had an:au dience of his MAJERTY. I these voo Llitt(yßns, Tps ' her abundantly -- --- - Mr. Secretary CANNING, we are happy to state, was yesterday somewhat recovered from his in disposition. • Viscount MELvit.r.t entertained the Cabinet Ministers to Dinner on Wednesday, at his residence at the the , s h i e a i r i l e . fit s o h f e M is is a s Admiralty. ARGYit. ROOMS. -LA Concert took place in t who, we public e i o g n i b i t! thisl le o v r e , made her first ap - h i her cl s i i i :e performance pearance in into attractive so much skill and taste, that if she were not al performerS, and the Orchestra instrumental v as Performer ui t dl h e ahsavae Harp,treanicisniei raised estimation.lastl- ea nightdy succlev she had besides . the powerful vocal support of plied with eminent Mrs. SALMON, Miss STEPHENS, CURIONJ, SOU., REMOItINI, and of Signora MORTELLARI WOOL. , RYCH, who is understood to be the mother of Miss WOOLRYCH, and who is an excellent vocal performer. As the Room was very well attended, and by many Ladies of rank, we may reasonably infer that Miss WooLttYcii is as much esteemed for her private character as admired for her pro . fessional merit. CHRIST'S 110SPITAL.—Pressure of 'matter pre vents our account of the ceremonies attending the laying the foundation of a New Hall this day, but we shall insert t h e m at length to-morrow. THE GREEKS. The Austrian Observer of the 17th inst. gives an account of the landing of the Egyptian forces between Caron and Modon, which it repres e e ts as a very important transaction, foreboding th e conquest of the Peninsula.' It proceeds thus ; " The expedition against the Morea has abundance of *ova sions and ammunition. The Pacha of Egypt Itas formed im mense magazines at Candia, at Rhodes, and other places, so ' that whatever may be the result of the enterprize, it will not fail from famine, as Drain Ali did in 1822. " The accounts from Reschid Pacha are also favour. able. He had full i!oweri to do any thing to cile the Albanian Chiefs with the Porte, and has suc: ceeded chiefly by promising to restore to a primitive state the ancient family fiefs, which the Sultan, by the imprudent counsel of Halet Eflbndi, had reduced to subaltern governments. This prudent conduct having induced the Al. banians to assist him with all their efforts, the Porte hopes' lie will immediately proceed with a large army, and open the cam paign by the taking of Illissolonghi.* " The Dey of Algiers has sent to the Sultan 1,500,609 Turkish piastres, and announcing that he was going to send.ta sea 12 ships of war, among which would be one of 60 guns, and 2 frigates.t " The Janissaries are perfectly quiet. Ortas have been pardoned." The Augsburgh Gazette of the 22d instant states, that letters had been received there from Constantinople, dated the twenty sixth of March. It observes, " The Turks made a great boast of their preparations, as usual at the beginning of every aft mpaiom, which hitherto has not hindered them from being shamefully beaten. But it does note escape the Christian members at Constantinople, that the Divan, very uneasy at the conferences at St. Petersburgh and Paris relative to Greece, neglects nothing to avert the consequences, by represen:ing the approaching campaign as being destined without doubt to en sure the final triumph of the Ottoman arms, and the entire sub mission of Greece. The Chief of the four * If we look at the Austrian Observer of 1821, 1822, 1823, and 1824, we shall find the same phrase at the same epoch to lead to the same denouement, the ignominious retreat of the Turks at the end of every campaign. 1- The Christian Powers who condescend to pay tribute and give to the African pirates ships of war and naval stores, may see how these barbarians use them against other Christian people !—(Notes of Etoilc.) THE THEATRE. COTENT-GARDEN.--We knew not the de parted author of Orestes in Argos, but consider ing the intrinsic merit of the piece, the general ability with which it is performed, and the -very laudable purpose of its representation, for the ad vantage of his family, we feel great pleasure in stating that' it evidently increases in attraction. Indeed the acting is throughout excellent, and they who have really a taste for dramatic corn.• position and theatrical ability are sure of ra tional entertainment, as well as the gratificatium of benevolent feelings, in attending to this Play. It was performed with unabated spirit last night, before a very numerous audience, and very warmly applauded. Thepopularity which at tends the name of WEBER induced the Managers to bring forward last night an Afterpiece of.the Melo-dramatic kind, entitled Preciosa, or The Spanish Gipsey, the music of which came from that eminent Composer. The Overture was en cored, but not by general assent, and perhaps those who opposed 'its repetition were soured into an opposition to the piece itself, for symp toms of hostility evidently appeared before any thing occurred in the progress of the drama to justify it. It is but justice to the Management to state, that in the number of persons brought, forward to support the piece by processions, dancing, scenery, &c. &c., they did all that could be required in order to afford it all reasonable chanaeof success. The Performers also did their duty,t exerting themselves with great COOPER, EGERTON, BARTLEY, BLANCIIA,REI, BENNETT, and particularly Miss PATON., gave such support to the piece as might have rendered. it successful, if the half-price gentry had not en tered, perhaps " hot with the Tuscan grape,", and determined to exercise their critical powers with the same spirit as tempts to them adventures in the street. However it be, the piece was. so. violently opposed by an over-ruling force, that when BARTLEY came to address the audience on the dropping of the curtain, a , long interval of tumult passed before he could be heard to pit-, uounce that the piece was withdrawn. MERCANTILE SHIPPING. DEAL, APRIL 28.—Wind S.E.—Arrived and sailed for the River, the Barossa, Hutchinson, from the Isle of Francel . Ganges, , from Bombay ; Sea Lark, Warren, from Si.' Michael's ; Swan, from the South Seas ; and Mercury; Brightman, from Leghorn. Arrived from the River and re, main, the Honourable Company's ship Warren HastingS, for Bengal ; Royal Sovereign, Sinclair, for the South Seas; Vibe-. lia, Corbett, for Rio Janeiro; Henrietta, for Tarragona ; and the transport Bark, No.• 10. The large ship Columbus •was yesterday at 6 p. m., 20 miles west of Beachy Head. PORTSMOUTH; APRIL 28.—Wind B.—Arrived the Eggin_ ton transport,. from Gibraltar; and Competitor, Ciadby , . front Virginia. • • FAL mown', APRIL 27:—Wind. W.N.W.—No Sailed the Argo,'Jackson, for Oporto. LIVERPOOL, APRIL 27,—Wind S.S.W.--Arrived the James h e C P ro o p rt P , , Ne A w ll l e ' n o:k iro s m a . ile v d ir t g h i e ni l a st ; i wu rn: Cropper, Marshall , l‘iary 13 fr e o a n e t h Pandora, Curry, from BarbadOea: • Arrived off Dover, the Prince Regent, Lamb, from Nevi South Wales. The Ardent, Clements, has been condemned at Sydney, New South Wales. THE MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE, APRIL 29. The arrivals of the week are moderate. The decision WI cerning the Corn Laws being known, more money is asked for Wheat, but our millers do not comply with higher prices except for very fine samples.. Barley and Beans are each Is. per qr. dearer than on Monday last. Oats are now in great request, and the prices are advanced full 2s. per qr. In the Flour trade there is more business doing. A RRT VA L s.—English Wheat, 4,300 —Barley, 1,950-oat4„ 8,100 Irish Oats, 3,900 qrs.—Flour, 5,200 sacks. SMITHFIELD MARKET, APRIL 29. •‘ The following is an accurate Report of the numbers and prices at Smithfield Market this morning:— CATTLE AT MARKET • Beasts 489 I Sheep Calves To sink the Offal, per stone of Bib. Beef 4s Od to 5s (hi I Veal 6s Od to 7s Od Mutton 4s 8d to 5s 4d I Pork 5s 4d to 6s 4d Lamb 68 Od to 7s 4d. . . DAY AND STRAW., PER LOAD. Hay £3 3to £5 0 0 Glover £4 108 to £5 Us Straw £2 Us to £2 Os. SEAMEN'S FRIEND SOCIETY.—The Annual Meeting of this most laudable Society took place yesterday at the Argyll Rooms, Admiral Lord GAMBIER in the Chair. The Report of the Secretary, as to the improvement in the morals of Seamen, was highly gratifying, and recommended an addi _ tional num ber of floating chapels. On Sunday last he found some French sailors playing cards, and wholly disregarding the Sabbath. He remonstrated, and offered them sdme religious tracts in French, which they accepted, and passed the remain der of the day in reading them. Several Gentlemen spoke, and the utmost satisfaction was expressed on the occasion.