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other subjects of importance that deserved inquiry, but there was only one other point to which he would refer at that late hour. The Noble Lord on the cross bench had _ . spoken slightingly of the recommendation of the Noble Viscount to improve our system of banking; but he at tached great importance to this subject, for it was not pos tilde to say that our system was in that state in which it ought to remain. He did not think that it was tampering with the currency to place our country banks on a secure foundation. Whether the lowest note that ought to circu- late was now in circulation, whether there were not lower I notes in circulation than there ought to be, were questions connected with the banking system, which he considered worthy of investigation ; and it was remarkable, that while we refused to allow country bankers to issue small notes, because they could not give sufficient security, at the same time, by our laws which forbad more than six persons to engage in banking, we prevented them giving that se curity. We required from them what, by the laws, we prevented them from giving.—(blear, hear.)—No Noble Lord would say that this was a state of things which ought to continue. The Noble Duke had stated that we were bound by our engagements; but those engage ments were drawing to a close ; and he believed, the Noble Duke might dictate terms to the Bank of England. Its Charter had only three years to run, and then the Parlia ment would be free to act as they saw best. The Noble Duke might then deal with the Bank of England far better than his Noble Friend could have done some time back. When the Charter of the Dank of England was revised, and country bankers placed on a proper footing, our bank ing system would be better than at present. There was only one other subject, to which he would refer in a few words, He agreed with those who wished for a remission of taxation, and he even felt inclined to go beyond the Noble Viscount (Goderich) in the extent to which be would carry it. This he did not so much from a hope of the immediate relief it would afford, as from a conviction that every tax which was taken off increased the pros perity of the country, improved its revenue, and afforded a foundation for giving still further relief to those whose in dustry was affected by the weight of that taxation. He had now been a Member of the House for a great number of years, and during that time he had devoted a considerable degree of attention to the operation of taxation, and to the effects produced by its remission. On all occasions where he had the good fortune to see taxation reduced, he always found that it gave an additional impulse to consumption ; and he confessed he did not recollect an instance in which tharemission of a tax had not tended to increase the amount of revenue, by extending the amount of consumption. His Noble Friend (Goderich) had mentioned several instances of that kind. He would take leave to mention another, which came under his immediate knowledge :—lt was at one time his fortune to be placed at the head of a Corn mittee appointed by their Lordships to inquire into the state of Foreign Trade ; and as it had long before oc curred to him that very great advantage might be derived from the extension of the consumption of French wines, and that such consumption might be very much increased by the diminution of the duties, he called before the Com mittee a number of persons engaged in that trade, and who were considered best able to give information on the subject ; such, however, was the nature of the evidence of practical men on that subject, that although a vast number of witnesses were examined on oath, he could not extort from one of them an opinion that the diminu tion of the duty would lead to the increase of consump tion. They seemed, indeed, to be universally of opinion that French wines would stick to certain tables where they were usnally drunk, and that they would be consumed in the mansions of the rich ; but that they never could be expected to reach a house with only two stories, or find their way to the palates of the middle classes of society. These opinions, however thus insisted on, did not alter his conviction on the subject ; and two or three years after wards, when his Noble Friend had the judgment, penetra • tion, and good sense to reduce the duties, the result proved as be had anticipated, that more than double the quantity of French wines were drunk in consequence of that redaction ; and that the revenue, from that moment, instead of being diminished, has greatly increased. The result of this experiment had much increased his confi dence in the success of the proposition of the Noble Vis couut, and he could not avoid asking their Lordships to consider, if these were the consequences of a reduction of duty on the luxuries of the rich, what would be the effect of that which every man of a feeling heart must be anxious to effect—a reduction of those burthens which increased the price of the luxuries of the poor ? Beside the gratification which must be derived from seeing the price of these articles diminished, which every man must wish to see the poor enjoy, there was the additional gra tification of knowing, that, by widening the basis of con sumption, you increased the amount of revenue derived from it, and that for every grain or drop of any commodity which was placed within the reach of the middle and poorer classes, you made an addition to the comforts of the poor, and at the same time left the income of the State in a better condition than it was before the altera tion. For these reasons, he would reduce the duties on hops, on leather, and perhaps on sugar, which was be come a necessary of life. Every article, indeed, of ne cessity or of luxury lie would bring within the reach of the middle classes ; and he would remove every tax which bore on the industry of the productive classes, not only from a sense of the gratification they were to receive from it, but even from a conviction of its propriety as a matter of pure financial calculation. It was from a sense of the elasticity which was communicated to all the transactions of trade by a removal of these taxes—from a con viction of the life and spirit that they gave to commercial enterprise, and the happiness it engendered among all classes, that lie pressed the subject on the attention of the Noble Duke ; and when he considered the manner in which Parliament was bound to keep faith with the public credi tor, and came to devise the means through which a Sink ing Fund was to be supported for that purpose, be would say, take away your Sinking Fund, and leave us a security for the payment of the debt—the free, unshackled, unre stricted industry of the productive classes of the country. Lord KING should take leave to propose an Amend ment, which would not go so far as that of the Noble Earl, but which lie believed would have an equally bene ficial effect. Ministers said there was no necessity for in quiry, because the distress was partial. He confessed that lie disliked meddling too much, because it frequently proved as bad as not touching at all ; but there were cases in which it might be obvious that it was beneficial. It was said that the distress had been exaggerated ; but he thought that admitting our situation was very unsatisfactory, we were either in that state called the stationary, or making very slow advances. They all knew there were little, if any profits from trade. It was said, to be sure, that the people had employment, but what employment was it ? The wages were scarcely sufficient to keep the workmen from starvation ; and at Barnsley, it was known, and could not be denied, that the relief afforded to a pauper for bread and rags—because it could not be said he could buy clothes —was Is. Bd. a head for a family during a week. This distress of the manufacturers reacted on the agriculturists, and on all the other classes ; because, having nothing to live on, they had no money to spend in luxuries. All agricultural produce was low ; all the gross produce of the land was to be bought at a cheap rate, although the Noble Duke (he knew not how) asserted it was not low. But.why was this? Because the manufacturer had no means of purchasing ; he had no money, and could not eat.—(Hear.)--Their Lordships were not, perhaps, aware of the cause of low prices. They, perhaps, did not know, although perhaps it was beyond all question, that these prices were settled by the prices of the Continent of Eu rope.—(Hear.)—Now how were they to change these prices ? Why by taking from other countries those goods which would enable them to purchase British manufac tures. That would increase the demand—it would in crease the price—it would enable the manufacturers to give better wages—it would reduce the poor rates— and it would give customers for the produce of the soil. If they could not go the whole length of this, he would ask them, at all events, not to be duped any longer by East India and Bank of England rno nopolis. They bad already been robbed enough by mo nopolies of that kind, and he hoped the country would now see the necessity of becoming participators in the advan tages which these Companies had enjoyed so exclusively for years. The Noble Lord, after observing on the course he had pursued with regard to that famous declaration which disfigures the Journals of the other House, re specting the currency, and commenting on the decrease of taxation in times of distress and its immediate increase when the pressure was ever so little removed, proceeded to comment on the assertion of the Noble Duke, that all re ductions which could be made were wade at every oppor tunity, and that places when they became vacant were filled with pensioners, in order to save their salaries to the public. Now, looking at page 24 of the Navy Estimates, lie found the name of the Hon. Robert Dundas, under the head of Pensions granted in the Civil Department, set down, as a pensioner for the sum of 5001. a-year, being the retiring pension in consequence of the reduction of his office of Commissioner ; and immediately after, the Hon. Mr. Bathurst, Commissioner• reduced, 4001. a-year. Now this Was the way in which the savings were effected : First, they made the offices, and then they reduced the officers to make pensioners, and , then they gave the pensioners offices again. When they considered that Sir R. Barlow, one of the eldest and most efficient and meritorious o fficers of the service, received only 4161. a year as Corn rainioner, Added to his 'half-pay of 4561, as a Rear Admiral, he thought that the services of these two Gentle men were rather two highly paid. The Noble Lord concluded by declaring that he thought some inquiry neces sary. No man could dee) , that the ten years of peace before 1793 were those of the greatest prosperity the country had ever seen, and that the fifteen years since the last peace had been those of a very feverish state of recovery. Much of this was to be attributed to the state of the law respecting grain. Corn was in the ten years to which he alluded ad mitted at a nominal duty of sixpence a quarter. Every man knew under what restrictions it was allowed to be im ported now. Whenever corn was high, the revenue fell off, because the people were compelled to waste on the high price of bread those means which they would have devoted to the purchase of taxable luxuries. The Noble Lord then moved as an amendment, That a Select Committee be ap pointed to inquire into the state of Agriculture and Manu facturers, for the purpose of ascertaining whether any and what relief could be obtained from the extension of our Foreign Trade. The Marquis of BUTE would have been willing to vote for the motion, if lie could have discovered that the state • ments of the Noble Earl (Stanhope), and the Noble Duke who followed him (Richmond), were founded in anything but the results of their own personal observations and in quiries, and advanced on the strength of their local know ledge of the part of the country in which they resided. He had, however, some knowledge of various districts of the country as well as these Noble Lords, and he could assure the House that the distress, although great, had been at all times partial, and within the last two months was sen sibly diminished. The Noble Marquis concluded by ex pressing his determination to oppose the appointment of the Committee. . . . Lord MELVILLE gave some explanation relative to Sir R. Barlow, and the other Gallant Officer alluded to by the Noble Baron, which was inaudible below the bar. Lord KING explained. Lord WHARNCLIFFE—He should vote both against the motion and the amendment; because he believed that if there were to be a Committee of the House, it would only be a source of confusion.—(Hear, hear.)—The Noble Duke had said that the distress of the agriculturist could not he so great, since the price of meat and wood was as high as ever. He thought that there must be some fallacy in this; for it was notorious that the price of wood had fallen. Formerly it was ss. 6d. a foot, and now only 2s. 6(1., owing to the accession of foreign timber in this country. The fact was, that timber bad fallen 100 per cent. at least. In some counties, the price of meat had also fallen very much ; so that the farmer could not now get for his fat cattle as much as he had given for his lean.—(Hear, hear.)—He begged to assure the Noble Duke, that such statements coming from him had greater weight in the country than he might imagine; for those who knew him to be wrong in these particulars might very naturally conclude that he was mistaken in others as well. _ _ The Duke of WELLINGTON—What he had stated was, that the price was now the same as when the taxes in this country were much higher ; and it should be ob served, that there was only 11. difference between his price and that stated by the Noble Lord. What he had made his statement from was the contract prices of the Com missioners of his Majesty's Navy. Lord WHARNCLIFFE explained. The Earl of DARNLEY would vote for the motion if he thought that any advantage could arise from it ; but from what had been stated by the Noble Marquis, it was evident to him that no possible advantage could arise from it, and that it would only lead to false hopes. In the parish in which be lived the Poor Rates had never exceeded 45., and seldom more than 3s. or 2s. in the pound on the rack rent. He believed that many of the labourers in those parts had never been better off than during this year of calamity.—(Hear, bear.)—Their Lordships were bound also to recollect the untoward circumstances of the late harvest. In the first place, it bad put the farmer to great expense ; and when he had housed his corn, he could find no market for it; the same result occurred in many in stances as to cattle. He admitted, therefore, that there was distress, but he was in hopes that it had reached its lowest point, and that they should soon see a return to better times. He wished, however, to call the Noble Duke's attention to one fact stated in Sir H. Parnell's pamphlet, which was, that the revenue, which now only produced 54,000,0001., cost 1,300,000/. snore in its col lection than when it amounted to 58,000,000/. . . Lord TEYNHAM thought. that they were all indebted to the Noble Earl for bringing forward his motion, if only for the luminous speech which it had elicited from the Noble Marquis. It would go forth to the public, and convince them that that House was not inattentive to their best interests. There could be little use in pressing the motion further ; and he, therefore, hoped that the Noble Earl would withdraw it. Earl STANHOPE replied. The House was then cleared for a division. During the absence of strangers, we understand that Lord King withdrew his Amendment. On the division there appeared : For Lord Stanhope's Motion. Present Proxies Against it . 10-25 Present 67 Proxies 5l-118 Majority against the Motion ...... 93 Their Lordships then adjourned at a Quarter to Two. HOUSE OF COMMONS-(LAST NIGHT.) The ballot on the disputed Cork Election being ap pointed for this evening, it was necessary that 100 Mem bers should be present at Four o'clock: as there were but seventy-three present at that hour, the House adjourned. We understand that there is to be a call of the House to morrow (this day), in order to insure a sufficient number of Members. OXFORD. A SUMMARY of the MEMBERS of the UNIVERSITY, January, 1830. Members of Members on Convocation. the Books. 1 University 110 2 Balliol 3 Merton 64 4 Exeter 5 Oriel 159 6 Queen's 164 ' 7 New 66 8 Lincoln 67 9 All Soul , 6B 10 Magdalen 11 Brasen-nose 12 Corpus Bl 13 Christ Church 14 Trinity 105 John's...- 129 15 St. Juhn's •• ••.. 16 Jesus 57 17 Wadham B3 18 Pembroke B4 19 Worcester 9l 20 St. Mary Hall 21 Magdalen Hall 22 New Inn Hall ... 1 23 St. Alban Hall 8 24 St. Edmund Hall 52 5259 2510 Matriculations 426 Regents Determining Bachelors in Lent 282 A meeting of Middlesex Magistrates took place yesterday morning at the Sessions-house, Cleiken well, and Mr. STIRLING delivered up various deeds and papers, in pursuance of the order made upon the subject. It will be recollected that much discussion had taken place in consequence of the alleged neglect of Mr. STIRLING to make out his bill to the county for his services as Coroner; and as it appeared yesterday, in answer to a question from Mr. Serjeant PELL, that Mr. STIRLING had still kept back some documents which he said were necessary to ena ble him to comply with the order, he was informed that the attachment would be put in force against him if he did not give them up within a week. This Mr. STIRLING promised to do, and the conversation dropped. A great many Licensed Victuallers were present, waiting to be heard by Counsel against the new regulation issued by the Court. 'TUNBRIDGE WELLS.—We are informed that the spirited proprietor of the Royal Sussex Hotel (Mr. PEGG) intends, in the course of next month, to start a coach from this place to Hastings, returning the same day. It is to leave the Wells at nine in the morning, and Hastings at four in the afternoon. Should this public accommodation be offered, we most heartily wish success to the undertaking. We understand the motive of putting on a new coach to Hastings (beween which place and the Wells there is a constant interchange of company) is from the proprietors of the Hastings and London coaches having for some months past discontinued running through here. Brighton Gazette. CO --Le, 4. -7-41 4 lot LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 26, 1830. Lord STANHOPE'S Motion of last night, though referring for the sake of plausibility to the distress of the country in general, was, in fact, directed solely to the situation of the landed interest. The Duke of WELLINGTON sheaved, in the same manner as we did on Monday, that so far from agriculture being the branch of industry which principally suf fers, the reductions in rents, and in prices of pro duce, are nothing like equal to those which have befallen almost every branch of our Manufactures, Commerce, and Shipping. That any good would have arisen from such a Committee as Lord STAN. HOPE proposed, we can hardly bring ourselves to believe; and much inconvenience would certainly have been produced by the anticipations it must have led to, of receiving such relief as is beyond the power of Parliament to bestow. The means of stimulating the languishing energies of the country are possessed by the Government in a great degree, and may be expressed in a word—Retrenchment, combined with a reduction of the taxes which check production.— Lord GODERICH pointed out several branches of taxa tion which should be altogether abolished, or at least greatly mitigated, such as the hop duty—the duty on printed cottons—the leather duty—the duty on sea-borne coal—on tobacco—and, above all, on malt and beer. The monopolies which enhance the prices of commodities must be brought to an end ; there must be no privilege of selling dear tea—a privilege into which an inquiry is now pending be fore the East India Committee, whose labours, as Lord GODERICH observed, cannot be otherwise than advantageous to the country, because they will, at least, be the instruments of publishing the truth. The discussion of last night will also be useful in this respect; and the Duke of WELLINGTON'S speech shows that the reproach of indifference to the public distress is wholly inapplicable t 9 the Government. His Grace referred, for the second time, to many symptoms of internal activity and well-doing, which, in the midst of so much alarm and apprehension, have been by far too much disregarded. Still we are decidedly of opinion, that, notwithstanding these symptoms of improvement for which, according to the same reasoning, Ministers have no right to arrogate to themselves, or to the interposition of the Legislature, still we say that taxes must of necessity be reduced. It is very well to talk of upholding the dignity of the Crown, and the honour of the country, but are not these identified with, and emanating from, the prosperity of the people ? Will it be contended that the keeping up of large establishments in a time of profound peace and domestic quiet, is paramount to the bare existence of - a great portion of the labour ing classes ? Really we wish Ministers well, but we implore them to break through those Parliamentary shackles, or whatever secret trammels prevent their doing that full measure of justice to the people which they feel the exigency demands ; and which, but for these too tangible obstacles, we know they would most heartily perform. Power is confided to the few for the benefit of the many ;—why, then, should the Government hesitate to act in that pa triotic spirit, which must confer general blessing, while they derive additional support from the grati tude of the many, and simply for this natural rea• son, that it is for their interest ? Let the Duke of WELLINGTON be just, and fear not : he is strong in the confidence of his Sovereign, and acting. as his own good sense must dictate, he cannot fail yet more to ensure the gratitude of his country. The inte rests of England know no party,--why, then, should corrupt factions be suffered any longer to withhold or pervert the course of that bounty which the Constitution spontaneously yields for the benefit of all alike ? An article appears in the Tenth Number of the Foreign Quarterly Review, just published, on the present state of the Netherlands, which has of late excited much attention, though, perhaps, without being very well understood. In this article, how ever, the causes of the discontents now existing in that country are fully detailed, and the mischievous effects that have arisen from the misconduct of the Government are pointed out in a manner which can leave no doubt that the dissatisfaction of the Bel gians is not without foundation. The coalition of the Liberals and the Catholics has sprung from their ill treatment by the Executive, which has thus united elements, generally speaking, quite hetero geneous. The attacks of the KING upon the Press, and the nature of his insidious attempts to crush it, are described, we believe, with much accuracy, and are condemned with an indignation in which we are sure the people of England will, to a man, participate. Statistics are a science so little studied here, that the information contained in. the Foreign Quarterly, on the population, the . agriculture, manufactures, and commerce--the finances—the state of the poor—of education—and of crime, in the Netherlands, will be a valuable acquisition to our knowledge of that country, and to political economy. We shall probably give some extracts when we have more space; but in the mean time we especially refer our readers to that part of the article which treats of population. It contains a complete refuta tion of the absurd doctrines propagated by Mr. SADLER, founded on the principle professed to have been discovered by that politician—" That the in dustry of fecundity varies in an inverse ratio to the numbers on a given space." Now an exami nation of the population Returns for the nineteen provinces of the Netherlands, proves the ridiculous falsehood of this assertion ; and it moreover appears that Mr. SADLER has mistaken the " intensity of fecundity," as it is called, for a convertible term for " increase of population," whereas the truth is, that the rate of increase depends, not only upon the number of births, but upon the number of deaths, and there are numerous instances of the rate of in crease bei►►g greater where the intensity of fecundity is low, than where it is high. Mr. SADLER'S " great principle" is, therefore, utterly worthless, eren if it were true ; and it may be judged from hence what value ought to be set upon the rest of the vagaries of this empiric, who has been so ex travagantly lauded by the revilers of political economy. The Netherlands are the most thickly peopled country in Europe, and yet the increase is far greater than in either Russia, Austria, or France. A Legislature that regards the advance of popula tion with indifference must either be profoundly ignorant of its duty, or criminally negligent of the welfare of its people. The following are extracts from French Papers. A revolution is said to have broken out in Mexico. We have no room for comment It appears certain that Prince Leopold of Saxe Coburg ac. eepted, on the 21st February, the sovereignty of Greece. " The Porte has consented to a Catholic Patriarch residing at Constantinople. This important concession has been made by the Grand seignor, in consequence of the solicitations of France. Our Ambassador has carried this negotiation through with per severance and talent. The Catholic subjects of the Porte will now have a Bishop, charged with the defence of their interests, under the protection of France. " Several papers publish to-day the numbers of the Regiments which it is asserted are destined to act in the expedition against Algiers. It appears that all the regiments of infantry in the army will be required to furnish their contingent in this expedi tion, which will be composed of 40,000 men. Each regiment will furnish a war battalion, and thus the glory which may result from this campaign will belong to the whole army. As to the Lieutenant-Generals, of whom a list has been published, it ap pears that the Duke D'Escars is the only one who has been as yet appointed. It is believed that the Commander-in-Chief of the army will be appointed this week, or at the beginning of the next."-Gazette de France. FRENCH FUNDS.-PARIS, FEB. 23.-Five per Cents., 109 f. 10c. sc. 10c. 15c. ; Four per Cents., 102 f. 10c. 20c. ; Three per Cents., 83f. 85c. 80c. 70c. 80e ; Rentes de Naples, 92f. 10c. 92f. 92f. sc. 92f. 92f. 10c. 20c. ; Rentes d'Espagne, 134 ; Royal Spanish Loan, 86% %; Rentes Perpetuelles d'Espagne, 69 69 1 4 ; Hay. tian Loan, 510 f. 520 f. 525 f. 5171. 50c. 520 f. Exchange on London -One month, paper, 25f. 70c. ; money, 25f. 65c. ; three months, paper, 25f. 55c. ; money, 25f. 50c.-Cours Authentique. FRENCH FUNDS.-Pa EIS, Fan. 24.-Five per Cents., 109 f. 10c. sc. 10c. 15c. '2oc. 15c. ; Four per Cents., 102 f. 20c ; Three per Cents., 84f. 84f. sc. 84f. 83f. 95c. 90c. ; Bank Stock, 1,915 f. ; Rentes de Naples, 92f. 25c. 30c. 35c. 30c. ; Rentes d'Espagne, 13 12% 54 ; Royal Spanish Loan, 86% 87; Rentes Perpetuelles d'Espagne, 69% 3y %; Haytian Loan, 530 f. 535 f. 530 f. 532 f 50c. 53.5 f. Ex change on London-One month, paper, 25f. '7oc. ; money, 251 65c. ; three months, paper, 25f. 55c. ; money, 25f. 50c.--fours Authetatique. Buenos Ayres Papers have been received to the 3th December, from which the following are extracts : BUENOS AYRES,NOV. 21. The Governors of Corrientes, Salta, Tucuman, and Santiago have addressed notes to the Governor of Buenos Ayres, ac knowledging the receipt of his communication respecting the termination of the war, and congratulating him on it, expressing their ardent wishes for the prosperity of the Rcpubl c. Nov. 28.—1 n our last we mentioned the report that the old Legislature of the province was to be re-installed. It is now finally determined upon, and it is to assemble in the Senate House on the Ist Dec., the anniversary of the day upon which twelve months since it so suddenly ceased its functions. This measure will not only give satisfaction, and pacify a great portion of the public, but it will afford an ocular proof that the peace of the province is deemed secure by those who ought to be the best informed upon that subject. The " Senate of Consultation" has been dissolved. On Mon. day last the members of it met in the Sala at the fort. The Go vernor addressed them in a short speech, stating that the institu. tions of the province were about to be restored, consequently their labours were no longer required, that the Government and people of Buenos Ayres were satisfied with the dignity and patriotism with which their exertions had been marked, and that the Members might rest assured of the public gratitude. The Governor con cluded his speech with these words :—" We found the country a skeleton, now it has life and moves regularly, and to your efforts the change is in great part due." The President of the Senate Don Manuel St. Aguire, made an appropriate reply. The Marquis de Aracaty, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Emperor of Brazil, in a communication, expresses the satisfaction of the Emperor at the termination of the civil war, and his wish to strengthen the ties of friendship between the two nations. Dec. s.—On the Ist inst. the Legislature was opened by a Speech from the President Don Felipe Arana, and a message from the Government, recapitulating the events of the last twelve months. A Proclamation was issued by the Government upon the occa sion of the meeting of the Legislature, congratulating the citi. zens thereon, and that the Province possessed its legitimate re presentatives, therefore the functions of the Provisional Go vernment were at an end. Dec. 12.—The installation of the Governor and Captain-Gen. of the Province, Col. Juan Manuel Rosas, took place on the Bth inst., with the customary ceremonies. A Decree of the Sth inst. names the following gentlemen as Ministers, viz. :—General Tomas Guido, to be Minister of Go vernment and Foreign Affairs; Colonel Mariano Escalada, to be Minister of War and Marine; Citizen Don Manuel Jose Garcia, to be Minister of Finance. A Decree, dated 9th inst.,'appoints General Juan Ramora Bul carce, Minister of War and Marine, vice Col. Manuel de Essalada, resigned. General Tomas Guido, Don Manuel Jose Garcia, and General Juan Ramora Balcarce, have accepted their Ministerial appoint. merits. A Decree, dated the 9th inst., appoints General Enrique Mar tinez, Inspector-General. Several parties of Indians have lately appeared on horseback in the streets of this city. Their singular attire and appear ance attracted much attention. The following are extracts from Hamburg Papers : FROM THI DANURP, JAN. 25. Under the direction of the Russian authorities measures con tinue to be taken for the organisation of an independent Govern ment in the principalities. We hear that with this view a considerable portion of the cannon, musket and military stores, captured at Varna and Silistria, will be given them as a present by their generous protector. As soon as the roads are passable these things, among which are 20 brass cannon and 1,800 muskets, will be forwarded from those fortresses to the place of their des tination, and delivered to the local authorities. HAMBURG, FRB. 19. BoasEsr-HALLE, Form o'CLocx.—The last news from England has improved our market ; several purchases of Wheat having been made, to be delivered when the navigation is open, our holders show less inclination to sel l, and have ev en sold to our own consumers at higher prices. RYE.—The small supplies received by land carriage were of ready sale. BARLEY and OATS were also of ready sale. Weight. Rix dollars. Dantzic Wheat —to to Pomeranian 124 to 128 106 to 110 Anhalt, white llB to 124 115 to 120 ---- red 122 to 128 112 to 118 Danish l2O to 128 74 to 78 Dantzic Rye IIS to 122 6O to 66 Mecklenburgh Oats 66 to 57 4O to 45 • Our Stock Market continues animated. Polish Bonds are of fered and done at 123. Other Funds rather firmer than yester day, but at the prices under there arc buyers and sellers. Rothschild's' New Prussian Four per Cent. Loan, 99% 14, to be delivered two months after the issue of the Bonds. Discount, 2% per cent. End of February, Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per cent. Anglo-Russian Loan ll+3 Hamburg-Russian Loan lO4 Polish Bonds 123 Austrian Bank Shares 1263 Austrian Metalliques 103% New Austrian 4 per Cents. Anglo Neapolitan Falconets - PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAT AT ONE O'CLOCK. Beak stockil "19% 181 i ISouth Sea Stock 3 per Cent. Red. 3 per Cent. Cons. 91 3 ,4 Mi New Ditto — 3% per Cent. — Ex. Bills, -£l,OOO 2d. 75 76 pm. Ditto Red.' lOO% Ditto lid. 75 76 pm. 4 per Cent. Ann. ...... ... 102%% Ditto ..... .......500 2d. 75 76 pm. Ditto, 1826 — Ditto ....... ~ ...... Igd. 75 76 pm. Bank L. Ann 19% Pitta '6mall ..... . 2d. 75 76 pm. Ditto 30 fears l 9 1-16 li Ditto lid. 75 76 pm. Ditto 30 years — Bank for Account — India Stock lndia for Account — Ditto Bonds 75 76 prn. Cons. for Feb.2s 92 % % PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds — Neapolitan — Brazilian Bonds 6934% i Peruvian Bonds Buenos Ayres Bonds — Portuguese Bonds Chilian Bonds — Prussian, Old Colombian Bonds — Ditto, New — Ditto, 1824, 2 2 14% Russian — D a ni s h it% Spanish, :821 12%14 Greek Bonds 4l I --- 1823 Ditto, 1825 4134 234 'French Rentes, sp. c. —f. —c. Guatimata — Exchange —f. — c . Mexican Bonds - 3 per cent. —t. —r. Ditto, 18251. i--- Exchange —l. —r. FOREIGN EXCHANGES ON LONDON. HAMBURG, FEB. 19.-13. 15.—Two months, 13. 13%. BERLIN, FED. 16.—Three months, 7. 0%. BREMEN, FEB. 16.—Two months, G2O. VIENNAAFEB. 10.—Three months, 10. G. MAILS. Arrived. Due. Arrived. Due. O America 0 0 Hamburg 5 O Brazil O Buenos Ayres 0 0 Jamaica 0 O Carthagena 0 0 Leeward Islands ... 0 0 I Dublin 0 I Lisbon 0 2 Flanders 0 0 Mexico O France 0 0 Sweden 0 Guernsey &Jersey.. 0 1 Waterford 0 HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning ... 49 minutes after 4. 1 Evening... 5 minutes after 5. ROYAL COBURG THEATRE. The Managers of the FRENCH COMPANY, and the whole of the Performers, having generously offered to perform one night gratuitously for the BENEFIT of those FAMILIES who have sustained cons!derable LOSS by the late DESTRUCTIVE FIRE at the ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE, and Mr. DA VIDGE having kindly given the use of that House, the Public are respectfully informed that TWO FRENCH PIECES will be performed TO.MORROW EVENING. The Performance will commence with a Vaudeville, called ANGELINE! OU, LA CHAMPENOISE. After which will be represented LES INCONVENIENS DE LA DILIGENCE! • Bonnaventure by M. POTTER. •• • The whole to conclude with the celebrated Melo-Drama, called COUNT TEK ELI ; OR THE SIEGE OF MONTGATZ ! Boxes, 4s.—Pit, 2s, —Gallery, Is. LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY). COURT OF KING'S BENCH. THE KING V. COWARD. This was an indictment against the defendant for wilful and corrupt perjury, arising out of proceedings instituted in the Ecclesiastical Court, against Mr. Scales, of White chapel. From the great number of witnesses to be e xamined, the case will in all probability occupy the Court until a late hour. The COMMON SERJEANT and Mr. PLATT are Counsel for the prosecution, and Mr. ADOLPHUS and Mr. KELLY for the defendant. There is another indictment, of a similar nature, and arising out of the same transaction, against another inha bitant of Whitechapel, named Willis. Though the Court Journal of to-morrow will he the most brilliant Number that has yet been put forth, it includes, we are informed, one paper which will bear away the palm from all its competitors. It is a sati rical sketch from fashionable life, entitled " General In vitations," and which, in humour of style, nice tact for observation and knowledge of high society, has rarely, if ever, we understand, been surpassed in the pages of a periodical work. Its writer will be inquired for, and .guessed at, but will not be detected REVIVAL Or HUNGERPORD MARKET. A public Meeting was held this day at one o'clock, at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, for the purpose of taking into consideration the propriety of reconstructing Hungerford Market. The Meeting was most respectably attended. WM. COURTENA V, Esq. in the Chair. - . The CHAIRMAN said, they were met for the purpose of forming a Company to purchase the Hungerford Market Estate, and to build a new Market upon the site. The property that it would he necessary to purchase, all be longed to one individual, which did away with the great difficulty generally experienced in undertakings of such a nature. The plan had been first proposed by a a few gentlemen who formed themselves into a Provisional Committee. That Committee had entered into a contract with Mr. Wyse, fur the purchase of the estate for 110,0001. and it had been ascertained that a new Market could he completed according to the plan of Mr. Fowler, for 210,000/. The Chairman then went on to detail the arrangements that had already been entered into, and said, that the Bill that it was intended to introduce into Parlia ment, would contain a clause, limiting the liibility of every proprietor to the amount of his number of shares.— (Hear, hear.)—The Commissioners of Woods and Forests were extremely favourable to the plan, as in fact was, every other person that he (Mr. Courtenay) hair spoken to. This was not a bubble scheme, but t►ken up by Gentlemen of property who felt an interest in it. It was right to inform the Meeting that the Committee were under a penalty to Mr. Wyse, if in case five hundred shares should be subscribed for, they did not com p'ete the putc'•aie of the property. He hid men tioned this cit cumstance, as he and those who acted with him, were most anxious to guard against any misunderstanding. If the meeting should subscribe for a certain number of shares,sufficient to warrant the proceed ing ef the undertaking, it would be necessary, without delay, to apply to Parliament for a Bill, and also to increase the number of the Committee. In a few days he should propose that another general meeting be called. He could assure the meeting that neither he nor those around him were persons fond of speculation, but they looked upon this plan as like'y to pay a fair interest for the money invested. At the same time it would be a great improve ment to the West End. He would only mention one fact, by way of encouragement. On leaving the House of Lords this morning, Lord Bexley desired that his name might lie entered as a subscriber for twenty 1001. shares.—(Cheers.) —He had no doubt, when the thing came to be laid before the public, that the subscriptions would soon he filled up. He was willing to answer any questions the meeting might wish to put. A Gentleman asked what penalty was to he pail Mr. Wyse in case the proposed plan was not carried into effect? The CHAIRMAN said 5001., and that the purchase would he 110,0001. Mr. F. FORTUNE had no doubt that a fish market in that quarter would be a benefit. Mr. Burr asked whether 110,0001. would suffice for the purchase of all necesstry access to the markets for waggons and carts. The SECRETARY said the access would be on the east side, certainly not included in the 110,0001., but in the total estimate, amounting to 210,0001. Mr. BUTT then wished to know whether two thousand 1001. shares would cover all expences. The CHAIRMAN thought it would. A GENTLEMAN asked, whether the City Charter .did not give the Corporation a power to oppose the establishment of another fish market? The CHAIRMAN believed not. The next question was, whether the Dukes of Northum berland and Bedford opposed the plan ? The CHAIRMAN replied, that the Duke of Northnm berland was favourable to the plait, and the Duke of Bed ford could not oppose it. (The Meeting was going on when we went to Press.) COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. Miss KEMBLE last night added another wreath to the chaplet of histrionic fame, which SO justly adorns her brow. The Gamester was produced, in order to afford her an opportunity of appearing in Mrs. Beverley—a character truly domestic—but combining more deep pa thos and tragic agony than almost any other on the stage. We have admired Miss KEMBLE as Juliet—we have been delighted with her Belvidere, and pleased with her Euphrasia, but her Mrs Beverley surpasses them all. This is highly gratifying, us it proves that this young lady is not carried away by the constant, though justly-merited applause of the public, but goes on her course, rejoicing—earning new laurels with each successive character, and still preparing for more conquests. Her most effective passages were those where energy of feeling towered over her natural sensihility in that trying scene with the villain Stokely, where the indignation of offended virtue flashed forth with an appal ling grandeur that bespoke the sublime intensity of her passion. When Stukely whispers that her husband had given her jewels to a mistress, her exclamation of " No! on my life he did not," drew down according bursts of sympathetic applause. Her attitude and gestures were eminently beautiful. But when the fiend kneels to pro fess his love for her, the anguish of her soul was wound up to a pitch of terrific scorn which rivetted the gaze, and subdued the breathless attention of all while she exclaimed, " Would these eyes had Heaven's own lightning, that with a look thus, I might blast thee !"—holding up her beautiful arm in an attitude fit to wield the thunder-bolt of Ju piter, yet combining the grace of Minerva. Nor was the majesty of her contempt less felicitously pour trayed when, after ringing the bell, she walks up to the half-trembling Stokely, and in a tone of withering rebuke calmly said..." Your absence, Sir, would please me." The audience testified their appreciation of this passage by three distinct rounds of applause. The scenes that fol lowed deepened in intensity of anguish and inevitable ruin. When Lewson re-appears after his supposed mur der, the burst of joy and thankfulness which escaped the confiding breast of Mrs. Beverley was indeed touch ingly pathetic, and drew tears from all parts of the house. The whole of the last act was painfully interesting. Of Mr. C. KEstisca, who played Beverley for the first time, we have not left ourselves room to speak—but to our ap prehension, it is one of his very best characters. So faithfully correct was his delineation of the ruined gamester, that we could not suppose the reality to be more afflicting. He divided the attention of the audience with his daugh ter, and as often their admiration. So appalling was his final scene, that we have no wish ever to see it again. This we think is the last, the highest praise which he would seek. When Mrs. Beverley rushes forward, and falls on the dead body of her lord, the scene was harrowing in the extreme—every heart trembled with half-suspended ani mation. Mr. WARD'S Stokely was admirably vil lainous. We could almost hate him in private life for his triumph in cold-blooded deceit and vengeance.— On the whole we never saw a play more efficiently cast, nor more excellently acted. When the curtain fell the applause was absolutely stormy, and of long continuance, while waving of hats and handkerchiefs added to the hearty tumult. After the tragedy the audience were most unreasonably clamorous for Miss KIMBLE. Mr. KEMBLE came forward to pacify the vociferous brawlers, and assured them of that which every body must have seen, that his daughter's exertions had rendered her wholly incapable of presenting herself. A more absurd custom than this, of calling for actors after the per formance, has never been introduced, and we trust to see it abandoned by the audience. A very little reflection would convince the gentlemen who set up this clamour, that it is unbecoming themselves, very troublesome and incon venient to the female part of the audience, and, at the best, a very clumsy compliment to the favoured object of it. After Mr. ABBOTT, who came to announce the perform ances, had been driven off the stage, Mr. KEMBLE ap peared, and with the utmost nonchalance tied on his cravat, which had fallen off in the last scene. Having at length obtained silence, he addressed the audience as follows : " Ladies and Gentlemen—l hope you will not attribute my tardiness in appearing before you to any disregard of your desires, but my daughter is so exhausted by her exertions, that I have been obliged to carry her to her room.—(lmmense applause.)— Ladies and Gentlemen, I have the honour to announce this Tragedy for Saturday next—and for Thursday and Saturday next week." Mr. C. KEMBLE then withdrew amid increased ap plause and cheers, mingled with the waving of hats and handkerchiefs. COBURG THEATRE. In our notice a day or two since of the popular new piece entitled the Three Generations, we omitted to men tion the great spirit and ability with which Mr. DAVIDGE represents the principal personage of the drama, Antoine, whom he depicts in manhood, age, and extreme anility, just bordering upon dotage. His rppresentation of the old steward when the spark of life scarcely glimmers within him—his imitation of the human voice—of the palsied attenuated limbs, and imbecile childishness of that " lack-lustre" period, is one of the most perfect things of the kind we have ever witnessed. Mr. DAVIDGE has es tablished his claim to the character of an admirable actor by this performance. The SPEAKER'S first Parliamentary Levee for the present Session will be to-morrow, the 27th inst. THE FUNDS.—(tms DAY.) CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. We have received by a private channel information from Vienna, of the 18th Feb. that the Funds are getting np. 5 per Cents. 103 1, fur March 104 ; 4 per Cents. 961 97-1; Bank Shares 1289, 1300. Discount 2i per cent. A Company has been established to light the city wiib gas. Extract of a letter from Vera Cruz via Bourdeaux, to the 241 January :—The States of St. Louis, Gttarajuate, Guadalaxara, Queretard, and other places, have declared in favour of the byitem proclaimed by the Army of Re serve under the command of Bust unente, and have de creed—lst. The execution of the Constitution and its laws. 2d. Dismission of the discretional power granted the President. 3d. The Convocation of the Chambers, to adopt measures for the exigent' of the times. 4th. The change of the Ministry. Some of the troops of the gar rison of Vera Cruz have declared in favour of Santa Anna, but tlicy will remain on the defensive in the State' of 'era Cruz. The Mexican Congress were to as-emble on the let January, and to elect a President, to be re-elected every four years. Althnu4h there was some appearance of a civil war, it was hoped that the disturbances would terminate without the loss of blood ; but these unfortunate events paralysed all commerce, though every thing remained tranquil. The Gazette of Corfu states, that the brother of Mr. Gordon, at Constantinople, left the said capital in a steamer, in great haste, for Putras, carrying with him important dewatcl.es. The same journal also announces the total evacuation of the Mores by the French troops. THE FUNDS. This being the day for paying and receiving the dif- ferences on the various accounts which were adjusted yes terday, all at present is going on right. Consols, which left off yesterday at 92* fur the Account (the 16th April) opened at the same price this morning, since which they have been done at 92* I, and for Money 91i t. A Mail from Buenos Ayres has arrived. By the King fisher, sailed on the 13th of December, the private lettete state that all was going ow well there. Exchange on London, 9d. Manuel de Rosa was made Governor of Buenos Ayres. In the Foreign Market it is settling day, and the chief business doing is settling their accounts. The new Revo lution in Mexico has caused sonic excitement to the specu lators in Mexican Securities, which was not anticipated ; but it has not at present had mach effect on the Mexican Bonds. I UNDS. 31 per Cent. 1001 1 New 4 per Cent., 1021 1 4 per Cent. 1826 10511 India Bonds, 75 76 Exchequer Bills, 75 76 FUNDS. Greek, 42 Mexican, 25 6 Peruvian, 19 1 Portuguese, 581 91 Prussian, Russian, 1104 11 Spanish, 121 13 TWO O'CLOCK ENGLISH Bank Stock, 218 I9i India Stock, 244 5 3 per Cent. Cons. 911 Do. for April Account, 92 1 Ditto Reduced, 921 F OREIG. Brazilian, 69 1 Buenos Ayres, 29 31 Chilian, Colombian, 221 I Danish, 741 5 French, 5 per Cent 109 1 Ditto, 3 per Cent. 84 The Buenos Ayres papers received at the North and South American Coffee-house to the 13th December, contain several proclamations issued by ti.neral Roses on his being appointed Governor-General of that province, which are not of great interest. On the evening of the 4th December Buenos Ayres was placed in considerable alarm, by a report that another re volution was in agitation ; strong patroles were in the street and the military were on the alert, but the alarm subsided, it having been discovered that Colonel Smith had been tampering with the officers and soldiers, per suading them to revolt and mart!) to Cordova. Colonel Smith failed in the attempt—it is added he has made his escape to Cordova. It is expected the Legislature will shortly be prorogued• Accounts from Lisbon state that the idea of rending an Ambassador to Rio Janeiro has been given up. Eighty new prisoners have arrived in the above capital from Ma deira ; General Alvares Pereira, and the Advocate Girdo, have died in prison. We have no novelty to relate in regard to the transac tions in the Funds, except that meney stock has obtained a better price this morning. Consols have been done during the morning at 92, and 92i for the Account, and at present may be quoted 921 ; for Money 911 -I. In the Foreign Market Greek and Spanish Bonds are the only speculations this morning. Greek has improved , and been done at 43. The debates of last night in the Lords have attracted the attention of the citizens, but still they are in the dark in regard to the financial measures of Ministers ; there fore no speculations of great niagnitude will be ventured on, until something comes to light on the above subject. TAREE O' CL CK. Consols for Account, 921 SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) FROM LLOYD'S. LIVERPOOL, Fes. 24.—Arrived the Algonquin, West, from Charleston, and the Tagus, Wade, from Lisbon, DEAL, FEB. 25.—Wind S.W.—Arrived from London, the Roslyn Castle, Ferguson, for New South Wales ; the Maria, —, for Ascension Island ; the Underwood, Hood, for Deme rara, and the Rival, Wallace, for Bermuda. FALMOUTH, Fee. 24.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Kingfisher Packet, from Buenos Ayres. The Ceres, from Liverpool to Newry, was run down on 'Tues day night by the Corsair, steamer, from Belfast, and the master drowned. The Maria, Franklin, from Lynn to London, sunk on Sunday night, off the Dudgeon. Crew saved. The Prince Coburg, Howell, from Poole :to London, was on shore, near Dover, yesterday, but expected to be got off after discharging. The Diana, from Bordeaux to Antwerp. is wrecked at the back of the Isle of Wight. The Meteor, steamer, from Guernsey to Weymouth, was to tally wrecked at Portland, on Tuesday, during a fog. Crew and passengers saved. The Thomas King, Williamson, from Demerara, has arrived off' Dover, sailed Jan. 16. The Keith Douglas, Wilne, was on shore on the Black Mid• ding, on Wednesday, bilged. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY). CORN EXCHANGF. The supplies of most kinds of Grain this week are - tolerably' good. Of Flour there is also a good quantity. The Wheat trade for tine parcels is firm at Monday's prices, in other quali ties there is very little doing. Barley continues very dull, with out alteration in value. Beans and Pease are without variation. There is a dull trade for Oats to-day, at Monday's prices. Flour without alteration. ARRIVALS. Wheat. Harley. Oats. Flour. English 4,750 qrs. 12,450 qrs. 15,90 U qrs. 5,650 s iela. Irish - - Foreign - brls. DISTRESS IN WALES.--From every part of the principality accounts reach us of the distress which is - spreading far and wide among the working classes, and Which will be further augmented by the additional num ber of miners about to be thrown out of the partial employ they now receive. At Holyhead, coals, bread, and soup are distributed on stated days in the week. At Bangor similar subscriptions are entered into far the distribution of coals, oatmeal, and potatoes among the poor of that place.—Chester Chronicle. BIRTHS. On the 23d inst. the lady of E. Wigan, Esq., of High bury-terrace, of a daughter. At Naples, the 24tk ult. the lady of T. R. Auldjo, Esq. of a daughter. On the 23d inst. in Great Russell-street, the lady of E. Malian, jun. Esq., of a daughter. MARRIED. On the 16th inst. at St. Thomas's Church, Portsmouth , by the Rev. C. B. Henville, Vicar, John S. Kitson, Esq., Captain in the Royal Engineers, to Elizabeth, eldest dangly ter of George Grant, Esq., banker, Portsmouth. On the 25th inst. at Nazing, Robert, eldest son of Joh o Biddulph, of Ledbury, in the county of Hereford, Esq•v to Elizabeth, only daughter of G. Palmer, Esq., of Nosing Park, Essex. On the 23d inst. at Shaw Church, W. Mosely, Esq" of Leaton Will, Staffordshire, to Helen Elizabeth, the second daughter of Thomas Bacon, Esq., of Donningto o Castle, Berks. DIED. On the 23d inst. in Grosvenor-place, J. King, Egl't Comptroller of Army Accounts, aged 70. On the 24th inst. in Upper Brook-street, the wife o f C. Burton, Esq. On the 22d inst. in Arlington-street, the wife of Al' W. Andrews, Esq. On the 22d inst. in Grove-place, Lisson-grove, ENO' beth, the youngest daughter of John Drummond, Esq. il l the 3d year of her age. At Hampstead, Martha, widow of the late J. Aikio , M.D., aged 83. On the 11th inst. at Aberdeen, Major A. Dunbar, lad of the 21st Regt., aged 58. 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