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bad stated, at a public meeting at Durham, that he never 'knew an instance of it.--(Loull calls of " Question !") An Host. MEMBER was inclined to support the Bill, but thought the session too far- gone to push it forward • now, and he could not• vote for the second reading. • The ATTORNEY-GENERAL supported the motion. • The Bill was only to establish the general principle of • registration, which they all seemed to agree. in. Even the Hon. Member liked registration in Yorkshire, and why should not that which was good in Yorkshire be extended over the whole kingdom ? The present motion • only went to sanction the principle, and all the details • might be discussed in the C o mmittee.—(Loud calls of • " Question.") Mr. DUNCOMBE reminded the House that the ge neral principal of the Bill, which the second reading would sanction, was the-principle of metropolitan registration. The whole of his constituents were against the Bill, and he should give it his most decided opposition in that stage.—(Question.) • Mr. J. A. AIURRAY supported the motion. Tile principle of registration had been tried in Scotland for upwards of a hundred years, and been found to give great • satisfaction. They were not then to decide on the details, but only on the general principle, to which even the Hon. Member for Yorkshire was favourable.—(Loud calls of " Question.") • Mr. CAYLEY (we believe) was determined to oppose the motion, because he knew that every one of his con stituents considered him pledged to oppose it.—(Laughter, and calls of " Question.") Lord SANDON had a petition to present against the Bill from Liverpool, most numerously and respectably signed. For his own part, he approved of the general principle of registration, hut objected strongly to make it metropolitan. He did not like concentrating wealth and business in London ; on the contrary, he thought it was . better to diffuse them as equally as possible through the • country. He should prefer a district registration. At the same time he should vote for the second reading, with a resolution on his part to make it a district registration in the Committee.—(Question.) Mr. WASON approved of the observation of the Noble • Lord, but was sure that it would not be possible to do any thing with the Bill this Session.—(Loud calls of • " Question.") The House then divided on the question that the Bill be read a second time—. For the motion Against B2 Majority against the motion The Bill was therefore lost. SEPARATISTS. Oa re-entering the Gallery, we found Mr. PRYME on his legs moving that the House should resolve itself into a Committee on the Bill for substituting the Separa tists' affirmations for their oaths. The Hon. Member explained the hardships those persons were subject to at present on account of their refusing to take an oath. They were prevented from being merchants, because they would not take Custom-house oaths. They could not exercise their calling in Corporations, because they would not take the oath to the Corporation. They were sometimes de prived of their elective franchise, because they would not swear that they had not voted before. If they were half pay officers, they could not receive their half-pay because they would not swear. The Hon. Member referred to a variety of other similar hardships which fell on them be- cause they would not swear. Mr. HALCOMB said that in the known character of the Quakers they had some guarantee, but the Separatists were wholly unknown to him. He should be obliged to the Hon. Member to state who and what the Separatists were. Mr. PRYAIE said he could not say just now what they were.—(A laugh.) Mr. *ARBUR TON said, that if they had a consci entious objection to an oath, that was quite aufficitnt. Mr. J. MURRAY said, the Separatists were the ori ginal Christian Church, who adhered closely to the lan guage of Scripture, especially to that portion of it which toi bade them to take an oath. Mr. COULBEIRN thought it a very rash project, to grant such a privilege to a sect of whom they knew so little. It was very different with regard to the Quakers, with whom they had long been acquainted, and whose in teerity was well known. It appeared to him that such a Bill would have the effect of encouraging unnecessary se cession from the Established Church. The House then went into Committee, when, after a somewhat desultory discussion which took place ac to whether the form of the affirmation would be sufficient for the purposes of evidence, and after the withdrawal of a verbal amendment proposed by Mr. C. Fergusson, the se veral chose* of the Bill were agreed to. The House resumed.—Report to be brought up to morrow. A conversation then took place, similar to that which happened in the beginning of the evening, relative to the putting off the orders of the day that preceded the order for going into the Committee on the Irish Church Tem poralities Bill. At the suggestion of Lord ALTHORP, several Hon. 3ietnbers consen►ed to give way, and postpone the urders that related to them. IRISH CHURCH TEMPORALITIES BILL. On the motion of Lord ALTHORP, the House resolvtd itself into a Committee on the Irish Church Temporilities Bill. The 91st, 92d, 93d, and 94th clauses were agreed to, with some verbal amendments. The following clauses were then agreed to :-100, 101, 102, 103, 105, and 108, clause 107 having been post poned after some discussion between Mr. GOULBURN, Mr. SHAW, and Mr. STANLEY. The 109th, 110th, and I 1 Ith clauses were poqtponed. The 112th, 113th, 114th, 115th, 116th, and 117th clause. were then agreed to. _ _ The 118th clause, giving the right of appointment to those who had the right of patronage, was postponed. The House then resumed, and the Chairman obtained leave to sit again on Friday next. The Bill for taking away the punishment of death in ewes of forcibly breaking into dwelling houses in tt e day time, was read a third time and passed. The Parochial Rates Bill went through a Committee, Mr. GREEN in the Chair. After a desultory conversation the Report was ordered to be brought up this day. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the House adj..urned at two o'clock. LIST OF THJ Of 69, who, on the 19th of reading of the General Rei can be made out. '; MINORITY, June, voted for the second ,istry Bill, so far as the same SCOTLAND. Abereromby, Right Hon. J.-- Edinburgh Adam, C.—Clackmannanshire Agnew, Sir A.—Wigtonshire Bannerman, A.—Aberdeen Colquhoun, J. C.—Dumbarton shire Ewing, James—Glasgow Fergusson, R. C.—Kirkcud bright Gillon, W. D.—Falkirk, &c. Hay, Sir J.—Peebles-shire Jeffrey;Rt. Hon. F.—Edinburgh Johnstone, J. J. H.—Dumfries. shire Johnston, A.—St. Andrews Kennedy, T. F.—Ayr, &c. Maxwell, Sir John—Paisley Maxwell, John—Lansrkshire Murray, J. A.—Leith Oliphant, Laurence—Perth Oswald, R. A.—Ayrshire Oswald, J.—Glasgow Stewart, R.—Haddington, &c. Stewart, E.—Wigton, &c. Wallace, R.—Greenock IRELAND. Browne, D.—Mayo Fitzgerald, Thos.—Louth Co. Lamb, Hon. G.—Dungarvon Lynch, A. H —Galway Maxwell, J. W.—Downpatrick Perrin, L.—Monaghan Co. FAIRED OPF. Peel, Sir R.—Tamworth Hunie, J.—Middlesex IKerry, Earl of—Caine 'Penleaze, C—Southampton TELLERS, Brougham, W.—Southwark Buller, Charles—Liskeard ENGLAND. Althorp, Viscount—South Nor thamptonshire Baring, F.—Thetford Barnard, E. G.—Greenwich Campbell, Sir J.—Dudley Childers, J. W.—Cambridgesh. Evans, Wm.—Leicester Ewart, W.—Liverpool Fort, J.—Clitheroe Forster, C. S.—Walsall Grote, Geo.—London Grey, Sir G —Devonport Hall, Benjamin—Monmouth Hawkins, J. H.—Newport, Isle of Wight Heathcote, G. J.—Lincolnshire klyett, W. H.—Stroud Horne, Sir W.— Marylebone Kennedy, J.—Tiverton Lamont, Norman—Wells Lefevre, C. S.—North Hants Lushington, Dr.—Tower Haml. Lennard, T. B.—Maldon Langston, J. IL—Oxford Leech, J.—West Surrey Ord, W. H.—Newport, Isle of Wight Potter, Richard—Wigan Romilly, E.—Ludlow Romilly, J.—Bridport Strutt, E.—Derby Scholefield J.—Birmingham Sandon, Lord—Liverpool Stanley, Hon. E. G. S.—North Lancashire Thicknesse, R.—Wigan Troubridge, SirT. E.—Sandwich Vernon, G. H.—East Retford Warburton, H.—Bridport Wood, M.—London Whalley, Sir S.—Marylebone Walker, R.—Bury There have been ninety-eight persons con fined in Wakefield House of Correction ; during 12 months, for offences against the Game Laws. THE MYSTERIOUS GAMBLER.—It will be remembered he w c i rcumstant i ally the part i cular . , and further particulars," of this mysterious murder have been detailed. The Passage Cboiseul was the scene of the assassination. The murderer was scared by the cries of his victim, as much treasu re was founiziuP on '7s' His riches were supposed to be immense ; his abode N corpse. a profound secret ; and he was known oly as bein g , or being supposed to be, an Advocare, an d was hence never named but as Monsieur l'Avocat. Why should he he known by any other name than his own ? for Avoc.sT was his own, biy only, bona fide name—was —we beg his pardon ; is ; for, be it known to all w . horn it may interest, that this well-known character , frequenter of the gaming -houses, this Monsieur Avo CAT, or l'AvccAT, is at present to be seen daily walking in the streets of Paris, and looking in remarkably go , d hea!th for a murdered gentleman. So mach: for the :t• riectsies of French gossip. !RICKS OF IRISH STOCI:S, DUBLIN, JUNE 17. Bank Stock —l Consols, 3 ner cent. Gov. Stock, 3X, per cent 9 4 14 Ditto, New 94% fper Cent — . ........ ISt. Patrick Insur.(perShare) Royal Irish Ditto National Ditto — I Patriotic Ditto — Hibernian Bank 22% ..._ Cfov. Deb. N percent 87 Royal Canal Stock 39% Grand Canal Stock City Deb. 4 per cent. Ballast Office Deb. 4 n. c. Provincial Ditto .. Royal Irish Mine — Imperial Mine — Mining Co. of Ireland Commercial Buildings PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONRO'CLOCK. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Red. 88%3.6N India Stock 3 per Cent Cons. 31 .4 per Cent.... Ditto Red 95%%% Old Annuitie5............... 86% New 3% per Cent. 3 per Cent. Ann. 1726 .... 3 per Cent. Ann. 1751 - 4 per Cent. 1826 Rank Long Ann. to exture Ditto 500 5l 52 pm. Jan. 5, 1 51 52 86P l7 16 15-16 Ditto Small Oct. 10, 1859 'l6 13-16 % Ditto Commercial . pm Jan. 5, 1860 -- Ditto Advertised ......... -- pm. Jan. 5, 1880 Bank for Account — Aprils, 1880.........,...,. India for Account Jan. 5. 1870 Cons. for Opening ...90 89% 90 THIS DAY AT ONE 0 CLOCK. PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS Austrian Bonds 961 Belgian Bonds 91%% Ditto Account 914 i Brazilian Bonds 67N Ditto Account 67% Buenos Ayres Bonds 9.5 Ditto Account Chilian Bonds Ditto Account 2536 Columbian Bonds 20% 1% Ditto Account Ditto Bonds, 1824 Ditto Account 23 % Danish Bonds 734 Ditto Account — (reek Bonds 32}4 Ditto Bonds, 1825 , Ditto Account — Mexican Bonds, 5 per cent 29% Ditto Account 3O Ditto, 6 per cent Ditto Account 15% 6% Neapolitan 925‘, Peruvian Bonds 1 9 9/, Portuguese Bonds DittO Account 6O Regency Scrip 2l dis. ' Ditto Account 2l* dis. (Prussian Bonds — Ditto Bonds, 1822 I93N Russian Bonds, 1822 lO4 Ditto Account 104% New Loan 09% Spanish Bonds,lB2l '9% Ditto Account l9 Ditto Bonds, :823 Ditto Account. 17% French Rentes, sp. c. —f. —c. Exchange —f —c. 9 per cent 78f 25c. Exchange 2sf. 80c. Dutch, 21 p. c 49 Ditto Account 48% 9 Ditto, 5 p. c , , 90 Ditto Account 9O French Scrip 4 4 pm. PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Share. Anglo Mex. Min. Co. (iss. at Si. pm.) £lOO 11% Bolanos Mining Company £l5O 135 Brazilian Imp. Min. Co. (ss. at 51. pm ) .£2O 62 Ditto National l7►% 23 Ditto St. John Del Rey Ditto Coeaes 5 lsq. British Iron Mining Company £5O Columbian Mining Co. Om at 5/. pm.) 50y{ English Mining Company 123 l Mining Genera Association 12 Mexican Mining Co £46 7)2 Real dcl Monte Mining Co. ..., — 27 United Alex. Min. Co. (iss. at 21. ran.) 4 0 11 1 ,4 Ditto New Scrip 5 1434 Alliance Fire Insurance Comp lO 10% Protector Insurance Comp. Australian Co. Canada Company General Steam Navigation Co. National Provincial Bank of England 554 pm. Provincial Bank of Ireland 25 35% HIGH WATEt. AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning —33 minutes after 4. f Evening...ss minutes after 4. CONTRACTS FOR RUM, SUGAR, WINE, PEASE, BUTTER, AND CHEESE. DEPARTMENT OF THE COMPTROLLER FOR VIC TUALLING AND TRANSPORT SERVICES, SOMERSET.PLACE, JUNE 20, 1633. THE COMMISSIONERS for EXE CUTING the OFFICE of LORD HIGH AD MIRAL of the UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND do hereby give notice, that on THURSDAY, the 27th instant, at One o'clock, they will be ready to treat with such Persons ac may be will ing to contract for supplyinv: and delivering the following articles into his Majesty's Victualling Stores at Dept- ford, viz.:— rrhe produce One-half to be de- RUM 75,C00 Gallons 1 of British Possessions . livered by tne SUGAR lOO Tons tin the West 20th July, and Indies. the remainder I 1 by the 10th Au nishWlNE, Spa. by Gll aons Red... j gust next. The above will be exempted from Customs' Duties. PEASE. 5OO Quarters One-half to be delivered by the BUTTER 7 Tons 10th July, and the remainder CHEESE: 8 Tons by the 20th July next. A Sample of the Sugar may be seen at this Office ; but Samples of the Wine (not less than two bottles), and of the Pease (not less than two quarts), must be produced by the Parties tendering. The Conditions of the Contracts may be seen at the said Office. No Tender will be received after One o'clock on the day of treaty, nor any noticed unless the party attends, or an Agent for him duly authorized in writing. Every Tender must be delivered at the above Office, and be accompanied by a Letter addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, at Somerset-place, and signed by two responsible Persons, engaging to become bound with the Person tendering, in the sum of 25/. per cent. on the value, for the due performance of the Contracts for Wine, Butter, and Chee s e. FOR EDINBURGH. THE LEITH AND LONDON NEW STEAM-B'IIPS, ROYAL WILLIAM and ROYAL ADELAIDE, each 200 horse's power, are now appointed to sail from the St. Katharine's Dock Wharf, London, and will land their Passengers, &c., in Leith Harbour, as follows: ROYAL ADELAIDE, JAS.} Saturday, June 22, at Ten, P.M. MILLS, Commander ROYAL WILLIAM, WM Saturday, June 29, at Ten, P.M. CHAPLIN, Commander And every following Saturday till further notice. FARES, INCLUDING PROVISIONS. First Cabin £4 4 0 Second Ditto 2 10 0 Carriages, Horses, and Goods, on Freight as usual. Information obtained, berths secured, and Goods re ceived for shipment, at the Leith and Glasgow Wharf. Also, by Thos. Robertson, 164, Strand ; H. Underwood, 56, Haymarket; 51. Saunderson, Boar and Castle Inn, Ox ford-street ; Sir. Shirk, Old White Horse Cellar, Picca. dilly ; and Mr. Gilbert, Blossoms Inn, Lawrence-lane, Cheapside ; where light goods are received, and forwarded to the Wharf till Five o'clock on the day of starting. JOSEPH ADAMS, Agent, Leith and Glasgow Wharf. July Ist, Part 1. price 2s. 6d. CONTAINING TWELVE ENGRAVINGS. VALPY'S NATIONAL GALLERY OF PAINTING AND SCULPTURE, to he completed in 16 or 18 Monthly Parts, each Part containing TWELVE Subjects, executed in the first style of outline engraving; with a Description of each picture. The Series will comprise all the Paintings now collected in the NATIONAL GALLERY, and the Sculpture in the BRITISH MUSEUM. Printed and Published by A. J. Valpy, Red Lion Court ; and sold by all Booksellers, Printsellers, &c., in the Kingdom. BRITISH INSTITUTION, PALL-MALL. THE GALLERY, with a SELECTION of PICTURES, from the WORKS of Sir JOSHUA REYNOLDS, Mr. WEST, and Sir THOS. LAWRENCE, the Three last Presidents of the Royal Academy, is open Daily, from Ten in the Morning till Six in the Evening. Admittance Is.—Catalogue Is. WILLIAM BARNARD, Keeper. Ift! ) 411 . , *Ult. Zogi.Z.,..;:eittl .4. • _ , - LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 20, 1833. To-morrow the question of the Bank of Eng land Charter again comes before the House of Commons. The first step towards a settlement of this question can hardly be said even yet to be taken : s.se hope that if that step is to lead to the accomplishment of Lord A LTHORP'S plan it may never be taken. The attention of the parties whose private interests are affected by the proposed measure has been roused to the mischiefs which we may claim credit for having been the first to point out. This will be sufficient, we hope, to stop Lord ALTHORP'S progress till next year, when it is possible the public at large may see how injurious his proposition is to its interest, and induce the House to op pose it. How his Lordship came to enter into such an arrangement with the Bank is wholly unaccountable, except upon the sup position that he thought, if that body itself were disarmed, the question, instead of being a source of Ministerial trouble and vexation would be smoothly and easily disposed of. It has been observed with some truth that it re quires no great ability to settle questions by means of sacrifices of the public money or the public interest. To settle the Indian question, money was given ; to settle the slavery question, money was given ; and now to settle tl,u Bank question, money is, in fact, to be given, al though indirectly ; for instead of Government imposing a tax upon the people, and at once paying it to the Bank, that corporation is itself to be allowed to impose the tax. But hitherto. although Lord ALTHORP has made liberal use of this universal solvent, he has, besides melting all the difficulties which opposed themselves to the success of his plans, been upon the whole careful to take no retrograde step. It is much to insure the East India Company a dividend of 10 per cent. for forty years ; but the public obtained the great right of trading to China, of investing capital in India, of in fact making the most of its possessions in the East. Liberal principles made a step forward, and proof was given that the experience of the past has been profited by. - The same observations may be applied to the settlement of the West Indian question. We paid a high price, but we ob tained a jewel of almost inestimable value. How different is the case in the proposed settlement of the Bank Charter Question. We nominally receive a sum of money, b u t, in point of fact, it only amounts to pay ing still too much, although not so much as before, for services which ought, for the concessions made, to be discharged for no thing. But we contend that even if the Bank had agreed to manage the public business for nothing, the privileges it is to receive would leave the public losers to an enormous amount. Unlike the result in the other arrangements to which we have alluded, a retrograde step has been taken, a departure from right principle has been made, and what is worse, one which renders a return to a sound and wholesome system a matter of twenty fold more difficulty than it is at present. One main cause of the different panics we have had, or rather of their fatal results, has been the instability of the London banks, to whom the country banks had recourse in their day of trouble. That instabi lity is caused by all the banks, except the Bank of England, being limited to six partners. In 1826, Lord LIVERPOOL and Mr. ROBINSON (Lord GODERICH), told the Bank of England —" With respect to the extension of the term of the exclusive privileges of the Bank, of England, it is obvious, from what passed be fore, that Parliament will never agree to it. Such privileges are out of fashion, and what expectation can the Bank, under present circum stances, entertain that theirs will be renewed ?" Surely what would not have been agreed to by Parliament in 1826, will not be agreed to by Parliament in 1833 ! Is it possible that what was out of fashion then, can now have become the vogue.? It would seem that Lord ALTHORP thinks so, for instead of proposing to abolish the exclusive privileges of the Bank, he wishes to retain and extend the most mischievous of them. Instead of desiring to make the London Banks secure, he says, " I care not for the mischiefs which have been occasioned by the London Banks consist ing only of six partners—l care not for the in justice done to the London tradesmen ; if they be not wealthy enough to keep an account at the Bank of England, they must go to places where their money will ntrt be safe—l will not make safe banks, for the Bank of England will not embarrass me, if I continue its exclusive privileges." This is an enormous evil, but it is far from being that the effects of which we most dread. What we most dread is the Bank of England be coming the only bank of issue in the kingdom.Tlie temporary success of this scheme, by ruining all the private banks (including the Joint Stock Banks which have been established, with so much advantage, in different parts of the coun try), would almost prevent the possibility of re turning to the sound principle of freedom and competition without a convulsion of the most disastrous nature. We pass over the absolute injustice and inconsistency of different parts of the plan as it affects country banks, for the public grievances are alone sufficient to make every man who takes the trouble of thinking upon the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER'S plan op pose it. Another day we shall consider the grievances to which it subjects country banks. The joint stock banks in the country have, we understand, constituted Mr. MUNDELL their agent to watch the proceedings taken in Parlia ment affecting their interests. In another part of The Sun will be found an article on the " Affairs of the East" from the practised pen of 0. P. Q. The article is well reasoned, though the facts from which the de ductions are made, are known to all our readers. 0. P. Q. has the rare merit of being, what Dr. JOHNSON called, " a good hater," and we like him the better for this heart-felt zeal. He takes an accurate measure of Russian intrigue and Russian despotism. His miniature portraits of NICHOLAS, too, are always well drawn. We hope he will one day be tempted to , treat us with a full length of the Northern NERO. O.P.Q. agrees with us in opinion that the Ottoman empire seems destined to perish. On this point, we fear, scarce a shadow of doubt can be enter tained, unless indeed—which is not very likely under existing circumstances—Europe should see fit to plunge into a general war of opinion. In that case the Porte would again rear its head among nations, anti Russia would he the prin cipal victim—Russia, which is so ill-cemented a kingdom, which incorporates so many countries panting for an opportunity of throwing off her iron yoke,such as Finland, Poland, parts ofthe Crimea, and the discontented regions of the Caucasus. The first gun fired ii) Europe would be the signal for the dismemberment of the Russian empire. The disjointed, unwieldy mass would tumble into a thousand pieces—be split, like the scattered limbs of ABSYRTUS, into a thousand fractions. But this, we repeat, is not likely to he the case just at present. True, Europe is one vast gasome ter, filled with the most inflammable matter, which the accidental fall of a single spark might ignite in an instant ; but it is the very conscious ness of this that induces the European Cabinets to keep perpetually on the watch—to seize every opportunity of preventing such an untoward explosion. To this extreme caution—commend able within certain limits—first Poland, and now Turkey, has been sacrificed. F or i t i s idl e to suppose that R ussiawill let go h er h o ld, w h e n her prey is already within her reach—when she has nothing to do but to stretch forth her talons and clutch her victim. A few months since a spirited demonstration on the part of France and England would have restrained her ambition within due bounds; but now— stop her who can ! The war, it seems, between the Porte and IBRA HIM is at an end ; yet still we find NICHOLAS pouring fresh troops by thousands into Constanti nople. The SULTAN no l onger nee d s ass i stanc e, yet the Russian faction is still predominant in his councils. This fact, coupled with the very sig nificant one that insurrections in Bosnia and Servia are being actively fomented by Russian intrigue, is proof, all but irresistible, that NI CHOLAS is bent on the conquest of Turkey. And where all this time are the fleets of France and England ? Lounging about the Archipelago—tacking on and off the Dardanelles, " willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike." Truly a very pleasant occupation for a serene summer day ! We take for granted that Russia will justify her retention of Constantinople—for she is never at a loss for a sophistical argument-- by the precedent of France's retention of Algiers, and that every Ultra throughout Europe will hold the plea unanswerable. We are enabled to state positively that several of the Tory Peers have announced their readi ness to abstain from opposing the Irish Church Reform Bill, provided Ministers will consent to allow the question of the appropriation of the amount which it is intended to deduct from the revenues of the Irish Church, to stand over till another session. As there has been no regular inquiry into the best mode of appropriating this sum, it is probable that Ministers will concede the point ; consequently, if there should be a division on the Irish Church Reform Bill in the House of Lords, the majority will, ac cording to present appearances, be with the Government. At present, however, it is not expected that there will be a division. We have already stated that the idea of creating new Peers for the purpose of carrying the measure alluded to, would have been reluctantly acted upon, as at least sixty would have been necessary. We have since been informed, from an authentic source, that not less than 80 new Peers would make Ministers secure, if the Tory Lords were unanimous in opposing the Bill. It is not, under these circumstances, likely that any new creation of Peers will take place for a political object, although a few Commoners may be called to the Upper House. Some other means of harmonizing the Legislative branches must there fore sooner or later be thought of. M. COMTE and M. PIRoN, the Director and Sub-Director of the French Postes, will leave London for Paris on Saturday ; before which day the ratification of the treaty into which they have entered with the Duke of RICHMOND is expected to arrive. As it will be necessary, now that the communication be tween London and Paris is to be daily, to send the regular mail by a light carriage, the estafette service will be abolished ; but no doubt is entertained by the French Government of being able to forward the mail as rapidly by light carriages, constructed for the purpose, as on horseback. A reduction of the present rate of postage by estafette, will be made by the French Government, provided a corresponding reduction takes place in this country. Nothing can be more reasonable. The present rate of charge here is enormous. As the new arrangement will require an alteration in the present mode of con veyance, some time must, it appears, elapse be fore it can be acted upon. M. DEDEL has not yet returned to London. He had fixed his return for this day, but is not expected before the end of this week or the be ginning of the next. It is reported this morning in the diplomatic circles that the Emperor of RUSSIA purposes paying a visit to the SULTAN at Constantinople. The House of Commons will, according to present appearances, be prorogued about the 10th of August. Such, at least, is the inten tion of Ministers ; and they are determined to press forward all the measures now before Par liament, which it is important to get through during the present session. As, according to the present arrangement, there are nearly two months left, a great deal of public business may be completed before the prorogation. Our readers will see, by the report of the pro ceedings in the House of Commons last night, that the General Register Bill was thrown out by the country gentlemen. Yet these are the par ties most forward to echo the vulgar clamour about the selfishness of lawyers, their desire to make law expensive, &c. We think that both they and the country attorneys, by whom they have been prompted, are mistaken in supposing they would sustain injury from the Bill. This opposition is about as enlightened as that which they gave to the repeal of the usury laws ; but we venture to say, that few years will pass before both amendments of the law are carried either with their concurrence, or in spite of their opposition. We understand that no account has been received at the Portuguese embassy of the commencement of the embarkation of troops at Oporto for Lisbon. At the date of the last official accounts the plan of operations had not been finally decided upon ; but the expedition by sea was considered by the leading persons in the regency as the most reasonable. The German Papers received this day men tion that Russian influence is predominant in the Councils of the Porte; that Count ORLOFF is personally a favourite with the Sultan, whom he rarely ventures to contradict, except in the most courteous and cautious terms, contrast ing strongly, in this respect, with Admiral ROUSSIN, who gives vent to his dissatisfaction in no equivocal terms. The same authorities add, that the Russian troops have succeeded in making themselves popular with the Turks at Constantinople, who now regard them as the natural defenders of the Porte. Truly NI CHOLAS plays his part to admiration. As far as adroitness and ingenuity are concerned, he richly deserves his success. It was just in this way that his grandmother hoodwinked the in habitants of the Crim ea , w h en h er troops fi rst took possession of the territory. Brussels Papers contain no intelligence of moment, with the exception of a proposed Ad dress of the Chamber of Representatives in reply to the KING'S speech, which, by the bye, abounds merely in vague generalities. We are not sorry to learn by the French Jour nals, that France is likely to retain permanent possession of Algiers. It may be the means of hastening the march of civilization in that quarter of the globe where it is most of all needed—Africa. PERIAL PARLIAMENT THIS DAY. THURSDAY, JUNE 20. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The Gallery was opened at a quarter past 12 o'clock, when we found about forty Members in the House, and among them the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Mr. RYLE presented a petition from Macclesfield against any alteration in the Apothecaries Act of 1815. Major BEAUCLERK presented a petition from the Brewers and Clergy of Surrey against the Beer Act. Re ferred to the. Committee. HOUSE AND WINDOW TAXES. Col. EVANS presented a petition from the inhabitants of the parish of St. Ann, Westminster, praying for the repeal of the house and window taxes. He would just state, now that he saw a Member of his Ma jesty's Government present, that he had on a former occasion, when some of the Ministers were not present, presented a similar petition from the inhabi tants of St. Clement Danes, and he felt confident that if the House did not speedily pass a measure for the repeal of these taxes, which fell heavily on a great mass of the industrious population of large parishes, the want of confidence—the breach would really become as great between the people and their then representa tives as it was supposed to be at present between that and another House of Parliament. The petitioners prayed that they might be removed without delay, and he felt confident that in the petition they stated not merely their own sentiments, but the sentiments of the whole of the population of the metropolis. The peti tioners stated they felt it to be their duty to press for the repeal of those taxes, and he (Colonel Evans) had the highest authority for saying they were obnoxious, and ought to be repealed, for the Noble Lord opposite bad advocated the repeal of those taxes when out of office. Lord ALTHoRP—No, no; I voted against them, but I didnotadvocate the repeal of them. Colonel EVANS—WeII, I find that the Noble Lord had voted several times against them. Lord ALTHORP—Not several times. Colonel EVANS—At all events, I find his name down in three or four lists against them. Lord ALTHORP—I believe not. Colonel EVANS said at all events the householders felt them to be odious and obnoxious, and he believed they would always have that feeling as long as they remained in the state in which they now were, and the oppression was not equal, for they were made to fall heavier on some than on others. Northumberland-house, for instance, was rated at 1,500/. a year, and paid precisely 4d. the square foot, while Lord Burlington's, which occupied nearly the same space of ground, was rated at 1,3001., and paid only 24d. the square foot. Again, Lord Lon donderry paid 2s. 6d. per square foot; and Mr. Baring, who was quite as well able to pay his share of the taxes as Lord Londonderry, paid only ls. 3d. He (Col. E.) thought it very bard on Lord Londonderry, although he was a Tory —that he should have to pay so much mere. Again, the proprietors of new theatres were made to pay for the same space of ground which had been previously occupied by private houses. He could not conceive on what principle this system of inequality was carried on, and to him it appeared the most absurd thing on the face of the earth. He now came to the Bank of England, which was rated at 1,673/. a year ; Di ummond's banking house at 800/. Indeed the more humble the dwellings he found they were rated the higher. He found that all the banking houses were rated at about 300,000 or 400,0001. (Lord Althorp, half a million.) Perhaps it was as much as half a million. There was a very moderately sized house at the corner of Cockspur-street (Hallam, Pearce, and Stone) which was rated at one half of Northumberland -house, viz. '750/. a year. He found that the rates fell most un equally on innkeepers, who were certainly not in a flourishing condition, and were moreover put to a very heavy expense. While Northumberland-house was rated at only 1,500/. a year, Morley's Hotel, which was a small house on the opposite side of the way, only about twenty yards in extent, was rated at 600/. A small shop at the corner of the Lowther Arcade was rated at 7e. per foot, while Northumberland-house paid but 44d. Again, next door to Northumberland house was a grocer's shop, which was charged at 7s. a foot. He asked, with these instances of inequality before them, was it possible for the people to submit to the house tax. He did not wish the great mansions to be charged at any excessive rate ; but if they were charged equally, in proportion with the humbler tenements, Burlington and Northumberland-houses would be rated at 20,0001. or 30,000/. He wished for no disparity, but if there were to be any, let it be in favour of the poor, and not of the rich.—(Hear, hear.) Then, as regarded the assessments in the country, he found at Brighton a moderate sized linen-draper's shop, rated at 2601., while a Noble Duke's mansion was less by 160/., whereas the difference in value was as 3,0001. or 4,0001. was to the 2,000/. He also found the Albion Hotel, at Brighton, rated at 1,0001., while a Noble Marquis's mansion near it was rated at 410/. A grocer's shop at the same place was charged at 1601., while Lord Chichester's mansion, only four miles from it, was charged about 60/. He contended that such an unequal assessment ought not to be submitted to. The Hon. and Gallant Colonel then complained of the present mode of surcharging, adopted by the collectors and assessors, as most injurious and oppres sive, and instanced the parish of St. Paul, Covent-garden. There were but 500 rate p iyers, of whom no less than 374 had been surcharged, and above 100 of those had been sent to the Court of King's Bench. He hoped, however, the Noble Lord would take some steps to prevent those actions from going on. The window tax was also considered to be a most grievous tax, because persons occupying poor houses in hack streets paid as much for the number of win dows in their houses as any house in the most public place having the same number of windows. It might be said that the people of late years had not been so clamorous for the repeal of those taxes, but it should be recollected that they had been given to understand, that when a reform in Parliament was obtained they would be repealed, and that was the only cause why the questions had not been so much agitated. But he could tell the House that it was a subject on which the people's mind had long been made up. Much had appeared in the newspapers respect ing the fear of danger and of revolution if the Ministers should be defeated in another place on the Irish Church Bill, but he was one who did net think a revolution the necessary consequence of a change of Ministers. If the Government would but forego some of the very heavy de mands on the people, he would rather they would remain in office than go out; but if the Tories thought fit to pledge themselves to a repeal of some of the taxes which were most odious to the people—(Laughter)—they would have no difficulty in carrying on the Government. The returns of the assessment of 100 houses in the metropolis, and of 100 in the country, was not so made as to give the information desired by him (Col. Evans) at the time be moved for them. The question was not, as had been assumed, one of contest between the town and the country ; for, from the information lie bad received, the interest was nearly as great in the coun try as in the town. Ile knew a professional man in the country, who, by extreme exertion, made 1,0001. a year ; he was rated for a merely comfortable house at 1001., per annum, whilst several splendid mansions in the same neighbourhood were rated at only 2001. a year each ; two or three of them occupied by gentlemen possessed of incomes of 10,000/. per annum. The return of country houses bad been made up to a large extent for houses in large towns, instead of those in the country. By presenting the petition, he hoped still more to direct the attention of Government to the necessity of repealing these taxes, and of pausing before they came to any final determination to the contrary. Lcid ALTHORP said he had come down to the House that morning, in consequence of the Hon. and Gallant Member having given him notice of his intention to pre sent the petition. With respect to the difference in the amount of house duty paid by certain houses which had been enumerated, he (Lord Althorp) would remind the House that the principle of rating was founded upon the amount each house is supposed to be worth at a yearly rental. The surcharges that had been alluded to were the natural consequences of an attempt to equalize the operation of the tax, which could only be done by sur charges. With respect to the allusions that bad been made to his (Lord Althotp's) previously expressed opi nions and votes, it should be remembered that he had not supported the idea of repealing all taxes, but several ; and these so that there should be no surplus revenue. The Istem he had adopted was to go on with repealing taxes as the revenue could bear it, and when there was likely to be any surplus, to repeal another. By doing this be did not conceive that his consistency could be much injured. That a tax was, extremely unpopular was certainly a strong reason for its repeal—( Hear, hear)—but it was not right to allow of such repeals as would effect a serious diminu tion of the revenue. Lord SANDON inquired if the case of the publicans as retarded the reduc•ion of the malt duty, bad been taken into consideration by the Noble Lord ? Lord ALTHORP said it was rather a difficult matter to arrange, but it was intended to afford them some relief. Mr. COBBETT called the attention of the House to the disparity between the rating of Nottingham Castle, the property of the Duke of Newcastle, which was at 800/. per annum, and the amount obtained by him through the verdict in the Court of King's Bench u for the hundred for its de s t ruc ti on , w hi c h _ _ An HON. MEMBER said the verdict w, the fact that the castle could net be rebu 22,000/ , and as to the rating it was will uninhabited. Mr. COOPER declared that although vidual of Tory principles, he thought he Gallant Colonel from any alarm as to t' office under any pledge to reduce the taw as would affect the public creditor. Mr. FINN only gave the Tories credit weapons of oppression still sharper than tl Mr. ROBINSON said, it would be in any material reduction of taxes, under wl went. The only remedy for these parti, was by a commutatiin of taxes. The wl taxation ought to be revised. an d b e f ore t h e _ _ should give notice of his intention to bring under the consideration of Parliament at Mr. FERGUS O'CONNOR did not in the same point of view as many othe with himitappeared to be certain, that present Ministers remained in, there was lief from taxation. The Government had the cry of reform, and had not red pledge they bad previously made. Hon. Member to show an instance to The objection to the Duke of Wellingtoi gave up to popular opinion ; the objectio,_ Ministry is, that they concede nothing to popula r , and they should always have his (Mr. O'CoO r sition. An How. MEMBER said Ministers were not Oft' strong feeling existing against the assessed taxe!',l Colonel EVANS submitted that th e reducti o li army and navy were amply sufficient to ad;l giving up of these taxes. With respect to the the mere per centage in the additional charges s'tti With respect to the Hon. Gentleman who rep Tory party—(A laugh)—he hoped th it the 0 that Gentleman on the subject of these taxes ticipated in so largely by the Tory party. Sir R. PRICE presented a petition from respecting the General Enclosure Act_Referiv Agricultural Committee. Mr. BARNARD presented a petition from t ile' 1 11 and others of the port of London, prayin g f o r ae in the laws affecting sugar refiners. Mr. COOPER presented a petition from the and traders of Sligo, connected with the be ld stating the advantages derived by that trade RI gulations under the Acts of the 52d Geo. 1114, 4 and 53 Geo. 111., cap. 46, and complaining 7 0 regulations had been most injuriously relaxed hi of the 9th Geo. IV., cap. SS, and 10th Geo. IV. e let l prayed a repeal of certain p ar t s o f th e two ~ The petition having been laid on th e t a bl e , the o ° o ber gave notice that next session he would moved to bring in a bill to repeal certain parts of the It 9th and 10th Geo. IV. Mr. DOBBIN presented a petition frogs „ i v i praying that the right of suffr age f or th e electl;l gistrates for that borough, be extended to 60 56 4 empowered to vote for Members t o se r ve in P 3 Referred to the Committee on corporations. 0 Mr. COBBETT said he had several petitiopl sent. The first was from the working classot i d Tidvil, complaining of distress, and of the 04' wages, in consequence of heavy taxation, to en e 7,10 selves to support the'r families. Th e y complain sinecurists and pensioners were eating up the fi l e ti; labour, and prayed for a repeal of th e t a xes on 0 ,1 soap, tea, sugar, and other articles, including ol i of the corn laws. While on this subject, be sr he had a letter from the Deputy-clerk of the A o the county of Bucks, stating that a poor beg i 7 4 , having previously invested 100/. in the ga l . " that man owed above 50/ , an d y e t his w fore she could draw th e money , h a d to P sl duty upon the whole sum (8!. ss. 6d.) althoolo it was owing to other persons.—(Hear.) tax that he had endeavoured frequentlS , to gejof and yet when he spoke upon that subject, be of met in the House by such noises as he bad 1 , 0 beard in any assembly. While that was with a poor widow, a rich man might die wont o f a year in land, and 50,0001. in personal prof` the fortunate possessor of that wealth would (01',# pay p, obate duty on the 50,0001., and nothing the 100,000/. a-year. His next petition Marylebone, complaining that the national deb; tracted in a de reciated paper money, wh ile of it was paid in gold. He would not noW thing of the injustice of that part of the ty but be thought it exceedingly unjust that should be called on to pay in gold a debt th at tracted in a depreciated paper currency. The also complained that the present generation called upon to pay any debt that was contracte d He felt convinced, that either in that o r ! House, this subject would be t a k en into 1 consideration.—(Hear, hear, h ea r.) The nes o was from Joseph Halliday, complaining tbat, quence of the existence of the present la w " ing patents, they operated injuriously to poor invented anything, and praying for the same pr ° inventors as to authors. His next petition O s Simmons, late a drummer in the Foot Guards , plained that he had been drummed out of theo'? merely reading an unstamped newspaper.-- - ( The petition prayed that all taxes on nell i s publications whatsoever should be taken off. glint was very well worthy of the attention of 141 0 ' t he was sorry the Noble Lord (Althorp) bad n i e in his seat to have heard it, for they might 0 0# it soldiers had tongues and ears as well 0 - 9 0, It would have been more wise not tohave all to the man about reading an unstamped P b s t . , it should not have been done in a passion, ~ quence was that all the soldiers in the r e ge talking about the man reading an unstamp ed e l" and were all looking after an unstamped oel ej k a il what sort of a thing it was.—(Hear, He cordially concurred in the prayer of 0 1 He had also a petition to present from the re O. at Manchester, praying that they might b e l i e same privileges as licensed victuallers. it know what they meant by privileges, uole l d lit keeping of their houses open to a late hour, s ° ( 1 0 0, see any reason why they should be prevente d so. He had also to present a petition ft be place, praying that the elective franchise ntir n per. to all householders.—(Hear.) The pet that a great many of the inhabitants had be e of, from voting at the last election in con s e quenc e , r is payment of their taxes, a n d i n hi s (Mr. C:9!„°groi, clause relative to the pay men t o f taxes wag the express purpose of diminishing the numb ld elections, and it he were on his oath, he 110 1 say that was th e ca se . Th e i ntro d uc tion % o rs had thrown gr e at di sre p u t e on t h e Ref Br il diminished the numb er o f e l ec t ors , it bi Ministers to be disliked, and was continuallY 6 o will against them and the House itself, an d o ffr did not consent to some alteration in that 0' Bill, they would continue to do so. h Mr. COBBETT said if he had presented sti e wondered what would have been said of hini• sented any petition so strong as that was, but i t ~.00 the maxim, that one man might steal a horse, vo' i not allowed to look over the gate.—(Laughter .) O'CONNOR DON presented a petition fro o Aiiv up at a public meeting, stating the importanc e olv military station, and complaining of the delapicts bridge there. „ e COP Mr. F. O'CONNOR moved that the House ", s( l4 complained of the absence of Ministers, and sts't Coe deferred presenting several petitions from tit re s sequence of the thinness of the House. He W ,,, i- to 4 them inconvenience, but he felt it to be his dial e l The House was then counted, when it apPe sr p si forty Members present. i° Mr. COBBETT was glad this intern* fo r 0 0 place. No one could blame the Hon. Meinbervero motion to count the House, it was the g eui st iti A ", that were to blame for not being presents tti t r,p. the Ministers, who had promised and agreed ' t ' VlSe rp one of them would be present at t he „00"10 ( 4 1 sittings. He had now to present a petition ' f ia i p union and other inhabitants of Chatham, Prlldierosil quiry into the case of Richard Newsone, 3 ° •sell pl i o regiment, What they prayed for was P r ,, ec ,://i li A the officer prayed for, from whom the Hon. a - tit io o ', P ) bar for the Tower Hamlets had presented aP e fOP Member had said it wos the bounden dutY' thy( attend to the petitions of these gentlenae o 2:ooo, l particularly so when their complaints arose' O¢ Ce,tOi which arose at a distance from home. th e true than that, and the 'motion of wh i t ttio t . hre e, and Learned Member had given notice of , "" o f ' be laid before the House a eePY, e ili -1 40 of the courtmartial bf the officer, of wh o it iodewri complained, and that was The Hon. Member then went into a leng! t° t the 'ilrpl the case of Richard Mardue, and hoped ti. 3 00 h e : 1 1 0 not let it drop . The Honourable l‘l e c h ' a he hod now to present a petition Wa r d 4 p rec i se ly what , v 046 thereth H e e H awr o ,a u gh s e enao u rt. o ,o, u )n l e d mm p aa a nj y oirn g great attention kw a irn t i g t g e hd n ot t m i h o a n : t h e hoe d; didu s hoe 0 . 0 : 0 :I 0,; ( ro; the name of Major Cartwright With, left'' bev.,V2i which a great number of persons were resolv clie A li foo l ' pe" held in, however, and the petition Was hi hi Club.— Hear, hear.) It was signed loi 4 0t h fl. Ok mad Po could I tiee wail Poor „,, ( la Mei , go b. Ai them, , Mr: %rider t: After speaker p f 4 the of the MR b. heat.. - "el aey— eZat rley. 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