The Sun. — London, England, 1830-04-06 00:00:00

THE NEW FOUR PER CENTS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—When the Government bad once so far yielded to popular clamour as to take off taxes first, and leave it to be afterwards considered what to do with the debt, it was not difficult to be foreseen that the debtors had determined to be relieved of paying at all. There is the same absolute deduction from the debt, however the thing may be concealed from even the greater part of the creditors, by throwing the whole burthen, in the first instance, on but a small part of themselves, and a part, of course, less able to resist. Had the Four per Cents., indeed, naturally fallen in, as the short Annuities were seen to do, then taxes might have been fairly taken off en their account, but it is at least highly suspicious that any stock should be forcibly reduced, however proper the thing in itself, when it is first otherwise wanted. At any rate I cannot think that Government would thank indiscreet advocates who would only add insult to misfortone, by inuuating that the Four per Cents. had done shy thing to bring the punishment rather on them sePres, by either trying to take further advantage of the necessities of Government, or betraying extraordinary cupidity. Who has now to learn that the different nominal in tereats of Stocks were always exacted under the same circumstances, and at the same times, being all first re •lt;ced to equal value? We are now offered Fives and Three and a lialfs,for the same Fours, as calculated equiva lents. And is the poor victim to be afterwards told that he dererves whatever may happen if, not knowing which take, he may decide on the Fives. It has never been denied that Government has every right to repay its debts the sense as another individual, that it, when he either has the money himself or can distinctly 'sorrow it; but when an individual cannot really borrow of others, but contents himself with telling his creditors that if he does, that if he will not consent to take less than his contract, he shall be harrassed, and perhaps eltimately get little or nothing. This is not called paying off his debts, but compounding with his creditors. It is nonsense for Government to talk of borrowing at ;over interest. Let it use every exertion to depress corn anon interest. Let it avail itself of temporary distress of any kind, and then try if it can borrow, at what it calls the current rate of those interests, 140 millions to pay off the Four per Cents. It well knows it could do no such thing, nor could any individual either. Some may, perhaps deceive themselves, because Go vernment does now borrow, for short times, small sums at two per cent. in Exchequer Bills ; but every Minister knows that this is a very limited resource, and even within that limit, what is called the unfunded debt is a very dangerous one, and by no means a safe expedient. If Government were in earnest to pay off the debt, it would perhaps be politic to begin rather with the Three per Cents., to prevent the others from rising inordinately. But, perhaps, the grossest error of all is the pleading the contract not to pay off the Fours before seven years. This, if a contract to pay them off at all, was the origi nal of this very abuse, now endeavoured to be turned into a precedent. It !shows—if it shows anything—that the original contract meditated nothing of the kind, and this was notoriousl y but an arbitrary dictate of the party in power, when his antagonist was wholly at his mercy. Nay, then, it professed to give hisn a greater capital for doing so. I am not, nor ever was, the least holder of Fours or Fives, and am a holder of Threes ; still I must feel that if Government can at all pay off, as they call it, the Fours, so they might equally the Threes. They can borrow- fer one as well as for the other, but we have to guard against what will become a precedent for complete bankruptcy as to all the Stocks. I am, Sir, yours, A. C. BANK AND EAST INDIA HOUSE ELEC TIONS.-(THIS DAY.) This morning a ballot was opened at the Bank of Eng land, for the election of a Governor and Deputy Governor. As there is no opposition to the parties nominated, viz., John Horsley Palmer, as Governor, and Andrew H. Thompson, u Deputy Governor, they will be chosen. At the East India House, however, a strong contest is going on this morning fur the election of a Director, in the room of Mr. Babb. Mr. Forbes and Mr. Mackinnon are standing for the office, and it is doubtful which will be elected. To-morrow another election will take place for a Director, in the room of Mr. Pattison, when Mr. 11. Shank and Mr. Russell Ellice have announced their intention of standing for the office. On the 14th inst. the General Election will take place ; and besides the house het, Mr. G. Lyall,Mr. Thos. Baring, and Mr. W. Gowan, are candidates. From the great opposition of the Directors' list, the re sult of these elections is looked for with much curiosity in the city. The Ballot will close at six o'clock this eve ning. Great influence has been used to return the house list. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL•S. The alterations yesterday principally concerned the Duke of Grafton's filly Brambilla, who was backed with great spirit fur the Riddlesworth, at 5 to 1, and for the Oaks at 10 to 1 she was in very general request. The only change in the Derby betting (which was unusually slack) was on Cetus and Zucharelli, who severally im proved a point or two—all the rest are at the same prices as on Thursday last. The few St. Leger engagements entered into were on those horses who ran at the Malton races last week, and one or twe others—a dull day, ter minated as under : RIDDLEWORTII. :7 to 4 agst Mr. Chifney's Cressida colt II to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Mahmoud 5 to 1 agst Duke of Grafton's Brambilla (taken) 6 to 1 agst Lord Sefton's Sal colt 100 to 6 agat Lord Anson's Zillah (taken) 100 to 6 agst Duke of Rutland's Adeliza filly 300 to 100 aget all the mares (taken) 10 to 1 offered agst the Duke of Grafton's two non favourites jointly 5 to fr on Q against the field (taken) DERBY. 15 to 2 agst Mr. Chifney's Cressida colt 9 to 1 aget Lord Cavendish', Mouse colt 10 to 1 agst Sir Mark Wood's The Mummer 11 to 1 agat Sir M. Wood's Cetus (taken) 11 to 1 eget Mr. Petre's Brunswicker 4 12 to 1 agst Lord Sefton's Sal colt 20 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Mahmoud 20 to 1 apt Lord Exeter's Red Rover 22 to 1 apt Mr. Ramsbottom's Zucharelli 28 to 1 agst Lord Sligo's Brine (taken) The rest as before. 4000 to 100 apt Mahmoud winning this and the Riddles worth (taken) OAKS. 5 to 1 agst Lord Sefton's Monche 7 to 1 agst Lord Queensberry's Maria 10 to I apt Duke of Grafton', Brambilla (taken freely) 14 to 1 agst Mr. Benson's Lady Blanche 17 to 1 agst Colonel Yates's Desdemona filly 9 to I agst Lord Cleveland's Raby 33 to 1 agst Lord Queensberry's Hassan (taken) SO to l agst Lord Queensberry's Maria (taken) SO to 1 agst Mr. Shepherd's The Cardinal 500 even Hassan agst Apuntador DOVER, APRIL s.—His Royal Highness Prince LIOPOLD and suite arrived this afternoon from London, and will embark for Calais at eight o'clock, by the Crmsader steam-packet, Captain HAMILTON. A Royal salute was fired from the Western Heights on their arrival. It is understood that both Houses of Par liament will adjourn for the holidays on Thursday next, to Monday, the 26th instant. Ma. HAYDON'S EUCLES.—The possession of Mr. EAMON'S Esrcles was decided by raffle yesterday, at the Western Exchange, Old Bend-street. Each sub scriber was entitled to three chances for each share. Three of the subscribers having each thrown twenty-eight, which was the highest number, they took a second chance, when the numbers were as follows : N. Smith, Esq. of Dulwich ......... .......... 2B The Duke of Bedford 25 Mr. Strutt 15 Consequently Mr. Smirrt was declared the winner. Mr. SMITH had only one share, Mr. &raurr twelve, and the Duke of BEDFORD five. Nearly the whole of the concluding volume o f Moortes " Life of Lord Byron" is printed off. The con tents are said to be infinitely more piquant than the first vol. The recently published Correspondence of Lady BYRON and CAMPBELL the Poet, relating to certain passages, are likely to call forth a reply in the conclusion of the work by Mr. Moons. LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 6, 1830. THE QUARTER'S REVENUE. The Quarter's Revenue was made up last night and presents a decrease of 245,8121. This deficiency falls principally on the Excise—amounting to 308,8891. On Stamps there is a decrease of 1,2001., and on Miscellaneous 27,322/. On the Customs there is an increase of 81,000/. ; Post office 4,0001., and Taxes 6,599/., making the total increase only 91,5991.—whi1e the decrease is 337,4111., leaving a falling off on the present Quarter of 24.5,8121., and on the year 864,3491. The only or rather the chief point for regret in the Revenue is, that tha amount has been gradually decreasing for the last few years. An occasional diminution of a sum of 200,0001. or 300,0001. on a quarter, woLld be matter of little consequence; but a constant recurrence of decrease is calculated to awaken anxious concern as to the causes, in order that a remedy may be found. In our opinion the only remedy is a reduction in those taxes which press most severely on the pro ductive classes, and a rigid economy in the Expen diture. The country has ample resources, but it cannot be denied that its energies are over taxed. The distress of the people is the main reason why the deficiency in the Excise is so great, both for the quarter and the year. A falling off of 1,058,421/. in the Excise for the year is no joke, and must not be repeated, if the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER looks forward to the increased prosperity of the people. The Bill for the Emancipation of the Jews was last night brought forward in an eloquent and for cible speech by Mr. ROBERT GRANT, and ordered to be read a first time. It was well supported by Sir J. MACINTOSH and Mr. MACAULAY, which last gentleman made his maiden essay on the occasion. Sir R. INGLis, of course, opposed the Bill, alleging, among other equally cogent and appropriate objec tions, that it would hasten the period of Parliamen tary Reform ! If this be really the case, we think it is quite conclusive on the subject, and forms the strongest possible argument for admitting Jews in stanter to all the privileges of the Constitution. We have every expectation that ; the question will be carried, and that Government will take the earliest opportunity of putting the closing seal to the great work of last Session. The last week, and particularly the latter part of it, has been singularly fruitful in interesting events, The troops on both sides are already in motion pre paratory to the expected electoral campaign, although it is still seriously doubted whether the Ministerial leaders will venture to try their strength in a gene :rat engagement. The .dissensions in the Royalist camp, although for the present hiista up, are far from being finally appeased. M. Dtt VILLELE is Still in Paris, and his principle is known to be ex pressed by the well known pi : Overb,-2llieux rant tricher au jeu que de renverser les tables. The destitutions announced in yesterday's Moniteur afford, however, a strong indication that the in. trigues of the ex-Minister are not to be attended with immediate success. The dismissal of the Di recteur-General CALMON, and of so many Royalist. Prefects, for venturing to express opinions unfavour able to Prince POLIGNAC'S Administration, par takes much more of violence than trickery, and is certainly not the policy which M. DE VILLELE would have recommended. As was to be expected, the public mind is deeply agitated by this proceed ing; and in the case particularly of 'Messrs. BEAU MONT and LEZARDIERE, two of the dismissed Pre fects, who are men of small fortune, bat whose con scientious devotion to the cause of Royalty is in disputable, the feelings of those who distinguish the cause of the Bourbons from that of the existing Administration, are expressed in terms of bitterness, which cannot be favourable to the union or the .strength of the Royalists in their present bellige rent attitude. Many of them do not even scruple to quote one of those striking observations imputed to the late Emperor NAPOLEON, when a change was proposed to him in some such department as that of M. DE CALAION, he enquired whether the incum bent was the fittest man for the office, and on re ceiving an answer in the affirmative, replied, " Then he is of my party." The demonstration of the :anti-Ministerial party has in every sense been conducted with much more prudence and circumspection than that of their anta gonists. A banquet of 700 covers is not an every day event either in London or Paris. And it i s some proof of the interest which was taken in the object of the entertainment, when it is known that every place was secured many days in advance, that the price of the ticket, which counts for something in Paris, was as high as twenty francs, and that, although one half of the company sat during the evening in an open garden exposed to heavy and in cessant rain, unable even to hear the speeches which were delivered in the adjoining hall, no symptom of impatience was manifested, and the whole went off with the most perfect decorum. In the manner, indeed, in which the business was conducted there was something to disturb an Englishman's gravity Not only were the toasts and speeches prepared and written down beforehand, but a programme of all the details of the entertainment, down to the mi nutest observances, was placed like a play-bill on every gentleman's cover, with a distinct prohibition against any infringement of these preliminary regu lations. The only instance in which this order was departed from, was one so much at variance with all our habits as to be little short of the ludicrous. To accommodate that part of the company which occu pied the more distant part of the garden, the ora tors, after having once delivered their discourses to the more fortunate part of the audience in the hall, proceeded under the imperfect shelter of tents and trees, to read their speeches a second time to those who had earned a right to this indulgence by the pa triotic patience they had displayed throughout an evening, without exception the most unfavourable of the present season for such a purpose. The in ferences we would draw from what took place on this occasion is, that the French can scarcely be trusted with those forms of freedom which have long been freely and advantageously exercised in England, but that they are not far from being ripe for their en joyment, since they are sensible of the necessity of imposing a restraint on themselves, and submitted to that restraint without a murmur. We have said so much of the two principal events of the week that we must not do more than allude to the important decisions of the different courts in the cases of the Brittany Association, the Gazette de France, the Globe, and the National, and to the memorial presented to the KING at an earlier period of the week by twenty of the deputies of the cote droit, to express their conviction of the impossibility of conducting the affairs of the Government with the present Administration. The following are extracts from the papers of Sunday : (From Galignanits 111esscigEr of Sunday.) The Covstitutionnel of this morning says :—" The measure against the Prefects cannot be considered as a movement of Parliamentary tactics, as it affects only two Deputies who have official appointments ; it is not there fore upon the Chamber, but upon the Electoral Colleges, that Ministers direct their manoeuvres. Otherwise the measure, with regard to the Deputies, would have been upon a wider and more complete scale. Preparations, then, are making for a new general election ; and this is a foretaste of its frauds. Ministers are resolved to have men upon whom they can rely ; men whose culpable at tempts have been already fully denounced by the Cham ber, after a deliberate and solemn discussion. Let the Electors, therefore, be on their guard." The Courrier Francais of this morning has the fol lowing :—" At length the grand measure, so long an pounced, as calculated to give a powerful impulse to the system of the Ministry, and place then► in an imposing position with regard to France and to all Europe, by se curing them a majority in the Electoral Colleges, has come out. What time has been spent in mediating and discussing, in augmenting, curtailing, and modifying this list, which at length presents to the people the important result of all these reflections, combinations, and efforts ! Read, meditate, and admire, and you will see how much stronger, how much more powerful the Govern ment now is than before this child was brought forth ! Their first care was to remove M. Calmon, an upright man, one who united to great ability and experience in the performance of the duties of his office, a probity and disinterestedness even still more re markable, because more rare ; a man conscientiously at tached to the established order of things, and to our Consti tutional institutions—who never balanced his duty against office, and who combined firmness with moderation; one of those men, in short, whom a well.intentinned power would always love to have attached to it."—The Temps, after ►peaking in high terms of M. Calmon, adds :—" M. de Chabrol, ashamed of the intention to dismiss M. Cal mon, is said to have given him the following advice pri vately :—` Do net say that you voted against the Address, but content yourself with asking everybody how they know that you voted in favour of it. Add, that conscience is free, and that there is no reason for avowing or disavowing a vote—and then we may defend you.' No,' replied M. Calmon, nobly and candidly, I did vote for the Address, and would vote for it again. I cannot defend myself by subterfuges—l had calculated upon the consequences of my vote before I gave it.' " The following is from the Temps of this morning : " Four of the Ministers, if rumours are to be relied on, wore opposed to the dismissals inserted in the Moniteur of yesterday ; and it was only by the influence of a high personage that the opinion of the minority at length pre vailed. The resignation of M. de Courvoisier, in conse quence of this decision, is said to be positive. He may also have felt himself offended by the discharge of M. de Beaumont from the prefecture of Doubs, M. Courvoisier's own department, and whose appointment bad been made at his instance. This was certainly a severe blow for a Garde des Sceaux. His immediate retirement is said to be delayed only to afford time ftr negotiation with a suc cessor. M. Ravez has been talked of, but he, it seenss, hesitates to accept the appointment, although, it is added, the dignity of Vice-Chancellor of the Chamber of Peers has been offered him, to be annexed to that of Keeper of the Seals." From the Drapeau Blanc of this morning we copy the following :—" We have no doubt that private instructions have been sent to the Prefects, encouraging them to dis charge the multitude of Mayors of liberal principles, who, tp . their own greatsurprise, have beets, placed at the head elf communes, whose inhabitants they hive corrupted, both by their example and speeches. Wherever the poison has been imbibed, there the antidote must be infused; tke Go vernment should remain no longer under the apprehension of meeting with an enemy or doubtful servant among those whom it employs, whatever may be the nature of their office; and without this its march can never be sure, nor can it proceed with due activity." The death of the Grand Duke of Baden is confirmed by the Carlsruhe Gazette, which is surrounded with a black band, in token of mourning. It took place on the 30th Init. His Royal Highness was in the 68th year of his age, having been born on the 9th of February, 1763. Ile is succeeded by his brother, the Margrave Leopold, aged 39 ; a Prince of an enlightened mind, a benevolent character, and a friend to liberty. He has been married for ten years to the Princess Sophia Wilhelmina, daughter of the ex-King of Sweden Gustavus IV., who joins an elevated mind to all the graces of her sex. Prince Metternich has, it is said, induced the King of Bavaria to issue an Ordonnance, restraining the Liberty of the Press within his states.—Journal du Commerce. It is said that the Marquis de Rezende, Brazilian Am bassador to the Court of France, will shortly leave Paris for St. Petersburgh, on az extraordinary mission. The Aviso of Toulon gives the following extract of a letter from Malta, of March 11 :—" Yesterday the Russian squadron, composed of four ships of the line, five frigates, and four sloops of war, sailed to return to the Baltic; but this morning two Russian diplomatists, Princ e Radzwill and M. Cripsoff, coming from Naples, immedi ately communicated with Admiral Rieord. After this communication the squadron returned to the port, except one frigate, which came from Poros with the Admiral, and which will return again to Count'Heyden. It has been given out as a pretext, that the Russian Goverament, upon the representation of Admiral Ricord, had coincided in opinion with him, that it was still too early in the season for the vessels to return to the Baltic. But the real mo. tive of this counter-order is the political state of the Le- vant, which is not so pacific as it is supposed to be, and to the distrust excited by the expedition now fitting out in France." Letters from Lisbon of the 20th ult. state, that the question relating to the capture of the American vessels off Terceira has been decided. The Minister of the Marine has transmitted to the Envoy of the United States a copy of a decree, directing the restitution of tke ships and the liberation of their crews. Extract of a private letter of the 25th ult. from Madrid :—" The inhabitants -of Seville manifest the utmost rage against the new farmers of the Exchange duties. Satirical placards against the Chief Magistrate of the town, and against Ministers, have been posted up ; but, in order to divert the people's !L;h,A . , the Monks, at Sevilje are making preparations ini - irtetefidid processions during Holy Week : this year they will proceed to the interment of Christ, which has not taken ,place since 1797. Our Corregidor, who lately punished the Count de la Roca, because he lived with an actress, has likewise forcibly entered the house of a certain Lucia, the bosom friend of the Reverend Father Cirile Alameda, who is General of the - Grey Friars, and Counsellor of State, and ordered her to quit Madrid within 21 hours. He has sent the same order to the niece of another ecclesiastic, named Paca, who has made herself very conspicuous here. The pregnancy of the Queen will both prevent the King from going this year to Araajuez, and the Queen from assisting at the ceremony of the washing of the Apostles' feet which takes place every year at the palace. All the members of the diplomatic body assist at this ceremony. Our Stocks are quoted to-day as follows :—Consol. Vales of Jan., May, and Sept., 46i, 46 ; Vales not consolidated, 13 ; interest of Vales, from 5i to si; Consolidated Debt, bearing five per Cent. interest, 46 ; Liquidated Debt, bearing in terest, 14, 14k, and 15; Ditto without interest, si-; Shares of the Bank of St. Ferdinand, 19i double piastres each.—Exchange on Paris, 15, 18 ; on London, 36i to 364." The Augsburg Gazette gives the following, dated Trieste, March 24 :s—" Letters from Zara mention the defeat of the Montenegrines, of whom some were taken prisoners. A Greek vessel, laden with oil, has arrived in our port, and other merchantmen are shortly expected front the Archipelago. As the Greeks now begin to draw, again from hence a considerable part of their wants in ma nufactured articles, we hope that the commerce of our place with the Greek Islands will soon be very active. For some weeks past a quantity of gold, p ar ti cu l ar l y d u eats, have been bought up by one of our banking -houses and sent to France; the high price at which ducats are now sought for at Paris, has given rise to this speculation." It i s y er y generally supposed that the paying off the dissentients in the Four per Cents will give an im pulse to sales of land, by inducing persons to make more investments of that kind than have lately taken place. SHIPPING- INTELLIGENCE,--(THIS DAY.) FROM LLOYD'S. PORTSMOUTH, Aram s.—Wind S.E.—Arrived from London the Lord William Bentinck, for Madras and Bengal ; the Tulloch Castle; Byrne, for Grenada ; and Adrian, Sadner, for Van Dieman's Land. Arrived the Bellona, Burrell, from Trieste. Sailed the Thomas, Wal lace, for. Quebec. PLYMOUTH, Aram 4.—Wind N.E.—Off Port, Albion, Blomhead, from Cette. Sailed the John and William, for Tarragona. FALMOUTII, Arai!. 4.—Wind E. and N.E.—Ar rived the Aurora, Langlois, from Cette. Off Port, the E rule, Garnock, from Seville. DEAL, Aran, s.—Wind S.E.—Arrived from London the Caroline, Barnard, for Lisbon. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY). HAY MARKETS.—(At per Load of 36 Trusses.) ST. JAMES'S. Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay £2 5 to £2 15 New Meadow Hay J 0 (1 0 0 Useful Old Ditto Fine Upland Meadow and Itye-grass Hay Clover Hay 3 10 5 5 Oat Straw £2 4to £2 8 I Wheat Straw... 2 10 2 14 A great supply; trade dull at Saturday's price:, though 51. 59, per load is said to have been refused for a load of very superior Meadow Hay. DAT AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES OF STOCK'S THIS Rank Stock 213 16% 3 per Cent. Red. 91% 2 3 per Cent- Cons. 92 3 41iN, 3% per Cent. shut Ditto Red. 9 9 %;(13i 4 per Cent. Ann. Ditto, 1826 :104 1 4 % Bank L. Ann. - Ditto 30 years l9 3-1611,4 Ditto 50 years India Stock Ditto Bonds B2 pm. South Sea Stock Old Annuities 91% New Ditto Ex. Bills, £l,OOO 2d. 78 79 pal. Ditto ljd. 78 78 pm. Ditto .509 Yd. 78 79 pm. Ditt0.......„ ...... lid. 78 79 pm. Ditto Small 24. 79 80 pm. Ditto lid. 79 SO pm. Bank for Account India for Account ...... Cons. for April 16 92%si 4 4,4 *um. SMITHFIELD. Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay £2 5 to £2 15 New Meadow Hay 0 0.. 0 0 Useful Old Ditto 3 8 3 15 Fine Upland Meadow and Rye-grass Hay 3 15° 4 15 Clover Hay (extra tine)....Es 10... Generally Oat Straw £2 4to £2 8 I Wheat Straw 2 8 2 10 Best Meadow Hay ss. per load lower than last quoted; in other prices no alteration. Supply good, andltrade dull. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, Tirwx O'CLOOK. Accounts from Nerva to the 7th March repeat again that a Congress of Kings and Ministers will be held, either at Dresden or Berlin, in the spring. Several officers of dis tinction have been sent by the Emperor of Russia to various points of the Black Sea, to improve the maritime regu lations. Accounts from Paris state that all the infantry forming the expedition to Algiers are to be armed with pikes. A great number of chevaux de frize have been embarked to oppose the Moorish cavalry, and the besieging train will consist of 100 pieces of cannon. They write from Toulon, that since the expedition to the Morea there never has been such a bustle in that port as at the present time. A large park of artillery has arrived there from the interior, with a considerable num ber of cannon. All the transports are to assemble at Tou lon in April ; both the infantry and cavalry are to em bark at the above port, being better adapted than that of Marseilles. THE FUNDS. We have no arrivals this morning of consequence—not a single ship letter has come to hand. The chief topic of conversation in the City is the debate last night on the emancipation of the Hebrews. The passing and first read ing of the Bill, which they did not expect so soon, has given them great hopes that the British Legislature will ameliorate their situation, by doing unto them what they would be done unto themselves. As we predicted yesterday, the Quarter's Revenue is rather unfavourable; but at present it has not had any effect on the Funds. Consols opened at the same price they left off, 92i I, both for Money and time; and for next Account 92i 93, with nothing doing as yet. The Foreign Market is void of interest--prices nominal. ENGLISH. FONDS. _ _ Bank Stock, 215-i 216 i India Stock, 3 per Cent. Cons. 921 ;I Do. for Account, 92a Ditto Reduced, 91i 2 3i per Cent. 991 ex. div. New 4 per Cent., 101 i 2 4 per Ct. 1826, 104-11 ex.d. India Bonds, 82 83 Exchequer Bills. 78 79 TWO O'CLOCK. The Consul Market has been in a stagnant state during the whole of the morning, and not a feature worth obser vation. Consols are 92i for the Account and for Money, and 92i 93 for next Accoant. We have no political news of any description. In the Foreign Market little or nothing is doing. Greek Bonds are not so good as yesterday, Russian and Danish have somewhat improved. 7 HREE 0' CL 0 C.K. Consols 9111 i. OCULAR. Prince LEOPOLD C, the Duchess of 1(2w? on Sunday evening, at h e in the King's Palace, at Kensington. Ili. Royal .leas, attended by Sir HE NAT SETON, left town about eight o'clock yesterday morning, for Dover, on his route to Paris. The Princess AUGUSTA and the Duchess of GLoticits- Tait took an airing together yesterday, and paid a visit to the Princess SOPHIA, at her apartments in the King's Pa lace, at Kensington. The Royal party partook of a de jeune. A numerous deputation of the distinct; from Ireland and Scotland attended yesterday at the Treasury. The deputation were received by the Duke of WELLINGTON, the CIIA NC E LLOR. of the EXCHEQUER, and the Deputy Chairman of the Commissioners of Excise. The confer ence with the Ministers lasted a considerable time. Mr. MA URIC E FITZGERALD attended the meeting. A deputation from the city, headed by Mr Alderman WOOD, had an interview with Mr. HEILRIES yesterday at the office of the Board of Trade. Despatches were sent off yesterday evening by a messen ger for Mr. DawnNs, our resident in Greece; and also for Sir. F. ADAM, the Lord High Co►xmissioner of the lonian Islands, from the Foreign and Colonial-office. The Lords cf his Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council held a meeting yesterday morning in the Council Chamber. Those present were Lord WYNSORD, the Judge of the Admiralty Court, and the Right Hon. HuGit ELLIOTT. Mr. BULLER attended as Clerk to the Council. The appeal of " Sayers v. Whitfield," from St. Vin cent's, was argued by Mr. HORNE and Mr. GARROW for the appellants, and by Mr. Ross fur the respondents. Lord WYNFORD, on the part of their Lordships, post poned giving judgment. The Duke of WELLINGTON gave a grand dinner on Sun day evening, at Apsley-house, to the Earl of CHESTER FIELD, the Earl Of BALC:AnRAS, Viscount STOPFORD, Lord LILFORD, Lord ROLLE, Lord CLIFFORD, Lord STonToDr, Sir W. CLINTON, Mr. R. PALMER, Mr. R. PHILLIPS, Mr. C. FANE, Mr. CALCRAFT, ➢lr. RICE TREVOR, &c. Accounts were received on Sunday and yesterday, by Mr. Secretary PEEL, and the other relatives of Sir ROBERT PEEL, of the dangerous illness of Sir ROBERT, at his seat, Drayton Park, Staffordshre. After the receipt of the ac count of Sir ROBERT'S health yesterday morning, Mr. PEEL, accompanied by his sister, Mrs. DAWSON, left town fur the seat of his father in Staffordshire. His MAJESTY'S alms were yesterday distributed to eight hundred poor and aged men and women, at the Almonry office, by Mr. HANBY, Secretary to the Lord High Almoner. Mrs. Pr= and family left town on Saturday, forßrighton. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. NOUSE OP LORDS-(LAST NIGHT). The Earl of DERBY presented a petition from the congregation of a Chapel at Preston, against the Burning of Widows in India. Lord GODERICH presented a petition from Hor shington, in the county of Lancaster, complaining of dis tress—thanking Ministers for what they had done in the way of reduction of taxes, and praying that Ministers would increase the price of labour by lowering the price of the great necessary of life. His Lordship also presented a petition from a place in Staffordshire, against the Truck System. His Lordship also presented a petition from a Mr. Williams, a Magistrate of Lee, in Kent, complaining of the consumption of ardent spirits, and praying for its discouragement; and stating that the abolition of the beer duty would have no effect in that way. In this his Lord ship did not agree with the worthy Magistrate, but be bad no objection to present the petition. His LORDSHIP gave notice, that on the 27th of April he would move for papers relative to the Funded and Un funded Debt. Lord TEYNITA.NI postponed his motion for the con• •ideration of the Poor Laws till the 4.th of May. CHINA TRADE. The Duke of CORDON presented a petition from Glas gow, praying for the opening of the trade to China. The Earl of CARLISLE presented four petitions to the same effect, from the clothing districts of Yorkshire. Lord KING presented a petition to the same effect, from Taunton, Somersetshire. This was; signed by a great number of most respectable persons, and they thought that it was high time for them and others who wished the opening the trade to bestir themselves, as they began to suspect that there was a leaning on the part of Ministers towards the renewal of the Charter. It was like Cie case of an expiration of a beneficial lease, where the stewards suffered themselves to be cajoled by the lessees. Lord MELVILLE presented a petition to the same effect, from Leith, the Port of Edinburgh, to the same effect. Earl HARROWBY presented a petition to the same effect from the Staffordshire Potters. The Arebbiabop of YORK preeented a petition from the town and vicinity of York, praying for the abolition of the punishment of death in cases of forgery and crimes against property only. All these petitions were laid on the table, and those re lating to the China Trade were referred to the Committee on the subject. Mr. Prescott, from the East India House, presented an account of the sums paid for freight and demurrage by the East India Company. The Berwick of Tweed Light House Duties' Bill and some private Bills were brought up by Mr. HoLmr.s and others. The Bills on the table were forwarded in their respective stages. The Earl of ROSEBERRY, pursuant to notice, moved for a return of the state of the receipt and disburiement of the Court of Session Fee Fund since 1821.—Ordered. Adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS—(LAST NIGHT). VICE TREASURER OF IRELAND. Mr. PLANTA moved for a New Writ for a Member to serve in Parliament for the Giunty of Kerry, in the place of Mr. Maurice Fitzgerald, who has accepted the office of Vice Treasurer of Ireland. Mr. HUME said he was very sorry to hear of the ap pointment. The office was one of those which he had expected would have been abolished. He thought that any opportunity which occurred to abolish it would have been eagerly embraced, as it might have been done away with ever since the Union. It was to him most extraor dinary that Government should have filled up the vacancy I when there was a resolution on the table of the Howse that every part of the expenditure which could be saved ought to be saved. There might have been some delicacy towards removing the Hon. Member who held the office; but when he was removed by another appointment he did expect the office would have been done away. He had heard the report of the appointment, but he could net be lieve it. People could not expect that one Member of Parliament should be sent to the Colonies from a useless office, and that another should supply his place at home. He was sorry to hear the motion, but he could not, of course, oppose it. The Speaker was ordered to issue a new writ accord ingly for the county of Kerry. Mr. PLANTA next moved for a new writ to return a Burgess to sit in Parliament for Corte Castle, in the room of George Bankes, Esq., who had accepted the office of one :of the Commissioners of his Majesty's Treasury. — Ordered. A new writ was also ordered to be issued for East Looe, in the room of office in his Majesty's Household. LORD ELLENBOROUGH'S DIVORCE. Mr. HUME said he did not see the Hon. Member in his place who bad charge of Lord Ellenborongh's Divorce Bill, or he should ask hint to re-commit the Bill, in order to amend the evidence. At present the evidence was in such a defective state, that he was sure Hon. Members would think the Bill ought not to pass. When the Hon. Member who had charge of the Bill was present he would again mention the subject. DISTRESS—IRELAND. Mr. MOORE presented a petition from the operatives of Dublin, complaining of distress, and soliciting inquiry by the Committee appointed to inquire into the propriety of introducing poor laws into Ireland. The distress in Ireland, particularly in Dublin, was very great. The ma nufacturers there had generally suffered from the same vi cissitudes as the manufacturers of England ; but what was only depression to the English manufacturer, was destitu tion to the Irish manufacturer. The petition was ordered to be referred to the Commit tee as prayed. The Host. MEMBER presented a second petition front certain provision merchants of Dublin, praying for protec tion for the provision trade. EA ST INDIA MONOPOLY. Mr. C. W. WYNN presented a petition from the inha bitants of the Cloth manufacturing districts of Woodhouse, in Yorkshire, praying for a free trade to India and China, and for liberty to settle in India. Referred to the Com mittee sitting to inquire into the East India Company's Charter. ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE IN SCOTLAND Mr. C. FERGUSSON in rising to present a petition frome a stone-mason of Paisley, of the name of Kintry, complaining of the administration of justice in Scotland, expressed his regret that the Lord Advocate was not pre sent, as be would find the petition contained some repre sentations of very great importance, and well worthy of his attention. The petitioner complained of the great ex pence he had been put to by being' obliged to sue a man for debt in a Sheriff's Court, which was for such a sum that he could not go into an inferior court. The eti tioner complained of the extraordinary length oT the written pleadings, and of the great delay which had been caused. It was above a year since the cause was begun, and it was not yet terminated. The proceedings extended to 87 folio pages. Me had been obliged to employ a procurator, because he lived at a dis tance. All these expenses took place under the im proved system of pleading which had been introduced. If he recovered his debt, he should be a considerable sum out of pockk. The Hon. Member recommended adding a Jury to the Sheriffs Court, expsessingsan opinion, that when the summing up of the Sheriff was in accordance with the verdict of the Jury, the decision might be final. Suck an institution would be of great importance to Scotland, where twenty-two thousand causes were tried yearly in the Sheriffs' Court. He hoped the Lord Advo cate would attend to the prayer of the petition. Being on his legs, the Hon. Member said he hoped he might be al lowed to say a word that concerned himself personally. It related to a misapprehension which had gone abroad as to what he had said on the first night of the debates as to the distress of the country. He had been re presented as saying that in Scotland there was no dis stress, while he had never said anything of the kind, but directly the contrary. He stated that deep and great distress prevailed in Scotland. His constituents believed that he had stated the reverse, and one of them had written to him to request lie would inform himself on the subject. Had he stated that there was no distress, he should have stated what was incon sistent with his own knowledge and his own feelings. He had stated on a former occasion that the labourers of Scotland were not so distressed as those of England, but he had at the same time said that the farmers and owners of property and land were in very great distress. He was sorry to say, that since that time he believed that the labourers had also begun to suffer, and at present there was some danger that they would be thrown out of employ ment. The Hon. Member concluded by apologising to the House for having troubled them with a matter which was of a personal nature. Mr. HUME supported the prayer of the petition, and recommended enlarging the sum to 301., for which a claim might be brought in the local Courts that were now limited to sums of a hundred pounds Scots.—The petition was read and laid on the table. FORGERY. Mr. HART DAVIS presented a petition front the in habitants of Bristol, praying for the abolition of the pu nishment of death for forgery. In many points mentioned in the petition be concurred, but he was doubtful if' pro perty would be fully secure if the punishment of death were to be altogether abolished. lie had heard with great satisfaction the statement made the other evening by the Right Hon. the Secretary of State, and he was well con tent to leave the matter in his hands. SOAP—THE BALTIC TIMBER. Mr. HUME, in behalf of Mr. Sykes, postponed the two motions of which notice had been given by that gentle man, for Committees to inquire into the taxes on soap and candles, and into the Baltic timber trade, to June Ist. TAXES ON BURGHS. The HoN. Mrairtrat -then moved for an account of all cesses paid by the Rozalßurghs of Scotland, with an ac count of the sums paid into'the Exchequer, from 1925 to 1829. When these accounts were laid before the House he should, probably, find it his duty to move that the Burghs might be allowed to buy up all these cesses, as the sum levied on them greatly exceeded the amount paid into the Exchequer, so that the cess was levied at a very great expence.—Ordered. FOREIGN EMBASSIES. On the motion of Mr. HUME, a return was ordered of the whole amount of salary and allowances paid to the Ministers of his Majesty at the Courts of Stutgard, Flo rence, Paris, and the Hague ; together with an account of the items of the expenditure of the sum of 1,2871. for extraordinary journeys made by Lord Burghers!), our Am bassador at Florence; of 6711. charged by Edward Dis browe, for extraordinaries at Stutgard; and for an ac count of the expenditure of a sum of 2,116/., as extraor dinary, by Lord Stuart, our Ambassador at Paris. The Hon. Member said, at the same time, that he wished for the returns as necessary information before they went to a consideration of the civil contingencies. Sir J. GRAHAM, at the same time, observed that he had, with the same object, moved for a return of the total expence of his Majesty's Consuls at the various ports of the United States of America. No such return had yet been produced; and as it was extremely important that the House should possess it before they came to a de termination on the civil contingencies, he hoped it would be prepared and laid on the table imateaiately after tha holidays. Mr: LENNARD observed that the Government of the Netherlands had reduced the rank of its Ambassador at this Court. He wished to know if it was intended, on the part of this country, to reduce the rank of their Minister ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that some reduction was, he -believed, in the contemplation of the Noble Lord at the head of the Foreign Department (Lord Aberdeen), but he really was not able to say to what extent it would be carried. CIVIL CONTINGENCIES. On the motion of Mr. HUME, a return was ordered of the items of an expenditure of 1,1691. for the robes of Knights of various orders ; for 1,2781. for the colours of the Foot Guards : and 2,798/. for the public offices in Whitehall and Westminster. The Hon. Member said that these were contained in a line of the civil contingen cies, and he wished them eiplained. PENSIONS AND -COMPENSATIONS. Mr. HUME then moved for a return of all allowances made during the past year fur losses of office to public servants, and for an account of the salary of these officers. —Ordered. EAST INDIA CHARTER. Mr. HUME presented a petition from Arbroath against the renewal of the East India Company's Charter. The same IloN. lIIEmBEI . presented a petition from Kiddermins , er, complaining of the tax on the importation of barley, of the East India Company's Monopoly, and of the Corn Laws. BOUNTIES ON THE FISHERIES. Colonel WILSON, in presenting a petition from a parish in the North Riding of York, on the subject of the bounties on fisheries, was sorry to see Ministers leave their places and walk away, when the wants of the people were alluded to by their representatives. He lokil taken great pains to make himself acquainted with the-; subject of the bounty on fisheries ; and if Ministerawere determined not to listen to him, he was determined night after night to press the questiOn on their attention ; and >• if they did not attend to it, they should have his opposi tion with all the force he could gather.—(A laugh.) Mr. DUNCOMBE presented another petition from a part of Yorkshire on the same subject, and intimated a wish to know what were the intentions of his Majesty's L •• Government with respect to the bounties. Mr. HERMES said, it was due to the numerous and ' industrious class connected with the fisheries to state, that the subject of continuing the bounties on some part of the fi;hery, and fora limited period, was now under the con sideration of his Majesty's Government; but it was also - 4 necessary to state, that those bounties would not on any account be continued in any case beyond that limited period. Mr. WILLOUGHBY presented a petition from the publicans of Newark, complaining of the removal of the 'alit, tax on beer. . . Mr. LITTLETON presented a petition from a parish' ' l. in Salop, complaining of the continual inroads of Scotch and Irish vagrants. Sir J. GRAHAM wished to ask a Noble Lord what .. was his intention respecting the subject to which he had called the attention of the House some time ago, namely, the great influx of Scotch and Irish paupers. Lord STANLEY, shortly after the recess, would sub mit to the house a proposition with respect to the best mods of passing Scotch and Irish paupers to their own countries. The petition was laid on the table. Mr. LENNARD had been requested by his Hon. Friend the Member for Essex to present a petition from the Ma.. eistrates, Clergy, Gentry, and other inhabitants of Brain tree and Docking, in Essex, praying for the mitigation of the punishment of forgery. The numerous petitions pre sented to that House on the subject showed the general feeling which existed in the country respecting it ; and there could be no doubt that that number would have been much greater had not the public been aware th't the Right Hon. Secretary of State for th e H ome D e p a n t part i c i pate d in their feelings with res p ec t t o t h e exped cy of mitigating the punishment of f orgery . Ile (Mr. Lennard) felt great satisfaction at what the Right Hon. Gent. had already stated it to be his intention to do, as far it went; but he was sure that the public wished for a more extensive mea sure, and were anxious that the punishment of death for forgery s hould be abolished altogether. Sir J. MACINTOSH should with the greatest plea sure resign his undertaking into* hands of the Right Hon. the Secretary of State, sand would, therefore, wait ,i#: until the further progr e ss of the Right H on . B arone t's ' 4 '; Bill, to ascertain how far the objects which they had in , !.*' view were the same. > The petition was then brought up, read, and ordered to he printed. OPENING INTO AT. -..TAbIES' , S - PARK. L;- - Mr. HOBHOUSE presented a petition from a number .*-. of inhabitants of the City and Liberty of Westminster, .-. praying that an opening might be made from Waterloo- t place into St. James's Park; The petition was extremely well worded, and respectably signed ; and assigned very l' good reasons for granting the boon which the petitioners ' requested. The petitioners allowed that they did not be- 1 , lieve that any specific promise was given that such an open'ng would be made; but they stated that the general K,? understanding existed that it would be so ; and they de- ' 4 ,' dared that they would not think of pressing the claim if ' , they conceived that to grant it would tend to encroach on ' the Royal privacy, or would admit the public into any part of the Park from which they had hitherto been ex cluded. After describing the various inconveniences of the pre , ent arrangements, the petitioners expressed their cpinion that the opening for which they wished might be made to combine a useful object with the completion of the noble architectural design. The petition, the Hon. _ _ • Gentleman observed, was signed by almost all the tenants of the Crown in the neighbourhood of the place in ques tion, and by many other persons. He would take that opportunity of giving notice, that after the holidays he would move an Address to the Crown on the subject. The petition was then brought up, read, and ordered to be printed. Mr. HOBHOUSE presented a petition from a very re spectable individual, Mr. Allan Newman, praying for a mitigation of the severity of the criminal law, and for the abolition of the punishment of death, except in cases of murder. On the motion of Mr. HOBHOUSE, various returns were ordered to be laid before the House of all the Ex chequer Writs issued by the Solicitor of Stamps under the Medicine Duty Stamp Act, of all proceedings had there-- upon, of the appropriation of all fines, &c. Mr. CAREW presented a petition from the farmers and other inhabitants of the county of Wexford, pra}ing for the abolition of tithes. Petitions against the East India Monopoly were pre rented by Mr. Monday, from the merchants, manufacturers, and other inhabitants of Derby ; and from Stainsley, in the county of Derby ; by Lord Lowther, from two places in Yorkshire; by Mr. A. Campbell, from Dundee, cad from Glasgow ; and by Mr. Bl a i r , f rom Kil marnoc k.—R e f e rred to the Committee on the East•lndia Company's Charter. Mr. MUNDAY presented a petition from the owners of lead mines in the county of Derby, complaining of' distress, and praying for a duty on foreign lead. Lord LOWTHER gave notice, that on the 29th of April he would move for leave to bring in a Bill to ascertain the boundaries of the Forest of Dean. Mr. STANLEY presented a petition from Clement Joseph Philip Pen, Baron de Bode, complaining of the losses which he had suffered in consequence of the conduct of the Commissioners for settling the claims of British subjects on the French Government, and praying for relief. There was no doubt that the Baron de Bode had property in France which was confiscated, and there was no doubt that he was a natural born British subject. Those were facts admitted on all hietds. It was true it had been asserted that the property in question was donfiscated, not from him, but from his father; but,`beshl'es that that was denied by the Baron, it was clear that even if it had been so, the Baron had ' lost his indisputable and undisputed reversionary right in the property. The ground on which the CominissiOners made their award was, that althoughthe Baron was undoubtedly a British subject, and although his property in France had undoubtedly been confiscated, yet, his property had not been confiscated as a British subject, and therefore that he had no claim to indemnity. This, it true, would have been a good answer to the claim, or to any other claim of a similar n ature, if it had been made by the first, or mixed Commission. But the British Commission had., con tracted to satisfy the claim s of all whose claims were re- . gistered. Now Baron de Bode's claim was registered The 13ritish Commissioners had taken sixty per cent. on the claims from France o n the understanding that they wou ld satisfy the claims of all whose c l a i ms were regis tered.: They refused, however, to sat isf y t h e B aron d e i 3 e o,et v n th gcl e aini;and by the contract whi c h t h ey h a d ma d e with French Government, they precluded hi m f rom e e relief from France. Between th e two Govern ments, therefore, the Baron was complet e ly sacr ifi ce d.— Si nce he (Mr. Stoney) had mentio ne d t h e su bj ect b e f ore i n the House, he had seen the acco un t s o f th e Commis sioners. There were three distinct lists. After describ ing the first two lists, th e H on . G en tl eman p rocee d e d t o - sa y that the B aron d e B o d e ' s name was i n th e t hi r d li st , r which was entitled, " Names omitted to be sent in to the French Commissioners." In the same list as that in which the Baron's name appeared, were the names of other claimants; the very next to him being the Marquis Wellesley, who had been satisfied and paid. He must :I confess that he felt some surprise at several of the claims Mr. ST. upon the HI upon the G The peti Mr. ST. Brewers an( another pla The Hor for a mitigs Sir J. 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