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that the sank Directors had agreed to the proud clause on any grounds but a conviction that it would promote the interests of the Bank proprietors, was an imputation on their courage and fidelity. As a joint-atock company they were the trustees of the funds entrusted to their ma nagement ; and as such had no right to enter into any ar rangement which would prove at all detrimental to the in terests of the Bank proprietors.--( Hear.) The Duke of WELLINGTO.I•T and the Earl of WICICLO7 supported the amendment, on the ground that till the Judges had declared their opinion on a contested point itself the law, that House should not arbi t r aril y assume to the functions of dictators of the law. Earl GREY maintained that it was the usage of Par liament to declare, in its legislative capacity, what was the law in cases of disputed interpretation. All that the prevent el one did was to declare explicitly what other wise might he a matter of doubt, thereby conferring an advantage on all parties interested. To assert that the declaration would be a breach of public faith towards the Bank Directors, was to grossly misrepresent the fact. It was enough to declare that Lord Althorp was the individual who managed the correspondence with the Bank, to repudiate the remotest imputations of want of honour, or breach of faith.—(Hear, hear.) The character of that Noble Lord was too high, and too universally appreciated by men of all parties, to admit of the remotest suspicion of the want of ingeniousness in any proceeding to which he was a party.—(Cheers.) That Noble Lord entered into a bargain with the Bank of England that, on certain conditions, would insure that Corporation a continuance of the exclusive privileges which it enjoyed under the existing law. The question then was, what those exclusive privileges were? and a doubt having arisen as to the extent of those privileges, Parliament was called upon to clear it up, and prevent further misconception.--(Hear.) But be it remembered that the bargain was not ripe—not to say concluded— when the Minister judged it expedient to make an expli cit declaration of the law on this doubted point ; and that it was optional with the Bank to either agree to this declaratory enactment, or declare themselves off as to the bargain, and let the matter lie over till next session. The Bank preferred the former choice, and therefore could not justly complain of a want of fair dealing.—(Hear.) To call upon them to wait for the opinion of the Twelve Judges would be to defeat the Bill for the present session, so that if the Learned Lord's amendment were carried, be (Earl Grey) should feel himself called upon to move that the further proceedings of the Committee should be de ferred till that day six months. The Duke of CUMBERLAND begged leave to remind the Noble Earl that his Learned Friend's amendment was not for them to await the opinion of the 12 Judges. Earl GREY—If the Illustrious Duke had taken the trouble to attend to what I did say, he would know that I did not say that the Learned Lord's amendment was for waiting till they had the opinion of the Judges before them. The Duke of CUMBERLAND--With great humility, I appeal to the House whether the Noble Earl did not so mistake the tendency of my Noble and Learned Friend's amendment, I am aware through mistake— Earl GREY—No mistake at all ; I never meant it, nor said it. Lord WYNFORD begged leave to ask the Noble Earl whether he meant to say that when a doubt arose as to the interpretation of any provision of a Bill, his own inter pretation should be received as decisive? Earl GREY undoubtedly maintained if the interpreta tion of Ministers, acting on the part of the public, were not received, that the bargain founded on the subject matter of the interpretation should he off, and at an end. The Committee divided, and the numbers were— For the amendment Againstit Majority The clause was then agreed to, as were all the others, without observation. The House resumed, and the report was ordered to be received to-morrow. THE FOREIGN ENLISTMENT BILL. Lord WESTERN moved the order of the day for the second reading of ti- , e above named Bill. The Earl of ROSSLYN expressed a hope that, consi dering the advanced period of the Session at which the Bill had come before the House, the pressure of other business, and the discussion which the measure would , ecessarily excite, the Bill would be postponed till next eseion. Earl GREY was friendly to the principle of the Bill, and was prepared to give it his assent, but adverting to the circumstance that it had been introduced into the other HOLM after a very short notice, and was sent up to their Lordships at the close rt the Session, he certainly was inclined to concur in the rejuest that it should be post poned. He hoped, however, that the Bill would be introduced again next Session, and, perhaps, it Ought to he taken up by the Government ; but whether that were the case or not, it should receive his cordial support. The LORD CHANCELLOR said, that the Noble Baron (Western), who was acquainted with the history of the Foreign Enlistment Bill, knew that if there was one person more than another upon whom he could securely rely in supporting the proposition for its repeal, it was himself. When the Bill was introduced he opposed it in all its stages, and nothing had since occurred to alter his opinion respecting it in the slightest degree. Never theless, he could not help feeling that the objection with respect to the time at which the measure had come before Parliament was so strong, that it ought to prevail. If the Bill should be introduced in the ❑ext session of Parlia ment, it should receive his support. Lord WESTERN under the circumstances, must, though reluctantly, consent to postpone the measure till next session. The Duke of WELLINGTON said that he would oppose the Bill whenever it should be brought forward. The order for the second reading of the Bill was then iliic!;arged. On the motion of Lord AUCKLAND, the House re solved itself into Committee on the Factories' Regulation Bill. The clauses were agreed to after some verbal amend ments bad been made. The House resumed, and the report was ordered to be received to-morrow. On the motion of the Earl of WICKLOW, the Com mons' ammendments in the Irish Grand Jury Bill, were ordered to be printed. The Metropolitan Police Bill and the Buckingham Palace Bill were severally committed, and ordered to be read a third time to-morrow. The other Bills before the House were forwarded through their respective stages, and the House adjourned till 12 o'clock to-morrow. NO USE OF COMMONS, AUGUST 23. OFFICIAL RETURNS OF NEWSPAPER STAMPS. Mr. HARVEY presented a petition from the publishers of the Sunday Times and Essex Mercury, complaining of an inaccuracy in the returns of the newspaper stamps. A return had been ordered of the stamps issued within the last eighteen months, and the return stated the num ber issued to the two papers be had mentioned to amount to 499,500. Now this was incorrect, the real number was 643,000. The gentlemen at the stamp office admitted the error, and accounted for it by saying that a return had been ordered first fur twelve months and then for eighteen months, and that in making up that return they had by mistake, in the instance of these two papers, put the num bers for twelve months instead of eighteen months into the list. 'This error was of great importance to the pro prietors of th e p apers, as t h e num b er o f stamps re t ur ned served as a guide to the advertising community. It there fore required to be directed in this public manner. He wished merely to add,'is he knew how sen'itive the press was on this subject, that one of these papers had at one period been his property, but he had long ago ceased to have any thing to du with them. Mr. S. RICE slid, that he should wish to do some thing more than the Hon. M ember to render the correc tion effectual. He should move that the former return should he withdrawn, for the purpose of another being presented, and he should he h a p py to pursue the same course with any other return in whi c h an error bad been accidentally committed.—(Hear, he ar .) It was of the utmost importance that official returns should be perfectly accurate. Mr. EWART said, that the public were much in debted to the Right Hon. Gentleman for the manly manner in which he had met this subject.--(Hear, hear.) He believed there was an error In another return, re lating to the importation of watches. IRELND. Mr. BISII, with a view to the pacification of Ireland, gave notice, that next year he should introduce a ni,tion, the effect of which was that the King should hold his Court and Parliament at ce rtain intervals in Ireland.— (Hear, hear, and laughter.) COPYRIGHT ACTS.—IMPRESSMENT. Mr. BUCKINGHAM presented a petition from a lady name d Caroline Brown, comp lainin g of the evil effects of -: ' .-',o.r. f the Copyright Acts, in con se q uence of which w a uld ot work of / -",.:::, 4 Ilietlf;,eratitled " Passion and Reason, ch o ccasioned her a " whioher- A- -; .i:E"7 - ,tirise hriVer been profitable to her, bad 4 ....; ..._ / , )considerable loss. The Hon. Member also pre sented a ~..,, , , petition against the system of flogging in the navy, and *"1- ,:. I also atainst the system of impressment. ck\; .,.. '_ '' - Mr. , PRYME, though one of those who received the ,e , , i advantage of access to a library enriched by these presen- , tation copies, could not but express his opinion that the o bligation to present them was a grievous tax upon an author. Mr. T. ATTWOOD Was afraid that impressment could not be altogether abolished. All men were liable to be impressed for the land service in case of an invasion, and he thought that in a case of severe and extreme emer gency, in which the safety or the honour of the country was deeply concerned, the right of impressment should continue, but the compulsory service should be limited to three months. In other cases he should like to see the navy manned by other means. Mr. BUCKINGHAM gave two notices for next session. The first to repeal the Copyright Acts ; and the second to appoint a Select Committee to inquire into the circums'ances of his Expulsion from the Indian territory. Mr. COBBETT said that he had sent more publica tions than almost any man under the Copyright Acts, and he did not think it an evil. It was often a benefit, for it sometimes made a work known that otherwise would never be heard of.—(A laugh.) The petition was ordered to lie on the table. Mr. MAXWELL asked whether the Committee on the Cotton Trade and the General State of the Country had terminated their labours, and when their report would be laid before the House ? Mr. WARBURTON, as a Member of that Committee, answered that they had reported the evidence, but given no opinion. TITHES STAY OF SUITS BILL. Mr. BLAMIRE presented 16 petitions in favour of this Bill. Six of these Petitions were signed by clergy men residing in places where these actions were going on.—(Hear, hear.) Sir R. INGLIS observed that these suits were brought by persons, who, however wilting to give up their own rights, thought they were not entitled to surrender those of their successors. As to the case of Kendal, he believed that the tithe owner there was a lay person. Mr. BLAMIRE admitted that the motive mentioned by the Hon. Baronet had, in all probability, influenced many of the clergy. With respect to the case of Kendal, the Master and Fellows of Trinity had the rectorial tithes there, but the Vicar was also proceedieg, it being a matter of doubt to whom the tithes belonged. The petitions were laid on the table. Mr. MACLEOD presented a petition from Cupar, pray ing for a disqualification of all those church functionaries who engaged in political contests. Mr. HAWES presented three petitions —one from Kingston-upon-Thames, on the subject of the inquiry into Municipal Corporations; another from an individual who had discovered a remedy for the cholera morbus ; and a third from an architect of the name of Purser, praying the House to delay its decision regarding the National Gallery, and to allow a competition of plans. The same Hots. MrstsEn brought up the report of the Committee on Coldbath Fields Prison. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL presented a petition from George Ross, whom he stated to be brother of Capt. Ross, the Northern navigator, against the conduct of the Insolvent Debtors' Court. Also a petition from the Apothecaries of Armagh, against the existing state of the law as regards their branch of the profession. Mr. WARBURTON presented a petition with the same prayer from the College of Surgeons, Edinburgh ; and a petition from Newcastle-upon-Tyne in favour of the im mediate adoption of the vote by ballot. Mr. YOUNG said that he had been requested to sup port the petition, but he had replied that lie could not re commend the trial of that experiment until it was'seen that the present system under the Reform Bill did not secure purity of election. Lord ORAIELIE presented a petition frcm Perthshire relating to the highland distilleries. His Lordship ob. served, that in accordance with the prayer of the petition he had called the attention of the Chancellor of the Ex chequer to the subject. Sir S. WHALLEY presented a petition from certain electors of the borough of Marylebsne relating to the case of Hobson, confined in Wakefield gaol. The prisoner's hair, he was happy to say, had not been entirely cut off. INDIA BILL. Sir R. INGLIS asked whether the assent to the Lords' Amendments to the India Bill would be asked by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, as the first business when the House met to-morrow ? Mr. S. RICE could not distinctly answer, as it won't' mainly depend upon the hour at which his Right Hnn Friend the President of the Board of Control was able t attend. Adjourned till to-morrow. STATIONERY CONTRACT. THE SELECT COMMITTEE appointed to inquire into the truth of the Allegations contained in the Petitions of several Stationers and Manufacturers of Paper, and of the there. under-signed Liverymen of London, and to report their Observations thereupon to the House, have agreed to the following Report : Your Committee have considered the petitions referred to them, and have examined several witnesses with reference to the allegations contained therein. The petitions involve the consideration of two subjects ; the first is the contract entered into, in June last, between the Stationery Office and Mr. Jonathan Muckleston Key ; the se cond relates to the appointment of Mr. Kingsmill Grove Key to the situation of Storekeeper of the Stationery Office. With reference to the first subject, it is alleged that Mr. Jonathan Muckleston Key was only the nominal contractor, while Sir John Key, being at the time of the presentation of the petitions a Member of the House of Commons, was the real contractor. That Sir John Key was elected one of the Members for the City of London in December 1832, and con tinued to be so until his acceptance of the Chiltern Hundreds on Monday, the sth of August, are facts so notorious that your Committee deemed it unnecessary to examine witnesses to that point ; but it appears from the evidence, that he had been concerned in several contracts for supplying paper to the Stationery Office previously to the year 1832, and that he was so concerned in his own name up to June 1632, but that in June 1832 and in June 1833, contracts were entered into in the name of Jonathan Muckleston Key, the brother of Sir John Key, the same persons being sureties for the contract of Sir John Key in 1831, and for the contracts in 1832 and 1833. It is not in evidence that Mr. Jonathan Muckleston Key, whose residence is at Thornbury, in Gloucestershire, took any part in the execution of the contracts of 1832 and 1833, nor did he appear at the Stationery Office at any time, or for any other purpose than that of signing the contracts and entering into the requisite securities. Sir John Key has taken the same part in all the details of the contracts of 1832 and 1833 as he did in that of 1831 ; the paper has been supplied from his stores, and delivered by his carts and servants; he gene rally brought the bills, drawn in his brother's name, for accept ance, and received and made all the communications from and to the office, which became necessary in performance of the duty imposed by the contract. With reference to the second subject, it is stated by the petitioners, that Mr. Kingsmill Grove Key is the nephew of the nominal and son of the real contractor, that be is a youth of 18 or 19 years of age, not legally competent to give the ne cessary bonds of security, or qualified to perform the official duties of a situation requiring a knowledge of the stationery business, only to be obtained by experience. From the evidence, it appears that it is the duty of the storekeeper to examine the stores as they are received, to see that their quality and quantity are conformable to the contract, to superintend their delivery to the offices requiring them, to superintend and control the conduct of the different persons in his branch of the department, and to keep a store account, for the accuracy of which he is answerable. The number of officers under the more immediate direction of the storekeeper will be found in the Appendix. The storekeeper is accountable to the comptroller, the head of the Stationery Office, for the quality of the stores received. and reports to him whether such stores be or be not equal to the samples. But Mr. Church, the comptroller, states, that the exact degree of responsibility is not clearly defined, and that he, the comptroller, has in repeated instances interfered to reject stores. The value of the annual contract for paper (by far the largest item of expenditure) is about 60,0001., and the amount con tracted for in the present year, in the name of Mr. Jonathan Key, exceeds 50,0001. On the 26th June last, Mr. Lawrence, the late storekeeper, resigned his office, by a letter written by Mrs. Lawrence, in consequence of a communication w ith her made by Mr. Church, the comptroller, that Mr. Lawrence's state of health had ren dered him incompetent to the performance of his duties, which indeed he had not executed for some months previously. It being necessary to obtain medical certificates, Mr. Lawrence's resignation was not officially communicated to the Treasury till the lit of July, and Mr. Charles Wood, the Secretary of the Treasury, on the same day directed his pr ivate secretary, Mr. George Arbuthnot, to write the following letter to Mr. Church "My dear Sir,—Mr. Wood will be obliged to you if you will let him know the nature of the duties of storekeeper to Mr. Church the Stationery Office, and whether the place requires any pe culiar qualifications in the person filling it.—Your's truly, Treasury, con e ' particulars "GEORGE ARBUTHNOT." mo g re , as . he states, letter, and in the hope satr satisfactorily conceiving, the receipt of this letter, went to the that lie could explain va riousword of mouth than by informed him, that Having waited, seeing Mr. Wood. :Arbuthnot Air. Wood for some time, that it would be the same could not then see him, but particulars to him. Arbuthnot, that the persons 1. 4 ' mrch t , h l ing if he would state the then observed to Mr. appointed storekeepers, were from irku the nature of generally worn-out station ers, too old to learn or unlearn obligations formed their earlier occupation, persons who connexions with, and perhaps incurred st Private Stationers ; so that, however pure their conduct might be in office, they were always liable to imputations of paniali. tY : he therefore expressed his opinion, that it would be a less evil if they could find a young man (and Mr. Arbuthnot states t hat the age of 24 was mentioned) not a st*tioner, who had an - acquaintance With general business, who vial of active habits, and who, if he gave up his whole time to it, might very soon become an efficient servant. Mr. Arbuthnot told Mr. Church that he would communicate what he said to Mr. Wood, and that that would be quite sufficient. The substance of this conversation was communicated by Mr. Arbuthnot to Mr. Wood. Sir John Key having heard of the vacancy, applied on the Ist of July to Lord Grey, for the situation of storekeeper for his son ; and by the evidence of Mr. Wood and Sir John Key, it appears that, about the 4th of July, Mr. Wood wrote a letter to Sir John Key, informing him that Lord Grey would appoint his son, and requesting to know his name and age. This letter and others connected with this subject, (but, as he states, of an unimportant character,) Sir John Key destroyed the day after the petitions against him were presented to the House of Commons. Sir John Key called on Mr. Wood. and (as stated by Mr, Wood) informed him that he had two sons, one about 18 and the other about i 2 years of age, and that it would be more convenient to him that the younger son should be appointed to the place. Mr. Wood stated that he thought the age would be objectionable, but that he would make in quiry; and he then directed Mr. Arbuthnot to write a letter to Mr. Church, of which the following is a copy : "My dear Sir,—l am desired to inquire of you, whether there would be any objection to the appointment of a young man of 19 to the situation of storekeeper. It appears to me that so young a persou would not be able to exercise sufficient autho. rity over the people he will have to superintend. (Signed) G. ARBUTHNOT." This letter was written and received on the 9th of July ; and Mr. Church says that he wrote a reply while the bearer of the letter waited, but kept no copy of his reply, as he considered the communication private ; " But," he added, " I have it fully, thoroughly, and completely in my memory, and the letter itself will be found at the Treasury, and will show how far 1 am correct in my statement." He then repeated the letter, as follows : " My dear Sir,—The storekeeper of this office has to give sureties, 'sign bonds, and execute many other securities, for which non-age would disqualify him. Perhaps you may not be aware how much this office is watched; the same descrip tion of persons deal with us as deal with the proprietors of newspapers ; I will only refer to a paragraph in the Age of last Sunday, which stated that Sir John Key, a contractor, (which, by the by, he is not,) has applied to the Treasury for an ap pointment for a friend of his. I merely state this to show how necessary it is to be cautious ; and that, to a situation like this, it is expedient to appoint a man who not only is fit, but who will appear to be fit to others." Mr. Church's recollection of this letter is substantially con firmed by Mr. Arbuthnot. The paragraph referred to, but not inserted in the letter, is in the Age newspaper of 7th July, and is as follows :—" Under the corrupt system' a Member of Parliament could not be a public contractor, or supply the Government with goods as a tradesman; but it seems that the reformed Parliament has corrected this mistake, for the City Ministerial Member, Sir John Key, it is reported, is the principal contractor for sup plying the Government with paper. This is not all ; there has, within these few days, occurred a vacancy in the Stationery Office, occasioned by the resignation of the storekeeper ; and Sir John Key has used his influence at the Treasury in favour of a friend, who is to be (or perhaps is by this time) appointed his successor. It will be the duty of this individual to ex amine the goods sent into the office by his patron. We hope Mr. Hume will look into this.": Mr. Wood, in consequence of this letter, saw Sir John Key, and informed him that it must be his eldest son, because the person to be appointed must be of age; and Sir John Key then gave him the name of ,Kingsmill Grove Key for the appoint. went. Sir John Key admits that he did deceive Mr. Wood as to his son's age, giving Mr. Wood to understand that his son was of age, and leaving him under that impression. Sir John Key states, and he is confirmed by Mr. Wood, that at this interview an extract of the letter from Mr. Church, of the 9th July, with reference to the necessity of the storekeeper being above the age of 21, and having onerous duties to per. form, was read. It appears farther that Mr. Wood asked Sir John Key if he bad seen the paragraph in the Age newspayer ; his reply was, " I have heard of it, but I never pay any atten. tion to what the Age says, and it is a prinui facie evidence of the falsehood of a statement that it appears in the Age." There was an Age newspaper on the table at this interview. Mr. Wood wrote a memorandum to make out the appoint. ment of Mr. Kingsmill Grove Key on this same letter of Mr. Church, of the 9th of July, and then gave it to Mr. Arbuthnot, from whose evidence it appears that when Mr. Wood gave bins the order for the appointment, he said, " We are going to do this in spite of Church." The appointment having been corn. pleted, the letter was destroyed. Mr. Arbuthnot states that he considered it was a private answer to a mere letter of inquiry, and the purpose for which the inquiry was made being at an end, he considered there was no further occasion for it. Mr. Wood, when asked what he intended by this expression, sup. posing he used it, says, "Sir John Key has constantly been the object of attack in some of the Sunday newspapers ; this attack was repeated on the occasion of this appointment, and Mr. Church had alluded to it; my own impression was, that Mr. Church was, for some reason, adverse to the appointment ; and what I meant to say was, that I did not mean to be deterred from appointing Mr. Kingsmill Grove Key by the remonstrances in a Sunday newspaper, alluded to by Mr. Church." Mr. Wood further states, that in Mr. Church's letter of the 9th of July, he only attended to the point of age of Sir John Key's son, and not to the supposed connexions between the Stationery Office, and Sir John Key, as mentioned in the newspaper ; nor does he recollect that Mr. Church, in the same letter stated caution was necessary. He adds, that knowing Sir John Key could not sit in Parliament as a contractor, " I did not pay I the slightest attention to that, because it seemed to me im possible." Subsequently, in his evidence, Mr. Wood denies all knowledge of Sir John Key having been, previously to his being in Parliament, connected with the Stationery Office, although he knew he was a stationer. It appears, from the evidence of Mr. Church, that the names of the contractors are not transmitted to the Treasury ; and Mr. Wood states, in his evidence, " If aby papers relating to the contract came to the Treasury at all, they certainly could not come to me ; I am not certain whether they would come to the Treasury at all, but they certainly would not came to me." Mr. Church states, that at the time of writing the letter of the 9th of July, he was not aware who was the person referred to of 19 years of age, but that a few days afterwards Sir John Key called on him, and said that a relation of his and of Mr. Jonathan Muckleston Key had been appointed to the office of storekeeper ; on which Mr. Church observed that he must take some precaution to prevent the examination by him of the stores sent in by virtue of the contract of Mr. Jonathan Key. Sir John Key replied, " I suggested that to the Trea. sury, and they said you would be able to do it." And he further said, " I stated to the 'Treasury that as soon as ever my brother had completed his contract, I meant to leave the stationery business." Sir John Key says that he did not speak to the Treasury on this subject, and adds his belief that the Treasury were totally Ignorant of his brother being a con. tractor. Mr. Church was not aware at that time that the person appointed was a son of Sir John Key, but, becoming acquainted with the fact a few days afterwards at the Treasury, he observed to Mr, Arbuthnot "that the appointment would make a devil of a row." Mr. Church says subsequently in his evidence, " I made use of the expression so often ;" and being asked, whether before or after the appointment, adds, " It would be before and after, I have no doubt." Mr. Church, in another part of his evidence, says, " I supposed every thing I said to Mr. Arbuthnot would go to Mr. Wood; there were many things I certainly had stated in conversation, which per haps I should have been a little cautious of putting down in a letter." The appointment was completed on the 16th of July. On the 17th of July, Sir John Key introduced his son, on his appointment, to Mr, Church ; who said it would be part of his, Mr. Kingsmill Grove Key's duty, as storekeeper, to in. spect the goods sent in under the contract of his uncle, and that therefore he, Mr. Church, and the chief clerk, would un dertake the inspection, as a matter of decency. And ac cordingly all the goods sent in under the contract were so inspected. Mr. Wood in his evidence states, that on Sunday, the 28th of July, Lord Althorp, and on the next day, Lord Grey, in formed him that Lord Althorp had received a letter referring to three points connected with this appointment ; Ist, That Mr. Key, the uncle, was a contractor ; 2d, That Mr. Kings. mill Grove Key had to examine the paper sent in by that uncle; ftd, That Mr. Kingsmill Grove Key was under age. Mr. Wood sent for Mr. Arbuthnot, and asked if he believed these things were true ; Mr. Arbuthnot replied that he believed they were. On the same day, Mr. Wood wrote to Sir John Key. telling him that the appointment must be put an end to. On Thursday, the Ist of August, Sir John Key informed Mr. Church that his son had resigned. On the same day, Mr. Arbuthnot called on Mr. Church, and told him that Mr. Charles Wood wished to know what would be the best way of withdrawing the appointment of Mr. Kingsmill Grove Key. Mr. Church waited on Mr. Wood the same afternoon at the Treasury, and the appointment was ordered to be cancelled. Mr. Church further adds, that at this interview with Mr. Cltarles Wood, on the Ist of August (the only interview he had with him), he told him he thought no ill consequences would ensue, nor any charge be made, owing to the appoint ment of Mr. Kingsmill Key, and that to prevent all evil, he had taken the examination out of the hands of the young man. Mr. Wood's reply was, " Yes, I have heard that you proposed to do so." These were (as stated by M. Church) the words, " he did not express any approbation or disapprobation." From the evidence of Mr. Arbuthnot, it appears that the impression on his mind, previously to the 9th July, was, that Sir John Key was concerned in the contract with the Sta tionery Office; and that this impression was confirmed by Mr. Church's letter of that date. Both Mr. Church and Mr• Arbuthnot were of opinion that Sir John Key was concerned in the contract, but that opinion was not communicated by them to Mr. Wood. Mr. Arbuthnot says, with reference Mr. Key's appointment , " Mr. Church told ine privately that he considered it objec tionable." Being asked, "Did he say it would produce a devil of a row, or some such expression as that 2" he replies, " I dare say he may have said so;" it was before the appointmen t was completed, but after the order for its being made out had been given. Mr. Arbuthnot further states, that Mr. Church did not state his objections for the purpose of his mentioning them to Mr. Wood, and he conceived he wished him not to do so, because, as the appointment had been made, it might have been considered obtrusive on his 'Mr. Church's) part ; and that Mr. Church's impression was, that he had already done his duty to the Treasury, by stating, in his letter to Mr. Arbuthnot, that great caution was necessary in making such an appointment; and, indeed, Mr. Arbuthnot supposed Mr. Wood was aware of all this before, for he says, " I thought , Mr. Wood was aware of all that; it appears he was not." Mr. Arbuthnot vas, that he thought Mr. Weed had Well in communication both with Mr. Church and Sir John Key, previous to the appointment, and therefore that he had got all the information he considered necessary; and Mr. Arbuthnot being also under the impression that there was a difference with regard to the appointment, between Mr. Church and the Trea sury, that on that account it was a delicate subject to mention to Mr. Wood, after the appointment had been completed. Upon the first subject referred to in the petition, your Com mittee do not feel called upon to offer any opinion, in conse quence of Sir John Key having vacated his seat in Parliament. Upon the second, your Committee have thought the most advisable course was to present, without observations or com ment, the foregoing summary of the evidence, and to recom mend the whole of the evidence itself to the perusal and at tention of the House. Aug. 16, 1633. THE KING'S LEVEE. His Majesty, attended by Sir Herbert Taylor, arrived in town at 20 minutes past one o'clock yesterday afternoon, from Wind sor. The Duke of Cumberland, accompanied by the Princes Alexander and Charles of Solms, received the King on his arrival. At two o'clock his Majesty held a levee. In the entree circle M. Vial, the Spanish Minister, presented M. Courtoys, as Se cretary to the Spanish Legation. Mr. George Villiers was introduced to the King by Viscount Palmerston, as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and kissed hands on being appointed Minister Plenipotentiary to the King of Spain. His Majesty gave audiences to the Earl of Warwick, Earl Grey, the Earl of Albemarle, Mr. Secretary Stanley, Sir James Kempt, Sir James Graham, Lord Hill, and Viscount Melville. Viscount Falkland and the Hon. Captain George Campbell, RN., were the Lord and Groom in Waiting. The entree Levee was attended by the French Ambassador, the Neapolitan, Prussian, Swedish, Hanoverian, Brazilian, Spa nish, Danish, and Bavarian Ministers, the United States Charge d'Affaires, General Goblet, the Belgic Special Minister, Baron Otto d'Ompteda, M. Dedel, the Dutch Special Minister, the Archbishop of Dublin, the Bishop of London, the Lord Presi dent, the Lord Privy Seal, the First Lord of the Treasury, the Secretaries of State for the Home, Foreign, and Colonial De. partments, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the First Lord of the Admiralty, the Paymaster of the Forces, the Master of the Horse, Lord Hill (Gold Stick in waiting), the Master-General of the Ordnance, the Captain of the Yeomen Guard, the Comp troller of the Household, the Master of the Ceremonies, the Master of the Robes, Colonel Bowater, Equerry, Colonel Ca vendish, Silver Stick, and Master Graves, Page of Honour in waiting. Among the general company were— EARL—Warwick. VlSCOUNT—Sidmouth. LORD—Stafford. RIGHT HON.—Sir John Sinclair, Bart. SlRS—Frederick Roe, H. J. Brydges, J. Dunbar, Bart., J. B. Pechell, M. Ximenes. MESSIEURS—GranviIIe John Penn, Granville Penn, Sin clair, M.P., Methuen, Charles Wood, M.P., John Kirkland, C. A. Walker, M.P., A. H. Holland, J. J. Wood, G. Villiers, Russell. FIELD-MARSHAL—The Duke of Wellington. ADMIRALS--Sir Edward Owen, Nugent, Sir T. Rode. GENERALS—Sir F. Wetherall, Rooke, Sir J. Hamilton, St. George, Brooke. COLONELS—Sir Charles Thornton, Backworth, J. S. Har. riot, Wynyard, Limond. MAJOR—Hyde. CAPTAINS—Sir John Louis, Freemantle, LIEUTENANTS—C. H. Ackerley, R.N., Gordon, Frede. r ick H. Glass. The following were presented to his Majesty-- The Right Hon. Sir John Sinclair, Bart., to present a copy of the fifth edition of " The Code of Health and Longevity" ; Col. J. S. llarriot, 70th Regiment Infantry, Bengal, by Sir Herbert Taylor ; Lieutenant Gordon, 6th Regiment Madras Infantry, by Sir Herbert Taylor; Mr. J. Wood, on being appointed Chairman of the Board of Stamps, by Lord Althorp. After the Levee, a Cabinet Council was held at the residence of Viscount Althorp in Downing-street, which was attended by the Marquis of Lansdowne, Earl Grey, the Duke of Rich mond, the Earl of Ripon, Viscount Melbourne, Viscount Pal merston, Mr. Secretary Stanley, Viscount Althorp, Lord Hol land, Sir James Graham, and Lord John Russell. The Princess Sophia visited the Duchess of Cumberland yes. terday, at the Palace at St. James's. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-of ce from Lord Nugent, at the lonian Isles. A deputation, including Sir Francis Burdett, and Messrs. Ewart and Wallace, had an interview yesterday with Viscount Althorp. W IND SOR, AUG. 23. Yesterday the Duke of Gloucester left for Cheltenham, where his Royal Highness will remain for a few weeks. Lord and Lady Frederick Fitzclarence, the Duke of Dorset, Sir James Kempt, Sir Philip and Lady Sydney, left for town ; Lady Kennedy Erskine left for Isleworth ; Miss Boyle also left for a few days. This morning Earl and Countess Brownlow and Lady Sophia Cust left for Murvan Wells. Lord Mount Edgcumbe left for Richmond. Lord Holland, Lord Falkland, Sir Henry Wheatley, Sir Benjamin Stevenson, Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, Sir Andrew Barnard, also left to-day for their respective residences. To-morrow Lady Mary Fox leaves the Castle. Lord and Lady Jersey are daily expected to arrive on a visit. This day the King, accompanied by General Sir Herbert Taylor, proceeded to St. James's Palace, to hold his Levee. The Queen took an airing this afternoon, accompanied by the Duchess of Gloucester. Monday next the King will review the 2d Regiment of Life Guards in the Great Park, and in the evening give a grand en tertainment in St. George's Hall to the officers of the regiment. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. Lady Falconer, at the Pulteny Hotel, Albemarle-street, from Brighton; G. Davidson, Esq., at ditto, from ditto; Sir Henry Fitzherbert, Bart., at Hitchcock's St. George's Hotel, Albemarle-street, from his seat, Tiffington, Derbyshire ; Cap tain Warrington, at Crawley's Hotel, Albemare-street, from a tour ; Charles Standish, Esq., and sons, at Symmons's Hotel, St. James's-street, from the Continent ; Mr. and Mrs. Little_ dale, in Brook-street, from Cheltenham ; R. Williamson, Esq., at the Albion Hotel, Cockspur-street, from Southampton ; E. Strafford, Esq., at ditto, from Bedford ; E. Hamilton, Esq., at ditto. from Paris ; and J. Smith, Esq., at ditto, from Liverpool. PRICKS OF STOCKS THo sank Stcca n 1214 131 3 per Cent. Red....89!8 9 14 89 3 pe r Cenr.Cons. 8 8%% 3 per Cent. 5t;14 Ditto Red 96X, Kew 3% per Cent. 95•% 7 h% 3 Der Cent Ann. 1726 4 per Cent. 1826 Bank Long Ann. to expire _ Jan. 5, - 1860 • - 1i - % Oct. 10, 1859 17 3-16 '4 Jan. 5, 1860 1 7 1-16 Jan. 5, 1880 April 5, 1880 Jan. 5. 1870 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS Austrian Bonds ( 18 1 ,4 1 Belgian Bonds 94%1 Ditto Account 05N 4%1 Brazilian Bonds 7(l Witte. Account 7 O l /6 N Buenos Ayres Bonds Ditto Account 25 Chilian Bonds 26 Ditto Account 26 Columbian Bonds Ditto Account Ditto Bonds, 1824 .2.1 3 34 Ditto Account 24 1 )4 Danish Bon 7414 Ditto Ace unt Greek Bonds 324 Ditto Bonds, 182. Ditto Account Mexican Bonds, 5 per cent 33 t 4 Ditto Account :33 Ditto, 6 per cent 4.04 Ditto Account 4O Neapolitan 93 PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, AULL 20. Bank Stock 213% ISt. Patrick Insur.(perShare) Consols, 3 Der cent. Gov. Stock, 3% per cent. 96 i National Ditto Ditto, New I per Cent. — Hibernian Bank 2 214 Goy. Deb. 3% per cent.... SS3 ,Provincial Ditto ... ........ .... Royal Canal Stock ... ...... 40 Royal Irish Mine — Grand Canal Stock 22% Imperial Mine — City Deb. 4 per cent. —, Mining Co. of Ireland Ballast Office Deb. 4D. c. Commercial Buildings HIGH WATRR AT LONDON sixinaz TO-MORROW. hforning...l2 minutes after 10. I Evening... 4 6 minutes after 10. BRITISH ARMY. THE NAVAL and MILITARY GA ZETTE of TO-MORROW, August 24, will contain an interesting document, prepared exclusively for that Paper, showing the numerical STRENGTH of the ARMY—Stations—Cost of each Regiment—Half Pay— Superannuations—Chelsea and Kilmainham Hospitals— Effective and Non Affective Expenditure—Army Extraor dinary for the Windward and Leeward Islands, &c. &c. The same number will also contain the NEW EAST INDIA CHARTER. To be had of all Newsmen, postage free, price 7d. Office, 19, Catherine-street, Strand. CAUTION—BILLS FROM PORTUGAL. AS the Representative of the Government of Portugal, I hereby give notice to the acceptors of Bills specially endorsed as follows : " Payez a l'ordre de Mons. le Tr4sorier-Gineral du Mellor Royal de Portugal valour en compte des negotia tions de l'emprunt Royal de Portugal." " F. J. OUTREQUIN and JAUGE." Not to pay such Bills until further notice, there being no doubt that the parties now having control at Lisbon have possessed themselves of Bills so endorsed, and by means of endorsements in favour of agents of Senhor Don Pedro, have negotiated the same. F. T. SAMPAYO, Consul-General. London, 23d Aug. 1833. DEPARTURES. Sir Gray Skipwith, Bart., M.P., from Pall-mall East, for his seat, Bold Hall, Warwickshire; Colonel Gore Langton, M.P., and Mrs. Gore Langton, from their seat, Newton Park, near Bath, for Cheltenham ; Count and Countess Castraes, from Crawley's Hotel, Albemarle-street, for Paris; E. It. Tunnel', Esq.. for Taplow, Berks ; Mrs. Desborough, Captain, and Miss Desborough, and Miss Dubray, from Warren's Hotel, Regent street, for the Continent ; John Duff Dingwall, Esq., for Scot land; Mr. and Mrs. Patterson, from Park-lane, for the Con tinent; F. Osborne, Esq., from Raggett's Hotel, Dover-street, for Brighton; Captain Murray, from ditto, on a tour ; E. Burockin, Esq., from the Albion Hotel, Cockspur-street, for Manchester; Wm. Young, Esq., from ditto, for Paris; Mr. and Mrs. Lamb, from ditto, for ditto ; J. Lambe, Esq., from ditto, for Dublin ; Colonel H. White. from ditto, for his seat, Herts ; Wm. V. Graham, Esq., from ditto, for Uxbridge ; and Count Korinsky, from ditto, for Russia. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY). GENERAL AVERAGE PRICE OF BRITISH CORN, For the Week ended Aug. t 6, 1831, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales, per Imperial Quarter. ------ Wheat—. 545. 2d.1 Oats 19s. 4d.1 Beans...—. 355. Id. Barley---. 26s Od Rye 345. 3d.1 Pease...—. 375. 7d. INIPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES OF THE SIX WEEKS PRECEDING. Wheat.--.. 55i. 31.1 Oats ........ 19s. 2d.1 348. sd. 8ar1ey..........265. Id. Rye 325. 5d I Pea5e.....—...,385, DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. 8(1.1 Oats 18s. 3d.1 185. 3(1. Barley 10d.1 Rye 21s. 3,1.1 123. 6d. HAY MARKETS.—(At per Load of 36 Trusses.) CUMBERLAND. Supply moderate, trade rather dull, and prices stationary. Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay £3 it to x 3 5 New Meadow Hay 3 5 3 15 Useful Old Ditto 3 10 4 0 Fine Upland Meadow and Rye-grass Hay 4 0 4 4 Clover Hay 3 15 4 0 Oat Straw XI 6to £1 8 I Wheat Straw ... 110 113 SMITHFIELD. Supply tolerably good, trade dull, and prices stationary. Coarse neavy Lowland Meadow Hay £2 15 to £3 0 New Meadow Hay 3 10 3 15 Useful Old Ditto 3 10 3 15 Fine Upland Meadow and It ye-grass Hay ..... Clover Hay (extra fine)...Xs s... Generally :hit Straw ... £1 6to .f.l 81 Wheat Straw 1 8 1 10 Intelligence from Leghorn to the 11th inst. states that, in cons-quenee of the number of cases of cholera in London, the Neapolitan Government had re newed the quarantine regulations of last year on all sus ceptible goods. On the arrival of the United Xingdont, she had been placed under quarantine. AU unsusceptible goods, however, were allowed, as heretofore, to immediate pratique. FEMALE PEDESTRIAN._A female, said to be about seventy years of age, who had undertaken to walk ninety-six miles in the space of twenty-four hours, commenced the feat on Wednesday evening last, at six o'clock, on the road leading from Paisley to Renfrew. A vast assemblage of people soon collected as spectators, and by nine o'clock the road, for half-a-mile beyond the toll bar, the space chosen for the performance of the exploit, was entirely obstructed by the crowd ; so touch so, that one of the coaches running between Renfrew and Paisley could scarcely pass, and a boy was run over and severely hurt. During the night several battles took place by some who made free with John Barleycorn, to defend them• selves from the night air. About four in the morning the heroine, who had walked forty-five miles, and seemed in a fair way of accomplishing her undertaking, was apprehended by a warrant from the Sheriff of the county, and lodged in durance; and so the ',affair terminated. — Glasgow Courier. PARIS RACES COMMENCE Sept. 8. THE GENERAL STEAM NAVIGA• TION COMPANY'S PACKETS leave the Cus• torn House as follows : FOR CALAIS. PerforMing the passage in Eleven Hours. Wednesday,' August 28th at 10 in the Morning. Saturday, August 31st at 11 in the Morning. Sunday, September Ist at 11 in the Morning. Wednesday, Sept. 4th at 2 in the Morning. Saturday, Sept. 7th...... 4 in the Morning. Stniday, Sept. Bth at 7 in the Morning. And on every succeeding Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday, FOR BOULOGNE. Monday, August 26th at 4 in the Morning. Thursday Aug. 29th... at 6 in the Morning. Monday, Sept. 2d at 7 in the Morning. Thursday, Sept. sth at 9 in the Morning. Monday, Sept. 9th at 2 in the Morning. And on every succeeding Monday and Thursday. For the information of those who prefer the route by way of Dieppe, the General Stedm Navigation Company's Packet the NIOUNTAINEEII, will leave Brighton for Dieppe on the following days : Wednesday, Aug. 28th at 10 in the Morning. Saturday, Aug. 31st at 12 at Noon. Wednesday, Sept. 4th... at 2in the Afternoon. Saturday, Sept. 7th at 5 in the Morning And on every succeeding Wednesday and Saturday. For further information apply to Mr. NORMAN, Agent, No. 1, Water-lane, Tower-street; at 56, Hay market; to Mr. BLACK, Agent, Brighton, or at this Office. General Steam Navigation Company's Office, 69, Lombard-street, Aug. 24, 1833. CHAS. BESSELL, See. 41, • r ""). *un LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 24, 1833. NEWS FROM JAMAICA. By the Stun//ow, Lieut. GRIFFITHS, we have advices from Jamaica, up to the 7th July. The state of the islands was, up to that time, most critical, and a revolt among the negroes was daily anticipated. The governor had issued a Proclamation, but it had the effect of causing a great excitement, instead of tranquillizing the disturbed feelings of the white inhabitants. No better proof can be given of the present state of affairs, than the fact that the Tweed, Fly, and Ganet men of war, had been ordered to Bermuda for three thousand troops. A resi ' dent of Jamaica writes thus : " We are now in a dreadful state of agitation, in consequence of the late proceedings of Government, anxiously looking out for the June packet. God only knows what will be the result." We are sorry to perceive that the Bill for the repeal of the Foreign Enlistment Act, was last night thrown overboard in the House of Lords. The pretence was the lateness of the session. The fact is, that the Conservatives mustered too strong, and Earl GREY was obliged to drop the matter with the best grace he could. The Bank Charter Bill went through a Committee in the House of Lords last night, avid is to be reported this day. The Duke of WELLINGTO N appears clause t o h t been g ground only d o principle. on opponent of Minist ers, w ho specifically objected to the legal tendert was curious t o o b serve one t I Mi nister after another then rising to protest against all idea of depreciation. Declarations of honourable and virtuous intentions towards the currency were poured out as thickly as if it had been some shy maiden, whom the noble seducers were persuading to take her first more the than doubtful step from the straight pail'', as * Marquis of LANSDOWNE, with upturne d protested, that if he thought it was the 111 01 1 departure from the principle of the conv ertl l his of paper into gold, he would have gi ven / leOl Ol Y opposition. The Earl of RIPON S o- gD asseverated the same thing, and the 14:ip CHANCELLOR, more practised it would see h is the art of overcoming maiden coyness thanois Noble Colleagues, swore that the fair lola virtue would be all the safer for being e„ so irJ tried. Depreciation from legal tender , to r his Lordship, " I am at a loss to imagine , such can be its effect. lam satisfied 013 ;ill stead of depreciating Bank notes, it w ill r iot them in value." How A man should slot that which he is obliged to take, 113 , br than what he may take or not, • ag • o r pleases, we are certainly «at a loss to I gine. But then we want to tne ke s d bargain for the public, and not for the s u PP" n p , convenience of the Government and a tnonfPc , The fact is, and there is no disguising ' t e g d s l thousand protestations, that the words ,lrbel tender in themselves mean depreciation. mean, as Mr. COBBETT truly said one I n to in the House of Commons, obliging a maelo take a thing which is proved, by his reluc tanc y °• take it, to be of less value in his eyes tha n 3 ther thing. The topic next in importance most it upon was the allowing banks of deposit in v il l o don to consist of more than six partners. io Duke of WELLINGTON and Lord Wv l4l° oo l both wished the practical monopoly in, IP respect hitherto enjoyed by the Bans; of be continued. All parties putting I; t ed; sight how the public might be 0 , 6 ,, d narrowed the discussion to the quest ic :: h ich what the law at present is—a question 10 Lord WYNFORD moved should be refe rre t o the twelve Judges. Lord GREY declare(' d o o if the motion were carried, he should ab a . „„jo' the Bill, and the House negatived it by 'oot rity of 29 to 11. Lord BEXLEy, we tak e s oti r to ourselves for nearly forgetting him, 1 1 5 0 ably declared that he thought large W I yd deposit established in the metropolis be so safe as small ones. • • The Committee appoi n t e d t o inquire in io circumstances connected with the m eeting ll, Cold Bath Fields, have at length mad e report. As a matter of justice to the: force, we shall on Monday publish it at want of space confines us this mere reference to it. The Comm. the conduct of the bodies of th, ployed in the actual dispersion of was not attended with greater violent occasioned by the resistance they mr a portion of the meeting. They plication, that after the dispersion of some of the police employed in clearin, were too violent, but excuse them the excitement of the moment, dangerous wound or permanent in . shown to have been inflicted by I individual, while one of their own killed with a dagger, and two of while in the discharge of their dut the report a fair one upon the wilt. to satisfy the public, that the police guilty of the outrageous violence moments of passion imputed to till it affords another instance of the tore of that advocacy, which wo) friendly stifling &quiry. When a is made against any body of met appearance of foundation, their fr be the most anxious for enquiry means of thoroughly vindicating their ' to t in the public eye. The evidence has ob it been printed, and we are not t h er efore o' say to what extent it differs from that r another question, but incidentally aT entering upon that of the conduct of t )lo tthi ►. T hi 4 T T h, 4, hi t th, I), It t ic,' I, 144 - r o i l German papers mention, among othe 0 0 " hroice that a serious misunderstanding has 7,"10 , between the Courts of Rome and Nap er e 0 0 1 consequence of a proposition from the n0e511.1 abolish all the monasteries in Sicily ' s e3 'cr , 0 01 I f their estates, and indemnify the eccle si ve d, t ,, annual pensions. Little, however, b,, e ,lool'iQ, above rumour has yet transpired op t' t he pi; The Austrian Observer states that ° fl jaP, of July, an English ship of the line, the ' ii je, l e arrived in the harbour of Constant in° o s sFtl4 brought twenty pieces of brass cannon io t o o i sent from the King of Great Br i i t : LI9 Sultan, which are to be forthwith P's" e li° s i at 1 point of the Seraglio. This seasonable Poe l l of singular benefit to Russia, whejlee to volunteers her disinterested ass ista il o ft oii Porte. oro, VIENNA, AUGUsT 13.—Five per Cent' 1 ' 94. 1-16; 4 per Cent. Ssf ; Bank Shafer' 41, Allgemeine Zeitung, August 18 . ------. " li "'"" - " --. o itl:f The Paris Papers, as usual, te em oil? mours. Among others, the Tribta t he l''',o an insurrection having broken out in l e 0:0 . 1 dom of Naples, on which, however, AP i,l pr A ilt appears to be laid. The Nationa pvoo dispatches having been received fr (3° P ti lo 0 1 4 1 , , stating, on the authority of his °ig rata,, physician, that King FERDINAS ° 111; 0 6 approaching his last hour, and thi tt 'a e ci li o o quence, the French Government bas th e 0 . 0 ° ,4'; s o t f at s io p n a i i i n ig . an \N a re rm a y re o i f n o c b li s n e e r d va t t O io p tl ii ° 3 ? rgi e g li: Doo o :l ,:c t the report of FERUINAND's heaL t " etityji exact accordance with all the s tateT v i l l y e : subject that we have been daily re,, ce :aai s , ff; last two or three months. Gatib .- 0 1 0 , 4 ' 1'",,,. senger contains an extract of a t oo - f i, o l, Toulon, by which it appears that a 111 ;fri f been received by the military 3 1 .",. th e f authoritiesof that port, to prepare f°rool!0'11/tir' early next month, of a number o' ',/ so t,, destination is at present a nlYs i . ter i:Alg i r - c 0 ;1 1 posing that they are intended i °r re e% i t ; o o"/! others for Lisbon. The following 3 0 0 1 1 ' 0 0'i According to letters from Guernsert ° t ot °r oe !? personages of note have lately arrived i'',.. pa ,t thought that Guernsey, which during. tP a e gs iti ,/, g l' i was a rendezvous of the emigrants /011.4i/if/Safi") rallying point for Chouannerie.-- Co o ' a e l lij, l',? The Temps states that a number of Y °o t oe l i .', 41 ,f II already given their names to underta);eo it ' 0 0" 0 Prague amounts to 4,000, all of W as soon I,tlf, engaged to mount the White Cockade as ,0, ($) in /el passed the frontiers of France. 19t 13 40 '6" The Memorial Borddaise of the tbe 1- s olloy following letter from Madrid, dat ej ihe Sr 1 , - , acknowledgment of Donna Maria by !iicileje-0'0'1,1) went is much spoken of by our p °l ' coon t oin s o I" ;i are generally well informed, assert the i A 0 eels( 00 the Ambassador of France, he and . 1 e % . r t . eiW de,P te y,, 11) e I British Minister are using their it r' 4 , ' from our Cabinet their decision, vA le c ore 0 0' 1 0 '.. possible. For some days past, a more l a ii pistr )r o tli e er f , , been remarked between the S panish 'he 0 „d B ~,, , t , ,; 0 Aery representatives above mentioneo• days cortet,ori, the Count de Rayneval, after two not bet o o h it 6 was sending off a courier to Pari., a w ere, li CO from that capital, whose despatche,_ oic that they came locked up in a lw" , .0 44 tit tc,,t4 clit Inortnob a ~ . littee sal tIY, kli4,,,i't le 'police e!, 1411)N the nieettfoii ,41.t4,,c lence thall," t (~‘a met With 17;1 • A P ' r t47 y add, b 9,,,, i'll:in )f the aleotl:‘i ::,:'til'Q' m g thegratd rt,`,,,k; ' on accoall'i 4 44 p and that L A 'II littilki njUry hl9 ttlc„ them an i, 40 a number P,(l', )thers stalP!o e ty. We tilil'oli 4,:q. • , ,_kh, 'ale, an 11, NN,. oi iceere 0 gyp, t in t he r• ittt,ti'll, ',hem. l_fil-;;$ 44: illjtitig7,;( 44'' )tild 010'01, I serious,ch i Vi?ki en, 11004 t $14,411 iends 051/00.1, aPl'e: r as t he )3 k .h.ir chsf f t, lb e Nt . . , 4,..-„c DAY AT ON e o'cr.ocx. New 5 per Cent..,........ -- India Stock Ditto Bonds 31 pm. South Sea Stock , Old Annuities — New Ditto ... 2 per Cent. Ann. 1751 tEx. Bills, Xl,OOO —46 pm. \ Ditto 500 — 46 pm. Ditto Small 43 46 pm. Ditto Commercial — pm. Ditto Advertised — pm. Bank for Account ..... India for Account — I Cons. for Open ing ... %%16 THIS DAY AT ONE 0 CLOCK. IPeruvian Bonds 2l Portuguese Bonds B6 414 Ditto Account 85 4 1 !i Reg. Scrip 2l 20 1 4 1 pm. I Ditto Acc 2ll 201 * pm. 'Prussian Bonds Ditto Bonds, 1822 Russian Bonds, 1822 105% Ditto Account lO6 New Loan lO6 Spanish Bonds, 1821 Ditto Account 2ll * Ditto Bonds, 1823 2PI 191 20 Ditto Account 201 20 French Rentes, 5 p. c. 1041 50c. - Exchange 2SC 60c. per cent 7Ol 50c. - Exchange..„ 251. 70c. Dutch, .1 p. c 5014 49 V % Ditto Account...so/ 49%%',4 Ditto, 5 p. c ` , 5% t 4 Ditto Acc0unt......96 5?-4 34 French Scrip 4 prn. PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAT AT osal O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Share. Anglo Mex. Min. Co. (ss. at 5/. pm.) £lOO 1446 Bolanos Mining Company £l5O IPA Brazilian Mining Company £s 1% Brazilian Imp. Min. Co. (ss. at 51. pm.) £2O 6214 Ditto National 2O 23% Ditto St. John Del Rey Ditto Cocaes Cata Branca Mining Company l4 6 British Iron Mining Company £5O 23 Yz Columbian Mining Co. (iss. at 54 pm.) 51% 1314, English Mining Company 1214 13 General Mining Association l2 10 Hibernian Mining Co Mexican Mining Co £4B 1514 Real del Monte Mining C 0...., ..— 64 314 United Mex. Min. Co. (iss. at 21. pm.) 40 1414 Ditto New Scrip 5 17% 16 1 4 Alliance Fire Insurance Comp lO 10% Protector Insurance Comp. Australian Co. Canada Company l7 55 General Steam Navigation Co. National Provincial Bank of England 5 5 Rio Doce 2 1% pm. Provincial Bank of Ireland 25 35%