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a plan of such magnitude ; it would be impossible to I discuss it at pr e sent , wh en th e M em b ers were unacqu ainted I with any part of it till within an hour. Time undnubt edly would be given in order that the House might site in what manner a question of such importance was thought of in the country. It was not an ordinary re newal of the Bank Charter, in which the Government had to Rieke the best bargain for the public that they could ; it was one affecting the whole monetary system of the country, and which would affect the interests of almost every man ; therefore he hoped it would not be hurried on without Members knowing the sentiments of their constituents upon it. It would he rather hard to call upon them just at the c onclusion of a eesaiee, i n which they had been doing almost nothing, to settle a questioa of such magnitude and importance, without con sulting the felines and circumstances of the parties mainly interested. Premising so much, he would now say, though most averse from consenting to anything like a decisive step upon the present matter, that if a large be nefit were to be conferred upon the Rank, considerable compensation ought to beeiven, the Government ought in return to receive an adequate compensation. Lord ALTHORP said, that there was in the plan suf ficient compensation secured to the public. Mr. BARING resumed—With the information then before them, it would be, he thought, quite premature to prneeed to !reislate upon such a subject, and he thereto: e b. geed to inquire if there were any objection to laying before the House the correspondence which had taxen plane between th. Government and the Direct. rs ? Lord ALTHORP was understood to reply, that there wonld t e ho obi; c-ion. Mr. A.. BARING continued—He was by no means anxious that the Government should drive a sharp bargain with the Bank ; on the contrary, he rather desired that they should act liberally with tl.at Corporation, for were it otherwise there could be no doubt that the Directors of the Bank *nu d be driven to tricks and artifices to aug ment their profits in a manner prejudicial to the public. kno ing, as he did, the liberal manner in which the Bolt conducted their affairs, he confessed he should see with great reluctance any attempt to drive a bard bargain with them, but at the same time he must he allowed to say, that at the first blush it did appear to him that the Directors really had the best of the bargain. There could, of course, be no objection on his part to the payment of one-feut th of the debt due to the Bark. As to the sum of 2-1-8,0001., hitherto paid for the management of the Public Debt, and the reduction of that by a sum of 120,0001 , he had only to observe, that annually a motion was made in that House lay a gentleman who sat there for a great many years, ilr Pascoe Grenfrll, the object of which was to effect a reduc tion of that, and he (Mr. Baring) uniformly resisted those motions, on the ground that payment was made in con formity with the conditions of a bargain ; but as the ope ration of that bargain was now at an t nd, he could not see that there was any objection to a new arrangement. As to the other parts of the plan, especially those which depended upon the present value of money, be declared that it did appear to him not to be founded upon correct data; the value of money in the city was not above two or two and aqu trter per cent. When the Bat,k lent money to the Government, to the extent of 14 600,0001., at three per cent interest, when the actu value was five per cent., a benefit was conferred to the extent of two per cent. ; to continue that benefit, they should now charge but one per cent. Of the rest of the plan he should say generally, that he should be sorry to see any change which should have the effect of dirninishin 2 the efficiency of the Bank of England. That institution had very advantageously accommodated itself to the wants of the country, and to the whole of our moneyed system and operation—it had accommodated itself to all the ha• hits and usages of the moneyed world, and he was glad to find the Government declaring that they did not adopt change for the sake of the change itself ; that was a prin ciple which bad his fullest concurrence, and he wished that language expressive of it might he inscribed in letters of gold on the walls of the room in which the advisers of the crown were accustomed to hold their councils.— (Hear, hear, and laughter.) Again, he would repeat that the system of the Bank of England had been highly ad - vantageous to the country, and in such high esteem was that system on the continent, that it had been imitated in Amsterdam, in America, and, he believed, everywhere, with the exception of Hamburg. He contended that the principle cf a single bank was the only one under which there could be complete security, and that when rival hanks were established, they could not act without competition, which competition would lead to dangerous excitement. Public opinion was so far made up and settled upon this point, that any additional argument would be superfluous and unnecessary. With respect to that part of the Noble Lord's plan which limits private banks to a distance of sixty-five miles from London, he saw no privilege in bringing them nearer to London ; all that he saw in it was, that it would act upon the circu lating medium of the metropolis, which was the very pre cise thing that should be avoided. He caw no benefit whatsoever in laying down this exact distance of sixty- dve miles. He had one word to say on the chartered banks shout to be established by the Noble Lord's plan. It was th- opinion of the late Mr. Huskisson, that a strict in quiry should be made into the chartership of hanks, and it was his own opinion that every thing should be avoided which went to exclude or check the circulation of the capital of the country; and that persons engaging in chartered backs sboald not be prevented for fear of risk ing their capital. He would have no objection to the establishment of banks of such a description. He could not exactly understand why the Noble Lord said that there should be banks of issue with unlimited responsibility, and ' others of limited responsibilay. That part of the plan requited explanation. The Nelle Lord said that these Banks may draw bills under 50/. ; now, if they were allowed to draw bills of Si only, that would be nothing more than changing the form of notes. Lord ALTHoRP said (as we understood) that these banks were not limitrd with respect to noes payable in London. Mr. BARING continued—He apprehended that there was some limit to banks of that description. However, upon such a great and national qu,..tion he had no opinion of his own, hut should like to form one alter he heart what were the opinions on the point of gentlemen connected w!th the country circulation. On the point where the Noble Lord said that all banks should pay .even ?billings per c. , nt. upon the amount of their issues, lie shou , d like to know in what way the amount of the is , neA of thn.e batiks could he assert-tin , d. There was one part of the Noble Lord's arrangements which he per sonally felt a great objection to. His objection was founded upon considerable experience, both in this country and in other countries. On amount of the state of feeling that at present se.rned to prevail, he did not think his objection on this head was likely to find much favour at the hands of many. He alluded tit the mater of pub licity. In times of difficulty, he contended, that the operations of the Bank would be additionally cramped by publicity, and that anything like putting on them an appearance of secrecy for the purpose of masking its operations, would receive the very worst of constructions. He thought it would be highly important that the House should know what the Bank. ag a body, thought upon this brad. For his own part, he considered that the opera tions of the Bank would, as he said be ore, be cramped by polilicity ; for it would go to create alarm, and to increase a tendency to panic in times of difficulty, because it was perfectly well known that the hanks, at times, like indi viduals in a large way of business, might see a great disproportion between their issues and their capital in hand. Such a state of things could not be so well explained by figures,—the circulation could not be precisely known,—bur, at the same time, a banker or trader might be confident that the next week would set all right again. Publicity, besides exciting alarm, would be a further restraint on the Bank ; and when any additional restriction was put on, it was doing nothing more than rendering the Bank less useful for the purposes it was intended for. The Hon. Gentleman then alluded to the difficulties of 1815, and said that if the proposed publicity existed at that period the. Bank would have stopped payment over and over again. However, notwithstanding ti ose difficulties, it went on with confi dence ; but if the public had heen !et into the sceret of ' its affairs, that it was reduced down to a million or half • million, away would have gone that sum in less than half an hour. In point of fact, there was no necessity for departing from the present state; and he would be alway s prepared to show that secrecy was a safeguard and a security to the operations of the hanks, At the same time he was well aware that publicity existed in other countries; but he was also prepared to prove, that it was accompanied by many inconveniences and disadvantages in those countries. Certainly making the statements public every three months diminished so far the danger of publicity, and, consequently, it was better than if they were published every week. He thought, however, that the exact end of the quarters of the year should not be chosen as the epochs for publicity, because, on account of the payment of dividends about that time, the Bank would be at one time short of money, and at another its affairs would be more flourishing. If the statements were made public in the middle of' every quat ter, the public would have most likely a fairer return of the state of the affairs of the Bank. With respect to the paper of the Bank of England being made a legal tender, he thought that the second resolution might he more judiciously worded, and that it would be enough to say, so long as the Bank continued to discharge its debts, , paper should he a legal tender. It need not be hound by 1 law, for the moment it ceased to fulfil its engagements its notes would necessarily cease to he a legal tender, He bad his doubts about that part of the plan which spoke of the limitation of specie. For himself, he should be inclined to limit specie to the Bank of London only, as he considered one place would he sufficient to give security to the country, and he believed that in that opinion he was borne out by the sentiments of Mr. Ricardo. He had another question to ask, and that referred to the liability of the branch banks— whether they would be equally as liable for the paper of the Bank of England as for that issued by themselves ? He cued not suppose that such was the case, and it was his opinion that if there was any liability on those banks it should be for the paper issued by themselves. He had One question more to ask, and that related to the notice to he given at the expiration of ten years by the Government. He wished to know whether on this point there was to be perfect reciprocity between the public and the Bank, or could the Bank put an end to the arrangement at once ? He regretted that a measure of such vast importance should be brought forward at so late a period of the session, unless the Nable Lord wished the session to last Cu Christmas. The measure, and the alterations that might be proposed in it, must be passed over in a hurry, if gentlemen did not wish to sit to hours that would be incompatible with their health and employments. He concluded by saying that for the present he would not pledge himself to pursue any particular course. He would reserve himself for the time when the measure should be under discussion. Mr. GROTE said, that as far as he understood the proposed plan, I e was inclined, on the score of principle, to quarrel with none of its provisions. There was but one point he felt inclined to object to: the point be al• luded to was the publicity relative to the issues of the Bank of England. The more attentively he looked upon that point, the more clearly did he see that there would be no security except in a continuous publicity of the accounts. The Noble Lord had laid that down as a prin ciple; but when lie came to examine to what extent that principle was to he carried, he confessed that he felt dis appointed at its not being carried further. The proposi tion of giving public ty to the Bank's accounts every quarter of a year was not sufficient to give the public that insight into its affairs that would be satisfactory, and would not be enough to operate as a salutary cheek upon the Bank. In his opini n, it would be a great improve ment if the series of weekly averages of accounts were given at the end of the quarter, and renewed from one quarter's end to the other. He suggested this improve ment in order that the public might know whether the Bank Directors were judicious or not in their management. This would be seen from these weekly reports, and if there were any considerable variations, it would instantly be seen what was the cause of them. It would even be an improvement if the time were extended to six months, provided that at the end of that period the whole series of weekly averages were given. For the present he would not enter into any arguments on the measure; he would simply state, that he had no objection to any part of the proposed plan, but he could not sit down without saying that making bank notes a legal tender was a very material mprovemenC. Mr J. SMITE? (after a remark or two, inaudible in the gal cry) said that the Governor of the Bank, in his evidence before the Committee, had proved that t-e Bunk was not afraid of a run caused by unfavourable exchanges, because in that point it would soon rectify itself. After al uding to the calamity of 1825, he said that the Bank of England at that time had conducted itself with extreme liberality.particularly towards the country banks, for, with one hand it had assisted them by extraordinary issues, and immediately afterwards, when the country bankers de• manded specie the Bank paid them in specie. If the Bank had had only its own engagements to answer for, it could have easily paid them. By the proposition of Lord Al thorp, country hankers would not run for specie at all, as they could pay in Bank notes, since they would be a legal tender. He considered that part of the plan good, and that it would tend much to increase the prosperity of the c.iuntry, since it would for the future prevent runs upon the Bank. He thought the Batik of Ene,land had so well managed the national debt, that it ought to be paid for its good management, and at present it was net paid .00 highly. That part of the plan which related to country batiks, be considered of considerable complexity. and upon it he had no fixed opinion at present. He could not agree with the assertion of the Honourable Member for Essex, that the Noble Lord wished to destiny small hanks of issue. They were of considerable use to the commerce of the country, and he saw nothing in the Noble Lord's plan that tended to do away with them. He thought the plan of the Noble Lord showed great good sena-. The plan was quite clear ant/ well defined, and in his (Mr. Smith's) oitinion would have no injurious effect on the Bank of England. For his own part, he was much relieved by the statetntnt of the Ntib'e Lev!, and he believed that when the papers were printed anti distributed, it would give g neral satisfaction ' Mr. O'CONNELL would not say one word on the general print•ip'es of the Bill, but he would beg to ask, first, if the Noble Lord meant that Bank of Ireland notes should he a legal tender in Ireland ? From the statement of the Not) e Lord, he understood that they should not. Secondly, di i he mean to introduce a similar measure into Ireland ? And, thirdly, whether or not he intended to take the subject of the Bank of Ireland Charter into considera tion during the present year. Lord ALTHOHP said that the present measure was meant to apply to England and Wales only, and he did not mean to extend it to Ireland. With regard to the Hon. and Learned Gentleman's question 3.4 to the renewal of the Bank of Ireland Charter, he would only say that the Bank of Ireland Charter did not expire till the ye ,r 1837, and it was not nee, ssary to interf 're with it at pr sent; at the same time it was undoubtedly in the power of the Gore, nment, by pay-ng up their debt to the Bank, and giving the proper notice, to terminate the Charter at any time. Mr. O'CONNELL reminded the Noble Lord that he had asked ii it was the intention to make the notes of the Bank of Ireland a legal tender. Lori ALTHORP did not mean to touch upon the Irish Batik at al, at present. Mr. HUME wan sorry to differ from many gentlemen of great knowledge upon such subjects, who had pre vipusly spoken. It was his opinion that the negligence of the Bank of England had created the panic of 1826; or, at all events, he was certain that it wool , : not have been so great, nor the loss so lamentable, but for that cir cumstance. And so far from thinking that they should have had no relief at that pet iod but for the Bauk, he was of opinion that, but for it, the panic would never have oc curred He was therefore sorry that they were to have an establishment for ten or eleven years longer, which had proved injurious; and by which, at all events, the public would not profit. In his opinion, none could manage the affairs of the public so well, or so economi cally, as aSt ite Bank. They could have a Government Bank with as able men to m triage it, and with as little trouble to the Alin ster for the time . being, as the present Bank. He omplainad that he public was at present de prived of 600,0001 or '700,0001., which was now paid to the Bank of England for the management of the public business; and he saw no reason why a hank shoulil not be established within sixty miles round London, as well as any other establishment. He considered the continuance of such a system a de parture from the principles on which the Noble Lord mid pieviously acted. With regard to the forcing of the circulation of the Bank of England notes all over the country, that arrangement was merely for the benefit of the B.nk, without any additional advantage to the public. It was true that, by the Noble Lord's plan, the Bank, in stead of receiving 248,000/. for the management of the public deb!, would now receive only 120,0001., and that he considered the only good part of the plan. He consi dered that making Bank of England notes legal tender would only increase its danger to the Bank, in case of an internal panic. At present every bank was obliged to have a certain quantity or gold in its coffers; but if the present plan were agreed to, the run, in case of a panic, would be entirely on the Bank of England. He therefore thought the plan of the Noble Lord altogether bad, for he had yet to learn why banking should not be a+ open and pulilic as any other business or profe.sion. The Hon. 111 rn ber tor Essex hail said that if two rival banks were esta blished, evil would follow; but he (Mr. Hume) thought the Hon. Member wrong in his opinion. In such a case both banks would act upin their own responsibility— would act as a check upon each other, and eacb would prevent the other from playing tricks. He therefore thought that the Government would do well to reconsider their proposition. In his opinion they had judged ill wi.h regard to the interests of the public in that plan. The evil of panka would be increased by it, and the risk would he diminished by adding to the number of broke. He.saw no reason why no other banks but the Bank ear , r, 4 oeglpil should be established within sixty five miles of London, ur why banking should be put on a differena footing from any other business. He protested again,etbe whole principle of the measure, and was convincecrthat the time would com e when they would regret that they had placed the important privilege conferred by this measure in the bands developed to h, by of any set o f men, however respectable they might be. Colonel TORRENSpIan ti hneNoblemsaaiyd r t e i ..a Li : eoc t r t h d. o , u at gnh improvement percoi Chancellornesn ( e l considered r to e dfu up the Exchequer, the present monetary system, yet he could nut discover how the dangers inher e nt i n t h at were to be removed. Publicity of accounts, making Bank o f E ngland paper a legal tender, and relaxing the Usury Laws with respect to bills of exchange, were undoubtedly improvements ; but evils of the greatest magnitude remained, for which it was not even attempted to apply a remedy. Long, varied, and calamitous experience bad new established the fict—that a circulating medium mainly consisting of paper money, issued by irresponsible bodies, and convertible into cash, at the option of the holders, was the most fluctuat ing, insecure, and dangetoui currency which it was possible for a great commercial country to em. ploy. The evils of this species of currency were made manifest to a considerab'e extent during the crisis of 1797, which terminated in the suspension of cash-pay ments. It would not now be contended that the pecuni ary embarrassments of that period were occasioned by the war then raging in Europe, because in 1826, when for the five prec , ding years there had been peace with the world, a pecuniary crisis of a still more calamitous cha racter occurred. The panic of 1825 and 1826, occurring during a period of profound repose, with universal peace abroad and p e rfe c t t ranqu illity at h ome , that panic, trace able to no external or intrinsic cause, had its source and its origin in the n iture of the system itself, and in the in security which belonged to a paper currency, when issued at the discretion of irresponsible bodies, and con vertible into cash at the option of the holder. The Bank Directors, indeed, had stated in the e vidence which they gave before the Secret Committee of last year, that they had at length become wise in their generation, and that, instructed by past experi,nce, they now re cognised and acted upon the prin c ipl es w hi c h th e y formerly repudiated, and that in their new-burn sagacity they will avert the recurrence of the evils which had arisen to the couktry. But was the conduct of the Batik Directors calcu lated to inspire the House and country with confi dence in their professions? Quite the contrary. Their new and improved rules for regulating the is sues of paper, so far from imparting steadiness to the circulatin g me di um , occas i one d d ee p a nd calamitous vibra tions between deficiency and excess. Toe Directors stated that their improved system commenced in 1827. Now, in the first place, did the official accounts submitted to the Committee tit last year establish the fact, that the new system adopted by the Directors of the Bank of England in 1827, hail tended to give increased steadiness and uni formity to the currency ? On the 27th January, the amount of notes in circulation was 18,300,0001 ; and on the 22d cf November, in the lollowing year, the circu lation had increased to 27,012,0001.; bring an increase of bank paper in circulation to the extent of one-third, ur up,tards of 30 per cent., and during December, 1831, to the first week of J tnu ry, 1832, the circulation was computtil at 16,400,0001. Now, these fluctuations in the amount of the circulation, which have been produced under the improved principles of 'management, which is to give steadiness to our monet iry system, had exceeded the fluctuations which took place before the improvement was adopted. Between the years 1820 and 1826, the highest circulation was 26,511,0001., and ti e lowest 16,304,000/. Thus the facts, as recorded by themselves, showed that the fluctuations to which the circulation was previously liaate, had increased. The practical rule of the Bank Directors, as stated by themselves before the Com mittee of last year, was, when the currency was full, as indicated by the exchanges bring at par, or about to become uufavourable, to keep in their coffers bulli.as and coin to the extent of one-third of their Thus when the currency was lull, it there was 10,000 0001. of gold in the Bank, their liabilities would be 30.000,0001., 10,000.0001. being issued upon the deposit of gold, and 20,000,0001. upon available securities ; but supposing a succession of bad harvests or other unfavourable events to reduce the deposit of gold in the Bank t 5,0001., and buypo•ing,while only this amount of treasure remained with the Bank, the exchanges were at par, or about to become unfavourable, then, upon the rule whicit the Bank Directors laid down for their conduct, they would tease to reouce their liabilities from 30,000,0001. to 15,000/. But if abundant harvests or other favourable circuinstauces should increase the supply of the metals in the BAuk to J5,000,000/. 2 and should the continuance of a fdvourable exchange indicate a deficient currency, then on their own rule the Directors would extend their issues of paper until their liabnities became equal to 45,000,0001. (Hear, hear.) Thus, under the new rule Of manage in.ot of the Bank Directors, the currency of the country was exposed to . the deepest vitiations. He regretted that his Majesty's Government should have proposed the renewal of the Bank Charter without any essential improvement, and lest the country exposed to all the cal.mities of an insecure and deeply fluctuating currency. The establishment of a Government bank, issuing a fixed amount of incontrovertible p .per, somewhat under the %vents of the country—say 29,000,000/., and compelled, over and above this fixed amount of incontrovertible paper, to issue incontrovertible notes in the purchase of gol i at the Mint price, and to receive them back again in exchange for bullion at the saint price, then would the circulating m-ilium be exactly on the same footing with respect to amount and to value as if it consisted entirely of the precious metals. The proposed bargam with the Bank was moat improvident, and would assuredly disap. point the just expectations of the country. Lord ALTHORP said that it appeared that Hon. Members had so iniaundertrood the principles on which the Bank acted, that he could not permit the impression to remain unanswered. It was true that the Bank of Ene land acted upon the principle of having bullion in their ciiff-rs to the amount of one-child of their eircula ion, but then that circulation ine , udsil the assets as well as the circulation. From the way in which they managed their circulation, when five millions was drawn from the coffers of the Bank, the circumstance would diminish the circulation only by five millions, and nut by fifteen nu lions, as stited by the Hon. Alemher ; and when five millions of bullion was paid in, it increased it in the same proportion. Colonel TORRENS conceited, that considering the deposits as part of the circulation, it would tend to increase the evil instead of diminishing it. Sir M. W. RIDLEY inquired if country bankers, who issued no notes would be compelled to give publicity to their circulation, assets, and securities ? He consider,d the plan of making five-pound Bank of England notes a legal tender of no cone quence. It was no boon to the c , unt , y hanks, and it was not done with their consent, or at their requ-st. Lord ALTHORP said that only banks of issue should he asked to give an account of their assets and securities. He could not see how other banks could have any circu lation. Mr. BARING asked why the meisure was not extended to Scotland as well as to England and Wales, as far as re arded making Bank of England notes a legal tender ? If the currency in England and Scotland were not the same, people living on the borders of the two countries would suffer great inconvenience. Lord ALTHORP said that as one-pound notes were in citculation in Scotland, the effect of this measure, if ex. tended to that country, would be to exclude bullion alto gether. Admitting, therefore. as he did, that the evil. of a ptifferent circulation in Scotland and England were great, still he thought that the question was surrounded with sufficient difficulty as regarded England and Wales, with out including Scotland. Mr. FOSTER, while he admitted that the country banks were faulty, thought, that they were better than the Bank of England, because they had a smaller circula tion, with a larger proportional amount of capital. He conceived that the plan of making Bank of England notes legal tender, so far from diminishing, in fact greatly increased the risk of a variation of the currency, and of pinta: in the country. Mr. GROTE wished to know when the discussion on this subject would be resumed ? Lord'ALTHORP said, on Monday se'nnight. The CHAIRMAN of tree Committee then reported progress, and asked leave to sit again. The House then resumed. __ _ Mr. BARING moved for copies of the correspondence relative to the Bank question between the Governor of the Bank and the Government. Lord ALTHORP said, he should have no obj , ction to the production of such of these papers as were to the pur pose; but the House would derive no benefit from the production of all ti • correspondence, which was exces sively voluminous, and would tend very little to elucidate the immediate question before the House. Mr. BARING said be desire4 s nothing beyond what was to the purpose. SIR JOHN JEFFCOTT. Mr. ROBINSON wished to know, with reference to the late laatentabie affair at Exeter, whether steps had been takees for the recall of Sir John J ffeott ? Mr. STANLEY said, that gentleman had been only sent out to Sierra Leone to act for a limited period, till a successor should he appointed, which would be effected at the'earlieto possible opportunity. Mr. ROBINSON understood, then, that meanwhile the judicial functions were to be performed by Sir John Jeffcott. Mr. STANLEY said the Hon. Member would see that time must be allowed at any rate for communicating with that colony before the Judge could be recalled.—(A laugh.) Mr. O'CONNELL cou d not let this subject pass over without allowing Sir John Jeffcott his full merit as a moat kind, humane, and honourable man.—(Hear, hear.) COLONIAL SLAVERY. The order of the day having been read for the restursp• tion of the debate on colonial slavery, and the House having resolved itself into a Committee thereupon. Mr_ GODSON rose for the purpose of expressing his sentiments upon the proposed measure of Government. He admitted that no doubt could exist as to the question of the time having arrived at which emancipation had become in a degree imperative. It could not be denied that the feeling of the people of England was almost una nimeus on that poin , . Such being the fact, it was ad visable that emancipation should take place, but it was also advisable that it should be effected in a manner which would be beneficial to all parties interested. The question was a most important one, and required to b. approached with due carrion and discrimination. It was a question which not only affected the property of the whites in the colonies, but also their very lives. The pro• position he would first of all set out with was this.— that the Parliament of England had no right to super cede the authority of the local assemblies of our colonies. Had that House, for instance, any power to delegate to the Assembly of Jamaica? He denied that it ever pos sessed such power. This position was illustrated by the parallel instance of the conduct of the States of America before the separation, which never recognised the authority of the English Parliament to interfere in their internal management, and when obedience was attempted to be enforced, answered the demands made upon them, not by comp iance, but by presenting the bayonet. This position was also strengthened by the Charter granted by Charles 11., which did not require the acts of the legislatures of the colonies to he confirmed by the P irliament of England, but by the King only. The people of Jamaica had always resisted any attempts to encroach upon their undoubted rights by the Parliament of England ; anti a measure like the present, he was sure, the English Government would never have ventured to apply to Scotland or Ireland before the Union, but they were emboldened to force it upon the colonies only because they were weak and could offs but little resistance. He hoped, however, the sense of justice which distinguished Englishmen would operate to prevent the consumtnation of to flagrant an act, and that they would pause before they recognised the principle that power constituted right. He trusted that House would never crime to such a decision. In considering the question as to whether the West India possessions were property or riot property, he could not help remarking th it the Right Hon. Secretary for the Colonies had carefully abstained from denying the affirmative of that proposition. He (Mr. Go..lson) c-intended that they were property in the strictest sense. The Hon. Member then proceeded to contend that slaves were proprty, and in support of his argument quoted the decision of Chief Justice Holt, and nine other Judges, in reply to a demand from the King in Council, that " negroes were merchandise." In 1760 the planters wished to get rid of the slave trade, but Great Britain said she could not suffer them to put a-ide a traffiic which was so generally lucrative to the empire. Thus it was evident, the principl , of slavery had been fostered by the mother country. For his own part he was willing to admit that the system was wrong from beginning to end ; but it W 39 fer t ose who had invested it with all ike attri butes of property to abolish it with safety and honesty.-- (Hear, hear.) He considered the plan proposed by the Government to be impracticable. It would be impossible to attempt to carry it into effect without having 4,000 stipendiary magistrates in the colonies: What would the labourers of England think when they saw that, by this plan, it was considered that a man who worked seven hours anti a half was entitled to a house and garden with- out payment of rent, besides food and raimeni? And this, too, at a time when 10 hours were proposed as the m ixi mum of the labour of infants! The Hon. Member expressed his regret that the Right Hon. Secretary had not endea voured to conciliate the colonists, instead of helping abuse upon them, to which the House had most complacently listened. The West India interest had been unfairly treated by the Right lion. Gentleman. It had been asserted by the Right Hon. Gentleman that there were nu saving banks in J , maica. Tla it was true; but a saving bank ~ad been establ,shed at Montego, and had only been given up because not a single negro had ever come forward to make a deposit in it. The Right Hon. Gentleman had also said that the negroes had decreased in proportion as the quantity of sugar had increased, thereby producing an impression in the country that the planters had inhu manly worked their slaves to death in order to obtain a larger quantity of sugar from their estates. Nose, he asserted that there was not the slightest foundation for this position, and entered into some details to prove that his assertion could not he contradicted. The Right Hon. Gentleman had also denied that the depreciated value of estates in J trniica was occ isioned by the agitation of this slave question in England. Now, of what use was such a d nial, when it was known that ever since the year 1823, in which year this agitation con• menced, estates had not been seetib'e in the colonies? He (Mr. G .dson) likewise comp! 'Med that the Right Hon. Gentleman had always referred t.. extreme cases to create an impressi ,n against the planters, and that he had entirely overlooked the meritorious exertions of such colonies as had done their duty. He had collected toge ther all the faults of the worst colonies, and had then spoken of them as common occurrences even in the best. Now, this was treating the colonists with gross injustice in a case where their lives and proper tea were abso lutely at stake. After several other obs , rvations, which the impatience of the House rendered quite inaudible, the Hon. Gentleman proceeded to comment upon the money part of Mr. S anlev's resolutions, which he thought would not be very palatahle either to the colo ni•ts or the country. He thought that the colonists were entitled to receive a larger sun► in compensation, than the Right Hun Secretary proposed to give them. The Right Hon. Secretary proposed to rrise the duty on sugar from 245. t.. 27, per ca•t. Now, that additional duty of 3s. would produce to the country a revenue of 600,0001 , and a pinny a poundon coffee would produce 100,0001. more. Now, ought not the House in common justice to give the West Indians, from whose property this revenue was to be rrise.f, and whose estates would be rendered almost value less by this plan, a suor equal to that which at 3 per cent. interest would produce 700,0001. annually? He con- tended that such a sum, which amounted to 20,000,0001., ought to be given them as a compensation for the loss which they would sustain, and as an inducement to them not to resist the law which involved them in utter ruin. The reso'ution with which he intended to conclude , ould embrace four distinct propositions—First of all, it would grant immediate emancipation to the negro ; se condly, it would enable your resolutions to work well in practice by concilia , ing the prejudices of the planters; thirdly, it would provide a fund fur the raising of a capital of 20,000.0001., which be would pay to the colonists as a compensation ; and, fourthly, it would pledge the House to lend 10,000 0001. to the planters on the security of the colonies themselves. The Hon. Gentl man then moved a resolution to the effect which we have just stated ; but we are sorry to state that the constant interruption which he met with in the course of his speech prevented us from collecting the precise words in which his resolution was couched. Mr TANCRED then rose, but from the conversation in the House, as well as the po•ition of the Hon Gentle min, we were unable to heir him distinctly. We under stood him to d.ffer altogether from his Hon. Friend who preceded him as to the right of the Imperial Parliament to legislate lor the colonies—a right which was inherent in the legislature, was often exercised, and never abandoned. He referred to several statutes in proof of his assertion, and even to the Declaratory Act relative to the American tea duties, which affirmed the right while it declared its ex ercise at the moment to be inexpedient. He also read the answers to Mr. Burge, Attorney General of Jamaica, to queries put to him as to the powers of Parliament. One of them was, that after the passing of the Island Art, no Act of the Bri•ish Parliament bound the colony unless it was therein named in express words. The Hon. Gentleman then proceeded to express his opinion that as the guilt of slavery was common both to the legislature and the colonies, so ought the reparation to be likewise common. Any change front the condition of master and slave to that of master and servant should have his support, but the change must be gradual to be beneficial. Any sudden alteration of the condition of slavery as now existing be should deprecate as dangerous, and wi bout any precedent, save one, which proved its peril. That one was St. Domingo, a colony which produced a revenue of six millions to the mother country in 1789, while in 1791 it was totally lost by the course pursued. This chiefly arose from the population being inoculated with the doctrines propagated by the lower agents of the club of the Amis des Lois. The Hon. Gentleman here went into a history of the revolu tion of St. Domingo. together with several extracts from the various Codes Rurales, to show the necessity of cau tious legislation, and at the same time prove the danger of not proceeding now to give freedom, under proper regula tions, to the slaves, as it was impossible to know which had done most mischief, the decree of the French assembly in the beginning of 1791, for slave emancipation or its subsequent revocation in the September of the same year. The great object now was to stimulate the industry of the s l aves , and therefore it was an exc, !lent part of the present pl in to allow them to purchase their liberty day by day. The Hon. Mem , er concluded by saying he would support the resolution of the Secretary for the Colonies. Mr. BUCKINGHAM rose amidst cries of " Question." He said had he been in the habit of frequently trespassing on the H-use he should nut wonder at the marks of im patience exhibited, but Hon. Members should recollect that be was the only Member who proposed to abbreviate the duration of speeches, and that he was therefore tacitly pledged to give example as well as precept.—(A laugh.) He had another object, which was to touch upon a new question, that was to show that immediate emancipation would be better gradual if accompanied with compensa tion. He would not trouble the House with many argu ments on the general question. It had been admitted that the present system was bad and must be changed, and the question was one only of time. He was prepared to con • tend, that a system of free labour, conjoined with a s aatid system of education, would so develop the now dormant moral and intellectual faculties of the negro as to fit him for all the political and social relations of their common nature. But then it was said, that if y"u emalcipated them from their present thraldom they would rot in laziness, and there would he no sugar pro duced. Did not the cultivation of sugar in our East In dian colonies, under a free labour system, prove the enor mous absurdity of this assertion? It had been said alse that if we emancipated the slaves in our colonies, the result would he, stimulating the slave trade in the colonies of those foreign states which refused to imitate our policy. The remedy was obvious, it only required a courageous Ministry to apply it. Let trading in slaves be declared piracy, no matter where or by whom practised, and there would soon be an end to the barbarous practice. The Hon. Gentleman concluded with moving, as an amend ment--" 1. Teat every slave in his Majesty's dothinions has an indefeasible right ta emancipation without delay, and without prizT. 2. That, from and after the 214 of Au,;ust, 1534, the anniversary of his present Maje-ty's birthday, slavery shall cease to exist in every part of the British empire. 3. That immediate measures be tak-n to ascertain the actual amount of pecuniary loss that may be sustained by the owners of colonial estates from the sularitution of free labour for slave labour in their several plantations; and to determine to what extent the national funds should be appropriated to compensate all those by whom such pecuniary loss may be actually sustained. 4. That an adequate supply of a preventive police, an inde pendent and impartial magistracy, and a body of teachers for infant and adult schools, be sent out from the mother country to all the colonies in which slavery is to be abo lished : the expense to be borne out of the funds hitherto appropriated to the support of our military establishments in those parrs, which, on the entire abolition of slavery, may be extensively and safely reduced." Colonel DAVIES was an advocate for the immediate abolition of negro slavery, but could not shut his eyes to the great danger and difficulty pf hastily adopting such a resolution as that just proposed by Mr. Bueltingham• The blood and misery which followed the precipitate measures of the National Convention in St. Domingo should be a warning to th.an to emancipate a being cur mounded by the circumstances of the negro before he had gone through such a probation as would fit him for a state of entire and irresponsible freedom. He, however, did not thereby yield his unqualified sanction to the proposi• titans of Ministers. He conceived many of the objections of Lord Howick to their adoption to be unanswerable, and lie particularly objected to the proposed increase of the duty on sugar. It was admitted on all bands that the West India interest required relief, and experience had shown'that consumption was diminished as price—duty, was increased; therefore to increase the duty on sugar would injure the West India interest still further by dimi nishing the consumption. It would be much more politic and beneficial to increase the consumption by diminishing the duty. Mr O'CONNELL moved that the debate be then (one o'clock) a journed till Monday next.—Agreed to. Aojourned at a quarter past one o'clock. FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE. At the Court at St. James's, the ``9th day of May, 1833. P It ES S NT, The King's Most Excellent Majesty in Council. This day the Hight Hon. William Henry Lyttleton Lord Lyttleton was, by his Majesty's command, sworn Lord-Lieute nant of the county of Worcester. WM. L. BATH U RsT. ST. JAMES'S-PALACE, APRIL, 3, 1333. The King was this day pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood upon James Stirling, Esq. ; Captain in the !loyal Navy, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the settlements in Western Australia. CROWN-OFFICE, MAY 31 MEMBERS RETURNED TO SERVE I THIS PRESENT PARLIAMENT, Boanuai or TIVERTGN.—James Kennedy, of Lincoln's Inn, in the county of Middlesex , Esq. BOROUGH or STROUD.—George Poulett Scrope, Esq., in the room of David Ricardo, Esq., who has accepted the Chiltern Hundreds. WHITEHALL, MAY 21. The Lord Chancellor has appointed George Bolton, of Bishops Strotford, in the county of Hertford, Gent., Lo be a Master Ex traonlinary in the High Court of Chancery. WAR-OFFICE, May 31. Royal Regiment of Horse Guards—Cornet R. H. R. Howard Vyse to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Murray, appointed to the 15th Light Dragoons, May 31 ; Cornet and Adjutant A. T Monro to have the rank of Lieutenant, June I ; Lord A. P. B. St. Maur to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Vyse, May Al. 7th Regiment of Light Dragoons—Lieut. the Hon. J. Jocelyn to be Captain, by purchase, vice Lord Hopetoun, who retires ; Cornet Dennis Daly to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Jo.'elyn ; Albany Bourchier S..vile, Gentleman, to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Daly, May 31. Bth Light Dragoons—Cornet J. Reilly to be Adjutant, vice Sir W. L. Young, who resigns the Adjutancy only, May 31. I th Light Dragoons—Lieut. J. C. Baird to be Captain, by purchase, vice Perceval, who retires ; Lieut. W. Murray, from the Royal Regiment of iorse Guards, to be Lieutenant, by pur. chase, vice Baird, May 31. Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards—To be Lieutenants and Captains, by purchase—Lieut. C. A. Windham, vice Burgoyne, who retires ; Lieut. C. P. Wilbraham, vice Hobhouse, who re tires, April I. 'bo be Ensigns and Lieutenan's, by purchase—J. Du Pre Viscount Alexander, vice \i‘ indham, May 31 ; Gentleman Cadet the Hon. R. W. Lambert, from the Royal Military College, vice Wilbraham, June I. P2th Regiment of Foot—Lieut. Sterling Freeman Glover to be Captain, by purchase, vice Barry, who retires; Ensign John Spring to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Glover; Allen Dent, Gentleman, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Spring, nay 31. Pith Foot—Staff-Assistant-Surgeon Duncan Menzies to be As. sistant-,urgeon, vice Giffney, deceased, May 31. 10th Foot—Ensign C. Sanders to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Thomas, who retires ; J. I). Simpson, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Sanders, May 31. 26th Foot—J. W. Johnstone, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Price, who retires, May 31. 48th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon J. H. Sinclair, M.D., from the 86th Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice J. Mitchell, whose appointment has not taken place, May 31. 55th Foot—Lieutenant W. S. Norton, from the 49th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Fairfield, who has received a commuted allowance ; H. L. D. Cuddy, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Greene, who retires, May 31. 60th Foot—t. aptain Charles Markham to be Major, by pur chase, vice Harrison, who retires; Lieutenant C. H. Church. hill, to be Captain, by purchase, vice Markham ; Second Lieu tenant NVilliam Henry Fitzgerald to be First Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Churchill; R. T. Brandling, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Fitzgerald, May 31. 68th Foot—Ensign G. 3PBeath to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Boucisette, who retires; J. M. Napier, Gent., to be Ens gn, by purchase, vice APlteath, May 31. 75th Foot—Capt. T. W. Nesham, from the half-pay of the Royal Waggon Train, to be Cap' ain, vice J. S. Keats, who ex changes, receiving the difference, May 31. 77th Foot—Ensign it. Macartncy, from the half-pay of the 50th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Buckland, promoted in the Itoyal African Corps, May 31. 80th Foot—Paymaster J. Grant, from the 56th Foot, to be Paymaster, vice Leslie, June 1. 86th Foot—Staff-Assistant-Surgeon J. Mitchell, MD. to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Sinclair, appointed to the 48th Foot, May 31. Royal African Colonial Corps—Ensign Thomas Buckland, from the 77th Regiment of Foot, to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Findlay, appointed Adjutant ; Thomas Similes, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Harcourt, who retires, May 1; Lieut. A. Findlay to be Adjutai.t., May 22. HOSPITAL STAFF. To be Staff-Assistant.Surgeons—J. IL Taylor, Gent., vice Menzies, appointed to the lath Foot ; A. M'&rigor, Gent., vice Mitchell, appointed to the 86th Foot, May 31. MEMORANDUM. The exchange between Lieut. Thomas Walsh, Fort-Major of Sheerness, and Lieut. Thomas Austin, Fort-Major of Duncan non-Fort, lately notified, has not taken place. Commission in the Westmoreland Militia by his Majesty. NV. Bennett, Gent., tobe Adjutant,vice Dent,deceased, April 17. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Suffolk. E. B. Venn, Esq., to be Devity Lieutenant, May 21. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Durham. G. Pemberton, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant, March 9. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Lincoln. Royal South Lincolnshire Regiment of Militia. The Viscount Alford to be Captain, May 29. Commission by the Lord Lieutenantofthe County of Mid-Lothian. Royal Mid-Lothian Yeomanry. Sir J. S. Forbes, Bart., to be Captain, May i. BANKRUPTS. JOHN ELLING, butcher, Warminster, to surrender June 15. and July 12, at eleven, at the Bath Arms Inn, IVarminster. Helder, Clement's Inn, London ; Goodman and Griffith, War. minster. WILLIAM DICKINS, sen., plasterer, Northampton, June 10, and July 12, at twelve, at the Peacock Inn, Northampton. Vincent, King's Bench-walk, Temple, London; Cooke, North amptt,u. I'HOMAS SHERWIN, cheesemonger, London-wall, June 3, and July 12, at eleven, at the Court of Bank, uptcy. Wil kinson, Barge-yard, Bucklersbury ; Graham, official assignee, Copthall-buildings. MARY CLARA BUCHANAN, boarding-house-keeper, Golden-square, June 5, at one, and July 12, at ten, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Lane, Argyte-street, Regent-street. JAMES EDWARD BRAND, fishmonger, Nelson-street, Old Kent-road, Surrey, June 7, and July 12, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, Pancras-lane, London, official assignee; Turnley, Ironmonger-lane, Cheapside. GEORGE 131 uroN, tailor, York, June 10, and July 12, at eleven, at the Savings Bank, York. Lever, Gray's Inn-square, London • Smith, jun., York. JOHN POPE DURAN l', chymlst, Plymouth, June 15, and July 12, at eleven, at the Royal Hotel, Plymouth. Edmonds, Plymouth; Mantle, Ebsex-street, strand, London. WILLI AM HAZEL OEN, butcher, Goudhurat, Kent, June 7, and July 12, at eleven, at the Queen's Head Inn, Havvkhurst. Wilton, John-street, Bedford-row, London; White and Miller, Goudhurst. DIVIDENDS. Kirkman, J. Saywell, Macclesfield, and R. Kirkman, Wood-street, Cheap side, si lk- man ufacturers, June 22, at eleve n , a t th e C ourt of Bankruptcy—J. Scott, s hip-owner, North Shields, June 1!4, at ten, at the Court of Bankruptcy—W. F. Woudgate, banker, Tonbridge, Kent, June 22, at ten, at the Court of B.,nkruptcy— J. Jones, engineer, Wells-street, Middlesex, June 21, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy—J Careless, victualler, Sweeting's alley, Cornhill, June 21,4 eleven, at the Court of Bankrup cy_ D. Gorely, perfumer, Great Russell-street, Bloomsbury, June .1, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy --J. B. Bowley, furnishing ironmonger, Great Dover-street, Newington, June 21, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy—J. Sinclair, warehouseman, Bow. lane, London, June 21, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy—V. Duncan, victualler, Tooley-street, Southwark, at the Court of Bankruptcy—W. Dawson, ' Lincolnshire.June 21, at twelve, at the foul W. H. Webster, druggist, Oldbury, Shrops: eleven, at Radenhurst's New Royal Hotel, Bi Bloxam, apothecary, King'•s Sutton, Northa 25, at twelve, at Radenhurst's New Royal Ho J Jones and J. Fereday, pig-iron -makers, shire, June 25, at two, at Badenhurst's Birmingham—T. Nelson, Sibbington, Hui per-manufacturer, June 24, at eleven, at Inn, East RetMrd, Nottinghamshire—V' cer, Warwick, June 25, at eleven, at the Si wick—J. Lowe, dealer in iron, Ashted, shire, June 21, at two, at the Globe Tavern, E. May, bookseller, Evesham, Worcestershire, at the offices of Messrs. Benjamin and Henry ham—J. Marsh, innkeeper, Manchester, Jutir Star Inn, Blanchester—J. Lane, jun., tailor, Norfolk, June 24, at seven, at the office of Yarmouth—J. Anderson and J. Perry, pal June 21, at eleven, at the Hop Market Bri , towe, jun., spirit dealer, Poole, June 21, office of Messrs. Parr, Poole. CERTIFICATES-Ai:ix 2) J. Blake, chymlsty Norton Falgate--T. A. facturer, Paternoster-row—J. 0. Kettle, tat, street, Strand—H. Berms, co r d wa i ner , Norwi corn.dealer, New Malton, Yorkshire—J. Wilt facturer, Soothill, Dewsbury, Yorkshire. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLV D. Humber and I. Brightwen, cabriolet-pr street—J. Wilks and F. Hopkins, tailors and 1). Moore, grocers, Heywood, near Bui Hubbard and J. Coller, furriers, Bath—R. Hughes, attorneys, Southampto n buildings, , Beech and Co., mercers, Lane-end, Stoke-upol shire—W.Gostling:.nd J. E. Huxley, ironmonf t.ong.acre—R. Barber and R. Cartwright —ll Leicester W. Wilde, sugar-brokers, rooms, Min e—G. Prior and W. Apsl Rotherhithe nd C. F. Mirfin, and T. 1 Tottenham-court-road (so far as regards C. F ling and Co., bathers, Ramsgate (so far as i house)—C. and W. Thompson, printers, Shetb and S. Sutton, coopers, Warrington, Lane? Archer, corn-merchants, Preston, Lancashi and J. Wallace, tea-dealers, Carlisle—W. H. upholsterers, Hastings, Sussex. DOVER, MAY 31. His Royal Highness the Duke of Orleai from Deal last evening, having inspected ' dron in the Downs, consisting of four vette., and a brig under the command Baron Mackay. It is understood they wl or to-morrow sir Cherburg. Hi s 11,:yal Highness has this day views fortification., and entertains at dinner !winding officer, some of the officers of tl the authorities. He will proceed to-morrow morning he again ent , rt4ins a large party at dinne: 40 covers at Des-ins. The Dutch vessels under detention colours flying yesterday, in consequence council for raismg the embargo ; but it not yet liberated, their papers being witl he ivy fees are paid to the Marshal of the as they refuse to pay these fees, their COlOl to-day. It is to be hoped Government order in council to be carried into execut ditional release, for we understand the objected to, amount to above 30/. each vet Dutchmen think that, instead of being sat' fees of (Rice, they should be paid demure FASHIONS FOR .JU LADIES'. (From the World of Fashion. MORNING AND CARRIAGE DRESS. Jaconot muslin, embroidered in an Egyptian border. The pelisse is composed of emerald-) Naples glace, the corsage made nearly but neck, sits close to the shape, and is trimmi style, with braiding of the same colour. Maintenon, trimmed with knots of ribbon V. the dress. The skirt is open in front, and rook ners ; a trimming similar to that on the corsag' down the fronts and round the border. Sew, decorated with white ostrich feathers, embroi gauze ribbons to correspond. White figured HATS AND BONNETS.—Some of the ml latter, for neglige are of dust-coloured bastile with rose-coloured gros de Naples, and trh_ coloured gauze ribbon, striped or figured in rose- , still more elegant, are of India muslin lir Naples, and trimmed only with a simple knot ribbon. Poux de soie, and paille de riz, are most in request for half-dress bonnets. On , larly distinguished for its elegant simplicity de soie lilac, glazed with white; it is trimmed Naples ribbon to correspond, simply crossed bouquet of roses placed negligently on one The interior of the brim is trimmed in tie blond lace, and a large knot of lilac gauze ril over the furehead. Another half-dress bony been adopted by some of our most distinguisi composed of cherry-coloured poux de sole, ' The brim is rather of the hat than bonnet sh. round and plaited ; the plaits are gathered in a large knot of ribbons placed a little to the left side is a bouquet of scabieuses, intermixed wit" buds. Hats arc always trimmed with flow, poux de soie are frequently ornamented with peries Some of the most novel rice-straw with two tufts of clove-pinks, and an ornament it must be white, quadrilled, to correspond The brim is lined with white crape, and tht brim and crown, is of white satin. (From the Lady's Magazine. ENSEMBLES DE TOILETTES.—For dinner costume a dress of organdi ; the from oidered a l'eventaii. The embroidery a I wreaths of small cowers, reaching from the w: of the skirt. Sometimes they end at the top another goes round the dress. C:sa h ge e draperies inguirlande front ; the back a la Tyrol ienne, o whi ch ' D ' scki lj itil peries going from the shoulder to the middle of th e o , i i v s , those in front; the sleeves a double sa b o t. The this dress is white, with any coloured flowers, and 11 , 1, rose, with branches of coral, or grenadine with The hair is full touffes of curls ; at back a braid' . de 0 1 rose, or a bunch of gr a p es , i s pl ace d a t th e left head ; bows of gauze riband grenadine, broche withd frequently worn in the hair with thi s toilette. or - r 0„, Another pretty dress is of gros de N a pl es molt' , or oti satinees, or of poux de soie brode, r ose , apple greent'toP,,it, blue ; tight corsage ; sleeves, a cr a ves , ver y full $ , - et ied jolt open from the bend of the arm to th e wr i s t, a nd fa s 7,l, bows. A pelerine fichu mantelet, brode a roues, tb de page on theshoulders. The hair in front in o ti t lorn ij ;g• the back en couronne ; sometimes a small chain 1008 o f gold crosses the brow, en guise de feronnicre. Ver t ' iit,, i° l ;ite rings of burnished gold. The following is a ra °S. ,,,ef" . ol l ensemble for soiree, concert or opera :—A redingot'" crape, lined with gaze Donna Maria, rose ; a dceP round, with three rouleaux of s a ti n rose , initnew - L 0 " r 0 the hem. The rouleaux are as small as p os sible, D e- oc , ' , a small cotton cord covered with satin. A light v ,: e r, wild roses, with foliage, embroidered in coloured sil si s r,O round. The corsage a pointe ; the sleeves verY s ot tir° and a creves, open from the wrist to the bend of th e ti ; laced up with a pink silk cord, which appears CO et ty • dit long tassels at the inner part of the arm. This r - ,va , ;di g gotte was worn over a dress of white moire, wh ic. :A visible in front, as the outside one was not fasten.'",ot 41( waist. A cordeliere of rose silk. A dress hat of c' ide oi transparent, with a bouquet and guirlande round ol' e calotte, completed the costume. C IA (From the Royal Lady's Magazine.) , r ite EVENING DRESSES.—A tulle dress over a a rid r.it slip. The skirt is embroidered en robe, in pink s il , llo The corsage is pointed in front, and square acres' e" ti ere s is h o t r u i l i d n e m r s e d ; w a ;i i t u p d i n f k ro g m a u e z a e e h ri b i s b h o t r i o , u t g v h h t i c a h e r f o o s rr t s ti r d : l 6: e. , ` f c i o D ir C , they unite into a small bow in the centre of the 015 , sleeves are short, full, toned up with ribbon at in ter cd t furs of pink and white marabouts; diamond jew el ,!,;llDe aP iii l ' An oiseau de paradis Irish poplin dress, with a 'l je D ust o or en co3ur in front and behind, and finished round t falls a narrow ruche of tulle. A deep blonde epaulet te ,4 the sleeve, which is trimmed w ith en d s o f ribbon . oroene , The skirt is trimmed roun d th e h em w ith fan ° L cen tt 0 ,1 blond, which have a st ar o f en d s o f r ibbon in t "„ - o the r ' each ; they are placed at some di s t ance f r om one 3 ' . eP connected by a chainwork of roul eaux . pea rl The hair is dressed very simply, with Pea rl ' . laces and bracelets. . mat 'n e. rk, June ...._,.1,,,,,, , tanner, NV i';;;,. urt of BanklW.:2s:st T. noshire, Jun!„..l N. - ' 4l Arit Birmingham j o s e , hamptorohret„, i t , More o el, BirourB;44. Wll,l, Dudley, ‘'''), galrl , rlicati n t New Roys ; el. i intingdonsh.if, 't kof Wtile Wil' te r i, 31, 0 c, v v. moulto.ri,pir• th ey 6 Swan 1-10%, '4 , 1, „i, ha y Aston, o r t.. -. ern, Birinl3,exe3, titfitit oven e, June '20, 1 0 ' 0 hia . 'ire' :°artkrelll..''°; 'tl'i.qll4,ll r, Great Y 3,11 01 ' ull t that l of Mr. 1-10!"fcrtrt 4 fin , painters, %N!'"„ t h '', Inn. 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()uncle. ti o ,4„. e ,,,,. mage ii , con pit, '4 1 ; 3 ! wed Legh °r° an Ari c , c arf• 01 q l kll ordered 0116 4,1141°)- d gauze , O f A 4,..01,,, i s most elegO' lif ,tli t `,dit,,, e de 1' 111de : 40 11 ' [3l4tliti o immed v'i t 'soo 'S i to r rose-colour' r 0 J $ t,t,tri? g lined wit h g so il O t° 4 111 of g a le" k t a b A eta of -I t e 4 s si NO e still the To' te 'd. 4 4 , 4 3 t , ne that 0 P fc o o . eRe is a capoteo _. 0 !iottu raed with g ro ° 'i I Zi.N.rt,, d in front, coo* AS10101:‘,1 side of the fill', t h„S it ,. 4 tra le cap stlle',o" 'iji4,,, , Pc ribbon i0 t ,..,` p' ' 'vr , Inet that P'0,411 tished eleg': , pi o kleu glazed with 7 0 0 Nape; the cilf hit at the basil` ridgy ',ill i. ha left i o n tile„ 0 1 1 : 1 :$4 , eve with datr 3o : o o r lAth ant wers, and '" e prr, t cninte h blonde I sC . o l3r N ' hßvi a hats are t" 10 10 3 ; \ 0 e, , at of gauze r i ol:, ,t 'cave, d with th e ~ „1 " l• , . Do" ' Wni he piping , Os. ckti ' ‘e oi„ . ", hi of - 44. ) Og g \‘''' Ur ✓ small e . ri e , ~ql e ve nt of the 31 ‘!, ill / N " lie 1 l'eventail I n oo o , 4 ' it :Ol ci vaist to the''' . sP \ 1 the 140, i , 4, tan pof the , q. of 'it 4 4ti brsage tilr 'orr ti t , RI I. is fi ll 0 1 'ti'3l, of GENTLEMEN' S. We shall give a few toilettes d'ensemble NON ELTIES IN GENTLEMEN'S D" 9°. ,, 0 0 pre' (From the Gentleman's Magazine af Fa s- :- . r e it, ol sent adopted by the most distinguished fashionables• vs e l f of violet-blue cloth ; pantaloons of sky blue; Marc I ,ll°jl C l coat, a girodee ground with large white lea/ oat of a ~n t r a s thei equally approved consists of a black coat; waistcoa.. material, being a mixture of silk and scotch thrc3'; loons of coteline. A third is composed of a frock ' i jor tit , granite coloured, or of the fancy colour called caP u o e o cl s pantaloons to correspond silk waistcoat, a blue frf o , SP,p, g,uadrilles formed by points of orange silk. A fou l Cni very favourite one, is a frock coat in acanthe.coloOTocos, with a black velvet collar ; grey cloth pantaloons ; figured satin, a brown ground figured with lilac. ttleY°o4 The following i nnova tions are talked of ; ho~ f ar lo oro4o be successful we do not pretend t o sa y :—Tight Pan,tl,.,ve.,/ hussar boots. A new kind of f rock coat with the s.""wierld in front of the arm ; they are to be called Henry IV.' D 7 0 0 Did Henry IV. ever wea r a frock coat ? Some hats; or introduced with crowns ver y narrow at the top. a n 0 0 C oo l velvet ribbon round the lower p art. Black velvet cra 10 tinue to be worn b y y oung gentlemen ; two or threeted ornamen t e d with precious stones, are g enerally adO The Drawings of Mr. TURNER, biting at Maori, Lows, and GRAvires, :h e only illustrations of Sir WALT/CO, Scorr Works, which he is engaged fur.