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PKICEs OF STOCKS PUSS Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Red. 9 per Cent Cons. g7%% y 4 4i 354 per Cent shut Ditto Red.... New 3% per Cent 94%N% 3 per Cent. Ann. 1726 85 4 per Cent 1826 ... . - Bank Long Ann. to expire Jan. 5, 1860 shut Oct. 10, 1859 shut Jan. 5, IMO 16 15-16 Jan. 5, 1880.. ..... --- April 5, 1880 Jan. 5. 1570 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS Austrian Bonds 964 Belgian Bonds..•••• • Ditto Account 8734 8 1 ,4 8 Brazilian Bonds 6144 Ditto Account 6134 2 114 Buenos Ayres Bonds 24i„? Ditto ACcount Ctiilian Bonds 22 Ditto Account 22 Columbian Bonds 16% Ditto Account Ditto Bonds, 1824 174 Ditto Account 1714 Danish Bonds "'lt% Ditto Account — Greek Bonds 34% Ditto Bonds, 1825 ... Ditto Account — Mexican Bonds, 5 per cent 31 ki 1 Ditto Account 3IN 1 Ditto, 8 per cent.., — Ditto Account 36% 1 Neapolitan....... .......... PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAT AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Share. Anglo Mex. MM. Co. (its. at 5/. pm.) XlOO 14% 15 Bolanos Mining Company £l5O 140 Brazilian Imp. Min. Co. (iss. at 51. pm.) £2O 63v 4 IDitto National 17% 22}4 Ditto St. John Del Rey Ditto Coeaes 5 British Iron Mining Company . £so Columbian Mining Co. (iss. at 51. pm.) 49 English Mining Company 1234 General Mining Association l2 Mexican Mining Co Real del Monte Mining C 0...., ...... Tlalpuxahua Mining Co 330 - United Mex. Min. Co. (iss. at 2/. pm ) 40 113 1 1 Ditto New Scrip.. 5 17 Alliance Fire Insurance Comp lO 10% Protector Insurance Comp. ..„... Australian Co. Canada Company ..... 17 49 50 General Steam Navigation Co Provincial Batik of Ireland 25 156. 20% 10 HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Mornine —lO minutes after 1. I Evenina...:37 minutes after 1 OAT AT OW? O'CLOCK. , lew 5 per Cent. 126 indla Stock Ditto Bonds 23 21 23 pm. South Sea Stock ............ 1161.1 Old Annuities ............... New Ditto .—.. ..... 85% l i per Cent. Ann. 1751 .... 'Ex. Bills, X 1,000...... 51 50 pm. Ditto... .... .....50e ...... 51 56 pm. Ditto Small 5l 50 pm. Ditto Commercial pm. Ditto Advertised nm. Bank for Account India for Account 2 1 R 219 Cons. for April 12 674 N THIS DAY AT ONE O ' CLOCK. Peruvian Bonds ........ 17 Portuguese Bonds 50% Ditto Account Regency Scrip 5% dis. Ditto Account 5 3v dis. Prussian Bonds lOO Ditto Bonds, 1822 — Russian Bonds, 1822 lO3 Ditto Account __77 New Loan 973¢ ,Spanish Bonds, 1821 1954 Ditto Account 193 i Ditto Bonds, 1823 - Ditto Account 17% 18 French Rentes, 5 p. c. 101 f --c. Exchange 251 80c. —S per cent. —f —c. Exchange —f —c• Dutch, 21 p. c 46% Ditto Account 464 %% Ditto, 5 p, c P 544 V/ Ditto Account 85 % % /4 Franch Scrip 4 4 pm. - * u it LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 2, 1833. The Irish Disturbances Bill passed the House of Lords last night without amendment, the only point on which a struggle was made being the proviso taking the non-payment of tithes away as a justification for the Lord Lieutenant to issue his proclamation declaring a district to he disturbed. The ground of attack was, that it invidiously pointed out tithes as a property which the people might defraud the owner of with impunity, and of the de fence that the proviso was certainly useless and would do no harm. We must confess that if it be useless it were better out of the Bill, for it may be mischievous. Lords BROUGHAM and GREY would evidently have been willing to throw it out ; and as Mr. O'CONNELL con demned it as the most nonsensical amendment be had ever agreed to, we may suppose that the matter would not have been insisted upon by the Lower House, but the fear was the Bill getting again into the Lower House at all. It will receive the Royal Assent to-day, and arrive in Ire land just in time for the Easter holydays. The Sugar ought to follow this bitter pill as quickly as possible ; but we fear that will not be the case. The adjournment of the debate on the money resolutions, proposed last night, in Committee, by Lord ALTHORP, is ominous. We are bound, however, in honour, to admit that the Conservatives have taken up strong ground. Whatever we may imagine to be the motives and ultimate objects of our opponents, both reason and justice require that, when they urge a valid objection, it shall be removed. It will be seen that Sir R. PEEL, professing himself willing to agree to a considerable reform in the Church, agreeing that the King's corona tion oath did not bind him to maintain the Clergy in possession of the precise rights, pri vileges, and property, they had in 1688, yet urged the injustice of taking from present in cumbents any part of the incomes upon which they calculated when they took the benefices they now hold. When the maintenance of many pensions is supported solely upon the ground of the vested rights of the holders, the family arrangements they have made, and the distress which would follow their disturbance, it is impossible not to acknowledge that this argument carries with it great force. The only question is, whether it is necessary that the clergy should thus give up a portion of their incomes to preserve the remainder. If they are threatened with the loss of all, or have actually lost all, as has happened to many Protestant clergymen in Ireland, and it be indispensable to the recovery of a part that another part bL. sacrificed, it is clear that that sacrifice is no in justice. What Sir ROBERT PEEL, and his friends insist upon at present is, that you should tax the incomes of future incum bents only, because those in possession have not calculated upon such a thing, but have actually paid the first fruits which this tax ;s to take the place of ; thus paying twice what their successors will only pay once. This is a hardship ; but it may be urged that it is an un avoidable hardship, because, as church cess and vestry cess are to cease immediately, the substi tute for the first fruits, which is to supply their place, in like manner, begins to flow in imme diately. This is the difficulty to be overcome, and we must confess we would rather see the knot untied than cut. Sir E. CODRINGTON presented a petition, yesterday, from the Proprietors of the Thames Tunnel, praying for aid to complete them in that work. The petitioners stated that they had already expended 170,0001. in prosecuting it, and had surmounted difficulties which were never contemplated. If the Tunnel were com pleted, they observed, vast quantities of goods would pass through from the Commercial Docks, which now had to be carried four miles round by London-bridge ; and if Government would o purchase the property,r would allow it t o b e sold by lottery, the petitioners would be happy to come forward and meet such a proposition. The subject matter of this petition deserves a prompt and attentive consideration on the part of Ministers. The completion of the Thames Tunnel has been clearly shown to be practicable, and no reasonable doubt can exist of its ultimately defraying its expenses, if it only be finished in a worthy spirit. As a work of national ornament, as a sample of national enter prize, it would be without a rival. Surely when we are prepared to lavish so many thousands on a picture gallery, which bids fair to be a failure, we may afford to stretch our purse strings, and complete a work to which all Europe can find no parallel ! In the House of Lords, last night, the Bishop of BRISTOL took it into his head to patronize the pathetic. In other words, he was delivered of a Lamentation. Since the days when the mountain was in labour, and brought forth a mouse, we have had no instance of such a portentous parturition. We anticipate the most awful results from it. When a Bishop takes to the lachrymatory, it is clear that the hour of Church Reform is close at hand. JEREMIAH did not begin to lament till the days of Nineveh were numbered. But to the point :—ln allu sion to some remarks previously put forth by that pestilent foe to pluralities, Lord KING, the Bishop of BRISTOL complained, that " he (the aforesaid Peer) was continually making attacks on the Church, and was no sooner knocked clown—what a pugnacious Prelate it is !—than he seemed to gather strength by the fall." This is a serious charge. Hercules, we remember, made the same complaint against Anueus ; and with equal justice—for what right has any man to resume the perpendicular when his adversary has taken the trouble to expend all his time, ' wind, skill, and courage in 'compelling him to cleave to the horizontal ? If such irregular conduct be permitted, folks may go fighting on to all eternity, and not a soul be the better for it ! We have no patience with such pugilistic cormorants. Where the tree falls, there should it lie. Being once knocked down to the Bishop's satisfaction, and his own entire con viction, Lord KING should have too much respect for the laws of civilized warfare to think of resuming the fight. He should look upon himself as hors de combat. CHASSE may pretend not to know when he is beaten, but a British Peer should be above such discourteous equivocation. It is worthy only of an Ashantee, or an Australian bush-fighter. We fully sym pathise with the good Bishop's lamentation. It is just in essence, and from its meek and subdued spirit, proves that the venerable. Prelate's olfac tories have already snuffed the approaching church reform. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) HAY M A RKETS.—t At per Load of 36 Trusses.) CUMBERLAND. Supply rather limited, trade dull, and prices stationary. Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay 42 10 to £2 15 \'ew Meadow Hay 0 0 0 0 Useful Old Ditto 3 5 3 15 Fine Upland Meadow and Rye-grass Hay 3 15 4 0 Clover Hay 4 0 5 0 Oat Straw 41 Bto4l 10 I Wheat Straw 110 113 SMITHFIELD. A moderately good supply, and a dull trade; prices as last quoted. _ _ _ oarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay £2 15 to £3 0 New Meadow Hay 0 0 0 0 Useful ()Id Ditto 3 0 3 10 Fine Upland Meadow and ltye-grass Hay ..... Clover Hay (extra fine)...£s s... Generally , ),,t Straw ... .E 1 Bto £1 10 I Wheat Straw 1 12 1 13 = - - INSOLVENTS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.) Patrick Eustuce, a shoemaker, was discharged under the Act. The sum for which he had been arrested was only 1/. 65., due lo a journeyman shoemaker, whilst he had to pay 41. to his attorney for drawing up his schedule. Nothing of any interest occurred in the Court to-day. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. There is some cause of excitement in the city this morning, owing to an account from Portsmouth, which has the appearance of a rather warlike tendency. F states that several ships are fitting out there for the Mediter ranean, which are to take on board 24 brass cannon, as well as others, as a present to the Porte. Also that two of our largest ships in the Tagus are to proceed to the same destination. Should this prove correct, we have no doubt that Russia is playing some deep game in the East to obtain the balance of power in tl at quarter against England and France. The report, however, does not gain much credit in the city. We also learn by the French mail this morning that accounts from Constantinople state that the Porte demands immediately the evacuation of Smyrna by the Egyptians, ecording to the convention entered into on the 22d of February. If be refuse, the French squadron, which is in the Archipelago, will sail for Smyrna. We hear that accounts are in own of a change in the Spanish Ministry, but the particulars are not as yet known. THE FUNDS. We understand that our Government has received tiqe answer from Prussia and Austria respecting their plan with Holland, and in which they coincide with England and France. This is said to be the cause of the confe rence which was held yesterday, and which has had an effect on the Funds this morning. Consols, which left off yesterday at 871 s for account, opened at 871 at which price they are at present. In the Foreign Market nothing doing as yet. The estafette from Paris is not of importance. RALF- PAS T ONE. An express has been received from Constantinople of the 7th ult., stating that on the Egyptian troops raking pos.ession of Smyrna, and putting down the authorities there, the French and English Consul. immediately struck their flag, remonstrating with the commander of the detachment, and stating they would leave Smyrna if Ibrahim's troops did not retire. When the account. left, an accommodation was expected to take place. . . We also understand that the Dutch affairs are in a favourable train of settlement; Dedel has expressed an anxious desire to come to an adjustment. We have no further accounts from Portugal. The funds ate still improving. Consols, which were in the early part of th e m orn i ng a t 13'7i , are at present 87-a ; and for next Account, 87k. Thie improvement is attributed to the desire of the Dutch ambassador ere, to bring the affairs of Holland to an amicable issue. Also, the information received from the East is of a favour able complexion, and no doubt is entertained that a war will be prevented in that quarter. In the Foreign Mark,t, in consequence of the improve ment of the British Funds, the Foreign &curiae. are firm. A large sum of money, to the amount of 80,000/., is being shipped off for Don Miguel, it is insured at various offices. THREE O'CLOCK. Consols for the Account, 87% N. MEMOIRS OF THE UNION. The forty nortraits which illustrate this very interesting work, by Sir JONAH BARRINGTON, ate almost allengraved by the elder HEATH. They comprise the most distinguished men of the time in Ireland, and their likenesses are exhibit. d with extraordinary fidelity. Among them figure conspi cuously Lord EDWARD FITZGERALD, ROBERT EM3IET, FRANCIS HARDY, ARTHUR O'CONNOR, JAMES NAPPER TANDY ; Lords CLARE, KILWARDEN, CHARLEMONT, ROSS, MOIRA, CASTLEREAGH, HUTCHINSON, &C ; and Mr. - 4 , 5. GRATTAN, CURRAN, FLOOD, PLUNKET, BUSHE, DAWSON, &C. _ _ Mr. WM. YOUNG OTTLEY, author of " A History of Engraving upon Copper and Wood," has been appointed by the Lord CHANCELLOR, the Archbishop of CANTERBURY, and the SPEAKER, successor to the late Mr. SMITH, as superintendent of the prints and draw ings in the British Mu , eurn. There were many competi tors for this situation. IVIuNDEN used to say that an audience did not know what it lost by not encouraging actors. "When ever I go on the stage," said he, "and am received coldly :) . y the house, I feel as if a wet blanket were thrown over my shoulders, and I cannot possibly enter with spirit into the put." IMPERIALPARLIAMENT THIS DAY, TUESDAY, APRIL 2. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER entered the House soon after twelve o'clock. MESSAGE FROM THE LORDS. A message from the Lords announced that their Lord ships had agreed to the Commons' amendments in the Irish Disturbances Suppression Bill, and to several pri vate Bills. THE CHAIRMAN OF THE MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. Mr. BYNG presented a petition from tl.e Justices of the Peace for the county of Middlesex, praying for leave to introduce a Bill to enable them to allow a salary to the Chairman of the sessions of that county, out of the county rate.—Ref-rred to a Committee. Mr. FIELDEN rose to present several petitions, on each of which he made some observations, but from the exceedingly low tone in which he spoke (scarcely more than a whisper) not above one or two sentences were heard. The names of the petitions we were obliged to collect from the clerk's reading them. The that was from Wigan in favour of a plan for building a new House of Commons; a second from some place, the name of which we could not learn, for the repeal of the Septennial Act, for vote by ballot, and the liberty of the press ; three from Todmor den, for the repeal of taxes on newsp ipers, for the repeal of the duties on malt, hops, and soap, and for the repeal of the Septennial Act and vote by ballot; from Padiham, in Lane rehire, complaining of the distress which the labour ing population suff-red ; from the township of Rossendal, in Lancashire. The latter stated that 6-7ths of the popu lation of that township had not more than 21d. a-day, on which to support themselves; in fact, one scene of dis tress pervaded the whole of that district ; and, said the Hon. Member, a number of troops bad been sent thither to give them something else than bread. The Hon. Mein ber then presented similar petitions from Haslingden, Marsden, Longfield, Lackingworth, Barrowford, Wardle, Spotland, Wardleworth, Blackburn, and Huddersfield, reading almost every petition at length, and commenting upon them ; but, although the House was perfectly quiet, it was quite impossible to catch a complete sentence of what fell from the Hon. Member. Mr. G. W. WOOD was aware that it was not desirable to occupy the time of the liaise in discussing petitions, because, as the subjects could not be satisfactorily before them, it was imßossitile that justice could be done to them. He was aware of the distress in some parts of the country, and he considered it a subject that ought to be duly con sidered by the House. He would, but most reluc tantly, offer a few observations on what had fallen from his Hon. Friend the Member for Oldham, to whom he gave the utmost credit for the purity of his motives and who, he was sure, would not intentionally mislead the House. He thought, however, that his Hon. Friend was deceiving himself as to the actual condition of the working people in Lancashire. He had stated what each person had to live on pi r head per week, and the result of his inquiries appeared to be, that eight thousand three hundred and sixty two families earned only 4,4471. per week, which was something about 10s. fur each family. That statement was obtained, he (Mr. Wood) believed, in January—the season when wages were lowest and the fewest pers.ins were in employ. The facts also were gathered from the individuals themselves whose condition was the subject of inquiry, and therefore it was not unreasonable to suppose that they would make the most favourable statement they could. Their state ments, therefore, were not likely to be altogether cor rect.—(Hear.) Besides, it was impossible in such a condition of society that ihe poor rates should be so low as they really were. As to the borough which the Hon. Member represented (Manchester) he (Mr. Wood) ha lieved that it was on the whole in a prosperous condi tion; certainly it had increased in population and ma nufactures greater than any other town in the county of Lancaster.—(Hear, hear.) The poor rates, with every disposition to do what was necessary for the poor, were smaller in Manchester than in any other town in the same county. The persons whose situation the Hon. Member referred to, were the hand-loom weavers. No one could doubt that their condition was by no means desirable, or that it was not one that the House should endeavour to alleviate ; but a lalse statement had been made as to the general condition of the working classes of that part of the country.—(Hear.) He (Mr. Wood) believed that the wages of persons who worked in factories, and who formed the largest portion of the population, were as much per head, or nearly so, as the Hon. Member - bad stated them for a whole family. As respected the entire population of South Lancashire, he knew from his intercourse with it, that they bad been for some years more prosperous than formerly, and that there was nothing like the distress which bad been described. Mr. FENTON was understood to say that he did not believe the statement as to the distress of the labouring population had been much exaggerated. Au HoN. MEMISFR was very sorry to see so thin an attendance of Members, when such an important ques tion was before the House. He had counted the number present when the petition was presented, and found that there were only twenty Members in the House. In no former -Parliament bad a refusal been given, at all events to an inquiry into the causes of such great distress, yet that Parliament had sat for two months, and had done scarcely any thing. He trusted they would soon do some thing in order to alleviate the sufferings under which the great body of the p.-ople were at present labouring. Mr. FIELDEN, in a very low tone of voice, said he did not wish to,raise a discussion upon the subject, be cause he was aware it must come before the House in a different shape. He would merely say, that if there was any doubt as to the truth of the statements he had made, there ought to be a commission of inquiry sent down, when he would pledge himself to prove that he had not in any way exaggerated the case. Mr. COBBETT agreed with the Hon. Member oppo site in lan - it-ming to see the House so thinly attended when the distresses of the people was the subject which engaged their attention. Nothing that had teen asserted by his Hon. Colleague had been officially contradicted ; no de tails were laid before the House by which they could Sod out that lie had stated any thing in an exaggerated manner. For his own part he was satisfied of the truth of every word that had been said. All that the petitioners prayed for was relief, and the only manner in which the House could give them that relief was to reduce their burdens. Let the House take off taxes, so that the poor man might get l.is pot of beer for a penny in place of fourpence—his sugar at fourpence a pound in place of sevenpence or eighipence. Mr. HODGES rose to order. He would ask the Speaker wh•ther the Hon. G-ntleman was strictly con fining himself to the question that was before the House. If an Hon. Member was to occupy the House upwards of an hour upon one question, it would be impossible to ac complish the object for which the House then mat. The SPEAKER said the Hon. Gentleman himself was now out of order. Since the Alteration in the presentation of petitions, when an Hon. Member presented a number of petitions upon a variety of subjects, it was difficult for him to sly, on the question that they do lie on the table, whether any Hon. Gentleman confined himself to any of the questions embraced by the petitions. In the meantime, he would only say that no distress of whatever kind, but what bnd been opened by tt.e Hon. Member (Mr. Fielden) existed, therefore the Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Cob bett) was not out et order. Mr. COBBETT was mere) , telling the House the way in which they could relieve the distresses of these poor people. There were the 16,0001. they had voted for the Museum. If that sum were applied in the manner sug • gested by his Honourable Colleague, it would double the wages of 938 families, consisting of 4,960 persons, and that by merely taking away from the loungers of the British Museum the privilege they at present possessed.—(Hear, hear.) There were the 113 - Privy Councillors, who, according to a statement that had never yet been contradicted, divided amongst themselves 650,000/. Let them take that away and distribute it amongst the people, and it would relieve 180,555 persons. That was what the people knew, and they would expect their burdens taken off. He really believed that tne Ministry did not. like to squander money, but they were compelled to do it, because they were not supported by that House as they ought to be. That House had the power to put a stop to the prodigality of the public expenditure—they hat the power, but wanted the will. He would again say, let the House strengthen the bands of the lllini•ters by cordially support ing them, and lie verily believed they would greatly retrench. When be brought forward his motion upon the stamp duties, he would show the House how rich men became poorer and purer every day, till they were brought down to a state of absolute poverty. It was astonishing that the people were quiet, even though they were guarded by barracks. When they saw the soldier decked out in his fine clothes and lace, with his prancing horse, and when they knew that to feed the man and the beast took more money than would sup. port seven families, how was it possible that they could be contented ? He trusted that the subject would receive the attention of the House, for none could be of greater importance. Au HoN. MEMBER, in rising to bear testimony to the truth of the statement of the petition which had been presented by the Hon. Member for Oldham (Mr. Fielden), felt bound to complain of the course pursued by his Hon. Colleague. Though it might be competent to that Hon. Member if he thought fit to address the House at length, to bring forward statements as to the distress of the country, yet in those statements he thought he ought to avoid in troducing discussions which might have a tendency to make the people discontented. Mr. FIELDEN, for the purpose of showing that all that could be earned by weavers was paid by their masters to them, read a letter from the firm of Smith and Co., hut it was utterly impossible to catch hardly a single word of the letter, in consequence of the low tone in which the Hon. Member read it. Mr. R. OSWALD presented a petition from the hand loom weavers of Glasgow, complaining of distress, stating that that distress chiefly arose from the competi tion of manufacturers themselves; and suggesting as a remedy for their grievances, the appointment of a board composed of an equal number of masters and workmen, whose duty it would be to watch over the interests of the trade, fix prices, and do other acts beneficial to the weaving trade in general. The Hon. Member also pre sented a similar petition from a district in the same neighbourhood. Mr. MAXWELL trusted that the House would not enter into the discussion precipititely, but would appoint a committee to inquire into the subject. He believed the commission which had been suggested by the Hon. Mem ber opposite to inquire into the distr.sses of the weaving population would be considered as a great boon, and be hoped the House would not withhold its sanction from the Government if they expressed themselves inclined to go to this small expense, as the expenditure of a small sum would effect the objects of the commission, and would be productive of great good. Mr. ROOPER presented three petitions for the abo lition of slavery. Mr. TENNYSON presented a petition from the parish of St. Mary, Newington, signed by 2,500 persons, all paying the house and window tax, and praying for their repeal. They hoped that ose of the first acts of a reformed Parliament would be, to remove those taxes which affected the industry of the country, and they stated that the house and window tax was a most oppressive and un equal impost. He also presented a petition to the same effect from the parish of Lambeth. He had next a peti tion to present, also from the parish of Lambeth, agreed to at a public meeting, praying for the repeal of Sturges Bourne's Vestry Act, and complaining that the great body of rate payers were deprived of any control over their parish affairs. They con sidered that that Bill gave a monopoly in favour of wealth, by allowing a person who was rated at 1501. to have a voice equal to five who were rated under :50/., and thus concentrating in the power of a few persons the parochial government and parochial taxation. He bad also a petition from Lambeth, agreed to at a public meet ing, for triennial Parliaments and vote by ballot. In all those petitions lie most cordially concurred. Mr. HAWES, although he could not go the length of supporting all the prayers of the petitions, said that most of them should have his cordial support, particularly those praying for the repeal of the house and window tax, Sturges Bourne's Act, and the establishment of triennial Parliaments. He did not, however, entertain the same view of the necessity of vote by:ballot as his Right Hon. Colleague did. Major BEAUCLERK supported the prayer of all the petitions. The Hon. and Gallant Member then presented a petition from the Hor,ll .m Union of the working classes, for the repeal of the Septennial Act, and for vote by ballot. The petitioners prayed for annual Parlia ments. In that, however, he could not concur, as he be lieved that triennial Parliaments would be the most beneficial. He also presented a petition from Christopher Barlow, for the repeal of the assessed taxes; and one from a place in the county of Sussex, also complaining of those taxes, particularly of the taxes upon horses, spring carts, and servants, which were necessary for the carry ing on of trade. Mr. COBBETT and Mr. GORING supported the prayer of the petitions. Mr. CAYLEY presented petitions from the Dissenters at Pickering and E isingwold, in Yorkshire, praying for a removal of the grievances under which the Dissenters laboured. Also a petition from Pickering for the imme diate abolition of slavery, and stating that if the slave own,rs could make out a good case for compens►tion, then the petitioners would he willing to pay their share towards accomplishing so desirable an object. Mr. COBBETT said, he for one was net willing to pay any share for such a purpose. Mr. TOWNLEY pre-ented petitions from Great Slid ford for the better employment of agricultural labourers, and from the towns of March and Wisbeach, in the Isle of Ely, for the abolition of slavery, accompanied by provi• sions for the safety of all parties concerned. Mr. COBBETT, in reference to the latter part of the prayer, said the petitioners prayed for a miracle, and they were not likely to get it. Mr. G. VERNON presented a petition from the town of Worksop, in the county of Nottingham, for the better observance of the Lord's Day. Mr. H. GRATI'AN presented a petition from the pa rish of Screen, in the county which he represented, com plaining of the Act of Union, of absentees, and the poverty of the people. The Hun. Member considered the principal distre-ses of Ireland to arise from the enormous tithes that were exacted by the clergy, and stated that such was the unfeeling manner in which the tithes and church cess were collected, that in one instance the rector threatened martial law, as soon as the Irish Coercive Bill was passed, if the cess was not paid. (Cries of " Hear, hear.") The people of Ireland were in an extreme state of wretch • edness and misery, in consequence of the exaction of tithes, and was it therefore to be wondered at that they committed acts of violence, which in their more sober senses they would never have attempted ? As a proof of what wretchedness and misery would do, he would only advert to the unfortunate individual who was now in custody for having in a mcament of insanity, brought on by disappoint ment, committed that indecorum tot; ards the House, which, but for his misery and wretchedness, he would never have done. Mr. HYETT presented petitions from Kiusq, Stanley, Stroud, and other parts of Gloucestershire against slavery. FACTORIES BILL. Mr. HUME present, d a petition from the manufactu ring districts of Gloucester, in favour of the Factories Bill. The Honourable Member said he could not agree with the prayer of the petition, as he deprecated all inter ference between masters and servants, and believed that the I rnitation of the labour of children to ten hour., would increase rather than din.inish distress. It was to that part of the Factories Bill he should state his objection when time Bill came under the consideration of the House. Mr. HYETT said, as the representative of the district from which the petition originated, he begged to state that he entirely agreed with every word that bad fallen from the Hon. Member for Middlesex. Mr. HUME presented a petition from Gravesend, against the Gravesend Pier Bill. Also, a petition from .the stage coach owners in London and Greenwich, against the Greenwich Railway Bill.—Referred to the Commit tee. Also, one from the inhabitants of Reading, com plaining of abuses in their Corporation.—Referred to the corporation committee. One from an individual named Webb, residing in Liverpool, complaining of abuses in the administration of the poor laws, and one from the inhabitants of Norwich, complaining of the Bible monopoly, and stating that Bibles would be sold at one-third of the present price if the trade was thrown open, and that the monopoly had failed in the object for which it was granted, for the Bibles were lull of errors. Mr. ROEBUCK said there was a printer in town who had offered a large sum of money for the liberty of print iog the Bib e, and would give security that the public should have a perfect one, as far as the printing went, and at a cheap rate. Mr. HUME presented a petition from retailers of beer in Chichester, to be placed on the same footing as the publicans ; also a petition from St. John's, Hampstead, against the house and window tax ; also from the hun dred of Wineford, in Suffolk, for the repeal of the malt, soap, and the assessed taxes ; also a petition from 1,190 persons of Mansfield, in Yorkshire, for the repeal of the corn laws—the greatest evil of this country ; also one from Stoke-upon-Trent, signed by 2,000 people, for triennial Parliam e nts ; f rom Y eov il f or th e ballot, triennial Parliaments, and universal suffrage; from St. Andrew's, Norwich, for a repeal of the assessed taxes ; also from St. Michael's and St. John's, Dublin, against tithes; from Whitechurch, Cork, against tithes and church rates ; also a petition from Greenford, Middlesex, against tithes ; also a petition from Baltic mer chants of Newcastle, against soap duty; also a peti tion from Stanfield, against the taxes on malt, hops, and soap ; also a p e titi on f rom R oc h ester, Ch at h am, S tro ud, and neighbourhood, against the Irish Coercive Bill ; also a petition from Walsall, complaining of the in terference of the military at t , .e late election there. From documents he had seen, he thought the presence of the military p er f ect l y unnecessary , an d that ;the magistrate, Sir Samuel Hoare, had neglected his duty in permitting it; also, a petition from James Watson, to which he would call the attention of the Paymaster of the Forces. The petitioner had been im pritioned, for selling the Poor Man's Guardian, for six weeks. He hoped the Noble Lord would call the atten tion of the Government to the matter. He was impri - boned in the New Prigon, Clerkenwell, and was refused to be allowed to retire to his cell to avoid the company of the prison. Mr. ROEBUCK said, that the hardship to which the petitioners had been subject arose entirely from the Tana. ticism of the Magistrate. Lord J. RUSSELL said, when the Hon. Member for Middlesex had a petition to present complaining of a Ma gistrate by name, it would have been but right of him to have applied to that gentleman, to have seen whether the allegations were true or not. He believed that Sir Samuel Hoare, was a man of great hu manity, and was not likely to act in the manner that was described. As to the other part of the petition, he could only say, that, while the Stamp Acts were in force, it was impossible for any Government to interfere between those who violated the law and their punish ment. It would not be fair to those persons who piid the duty, and it would be like giving a premium for offences against the laws. Mr. ROEBUCK said the persons confined for this offence were really crown debtors, and ought to be treated as such. They ought not to be compelled to associate with criminals. Mr. HUME then presented a petition from the parish of St. Mary, Newington, respecting the imprisonment of Robert Taylor, and also a similar petition from the Political Union of Norwich ; from the inhabitants of the metropolis praying for the release of two persons imprisoned fur blas phemy; and from the Separatists of Wick, praying to have the same privileges as Quakers. He also presented a petition from certaia members of the Christian church in Alderman bury, for the better observance of the Sabbath ; sail one from the National Political Union, for the repeal of the Septennial Act. DUBLIN AND KINGSTON RAILWAY. Mr. O'CONNELL moved the second reading of the Dublin and Kingston Railway Bill.—Read a second time, and ordered to be committed. The House then adjourned until five o'clock. FRENCH PAPERS. (From the Journal des Debuts of Sunday.) PARIS, MARCH 3O.—A fact is reported in several journals, as extracted from the Age, an English journa►, respecting the negotiation of a loan, in which three agents I.f his Majesty Louis Philip are said to be engaged at London. This statement is entirely incorrect. No agent has received authority from the King to negotiate any loan. It is very true that the administration of the pro perty left by the Prince of Conde have opened negotiations for a loan, which is intended to pay off the mortgages on the estates; but the loan is not negotiated for fifte.n mil lions, or by Messrs. Lambert, D'Haussez and Count Du mesnil, with whom the administrators are not acquainted, or on the conditions stated by that journal. Neither the German journals received to-day, nor the private letters, contain the report of the decree of the Diet at Frankfort, suspending all the representative chambers in Germany for five years; we would therefore still doubt its authenticity. (From the Gazette des Tribunaux.) Baroness Feuchei es, to whom the Prince de Bourbon bequeathed a fortune of several millions, finding that the rich dornams which she has inherited cost too much to keep them up, and desiring, it is said, to quit France, and setle in England, her native country, has applied to the Court for license to sell the greater part of the estate of the Prince of Conde. The tribunal has granted the li cense, on condition that the proceeds, with the exception of 300,000 francs, shall either be employed in the pur chase of real property, or inv,sted in the public funds. (From the Quotidienne.) _ _ PARIS, MARCH 30.—M. de Kergolay arrived at Paris yesterday, with his family. A letter from Toulon, of March 24, says :—" The Duke of Rovigo has been admitted, to-day, to free pratique, and landed at the hotel of the maritime prefect. "'lhe Perle, Captain Gutzennee has received orders to sail to-tdorrow for Boujee, on the coast of Africa. " It seems that the Government, with a view to the ex pedition which is preparing in Africa, has resolved to begin by burning all the woods on the road to Constantina, in order to ferce thel3,douiris to fight in the plain and not to hat ass the army on its march against that town. A large quantity of materiel is preparing at Toulon to set fire to the forests with which the country is covered. A quantity of Congreve rockets is likewise preparing." (From the Messager des Chambres.) PARIS, MARCH 30.—The papal Government has just created a special commission both political and military in the city of Imola. Already more than twenty persons have been arrested by ord r of this commission. The Government of Lombardy and Venice has just instituted at Wan a new military police guard, like that which already existed in the cities of the Austrian empire. This corps, which will commence its duties on the 15th of this month, is subject to military discipline and law, and will be under the direction of the police. The three Belgian Commissioners left Paris yesterday, but they are to ret4rn in some months. As we have already stated, it is in contemplation to form, after the session, a mixed commission to revise the Tariff of Customs. In the sitting of the Chamber of Deputies on Saturday, the proposal for continuing the law relative to foreign refugees was discussed. The measure was warmly opposed by M. Odillon Barrot, and some other members of the opposition withdrew, so that the Chamber was not sufficiently numerous to come to a decision, and the Chamber adjourned till Monday. GERMAN PAPERS. VIENNA, MARCH 20.—We learn from Tyrol that the Tyrolese regiment of Yagers, which formed the vanguard of the Italian army, has for the most part returned to itt. garrisons. In general a retrograde movement is observed in the whole army, and it really seems that a considerable reduc tion will take place. Austria makes use of the season of tranquillity to consolidate more and more its strength at home. The public are already acquainted with the forti fications, on an entirely new plan, which have been partly completed about Luiz, in Upper Austria, and partly now in progress, as well as the works at Brixen. It is said this spot is to be thereby converted into a fortress of the first class. In that case Brixen, situated at the junction of 3 main roads, namely, those from Inspruck, Carinthia, and Italy, would be a military point of the highest im portance, especially as from its favourable position it would always be easy to supply it with provisions. Brixen has hitherto been the seat of a numerous clergy, and of a prince bishop, who is now to remove to Inspruck. The Archduke Maximilian, the inventor of the new mode of fortification, has lately visited the whole of the north-west frontiers of Austri t, with a view to its military defence; and is now at Breenez, the country round which he is said to have surveyed with the greatest attention. STUTGARD, MARCH 24.—Yesterday a great part of the late deputies assetrisled at a favourite entertainment, and to-day the most of them have left the city. The city is perfectly tranquil. That the main-guard was reinforced on the 22d in the morning, and the troops in the barracks held in readiness, is a mere report. Re ports equally unauthorised are in circulation, respecting the number of votes in the Privy Council, which decided on the dissolution of the Assembly of the States. STRASBURG, MARCH 27 —Three French Cabinet mes sengers, coining from Paris, and on their way to Con stantiuople, have passed through our city to. day. The first passed at a quarter past one o'clock in the morning, the second at four, and the third at a quarter past four. This frequent passage of couriers to Constantinople, and at such short intervals, proves that affairs of the greatest importance are discussed there. Frankfort Papers, March 28. TRIESTE, MA Rex 2l.—According to letters from Con stantinople of the 27th February, which have arrived here by an extraordinary conveyance, the Russian Minis ter, M. Butinieff, had declared to the Reis Effendi, that in consequence of the advance of the Egyptian troops against Smyrna, he could not send back the Russian fleet that came from Sebastopol, nor, without a special order of the Emperor, his sovereign, countermand the land force which the Sultan hail asked for. A merchantman which arrived here on the 17th, alter a passage of fourteen &Is, from Constantinople, likewise brings word that the Russian fleet was sti 1 lying off Bujukdere, and that the Admiral bad declared that he could not sail away with out orders from the Emperor. It was also reported at Constantinople that a Russian corps of 40,000 men would shortly arrive at Adrianople, where preparations were already making for their reception. The ordinary post from Leghorn brings word of the arrival of a ship that left Constantinople on the sth of March. According to the statement of the captain 6,000 Russians had landed near Constantinople, and the Russian fleet of nine ships of the line which had still 4,000 troops on board bad been reinforced by other , E it m n p er er h o i r s N fle ic et ho o l r as hi w s a t s roo fu ps lly be r fi e ir s e olv thete i s no ui t ta t n o men of war from Sebastopol. It was asserted that the h withdraw either his fleet or his troops befre the Sultan should de clare that all differences with the Pacha of Egypt were adjusted to his satisfaction. All these accounts seem, however, to require confirmation. VIENNA, 111Ancir 22.—Five per Cents., 93 2-5 ; Four per Cents., 84 1 ,4 ; Bank Shares, 1,231, 1,225.--Al mine Zeitung, March 27. PINE ARTS. THE PORTRAIT GALLERY: i twhell The portraits in the present number - the seventh) are—the Countess Dowager of Ed' Lady Burke, and Lady E. Fielding. Ea dli _, clever in its way. We have no space for r ticulars. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. (From the Hampshire Telegraph.) , tif PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 30.--The Undannteei 00 Ciptain E. Harvey, with Admiral Warren's nigt Ascension on the 30th of January, on her way "Op Coast, Sierra Leone, and the Gambia. The Curley/to Commander Trotter, which arrived at St. Helens ° n o , 20th of the same month, was to follow, and would be to cruise on the coast for six months. Letters from Bermuda, dated the 3d of Februts.Poie that the Winchester frigate bad sailed thence for J 6 of on the previous day. Th e Fly h a d proceeded g 0 thagena, and the Sparrowhawk to Mexico. The pod was at St. Jago de Cuba, and the Blanche, Ganee e t ar boi Pincher, and Monk e y, were a t P or t R .yal, froth -jot place the Sapphire had proceeded on the 25th of A la The squadron was healthy. C °l The Rover, 18, Command er Si r C. Young, w; t i , iest Campbell on board, a rr i ve d a t Gib ra l tar on the ottl She proceeded the next day for Alexandria, the C ° ol being commissioned by this Government to urge tbe ms ei of Egypt to discontinue his warfare against the Seignior. O O ll Combined Squadro ns —D owns , Th urs day. ----i men of war at anchor are the Talavera and Ler ne - sse The Stag frigate and S cou t s l oo p, w i t h La liel 9 "ehr Endymion, sailed on Friday last for a cruise off 101 Head. The Sat e llit e s l oo p arr i ve d on S un day, and - on the following day on a cruise with the Larne. (se The Zebra, 18, C omman d er L or d F. Beauclere' ssi ing), may be shortly expected from the East Indies. 0 1, arrived at the Cape of Good Hope on the 7th • 13°U on her way to England. t o 0 The Dublin. 52, sailed from Valparaiso, for L' it Jed the 20th of N o vemb er . Th e H ornet pac ket ar e . .„. o di. Buenos Ayr e s, o n th e 30 t h o f D ecem b er , f ro m Fa l " a log The Rinaldo packet arrived at Rio Janeiro, from t he " place, on the 25th January. el ' 4 ' The Malabar, 74, C , ptain Hon. J. Percy, aril/ is p, Monday from the Downs, to be fitted with a neW l o re The Pantaloon, 10, Lieut. Dacres, arrived, 00 day, from Plymouth. :A The War,pite, 76, C a pt a i n T a lb o t, wa s V" - .., ° lO ll Tut sday into ordinary. The Messenger ste.m-c el ftiot the same day sailed for Ply mou th, w i t h t h e matine a j ° ,, ship on board, wh ere s h e arr i ve d on t h e followingl;p4l The Royal William, 120, a fi rst - ra t e of the 60 class, will be launched f r o m P em b ro k e Y ar d in tu e is week in April, and brought to Plymouth to be laid ll ' ordinary. Vh sioo' The dinner usually give n a t the Mitid house on Easter Monday is p os tp one d un til Wed the the 24th. 0 . Captam FREDERICK MATHEWS has' l ate understand, laid claim t o t h e titl e an d es tate of the e „. Earl of LLANDAPP, an d w ith every pros p ec t of sur e. Portsmouth Herald. ill. DlED.—This morning, a ft er a few d a Y S Lail ness, at the house of he r mo th er , the Dowager "05 ASTLEY, in Cavendish-square, ANNE, the wife of Tl 4° ,, POTTER M'QUEEN, of Bedfordshire, Es and i ete- 514 1 Sir JACOB ASTLEY, B ar t., M.P., o f M elton Ca tisti Norfolk. Ol f 0 CAPE DE VERns.--Extract of a letter 110 Port Mayo, dated Jan. 5, 1833 : " There has beentber suffering at Port Mayo and Bon ivista than in the islands, hut in some places the suffering has been bg ' l ef conception. In St. Antonie, 11,000 have die d , ° fSt• 7, 26,000; in Foga, 12,000 ; i n B ravo , 000 • 0 " Nicholas, 8,000. 4 distinguishedTheMarpqaurtiy to Marquis of L A dinner N S on 0W Sunday House, Berkel e y -squar e ; among w h o m wer e Sir $' OXMANTOWN, Sir JOHN a n d L a dy H O IIHOUSE , A CODRINGTON, the Ri g ht li on . T Ho lt As ae; fr . THEODOSIA SPRING RICE, Sir C . DOYLE , MOORE, Mr. BLAKE, & C . Ot ir D E a ens t e r ! :Ind 0 : 00 r : o 4 BRADFORD MARKET, MARCH 28 ' tie m ,rket to-day for stuff goods has been very act i°6 The sales effected in them have been above an ase imor ,"'' e. •or d°' ' inquiries to-day for s u p er weekers and yg reat, scriptions of long wo o l s , h ave also bee° un b an e been and we understand the transactions in t hem . very considerable at higher prices.—HdifaX ' l 7 n res ti s tre In consequence of the duty u pon 1 3 . 7 1 " ; , 3 ur ber being so much higher than that impaseu, "" ni American colonies, four vessels have cleared ' l '7 s od, port within the last few days, in balla-t, for Men l ,", o f from thence to Halifax, no doubt with the iate. nt f t the - loading timber at, the former place, landing 'Y o der I latter, and again r e lo a di ng th e same f or England , 1 1 to save the difference of duty.—Newcastle Cou'l l ; n ipp ROASTING BY GAS.—Yesterday 10 °7 of Mr. FARRADY and a numb er o f sc i e ntific ge nt ' e f leo visited the National G a ll e ry of P ract ical Science, woo, the first exhibition of Htex's Patent for Cooking 11 . 0 0' That ingenious artist has brought to perfection aa o d e of i tion which pro m is es f a i r t o superse d e th e usual i ! e r cooking. Several pigeons were roasted, and a P I ref mutton boiled and served up to the numerous or - h igbli i at which the ladies particularly expressed themsei ve ',, - ta ° delighted. The advantage in this mode is ec0000.1041 certainly a pigeon is beautifully roasted, in twelve a l : o il- ib i s at the cost of one-fifth of a pen ny; and a large joint • 0 0. By th° . the roasted or boiled at a proportionate expense. the meat retains the gravy to a much greater ea teP- be heat being disseminated regularly; and whether i / e d too pigeon or a l arge j o i n t, t h ew h o l e process i s cornPl et ool certainty at th e ra t e o f ti me — twe l ve m i n utes for pit pound weight; and the cookery once beg an, °l'9°l'9 bet, 3 3 ' till the tim e s erves f or dishing Alp. So much for vance of science d eve l o p e d at t hi s G a ll er y, which ig . ea tio becoming the resort of the f a shi ona bl e a s well 9CI world. s tor EXECUTION.—At twelve o'clock on --° ,lll day thr ee un f or t unate conv i cts su ff ere d t h e extreoe PIO° of the law b e hi n d Y or k C as tl e , pursuan t t o their sent° ai at the last assizes, viz. EBENEZER WRIGHT, age d Rotherham, for setting fire to two stacks ; THO3IA S aged 25, of Knoctingley, labourer, for having cruelly , i : e srP THOMAS ATKINSON, of that place, on the 12th nil,./ s ; s .° o o l on the highway near Pontefract; and MARY " : "„,to aged 47, of Lotherton, near Aberford, for counselled so' abetting HANNAH GRAY (a girl of weak' intellect/01i/ fire to three corn stacks, the property of Mr. BlA ll ' s ,,,, o cV" of Lotherton. WRIGHT soon after his condemnation in his companions when at prayer, and laughed at ther'M consequence of which he was placed in a separate ce l 'orig t : twelve the Under Sheriff, W. GRAY, jun , Esq. , d e° h , - falP the bodies of the culprits, when they were led to ti c"; scaffold; The prayers having been concluded , th e `„ - lice' tioner commenced his awful duty. Just before be r o itl i f the cap overlhe face of LAW, that unfortunate °lgor in a firm delit,erate tone,—" Gentlemen, before -r would say lam as g u ilty as y ou -1 am as innoce nt : - sl l ' amongst you. I n e ver se e d th e man that night L '`, if o The cap was then dr awn over hi s f ace . Before t', / ," id o done to WRIGHT he kicked off his s'ioos, which fe" c od the garden, but h e n ever spo k e a wor d. The fetee,, c e d . tinued, du r i ng th e w h o l e o f t hi s t i me , an d during the justing of the ro p e , & 0 ., t o utter b ro k en sentencea,°° do! —" I'm innocent-1 am innocently brought hgr e Blessed be God ! Have mercy—have mercy, oh Pc a short time I hope I shall be in Heavers. MY d t i I°. ther will soon be here. lam innocent, Christ Jes us! °. telling any one—l am innocent." All being re a " l o 'clir bolt was drawn, and the unfortunate culprits were In° into eternity.— York Herald. BIRTHS On the 31st ult., in Wiropole.street, the ladY Blackheath, On n the 31 s o t f the Wilkinson, Esq., of a daughter. v uare, of R. O b n ins t o h n e , 0 3 f 1s a t d u a l u t g ., ht i e n r. Montague-place, Russell-5407,7:000 On the 3:st ult., in Green-street, Grosvenor- 4 of Richard Mayne, Esq., of a son. the Countess On the 30th ult., in Grosvenor.street, noull, of a son.u a lt so , n t . he lady of Lawford Richardson, al; MARRIED. il it it. of ' On the 30th tilt., at Streatham, Samuel Cooper, Estl2 e J oe ~ ley-upon-Thame.s, to Caroline, fourth daughter of to „,i4 BraksOar, Esq. 0 P rle si On the ‘27th ult. at Duncrub, Perthshire, CaP e itinex Trotter,jun., of Ballindean 17th Lancers, to vary, daughter of the Right Hon. Lord 'Rolls. ashi re ' Or ? gPOr-place, On the 26th ult., at Garstang Church Town, Lane Iron 01.. Moss, Esq., of Clarence-terrace Stoke Newingtm, and :.1 09 I'edder, A.M., Vicar of the parish of Garstang. tli g DIED. t, yinoupatree Griffiths, Esq., of Belvidere, Han i t n s. JOI IP Dowager Lady Strachan a ci 87 ' g - . in GI cester-Pla4 .A 0 On the 30th ult., at his residence, ou London, atto hlsearbheolluas,:e.ldest daughter of the Tier' iv• Wv On the 31st ult., at his residence, on Richmond -hill, po Esq., aged 80. EI:, On tha 2341 ult., at St. Omer's, John Thomas Fane,__o M.P. for Lyme Itegis and nephew to the Earl of Wesnerf r Upper Se On the Pith ult., 'Capt. . Wilson, of Stebonheal, Limehouse, aged 42. 0 1 If P R INTED AND PUBLISHED By MURD O TOUDT—, SUN OFFICE, 1124, STRAND ) Loraggi. h iStii! ril No, N"" the Q 0. 4, Corn ,MINE " is unction tom mee of nottie convict d rinit Sold in ab I 8 1 ,L 94 . eael t : Pboott,,, I,4::!4:ert ii : d ; li k i r 8.44 tr tet itedi m tbw: r ji par 4lll kt„ rnin it, I, m , All I , n • t b kra t d e rtoi q tet.c 4e al 4 L l r" , fo r ti v , e 4 en ontrip to , I Nti: 9 t h efel el% re, t , , t, th e %h o co 41 %1 vi~ rak: c (I, ° f n4 i ip Wii1, 441 A