The Sun. — London, England, 1833-04-17 00:00:00

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Due. 0 /3 tarl ea ... 0 1144 ................... 0 0 Hamburg 0 0 Holland ... ..... 0 1 eattli lictAYr.e.; • ........ 0 0 0 Jamaica. .... 0 4 — 4br a ' en a .. - 0 iiln .............. 0 0 Leeward Islands Faders .............. 0 0 Lisbon 0 ... 0 (I,,nce ................. 0 0 Malta 0 . ........ ....... 0 .....2 , +Pm, 0 ; 0 Sweden ~. I war.riorrl ATVS% AT LON I,ON ro-Istoaxow " 59 minutes after 0. I Eventne...22nutautes after 1 t e° NONTIC LIFE ASSURANCE SO _ B CIETY. RIDGE-STREET, BLACKFRIARS. DIRFCTORS. 444 Il ° ll . THOMAS FR ANKLAND LEWIS, M.P. HENRY Chairman. FREDERICK STEPHENSON, Esq. I"'Tel t Deputy Chairman. t Esq. tZl e le:"Nl e a u h...s gh Allen, Esq. W h illi" n r, n no G w r j es n :E sq. F.R.S. lloLlliiald°4l', l3a so ruv ry' t Mendham, Esq. ric D avies - Es.," Thomas Meux, Esq. Gord on : tiry Esci F BA'UMlTCNOVhßialrslil'aems3l Routh, s Esq. 11 0. W .. 1 14 k s ,,* --S. I I Whlshaw, Esq. ERA s A. — P;ris, No. 28, Dever-street. niamin Travers, Esq. F.R.S.No 12, Bruton.street. Isij it t--.l,3 . fir j o Y w o n u e n s g, E E s sq. Essex - street, Strand. ‘tir i ' t . B "eiety has lor , it:hasis, Economy combined with 4 tisi liv•-ibe terms of Assurances for young and middle t/ ffie, "e : , being much lower than those of any other %LW:1401 gives a bonus to the Assured ; and a h full re 4 Ltre t -in a t 'f its affairs is annually made t. the S a - ' l 'tv 4ll " I) lieysludders, who have a control over the Th" I L., 'Pe ti fourth s o f the profits are now divided among ft rsstiter " rl On an equable scale, for the whole term of tne Policies shall I ave been in force four ; ,t ti tittial lY th wle of the profits lie so divide . l. Z',li„wolents for children sire granted, and Assursnt es "111 4 Lives. Sur;,, I 'ps Survivorship Annuttie., as il ia l)h tFto tale t i l r L s i l fe l. co ' ntineency, at rates prono o r s. eo " t "e natur e of the risks which are as low as p thltatiLle with secur ity to the Assured. . ttf urine " are also ,ff T i e d, either by paying 'P all (It 1, lints - 2 in them every five ye .rs, 11,,, ) 14,6 and +no ea • ti,:be ht ,..' , 7 . fligh Prenr urn at first, subj. et to periodical uhimately, the pay news to cease alt 6"" e t SMIR may be A•sured in any way e tv , l4ich ad apted to their circumstances or wt , h k , 'eat it s d l'rees area ppointed in most cities and large 4br ai - A g eh ts in many, from whom information may 13 "d Prosp ectu s es hail. "'der of the Board of Directors , JOHN KNOWLES R,ident Director. hi ZO FIRAFt. THE HOSTAGE. r " ,. IIt D EDITION of this WORK, . 141 4 - 7 ed and corrected, with illustrative Notes, now I, l ll l' 2 3 Y the Author of ‘, Hap Baba," Orbi i s t e i t" , this dsv, and may he had of ad Books as l t ler , s- Si t n9val that has appeared for several years p . h view. IChant Bewley, New Burlington-street. %%%'\%....i..Succe-sor to Henry Gdhurn ) • tit) la • 'Fa,„ l : 4 4, 11244•M1it% *ult. , - 41ESDAY EVENING, LONDON APRIL 17, 1833. p hi t ‘tie h RING held a levee to-day, at two o'clock, ,_was attended by the LORD CHANCELL O R 4 4,1 0t w linisters of State, the Foreign Amb as . 8%4 and a great number of the nobility and ~11., ;rtil : , 'ecount -16111 " -- s from Oporto, at the Portuguese Whi,h44Y, are not of a later than those ttpl ieu Iv' published yesterday. N a e e ither do they gati ac tlce any new fact of importance._ .,a l ' l l ti n t e n n ir e a - 1 R 4 1 between the Regency ~,. .b- . 111()Ili ts was proceeding favoura ly. Th e --- tiler Ccitntriercial letters from France state that the ta 44eute distress in the manufacturing dis tr4i (11 that country. At Lyons thereare se• begirit'l;e oTTlbinations of workmen, which '')g to assum e a political character. g() l L ti ,further progress m I\''''f''''' has been made in , t i l e i r e li ne o - . tenti,r°4 with M. DEDEL, the Dutch I positively 'P kiert4elY The King of HOLLAND _on. eretie,treat other I t° wise titan with the u ___ ....... ..- Prin,„ ^l , ------ intend to { tie e - i ALLEYRAND does not nownd it is tibour„ London befor e the Autumn, ~abe tern ' Pr,. t that even then his absence will ehen sive t` et tlis t, xeellency is said to he aPPT „aris w ill b: t the I"esent state of tranquillity In ,' • What tr n err n. ot h ...is is stated of him. it,: Wed. We do not know ANNI, ---- V 'TS TO with •lANINqo-ts' TO EsP. PURCItASED BY PAYM EN TS qiimeeli 152k.N1C5.--The 811 s equer, i rodd by . e or o f the F.XCI to ena ucr tin . able the lim dastrlous classes to purchase s through tha oftadiOrn of Savings' Banks, or parochial Societies, Govern,. ment Annuities—present or deferred—for life or term of years. The annuity in no case to exceed 201. per annum, and riot to be transferable or assign able, except in case of bankruptcy or insolvency; and in the event of the purchaser of a deferred annul y making default in the annual payments, or ding before the annuity commences, the whole of the money he his paid will be returned to him, or to his executors, s:e. The tables are proposed to he calculated, assuming the rare of interest to be 3/. 15s. per cent., which is less th in the interest now payable to Savings Banks; and, though the return of the payments, in the events before stated , is rather a new pay ments, in the system of granting deferred annuities, ye+ as the tables are cikuldied, this can be effected without incurring the le .st ad ditional and is considered as like y to induce the class of pers na for whose benefit it is in ended, to provide in their younger days for an annuity in old age, particularly when they know, that if they should die before they attain the age at which the annuity is to commeuce, their relations or friends will receive the whole of the money they may have paid; thus a person of the age of 30 by paying 6s. per month un-it the age of 60, will he enabled io s cure a G ivern ment annul y of 20/, payable half-yearly, fin his life; and should be die befur,. 60, all •he itio.thly paymen s he has made will be returned to his exe coriirs, &c. To no class of persons will .t h. cure acceptable titan to the members of Benefit Societies, who will be enabled .hereby to ensui e s ape , anlitia tion, or old age pay, on the security of ifivern mem, and to confine tie objects of the societies of which they may be membeis to relief, in case of sickness and death. We are compelled from a press of matter to leave out several articles. IMPERIALPARLIANIENT THIS DAY, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER tnlik his seat shortly after 12 o'clock. Three new Members, who we understood to he Colonel LOWTHER, Mr. COOPER, and Mr. RA3BDEN took the oaths and their seats. Mr. STRUTT presented two petitions against the Mid dleton Inclosure Bid.—Referred to the Committte on the Mr, EGERTON presented a petition from certain owners and occupiers of land in Cheshire against the Chester and Woodride Road Bill, and praying to b- heard by themselves, counsel, or agents, against such pats of the Bill as affected their interests. He also presented a petition to the same effect from Sir Thomas Stanley, But. —Both petitions were ordered to be referred to the Com mittee on the Bill. On the motion of Lord LUMLEY, Inglefield's Estate Bill was read a third time and passed. Mr. JOLIFFE presented two petitions from Peters field—one for the abolition of slavery, and the other for the better ohaervance of the Sabhath. Mr. TYRELL presented a petition from Rattersden, in Suffolk, ►or a tietter observance of the Sab' , ath, and al•o nine petitions from Backslid', Hadley, Stoivmarket, Old Newton, and other places, in the county of Suffolk, for the imme liite abolition of colonial slavery. Mr. RUSSELL presented a petition from Broadway and its vicitlitv, .or the abolition of slavery. Sir R. DONKIN presented a petition from Berwick on-Tweed, praying in ;he first placd for the abolition of all sinecures and unmerited pensions, particular ly the sinecure of t e governorship o; B•rwi, k, and that all public office's m;ght be otherwise rewarded for their services ; and pray - ing also for he repeal of the assess-d taxes. Sir F. BLAKE supported the prayer of the petition. He thought that all sinecures should he abolished, and that officers should be properly rewarded for meritorious services. The very name of sinecure was odious, and the name of pension ought to he struck out. It would be better to establish a resnuneration by the name of naval, military, and civil reward, and that under that head a certain sum should be voted annually by Par liament for mer•torious services. With regarf to Berwick Castle, it was wholly dismantled, and there was not ev. n a gun mounted there. Mr. WALTER presented petitions for the abolition of colonial slivery, from Farringdon, W intage, Kingston Lisle, and several other parts of Berkshire. The Hun. Member observed that the inhabitants of almost every t wn in the county which he represented bad expressed their anxiety for the total abolition of sl.very, and he trusted that his Majesty's Ministers would give their best attenion to wishes so gene ally expressed. Mr. BELL presented a peti'ion from a parish in Northumherlarel, for the better observance of the Sabbath. Sir W. MOLESWORTH pees .nt• , d a petition fr"irn the borough of Launceston, complaining of the abuses which existed in the corporation of that borough, of the want of respectabili , y of the A dermen, and praying tnat the House would institute some inquiry on the subject. As an instance of the parsons composing the Court of Alder men, the peti , om stated chit the ,9,ainekeeper nt the Duke of Northumberland had keen elected to that office.— (Hear. ) He woul t take upon liiiriselt to assert that t e borough was as much a nomination Lorough as i hat ever been before the passing of the Reform Bill.—( Hear ) The petitioners I. It st tingly on .he subj-c,, c.. 0 d no , avoid expressing !heir inth_nation in strong terms of the cuit-tiet ponied by the corporation of the oorough, and he (S,r W. 51olesworth) court bear testimony to the statement.. mule h) the p-titioners. Sir H. HARDINGE b gged to , ender his acknowledg ments to the Hon. Baronet fot his COW te,v in giving him inh.rm&ion of Ii s intention to present , he petition, the state meats of which were totally without foundation. The p tition stated th .t the abuses in the Corp° , arson were such, in consequence of the Aldermen that were chosen, that the law wa+ complenly abused; but there was not a single act 01 misconduct on the part of the 1113,istrat s even alluded to. The Hon. Baronet had stated that the Duke of Not thutnberland had lately appointed his game k. eper to be one of the Aldermen. Nov that neer a oft nth and accuracy li.ud not existe I that ought to he attached to the petiti.o. He would state to tl:e House that the 41- dividual alluded to was a person possessing consider,ble property , s ithin the borough ; his fah, r and grtmliat, er had both b-en aldermen; and his only co line %VW., that being fund ot shooting, the Duke of Nortilintiberland not residing there, he haul given him the liberty of showing over his property ; but he did not receive a singe tar ping from the Duke. The petition he (S•r Henry ifirdinge) must designate as a must contemptitil libel, nut a single act of misapplication of corporate pi ()- petty could lie brought against the corpira•iun by M • Pearce, the solicitor, wbo had si2ned the p,tition whiet► hud been got up, he must say for electioneering purposes. 'Che prayer of the petition was a cont-mptible libel on dor aldermen and the corpora inn of the borough. He did not think it worth his while to waste words on the sub jest ; however, he wished merely to state that he had no objection to its being reterred to the Corporation Com mittee, but that he did object to the accuracy of what was stated. Mr. C. BULLER could not help saying a fetv words in answ r to the Right H ,n. and Gallant Member, who had th night proper to attack Mr. Pence. The main charge th t the Gallant Member brought against him was, that of his having once been a Tory, but he (Mr. B.) thought that he ha, wiped that stain away, by two 0, three yeas constant opposition to them. With regard io the ge•.eral character of the Cori or.tion of Launceston, he (Mr. B ) could only say, it was about the very wont of all Corporations. Mori, complaints were heard of :l.e honesty of that Corporation than of any other.—(Hear, hear.) With regard to the gamekeeper, wt.en h.• (the Hon. Membei), was at Launceston, the subject was men tioned to him by the inbab•tatits, and lie asked particularly whether the gamekeeper was me'ely a nominal one, or whether the circumstances were such as the gallant Ge neral had just now stated. He was informed that he was a man r- ceiving 50/. a year from the Doke of Not thum b-rland, that that was almost his sole sut.sistence, arid that he was just as much the regul ir servant of the Duke, as any other man in the Duke's establishment. That w,s an assertion he had received from his opponent at the late glee ion. The House therefore should not brand the petition in the manner in which the gallant General wished to have it branded, and I should not suppose the p..titioners had stated an untruth, for, at the utmost, it could only be considered as an exoperation. Sir H. HARDINGE would tner , ly state that be bad a letter in hi+ hand which stated that the indivolud, who was alleged by the petition to be the game keeper of the Duke, at this moment possessed expensive property in that town, that his grandfather and father before him were also aldermen, and that his bon! appointed alderman was not at all connected with his duties of gamekeeper. He (Sir H. Hardtop) could also state with respect to Mr. William Pearce, that his great object bad been on every occasion to throw dirt at the corporation of Launceston; and he would state that the pottim a e m not 0644 id one lines het ',pled the ootpl, ration, pifther ac corpordtora or magistrates.--. Referred ;0 the Corotnittee on Co. 00 wions. Sir W. MOLESWORTH then presented petitions for the Abolitiiiin of Negro Slavery, from the Wesleyan Method sta of K .lzin, Cornwall, from the Wesleyan Me thodists of St Colomb in the county of Cornwall, from the Wesleyan !ulling of Tadstane, Lostwithiel, Roche c•bapel, St. Austell. and Causland in • he county of Cornwall. Mr. ROBARTS presented a pe'ition from Maidstone, praying for a repeal of the house and wind ow , ma l t and soap duties, and for the substitution of a graduated property tax. .Me. BARNETT supported the prayer of the petition. Mr. HAWES presented a petition from persons pr.. fes-ing the Christian faith, re-iding in S Hitt...vat k, for the removal of the civil under which the Jews laboured. The Hon. Member said he trusted that the de cision Of the House, on the mm ion about to be brou.., , ht for wa-d upon t• is subject, would be in perfect accordance with the prayer of ti e petition. Sir G. SKIPWITH presented a petition, signed by 100 iniiabi - ants of Aleester, in the county of W.trwick, for the entire and immediate abolition of slavery. Colonel L. HAY presented two petition s from the burgesses and freemen of the burghs of Elgin and Banff, relative to the reform of Scotch borough corporations,— Referred to th•• Committee. Mr. STRUIT presented five petitions far the abolition of slavery, one f ion the co ngreJati .n of St. P e it r e,, c wic h, D thy, three from the naptisit eonuegitions, and on- from tie Socie.y of F•ierrim in th it town. He also presence I a peiion, niiinerou ly stizned, from 'he in. hibinnis of the town of D.rhy, for a reform in tne Irish chore-, Ind for t e abolition of tithes. Mr WIGNEY presented a petition from Brighten, for , h• rein .v a t pit the disabilities aff•eting the J••wa. Mr. VIVYAN pte•entrd two similtr p.•titior.s from the members of the .1 •wiai• fwb in Swansea, and from those of ti•e Christi n tai .h in the same ,own. Mr PIGOTT presented two petitions from the pv4o, of Wrrfi Id—one tor a better oh4ervanco of the Sahinth, awl the other for a repeal of the laws tegarding new beer shops Mr. MACAULEY presented six petitions from the Methodist congregation of Leeds, and one from the Baptist congregation of that town for the abollion ut slavery. He was strongly of opinion, from the feeling amongst all classes upon this subject, that it would be im possible to continue the system of slavery much longer, and he hoped, therefore, that the plan of his Majesty's Ministers would be found to be a safe and immediate ex tinction of the system He had also a petition from the Methodists of Leeds, complaining of the grievances und-r which Dissenters laboured in being deprived of the pri vilege of having marriages and burials solemnized and re gistered in their own pl ices of worship, and praying the House to adopt some remedy. The Hon. Member concurred in the prayer of the petition, which, he conceived, did not involve a mere question of religious toleration, but was a subject of great national importance. He had also a pe tition from a parish in Northamptonshire, against the adoption of any legislative measures regarding the Sab bath ; and one from fi 000 of his own constituents (Leeds), praying for the adoption of some such measure. His opinion upon that subject was, that the Legislature would be justified in making such regulations as would cause the Sabbath to be properly observed, without, at the same time, interfering with the necessary recreations of the people, particularly of the working classes—(Hear) —hut the 13,11 introduced by an Honourable Baronet (Sir A. Agnew), he conceived the House would not entertain for a moment—(Hear)—it was the most absurd and tyrannical measure ever brought forward.—( Hear, hear.) His next petition was from 13,000 inhabitants of Leeds, praying for a reform in the corporation of that borough, which lie intended to move to refer to the Select Com mittee sitting on C r eirationss Mr. A. JOHNesON d fended the Bill introduced by his lion. Friend for a be ter observance of the Sabbath from the attack of the Hon. Gentleman, although he did not imagine it would ever pass the House. Mr. J. MARSHALL supported the petition for a Re form in the Leeds Corporation. Mr. MACAULEY explained that he did not wish to east any imputation on the motives of the Hon. Baronet who introduced the Bill for the better observance of the S bbath ; it w. 19 of the Bill alone, and not of the Hon. Baronet. th it he spoke.—(Hoar.) His next petition was from 1,200 of his constituents for the removal of the dis abilities under which the jews laboured ; a prayer which he hoped world be granted by the House. Mr. DUNCOMBE preserved a petition froth York complaining of the non-residence of the Magistrates of t. iat city.—Referred to the Committee on Corporations. The Hoti. MEMBER also presented a petition from Stokesley, in the c iunty of York, for the due observance of the Saiibath, and similar petitions from a chapelry in Chester, from Snaith, and other places in the county of Yolk. Also a peition from Yolk for the abolition of slivery. BEER BILL. M. F. PALMER pi esented a petition from the Opera tives, Mechancis, and Ltbourers in Reading, in favour of the Beer Bill. The petitioners stated, that it had in creased so much the comforts of the inhabitants of Rutting, that they trusted the House would not alter its provision+ without great consideration. Mr. BULLER (we believe) said that when the Bill was first brought forward, he bailed it as a measure likely to be productive of great good, inasmuch as it would excite competition among all persons who should sell the best seer; but he wits sorry to say the ureatest p 0 5 , 01,1,. injury had arisen from it. He held in his hand a letter front the RI" M. Temple of Lane-End, showing to most f•rcible colotus the mischiefs that hal resulted from the measure. That 1 tter stated that the greatest moralizition had taken piece in that part of St .ff .r.lsiiire since 1825. Titat in that yea a meet in was held to co.isider what increase could he fu littiou.ly made in the public houses in that .is rict, and the new buss were determined upon. Since the passing of the B er Bill the nuintr•r nt . houses had increased , roll a very small number to 72 (Hear ) Another letter, front a person conversant with t e parishes of H ,nil ey and S4-Ittin, stated that the pub.. ic-houses in tho-e parishes had increased from 35 tii 135, JO it w im,iossible that the police could keep a pr o p e r• control over them. As he had slid belore, he had looked forward o the measure as produ..tiv.- of the greatest g•uni in exciting competition am ng the ptc.licans to have the best beer, but it appeared to him that the struggle now w,s, who sh uhi bast aid most in deinoral z•ti n. Mr. ROEBUCK denied that demoralizatian had in crta.Hl since th- pot-log of the Beer Bill. 'Clot contrary, he would un ler:Ake to state to be the fact, it was de creasing every 'lay. Mr. RUTH VEN considered that gin shops did far more noschief and caused gre der incre .se of crime than beer shops. He hoped the e would not be any rash leg.is i aion on what the people were compelled to look to is a teller. in order to extend the property of the monopoly anti the interests of the Brewers. Mr. T. ATTWOOD observed, that the consumption of beer and spirits bad been greater a century ago, al though the population and crime were much less. If that was the case, he would a,.lc, how could the beer .iips be the cause of the increase of crime? fie ti ought that when the subject rime to he inqui:A into, it would he found that demoralization hAd nothrig to do with the beer-shops, and he kiped that especial car would be taken not to deliver e people into the hands of the MaOtrates to be destroyed wiihnot judge or jury, Ile ha l stew puhhcatis who had paid 3001. or 400!. far the good-will of a house, destroyed by the mere whisper of a lie in the ear of a Magistrate, and he thought that was a tre mendous pow,r to invest any man with which ha I the effect of convertrng honest and brave Englishmen into mise rab e slave. within a very short time. Mr. BLAMIRE presented two petiti , ms a, tinst nsgro slavery, fr , .m the parishes of Alston anti Holine Castle, in Cumberland. Mr. A. JOHNSTONE presented a petition from the M-mbers of the Kirk S-ssin of Dundee, relating to the system of church patronage in Scotland. a petition torn the town of Hamilton, Lanarkshire ; the Presbytery of .Ormehe, lovernesshire ; Kilreney, Fifeshire ; and several other places in Scotland, 5.cl the same effect. The HON. NiENIBER. also preserved a p lition from the clerifyinan and other inhabitants residing in Bristol, for the be , ter Misery ince of the Sabbath. Also petitions from Penny cuick, in Scotland, and the Synod of Fife, to the s line effect The Hon. Member then had to pres nt two petitions from the guildry of the royal burgh of Cup a . . The first was for an improvement in the system of conveyancing in" Scotland. T. is was a question of great importance to the pe , ipl e of Scotalnd, for the erodes of m 'king up the title deeds to their property, Ii as encumbered with many pro cesses. It pressed very heavily, espricially on the poorer classes, and he trusted that tie Lu d Advocate would bring forward s , inne measure which would relieve them from these ineumbrances. The second petition complained of th. , jurisdiction of the Court of Session ; and the third petition rcia , ed to the decrees of the Court of S scion. The Hon. Me - tuber next presented a pet ti in from a pl ice in the county of Fite, praying the House to adopt some measure to improve the peopl e of Ireland, and sating that there were two Millions of the Irish people who could not understand the English tin,nage—( Bear). 'The Hun, Member also presented a petition from the same o s „ t er th e hptibir oheervauee of the Sabbath, and not• pl.dnlne of choral Patronage. Mr. RUTHVEN could not understand what the peti tioners, who com , iained of the patronage of the Chureh of Scotland had to do with two millions of Irish not under standing the English language. It was a lamentable thing for Ireland that there should be so many misstatements made with respect to it, and there could not be a greater one than that of supposing that 'here were two millions of people in the country so ig norant, and so wanting of anything like education as not to understand anything of the English language. There might he some who were not accustomod to speak the English lane ulge with the same degree of fluency as otb-rs, but that was not to be considered os a crime- .s._ Mr. O'DWYER was persu tried that the spiritual wants of the peop'e of Ireland could be attended without the suggestions of H in. Members from a different country. Mr. E. BULLER presented a petition from Lane•E d, in the county of Safford, fir the abolition of slavery; and one from Burt , n-on Trent, fir the extinction of tithes. He could n it go b 0 far as the petitioner+ to abolish tithes altogether, hut was desirous of seeing a coininuti- Om of them, founded upon fair and honour ible pr, . . incipl —(Flear, hear, h ear .) H e h a d a l so a peti es • peti tion from Che idle, in the county of S-affirtl, ag .inst the introduction of any new in asure to enforce a better observance of the Sabbith. on the ground that, as the people could not be made more religious by Acts of Par liament, the adoption of any such measure would be wht,lly inoopt Mr. TAYLEUR presented three petitions from Buidge water, for a reform in corporations, for a rep-al of the house and window duty, and for the better observance of the Sabbath. Colonel TYNTE .unp-irted the prayer of the peti , ion.. The one r,sp.crine the re orin In corporations, reds rrierred to P.. Conimicree on Corporation.. Lord C. RU-SELL presented petitions from the pa rishes of Sharnbronk, Ampthill Ridgetnont, and B ox tan, all in the county id' Bedf ,, rd. for the abolition of slavery, to th • satisfaction iif sill parti s interested. Mr GREEN presented a petition from certain Protes tant Dissenters in Lancaster, praying that Dissenters be allowed the privilege of celebrating tiseir own marr , ag•s ; praying also f a better system of paiochial registration, anti to he relieved frotn parish rates. Mr. LESTER p esented a petition from the inhabitants of a parish in Yorkshire, for the abolition of Negr , slavery. Lord KERRY presented a petition fr in the inhabitants of the borough of Caine to the same eff-ct. Mr MURRAY presented a petition from the mer chants, traders, and other inhabitants of Leith, for an alteration in the Receipt Stamp Act.—(Hear, hear.) The petitioners descri •ed the law as it at p•e sent existed, as unequal in principle, immoral in its tendency, grievous in its operation, and unproductive to the revenue.-1 Hear.) The subject excited great interest in Scotland; the stamps, particulatly in small transactions, were t'ere felt to be an intolei able griev ance, and he hoped Government would turn their serious attention to the matter, with the view of either altogether remitting the tax, or placing it un a new and more equi table footing. General SHARPE presented two petitions from the Magistrates and inhabitants of the Royal burgh of Dum fries, in favour of Corporation Reform ; als, two petitions from the same place, one fur a plovision for the Irish poor, and the other for an alteration in the law of church patronage in Sootland. Sir W. GUYSE presented a petition from the inh il R ants of North Leitch and its vicinity for the better ob servance of the Sahhath. Mr. BANNERMAN presented two petitions from the incorporated trades of Aberdeen, and from the Wesleyan Methodist. of the same place. in favour of an immediate and certain aholiti.in of negro slavery. Lord HENNIKER presented petitions from Bromfield, Badingham, Parham, Denning on, Whirlingworth, Sex mundham, A.hfiel l-cum-Thorpe, Needham Market, and several other parishes in Suffolk, in favour of the abolition of slavery. The Hon. Member said that upwards of 3,000 signature. were attached to the petitions, and he trusted when the subject was brought before the lituse a due regard would be had to the interests of the West India Proprietor. as well as the slaves. Mr. TRACEY presented petitions from Tewkesbury, for the better observance of the Ssithath. Mr. LANIBTON presented a petition from the Roman Catholic Clergy of Dorham, praying that Catholic mar riages might be considered as valid, without bring rat fi d by the Church of England. Colone' TORRENS presented a petition from Pro testant Dissenters within the borough of Bolton. He knew, from his personal acquaintance with the parties, that the petition was most respectably signed ; and it would appear that it was not merely worded respectfully, but was expressed in language peculiarly appropriate and correae. They complain that Protestant Dissenters, in wrier to be legally married, are obliged to conform to the ceremonies and ritual of the Church of England, and to submit to clerical interference, and that thereby their lib.-rty of wor ship is affected, and their consciences are oppressed. They urge that the only system for the registration of baptisms and burials, at present recognised by law, is exceedingly defective, and that even on this defective system Dissenters are nut allowed to participate wiihout a sacrifice of con scientious print p'e. They complain that Dissenters are not permitted to perform funerals in parochial burial grounds, wit:lout conforming to the rights and cere monies pre-cribed by the Book of Common Prayer. They set forth the injustice to which they are subjected by being tixe I for the support of the Este dished Church. Toe petitioners pray that they may be afforded such effectual relief from their erievauces as the wisdom and equity of Parliament may direct. He (Colonel Torrens) concored in these opinions, and gave the petition his most cordial support. Mr. T. ATTWOOD presented a petition for Birming ham, in favour of a Bill for emancipating the Jews, in which prayer he cordially concutred. He had a yeti ion from Rich .rd Gaythorne But-, a prisoner in the Fleet, who complained of the law of imprisonment tor d e f. , and said that I e had been kept in p.ison 37 months, for a debt of 641 He (NIG Atwood) was of opinion that no in an should he imprisoned for debt who gave up all his property to his creditors. The petitioner had heen committed from the Palace Goirt—a curious kind of Court. as it appeared they did not allow a H bens Corpus. The Judges had been a.- plied to for one in t •is ctse, but it was refused.—( ar.) His next petition was signed by s , ven hundred and twenty inhabitants of Atherstone, in the county of Warwick, compl dolor of the prevalent distress, a nti of the eaist. rice of an overwhelming church establishment. lie was of opinion that the distress was not solely attti hutable to the pressure of taxation, bee 'We, during the war, the amount of the taxes wis double their present amount, and yet not one tenth of the present dis tress existed at that period.—( Hear, heat. )- The nxt petition was from a p.).iti,..1 Unian (the name of which we could not hear) in the county of Warwick, praying for a more eqiiitab e adjustment of the claims of the Fandholder, and eraying for a reduction of 400 millions o the Nttional Dent. The petitioners contended, that 800 millions were not due to the fundholders, inasmuch an the value of money was much changed since the d- bt was contracted, and that if money were now taken at sn ay] al value to what it was at that period, not more than 400 mill.ons would be now justly due. His next petition was from Mr. Avon Atkinson, and forty other citizens of London and Dublin, praying f or th e a d op Lion of measures f or th e r e li e f o f I re l an d. H e was o f opinion that by rectifying th:i currency, draining the waste lands in Irel and, and introducing a system of poor.- laws, all the e x i st i ng di stress wou ld b e remove d i n two . years ; those measures were tried, and Ireland not in a happy condition in that period, he would forfeit all claim to politic ml knowledge. The Ikt. 11ear;ea also presented a petition from a place W , -xf ad, in favour of vote by badot. Also p•-ti tit,a4 from the inhabitants of Birranteham for a reduction of taxation and the import ition of a graduated property tax ; from Walsal, for a repeal of the Septenoi .1 Act, for vote by ballot, and for household suffrages; f m th e s one place in favour of the Factory Bill, and against all taxes affecting the liberty of the press, and the diffusion of knowledge. Also a petition final the same place, for a repeal of the corn laws and the assessed taxes. Mr. TYNl'EPresented petitions from Broadway, ll minster, and several other parishes in Somerset, for the abolition of sl .very. DI SINCLAIR presented petitions from Edinburgh, Aberdeen, and several other parts of Scotland, respecting church patronage. tlr. BARING presented petitions from Saffron Wil d'', Essex, or an alter trion in the new Beer Bill, and from Bishop's Stortford, Essex, for the better observance of the s, thbat ,, , I but not in favour of any particular (Hear.) Sir H. lIARDINGE presented a petition from Hert• ford in favour of the fictories regulation of labour Bill. The petitioners were en. irely free from prejudice, inasmuch as they had n o factories in their neighb,iurbood, and he entirely coneurred in its prayer. Mr. BRO MERTON presented a petition from Sal ford, in favou r of th e Factor ies' L Moor Bill. Mr. AGLIONRY presented petitions from various parts of . the w estern di•ision of Cumberland, against blatery, is the prayer of which he entirely concurred. Mr, LANGSTON prorated a petition Pram Oxf for the repeal of the house and window tax. Mr. SHEPHERD presented a petition from Fronle Selwood for the abolition of slavery. Mr. WENTWORTEI presented a petition from An clover, for the betterob4ervance of the S ►hhath ; and one the same pl ice for the abolition of slavery. The House then adjourned. COURT OF CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) MANNERS V. CHARLESWORTH. This was an appeal motion from an order made by his Ho. nour the VICE-CHANCELLOR. The original motion was for an order to set aside a return made to a commission of partition of the estates in Yorkshire, Leicestershire, and Middlesex, devised to the late Edward Manners by the will of the late Duke of Rutland, and to have a new commission, which his Honour dismissed with costs. Mr. Rolfe, Mr. Koe, and Mr. Kindersley, were in support of the present application, and appeared for seven of Mr. Manners's children as well as for Mr. Lancaster, the Receiver. The Attorney-General, Sir Edward Sugden, and Messrs. Pepys, Knight, Wakefield, K. Parker, and B. Ander son were Counsel for the remaining three children, and opposed the motion. The expenses already incurred amounted to no less than five thousand pounds. Mr. Rolfe resumed his reply this morning. The grounds (though the arguments have lasted three days) on which the motion was made were, alleged inequality of partition and an omission to return certain valu ations of timber which it was contended ought to have formed part of the depositions returned by the Commissioners into Court. The affidavit the motion was principally rested upon, was that of the receiver, who it was said was in receipt of 500/. a year for commissions. In opposition the arguments were, that there was no inequality of partition—that, fiom the actual rental, the shares appeared to be as equally divided, as it was possible to make the division ; and in the next place, that, according to the practice of the Court, such valuations never were returned; but that should his Lordship think it right that they should, the defendants had no objection to the Court's making an order directing the Commissioners to return them. The Commissioners had made no affidavit, deeming that it would have been inconsistent,with what was due from them to the Court to have done so, but if his Lordship desired to have any information from them. they were quite ready and willing to make an affidavit. The LORD CHANCELLOR considered that the Commissioners had been well advised in not making an affidavit, and he would certainly not call upon them now to do so. He did not see why, in the case of a partition, one party should not make the division, and then for all the parties to cast lots for the several portions. An old writer on the Constitution (Harris) had said, if three children were to have one cake among them, one was to divide it, then all were to cast lots for the different parts, and then justice was sure to be done. The only part of this case which he would take further time to consider, was the state ment at the bar, that the Commissioners had not allowed suf ficient time and opportunity for the parties now complain ing, to put them (the Commissioners) into possession of all the information possible to enable them to make a proper return. From his present impression, Ins Lord ship was almost inclined to say that the Commissioners had allowed ample time, and that they had exercised a sound discretion. As to the allegation of gross inequality, it was next to impossible for the Court to take notice of such a statement. The Court was bound in such a case as this to give almost im plicit credit to theconduct of the Commissioners ; and inequality could only occur from some great mistake on the part of the surveyors. If such mistake were made out, that would be an other thing; but there had been no effort made to prove such a thing here. His Lordship was very much disposed at once to say, that he entirely agreed with his Honour's judgment, but he would look into the affidavits on the point he had already ad verted to. VICE-CHANCERY COUR r. -(THIS DAY.) Cause petitions of no public interest occupied his Honour the whole morning. KING'S BENCH -(THIS DAY.) The COURT was occupied the whole of the morning in hear.. ing applications for new trials—none of which were of any public interest. BAIL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) Mr. Justice PArrEsoN sat in this Court this morning, to re. ceive justifications of bail, and to take motions. ROLLS' COURT -( I'HIS DAY.) His Honour the MASTER of the ROLLS proceeded with causes on further directions today, but nothing of the least public importance had occurred up to the period of our Re porter's leaving. THE MARKE fs.—( IHIS DAY). CORN EXCHANGE. The arrivals of all kinds of Grain this week are tolerably good and the return of Flour is fair. The Wheat trade remains firm at Monday's prices for superfine samples, other sorts are dull. In Barley, Beans, Pease, and Oats, no alteration. Flour unvaried. ARRIVALS. Wheat. Barley. Oats. I Flour. English 1,930 qrs. 2,690 qrs. 5,690 qry. 4,3Bosacks Irish 2,870 - 8,170 - Foreign - - - I - SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, APRIL 16.—Wind N.E., strong.—Sailed the out. ward bound, except the Lord Cochrane and Bussorah bier. chant; remain also his Majesty's ships Donegal and Talavera, and two French frigates. The Chieftain arrived from the River and sailed with New York packet. The Free Briton, of Stockholm, has been on the beach, and assisted off; the John .df Cley, Providence, of Scarborough, and the New Biggin and Heckington, f %%I 'by, lost each an anchor and cable. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 16.—Wind N. to N.N.E. PLYMOUTH, 14 and 15.—Wind N.W.—Passed by the Morley, Douglas, from Ceylon—sailed January 21. FALMOUTH, APRIL 16.—Wind %V. to N.W. MARGATE, APRIL 16.—Arrived the Tam O'Shanter, Ellis, from Dublin. STA NDGATE CREEK, APRIL 16.—Arrived the Ade laide, Adams, from Mogadore. LIVERPOOL, APRIL 15. Arrived the Science, from New Orleans. The Henry, Clay, from New York, passed, on the 2d inst., in lat 42, a quantity of field ice. GALWAY, APRIL 14 —Arrived the Albion, Stevens, from London. The Turners, James, from Liverpool to Virginia, is totally lost off Cape Henry. The Falcon, Jackson, from Liverpool to Boston, put into St. Thomas, and expected to be sondemned. The James Sibbald, Darby, from Bengal to London, is lost at the entrance of Corniga Bay —crew and passengers saved. The Eclair, Thomas, from Bangor to London, was assisted into Whitstable, with loss of both anchors and cables, and windlass damaged. THE FUNI)S.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, Tw EL VE O'CLOCK. The Morning Herald of this day states that their Falmouth Correspondent, under the date of the 13th of April, has received by way of Plymouth the following intelligence from the Douro, dated the Bth inst. on board his Majesty's ship Orestes :—" That Admiral Sartorius has run away with the fleet to England, so that we may expect the Miguelites to blockade us Sir John Doyle and Captain Crosbie are on board the London Merchant off the bay, but cannot land. Don Pedro means to send Captain Minns to England to claim the fleet and to bring it hack. Admiral Sartorius is to be declared a traitor." Up to the present hour we have no confirmation in the City of the above event. We understand by private letters that a good deal of intrigue is still going on at Oporto. A number of files of the [Jolted States Papers, have been re ceived at the North and South American Coffee-house ; from New York of the 9.3 d ultimo; Baltimore of the same date, and from Philadelphia, but they do not contain later infor_ mation than already published. In one of them there is a decree regulating the trade on the Atlantic coast of New Gra nada, stating that all vessels, whether national or foreign, must, before they can trade to any part of the above coast, enter into some port near that coast, and obtain a license, for which they must pay at the rate of one dollar and a half per ton. Secondly, that all vessels will be confiscated, with their cargoes, which are found trading with the Indians on the said coast, if the ar ticles are contraband of war. THE FUNDS. Consols left off yesterday very heavy at 87 for the Account, opened this morning at 87 1,4 %, afterwards were done at 87 and at present may be quoted 87 % buyers for Account, with little doing. The arrivals this morning are few and of no importance. In the Foreign Market the prices are about the same as yesterday. HALF•PAST ONE. Although we have no political news, or reports to the pre sent hour, the funds have become very heavy, and Consols have receded to 37 ! , 1, 1i for the account. The cause is supposed to be the present unsettled state of the affairs in the East. We hear that letters have been received from Oporto, saying that on the 9th a grand review was to take place, and on the 10th or 11th inst. General Solignac was to make a grand attack on the Miguelites. The foreign market is in the same heavy state as that of the British; little doing. Consols for money, 87 No further accounts of Sartorius' squadron. The James Sibbald, from Calcutta to London, was lost off Corniga, having 1,100 chests of indigo on board—crew and pas. sengers saved. THREE O'CL OC K Consols for the Account, 87k. The has-reliefs illustrating the naval anti mi litary victories of Great Britain during the reign o GEORGE IV. have been placed at the top of the new palace, instead at on the marble arch, as originally ;mend. d. They were executed by WESTAIACOTT, and coat 60,0001. —Evening Paper. :fireercen 44„'if OLD BAILEY. --(7" D , ••r. , • cp.. OLD COUR\ John Peppers. a foreigner, genteelly' for forging the signature of Robinson, HaL check for 1501., upon the bank of Williams Mr. BODKIN, for the prosecution, called John Brown Robinson, Esq., who stated that he was a mer chant of London, residing in the Old Jewry, and his bankers were Messrs. Williams and Co. Recollects the prisoner bring ing a letter of introduction in the latter end of October last. About the 12th of Nov., the prisoner returned, and asked him to negotiate three bills for 1501. drawn upon his father's house, of Peppers and Co., whom he stated carried on business in Rotterdam. Stamps were sent for, and filled up. After that the prisoner asked the deponent to give him the amount; but after making fruitless inquiries about the house of Peppers and Co. abroad, he refused. On the 13th he asked him to let him have 201. upon those bills, which he did, by giving him a check upon his banker. Showed the prisoner, as he was a foreigner, the banking house of Williams and Co. On the 15th he called again, and asked to be allowed to write a letter in his counting-house. After the prisoner had written the letter, he went up stairs for a few minutes, leaving his check-book on the table, where the prisoner was. A clerk was in the same room, but his back was turned towards the prisoner. In consequence of intimation from hi, bankers, went to the bankinghouse, and afterwards gave direr tions for taking the prisoner into custody. Application was made at the Royal Hotel, St. James's, where the prisoner lodged; but he had departed, although deponent was to have got him tickets for several public places. The signature to the check was a forgery, and, to the best of the deponent's belief, in the handwriting of the prisoner. The word "pound" was written upon the check instead of " pounds," which the prisoner had written also upon the three drafts. Could ac. count for every check in the book, except the one in question. Edward Andrews, the clerk of Mr. Robinson, corrobo. rated his statement, and stated that he met the prisoner in Regent.street, in the month of February last. Kept him in conversation till a police of f icer came up, when he gave him in charge. The prisoner said—" For God's sake, don't take me." William Williams, clerk in the house of Williams and Co., the bankers, stated that it was the practice in their bank, that each customer's checks should have a separate number, and not e .ch check of the customer numbered consecutively, as was generally the custom. The prisoner brought a check for 1501., purporting to be signed by Robinson and Co., on the 15th November, which suspecting to be a forgery, he went to look at the books in which the signatures were kept, and on his return the prisoner had gone away. Robert Bruce, the maker of the check books for Williams and Co., stated that the check in question came out of Mr. Robinson's check book. There were always exactly 200 checks in each book, and in the book there were now only 199. The jury found the prisoner —Guilty. NEW COURT. ATTEMPT TO Muanza.--George Williams and James Rogers, two ruffianly fellows, were capitally indicted for attempting to murder Mrs. Elizabeth Lower, on the 4 22 d of February last. Mrs. Lower, the prosecutrix, was the wife of James Lower, a tailor, living at No. W., Heddon-street, Regent-street. On the day mentioned in the indictment the two prisoners called at her house, and asked to see Mr. Lower. Witness told them he was not at home, upon which they requested permission to write a note for him. She introduced them into the bac': parlour, and left them there whilst she went into the front for soma pens and paper. On her return, just as she opened the door, she was attacked by the prisoner Rogers, who struck her over the head with a crowbar, which knocked her to the ground, when Williams put his fingers to her mouth to prevent her making any alarm. Whilst on the ground a double knock came to the door, whereupon both the prisoners ran out, telling the erso i at the door to go in, for that the old woman was bein murdered. Witness caused an immediate alarm, and Williams was taken into custody soon after, and Rogers was apprehended at the end of the week. Witness swore positively to the persons of the prisoners. Cross.examined by Mr. CLARKSON.—She said she was the wife of James Lower; that she had been married to him several years ; that she did not know the name of the church where the ceremony took place, but she thought it was in the but could not tell the name of the street, nor could she recollect who was present at the marriage. _ _ . _ From the loose manner in which she gave the evidence, the Court was of opinion, that she was not married to Lower, and she underwent a very rigid cross-examination by the Court and Counsel. From the defect of evidence, the prisoners were acaultted- THE THEATRES. The following notice was exhibited yesterday afternoon at the doors of the Theatre Royal, Drut). lane : " Theatre Royal, Drury-lane, April 16, Half-past 4. " The public are respectfully informed that, in cooNe quence of the increased indisposition of several of the principal performers, the account of which has been only just received, the theatre will be closed this evening." A further notice stated, that tickets bought for that evening would be admissible on any future occasion, or that the motif paid for them would be returned. Numerous parties, unapprised of the closing of the theatre, came at the usual hour of admission, and evinced evident marks of disappointment at the abuve circumstance. There were no fewer than four theatres unex pectedly closed last night, viz., the Opera-house, Covent-garden Theatre, Drury-lane Theatre, and the Strand Thedtre. PARLIAMEN I'ARY PAPER. EXCISE OFFICERS, SCOTLAND. RE i URN of the Number of COLLEC r ORS of EXCISE, COL. LECTORS' CLERKS, SUPERVISORS, EXCISE OFFI CERS, ASSISTAN I's, and PERMIT WRITERS, in SCOT. LAND, with their Salaries and Expenses, during the Year ending sth January, 18.13. Salaries. lixp nses: Total. X. s. d. X. s. d. 16 Collectors 6930 0 0 82 6 I , 18 Collectors' Cleats .... 74 Supervisors 794 Officers, Assistants. Su p...rti umet ones. Expect ants,andPermit Writers 74.788 17 9 7t1,2 14 d.O ' 3,059 4 0 14,800 0 0 89 0 017 , ,9:6 17 9 By another Return it appears that the t t.ll p ..son s employed nnder the "oard of Excise in Scotland during tue same ~eriod was 1,035; their Salaries amounted to 110,72 1.6.;. Sd. ; their . ...xpenses to 4,W.381. 17s. 11d. ; making a total of 115,665/. 4s. 7d. On Monday the Lord Bishop of BATH and WELLS was pleased to ins , itute the Rev. CHARLES I'LucKtiErr, M.A., to the Rectory of Holton, Somerset, •rn the petition of the said CHARLES PLUCKNETT vacua ,y the death of JOSEPH LEGG, Clerk, the last incumbent ; d=o, the Rev. THostas EVANS to the Vicarage of Vothover, Somerset, on the presentation of JOHN FIODY CHICHESTER, of Stoke House, Eq. ; vacant by the ces— ..mnt,f MADER MUNDEN, Clerk, the last incumbent. The late Viscount 11OUNTMORRES, wha lied last week at his residence in Merrion-street, derives with the anc,stry in the direct ma e hne from iiEAUMONT, B . trnns of NIoNT:wmENcv, in Fiance, from in elder son of which house th. Dukes of AIONTMO RENCY, Of LUXEMBOURG, of BEAUMONT, and of LAVAL, d,duce their origin. His Lordship is succee:led in his ly , nours by his only son, the lion. and Rev. HERVEY 13f , AfotirmottEtqcv. He has also left thr-e daugnt,rs by his marrisge with Miss REAnE, of the family of READS, of Castle Hoyle. Lord AlouNTssoattEs was in his '77th year. Died yesterday morning, at his residence hi Bruton -street, Lord FOLEY, one of the Lords in Waititiz to his MAJESTY, and a Captain of the Bind of Gentlemen. it Arms. His Lordship, who was in the 53d year of nis age, died of inflammation of the lon:is ; he succeedei r 0 his title on the demise of his father, in 1793, and mar tied, in 1806, CECILIA OLIVIA, fifth daughter of the second Duke of Lex tdszitit ; and is succeeded in his title by iiis eldest son TawmAs, now Lord FoLEY. His Lordship has left several other children. We understand that Mr. STANLEY, the new I Secretary for the Colonies, has intimated to Mr. Fowsr.t. IlurroN his intention to postpone the introduction of the iovernment measure in reference to colonial slavery until he 14th May. Mr. BUXTON'S motion was previsaisly fixed r or the 23.1 of April, but we p , eslutue he will c. , nsent to Alt it off. The de'ay is reasonable, considering the entire .change which has taken place in the Colonial.offie e . Let the c untry improve it to the best stivantage..—Leeds Mercury. IHE INFLUENZA.—III the whole course of t i y years' experience, I reco'leet no visitation of what t! e French call " La Grippe" equal in extent to the !peseta. In almost every family at the west end of the t own the disease has spread thr-ugh the whole establish in-nt. In one commercial concern near Hanover-square, there are thirty-two in bed ; and in another at Charing- Foss forty prisons; at Devonshire House nearly the w ole of the household; at Northumbrriand House also rn toy. Go where you may it is all the same. S rice Sa- turday morning no patients ar e r ece i ve d at Si. George's iio pital. —Morning Post. The LORD CHANCELLOR is not unite quently reproached for bestowing his p a tronage on Poli 'ic,l opponents. We believe that a more unfounded accu sation was never made; at leen we know not one instanc e •f such conduct. We suppose that his pre, nt appoin, in,nt of the Rev. 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