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Maunder, 10, Newgate-street ; and sold by every Bookseller in the United Kingdom. A T a very numerous Meeting of the LI CENSED VICTUALLERS OF LONDON and its vicinity, held at the London Tavern, Biellepagate-street, on Monday, the Bth day of March, 1830, CHARLES BLEADEN, Eq. in the Chair, Resolved unanimously, Ist- That the Licensed Victuallers have sustained great injury by the sanction which has been given by the Legis lature to the sale of Beer by Retail Persons not being Li censed Victuallers. 2d. That this Meeting have heard with great concern and alarm that a Select Committee has been appointed by the Honourable the (louse of Commons, "to inquire into the Laws and Regulations which restrict the sale of Beer by retail, and to report their observations thereon to the House," as they are thereby induced to apprehend that it my be in eontemplatio n to throw still more open the trade in Beer by retail. 3d. That in faith of the continuance of the protection which has been hitherto extended to the Licensed Victu allers, in exchange for the restrictions and regulations to which by law they are subjected, large sums of money have been invested by Licensed Victuallers in the purchase of their houses, and in the improvement and extension of the accommodation s thereby afforded to the public. 4th. That, while th e throwing open or any further ex tension of faciliti e s towards carryin g on the trade in beer by retail by other persons than Licensed Victuallers, would be greatly injerieue to all, and ruinous to many of those now engaged in that business, the consumption of the ar ticle would not be thereby increased, nor would the price there o f b e reduced to the public, nor any ultimate benefit accrue to the persons who might be induced to embark in the trade. sth. That although a considerable reduction has taken Place in the sale of Beer, such reduction is not to be attri buted to any restrictions as to the sale thereof, but to the reduction of the duty on, and the consequent low price of; ton \Vines ' Spirit., and C o ff ee , w i t h out a correspondent reduc of the duty on Beer, and to the increase of private brewing, wing to the high duty on Beer manufactured by Brewers, which affects them and the Licensed Victu allers, but from which persons brewing their own beer are exempt. 6th. That the only effectull means of increasing the con sumption o f B eer w il l, i n t h e op i n i on of this Meeting, he found to be the lowering of the duties thereon, and the making such legislative provision a- , will cause an equal rate of duty to be paid on Beer of the same quality, by whomeoever it may be brewed. 7th. That a Petition founded on the foregoing Resolu tion;s preeented t o th e H onoura bl e t h e H ouse o f Com wh'.re eoll- !gainet the sanct i on o f any measnre b y means open, the r etail Tr a d e i n B eer may b e t h rown f urt h er Bth. That the Petition now read be the Petition to he presented to the Honourable the House of Commons. 11 th. Th at Messrs. Brown and Marten, the Solicitors to s ec t} : Soc iety of Lice nse d Vi ctua ll ers, d o conduct the pro „1:11 "" of th e P et i tion, under the directions of the Corn re of the s a id S ociety, and that Mr. Alderman Brown the 'quested to advocate the interests of the trade before by, H ous e of C ommons or the Committee appointed there may be f oun d necessary. ..-„ l l it 9tb. Th at t h e foregoing Resolutions be signed by the rn an .nicicrtt, and a d vert i sed in The Sun, Morning Post, ~rave er ng Adverti ser , Ti mes, Morning Herald, and British 11. BLA, Chairman. T he Chairman haring quCHARLESitted the Ch D air, EN resolved unani mously, That the cordial thanks of this Meeting are due, and that they are hereby presented to Charl es Bl ea d en , E sq ., the Ch a i rman of the ocietv of Licensed Victuallers, for the 7 eth sof )ns attention at a ll t i mes man i fested by him to the iterest tilde in the Trad e , and particularly for his prompt'. ""eni ng, and th e a bilit y an d ur b an ity w ith w hi c h ha has presided over, this Meeting. The Committee beg to inform the Trade that the Pe tition will lie for s i gnature at the following places, viz. the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street ; Mr. Cripps, Castle and Falcon, Aldersgate-street ; Mr. Becton, Dol phin, hrlk-street, Cheapside; Mr. Buckinaster, Red Lion, ins ; Air. Cuttrass, Piazza, Covent-garden; Mr. brure, Feathers, I Vaterlon-road ; Mr. Cliff, George lon, Commercial -road ; Mr. Smith, White Horse, Shoewlitch ; I‘Lir., Ci"liismith; No. 15, York-street, Westminster; Mr. I , th a i r ." 3 :: 13"'I,r's Head, White Rose court, Coleman-street ; xin.gei..phrlienagd,, 11 L i o s n e g e s l e sfi e I d Arms, City-road; Mr. Voulsey, lane, S!intharit; Mr. Watkinson, hose and Three , Read, Drrirran'' ' even Dials ; Mr. R. Wilson, Marlborough Oxford-street;te;. Mr. Orgill, Gloucester Copse-Irouse, Soutihurark : m r Smith, Swan Inn, Great Dover-street, ' --"-• inn. Catherine Wheel, Sloane•sTnre, Che sea ; and Ai. itoix:rts, next the Brewery, Knightsbridge; where also Subscriptions for defraying the ex-pences will be received, The amount eubocribcd at thi Atc,ti,gl74l,oo), 300/, i CONTRACTS FOR BUTTER, CHEESE, AND OATMEAL. VICTUALLING OFFICE, MARcit 3, IS3O. THE Commissioners for Victualling His Majesty's Nary, &e. do hereby give notice, that on Tanann tine 11 th instant, they will be ready to re ceive Tardnrs in writing (sealed up), and treat for Eight Tons of BUTTER, Ten Tons of CHEESE, and Forty Tona of NEW OATMEAL. To be delivered into his Majesty's Victualling Stores at Deptford, one Lail of the Butter and Cheese by the 31st instant, and the remainder by the 30th day of April next, and the whole of the Oatmeal in the month of April next. Samples •f the Oatmeal must be produced with the Tenders. The Conditions of the Contracts may be seen at this Office. Each Tender must specify the price in words at length, and be delivered .before One o'clock on the day appointed, and the Person who snakes the Tender, or some Person on his behalf, must attend to answer when called for. M. WALLER CLIFTON. better Ipinions worth ?porter, irogreas as any ;Hear.) laberei pus, the . a glib being of Mr. rt ; his , hat he repro ent the I to 0 acid, )n that zls the is seal, ns, the e, thud of the !habert would ime in drink y with place !wince tidote, omach ras ac- K 6. tailer, v, was t hire oases ingre- , r and infor and other cellar Aober 'eacle, ances dem n to idaut ig to ed in with idul- Wed- Platt- rolton Wed d S even. Ipton )use ; and ckley relay, 7 ., a‘ Ten. " '2om- ty, Re Stoke F-past Fox ; Pura- ,bill ; hall ; hill ; ; and ,y, at rn-- :dolt kVe d - N.... 4 t 'hill ty at 'Tut mom/. ____ tahl- v. C. of A t, of . B. aSitip istalp I. of enlib barn, gar ';oul- , G. rad- It ge• p AT EAST INDIA HOUSE, FEB. 24, 1820. 'FirIFIE COURT of -DIRECTORS - o f X: the UNITED COMPANY of MERCHANTS of ENGLAND, trading to the EAST INDIES, do hereby give notiee, That the Court have withdrawn their Advertisements of the 17th instant, for Hiring Ships of the burthen of from 400 to 550 Tons, registered measurement, for on Voyage to and from . Bengal, and that the Court will be ready to receive proposals in writing, on WEDNE3DAY, the 24th March, from the owners of good, sound, and substantial copper-bottomed Ships, of the burthen of from 400 to 650 tons, registered measurement, specifying the rate of freight at which they may be willing to let such Ships for one voyage to and from Bengal. That the Court will also be ready to receive proposals in writing on the said Wednesday, 24th March next, from the owner or owners of good, sound, and substantial copper bottomed Ships, of the burthen of from 500 to 650 tons, registered measurement, specifying the rate of freight at which they may be willing to let such Ships for one voyage to China, and from China to Halifax, in Nova Scotia and Quebec, and at that port to be discharged from the Com pany's Set vice. The Tenders,with the words " Ship Tender" on the corer, to be severally sealed and left with the Secretary at this House, at or before Twelve o'clock at noon on the said Wednesday, 24th March next, beyond which hour the Court will not receive any tender. PETER AUBER, Secretary. The particulars of the Terms and Conditions upon which the Ships will be respectively engaged, may be had upon application at the Shipping Office, in this House, on or after Saturday, the 27th instant. NOTICE TO ARTISTS. 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Le Keux, Penton place, Pentonrille. Of whom may be had, The ARCHITECTURAL and CATHEDRAL AXTI QUIIIES of GREAT BRITAIN, and other illustrative Worhs, by the came Author. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS-(LAS T NIGHT). Mr. Patkhouse presented at the bar the 2Gth R e . port of the Carnatie Commissioners. Lord GOWER presented two petitions aptinsi negro slavery—the one from Henley, the other from Cheltenham. Lord WIIARNCLIFFE presented a petitioL from the inhabitants of Oldham, against the renewal of the East India Company's' Charter. MOTION POSTPONED. Earl STANHOPE said, ir► consequence of the indisposition of his-Noble Friend (the Duke of Rich mond), the motion which stood fur Thursday for a Select Conanittee on the internal state of the coun try, as far as the working clalses were concerned, would nor be then brought forward ;. but, as soon as the health of the Noble Duke would permit, it Nvas3 his intention to submit a motion on the subject to the House. The Itioble Earl then moved, that the order summoning the Peers to attend be dis charged.—The Order was discharged accordingly. The Bill to render valid Marriage Ceremonies in certain Churches and Chapels, which . was brought in on a former evening by the Bishop of London, was read a second time. Lord CALTHORPE presented a petition from the riband-weavers of a parish in Warwickshire, complaining of distress, and praying relief. BURNING WIDOWS IN INDIA. The Noble Lord likewise presented two petitions from the male and female inhabitants of Oswestry, praying the House to take step= to abolish the prac tice of burning widows in India. DANK-NOTES. Viscount GODERICH wished to put a question to the Noble Duke at the head of his Majesty's Go vernment respecting a return now upon their Lord ships' table. The return professed to be an account of the country bank-notes stamped within the Mgt three years. Now he wished to know whether the return included the notes in circulation in Scotland as well as England ; and, if so, whether there would be any objection to a return specifying the amount in circulation in that country. The Duke of WELLINGTON said, as well as he recollected, the return did include Scotland, and he would ascertain whether the specification wished by the Noble Viscount could be furnished. Adjourned at a Quarter-past Five. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(LAST NIGHT.) The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly before Four o'clock. The Howe was occupied a considerable time in passing Private Bills. The Bill for the establishment of a new Market in St. Marylebone was brought in, and read a first time. Mr. Alderman WOOD brought in a Bill for the formation of an Arcade from London-wall to Bar tholomew-lane.—Read a first time. Mr. Alderman WOOD presented a petition from the Vauxhall Bridge Company, against the con struction of a bridge at Lambeth.—Laid on the table. . _ _ PARLIAMENTARY FEES. The SPEAKER wished to acquaint the House that he had taken considerable pains to inquire into and ascertain the fees charged in the Private Bill Mice, and in the Committee Clerks' Office. The principle on which he had gone ►vaF, to elti&datc and render perspicuous the various charges made in those offices, in consequence of some obscurity ex isting on the subject. He had been assisted in the inquiry by persons much more competent to such duty titan he could possibly pretend to be, and they all gave it as their opinion that the various charges were as fair and reasonable as could be expected, though there was a degree of irregularity in setting them forth, and therefore a revision of the system was rendered advisable. Cor•.curriag in the opinion which they had expressed, he proposed that a list. which he had made out of the several fees, should be first laid on the table, and that some Hon. Mem ber should then move that it be printed. He pro posed that it should be afterwards hung up in the offices where the fees were taken, so that each in dividual might see, at one glance, what he had to pay, and be enabled to satisfy himself that the sum was not more nor less than the fixed amount. H e must at the same time inform the House that the aggregate amount of fees was much the same as be fore, and he thought it right that the public should be undeceived on this point. The chief alteration made was to render perspicuous that which was be fore obscure. If the House should concur in his view of the subject, he should now propose that the list be laid on the table, and perhaps some Hon. Member would then move that it be printed. The paper was then laid on the table, and The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER. moved that it be printed. Lord ALTHORP supported the motion. Mr. D. W. HARVEY regretted to hear from the Right Hon. Gentleman that the amount of fees was to be the same as before. He himself was told of an instance in which two private Bills were opposed, and a sum of 191. was charged upon each. The SPEAKER said that, whatever might be the opinion of the Hon. Member to the contrary, nothing more than a reasonable amount was charged. It was not for him (the Speaker), without any knowledge of the circumstances, to say whether the charges to which the Hon. Member adverted were co►rect or not. He could only say that such charges could not have been made in the regular way under the system sanctioned by the House. Mr. D. W. HARVEY said that, after SU C h a challenge as this from the Right Hon. GeNtleman. —(Order, order !)—All he had tnea►:t to say was, after what had now been stated from the Chair, he should feel it his duty to inquire minutely into all the facts of the case to which he had adverted. The SPEAKER did not understand what the Hon. Member meant by the word " challenge." What he (the Speaker) wished to impress ❑pon the Hon. Member was, that by the schedule of fees which had just been laid on the table it was utterly impossible such a charge could hare been made as coming from this House. These was a very great difference between the charges made by Parlia mentary agents and the fees regulated by the order of the House. The motion was then agreed to, and the subject dropped. LAW OF LIBEL. Mr. SADLER gave notice that on Tueiday, the 30th, he would bring forward a motion on the sub ject of the Law of Ethel. Mr. A. CAMPBELL presented a petition from the landholders of the county of Renfrew, complain ing, of agricultural distress; and a petition from Glasgow against the renewal of the East India Company's Charter. —Laid on the table. Sir EDWARD KERRISON presented a peti tion from the borough of Eye, in Suffolk, complain ing of distress.—L a id on the table. Lord CLIVE presented a petition against the Malt Duties, from the agriculturists of the county of Salop.—Laid on the table. DISTRESS OF THE COUNTRY. Mr. DICKINSON said he had to present a peti tion from certain inhabitants of Taunton and its complaining of distress, and expressing their regret that his Miuesty's G overnment h ad ta k en no - steps to afford relief. It was signed by 1,400 persons, including several Magistrates and indi viduals belonging both to the agricultural and com mercial classes. Sir C. BURRELL supported the petition, and • expressed his surprise at what had been said in the other House of Parliament by a distinguiel - ,ed per : sonage (!lie Duke of Wellington), that timber had not fallen in value, and therefore that the distress among the agriculturists could not be so great as was represented. Now he (Sir C. Burrell) was in. formed, on good authority, that timber was greatly reduced in price, as compared with former periw!s. He knew of a person, who had before gut 111. 13s. per load for timber, now getting only 71., and was ieferrned by him, that 71. 10s. was the very highest price he was paid. Sir T. LETIIBRIDGE admitted that very great distress did exist in all parts of the county of Somer set—indeed much greater distress than had existed there at, any former period; but much as he re spected the character of the petitioners who were undoubtedly most respectable persons, lie thooeht them -premature in complaining that his Majesty's Government had-taken no steps towards effecting Teller'. For his own part, he looked forward wHi great anxiet y to the stateme n t w hi c h t h e Chancellor of the Exchequer was to make on the IGth, and he was quite sure that if the petitioners were aware that it was to be made they would not have brought forward such a complaint. Ile knew that no produce of the soil, with the exception of win at, bore a remunerating price. If, however, there should be this year a fair average crop, as there was last year, wheat . would bear a remunerating price. He contended, that the distress could never be prevented till there was a revision of the whole system of protection for all other articles, such as hemp, wool, and tallow. He also thought that, as a means of affording substantial relief, a revision ought to take place of the whole system of country banking, for the public were Doty in the dark with regard to it. No one of two country bankers knew what the other was abotit. Such a revision might take place without any alteration of the currency, for that would be now an ill-advised measure, it being too late to retrace their steps. There was no confidence between country benkers and those who did business with them ; consequently no accommo dation was afforded. Colonel SIBTHORP said, that whatever might be the case in Somersetshire as to wheat bearing a remunerating price, he could state that in the county of Lincoln no produce of the land bore a remunerat ing price. Sir W. M. RIDLEY would be glad to know from the Hon. Baronet how the revision of the sys tem of country banks could afford relief. If a want of accommodation existed, it was owing entirely to the unwise measure adopted for the suppression of small notes. He did not, however, now think that it would he by any means advisable to re-enact the measure for again issuing 21. notes without much previous consideration. As to Northumberland, the county with which he himself was immediately con nected, he had been given to understand there, from several quarters on which he could rely, that the distress there was not so great as in other places. It was unfair to ascribe it to his Majesty's Govern ment ; it ought rather to be ascribed to the two bad seasons which the country had had in succession. - Mr. PORTMAN said a few words in support of the petition, observing that, in consequence of the two last seasons having been so very bad, most of the sheep, hOries, and small cattle, were entirely de stroyed in Somersetshirc, and the farmers there were left without any stock. Mr. BEAUMONT said that the distress of the country was daily and rapidly increasing. Some thing was necessary to be_ done, and, in his opinion, a reduction of taxation alone would answer. After a fen words from Mr. DICKINSON and Sir THOMAS LETHBRIDGE, the petition was laid on the table.—To be printed. Mr. BRIGHT presented a petition from a pub lic meeting of Bristol, praying a reduction of taxa tion. The Hon. Member cordially assented to the prayer of the petition. Seeing the infinite mischief done to the country by the alteration of the currency —whether it was possible to retrace our steps or not he could not tell; but, seeing that his Majesty's Ministers had made up their minds to a course which had produced incalculable mischief, and must be attended with still more, he agreed with the peti tioners in asking what was to be dose ? In his judgment the only thing that could be done was to make a great reduction of taxation. The Assessed Taxes, in particular, called for the most attentive investigation. These petitioners also prayed for a reduction of the taxation upon malt liquor, a burden most severely felt by the labouring classes. They prayed likewise that a tax might be imposed upon the 'means of those who, by going abroad, dimi nished the resources of the country.—The petition was laid on the table. Mr. PORTMAN moved for a detailed statement of the expenses of serving the office of High Sheriff in England and Wales, during 1828 and 18n, and of the fees paid to the said High Sheriffs within the same periods. Sir CHARLES GREVILLE presented a peti tion from the Gentry, Clergy. and Inhabitants of Warwick, complaining of d;: - ,tress, and praying for a reduction of the duties on malt and beer. Mr. CAVENDISH presented petitions from the female inhabitants of two parishes in the county of Derby, praying that steps may he taken for the abo lition of the practice of burning Hißdoo widows. Mr. M. FITZGERALD moved for copies of any Memorials presented to the Irish Government on the subject of advances for building Court-houses in Ireland. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER regretted that, as the law stood, the Government were nut able to afford the parties any relief. The returns were ordered. Mr. M. FITZGERALD presented a petition from a parish in the county of Kerry, complaining of the expellees of levying the public cm. Mr. HUME moved for the following returns, and they were ordered :—A return of the number of contracts now existing for the supply of his Majesty's Dock-yards, and other branches connected with the navy, with the date of the contract, the articles contracted for, the period of duration, and whether the contract was had by public advertise ment or otherwise; and similar returns relating to the Ordnance and the Army. A return of the number and the strength of Military Guards within the bills of mortality, from the Ist of January, 1829, to the lst of January, 1830, distinguishing cavalry from infantry. A return of the particulars of the sum of 6,500/., charged in the Miscellaneous Estimates for salaries paid to Officers and Clerks in the Penitentiary at Millbank. A List of all Clerks and Officers admitted for the first time into any office connected with the Civil Establishments of the country since 1822—the Stamp•ollice, Custom-house, and Post-office excepted; and a similar list applying to the Army, Navy, and Ord nance. Also a return of the number of Clerks and Officers, who, having been superannuated were again admitted upon vacancies. His object in move ing for these last returns was to remove any mis conception which might exist on the subject of a promise made in 1822, when the reductions of Civil Officers took place, that those who were super annuated should be reintroduced on the occurrence of vacancies. Mr• HUME presented a petition from the Retail Dealers of a district in Manchester, complaining of distress, and praying far a free trade in corn, and a reduction of taxation. Mr. JONES presented a petition from the Com missioners of Paving, praying that the Bill now before the House might not pass into a law. Mr. PORTMAN said it !nigh( be convenient that he should mention that he should this evenit4 take an opportunity of moving the second reading of the Bill to which the petition referred, with a view that a day might be fixed for the discussion both of the principle mid the detail. He should suggest the 26th of April as the day which he hoped would suit the convenience of the House.— The petition was laid on the table. Mr. SYKES presented a petition from the Mayor and Corporation of Kingston -upon-Hull, against the monopoly of.the East India Company.— Referred to the Committee on the East India Charter. Sir R. PRICE presented a petition from the Occupiers of Laud in certain parishes in the county of Hereford, complaining.of agricultural distress. Mr. DENNoN presented a petition from the Yeomen, 'Tradesmen, Farmers, and Tenants, of the parish of Ripley, in the county of Surrey, complain ing of distress, and praying for a reduction of taxa tion, particularly of the taxes on beer and malt ; and also praying for such a reform of the constitution of the House us woul4 render it an assembly of Re presentatives of the people. The Hon. Gentleman concurred in the prayer of the petition, which was laid on the table. Sir J. NEWPORT begged leave to ask whe ther the Government had taken into consideration the expediency of removing those restrictions upon the growth of tobacco in the United Kingdom, which were so injurious to the Revenue ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER stared that his Majesty's Government had turned their attention to the subject ; but that he was not able at present to say precisely what measures would be proposed. Mr. ATTWOOD moved for a statement of the scale of Stamp Duties on Bills of Exchange, from July, 1828, to December, 1829.—A150 for an ac count of the number of Country Bankers' Notes stamped in each quarter of the respective years from 1827 to 1829, distinguishing those which were over from those which were under .51.; and for an account of the amount of Duties paid on Promissory Notes payable on demand.—The returns were ordered. STATE OF THE NATION Lord ALTHORP, on presenTingaietition from a parish in the county of Northampton, complaining of distress, made the following observations :—Str, there is in the country a very sanguine expectation that its distresses are to be relieved by a large re duction of the taxes which press upon the labouring and productive classes, and I am of opinion that the expectation is just and well-founded. I hope that the Right Hon. Chancellor of the Exchequer prepared to make such a reduction. But I confess that from what I have heard, both in and out of this House, I cannot think that his Majesty's Ministers are sufficiently impressed with the extent of the distress under which the country is suffering. I thought it right to make this declaration, that his Majesty's Ministers should have due notice not only of what the expectation of the country is, but also of the course which I and those who act with me mean to take in this House. We have no hostility to his Majesty's Ministers. We do not wish to see them removed from their places. But we are bound to do all in our power to carry reduction to the farthest possible extent, in order that relief may be afforded to the country. I repeat that we have no wish to see his Majesty's Ministers removed from their places, and least of all have we any interested motives in taking a course which may be the cause of their removal. For myself I can say, as I have often said before, that I can see no possible case in which I should be induced to accept office. But we feel that whatever may he the consequences, we must press upon Ministers the absolute necessity of a large reduction of those taxes which bear so heavily upon the labouring and industrious classes of the community. TURKISH FLEET---PATRAS. Sir G. COCKBURN took the present opportu nity of acquainting the Noble Lnrd that he had re deemed his promise, and made inquiries relative to the late operations of our Naval Commander on the coasts of Greece, in covering the fortification of Pietas. The interference of our Naval Commander originated in his having been made acquainted, through one of our frigates, that the Turkish squadron was bearing up from Navarin for Patras; in conse quence of which the Admiral approached the squadron of Padrone Bey, and remonstrated against his entering Patras, acquainting him that such a step would be in violation of the faith pledged to the British Commander by Padrone Bey, His reply was in the usually laconic strain of the Mahomedan, "if you permit us to go on to Patras, well—if not, well ; but we will not resist you, should you sink us." The squadron continuing its course on towards Patras, a gun by our ship was discharged, which did not, nor was it intended it should, strike any of the Turkish squadron ; but it had the desired effect, and they changed their course, and our Admiral retired to Zante. A second attempt, however, was subse quently made to make Patras,and our Admiral again bore up to the Turkish squadron, which was soon after seen communicating by signal with Ibrahim, the Commander of the Egyptian squadron. It was, therefore, thought advisable to wait, so as to permit an opportunity to ascertain what effect the signal made might have on altering the apparent destination of these vessels, and, as was partly anticipated, they soon after shaped another course, and took up a station in the road of Navarin. In a few days after however, the Turkish fleet was announced to be agan under weigh for Patras,and the English Commander again approached it, firing a few guns, in order to compel them to show its colours. This being com plied with, and the Turkish Commander Padrone having required a written voucher from our Admi ral, that he had been compelled by him to desist from his enterprise by force, as his head would other wise answer for his disobedience of orders, the Turkish squadron again bore away for Navarin Bay. In none of the three instances had any resistance been offered to our Admiral by the Turks. Lord ALTHORP had certainly heard, from very excellent authority—an officer in the squadron there—that the affair had not been the discharge of one gun, but a discharge of several, and a partial engagement, in which a loss of life had been the consequence. Sir GEORGE COCKBURN assured the Noble Lord he had collected his information from oflicial sources which he had reason to consider suffi ciently authentic. Lord JOHN RUSSELL alluded to the gallantry and conduct which had distinguished the Comman ders of the united squadrons of England, France, and Russia, in the celebrated battle fought at Nava rin, and regretted that its history had been unat tempted until within these few days, when an ac count of it appeared in the " Foreign Quarterly." Sir HENRY PARNELL moved for Accounts of the Ordinary Revenue of Great Britain and Ire land since the passing of the Union with Ireland; together with the Expense of the Collection.— Ordered. The Returns were, on the amendment of Mr. HUME, continued up to the conclusion of last year. MARINE MUTINY BILL. Mr. CROKER brought it, the Bill for the Re• gtdation of the Royal Marine Forces for tlte present year; which was read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time to-morrow. At the request of the CHANOKLLOR of the Ex enEguEe, Mr. HUME postponed his :notion relative to 'die Settlement and Establishment of Sierra Leone, in timating a hope that, as the Right Hon. Gentleman seemed unprepared to enter upon that subject, it might possibly happen that he would take it ban his head to advise the reduction of that Colony without his (Mr. Hama's) interposition. The Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. PEEL) then moved the Order of the Day for the House going into a Committee of Supply. BRITISH MUSEUM. Mr. BANKES moved that 16,1431. be granted for the expenses of the British Museum during the current year. The estimate was something less than that of I,st year, but did not require, he 11.ou?;ht, any detailed explanation. He was willing to atTord every explanation in his power on any point con nected with the expenditure of the grant. Mr. HL ME wished to know why greater facilities were not afforded to the public for viewing the Museum ? Why was it opened but three days in the week, and even then but for a few hours ? Ile would not go so far as to assert that the grant dimi nution of visitors last year to the British Museum, as compared with those of the preceding, was. alto gether owing to the want of greater facility .of ingress, for he was aware that the satiating of public curiosity must tend to diminish the annual number of visitors ; but he would contend, that there must be more than this circumstance to account for so great a falling off as 127,000, the number of visitors in 1829, to 68,000, the numb. -r of lag year. lie saw no reason why the Museem should net be open five days instead of three, for the ralarirs paid to the officers were sufficiently liberal to command ago-voter portion of their time and services. Mr. JEPHSON begged !etre to angzeat the ex pediency of keeping the reading room of the Museum open to a certain hoar in the evening. Mr. TRANT considered the present regulation, by which children under a certain age were prohibi,ed from visiting the Museum, highly objectionable. It only opened the door for lying ; far parents said their children were of such and such n age when they were not so much, in order to ensure their admis sion. He had taken his own children, but had thee satisfaction of seeing others younger admitted, w:rile they were refused, merely because he had a regard to truth. Mr. BANKES begged leave to say, in reply to the lion. Member for Moutro=t►, that the officers of the Museum were engaged six days in the week, though the Museum wad, an he stated, open but three days to the p' d On the other days it was usual for the trustees to admit their friends, and those who sought tt private visit, as a fa►•our, to the Museum. With respect to the falling off in tho number of visitors, he was sure the House ekotild gratified to learn, that though there was a diminu tion of the number of visitors to the Museum, there was a larger increase tin the numbcr of students who frequented the reading-room and studied in the gal lery of art. Mr. P. THOMSON should wish to see the liberal system pursued by the trustees of the Royal Library and the Magazine Library acted upon by those of the British Museum. In those places any gentleman who gave a fair proof of his respectability might take home any scarce valuable work which might be necessary to his studies with a view to the promo tion of science or literature. After a few words from Mr. Banker, Mr. Jepli son, Mr. Sadler, Mr. Bright, Mr. Hume, and D. Gilbert, the resolation was agreed to. ARMY ESTIMATES. Sir H. HARDING& moved that 126,000/. be granted for the pay of General Oaleers, net Colonel:, for the year 1830. Mr. MABERLY wished to direct the attention of the Committee to the annually-increming amount of the present estimate—an amount which he begged leave to add, that but for the efforts of the Right Hon. and Gallant Secretary at War, would be still greater. The thanks of the country were due to the Gallant Secretary for his endeavours to check the amount of this ossimate—one, indeed, which it vas more difficult to reduce, for many reasons, than perhaps any other in the army depart- ment. The next resolution was for 36,6t5P/. 7s. 8,1., for defraying the expenses of garrisons at home and abroad, for 1830. Mr. HUME thought that this grant really de served more consideration than he had ever been able to obtain for it : it was, in fact, one full of mili tary sinecures. He had no wish to deprive the Go vernment of the means of providing for old officers; but it was really too much to have governors, for instance, for such plaesa as Carrickfergus. Sir H. HARDINGE replied, that all these re tired offices stood on a particular basis,—namely•, that of being the only means in the hands of the Crown for the remuneration of old officers. He readily admitted that they were military sinecures; but, when he considered how few they were, com pared to the list of 13,000 officers on full and half pay, he thought it would be ungracious indeed to deprive the Crown of this mode of repaying old, and faithful, and disabled officers. After a few words from Mr. SADLER and Mr. MABERiY, the resolution was agreed to. Mr. HUME complained of the form in which these accounts were made out. Why not pat some of these items of expenditure upon the head of effec tive service, instead of making them up under colo nial accounts ? These colonies ought to b. made to supply this expenditure, instead of palming upon Great Britain the payment of their governors, lieu tenant-governors, town-majors, &e. Sir H. HARDINGE assured the Hon. Member that the Government were taking every means of economizing in this department of the public service, and making the colonies as available as poseible in this respect. The resolution for 104,0001., the full-pay of le tired officers, was agreed to, without any conversa tion. On that of 720,859/. Its. 10d., for half-pay and military allowances, Mr. HUME objected, and complained that the Government had not reduced this list, by filling up commissions from it as vacancies enabled them, in stead of saddling the country with two classes of pensioners. He quoted a letter from the Duke of Marlborough to the Secretary at War, dated on the 30th of June, 1715, announeing it to be the deter mination of his Majesty, that all new consmissinns should, as far as it was practicable, be made out from the retired list ; so that neither favour nor interest should prejudice the just claims of old officers, and inflict a disservice upon the public. I he example of the Duke of Marlborough could, he thought, with propriety be followed by the Duke of Wellington, and if it had been done on the late peace, half the present charge would before this time have been got rid of. Thera was, besides, a resolution of this House urns, rem on the motion of Mr. Sandys, on the 12th of December, 1740, pre cisely to the same effect. Being unaware that either the War-office order of 1715, or the resolution of 1740, had been revoked, he was at a loss to know why they were not acted upon. He was also de sirous of knowing what steps had been taken to buy up the half-pay of certain classes, seconding to the existing regulation. When he put these questions, he begged to do full justice to the Right Hon. Secretary's exertions, which were, he knew, very beneficial and meritorious; the extravagance lay at the door of his predecessors in office. Sir H. 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