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and the reductions he believed would take effect in the course of the next year. The Right Hon. Member was About to move the Resolution for . the Estimates, when Mr. BERNAL rose, and said it would be necessary that the Estimates should be moved in distinct and separate items. Sir G. WARRENDER said, that the course from time . immemorial was to move them in the way he proposed.— He concluded by moving a Resolution for a sum of .Z 2,484,000 for the ordinary gxpepces of the Navy for the year 1021. Mr. BERNAL said, that although the Right Hon. Member congratulated the House upon a prospect of reduction, he yet • called for a vote of two millions at once. He (Mr. B.) thought the sums should be voted separately, as many Members would probably have differe n t v i ews upon each of them. He trusted therefore that the Rt. Hon. Member would modify his motion. • Sir G. WARRENDER said, that although the course he had taken was almost universal, he was willing to afford every facility to the discussion of the subject, and would meet th e 'wishes of the H on . M em b er. He had a distinct set of votes already prepared—(A laugh !),—and he therefore should move, first, that a sum of 70,5901. be granted for salaries and other expences of the Admiralty Offices. Air. BERNAL made some observations against the Reso lution, contending that he saw no use whatever for six Lords of the . A .dmiralo. - . He then advert e d t o a R e p ort o f the Finance • Committee, which stated the offices of Vice-Admiral of Scot land, and Paymaster of Marines, to be useless. He concluded by Proposing an amendment, making the vote 67,0901. Ss. ld. Sir GEORGE COCKBURN maintained that the Offices prOposed to be abolished were essential to the proper management of the navy. The Board of Admiralty was in a great measure of a civil character, and it was necessary that proper per 'ens should be chosen to the office. With all the lie felt which he could give to the subject, f elt impressed with the conviction that six ,as the best number that could b e ' a d o pt e d,- wo, th ree , or f our wou ld not b e equal to the , ,he duties of the office, and out of the si x .-ne thought it absolutely necessary that three • should be naval officers. It was no less neces ' s ari that the other three should be men well `7 read in the laws of the country, considering the •l replicated nature of our naval relations in times 'lke the present, so pregnant with danger and mischief all over the world. Sir. JOsEPU YORKE said, it was with pain he rose to answer his Hon. and Gallant Friend ; but he thought retrenchment alone could save the country. This had been stated in that House over and over again, and had never been denied by his Right Hon. Friend with the w hit e h ea d. (A- laugh.)—Great stress had been laid upon the statement that there might be a difference of opi nion between two ; but it had been forgotten that one of them was dumb.—(A laugh.)—He 'lever said a syllable; though his Right Hon. Friend got up an annnal speech and let it off.— (Cheers, and laughter.)—His Right Hon. Friend bad talked about law expenpes ; but the first Lord was a lawyer, and the Secretary was a la wyer; so that there was a lawyer at.the head, and a lawyer at the bottom of the table. He had no doubt the establishment would go on as well -with five as with seven Lords. The Marquess of Camden had been thanked by that House for .I!ving up a s i necure i n t h e E xchequer ; but an il en• Relative of his had given up 20001. a year, and Ministers had not said a syllable about the matter. t , Mr. RO BINSON sa id, it was qu i te new to him i:lat eithe r of the Lords of the' Admiralty con eeted with the Civil Department were dummies. (k laugh !)—He was sorry his Honourable and o,allant Relativ e h a d s t a t e d t hi s; .for he (Mr. °l4 inson) declar e d u p on hi s h onour t hi s was not h'e fact. H e (M r . R o bi nson ) accepted one of e al e offices at the request of his Wonourable and 1,104 alit Relative, who said that he (Mr. •Robin, tiu es j`pid assist him ; and he p ar ti cu l ar l y re e" that h e m i g ht b e a pp o i nte d to an office np o re ,there were d u ti es - t o perform. lie declared ,t o b " conscience that he believ e d th e o ffi ces e usef u i Si r r • detl °SENT - YORKE explained. He did not the office had been useful to his Right C o i 'lend. The Admiralty w a s ca ll e d th e - l oge ` f or sucking Statesmen, and his Right f ro Relative had m a d e a h o p, s t ep , an d a juinp to tl , office t o th e ran k o f a C a bi net Mi nister. rn ao r ',Wmtla said, he never had h ear d f rom any % it °1 honou r and truth (as the Honourable and ass ert ."' member certainly was) so singular an 11,„ . 4) a .as that which had been made by the eand Gallant Member. H e f e lt i t hi s d uty 3ir :ntradict it. • ORGE .COCKBURN explained. 13, t1 ;r- CREEv Ev sa id i t was impossible to decide e en. the conflicting lion. call ed opini on s o f th e on. e rn e •-• opposite. Th e H ouse was, in fact , bees U pon to vote . the .Supplies, f or e i g ht mem - Adttflaf Parliarnent who held situatio ns i n th e th at 'll:y., and wh o , h e h a d no doubt, would had ,' lt ght vote f or t h e i r own salaries. Much t eeti " been said about reducti on , and much h adh ow Pr° lnised. N ow h e would tell the House 1141 bmuch would he reduced—just as much as th ou e en redu ce d f rom the Army Estimates. He go fa g r ilt the moti on o f hi s Hon. Friend 'did not ri ot enough, as he saw no reason why it should t ive g° to affect the three Lay Lords as well as les, . Ile had no objection, however, to it as a Q„,. i ."umg, and as such should give it his support. 1 1 ,,a 0 g• thatsAdA,criC,!7l:lN. observed, that it was not a little surtnis of•those Ae), vac ,' e the 100 g time the gallant Member (Sir .1. rem - _y . finFcted wit . h the Admiralty, they never heard any th :ir J . I.„?,!1E had indu.lt;e.d in that evening. th...8 „ 112 w , -/ a lt v E . t . he . Hon. Baronet would have acted in l i f s ttl ..iad he ~,..niTriselt, similarly sisuated. He knew very well ern iro J • Yorke) once uttered any of these sentiments, , La u i, }l ,_have been turned pretty soon to the Admiralty. AirV ) ultE commented at some length on the lh a t i v t le t :s o , f the Marine Establishment, and said Iv as a n Omee of Major-General of . the Marines oltlit one, and that the person who held it 44, pe allowed. to receive half pay from 4 •Y tither service. Paymaster contended that a l saiary of ei. a Y Par to Pro_portiona to the trifling service he per th glee. He thought there was-no necessity for ()Fficeof • Se c retary to the first Lord of the Ad ,,,,l4,ity—at all events, the person lialdine. it 10 4 not to fill any other • .'"t Mr. Hay, .7' person • t o of the Cornmissionersh t i u t alli v i a ig s 000fficncotet'elli,Ivit appeared ° tl a e r(l ' He then dwelt on the expence attendant 11) 4 ." 1 : payment of widows' pensiousand • d great redacti on 0 insisted meat, ugut to be made in that -* "'coca- said, kr c he had never felt more pain 01 he experienced at h t7lOl. and Gallant Prie _earing the speech of his 4,T r e had b een °He " He did think that if 11 10 t o h ave s , wan who would have dis eotlo,. tuck to Ain a r d ch _ --Lee at t he nruter expense of it was his 11 • on. - d an Gal- lant Friend—(Sir J, S. Yorke),---and he had thought that when he voted with them, not once or twice, but many times, he was supporting his own opinions, and not acting from any love of office. He supported the 'original grant, and contended, that if t reduction in the number of Lords of the Admiralty took place, and the .at tendance was thereby rendered more arduous, additions must be made to the salary, as one thousand pounds a year would then be an ,inadequate remuneration. He ac knowledged that the situations of Generals and Colonels of Marines were sinecures ; but, he contended, they were cheap and proper re wards bestowed on those whose names were found highest on the roll of glory. He need only enu merate the names of Nelson, Saumarez, Keith, and Duckworth, all of whom had been Colonels of Marines, to convince the House of the truth of what he had said. As to the officers at the Board of Admiralty receiving half pay, that was now a matter of right, and even a Lieute nant or Captain holding such a situation as Col lector of Customs would also be entitled to his half-pay. The Secretary of the First Lord held an office of such high trust and confidence, that it never had been considered as sufficiently remunerated by 3001. a year; and from Lord Howe's time down to the present . the Gentleman filling that situation had always received the first vacant Commissionership which fell. He would not say whether it might not be better to vote a larger sum on the- estimates; . but on the modera tion of the remuneration, even of the two offices, there could be but one opinion. The Hon. Me mber had spoken of the Paymaster of the Royal Marines as Paymaster only, but be was, in fact, also Inspector, Quarter-master, and Barrack master; and he would beg to refer the House to the Report of the Finance Committee in 1817, for an opinion as to the importance of the office. That Officer gave security for his office of 20,0004 and that alone entitled him to the sa lary. He defended the office of Paymaster of Widows' Pensions, on the ground of the great increase of duty to be performed, and if it were transferred to the Navy -Office, as the Hon. Member (Mr. Hume) recommended, the Officer who did the duty must be paid, so that no saving would accrue to the public. Sir J. S. YORKE said, he apprehended, from the solemnity of the H 0.,. Gentleman's opening, that he had conceived him (Sir J. S. Yorke) guilty of a great moral offence; but if he was to lose his friendship unless he agreed in his opinion of the necessity of seven Lords of the Admiralty ; he feared he could not retain it. Mr. BENNET urged the necessity of retrench. ing the public expenditure in the Naval Depart. ment of public service in all the items pointed out by his Hon. Friends.—Mr. CROKER. explained. Mr. WAItRE supported the Amendment, be cause he thought two lay Lords of the Admiralty might very well be dispensed with. He was pre sent at a former discussion, when it iirst urged in support of the appointment of the lay Lords of the Admiralty, that it was a good academy for young Statesmen; but absurd as that argument ,was, it was never then held, as on the present occasion, that these Lords were so efficient, so useful, and so necessary. Mr. llntE made a few observations, amidst general cries of" Question." Sir J. Yoitxr. said, before the House divided, lie was arr:ious to receive some information from the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on a subject which he could never satisfy himself upon when he belonged to the Board of Admiralty. He al luded to the increase of salary which had been made to the claims of the Excise and Customs Boards, at the exact period when a diminution had been made to their duties, by the establish ment of the Preventive Service. Sir F. OMMANNEY said a few words, in a tone of voice inaudible in the Gallery, when the House divided : For the Amendment - - - 77 Against it - • - - 115 Majority - - -—3 B. Before our re-admission to the Gallery a second division took place on the motion for a reduction of the grant of £lOOO. The numbers were : For the Amendment - - - 55 Against it - - - - 118 ' Majority - —63. The next resolution was for a grant of £38,924 to defray the expences of the Navy Pay Office. • Mr. HusiE begged to.direct the attention of the House to the fact that this Establishment cost the country more now when there were only six millions to pay, than when there were twenty two millions to pay. The House was perhaps not aware that this Department had no more to do with the payment of the Navy than, that House had. That office did nothing but give a ticket to the individual, which was presented at the Pay Office, where it was again exchanged for another upon the Bank, whence the money was eventually issued. There was a treasurer, who was very useless in his-situation ; and many ad ditions had lately been made to this establish_ merit, which were only calculated to increase the expence. Upon the whole, he thought the charge for this establishment would very well bear the reduction of 10,0004, and he therefore moved that the grant be for 28,9244 Mr. ROBINSON said, with respect to the nature of the office, the Hon. Gentleman was mistaken. The Hon. Gentleman had quoted the Finance Committee, to show the duties of the office were those of an ordinary Banker. It never appeared so to him. The Treasurer of the Navy was re presented to have little more to do than pay bills, but he had the difficult duty of inquiring how the orders for money were obtained. The Trea surer of the Navy had to exercise a discretion, and its more than one instance had been exposed to an action at law, for acting on his discretion and paying' demands. The discretion he exer cised was most beneficial to the Navy. There was not less than 21 offices, and 400 clauses, in Acts of Parliament, N,vhich prescribed the duties of the Treasurer of the Navy, and it was not easy at first to understand the na ture of the duty. The Inspector's branch and the Allotments' branch were of great importance. The fernier was necessary to prevent frauds on seamen. Many years ago a line-of-battle ship was lost, and the whole crew perished. There was a woman skilful in personating wives and children. She personated 200 relations of the dead seamen, and by administering to forged received the prize money of all those persons which led to the establishment of the Inspector's branch of Service. No seaman would he safe if it did not exist. He would be frequently de frauded of the produce of an honourable and glo rious life. The Allotment Branch was equally important; and if any prejudice was done that office, the public service would be materially in jured. The duties of the Treasurer of the Navy were upon the whole more extensive than Gentle men generally supposed. Sir J. YORKE, adverting to the Allotment Department, could not suppose the duty to be so extensive in peace as during war. Mr. LUSHINGTON bore testimony to the heavy duties of the Treasurer of the Navy. Mr. BENNET complained of irregularity in the mode of paying seamen's wages, and contended that some alteration was necessary. After a few words from Mr. liumu and Mr. WARRE, the amendment was negatived, and the original grant agreed to. On the question that the sum of C 5,529 be granted to his Majesty to defray the contingent expenses of the Navy office for 1821, • Mr. HUME asked if there was to be any reduction in the salaries of the Seeretaries of the Navy Office ? Sir B. MARTIN said, the salary of the chief Secretary had been reduced, and other reductions would take place. For defraying the expences of the Victualling Office, for 1821 - • - - 4 '45 488 . - 7 For the expence of Deptf or d D oc k Yard - 28,781 For defraying the expence of Woolwich Yard - 29,802 Mr. HUME objected to the employment of men upon half labour, as it was termed, in the Dock Yards. - • Sir BYAM MARTIN stated that the arrangenient had been made to find employ for a number of men whose families must otherwise have gone to the poor house* Had they been discharged, 3,600 persons would have gone to the poor houses. Mr. JOHN SMITH explained.—The sum=iras then granted. To defray the expence of Chatham Yard . - X 35,438 For Sheerness Dock Yard - - 24,078 For Portsmouth - - - - . 49,000 For Plymouth - - - - 43,533 For the Officers of th e O ut -P orts 10,325 To defray the interest of Exchequer and Irish Trea. sury Bills - . To be paid into the Bank of England, in the name of the Commission ers f or the National Debt, as one hundretith part of 29,009,9001. ordered to be paid off by Parliament The House resumed, th e R eport was or - dered to - be received on Monday, the House then to resolve itself again into the Committee. The other Orders of the aDay were disposed of, and the House adjourned at HALF PAST ONE O'CLOCK. 1,000,000 f'.II,4I4A,MENTAR V PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE OF COMMONS. Veneris,. 4° die Mali, 1821. Eau BRINK DRAINAGE lPetition against—from Landowners BILL. f in Cambridge and Norfolk. GRAlN.—Petition from Greenock for Importation of Grain from Canada, Free of Linty. CRIMINAL LAWs.—Petition from numerous places, against. ELECTION ExI , NCES p I . A Bill brought in to regulate.—To be (IRELAND.) J Read a Second time on Thursday next, and tq be printed. CORN AVERAGE BlLL.—Second Reading DEFERRED till the 18th instant. ORDERS OF THE DAY, for MONDAY, May 7th, 1821. 1. Sale of Bread Bill ;—Second Rending. 2. Jurors Attendance Bill ;—Third Reading. 3. Steam Engines Bill ;—Committee. 4. Insolvency Court (Ireland) 13111 ;—Committee. L. Churches Building Acts Amendment Bill;—Second Reading. 6. Customs Consolidation (Ireland) Acts;—Committee thereupon. 7. Conway Bridge Bill ;—Report. 8. Supply ;—Report. 9. Supply ;—Committee. 10. Bank of Ireland Act;.—Report thereupon. 11. Attornies and Solicitors Bill;—Report. 12. Land Revenues Bill ;—Second Reading. 13. Stamps Act ;—Report thereupon. 14. East India Prize Money Bill ;—Farther Consideration of Report. 15. Ways and Means;—Committee. 16. Westmiuster Improveinent Bill r—Third - Rearring. - 17. Penitential y Houses (Ireland) ;—Report thereupon. 18. Coroners (Ireland) fßill;—Further Coniideration of Report. 19. East. India Private Trade Bill;—Committee, NOTICES OF MOTIONS for MONDAY, May 7th, 1821. 1. Lord Nutent,—Committee to inquire into Courts of Justice in the Island of Tobago. 2. Mr. Robert Ward s —Ordnance Estimates.—(ln Commit tee of Supply.) • PRIVATE BlLLS—(Second Readings)—For MONDAY, May 7. I. Fernandes' Naturalization. 2. Austen's Estate. 3. Maxwell's Estate. 4. Archbishop of Dublin's Estate. PUBLIC COMMITTEES, fur MONDAY Morning, May 7. I. Scottish Malt at one. 2. Foreign Trade do. 3. Scottish Burghs - do. 4. Agriculture do. 5. Prison Laws Consolidation do. U. London Wharfs - gin_ • HEBDOMEDARY. SUNDAY, May 6.-2 d Simday after Easter.—Sun rises at 29 m. after 4 ; sets at 31 mu after 7.—Moon sets 34 in. after Midnight. MONDAY 7.—East. 1 r.—Sun ri ses a t 27 tn. after 4 ; sets 33 m. after 7.—Moon sets 10 m. after 1 morning. Duration of Twilight 2 h. 43 in. TUESDAY B.—Sun rises 25 m. after 4 ; sets 35 in. after 7., Moon first quarter 11 h. 43 in. night. WEDNESDAY 9.—Easter Term begins.—Sun rises 24 m. after 4 ; sets 36 in. after 7.—Moon sets 54 m. after 1 morning. THURSDAY W.—Sun rises 22 m. after 4 ; sets 38 m. after 7. Moon sets 8 in. after 2 morning. FRIDAY 11.—Sun rises 20 in. after 4 ; sets 40 m. after 7.-- Moon sets 18 m. after 2 morning. SATURDAY 12.—Sun rises 19 in. after 4 ; sets 41 m. after 7. Moon sets 29 in. after 2 morning. TO CORRESPONDENTS. The Letter No. 2, on PRISONS, and other Aideles are unavoid ably postponed till Monday. PRICE OF STOCKS • THIS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLO . DK. 3 per Cent. Red 72 72t, Bank Long Ann. 18 9-16ths 1.1 3 per Cent. Cons 72 73 India Bonds . 445. pr. 4 per Cent. 90 90 90 Excheq. Bills 4 6 pr. 5 per Cent. Naq Ann. 10813 Cons. for Ace9unt . 121 HIGH WATER AT LONDOI Morning, 14 minutes after 5. BRIDGE TO-MORROW, Evening, 39 minutes after 5. THE SUN. SOLEN QUIS DICERB FALSUM AUDEAT LONDON, SATURDAY, MAY 5, 1821. Paris Papers of Tuesd47 and Wednesday ar rived last night. On the latter day the Offlces of the Journals were shut, on account of the festivities in honour of the Baptism of the Duke Qf BOURDEAUX, and no Newspapers were pub lished on Thursday. On Monday the KING re ceived the Deputations sent with Addresses from the different towns,and reviewed a numerous body of troops in the Champ de Mars, accompanied by tle Duchesses of ANGOULEME and BERRI ; and as the Royal Family passed the air re sounded with loud acclamations. On Tuesday his IVIAJEsTx went in great pomp to the Cathe- There is nothing in the Morning Papers of this day ►high can induce us to regret the necessity of omitting our usual extracts from them, on ac count of the pressure of temporary matter. The Morning Chronicle, with its usual boldness, as serts that our Ministers cc have embarked in the grand conspiracy" of the Holy Alliance. Such assertions are the mere effusions of party rancour, in contempt of truth and probability. It has been seen that the British Government has hitherto declined to interfere in the operations of Austria respecting Naples and Sardinia, and this prudent forbearance may be received as an indi cation that the same cautious policy will be adopted respecting Spain.—At present Spain and Portugal are placzA in such critical situations that it is difficult to form any reasonable conjec ture as to what will be the final result, except indeed that both are likely to sink under the weight of an overwhelming Democracy, a glorious prospect for the Radical Reformers of this and every other country. But, whatever may be the event, if our ;Ministers were to interfere, the voice of the People would be against them, and as to Austria and Russia, if they proceed too far in their obtrusion upon oilier nations, the re sponsibility will be upon their own heads, and they will perhaps have bitter occasion to rue the consequences. FOREIGN LOANS.—Various Loans on the Con nent are spoken of—we, however, a better opinion of the plain good sense of our country men, than to suppose, that in the present state of the Government of Naples, &c. they will lend their money on such security ! THE LATE LORD MELVILLE.—We regret, for the honour of human nature, as well as of the Public Press, to see a malevolent attack upon this departed Nobleman in a Morning Paper of to-day, on account of the Monument which is to be erected to his memory at Edinburgh. There are some dispositions whose rancour even death cannot appease, and such is the character of the Paper alluded to. Lord MELvILLE was a very amiable character in private life, and a sound And able Statesman. In conjunction with the il lustrious WILLIAM PITT he rendered impor tant services to his country, and the be nefits which he extended to the Navy in particular will endear his memory to every British Seaman, as long as our wooden walls shall maintain the honour of the British Empire. He fell a victim to party malice, and the vindic tive temper of one individual, whose return for lenity was ingratitude. But History will do Lord MEtvn.t.E justice, and mark with odium the memory of his persecutors. The intention of his MAJESTY to honour Co vent-Garden Theatre with his presence on Mon day, was announced to the audience last night after the commencement of the after-piece: This announcement was followed by a call for God Save the King, which was sung by the performers engaged in the repres e nt a ti on o f U n di ne. The KING dined with the Princess AUGUSTA after the Drawing Room on Thursday, as did the Duchess of GLOUCESTER.—The Duchess of QLqUCESTER and the Duke of CLARENCE visited the KING yesterday, at his Palace in Pall-mall. Prince t e Eoroma had a numerous party to dinner yesterday. The Privy Council, which was summoned for yesterday, has been postponed to Monday next. It is said that the postponement has taken place in consequence of his MAJESTY'S fa tigue, occasioned 1y the ceremonies of the two preceding days. Yesterday, the Earl of LIVERPOOL had an au ,nce of his MAJESTY. We are happy to say that the Duke of NOR THUMBERLAND is rapidly recovering- from his in _ The priod of Sir FRANCIS BURDETT'S impri sonment expired on Monday next, Captain PARRY'S account of his late Expedi tion into the Arctic Seas will be published in a few days. Captain PARRY presented a Copy of his IN , ork to his MAJESTY on Wednesday last, on taking leave on his departure to the Nore, from hence the Fury and Ilecla are about to proceed on an Enterprise which we cordially trust will be attended with complete saccess. dral of Notre Dame, where the ceremony of Baptism was performed by the Archbishop of PAIIrs. The streets were lined with troops, and the Church crowded with spectators; the Royal Cortege was received with acclama tion, as on the preceding day.—ln another part of our Paper will be found the details of the pro cession to-Notre Dame, and some of the fetes on this joyful occasion.—Naples and Piedmont are represented to be perfectly quiet. The Duke de GENElors has, it is said, restored the Crown to the late King, VICTOR EmmANunr,. The Rus- sians continue their march to Italy, and the Nea politan and Austrian flotillas are to be employed in conveying a Russian column to Tarentum, by whom Calabria is to be occupied. It would ap pear, by an article from Trieste, as if hopes were entertained that the presence of the Aus trians and Russians in Italy would produce a counter-revolution in Spain, and restore the an cient regime without any foreign aid.—We have no additional intelligence iespecting the Greek insurrection in the French Papers. An article from Augsburg repeats the report that Austria and Russia had offered their armed mediation to suppress the revolted Greek Provinces, and adds, that the GRAND SEIGNOR has declined the offer.—The Diet of Norway has recommended the King of SWEDEN to reject the request of the Ex-King to be allowed to be naturalized in the former country. FRENCH PAPERS. Pants, h/ 4Y. 2.—At one o'clock yesterday tto procession. to Notre Dame commenced. A doul-,.'e line was formed by -the National Gdards, the Royal Guards, and detachments .of the gairison of Paris., The streets, quays, windows, &c. were crowded with spectators. The procession pro ceeded as follows :-- A detachment of gendarmerie d'elite and a compny of NAtiQ:lal Guards oa horscback, • The CQunt de Rochechouart, Commandant la, Plac?, accom panied by his Staff. The Count Defranee, Lieutenant-General, Governor of t.Le Ist Military Division, with his Aides-de-Camp: Carriages of the Court, with Pages and Officers of the King's House The Duke and Duchess of Orleans, Mademoiselle de Mont . pensier, and the Dude de Chartres. Marshall Oudinot, Duke de Reggio, followed by a numerous and brilliant Staff; and preceded by eight . Carriages of th e Households of the Princes, cbntaming persons at tached to them. A Squadron of Grenadiers on horseback - -One of Lancers. Twelve Carriages, with eight horses, belonging to the King's Household. A Squadron of Gardes du Corps. A Carriage containtng the Duke of Bourdeaux and Mademoi selle, with the Governesses of the Children of Franic. The Heralds at Arms. The Royal Carriage, containing his Majesty, Monsieur, frla, dame, and the Duchess de Berri. Reiterated acclamations of " Vive le Roi !" were heard during the whole way. When :he procession arrived on the Pont Neuf, in front of the statue of Henry IV., a deputation of the Dames de Is Halle, carrying a bust of the King, prnented bouquets to the Duke of Bourdeaux and Mademoiselle. The procession arrived at NOtre Dame at half past one. The cere, tnQa of theshristening took place in the presence of the Corpa Dipbmatique, the Ministers, the Peers; the Deputies, the Marshals, &c. &c. The ceremony concluded at four, when his Majesty returned to the Palace amidst the acclamations of an immense crowd. At eight the whole city was illuminated.; at nine there were magnificent fire-works on the Pont de Louis XVI. The rejoicings continued till a late hour. It appears to be determined to establish a line of telegraphs between Paris and Bordeaux. By two OrdonnancesTaTeath 3d April, the Count de Mon tesquiou and the Count de Blacas are created Dukes. By another ordonnance of the same date, the Viscount de Chateau briant 13 appointed Minister of State, and a Membez of the Privy Council. Aiwther Ordonnance promotes twelve Major-Generals to the rank of Lieutenant-General, and fourteen Colonels to the rank of Major-General, and directs the vacancies occasioned by these promotions to be filled up according to the 3d article of the Ordonnance of the 20th of January, 1820. The Chevalier Bardaxi d'Azara, Spanish Minister Piglipo, tentiary in France, set out on Monday morning Air Madrid, where he is appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs: Private letters from Trie§te state that the Austrian and Nea politan squadrons were assembled in the Port of Lusin, in Dal.: matia, and that they were to convey to Tarentum a Russian column destined to occupy .Apiilia and Uabria. It is hoped that the presence of the Russians and the Austrians in Italy will give to the oppressed majority in Spain sufficient. energy to render all foreign intervention superfitious.—(GAzvt TE DX FRANCE.) • The King reviewed the troops, consisting of 20,000 men, in the Champ de Mars, on Monday. The JOURNAL DE THOULOUSE has a report of a new Con gress of the great powers of Europe, to be held at Blois. FRENCH FUNDS. Five per Cents. - - - 82 f. 25 c. Deferred Stack of the 22d Afarch, 1817 111 f. 25 C. 22d March, 1821 95 f. 75 C. EXCHANGE ON LONDON. . One Month, 25 f. 65 c.—Three Months, 23 f. 45 C. iN,IPT..ES., APRIL 14.—A Royal Decree, published here, establishes four Juntas 'of Censure for the purpose of exarnin-. ing the . conduct of the Ecclesiastics, secular and regular, and of the Pensionaries and Public Functionaries, whatever may be their rank or employ, to authorize the printing of works, to exa mine the conduct of persons publishing works, and that of the instructors of youth, and the maxims taught in Schools. FRANKFORT, APRIL 26.—A letter from Milan rates, that the Austrian •General in Chief, the Baron de Frimont,. was . making preparations to convey a corps of Austrian =opt ea, Sicily. ' • • SHIP NEWS. • PORTSMOUTH, MAY 4.—Wind, S.W.--Arrived the Sap. Hho, Lamb, from C owes , an d sa il e d aga i n for the Cape of Good 19pe. PLYMOUTH, MAY 3.—Wind S.S.E.—Arrived off this port the Tobago, Baigrie, from Tobago for London; and' the Anierican brig Ann, from Petersburgh for Cowes. FALNouTH, MAY 2.—Wind variable—Sailed the 'Union, Brookensher, for London. Arrived the Castlereagh packet, with a mail from Holland. DEAL, MAY 4.—Wind S. W.—Arrived at.d sailed for the River, the Amelia, Saunders, from Naples. Came down from the River and sailed theCrocodile ' Beek and Dash, Isiick els, for Naples ; T a m ar , B eer , for Rio Beck, ; Ranger; Carter, for Bermuda ; Nereid, Kell, for the South Seas ; Forti tude Increased, Manning, for St. Kitt's ; Progress, Halt, fat Leghorn ; and Bonne Ilenriette, Pontif, for Rouen. CowEs, MAY 4.—Arrived the Fanny transport from Cork. KINSALE, APRIL Z.—The Mary, Monteith, which .Was run on shore, has been towed this morning into harbour. On het passage from New Orleans she lest her rudder, and took a pilot from(;apeClear for Kinsale to refit ; b ut owing to a thick fog she struck on the reef of rocks westward of the Old Head; on which the Lord Melville and Borodino transports were lest in 1816; she continued beating from four A.M. to three 13. at. when, with the assistance of boats, she was got off, but much damaged, and - the pumps constantly at work. This is the only instance we can recollect of a vessel and cargo dri. : ven on those rocks being saved. The Castle Forbes, which sailed from St. Hel e na f or Eng land the 3d of M arc h, saw two vessels, who first hoisted Spanish colours and afterwards Portuguese ; counted about thirty Blacks on one of them, and they•are strongly suspected to have been slave traders. The Company's ships Marquess of Huntley and Dunita were at Prince of Wales's Island on the 13th of November; nll well. They were then under weigh for China. THE ARMY.—A part of the 16th Lancers marched into the Barracks of this place on Thursday (26th ult.) which is to/e their head-quarters. They have brought with them a most excellent band.—(Sheffield Iris.) THEATRE.L—This Theatre was opened last night for the benefit of MOdelle. NOBLE; one of the most elegant women and accomplished. dancers that ever graced the boards of a Theatre. In justice to her, it should be observed, that she not only brought a high professional repute tq this country, but a private character of unim peachable purity. 'I he opera was to have been Tito, but the illness of Mad. ALBERT occasioned_ the substitution of rancredi. NOBLET distin guished herself in the divertisement after the first Act, but more particularly in the ballet at its conclusion, entitled Nina, ou la Tolle par Amour, introdnced for the first time. In this ballet her action was so expressive as to excite the sympathy of the audience. She was most ably seconded by ALBERT, and both, as well as all the principal dancers, received the warmest applause. The Theatre was crowded. Society for promoting Christianity among the Jew S— . numerous meeting of this Society was held yesterday, Sir T. Baring in the Chair, when it was reported to the meeting that = rat progress in the obj ec t o f t hi s S oc ie ty h a d b een ma d e id the cowse of last year. A joke cannot have a happier effect than to dispel ill-humour and make a friend. Such was the result of an accidental meeting between a ' stranger and a crusty old gentleman, who, as he was riding, his horse made an odd kind of rut) ; tion with his fore-feet, so as to kick forward. " This action of your horse," cried the stranger ? " is quite new to me; many a horse have I seen, but I never saw a horse lick before." The old .• gentleman was so tickled with tho pun, that he; invited the stranger to dinner, and ever after made him a welcome guest.