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1 I . f; /A (vf; - e.,/k UMBER 9.296.] ROYAL ACADEN.Y, SOMERSET-PLACE. TILE EXHIBITION of the ROYAL A.C.A. DEMY IS NOW OPEN. • - Admission (from Eight o'Clock till_Seren) One Shilling. Catalogue One Shilling. R. HOWARD, R.A. Sec. EAST INDIA HOUSE, June 5, 1822. THE COURT of DIRECTORS of the UNITED- COMPANY of MERCHANTS of ENG "ND TRADING to the EAST INDIES, do hereby give Notice, • . . . That in reference to the Bye Law Cap. I, Scet.44, a SPE CIAL GENERAL COURT of the said Company will he held at their HOuse in Leadenball-street, on WEDNESDAY NEXT, the I nit Instant, at Eleven o'Clock in the Fore r',?, for the parpose of considering a Bill new pending in t rhantent, fur consolidating the' several Laws relating to , t , 5 Private Trade with the East Indies, and also to consider propriety of concurring in the Repeal 4lf the Law by which Ships under the Burthen of 350 Tons are at present lzPriencgidutn. utied from engaging in such Trade from the United JOSEPH DART, Secretary. kr RRDUCED FARES, TO_ DOVER,_ DEAL, _RAMS, GATE, MARGATE AND CANTERBURY. F OUR INSIDE COACHES, AND KEEP GOOD TIME,. By S. A. MOUNTAIN and Co. SA RACEN'S -HEAD INN, SKINNERATREE't, SNOW HILL, LONDON. TRE. followin g POST-COACHES, &c. set . out from the above Inn:— , The " Telegraph," DOVER; Deal, Ramsgate, Margate, •-anterhury, Feversham, andSandwicb, new Post-Coach— every Morning at a quarter past 7 o'Clock.—ln consequence „ i3t ,the decided preference given to the above Coach, the Pro- T r4 "ors are determined no expence shall be spared to render tt the larst conveyance on the Kent road. R.,a..ROMPTON, Chatham, Rochester, Gravesend, Stroud, .'"toChourne, and Rainbow, every Morning at a quarter past at Reduced Fares. Th e " Royal Eclipse," FALMOUTH, Plymouth, Exeter, Truro, Bodinin, Penryn, AshburtOn, Totness, Weymouth, Seven rcbester, Dartmonth, and Salisbury, every morning at li s t,..oc_krbo ; r.id throu h Honiton Axminster, Bridport, Blandford, ge, B g asingstoke;Hartford Bridge, Blackwater, and t. Th e " Union," SOUTHAMPTON, Lymington, Winches • ti%eir Basingstoke, Hartford Bridge, Blackwater, and Bagshot, e w Four Inside Coach, every Morning at half-past Seven ; , Parrives at the Coach and Horses, Southampton, by Five.— ais is a most delightful Conveyance to the Isle of Wight, ."„ersev, Guernsey, St. Maloes, Havre de ch Grace, Cherburgh a '''`e•--The Proprietors oft te above Coa hope to receive torainuance of that support which has hitherto been -expe vieneed since the commencement of the " Union."—No tAcing with other Coaches. BATH and BRISTOL Flying Post-Coaches, through Chip tettham, Caine, Marlborough, Newbury, and Reading, every afternoon at one ; arrive at Mr. May's, the Greyhound Inn, 4 atll, and the London Tavern, Thomas-street, and Swan, B ristol, early next Morning.—Coaches to Wells, Bridge. water, Taunton, and Plymouth, Tire " Umpire," a New LIVERPOOL Light -Coach, only l'oe Night on the Bowl, carrying Feur Inside, sets out Daily t° ll e; .arrives at Liverool next afternoon at Five, thrortgli' ,„oburn, Lathbury, No rthampton, Welford, Lutterworth, inckley, Atherstune, Litchfield, Stoae, Newcastle, Knots for d , Warriagton, and Prescot. CC Ha Wellington, and Shiffnal, Light Post- Zhe ever . Uternoon —Guarded. • • - qinio Y n,"IVEYMOU FH,DorclrCster,Blandford,Salis ttirl_, Andover, Merton, Basingstoke, Hartford Bridge, Black t2lev, and Bagshot, new Post Coach, every Afternoon, with " 0 Coachmen only.—The Packets from Weymouth to Guern 4eY, Jersey Cherbourg, St. Maloe's, &c. every Wednesday 411 d Saturday afternoon, at Two o'Clock. BA RNSTAPLE and Southwolton New Post Coach, every 1.1 4 7, Wednesday, and Friday Mornings at Seven o'Clock. et ."e " Rockingham," LEEDS light Post Coach, sets ont ;.i_erY Afternoon at Four ; and passes through Baldock, Big •i•t"Yiade, Eaton, Stilton, Greethain Grantham, Bawtry, atuford, Markham Moor, Newark, Itetford, Doncaster, and LerrYbridge, to the Golden Lion, Leeds, next Afternoon.— r u lfgage and P ac k ages on l y ad per lb.—Not w ith s t an di ng t h e e ue°n troon Expedition of this Coach, it is allowed to be the I, ; ° 't agr eea bl e an d comp l ete. P u bli c C o n veyance on the Of Wit 'toad, being unequalled by any other. AItItOWGA.TE and Ripon new Light Post Coach, every ert men at Four. GLAs GOW Longtown, Gretna-green, Annan, Dumfries, Sanquhar-Kiln, Canmuek, Kingswell, 4 4 1 •1y Lai Parts of Scotland, a light four inside Post Coach . itrln tle "Express, " to YORK, Scarborough, Whitby, Shields, po st - "„ cr ialtd,Newcastle,ec Edinburgh, a New light four-inside 'oach, with a Guard throughout ; sets out every Morn- P t ' at Eight o'Clock, by way of Newark, Retford, Doncaster, kurrYbridge, Tadcaster, Darlington, Northallerton, Durham, iry p e th, and Berwick, and arrives at York the next Morn - s t r t , at half -past Twelve o'Clock. Passengers finding them fatigued on the journey, stay rest what time they :', and then proceed without any additional Fare. th, ' I,R LBOROUGH and Swindon, new four-inside Coach, Pe:ugh Aldbourn, Reading, Larnbourn, Parton, Lydington, , tri t i 3 Y , Wootton Basset, Ramsbnry,Hungerford, Newbury, I'4.lidehead. bea d ,„ 11) GENORTH, Walsal,Shrewsbury, Salop, and Holy tiok'l.,ew Light Four Inside Coach, every Afternoon. dory c - ' 2 eiN, Spalding, Peterborough, Stilton, and Hunting at k Spilsby, Louth, Grimsby, and Hull, Afternoon .ri-euarter before Six. (4/!te:' Express," a New Light Four-inside Post Coach to It o• sE, Penrith, and Whitehaven, goes with Four Ale 4 , and a Guard all the way, passes through Brough, l b Y , Greta-bride,Richmond,Catterick, lioroughbridge, 0 1- 41 : t e i t hY, Aberford,. Ferrybridge, Newark, Doncaster, gles w ,2,alo, Stamford, Bawtry, Greetham, Stilton, and Big ,with "ue• Sets out every :Morning; and performs the journey oy greatest facility: Passengers detained on the Road 4tx;,, n ,'" or pleasure, have the peculiar advantage of their 1tEN`,., 1 4 secured in the next Coach. ( , 11 0ri e ,."',., 1 L, Lancaster, Preston, Kirby-Lonsdale, Bolton, 'tit er .1 , ultnakirk, and Garstang Light Post Coaches, every to Q v Royal Express," New Light Four Inside Post Coach, 4 Orl L• ER POOL, Warrington, Knutsfoxd, Stone, Stafford, rtchfield (onl One Night on the Road), every After 4tTh ', • y - • D ale ree o (Jock.; arrrves at the Saracen's Head Inn, Wa te r , e _et, Liverp oo l, next Evening. Ares'llELD Four inside Post-Coach, called " the Ex ctEsevery Morning and Afternoon. 4 irh, O'ER, Newport, Whitechurch, Tarporley; Nampt- Aft er , °II hwich, and Middlewich Light Post-Coach, every SeNttl. t very m 'ALAND, Stockton, and Yarm Light P o st Coa c h, Th e ° ming, to the G eorge I nn , S un d er l an d. Cingiet on , YaL Express," to MANCHESTER, Winslow, , Newcastle,rde Walsal, and Wolverhampton,new Four 3 'or lt,lust-Coach, every Af t ernoon.--Only One Night on ti t fu• ever PFIELD and Rotherha m N ew F o ur-i ns id e P os t-Co ac h It Qekin„,, Mori ,11 . 1 ,g, called " The Express," and also " The h„ '"avo, at Four in the Afternoon-- Coa t s ' : "Royal" Express," New BIRMINGHAM Light Post an,l -.3 . 4 . 0" every Afternoon, carrying Four Inside only; ar id b Passes thr ough Warwick, LearningtOn, Weedon, L ahr. a ventry, n to the Saracen's Head, Bull-street, Binning- T h _ itzt Morning at half-past Seven o'Clock coin 7 xpres% N • Light • HULL, Lin o,oethe , • , a ea Post Coach, to ( 4 . 0%s a,ve, (Houten, Doncaster, everyltvlorning, to .".”8, Market -place, Hull; and also the " Rock in the Afternoon at Fonr o'Clock. ,ve rY sl° •eqtrvonD ,Ware, Hoddesdon, and Cheibunt Coach, II t)I VEN :If.past THA.Mand Edmonton Coaches daily; at Eleven, 4t. W° ' F ive, and Eight. 10(a l l y ugage and Packages to Leeds, York, and Doncaster, - A. Pound. •teed s N antl'Co. respectfully acquaint their and the Publ. N j r ic,that they will riot be accountable f or toss than yi re q ,; se ogeX . !Laggag e , Writings, Plate, &c. of !ntet ed (Man tis ►dine, if lest, molar ? or damaged, un zsatlceri,n_och, and the Insurance paid accUrdingly, - at ° il tad Inn, Skinner -street, Snow-hill, London. _..., c Sl"' 77) V 4tz`-'6(4 9MIE NOBLEMEN and GENTLEMEN interested in the Manufacture of Kelp are most ear nestly and particularly requested to meet at the BRITISH COFFEE-HOUSE, in Cockspnr-street, Charing. Cross, on SATURDAY NEXT, the 15th Instant, at One o'Clock, P.M, precisely. ROYAL-EXCHANGE• ASSURANCE OFFICE, May 22, 1822. rHE COURT of DIRECTORS of- the ROYAL EXCHANGE - ASSURANCE do hereby give Notice, that their TRANSFER BOOKS Will he shut, from THURSDAY, the 13th of June next; to - TUEsDAY, the 9th of July following, and that a GENERAL COURT' of the said Corporation will be holden at their Office, on WED NESDAY, the 19th of June next, at Eleven'o'Clock in the Forenoon, to consider of a Dividend. SAMUEL FENING. Jun. Secretary. o ,i*The Chair will be taken atTwelve o'Clock precisely. N.B. Attendance is given, daily, at the said Office, and at their Office in Pall Mall, for the Assurance of Buildings, Goods, .Mer*handize, and Ship, in Harbour, in Dock, or while Building.; from Loss ot Damage;hy Fire; and also for the. Assurance of, and granting Annuities on, Lives. . • , or, i n the vowns, 7th Jniy: FOA, CALCUTTA DIRECT, TIIE Fine SHIP WOODFORD ) . . A 1, Burthen 600 Tons, lying in the East L \ India Export Dock, ALFRED CHAPMA.N, Commander. For Freight or Passage, apply to the Com mander, at the Jerusaleth Coffee 7 bonse, or to JOHN CHAP MAN and Co., 2, Leadenhall-street. INVENTION. to PAEVENT MILDEW in every kind of CANVAWfor SAILS and STORES. • riIHE SHIP-OWNERS of GREAT BRI JL TAIN are respectfully informed by Messrs. BELO WELL and CO. that before the tPeace. their method of PREVENTING MILDEW in SAIL-CLOTH was most sue cessfolly tried under the direction of the. Admiralty and. Navy Boards in all parts of the Globe,—the official documents of which are in their possession. It has lately been used for the Merchant Service in the East and West Indies, the Coast, of Africa, and all parts of the Globe. It •has had the sanction of the President of .the Royal Society, the Secretary to the Arts and Sciences, together with the Committee . of Ship- Owners of London : its Effects have not failed in a single in twice; every kind of Canvas to which it is applied is gi eatly improved in Colour and Strength, the Scotch and Browner sorts, whether made of Hemp or Flax, (the former of which is the strongest), are ;rendered more pliable—take less stowage, are more easy handed, and less subject to Chafe than any unprepared Canvas. 'New Arrivals and Testimonials are continually occurring—all of which prove that, by using the lesi costly Sail-Cloth, 20 per Cent. may be saved_ in the first expence of Equipment, exclusive of increased Durability, which, from several Testimonials in their Possession, appears to be dduble that of Unprepared Sail-Cloth, and requires little Repair. The Expence is Ss. per Bolt, which for a whole Snit of Sails in a Ship of '250 Tons, does not exceed 1.21.-All Canvas sent to their Warehouse, No. 23, Aldermanbury, London, will be returned to any part of the Town in a few days, the same Length and Breadth as at first, Stamped in Red with their Name, &c.- If 20 or more Bolts, the freight will he defrayed back to the Outports. N. B.—Several Pieces of Sails, which hare been tried in various parts of the Globe, as well as all the Documents, may be seen at their - Warehouse.- . —ltnproved Scotch Sail-Cloth, which has undergone the Process, may be always had at Messrs. Chalmers and Guthrie's, Idol-lane, Tower-street, and Batman:lo's, 78, Queen-street, Cheapside. FOR THE SUN. Ma. EDITOR,—In crossing the street from the Treasury the other day, I picked up the follow ing note, which you will oblige me by inserting in your journal, for the benefit of those it may concern.—Your's, &c. " Oh ! MINHEER,—This is glorious news—the Navigation Bill has past the House. You have only to declare Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Antwerp free depots, with low charges, and they must become once more the emporium of Europe ; neither the English ship-owner nor merchant can compete with you. Their ships are of double the value, they are sailed at double the expence, and you warehouse goods at one-fourth. They must either abandon the transit to foreign shipping, or become beggars and bankrupts. " It is true England has fought the battles of Europe, and they have paid for them ; and now their Public Debt is de. stroying all their energies. if their ship-owners had their ships for nothing, the taxation and sailing expences are so heavy, that they cannot compete with foreigners. They are now vainly struggling against impossibilities, and nothing could have saved them but the Navigation Laws, which in a great degree con fined their navigation to their own shipping ; that being aban doned, they are now no more able to compete with foreign rivals in shipping, than the English Agriculturists would be with the corn growers of Poland, if the Corn Laws. were aban doned. " This is one step made by England on the high road to ruin—so much for Political Economy. But hush ! keep this this as snug as you can—use all your energies to effect it—pro vide immediately for this change, and you will soon go on glo- riously. Orange boven ! VAN SLAKEN,' " Sly Corner, lith June 1822." BRITISH AND FOREIGN SCHOOL SOClETY.—Yesterday their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Denmark, accompanied by Madame Grotrian and Mr. Adler, secretary to the Prince, with the Baron de Stael, visited the Central School in the Borough-road, which they very minutely inspected.— Mrs. Fry, with several Ladies, attended to receive their Royal Highnesses, who were pleased to express themselves highly pleased with the appearance of the Schools, and particularly the manner in which they read the. Scriptures, and the intelli gent answers they gave to a number of questions thereon. Their Royal Highnesses afterwards visited the Asylum for the Blind. SOCIETY FOR PROPAGATING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE IN THE HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS OF SCOTLAND.— Yesterday a General Public Meeting of 'the Subscribers to, and Friends of, this laudable Institution, took place at the Freemasons' Hall, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's-inn fields, where a numerous and most respectable body of per sons assembled, chiefly consisting of ladies elegantly dress ed. In the absence of his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, the Rev. W. MANUEL was called to the Chair, and was ,supported by several eminent individuals. It appeared from the Report, that upwards of 350' seminaries are now sup ported by the Society, and about 20,000 children are receiving the benefits of instruction. The Scriptures , have been tran slated into Gaelic, and in that and the English language have, been widely disseminated ; and Tracts, with a variety of Books for Elementary Tuition, have been circulated in the Highlands and Islands. The population of the Highlands and Islands is estimated at about 400,000 persons. The yearly revenue of the Society generally amounts to 60001., and with that sum 20,000 children are educated. The company made a handsome sub scription when they separated. A house in Regent-street, Piccadilly, is just set out with sign boards and harlequinade paint ings from top to bottom, as gaily as the Vild beast end of Exeter 'Change. If the tenants of the New Street are permitted to cover and dis figure these fine buildings in such a manner, the eipence Of their architectural character might have been spared. , . . . -IVI ii, - • - - 0 , 4 1 yi ' 4 Z4, ') '-'-' • . /. i ' 7 _,--,---* , fii i A l \ k ,'\. ' 11l I . 7 . 7 . , I Pr.4l. 1 TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 1822. PARLIAMENT, HOUSE OF LORDS, MONDAY, JUNE 10. • The:Earl St. VINCENT took the oaths and his seat. His Lordship was, by special leave of the House, on account of the state of his health, al:- lowed totake the oaths covered ; he wore a blue velvet cap. Petitions were presented by . Lord Gwydir, from Spiisby (Lincoln), complaining of Agricultural Distress; by the E ar l of Tlarewood, from Merchants, Ship-owners, &c. of Whitby, against any alteration in the Navigation Laws ; by the Mar quess of Aylesbury, 'from Marlborough, against the Roman Catholic Peers Bill ; and by Lord Erskine, from Walworth, St. Anns', Blackfriars, Dudley and Whitechapel, in favour of the ill-treatment of Cattle Bill.—Ordered to lie upon the table. The Recognizances Bill, the ill-treatment of Cattle Bill, some Local and Private Bills, were brought up from the House oaf Commons by Mr. Calvert, Mr. gait Davis, Sir Nicholas Colthurst, and other Members, and read a first time. The Manslaughter Bill was read a second time. The Vagrant Laws Amendment Bill was reported by the Earl of Shaftesbury, the Amendments agreed to, and a clause added. The Rate of Interest Bill, and the Sheriffs Depute (Scot land) Bill passed through Committees, and were reported without amendment. STATE OF IRELAND. The Marquess of LANSDOWN, with reference to his mo tion intended to have been brought on this evening, respecting the state of Ireland, said, that a fel, hours since he had re ceived a communication from the Noble Earl (Liverpool) at the head of his Majesty's Councils, stating that he had been 'taken suddenly ill, and that he should be unable to attend this evening, or to take any part in the debate. Under these cir cumstances he (the Marquess of Lansdown) felt himself called upon to postpone die motion ; and as the Noble Earl had in timated that he might probably be able to attend on Friday, he (the Marquess of Lansdown) .moved to discharge the order for summoning the Lords this day, and to,renew it for Friday._. Ordered accordingly—Adjourned till to-morrow (this day). though he admitted that the majority of the Committee had dif.s fered from him in opinion. ` After a few words from Colonel Dilifiss Sir T. Lethbridge, Mr. W. Smith; and Dr. Phillimore, the Amendments were agreed to, and the House resumed. On the question for receiving the Report, Mr. CALCRAFT againvonaplained of the absence of Mini sters at a quarter after f o'clock. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY expressed his regret that his absence should have occasioned any inconvenience to the Hon. Member. Mr. CALCRAFT was only anxious to know at what hour his Majesty's Ministers might be expected to be present, so that the public' business might not be retarded. sper ha 'file Marquis ps a convenientLONDONDEßßYarquisofhour. said that half-past four Sir N. W. RIDLEY thought it would be a great conveni ence, if some measures were taken to expedite and regulate the preparation of public Bills. He recollected that on the 23d of June last, no fewer than seventeen such Bills were read a first time. • After a few.woada from Mr. WYNN, the : ROA ,has ors tiered to be considered on Mond a y nex t . Mr.W. SMITH delayed, till the 27th, a motion for the pro duction of papers relating to the Slave Trade.. Tae 3 iorquis of LONDONDERRY rose to moire the Order of f;he Day for considering the Report, on the Corl Importation' Bill ; and Mr. BROUGHAM rose at the same time to present a Petition, and submit a motion relative to Michael George Prep- dergast, Esq. Banker, in Calcutta. The former stated that he rose in Consequence of the plan suggested by Mr. Calcraft; and the latter contended that his Petition ought to have the preces , dence, as he had given notice of it. He appealed to the Spe a ke r . The SPEAKE would wish to be directed by . the House. The House had expressed a wish that public business shcitild commence early ; and he thought that any Honourable 'Mem ber who was in possession of the House, had a right to proceed. This Petition certainly stood among the notices of motions. 'Mr. CALCRAFT thought that no important Petition Ought to be presented unless when Ministers were present. Mr. BROUGHAM agreed to abandon the motion, and con. tent himself in the mean time with presenting the Petition. lie then proceeded to preface the petition with a few remarks, which, from the noise in the G a ll er y, an d th e l ow t one in w hi c h he spoke, could not be heard. He concluded by presenting a petition from M. G. Prendergast, Esq. relative to a debt which was due to his client, and secured upon a property which had fallen into the hands of the East India Company. The Petition was brought up, read, laid on the table, and ordered to be printed. A MEMBER, whose name could not be learnt, moved for the production of any proceedings of the Committee of East India Directors, which had• taken place in consequence of Mr. Pren dergast's letters of the 13th and 15th May. Mr. ASTELL hoped the House would, notwithstanding what had been said by the Honourable Member (Mr. Brougham), suspend its judgment. Mr. BROUGHAM said, that he had not entered upon the merits of the case ; he had done nothing more than explain the Petition. The motion was agreed to. CORN IMPORTATION BILL. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY moved the Order of the Day for going into the Report on the Corn Importation Bill. He was anxioua that the debate on the general principle should take place on the third reading. The clause introduced by his Right Hon. Friend for Liverpool (Mr. Canning's), allow ing the grinding of foreign corn now in the warehouses, was not, he understood, agreeable to several Members of the House ; he therefore intended to oppose that clause ; in the mean time, lest it should injure the success of a Bill, the prin ciple of which was allowed to be good, his Right Hon. Friend could introduce it as a separate Bill afterwards. Mr. G. BENNET adverted to a very important Bill before the House, and trusted that, if the Prison Regulation Bill was again postponed, it Would be brOught forward early in the next week, and take the lead of other business. ' . Mr. COURTENAY said" the delay did not rest with him, it arose out of the public business. He would, as far as it de pended on himself, bring forward the Bill as soon as possible. Mr. CANNING could not accept, at that very advanced period of the Session, and the pressure of public business, the compromise offered by his Noble Friend relative to the clause as to, imported corn already ground. lie should, therefore, take the sense of the House on the clause. 'All parties were friendly to its principle, but some were apprehensive of abuse in the operation. His Constituents Were ready to acquiesce in any security or re. 'Actions the Treasury might think proper to impose. Sir J. SEBRIGHT considered the clause fatal to the inter; est of the Agricultural interest, and was determined to oppose every restriction, as no restriction could afford security. - Mr. CANNING and Sir J. SEBRIGHT explained. Sir E. KNATCHBULL said the principle of this clause originated in the Committee above stairs, but it was ultimately abandoned there. He was at a loss to decide how, as the clause was received in a Committee of the whole House, he could get rid of the clause without voting against the Report of the Bill. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY said it. was open to the House to negative any clause of the Bill, either in that stage, or on the third reading. The Order of the Day for receiving the Report was then read; after which the SPEAKER suggested that the clause alluded to foisted one of the Amendments to be read a second time. On that question, Mr. CURWEN declared that he still should continue his op position to the proposed clause. The Bill itself of the Noble Marquis gave a very imperfect preference to the landed in terest, and while the clause held out no adVantage to them, it subjected theinto the probability of many disadvantages. The parties who sought that clause ought to have been prepared to shew what securities they could give against abuse, and not leave the provision of restricting it to the responsibility of the Treasury. Mr. BRIGHT contended that the commercial interest had an equitable claim on the country. Taking the incidents that af fected them, both by the alteration of the mode of taking averages and the depreciation of the currency, it was evident that th oug h a great capital had been employed in the importation of corn, they had not been very forward in pressing their immediate in terests. By these two measures the agricultural interest had been considerably benfited in fixing the minimum price at which foreign corn could be imported.' The benefit they now sought could be extended to them without injury to the landed interest. All those who imported corn before the alterations in the averages and the currency, had certainly an equitable claim on the consideration of Parliament. It was well known that it was only the American, French, and other foreign flour which could be imported to warm countries. Then why refuse that opportunity to the British speculator, which, if refused to him, will be availed of by the foreign grower? The agricultural in terest had allowed themselves to be frightened with mere no things. Was there a single proof of co r n being sm ugg l e d du ringthe Inquiry of the Committee ? It was the want of specu lation that injured the home grower. Let the speculator be brought into the home market, and they would have high prices. Sir E. KNATCHBULL, with no wish to prejudice the Com mercial Interest, was decidedly opposed to the clause. General GASCOYNE said, the petitioners asked for no boon. When the Corn was watehoused it was entered for ex portation ; and it could have made no difference in what form it was to go out. It was strange, in this land of liberty; that Corn, because it touched the shore, was to be the only thing shackled. The petitioners did not ask for liberality—but equity and justice. Sir J. SEBRIGHT opposed the Clause, and controverted the statements of the Right Hon. Member for Liverpool. He said, he was assured by :Millers, that if the Corn came into their mills, the Exciseman should not prevent them from tak ing it out in their own way. He concluded by observing, that. he did not wish to do any harm to the Corn Merchants, but to rid them of a losing speculation. Sir T. LETIIBRIDGE stated, that if the Bill passed, it would be an inducement to the Traders to deal with the Foreign grower instead of the British Farmer.' He expressed a hope, that the Clause would not be pressed by the Right Honourable . Gentleman, as the opinion of the Noble Lord was against it.— He looked on the Bill as one of horror and abhorrence to the country, and an insult to the landed interest. Mr. F. LEWIS supported the Clause, and contended, that in its operation it would be essentially serviceable to the landed interests. Mr. D. BROWNE opposed the Clause, and contended, that the adoption of it would have the two-fold effect of encouraging the future spetulator in Foreign Corn, and of immediately de preciating the price of our home produce by the su rr e ptiti o u s introduction of Foreign Flour. Mr. D. GILBERT said, lie understood from all those who were competent to give an opinion upon the subject, that if the Clause were adopted, it would be impossible to frame any set of regulations which 'would have the effect of preventing the HOUSE OF COMMONS. ,Sir R. WILSON - presented a petition from the Curriers Southwirk against the Repeal of the Leather Tax. lONIAN_ ISLANDS. . Sir R. WILSON said a representation had been transmitted to him which he could not take too early an opportunity of mentioning, that the Government might, if the facts were true, take means to remedy the injury that had been occasioned by an act ofpower. A family of the name of Birouka had been saved in 1821 by the French Consul, M. De Ponqueville ' from the massacre of Patras. This f a mily cons i ste d of an AI man of 76 years, his wife, three married daughters and their chil dren, amounting in all to 15' perions. They took refuge in Ithaca, where they were most hospitably received, and con. tinued till March last, when they were directed to move to the Morea. They made rei;iegentations against this order, alleging that they had all along conducted themselves as peaceable in habitants, and that they would continue to do ,so if they were permit-cti to remain. The order for their departure was, how ever, reiterated, when they begged to be allowed to remain for a time to leave a chance for escaping the Barbary Corsairs, of which the seas were full. This also was refused ; they were obliged to sail, and were almost immediately ,captured. The old man w a s desperately wounded, and the whole, family sold to slavery in Algiers. If the facts were true, the bare-mention of them he hoped would be a sufficient inducement to the Govern ment to use its utmost exertion to remedy the evils which had been inflicted by this exertion of authority. He wished at the same time to ask, whether the Secretary for the Colonies had any objection to prod= the representation of Signor Rossi, given in to Lord Bathurst in July last, to add to the information before the House on the same subject? Hr. WILMOT said he could not declare too explicitly that not a word of information respecting the family of Birouka had reached the Colonial Office. He should certainly feel it his duty to make inquiries ; and the result should be communicat ed to the Hon. Member. As to the representation of Signor Rossi, he thought the production of it would not be essential to any motion which the Hon. Member might intend to make, as it consisted of a recapitulation of facts, with which the don. Member was acquainted, and which would be in a great part admitted. As the representation, however, was an ex-parte statement, there would be an inconvenience in producing it. Sir R. WILSON said he did intend to make a motion onthe subject in the present Session. He wished the Honourable Se cretary to inform him whether Dr. Rossi was actually banished ? Air. WILMOT said, he had no reason to suppose that Dr. Rossi was banished from the lonian Islands for any cause con nected with his petition. Sir T. ACLAND presented a Petition from Occupiers of Land in Devon, praying for further Duties on the Import of Foreign Butter. _ LICENSING BILL. Mr. BE NET presented the Report on the Alehouse Li censing Bill, which was ordered to be taken into further con sideration on Friday next ; and the Bill, as amended, to be printed. PLURALISTS. Mr. HUME said, he found so many persons holding two and three, or more offices and pensions in Ireland, that he wished to shape a motion,._ so as bring them all in one re turn before the House.—He would move for a return ac cordingly.. Mr. DENMAN presented a Petition from the Merchants and Manufacturers of the Town of Nottingham, in favour of the Colonial Trade Bill ; also a Petition from the Town of Gainsborough, inthe County of Lincoln, praying for the total repeal of the Salt Tax. The Petitions were ordered to lie on the Table, and to be printed. Mr. CURlVEN'wished to ask the Honourable Gentleman opposite (Mr. Lushington), when the Bill for the Repeal of a part of the Salt Duties would be brought before the House ? He was anxious to know this, that his Majesty's Ministers might not be taken by surprise, as it was his intention to move an Instruction to the Committee, that the Salt Tax be entirely repealed. Mr. LUSHINGTON could not state the precise time' at which the Bill would be introduced.' It was now under consi deration, and would be brought forward at the earliest possible moment. • Mr. CALCRAFT wished to understand at what hour his Majesty's Ministers might be expected to attend in the House ? It was now past five o'clock, and not a single Minister was present. He begged to ask the Honourable Gentleman op posite (Mr. Lushington) whether what he (Mr. C.) had heard was true, that it was the intention of his Majesty's Govern ment to give up the whole of the duty on Scotch Salt,? Mr. LUSHINGTON said he was not aware of any such in tention. Sir J. NEWPORT complained of the delay which had taken place in bringing forward the Bill for the 'Repeal of the Salt Duties: General GASCOYNE said that however desirous he might be to continue the portion of the tax proposed to be retained by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, he would rather vote for the total repeal of the tax than submit to the inconvenience of attending protracted discussions on the subject in that House at so, advanced aperiod of the Session. Sir R. WILSON rose to put a question to the Right Hon. Baronet, the Paymaster of the Forces (Sir C. Long), with re spect to the sum of 10,0001. which had been left many years ago by Col. Townley, to be appropriated to •the service of widows of officers and soldiers. lie wished to know whether any steps had been taken to carry into effect the intentions of the testator. Sir C. LONG said that the sum in question was bequeathed to the widows'of Ensigns, Lieutenants, and Captains. Some legal doubts had arisen with regard to the disposition of this money, upon which the Noble Secretary at War (Lord Pal merston) and himself had taken an opinion and as soon as certain formalities were settled, the will . would be carried into effect. RECEIVERS-GENERAL BILL. The Houk resolved itself into a Committee on the Receivers- General Bill. Mr. HUME said that the Committee had recommended a reduction in the number -of Receivets-Geperal from 67 to 44, and that 6001. he taken as the maaimum of their salaries.— He complained that neither of these recommendations had been adopted in the Bill. Sir C. LONG wished it to be understood that he had never considered 6001. an adequate salary for the Receivers-General, 74i . , • P 111 C StVENPENCE, . _ .. .. . foreign flour from being smuggled into home donsamp.tioti— than which nothing could be more ruinous ttithd Agricultural Interest. Mr.-LOCKIIART also opposed the. Clause. • . Mr. RICARDO supported the Clause. Unless the Agri culturists could shOW that any injury would arise to them Srom the adoption of the Clause, he was at a loss taeonceive why Parliament Should hesitate to give to the Foreign Importer the proposed relief, Mr. - BENETT Was indifferent as to the fate . of the ; for if it were agreed to, it would probably endanger.the whole measure, which, in his opinion, was one of the most ruinous to the interests of agriculture that had ever been deviSed. Mr. JAMES IiROWNE said, that in his opinion the Hon. Member for Portarlington had attcnipted to fix upon the agri culturists that which he, would, fa his parr, beg leave to k :g upon the planners of this grinding gcheine That Hon. Gen tleman had said that they (the agriculturists) were bound to strew that any mischief could arise from this measure ; but un willing as he (51r. Brownef was to undertake an answer to the Honourable Member for Portarlington, yet he must say that the oases probaniii lay upon him and hi.; associates in the plan. Nothing could be more delusive than the argument of se curity, and a snore pernicious project to what he .must always call ,the most valuable interest in the State could not well be produced. Air. WILSON was persuaded that there was Something more in the clause than met the eye. Ile felt it his duty to oppose it. Mr. CANNING replied to the arguments which had been urged against the clause. He had brought forward the case of the importer of foreign corn as the country gentlemen had brought forward the case of the agricultural interest, as-one of diStress which it might be in the power of Parliament to al-. leviate: He would, however, vote for the hill whether this clause should be adopted by the House or not. The House had already agreed to allow the foreign corn warehoused in this country to be let out for home consumption when the average price of corn should be 10s, a qr. less than the _general importa tion price. By this boon, which might be detrimental to the home grower, they had established the claim of the foreign im porter to some relief. Why thenWithliokl from him the benefit of the proposed clause, from which no detriment whatever could by posiibility accrue to the home grower ? 'lf it was the opinion of the Hon. Gentlemen connected with Agriculture, that the importation of foreign corn should be entirely prohi bued, let them speak out ; for it would be much more just and wise to prohibit it altogether than to abstain from doing so,' but to take the oppprtimity from time to time of making the act of importation ruinous to the importer. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY said that he agreed with his Right Hon. Friend that the importers of foreign corn Were entitled to some advantage, as they had undoubtedly imported their corn with the expectation of benefits held out to them ; but it could not be said that they were without their advantage. By the present Bill they were allowed to bring their corn out of the warehouses into the market at 70s.—ten shillings lower than the sum at which the ports could be opened. In opposing the clause it was some consolation to him to feel that its rejection would not operate to , the ruin of the property of those parties, because they were still not without their remedy, as if they were dispo sed to send their corn ground to the West Indies, they could, with little inconvenience, have it ground in Holland. lie felt that the clause'was likely to hazard the advantages of the Bill, and he would therefore oppose it. With respect to the general measure he did not propose it so much as a measure of mime diate relief, as one which might be considered a boon to the agriculturists, as giving them protection in time to come. The agricultural mind was much agitated on the subject, and it, was another argument against the clause, that it would tend to in crease that anxiety. The House then divided, when there appeared— . • For the Clause - . 31 Against it .; . 116 Majority - On strangers' re-admission, Mr. FORBES was found on his legs, making some observations on the effect of the Bill upon the West India Trade, but the noise was so great that not even the import of the Hon. Member's remarks could be collected. Mr: HUME said, that it was to be regretted that the Noble Marquis should have changed his mind so often. A few even ings since, on the clause against which the House had just de eicied, he was one of those who had voted with the Noble Mar quis in a very large majority ? he had now voted in opposition to the Noble Lord in a very small minority—a proof; if a proof were wanted, that any thing Ministers were willing to do that House was ready to support. To use a phrase of the Noble Lord's, the fact afforded a practical example of what that House really was—a House willing to do any thing Ministers wanted—a llouse willing to change its opinions with Mini sters as often as . Ministers wished. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY said, that it would be recollected that that night was the first time the clause had been discussed with a view to have a decision taken upon it. His Right Hon. Friend was suffered to annex the clause to the Re , port, but no pleklge had been given to support it. - After. a few words from Mr. Di BRO WNE and Mr. CARDO, the Report was brought up, and the Bill ordered to be read a third time on Wednesday. PRISON LAWS CONSOLIDATION BILL. Mr. COURTENAY rose to move, that the further consider., ation of this Bill be postponed to Friday the 21st instant. An Hon. MEMBER asked if the question would be brought on that day ? The Marquis of LONDONDERRY answered in the affir mative.-1-It was postponed accordingly. • MILITARY AND NAVAL PENSIONS' BILL. This Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be commit. ted on Wednesday next. IRISH POLICE BILL. Mi. BROUGHAAI said, he wished to haves statement front, the Noble Marquis of the number of places intended to be created under this distinguishing those with Salaries of WU, of 13Q1., of 351., , and inferior salaries. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY said, the Hon. and, Learned Gentleman would receive answer the nest night.' His Righi Honourable Friend (Mr. Goulburn) was not present in his place. CANADA TRADE ACT:.. 4 . • The House went into a Committee on these Acts, and leave was given tobring in a Bill to amend the same. • MARRIAGE SERVICE ACT. Mr. W. SMITH moved that this Bill be read a second time that day six Months. " When he first brought in the Bill he did not anticipate any objection to it, but he found there were clauses in it which were against the religious feelings of some parties. ifie was therefore anxious to withdraw it, and bring in a new Bill. After a few words' from Dr. Phillimore, Dr. Lushington, Mr. Hudson Gurney, and Dr. Dodson, the motion was agreed to, and leave given to bring in A new Bill. IRISH REVENUE. My. HUME wished to know if the lieport of the Commis sioners of Inquiry, With respect to the Irish Revenue, was yet ready to be prewnted ? The Marquess of LONbONDERRY said, the Report was in a state of forwardness, and might be won expected to be laid on the table of the House. Mr: HUME wished to know if the subject of the Distribu tors of Stamps had yet gone under the consideration of the Commissioners ? Mr. WALLIS said it had not. The Report would be - pre sented before the conclusion of the Session. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' BILL. This Bill went through a Committee—Report to-morrow. The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at ELEVEN O'CLOCK. LIST OF THE MINORITY OF 21 WHO VOTED FOR CORN IN BOND BEING GROUND INTO FLOUR FOR EXPORTATION. .Bennet, Hon.H. G. . Forbes, C. Martin, John rr Baett, 8,. B. M. Gladstone, J. Ricardo, David Blair, W. .Hohhouse, J. C. Stewart, ;Sir John . Courtenay, J. H. Hume, J. ' - Thomson, W. Canning,ltt.Hn.G. - .lrving,' John Whitmore, W. Cost, lion. W. Lewis, T. F. TELLERS. Douglas, lion. K. Monck, J. B. )3right, H. Ellis, C. R. , Money, W. T. 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