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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. PARIS, MARCH 16.-The Aini de la Religion states, that the Scotch Clergy have just sent to France one of their Bishops, to claim from the Government the property they formerly pos sessed in the kingdom, and, among the rest, the Colleges in which the Missionaries are educated to preach the faith in Scotland. They had made the same application to preceding Administra tions, and failed in all their attempts : but they hope to be mor.! successful with the new one.—lt was not the Duke of Montebello,eldest son of the Marshal, who was hurt by being thrown out of a carriage, but his two brothers, Messrs. Alfred and Ernest, the first of whom only received a slight contusion on the right arm. M. Ernest de Montebello, who had his arm broken, is much better, and the accident will not have any bad *onsetiuences. The Royal Court of Bordeaux has just made a decision which will give rise to an interpreta tion of the law (a very rare case) according to the rules prescribed by the law of the 16th Sept. 107. One Mailles, accused of attempting t 6 commit a robbery by night, in a church, was sent before the Tribunal of Correctional Police, by the Royal Court of Pau, on the 23d July, 1821. This decision was founded on the cir cumstance, that in the present state of our Le gislation, edifices consecrated to the performance of Divine Worship cannot be assimilated to buildings inhabited, or designed for habitations. This decision was annulled 23d August, 1821, by the Court of Cessation, and the affair sent before the Royal Court of Toulouse, which, on the 15th October, 1821, came to a decision conformable to that of the Royal Court of Pau. On a second appeal of the Public Officer, the Court of Cessation, in a meeting of all the Sec .tions, at which the Keeper of the Seals presided, annulled likewise, on the 29th Dec. 1821, the decision of the Royal Court of Toulouse, and re ferred the affair to the Royal Court of Bordeaux, -to be decided for the third time. This latter Court, notwithstanding the two decisions of the Court of Cassation on the same affair, has still persisted in the system adopted by the Courts of Pau and Toulouse. Thus this affair has given rise to the extremely rare case provided by the first article of the law of 16th September, 1807, which enacts—" That there is room for the interpretation of the law, if the Court of Cassation annuls two decisions or sentences in the last instance, given in the same affair between the same parties, and which have 'been contested on the same grounds." The Journal of Toulouse mentions a slight disturbance among part of the pupils of the 'Royal College of Toulouse, in consequence of their having been deprived of their usual pro - rnenade on Sunday the 3d, for some fault. The next time they walked out, those who had been , thus punished escaped from those who attended them,' crossed the. river, and did not return till eight o'clock in the evening, when the por ter refused to let them in, because he per- ceived that many of them were provided with stones, on which they proceeded to the front of the apartments of the Director, and broke his windows. The police, however, which had been informed of the circumstance, soon made them come in, having first taken care to he satis fied that they had nothing about them that could ,endanger the public tranquillity. The Rector, who was in the College, read them a severe lec ture, and order was restored. Measures have been taken to discover the most guilty, and se veral of them have been sent back to their parents. In the Chamber of Deputies, M. Puvrallee brought ttp the Report of the Committee of the Budget ou the Petitions which had been referred to it. One of these petitions, from the proprietors of certain salt works, asks a bounty of 10 francs per 100 kilogrammes for the salt manufactured by them, as had been promised. The Committee are of opinion that this petition must be refused, - or other proprietors of salt works would make the same demand, which could not be complied with; the salt tax produces 50 millions to the revenue, - which could not be made good. The Committee proposes the order of the day. After some de bate, the order of the day was put and carried, but the report was ordered to be printed, and it seemed to be understood that the subject should be discussed at some future time. Petitions from a great many Land Owners and cultivators in the Department of the Var and others, as,k, some an indemnity, some a relief from taxes, on account of the loss of their olive trees by the frost. The Committee find that 50,000 olive trees have perished, the tax upon which amounted to halt a million of francs. Considering the distress to which numerous small cultivators are reduced, the Committee think it necessary to relieve them, not by excusing them from the taxes, which would confuse the whole system, but by relieving them out of the funds which are at the disposal of the Ministry, an►i propose to refer the petition 'to the Minister of Finance, which was agreed to. A Petition from the Knights of Malta, asking an increase , of their pension, was referred to the Minister of the Interior. These Knights are only 86 in number, and most of them at least 60 years of age. After hearing the Report on some other Pe titions, the Chamber resumed the debate on the project of law on the finances. FRENCH FUNDS. March 16, Five per Cents. Bank Stock 1588 f. 75 c. SPAIN. CORTES.—SITTING or MARch 4. A report was made of a letter frOm the Secretary for the de partment•of Grace and Justice, in which he informed the Cortes that the King had appointed one o'clock this day for receiving the answer of the Cortes to his Majesty's speech on the opening of the Session. • Senor Secretary Prat stated, that the Cortes had, in the se. ~,cret sitting of yesterday, ordered that the following resolution :shoulAlbe publicly read, viz. :—" The. deputies of the present Cortes, desiring to contribute to the alleviation of the public Atrauts, unanimously concede in favour of the nation one fourth part of the allowances allotted to them by the former legis lature." Senor Canga observed, that this resolution would manifest to the nation the spirit of economy which animated the Cortes, as they began with reforms which affected.themselves. lie then moved another Resolution having for its object the execution .6f the former. This motion__was ordered to be taken into con sideration, and approved. Senor Saravia said—Convinced of the state of the nation, and the impossibility of its discharging its obligations, from the want of means, I take the liberty of giving up for. the public benefit 2,620 reals velon, due to me in consequence of the settle nient of accounts ordered in the preceding year. Senor Saravia concluded by handing to one of the Secretaries the document which certified this debt due from the State. The President said that the Cortes had heard with pleasure the generous sentiments expressed by Senor Saravia, and ap preciated the donation he had made to the nation. A letter from the Secretary for the department of Grace and Justice informed the Cortes that Don Manuel de Bodega could not be installed in the Ultra-marine 'Ministry, and that _his Majesty had pro tempore appointed Don Jose Maria 'Mos 6so do Altamira to that office. The list of the Deputies appointed to present to his Majesty the reply of the Cortes to his opening speech was read. Th e reply is conceived in the following terms : • " 'SP:Non—The Deputies of the nation, united in Cortes, approach your Majesty's Throne, to give that testimony of at tachment and respect which is due to it, and to declare their sincere desire of contributing, in concert with your Majesty, and by , those means which the constitution has marked out, to consolidate the liberty and the felicity of the Spanish people, who have confided to them their destiny. " The Cortes concur with your Majesty in congratulating themselves on the solemn opening of this Cones, notwithstand ing the secret and declared machinations of the enemies of your Majesty and of the country ;' and notwithstanding also the late dissensions which had their origin in that want of confidence produced by the causes which the Cortes pointed out in their message of the 15th of December. " The Cortes lament with your Majesty that these dissen sions should have occurred, and will exert their efforts to pre vent, by all the means in their power, their renewal. With this view, the Cortes will study to remove the multiplied and powerful obstacles which have hitherto withheld from the na tion the enjoyment of the advantages which the constitution ought to afford, and will endeavour to , succeed by acting in accordance with the public opinion, without which there can be neither confidence, nor security, nor power. " The Cortes do not fear the efforts which may be made to counteract their just resolution, by imprudent men, who are ignorant of the influence of time and things ; and, supported by the immense moral force which now surrounds and strengthens them, they will fearlessly advance in the constitu tional path, and complete the great work which was prepared in 1812, and re-constructed in 1820. " The Cortes hear with particular satisfaction that our rela tions with other Powers promise a durable peace, and they trust that it will be maintained by the only means which can secure peace—namely, by causing the name of this great, free, and sovereign nation to be respected by Foreign States. " The Cortes arc aware that it is not yet time to expect that the internal state of the nation should exhibit remarkable ame liorations ; they are, notwithstanding, convinced that some mus; result from the fulfilment of the beneficial enactments of former legislatures, and fur such purpose they will devote themselves to inquiries into the real situation of the nation, and to dis cover the evils which afflict it, in order that a prompt and effi cient remedy may be applied. " The Cortes will endeavour to render themselves worthy of the flattering hopes which your Majesty entertains of them ; and they are confident that your Majesty, exercising your powers for the consolidation of the liberties of the nation, will co-operate in promoting public felicity, which rests upon the bases of freedom and order, and which cannot exist without the most perfect confidence between the throne, the legislative power, and the nation." The Members appointed to present this answer went forth to execute their mission, and soon after returned. The Duke del Parque, President of the Deputation, stated that they had delivered the answer of the Cortes into his Majesty's hands, and that his Majesty had received it with that affability and graciousness which were natural to him. The President stated that the Cortes were satisfied with the punctual execution of their instructions, and had heard with pleasure the account of the gracious reception which his Ma jesty had given to the deputation. EXTRACT OF THE ORDINARY SITTING OF MARCH 5. After some preliminary business, the President announced that the Secretary of the Treasury was prepared to read the ac counts of his ministry. The Secretary of the Treasury said, that the shortness of the time during which he had enjoyed office did not permit him to enter particularly into the contents of the statement ; and as men were not obliged to think all in the same way, he repre sented that he was not answerable for the opinions contained in the said statement. Senor Galiano said, that to judge by the expression of the Minister of the Finance, he did not consider himself responsible for the accounts he presented. The Secretary of the Treasury replied, that he only consi. dered himself as not responsible for the opinions expressed in the memorial ; but as to the data which it contained, it was re. gular to draw them frOm entries in the office of the Treasury. Senor Calderon said, that in this case the statement did not possess the character which it ought to possess ; and that it would not express the views of Government, but of an in dividual. Senor Sarra observed, that it was well enough for the Secre tary of the Treasury not to be responsible for the opinions con tained in the memorial or statement, but he ought to be made so, as far as facts were concerned, as it was the duty of Govern ment to give an : account to the Cortes of the state of the public treasury; and as the Cortes had no other means than those sup plied by the Government of obtaining the data necessary to form a judgmeint. Senor Galiano again mentioned that the Secretary appeared to give an account to the Cortes of the state of the nation in re spect to its finances ; and that in consequence he could not do less than ask of his Excellency whether he was responsible or not for his statement. The Secretary of the Treasury replied, that the statement was drawn up by different Secretaries who had preceded him in the course of the year, and consequently was conformable to their ideas and opinions. He added, that observations were made on various points, and that some restrictions were pro posed, for the whole of which he was not responsible, and could not be responsible. But so far as the facts were at issue, he believed them to be correct, and that in theoftice of the 'Trea sury there existed the documents to which they referred. Senor Infante was of opinion, that the assembly ought to proceed to the reading of the Memorial, without considering the notice of the Secretary as any obstacle, that notice perhaps springing from his delicacy in . not wishing to appropriate the glory due to those who drew it up ; but that, if after it was read it should be thought proper to require responsibility from its author, it should be done. Senor Prat was of the same opinion. Another Deputy thought the statement could not be read, as, from the notice of the Secretary of the Treasury, it did not ap pear to be official. Senor Adan observed, that the Minister presented a state ment formed by his predecessors, and that if the Cortes, after examining it, found reason to require responsibility from any of these Secretaries, they might do it at any time ; but that be fore any thing was done, the statement should be read. Senor Arguelles observed, that the discussion which had taken place was exceedingly vague, and pointed to no object. He therefore proposed that a vote should be taken as to whe ther the paper should be read or not. This question being put by one of the Secretaries, leave was given to read the state.. ment. The Secretary of the Treasury therefore mounted the tribune, and read the said memorial. It appeared from it, that the estimate of state expenses for the coming year amounted to 861,591,645 reals. To cover the charge, the ways and means are— Reals. Land Tax - - - - 150,000,000 ~. Tax on the Clergy - - - - 20,000,000 Deduction from Tithes - - 10.000,000 Duty on Houses - - - - 10,000,000 Patents - - -- 1.2,000,000 ----- Duties on consumption (of excise) - - 100,000,000 Duties on Tobacco 6 , 000 , 000 on Salt - - 2 64 9 1 ,0 0 0 00 0, 0 00 00 0 - - - Customs - I Registration :10,000,000 Writing-paper - 18,000,000 Balls - , 12 , 000 , 000 Lottery - - 10,000,000 Post-office - 10,000,000 with various other items, which make up the sum of 664,162,913 This being deducted from the expenditure of 861,591,645 Leaves a deficit of - - 197,828,732 Notwithstanding the apparent magnitude of this sum, it was stated in the memorial, that perhaps the revenue would be suf ficient to cover all the charges after the retrenchments that might be made, and which the Government would propose to the Cortes. •. The reading of the memorial having been concluded, dif ferent members offered themselves to the attention of the As. sembly. Senor Canga, who • spoke first, said—The Cortes will have observed with satisfaction that I did not desire the reading of the Treasury Memorial in vain. The nation now sees the dis tressed and melancholy situation in which we are placed, and it likewise sees the justice of the observation, that the state of the finances is the first subject to which we ought to turn our attention. It is necessary, therefore, that from this moment we should devote ourselves with all our zeal to the attempt of rescuing the nation 'from the state of debt in which it is. But this is not the point on which I wish to speak. The proper time will arrive. for such a discussion. I rise for the purpose of stating that, along with the memorial which has been read, there have not been presented the necessary documents. There is wanting, among other things, the plan of the contributions which are to be imposed. It only says that there will be re forms, but where are the estimates which ought to accompany it, for the purpose of enabling us to decree the necessary ways and means ? , It is said thereiwill be retrenchments ; and cer tainly there will. The National Congress has set the example, which will be followed by the other classes ; but it is not enough to speak about them-,they should be proposed by the commission appointed to examine the memorial. Why has not the Ministry presented the plan of reform ? This is a great constitutional defect, and I hope the Finance Minister will supply it as soon as possible. The Constitution, besides, re quires that every Secretary of State should present the account of the expenditure of his own department. These accounts have not been presented. What imports it to say; for example, that the Magistracy are without pay ? It is necessary to say, that so much has been set apart for such a Ministry, and so much has been paid which has been employed in such a man ner. I therefore require that the Secretary present the account of these expences. Speaking of the couriers (or Post-office), we know that the Cortes ordered the Ministers to prepare a new tariff for the postage of letters, and a new plan of administra tion. We hear of nothing of this in the memorial. The Secretary of the Treasury replied—lt may be desirable, perhaps, that the Government should devclope the plan of con tributions for which it takes credit, but there is no constitu tional detect, as has been supposed. The Ministry has stated that the estimate of the supplies amounts to 861,591,645 reals, and that these, by the intended retrenchments, may be lowered by the 664, 162, 913 reals which compose the revenue intended to be continued. Regarding the deficit of 197,828,732, the Government makes no proposition to supply it, because it thinks that it may be annulled by the retrenchment which, in its opinion, may be effected. It has been justly said, that these retrenchments are not mentioned in the memorial ; but some of them may be here announced. In the estimate are included considerable sums for roadS and canals, for the con struction of boats, for various public establishments, &c. By deducting these from the estimates, the deficit in a great mea sure disappears. The documents on which the memorial rests had bean presented along with it ; copies of them only were connected with the estimates which were still under the consi deration Of the Council of State, and there remained. The Government, therefore, had fulfilled its duty in furnishing all the estimates with their corresponding accounts. Senor Canga still insisted that the plan of the proposed re trenchments should have been presented along with the esti mates. _ Senor Adan expressed nearly the same opinion, and said the accounts of the different departments should have been pre sented. _ _ _ _ . . The Secretary of the Treasury replied, that the Constitution required the accounts of the year to be presented to the Cortes, and this, therefore, was an indispensable obligation. But a doubt occurred to his mind whether the obligation was personal to the heads of the different departments as individuals, or attacked to them as composing jointly the Government or Administration. 'lf the former was the case, the individuals at present composing the Ministry have received and disbursed nothing ; and therefore, not being able to give the accounts, would be obliged to call upon their predecessors to present them. If the obligation was imposed upon the moral body of the Government, the present Ministers would present the ac counts as far as they were made up. Senor Ferrer said, he would not enter into the metaphysical reasoning of the Minister. The Constitution recognized no such distinction as that which he had stated. The misfortune, however, was that a change had taken place in the Ministry at the very time that their accounts were due, and those accounts could not be so well defended as by those who had managed the operations to which they referred. Entering on the ques tion, he would say that to the vices pointed out by the two last speakers, he could add what was, perhaps, the fundamental one— he meant the loans. Two operations of great importance had taken place in August and Nov. last, of which the memorial laid before the Assembly said nothing. It was only said inci dentally that the national burdens were increased by the obli gation to pay the interest of these loans. Perhaps the last operation, covered till now with the veil of mystery, produces a great portion,of the enormous deficit of which mention was made. We hear (said the speaker) in the memorial, of a sink ing fund of 24 millions. By what authority is that fund creat ed ? We see that the interest of the national debt has been infinitely increased ! Whence proceeds that increase ? We have heard of perpetual annuities—who has authorised them ? I find nothing about this in the memorial. The Minister of Finance replied that there was an express article in the memorial respecting the loans, which answered the questions of the prev - ious speaker. lie added, that if the presenting of the accounts were the duty of the Ministers as a Government, they would present them as soon as possible ; if the duty of individuals, they would call upon their predeces sors to do so. Senor Arguelles denied that the distinction drawn by the Minister of, Finance Iva; an useless or metaphysical one. The present Ministers were sot responsible for the acts of their pre deCessors. A long and interesting conversation ensued, in which vari ous economical arrangenents were proposed for 'he court, for the clergy, and for the nilitia, without any useful result. The President announced the presentation of various financial ac counts for the following lay, and the Cortes adjourned. On the 6th, no particdar business of importance was trans acted. MILLBANK PENITENTIARY. REPORT of the COMMITTEE of the GENERAL PENI TENTIARY at MILLBANK, for the RECEPTION of CONVICTS ; made in pursuance of the 59th George 111. c. 136, s.-16 ; specifying, The state of the Building, the be haviour and conduct of the respective Officers, the treatment and condition of the Convicts, the amount of their Earnings, and the Expenses of such Penitentiary. [Ordered by The House of Commons to be printed, 15th March, 1822.] The Committee have the satisfaction to report, that the whole of the buildings comprising the Penitentiary are now completed, with the exception of a store-room for the Steward, and some other erections of a very trifling nature; and that prisoners may be admitted, as soon as orders for their removal from the prisons in which they are now confined can be carried into effect. The number of prisoners for whom provision has been made in the Penitentiary, rather exceeds the intended number of 1,000, (600 males and 400 females), than falls short of it. There were within its walls, at the 31st December last, 708 convicts. The present number is 723 ; viz. 399 males, and 324 females. _ _ _ _ A large portion of the flour wanted for making the prisoners' bread is now ground within the prison, in the mill placed in pentagon, No. 5 ; and the whole of the water required is raised by two water-machines, worked by the prisoners ; and a second corn-mill will very soon be put in action, in pentagon, No. 6. The conduct of the Officers of the Prison has been in general satisfactory; but the notice of the Committee has been drawn, in some instances, to a breach of one of the positive rules of the Establishment, against striking any prisoner, except in the case of self-defence. No complaint had been made on the sub ject, by the individuals who had received the improper treat ment, though many opportunities 'had been offered to them ; nor did any serious injury appear to have been received. The Committee have therefore thought it sufficient to reprimand, in the strongest manner, the Officer concerned ; and to enforce the necessity of implicit obedience to the existing rules, by an nouncing the penalty of immediate dismissal, on any future breach of them. In the course of last year, 10 prisoners have been baptized, 220 have been confirmed by the Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of London ; and 207 have received the holy sacrament. All the prisoners attend school twice a week, either for in struction or as monitors; and very great benefit seems to have arisen from the practice of having a portion of the Holy Scrip tures read to them daily, by a prisoner standing in the passage of each ward. The conduct of the prisoners at the schools ha'; been in ge neral, during the last year, very satisfactory ; as has also their behaviour in the chapel. The Report of the Medical Officers concerning the health of the Prisoners, during the year ending on the 31st December, 1821, is very favourable, as will appear by the following Ex tract : _ _ " By a reference to our monthly Report, it will be seen, that " there hare died, in the year 1821, Eight Males and Nine " Females, making Seventeen in all ; which, according to " the Convict Population of the Establishment, exhibits a " degree of health scarcely surpassed in the most salubri " ous town or village in the Empire." It is remarked, in the same Report, that a case of Ague, which occurred in the course of that year, is the only instance in which that complaint has made its appearance since the opening of the Establishment. In the course of the year 1821, Thirty Male Prisoners, and. Forty-two Females, have left the Penitentiary, of whom Fif teen Males and Twenty-two Females have been discharged at the regular termination of their respective imprisonments; and Fifteen Males and Twenty Females have been pardoned. The attention of the Committee is now particularly directed to the revision of the Dietary for the prisoners; when the rules and regulations were first drawn, previous to the opening of the Penitentiary for the reception of convicts in 1816, the opinions of those who were supposed to have most knowledge and expe rience upon the subject of Prison Diet, was in favour of a beral allowance of food to prisoners, who were not to be allow ed to receive any thing from their friends out of doors, or to purchase provisions with any part of their earnings. The practice of the best regulated Prisons was, at that time, in conformity to this opinion ; and upon. this opinion, and practice, as well as upon the advice of the Medical Gentlemen attached to the Establishment, the Dietary hitherto in use at Millbank was founded. Since that time material reduc tions have taken place in the Dietaries of several of the Goals and Houses of Correction, which are conducted upon the same principle with that adopted at the Penitentiary, viz. the principle of confining the Prisoners entirely to Prison Dietary ; and from what has taken place in those Prisons, as well as from - their own observations, the Committee are convinced that the allowances at Millbank are on too liberal a scale. It is, however, a matter of some difficulty to determine the degree in which the Dietary of the Penitentiary shall be reduced, for it might not be safe to limit a Prisoner, who is to be confined for five, seven, or ten years, to the same Dietary, which might not prove injurious to his health during the shorter periods for which Prisoners are under punishment, in a County Gaol or House of Correction. The Committee are desirous of weighing this matter well, and of procuring all information that can be ob tained upon the subject, before they proceed to settle a new Dietary ; since it is impossible to make any change of food in a prison of the size of the Penitentiary, without some incon venience; and it is obviously a less evil, that the prisoners should continue, for a short time, to enjoy a small quantity of food beyond what is necessary for their subsistence, than for want of sufficient consideration, the Dietary should now be so altered as to require alteratiOn again at no great distance of time. Since the last Report, there have been no Bye-laws, Rules, and Regulations, nor alterations or additions, confirmed by the Justices of the Court of King's Bench, under the Act 52 Gco. 111. cap. 51. sec. 7. The Committee subjoin a Statement of the Expences of the Establishment, as well as the Earnings of the Prisoners, du ring the year 1821. EARNINGS From the Ist of January to the 31st December 1821. MALE PRISONERS. By the amount of Earnings for work sent out of the Prison, and for the sc.;vice of the Estahlish ment - - £3,468 11 0 _ _ ...._____ By the value of the services of pri soners acting as Wardsmen, Cooks, Bakers, &c. - - 240 9 6 £3,709 0 6 FEMALE PRISONERS.' By the amount of Earnings for work sent out of the Prison, and for the Establishment - £1,831 15 0 By the value of the services of pri soners acting as Wardswomen, in the Laundry, Kitchen, &c. 510 13 0 - 2,3.12 8 0 Total Earnings - £6,051 8 6 DIVISION OF EARNINGS. To Officers per tentage of ton 53001. Us. for Manufactory £662 10 9 To Prisoners Hon ditto £662 10 9 To Ditto of 7511. 2s. 6d. for service of prisoners, upon which no per-tentage is al lowed to Officers - 187 15 8 850 6 5 1,512 17 2 Remaining 3-4ths to Establishment £4,538 11 4 EXPENSE. To the amount of Expense incurred between the Ist of January and the 3ist December 1821 £27,279 12 2 Deduct amount of Stores remaining on hand, in the Steward's Depart ment, at Dec. 31, 1821 - £1,429 10 6 Ditto - in the Master Manufac turer's Department - - 3,413 16 6 Ditto - Debts due to ditto, for work done by the prisoners - 1,757 2 1 6,600 9 1 • 4 '20,679 3 1 By . profit of 3-4ths of' prisoners' Earnings accru ing to the Establishment - 4,538 I_l 4 Net Expense - £16,i40 11 9 By Order of the Committee, General Penitentiary, March 14. C. BATHURST. We entertain a confident hope, that, from the prompt and vigorous measures which have been taken by the Magistracy, throughout this great agricultural district, we shall hear of no repetition of the late outrages. As far as we can learn, there have been no new instances of the destruction of machinery ; and the two fires, mentioned under our Ipswich head, are, we hope, the last that we shall have to record of a wilful nature.—.An idea, we have just been told, is prevalent, that all the recent fire:- in this district have been occasioned by the same persons— travelling incendiaries—who, provided with fire-balls, of a peculiar composition, throw them into stacks, &c. where, having lain for a short time, they spontaneously ignite, and set fire to the surrounding combustible matter.—( Bury Gazette, March 20.) PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE OF COMMONS. Martis, 19° die Martii, 1822. The House met, and Forty Members not being present at Four o'Clock, Mr. Speaker adjourned the House. NOTICES OF MOTIONS for THIS DAY. 1. Mr. Ellis,—Committec on the local Taxation of Dublin. 2. Mr. Hunter Blair,—Select Committee on the state of the Turnpike and Highway Laws in Scotland. 3. Mr. Curwen,—Committee of the whole House, on the Im port Duties on Tallow, Butter, and Cheese. 4. Dr. Phillimore,—To amend the Marriage Act. 5. Lord Viscount Palmerston,—Army Estimates. (In Corn - mittee of Supply. ORDERS I' THE DAY for THIS DAY. 1. Summary Proceedings Bill—Committee. 2. Receivers of Stolen Securities Bill—Second Reading. 3. Supply—Committee. 4. Ways and Means—Committee. PRIVATE BlLLS—Second Readings for This Day. 1. Bray, '&c. Drainage 4. Southam & Banbury Road 2. Wingfield Inclosure 5. Plumptre's Hospital. 3. Shrewsbury Road Dropped Notices of Motions of Yesterday. 1. Mr. Sykes,—Repeal of the Duty on Tallow Candles. 2. Sir William Cunningham Pairlie,—Bill to amend Act (10 Geo. 3.) for improvement of Lands in Scotland held under strict entail. Dropped Orders of the Day of Yesterday. 1. Supply—Reports. 2. Smugglers Commitments Bill—Further Consideration of Report. 3. Malt Duty Repeal Bill—Third Reading. 4. Irish Five per Cents. Act ; Committee thereupon. 5. Receivers General Bill—Committee. .Dropped Second Readings of Private Bills. 1. Seaton, &c. Inclosure 5. Digham Ferrers Ruud 2. Wrexham & Denbigh Road 6. Harlow Roads 3. Mansfield & Worksop Road 7. St.Mary-le-bone Paving. 4. Worksop & West Retford Road *** For LITERARY NOTICE, see the Fourth Page. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock shut 3 per Cent. Red. shut 3 per Cent. C0n5....... 80 4 per Cent. shut 5 per Cent. Navy Ann. 1044 a Imp. 3 per Cents. 80? India Bonds sss. 525. 54;1 Excheq. Bills 3 5 2 pr. Bank for Opening 251: Cons. for Account 80i$ 81i 81 PRICE OF IRISH ! Bank Stock 248 Gov. Deb. 3A per cent. ... 894 Stock, per cent. 139.D Gov. Deb. 4 per cent. Gov. Deb. 5 per cent 4 Stock, 5 per cent.... shut Treasury Bills, 5 per cent. City Debentures, 5 per cent 3 Lying in Hospital 4 per ct — Exchange on Lond ;TOCK, IIiARCIt 16. Grand Canal Loan, 4 p.ct. Ditto 6 per cent.... 761 Ditto Stock ' Royal Canal Stock Wide-street Cert. 6 per et. Do. Deb. with Goy. Sec.... Pipe Water Deb. 5 per ct. Do. Ballast Office Govt. Sec. 5 per cent. n, March 15, spi. HIGH WATER AT LONDOP Morning, 0 minutes after 0. 1 J BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Evening, 24 minutes after 12. THE SUN. SOLEM QUIS DICERE FALSUM AUDEAT LONDON, WEDNESIMY, MARCH 20, 1822. We received this morning the French Papers of Sunday, but their contents are of slight im portance. It appears by an article from Vienna, that when the Courier left Constantinople, on the 11th of February, the Reis-Effendi had not sent any answer to the note of the Austrian Inter- nuncio, declaring that Russia was dissatisfied with the answer of the Ottoman Government to the Ultimatum, and that if the Porte did not accede unconditionally to the propositions of Russia, the Emperor of AUSTRIA would no longer interpose his good offices or act as mediator. The intelligence brought by the last Courier who arrived at Vienna from Constantinople is certainly of a pacific nature, but private advice, from Petersburgh and other parts of the North, of a recent date, all concur in stating that no change has taken place in the relations between Russia and Turkey. It should also be observed that the accounts of the death of ALI PACIIA reached Constantinople after the departure of the Courier before mentioned ; and that the effect produced by that event may have materially altered the temper of the Ottoman Government, whom dire necessity alone can induce to accept the terms offered by Russia. We have given some extracts in a preceding column from the French Journals, and from Madrid Papers to the 7th inst. which give an interesting account of the proceedings of the Spanish Cortes. New York Papers arrived this morning to the 23d, and Virginia to the 19th February. [From the Virginia Paper of the 18th Feb.l PARLIAMENT OF LOWER CANADA. The Legislative Council have sent an Answer to the Message of the Assembly relative to the lion. JOHN RICHARDSON. The Council state, that they are willing to inquire into the subject matter of the said Message, and do right therein, after the Legislative Council shall have received reparation from the Assembly for the actual breach of privilege committed by their Address to the Governor, praying for the removal of the lion. JOHN RICHARDSON. On the 7th inst. a Bill to provide for the better nspection of pot and pearl ashes passed the Assembly; also a Bill to continue for a limited time the Act to regulate the trade with the United States by land or inland navigation. By documents transmitted by the President to Congress, it appears that the American and British Commissioners, appointed under the sth article of the Treaty of Ghent to ascertain the border line, having in October last differed in the principal point, are to meet o❑ the first Monday in April next. The documents and reports are very volu minous: and they will not be ready to be for• 1!,