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ere was crand of enacted fisted.-- I ords ing this .sehoods ;urnent! he w:;s NINE Noble of long geners l his ap general ial one. ce thi s t much But wished houghs , when year Eyed 00 ned 'of )oure 4 - It the/ a nger% ty fol' 114 Lp al° - • . 131 ---(Criss of Hear, h ear .Honourable Friend hagau 'pith curious reason ha said his (Mr. Canting's) history was •not new. This demand for new history was curious—(A 13 tigh)—but if novelty was desirable in history, he recom mended hirn to furnish his Right Hon. Friend with something new.— (Laughter.) —One of the Hon. Members went on to state, that great danger had occurred. in other countries from the machinations of Roman Catholics, and that it was found necesemy to impose restrictions. It was also said that Great Britain should not be left without remedy against Popish danger. This was also declared to be the opinion of himself (Mr. Canning), when he supported the Bill okie f hat Session. The ground however of his opinion was this : thought those of th e C a th o l ic R e li g i on w h o en j oye d t h e rights of the Constitution should not complain of supervision...— B:1i could there be any relation betitteen the assertion of sepa rate rights, and th e a d m i ss i on o f a ll t h e C at h o l ics to t h e Consti tution ? 1 here a great distinction, and securities in th e Bill before the House were not necessary. He was not bound to answer the oucstion, why Great Britain was not to have ooetroul over Catholics, but lie could advert to the great Con gress of Sovereigns at Vienna and give their proceedings in answ e r to the question. That Congress adopted an Act of C onfederation by which it was agreed that religious distinc tions should make no difference in civil rights. A paragraph of two lines and a dash of the pen made by the Congress of Vienna told a population of 50.000,000 persons that all reli gious distinctions in civi: rights were at an end. The CrJwn of England sanctioned die arrangement to which Hano ver also wes a party. In Hanover a Catholic Minister might act, in England a Catholic could not be a Minister, but time which produced so many changes would no doubt work a l ' h a"ge. In the great Empire of Austria not many years ago, her ire the Act of Confederation passed, a menial servant in the stables of the Emperor was dismissed for being a Protes tant ; and at the present day a Catholic was Minister at Ilano -( Hear, hear!)—Would England then be the only country where religion is a bar to civil rights ? The land where the slave touching the soil is free. Should Englishmen, who enjoyed rights which meaa them great' among all the nations of t he earth; deny th e p ar ti c ip ation of those rights on •no other grounds than difference_ in modes of faith ? With the ex ample of other nations before their eyes, sanctioned by their Sovereign in behalf of another country, could they possi bly reject the measure then before the House? The grounds on which he took the liberty to recommend this bill were these : It was found from the Reformation to the reign of Charles 11. that the struggle was between two contending religions for Power in the St a t e . Up to t h e R evo l ut i on the anger was con fined to the Succession, which was threatened by a Popish faction which opposed the established religion of the coun trr- He presumed the dneger was now at an end, and therefore there remained only the question whether the pre tudices of former years were to be revived. Mr. Can fling then a d verte d to t h e manuscript read by the Honourable Can aLearned Member, and complained that the word " exclu sion" from military office had been omitted. He denied that the Paper was more than a promise made by King William, by virtue of which he was called to the Throne. He denied that there was any thing to chew a specific law, for the exclusion of Catholics from office was to be perpetuated. His Right Hon. Friend had availed himself of the Bill of Rights, which cer tainly would not answer his purpose further than to show what the Constitution was. During a long time Catholics and Protes ants were fighting to see which should make the State his own. That feeling was now at an end. They said, w e h a v e wan t e d th e r ights of the State, but we are now willing to live quietly under Your reign. That was the state of the question, and those who ° PPoged it regarded the claims of the Catholic Peers as a !natter of conflict. Near a century they had been loy a l, go ''ernesi by the voice of reason. lf the boon they asked were g'rsnteleit would doubtless produce an effusion of gratitude as well as loyalty. It was but justice to say, those Noble Persons a d long lived under proscription, yet there was not one bo r,,oni that f e lt th e l east di sa ff ect i on, b ut h uman nature would egenerate. Their feelings might be again brought into if their civil rights were not conceded. They had a atarl upon the justice and humanity o f t h e country . T o P e etuate their exclusion, if unnecessary, was inhuman.— ( Warm cheering.) The question was then loudly called for, and strangers with 'rev.% As the Rep or t ers l e ft the gallery, Mr. WILBERFORCE a)peared on hi s legs.—The numbers, when the division took P'sez, ivere— For the Second Reading - 235 For the Amendment - - 223 Majority for th e S eco nd R ea di ng - —l2 The Bill was then read the second time, and the other Or ders-of the Day having been disposed of, the House Adjourned at ONE O'CLOCK. the Isle of Chio, where the Turk were reduced to the possession of a single fort. It is stated that the Austrian Internuncio re ceived dispatches brought by. a courier who ar rived the 6th April, and that he immediately transmitted an important Note to the Reis Ef fendi by his Dragoman. But nothing had maid fasted any change of opinion on the part of the Porte in consequence of that Note. No person believes, either at Constantinople or here, that the Porte cat. be induced to accede to the Russian Ultimatum. The answer given by the Reis Ef fendi on the 25th March, namely, " That the i Porte has nothing to add to, or to take away from, its answer of the 28th February," proves sufficiently its system. Very little is known in Europe of the Turks or their character; if they were known, there would not be a talking with out ceasing (like the English Courier) of hopes that the Divan will at length yield. Assuredly it will not yield. But it is possible that the Christian powers, seeing the obstinacy of the Porte, will give way on their side, and renounce every species of demand against the Porte. AIX-LA-CHAPELLE, MAY. 3.—( Extract from a Private Letter.)—" According to the infor mation which our Warsaw correspondent has procured, respecting the movements of the Paellas who command' the Ottoman forces, as well on the banks of the Pruth as on the east bank of the Danube, we may presume that the Divan has taken advantage of the delay with which it has impeded the course of the negociations carried on at Constantinople by the Austrian and Eng- lish Ministers. All the warlike preparations or dered by the Ottoman Government are now com pleted. An army of nearlylso,ooomen is assembled along the Danube, occupying a position which, if it were under the command of a skilful Ge neral, would even enable them to dispute the passage of the river with very considerable ad vantage. This army is abundantly furnished with warlike stores and provisions, and is accom panied by a large park of artillery, under the di rection, in a great measure, of European Officers, consisting chiefly of English. The Porte has, moreover, established a second line of defence, which embraces all that chain of mountains known by the name of Mount litmus, which separates Belgaria from Romelia. Thus a Russian army wishing to attack Constantinople by land must first break this line, which, from the nature of the ground, would present difficulties almos insurmountable if defended by troops better dis ciplined than the hordes of Asia." FRENCH FUNDS.—PARIS, MAY 8. Five per Cents. Closed at B7 f. 80 c. Exchange on London—One Month 25 f. sc, Three Months 24 f. 90 c. SPAIN. ."• • : To TrIE ED'iTOR, Of TEE SUN,. SIR---111 the Papers of this day. a document i$ inserted, said to be ":AnDfficial , Returii of Stamps issued Newspapers in the year 101," in whieh I find an. error of such considerable inagnitude, .!;, when exposed, mLtst excite the surprise of every one who reads it ; and as the article is likely to become one of freTant reference, I cons':d.er it ray duty to correct it. The (former)-T II I.TE BRITON, and Sox, is stated to have consumed 804,000 stamps in_ 1801. Having pablilhed these Papers for nearly twenty-nine years from their commencement, I am enabled to assert and to prove, by documents innai pos session, that in the year 1801 these Papers printed or consumed 1,146,587 stamps, the whole of which were paid for by myself at the Stamp-office, and for the disposal of which I accounted to the Proprietors ; being a number exceeding the one stated . in 'the o Ecial return of 342.587, and 60,837 more than any other Paper printed during the same period. In addition, r should also state, that I paid in the early part of -February, 1801, .for about 60,000 stamps more than- the -number above j Stated, to make good a defalcation created in the stock of stamps the year preceding, making aht.getheran error in the Official return of upwards of . 400,000 stamps • issued •to one Newspaper-office. Leaving you to make, what use of this state ' cunt you think proper, I remain, Sir, your obedient servant, South Molton-street, May 10.- - W. A. SCRIPPS. "%,•• In justice to the writer of the preceding letter, it is pro. per to obserVe that (till his own business induced him lately to resign) he held ft responsible situation .in THE SUN Office from the very origin of the Paper, and that his conduct ,was always marked by precision and integrity. It must be gptity ing to the real friends of THE BRITISH CONSTITUTION tO find that, notwithstanding the changes of time, the fluctuations of opinion, and the . efforts of rivalry, THE SUN has been in. flexibly consistent in its political principles, and continues to maintain - a respectable station among - the STANDARD DE FENDERS of Our happy ESTAULISIIMENT in CHURCH and STATE. PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE OF COMMONS. Veneris, 10° die Mail, 1522. COVENTRY GAOL— I Read a second time, DURHAM CHARITY SCHOOLS BILL j and committed. CORN LAws--Petitions of Owners and Occupiers of Land in Cornwall, against lowering the importation prices —to lie on the table. Roans —Princes Risborough—read a 2d time, and committed. Whitney and Bredwardine, Dartford and Northfleet, and Southam—reported, to be ingrossed. Tetbury and Ctlalford, and Dudbridge and Nailsworth—read a third time, and passed. SALFORD HUNDRED COURT EXTENSION BlLL—Petitions from Ashton-under-Line, Bolton-le-Moors, Rochdale, and Bury, in favour ; to lie on the table. ROMAN CATHOLIC PEERS BlLL—Petitions, AGAINST, to lie on the Table, and to be printed, viz.—from the Parishes of St. Mary, St. Martin, St. Margaret, and St. Nicholas, in Leicester; from Belgrave, Evington, and St. Saviour (South wark); from the Clergy of the Diocese of Canterbury, the Minister and Congregation of the Episcopal Chapel in Long Acre, Magistrates and Council of Kilmarnock, the Dean and Prebendaries of the Cathedral and Metropolnical Church of Christ (Canterbury), and the Mayo.., Aldermen, and Bur gesses of Beverley. larcEosußE—Lower Mitton (Worcester)—read a third time, and passed. PUBLIC HOUSES--TWO Petitions from Bath, respecting the mode of granting Licenses; to lie on the table, and to be printed. NAVIGATION BlLL—Petition of Ship-owners of Leith and Kirkaldy, AGAINST, to be printed. SALT TAx—Petition of Fishing Merchants of Great Yar mouth, for the repeal thereof; to be printed. TOBACCO DU TlES—Petition from Bristol, for a reduction thereof; to be printed. HOP -PLANTERS—Petitions from Beckley, Northiam, and other parishes in Sussex, for relief; to be printed. MEssARE FROM THE LORE?:—That they have agreed to Scottish Creditors Bill, Scottish Malt Bill, Linen Bounties (Ireland) Bill, Burford and Preston Road Bill, Sturton (Nottingham) Inclosure Bill, and Leith and Stockton Gas Light Bills, without amendment : Canterbury and Warwick Gas. Light Bills, with amendments. That they have passed. —a Bill, intituled, "An Act for vesting part of the settled Estates of - Walter Ker, Esq. and Jane his wife, in the County of Northumberland (contracted to be sold to the Most Noble the Duke and Earl of North umberland), upon trust, to complete the sale. thereof, and to apply the purchase-money in di sc h arge of a mortgage affect ing the same Estates." Also, a Bill, intituled, "A n A ct f or natura:l2ing Charles Frderia Wild." Also, a Bill, intituled,. " An Act to authorise the sale and conveyance of ground, for the enlargement of the Public Li brary and Lecture-Rooms in the University of Cambridge, and for the erection of an Astronomical Observatory in or near the said University, and of a" Museum for the preserva tion of the Pictures, Books and other articles, bequeathed to the Chancellor, Masters, and Scholars, of the said University. by Richard Viscount Fitzwilliam deceased." KER'S EST AT E B ILL , LOCKHART'S EST A TE B ILL ,t Read a first time. ) CAMBRID G E P UBLIC L IBRARY B ILL. SILK- LACE DUTIES BlLL—read a third time, and passed. FOREIGN TRADE COMMITTEE—MeSSage to the Lords, re .questing the attendance of . Lord Stowell, to be exarhined as a witness. Mr. Alexander Cray Grant, added to the Com mittee. MADRID, APRIL 25.—The Message of the President of the United States, and the Note of M. Zea, presented to the French and English Ministers, have excited here a strong and disagree able sensation. The Royalists, the Liberales, the Sd the Ed all agree n - s' aOtietertS OF M OLDAVIA , Apart 18.—Ac- demning erviles, the an measures xa of lta the President i of con the counts from the principalities state that the prin- United States, which seems to lay hold of the .ipal forces of the Turks are assembling beyond moment when Spain has expressly sent pacific t he Danube. There are only left in Moldavia Commissioners to treat with the people America. and W a l lachia the necessary troops to lay waste PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE.—For the last few th e Country in the event of war. These corps, days the Cortes have held secret sittings after aesisti ng o f light troops, are divided int o sma ll t h e pu bli c s i tt i ng, ar i sing out of the following t achments to carry off the provisions thr o u g h- c i rcumstance. I n t h e last legislature a project ° °, , t the provinces. for a Penal Code was discussed and approved, t the Turkish C omman d ers h ave rece i ve d or d ers a f ter un d ergo i ng several corrections and amend se? devast a t e ever y t hi ng at t h e commencement o f ments, the whole of which were written down in " Th o3 tilities, and t o re ti re t o th e ot h er s id e o f a b ook, and the manuscript deposited in the Se- Danube. It appears also that the defer. cretary's office. It was lately proposed to pre ," preparations previously made in the two sent the Code for the Royal sanction, but the s c s ti ncipaliti e s h a d no ot h er o bj ect b ut to d ece i ve Ministerial party being unfriendly to the amend 1111,e Russian C omman d ers . W e s h a ll soon see ments, which in every instance were introduced Z n ether the Russians will make any attempt to by the Liberates, are reported to have con ifve these provinces before they are laid waste. certed with one of the chief Secretaries of the h i P r ompt succours do not arrive, th e R uss i ans , C ortes , C ar i llo, that he should conceal the mama , eethe eve n t o f war , w ill fi n d t h emse l ves i n a script. On the 22d. it was communicated in the rit ous situation. secret sitting that this manuscript was lost, and 4 0 he Turks have displayed much prudence and that a printed copy must be presented to the s c . I ,` L i tY in lengthening the negociations, according King. This was what the Ministers wished, th 'e advice of their good friends. Amongst but the Committee of Legislation opposed this roderrittnition arrived in Silistria are Congreve measure, and as it is chiefly composed of Opposi s4 s. Two days since, the report was gene- tion Members, they were accused by the Minis ha?' circulated at Bucharest, that the Porte terial party of haying purposely concealed the tep. rejected, for the third time, the Russian manuscript. Upon which a violent tumult arose, I „,`n(itzorz and the Liberates, being warmly pressed, des ri t • . L ett INZIA, APRIL 27.—( Extract of' a Private manded that a strict search might be made for ,aa t h er . *)--" Although the Government publishes the Code ; but Senor Carillo being informed by \tithing respecting the state of the negociations a deputy of the suspicions that fell upon him, li as t he Porte, it is known that M. de Lutzow shortly made his appearance w ith th e l os t menu ssitkag,ain fail e d i n hi s measures, ta k en i n concert script in his hand.—This was a great t r iu m ph ref : Lord S trangford, and that the Porte has for the Opposition. Senor Galiano rose, and sh ap se cl to make the least concession. It is stated denounced the existence in the bosom of the Cortes l cir : the last dispatches from Constantinople no o f a f act i on i n i m i cal to liberty, and desirous the leave the least doubt in this respect. In of a counter-revolution. " Name the members s lfustian of affairs it must be evident that of this faction," exclaimed Senor Arguelles.— 'War affor. cannot be avoided. Notwithstanding the " You are the head of it," replied Senor Gali tosas of our B an k ers t h e M eta l l i cs have fallen ano ; 4 c you are the organ of calumny, th e hypo e;lY below 74, and the Bank Actions have crite of liberalism, the deadly foe of Riego. ,, — not teed to 655. The A us t r i an Ob server d oes At these words all the assembly rose, and private ti, / „ ; 'fink it expedient to mention the negocia- disputes broke out in all parts, of the most vio e,ta°r th e i r rapture, it limits itself to giving lent character.—At length the tumult c ease d, sshi,','s respecting th e Turkish fleet atAlexandri a , an d a C omm i ttee was appointed to suggest such 13 Ter it has gone to repair its disasters." measures as the Cortes might to adopt in this - * - -scc VE,MAY I . —(Extract ofa Private Letter.) conjuncture. The next day (still a secret sit testisbout a fortnight since three foreign Diplo- ting) the Committee proposed that the Cortes • isrevi_ugents proceeded to Geneva, without any should declare their satisfaction at the conduct sortit°es announcement, to demand the arrest of of the Committee of Legislation. This recom zio ttsv % tugees of different nations, who had sought mendation was rejected by a large majority, and 1 Intl S.—Came down from the River last night a l r l .ti tY sailed lo the Thalia, Haig, for Madras and Bengal; a sse m b l e in that city. The Council of State the Committee were ordered to prepare another Lusit ' a l nia, Gibbons, ()Po kesy, Johnson, Quebec ; 'lite r 1',. (1 specially at nine in the evening, and, report. The third day (yesterday) the Com. Betsey, Hudsono.linsina;Olive Miller, Teneriffe; Elizabeth y d ar a) d , , a S i d e r i Sierra Leone 3 t L o e; to the liberating great part of the night, it came mittee proposed three measures ;-1, that Senor T e ; m H s a aV,Lur l n i r r ig lin M o i n ran i tch a i. n — t , tn 4447 honourable resolution of refusing the de- Carillo should suffer some punishment : 2, that Ms ll c: to-clap, Van . Dienue n s Land ; Hein, Backhouse, Qugec; Zan, 411 d ts, Th e r efugees had passports given them, th e nature of this punishment should he discussed Clark, Alexandria; Briton, Champion, Smyr.,a. Arrived and tclis ecti 'Y set out the following day in different in a public sitting : 3, that Senor Gelabert, the sEl i d ? li the River the Perseverance, Taylor, from the Cape ort i s• Such conduct in the delicate situa- other Chief of Division in the Secretary's depart ti n vrhich tat b on Geneva is s placed, was perhaps all ment, accused of having taken part in this in- of FAttott o L e. , MAY 9.—Wind variable, E. to S.—Arrved the Sally, , Stephens, from St. Michaels in 18 d-ys His Ma. N a i l t °or could require. More recently in a trigue, should be brought to the bar, and strongly Sally, Ste jelLtynss li• b rlg Racehorse, fr . om a erutze. Sailed ' the: .-' , r Plymouth. Ills Majesty's cutter Scorpion, ditto.- 414 /11 06 ° , W n hi the neighbouring Canton s the local reprimanded in public by the President of the `liefollowinepaeketsarein the Roads :—Stanmer, for Lisbon; of lent a force to a Milanese Commissary Cortes. The public sitting of to-day was dedi- Blusher, Mediterranean ; Swiftsure, America; Marchioness t esid e Ce ) Who came to seize in the night, at his Gated to the discussion of this affair : and after g Salisbury, Brails, It was L i or t d e ßercsfrd, c ri c o t t ter Sii: fro j m . ttitiritt_ •:.Ceb,uatn th l e ta i lliaaord, who arrived yesterday i i 1. Scorpioni t n ion r a e l fugee, who however . es- a long debate the propositions of the 'Committee Brest. b suffer adeplorablel •c 33 3 a n t d t e a p n e k n 2 lence did not were rejected, and it was ' I) decreed that Senores PonTsmotiTU, MAY 10.—Wind Southcrly.--Arrived the Emma, Reed, from Leghorn, last from Plymouth. Sailed ,D_l . ntzre. , ~„ . , .- 111 '01 4 :1 1 S t 84 , APRI L Gelabert and Carillo should be brought to trial the Thomas, Winspurr, for the Cape of Good Hope; Cossack, 16 - - -An English vessel has before the legal tribunals. This decision was Newell, COpenhagen ; Four Brothers, and Eleonora, for 11 .1 us letters from Constantinople to the received with transports of joy by the galleries, Il of. . r - LY2OI, T/, . 7 41 - Ay 9'—tit end N.W.—Arrived the Jane, A P ril • They confirm the insurrection in and has confirmed the triumph of the Opposition. c, o ok, from St . Michaels for Plymouth, for orders. k'OREIGN INTELLIGLNCE. ORDERS of the DAY, for MONDAY. 1. Poor Removal Bill---:Second Reading. 2. Yorkshire Election Polls Bill —Second Reading. 3. Salford Hundred Court Extension Bill—Third Reading. 4. Manslaughter Bill—Second Reading. 6. Vagrant Laws Amendment Bill—Further consideration of Report. 6. Warehousing Bill—Committee. - • 7. Superannuation Act Amendment Bill—Further. consi tion of Report. B. El -treatment of Cattle Bill—Second Reading. 9. Insolvent Debtors Act Amendment Bill—Second Reading, 10. Warrants of Attornics Bill—Third Reading. 11. Juries (Scotland) Bill—Second Wading. 12. Malt Duties Repeal (Inland) Bill—Third Reading. 13. Roman Catholic Peers Bill—Committee. 14. Supply—Committee. 15. Ways and Means—Committee. 16. Agricultural Distress Report—Report thereupon. NOTICES OF MOTIONS, for MONDAY. 1. Mr. Arbuthnot,--Select Committee on Printing for Public Departments :2. Sir William Cuningham Fairlie,—Bill to amend Act (10 Geo. 11.1.) for improveme nt o f L an d s i n S cot l an d held under strict Entail. 3. Lord Binning,—To refer Report and Estimate of Morpeth and Edinburgh Road to a-Select Committee. 4. Mr. Grey Bennet,—Bill to alter and amend the present mode cf Licensing Public Houses. PRIVATE BlLLS—Second Readings, for . MONDA Y. 1. Glasgow Gas Light 1 2. Drake's Estate. PUBLIC COMMITTEES, for MONDAY MORNING. 1. Agriculture, at one 1 - 4, Dublin Taxation, a t two 2. Public Accoun ts , at one 16. Foreign Trade, at one. 3. Holyhead Road, at one MERCANTILE SHIPPING, &c. F. A. ZEA. HIGH WATER AT LO DO. Morninic, .0 minutes after 7. N BRIDGE To-moRROR-, 1 Eroing, 24 rninutes after 7. ti-11 SUN. SOLEX DICERE FALSII,II - ,lUDEAT LONDON, SATURDAY, MAY 11, 1822. We have received a . private letter from Vienna, dated one day later than the communications -• from that capital contained in the Foreign Jour ' nals, which arrived this day. It holds out hopes of the preservation of peace, founded on the disposition • recently evinced by the Porte to withdraw the Ottoman troops from the Principalities, but the other points of diffe rence are in our opinion so difficult of adjust. merit that we fear these hopes will not be realized, unless indeed the Emperor Alexander should re nounce his demands against the Porte, which we think very improbable. The following is an Extract from the Letter of our highly respectable and intelligent Correspondent : u VIENNA, APRIL 26.—The 4 Estafettes' of the several Ca binets are particularly active; and the general opinion seems to be that war is inevitable. Still, however, among the best in formed of the Diplomates, the case is considered as by no means so desperate, and hopes are entertained that peace may yet be preserved. They ground this opinion upon inform ation which appears to have reached them that the Porte has actually evinced a disposition to withdraw the Turkish troops from the principalities, in which case, the mediating powers hope they may be able to adj us t th e rest. of the differ-' ences. The chief obstacle seems to be the unbending pride and arrogance of the 'Fulls, which will lead them to grant, in the most ungracious manner, whatever concession they may be prevailed upon to accede to ; and it remains to be seen whether the Emperor Alexander, after his exten sive military preparations, will have both power and magna nimity enough to disregard les impertine n c es o f th e Divan. Extracts will be found in a preceding column, from the Paris Papers of Wednesday, which are of a warlike character. Ma. CANNING'S MOTION.---The Protestant world must feel increased alarm at the progressof this motion. The result of the first debate on the subject, as our Readers too well know, was a majority of five in its favour. That majority was last night increased to the number of t welve.— We are astonished .at, the perseverance of this gentleman on a subject of the utmost impor tance to the very existence of the British Constitution, but the nation will feel consola tion in the hope that a majority of the people, at large will be incalculably more numerousagainst this terrific motion, and that our unrivalled Esta blishment in CHURCH and STATE will stand its ground, in spite of oratorical parade, and modern innovation. Two o'Clock.—We understand that several hundred thousand pounds were added this morn ing to the Subscription by the South Sea Com pany, for the proposed PENsros LOAN. Yesterday a Meeting of the Proprietors of South Sea Stock was held at the Company's House in Threadneedle-street. Mr. BOSANQUET, the Chairman, stated to the Meeting the nature of the Contract proposed by Government for the conversion of the Half-pay Pensions, Szc. with the particulars of which our Headers are ac quainted. lie said that the scheme in question, as it would affect the South Sea Company, if the Meeting should be of opinion that the Contract was desirable, had been variously understood. As originally explained, it contained an alterna tive respecting the subscriptions of their whole capital ; according to the plan now proposed," however, those holders who should subscribe their names in a book, or who should by writing signify their consent, were alone to be concerned in the undertaking,—the rights and interests of all others remaining unaffected and secure. An immediate deposit was required by Government from the. Con tractors, of 5,000,0001., and if not made in money or Exchequer Bills, Government would be satisfied with the transfer of so much of the Company's Stock at 32 percent. Whether the whole of their present capital stock were sub scribed or not, an addition of new stock would be necessary ; and this was proposed to bear interest at 4. per cent., while the old stock new bore an interest of 34- per cent. The additional per cent. would arise out of a sum 9f 21,0001. to be allowed by Government for, management, &c.—The Chairman also ex plained some minor points; and after a conver sation which evinced a favourable disposition to the scheme, it was agreed that Books should be opened, and that a General Court of Proprietors should be. held on Monday. Books were imme diately opened ; and we understand a few consi derable sums were subscribed.—The probability of the undertaking being entered into by the South Sea Company, is the general subject of conversation in the City,--up to last night, we are informed the subscriptions did not exceed 100,0001. If the measure be further sanctioned on Monday, however, there is little doubt of the contract being completed. REPUBLiC OF .1:0LOM YHA . • Prig .Holders. of till DEBENTURES Issued : by me, 9 Vice President of the Republic of Coiornhia, .numbered from No. 1 to 500 (both ii)ertisive), and dated London, -the" Tst of August, 1920, may eeceive payment of the same. with the interest - which will then be due thereon, on MONDAY, the Ist 'day of July next, at the Office if Messrs. Herring, W. GrAltami and 3. D. Powlys, the Agents of . the'Culiimbian Republic, Freeman's -court, Coro hill, London; and the Holders of flic aforernentiened J)c bentni.es are requested to take notice, that the inttrest thereon will cease from end after the said Ist day of July next ensuing. • Paris, :April ,30, 1822. TO CORRESPONDENTS. The Author of the Letter signed W. W. in our Paper thi •• Day, says, in a private Note, that though he has reasons for concealing his name, that " if any Member of the Govern ment, hostile to Catholic Emancipation, should deem it use ful to have a conversation with ine, I would attend bins in private." PRIG: OF STOCKS' • TUTS DAY AT ONE 0 - ct.ocx. Bank Stock. 3 per Cent. Red, 3 per Cent. Cons. mg India, Stock 3i per Cent. 4 per Cent. f Old 94 Ith Sm:Stock ( New Flxeheq. 1 pr. 1 dig. 5 per Cent. Navy Ann. 1021 Bank ter Cors. Act. 102 102).• Cons. for Accocnt Bank Long An. In 11-16ths • FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. Si: David and Lady Monerief ; Mrs. Hastings, at Brajor anent! Sir C. anhoff's, Portugal-street, Grosv.Mor-square. DEPAnTtrnEs.—Sir John ?erring, from PortlantLplace, Memeland, Derchshire ; Sir Robert and Lady Steele for their Ant in Dorsetshi re ; C apra i n an d L ady Agnes Buller, front Whitehall-place, to their cottage, near Windsor. BATH AnstvAr.s.--Lacty Ford, Lady Greenley, • Lady Mimes ; Sirs J. Huddart, P. C. Sylvester and J. Montgomery; ; Gen. Bell, Lieut.-Gen. Dirom, Col. Ross, Major and Mrs. Gay, Major Sackville, Major Wallace ; Captains Cooksley, Efayn.?s, Mills, Miles, and Money; Lieut. Vi ncent; R ev . t h e Dean of Lit c hfi e ld, Rev. Dr. Powell, Reverends Mr: and Mrs. Taylor, Mr. Bedford, M r . D av i s , an d hl r,,Frankland ; Dr. and Mrs. Morgan, Drs. Ferris, Fellowes, and Oarlike. The Princess Esterhazy had-,an elegant fashionable ,party yesterday evening, at Chandos House, Cavendish-square. The Duke of Devonshire gave another Concert on Thursday evening at - Devonshire House, on the same grand scale as the lasi. There were present between 4 and 500 fashionables. CITY, FRIDAY EVENING. In the Public Fiends very little businese has been doae dile day. Consols for the next settlement opened at 78 , and remained without any variation until the meeting of the South Sea Stock Proprietors was dissolved, when they fell to 78i le and clos e d excee di ng l y heavy at-this price. It Ls generally supposed in the City that the Firet Lord of the Treasury will not be able to raise Money on the scheme wiiielt has been promulgat e d. ' Merchants either do not compee hend it, ' or' are doubtful of its 'advantages. It hoped,. however, that those who, y ea r s ag o , acqu i re d the appellation and property-men, will now Neke good them, virtuous declarations. They e have often prdtgairned their willin g ne ss to sacrifice both life and Property for the glory of, their, coun try. On the present ocersion the latter only is necessary- ; and there are some in the City sanguine enough to expect, be fore Tuesday next, to find a list of Contractors formed out of the honest Country Gentlemen, with Mr. Bankes at their heal, who, by a sacrifice of property, will prove the virtue of their plans for redressing Agricultural distress. They have de - dared in the House of Commons that they do pot wish to see commerce further extended, and ,Mr. LOCKHART has even denied that their estates are liable to the public cre ditor for money advanced, for the service of the Empire.— The merchants are asked to enter into a contract to this enor mous extent, at a time when the Agriculturists neglect entire ly the Commercial prosperity of this great Empire, and igno rantly sacrifice the benefit of a ll fo r w h at t h ey mistalingly sup pose their owreinterest. Lord LONDO NDERRY , to satisfy them, gave up last night that part of his plan by which the proprie— tor of foreign wheat had some chance of . getting a market tor a part of his prop er ty by convert i ng it into flour. This day letters from Rio de Janeiro advise high prices for Lour; hut the British merchant, f rom w h om suc h great pecuniary aid is now asked for the relief of agricultural distress, is not per mitted to convert his foreign wheat into flour ' and what is the objection ? C a n co m mon sense b e li eve i t ? Why, because a scoundrel may in the grinding have an opportunity of smug gling a few sacks of foreign flour into British consumption ;-- therefore every British merchant must be prevented from be nefitting himself and his country by this permission. The corn. mercial greatness of England is not founded on fraud ; but this is on a par with the whole of the proceedings on the agrecul tural question. he Country Gentlemen do not understand it, and the Ministers of the Crown, however . good may be their intentions, and correct their views, find it inconsistent with the security of their places, to oppose doctrines which must in crease public distress, and soon produce the most fatal conse quences. The only thing• now wanted to complete the wide enactments of the present Session will be to throw out Mr. WALLACE'S Bill for the improvement of the Navigation Laws ; for it will be unjust to Ship-owners to sacrifice what they think their interest, to the public good, after giving up every thing to the landlord ; for the farmer, so far from being benefitted by high prices, is actually injured, from the addi tional capital they render necessary. AU interests must be sacrificed to the mistaken notions of the Land Proprietors ; and it will be well if the Empire itself does not sink under such erroneous principles. Nature, however, it is to bs hoped, will work the cure of all. Another good crop will do the business, and then the landlord will find out that ex tended commerce is not inconsistent with his own welfare.— Foreign Securities are exceedingly dull. From Paris there aie no later accounts than those received yesterday. Here, the Rentes continue at 88.25. Prussian Bonds are 86i. • Old klis lumbian Tens are advanced to 101. The New Sixes, 856 ; and the Scrip, 86g. The Spanish Old Bonds are 621 S; and the New, 62 g 1 63. Danish Fives, 84i 85 ; and the Neapolitan, 68i 69. In Russian, Austrian, and American Stock, no business has been done.—Fine Coffee is again Is. to 2s. dearer; blade Sugar no business whatever can be done. The value of Rum is also entirely nominal.—The Wine and Foreign Spirit Trade is in a very depressed state, and there is no immediate chance of improvement. —On the Baltic walk very little business has been done. Riga P. T. R. Flax is 501., and St. Petersburgh 12 head 'Flax, 441. a ton. Riga Rhyne Hemp, 451; St. Peters burgh clean Hemp, 431. These prices however, are al most nominal, as very little business can be done at them. —St. Petersburgh yellow Tallow on the spot can be had at 361. For arrival the price is 381. The best Odessa, 341. to 351., and Soap Tallow, 321. There is a- large quantity of Tallow hanging over the market, but not at present on sale. At the Corn Exchange there has been this week a fair arrival of all sorts of grain. The Parliamentary proceedings, however well intentioned, have as yet had no erfect in raising prices.— ( Morning Chronicle.) [Extract of a Letter from S;: - Tra Leone, Dec. 3.1 " The number of French slave veasas at present CPII th., coast, and indeed the avowals of the masters and supercargoes, too plainly testify that France, profiting by our treaty with other powers, has become the carrierof slaves for those nations, and thus will reap the enormous gains produced by the odious system." _ _ " Yesterday his Majesty's ship Pheasant arrived, from a cruize to windward. Major Gray came passenger in her from. the Gambia ; Ensign Wetherell, Aid-de-Camp to the Briga dier-General, and George Charmer. came paT fevers ix the Ceres." Tut THEATRE.—The tragedy of Macbeth represented last night at Drury-Lane Theatre: and Mr. KEAN performed the part of the hero Di' the piece, for the last time this season. If the applause of the audience is to be considered as the best proof of merit, he had full reason to Le satisfied with his reception. Mr. COOPER war admirably spirited in Mad', and Mrs.W.Wver uncommonly'impressive in the part of the r.:tki. less Queen. The house was well attended. The Duchess of ANGOULEME is much better, and hopes are entertained of her speedy recovery. Yesterday the Earl of LIVFRPOOL and the Marquis of LONDONDERRY had ancliences of the KING. The Duke of YORK arrived in town yester‘lay morning from Newmarket. His Royal Highness afterwards transacted business, as Commander-- in -Chief, at the Horse Guards. The Royal Duke did not hold a Levee, bat Sir HERBIWis TAYLOR, his Military Secretary, did. Yesterday Mr. SILVESTER, the King's Mes senger, arrived in town with dispatches from the Hague. INFANT LAMBERT.—There was lately pre_ seated to the Royal Academy of Medicine Lc Paris, a boy, five years old, of such an enormas size and so fat, that he could scarcely walk. He is not taller than other children of the carne age, and weighs 1081bs. French, above 120 lbs. English. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Fr:n cess of DENMARK are expected in town to-night, and Warwick-house has been got in complete readiness for their reception. Their Royal High nesses were expected to land yesterday after, , noon, and spend the night at Dover. • ( „6,,,,it, ifo'a 44 1? ..k rd, 6 oto 4 iS -** -te` ef 'Si_ ,_,oF # ret4" , •