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1-A, • . _ 0 7. 7,, z 0 ,4. 1j-51 k1 . 7, / /,.„44r0t0 S —#l l "'p& //-7 ." N N. ug ite 3s, 6; . . . .. - . ~. . *.. -1 4 'I . •.. , , . i i'l3 1.--- ~../. L. fi UMBER 9302.] PRICE SEVENPENCE. TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 1822. ROYAL ACADEMY, SOMERSET-PLACE. THE EXHIBITION of the ROYAL ACA.- • • ACA DEMY IS NOW OPEN. admission (from Eight o'Clock till Seven) One Shilling. Catalogue One Shilling. R. HOWARD, R.A. Sec. T HE QUARTERLY REVIEW, No. LIII Is nearly . readyforPublication. that from our North American Colonies. It had likewise been deemed expedient to allow a tlirect exportation from our West India IslandS to the different Statei of Europe, it being found that, in consequence of the' change which had taken place in the political situation of the 13razils, Brazil sugar could be im ported into Europe at a much cheaper fate "'than our West Indiesuzgar, coining, as it did, through this country; it, there , fore, for the sake of our West - India interests, became neces sary to allow this direct trade. These Bills, therefore, would place the Colonial Trade on a footing, which, he trusted, would prove-advantageous to thelinterests of the country. The Marquess of BUTE said he had no opposition to offer to the Bills ; but with regard to'olie ohject, the prevention of which he had much atheart, namely, the Slave Prade,.,he was afraid that sufficient provision had not been made to secure that very important regulation — the Registration of Slaves in our :West India Islands. He was aware that it had been deemed most advisable to leave it to the Colonial Legislatures to make regulations for the purpose of carrying this 'object into effect, but he feared that these regulations were in some instances in sufficient, or not sufficiently operative. He put it to the consi deration .of his Majesty's Government, whether this object should not be carefully attended to • and, as at the period of the American war, no writer on the Colonial side -denied the right of this country .to make regulationii of trade affecting` the .Colonies, and deeming this registAitiotttoiSLives, in point of fact, a regulation of trade, he thought the Parliament ought to interfere if the Colonial Legislatufes did not enact regulations sufficient for the purpose. The two Bills moved by the Earl BATIAIRST were read a second time, and committed for to-morrow.--Adjourned till to-morrow (this day). —,`. weeks. Those who thought that muchtlid not yet remain to be done, greatly deceived themselves—(Hear, hear !)—at all. events the House must see that if the employment of the poor in public works were intended to alleviate presenf'distress, no time should be lost, knowing hoW deep-felt that distress was. —(Hear !)—He begged, therefore, that the Right Hon. Gen tleman would answer the questions that he had put to him, and be ventured to assure him that Ireland awaited his answer with the deepest anxiety. Mr. GOULBURN Offered his thanks to his Right 'Hon jeet from - the Royal Burgh'or Kinghorne. ditiered to. lie on 'the table. CONTENTS. 1. LIFE and WRITINGS of CAMOENS.—II. History of the XOLIC DIGAMMA, its Power, Influence, Variations, and Declension.—lll. MORAL and POLE fICAL View of the United States of AM EItICA, of the Western Provinces, &c.—Views, Visits, and Tours in North 'Aruerica.—lV. VAN DIEMEN'S LAND..Emigration.V. HYPOCHONDRIA 51S and other Nervous Affections, by J. Reid, LI TERARY PIRACIES and CHANCERY DECISIONS.—,-Cases of Walcot v. Walker; Smithey v. - Sherwood ;- Murray v. Ben bow, and Lawrence v. Stnith.—Vll. Naxaroff, Expedition to Korania.—Vlll. Ancient State and Institutions of FRANCE, and Causes of the French Revolution.-IX. WALPOLE'S MEMOIRES.—X. Waddington's Traveli in ETHIOPIA. — XL CURRENCY. Printed for JOH - Nr MLTRRAY. Albemarle..street, London. 1 1111 S is to give notice, that in Pursuance of Directions from the COMMISSIONERS fur VIC WALLING HIS MAJESTY'S NAVY, I shall be ready at !his Place, on TUESDAY, the 25th inst., to receive Tenders to Writing (sealed up), from such Persons as will undertake to Vorcliase the HIDES, (except what may be wanted for the b ()e k Yards), an d FAT that may be produced from the Oxen slau ghtered for the service of His Majesty's Victualling De rtilttnerits at Chatham and Portsmouth, from the Ist day of Y next en su i ng , un til the :Mtb day of September following. The Tenders to contain distinct prices, expressed in words at length fur each article, and to be made separate for each 1)c "." - :-The same to be paid at the end of each month. WILLIAM MELLISH, Sit d agwelt-Dock, June 12, 1822. . - Lately published, trice 3s. 6d. boards. - CASES Illustrative of the TREATMENT of DISEASES of the EAR, bath Local and Constitutional, with Practical Rennirksirelative to the DEAF and DUMB. By J. 11. CURTIS, Esq. Aurist to his Majesty, and Surgeon to the Royal Dispensary for biseases ot the Ear, &c. Printed for T.-and G. Underwood, 32, Fleet-street; Black, Edinburgh ; and Hodges and M'Artbur,"Dublin. " The Profession, we 'conceive, are indebted to Mr. Curtis, for the persevering spirit with which he cultivates the Study of those Diseisses affecting the Organ of Hearing, which from their obscurity rand 'intricacy can only•be properly treated by a person entirely devoted to the subject.—,(Lundon Medi.- 'cal and Physical Journal, March, 1822). • - • , "The Cases detailed by Mr. Curtis are Fifty-eight in number, and the Treatment appears to be judicious, simple, and successful."—(Medico Chirurgical Review, March 1822.). 1 1 EAST INDIA I-1017SE, April 24, 1822. I JE COURT of .DIRECTORS of the . Lar UNITED COMPANY of MERCHANTS of ENG- I ) TRADING to th e EAST INDIES,' do hereby give tice, lIOUSE OF COMMONS. MISCELLANEOUS. od ; od od od s a s oil s oil sad '' Oa 0, 13 0 ' 0 4 oat' ,00 5 ;4 ;ug• a d; ar e, i s trie r lb. our. l" 0 31 ' Pith- ....--"' eld e" ,ge• es ter/ Of l' i i, irmS, ins" rtl , stofr That a QUARTERLY GENERAL COURT of the said °ll 'Pany will be held at their House in Leadenhall-street, on th \7EnN ESDAY,the 19th- June' next, at Eleven o'Clock in Potent:4m, for the purpose of declaring a DIVIDEND from ,,, CHRISTMAS last, to MIDSUMMER' next. s . e ` h at the TRANSFER BOOKS of the said COMPANY'S 2 - : C/ CK will be-SHUT on TUESDAY the 4th June next, Three o'Clock, and OPENED again on TUESDAY, the t6t h July following, • 413 (1 that the DIVIDEND WARRANTS on the said Coro- Stock. due on the sth July, will be ready to be deli • *tet, 'lint SATURDAY, the 6th July next. JOSEPI-I DART, Secretary. ' ROYAL-EXCHANGE ASSURANCE OFFICE, h r, May 22, 1322., JURE COURT of DIRECTORS of the Nor ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE do hereby give 1 1 , 1 e, that their TRANSFER BOOKS will he shat, from 9th ' II SDAY, the 13th Of June next, to TUESDAY, the 3 4 4 1 9. f duly following, .and that a GENERAL coußrof the Nt,,Zorporation will be holden at their Office, on WED poi' AY, the .19th of June next, at Eleven_o'Clock in the, " °oll _, It consider of a Dividend. t SAMUEL FENNING, Jun. Secretary. Nr, Tbe - Chair, will be taken atywelve o'Clock precisely. al • Attendance i s given, daily, at the said Odice, and tp e 'roiiiCe in Pall Malt; for the Assuiance of Buildings, Merchandise, and Ships, in . Harbour, in Dock, or the Building - , from Lnss of Damage by Fire; and also for 'slit - Mice of, and granting Annuities on, Lives. • 4 _ 16TH JULY. . and J. lIU SIVENV 'GT have great plea tl,,, 6 sure in offering to their Friends and the Public an b t 'Z'tunity of gaining the TEN czorDAL PRIZES sure to 'nip a wn the First Day-(l6th JULY), at the following tri ' is k, viz.:— . _ . A Whole Ticket only ii. 18s. Half - 11. ss. qt. I Eighth 7s. 6d. . Quarter 13. Sixteenth 4s. PURCHASE-RS at s J. and J. SIVEWRIGHT'S Qf ,lotte'd after taking the chance of the First Day, will be al 4efore to return their Tickets or Shares (at any time on or they o, i .lit July) ) whether drawn or undrawo, at the above hng Reduction from the Price they gave, which is all !tr y t „ cap ' lose, .and they may gain the Ten Capitals that are e ba ") . be drawn, and "any of the . Floatin . g Prizes that may " come up the First Day, July 16. THE SCHEME CONTAINS . . TWO b tsid TWO - of es other Capitals of £2,000, £l,OOO, &c. &c. Consols ri tt ind Money, and Not Two Blanks to a Prize. 11,1 f ,7" , and Shares are Selling at J. and J. SIVE 'IITS' Odic s, , 37 , Cornhill ; 1 38, Haymarket, ' l 'l p 11, Holborn ; J Corner of Coventry-street. ler;':' they sold ALL the £20,000 PRIZES in a recent L0t •.....21'1,1 in-their Last. Contract 4,421, a Prize of £25,000.. To T. TAYLOR, Esq. „. Nu. 9, New Bridge - street, London. a - ,ottitEn Sin; ' _ leave to inform you, that ever since the A li4 e4 r 1 790, I had been afflicted with the Lues Venereal, Gr egg' d peni its obstinately resisting every course of medicine , i - e i re o f tl " ,; Nl by . the most eminent of the faculty here, and d un: hAr ze i , scveralsevere courses of salivation; and twice , lb of td from the Hospital with little relief, would appear to qi,e in,4st i nve t er at e nature. In the spring of last year ti l "der had got to such a head, as nearly to put a period , n ex istence-1 had a large ulcer on the crown of my head, t ,a110;,,"-eli arm, and my legs were broke out in a frightful o 1 2' 41 e „-; my right was dreadfully painful, and had been in a i;` 'ulceration for the last seven years • my left bad also ege s ta ge nodes' on it, was very much discoloured, ' and gave :4'; e xcruciating pain particularly when . warm in bed, ic rl Y to deprive - me - of ' rest ;in this lamentable state, I '' v ,',e4t: u alniended by Mr. , .1. Thompson, (who received so bY them here), to take vour Leake's Patent Pills, i th 'ini o uepiti to do on the 2iith o. May ; in the course M a t• oath t " h `i began to receive benek—in little, more , than a f re t, e aft ulcei's n myhead and arms were soundly healed — 't, the sores ova my legs healed also; leaving, how -1 c msiderabi e di sco louration in the skin, and pain in the (1 41 ti f the th ter left, which, by the blessing of God, and a little t he i severance in your nvallable ,Medicine, subsided ; I,4eil,etes dispersing, the skin regaining its natural hue, and : tl t ' lr nal pains graAtially going off.—Lthus became, by tt rltie r e ral advice and medicine, perfectly free - from all my t, r iNtl e i e nifflaints—have recovered my former spirits and ~ , and am become jolly and fat, in which state having 4 „, i ' many months, to the astohishinent of all who knew titilt your a t 'any loss in what terms to express my gratitude, but 1 ; Is o ly Vor the good- of other suffering mortals, to make 41 ; 1,, as e as public as possible, as I shall on every occa dolig you will greatly oblige, `r) your grateful, obedient, very humble servant, Jo 1 , 1• 4 , 1 , s ALEX. MUHKER .." Set High-street, Edinburgh. 'n ' Witnesses to the above Cure:- I.* t "lisnn - No a New Poultry Market, Edinburgh,, i NP-Ittosli, Old Assembly (:lose, Edinburgh. A t e 4 and sold by the sole Proprietor, THOMAS TAY t ale of the •Ro 'al College ,of ,Surgeons, at his N 0 .., • NCEan t re _?, New Bridge-street, London; wheie . , after . a delo sidence of more than 40 years, in a practice path- I tt 4 l it feeted to the cure ot Venereal Complaints and those , Ive r .tcy . to the Parts of Generation, with that inviolable t .l . 4 . ll F as :ch men of his profession should always Observe in - ` 4 lte kis i he flatters himself the advice and assistante he , ii t :!t t ,,, ne % administers to persons taking this Medicine, will A u, by a discerning Public, as an advat.tage seldom lqls o su e d and void of all ambiguity. ili tl B tit a 1. 6 Y his appointnient,tor . the convenience of those kr,4; bisheuistance, at the ToYshap, lp3, Baxter;Oxford=street c hi e th- brid "u gh i s; No. 7, Fish-street-hill; Mr. u j Ni _pe i s soli g in e, Edinburgh ; Mi. Caliwel 's, ; and of Ai ti l ad, b _ every considerable t o wn in Great Britain and' t h . fun ....xes of only 2s. 9d. each, stamped, and sealed up ~aYcu i Plain directions, whereby persons, of -either themselves with ease, speed, !ecrecy, and safety. PARLIAMENT, . HOUSE OF . . Lo i aps; ,MpNDAY, JirN“7 The House met at ten o'clock in the morning and proceeded in appeals. Petitions•against the Unman Catholic Peers' ,Bill were pre 'seated by Lord Rolle;' froin a parish in Exeter, by Lord Vis count Exmouth ; from Dawlish (Devon) by the Bishop of Chester; five, from Kendal and feur othcr places, by the DUke of Rutland; from Leicester and Grantham, by the Earl of Shaftesbury. from the_ Synod of Glasgow and Ayr,. by. the 'Bishop of St. David's ; eight, Petitions! from Deamies ; a Pe tition also by the Earl of. Harewood, from MerchantS, &c. of London, connected with the Woollen Trade, coniplaining of the. Duty on Foreign Wool ; a Petition by the Marquis of LanS down, from G. F. Busby; an architect, complaining of certain plans of his bein4 , neglected; :and two Petitions from tie Hun dred of Scarsdale (Derbyshire); complaining of agriculthral distress—ordered to lie on the table. The Recognizances Bill, and the Registration of Deeds Amendment (Ireland) Bill, were road a third time and passed., The Bankrupt Joint Commissions . Bill passed through' Conirnittee; and was reported without -amendment. COMMEitCE-NAVIGATION. The Earl of LIVERPOOL moved the second reading of . the Ancient Commercial StAntes Repeal,Bill; the Importation of Goods Repeal Bill, and the Navigation Amendment Bill. His Lordship observed, that the three Bills formed a new sys tem, which he thought • would be found highly beneficial to our commerce and navigation. The first Bill repealed no less than 300 Acts of Parliament, not by any sweeping- clause„.but nomiaatim and. seriatim; a measure which of itself would, prove highly bendicial,it being a fact that there were persons who' actually obtained a living by informing merchants what they could \ do, and what they - could not do, the Acts as they 'at present stood operating as clogs upon almost all the, operations of commerce. With regard to the Navigation Act, dated the 12 Charles 11. it had invariably since that period been th'epoliey'of the country to adhere to it e and when it was•con. sidered that the Navigation Laws formed a nursery for sea men for the service of the country in time of war, it must be obvious that to adhere to those laws, as - far as possible, was the best policy upon which the British Government could act. 'This policy must however, of course, be' subject to times and circumstances, and it was upon the principle of it, modified by the.changes - which had taken place, that' the system purposed to be carried into effect by these Bills was established. Under the Navigation Laws; as they formerly stood, the produce and manufactures of Asia, Africa, and America must be imported into this country in British ships. When the United States of America became independent, it was deemed consonant with . every sound principle to place them upon the same footing as the States of Europe. by which 'the produce and manufactures of the former were allowed to be imported in American as well as in British ships, as with regard to State's of Europe, the 'ships Of those 'states were allowed to import their produce and manufactures equally with British ships. A further alteration had now become necessary, in consequence of thechanges which had taken place in other,parts of the continent of America ' and as it was impossible - die Colonies on that Continent could ever return to what they were, it was proppsed to further modify the principle.of the Navigation Laws so as to.allow the im portation of the.produce and manufactures of states throughout the Continent of America in the ships of thoSe States, as well . as in British ships, and to do away the necessity of passing a Special Act of Parliament to meet temporary circumstances. It was proposed that from Spanish America the imports might take place either-in Spanish ships, or ships of the States established there, as well as in British ships. The principle of the Navigation. Laws would in other respects remain the same. With the ex ception of a provision allowing the import into this country from the States of Europe, ins - ships• not hitherto permitted by those . laws, of the.produce of the West Indies, &c. imported into those States, the object of this provision being as much as possible to render this country an entrepot for the commerce of 'tire world. With regard to the aelditibnal freedom given to commerce, it. was only necessary for him to observe, that it was a great mis take to suppose that one country, by throwing obstacles in the way of the commerce of other countries, could benefit itself.— Nothing could be more true, than that the More other countries increased in wealth and prosperity, the greater would be the 'advantage to our own commerce and Manufactures. The dis tress of our manufactureri arose from the want of adequate re turns ; let other countries go on increasing iii wealth and pro sperity, and there was scarcely any limit that could be assigned to'the returns that might be received by our manufacturers for the products of their capital and industry. In whatever way, therefore, we could contribute by allowing a greater freedom of commerce to the wealth and prosperity of other countries, in a proportionate degree wecontnbuted to our own wealth and pros perity, it being certain that the increase of the mears of other countries to purchase olr manufactures tended directly to the increase of our own wealth. It was upon these principles that the present Bills were brought forward, and had been paSsed by the House of Commons. The Earl of HAREWOOD said he did not mean to object to the principle stated by the .-Noble Earl as to freedom ,Of commerce tending, by increasing the wealth of other-'coun tries, to augment our own, but he thought, that to carry such a principle into full effect the means ought to be afforded to our own manufactures of entering - into competition with those of foreign countries; thus, for instance, with regard to the woollen manufacture, the duty imposed upon foreign wool tended to increase the price of the manufactured articles so as to prevept it, in a great degree, from entering into that competition. The three 'Bills above-mentioned were read a second time, and committed'for to-morrow. • , The Earl-BATHURST moved the second reading of the Colonial Trade Bill, and the America and West India Trade Bill. His Lordship observed that an intercourse had been for some time carried •on between our West India Colo nies and• the United States of America in British ships, the former exporting to the latter sugar, rum and• certain enu merated articles, and receiving• in return lumber and certain enumerated articles. This trade, which was contrary to the original Navigation Laws, it had been found necessary to Permit, and it had also been found expedient to allow a free trade at Bermuda; Halifax, and St. John's. , In consequence of the changes which had since taken place, it was now deem ed expedient to allow the trade between our West India Islands and the United Statei of America to be carried on in ships of the United States, as well as in British ships, and to allow a similar trade between our West India Islands, and other States on the Continent of America. To protect our own. North American Colonies, it had been deemed expedient to impose a duty on the articles imported into the West Indies from the United States of America, not a prohibitory one, but merely sufficient to place the trade on an equal footing with Mr. DAVENPORT presented Petitions from the Inhabi tants of Lancaster, and the Mayor and Corporation of Congle •ton, against the Warehousing' Bill.--Ordered to be printed. Mr. CUFF presented a Petition from Newark, calling the attention of the House to the evils resulting from the preva lence of Mock Auctions.—Ordered.to be printed. Mr. R. SHAW presented a .Petition from the Chamber of Commerce, Dublin, praying that the House will revise the late •regulations adopted •relative to the Salt Diity; considered by the .Petitioners to be prejudicial to- the interests of Ireland. Mr. CURWEN thought the prayer of the Petition was, ,worthy of attention. The Petition was ordered to be printed.. Sir W. CURTIS presented a Petition from the Watch makers of the City of London, against that part of the Ware housing Bill, relative to foreign clocks and watches.—Ordered to be printed. • • . Sir W. LEMON: presented a Petition from some Fisher men of Cornwall,-against, the Tax - upon Salt.—Ordered to lie on the table: , . • • Sir R. FERGUSON presented a similar Petition from Perth.---Ordered to lie on the table. The Fish Preservation Bill .wr.v. 'read a second time, and or dered to be committed to-morrow. BAKERS' , REGULATIONS BILL. . The Bakers' Regulations Bill was reeothmitted, the Report received, and ordered -to be read a third time on Thursday next. Lord A.'HAMILTON presented a Petition from various Corporations 'of Edinburgh. ai:d Inverness against the Royal Burghs Accounts Bill.—Ordered to he printed. SALT TAX. Mr. W. SMITH presented a Petition from the Fish:.eurers of the , town of Bolton, in Cambridgeshire, praying for a further remission of the Skit Tax. • • • _ Mr. CURWEN pressed upon the consideration of the Chan cellor pf the Exchequer the propriety of removing this bur then from the fisheries, whichswas so grievously felt, and for retaining which no adequate-reason, he thought, could be as signed. • • • The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, in the course of some observations which, from the noise prevailing in the House,- were not , distinctly heard in the gallery,' stated, that it was not his - intention - to persist in retaining the duty of -2s. on the4alt used in - the Fisheriei. He had only proposed that it should remain subject to that . duty for two years, at the out of which, period most of the bounty would expire, and the whole subject - would then have come under the consideration of the House. Since, however, he found that the retention of this-portion of the tax had-created great alarm in those inte-- reste4, and had. resolved upon not persisting in his original intention.—(Hear.) • General "ASCOYNE complained of a discuAsion having been entered into,on a subject of so much general interest at that period of the evening, and when so little expected. The consequence in the present instance had been to him, that he had not been able to hear•all that had fallen from the Right 'Hon., Gentleman. :ITr. Britew•and the CHANCELLOR of' the EXCHEQUER made observations which were inaudible in the gallery. • Mr. BRIGHT hoped that if. the Chancellor of the Exche. quer had any - scheme. for the reduction of this most oppressive tax, he would 'carry it into effect directly. Whatever he.did with 'respect to it, 'it-was quite necesSary that he 'should re.. model the Excise Laws for the collection of the Tax: Ile could retain them for-no other reason than patronage, or that he would not abandon one or two hundred thousand pounds ; and strong as his Majesty's Government was, if it went forth to the country that it was•not their intention to repeal 'these laws, they would receive a shock from public opinion. The Petition was then read; and ordered to be printed. • POLICE. Mr. Secretary PEEL brought up the Report of the Select Committee on the state of the Polite of the Metropolis, which was ordered to be laid on the table, and to be printed. MONEY WAGES. Mr. LITTLETON presented a Petition from the Coal and Iron Masters, and others of,the Town of Dudley, in' Stafford shire, and its neighbourhood, praying the attention' of the House to the Laws restraining the Payment of Wages in any other commodity than Money. The Hon. Member impressed upon the house the necessity of taking this subject into their consideration. The master-manufacturers had resolved in many cases that the workmen should lay out their wages at certain shops, which belonged to themselves, and in order.: to evade the law, they discharged all those who did not do`so,— The consequence of this was, as the Petitioners complained, that they had had provisions at exorbitant prices. Mr. ROBINSON said the House would perceive from the Petition, that the Bill-which had been passed of late years to restrain master-manufacturers and others from paying their workmen's wages in any thing but money, was quite ineffica cious. It was clear that ways and means could easily be found to evade the law - on that subject. He confessed this had always been his opinion, and now that it appeared to be so be yond doubt, he should feel it his duty hereafter to draw the at tention of the House to the question of the propriety of conti nuing the law. Mr. DAVIES GILBERT concurred in all that had fallen from the Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Robinson) with respect to these laws. These laws prevented many masters from im porting provisions from cheaper districts for the benefit of their men, whilst they did not prevent those•from doing so whose in tentions were bad. Mr. RICARDO made some observations to the same effect, which were not distinctly audible in the gallery. Lord STANLEY said, that however much he agreed in the propriety of removing the inefficacious restrictions on this sub ject, he hoped that some measure would be introduced to pre vent the payment of wages in commodities. Mr. MONCK observed that there was a great distinction be tween paying in commodities, and paying in provisions. The latter was most useful and beneficial, and the former very much the r4verse. After a few words from Mr. HUME, the Petition was brought up and read, and ordered to be printed. Mr. LITTLETON also presented a Petition from certain Silk Manufacturers in the neighbourhood of Dudley, against the Warehousing Bill.—Ordered to be printed. THE DISTRESSED) Mr. y. FITZGERALD rosefor the pMpose of putting a question to the Right Hon. Secretary for Ireland, on the sub ject' of the afflicting accounts which continued hourly to be received from that country, and which must also have reached his Majesty's Government. Under these circumstances it was that he desired to know from the Right Hon. Gentleman below, what further measures of relief were in the contemplation of his Majesty's Government towards Ireland; and what prOgress had been made in the application of those already adopted? He need not tell the House that the awful situation of that country would admit of no longer delay.—(Hear, hear !)—The charity of England, however active, its liberality, however extensive, were yet not sufficient; and the sums voted by Parliament were not enough to support present distress, and still less to Meet that which was approaching for the next seven or eight •• , • Friend for the Opportunity he had afforded him of explaining the conduct„of the Irish Government on this interesting subject. In answer to the queStion, as to the measures of relief already put in practice, he had to inform his Right Hon. Friend, that from - the moment it had appeared to the Lord Lieutenant ad visable ••to interfere, a Committee had been appointed in Dub lin, for the purpose of communicating with the . Committee ex isting in the part of the country suffering under the preSsure of distress ; and fonds,, which since the year 1807 had been at the disposal of the Lord Lieutenant, to be applied in the event of a calamity like the present afflicting the.country, were placed in the hands of that Committee, and by them to be applied to those districts which seemed to them most in want of assistance. The Committee applied itself sedulously and anxiously to the task, and put themselves in immediate communication with. all th.i other Committees throughout the distressed districts, through whcise means they had been enabled to contribute, as far as the limits, of their funds would permit,. relief in lar cases. It wkaild also be- in the recollection of the House . that a measure had .been under its consideration, having two disti i nct brancht.s of operation.... The one was to enable- the 'Government of Ireland to institute the commencement of pub lic wOrlesr-and the other for placing absolutely at its disposal a sum of 50,0001. Upon these powers being granted to the Government of Ireland per's/ins: were dispatched into the dis tressed districts, with full powers to put into execution any species of work that might appear - to be most- applicable to. the local distress. In some districts worki had already been - commenced, and he had no doubt of the steps that had, been taken in this respect answering the expectations formed of them. He had said before that lie did not think the sum - placed at the disposal of the Lord' Lieutenant adequate to meet the exigencies of the case; but it was the "Object of' the Government of that country to obtain the commencement of works, and afterwards to apply for such sums as the liberality of Parliament should be - disposed to grant for their continuance and- coMpletion. He felt Much satisfaction -in being able to. state, that the extreme distress which had afflicted - different parts of Ireland, was now limited to not a very large portion of the country. But undoubtedly there was enough left to call upon Parliament and the Government of Ireland to provide further measures of relief; and whenever the funds. at the die_ posal of the Lord Lieutenant should be exhausted, it would be his duty to come to . Parliament for such further sums a' might appear to be necessary.—( near; hear,!) Mr. JOHN SMITH confessed lie was surprised, upon hear ing- that there was a Committee sitting in Dublin to afford re lief, •and coupling with that face, that the accounts received that day were more calamitous thahany that had yet been re ceived. He would state' to the House some accounts of the extent of the distress in Ireland, derived from sources and in a manner that could admit of no doubt its-to their accuracy. Such was the situation, for. instance; of the county of Clare, that there were not less than 99,539 individuals subsisting on charity.—(Hear, hear !).--in Cork, from an estimate made by .a Committee of Clergymen and Magistrates, there appeared to be 132,000 who had no means of_ their own of subsistence, and intnit perish from hunger Withont charitable relief.--(llear !)-2 In addition to - this, the account from Clare that day stated that several individuals had perished of hunger.• Now what the Irish Governnient was &mg lie knew not, but the first duty of any GOvernment worth a farthing *as to -remedy such a state, of things. ,He was sure that . the Irish , Government had not enough money at its command for this purpose; the Commit-. tee was not sufficient for the-exigency of the case, and he im plored the Right Hon. Gentleman to take more active steps' than had yet been 'taken for the relief of this overwhelming dis-• tress.—(Bear, hear!) .• Mr . e SPRING RICE said, that in Limerick out Of 67,090 there were 50,000 subsisting on - charity. ' He took that oppor.. tunity of stating his opinion that however great the funds, and however zealous the Committee, yet if they were treble what' they were it would be impossible fen' them to do more than al leviate in the slightest possible degree the sufferings of the diis tressed Irish. They must rely upon Government to check the misery that was rapidly spreading. He hoped that whatever was,their intention they would effect it speedily, for those who were in want of it would otherwiSe perish. • Sir E. 013111 - ENSsaid,• it was their any seriously to review the situation of the resources, applied to this,purpose, which ' were diminishing fast. Whatever was to be done he trusted would be done speedily. Mr. V. FITZGERALD saidbehad meant to throw out no. , reproach, but lie felt it right tostate that the case was one Of such extensive distress and such dire necessity, that 'the means at the command of the Committee were utterly inadequate to meet the evil. He would abstain from reciting facts, though if dispoSed to do so he could add Many to those which had been mentioned by his Hon. Friend. It was however proper to bear in mind that the ravages of fever were nosy- added to those of famine in that unhappy country. Not only were the funds placed at the disposal of the Committee incapable of stopping the - calarnityebut it 'continued -to - increase from day. to day ; and he therefore thought the the most manly course that could be taken would be at once to submit the case to the - House and . appeal to the liberality of Parliament. Sir J. NEWPORT was of opinion that unless means were found to employ- the, population of Ireland, and that exten sively, the'foundation of an ulterior evil would be laid 'more - formidable even thin that with .which we had at present to contend; an evil which would not only 'exist thiongh this or through the next year, but which would strike at the root o f all industry for a long period to come. Large its the means, and great as the 'benevolence of this country unquestionably were, those means and that benevolence were incapable of affording efficient relief unless the means of existence. were drawn from the immediate neighbourhood of the sitiTerers. The aid that might be afforded ought to be given in such a way that it should take the shape of reward fbr labour, rather than that - of a boon to mendicity. Mr. Secretary PEEL appealed to the House if enough had not been said on-The: subject, to prove that further discussion was at this time unnecessary. He perfectly agreed with the Right Honourable Baronet that this was not a mere pecuniary question. The importance of the subject lifted it above the ordinary rule of financial calculation. The question was not whether a sum of money should be advanced to Ireland; but besides the consideration of that, other duties of no mean import ance devolved upon the Government. At present he could assure the House that the attention of the Irish Governlnent was almost exclusively devoted to this one subject. They were endeavouring to give gelid, in every possible way,, mot with strict regard to the pfinciples of political economy, for unhappily the case was one that compelled themto set all or dinary - rules 'at defiance. The Irish' Government then, with out any view to a mere saving of public money, were labour ing to do as much good as they could, at the same time striv ing to guard against those - evils which were but too likely to be concomitancwith the efforts thus made. In order to ac complish all that could be' effected for the relief of the mil lions who now called for aid, engineers were engaged -to see what works could 'be commenced, that would affbrd occupa tion to the people. Three engineers were now employed in the South-west of Ireland for this purpose. Their report was im mediately e?cpected, and six thousand pounds had already been thus appropriated, not for any public undertaking, but in order to effect improvements of a local and private nature. They were thus looking our fur ways of employing the sufferers, not forgetting, at the same time, that rnanyhundreds were endu ring great privation who were incapable of labour. On a sub ject of such delicacy and importance, he hoped the House 'would come to no resolution at present, but being satisfied the attention of the Government was fully directed to it, he trusted they would feel that to extend the limits of this conversation might be injurious rather than beneficial. Mr. ABERCROMBY had always felt that in-attempting to affbrd relief, great care and foresight were necessary to guard against future evil. He was of opinion that this - debate ought not to be further extended, but could not help rising to express the satisfaction he had felt at -hearing what had fallen from the Right Hon. Gentleman. Here the conversation terminated. • SCOTCH BURGHS. Mr. HUME presented a Petition from the Corporation of Shoemakers at Inverness against the Royal Burghs Accounts Bill. Ordered to lie on the table. Mr. J. P. GRANT presented a similar Petition from the Burgesses of Inverness. Ordered to be printed. Sir R. FERGUSSON presented a Petition on the same sub- T presentedDUTY °Na SALT. from cert a i n Fi s h . Mr. IL BRIGII :Curers and'Dealers in Fish praying, the total repeal .of - the Salt Duty.' Lord : FIFE presented a similar , Petition from) the' Fish, Curers in the County* of Reiff.-Ordered to be . printed. Mr. HEATIICOTE' presented a Petiti o n from the Mer chants, Ship-oWners i .and Wharfingera - of Gainsborough,•pr a y = d ing for the total repeal of the Salt Tax. He strongly suported ;the prayer of the. Petition, - and heped th& unpopular measure would be wholly - repealed,' as' that 'alone could remove an im- Irression now very prevalent throughbrat the country, that the !portion of the Tax proposed to be retained-was only kept. up in !drder to serve 'for a fottndation to augment it at no distant )period to its late amount.—Ordered to lie on the table: • - STAMP DUTIES. • Mr. HOI3HOUSh; present-4a Petition from c er t a i n B ene fi t • Societies, cOMplainitig) . or ifif!...lllll now in the IrouSe for the re-= gulation of the, 'Stamp: D.citlese and stating, 'that 'a • clauie in that Bill took from' these Societies the exemption. from. Stamp Duties Which they had hitherto ,injoyed.—The Petition ,was read and 'ordered to 14 - printed. • MP HUME-presented a Petition - from. the .Corporatioh of !Perth against the Stamp duty payable on Indentures of Ap prentieeship.--.-Ordered, to lieen the table. On'themotion 'of 'Lord' ST'ANLVY, accounts of the quart - tities of 'PotaSli imported; from• the United Statesinto the Co lonies, and into Ireland, were ordered to be laid before the House. A Message frdm the Lords announced their Lordships' • sent to the Courts Improvement Bill, and other Bills, SCOPTCII 8E.311015. ACCOUNTS, BILL. The LORD ADVOCATE Moved the Order of the Day should be read for taking into further consideration the Scotch "Burghs' Accounts Bill. . The Order of the Day having been read, The LORD ADVOCATE moved that the Bill be re-com mitted. ' • 6 Mr. H. DRUMMOND moved that an instruction should be given to the COmmittee to consider of the propriety of divid ing the Bill into two. The motion was agreed to. • • • Lord A. - HAMILTON pointed out I various defects in the Bill, and colnplained that nothing • at all was done to correct the evil of self-election, and this not being removed, it was ut-s terly impossible that the _measure should set the questions at. rest which had lately been so mach - agitated between the Bor. . gesses and their Magistrates. He - took the liberty to state that not only had he the authority of law, and common s e n se on hi s side, in favour of not allb w i ng th e power of self:election, but a' considerable portion of the Magistrates themselves had given it as their opinion that 'the change which he wished to beAffected would not be in any degree subversive of their just rights. Of all the numerous complaints Which the' Petitioners had laid be foie. the IfouSe, .this Bill did not correct one, save that it intro duced some amelioration 'into the mode of making out the ac counts. He conceived the, pill to be totally incompetent to remedy the evil which it Professed to have in view, but it was as fit to correct the.particular'defect to which it did apply, as‘any other Bill now, before the House. He gave his hearty dissent to the measure now. reserving to himself the right of giving a final opinion on it when he - saw in what shape it• came out of the Committee. ' -• '. • The LORD ADVOCATE of SCOTLAND said, as the Noble Lord had submitted no better plan to the House than that embodied in this Bill, .he hoped there would be no objeC don to allow it .to go into a Committee, when the remedies which he had to proposo—remedies not vised - by him but by Committees of that House, would, he flattered himself, satisfy the Douse. Ile thought - they could not go further than this Bill.did without being in danger of infringing the charter rights of Scotland which had been secured to that country by the - Act 'of Union. Theoppoaition givenito the Bill conlinted him' in the idea that it would check the 'evil. . Mr. J. P. GRANT was not satisfied with the measure, and could not agree that to go further would affect the chartered rights of Scotland. Mr. HU3lE.was not satisfied with the present Bill, and , was confident that no measure would correct the evil that did not. remove that which had been so - long complained of, le Prac tice of self-election, as. exercised by , the ..Magistrates of the Royal Scots 'Burghs, He thought 'it was too much for' the Learned Lord .to talk of respecting, the chartered rights of Scotland now, after the - manner in which they had been openly violated through the last iW years. • lie hoped the Douse would diaregard the plan of the Learned .Lord, and give the people •of these Burghs the means of protecting their own righ Wand - liberties. He wished to ask, if 'the Learned Lord had pro vided for the correction of thedefectin the representation of the'several Corporations of Trades ? With these opinions it might be expected that he. should oppose the Bill. But as some of his friends thought it might he prodtictiVe of Some :little good, he was willing to take that rather tarn nothing. Mr. IV. SMITH contended that the evils of the Scotch Burgh systeni required efficient ,remedies. He, thought the clause of the Bill which went to punish corruption, in some measure redeemed the other objeetions which might lie against it. Lord BINNING - defended the system of chartered rights vested in the Scotch Burghs, which, was instituted for their good. The existing evil consisted in the abuses of that system by the mismanagers of the affairs of the different Burghs. Mr. MAXWELL argried• against the system. He considered its'origin as being arevolntion, though made by a King. Its first institution was the act of a weak King, advised by an'im becile set of counsellors. - He concurred in that part. of the Bill which imposed fine in cases of - corrupt practices in tlectiohs. The House then. went into a Committee. The Bill was read paragraph by paragraph, and several verbal7aMendments were agreed to. A long discussion took place upon a Clause, giving the - Court of Exchequer in Scotland jurisdiction over the pecuniary penal ties created by the Bill. Mr. J. P. GRANT;then moved as an amendment, •a Clause to regulate the Auditing of the Corporate Accounts. Upon the question for receiving this Clause, the House divided, when there appeared— For the Clause s - 53 Against it - - - - - 35 Majority - - - —l3. A number of Clauses were then agreed to, with verbal amends ments proposed by different lion. Members. A division ensued upon the question of agreeing to a clause introduced by Mr. P. GRANT, to prevent.the Bill having any effect on the Head Courts. The Nunibers were - For the Clause • • - -13 • . Against it - - -•-- 71 - Majority against the Clause - 'The House having resumed, the Report was received, and ordered to be taken into further consideration on Thursday.- Mr. KENNEDY expressed a hope that the Scotch Juries 'Bill might corny on for discussion on Thursday. The 'Corn Bill stood in 'the way. Mr. R.OBINSON said he would bring on the Corn Bill on Wednesday. Mr. HOBHOUSE fixed his motion, which stood for Wed nesday, to the 3d of July. . . Mr. BROUGHAM postponed his motion on the influence of the Crown, from Thursday to Monday. - - The third reading of the Scotch Juries Bill was then Ordered for Thursday. 31r. HUME said he had deferred a motion on the subject of the expencea of the Coronation, in the hope that the Chancellor of the`Exchegtur would - make some communication to thelloo e. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it was • not his intention to make any • motion on the subject this year. The Right Hon. Gentleman also gave notice, that on Friday se'nnight he should open the - Budget. The Army and Navy Pensions Bill was read the third time and passed. • On the motion of the CITANCELT.OR, of the EXCHEQUER, the House went into a Committee on the Exchequer Bills' Bill for Public Works in England and Ireland. The Right" Hon. Gentleman stated that out of 2,000,0001, to be granted, it was proposed to give 400,0001. to be applied to the employ ment of the poor in Ireland. Tile grant of 2,000,0001. having been voted, thp.House resumed, and the Report was ordered to be received to-morrow. •. , The ATTORNEY-GENERAL brought - in a Bill for Re gulating the Sittings of Courts of Justice in Term time, which he moved should be read a first time. Mr. CREEVEY objected to the motion on account of the thinness of the House, there being but nine Members present; The Hon. Member threatener', if the measure were persisted in,' to count the House. . The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, then consented "to post pone thefirst reading to this day. - The other Orders' were then disposed of.—Adjourned at a . QUARTER-PAST ONE O'CLOCK. • "