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so' ; t" :ges) , "' 151,16'3- port' ? ; eP° reas ` )f eie re' Ig' bl et t 3 !tit s to DESTRESS IN IRELAND. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,--I am most t ru l y h appy to b e a bl e to i n f orm you , f rom the i best authority, th an an A ct i ng C omm itt ee ( cons i s t ing o f . 13 persons of the highest respectability in the Empire) is now *Tined. Their object is " the relief of the suffering inhabi tants of Ireland, and to save them from starvation. J. H. 3 litchell, Esq. No. 18, Q ueen -s quare , Bloomsbury, has been a ppointed Secretary, and the following Bankers will receive whatever subscriptions may he offered :—Messrs. Coutts and ; Ilaminersky and Co. ; Ilerries and Farquhar ; Marsh and Stracey ; Ransom and Co.; Puget and Bainbridge. l lf, Sir, you will do me the favour to give this pleasing in telligence publicity, through the medium of your paper, every liberal Edi tor in England, Ireland, and Scotland, will be happy (I doub t not) to do the same in their's. Every banking-house !.11 the United Kingdom will follow the example so laudably set . 10 Y th e s i x hi ghly respectable houses already named, and every ind ividual possessing humanity, and the ability, will gladly contribute. I have the honour to be, Sir, your most obedient, H UGH DOHERTY. 144, Jermyn-street, St. James's, April 30, 1822. E RRATA in Yesterday's Surf, Page 3, Col. 2.—The para graphs be g i nn i ng w i t h " Th e hi g h er or d er o f merc h ants ," FMending with " CoUnt de Wittgenstein," should be with la quotation marks, as they are a continuation of the pre ceding extract from Vienna. PRICE OF STOCKS 'ruts n t Y AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock per Cent. Red. 031:1 237 Bank Long Ann l9ial 77iii India Stock 3per Cent. Cons. 7tral India Bonds .555. 535. Per Cent. 4 Per Cent / °ld 944# Excheq. 8i115... 1 pr. par 3 pr. 5 New 9si Bank for Cons. Act 937 , Per Cent. Navy Ann. 102 i i-I Cons. for Account 7 8 iii ' ?er Cents. 1797 tank Stock PRICE OF IRISH ?W. Deb. 31 per cent 88} ( - I ' 3t °c l c, 3A per . ct. 88 1 24 „'"°v. Deb. 4 per cent. '°v. Deb. 5 per cent of toc, 5 per ent.... 2 ~4easuS k ry Bills p 5 c er cent. l — 2 uity Debentures, 5 per cent Lying in Hospital 4 per ct — Exchange on Lon, STOCK, APRIL 29. I Grand Canal Loan, 4 p.ct. Ditto 6► per cent. ...71ii Ditto Stock IRoyal Canal Stock Wide-street Cert. 6 per ct. Do. Deb. with Gov. Sec — Pipe Water Deb. 5 per ct. 6 per cent. 4? Ballast Office Govt. Sec. 5 per cent. lon, April 29, Bi. 41Gli WATER AT LONDW -- n•Llng, 0 minutes after 1. 1 BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Evening, 24 minutes after 1. THE SUN. SOLEM QUIS DICERE FALSUM AUDEAT ? LONDON, THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1822. We have received the Paris Papers of Mon ay, and Hamburgh J o urnals to the 26th ult. fr om ' which we give extracts in another column. a t will be seen that the French Funds on Mon -4Y experienced a considerable fall, owing to re ports of intelligence of a very warlike nature Lavin g been received both from the Austrian and Russian Capitals. The answer of the Porte had r eached St. Petersburg, and tho' the determination Of th e Emperor, was not known, yet every one ex pected an immediate declaration of war. The B er li n G azette, however, affirms that M. de TATISCIIEF h as D sent a n e w modified Ultimatum to the Reis "Wendi. Supposing this statement to be cor- Dec t, we doubt much whether Russia has not g"e so f ar as t o pu t it ou t o f h er p ower t o tiler such reduced terms as can be acceded th ° bY the Porte. The effect of such a step on e part o f R uss i a wou ld, we t hi n k, on ly ste ugthen the war-party in Turkey, and make the Porte rise in its demands, or rather not to g r ant a single concession. eh he news from Spain is not of a favourable t a racter, but it should be observed they come t ° us th roug h F renc h j ournals w hi c h are a d verse the dominant party in Spain. We hesitat e no t t o pronounce the scheme of the tie 1 - I , 43 NcErzoa of the EXCHE Q UER, for converting e millions of pensions, allowances, &c. de t;troinable on lives, into annuities of two millions ti l 'ght hundred thousand pounds, determinable at - n end of forty-five years, as one of the wisest 11 ; u most beneficial financial operations ever de vised in this or any other country. It will have all th e t h eoretical advantages of a reduction : ta xes, to the amount, in the first year, of svii ,° milli ons t wo h un d re d th ousan d poun d s , a 4ll Giut any of the practical advantages of - re duction of expenditure. Though the con rniption of the articles which will thus be the from the taxes that now enhanc e the 'r Price will b e f ac ilit a t e d, th e con diti on of ,', co nsumers, and their power of availing 'them selves of the diminished prices, will in no respect e Changed. Th ere m ust, th e r e f ore , b e an im lllediate increase of comfort to the people, an almediate stimulus to the further production, a nd to the more extensive diffusion of wealth, Wi teueve r th e plan i s put i nto pract i ce. The o tILY c ircumstance to be regretted is, the limited Scale to which the measure is, perhaps, hecessa ofY confined. If th e principle he susceptible co f urther application, it will go f a r towards " 'lnt eracting some of the causes which now de- Press the public prosperity. When, as in ordi barY cases, the reduction of taxes is accompanied ~ , c)Y . a r eduction of expenditure, it is obvious that , ar In anY person s are d epr i ve d o f t h e i r income, or di fficulty th rown out of their employments, that the f orts of con sum i ng t h e necessar i es and corn :rts o f l i f e arising f rom th e su dd en poverty o f su Part of the p eo pl e , i s more t h an equal to the cons adva n t age o f t h at c h eapness, which is autalsequent upon the diminution of the taxes; that theref ore more ev il t h an b ene fi t pat i o as been a b un d antly exemplified by the con e of thi s country since the conclusion of the gar), flows from the execution of those projects a b i eco nomy, the, prosecution of which is so agree at to th e p eop i_ , le but the real effects of which th : /ittle understood. Thus, the reduction of eff eci F ive Per Cents, has enabled Ministers to view :, a diminution of the Malt Tax ; and at first o f r su PPosing this measure to have the result e r _ during the price of beer, it would appear that behestauction of the tax was entirely calculated to eall classes of the people. 'But, (mark the P°:lsequence)—the numerous holders of the rCents.have lost a portion of their income ; 'lei'. own Pe nd le, comforts are di m i n i s h e d . Th ey ex 3erv__ -s money upon t ra d esmen of all kinds, &c. than they did formerly ; and these their iv tu rn necessarily expend less for goods, eea 11101`,', p Of labour, and agricultural produce. We ourselves know several of the persons who held stock in the Five per Cents., who have been compelled to discharge their servants, and to begin al ready the unavoidable though disagreeable task of accotnmodating their expenditure to their diminished income. In this manner, the relations of society are disordered ;—very injurious consequences reach every class of of the people ; and, even though the price of Porter should fall a Halfpenny per Pot, the abi lity of the people not only to purchase Beer, but all other articles of comfort or necessity, is more than proportionably diminished, while many of the labouring classes are inevitably reduced to absolute pauperism. The present plan is free from any of these injurious consequences: While it will permit some portion of the direct or in direct Taxation to be remitted, ,the incomes derived from the whole amount of the pre sent Taxes will in no degree be diminished.— The annuitants, on the contrary, will be en abled to consume more than they do now : and they will thus be rendered a still more powerful stimulus to the production and diffusion of wealth, and consequently to the employment and com fort of the people, than they are under existing circumstances. -- . ,{ =m• -- The questions addressed, last night, to Lord LONDONDERRY, by Sir JAMES MACKINTOSH, were not of such a nature as to display much po litical acumen, and if he were a candidate for off►ce would not be calculated to increase his re putation for political prudence. The sagacious Knight's first question related to what, if his speech is reported rightly, he styled the " atro cious expulsion" of certain Italian Emigrants from Geneva. Lord LONDONDERRY stated in answer that he had never heard of the facts, and surely he was as likely to know them as Sir JAMES MACKINTOSH. But the Go vernment of Geneva have surely a right to ask the Honourable Querist why he ventures to asperse its conduct, and to interfere with the policy of its measures ? Without meaning our selves to impeach the character of the persons expelled, surely we may observe that every State has a right to exclude foreigners from whom it has any reason to apprehend mischief. The very circumstance of having been obliged to quit their own country necessarily attaches suspicion to the characters of glese Italian emigrants, and the Government of Geneva may know so much of their principles and conduct as fully to justify it in refusing them a shelter. The other question of the sagacious Querist re lated to South America, the Knight having de manded o► Lord LONDONDERRY whether his MAJESTY'S Government had yet recognized the new Republics in that quarter of the world. Is it to be believed that a Gentleman who once en joyed a high reputation for political profundity could have advanced so premature a question, if it were not so stated in the Newspaper Reports ? The Government of the United States of Ame ricehas received a Report from a Committee on the subject, recommending, indeed, an imme diate recognition of the new Republics ; but it does not appear that the Government has yet acted upon it.—lf such men as Mr. HUM E, PETER Moorte, Mr. BEN ET, or any Par liamentary Orators of a similar mental calibre, had asked such questions, the public would not have been surprised ; but that the author of a book on the French Revolution, boldly and spe ciously attacking Mr. BURKE's admirable and unanswerable work on the same subject, a person who has publicly declaimed on the Lkws or NATIONS, and who has held a high judicial appointment in India, should have suggested an interference with the domestic po licy of another State, and have attempted to draw premature disclosures from our own, must excite a belief that the Parliamentary Reporters have been mistaken, as it is difficult to believe that there should be so extraordinary a change in a person who formerly had acquired an intellectual cha racter of no ordinary description. The Gentlemen in the City are very anxious this evening to know the result of the Bank Meeting, which took place this forenoon at 12 o'clock. it is supposed by many that it relates to the New Financial plan of Ministers. The ilioniteur of Sunday last contains the following notice of a manuscript in the hand writing of BUONAPARTE : WARSAW, APRIL 10.—Count Dzialinslci, a distinguished amateur of every thing curious, has brought with him from Paris a very interesting manuscript. It is a volume in small folio, of between 30 and 40 leaves, written entirely by the hand of Buonaparte. The identity of the hand-writing is authenti cared by a certificate under the signatures of Illontholon, Mourner, and Bassano. This collection contains several curious documents relating to the history of the times, from the period in which Buona parte entered the service to the commencement of the revolu tionary war. There is a memoir on-the improvement of the Turkish artil lery, and various fragments on the campaigns of Italy. But what may be considered as most worthy of attention is, a plan of the first Spanish campaign, as dictated by Buona parte to Junot, afterwards Duke of kbrantes, on which there is an immense number of marginal notes. There are also some very curious pi,ccs, containing various secret projects relating to the frontiers of France and Austria which hitherto have not been disclosed. COURT OF KING'S BENCH-(This DAY.) THE MANCTER RIOTS. REDFORD V. 111RLEY AND OTHERS. At eleven o'clock Mr. Justice Ilot.novrt) re sumed the reading of the evidence taken on the above trial, which being concluded at half-past twelve, the Learned Judge stated his reasons for the view he took of the case, when he delivered his charge to the Jury, and reiterated his former opinion, that the defendants were acting in aid of the civil power to execute a warrant, when an attack was made upon them, and that all subse quent proceedings were done in their own defence. The CHIEF JUSTICE and the other Learned Judges then delivered their opinions seriatim. and refused the application of Mr. J. EVANS' to grant a new trial. • Tuesday night, Mr. Er.us, the King's 'Mes senger, left town with despatches for St. Peters burgh. Yesterday his received a visit from the Duchess of GLOUCESTER, also from the Prin ess AUGUSTA and Princess SOPHIA. FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. The Duke of Buckingham and Marquis of Chandos, from Stowe ; the Countess of Home, at the Dowager Duchess of Buccleugh's, in - Privy-gardens ; the Dowager Lady Welby and family, in Argyll-street, from their seat in Lincolnshire; Hon. Mr. Barrington, in Chapel-street, Grosvenor-place; Vis countess Gage, in Albemarle -street; General and Mrs. Fitz rOy, in Harley-street; Major Finch, in South Audley-street ; Earl and Countess of Buckinghamshire, in Somerset-street ; Countess of Harrington and Lady Caroline Stanhop:, from Sunning Hill. DEPART (TUES.-Sir Thomas Grey, for Ramsgate ; Mrs. Knowlys and family, from Hakes's Hotel; the Right Hon. Lady Cochrane, from ditto, for Tunbridge Wells ; Capt. But ler, from ditto, for the Royal Military College, Bagshot ; Wm. Mason, Esq. from ditto, for Cambridge; Sir G. W. Gunning, Eart. for his seat near Northampton. • q , 34 , ? 1 1, ; 4 4 - , • !"Il Cod' .) , • - 2 • L"' • - 4.1 , 7. ti :•cit,7_,,6 4--EROTC,4;," - 46 ft' FASHIONABLE PARTIES. Lord and Lady Granville entertained the Marquis and Mar chioness of Stafford, Mr. and Mrs. Canning, and a distinguished Party yesterday, at their house in Bruton-street, Berkeley square. The Earl of Darnley entertained the Directors of the Ancient Music, the Duke of Devonshire, and a Party of distinction, yes terday, at his house in Berkeley-square. The Countess of Essex entertained a select party of Fashion ables yesterday, at her house in Hill-street, Berkeley-square. ARGYLE Rooms.—The crowd that attended these rooms last night, to the second of CATA LANI'S series of Concerts, exceeded every thing that we have ever witnessed on similar occasions, The applications for tickets were so many, that it was deemed necessary to augment the• num ber of benches, and even to place others at the back of the Orchestra. The musical feast that followed justified the eager de sire of admission. The powers of this extraor dinary singer were exerted with wonderful effect. She sung in the most beautiful, scien tific, and expressive manner. We cannot enter into particulars, but must say that the whole was an admirable treat. 0 doke content° was sung. by CATALANI, CCIRIONI, and PLACCI, with beau tiful effect. " God save 'the King" was univer sally demanded when CATALANI was retiring.— She returned and sung it with the most impres sive animation. POETR Y. [From the Bury Gazette.] SlR—There is something so soothing, sweet, and consola tory in the following lines that I think you will hardly refuse them a place in your columns. They were written by a superannuated actor, Mr. WILDE, of Plymouth, formerly of the Theatre-Royal, Norwich, and now an annuitant upon the Theatrical. fund for the benefit of decayed actors, established there. Some of your readers will recollect him as the author of two very clever poems under the titles of " The Hospital," and " Infancy." I am; Sir, your's, &c. DIALOGUE between OLD AGE and the AUTHOR. I. And art thou come at last, • old boy ? I've waited for thee long ; Come sit thee down, and let's enjoy What age itself can ne'er destroy-- The charm of sacred song. 11. Welcome, welcome to my heart! I like thy cheerful face , Fate bath decreed we ne'er shall part, Till death shall point his friendly dart \ To show my resting place. 111. Thou bast been much abus'd, old friend ; • I thought thee lame and blind : I thought to see thy body bend ; Hear thy sad voice foretel my end, And say my doom is sign'd. IV. But now, I see thy latter stage Frosty, yet kindly, chews : Thy silver locks proclaim thee sage, • Denoting wisdom more than age, And pure as winter snows. V. Come, teach me to be wise, for now • There is no time to lose : Thy mouth seems eloquent, and thou Art able to instruct me how The better part to choose. VI. OLD AGE. Hear then, and be my friendly lay Oracular to thee ; - Thy theme by night, thy rule by day, Aly wholesome precepts to obey, And happy shalt thou be. VII. Know then thy passions I've subdued ; Let season till the place ; And let no wanton thought intrude ; Vile source of man's inquietude, And age's worst disgrace. VIII. Know, I'm thy Guardian Genius ;—I steps will still attend : • I took the form of infancy, Of sprightly youth, and manhood high ; But here my changes end. Yet not my care ; be rul'd by me, And life may yet be long s Sweet Temp'rance let thy motto be ; A conscience still from evil free : So ends my moral song. X. AUTHOR. Then welcome, dear old age, once more ; More dear than all the past; Since such the joys I have in store, I'll love my neighbour—God adore, And hope for peace at last. MERCANTILE SHIPPING, &c. DEAL, MAY I.—Wind E.N.E.—Sailed last night about half-past 7 P. m. the Marquis Huntley, Fraser, for China.— Caine down from the River and sailed the Princess Amelia, Williams, for China ; Sisters, Winslow, South Seas ; Lark, Offeur, Cadiz ; Wm. Shand, Kearns, Van Dieman's Land ; and Mary and Jane, Thompson, Nliramichi. Remain in the Downs the Countess Harcourt, Bunn, Rotterdam ; Severn frigate, and Diligence and Swift East India Pilot yachts. FALM 0 WM, APRIL 30.--Wind E.—Arrived the Danish brig Haaletts Anchor, Pout, from Longsound. Sailed the Minerva, Bell, for New South Wales ; and Anna, Eberly, for Quebec. _ _ _ PORTSMOU Tn, APRIL 30.—" Wind E.N.E.-1 3 4Esed by the Marquis Iluntly, Fraser, for China; Lady Melville, Clifford ; for ditto. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when Capt. John Innes, of the ship Prince Regent, took leave Of the Court previous to departing for Madras and Bengal SINGULAR CIRCUMSTANCE. --A circumstance rather remarkable occurred at the Chester As sizes on Friday last. Thomas Morris, of Wal lasey, gave his evidence in the case of " Wilson v. Swift," was afterwards arraigned at the bar, for stealing from a wreck, tried, found guilty, and sentenced to death, all within half an hour.— (Chester Guardian.) PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 1. Mr. Hone DRUMMOND and others brought a Message from the Commons, announcing that leave had been given to Mr. Gustavus Home to attend their Lordships' Committee on the March mont Peerage. _ _ Earl Moe:LEY presented a Petition from the Canada Merchants and Ship o%t tiers resident at Liverpool, against any alteration in the Duties on Timber.—Laid on the table. The Bank of Ireland Bill %sent through a Committee, and was reported.—Adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair at four o'clock. MISCELLANEOUS. Captain WEMYSS presented a Petition f►om the tanners of the County of Fife, praying for the repeal of the tax upon leather. 31r. A. CHICHESTER presented a Patition from the inha bitants of Belfast, praying for a repeal of the Irish Window Tax. Mr. M. SMITH presented a similar Petition from the inha bitants of the Town of Drogheda. Sir E. O'BRIEN presented a Petition from the inhabitants of the Town of Ennis, to the same effect. Mr. CURTEIS presented a Petition from certain Hop planters of Sussex, praying for the repeal of the duty on hops. Sir J. BOUGH E l' presented a Petition from certain owners of Estates and Proprietors of Land in the County of Stafikd, complaining of the present tithe system. Alta. a few words from Mr. LITTLETON, the Petition was ordered to be printed. LEAT HER TAX. .Mr. HILL presented a Petition from the Tanners of Whit church, praying for the repeal of the Leathez Tax. Mr. LAM BTON presented a Petition from the Tanners of Durham against the Leather Tax. The Hon. Member then expressed his wish that the Zion. Member for Northumberland (Mr. Beaumont) would postpone his motion for the repeal of the tax alluded to in the Petition, until the intentions of Mini sters with respect to the repeal of taxes should be declared. He thought that after the statement which had been made by the Noble Marquis (Londonderry), it was the duty of the House to abstain from originating any project for the repeal of taxes, until it were seen whether Ministers would theMselves propose any efficient measures on the subject. Mr. 11. SUMNER concurred in the suggestion of the lion. Member for Durham. lI e was himself anxious to vote in sup port of the motion for the repeal of the Leather Tax ; but he would not do so until after Ministers had made known their in tentions with respect to the repeal of taxes. Mr. ELLICE also requested the Ilon. Member for North umberland to postpone his motion for the present upon the same grounds as those stated by the Member for Durham. At the same time he must declare that the plan proposed by the Noble Marquis on a former night would, when carried into effect, be a virtual repeal of the financial measures brought forward at the commencement of the session. Sir E. KNATCHBULL asked the Member for Northum berland to acquiesce in the suggestion of the Honourable Mem ber for Durham. The Honourable Baronet concluded by ob serving, that motions for reduction were pressed one upon the other: one Member was for repealing the Leather Tax ; ano ther the tax upon salt : a third the tax upon tallow ; it was im possible that he (Sir E. Knatchbul]) could vote for the repeal of all these imposts. Mr. 11. 0. BENNET did not doubt, after what had been said, that his Hon. Friend (Mr. Beaumont) would consent to postpone his motion. He trusted, however, that a day not flu• distant would be named. Itfr. BEAUMONT was willing to put off' his motion until Thursday, the 16th inst. On the motion that the Petition should be brought up, Mr. FRANKLA ND LEWIS rose. He admitted that the Leather Tax pressed heavily upon the community, and that it ought to stand foremost in the ranks for repeal. He thought, however, that mischief was done by bringing forward so many motions for reduction at once ,• and he thought that the Tax on Salt should take precedence of the Tax on Leather. General GASUOY NE was in favour of repealing the Tax ; and took occasion to speak of the icsolutions proposed by the Marquis of Londonderry, as resolutions which the House ought never to act upon. Sir J. SHELLEY agreed in all that had fallen from the Gallant Officer who last sat down. For himself, he had all his life been an enemy to the Sinking Fund,- and would go on voting for the repeal of taxes until he got every shilling out of it. The Petition was then read, and ordered to be printed. Mr. H. SUMNER presented a Petition from the Farmers of Godalming, in Surrey, in favour of repealing the Leather Tax. He had not pledged himself to support the Petition ; but, whenever 600,0001. ithe produce of the Tax) was at the disposal of the House, he would give leather the preference to any other article. Sir M. W. RIDLEY was not clear that the repeal of the Leather Tax would benefit the public so much as Honourable Gentlemen supposed. It was expected, when the Hat Duty was taken off, that the wearers of those articles would find • an advantage ; but the price, on the contrary, rose after the repeal of th duty. Ile agreed as to the propriety of repealing taxes, but doubted whether the Leather Tax should be the tax selected. . ..... Mr. HART DAVIS was one of those who thought the main tenance of a sinking fund essential to the public credit. lie would be happy to repeal the Leather Tax, if the repeal did not interfere with the grants already made to Government.— The petition was then read, and ordered to lie on the table. Mr. CANNING named the Committee for his Bill relative to Catholic Peers. DISSENTERS, Mr. JOHN S3IITI-1 presented a petition from the Chris tian people of London, called the Separatists, praying to be re lieved from certain losses and inconveniences to which their religious tenets exposed them.—Read, and ordered to lie on the table. POOR LAWS. Mr, SCARLETT brought in his Bill for preventing the re moval of paupers. On the motion for reading the Bill a first time, Sir R. WILSON expressed his doubts how far the Bill could be put in pari pass" with the vagrant Bill. • Mr. H. G. IsENNET said (in speaking of the Vagrant Bill) that the Committee had not yet finished their labours ; he trust ed that the Bill would - be the most effective that had been pro duced upon the subject. Mr.- CURWEN begged to ask how Mr. Scarlett's Billwould affect Scotch and Irish•paupers ? Mr. SCAR LETT wished that the Bill should be printed, and he would then be ready to give every explanation. The object of the Bill was to prevent that which he thought a great grievance, and the hindrance of a free circulation of labour.— If the House would permit him to fix Thursday week for the second reading and discussion of the Bill, he hoped he should succeed in convincing all parties that it was free from those ob jections which had been taken to his former measure. Mr. MANSELL wished for a further postponement of the second reading of the Bill. Sir J. MACKINTOSH had a motion calculated to produce discussion already fixed for Thursday week. After a few words from Mr. Monck, Mr. Calcraft, and Mr. Moberly, jun., (which were not quite audible in the Gallery), the Bill was read a first toile; and on the motion of Mr. Scar let., was ordered to be read a second time on the 13th inst. and to be printed. Mr. P. CORBETT presented a petition from the Leather Manufacturers of Shrewsbury, praying for the repeal of the Leather Tax—Ordered to be printed pm PARLIAMENTARY REFORM. Mr. JAMES said he held in his hand a petition signed by WO persons, composing a part of the body whom he had the honour to represent. The prayer of the petition was for a speedy Reform in the Representation of the people. They stated mat the great majority of that House was sent to Parliament by a less number than one-thousandth part of the male adult population of the country. The petitioners entered into a review of the causes of the present evils.— They reprobated the policy of the present Government, complained of the Manchester transactions, and the affair at the funeral of the late Queen. They attributed the excessive dis tress to excessive taxation. The lion. Member, in alluding to the Bill for the resumption of Cash Payments, denied the propo sition cf the Hon. Member for Portarlington, that the change in the currency produced by that Bill did not exceed 10 per cent. He felt warranted in disausting the opinions of the Hon. Gent. on .this subject, because the Hon. Gent. had stated the differ ence between gold and paper to be first of all 3, then 3i., then 4, and, finally, 10 per cent. Any one who would take the trouble of reading Mr. Cobbett's pamphlets (a laugh) must soon be of a different opinion. They were to be had at a cheap rate, and whoever paid proper attention to the arguments of that writer would be readily convinced that the Honourable Member for Portarlington knew nothing at all about the matter.—(Much laughter.)—Another cause of the distress of the country, was the suddenly withdrawing of a quantity of paper from circulation. If his Hon. Friend would take up the writings of Mr. Cobbett, he would sce that prices depended amongst other things on the quantit, of circulating money in a coun try. The Honourable Gentleman then condemned the plan which had been laid before the House a few nights ago. He did not see how the evils arising out of half a century of mis government could be got rid of by converting a quantity of wheat into flour, and the issuing of pawnbrokers' tickets to. bankrupts and beggars. Whatever might be the opinion of the petitioners, it was his (Mr. James's) opinion, that nothing less than a reduction of from 30 to 35 milli on o f t axes wou ld do any good. He was also an advocate for Universal Suffrage. —(A loud laugh.)--He was an advocate for it, because he thought as every man in the country was liable to be called out to defend property, so ought he to have a voice in the making of laws. Mr. CURWEN supported the Petition, and stated that, from his coming into Parliament at the close of the American war, to the present time, he had uniformly supported the cause of Parliamentary Reform. Mr. RICARDO said that the Hon. Member had charged him with giving different opinions at different times, as to the exact sum in which the currency was depreciated; but he thought the Hon. Member ought, in fairness, to have stated the periods when lie had given those opinions. Mr. JAMES, in explanation, said that the Hon. Member for Portarlington (Mr. Ricardo) had certainly stated that the difference between gold and paper was only ten per cent. ; tut he (Mr. James) was firmly persuaded that it was not less than 50 per cent.—{A laugh.) The Petition was then laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed. Lord KINGSBOROUGH presented a Petition from the town of Cove, in the county of Cork, praying for a repeal of the Window Tax in Ireland.—Laid on the table. CORN TRADE. Mr. RICARDO moved for a return of the quantity of Wheat, Barley, and Oats, actually sold at Mark-lane for thf, last ten years, distinguishing British from Foreign Corn, and the quantity sold in each, to the latest period that the same could be made out. Mr. F. LEWIS wished to know whether Irish cern was included ? Dlr. RICARDO replied in the negative, but said he would amend his motion, on the suggestion of the Hon. Member.— Ordcrcd. STATE OF THE 'CURRENCY. Mr. WESTERN rose in order to postpone his motion re specting, the State of the Currency to some, future day. Look ing at the paper, he could .not p erce i ve an o p en d a y till the. 16th ; he would fix that day ; and if an opportunity did not then offer, he would further postpone it until after the Whitson holidays. ITALIAN REFLTGEES.--SOUTH AMERICAN INDE- PENDENCE. Sir JAMES MACKINTOSH said, he had two questions to put to the Noble Marquis opposite, but as the subject of them had no reference to each other, he would put them dis tinctly. He first wished to know whether his Majesty's Go vernment had received any official information as to the barba rous expulsion of some Italian emigrants from the helvefic Republic, at the instance of the Alliance calling itself Holy ? The Marquis of LONDONDERRY said he was altogether ignorant of the fact alluded to by the Honourable and Learned Gentleman. Sir JAMES MACKINTOSH said his second question to the Noble Marquis referred to the Spanish Colonies of South America. An lion. Friend of his had put a question on this subject on a former occasion, and it appeared that an objec tion had been taken to its form. He (Sir James) would, there fore, endeavour to put the question in a form which should be perfectly unobjectionable ; and, he trusted, so distinctly, that the Noble Marquis would only have to answer the ques tion Yes or No, or to say that the public interest required him to decline answering it at present. lie wished to know whether his Majesty's Government had yet fully recognized the independence of the Republics formerly composing a part of Spanish America ; or whether they had done any act imply ing such a recognition, and whether they intended to take any measures for promoting a commercial Intercourse with those Colonies ? The Marquis of LONDONDERRY said, that to the first of the series of questions just put to him, he answered decidedly in the negative. As to the second, his Majesty's Government in their intercourse with those countries had undoubtedly treated them as de iiteto governments ; had considered them as Belligerents, and had accordingly respected their blockades.— With regard to the question relating to commercial intercourse, he had said yesterday that a Bill was about to be brought in by his Right Honourable Friend, which would contain a Clause for promoting such an intercourse. Recurring to the question as to recognition, he repeated, that none had directly taken place; and he trusted that he should not be called upon to give any further answer until his Majesty's Government should have had communication and explanation with other parties deeply interested in the question. Sir J. MACKINTOSH said he was aware that for some time past these countries had been considered with respect to Spain as in a state of civil ivar ; and the,refore the latter he re garded as having the possession only of that part which she re tained by means of an armed force. The United States of America had almost formally recognized the Republics. How ever, after the observation of the Noble Marquis, he certainly did not think it right to press the questions any further. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY said the questions had already come a little too early. He understood that no recogni tion had yet taken place on the part of the United States of , America. It was true that the President had sent a Message to Congress on the subject, and that a Committee had been ap pointed to consider that Message : nothing definitive had as yet beets decided upon. He must beg leave to observe, that Hon. Gentlemen were generally a little too eager upon subjects of this nature, and assumed as decided many circumstances which were of a very equivocal nature. Sir JAMES MACKINTOSH said lie was in the recollec tion of the House if he had stated that the United States had actually recognized these Republics. He had qualified his ex pression, by saying " almost formally recognised them." The conversation here dropped. ALIEN ACT. Sir R. WILSON said, he had to move for a Paper connect ed with a system adopted by that same Alliance, calling itself Holy. He found by the Order Book, that it was intended to move for a renewal of that odious and detestable measure, the Alien Act. He would not call the doing so a positive breach of faith, but it was certainly . a breach of an understanding on the subject; for the opposition to that Act last year would have been greater, had it not been understood that no motion would be made for its renewal. He moved for a Return of the Number and the Names of the Persons who had been appre hended in the last year under the Alien Act, and of the num ber of Appeals to the Privy Council thereon. Mr. HOBHOUSE said, he trusted the Noble Marquis would not this, as he bad done lasts year, decline arguing the question upon its merits. Should he do so, and attempt to carry the measure by a mere trial•of the strength of numbers, he (Mr. H.) would avail himself of all the means within his power to defeat his object. It was his determination in that case to move perpetual adjournments of the HOLM ; and if only one Member would stand by him, the Noble Marquis would be defeated. The motion was then agreed to. COLONIAL DISTRESS. Mr. M. URE presented a Petition from his Majesty's Coun cil and House of Assembly of the Island of. St. Vincent. He stated that this Petition described in strong language the dis tress of their situation, in not receiving a remunerating price for their produce ; that their distress arose from three causes, viz. the heavy duties imposed on sugar and rum during the late war, and which continued to the present time, notwithstanding their being deprived of the advantages which the war gave them in more extended commercial relations. Another cause of dis tress was the want of intercourse with the United States of America, and lastly, the enormous and flagrant extent to which the African Slave Trade was permitted by foreign States. .This enabled the foreign colonist to drive the British planter out of the market, as the foreign colonist can raise sugars and ruin at an expence very much below that which the British planter can possibly do. He was much satisfied with the measure now under the consideration of Parliament for opening the inter course with the United States of America, and he was persuad ed that his Majesty's Government, from the ready attention which they paid to the representations of the West India Pro prietors, would support any further measure of relief which might be necessary. The Petition was brought up, read, and ordered to be printed. LEATHER TAX. Mr.LENVIS presented a Petition from the tanners and leather manufacturers of Beaumaris, in the island of Anglesey, praying for the repeal of the leather tax.—Ordered to be printed. Mr. COKE presented a Petition from the Hundred of North Greenlow, in the county of Norfolk praying for a reduction of the malt and salt taxes.—Ordered to be printed. LICENSING SYSTEM. Mr. FYSHE PALMER presented a Petition from the in habitants of the Borough of Reading, complaining in strong terms of the present oppressive system of licensing public houses. The lion: Gentleman stated his entire concurrence as to the mischieVous character imputed to this system by the Petitioners. • _ After a few words from Mr. Grenfell, Mr. Benett (of Wilt), Mr. Monck, and Mr. Lockhart, the Petitioo was ordered to be printed. IRISH WINDOW TAX, Sir ROBERT SHAW postponed his motion until Wednes day, the 27th of May. Mr. DENIS BROMTNE thought, that upon every principle of justice, as well as of necessity, this tax should be repealed. CRIMINAL LAWS. . Mr. R. MARTIN (of - moved ior leave to brig in .....o. Boys' 148, 287, 423, 541, , 316, , 167, 204. 477, 541, 64V, ), 47, 3.34, 164, 31.1, 47 2, eta. ,7i}, 420, 540, 591, a ma' puto rn the a, for ,ffice )f the were ening of St' , t hree COD . 7 Cll3. be iry esior e : tribl e „ . gbu r • o f. e re- • U e amble, in c; ere(). ttea' tilO e ‘ of 0013' I% o '. laV a 7 oe e