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PARLI A rtIENT, lOU,SE OF . LORD'..;,- WEDNEOAY, Mr. BapanEN and other Members of nthe House of Commons brought up the Irish Salt Duties' Reduction the New South Wales Duties', - the East India Company's Loan' Bill, the Stage-coach Duties', the late Queen's Servants', the . Countervailing Duties', and 'the general 'Turnpike Bills ; all of which were read a first time. The Earl of LIVERPOOL moved the second reading of the. Alien Bill—observing that it was understood,,that it would meet, the general convenience of their Lordships to take the discussion on the third reading. • The Bill was read a second time ; as well as the Irish Con stables' Bill, the Sotch Boroughs Accounts', and the Scotch Uagistrates' Residence Bills. ,The folloWing' Bills went -through a, Committee :—the Court of Exchequer .Sittings', the Reduction of Salt Duties,' the IriAh Temporary Advances,' and,the Public Works' Bills; the third reading of which was agreed to be taken on Thursday.— Adjourned. HOUSE OF -COMMONS. BOROUGII OF STOCKBRIDGE. , on the motion'of Mr. CALCRATT, a new writ 'was ordered to be issued for the return of a Member to serve in Parliament Mr the Borough of Stockbridge, in the-room of Mr. John' Foster Baron, who has accepted the Ste Wardship of the Chiltern Hun- The Report on the Greenland Fisheries Bill was received, and the Bill Was ordered to be read a third time to-morrow. The Scr.tch Spirits' Exportation Bill passed through a Com mittee, and the Report was ordered-to be received to-morrow. EXCHEQUER BILLS. _ The House having- resolved itself into a'Committee-of Ways and Means, The CHANCELLOR . of The-EXCHEQUER proposed a resolution, that a sum not exceeding 16,5N0,0001. - be-raised by Exchequer Bills, for the service of the present year. Mr. HUME expressed a hope that these Bills would not be allowed to run beyond 12. Months. The CHANCE!,LOR of the EXCHEQUER replied, that .the Bills would be taken up before the expiration of a year. 'The Resolution was agreed to, the House resumed, and the Report was ordered to be received to-morrow. , . IRELAND.—POOR RATES. Mr. S. RICE presented a petition from certain inhabitants of The ceuntics of Middlesex and Surrey, entreating the House, bet Ore the session terminated, to take into consideration the urfertunate condition of their fellow-subjects in Ireland. Mr. H. GURNEY attributed much of the calamity which at present afflicted Ireland to the want of a system of poor-rates in :hat country. Mr. PA WSON said it would be impossible to 'introduce poor-rates into Ireland ; the ptlor would be the only persons to _ pay them. Mr. S. RICE hoped he never should see the day when poor rates would be introduced into Ireland, the effect of which , would be to destroy the natural independence of the people, as . had happened here. Mr. HUME could not allow the observations of the lion. Member for Newton (Mr. Gurney) to pass without stating that he was totally opposed to the opinion which they conveyed. He would refer the lion. Member to Scotland, where no poor rates "existed, where none of those scenes which were now passing in Ireland were ever exhibited: He hoped that the poor laws •-would never be introduced into Ireland, and that they would speedily be - removed from this country, for he considered them the greatest nuisance that ever existed. The punishment by Hard Labour Bill was read a third time, , 'andpassed. The report on the Tithes' Leasing Bill was received, and the Bill was ordered to be read a third time on Friday. COAL-METERS: Mr. HUME presented a Petition from a person of the name -of Bradfield, complaining that the public were not sufficiently protected against the frauds of coal-meters. Mr. LUSH INGTON said, that the petitioner had brought .forward charges of a similar nature against the coal-meters about five years ago, which charges, upon investigated by the Attorney and Solicitor-General, proved to be entirely +groundless. He knew from recent inquiry that the coal-meters' office was well conducted. No complaint on the subject had reached the Treasury. • Mr. HITIUE was of opinion that the Treasury did not exer -c:se efficient .control over the office. • THE LATE PROCEEDINGS IN SCOTLAND. - *Lord A. HAMILTON rose for the purpose of proposing a ' , question to the Right Hon. the Secretary of State. It would ..he recollected that, during a .late discussion, the Right Hon. • Gentleman and the Lord Advocate declared that Government Intended.to dismiss from his, office the Sheriff' Substitute of 'Lanarkshire; and that the proceeding was only delayed until a person should be selected to succeed that individual, who had made himself very conspicuous in recent transactions. lie now wished to know whether this individual had yet been dismissed, 'or if the Right`Hon. Gentleman had changed his determination on the subject? • • Mr. PEEL said, the - Noble Lord appeared to have misun derstood whet.had fallen frOth him on the occasion to which lie affected. Until .that debate took place, he (Mr. Peel) had never , 'heard- of the individual who filled the office of Sheriff Substitute of Lanarkshire. In the'cburse of the - debate; .he stated that he understood the Lord Advocate to have said that he knew .it 'was the intention of the Gentleman who had been appointed to the office of Sheriff Depute to dismiss the. Gentleman who acted as Sheriff Substitute; but he certainly never asserted 60 from his own knowledge. He had no objection to inform •the Noble Lord that .he had given no hint for the removal of "this individual.; that he had received no communication the subject .from .Scotland since the discussion took place ; and that he .believed the matter rested just as it did at that period. ' Lord A. HAMILTON hoped the Right Hon. Gentleman would excuse him if he questioned him in order to obtain fur ther inforniation on the subject before the Session closed. Mr. PEEL said, he should certainly ev,use'the NOble Lord 'for proposing any questions to him that he might think' fit ; -- but he did not think it probable that he would be prepared with any other' answer than that which he had now given. • THE' LATE QUEEN. The House. having resolved ; itself into a Committee of supply, Mr. LUSHING . TON rose and proposed a vote of 8,2471. to complete the sum of 12,2501. on account of the allowance which would have been due to her late Majesty on the sth of 'October, 1821, to be applied to the discharge of her Majesty's debts. 'M:. HUME sUbmitted that it would be proper for Ministers at once to vote a sum, exclusive of the proposed grant, adequate to the 'discharge of all her Majesty's debts. He recollected that the Chancellor of the Exchequer and a Noble - Marquis not now present had declared in tliat House, that in case "ale pro secution against the. Queen should 'not succeed, her Majesty should be treated in evtry respect as the Queen of England, Ile receive. every attention that her rank might require. Ile remembered that the Chancellor of the'Ekehequer particn lat.!), stated, that her Majesty' should receive an allowance for an outfit. Notwithstanding these dr.clarations, however, her Majesty had hot received , a single shilling by way of outfit : The few debts which the Queen owed were not contracted for, any ektravagances, but were incurred by purchasing carriages and other articles necessary to her.establishment. Alinisters would abandon their duty, and throw discredit upon the crown, if they suffered any of her Majesty's debts to remain unliqiii dattd. The total amount of the Queen's debts Wns 34,0001., . and the assets were 26,0001. ' 7 • IT.e-CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER assured the • Committee, • that he felt . great pain in speaking upon this sub, ject, hot be.could not avoid stating that the Hon:, Member for ..Montrose was not justified in stating that he (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) gave any pledge of the nature which 'he had described. Re was surprised. that the Honourable Member should complain that Ministers had not 'dealt liberally towards • her Majesty. Her Majesty had received every allowance which Parliament had thought fit to grant, and- the present vote was proposed in addition, to discharge her debts. Mr. HUME observed, that by the present vote Ministers •did no more, than was usually - done when any Member of the Royal Family died—=namely, to pay the . quarterly T allowance, ...as if that event had not taken place. Was this the liberality • which Ministers displayed to the Queen, who gave up 15,0001. for five years, and' when she returned to this country, never re ceived a single shilling for arrears ? • • The CHANCELLOR. of the EXCHEQUER made an ob , servation which was inaudible. Mr. Alderman WOOD complained, that the promises which had been held-out to the Queen, that she should be placed - in a . palace at the expense of Government had never been fulfilled. It was matter of astonishment to him, when , the Queen died, to find that her Maiestyowed so few debts; .and. he was convinc ed that if she had lived over the quarter, she would have paid every shilling for which she was indebted. Mr. T. WILSON was . of , opinion, that if it should appear . that the present grant would not cover all her Majesty's debts, • :Ministers ought to propose a further suin. Mr. 'HUME would rest his proposal on the candour of the Right Honourable Gentleman himself, and for his informs- lion would put into his hands the letters of -Lord Liverpool on the subject. The servants attending. on 'Ler . ' Majesty could net, out Of the small sum now to be gcanted, obtain from the ~;Queen's executors more than 'a.quarter's allowance, if the claim of right were not conceded -; he - rested it upon the ground of mere liberality, as the paltry sum of 7,0001. would be sufficient. Mr. Alderman WOOD alluded to the deductionsmade in the Queen's account, and to - the sending of a person on the part of (iovernment from the Stable-yard to ascertain whether the car riage onlered was worth the money charged. . Mr. 1.138H1 NG TVN apprehended that the sum proposed would cov:r the whole.of the demands on the late Queen m.this country. The foreign creditors had security in foreign property. The resolution WAS then carried. Mr. GOULBURN proposed the two following resolutions, which were agreed to :- 30,0001. for completing the works at Kingstown, Ireland. 7,2001. for the salaries of the Commissioners of Courts of Justice in Ireland. Mr. WILMOT proposed the following, and, after a few words from Mr. Hu ME, it was agreed to— • 20,000/. to defray the. charge of forts on the gold coast of Africa. • ..... OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL. Lord PALAIERSTON propsed that the sum of 4,0001, should be granted to reward Sir W. Adams for his services in attending the Ophthalniic. Hospital. The House was suffi ciently acquainted with what led to the appointment, of Sir William Adams; and, when they considered that he'llad at tended for four years gratuitously, with Ou t -any remuneration whatsoever, he was sure they Would.he of opinion that-the sum of 4,0001. that is, -1,000/. a year, was not too much to give him. He had attended with the greatest zeal; he devoted three hOurs a day, and that part.of the day too - most valuable in his own private practice ; and he was sure That if he had been so-em ployed, his private emolument , would have been much greater. Mr. H. G. BENNET said he could not help lamenting the late -vriod of the SessiOn at which this vote was brought on. The question for the House to consider was, what was the claim of Sir Wm. Adams ? The Noble Lord was bound to make ~it appear. that these claims rested upon services alone, for as to any. thing else, it appeared to him that all his pretences and letters of service were unavailable. His claim to invention was entitled, to no credit. In 1813 Sir William Adams tendered his services to, the Government on • certain conditions. - He stated that he would be able to cure one half of the pensioners who were pensioned on account of complaints of the eye, and that by this means they would be rendered fit for employment, and an annual sum of 50,0001. a year would be saved to the public. These conditions were ac eepted by the Government.. He did not mean to say that Sir William Adams was bound doWn by his bond to fulfil these sti pulations, or that the curing of one man more or one man less would have been very material, but substantively he was pledg.. ed to effect a considerable saving. The invention of Sir W. Adams was in fact nothing, because Dr. Veitch had used it in his practice froth 1806 to 1813. - lie referred to the minutes taken before the Committee, • from several. surgeons who had seen the same mode of practice long before they heard of Sir W. Adams. .Ne entered.briefly into the early life of Sir W. Adams, his appointment to the office in the Ophthalmic Insti tution, his unsuccessful practice, the inquiry which ensued, and the determination of the Medical Board thereupon; 'and his dis , missal consequent upon that. He explained the nature of the operation on ophthalmic patients, generally used, and chewed ,that there was only a very slight diflerence between the practice of Dr. Veitch and Sir. W. Adams, in which the plan of Sir W. Adams was accompanied with a much greater degree of useless severity... : He complained of the mode brselection adopted to get the experiments tried. Instead of gathering subjects from 20 miles about London, they were brought from distant - parts of Ireland and Scotland. When collected,' the operations were pro posed to them, and in many cases where they refused to submit to some which were of the most cruel torture, they were turned out; and threatened with the loss of their pensions, and in some instances actually deprived of them. 'Whereas the rule of the service was, that there could he no operation perform ed on a patient except after a medical ,council. He paid a tri bute to the great humanity shewn by the Duke of York to these sufferers. He contended„tiom the whole scope of the evidence taken before the Committee, that there was nothing in the plan of Sir W. Adams which could entitle hint to the reward of in vention. All that was praCticable and useful in it was obvi ously taken from Dr. Veitch, whose practice was exactly that of the present day. Yet they had the greatest difficulty in get ting a single compliment paid to that most deserving practi tioner, who still had - the painful and arduous charge of the eye patients upon him. He then referred more particularly to the complaints made - of the Opthalmic Institution to the Com mander-in-Chief, and the remonstrance addressed .in conse quence to the Secretary at 'Var, in which his Royal Highness gave direetions for the reduction of the hospital. He also read the letter of the Duke of York, which determined against the practice of Sir W. Adains, and his claims to any reward either for invention in his, plans, or , for the conduct of the esta blishment under, him. Upon this letter the Committee of the House. was appointed • the rest was to be taken from the evidence. He thought that he-might rely upon these particulars for the case.he undertook to make out—that there was no merit in the invention of Sir W. Adams—that his conduct and practice had been reprehensible, and had incurred censure and condem nation from the Commander-in-Chief and the Medical Board. To these censures and condemnations, others ought to be added, on account of the gross and illiberal scandal circulated against the Medical Board. in papers and p.amphlets by the partisans of Sir W. Adams. Ile was ready to admit that Sir W. Adams was entitled to-remuneration as usurgeouat the head of a me dical establishment. lie believed that there was no practi tioner, however eminent, who would not be glad of the situa ' tion. There was fatigue and lost of time attached to the office. But there were also reputation and professional fame ; so that no commission in the guards would sell for as large a sum as • that situation, if it could be offered for sale, •Upon all the evi ' dence he was inclined to believe that 2,0001. would be a'sufli ' cient remuneration for all the services of - Sir W. - Adams. H.e moved that stun to be substituted for the 4,0301. in the Re , solution. Mr. WILLIAM PEEL observed, that if Sir Wm. Adams had not succeeded hi curing cases which.were deemed incur able, he had at least devoted a great portion of his time in at tempting it, and therefore deserved a compensation. Mr. DAWSON regretted that the Hon. Gentlemastopposite (11.1r..Bennet) had followed the course unfortunately pursued in the Committee,:viz. making this a party question betwixt Sir W. Adams and the Army Medical Board. - The House could have no conception of the ireful manner in which the contest was carried on in the Committee, in which the Hon. MeMber (Mr. Bennet), and the. lion. Member for Tavistock, seemed rather to act as counsel or nominees than as Judges. The ob ject of their inquiry was really lost sight of in the contest. The Hon. Member talked of their keeping back the minutes of .evi dence. He really did not think :hal. the House could'he much assisted from that book, which contained as many contradic tions as thefe were pages ; nor did he think science would be much benefited - by the publication of that which was scarcely any more than. the details of a most virulent' dispute. The real merits of the.present question before the House were very easily pointed out. Sir William Adams, in the first place, distinctly disclaimed the credit of having made any discovery. in his mode of treating this disease of the eyes. He ad mitted that he obtained the first idea of it froth Mr. Saun- I - 1 ders ; but had himself made sonie improveMent in the mode of treating the third stage of opthalima,. by looking at the lids of the eye instead of the pupil, and removing what lie called granulations. This being the case, he offereil his ser vices to the Commander-in-Chief, having'adopted an improved mode of treatment, and suggested. that an hospital should be established. ' To spew, however, that this was not done mere ly at the caprice of his Noble Friend, he need only remind the House and his Honourable Friend, that it was done upon the high commendations of a number - of - Medical Gentlemen ap pointed to report their opinion on the „ nature and efficacy of his practice. The opinion these Gentlemen gave was most flattering to Sir William Adams, and - he believed it .was nothing more than he deserved, considering the sur prising cures he performed upon those who had been given, up as incurable, by bther medical men. . His success in clear ing the Pancras Poor-House was also most wonderful and creditable to himself. It was upon these substantial tes timonials of Sir William Adams's. competency that he had been placed at the head of the Ophthalmic Hospital. His exertions there •had been uaremitting and successful, and on that ground alone. the Hous,e,he was sure would. readily ad mit-that he was entitled to compensation. The medical spirit Of controversy of his . Hon. Friend, prevented him from seeing the merits of the case in a clear point of view. He claimed no-1 thing for discovery, but for loss of time and labour. On that ground .he was sure he was fully entitled to the vote proposed I by his Noble Friend, ' and in voting for it,. he would say, that he never voted'for any thing which he thought was snore just. Mr.C.ii.nutcHiNsoN complained that his Hon. Friend (Mr - Bennet) had upheld in: the Committee which had been alluded to, a personal. contest which had nothing . to do with the object of their inquiry, but which could not but be very in: junous to the feelings 'of an individual. He must also ob serve that the tone of his Hon. Friend in that House was of a nature to be detrimental to what was most dear to Sir Wil liam Adams, viz. his character. 'For his own part' he,sincerely. believed that there was a conspiracy against, Sir WT: Adams, by which the amount of his success had been diminished. He thought him a most meritorious individual, and fully deserving of the vote proposed by the Noble Lord opposite, as compensa tion for his loss of time and trouble. I - Mr. HUME .canturred with the Hon. Gentleman who had proceeded him, in deprecating the introduction of party spirit an ,a -discussion of a scientific nature. Setting aside all other considerations, he...pposed the amount of the proposed coinpen ; sation as being three times as much as was given to a retiring / surgeon, calculating the of time Sir W. Adams bestowed I length his.attention. ' • ' ' Lord PALMERSTON replied. Ile ..regretted that the Hon. Member for Shrewsbury had renewed upon this occasion' that warmth of party spirit,: - which had so much interfered with the labours of the Committee. - A more revolting expression of personal hostility he never witnessed, than that displayed by the Army Medical Board towards Sir William Adams. That Gentleman had,. from the beginning, declared that he claimed no merit fol. invention, but that he derived his know ledge of the mode df Treatment adopted by him from Mr. Saun ders. But it could not be disputed that he was the person who introduced it into notice and practice. This controversy, how ever, had nothing to do with the question. The Medical Board complained of the charge made against them, but, in his opi ' nion, there was nothing that had ever been urged against them half so strong or condemnatory as the evidence of Dr. Vitch before the Committee. It appeared that that Gentleman had priority of knowledge - of the treatment adopted by Sir William Adams, and he' atated to the Committee that he had frequently urged, in conversation with the Board, the expediency.of putting it into effective and general operation, but he had never received any encouragement, but, on the contrary, to make any direct official communication. •It was the knowledge of that circum stance that justified. him (Lord Palmerston) in forming the Oplithalmic'E.Aablishment under Sir W. Adams ; for he was convinced, that if the Army Medical Board could spew that want of liberality towards one who was an army surgeon, they would in a still stronger manner oppose a civilian like Sir Wm. Adams.. The sum he proposed as compensation to that Gentleman was not at all disproportionate to the time and at tention he•had bestowed. Ile had been the means of restoring many individuals to the possession of sight which appeared lost. forever, and he should be extremely satisfied in giving his vote for the original proposition. - After a few- words in explanation from Mr: BEN NZT, Mr. TrltE, and Lord 'PALMERSTON, the Amendment was put and'ilegatived without a division, and the original Resolution was then carried. . • _ _ _ . The House resumed, and the Repoitof the Committee was ordered to be received. to-morrow (this day.) • ANCIENT HISTORIES. The Order of the Days being read for the House to resolve itself into a Committee upon .the, Address for publishing 'the Ancient Histories of the Country, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER rose to call the attention of the House to the Records of the History of th'e Country, which had lately been•carefully collected by order' of Parliament. Being now collected it was evident that the work would be only' half done if they were not uniformly printed. He rose therefore t 6 make a motion to that effect.— He need not enlarge on the value of such a work, which must be obvious, at the same time that it was an induce ment for them to adopt such a course, that this country was, perhaps, behind all the other kingdoms in Europe in what it had publicly done in this respect. Private enter prise and learning had no doubt done much, but the Govern , Mont had no acts of the kind to record. The whole of the an cient histories which had been collected would make, when printed, about twelve folio volumes. . These histories were now scattered about, and not even, he believed, in the public Libraries was there a complete set. He proposed that one or two volumes should be completed each year, and the expence of that, lie conceived, would be about 29001.. a year.. A consi derable part of thiS would be repaid by the sale, besides the public Libraries, and the Crown 'being furnished with sets. It was a work which had hitherto been ,much wonted, and the House, it appeared to him, would not,' by refusing his motion, spew themselves disposed as they grew old and passed away, to leave the country without the knoviledge of their ancient history. (Hear !)—The Right Hon. Gentleman then moved an Address to his Majesty, representing that the editions of the works of our ancient' historians are very defective, many of them being still in manuscript, and that the collection of them now made by order of Parliament, forms a body of valuable historical and constitutional knowledge, and praying that his Majesty will be graciously pleased to order the same to be printed, and upon the House undertaking to provide for any expence arising therefrom. Sir J. MACKINTOSH seconded the motion. He said, the statement of the Chancellor of the Exchequer had made the importance of the object in view so clear, that nothing remain ed for him to add on thai. subject. It had been'said that no Government had done so little for Literature as that of Ting-, land. This might be true, but perhaps it was the result of the happy state of our society, and the advantageous situation in which the country had been placed, which had enabled indi viduals to accomplish in this country what could not be effect ed elsewhere without the interference of the. Government.— Highly approving of the present undertaking, he did not pre sume to recommend any person to superintend it, but he beg ged to state that Mr. Petrie, the active and learned keepers of the Records'in the Tower, had devoted a large portiou of his life to labours connected with our early history. Unless the House hastened to enable him to give the nation the benefit of those labours, it might soon be too late, and a long period would perhaps elapse before another person equally qualified to conduct such an undertaking as that now to be commenced would be found. He mentioned Lord Grenville and other persons of high consideration who had borne testimony to the merits of Mr. Petrie. The collections made of the His torieS of France under several reigns he thought the, great model for imitation. Forty years ago Mr. Gibbon, in his great work on the Decline and Fall of the . Roman Empire, had considered it a reproach to the country that it possessed no complete collection of the works of its early historians. He considered money to be well laid ()It which went to advance knowledge, and especially that of the ancient laws and constitution of the country; and he _was persuaded, that with the materials which we possessed, when the work now • contemplated should be completed, we might calcu late on possessing a more complete history of our early institutions than any other country in Europe could boast. He had mentioned Mr. Petrie as a Gentleman eminently .qua lified to conduct such an undertaking, and he thought it right to say, having been permitted by the liberality of the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite to have access to the State Paper Office in Great George-street, that he had found in the De puty. Keeper of the Records (Mr. Lemon) a Gentleman of great ability and intelligence, .who appeared well qualified to fill a higher situation. He had further to state, that the assiduity and civility with which that Gentleman (Mr. Lemon) exerted himself to further the views of those who attend the office for the purposes of study, enabled such persons to pursue their inquiries,in a very ,agreeable manner. He thouhgt it not im pertinent on this occasion to notice the meritorious conduct of : that deserving officer. • Mr. HUME remarked on the expense incurred by the Com mission for inquiring into the Public Records of Ireland, which had exceeded 70,0001., one fourth, or one fifth part of which, he - should have thought, would have been amply sufficient.— He should not oppose the motion, but he was of opinion that it would be desirable that an annual report from the Commis sioners should be required, that the house might be acquainted with the progress made in each year, so that according to cir cumstances they might increase or diminish the grant. IIIr.IGOULBUIiN briefly explained the circumstances which had caused the expense incurred under the Commission for inquiring into Public Records of Ireland. Though as yet all the fruits had not been reaped, which might be looked for from that inquiry, though, he thought, )vocild he•found in the Report to prove that the Commissioners had not been idle. 'Mr. H. GURNEY approved of the motion, and was of or nion that Mr. Petrie waVerninently fitted to 'conduct the 'con templated historical work. Mr, BENNET never felt more satisfaction in giving a vote than he did in voting for this motion. He hoped the work was not to be made unnecessarily splendid, but that it would be got up in a way that would fit it for general circulation. Mr. C. W. WYNN begged to :say, in answer to what had been throWn out by the lion. Member for Montrose, that if the undertaking about to be commenced were placed under the Pub lic Records' Commission, the object of the Hon. Gentlethan would be accomplished, as that Commission had been regu, larly in the habit of making an Annual Report, which could at any time be brought before Parliament. Ile had long wished to see such a work commenced, and he was glad that he had, lived till the day when it was to be entered upon. It was in tended that the work should comprehend the writings of all the ancient hiStorians,, omitting only those which repeated what had bedn stated by other writers who had preceded them. Mr. 11. BRIGHT thought in getting up such a work ex pence ought not to be an - object. He hoped the whole of the ancient historians would be preserved in their proper - places. Mr. WYNN stated some of the Monkish historians to have copied - verbatim a considerable portion of what had been writ ten by, their predecessors. In such cases it was intended to take, that which was furnished by the earliest writers, and to omit such matter when it occurred in the works of,others. The resolution was then agreed to, the House resumed, and the Report was ordered to be received to-morrow. SUPERANNUATION ACT AMENDMENT BILL. On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, the House resolved itself into a Committee on the Superannua tion Act Amendment Bill. 'pie CHANCELLOR Of the- EXCHEQUER stated it to be his intention to propose that the Bill should come into ope-. ration from July, instead of from January last. CALCRAFT did not object to the principle of the Bill, provided too low a scale were not adopted. It provided that salaries of 501. should pay . iwo and a half per cent. This he objected to. He thought incomes under 1001. per annum ought not to contribute at all. Salaries front 1001. to 2001. per annum ought not to pay more than two and a half per cent., and those front the last mentioned sum upwards he was content should sustain the charge of five,per cent. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER very cheer fully 'adopted the ideas of the Hon. Gentleman. He had thought the scale taken was too low, but it had been made to extend to salaries of 501., per annum, that it might not be ob jected to as not going low enough. In such cases he had always found that the pressure was most felt by those who received the lowest remuneration, and he therefore willingly consented to alter the provisions of the Bill so as to meet the views of the Hon. Gentleman. He then moved that the word " fifty" should be omitted, and the.words " one hundred" inserted. The motion was agreed to.—The other clauses were then agreed to ; and the House having resumed, the Report was ordered to be received to-morrow. THE LOTTERY. On the third reading of the Lottery Bill, some opposition was I I offered by Mr. J. SMIT Ix and Mr. IlumE. The House finally divided— For the third reading Against it Majority - - -19 The Bill was then read the third time and passed.—Adjourn ed at TWELVE O'CLOCK. PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. • HOUSE OF COMMONS. 24° die Julii, 1822. Bann r. A—Act [5O Geo. 3, c..s2l—The following Resolution reported and agreed to, and Bill ordered to be brought in " That the Duties and Drawbacks of Customs now paid and allowed,on Barilla imported into the United Kingdom shall cease and determine ; and that the following Duties and Drawbacks shall be paid and allowed in lieu thereof ; that is to say, Du- Draw- Barilla,. not containing a greater proportion of ties. backs. -Mineral Alkali than 20 per centum. s. d. s. d. In a British. built ship, the cwt. - - 5 3 2 7 In a ship not British-built, the cwt. - 6' 10 2 7 if containing more than 20 per centum, and not exceeding 25 per centum of such Alkali, In a British-built ship, the cwt. - In a ship not British-built, the cwt. - 'if containing more than 25 per centum, and not exceeding 30 per centum of such Alkali, In a British-built ship, the cwt. - In a ship not British-built, the ewt. - - • if containing more than 30 per centum,_ and not exceding 40 pa. centum of such Alkali, In a British-built ship, the cwt. •- • - In a ship not British-built, the cwt. - - if containing more than 40 per centum of such Alkali, • In a British-built ship, the cwt. - 114 617 3 In a ship•nOt British-built, the cwt. - 'l5 2I 7 3" KING'S BENCH BUSINESS BILL Read a third time; PUNISHMENT BY HARD LABOUR BILL and passed. ALEHOUSE LICENSING Br LL-4,ords amendments agreed to. POUT or LONDON—Copy ordered, "of any Commission is sued since 1815,: under the provisions of 1 Eliza. c. 11, s: 2, and 13, 14 Cha. 2, c. 11, 14 Cha. 2, c. 11, s. 14, for ascer taining and setting out the limits' of the Port' of London ; also, ofißeturn to the said Commission, including the parti culars of the lines drawn for the said purpose, - and the limitS of the Port of London, as determined by the said Return." COAL-METERS—Petition of Thomas Bradfield, complaining 1 , of negligence in the performance of their duty ; to be printed. 7 0 7 8 3 6 3 6 9 0 9 8 11 6 12 2 4 6 4 6 5 9 5 9 NOTICES OF MOTIONS foi THIS DAY. 1. Mr. Hume,—Resolutions explanatory of the Sinking Fund. 2. Mr. Wilberforce,—To prevent the extension of Slavery al • the Cape of Good Hope. 3. Mr. Wilmot,—Address for Commissioners of Inquiry, to be sent to the Cape of Good Hope, Mauritius, and Ceylon; ,also ' to the Leeward Islands. ORDERS OF THE DAY for THIS DAY. 1. Orphan's Fund Bill—Third Reading. 2. Brimstone Drawback Bill—Committee- • . 3. Appropriation Bill—Committee. 4. East India Sugar Bill—Committee. 5. Greenland Fisheries Bill—Third Reading. 6. Spirits Exportation (Scotland) Bill—Report. 7. Isle of Mann Postage Bill—Report. 8. Ways and Means—Committee. 9. Stamp Duties Bill—CoMmittee. • 10. Commercial Credit (Ireland) Bill—Report. 11. Gas Washings &c. Bill—Further consideration of Report. 12. Militia Pay Bill—Second Reading. 13. Militia Pay (Ireland) Bill—Second Reading , ' 14. Supply—Report. • 15. Ancient Histories, —Address for Printing—.. Report there. ' upon. 16. Coroners (Ireland) Bill—Third Reading. 17. Canada Government and Trade Bill—Further considera- tion of Report. 18. Deeds Registry (Ireland) Bill—Committee. ' 19: Barrack Estates Bill—Report.. CITY, W.EDNEeDAY EVE N ING. Friday, No Mails have arrived thii.morning from any part of the Con tinent, and there are no news of the slightest public interest. A private express from Paris quotes the Rentes on Monday last at 92, with the exchange 25, 40, 45, which 'is higher than they have before reached. A vessel has arrived from Russia which left Cronstadt on the 9th current. The exchange at St:Peters burgh, received by this conveyance, is rather lower, being 101-32. At the Corn Exchange very little business has this day been done. The consumer looks for lower. prices, and the pro ducers hope that the present showery weather may assist them in obtaining higher priees. No damage has yet been done, but certainly, should these daily rains long continue, they must cause a second growth in most articles, and prevent the grain froin ripening equally. There is, however, not much chance of injury being dOne.to a harvest so early as this one is, and there is a great prospect that the prices of the necessaries of life will decline to a level with the other nations of Europe, and enable the British artisan to manufacture on such terms, as with his commanding capital and machinery will enable him to rival, if not to excel, every other nation in quality and cheapness. Fine Wheat and Oats support last Alonday's prices, but inferior samples are nearly unsaleable. There is little Barley at market, but still the demand is not larger than the supply is, and prices are nominally the same. The English Funds continue rather to improve, and there is very little difference betwixt the cash and time prices of Consols.-- For the August account they opened at 80, and rose to 801 buyers, at which quotation they cloSed. Soirie of the Foreign Securities are rather brisk. The French Rentes are free sale at 112. The Prussian old Fives at 88,1 a 82. Mr. Rothschild's new Prussian Loan in the latter part of the day was in consid erable demand at 86. Colombian new Bonds remain steady at 84. The Spanish are again dearer. The Old Bonds are free • sale at 624' e z a 63, and the new at 61; The Danish Fives are 861 87, but not much business is at present done in them. The Neapolitan Fives rather 'improve in demand, and their price is steady at 71. Russian :Metallic Fives are in little demand at 78. The New Loan to Russia is rather iroproVed, and has reached 811. Austrian security,is not very popular, the Metal lic 'Fives are nominally quoted at 78. Chili Fives are dull at 79e, TallOw is rather • improved, being more steady at 345. to 345. lid. 'Every other article of Baltic pfoduce is as dull as possible. Lloyd's books again present a list, of va:- luable captures by Pirates on the Solidi American cnast.— It is unfortunate that the Government of England cannot reconcile to the present system of Europe .the, recogni;. tion of the independence of the new States in that ', quar ter of the globe; for a pirate could have no - protection if the freedom of all flags was acknowledged. According to letters from Jamaica, received by last mail, the trade with the neighbouring Continent was much depressed, and to effect sales of any articles was impossible without considerable loss. These accounts 'are dated on the 13th June. They represented the pirates, chiefly belonging to St. Jago de Cuba, as being exceed ingly active and successful in collecting their tithes in those seas. They spfire neither friend nor foe, and respect no flag. The English suffer more from their dePredations than any other nation, their ships being morenumerous. A few British brigs and cutters would be very serviceable,- for,the Independent flag is not able to, put the marauders down, though it does all in its power to protect the peaceable shipping trading to its ports. The Ann, Capt. Philips; from Valparaiso, value] at 200,000 dollars, and the 'Joseph, from the same place, had been captur ed by the Peruvian squadron and • carried. .into Lima, for a Breach of blockade. - The Lavinia had also been condemned at that place for a like offence. Surelysome steps ought to be taken by the British Government to reconcile any differences which - may happen on such occasions. Lloyd's 'Coffee-house will not underwrite - the trade - with South America under the present system, except 'at an enormously high rate, and much property must consequently be kept at home, be canse the profits will not bear the additional charge, and no merchant could take the whole risk of capture on him self. The connection with South America is of more im portance to England than all the benefits which she can ever obtain from the Holy Alliance; and Spain having irrevo cably lost her colonies, r cannot be benelitted by the Govern ment of England continuing not to acknowledge the sovereign ty of these free and rising nations'. Distrust in the minds of the South Americans must be the result of any long delay :. on the part of England to acknowledge' their independence, and when the acknowledgment is made, as it must be sooner or later, it may perhaps be attributed. to selfishness or necessity, 'and not to liberality of sentiment. The importance of South America to the commerce of England cannot admit the most distant doubt, and let it be hoped that no false notions of policy will.prevent the British Government from doing this act of justice to men Who have conquered and established their liber ties, and from conferring great advantages on the depressed - trade of their own country.---(Monting Chronicle.). \ * \. 33) . ;, 0 qt‘ * MASONIC NOTICES FOR NEXT WEEK. ENGLAND. Monday, July 29, LONDON: No. 458. . COUNTRY.' Nos. 227, 238, 249 ' 425, 455, 541, 553, 680, 707- - 30, LONDON. * * * COUNTRY. Nos. 68,411, 497, 501, 528, 579, 6611. • Wednesday, - 31, LONDON. Lodge of Benevolence. COUNTRY. Nos. 54, 112,- 121, 128, 129, 164, 291, 400, 468, • 472, 549, 563, 577, WI • 690, 705. Aug. 1, LONDON. Nos. 25, 34, 61, 122, 239, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, . . . 277, 325. COUNTRY. Nos. 45, 48, 57, 70, 113, 171, 182, 214, 234, 384, 416, 420, 451, 453, 461, 466, 469, 4113, 518, - 5451. 555, 556, 560, 561, 586, 587,,599, 627, 642, 679, 717. - 2i• LoNDoN. Nos. 10, 210, 399, 409. COUNTRY. , Nos. 13, 23, 30, 55, 58, 470, 533, 538, 550, 6.55. -3, LONDON. No. 173. COUNTRY. No. 675. IRELAND. Saturday, August 3, CORK. No. 3. REPUBLIC of COLOMI3IA.-I.lavitig ceived several applications-relative to alleged unsettled Claims on the Government of Colombia, I do hereby give notice , for the information of all parties concerned therein, that on nIY; arrival in London in the year 1820, I caused an offic e to be opened for the adjustment of all Claims on the said Government, whereQf public ninice was given on the 11th August in that year, and which Office was continued until March, 1821, repeated notices being given, . by public Advertisement, that no Claims would be settled in England that were not presented, at the said Office by the above date. Having adjusted all the Claims so presented which were found correct, and rendered an account thereof long since to the Government I represent, and my cow' • mission in that respect having thus been fulfilled, I have no longer the faculty of entering into any examination of accountg , nor any means of ascertaining their correctness; but, for the con venienee of all parties who may desire it, and who may not have the means themselves of forwarding their Claims to Columbia! Messrs. C. Herring, 'll% Graham, ana J. D. l'owles, of Freeman'' Court, Cornhill,• will receive such claims as remain unsettled, with the Vouchers in support thereof; whereupon I will in , ' • mediately transmit them to the Government of Colombia,. to order to their being put in a train of investigation witb o delay. F. A. ZEA, Minister Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Colombia! , London, July 24. ST. JAMES.—Holiday at the Bank, Exchequer, East Inais. arid South Sea Ifouses. —.— PRICE of FOREIGN STOCKS IN LONDON, JULY 24 ' French Five per Cents. 9175:92. Prussian f Five per Cent. Bonds, '8'835 89. l Ditto New, 87. ..•• Old Bonds, 00. Colombian .tSix per Cent. Boilds, 84. • Ditto Scrip, 00. ..• Spanish 5 Five p er Cent. Bonds, 62.1 i 3. - ~,- & New Ditto, 61g- i. Danish . Five per Cent. Bonds, 86 373. - .' .. iiieapolitan Five per Cent. Bonds, 71 1 :i• . Austrian Five per Cents. (Metallic) 7,1 Six per Cents. 00. • Russian Five per Cents. (Metallic) rd. Ditto New 00. I Bank, Shares 00. . 1 Seven per Cent. 00. . • American -1 Three per Cents. 00. Five per Cent. ILoan, 18•ZO 002 Five per Cent. Loan, F . - 1821, 00. Chili 79 1 .. Russian 811. ,J In the latter part of the day there was a considerable de'D il ' for New Prussian Stock. • ' HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TOZIO IROO. , Morning, 7 minutes after 7. 1 Evening, 30 minutes afte • THE SUN. • SOLEAI QUIS DICERE FALSIIM AUDE..4T • ? LONDON, TiIURSDAY, JULY '25, 13'22'. We received this morning the Paris Papers ° Monday. The return of the Duke de 1 30c.15 to Paris has excited considerable disquietude I° the Ministerial Circles; for, according to ° li e ' accounts, it will lead to a total change in ill Ministry, and to others, only to a partial chang e/. as regards the KING'S Household. There is 116 '; thing of importance respecting Turkey Russia, but it is evident the Turks have 11 0 tention of evacuating Moldavia and Walla°lost n d for additional troops are marching thither, a' , winter magazines are establishing in those cipalities.—The following copious extracts r ; n te' specting Greece and Spain are highly resting :—. lONIAN IS r E, - to a d, Conru, Arxtri. 20.—The wont of money, which is , felt in Greece, has the advantage of strongly attael'iq) / 1J classes to the soil, by, the common interest which is taleiopst the- position of public affairs. Many other considelltivellt more or less important,. have induced the Greek .Ga er S e il t o to adopt A new mode of paying the troops. It is inter 04 substitute payment in land for pay in money. The of land which the Government will diF i xise of in this 1,1'4000/1 is immense ; the domains of the Sultan, and the l e ter_ or church , lands, embrace aline two-third of the wh e ritory: did Thelollowing is the law- constituting this. new Tne - t pay, the novelty of which renders it curious : .4 The Legislative Senate, taking into considerati aj on so t h :o: necessities of the country, wind' call for the a ssistan ce ) ca% citizens disposed to bear antis to repulse the enemy 3 7, selidate the national independence; corsidering recompence which is due to all citizens who devote th, e ,. bloc"; to the triumph of this sacred cause at the price of the" r is t o and that one of the principal objects of this national V 1300.4 recover the land of our fathers, and to restore it to of the citizens whom foreign usurpation has d e p r ived ti fo ilr decreed, and the Executive Council has sanctioned, 'f ing law : ,o t el al 0 1 1 " 1. The soldiers already engaged in the serviceps, sh e country, and those who shall hereafter engage themsely4-00 receive for pay an acre of land a month, reckoning , day .of their engagement. reloe r e 2. Those Peloponnesians who shall go out of the 0c nesus to rejoin the army of the frontiers, shall receive and a half a month. eno 3 o 3. The soldiers shall declare the term of their les s fl' ment ; nevertheless, no one shall engage himself for , six months. *ag e til e 4. 'When the soldier shall have finished his erring t° the Government shall grant him his discharge, accor co . articles of his engagement, which must be signed bY manding officers. +li :ti e ge die " 5. The soldier who shall have satisfied all ",gairlg i bo Dy' tions shall receive from the Government letters CO" w ire' right of property to the land, which he shall have 3 5Ol his term of service the W 3 the/ 6. The rights . of those who shall die during wh ich t i l e devolve to their heirs. The whole time during rtio ing were engaged to serve shall be reckoned alr e w oo. , e re' land, if they should die before the expirat ion of „ 7. Those who, in donsequence of the wounds we)