The Sun. — London, England, 1822-04-27 00:00:00

PARLIAMENT: : . 110USq,OF L011.1)S, The House met at ten.o'dock in the morning., and proceeded in Appeals. .4scl IVE:viy*4 (Earl of ii`ciryso was introduced by Lord Boston and both Gordon dtlarqu'is of fluntly.) IBis • Patent of .0 cation having been read.'at the table, his'Lordship took the. ..oatlis and his seat. . . - Some Local Bills were brought up Mn the TlotiseOf Com mons by Mr. Littleton, Lordllotham, and other Members, and rcai a first time. The Flax and Cotton Bill ,was read a second time. , The Comniercial Credit (Ireland) Bill passed.through a Com mittee, and was reported without amendment. The Earl OIROSEBERY gave notice for Friday next (3d of :Way), of hii intention to move Resolutions respecting .the Elections of the, 16 Peers for Scotland, with a view to regulate the right of vOing in the cases of collateral succession to Peer uggs..--:ldjourned till Monday. lIOUSE OF COMMONS. WILL4ms (the Barrister) took the:oaths and his seat as Member foy Lincoln. . • - Lord ENNISMORE presented a Petition from the-Land owners anu other Inhabitants of the County .of Waterford, complaining Of Agricultural Distress.—Ordered to be referred so the Agricuftdial Comnifttee. . Sir A. CAMPBELL presented a Petition from the sugar re finers of Greenock, stating that they viewed , with extreme alarm the measures pending in the Rouse Sor opening a free trade be tween the West India Islands and the I.Jilited States.—Ordered . . to be printed.. Sir W. GUlSE'presented a Petition from the owners and oc cupiers of land' in the vicinity of Tevrkesbury, complaining of slistress.—Ordered to lie on the table. • . Mr. MUNDAY presented a siinilar petition front certain :owners arid ottnpiers of land in Derbyshire.—Ordered to be printed. Sir C. COLE presented a Petition from the tanners and other persons engaged in the manufacture of leather in the county of Glamorgan, praying fo r the repeal - - Of the tax on that Ordered to be printed.' Mr. M.A. TAYLOR gave notice, that on Wednesday the 22d of May hewoidd submit a proposition relative to the High :Court of Chancery of England, and the appellant jurisdiction of the House 6f a. -The Hon. Gentleman also stated, that in the course of next Session he should . propose to introduce the institution of Grand Juriei into the Criminal Law of Scotland. Mr. DICKINSON presented a Petition froni the Inhabitants '0 the town of Wellington, praying for a revision of the Crimi nal Code.—Laid On the table. Mr. POWl;Riresented a Petition from the High 'Sheriff and Grand Jury of Waterford, stating the distress which pre:- Tailed in that county,.- and praying for the imposition of addi tional duties onToreign imported butter.—Orderedio be printed. Lord E. SOMERSET' presented a Petition from the Owners and Occupiers-of Lanttin Oloncestershire, praying for Protect ing Duties agailist the Importation of Foreign Corn. • 3.1 r. HUME presented a Petition from the incOi?orated'Shoe makers of Perth;: Conip/Aining of the state of the Representa elol2 of the Scolch Burghi, and'objecting to the Bill which the Lord Advocate'had introduced upon' the subject.—Laid on the Table. PROSECUTION FOR LIBEL. Dr. LUSHINGTON said he was instructed to present a .Petition from an individual who complained of a gross act of injustice, for *hi& he savi.no means of obtaining redress ex cept through the mediation of the House. 'The name of the Petitioner was Thomas Clarke, a bookseller in the Strand. In the course of hishusiness, he published a work called Queen Maly, whiCh the Nice Society thought fit to prosecute as a blas phemous libel.:.-This occurred in June, 1821. He gave bail to stand his trial, and attended on every occasion for which he re -ceived notice from the prosecutors that his trial would come on. The trial had never yet taken place; but Mr. Clarke's recogniz ances had beentstreated, on the ground that he had not appear-, ed to answer the charge against him. The injustice of thts.pro .ceeding must be manifest to the House; and he was eonvineed it was impossible to find any precedent for it. Mr. Clarke had also .another ground of complaint in the circumstance of his not 'raving yet been brought to trial. By an Act passed some time • since, it was provided that in all cases of prosecutions by the Attorney-General, the suit should be at an end if it were' not brought to trial within 'l2 months after it was instituted. It -was improper that the Vice Society should possess a power which the Law Officers of the Crown were not permitted to re -tain, of keeping a prosecution suspended over the head of an individual for an indefinite ,period.—. The Petition was then read • ar.d ordered to be printed. Sir T. LETIII3RIDGE rose to present a Petition corn - paining of Agricultural Distress. The revision of taxation in All its parts.he thought was indispensably necessary. Mr. DICKINSON stated that some of the finest estates in .f;rtenersetshire paid not' s. of rent. Mr. J. BENETT said there was evidently ample room 'for the reduction of taxation, .and that the whole country looked to 'it as the means of relief. The Petition was read. It was from SOnth Petherton; iii So. mersetshire. Mr. ELLICE said he could not let this opportunity pass; of. saying that the great resource of tlie,cotintry was first a reduc tion of 'Abe expenditure, and: .then a reduction- of .xation.— fHear.) —When the question of reduction should again,come orward, he hoped it'would-,llave the unanimous support of the • COnntry Gentlemen. It 00414 Pe recollected always, that there was a Sinking. Fund which . ought ' , the first instance to , be _loosened from the public burdens, before other expedients were : even to be contemplated. Mr. H. G. BENNET observed, that the return to cash pay -ments was right, but due preparation,had not been made forsit. .; The Petition•was ordered to be printed. Mr. HUME presented several papers respecting the charges Tot the militia establishment, and moved that they be referred •to.the Committee of Accoaats.—Mrdered. • Mr. S..RICE presented;a Petition :from Limerick, against the windoiv on the table.. Mr. LUSIIINGTQ,),-4 in allusion to what had fallen from the Hon. Gentlerui.nwhe- spoke last but one, said, that if the Noble. Marquis slu3uld_be.-able:to.iittend on Monday, he would bring' orward his motion on the Agricultural Question, before going into a Committee of Supply. . . A conversation ,arose with respect to • the supplying of inn rrra ....Rion to the nirla ; . in. which Mr. Hume,: Mr. Bennet; Mr: Wilmot, arid Sir G. Cockburn took a part. We understood ..the purport 'to be,•,that.ships had •takenin cargoes 'of ammuni tion here for.Constantipople, ofi the proclamation the Governor of the lonian Islands, .and•were therefore Ifivred to proceed to their destination; • • The London .117.ater 7 qorks.. Repeal Bill 'vas read a second time, and committed to'open Committed above stairs. • . Mr. H. SU.,MNER,•maved..that ;the-Petition from the Bo rough of Southwark- (0 to the building of a new Bridge) Might', be referred to the se s mkeoinrnittee, and that 'the GOininftrtek should have leave toluitke . pmvision;actording the Petition, if they should think fit. - • ••- 'Qs/ Sir W..CURTIS dinight that:at-time likd-the present,'Wheii Oentlernen were talking, of econorny.-and retrenchment, was riot a time for.building nes*.BridOso'.;Unlet,S.ati absolute necessity for such a measure we. e'. shewn, it ought not to'be listenectto. lie (Sir Win. Curtis)twolild oppose .theltotion, • and take - the sense of the House itpoirit.; ; ' • • • Sir G. COCKBURN;believed ilsat Londoilßridge, stood, materially j ;.t he; ria iigation ref therhatn es ; and he heard that the best engineers were of the same opinion. Sir W. DE CRESPIUNY declared the brid&e to be in an unfit state to remain. • • - • Mr. WSI. WILLIAMS supported the motion. The question was then-putgand carried. Sir W. DE CRESM.NY. presented a Petition from the Managers of the London,-,Bridge Water Works, praying (as vas understood) to be heaid against the Di:l.—ft was referred to the Committee. , 1 . • • - - VICTLIA.I7I4;IIB' LICENSES. On the motion of Mr. .H47G: I,3ENNET4 .there Were' ordered to be laid before the , 110u5e4.3 :return of tine number of licenses . to public-houses issued by 4 tlielliagistrates of the Tower dillsion since the year.lolo, tlistinguishing the tumber of licenses refused to be renewed. Similar returns were ordered from the other licensing divisions in, ..lsotidon;•; IVettninster, , and South wark. BRIViIif,COLN - SULS. : ' Mr. lILTME-postponed itia:Enotio• n on this , subject till Mon day, hoping that nothing would,occur to prevent his bringing.it on on that day. - • LAND-TALREDEMPTION. Mi. HUME then rose feiihe purpose of moving for certain .geturns on the subject of thittax,;,to ,which he - understood there" :would be no objection. The Honourable Member prefaced his potion with several remarks on the subject of the tax and its' pganagement, =buGfrom the number of persong who were then flgt*g thegglery (die busintsi of ihe /louse being considered, over), we 'ere prevented from hearing the whole of his •xemarks distinctly. We give the tollowing as the substanee : In the year 1799;the amount iif the land-tax £ s. d. was - - ' ' t l - - 1,989,673 7 . 10 1820 4 !lift; w 'r) (" ditto - 1,163,382 18 Making a reduction in the liihOunt received of 826,290 9 5 The amount of dividend _Kilted on the 3 per cents, cancelled by,theredemption of the land-tax• since 1799, alTeared to'be only which showed a defaleatidii of #l , e sum of . r. 770,876 0' 0 55,414 9 5 by the operation, exclusive of suit& of - 304,730 710 under the head of expences ofinanagement in these years. The great expence attending the office would appear by the amount of 3 per cent. reduced in the last four years, and the expences incurred in the management of the same. In 1817 . • 1818 1819 . 1820 - Amount of Dividend cancelled by redemp tion of Land-tax. The Amount of Ex pences of manage ment of office. £2,947 3 4 3,385 15 11i 4,026 14 11 2,696 7} £3,1118 14 -10 2,659 19 7 3,374 7 9 4,414 '2 2 - . • 13,056 310 I. ;14,267 4 4 • making the expensies of management amount to 14,2671.45. 4d., whilst the amount of dividend reduced in the same,tim6 was only 13,0561. 3s. 10d. It also appeared, that in the year 1811, upwards of 12,0001. of land-tax on small livings and charitable funds had been exonerated, on the plea that great advantage had 'been derived to the public from Mr. Pitt's plan of redemption : whereas the public account, as far as could be made out, exhi bited a considerable loss to tJie public by the operation. In the finance annual account of the,, , Treasury Miscellaneous Receipts there appeared to have been . reived a sum of 19,8681.125. 4d., under the head of land rederpptlon ; between the years 1805 and 1820 but it did not aPpear ;; Ap.what use that rponey had been, applied, or wh3ilt had beeri.applied on that account. The . Hon,, Member then moved . that there be laid before : the I-louse an ac.-• count of the amount of land-tax redeemed in each year since the 38th of Geo. lIL, cap. 56, distinguishing the amount by_ the three per cents., and also by cash. Also an accouht of ihe abstract of expence for the redemption of the land-tax in each year since-the 38th of tied. charged • under the_ head of miscellaneous. servites.--Ordered: - There were some other motions on the same subject which could not be collected. - - STAMP DI S TRIBUTORS. The lion. Member then moved for a copy of the last Trea, 'Airy Minute for regulating the office of Stamp. Distributors.— Ordered. On the motion of Mr. BARHAM, there was ordered to be laid before the House an account of the contract price of pro, visions for Greenwich Hospital in each year since 1818, dish tinguishing the particular kinds of provisions. Mr. CURTEIS presented a Petition from the Farmers and Landholders of the East Division of, the County of Sussex, complaining of Agricultural Distress, and praying for Reform. —Ordered to lie on the table. On the motion of Mr. RICARDO, the House adjourned at a quarter to seven o'clock. • - LIST OP THE MINORITY .ON spz. r. BURDETT'S MOTION TOR AN ADDRESS TO TIM KING TO REMIT THE FURTHER PUNISHMENT OF MR HUNT.--APRIL 24. - • ••• Barrett,, S. B 4 M. Gaskell, Ben. • Benyon, Benj. Heron, Sir :R. Bernal, R. . flobhouse, J. C. Bird', J. •• - - Hornhy. v Ed. Brougham, Henry Hume, Joseph Bright, Henry ' Jamis, W. Bury, Viscount Johnson, Col. Buxton, T. F. Jervoise, G. P. .Calvert, C. : Lamb, Hon. G. Chaloner, Robert Lambton, J. G. Concannon, Lucius Lennard.,-i W. • • Crespigny, Sir W. Lloyd, - Sit-Ed. Crompton, S. - Lushington, S. Daiies, 'l'. H. Leycester, Ralph Denman, Thos. • Macdonald, J. DAncantion, Visct. Mackintosh, SirJ. Dundas, Hon. T. Martin, John Ebrington, - Visct. Maule, Hon.W. R. Ellice, Ed. . Milbank, M. Farquharson, A. Monck, J. B. Fergnsson, SirR.C. Moore, Peter Folkestone, Vise. Blarjoribanks, S. Farrantl, Robert. Norinanby„ Visct. • Grattan, J. Newman, R. W. Graham, Sandford Newport, Rt. Hon. Grant, J. P. Sir John • • Griffith, J. W. , . Nugent, Lord - - Guise, Sir W. O'Callaghan, J. Gurney, Ossulston, Lord Grossett, J. R. ' Palmer, C. F. PoWei, Rd. Pryse, P. Rickford, w; Ramgden, Sir A. Ricardo, D. 'Roberts, A. W. Robarts, George ' Robinson, Sir U. Rice, T. S. Smith, W. Sefton ' Earl of Scott, J. Stanley; Lord Stewart, W. Stuart, Lord J. Sykes, D. Tavistock, Marg. Titchfield, Marq. NVebbe, Ed. MINORITY Western, C. C. Whitbread, W. 'Whitbread,' S. C. Wood, Alderman Wyvill, M. Williams Sir R. ' TELLERS. Be/I=4l/on. H: . G, Burdett, Sir F. ON Z.ORD JOHN ILUSSELL'S NOTION TOR REFORM OF PARLIAMENT. . A.bercromby, Hn.J. Grattan, J. Althorp, Visct. Graham, S. Anson, Sir Geo. Grant, J. P. Anson, Hon. Geo. - Griffiths J. W. Beaumont, T. W. Guise, Sir W. Barnard, Viscount . Gurney, Rich. Barrett, S. M. Gaskell, 13a. .Becher, W. W. ' • - Halclimand, W. `Bennet, Ronal. G.. Hamilion,` ; Lord A. Benyon, B. Heathcoe9, Sir G. Bernal, R. • Heathaite, G. J. Birch, J. Heron,-Sir R. Brougham, Henry Hill, Lord Arthur Burdett; Sir F. - ' flobhogse, J.. C. Bury, Viscount ' ' IlOinby, E. '• . Byng, George - Hughes , W. L. .- Boughey, Sir J. F. Hume, J. ~ ' Benett, J ohn • H urst, 'R. _.. . Belgrave; Vise. '' James, W. . ' .. Buxtnn,' T. F. - Johnson, Col. Boughton, Sir C. 31. • Jervoise; (1. P. Bentmck; Lord W. Kennedy, T. F. Calvert, C. ' Lamb, Hon. G. ' Chaloner, R. Lambton, J. (1. ' Calcraft, John ' Latou - che, It. rCampbell, W. F. Lemon, Sir. W. Chamberlayne, W. Lennard, T. B. Carew,•ll S. ' Lloyd, Sir E. ' Carter, J. Lushington, S. Cavendiih, H. Leycestcr, Ralph 'Cavendish, C. Lawley, F. Clifton, Viscount Langstone, J. H. Coffin, Sir I. Lester, - B: L. Coke, T. W. Marryatt, Jos. • • Colbiirne, N. R. Moberly ' , J. Concannon, Lucius Maberly, W. L. 'Crespigny, Sir W. Macdonald, Jas. CrOmpton, S. ,lll‘lntosh, Sir - J. 'CurWen, J. C. Martin, J. ,Creevcy, 'l'. AI au le, Hon. W. Calthorpe, Hon. F.. Maxwell, J. , 'Calvert, N. .. Milbank, M. 7 • . Davies, r.r. 11. • Milton, Viscount .. I)'e ison, W. J. ..111oWeic, J. B. 0., . triputti, T, Moore, Peter'-_ ncannon, Visct, ~MarjoribOnks;.S.: ' 'lkitdas"' Hon. T. - Norman by - .; Lord, ;' • 'AiiiidOs, ' Charles . Newman; , . It.;-W. • 'l7i6kinson, W. Newport,:Sina. 'librington,' Visct. Nugent, Lord: , Ellitl:e, Ed. O'Callaghan; J. Evans; William • Ord, Wm. Ellik URIL, G. A. Osborne; Lord F. rdgusson, State. Ossulston, Lord 'Mel,' J. fl. • . Palmer, Col. - Frankland, It: ' Palmer, C. F. Pares, Thos. Peirse, H. Pelham, Hon. C.A Phillips, G. Phillips, 0. It. Power, R. Powlett, Hon; W. Prittie, Hon. F. A. Pryse, P. Pym, P. • Ramsay, Sir A.. Ramsden, J. C. Ricardo, D. Ridley, Sir M. W. Robarts,. A. W. Robarts, 0. • Robinson, Sir Geo. Rowley, Sir W..' xt u m bold, C. E.. Russell, R. 0. Rice, T. N. - • Rickford, Wm. Ramsbottom, John Smith, Wm. Smith, Hon. It. - • Smith, John Scarlett, J. Scudamore, R. Sefton, Earl of Scott, James - Stanley, Lord Stewart, W. • Stuart; Lord J. Sykes 1). Sebright, Sir J. Tavistock, Marq. of Talbot, R.:W. 1 Tierney, Rt. Hn. G. Tenn }}son, C.' Titchrield, M arq. of Townshend,LordC. Taylor, - C. Warre, - 3. A. - Webbe, E. . White, - Luke `Whitbread, Williams, Sir R. Wilson, Sir R. 'Wood, Ald. AL • . Wilberforce, W. Whitmore, W. W. Williams, W. TELLERS. Folkestone, Visct. Russell L ord J. • PAIRED OFF. Baring, Sir T. Hutchinson, Hon. Taylor, M. A. Cayendish, Ld G. C. 11. Wilkins, W: Alarkham,Admiral Mostyn, Sir Thos. Western / C. C • • Mr. Farquharson paired off witl) General Upton on Lord John Russell's motion. • .hi r. Robert Price was prevented from voting on Thursday night in favour of Lord John RuSsell's motion, by indisposition; Mr. J. Williams would have voted in the Minority, but •not Mpg prepared with the requisite forms, could not take his seat. - . A man -of. the name of .Marley was convicted :and , sentenced to be hanged atAhe last Assizes-for this county, for stealing a' mare,. but has been .since respited. The eitecu tioh of another criminal was appOinted fpr an earlier day; and NlarleyN contrivance to make .money, during:the few days he had to live, de,serves to be recorded 'fbr its novelty and inge nuity. He actually:made applicatiori to be permitted to per.' form the efface of executioner °Wl:he person who was to suffer before bini, stating, " he would .earn thereby a certain sum— and if the faVour was granted him:of allowing his -wife to hang 'himself, he was 'sure she would doiit as tenderly as any person -that could be found; and the creature," he said, " would then have by the prOduce of both jobs,: wherewithal to- pay' her rent.?'--( Mayo Constitution.) . . 1 PARLIAMENTARY. PAPER. A BILL to REGULATE, the; TRADE between his MAJESTY'S POSSESSIONS in' AIIIERIcA and the WEST INDIES, and other PARTS of the WORLD. Whereas it is expedient to allow greater freedom of trade and intercourse between the Colonies, Plantations, and Islands belonging to his Majesty in America and in the West Indies, and other parts of the world; and to•lepeal certain Acts now in force relating to the trade and intercourse hitherto allowed to be carried on between his Majesty's Colonies and Planta tions and places in Europe south' of Cape Finisterre, and to make further provision fir encouraging and extending the same; Be it therefore enacted by the King's Most Excellent Ma_ jesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spi ritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parlia ment assembled, .and by the authority of the same, That so much of an Act passed in the twenty-fifth year of the reign of King Charles the Second, intituled, " An Act for the En. couragement of the Greenland and Eastland Trades, and, for the bettersecuring the Plantation Trade," as impoies a duty upon the exportation of sugar, tobacco, cotton wool, indigo, logwood, fustic, dying wood, and cocoa nuts, from any of his Majesty's Plantations in America, Asia, or Africa ; also an Act passed in the fifty-fifth year of the reign of his late Ma jesty King George the 'Third, intituled, " An Act to regulate the Trade between Places in Europe south of Cape Finisterre, and certain Parts in the British Colonies in North America;" also, an Act passed in the fifty-second year of the reign of hit sail:nate Majesty, intituled, " An Act to permit sugar, coffee, hnd cocoa, to be exported from his Majesty's Colonies and Plantationi to any port in Europe,to the south of Cape Fini aterre; and corn to be imported from any such. Port, and from the Coast of Africa into the said Colonies and Plantations, :Under. Licenses granted by the Collectors and Comptrollers of the customs ;" also, an Act passed in the fifty-fifth year. of the reign of his said late Majesty, intituled; " An Act to re gulate the Trade between Malta and its Dependencies and his !Majesty's Colonies and Plantations ; in America, and also be tween Malta and the United Kingdom ;" also, an Act passed in the fifty-seventh year of the reignfrof his said late Majesty, intituled, An Act to extend the Privileges of the Trade of Malta to' the. Port - of 'Gibraltar ;" also, another Act passed in the fifty:seventh yeai of the reign of his said late Majesty, in tituled, " An Act• to allow the Importation of Oranges and Lemons.from the Azores and the Madeiras into the British, Colonies in North America," shall be and the same are hereby repealed; save and'except as to the recovery of .any forfeiture or penalty incurred on or before the ' Provided nevertheless, That all - Acts expressly repealed by any of the said Acts shall be deemed and taken to be and shall re main repealed. And be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful to export from any of his Majesty's. said Colonies, Plantations and. Islands, in any British-built ship or vessel, owned and navi gated according to law, any articles the growth produce or manufacture of any such Colony, Plantation or Island ; and any articles which have been legally imported into any such Colony, . Plantation or Island, direct to any foreign port in Europe, or in Afriea, or to Gibraltar, the island of Malta or the Dependencies thereof, or-the islands of Guernsey, Jersey, Alderney, or Sark ; any thing contained in an Act made an England, in the twelfth year of the reign of his Majesty King Charles the Second, intituled,' " An Act for the encouraging and increasing of Shipping anti Navigation," or of any other Act' or Acts in foreein the United Kingdom, or in Great Bri tain`or tlreland respectively, too the contrary notwithstanding. And be it further enacted, That before any such articles- shall be laden or put on board any ship or vessel in the said Colonies, Plantations or islands, the exporter shall make a regu lar entry thereof, with the collector and comptroller of his Ma jesty's Customs, on which entryshall be endorsed the marks and numbers of the packages, with the proper denomination of the goods contained, therein, and Also the place quay or wharf where the goods are intended to; be laden, provided that no goods shall be laden at any place quay or wharf, which shall not be situate within the limits of a port where . a cus tom' house is established, and at which place quay or wharf al officer shall be appointed to attend the lading and shipping of such goods, or at such place or places as shall be mentioned in a sufferance or warrant to be taken out from the collector and comptroller of the customs for thAt purpose. And be it furtherenacted, That if upon examination of any goods allowed to be exported from any of the said , Colonies Plantations or Islands, under ' exported . , authority of this Act, either before or after the shipment, it shall be found that the weight or quantity thereof, or number of the casks or packages, shall be greater than shall Have been endorsed upon the entry, or if any articles are laden and put on 'board any ship or vessel, for the purpose of being exported to any part of Europe or in Africa as aforesaid, without entry thereof being made with.the proper officer of the customs, or shall be brought to any place quay or wharf, or put into an, hay boat or other vessel for the purpose of being shipped on board any such ship or vessel for exporta tion to such foreign port of Europe or in Africa previous to such entry being made, or if any - goods shall be put on board or attempted to be put on board any ship or vessel intending to proceed to any such port of Europe or Africa in any manner contrary to the directions of this Act, - all such goods in every such case shall be fo r f e it e d, together with the hoy boat or other vessel or carriage whatever employed in shipping or attempting to ship such goods, and also the ship or ves sel in which the same shall be laden, and the owner thereof shall forfeit the value of' such goods, to be recovered in any Court of Vice Admiralty held in any of his Majesty's Plantations in America, or in any Court of Record in any of his Majesty's Plantations in America, at the election of the informer or prosecutor; part to be fur the use of his Majesty, his heirs-and surcessors, part to the Governor of the said Colony, and-the other part to the informer or pro§ecutor. And be further enacted, That' in case any ship or vessel clearing out from the said Colonies, Plantations, or Islands, under the authority of this. Act, shall take on board in any of the said. Colonies, Plantations, or Islands, any other articles than such as are allowed to be on board an d exported by virtue of this Act, all such articles so taken or laden on board such ship or vessel, shall be forfeited and lost, and shall and may be seized by the Commander or Commanders of any of his Majesty's ships or vessels of war,' or any commissioned, warrant or petty officer.; specially authorized by him or them, or by any officer or officers of the Customs ; and the master and shipper of any such goods shall severally forfeit the value of the goods so laden or taken on board contrary to the directions of this Act; and that every forfeiture or penalty in curred by this Act, shall and may respectively be recovered in any Court of Vice Admiralty held in any of his Majesty's Plantations in America, or in any other Court of Redord in any of His Majesty's Plantations in America, or in any of His Ma jeity's Courts of Record at 'Westminster or Dublin, or Court of Exchequer in Scotland, at thr election of the informer or prose cutor ; part to be for the use of His Majesty, His Heirs and Successors, part to the governor of the Colony, and the Aux part to the in former *or prosecutor. And be it further enacted, That the person exporting fish from any British colony or plantation in North _America, to any port or place as aforesaid, under the authority of this A c t, shall makevath at the port shipment, before the chief officer of the customs at such.port (which oath such officer of the cus toms is hereby authorized to administer) that the said fish is the Produce - of the British fisheries, really and bone fide taken and cured by His 'Majesty's subjects carrying on the said fisheries from some of the British Colonies or Plantations in North America. And be it -further. enacted, That before the shipment of any pickled fish or dry fish for the purpose of exportation froth Canada to any port or place as aforesaid, under the authority of this Act, the person in whose possession the same 'shall have continued from the time of its being land ed from the British fishing vessel employed in the taking it, until the same Allan be so shipped for exportation, shall make oath before the chief officer of the Customs at Quebec (who is hereby authorized to administer such oath) that the same is the produce of the British American fisheries, really and bona /ide taken and cured by his Majesty's subjects carry ing on the said fisheries from some of the said Colonies or Plantations. And be if further enacted, That it shall be lawful to export in any British ship or vessel, owned and navigated according to law, from any foreign port in Europe or in Africa, or from Gib ' raltar, the Island of Malta or the dependencies thereof, or the Islands of Guernsey, Jersey, Alderneynr Sark, to any of his 'Majesty's Colonies, Plantations, or Islands in America, or the West' Indio, the articles enumerated or, described in the Sche dule heretinto annexed marked (A); any thing contained in an Act made in England in the fifteenth year of the reign of his Majesty King Char/es the Second, intituled, " An Act for the encouragement of Trade," or any other Act or Acts in force in the United Kingdoth, or in Great Britain or Ireland respective ly, to the contrary. notwithstanding. And be it further enacted, That it shall and may be lawful for his. Majesty, by any order or, orders in Council, to extend the Provisions of this Act to any other article than those enu merated or described in the Schedule hereunto annexed; mark ed (A.) ; and from and after the day- mentioned in any such order or orders in Council extending the Act to any othes article' sir articles, all and every the!privileges and advantager Of this Act shall extend and be construct' to extend to such article or ariicles, in. like =mei in every respect, and as fully and amply As if the said article or articles had been inserted in the said Scheduk or Table, at the time orpassing this Act. And be it further enacted, That all sums of money granted and imposed by this Act as penalties or forfeitures, shall be deemed, and are hereby declared to be, sterling money of Great Britain, and shall be collected, recovered, and paid to the amount of the value which such nominal sums bear in Great Britain ; and that such monies may be received and taken ac cording to the proportion und ,value of 'the ounce in silver. And be it further enacted, 'That all penalties and forfeitureS incurred by this Act (expect where. it is otherwise provided) shall and may be prosecuted in any of his'illajesty's Couits of Record at W estminster or Dublin, or Court of Exchequer in. Scotland ; ' 'ivhereof to be to the use of his Majesty, his heirs and Successors, and- the other to -hint or them who shall sue for, prosecute and recover the same, where in no essoign, protection or wager' of law shall be allowed, nor any more than one impedance. And be it further enacted; That if any person or persons shall be sued or prosecuted for any thing done, or to be done, in pursuance of this Act, such person or persons may plead the general issue, and give this Act and the special matter in evi dence; and if the plaintiff or plaintiffs, prosecutor or prosecu tors, shall become nonsuit, or forbear the prosecution, or dis continue his her or their action, or if a verdict shall pass against him her or them, the defendant shall have ' costs, and shall have the like remedy for the sam,e, as.in cases where costs are by law given to defendants. • • • Schedule to which. this Act refers. • SCHEDULE (A.)—A Schedule of Articles allowed to be ex: ported from Ports in Europe or in Africa, to any of his Ala jesty's Colonies, Plantations or Islands in America or the West Indies. Anchovies. Argol. Alabaster, rough and worked. Ann seed. Amber. Alnionds. - Braridy. Brimstone. Boxwood. Beaus.l . Botargo. Currants.' • Capers. Cantharides. Corn. Cumminseed. • Coral. • Cork. Cinnabar. Cascasoo. Cariar. - Dates. Essence of Bergamot - of titeron. of Lemon. of Orange. of Lavender. of Roses. of Rosemary. Emery Stone. Flour. Fruit. Lava and Malta Stone, for buildings. , Lentils. Linen. Manna, Mosaic Works.' Medals. Meal. Musk.. Marble, rough and worked. Mill!rimber. • M accaroni. • Oft ofOlivegi - - of Almonds. Opium. • . Orris Root. Ostrich Feathers. Ochres... • _ Orange Buds and Peel. Olives. Pickles, in jars and bottles. Pistaccio Nuts. Paintings and Prints. Pozzolana.l Precious Stones. Pearls. Pinck. Pummice Stone. Peas. Parmasan Cheese) Quicksilver. Raisins. Rhubirb. Rice. Salt. Sausages. Senna. scammony. Sarsaparilla. Saffron. Safflower. sp Vermillion. Vermicelli. Whetstones. Wine. dry and wet, preserved in Brandy and Sugar, in Jars and Bottles. Figs. Gum Arabic. --- Mastic. - Myrrh. - Sicily. Ammoniac. Grain. Honey. Jalop. Incense. Juniper Berries. KING'S B RTIL.DAY. While the Court of England afforded on Tuesday an unu sually splendid exhibition of British grandeur, the NATIONAL CENTRAL . SCHOOL, in Baldwin's-gardens, presented to the public eye a scene, less dazzling, it is true, yet not less gratify ing to every reflecting, feeling, and moral mind. In the great school room the male and female children of that extensive establishment, amounting to nearly 700, sat down, about one o'clock, to a very plentiful dinner of excel lei* roast beef and plum pudding, with the necessary bever. ,age,, all provided at the expence of' that philanthropic Noble man, Lord KENYON—a Peer whose benevolent mind is con. tinually exerted in promoting the welfare of mankind, and whose purse is daily drawn forth to alleviate the priva tions of the destitute, and to perpetuate the glory of this great nation. Besides his Lordship's other contributions to the National. Society, his liberality has for several years past (in honour of his Majesty's birth day) supplied two extensive dinners in Bildwin's-gardens ; one for the children there educated, and the second for the master& and mistresses under instruction at the Central School. Nothing could exceed the hilarity pf the juvenile party, 'or the delight and gratitude of the parents and friends, who were permitted to witness the happiness' of `the children and order of the festival. Their eyes sparkled with pleasure, and their tongues whispered blessings on tht Noble Donor and the pro moters of so useful an establishment., 4,fter the final grace had been delivered by the superior boy of the'first class, Lord KENYON, addressed the assembly in a most impressive speech ; in the course of which, adverting to the successful superinten dency of this important- national establishment, he' bestowed many flattering encomiums, and exhibited a superb diamond ring and two costly pieces of plate, presented in Baldwin's-gar dens as tokens of approbation and regard : the ring by his Im perial' Majesty the Emperor of RussiA, and the plate by the .Madras Masters of England, who had been ralifiecl at the Cen. tral School. The address of his Lordship was succeeded by the Nati o n a l Anthem of " God save the King," sung by the children, all the company joining in the harmony, and swelling with their voices,the enthusiastic cheers that conduded this interesting ce remony. . - TENTERDEN, KENT, APRIL 24. Yesterday being tke Anniversary of his MAJESTY'S Birth day, was celebrated by a dinner, in the Court Hall, at which many . Gentlemen of the town and vicinity were present. The 'Meeting was of the most loyal and respectable description. The Chair was ably filled by Captain RICIIARD JONES R. N., in the absence of the Mayor , (V. POMFRET, Esq.), who was un avoidably so, from severe domestic affliction. Afier the cloth was removed, the folldwing toasts were given by our worthy Chairman :-- " The King," with four times four, which ivas drank with enthusiasm--" The Royal' Family"--" The 'Duke of York and the Army"—" The Duke of Clarence and the Nary"— " Mayevery foreign Potentate imitate. George IV. and cherish the love'of Peace"—" Prospety and -protection to Agricul ture"—and many other appropriate toasts followed. The dinner was well served up, the wines good, and many excellent , songs 'were sung by some of the Gentlemen present ; the company appeared much gratified, anti did not separate until a late hour. THE ARMY: Four companies of the 2d Battalion of the Coldstredns marched. on 'Wednesday from Chatham for Windsor, to do duty whilsChis Majesty resides at his cottage ; th e rema i n d er of the Regiment will follow in about three weeks. The 44th Reginient arrived at Chatham on Saturday last from Ireland ; five companies embarked immediately for Sheer ness to - relieve-five' companies of the 71st Light Infantry, under the command of Colonel Watson. ' „ The 72d Regimentis ordered to embark at Portsmouth for Plymouth. Four Companies of the 10th Regiment of. Foot, on the arri. val of the 72d` Regiment at Plymouth, will embark at that place for Woolwich. Two Companies of e2d Regiment of Foot, now on march for Hull, are ordered to proceed to Chester (instead of Hull), where they are expected to arrive about the 14th of May. Detachments of the 30th, 41st, 46th, 54th, 69th, and 89th Regiments, will march from Albany Barracks and Ports mouth for Chatham, on the 29th and 30th instant, where they are expected to arrive on the 7th of May,' froin whence they will proceed to Gravesend about the JOth of May, And embark on board the East India Company's ship Astell,. for Madras, to join their Corp - s. Three officers and about 40 men of the 13th right Dragoons, now at Maidstone will also go out in the East India Com pany's ship Astell. DIVISION OF BATH Foitum.—On Wednesday, George Weaver was brought before Sir R. Baker . , girt. by Captain Bussell, charged with havin g neg l ecte d to joizi the Second So merset Militia, in September last, to be trained. He was lined 201. and in default of payment, was committed to Shepton- Mallet House of Correction to hard laboitti for six month's.— ( Bath Herald.) i.FOAEIGN INTELT,,tc4ENcE. PARIS, APRIL 2 - 1.--The King received the Foreign Ambassadors yesterday, and afterward* went to Argenteuil. ' A letter from Tours, of the 21st instant, says— " The first Council of I'Var has decided - with respect to the affair of Saurnur. Sirejean has , „ been condemned to":d e ath, and Coudert to five years' imprigonment for concealment . of the offence." Two journals of yesterday stated, that in con sequence of an assassination committed on a Colonel by a domestic, and in the house of Lord Byron, the Noble Lord is at present in prison, but the Cmlonel is not named. One of them places the scene at Pisa, and the other at Pavia, and to heighten the probability, they make the news come from Rome. It would probably have come from Milan, had there' been any foundatioc► for it. The'Moniteur publishes a Royal Ordinance on _ .the stibject of Custom-house Duties, affecting certain articles of foreign merchandize imported into Fttluce. It confirms, Ist, the Ordinance of the 31st of October, 1821, modifying the import duty On foreign wools, and premiums on exporta tion of cloths, whether entirely woollen or mixed 2d, the Ordinance of the 3d of November, 182 1 , prohibiting, otherwise than in transitu, the im portation of iron bars (not hammered) ; 3d, it extends the' restrictive provisions of the latter ordinance to hammered iron, if smelted over coal furnaces, and to all sorts of iron if attempted to be introduced by the land frontier; some spe cific duties are afterwards imposed on cattle, sheep, pigs, &c. imported ; on provisions, fresh and salted; and on one or two other articles. We can announce in the most authentit man ner that Mr. Williams, Secretary of M. Zen, left Paris two days ago. He is the bearer of letters from M. Zea, addressed directly to the Alarquhs of Londonderry, which relate to the recognition of the Republic of Columbia by England. FRENCH FUNDS. April 24, Five per Cents. Opened at B7 f. 40 c. Lowest B7 f. 35 c. Highest and Closed at 87 f. 55 c. Bank Stock 1585 f . FRANKFORT, APRIL 17.—1 t is remarked, that notwithstanding the publication of the article ia the ilustrian Observer, the 'public funds At Vienna have not recovered the decline they e% perienced since the 9th o f this month.—(Journa l de Pads.) This luminous article, which just telli us fie' thing at all, has raised the funds a little.--(Juur nal-des - Dhbats.) The 'Nuremberg Gazette announces that the Manifesto of the Court of Russia, relative to the war against Turkey, will be made public with out delay. The last letters from Constantinople, received at. Vienna, are dated the 25th of March, and bring the important news that hostilities between the Turks and Persians have re-commenced, and that. the Schah is determined to prosecute the war with rigour. AtiGSBURG,. APRIL 18.—:.The Aligemeine lung,' in its number of this day, replies in a fer words to the accusations brought' against it by the. Austrian Observer. "-if .this Journal," i t says,." never pretended to know more about the affairs of the East than ia proper for a .private . individual," this is no reason to accuse the Co,r' respondents of other Journals, particularly those who. send news from Odessa, Senalin, Btc. ol . falsehood,, on the one, had, in their connections with the German Journalists ) ---and, on the ot : het', hand, of- exciting angry feelings in Turkey, in ,order to induce the Divan to war and the people to excesses: The Allgemeine' Zeilung, as . it could easily prove, is wholly tiStranger to such manoeuvres, of ' the very existence of which it is ignorant: All that it knows is, that most o f the news, some of them very important, which have been published by it from the communications. of its Correspo n d en t s , h ave b een si n c e confirme d bythenfficial Journals of other Countries. Some errors in the dates may doubtless hav e ' crept into these daily communications. The di' plomatie - reports also are liable to the same error' It must be remembered, besides - , that throughou t , the Ottoman E m pir e 'there are neith e r official 'articles nor journals, nor daily- posts, and that the letters Of merchants, most of them written under the daggers o f the T ur k s , arrive only once a fortnight .. lt is difficult , in such a state o' , things, not to be ,sometiines miStaken, if not re" specting the facts, yet respecting than dates.:- -- 'lhe. Authign Okserver, which p.retends, to knour more about:the affairs of the East than the cor respondents, in Odessa, Semlln , &c. 'has 'taken , one method to be wholly free from error,namelYl to observe - for months together the most profound, silence with regard 10 all that is passing... Th e Allgemeine Zeitung will riot imitate this exatinik , , but will continue to make. its. readers acquainted with events as they occur, and , the present Ll lo7 * ment seems toannounce some of great importa.nce° —(Courier Fran faiiei 2-0 AIX•LA•CHA PELLE , A PRIL I9.—We have ju st received letters from . Vienna of a very recent date; One - of them termin a t es w i t h th e f o llowing paragraph It is considered as certain, tha t on the 25th of this month (April), we shall kilo"' positively' whether we shall have war, or wile' ther peace will be maintained." It his confirmed by various communication`' that part Of . the Austrian troops, 'forming th e , garrison of th e f or t resses i n t h e ,Mil anes e a nd Venetian territory, is to march to Dalmatia, t° observe the motions of , the Ottoman troops that are collecting in Turkish' Dalmatia . . It iS af.7 firmed that a Pqcha, with a numerous s uite, ha s already arrived at Mostaret. The Austrian head" quarters will be at .Z4ira.. They write from Zante, under tile' date of 7 th March, that the . Greek and Turkish squadrons are in sight of each other.—Hitherto they have contented themselves with observing ,eac!l 9th er. —Vourned de .Paris, April 24.) liom to CoR I PAN' POT ton an . gra ticß CO , tilt ant fr o Tay t o Is-L, Su Ilizti f,;,. ~.vc.„ ini C ost I%P: GE , Cc Ai Er r , AS 141., n,",, t ., 1 1lz itty Joi tti! It( Ni,• / I. 1 4q ,„ , Cc Zoe., Q. ii.; 11. 15. V. I I. 2. 1 an a. A. Cei j~Yir Ifi c Ai, r l '-*-".._. 1 klig c ti orl Is r 4 t erii is e,. Pre; 11(4 reli t ti on that tl eni :Peac