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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. LEtestG, MARCH 10.-The passage of couriers :through this town is again very frequent. Ex presses are continually passing between St.ye tersburgh and Paris, Berlin and Paris, St. Peters --ftnirgh and London. The letters received here from POland and Russia speak of the breaking out of war as near at hand. It is thought that Leipsig will lose by the free. navigation of the Elbe and Dresden and Meissen gain by it. If the Elbe could b,e connected with the Elster by means of the Saale, or with the Pleisse by the Mtilda, it would be a great advantage to Leipsig. ITALIAN FRONTIERS, NlAnctelo.—,We have just received important news front Epirus. Ali Pacha has really been betrayed by his confidents, and delivered to Chotirschid Pacha, who imme ' ditutely .cut off his head, and sent it to Constanti nople. The English Government in the lonian Islands received official notice of this event on the .9th of Feb. and immediately communicated . , it to the Foreign Consuls. It was on the 2d of ,February that Ali was delivered up, and on the following day the Turkish troops took possession ,of the forts of Joannina. Vain, an Albanese, ', , ,itherto the bosom friend of Ali, who reposed bound less confidence in him, has been his betrayer, having been gained, it is said, by Chourschid 'l 3 6cha. The chief attention of the latter was di 'rected to Ali's treasu re„ which in ready money and jewels is immense. The whole has been really de ' livered up by Vaia to Chourschid Pacha. It is thought Chourschid will now march against the Su li'ots, who have not submitted to the Porte (as was asserted), but have attacked successively the Ma hometan Albanian Beys, who had latterly joined Chourschid, and laid waste their territory.— The civil war in Epirus rages with more ,fury . than ever. FRANKFORT, MARCH 13.--It is now certain that the dispute between Prussia and Anholt Calthen will not be brought any more before the Diet ; the negociations that have been on foot at Berlin since the commencement of this year having been attended with the desired result, of which official notice has been given to the Diet. The Government of Saxe Weimar is negociating with Hesse Cassel, to take upon itself the con tingent which Weimar has to furnish, in artillery and-cavalry, to the army of the Confederation. A new regiment of cavalry is said to be forming in Hesse Cassel. Nothing yet is arranged re specting the military affairs of Nassau, which desires to furnish more infantry than its contin ,.gent, but fewer cavalry ; nor respecting Luxem burgh, which is to furnish half a brigade of in fantry, and half a brigade of cavalry, to the army of the Confederation. The city of Frankfort is now negociatink with another South German Court for the furnishing of its contingent, not having been able to come to an arrangement with Hesse Darmstadt. There is at present, at Frankfort a Mr. Von F-, for merly Captain of Horse t in the Prussian service, who served in Moldavia under Cantacuzena, and is now desirous of proceeding:to Marseilles by way of Stutgar4 and Strasburg, to embark for Greece. As he is destitute of pecuniary means •fac'so long a journey, some persons at Frankfort are endeavouring to raise a subscription for him. This Captain, as an eye-witness, gives a descrip -don, which is every thing but , advantageous, of -the talents, judgment, knowledge, abilities, and spirit of the persons who were at the head of th e insurrection in Moldavia and Wallachia. There was no plan in their whole enterprise, and in the execution they generally were deficient in energy and resolution. They fancied that every thing was to be effected by proclainations. As long ,as there was no resistance they maintained •themselves, and could , every where act the mas ters, but as soon as the Turks advanced, all was lost. LOWER ELBE, MARCH.6.—It is confirmed . that a marriage is negociating between the King of England, and the daughter, of the King : of ;Den mark (born 1793.)=- 7 ( Nuremburg Correspondent, Afttrh 1.6.) CORF u, FEB. 1 . 7.—= ( Extract of aprivate Letter.) --," We have no news here, except that Ali Pacha was, about ten days ago, betrayed by one of his own Chiefs. At the time he was taken he was, sitting on a train 'of gunpowder, ready to blow himself up,,should any thing unfore seen occur. The Chief I mentioned ran on him, and pinioned his arms. He was in the first place ordered to be taken to Constantinople, but the Grand Seignor sent word that if he did not take the oath of allegiance to him, he should be beheaded on the spot, and his head brought td Constantinople. When Ali Pacha' was told this, he said he would sell his life dearly, upon which he - attempted to murder his guards, but was overpowered by their .numbers. He %yds and his head sent. to Constantinople." SPAIN. CORTES.-Sz T TT..}lO- OF MARCH 11 A letter dated yesterday from the Minister of the Home 'Department was read, in which heinformed the Cortes, that no the evening of the 9th some soldiers of the regiments of Guards and Fernando VIE., some national militia, and a num ber of country people, had a quarrel near the bridge of Toledo, lei which one of the peasants was seriously wounded, but that this affair appeared to arise merely from ordinary causes : that in the evening of Sunday some groupes of people appeared with cudgels, but they were dispersed between the gate of Valencia and `the bridge of Toledo by the patroles ; and that several, being taken into custody, had been placed at the disposal of the competent Judge: that in the course of yesterday the Go vernment had been occupied in adopting the necessary plea,. sures : 'that haviog received information of some I.,rroupes 'with cudgels having collected near the bridge of Toledo, the Cap- taro-General and the Political Chief had proceeded to that point, to take such measures as they might think proper; and the Government had just been informed by those authorities, that immediately on their arrival at the spot, the groupes had dispersed without thing - any mischief, and that some soldiers Who had been taken into custody were placed at the disposal of their commanders. Senor Saenz dc 3uruaga. thought that the letter haffthe ap liea::tancte of a determination on the part of 'the Minister to con ceal the truth. 'What ought to engage the attention of the Cortes was the fact, that cries of "An absolute Xing for ever !" were heard: :We know very well that the quarrels of soldiers and country people are ordinary things ; but that such a cry should be heard was not a matter of indifference. Senor Castejon was of opinion that the-letter should be re ferred to the committee appointed by the Cortes to inquire into this transaction. , . A Deputy suggested that the committee should also inquire into the events which had occurred at Aranjuez, and of which the Minister had said nothing. The President.—" I shall take the liberty of stating what I, at' yesterday with my own eyes.—When the Congress was up, I went home, mounted my horse, and. rode out by the gate of La Vega, crossed to the gate of Segovia, and from thence pro ceeded to that of Toledo. At the bridge, about 400 persons were assembled. This was about half-past four, and at that moment a party of cavalry of the national militia arrived. The multitude made some detnonstrations which no one could fail to observe. I followed my course to the quay of the canal, and afterwards went on towards the gates of Atocha. I met about eight persons on horseback, who asked. me whether I knew what that noise was about ? I, told them that I did not ; but as I observed the glancing of sabres and muskets, I said that if they pleased we would go together, and see what was the matter. Qnly- one, however, accompanied me. On approach ing the crowd, which -consisted of from 500 to 600 persons, chiefly young men, when I could make myself heard I inqu ired what, was the matter ? To which several wished to reply at once ; but for the purpose of obtaining information, I singled out a grenadier' of the Guards, who stated various things to me, which, from the respect' I owe to this place, 1 shall not repeat. 1-le concluded with saying,—' Senor, I fear, in conse sequence of having spoken so ingenuausly, that my days will not be long.' I desired them to put their trust in the Govern ment and the Cortes ; and'after I had spoken to them, they went away quietly, as it appeared to me, to their respective homes." After a few observations from Senores Conga, Valdes, and other deputies, on this subject, the letter was referred to the committee. The Cortes proceeded to the consideration of the report of the Special Committee charged to examine the proposition subscrib ed by fifty-three Deputies which -is thus expressed :—" We request that the Cortes will be pleased to determine, that no Deputy can accept any appointment in the gift of the Crown, unless it be in the gradation of his profession, until one year after the period of his deputation." The Committee, after examining the spirit of this proposition, and after pointing out its utility by various reflections, and its conformity with the articlo,l29-130 of the Constitution, were of opinion that it ought to be approved. Senor Falco.—" It may appear strange, that having sub scribed the proposition, I should rise to speak against it; but in signing it, I had no other object in view than to renounce my right of holding any employment This I think we ought all to do to secure respect. I renounce it with pleasure, but I object to a decree compelling Deputies to such a renunciation. My opinion is, that on this subject we should follow the same course as when we surrendered our allowance as De puties." Senor Adan, in reply to Senor Falco, contended that the pro position was a fit subject for a legislative measure. Its object was to do away the influence of the Executive in the national Representation. It was to be regretted that such a law should be necessary, but he thought it right to support it. Senor Arguelles.—" This question is not a new one. It was much agitated in the ancient Cortes of Spain, though what was done upon it has been but obscurely handed down to us. It was also taken up by the Extraordinary Cortes of the Isle of Leon. The same proposition was-there made by an eminent Deputy, Don Antonio Cassmany, , and was approved, but it produced mischievous effects ; f s ir the persons interested in throwing obstacles in the way of the revolution derived great advantages from it. I was one of those who approved it, but lam now convinced of my error. The decree of the Cortes ex cluded persons from offices who were disposed to promote re form, and opened office to others who cherished contrary opi nions. It became necessary to continue many persons in their situations, who, though they - were not wanting in merit, yet did not possess the public confidence. I agree that a Deputy may be corrupted by the hope of office; but it is also true that aDeputy may give proofs of his ability to promote the public welfare ; 'and why should he be excluded from employment? In revolutions, it is of importance that talents should not be depreciated ; and by this resolution more than Three hundred persons would for a certain time be excluded from all public offices." Ile agreed with Senor Falco that every orie had it in his power to give a public proof of his disinterestedness ; there was nothing to pre vent a Deputy from making the renunciation for himself. He concluded by expressing his respect for the motives which dic tated the proposition, but declared he must vote against it. Senor Romero, Senor Velasco, and Senor Oliver spoke for the proposition, and Senor Prado and Senor Valdes against it. The subject was declared to be sufficiently discussed, and the votes were collected. The result was, that the proposition was negatived by 67 votes against 64. SITTING OF MARCH 15. The Report of the Special Committee charged to inquire into the events of the 9th and 10th instant was made. The Com mittee stated, that they had' neglected no means by which they could obtain a' exact knowledge of the nature and circum 'stances of those transactions ; but they abstained from entering into details, as the events had been so public anti notorious, and had already been described to the Cortes in the letter of the cretary to the Home Department. After some further Observa tions, the Committee state that the character of those events had nothing. alarming with respect to their origin, since they arose merely from disagreements between the different corps of the garrison ; but that their character varied on the 10th, be cause the enemies of liberty availed themselves of that oppor tunity to give to the dissentions an importance which they did not possess in themselves, and to mislead some soldiers belong ing to corps attached to the Constitutional system, and whose conduct has hitherto been unimpeached. In this way, the sub versive and alarming cries which were heard are to be accounted for; but the presumed criminals are consigned to the due course of law, and the offence will be investigated by the proper judges. Such, continued the report, is the result of this affair, which might be considered as entirely concluded, without any advan tage to the evil-disposed who promoted it, if the Committee con sidered it as a detached transaction. They cannot, however, view it in that point of view, but in connexion with other events of the same kind which have occurred in different parts of the Pe .ninsula. The Committee conclude by recommending the ap pointment of a Special Committee to examine into the state of the nation ; and as that Committee ought to possess all . the means of obtaining the information necessary in so delicate and important an inquiry, it is recommended that the Cortes be pleased to order—" That this report be referred to the said Committee, in order that it may be before them in drawing up their report ; or that the two Committees be united." The first part of this recommendation was approved. A report was made from the Committee of iiinance, respect ing the memorial presented by the Minister of that department, which states, among other things, that according to the calcu lation there is a deficit of 125,000 , 000 in the'revenue compared with the expenses of the State. The Committee insist on the necessity. of establishing certain regulations by which such in equality may in future be prevented. A begmning ougitt, to be made by ascertaining as nearly as possible the actual state of the nation with respect to its wealth. According_ to this basis, the extent of the expenditure should be fixed; and the necessary reforms must, therefore, be made in the public ex penses. The Committee conclude by recommending reforms in various branches of expenditure. After some observations from Senores Arguelles and Canga, the report was ordered to be printed. SITTING OF MARCII 16. Senores Villanueva, Canga, Infante y Salva, submitted the following proposition—" The period of the first harvest being approaching, and it being but 'just that the clergy should not be allowed to suffer in the —present year the same penury, which they experienced in the preceding, years, we request the C,ortes - " 1. .That they will be pleased to direct the Ecclesiastical Committee to propose a.provisional decree, in the month of April, for mitigating ,the evils to which the clergy are liable, until a definitive measure be adopted. 2. That they be pleased to order each curate to collect within his. parish the produce of the half-tithe, accounting for the same to the diocesan junta, _and retaining for himself his own share of. the collection." MIS prOpoSitintrwiee ordered:to be. read a first time. The President (General Riego) stated, that the second bat talion of the Asturias was without, waiting to be admitted. — Ile thought that, considering his connexion with that battalion; he ought hot to receive it, and proposed that the Vice-President should, in the mean' time, take his chair. " This was agreed to, and General Riego took his seat among the other Deputies. The diputation was introduced; and the connnandant of the corps', who was included' in 'it, expressed the gratitude of the regiment for the honours conferred on it by the Cortes. . 'The Vice-President, in reply, stated, that the most grateful task he could have to perform was to salute, in the name of the national representation, those warriors who, on the memora ble dify of the l st of January ; 1820, struck the first blow for the restoration of liberty, and informed the deputation that they woulctreceive a copy of that book, by which and their heroism the country had 'been rescued from eternal disgrace. The Secretaries Salva and Patt then delivered to the Com mandant the copy of the Constitution destined for the battalion. On receiving it, he ungirded the sword which he wore, and said " On receiving this valuable present from the representa, tiVes of the nation, nothing could be more grateful to me than the being able to offer them in return this sword,, which, in the hand of General Riego, was the first drawn in proclaiming liberty on the Ist Jan. 1820." The Vice-President stated, that the Cortes received this gift with great pleasuie. . SITTING OF MARCH 17. A report from the Committee of Finance stated, that having taken into consideration an exposition of the Junta of Public Credit, pointing . out the necessity of extending, until the Ist of June; the term indicated , by article 8 of the Decree of Nov. 9, for the representation of claims against the State, the Com mittee were of opinion that the same should be executed as agreed to by the Cortes. The Select Committee appointed to propose to the Cortes the use which ought to 'be made of the sword which had been de livered to the secretaries by the commandant of the second bat. Tl-1 EA] SUN. SOLEM QUIS DICERE FALSUM AUDE.IT ? LONDON, TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 1822. Paris Papers of Saturday, Nuremberg and Frankfort Journals to the 19th, and Spanish Papers to the 18th, have arrived. The French Papers do not contain any news of impiortance, and are almost entirely filled with Friday's De bates in the Chamber of Deputies on the Budget A. grant was voted for improving the breed of horses, and in the discussion on this article it was stated that during the late wars France was obliged to have recourse to foreign countries for' mounting her cavalry, but that of late the breed of horses bad been so improved as to hold out the hope that she will shortly be no longer depen dent on foreign supplies. At 'the close of the market on Saturday, the Five per Cents. were 89 f. 95 c., but they afterwards rose to 90 f. — We refer, unde'r the head of " FOREIGN INTEL LIGENCE," to our extracts from the Madrid Jour nals, which give an interesting account of the proceedings in the Spanish Cortes ; and in the same place we have inserted the most important articles in the German Papers. On the application made to Parliament last night in behalf of the much talked-of Captain ROMEO, Mr. llumE exhibited a graciousness, nay, a laxity on the subject of pecuniary lar gesses, which in this Honourable Member was equally novel and edifying. He spoke. of fifty pounds h year, the allowance given by Govern ment to the foreign Captain, with a contempt which, in the case of an English Govern ment servant or pensioner, -he would, we are sure, have thought indecently prodigal ; he believed in the Captain's alleged advance of 2,500/. to the mistress of a French General, with the most amiable facility in the world, and he even concluded his speech by appealing to the liberality of Parliament ! This flash of genero sity was, however, quite obscured by the time the Estimates came under consideration, and Mr. lltimE atoned for his momentary softness in fa vour .of the Neapolitan Officer, by undauntedly advancing his pruning-knife against the salary of the Duke of WELLINGTON as Master-General of the Ordnance. The proceedings of the West India Planters and Merchants at their Meeting on Friday, and the Petition they have prepared for signature on the subject of American Intercourse, afford no additional testimony to the wisdom of those mea sures which Government is said to have in con templation with respect to the Colonial trade ; they only prove that a number of persons con nected with that trade suppose the plan bene ficial to their interests, or at any rate are willing, under present difficulties,, that the expe riment should be tried. It is a matter of course that this part of the community should come for ward to promote a measure adopted in deference to their complaints, and with a view to their particular advantage. It is also natural that these gentlemen should waive any minute or anxious consideration of the manner in which other classes, or the state in general may be af fected by the proposed line of policy. Their business, according to the practice of the world, is to urge the point by all means in their power, and leave others to find out their own dangers / l and guard their own interests, if they can. The question to be considered by Parliament when deliberating on the projected measure will be, what proportion the benefit to be reaped by ' the West India Planters will bear to the injury inflicted on other parts of the community, and on ' the nation in general. Now, on these points it will certainly be prudent to receive , other representations than those of the West India Merchants and Planters, who are naturally dis posed to entertain tot, sanguine expectations from the change of policy intended for their relief, and who will be the last to perceive or assist the public in discoverin g the amount of evil that may be entailed by it upon the 'country and its dependencies. If the ship-owners and merchants of Preat Britain, and the people of her North American colonies are consi dered as interested parties, it is at least fit that their voices should be listened to on this subject., in opposition to those of persons not less inte rested, and Parliament will strike a balance be tween the conflicting statements. But, in form ing their conclusion, they will recollect that they are not merely trying a cause between colony and colony, between the claims of one trade and of another ; there is a great and paramount inte rest which imperiously demands attention, the interest of England herself as a maritime State. Whether Britain , shall Yield up those com mercial laws which may almost be deemed the charter of her naval ascendancy, aban doning, at this ,season of peace, one of the fairest sources of that strength so necessary to her welfare and independence, is a question not to be decided solely upon the opposing `representations of two or more agricultural or mercantile communities, however important and respectable. Let the parties be fairly heard ; let every reasonable allowance be made for zeal, for interest, - for the workings of hOpe and fear on either side ; but even . if the claims be in other re spects equally balanced, those ought to predo minate in the end which shall be found manifest ly coinciding with the surest and most approved national policy. The West India Petitioners encourage one another to strengthen the hands of Govern ment ; we also are anxious that they should be strengthened for all purposes which a wise and considerate Government can be desirous of ac complishing, but those who are called upon to assist in this office should be certain that the hands are stretched out to save and not to destroy.- -At all events, if it be a work of charity to strengthen the hands of our rulers, it is a labour not less laudable to open their eyes.• lIATANNAII, FEB. 10.-By the last accounts from Mexico a Proclamation has been issued by General ITURBIDE, on the subject of the form of Government proper for Mexico, which it seems has begun to be the subject of discussion thee. The Proclamation announces a limited Mo- narchy as the form best suited for that country, and' as in fact already adopted and sworn to, when the independence of Mexico was pro claimed at Iquala. It notices in a similar style, that in various publications ITURBIDE himself had been invited to take the Crown, but he .de clares himself above all spirit of ambition, and aspiring to no other glory than the Liberator of his Country. He intimates, however, that should the Mexican Nation offer it to him, nothing less than a miracle would induce him to accept it, and that he would answer, like NUMA, that if any recommendable qualities were to be discovered in his person, they would be abso lutely such as ought to disqualify him—the love of repose and a retired life. It would seem from this that the General might he persuaded to accept it, provided he had sufficient encou ragement. IRELAND.—When our last accounts were sent off, a rumour prevailed in Cork that the Limerick Insurgents had made a formal offer to surrender' their arms and take the oath of allegiance: The Limerick Chronicle, however, is silent upon the subject, so that the report appears to be ground less, or at least premature. The insurrectionary spirit, we regret to say, has manifested itself near Clare, in the county of Mayo, an attempt having been made to assassinate Mr. ROBERT FAIR, jun. of Fortville, as he was riding over his farm about five o'clock in the evening. Nine ruffians subsequently attacked a condential servant, who had the management of Mr. FAIR'S farm, and left him nearly in a lifeless state. A numerous Meeting of the Magistrates have expressed their conviction that the White boy system is spreading in the district, and vi gorous measures have been adopted for its repres sion.—At Limerick Assizes, on the 19th instant, William Cagney was convicted of the murder 'of THOMAS FOLEY: on the 10th January, near Newcastle. The deceased, it will be recollect ed, had been employed to keep cattle out of an orchard.at Moriddy, and fell a victim to that in fernal spirit of vengeance which characterizes the disturbances in Ireland.—John John Murnane, and Edward Fitzgerald, a school master, and said to be the writer of Captain Rout's notices, were severally indicted for felo niously seizing a gun.—Kelly and Fitzgerald guilty—Murnane acquitted.—At Philipstown Assizes, on Wednesday last, six men (four of them brothers, of the name of Keegan), were convicted of the burning and murder of the MURPHYS. The Keegan: were apprehended only a few days since at Derry, where they had taken a passage on board a merchantman for America. The Speech of the Earl of LIVERPOOL, in the House of Lords, on the 26th of February, on the subject of the Agricultural Distress of the Country, or more properly, per haps, on the State of the Nation, has just been published in the form of a Pamphlet. We have read this detailed, and we presume correct, Report of the Noble Earl's Speech, with that attention which its importance to the interests and welfare of the State, and its intrinsic excellence, merit. It is impossible not to , see that, in all the views which his Lordship has taken of the subject, all the statements he has made, all the opinions he has advanced, and all the masterly reasonings by which he supports them, his Lordship is actuated by a sincere and earnest desire to pursue such measures as are best calculated, in his judg ment, to promote and secure the real welfare of the people. Under the influence of the best motives, however, particularly , in a science so intricate as Political Economy, and in which so many fallacious and pernicious theories have been introduced, it is very possible that errors may be committed, the injurious consequences of which are incalculable. Thus, Lord LIVER POOL, after quoting a letter from Switzerland,a country in which taxes are almost unknown, in which there is no standing army, and no national debt,—after quoting a letter from that country, which says, " We are sitfering greatly from the abundance and low price of all kinds of provi sions,"— goes on to state that the fact ought never to be exclud ed from their Lordships' minds, that " superabundance, and the agricultural distress consequent upon it, whatever may be their causes, are not confined to one country. They exist in all the countries of Europe. They exist also in the United States of America. Every country, whether agricultural, or manufac turing, or commercial,—whether in the North or in the South, whether enduring severe taxation, or wholly untaxed,—seems to be equally exposed to the general evil from'some cause to be hereafter considered,—l believe in a great degree from the same cause ; but, be that as it may, it is evident that the ex isting distress is universal." . . NO'w, the fallacy—we may say the incalculably pernicious error, involved in this reasoning, is, that the superabundance is considered, not only as the cause of the evil, but as an evil, in itself ! Instead of inquiring into the causes of the super abundance, with the view of effecting a diminution of the gross amount of annual produce—instead of looking to that dinzinutiort as the expected remedy for the existing distress— for the presumed evil—all parties, and the Government, ought diligently to inquire into those circumstances in the condition of the people, which are thus acknowledged to render— and which certainly, under existing circumstances, do render, the abundance and cheapness of the necessaries of lift, an evil ! ! Tlabun asdan a be abundan ce, benefit— as superabundance, an incalculableerabunclan ceifthbelyessg. E please, ought ende ht to be considered _ vour should be used to retain its continuance ; and so to legislate as to reconcile the interests and %Vell-being. of the producers with circumstances which are obviously so highly advantageous to the consumers. This is the more necessary, when it considered that all descriptions of produce, -whether agricultural or manufacturing, are similarly situated, as respects either the abundance of the supply, or the facility and power of instantaneously creating an abundant or even a superabun dant supply ; and it is the more necessary when it is consi- Ldered that the present supposed superabundance is in fact not a superabundance, or surplus, remaining after the wants of every individual are salisfied; , but merely a real or supposed excess over the actual demand of markets, influenced, as all markets are, by the unfavourable circumstances which , 1 act upon every aescription of produce, and upon the great mass 'of the people themselves. It is a - farther, and an important consideration, whether in a Well-regulated society there ought not to be, at all times, a large excess of all kinds of agricul tural produce, not only over the actual demand of markets , but even after the real wants of every individual have been abund' antly satisfied., How otherwise is it possible to guard against the recurrence of scarcity, or of absolute famine, in unfavour able seasons ? We ought to secure the constant possession of superabundance, as a preventive qf diitress, instead of consid ering abundance as the cause qf distress,. or looking for a remedy to distress in the diminution of that wealth, of any kind, which we now possess, or are capable of creating. The Noble Earl falls into another error of the fashionable Economists, when, speaking of taxation and its effects, he says, • p: 28--" The amount of taxation must always be consi, dered with reference to the proportion which it bears to the produce and wealth of a Country. For example : let us com pare Great Britain and Ireland in this respect. The revenue of Great Britain is 50,000,0001., collected from a population of 1 4,000,0001. The population of Ireland is nearly 7,000,600; and yet the revenue of Ireland does not exceed 4,600,000 V -- The amount of taxation, therefore,,must always be com pared with the amount of wealth in a country, before we can determine how far its operation is injurious." This is fallacious, though it is in strict conformity with the opinions and theories of the ruling political economists. ThF, amount of taxation which a country is capable of bearing, (pro vided the taxes be re-expended within the country), depends, however, not upon the amount of wealth which the country actually possesses, but upon the amount, or rather the increased amount, of wealth, which it is capable of annually producing- Suppose, for example, that all the productive industry of ling land were in full employment,--that not an individual of the working classes was without profitable work,—that the demands or orders, for goods of all kinds, notwithstanding, were so large, that all our productive powers, in actual activity, were inade quate to furnish the supply. In' this case, though the amount of wealth in the country would be very great, it is obvious that every tax, however trifling, would be m injurious, since, being $9 talion of the regiment of the Asturias, reported, that in their opinion,_ the weapon ought to be restored to General Riego, in order that he may with it defend the constitutibn and the mo narchy, and that, at the General's death, it shoUld be placed with the distinction it merits in the national araiory, by the side other illustrious arms which have defended the rights of Spain. The report was approved,. and the §ame Committee was or dered to present the sword to General Riege, and to cause an inscription to be ingraved upon it, declaring,t to be the proper ty of the country. The first Committee of Legislation repo7ted that they had considered the propokition signed by several Deputies, request ing.the Cortes to decree that no Deputy should, during the period of his deputation, transact busineSs Personallyunder any title in the offices of the Secretaries of Despatch: The Com mittee concurred entirely in the propolition;but nevertheless abstained from recommending its apprcval, as it had been signed by the greater part of the Members of the Committee. • A long debate arose on this report. 2.rguelles and Valdes were the principal speakers against the proposition"; .and Ga liano and Infante for. it. The question king put, the proposi tion was approved by 77 votes against 48. PARLIAMENTARY PROJEEDINGS 110 USE OF COMMONS. Lunte, '2s° die Manii, 1822. . ROADS AND BRIDGE (SOOT LAND }—Eighth Annual Report of the repair thereof, presented ; to lie on the table, and to be printed. GAS, LlGHT—Wikan—Petitiorifor have to present a Petition for a Bill ; referred to a Committee Dover—Bill resented, and read a first time. Halifax—ryorted, to be ingrossed ; Petition of Inhabitants of Halifax, against, to lie on the table. , ROADS—Bishop's Castle, Northanpton and Market Harbo. rough, and Reading—read a second time and' committed. Brighton and Shoreham--reported, to, be ingrossed. LIVERPOOL WATER BlLL—Petition of John Leigh ; also of Trustees of Liverpool Docks, against, to, lie on the table. BRISTOL POOR BlLL—read a second time, and committed ; Petition of Inhabitants, also of Owners and Occupiers of Houses in BristOl, against, referred to the Committee on the Bill ; Counsel ordered. BRIDEWELL—Lanark and Clascroiv Bills read a second INCLOSURE—LowerMittOn( larcester) j time, & committed. BRIDGE AND ROADS—Little Hampton—Petition of. Bailiff and Burgessses of Midhurst, and others, against, to lie on the table till second reading ; Counsel ordered. CORN LAws—Petition of Merchants and Cornfactors, of Lon don, against any alteration, to lie on the table, and to be printed. CORK IMPROVEMENT—BM presented, and read a first time. TURNPIKE ROADSpCOTLANDarI of Anerarn, Sir Alex ander Don, Mr. :antis )—„E William Grant, and Mr. Elliot Lockhart, added to the Committee. DISTILLERIES—Accounts ordered, " of the number of gal- lons of Spirits distilled in Scotland for home consumption, from 10th November, 1820, to 10th November, 1821 ; the strength of such Spirits ; the number, and tames, and resi dence, of the Distillers by whom distilled ; with the numbei of - gallons distilled by each ; and specifying the County in which the respective Distilleries of such Distillers are situ-- ated." Of the number of gallons of Spirits distilled in England, and hi Scotland for exportation to England, from lit Octo ber, 1820, to Ist October, 1821 ; the strength of such Spirits ; the number, and names, and residence, of the Distillers by whom distilled ; with the number of gallons distilled by each ; and specifying the County in which the respective Distilleries of such Distillers are situated." Of the number of gallons of Spirit distilled in Ireland, from Ist October, 1820, to Ist October, 1821 ; the strength of such Spirits ; the number, and names, and residence, of the Distillers by whom distilled ; with the number of gallons distilled by each ; and specifying the County in which the respective Distilleries of such Distillers are situated." " Shewing what the total number of gallons of such Irish Spirits would be in English Wine gallons, at the strength of 7 per cent. over proof.' " Shewing the prices of all such British and Irish Spirits, in every three months, for the last five years preceding Ist October, 1821, in London, Liverpool, and Bristol, for Eng land ; Dublin, Cork, and Limerick, for Ireland ; and Edin , burgh and Glasgow, for Scotland : how much that price in each 3 months exceeded the Duty, computing the strength of Spirits in England and Scotland at 7 per cent. over proof, and in Ireland at the strength at which the Duty is charged." " Shewing what the excess of the price of such Irish Spi rits, calculated per English Wine gallon, and at 7 per cent. over proof, is over the Duty." " Of the number of Rectifiers in England for the last five years, from sth or 10th October, 1816 ; their names, and the places and Counties in which they reside ; and the number of gallons of raw Spirits (distinguishing British and Irish) re ceived by each into Stock, in each of the last five , years." " The like Account for Scotland and Ireland.' AGRICULTURAL DISTRESS—Petition from the Hundred of Caldeeot Lower (Monmouth), referred to the Committee on Agricultural Distress. Petition from Spilsby, to lie on the table. CANADA—Petition of Merchants and others interested in the trade of Canada, resident in Greenock, against restrictions on their trade ; to lie on the table, and to be printed. ANCIENT COMMERCIAL STATUTES REPEAL BILL—" to repeal divers ancient Statutes, and parts of Statutes, so far as they relate to the importation and exportation of goods and merchanclize from and to Foreign Countries, " presented, and read a first time; to be read a second time on Friday, April 19, and to be printed. NAVIGATION BILL—" for the encouragement of Navigation and Commerce, by regulating the importation of goods and merchandize, so far as relates to the Countries from whence, and the ships in which, such importation shall be made," presented, and read a first time, to be read a second time on • Friday, April 19, and to be printed. COMMISSARY COURTS (SCOTLAND)—BiII ordered. NOTICES OF MOTIONS for THIS DAY. 1. Mr. Lznnard,—To repeal Act (60 Geo. 3, c. 6.) for more effectually preventing Seditious Meetings and Assemblies : —Also to repeal Act (60 Geo. 3, c. 8.) for the more effec tual prevention and punishment of Blasphemous and Sedi tious Libels. 2. Mr. Ure,—To repeal Act (1 and 2 Geo. 4) explanatory of the rate of Interest on certain Securities. ORDERS OF TIIE DAY for THIS DAY. I. Supply—Reports.. 2. Receivers General Bill—Committee. 3. Slave Trade Abolition Act.LComthittee thereupon. 4. Five per Cents. (Ireland) Bill—Second Reading. 5. Bank of England Charter Acts—Committee thereupon. 6. Receivers of Stolen Securities Bill—Third Reading. 7. Fever Hospital (Dublin) Bill—Report. PRIVATE BlLLS—Second Readings for This Day. 1. Bridgewater Road I 3. Whitney &Bredwardine Road 2. Yarpole& Presteigne Road 4.Warrington Gas Light. PRICE 0: THIS DAY AT STOCKS NE 0-CLOCK. Bank Stock • shut 5 per Cent. Navy Ann. 103,E 3 per Cent. Red. shut India Bonds 465. 435. 3 per Cent. Cons. Wit 80 Excheq. 8i115... Ipr par 3 pr. 31 per Cent shut 1 Bank f'or Opening 2511 4 per Cent. shut [Cons. for Account BOl, PRICE OF IRISH STOCK, MARCH 23. Bank Sock ? 2lO Grand Canal Loan, 4 p.ct. _5O Coy. Deb. 3 per cent.... 90fi ,Stock, 31 per cent. Gov. Dcb. 4 percent. — Gov. Deb. 5 per cent 4 t 1,1 Stock, 5 per cent 4y Treasury Bills,' 5 per cent. City Debentures, 5 per cent Lying in Hoipital 4 per ct — Exchange on Londe 1 ' Ditto 6 per cent. ... 76i Ditto Stock Royal Canal Stock 9 4 Wide-street Cert. 6 per ct. Do. Deb. with Gov. Sec — Pipe 'Water Deb. 5 per ct. Do. 6 per cent. Ballast Office GoVt. Sec. 5 per cent. - ion, March 22, V. HIGH WATER ATLONDO: Morning, 24 minutes after 5. BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Evcuing, 48 minutes after 5, abi - , fk see th( illl Su a.n, At 4 1a the Ce(