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PARLIAMENT, HOUSE OF LORDS, - TUESDAY, APRIL 2. 'she Sixteenth Report of the Commissioners of Education was, on the motion of the Bishop of EXETER, ordered to be printed. The Right Rev. Prelate also laid on the table a Report from the Committee on Church Briefs. Two private Bills were brought from the Commons, by Lord Lowther and Sir Edward Knatchbull. The Irish t per Cents. - .Reduction Bill was read a third time, and passed. The Re ceiveTs of Stolen Sectu;ities Lill, and the Dublin Fever Hos pital Bill, were cOmmitted..—Adjournetl. HOUSE. OF COMMONS. Lord P. OSBORNE presented a petition from certain Owners and Occupiers of Land in the Isle of Ely, complaining of dis tress, and praying for retrenchment and reform.—Ordered to be printed. Mr. ROBERTSON presented a Petition from certain Mer chants resident in London interested in the trade with India, prying that a free commetcial intercourse with that country might be permitted.—Ordered to be printed. MR. HUNT. Sir F. BURDETT presented apetition from Warwick, praying for a 'emission of the sentence upon Mr. Hunt. The Hon. Baronet observed, that he had been given to understand, 'that notwithstanding the Rgport of the Commissioners of the jails the Magistrates had increased the severity of Mr. Hunt's punishment by shutting the trap-door, which, when open, had been the means of ventilating his cell. He still hoped that Mi nlsters would consider the case, and think it necessary in jus tice to remit the remainder of the sentence. Should they not do so, he would bring.the subject under the formal notice of the House on the 24th instant.—Similar petitions from Bath and Heytesbury were presented by the same Hon. Baronet, and were ordered to lie on the table. _ . Sir R. WILSON presented a Petition from Haughton, in • :Lancashire, praying for Parliamentary Reform, the remission of Mr. Hunt's sentence, and an inquiry into the transactions at Manchester.—Ordered to be printed. Mr. P. MOORE said he had two petitions to present on the same subject; one from Coventry and the other from Kenilworth. The Petitions also adverted to the case of Jo- eph Swan, sentenced at Lancaster to an imprisonment of four years and a half for selling seditious libels. After a few words from the Hon. Member in support of the petitions, they were brought up, read, ordered to lie on the table, and to be printed. Mr. 110BHOUSE moved for several Returns relating to the salaries of the Commissioners and the Fees of the Officers of the Insolvent Court.—Ordered. Mr. RENNET presented two Petitions, one from Liver pool and another from Stockport, praying for a remission of the remainder of the sentence on illr. Ilunt.—Ordered to be printed. CITY OF LONDON PETITION. Mr. Alderman WOOD presented a Petition from the Lord Mayor and Citizens of London, complaining of the abuses of Government, the pressure of Distress, the excessive amount of Taxation, and praying for a Reform in the Representation of the People. On the question that the Petition be printed, Sir WM. CURTIS said, he denied that the Petition was from the Corporation of London ; there were 14,000 members belonging to that loyal and respectable Corporation—there were not more than between l and 400 persons present when the Petition now before the House had been agreed to. He therefore could not treat it as a Petition from the City of Lon don ; it was unnecessary for him to say that he did not concur in the sentiments which the Petition expressed. Mr. T. 'WILSON said, he regrettathat he could not concur with those who sent forward the Petition ; he was called upon to give that Petition his support, but it would be difficult to as certain what lengths that Petition might take him. It called generally for Retrenchment: it therefore might bind him to support every motion on the subject of economy.which the Hon., Member for Aberdeen might think proper to submit to that House. It called for Reform, and might bind him to support every motion which every . Member mighk submit on that question—for Annual or Triennial Parliametia—for Universal Suffrage—for the exclusion of Military and Naval Officers from Parliament. He did not, however, mean to say that his con stituents meant to bind him down to the.letter ; they sent him free into that House, and they could only expect that he would support any opinion of theirs as far as his own feelings of duty would lead him. 114eAlderman BRIDGES said that the Petition did not con vey the sentiments of the Citizens of London. Mr. THOMPSON thought, that as the Meeting of the Cor .poration, at which the Petition had been agreed to, was held ,pursuant to due notice, the Petition N thight therefore be fairly taken as the Petition of City of London. He differed with the Petitioners in some respects—he concurred with them in othersi He was not for a sweeping Reform ; but wherever abuse or corruption could be proved to exist, he would will inzly give his support to the removal of such abuse, particu. laxly in cased where it might affect the representation of the people. After a few words froM Mr. Alderman WooD and Mr. Al dernian BRIDGES, the Petition was ordered to be printed. SCOTTISH PRESS. Mr. ABERCROMBY said, he had been called upon from .various quarters to bring under the notice of thellouse the conduct of the Lord Advocate respecting the Press of Scot land. He was prevented doing so at ptesent, in consequence of circumstances which had lately taken place; and which were too notorious to require any further mention. He trusted, however, that he should be able, soon after the Holidays, to name a day for the purpose he had mentioned ; and he trusted that the. Learned Lord would then be able to justify or explain this conduct to the satisfaction of the House arid to the public. The LORD ADVOCATE said, that he had always sought inquiryintd his conduct; he could not but be glad of any op portunity which - Might be the means of giving publicity to his justification. All be asked was, that Hom Members would not allow their minds to be influenced by ex-parte statements. (Hear, hear, hear !) A Message from the Lords here announced their Lordships' assent to several Bills. CRIMINALLAW. ' Sir 3. MACKINTOSH, in behalf of an Honourable Friend of his, postponed a motion on the subject of the Criminal Law, from thy Ist to the 9th of' May. POOR RATES ON' CROWN LANDS. Mr. CALCRA FT called the attention of the Surveyor-Ge neral of Woods and Forests to the situation of some parishes in Kent, 47here land had been newly acquirbd by the Crown.— In consequence of the land in the hands of the Crown being ex empt from Poor's Rate and other burthens, the rest of the parish was much distressed. He wished to call the attention of the Right Honourable Gentleman to the propriety of afford ing them some relief, which he proposed with the more confi d enc!, as it had been done in the case of other parishes. The parishes he alluded to were Swanscombe and'(Fawkham.) Mr. HUSKISSON said, there would be no objection to apply rot as a matter of right, b.. , t of indulgence, the principle which had been applied to other parishes. 'Where the Crown had newly acquired property, viz. to grant a sum out of the rent equal to the burthens on the average of seven years before the Crown came into possession of the land. _ _ _ _ Mr. M. URE brought in a Bill for regulating the Rate of Interest on West India Seeurities.—Read a filst time, and or ,iered to be read a second time on the 18th. Mr. LENNARD postponed the motion of which he had 'given notice for the Repeal of the Seditious Meetings fill to the ltitir - of May. DAVIES gave notice that he should to-morrow move for a Return of the Number and Amount of all Surplus Grants, with a view to an inquiry into their appropriation. • ASSIZE OF BREAD. Mr. C. CALVERT moved for leave to bring in a Bill to re lied the Act of the 55th of his late Majesty respecting the Assize of Bread, and to reduce some of its provisions with those of all - the Acts touching the Assize of Bread into one Act, and to add new provisions to the same. The Hon. Member said, that his object would be principally to prevent the adulteration of bread, and the selling of breaduShort of measure. Under the present system bread was not only adulterated but was sold • short of weight, and the fraudulent baker often compounded with -the informer for the payment of a weekly or monthly allow ance. if the House gave him leave to bring in the Bill, he • would suggest that it be read a first time to night, and be print ed. The Hon. Member , accordingly moved for leave to bring in-the Bill. •SrW. DE CRESPIGNY seconded the motion, and ob served that the public were much indebted to the lion, Mem ber for. bringing the subject forward. Mr. Alderman SMITH also thought the country were higNly .indebted to the Hon. Member for Southwark, for having given his attention to the subject. He thought, however, that in this instance, informers were a benefit to the public.—Leave was then given to bring in the Bill. EXTRA POST. Mr. S. WORTLEY, referring to the Petition he had pre sented yesterday from Mr. Burgess, praying for remuneration, moved that the Petition should be referred to a Committee. Mr. F. PALMER opposed the motion. He had been given distinctly to understand that the experiment relating to the Extra Post was to be at the sole risk of an individual, and that the Public wouldhave nothing to do with it. On that as surance he had voted with the Chancellor of the Exchequer in 'favour of the measure,,and.found himself in a minority. He 'thought that the petitioner had no claim to compensation. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that as *e Bill for establishing the extra post bad not passed the House, he thought Mr. Burgess was entitled to some consid eration, as he had been encouraged to proceed in consequence of the progress of the Bill. It had, therefore, never been ascer tained whether the experiment would have succeeded or not. Mr. P. MOORE objected to the motion, as he considered it an encouragement to speculators. • , Mr. C.ALCRAFT thought the House could not be justified in entertaining any motion which was to lead to an expendi ture of the public money for the recompense of this individual. The Bill had not'passed that House, which would have made his experiment a legal one ' • and as he had tried, therefore, without that legal sanction, he did not think it was quite a fair course to tax the feeling of the House to provide a reimburse ment of his expences. They were not so full of money ; and at all events, if Government had, by the encouragement they gave to the plan, caused Mr. Burgess to run into expense, it was their business to recompense him on their own responsibi lity. Mr. N. CALVERT considered, that although Government should not listen idly to every plan or improvement that was proposed to them, yet they should not turn a deaf ear. Such a course would go to exclude every new discovery from bene fitting the nation ; and had it been acted upon the plan of Mr. Palmer regulating the affairs of the Post-Office, as they exist ed at the present day, would never have been put in practice, as the Post-Office of that time was strongly opposed to it. He thought the fairest way of estimating the amount of remunera tion which ought to be paid, would be to send the Petition to a Committee, where that would be granted, and that only for which a case sheuld be made out. Mr. HUME observed, that no compensation was granted to Mr. Palmer till after the success of his plan. He believed this was the first application ever made to the House for money, after the failure of an unauthorised experiment. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER ; explained. . . Mr. RICARDO was of opinion that Government should take the responsibility of making any allowance for remunera tion on themselves. Mr. MARRYATT opposed the motion, on the ground that it would form A precedent for all projectors, which would be dangerous to the public yurse. Sir M. W. RIDLEt said the plan was always a bad one, and the only result of it was, that great inconvenience had been experienced, and many horses lost in an endeavour to convey the mail bags with greater expedition. fie should vote against the motion. Mr. W. SMITH said he should vote against the motion, be- • cause he thought that a man claiming remuneration for ex pences from that House ought to be able to shew, either that he bad done some service to the public, or that he had very good grounds for hoping success from the experiment. The whole meaning of the experiment of the individual whose claim was before them was, that he had made a trial of the power of two horses to carry a two-wheeled vehicle. After a few words from Mr. BEN NET the House divided : For the Motion - - 23 Against it - - - 36 Majority against it - —3 SCOTCH JURIES. Mr. KENNEDY moved for had of the names and de signations of the persons who had served upon Juries m the Circuits of. the Justiciary .in Scotland for the last ten years ; and also of those who had served on Juries before the High Cburt of Justiciary for the same period. . - Mr. PEEL said, the Hon. Gentleman was calling for re turns which would embrace lists of 8,600 names for the one, and no less than 16,200 in the other. He could not conceive what advantage to be derived from them could compensate for the expence of printing all these names, if that were the inten tion of the Honourable Gentleman. e understood the object of the Honourable Gentleman was, to shew how often the same persons had sat upon J uries. To answer that end, how ever, to confine the return to one circuit would be sufficient. He would leave it to the Honourable Gentleman to name which circuit. After a short conversation.betwixt, Mr. KENNEDY and Mr. PEEL, this suggestion was adopted, and the motion being *ithdratvn, another was substituted, limiting the return to the .Western Circuit. YORKSHIRE ELECTION. Mr. WYNN gave notice that he would, to-morrow, move for leave to bring in a Bill to argulateElections in Yorkshire, simi lar to that he had moved for last year. BOARD OF TRUSTEES.-SCOTLAND. Mr. HUME, in moving for returns relative to the Board of Trustees in Edinburgh, observed, that it was established by the Act 8f Union, and was for the purpose'of encouraging the ma nufactures of Scotland. A fund was then set apart for that purpose, but it was no longer applied according to its original intention. He concluded by moving for " a return of the ex pences of the Board of Trustees for the encouragement of ma nufactures in Scotland ; the names of the officers and offices, with the amounts of salaries, and the premiums paid upon ma nufactures for the last five years." • After a few words from the LORD AnvocA,Tg as to the utility of the office, the motion was agreed to. Mr. HUME then moved for a similar return of the officers under commissions for the Herring Fishery of Great Britain, distinguishing the amount of bounties paid for Scotland and for England.—Ordered. The Hon. Member also postponed his motion relative to the Ionia!) 'lslands from the 14th instant to the 14th May. COLONIAL TRADE REGULATION BILL. Mr. WALLACE brought in a Bill to regulate the Trade between the West Indies and America, which was read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time on the 19th inst. The LORD ADVOCATE obtained leave to bring in a Bill to enforce the residence of the Shtiiff of Edinburghshire and Lanark. . OPHTHALMIC INSTITUTION. Mr. G. BANKES presented a Petition from Mr. Geo. R.' Welling, Assistant-Surgeon to the forces, complaining that, in disobedience of the express injunctions of a Committee of that House, Sir W. Adams had published part, and made animad version upon his evidence given before that Committee, rela tive to the Ophthalmic Hospital. The Petitioner prayed that in consequence of this, the House would order the evidence taken before that Committee to be printed, or would allow him to print parts of his own, in order to repel the charges of Sil William Adams. He (\lr. G. Bankes) presented the Petition as having been the Chairman of that Committee, and although he could not support the prayer of the Petition, he hoped the end would be answered by his publicly declaring what lie had often told Mr. Welling in private, that in his opi nion the statement of Sir W. /Warns was in no degree justi fied. He moved that the'Petition be brought up. Mr. BENNET seconded the motion. He pledged himself some day to open the whole ,case to the House, and to shew that the Duke of York's decision on the subject was perfectly just and correct. Mr. WILNIOT said, that when the time came for consider ing this questiort, it would far better become them to follow the recommendation of the Committee,-as contained in their Report, viz. • to consider only, what amount of compensation was to,be made Sir W. Adams for his four years constant attendance at the Ophthalmic Hospital for the public service. They ought to discourage, rather than encourage, the dispute betwixt the ,Medical Board and Sir W. Adams ; and the less they entered ,into private quarrels the better. Alter a few observations from Mr. Dawsow, Mr. HuMF, and Mr. BANKES, the Petition was brought up, read, and or dered, to be printed. SUPPLY. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved the Order of the Day for receiving the Report of the Committee of Supply: Mr. BROGDEN then brought up the Report, which, after some conversation in which Mr. ARBUTHNOT, Mr. RICARDO, Mr. W. SDxurn, and Sir J. YORKE participated, was agreed to, with the exception of three df the Resolutions, which were postponed till after the holidays. ARBUTH.NOT , gave notice that, on the 22d April, he would submit the postponed items to the consideration of _the House. • Mr. W. SMITH gave notice of a motion for the 17th April, the object of which was to alter part of the Liturgy with respect to Unitarian marriages. On the motion of the CIIANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, a minute of the proceedings of the Directors of the Bank of Ire land wos ordered to be laid before the House. The Right Hon. Gentleman then brought up-the Paper, which was ordered to lie on the table. The Report of the Superannuation Amendment Bill was ordered to be taken.into further consideration on the 111th April. The Chancery Proceedings Bill went through a Committee, the Report of which was ordered to be received. to-morrow. The Innkeepers' Bill was read a third time and passed. Mr. BROGDEN brought up the Report of the Committee on the Flax and Cotton Trade, which was agreed to, and a Bill ordered. The Report on the Duties and Licence Acts was brought up and agreed to, and a Bill ordered. Mr. LUSHINGTON brought in a Bill to reduce the Duties of Excise on Malt made in Ireland, which was read a first and ordered to be read a second time to-morrow. Mr. LUSHINGTON presented an Account of the present Contracts for the Hulks, Returns frinn the Post Office, and other Papers.—Ordered to lie on the table.—Adjourned. , On Monday night a most diabolical attempt was made by a gang of villains to murder a Lady, named Rogers, or Bagers, residing at No. 25, York-buildings, Chelsea ; but from the humanity of one of the gang, whose heart failed him in the execution of the horrid deed, her life was spared, but her house was plundered of all the plate and cash. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. PARIS, MARCH SO.—Letters from Constan-' tinople of the 25th of February state the con tinuation, of the negociations. The Divan had not given a categorical answer to the demands of Russia respecting Walachia and Moldavia, but had declared that the disturbances in Greece were about to be quelled. Chourschid Pacha was about to enter the Peloponnesus with 30,000 men, and the Capitan Pacha was ready to put bo sea with a fleet of 40 ships of war, to bring the Insurgent Islands under subjection. Letters from Vienna of the 13th instant do not confirm the departure of M. Tatischef ; but state, on the contrary, that he waited the result of the negociations at Constantinople. Every body believed in the maintenance of peace. The account of the sea fight from Zante is now transformed into a battle on land ; but it is doubtful whether there has been any action at all.—The Royal School of Cavalry at Saumur has been disbanded.—The King of Sardinia has authorised the restoration of the Jesuits in the island of Sardinia. Amongst the Piedmontese arrested at Paris is M. de Santa Rosa, Minister of. War during the late Revolution in Piedmont. Some days since two depots of arms belonging to one individual were seized, one in la Cour de Dragon, and the other in la Rue du Colombier. The individual has been arrested. A report was circulated on Wednesday, that an individual of the baud of General Berton bad been arrested at Saint Calais, department of la Sarthe. It is said that this individual is the Ge neral himself. Some Officers of his Staff have been sent to identify him. Letters from Pampeluna of the 20th instant state, that on the preceding day, that of St. Joseph, a dreadful contest took place there be tween the inhabitants, aided by the National Militia, and the soldiers of the Regiments of Aus terlitz and Jaen ; the latter are said to have been the aggressors. The parties fought in the streets from two in the afternoon till five, and from 40 to 50 on both sides were killed. L' And de la Charte, of Nantes, states that Lieutenant-General Despinois, Commander of the 12th Military Division, had set out from Nantes to proceed to Rochelle. Nothing cer tain was known at Nantes respecting the con spiracy at Rochelle. MARCH 31.—Generals Semele and Lafont fought yesterday with pistols. They were ac companied by Generals Sebastiani, Partonnaux, Gerard, and Digeon ; each fired theee times. The seconds thought themselves the more called upon to put an end to, the combat', because there was nothing personal against General Lafont in the interruption of General Semele, of whiCh the journals have given an inaccurate account. It appears that it is not General Berthon who has been , arrested at St. Calais (Sarthe,) but a person so very like him as to give rise to the error. - The Journal of I'Aisne contradicts the ac counts given by several journals of pretended ex cesses committed by bands of malefactors in the cantons of Chauny and Coucy. _ ST. PETERSBURGH, MARCH 6.-- ( Extract from a Letter.)—The question of peace or war will soon be decided, and its solution depends entire ly on the negociations of M. de Tatischeff at Vi enna. This distinguished diplomatist, honoured with the particular confidence of the Emperor, had, before his departure, a long audience of his Majesty, and several conferences with Counts Nesselrode and Capo d'lstria. He has very ex tensive full powers to facilitate the progress of the negotiation, without the constant sending of couriers backwards and forwards between Vien na and Petersburgh, a distance of 600 leagues. Our Cabinet demands a speedy and categorical answer. The march and maintenance of an ar my of 150,000 men on the war establishment has caused extraordinary expenses, quite dispropor tioned to the revenues (If the empire, and the tre sury has been exhausted to meet those enormous expenses. M. de Leibzeltern, Ambassador of Austria, and Mr. Bagot, Envoy of Great Britain, have declared to ,our Cabinet, by order of their Courts, that in case of war, their Sovereigns would ob serve the strictest neutrality, but that they still hoped the Ottoman Government would conseilt to make the concessions and sacrifices which were necessary to maintain peace. Re peated orders have been sent to the Ministers of the two Courts at Constantinople to use all their efforts with the Divan, and with the Sultan him self, to obtain this happy result. But our Ca binet does not seem to be convinced of the suc cess of the negociations of the two mediating powers, and all the preparations for war continue with the same ardour. Orders have been sent to the Commanders-in-Chief, and the Commanders of Corps, that the army may be able to attack at the first signal. , The roads are still impassable for artillery or heavy baggage, and it is, perh4s, this difficulty alone which has hitherto retarded the opening of the campaign. The Paymaster- General of the army, and the Chiefs of the Mili tary Administration, have already set out. Con tracts have been made with Jews for the supply of provisions., for several months. Surgeons collect ed from all quarters,and in great numbers, are gone to the army. It is even affirmed that the Emperor has made every preparation to, go to Odessa, and that he will only wait for a last. despatch from M. de Tatischeff. Two of the Grand Dukes will have commands hi the army. Vague and evasive answers will no longer be attended to. It is said in public that Mide Tatischeff has orders immediately, to quit Vienna, and to break off all the negociations, in case the answer of the Porte to a new note transmitted by the Austrian Internuncio, M. de Lutzow, should not be en tirely satisfactory. It is even added, that in this case M. de Tatischeff will proceed immediately to the head quarters of the Russian army, and deliver to the General-in-Chief sealed orders, of which he is the bearer. It is also said, that the Cabinets of Vienna and St. James's have proposed to our Court, in case the Porte should not accept all the terms prescribed by Russia, to submit the difference to a tribunal formed of the Plenipotentiaries of the great Powers, in other words to a new European Congress, but it seems that our Court has not ac ceded to this proposal. The first of the conditions, sine qua non, dictated by Russia is the entire evacuation of Moldavia and Walachia, and the nomination of new Christian Hospodars. The repairs and re building of the Christian churches are also re quired. But well-informed persons assert that the most difficult article to regulate is that of the indemnity in money, which Russia requires to make good the expence of the armaments and marching of the troops—expences so enormous that Moldavia and Walachia themselves would be an insufficient compensation. Another piece of news, not relative to Tur key, but which excites some interest in all our po litical circles, is that of the marriage projected between the King of Great ,Britain and a Danish Princess—a project which also gives some um brage to the Court of Stockholm. The Danish party is still acting in Norway, and Russia can not see with indifference the English Cabinet ac quire a preponderance in the councils of the Kimg of Denmark. The English fleets might then some time attempt to dominate in the Bal tic, and to dispose at pleasure of the passage of the Sound.—(Courier Francais.) TRIESTE, MARCII 14.—Letters from Corfu re ceived to-day, written, it is true, by friends of the Greeks, confirm the news of the defeat of the Turkish fleet. The rest of the fleet en tered the Gulf of Lepanto, and is block aded by the Greeks, who were erecting batteries on shore to attack the enemy's vessels by sea and land. Colocotroni attacked the Turks, who were landed on Cape Pappa, near Patras, and entirely defeated them. MARCH 15.—An English galliot from Patras has brought intelligence that the Greek fleet de feated the Turkish fleet on the 3d instant, in the Gulf of Patras, taking from the enemy 25 ships; five Turkish vessels were wrecked, and two Algerine chebecks blown up. The Greeks had seven vessels wrecked. The Turks retreated to the Gulf of Lepanto. It seems certain that Courschild Pacha has violated the Convention which he concluded with the Suliotes and Albanians, before the death of Ali Paclra, and that the two latter have recommenced hostilities. Agreeably to this Con vention Courschild was to have delivered to them one half of Ali's treasures. VIENNA, MARCH 20.—The Austrian Observer contains, in letters from Constantinople of the 25th of February, long accounts of the exposure of the head of Ali Pacha.—M. de Tatischeff awaits the result of the negociations at Constan tinople. Every body believes that peace will be preserved. CITY, TUESDAY EVENING. A Mail has arrived from Hamburgh, bringing letters of the 26th ultimo. At that ,time the market continued extremely flat for all descriptions of goods, and there were not any public news. The Exchange of London was 36 ~1 ., for two months, and 36 7A for short paper. Bills on Spain and Portugal were in demand, at better exchanges, and there was also a good deal d one on Vienna and Frankfort ; but on Paris and Italy few paper operations could be effected. Money was plentiful at two per cent. per annum, affording a perfect proof of the de pressed state of commerce. The letters from St. Petcrsburgh are dated the 9th of March. Nothing was known respecting the tariff, but the general opinion was that it would be unfa - vourable to British commerce, unless it was rendered otherwise by the interference of the British Embassy. The exchange on London was 9 11-16 ai ; Gold, 390 ; Silver, 375. The 6 per cent. Inscriptions in paper were 102, and the Loan in Silver 91. The 5 per cents. in Silver were 77f, and the Exchange on Ham burgh, 8 13-16.—The Rentes at Paris last Saturday were 89 15 Here this day they are nominal.—The Consols for the April account opened at 79i a 80, but very little business was done in them. Money is very scarce, and 'must' continue so until after Thursday next. The closing price was 79i without any anxiety to purchase. The conduct of public characters in Spain continues to raise the confidence of monied men in the stability of that nation ; and their bonds are nearly i per cent. dearer, though the value of any other description of oreign se curities continues to decline'; 68i a A has been paid in cash ; and for the end of April the quotation is 69i ai. In Neapo litan Stock scarcely any transactions have taken place.—Mr. Huskisson's remarks on the Bank of England have given sa tisfaction in the City, and the public will be much benefitted if he will undertake, to bring Bills into the House of Commons, and to support them by his influence; not only for the correc tion of Bank abuses, but also to remedy the evil consequences to thq poor resulting from the present licensing system of pub lic-houses, and the unjustifiable conduct of the public brewers, in-charging the same price for beer, which the consumers paid them when malt was 120 s. a quarter, and labour nearly double what it can now be obtained for. No merchant has a right to expect the Bank to discount bills under 5 per cent. unless it be the interest of the Bank to do so • but as this establishment has many exclusive 'privileges highly beneficial ,to itself, the public have a right to expect that the present mode of granting accounts be altered. To obtain a discount account under the present system requires an expose of a merchant's trade and property, which few will grant unless forced by necessity. Surely the Directors ought at all events to 'receive bills for dis count from any merchantiwho wishes to send them to the Bank, and to cash them or not, as they think the security sufficient for the interest of their proprietors. The capital of the Bank Bank is too much occupied in the floating debt of the kingdom to permit them to attend to the interest and wishes of the pub lic, and it would be a great national advantage to fund at once all the Exchequer'Bills and advances made to the Government by the Bank of England, for then to serve the public would he the only mode which the Directors would have to em ploy the money entrusted to their charge, for the interest of the proprietors. By the adoption of some measure of this nature, and the repeal of the usury laws, the interest of money like every other commodity would find its level, and probablysin England would not be higher than it is at present at liamburgh.- 7 -There is very little alteration in West India produce. The supply of good sugar is small ; and prices which could not be obtained last week , have this day beenpaid. Coffee of fine quality is also a shade dearer. In rum no business has been done. Unrestricted trade will be highly beneficial to the Colonies as well as to the nation ; and as soon as mer chants have free laws to protect them, a general improve-. ment in the condition of all ranks will be the consequence.— The letters from Ireland give a distressing description of that ill-fated population. Lord LONDONDERRY commenced his public life in that part of the empire ; and the politics of the party with which he has acted ever since have been well exemplified in the present wretched state of, that fine coun try. Sir JOHN NEWPORT has given notice of ,his inten tion to review the policy of the Government towards Ire land on the 22d .of April next, and every well-wisher to Irish prosperity waits with great anxiety to learn what remedy can be applied to the general distress. The notice given by Lord LONDONDERRY for his field-day respecting the Report of the Agricultural Committee, from which the public expect no benefit, on the same day which had been appointed for the. consideration of the state of Ireland, has created great surprise ; and much disappointment will be the consequence, should the Right Honourable Baronet consent to postpone his most important inquiry even for one day. There is certainly only one cause why Lord LONDO/siDE RRY'S motion should have a preference ; for if his Lordship wishes to -have the start of Lord GREY in recommending some real remedy for the low state in which England at present stands, 'then, peyhaps, Sir JOHN NEWPORT should give way to him, but certainly not other wise.—From Turkey there is nothing new, and the next mail is expected to put the question oc f peace or war at rest, as should the Austrian Internuncio not succeed in enforcing the views of Lord STRANGFORD, then hostilities are likely immediately to commence on the part of Russia.—(Morning Chronicle.) PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE OF COMMONS. Martis, 2° die Aprilis, 1822. ROADS—Surrey New (Petition [presented 27th Marchi, also of Commissioners of Kent-street Road and Bermondsey Pav ing, &c. against, referred to the Committee on thy Bill, Counsel ordered), and Leatherhead—read a second tiritt, and committed. Holyhead—Second Report of the Committee brought up and read ; to lie on the table, and to be printed ; Copy . "of Mr. Telford's Report to the Commissioners for the improvement of the Holyhead Road, dated the 19th of March 1822, upon the state of the road from Shrewsbury by Coventry to London," ordered, presented, and to be printed. COVENTRY GAOL—Petition for leave to present a Petition for a Bill reported ; leave given; Petition presented, and re ferred to a Committee. INcLosußEs—Brabourne (Kent), and Seaton, &c. (Cumber land)—read a third time, and passed. Duxford (Cambridge) —read a second time, and committed. Dringhouses (York) —Petition of Freemen of the City of York, against, to lie on the table. GREENWICH Cuuncu—Report on Petition for Bill read, and Bill ordered to be brought in to-morrow (thi s d a y). LITTLE-HAMPTON BRIDGE AND ROADS BlLL—Petition of Proprietors of the Arun Navigation, against, to lie on the table. Petition of Inhabitants of Bognor and Chichester, in favour of, to lie on the table. Bill read a second time, and committed. AGRICULTURAL DISTRESS—Petition from North Level of the Fens in the Isle of Ely—to lie on the table, and to be printed. DURHAM PAVING AND LIGHTING] BlLL—Read a second time and committed. EASTINDIA TRADE—Petition of Merchants, Agents, and others, of London, for employment of smaller Vessels in the said trade ; to lie on the table, and to be printed. SOUTHWARK COURT OF REQUESTS.—Petition for leave to present a Petition for a Bill referred to a Committee. LONDON BRIDGE WATERWORKS BlLL—Second reading de ferred till Thursday 18th April. REFORM or PARLIAMENT—Petition of Lord Mayor, Alder men, and Livery of London, for a Reform of Parliament ; to lie on the Table, and to be printed. MESSAGE FROM THE LORDS—That they have agreed to Five per Cents. (Ireland) Bill, and Nether Bridge and Mill throp Roads Bill, without amendment. COLONIAL SECURITIES BILL—" To repeal an Act of the Ist and 2d years of the reign of his present Majesty, intitu led, An Act to explain an Act made in the 14th year of his late Majesty King George the Third, for explaining an Act made in the 12th year of Queen Anne, intituled, An Act to reduce the Rate of Interest, without any prejudice to Parlia mentary Securities, and to substitute other provisions in lieu thereof ;" presented, and read a first time ; to be read a se cond time. BREAD—BiII to reduce into one Act all the Regulations af fecting the Bakers and Sellers of Bread,. ordered to be brought in. WEST INDIA AND AMERICAN TRADE BILL—" To regu late the Trade betweeri his Majesty's Possessions in America and the West Indies, and other places in America and the West Indies," presented, and read a first time ; to be read a second time on Friday, 19th April ; and to be printed. INNKEEPERS' BlLL—Read a third time, and passed. FLAX AND COTTON ACT—Resolution reported ; " That it is expedient to continue an Act of the 23d year of his late Majesty, for the more effectual encouragement of the manufacture of Flax and Cotton in Great Britain, and to amend the Law in respect of the allowances of Dime Du ties on Starch and Soap used in certain manufactures." Resolution for Bill reported, and agreed to ; Bill ordered to be brought in by Mr. Brogden and Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer. COUNTERVAILING MALT DUTIES BILL—" To grant Coun tervailing Duties, and to allow equivalent Drawbacks, on Malt, Beer, and Spirits, imported and exported between Great Britain and Ireland," presented, and read a first time ; to be read a second time to-morrow, (this day.) GENERAL POST-OFFlCE—Accounts presented ; Establish ment of the Post-Office, England and Scotland ; Scale of Allowances ; number of Newspapers sold or transmitted abroad ; of all British Magazines, or Reviews, sold or trans mitted abroad ; Foreign Newspapers sold in the United Kingdom ; amount received for transmission of Newspapers ; of all Pensions, &c. [ordered 7th March] ; to lie on the Table. NOTICES OF MOTIONS for THIS DAY. 1. Marquis of Londonderry,—To move adjournment of the House to Wednesday 17th April. 2. Colonel Davies,—Surplus Grants of last and preceding years. 3. Mr. Williams Wynn,—Bill for the better regulation of Election Polls in the County of York. ORDERS OF THE DAY for THIS DAY. 1. Marriage Act Amendment Bill—Second R ea di ng: 2. Royal Burghs Accounts Bill—Committee. 3. Supply—Committee. 4. Ways and Means—Committee. 5. Bank of Ireland Charter Acts—Committee thereupon. 6. Summary Proceedings Bill—Repprt. 7. Commercial Credit (Ireland) Bill—Committee. 'B. Malt. Duties Repeal (Ireland.) Bill—Second Reading. 9. Countervailing Malt Duties Bill—Second Reading. 10. Stamp Duties Act—Committee thereupon. . PRIVATE BlLLS—Second Readings for This Day. 1. Bobbington Inclosure 4. Spann Smithy Road 2. Sturton and Littleborough 5. Chorlton Row Lighting, &c 4 Inclosure 6. Yarmouth Church 3. Deeping Fen Drainage 7. Haverfordwest Gaol. STOCKS , NE O'CLOCK. India Bonds 61s. 625. l!'42cheq. Bills 4.3 6 pr. Bank for Opening Cons. for Account 79Vlgg N BRIDGE TO-MORROW , I Evening, 2.1 minutes after 1 THE SUN. SOLEM QUIS DICERS F4LSUM AUDEAT ? LONDON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 1822. The remainder of the Paris Journals of Satur day, as well as those of Friday and Sunday, have arrived, from which we give extracts in a pre ceding column. The question of peace or Irer between Russia and Turkey still remains doubt ful, but the general nature of the intelligence is little favourable to the maintenance of peace. It appears by an article from Petersburgh, that the British and Austrian * Ministers at that Court have declared, in the names of their respective Sove reigns, that in the event of war they will ob serve the strictest neutrality ; but that they still hoped that the Ottoman Porte•would consent to make those conditions and sacrifices which are deemed necessary to the maintenance of peace. The proposed conditions are the same as we have repeatedly stated, the Emperor ALEXANDER hav ing resolved on not making a single alteration in the original terms. The result therefore depends on the decision of Turkey ; and supposing that the Ottoman Government were, disposed to ac cede to'those terms, which we are much inclined to doubt, yet it is overawed by a tumultuous sol diery thirsting for war, and cannot ensure the execution of the concessions demanded by Rus sia contrary to the wishes of the military. Tile defeat of the Turkish fleet by the Greeks is con firmed, we are happy to state, by the wester of PRICE 0 . THIS DAY AT flank Stock shut 3 per Cent. Cons. 794A-a 5 per Cent. Navy Ann.... 1031 104 103 HIGH WATER AT LONDO: Morning, einainntes after 0.