The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-03-18 00:00:00

CANVAS AND BLOCKS. GREGSON and Co. request the attention of Merchants, Owners, and Captains of Vessels to their BLOCKS and CANVAS, both of which will be found of the best quality—at Prices very much below any other house—and can be supplied in any quantities at a moment's warning, as a specimen of their charges they add a list of their Bushed Blocks. Size in Price of Size in Price of Inches. Metal Bushed. Inches. Metal Bushed. --- -- --- 4.... ....Os. 10(1. 15.... .... Bs. lid. 5. •• • .... / Oi 16.... ... 8 8 6........1 3 17.... ....10 • 7 ,1, 7....... . 1 51 18.... ....11 i 2 19.... ... .1` 3 1 4 9........2 5.-} 2i)... . .... 11 10........3 6t 21 —• • . s '• 16 7 1 11........3 10 1 22..... .17 5 2 12.... ....4 3 23 . •• • ....18 2; 13... • ....5 11 24 . •• • ....19 0 14........5 62 REED'S PATENT CANVAS, sold by GREGSON and Co., is made expressly for the Liverpool Mai ket, and will be found on inspection to be of the very best quality and manufacture. The superiority of tfieir Blocks will also appear on investigation, to which they invite the public. J. T. Gregson disposes of Ships, and every description of their materials, by public auction or private contract, and at tends Wrecks in any part of the kingdom. Queen's Dock, Liverpool, corner of Kitchen-street. AT a MEETING of the SUBSCRIBERS to a SURVEY lately made of an intended LINE of CANAL from the Stratford-on-Avon Canal to the Regent's Canal, London, held at Dee's Royal Hotel, Birmingham, on the ph day of March, 1836, to receive t h e R e p or t o f suc h S urvey, a determine upon the establishment of a Company fur the pug se of making such Canal; FRANCIS DOWNING, Esq., n the Chair, a Plan and Survey of the Line of Cana aving been laid be fore this Meeting, and Statements havi , been made by which it appears that, besides the advantage of avoiding the passage of 129 Ltx:ks, the proposed Line would effect .a saving be tween Birmingham and London. by Canal conveyance of 36 miles; that the reduction or Saving in the freight of iron to Londe- •th Li ld --ording t - •hr Aindon iy suc,. ine woh• aniouut, according to the talcue. tion of experienced Carriers, to about 50 t ier cent. on the pre sent charge; that in respect to coal hod coke the advantages 'would be equally great; and that the saving 'in the freight, of Manufactured reds and general merchandise to and from Birmingham and London may be reduced to about twenty shillings per ton . Resolved unanimously, I.—That in the opinion of this Meeting the proposed Canal - would afford the best and most - direct line of water cemmuoica tarn- practicable between the Midland District and the Metro polis, and by the , communications it would open with' other Canals would be the means of establishing, by way of Binning hatit and Wolverhampton, a Inc of Camp Conveyance* between London and Manchester and Liverpool decidedly superior to that now existing; that such communication would benefit in a highly important. degree the Mining Districts of Staffordshire, Worcestershire, end Shropshire, and be productive of immense advantages to the manufacturing, commercial, and agricultural interests of the kingdom at large. 2.—That a Company be established for making the proposed Canal, and that it be called " The London and Birmingham Canal;" and that the Capital shall be raised by 30,000 Shares of i.:100 each. 3.—That the following Prospectus now read be approved and published:— . Prospectus of a - Line of Navigation from Birmingham to ,Lon don, commencing at the Stratford-on-Avon Canal, in Warwick . -sh ire, and ending at the Regent's Canal.Loncion, to be called "The London and Birmingham Canal." The great and leading objects of the yr oposect undertaking are— . lst.—To effect the cheapest and must direct practicable Line of Water Communication between London and Birmingham, - and ,the great Mining Districts of Staffordshire, Worcestershire, and Shropshire. 2d.—To obtain, by the communication it will open with the _ Stratford, WorceSter, Birmingham, Birmingham and Liver pool, Ellesmere and Chester, Trent and Mersey, and Bridge water Canals, the quickest, cheapest, and most convenient line of Canal Conveyance between London, - Birmingham, Liver pool, and Manchester. 3d.—To give the facilities and advantages of water convey ance to the valuable and extensive districts through. which the proposed line of navigation is intended to be taken—districts capable of great and rapid improvement, and to which nothing can so mater laity contribute as a cheap and direct communica tion with the Metropolis and the great manufacturing Towns of Warwickshire and - Staffordshire. It must be evident that the proposed undertaking embraces objects ,of the highest national importance, and cannot fail to produce g reat and almost incalculable advantages to the Agri cultural, Commercial, and Manufacturing interests of the Kingdom. The extraordinary facility that this line would give to London and Liverpool, to the Manufacturers of Manchester, Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Dudley, Stourbridge, and Wal. salt, and to the Proprietors of Mines and Works in the coun ties of Stafford, Worcester and Salop, must be obvious to the most superficial observer. Birmingham and Wolverhampton, and the contiguous Mineral districts, would then be situated, about midway on the great thoroughfare water communication between London and Liverpool, and as vessels would he pass ing incessantly in each direction, the increased facility and dis patch could not but be productive of the highest advantages. One grand feature of the proposed undertaking is the open ing of a cheap communication between the Metropolis and the Great Coal Fields of Staffordshire and Worcestershire. In the attainment of this object every inhabitant of London might to feel himself interested, experience every day furnishing addi tional proofs that nothing but effective compelltioil from the in-. teriur of the kingd o m can insure to the householders of London a regular and steady supply of Coal at moderate prices; perhaps • it is scarcely possible for the most sangnine mind to form an adequate conception of the benefits that would result from en abling the Midland Coal Proprietor to compete with the Nor thern Proprietor in supplying London with Coat. Monopoly would be rendered impossible, combination frustrated, and free 'arid active competition completely secured. -. With a view to render this concern as extensively useful as 'passible, the rates of tonnage will be Inv', and thus command that great mass of business which invariably follows moderate 'charges. Manure and road materials will be permitted to pass at low rates. Wharfs wilt t,e provided where the Canal will intersect main thoroughfares, and every encouragement be afforded to the 'Tree developement of the energies of the districts through which the Canal will pass. The proposed Navigation will possess all the improvements o f the best modern riatials where tunneling is necessary; two tunnels with a towing path under each will be made; the sines -of the canal trill be walled, and the greatest of all modern im provements, the double wwing path, will be,carried throughout the whole line. Confident in the superior - cheapness and convenience of water conveyance (padicularly as regards raw materials and heavy commodities) the promoters of this undertaking have no hesitation in sisrenitting their plan to the public, in the face of 'the numerous Railways now in course of formation, every day in their judgment furnishing further and satisfactory proof, that though Railway conveyance may be prefer red for passen gers and light „noires, that require dispatch and will bear high rates of transit, the great hulk of the trade of the country will still be carried on through the medium of cheap navigable com munications. • The calculations as to the revenue being founded on indis putable data, the promoters of the measure have no hesitation in . stating that the prospect of remitneration is in the highest de gree encouraging, and that if due consideration be given to the merits of the proposed line, to the great extent and simplicity of its levels, to the superiority it will possess in respect to distance and lockage, to the welt ascerta ined fact that a full supply of water can be provided, the conclusion will be fully warranted, that in a short time after its completion this realty grand inter nal communication, will yield such a return as Will entitle it to he classed amongst the most productive and successful under takings of the kind in the kingdom. 4.—'l'hat Messrs. Thomas Badger, Joan Barker, Richard Bradley', Thomas Cotterill, T. R. Cobb, Robert Lucas Chance, William Chance, Francis Downing, Edward Dixon, James Foster, Francis Finch, Thomas Yate Hunt, Richard Haines, Joseph Grout, Richard Gresley, John Griffith, John Lewis Moitliet, James Mason, Charles Henry Molineux, Samuel Ryland, Robert Scott, Theophilus Richards, John Ileum]; irlia In- Han bury Sparrow, Joshua Schelefield. Richard Smith, . and Philip Williams ; with power to add to their number, he and are hereby appointed Provisional _Directors, with full powers to establish the Company, direct surveys, plans, and - eilimates of the line of the proposed Canal, and`to take all necessary steps for obtaining an Act of Incorporation in the next Session of • Parliament. • - 5. Thai Messrs. Inglehy and Wragge, of Birmingham, and Messrs. - Baxerplale, 'lattitn, Upton, and Johnson, of 5, King's Arms Yard, Coleman-street, London ; and Messrs. Wilson; Bell, and Steward, of 35, Lincoln's Inn Fields, Loudon, be and are hereby appointed Solicitors to the ( 4,,, tnpanv. 6.—That James Walker, Ese.,. and John Thomas, Esq., be and are hereby appointed Engineers to the Company. 7.—'l'bat Mr. Dogdate Houghton be and is hereby appointed Surveyor to the Company. B.—']'hat Messrs. Taylors. and Llo:ids, of Birmingham, the Birmingham Banking 'Oonipany. arm Messrs. Dixon, Dalton, and Co., of Dudley, be and are hereby appointed Bankers. 9.—That until the completion of the Canal, interest at the rate. of 34 per cent. lie allowed to the So bscribers on each call front the time the same shall be paid. • FRANCIS DOWNING, Chairman. 'The Chairman havilig.Jeft the _Chair, and Edward Dixon, , - Esq., being called to the same, Resolved unattimously,—That the best thanks of the Meeting ' be and are hereby. given to Francis Downing, Esq., for his. Support of the undertaking and fur his able conduct in t he chair. EDWD. DIXON. CONDITIONS. 1. The Act of Parlilment will provide that no pers9n shall be responsible beyond the amount of his Shales . 2. —Deposit of 12'2 per Shave to be paid, and no further call will be made until the Act be obtained. 3.—The Deposit shall be available to the necessary expenses of the undertaking. Applications for" Shares - to be made to the Solicitors accord ing to the toim annexed, and no Shares will be secured until the Deposit is paid. London and Birmingham Canal. Gentlemen,—l request that you will reserve and secure to me Shares to this Company ; and in consideration thereof I agree to take the said Shares an 4 to pay the deposit of £2, as mentioned in the Prospec.us, nod to execute the Paths nrentary contract and the Suhscritters' agreement. Ilvvocitisr.—There is much hypocrisy in of to give u p l the . pleasure, of the world from religious motives. when we rithdraw from it because we find a greater gratification in the Tl.t.sttres of retirement. `• My dear children," said an old rat t P o heavil y 's u youn g ones, " the infirmities of .age are pressing so remainat. l'on me, that I have determined to dedicate the short r,w ant Ty , clays to mortification it . n penance, in a oar nut interfere Y w T e which I have lately discovered'; but let me ple.asure; be with y.,tir enjoyments; youth is the season fur —never to cornc , n ) ,: therefore, and only tlbev,my last injunction ' • peeply affected, ,atiri,rae in my retreat. God 6less you all!" eyes with:his the,ging audibly, and Wiping his paternal for Seve'ral day s when hi s Withdrew, and was seen no more filial affection than by I: r c )un gest daughter; moved rather by to the sex, stole to his cell of which has been attributed be a hale, made by 7 his ownn"tifieati°"' which turned out to cheese.—The Tin Trum p et t " t §. ll )..an enotingus Cheshire EXAGGERATION.—A radical, in ve i ah i ll • ; of the-clergy,. gave, it.aS his tlacided, tbejedwn they ).vould : raise tl l i t , * (iii; °4 t th4t , il- thtky, had-, txentieth. On the other hand, aruintentroLvi6u„, La I.erith.. to tfa fizure of speech, .may amoral; by thek iirltave,jost. met oft! old.acquaint i ance,•Dalv! s ZT; D a t:ii ) ,:h: " to Ilia friend, •` and was,sorry.to seikhe has almost slisonZ n i i w a • n v . nothing. TOg i iire thli p p : ancia ant4hie,4)44t.he is tliiiirter . th' a %: ) , both t,f its put together.,-4.13ia the Hibernian sailor exaggerate_ or dintioish, when, in doicribing the weather, he said—" There was but little wind, buVwhat there was was uncommonly high." r ee?' 0 4 % 4 -!".1 Imperial Parliament. HOUSE OF LORDS-MONDAY. THE IRISH CLERGY. The Earl of RODEN presented a petition from the clergy of the archdiocese of Tuam, and of the diocese of Ardagh, Killalo, Athenry, and Clonfert. The petitioners had been deprived of their rights: they set forth the two modes by which they had the power of enforcing the payment of tithes; the first by a dis tiess levy, and the second by an exchequer process. The clergy of Ireland had always been very unwilling to have recourse to the first-named mode, and the second was so expensive that that course of relief was beyond their reach They also expressed their gratitude to those individuals in this country who had so generously come forward in their behalf. Speaking of "the Lay Association," the Earl of Roden said it was impossible for him, he being one of the members of that association, not to feel gratitude, and nut to express his thanks for the generous aid thus afford by the society, and to none were both more due than to the noble earl near him, who was more intimately connected with the county of Kent, that noble earl being one of the very first promoters of the association. It had been asserted in an other place that the association was actuated by improper motives, and it had been imputed that they had done that which could not be justified by the law. He begged to deny such an accusation; and would maintain that the association had done only what the law fully empowered them to do. He was well acquaintodwith the c:ergy of Ireland, and he knew that they would never consent to a single iota of their principles being infringed upon. He was desirous not to provoke a debate on the preient occasion; but this he must be permitted to say, that, if any noble lord irnpunged that association, he should he ready to join issue with him upon the subject, and argue the point. The noble earl then moved that the petition be read at length, which was accordingly done by the clerk at the table. The Earl of WINCHILSEA said, after the allusion which had been made to him, he felt he could not resist saying a-few words. With regard to the manner in which his humble efforts had peen received, he felt flattered, but he begged distinctly to assert that he believed he had done no more than his duty in endeavouring to promote a cause which he conceived to be essential. The petitioners bad been, and still were, suffering great privations— nay, he would say cruelties—and he had heard it had been stated in another place that such aid as had been afforded them to re cover their rights was not to be justified. He would answer to such observation, that with the principles which he maintained of giving such assistance he would stand or fall. (Hear.) The protestant clergy had to contend against an iniquitous con spiracy; they had been placed in a perilous situation, because of the weakness of government, not enforcing the existing laws. They were worse off than any other class of men, for not only was their property withheld, but their lives even were in dan ger. (Hear, hear.) Did their lordships know that some of the Insurance Offices required a clause in the policy, not to pay the insurance if the parts - cape to a violent death 1)- He was allud ing now to policies effetted in Ireland, or by parties resident there. He called upon his Majesty's government to stand for ward in aid of the protestant church, and -endeavour to destroy the conspiracy which existed. The clergy of Ireland were in a most distressed condition, and something ought to be done for their relief. r The ecclesiastical leases bill oassed through a committee with some aiuenduients.—Adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, MONDAY. RAILWAYS. The sheriffs of London presented a petition from the corpora tion against the grand junction railway bill. Referred to the committee on the bill. _ _ _ Mr. EVANS presented the Dublin and Drogheda railway bill. React a first time. • Mr. CHAwFonn presented a petition from the London and Birmingham railway company against the grand junction rail way bill. ir.TooKE presented a petition from inhabitants of Hatton garden, Itc., against the same bill. The London and Cambridge railway bill was read a second time. SPANISH AFFAIRS. The Marquis of LoNDONDKRRY, after some conversation re specting a paper at one time alleged to have been lost, but was however subsequently found, postponed his motion respecting . the conduct of government in regard to the twenty-seven Spanish prisoners captured in the Isabella Anna. THE ROCHDALE AND IRWELL JUNCTION CANAL. Lord F. EGERTON presented a petition, signed by the Arch bisbop.of York, and another person, trustees of the late Earl of Bridgewater, complaining that a petition had been presented to that house by the hon. member for Bradford, from James Southerne, Esq., against the bill for the Rochdale and Irwell Junction canal, which petition purported to proceed from the trustees of the late Earl of Bridgewater, notwithstanding the said James Southerne, Esq., had, as one of the three trustees, only himself signed it, being opposed in so doing by the two other trustees, the majority. The noble lord observed that this petition from Mr. Southerne against the Rochdale and Irwell canal had been in a-manner surreptitiously brought before the house, for it was given to the hon. member for Bradford to pre sent, without any intimation that he (Lord F. Egerton) was in every way interested in the matter to which it referred. It moreover prayed to be heard by counsel against the bill for the Rochdale and Irwell Junction Canal, in which he was the prin cipal party interested, and the principal portion of the expense of which would be borne by him. It purported to oppose that bill, notwithstanding he was opposed to it; and although he considered it quite right that the bill should be opposed fairly, yet he did not consider this one of those means of fair opposi tion which should have been resorted to. He begged, there fore, to submit the present petition to the particular considera tion of the house, and to move that it be referred to the com milte on the Rochdale and Irwell Canal bill. Mr. HARDY explained the circumstances under which he had presented the petition, and observed that no intimation what ever had been given to him that the noble lord was interested in the matter referred to, or he should most certainly have acted other( ise. The petition was referred to the committee in question. BRIDLINGTON PIER BlLL.—Th►s bill was thrown out on the second reading, by a makirity of 23. IMPRISONMENT FUR DEBT.-111 answer to a question by Mr. O'CONNELL, the AVTORNEY.GENERAL said. that a bill on this subject would be forthwith brought forward in the House of Lords. - MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS (IRELAND) BlLL.—Previously to the house goinif into committee on this bill, several petitions in favour of and against that measure were presented. The prin cipal clauses of the bill, up to the 43d, were agreed to, with but very little discussion. _ _ THE SLAVE TRADE (SPAIN) BILL.—OD the motion of Mr. FOWELL BUXTON this bill was read a third time and passed. The letter stealing (Scotland) bill was read a third time and passed. FACTORY AcT.--Mr. P. THOMSON brought in a bill to amend the factory act. • RELATIONS BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN AND PORTUG A 4.—ln answer to a question from Mr. E. TaNNENT, Lord PALMERSTON observed that a tariff had been adopted by Portugal for the protection of the Portuguese colonies. The British government were in negotiation for a new treaty, and it depended upon that treaty what the effect of the tariff would be. This country would not grant commercial facilities to those countries who were not disposed to afford similar advantages to us.—Adjourned. HOUSE OF LORDS.-TUESDAY. The Stafford Disfranchisement bill was brought up from the House of Commons, read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time. EDUCATION IN IRELAND. The Bishop of EXETER presented a petition from the inhabit ants of the town of Derby, complaining of the inadequacy of the system of education in Ireland, and praying their lordships not to sanction any further grant to Mavnooth, or any similar establishment. The reverend prelate then proceeded to submit the motion to the consideration of the house, of which he had given notice on the subject of education in Ireland. His lord ship in the course of a long and very able speech declared that he had no other feeling than the real good of the mass of the po pulation in Ireland so far as their condition could be affected by the influence of education. The teachers in these schools were required to be versed in compo / sitien, English history, bi ography, political economy, mathematics, and natural and mo ral philosophy, including the elements of logic; but it was not pointed out in any one place in their instructions, or in any one recommendation, how the children were to acquire the slight est rudiments of religion—far less christian knowledge. They, had it on the highest authority, that men were commanded to "fear God, and honour the king." . The fear of God must go first. No man would honour the king who did not fear God. Twenty-four of the national education schools in Ireland were under the direction of monasteries and nunneries, and to these it was proved by figures that more aid was granted by the commis sioners of national education than to all the parochial schools.. In some of these schools there were but two or three stray pro testant children who attended, who were daily under the unfor tunate necessity of witnessing a series of acts of the grossest idolatry, and mass was regularly and openly said before them. These schools had been not only thus - diverted from their origi nal purpose, but had actually been made the theatre for ad ministering to crowded meetings the coarsest and foulest topics of catholic agitation. In one of them Mr. O'Connell had held forth in his usual strain. In another instance, the school-house had been made the scene of a political dinner; while in a third a deputation had been got up for the, purpose of giving a cordial reception to the arch-agitator, by the titular archbishop of Tuani, Dr. M'Uale, where, with loud greetings by the assembly,. he was received, fresh reeking, from a scene where he had uttered language which, at another period, he would not say in bettet times, would hardly have failed to call for some curiosity from his majesty's ministers. His lordship moved " That a select corn initte e be appoint.d.4o inquire-what -prugresa the new system of education in Ireland has made towards effecting the main purpose for which it was established—namely, the education of the lower classes of th e community, both protestants and Iton i a n ca th o l ics , resting on religious instruction ; to inquire whether the funds in trusted to the commissioners have been judiciously administered for the attainment of this object, and whether the experience of the practical .results of their labours has rendered it safe and advis able to adopt the recommendations contained in their second report for the great extension of the system therein proposed." A bug discussion ensued, after which the motion was with drawn.—Adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.--TEMSDAY. • RAILWAYS.- On the motion of Mr. PEASE, the North of England Rail way bill was read a second time. Captain PECHELL presented a petition, signed by 537 fisher men &c., of Brighton, against Stephenson's line of railway bill. By the direct line, the petitioners represented that they could place fish on that table—at least on Mr. Speaker's table, which was much better, within three hours and a half after being taken out of the sea. (Cheers and laughter.) He alsl pre sented a petition from the Southwark commissioners of paving, against the Croydon railway bill. Lord F. I;Gt.nTori moved that the bill for the Cheshire junction railway bill he referred to the Cheshire list, as well as to the Lancashire list, to which it was now solely referred. • A lengthened conversation ensued upon the subject of this railway, which terminated in the, noble lord's withdrawing his motion, out of deference to the house, and from a wish not to occupy their time in private business. NEW HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT. Sir JOHN HOBtiousE brought up the report of the committee appointed to consider the four plans selected by the commission ers on the new houses of parliament, and moved that it be read at the table. THE JEWS. In answer to a question from Dr. Bowring, " whether it. was the intention of government, to - bring forward a bill this session for the emancipation of their Jewish brethren?" the CHANCEL LOR of the. EXCHEQUER replied that it was the intention of government to persevere in that measure. SOL TH AMERICAN STATES. - TV: • Erird P A'LMERsToN, in answer to an inquiry as to the progress made itittie negotiation regarding the retognition of the South Kiner&airStiites - by Spain, stated that interruption had taken 6ken place iti consequence of the dissolution of the cones; but that he had every reason to belieie it 'was now again proceed ing; and that the result would be satisfactory. • • . MURDER OF SPANISH PRI4ONERS. Sir ItonEur PEEL asked Lord Pahnersion whether the state ment made in the public papers, that the mother of Cabrera, an Y THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. officer in the service of Don CArlos had been shot by order of an officer in the pay of the Spanish government? Lord PALsiEitsToN replied that he feared it was true. STAMP ACTS. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, the house having gone into committee, brought forward his - resolution on this subject. After giving a brief history of the stamp acts from,the reign of Charles 1I„ he stated that there were 150 separate statutes, which it was his intention to replace by one single statute re pealing the whole of the stamp laws, with the exception of the acts which related to stage-coaches, and pedlars and hawkers, which had been partly consolidated. The stamp duties were not only very complicated, but involved a vast revenue, and therefore it required great care and judgment in .altering them so that the revenue might not suffer. The amount in 1833 was . £7,416,000, in 1831 it was £7,461,000. Great inequalities pre vailed at present in the stamp duties chargeable upon small and large money transactions which ought not to be continued; a bond for £10,0,10 paid Is. 3d. per cent.; a bond for .£4,000 paid 4s. per cent.; a bond for £lOO paid 20s. per cent.; while a bond for £lOO paid 30s. per cent. To remedy this evil he proposed that there should be one uniform scale of 1 per.cent., whatever might be the amount, and the ad valorem principle would be found to run through, the greater portion of the bill he intended to introduce. He should also endeavour to adjust the duties on bills of exchange by an ad valorem principle. Letters of credit he intended to subject to a stamp duty which would be of tri fling amount. In all cases of apprentice indentures, where no premium was paid, the stamp duty would be reduced from 20s. to ss. It was also contemplated to reduce the tax upon bills of lading, charter parties, the former from 3s. to 6d., and the - latter front 355. to ss. The duty would also be reduced on marine and on farming stock policies of insurance. What he proposed to do with respect to his bill was to report the schedule, and ask leave to introduce a bill, and then to circulate both 'Dill and schedule until a fixed day after the easter recess, upon which day the opinion of the house might be taken. He should nut ask the house to pledge itself to the reduction of the stamp duty on newspapers, but he thought it only candid and just to tell the country fairly and frankly what he intended to do in April. The present duty on newspapers was four pence, minus the dis count. This, however, was not altogether duty ! Did not the state do something for the newspaper ? .It undertook the, task of conveying newspapers to all parts of the kingdout, and there fore a certain propottion of the duty must be regarded more as payment for service rendered, than as. a tax. This ,part of the subject was pressed on the attention of, the house, by . au . bon. meniberone or two sessions back, and many persnns coincided with that hon. member, that the better course, would he to abo lish the tax altogether, and levy a postage of one, penny on each newspaper conveyed. . After giving the fullest consideration to the subject, however, he felt that if they ,cast the duty on the Postollice of levying this revenue, it would lead to difficulties in that department, and seriously check the business of the courts try. lie did not at all quarrel with the principle, but he be lieved that it was possible to impose it partly as a tax and partly as payment for service done; otherwise, in its operation, the postage would be found to operate in enhancing the price where knowledge was most needed, and leaving it cheap where it Was least required. He was prei:ared to argue his proposition, both politically and financially, us well against those gentlemen who might be diSposed to . maintain that nothing should - be sloue as against those who were contending for a greater stretch of re duction, and he trusted he should be' able to induce the house to go' withitim in giving to the country a practical remedy for a crying grievance. • (Hear, hear.) With respect to the per sonal liberty of those who had been imprisoned for 'violating the stamp acts, he would offer only a few remarks: (Hear.): He had, on a former occasion, stated that •asiong as any law actually existed, no effort of his should be neglected to enforce the administration of that law against its violaters,' and 'for the protection of those who had invested their property under the faith of its strict and impartial operation. (Hear, hear;) The. hon. member for Finsbury had said that he would not sanction any violation of the law,' but it was his (the Chancellor of the Exchequer's) duty to enforce' the law, in order to protect those who had complied with its regulations. '(Hear, hear.) He re gretted exceedingly the state . Of' the law, and he determined to take the earliest opportunity of altering it 'butiso long as they levied the present high stamp duties, so fotig would the smug gling trade continue. It was in this as in every thing else, high duties produced evasions of the law. This subject had been under discussion in the last session of parliament. The hon. -member for Lincoln had then made . this very proposition, and he (the Chancellor - of the Ekchequer) had argued that he could not defend the existing state of the law, but that the state of the finances of the country precluded the possibility of entertaining it at that time. Ili the month' of April this question would be, brought fairly before the house t;tr dismission, and if he could then show that he could make this reduction 'without any very great sacrifice, he would be acting ekactly'as'he stated he should act under such circumstances. He had but a few words more to say on the subject of these duties, but having stated that the bill contemplated no new duty; he felt - it necessary to qualify that statement. There was one new duty which he could not suffer to be voted, even pro funaa, without stating the nature of it to the house. An honourable friend - near hint asked if the ad valorem duty was applicable to probates and legacies. The great alteration and relief in this respect was what he had al ready stated—that the duty was to be levied on the'net and not on the gross amount of the property. (Hear, hear, hear.) With respect to the one new tax he had referred to; ho had to observe that, by the law as it now stood, the transfer of shares in Joint Stock Companies far valuable consideration were sub ject to a stamp duties; but it was his intention to superadd a small ad valorem tax on the first issue of those shares—not such a tax as could at all interfere wirh bona fide Companies or Joint Stock capitalists; for so far from wishing to discourage such companies, he firmly believed that but for them some of the greatest works of the conutry would never have been carried on. The duty, therefore, would be a very slight one indeed, not to discourage the bona fide undertaking going forward, but which might have some effect upon transactions of a very different kind. The very imposition of this small tax would be beneficial to the parties eirmarkii4: in such undertakings, for in all gambling joint stock speculations, those who were now care less:as to the number of shares they put out, would, under the aperation of this tax, be placed under souse restriction. He should be sorry to have it supposed that he would do anything to discourage the operations of capital; but when the law had already laid a duty on the transfer, while there was none upon the original issue, he; hoped the house would see no reason to doubt the propriety of laying a tax upon the latte—(hear, hear). With respeet to the stamp duties in Ireland, they were pretty generally lower than they were in England. Ile would take the average proportion as being about two in England to one in Ireland, and to this proportion he proposed strictly to adhere, except as regarded newspaper stamps, which he pro posed to have at one uniform duty throughout the three king doms. The right hon. gentleman concluded bv moving the first resolution, the purport of whicn was that all stamp duties, allowances, and drawbacks, at present existing in Great En tam and Ireland, shall cease and determine, and the duties specified in the annexed schedules be substituted in lieu thereof. EXCISE DUTY ON SOAP. Mr. HANDLEY presented 13 petitions from Lincolnshire; Mr. Miles presented a petition from Bristol, and Lord Sandon a petition from Liverpool, all praying for the repeal of the ex cise duty on soap. Mr. HANDLEY then proceeded to bring forward his motion on the soap duty. . His object was to repeal the excise duty now paid on that article, and to lay a higher duty on foreign tallow. In order to give the house an opportunity of taking this subject into consideration, he moved " That the house do resolve itself : into a committee of the whole house on the Cus toms and Excise acts, with a view to considering the expedi ency of repealing the excise duty on soap." This motion, led toe discussion of some length. On the di vision the numbers were, for the ;notion 125. Against it 19.5: Majority 70.—Adjourned.. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. JAMA ICA. Jamaica papers, to the 7th Feb., have been 'received in Lon don, which are of great importance. The Governor and the House of Assembly are at " daggers drawn," as will be seen frole the extracts printed below. The Governor was not in clined to admit thi.t he had been guilty of the breach of pri vilege with which he had been charged, and the House of Assembly were not disposed to proceed to business unless his Excellency should make the most ample reparation. His Ex cellency tielivr•red the following speech, on' the 4th of Feb., in the Council Chamber:— " Gentlemen of the Council, Mr. Speaker, and Gentlemen of the Assembly,—The inconvenience you mustexperience in being detained from your homes at this period of the year, induces me to recommend your immediate arid diligent attention to such matters of vital importance as cannot be dispensed with until the usual period of your session, without the most serious injury and inconvenience, not only to the public,'but to a vast number of individuals. I cannot, hOwever, but take this op portimity of pressing upon von particularly, in the first place, the necessity of early legislative enactment, in. the abolition laws, of such v nature as cannot be considered repugnant to .the provisions of the act of the imperial parliament. Such other ,natters as are of serious importance will of course be the subject of your earlist deliberations ; b u t I can not avoid ex pressing 'hope that by the assiduity to business which you are so capable o f bestowiog, the whole of these matters will he dis posed of during die present session, and to which you person ally it is so desirable to make of as short duration as a due regard to the public interests will admit." Shortly after the Ilouse of Assembly net on the sth of Feb., r, Sucietayy Nines brought down the following message front his Excellency the Governor . ; " Mr. ,Speaker.L--I am commanded by his Excellency the - Go vernor to inform you, in reply to your message of yesterday, that although he is aoare how unusual it is to consider in one session.any , natter,which 130 taken_place in previonLone; Vi•fi - 60 - he alluSion has been made to it in the opening sessien;he will still, - in his anxiety to promote the public convenience, to which he has at the recent juncture shown so much attention, cowiliunicate to the house again what he before, as he thought, had fully explained in his proroguing speech, his conviction that he had committed no breach of its privileges. Such a de claration must, to calm and dispassionate minds, show what was his real intention ; but where his object could not be pri - ! rate, where it insist be exclusively to the advantage of the island, awl the convenience of the public, he regrets to find that his acts were met by anything but corresponding feeling. Re paration he cannot consider to be (ailed for where no offence was contemplated, or as he has distinctly' stated before, Com mitted by him. He encroached in no manner on their privi leges;. he did not interfere with any business before the house; he merely, in studiously respectful language, entreated their attention to what he considered a most decided benefit to the country whose interests they are charged with. He, therefore, trusts that they will not sacrifice these interests to what he can not but consider a utmost constrained construction of an act originating in the most friendly feeling towards the colony." A long debate ensued. The Speaker, at the request of seve ral members, rose, and in a luminous and eloquent speech pointed out the only course which the heuse . could pursue; and in taking a review of the several proceedings connected with the breach of privilege, showed that the Governor had rendered a reconciliation impossible, unless he made the most ample re- i paration. Ultimately the house, on a division, came to the fol lowing resolution : " That his Excellency's message, reiterating that he had com mitted no breach of privileges of the house is not satisfactory, and therefore the house cannot, consistently with its own dig nity, or with advantage to their constituents, proceed any fur ther with the public business—they adhere to the original reso lution." The Provost Marshal was then obliged to post the proroga tion of the house against the door to the Bth of March next, at which time it was expected his Excellency would be comfortably settled in Sligo. NINA LASAVE.—Tuesday, at the Cafe de la Renaissance, one of the loungers, who still frequent that establishment for the sake of seeing Nina Lasave, rose from his seat and threw his coffee cup at her head. He was immediately arrested by the Municipal Guards, and conducted to the guardhouse. Nina, it is said, receives 1,000 francs a nionth, and so great is the curiosity of all classes to see her, 1,500 francs were received in one day for admission only, exclusive of the mon,ey paid for re freshment. A letter has appearedtin one of the Paris papers, purporting to have been written by the real Nina Lasave, and charging the lady exhibited at the coffee house as an impostor. The speculation has, notwithstanding, proved a good one for the proprietor of the coffee-house.— French Paper. AMERICAN PAPERS. ' (From the New York Courier, 24th Feb.) FRENCH RELATIONS. —BRITISH MEDIATION. PAYMENT OF THE INDEMNITY. The president submitted the following message, and accompa: trying documents, - viz. To the Senate and House of Representatives, I transmit; herewith, to congress, copies of the correspondence between the Secretary of State and the ChargZt de Affaires of his Britannic Majesty, relative to the mediation of Great Britain in our disagreement with France, and to the determination of the French government to execute the treaty of indemnification, without further delay, on the application for payment by the agent of the United States. The grounds upon which the mediation was accepted will be found fully developed in the correspondence. On the part of France the mediation had been publicly accepted before the offer of it could he received here. Whilst each of the two go vernments has thus discovered a just solicitude to resort to all honourable means of adjusting amicably the controversy between them, it is a matter of congratulation that the mediation has been rendered necessary. Under such circumstances the anti cipation may be confidently indulged that the disagreement between the United States and France will not have produced more than n temporary estrangement. The healing effects of time, a just consideration for the powerful motives for a cordial good understanding between the two nations, the strong in ducements each has to respect and esteem the other, will no doubt soon obliterate from their remembrance all traces of that disagreement. Of the elevated and disinterested part the government of Great Britain has acted, and was prepared to act, I have already had occasion to express my high sense. Universal respect, and the consciousness OE - meriting it, are with governments as with men, the just rewards of those who faithfully exert their power to preserve peace, restore harmony, and perpetuate good will. I may be permitted, I trust, at this time, without a suspicion of the most remote desire to 'throw off censure from the execu tive, or to voila it to any other department or branch of the government, to refer to the want of effective preparation in which our country was found at the late crisis. From the na ture of our institutions, the movements of the government, in preparatiOn . forliostilities,'Must 'ev l er be sIOW for the exigencies of unexpected . wart I submit it then to you, whether the first duty w e owe to time people who have confided to us their power is not, to place our country in such an attitude as always to be so amply supplied with the means of self-defence as to afford no inducements to other nations to presume upon our forbearance, or to iiipect important advantages from a sudden assault, either upon our commerce, our sea coast, or our interior frontier. In case of the commencement of hostilities during the recess of congress, the time necessarily elapsing before that body could be called together, even under the most favourable circuni stances, would be pregnant with danger, and if we escaped without signal disaster or national dishonour, the hazard of both unnecessarily incurred, could not fail to excite a feeling of deep reproach. I earnestly recommend to you, therefore, to make such provisions that in no future time shall we be Annid without ample means to repel aggression even although it may conic upon us without a note of warning. We are now fortunately so situated that the expenditure for this purpose will not be felt, and if it were, it would be approved by those from whom all its means are derived, and for whose benefit only it should be used with a liberal economy and an enlightened forecast. In behalf of these suggestion I cannot forbear repeating the wise precepts of one whose counsels cannot be forgotten : " The United States ought not to indulge a persuasion that, contrary to the order of human events; they will forever keep at a distance those painful appeals to arms with which the history of every other nation abounds. There is a rank due to the United States mining nations which will be withheld, if not ab solutely lost, by the reputation of weakness. If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it. If we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising pros perity, it must be known that we are at all times ready for war." ANDREW JACKSON. February 22, 1836. • Washington, January 27, 1836. The undersigned, his Britannic Majesty's charge d'affaires has been instructed to state to Mr. Forsyth, the secretary of state for the United States, that the British government has witnessed with the greatest pain and regret the progress of the misunder standing which has lately grown up between the governments of France and the United States. The first object of the undevi ating policy of the British cabinet has been to maintain unin terrupted the relations of peace between Great Britain and the other nations of the world without any abandonment ornational interests, awl without any sacrifice of national honour. The next object to which their anxious and unremitting exertions have been directed, has been, by an appropriate exercise of the good offices and moral influence of Great Britain to heal dissen lions which may have arisen among neighbouring powers, and to preserve for other nations those blessings of peace which Great Britain is so desirous of securing for herself. The steady efforts of his majesty's government have hitherto been fortunately successful in the accomplishment of both these ends; awl while Europe, during the last five years, has passed through a crisis of extraordinary hazard without any disturb ance of the general peace, his majesty's government has the sa tisfaction of thinking that it has on more than one occasion been instrumental in reconciling differences which might other wise have led to quarrels, and in cementing union between friendly powers. But if ever there could be an occasion nn which it would be painful to the British government to see the relations of amity broken off between two friendly states, that occasion is undoubt edly the present, when a rupture is apprehended between two great powers, with both of which Great Britain is united by the closest ties ; with one of which she is engaged in active alliance; with the other of which she is joined by community of interest and by the bonds of kindred. preturse ofb et i w w e o en na th ti e o i t z l i. s Nor would th e groun d s of difference on the present occasion the w n h ii e s n for th tti e n c e o i n 4 ni a e n ti t i i i l g open interests st reconcile the friends and well- w i s h ers o f th e diff ering p ar ti es to are so opposed on a particular question as to admit of no possible compromise, the sword may be required to cut the knot which reason is un able to untie. When passions have been so excited on both sides that no common standard of justice can-be found, and what one party insists on as a right the other denounces as a wrong, prejudice may become too headstrong to yeild to the voice of equity and those who can agree on nothing else may consent to abide the fate of arena, and to allow that party which shall prove the weakest in the war, shall be deemed to have been wrong in the dispute. But in the present ease there is no questiun of national inte rest at issue betwegi France and the United States. In the present case there is nu demand of justice made by one party, and denied by the other. The disputed claims of America ( . 11 France, which were founded upon transactions in the early part of the present century, and were for many veers in !alga= tiou, have at length been established by mutual consent, and are adulated by a treaty concluded between the two ,govern ments. The""rri oney d ue by France has been provided by the Chambers, and has been placed at the disposal of the French government,,,fpr the purpose of being paid to the United States. But questiiins have arisen between the two governments in the progress of 'timse trinsattiOns, affecting on both 'sides the feel. Ings lir national honour, and-ins on this ground that the relations between the parties have been fur the moment suspended, and are in dangeriof . llei s ug more seriously interrupted. In this Stat. '6r Pings, the British government is led to think that the 'froiitriiffiee's of . a third power, equally the friend of France and of the -linited States, and prompted by considera tions of the highest order, must earnestly to wish for the con tinuance of peace, might be useful in restoring a good under standing between the two parties, on a footing consistent with the nicest feelings of national honour in both. The undersigned has therefore been instructed by his Ma jesty's government formally to tender to the government of the United States the mediation of Great Britain, for the set tlement of the difference between the United States and France ; and to say that o note, precisely similar to the present; has iieen delivered to the French government by his Majesty's Ambas sador at Paris. The undersigned has, at the same time, to express the confident hope of his Majesty's government, that if the two parties would agree to refer to the British government, the settlement of the point at issue between them, and after due consideration, communicate to the two parties thereupon, incurring those great and manifold evils, which a rupture between two such powers must inevitably entail on both, The undersigned has the honour to renew to Mr. Forsyth the assurance of his most distinguished consideration. CHARLES I3ANKHEAD. unicrg ; A ttinir , 'id , t mien- Washington, Feb.ls, 1836. The undersigned; his Britannic Majesty's Charge d'Affaires, with reference to his Ittef,of the 27th, of last month, has the honour to inform Mr. Forsythi.secretary of State of the United States, that he has been instructed by,the, government to state, that the British government has,receiVed,a communication front tnat of France, which fulfils thohwiAhes,,that impelled his 13 1 'i'• tannic Majesty Wider his median:miler ,the purpose of effect ing an a,,&calde adjustment ofithe.differences between France and the United States: • . The French government , has 440 to that of his Majesty, that the frank and honourat4,tuanner in Which the President has, in his recent message, .eiwyessed h:litself with regard to the points of difference between the governments of France and the United States, has removed tit i ose difficulties upon the score of national honour, which have.liitlieftp stood in the way of the prompt execution by France of the freaty of 4th July, 1831, and that, consequently, the French goveintnent is now ready to pay the instalment . which is due on account of the American in demnity whenever the payment of that instalment shall tie claimed ' by the goveintnent of the United States. The French government has also stated, that it made this communication to that of Great B.titain, not regarding_tha,B ri tish govefinuent as a formal mediator, since its offer of media tion hail then reached only the government sof France, by which it had been accepted; but looking upon the British government as a common friend of the two parties, and, therefore, as a na7 turd channel of communication between them. The undersigned is furtherinstructed to .express the sincere pleasure which is felt by the British government at the prospect thus afforded of an amicable termination of a difference which has produced a temporary estrangement between two nations which have so many interests in common, and who are so entitled to the ft iendship anci vent of each other; and the.undersign ed has also to assure, Mr. Forsyth that it has afforded the Bri tish government the most lively satisfaction to have been, upon this occasion, the channel of a communication which, they trust, will lead to the complete restoration of friendly relations be tween the. United States and France. The undersigned has great pleasute in renewing to Mr. For syth the assurances of his most distinguished consideration. CHARLES BANKHEAD. To Hon. John Forsyth. Department of Sate, Washington, 15th Feb., 1836. The undersigned, Secretary of State of the United States, has had the honour to receive Mr. Bankhead's note of the 15th instant, in which he states, by the instructions of his govern , ment, that the British Government have received a communi cation froni that of France, which fulfils the wishes that impelled his Britannic Majesty to offer his mediation, for the purpose of effecting an amicable adjustment of the differences between France and the United States • that the French govern ment, being satisfied with the frank and honourable manner in which the President has iii his recent message expressed him self in regard to the points of difference between the two govern ment, is ready to pay the instalment due on account of the American indemnity whenever it shall be claimed by the go vernment of the United States; and that this communication is made to Great Britain, not as a formal mediator, but, as a com mon friend of both parties. "' • The undersigned has snhmitted' this note of his Britannic Majesty's Charge d'Affaires to the President, and is instructed to reply that the President has received this information with the highest satisfaction; a satisfaction as sincere as was his re gret at the unexpected occurrence of the difficulty created by the erroneous impressions heretofore made upon the national sensibility of Fiance. By the fulfilment of the obltgations of the convention between the two governments the great cause of difference will be removed, and the President anticipates that the benevolent and magnanimous wishes of his Britannic Ma jesty's Government will be speedily realized, as the temporary estrangement between the two nations, who have so many com nm interests, will no doubt be followed by the restoration of their ancient ties of friendship and esteem. The President has further instructed the undersigned to ex press to his Britannic Majesty's Government his sensibility at the anxious desire it has displayed to preserve the relations of peace between the United St:ites and France, and the exertions it was prepared to make to effectuate that object, so essential to the prosperity and congenial to the wishes of the two nations, and to the repose of the world. Leaving his Majesty's Government to the consciousness of the elevated motives which have governed its conduct, and to the universal respect which must be secured to it, the President is satisfied that no expressions, however strong, of his own feel ings can be appropriately used which could add to the gratifica tion afforded to his Majesty's Government at being the channel of communication to preserve peace and restore good will be tween differing nations, each of whom is its friend. The undersigned avails himself of this occasion to renew to Mr. Bankhead the assurance of his distinguished consideration. Charles Bankhead, Esq. JOHN FORSYTH. (From the New York Courier, 27th February.) MEXICO. By . the ship Montezuma, Capt. Collins ' we have received Mexican papers front the capital to the 29th ult., and from Vera Cruz to the 7th inst. It would appear front their contents that affairs of Texas engross the whole attention of the govern ment, and indeed of a nation at large. The civil and military governors of the different estates have been instructed to main tain order and tranquillity within their jurisdiction, in the pre sent critical state of affairs, and have been invested for this pur pose with almost dictatorial powers. According to the Mexican presses, Santa Anna will make but very short work with what they call the revolted Americans in Texas. From the statements we find in the Luz, an opposition paper published in the city of Mexico, of the strength of the expedition, it appears that he left San Louis with 3,500 infantry, 400 cavalry, and 12 light pieces of artillery, which, added to the 1,600 men, of which Sesina's division is composed, make in all 5,500 men, and not 10,000 as. some. papers had previously as serted. An army of reserve has begun to assemble at San Luis, Potois, and Metamoras, to be composed, it is stated, of a simi lar force. From these preparations, as also front the provisions in the following decree, it may be inferred that the Mexicans are determined to subdue the people of Texas. Whether they will succeed, time alone can tell. TEXAS. We find the following iu the New Orleans paper received yesterday:— PIIOCLAMATION.-FREEMEN OF TEXAS. Executive Department, San Felippe De Austin, Jan. 19, 1835. An express from San Antonio de Bixar, arrived here yester day, bringing despatches front Lieut.-Col. J. C. Neill, cotninand ant of that post. They convey to us the important informa tion that a body of 2500 men has for A. short time past been en camped at Laredo, and that 1500 of theta had advanced as far as Rio Frio, eighty miles front San Antonio, where they eX pnted every moment an attack from them.—They also commu nicate the alarming news, that Col. Neill had with hint at Aliano but seventy-five men, having but very" few provisions. Under these circumstances they implore your aid in defending this important fortress against the common enemy. Will you - go there? I regret to have to make this appeal \ to you at this season of the year when the care of your domestic concerns, claims all your attention ; but I am compelled to do it by the 'imminent danger which 4nenaces your brothers in arms, by the risks to which the inhabitants of our frontier will be exposed if we do not ily to their succour, and by the disgrace and ruin which the least delay will produce to our country. Rally, then, my brave countrymen, under the standard of constitutional liberty ; join together, and by your energy and valour be . the saviours of your defenceless country. The pre servation of your property requires it—your country, your fa milies call, you—and who can remain deaf to their cries? Your lands, your dwellings are invaded—will you refuse to defend them?—The unprotected orphan, makes to you a tacit but ir resistible appeal; the infant, ignorant of the dangers which await it, imposes on you the'duty of protecting it; your mo thers, your sisters, your wives, throw themselves in your arms, relying confidently on your patriotism and indomitable valour. Fly then to the protection of your household gods; hasten to the west, where you will be organised for a short and glorious campaign. March ! victory awaits you; the genius of liberty has unfurled her banners and will crown her children with im perishable laurels. Carry back into the enemy's country all the horrors of war, and let the tyrant fall in a war of extermin ation. Since he will compel us to take up arms for our de fence, let him have war to the knife, and let the blade of justice be driven to its hilt. Let hint see that Freemen know, how to die as well as they know how to lire. March then without delay, and you will raise for yourselves an imperishable monument in the hearts of your fellow citizens. May the god of battles guide you to victory, to honour, and to peace.. JAS. NV, ROBINSON, . Governor ad Interim. THE RELIEF BILL. The bill for partially relieving the sufferers by the late fire, by extending the time allotted for the payment of duties on the goods destroyed, having or being about to become a law, we fondly indulge the hope that the more important and greater act of justice —a total remission of the duties exacted at the time of landing the goods—will also be performed by the congress of the United States, on the admitted grounds, that their having been destroyed by fire, and therefore not entering into the can sumptior of the country, the duties levied cannot be justly re tained in the public treasury. It will be recollected that immediately after the occurrence of the great calamity we urged this measure on the consideration of congress. We urged it as a measure not of kindness but of right ;—of right so indisputable, that it seemed impossible to find an argument which possessed even the appearance of plau sibility to bear against it. This right rests upon the broad nu i*utable ground, that taxation in every civilized country is the price paid for some one censideration or the other. For some benefit, some luxury, some advantage, or at least for some spe cified object. We have heard of the light of heaven being taxed, but then the person paving the tax must have windows in his dwelling, through which that light is received. If he close up his windows, or if his dwelling be consumed by fire, extortion has never been carried to such a length as still to demand a window tax. So with regard to everything else in all civilized Europe; if the object on which the tax imposed were by some extraor. , dinary event reduced to mere nothingness, the tax, which is the -price of the enjoyment or possession of that object, is never in a community of reasoning beings exacted. In regard to the taxes levied in the United States on imported goods, can it, will it be disputed, that this tax is the price paid by the people for the application of them to purposes for which they are imported? It surely cannot he ; no intellect can be so obtuse as not instantly to perceive the utter fallacy of a 'con traryargument. 'And does It not follow as a 'corollary, 'that when the application of these ,goods to the purposes for which the tax was imposed is rendered impossible, that the tax can no longer be exacted withont manifest injustice, and a violation of the principle upon which they are imposed ? We never have entertained a doubt that if this important measure—this sheer'act "Of undeniable justice—had been embo died in-the original bill reported by our "commercial represen tative," as, he is called, it would have been promptly acceded to by congress. But being an act of justice and nothing else, it is not now, nor ever can be too late to grant it; and we are un willing to believe, therefore, that it will. be long withheld. Every dollar now in the public treasury, or which may ever reach there, horn duties levied on .the goods destroyed by the fire in this city, is the property of those to whom the. goods be longed, and cannot be withheld from them without tarnishing the good faith which it is as incumbent upon the government to preserve towards its people as towards foreign nations. GLEANINGS FROM THE NEW YORK PAPERS. FLORIDA WAR.—Gen. Scott was at Savannah, Feb. 17th, to embark in the Dolphin for Picolata, as soon as she should ar rive. The Louisiana Morning Post, of Feb. 11th, says that a force of 300 men, in addition to the 700 which had already left there, were to embark for Florida, making 1000 in all from that city. AN IMPROVED MODE OF DISSOLVING A DELIBERATIVE BODY. —Most people are familiar with the free and easy manner of Cromwell in walking into the English House of Commons and telling the members to tramp ; and Bonaparte's summary deal ings with the congregated wisdom of a country, are pretty well remembered. Indeed, sudden and unceremonious dissolutions of these troublesome assemblages have been of frequent occur rence in the history of the world and some people have been of opinion that Gen. J ac k son might take it into his head to lead his kitchen cohorts into the United States' senate, and order every mother's son of the concern to go home and mind their own business, on penalty of having their ears cut off as close to their heads as he once intended to be the case with Mr. Sena tor Lacock. British legal prerogative has very often dissolved parliaments, and British despotism has dissolved them still oftner; but it has been left to the ingenuity of the Canadians to attempt a dissolution in a new way altogether. The legislature of Lower Canada came within an ace of being scattered to the four winds of heaven, a few days since, simply by suffocation and stench—as hunters have sometimes smoked out badgers and woodchucks. We are not of opinion that this fashion of pro , roguing an assembly is either constitutional or expedient—nor do we believe it to be strictly parliamentary, as we find nothing in Jefferson's Manual which provides for such a contingency, as however, it is a case prima impressionis we shall be cautious how we decide positively until we have "looked into all the au thorities." But we fear We have not been explicit enough yet in our statement of this novel movement of the Canadian re formers: They burnt assaketida in the stoves with the evident intent to dissolve parliament, and the experiment very nearly succeeded, for it produced at least a temporary recess, and set all the members to sneezing in inensely—so that all business was suspended until they fumigated with rosin, and adopted such other remedial measures as became graveiegigatoLs.under the eiretinistances. In loOkinl on this lamentable legislative catastrophe, it is consoling to know that our senate can never run any risk of dissolution in this way; fora body that has lived through the oratory of Mes srs . I saac Hill and John M. Niles, is in no danger from assafcetida: UNITED STATES' BA NiC.—The directors of the United States Bank, in preparing to wind up the concerns of that institution, have voted a service of plate to 'Mr. Biddle . , for the faithful and successful manner in which . his Glacial duties have been per formed. It should be a service of princely value, for he truly merits it. Mr. Biddle, whom we neither know personallynor by correspo n d ence, has been the most abused and calumniated man in the country. He has struggled against the gigantic lower of the government controlled by passion, prejudice, and intrigue. He has been accused 'of high crimes and misdemean ours, and the institution, which closes in a most successful man ner, has been declared bankrupt by our rulers, who well knew its perfect solvency. An overruling Providence, in which all should confide, has given him a great triumph lie has his foot on the neck of his opponents, and it has been placed there by the mild and unruffled course of his public duties, demonstrat ing by his acts and the issue of his measures that neither him self nor the institution' confided to his care have merited this wholesale denunciation. Justice never sleeps : sooner or later the injured is redressed, and public opinion is directed again to its proper channel. IMPORTANT LAW CASE.—Considerable interest has been created for several days by a suit in the Common Pleas, brought against the corporation by Daniel W. Lord and Rufus L. Lord, for goods and property destroyed by the late fire, by blowing up the houses, by order of the mayor. The amount of damages being laid at 2,52,198 dollars 89c. At the time the or der for blowing up the houses was given, thirty or forty persons were employed in the removal of goods. Considerable testimony was given as to the value of the property, the annual amount of sales of that house, &c. &c. The defence set up was, that the law for blowing up buildings for staying fires did not contem plate to protect personal property. The jury brought in a ver dict for Daniel W. Lord, 156,274 dollars 80c.—and n. L. Lord, 7,168 dollars 50c. We learn that similar suits involving a mil lion of dollars will be brought against the city.—Counsel for plaintiff, Sed"ewick and Lord; for the corporation, D. B. Ogden and R. Emmett. LOST.—The " General Court," as the legislature of Mas sachussetts is called, is a most multitudinous body, and some times subjcts the officers to very g-eat difficulties in more ways tha❑ one. In the first place, it is half a day's work to call the yeas and nays; and then. if it becomes necessary for any purpose to pick out an individual, it is next to impossible to find him, especially if he happen to be asleep, or unable from any other cause to make noise enough to be heard amidst such a host. Everybody has heard how hard it is to find a needle in a haystack—and it is just so in the Massachussetts State-house. One of the membeis (Mr. Thomas) unfortunate- MARCH 18, 18'36. ly got lost a few'clays since, and having neglected to send for the city crier, it could not be ascertained whether Mi. Thomas was in the house, or gone home to his constituents at Plymouth. The trouble in . this case happened, however, from the represen tative's own obstin a cy : he was called, b u t he would no more come than Owen Glendower's spirits, nor would be answer to, his name. Id the late dile! between Messrs. Caldwell and Gwynn, at Clinton, Mississippi, 400 persons were present °as sp ec t a t o rs. Caldwell died in a b ou t t wo hours. Gwynn received a glancing ball in the fleshy part of the chest and is recovering. " WErair PanTicluEa."—" John go up to Deacon Le m -- nox's store, and t e ll hi m t o send e a pound of his best raisins--.- do you hear my darling !" " Yeth'm ! peth'inl" John posted off, and was gone nearly half an hour. "Why you little rascal, You've been gone nearly long enough to make the raisins. Why did'nt you step quicker—the deacon haint been all this time weighing out O. pound of raisins, has he ?" Yeth, he hab too. Ile thaid how he must be very 'tickler—so he kept me waiting till'he could get jeth one pound." " Why, - John, I don't understand what you mean." " Why jeth as' he wath goin' to 'empty the raithins out of the scales into a paper—he stopped a good while and looked at it, and then he thilid he guethed he'd got a very leetle too many for a pound—and he must he werry partickler—so he took out one raithen,—and put in a stein, jeth to make weight right." SNOW ! SNow! SNOW !—From all accounts we shall have it " hot and heavy" this year. To the west, in this state, it is 3or 4 feet deep. At Syracuse, according to the Onondaga Chief, it began Thursday night, and continued unremittingly till Monday morning f o ll ow i ng ! Th e roo f s of the buildings were many of them broken in, and fears were entertained for the safety of some of the• most formidable blocks in the village. In our city of New York, it remains by the severe cold were uninelted, and nothing but sleighs can go, and they horribly, for throughout the streets the snow is drifted into humps worse than the buirlis on the back of the Sea Serpent, and enough to tear any sleigh to pieces, or to break any bodies ribs, Re bobbing up and down over a short sea. It is proposed to petition the corporation to macadamise these hillocks. Yes terday it began snowing again, and we dont know when it will stop. The " Snow King" has come in good faith. To-day we have had it again. The following extract from the Charleston Courier, of Febru ary 18, appeared in the second edition of the lastimPoor. STANDARD of Tuesday : ST. AUGUSTINES, FIR, 15. " The whole of the country, south of St. Augustine, has been laid waste during the past week, and not a building of any value left standing. There is not a single house now remain ing between this city and Cape Florida, a distance of miles, ail, all have been burnt to the ground. On Sunday morning last a dense smoke was seen in the south, in the direction of Bulowville, and it was conjectured that th e b u ildi ngs in that plantation were in flames; and it was known' that there were none but Indians in that. direction. The smoke was seen in the same direction. On Thursday it was re ported that General Hernandez'S houses at St. -.Joseph's were on fire, and in the afternoon this report was confirmed by two of the General's negroes, who , stated that they had, rode from Meta Compra to St. Joseph's that morning, and 'came within a quarter of a mile of the house, and bad a full view of the burning- buildings. It is the opini o n o f man y th a t a ft er th e battle at Dunlawton, the Indians procured a large reinfosce ment and returned to attack Bulowville. The amount of pro pedy destroyed is immense; at Bulowville alone the buildings are said to have cost 50,00 dollars. The properly destroyed during the past week cannot be less than 200,000 dollars: THEATRB ROYAL, LIVERPOOL. The Last Last Night hut One of the new Opera of THE SIEGE OF ROCHELLE. Fifth Night of the Drama of THE JEWESS, Both of which have been received with the most enthusiastic - applause by crowded audiences on each representation, and will be repeated this Evening and To-morrow. Mr. WILSON awl Miss BETTS, Principal Vocalists of the Ttieatre Royal, Otury-lane, are en:- gaged for a limited number of nights, and will perf o rm the principal characters in Th e Si ege o f fLochelle. Mrs. YATES, O the salve Theatre, is also engaged for a limited period, and will perform the character of 'the Jewess. The siege of Rochelle and the Jewess will be ploduc-. .'u the immediate superintendence and' directio if Mr. YATES, Actin;-Manager of the Theatie Po:at, try-lane. MIIIS present FRIDAY, March IS i!3G, will be pew-- lot med (fifth time here) the last ne pera, composed by Bare, and produced this season with the realest success at the Theatre-Koval, Drur v-lane, called THE SIEGE OF ROCHELLE. The Marquis de Valmour...Mr. Clara Miss Betts. To conclude with the New (band Operatic Drama of THE JEWESS, Eleazar., ..(a Goldsmith ) .... Mr. Stuart.. Bate! (the Jewess) Mrs. Yates. The Box.office is open daily, when places in the LoWer Boxes may be taken of Mr. Parker, from Ten until Three. No places can be secured unless Tickets are taken. Lower • Boxes, lipper Boxes, - 3s. fish : 2s. 61; Gallery, Is. boors to be opened at Half-past Six, and the Petformance to commence at Seven. • A limited number of Season Tickets, not transferable, and not admissible at Bene;its, to be disposed of. Application to be made at the 80 - I -office. liellines: Opera of LA SONN'AMBULA (the only version from the 'original score, written for• Madame Malibran.) is in preparation, and will be produced in a few days. Madame 3TIESTIZ IS is engaged for a Fruited period, and will make her Appeara ace at this Tbeatie on Easter Alon(lay.. LIVER THEATRE. LAST WEEK OF THE SEASON. For the BENEFIT of Mr. W. J. HAMMOND. (IN MONDAY next, March 21st, 1836, the Entertainritenta 1J will commence with a new Legendary Melo Drama of the most powerful interest and strikinr , situation, entitled s , THE SHADOW Oil THE WALL. Luke Evelyn , Mr. Rae. Bill Stamp Mr. W. J. Hammond. End of the Drama a grand Amazonian Allegory, invented and produced by Mr. Leclercq, entitled WAR AND PEACE. The Amazon, Mrs. Leclercq. Circassian Chief, Mr. Leclercq. Peace.... Miss F. Leclercq. Mr. W. J. Hammond will sing a flew Comic Song, called "'The Crash;, or the Meeting of th 6 Stearn Arm and Cork ,Leg." • To which will be added the laughable Interlude of • - FORTUNE'S WHIM; OR, THE HAUNTED CHAMBER. Barney.... Mr. Raymond I Edith.... Mrs. Raymond. To conclude with a grand and impressive Drama, in three Acts, as acted in London with most enthusiastic applause and suc cess, taken from Victor Hugo's celebrated Novel, entitled THE DEFORMED OF NOTRE DAME; Or, the Gipsy Girl of 1482. Esmeralda (the Gypsy Girl) Mrs. Leftlercq, with a characteristi c B o h em i an Song and Dance. Tickets to be had of Mr. W. J. HA mmoND, 15, York-street. corner of Duke-street, and of Mr. FOGG, at the Box-office, where places may be taken. GR..O SELECTION OF SACRED MUSIC. UN OER THE PATRONAGE OF MP; WORSHIPFUL THE, MAYOR, AND OF THE COM MITTEE OF THE LIVERPOOL FESTIVAL CHORAL SOCIETY. Ai l?. G. HOLDEN respectfully announces his intention of giving a PERFORMANCE, on an extensive scale, of SACRED 1 1 10 - SIC, selected from the most celebrated Com posers. Principal Vocal Performers : MISS BM TS. (Principal Vo-alist of the Theatre Royal, Drury-lane,) Miss HARDMAN, (0: the Manchest Concerts,) Mr. WA ON, Mr. PEARSALL, (Of the Birmingham Concerts,) And Mt. MACHIN. Leader—Mr. ALDR WOE. • The Band, (including all the leading talent of the town) will he upon an extensive scale, and the Chorus, wilt be full and efficient. The Performance will take place at the THEATRE', ROYAL, on TUESDAY EVENING, the 29th instant, and parti culars, with the Scheme, will be given as soon as the arrange ments are completed. Tne Box Plan is now open at Mr. Palmer's Music Shop, Buld-ltreet. Lower Boxes, 45.; Upper Boxes, 3s. 6d.; Pit, 2s. 6d. ; Gal lery, Is. 41 St9ffbrd-street. NOTICE. IT the Gentleman who called at the STAN ARP-OFFICE a few X days ago, and purchased two Newspap s, at` the same-time leaving a Five Pound Note in payment vill call at the Office of this paper he may receive the amount ue to him. . , - TO COREZESPONI)ENTS We cannot make room for a letter signed " A Foreigner 2". It is of very little consecitionce to the world how such very silly uersons conduct themselves. • • Tbe ILitniponi ,Staiti,tarb. fi'll, IDA V MORNING, MARCH IR, • By the packet-shi,p United States, which arrived on Wednesday morning, we have New York papers .to,, the 28th February. That city had been the scene of several disgraceful riots occasioned by a strike on the part of the operative citizens for higher wages. The military were called out and peace was to a certain degree restored when the packet sailed. For other intelligence, we. re fer to our extracts in another column. The quarrel about the " dollars," it would appear, is to be amicably arranged, the British agent at Washing ton having formally announced to the government of the United States that France has consented to pay the-mo ney. The expected combat has therefore, to use an .ele gant term, turned out to be a cross—a mere juggle about the stakes--and all the speculators in brandy, silk, fruit, and the fluid which is called claret in America, are,sadly and seriously taken in. From all that is suffered to transpire it is difficult to decide which of the two powers cuts the more enviable figure, for up to the present moment not a line'llas , been published to show that France is bound by, or a party to, the conditions offered by the British minister,P r e ' sident JACKSON is well disposed to receive the s i n gle debt, without interest, or evt.n the payment, of ; the ,cony mission and costs upon his dishonoured draft, although he has spent more dollars in the execution of very absurd threats, all based upon a false principle of international ,~ ~~ mon tore I~ rev ever beer has peel any ,•• gui ging inter „,f pl and, Pies The as C EIS fl'e m Re io tern) : to . •,:sents actin tont( Whig istn i too 11 frenta 4 lkt*stl • the a its j 1 whig 'Pawe Blare -lieve. % 11 -' burgl 7 , 1 t t hia i cioirtyry "51 ithati • 7), • iikat ~ flt}fit law, Vr e i spea who corn, diati ()the ed o Frei has cult, talc It vi mer Bar sist( lige just Lo wre i ndi hay, was hell ' of b _ iiocc wer insc thoi to h fall to ( Ant tnor trac We to " The cauc bett( hell aceo data; of A begs elbo, agraii E We t; \void D.gv of th ,of be a repro Stan ( laVe .shou Spai ber i in I, TI and cals, ing not 1 cahb who sate by h