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GUILDHALL, LONDON, MAY 1, 1822
THE COXINI ITTEE for Letting the CITY'S
LANDS will meet at °oddball oo WEDNESDAY
tbeibth Day of May, 1822, at 12 of the Clock at Nowt,
TO LET by PUBLIC AUCTION • DEPUTATION
sod LEASE for out year, from Midsummer, 1822 (subject
to a Power of Reviimption), of the °Mee or Place of COL-
'LECTOR and RECEIVER, of the CITY'S TOLLS and
DUTIES at Whitechapel Bars, sioB all the Liberties of this
City theme southward to the COMM Howie, together with
the same Tolls and Ditties.
TO LET by PUBLIC AUCTION • DEPUTATION
and LEASE of the CITY'S TOLLS wed DUTIES at
Biatiopsgate Bars, sod all the Liberties of this City thence
Westward to the site of the late Betblem Hospital, sod East-
ward to Whilechapel Earl exclusive, together with the same
Tolls and Duties.

70 LET by PUBLIC AUCTION a DEPUTATION
sad LEASE of the CITY'S TOLLS •nd DUTIES at Al-
derogate Bars, and ■ll the Liberties of ibis Cit• thence
Eastward to Ili. site of the lute Bethlens Hospital, iseluding
Ceipple;ate and Hourgate, together with the same Tulle and
' Dories.
TO LET by PUBLIC AUCTION • like DEPUTA•
•'PION and LEASE of the CITY'S TOLLS and DUTIES st
SmitbSeld Bare, all the Liberties of i►is City theme East.
ward to Alderasate Bars emissive, together with the same
Tolla aed Duties.

TO LET by PUBLIC AUCTION a like DEPUTA-
TION nod LEASE of the CITY'S TOLLS and DUTIES
at Holborn Bars, and all the Liberties of this City thence
Southward to Temple Bar, and Eastward to Smithfield Bars
exclusive, together with She mine Tolls and Duties.
TO LET by PUBLIC AUCTION • like DEPUTA-
TION and LEASE of the CITY'S TOLLS and DU 11 ES
at Temple Bar, and all the EiDenier of this City theatre
Southward to Puddle Puck, together with the same Tulle
■ad Duties.

N. R.—A Deposit of o.se Quarter of a Year's Rent on
each District of the Tolls is to be made at the time of the
Auction, and to be forfeited on non-performance of the COll.
tract, and One Quarter of • Year's Rent is to be continued
to be paid in ad
The Conditions for Letting she said TOLLS may be seen
at the Conspirelkea Office, Guildhall.
-•

JOS. BUSHN AN, Comptroller.

TO BC SOLD BY AUCTION.

By Alit. EVANS,
At hls Hower. No. 93, Pall-Hall, THIS DAY, WEDNES.
DAY, May 15. and following Days,
A VALUABLE COLLECTION of CLAS-
SICS, with some rire Pieces of Italian and Spanish
Poetry, Ire.; tarluding Piranewi ()pure, 24 vulg.; Dion Ca..
sin ReWiwi, 2 vols. morocco ; Aristophanes Brunrkii 4
vols. large paprr ; Anslerts Drees, 3 volt. large paper ;
His-
Istria y Maravillosa Vida Jel Roberto el Diablo. excessively
rare; Dialog. de Mazeres, a very rare Spanish Poem, 1444;
Morgan le Gkaat, rare, 1429; Geste Poringalenvirm to
India, &c. extremely rar►, 16941 ; Voltaire, 70 vols. beat edi-
lieu a complete SA of the Latin Claaska, 113 vols. as. ac.

WANTS “ SITUATION es s FQOTM AN.
in a small regetlar ramify, a Young Man, aged
21, obis has au objection to either Town or Cannery, and
who cam produce uudeaisbis testimonies of his shill!, sad
integrity. Letters addreqsa to T. M. at Mrs. Brotherntotes,
Perfumer, Camberwell, will be Imotediatelystiended to.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
HOUSE OP LORDS. TUESDAY, Mau 14.
MA RC MONT PP.ER4GR.
The Committee of Privileges sat at lialf.post three o'clock
to bear evtd►uce is the AM, Peerage, •orl ogee °templet
until fifteen lilliertes Mime fife is hearing doesmeriary evi-
dence read is support or lbw right of t►e claimant to the
Peerage.
Their Lordships Ibis Mad prayers read.
Mr. Campbell, Mr. Clialys Air Frisseis Oilanner, Sir
Thema Lethbridge, sad 11/11ei' birnitiers of the Meese of
Commons, broiegiot up sic private sod local Bilk *bids
were severally read s Ina time.
Mr. Osborae, from the Conemissiosers of Margate Pier,
hirosght up the immure of the proceeds sad alebaraesitents
of Margate Pier sad Harbour, as directed by their Lordship.
—Laid on the table.
The Duke of GRAFTON pretested three Petitions from
the Owners and Occupier* fir Lead is aM Cottony of Suffolk,
contpiaining of 'grit-Miural distress, aid preyiag fee relief.
They viers severally read sad told ua the table.
TM As* Lace Duties Bill wee read s seemad aline.
Adjoersed.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, Tossomr, MAY 14.

tra._
Mr. CURWIN prevented • Petition from certain Furriers
and Corriere residing at Whitehase• end Wo►kingtd•, pray.
Jag for the repeal of the denies upon leather.
TREASURER OF MIDDLESEX.
M►. BYNG presented • Petition from the Freeholders of
Middlesex, wallow for the repeal of certain statutes in order
to reader the collection of the county rates by the T
of Skit coauty more ware—The Petition was ordered to be
referred to • Committee to examt•e the contents thereof.
.1 Mr. LINDSAY pretested a Petition from certain Ship
Owners residing at Dundee, against the proposed alteration
ii he the Nsslgatiun Latex—Laid on the table.
TOBACCO TRADE.
Mr. H. DAVIS presented • Petition from the Mer-
-1 chats, of the City of Bristol, praying for some reduction in
the dative on tobacco.
Mr. BRIGHT supported the prayer of the Petition, and
kook occasion to observe that some steps should be taken to
protect the fair dealer from au unequal competition with
those who carried on the practice of smuggling, so. so so.
lotions on the other side of the Channel.
Ordered to be printed.
Mr. WODEHOUSE presented a Petition from certain
Owners and Occupiers of Lend in the County of Norfolk,
praying some relief to agriculture—Ordered to be printed.
CASH PAYMENTS.
Mr. WESTERN said, he rose fur the purpose of post-
poning his mafiosi relative to the currency, which stood fur
the 15th lastest, to a later period. He wee induced to do
ma from t►e extreme premiere of bemuses at the present
lime. and be trusted 'etimensawat. hurts lam aver, the Hoses
would be in ■ ronditios to give that important subject a
calla and dispassionate disettanon. He should, abetefore,
postpone it to the 11th lure.
Mr. HEATHCOTE presented a Petition from certain
Owners and Occupiers of Land in the County of Lincoln, ex-
pressing their surprise and dismal at the resolations pro-
posed relative to fureiga corn warehoused —Lod oa the
table.
PUBLICANS` LICRNSES.
Mr. Bxxixre rose in pursuance of a notice he
had given, to move fur leave to bring in a Bill for
regulating the granting of licenses to publicans.
He wished to state at the outset, that his Bill should
not extend to Ireland, for he congratulated the gen-
tlemen of Ireland ou baying overcome the evils of
their system,and introducing into that country a sys-
tem much better than that pursued in this coun-
try. He should not enter into any details upon this
subject, but to order that the House ;night under-
stood the principal emendments he proposed to ef-
fect, he wished to state io them how the law stood
at present. lo the first instance, then, any per-
son who petitioned fur • license must produce
a certificate to his character. One would think
that such a certificate should proceed from the
quarter where he wits best known, or where he last
resided. But it was quite the reverse; he must
produce • certificate from the parish its which he
was going to live. The consequence of this was,
that the certificate was generally obtained by means
of fee* by the beadles, who went round the parish
for signature!. The alteration which he proposed
was, that the applicant fur • license must produce
a certificate from the parish in which he lived,
speaking as to his character and occupation, mud
whether he had kept a puhltc•htsse. The next
amendment should extend to recuguisances. Ile
should propose that substantial securities should be
given by persons who would be quite respousible to
the amount of the sums for which their 'James were
set down, and that it should be distiuctly specified
what were the duties to be performed, and what the
practices to be avoided. A system of great injus-
tice and partiality had been pursued in the great-
' tug of licenses, and this was carried to a much
greater extent than probably the House were aware.
And in order to remedy this evil, he should propose
that the publican should have the power of appeal
%lutist the licensing Magistrates. His object was
to extend the facility of obtaining licenses, and the
remedy he proposed was that every mau who rented
a house to the value of 40/. • year, on giving
the securities required, should be enabled to de-
mand, as a matter of right, the power of opening
a public-house; st the same time leaving in the
hands of the Magistrates the power of shutting it
up on the next licensing day, proper cause being
assigned. This ulteratitat would have the effect of
preventing monopoly, and at the same time of re-
taintng its the hands of the Magistracy the power of
correcting abuse. There were other minor arrange-
mettle Into which lie should nut then enter, but
should merely move " Fur leave to bring in a Bill
to alter and amend the present mode of Licensing
Public-houses."

Mr. C A LV gar said he should give his Honourable
Friend all the resostance in bi. power in "mem_
'dishing the object he had in view. lo enumerating
the evilo which resulted from the present system,
he had forgotten vne, namely, abort measures; and
in that particular great fraud had been committed.

The pair man was entitled not only to get beer of a
proper quality, but the full allowance of bras money.
Mr. 11. COCKBURN proposed that a power should
.be granted to sell beer of a superior quality at two-
pence halfpenny a pint. He knew at instance
where the practice had been tried in a certain vil-
lage (.11egally, he admitted), and the consequence
was, that it was must rapidly and eagerly bougat by
the peasantry.
Mr. P. Gaaniret.t. observed, that the subject was
tae of considerable importance. Great abuses had
Crept into the present system, and his Honourable
Priend was entitled to the thanks of the country for
nedertsking that arduous and useful measure.
Tile motion was Otto agreed to, and leave granted
to bring in • Bill.
Mr. Cosa presented • Petitiou from Illeidee..`"
head. in the comity of Berks, in rAssurg[4llll
Belinett's 13,11.
Mr. C. DUNDAS took occasion to observe, that
if the Magistrates all over the country had acted
in the /.4tite mintier as the Magistrates of the county
of Berko, there would he no necessity for the present
Bill.
The Petition was ordered to be printed.
THE SWISS CANTONS.
Mr. WBRIC postponed the motion of which he
hod given notice, in consequence of a motion which
would be brought forward to-morrow evening by
his Honourable Friend (Mr. Lennord) which in-
volved his proposition. If that measure were not
submitted to the House, he should call the attest.
lion of the House to his motion on Thursday nest.
POSTAGE IN IRELAND.
Sir N. COLTHORST presented a Petition from
the City of Cork against the mail-coach contract
between Cork and Dublin. He should move that
the Petition be referred to • Committee ; and es
the statements contained in the Petition would be
best considered before the Committee, be should
'bitten. from any remarks at present.
Mr. SPCINO Race observed, that the question
was one of great importance. He understood that
a contract had been lately concluded by Govero-
mem fur the conveyance of the mail between Lime.
rick and Dublin. extremely disadvinstsgeows to the
public, and lie, therefore begged the attention of
the Treasury to the subject.

The Petition was ordered to be referred' eh a
Committee. • •st
The LORD ADVOCATE presented a Petition from
certain Landowners in Kincardineshire praying
some relief for the present distress under which
they laboured.—Ordered to be printed.
Mr. GRZNIELL wished to give a notice, and to
submit • question to the Right Hon. Gentleman
opposite. In regard to the negociatioo between
the Bank of England and the Governmeit fur the
renewal of the. Charter, he intended to give that
measure his decided opposition in every stage of the
proceeding, and was anxious for the earliest oppor-
tunity for doing it. His question was, that he wish.
IA to know wheu the negociation would be in a
sufficient state of forwarduess to give him that op-
portunity ?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that
besides the negociation with the Bunk for the re-
newal of part of its exclusive privileges, there was
another transaction of Government which might be
materially affected by the too early publication of
the particulars in that with the Bank of• England.
He intended in any case to delay the statement till
that other transaction was completed.
Mr. MADERLY thought that if the charter were
to be renewed, the Bank ought to give up to the
public a considerable portion of the 200,0001. which
they profited annually by the public.
Mr. COSTS'S presented a Petition from &MEE,
complaining of agricultural distress, and preying a
repeal of the duties on hops.
The CHANCELLOR of the E1c11221721t protest-
ed against any attempt to forestal the judgment of
the House on any particular as. There were
measures before the House which contetophited a
diminution of taxes, but to what amount, or upon
what particular tax, could not safely be determined
without a more general view being taken of the
so bject.
After es few words from Mr. CALVIN? Mid Mr.
Lusetntrrom, the Petition was ordered to be
prto ltd.
lONIAN ISLES.
Mr. Hume said, that the task he had taken on
himself could not be pleasing, and any one anxious
only for his own ease would have shunned. But
the fate, the happiness of 200,000 persons in the
lonian Islands, together with the perilous stake of
the character of the British Government and coun-
try, compelled him to take up the subject as a mat-
ter of duty. It wss the third time he had brought
it forward ; and as he laid the situation of the
islands before the House on previous occasions, he
would endeavour now to compress hie observations
within the smallest ; lie would be as short
as possible, endeavouring to do justice to all parties.
He was uotactusted by personal feelings, for he knew
no individual belonging to the loftily of the person
chiefly implicated. He certainly felt attached to
the interests of the islanders, because he lied been
received among them, and he could not contrast
their put and present condition, without feelings of
blame to himself for not hiving procured them re-
drat. before. It might be necessary to state a few
particulars respecting the affairs of the islands.
While he was there, Corfu was still in the hands of
the French—the other islands were under the pro-
tection of the British arms. At that time, when he
went from isle to isle, lie found that the English
were looked to as the harbingers of liberty and
peace—their protection was thought sufficient to
bring the islands happiness and security. What
was the sentiment of those people now ? Looking
back on what they had suflered, it would seem that
no people were ever so hardly treated by their
protectors. The lonian Islands were declared co-
dependent by the Paris Treaty of IBIS. They
were once tinder the Venetians; they had alpine-
quently fallen to the French, and having pass-
ed out of their possessien, were restored to it spin

...

by • were' article in the Treaty of Tilsit they
remained with the French till 1809•I0. Hewes
present at the time of the capture of three of them
by the. English there. They remained in that
posseseiou till 1815, when, as he said before, they
were declared iudependeut by the Treaty of Paris,
and were to he immediately under the patronage of
the British Government, and under that sovereignty
it was stipulated that they, should be allowed in
arrange the lutelnal organisation .of their civil pc-
licy. They were to be supplied with men, and pay
fur them, till they would effect these arrsogememe.
and perfectly citgautse their Government. Their
Constitution was to be sanctioned by his Britannic
Majesty. It was arranged accordingly. The Coe.
stitutiou was adopted May e, 1817, and received the
sanction of the King 11th July following. The pokbio
of kis tomplaint were two : first, as to the abuse of
expenditure incurred for these States; secondly.
as to the treatment which they had received from
their protectors. It would be his business to phew
that in both cases the conditions of the Treaty of
Paris had been violated. lie took the interpreta-
tion of these conditions from the .remarks of the
Noble Marquis Isere, and the Noble Colonial Se-
cretary in another place, aud upon them he found-
ed his complaints. It was his duty. to prevent any
expense being incurred by this Goverameat, be-
cause there were ample revenues within the island.;
and by the Treaty of Paris the Wench were to pro-
vide for all the civil and military establishment.,
except when the garrisons should exceed 9,000
men, which could only happen on occasion of
war.—[He cited the words of the charter in car-
raboranon.]—ln 1816 Sir Thomas Maitland suc-
ceeded General Campbell as Cominander-m-
Chief, but returned in two months, and after
some delay in England treat back.egaia within
the year to errauge the Constitution. In the
following spring the Constitution was arranged,
and by the Ittli article in the id section of
the 7th chapter, it was decreed, as he had before
described, that the islands. were to pay all the ex-
pense of their establiehinents; except fur troops and
munitions which might be wanted for war. beyond
3,000 men. Instead of these terms being kept.
this country had been .pe:. to a considerable ex-
pense. He had endeavoured, without success. to
obtain the returns down to the het year. He gave
the Secretary of the Treasury credit, however, for
the improved manner of arranging the colonial • ac-
counts. it appeared that io the year enditig
January 1817, there was an expense iucelred
for these. islands of 148,043/. exclOsive of a
large mid heavy expense fur transports, reliefs,
and other charges, nut to be ferried ender any dis-
tinct heed. In the year 1818; the mute charges
were 140,0154 In short, in settee years these island.
bad cost tine million of money, every shilling of
which ought to have been saved to the country. He
entreated support to his motion, which went to save
this waste of the r: ounces. He stated • variety of
expense. which had.. been not only augmented to
the iuhabitants, but had called for considerable
drains of money from hence. He attributed this to
the profuse appointments made,iq the. civil and mi-
litary government by Sir T. Maitland; whose per-
sonal allowances. as Governor of Malta, Commander
in Chief in the Islands, Lord High Commissioner.
and Colonel of a regiment, fell little short of
15,0001. • year, exclusive of forage for horses, end
other allowancei not comprised in that sum. He
described several of the offices and salaries under
the Commander in Chief, which he considered as
being paid inordinate selaries. He particularly ob..
jected to an allowance of 5001. a year to an agent
fur the colony residing in London; he could not
understand what business this person could hove to
do. He objected strongly to the pay of inspectors
and sub•inopectors of militia in the islands, amount..
lug altogether to 3,0001. a year. He had been •otho-
tined by one of these individuals to state, that there
was not a Jay's business to do in • year. He could
not think that appointments of this character (stud
there were many more of them in the returns) were
all intended as patronage for Sir T. Maitland.
Ministers, no doubt, participated—but the balance
of the public accounts for that colony must come
..out of the pockets of the English people. The
balance paid for the military staff, aud expenses of
every sort belonging to it. could not be less than
138,0001. The list contented so less than 950 in-
dividuals. He regretted that Sir T. Maitland
should have taken pairs' to make pointed remarks
egainit those who did duty without salary. The
speech wits intended for Englund, and especially
against the unpaid magistracy of England. It
was intended to gauchos the enormous salaries
which he had appointed in his own govern-
ment. When he (Mr. Hume) was there, be
found many who would have been glad to have
filled civil officer, for the honourof itorithout par.
It was paid on the other hand, that these monox
were reedy to take bribes. He denied it, end his
assertion Will at least as good as the oriposite.
But there was 110 proof fur that calumny. Tne
President of the Assembly under the Republic re-
ceived 1,515 dollars a yeast. ; quite enough—be-
cause the habits of simplicity which prevailed these
enabled them to enjoy their lives mote plessaiitly
and economically. This allowance was increased
by Sir I'. Maitlaud to 6,2112 dollar.. The pay
of • Senator was advanced to 3,111 dollars,—
The whole expenses. which before were 12,227 dol-
lars, were now 26,419; the expenses of the Legis-
lative Department were equally augmented; and
the total charges of the Civil Government were ad-
vanced from 98,000 to 241,000 dollars. The dou-
ble appointment of the Commander-its-Chitf led
to a complete dereliction of duty ; justice could
not be promptly administered by the same Com-
missioner at Malta and the lonian Isles; the con-
sequence was a great delay of justice at Malta.
which lied been made subject of • complaint to the
House, though the Hesse did not think tit to at-
tend to the Petitiou. He complained of the
excessive sums charged foe the passage of the
Commander•in•Chief front one place to another,
ansouutiog, since 1819, Ile no leas than 2,6901.