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enee amongst the operatives would endeavour to explain it to PRICES (IF FOrtrUre
them. Austrian Bonds (10 (lu. pee!:
Mr. HOBHOUSE said great doubt existed as to the proper in. St.) 914
terpretation of a particular clause in the Bill. The clause to which Brazilian Bonds 1104
he alluded was that which provided, " That this Act shall not ex- Ditto Scrip (182 a) 1 04 dis
tend to subject any persons to punishment, whn shall meet together Ditto Acct. 0/ this
solely for the purpose of consulting upon and determining the rate Buenos Ayres Bonds 931
of wages or prices, which the persons present at such meeting, or Ditto Acct. 934
any of them, shall require or demand for his or their work, or the Chdian Bonds 024 14
hours or time for which he or they shall work in any manufacture, Colombian Bonds
trade or business, or who shall enter into any agreement, verbal or Ditto Bonds (1821) 881 8 i 8
written, among themselves, for the purpose of fixing the rate of. Ditto Acct. 884 4e i 4
wages or prices, which the panics enterinq into such agree:neat or Danish Bonds 16.24
any of them, shall require or demand for nis or their work, or the Ditto Z. 'u (1823 j 3 dis
hours of time for which he or they wilt work, in any maaurfacture, ! Ditto ts,et. 24 dis
trade or business." Now, the men entertained a fear, that if at French Rentess prCt. 102 f. 60e.
the meeting held for such purposes, any persons signed the names I 103 f. 102 f. 30e.
of others who were absent, and that in case those absent from the Exchange 9:ir. 10e.
meeting should subsequently adopt the sgreement which had been Ditto Acct. 102 f. 76c.
come to, and attach their signatures to die document, that they Exchange 26f. lee.
would not come within the operation of that clause, and be exempt
from punishment. He trusted the Learned Gentleman oppose
would state his impression on the subject. The Honourable
Member, after some further remarks, said, that there was toth;ng
in the Bill to affect masters whn might combine.
Mr. Secretary PEEL—They are included in the words
" persons."
Mr. HOBIIOUSE said the word " persona" was certainly in
the Bill, but then it applied only to the workmen.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL contended, that the Act as it
stood applied equally to masters and men ; however, he had no oh.
jection to introduce one or two words which would make its mean.
ing perfectly unequivocal. In the clause which made it pens! to
force a person to combine in order to procure an increase in the rate
of wages, he would introduce the words " or diminution ;" in like
manner, after the words " to lessen the hours of labour," he would
add, " or extend the same ;" that he trusted would meet the
Willies of the Hon. Members; the other clause alluded to by the
lion. Member he did not think open to any objection—the only
object of that was to legalise meetings such as had been deteribed,
and in order to effect that, it was necessary to introduce such a
clause ; then to the Hon. Member's question, would the men. in
that particular case, be punishable, his answer was, that they
would not—and why ? because they were protected by a subsequent
clause, which provided, that all agreements between persons, Ole-
then absent or not, ..s to the rates of wages, were to be deemed not
illegal. (Hear.) He trusted that those explanations would be sa-
, tisfactory to the Hon. Member.
Sir P. BURDETT wished to know whether the masters were to
be liable to summary punishment. He thought it objectionable
that the men should -be condemned to the tread-mill ; and still
more so that the masters should be subjected to se degioling a
punishment. He did not think the offence had sufficient radians ix
se to warrant such an infliction.
After a few words from Mr. Hums and Mr. Secretary Pup.--
Mr. DEN3I.IN contended, that by no Statute was inoksta.lon
made a misdemeanor; as well might they make idle looks or ob-
noxious gestures punishable.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL replied, that in a !great many
Acts " to molest, oppose, or obstruct," was pronounced illegal.
Mr. DENSIAN—Yes, when a person was in the discharge of
his duty.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL—WeII, bow did the present
Act stand ? it merely made it illegal to compel a man to do so and
so by molestation ; and if the Hon. and Learned Alen:her did nut
think it possible to diem it by such means, he begged to remind
him of a case that occurred lately in London, and which came be-
fore the Magistrates, where it appeared that a party of shoemakers
watched a person of the same trade, who was obnoxious to them,
and followed him through the streets, offaing him gross insult
(hear, hear) : they did not, to be sure, assault or threaten him, fur
that either of those was already punishable, but they did what was
just as likely to attain their end.
Mr. HU3IE made an observation.
Sir It. WILSON contended, that the ease mentioned by the
Attorney-Get:mat was already proved.
The Report was then received ; the Amendments ordered to be
engrossed, and the Bill to be read a third time w-morrow.

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SPRING GUNS BILL.
On the Order of the Day for the third reading of the Spring
Guns Bill being read,
Mr. It. COIAIORN proposed the clause of which he had pre-
viously given notice, to render the setting of spring guns in the
day time illegal.
After a desultory conversation, in which Mr. WELLS, Sir J.
Snxxxxx, Lord NORMANDY, Mr. BENET? (Wilts), and Mr.
S. WORTLEY. took a part,
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL expressed his disapprobation
of the use of spring guns.
Mr. HUSKISSON recommended that the Bill be withdrawn
for the present Session.
Sir R. WILSON deprecated the use of spring nuns.
Mr. ABERCRO3IBY thought there was till individual pos-
sessed a right to take away life by setting spring guns.
Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, but we understood the
question to have been negatived without a division.
Lord BINNING then proposed a clause for exempting gardens
from the operation of the Act, upon which,
Mr. AIIERCROMBY moved as an amendment, that Spring
Guns uied for the preservation of game should be prohibited.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL objected, or the ground that
such a provision would be inefficacious.
The House then divided, when there appeared—
For it,
Against it,

3lsjotity,
A clause was then curled without a division, rormittins Spring
Guns to be set in whiled gardens or orchards.
Mr. TENNYSON then said, that although he had trroduced
the Bill, he would still vote against it, rather than con ant to
cognise the legality of such diabolical engines.
The House then divided, when there appeared—
For the passing of the Bill, . . . 31
Against it, 32

Majority,
The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the
House aijourned at HALT-PAST ONZ O'CLOCK.

Elie Writtott gr 311..

DIWRIP-I.4NE THEATRE.
This Evening, THURST)AY, June 30, ICII be performed
MACHETII.
Macbeth, Mr. Kean; Maeduff, Mr. Wallach; Lady Macbeth' Mrs.

-- •
bunt. • - -
After which. .
fiR FR EISCHI., TZ.
Clasper Mr. Horn: Adolph, Mr. T. Cooke; Bernhard. Mr. Bedford;
Hermit, 'Mr. Sheriff; Kilian, Mr. Fitstrillium. Linda. Mia Brad.
dole; Boat, Mims Povey.

COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE..
Thus Evening, THURSDAY. June3o, will be performed
THL TF.AIII:ST.. _ .

Prnepero, Mr. Young s Ur. Cooper t Trlnado,
Mr. Illanehard; Stephanu Mr. H. Farrell; Callbau, Mr. Rayner.
Durlnds, Mae Paton Miranda, Wes Hammersier, Ariel, Num 11.
Cawse. After which,
TILE CHILD 01, NATURE.
Amanthis, Min Foote.

HAYMARKET THEATRE.-
Thls Keening. THURSDAY, June 30, %sill he performed
TRIBE/LA rION i or, UNWELCOME VisiToitS.
The Char.iecers by Years. Dowton, tlnlug. end Raymond; Mesdames
Davison and Glover.
After which,
_ _EX CHANCE NO ROBBERY.

......
Sir Christopher Cranberry. Ur. Dowton i Sam Swipes, )ir. Liston
Lady Cranberry. Mrs. Davison.
To euuclude with
"EWOULD PUZZLE A CONJUROR!
Van Dunder, Ur. Liston.

ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE.

Thle Theatre iiii-Vi;iiiinr—tile.7ll;iife!-- Seiaiitieat SATURDAY

. .
NEXT, July 2, with
THE IIEOGARS OPERA.
Captain Macheath. Mr. Thorn (Dow the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh);
Polly, Ines Stephens) Lucy, Ills' Kelly.
After which ROSINA.
Rosins, Mite Dow(act (from the Theatre Royal, Norwich).
With TIIE SPOILED CHILD.
Little Pickle, kliee Gower&
On Monday, a new Comic Opera, to be called Broken Promises. or the
Colonel, the Captain, and the Corporal.

ROYAL GARDENS, VAUXHALL.
UNDER THE ESPECIAL PATRONAGE OF Ills WIAJESTV.
To-morrow Evening. FRIDAY. the let of July, *GRAND GALA
will be given, and the Gardens will be Illuminated with a variety
of new and spiendio Devires. Trophies, &c. Ac, The meta
will consist of a variety of new and popular Musle; the Entertain-
ments on • new and extensive scale; the admired Chinese Wed-
Mug In the new Theatre, by the whole Corps de Mallet; the Female
Juggler will, by particular desire, continue her miraculous Perform-
ance; and the celebrated French Juggler repeat his various Feats,
which have received such unbourvied approbation; the wonderful
Tight and Snack Rope by the admired American: the unequalled
Fautoccini, with new and additional Figures, in the Rotunda; and
new %lewd in the Cosmorama& To eitichide with a novel and splen-
did Display of Fire Works; and. in the midst of a shower of Ere, the
terride Ascent and Descent will take place, which has attained such
rapturous and universal applause.
Doors open at Seven.—Adnilselon, 3s. 64.

THR APOLLONICON.
MIME TES onsestsera PATROXAOM OW MS BILWYWY.
Ou SATURDAY NKXT, at Two etClock.
lite following SKLUCTION of MUSIC win be performed bp Mr,
NUIIKIS on the AHOLLONICON, a Grand Musical Instrument.
Invented and constructed by Mews. Flight and Robson, Organ
Bullalers, 101, St. Nernst's-lane T—
HANT I.

Overture. Calipbe de Deeded (I.7lldieu)—Sonte. ' Dove sante (V.eart)
—Glee. • I.e, tirpleee (Vt elehl—aung. 'Aurora ehe eurgerat?
Chorus. Zruberttute (Muzartl.
PART I!.
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Overture, Der Prelerhuts Ifs youth should meet •
maiden. Der Frelsehmr. (Weber)Song, • Vedr•t earim. ( Mozartl—
Song.' Should he up'orald. (Ulehop)--Storm Concerto (Stlebelt).
l'arkis's Performances Will be 'enthused every fintarday
daring the Seaeou.

The Mechanical Powers of the Apollonicon ere exhibited Daily,
Rem One till Four (except during the time of Mr. Purkis's attendance).
performing Beethoven's eetelintted Overture to Prometheus. Meserrs
overture to Zauberflote, sad itardn's timnd Military Movement
Rem his Twelfth liymphony, in the execution of which It has been
bummed with the sanction of the most eminent ineohanical and
musical men of the age, and is allowed to possesll a grandeur and
egrioty of effect, with a precision usict &delicacy' of expreaskat, 'ope-
ner to any other Instrument in Europe.
"Elle kluge errange4 for and set on the CyWider" by Mx. illZbt, jut.

YESTERDAY.
I:. • k nokral..
uSciip (lan) 101 di.
••• Ater. 11 10, ri,s
Bonds 7I t 7 7
:.,Acct. 771
Di:to Scrip (1U25)
ilia
t,i) Acct. 2 I,li dis
Neapolitan Dons.'
Peruvian Bonds
Portuguese Bonds MI
Ditto Acct.
Prussian Bonds Inli
Russian Bonds I%
Ditto Acct.
Spanish Cons.9ll 213
Ditto Acct. 22
IDitto Cons. (1823) 171 1611
Ditto Acet.

Tiis lla ITS ill PREIS commenced pubnohing yesterday mon ing
at half-past Five o'clock.

LONDON, THURSDAY, JUNE 30, DM.

1 The Paris morning papers of Monday contain not an
article worth extracting. The accounts from Greece are
only repetitions of what we have already published. The
Polish Diet was closed on the 13:h ibis:. In the sittings
between the 27th and 31st of May, the heads of the new
Civil and Criminal Code were adopted, some unanimously,
and some by a majority of votes. We subjoin the
EMPEAOR'S speech on putting an end to the Session. Isis
Imperial Majesty is profuse of his expressions of satisfac-
tion at the course followed by the Diet. It appears that
the Emreaos has agreed to every amendment they have
suggested, and they on their part have passed every law he
has proposed. If the feelings of the Polish Diet be really
as much in harmony with the views of the Russian Ge-
vernment as this statement implies, there can be nu reason
for continuing the suppression of their debates. Until
that edict is revoked, we shall doubt that all is absolutely
so happy as we may be told.
[From the Etolle, dated Tuesday, June 28.1
PARIS. JUNE 27.
The following la the Speech of the Emperor of Russia to the two
Chambers, on the dosing of the Diet of Poland, June 13, 1025 :
`• Representatives of the Kingdom of Poland,
" Your third Session offers results on which I cannot sufficiently
eongrattilate you. You have deliberated with calmness and pm.
dence, fulfilled the expectations of your country, and justified my
confidence. • - - - _

" Religien has received from you a legitimate and judicious
homage. Its rights have been reconciled with the institutions and
forms, the maintenance of which was required by the public in-
terest, and the first book of your new Civil Code has laid down the
basis of a system of legislation appropriated to the State. the
wants and the manners of the saciety which it is to govern. Vour
future meetings will finish this important work.
" In the [Airs on Mortgages, and in several parts of your Penal
Code, experience bad pointed out some inconveniences—you bare
censored them. _

" Your lung misfortunes had burdened landed property with
debts; this property, the real support of the State, required an in.
dispensable relief—you have felt the necessity of assishog it. The
obstacles which might check the development of the law on the
Territorial Association will be removed, and by means of its in-
fluence—of the active solicitude which will direct its execution—of
the particular assistance which the Government has guaranteed for
cases in which even the benefits of the law would be insufficient--
you 101, as I love to believe, see the last traces of your misfortunes
d.

" I have readily adopted all the amendments which you have
proposed to me. On your side you have adopted all the projects of
law' which I had laid before you. This exchange of 'haws and in.
formation. this mutual agreement, the only means of confirming
the institutions which you enjoy, are at once the chief cbject arid
the essential advantage of them.
" To cement so happy a union, to keep up the communications.
of which it is the fruit, in the interval which will elapse till the
next Diet, a Committee taken from your own body will continue to
take part in drawing up the projects of law.
" You have presented several wishes to me. I will take them all
into consideration, and you hill learn the motives and the decisions
which 1 shall make respecting them. They shall be complied aids
as far as circumstances will allow.

" Representatives of the Kingdom of Poland—l quit yon with
regret, but also with the satisfaction of having seen you 00-operate
to your happiness according to your interests and my wishes. Par.
take this sentiment, spread it among your fellow-citizens, and
believe that I shall know how to acknowledge the confidence, the
marks of which have distinguished your Session. They will not
be lost. I preserve a profound impression of them, which will
slwars be united with the desire of proving to you how sincere is
14e affection which I bear to you, and how great an inlucoce your
conduct will have on your future situation."
The Prince of Salerno, uncle to the Duchess of Berry, arrived
at Lyons on the 24th, on his way to Paris.
FRENCH FUNDS.—PARIS, JUNE 27.—Five per Cents. 103 f.
; 3 per Cents. 76f. : Bank Stock 2,2021. 30e. t Kente de Naples,
aerti talconnet 811 f. 20c. ; Rentes d'Espag. ; Royal Spanish
loon 57. Exchange on London—One month 2fif.; three ditto 211.
5k.--Coars luthentique. June 27.

T.te Lisbon Papers reeet% rut yesterday by the packet
confirm the statements we had through the French Jour-
nals as to the improvement of the commercial system of
Portugal. Several of the export duties are diminished,
and the restrictions on importation removed : among the
reduced duties arc those on Port wine one-third, and on Ma-
-1
deka one-half. These are some of the beneficial conse-
quences already resulting from the liberal policy latterly pur-
sued by this country. We may look forward with confidence
to many changes yet greater, which will follow the general
adoption of the commercial system recommended by the
authority and example of the first maritime power in the
world. The following letter, dated Lisbon, June 11, states
the principal alterations:—

" The Decree mentioned in our last has been published. It
states that all foreign manufactures will be admitted henceforward
at • certain duty, which is not yet fixed, excepting starch, urine,
brandy, vinegar. and all other spiritous liquors. cud:, soap, and
tobacco. The duty on staves is lowered from 30 to 10 per cent.,
and that on the export of wine and salt is also reduced, but rot to
any amount of consequence : on salt it will not cause a greater dif-
ference than bars. per moy, and on wine about 3,000r5. per pipe.
Transhipments of all admissible goods will be allowed at a duty
of 2 per cent., and foreign tanned calf-skins will pay 160 rs. per
pound duty."

Yesterday we received Colombian Papers to the 4th ult.
inclusive. The advicea from Bogota are to the 29th April.
On the morning of the 25th the third discussion took place
in the Colombian Congress on the ratification of the treaty
of amity, commerce, and navigation, between that Repub-
lic and Great Britain, which had been signed on the lath
by the Plenipotentiaries of both nations. The different
articles were debated very fully. Senor GOAL, the Secre-
tary for Foreign Affairs, was present, and satisfactorily
explained the objections which were stated. by a few repre-
sentatives. The treaty was finally approved in all its parts
and fully ratified. In another column we have published
this important document at length, with each extracts from
the papers as are moss intet esting. They contain no account
either of the fall of Callao or the capitulation of Ot Amara.
We have given the decree of General Do LI VA a depriving,
the garrison of all the rights of war. The general Ameri-
can Confederation is likely, it would seem, to be carried into
execution. This is the plan for an assembly of deputies
from all the states of the New World, to concert measures
for their general safety and welfare. Bortva a is repre-
sented to feel great anxiety for the convocation of this body.
In a letter to the Vice-President of Colombia he observes:
" I hope that the Government of Colombia will not fail to
take this step, so essential to the completion of her glory."

.. _
The formation of the Colombian Agricultural Associ-
ation is noticed in these papers and highly applauded, a$
holding out many benefits to that country.

The commercial treaty with Colombia is the consum-
mation of a great work, giving political existence, and se-
curing freedom and indepentleucc to that republic, and
opening new and rich channels of enterprise to our own
countrymen. The question of South American ir.deperd-
cnce is now decided, not only in fact, but in form. :Spain
is too feeble to make any attempt against her revolted co-
i lonics, and England has made known her determination
I that no other Power shall interfere in the struggle. The
course followed by the English Government with religion
Ito this contest, is worthy of being recalled to notice. The
position of England at the general peace of Itils was, a