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London, England, 1822-05-22 00:00:00

CARRIERS.

Mr. T. WILSON moved for leave to brine in a Hill its
regulaie She respousibility of curie.. fur jeselki y auJ usher
valuable a►tirles.

Mr. BRIGHT' objected the motion. He said there
was so torcessity fur the measure, for the preseat laws were
quite sufficient to make them leipe.tBible; aril even at that
early mime be fell ifficlined to take the mesa of the House
'you it.
Several Umbers suggested to him to move. upon which
the Hue. Member snored the peerless. question.
The Gallery ear cleared, but so diession look place.
The Report of the %rout Laws Arneudinent
Bill was brought up.
Mr. Joins objected to the harshness of this Bill,
which he c Jere(' as a very oppressive and unjust
departure is. legislature [rout the oisdout of former
tunes.

Mr. IL G. BIIMIIM complained of arguments
being brought forward in this stage of the JIM ite
opposition, obeu the Committee bud been quite

aoheitous to meet Any (Needn't& ‘hiCh cOuPI At_
of ered. So far had they departed Goat the Wtodissis
of antiquity, that they had in a Measure set sOirle
the old principle of treating poVerty as a criniei
if the Honourable Gentleman 'had read the u.rl
attentively, he would have seen that it veva
merited by merry instead of cruelty to the pour,'
The third reading was fixed rot Friday aril..
Mr. ELLICE asked tie Under CoionialSecrencv,
if any determination were come to by the
mein, in respect to the claims of the *Offerers. is
Upper Canada during the last war. The Report of
the Commostoners awarded them more coooptiori-
lion than the country could afford.
Mr. WiLbtur 'aid that Government had de.
termined to raise 100.0001. by 10411111 in Upper
nada for the sufferers ; half to be guarsiitekr by
Goverinnent, .13,41 f by the settlements of Canada,
and that the Report of the Commissioners was
undergoing revision by a new Commi•sion.
The Marquis of LONDONDERRY moved the se-
cond reading of the Cora Importation Bill. Ile
proposed to dx the Committee for to-morrow, arid
that the argument of those who were to ohj,,et to if
should take place on the motion for the Speaker
leaving the Chair.

Mr. Et.t.tce honed that ihe Bill would not'be
immediaiely premed to the third rending.
The Marquis of LONDONDSRILY Mid that he
would, on bringing up the Report, more the third
trading to stand over to Friday week.
Mr. ELLICS thought the Monday or Tuesday
after the rect.'s would he mote convenient.

The Marquis of LONDONDSItaIr said, that it
could stand for Friday week. mid be then postpon.
ed, if more convenient to do so.
Mr. Cuawen, Mr. WESTERN, and Sir F. Bua.
DST? said a few words each, but the import iu
neither case was heard so as to be understood 111 the
gallery.
Mr. DUMAN thought that to-morrow would be
an inconvenient day fur the Committee, as the
Scotch Juries Bill was fixed for discussion then.

The Bill was reed a second time, aoJ ordered to
be committed to-morrow.

GRAND JURY ASSESSMENTS.

Sir .1. NEWPORT moved for leave to bring in a
Bill for the regulating a subject most materially
affecting the greater Iran of the population of Ire-
land. The Bill was to give certainty to the
tenantry of Ireland as to the payments which they
were to be called upon to make fur the lands in
their occupation. He described the great and to-
creasing evil to the tenantry of parochial and
grind jury assessments, which, from being
400,0001. at the time of the Union, had aug-
mented till in lost year they were more than sine
million, the whole of which was paid by the
tenantry, in addition to the rents contracted fur.
He wished to do nothing to affect reiating contracts,
but he thought it most desirable fur the peace id the
country as well ad the inters:a of the populatiou.
It was most unjust that the tenantry aliocld be sub-
jected to fire or six times the amount of charger
which they expected to have to pay beyond their
rents on taking their leases. Hr proposed to mike
the landlords undertake the respoliaihility ul itie
grand jury and parochial aiiseiLdineuts. At the
same time he would guard the landlord against ally
injury lie might be liable to receive from the tenant.
He anticipated nu objection to the brioging in of
the Bill, and concluded by moving fur leave
bring in a Bill to uutlionse tenants in occupation to
Irelaiid to tender iii part peymeut of their rents any
receipts for grads, jury and parochial eisessugents,
except in c.ses to be particulaile exempted.•
Colonel FosTea thought the Bill objectionable.
It would destroy the credit of the lintillords and
tend to oppress the truism, and check the spirit of
improvement now arising itz the land.
Mr. R. MaitTix could not •grte to the actual
usefulness of the Bill, and did not believe that it
would give any security to the 'mutt, who must tie
bound by his agreement whatever it wad. If the
measure were good it ought not to be delayed it•
operation, as the distress of she country required
every possible remedy. He did not object, how-
ever, to the introduction of the Bill, ctrl thought
that the House and the country were obliged'tu the
Right Hun. Baronet for bringing theashject
fut-
word, inquiry being so very necessary.
Mr. J. DAWSON thought that it was high time
to inquire into the system of assessments. mod gave
as one instance of abuse a vote of 3,0001. in one
year made to the clerk of the peace io the county
of Tipperary—the salary and profits of the office
being ample. He added his thank* to the Right
Hon. Baronet for bringing the subject forward.
Colonel FOSTER explained. . .

The Marquis of LONDONDERRY thought this a
very fit subject for inquiry, with • view to see if
any remedy were upplicielde, and repretieed hi.
beret:bon that the Right Ilissi. Riso:set ea.; al
to give the House an opportunity fur
He thought the only justifiable and u-efssi
cation of the stoteemente at pit-wit ivou!.l ire Ile
making roads through the unfrequented &Orli ts, 34
that would tend to relieve the distresses of
pulation,„
After a few words from Sir J. NEWPORT, lease
was given to hiring in a Bills
Me. F. Rostisso• moved—
" Fur returns of she aninbevo of bushels of Ma:t on
which the duly had heen received in tb• years codas; 5.15.•
April Mt auJ let2."—Ordered.
The CHareceht.on of the EXCHEQUER gave no-
tice that he would, its the Committee on Fesday,
move the new liaanctal projects fur the year.
Mr. GAINIMLL wished to know if the Right
Host. Gentleman still cusiiiimed in his tesolutiod of
dealing for the loan for the payment of the deaet
charges with only one piny, or ef lie was now dies'
posed to ass agreement With several ?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that
he wimi out then !lowly fur explanation. He hied not
entered yet moo any contract with any istdivitlitel.
hire HUNS MoVeti for the ;Hinting el returns
made relative to thee debt of the Ernst lash& Coin-
peel.

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to base swelleil in a. short spice of time from
34,3104 to 75 000/. The whole of the classes of

tetrueots. however,. wanted revision. There was
one .romitricuons item of 8001. a year granted in
1716 to the representatives of C. Hooker sad P.
Harsh fir ever, except in the event of 3,0001. being
peed op at one time, and then to cease. This
might be raised in the 3 per cents, and would then
east ugly fin/, a year to discharge the 2001. Among
is variety of rater upon which they needed official
:nforin•lioir, he instanced that of a Mr. Crofton,
who received 1.0001. a year retired allowance, and
held a. situation in the Vice. Treasurer's office of
1,0001 a year more. There was a Mr. Mitchell
who 'cermet! in saline and pensiotis, 500/. and 400/.
s nit 804 a year. Ile denied the doctrine of the
Noble Marquis, that the civil list was a contract
triode by the I louse with the Crown ; why, if this
%.sre the case, had the civil list undergone revision
+.. the List 'rig,' so frequently ? It was settled
t 800,000/. It was augmented in the 17th
flrorge 1 11. to 900,0001. ; in the 23.1 to 950,0001.;
io the 441 r to I,U 10,0001. ; in the 50th to 1,090,000/.
Payments to the Hoye' Family had besides been
transferred to the consolidated fond. There had
been it. the course of the reign 3.747,0001. of debt
en the civil list paid by Parliament; and with
thei4i per cents, end tlw droits of Admiralty, there
riot have been less than 5,401,0001. paid
row and above the annual allowance. He intended
to move for e list of all the persons receiving corn.
ressation for the has of offices, together with what-
ever other paymeuis the some persons might be now
i-teiving io viitue of offices held by them. He
waited also for details on the contingencies of the
list. There was a charge of 20,0001., but
tat manner of exproding which required explaha-
i One item was remarkable; there was a pay.
',sent to Sir C. Flint of 6371. 7a. 11d. for coo-
,eying public writings and records to Ireland—
there was 1,6921. for prosecutions ou account of
14rgeries on the Hook of Ireland—there were
.urns of money taken for secret service from the
consolidated fond : 10.0001. in 1819, and rather
more in each of the succeeding years. There were
the salaries of Under Secretariea, which were consi-
derable. There was great need of explanation ,on
all these mutters. He moved for various papers,
explanatory of the experms of thelrish Civil List.
ebiefty in regard to the pay of officers, aucrcoinpeu-
*rowels for offices abolished.
The Marquis of LONDONDERRY did not intend
to oppaae the motion ; and that being known to the
Ilow.Geotleman, lie was the more surprised that lie
should Wee taken so unfair an opportunity ohmic-
tog atatements and furnishing grounds of opinion
unfavourable to the parties whom he had thought
',roper to came—im one being in a stale of prepa-
ration to reply to the inweitions made. This was
the more to be regretted, es false and unjust im-
pressions most painful to the parties would go forth
liihich could answer no one practical purpose. (Jr
sierlined going into any or the matters touched
upon, especially as the arguments referred chiefly
to a govern 6666 long ago settled—the civil list. It
would be difficult to wove that it was not u con-
tract of the must sob ma character, ben% made un-
der the peculiar suitetion of iuw. Of course it was,
Ile all other comrade, voidable by agretiudit of
the parties, sod io all the charges mentioned' t
tad here open to Parliament to keep the contract
or utter it. (lad the old revenues of the Crown
remained with it, there would have beets ten mil.
lions instead of live millions paid to it.

Mr. G. BENNETT maintained that the civil list
wu• a ruhject as much limit to the deliberatlon of
Perhanietst a► any other branch of the estebhoh.
Wen!.

Mr. Gout twaw protested against the unfair
mode of rtittopmting the discussion ou the papers
moved for, and promulgating opinions which wcie
11/ ill probability founded iu entire fallacy.

The CHANC'ELLOR of the ExcuEQuca defended
the character of Mr. Crofton, and Kurt that he had
1,0001. a year retired allowance, seri►d 30
or 40 years; hut he had no situatiois in the Vice.
Trraiitirees office. He had, at the junction of the
two Eechrquers, offered to serve as his private
Secretary•, without salary, and he (Vlr. Vansittart)
had gladly accepted the useful labours thus offered
to

Sir J. NEWPORT raid. that there could not be a
niiire ti.eful and draerving servant of the public
than Mr. Crotn.n.

Mr. PEEL bole testimony to the character,
ability, and integrity or mr. Crofton. if those
were the grounds of the Hon. Gentlemen's motion,
the papers ought to be refused him, as they would
Never briar him out.

Mr. Flume thought that they had better have
the imperil fiefole Own before the frets were coo-
eluded upon.
Mr. PILL said a few words.

The pipe•• were then ordered, as were others to
explain the ulasa.,er of spending 20,000/. charged in
the coo.ingrueses of loot 'err.
Tire Report ua lilt Elll/10i0yMelli of Ilse Poor is !reload
NW woo or..mert tip, mud the Bin ordered su be reed • third
Mee 10 to ..row.

The K. port of the Marriage Act Amendment Bill was
It/viscid up, auJ ordered to Vs read • druid time on Friday
writ

1 h. 1,1.1) R • Rill went through a Coateettee•—ihe
B. port 1.. br reCCIVed luwurr, w,
The R•port ihr Corneuitire on the Foreign Coloeial
Impor:at..o Drttra wry brought up, cud a fill perruaut
at.. rrlu ord. rrtt in be brought 16.

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Mr. GOULBUitN !pre armee of • motive for Tbundny,
/c.i.f.", to fire !nib I...rolveut Debtors' Act.
Adjoorocd.

WZATUIIII.—As au illustration of the siniroler
character of the last whiter. it may be mesetiosed.
that while the thermometer was imam degree' above
feeeziing in Russia sud Sweden, tiny were skating
mid do aving tonneaux at Madrid, threnxii the whole
ui Joiniaty, cud pewees! persona were (roams to death
in the streets of Liation.

At the Blackharsh flibk Society Anniversary,
bald on Saturday et the three Men. twiny of the
nobility end gently •ere prevent ; the platform
erected for the spenkern pave 'my. end severe! per-
owning thins Mr. VApnlTAtr, we,e thrown
4a•wnv riff id ply without tit:swing any
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il if to he so by it statement of facts. Oramentents are
SIM TORT. APRIL .11. . here refmted to by the Committee, from *loch Si appese.,
'einem* lo the House of Rrpreoaatt. that from the Ist of October 111n0 to the 30th of September
rued so meet, of the President's Mrs: i 1821, thu! Were "Inver' to the European ports of his Bei-
.tommercial intercourse of the. Aldited : tas_ft Majesty, 150,937 barrels of flour, valved at 575,996
_ . Alone, have mode one of the most intim% iValsed at 7,950 dollar,. Wh,le to the Writ Indi• Islands, dellue: and 2..558 harrels,l,lo6 kegs u f biscuit or ship bread,
snot and interestieg Report. that we hove perused for • Iwo&
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period. It contains a concise and lucid view of the commute-Tr Siam *vent eiber than tbom islands behroging to Greet Biltain, the va-
of the enuotry, from the year 1783 to the end of September lue of the produce of the United S* nt thither (inched.
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184 I , divided into four periods. The Aral period commencciat / log 527,418 barrels of Sour) was 5,258147 dollars. To the
the peace of on, and raon,ohen the co,,atirni inn went hani Brutish West ladies (melodist' 13,357 barrels of flaws)
i 242,912 dollars; and to the British American Colonies (in.
operation in the year 1789. The second period carries tot
down to the ceder the war with Great Britain, which Wind. eluding 136,795 barrels of floor) 1,195,37/7 dollars.
noted in its acknowledging owe independency. The third r... The suhjeet is then presented by the Committee in another
clacks the time fom the declaration of war in 'Bl2, to 'hi I Point of view; British navigation ',joys in the West India
, clads, bet cueing to other Powers, the same advantages
gessual pacification of Europe, and the Treaty of Ghent,
31s1 Deceenhees, 1814 ; and the fourth and beat embowers the that the Aneeriao &we. Should the Navigatios Act be re.
peeled, Great Britain will have Is
avour er nftrigation
period from the general peace in Europe, and the Treaty of .
Ghent, to the 30th of September, Ib2l. between the United Stat dr island ,ti
the exclusive
I trade. Ii has been shown before, that by such a repeal
The faces elated as to the effect of peace and war on our :
Commerce are sulEciently i;
but to warrant a repabli. i British navigation would secure to itself the exclusive trade
cattalo of the whole Report ; but as, from its great !tooth' it , between the United States sod the Rebuilt dostisionsio
is Impossible fur no to do this, aid •t the same time do j Europe, as well as the seditional means it would thereby
justice to peeing 'testa, wa shall troniiiie ourselves 'to au I acquire of sipplanting ours in the ports of oilier European i
analysis of what is said as to the later period, and to the re. I Mlles' with which it may eojuy privileges not granted to
marks lathe Committee un the Navigation Act, of 1818 aid . ours. From all these advantages, some of whole would be
1820. 1 gratisitosily conferred on British navigation, Idiot chaste
With the view of rightly understanding the sebjeet, lba • fora fair competition would be left to the American ?
Committee hove thought it proper to rimier the eye over I Much has been said is favour of fret trade. The Amer'.
can Government desiees nothing so much. By die Art or
some of the countries with which the United States have,
sod probably will have. wader melon, modifications, cons. the 3d of March, 1815, a free !lade was, and is still off. red
medal intercourse After giving a rapid sketch of our cum- ' by the same act, to every tition. to every negociattuu on
mercial relations with chew countries, the attention is per. the subject of commerce, it has been propmed. Con the
titularly directed to tie AM of Contras, passed April Ike Government do more than it has done? Can that be called
1818, prohibiting commercial intercourse between the Doh: a free trade when one party is in the full enjoyment of every
ii.j, West India Islands and the retire Iwo In British privilege, and she other is not permitted to 1110 re, from SF
irPOolg. and to the Act supplementary to thli'Airisied die strictlows and prohibitions' imposed us him ? If such ca.
15th of May, 1820. • be denominated • free trade, words base lust their common
To understand the policy of the Visited State, In relation meaning mid 'cermet ion.
to this subject, the Committee remark that it is orcessary to This sort of free trade would soon prove itself to be as
look back, to revive reeoliectiows, and to combine many air. exclusive one in favour of British navigation. It would, ,
esimstances which seem to hive escaprif observation with iii the first place, throw out of employment all the Americas
many, is forming a decision on a subject of grit interest, mousy, which is sot inconsiderable, that is now engaged
and nut altogether free from intricacy. in the indirect trade; aae, secondly thew what an humble
Moro the Convention of the 3d of July, 1811, was under j Ptiteece eel" be ours is the dirt." trade le the West India
eronaideration, the Government of she United Stairs proposed Islands now open to our navigatioe. From the manuer ism
t • the British Cabinet reciprocity of commerce between the which a free trade is often spoken of, an inference is drawn
Uoited Stales sad Greet Britain and her dopearleeicies. The that the American Government restricts Ameeican outgo,
propositions were urged end supported with force and ales lion. Nothing eau be more unjust, as it regard. the Americas
Government. Not a solitary law can be found that restricts
lily. As the British West Indies are step
on the
United Simemfor article. of the lint necessity. and as they Americus navigation in any fade except the slave trade,
can get those articles only from them, the expeciatina that I and the Committee with confideoce assert, that American
their vessels should participate in earryist to the islands de I vessels are at liberty to proceed with domestic and foreign
produce of the United States was r Dahl', and in justice i produce and niaoufartores to my foreign port sibeisuirer ;
ought to hove been gratified. mud that, If American navigation is insterdieted ais entree°,
The argument, that the espease of protecting and defend- tale any foreign port, that that interdiction is the act of •
ing the olsode should give to the mother category an etch'.i foreign Government, fur which the American is, in nu mas-
sive commerce with them, would, say the Committee, be oar whatsoever, obnoxious to . .
just and tile emir when the supplies wanted were drawn I 'Could the policy which the British Government has bees
• frosts the maim resources of the mother comniry ; bat to steadily pursuing, be matured and careird into operatic.,
claim the exclusive right to furnish the islands with the pro. fs me the apathy of notion, to their tree interests, it would
' duce of usher countries, Is a claim that reason and coo. give her the ascendancy over every nation in every market
science at niece reject. The Gorey semeot of the United States of the world. The resources of every natiou would be coos
is likewise bound to protect and defend the rights of the vested, by that Ouvernmeot, into the means of holding it Is
American people; sod that the Metalta of defence au- vsoolllll.ll if Great Britain can acquire such advantages I.
trusted to its management and use, for the attainment or fair competition, the American Government would base so
that end, should out he•donisisbed, to increase lbws* of soy cause to complain ; bait to suffer her to acquire those advise.
Ratios, is an argument still stronger in favour of this Go. Imes by her cupidity, and from her restrictive system on Anse.
vernmem, localise the supplies waisted for the Istituto are to i dean navigation, would be, on the part of this Government, a
be obtained from the resources of the United States, The dereliction of every principle of sound policy, and a palpable
British Cabinet refused to Melo& the West Iselin Islands ie I djereme,d of the Atomics. people. In end Mg to placer
the Convention, sod to open their ports to veaselsol the Uair the Americas navigniim .011 the footing •1 reciprocily, the
red Stases. The Coot/cilium was agreed to, sod reciprocity Government is directed by • policy that is as eolighteued as
of navigation and trade was confined to the, eusnino regal 1.4 ,if in magnanimous ; and should it not countervail the reside.
tercouese between the Visited States and his Britannic 51ajim. tive systems of usher nations, it would commit the great in.
ty's dominions la Europe. . • tercets of navigation and commerce to the guardianship and
Each party was life free to do what might seem best solo. Policy of foreign Covenant's's.. It has always bees Ike desire
ed to its Minuet, in relation lee the British West India trade. or the American Goverismene to Retort to the citizens of the
The GOtteetanatait of the Untold Suite' sow at once she policy I United Stairs art t nen chance in the raceercumpetii ion, by giv.
which Led il the British Cabinet-is excluding the i i•g them af.ir start; ifthey should lose in such •competition,
West loslia ',dandle front participating in the reciprocity the Government
townld be elcosird above censure. It could
which the Cooveeition established iii favour of the British with truth say tm, you have bad mewed to you equal
dominions in Europe with the United Stairs. The policy of I grossed in the contest; !our cuontry, ilwinsmifieent gift of Gust.
the British Cabinet was to destroy the equality of nein., eon, I is rich, is abundant in resources; your Govern/scut is your
which that Convention bad established between Brili•h and own eremite.' ;It is considered the best of human instate.
American vessels• and thereby to obtain the monopoly iwts. I lions; if yon do not prosper under the auspices of heaves
'air of British vessels carrying the produce of the (Jailed i and the best of Goverrionents, your failure io success must'
States to Great Britain and her depeuslermies, mad to usher arise kora , the origin of which is is neither the dos
counides. The British Government indulged the hope, that sire, nor iisclioation, um duty of those who administered 11,
the ports oldie Visited States would coutimie open to her I in eatdoee.
vessels engaged in the Weal India trade, and shat, should Many considerations, besides those mentioned, had their
the American Gnlterottarnt towline.e them open, British po. weight in determinism the Government of the United States
bey 'wild "mak, the mil auoiht. The ch.,. of Brutish us. to eUtlll/Orset the iestrictive system of Great Britain. The
vigation could not he "nitre, until the link cutaneously the ports of the West ladle Islands, belonging to other Poetess,
West India trade with the United States in 81111011 bOllOlllll, I Were open to American vessels aid produce. To allow Bd.
ihoold become a part of that chain. fish vessels to have free arms, to the ports of the United
It is estimated that there is employed between Great Bd. States, from the British West [oilier, when the ports of those
Min sod her West Judie Colonies, Owlet six hundred yes- islands are interdicted to vessels of the United Sates, would
eels. They go from the islands with full cargoes to Great ant only,aa has been obeierved,he so abandonment of the psis.
Britain, and should the static betimes her islands and the triples of a fire and liberal commerce, but a procedure SO ie.
Untied States be kept open, after sloseintriting their car_ politic as Minh' induce other nal ttttt a which now allow Ace.
goes is the porta of Great lirtt•its, they would there take Idean vessels ta lest.rt tio he r oris wile American produce, to
,is any part or portion of a cargo for the United Stases, adopt the e milliner and monsipulming pohry of Great Britain.
as the freight would be au object for paying suiriess's I Eveiy nation is ensleavourini to encourage its own save.
wages, their subsistence, or other rispemes. The smallest intim mid indium y, and to bring into operation mid nos the
sum would be a saving, and benefit the navigation so treasures which the beinity of Peuvideure has bestowed.
employed On arriviog in the ports of the United States. full We re she United Stales to submit passivity to British cc-
freights fur the British Islands, or other places, could be i einetions, could tl.ey complain if other nations, Laving
obtained. Now, it must be evident, from this view, con. I Wiwi° in the West Indies, should shut their purls agates.
• dams the Report, sad the advisory, British ls would American vessels carrying to them American produce? It •
hare over the American, that illic former would he euabltd is wird by some that if British mewls were permitted to
to reduce the feright so low, het wren the United States sod come to the ports of the United Stales, a better price could
Great Britain, as to destroy all competition with her vessels. be obtained fur A mericaseproduce. This is huts conjecture,
In other words, B ' ' h vessels having full freights from the I sod GOVel n a eta I would, its changing or modifying its policy,
United States to British or other Islands, and from the deserve justly the reprobosius 01'411 intelligent people, were it
islands to Great Bo itain, the navigating interest of Great to set flint mere conjecture. But, admitting that a small
Brittle would have it 111 their power to drive from the ocean advance in the price of a few articles should he the mutt,
American vessel.. would the Asiesocru people, olio cheiish the loudest and the
Should British vessels, after Isoding it cargo in the ialairds purest affection fur 'heir comas y, would this people, the de.
from the Visited States, sot and one tbere foe Europe, they I ecendmits of 'hose who sacitficed every personal and selfish
could take is one fur the United States, or return iii ballast I considerat on for the indeptiolt rice and good of their mot-
to Chailesion, fiavonnah, or New Orleans, fur a cargo of 'nun country, for a rain at most of a very few bundled thou.
cotton, rice, or tobacco. for British European poets, or to Pond dollars, •haildun just soil fair principles of commerce;
say tufo which British 'mods are admitted. principles which other nations, by the invitation of thin
Beau the Acts of Neviortion have been in °pension, per_ Goverumeut, have adopted, sod si kith are now in success-
tins„l, the sepptemeaiary Art of the 15th of may, 1120, fob tliorritnent; injure greedy, if not 011.11iy, Ansetican
British ls, after landing their West India (moms in navigation; paralyse the naval aim of defence; subject the
British European ports, are obliged to return to the nation to the tun of millious ufolullars; sod, what is worth
West Indicts is ballast. The Committee say in ballast, be. more than the wealth r•f worlds, 10 the loss of national
cause dee gnaws, of menefacteree which see mauling for character ? These sacrifices, the Committee believe, they
the [blinds West India Islands would nut employ the sixtieth wilt never omment eon make, wheel limy shall fully under-
pins of those sprawls. The freight of the cargo (rose the West stand the subjs et in all its various and important re tattoos;
ladies eco Ging. Britain mess, under such circumstances, be when they shall see 'hat such abandonment of Willett,'" are
liable to a comirierable reductiuri for the ears.* and tissue- required for the purposeof permitting the British West India
mace on the retina voyage. Thus the West India planter, Islands to he supplied, directly, with the produce of the
having no choice of anthem by she restrsel;re myth an of Visited Slides in British vessels, instead of their being sup.
Great Bromic', and bring compelled to purchaire the nu cis. ptie,l eircnituusly ur indirectly, in American vessels. The
series of life, sad lumber, at the highest prices, and to sell littlish island. now peso ore must of their supplies indi•
his produce low, is momently wituessurg de ruin of his reetly Guns the island. open to American navigation,
fortune. and it is believed h.y the most intelligent and ;experienced
Bat it has been said, witb a view to render the Navigation merchants in this country, that very little more pioduce
Acts unpopular, that AMU • sad bread stuffs ate imported into would be *Lipp. dto the British islands, were the American
Great Brasil, firm the ['hied Slates, sod shipped from Purls urn to Otitis!' vessels. The tonnage of the Units d
thence la the West Indies, by which artifice she elude,. the Stales now employed is the West India trade is considerable.
elf. et of the Navigation Acts. Without atomism to re. I Prom she bit of ()cubit 1820, to Ilse 30th of September
foie an argument that re foto@ itself (for the price of the MI, the tonnage departing (solo the purls of the United
entitles of consomption being jorrease4 by the circuity and States to the ports in the West India Islsoils, open to our
length of the voyage, proves that those Acts have the ef. navigation, amounted to 3..-J,3110 toes; and the tonts•re
feet intended tau British policy), the Committee, inking it catering Americas purls dutirig the moue year to 312,809
a, true, ti„k. Whet bill those who ad,,,„," it "hi tons; and the value of the exports to the islands with which
by it % Vessels of the Visited States are admitted into 81. Marries* vessels trade, ss stated by the Treasury Della. 1-
.
testi Europese ports, by the Cosientom already 1111101jolie41, meal, for the year ending the 30th of September, 1831,
eau nu equ•liiy wide Bullish vessels Ii es below'', stud the amount to 8,558,357 dollars, besides the value of produce
doeumems ectorsparyirot this WWII prose the feel, that slopped to *glob Islands, to the atimuot of 264.1132 dollars.
three fourths of the tutu esmoloyrd between the United The Committee then go on to Ohre, by a statement of the
Males and Cr. at Britain behoves to the United Sates; the 'nutmeg, est the United Mates, Melodies' that employed in the
plain MG r. ore from this fart is, that Anictlcau soutle, foreign and coasting oriole, mil the islieriee, the magnitude
eacledi d front the cirliage of the produce of the Coiled of the mitred that would be injured by a repeal of the Na.
States to the Delilah Wart India posts, will ramie in for vegaison Arts. The estimate that this tonnage cannot be vs-
loe greatest pars of tbe retrying Iliad. In ',seen the Vatted level at luau than forty millions of dullaro--no late est too
States sod Great Brissin, iu Ilse soil les in shot gray des. Ilet'at to he eiolaugetcd for • good barely iu contemplation ;
tsnesi foe the British West lons* markets. II this tic sod weir it it out good, its acquisition would be too &Rely
the policy of Gaol Britain, it is.jorts her Woods, sod patchiest by the sacrifice of so rut a uational interest.
be seals Aim, least • isigotiou. 2 tto. de wiping,/ fads A rh-r conic further maw k.unit c a lculat Met, all Irlidirg
10 . 'Lc pThi,,,,,,. tutendtd. V i ,he It wit if it to demons/We the impolicy of riTia'ing the Nativism J

4 •

1'

AN*, thi tarntrailectottajude this *able Report by similar
dark eunliletion, that the true Wier's, of the United State.,
mid the Ott principle. nhirh Gov. tamest lass always arl-
worsted in favour of free *commerce, forbid a change of p..
liey. Thee, therefore, retommend that the Acts of she
April 1918, sod 16111 May 1620, and also the Acts Isylnit a
irritant an Freacb vessels, aittal.l not be repealed as long
as the adiereary spume of Great &vitals and France shall
comistre.

Several tables raerred to by the Committee are printed at
the earl cif the Report ; among which we lad a " Stathedral
view of the cessiorree of the Vatted Staten, exhibiting the
valor, of articles of every description of export■ to each for
reign country; also the tontine of American and foreign
vessels arriving from, and departing to each foreign country, .
and the tonnage belonging to eat% foreign Power employed
is the commerce a the Coiled Slates fur the year ?tiding 3utb
September, 1821 ;" which prevents the following ferrite :
Tube of Import*. Dollars.
Is Americas vessels 68,025,899
Is purcigli vesiel• • • ........ 4,559,825
Total
Video of Dositslle Rsports.
Ts American sessiolir.d
Is Foreign vesseihi .. 9,208,622
Total
Palos of Foreign Rapists.
In Americas versa; • e0,7145,70e
In Foreign

Taal
Total aside of domentie aad foreign produce } 64A74,36.
tiuua exported

A inertial. Telenet*.
Entered into the United Stales ...... 765.09S
Departing from the United States ..... 904,947

Total .....
Foreign fottagge.
Entered into the United Stmt's
Departing from the United States 83,073

Total 1114.300
The official doco meat, eoataisiag the details of the "
tietical View," may be sees et the Coitaercioil Bony.

IREL4ND.

CORY. MAY 17.
Potatoes in and about this city see at present
high in price, and bad in quality. They are sell-
ing for about a shilling, per weight of 211 b, but
would be much higher were it not for several car-
goes which reached this city from the ports in the
English Chorine!. The barony of Bsrriroe, in this
county, from whence large supplies used at other
sextons to be sent to the Dublin market, is now
itself suffering uuber the pressure of extreme scar-
city.

( From the Limerick Chronicle of Wednesday.)
Yesterday sennight the driver of Lord Clare's
estate, while performing his duty at Clounctigh,
near Knockaderry, in this county, was attacked by,
three persons dressed in women's clothes, who put
him on his knees, made him beg his life, and after
giving him a blow of • pistol on the head, per-
mitted bias 10 depart, with a caution never to call
for rent again in that quarter.
On the night of Saturday last an armed ban-
ditti attacked the house of R. Bennis. 'an honest
farmer, but were unable to effect an entry, from
his spirited resistance; upon which some of the
insurgents got up on the roof mud stripped off a
considerable part of the thatch, and bring then
supplied with stones from the roof, best him so
severely on the head, as to leave him in • state of
insensibility, which gave them an opportunity of
forcing open the outer door. They fired two shots,
and cruelly beat and otherwise maltreated Bennis's
wife, who was near her confinement, and then broke
every• article of furniture in the Ware. The poor
sufferers still languish in danger of their lives.
Bennies crime was, that he took a farm which had
been surrendered, and which the law-makers or-
dered to remain waste.

THE BRITISH PRESS.

LONDON,
WEDNESDAY. MAY 22, 1822.

The Committee of the House of Representatives
of the United States of America upon Foreign
Commerce have made their Report. It embraces
an interval of near forty years, comprising the
growth and maturity of that great and interesting
portion of the globe. The great length of this
important document has prevented its insertion
entire in the New York Papers, one 'of which
has published its substance. as given in another
part of our Paper. This Report derives additional
interevt from the circumstance of the commercial
relation, between the two countries being brought
more immediately under the consideration of the
Legislature by Mr. WALLACZ'S Bill for the relax-
ation of the Navigation Laws.

The second reading of the Roman Catholic
Peers Bill is fixed for Friday, the 31st instant, and
not Thursday next, as stated in our Paper of yes-
terday. It would be absurd to suppose that the
late disturbances in Ireland, or its present depressed
state, have any actual connexion with the Catholic
question, or should in a rational view have any in-
fluence upon it. The disturbances were local,
and totally flee from all political or religious
feeling. The present famine is the visitation of
Providence, and not the act of the White Boys.
These truths are undeniable, and yet it must be
confessed that these adverse circumstances have
produced • tone and temper in the public feeling
unfavourable to the cause. We have been accus-
tomed to regard Ireland as a land of plenty, the
granary of England, stored for it with golden
grain, ■nd tilling the place in which Sicily once
stood in relation to Rome. Nothing was want-
ing to complete the system but the removal
of its civil and political imperfections. Em-
braced principally within the Catholic question,
it engrossed the public attention ; but now that
pestilence and famine in the island stare us in the
race,,, the sttentiun thus engrossed by political
subjects is divided, and d:vertrd to the more