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London, England, 1822-04-18 00:00:00

SUPPLY.

Mr. Ifinsitt vilified to know front the Chancellor
of the Exchequer 'what Stipp!), would• be brought
on on Friday.
The CHANCKLI.OII of the EICHIQUER said, be
eonld not wile what iii particular would be proposed,
but th.t was thei usual day for Supply. •
The Irish Melt Ditty. Repeal Litll went through
a Cinniiiittee. The Report to be received to-
morrow,
The Counterniling Malt Duty Bill went through
a Cominiitee. The Report was ordered to be Xe-
CeiVrfr to-morrow.
The firport of the Cominiosioners on the Stamp
Actawas !lien brought up. The Resolutions were
mid and kgyeed to. . .
10. 110%M raid, he hed.listened with great at_
teniion to the reading of. the Resolutions, expect.
ingto have heard the item for the allowances to
otainit distributors.; it had, however, escaped him.
11WiTia expect Ow Chancellor of the Exchequer
wOUtil 'have iticludett it in his plan of reduction,
foi lie thought every diUnterested man would agree
that, salJnes a.yeur was too
much' lobe paid foK duties which were entirely per.
fortpell by Opsity: No less 4 1113U1 titan eo,uoo/.
Pitt' latifici 'iitially to distributors of stamps, aud
he nas confident the duty would he better per-
fofriied fur 40,000/. aud the remainder would be
satieil to the public; end on some future stage of
11# tyl he should certainly take the sense of the
HOlPe upon that !mint..
The Csix!icEt.l.On of the Bit:Magnet said. the
stibj4et held enguited for some tune tlie-attention of
the of the Tieasury, in consequence of which
conald4able reductions had been made.
Mr. flume. would be glad to know what might
he the amount of these 'eduction in Euglisud and
Sintfand.
' The ()iv:textual' of the EXCHIQUER said it
would.be difficult to point out the exact saving
which fled beep effected, bat a scale of reduction
would be laid before the Rouse, upon which they
could form ail opinion.
Loire was then given to bring in a Bill io par.
suauce of these Resolutions.

DISMISSAL OF OFFICERS.
Colonel Davlvs wished to know what was the
inn:Dhoti of his Hou. Friend (tlr. Hume) with re.
tweet to the motion of which he bad given notice on
the subject of the PreroKative of the Crown in the
diamissal of officers of the army. If he did net
name some day shortly, he should feel it his duty to
submit a (nation fur the purpose of desusng, and,
if necessary, to limit the prerogative of the Crown
in the dismissal of officers,
Mr. Mae said he had no particular day in view,
and he should be happy if some person better nes-
lified tban himself vould undertake the question.
Culjnel Davi KS said, that iu giving notice of the
nplica) Pre was about to give, he did nut do it with
any idea of his ow 11., u pet unity above his Honourable
F.rmnd; but he felt the subject to ht of consider-
able imortance.:yind lie should therefore call the
attention of the [host to it upon the 20th May.
Mr. Lumina-ma brought up copies of instruc-
tions given to Hit ',Ward of Escoke..-Ottlerrd to
lie on the table.
Lord pALSIVISTON preseuted copies of the nomi-
nalreturns of all the °dicers on foreign half-pay ;
mid also accounts of the different corps of yeomanry
in Great Britain.—Ordered to lie on the table.
Mr. Luststaorost brought glamor papers rela-
tive to the tlait..e Trade. which were ordered to lie
upon ill table..
fussy mowed. that the returns of the vari.
nits country b'tnk uotes in circulation fur the last
three years be pouted.—Ordered.
On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the Ex-
CIIIIMUSIL the further consideration of the Super.
animation NI was pottponed to Friday nest.
The House then adjourned.

PARIS PAPERS.

PARIS, APRIL 14.

Yeller/ley nine individuals were sentenced by the
Correctional. Police to imprisonment or floes. for
being concerned su the disturbances with reference
to the preaching of lle•Miuionaries.:
Five per Cenie.—Saturtlay, r. 75e.
• - SEMLIN, MARCH Ott.

Couriers have arrived this morning at Belgrade
from Conotaidiample.,, The new► from this last city
area VV. March. .Every thing was in the greet-
est fernieutation, and an insurrection of the 11116-
series bad tutted 'till greater consternation among
the inhabitants. The Sultan, in consequence of
the preparations for war, -which are continued with
the gteatert activity, had also ordered a press of
sailors, which was already carried into execution
wish great rigour. and without respect to person..
Some Ortas of the Janissaries, who had been or-
dered [or the sea service, have .positively refused ;
these threats and vociferation. soon excited the fury
of the other Ortss, and they proceeded to act with
violence towards .their officers. The new Aga of
the Janissaries, lately appointed by the Sultan, was
the first victim of their rage. Hir predecessor, who
was discharged on account of the disorders which
took place on the. arrival of the head of Ali Pioche,
was immediately reinstated in that important post.
The Jauisearies, after having murdered their chief,
dispersed about the street* of Constantinople, and
gave, low, without restraint, to their hatred of the
Christians. All they met in the streets, of what-
ever uation, were massacred.

Constautumple is now as• light at night as in the
on account-of the fires of the bivouacs, which
till the city and environs. This great city resent-
Wee a vast camp, and the hopes of making war on
the accursed Wears (the Russians), sad of enrich.
ing themselves by pillage, excites is all the Mussel-
men extraoriliii:iry joy and enthusiasm. Their reli-
gious zeal, whiclt hue been rather less vehement for
some years past. has now resumed all its impetuo-
sity. and the permle are more fanatical than ever.
, accounts linen Epirus and Albania are fa-
vourable to the Greek,. Chonrschid Pomba is re
occupied with the Suliots and Albanians, that he

THE BRITISH PRESS.

LONDON,
THURSDAY, Arati. 18, 1822.

The House of Commons met yesterday in par-
seance of the terms of its adjournment. The pro-
ceedings of the evening offered some matters of rio
inconsiderable interest. A Petition was presented
by Mr. PEEL from the Synod of Glasgow, praying
the House of Commons to refuse its sanction to the
measure announced by Mr. CANNING for the re-
peal of the Act of Charles 11. relative to Roman
Catholic Peers. The Petition complained of Mr.
CANNING/ measure, on the supposition of its being
an attempt, by way of a side wind, to carry the
main question of Catholic eligibility ; and Mr.
PEE(. pledged himself distinctly that lie would
take the sense of the House of Commons on Mr.
CANNING'S first motion. This annnnucement ex-
cited some degree of surprise in the (loos, fur in
cases where the mode of proceeding is to move, in
the first instance, for leave to firing in a Bill, with-
out referring the matter to • Committee of the
whole House, the courtesy of Parliament suffers
the Bill to be introduced, and requires that the
sense of the House should be taken on the second.
reading of the Bill, when the principle of the mea-
sure is supposed to come with most propriety under
discussion. It was also • matter of surprise that
the Petitioners, who cannot from their situation is
life plead ignorance in excuse of their presumption,
should have ventured to impute to any Member of
Parliament improper motives, or any motives di.:
fillet from those which he bed avowed, in submit•
Ling • measure to the wisdom of the Legislature.
It mattered not that this reproach may have been
couched in guarded terms, such as fear or prudence
might dictate—the offence was completed by the
use of any language which were capable of convey-,
ing the invitation. •

The Morquis of LONDONDERRY postponed hi.

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isimmi

inknded motion upon the subject.of the •gricul.
tire] distresses of tfie 'country, from Moodily eel
Friday the 46th instant, (or which evening it is to
be understood as being peremptorily flue. The
intention of the House of Commons will be anxi-
ously occupied on Monday by Sir Jan!. NEIVPOIZT.II
motion respecting the State of Ireland.

The Paris Papers of tlutiliTsy contain tin intelli-
gence of interest relative to the offal,. of the East.
We can collect, indeed, that the_Ottotuais Esnistre-
relaxes in no respect its preparations for it war, and
that the means employed for 'exciting the religious
and national enthusiasm of the Mursuinians have
been eminently successful. The arming of the
Turks appears to be universal, and such numerous
bodies of troops have been collected in Constanti-
nople and its vicinity, that this city looks like art
immense camp. We read of occri,ional excesses
committed by this armed multi:tole, and our @yin.
pikes are claimed for the suffering Greek.; hut.
in the existing state of the capita!, mthtary sult-
riera mast flow as • necessary consequence from
the assemblage of such nurnermis hordes of barbs'
lions of various manners, languages, and arms. We
noticed yesterday the delivery of a joint mile by
the Ambassadors of tlw mediatii.g Powers to the
Reim Effewli, urging the immediate evacuation of
Moldavia and Wall.schia by the Turkish troops,
and hope. were entertained that this renewal of the
negotiations would lead to an amicable adjusttnent
of the existing diflerences. Lt the event of a
willingness on the part of the Porte to accede to the
requests of the mediating Powers, no small
culty will be GIl in rertheitsg the present Ottoman
army to pacific habits and to the level of society
in general. It is always easier to raise tin army
among barbarous people than to disband it einietly,
and it is not improbable that, excited as the Turks
hare been with the hopes of plunder and a thirst of
vengeance, they may in their di-aiodointment excite
commotions of the most dangerous character.
Sonic cases were submitted to the Tribunal of
Correctional Police io Peri. on Saturday last, aris-
ing out of the recent disturbances in the several
churches 'them the Missionaries had officiated. Ihe
acorn charged against them were outrages upon
the police, disturbing the congregations in the
churches by affected coughing sod other noises,
and one of the prisonsre, named Dustout.iti, was
specially charged with an act of gross and violent in-
decency in the church of Petits /'ere: towards a
young lady. This ruffian was found guilty of Ilikt
offence, and condemned to three months'
sontuent ; several of the others, on conviction, were
sentenced to imprisonment from five to fifteen clays,
and to fines not exceediug :Ai fr. It was stated
in the case of a young man, named DESSAINT, that
his arrest had given so violent a shock to Ilia mother,
that the unfortunate woman in despair threw her-
self into the Seine, a here she perished.

The discussion on the Budget still continues in
the Chamber of Deputies. The proceedings fla
Saturday were noisy, and marked by much personal
rudeness, although, in 'locking through t;►e reports, .
no occurrence seemed to just►fy such conduct. lt
was complained that the lis•s of the Electoral
Colleges were not properly distributed, and that
care was taken to prevent the people froin haying
a fair opportunity of reading thc►n. This was con-
tradicted io no very measured terms by the Minis-
ters, and after an angiy altercation the Alembers of
the left aide quitted the Cliamb?r their exam-
ple was soon followed by tho.e of the right, and
the further discussion of the Budget was postponed
till Mo►►day.

The French funds still suffer the tleprmion
which they experienced some days since Gum the
rumours of on approaching war in the East. The
Five per Cents. closer! on Saturday at a 6 f. c.
Bank Actions ut 1,572 f. .50 c.

A Court of Common Council was held yesterday
at Guildhall,at which the newly-elected Recorder
surrendered into the hoods el that body his office of
Common•Serjeant. Upon the motion of Mr. Slade
two important Resolobos,s were passed. fly
the NV, one of the standing orders of that
Court was suspended, which directed that the
Common Serjrant should be elected anctially.—
lle is now to be elected on the same terms as
the Judges, namely, " quamdiu se Ilene Fes-
serit.!' Another standiii4 order was also sus-
pended. by which it was nrceeaary that any can-
didate for the office should be a freeman of the City
of London of two years stunding. Our Trio:ers will
perceive that whilst this order existed, Mr. Denman,
the popular candidate, was incapacitated hum
holding the office, as it was only in the course of
the last year that lie was presented with the free-
(loin of the City. The office is now thrown open to
free and equal competition..

Last night, about 25 minutes past eight o'clock.
the litNG arrived at Carlton Palace from Brighton.
Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the
East India House, when the following: Commatithis
took leave of the Court previous In departina. for
their respective destinations. viz.—Capt. littitsrtn
CLIFFORD, Lady Melville; Captain JOHN SM4LL
HENRYERASER, Minipill if Hardly; Cmplam
ROBERT WRIOHT NOSFOR, liegent ; and CApiikill
THOMAS WILLIAMS, Princess Aniclia—lor Chains
direct.
The under-mentioned Captains were sworn into
the command of their respective ship', viz. Captain
BROOK KAT. MareAionets if Ely, and Captain
WILLIAM ADAMSON, Itinchdiem—cousigned to
Bengal dirtct.

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