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This wss a beneficial change which had liken place
within the short space of fire years, but if one
looked back 4 little forth*, it was quite marvellous
what changes had taken place. The Catholic Bill was
the presiesste cause of one Administration going out,
and yet they hod now sent up to the House of
Lords a Bill which went much farther titan that
measure. With respect to the effect which Shia
measure would have oa the silk trimly, if it were so
great es represented, he was astonished they bed not
made themselves heard before; hat he was glad,
notwitintandiog, dust au opportunity would still be
given to them fur that perfume.
The CHANcaLLoa of the EICVEQOIIII said, that
he had alesys been the enemy of monopoly, mod
had for 20 yeses been striving to obtain some re-
laxation, but he had never been able to carry one
point,
and he had great doubts of the success of
has Right Hon. Friend now.
Mr. BROUOMAII implanted.
Mr. ELM/ conterided that the burden, of taxa-
ties retained Sty she Right Hon. Gentleman were
the_grottest difficulties iii the way of • free trade.
CHANCILLLOA of the EXCIIIMUBR, said, that
he had 'brays declared his williugisem to relax
taxation in proporunu to the surrender and aboli-
tion of mono?olies.
Mr. E. tl'optuousz proposed a verbal amend-
ment on one of the clauses, spoil which • division
tuuk plate
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Fes tie
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The other clamors west agreed to. The House
resumed. The Report was ordered to be received
on tl'edneeday tssat.
lietanterrer to a question of Mr. Homo as to be
length of the recess.—
The Marquis of
,LONDONDERRT replied, that
be eould, on Friday next, move an udjourispeut
till Thursday following.
The other online of the day were then disposed
of, and the House adjourned at OMs oX:issema

POREIUN INIVIBUCitiVO4

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A report hashes. in garsersl circulation for some
days, that the continuation of peace between
Rasaa and the Porte is certain. All the private
letters from the copital to the Turkish commanders
here agree in this.
A courier from Gallia: brings word that all the
merchantmen hive sailed, some to Odessa, ammeter
Constantinople, to resume their trade. Eight
Boyars or the first class in this province, and five of

Moldavia. have been summoned to Saturn' (there
are no Greeks among them), where they receive
orders so proceed to Constantinople. Then are dif-
ferent opinions on the object of this measure. Some
think oue of them will be appointed Prince; others

that the Porte desires-to investigate the causes of
the insurrection, ►url the complain:a made by Theo.
dote in the name of the oppressed poople;,erthere
think that if the Porte appoints a Prince, he will
be limited in his executive power by a council
•of the nobility. It is generally effirmed that
. theicir Turkish troops uow here will retire be.
jond • the Danube by the end of the month.—
.1)u the 4th of April au English courier of the Le.
illation in Constantinople, which he left on 29th
March, arrived at the English Consulate. His dis-
patches contained nut a word of what has been
stated in a letter from Semlin of the 18th March, but
affirmed, tau the contrary, that peace will be &badly
established.

GERMAN PAPERS.

NVIIIIIIREIG. MAY 10.
The most contradictory:epode ware in circula.
ton at Constantinople respecting the Schuh of Per-
sia. Sometimes he is mid to be at Teheran, listen-
ing to proposals, and taking presents from Ramis
and England—sometimes •at the head of a vast
army, ready to cross the Euphrates, and penetrate
into Asia Mmor. The mysterious silence of -the
Porte, end the fear which hinders private.iudivi-
duale front writing, canoe the affairs of Asia to be
involved in obscurity.
The mail from Moscow brings news that a Rus-
sian merchant, named Guriutnikow, one of the
principal dealers in twist in that city, had failed foe
about a million and a half of roubles. This affair
excites the greatest *rotation, because he was Di-•
rector of the Bank of Morieow ; and it now appears.
that in order to relieve himself he has forged bills
•uf exchange; he has already confessed havingisau.
ed to the value of 250,000 roubles.
According to all we can learn of the results of
the two last sittings of the Commissioners mem.
bled at Darmstadt, to agree on a commercial system
for the meth German States, theretitiowery venom
to tope that the projected Convention.between these
States will be very soon eceomphahed, for the joint
protection of interest trade and manufactures.—
!Attendee' C•rrespondeat. May 10.)
The accounts from Smyrna up to 14th April, re..
ceived at Trieste, give • melancholy picture of the
excesses that have lately been renewed in shateity:
the Greeks were in a manner besieged in their
houses by the Asiatic,, and often driven out by
setting them on fire. Whoever in the first moment
fell into the hands of the soldiers was cut to pinto:'
Minder, pillage, and -burning.vere the order of the
day the Governor did little to check these out.
rage,. This is the third•vatastrophe that) hoe 'f-
illeted this unhappy city in the course of this year,
and yet there are still public jouraals,in Europe
which can deny all these summers. Several Essropean
ships have sided from Sidoeicht.,• at the defile of
the Consuls there, iv order to protieCt Opt IrPertY

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of the Franks in, those parte, hAcinse the insurgents,
under Odysseus had advanced within twelve leagues
of Salonichi, and spited great alarm. The Peelle
of Salonichi had been defeated at Veria, and was
endeavouring to timetable fresh forces to march
against the Greeks. Chourachid, surrounded with
enemies on all sides, is still at Joannine.—(fenn3/4-
fort Papers, May li.J
The Editor of the Bibliofeoa Wiens (M. Am-
bi) gives, in the number for March, an ectract
from a letter of M. Zaceoli, dated Besmear, No-
vember 3, 1821, which gives the fairest prospects
for the future. M. Z. accompanies the army of
Ibrahim Poch*, son of the Viceroy of Egypt, as
offtmr of engineers, and is charged with the geo-
graphical surrey of the couotrirs through which it
ranee. When the letter was dispatched the army
was in 13. north latitude, and will to advance to the
7th degree. In that variable climate a beat from
31 to 95 degrees of Reaumur by cloy, with a
illMlttess of IS. by night, causes frequent diseases.
Ibnibim Paella himself was in great danger from
• dysentery, but was saved by his physician, Ant.
'Scotto,. a Genoese. Dongota, Seimaar, and Kor-
dofan, are already in the hands of the valiant Ibri-
rr4o44 object was to attack Fexuallo and Obit-
luk, and to penetrate still further into
M. Zuccoli has made a surety of the Nile from
Alexandria to Sennaar. He counted leo more or
less considerable cataracts in the Nile, ,which were
all pawed, however, with very small loss either of
vessels or people. He remarks on error in Bruce's
map. Brace makes the Dender.fall into theaalk,
and the latter into the Nile; whereas •both these
tivers.fell into the Nile, the :Deader fifteen miles
above the Rshb. Where Bruce wrote. according to
the information of the inhabitants, and did .pot ,see
with his own eyes, no confidence can be placed in
him, ,fur the people, my. M. Zuccoli, ate so igne-
rant, that they hardly know where the sun rises and
arts. They cannot distinguish north from south.
He thinks he has found the island of Meroe in the
slip of land between the Dender and the .Rshb,
where be discovered 45 pyramids covered.with hie-
roglyphics. He met here with M. Csillaud and his
cosnpsnion, who followed another army order
Pacha, another son of the Viceroy's. He waited
for the ■rmed.vessels, to proceed as Carps possihle
up the White River, andeee whether it comes, as is
said, front a groat Weed lake, sod is connected with
the Niger, or at less; is in its neighbourhood.—
(dile/Reim Zeieuxg, May 8.)

,tka BRITISH 14 WS, S.

LONDON,
TUESDAY, MAT! IL, mi.

The Roman Catholic Peers Bill was brought up
to the House of Lord. last night by Mr. CANNING,
and, on the motion of the Duke of PORTLAND,
read a first time. The Noble Duke is married to
the sister of Mrs. CANNING. The second reading
of the Bill was then fixed for Thursday next.—
There was a very full attendance of members at an
early hour, including the Dukes of Sussex, DE-
VONSHIRE, and BEAUFORT; the Marquis of LANS-
Dowx, Lord EIot.L•MD, &c.

In moving the order of the day for the Commit-
tee on the Nsvigation Bill, io the House of Com-
mons. last night, Mr. I.V.tit.t..scit, the Vice-President
of the Board of Trade, stated, 'amain length, the
astute of °meliorations which it was intended to pro-
pose in the existing Navigation Laws of this country.
The generelobject of those alterations he stated to be
the simplification of those lows, by relaniog some
. of the enactments in force for•the regulation of the
trade of foreign shipping with the ports of this
kingdom, so as to place the several nations of
Europe upon the same footing in that respect one
with another. In the course of his observations,
alluding to the present state of South America,
the Right Hon. Gentlemen stated it to be his
intention, without attempting to prescribe to the
Executive Government what course of policy it
should pursue with respect to the recognition of the
independence of the South American States, to
propose that the shipping of those States should be
admitted into the ports of this country on the same
terms as those which regulated the admission of
British ships into the ports of those States re-
spectively.

The provincial papers received at our office
abound with accounts of the exertions in every.
part of the kingdom . for the relief of the poor
pow suffering from famine in Ireland. Many
military corps have voted a day's pay is aid of
tbe general fund; and the Ladies, whose influence is
so powerful in all the relations of domestic life, now
take an active part and lively interest in the cause.
The Ladies of Plymouth, following the example of
those of Camberwell, held is meeting at Goude's
Hotel, on Friday, when it was agreed to open a
subscription among their female friends. Thus
every age, rank, and sex, are united in the pro-
motion of this benevolent and getiesosa purpose.

An Evening Paper seems to think that the effort
of liberality now making may exceed the necessity.
We wish we could entertain a like opinion. It is
fully ascertained that there is a deficiency of food
for •three moths to come. If then • the immense

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population oho ate to be fed by the public bounty
during that long interval he taken into account,
there will be little danger of a surplus in my sub-
Kription, however 1111erili and ettlruiim The
city of Dublin has at length held a mestirog
upon this interesting Intl important tinhjece.
The conduct of that city in not coating forward
promptly and early in the cause, has excited much
censure, awl made an imPressiou in this country
not very favourable to the national character.
The lLoszt yf.stroa, ia opening the hm.iness, seemed
perfectly aware of this circumstance, and entered
into • justification of the tardiness of his fellow-ei.
tizeqs upon this occasipn.

We have received Paris Papers op to Saturday
WA. They arr, as %Dual, destitute of totereo.

A gulch Mail arrived, with riApera lo
the igth instant. The project of a new lisw of
taxation was carried on the 13th in the Spcpod
Chamber of the Slates general at the Hague, after
an artjunrited detate, by a nuijority of thee; the
nuntbergiAlipc, Ayes 04, Nuts 31. Qf gAie keen-
ness of the contest, some isles may be fended fro
the .circsimstnnge that to cbnsher, when complete,
conaists of IJO Meraings, and there being three
vacuities occasioned by death, two Members only
Rive sibnent upon the Alirisioo, bulb at efiain were

kept away by illness.
The
.41,tigibPrAt OWzel" APPtailid rider the head
of Bucharest, intelligence favourable to the con-
tinuance of pgfee between Turks,. and gnosis;
but we have long lqu_6;l in ynin for the sterling
stamp of pgilscoliciiyin arey.osesys relating to that
.snhjecte
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Tog FUNDO.—There .was nothing new, and
very little doing yesterday. (.;n4SOII were 79 it
.fin mnney. .aod•tlut .acconnt this.day, and 791.80
for the July account; !Induced, VA; 4 p!r
.Cents. .9.41 ; .14211 ; Lag Apnai4ile.
19} 11.16. Foreign Stocks were meetly nominal :
SpolOsh, 6141;
,Dapish, 86 ; Prursian, 86; Neapo-
litan, .691 70. It appears to be a Bull account
this time, but likely, ns loon Asoyfr, tojpglgoye
considerably.

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Yesterday the Dui* of.Y•astraasaeted military
business with the Kinn:
The Marquis of ..I.otinganzur had no au.
thence of his,iMAitaia yesteaday.
On Saturday the French ..iisheirador had a long
interview with the Marquis af,Loptuoxtesitair.
• Yasterdap-the Governor aqd Deputy Governor of
the Bank of.. England had an interview with the
CAA EC 11.LLOR of the,Excatouta.
THhe • ouourable and Rev. Mr. Pitactr..aost to
. the • Earl •f BEVERLEY, son.iii.lasi to the Arab.
bishop of-Csxmouar, sod coatis to the Ditto
of NOETHDWBERLEN D, report soy.. haie Autt
of the vacant Irish souses.-4,Epeausgrpeg.,)
The Japifer.• 50.• has been brought Jowls Ply.
month harbour to be fitted for commrsion,•.nd,will
take out the Right Hon. Geoufte, chfiVitis,. as
Goverpor-Oepertil. to India.
On Sunday morning arrived at Plymouth •from
New South Shetland the Henry, ADAM D. Kau-
Locic waster, from whom we learn that tbe,seal
fishery sesspti ,has proved very bad. The.iiintry
has brought home 1,300 skins and about tea tons
of oil. The Grace, Captain RowE, consort to the
Henry, iv gone round Cape Horn. on the whale
fishery—the crew all in good health.
,The Henry
left Shetland the 3d of February, at which time
all the Alps were preparing to leave ; most of them
intended wintering at Falkland Island., and deter-
mined.to try,S.hetland again the next season. Cap-
tain Ks!..Locr examined the coast of New Shet-
land from 6i. to 66. S. lat. and 601. W. long. and
found the whole coast destitute of harbours and
vegetation, and covered with eternal snow. Several
men lost their lives by icebergs falling on them.
Extract of a letter dated Bahia, February 23 :
" For four or five drys past we have been in the
greatest state of alarm, and at least one-third of the
inhabitants have retired into the country : the place
has been completely under arm*. I have told you
before of the jealousy existing between the Brazi-
liens and Europeans in all political affairs, and the
spirit of hostility broke out on Sunday last. About
three weeks since the election of new Governors
took place, when, of seven elected, one only. I
believe, was an European, from amongst whom they
chose their General at Arms. A very short time
after, however, a vessel arrived from Lisbon,
bringing an appointment from the Cortes for a
Colonel of one of the European regiments here
to fill the post, to which the Brazilians would
not accede, and on Monday last he beat to
arms to enforce it. The Brazilian troops at the
tune had possession of the principal fort in the
place, to which they retired. The Europeans besieg-
ed them in it, which, after three days skirmishing,
they abandoned, and the Europeans are now in
possession of the city and all the forts of the place.
Between 80 and 100 men have been killed and
wounded in the affair. There was fighting be-
tween the two parties in all parts of the town.—
A great part of the English, especially the Ladies,
the Consul, &c. retired on board ship to wait the
event, and a great Dumber shipped their cash,
books, &c. a. a report was spread that the city
was to be given up to twenty-four hours' pillage.
The European troops having ahewn themselves so
decidedly superior, in point of discipline and force,
every, thing must remain quiet, for some time at
least. The news from Rio de Janeiro of the Bawl
zi liens having driven all the European troops thence.
and insisting ou their immediately returning ter
Lisbon, accelerated the hostilities here. Persia*.
bum is ou the same parts se that in a few yeses
the Brazils must be an independent country. sod;
more than probable. Don Paciao their King.
Peace is now•restored, and with it, I hope, edit& ,
dence; but had the Brazilians been masters of tbH
field, we might hive fared badly, iu cousasop with
outer Europeans."

PASHIOWAIkE PARTIES.
Lord wpd Lady Stewart bad a dieser party yesterday at
ihrsr house la M. Jawed's-ryes: e
Mrs. Pugh« hai earned earls of issvitaiiott fur a musical
party on the bib June at her honer its South Audlry-strrrt.
Mr. arid Mrs. Watson Taylor love itrotril earls of invites.
lion for as ersierlaiamet4 or lb, 301 h instant it their bouts!
10 taireisdish4sitare.
Inge toujarea JerorT'a rest yest.r.lny evening is Berke.'
ky.sipare iris very elegaittlielleudetl.
14'4 iwfleY load a (Naar 'party yesterday at his house
is Mislatipe-street, May.fifir.
The Reis/age? Cuantesiiii Cork has issued card, of invi-
tation for a party od the elk June, at her house iu New Bur-
'Vert FOf • WIN will eatertain the Directors of Ancient
Mimic sad a liege party at diuorr lu-sturrow, at his house
is Orativemor-scrare.

THE HON. LADY SMITH'S GRAND ROUT.

Her Ladyship gave her second party yesterday evenlag at
her splendid mansion, ?levet:tiny, which was attended by
apwards of 500 of the haat los. The entrance koll,ealoonr
and siair•ease were beantifolly illuminated with vesiegated
lamps, sad decorated with the chnictst flourcis.' The da-
sant drarisig-rooms ace almost matchless is regard to the
lacking-glasses and decorations. The large dining room VII
the trotted fluor was appropriated 'fur refmhnients. The
tables were laid out with pastry, jellies, and coofectionery
in shuadance; piae•apples, grapes, strawberries, and every
trertef ref/cabaret, consisting qt teas sod cool Jrisks of the
rarest kinds in great absarkaace.

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