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the Noble Lord iorerred their em.eirt. sod said—

That if this acquiescence on the part of the people arose
from au approbation of the m .... rs proposed by the Go.
vernment, and sanctioned by Parliament, he should thence
augur well fur the future tranquillity of the country; hut if
•.the people really fell that these measures were injurious to
•their rights, and subversive of some if their dearest and
most valued privileges, as was asserted, then their silence
was must ularmiag, for it 'hewed that the people were dis.
gusted with the abuses to whirls these privileges had beets
exposill, mid that they. would pr. frr Weill: the right of meet.

lug and of petitioning? and even the liberty of the press
itself abridged, rather than be exposed to the dangers result.
ing flow their abuse. It was :against this feeling tbal he
was most ansiuus to guard," die.--(Ses The fr:rittria Prue
of yesterday )

We are surprised that it did not occur to the
Noble Lo►d, even while he was giving utterance to
these sentiments, that ano►her cause might have
operated to discourage and prevent the people from
►ending their petition% to the Legislature. Much
as the Noble Lord and Its colleagues way affect to
tremble, lest the apathy or slisgust of the people of
this country should induce them to desire the de-
struction of their noblest rights, to save them from
being occasionally abused, it might occur to them
that this apathy or 1311411/ii Will nut yet so universal
as to prevent a large portion of the people from
sending the express of their m * ' sto the Le-
gislature, if they entertained any rational hope that
their petitions would produce any effect. Will not
the Noble Lord acknowledge, that if ten thousand
petitions, bearing bona fide the signatures of fivr mil-
lions of the people, had been, to the great waste of
parchment, presented to either House of Parliament

against the proposed laws, no alienation would have
been thereby effected in the intentions of his Ma-
jesty's Ministers, or in the conduct of their majori-
ties ? What attention was paid to the Petitions of
the Common Council of the City of London, the
Electors of Westminster, or the inhabitants of
Southwark ? Does not the Noble Lord also feel
that hut little time use afforded for the holding of
meetings throughout the country, and that this
is not a season of the year ut which popular
meetings in the country con be conveniently as-
sembled ? Is it not also notorious that no popular
meeting could be convened during the present state
of public agitation and alarm, for the purpose of
opposing the measures of the Ministers, without
exposing the persons convening it to some personal
danger, and to the certain Stigma of bring called
covert supporters of the disoffected, and enmities
to the existing institutions ?

The Newspaper Stamp Duty Bill worm through
the Committee yesterday evening, in the House of
Lords, and will this craning be read a third time.

We have received the Paris Papers of Saturday.
The amendment made in the Cosimittee in the
financial project, by which the wow:Natio* for rale.
ing the first six suotiths of the lases of 1820 was
reduced is ibrilkwerwer mositha, was discussed in
the Chamber at MOM* on Friday, in full sit.
ling, and the origisid irrojoet was adopted by a
laajtwilY of t 37 la 97. By the awe atajorisy
the Goveratneat obtained a rite of credit ter tare
hawked willies*. The Chamber sbeu adjouraeil

till Tuesday. The Ministers have succeeded in
this first operation of their campaign. hut the OP.
position was too formidable not to excite
apprehensions for their eventual success.
The 5 per Cent.. were on the Od. 70 fr. 45e.
Bank Stock 1,450 fr.—On the 44th the 5 per
were 70 fr. SO c. ; Bank Stock 1,450 fr.

We learn from the Papers brought by ,
Mail that very considerable reductions are ai
to be made in the army of flanoier. The
point ion of that kingdom does not exceed
souls; and yet the infantry alone has
aisted of 39 regiments, each having two
The infantry is now to he reduced i
merits, which is still a very large titian.
but Hanover, as a member of the Germanic
federation, is required to maintain this
her contingent to the army or the Coat
We learn from Stockholm that an
has beets made to the Court of Sweden
Netherlands and North American Goverment,
for the abolition of the Swedish law
hibits foreign vessels from importi
Swedish harbour any articles of co'n
bring the production of their own count
law is similar in principle to our Na►igation
winch have been justly considered a
maritime greatness ; but although in
Sweden for one hundred years, it does
have produced any very salutary effect,.
is certainly rather of a political than
mercial character, and sinless aided by
ing spirit on the part of the people mry
with ruinous consequences, for it t
fetters trade, and deprives a poor count,
advantages which it may derive from
capital of those nations which are chiefly.
the cartying trade. The Board of Trade
holm i► decidedly hintiie to the repeal _
but the President of the Board is individually of
contrary opinion. The question now rest* with'
KING fur his ultimate decision.

AVe hive received New York Pipers to the lit
inst. The Members of Congress were issenthling
at IYa•hington. Thr following article rosy be con.
sidered iv to the present situation of Spina
■nd the United Ststev:—.

" NEW YORK, Novasista g 9.

" The National IntelliTencer of Friary minima.
ces the arrival of Capt. READ (rain Ntidrid, and
adds, 11,'e understand that he hemp itifeemation
that the Treaty is not ratified, and that things re.
main much in the seine state in which OW last ad.
vices left them. Mr. FORSYTH remains at M
and a Minister from Spain is to Ise forthwith sent to
this country'."
These Papers state, that Itirhadoes had beet,
visited by • dreadful hurricane and earthquake
subsequently to the 41st of October. This, how.
ever, cannot be trot, for there lire letttni In town
from that Island, dated the 10th Noronha'', awl
they do not contain the most distant allusion to any
such calamities.

Ily the Underwood, Capt. Wool), arrived in the
Dawns ham Demerara, advice. have been received
to the lit ult. which Rate that the colony still con-
tinued very sickly, mid that the mortality, not only
among the whites, but the coloured and black po-
pulation, hail been very considerable. The wea-
ther, at the above period, was however getting
cooler, and great hopts were entertained that in a
few weeks the sickness would cease.

Last evening the Palace [tartlets? arrived at
Carlton-house, from Brighton.

The Morning Chronirk has pronotuiceria Pro.
clam•atiots, inserted io TIIE I3nITIaY Pitess-and se-
venal other Papers of Saturday, sword " BOLIVAR,"
a gross and clumsy fabrication. The •,ply ground
upon which the Morning Chronicle has thought
fit to pass this sentence of contlfmnatiou neon the
article, is the circumstance of its hearing the date
of A ngosturs, on the 2tl of April, whereas BOLIV A R
had left that place some days before. Admitting
this statement to be correct, it is not decisive evo-
! deuce against the outhenticity of the Proclama-
tion. The document is not the anitounrenient of
any military operation, of any victory or defeat ;
it is a mere general abstract address to the people
of Sprats, the Patriot Guerillas, and the soldieia
and setimeo of the expedition preparilig at Cadiz.
The precise day ■nd place are not material. Why
the Money CArosiek, that professes itvelf friendly
to the Patri•t cause, slionld go oat of its way to
denounce the present article, which, whelk:et. 'actually
signed by Bumf AII or not, breathes Isis seats.
merits, maintains his principles, advocate, his dor.
trines, and sreks to advance his cause, is NM
easily rnetwitsilralile with its ccmsistexey. We re-
ceived the reticle through a channel to which we
are indebted fur touch valuable intelligence respect-
ing South America, the authenticity of which wan
never questioned, sitil we perceive nothing its the
present article to induce a well-grounded vospirion
that it is of a different character.

The Tomer fngate, lately reword hos the
Newfoundland station. under His memoood or
Captain the Hon. J. GORDON, hie 441;
Al standing. at Portsmouth, mid tv.meire
by Captains A itsca STuwal. A*
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