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at Charingcrowt, and he expected those Improveseatte would meet
the approbation of Parliament. (flow. y
Ale. J. Ol A RTIN considered that sin eetimre aught to be af-
forded, and wished to know what steps had teen taken by Ma Ma-
jesty's Government in respect to the Cestomhome, sod what was
the probable expense of the repaint reeteilithe there.
Mr. li ER R lES said it was very diekult at proem to silty what
would he the expense arising from that pefononste accident, or
whet portion of it would fall on tbettuldie. Prodediegs had been
instituted against the individual who hullt it. *III it would shortly
come to trial. It would not be prurient fef him to say more than
that, if the trial should be given against tlho individual. be would be
liable fore. coneiderable portionroe the expedite.
Mr. BARING had a great object'. to fraying the expensed'
public buildings out of their own revenue, 'hid war the ease with
the Custom. House. Then with respect twthe new Poo.office, that
was under the same regulation, and would not cost lees than a
million of money. Even the.porthese 'of the nd toot between
ig
three and four hundred thousand. pounds t lie Than consider
that work, of such magnitude should be n 'Conte public Board.
The ('ustom-House had their separate aurveyor and builder, and
so had the Post-office- Ile could not bet weeder that those build-
ing. were of sufficient importance tee call fed such an interference.
Mr. HERRIES said that the Hon. "Medium Was mistake*, in
supposing that there was no control °deed Ititil tinge in question.
They were formerly under the direction of sii. own departments,
but latterly had been placed under the Board of Works; which
Board waa immediately under the *mho*, of the Treasury.
Sir )1. IV. RIHIJEV said that the expenses of the Custom-
House and Post-office being paid out of dee respective revenues,
did not lender them less lieble to the iettiferance of the House, for
those reve,ues were public propeety, whicit diminished In pro.
portion to the expenses in quemion. It ems tfierefore a mistake to
suppose the money was not taken from ttIO public puree, and there
could be no substantial reason why se estimate should not be
afforded.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXC HEINER a id theian Actor
Parliament had peened for building a new feit-office, and the City
was to contribute a sum in aid of .that perpose. They god two
bonds for 80,00411., and the whole of thl ;um was not expended.
There could ho no objection to giving ever, Pneeible Information.
Mr. RARING • said it would be muds better if the Board of
Works were to bring in an estinotte.every Setoion of the works un-
der their superintendence. At prevent t 'louse were wholly un.
informed on the *abject of the Cue(' se and Post-office ex-
penses, and his Right Hon. Friend - oaelf be very muds
mistaken when he said that GUM, been eupsatial'an
the latter. - r.
l'hirtffA 4fCELI-keft of the
was taken of the whole bneinees
fore the House, and at that tir
application was made to the 7
Mr. 111.731 E wished to know if t
was at the public expense. .
The C II A NCE 1.1.0 R of the EXC ERar-No, no.
4r. HUME said, the question was it would not be de-
sirable to have an estimate of ail publi dings laid before the
tep
House. The fact was, and which wag itnown to the Mime,
that in many instances where the mat vest under the regulation
of Boards. irregularitea had crept its. lielknew a case at Dublin,
where the Treasury allowed only the iMire di 10001. per annum • or
be expended for repairs ; and yet the Conunissionde of the Hoed'
to which he alluded had expended 400 W.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he could
not have the slightest objection to the. production of estlmathi ;
indeed, he thought it would be very desiNtle that such should be
the case. (Hear, hear.) In respect to i ark House, Governmeot
had nothing to do with that building. Tbtground belonged to the
Crown, of which a lease had been grentel, the detaining term of
which lease had been purchased by kW Royal flighneas the
Duke of York, by whom the house wp being built, but Govern-
ment had nothing whatever to do withlt4
Mr. TRE3IAYNE said s few words' hod the resolution was
then agreed to. , .:' ea
The next resolution was that 10,000 i. Wallowed fee the expense
of works at the College at Edinburgh.
Mr. HUM E said lie did not rise to objett to the motion, but it
had been his intention to have drawn the notice erne Right Hon.
Gentleman, the Secretary of State for ate Home Department, to the
state of the Scotch Colleges, had he beat is his pima. There were
five Colleges in Scotland, and they demanded the immediate atten-
Ono of iris Majeety'e Government, wily might to inquire into them,
anti see how far they were calculated Gomm into effect the objects
for which they were intended. According to the Act of Union, five
colleges were to he kept tip, belt he muss say thatahose at St. An.
drew's and Aberdeen would be betterrionwoway with, if not put'
upon a more proper system of menagenrint. He hoped • Royal
Commission would lie appointed to inquest Into them, sodas to the 1
system of education pursued, whet/tee fe etftsucli as suited with the '
alterations of the times. He had . tad with woe* profeesers
of these colleges, and they Were ext ".:. anirraa for *airy. ,All
he (Mr. Hume) wanted was, to dra 2 lit e• . , name Hight Hese'
nourable Gentleman to the subject . - . ..7At de same,
time he did not wish that any .•., it, ~„
„L.,. eitiould-be in-
curred with respect to them. t-•'v itlf -. 4
The CHANCELLOR of rise. Y,! • . •, • ~r , AM that a'
College of Aberdeen was and • 7 . * Valejestr,ofBo-•
vernment.
After some observations froti. • ' *dm., 'r M. WI, Ridley,
and Mr. Ellice, respecting t. . .t. ", „at:
,14 ('.allege Of Edisi-
bur h exceeding the ernimate, . ;474 r . . . io. • •
' h NUM • IftLsol4. .. 4, ... 6.1 •.. ei • •.• UV
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The sum of 19,9604 was p . • .. for the weeks naii elect
at Donaghailee Harbour, and alter a few words from,
Alf. 111.1)1E, who complained of. the contend charges which
were matte for several years for the Ipurpose of completing those
works, the money waa voted.
The next item was the estimate of 43,0801. fur carrying on
the works at the Royal Harbour of George the Fourth, at Kings-
town (Comedy Dunleary).
Sir H. PARN ELL expressed hisaurprise at the necessity which
called for die present vote. He understood that the dues collected
would hare been adequate to the payment of the money requisite
for defraying the expenses of all the works.
411 r. H Milli Ev 3 said that it had been expected at one period
that the dues would have been sufficient to meet all the expenses
of the interest of the money necessary for the completion of the
works, but It was found that the result was different. The under-
taking was certainly one of magnitude, but it Phouldllso be refieeted
ties' its importance was on an equelly extensive scale. Engineers of
the first ability in naval Mister, Ain't of the greatest science,
had been consulted on the °cession,. and. It was their . unanimous
opinion that the work ought to be.pursned. The original estimate
was 11110,010/. ; but that MUM was afterwards reduced to 700,0001.
Mr. lIU-111i was averse to incur such an enormous amount of
expenditure on a presumption of precarious utility. But the pe-
seta case was of a character worse than dubious in his apprelten-
eion ; for he had been informed by some intelligent persons that all
the stuns which had been expended in this business were in fact
thrown away. There would not be any, benefit derived equivalent
with the money which had been wasted in the execution of the plan.
Such an amount as eOO,OOOl. or even 700,0001. was not a trifle to be
overlooked, or to be given fur the purpose of carrying on a fruitless
experiment.
Mr. HERRIES did not consider that the work in question
was of the description which bad just been ascribed to it. Ile was
fortified in that belief by the opinions of thirty of the most expe-
rienced and scientific nasal °Rims in the service,,besldes a number
of engineers, who had been consulted, and concurred in the feasibi-
lity and importance of the undertaking. Unless such testimony
should be deemed conclusive on the matter, he did not think that
any project which involved expense could ever be listened to.
The Estimate was then voted.
BRITISH MUSEUM.
The sum of ?'i,ooo/. being proposed as the Estimate for Build.
ing at the British Museum,
Mr. IitIiVERWORTII rose, bat was not fully audible to us,
as he spoke from a place under the Gallery. As we understood
the Honourable Member, he objected to the inconvenience incurred
by the tieseetnly height of the new buildings at the Mu-
seum. They were out of architectural proportion, and over-
shadowed the houses In the vicinitr. He wished to know (es we
collect:di whether the National Gallery's( Pictures was to be at
Montague House, and if there was soy control over ebe pictures
in the Trustees of the British Alapeum.
Sir C. LONG stated that he could not answer whether the site
of the National Gallery of Pictures was to be at the Museum or
not, hut the Trustees of the establishment, as he understood, had a
control (o'er the contents, 3A whitlow: _place they might be depo-
sited. The collection of Sir George Beaumont had net been spec'.
tied to airy place, but was devoted to the public in general. It
seemed, however, to he the game wish that the National Gallet7
should be established in the west end of the town.
(Ir. BUTTERNVORTII spoke, but from the noise which pre-
vailed we cold not learn the purport of his observations.
Mr. if 0111101;SE said that he had hat year and the preceding
one objected to the site of the British Museum for the National
Gallery. It was understood by the public that it was to be placed
at the west end of the town, and he hoped that such would be the
case. The wish was founded on a just principle, for It would be
very imbrovidert Out all the sources of attraction and amusement
should be an circumstanced that they might all be destroyed to.
gether. Such an occurrence was not to be apprehended if the loca-
lity were swarmed. He hoped that the Government would take
that view of the matter into consideration, and not forget that the
public feeling was in favour of the selection of the west side of the
town for the National Gallery. All the national curiosities should
not be thrust into what might be called a corner of the metropolis.
Persons of science were unwilling to Ito to the Museum foe the'
purpose of inspecting the astieler-contained there, and he
that IVeetininster would be selected, in eanfortnity with the publichi
aprnbation.
Sir C. LONG entertained lea Objection to the proposal which
amtoobsujecteit elntowen, I;
had been made for the selection of Warminster,lewenaveyse..
natbAncatsubtosyethi ebyhethigehatiotiftuthdee
obipthildeiloong,aswhich
over the temporary gal-
the necessity which existed tier making the gallery
itself of a certain height.
Mr. HUAI E was desirous to knowbow much more money was
to be expended on the British MOseala 11l addition to what h‘tt been
already voted.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER could not answer
the qeeition proposed, best he knew no structure that was handsomer
than the south front of the building in question. He did not agree
in the statement which was made of the extravagant height of the
building, thouh it was not exactly of the earns proportion as ori-
„e
ginally intended. It would have been ridiculous to make such a
building a squat dumpy concern. The contains in the rooms at
tPoresailwiltra:Peml*Pflibilete4l aittladsivrion tie.""bnt as world
theorpeesenaccursetbeionremo,avVy
part of the Muses; id conjunotina. With the tentemplated ad.

milt •,
to Re lb..
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••• the matter was be.
• the m as net hid out, when
• entry •w. .L
'` Id , gicalled York House

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josets, bs conceived that it would he absolutely absurd to bond
new wings and to leave the present dark centre between them. The
substitution of the faswle to which he adverted would be a desir-
able improvement.
Mr. fI(T3IE felt alarmed at the expression of adminttion'which
had fallen fro n the Right lion. fienileman (the Chancellor of the
Exchequer), in respcct to the hestity of the structure. It looked
to him like an ifrdiestion of incensed expenses to which there
might be no limit. But he did not like to pay too dearly fm the
indulgence of matters of taste. and that was the reason why he
wished to ascertain what would be the aggregate of expense to be
incurred.

The vote was then agreed to.
The cum of 1.1,000/., the estimate of the new buildings et the
oliloes of the fiords of his itlajeaty'a Privy Council and-of the
Committee of Privy Council to, Trade, wn. proposed.
Mr. 11U3IE did not anor:.ve of an much money being devotvd,
in addition to the Other heavy autos which were voted to these de.

pa iment&
lIERIIIES observed that the arnaant had not exceeded
61.0(101.

The rote was passed.
The next estimate Was 70.005/., for repaint of Windsor Castle.
Mr. HUME wished to know if any account could be fur-
nished to the House of the sums already expended, and (tithe
money probably requisite in addition f,r Windsor Castle.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said It had
been found, nn examination of the timbers and walls. as the re-

pain gradually advanced. thet the original calculation had been
erroneous. That mistake could not he avoided, as there was no
mode of forming a judgment, in the first instance, except from the
superficial view. But in tlie nrogr&ss of the repairs, those defects
which hefore were latent disclosed themselves. The timbers were

rotten, and the walla were consenuOtstly In a state of such decay,
that the wonder was how the building lasted ao long. There was
no objection to furnish an account of the expenses already in. ,
curved, but, from the circumstances just stated, it would he import.
sible to calculate with any degree of precision What sum would be
the limit, for the remaining repairs were of thrit uncertain kind they
could not be shtleipateel.
Lord J. RUESkiLL recollected that, when
.a qthrsticm regarding
the probable expense had on a forks*? oicasion been asked, the
Right Hon. Gentleman had stated that It was impossiMe to be
ascertained, bat recommended that certain 'sum should be ex.
pewit./ in the trial, and 300,0001, had, according to the suggestion,
heft-laid out. The was now disenimiled In be insufficient, and no
limit coow be assigned. The probable estimate was wanted to be
knows of what money was still requisite to finish the repairs of
Wiladsftitiallo.:oo4 that was the more destralalc as the (Omer
limit fitid:hern se transgressed. ' •
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Sir CHARLES LONG stated thia it was out of their power to
affhrd any thing like correct data on the sutlvrt, on account of the
difticultitaraheidy adverted to by the Chancellor of the Exch.equeri
Numerous causes of replies suddenly showed themselves to the
peocesa of reparation. and it was an be c:oected that similar de.
"feet% would eontinue as the state of the walla and limbers continued
to be developed.

Mr. 0 ECIGF; LA MB did not approve of !weigh expenditure,
but he did not think that the money laid nut on the repairs or em.

belliehment of Windsor Castle was unnecessarily squandered. On
the contrary, if the expenditure in that foie ect had been much
greeter it 'Mould have his approval. He should Ailti to be informed
whether this wee to be the last vote asked for this purpose, and if
not, what was the probable amount that 'multi be required s He
did not expect 'or desire to have any definite statement; all he
debited was such information as would enable the House to come
to something like a conclusion. He should also like to know what
were to be the additions to the impruvements, and what money
had been laid nut in property.
Mr. HUSKISSON said 16,0410/. had been expended In property,
which was found indispeneihte. Parliament had been originally
asked to vote 300,000/. ; and it would betaken care that the expendi-
ture should approach as near that sum as in such do undertaking was
practicable. Reny addition to this vote should be thought neces-
sary, such additional grant must in course depend on the pleasure
of Parliament. He believed the east and north wings were capable
of considerable improvement, they being at penmen obstructed by
buildings which had grown up in the interior, and which it would
be desirable to remove.
AIL HUAI E thought, so far as respected the use made of this
royal palace, the building might as well have remained as it was.
He begged them to recollect there were 2,000.0001. now to be ex-
pended in public buildings. It. realty appeared that certain persons
and the Honourable Gentlemen opposite were effected with a build-
ing mania He could not help protesting agaiest this sort of ex-
penditure. lie thought Windsor Castle should be allowed to re.
main as it was; its antiquity rendered it venerable.
This vote was then agreed to.
On a vote being moved of 3,5261. It 10d. to defray the ex.
penses of improving streets anti places near Westminster Hall and
the two Houses of Parliament, from the year 11121 to 1826,
'bit. HUAI E objected to the frequent pulling down and building
tilp ',Frith had taken place.
Vote of 11,1091. ds. 10d. was then moved for carrying on the
"vrorks bri the roads and harbours of Holyhead and Howth, anal
defraying the charges of the establielimeot employed under the
'l.:omonesionerit of those roads and harbours, during the year PIM.
Mr. HUME objected to this charge. He said it was uncter-
stdod the country was to he remneeratell by a certain per tentage.
Sir H. PARNELL defended the vote.
Mr. Secretary PEE!. thought this sum most wisely expended.
tjvhethe Honourable Member for Abenleen would bre&
nil by theiiiiproverithite of rirrisds.'"
1- Mr. UAllrE considered it unjust that the country should be
called on to pay the expense. lie should Certainly take the oplelon
,of the House upon the question in the next Session.
After some desultory conversation between Colonel Johnson,
Colonel French, Sir R. Fergusson, and Sir H. ParneU, the Cute
was agreed to.
26,39.1/. 7s. lid. were then voted for the purchase of Bangor
Ferry, in lieu of which a bridge had Leen erected over the Alamo
strait'.
5.0001. were then moved to defrey the expense of improving and
making more safe the nuyiention of the Airmen straits.—A greed to.
14,9911. 3s. 9d. were also voted to pay for the building of a
bridge over the river Conway, and for the purchase of Conaway
Ferry.
6,292/. were then voted to complete Canway bridge ; 109,300/. to
defray the expense of printing Acts of Parliament and Bills, Re-
ports, and other papers tor the two Houses of Parliament; 7,5001. to
pay for printing by order of Commissioners appointed to carry into
execution measures recommended by e.e Ilnuse of Conininna re-
'meeting the Records of the kingdom; and 1w2.01101. for providing
stationery. printing anal binding for Government.
On the motion that 10,1001. be voted to defray the expenses of
forming an index to twenty volumes of the Journals of the House
of Commons, commencing with the first Parliament of Great Bri-
tain and Ireland, and extending to the end of the reign of
George III.; and also the expense of incorporating the indexes of
the subsequent volumes of the Journals of the House of Commons
to the end of the last Session.
Mr. HUME objected to the enormity of the charge. He thought
5001. would pay for the printing.
Alr. BUTTERWORTH knew something of the printing fra'si-
nets, and thought the charges reasonable.
Sir 'l'. WILSON agreed with the other aide of the House, that
the charge was ennonous.
After some further conversation, which we could not hear, the
vote was agreed to.
On a vote being moved of 34001. to defray the expenses of the
Mint in the fold coinage,
Air. HUAI E observed that he thought 'hie was done by contract.
Alr. HERRIES said that the charge was three-fourths per
cent —Agreed to.
2,0001. were voted to make good the loot on the Trish silver
currency already recoined and to he recoined within the presert year.
A vote of 5,0001. being moved for the extraordinary expenses
incurred far prosecutions relating to the coin of the kingdom,
Mr. lIUME inquired the nunieer of prosecutions during the past
Year.
Mr. HERRIES could not at that moment inform the BOIL
Al ember.—A artist to-
A vote of 8.7001. was then moved to defray the expense of the
department of the Lord Chamberlain of his Majesty's Household.
foe fittings and furniture to the two Houses of Parliament ; as was
also a vote of 12,000/. to defray law charges; 92,0001. for the
maintaining and e oploying convicts at home and at Beemuda; and
35,0001. to pay bills drawn from abroad by the governors, &c. for
expellees incurred under the Act of the 47 Geo. 111. for the abo.
lition of the slave trade.
These motions were severally agreed to.
18,0001. were then moved to pay the salaries and expenses of the
Commissioners under the Treaties with Spain, Portugal, and the
Netherlands, for preventing illegal treffic in Slaves.
Mr. HUME wished to know if the ggyernors of Surinam were
not useless, if they had nothing to do.'"llde should move for a re-
turn of the number of cases which had been decided.
Mr. HENRIES said they were obliged w be there to carry the
trestles into effect.
Alr. Secretary CANNING dial not see the utility of the Hon.
Member's motion : for if it should appear on the face of the docu-
ments he desired that there had been no cases fur aim Governors to
decide. such a statement could only go the length of bearing the
best possible testimony to the excellence of the system now adopted.
—Agreed to.
The House then resumed, and the other orders of the day were
disposed of.
Mr. ESTCOURT gave notice of his Intention to move for leave
to bring in a Bill for licensing ale-houses, on Friday next.
A new writ for the county of Carlow was ordered.
Adjourned at HALF-PAST TWELVE.

PRICES OF BRITISH
lank Stock
Ditto Acct. 206 j
3 per Cent. Cons. 73} j 3 1
Ditto Acct. 781 I I
New 1 per Cent. 1761 86

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STOCKS lESTEADAT.
Ilex. BRIJ 10001. 3 2 4 pm
Ditto lOW. 3 2 4 pm
Ditto Small 3 2 4pm
Lottery Tickets 211. Ili.

PRICES OF SHARES YESTERDAY.

MISES.

Share. Paid.
AlOO 46 224 die
100 i 34 ft
400 110 15 pm
Bratlllan
Tiaipuzabna 404) 50 15 pin
United Mexican
Ditto New ... . .................... .
Nelda Iron and Coal 2s PS 124 Cs
AIRUILANCIO COMPANIII2.
Allianc• British and Foreign ......... 100 10 1 pin
Ditto Marine • 100 e dla
sitocas.i.Assous.
Canal Gas Engine

Anglo-Mexican. .
Angie-CLlllan
Nolan°.

PRICES OF FOREIGN STOCKS YESTERDAY.
Braidllan Ronda 44 G Peruvian Ronde 31
Colombian Ron& 49) I Portugue.e frond. 741 4
mite Bondi (me) 4711514i3i3 Pranden Bond, OM 88#
Dille Acct. 47# # # # e Hinnies; Bends i 6/ i '
Danish Hued. 631 # # # 1 Itilto Ant. 767 17 '
Ditto Aeet.64 i . Spanish Bill& 10 11)0
Greek Bonde Preach Renee., 6 per Cent. WI. $S
Ditto Honda (1821) 171 18 78e. ex die
111e,dese Roads P.selumpe af. 30e.
Dille Bonds (1823) 824 38 4 4 French Renter, 3 per Cast. let. •
Mete Acet. 62# # # 4 i , rutin"' 23f. 30e.

Zito Vreoo.:

KING'S THEATRE.

THIA EVENING will be performed Rome Coolie Opera, Is Two'
Acta, entitled
IL DARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA.

Th• prf 'wipe' Character" by Madame Caractori, Ifiaa Willie. IVs.
Curler!, Signor Peitegrini !hi" 2d appearance la th. et:mato). floor
Porto, Siemer Devine, and Signor lie Regina.

Between the Acts
LE TEMPLE DE Lai CONCORDE.
After the Opera,
LE BAL CHAMPETRR.
Os TRURSDAY, the fith of April, a GRAND MAIRIERRADM.,
Application., hr. a. win!.

DRURY-LANE THEATRE.
We Evening, TI7EAD AY, Meech 14, will be performed
THE RE LEE'S STRATAGEM.

......
Dor(court, Mr.Wallack ,• Old Hardy, If r. Dowton; Platter, Mr. Sloane,
Letitia lktrdy, Itiko Porde ; Mrs. Racket, Mrs. Davison.
After which the Military Dive/themes, of
THY. CAMP.
To conclude with the new /arca of
JOHN BROWN. •
The prtacipal Charttoters by Messrs. Browne, Wallaek, and Harkey; Med
Marlowe, Mtn. Yates, and Misa Moot.

,COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE.
Thi.. Ermine, TUESDAY, Mardi Ij, rdll be performed
THE RIVALS.
Sir Antheny Atrmlair, lir. W. Ferree ; Sir Ludbe O.T Mr.:
Connor; Fautilland. Mr. Wend: ; Cupt. Abeolide, Mr. Cooper. I.slll
!.anguish, :llmlaMe Yeetris ; Mrs. Malaprop. Mee. Dewclaw% j Jam.
Mos A. Jene,44
To which will Le added,
• THE MILLER AND 1113 MEN.

_ ..... .
Grindoff, Mr. parley; Karl, Mr. Blanchard ; Lothalr. Mr. Gyp.?
..Claudine, Mrs. Pining; Batlua, Mn. Pancit.
Traibornralk a Grand Perfurrnance of Ancicot and Modena Mark.

•
ENGLISH OPERA-HOUSE.
Tb. Nagle are re,peefolle Informed that they MIS ea
Lt R. AS ATII EWS AT HOME

Thu Evening, TT' ESite V, Murtt.l4, with en entirety new EaMmeogeo.
moat, fuhuded on bin oblei %nions on Character*, Mamie;
end Perullaritiel, entitled
MR. MATHEWS' INVITATIONS.

Bonn i IN PART I.—"Twnpenny Post"—" Gip; Ting psoontkna
.Quadrille4"—" Viiit t, the Italian Opera."

SONO% tt PAftT IT.-" Lordln at live to UM Notufne—# A Direct!
of Keys"—" General Elecion::

FAST lII.—A Monopolylove*. to be called
TICE CITY BAItGE
Eight different ('finreetens by :Vv. Mather s.
boon open at Seven ; the Pcrt)rmonres to rointoeSet Y Men.

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The IMITIONI Passe commenced pohl!stilng on Mone.4 morning et
hie

LONDON, TI;EtkDAY, M. ca 14, 1826.

The animating speech of the CHANCEILOR OF THE
EX.CHEQUER on the introduction of the Budget, which Was
looked forward to with such extreme interest, will be fixtrid
to Contain that explicit and detailed development of the
financial condition of the country, whi!'h was to he expected
from the candour and straight-forwardness which always
accompany his statements on whatever subject he brings
before the House. The pressure of distress which, of late,
every branch of national industry has had, snore or less, to
encounter, could not fail to produce a correspondent de-
pression in the Revenue; but the detail of last night fully
warranted the anticipation that our resources would )e
found equal to our expenditure; and this without any
increase of fixation, and without at all intrenching on the
Sinking Fund. In addition to which, the reviving energies
of commerce hold forth every reasonable prospect that, in
spite of any temporary difficulties, the substantial and
effectual measures which Parliament have brought for-
ward, will have the effect of providing against the recur-
rence of those evils, which of late have borne so bard on
the mercantile community. The system of policy at pre-
sent pursued by Ministers has for its object to put the
weahlt and prosperity of the country upon a real and sub—
ramie bawl!, ; to give ifs solid and penument, instead
of a delusive and artificial structure. The objea they
thus aim at is not attainable by any sudden measure, or
by any single effort. It must be the result of a series of
measures and of efforts, each strengthening the operatic%
of the other, and tendifig, all of them, more or less, to the
same common end. Should any intermediate suffering
arise, as possibly it may, we must look for our compensa-
tion to the essential and lasting benefits of that change to
' which it paves the *ay.
The various topics touched upon by the CHANCELLOR or '
THE EXCHEQUER, in the course of his speech, are of too
much interest to be lightly adverted to. We shall, there-
fore, deGir our further obserrttioes till to-mcrrow.

CITY, MONDAY EVENING.

The whole business of the Stock tnatkets to-day has
hinged upon the opinions of speculators relative to the
Budget. Sometimes gicomy forebodings relative to it
prevailed, and at ,ot ers cheerful anticipations respecting
the national finances had their influence. The early
bargains in Consols were quoted at 74, from which price
they advanced to 4, but they subsequently receded, and
c:osed at I. The transactions were not extensive, for
although speculators argued loudly in support of their
respective opinions, they were not inclined to back them
largely by bargains.
Exchequer Bills still continue at 2.5. la. prem. and this
quotation being supported so firmly, may be accounted for
in consequence of the report of a funding being about to
take place.
The chief business in the Foreign market was in
Russian Bonds, which advanced to 761 f. Mexican 6 per
Cents. were 623, and Colombian Bonds 471; Greek ditto
were 17i IS, and Spanish 94 10.
Shares are still a dtug.

By the Gottenhurgh mail yesterday morning, intelligence
of the failure of six mercantile houses of eminence was 're-
ceived. From France and Germany the commercial intel-
ligence was of an unfavourable nature. An extensive
firm at Prague is stated to have suspended payment.
Hobart Town and Sydney Papers to the lAth of Sep-
tember state, that the Medina had arrived, with 179 con-
victs, who were assigned to the service of the settlers.
A tribe of natives is said to have been discovered, at the dis-
tance of four or five hundred miles from the river Brisbane ;
they are nearly white in complexion, are clothed in skins,
and are superior to all the natives of New Holland. Ac-
counts from Sydney state, that the Bush-rangers over the
mountains bad become troublesome, and the military were
' sent in pursuit of them.
T. W. Beaumont, Esq. M.P. for Northumberland, has
we understand, commenced his maws for the general
election, at Newcastle and Shields, on Wednesday and
Thursday last, under the most auspicious circumstances.—
Durham Chrowicle. •

We are happy to communicate the following extract of
a letter from Glasgow, dated the 6th instant :—" Item
*flatten have assumed au alarming appearance in the mer-
cantile world, but by theilikbsral system of tbr very intel-
ligent agent of your Royal" Mit* here, many houses have
been saved who possessed propertirfar above what they
owed, but could not command. It at the•Tweseni-monlent'
On the whole, Gla•gow has stood the 'insure better than
any town in the kingdom. The payments are heavy here
this and the next month, after which it is expected the
present pressure will in a great measure terminate. The
accounts from India lut week and very favourable; Anon
till the Glugow goods are gold."
Fatecn Fuons.—Pann. piAIICIII :1011r.
e. Three per Gents. &if ne. th.k. fa
& win
tie Napka. 72f. ltht. t linkvilts=l"kist - T
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