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till a very late hour ; and he rather thought the
cocumvtance of confusion which had occurred,
was to be attributed to an anxiety in Members ex-
cluded a considerable time to enter the lions,.
M►. WYNN that moved, that the names of such
Members as shall not appear at the ballot tamor-
ro v, *hall be called over immediately after the
same ballot, without any other haloes! intervening;
awl that no Meinher he permitted to enter the
House till such names shall have been called over.
.—Agrer.t to.
LORD JUSTICE GENERAL.
The Committee on the Loral Justice General
Bill (Scotland) was postponed till i♦louday next.

ST. IVES ELECTION.
Mr. 11. BANES brought iip the Report or the
Committee on the St. Ives Election Petition. It
cohtirmed the return or Sir Waller Stirling, Bart.

COITAT OF KING'S BENCH.
l•Sr. Duman rose to bring forward his motion
respecting the mode of conducting of business in
the abuse Court. The principal object of the Bill
he meant to propose, was to facilitate the dispatch of
business ikere. lie thought that, if adopted, it
would rave a ram deal of time to that Court—it
would have the effect of causing much more btsei-
owes to be got through in a given time. without
producing additional trouble to any iudividoal.
Another object it had in view was to permit the
Cnurt to sit on the 30th January, which, by the
• xisting lam, it could not do. He had beard it
hooted, that his measure conveyed an indirect ern-
mope tot the Judges of the Court. No opinion was
mole groundless—too one could have a higlwr re-
eve ct than he had fur the abilities and industry
with • Inch throe learned individuals discharged
tile ItiAli duties of their office; and he had the setis-
lacti•.o ou state, that the prior iple of her Bill was
s unweaned by their approbaC . The Honourable
Gentleinsoo theta moved for leave to bring in a Bill
to fisrilliate the dispatch of business in the Court
of King's Bench.
The question was put and carried.
PROCEEDINGS IN INFERIOR COURTS.
GA.COYNK obtained leave to bring in
a Bill to repeal the Act sit 21 James I. fair avoiding
vexatious, &bye etillbei by removing actions and
►uu. out of inferior Courts. The Non. Gentleman
I.l4irli, that in order to give the House full time to
w,•rtl-r the nature of his measure. he did not mean
for ...me time to take any further step thou bring-
ing it in.

SINKING FUND.
Mr. GRINTELL said, that pursuant to the notice
14. bad give.. last night, lie wee to Moire for the pro-
drichim of certain accounts calculated to enable
tier 'louse to judge how far it might be expedient
1.• apply the whole, or any part of the Stoking
Fund fur the current year, towards any loan that
might be required for the public service. Fie should
nemesia from going into any discussion of the ques-
tion himself.or into any thing to provoke discuasion
from others. lie observed this course un *remota
of the amen= of she Chaucellor of the Excite-
woe, though he was authorised to state that he
bad obtained his consent to the motion. Besides,
UM Right flon. Gentleman having prevsoutly
'mill that he had no intention to make au" financial
slat:mem* to the [louse, till the 'Secret Committee
4.11 the Attain of the Bank should have brought in
their Report—that was another reason to induce
hint to be silent. The object 1w hail in view was,
to bring under the notice of the Maier the clause in
the 26th of the King, commonly called the SinktoK
Fund Act, which empowered the Commissioners for
the red yet iou of the National D. Ist tosubscribe them-
selves to any new loan ; or, iu other words.to become
lean coutractors for the whole or any part or the
money in their hands—in order to consider the pro-
priety of bringing the clause into operation, and
implying the fund to any loan which might be
Ir hi necessary for the service of the year. It was
writ known by the name of Foe* Clause, hoeing
Intro proposed by that great man on the introdection
of the measure, and immediately adopted by its au-
thor. lie had heard out of doors that a loan was in the
contemplation of the Chancellor or the Exchequer;
this day he had heard, in the City, the amount of
it computed at eighteen ot twenty, perhaps twenty-
five millions, which was the highest sum mentioned.
Taking it at the I west, eighteen millions, the
House knew, from the Financial Report laid an the
table yesterday, that the Sinking Fond fur this
year cane to fifteen millions : so that the Chancel-
lor of the Exchequer had it in Ins power to take
fifteen millione himvrll fr the hands of Ws own
Conmitsaionere, go into the City and subscribe to
that ',iguana to the loan, which would leave only
three millions to be borrowed by the country, and
to 1,, trim) by the loan contractors. Eve's if the
lirariled loan were to he takes' at twenty or twenty-
five what he proposed would leave the
former case only five, stud in the latter ten millions,
actual luau, the advantages of which, so the present
'ewe of the country, he thought too obvious to be
em. lie should not add any thing MOM at
present ;
observations from any tither quitter, he should beg
leave to erply,—The lion. Gentleman Oleo moved
" That there be laid on the table Accounts 'hewing the
amount of the Money invested in the hands of the Comm..
• vs for reducing the National Debt by punctilio"! of
Stork in the public Funds, together with the amount pur-
chased therein up to the 15ihJune, 1818."
" Also the amount of capital Stock that would have been
purchased, had the Siiikine Fund been applied to the Luau
of Jo millions of the precedisig year"
The questoni was put, and agreed to.
PETITIONS.
Mr. K F.N N Env presented a Petition from certain
lahabitants of the town of Roxburgh, praying fur-
ther protection fur boys employed in Cotton Facto-
turie..—ltead, and laid on the tattle.
Alt. R. SHAW presented a Petition from the
R /.1141111 Catholic Inhabitants of the parish of Rath-
farnhaiii, anal au adjacent parish, praying fur a
repeal of the Penal Lace affectiog that chase of the
Sir Jolts ATIN prestrited • similar Petition
from several reyertable individuals of the town of
Tcwkalaurv, (;loucemerslore. The lion. Gentle-
iiitio• gaoled, the Petition hail been award by 1311
Inenly respectable individuals.
Caplan) (7Lirronll presents...l a Petition to the
saner effect ficei the Inhabitants of the town and
'winos of Itai.,loll. —All the Petitioos were seed
and laid on the table.
Led Gas N I LI.E SOMERIET presented Petitions
from iwo perishes in Muinnoutlisbire, against the
poor Settlemeut Bill.

Lord ECSTON prtsriited a similar Petition from
the Goardiaiii of the Poor at Bury St. Eilinunds.
Petitions to the same import %ere presented by
Mr. Mica/too. from the town of Ilaiiiptein, from
Leominster, slid from Oursley, in Gloucestershire.
—Read and laid on the table.
Mr. DBNIIION presented a Petition from the In-
habitant' of the parish of Croydon, for a repeal of
the Duties on Coals.--Read and laid on the table.
Mr. WititmoßE presented a Petition from the
qAitornies of the town o Bridgenortli, against tic-
qualified persiona acting iii that profeesion.—Read
and laid MI the table.
Mr. WI Losteta presented a Petition from the
Mayor and Corporation of Colchester, praying that
the interests of the creditor might be secured w any
alteration of the Insolvent Debtors' Act.--Read and
referred to the Committee on the above Act.
The same Member presented a Petition from the
same IWTOOIII., against the Claims of the Roman
Catholics. The /Inn. Member said, that, as 11111
opportunity fur delivering his sentiments on the
question would so soon arise. he should merely ob-
serve, that he entirely concurred in opinion with

the l'etitionert.
Mr. CARTWRIGHT presented a similar Petition
from the Town of Mowry, in Northainotonshire.
Lord E. SOMERSET presented a similar l'etition
from the Inhabitants of Stowe, in Gloucestershire,
and soother from the Clergy of the town and
ueiglibonrhood of Camden.
slr. W. CoURTENAY said, hr held in his band a
Petition from the Mayor, and Corporatioaa
of the City of Exeter, praymg the House not to
make any further concessions to the Romaii (:atho-
hos. Having very respectable signatures to it, he
thought it his duty to present the Petition, though
he did not concur in the sentimeots it contained.—
The persons who had done hi n the honour of in-
trusting their Petition to Ili. hands, had done
tint front a belief of the similarity of his toonious
on. the subject to theirs, but because they thought
Member of Parliament was boomd to make known
to the Li gi-lattire the sentiment' of every part of
Ilia Cow.tollitnts.
Mr. TienmET asked, whether another Petition
hail not c-one from the some body—and whether
it had not been adopted at a meeting where it wis
proposed to petition the Convocation against the
noinati Catholics ?
Mr. COURTENAT raid, that he had not received
any other Petition from the present Petitioners.—
fie believed this was the only one they hail agreed
out. They were a perfectly distinct body from the
Petitioners alluded to by the Right Honourable
Gentleman.
Lord Pa I.MERSToN presented a similar Petition
from the Chancellor, Mastery, and Scholars of the
University of Cambridge.
Mr. Tomuse presented a similar Petition from
the town (we believe) of 114!duck.
The several Petitions were read and laid on the
table, and that from Cambridge ordered to be
printed.
Sir If. PARNELL presented a Petition from the
Meichants and Traders of Sligo, praying fur an
improveineut of the commuineotion between Eng-
land anal Ireland.—Read and laid ou the table.
Lord-EIeaINOTON presented a Petition from the
Inhabitants of South Mohan, and other places in
Devon, praying a repeal of the doty on agricultu-
ral horses.—Read and laid on the table.
The ruble Lord that stated that he had in-
tended at the commencement of the Session to
move for the repeal of the duty petitioned against,
but that ateing moires on the order book by other
Gentlemen, fur the repeal of other tuxes more
general in their pressure, lie had tlttiefore eib-
stained from doing so ; but lie wished to take that
opportunity of giving notice, that should the other
Witt to which he had alluded remain nnrepeided,
it his intention to propose the removal of the one
in question.
A Petition was presented from the debtors im-
prisoned in the 'emu of Outline' for a general Act
of Grace, and the total abolition of imprisonment
fur debt... 44 laugh.)—Read anal laid nu the table.
Mr. G. LAMS presented a Petition from George
Johoson and others against the Sword Cot'ere 11,11.
—Read and referred to the Cot 1111 l lupe on the Bill.
Lord NIII.ToN presented a Petition from the
Inhabitants of the town of Leeds far a recision of
the Criminal Code.—Read, and referred to the
Committee on the Bill.
The Noble Lord presented another Petition from
certain Occupiers of Land in the county of Hunt-
ingdon, for a repeal of the Agricultural Horse
Duty.—Read. and laid on the table.
Lord W. Russe.r.t. presented a Petition from
Bedford, against the Poor Settlement Bill.—Read,
and laid on the table.
HOLYHEAD ROAD.
Sir 11. PARNELL brought nib the Report of the
above Bdl, ohiela was ordered to be recommitted
to-morrow.

ARMY ESTIMATES.
Mr. J. P. GRANT 94n1, Witt lie had observed in
the Artily Estimates on the table, a charge fur the
Ophthalmic Institution ; and with a view to obtain-
ing information from the Noble Lord opposite oa
the subject of that establishment, lie should beg
leave to submit a motion to the flouse. Tlie charge
was placed under the head of hospital Cm ttttt gen.
cies for the Land Forces—though he thought it
would more properly come under that of Medical
Expenses of the Royal hospital, Chelsea. The
Hon. Member then moved—
s4'ilist there be laid before the House an at count 'hewing
the particulars of the application of the .oust ut 9,6311 los. I
°centring in the Army Estimates, under the head of Hump'.
hi Contingencies, and particulsity distinguishing theft/stye
fur the Ophthalmic hist ittitioti.".-1 tittered.
DU ELLI NG (SCOTLA N
Mr. BRooDEN brought up the Report of the
Scotch Duelling Lill, which, with the amend-
ments, was agreed to, and the Bill ordered to be
read the third ttunt to-unwrow.
HOPS.
Au account was ordered of all foreign hops in-
putted into England front the Ist October, 1817,
to the Ist October, 1818, together with the amouilt
of all duties and allowance% thereon.
The House theta adjouringd at a quarter before
lesroi o'clock.

1.17/ CHANGE. Ir 4 SCUTLAN D. —The Chief Baron
of the Eacoeqmer In Scotland retires, and two eau.
&tales have uti.rrd diet:lst-Ire,, fur this high office
—the Chief Cuniiiiissiooer of the Jury Court, Sir
WM. A DAM, mid the LORD ADVOCATU. The latter,
it is reported, is the 'oust likely to succeed.

The S. carol Report of the Finance Commttee
has been printed. It refers exclusively to the
amount of the army, coinpariag the numbers and
expenditure of that branch of the public set vice,
as contained in the estimates of the present year,
with the numbers and expenditure of the last and
he preceding year. By the several documents
in-
/lode(' in this Report, it appears that the number
of nun-commissioned officers and privates ordered to
be discharged in October last amounted to ‘26,533
men, hut when the regimental reductions now in pro-
gress shall be completed, the total reductions will
ultimately amount to 31,916 rank and file. and
4,493 horsrs. The intended peace establishment
of the army• exclusive of the regiments of cavalry
and irilaotry serving in the East Indies, will theta
atnount to—
Cavalry
Foot Gamuts
I Atlory

&tithing. lots, of .. 69,790 Men.
This bible is compared by the Committee with
the estituntes of the year 1817, by which it appears
that the total numerical force reduced since the
vote of 1817 (wheis the present orders shall have
been carried hunt effect), will amount to 55,802
officers, tion-cit iiiiiiiiiiiiiiii officers, cod privity*.
The Committee next present an account of the
charge of the laud forces, exclusive of the trooo
serving in France. for 11118, and of the tromps serv-
ing ill the F. 4.1 Indies, for the years ending re-
spectively the 25th of December, 1818. and the
25th of I),ceiniter, 1819, by which it appearv, that—
The charge to be provided fur in
led am 1818£3,277.3:{ 10 8
Ditto, in lan+

By which it appear% that a diminution has
taken place un this head iii lavitur of
P 3119 of .....t 266,60 ie 6

They also subjoin &statement shewing the diffe-
rence between the tote' amount of estimates voted
for the ordinary services of the army for 181 e, and the
Hinotint ef the same estimates for 1819,, from which
it appears that an increase of clatrge, amosititing to
101,534/. IS,. 54. has tikes place in 1819. The
decrease is to be found in the pay of the land
forces, medicines, volunteer corps, foreign half-pay ;
while the increase appears under the heads of the.
staff. public departments. half-pay and military
allowences, Chelsea and Kilmainham Hospitals,
widosys' iteitOmis, superailituated list, and the
expenses el reducing the troops. It is evi-
dent, from the nature of the greater part of
these heads of increase, that a reductine must take
place in them in emery future year. The esti-
mate, however. for the present year amounts to
6,582,8021. 12r. 3d. The Committee then pro-
ceed to examine the revered heath of expense, hut
omitting altogether the consideration of the nume-
rical force which is now required by the 'Ministers
for the current year ; which, however, the Com-
mittee 110 tiot hesitate to designate as the " Intended
Peace Establishment." The necessity of the pre-
cise number now estimated can never be vat's-
factorily ascertained in a general debate in l'ar-
lianient, mid it would have well become the
Committee appointed to inquire into the revenue
and expenditure of the country to satisfy themselves
on the necessity of appropriating, in the present
embarrassed state of our finances, so large a sum
as six millions and a half, to the suimort of the
army only.
In proceeding through the details of the esti-
mates, we find an increase of 3,6811. under the
head of " allowances to the principal officers of the
several public departments." This its accounted
for by an increase of salary to Nome clerks on ac-
count of length of service, 1,000/. for clerks em-
ployed in consequence of a temporary pressure of .1
business, and against this we also find ■ set-off
among other matters, of the sum of 451. 121. 6il. the
Rlllollllt of a reduction in the saltily of two clerks.
We are not informed by the Cuininittee how it
happens, that while the salary of one set of clerks
it nosed from length of service, that of two other
eleiliS should be reduced. Favouritism and op.
pression have, we fear, existed in public offices
from time immemorial, but we should have ex-
pected an inquiry nett 1411 occurrence so very sus-
picious as the present whet it was brought before a
Committee of the !louse of Colunioits. There is a
ieductam iii the charge of the %Voir-office, couipar-
Mg the roulette of the present year with that of
1614, of 6,1Y31. 154. 10d.
Nu remarks are made by the Committee upon
the estimate fig supporting four regiments of
cavalry, and fifteen battalmite of infantry, serving
in the East Indies, because the.
expeuers, exclusive
of the recruiting troops mid companies, are wholly
defrayed by the East India Company.
It is to be remarked that, of the total estimitte,
lint more than three-sevendis are appropri nett to
what might be denominated the inactive part of the
military service, which in the Report is marked
Class 111. Thi• embraces the charge of the Itoyal
Military College, the Flalf-pay and Retired Allow-
sures, the Peuttqutt stud Compassionnte List, Chelsea
and Kiltnanshism Hospitals, 14114 i some others.

The total slum estimated for the army ex-
penditure amount. to
Ttic sum evtiniated fur Class 111 exclusive
of 35,0001. fur Exchequer fees, is 2,878,218 18 ft

There remeitis fur the effective part of the
service nut inure than
From the ebtitome of the cicirge for Claes 111.
the Committee conjecture that a probable raving
might lie effected io the next year to the amount
of 54,8titg.

tgIItEIGN INTELLIGENCE.

the Comrn,ssion cliargeil to ettaatine the accounts

presented by Ministers.
M. Roy ascended the tribune. The Low of the
ISolt of 'March, observed the Honourable Re-
porter, imposed upon Miiii.orno the obligitimi of
sup ting their accounts to the Chisinhers ; and
it was then, for the first time, that that legi.hitive
enactment received its execution. The Midget did
not iiiilicate whether the taxes authorised had been
received, nor did it determine the accuracy of
the disbursements as stated ; it w:Ati only in the
accounts before them, laud in the Ilioctooion4
of which they were susceptible, that they could
elicit ponofs of the ameliorations which had taken
place, and of those which, it was permitted to
hope might he effected. Passing to the subject
of the advances made by the Treasury, the Re-
porter observed, that the Coinruis.imi deemed it e
duty to communicate to them an abuse. It was to
fundamental truth in financial miliiiiiit-tralion, that

the public Treasury could not, nor ought not to
make advances. Nevertheless, the accounts before
than 'hewed, that the Treasury was in advance
above 139 millions; that illeaal practice was the
greatest obstacle to the discovery of truth. It was
not, that fears could possibly be entertained, under
u Minister so enlightened us he who was then at the
hesd of sltairs; but men clisriged. mid it was to-
wards those whose conduct gove least room far
alarm and mistrust, that it was necessary to Army
the wore severity ; it was of importance to avoid
the covering of fslse exp..nto.. by credits, and
the nisintsitting in the public Treasury it private
one.

Adverting to the expenses of negociations, the
year 1817, observed the Reporter, was that which
preseuttil the greatest necessities arid the least re-
sources. They had to provide for the ordinary ex-
penditure, and to support foreign armies : recourse
was had to Rove! host ; hot that measure only
served to paralyse their efforts. The Minister,
compelled to adopt the most afflicting expedients,
made Treaties of all sorts. Reviewing the nature
of the Treaties to which he alluded, the Speaker
especially censured that made with the Bank, as
the most oppressive of All ; he condemned them
collectively as so many irregularities with regard to
the public money, which necessity alone could ex-
cuse. Another Treaty had been concluded with a
banking-house of Paris, equally disadvantageous
to the Treasury. " The public fortune," said M.
Roy, " ought not thus to be abandoned to the in•
terest and faith of individuals."
The Reporter next proceeded to repel the accu-
sations which had been mode against the negoci-
stions for the liquidation loan. It has been said,
he observed, that foreigners alone had.been allowed
to participate in it, and that Frenchmen had been
excluded ; that the former had reaped the advan-
tages, whilst sacrifices alone were the portion of the
latter. What would he said of such a reproach
when it could be proved that of thirty-five millions
twenty-five had been negociated by Frenchmen, and
only ten millions by foreign houses ? 'flue Hon.
Reporter then adverted to the mutations which re-
sulted from those important negociations, and winch
extended to all the 'Changes of Europe. The
Bank of Paris at that period, disregarding its
statutes and regulations, adopted the resolution of
only discounting at forty-five days. That determi-
nation was a fatal blow to the mercantile interests.
The 'Change became a kind of sauve qui pent ;
but a generous emulation came to the relief of
private fortunes. The brokers mutually came
forward to the support of credit, and even the
'Treasury participated in these negociations.—
" These events, however," said.. the Reporter,
" furnish an important lesson to the administration
of the public; it teaches Ministers, that by lending
themselves to speculations of this nature, they only
erect, for a moment, a splendid edifice, to crush
beneath its ruins those who enter it as an asylum."
—( Cries of Bravo !")
The Speaker next proceeded to review the ac-
counts of the differeot Ministers. In the depart-
ment of Foreign Affairs, lie observed, a supplement
of credit was required for expenses incurred at the
Congress of Aix-la-Chapelle. In that of Minister
of Marine, an increase of fund* was also necessary
for an expedition to Senegal and the Seas of Asia,
when Government was endeavouring to establish a
new system of colonization. After thus analysing
the accounts of the various ministerial departments,
the Reporter read the integral statement, by which
it appeared that the sum of 11,310,175 francs had
been expended above the aunts voted for the years
1815, 1816, 1817, and 1818.
The Chamber ordered that the Report should be
printed ; but adjourned the fixing of the day for
taking it into consideration.
A semi-neriodical Paper announces, that the
Assize Court of Venues has recently passed sentence
on all indictment against the Sieurs Leguesvel and
Legal', accused-..lst, of being authors or accom-
plices in a conspiracy to overthrow the established
Government ; 2d, of conspiring, in concert with
the English Government, against the French Go.
vernmelit ; 11, of proposals made against their
country to a foreign Power, which proposals were
not accepted.
It came out in evidence that Leguesvel went over
to Jersey, and Gam thence to England ; that he re-
ceived from the Governor of Jersey twenty guineas
to proceed with to London, where he announced
himself as an Envoy from the principal Chiefs of the
Royal Army of Brittany ; that, on landing at Calais,
Leguesvel and Lsgall informed the Magistrates
that they had important information to disclose;
that this pretended information, written by them
and addressed to the Ministry, criminated several
iseraoliages of consideration, &e. &c. against whom
no raspicioos whatever could lie entertained, &c.
The two accused were acquitted, but placed under
the surveillance of the Haute-Pollee. The Attor-
ney-General has appealed against the acquittal.—
(Gazette de France.)

PARIS, APRIL 25.

Areordiug to no estimate of the population of
made in 1817. the WWI ouniber of inliabi•
toots is 713,966.

Frriich Funds,. April 23.—Five per Cent,.
66 F. c.—Bduk Stuck, 1,510 1.

BRIRLIN, APRIL 13.

Several enuriere have been sent how Berlin for
Petvrithurgli with dispatches, which We PAW to be
very inrioortaiit.

THE BRITISH PRESS.

LONDON,
THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 1819•

The intimation given to the Gentlemen of t!..:
Stork Exchange on Tuesday by the Lords of ti
Treasury, respecting the payinent of the instal.
Intents un any lomi which may be contracted for
the present year," and the necessary inference thence
deduced that a loan is actually in contemplation,
gave birth yesterday to various rumours respec..,,4

the proluble .mount for which the CHANCELLOR
oldie EXCHEQUER may have recourse to the inArk.,.
The wishes of andivoluils ,nut, of course, he pre-

burned to have a cousidtraine share in the ironing,.
of these conjectures, but html the sagacity liithertu

inauireqed by tie Stork Exchange rvspectiti4 tlot
necessities of the Treatury, we feel that every sup.

position e4iniumiting from thnt source of tiosorint

wisdom is entitled to some degree of respect and

attention. Of these ruitiotirs, some elevated the
loan so high as even twenty-five millions, while
none of theirs supposed that it could be lower than
eighteen ui.llsons; and between these, as the ex-
tremes, there were various conjectures. 11101..11s
ut present su plenty in the City, that no (11thrulty
could be felt by Ministers to raising a loan tip an
amount far greater even than the highest of

suppositions, NIA go ready are the capitalists to h
cotutnodate the Goverunsent, that several li,ts Nee
already prepared in expectation of the CHAN( LI,
11.0 ft of the EXCIIEQUER., appearance. The lots

already spoken of are, the Stock Exchange, Mr.
ROTHSCHILD ; Messm REID, IRVING, and Co.;

and Sir JOHN JACKSON and Cu. Another is said
to be in agitation.

otilenisthottlike
tCheoyns;:eleaeilviaev:frroir,flt,
keenit waibill ehteo orbesecorvveerd
the intelligence communicated on Tuesday ; but,
as must have been expected, Excl...quer bills have
of course risen in price. The rise, however, it must
be admitted, has not been so great and rapid as
might have been anticipated. By the terms of the
official communication, Exchequer bills of a cer-
tain class, and to a large amount (the fourth part
of whatever the loaf' may be), will, in the event
of a loan, he taken by the Government at a pre-
minty of 205., which, as an additional inducement,
will, together with the interest due at the day of
payment, be paid in cash ; and yet, notwithstand-
mg such an intimation, these Exchequer bills,
which previously were at a premium of 4 or ss. only,
reached los. at one part of yesterday, and subse-
quently fell to 9s. Are any fears entertained from
the recent conduct or indecisive character of the
Ctuticnt.i.ost of the EXCHEQUER, that the Right
Hon. Gentleman will depart from his present reso-
lution, or have recourse to some expedient previous
to the loan, which may have the effect of invalidat-
ing this engagement ?
But what confidence can he felt in such •
system of finance—or rather in such a want of
system—as is now pursued ? A constant succession
of loans during a period of general peace, when
the Ministers should be expected to make the ut-
most exertions to decrease the public debt, is cal-
culated to destroy every hope that the country
could extricate herself from her present embarrass-
ments. Events which under ordinary circum-
stances would be attended with important conse-
quences, now seem to be neutralized by the im-
mensity of the public debt, and are received as if
we had fallen so far that despair itself could present
nothing deeper or darker, and that no operation of
finance, proceeding from the mere motion of the
Ministers, could improve our condition.
The application of the Sinking Fund to meet
the exigencies of the State, was again noticed last
night, in the House of Commons, by Mr. GREN-
FELL, who, in pursuance of his notice, moved for
the production of several accounts, to shew the
policy of adopting his suggestion. This subject
we briefly noticed in our Paper of yesterday, hut
it is one which merits the most anxious atten-
tion of the public. Mr. GRENFELL stated,
what indeed is known to every person conversant
with our Sinking Fund system, that iu the original
Sinking Fund Act, passed in 1786, there is 4
clause (called Mr. Fox's clause, because introduc-
ed into that Act by that great Statesman), by which
the Commissioners for the Redemption of the
tional Debt are distinctly authorised to subscribe
the whole, or part of the Sinking Fund, thief:,
any loans raised for the public service—iii utlic,
words, the Commissioners may become LOAN CoN-
TitAcToßs to the amount of all the ti iiiii ey
comes into their hands. The amount of this Sink -
log Fund money, as stated in the Finance Repot,.
just preaented to the House, will be in the eti,utt,i;
year FIFTEEN MILLIONS. The loan about lu
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raised is reported by some, as we have stated, to I.e
EIGHTEEN, by others TWENTY-FIVE MILLIONs.
Whatever its amount may be, if the Sinking Fin
stoney is applied towards it, a reduction to tl,r
amount of Firma MILLIONS will lake place 1,,
the amount of such public loan. If the loan
20 millions, all the Ministers will want from the
loan contractors in the City, will be five
nriNioss—
if the loan be for TWENTY-FITE MILLIONS, lie vria
only depend upon the City for TEN stati.torts.--
Mr. GILMCLL eltpreasits himself warmly

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i Mr. K. __ EN N EDT presented a Petition from certain weenirine in the Army Estimates, under the hews al 111111 - •o. vas ..... ..•...- j--
I: hi CalaillireliClea, slid partieulsoly distinguishing deetionge might lie effected it, tile next yea; to the amount
lababitains of the town of Roxburgh, praying fur- that they had important information to disclose;
1 of 54•8661.
Vier protection fur boys employed in Cotton Facto- fur the Ophtbalmic!"""!ti°"..-4.)lderrd•
DUELLING (bCOTLAND). that this pretended information, written by them T-R-A-EToRS to the amount of all the money w Inc,
lorie...—Re.ol, and faol on the tables and addressed tu the Ministry, criminated several comes into their hands. The amount. of this Sink -
I lil ,tlr. It. Silty, 'no-seined a Petition from the Mr. BRooDEN brought up the Report of the
Scotch Duelling Lill, winch, with the amend- 141 REIGN INTELLIGENCE. {personages of consideration, &c. &c. against whom ing Fund money, as stated in the Faience Repots
Hainan Catholic Inhabitants of the parish of Rath-
iimanta, was agreed to, and the Bill ordered to be no raspicitios whatever could he entertained, &c. just presented to the House, will be in the ensuit,i;
If . boohoos, and ;In adj•leeot parish, praying fur a
repeal of tile Pcind LOWS affecting that class of the read the third time to.tnoerow.
ROPS. PARIS PAPERS.
PARIS, APRIL 25. The two eccosed were acquitted, but placed under
the surveillance of the Haute-Polif:e. The Astor- year FIFTEEN MILLIONS. The loan about to fr
raised is reported by some, as we have stated, to he
contwonity. Au account was wittier' of all foreign hops int- CHAMBER OF PEERS, Aram 9.3. ney-General has appealed against the acquittal.—
Sir June :l7 Aims presented a similar Petition posted into England front the Ist October, 1817,EIGHTEEN, by others TEVENTY•FIVE Slll.l.loNs.
from severul re,pectable individuals of the town of to the Ist October, 1818, together with the outwit,' r• The Chamber referred to the examinaison of the (Gazette de France.)
....oriiiiintres, the projet or law relative to the re- PARIS. APRIL 25. Whatever its amount tiny be, if the Sinking Fin d
'few/kJ/we, Glouce.tershire. The Hots. Gentle- of till duties and allowancer thereon. pression of crimes and off. aces cominittscl through According to an estimate of the population of money is applied towards it, a reduction to tic
loll', tinned, she re'n""' 1""i been .Kurd by 1311 The House theta adjourned at a quarter before the medium of the Press. 'flit- prOjet was pre. Pdrla, made in 1817, the total number of illhabl• l amount of FIFTEEN MILLIONS will take place
higilly respectable individuals. i leven o'clock. sooned by the Kee,.er of the Seek. accompanied twits is 713,966.
Petition to the
Captain Ci.treionu presented is ------------=------;.---.--.the amount of such public loan. If the loan l.-
by MM. Com se and Citizen, Counsellor* of French Fundy, April '24.—Five per Cents.
sante effect ficoi the Inhabitants tel the town and ix w CtiAsinEs IN SCUT I,A ND. —TLeChier Baron slid,. 20 millions, all the Ministers will want from C.e
'tensity of Ilasolon.—All the Petitions were teed of the Eaciieqwer in Scotland retires. and two can. 66 f. SU c.—Bank Stuck, 1,310 f.
The projet of law on Tobacco was adopted with. loan contractors in the City, will befire millions
and lard nn the table. &Wes have offered theniselve, for this high Office oust discussion, by a majority of 1.',5 against 14. BERLIN, APRIL 13.
Several couriers have been sent how Berlin for .
Lord GRANVILLE SoNiERSET presented Petitions —the Chief Commissioner of the Jury Court, Sir if the lom be fur TWENTY-ME MILLioNs, he tri,i
from two perishes in Monmouthshire, against the AVM. ADAM, and the LoaD Anvotwre. The latter, CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES, Arm& 11. Pelersburgh with dispatches, which are raid to be only depend upon the City fur TEN MILLIONS.--
f Poor Settlement Bill. it is reported, is the must likely to succeed. The order of the day called fur the Report of very Inirrt". : Mr. GRENFELL caresses himself warmly to faseur
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