The National Register.
London, England, 1822-05-13 00:00:00

MEE7IAG ar TUE TREASURY.

The adjourned meetingot the leading capitalists in the
city took place at the Treasury Chambers, on Friday
morning las:, at eleven o'clock. The gentlemen present
were nut so namerras as on the former occasion.

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The meeting having been introduced to the Council
Chamber, to the Earl of Lives pool, the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, and the Governor of the Bank of England
shortly afterwards entered the room.
The Eat! of Littguenot. then said, that they were de-
sirous of knowing from the gentlemen present, whether
they had considered the plan that hail been proposed—
whether they had wished any further explanation, or
whether any of them were ready to state that they tumid
become bidders?
Mr. GnENIFELL begged to be informed if any alteration
had been made in the plan?
Mr. VA NSITTART replied, that a few insertions had
been made fur the purpose of making the plan 1410,6
clear.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL then read the plan over again,
pointing out the insertions to which Mr. Vansittart had
allud, d. The only thing material was in the paragraph
referring to the " deposit of 500,0001. in Exchequer bills,
to be lodged in the Hank of England within three days
alter the signature of Contract and here it was added,
that the deposit might consist of 600,0001. Three per
Cent. Consols.
Mr. BOIIANQUET, the Governor of the South Sea Com-
pany, now observed, that a statement had been prepared,
by the Directors of the South Sea Company, to lay before
the Proprietors of the South Sea Stock this day, but if it
would be carried in the affirmative we should require a
louger time than Tuesday next to obtain the necessary
subscriptions towards the increase of capital which will be
required.
The Earl of Li VIM 'cwt.—We are of course desirous of
heating parties who may bid fur the whole, in the first
instance. If it should turn out that no party bids for the
whole, then will come the consideration of the propositions
of those who may bill for a part. It is very desirable that
the whole thing should be settled as expeditiously as may
be, to prevent the effects which are produced in the money
market while the matter is in doubt.
Mr. BOSANIAUF.T remarked, that it was probable, in the
course of the al tertioon, he shookd be enabled to ascertain
the disposition of the South Sea Proprietors on the subject.
After some loather observations, it was ultimately fixed
by the Earl of Liverpool, that the next meeting should
stand fixed, as already appointed, for Tuesday.

A very singular circumstance occurred on Friday
last, involving a question of some interest to bankers.
About three years ago, a bill at a month's date for
10001. was drawn by a country banker on a highly
respecrable firm in the City, and duly accepted.—
The drawers (of whose stoppage we some days since
apprised our readers) appeared on Saturday se'nnight
in the Gazette. On Friday, to the great astonish-
ment of the acceptors, this bill, which for some
reasons unknown to us appears not to have been
before presented, made its appearance at the counter.
Payment was declined fur the present, and a circuit'.
stance so extraordinary will probably become the
subject of litigation.
DEATH Of ISIS GRACE TUE ARCHBISHOP Of
CASUEL.—Died, on Monday evening last, the 6th
inst., in Rutland-square, Dublin, at a quarter past
eight o'clock, his Grace the Right Hon. and Hon.
Charles Brodrick, I). D. Lord Archbishop of Cashel,
Primate of Munster, and Lord Bishop of Emly.—
His Grace was translated to the Archprelacy in
1801. He was consecrated Bishop of Clonfert in
1795, and Bishop of Kilmore in the succeeding year.
His Grace was brother to Lotd Viccount Midletun,
was a Commissioner of the Board of Education, a
Treasurer to the Board of First Fruits, and a Vice
President of the Society for discountenancing Vice.
The Ladies of the parish of Camberwell have
land..bly opened a subscription among themselves,
their children, and their servants (which in no
instance is to exceed 2s. 61 but admits the smallest
donations), in aid of the larger one at Lloyd's
Colke-house, for the relief of the distresses in Ire-
land, and they have already collected a considerable
sum. It is nothing but right that their generous
example should be made as public as possible, and
we hope that it will stimulate the ladies of Great
Britain in general to exert themselves in a similar
manner in their own families and nrighbouthooda.

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ton Don :
MONDAY, MAY IS.

The Resolutions brought forward by the Marquis
of Londonderry, for the avowed purpose of reliev-
ing the agricultural distress, have been discussed i❑
the House of Commons, and the report upon those
which have been agreed to, is ordered to be
presented—after which, as a matter of course.
leave will be asked, and we presume granted, to
introduce a Bill founded upon them—we therefore
now proceed to a summary dissection of them.—The
first Resolution was to authorize the advance of one
million sterling to the Agricultural Community on
a deposit of Cora as a security—the futility and
ruinous effect of such a measure is so self-evident,
that we should have been surprised if any bumpkin
Monier had originated it—that it should have
been brought forward by the Minister, who, we
know, considers himself as the ne plus ultra of abi-
lity and foresight, does astonish us. However, the
Resolution itself may well exclaim with our old
friend Gay

" The Child whom many Fathers share
Has seldom known a Father's care."

for when the Marquis found the common sense of
the House against it (and the Huuse may unques.

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tionably assert with Macbeth—" They cannot say
that we are fools as well as rogues") why then he
renounced it—after having introduced it as his legiti-
mate offspring, he bastardised it at once, and parental
feeling ceasing to exist towards it, he consented to
its being strangled or smothered, or, in other words,
he withdrew it. The second Resolution, and all
the subsequent ones were agreed to, in consequence
of which foreign corn now warehoused may be
ground in England, with an ostensible view to ex•
portation, the enforcement of which muss however
be very uncertain, and the price restrictive against
importation will remain, as heretofore, at 80s.—
On the subject of the measure for granting annui-
ties on our half-pay list, while we maintain an ex-
pensive establishment to superintend the boasted
sinking fund, a very few words will same, and per-
haps no shorter way can be found than by putting it
as an hypothetical question thus—" What would be
thought of that man's prudence, who having the
means of borrowing to an immense amount should
do so, his borrowed loan requiring a large and ex-
pensive establishment of commissioners, clerks, *c.
while, not having profitable ways of employing such
borrowed capital, he lent it out again at the same
interest as he borrowed it at, entailing upon his lent
loan an equally expensive set of managers ?"—An
exact parity may not exist between the two cases,
but our readers will see the plain fact—we have a
nominal sinking fund, which in its management
finds patronage for commissioners, clerks, &c. yet,
instead of cutting off these locusts by appropriating
that sinking fund to the liquidation of our naval and
military pensions, we borrow, upon annuity, money
enough to meet those demands by which another
share of utronage is created to Ministers—another
set of locusts are allowed to prey upon the vitals of
the country—but perhaps corruption may by these
means gain an accession of another guilty vote, and
then " the necessary influence may be preserved."—
When the Bill is before us we shall be enabled to
form a more correct opinion of the measure which,
at present, is in a state of such crudity as to prevent
its being understood even by the Noble and Right
Hon. Mover himself.

STOCK-EXCHANGE, SATURD%IE ONE O'CI,OCX.—
There is very little fluctuation in the funds this
morning, and scarcely any business doing up to this
hour. The general topic of conversation in the
city is the new loan. The amount of the subscrip.
tions as the South Sea House, up to this hour,
is stated to be only between five and six hundred
thousand pounds. The Bank, however, it is be-
lieved, will take the contract, in the event of its
being refused by the South Sea Company. The
market has, in consequence improved-786 Mr.
Hase, from the Bank of England, has just given
notice, that he will be ready to pay off all the dis-
sentients to the redaction of the Five per Cents ,
upon receiving four days' previous notice.

A private letter from Paris states, on good au-
thority, that the Turkish Government have decided
on sending a Plenipotentiary to the approaching
Congress for settling the affairs of Europe. Aluch
importance is attached by the writer to this con-
cession, on which the preservation of tranquillity is
considered materially to depend. That a Congress
for the above purpose will actually assemble, is no
longer doubted in quarters usually acquiring correct
information. Its place of meeting, we now learn,
will be Florence ; and the commencement of its de-
liberations will not, it u said, be deferred beyond
the end of June.

Toe CONFIANCE.-It appears that the Saturday
previous to the Sunday morning on which she sailed
out of port, she took the ground between Spike
Island and Crosshaven, and the opinion of intelligent
persons is, that she was strained thereby, having
heeled off considerably, and her metal having shifted.
ft is an extraordinary circumstance, but is narrated
to us by credible persons, that on the night previous
to the sailing of the CoVianee, the wife of the
master was heard to shriek in her sleep, and. on
being awakened, said she had dreamt her husband
was drowned. The same incident occurred three
times during the night, and each time she started
he had had the same dream.