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London, England, 1822-04-25 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Mereztrii, 24° die Aprilis, 1822.
ROADS—Yarpole and Presteigne, and Dudbridge, &c.—Bills
reported ; to be ingrossed. Cork and Skibbereen—Petition
for leave to present a Petition for a Bill, referred to a Com-
mittee. Canterbury and Sandwich, Canterbury and Rams-
gate, WrexhaM and Denbigh, and Ruthin and Mold—read
a third time, and passed.
EDINBURGH QUEEN-STREET GARDENS IMPROVEMENT—
reported, to be ingrossed.
PAVlNG—Alnwick, and Durham—Bill reported, to be in-
grossed. Bristol—Petition for leave to withdraw the Bill re-
ported ; Bill withdrawn ; Instruction to Committee on Bris-
tol Poor Bill to make provision instead. Chelmsford—read
a third time; and passed.
BRIGHTON PIER—Bill ordered.
LITTLE-HAMPTON BRIDGE BlLL—Petition of Proprietors
of Portsmouth and Arundel Navigation, against, referred to
the Committee on the Bill ; Counsel ordered.
ROCHDALE MARKET BlLL—Petition of John Hanson,
Agent to Lord Byron, against ; referred to the Committee ;
Counsel ordered.
Acaucut.TußAL DlsTnEss—List of Petitions complaining
thereof (laid upon the table 22d March), to be printed. Pe-
titionsfrom Eastern part of Sussex, Witheridge, Lifton, Ax-
minster, and Chudleigh, and Moreton Hampstead—to lie
on the table. Petitions from Flintshire, and Reading—to
lie on the table' and to be printed.
BRISTOL POOR BlLL—Petitions from St. Thomas, St. Wer-
burgh, St. Mary Redcliff, St. Augustine the Less, St. Phi-
lip and Jacob, St. Stephen, St. James, St. Paul, St. Mi-
chael, Temple, and Castle Precinct, in Bristol, against ; re-
ferred to the Committee on the Bill.
IVEL NAVIGATION—Petition for Bill, referred to a Com-

mittee.
INCLOSUREs--Taunton Deane (Somerset)— Petition from
Taunton Deane, against ; referred to the Committee. Bob-
bington (Stafford and Salop), and Duxford (Cambridge)—
, reported ; to be ingrossed. Clifton Reynes (Bucks)—read
a third time, and passed.
LIVERPOOL CHURCH BlLL—read a third time, and passed.
fIIDEWELL—Lanark and Glasgow—Petition of Proprietors
of Public Works in the Lower Ward of Lancashire, against ;

referred to the Committee ; Counsel ordered. -
ROMAN CATHOLIC CLAlMS—Petition of Alinister, Church-
wardens, and other Inhabitants of Bedminster, AGAINST ;
to lie on the table, and to be printed.
LIVERPOOL WATER BlLL—Petitions against (presented 28th

March, 17th and 18th April), referred to thel2Ommittee on
the Bill ; Counsel ordered.
SALT TAX—Petition of High Sherifrand Grand Jury of Car-
marthen, for a repeal; to lie on the table, and to be printed.
LEATHER DuTrEs—Petition of Tanners and Leather Manu-

factu.ers of London, for a repeal ; to lie on the table, and

to be printed.
EXtENTS IN Am—Petition of Bankers, &c. of the Counties
of Stafford, 'Worcester, and Warwick, complaining of the
Laws relating to Extents in Aid ; to lie on the table, and to
be printed. Petiton of Ironmasters off` the County of Salop,
to he on the table.
WINDOW TAx (IRELAND)—Petitions for the repeal thereof;
to lie on the Table, and to be Printed ; viz. from St. Mary's,
Dublin ; Corporation of Dublin ; St. Thomas's, Dublin ;
St. Peter's, Dublin ; St. George's, Dublin St. Werburgh's,
Dublin ; St. Audeon's, Dublin ; St. Paul's, Dublin ; St.
Peter's, Cork • St. Anne's Shandoh, Cork ; St. Paul's,
Cork ; Holy Trinity, Cork ; St. Nicholas, Cork.
BRITISH AND IRISH LINEN BOUNTY ACTS—Resolution,
" That it is expedient to continue the Bounties on British
and Irish Linen exported ;" reported, agreed to, and Bill or-

dered.
SCOTTISH MALT ACTS—Resolution, " That a Duty of Is.
Ild. be charged upon every bushel of Malt made from Bear
or Bigg only, in Scotland, in lieu of the Duty of 2s. 6d. per
bushel, granted by an Act made in the 59th year of his late
Majesty, on Malt made from Barley, or other Corn or Grain ;"
reported, agreed to, and Bill ordered.
WEST LOGE BOROUGH ELECTION—House informed, that
the Committee have determined, that it appeared to the Com-
mittee, that the merits of the Petition did in part depend up-
on the Right of Election ; and therefore the Committee re-
quired the Counsel on both sides to deliver to the Clerk of
the Committee Statements in writing of the Right of Election
for which they respectively contended :
That in consequence thereof the Counsel for the Petitioner
delivered in a Statement, as follows :
That the right of voting in the Borough of West Looe is " in
the Commonalty,or,Burgesses, being the Inhabitants House-
holders of the said Borough, paying scot and lot."
That the Counsel for the Sitting Member delivered in a State-
ment as follows ,
That the Right of Election is " in the Mayor and Burgesses
of the Borough of %Vest Looe, being Members of the Corpora-
tion."
That, upon the Statement delivered in by the Counsel for the
Petitioner, the said Committee have determined, " That the
Right of Election, as set forth in the said Statement, is not the
Right of Election for the Borough of West Looe."
That, upon the Statement delivered in by the Counsel for the
Sitting Member the said Committee have determined, " That
the Right of Election, as set forth in the said Statement, is not
the Right of Election for the Borough of West Looe,"
That the said Committee have determined, That the right of
voting in the Borough of West Looe is "in the Mayor and
Burgesses of the Borough of Portbighan, otherwise West Looe,
being Members of the Corporation of the said Borough, and
being inhabitants of the town of West Looe."
That the said Committee have also determined, That the
Right Honourable Henry Goulburn is duly elected a Burgess

[Extract from the Agent to LLOYD'S at Constan-
tinople, dated the 23d ult.]

" The Turkish Fleet has had an engagement
with the Greek Squadron off Patras, in which
the former had the advantage. Seven of the
latter, according to the accounts given by the
Porte, have. been burnt, as many sunk, and some
driven on shore ; the remainder took to flight.,—
The Turks retired to Zaute to repair damage.
A large Fleet is irt,preparation here, and will
very soon be ready for sea. It consists of 22
ships, many of the first rate ; its destination is
not yet known, U'ut a part is expected to pro-
ceed to the Archipelago.—We have been three
weeks without any news from Odessa."

The Paris Papers of Monday have arrived, but
contain no fresh intelligence,respecting the ques-
tion between Turkey and Russia. We have

given extracts in another column, communicating
various interesting details respecting the late
naval victory of the Greeks, of which there is no
longer any doubt ; and also relative to the pro-
ceedings of the new Greek Governments. The
Journal des Debats contains an article on the
affairs of Naples, from which it appears that the
violence of the measures pursued by the present
Ministers of FERDINAND have excited the dis-
approbation of the Austrians, and. that the latter
insist upon a change of the Neapolitan Ministry.
It seems that the conduct of Austria on this oc-
casion is highly satisfactory to France.
, •
The news from Spain, contained in the French
Journals, is very important. It appears that
great dissatisfaction preyails throughout Spain,
in consequence of the measures adopted by the
French Government on the Pyrenean frontiers,
with respect to the cordon of health, and the
• protection afforded to Spanish refugees inimical
to the present Constitution of Spain, and that ex-
planations on these subjects were demanded of
the French Ambassador at Madrid, and the
French Government by the Spanish Minister of
Foreign Affairs.—The following are extracts :

( From the Journal de; Debate.)

MADRID, APRIL 11.--(Extract of a Letter.)—
" Rumours the most improbable succeed each
other with astonishing rapidity since the arrival
of a courier extraordinary from Paris. It has been
concluded from thence that a declaration of war
between France and Spain had taken place, and
some have even gone so far as to announce t'he
return of the Minister Plenipotentiary of this
Court from Paris, and the departure of the Count
Lagarde from hence. According to these rumours,
the Spanish Envoy at Paris having observed
too little delicacy towards the Cabinet of
the Tuilleries on the subject of the cordon of
health, and of the factious of Navarre, &c. the
French. Government had taken him ate his word,
when he threatened to quit the capital, which it

is said he has ultimately done*. On the receipt
of
.this news -the Spanish Ministers repaired to
Aranjuez, and M. Lagarde. has received his
leltres de conge. Yesterday he went to see the
King.at Aranjuez to take leave of his Majesty,
and he is expected immediately to repair to Paris.
" This news has spread consternation through-
out the capital: Our affairs, already, in a lament-
able condition, are rendered worse by this cir-
cumstance, which does not contribute to make us
either contented or happy."

* There was only wanting stiCh an assertion as this to enable
us to judge of the truth. If M. the Count Lagarde is prepar-
ing to quit Spain as the Spanish Ambassador has quitted Paris,
the pretended rupture is not very far advanced, and our Corres-
pondent has been led into an error.

(From the Constitutionnel.)
Extract from a. Letter cf the 91h.—" The
Council of State held last night a very long ex-
traordinary sitting. Persons of credit assure me
that it related to the presentation of an ener-
getic Note to the French Government, relative
to the troops placed on the line of the Pyrenees,
under the pretext of guarding against the epi-
demic, which has ceased for many months past.
A Minister set out this morning for Aranjuez,
to lay the Resolution of the Council before the
King."

Extract of a Letter, dated the llth.—" 'The
King is still confined-to his bed by the gout. 'lt
is affirmed that his -Majesty approves the Diplo-
matic Note relative to France, which has been
submitted to him."
" Senor Martinez de la Rosa, Minister of
Foreign Affairs, went yesterday morning to
Aranjuez to wait on the King, and is not yet ref
turned. It is reported that this Minister has
had a very warm conference with the French
Ambassador,. on the subject of the disturbances
in Catalonia and Navarre."

Extract of a Letter from Washington, dated
March 20.—" The whole Cabinet were unani-
mous on the subject of the recognition of the
Independence of the. South Anierican Colonies.
It is expected , that the recognition will extend
to six Sovereign States. viz. Buenos Ayres, Chili,
Mexico, Columbia, Brazils, and Peru.—The
President has fixed upon a Gentleman of high
standing for one of our Envoys to South America.
It is reported that. an Ambassador is on hissway
from Mexico to Washington, and that he is em-
powered to contract for the building and equip-
ping in the United States of a respectable Ma-
rine for the Mexican Goyernment.—The Buenos
Ayres Government has declared its determina-
tion to grant no exclusive commercial privileges.
This is agreeable to our Administration, which
had previously said it wished fOr none, and it,
must be glad that other nations are not to have
them."

Mr. DA COSTA, Secretary to the Portuguese
r.egation, is arrived at New York.

IRELAND.-On Thursday a desperate attempt
at assassination was made upon Captain JOHN
STANDISH, of the City of Limerick Militia,
by three ruffians who attacked him in the
glen of Ballinruan, with two guns and a scythe.
One of the guns was fired so close to him,
that he was able to put it aside with his stick,
though even then his stomach was grazed with
the shot, and several slugs perforated a hand-
kerchief buttoned under the breast of his coat.
Capt. S. being fortunately provided with pistols,
returned the attack, and having wounded one of
the ruffians, succeeded in effecting his escape.—
At Limerick Assizes eight men have been con-
victed of attacking the Post-office at Shanagolden.
At the same Assizes R. Cussen, a man of gentle-
manly manners and address, has been convicted of
breaking into the dwelling-house of J. SHELTON,
Esq. of Rossmore, as the leader of a party of
Whiteboys. The principal evidence against the
prisoner was given by the Misses SHELTON, while
two of the servants directly contradicted their
testimony, as to the identity of Cussen. The
young ladies spoke warmly of the humane man-
ner in which the prisoner had conducted himself
during the outrage, the elder sister saying that
" she should never foreget his honourable and
merciful conduct towards her brother on that
night." He was sentenced t 6 be hanged; but
was recommended to ,mercy. The prisoner so-
lemnly declared his innocence.

DREA Drur, CATAsTßopitt.—This morning,
about fire o'clock, the two houses, Nos. and 7,
in Budge-row, Watling-street, fell in with a
dreadful crash, burying •in the ruins the occu-
pier, Mr. NicHoLs, and eight' other !per-
sons.—Mr. Nichols, a woman / servant, and a
boy, were got out in a most dreadful state about
an hour afterwards, and conveyed to the
Hosiiital.• The- woman, it is stated, died on her
way thither. The City Officers afforded the
most prompt and effectual assistance in removing
the rubbish to release the other unfortunate
sufferers, whose piercing shrieks excited the most
horror-stricken feelings in the immense number
of persons that had been attracted to the spot.--
At the time our Reporter came away there were
four persons to get out from the ruins.