The Sun.
London, England, 1822-02-13 00:00:00

BANK BALANCES.

'Az. P. GRENFELL moved for. Accounts' of the- Monthly,
balances of Public Money, Cash in hand; in the Barth ofZiig.:
for all the different public services dunng the latt'year.
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Ordered.

MISCELLANEOUS RETURNS.
Ir. HUME moved for a Return of the Officers of the Dri-
4ish Army, who received pensions as compensatitinffni wounds,'
with: every particular of date, place; name, eature of wounds,
and amount. He wished the House to be in posseoion oethis
List, as he would be able to chew that many had received pen-
sions for injuries of a temporary nature, and ,continued to re-
ceive them when no longer suffering.—Ordered. -
'he Honourable Member also moved for a' Return of all
Sums expended in Repairs for the Royal Military ' Colleges
since the year 1818.; also for a Return from the last-India
Company's College at Hertford, containing a Statement-of the
Cost of Building, and all Expences attendant thereon since its
establishment —Ordered.
' A similar account was ordered from the East-India Corn-
Seminary at Addiscombe: and an Account of till Ca-
utts that had been sent to India from these places or elsewhere.
The Hon. Member also moved for a Return Of the nuMber
Aalf-pay Officers who were at present in Holy Orders, • with
evezy particular relative to rank, and amount of half-pay,'
Place of residence, &c.
Mr. LUSHINGTON observed, that the Hon-. Membei :must
point out a way of ascertaining the information he wanted be-
fore the Return could be made.

Mr. HUME thought a reference to the affidavits deposited in
Office of the Paymaster-General, for every quarterly pay=
nr...nt of half-pay, would furnish-the means of Making out the
:1-i.eturn. He knew chat there were many Officers 'ln Holy
zders, who, he thought, might well spare their half.pay.
Mr. (IRENFELL suggested that Military Chaplains Should
be e.xcluti from the Return.
CALCRAFT thought. the information. in question im-
Portznt. What situation would the country he in If they: were

tg.zpure the services of these Officers in fioly Ortlers_?

he return wee then ordered, with 'the exdfusion of Military
Chaplains.
A similar return was ordered, on the motion of the • Hon.
_Member, of all Officers serving in the Militia in the receipt of
Hon Member next moved for accounts of the sums of
money whichi had been paid to the Commissioners for the Re-
demption of Public Debt not appearing in the public accounts
since the year 1788, and a return relative to the Fee run.d of
toe Court of Sessions in Scotland, since its institution, sieving
how the sa me has been applied, and upon what authority the
same havL: been paid.—Ordered.
SLAVE TRADE LAWS.
;11r. lAJSIIINOTON, pursuant to notice, rose to move for
,leave he bring in a Bill for the consolidation of the existing.
ofarzwe relative to the abolition •of the Slave Trade. As he did'
net expect any opposition to les motion, he should:refrain froth
going into any detailed statement on the subject. lie would
eterely state, that for the last 30 years the house- had been pas-
sing a series ofStatutes, for the purpose of either checking, or
for the final abolition of this odious traffic. Those Gentlemen
who had introduced these Statutes had not thought it necessary
'to sepeal the Statutes e\ellielowere in existence before them; and
the consequence was, that it had become exceedingly difficult for
eperson acting in obedience to the hives to discover whether he was
•remplying with the provisions at all," or .whether he was net
accidentally violating some of them. It appeared,therefore,
.to Lim, that the consolidation he. proposed should take place,
especially as the execution of them was entrusted, amongst
otters, to Officers of the Navy, and Custom-house* Officers,
who had not an opportunity of consulting. them; niii,nerous,Sta-,
.lutes. A consolidation, therefore, he proposed to make, con-
taining all- the provisions of the other Statutes, in aform so
clear, that if taken up by the officer in command of a cruiser,
arsany other person, there would be no occasion to look else--
where to.know how to act. This the House would see was a
work. of considerable difficulty • and labour, and lie"confeseed
•;that in the Bill he intended to introduce, he had been.assisted •
by, the labelers of a Learned Friend, whose attention had' long
been directed to the subject of consolidating the laws. It was
no intention of his to alter thelaw., which would be precisely
theearne as at prosest, except such as .should point out in the
shepe of amendment; -which appeared to him to be defects--.
lie trusted the House would, permit him to bring in the Bill,
And in the Committee he would explain his views more
fi c was aware that the system was subject- to many objections:
elorne. of the cmeetnients were obscure, and others were defec-
--tive ; but thertewouldbesa ful! opportunity in the Commiitee
for considering these points, and he would take care that any
tnsltvidaal Member, who should desire to introduce a clause.
teriding to promote what had been for so' long the great ehe
eeiect of Parliament, should have an opportunity of doing
Tbe principle upon which the consolidation would be made
wee perspicuity. his intention was, if he succeeded in this in-
eite.hoe, to apply the same principle, in the course of •the next
4.:Ssion, to odic: parts of the law. Much he thought-might be
elope, by the principle, bottle criminal code. That, howeeer, ,
was a consideration for the future—for the present he should
ceotent himself with moving-.-- ' •
" For leave to bring in a Bill to consolidate 'and amend the
Jaime; relatiVe to the Slave Trade."
BERNAL wished for time to make some inquiries on
the mode of executing these laws by our agents abroad, before
tie?. Bill should pass through the House. •
Mr. DAWSON considered that a Bill of .this nattire was
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Much wanted, and would be of great use. It had his full assent.,
Ales LUSHINGT,ON said, that as the Bill would not, be in
a Committee before the middle of March, there would be
klenty of time for his lion. Friend (Mr. Bernal) to make .the
eenquiries he desired.
Leave wag then, given to bring in the Bill.
Mr. DAWSON Lid. on the table a report of the compare-
,-tive Population ofthe different Counties of England.
A. return was ordered to be thade of all fees and emoluments
.reeisived by the &elicitor of the Excise for the years 1820, 1821;
whether from the Commissioners- or individuals.
SUPPLY. a.
On'the. motion of Mt. LUSEINGTOX, BROGDEZ;
-brought up the report on Zile *motion ler Supply, which having
been read, it was resolved, that the• House go into a Committee
,of Supply to-morrow • - . .
Mr. LUSH INGTON, in reply to a question put by Mr.
Hume, said it was the intention of hie Majesty's Ministers to
•propose some new regulation with reference to the rnanagenient
of tie Stamp-office in, the course of the. Session. •
On the motion of the Right lion. Gentleman, it was then
ordered that the eusted Estimates- for the public -service far the
enviing year, be laid before the House.--Adjourned eat a
QUAIITER PAST FkVE.

CITY Busumss.—The Lo ?•frAyok held a
Court of Aldermen yesterday' at Guildhall, for
the general dispatch of public business, vciliii;fi
was fully attended. The. Inquest of,Bishop_sgale
Ward•made a presentment of the twiAinceS ocea-
sioned by some of the liquor shops bein?- open,
on Sundays, which was referred to the Altrerman
of•the Ward. Sundry persorg were sworn and
allowed Brokers, and others, discharged from that
office. The Court licensed several Goal;Li,ede-
„takers. - •

STATE PAPER.

TPA/C. LATION OF AN OFFICIAL NOTE FROM THE

.OaTOMAN PORTE TO HIS EXCELLENCY LORD

STRAN:GFORD,
...ENGLISH AIkiBASSADOIt.,. DATED
DEC. 2, 1821.
Corumonication having: been . made to all the
;Ministers of the Sublime-Porte,. as- well as .to the
-Members of tht Councif,"hf two pieces, contain=
ing the instructions which the yery.distinguished
.Ambassador of -Eng'anti :.tosthe Ottoman-Porte,
Lord Strangford, our frienk given to his
Dragoman, -which pieces, previously, and: in last.
resort,- presented to` the Porte„ have
entirely confirmed. the communications made. by
the ,very distinguished Ambassador tit Austria,'
our friend, in the conference which has just. taken'
place with him, in .which the points nOw in agi7,
tation between the Sublime,Poateand the Court
of Russia, and relative- to some other represen-
tations; have been discussed, and the' result of
this conference having
.also neen communicated.
to: the' said Ministers and Members 'of the
Council; the whole 'has cometo their knowledge.
- It is. superfluous to.say, that it is as little ne-.
cessary to give pthofs of the good opinion,which.
the Sublime Porte has at alb tithes entertained of
the Court, of England, her greatest and most
affectionate friend; of her' confidence in that
Court, and of the real and unequivocal friendship
which. reigns between them,. as it would be to
declare that the Porte has kept in view, .in con-
cert with friendly Powers,- the cantinuation of
general tranquillity..;. that ,she. has no other Ob
ject
.that she will never commit the.detestable.
action of violating treaties, and of being the first to
commence war ; and 'that her attention 'and her'
'i.crlP,ulo,ns_ care to execute to. the very letter the
treaties. concluded with Russia,. are unceasing
add preyed. by experience.
...Nevertheless, whilst:it is necessary in return
that Russia should-first of all-execute the article
relative.to* the surrender of the Refugees (the
first -point of discussion!, but_ subject to no inter-
pretation; and one.... Which, on. account ..of. the
r 61 1 f;i!, ought to be carried into effect without
delay,) she has signified that under existing
_cis-
cmnstanCes, .she cannOti whatever 'be the motive,
surrender the Refugees whom the Sublime Porte
claims in virtue of treaties, and because she con-
siders that surrender as necessary to'the restora-
tion'of tranquillity. With respect to the Greek
nation, which forins imaginary 'projects' of creat-
ing a country for itself and establishing its inde-
pendence, it commenced its rebellion in the two
Principalities, and then in other parts of the Ot-
toman Empire. As up to the present moment it
lifts the standard of revolt, and makes war in
various provinces,the Sublime Porte, for the sole
purpose of maintaining ..good order in her domi-
nions and restoring public tranquillity, proceeds
to the -punishment of the rebels according to the.
impulse of. necessity, and ,to what the rights
of-sovereignty and the interest of her internal
affairs require. In this state of things, it would
be most inconvenient to withdraw the Ottoman
troops from Wallachia and Moldavia, and to ap-
point and send Princes to govern those provinces,
for:they. would become the asylum and refuge of
rebels and banditti.
However this may be, it appears that in ad-
vancing this demand, the object of
.Russia is to
acquire importance in Europe in causing her will
to be obeyed. But the fact is, that, as far as it
regards the Porte,; the point in question is subject
(this is as clear as-day) to all kinds of, inconve-
nience, as well under a civil and national point
of view, as widen' those of law, and religion. It is
perhaps a thing, which, as it has been shewn by
auteriorand late communications made on the' part
of the Porte,'may tend to disturb anew that very
tranquillity which it is wished to restore, and
may-inflict a wound on the rights and authority
of the Porte.
The .Sublime Porte therefore hastens to de-
clare sincerely to her friends, 'who wish for ge-
neral tranquillity, and who ;admit the . just
grounds which she has to withhold her consent
from this point, .at least at the present monent,
that since :it is stated that Russia cannot, under
whatever motive it may bey surrender ..the. refu-
gees at this period, all that the Porte can do,
and that solely for tl' purpose of •preserving
peace with Russia, and. out of regard for the
friendly,representatioes which the Court of Eng-
land has just made on that subject, is to adjourn
her just claim on the refugees.
But with respect to the evacuation • of :the two
provinces, and the sending, anew . Princes to go-
vern them, as
.the Greeks have risen for the.
avowed purpose of delivering Greece, as they
have rebelikf in various parts, and are. to this
day in a state of revolt--in a word, ~as the first
rebelliOn has lireken out. in- Wallachia and Mot-
daviai: it islinpossible for the 'present, that is to
say as lohges_the insurrection of the Greeks is
not appeased; either hy' the punishment 'of the
rebels„ or their subMissiOn.and appeal:to.tpercyi
and as' !Ong as the Sublime-Porte shall not be
convinced that she has nothing to apprehend on
their part, it is impoisible that she should ap-
point two individuals &Om amongst them as
Princes, and should entrust to their hands the
a.dministsition of two. rich and fertile provinces,
forming part of the. Hereditary States of his
Highness.

No mail can doubt that theltussian Court, by
persisting -in her demands upon "that'point, a point
entirely incompatible with the internal regula-
tions of 'the Sublime Porte (wbicl} is as ckar as
day) does a thing contrary to the rights of men
and of nations, . _

It. is therefore possible to.modifx this affair as
:a last resort in the following manner,. viz.
Until the rebellion shall have ceased, , the SO-
time Porte shall cause the two Provinces to be
guarded' by the offiters whom' she has placed
there, and by the. number of troops necessary to:
protect the country against the Brigands, 's ith
out allowing the Itapahs to be molested or vexed
in the ,least degree ; she shall confide to, the,
Gre.eks the affairs which concern the Princ..l-
- as it is done at this time by the Cairna-
cans, who'are als4 G‘reel;, and, for the_present
the evacuation of the 'Provinces, and the nomina-
tion of their Princes, shall be deferred.
As to'the affair of the Churches, which is.une
Of the points in-dispute, as soon as the rebellion