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London, England, 1824-02-27 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
.lOU/S, 260 die .Februarii, 1824.
Cm! n CRES—Blackburn, and Barnsley—Bills read a first time •
ROADS—Appleby and Kirkby Kendal. Ambleside and Kirkb
Kendal, and Shepley Lane Head, &c.—Bills read a first
time. Camden Town, City, Renfrewshire, Glasgow and
Yoker, and Bolton and Chorley—Bills ordered to be brought
in. Kensington—Petition of Inhabitants of Kensingtno,
Chelsea, and Fulham, ap;ainst, to lie on the table. Hold"
and Huddersfield—Petition of Inhabitants of Elland cum
Greetland, against, to lie on the table ; Order. for Bill dis-
charged, and another Bill ordered to be brought in. Thirsk
and Yarn—Petitions from Boirowby, Landmoth, Thirsk.
South Kilvington, Yarn, Stockton, &c. in favour of Bill, to
lie on the table ' • Petition of Creditors on the Turnpike-road
from Thirsk to Yarm, against, referred to the Committee on
the Bill.
Istritovt MENT—lslington—llill ordered to be brought in-
Glamorgarishire Canal--Petition for Bill reported, eport
to lie on the table.
LEITH. TRINITY HOUSE
-1
Poon—Hull

PAVlNG—Paddington
POLlCE—Dundee, and Bathgate
GAOL—Ayr
W.ATEIIWOBICS•-Canterbury
INC LosunES-,Tarrant H inton (Dorset),
GAS LlGHTS—Manchester—Members added to the Commit-
tee. Hereford—Bill ordered to he brought in.
COMMUTATION OF TlTHES—Leeds—Bill reported, to be
ingrossed.
Do c K—St. Katherine's—Petition of Edward Colebatch, Lessee.
of Warehouses, against; to lie on the table.
COAL DUTlES—Petitions against the Duties on Coals, from
Ilayle, Donington, Cotherston, Epping,• Dagenham, LT'
minster, Hornchurch, Orsett, and Sandwich—to lie on tO
.table.
PUBLlCANs—Petitions of Licensed Innkeepers and Victualkrs
of Coventry, Knaresborough, Lancaster, Padiharn, Bedale,
and Batclifl; for the repeal of the increased Duties ua Li
cences ; to lie on the table.
QUALIFICATION OF JURORS—BiII " to extend the Qaalifi-
cation of Jurors to persons being householders, and possess-
ing personal property, and to amend an Act made in the 3d.
year of the reign of his Alajesty Qeorge 11. intituied,
Act for the better regulatiOn of Juries, and to exempt certain
persons from serving on Juries,' " read a first time ; to be
read a second time on Monday, March 8, and to be printed•

Bills ordered to bc"
brought in.

ORDERS OF THE DAY FOR THIS DAY.
1. Ways and Means—Third Resolution, 16th February, (Fo-
reign Spirits and Sweets Further consideration of lit-
port.
2. Usury Laws Repeal Bill—Committee.
3. Ways and Means—Second Resolution, Feb. 16, (Tax 011
Pensions, &c.)—Further Consideration of Report.
4. Recovery of Penalties Bill—Committee.
5. Judges in Vales Bill—Second Reading.
6. Supply—Committee.
7. Ways and Means—Committee.
8. Mutiny Bill—Committee.

9. Postage Rates—Report,thereupon.
10. Revenue Inquiry Bill—Second Reading.
11. Annual Indemnity Bill—Second Reading.
12. Austrian Loan Convention Bill—Secondbßeading

NOTICES OF MOTIONS FOR THIS DAY.
1. Sir Henry Hardinge—Ordnance Estimates. (In Committee
of Supply.)
2. Sir John Newport—Return of Flax Seed imported into
Ireland.
NOTICES GIVEN YESTERDAY.
Tuesday, March 2.
Mr. Hobhouse—Resolutions regarding proposed reduction
of Taxation, and mode repealing the Window Tax.

Thursday, March 4.
I Sir J. Newport—To repeal Statute 9th William, c. 1, (Irish)
and for securing the right of burial of Roman Catholics
and Dissenters in Ireland. (Deferred from March 2.)
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I"stesday, May 11.
Lord Viscount Althorp—Alotion on tile general state of
Ireland.
PRIVATE BILLS—SECOND READINGS for THIS DA'
1. Snelston Inclosure 4. I3uxton and Stockport Road
2. West Drayton Inclosure b. Carlisle & Cockermouth Road,
3..Nantwich and Tarporley 6. Bromptork Square Impro'N'
Road ment.

S DAY AT TWO O'CLocK..
PRICE OF STOCKS
Tsli
Bank Stock' 2361 India Stock -
3 per Cent. Red. -
Pe
rr perCceenn 9121 South Sea Stock . •
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4 p
102. Ex. Bills 45,44
New
II 01(1 Annuities .
10, Ditto Small
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5 per Cents. 1797 Bank fn. Act. -
Bank Long Ann. 22 11-16ths i I India for Con. Acct.
Imp. 3 per Cents. -.
I Cons. for Act. • 92i if

PRICE or FOREIGN STOCKS IN LONDON, Fan• 27,

AT ONE O'CLOCK.
French .1 Five per Cents. 99i-
( Scrip, ll pm.
Six per Cents. 00.
Russian Five per Cents. (Metallic) 00.
Ditto New 944.
Neapolitan Five per Cent. Bonds, BQ.
Austrian Scrip, 10a prem.
Five per Cent. Bonds, 1820, 00.
Spanish Ditto 1821, 24j.
Ditto 1823, 19g.
Prussian I Five per Cent. Bonds, N.
( Ditto New, 93i.
Danish Five per Cent. Bonas, 99.
Portuguese 90i.
Peruvian Scrip, 00.
Chili 80k.
Colombian Six per Cent. Bonds, 67i.
Mexican Scrip, 74 prem.
Poyais

Mexican Mines
Greek

American

New, 00.
Hullett's, par.
Anglo, 8 prem.
2i prem.
Bank Shares £'232s. ad.
Seven per Cent. 95.
Six per Cent. 94-102.
Five per Cent. 100-10-2.
Three per Cent. 76i.

1G II WATERi
flrning, :8 minus

►T LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW.
tea after 1. 1 Evening, 31 minutes after 1.

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SOLEIVI QUIS DIOERE FALSUM AF&DE4T

LONDON,
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 18424.

EXPRESS FRO3I .PARIS.

We have received by Express Galignaves
senger of the 25th instant, from which the fol-

owing are extracts:—

[From Galignani's Messenger of Feb. 2.5.]'
Yesterday the King took an airing upon the
outer Boulevard.
A Telegraph Dispatch received at Paris yes-
terday announces that Prince Eugene Beauhar-
nois died at Munich on the 21st inst.
We are happy to announce that the health of
the Princess de Conde is gradually improving.
The King of the Netherlands arrived at Brus-
sels on the 20th instant.
[Extract of a Private Letter from Madrid of the 1316 imet.j
44 The delay of the account of amnesty
ap-
pears to have created some dissatisfaction, and it
is remarked that the ardent Royalists, who some

time ago were altogether opposed to an amnesty
being granted, now speak of it as an act to which
a wider scope must be given, in order to obtain
the object which Government has in view. Several
canons have received orders to return to their
eononicals. The famous Trappist has also been
commanded to depart a few days ago : lie was
Seen near the Puerto del Sol, on horseback,
A his ecclesiastical habit and a General's sash,
and preceded by two running footmen.--
The Director of Police at Seville has issu-
ed an ordnance to the following effect :—Dur-
log the day more than four persons are forbidden
to be seen together, and during the nizht more
than two. To render them suspected, it is
"ough that the persons are known to be the par-
tisans of the Constitution, and proceedings will
be commenced against them."

A letter of the 16th instant from Marseilles
states, that the Spanish General Villacampa had
arrived in that port, where, it is said, he has ask-
ed permission to reside.
The Courier Francais, of the 14th instant,
was seized at Brest, in consequence of the corn-
Plaint of the Sub-Prefect of that town, that it
Contained an article directed against him.

From the French Papers of Tuesday, the fol-
lowing are the only passages worth extracting :

PARIS, FEB. 23.—A telegraphic dispatch from
treat announces the return to that port (on the
/oth inst.) of the Eur:idice frigate, commanded
h Captain Cuvillier.—This frigate, which was
Part of the French squadron before Cadiz, was
dispatched on the 20th of October last, to convey
to the Island of Cuba the Spanish Lieutenant-
Colonel Barradas, who was intrusted with orders
from his Catholic Majesty.

FEBRUARY 24.—The Spanish prisoner Men-
chuca, who commanded uncial- General Balla:-
teros, and had been for some time at Bayonne,
has received orders to go to A.gen, which is as-
signed him as a residence.—The bulletin of the
health of the Princess of Conde of 24th Feb.
nine o'clock A. M. says Her Highness has
reposed pretty well during the night. It seems
that she is recovering a little strength, but very
slowly."
MADRID, Fsn. 15.—Three candidates have
been proposed to the King for the Archbishopric
of Saragossa ; they are, the Bishop of Urgel, the
Bishop of Tarragona, and an Ecclesiastic named
Arias.

T FUNDS.
PARIS, Fin!. 24.—FRivoN per Cent.. opened at 100 f. 40c.,
highest 100 E Me. closed at 1001. 65c., Loan of 1323, 12i—
Ilank Stock,l74o.—Neapolitan 5 per Cents, 86i.—Rentesd'Es.
Pegne, 114 L—Exchange on London, One Month 25f. 40e
1113.ree Months 25f. 30c.—( Court Authentique.)

CITY, Twelve u'Clock.—Consols opened this
Inorning at 92i1 for April, and for Money 91
with little doing except paying and receiving the
Accounts. They are, up to the hour, at 92.4.. for

April. The Express this morning, from Paris,
has brought the French Rentes at 100 f. 85c. to
I°Of. 95c., and left off at 1001. 80c. for Time ;
for Money, 100 f. 60c.—Spanish, 241.

FOREIGN AilltKET.—There has been some
InlSifieSS doing in the above Market this morn•
in, but to no great extent.

We yesterday closed our remarks on the Fi-
banciat -847)026 which has excited so much of the
public attention, with some objections both as to
the principle and the expediency of the new mea-
sures proposed respecting the Silk Trade. On
this subject, as well as on the impolicy of the
proposition for permitting the exportation of Bri-
tish Wool, our Readers will see, on referring to
that part of our Paper which is daily appropriated
to extracts from the leading articles of the Morn-
ing Papers, that our efforts have been strong-
ly seconded and supported by The Times. The
concurrence in opinion between that Journal and
ourselves, on these important topics, only proves
that they are not party questions, as some of our
Contemporaries have endeavoured to represent,
but that in truth their decision depends upon the
true solution of certain problems in political
science, and is therefore as essentially a question
as to matter of fact, as the proposition is which
relates to the grant of a sum of money for the
repairs of Windsor Castle. It is quite absurd,
therefore, to contend that the question as to
`thether it is either expedient to attempt, or
Practicable to accomplish, the demolition of the
commercial system of the country:in the vain and
Pernicious speculation of giving universal applica-
tion to the principle of free trade, cannot be tem-
Perately argued but by parties who commit them-
selves either to the indiscriminate support or the
indiscriminate opposition of every measure of his
l
TAJtrry's Ministers. The Cabinet itself is under-
stood to he divided on a question with which party
feelings are with more appearance of reason sup-
Posed to be connected,—we mean the claims of the
°N(In Catholics, and yet no man can be so extra-
vL
a.giint as to imagine that there are two parties
iu
the Cabinet inveterately hostile to each other,

and with each of which it is an invariable rule to
oppose every measure and every suggestion of its
opponent.

It is a singular circumstanee, that whilst the
advocates for maintaining the old principles of
British legislation, as respects the manufactures,
commerce, and navigation of the Empire, can ap-
peal to all past experience in support of their
conclusions,—to the present as well as the former
prosperity of the British nation,—and even to
the existing convictions of every class of prac-
tical awn in the country, when the question is
put to each in such a shape as enables them
to perceive its bearings upon the interests of
their own particular class,—it is not a little
singular, we say, that notwithstanding this mass
of evidence on the one side, the visionary ad-
vocates for the principle of free trade have been so
successful in obtaining converts to their pernicious
schemes, although they have never otherwise been
able to support their assumptions but by an often-
told tale of a body of French merchants having
once said to their Government that they desired no
other favour to their interests than to be left alone
to work out their own prosperity, and by the bold-
ness with which they constautlyrepeat the assertion
that " the principle of free trade is generally ad-
mitted and universally recognized to be correct.",*
With respect to the alleged declaration of a body
of French merchants, on which so much stress
has been foolishly laid, it is only necessary to
say, that, unless all the c:rcumstances and pecu-
liarities of their situation, and of their commercial
relations, are accurately traced and indisputably
authenticated, it is impossible to determine
whether the particular merits of their case
were sufficient to justify us now in admitting
the wisdom or condemning the folly of their de-
cision. Taking it for granted that they possessed
the usual sharpness of perception which mercan-
tile men generally evince on questions affecting
their own interests, perhaps it might be safely
assumed that their decision, as regarded them-
selves, was wise :—but, even in that case, the
general principle is so far from being established
by their election, that a little further inquiry
would doubtless prove the necessity which then
existed, and which an enlightened legislature
would have recognized, forprotecting the commerce
of other states against their preponderating ad-
vantages and too successful competition, and
even numerous classes of their fellow subjects from
the grinding and oppressive consequences to which
the commercial principle; when its eagerness is
unrestrained, and its avaricious spirit has been
once thoroughly excited, is but too apt to give
rise. The very instance, therefore, which has
been so often cited, with an air of triumph,
as conclusive in favour of a general prin-
ciple which is absolutely incapable of practical
application, proves the very reverse of that for
which it is referred to; for if it establishes any thing
at all, it establishes that each class and each par-
ticular interest should be consulted as to that
which is most beneficial to its own concerns, in-
stead of wildly taking counsel from a few closet
theorists respecting the practical and complicated
interests of a whole community, and at their
inexperienced dictum exposing to hazard the
very foundations of the national greatness and
prosperity.—With respect to the assertion that the
utility of giving unrestricted freedom to trade is
universally admitted, it can be still more satisfac-
torily shewn to be fallacious than the ridiculous
inference drawn from the obscure and ill-under-
stood story about the French merchants. If this
general principle is indeed universally admitted,
how happens it that the moment it is pro-
posed to throw open any particular branch of in-
dustry to unrestrained competition, that very
moment is productive of the utmost alarm,
and of the most active hostility to the pro-
posed measure, on the part of all the per-
sons whose interests are involved ? This is a fact
which is notorious as the light of the sun, and
which unequivocally destroys the fallacious opinion
as to the real sentiments of the public respecting
free trade, with which the Political Economists
and their Disciples are impressed ! But it may
very naturally be asked, what can have be-
trayed even a Committee of the House of Com-
mons into the solemn declaration of so ob-
vious an error ?—We shall give a satisfactory
answer to the question in our next.
• See (amongst other instances of the confidence with which
this fallacy is asserted) the Report of the Select Committee of
the House of Commons on the West India Docks.—lB23.

Dutch Papers to the 25th inst. have arrived.
They have brought intelligence from Odessa to
the beginning of the present month, stating that
Lord Strangforcl had received instructions from
England to continue the negociations for arranging
the differences between Russia and the Porte,
and that much anxiety was felt to know what
part Mr. Minziacky would take in the affair, as
it was reported that his mission was purely of a

mercantile nature. The conferences which were
to take place at St.Petersburgh on the subject of
Greece with the British Minister, Sir C. Bagot,
had, however, been postponed till the result of
Mr. Minziacky's mission was known. It would
appear from this circumstance, that the object of
that mission embraced still greater interests
than those of trade, and that it was connected,
more or less, with concessions to the Greeks, if
not with the recognition of their independence.
The Russian Senator, Tatischeff, was to return
to Vienna at the beginning of March on a mission
which was supposed to be connected with those
affairs.

Parliament will be adjourned on the 15th till
the 28th April, for the Easter recess.
Yesterday morning, at eleven o'clock, a Meet-
ing of the Lords of his MAJEsTy's Most Honour-
able Privy Council was held at the Council
Office, Whitehall, which was attended by the
Loan PRESIDENT, the Judge of the Arches
Court, Sir H. Itussm.t., Lord COLCHESTER, Mr.
S. BOURNE, and Lord STOWELL—The further
consideration of the Appeal of Messrs. Boyd, Kerr
and Co. against the decision of the Commis-
sioners for French Claims„was resumed —The
King's Advocate was heard in support of the de-
cision of the Commissioners.—Mr. FoNnt.NQuE
was heard in reply, urging strongly Mr. Bo vn's
claims, and concluded with praying their Lord-
thins to rescind the decree of the Commissioners,
and concluded at half-past two o'clock, when the
LORD PRESIDENT ordered Counsel to withdraw ;
after which their Lordships remained in delibera-
tion for a considerable time.

Lord MEr.viLLE, we are happy to state, was
yesterday considered sor.e•what better.
Mr. J ERVIS, the Barrister, has been appointed
a Welsh Judge in the rooto of Mr. Serjeant
MAnsnALL, deceased.

K [Nu's TUEATRE.—A. Masquerade took place
last night at this Theatre, and the accommoda-
tions were adapted to the reception of a numerous
company. A. recent entertainment of the same
species, at the Argyll Rooms, of course, rendered
it less attractive than probably it otherwise
would have been. There was, however, a.sulh-
dent number of visitors to enable them to pro-
mote the pleasure of each other. Many of the
usual characters appeared, but none of prominent
humour. JARRIN, of Bond-street, supplied the
supper, which was good and abundant. Altoge-
ther the scene was not unamusing.
Lally GliEsi.Ey invited a numerous party of her
friends to her house in Conduit-street, last night,
for the pur'pose of gratifying them with Miss
MACAtaßy's recitation of her own Dramatic
Poem on the' subject of Flury, Queen of Scots.
The Poem is before the Public, and has been
stamped by critical approbation. It was divided
intothree parts on this occasion. As Miss
MAcAuLzy is an Actress as well as a Poetess, it
is no wonder that she had formed the whole in
such a manner as to admit of varied expression.
She had, therefore, provided herself with full
scope for the display of her-powers in the ener-
getic, the tender, the indignant, and all the diver-
sities of Passion. All these emotions were shewn
with appropriate expression and powerful effect.
The whole was much applauded, and afforded ge-
neral satisfaction. Refreshments were served dur-
ing the intervals of the ReCitations. Vocal and in.
ui
m followed.
t(b•;ties
An abundant supper
succeeded,
were likely to occupy
the company till a late hour in the hospitable
strent a musicand Qa
mansion.

PUBLIC-UOIME LIcENsEs
--On Wednesday
evening, at a numerous meeting of the Licensed Victuallers of
the Hamlet of Ratcliffe held
at the Pitt's Head, Broatbstreet,
Ratcliff, Mr. FAwct'rr in the
Chair, a petition to Parlia-
ment for a repeal of the additional Licence Duty was unani-
mously adopted.
OLD BAILEY SESSlONS,—Sentence was this
morning pronounced on the prisoners who have
been found guilty at these Sessions, of whom a
considerable number were sentenced to the re-
spective penalties of seven and fourteen years
transportation, one to transportation for life, and
2-1, among whom were .1-Iree women, to the awful
penalty of death. In this list were the three
Thotnpsons, for burglary ; Easterby, Ryan, and
Mary Williams, for a simiha offence ; Wm. Hill,
for Bank forgery ; and John Staggs, for a second
utterance of counterfeit coin. The Cosmos
SGEclass of prisoners in a
most impressive aresdsidessvremeadti thisne r, and iu particular ex-
horted Hill to prepare himself for that fate
which, in a commercial country like this, must
ever be attendant on the crime of forgery.
Bow-STREET.-4 Daring Robbery.) --This
morning a man and a woman, who gava their
names Sullivan, were charged with stealng a
quantity of lead from the roofs of some houses in
Carey-street,' Lincoln's-Inn, and particularly
from that of Mr. Radford, tine Sheriff's-officer.
They were remanded, and the officers sent to
search their lodgings. It is supposed that se-
veral others must have been concerned in the
robbery.
CORONER'S INQUEOT.—(Dreadful Depravity.)
—An inquest was holden last night by 1111r.HinGs,
the Coroner, at the Green Mani and Still, in Pear-
street, Westminster, on the body of a beautiful
young female, only eighteen years of age, named
Elizabeth Fauntleroy Hayes, who came by her
death by drinking nearly two bottles of rum.—
The unfortunate girl was the eldest daughter of
an opulent wine-merchant ill Westminster, from
whom she had received every moral instruction,
and was versed in music, dancing, and other ac-
complishments befitting a. lady. At the age of 15
she eloped with a young mint, who, after he had
seduced her, abandoned and left his victim on the
wide world. Her father ;sought her out, and
implored her to return to her parental roof, but
she refused, and at length gave herself up to
every debauchery, and went to live in an infa-
mous brothel in Pye-street, Westminster. On
Tuesday night one of her frail sisterhood came
in with a gentleman, who presented her with
seven sovereigns, and the night was spent in
drinking and carousing. The deceased drank
nearly two bottles or rum, and then went to bed,
and in the morniwg she was found a lifeless
corpse. Verdict,—" Died from suffocation,
caused by excessive drinking."