The Sun.
London, England, 1828-04-29 00:00:00

ifoTYBE OF COMMONS, APRIL 28.

Mr. Carlisle brOlight up the Report of-the Comniis-
sioners of Public Cliaritieskielative'to the expenses incurred
liy them. - '
Sir E. HARVEY presented a petition against the East
London .
Mr. GRATTAN presented a petition from certain
members of the Hibernian- Joint Stock Company, praying
to be heard againit the Bill for dissolving the Company.
LAMBETH-BRIDGE BILL:

Sir JOSEPH YORKF. presented a petition igairist the
Lambeth-Bridge Bill. He said that if thii Bill passed the
House, the ArchbishoP of Lambeth would have no ease iu
his garden, or in any room in his House.---(A labgho
Mr. IJOBHOUSE said ,that perhaps the Hon. Baronet
was not aware that two bridges were proposed to be built, one
Of iron, ilia' other of stone. The bridge against Which the pe-
tition was presented is intended to be built 800 yards from
Westminster-bridge and 900 yards from Vauxhall. Those
',prate* were generally founded in private
,and -fraudulent
interest. He was hippy ;io'hear however that it' was not
intended to -go on with. the Bill this present Session,
and'- Hobhouse) hoped no !Bill would be again
applied for, for a similar-purpose, until: Westminster Bridge
or, Vauxhall Bridge had fallen.- .

• Mr.,'CURTEIS said that Blackfriars Bridge was in such
a state as to endanger the lives- of his Majesty's subjects.,
After a few words from the SPEAKER on the point_
of order the . petition was laid on the table:
Sir JAMES GRAHAM presentt.d.a 'petition from York,
against the Aiie and Calder Navigation Company.
FEES' ON TURNPIKE BILLS.

Mr. LITTLETON. said -it had been agreed that the re-
solutions for the -abOlitiOris of the fees on the renewal of
Turnpike iiilli-should'be referred to 'the House of Lords ;
on• considetailoil; hOwever; he understood that their
Lordships had'iuithitig to do with the Matter, which
was a question solely referring to the privileges of this
House. He therefore moved that the Order of the
Day for • referring the Resolutions of the House of Lords
should beditieliargelAgreed to.
• L0N15014 DOCK COMPANY.
Mr. Aldermiti ThoMPSON'presented 'a petition from
200 Merchants of the city of London, against the Clause
in the Bill empowering, the Directors of the London Dock
Company- to levy dues on goods delivered hi critt.—
Ordered to-be printed.
Sit G. ROBINS presented a petitiOn from Northamp-
ton, iii favour of general toleration,
Lord FORBES-presented a petition from the Catholics
of Tipperary in favour of Catholic Emancipation.
Colonel 'WHITE Presented a similar petition from
dif-
ferent parishes, in: the County 'of Dublin. '
' . "FRIENDLY SOCIETIES BILL.
Sir E.' KNATCHBULL presented two petitions from
Gravesend; -against 'the Friendly Societies Bill.
Mr. BRIGHTIhOught it very desirable that the public
alarm excited on this" subject should be allayed. had
petitions to present; signed by 5,000 persons, on thesub-
ject. " ' •
Mr. COURTENAY said the report on the Bill would
be brought` up in the course of a week. The pre-
Sent Bill would- be greatly modified, though lie (lid not
know:Whether it Would. Meet With the wishes of all parties.
Thringh he should feel it his duty to trouble the House
with some observations when the Report was brought up,
he might as well 'say at once thit it was -not' his intention
to proceed further with the Bill this Session.
Mr. HOBHOUSE was greatly pleased with the an-
nounevinent made by the Bon. MeMber, and had no ob-
jection that the Trill should lie on the table until neit ses-
sion.=-The petitions were'laid on the table..
Sir E. KNATCI'!BULL presented a petition from
Hythe againit the Corn Laws.—Ordered to be Printed.
Lord ALNWICK presented a petition from tin! Roman
Catholic's of NorthaMpton for Emancipation.- '-
Sir' F. KNATCHBULL' presented a petition from
Hythe; in Kent, against the scale of duties for the regula-
tion Of Corn Laws.
Lord ALT El ORppresented threepetitions from Friendly
Soeieties'in'Northimpton, -against the Bill for the Regu-
lation of Friendly Societies. • .
Colonel BAIWARD prgented a petition from the fte-
man 'Catholicinf Italiarn,' in favotii of the CithOlic Claiins.
Mr. R. COLBURN fiii;iiitt up the report of the
.;
Com-
mittee on' the Westineath election, by which it 'appeared
that the return of the' sitting -Mernb..er was good, and that
the 'petition against' his return was not frivolous or vex-
atious. -

MQORE presented several petitione from various
CorPorations, and.alsO frOm some Dissenters in lieland,
against any further concession to the Catholics. •
Mr.- MOORE presented a petition from the attorneys
practising in the Irish Cmirts, praying that the Crown
SoliBtor Bill rnighfnot iiaSS'into a
Colonel BERBSFORD presented a petition from the
Protestant inhabitants orCorlf,' Preying ' that the House
winOtaki/iiiitiCe of the 'proCeedings of the Catholic Assn-
adlilso' that no further eoheeesion enightbe grant.
ed to the Catholics. • ' •
1.
z-Lord STANLEY presented a petition from the Catholic.,
okßarton-upon-Hmaiber, in:favour of the Catholic' Claims.
.Mr. CARTWRIGHT presented, ,a
.rtition 'from the
'Archdeacon, of Northinipion-and 'the Clergy. of Peter_
borough, against any further concessions to the, Catholics.
Mr. DIMCQMBE presented a petition front the'
bitanis of Leeds ligainst any further concession' to the Ca-
tholics.
' Mr. MARSHALL said that this petition gave a very
erroneous impression of the opinions entertained on the
subject by the
,inhabitants of Leeds.
After a few words from Mr. DUNCOMBE to the
effect that the 'people of Leeds, lih•e'llie ,inhabitants
of most other" large towns were opposed to th4ttinmi'cif
the Catholies,

Lord MILTON said, that This petition was signed by
only about 4,9oo'peisons, whereas a former petition from
the sane town was signed by upwards of 10,000 persons.
This he took as a proof of the change which was rapidly
taking place in public opinion upon the subject.
Mr. DUNCOMBE said that the whole of the signa-
tures were procured in sit 'days.
The petition was then ordered to he printed.
Mr. DUNCOMBF. also presented several other similar
petitions from•various places in the county of York.
General KING presented several petitions from the Pro-
testant inhabitants of various places in the county of Sligo
against any further concessions to the Roman Catholics.
Captain MAITLAND presented a petition from the oc-
cupiersof land near Bury against the importation of fo-
reign wool. -
Lord OXMAN/T.O*N presented a petition from the
Roman Catholics of the King's County in favour of the
Ronian Catholic
Mr. CHAPLlN"preSented a petition from the land-
owners of Horne e; the iniportation of Foreign
Wool. 0111;
Mr. O'NtiL preeented a petition from the landed pro-

prietors of Antrim, against the Roman Catholic Claims;
and also three similar petitions.from parishes in Antrim.
Mr. MANCOCK presented a petition from the Pro-
testant inhabitants of Athlone against the Roman Catholic
Claims.
Colonel ROCHFORT presented a similar petition from
the Protestants of Kildee, in the county of Westmeath.
Sir J. COCHRANE presented a petition from the Ra-
man Catholics of Hereford, in favour of the Roman Ca-
tholic Claims.

Mr. BERNAL presented a petition from the Royal
York Friendly Society, Mount-street, Grosvenor-square,
against the Friendly Societies Bill.' •
Lord JOHN HAY presented a petition from the No-
blemen, Gentry, and Landownersof Hereford, against the
proposed alteration of t 'Corn LaWi.
Mr.`CXMPBELL presented two petitions from Glas-
gow, in faVour of the Scotch Settlement Bill.
Mr. STANLEY presented two petitions from the Ca-
tholics of Lancaster and Gaistang, in favour of the Roman
CatholiC Claims.

Mr. Alderinan WOOD presented a petition from a Fish
salesman named Davis, at Gloucester, against the Salmon
Fisheriei Bill.

Mr. SHIRLEY presented three petitions from the
Protestant DisSentera of Monaghan, and one petition from
the 'PiOtestanti and- Churchwardens 'of a parish in Monag-
han, against further'concessions to the Roman Catholies.
Mr. Sheriff WvLnit appeared at the bar, and Present-
ed a petition from the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Com-
mon Councilmen of London, praying for a repeal of the
Stamp Duties on Receipts for sums under 501.
Mr. Alderman WOOD, in moving that the petition be
read, said that persons engaged ' in trade experienced great
inconvenience from ihe' /gawp receipt duty.
Mr. Alderinin WAITHMAN supported the prayer Of
the petition, and observed that the repeal'of this tax would
not make any considerable diminution of the revenue, as
it was well known that many persons who paid small
accounts never required a stamp receipt.,
Sir JOSEPH YORKE said he had no wish to stand be-
tween the peritionerslimd thii tax, but he' must beg:leave
to say, is reply to an observation by the Hon. AlderTniin
who bad just sat down, that he (Sir J. Y.) was one of those
who was always anxious to get a stamp receipt when
he paid money, and he trusted that the Chancellor of the
Exchequer would net listen to idle clamours, and do away
with a tax which recorded that people had paid those bills
which might otherwise hereafter rise in judgment against
them.—(A laugh.)
The petition was read, and ordered to be printed.
ROMAN CATHOLIC EMANCIPATION.

The Marquis of CHANDOS said he understood it to
be the intention of the Hon. Baronet, the Member for
Westminster, to post Pone the Motion which stood for
to-morrow, and ai it would be a great Convenience
to many Hon: Members who took a part for and against the
measure, to know when the diactission might be expected,
it would be desirable that the Hoh. Baronet should state
what he intended to do.

Sir F. BURDETT said circumstances had induced him
to pOitpone the discussion) but he intended to bring for-
ward his motion on Thursday the Bth of May next.
Mr. BROWNLOW . presented seven petitions from the
ROMan 'Catholics of Fermanah, Tyrone, Monaghan, arid
Castlecother; in favour of the Roman Catholic Claims.
Mr. WARD presented Li petition from-persons engaged
in the WoOl Trade in the city of London, praying that no
additional duty should be imposed upon Foreign WoOl.
The for Mer duty upon Foreign Wool had done consider-
able injury to the English Woollen manufacturers, who
were but just recovering' from the evil effects of the
duty, and he (Mr. W.) was satisfied his Majesty's GO -
vernment would not
.try the imposition of any ' duty
upon the raw material, to throw that body again idto
distress. ' •

Mr. MARSHALL sppported the prayer of the petitimi.
Mr. Ald. 11.10MPSON said the imposition of a duty
would destroy the competition which had already yom-
ineiaced between the English and Silesian woollen
manii-
facturerb

Sir THOMAS LETHBRIDGE thought such a duty
ought to be imposed as would give to the. English wool
grower a protection against the foreigner, 4dequate 'to
that now given the English corn grower.
Lord MILTON objected to the imposition of any duty
upon wool, which could only have the effect •of retarding
the improvement in Arts and Sciences, without giving'to
the. English woolgrower any protection, to which he was
fairly entitled.

',

Sir M. W.. RIDLEY said that an Hon. Member bad
stated, that if a further duty were to be imposed in this
way upon manufacturers, we should go back to a state of
barbarism, but he would contend that we would revert to
a state of barbarism if no duty were imposed. It would tars
no less than 7,000,000 of sheep to supply Cue quantity of
wool imparted during the last year alone. Under these
circumstances:le thotight the House would be induced to
agree to ia committee.
,Mr. PHILLIPS slid, that the object of those who (con-
tended for protecting duties was, to sacrifice the whole
body of the consumers, the people of England, to the" pro-
ducers."--(Hear.) This was the view of the .landed
terest, as they were pleased to call themselves. They took
the most vulgar view of, these questions it was possible 'to
conceive. lie' hoped that' no Conimittee' would be ap-
pointed.

_
Mr.: HEATHCOTE hoped all landed Gentlemen in
that House would act upon their own judgments, and
their own knowledge of their own concerns, without being
swayed by Gentlemen on the other side of the question.
Mr. PAULET THOMPSON hoped his Majesty's Go-
vernteent would not accede to the proposal for the ap-
pointment of a Committee.
Sir CHARLES BURRELL spoke against the petition.
Mr. C. GRANT said, that as appeals had been made
to the GovernMent as to the course they intended to pur-
sue, be would only say, and not from,any disretipect twee
—Hon.,Gentleman who had ,made them, nor from any 4-
'difference to` the snbject, nor any misconception of its
great importance, that he should abstain from entering do
the great` topics connected with it at present. There was
at present a notice for Monday, on the general subject tif
wool,' upon which, from what had incidentally fallen frotn
Hon. Members, hopes were entertained that a Committee
I would be appointed. He, therefore, thought it would 'e
his duty to abstain froin iivitig iny Opinion until the wh e
question. was before the House, when he would be prepare ,
and indeed he was , then prepared, if it were advisabl ,
to vindicate the Governthent from the reflections that 19d
been made. 'For the present, however, he would say no
more",: reserving to himself his . full right to express his
. .

opinion upon the whole subject.
Upon the question that the petition be read,
Mr. WARD said that as the Hon. Baronet (Sir

Lethbridge) had expressed a wish for a Committee, he
(Mi. Ward) was instructed to say that the petitioners oli-
jeCted to such a course,
Sir T. LETHBRIDGE did not see how the petitioners
could contend against inquiry. Whit he contended him-
self was, that wool ought to have a protection as well as
corn. He remembered that When—(Cries of Question).4-
he would not detain the- House further than to say, that he
had ,no wish loreittlusion, *but he did wish that tlie
hoine should stand upon an equal footing with the foreigh
groWer.
Lord MILTON-said, that if Government would accede
to the wishes expressed by some 'Hon. Gentlemen, th
would commit an infraction of a solemn bargain enter I
into between the two *ties.
• The petition was then read ; it came from merchanis
andilither dealers in wool in London, and prayed that thole
'Alight he no Committee laPpointed, and that there should
not be any increase of duty on the - importation of wool.
IMPORTATION OF FOREIGN FLOUR.

Mr. WELLS presented iispetition from the Owners and
Occupiers of Land in the vicinity of Dartford, in Kent,
vetting gjt A o
a JAMES
any alteration in the Corn Laws.
On the bringing up of the petition,
l‘EsuSbjeGet to which
RAIIAAI t°heokwist
that opportunity otpopodrratuwnittyhetadtteand:
lion of the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite (Mr. C.
Grant) ; he meant the fact that the foreign corn warehoused
at Liverpool was constantly sent off to the northern ports
of the Isle of Mau. It was well known that the corn
speculators of Liverpool now exported all the corn that
came to that port to the Isle of Man ; that they were alsii
renters of the mills there; and even ground the corn iri
steam boats moored off the island; and that their design
was, while the provisions of the present Bill were in force',
during the progress of that now before the House, to have
as much as they possibly could from the continent, which
they would send to the Isle of Man, have ground there, and
afterwards import here duty free. He asked, therefore,
whether the Government intended to apply any remedy.
Mr. C. GRANT said that the subject had occupied his
attention since it had been mentioned on a former occasiom
It was undoubtedly true that a considerable intercourse did
prevail at present between Liverpool, and some ports in
the north of Europe, and it *as '.also true that in the pre.:
sent state of the law there was no remedy for the mistake;
which was purely accidental. He thought it sufficient to
say that it was his intention that night to give notice of a
motion for leave to introdUce a Bill to-morrow (this day);
to prevent the continuance of what was complained againsL
Mr. CURTEIS said, that the night Hon. Gentleman
who had just sat down had on a former occasion mentioned
that the, quantities exported from Liverpool in this Waji,
were very trifling. The contrary was, however, the fact;
for there were now 20,000 touters exported, and such

was the idea of the illegality of the trade enteirtainea
,tha .
that an officer seisedsl7,3fll, sacks of the flour loorw"
o, ts
There were a thousamlocßutrtPcs also sent t from' Be, '
the Isle of:Man, and such was the eagerness sliv?l,.,°'
Liverpool on the subject, that ,a correspondent of 41;4;
for hint that morning that a ship:had, arris,ed ./1'
corn from Rostock, which was inainediately.ptiro ~,
01
•firut..sent off without being landed,to the;lse ElO ,
, 0
Such was the consequence, that the holders) K,honie e°
could not sell now but at a loss of Ss. per quarter.--
'petition was then read and laid upon the table. [
CURRENCY.
Sir J. GRAHAM said, that it was extremely Deeil
sary to ascertain what.was the fixed determination of 'li
Government upon some points connected with the eto
rency which were of extreme importance. He sv°'
therefore, beg to propose to the Right Hon. Gentle°
opposite some questions, the answers to which would,
hoped, set the country at rest. His first question, at;
fore, would be—was it the fixed determination 'of his 1 ,
jesty's Government, on the sth April, wheisi,tite Act,ol):
prohibited, not only the issuing and rp-lieuing, Ll,O r
negociation of Conntry Bmk.Notes for less tban 5/; tIO, i
severe in the provision of that Act? Hie ,second.q„
was; whether the circulation of Scotland and Ireland 01
be allowed to, continue on their preient .footing. It
..,
these questions were answered in the affitrnativet.httll
then ask, whether any steps were to be taken, to prti`'.‘{
Scotch notes for less than Si. from circititifig at this 'lss
of the Border. The nett question he had to propose
_4°
whether it was the intention, pf- Government to prn
any alteration of that clause in the Bankers' Act, irblo
prohibited Joint Stock 13ankiegCompanies ;saying more tb li
six partners, not more than sixty-five miles from Lol,,
from issuing bills payable In London, for any sum less I;(
50/. That was a regulation which pressed very bray
. tJ upon the Joint .Stock Banks.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER ,1/°°;),,
il say, in answer, that the Government saw no reason t° t
part from the principles adopted by them in 1826, °iv(
the one pound note circulation; and as it was their deA ,
urination to adhere to the law as then settled, they ha" ii
intention of doing any 'thing which could, prolong the ci;
culation of 11. notes in England, beyond the period'
fixed for it. As to Scotland and Ireland, they were;
prepared to adopt aimilar restrictions, with respect to!tie
very limited circulation 'at present, but it wan'lhinintO ',
at an 'early 'period to; introduce a measure for the p,sr!,;
tion of the circulation, of. Scotch notes within the WO,
the United KingdorM Ae to, the question respectiog:lr
alteration in the laws of Joint Stock Companies, olli,
prevented them froni issuing bills payable in Loudest,
less than 56/., that the Hon. Baronet must be aware il
not a matter in the power of Government;. it•was 36'
:jeCt of negnciation with the Bank of England, and e°'
not he .dpne without their permission. AO
Si 0%1 W. RIDLEY observed that the Right t
Gentleman had 'said that Scotch notes were soon n't
circulate within the United Kingdom."
The CHANCELLOR of the EKCHEQVER tlo'i'd
the Hon.
,Baronet for observing that, as what he WO, f,
to have said was:, that a measure would ho introduce'
prevent Scotch notes from circulating in England.
subject Mr. CURTEIS said that when this had l
before Considered, allusion had been made to an intentiolld
establishing a joint standard of gold and silver ; that 0:„{,
be, if done, a considerable. improvement. As to Scot'
it appeared to be impossible to prevent onepound,notO
circulating there ;indeed the Scotch seemed to have of 1p
upon the subject; such as England and Ireland, oecsaill
mad enough upOnOthei points, never were visited ti4e;p,
Mr. F. WILSON presented'petitions against ftirthee,
cessions to the Catholics from the Clergy of the Desile"
Pomfret; and from Bramwell; near Leeds. , ,
Mr. T. DUNDAS presented petitions for Emancipatee
,
from the Rorrian'Catholies of Thirsk and Searhoroury
Lord G. RtNTINCK presented a petition front 'fool
individuals, against the importation of foreign Flour , ,
the Isle of Man. -
Sir E. HARVEY presented a petition from the o°4
and Occupiers of 'Land, in . the vicinity Of 'Chel
~,,,
01
against any. alterations in the c Anw - --n, La:- - -- . i
Mr. WESTERN 'Presented a similar petition fro2lo,
occupiers 0(40,000 idea in the neighbourhoOd of 4+" 1
Walden. : ' : ' dil
Mr. MARSHALL prescoted petitions from Frie oc
Societies in Leeds and Whitkirk; against 'the Bill hi a.
m
the House ; and fro the Roman Catholics of Working'
for emancipation. t4J'
Lord MILTON presented petition's from Friend!)' ill;
cieties in Sheffield against the Friendly Societies ij,
from the Physicians and-Stirgeani of-Leeds and watefroe
for the better procuring of subjects . for dissection ; .ogo,
York, Stamford,"ami.Oundl
Npr e, for 'Catholic eroancipati or
g.
Lard SANDOeaentaid a petition from the
_el-
and Corporation of Tivertoniiatnat'ibe Concurrent •fr
. •
diction Bill.
ocl
Mr. CURTEIS . presented a petition from Brie
against the Friendly Societies' Bill.
Mr. BUCK presented a petition from the Cdtpnraor
of Bideford against the Catholic Claims.
Mr. H. GRATTAN presented 'several petitions fr°
the'Roman Catholics of Kilkenny and Other places iri ,i
land, and from Steephill, in-Gloucestershire, for eor-
potion,
Colonel WOOD presented futir pefitions from Cal" 1
Methodists in Brecon against the Catholic Clainii. ' „i
Mr. 11. DUNDAS presented a petition from the l‘i!je
and Corporation of Rochester against the Concurten 8
risdiction Bill. . , 4,14
terl''''

After a few words from Mr. Dundas and Mr. - of,
and an explanation from Mr. Afoneli;the petition' will
dered to be printed. ' Ale'
Mr. DICKENSON presented a petition fromill 04
house keepers of Yeovil, praying that means be '1411),
to diminish the number of places at which ader iliter".."-
Ordered to lie ou the table. ' l'
_caw
OUthe motion of Mr. P. MACQUEEN, the fie
meat Hiring Bill was read a second time. . ,
..• i.
• CORN LAWS. • 0
Mr. CHARLES GRANT moved the Order 'OlOO4
Day for the further consideration of the. Report inithl'
Laws-Amendment Bill:
• tlO/
The Resolution 'first put. to the Committee was, 0
when the . price of -barley exceeded' 88e.; and Weir;..,l!ll
345., the duty should be 12s. '4d.
tr
Mr. WODEHOUE observed, that the.-qees4prta,
garded wheat had been well and `he hoped. finally OT
but he wished' that returns respecting barley shonlClo4,
from the more important Scotch and Irish ports ~...,..1.-fa
therefore;` expressed his intention of propoSing ens.ll
in fbe Bill for the purpose' f accomplishing l
Mr. CHARLES GRANT doubted whether iva
. .
the H oo'
mission as that to which the observations, of - - if,
Member tended,' could at that time be 'regularly eptht
table& If he understood the Hon. Member rightik,,,
proposed reserving to himself to. inove at a .future ,twi,
that certain towns in Ireland and Scotland be added. to
number of those
,supplying materials for the , averif:o
Now, whatever disposition he !night have to enter* 0
views of the Hon. Gentleman, when the subject ,6401/0
come regularly before the House, yet he thought it. 11144
be the most convenient mode to waive the discussion
the present. ' ,
CoIonerSIBTIIORPE thought sufficient protection a,'o
not afforded to barley, and would therefore. moves, 64i
amendment, that when 'the price exceeded 335.; and
under 34.5., the duty should be 15a. instead of 12s. 4d' w
Mr. FERGUSSON supported the amendment, for
likewise was of opinion that the se-ale, as respectedbfri`;'
. . . , • _. , ~• ~. •
was too low.
Mr. FRANKLAND LEWIS PTr4se4:upon • .4';'
the Excile'in a.great degree dependefl,
___„,ool
ttoi(mdiomfitnhisehlitic:eit4sutpicn'es'!Of, bilerlle;f,ToringtinpOthilltn thetl3l ).10
After a few furthefbiniervatiOne from Mr. FetArr,,_ 0
Mr. ROBINSON hoped no change would be made 0
the measure, as'iarOPoeed.by Governme4t,;fqr he th°4;,
it wiacaleulatad t,43 promote the 'real 'interests of ihe r"
tohflgrahitn
nithiagt..thaisiti;f.voearts uiv.-rellreprotectelt
Ctlitrir.des CcißiiPrtiP:Es s
culcoturiao'n. aeinds
Imo' aTOgeHntn'aftoainctßthuri'or.yEtt'Logoghteuiieplhas;:::dto.t)l,..eioise. _
chargeds. liel.,
li:_jidthuotooi;
GRANT thought "that each sePa"t`
Option of grain-each case. 812000r1,0
htest reference to what ought to be .tti-,i
wadu 4: ipi that'yoti %°hni, ! Oero' Fit in.
tt: tc:C, i :torn'. Inll:veAin:scßlf: ns
i et;
parate merits ; but were it
sotlltrft
'should conceive that, a very proper relation had been`
blished ' between 'Wheat, and wheat amidhailey,.:4ege,'il
one was fixed at a duty of 125.; with a price of 82s. i,,,,,,,..'n
the other,at a price of 625., and a duty of 24... Sd7 . K
...
..
lie certainly thought better than a duty of 20e.. and
,ttFri
of 60s. It was quite erroneous to suppose that a. 41 ~li.;
on barley would be the means. of keeping up the Or,
from the year 1800 to the year 1816, the
,pricestOt•-00
ceedingly high; though, during a part
-.of Itl3,it.tx,
duty at all was imposed. The prices then wrAeOtt,Mo
425., 455., and, even ,as high as 645, ';!thf I.tetag yD,
41s. 10d., and the 'quantity imittwas ?4‘s,ol:miialre
In 1817, ISIS, and 180,Alitit,tpia71 Wititroducedle
in the'firet 133,000, in tlie."trecr-ond:B9k6ot), and) • ,
third 372,000.'' ',hi ' piiceit 41.'e then, 4,7 k • of
k
526'. 3d., 4fial4,..:Ad. He thou t, frona44 e of
the markets ititth.years to whim . belied '''all 1.14;.. ~,it
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into this country from Russia, Sweden, France, and other
Places on the continent, when the price of wheat in this
• 014.47; was between 80s. and 90s. In 1809 we
8,900, quarters of barley; in 1810, we, imported
..1°01:1 in 1811 it rose to 33,000 quarters ;
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In 1813 it was only 15,000 quarters. Now, what
OW the reason of the smallness of the quantities here
marked? The reason was, the greater part of the ports
°,t-trthe contkient being in possession of our enemies.—
\ "ear, hear.) Yet, this is brought forward as a fair in-
stance of the supply of barley. But putting that aside, he
Would ask 'the Vic-President of the Board of Trade, as he
had alludedatci ihe revenue, this question, and he was sure
be could not put it to a man in that House, better able to
answer it,.as there was not ene who was so well acquainted
with all branches of the revenue. This question was, did
Government intend to take the value of the Scotch barley
by paper, and English barley by gold ?—( Hear, hear.) He
should be glad io hear the Right Hon. the Vice-President
Of the Board of Trade's answer, as his vote would be con-
siderably influenced by it.
Mr. FORTESCUE trusted that Government would
arquiesce in the proposed increase of duty, on the agricul-
t'Atists must inevitably suffer.
Mr. LEYCESTER blamed the departure from the
ratio established by Mr. Canning's Bill, between oats,
barley, and wheat. He thought the agriculturists would
'offer from it.
Mr. BANKES said, that the departure made from the
old scale was not a favour to the agriculturists ; it was
done merely because the old rule was found highly er-
roneous.

The question haying been put,
Mr. PEEL rose for the purpose of saying that the duty
had been proposed after the most deliberate discussion of
the Circumstances attending the relative price of the dif-
ferent grains. Since the Bill of last year had been pro-
Posed, there had been such a degree of importation in
Wheat noticed, as made them think the price taken last
Year not sufficiently high for the protection of the growers
in this country. They had not had that experience with
respect to barley. The quantity imported very little ex-
ceeded the small quantity of 200,000 quarters, and that,
too, when barley was at a price wh c s made it peculiarly
in demand. The reasons, then, which influenced them
with respect to wheat did not exist in the case of barley.
tie had made calculations of the relative price of barley
and wheat for the last fifty years ; and to take a long
Period like that, in such a case as the present, afforded the
°oh' true criterion by which they could judge. The re-
sults that calculation gave him showed that the relation of
barley and wheat was not improperly fixed in the present
The relative prices of barley, oats, and wheat, dur-
metbe last fifty years, taking wheat at 100 s., have been—
Wheat 100 s., barley 535., and oats 355. Assuming that
t 0 be the true scale, if they, according to the imperial mea-
ture, laid a duty of 245. Bd. on wheat when it was at 628.,
according to the relative price he had mentioned, if barley
Was at 325. and less than 835., the duty would be about
'lss '7d. The duty taken in this Bill was 13s. 10d.,
-wsnen the price. was at 325. Thus the duty is higher than
aCeording to the relative prices the agriculturist was en-
titled to expect. In strictness, he ought only to have had
the fluty at 13s. 7d. or Sd. If any thing, then, the duty
ought to be reduced both on this grain and on oats. And
W?-.S certainly the interest of the farmer, the grower of
wheat, to have oats at as cheap a rate as possible. Barley
!!,',l wheat were placed in far different circumstances.
,there were not the same vital interests for maintaining a
'ups supply of one as of the other. Under all the circum-
stances, he could not consent to depart from the resolution
ss originally proposed.
Mr. WODEHOUSF. said that the Right Hon. Secre-
tary had referred them back fifty years, but he had not re-
t°osled them that twenty of those years we were at war
With nearly the whole Continent, and the supply was then
of course very limited, and could not afford a true criterion
by which to judge.
Mr. Secretary PEEL replied, that if there were disturb-
nets in the importation of oats and barley, so also was
there in wheat with which they were compared.
Mr. WODEHOUSE said that there were particular
).cars in that period in which it would be unfair to form a
jue,dgment of this kind. In 1810 the price of wheat was
and in that year we imported 1,200,000 quarters
In wheat, 111,000 quarters of barley, end 150,000 quar-
`crs of oats. Now he would put this question to the Right
Gentleman opposite, in the name of the people of
•isgland, how could the people of England have been fed,
I,l4letts by the capital invested by them, the petty tyrants of
c.ngland !—(Hear.)
Thee red gallery was cleared for a division, when there ap-
Pe—
For the original Resolution lOl
Against it
Majority
n our return to the gallery, the next resolution, pro-
°
'PWintt g that a duty of 9s. 3d. should be laid upon oats per
aer, whenever the price of oats is 25c. and under 265.
as put.
b,hirs FERGUSSON said, that the duty proposed was
▪ no means sufficient to protect the produce of the greater
Putt °f land possessed by farmers in Scotland. He begged,
lefl/re to propose as an amendment, that the words
0. 3d.
3d. be struck out of the Resolution, and l Os. 9d. be
'nutitittited- for them.
s„) Air. C. GRANT said, that the protection now afforded
oats was greater than it had been at any former period,
84415. °lle fact mentioned in Mr. Jacob's valuable Report
could prove the fears of the Hon. Gentleman vain. A
k'erch&nt at Amsterdam last year shipped a quantity of
Zs for Londen,l where they sold for 19s. per quarter ;
•sluty was then only 2s. per quarter : but the expences
freight, porterage, brokerage, metage, loss by measure
anther things, reduced the sum for which the Amster-
• Merchant received credit to 6s. Now that the duty
5...._-smuch mere than 25., they surely need not fear a
LeXtravagant importation of oats.
After a few more words from Mr. FERGUSSON and Mr.
W
SIBTLIORPE said, that Mr. Jacob's book might
Cvery pleasant one to read ; but he wished Mr. Jacob
to farm some of the poor soils of the country to which
,°
7 had the honour to belong, and he would be very glad
,throW his own book into the fire.---(A laugh.)
The House then divided on Mr. Feacussoles amend-
N. ". when there appeared,
For it
Against it
siority:in favour of the original Resolution----42
Ott the Resolution that " whenever the price of peas or
sti" shill have reached the sum of 415., a duty of 3s.
Y shall be payable,"
lle •
Niss.. WESTERN was not about to enter into any cal-
to ascertain with what degree of advantage the fo-
httb RrOlife ciiitld compete with the home grower ; but
t 0 had etrOn—g grounds for the claim he was about to prefer
tne attention of the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite.—
tee. articles had always borne a fixed, certain, and ascer-
is-e:i,atio of proportion, in respect of price, to wheat,
.1/4-7._:42Wte laws which our Legislature had passed at dif-
t47.7 Periods !tile the subject of corn. This was so in
`0:1 ous Acitcof 1791, 1801, and 1815, and in each
at '4lll the average, of this proportion on peas and beans
a,,,1 Wheat was about two-thirds. The Committee could
~abut tabiteoe; that in the resolutions before them this
'l,nite altered; though he did not doubt that the altera-
nall-been made quite accidentally. He could not, in-
upoek what principle it could have been
lea necessary to lower the rate of protection forrserly
s. %ifs' to theite,twei important articles. According to
tits 14M-he-should say that whenever the fixed price
62e. and under 635., the price. fixed as to
ka4trticleirsheuld have been 41s. But the alteration now
stsj:'_ ad a necessary: tendency very much to lower the
thsZf protection. Why had it been so reduced ? He
NlA'Yfila:itiaself on the fairness of the Right Hon. Gentle-
s t' an answer. Here the Hon. Gentleman went to
the rii upon the great value of peas and beans, as part
fa of
veZtecessive crop, to .those lands which were m
Of•Cle to the cultivation of wheat. Their culture was
*tp,:s, highest importance in every respect ; but more
isbe""",,, 1Y owing to the extensive demand they created for
'n,3/4a; After a few further observations, the hon.:Gentle-
- !ness°ncluded by moving as an amendment, to substitute
it Ltse of 4.15. in-respect of peas and hems, for 375., as
Xil„ On the resolution.
Prcsitt3iCii GRANT said his reason for resisting the pro-
? ie was, that no sufficient reason had been assigned
9.0 e. A At the same time he quite concurred with the
ittlither for Essex, as to the importance to be at-
- el:s..• -'s' Peas and hearts. If, however, without a suffi-
a, tho,gs"'hei.ng shown, he were to make such alterations
L°Blt.Q. he' had much better abandon the resolution a1.4;4'„.N
.4;4'„.N
4.ATCHBULL was disposed to take a similar
frie,l4 reliact to the one just opened by his Hon.
kke„Matiber for Essex. The Hon. Member for
lea* 'Oat, who had failed in one amendment, had at
tars hie consolation of knowing that Isis Majesty's Minis-
°°t "to allow Scotland to retain her circulation of I/.
Ass.,t, 111- was unhappily taken away from England.
e'rtsipsai WESTERN, in explanation, observed, that his
tThon
t . tit 'a,4l, that Government did not allow that pro-
,
sheen exts" beans and peas in these resolutions, which had
ti1e,dc4,2.0 such. articles in all former Corn Laws.
A
,11SteeishltctL) regretted that the Hon. Baronet (Sir E.
rrith.444t Ylis.d introduced in this discussion matters so
"IQ not ;1:4 tl* 11. Bank note circulation.—(Hear.) He
OP observing, that ofilate years, all the average

prices of coin bad been exceedingly fallacious; nor Was it
possible to find one sound principle to guide the judgment
in this respect. He did believe that the price of corn
abroad depended mainly upon its price here ; and he
thought that when that House was legislating for protec-
tion to home produce, by reference to the price of foreign,
it was altogether mistaking an effect for a cause. Upon
the whole, he considered the Resolutions now submitted,
more favorable to the landed interest than the law of last
year, and would support them.
Mr. Secretary PEEL could not help observing on the
consequence of one of the Hon. Member for Kent's observa-
tions. If the Scotch retained a paper circulation of de-
preciated value, the value of money must be increased ac-
cordingly ; and the money prices of grain were, therefore,
to be considered as being so much, proportionably, higher
in Scotland as to amount to that very species of protec-
tion which the Hon. Baronet seemed to think had been
denied to the applications of. the Hon. Member for Kirk-
cudbright.
After a few words from Sir Enw. KNATcuau Lt. and Mr.
WESTERN, the Committee divided, when we understood
that the votes were—

For the amendment, 99 1 Against it, 46 !Majority 53.

The other Ministerial resolutions were then agreed to.

On the resolution, " That it is the opinion of this Com-
mittee that all the said duties shall be regulated and deter-
mined from week to week by the average prices of corn,
made up in the manner required by law, which prices
shall, at the several ports of the United Kingdom, deter-
mine the several rates of the duties for and during the week
next after the receipt of the proper certificates of such
average prices at such ports respectively,"
Mr. C. GRANT said, that his Hon. Friend opposite
had made a suggestion with respect to the averages, which
he wished to have adopted. His Hon. Friend had said,
that he would be satisfied if these words were inserted in
the resolution, "according as the averages shall he made
up by law." Now he begged leave to inform his Hon.
Friend that he had no objection to substitute those words
in lieu of those used in the original resolution.

Mr. CAMPBELL wished to know whether it was the
intention of Government to include the prices of corn at
the ports in Ireland in striking the averages.
Mr. C. GRANT said, that his Hon. Friend opposite
had reserved to-himself the right of bringing the whole
question of the averages before the House at a future op-
portunity ; but he had no hesitation to declare at once,
that it was not his intention to accede in any respect to
the proposition which his Hon. Friend had said that he
would bring forward. Scotch corn, introduced into the
English market, was already included in the averages.
Mr. BENETT wished to know whether Irish corn in-
troduced into the English market was included in them ?
Mr. C. GRANT replied in the affirmative.
Mr. FERGUSSON contended that that amounted to
nothing, for the real question to be considered was, not the
average price of corn at the outports, but the average price
of it to the farmer.
Mr. HEATHCOTE said, there was one point which it
appeared to him not to have been sufficiently attended to
in this discussion, and that was that the price of freight
ought to he substracted from the average price of English
corn, and to be added to that of foreign corn. The price
of freight had not been sufficiently considered in this
country. Ile expected, that after all the discussions which
they had had upon this subject, they would have entered
upon the subject of the price of corn much better informed
than they were last year. He was afraid that this was
not altogether the case, for lion. Gentlemen had not en-
tered into the price of freight. What were they to think
when a Right Hon. Gentleman got up and told them that
the freight from Rostock was 125., and when, imme-
diately afterwards, an Hon. Gentleman got up and told
them that it was only Bs. ?
Mr. WHITAIORE trusted the Government would not
give way upon this question.
Mr. BENETT wished to know on what principle the
Right Hon. Gentleman excluded the price of corn in the
ports of Scotland and of Ireland from his mode of striking
the averages. Surely the Right Hon. Gentleman con-
sidered both Scotland and Ireland as parts of Great
Britain ; and if he did, why did he not take the price of
corn in their principal ports into consideration, when cal-
culating the averages? To take the average price of corn
correctly, it ought to be taken from the price which it
costs the fired grower ; whereas we took it at present from
the price which it had acquired, after it had passed through
three or four hands, who had each put their own profit
upon it. This was an unfair and invidious mode of strik-
ing the averages. It looked as if we did not trust the
Irish and Scotch growers of corn in taking the averages,
and as if we thought in those countries true averages
could not be granted. If it should be found convenient to
take the averages at the ports of England only, he trusted
that some plan would be devised for taking from it the
price of freight, port charges, and the other impositions to
which it was liable before it could be landed. He parti-
cularly hoped that some such mode would be adopted with
respect to the Irish corn landed at Liverpool and Bristol.
If such deductions were made then, hut not till then, would
they be able to get at the real average price of corn in this
country. By such a mode of proceeding the agriculturists
would approach nearer to a real protecting price of 625. ;
at present they only received 525., whilst they laboured
under all the odium of receiving 625.
Mr. PEEL'said, that a better plan for the object which
the Hon. Member had in view, would be for him to state
some fixed price, at which he wished foreign corn to enter
our markets. The Hon. Member was evidently seeking
to get a higher protection than that granted to him at pre-
sent. Now if that protection were fair, let them discuss it
fairly, and not, as was attempted at present, by a side wind.
A much simpler course would be, to propose at once to
raise the import price. Without entering at present into
detail, he would beg leave to remind the Hon. Gentleman,
that in Ireland and Scotland the averages hitherto had
never been taken. Last year, an alteration had been
admitted into our system, by admitting the price of Irish
and of Scotch Corn to he taken into the averages. That
measure raised the price at which protection was granted.
He was convinced that very great difficulty would be expe-
rienced if they attempted to take the averages in Ireland.
He really would advise the Hon. Member to propose an
addition of 4-s., or more, if he thought fit, to the import
price, as it would render the discussion much more simple
and intelligible. In proposing 645. as the pivot price, it
had been proved that all the data were the same as in the
Bill of last year. If the data were altered, the whole pro-
position was altered ; and therefore he for one could not
think of acceding to the motion of the Hon. Member.
Mr. WODEHOUSE—The Right Hen. Gentleman
seems to have forgotten the nature of my proposition. My
proposition was to include the Scotch and Irish towns, for
the price of every grain except wheat. I distinctly stated
that with the pivot price of wheat I was satisfied, and that
believed that the country from one end of it to the other
was also satisfied : but I said that such was not the feel-
ing with respect to the resolutions affecting the other
grains. Ido not wish to raise the pivot price of wheat to
645. My proposition only had reference to the other spe-
cies of grain.
Mr. PEEL'was referring not to the Hon. Member for
Norfolk, but to the Hon. Member for Wiltshire.

Mr. MABERLY considered the present as a prohibitory
law, though it appeared to admit corn under certain sti-
pulations. He was sorry to see Gentlemen take so inte-
rested a view of the present question as they had done ; but
he was compelled to say, that each agriculturist had his
own view of it, and that he appeared to think that the
country was to, be benefitted by it, when in point of fact
it was only himself.
After a few remarks from Mr. N. CALVERT, Mr. Ba-
saai', who denied that this Bill imposed a tax on the con-
sumer ; Mr. V. FITZGERALD, who denied that any of the
Irish agriculturists in that House had suggested the ex-
pediency of taking the averages in Ireland; and Mr. MA-
BERLY, who accused Mr. Huskisson of departing from
principle in giving up a protection of 64) or '7O per cent.
to the agricultural, when he declared his intention of giving
no more than a protection of 05 per cent. to the com-
mercial interest,

The resolution was carried. The CHAIRMAN then left
the chair, the resolutions were reported to the House, and
the report was ordered to be received to-morrow.
CITIES AND BOROUGHS POLLS BILL.
On the motion of Mr. 11. Davits this Bill went into
a committee, several verbal amendments were made, and
agreed to.
After some observations from the ATTORNET..6ENERAL
Colonel DAVIES, Mr. R. Goanox, Lord ALTIIORP, and
Mr. Alderman WAITHMAN, the clauses were agreed to,
and the House resumed.
The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and
the House adjourned at a quarter past twelve o'clock.

t
SCOTCH FREE-STONE.—There is at present
in Morton Quarry, in Fifeshire, one solid block of white
free-stone 36 feet long, S broad, and 3 feet 9 inches thick.
It would weigh 70 tons.
It affords us great pleasure to inform the
public, that Messrs. WALTERS, Voss, and WALTERS,
bankers, of Swansea, hate received nearly the whole
amount of the bills of exchange and promissory notes which
were stolen from the bank in February last ; and that they
have taken such measures with respect to the cash notes
which must lead to instant detection of the thieves should
they attempt to put them into circulation.— Cambrian.

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LONDON,
TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 29, 1628.

Every other subject of public or of private
interest sinks into insignificance at this moment,
when compared with the glorious result of last
night's debate in the House of Lords. But it
would be unhandsome to triumph over the fallen,
and we therefore leave the defeated faction of
the Ultra Tories to their own meditations, and
the pity of all the friends of civil and religious
liberty throughout the world.

The conduct of the Duke of WELLINGTON
has gained him the approbation and esteem of the
country, and even another battle like Waterloo
could not add to his fame what his candour and
moderation in this matter have so justly achieved.
Now, only, do we begin to have apprehensions
of the magnitude of his Grace's power,

" Dreaded in battle, and loved in ball,"
but we have a security that that power will be
employed in blessing, not enslaving the country.
As to the line taken by the Bench of Bishops,
we have already expressed our opinion. The
Church of England may now defy the machina-
tions of Papists and Dissenters, should these ever
presume to conspire against her. She has arrayed
on her side all who can feel and appreciate the
splendour of her Liturgy and the purity of her
doctrines, but who formerly saw the practise of her
highest functionaries, too often opposed to
that spirit of charity and good-will to men,
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the very foundation of the religion which they
ushered into the world, and which has been I' lo-
claimed to be such, not only by its Divine
Author, but by all who have ever pretended to
inculcate his precepts and his faith.

The Gazette de France of Tuesday contains
some further accounts of the preparations making
at Odessa lb' the opening of the campaign, which
is daily expected to take place.

We understand that Sir FRANCIS FREELI NG'S
second son has been appointed Secretary to the
Commissioners of Excise.

It is busily whispered in the City, that a
French g2ntleman, who carried his head rather
high, has just taken French leave, by which his
brothers are sufferers to the amount of several
thousands.

Accounts have been received this morning
from Paris, stating that the Duke de DAMAS
has been appointed Guardian to the Duke of
BOURDEAUX.

Hamburg', Papers of the, 26th inst. have been
received this morning. They contain some par-
ticulars of Co?nt CAPo D'IsTRIA.'s visit to
Napoli di Rqnian ia, which will be read with
interest.

NAPOLI DI ROMANIA, MARCH lA.
On the 2d of this month Count Capo d'lstria, the
President, arrived here, on board the Warspite, accom-
panied by the frigates' Juno, _Helen, and Gaston the Mos-
quito and Reed brigs. He had Scarcely landed, when
Griva, the commander of the fort Palamides, appeared,

with his officers, to receive his commands. The Count
embraced Griva, and expressed his wish to have him and
a few of his men with him as a body guard. On which
the latter, extremely delighted at the flattering reception
given him by the President, declared himself ready with
his Palicari, who required nothing but a scanty subsistence
to execute his commands in every particular. The
President expressed his intention to give the command
of the forts and works of Napoli di Romania, to Lieut.-
Colonel Heidegger, to whom Grira promiseg to give up
the fort and all the magazines of ammunition and
previsions.

On the following day, the 3d March, the Count accom-
panied by Lieut.-Colonel Heidegger, went up into the fort,
which was given up to the latter. On the sth, the Al-
banatika, the lower citadel, followed this example. Photo-
mara, who commanded in it, resigned his office to the Pre-
sident, and at his intervention even reconciled himself
with his mortal enemy, Griva. On the 6th, these two
chiefs with their families left the forts and removed to the
town. On the ith, Palamides was occupied by one
hundred and twenty Hydriots and Spezziots, who are in
the pay of the President; Albanatika was garrisoned by
100 men from the town : M. Rayko, a Russian, and M.
Muller, a German, were appointed second Commanders in
the two forts.

On the 9th the troops of Photomara and Griva, the
latter under the command of his brother Stavro Griva, set
out for the Isthmus of Corinth. On th 3 same day the
President also left the town, and took the road by land to
Damala (Trezene) and Poros, whence he will return to
Egina. Theodoraki Griva, with about 50 men, accompa-
nied him. Old Colocotroni (Theodore), and Alexander
Mavrocordati, are also in the suite of the President.
Near Damala, there is a fresh corps of about 2,400 men,
the command of which the President has given to Prince
Demetrius Ypsilanti. On the 28th of February, the day
before the President set out from Poros for Napoli, he re-
viewed this corps. The commanders of the ships of war
of the three Powers, Sir W. Park, M. le Blanc, and M.
Petrowitzky, the Stera Prechuli, Pitua Mauromichali, G.
Konduriotti, and Andreas Zaimi, and Admiral Miaulis,
who was a short time with the Hellas off Poros, Theodore
Colocotroni, and a great many other chiefs accompanied
him at this review, and were present at an entertainment
given on the occasion. Sir W. Parker, and M. Petro-
witzky, proposed as a toast, " The Independence of Greece."
The first, alluding to the laurels with which the table
was ornamented added, may it be purchased at this price.
The latter added to the toast the following words,—" Peter
the Great, who after he launched the first ships of the
line, said science and arts came from Greece ;—they will
be restored to it by grateful Europe."
M. le Blanc drank to the "welfare of the brave Army of
Greece."

Colocotroni and Miaulis returned thanks for this civility.
The toast proposed by the President,—" The Three
Powers," was received with extraordinary enthusiasm.
Count Capo d'lstria has commissioned M. Rhodius to
form at Methana, where are the depots of the Tactikos,
formed by Fabvier, another corps of regular infantry.
The English brig the Pelican, which arrived here
yesterday, the 9th March, from the expedition against
Carabusa, where it remained for some time after the place
was t tken, brings word that the well-known English Phil-
hellene, Major Urquhart, who, with a small detachment
of marines, was left in command of the fort after the ex-
pulsion of the pirates, had been buried under the ruins of a
house which fell down. M. Heron, another Philhellene,
is gone to-day to take the command of Carabusa.
We also learn by the Pelican, that an Egyptian squa-
dron of two frigates, five corvettes, and one dozen trans-
ports had arrived at Suda in the beginning of March.
Count Capo d'lstria has appointed the following Chiefs
of the Civil Administration :
For Egina—Andrea Janitzi, of Ipsara.
For Pores—Demetrius Kalerri, of Candia.
For Napoli di Romania—Count Theotoki, of Corfu.
For Syra—Benenzelo Ruffo, of Patras.
For Calavrita—Kapsali, of Missolonghi.
ST. PETERSBURGII, APRIL 12.

The Prince of Orange has arrived here. Count Lambs-
dorff, General of Infantry, died lately, at the age of 83
years. Count Nesselrode, Minister of Foreign Affairs,
raised to the dignity of Vice-Chancellor.

HAMBURG, APRIL 24.

Dr. Hartmann, Professor of History in the Gymnasium,
Editor of the Correspondent, died yesterday, after a short
illness, universally regretted by the whole city. Lie was
only 45 years of age.

The insidious Bill for the benefit of the Be-
nefit Societies, has at length been withdrawn, as
a sacrifice to public feeling and social appre-
hension.

We received by the steam-boat this afternoon
the Hamburg Reporter of the 25th instant,
which gives the following information respecting
the great question of war in the East :

BoRSEN-HALLE, YOUR. O'CLOCK.

Reports of a very warlike nature are in circulation. The
Emperor of Russia it is now said was to have set off for the
army on the 17th instant, and on the 25th the army is to
cross the Pruth, as a prologue to a further advance across
the Danube.

We rejoice that the judgment of Lord ELDON
in the WELLESLEY case is submitted to the
review of the House of Peers ; not because we
anticipate a reversal of that remarkable decision,
but because the present LORD CHANCELLOR
will, we trust, feel it his duty to assign some in-
telligible legal principle, in disposing of a ques-
tion which affects the rights and the feelings of
every man in England. Entertaining, un-
doubtedly, the highest opinion of Lord ELDoN's
abilities and experience, we must say that the
whole tenor of his judicial life has betrayed a
strong propensity to stretch to an undue extent
the powers of the tribunal over which he so long
continued to preside. This inclination was,
indeed, unusually apparent in the case we now
allude to ; and, whatever may be thought of the
jurisdiction of the Court, it is at least very certain
that when the late CHANCELLOR deprived Mr.
WELLESLEY of the custody and society of his
children he stated no principle, and referred to
no statute or precedent, which could justify his
decision.

THE FUNDS-(THIS DAY).

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

The supply of Money stock having been good to-day the
Coned Market has become since the commencement rather
heavy, at a reduction in price ; they opened at 861 a,
reached a, buyers, for a moment, but have since gradually
declined to 851 6, looking rather fidgetty ; although the
business done has not borne an. important character, still
there has been a pretty handsome sprinkling effected ; the
Commissioners gave 861. The news from Constantinople
is reported to be of an unsettled description and warlike,
and no hope is entertained of the establishment of peace.
India Bonds remain at 99 100 ; Exchequer Bills, 64 5 pm.
The Foreign Funds seem to be under the influence of a
Bear Account, the settlement of which taking place to-mor-
row, and the Bull party refusing to lend stock, both compel
the former to buy and enable the Capitalist to rid himself
of stock ; the price has not, however, materially varied.
Russian, 90+ being higher for money than account;
Brazilian, 59/ 60; Mexican, 35 I; and Portuguese, 60} 1.
speculations Brazilian continue to decline,
and are
Mining
43 4 ; United Mexican, 25 4 dis.
a
Three per Cent. Consols, 851 6 ; Ditto, for the Ac-
count, 851 6 ; India Bonds, 99 100 pm. ; Exchequer
Bills, 64 5 premium.

TWO O'CLOCK.

Consols are in a complete calm, and the only price quoted
has been 85i 86 for nearly the last two hours; up to
the present hour, no news of the least interest has arrived
in the City, nor any reports been circulated, except that it
is one of the recommendations of the Finance Committee to
reduce the interest on the Four per Cents, after the year
1829, to 3i- per cent.

THREE 0' CL 0 CK.
Consols, 86, buyers ; no news.

FOUR O'CLOCK.—CLOSING PRICES.
Consols 86i Danish 60i
Do. for Ac. 86i Greek, 1825 17
Brazilian Bonds 60 Mexican, 1825 35
Buenos Ayres 36 Peruvian 231
Chilian Do. 26+ Russian 90
Columbian, 1824 -- Spanish, 1821 111,