The Sun.
London, England, 1817-05-16 00:00:00

FJNANCIAL STATE OF IRELAND.

Sir JOIN NEwI'ORT rose, pursuant to the no-
tice he had given, to call the attention of the
}limit, to the present state of Ireland, at Affect eft
by the great load of its'laxation. Ile hoped for
the patient #itteution of the !louse while he elan',
pared the financial state of lreland•with what it
1,3,1 been at several periods, and endeavoured to
thew that 'she was maw, at a :period of general
peace, entitled to some relexatirin, At that period,
which he would ever call the period of Ireland's
glory—in the. years 1781 end 17ei!, when the
great exertions Of. his llig.ht Honourable Friend
the Aleinher• for .Dublin (Mr. Gramm), had
called into life the spirit which defended Ire,
bind from her' foreign foes, which protected
her trade, 'enforced an obedience to her laws-,
eslnemt tinparalleled, and rendered _justice to
heri.elf: by making her Vailiament: independent
of Great Itritain!--at that period her burdens
:were • comparatively light. Sloe licieked to herself
for protection, not' to the'existence of a large ad,.
litary farce---(Dear, bear !).....-but this happy state
did not last long ; party feuds and dissensions
,soon broke out, and under the governMeht of a
succeeding Lord Lieutenant tlist system bad its
rise of governing Ireland by division amongst her
people. WiCs,ii not natural for a country which
had surrendered Lei- imkpendence, mid which had

wieeborry:! an tepial, and tan't-e than eqoat portion
of the public burdens, to come now to the Impe-
lid Parliament, and look for an 'equal portion of
redress ?—(Flearl front the Opposit ion benches )
Would it not, he would ask, be considered that Ire-
land had reason to complain, When be should state,
that England 'had been retested since the peace
from a burthen not less than seventeen' tniiliotis
of taxes, while the relief in that way afforded
to Ireland amounted only.to 340,0001. The int-
Policy of our continuing to tax Ireland to the
amount, must be evident to any one who
took the trouble of comparing the amount of her
revenue in the last years with what it was in 1808.
The new taxes imposed since 1808 were calculated
to produce a sum of three millions and a half, but
with this addition, how .much would the house
think did the revenue of last year exceed that of
the year before those taxes were imposed i By the
vast sum of 10.,0001.—(11 ear, bear, bear 1)-4 his
was the great price of that vexatious System of
taxation .which had been imposed, and of all the
discontent it had produced, and this was accom-
panied by notices of discontinuances • of horses,
carriages, servants, Which would amount, in
decrease of duty, to infinitely more than that
suit.--(hear; hear !)—Would not that circum-
stance be sufficient in itself to spew the necessity of
having something done ? Among the many causes
which contributed to swell the poor-rates to their
present enormous amonnt, and to bring on that'
poverty %vide), was so generally felt by all classes,
of manufacturers, there was not one 'which bad
a greater effect than the state of our best market,
Ireland. The decrease in the demand from Ire-
land for the eleven of the principal articles of
English manufactore and produce, since the year
1813, was in the proportion of 3,400,0001. to
1,100,0001. • The official value of the articles int-
port ed ftOm England intO Ireland was, in 1813,
3,400,0001. In the last year it amounted only to,
1,100,0001. This• Was the amount Of the official
value; the real value must be considerably greater;
but he chose to mention only tiro official value,
lest be should be charged with misquoting or ex-
aggerating. Of these articles, and here he begged
the etention of the House, as the articles he was
going to mention were the leading ones of English
manufacture, the decrease on each would be best
seen from this statement. The value of goods
imported into Ireland, from this country was—
h, tam In 1816.
In Woollen Cloths • L " ,000,000 " L. 600,000
In Leather • 00,00 .19,000
In 'not and Hardware lto,ono 170,000
In Cotton Twist - 130,000

TOtal Decrease ,180,000
And In looking at all these articles it would appear that they
were not the luxuries, but the mere 1100:49411,1 of life. The
decrease in the Duties on Malt would to seen from this. The
number of barrels made in three years were thus—
lil 1014 there were moo°
In 1815 - 870,000
In 1816 , 481,000
In spirits, the decreess of the duty was great in proportion
to tilk• The decrease In Wines amounted to 140,0001.-;-
Though the duties on them were now doubled, the produce
was not half what it was ,a short time before. The deficiency
in the duties on them would be seen by this
They were in 1816 L. 576,000
•1816., 442,000

Making a deficiency ef. . ,
It might also be necessary, to add, in order to
show, the• farther deficiency which he expected
from the inhind taxes, the notices served on Os
Collectors of Heartla and Window Taxes for the
years 1816 and 1817, for the discontinuanct•ot
42,000 windows anti 10,01)0 hearths.— (Heart,
hear,. bear I)—These Were irrefutable symptoms
a the distress which existed in Ireland, and of
the utter inability of a great portion of theireoplge
to pay, for it was natural to think that no matt
wool(' deprive himself of the benefit of light'and
heat, if he could possibly pay for them—(Heer,
bear !)-13esides those, thin e.was a number near-
ly as great in proportion of notices for the idis-
continuances of carriages, horses, and servants,
andjannting' cars. The tax upon jannting cats
was so great, that many persons were unable
to keep one, and by that means were often
debarred from going to church. This was an im-
portant consideration as it regarded the Protestant
faith, for, assuredly, the people would not ,long
remain Protestatos it they were debarred 'from
frequenting'their eherches. He had before tnen-
tioned that the financial sacrifice, made by Ireland
were "greater, in proportion, than those of Eng-
land. Front the Report of a Co:nmittee %Thieh
sat upon the subject of Finance in 1813, it
appeared that fur ten y au before 'the Union,
the gross revenue 'of Ireland -amounted ter
21,614,0001. averaging 2,161,4001. The gross
revenue for ten • years after the Union was
45,679,0001. averaging 4,357,9001-4-year.---'
And, in.. the last six years, it appeared that
the gross revenue was 38,496,0001. averaging
6,416,0001. a year. So that in every one of the
last six years, the amount Of the revenac of Ire.
land was treble ,what it:was in any of the ten
which preceded the Union. The 'consequence of
this vast increase was, that the fortunes of the re-
sident gentry of Ireland were eonSiderably dimi-
nished, and as their property decrensed, their weight:
and influence with their tenants decreased in pm-.
portion. The effect of • this would, he was con-
vinced, be exceedingly dangerous to this 'country,
The Right Honourable Baronet then :contended,
that Hs the expenses -of Ireland were greater in
prnportion than those of England, and much,
greater than she at present could be expected to
pay,'and that as England hod been relieved by a
diminution of seventeen millions of her taxes,
while. those of Ireland were only decreased by
340,0001.-"-it was the duty of the House to afford,
her some additional relief. The Right Hon...
Limpet concluded by moving a series of,Resoln-
tions, which set forth—

" That the grass Reyenue of Ireland for ten years after the
Union was 93,614,0RK making an averae of i 2,161,4001. a
-year, That he gross Revenue of Ireland for the ten years
immediately IncLeetline• the Union wits 45,679,0001.1ttaki11ef 8"
average of 4,5570)01. a year, and that for the last six years
the gloss Revenue was 58,496,0001. 'making an average of
6,4K0Q01. a year; and, that justice .stottnd I,olirp, and the
real interests of the Empire. required that the burdens "'V
imposed upon Ireland sbonld he diminished."
Mr. V. FinosttALo,cletended the policy which
had been acted upon in imposing taxes on lids"'
and contended that it resulted from the Right
Hon. Baronet's own skewing', either that the
taxes were. hot such-as- to defeat the progress of
the revenue, or that its progress had not been
such as had beets stated. The deficiency of last
Year Was no proot that the measures of finance

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.11:clecx0":tbel71 flodrotP.;oetdu 11.v:crew:lteral di'icesl "'hi"
beets felt, and it was not fair to select that yi
to compare with 1808. in the last year thei
ficiency was 1,191,0001. The whole of this'
' fallen on the Customs, Irish EKrile, and h
, with the exception of about 30,0001,
The Malt duties remitted had caused a falling did 40
the reduction of the duties on Spirits ..... ... . .
.... St,
....
Making together a deficiency' of .•:• flit
The repayments made for the stock of Malt in an
amount,d to 167 nonf.funi three had been a difuiontisse
duties levied on 'hearths, amounting to 4,0001,, 1)101,1
had been estimated at 60,000!. The 94J.0
wind) hw.
I:emitted in tau.' ought to hare been broughtiototkeste
?Ye
.th(i)e_ Lion. baronet, when be was arguing aphid tillittil
•
followingt;
if
flee
thess etaxes,deficiencies
sse dtif,ar oxi ue
is)
,thelodt 7frii,utairuzid.
,oi.nif.
t.ti.iie.l .
it.:.,,e.t,
,ysce
.... .......
To be accounted for front dearth duties remitted...
Carriages ............. „ „.. It
Ht4V,i,,risde,s, a.
..
....................... 1 ................................................ tt
strong argument were
all
that
"re
respect to the inward texts in the whole yttiti
That the taxes had not fallen oif when tb.,e„`:
weregaeurggramensestnetdi,n
ff:tvronuilsrlinefsli,bienpoliiiiicynsp:;loiciti:'
duties themselves;
resorted to them, and the notices of
(1110,,
once which had been received, grew ntorecs;
to be noticed*
the rigour with which the collection of ti
ion, I
been enforced, than out rims! character st„
matte to collect thenasrusiltiotuldhie'acrean
who once complained so loudly of tilVic sif roi
Ice: ion. Notwithstanding . the t°ls4.° ,he li
lie had admitted to have taken ,face Is ',it(
year in the inland taxes, the r Produce, 09 A
the circumstances of the times, .liasl ansuaolii,
150,0001. more than ever they hail dune tai
lt
and to 340,0001. more than the 'former year (with the exceptiois of the yeac, 0
that
ter
(prieeritigsndtiluccale::sitt:tiittsssi
n188:1
the duties
o:llfiutfiilece:olo,hne sts.oeren.tgetrlewsi
iinto:o4l,
ii
of financial 'statements, in whicll l'e, trend
tsahh:enitirceaficsilsves:lains2liey,alpsr,o oned Itiiiitag lt i:llisett:llle
tAilliilict:liirdlsCleti.Vle.b3e:ll:Ctel,ri:
firlifil
ti)lyletilnipon:itic measures of the Governitli hill
went over the Loans for the service
The. increased taxes raised in Ireldi° lexced
iv
met
by,n;laileinctitliaSixiltecosit)vrieloutlypetiliseet:sillbtni.ivraglobtlittgietinpr;:firiiii
five year, ending Jannary 5, 1816, ils . cot
the whole revenue in 1801, as•the net ls , ,
In the customsfir
...................
.......,
...72,1j....,
Excise, & ................ . .1
,h. o'o
all
In 060 0001. I ~,
1801 the whole was but 2,-,',1 did nco'
' present situation, he (Jr. Fitzgeten"/ ;0001
that it was for him to resist or 10 IV): jorollt
resolutions moved by the Right 1,. "milli
lie, however, did not' think be had 8,.(1e. WO
for Ward in such a Way as to incline' tuibin 0,
favour them, as be had told Iber".:,,,d to call
,) 7 'o°o AWOL in taxes had been
themeteall";oolit
48ods Ireland had been relieved I.° . tlicsl
but 340,0001. Admitting 'this fact, to it ost
the Right Hon. Disratet might ca„„eo, efore.
thing that. should express that 0 i_lo'initity, oil,'
Tax ,had long been hone in thil rt the foinel
bad not extended to Ireland, sndisond so el'n'fii
set forth the efforts made by PI go yor, ,
8, "PPlics voted for they ,ear, I,'il 111041 f,,
"eland only bore her slisei,',s in /I'''. 0
means of loans. The MO( re %Vol' I'l'
t fur •
sbetved to have been not 0011111-„ „ledge"' ~
Interest of 'a loan. Under 1,1',001, hallo
remitted to its taxes, 81"%vitu the l.tito
itol:t4vt,'noehassritoleicillell tisSliteoligiaselici: Itio:Ifol:ft tittt'llittljete itila:1,31,1:1:101/Cillej7'Ablj:Cjieni":,CialsiiC17b:tloat:llb1el:,13);
rtntOe) tslicr'l.ll:atniu:elibtreanticti'enipillyraese"::::jogirlielen:::::::sl6' j 1)::
true that a ditty of seven potnnont „t col ot
one sleicrlPolvt, 00,1,1,
been tel (turn this. noc „coves. .)It
used by the farmers soul taantliPcnitsonctl`toi
which-ecicopstel6lsoi7or v7eob/i.cliellici ht'ha' elteeftesleb:;setill
tux, as he- supposes! their own ~ 01 'tho
se
'rite t3s "I' chi"
Filing as the proprietor of "11' the 5f g
same value in Eneltutl. wort half ' cloi
p
cars of a meaner description ~,0 Cl" tali
41. ;.but then it was,complinen_utitis sit!,
persons derives! no benefit front , shsra,l i
sve e theses ontll ,
And who ‘vere these that -r
.044 es ~eit,
by ? The proprietors of otber e"tit with tP,i, f
Wheels. Ile could isot but e,llst ii, lret'ilttlisii
116 n. Baronet iii lamenting Nr its fitle'repsil
the particular circumstances 0: hi; 'the
,t„ in
Lion, the re-action ocessionetl_tvielh greal'i;po
to a stare nt peace, had been rioneer ill toigi
tent, and was likely to be mlle:':,e'teli '4O
But let it not be sant that ci11.,1 0111,1,0 s
Irons the Resolutions now to°;:ot fOt '`40,0
Bible of the hardships of Irehttn'„,eoplei;
who broo_
_Le
05,4,
pathyitight ill
ot hue.
id:actor enseste,s -0 1 the I rill iiii,; theist tart
i: cc
Under all the circumstances
_101; 0,00..0 II
not assent to the Resolutin,nB.,C!..t tbe Itiefil to
Mr. Possotart remarked 1!:'llo setill...( bill{
Gentlefilail WIIO had just sat"otoor aptliP eat
that. the Resolutions wag err. . such styes nub!
"late Minister for Deland, talli,rieint, 11040
intention of bii Right Iloo'e sod ►me'
was, in the first place, to sl'e`v d
icier!bll)(3 11'
the I, clo '
in which Ireland stands 8c cotes ar, ich 0.,5.
and in the next, that On. _ awl, Ott sae,
shnnld.be a remission nt the 'footle. the II
Or t 8 dos
hprobablyaribee n lead to tiootaonisyi nperraeiltiletat
01'1.16, It:ln:C., •
goitit't
of Ireland into her owls
allow' not p,ss'fl go
inevitable; for Ireland ceveditors cce);he VP
England would rot, tile . se oat 1",, cOilia,
paid. The consolidation
isnow,ec to,
od
. il aots ol
and bankrupts (if Ireton' teal ant" ore i
he collected in their estimass
onthiog
be oit ,11
was to be done ? There tr I i oltesYs .e,I, VI
nos than that the tax shan't be 101 ',toil'
:„ wile to ,it oat: vc 0
the people on whom 1' Tbeyeo"' 'I Ile#l.l,
its kind and its amount- ,•ct, ofic*, or, 1.
cnionti
taxlryo as 1 hey two"Iii,8„71a1111,111 riiCile'il ll'ilolo
wag not 5191"MrlinClinlii:iSnteicit:IYirrtie,:t,:C11;11;:,:e:Iroilf;nliitii. li
as in England, !secant . , „ist onc il 1
e dose cow.
shuts a* ....de
purchase. - It Wog then °ill :1
the one country 5 TV ri,
taxcd than the other.

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, .
, .
. ,
:•?-'t," NCI,- A itilOnt limn, 'Alid the Itigh ant;.,
•.'1114,41(1 al cneuttrage siatiggliniz Ile syttivl-
...,,,4ll,deeply in the sulferiugs of Ireland. raid had
:;°IIRI4 s titne or tiro lately.of.calling the' Than*
, Li" of the House to some means of relief, but
: the It occurred to him that he might be a} :olio feelings of the people. without effecting
.., loYtn°lll so he gave it up. The taxes, 'could'.
lt ecollected. Ireland was too poor to ral,e
ltetelitte equal to Wll4l it hail clone formetly.
fi te lIPMely Proverb, ,c V'oit can have no more
'iiiil
.1 than her skirt," might be applied to Ire-
-,•`wti._,',l'l,lll great Propriety. Probably the revenue
layutll!,b.e less this year than it was last, and it be-
,lit, 4,113 1114jesty's Ministers to 'llford some re-
-1..1;4 I Possible, without materially injuring the
~, i,in_ e. lie considered the last Resolution but
'idini7.l6ll4rV of the former ones, which wet°
Ili tell to be true; lie should therefore support
f.' eta
r
It la .
lie ie vAattst.t. supported the Resolutions.
'te Ilsile;1 the whole system of the revenue and
vi,Qiji.ect'un to.be revised. The Hearth 'lax was
1. 4PPressivelv. The imposts ot Ireland from
'.: 'telt iiritai, ' i have fallen off. two
.Plibioil -I were slated to
'ilris,• .I' The exports of lrish Corn had fallen
o„,lll.°Portiun. This showed the truth of an
,(144"41.°44 lie stated on the Corn Bill, that the Bri-
10_,Nacturer would be benefited as much as
11811 farmer by a measure of that kind. •
iSir'.ll"ll littowna stipported the Resolutions,
fltiliepd,erstouil him.
' ''
4 141141icet.Loa of the EXCHRQUEIt could not
7 J9.pass the resolut
:414 tone, whatever might be
keit,at IheY:tonveyed an imputation by no
,:ti,6.:trsitianted. When is Ives stated that Eng-
-14; dad been relieved of 17,000,0001. of war
jkotl. 1"t year and Ireland of only 340,0001. it
*4;1414 recoliectee that Ireland was contracting
'Ott' it'll° interest of which she must pay, while
lii4,o7l'aiht bad paid 238,000,0001. in taxes.
slid ‘inuoubteilly suffered, but other causes
'l.• el Illati • . •zi v't„ 1; Qn au be assigned. Switzetland
ifilii.nglitly taxed, and was at. present in
k." lustre He moved the previous ques•
q, la,
lif
I,' NI

di

ii

r
', InGEBALD supported the resolutions.
'et upon the House, and the Chancellor
'!xlleip N
or, the consideration of Irish an-
-11.4.

TewrtlaT replied. He might appeal to
Ji} ,'lv of every Gentleman who had re:
'so 44,, last year in Ireland for the truth. of his,
itt4. that the taxation for that period had
P141:1i11411 of the capital of the country ; and
tky'he,ritve it to the House to decide, what
4i4.1.,`.4e consequences to its future resources
!flt4'4ll, by thus continuing
,t o depress and
resident. Gentry.
ttive4tilff.etent Resolutions were then put, and
4 11L.' t successively, by the previous question.
4. K broughtßill for the more
NoPllrlisliment of Murders and Manslaugu-
' I's At •
ttitti lest)?. s Foreign Dominions, which
a first time.

itt h OFFICES CONTINUANCE MG. i
IPIUse then went into a Committee on t le
4;,'4411ti0
'IL !lance Bill,
itii„4:tlet.t.ss said, when this Bill was.hist
Itkv.l,flouse, it has been suggested to extend
Si lttlas of this Act to thd duration of Par-
*-i,' NI to prevent its dissolution on the
141 't t S • '
I,_ 41., '5 ovelelgn.
it4t
,"1110tt.saeaott repeated Ilia former argu-
-'lllll kii'
[kkris4Pltort of the Bill, and stated, that the
4Of the
.Noble Lord had certainly
741"41), IV, attentton.
kitti)tlitk44lll--Stich an idea as that thrown
, his 4 oble Lord (Laseelles) had never en.
1r4014114P and he should certainly be the
. Irk" *pose it to the I-louse
ltrst, "Itv--The suggestion was truly a
„1„ 4,l,trte, come train whatever quarter it
ttl 1 was astonishing that they should
trysib 0 .extent! the duration of Parliament,
!I were priyin.• them, to shorten it.
tr '6ugh • ' '
:tit i„ t Ibis Bill applied to the demise of
10 ,41,,, general. He was opinion that the
!iit t't:"ol4l!ott.hl.tiot, as at present, go to fill
liita)l,l, •
Individuals, but should be curried
6"ll4.lLited Fund--(hear,, hear !)—espe-
.. Hatter
I xve. stood these fees were immense.
/ t re
linw tekin, the advantage of the
iilni urPtil
b • 4 all new
qiiitt,n; a' rid elug suspended to ca a
'ALI° knot wilett such was the case, he was
t"! to tk' nu what principle they should
N,iloaiii r"i away what bad fur ages been the
liii,tel into of the people. The llouse
tki.t f ugh;Committee for - the impose of
, ptt. to end
nOW
1 '44
te4
411 t
it' appeared they were
!tit ,lhillitr". that it was into a Committee
It'heilt ,fill; the duration of Parliament.--
Ns
Potii'"4r l)
41'1l k 4 411° "V
Pl""ted he would rather lose
4 I gett'Qr th• • Ile Ito,
tt , dn agree to any such pro.
l.iening the duration of Pallid"

!1;4 Lis,
h proposal.
itit -ttitts Itul Made no sum- •
ii4Ll)l,,llle fruit) the'otber side.
Parka-
PltkTi:titrassi.--.The principle, that
was
41 w. es at the !
of the Crown, 1)14 ittithe uric
it en,-tise .
t silo!), and it de"
tlie4tl{) hie dtliheirlitetly°ldisitslcuissed. It "iinose"e
Ilts. t4;.''flutage. ,vl,,fei, w 4, of great cf.--ir---
, JO th,lSter3, at tither tittles,
~',1141t 'it' ermstititet t the saw 4 pro
sent the Ale 1.
'll,lllll COncei
tli Sii
when
I popular °Ili"
Sii 114. ill.: te the ttt cof
demise 144: , Ili} Savour; but at the ,
e more
ti,lii„lit 'erg and their opponents of the
tser
0.
ex.
14;`,k the I) in.fil therefore the propoMi of ex-
it qtith i'lltation of Parliament went to • 1
whic I
4"fit :hie People their best privilege,
be-
i,ilt.wh.Nld ever most decidedly oppose,
:int tf ,-....ltverse to ev -y thing which went to
li
NI 11- 'mai h • el - , --
c 44.41, ,le
IL
itier ot appeals made to the Pe°.
1
tihi.--'siii ever deprecate any
rd LAI 144.
'444fi1%k11•8 explained. attack on
kr, 'tit b..4.4.' laid, the suggestion had
Gen-
"•
thtYouz Honourable and Learned tL
'44 to -th 't'ride, Whose voice was pretty
.4c1,341. that douse.
01,1144 6411 eXplitinta.
we " also
argued liti rtt ther ,
.explained, and _
..
IN ';tilli,t, tq to avoid the hardship of ge
that
i iiiiL4eti it:
is "tit strongly objected to any pro-
Ptevt
111 tile dissolution of P3rliinne"
i
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THE SUN.

SOLE)! QUIS FALAUNI AUDEAT t

LONDON,
FRID.II, MAY 16, 1817.

This morning we received a Charleston Paper
of so late a date as the I4th of April, with a va-
riety of others tot &o late as those received yes-

,erddy

Front the Chaokoten City Gazette of the Nth of "'Frit.]

BLOCKADE OF CUBA.

The British schooner Friendship, Capt.WaLwr,
arrived at this port yesterday, in 10 days, front
St. Jago de Cuba. The day be sailed, Capt. W.
was boarded trom the Independent privateer brig
Patriot,' Commodore TAYLOei and informed that
all the porta in the island of Cuba were under a
strict state of blockade by his squadron, and re-
quested him to report it • in the-United States.—
His force amounts to 12 or 13 sail, among them
1 ship., the remainder brigs and schooners. The
Commodore treated Captain W. with marked pO-

liteness and respect, as is his constant practice to
all nations except the Spanish. He expressed
his determination of continuing the blockade as
rigorously as possible, and he declared that he,
would never be captured by any Spanish vessel-
whilst bis magazine held out. The vessels of the
squadron are continually cruizing round the island,
and intercept a great many Spanish merchantmen
and Slave traders ; the prisoners from which are
set ashore.

NVe received this morning the Path Papers o
Tuesday last. The following tire Extracts

PARIS. MAY 13.---The Infant Don Francis
Paul, third son of Charles IV. and brother of the
King of Spain, arrived at Paris on Saturday even-
ing, accompanied by the Count de Cot -a Sarria, a
Spanish General.

" The Duke and Duchess of Wellington landed
at Calais on Sunday evening. His Grace slept at
St. Omer, and was to arrive at Cambray this day,
," Twelve soldiers of the Old Guards, prisoners
in Russia, arrived yesterday at Paris ; they have
been admitted into the Royal Guard.
" The Journals from Rome of, the 26th ult.
make no mention of the Pope's indisposition.
" FIVE PER-CENTS.--MONDAY-68 t, 10 c.

" VENICII, APRIL 27.—Tlie report is renewed
of the cession of l'lsola Grossa to the Order of
Malta.

" Letters from Corfu state, that a great agita-
tion prevailed throughout the lonian Isles. It is
said that insurrections have broken out in several
Communes, and that several of the English have
fallen victims.

LECCII (KINGDOM Op NAPLIIS), APRIL 28.--
A vessel from the Adriatic has brought iutelli-

" VIENNA, MAY 1.--Since the arrival of Major D'AsestE,
who is returned from "Naples, a report is current that our
troops will evacuate that kingdom in the course of the present
year."

There is a strong report prevalent in political
circles, implying that the GRENVILLR PARTY are
about to form a junction with the present Minis-
try.—Such reports generally precede an expected
Dissolution of Parliament, but it seems at present
to be supposed that this report is founded upon
more probable grounds than usual.

Tim Opposition Menibere -and their literary
Partizans seem to conceive, that tbey,liave de-
rived a great advantage from the answer given by
Laid CASTLEREAGH last night, in the House of
Commons, to Mr. PONSONEY'S enquiry whether
it was the intention of Ministers to apply to Par-
liament for a renewal of the law, or a farther
extension as to time, of-the powers given to them
by the Bill for Suspending the Habeas Corpus Act.
The answer given by Lord CASTLEREAGH was as
clear as any thing ever said in Parliament, yet it
has been made the subject of cavil, or of pretended

misconception. His Lordship distinctly laid down

the course intended to be pursued, viz. first to
bring A communication to Parliament, on the in-
ternal State of the Nation, from his Royal High-
ness the PZINCR RaQuNT ; then to call upon the
House to inform them elves of the real situation
of the Country, by means of a Committee ; and
finally to recommend a renewal of the Act in
question. It was urged by the Opposition Mem-
bers, and since by their literary Champions,
that this implied an assumptioa of Alinisterial
power, in the idea of recommending measures be-
fare the Committee should decide. But this is,
indeed, mere cavilling, for as the recommenda-
tion must follow the report of the Committee, it

must, of course, be regulated by it. We are glad to
find, and the loyal and rational part of the people we
are sure will agree with us, that Government ill
anxious to guard against all the evils that may
arise from discontented Spirits and their artful
Instigators, and that Opposition have no better
complaint to make against our Rulers than that
they OM not willing to leave the Constitution

unprotected during the Parliamentary Recess, and
'o submit it to chance, or the mercy of Spa-Fields

Rtformers.

We had much to say on the Roman Catholic
Question, but as the subject will this day be in-
troduced in the !Untie of Lords, and as we trust
to find in the Earl of LIVRRPOOL a firm Champion
and zealous Dufentler of our present happy E.ta.
blisliment, Political and Ecclesiastical, we
not .presume to offer our sentiments till after the
expeeted,diseussion.

Yesterday her MAJesicy., accompanied by the
Princess EI.I2ABIITH, and attended by the Coun•
tess of ILCIIEsTER, look en airing in ,u
coach and
four in the neighbourhood of Harrow, Acton,
Kensington, Ste. On their return they called at.
Gloucester-hOme, on a isit to the Duchess, who,
we are reinieed to say, was able to take an airing.
for a short time yesterday, and on Wednesday, in
her carriage. The QVEEN and- PRINCESSES re-
turtieq to the Palace to dinner.
Yesterday the Duke of YORK transacted mili-
tary bnsiness, with the PRINCE REGENT at Cad-
•
ton-houe.

Yesterday, at two o'clock, a Cabinet Council
was held at the Foreign Office, which -was tktr
merously attended.—The Council continued in
deliberetinn till half-past three.
The Lords Of the Council met yesterday at the
Council Office to hear anti determine Plantation
Appeals. The nester of the Rolls, the Judge Of
the Admiralty, &C. presided.
The striking at new gold Sovereigns, Half So-
vereigns, and Double Sovereigns, commenced
yesterday at the flint. Ten millions sterling is
the sum which it is said will be struck,

FASHIONABLE MARRIAGE.—"-YESlerthly WES mar-
ried, at the house of the Dowager Lady PETER,
Grosvenor-square, Miss PETER, fourth sisterof the
present Lord PETER, to Mr. BLUNT., The Cere-
mony was performed by the Bishop of Cnrcnas.
TER. Lady Pavia gave an elegant entertainment
on the occasion. There weie-present the Earl and
Countess of SURREY, the whole of the PETRE fa-
mily, and several other persons of rank. In the
evening the happy pair set out for Thormlon
the seat of Lord PxTRE, in Essex, where they will
pass the honey moon.
CORN EXCHANGE, MAY were but
few. fresh Arrivali at Market this morning, .con-
sequently Fine Samples of Wheat sold readily at
Monday's prices ; Fine Molting Barley is dull,
but middling sorts are in detnonti, and Inn as dear;
the Oat Trade continues much the same as on
Monday ; in Pease and Beans there are no alte-
ration.

I.,,vnce tint the E •grsl4 weri: ;,;torn:: ol: ,ecru.

pnints of the cnd..o. of Alhdoii. Trooiis welt
expected from Gibraltar anti Malta. According
to this intelligence Garrisons have been placed in
all the small forts on the coast. This nets wants
confirmation."

A Flanders Mail arrived this morning. The
Ghent Journal, under the influence of the I3uo•
napartists, is again endeavouring to persuade the
Continental Powers to join in excluding from their
dominions British commerce and manufactures.
The following is the only article worth extracting
horn the Papers:—