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London, England, 1826-04-21 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS.

HOUSE OF COM3IONS.—(TH IS DAI'.)
1. Alehouses Licenses Bill—Second reading.
2. Bribery at Elections Bill—Further consideration of Report.
3. Fisheries Bill—Further consideration 'or Mport.
4. Potteries Regulation Bill—Second-reading.
h. Bank Charter Amendment Bill--Committee. •
C. Silk Duties Bill—Further consideration of Report.
7. Criminal Justice Bill—Further consideration of Report.
8. Shire Halls Bill—Committee.
9' Ch9rcit Ithtes (Ireland) lEll—Further consideration of
Ileport.
London Bridge Bill-Committee.
Ways and Means-Corninittee.
12. Supply--Committee.
I;/, Spring Guns Hill—Committe.
14. Last India Nirriters itilL-Committee.
15. Prison Laws( Ireland )Bill—Furtiler consitleratirM of Report.
16. Impounding of Cattle (lrelana ) Bill—iteport.
17. Clerkship Enrolments Bill—Third reading.
Valuation of Ireland Bill—Committee.
19. Greenwich Hospital Estate Bill—Second reading.
IA Trustees (Ireland) Bill—Committee.
'2l. Stage Coaches Bill—Third reading.
22. Quarter-masters 13111—Third reading.
23. Supply--Further consideration of Resolutions (postponed
2911 Alarch.)
24. Dis2mbodieti Militia Bill—Third reading.
23. 'Exchequer Bills (Public Works) Bill—Third reading.
211. Holyhead Road Acts-.--Report thereupon.
27. Exchequer Bills (8,009,009/4 Bill—Committee.
28. Westminster Improvement Transfer Bill—Second reading.

• • • NOTICES OF MOTIONS.I. •
Mr. spring Rice—To move, in Committee on Church Rates
(Ireland) 'NH, a Clatise empowering .the. Protestant
loners to assess the respective Parishes for asthaing towards
the building; enlargement,•and repairs of Presbyterian Meet.
ingAlouses and Roman Catholic Chapels.
M. Grattan—ln Committee on Church Rates (Ireland) Bill
t 6 introduce a Clause •tbr enabling Parishes to relieve the
3. Poor in certain cases.
.4irlohn Newport In Committee. on Church Rates (Ire-
lanAl)Bill, to repeal 4 Geo. 4, c. 138, a. i , concerning repairs
of the Church of an adjoining Parish.
4 ;th. Butue.--To present Petition from Jamaica, praying for
compensation in case of emancipation.
,PrtivaT Brr.r..--(Second Reading ,/hr This Day.)
Potteries Itegulatiou Bill (by order).

NOTICE'S GIVEN. YESTERDAY.
Tuesday. April 25.
Mr. Hume—Accounts of Mollies expended in Repairs cn
Westminster Abbey, and'other•Papers.
Wednosday, April 26.
L. M. Sykes—Eill to declare
,the right of Freeholders in sepa-
'Ye Districts, or Counties Corporate, to vote at the Elec..
1309 of Knights of the Shire of the several Counties from
Ivilich the said Districts have been separated. I, 2. Lord John Russell—Petition of the Inhabitant Householders
'of Rye, for the extension of the Elective Franchise in that
Borough.

Thurfday, May 4.
r. John Williarns—To fella. Report of the Chancery Corn•
Ixtission to a Committee of this House.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY--(Tunt Day.)
In the Matter of Sir GREGORY PAGE TURNER, a

Lunatic.

Mr. HORNE, at the sitting of the Court, mentioned
the petition in this matter on behalf of Lady Turner,
which, he said, was of the utmost consequence to be
disposed of, Lady Turner being in absolute want.
His LORDSHIP was quite at a loss to know how to
act, because the affidavits he had been furnished with
stated that Lady Turner bad already had half of Sir
Grer's income.
11. r. oitNE was convinced there was a mistake
3°lllowbere ; he thought the Court could not have
een the last filed affidavits.
Mr. PHILLIMORE corroborated his Lordship's
view of the affidavits.
His LORDSHIP repeated, that such was the infer-
inati6n ,g,iven by the affidavits he had seen.
f floilNE would make a point of making some
urther inquiries of his client.
WELLESLEY V. DUKE OF BEAUFORT.
His
LORDSHIP said he had marked out the pas-
',ges in the papers before him in this case requiring
B:Planation, which he would order to be copied and
rto both sides, either to-day or to-morrow.

bus' Yesterday the Bishop of DURHAM elect, transacted
I,,ness with Mr. Secretary PEEL, at his Office in
"

We received this morning the Constitutionnel of
Wednesday, by express. By Letters from Frankfort
dated April the 14th, it is stated that the negocia-
tions at St. Petersburgh were broken off, and that
the Russian Army had crossed the Pruth. If these
reports be true, it is singular that the .toile of yes-
terday is silent on the subject, The following are the
letters alluded to :

( From the Constitutionnel of Wednesday.)

PARIS, APRIL 18.—They write us from Frank-
fort, of the 14th of April—" There has been to-day a
great perplexity and bustle on 'Change ; the Austrian
Aletalliques have fallen 1 per cent., and the other
Public runds in proportion ; and what is more asto_
nishing is, that for some time past all kinds of paper
have fallen. It is reported that the causes for the
above decline are attributed in various ways. Some
say that it is owing to the news from Russia, which
state that the army •of General 'flasaniefF has passed
the Pruth ; while others state it is only the result of
the fall of Reines at Paris : within the last month,
even M. Rothschild has sold considerably. They
speak here of a Congress which is to assemble at
Cracovie."

Another Letter from Trankfort, of the same date,
and on the authenticity of which we can rely, contains
the following :---" All is broken off at St. Petersburgh,
still the consequences of this rupture may not be
looked on as definitive, as the immense interests of the
Cabinets, and the Oligarchies who are compromised,
causes us to believe, that at a distant period the nego-
ciations will be renewed again. Still the chance is un-
certain, by the manner which decided the Duke of
Wellington's departure. On the departure of the
•
Courier they were in the greatest anxiety in that ca-
pital on the issue of the siege of Missolonghi, the re-
sult of which would be a thunder blow to the army
and the nation, as the irritation increases every mo-
ment. The Prince of Orange, returning from St.
Petersburgh, will pass here to-day or to-morrow."

The Etoile of yesterday reached us this morning by
express, but we have no room for extracts*—it in fact
contains nothing of interest. The judgment of the
Tribunal in the action brought against the Etoile by
the heirs of M. de la CHALOTAIS has been pro-
nounced in favour of the Etoile, the question having
been dismissed with costs.

FRINCII Fin ns, Aram 19.—Five per Cents., 96f. 65c.
Three per Cents., 63f. 65c.-11auk Stock, 2022.—Rented de
Naples, 74f. 30c.

We received German Papers this morning, which
bring down accounts from St. Petersburgh to 31st of
March. It was reported that a plan was in contempla-
tion to employ the military in time of peace, when not
engaged in their professional duties, on works of
public utility, but we question the feasibility of the
plan, however desirable it may be.
It appears that on the 9th instant the first stone of
a new edifice had been laid at Munich, to be dedi-
cated to the reception of works of art, similar to our
Museum.

It will be seen by .our Parliamentary Report, that
in answer to a .question put by Earl GROSVENOR,
Lord LIVERPOOL stated, last night, that Missolonghi
had not fallen at the date of a letter which was pub-

lished by a Morning Paper two days ago, and which
gave very particular details of the capture of that place,
as coming from an English Officer who had shared in
its dangers. His Lordship, in answer to another ques-
tion, whether the cause of Greece was or was not des-
perate, stated that he could not be expected to give a
reply concerning two States with which this country
remained neutral, adding, that the policy of his MA
JESTY'S Government, whether right or wrong, had
been that of strict neutrality.
We must refer" to .the Report of the Debates them-
selves for the other interesting subjects, which last
night occupied the attention of both Houses of Par-
lament.

It has been confidently stated, that' the self-styled
" Christian Evidence Society" are about to hire for
their meetings, at .a very considerable sum, a place in
the City, formerly a chapel belonging, we believe, to
that respectable dissenting minister, Dr. COLLYERe--
Within these walls,' which hitherto have 'been at least
.consecrated to the conscientious exercise of religious
duties, the very.name and substance of all religion, is
to be blasphemed and 'outrage& We know not whe-
ther entirley. to approve, theline of condua whiCh
has hitherto been observed by those in authority,
with respect to this association, viz.. treating it as,
too low and contemptible, to be worth notice or sup 7
pression ; yet we are ranch inclined to agree in the
general sentiment. That it can .do no harm, except
among. the most ignorant and debased portion of the
community we think evident, and. we believe that blas-
phemous enormities seldom, if ever, recommend them-
selVes to any but those whose minds are previously de-
graded to the lowest state of prostration by the con-
tamination of vice. and .debauchery. We are further
persuaded, that,the propir remedy for all such obser-
vations will be found in the increasing, diffusion of
sound luipwledge' and enlightened education.

It appears by an account printed by order of the
House of Commons, "of the quantity of Tea
" annually imported into, exported from, and re-
" tained in, this country for home consumption,"
that the annual average consumption of this neces-
sary article, from 1807 to 1816, was 20,250,7541b5.;
and from 1817 to 1826, 22,750,0631b5. The
great increase in the home consumption has taken
place in the last four years, and . the largest
quantity,consumed in any one year appears to have
been in the year ending the sth January last, viz.
.24,150,372 lbs. It appears also by an another account,
which.bas been printed, that the home consumption
of tobaCco in the last, was greater than in any preced-
ing year since 1813,havingamountA to 14,510,551 lbs.

A Morning Paper, which has lately indulged in
strictures on the Naval Promotions published in the
return called for by. Mr. HumeOitis favoured its readers
again, yesterday and to-day, with some long articles on
the `same subject.
After endeavouring to amuse them with the old
story of VAN 'TR OittP'S Birch Broom at the mast
head, symbolical of hiS intention to, sweep the ,seas of
British ships, the Wei r, witnk propbeite-wisdont,
great as that -displayed-by the Dutch Admiral, fore-.
bodes the decline of heroism and devotion to the ser-
vice in. Naval Officers, and the ultimate downfall of the
Navy, because promotion is not indiscriminately given
to all ! ! Because, forsooth, a Mr. JOHN BRADLEY
and a Mr. Jo N DENNIS were 'not made Lieutenants
so soon as Mr. Horilkm, Mr. BitotreitioN, or Mr.
TIIOMPSON ! ! Now, we beg, to remark, iii answer to
the prediction of this profoun-d:Writer, that the cause
to which, perhaps more than to any other, the brilliant
exploits of the British Navy, and theindividual gallantry
of persons, are to be attributed, isto be found in that sys-
tem of promOtion, coeval with the Navy itself, which
being untrammelled by the strict rules of a seniority
rotation throws open to all the door of promotion,
whereby the strongest incentive to, and best reward of,
meritorious conduct, are alike offered to the, highest
and the lowest. And it requires no power of divinc,
into futurity to foretell, that if .this principle should
be destroyed, there will, then, indeed, soon be an
end of that daring and irresistible spirit which .has
covered the Navy of England with immortal fame.
If promotion in .the Navy had been regulated by
seniority alone, our NELSONS and St. VINCENT 8,
would, have been only on a par with all ttie drones of
the Service, and the energies of their nature would
have been lost to their Country in the subordinate
ranks of Lieutenants or Commanders, because some
Mr. This or That, of whom no onoever.heard, had
served longer than they had, and therefore must be pro-
moted 'first I I

That the present syStem is faultless we do not assert,
—but its advantages are so paramount that no reason-
able man can maintain that they. do not manifestly
counterbalance any evils which may be inseparable from
it : and if any abuse in the administration of the system
has existed, it is not an argument against the system,
though it may be against those who have been guilty
of the abuse. It is therefore as to the claims of the
persons to whom promotion has been given, that the
enquiry ought to be directed.
Upon this point we apprehend that the return called
for by Parliament does not give information sufficient
to enable any one to form an (pillion, much less to
draw odious comparisons between the merits of 'Officers,
or to sanction the gross observations which the Morn-
-ing Paper in question has made. ,-The bare statement
that one man entered- the service some years before
another who was promoted on the same day, proves
nothing. The one may have been, for an interval of
years out of the service, or the other may have claims
which, if stated, would be admitted as well entitling
him to advancement ; while others possess hereditary
claims on the NavY as the Sons of men whO had at-
tained high rank in it, and had fought and bled in its'
cause ; and whose very names, while they shed a
lustre on the. service, are guarantees ,of their being
worthy of holding rank in it.
The writer of the articles referred to, is evidently
not well Acquainted with the Naval Service and its
details---nor with the liberal extent to which promo-
tiUn has been given to ; and it would have
been more creditable to him if he had confined hiSob-
servations to the display of his ignorance of the uniform
of the Navy (which he has also attacked), instead of
assailing by name, Officers' of whose services he knows
nothing, and whose merits, there-can be no doubt, have
well deserved the promotion which they haVe obtained.
from a discerning Board of Admiralty. -

THE FUNDS.

CITY, Twelve al Clock.

Consols opened this morning at the price they left
off yesterday, 79il ; soon after they became, buyers,
at 79, when a re-action took place, 'and they were
done again at 79. The business doing has not
been to any great extent. In the Foreign Market
little doing :—Old Spangh, 7i to 8 ; Mexican, 66,f ;
Colombian, 41k.; Peruvian, 28 to 29 ; Russian, 78k;
Brazil, 55 ; Greek Bonds, 15 to 16 ; New Scrip,
prem.; Exchequer Bills, 11 prem. Consols 79ii
this moment.

One n' Clock.

The Express. from Paris with the accounts of
negociations being broken off at St. Petersburgh, and
the warlike appearance against the Turks, caused
Consols to decline, which were in the earlier par:t of
the morning at 79f, are now at 79i, with a sickly
market. Yew Scrip, which was done this afternoon at
lk prem., is at present prem. A good deal of busi-
ness has been done.

'LATEST- ACCOUNTS FROM GREECE.—A letter
from Trieste of the Bth of April, states they have re-
ceived accounts from Corfu of the 25th, and from
Zante of the
.26th March, stating that Missolonghi
continues to hold out, and had repulsed .all the attacks
of Ibrahim Puha.

Two e Clock.
The Consols Market remains steady at 79i, with
scarce any thing doing. The opinions are various
concerning the news from Frankfort. The knowing
ones at the Stock Exchange do not attach much credit
to it, and suppose it to be a Frankfort Stock Jobbing
concern.

In the Foreign Market Shares are dormant, and in
other Foreign Securities nothing doing. Old Spa-
nish 72 to 8 ; Mexican 63 to ; Colombian 41 ;
Russian 771 ; Brazil Bonds 55 ; Greek 15 to 1 ;
Exchequer 10 to 11 prem. ; New Scrip buyers.