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LONDON,
SATURDAY _EVENING, MAY 13, 1826.

PEACE WITH THE BURMESE.

We have great pleasure in announcing the arrival
or intelligence of the termination .of hostilities with
the Burmese, and of peace having been arranged with
that empire on terms highly favourable to the British
interests. The following is an extract of the Madras
Gazette Extraordinary of the 17th January :

. Ifadnis Gazette Extraordinary, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 1826.
The ship Thalia, Capt. J. lleden, from Rangoon, 9th inst.,
has just come into the Roads. Passengers—Captains Thornton
and Manton; Lieutenants Bird, Carr, and E. Nesley; and Dr.
t-emphell•---She brings the pleasing intelligence of Peace being
concluded with the Burmese. We understand she has dispatches
50 board for Government, conveying this gratifying news. Part
of the Burmese Empire is to be ceded to the British Govern-
ment, including Pegu ; Rangoon to be a free port, under the
English Government; one crore of rupees it, be paid by the Bur-
mese to our Government ; and we are to have a Resident at Ava,
and the Burmese one at Calcutta.

The proceedings in the House of Peers last even-
ing were without public interest, with the exception
°lan observation made by the LORD CHANCELLOR
on presenting a Petition from the City of Edinburgh,
deprecating any interference with the Colonies. His
Lordship observed that no rational man contemplated
any other than a cautious and gradual abolition of.
Slavery, and that the claims of the 'West India Pro-
prietors could not be overlooked.
In the House of Commons, Mr. M. FITZGERALD
and Mr. WILMOT Hon Tex, in allusion to an assertion
of a Morning Paper—that it. was intended to compel
emigration, and to transport a large proportion 'of the
younger part of the community,—gave the'most un-
qualified denial of any such intention on the part of
the Committee.now sitting on the subject of Emtgra-

tion, and Mr. HORTON stated his conviction that the
loisertign,_ which he designated a gross calumny, was
'Made with the worst motives, and was calculated to
a the greatest injury if not contradicted..
The Bill for the Importation of Foreign Corn

passed through the Committee, after some little skir-
mishing between its supporters and opposers.'
On the motion for the Committee on the Bonded
Corn Bill, Mr. BENETT moved that it should be re-
ferred back to a Committee of the whole House,
for the purpose of considering the amount of duty to
be charged 'on the Corn, stating his opinion that it
should be 17s. The amendment, however, was nega-
tived, and the Bill passed through the Committee
without further opposition Report is to be
brought up on Wednesday next.
While the Bill was in the Committee, Mr. STAN-
LEY moved the introduction of a clause, having f)r its
object the remission of the duty on Foreign Corn
purchased for the distressed districts,.but it was given
up upon the difficulties of such a measure being stated
by Mr. HusKlssoN;—and Sir J. WROTTESLEY'S
suggestion of a direct grant of 200,000/. was also
abandoned.

Mr. HUSKISSON availed himself of the opportu-

nity afforded by the motion, of which he had given
notice, for a return of Ships built in the British Do-
minions between 1824 and 182.5, to enter upon the
whole question of the Navigation Laws, the maritime
power of this country, and the state of its Shipping
Interests. .The Bight Hon. Gentleman, in a speech
which occupied two hours and a quarter, traced the
history and progress of these Laws, and the alterations
recently made in them, and refuted the idea which is
entertained, that the present distresses of the Shipping
Interests have been produced by any such alterations,
or by any of the principles of free trade ; on the con-
trary, he maintained that those changes in our com-
mercial regulations had been attended with the greatest
public advantage.
The clear and satisfactory statement of the Right

Hon. Gentleman made a strong impression on the
House, and the speeches of Mr. ROBERTSON, Mr.
ELLICE, and Mr. HUME, attributing, as usual, the
present difficulties of the Shipping Interests to taxa-
tion, having been well answered by Mr. C. GRANT,
the House adjourned to Wednesday next.
When the Returns moved for by Mr. HUSKISSON
are printed, we shall offer some observations on this
subject, which the great length ofthe debate prevents
us from now doing.

We understand that it is deterinined that the Dis-
solution of Parliament shall take place on the Ist of

next month.

By a private letter which we have received, we find
that the Greek fleet was at Patras on the 12th of
April. From this fact it may be safely inferred, that
Missolonghi had not fallen at that time, for if such had
been the case, the Greek fleet would have had no ob-
ject in remaining in that neighbourhood ; and as by
our preceding accounts the Turkish fleet was lying-at
latras,.we are almost inclined to believe that it had
withdrawn from the investment of Missolonghi. At
all events it is most probable that the garrison of that
fortress had been relieved, by provisions having been
thwrou into it by the Greek fleet.

The Meeting at the City of London: Tavern, yes-
terday, a report of which will be found in our Paper
of this day, reminds us of the approaching struggle
for the honour of representing the commercial Capital
of the world, and naturally induces a few observations
on the .probable result of the Election. There are
at present five Candidates; viz. Mr. Alderman 'Dr oNf P-
s() N, a gentleman of considerable influence, qualified
by his Parliamentary experienee, • his wealth, and his
talents, for the important trust to which he aspires,
and hailed as it were by men of all parties, as a liberal,,
enlightened, and independent London merchant : Mr.
WARD who has been solicited by the wealthiest tiler-
chants to stand forward on this important occAsion,
and whose commercial influence, extensive con-
nexions, .loyal and independent principles, ha: been
just recognised by a Meeting of nearly five hun-
dred Citizens : the Loan MAYOR, who is gene-
rally respected : Mr. Alderman WOOD, whose Par-
liamentary consequence, though engraven on brass,
had become tarnished by neglect, and which we
fear, on his account, is not restored by the feeble at-

tempts to pass a Bill in favour of the Watermen ; and
lastly, Mr. Alderman WAITIIMAN., the shawl dealer,
of Bridge-street, who having been once returned by a
ruse de guerre, fancies that ho has a sort of claim to
be returned again. We would not insult the Citizens
of London by supposing the election of Mr. WARD
and Alderman THOMPSON to be doubtful. If superior
education, .gentlemanly manners, high honourable
feelings, great commercial experience, wealth, loyalty
to the KING, and love of the Constitution, give any
claims to the distinguished honour of representing the

City of Londcn;:bOth Gentlemen possess these attri-
butes in the highest degree, and it would be a libel
on the Livery to admit the probability of their
failure. The LORD MAYor, in addition to his worth,
possesses the influence of the. office of Chief MAOIB-.
TRATE, which will, in all probability, secure his re-
turn. The 'only doubt, then, remaining, is whether
Alderman .WOOD or Alderman WAITIIMAN be at
the bottoM of the Poll, and upon this, great difference
in opinion exists. • Mr. Alderman WOOD has, in our
Opinion, almost settled down to the standard of Alder-
man.ComliE, during the latter part of his Parliamentary
career ; that is to say, he his become so moderate and
so idle that, unless goaded by some unusual excite-
ment, he neither declares his principles nor- troubles
himself to vote: We believe that it is to him worse than.
taking physic to be obliged to advocate any of those
measures which have brought him into notice as a
political opponent of the Government. In short, we
think that Alderman WOoD has been long- convinced
by the. desertion of the most respectable men frOm
the cause, and troth the many degrees which he
has fallen since he was LOrd Chamberlain to the
Court of Hammersmith, that 'Parliamentary Re-
• form, as contemplated by the Radicals, is a

humbug ; and although forced, as it were, to " screw
his courage to the. stitking7point,'! and Note now and •
then in the ridiculouS 'minorities against Ministers, he
is convinced of his error, and determined to render
himself as little obnoxious as possible. This has been
apprehended, if not actually discovered, by the re-
formers of the city, and many have resolved to sup-
port WAITITMAN in his place; doubtless, however,
the general dislike Of Mr. WAITIIMA N as a Member
of Parliament, and the inconsistency of a man ap-
pealing" to the Livery for sufFrages in one column of a
newspaper, and to the Ladies for shawls in another,
will induce many of the Ministerial Gentlemen to give
WOOD their fourth vote, and thus, for fear of a greater
evil, bring in the present representative. Alderman
WAITII MA N has rendered himself conspicuous
in :the, Civic Councils by his usual 'perseverance,
and_ in addition to his few old friends, has by
opposing the Equitable Loan Bank Company :made
new ones amongst' the Pawnbrokers, who for the most
part are exerting themselves a good deal in his favour.
We think, however, that the good sense of the Livery
will save the first City in the world from the degradation
tion of being represented by a retail dealer ; and that al-
thOugh bad is the best, Mr. Alderman WO1) n will in the
struggle for a seat be preferred as a sort. of neutral
member, a half-repentant , sinner over his advertising
adversary. A representation' even thus formed, will
save the capital from the humiliation to which it has
been subject, and place the commercial interests, and
the Rights and Privileges of London in the 'hands of
men, a majority of whom will guard them with a jealous
eye, defend them with an honest zeal, and restore them
uninjured, unsullied, to the hands of their fellow Citi-
zens, when circumstances require that the Livery
should again exert their privileges at a General Elec-
tion.

We are by no means advocates for bribery and cor-
ruption, but we cannot help remarking, that the Ques•
tiou of Parliamentary Reform has gained little by the
late debates on the Corn Bill, for who have most op-
posed the wishes of the people on this vital Question ?
Did not the opposition proceed from the County Mem-
bers, and not from those of the Cornish Boroughs ?

If we understand what effect Reform would have,

it would be to throw out of the House (almost) all
men who have not the hereditary claims of birth or
fortune. If direct bribery by strangers were stopped,
the richest or most powerful man in every town or
county would inevitably be brought in for it by the in-
direct influence of low Rents, Sze. ;—and none of those
aspirants for fame, called by some adventurers (such
as CHATHAM, Fox, and BunxE,) would ever wake
the echoes of St. Stephen's.
We are as anxious as any one can be to see every
Member of the House' possessed of talent and high
principle, and the electors throughout the kingdom,
raised above selfish considerations, and voting alto-
gether on public grounds ; but we cannot bring our-
selves to hope for such a change in the human race
during our days. Money, legislate as you choose,
will prevail every where. A rich country gentleman
byluences a grocer's vote as much by buying his sugar
from him, as a stranger does by the deliberate offer
of ten or-twenty- guineas; and we maintain, that
all the change that can bebrought about, is from
direct. to this indirect bribery • mid influenee.• It is
not to be disputed that good is Often educed from
seeming evil, and as no sensible man objects to some
alloy in a guinea, if it has the effect of. making it
More useful for the purposes of circulation (though
less pure no doubt); so if a perfectly pure Ilepresenta,
tion, how ever beautiful in theory, has the practical

effect of bringing into Parliament none but the Aris-
tocracy end Country Gentlemen, we must withhold our
approval, of the change till we see' that Country Gen-
lemen are more disinterested and able than all other
They are and must continue the most import-
ant portion of the representation, but we should have
some harder metal to mix with them. Their defeat,

men.

as we have remarked bell-we, is a splendid proof that
the Constitution works well, and that its elements are
so happily blended together for the public good, that
the particular interests of one class of persons cannot
prevail over the general interests of the people at large.

New Orleans papers. have arrived, dated 20th
March, as also papers from Barbadoes of the 31st
March ; the former contain an extract from the
Charleston Courier of the 3d March, that a vessel
was fitting out at Savannah under the Colombian or
Mexican flag, and that a person had arrived there to
enlist sailors. In consequence of this information,
the British consul has sent to Bermuda for a man•of-
war to be despatched to the mouth of the river, to take
out any British subjects who had deserted, and were
found on board.

We received Frankfort papers this morning ; they
are chiefly occupied with obtervations on the fair at

Leipsic.

There were some reports in the City of disturbances,
at Dublin, on Wednesday last ; but we could not get
at the truth of this intelligence.