The Sun.
London, England, 1827-04-05 00:00:00

PARLIANIENTARY PROCEEDINGS.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
NOTICES OF MOTIONS FOR THIS DAY.
1. Mr. Wilmot Horton—Bill to amend the Slave Trade Conso-
lidation Act.
2 Colonel Davies—Select Committee to take into consideration
• the mode of taking the Poll at Elections for Members to
Serve in Parliament for Cities and Boroughs.
d. Sir John Newport—To refer the Irish Estimates to a Select
• Committee.
. Mr. Whittle Harvey—Return of the state of Causes before
the Lord Chancellor, the Chief Baron in Equity, the Master
• of the Rolls, and the Vice-Chancellor.
" Mr. Alderman Wood—To add Sir George Cockburn, Mr.
Keith Douglas, Mr. Croker, Lord Granville Somerset, Lorct
Viscount Lowther, and Sir George Clerk, to the London
Bridge Committee.
ORDERS OF THE DAY FOR THIS DAY.
I. Fowey Election Petition—Ballot for Committee at three.
2. Wells Election Petition—Ballot for Committee at half after
three.
3 Names of Members absent to be set aside.
4. Defaulters absent at the Ballots (29th March and 3d April)
to be reported.
2. Postage Duties Bill—Committee.
Corn Duties Bill—Committee.
Postage on Parliamentary Proceedings, Newspapers, and
Pamphlets—Committee thereupon.
DROPPED NOTICES OF MOTIONS OF YESTERDAY.
• Mr. Leader Maberly—Resolutions respecting the application
of Corporate funds to Election purposes.
▪ _
Hobhouse—Petitlon from the Directors and Members of
the County Fire Office, complaining of the Fourteenth Re-
a s 1 't of the Revenue ommissioners on the Stamp Office.
.alrard Knatchbull—Bill to regulate Appeals at Quarter
Sessions.
DROPPED ORDERS OF THE DAY OF YESTERDAY.
Ways and Means—Committee.
Default rs absent at the Ballot yesterday to be reported.
Passengers Regulation Bill—Report.

PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAT AT ONE O'CLOCk.
Paid. Per Share.
Bolanos Mining Co. £323 305 300 310 305
Brazilian Mining Co. 2O 27
Potosi La Paz and Peruvian Assoc. 5 £1 11 £1 10
Real del Monte Mining Co.
United Mexican Mining Comp 3O 17
Protector Fire Insurance C 0...?

PRICES OF IRISH
Hank Stock
Consols, 3 per cent --.
Goy. Stock, 3% per cent 874%
Ditto, New
4 per Cent.
Gov. Deb. 3 per cent
Royal Canal Stock
Grand Canal Stock -
City Deb. 4 cent -
Ballast Officeper Deb. 4p. ct -

STOCKS APRIL 9.

St. Patrick Insur. (per sh.)
Royal Irish Ditto
National Ditto
Patriotic Ditto
Hibernian Bank
Provincial Ditto
Royal Irish Mine
Imperial Mine
Mining Co. of Ireland
Commercial Buildings

MA:
Arrived. Due.
0 America 0
0 Brazil 0
0 Buenos Ayres
0 Donaghadee ...
1 Dublin
0 Flanders 0
1 France
0 Gottenburgh 2

Arrived. Due.
1 Guernsey. S, Jersey 0
0 Hamburgh 5
0 Holland 0
0 Jamaica
0 Leeward Islands
0 Lisbon 1
0 Malta 0
Waterford 0

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW.
M°~ing... 5 minutes after 9. I Evening ...37 minutes after 9.
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LONDON,
THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 5, 18527.

niS MAJESTY will arrive in town this after-
'lo°n, when, it is presumed, the new arrangements
respecting the Administration will be definitively
settled.

We received last night the Paris Papers of
Monday, and the Etoile, dated Tuesday morning.
The circumstances which occurred at the
funeral of the Duke de ROCITEYOUCAULT-
LIANCOURT are still discussed in every one of
the papers. The account first given of the trans-
action has been confirmed by the family of the
deceased. One of his sons has addressed a letter
Co the Editor of the Constitutionnel, giving all
the particulars, which differ in no degree from
the, original statement. The interference of the
Police seems to have been quite uncalled for ; but
it is attempted to be justified by reference to
!')lne obsolete regulations relating to the mode
41 which funerals should be conducted.
The affairs of Spain and her policy towards
04-y°44gal, are again matters of doubt. While
'PLInt d'OFTALIA has arrived in Paris from
'tviadrid.in his way to this country, and we arc
br one account that the Portuguese Rebels
were instantly disarmed on crossing the Frontier,
he learn by another account that Gen. MONET
4 been dismissed in consequence of having dis-
-4441ed these rebels ;.n that Gen.EGUIA, Capt.-
eneral of Gallicia, has interpreted his orders
very, differently, and has permitted the Rebels
vno had entered Gallicia to repass into the Pro-
nee of Minho to the number of 1200 men,
whohave proceeded towards the City of Setubal.
,e 8 same authority—namely, the Private Cor-
Pondence, from Madrid to the 22d ult., in the
"stitutionnel and Journal des Debats, states
that the
report of the dissolution of the Spanish
Army was spread to serve a particular purpose,
be .instead of decreasing it a new Brigade has
sent towards Talavera.
.e Cabinet of Madrid appear to be fully
in pin. d• Four Couriers from Madrid arrived
Vien is on the Ist, on their way to London,
na, and St. Petersburgh.
--atracts from these Papers are in another
PA an, gr
1,19 f. 50e. 60°C1 EXCHANGE, APRIL 2.—Five per C=ents.
4,015 f. ; Na e;; S per Cents. 70f. 20c. ; Bank Actions
; HayPtraßentea, 76f. 55c. ; Royal Spanishd Loan,
month, paper In ...Loan 630 f.. Exchange on
tLhorneeodnitotone
Paper 25E 25c.:3:0124•5:2,5fna02n5ey. 25f. 40c. ;
Dutch

also l Papers to the 3d instant, reached us
last night. They conta. 1
t substance of
despatches, receive
December, detailing the
operations against the
Insurgents, which
aear
with more success topp to have been attended
the been antici Dutch arms than had
pated.
It is mentioned from Brussels that the KING
has established provisional regulations for the
navigation of the Rhine in the kingdom of the
Netherlands, which are to remain in force until
a convention shall have been concluded at
Mayence, according to the Treaty for the final
navigation of the Rhine from the point where it
becomes navigable to the sea, and until such Con-
vention shall have obtained the sanction of the
.t'itter3 on the banks of that river.
'Ph

t :ri Countess of Chichester packet has
fet' with a Mediterranean Mail. She sailed
Corfu on the 9th of Feb., from Malta on
18th, and from Gibraltar on the 16th March.
C°e letters and papers received by her from
Iftl and Malta bein of such old date, furnish
no news,g

We make the following extracts front the
Gibraltar Chronicles to the 16th March,
have been received b •
y this opportunity :
By his Excellency Major-General the 11,,,,
vendish Ponsonby, Companion of the 1111ilt
Frederick Ca-
Military Order of the Bath, &c. sce. Honourable
eeiletenant- G o-
vern or of the Island of Malta and its I;ep
This day his Excellency Major-General the KZ r
derick Cavendish Ponsonhy, C. 8., &c. &c., appointe(;7;
his Majesty Lieutenant-Governor of this Island and ital33e-
pendenciea, took the oaths of office, and, in consequence,

has assumed the administration of the Government of these
possessions. Notice thereof is hereby given, in order that
all persons may obey him accordingly.
By command of his Excellency,
(Signed) FREDERICK HANKEY,
Chief Secretary to Government.
Malta, Fort Manuel, Feb. 13, 1827.
MALTA, Fen. 7.—We have lately seen a correct ac-
count of the Egyptian fleet, which sailed from Alexandria
for the Morea on the 20th of November. It was com-
manded by Moharem Bey, son-in-law of the Pacha, and
consisted of 78 sail, of which 30 were sloops of war, four
fire ships, and the rest European and Turkish transports.—
There were no troops on board, but money, previsions,
and ammunition. The specie on board amounted to
900,000 dollars.

The Spring Guns Bill was read a second time
last night in the House of Peers, with an un-
derstanding that some important Amendments
would be proposed in it when it is committed.
A general feeling seemed to exist that the use of
these engines should be prohibited in every place
without exception ; but if the prohibition is not
to be made general, it does certainly seem abso-
lutely necessary that the places in which they
may he used should be specified in the Act, and
the law on the subject not be left in its present
doubtful state, which is construed differently by
the highest law authorities in the kingdom.
_ _

No business was done in the House of Corn-
mons, there not being forty Members present al
four o'clock.

Mr. LUSHINGTON, one of the Secretaries of
the Treasury, who was nominated some time
since to the Government of Madras, was sworn
in yesterday at the India-House to that import-
ant office. It is understood that he is to be
succeeded at the Treasury by Mr. PLANTA, of
the Foreign Office. Mr. LUSHINGTON, upon
this occasion, dined with the Directors of the
East India Company, and is now fairly installed
as Governor of Madras. The whole of our
connection with India is so extraordinary, that
little comparative surprise is excited by that part of
our policy, which generally appoints to the
highest offices in the East not senior civil servants,
whom a lifetime passed in the country might na-
turally point out as the fittest persons, but men,
possessing influence at home, whether arising from
family, or from the faithful discharge of official
duties in this country. The reason obviously is,
that whatever may be his inferiority in acquaint-
ance with the language and customs of the
country, a stranger has the advantage of being
free from those narrow prejudices and partialities
which a man is too apt to imbibe when confined
to any limited sphere, being inclined to undertake
those details to which he has been accustomed,
rather than a general superintendance of the
whole machine. There have been, no doubt,
instances in opposition to this theory ;
and, on the whole, it is, perhaps, a better
plan to have no general rule on the subject,
or if there is one, to make exceptions to it
without hesitation, when such men as Lord
TEIGNMOUTH Or Mr. ELPHINSTONE have
given a guarantee, by their previous lives, that
they are superior to those mean considerations
which are too common in everypart of the world.

The approach of the period when the Com-
pany's Charter will expire, must soon bring the
affairs of India into a prominent position be-
fore the public. At present we shall only re-
mark, that when one considers the difficulties
of maintaining an empire by the sword, and of
assuaging the hardships of military dominion,
without endangering what is held by such a
tenure—when even a surrender of that country
to the merciless despots who formerly
ruled it, could not be reconciled to our
ideas of right, as resigning all thoughts of con-
ferring on 100 millions of men the lasting benefits
of Christianity—when all these difficulties are
considered, surely there is reason to wonder at
the evils of our Government being so few, rather
than at the occasional transgressions, stated
by some orators of Leadenhall-street, in that
peculiar style of eloquence which savours of the
East (as regards the metropolis), not of the gor-
geous realms of day—

" The clime of the East, the land of the sun."

Charleston Papers to the Sth March, have been received
at the North and South American Coffee House; but on a
careful perusal we do not find any thing worth extracting;
the chief intelligence being confined to mere local infor-
mation.

(Extract of a Letter from Madrid, of the 23d March.)
We have no further information relating to the detected
conspiracy in the Army of Observation ; but in several
places the Alcades have been arrested. We have also ac-
counts that at Tortosa another conspiracy has been disco-
vered ; at present a great fermentation prevails throughout
Spain, and this capital is on the eve of seine important
event. The Apostolicals are intriguing to turn out Reca-
cho. Arrests have taken place. Cuevas, ancient Deputy
of the Cortes, is amongst them, and has been sent to the
fort of San Pedro.

`We understand, that it is intended to place
the Bombay Marine on a new footing, under
the command of a Captain of the Royal Navy,
who is to be selected by the Court of Directors.
Many officers are candidates for this appoint-
ment. It has been stated that Sir JOHN PHIL-
LIMORE has already obtained it—but that is not
the fact. It is, however,
understood that he is
among
those who are desirous to obtain the ap-
pointment, and we have heard that Sir B. C.
DOYLE, and Captains BARRIE, SHIRREFF,
and HART, are also applicants for it.

Governor-Ge-
We are glad to find that the
neral of India in Council; by a General Order,
dated the 3d of August, has been pleased to grant
a remuneration to the troops employed in the
late Burmese War. The following is the sub-
stance of the General Order :

the l
late To t
wal troops,EuropeanAnaca
n,
and
dd
the Native,
Sea employed
Coast
nin
of the
Burmese Territory, '4:donation of six months' full or field
rate of hatta, who were so employed for twelve months.—.
This period to be calculated from the date of landing in the
Burmese Territory, until the termination of hostilities on
2. To those whoa, period of actual service falls short of
twelve months, a donation of three months' batta.
3. The like donations respectively, are granted to the
officers and men of the flotillas employed in the Irrawaddy,
and on the coasts of Tenaserim and Arracan. This dona-
tion is limited to individua
Company.ls on the regular establishment
of the Honourable
4. These donations are extended to the Heirs or Assigns
of individuals entitled to receive it, who died, or were
killed in service during the war.
5. The rate of batta to be regulated accordiag to the
Regimental rank, in which the individuals served at the
conclusion of the war, death, or period of re-embarkation.

THE FUNDS-(THIS DAY).

CITY, Twelve o' Clock.

The British Funds continue in a complete state of stagna-
tion, and until some final arrangement in the successor of
Lord Liverpool, and the actual state of the Revenue is, as-
certained, no alteration is expected ; the same langour
exists in every branch of business in the City, and particu-
larly in Mincing-lane, where the Brokers declare they never
recollect produce in such a deplorable state, many of the
staple articles being actually almost unsaleable at any but
ruinous rates. In the mean time, Consols, which closed
yesterday at 82a opened at the same rate this morning,
and have had no alteration up to the present hour ; the
Commissioners were supplied at 82i ; India Bonds are
65 6 ; and Exchequer Bills, 45 6 pm. In the Foreign
Funds two rather extensive purchases yesterday afternoon
in Mexican Bonds raised them to 70 t, and this morning
they fully maintain that price ; Colombian Bonds, 40i 1 ;
and Spanish, 13. In Shares we can only repeat the re-
port so many times given, that nothing is doing and prices
nominal. _ _

Three per Cent. Consols, 821 i ; Ditto for account,
82* i: ; India Bonds, 65 6 pm. ;Exchequer Bills, 45 6 pm.
i;
FOREIGN Ft' wns.—Brazilian, 641 1 ; Chilian, 36 8 ;
Colombian, 1824, 404 li ; Danish, P
60 i ; Greek, 16* i •
Mexican 5 per Cent., 5714: Bi-; Ditto, 6 per Cent., 70
Peruvian, 34 5 ; Portuguese, 77i ; Russian, • 87i 8;
Spanish, 121 13.
MlNEa......Angin Mexican, 42i 40 die. ; Brazilian, li 2i
pm. ; Bolivar, par ; Colombian, 15 17 per Share ; Pasco
Peruvian, 17 16 die.; Potosi, 28 30 per Share; Real
del Monte, 90 pm. ; Tlalpuxahua, 20 30 pm. ; united
Mexican, 14 13 die.

Two o' Clock.
There is scarcely a movement in the Consol Market,
82* with a very trilling difference (when they wet:
821) has been the price all day; India Bonds 67 6, and
Exchequer Bills 45 7 premium.
Mexican Bonds are not quite so brisk as in the morning,
present price 70k I ; Colombian are firm at 41 ; Spanish, 18.

THREE 0' CL 0 CIS

Consols, 82
FOUR O'CLOCK—CLOSING PRICES.
Consols 82i Danish Bonds 604
Do. for Ac. 821 4 Greek Do. 1825,
Brazilian Bonds 641 Mexican Do. 1825, 70i
Buenos Ayres Do. Peruvian Do.
Chilian Do. Russian Do. 871
Columbian, 1824, 414 Spanish Do. 121

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY)

FROM LLOYD'S.

DEAL, Aran. 4.—Wind S. the O'Hara,
Douglas, from London to Quebec. Remain the Lion,
Princess Charlotte, Marquis of Hastings, Caroline, Sea
Nymph, Enterprise, Ellen, Highlander, Albion, Sarah, and
Woodford.

PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 4.—. Wind W. S.W.—Arrived the
London, Jolly., from Naples ; sailed the 10th of February ;
and the Medusa, from Quebec.
FALMOUTH, APPAL 3.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived the
Four Sisters, Miller, from St. Michael's; Countess of Chi-
chester packet, from the Mediterranean; sailed from Corfu
the 9th February, Malta the 18th ditto, Gibraltar the 16th
March, and Cadiz the 18th ditto.

GRAVESEND, APRIL 4.—Arrived the Celia, Sherwood,
from Batavia; Black River packet, Baker, from Jamaica.
Sailed the Isabella, Blay, for Rio; Acasta, Chadwick,
for New York ; Aurora, Thompson, for Gibraltar ;
Emma, Reed, for Genoa; and M'Gillivray, Stoddard, for
Quebec.

JERSEY', Arum 2.—The Speedy, Godfrey, from South-
ampton, passed a great number of casks on the 30th ult.
between Alderney and Sark; picked up one, marked " B.
No. 2," containing French wine.

EQUITABLE ASSURANCE-(THIS DAY.

The following Resolution, passed at the last General
Court of Proprietors, that in future, the claims due
upon policies (provided such polieies be in the hands of the
personal representatives of the deceased), he paid at the
period of three months, from the time when the death of the
party assured shall have been proved to the satisfaction of
the Court of Directors, instead of the period of six mouths,
as at present practised," was finally confirmed, as well as
the Resolutions for encreasing the salaries of the Directors,
Auditors, and Actuary.