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insuperable objection of the senate and people of western
Greece, and the Prince then persisted in his refusal, we
should take a very different view of the subject, and join
in the censure of a morning contemporary.. Until this
is proved to be the case, we consider the conduct of
the Prince to be fully justified in the eyes of Europe.
Should the mediating cabinets be induced to insist on the
boundary line laid down in the protocol of March 22d,
and adopt such measures as may secure the inha-
bitants of Candia and the other islands destined to return
to the Turkish yoke, against future oppression, they
will only be performing an act of justice, while the Prince
would thus acquire a new title to the gratitude of his
subjects, and be justly hailed as their benefactor.
When the nomination of Prince LEOPOLD was first
announced in January last, we were the first to raise
our feeble voice against the impolicy and ininstice of a
restricted boundary on the Continent, or the exclusion
of Candia and Samos from independence. A series of
letters pointing out the hardship and inconvenience-

which could not fail to arise from a different course,
appeared in our columns addressed to Lord HOL
LAN D, who has so frequently alluded to the subject in
Parliament. Knowing as we did bow the arrangements
would be received in Greece, we were fully prepared for
all that has since occurred. Our present impression is,
that it will be utterly impossible to prevent a renewal of
hostilities between the Greeks sad their old mestere, with
the intervention eta naval aid military force. Prothhti
else will ever induce the Greeks to lay down their arms,
or the Tints to forget their former animosities. It is
lamentable to reflect that so little progress should hare
been made after the long and tedious negociations of the
Allied diplomatists. It must be confessed that the task
of reconciling so many jarring interests was most diffi-
cult, but as the whole subject is so closely interwoven
with the peace of Europe, we trust they will not shrink
from what remains to be done. It is not too much to
say, that until the Greek question is finally settled, there
is no guarantee whatever against the accomplishment el
these projects, which are well known to form the grad
and unceasing object of Russian policy. We conclude
these remarks by again calling the particular attention of
our readers to the documents in our first and second
pages.

A Meeting of Members of Parliament, Peers and
Commoners, amounting to about seventy in number,
connected with Ireland, was held on Saturday at the
Thatched House, St. James's Street, for the purpose of
receiving, from SirJonx NEw PORT, the Duke of Wu..
LINGTOWS answer to the remonstrance made to his
Grace against the proposed increase of duty upon stamps,
spirits, and tobacco in that country ; when the Right
Hon. Baronet reported, that the noble Duke had stated
to him, that Ministers had, after the most mature deli-
beration, resolved upon imposing the contemplated taxes,
adding, with respect to the additional tax upon newspaper
stamps, that the proprietors of the English and Scotch
newspapers had complained for a considerable time of the
preference shown to the Irish Press.—Of the complaints
of the English and Scotch newspapers, referred to by his
Grace, we profese our entire ignorance. There may be
papers the good opinion of which he may wish to cul-
tivate ; but we do not think their cupidity should have
any influence upon his conduct. The measure should
be recommended by its own merits, and governed by
principles of sound policy, as one of impartial justice,
and n its beneficial results to the country, more than
compensating any loss that it may inflict upon individuals.
Now, with regard to the justice of the measure; if the
Irish papers paying a stamp duty of two-pence, and
sold for five-pence, were obtaining, at the present mo-
ment, an increased circulation in England and Scot-
land, we should be disposed to admit it, because the
English and Scotch papers paying a duty of four pence,
and sold at seven pence, would not have fair play in their
own market : but that is not the case. The circulation
of Irish papers in this country, is, we believe, very li-
mited, and can afford no just cause of jealousy to the
English and Scotch press. An Irish paper is never
adopted as a substitute for an English one: No, • ibe
effect—the only effect of the measure must be to extend
the circulation of the English papers in Ireland to the
injury of the domestic manufacture. The circulation of
en Irish newspaper is small in comparison with that.of
an English journal, and any further diminution will in
some cases nearly approach to total extinction.—The
Noble Duke, in hie answer to the remonstrance, says
that Ministers anticipate a very different result.
An increase of taxes not necessarily producing increased
revenue as was shewn by Sir Joint NEWPORT, who
stated that the annual revenue of Ireland, which was
£4,700,000, in 1807, does not now exceed £4,000;000,
although £3,000,000 additional taxes have been imposed
in the interval, we should wish to knew the grounds of
his Grace's anticipation. In 1794 when, My. Prim-
posed an additional duty of three-halfpence on the stamp,
and advanced the selling price of the newspaper froi
41d. to 6d. the change materially checked the circulation,
and for its recovery from the depression it was in-
debted to the French Revolution, and the extra-
ordinary incitement produced by the astonishing
events to which, it gave rise. But even then, so well
satisfied was that Minister that the alarm felt by the
newspaper pros was not imaginary, he allowed an
additional discount of 121. per cent. on the new duty,
making, with the old duty, a total discount of 161. per
cent. ;. and notwithstanding the groat impulse the asire-
paper press bad received from the progress of the war, it
afterwards felt so much depressed it was obliged to apply
to Government in 1809, and did obtain liberty to raise
the gen* price to 61d. That the propelled la-
crosse of -itity on the stomp of the !Ash:Sows-1
paper, onenneno.4l with an equal rise in the soil-
ing price, will tliminisli the circulation we kips 00
lisebt• The Rime' 9f discount, which it ill int Owled to
allow! in es* to compensate for the less spitl ohs as-
" 101 4 9, fAlmridf4i fro !b ;Ps kiriyr. its to

be effectual it must be very large. The amount of dis-
count on the stamp of the English papers, which limit
their price to sevenpence, is 20 per cent. Public meet-
ings are now in progress in the several counties of
Ireland, to petition against this tax, and also the increase
proposed upon the spirit and tobacco ditties. The pro-
posed tax on newspapers is there familiarly denominated
the " suppression tax," in allusion to its anticipated
effect upon the public press._

The friends of sober and rational reform were on Fri-
day night served by two purveyors of very opposite cha-
racter. Mr. O'Co w u ELLS' feast was more than they could
digest, whilst Lord Jonw RUSSELL'S scanty mess fell as
much short of their wants : it had, however, one advan-
tage over the other, that the whole was wholesome in
quality, however deficient in quantity. Many members
who were friendly to triennial parliaments, and other im-
prevesaents—and not averse to ballot—could not bring
themselves to countenance the extravagant proposition of
aiming several millions of paupers with a legislative im-
plement for helping themselves. That persons in a gross
state of ignorance, of suffering, and of often unmerited
destitution, should be qualified to elect fit individuals for
staking just laws, can hardly be expected ; though it may
well be conceived how easy it would be for any worthless
adventurer to attain their suffrages, by promising miracles
of relief by the plunder of other classes. That the state
roe three millions is disgraceful tatite.country they belong
to—that they are the victims of injustice—and that they
ought to be relieved, may be true ; but it does not follow
that they are the fittest judges of the mode or measure of
the desired change: for, as Lord A LTIIORP truly
einstved, they—the lowest—would be the only class
represented, were the suffrage universal ; and, there-
fore, it was that Mr. O'Con ELL precluded himself
from the support he would otherwise have met with. The
doctrine of radical reform, however, gained something by
the amputation of one of its diseased limbs, namely, u-
sual parliaments—to say nothing of the able, yet
,tem-
perate, speech of the mover. The Minister met these
vigorous attacks by opposing much inert matter : a child
of corruption was deemed its fittest champion. Mr.
DrnDoli—cousin of the Noble Lord who has pocketed
as two hundred thousand pounds of public money in
sebries, and whose grandfather's nod was sufficient to
return half the Scottish Members to Parliament—gave
his reasons for opposing reform. He was followed by
Mr. WORTLIY, who—besides the excellent reason of re-
turning himself for his own Cornish borough, one of
those which Lord Jos, RUSSELL would extinguish—has
two thousand two hundred and fifty other reasons, well
and truly paid him annually, for his services to the State.
Him whom the Treasury cheered, the House would not
listen to ; and another noble Cornish Boroughmonger—.
having a louder voice, and his matter more at his cuss
mand—got a somewhat better market for a speech equally
Womble, disinterested, novel, and instructive. The
whole was wound up by the plausible Chief—leaving the
cause not one whit the worse—but rather the stronger—
from the miserable and selfish impotence of its sordid
vilants.

great sensation has lately been felt in military chyle!,
in consequence of a protracted affair of honour between
two members of the Junior United Service Club. The
whole correspondence is before us, but u the matter is to
be the subject of investigation before a general meeting
of that club lst of June, we withhold our sentiments on
this extraordinary matter.

CITY, TWELYZ O.CLoCK.
This day is again a strict holiday in the City. The Bank, Stock

Exchange, and Foreign Markets, are shut, in consequence of which
the brokers and jobbers are assembled on the Royal Exchange.

Little or nothing doing as yet. Consols are 92j to 93 for the ac-
count. In foreign not a bargain doing. The French Rents, by the

tafette, canes 81. b cents.

A Malta mail has arrived, brought by the Echo, sailed from
Malta Bth May, Gibraltar lath May, from Cadis 20th May ; also
a Jamaica mail, by the Plover, sailed 20th AWL

Jamaica papers to %he Seth April, Montreal to the 30th April,
Quebec to the 4th, May, bare been received at the North aad
South Ametican Coffee House.

The ship Iris, from Angostura, has arrived at Bane in 38 days.
When the above vessel left a report prevailed that Bolivar had been
assassinated.

Letters from Marseilles state that a corps of Spanish:troopa are
assembling at Alleant for Algiers, in virtue of the convention lately
agreed to between France and Spain.
_ _

HALF•PABT ONE.

Comb on Change are not so good as in the early part of the
morning, when they were dace at 93 for the Account, since which
they have receded to 9241, with little or no business doing.

The unfavourable state of his Majesty's health east a gleam om
the Market, as it is generally feared that his Majesty cannot sur.
Tire for any length of time.

The business doing in Foreign Securities are not of importance.
Greek has improved 1 per cent. and Spaniels may be quoted 18t 4.

A vessel has arrived from New Yeti, sailed tbe serese day a; the
Packet ou the Bth of Blay, which may be hourly expected. ?le
paper have been received as yet.
. _ .

The private letters received by the Estafette hem Paris this
morning, state that Onverand, thereat 'peculator is Paris, is set.
fling to the amount oftnalicee el Rental, which causes the dares.
efera! as* WM.&

MAILS ARMYIto AND DUB THIS tdORNING.

11b. A. b. A.
DeWitt .. 0 1 Prase, . 0 0 1.1450 n ....... 0
Waterford ..... 0 0 Flanders 0 1 Jamaica 0
()atm.& Jeraey 012 Hamad
Buenos Ayres... 0 2 liandtergh
.... 0 0 Leeward Islands 0 0 Mesita , 0

Cs PRN•EXCHANOR. M.
Wheat, Kest k Rem . 114. yos
Siffollt. . 40s 10.
Norfolk ( Red), . kis 1144 i
Rye • . 3Us 34s
Dorley,ils4 Vs— Malting 53s 57.
Mak --1 —el
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Peen, White • 56' 40e
Bolters • 406 sus,
IMPORTATIOIIe
Whom, Roglids, quarters 3,154 1
Do. Foreign . .34,65
Irish Ditto . . . ...,,
Barley, British • 1,930
D. FOrtirt . . MO
Irish . •

ARK-LANK, MAT 31.
Peas Grey 3ds 37.
Ilem;s, Small . ses 44s
Tkk 34s Ms
Oat,, Potatoe 27s 31.
Polind . 25s U.
' 11;w1 . 21t. 114 a
Flour, per sick, 00a SA
ISapesee4 2a. 2W. p.r
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