Star.
London, England, 1824-05-19 00:00:00

BANKS IN IRELAND.

Mr. DAWSON rose, for the purpose of moving for
lea►e to bring in a Bill to remove all obstructions to
Joint Stock Companies in Ireland. Great inconveniences
were suffered from the want of Banks in Ireland ; the
whole number of which, exclusive of Dublin, was only
10; while the number in England was 587, and in
Scotland 19.8. The want of Banks was not supplied
by the Bank of Ireland, whose operations were wholly
confined to the City of Dublin, and commercial houses
in the country were forced to have agents in Dublin, in
order to have their bills discounted. A provincial
trader could not raise money under seven per cent, from
the obstructions thrown in his way. Some of the re-
suictions bad been removed, and the principles of
Local Banks had been recognized. Several i.f the
Acts of the Irish Parliament had contributed mainly to
prevent the establishment of Provincial Banks by the
absurd regulations which they imposed. One of which
was, that every partner should have his name on the
notes of his bank, under a penalty of 1001. The Hon.
(intleman ti usted that something would be done on
the subject. At the same time, he had no wish to in-
vade the Chatter of the Bank of Ireland. The Hon.
Gentleman conclvided by moving for leave to bring in
a Bill to amend the law relative to banking establish-
ments in Ireland.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he
lad received communications on the subject from dif-
fzent parts of Ireland. Many of the objects of his Hon.
Friend were highly desirable, but he could only give a
limited assent, till he knew how the proposed plan bore
upon the rights of the Bank of Ireland. The subject
had not escaped the attention of Government.
Mr. V. FITZGERALD thought the subject required
a more extended consideration than could at that time
be given to it. Many private banks had been established,
and from their failure the more extensive misery had en-
siled; at the same time, he must admit he was not com-
petent to give an opinion then on the subject.
Mr. DAWSON said he should withdraw his motion,
in order to leave it in the hands of the Chancellor of
the Exchequer. The Banks in Ireland had failed, be-
cause they were not public Banks, as in Scotland.
The motion was then withdrawn.
Mr. CURTEIS moved the second reading of the Parish Appren-
tires Bill; but, after a desultory discussion, he gave up the Bill for
at present Session.
The Cdnsolidated Fund Bill was read a third time, and passed.

The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and at a
Conner to Eleven the House adjourned.

THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 18214
'THE FUNDS.
STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

Consuls opened this morning at 96j for the Account, and for the
3Ply Account 96i to a. Up to this hour there bas been very lilac
business doing, and the Market appears hc.ory.

One Express has arrived from Paris this morning, br:nzing the
Rentes at 104 f. 60e. for the end of the month; and Spanish at
If (buyers).
FOREIGN FUNDS.

The Foreign Market is heavy this morning, and little doing.—
Cut fent Prices; New Spanish 143, Old 203 3, Ilusian 963 3,
Tian 803, Mexican Scrip 63, Austrian 963 to 4, French 173 I,
Colombian Scrip 3 8, Colombian 84 385, Alliance Shares 173 to
Greek 33 to 4 dii. New Prussian 998 8, Old 983 3, Irish
Scares par to 3, Paladium par to 3, Equitable 33 3 pre.

_ _
CE OF STOCKS AT ONE O'CI.OOK.
s..attk Stock 2361/2 237—S per Ct. Reduced 95% 1/8
per Cent. Cons. 961/4 951/4-3i per Cents. 101%
4 pet Cents. Assented 1011/2
4 ;.er Cents. New 1071/4 108 107% 108
"Lank Long Anne. 22 15 16 1/4—lndia Stock 298
i•ir.t.i.equer I (E 1,000) 355. 335. 365.
Dc. Small 401. 365. 325. Bank for Acct. 238 237
..onsols for Acct. 961/s 96.

It is with great pleasure that we have to announce
t growing improvement of the Revenue, notwith-
"•tn.iing the repeal of so many taws. The revenue of
the Crr,tonis, from the sth of January to the 15th of
May, 1824, produces about 8,200,0001, being nearly:
$4,0001. more than the corresponding period of last'
'year ; the Ci,storns, from the sth January to the 15th
(if May, 123.23, being little more than 2,960,0001. Of
tNis increase 80.0001. has arisen during the last six
uteks, v►hicls is the more remarkable, as in that period

several duties have ceased, particularly the extra duty
on coals brought coastwise into London, which has been
repealed since the iith of April, and which produced
120,0001. a-year; and the duties on silk, which have
been repealed to the amount of 700,000/. a-year, ceased
on the '2sth of March. Another circumstance is also
calculated to affect the Revenue--we allude to the re-
peal of the duties on foreign wool ; for although it does
not come into actual operation until next October, yet
on that account there is little or no importation. The
duty on foreign wool produced 400,000/. a-year. Thus
there is a repeal of duties to the amount of 1,220,000/.
in the articles of coals, silk, and wool ; and yet the
Revenue, with all these, deficiencies, still increases, and
will, we doubt not, continue to increase, while his
MAJESTY'S Ministers pursue the same wise and liberal
policy which is the distinguishing feature of the present
Administration.

Lisbon Gazettes to the 3d instant have reached us,
and in a preceding column we have given what may be
considered as the official, but by no means satisfactory
account of the extraordinary attempt to subvert the pre-
sent Government of Portugal, of which we gave a cor-
rect outline in the STAR of Monday last. The Procla-
mations of Don MIGUEL pretend that the safety of his
MAJESTY was endangered by Freemasons, but them is
no evidence of this ; and the only construction that can
be put on the conduct of the Prince is, that he either
wanted to relieve his Sire of the cares of sovereignty
altogether, or to free him from those restiaints which
the present Constitution of Portugal puts on the monar-
chical authority. We have also added the French vet-
sion of the ulterior proceedings, in which there is a due
portion of gasconade about the share their Ambassador
had in the business. The fact, however, is,. that the
partisans of the Prince, however violent they may be,
are not numerous, and that his MAJESTY'S promptness,
if it did not originate in the advice of Lord 13ERESFORD
(which we believe was the case), had his Lordship's ap-
probation, and has strengthened our influence at the
Court of Lisbon.

Since writing the above we have zeceived the Oporto
Gazettes to the sth inst. which contain an account of
the late events at Lisbon, together with the PI oclama-
tions we have inserted, and a decree of the KING, dated
May 1, appointing D. JOSE FERMINO DA SILVA GI RAL-
DES QUELHAS, Intendant-General of the Police of the
Capital and the Kingdom.
The Oporto Gazette, in the preliminary article from
Lisbon, gives the following particulars :

" The Queen arrived at seven in the morning at the Palace of
Bemposta, with the Princess Dowager, his Majesty's aunt.
" No vessel whatever was permitted to leave the harbour, nor
did any person come out of the Fort of St. George, which was gar-
risoned; and nobody was admitted into the Palace of Bemposta,
without an express order horn his Royal Highness, who, having
taken every precauion, proceeded to the Palace of the Roceio,
where, surrounded by many of the Nobles of the Court, seve-
ral General Officers, and persons of distinctioo, devoted to the
Royal authority, he issued the orders necessary in such critical cir-
cumstances, such as to shut all the Tribunals, and to call to him all
the Justices of the Wards. Many persons were arrested.
4' During the whole time the public tranquillity was not disturbed
the people followed their usual occupations, and blessed the pro-
ceedings of his Royal Highness. .At night there was spontaneously
a splendid illumination in honour of the triumph of Religion and
the King.

This morning we received Boston Papers to the 24th
of April, New Brunswick Papers to the 21st, Halifax
Papers to the 29th, and Bermuda Journals to the 3d of
April. A destructive fire took place at St. John's, in
New Brunswick, on the Bth ultimo, which destroyed
upwards of forty buildings. The Bermuda Papers ccn-
tain an account of the Governor, Sir WM. LUMLEY,
having closed the Sittings of the Hou,e of Assembly.
The following is from a Boston Parer of the 23d April: