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opinions existing in the minds of the discreet part of 1 • NAVAL INTELLIGINCII:
the community as to the acts of atrocity which had l
been committed in different parts of the country. But )Paulson, Mar S.--. 110 Arrivals. Sailed, his Majesty's
he could not see any necessity far the enactment of cutter Soma', Lieut. Wuxi'. for Guernsey.Psyssoura, MAT 4,—Arrived, the Pirate gun-brig, and
any new laws, since the old ones were, in his opinion '
I Decor cutters from the Eastward. Salted, the Delimitate min
fiall* adequate to their suppression. 'of war, m the Eastward; GOI,DrINCII gun-brig, for Coroat:a ;
. : Mr. D. GII)DY said, sea all ordinary occasions he
shoukl 'be as sorry as any one to see the criminal code pointed and the Fozaousso on a enlist. 1 tee Pirate pa' n-brig is ap-
convoy for Guernsey, and the FORTONS gun-brig, for
increased ; but when, As at the present time, thousands thit,nr. ni,,„/.,,
were combined together and bound by oaths,* to de- ' MAT s.—Arrived the Sit Godfrey Webster
East-lodian.an, from the Downs, and will sail toetorrow with
stroy all who did not agree with them in opinion, was the others, under convoy of his Majery's ship Mostraour•—
tht Houle to sit still trying experiments ?He was ; The Ar.LLo sloop of war will resnabl at the Mother-bank until
of opinion these movetnents must be the effect Of the
thhe nest convoy. The Mtn [RYA intends to sail to-nsorrow for
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the convoy, should thowind be favtturable.
contrivances of agents of the enemy, or some persons ; tArrived the Locum, w
itil
whh a few ships for the Downs.
in thin country who were actuated by the most mis- i De Ali Mar :. —Sailed bis Maje•ty% whip Cu II II MLA ND. to
cloievous motives. Hy hoped the measure which was iota Admiral You No off muddle; sad the Ittoroi.a dot, of
war, fa Aseernes-, to be repaired.—Arrived the °salon sod
now adopted would have the effect of putting an end I
1 Awes from a cre.z e. _
to these enormities. If it should not, he trusted Go- 1 '
vernment would have recourse to the still more severe
measure which remained, namely, proelaiming mar-
tial law. He should not now detain the Houselonger
than to say, that the proposed measure had his war-
mest support.
Leave was then given to bring in the Bill, and Mr.
Secretary Renan and others directed to prepare and
bring in the same. .
EAST-INDIA COMPANY'S CHARTER.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
stated to the :louse, that circumstances had occurred
which would render it quite impossible to bring for-
Iward the subject of the renewal of the East-India
Company's Charter during the present Sessicns.

PATRIOTIC FUND.
l lot tee, Sth May, Int 2.
• At a General Meeting of the Merchants. Bankers,
and others, arid of the Subsea rts to the Patriotic Fund,
conTened this day by public aelvertierititmt to the Merchant Sea.
tomes Offiee, over the Royal Exchaugegßaarrom 1..).4G,D4E- is
the Chair :•—•.4aving heard a Report from the Committee on the
rec. ipte and disbursements of the I n itution .from its estabitsli• •
meat (in July, 1803,) to the-present time; and the \sleeting har-
ing considered the balance now remaining unappropria.ed, and
the numcroos claims still to be mad.., (Inure particularly the great
relief required for the families and relatives of the ki.kd, lira for
the brave officers an.l men dibbled, at the memotable and inv.
portant conqUest ot the F.:stress of BetWoz) ; being alsostrongly
impressed with the great consequence and bertefic.al eff-rts of
supporting and continuing the Funds of this In- • i•enion
Resolved unanimously, That tills Meeting deem it highly pro-
per at the present critical period, to continue to manifew the
general irepathy of all classes of his Majesty's subjects welds
our gallant defenders ; particularly on the recent -splendid err.
don of unpe?alleled intrepidity, &spieyed in the at'ack and coo-
quest of the Fortress of Badajoz:
Resolved isnanimonsly, .1 hat an additional snliseription be now
opened, in aid of the Patriotic Fund, to enable the Committee to
continue its accustomed relief to the meriturioui and suffering
objets of the Institution ; and that the Contributions of all ranks'
be earnestly requested in support of this benevolent purpose.
Resolved unanimously, bat the Thanks of this Meeting be
given to the committee of the patriotic Nine], for their utirenilt-
ted attention, care, and ability, in the managetnent, and &stet..
butiuns of this Fund.
Resolved unanimously, That the Thanks of this Meeting be
given to TUOM AS ROMCROFT, Esq. for the clear and satisfactory
manner In which he has repotted the proceedings of the Com-
inittee.

ORDERS IN COUNCIL.
On the motion of Mr. BROUGHAM, the House
went into a Committee on the Orders in 'Council,
and proceeded to examine witnesses at the Bar. Mr.
Cook, of Birmingham ; Mr. Elvidge, of Wolver-
hampton ; Mr. J. Stanley, T. Hostler, and J. Scofield
were examined. During the, examination of the latter
gihtleman,
Mr. BROUGHAM objected to a question ptit to
him by Mr. Stephens, in which the words pareital
feeling" were Introduced, as being indeco:ls6, and
moved it should be withdrawn.

Mr. STEPHEN warmly defended the questiOn,
and refused to withdraw it.
Some discussion ensued between Lord Foriarroria,
Mr. BARING, Mr. MARRYAT?, &C. when the Com-
mittee divided—For the question 75—Against it 70.
Majority in favour of the qtkestion 5.
FARLIAMENTARy REFORM.
On our re-admission into the gallery, we found the
CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER putting a question to
Mr. &tams, whether he intended to persist in bring-
ing forward his motion on this subject, which stood'
for tonight, at so late an hour
Mr. BRAND said, he had repeatedly postponed
this notice already. On the present evening he had
consented that the Committee should sit till nine
o'clock, for the examination of wimesses ; and him;
self, and several friends, had accordingly come down
to the House at halt past eight. He had been im-
patiently waiting till this time, (half-past ten) and the
Committee were still in the midst of the examination
of a witness ; and what was still worse, near an hour
had betn wasted in discussing the.propriety of a ques-
tion, put by an Honourable Member to a' witness,
which Was in itself of no importance whatever. It was
far from his wish to dp alby thing which might in-
convenience the House ; but unless an early day was
fixed, on which he might bring forward his motion,
lie should persist in it now.
The CHANCELLOR ,of the EXCHEQUER
named Friday.
Mr. BRAND said he had no objection to that day,
provided it was understood that his motion should
have precedence of the orders on that day.
The examination of witnesses was then resumed,
and continued till a late hour ; when the House ad-
journed.

Resolved *unanimously, That Subscriptions be received at
Lloyd's, and by the several !Seekers of Loudon and Westminster,
and of the Cities and Tens throughout the. United Kingdom. •
BEES I.ON LONG, Chairman. •
'The Chairman having left the Chair, and Sir Taos. balm;
Bart. having taken it, •
Resolved unanimously. That the Thanks of this Meeting be
given to BECITON LONO, Lsq. for his great attention tpittie ob-
jrc•s of this Meeting ; and fur his abilities in the discharge of the
ditties of the day. J. P. WELSEORD, Sec.
The follow ITT Sums were immediately subscribed :
Lloyd's General Fund, IJ. Thomson, C. 100
9 per Cent.Censols 810,000 Joshua Reeve . .ICO
Berton Long 100 limes, Dec:ridge, and Co. Ito
Sir Thomas Barirg, Bart. 100 A. R►d.h'll 100
Baring, &when, and Co. 100 W. White, tlietbory-place 5
Manning and Anderdon 100 Fell: and George Clay 50
J. J. Angerstein 100 1. C. Villiers 50
Joseph Marryatt 114 Thomas Ross croft 50
' Robert Shedden 100 J. and B. Pease 100
Ciagett and Prato 100 I 'I. and S. Nicholson too
l'fhoznas King 100 5 Muhra, Brown, it Munro 50

RIOTS.

We mentioned yesterday that the existence of an
alarming. conspiracy, to throw the country into eon--
fusion, had been detected at Stockport and the neigh-
bourhood. As detection generally has the effect to
prevent perpetration, so_it:has•happcned.on the pre-
sent occasion. The exploSion was to have taken place
about the Ist or 4th of Mays btit it has been happily
frustrated, and we arc happy to add, that Stockport,
Macclesfield, and other pins of Cheshire, where there
has been much mischief, is once again in a compara-
tive state of quiet and security. Many of the prin-
cipal offenders are now n custody, and in conse-
quence provisions are Cal tied .0 the markets of those
towns with nearly the same confidence as usual:—
We cannot help nct:cing the zcal and alacrity dis.
played by the Earl of Chichester's Leion,commands
ed by Sir JuHN FLEMING LEIOEsTER, Bart. consisting
'of six Troops of Yeomanry, and three hundred In-
fantry, now assembled and on permanent-duty, for
the purpose of suppressing these riots and distur-
bances. Their tithely services, in the,absence of re-
gular troops, have been found of the utmost impor-
tance; and thapromptitude and alacrity with which
the requests of the Magistrates on this, as well scs
former occasions, have beer. complied with, reflects
the highest credit on the officers and men.
The administering of unlawful oaths (the band
by which the instigators to insurrection united their
associates) has, as our readers will see by what
fell from Mr. RYDER and the CHANCELLOR of the
EXCHEQUER last night in the- House of Commons,
excited the vigilance of Ministers, and a Bill has ac-
cordingly been brought in, declaring this offence to
be felony.—We approve of every measure calculated
to secure the public tranquillity, by punishing the
lawless and •disobedient ; but it will not certainly
escape the notice of Ministers that so many of the
lower orders, who are generally loyal in this country,
could not be inveigled by the artful and designing if ,
the machinations of the latter were not seconded by
the distress actually experienced at this time by die
labouring classes ; and that therefore effectual mea-
eures should be speedily adopted to lessen the pres-
sure of their calamities. On this we have not room
to dwell this day : suffice it for the present toobsesee
that the calamity, being national, a national relief
should be applied.—Let Parliament grant pecuniary
aid to the more distressed districts.
" LIVERPOOL, MAY e.
"Our provincial accounts of to-day do not remove
our alarm. Near Wakefield a woman who it "was
expected would disclose some important intelligence,
was rescued from two soldiers who had her in custody,
and she was almost killed in the affray. A friend of
ours near Halifax, to prevent depredations by
lawless multitude, has taken down all his machipery,
which was operated upon by water-wheels. Appre-
hensions were felt that the Ist of May, (yesterday)
was a day on which serious mischief 'was intended—
but happily it has been arrested."
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CORN-MARKET, MARK-LANE, MAT 11.
Ms day the market has several' hush arrivals of Whoa,
and the sales of fine hardly warren last es, second and ler
feller somewhat lower—Barley us drm,a4 tor the West Cow-
try. and fully at sbs fare edemas—Mak Dearly so—Po .and.
Baas of sect &miracle may be Doted at limb aricteseleo—,
There are likewise reveal fresh arrivals of Oil% width 44.4ur
harry sales at rather bus prices--Floor spin Ma me variption.
Wheat, ass. Ink. 100 s.. Beans 70s. 75. -
White Pees, (Bailers) Ms. Ns. Poway Ow, stm. oos. OA, •
Rae Hess, ilsoi.llOsrellesoalia 104. be lath
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