Star.
London, England, 1823-06-07 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Mr. CUR WEN presented a Petition, which was, 'he said,
must numerously signed, from the Owners and Occupiers of Land,
in the countyof Cumberland,complaining of Agricultural Distress.
Mr. BLACKHU R NE presented rwo Petitions—the first
from the Innkeepers and Pullicans of Manchester; and the se-
cond from the Innkeepers of Lumn, praying that the 8111 now
in progress through the (louse for allowing the retail of Beer
might not pass into a law.
Mr. ROBERTSON moved a Return of all stsio entered Into
the ports of the United Kingdom, together with an Acceant
their tonnage, from the sth Jan. 1821, to the sth Jan. 1323..
On the motion of Mr. Haaatss, the House agreeed to adjoernl
until Monday next at its rising:
The Scotch Transference of Securities Bill passed through a
Committee, on Mr. 1(744Ni11e. motion. The Report was brought
up, and ordered to be received on Monday.
The LORD ADVOCATE moved the Order of the Day for
the House resolving itself into a Committee on the Scotch Con.
firniation Bill.

Mr. KEN \EDT ilia rot rise to oppose this stage of the pro-
ceeding ; but he thought it right to state, that he should feel it
necessary to oppose the measure hertafter.—The Bill. went
through a Committee, and the Report was ordered to be re-
ceived on Wednesday.'
On the motion of the Loan Anvocars the Scotch Commis.
caries Bill went through a Committee, and was ordered to be
received on Wednesday.
The Report of the Assessed Taxes Composition Bill was
brought up by Mr. Bees me, the Resolutions were agreed to, and
a Bill agreeable to those Resolutions ordered to be brought in.
Sir J. NEWPORT gave notice, that he would on Tuesday
next move for certain pa2ers reLitive to thc Chinch Establish-
ment in Ireland.

LONDON BRIDGE.
Mr. BROGDEN brought up the Report of the
Committee on London .13ridge.—The Report was
read a second time.

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Mr. HUME was anxious to know whether the
money to be advanced for London Bridge was subse-
quently to be repaid by a rate on the Bridge?
• Mr. BROGDEN said that the Hon: Gentleman
was in error in supposing that this was a Committee
of Supply. The money was intended as a grant, and
it was not to be repaid by any such toll as that sug-
gested by the Hon. Member. It was advanced for
the purpose of assisting a great public work, and it
was advanced, as money was frequently advanced,
for the benefit.
Mr. FIUME objected to the grant.
Mr. Alderman WOOD supported the grant, and
he thought that now the Hon. Member for Aberdeen
was a freeman of the City of London, the objection
came from trim with peculiar ingratitude.
The SPEAKER interrupted the Hon. Member,.
and observed that whether this was a loan or a gift
would be a question to decide when the sum was
given. The conversation was irregular.
Mr. H. SUMNER observed, that large advances
had frequently been made for public works. He was
sure that whatever objection to the measure might
arise from the Hon. Member for Aberdeen, the House
would agree to its adoption.
Mr. RICARDO remarked, that theonly wish of
his Hon. Friend, the Member for Aberdeen, was, that
the money should be repaid to the Public.
After a few words from Mr. Cuawarr, an instruc-
tion to the Committee to make a provision pursuant
to the Resolution, was agreed to.

very heavy duties on British got s. TSWlPerlre
rVarded America, we suffered various rodrk to. be
indorsed from that country in'Britidi -ships, on pay-,
litg%-very niodevateduty, but if In American bot-
toms, then a much higher duty. America retaliated,
and imposed a heavy duty on British eroduce irrr
ported in British vessels, and a light duty if in Ame-
rican vessels. This was found to operate considerably
against our shipping interest, and we found it de-
sirable to concede the point to America. Upon
which the Government of the Netherlands claimed
the same indulgence, and on it being refused to that
State, they immediately adopted the step of issuing a
Decree imposing high duties on British shipping, to
the great injury of our commerce; and the same line
of conduct had been pursued by Prussia. The mea-
sure he had now to propose would do away this ex-
clusive system; and, he contended, would prove
highly benekial to the mercantile interests of the
kingdom. The Right Honobrable Gentleman con-
cluded by moving a Resolution for adopting a scale
of reciprocal duties between this country and other
commercial States.
Mr. ELLICE thought the Right Honourable Gen-
tleman opposite was called on to do all he could to
free commerce from the restrictive duties, so fir as
it could be done with safety to our own commerce.
Mr. SYKES hoped the Right Honourable Gentle.
man would not press this measure hastily or rashly
through the House.
Mr. HUSKISSON agreed that it was desirable to
have this Bill well considered ; but he also considered
it desirable to pass the measure over as soon as pos-
tible, and therefore he was anxious now to bring in
the Bill, read it a first time, and have it printed and
circulated as soon as possible.
Mr. WALLACE said, he was ready to ackisow-
ledge that these prohibitory measures had been be.
neficial to this country, whilst other countries were
content to submit to them ; but as they now took a
different view of the subject, it was necessary we
should adopt a different system. Whilst in office, he
had intercourse with the ship-owners: he had known
them frequently arguing ill results from measures
proposed to relieve trade,- and he had almost itivat i
ably found them wrong in the views they took.
Mr. ROBERTSON strongly opposed the measure,
as being a part of that system which Gentlemen op-
posite, economists, had forced upon Ministers, and
.which was operating to destroy us. Our trade and
shipping, he contended, were going from us, as would
appear from the statement he held in his hand, and
from which it appeared that the falling off in our
ship-building between 1821 and 1823 was 161 ships
in number, and in amount of tonnage 122,000; and
in the same period the falling off in the navigation
was no less than 732 or 129,000 tons, and in the
number of seamen of 8,000. He strongly called on
Ministers to pause before they adopted this measure.
Sir 1. COFFIN supported the measure. The out-
cry of the ship-owners was all about nothing at all.
We had been thrusting our restrictive duties down the
throats of other countries as long as we could, but we
could not do so any longer, and must give them up.
Mr. RICARDO was in favour of the measure; he
was convinced, as he had frequently said, that the
freer the system of trade, the more it would prosper.
Mr. T. WILSON approved of the measure. He
had no fear but the British shipping would always
be capable of competing with the shipping of other
countries.

Mr. MA /MYATT coml)lainecl, on the part of the.
British ship-owners, of the burthens imposed on them
by the duties imposed'on timber, and other articles
used in building. These duties, and the high price of
provisions and wages in this country, compared with
the cost of the same articles in other countries, gave
the foreign ship-owner an evident advantage over the
British shipowner.
Mr. C. GRANT supported the measure, and
strongly urged its immediate adoption; any delay.
however short, must be injurious to the British `ship-
owner.—The resolutions r, ere then agreed to.—Re-,
port on Monday.

' IRISH TITHES.
ittr. GOULBURN moved the Order of the flay
for the House going into a Committee on the Tithe
Composition (Ireland) Bill. • • •
On the question for the SPEAKER leaving the Chair,
Mr. DOMINICK BROWN objected to the Bill;
as it did not afford a fair mode of imposing the tithe
in the Vestry ; and secondly, he objected to the ap-
pointment of the arbitrators and assessors, and the
mole dassessment,•and especially to the power given
to the arbitrators to make an increase of one-third
to the value of a liiing.
Mr. DENNIS BROWNE objected to the measure
adopted in -this Bill, as regarded the tithe of agist-
ment. He censured the mode of policy generally
adopted towards Ireland as regaided her trade, espe-
cially with respect to the woollen trade. He thought
the Bill should be pressed no further now, but that a
Pat liamentary Commission should be appointed, who
should go over to Ireland, and inquire into the state
of every parish in Ireland, and report next Session
to . the House.

Mr. A BERC RO-MBY objected to the clause which
gave the arbitrators the power of raising the value
of the living. Still he thought, as the measure came
so strongly recommended from an parties in Ireland,
they should go into the Committee, and endeavour to
render the measure as effective as possible.
Sir J. NEWPORT was of the same opinion.
Mr. WETHERELL thought that if the measure
'was at all events to be rejected, it was immaterial in
what stage that rejection should take place. He op-
posed the Bill, as, if it passed with respect to Ire-
land, it would furnish a plausible ground for a similar
Bill in the case of Church property in England.
Mr: CANNING would submit slit was fair to op-
pose the regular parliamentary mode of proceeding;
the mere regular mode would be for the enemies of
the Bill to withhold their assistance in the Committee,
and then to vote against the further progress of the
Bill.—The cure for the evils of which the Hon. Gentle-
man complained would be found in•the Committee.
He thought the Bill would be a great boon to Ireland.
After a few words from Colonel. TRENCH and Mr.
Dom. Baawsig, the House went into the Committee.

Along and desultory conversation took place on
the clause empowering the Commissioneis, at the
close of seven years, to add a third to the composi-
tion sgreed on by the arbitrator. Several clauses
then received verbal amendments.
Mr. 8 RICE, on-the clause of compensation to the
Clergyman, wished that the sum should be such as

,might be rationally suppoved to be received by
it r the last three years, in order to make a stanched
of his compensation.
PEEL and others opposed this; birth
that no such standard could be established. Theohruiii,
standards were the customary tithes, tho..e.that:
been adjudged, or the sums that had been ACIII.IIIS PAi
Mr. GOULI3URN also Opposed it, on the gm
that in many cases the Clergymen had received ,
tithes for the last three years.
• ..
Mr. DAWSON stated, that a Clergy tilau of 1.1
a-year living, had written to him that he Clotlld
ceive no money from his parishioners, they br.hr:'
debted to him in several thousand pound,.
Colonel DAVIES said, the Clergy paid. from%
to 25 per cent. for the collection of their tidiest
this Bill was intended to put that additional sumita
the pocket of the Clergyman. • .
Mr. RICARDO said, they should. Rs 0.!
sation of tithes according to the average price a
for the last seven years.—The clause, lipueverA,l
allowed to stand in the Bill.

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Colonel BARRI moved an addition to a tiat,
giving an appeal in three months to the Lord Lit,:
tenant from the adjudico.tion of the Comn;issi,,,k.„:
llIr.W ETHER ELL opposed this, as:;iii ing rota
which would be called into acti m in so many
Oa the clauses which gave to the Lnrd
the tight of appointing an arbitrato., where tht trz.
pires could not agree,
r• Colonel BARRY objected ti, the comptil•oly pan
of the clause, -as giving an estravagant p •%. ei- the
Lord Lieutenant. He shuntd shove to
climes relative to the comptil,Ory pal tot the itteitute..
A conversation followed, in which Mi. lIARTI%,,
Sir N. COULTUURST, Mr. ABERCRoMBY, 111,/,
Sir J. NIWPORT, Mr. FITZOERALD, Air. S. Rice, 4r,dl
Mr. W. BAtexes, took n part; 'thee the Comnutzee
divided--For the Amendment, 39-a-Against it,
Majority, 45.
The CIiAIitNIAN then reported prol:stes., an
tained leave to again nit Tuesoay.
Lord MILTON gave notice that he wuzi!d, in the nest te
don, moue for the repeat of Mr. Banker's Bill for vrohilnulig thz
purchase of Game. If he should succeed iu übt,u,ing slum
peal of that Bill, he should then coolie to repeal the La, t u,,ra
hitaiting the Sale of Game.
Lord NUGENT fixed the second reading of die Ca
tholice Bill fpr Tuesday.
Mr. BROUGHAM postponed the second reading of the S.:e
of Beer Bill till Monday..
The other orders were then .thiposed of; and at Teo datiti
the House adjounied to Monday.

THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 1821
THE FUNDS. •
. STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
Corsols opened this morning at 81 for the Account; after-
ward, became settled at 801, 1, with a heavy Market.
Accounts from Paris, by express, state, that the biddings for
the New Loan for Twenty-three Millions of Rentes, about
Eighteen Pillions sterling, is fixed for the 10th July, payable in
twenty months. The French Funds had fallen : Spanish were
at {°l Paris.
FOREIGN FUNDS.
spool Bonds opened at 361, 1.;, with little business doing.
_.c.irrent Prices: China!' 69k, New Spanish 361 1, New Prus-
sia: 641, Russian 80, Danish 891, Colombian 61h.
. PRICE OF STOCKS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
rank Stock 2171h-3 per Cent. Reduced 79M yo
4 per Cents. Old 973/4 5/B—lndia Bonds 595.
Echeiluer Rills of 1.1,000, 19s. 21s.
Ditto Small 20s. 23s.—India for Account 252
Consols tor Account 81% 80% ya.

LATEST PARIS PAPERS.

We have this forenoon received, by express, the
p„is kers of Thursday. The Monitcur contains the
iono„ing ofScial accounts from Madrid :

“ ARMY OF TILE PYRENNEES.
MPORT•UF TIIE MAJOR-GENERAL TO HIS EXCEL-

LilliCY THE 111 SISTER SECRETARY OF STATE TO

THE DEPARTMENT OF WAIL.

MAnszo, 2DIS MAY, 1823.
MONSIEUIt—I have the honour of transmitting
to roor Excellency some reports which have reached
me with respect to the interior of Spain.

.13abastcros had collected at Valencia the troops
lie brought from Arragon, and the corps which
urn; srationed at Terruel, Valencia, Alicant, Pensa-
and Carthagena. Oa the (22d of May he left
Valencia and marched towards the Xucas, with the
intention of crossing it to retire on Grenada.
44 The troops which were at Madtid and in the
eaviroas,under the command of Abisbal and Zayas,
lure retired upon *Talavera de la Reyna, and to-
wards EstreinaLlura. This double combination leaves
road to Seville open.
In the .province of Malaga, the people refuse to
ry theiMpoits: Some villages bare risen, and it
has beets fund necessary to send militia towards
Ada lg, ierrania, to quell the insurrection.
4, Thttlesertion is very great among the Constitu-
tional' troOps. An attempt has been made to form
2 Army of Reserve in Andalusia ; but Villa Campa,
do was to command it, has only been able to as-
table a few men. •

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