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Mr. It ICARDO, In explanatiall• AO* Aid lee = natiePl
of making the protecting dudes porinSWllles. He numi that bx
a gradual reduction they should approidnies ad* odors. die'
amount which he considered as adequate 11l Utile es patellar
burden/ of the British Agricuistirist. ' • .
Mr. BROUGHAM considered the arrangement of the Noble
Lord, for taking the debate on a future day, extreisely Conve-
nient. At the same time, while be agreed to the propriety of
that suggestion, he wished to make one or two observations for
the purpose of courting explanation on point* not clearly un-
derstood. He was desirous of laying out of view lbe whole
cornoversy respecting the distress of the country. It was said
one class had gained all that another had lost, but he could
not admit that circumstance to be a set off to distress. He
wished, however, on that occasion not to admit that one class
had ginned what another had lost. The rate of wages in ma-
nufacturing districts might be better, because the farmers were
starving ; but that was a bad state f things. The first of the
Noble Lord's proposals was a substitute for a project of the
Agricultural Committee, namely, to take corn upon hire.—
This was one of the most ridiculous plans ever known.—
It was raising up the three golden balls, and making the Trea-
sury pawnbrokers. The nest project was that of the bankers;
they were to have permission to circulate small notes for a cer-
tain number of years. There were many disadvantages attached
to this project; war was one of the evils, but he should not
mention war. Many thought there was no danger of war,
whilst the country was bound in a recognizance of A:800,000,000
not to break the peace. The compensation to be given to the
Bank was excessive. Was it reasonable to prolong the Bank
Matter for ten years, for the mere consent not to issue small
grates? He was math afraid the plan would encourage a
number of speculating Banks, who would decoy customers,
and drive a trade injurious to the country. Mr. Brougham
then objected to the annuity plan. It was, indeed, most extra-
ordinary, that men could go on for sixteen. years paying money,
and taking no benefit for so many years. They would not do
it for nothing. . They would, no doubt, make the Public pay
smartly. He did not believe much could be gained by the plan.
It was drawing upon the Sinking Fund,and making the country
pay for a tontine. No man was mere disposed than himself to
allow the value of a Sinking Fund upon sound principles. To a
nation which had a debt of £1100,000,000 it was advantageous.
The nation ought, however, to have a clear surplus. They ought
to go on with the Sinking Fund until the income of the people
was improved, and then call upon them to pay a portion of the '
debt adequate to their ability. He should reserve himself for a
futon occasion on the details of the proposed plan : he might
have to record his own opinions, bj proposing a series of Reso-
lutibos, embodying the principles he entertained. As to the ques-
tion of Corn, be should say nothing more at present, than that the
Noble Marquis had rather confounded his plan and that of his
Hoe. Friend, die Member for Portariington (Mr. Ricardo). There
was a much more wide and irreconcileable difference in the prin-
ciples of the two plans than the Noble Marquis seemed to contem-
plate when he said tbat they only differed in the superstructure.
He eMr. Brougham) remained under the conviction that there
could be no lasting, no effectual relief, but by a searching eco-
nomy, and, above all, an efficient diminution of the establish-
ments of the country—(Hear).—But with respect to that retrench-
ment of expense, or diminution of establishment, in the long
speech the Noble Marquis had just made, nut one word did be
utter; yes, there was one word, indeed, introduced, by way of
parenthesis,thesis, in which the Noble Marquis conveyed the hope that
his Majesty's Ministers would follow, in the second year, the
course they had adopted in the preceding. He knew not what the
Noble Marquis or his Colleagues proposed to themselves, but of
this he (Mr. Brougham) was assured, that that House would not
do its duty to the country if it suffered the present Session to
pass, or the present question to go out of the Committee, with-
out forcing the Noble Marquis to have recourse to that larger,
more virtuous, and more wholesome income which sprung from
a rigid parsimony of the public expense—( Hear).
Mr. HUSK ISSON thought its subject of congratulation, that
the House of Commons, instead of following the recom-
mendation of the Honourable and Learned Gentleman, at the
beginning of the Session, instead of remitting 3,000,0001. to the
public, had increased the amount of the Sinking Fund, so that,
in a very short period, it would amount to a clear surplus of
5,000,0001. lie was most anxious that no such opinion, as that
the Sinking Fund was invaded, should get abroad even for a few
days. With respect to the repeal of those restrictions which the
law at present imposed upon the !somber of partners in Banking
Establishment% the lion. and Learned Gentleman thought that,
among other inconveniences, new Banks would be found to
start up everywhere, and overtrading and speculating would
find encouragement; but on looking to the Banks of Scot-

land, and seeing that they were exempt from such conse-
quences, be could not avoid making an application of that fact.
He would ask, whether Scotland had ever embarked in the
banking business to prop up its own hazardous speculations?.
Yet the Banks of Scotland issued niie pound notes, and pre-
sented a fair example to justify the experiment. It was a proof
of the efficacy of Joint Stock Companies. With respect to for-
gery, he believed that the number of trials for notes forged on
the country banks was very inconsiderable, and he doubted
whether in Scotland one man bad been executed for many
years. But were not bills of exchange liable to be forged as
well as bank-notes? And was net the number of persons tried
fur the issue of counterfeit coin to be looked to, when the Ho.
nourable and Learned Gentleman laid so much strtss on the pro-
secutions for forgery? Ile believed it would be found that 2110
convictions had taken place in the course of the last year for the
crime of counterfeiting the coin of the realm. The Honourable
and Learned Gentleman (Mr. Brougham) had talked of a
system of pawnbroking, which was a misrepresentation, or
misconception of the measure recommended by the Commit-
tee.
He would state shortly what that measure really was :
The principle of the measure amounted to nu more than this.
It was the habit of the country to give a bounty on exportation,
and this measure proposed a similar encouragement to the ware-
housing of corn in years of abundance. Next, with respect to
the annuities—the Hon. and Learned Gentleman had talked of
a complicated arrangement and expensive machinery, but it was
not intended to make the contractors the persons who should
pay the different parties concerned. The plan was to convert
the annuities from a shorter into a longer period. It was not
his intention, at that late hour of the morning, to enter into the

wide field of discussion which his own Resolutions seemed to
require, as differing from those of his Noble Friend. For the
present he would content himself with laying his Resolutions on
the table, and moving that they should be printed, hoping, how..
ever, that the House would permit him hereafter to enter into
those statements which he felt to be necessary—( Hear, hear).—
Many of the Resolutions referred to matters of fact, that were
calculated to chew the true causes of the distress, and to point
out the best remedy that could be applied to them. It appeared
to him, he must confess, though it was painful for him to differ
from his Noble Friend, that the plan be had proposed was not
likely to afford the relief upon which he calculated. Though
painful to his feelings to refine, he could not concur in the Re-
solutions of the Noble Marquis. He would propose that they
should now he read preforms, and discussed at a future period.
The Right Hon. Gentleman then read a series of Resolutions,
which appeared to embody the Report of the previous Agrieul..l
tural Committee.
Mr. BROUGHAM, on explaining his view of the case. ob-
served, that the corn-grower was to bring his corn to warehouse.
and to receive sixpence a quarter per month. This was not in
the nature of a loan, but was paid to him as hire for depositing
his corn.

Sir R. WILSON asked, whether the contractors were to
have any influence on the exchanging of Officers from the half
to the full pay?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that the
contractors were to have no controul whatever upon the Army,
which must Stand by its present arrangements.
The Resolutions were laid on the table and ordered to be
printed, with a view to their subsequent discussion.
Mr. RICARDO stated, in explanation, that several Gentle-
men bad expressed a disapprobation of the renewal of the Rank
Charter, unless the whole subject were submitted to the coal-
deration of the House.
The House having r.:sumed, the Cuantman reported progress,
and obtained leave to sit again on Wednesday.
On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHE-
QUER, a Return was ordered to be laid on the table, of the
sum necessary to pay off the Irish Five per Cents.
The Committee ou the Superannuation Bill was postponed to
Wednesday.
The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the
House atijutuned at Half-past One o'Clor It.

In the article respecting Lord Braun, in the STAt of yester-
day, for " his Lordship is detsinetl," mid " his Lorilshipl
siavaut is dttiiinixl."

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THE EVENING STAR.
LONDON.

TUESDAY, APRIL SO, 1822.
THE FUNDS.
STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

Although the speech of the Marquis of Lossnownsaav has
electrified the City this morning, we do not hear of any great
business doing in the Market a a number of anall purchases have
been made, but none, up to this hour, of any great extent. Be-
fore the rattle went, Console were done at 781 for the Account,
and afterwards went up to 761 1 for the Account, and 761 f for
Aloney.
Foams; Masan.L-This being settling-day for Old Spanish
Bonds, most of the Brokers are busy in settling their ateour.ts ;
and, we understand, two of them have walked off genteelly, with-
out settling. Accounts from Paris this morning state, that ap-
plication had been made there to a mercantile house of great
respectability, for a Loan, either by way of Lottery or Subscrip.
don, for the Spanish Government, to enable them to 'quip a
fleet to send to their remaining Settlements in South America,
the result of which had not transpired.--French 5 per Cents.
881. 20e. Exchange one month 25f. three months 241. 85c.—
Spanish New llonds 66; Old 651; Prussian 861; Columbian
New 851; Old 1081.

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• THE ARMY. .
Th. Carel Reg West et teseseerr Certief 1111111111, of At
troops ON emu sadi. under the eueseund et LieitAidam.
Tuesday the Weds Yee/awry Cavalry, seder the essmusi
a aie L T. A. Haeares astelebled. In bow of kb iiseesse,
birtbday, and the atardei and Yip Kate it *diem
eakibited by this respeemib seeps, ezdied reseal adeitilke.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

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40.14 swim is in general *titian, that the torrtalica, kY
Majesty's sloop of war,whidi sailed from our har res &man
morning last, was lost on 'ante part of the south.wess• runt
during the late tremendous gales. Whit gives rise Sothis rem
is, that it is said that the dead bodies of some marines have beak
washed on shore at some part of the coast. Aileen Head aua
the Dorsey Isles are severally spoken of as the placea where till
distressing occurrence is said to have taken place."—ark me.,
candle Onvitick, April 26.
" 8u o'CLoce.—lt is with sincere regret we state, that se.
counts from Cove, dated at thrft, o'clock, which have just reached
oar Office, tend to confirm the loss of the Contuses. Her crew
consisted of 132 men."—/bid.
" At ten o'clock on Sunday night, the 21st instant, the hark
Esther, of and for Liverpool. from America, laden with cottos
rum, &c. ran ashore between hiade and Hook Tower, wk 4
she now lies a complete wreck. The Captain, two s. ate., 2.cd
five hands have perished. Of thirteen persons, live only are
saved."—/bid.

" About six o'clock on Monday, the Igd inc. the brig Ais,
of Boston, from America for Liverpool, with flaz-aced aid rum,
ran up nbineshark harbour, and stranded at Summerville, a frvr
miles west of Waterford harbour. The vessel is likely to be

off: crew safe."—Waie. ford Mirror.
The SOUTHAMPTON, 60 guts ship, which has been commissional
at Sheerness, is fitting to convey the Sight Lou. Gzu o• CAN.
&ONO to India.

Yesterday the dispatches foe Chin; by the ship I'arquls
Huntly, were closed at the East-India House, and delivered
the Purser of that ship.
The East-India Company's outward-bound ship Berwickshire,
was in lat. 17 S. 301 W. on the 7th of February.
The under-mentioned Company's ships arrived at Calcutta -
follows, viz The Princess Charlotte of Wales on the Ist of '
vember ; Albion on the stl; Florentie, on the 6th; Rose
Barossa, on the 16th ; and Kingston, on the 22d.

Dam. Aram 29.—Wind E. The wind last night, after post,
got round totbe S. E. The Underwood, Remtninux, for Desna.
ram, and the remainder of the outward-bound, got under wei;rl
but in consequence of a thick fog coming on, several at them
brought up again, and sailed this morning, immediately the vrea,
ther cleared, with a light breeze from the VI eskward. Came
down from the River this morning, and sailed, the Tiberius
111011111 for Quebec, the pilot of which reports the Lady Id'
villa, Marquis et Huntly, and Princess Amelia Indianian, •
at anchor in the ChanneL

FALMOUTH, Aran alt.—Wind SSW.—Sailed the Elisabeth,
Evans, for Mentz; and John, Lansa, for Pieta,.
PORTSMOUTH, Aeon &V.—Wind E. by S.—Arrived the ma.
mu and Mary transport, from Jamaica; Moira, Hoassuor
from the Downs for Madras and BengaL &wed in, Sc,
DALI, for London; Jesse, CLATVAM, for ditto; F0r:,.., CHAP-
MAN, for Bombay ; Lotus, Demerol:, for Bengal ; Layton, ads.
tsa, for Bencoolen; and his Majesty's ship ACTIITZ, for Biz&
nica. It was his Majesty's ship Positron which sailed last
on a cruise, and not the Acme, which only sailed this (hi.
P21=311114 Aram 27.—Yesterday *arrived at St. lye's,
Norwegian brig Lausitz Holto, of North Bergen, Captai. Ot
Lansaw, from Messina, bound to St. Petersburgh, with a ca-
cti' lemons, oranges, and lemon-juice. On her voyage two f'
crew were, by the violence of the weather, washed overt,.
and lost ; and the vessel has received very consid,:rA!..
in her hull, sails, and rigging. The ves4el is now lying in
lye's Pier, under the restsictions of quarantine.
Itln.roan, APRIL 27.—The Post.office packet Samiwic!,,
tain WALTIR Syureuts, was lost in Fethard Bay, near the
trance of Waterford harbour, on the night of the 14th, or _
the neat morning, together with the Captain and crew ; fortu-
nately there were no passengers on board. The Sandwich sailed
hence on the morning of the 14th, at half-put ten o'clock.

We have received Charleston Papers this worth.
to the 24th of March.

FROM THE CHARLESTON COURIER, OF MARCH 21.

The Spanish Government has formed a new Ta
a copy of which, we understand, was forwarded
our C.onsel to Government by the ship Jones, wl
left Cadiz on the 3d ult. Captain Davis underst4
that the tonnage duty, which was one dollar per
was made equal upon all foreign vessels. The (
on staves and fish was reduced, but on all a
articles shipped from the United States the

amounted toa
Extract ut a letter from Poit-au-Plate, St.
mingo, dated Fch. 18:—" General Jacksmen
arrived here with 100 Haytians, and assumed th
inenie command. .411 have submitted, but some
the Spaniards are making peparations to leave
island. There is no distinction between the wir
and blacks; a peaceable white is considered quit
good as a negro. The city of St. Domingo has
mined, but the Columbian flag still remains hoi:
over Sam ana."

EXTRESIEDISTRESS IN 11111 LAND.—The Irish Pa)
still furnish dreadful accounts of the distress of ,
santry of the South and West of Ireland. Disc
as was to be expected, has also made its appearat
Mr. FINN, Curate cf Bohermo:.e, in an apyeal to
benevolent, says, the distress is nearly gm
throughout the whole district—whole clans pow
into the town of Galway daily, from the mount
of Connemara, in quest cf food.
The Limerick Paper contains the names of serl
men who have absconded from their residences in
county, and have thereby rendered themselves li
to the penalties of the Insurrection Act. It is
posed that several of them have proceeded to :1,
rica, or are preparing so to do, as every c.e.l
discover them has hitherto proved ineffectual.
fief—kfT7t fivitn CuicArai c 9.

7 to 2 agit Moses
.5 to I. agst Mystic.
5 to 1 agst liampden
12 to 1 agst :Iquitista

to 1 agst Pastille
5 to 2 agst Whizglg
10 to 1 apt any other

9 to I agst Stamford
15 to 1 agst Nlratogers's
hazard colt
100 to 3 agst Marcella

7 to 4 on the Duke of 1
tun's two Ruben; filliti
the field

PUICK OF COALS.

COAL-ItaltUT, Anti -
Adairs 345.-Beaumont 335. 811.-13urdon 375. 6d.-Chz;
365.-Dean's Primrose 33c-Felling Main 325.
385.6d.-flebburn Main 38s. 9c1.-Killingwortli 386.-New
355.-Ord'z, liedhugh 3Os. 64.1.-Pelaw Main 34..
IVituisor'sl",3s. 9d.-Townley 335. 6i1.-Wal'seal Bel: as d
385.-Do. 13rown's 375. 3d.-Do. Green 365. 3d.-Do.
march 38s. 6d.-Do. Nartbumberkusd ass. 3d.-1/4. El:,
366. 3d.-Do. Riddell~ 404.-Do.Russel 40.. 6.1. a 415.-
Walker 38.. Gd.-Willington 38s. 54.-4-lea:en Tra.kr
etiwpeu 0.1.-Elgin Main 335. Pd.-Hanky 3 is.-Dc:
31s. bd.-Eden Main 371.-Etwcrt Main :3s. thl.-11061%‘
Main 325.-Lanibton l'rimrose 37..-Neshain 31ain
Walisend lannbton 41$. 61-Do. Liddells 335.-1):% Sre
41s. 64.-641 Ships at Market-62i Sides sold-4 Unsold.

DIED.

In Chu: Rine-square, Edinburgh, on the 14th inatart.
giving birth to a son, Mrs. Boyle, kite of the Eight Honoti:
1./avi.l Boyle, Lord Justice Clerk.
YcstcrQay :1101 ring, at the advanced age of 94 Fir
Ileard, tlartcr Principal King of Amu: he had tiikd tit:A
tingutsbed office since April, 17114.

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