Star.
London, England, 1829-05-28 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Mr. BURRELL presrated a Petition froa; the Fleck Masters
and Wual Growers of certain Haudrtds is Sasses praying for pro-
tection a British Wool.

Mr FOB fMAN regretted that the Chancellor of
the Exchequer or the President of the Board of Trade
was nut present. in order to state what was tie intention
of the Government with regard to this subject. He did
riot anticipate that there would be any duty imposed
on foreign wool; but as there were some people who
yet espected such a measure. it would be as well for all
parties, but especially for the wool-growers, to let them
know at once that all attempts to iaspo•e a duty on
tineign wool would be resisted by the Government.
Mr. BERRIES was sorry that his colleague' were
not at that moment in the House. but he felt hire►elf
authori.ed to say that he believed the Honourabie Mem
ner had .taken a very correct view of the subject when
he suggested that he had understood that the Govern
rnent were iirdilosed to adopt any new measure on this
.übject; and that intention being adopted, it certainly
Ras proper that it should be known.
Lord MILTON was gratified at heating this state.
owns of the intention from the Right Hon. Gentleman,
nut he should have been better satisfied with the answer
fit had been more decisively given. He hoped the
President 01 the Board of Trade would distinctly state
chat, under no circumstances, would any alteration be
in. .e.

Sh J. SHELLEY presented Pathless from two places In See-
•ei, SG the lam* subiect.
Mr. MOORE presented a Petition from the Chamber et Com-
merce. in the City of Dublin, an the subject of the opening of the
trade to the East Indies and China.
Hr. W. PEEL enacted a Perkiest hest the Emtliraden So.
elect a Glasgow. praying for a grant et land in Canada Ow thirty
The LORD ADVOCATE brought up-the Report
the hcotch Gaol Enlargement dill, and oberreed•

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PRICZ SEVIMPANCE.

that in con•equee.ce of the opposition made to the. Boil,
he should withdraw it for this Session; but he pledged
himself to being it to. ward nest Session, with t os- al.
terstiems which a further cons aeration might sus est.
It was absolutely uecessa•y to have better gaols than at
present eaisted, with a stew not only to the ace isms.
dation of to•e pte.onets. beet to their cor•eetinn also.
Mr. M A XWRLL bad great *redoes to this NM, and he beew
that great obj.-ctiois esl•ted to It in Scotland. He treated that maw
users ere wootd w a Sewluo be listrodeced reipecthig the Law u(
Anew for Small Debts.

. Mr. C. FBKOUSSON she objected to the EMI
Mr. NUMB mid that. the Bergh. he represented. objected to
'men, parts of the Pill. hot untamed with Its object. They feared
that they should tie called es to maintain both their own and the
County Gaol. and this they did not like.
%Ir. KILN N objection to the Bill was tbat it did not go
far enough. The Bill certainly was aseessary.sitbosigh rump its
object aught be better obtained by some amendments.
Mr. Secs CiAll y PEEL thought it aas a capital blot oe
Scotland nit to have gaols lit for the accommodation
or the due correctuni of the pri+oness convicted in her
Courts. The Itiryal Burghs a ere formerly liable to the
maintenance of the it... 1 ; but the country had now
outgrown that old custom, and it became necessary; by
compulsory secures. to determine the claim, and lia-
bilities of the respective counties. He trusted that when
the que.ti a should b • thought on 'neat amino the
Scotch Members would consider the Bill on general
rinceple., and not on the panic& ir circomstances of
'the burghs or the counties they 'eight repreent, and
would adopt a measure Uhich experience proved to be
necessary.
The Lead Review Bill, tbe'Charlits Can.. Tmprovement Bill,
and the Customs' Dada Bill. were El spriatad far trintotrows
Mr. S. KWIC presented Petition. against the Sob-letting Act,
from Betlerweern, and mineral ether places in Ireland.
Mr. S. RICB brueght iis a HIM for the Relief of Suitors is the
Courts of Madras, and sawing to the property of persons dying
intestate.

Sir J. MACINTOSH wished to terve so what stay it wal'
be ammtaieso to take the only diacomius this MU was likely
receive tkis &seise*
Mr. PUBL slanted Meader.
The B 4 was time read a first dose, and the second roadie( Seed
forMoodav!_

AU. MOIL requested the Right Hon. Gentleman oppositprog r
s
Macintosh) to postpone his mite, which stood tor to.mil
until a a &cure day. He apprehended that It might he *awl ft;
Monday or Tuesday without Inconvenience.
Sir J. MACINTOSH replied, that loth as he was to defer
again a matter already so otttn postponed, yet be was aware that
there ought IP: reasons which wood reader it improper for II to
resist tbe applkation et the Right Hun. Gentleman. He whiled
that the discusdoo should take place as Monday, as au Tuesday st
I would be rather inconvenient far him to attend.

Mr. PRIM remarked that Monday was an Order Day, and
that there were may Sills which most be forwarded fa their
stages; he believed. however. that that bambini might all be dis-
posed of before eight o'clock. mid then the motion el the Right
Hon. Oiratieman might he brought on.
Sir J. MACINTOSH added, that he should mason to take
Monday. U his motion were sot postponed later tbaa seven o'clock.
This 1111W141011 was easented to by Mr. Pasa., and the asotiois
was entered accordingly.
Mr. C. GRANT presented a Petition front laverams In hvour
of the alteration is the Scotch low of Small; also a Petkimi front
a plate la Russ shire for cuatiaaing the beauty ea Hetri.ge.
' Mr W. SMITH pretested against a ateediges adherence to the
system of bounty.
Sir T. OUNCOSIBR presented a Petidea from Hertford fur
the repeal of the Coen Laws.
Mr. HU dB presestod a Petition tram the Cerporatina of
brachia egoism the Scotch Gaols Bill The Honourable Meath, r
said that he was um disposed to mist the meddled 'wafts cat the
Lord Advocate.

Mr. N. GRANT preowned a redden with the sane prayer
from the &rib of Papa.
Mr. HUME sowed that there be laid before tie Holm an
Accoset oldie total Amount of Printed Calico insnulactursd in
Roglasd is the years lees. larr, and len ; of the Duty paid
14141111 h ; of the somber of Yards exported; of the Net AmootA
of Pinta Doty paid into the &chequer ; sod et the Charges of
Collection of that Doty.
The CHA NCEL WE of the EXCHEQUER cemented to the
production of the docosseots. and recommended that all argantent
out the subject should be postponed until tie intotas..doa was before
the amiss.

M.. AldermaoW A ITH MA N wished that the racial
value of the printed calico should be added to the An
counts. He objected to nibbling at patticill.r
and widseJ the whole 1N14114 a 44 the country tube 'ea.
mined and reduced. He 'lusted that his )Majesty; Ali-
'lister: would. during the interval between Ulu and the
neat Session► op' ly themselves to the censadetattnn of
the distressed state of the country, and come pee pat
with 11011110 plan of relief.
Tbe wades was agreed se.
CHARGES AGAINST MR. NASH. THE ARCHITECT.
Colonel DAVIES said. he had trespassed so long on
the attention of the House on a _sumer occasion. when
be entered on the disagreeable subject connected with
the charges be had to make against Mt. Nash, that he
would now merely Content himself by moving for a
" Select Committee to inquire into the cohduct of Mt.
Nub. with te+pect to the granting of leases and the
sale of Crown lands in Suffollontreet. East,
in Regent-street. and adj iniug the Regent's-canal." It
was the less necessary for him to trouble the House with
any observations as he understood these was no objeca
t. to his motion.

Mr. HUME was masking that the inquiry should be
more extensive, and comprehend the other public
works in which Mr. Nash was concerned. He did not
see why the works going forward on the sire of Carlton
Palace should not be included in the inquiry.
Sir M. W. RIDLEY was very glad that a Commit-
tee was about to be panted. and had no hesitation in
assuring the House that the conduct of Mr. Nash 'mold
"ear the striciest inquiry. He was sorry to find hikHon.
and Gallant Friend (Colonel Davies) lend his name to
reports which he Wes convinced were utterly unfounded,
but which were calculated to be highly injurious to the
character of Mr. N ►sh. When the Cosuniuee came to
inquire into the matter it would be foend that there
was not the slightest ground for charging Mr. Nash
with fraud or collusion with another person whose name
had been mentioned in the discussion. He hailed the
appointment of a Committee. because be was convinced
it w •uld re.cu•e Mr. Nash from the charges unjustly
a►ade against him, and be might state that he had in
his octet a petition from •Mr. Nash, praying fur the
(Wrest blowy. Fri•m some irregularity in the wording
ache petition, however, it was impossible that be could
pre•esit it to the House; but he repeated that there r, as
nothing Mr. Nash desired so much as the fullest in-
quiry ; but, of that Inquiry was not limited, he feared.
trom the lateness of the Sess on, that the Committee
would not be enabled to make a satisfactory Ripon.
Mr. JONES concurred with the Hon. Baronet who
lest addressed the House in bearing testimony to the
,seat anxiety which Mr. Nash had so have his conduct
squired into. Torre was another person, however,
whownisma bad also been introduced foto this discus-
sion, and who courted an inquiry into his conduct—he
meant Mr. Edwards. That Gentleman had once a seat
it the House, and represented GlamotgAnshile, am of

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the wealthiest comities in Wales; and it was net tab
much to expect that, when s bloquy was thrown on his,
character through the medium of the public press, laa
House. by an inquiry into his conduct, shield a
him the means of re•cuing his character from the iwo
putatious east upon it. It was much ro be regretted
that the Hon. and Gallant Member had not felt it his
duty to give notice of his intention to the individuals
against. Whom he was shoot to bring such serious
charges. If the Hon. and Gallant Member had pur-
sued this obvious course the accused patties would have
had an opportunity of• acquainting their friends in that
House with some of the circumstances of their cases,
and as soon as the charges had been made explanations
might have been given, so that the accusation and the
defence would go forth together to the public. The
Hon. Member for Preston (Mr. J. W•iod) stated his be•
lief that the Hon. Member for Worcester had given
notice to the parties accused, but the Hon. Member for
Preston was deceived, as no notice had been given. The
Hon. Member for Worcester, in reference to Mr. Ed-
wards, applied to him the epithet of " a man of straw."
Now, if the Hon. and Gallant Member meant this in
reference to Mr. Ed wardes character in the transactions
alluded to, it was possible to understand it ; but if, by
saying that Mr. Edwards was a man of straw, he
meant; in the usual acceptation of the phrase, that he
was a person of ro substance. he could not conceive
upon what information the Hon. and Gallant Member's
opinion was founded.
Colonel DAVIES (across the table) disclaimed any
intesoion of insinuating that Mr. Edwards was not a
man el( substance.
Mr. JONESp continued—As the Hon. and Gallant
Member \denied applying the phrase of " a man of
straw" tn °Mr. Edwards in his private capacity, he(Mr.
Jones)
swould say no more on that point than merely to
observe that, whether Mr. Edwards was rich or poor,
lie wa, entitled to justice; and in this cutintry, thank
Goo! the accident of tortune was .not taken into con-
sidesati in when a man was put oak., trial. The Hon.
Member for Worcest-r, when bringing forward his
charges. declined to give up the name of his infrrener;
and it o a, there( ire the mote incumbent on him t s give
notice to the parties accused, and to act with caution.
In conclusi •n lie begged to say that he rejoiced that a
Committee had been appointed, and he had no doubt
that, atter that Committee inquired into the transactions
brought before it. the characters of the persons accused
• ould stand as high as the character of the Hon. Menthe(
f %tenter, or as any other Member of that House;
and those individuals would have the additional sates
faction of feeling that they had not petaled charges
injwious to the characters of individuals without giving
any notice to thee
Mr. Secretary PEEL said he merely rose to suggest
to the H use that es a Committee had been appointed,
they o .ght not to prejudge the question on which that
Committee would be called upon to decide. It was,
hov ever. due to Mr. Nash to sly that he had challenged
inqu ry, and taken the course which a person might be
expected to pursue who was confident of his innocence.
It it was found impossible, therefore, to enter into a
lull inqaily of his conduct diving the present Session.
there was a presumption in his layout from tt e readi.
ness he evinced to meet the charges made against him.
Mi. N sh had expiessed himself anxious for an inquiry
into ali the matter as tar as he was concerned; and so
far he had acteo a, a man of iwegrity conscious of his
own-innocence. If the termination of the Session pre-
vented a full and c• mliete quity, Mr. Nash's conduct
she uld certainly have some weight. As to the merits of
the case he (Mr. Peel) should riot off, r a single observa-
tion on them, as a Commute was now about to be
appointed.
Mr. HUSKISSON said. that when the Honourable
Member for Worcester brought forward his charges, h
had stated that he derived his information from un-
'doubted auitior ty. thi ugh he declined to mention the
name of his informer. When a Committee was granted,
however. it was to be hoped that the Honourable and
Gallant Member would have no objection vi mention
the name of his informer. R•th the accuser and the
accused should he brought before the Committee—
both, in fact, should be put on their trial; and. whilst
one was liable to be convicted if the charges against
him were substantiated. the informer should not be
allowed to screen himself in secrecy. The Committee
could. of Course. place no dependence on the accusa-
tions of an anonymous info, met.
Sir C. BURRELL was glad that the Committee was
granted, and he hoped the result would be satisfactory.
It was incumbent upon them, as Members of that
House, whilst they afforded adequate means for build-
ing a palace for the King. at the same time to take care
that the public money was not squandered away as
scandalously as it appeared to have been in this trans-
action. When he used the word scandalously, he meant
as segarded the taste of the palace which bad been
erected, and as to the way in which the money was laid
out. When an architect committed so great a blender
as Mr. Nash had dime. and as be admitted, he shculd
hot be allowed to benefit by his own elm, and to have
a pes-centage on the misapplied expenditure.
IIr.WA It BURTON expressed his satida:tion at tbe
appointment a a Committee.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER wished
to remind the Hon. Baronet (S.r Charles Bunell) that
-the Committee about to be appointed was to inquire
into certain transaction, for his conduct, in which Mt.
• Nash a as- charged with a violation of public duty, and
wish some degree of corruption. The inquiry was out
s., be as to a matter of taste, but of character, and it
was to be hoped that in such an inquiry all considera-
tions of taste would be laid aside. He had only to add
one other observation, which was. that, as soon as these
charges were made,Mt.Nash called on him (ti e Chan.
cellos of the Exchequer) and expressed h s domes de-
sire that a Committee of Inquiry should be appointed;
and when be (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) asked
whether Mr. Nash wished to suggest the names of any
individuals as likely to give explanations to the Com-
mittee, Mr. Nash replied that he did not care wh s was
named on the Committee; he would suggest no name,
that be wished was a full inquiry into his con-
duct—pleat).
Sir C. BURRELL merely spoke as to the cast- of
the palace. He meant to insinuate soothing about Mi.
Nash's private character, for be knew nothing on the
subject.
Mr. MABERLY would avoid entering into any din.
cession as to the charges against Mr. Nash; but hel
begged to observe that these was another question of
greater importance to the public than the question as
to Mr. liash's conduct, namely, whether his Majesty's
Government was tight in giving Mr. Nash the power
lie was stated to have exercised so improperly, or whe-
ther they were justified in taking advice from him ?
This waethe Constitutional question which be hoped
would not be lost sight of in the inquiry—(Hear),
Oolossel DAVIES said, that after what had taken
plane le Mt it arta:any to satisfy his Hon. Friend (tee
Member for Newcastle) who had addressed observa-
tions somewhat erimiaatacy to himself. He assured

r his Hon. Friend that he bad pot made these charges
against Mr. Nash without endeavouring to obtain the
most accurate information respecting them t and, he
believed, that the individual from whom he had it was
as respectable as any Member of that House. He was
moving is the sphere of gentlemen; he was well in.
formed. and a man of education. Hr (Colonel Davies)
knew that be must have had comnsonication with all
the parties connected with this transaction. As to not
giving Mi. Nash any opportunity of meeting the charges,
he declared he was incapale of treating Mr. Nash so
unjustly. He had told the Noble Lord (Lowther) at
the head of the department of Woods and Forest., that
he had some serious charges to prefer against Mr. Nash.
It was not pee, therefore, that he had not given notice.
With respect to what the Hon. Member for Carmar.
then (Mr. Jones) bad said concerning Mr. Edwards. he
begged to say-be had brought no accusation whatever
against that Glindeman. His accusation was. that Mr.
Nash bad given in a request, in the name of Mr. Ed•
wards, but is his own band writing, and with the name
misspelt, and that be represented Mr. Edwards as a
man of straw in this instance. though he was really a
man of substente, because Mr. Nash had stated to the
Board of Woods and Forests that Mr. Edwards had not
capital to err ct suitable buildings on the spot; thatwas the
plea of Mr. Naas, by which he obtained the grant in his
own name. He could assure the Rt. Hon. Gent. (Mr. H.)
that he had not the slightest intention to take any part
against him. It was easy for the Right Hon. Gentleman
to say, “ Name your informant;" but if he did so, be
shoold hold himself guilty of a gross breach • t trait.
It the facts were established. what did it matter what

was the name of his informant? If he was the most
disreputable of mankind, the evidence would br just as
good. If, indeed, he thought his informant actuated
by any base or malicious motive to blacken Mr. Nasb's
character, that should not shield him. I would, coo-
tinued the Hon. Gentleman, bold him up to the scorn of
every honourable man ; but as long as I believe his
motives to be honest. I feel bound to believe his state.
menus, supported as they are. Even if it should tom
out that he is mistaken, I should feel bound as a man of
honour to conceal his name, in order to protect him
against the consequences he would otherwise incur. It
is a matter of notoriety, that when Members of chi,
House bring forward motions of importance, they often
receive a great mass of evidence from individuals who
do not wish, or will not allow, their names to be used.
This informant of mine might be some individual whom
Mr. N .sh might have it in his power to ruin. It is oot
so. lam happy to say, but the principle is the same. I
shall be truly rejoiceJ to find, that at the end of this in-
quiry, Mr. Nash's character remains unimpeached. I
feel this to be a most painful duty, which I have thought
it necessary to undertake; it is a most invidious and
most thank.ess charge; and it is directed against a vet y
influential person, for so I acknowledge be is; and 1
know that I am sure at least of making one enemy, if
not a great many, by prosecuting this inquiry. No
personal motive can actuate me; 1 am actuated only
by the sense of duty I owe to my country, and with the
view of putting an end to a system of waste and extra-
vagance which ought not to be endured in the prestat
state of the country.
Mr. HUSKISSON—I only rise to remind the Has. Geode.
man that he has told us that hi. informant H a MR 111 the highest
possible respectability.-11e.modoe was that agreed to.
Colonel DAVIES due moved a list of muses to constitute the
Committee.'
Mr. HUBEI/40N and Mr. F. LEWIS begged to be nailed
from serving on it; the former as beings party implicated, and the
latter so intimate friend of Mr. Nash.

The CHANCELLOR of t►e EXCHEQUER advised his
Right Hon. Friends not to wit►draw, as be was quite satisfied that
the rink of the inquiry would be the sane in the public mind if
they herb remained.—. The two flight Honourable Gentlemen
►aving yielded, the but of the Cossunktee was agreed to.
On the motion lathe CH A NCELLOR gibe EXCHEQUER,
the Order of the Day was read for the House going into a Cont.
mitten on the Judas of Puce Bill ; and the HOWe west into t►e
Committee.

Mr. Secretary PEEL—h is my sole object, is going
into Committee on this Bill, to make those alterations
and modifications which I propose, in consequence of
the suggestions I have received in regard to it from
various pots of the country. I propose to escept all
those clauses which are connected with the removal of
the poor, and the passing of them to theii parishes.—
They are sometimes alleged to be detained, and there
are cases in which it is scarcely possible to except Irmo
the operation of this Bill. The next alteration is of this
nature: a Justice of the Peace, with summary jurisdic-
tion, has no other power but to dispi•se of the case, to
remand the party if he have doubt. It very often hap-
pe..s that there is no proper place in which the de-
fendant can be pall and he is lett at the 1 üblic house in
the charge of the constable. 1 purpose to give the
Justice of the Puce the power to admit the party to
bail, 'wielded he is satisfied with the security colleted.
I shall isnoose no obligation to admit to bail but where
it meets the discretion at the Magistrate' in a case
which is of a doubtful nature. The Reglit Honourable
Gentleman moved amendments to this effect.

Mr. BERNAL suggested that the jurisdiction of Ma-
gistr•ter in cases or assaults should be emended. to pre-
vent the escape of parties. He knew a case which
happened at Gravesend, and before it could be adjudi-
cited the offending pasty bad taken a passage by steam
in the coin >e of the twat day.
Mr. HUME wished to ask the Right Hon. Gentle.
man how far it was intended that Petty Sessions should
be held in open C is ? It would certainly be a great
improvement that this should be the case always; but
as doubts existed on the punt, be wisheJ to call the
Right Hon. Gentlemen's attention to it. He would
suggest a clause like this—" That all such Petty Set.
Soils sha.l he open Coons:* sir something to that t ffect.
He hid other cpiestions to a k the Right Hon.
Gentleman. On the evening when thi. Bill was into.
Juced by the Right Honourable Gentleman, he woulJ
remember that be (Mr. Hume) had caressed a doubt
.s•hether by raising the qualification he would not nat.
row the power of selecting fit Magistrates. He had riot
changed his opinion, that if it were raised to 3001. or
.5001. iiie•.me was not the proper qual 6cation for a Ma-
.oarate, but chatacier. He bad moved for Rettig% 01
the number of Justices of the peace. and they had been
laid on vie table, but were not yet printed. and he could
pot refer to them. In 1817, the whole number, it ape
peered, was knit thousand one hundred and nineteen ;
hi if the House looked at some tables to which he was
going in setet,they might be able to ascertain the inconve-
nience of limiting the power of selfttion. He had adopted
two modes of obtaining, as far as possible, a knowledge,
of the proportion hoes which the Justices would be se.
lected, as at present and as under this Bill. By Returns
laid on the table iii 1814. there were statements of the
annual incomes of persons, of 1001. 2001. 3001. and so
on in succession. derived from funded property and
fro. possessions. From these be found the immense
difference in the proportion of persons of 1001. alear
and parsons of 3001. a-year. Of those who had incomes
horn landed property there were for every 26.000
worth 1001. oleos, 5,100 worth 3001. a-year ; of those
who bad incomes ftom possessions, there were for every
26,000 worth 1001. a-year. 4,800 worth 3001. a-year.
The Right Hon. Gentlemen must see that he bad mach

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The proceedings in Parliament last night present no
particular feature of. interest. In the House of Lords.
the Earl cf MaLmasavay signified his disapprobation
of certain clauses in the Bill, now before their Lordships,
for the regulation of Schools of Anatomy. The ob.
noxious clauses, in his Lordship's opinion, sere these
which consigned over the unclaimed bodies of persons
dying in parish workhouses, and the bodies of d ceased
debtors who were unclaimed within three days after
their death, for the purposes of anatomy. Tnere is
something especially revolting in this subject altogether.
Murderers are at present the only class whose bodies
are allotted to the surgeon ; and this Bill ;pies to put
the poor on the same level with them, in this respect.—
To the former, we believe, no one would object; and
the subjects for the surgeon might be increased by band.
ing over to bins the bodies rf all persons that may be
executed for any crime whatsoever. The law that takes
away life, (alas! that such a law exists!) has an equal
right to dispose of the body after muds. But is
it not a violation of a pious and sacred obligation to
legalist the dissection of a man because he is ; oor
Arguing by analogy, one would say that the law which
provides for the necessities and li c of a poor man by al
place in a hospital or workhouse, shou'd likewise pro
vide for the performance of the last sad duties attach
humanity enjoins. Lord MALIIMIURY has intimated
his determination to move Amendment+ on the second
reading of the Bill, which is find for Tuesday next.
i discussion took place last night in
the H. of
warm
UhseCommons, on the recent proceedings of
Mr. NASM, the Architect of Palaces; and a Committee
has been appointed to inquire into the conduct of this
Gentleman, respecting the granting of Lea-es and the
.ale of Crown Lands, in Suffolk-place, the neighbour-
h. od of Pall mall East, in Regent-street, and adjoining
the Regent's Canal.

In adJition to our Miser/tattoos of yesterday on the
Wool question. we have now to state that it is not the
intention of Ministers to adopt any new measure on the
subject. Petitions from vations quarters being in the
,contse of presentation, praying for protection on Bri-
tish wool. by imposing duties on imported wool. it is
right that the determination of Government on the sub-
ject should be as universally known u possible. for ft
may save trouble and espense to the patties who in-
t-rest themselves in the matter. In the Upper House. on
!he previous evening, Lords Haaswoon and Wilson-
CLIVIE, than whom there ate not better authorities in the
kingd.'m,contended that,ou account of the acknowledged
deterioration of British wool, cloth manufactured froth'
it per se is not a marketable commodity. Without the,
mixture of some of the fine foreign wools, our British
cloths are positively not saleable. And consequently,
if our manufacturers were cut off, by prohibitory duties,
from the use of foreign supplies, there would boa total
suspension of the manufacture of cloth in this country,
and the trade would be translated into the bands of the',
French, the Flemish, and German clothiers. It is from

a thorough kimuledge of this fact. that hfin;gert ita"
'come to the determination of continuing the law as it
at present stands. It is from no disregard to IN
disite.aea alleged to prevail among the fl.:ck-masters.
but horn the conviction that the effect of impasiot
wit.% en toreign wool would be the very revatie
nt that which the advocates of the meaiure lank
for. *Tile Lill in the price of our home.grulm 1,04
bas not been produced by the impottttion the
foreign article; on the contrary. in chess's's propiae
that hweign wool is used by the British mannt.alaraa
so will the home-grown wool be used—for bob are
iiivariahly mined so as to make a fair mallet*,
commodity. •

By letters received from our Smyrna Correspondent,
under d.re of the IBth Apeil, we km that ahnednet
.upplies of grain and provisions lately art ived u that
port from Alexandria. which had lowered price% NI;
and di.missed the fears entertained t f a scanty %apply
through the operations f the Rutsian blockailag
squadron. ft, Commanding Officer on the stating ha
tecently visited some English ships. suspected ((having
the intention of breaking the blockade, and the treat.
meat exercised towards them was very severe:intone&
quence. a part of the cargoes overhauled and 'ahem.
the owners (Bri.ish subjects) whereof bad determined
nn reptesenting such conduct to the Admiral, end 4e.,
mend restitution of their property.
It was ferried at Smyrna when our letters left,thm
a violent earthquake had been experienced within fifty
miles of the capital. which has bees attended with great
loss of lives and villages destroyed.

The intelligence received by thr Kander: Mail this
day is of the highest importance, and there appears
probability of an amicable arrang, went nt' the dare.
re..ces in the East of Europe. In an article Iron/Con-
' stantinople, it is affirmed that a Russian flag of truce had
arrived at the camp of &humla ; and from the magnani.
miry of the GawanYszien, we are willing to believe that
no difficulty would be opposed to a negotiation whick
would secure to Turkey the pesceAble occupation of
her European territories. The sudden mode/ad/1s of
the Russian Councils is easily accounted for—welag
that a strong feeling against their proceedings ye.
railed in all the Coatis of EuroFe ; and that if they
persisted much longer, Turkey would secure some mete
substantial assistance than the sympathies of theta
Powers. Our belief in an amicable termination of
thew differences is strengthened by a knowledge of the
fact, that the Russians have relaxed in their system of
blockade iwtbe Levant.
The reader will Lad the other extracts frost the Elbi
and Warsaw very interesting

FROM THE ELBE, May IS.

A report has bees h circaladoo fir some days, of political so

rangensento which waski wake Hearne isatiependeot of Diglard.
wader a Yin if Is. Dine (the Doke of Cetenbetiond rays the report).
If there le any troth in thew reports, it is presumed that this in.
portant dove Is indoee4 by the present' political coninnettuesti
the Medea el /isiland with respect's. foam great Power.

LEGHORN. May 11.

A ship ander Greet Odeon, which arrived here from Syn,
twiny the agreeable new. that Athens is invested by the Grabs
by ma asd land, and is on the palm of earresdering. Achem awl
ether plane la the palmed's al the Turks, who art ee dimmed
for provisioas that great .sabers of the soldiers desert to the
Greeks. Ilemilities have recommenced in (Nadia between the
Tacks and Greeks.--Nureasharg Cherapeodent, Meg it.

WARSAW, MAT U.

Their Majesdes the Emperor and Empress made their entrance
Into this city yesterday. His )Isiesty rode between their Imperial
Highnesses his eldest son Prince Alexander and the Grand Doke
Michael Prince Akzander wore the uniform of the Ist NIA
regiment of Masseurs, of which be is Colonel, and the dishes d
the order of the White Eagle. The Empress was in a state coach
drawn by eight horses. At the Frandsen Church their Majesties
were received by the Archbishop (Primate of the kingdom of
Poland) and the Clergy.and in the Palace by the principal Mere
of State. The dry was splendidly illunalneted in the evening.
Among ether distinguished visitors are SI de Tabischei sad
Comm Abysm, Russian Ambassador at Vienna and Berlin. the
Pandas General Von Ranch, and the Enos Minister of Stases
Biros Von Meackacts.

IT. PETERSBURGH. Way it.

Dodo( the *beetle. of Cm* Neseettods the Swaim et the
OSes a( &nip Alain is ambled to Cosot Midst—Swain

item Cheat, May IS.