Star.
London, England, 1828-03-26 00:00:00

STATE OP PROPILIITT IN INDIA.

Mr. FERGUSON said, he had a Petition to present
from the inhabitants of Calcutta, respecting the state of
real proptrty in that country. The law in that country
was, that real property should descend to heirs, as in
this country, but subject to the payment of simple
contract debts. ne tition stated, that in a case
which lately came before the Judges, the Chief
Justice gave hic opinion, that real property des.
cended to the heir, as in England, without being sub-
ject to the payment of simple contract debts.. 'rids
opinion, coupled with a decision that real property was
subject to the dower of the widow, had elicited so
much alarm, that every title in Calcutta was shaken by
it, and land became unsaleable. He thought the House
coyld not fail to come to the conclusion, (bat land and
houses should be assets for the payment of debts, as it
would be during the lifc.time of the debtor. His intenil

tion was to ask leave to bring in a Bill 'to remove dr
doubt which had heel' started by th. chia.Jostice, Sit
Charles Gray, and which, during seventeen years he had
practised in India. he had never once heard que►tioned.
He also thought that a considerable part of the Bank.
►upt Laws ot this country should be introduced into
India, though at present he should not make it part
of his Bill.
The Petition was brought up, and ordered to be printed.
Mr. HUME said, India must be greatly indebted to
the Honourable Gentleman tor the Bill he intended to
ititroduce and his general attention to that country ; and
he hoped the Honourable Gentleman would proceed in
the work he had undertaken. India had been greatly
neg'ected in this country. We had a Board ot Controul
which cost between 30,0001. and 40,0001. a year, and
which appeared to be kept up merely for the purpose
of bringing placemen into that House. It was scarcely
credible, that Englishmen should consent to have the
capital which they were sending to every pat t of the
world f r ernplot menu excluded frnm India.
Mr. FERGUSON said, he had on all occa►i-,nc found
the B' and of Controul anxious to promote the interests
of India.

Mr. TRANT thought the affairs of India should be
more frequently discussed in that House.
Mr. COURTENAY declared, that the affairs of In-
dia always occupied the hest attention of the Board of
Controul. The Charter of India was a compact between
the State and the East India Camp my. which must be
preserved inviolate during its cont.nuance, but would
soon come under the discussion of the House.
Mr. W. WYNN said he was in correspondence with
the Government of India on the laws between debteir
and creditor, and the state of real property, for some
time before he left the Board of Controul.

After a few winds from Lord ASIIURST and Mr. FERGUSON. in
explanation, the latter Honourable Member obtained leave to bring
in the Bill.

Mr. LA MB then moved for leave to bring in a Bill relative to
the offences of Larceny in Ireland.—Agreed to.
The Honourable Member then moved for leave to bring In a
Bill for the regulation of the Linen and Hempen Manufactories in
I relabiL—Leave given.

the lion. Member alm moved for leave to bring in a Rill to
make provision for Lighting, Watching, and Improving Market
Towns in Ireland, in certain cases.

After a few words from Sir J. NEWPORT and Mr. SPRING Rica,
leave was giten to bring in the Bill.
The CH ANbF.I.I.OR of the RXCIIRQUF.R moved the Order
of the Day to receive a Report of the Committee of Ways and
Means. The Report was then brought up and read, when the Re-
solutions were agreed to.
The CHANCEI.I.ORof the RkCIIEQUER moved the Order
of the Day to receive the Report tin the Stamp Duties' Blll.—Further
consideration on Monday next.

LIFE AN'UITIFS ittriltAT, BILL.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved the third
reading of the above Bill.
Lord ALTHORP ished to say afe v words on this
occasion, because, in the discussion which took place
on this measure last night, he though' that Mr. Fin-
laison was hardly dealt with. In his opinion, that Gen-
tleman% case had been put in a way which, in justice to
him, ought not to have been adopted. When he (Lord
Altlin,p) represented to the House that the system of
life annuities which had been for son e time acted on,
had c( st the country about 8,0001. a week, he was told
that this statement was certainly exaggerated, and he
now wished to explain the principle on which Mr. Fin.
laison foundeJ that assertion. Mr. F. taking the year
ending the .sth of Jan. 1827. in comparison with that
ending the sth of January, 1822,-found, by calculation,
that dice was a loss of 8,0001. a week. He assumed
that the contract might exist for 60 years—that was to
say, that the last life, in all probability, would exist for
60 e .rs, and consequently that this financial operation
would be in being 60 years hence. He then assumed
the mean average ref lives to be seven years, and calcu-
lated the intete:t at four per cent. and taking these dela,
he art ived at the conclusion, that a sum 'f 32,000,0001.
less would be redeemed Er' m the national debt, by
adopting the plan of life annuities, than if the stock
given for diesel had been allowed to accumulate during
that time. An Hon. Friend of his (Mr. Bating) had
stated, that Mr. Finlaison, in showing this loss, had
omitted to charge the interest which would acci ne on the
consideration paid for these annuities. This, however,
was a mistake; for Mr. Finlaison certainly did takeinto
his calculation the whole of the accumulation of interest
on the consideration so paid.
Mr. HUDSON GURNEY thought that the cal-
culation had assumed something that did not exist, and
proceeding on a false foundation, his results were neces-
sarily erroneous.
Mr. Secretary HUSKISSON was of the same
opinion. For instance, be had calculated the duration
of life, as applicable to the Government tables, at sixty
years for the annuitant, when, by law, no person could
become an annuitant before he was 35 years of age.
Lord ALTHORP said, he found that some of those
who had purchased annuities in 1809 were now alive,
and not above fifty•four years of age.
Mr. HERRIES had never intended to deny the ex-
pertness of Ma. Fmlaison in his avocation. That Gent.
was extremely ingenious, and persevered in his theory
with great abil ty. There was one fact connected with
the subject which had not, he believed, stiuck the
House. Since the Government adopted the tables pro-
posed to be repealed, a material alteration had taken
place in the average duraticin of human life in this coon-
try. It was a subject for real and heartfelt congratulation,
that during the last thirty or forty yeats, a considerable
decrease in the mortality of the people of this country
had taken place. Previous to the period he had men-
tioned, it was in the ratio of one in forty, while since
that pet iod it had been in a ratio of one in fifty-six—
(Hear). • Than such a fact nothing could be more
gratifying to the statesman and the philosopl:er, who
really wished for the happiness of his country.
After an uninteresting and unimportant debate, in which Mr.
Hosts, Sir .16111/1 biIIiWPOILT, Mr. Monett, and Mr. V. FITSGSBALD
took part, the motion was agreed to, and the Bill was read a third
time and passed.

rdhumiores REGULATION RILL.

On Mr. Secretary Hussman moving that the Report on the
Passengers' Regulation Bill should be brought up,
Mr. HUME objected to the chute which compelled a matter of
a •ersel to enter into a security of £i,ooo that his ship was sea-
worthy. What was considered at sea-worthy la one country might'
not be considered so in another.

Mr. Secretary HGSKISSON said, that the Hon. Member must
surely be aware that that consideratioh could not affect the question,
for it could be tried only in this country.
Sir J. GRAHAM said, that although he bad been opposed to
the introduction of the measure, he felt bound, after having given it
bis must arrious attention. to say that it had bis cordial support.
Sir JOHN NEWPORT said, that although he was opposed to
legislating upon the subject, be was in duty bound to state, that the
regulations were not thought harsh or inappropri4te by such of his
constituents who, as owners of vessels, were likely to be affected by
them.

After a few words from Mr. WARBUF/011, the Report was agreed
to—the as amended was ordered to be engrumed, and to be
read a third time to-nwrrow.

NRESHOLDIRS REGISTRATION RILL.
The Order of the Day having been
Lord A Unit-M.l' moved the ',mend rc.ulivs of ibeFreelseldres'
Registration

kr. SMITH said, that As the Ill.esst re VI A: ElPt only

vas ;miscreant, but also very complicated in its details,
and the Howe was very thin. he put it to the N ble
Lord, whether it would not be better to pottpone *he
second reading until rome future period, when she
merits of the Bill might be fully and fairly discussed?
Colonel WOOD concurred entirely with the sugges.
bons shown out. For his own part, he thought that
the Bill Wa, in many respects extremely objectiouable,
aid h.r hoped that the N,,ble Lord would not At that
mon elle press its second reading.
Lord ALTHORP said, that he had had too much el.
perience lie such matters not to know that it it,e Bill
were not read a second time before the holiday;
...wild have but little hope of carrying it that Session.--
He was certainly most desirous for his own sake that
the principle of the Bill should be tufty discus,ed be-
foie the details were investigated in Committee. But
there was another stage at which VIA discussion would
take place, and therefore he felt it.nece,sary to press his
motion. The principle of the 13ill could he discussed od
.he motion that the Speaker leave the Clair.

Mr. HUSKISSON said, th.tt the proposition of the
Noble Lord appeared to him to be satisfactory under
the circumstances. He had not himself had time to give
the MB much consideration, but trnm the cursory vie*
ite had taken of it, he was satisfied that in many re.
speets it would fail in accomplishing the wishes of the
Noble Lird. But with the understanding that by the
econd reading no one would be pledged to the prin.
ciple of the Bill, and that the discussi in upon ii
should take place on the question that the Speaker
leave the Chair, he should not object to the rnoticts of
the Noble Lord.

Sir JOHN NEWPORT was favourable to the regis•
tration of Freeholders; without it, it would be almost
impossible for any person to stand a county election in
Ireland.

Lord LOWTHER was sorry that his Hon. Friends
had applied to the Noble Lord to postpone the second
reading of the Bill. The sooner the House and the
country became acquainted with the provisions of the
1311 the better. He should certainly oppose the Bill
whenever the discussion came on. He was convinced
that instead of saving expense, and litigation, and diffi-
culty, that it would increase them to a most serious
xtent. And he was certainly astonished at some of the
language which had been put into the mouths of the
witnesses who gave evidence before the Committee. He
found that one Solicitor was represented to have said
—and no one would be more surprised at the state-
ment than the Solicitor himself was—that one-third of
the electors at a • county election were referred to the
A• sessor to try the validity of their votes. Such an as•
sertion was monstrous. It was altogether untrue. Not
even one tenth of the-voters at any county election had
been sent before the Assessor. His own election, an elec.
tidn at which all vexatious means had been had recourse
to, was the one which most nearly approximates
to the latter proportion, for there one•twelfth o:
the Electors had been referred to the Assessor.—
If the Bill before the House became a law, there would
be a continual contest going on for electioneering pur.
poses. twice every year the registration might be dit.
puled ; a fee of a guinea was always to be paid to the
tegistrar, and the result would be the annihilation of
the independent 40s. freeholders, whenever they had
to contend against wealth. The expense of an electi s
would be greatly increased instead of diminished. lie
did n'.t knout that that Was a ground which ought en
induce him to be personally opposed to the measure;
but he did know, that if it was put in operation its effect
would be to make the Most wealthy successful. to 'h-
over whelming of the little voters. Great :tress had bees
laid upon the inconvenience of the land tax being mat
the test of a person's qualification to vote, but he war
satisfied that the inconvenience had been greatly over.
rated. But it might be said that the noble Lord had
precedent for his measure in a Bill whith was introduced
in 1788. It was true that a similar measure had

introduced at that period, but it was also true that it w;
found to be so complicated, speculative, and incons
nient, that it was abandoned, and he thought the Noble
Lord would do well to follow the exmple to the last.
The instance of Ireland proved that no great advantage
was derived from the principle of registration. The
Noble Lord concluded by moving-44 That the 8.11 De
read a second time that day six months."
Sir J. GRAHAM supported the Bill. With respect
to the solicitor alluded to by the Noble Lord, he himself
heard that individual say, that one-third of the votes
were disputed upon the occasion mentioned by the
Noble Lord. The Noble Lord objected to the machinery
of the Bill as too complicated ; it was, however, less
complicated than the machinery of the Land Tax Bill.
It was the opinion of Mr. Sergeant Heywood, that mote
disputation was occasioned by the Land Tax Bill than
by all the rest of the law applicable to electors. BY
this Bill the voter had ample notice, which he had not
under the other. The great principle upon which it
proceeded was to lessen the expense of elections.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said he felt it his
duty to give the Bill a decided negatise. The operation
of it would be to expose the constituency to greater ev
pence and litigation. After putting the voter through
tedious and harassing train of inquiry, the ultimate de •I
titian on his vote was, after all, left td that Huts e. In anc-
ther part of the Bill it was ovided that no person wou'd
be at liberty to vote, unless he placed his name on the re-
gister. Why oblige the voter v go through such a tedious
course of preparation ? It would be utterly useless %gime
no contest was expected. The utility of the measure
might admit of some argument, if a Com st could br
anticipated in every county. He objected also to ILe
soft of judicial machinery which it went to establish, aoJ
proceeded to observe upon the unnecessary expense ark
trouble caused by the mode of judicial decisibn vested
in Overseers and Under-sheriffs, as well as upon the iv-
' crease of both by the double appeal; and would oppcie
the Bill.on the ground that it was an infringement of the
Constitutional principle of giving constituents the or
portunity of making au easy and unexpensive choice.
Lord ALTHORP, in reply, contended that the ef•
ense both to candidates and electors, would be gtrarl
diminished by the provisions of the Bill; and that, to
effect that object, was his principal design in bringing
in the Bill; because, from the enormous expenses under
the existing system, freeholders were frequently pro'
vented from making any choice at all.
Colonel WOOD said, that he thought the machinery
pr.posed by the present 811 would have an effect tl.e
reverse of that anticipated by the Noble Lord, and Or
the expenses would be only increased. He thought the
Bill would lead to great litigation and delay without
diminishing expense.

After a few observation, from Mr. Mumma*, mr. MMAasaar•
and Mr. Hommuss, the House divided, when there appeared,
the Bill 32, against it 17.—Its consmitmcnt was appointed for
25th April.
The Lunatics Regulation Bill Was committed, and the Amt.!:
meats were agreed to. The Report was brought up and ferric'
and ordered to be further considered on Thursday treat.
The Friendly Societies Bill, on t►e motion of Mr. COU RD'
NAY, was read a second time, and [rimed to a Select Carnotite'
The Innkeepers Bill was read a third time and passed.--1
H.suse adjoutned at a 9,IIASTSS SAO Rivas.

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LIST OF THF. NIAJO OTY A` 1) MINORITY
Who vo•ed on the Free'—'der. llek• ttration Pill.
NI A.lOll ITV.
The Solicitor General Flohhouse. J. C. Rice, T. F.
Hustisson, Rt lion. Nlmick, J.ll, Itumh lodr.
W. Peodirvis, W. W. Poyntz, .Sri.
Planta,l Gordon, li. Fitzroy, Lord C. .
Pilot, Lord Leycester, R. Wall, C. R.
Ashley, Lord Lester, li. Russell, Lord G. W.
(sower, Lord F. L. Dick, Q. Protherne E.
Courtenay, T. Dawson, A. Kennedy, "R.
Ross, C. Webb, R. Warburton, H. T. F.
Batley, H. Newport, Sir J. Tellers.
Tram, C. Wood, C. Altborp, Lord
'Wilbraham, G. Bentinck, Lord G. Graham, Sir 3.
MINORITY.
Attorney General Heatbcote, Sir W. Rickford, W.
klacqueen, P.
Wood, T.
Vyvyan, Sr R.
Bastard,
Room; T. G. B.
Wallace, T. Petit, L. e 37LTWIn.e :H.B_,
B. Lowther,
Sir J . Calve r t , J .
Morison, J. Wilson, F.
Tellers.
Lowther, Lord
Dickinson, W.

THE EVENIN6 STAR.

LON 1 )ON.

WEDNESDA Y, MARCH 26, 1828.-

STOCK RXCIIANGK, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
The present warlike appearance has had some effect on the Con-
sot market this morning, as Consols opened this morning at 831 to
4, soon after were done at 831, and at present may be quoted at
34i to 4. The market has a heavy appearance.
In the Foreign 'market very little is doing, and most of the
prices are nominal.

CITY, HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK.
Consols may be quoted at present at 834, alternately buyers and
tellers, with very little business doing.
PRICE OF STOCKS AT FOUR O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock Shut India Stock Shut
3 per Cent. Red. Shut Ditto Bonds 90 91
.3 per Ct. Cows. 834 / 1 I Old Annuities
kit per Cent. Shut £lOOO Excheq. Bills 56 57
54 per Cent. Red. Shut • £5OO Ditto 56 57
4 per Ct. New 100 4 1001 £lOO and £2OO Ditto 56 58
4 per Cent. &rip Advertised
4 per Cent. 1826, Shot India for Acct.
Long Ann. Shut. Consols for Met. 834 4
FOREIGN FUNDS, TWO O'CLOCK.
Brazilian Bds. 5p Ct. 604 Do. Acc. 33 2/
Do. Acct. 601 Porto& Ms. 5 p C. 604 4
Colombian Bond.. 6 per Ct. Do Met. 604 1 604
1i0.800d5,1824,23/ Russ. 13d5.1822,5 per Ct. 86 516;
Do Acct. 254 Do. Met. 86
Vanish lids. 5 p Ct. 60 Spanish Bds 5 p Ct 10/
Do Acct 604 Fr. Renter, 5 p C. 102/f
Greek 800d5,1525,5 p Ct. 16/ Exchange, 25f 20c
rilez.lids, 1825, 6 pCt 32/ 3 Do. Acct.
BRITISH AND FOREIGN SHARES, TWO O'CLOCK.

WAAL PAID.
A:‘glo Mexican 100 90 2$ 27k
Brazilian 35 20 71 72
Colombian 100 22k 16k
Mexican 100 26 9
United Mexican 40 35 IS 14e 15
Continental Gas 25 11 1 e
Provincial Bank of Ireland 100 25 25k

In the House of Lords, last night, Lotd HOLLAND
presented a number of Petitions against the Corporation and Test
*Acts. Lord SOLISNWIT'S aale of Game Hill Committee was, at his
:equrst, postponed from Thursday to Monday next. The Duke of
lttcx►rots) presented a Petition from Sussex against the importation
of foreign wool Lord Ga►y, pursuing to a certain extent the
'course adopted by Sir ROBINS WILSON in the other House, on the
preceding evening, put a question to the Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs, relative to the posture of affairs in the East, to
-winch the Noble Earl answered, that his Majesty's Government
had yet received no actual information of the intentions of Russia
towards the Turkish States, but that front what had taken place,
the hopes of peace entettained at the commencement of the Session
bad been dintinisbed.
In the House of Commons, Mr. Wit.mor•Hourot
postponed his motion relative to Emigration sine die. The West
Honourable Gentleman said, as a motion somewhat similar stood
for Thursday, be might then explain his views to the House. The

Thames runnel Bill was read a second time. Wu. Lsouctras, on
the motion of Mr. Alderman Warrstwan, was reprimaMded and
'discharged. Alderman Tuourson, on presenting A Petition from
the thiThe and Fire Insurance, of London, praying fur a reduction
'of dutiei On policies, entered into some statements to show that the
bea•y duty defeated its own purpose, and if lighter, more revenue
might be expected. He hoped a reduction of 50 per Cent. would
be recommended in the modification of the Stamp Duties. The
Cilauccxxon of the EXC./Mang could hold out no hopes of any
reduction in the present state of the revenue. Mr. Waasorrox and
'slr. Sexes supported the Petition. Mr. Basuto thought if a reduc-
tion were granted, a sabstitute for the duty abandoned must be
provided, which would be a task of no small difficulty.

The Hamburgh Papers to the /0,1 inst. which were
l'eceieed last night, contain an important article from
St. Petersburgh, informing us that the expected
rupture of the recent Treaty of peace between Russia
and Persia had been averted. It is stated, that the
SCHAH had no sooner received information that General
PAsitawurscu was preparing to advance with his army
upon the Persian territories, than he took the alarm: a
special Messenger was dispatched to assure the Russian
Getier.l of the pacific intentions of the Court of Persia,
and to announce, that the sum to be paid under the
Treaty, as indemnity to Russia, was already on its way;
and orders were also dispatched to Ps ince/Uica MIRZA,
directing him to sign the Treaty without further de-
lay.--The importance of this amicable adjustment of

the differences between these two Powers is manifest,
as all expectation must cease on the part of Turkey of
any diversion in its favour on the side of Persia; and
the Russian armies will thus be enabled to act undi-
vided on the territories of Turkey, should the foolish
and obstinate policy of the Porte compel the Russian:
to such an extremity.

The accounts from Vienna, to the 12th instant, re-
ceived by the French Parrs, are of a pacific complexion.
They announce the arrival in that capital of the Russian
Answer to the Hatti•scheriff issued by the Porte, and
that this Answer, io far from being a declaration of
war, as had been anticipated, merely renewed the
assurance that the Emperor NICHOLAS would enntri•
bute with his Allies to the due execution of the Treats
01 the 6th of July, and that he should wait for the opi-
nion of the French and English Cabinets before became
10 any decisive step. This intelligence, so totally un
expecled, under tie circum•tances of the period, is said

to have caused great sensation on the Vienna Exchange .
the more so, as all the accounts from Bucharest were
calculated to justify hotei of peace, which had before
appeared inadmissible.

The intelligence received fnmVienna by the Gamut.
Mail this morning continues to be of a pacific character
It is alleged that Inds political and commercial reason

would induce Austria to interpose her good offices to
prevent hostilities. The recruiting of the army, which
had cauiEJ so much notice, is accounted for by its being
carried on under a new system. The intelligence from
Cracow, wear likewise a peaceful aspect. The following
are extracts:

VIENNA, MARCH 13.
While all foreign journals are filled with reports of
war, the speculators on our 'Change at most take notice
of the fluctuations in the Funds. We are here firmly
convinced that the breaking out of war will be prevented,
as Austria, whose weight in the scale is so gteat, most
desire peace, both for political and commercial reasons.
The recruiting of the army, which is now carrying into
effect, is more spoken of only because it is executed un-
der the new system ; but it is by no means so consider..:
able as those who wish for war would willingly believe
' The prices of corn, too, which for some time past have
been rising, appear now inclined to fall.
To-day, at half-past twos Metalliques were at 90,
B -

lank Shares 1,029; and in consequence of the more
favourable prospects opened by the last Erman of the
Sultan to the Principalities, a farther rite in the funds
is very pr Arable.

News has just been received that the town of Marst-
near S.ein, was desolated, the night before last, by a
dreadful fire.—Nuremberg Cortespondent, March 18.

CRACOW, MARCH 8.

His Imperial Highness the Grand Duke Constantine
has retained to Warsaw. Since his return reports fa•
vourable to the preservation of peace have been spread ;
and it is hoped that his Majesty the emperor will
come to Warsaw, in the month of April, to re
ceive the homage of the Polish nation. The Polibt;
army, however, is still in motion, and its general
staff in Lublin, to which his Imperial Highness will
remove his head quarters. At the same time, large
divisions of Russian troeps daily enter the kingdom, and
the recruiting, as well as the delivery of horses and
military stores of all kinds, continues as before. The
re•introduction of the former mode of election in the
Constitution of our little Republic, has lately given oc-
casion to many unpleasant occurrences.

Maio( 14.—Metalliques, 89k; Bank Shares,l,o27.-
4lgenwine Zeitwil, March 19.
"KUTTGARD, blaacir 16.
His Majesty the King passed a tolerable day yester•
day, but felt himself very weak. The eruption bas
hitherto proceeded regularly, and this morning the fever
is considerably abated.
The Queen passed yesterday very well, but did not
sleep so well last night ; the tegular progress of the
disorder has not, however, been checked.—Frankfort
Papers, March 19.

We received also Dutch Papers to the 22J instant.
The following are extracts:

THE HAGUE, MARCH 2!.

Accounts dated the end of Oct. 18'27, from Palem-
bang, in the island of Sumatra, say, that in a district
fourteen days journey from the capital, troubles had
broken out, the spreading of which might have
had fatal consequences ; that the resident at Palem-
bang having been informed of them, had immediately
sent some troops hither, which had returned in sia
weeks, !saving wholly quelled the insurrection. The
principal ringleaders were sent to Palembang, and
tried by the tribunal there. The less guilty were to be
pardoned ; the result of the whole was, that a district,
which had hitherto refused to submit to the Netherlands
Government, is now obliged to do so, on the condition
that the insurgents ate to pay the expense of the expe-
dition, and also to pay an annual tribute to the Nether-
lands Government.—Avrstertlans Journal, March 22.

HANIIIIIRGH, MARCH 8.

It is affirmed that news had been received at Berlin
on the 15th. that the Russian Guards in St. Petersburgh
had received orders to march.

On the 7th March the cold was very severe at Stock-
holm, Rheumur's thermometer being at 22 deg. below
Zero.—Haarlens Courant, hlarci 22.