Star.
London, England, 1828-04-16 00:00:00

NEW POST MICE.

Mr. R. GORDON rose to move -for a .4 Return of
the sum expended in providing for a site for the new
Post Office, distinguishing how much thereof has been,

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or is to be defrayed by the City of London; and also
for an estimate of the probable expense of completing
the whole of the said office." To this motion the Hon.
Gentleman conceived no objection could be made. The
expense of building the new Post Office, he believed,
came out of the gross revenue of that department, and
was not, therefore, brought urder the consideration of
the House so often assit ought to be. The same might
be observed with respect to the new Custom House.
The cost of erecting that building had been defrayed
out of the gross revenue of the cuitums, and a vast ex-
pense had been incurred, which he was sure would have
been avoided if the attention of Parliament had been
directed to it.

Sir J. NEWPORT entirely concurred in the propriety
of what had fallen from his Honourable Friend. It was
a must mischievous principle to allow any portion of the
money collected in any department to be appropriated
to the purposes of building, without bringing thesubject
under the cognizance of Parliament.
Mr. HUME was quite satisfied that the practise
hitherto observed with respect to certain public buildings
would no longer be allowed to go on. The expense
incurred in building the Post Office and the Custom
House was literally unknown. Hereafter these matters
ought to be regularly brought before the House, and
care should be taken that no money was paid except the
necessity of its disbursement was perfectly apparent.—
He understood that a •ery extensive range of Custom
House was about to be erected at Liverpool, and he
wished to know whether this was to be done at the
expense of the public revenue, or at the charge of those
for whose convenience the building was to be raised?

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, I
that with respect to the New Post Office, every thing
connected with it had been repeatedly discussed in a
Committee up stairs, and a lengthened discussion,
which elicited much difference of opinion, had taken
place cn the subject in that House. No attempt at con-
cealment of any description could be charged upon the
Government. With respect to the question of the Hon.
Gentleman, he had only to state, that a proposition for
an additional custom-house had been made by the Cor-
poration of Liverpool. The Corporation had given
ground for the site of the building, and had subscribed
a large sum for its erection.
Colonel DAVIES observed, that this mode of pro-
viding for the erection of buildings out of the revenue
of any department was clearly contrary to law. There
was no use in that House legislating on financial mat-
ters, if large sums of money, instead of being paid into
the Exchequer, were expended on buildings, without
any application being made to Parliament.
Mr. A. BARING said, that the expense incurred in
building the new Post Office was three times as much
as the original estimate. Th's showed the impropriety
of sanctioning the erection of works of this description,
by the appropriation of a portion of the revenues of the
department with which they were connected. The
system now pursued enabled the Customs or Excise to
expend as much money as they pleased, without the
cognizance of Parliament. The different departments
ought not to be allowed to take from the monies paid
in, any sum beyond what was sufficient to defray the
ordinary expense of the establishment.
Mr. R. GORDON said, that the original estimate for
building the new Post Office was 240,0001. but when
the Return was made in 1820, it appeared that the whole
of that sum was expended in procuring a proper site,
before a single brick was laid.
The motion was then agreed to.
The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the
House adjourned at a Quaazsa to Six o'Clock.

THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

WEDNESDA Y, APRIL 16, 1828.

STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
Consols opened this morning at 841 1, and op to the present
hour scarcely a bargain has been transacted.
CITY, HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK.
The Consul market continues creeping up, and may be quoted
at present at 614 i 1 for the Account.
PRICE OF STOCKS AT TWO O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock India Stock 247
5 per Cent. Bed. 831 11 ex div Ditto Bonds 921
3 per Ct. Cons. 841 4 South Sea Stock
54 per Cent. 911 II ex div Old Annuities
34 per Cent. lied. 911 lex dlv New Ditto
4 per Ct. New 1011 4 £lOOO Excheq. 13111 a 63
4 per Cent. &rip £5OO Ditto 63
4 per Cent. 1826, 1016 £lOO and £2OO Ditto 63
Long Ann.l9 1-18 Consols for Acct. 841 1
FOREIGN FUNDS, TWO O'CLOCK.
Brazilian Bds. 5 p Ct. 581 Portug. Bds. 5 p C. 601
Do. Ace. 584 Do Acct. 604
Colombian !kind+, 6 per Ct. Ru55.8d5.1822,5 per Ct. 871
Do Acct.2ol Do. Acct. 871 4 8
D0.8055d5,18t4,231 4 Spanish Bds 5 p Ct 111
1)o Acct. 231 4 Span. lids. 1823, 5 p. C. 74
Danirli lids. 3 pCt. 59) French Rentes 3 p Ct. 68,1,f
111 ex Bds. 5 p Ct. 241 Exchange 25[30e
Mexakis,lB2s, 6 pCt 321 Do Acct
BRITISH AND FOREIGN SHARES, TWO O'CLOCK.
IMAM ?AIM
Brazilian 35 20 76
Hibernian 50 $ 74
Alliance British and Foreign 100 10 91 ex div
Marine Alliance 100 5 54

Protector Fire YO 2
Van Diemen's Land Agric. 100 5

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Both Housesof Parliament resumed their deliberations
last night. In the Lords the Earl of anon vindicated himself against
the assertions of a pamphlet on the Unitarian Marriage Bill, froM
the accusation of having promised to vote for that Bill if modified,
or to introduce another when it was thrown ore. The Learned
Lord said be did neither ; and in this he was fully borne out by the
Marquis of LANSDOWN. The Bill regarding Offences against the
Person, after some remarks and the adoption of alterations proposed
by Earl Gast and Lord TINTERDEN, was read a third time and
passed ; as was also the Law of Evidence Bill.
In the House of Commons some discussion took place
on Mr. Lirmwron's resolutions respecting the fees for Roads Bills.
The question was adjourned until Monday. Mr. Gosport coin-
plained of the practice of ordering payments for the New Post-
office out of the gross produce, instead of proceeding by a vote of the
House, and moved for returns of the sums so paid,which was agreed
to.—Mr. ESICOURT.3 Licensing Bill has been transmitted to the
Magistrates assembled at the Quarter Sessions, for the purpose of
their suggesting such additional provisions as they may conceive
necessary and expedient for the regulation of the trade.

The Paris Papers received last night are unusually
barren of French news. Letters from Constantinople
reiterate the statement of the advantages gained by the
Turks over the besiegers of Scio, with the addition, that
the Pacha had massacred all the Greeks who could not
effect their escape.
According to letters from Bucharest of the 25th ult.
the differences between Russia and the Porte have
already produced destructive effects in the tranquillity
of Set via. A division of Turkish troops having at-

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tempted to enter that province, in contempt of existing
treaties, were opposed by Prince MILDSCH and a body
of Servians, who defeated the invaders, killing the
Pacha of WIDDIN, and a considerable number of Turks.
Should this intelligence prove correct, the occurrence
will complicate and increase the dangers of the Porte,
But the circuitous manner in which the intelligence has
arrived detracts from its credit, as such an event would
probably have been known sooner, had it been of the
serious character in which it is here represented.

Batbadoes Papers to the 12th March have been tee
ceived at the North and South American Coffee-house,
FROM THE BARBADOES PAPERS OF THE29TII FEBRUARY,

The 4i per cent. duty—that source of contention
between the West India planters in certain old colonies
of which ours has the superlative honour of being a veil
important member, and the British Government—i
now affording fresh matter of complaint and altercation
A late order from the Commissioners of the Customs
relating to the mode of collecting the grievous tar or
the generally-impoverished sugar•growers, has gives
such dissatisfaction, and created such strong feelings of
disgust throughout the whole body of those persons in.
terested, that most of the influential proprietors of the
island have called a public meeting for this day.

FROM TILE PAPER OF THE 4TH MARCH.
The meeting at Lewis's Hotel on Fi idij last, of Gel.
tlemen interested in the payment of the 41 per c,n•.
duty, was very numerously attended. The first rest.
lution was-1. That the Planters of )3arbadees have e
ail times considered the duty of 4 per cent. on esportri
produce a grievous and enormous impost, and nr.r,
especially so when collected with undue severity."

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