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London, England, 1821-03-31 00:00:00

STOCK EXCHANGE—oxt otaxt
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SomaTKIN. EXTRAORDINARY 10...6NY Report tTV
the Pity at this hour says Them are no repolt
on 'Change at present." The following are tilet7r.
rent prices :
3 per Cent. Cons. 72% ti 4 714 %
ti per Cent. Navy 106% fi 1/4
Imperial S per Cent. 721/4
Exch. Bills, par. 2s. pr.
Cons. for Acct. 72 72

REVOLUTION Ix TERCEIRA.-d-A Gentleman who
has arrived at Plymouth from Terceira, in the Henry,
HELLOCE Master, after a passage of 14 days, informs
us, that on the Ist March, the Troops, at the instig..-
tion of the higher order of Inhabitants, declared thew
selves independent of the Governor-General of Ter.
ceira, and immediately placed the Governor of S.,
Michael's under confinement, until he would consent
to the foimation of a Constitution, similar to the (-De
at Lisbon. The Island was illuminated for three sue.
cessive nights, and salutes were fired at various times,
Everything was quiet, and no lives had been 10,/
when our informant left the Island.

The Bill brought into the House of Commons by
Mr. MARTIN, proposing to allow Counsel to per
son
charged with felony, was last night thrown oat "Atha
out a division. We regret to see so little counte.
nance given to so equitable a measure. If it is right
to allovi Counsel in cases of High Treason, it mint
equally so to allow them in ordinary felonies; the
difference in the extent of punishment can make ne
alteration whatever on the- principle of the chilli",
To detect and expose the perjuries of a witness is me
of the highest efforts of the forensic art ; and it is ra.
ther too much to expect that every unfortunate in-
dividual who is brought to the bar at the Old
Bailey, should possess what men of education only
acquire by greet ability and long practice. 'Were
it not for this want of Counsel, we should not see
see so many persons convicted at every spans
of crimes of which they are innocent; and some eves
rescued at the last hour from an ignominious death.
It is the province of the Judges, it is said, coact as
Counsel for the prisoner; and certainly the English
Judges have never at any time been minting in
anxiety to fulfil their duties well; but he mast know
little of the powers of the human mind who can ima,
gine that it is possible for any Judge, however able
and impartial, to look with the e) e of the accused into
the details of every case that comes before him,
We recollect an anecdote of an Irish Judge, which
will speak volumes on this head. He had gives
some cause of cffence to -the Gentlemen of the Bar
who attended a certain Circuit, arid they one and all
refused to practice before him. His Lordship, how.
ever, insisted on proceeding with the criminal calm.
dar, saying, that he would himself act as Counsel
for the prisoners. The very first person who via
tried was innocent of the charge imputed to him;
but his Lordship, though lie did all he could to make
this plain, contrived, somehow or other, to produce
quite a contrary impression, and the Jury brought
in a verdict of guilty. The Learned Judge feh how
much the event rebuked his pretensions; and, sending
to the Gentlemen of the Bar, made such an ape-
logy as brought them back to the exercise of their
proper functions.
The House afterwards went into a Committee d
Supply,. for the purpose of considering the Army
Estimates ; but previous to the SPEAKER'S leaving
the Chair, Mr. Hume proposed certain Resolutiain,
declaratory of the increase which hid taken place
on the Staff of Great Britain and the Cokuies since
1792; and on the increase. of Salaries in Fabric
Offices, and the necessity of reduction. The motion
was lost, on a division, by a majority of 50 Id& ,
The House then went into the Committee of Sep*.
Upon the first Resolution, that the sum int:1810
should be granted for the Staff of Great Britain sod
the Colonies, exclusive of the East Indies, far die
cuirent year, Mr. Hiram moved, as an Amsailmeas•
that the proposed grant should be reduced to 000:0.
After some discussion, Mr. Hums, at the segg•• •
of Mr. J. SMITH, agreed to substitute MP a
room of his original Amendment. The atounime
was negatived by a majority of 55 in favour of site
original Resolution.—The next Resolution was Ai
the sum of £25,382, for the Staff of Ireland. 'Di
=ion was opposed by Sir H. PA RIIRLL, who Wei
that the Office of Commander-in-Chief, and pus d
the Staff attached to it, should be abolished, by whiell
a saving of 1:4000 would be effected. He moved •
Amendment to that effect, which, with several other
Amendments, proposed by Mr. Hugs, Sir H. PAP
watt., /cc. were lost upon divisions, as will be $42
by referring to our Report of the Proceedings.
Resolutions were ordered to be reported on fifoodeP
Yesterday the Duchess of CLitaxsca visited di!
Duchess of LINT 'AM Princess SOPHIA MATILDA.
The CHA MCRLLOR of the ETCH moo had apponnd
eleven o'clock this morning to receive the biddlls
a New Lottery, on the conditions that bad prowl 1
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been sent to the Bank ; but as be still adhered te.s"
price fixed as his rainbows at the former Mel
Messrs. Stsrxwatotrr were the only Gentlemn •
makesars:nd offerpai,d
their and
the Minister's to make
term,
were, of course, declared the Contractors.
s 7 For the Army and Navy, and other snicks of iatellBo4
see the lintLON DQN T Printed•and published
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