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London, England, 1827-03-22 00:00:00

FRENCH PAPERS.
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ST. PETERSBURGH, MARew 3.

On the proposal of the Minister of Finance, which hel
had the honour to lay before the Empetor, a special
Committee has just been formed, which is to examine,
all those measures which may contribute to facilitate in
Russia the building of merchantmen and barges. The
Committee is composed of the Director of the Depart-
ment of Manufactures and Inland Trade, of the Director
of the Department of Foreign Trade, of an Officer be-
longing to the Department of the Marine, and another
belonging to that of the Interior.
PARIS, Mascot 19.

The Chamber of Peers has met to-day. The Keeper
of the Seals presented the law on the Press, adopted by
the Chamber'of Deputies.
A Bordeaux Journal says—" Desertion is genial in
all the corps of the Army of Observation on the fron-
tiers of Portugal. It is reckoned that about forty
daily go over into that kingdom, and this is the only
reason that has caused the retrograde movement of the
Spanish army."

FROZE THS JOULVAL DE PARIS OF MONDAY.
VLENNA, Idracki 10.

A PRIVATE LETTIR.—The news of the death of the
Empress of Brazil has the more afflicted the Court, as
the Emperor Francis, her father, and the Imperial Fa-
mily, expected she would obtain the consent of Don
Pedro, her consort, to come to Europe in the Spring,
for the recovery of her health, which seems to have
been much affected by the climate of Brazil. It is said,
that Don Miguel has lately had a conference with
Prince Metternich, after which dispatches were sent to
Lisboa, to the Infanta Regent.
The latest accounts from Constantinople announce
the refusal of the Porte to accept the mediation of
Foreign Powers in the affairs of Greece ; since this the
diplomatic correspondence with St. Petersburgh ha.
become more active. The Russian Ambassador, Serator
Tatischeff, frequently 'rods couriers with dispatc!.es to
Count Nesselrode. _

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Rigorous measures ate said to have been taken by
the Police of the City, aglisist persons who 'had no os-1
tensible cacaos of subsistence, and had been noticed as
, spreading false news in places of public resort.

irOUBt OP toßps, MAater .
The Bishop Of CHESTER resented a Petition
men, Gentlemen, and others of the County of C.
any further concessions to the Catholics; and
front several parishes in Westmorland.
Burl of MALMESBURY prtsetried a
comb, Devon, praying for protection to agriculture.
The NWILII Etat: alto gave notice that he w
move for certain Papers eeenected with the We

,aer The. Duke of BUCKINGHAM presented .
the Hundreds of Buckingham, both praying for protection
didtune. His Grace said the Petitioners 01* wished
wouid.enable them to grow corn, and competes,-
1.1111111% They did not wish for high prices; and
express his surprise and astonishment, chi* any
lave Oven introduced to alter the Corn Laws, without
having been given to the most material point
the importer of (*reign corn could bring it Into 1/4
Ala Gown presented a third Petition front the
km, Bucks, to the aanvi effect ; and a fourth
nawsufectreses of BuCklaglaant, praying P
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MOUSE OF COMMON •
• COUNTY GALWAY ILLICTION•
The following are the Members appointed on
try the meths of the Petition cotnplaiminit of an
the County of Galway—Hon. J. Sinclair, J.
_Viscount Forbes, Colonel Davies, Sir W. Mildntay,
vert, C. Barclay, Sir. William Maxwell, Otwr
Leonard, W. H. Whitbread, Sir W. Guise, R.
()driver, D. W. Harvey.
Couture or sinew xstiermin.
liissetniewing are the Members appointed cv
.try the merits of the Petition complaining, of
she County of Dublin—Sir William Scott, .
Augustus J.ONeill, Sir T. Gooch, T. Holdiworth,
Right Honourable T. Wallace, J. K Dowdeswell, Pe
H. Gurney, Sir Myles Nightngale, Antrobur,
-T. I.... Kennedy.

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Sir CHRISTOPHER COLE presented a Petition
against Negro Slavery.
NAVIGATION LAWIA
Mr. P.f. A. TAYLOR presented a _
Shipwrights and Ship-owners bf Sunderland.
not enter into a discussion of the Navigation
entreated the attention of the House to ,
by the Petitioners, that the shipping interest
to extreme distress, and that they saw -
relief from it in the present state of
Laws. He would state two facts to the
the great disadvantage which the Ship,
this country suffered in its competition
shipping. ImProsria, for instance, the
a ship was, on an average, from 81. 1"
fa England the average cost was f
ton. Again, a Prussian three-masted
form a voyage of three months, and
'cilatges of Captain, men, and provisions,
Whereas the cost of a British vessel for
Wools( be 1110131.--(llear, hear). This was
ihatage to the shipping of this country
thought that some important change ms
in the Navigation Laws to prevent the
portant branch of our national interests.
that some responsible organ of Governr
in this House, to answer the complaints
in the Petitions on this subject.
CONVENTION WITH PORTE&
Mr. Secretary PEEL said, that in
communication from his Right Hon.:.
start' of State for Foreign Affairs, he could
formation to an Hon; Member then
Hume) as would probably render it Mt.
to bring forward the motion of which
notice for that day. He (Mr. Peel)
state by his Right Hon.-Friend, the
reign Affairs, that a convention had
with the Government of Portugal for
of the British troops in that country,
fication of that convention had ont,
within the last week. He also said that
friend, or in his absence, he (Mr. Peel)
to-morrow or the next day, lay that -
table of the House.

Mr. HUME-laid, that from what
the Right Hon. Gentleman, he did •
sary to trouble the House further,
merely to have the convention brought
he thoupt might have been done be&
Mr. becretary PEEL said, that the
only exchanged the last week, and
v.:anion Was ratified it could not be .
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, AND FMK
Mr. LOMBE wished to know wh
Report bad been made by the Comte
to inquire into the state of the Cape
Mr. W. HORTON said that nothing
received since the Report which had
table of the House.
Mr.LOMBE then gave notice, that,
as possible after the holidays, be would bring
'consideration of the House, the maladministration
that Colony during the last ten years.
Mr. HUME inquired if any Report
respecting the state of Sierra Leone?
Mr. W. HOR'f ON replied, that
to lay on the table of the House a
subject on the first day after the tetc
take this opportunity of requesting that
Member who had given wait* of a
the Cape of Good Hope, would previous&
House the specific nature of the proposil
was his intention to submit to it.
TOBACCO DUTIES.
Mr. CALCHAFT said that he had intended f
tion, praying for the repeal of the Duties on Tub
consequence of the absence from indisposition
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, he would
Mooday.

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Mr. HAUT DAVIS presented a Partition
and Ship-owners of Bristol, the object of
opening of the Trade with the But Indies.

ALL RENTS.

Sir ROBERT WILSON gave notioe 'bat
move for leave to bring is a Bill to amend
King, with reepect to the Collection of Small

CIJLODA.

Mr. STANLEY gave notice, that on Tuesdr
he would move fur the appointment of a Select'
lucre into the :tate of Upper and Lower Canada,

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ratlatian &VD .C17:3 usmarroge, •
alit ft.. • Mr. STAN'LEY also gave notice, thu on the eth of *per it
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len from submit
the Noble. would bmit to the Hoare a Motion respecting the mereille f
'of Camargue*, against taking the Pefl at tie Emden of Members t. repose= Cities lei 1"
tad a similar Petition Boroughs. ;
CORONADO. AND COSONERS. COUNTS. t
a Petition from Brans- Mr. LITTLETON presented a Petition from the Coroners Of . t
.ultute. the County of Staffbrd, prayinefor an instease of remanerattnn.
t 1 .
he would tomorrow Mr. Secretary PEEL, adverting to the series of Pe.;
Woot Trade. titions of this nature ;Ilia had been preseetedt eaz #1 t.
d two Petitions from pressed the difficulty which he felt in believing thit the
prayer of those Petitions could be well founded. At the
last election for a Coroner for the County of Stsfordi
for protection to Agri.
)1,
ew is ha die w
itfho r t shueol if a
rp rcie: (
; and he could not but 8,000 persons had polled, and the elm-boas made were
gay matures
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asW ognreeav4ert:!adtelilitrawbalsceviudennaterthtehoostiejeccitrcesuamssetoaninciegdenst! ;
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really could not lend his support to any inerado of
salary to these officers.
t or the rate at which
ttobteitriumadnairketiaor
Barn.
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- )1 nit Petition tr:ist the Sir J. WROTTESLEY said, that with respeetaoretee
' Owebteens•lmpatile particular caseto which the R' he Honourable Gendia
Kist. man had alluded, the . candidate hed4amidly
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aar 7jer...'' mi., a th: declared at the-comeseeembedit -of the contest, tbaelse ,
had not a shilling in his poeker, and had been eltetdd i
by the ipontaneoes efforts df the elector's. IDarisr.dif . • ,
49 progress of the contest, however, there was mesa Mse-
Y. warmness manifested; but the ovet-zeal df a INericimf - I
on the Committee to the other candidate having induced him to post a hire. ' 1
an undoe Eked°. for placard, with the words "Ho Popery " upon it, ttresen- . I
J. H. Hinchinaom
iiidinay, Chairs cat. sation-of disgust and indignation" *chichi: treat d wis
Otway Cave, T. B. so strong and general, that the contest Sivas iiitenly tef- .
R. Tract, Lord F. L. minated—(A laugh, and cries of e heaiehear); ' "
' Mr. HUME thought that, the Cproijete', "Cod'rfFfe- .
ON. coifed some reform.
.Among other mat-milt it-haelleeeu
I on the Committee. to
doubted whether or not they were °fen-Collat. ,in kit
ail undue Return for
opinion they ought to be so, but it was a question 41Kb •
Sir J. D. Astley,
Okliwonts, J. Stuart. ought to be distinctly settled. • .. • •
eswelt, Perri, Ashton. Mr. Secretary PEEL obsytved, that at the duties
A:41.:611°' 49.* Moore' and emoluments of the higher order of Judgeshad befit
inquired into and determined; the time might perhaps , ,
Petition trim Swansea, be said to be come when the inquiry and deter minatton
should be extended to the duties and emolument; of the
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i Petition from the smaller order of JudgeS, such as Coroners, Clerks of
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lerland. He would Assize Clerks of the Peace, &c.
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rigation Laws, but
Sir EDMUND CARRINGTON said that thine was •
to the fact 'stated at all events, one circumstance with respect to Cambers i'
attest eras reduce*
deserving of comideration. They were obligied tiny.
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time, whether by day or night, to travel, perhaps 10. a
on pros p ect of
distant extremity of the County, and the sale reninne-
if the Navigation
ration they had was an allowance, by statute, of gd.
the House, to shew
per mile, both forgoing and returning. He put it tb
roping Intermit in
the House whether that was a lair allowance? and y -
s •
ion with foreign
he cost of building to salary, he should say nothing; but he thought that
the office should be supported by an adequate rernio. -
11.. to 9/. a ton.--
aeration.
from 141. to 161. a
II ship might per-
Mr. ABERCROMBY said that the Right Hon. Gen.. f '
td defray all her .
t 1 enian nad not)t replied to the vestion of his Hon.
Friend, the Member for Aberdeen, whether or nut a •
ovisions, for 1211.
Coroner's Court was an open Court, ' On a point so
or the same period
important, if any doubt existed,it was fitting that that
was a great disad- • ' • . —7 '
try; and he really doubtshould he solved.—
Mr. Secretary PEEL thought that the Court of must be effected
King's Bench was the proper authorier to deciJe whe-
lie ruin of this im-
ther or not a Coroner's Court was an open Court.
ests. He thought
Mr. G. LAMB understood that that question had 1
rnment ought to be 4
been already decided both in the Court of King's nts that were made
Bench and in the Court of Common Pleas, against con-
sidering the Coroner's Court an open Court. It had been
TVOAL. remarked by the Chief Justice of the Court of Common
n consequence of a Pleas, that the fact of administering oaths of secrecy to
. Friend, the Secre- the Members of a Coroner's Court, was a sufficitetproOf
could give such in- that the Court was not legally an open one. '
n in his place (Mr.
the
M LITTLETON, reverting to the remuneration of
unnecessary for hihimh eCoroner, maintained that it was not sufficient for
rich he had given
s charged
personwith duties i
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was instructed to somportant. •
i Secretary for FJ• RATE or WAGES.
I been entered into Mr. HUME presented a Petition from a large body
Or the maintenanceMan-1/.1
of Weavers and other workmen, inhabitants of Man-
and that the rati-
is .
chester and its vicinity, on a subject which almost en- -
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tirely occupied the minds of the people in that neigh-
lltity been ex
t h Bight ll;chhatnLed .' bourhood at the present moment. He was sorry, how- ;
ever, that he could not agree with the Petitioners. They
Peel) would, either •
t convention on the
said that they were reduced to the lowest state of. cis-
tress, an assertion which, he feared, was but too true,
rat had fallen from but they were anxious that some mode might be -re-
not deem it neces- sorted to of regulating their wages; and declared it to
as his object was be their opinion, that if a fresh Committee of Magis-
ght forward, which trates were appointed every three months for tharpur-
efore. pose, the result would be highly-beneficial. On that
re ratifications were Pint he differed from them entirely. It was impossible
that until the coo- to regulate wages by any such Meant. They, most be
made public. regulated from day to day by the demand for labour.
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SARA LEONE. However, the situation of the Petitioners-was certainly
whether any further such as to demand attention ; and in the conclusion of
nissioners appointed their Petition they expressed their hope that if the
of Good Hope? House could not agree to the plan which they had sag.
mg further had been
gested;they would grant them some-other relief
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a been laid on the Petition washrougheupiread, and ordered to be printed.
• CHURCH' PROPERTY.
tat as early a period Mr. FUME said he had another Petition to present,
old bring ender the of a very different nature. It was from an iodividual
al•adniaistratiou of who had frequently addressed the Houstin that shape,
ITS. Mr. Robett Gout-lay. The Petitioner- stated that all
port bad been made Church properti was public property.; and he prayed
that it might be so treated. He reprobated the union
be hoped to be able of Church and State, as contrary to the doctrines of
a Report upon the Christianity ; and he prayed that that union might be
tees. He begged to dissolved, and that- the. Clergymen throughout the
that the Honourable country might be chosen by the flocks over- whodi they
i motion relative to were to preside.—The Petition was ordered to lie on
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!viouuly state to the
the table.
proposition which it
..Lll-110US1 LICENSES.
Sir JAMES GRAHAM seeing the Hon. Member
for the University of Oxford in his place, wished to •
ended t. present a Pali- know whether or-not it was his intention to propose any
n Tobacco; but that, in further measure for altering the law respecting the
ition of the Hight Hun. i
postpone doing so until Licensing of Public-houses ? •
Mr. LSTCOURT replied that he was preparing a i
DIAS• measure which was now considerably advanced. The
on from the Merchants course he rneaot to pursue was to ask leave of the House
f which was the further
to bring the Bill in before the recess ; then to have it
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printed, and to send it dawn to the Quarter &mimes, f,or
we be would to-morrow the purpose of obtaining the general opinion of tiastAla-
end
Rite sad. of the late gistracy with:respeCt to it.
w, 1
Mr. M ABERLY observed thit'great private inptry
credal, the l.t of May,
tad been sustaiucd,bietherotracan of-some definitive
;
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legislative-peelceeding on the subject. The women feed
:n•
recta:Wed a sompkte stop to the tritotinr Ilf Pr9PMY
,teac4,4icivz ,nitibm ptittfe,er,cu coin.
c 4 to