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and Mr. CROKER obseete4, that the
wete paid oe the lowest average.
Ms.-BARING thought it.bad economy not to pay
fairly the services of the Clerks; but he must observe,
that the Clerks on the establishment, especially the
upper. classes, were paid-at a much higher rather than
those at the Bank ofEOgland, or with the East India
Company. The increase of the Surveyor of Build-i
ings from £6OO to £7OO per annum was most un-.
waseantable at this season, when the Property Tax
was taken off, and the price of all articles of life re-
dated ; so that, without any advance, they were bet-
ter off by one•third than they were last year. This
one kern, which we could understand, let us into the
,spirit, of the Admiralty in matters less within our
comprehension. Persons in office possessed such ad-
vantages in explaining details, that it was difficult for
one of office to lay his linger on the precise point that
called for reduction ; but the best way would be to re-
duce the general amount, and leave those in office to
settle the details. He objected to the draughtsmen
lot-the Stu veyor of Buildings, because the Admiralty
had no buildings whatever in hand.
Mr. CROKE R said, these draughtsmen were em-
ployed in the hoMe yards, and, though called
draughtsmen, were in reality assistants. As to the
clerks in the senior classes, their s.darics were reduced
in the ne.v scale.

Mr. BARING inquired whether Cie superannu-
ated clerks would be forthcoming, if their services
4bould be required in future ?
Mr. CROKER. said, the demand for their service
would be esteemed a boon rather than a tic.
Mr. WYNNE entered into some detail, and
thought these estimrttes should not be made up on
the same principle as the Navy Estimates in general.
After some reply from Mr. CROKER, Mr. BARING
moved that the Estimates should be postponed, to
give the Admiralty an opportunity of withdrawing
the Estimate, and presenting a new one.
Mr. WILLIAM SMITH concurred in this pro--

position, and the question being put, was negatived.
The original Resolution was then moved and car-
ried, that a sum not exceeding £82,916 be voted for
the expenses of the Navy Offices.
After some conversation betweef: Meurs.Pottsox av , Owns*,
and BIN ?I 117 r, it was moved and carried, that t►e Chats man

should report progress.
A few words fell from Mr. Rose and Sir G. WA RR tiNatll ;
when the rem.kitiing Orders of the bay were disposud ut, and at
two o'clock the [louse adjourned till Monday.
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of the to try. All thelpriate4 Reports before the
House relative to the Cars Trade prove the Call

trary and may we not ask why the country is to be
put to the expense of printing such voluminous
Reports if Members will not make a proper use
of . them on the contrary, they are to in-
dulge in speculative nonsense opposed by the
whole evidence of these documents ? In the
thirty years up to 1813, so fat from having a
surplus produce, 84,500,000 quarters of corn were,
impurted. In 1813 the quantity imported was pay
12,000. That is as the home produce increased the,
importation diminished; and. consequently, the home
consumption being undiminished, the consumption of
our own corn owe have blend:ed. Again we must
beg that it may never be lost sight of, that an increase:
of produce may increase but cannot thainilh the con-
sumption. In 1814 the crop was plentiful but have
we not been constantly told in the Reports on Corn,
that though we were approaching, we had not reached
that point of improvement which would enable our
own growers to supply the demand for torn, and ren-
der us independent of foreign countries for a supply.
Was this all mere delusion? or are the Members de-
ceiving themselves when they imagine that one plen-
tltul cfop can produce the present misery ? The
latter is the fact, and we must say that it would be
an inversion of the whole order of PROVIDENCE to
admit for a moment that a pinstifid harvrq, which
has ever been reckoned a ptime blessing, should be
the caws and Nara of eatery to a nation. Such reviling
of rnovtomscs, such blasphemy, should be repro.
bated wherever it is uttered. Can men who entertain
such views be looked to as those who are qualified to
suggest remedies for the existing evils? We warn
the House to be on its guard against all reme-
dies suggested by a persuasion that the bounties
of the CREATOR can in any way prove a curse to his
creatures. What can be expected from such ingrati-
tude but a visitation of famine t Could any thing else
be the result of this murmuring at his bounty, were
it not that he is 44 slow to anger, and abundant in
mercy?"

Does it require any sagacity to discover that war
always, soon or late, brings miseries in its train ?
11/brace come the wars andfightinge which produce these
miseries ? " From your own Imets."—Not from the
bounties of thAVEN ! Not from abundant harvests
and fields waving with corn I
The war is terminated: examine it as the secondary
cause of your afflictions; for the first, on the authority
we have quoted,
.is the lusts of men. Examine the
whole system of Finance and expenditure since its
commencement, in all its bearings, windings, and
ramifications, and you will be at no loss to discover
the proximate canses of the present deranged state
of Property. You will see these cause.—but you
will not be able directly to reverse the effect's.—
By the operation of that system you have given away
a fourth of your property several times over, and the
only thing that should surprise you is, riot that you
are now comparatively poor, but ;hat you have any
thing left. Theie were no limits to your profucion—,
there was a miserable lack of prudence in your de-
vices to meet the expenditure : but you cannot spend
and yet have your property. You parted with these
large drains " to save the ranainder"—you have saved
the remainder, but you are not contented.

Let us not be misunderstood. We have taken that
course which appeared to us the shortest to come at
our point. We mean not to blame what was done
for the best—:that cannot now be undone. But
people are never so likely to get into the right
road as by being thoroughly convinced that they
have got, out ,of it. Till this is effected then will
still grope about and wan4er in bye paths.—
The war has brought all your miseries. The way
in which the supplies were raised has caused the pre-
sent derangement in the real and relative value of
property. After the Bank Restriction Bill gold en-
tirely ceased to be the circulating medium, and
Paper fell in value. When a Loan was contracted
for it was paid in the deperiatell. currency : that is
for, twenty millions Government obtained fifteen.—
The taxes were then paid in the same ratio. The
farmer when paying 420, paid in fact only 413; but
by this be gained nothing, for he then received only
sels for corn when he fancied be was getting 420.
But now his taxes are paid•at the rate of 20s. per
pound, :old and patter having again come to par.—
As we asked yesterday we ask again to-day, where
has the difference gone f Open your eyes before you
pretend to apply a remedy, or you will only increase
the present evil. The evil will cure itselfif you will
only let the tide haie time to return.

Brussels Papers to the 28th instant reached us this
morning. We now find that commercial distress is
general throughout Europe. At St. Petersburgh, fur
example, three immense failures have taken place;
and we give an article from Hesse, which shews
that this once flourishing Principality is in a woeful
condition for want of trade. Throughout Belgium
too great exertions are making by the native manu-
facturer to exclude British goods, which cannot but
add to our distresses at home. Let us hope, how.
ever, that the spirit and enterprise of British mer-
chants will continue to outstrip all competition:

" FRANKFORT, RIARCHIO.
" Three great commercial houses at St.Petersburgh
have just become insolvent; they are those of Waro.
vief, Averiw, and Nenestief. They say that the
first has failed for 50,000,000 of roubles, the second
for 10.000.000, and the third for 8,000,000."
Further extracts will be found iiia preceding page
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FRENCH PAPERS.

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We have received this morn:ng the Paris "'Veil of
Wednesday. General Denet.Les sentence of death
bas been commuted for ten years' imprisonment, on
the ietereession of the Due d'AnoooLesse, against
whom he had raised his rebellious arm in 'the South
of France. General TnavoT's sentence has been 2n-
m:fled by the Tribunal of Revision, for informality :
thus there will be no more blood shed in France on
account of tide late ,rebellion ; nor .is there any per-
son, we presume, who will now, regret the relaxation.
of the arm of power in favour of the guilty.
By far the most important article in the French
Papers, is the Note from the Court of the Brazils to
that of Rome, on the subject of the Jesuits.—The
Portuguese Government expresses its abhorrence of
the revival of that fraternity, in such firm and digni-
fied terms that it is even impossible for anpof its Mi-
nisters to enter upon any negneiations en the subject.
After a recent similar example on the part of the
Russian Government, we presume the Court of Rome
will think twice before it attempts to re-saddle
rope with the cumbersome and mischievous machi-
nery of the worst ages of the Church :

PARIS, MARCH 27.
The sentence of death, pronounced against Gene-
ral Travot. at Rennes, has been annulled by the Tri-
bunal of Revision, as being founded on inaccurate
bases.

The Spanish refugees at Bayonne have been in-
formed, that they must gait that place in a week, to
proceed to Da:, or to return to Spain.
The English Governor of Valenciennes has decided,
that British subjects, not being part of the Garrison,
who rent houses in that town, shall be subjected to
the quartering of soldiers, like the French inhabitants.
Orders have bees given by the King, to dig up the
mortal remains of the Dauphin, Son of Louis XVI.
which were deposited in the cemetery of Sainte Mar-
guerite Faubourg St. Antoine. It is hoped that the
researches will not be fruitless, and that these precious
remains will be buried with those of his August
Parents.

A great personage, who had most reason to com-
plain of the conduct of General Debelle, and of his
conduct in the South, was the first to intercede with
his Majesty for the Royal clemency, and the King
has accordingly commuted his punishment intu ten
years imprisonmem.