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on that subject bad disappointed the expectations of the Black
population, and might have been productive of fatal consequences.
He wi.hed his Majesty's Ministers would say what they intended to
do with the West India Proprietors. Government had no accu-
rate information respecting the Colonies. It was time to tell per-
sons concerned in West India property what they had to expect.
They were not to be told their ploperty was bottomed in crime.
If compensation was given, it must be carried into effect upon a
liberal scale.
Mr. Secretary IIUSKISSON, in explanation, said he
could not state the reasons which induced his Majesty
not to suffer the law to which the Hon. Member tad
aI. tided to pass. There was no disguise as to the course
Government would pursue. Their intention was to
state the ground on which the Government considered
the Legislature of Jamaica wrong, and to advise them
to adopt a course which would le.id to their advantage.
Mr. SYKES said th4t the slave population in the
West Indies had decreased two and a half per cent. the
decrease was occasioned by over-working the negroes
on sugar plantations. The Right Hon. Gentleman, as
it appeared to him, lost himself in his own mazes,—
Market prices might rise and fall, but the Negro, after
all, would be the sufferer. He asked, should that be
allowed ? He denied it altogether. The Hon. Member
cited the authority of Sir Stamford Raffles to prove his
position, that free labour might be as profitably exer-
cised in the West Indies as in other places.
Mr. WILMOT-HORTON said, his argument was
completely mistaken. He wished the Orders in Council
to be modified, because there was found to be an abso-
lute necessity for so doing.
An Honourable Mazes deprecated that the interests
of the West India property and Planters had been so much mis-
represented by the talented men in this country. Let the people of
Ireland be relieved, let the poverty of that country be mitigated ;
and then he would meet the House upon the West India Colonies.
The people of Ireland were neglected and degraded; not so the
Negroes in the West Indies. Do justice to Ireland first, and then
look to the West India Proprietors. He had parishes in Yorkshire
and other places—he had property in the ,West Indies, and he
thought he had a right to address himself to the House upon the
subject more immediately under that consideration. He wished
to see justice done, and then look to after consequences.--(Cries of
Question.)—The Motion was then agreed to.
Mr. PEEL moved for leave to bring in a Bill to hold Sessions
In Westminster at earlier periods than those now by law established.
—Leave given.
The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the
House Adjourned at Ors o'Ctoces

THE EVENING STAR.

LON DON.

FRIDAY, MARCH 7,

STOCK EXCHANGK, TWF,LVE O'CLOCK.

Consols, which left of yesterday at 841 for the Account, opened
this morning at the same price; after which they got buyers at 84k,
and may at present be quoted at 84i sellers, with little doing.
In the Foreign market the prices are nominal.
CITY, HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK.
Consuls may be quoted at present at 84A to A for the Account.

. .
I'ItICE OF STOCKS AT FOUR O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock Shut India Stuck
3 per Cent. Red. Shut Ditto Bonds 90 91
3 per Ct. Cons. 844 44 South Sea Stock
34 per Cent. Shut Old Annuities
34 per Cent. Red. Shut £lOOO EscLeg. Hills 60 61 .59
4 per Ct. New 100! ig i § tesoo Ditto 60 61 59
4 per Cent. Scrip £lOO and £2OO Ditto 60 61 59
4 per Cent. 1826, Shut India fOr Acct. 246
Long Ann. Shut. - Consols fur Acct. 114 i i 4 i

FORF.IGN FUNDS. TWO O'CLOCK.
Brazilian lkis. 5p Ct. • Met. 11d5,1825, 6p Ct 35 4}
Do. Act. 631 Do. Acc.3sj 41
t I,usintri.,to Ik,niis, 6 per Ct. Peru,. lids. 6 p C. 24
Do. Bonds,l 824,551 } Russ. Bib. 1222, S per Ct. 901
Do Acct 251 1 1 Do Acct. 901 i
Guatintala BEN 6 pr Ct 35 Spanish Bds .5p Ct 10
Do Acct 34 Do 510, 101
BRITISII AND FOREIGN SHARKS, TWO O'CLOCK.

ntazilim
Colombian
Gtneral i%lioing Asso.

111111111. M. ram.
35 20 69
100 221 19 113/1
50 5 15*

In the House of Lords last night, no business of im•
portance occurred. In the Commons, after several other Petitions
had been presented, Sir Fresno/a Hemmer rose and presented the
general Petition of the Roman Catholics. The Hon. Baronet said
he would bring the prayer of the Petition before the House on the
20th of Apail. Lord ALTHORT introduced the Bill for the Regis-
tration of Freeholders, which was read a first time. Sir U.
PARNIVt introduced his motion for a copy of the Treaty of Lime."
rick, which was agreed to. Mr. Kinnesov moved for kave to in-
troduce a Bill to aker and amend the Laws of Entail in Scotland,
which was granted. _ _ _

Mr. W'ILM• T-HORTON brought forward his promised
Motion, for the production of the minutes of Evidence relative to
the Manumission of Slaves in certain Colonies. Mr. Ilusiassoti
and several other Members spoke to the question, which was
agretid to without a division.
Sr MATTHEW WHITE RIDLEY ♦ery properly called
attention to the enormous and unnecessary expenses annually in-
curred in priming the Papers and Returns of all sorts moved for
by certain Members of the House. Most of these Papers afford
no necessary information either to the House or to the public.
and many of them are never read by any our, either in or out of
Parliament.

We are without any arrivals of French Papers or
official information from the opposite coast, owing to
the cont•rruance of strong contrary winds.

We received this morning Lisbon Papers to the 24th
ult. They give no news of general interest. The
Gazette of the 16th contains an order from the Punt-
cess ittoeux to the Minister at War, for the confine-
ment and immediate trial of ten Officers commanding
the Guards at the Palace of the Peers. for neglecting
their duty, by permitting two witnesses who were at-
tend;ng to give evidence on the trial of the four Peers
to be insulted by the populace.
That of the 18th contains, in the official part, some
more documents relative to the same subject—viz.
a letter from the Secretary of the Chamber of Peers to
11:e Secretary of State " XAVIER," stating that the
Charobcr of P,ers had received a petition from the
witnesses alluded to, describing the treatment tl,ey had
received from tEe mob. The Marquis afterwards com-
plains of the conduct of the troops, and represents the
reces,ity of ii flicting prompt punishment on the au-
thors and accessaties of such scandalous excesses.
The Gazette of the 19th contains some further cor-
respondence between the Marquis de TAnCcia, Secretary
to the Chamber of Peers; Senhor Joss FRIERS DE
ANDRADE, Minister of Justice; and Senhor CANDIDO
Jor II XAVIER.

1n the Sitting of the Chamber of Peers on the 14th,
it was resolved t,) refer the petitions on the above sub•.
jrct to 'he Esetutive Power.

Haltid: l'.ipers to the 10AI Ftb. and St. John's to the
lit Feb. have been seccived At the Notth and South