Star.
London, England, 1829-05-29 00:00:00

FRENCH PAPERS.

TIIE 2.11413A1311R DtiS CHAIIIBRES, MAT 26:
• FLORENCE, Mar 7.
The Greeks have recovered • the greater part of the
new territory intended for them. The towns of Salons,
Vonitsa, Livadia, the passage ot the The, mopylle. and.
the castle of Lepanto, are in their possession, and al-
most the whole country between Arta and Vulo is cc-
copied by them. The troops have conducted them.-
selves with order and discipline, and no act of cruelty
has been committed on the Turkish prisoners. The
capitulations have been faithfully kept, and the wounded
Turks have been attended by Greek surgeons.
These last events will have most important.influence
on the . future destiny of Greece. As th it . country is
going to enter into the great European family, it was
. necessity that it should acquire a little esteem, and that
the interest in its favour, 'which had abated, should be
revised. Military success, and proofs ot unanimity in
the inhabitants, could not occur at• a mote -seasonable

moment.
General Maisel) has officially announced to the Pre-
sident that the King of France had given orders to leave
SAVO men in Greece. This is an immense benefit, and
France has nobly accomplished the work of humanity.
s The prolongation of the stay of the French troopsy/ill
tistilitate the internal organization.
The President is highly satisfied. Order and• regu-
larity are introduced in the several branches' of the
• Administration. The chief Officers yield to the regula-
. tlonsof the Government. Harmony revives, and Greece
is rapidly recovering. The departure of the French
would have overthrown all these hopir. Count Capo
Aflststa was at Napoli on the 29th of March. He ez6
-amines every thing himself. During the 'last three
veekelle has been visiting those parts of Greece which
havesuffered the most, and is going to continue his
tour to the town of Menenia; He writes—" The affairs.
of this country are now going on as well as possible,
and, with the blessing of GOD, they . will soon go on
better. The national Congress will assemble at the end
of the month."

kThe remainder of this letter states the improved ap-
, pearance of the country since the cultivation has been
resumed ; and concludes with a hope that the one hun.
• dred thousand Christians in the island of Candia, who
• have, escaped themassacre of their brethren, will make
pari of the new state.)
, 71011 THE GAZITTC-DI PRANCE, MAT 27.
PARIS, M*r $6.
The reigning Duke of Oldenburgh, who was at Wis:
• baden for the benefit of the waters, died there suddeply
in the night of the 20th of an apoplectic stroke.
The Moniker of to-day contains a Royal ordinance,
permitting Heir Admiral Jacob, Maritime Prefect at
Toulon, to retire on account of ill health, and appoint-,
in&Admiral de Rigny to succeed him. His Majesty
has conferred on Admiral Jacob the title of Count ; and
as the services of M. de Rigny are still necessary •in the
Leval, the functions of Maritime Prefect will be _per-
-W*o9lg the present by the itajori•General.

The Earl of DARNLEY presented a Petition from
the Royal College of Sorgeons, London, praying to be
heard by Counsel against the-Bill for the regulation of
the Schools of Anatomy. in doing which, the Noble
Earl said he would merely add, that the learned body
from whom the petition came were fully agreed with
himself as to the principle of the Biltbeing a good one.
They were opposed-to it as it now ;tool, conceiving
that ip its present state it would be detrimental rather
'than beneficial is its effects. He was rather willing for
the present to avoid-any discussion-ol the subject, con•
sidering how the public mind had been eicited by it ;
but he agreed perfectly with the petitioners that there
were many clauses in the Bill most objectionable, and
be hoped their Lordships would grant the petitioner,
prayer, which was, to be heard by Counsel against those
clauses. Atter the petition, at the -Noble Earl's desire,
had been read at length, in moving that it tie Upon their
Lordships table he expressed his regretthat sNobleLorcl
who had a few evenings ago, expressed his. intiotion of,
'Opposing the objectionable clauses was not Present. He
agreed with that Noble Lord in thinking that their Lord.
ships were premature in bringing foward the Bill at this
time. He should avoid saying any thing more on the
subject but merely to suggest the prOpriety of with-
drawing it for the present Session.
The Eatl of MALMESBURY hoped the suggestion
of his Noble Friend would be'attended to. It was one
on which he perfectly agreed with him.— 'He felt coo-.
6dent that the Bill would never pass in itt present states
for as it then stood he looked. upon it as revolting to
.
humanity, and inconsistent with justice. Surely it would,
be far better to withdraw it altogether for the present,
Session,'atul se be able to-come forward better prepared,.
after havinganell considered the -subject; "to legislate
upon so imposes* a measure. There was one very ex-
traordinary feature in the Bill, which -be thought wetl
not the least objectionable part. It was, that it did one
'apply to Ireland. He did not know if there was a'
country that required more torgical aid than that; for,,
if he were to believe what be had -frequently heink
Noble Lords say, there was no country in the woeldik
which there were so many heads broken as in Irelood.
He should, therefore, once more express a hope that tke
Bill would be withdrawn for the present Session. ,;
Lord HOLLAND thought it would lab much bettim,
for Nobe Lords to wait until the Bill was •reltuladi
committed rather than start their objectiqns to the Bill
yet. With respect to the clausca in the Bill to which,
the Noble Earl objected, surely it would be much better
to defer their objections upon so grave and' a
subject until the question was fairly brought before the
House. He saw no derivable advantage from the Bill
being withdrawn for this Session. .
The Earl Of MALMESBURY eaPressed his desire
.that they should avoid all discussion sillitever utsop
the Bill at present; if, hifwever, the Silt *allhought
on for a second reading thershould be obliged to dis
cuss it. •
The Earl of LAUDERDALE thoughtthe law as it
at present stood, by which it was illegal for 'surgeons
o.
to have dead bodies in•their possession, tendered 'it Lbw
,whitely necessary-to take up the subject without soy
delay. Weis Noble Lords could. declare. that there.
was no benefit to be derived from the study of anatomy
'in this country he did not know what objection:they
could hale to the BM. . s•
The Earl of DARNLEY' again declared,tittle Part
of the petitioners and himself, that they had no-objec•
lion to the principle of the Ziff; he knew it was to pr
'Mote the Itudf of anatomy; Silt all he 'should stateat
pie•ear twat, that, as the Bill now stood;it was not
likely to produce that effect.; add this was 'the teases
why he wished the measure to be. postponed's:nil the
next Session of Parliament. • .1
Lord HOLLAND begged Noble Lords to consider
-the present state of the law with reference* to the sub'
ject before they persisted' in their desire 'Co lbt'it *COD.%
.tists, in that state for one year longer. ' • *
Lord CALTHOR tail he had no visbe or caning
their Lordships attention tothe Bill, to press iethtqnsb
during the present Session.
toed WHARNCLIPPE, in reference' to the notice
be. had given-a few. nights before' for -the'alterat ion of
(*Lai the Standing Orders -ache- House, moved that
in future no. Bill for theextension o; alteration of an,
'semi be brought.before Parliament until-e draft of the
pill 'be submitted to the proPrietors and a meeting of
the 'several parties • interested convened, wren days'
optice of which should be given through the medium
of the public papers, and ;not-unless three-fifths of 'the
proprietors are in favour of the measure . .
Lord REDESDALE would like also to see a Stand.
ing Order imposing on parties applying for a B 11 to
make a Canal or a Rail-road, an obligation 'to submit
are accurate estimate ofAbe-expense. He approved of
Lord Wharpcliffe's motion.

The Marquis of LONDONDERRY supported the'
moticn, and regretted that it had not been. brought
for Ward at the commencement of the Session.
The Resolutions were tharagrood to, and Were tordetsa -to be
reconsidered on Monday next. •
•
Adjourned till Monday.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
PARLIAMInitAkT AOISTL
Mr. DKNISON moved .tbe -third reading Retbetkitbe
Poor 13111.
Mr. LITTLETON observed, that'll. shoild ?ppote.
this-Bill upon principle,-but that he found 'his *opposi-
tion was not likely to be supported by many Members
of that Hooso,4be more especially as some -ef•she ob—
jections to the details of the Bill were now to be-got-rid
of by a clause that was to be proposed by way of rider.
It did seem to him, however, that the prinCiple °falter-
ing the statute law-ot the land by local Acts and 'private
Bills was one that ought not to be-encouraged; afid be
stated this objection as one which he should always
maintain. 'Having said thus much on the Bill, he would
merely-add u-few'westils 'Cu a matter;' poi. only per-
sonal•to himself but to other Meitibris of" Pidliiiabot:
The :.Gentleman- who was roiessidasUr interested

The SP4AK that,' -• before he put the
don, he •wasisesaiPasiedthat ihr•Hou4, whether feeling
.asstrongirrusite'did dr not, would consider he was jus.
Aydin mating some observations oiewhat hid fallen
fi, the. Henourable Membei for Staffordshire. Whe-
Oer.the Howse felt as strongly as he did•or nor, he did
tot know ; burhe thought-there could be no doubt as
as their arriving at the conClUsion, that what had taken
plan was, on the part •of the individual referred to.
most siecidedlylinsproper. " Hi must- say that, in' the
course of his experience, he had observed from time td
time, with great, regret, the conduct 1 up.ued on the'
part, of ,these ParJianientary agents. The House must
know,fthat however.seally these persons might be con',
cernod with matters passing through that House, they
were not even for the.time to be considered •as officers
of the House; and consequently were not within the
—reach either of the House or of the Speaker, or in the
way of .that pun sbment which • could be inflicted for
miscooduct on the officers of the tinu,e. Under these
~.circoustances, st was for the House to consider whe-
ther iome means ought not to be adopted to bring them
whims the cornrow/ of the Hou-e, without having re-
cent.* to the dernier resort of c.ttling them to the bar,
'and risking on them that puni.shment which might be
inflicted for a breach of privilege.
13illwas -read a third time, and a Clime was then proposed
. warefAtider. •

W. LITTLETON wished only to observe,-that his
objections io the .principle of the Bill were not removed'
,onnecount•ot this clause, -which affected only its'dee
Thisiwas 'a private Act; which went to create an
alteration, of the general Statute Law in a particular-
distiitt, and such an alteration, in i*.qpjrktpoipught
4of to be'made. He would, noi,tioteurver, press an op-
posit-ten-4.41th he found: *would he • uselesit..but• with
. .
'Mord' himself Must spy, thahlaad be, as he .had
Wien •acce-sed Of doing,
not
frorn.pri-
'vale iie*S, he should no:it'll:cite .been the ppponent of a
Vlilt.lotitilled on' he same princiPle:4 the present, with
regard- to the town of Birviugham. ...That Bill, like
the present,..went to make a partistalar.alteration7in this
general law, and he lead opposed it on That account, and•
his opposition had thenbeen successful, although, had
lie consulted only his own inmate,- he ought to have
been a supporter -of the•Bilh•- i• • • •
Mt. DENISON • acknotvledgest.the imiropriety of
the letters referred to by the • Hon; Member, but en.
,deavoured to palliate the-conduct the• writer, whom
be described as a most honourable Man.
M. r. D.W. HARVEY said, it was- true the House
haiincs power of control/Hang those whiracted asTarlia-
mentarragents; and froM the present system of passing
Bills theoughi the House theie was no check whatever
'4it the'condost of those. persons.. The mode •that he
ilsoild propose was, that unperson should 'be permitted
to act as a Parliamentary agent but a.Soliiitor. Now
it eras clear, that in tin cases out of
.three.,the agents
were really, though not avowedly, officers of that House.
..lt was'but the-other day that a Gentleman, who had
been engaged in passing' a Private Bill through that
House,• had paid the sum of, 1951. to one of these
Gentlemen fat doing nothing,' but who might have
contrived •st number of obstructions • which would
,have materially delayed the Bill, and would have ten-
sieredits-peOiog timing!). the House saheb more expen-
*sift. Now, it would be. difficult -to thew persons
to account, because, by a.StandingOeder•of•the House,
they were prohibited hem being ParliaMentareligents,
and Parliamentary agents they did not profess to be,
but' heir interference was not the less real>because it
was unacknowledged. The only way that he saw of
.
avoiding. the difficulty ••was, to declare that none but
,professional men of character should • be permitted to
ipterfere in these matters.
TheSPEAKER reqtrested, that it the person
ri-
(erred so was en officer•of that House, the Honourable
Member would give his name, and care should be takin
'ea-prevent biriaOffending againin the sime manner!
• 'ler. HARVEY declined giving the name, and re
reted the difficulty the House nould, be in on account.
of their own Standing-Order, which they might find to'
be obeyed in the letter, though it 'was violated in-spirit.
The SPEAKER could not,...then uncletitemi What'
menace there. was between .bim and. the Honourable
idesiberpfor•he,had statecratfust. sham •the.offeodet
in this eiie was Dot an officer of the flowaciliestrwas

Mr. ROBINSON observed, that he feared the dis-
tress now existing in the country was not temporary,
and he urged the attention rif his Majesty's Ministers to
the subject.-
Sir C. BURRELL thought that the theory of free
trade was at the bottom of the distress now felt through-
out the country. In confirmation of this he. might
mention, that in the course of the year 1827, 1/5 *hips
laden with foreign corn had entered the ;rill of Hull ;
and, out of these, only pine were British shipi. The
rest were foreign ships, were manned with foreign sai-
lor,, and the returns they received for their importa-
tions consisted of money, and not of manufactures; so
that he codld not see haw the free trade system could
benefit this country. It'was evident foreign nations did
not agree with-us in adopting the free trade system,
and we ought to retrace our steps.
Mr. SYKES said,' that the statement of the Hon.
Baronet called on him to make one or. two observations.
What he had referred to in the year 1827, was cer-
tainly true; but if he meant to say, that the trade in
foreign bottoms to Hull had increased in a greater pro-
portion 'thaw that in British bottoms, he was entirely
mistaken. - It would have been easy, from the returns
'from that port, to show the reverse. He could not agree
with the outcry agairst the principles of 'free trade,
which, in his opinion, had not yet been-acted on. The
principle of free trade was, to let all men buy at the
cheapest, and sell at the dearest market they could find ;
but that principle was 'not in operation in our trading
system. The only approximation to hover, that abso-
lute prohibitions had been changed into admission on
duties-whieh were so heavuts almost to amount to
prohibition.—The petition was then read and laid upon
the table. •
Mr. HARVEY said, that he'had moved-for an ab-
stract for certain !Stools made to the House, on the
18th'of February last, which had been ordered. The
order, however, not having been complied with, on the
grounds, as he' understood, of the expense, he would
,nowmove that the order be withdrawn, and the returns
printed.'
-The CHANCELLOR. Of the EXCHEQUER said,
that the reason the order had not been complied with
was, that there was no officer whose duty it was to
make the abstract which the Hon. Member had applied
for. The great inconvenience was, that the returns
moved for were scovoloinfnous. '
The motion 'Was then agreed to. •
Lord PAULETT presented a Pr titian tom the
artisans of Darlington, in the county of Durham, p:ay-
ing for se tax on power-looms. Also a Petition from
the Same place, praying for a repeal of the• Corn Laws.
sir PHILLIPS presented. a Petition from a Ribbon
W f Coventry, complaining of some regulations regarding
the trade
• DISTIMSED MANUFACTURERS.
Mr. E. DAVENPORT •ealted the particular atten.
don Of the•Houie, rigida Miniver', to a petition with
which he hail been entrusted ; first, because the prayer
related to an Act no* in a course of revision ; and nest,
the neighbourhood from whence it came was in such a
itate, that the slightest circumstance would produce a
conflagration, the consequences of which. no man could
toretel. • 'The petitioners' had been employed in the cot-
ton factory et Mr. Mocfic,i‘or Stockport, and they had
bten summoned
_upon ari'lfliSrmation against their
mister for' overwor king the chiffren in his employ.—
Only two of then) were examined, but
.41' were dis.
carded' bfMr. Moore, and not only turned out of their
'emPloyment, but out'd their tenements.' 'The Act of
6th Geo. IV. inflicted an imprisonment Of two months
upOn 'Any person who refused to attend a summons, so
that these unfbrtunate petitioners had Only a choice of
evils—either to disobey the' law 'and suffer the punish-
ment, or to be thrown out of 'work. The grievance
doei not end here (continued the Honourable Member),
the master manufacturers Of Rochfort have organised
so complete, I Will Fall it a conspiracy, against their
workmen, that any altisan who offends one is pro-
scribed:by thiothers. -The House may be curious to
bear something of the mill/tot the late torn-out in Str.clt•
port.,and some of the factsare mentioned in the petition.
Daring the last five months about 8,000 workmen have
turned nut, and I beg to remerttliat the 'merits of the
turn-out at Stockport are very different from the de-
-or rots of the turn-out in SpitAltieicls., The conduct of
.the Stockport artisans has been most peaceable, while
that of the Spitalfields weavers was most violent... In
this respect the conduct of the one body is contra=dis-
tinguithed from that of the other. The Stockport Men
also turned out in consequence• of an unjustifiable de-
pression• of prices, while the Spitalfields men could jus-
tify their proceedings on no such ground. The history
of the turn-out at Stockport is this: In January last 20
of the principal manufacturers, who were then tieing
prices 25 per Lent. below those paid at Manchester and
eliewhere, combined to make a still further reduction
of 14 per cent. • This reduction the men thought. they
were justified in .resisting, and for this plain season—
,that bad they agreed to.it, the,maoufacturers might in
the next week hatee,insisted.wpon whoring their men
down still further. They, therefore, thought that their
best etharstmwas to strike, and those who struck base
beehlittpacitted by their fellow-workmen ever-since. I
„faelpve, that peace would 144,c:been restored. but .for a
!cry nareasonable .
_proceeding on tlie• part of the -mas-
ters they put firth what ther.eatte,d. an agreement; to
which ,they required that all -in . their employment
shopld subsctibe„,44otee,ccopy of this document in
my hand, and I pronounce it one of the moo Unreason-
able and tyrannical productions that ever was publiat-

ed. It commands the artificers to obey not only all
the regulations which are, bet which may be twoeted IY
the masters; and it inflicts the penalty of a fortnight s
wages for any breach of these laws, written and unwrit-
ten. Looking at the condition of the neighboothood of
'Stockport—at the ruin and starvation to which the
'...'operatives as exposed—it is very important that Go-
vernment should discourage such a system of oppres-
sloe. 1 know that it is very unwelcome to Ministers
. • for may Member to say a syllable about distress in this
place. 1; am quite aware of that, and lam aware too
that we are now in the fourth moath of the Session,
and that scarcely an allusion has been made to the de-
phiable condition of the manufacturing districts. From
an intimation given last Dien on the appointment
of a Committee, that it should confine its attention to
one point on account of the lateness of the Session, I
am led to suppose that this House is to be dismissed
without any investigation upon the subject of distress.
In a few days we shall be sent back to our COPti•
bunts in total ignorance of what it most imports us
to know—viz. what excuse Government had to make
for bringing the country into this situation, and by
whit means they propose to extricate it from that con.
dition. This last is a point even of more importance than
the first, and I should be glad to ask any. Hon. Gentle-,
man what sort of figure be and the 668 Members who
represent, or, as some say, misrepresent, the inhabitants
of this kingdom, are likely town when they arrive again
*moos their starving coastiteents,' and Are asked by
them, under the pangs of starvation, in what way they
are to be relieved, and what has born done by the Ugh-
latent ? The only answer they cal give is--" we have
passed so many Turnpike Bills--we have settled, at last,
on which side some of us ore to sit ; but whether you
are to feed or to starve, to live or to die, is a matter
that never came under our consideration." A motion,
of which an Honourable Baronet (Sir R. Vyvyan) gave
notice, and which was to have been discussed a few
days ago, has shared the fate of many others of the
same kind. When a motion on the State of the
Nation was to be made by the Hosoefable Member
for Essex some years ago, there was no House. In
1827, when I followed his example, there was no
House ; and lastly, in 1829, when the whole condi.
tion of the country was to be considered, there was no
. House; forty Members could not be prevailed upon to
attend to examine into the state of the manufacturing
districts, and to endeavour to find some means of re-
lieving ruined manufacturers and emaciated operatives.
I have heard of the machinery set to work to prevent
the formation of a House on the last occasion, and 1
hope that the Hon. Baronet will not allow it to prevail,,
bet will defeat the mancovre by king another day for
his motion oo the State of the Nation, that we may have
the satisfaction of saying, that at least before we wpm.-
aced we had the race to take the prevailing distresses
into consideration.:—The petition was then brought up
and teed.
Sit G. PHILLIPS bad very little doubt that the ap-
pearance of the case just presented would be much
altered if the facts on the other side were also heard.
The Hon. Member seemed to think that there was some-
thing peculiar in the sale of labour. That e man might
sell labour at as dear a rate ash, liked, bet that a master
might not buy labour at as cheap a rate as he could.
The rights of both were equal—the one to sell and the
other to buy'; and as to combinations, he thought be had
had a little more experience regarding them than the Hen.
Gent. He was perfectly convinced of the truth of the posi-
tion he laid down on 4. former night, that combinations
and mins-out were not in proportion to the lowness,
but to the highness of wages.• What might be the
wages given at Stockport he did not pretend to know;
bon he held in his hand a letter he had this morning
received (tom Manchester from s most respectable in-
divides!, a member of a Committee for fixing the wages
of spinners there and from his statement, it appeared
that on an average of the work that might be done by
a workman, that on some sorts of goods they might
earn from 255. to 30+.. a Week; on others, fioin SOs. to

40s. a week ; and on the finest sorts, from 40s. to 60s.
a week. Yet thousands had tufted out in Manchester
who were able to earn these wages. Another.flict de-
served notice—that during the last five years, the ope-
rative spinners of Manchester base paid 20,0001. and
bad allowed to about SOO members, who combined ,
from gs. to Bs. o week each.
Mr. Alderman WAITHMAN protested against the
introduction and reading of letters, however respectable
the quarters from which they came, as they cotild afford
no evidence upon which the House ought to act. He
did not deny that the masters, as well as the workmen,
were in many cases equally distressed, lot maintained
that it was as great a hardship for a labourer to be'
reduced from thirty shillings a week to twenty sltas
lings a week, *as for a tientlenna to .be reduced flab
3,0001. a year to 2.oool.:alear. He lamented that
the operatives at StooltfOrt had turned out, and be was
sure that they sioulirrepent it, and find that they had
been mistaken and riii;guided. He particularly pressed
upon the Hoise the present suffering condition of the
traders and shopkeepers.in many parts of the kingdom,
who, basing 'laid in stocks of goods at a dear rate to,
relieve the manufacturers, had now only to survey the
large quantity left, on hand, which they were unable to
sell even at a great reduction. He contended further,
that it was much cheaper and much better to pay eight
million in wages than in poor rates ; and, according to
the opinion of many, onahalf or three-fourths of a in.
booting man's wages came to the Exchequer. This was
an evil that required to be probed to the bottom.
Mr. E. DAVENPORT said that the Petition referred
to the state of wages in Stockport, and not in Mao-
cluster, to which the Hop. Baronet had applied his re-
marks and his letter. It was albwed by the Petitioners
that in Manchester ,inges were twenty-five per cent.
higher than in Stextport, and the letter spoke only of
the spinners, ette did not constitute more than one-
tenth of the whole mass that had turned out. The
operatives of Stockport had not turned out fir a rise
of wages, but because the meters wished to reduce
them tbirty-aine per cent. info, the price paid for the
_ same goods elseebere.
Sir G. PHILLIPS added, that the question was
merely whether the'manufaetorers were authorised to
get workmen at the cheapest rate?—Ord. to be printed.
Mr. R. GORDON thought this a convenient oppor-
tunity to ask for some inforniation relative to a Bill
which had been introduced to confirm the purchase of
the Duke of Atholl's property for 400,0001. The Bill
• stood for Monday last, but had been allowed to drop
-without spy esphsaation; and what be bad now to ask
was, whether it was inteudeato king in the Bill in any
other form ?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHKIIER said
it was not the intention of his Majesty's Governtiostto
press the Bill this Session. An Hon. Member at the
opposite side of the House had tweed for some doe*
meats on the subject, and it was not considered advisa-
ble to proceed' ith the Bill until the returns moved for'
weewlaid ea the table.—The Abbas vim ardent to
be printed.

CLAIMS ON TIN PRISCO 00112:11NRIT.
Mr. BERNAL said be bed a Petitiont&preimst fro=
a Mr. rewlend, who had some claims on the French
Government; bet, ia cossequence of th, usaty entered
into between this country and France, s tun was placed,
in the bands of the English GovernMeotfor liquidating
the claims of British subjects. There ms an unappro-
priated surplus of 290,00 W. still renzainitg in the hands
of our Government, and the Right H00...he Chancellor
of the Exchequer stood in the relation if a trustee to
the parties whose claims were nesatisfid. The peti-
tioner claimed about 1,0001. on the grand of interest,
and the circumstances of his case was somewhat 6-
miler to those stated in the cam of Mr. Niko!, which
had been brought sometime since Before the House.—
One or more of the Commissioners appcnted to inves-
tigate the claims stated, that whilst the litigation was
going on, the claimants would receive five per cent.
interest on the sums due to them; hut when the set-
tling day came, they were arbitrarily inforued that they
were only to receive three per met Acing on the de.
claration of the Commissioners, the potties were pre-
vested from appealing to the Privy Caned, as Mr.
Newland made affidavit be otherwise world have doom.
The declaration of the Commissioners vas proved by

several affidavits; but, setting this dechustio-n aside, he
contended that the parties were equitmly entitled to
the NM legal interest for their debts, ass surplus still
remained undisposed of in the bands of Government.—
The strict rules of the Law Courts should not be allowed
to interfere in cases of this kind. when Lk national faith
and honour were concerned—(Hear). In conclusion, be
put it to his Majesty's Government whether there could
be any objection to the appointment et a new Commis-
sion, and the investigation and adjustment of all the
outstanding claims
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said
that his Majesty's Government was disposed to act justly
and equitably towards all the claimants, but that'll was
not disposed to act on the opinions which individuals
formed on their own cities. As to the taw of MciNew'
land, there was really less ground for complaint in it
than in any other case which had been broogla for.
ward. It was similar to the case of Mr. Simms, only
that it was said Mr. *taco: derived his information
from the Commissioner himself, and Mr. Newland rest
ceived his information from Mr. Simcos. It was stated
that Mr. Newland had been prevented from appealing ;
but the fact was, that Mr. Newland had appealed to the
Privy Council, and the Privy Council reported that the
judgment of the Commissioners ought to be affirmed.
The fund now in the band of Government was eenainly
available to those claims to • kb justice bad not beim
already done. The fact was, however, that no wan
was any thing like a classification of claims eitclo4
than a number of new claims were brought torrsaid,
wbicb rendered it extremely difficult to come to a set-
tlement. The sum remaining unappropriated was
250,000 i. and the unsatisfied claims amounted to a
million and a half. It was only yesterday be learned
that theist was a new batch of claimants. Many o. the
claimants tad not come forward until the period al.
lowed for the investigation bad gone by, and the int
that there was a surplus remaining did not of itself sm
title such claims to consideration. For his own part be
was extremely anxious that the matter should be bravest
to a close, if it were only to pierent particular caws
from becoming constantly a subject of discussion.

Mr. LITTLETON said he was satisfied that these
cases would be constantly brought before the House
until some decided step was taken by his Majesty's Mt-
ousters to put an end to those discussions by the appro.
I priation of the surplus, fund to the liquidation of the
unsatisfied claims. It was true that Mr. Newland had
appealed, but it was on the ground et principal, and not
on the ground of interest, he appealed ; and the fact
appeared to be, that he was prepared. to appeal us the
ground of interest until the declaration of the Oteltelitm
stoners was communicated to him.
Sr T. ACLAND odd a few 'words as the same aide.

After a coavenntioo M whkh Sir T. Acura., Mr. Roam Mr.
R. GRAWI', Dr. PINLLIIIN)114 Mr. Balms, and the Cnauessa.os of
the &CISME* took pan, the petition was ordered to lie on the
table.
Mr. COURTRNAT awned for Returns showing the gawky
of iron imponed and esported in the years I sts—ss—rt and sli.—
Ordtred.

Mr. HUMS asked what had become of the Report of tie Cow
saiedenere who bad been sent to Sierra Leone sad tbe Mawitios ?
r.• The' CH A NCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, in tit* Amoco
of the Under Secretary for the Colonies, professed himself enable
to gee the required kderntation.
Mr. HOME, in presenting a Petition from Stockport
against.the monopoly enjoyed by the landowners, took
occation to repeat his asbertions on the subject of the
mi.chielarising from a system which enabled the land-
owner to get double price for his grain, and at the same
time benefited all other countries at the expense of their
own. He complained that the House was about to
separate without applying any remedy to these evils,
and expressed as opinion that the Members of that
Hesse seemed to abandon all feelings of humanity the
moment they meted its walls.
After a few words from Mr. Memos to the same erect, the Pe..
*ion wee laid as the table.

Alderman W A ITH MAN presented a Petition from Robin
Eyre, Req. tithe Nymph slam if war, praying the Hones to take
his case into conaideradea. Tii• Worthy Aidernsan said that the
cause or complaint occurred ler/al.—Ordered to be printed.
Mr. OT WAY CAVE presented Petitions from Armada. and
four other Townships is Ireland, against the Subletting Act; and
• Petition front Peer, in Westmeath, at the subject of the Peer
Laws. ' The Hem Gent/man observed that these Petitions were
etiginally entrusted to the Member fee Clare (Mr. (YCielinell); and
betook occasion to condemn the excludes of that Gentleman as no
act calculated to disgrace the House and the country.
Mr. R. GRANT presented a Petition from Thomas Plsibbs, of
Dennansurry, praying compensation foe Mean Incurred by the
Cadiscating Acts of the French (lowermost in VMS and 1794.
Ordered to he tented..
Mr. G. DA WSON baying move fora copy of the Report of the
Commissioners appointed to inquire into t►e suede of keeping the
Public Amounts,

Sir HUMR asked If the Report proceeded from the three
Members of the Coaunissioo, became be ooderetoyd they were tat
agreed
Mr. DAWSON replied that it maths Report of the majority.
—Return ordered.

Mr. JOHN MAXIIVIILL, after stating the evils which arose
from t►e influx of Irish paupers into them parishes of Scathed
where there is a onenpulsoey meessonsot fee the poor, suggested, as
a remedy foe the evil, that powers should be granted to Imps.. a
heavies rate on the owners of small tenements who favoured their
introduction; and moved, therefore, for leave to bring bison to
alter and amend the Law of Assesemest for the relief of the Poor
in the Laedward Parishes of Scotland.

The LORD A DVOCATR baying premised to give the RUI Ms
be ceneideratiee.
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Mr. MAXWELL, in answer to a question from Capt.
Gordan, said, that the Bill was introduced merely to
rte the power.to rate. but not to be compulsory; sad
k was intended far dale parishes only where the balm of
peepers wee possess, mud the rates conspoisery.—.Lesve was than
stns.
The Home hmeiee gene into s Conunittee on the Customs Duties'
BUI. _

Mr. BRIGHT and Mr. P. THOMSON postponed their
respecdve modems ova the Tobacco sad Heap Duties until the•aezt
stage of the MR
The Bill then went through the Cauunitlee. the Report of which
`ma ordered to be received on Modal.
The Retort of the Lead Revenue BSI was brought up.
In *lower sp treeless pat to Lord Lowest's, the Noble Lord
oted this it was, sees to open a passage into St. Janice'.
Pink twit Ostkowpaiese ; and that dicers had been appointed to
Aateteastandße Worker et the Park for the mese et opprobroollog

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TM Report mos thee agreed to, owl the Bill Ins ordenitto be
read a ddrd time ea Mooday. •••• •.1
Th. Reports et the owristrCres; hur tivemegr pill a" lb.
Warehoused Sugar is were brought up. The Rayar,of tbe.arst
was agreed to. sod the all ordered to be read a third ties on 1
Mooday. The Report of the seeitil was ordered to be taken int. 1
further eatelderaties as Moods!... - ''

Punka 011 cu MEM
The CH ANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER having moved
that it be an Instruction to the Committee on the Exchequer IliUs
Bin to receive a clause of appropriation, the House resolved itself
into the Committee.
Ois the CHANCELLOR of the BECIIEQUIER moving the
rec of the clause of apropriation.
anUME observed that no Ilestion bed ever passed within
his recollection during which so little had bees done, netwithstand•
lag the greatdistress that prevailed throughout the mootry,although
he was saddled that =sea relief might be given. The •Eight Han.
Goodman bad found his task much more easy than his predeces-
sors. He had, however, only ewe request to make--that the Gl).
vernneint might not be led to commit itself in reference to the Dank
Manor, which would shortly expire. He regretted that the Rank
and the Government bad been heretofore so intimately acksakled ;
but he should be more sorry to think that the Government wield
tike as steps before the HMS met.
Mr. & RICE begged his HOC. Friend to recollect, that the at-
tention of the House during the Sendai had been almost engrossed
by the great question of Catholic Easancipaties.
Mr. BENSON dented the justice of the charge width the Hon.
Member for Aberdeen Mad made against the conduct of the House
In the present Session.
The Sept Dade. MO was reed a third time, and passed.
The Report of the Labourers' Wages UM was brought up, and
ordered to be sakes lot. farther consideration on that day three
months.
On the motion for the third mod* of theTailziaßegnlationBlll,
Captain GORDON moved, as as Amendoest, that the BM be
read a third dose that day three months.
With the cosiest of Mr. Karrear, the Motion was postponed
ro Monday next.
The other Orders of the has were then disposed of, and at Nam
'VC/Ace the House Adjourned to Monday.

THE 'EVENING STAR.

LON OON

FRIDAY. MAY so, Isi9
11. Rzosassh—Hausav AT TES BANK.
• FORkt6iP• oqi • Two ifeLoi
aII 71 Mash Itd.. s pet. 4151
DoAcessSt I $ 71 a Kn. H&j SeS, 6p (.% 20a
Millais Bawds, i per Ct. Vie Spanish lAb S p Ct. 9a j I
BRITISH AND FORBUSH SHARKS, TWO I/CLUCK.

Maki. Pall\
&salNan 35 20
Ditto National 11.5 5 76
Colombian 100 321 01
Potosi La Pas sit Perim. Mao. 15 5 9e. I Os.
United Yealeam 40 SO 106 11
Guardian Fire Au. 100 10 821
Provincial Bonk of Ireland 100 83 22

The present Session of Parliament is fast drawing to
a close. Last night Mr. DAWIIOII stated that on MOO
day neat the CRAIIegLLOR of the EICHEQUiIt wool I
=lre the visual Sessional Addresses; and it is theretuse
probable that the prorogation will take place about the
12th er 16th of June. With the exception of Sir luau
MAClNTOilleilSettolt relative to the affairs of Portugal,
there is nothing of interest or importance remaining for
discussion. If a sufficient number of Members attend,
it is likely that the affairs of Portugal will occupy the
House more than cue night; but even this question is
now divested of much of its Uneven. A strong feeling
against the Anatomy Bill was Last night manifested in
the House of Lords, and it is not likely to be passed,
this Session.
1

The new legal appointments are con6dently spoken
of as being settled. altboug' it is not intended that the
arrangements are to be carried into immediate effect.
Chief Janice Barr retires from the Common Pleas, be.
coming a Peer, by the title of Lord WINSIOND. and to
be Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords. Sir NICHO-
LAS TINDAL succeeds -'Chief Justice BUST in the Com-
mon Pleas; Sir JAMS/ ScanLarr is to be the new
Attorney-General ; and Mr. SHOD= is named as ow-
citor-General.There are various rumours connected with
these appointments. some of them not worth noticing.
It may be said. however, that Sir N. TINDAL is not
likely to take his seat in the Common Pleas till after
the prorogation of Parliament, there being yet some
business before the House in which his services may be
required. as well u some cases in his practice to be
previously disposal it To these, it is added,, that Sir
CHisaLas Wrrnanas.t. is to go to the Rolls in the next

vacancy. •

Private letters from lieland, as well as the neat
papers, state that the people are in a.state of excitement
on account of Mr. O'ComnaLes recent disappointment.
But all this will soon be over, for there is now little
doubt of their favourite being returned again for Clare.
Various Candidates, it is true, have been named—
among whom are Sir AUGUSTIN; FISSOLIALD, Mr.
VANDALIVI, Mr. FINUCAIII, a son Of Lord CONTNG•
▪ and Mika MACNAMARA ; but none of them. nor
has Mr. VaSST Pmffseeaus, yet addreised the Free.
holders. So late as the 24tb. with the exception of
Mr. O'Consitt.c. Clare was without a Candidate fqr its
representation. It appears that a was of £15,000 still
remains of the old rent ; and a Catholic Meeting was to
have beet, held about this time for the purpose of agree•
hag to thurippropriatiir of C 5.000 of it to defray the
expenses of Mr, O'Cosa re-election. In short) it
is generally believed that he ii certain of sucee.s. Mr.
RIMINI!) SHIIL has addressed the Freeholders of
Louth, there being a probability of a new election for
that county.

To benefit the crowded population of Ireland, we are
hippy to find that local Emigration -Societies are
forming, their object being to provide for the
emigration of as many of the people as possible, to
Canada. Sydney, Van Dieenen's Land, and the Swan
River. The friends of these Societies are laudably en-
deavouring to taise funds by voluntary subscription,
and by preaching charity sermons. Oa one of the last
occasions at Belfast, seventy pounds were collected, and
much more was expected to be done in this way during
the summer. We think that the Catholic Association
would do itself great honour, and very essentially serve
the country, by appropriating their surplus fonds to this
object. to the meantime, a modified system of Poor
Rates is spoken of, and will be, no doubt, necessary for
the maintenance of the miserable people.

While there are very favourable accounts from Liver•
pool, Manchester, and Glasgow, of an improvement in
trade, it is melancholy to contemplate tbekinfatuation of
the weavers in our immediate vicinity. Thl kiverpoot
Times distiactly informs or that the metcautilsistetetts,l

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there sad at Manchester, are in better spirits; mg teas
fidence being restored between master end man, thee
is a decided improvement. From Glasgow, we
that altboe4b tbere is no rise in prices, the posl4;4'
factories in toan and country are all very briskwc th,
moment, and that there is a demand for cloth. TN
weaving of silk is Clearly dranifesting symptom, of its.
provement ; the cotton works, with few exception% to
op full time; and in s•pme instances large clearances of,
yarn from the warehouses have recently taken piaci. is
is therefore with great concern we have to point oot,
the misguided weavers at Bethnal-greet) are proceedist
in their lawless career. They have just resisted the also
the law, in desperately wounding five .4ficers whowess
endeavouring to preserve peace, one of whom low hes
at the point of death. The whole of their aeighbes.
hood h a scene of riot and confusion, and the has. ,

and pioperty of many unoffending inhabitants are fag.
ing a sacrifice to their ungovernable fury. We nee&
regret that such things are—that the people hare thae
not only forfeited their character for patience and en.
durance, but have well nigh brought themselves to a
disgraceful end. We had hoped that the sympathies
t.f the public, manifested in liberal subscriptions, would
have had a better effect; and we trust that it is not yes
too late for them to redeem themselves &nibs" but,
of a moment to lose; and a meat's inflection meg'
satisfy them that no good is to be got by pursuing sprit
present course. Should they uninettinatelY think sod
Act otherwise, and become a lawless banditti, esinaiir
tegardless I f the lives and propertiei of their neighluon,
only one remedy is at hand—the strong arm of thelaw
must restrain them.

-71.7 Fir-, Twit Lye O'CLOce.
This being a holiday, the Royal &change will not be 'yew
until twelve o'clock ; the Bank is also closed, bat Ike Stock Ea.
change and Foreign markets remain open. Calash opened die
rimming at l for the Account, at which price they may be
qooted at present, with no business transacting.
In the Foreign market Basilian Stock is tither lower.
Our arrivals to-day are few, and most of theta old dares.
New Orleans Papers have been reeeiveo at the North sod South
American coffee-hoose to the 24th of April; but they us usia.
o:nrefog.
By the French mail this morning we have accounts from G.
braltu to this Oth of May, which state that the Apo.tolic party la
Spain have failed la a plan to gat possession of Ceuta, in whkik
plan there were to be employed above three thousand galley slaves;
but the project being discovered, the slaves have been maned,
and not suffered to work.
The Spanish gurd-de-costas have captured, at Cape TIM, a
pieta having an board coldrabsod goods to the vale. of tsar
hundred thousand francs.
CITY HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCIC.

The Coned market has irmained, up to the present time, at MI
for the Amount, alternately buyets and sawn, without a feature
in the market worth observation ; sad tar the abutting at Camels
to pay the dividend, they may be quoted at eni
lo the Foreign market the only apeetilatbro is is Brunie sea*
which has declined is the coarse of • the morning le per cent. and
they are now at 57.
DOVI.it. MAY 28.

His Majesty's Mail Packet, Salamander, Captain
Hout.von. arrived Ms day Um also : among the passeagos
were the Viscountess Hammon, the Prince and Princes de Loa
and sake, Mrs. and Miss Consams, Sir Joan and Hon. Minn
Swossuess, Mr. filename, Vie:aeons! of France, &C. be.
The person enumerated went to Wright's Ship Howl Fran"
there Mr. and Mrs. Town , Purest and fasaily. and Mr. sat
Mrs. Housuse sailed for the Continent.

COUJ

•
Yesterday his MAJUTT gave a grand dress dugar• .
parry, at Ms Palace in St. James's. The dMaer was Om kJ the
basquetdng room which was spkodidly fitted op for the ocemisis
The east cad of tie room was entirely covered with draped. 4 .
crimson silk, fluted horizontally and divided iota
mein as a back ground to the sideboarthwbith est Shatigis
width of the room. On a projection over the centre she althiteml. •
was the gold Mot taken from the vessel of the Admiral of Ochs
111111111 Ile-s' armada; under this fount was a imp, eerie/ &Oil
one bribe peasessioo of the Duke of Rnnom at &leak *idea
"Efamaiity. At one end was the celebeam Achilles MA
ll by Fireman, and at the other an Egypdme
to the God Aida, with the sacred Os bathe Will& „hos
front was a most superb piece of gold plate (the largest Is till einm
try,) ornamented with a large star encircled by the maser tbe
der of the Ganer,and the stars of those Orders of widh Mb
is the Sovereign. The stars of SO foreign Orders with width=
bas been invested, are emblemed.oe the sides. At eseitothiel the
sideboard was a large candelabra. einb4Sthed by rsyresealadmo sr.
Mercury deli Bacchus to the oymphs. and the dragon is be
garden of Hespsriiss. . There Went' omens, other pieces of pit
plate. as of them exhibiting repeesentatans at mythelsgisel
subjects, beaudfally esecutith "Some golden ewers ler rose-
water were remarkably See; they wets in the form of 1 &op
shell supported by sea bones. end various other marine subjebsat
the betties, executed in a bold and masterly style. Two ambit
Scotch ileguis, and several vases filled with ardSd4 flowers, were
tastefully arranged in different parts id the sideboard. Tice dieser
sable svespiesed is the middle of the room, and was laid out ebb
great splendour and tette: the centreapiece represented Naomi.
• Istdos posture, heidingibb trident, supported by sea assassen,
may on a platform, the menses of which were upheld by mime
berm Several largo vases, from the design, of Flamm. wore
plead on the table; is the cumpartmets the triumphal ibbsania,
and a variety of alleseeied subjects, ate illustrated. the vase the..
selves being surrounded by tram The maguilleent kegs& rod*
meddled from the calibrated vase in Warwick Castle, ad woe
interspeftsd throughout the whole length of the table. •
The prepsentiens for the party were 'the some es m
the a Ceuta—
The Yeomen Guard, ntienswe Porters, the Marthalawal sod,
the Under Porters were is attendance. The company arrived se
the Palace by the entrance opposite to the Royal German Chaldi
and were ushered ip the grand staircase through the • Promise
Chamber, which was Heed with the Yeomen Guard in their Co-
ronation dresses. into the todhroont, where they were remind by
Sir Amoy Rama ea, the Equerry to Ms Majesty in waiting.—
Sevett o'clock was the boor named as the invitation cards as the
time when his hismere would take hit seat. A few minutes
after seven o'clock Ms Mouser entered the banquatiogmento.—
The Royal ant distinguished gem were then ushered into the
apartment from the bathroom. and the whole party an down to
dinner. Among the company wore their Royal Rightism the
Duke.of Cumberland sad the Duke end Dachas of Gloucester
tbe Duke of Orleans and the Doke de names, the Lord Chas:
calor and Lady Lyndberat. the Duke of Wethrasten. the Duke of
Rutland, the Duke of Detestable% the Dole's( Leeds, the Mar-
chiooess Cosyogham, Earl Dudley, Earl and Countess Eathera.
Earl and Countess of Aberdeen, Red and Countess of Carlisle,
Earl of Modettharies, Earl of Llsesterileid, Earl at Fife, Viscosas
Melville, Viscount &Mord, Viscount and Viscountess Granville.
Lord and Lady Marlborough, Lord UM, Lord St. Edam, Lord
Farnborough, Lord sad Lady &regime's Sir George Murray.
Mr. Secretary and Mrs. Peel, and Sir Andrew Ilarnard.
In the evening the KIM gave a bail to the immobile branches
the Nobility and Gentry.
• This afternoon the Baron BuLowethoPrussian
suer
rimmed business with the Mai of Ammo m the FoodP
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An Italian Memeoger, M. lioacimastanived Wismar. at the
Cambial taco with Dispatches from Sir Agal6
Lord HO Commissioner id the Vedas Islet. fa_fle Olten
Nowa and from Sir Nassau Me..cart., the Ommerbiloor
the Naval Forces in the Mediterranean, ter Vacant Minnasth
The Messenger also brought dispatches from dmtEarl of Amelia
. Visootattess KATE pee a Resod ball and tK
=r eams, at ha haw is PlenadUly, which war wit
atteoded.
The Duke of Gums entertained a large pwti at
dinner yesterday, it his house is Oarsmen:mt.
The following had grand dinner parties yesterday;
The Earl of Mansnatzt, Lord nommen, Lord Battaava, lira
MOSITAGUI &morals, the Moth Mr. Rams, and .11r. Coors:
The Earl of HARWOOD, entertained a eliatithsthaills
purl yesterday, at Harewood Houle.. •
The blitchioness of HEILTVO/d) enswesised. ddia
Royal Higttheisei the bake and Durthess of Ornocastas, anfl a
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