The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-06-03 00:00:00

Mr. Ilestr.—:" I stated the amount to be 60,000/.

Mr. WAPP had certainly misunderstood the lion.
Member, as he thonglit he had said nii,i,oo/., which, with
all the acumen of the Hon. Member, was not correct.
The difference of the 201. between the estimate of this
year atoll the last, in the amount of the Extraordinaries,
hail been produced by credit taken fur old atoms. It
was altogether unfair to compare the present state of
th • country with that of 1792, the circumstances
thing. quite different. The lion. Metulter (Mr. flume)
staled the excess in expenditure of the Ordnance De-
partment according to the average be had made of
six years of peace before the year 1794 and six years
since the late peace, at 8011,001.1/., but he had, how-
ever, the candour to allow half that sum, 400,000/.,
for the lialf-pay. The Honourable !October then
rea I over some details of the expenditure in the
Ordnance Department f r the year 1788, exclud-
ing every article that was, what he termed, of
dead service, or tint of actual necessity, and the
result was, that the amount then was (U 3,0001., which,
taken from 1,380,0001., the p:seeent trillbtrift world be
733,0001., while a further deductio, being made front
this amount of the sums he had seer=, the result
would be an excess at this time of 376,0001., which,
considering the vast accessions it had gained, and the
inerest.ed edi.lency of the depart.oeut, might be consi-
dered as very trifling. The lion. Menther then ad-
verted to the Naval Establishment, which had been al-
most doubled sinee 17t48, yet the difference in the
Ordnance expenditure was only -16,0004, as compared
with that period. The expenses connected with the
'rower were then 14,0011/., at present they were
33,0110/. the expense of supporting the Academy
then amounted to 60,000/., now they were 150,0004
From these calculations, he thought that the House
would rather be disposed to give credit to the Admi-
nistration for economy, than to censure them fur ne-
glecting it. lie did not feel himself called upon to
reply to the arguments adduced by the Ron. Member,
respecting the revenues of Gibraltar, not conceiving
this to be the proper time for entering upon that sub-
ieet. Yet, front all he could learn, there had been no
surplus revenues residing trout Gibraltar since the
yea' le lb. '1 he saute mi that be raid with regard to
the lonian islands, anal it was therefore clear that we
must defray the expense attendant upon these poises-
si ins. Before the late war we were obliged to go to a
foreign market for most of the articles included in the
Ordnance Depastinent, and the coasorience was, that

we Lad often 'went rut to a very great expense, and Isere
'applied with materials of a very inferior quality.
Snell was tli.• case in 1794, when the gunpowder was
so had that it uas found necessary to form an establish-
ment for wicking it at home, amid import no wore from
f weign eountrirs. A manufactory fur gunpowder was
therefore erected, and the active part which Lord
Chatham and time Master of the Mint took upon that
occa , entitled thee' to the thanks of the country.
It was necessary to !seep up the expense of that esta-
blishment, the formic% of which cost, in the first in-
stance, 100.000/. The charge to the count. y fur sup-
porting it was about 1,000/. a-year.
LEEWARD ISLAND DUTIES.—Mr. CHEtst
contended, that this was the most suitable occasion for
taking the objection made by his Hon. Friend (Mr.
limier) respecting the snots paid by this country for'
Supporting liihraltar and the lonian Flan Is. It ap-
peared to him, as indeed it must appear to ev..ry man
not interested in the abuse, that the fund of the -le per
Cents., the produre of certain duties at Barbadoes, and
time Leeward Islatiths, was not applied as the Act re-
quirt', to the purpose of keeping in repair the forti6ea-
tions of those Islands. But to what purpose had these
fun,ls been applie.l ? Who gut the towiey : and what
were the services performed These were questions
which the country had a right to ask, and he should
give an answer to them. Mr. Charles Long got every
year 1.51N1f. of it.—(Here the lion. Member vm.s in-
formed that it w..s not Mr. Charl.s Long, but Sir
Charles Long.)--Well, it did not matter much as to
ars name or title in the present instance. S:r lb tries
Long, it appeared. received 1,500/. out of this fund,
which was intended for a distinct purpose. Sir Hume
Popham gut 5001. a year.—(l here was I.ere an impu-
tat' of dissent from an liot ((((( rable Member on the
other side.)—plc should make no assertion which he
rould not support, and it appeared that Sir Home
Popham, and many others beside, were pensioners
upon this fund. Mr. liuskisson, Mr. Fulke Oreville,
and Lady Mansfield, were also among those who
gut a share of it.—(Hear, hear, hear, and cheers, from
the Opposition Itench-s.)--Ile hoped the fund in ques-
tion won'd be allowed to go to the nor which the Act
contemplated, and that the money, which ought to be
applied to repairing the forts of Barhadoes, would not
be pocketed any loorr by private individuals.---(The
lion. Member now read an extract from the Colonial
Act of 1663, establishing the fund, and particulariz-
ing its object as specified.)—Before the reign of Qnsoto
Anne, the fdrid had been applied contrary to the Act ;
but at that period, on a representation being made to
her Majesty, she ordered it to he restored ,u its origi-
nal object, the Secretary of St ate having received di-
rections to that effect, as well as timat an animal report of
its application should be laid before the House. Who,
at that time, raamld possibly have supposed that it
would afterwards become inrorporated with the Civil
List, and that Sir Long would receive 1,500/. a year
oat of it. This, lit insisted, was a most seasonable
time to bring the question under the consideration of
the Home ; and he should take an early occasion to
submit a distinct tion with respect to it, being auxt-
ous that the rule established in the reign of Queen
Anne should he strictly followed. It was a monstrdne
propivaition to call for the public money in a Committee
of Supply. while a fund, which appertained to the pub-
lic., was court nest to time private advantage of indivi-
duals. What! was a demand to he made upon the
public for money to repair forts at a time when the
sums designed specificalty for the purpose were divert-
ed from it into other channels'? A measure of this
tia are was not to be tolerated, and certainly would
not long be endured. When, in Iml2, he took occa-
sion to call the attention of time House to the two over-
grown Tellerships of the Exchequer, he was almost
Looted by dim se who were averse to the proposition he
submitted. 1 hey thought it to be nothing short of a
direct attack upon property, and inveighed against it '
in the strongest terms. But what was the result ?
Why it was this, that the two Noblemen who 611 ed the
offices at the time came forward afterwards, and ap-
peared to take it as a favour that they might be no
longer allowed to enjoy them. lie could nut but sup-
pose that they slid this from the public indignation
having been raised in consequence of the exposition
which he had male on the subject. Reverting to
the 44 per Cents. it gave him very great pleasive to
find that Lady Or. male had withdrawn her claim upon
it, an.t he hoped that others who were now a burden
noon it, would follow her example. He should
again say that it was his decided putt ntion to take the
sense of the House upon the application of this fund.
The Hon. tientleusan concluded with adverting to some
irregularities of classification under the head of Retired
Allowances, observing that, according to the Act, pen- '
sioners under that head ought to be specified in sepa-
rate estimates.

Mr. Waau male sonic observations in reply, con-
tending that this was not the proper time for inquiry
into the application I the lands alluded to, respecting
which there existed considerable difference of opinion.
The 11.11A`tC6LLOR of the EXCRaQVI R depryasted db.
observations made by the Hon. Member (Mr. (*revery)
respecting • Nobleman who had resigned an office se
cured to him by every obligation or justice and of
right. He did nut envy the Hon. Member his triumph
over the feelings of inch a mamas the Mirgois of Cam-
den—a man who would go down to the admiration and
gratitude of posterity. The Hight Hon. fientleman
then adverted briefly to the subject of the 4i per Cents.
contending, they were, from established usage, dis-
posable at the will of the Crown.
Mr. Wan explained.

Mr. Ilex NET said, that it was not worth considering
whit were the motives which rinsed the immense sum
of 10,0001. a-year, aceruing from each of the Teller-
ships of the Excnequer, to be given up; but it was
quite certain that the two Noblemen who held the
loin had bad no thought of relinquishing a single
shilling till the year after the motion was introduced
upon the question. There was then an universal pen-
tium' of disgust excited, and it was right thst they
had been made to disgorge the contents of theimblic
puree.- —(Cheers.)
Lord CASTLIIEAGII commented with much anima-
tion on the line pursued by the two Hoe. Mem op-
posite (Mr. Creevy and Mr. Huwr) upon this t.
they sought to embitter the cup which that X
enjoyed, from the eonscioseness of having ions t
which entitled him to the deep and lasting
of his country.

Lord Mittov )aid a trihute to the disiatvtt.
patriotism of the late Lord Camden, and said
descendant, the prownt Nohlenia”, was entitlek:
respect and veneration of the empire.
Mr. Timm sr NP: said a few words upon our of
items, not audible in the gallery : to which
Mr. WARD replied, in a tune of voice equally :otr
After a frit. words from Mr. LICANAIr,
Smcrit, and Mr. liters, the Resolution was arretif,
The following stuns were then proposed, and TON
without farther discussion
50.H04/.. 5.34 W.. 10.000 f. for expesees coder dilirre-
lieu!' of the Ordnance Land service.

I MOW/. for the carenaelof Ordnance Mike it !retail
Art. 9381. fur expeoaes of the Ordnance (lice ut tirqt
Britain. saporanuationa, &e.
te?.ooof. to defray allowancea.
2.11011/.. under different other head, of allowtou.,
nod .nprrannuallons; 11.71/41. for the widows or fl
ullieera. and 4381. to discbarre aliusaaces to oil ,
Ireland.
Lord Passionals-n:4 having returned to the Rom,
resumed the statement Whirl' seas interrupted by his is:
disposition. Ile enumerated, in a ripisl masiner,
veral items of reduction and increase, which 11.1.1 &am
place, snare several 'wads of the army estinsatts Is
the office of the Commander-in-Chief a reties lien of
5%0/. a year o..csirresi by the Thing:. of the .11ilit,ty
Secretary, the 116 last held that situation
having hail emoluments to that amount berissiJ 2.0001.
a year, which was the salary of the present Secretary.
The House would remember, that several .uses
• a/Tomtits rmuained to be settled, an I Oka:
officers were appointed to arrange those spa-mints
Since then arrears to a very large ailment were
paid in. In I'sl I, 216 accounts were settled, and
only 2 remained, which were not disposed of. Is
1812, 218 accounts were settled, and 7 resuainee.
la 1813, 225 accounts were settles', and tis els e re.
mained. In 18 11, 235 accounts were settled, and
eleven remained. In 1815, '207 accounts were settled,
and seven remained. In 1816, 185 accounts were set-
tled, and six remained. In 1817, 113 accounts were
settled, and twenty-one remained. Upon the whole.
1.399 accounts were settled, and silty-six retasiaesi, um
which questions were still depending, owing to &sat
and easnalties. As far as it was possible for the ob.
cers to settle the accounts, they have been settled, and
of the arrears 7,1100/. had been paid into the Ban;,,
and 61,0001. had been got in from several aerenatams,
either by deductions from their salaries, or by sass
paid. The whole amount of the arrears got in was
snore than sufficient to pay the expenses of the War.
tacit in the years mentioned. The Noble Lori
hastened through a I items so rapidly, that it was
impossible to follow hint. Ile stated, that an iss•
crease of 50,0001. took place in the British Volun-
teer service, is cousequem e of the establishment of
new corps. The present smatilwr was 25 thousliad
cavalry in Great Britain In the Irish Volunteer ser-
vice there was a reduction in consequence of the ode
which prevailed there, that if the corps were not sidled
oat to exercise a certain number of days, it ;rased ta
cult. In the recruiting establishment, there was a
small increase. In the Military College these was a
decrease of 3,100/. in consequence of redactions in the
Ineuitir department. The four Professors were trees-
, frrred to the eetahlishillebt at Farnham with which la
futnre they were to be consoliaated, as well as 1541-
I errs of the Peat/ The number of gentlemen Cadets
Iwas also reduced from 320 to 290, and pa the whale
such reductions had taken place as would being Sown the
ex pense of that establishment to about 15,41W1/.* year, as
expense as little as it could possibly be, if mb a nub.
lishmeat were to exist at all. 1 n the Half-payaadMilitary
Allowance Department there was an increase of 416,6111..
lon account of theadditional nmnber of persons plural es
the half-pay and allowance list by the redaction is the
army which had taken place last year. la the Romig%
half-pay there was a reduction of -1,000/. by esessaltik
In the la-pension List there was an increase of 1,6001.;
in the Out-pension List there was a din:dustier of
85,0001., iu consequens e of the member of mitilea-
shiners called into service in the Veteran Battalion.
Twenty thousand pounds remained in the hands of
the agents, which was placed to the credit of the sett
for the year Ile stated, that reduction had also takes
place isa the Royal Military Asylum, and in the WI.
down' Pension List. Returning to the subject or ost-
pensioners, he thought it might be satisfactory for the
House to know snore particulars connected with their
return to service. The total number of out-pessimists
who canse in to be examined, was 15,026. Of these
11,253 were ticens.-d to be fit for service at the IRO
exasisinatiou; 1,862 had sent excnses Nat itrt of
wounds anti other disabilities, which were colabllM
sufficient. Upon a second examinatioa, the Mir
of pensioners fit for service was reduced to esnitslii
he mentioned these circumstances, because he all
' aware that an uninst impression existed with rope
Ito these men. They CAM,. forward with the
Icheerfulness, and many of them expressed their gran-
tude for being restored to a situation of active orris.
The a ti•siet expense of the battalions formed on that
occasion was 360,000/.. which was the larreassil
charge. But front this should be deducted the NOW '
saved in pensions, 33,0001. saved la the pay of al'
tired officers, who were placed on active wise le
the Veteran Battalions, and 12,0001. saved is. do
half-pay list on the same account. These smalls
ausountiag to 132,91:0/.. should he deducted fa*
the 360,000/., and it would thus appear that she NJ
increased exi trifit was no more than 228,0001. Aid
from this total a furthe• reduction was to be uric
clothing, which had been already in the stores, wets ,
made available on the occasion, by which there wO a
saving so as to reduce the total to 214.0001- *44)
not now mean to go into any argument to prove iss
expediency of the determination of his Majesty's Ml'
sisters to raise these battalions. The motives of ths
measure were notorious, and were justified by the
events which hail taken place since the 16th of
gist last—(Near, hear:)—lf those events did sot se
tisfy. Gentlemen as to the propriety of that mato%
nu eloquence which Ise or any other Member 01.14
lase would convi.sce them. The Noble Lord
with propossin4 a rote s.f 3,425,3601. les. 3d. let
hY
ilajeoty's Land Forces, consisting of 01.224 Ate_
and non-eosuusissioned officers, reclusive of the lido
service.
Lord NUGIVIT objected
generally to the critis a met
'
of such an nonsense milli:I establishes's, in ita.
peace and distress. Esery addition to the atmedilg
arczr increased she p.cieur.• on tho tstslip't da" re, da
I ti. 1.41 freesia dias•oates.t,listad t saaville 01

▪ only go to render new additions to it oven.
wishel the Noble Lord opposite would loforin
nether it was intended. as ha•l been rumoured, to
led the militia In Angeist next. He wiehe.l also
ow bow far the yeomanry cavalry were increased
OW"• ear He was aware that the present untidier
oIOPL
c V• PALMER made a few observations upon the
roar's. of the Mriver cot pa. He stated, that the 1
belonging to that corps were seldom used in the
no"
obv• service, and that in %Vales they had often been
mbaraessed to private carriares 311,1 waggons.
gr. Ilene thought it was worth while of the !louse to
on
•fe why the number of the regisiwat of guards.
•
oriels 179'2 was onlyli9s, was now increased to 1,330.
,41 were must expressive troops, each ,„,„ costthe
try at least 110/. per annum. Ile alluded to the per•
..,Apay of the Coe 00000 ander in Chief, which in 1!•14 war
per day, hat was now so high as 16!. !is. 9.1. per
I:e thought that farther reductions might be made
,'tor Military college, and that it might be rendered
sore efficient fur the public serviee. Ile complained,
!oil out of four hundred cadets educated there, only
„Tigris had received commissions. Another point
;.. elm+ he wished to e:s11 the attrntion Of the commit-
was the large slim of money paid yea, ly to officers
hitif.pae. lir returns laid upon the table of the
;Inns. last gear, the amount of officers on ap-
peared to he nu less than 1,663 captains, Hewes.
„„es,„ 1,243 cornets and ensigns, besides 600 which lead
leen Added since. Ur tbe muse Raper it appeared the
me onander-in•l•hief lead in TN commissions with-1
oat peacetime, and all of these ball heen pot upon half-pay,
which made an additional suns of 16,000 f.; now, it the
ensign* whieh hail been since wanted haul been taken
froas the half-pay, there would be a saving of 30,000/.
to the remotes,. He contended, that if these suggestions
had been acted ninon, the House would perceive in the
cs•iteates for the next year a sating of souse hundreds of
t,,0 poands.
t o'onel Dives said, gentlemen were ready enough
now to lament that he had not persevered in his wea-
vers regard* the expenditure of the Army, but he
sever received any support from these gentlemen. He
hr no uwans disposed to enter the lists with the
Noble•Lorel, upon all his statements, but, uuder favour,
Le wished to ask him one or two questions. Was any
arrangement made yet as to the manner in which the
scaly was in fours. to be furnished with medicines ? A
preen called the Apothecary•fieneral, who had a patent
t,r serving the army, had lately died; and as this patent
allele of furnishing medicine to the army was educe M/
per cent. over that ninth the Ordnance and either
Lranches of the service paid, he expected there mould be
some reformation in it. Another question he wished the
Noble Lord to :matter was—what services the Staff
Ofteers did is the Islands, who were under par ?
Lewd 3litrox observed, that the force for 'WO was
KIM/ awn more than that of 1419, thong% there was
nothing in the estimates before the I 'ommittee to :•.raw
their attention to the circumstance, which he thought a
Vde extraordinary.
Tate: ti too!: necasion to panegyrist the system
nfenwation adopted at the Roynl College at Sandhurst,
and to defend it front the attacks tuade upon it at the
other side of the House.—(Hear!)
Mr. Ilexes? was induced to make an observation
eponthellplethalmic Institution, in consequence of the
praise's/lib which the Secretary of iVar spoke of the
tundeisCithich patients were treated there. it was not
t the espOnee of the establislsinent he objected. for that,
was bin hiding., hot the question was, whether it was
likely is do mot !rout,. The abstract of the eases which
cast uses it, did nut speak much in favour of it. Taking
one abstract, he observes!, that fifteen patients load been
whom 6 were Improved, El remained in the
woe state, 2 jail.' they leek bows, and enalasd.isis right
eto it out, but by theopsestion the other was improved.
-4.% 1101011
Mr. IiOULTIVILM, in answer to *hat had been asked
respecting the rimy of the Staff In the lonian Islands,
veered, that there was a militia there, and that the officers
of the Steil were regularly engaged in looking after their
disc inPdict.
Md. Batman denied that the Report to which the lion.
Reshher (Mr. Bennet) had alluded, was an official one.
He then read a einusber of cases which had been cured,
and who, if pensioned, would amoant to 1,1,24/. He
would he glad that this matter was referred to a Select
I unuulttee,and he was sure the result would be gratifying.
Mr. Patce staved cases where cures hail been effe•eteel
by Sir W. Adams after they bad been pronounced Wen-
risi!e by the army surgeons.
Mr. FirTCHINFON folly approved of that item in the
expense which was alluded to, because It was no more
thin a just remuneration to a most meritorious indivi-
dual.

Mr. RIENNET. In explanation, declared that he had
rated nothing which was not contained in the official
documents. He did not mean to throw out any reflec-
tions against Mir W. Adams, or to say he had sot per-
firmed some cures ' • but he did not perform cures to the
extent which had heen stated.

A 3111mmwhose name we could not learn, wished to I
know whether it was ir tended to keep up any rotps of
ro!unteer infanttl.. lie asked this gnestibn, because be
cmisiilored them tigioly dangerous.
I.nril PAtur amiss replied to the 1 argnments that
bather, advanced against various parts of the ',finial's.
Mr. Hour explained.
Lord ticaex-r said a few words against the manner in
which the Teleran battalions had been levied as nneentai-
totienal. The number of MOHO were voted on condi-
tion of being reduced Within a limited time. The redne-
ti.m took place, but between the prorogation and the
meeting of Parliament, 11,000 of the veteran battalion
were levied, which was contrary to tht proviskins of the
Bill of Rielits.
The CaAxceLLoa of the EXCHISQUIR observed, that
proclamation had been made is October, and the ear-
liest application possible had been made to Parliament
00 its meeting.
Led PALMERSTON said, that the argument of the
Noble Lord would go to deprive the Crown of the power
Ti raise a single soldier without consent of Parliament in
rue of insurrection or invasion.
Lord NCOVIT observed, that even in inch a case Go-
vernment would require a Bill of Indemnity.
The several Resolutions were then agreed to.
OUTSTANDING EXCHEQUER BILLS.—The
OICELLOR of the EXCRIMEER moved for 38,300,0001.
to pay the amount of outstanding Exchequer Bills.
Alr. MABERLT objected to the putting a motion of so
tench importance at so late an hour, and with so thin an
attendance, and said, that if persisted its, he should most
to count the House.
The CNANCELLOR of the Ezenauvan said that he bad
10 ish to press the motion, and should, under the cir-
cumstances, withdraw it till Monday next.

IteDßET.—The Carorrat.Los of the Excitation*
Bare police. that be would bring forward the Finances
of the year on Friday oast; is the mean time be hoped
the Committee would be allowed to sir, that the grants
might be agreed to on the opening of the Budget.

ALIEN BILLS—The CHAPICKLLOR of the EXCISE-
ern brought in a Bill to prevent Aliens from becoming
resident in this country, and another to prevent their
hemming naturalised, excepting nnder particular cir-
ca:mance% which were read a lint time, and ordered to
he read a second time on Wednesday.
The other linters of the Day were then disposed of,
mid the House adjourned at half-past mu o'clock.

LUNDON:

SATURDAT JI:NE 3, 1 O.
I NI PORTANT.

Extract of a letter from St. Thomas's, dated April ,
5:--" We have a report to-day that the Patriot squad-
run, under the ct ttttttt and of Admiral Brion and Corn-
modore Stafford, havl captured the Royal fleet, after
a sharp conflict. he particulars of this envagement
we are nut fulls• in possession of; it is thought hen• to be
correct, as the two squadrons acre seen no great dis-
tance from each other, by . l whirl. arrived some
!lax. ago. If this is true the poor Dons will be com-
isirttly-dowe over. We have heard nothing from the
armies, but expect souse accounts shortly. We learn
from Porto Rico, that an embargo was expected to be
laid here shortly. Aluch consternation prevails.
Many meetings of the heads of the island at the Dover-
, nor's house.

Extract of a letter from St. Thomas's, dated April 3 :
--" We have received accounts from the Havanna'',
statinE. that the importation of slaves this season has
been greater then known for many years, and they are
in such quantities as to compel the owners to barerr
them for foreign produce; and I blush to mention. that
several Americans were concerned in the voyages. It
is time the American liovernment shonld send a na-
tional vessel to be stationed, and cru:ae off the Mean-
'
nab and Porto Rico, and seri-eh every Spanish vessel
that comes in and out: this would effectually pu. a stop
to such disgraceful business.

We have this worniatf receive,' New Yuck Papers to
the 2J of May, of which the f. 311 ming a ir extracts:—

Sew York. .Voy I.

T. Ts 'Arr.—The Washington City Gazette says,
"Though our Executive has nut yet communicated to Con-
gress its rejectios of the Spanish 'Treaty, yet w•e con inne
to hear. from the moss authentic sources. that every fart
slated by us in uur preceditag papers, is relation to this topic,
is substantially correct.—
. .

Inquiries 'loving been repeatedly made to us (says the \a-
finned fereffigracti of flaturday ). ~.specting the authenticity
of the reports in circulation of an i.dreruption of the inter-
course between our liovernment and the Spanish Envoy Ex-
traordinary, wt think it proper to say we hare heard nothing
ronfirmatory of those reports; and that. from all we tan
learn, they are, to say the least of them. premature.
Saved Cr... hihrober of the Herse of Rormseelllees
to big Conespeedost.astoit Washiartos. April —oahke

your mints witty. The Tariff Hill will pass our lionise by a
large majority, the Auction Rill with little opposition. and
the Casts Duties Bill on imports, with modifications, en-
larging the credits a little. Clay is 'satin; a noble speech,
the best he ever made, a truly great one. ott the latter Bill.
The Senate is with us."

A letter, dated Hal annah. April 13. received id thin city.
states. that the Constitution of the Cortes had been proclaim-
ed there. and received with rapturous acclamations. Among
othrr demonstrations of joy on this important occasion. the

Governor is as carried ahout on the shoulder.; of the intim-
biOnts, and received the eongratulatioris of the delightedaesi
happy people.—(New York Ginette.)
Other ads lees from Havannal; to the tild Rate. ilia a
♦essel arrivcil there from Commis. with an arcnunt of the
King of Spain having accepted the Conitltwion of ISIV; the
Governor not having received any lb ructions relative *
that event, promised the people. that, an noon as he Mehl
receive the King's orders. he should comply with thee,
whatever they might be. The people. however, in eoejeee-
tion with the soldiers. forced him and the other authorities
to swear to the Coneshellos. The 'yearend order prevailed
during the whole of the time, and the duties upon several
art irles have been reduced.

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From La Osiers. IQd March :—" There 14 nothing new
in the state of oar local contest. The Patriots have ad-
vanced beyond the Apure; god it seems tits! the .ituation of
New Onside has checked their movement. but there (misty
so cause of alarm. As to the troops of Ames, they follow
their march as far as the banks of the Oruooko without tweet-
ing any obstacle. From Santa Fe nothing is known. is oes-
sequence of the distance ; yet report asserts that the see-
my had withdraw, to Toe's.
We learn from Capt. Holmes, of the schooner Logan, that
the report at Cameos Mac that the province of Maracaibo
had revolted is favour of the Pitriots, sad that some troops
bad been ordered from Porto Cabello to quell tbe revolts-
thief's.. At the same thee it was reported. that Admiral
Rricia's 'quadri>. was lyieg off or sear Maracaibo. This
news was brought by a vessel from Coro.

STOCK EXCIIANGE. ONE oTtorK.

The Funds still keep very steady ; and, although
yesterday was the closing of the Books of Consols
and Navy 5 per Cents. for the July dividend, there
was very little variation, Consols for Money being
6911 the whole day, and 70i for the Account.—
This morning they have opetted in the same state, and
teem likely to continue, as Mr. PASK is expected.
every hour, to make known when the loan is to be
bidden for: there is then a probability of some fluc-
tuation. Navy Scrip continues to sorport its price,
being at 11 premium, and Exclietister Bills 3s. to 4s.
premium.

The Army and Ordnance Estimates, sulnuitted to
the House of Commons last night, exhibited the loge
extent of that military establishment 'which our Mi•
Miters hare thought expedient to keep up. and t►e
expense which is attendant on this dear debnee of na•
lions. At a period when the income of the State is
host silent by million• a year t., meet its expea ii:ure—