Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-06-18


King himself The same paper states that his malady
is spasmodic asthma; and that he had experienced
material relief At the time it is said there is
difference of opinion between his medical advisers
Among the numerous inQuirers respecting his health
the names of tho American MINISTER and Washington
Irving mentioned.
motion by Mr. Hume to continue ~ force an
act passed in the reign of George III to continue
every person in oi"e the demise IF the sovereign
until removed discharged by the succeeding King
or Queen" carried by majority of 10 10 10,
the minis erinl members present voting in the MINOR
ity.-The fees for the removal of patents and COM
missions are large.
Colonial 7radc.-Speakng of the negotiation re-
speeding the Colonial prade between the United
States and the British West Indies, the Londou Cou-
ries of May 4th emphatically says:-it is true that
the Colonial Question rests it was left by Mr.. Can
ming"
National DEBT AND REVENUE OF GREAT Bar
TATN.-A very luminous and interesting expose of
the State of the National Debt and Revnue of the
Kingdom, made in the House of Lords on the
9th ult. by Vscount. Goderich So pleased was the
Duke of Wellington with this effort Of his prede-
cessor in the premiership, that Plate and Herod on
that day became friends. As this debt is of the
wonders of the world and as the success with which
gland bears up under it is greater wonder still,
aud moreover all the world is Interested in the a
fairs and management Of British finances, we shall
publish this dicusslon at length at earliest
nicnce.
One position of the late Premier formerly Sir FIRE.
derrick Robinson, Chancellor of the Exchequer, was
that it absurd to estimate the amount of the
duction of our debt by the dninution of capital AN
ordinary debt was composed Of capital lent the
debtor 1t is conhded to the borrower to repay what
he borrowed at his own convenience, aud it
fdcd to the lender to demand back his principal. OF
these two conditions only applicable to the
National Debt. BY the contract the State has enter
ed into with its debtors, had the right pay them
Oft whenever 1T was convenient advisable for the
State to do but by the of the contract the
public creditor could never claim from the State sin
gle shilling of what he had advanced. The utmost
which he entitled to caim--and that alone has
the State pledged it>eltwas the payment of an an
nuity thear, hear! from the Duke of Wellington. IL
His Fdshp compared the charge for the debt in 81
and ct present In 1916 tn. total of the charge for
the Funded and Unfunded Debt, was 80 939 ISL In
1929 the charge for the Funded Deb, was %, 277-
II7k., and the interest Exchequer Bills 878494t
SO that the total dirnnuon that of 829 compared
with 1916, was 3,733,l40t. When the operation
respecting the Four per Gents, should be completed,
the reduction the charge for the National debt for
next year, as compared with 1916, would be ,our
millions and half This diminutlon in the charge
be commended, was equivalent to reduction of $50
millions of capital at three per cent
In regard to the aedsed dmi MUTTON of the reve
nue., Lord q. denied the assertion He admitted that
there had been falling OFF some branches of the
revenue, during the last year. but he compared the
different branches for 1926. 7, and 8, and for last
year; and Observed that the whole of the average
the above three years amounted to G50037 600,
while the receipts for last year ESQ 800 000 and
with respect to the allegation that the revenue was
now falling off, he thought it the height of tim
idity to be prophecying the most disastrous conse-
quences because one quarter was failing in its due
amount
The Duke of Wellington considered oil the Gov
eminent and the people under the greatest obi
CATION to his Nabe Friend for the subject he had in-
troduced, and the manner in which he had treated 1t,
and he congratulated the House having LAID before
them admirable statement Of the true nature of
the National Debt and ofthe interest paid by the ma
| ton that debt. The Duke quite compliment
tary. and be IS not in general lavish his coupli-
ments.
In the House Of Commons, on the same evening,
Mr. Huskisson said, that it had been suggested
tina. II would be desirable he should postpone present
ing the Petition from Liverpool, respecting the trade
to Mexico and Cuba unit, his right hon friend, the Sc
cretary OF State could resume his place in the House.
The subject was of such great Importance, that
be was happy to comply with their suggestion, and
would therefore postpone presenting the petition until
that day seennight
Vhe Shipping Interest. AID. Waithman during
the same sitting, presented the petition of the ship
owners OF London against The free trade system =
Ut was numerously and respectfully signed having
the names of between 200 and 800 individuals affixed
toit The petitioners complained of grcvous distress,
and they said that, whatever the allegations of others
might be, they ought to be allowed to be toesable
Judges OF their own Their distress from
being obliged to enter into competition with other
countries. which did labor under the same taxation
with them aud whose vessels could be manned equip
ped, and vctuaed at ex pcuse greatly under that
which the 'hipping interest of this country were OBJ
hged to incur After reading the petition, which de-
tailed at length the grievances this body labored
der, the Hon Gentleman, in support of the claims of
the petitioners observed that the Parliamentary re-
turns showed decrease in the number of ships that
had passed the Sound within the last year, COM
pared with the year 1896 of G73 SAIL whilst the de-
crease in the number Of ships built within the
last two years, ga, which, with the Deficiencies in
the two preceding years, made the total decrease
within the last three years 507. There was also
Proportionate decrease in the tonnsgo and that
to aI3,375 tons"
The debate was long and interesting. Dir. Sadler.
an able man, returned by the Duke Of Newcastle, a
heightened tory, and leader Of the anti-ree trade
party spoke strongly of the ruined condition of the
ship-owners; while Mr Herries undertook to show
by series of statements that the shipping had nos de-
cayed but on the contrary, greatly increased under
the relaxation Of the Navigation Laws.
FRANCE AND ALGIBRs.--The time Of the Gepnr-
ture of the expedition to Algiers was not yet fxod
but would probably be about the l. 5th of May. The
armed force in the of Algiers is computed at