Lis crocodile tears of hypocrisy, and declaring— "So help him God, he is only actuated by his feelings of duty."—We shall see the Lawn Sleeves, with but one honourable exception, held up against this measure founded only in bare Justice—yet we Lave reuson to hope all will not do.—Those who are most competent to judge upon such a subject, calculate on a majority of THREE in the House of Lords, after which we think too highly of the King's prudence to suppose, that he will interpose his veto against a law of so necessary conciliation. Lord Londonderry's motion on the distresses of the Country, will be argued again this evening— and till it is disposed of, we shall withhold our comments—we may however observe, that his plan embraces many subjects totally distinct from Agri cultural distress which it is avowedly to relieve, and exterds to points which ought to have been discussed independently of that momentous topic. 1 A frequent repetition of degradation produces cal losity of feeling, and the present Ministers having many times endured the vote of a majority of the House of Commons, in opposition to their views and wishes, still hold their places, under such circumstan ces as no man, not lost to all that delicacy that ought to belong to exalted birth, would condescend to re main in office, only for the sake of what the law calls " filthy lucre." The motion of Lord Normanby for the reduction of one of the Postmasters General was renewed in an altered shape on Thursday night, and was carried against the whinings of the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the bullyings of the Marquis of Londonderry,by a triumphant majority of fifteen! —lt most be a source of consolation to every real friend of his country to find that the House of Commons,. bud as it is, is not so bad as it was thought to be—that " the Devil is not so blank as he has been painted" and as we know the force of public approbation, or execration on the worst of mankind, we ardently hope that the thanks of the country on this occasion, will urge the Members to proceed in the honourable course. —Mr. Frederick Robinson, who upon. the late de bate upon the Post Masters General, impudently avowed the necessity of retaining them to support the influence of the Crown in that House, did not speak at all on the second agitation of the question. His colleagues had doubtless schooled him, on the imprudence of being too honest, or toe 'candid, and he was silent. STOCt-EIctIAIME, SA T DA r, 12 O'CLOSIL Although the French snail is arrived, we do not hear any information, up to this•hour, by the private letters, in regard to the affairs of the RUssiens and Turks—and we still remain in the same uncertain state. Consols are 791 for the account, and for money 79, with little or no business transacting. HALT-PAST ON O'CLOCILMr. Rippon, from Mr. Hase's office, has this moment notified to the gentlemen on the Stock Exchange, that Lord Liverpool would be ready at twelve o'clock, on Tuesday next—to Receive proposals for the now annuities. Consols immediately dropped one half per cent. So little is the plan either wi. derslood or relished, that the opinion of the House appears decidedly against it. Unless the Bank shall, to prevent the total failure of the scheme, take upon itself to make the bargain, there is but little expectation that the negotiations can be effected. —To sanction the directors in an operation of this nature, we apprehend the assent of a Court of Pro. prictors might be deemed essential. A beautiful diamond ring has been presented to J. P. Thomas, Esq. of 22, Dean-street, Southwark, Member of the Athenian Society, by several mem bers of the public press, as a testimony of their approbation of his legal and. constitutional argument against the alleged judicial right of restraining the publication of reports of judicial proceedings, as lately assumed against the Editors of the public newspapers, wrongfully, and against the luws of na tions, as Mr. Thomas contends. The Adelphi Theatre is almost as popular now as it was during the run of Tome and Jerry, and the ♦tntriluquistical powers of M. Alexandre merit the support they meet—his changes of thess aro made with unequalled speed and dexterity, and the won derful command he has of the muscles of his face LT reputedly convulsed us with laughter. TAE NATIONAL ItE(IISTER DUEL BETWEEN THE DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM AND THE DUKE OF BEDFORD. ".We are authorised to state, that a meeting tok place on Thursday morning, between the Dukes of Bedford and Buckingham, accompanied by Lord Lynedoch and Sir W. Wynn, its consequence of worth used by the former at the Bedfordshire County Nleeting,.... Both parties fired together, at the distance of 12 paces on a word given, . hot without effect, when the Duke of Buckingham observing that the Doke of Bedford fired into the air, advanced-to his Grace, and remarking, that for that reason the thing could go on no further, said— " fly Lord Duke, you are the last man 1 wish to quarrel with ; hut you must be aware that a public Fll,llll's life is not worth pre serving unless with honour." Upon which the Duke of Bedford declared, " Upon his honour, that he meant no personal offence to the Duke of Bucking ham, nor to impute to him any bail or corrupt motive whatever." The parties then shook hands, and the whole business was terminated most satisfactorily.—The duel, we understand, was tonght in Kensington (MIS." The above account of the recent duel we copy from one of the vilest of the Ministerial Prints, to which it was doubtless sent by the Duke (late the Marquis) of Buckingham, as it " Vouches for his valour's reputation." Our detestation of the barbarous custom, and the grounds of that detestation on the score of justice, morality, and religion, are already known to our readers—in the present instance we must say, we consider the conduct of the Duke of Bedford as without excuse; how dared he run the hazard of risking a second time, a life so valuable to his Duchess, his children, his country, and the world, by throwing away his first shot—and for what? Why, for the sake of consulting the safety of a man whose death would have affected only his own im mediate dependents. The Duke of Bedford ought to have. remembered, that a hair of his head was held in higher estimation than the persons of a whole Peerage of Dukes of Buckingham. Had Haulier s expression of "A Rat, a rim, " Dead for a Ducat dead"— been realized, we should have regretted it ; but had the Duke of Bedford winged or legged his anta gonist, he would have learnt from his sufferings that political apostacy is not unattended by danger. The Prince of Denmark is on his way to pay a visit to this country, with his Princess, and a nume rous retinue. One of the royal yachts will proceed to Calais in a few days, for the purpose of conveying his Royal Highness and suite to Dover. Advices have been received from Cape Coast Cas tle, stating that the Dutch Government has sent out to the Government and resident of their settlement of Elwina Castle full permission to sell canoes to the Portuguese and other slave-traders, thereby affording great facility to that traffic ; and that in consequence many slave-vessels had anchortd at that port, and have been amply supplied. The settle ment on the Gold Coast has bean very unhealthy • last year. HOP DtPrt.—Another conference has taken place between Sir John Geers Cotterell, accompanied by Viscount Eastnor, Sir Thomas Winniagton, Sir C. Burrell, and Mr. Curteis, member for Sussex, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, relative to a re.• duction of the hop duty for the last and all future years. The Chancellor had taken some time to consult the Board of Excise upon the measure, but he has now fully acceded to the strong representation and arguments made use of by the above highly respectable persons. He has, however, agreed to postpone the payment of the last year's duty (‘‘ hich has usually been made at this time), and to let it be paid by instalments on the sth of July, 10th of October. and 10th of November. By this ar rangement, considerable relief will be afforded to the hop-growers, and the bond before required will be dispensed with, and a simple note of hand by two persons will be accepted.for the stipulated payment, by which the stamp duty will be trifling. On Tuesday the annual meeting of the Church Missionary Society, was held at Freemason's Ta vern—Lord Gambier, in the chair. The report which was read, stated, that the subscriptions for the last year amounted to 8.5.),9761. being 20001. more than the preceding year, which also exceeded the year before by a similar sum. The report also stated, that the missions were experiencing the greatest success, especially in India and Africa; and it contradicted a statement made in a former report, that the inhabitants of Wertern Africa were cani bals.—Lord Rocksavage, Lord Caltborp, Mr. IVil berforce, Mr. Buxton, Mr. Thornton, and several other distinguished persons, addressed the meeting, and expressed their confidence that the labours of the society would be productive of the greatest blessings to heathen nations. Mr. Buxton stated, that there were still 800 millions of our fellow creatures without the knowledge of Christianity, and that 800 females had perished loft year in In dia on the funeral pile, victims of the cruel super stition under which that country still groans. 141 MATS or SIR ISAAC HCARD.-The venerable Sir hum Heard, Garter Principal King of Arms, died at the Heralds College, on Monday morning last, at a quarter past one o'clock. He was in the 92d year of his age, and had filled the distinguish.. ed office of Garter since April, 1784. Sir George Nayler, Clarencieux King at Arms, is appointed Garter King at Arms, in the room of Sir I. Heard, deceased ; and Mr. Bigland, Norroy King at Arms, is promoted to Sir George Nityler's vacant office of Clarencieux. DUBLIN, MAT I.—On Monday last Sir Benjamin Bloomfield arrive 3 at Howth at two o'clock. Sir Benjamin left the Phenix-park, on a visit to his Excellency the Marquis Wellesley. A Court of Aldermen is summoned to assemble at Guildhall, on Tuesday next, the 7th instant, to swear in the Common Sergeant, to appoint a Keeper of Newgate in the room of Mr. W. R. H. Brown, whose resignation has been received by the Lord Mayor, and on other business. Mr. Wontner suc ceeds Mr. Brown. Letters have been received from Malta of the 10th of April. By these information has come to hand of the Greeks having completed their Government, on the European system, at Corinth, and that great order and a just obedience to the laws universsally prevailed. On the 6111 of April, the Yarmouth brig Sala", Captain Fill, arrived at Odessa, in 46 hours from Constantinople, bringing letters from thence of the 3d of April. It was mentioned in our Old Bailey report a few days ago, that the business of the Sessions was de layed one morning, on account of there not being an Alderman present. It seems that the Alderman in turn had engaged another to appear for him, by whom thu engagement had been forgotten,—at least as far as attending on the Bench was concerned.— Both the worthy aldermen, however, were present at the dinner. t,LoNoEvtrs.—A Mrs. Desmond died a few days ago, in the city of Cork, atthe advanced age of 114. years. To the last bout she retained her faculties, and remembered many circumstances that occurred in her youth. A letter from Frankfurt, dated the 20th ult. announces the arrival of the Emperor Alerand2r at Minsk on the 15th, and adds that all advices from the North are of a warlike tendency ; and a letter from Lemberg, of the 16th, affirms that the Russian army has passed the Pruth at several points. During a thunder storm on Tuesday, the 23d ult. a large tree in the Earl of Caryfort's park at Elton, was struck by lightning, and a sheep which was lying; at the foot of it was killed by the electric fluid.. The new visiting magistrates appointed fur ll chester gaol, at the Wells sessions, are General. Bathurst, of Wookey, (son of the Bishop of Nor wich),, and W. Henning, Esq. the late sheriff, who has not been a visitor of the gaol for the last ten. years. On their first visit, the 20th ultimo, the. day after Sir F. Burdett left l ektr. Hunt, they gave orders• for the high walls, which surrounded Mr.. • Hunt's and the adjoining wards, to be immediately lowered, and the newt; which was closed, foie 4/1 °pets, for the free admission of the sun and air.— By the promptness and activity of Mr. Hardy, the governor, this long protracted nuisance is already removed, and the walls lowered one half—so that they are now only ten instead of twenty feet high.. The sun and air has penetrated these gloomy re cesses, from whence both had been excluded, by the notable contrivance of the late gaoler, tea the last twelve years. At the above sessions, a committee of magistrates was appointed to visit all the prisons in the county, with a view to the adoption of suds. alterations in their management and discipline us may appear desirable.. This clearly evinces the goad effects which are likely to result limn the late in vestigations into the abuses of Ilchester gaol. Wa trust this system of gaol rethrusation will. be fol. lowed throughout the country. A letter from Stockholm, dated April 19, says— " Our Government has granted to all Spanish ships in the ports of Sweden, the same immunities and. privileges enjoyed by the must favoured nations." On Monday morning, part of the 58th regiment landed at Portsmouth, and the ether part, which separated in a gale of wind, and was supposed to be lost, arrived on Tuesday morning. They are quer ' tezed at the Military Barracks, Gosport. This re giment embarked in October, 1816. from Ireland fee Jamaica, where they have been stationed ever since, and we are concerned to state, that they have lost 5. officers, 530 men, 110 women, and 200 children, which have b...sen carried oft' by the local fever. The inhabitants of Jamaica have equally suffe:red from that dreadfully malady. Upwards of 20001. of the bills stolen from. the East Lothian Bank have been discounted at Liver pool. The Will:am and Mary yacht, for the accommo dation of the Lard Lieutenant of Ireland, is refitting at Portsmouth, and proceeds to Dahitu in a sautt titne,