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THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. 
[APRIL 9, 
Ghuznee js said to have been so far 
ssful that the town is in their power ; but t Col. Palmer, 
six months’ provisions, is stated to 
ahar an insur, 
rifling loss. The Supre overnment, on th 
sist Jan pa shed a ig aagpeicael pre ey the fact of 
tion a Cabal, the ret of the ops, se 
8 
Army. Orde 
5th Feb., for the ee 2 of hav 
dia, shiek, with other measures 
e of about 26,000 m 
Akhbar Khan had no longer any pow n Cabul, and was, 
it is said, sent to attend the ‘ A arabes in their retreat 
in order to get rid of him. He, ever, retains th 
ges and prisoners, for whom, it is expected, he will 
demand a large ransom. His father, Dost Mahommed, is 
strongly guard er to prevent his escape from 
ia. It is repor i 
coun yy 
he Cou Directors «having ordere t 
by fat latterly Droted oh ould be dscontined 
f th nts refus 
or have their ae starve, as 
hem 32 Geared Pa 
had 
tha Nizans's coo oe, The 
ot many of the soldiers wer were = ae in 
arrival. he discussion 
put down 
confinement. ‘The other parts of In ratively 
cm reg ry excitement appears to prev eet in differ- 
arters, and the inhabitants of Delhi and ed towns 
jon had money and 
had made portation ecoquiet resignin 
been dissuaded a his chief Minister 
bay just at the departure of the mail, announcing the 
arrival at that presidency of Lord Ellenborough, the new 
m China is not sa- 
is 
ge bodies of 
aad Sir H.G Gongs © eas Sz opinion that at the Tore 8 ; chine. 
being Sanu by a large bod + of pees! - The ad- 
miral i iately sent the J wid to © Hong moor = 
caforcomeatd: and this ve accordingly cam 
tter p 
s ey do.— Letters been received 
from Chusan to the 24th Dec., and — oy to the 2d 
Jan. All then quiet. at those Place The crew of 
the Madagascar steamer, who re se ured by t 
hinese on the destruction of vessel by fire, have 
been ey 29 down to Macao and released. The Chines 
pea 
raion ns, whic. 
gave of themselves. They | hdd noe et “pudly treated, 
Unirep Srates.—By the Hibernia packet-ship we 
ey ounts from New York to the 17th of March: they 
add, however, little < the information eught by = last 
in the House of Lords 
ase of “the ‘ Creole” was exciting a good de deal of siti. 
ae vi was eon would give rise to some proceedings 
in Con 
Parliament. 
H E OF LORDS. 
aie met for the ime since the Easter 
Thursday.— firs 
recess. After the presentation of ph the Earl of oma 
moved the first Scbeston ot: pte end the laws relating t 
ager reed t to. 
Spirits Duties Bill, 
a 
the House of Comm raed were respectiv 
e Ecclesiastical Residences Bill went through committee 
aioe — of Ar GYLL withdrew the notice of a motion he had 
du n ofa e for the ad- 
measure for t 
Jastment - the disputes in the Church < bg x i until some 
e tal 
P 
discussions which he expected should h ken place in the 
Hoes of Commons upon the subject.- — BEL 
happy to hear that notice of t O was post- 
med by the noble Duke, and ne would have been still more 
appy to have heard that it altogether withdrawn. He 
trusted that the noble Duke would S aadon all idea of legislating 
upon the subject was heartily glad that no measvre of the 
kind had been brought ward by the late administration, for 
taking as he did the most livel terest e affairs of the 
Church of Scotland, he believed that no go could arise from 
ane 
Duke of ARGYLL conde nly say that mpletely differed from 
the views of his noble friend ss the palheet. 
The second reading of the Forged Exchequer-bills Bill was 
fixed for Tuesday. 
bes COMMONS. 
ed this day after the Easter re- 
: he report of the Wey- 
meine: peer announcing the decision to be, “‘ That 
w 
Mon 
penne r; 
e 
serv it not to een re 
rhe ah ord t R al, Esq., and W. D. Christie, Esq., w' 
ected, and ou o have been returned.”’—The SPEAKER 
acquainted the House that he had received a comm ication from 
the parties to tion against the return for the pai! 
2 tu 
Wicklow, stating that it was not their tention to procee ith 
he order on the petition was therefore discharged. 
Several petitions were then uaniel, after which Mr. RRIE 
i Mddg acd it was to be understood that Min Bier, who 
hey would stand or fall with bed Income. tax, 
intended that declaration also to apply to the new ti 
done, t me. Ts modifying the details of any of the mea 
he had introduced, if this should be — necessary, but st ated 
th dad its leading princi- 
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ples. In reply to some observations rl USSELL, Sir 
R. ag EL stated that communications between himself and various 
ed by the tariff were still going on. He thought that 
by Sonndag next ‘thane communications d have terminated, 
woul 
and tha! ae oom that time be enabled to lay the amended 
R. Peet, the House then resolved itself 
into Bh far seprayt ean aie bench Frau ds Bill.—SirT. WinpE 
moved amendments on several ; and proposed two addi- 
tional clauses, one for enabling the cnimants to = heard dha ~ 
or counsel, and the other for compelling early 
the Commissioners. 
The Soutciror- Ey stated it to be the intention of Go- 
vernment that the —— in general should be reported ; but 
as there ey es —— ar cases in which the publication of the 
facts might b ae “at >. ne 
smsenrae Sy int this Reet. Het 
convenie Sony 
b cialis © att 
the necessity of ri bore 
Sir R. Pext acceded to the general principle of giving publicity 
to the evidence, but wished to scart to the ona cel = 
being men wo rthy 0 all confiden —— on both a 0 thi 
alow ly as to the circumstance: which, pee should ee 
ow: 
bint rather not make the bill 
ought there might be much in- 
pou in giving : echeiel right of being a 
me remarks from Sir R. Inexis, who urged 
. RusseEvt thought that the Commissioners ought to re- 
Treasury, and that the Treasury, ping not 
€ ATTORN 
which apt clepan — joined.—Sir 
und hie complete 
er. would not aca ge be yeh bse then holders . Reyes bills, 
and a division too ik place, when the ment w ¥ 77 to 
a ll then aig rg seen rm and ti rang Hones re- 
ousir R. —_ moved that the —— ions resolve itself into 
rsal execration, though it had been tried it palatable 
an ff, cs cluded with a “8 re t we bag 
> fog . a resolve its itself into a committee 
x until it ha n what amount of por wold ~t 
to the country by t' pr commercial and financial 
reforms,—Mr. 8S. oar Pacis the amendment.—Mr. 
preseanntith said a b d th h ariff was 
e€ aoroa at the t 
likely _ = postponed : ee wished to seo Ps aaa 4 
nals r i had ever 
ut alteration in any — 
essary orem iod rage had nev ought of cotwenian: the 
Samet. Ther a general im: tenn that 
ee ap — definitively know ‘pe e finan eal and commer: 
i gh = shoren valle the antage to 
- np ta oo » now that the ee Pe had 
— time for the explosion of saouer indignation with which 
he had been threa’ d, that there fo toon be no further delay in 
— inary reap on “se that € was to be rage — 
ir. BE. oo og son ald 
not ar 
to the 
ropert » perman 
s = os — ome could not pay public ‘or 
e benefit of classes, equalit: Fy pos Tne ie 
tax he wholly Ppjected j it would lead. to 10 recon ad an icone 
so to the employment of spies for the counteraction of ry _ 
Mr. WASON here interrupted | the speaker, and “saying he rose to 
order. 
cha declared Ba S have been carried, without permitting the 
mb er which 
_—Mr. GREENE, the chairman, cai that be was 
not aware that any hon. member had risen.— 
cu 
tion put b e chairman, while seve r members stated 
i Sir R. Peet i at it would 
to assume that the resol ; 
er * 
ome-tax, and intended to st for the purpose of oe. 
aining a to that effect, ad never said that he would 
hrow up his measure a than allow of any alteration in the 
r 
ai r stated nor intended anything so dis. 
respectful to the House. eas yALLACE objected to an Income. 
tax, on the ground of the inducement it woes hold out to com 
merci: incomes. After some words from 
Mr. CunisTmas, in support of the resolution, Mr. WAKLEY ex- 
ke = ie opinion, that as the first resolution, affirmi he 
, had already aa there should b 
the Pet at minor one ished to ars why : he ovision 
at all lowering: the oe of hs 
same articles in this co nae hg 
to Mr. Wakley’s question nity hae in the case ik the farme 
there was a test of income, which in t rade 
not to be obtained. But he ele say that the carniet woul 
rather submit to ge scrutiny than to the heavy tax which thi 
test imposed upon 
Sir R. Pee 
EL cpaicied: that the opposite opinions ex pressed by 
r. Wakley Mr. Wortley were some evidence = Bgiee 
had endeavoured to s a middle and a fair cours: answer 
to Mr. Wakley, he referred to a representation w whieh hie? bas by at 
ay yes a numerous body of farmers, desiring to be 
taxed li of business, gee! than ay the 
ommentns test. Among the yin Be s, however, as well he through 
the country in general, he found S attone ting pew’ ion t oO make an 
exertion for the maintenance 
e of public sedi: though it was 0 
mab sg boa each class remonstrated a 
lar m 
little against the partic 
gee 
xed. e ha promised, 
some gevelirtad sox to propose the removal of this tax at the end 
d, i ram e for 
first introduction, en 
into full operation. j 
Id anwhile be deri bf aw to all classes y Han 
h orted the Me gpa not to diminish 
an Income- bee Db 
—Lord mF Rosen felt the inexpe- 
hace: me oe sf 
t at 
c 
: 
ecaiaed themselves their friends 
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chair.— Mr. Wi.L1ams said a few words; 
nd and third See were passed, without a division, and 
ouse resum 
* — (ireland) Bill was read a second time. Committee 
onda. 
mmittees on the Mutiny Bill and M 
agreed to, and the bills purine) 
Tues . R.B Mr. avi Curisti& took the 
oaths afi their seats for the Karen gh ory Weymouth. 
The consideration of the mom of the Southwark Improve- 
ill (No. 2) gh ordJ. Manners, was postponed 
pursuance of an en y Mr. R. Pater, that 
the report on No. 1 Bill should be first received, the division on 
the ‘pois being, for the original motion 5, and for the amend- 
men 
r. M. SuTTon for the better 
ee of turnpike trusts. The chief tgthres of his proposed 
2 0 alt i 
m contracting fresh 
ars, and the restricting turnpike tru: 
of the executive 9- 
stee 
burdens “Sg their trusts without the peniiseetont 
ton Eto or brought in a’bill for the better regulation of the 
Irish fisheries.--Sir V. Buaxe obtained leave to bring in a bill to 
alter — my aige hag ea ye h barristers iy admitted to practice in Tre- 
and.—Sir RK obtained leave to bring in the Annual In- 
demnity a ~‘he Parish Property Bill was then read @ third 
time and pass 
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ent into ag tara on the Corn Importation 
use) being proponed: pi Bar- 
cLaAy, in ee oO intimati ; 
this would be the regular course, eraes. until t "sche fe 
wns came hago iscussion amendment Avhich he inten 
from which re- 
objection of the Spaisaoest opposed. by 
ued, Satine wick the poles argued were 
her or not the additional number of towns would Rajan pad 
ir. re are now struck ; and whether or not thes 
wo Id have the effect of geben oe average pri 
her b g additional Iprotee 
ion yr the landed interest. Another pian Sete —.¥ what effec 4 
pony 8 of the ws he toe as it did, with the seasons, had © 4 
the ‘ cadded Hawes asserted that the towns Lage 20% 
a 
price 
ges 
2 of the a 
iced corn, in order to keep down the rate srages 
« of ATCHB oak who 
This was denied by Mr. eps verese and Sir BE, Kx 
noti g the measure as a conccs® 
or a settlement ; considered thee it was merely a confess ne 
e error in which t he opposite party had heretofore persisted: 
and It would be the p ople’s business to go on agitating till 
obt sg areal r formerly © 
Mr, he ema with reference to aii opinion for. 
pressed by him, admitted that he had mucli overrated the ee 
to which the averages were elikel ly to be reduced by the & 
