Star. — London, England, 1811-05-14 00:00:00

~~ between the third and gteentli, though they *contain. ed a great mass of useful and important information, i t o f s o eonse.quence whether they were agreed to or negatived—wiletlier' they were passed in their present term or altered and amended—,as they had no reference whatever to the question, and might serve as well for a proposition respecting the price of coin, or any other general proposition whatever. The Right Honourable Gentleman .? , 2tv stated, that the first re. solution, though containing nothing, perhaps, that I was not true, yet was calculated to lead to false con elusions. He doubted, however, whether the right to alterthe standard of the coin was legal. The au. thority of Blackstone stated, that the King could al ter the denomination of the, current coin, it it was of standard weight and fineness, and sterling. The King could also,, as appeared by the same authority; by proclamation give currency to foreign coin, having reference to the standard coin of the realm. What he objected to in this resolution was this, it gave to the authority of the King's proclamation the same veight as to an act of the Legislature. On this (mes tlcn which bad so long agitated and divided the public mind, the third resolution professed at cnce to set all variance at rest. To be sure, indeed, the way in which it proposed doing so was rather ex traordinary—it was something in the style of the ar. Litration in Milton— Chaos umpire sits; And, by decision, more embroils the fray." Just so was it with the resolution—it said "Gentle. men, you are all. in the right, and you are all of the same opinion." The Right Hon. Gentleman was not satisfied with reasoning, or with inference, or with as sumption, but he went still farther, and he pledged the country to believe that a Bank note was equivalent to a guinea, and not only did he pledge them to believe it, but even to have it believed; a tenet of faith beyond which even the greatest bigots in the creed could not well go. Indeed the only distinct estimation which he'' had seen of public opinion declaratory of the Right. Hon. Gentleman's resolution, was the patriotic decla ration of a celebrated Lottery Office keeper, who de clarell,notwithstanding all the doubts which had arisen en thesuhject,that stillhe wascontent totakeeitherßank notes, or cash in exchange for his Lottery Tickets. The Right Hon. Gentleman said, that the law made the fact. This was rather curious reasoning, and re minded him of a late Decree of the French Emperor, in which, wishing to have a new kind of sugar sub stituted for that in former use, he most unceremo niously declared the superiority of the one over the ether, beginning his Decree thus—" Whereas sugar made from raisins is much better than sugar made from cane," &c. thus at once taking the very oppo site for granted. There was nothing so conclusive as thus by one sweeping enactment making the law declare the fact, even though it should be against every principle of reason or experience. Thus it was that . when Galileo by his philosophy discovered that the earth turned round tie sun, the Inquisition took the alarm, and declared the tact by a law of their own— " Oh no, indeed, (said the Holy Fathers,) we think otherwise, and we declare by law that the sun turns round the earth."—lt was now pretty well known what a change there was in the Austrian currency, owing to the excess of paper. He would read a snort extract to them from the note of an Austrian Gentle man, of which he had been empowered to make use. This note was something in the stile of our arguers here ; it went on to state the great excess of paper, and all its consequences, and concluded by the notable remark—" that the excess was required by the increase and prosperity of the country !" A most transcendant instance it certainly was of the violence of patriotism overpowering conviction ! He now came to the fifteenth resolution, and in this reso lution there was one emphatic word, the meaning of which he did not perfectly understand—he meant the word " internal." By the Right Hon. Gentleman's gestures it was to be concluded that it meant the va ne as circulating within the country. (Mr. Vansit tart nodded assent). If so, then, he must deny that any internal currency was safe which could not stand the test of foreign exchanges. Arguing as the Right Hon. Gentleman and his Friends did, we were like people carried down a stream, who thought that all the motionless objects. of the surrounding country were hurrying from them. So it was o we seemed to think that the standard of the country was flying from us, when, in point of fact, it was we who were flying from the standard. After all that had been said, however, on this subject, no matter how the decision of the House might turn, still he should go from the discussion, with a firm conviction, that in six months after peace, the Bank of England would put itself in a condition to resume its cash payments. The Right Hon. Gentleman moved as an amendment, " That the Chair mai. should quit the Chair." The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEt, , ,TIER spoke at great length in sup: not of the resolutions. Hr co:itended that the de pri elation of Bank paper, if it really existed, ought not to alarm us, while the diminution of the notes would introduce inextrica ble embarrassment into our mercantile transactions, and would palsy the military efforts of the count ry. Mr. CANNING explained. Afar a few observations from Mr. MORRIS, the question was loudly called for.-4 divisiop then took place, when there appeared—Against the Amendment Si—For it 43—Majority 39. The Resolutions were therefore carried, and ordered to be re ported this day . Mr. TIERNEY gave notice, that on the bringing up of the re port, he should move an amendment on the two last resolutions, t 4 e ff ect of which amendment would be to get rid of the whole oFlhem. Mr. WHITBR FAD, in the absent. of a Right Hon. Friend of gave notice, that the motion on the Catholic Petition would h brought forward on the 31st inst. Adjourned at Three o'clock till this day. ?RICE OF S I OCRS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. COO% :noney 55+ —for account, 653 i. • 3 per Corot. ItedJeed 64 4 per Cent. 7943-5 per Cent. Navy 25?,:k. Excheq. Ia to is. preen..—Bonds 225. 275. preen. Yesterday morning Mr. PEIICRVAL notified in the wail manner to the Bank of England, that on Wed nesday morning next, at 11 o'clock, he should be tfa.dy to - see such Gentlemen as were inclined to bid fur the Loan for the service of the present year, and In arrange with them the particular stock in which the biddings are to take place, as well as other preli minaries to the final contract. A copy of the com munication to the Bank was read by Mr. Hess tb the Gentlemen of the Stock Exchange. The following is the list of bidders on the occasion : Messrs. BARING, BATTIK, Slid CO. Messrs. Ruth IRVING, JACKSON, and Co. MOM. BAR NE 3, RICARDO,. and Co.; ind. MMES. ROILARTO, Coins, ;lid Tun EVENING STAR. LONDON. TUESDAY, MAY 14. Anholt MA arrived this morning, but its eon tents are unimportant. The Russian troops, which were lately stationed on the frontiers of Poland, are said to be marching for Moldavia and Wallachia. We formerly stated on the authority of a Gentle. man who came from Morlaix about ten days since, that intelligence had been received in France of the capture of two French frigates in the Mediterranean, We have great pleasure in stating that by the arrival of the THRACIAN, from Gibraltar, the report has again reached us with this ♦ariation, that fire 'of the enemy's frigates, instead of two, have been cap tured or destroyed. The achievement is described as having been most brilliant on the pert of the British : three of our frigates, the AMPHION, CRABS RUS, and AcrEos, with the ACORN sloop, attacked ' the five French frigates which were destined to Cor fu, sunk two of them, and captured the other three. It is also said, that another French frigate from Venice had been captured and carried to Malta, The THRACIAN sailed from Gibraltar on the 21st ult.. and arrived at Portsmouth on Sunday, The gallant Captain HOSTS, of the Amemow, had the command of the British force, and the enemy's squa dron was commanded by Captain' Etutoottom. The conflict Lasted several hours, and the carnage was great on both sides. Captain HosTE is said to have lost his arm, but we do not hear that any Bri tish officer has lost his life. Captain GORDON, of the ACTIVE, is also wounded, bat not dangerously, The following additional article on this subject was posted at LLOYD'S this morning " EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM CAPTAIN HASTE, OF HIS MAJESTY'S SHIP AMPHION, DATED THE 14TI1 MARCH, OFF LISSA. " This miming we fell in with the French squa dron, consisting of five frigates, one corvette, one brig, two schooners, and one gun-boat, and completely de feated them. Our force, three frigates and the Vo- LAGE. Although every ship has suffered severely, I am happy to say that my brother Commanders are all well. We captured and destroyed three Fri gates, and the remainder made their escape into Li sina, although one of the frigates had struck to us." The PRINCE REGENT has signified his Royal inten tion of reviewing the whole VOLUNTEER Ponce of the Capital and its environs, in Hyde-Park, on Tuesday to something more than the mere purpose of military the 4th of June. But that this day may be dedicated parade, his Royal Highness, we understand, proposes to give on that evening a magnificent Gala Ball and Sapper, at Carlton House, to the Queen, Princesses, and Noblesse, in dutiful commemoration of the Birth day of his Royal father. The 11 th Light Dragoons, and a detachment of the llth infantry, which have been detained at Ply mouth several days, sailed on Sunday afternoon.— I They began getting under way at day-light that morning, the wind having shifted to the eastward. By one of the recent city failures, LUCIEN BONAe PAIITE is said to have sustained a loss of £3000. When at Malta lie ordered, as is said, the sum to be remitted to England en his account, which, unfortu nately for him, was deposited in a house which has within the last fortnight appeared in the Gazette. We learn by the last accounts from Cadiz, that the case of General DE LAPENA WAS not yet determines by the Court to which the investigation of his conduct at the battle of Barrosa had been submitted : he was in truth still upon his trial,, during which he had ( with great propriety as we think) been deprived of his guard of honour. He appeared constantly in the streets of Cadiz, but unattended, and out of his uniform. NEWMARKET SECOND SPRING MEETING, 1811. MONDAY, MAT 13: Lord Oxford's Victoria, beat Mr. Shakespear's Tumbler, Bst. Tlb. each. D. I. 200 gs. h. to —5 to 4on Victoria. Mr. Elvres's Magus, by Sorcerer, out of Annette, Sat. 51b. beat Mr. Watson's Riddle, by Sorcerer, out of /Enigma, tut. Alt. M. Wogs. h. ft.-5 to 4on Magus. Sweepstakes of lefts, each, ft. ft. Two-yr-old C. lord F. llentiork's Asmodeus, 7st. 131 b. '1 Mr. Ladbrokes liephestion, Bst. tilb. 2 • 5 to 4 ago Asniodeus. Lord G. H. Cavend:sh's Eccleston, beat Mr. Ladbroke's Sir Marrinet, sat. 41b. each. Ab. M. 200 gs. la. ft.-2 to I*a Ec rimer). Sir J. Shalley's Marmion, Slb. brat Duke of Rutland's Sal. Yaw, Bst. lib. Across the Flat, 100p.-8 to 4 agst Marniioa. Lord G. H. Cavendish's Middletborpe, ist. alb. beat Major Wilson's Juniper, tat. B. C. 200 gs. h. ft.-4 to lan Middle tiatnpa. TORSAY, MAY 12. This morning, a'out four o'clock, the whole of the East-India feet took their departure from this place, with a fair wind at East, and as it Las continued the whole day they will not returnagnio, unless it should soon blow hard to the Westward. PLYMOUTH, MAY IL - - Arrived the Asir schooner front Portsmouth.—Sailed the Ann tender for Bristol; FAVOURITZ cutter and MuI.X.ET schooner for Falmouth; GIEZALTAII, 80 guns, for Basque Roads; the GOLD.. FINCH brig of war, with Major Aasarraosa, charged with dis patches for Cadiz; VLNIRAELIC and SCIEPTII, 74 guns; ROTA and ARUM* frigates, to blockade Brest; INTILLIGeNT gun-brig and FAVOURITZ sloop, with a fleet of transports for Liaison. PORTSMOUTH, MAY 13. , Sailed the AMeLIA and BRAM for the Downs, Vino and FAWN on a cruise, and Timis with convoy fdr Guernsey.— The West India convoy tv.mains.—A fleet front the Downs is coming in.--Wind E. DEAL, MAY 13. Came down from the River, his Majesty's ship Rove ts,Ar rived the Sat Nit and ronoa on s from a cruize.—sailed the Nina' to the Lorthward, and the CASTILIAN for tie French coot. SHXERNESS, MAY Is. Sailed his Majesty's ship MANLY with a convoy for the Baltic. The nest wiu probably sail about the 27th inawsa. LiilTH, MAY n. Arrived yesterday in the Reads the SNAKi and NIORTINOALC sloops of vrar, from different cruizes. The Snake picked up at sea, the wreckof a brig, supposed to be Swedish, timber laden, and towed her up here.—Sailed this morning the LYNX aim of war t, 411.$01Atbwardp wAth 1 ouvoi of atm SERA fr PfER4O$. MINUTES OF EVIDENCE, APRIL 114. The Right Hon. Mary Countess of Berkeley was called in, and a chair being placed for her, her La dyship came to the table and was farther examined as follows 3 Was there any distinction made in the family or any difference in the treatment of the children born before the second marriage, and those born after., wards ?—None whatever. Was there any difference in respect of the keeping of the birth day of the claimant ?—The birth day of the eldest son of the first marriage was always kept. Perhaps your Ladyship can enable the House to form some judgrtient of the time before which you went constantly 'by the name of Miss Tudor ?—I think I dropped the name of Miss Tudor about a year after the second marriage. And at that same period did Lord Dursley first take the name of Lord Dursley ?—Not quite imme diately. Is it to be understood that prior to about a year after the second marriage neither your Ladyship nor the claimant ever went the one by the title of Lady 'Berkeley, or the other by the title of Lord Dursley Not strictly so, How was it, then ?—Many persons wrote to me as J..ady Berkeley, trades-persons and others, whom I cannot immediately recollect. But did the gentry and persons who visited Lord Berkeley address your Ladyship by any other deno mination prior to the period you have mentioned than that of Miss Tudor ?—I should think some did, but I cannot answer the question more directly, Did your Ladyship ever take the name of Tudor Ipriot to the marriage with Lord Berkeley ?--No, I do not think I was ever called Miss Tudor till after my marriage with Lord Berkeley. Your Ladyship's maiden name prior to that was Miss Mary Cole ?—Yes. I Where was your Ladyship living immediately prior to the first marriage in March, 1785 had a judging in Mount-street, or South street, 1j calm(); exactly recollect in which of those streets. How long had your Ladyship lodged there I cannot at this distant period say how long. Was it as much as three months ?—No, I think not, Two ?—I cannot recollect. Though your. Ladyship may not recollect how long you had been in those lodgings, you may be able to recollect where you had been immediately before you were in those lodgings ?—Does the question mean where I had resided ? I had been ,at a relation's, but I had always a lodging in one or other of those two streets. What relation ?=At a sister's. Of what name ?—Mrs. Turher., Where ?—ae had a house in Charles-street, Ben : keley-square. Atthe time that your Ladyship.sas living with her ?—I do not know whether I could be reckoned strictly to be living with her, as I had•always at that time a lodging. Your Ladyship lodged at the place you have men tioned, and took your meals, and lived in other re spects with your sister, Mrs. Turner cannot at this distant period answer that question farther than I have already done. how long had your Ladyship been living with your sister in the way you have described prior to March, 1785 ?—I went to London at the end of Der cember, 1784, or the month of January, 1785. And from that time immediately went to live with your sister, having the lodgings you have described ? Yes, having the lodgings I have described. Your Ladyship has stated that the marriage took place on the 30th of March, 1785 ?—Yes. At Berkeley ?—Yes. How long had your Ladyship been at Berkeley be fore the marriage took place ?—I arrived at Newport the night before. Alone, or with any person ?—Alone. From whence did your Ladyship come immedi ately ?—From London. From what part of London ?—From Mount-street or South-street. One or other of those places of ycur Ladyship's lodgings ?—Yes. Was Lord Berkeley in London when your Lady ship left London, or did he go to Berkeley before your Ladyship ?—I met him at Berkeley ; he was in the church when I arrived there. How long prior to that had you seen him ?—I can not answer that question. Was it a week, a month, two months, or three months before ?—lt was not long, but I cannot dis tinctly say how long. Will your Ladyship have the goodness to state, whether by ,4 not long," you are to be understood it was not a month before, or two months, or three months, or a week ?—I think I had seen Lord Ber keley within a week or a fortnight, but I cannot an swer that positively upon my oath. You had seen him in London ?—Yes. Does your Ladyship know how soon after you hail seen him in London,. Lord Berkeley went into the country ?—No, I do not know. How long had your Ladyship been acquainted with Lord Berkeley ?—Ever since I was a girlat school. Where did your Ladyship first become acquainted with Lord Berkeley ?—At Mrs. Clark's boarding, school, in Gloucester. In what year ?—I cannot answer that question, . Perhaps your Ladyship may be able to recollect how long before the marriage ; or the circumstance of your own age may enable you to state about what time ?—No, I cannot state about what time. Does your Ladyship recollect how old you were at that time ?—I do not at this moment recollect. Did the acquaintance continue from the time of Lord Berkeley seeing your Ladyship at the boarding school to the time of the marriage ?—lt did. During that interval was your Ladyship visited by Lord Berkeley ?—Oftener than I wished to be. Where ?—I 'cannot at this period answer. At what place was it ?—Many years have passed, and I cannot mere distinctly answer that question. Was it in Gloucester, in London, at Berkeley, or. where ?—Wherever I was, Lord Berkeley found me out, or followed me. Does your Ladyship mean to say that Lord Ber keley was in the habit of visiting your Lady s hip while you were at Gloucester ?—I left Gloucester to avoid him; At what house will your. Ladyship have the good /fess to state, Lork Berkelej came to visit you before. you yt Gloucester to avoi I recollect to have seen hi the hoyse of Mr. l'aiker, regiment. Excepting that place, your Ladyship never remem bers to have seen Lord Berkeley visiting you at any place in Gloucester ?—I have seen him constantly, but I cannot answer the question more distinctly on my oath. At what house in• Gloucester bad Lard Berkeley been in the habit of visiting your Ladyship, before your Ladyship left Gloucester ? —There are ways of pursuing a Lady without visiting her at any particu lar house. Am I to understand Lord Berkeley did not come to. the house where your Ladyship was visiting du ring the time you were at Gloucester do of think he did at that period; I kft Gloucester k good in the beginning of the year 1784. To what place did your Ladyship go when you went from Gloucester, for good, at that period Iwent into Kent. Did your Ladyship' continue in Kent from that time, to the end of December, 1784 ?—Yes, l did. ' During that interval was jour Ladyship in the ha. bit of at all coming to Londcm i n —Never. 'Your Ladyship was then under thoroof of a Lady of the name of Foote ?—I was, During the whole time, from the time of your La i dyship's leaving Gloucester, which was in the month of March, 1784, till the month of December 1784 7llu Yes r . ing the whole of that time your Ladyship is ' understood to have been in Kent, aad never to harp . been at all in London ?—No, never. i How often during that interval, from March to December, did Lord Berkeley, if at all, come Otto Kent to see your Ladyship ?—Once. When ?—Either in September or October, boe f ly cannot exactly say which. a Where did your Ladyship see him ?•t- s itt•a 'Man lcalled Lenham, or some such Nay, about,two milt* from the place where I resided. ! How came your Ladyship to meet Lord Berkelex • at that village ?—I feel a difficulty.in answering that ' question. It is understood your Ladyship left Gloucester, fofi the purpose of avoiding Lord Berkeley ?—I did. Did your Ladyship go accidentally to this v - loge, or on purpose to meet Lord Belkeley 2-1 went on purpose. Then, except that time, your Ladyship did not sets Lord Berkeley during the whole time you were' itt Kent ?—I corresponded with him. Has your Ladyship got any of the letters ?-resyvs z Not one ?—No. But your Ladyship never saw Lord Berkeley per, validly during that interval but that one time ?—I do not recollect at this distant period of time that I did, but it is a long time ago. I Your Ladyship has said you saw Lord Berkeley' about a week or a fortnight prior to thp 30th of March, whets your Ladyship was married, that was the last time your Ladyship bad seen Lord Berkeley immediately before the marriage ?—I think I , said so, but I desire not to be tied dormtoopartifit t arly to rime. Prior to that week or fortnight, pr whatever it might be, and subsequent to the end of December, when your Ladyship came up from Kent ; can your Ladyship recollect whether you had hemp in the -habit of seeing Lord Berkeley frequently ?•—I had been in the ?iabit of seeing Lord Berkeley freltrently, taut I cannot say how frequently. Was yaar Ladyship in his company in the pre sence of any person your Ladyship can name. —Not I do not think I was. . Is there no one person now living who had ever seen your Ladyship in the company of Lord Berke ,ley prior to that time ?—I do not recollect at this, dis tant period that there is. About what time in the morning or day was it, that the•marri;ge took place ?-1 think, as well as I cap recollect, drat it was between the hours of eight and nine in the morning, but I desire not to tie myself down too distinctly to the hour. From the time of the marriage, which was in March, 1785, did your Ladyship live with Lord Berkeley re gularly ?—No. Where, then, did your Ladyship live after the mar. riage had taken place ?—I had a lodging in George street, Hanover-square. Did your Ladyship immediately after that marri• age come to that lodging in George-street iianover square ?—The first two days after my mr i age, I think I went to Kpw, and to Hampton Court, with my husband ; after that I think i went to George street: I have some faint idea that I might have gone to Mount-street or perhaps South-street. It is understood that after the mart iagp had taken place, you came up to London ?—I did. How long did your Ladyship continue to live in London ?-1 went for the summer, 1785, to Glou cester, I believe in May, but am not clime clear. From the month of March, 178,5, to May ) , ..1784 1 your Ladyship was constantly. in Looilop . ;—,NoF . constantly. Where, then, if' not in London ?—I wa witl; pry husband in the neighbourhood of Kew 11 ai and fmPlO •• , , •• Court. • • .•••• • . Not at any place of residence that-Lord Berkeley bad ?—No, not till after I seamed from Gloucester in 1785. But in point of fact, wherever it was, either at Kew, Hampton Court, or London, your Ladyship was, immediately from the marriage, constantly; liv ing with your husband ?—No, I did not say sot on the contrary, I was very ill, and we did not live much together. At what time was your Ladyship very ill continued very unwell for three months after I was married. At what place had your Ladyship that illness?—l was ill immediately alter I was married, and I was ill at Gloucester alter I was married. And before I went to Gloucester 1 was ill in London. Your Ladyship is understood to say, that you were taken ill soon after the marriage, and whilst you were in London i—Yes. • Was your Ladyship attended by any medical per son in London ?—Yes. By whom ?—I cannot recollect at this period, so many years have elapsed. . Was it by one person or more than one ?—I was attended by one. Was it - au apothepar7, or a ph7Acian ? I cannot IllanuYk .0111 (' -r- r . ;() 4 3. ' f • , 4 -....')% 1 . , 'V &43 •1•S t t.'" t , e , • .4 :sl,'" .---;.•'' 0 • 4 • 1- 1 44 1 . N -_ ~ - lim • i. .‘• ..„ j oy . svrgeon4frfiilio , P . ! ip it