Star. — London, England, 1816-06-14 00:00:00

• .• . • • object. an- A that Mr. O'Hanlen must adopt some ot her coolie. Mr. BROUGHAM expressed his surprise that no Gentleman had asserted that the allegations in the petition wer e untrue. If this Magistrate had acted iftte perately, why had no proceeding been adopted -- re the other Magistrate, whose conduct had sa „e__ e l ls e qually intemperate ? He strongly condemned --die-Government of Ireland for acting on this, as well ot her occasions, upon partial information. The Petition was ordered to*lie on the Table. GRENFELL moved for Returns of the mo at of Bank of England note s i n circulation, - from June 1815 to May 1816. He should call the atte ntion of the House next Session to the profits of t e e Bask, and particularly to the annual sum of moo which they charged the Public for the ex s of keeping their House, and which ought to bfrayed by toe Proprietors. The motion Was agreed to. EXTRNTA -IN AID. M r , WILLIAM SMITH again brought forward t he subject of Extents in Aid that had been issued i t em the Exchequer. Ile said these had been ob. ' t i ne d on such slight grounds, that there was scarcely ay roan in trade who might not obtain an extent gainst another. Some people had obtained them on f retence that they had not been able to pay their as sessed taxes. If such persons could obtain Extents, toe was no pet son who might not Obtain them. He h a re of the Paymaster of a Regiment who had ob. a we d Ettents ; they had also been granted to com mon brewers, maltsters, tallow-chandlers, farmers of '1 9a saborse duties, auctioneers, &c. He meant now wo ove for one of the affidavits on which an Extent been issued. He should next move for the lees g am to Officers in the Exchequer when these Ex am were taken out. His object in moving for this was to thew the corruptions that had prevailed in these practices. He had heard of one case in which the fees a nd expenses amounted to £IOOO. There were officers whose exclusive business it was to grant the Extents, sindthese persons took enormous fees for this privilege. It was therefore necessary to have a return of those fees before the House. In consequence of the enor- Len increase of this practice in late years, the e tecacy of the Bankrupt Laws bad been in a great L easure done away.—[Here the Honourable Member quoted an old law, as hich declared, that extents of ilea kind were not to be issued except in cases where the King's debt was in danger of being lost, and that the goods only, and not the person of the debtor should be taken.]—He would, in the third place, Love for the copy of a Privy Seal issued in the reign' of James I. for preventing abuses in issuing Extents, iaooler to shew what the practices were at that day. He also should move for certain Rules made in the Exchequer, relative to abuses of extents in the sii,n of Charles 1. He did not think it woull be fit to bring in a Bill at this late period of the Session to correct the abuses in question t but he wished Cie. several papers he was about to move for should be hid before the Public previous to the next Session.— He quoted the case of a paper-maker, who, by awaits of an extent, swept away the whole property of an other paper-maker, to the prejudice of all utiler cre ditors, although the other paper-maker stood in the same situation with regard to the Crown as the first. He concluded with making his first motion. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he should not object to the motion. He had no doubt but that when this subject came properly be. fore the Barons of the Exchequer, they would take care that all abuses should be corrected. The Court had already interfered for that purpose, and, indeed. te should have no objection to the establishment of proper regulations on the subject. (Hear, hear.) Colonel WOOD denied a fact which had been stated on a former night, relative to an extent. The ATTORNEY GENERAL assured the House that the Court of Exchequer would take every necessary step to root out the abuses in question. Mr. C. W. WYNNE recommended a Committee of Inquiry on this subject. He thought no •such things as Extents in Aid should exist at all. The several Papers noticed by Mr. SMI TH were then ordered to be laid before the House. BARU ACKS— It A LF.PAY OFFICERS. Colonel PALMER took occasion to observe, that as several Barracks were likely to be.kept up during Peace, which would not be occupied by any army, notwithstanding the extent of our Peace Establish ment, those Halt-pay Officers art our Army and Navy, who thought proper to avail themselves of the accommodation, should, in his opinion, be allowed to reside in such Barracks. Thus a very meritorious body of men, in limited circumstances, might be eaterially benefited, without any expense to the tublic ; and there could be no doubt that our Half pay Officers were as well entitled to such accommo dation as those individuals who enjoyed a similar ad vantage at Hampton-Court Palace and at other places. Sure he was that such was the universal im pression out of doors, and that the arrangement he Proposed would be satisfactory to the public, who mast be naturally solicitous for the comfort and ease of those gallant men, to whom the Nation was so moth indebted for security and fame, especially where such an arrangement could not at ail interfere with eny view of economy. [Here the g a ll an t Of fi cer was called to order by the SPEAKER, who suggested that he was entering into a question likely to provoke discussion, while there %vas no motion befote the House.] The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that be presumed it was merely the object of the gallant Officer to offer a suggestion to his Ma lesty's Government, but he could state in answer to usat suggestion, that it wa: the intention of Govern remittent to make such a /eduction in the Barrack establishment, that very little surplus was likely to remain for the purpose to which the gallant Officer alluded, MISCELLANEOUS. Mr. BROGDEN brought up the Report of the Coinage Bill, which was ordered t? be read a third time to morrow. The keport of the Englsh and Irish Exchequers Consolidation Was ordered to be farther considered to.inorrow. The Irish Grand Jury Bill was Reporti.d, and ordered to be read rthird time to morrow. The Report of the Bank Savings Bill was, on the motion of 4 1 . ROSE, ordered to be considered op Monday. Colonel BARRY obtained Leave to bring in a Bill for the better halation of his Majesty's packets between Dublin and Holyhead fo ;the CH ANCELLO L 4 of the EXCHEQUER brought in a bill refrlating the South Sea Company; situ a Bill for coistinuisig ''"Silk Bounty Exportation Act. several Ostlers of the Day being &OW ota die kk g " "Vilifßed at Ten, 'flfl EVENING STAR. LONDON. FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 1816.. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT I WELVE O'CLOCKs Reduced 621 OS—Cons. shut—for opening all} 4 per Cent. 7811—S per Cent. Navy shut —Bonds par Is. pr. Ontnium pay. 24—Exchequer Rills, Es. dis. Is. pr. We have more than once endeavoured to call the attention of the Public to the extensive Emigration which is now taking place, and which threatens the most alarming consequences to the Nation. Not only are numbers emigrating to America, where, becoming cultivators of the soil, we might hope they would still benefit us by becoming customers for our Manufac tures, but many of our Manufacturers and Artizans are rem ,ving to the Continental States. The door of the French Minister, nay, the street in which he lives, is crowded with persons applying for Passports. Thousands have been issued—and those not to needy persons, but to families of large fortunes—to Landed Proprietors—to Fund•holders— to Manufacturers and Artizans of eminence—And to men at the head of establishments who are seriously contemplating the removal of their arts and their inachioses, to places less burthened by taxation. The extent of this evil will speedily be felt, in diminished consumption—in the number of persons thrown out of employ—and in the deficit of the Revenue. It is little consolation to us to know that the per sons thus emigrating from motives of economy; will be deceived—that they will find the expellees greater than they think of—and that they might practice re- trcnchment much.more certainly at home. AU this affords but little consolation to the tradesmen who will lose their custom—to the housekeepers who will be burthened with increased Poor Rates, to support the unfortunate dependents who will 'be deprived of bread—and to the Government that will suffer a lamentable falling off in the taxes. And surely it is a circumstance to which Parliement ought, before they separate, to turn their ni,,st serious attention. Shutting our eyes against such esils is not the way to avert the ruin with which they threaten us. ,These emigrations wiil cast the nation many millions yearly ; while the sum spent by Englishmen abroad will act as a subsidy to our neighh)nis, and will be felt as such in the balance ut tzide, thereby raising the ex. change against us. Let the conduct of this country towards the States of Europe when oppressed by the overwhelming power of the now 7 imprisoned Tyrant, be contrasted with the conduct of the same Stator towards Great Britain, now that they have been emancipated by our treasure, our persevering in. dustry, our blood I and let any one say what our future policy ought to be. Look at the Commercial Regulations of other States the Tariff of Russia for instance, and the revival of the Rules and Regulations which were in force during the war between Great Britain and that coun try—look at these Regulations and judge of the spirit by which these .States are actuated towards their de. Vereig• Have we not reason to fear that we have been pur suing an erroneous, and unjust policy, in contributing to the sappression of smaller states for the purpose uf, extending the power and influence of the greater—to enable them to do what ? to shut out our roanulac tures from the Continent ; —Yes, this is the fact : and the sooner we open oar eyes to this evil— the sooner we revert to the good old system of encouraging' and countenancing the smaller States, and thus keeping open numerous ports for the introduc tion of the products of British industry, the sooner will trade return to its former channels. It must be iu the recollection of all our Readers, that there was a period, and that not very distant, when we had only one ally on the Continent who admitted our goods into his ports, and this was Count 13/I4TINCK, the petty Sovereign of the harbour of Kniphausen, whose flag was exempted from insult, (probably from its insignifiance), - even by BONAPARTI. It never can be good policy in this country to strengthen the hands of strong Powers, who, in the very nature of things must not only be our rivals, but our enemies in every thing connected with the pursuits of com merce : nor can it ever be sound policy to assist other Powers in keeping their foreign . colonies in a state of slavery.—Reverse your policy. If you may not directly encourage the emancipation of South America—at any rate do nothing to retard or prevent it; for if, in the revolution of ,the wheel of events something do not soon occur to revive your drooping commerce—to furnish employment to those artizans and labourers who , are now emigrating to find their bread in other cooit:ries, you must sink under the weight that now oppresses yoe—a load brought upon you by your labours to emancipate those very States which now seek your ruin. By a Mail from Flanders, which arrived to-day, we basic received a variety of Continental Sournals. A corps of Russian troops to reinforce the contingent in France, which was to have passed through Bava• ,ria, has been refused permission, and they must there fore proceed to their destination by sea from some of the northern ports. Switzerland is said to be infested by robbers, as well as Italy : they are dcscrihed as Jiobanded French soldiers, and generally add the, crime of murder to that of robbery. • We hope that some of those who are afflicted with the anti-social and non-British mania of spending what they earned is Easlart''d o and by the waste of Engusb;blood ind treasure, will be deterred by thi: state of the Continent, from trusting their precious persons, and still more precious chattels, to The mercy of foreign brigands. The Aurtriaa Wierver, a pr per conclocted at Vienna with great spirit, expresses the indignation of its Edi tor, in manly terms, against the rigorous and most illiberal Decree of the Senate of Lubeck, for expelling the Jews from that City. We have given the article at length ; and we are of opinion with the writer, that the intolerant and persecuting spirit of those Sc. nators of Lubeck, by no means keeps pace with the enlightened ideas of the age in which we live.— All that the Magistrates of a Christian State have to do, is to see that the inhabitants over whom they arc placed are good citizens, nor is the spirit of Christian charity at all at variance with the principle of living in peace and good-will with enr neighbours, even although they are of the Jewish persuasion. VIENNA, MAY 21.. The Austrian Observer of to•day contains the lot lowing article : " Upon the decree of the Senate of Lubeck, in virtue of which the Jews settled there are to be driven out of that city four weeks after Easter, we consider it to be one of our most imperious duties to make the following remarks. " This decree certainly is the last that we could have expected in the present era. Certainly it is a disgrace to the times in which we live, to visit with the most virulent re-actions, helpless individuals, when we reflect, that by the 16th article of the Ger man Confederation, it was declared that the Jews should continue In the full enjoyment of all their pre sent rights and privileges, and await a further deci sion. Hew can future Diets occupy their attention with the bettering of the condition of the Jews,' when single States anticipate all their decisions by the most arbitrary and inhuman resolutions, and dare to agitate questions before they are even suggested for discussion ? " There is in these proceedings a want of respect, not only towards the decisions of the present Diet, but also towards the first Courts in Genitally, whose very foundations are by these measures most seriously threatened—a want of respect too, which has declared itself with the most headstrong precipitation, but which cannot easily be justified." The EMULOUS maa of war is arrived from Jamaica, bringing letters and papers to the 29th ultimo. These Papers make no mention of the insurrection at Dar badvis. Extract of a Letter from Captain SHEPHERD, of the Fortitude, arrived from St. Kitts and Nevis, dated off Plymouth, June 11 :—. 44 I am happy to inform you of our arrival, after a fine passage of thirty days : when we left the ivland, the disturbances among the negroes had been put a stop to—awe were embargoed at Nevis ten days, but ftvourable ncv: having arrived at Barbadocs, we were a:iowed to sail." Yesterday, about one o'clock, the PRINCE REGENT left Carlton House for Ascot Heath Races. The progress of the Princess CHARLOTTE'S recovery proceeds agreeably to the wishes of the Medical Gen tleman, we are happy to say her Royal Highness had a good night, was considerably better yesterday, so much so, that Dr. BAILLIE advised her going out to take the air, and accordingly her Royal Highness went out about two o'clock, in a chariot, accompa nied by her Royal Consort; they remained out up wards of an hour. Yesterday xhe King's Theatre for the performance of Italian Operas, held under a lease fur many years to come, at a rent of 51.560 per annum, with all the scenes, decorations, dresses, &c. was sold by the Mas ter in Chancery, to Mr. WATERS, for re 41,000. . The following very important official letter (al luded to in our Papur of yesterday) was received early in the week from the 13ritish Consul at St. Pe tersburgh TO SAMULL TZIORNTON, GOVZIWOR OF TUE ROMA cosselsov. " St. Petersburgh, April 28 (May 10), 1816. " Sta —I had the pleasure of writing to you on the 41st April (May sd), by post, and two days after by a courier, with the new Tariff. " By these opportunities I communicated to you, for the in formation of the Court of Assistants, aU the details I could col lect, of this so long espected Tariff; and I have now the mot ti fication to acquaint you, that orders have been received with it at the Custom House here, to continue in force the rules and regulations formed during the unfortunate dill'erences between Great Britain and Russia, and ever sine acted upon, though with some temporary modifications on one or two points. I shall, oa every occasion in my power, endeavour to procure ' either the repeal or suspension of some of these regulations, which appear and are fell to be most prejudicial to the prosecu tion of that liberal commerce it is the wish of his Majesty to establish; and I flatter myself, by the powerful assistance of his Excellency, Lord CATUCAIT, my representations may produce the desired effect. lu the mean time, I more strone,ly.recoin mend that all the, rules and regulations, and Custom-house laws estatlished by the Tariff of lal 1, regarding bills of lading to order, and other points, be most strictly adhered to, and that the expediency of so doing be made as speedily known to the trade as possible.—l am, &es "D. DATUM" COMBINATION BETWEEN WICAVERS..—At 4 Meeting of Magistrates at Chippenham, Wilts, on Wednesday se'nnight, tive weavers were convicted, and sen tenced to one month's imprisonment and hard labour, for unlawfully combining to controul the clothiers there in the management of their trade, and for 'per suading another weaver to. leave his employment, without his master's consent.—A numerous and ille gal assemblage of weavers, in the clothing trade, took place, on the 3J inst. at Bradford, Wilts, who com bined to prevent the use of a particular kind of loom ; ,snd on Sattstday se'nnight six of the principal ring le seers were committed to Devizes Bridewell, to be kept, to hard labour for two calendar months,, by a Bench of Magistrates of the Bradford and adjoining Districts. , .. . . BLACKHEATH PEDBSTRIAN.—EATON, after having .{one on well the whole of last night, this morning, titer nine o'clock t completed, in great spirits, 231 'miles of bir Herculean undertaking. 4a••• • . •• NMI" AL INTELLIGENCE. • FALMOUTH, JUNE 11. Arrived the Active, Hostates, from London; No sailituts. We have not received any intelligence from thellatinah since the JASPER sailed.—Wind N. N Wo fresh breeze: and fine. . .. ' PLYMOUTH, JUNI? ig. . . . Arrived the Fortitude. Sneprattn, from Ct. k its for London—pasted up Channel this morning. The brig airmail - , cf Berwick, f.-cm London, bound to • Montreal, laden with runt and dry goods, get On the Manacle rocks, near FAmotall, hut afterward's floated to SC3, was towed in . :o this port this morning by the lisuza sloop of war ; she is full of water, and com pletely d;sniasted. When the .IAsPEn fell in with her a number of Pilot boats were surrounding her, plwi. deriog her cargo. • • 1 . !.*Y.iRTIVO*.:rH, ;UNE is. Arrived his Ntijrsty's shin Entsmous. from Ja. maicA. Sail..d the .Unds4y, TURNER, for New York ; A.beunas, WINToY, for London. )-IEAL, JUNE 0. Came down fro m the Rive:: the DEE sloop of vat, and sailed f,:r Portsmouth ; the Invincible, How, fur Prince Edward's Island; Indispensihle, for the Scuth SltaS. The two lute:- re,t , :ain in the Dawns, detained Iry contrary wit. d;.—Wind S. D , Wpt, JUNE 1:3. Sailed last night the Lord Dtincao packet, Captain Pascoe, wit!; a IVfall and passengers for Ostend. Arrived early this morning the French packet Parfait Union, Captain MascaT, with a mail nd paesengcrs from Calais. Sailed this day the Lard Duncan packet, Captain HAMILTON, with a Mail and passen • gers for Calais; also the Lady Jane James, Captain HAYWARD, with the Right Honourable EDWAR, THORNTON, Envoy to the Court of Stockholm, for Calais. Arrived this afternoon,. the Pt:ncess A. gusta and Ant passage vessels from Calais, witl passengers. GIBRALTAR, MAY 17. • • , Arrived and sailed his Majesty's ship AMEISA, Hon. Captain Nifty, with specie .on board, for Enc. land. The Ivrea frigate has unecrgone a complete repair from the injury she received on shore, and wilt soon be ready for sea. The Dutch squadron, con. sisting of four frigates, under a Rear-Admiral, have got under weigh. Lord EXMOUTH and his Beet are daily expected, on their way to England. CGS fOM-1-101.1A JUNE 13. SHIPS ENTIMLIIOI,i - ctrAill, -- . _'he Eliza, Watkin Williams, Ihr Dublin; Julia, John YeKenzie, for Hamburgh; Maria. Charles Frederick Schubert, far Elsineur and Copenhagen; Vrow Ellina, Jacob R. Berg, for Antwerp ; Nra. Sra. del Carmen,' Auglisdn Sarachaga, fur I;iltaua and St. Sebaitians (10th April for Bilbus ou!y). { Lfl El?.1)001. ELECTION. The Poll closed at the usual hoar on Tuesday evening, and the result was a majority of 494 in favour of Mr. CANNING. The numbers were— Mr. CANNING 1200—Mr. Lk 'LAND 7060—Majority 494. The efficiency of the p.lice, and the opposite dire!. tion in which the two parties moved from the hustings, obviated all outrage! And riot, and we have great pleasure in stating; that during Tuesday night the town has been as peaceable and tranquil as on ordi nary occasions. In the course of the evening, tle Committee for conducting Mr.. !_../.IY LAND'S EleCtian, issued otfizial notice of their imenticn of retirirg from the conte-.t. WEDNESDA7. SeNZ 12, TWELVE o'ctootc. We have the pleasure of announcing that the Poll has cinsed, and that Mr. Casm►::c: is declared seatative of the Borough. The Chairing ►gill take place this afternoon at three o'clock : the route is Castle -street, Lord-street, Church-street, Ranclagh• street, Litre-street, Cwistiau-street, Myrtle-street, St. Anti's-stecet, to the top of Dafte-street. ANOTHER LETTER. INEDN t> T`Al: EVENING. The Pole finally closed thls clay nt twelve o'clock. -I'lie numbers were, _ _ Far C ANY INC: 290••••••••1 7 0T IV7r. I FT..ANt. 7:11. .The cbtiring took place at three, and a more gra tifying and triumphant tbr Mr. CANwt::o, cannot be conceived, the whole tawn blazed in " 0., r.:(1;" the S.,:etch was very tine, answering point by p.,i3:t all his calumniators the cheering was unlv:•rsol anct enthusiastic, and nne would have sitppos.ed he !IA no opposer. All viet,t off in perfect peace, and he ap pears as he must be delii;htcd with his heaity tnents.---tie le 4v4: for London, it is s.iS, in the morning: Ott the dosing of the Pd!, M-. CoAM:n.4 said a Gjty wores to the blinviing erect : " MR. MAYOR AND GeNTIAMILN reeollezt what took place on these ligitings on the firs; thy ci the i":1!1, epos, Mr. Shepherd's handsome, but inelfectu.ll rAremenr, yoa sea not be surprised that I should have pau,e.: some time before I could beileve the contest to be at lengt% really concluded. Nor will it, I hope, he considered as ungracious on my part, if I do not profess myself to be at this moment at all affect:•d by the vacua feelings which overpowered me when I addres,:ed you on that occasion. " At the same time, I cart assure the Gentian...en who have . been the instruments of prolonging this vexatiou♦ Pull, that I entertain no resentment against them. Then have been acting no doubt, on a score of duty, however mistaken; or if politic% and party have been the inilasucing motives of their conduct, I am well persuNled that there ha:: been mothinz, per.iniral to ow iii their hostility : -.aid that now, as in tl•e mctnorzhle t unrest of tout• ye:lmago, the struggle has been a strugale of principles. " I rejoice the more in the victory; but without assuming to myself now, any more t h an In 18i; any personal share iu the triumph. s► la offering my acknowledgements to pm, Mr. Mayor, and to the other Officers concerned in the Election, for their constant oven:ion and activity; in returning my warmest thanks to my iriend4, for their unparalleled exertions in my behalf ;—I takes leave of my eppottents, with the same declaration which I made on the close et the lasi Election, that, oi:t e again Meniher fur Liverpool, no one of my Constituents, who may hwe occasion to apply to me in that chara ter, shall and reason to biieve, from my manner of receiving his application, that I recoltect Lse con• duct here, or bear in mind his political connexions:. CORN EXCHANGE, MARK-LANE, JUNE 14. A very large quant,ty of Wheat remains on hand, having but few buyers at Market this morning ; yet our prizes remain as on Monday, as an increased de. mand is anticipated, all the country markets being Jestitute of supplies.—Brrley of fine quality sells readity, but the inferior &script:ton:: haul; nil hand.— Ir. o.ls, Pcas, Beans, and other artieleb, there is no -ilteration. SMITHFIELD MAREET, JitNE 14. Beef 41 ()L1 to 5s 2t Veal 54 0.1 to 64 01 Mutton 41 Od to 5s 64 1-Nrlt 4. od to 51 64 Laub 6$ 01 to 71 6d. Beasts 570—Slirep and Lstnhs 5,6 S0 --Calves so3—Plo 420 HAY AND STKAW, PER I.OAI). Meadow Ilay 41 Os to 51 it,s I Clover 51 of to 61 ' Straw Ids to £2 54 ';