Star. — London, England, 1807-04-21 00:00:00

tiltHl otA JULY ?AZU. Mr. MAURICE FITZGERALD :ore s ptiguant t o o ot i oe . to move for leave to bring in a bill to alter and amend the mode of levying money by Grand juries in Ireland. He could now Rate, from the re *ern on the table, that the enormous film of half a Million was railed by the Grand Juries, for bridges and crofs roads, exclufive of turnpike roads, and the main lines of communication between the different parts of Ireland. This ram might not appear great compared with the revenue of England ; but it was prodigious when compared with that of Ireland, which was only about four millions altogether. The Honourable Gentleman went on to Rate that a land t a x would be an unpopular meafure in Ireland, and yet that country was in reality fubjeCt to a lvlci tax, railed in the moll objeEtionable way. The poor in Ireland were, of neeellity, obliged to have fotne land, and after, by extraordinary induftry, railing fubfif tance out of it, they were obliged to pay their tythes, and then their Grand Jury Tax, which fell upon the poor occupants ; while the rich proprietor, being ab fent, paid none of the tax as a proprietor. What he propofed, therefore, was, to follow up the analogy of the rigulation adopted by his Right Honourable. Friend (Sir J. Newport) who had exempted' from the houfe tax thole whole rents did not exceed 61. per annum. He intended alfo to propofe tome neat regulations with refpe& to prefentments and the pr0.. 1 per accounting for the money. He would bring it} the bill this &Mon, that it might be printed and confidered by the Grand Juries during the fummer affixes. It would thus come forward next Seffion, after all the cnnfideration that could be requifite.— He did not mean to alter the fyftem of levying money by Grand Juries, but fubjelt it to the moll beneficial regulations. He could not conclude without Ruing another motive which had induced him to propofe this meafure. At this moment he obferved, when all the views of the late Miniftry in favour of Ireland had been defeated, when the hopes of all thole who 'from Konen motives fupported the Union were blafted—when the Union was rendered merely no. mina' and barren, though - there appeared no inten tion immediately to repeal it—when the prefent Go vernment was founded on an ince:di& againft Ireland, ' and exited ender a pledge to withheld from the Royal ear the grievances and complaints of the un- happy people of that country (Rear ! bear !) at fuch a moment as this, he hoped the Houfe would concur with him in the opinion, that at leaft all the praCtical benefits ought to be conferred on Ireland which could poffibly be obtained, He concluded by moving for leave to bring if 'a bill to alter and amend the mode of levying money by Grand Juiiei in Itieland. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER approved of the motion, and alto of the mode of pro. teediog intended to be adopted. He denied, how• ever, that he was bound to intercept any well foun ded complaints or the people of _lreland. He wilhed the profperity of that country as much as any man could do. This was his objet, however he might differ from Come Honourable Gentlemen as to the means. He could not help entering his protell againft the language of the Honourable Gentleman tells:eking the Union, which had been called nominal and barren, and a meafure about which there might be doubts whether it ought not to be repealed. He hoped there was no doubt that it ought never to be repealed. We were now embarked together, and it might be attended with the wortt confequences if it was underftood that there was any chance of the con. trait being difturbed. Mr. PARNELL wifhed that the condo& of the Right Honourable Gentleman had been filch as to allay any prejudices that might exift againft the Union. The expreflion, it ought to be obfer ved, had come from one who voted in favour of the Union, and it was only to be del red that the Right Honourable Gentleman might not a& fo as to jullify it. Mr. WILBERFORCE had liftened with great fa tisfaCtion to the Raiment' of the Honourable Mover, beeaufe he had thrown tome light upon the fituation of the Irith poor. He writhed that the Gentlemen from Ireland would always endeavour to enlighten us with regard to the internal Rate of that country. This would be much more important with refpea to the poor of that country than the difeuffion of any great political privileges. One of the perfons who bad been engaged in the rebellion had Rated in an fwer to a quellion put to him, when examined at the Bar of a Committee of the Ira Houfe of Com mons, that the peafantry would not give the value of the ink in the pen with which the clerk was writing, tor emancipation. The real happinefs of the people depended more on the nature of their connection with their landholders and tYthehriders, than upon thole privileges. One of the belt effeas which he hoped for from the Union was the additional light which it would enable us to procure with refpe& to the fituatinn of the people of Ireland. We thould always remember that they were our fellow.fubjeCts, and we ought at lea% to concur in remedying any abufes, as far as we were agreed. Mr. MAURICE FITZGERALD begged leave to give an accurate and entire Raiment of the cir cumtlance to which the Honourable Gentleman (Mr. Wilberforce) had adverted. This he could do with, the molt perfell corralnefs, as he had been a Mem ber of the Committee. The quellion afked was, what value the great body of the Catholics attached - to what was called emancipation ? The anfwer was, as the Honourable Gentleman had Rated, that they did not underfiand it, and that they would not give the value of the ink, &c. This was, perhaps, true; 1 ) 1 't t t'l this'coreltion was f.ilowed by another, viz. " What he thought would have been the effeEts of granting this emancipation r The reply was, that there was nothing the rebel leaders dreaded In much, ' as it would have taken the peafantry out of their hands etvirely, and completely deftroyed their hopes of ellablithing a Republic in Ireland. This was the i real ftate of the cafe. The Hon. Gentleman then I. proceeded to Rate, that in voting lot the Union, he had combated his ear lief prejudices and feelings, and 1 fupported it with a view to the fecurity of all ella• 1 ilithments, and tke relegation of a fir m and lading - tranquility to Ireland. He had done fo under pledges I dire& and indite& on this fubjeft, fanetioned by the peateft names, and he never would have concurred wit on other terms. But now, when he faw the oil s aggravated, and none of the expe&ed good el. Us produced, he, (peaking for himfelf only, &- bed, that the Union was barren and nominal, and tat no great benefit could refult from continuing it. The motion was then put and cart ierd.—Adjout fled. Watt isbrift EVENINO STAR, . LONDON. TUESDAY, Ann. sr. PRICE 6! STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK Coe°ls, for money, 63 MIT 6311-omniuus x pr. Exchequer Ins, par. to is. dIC PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. 3 per Cent. A. An. 611.1 Excheq. Bilis, 3s ss a 3s pr. 3 per C. Conf. An.ka ill 01131110111 i i * prem. 4 per Cent. Soli Irilli Ditto 4 .1 S per Cent. Navy 9 a 97 9611 Lottas7 Tickets 191. ala. Long Ann. ty at a Coors* for aec. 63}1 India Bonds sa pr. - In the STAR of yefterday we laid before our Rea ders as large an extra& from the details given in the Hamburgh Corrdoadent of the events at Conflanti nople as our time and limits would allow. This day we have given the whole a place in our columns, being too important, though publiffied under French influence, to be withheld from the Britilh while we are without difpatches from Mr. ARBUTH• Noi or the Biitifh Admiral. Should the fait prove .to. be:as Aated in the. French accounts, that our fleet .lay . thcrc.fot . kmany days performing nothing but threats; allowing the•Torks in the mean time to carry on their gang of defence till at raft they became fo 'lOrmidable , as to render it prudent for onr force to 'retire, it, will be difficult to find an entire for fuch condo.. But we can form no correA opinion on the: afair till we hear from the &ha Commander. I We are not, hOwever, with Out Tome hopes that the when. fully known, will prove to be different from what the enemy have Rated. Since oar fall we have received Hamburgh papers to tbe - t6th, but they add nothing to the intelligence already received front Con(lantinnple. It now appears certain that the Emperor A Lew lila has quitted Peteriborgh to join the army. He -rearhed_Aleasel _on ,the ad infant: This fait is men tioned is the following letter : ELSINEUR, APRIL 14, 1807. " Our information from Memel announces the arrival there of the Emperor Atexatioaa, on the id Wt. and that it is the in• tendon of the two Monarchs of lt.uffia and Praia& to unite their refpeEtive Armies. " Mel:wave Swedes are making great progrefs In Meeklen burgh; which plate they have taken poifeElon of, and are on their march to Lubeck. " Ten Thoufand of the inhabitants of there Countries hate oineti the Swedith Army. " Our ptivate letter from Peterlborgh, fay, that the Mar Luis Dove LAIL s, having appeared at a review of the Ruffian Troops' in a curious dref., was Orangely accofted by the Ruffian Emperoi It is alto Rated, that the Marquis had his tail cut off by a Ruffian (Oldies., for prefuming to appear in a blue great coat, with his fah tied round his body." Other letters from Elfineur Rate, that the Swedes have occupied not only Lubec but Hamburgh. That the greater part of the enemy's troops in there places had been marched away as reinforcements to the Grand Army in Poland is well known ; but as there letters are dated the 13th and thofe of the following day do not mention the fait, we give it no credit. The Koningfierg Gazette, of the 26th of March, contains the official report of General Bern/tosser, relative to the battle of Eylau, of which fo many accounts are already before the public. The General Rates, that the Ruffian Army, in confequence of various detachments made from it, was only 70,000, while the French Army amounted to sto,ooo. The battle, which began about three o'clock in the after noon of the 7th of February, tailed till midnight of the following day ; the lots of the enemy, rays the General, according to their own account, amounted to 30,000 killed and 12,000 wounded, 2000 were made prifoners, and twelve eagles taken. Our lots confilts of x 2,000 killed and 7000 wounded.—Four teen French Generals were killed or wounded; nine of our Generals were wounded, but moll of them fo Rightly, they they have already rejoined the army. BAUADOES, FEBRUARY i 6. General limited. hating -received information, that a force of 8000 vagabonds of every defcription, were alterabled under General ERWOUTF at Guade loupe, for the purpofe of attacking Antigua and Dominica, the tsth regiment and two companies Of artillery were embarked, but they roan returned with the Admiral. That there fellows will make tome attempt there is no doubt k but it thould be anticipated. Antigua and Dominica should be reinforced, particularly the former. Sir GIORGI Parvosr has for Tome time been expeEted for this purpofe. The troops in the different Iflands are rather unhealthy. The Isth and the artillery are very healthy, but the artillery and the 9oth regiment at St. Vincent's, have filtered prodigioufly ; having lately loft eight or ten officers. The 96:h has like wife [acted feverely at Antigua, and the 16th at Surinam. It is reported that the isth will be fent to relieve them, General BOWYER witting to have his own regiment at head-quarters. The 37th and 64th are more healthy. Grenada and Trinidada are in excellent health alio. MARCH B.—On the 28th ult. the Beguin, French fchooner, detained an American thip, with 405 flares from Africa to Charlefton, and carried her into Mar tinigne on the 2d inflant. On the 2• sth 1 54 fail arrived here, under convoy of his Majefly's fhip, Prince-George, from Purtfmouth ; four fail miffing. names unknown ; 23 for Surinam, Demerara, and Berbice, parted by per minion, Feb. 8. The Surinam veffels are arrived Cafe. The Blonde frigate, with the trade from Portfmooth and Cork, failed for Jamaica the 28th ult.. The re mainder of the fleets. proceeded fur their deftination l under different convoys. CAPIUNES MADE IT THE ENEMY IN Tilt WEST INDIES. 6ttii;etftoFicicruary, the brig Volunteer, of Cork, captured ^oo miles to windward of Darbadues, by the French privateer fchooners l'Ecla's and rEt. Ile. and arrived at St. Martin's—The Volunteer was from Lifbon, hound to a market. February tr. The iblp Sulfa. of se guns and 38 men. from I.ondoo. bound to Surinam, captured to windward of Surinam. by the French privateer fchooner l'Eclair, of ta guns and So men, after an adion of an hour and a half—the Suffez had her chief mate and 3 feamen killed ; fecond mate and 8 feamen wounded. The Eclair bad leveret men killed and wounded. her main mail and boom much injured. She arrived at Port Royal, Martinique, on the aßth of February, with the Suffcx. INIMY'II VZSSLLS CAIPTUILID. _ On tt 4 l. soth of February, his Majetty's brig Venus captured the French privateer fehooner rEtoile, of s guns and sy men, lso miles to windward of 13arbadoes. She belonged to Guadaloupe; was fait from Cayenne, out 6 days. bad made no captures. On the 28th February, bis Majelty's brig Pert captured the French privateer flow Chaireue, oft gun and so men, to windward of Antigua. She bad been out four days, and made no captures. DEPARTURII OF THICONVOTS FOR THRIR DESTINATIONS. February 2a..-44is Majefty's Ihip Blonde failed from Barbadoes with the Ihips which arrived under convoy of his Majtlty's chips St. George and Ramillies. for Jamaica. The St. Vincent trade failed in company, and all arrived in Carey nn the aft of March. On the 28th of February, his Majefty's Ihip Grenada failed from Barbadoes, with the Grenada trade, and was fern in fight of Gre nada, on the aft of March. On the aft of March, his Majefty's fchooner Wine Fortuni, Lieutenant Brown, failed from Barbadoes with the trade for St. Lucia. On the 2d of March, his Maje'ly's flop Ofprey failed from Bar. Woes, with the trade for Tobago and Trinidad. On the 3d of March, hie Majelty's !hips Cerberus, Melville, and Wolverine, failed from Etrhadoes with the trade for Dominica, Antigua, Montferrai, Nevis, St. Kitts, Tortola and St. Thomas's. The (hip Active, Captain Milieu, bound to Trinidad, was run aboard of by a fhip of the convoy, and much injured The brig Proarefs, bound to St. Kitt's, loft her naaina•an, and remains at Barbadoes refitting. The Britamiia, Gibbs. from London to Jamaica, has been taken, retaken, and arrived at Barbadoes. On the 13d of February, the Ramillies man of war ant fleet from Cork, confifting of roa fail, arrived rtt Barbadoes. On the 25th of February, the St. George man of war and fleet from Portfmouth, confining of 554 fail, arrived at the fame ifland; and on the aoth of February, the Blonde frigate and as fail from Falmouth, alto arrived at Barbadoes. At the late glorious attack on Monte Video, wherein the 95th (or Rifle) Corps diftinguilhed themfelves fo much, there were only three companies of the ad battalion of that Regiment there, the other (even being at Hythe, &c. Of the ifl battalion, five com panies have gone with General Caawroan, and the remaining five are Rationed at Colcheßer. Report Pays, that this moil valuable and ufeful Regiment i. to be confiderably augmented, and confolidated in the fame manner as the Artillery. The many ad vantages that would be derived from this plan, are obvious to all military men. Her MAIRSTY has been gracioufly pleated to ac cept Mr. LANDEERR'S Vnlnme of the Le&ures deli• vered by him at the Royal Inftitution, nnthe Art of Engraving. There Ledures are now publifhing, and We have received a letter from an officer ferving are very ably written: they trace the Hiftory of En in Sicily, dated the 31ft of January, at which date graving from its origin ; and are peculiarly dittin the diltribution of our force in that ifland was as guifhed by the manly tone in which the Lecturer follows :—" The Flank Battalion of the Guards and advocates the cattle of the Art of his country, and 78th Regiment, at Syracufe ; the remainder of the relcues engraving from the degradation to which per. Guards, in Catania ; the two battalions of the 35th, Cons urged by commercial motives alone, have endea the 6111, 6zd, WATTITILLII . II Regiment, and the vnured to fubjed that interefting and beautiful art. Chaffeurs Britannique, in fvfeffina ; the firft battalion Fuasaaa. or Ma. Oils.—Yefterday the mortal of the 27th, is quartered along the coati; the fecond remains of this diainguithed Arlin and eflirnable in the interior ; the remainder of the Britilb force at Man, who died, after a Ihort illnef., on the 9th in- Ivlelatza, and the villages in the neighbourhood.— Rant, were depofited with confiderable funeral pomp Telegraphs are ere&ed along the coati, from Syra- in St. Pam's Cathedral.—The hearfe which con cufe to Melatza. 'The whole of this force was in veyed the body to the place of interment, was prece. high health and fpirits, and the moll paled difcipline ded by the City Martha's and followed by thirty- fi x prevailed in the army." mourning coaches, and ;bout as many private car- Lieutenant• General Havrtzr, the fuecefforal Lord riages ; the former filled with amateurs of the de- LAKE in India, is now with his family on board lightfal art of which the deceafed was fo diftinguifhed the Walpole, Capt. SANDMAN'S% for Calcutta. As a praditioner, and moil of the Members of the Royal the General had commanded in the I fl e of Wight Academy. Mr. OPIF died Profeffor of Painting to tome years !ince, with much popularity, numerous that National Eftablithment, and one of its principal were the vifits of the Military and Gentlemen of the I ornaments, at the age of only 45 years, nearly 3o of Hand, to this refpedefl officer, to tender their con- which he has been induarioutly occupied in his 'pro gratulations on his high appointment, and to offer fethon. - heartfelt good withes for an agreeable voyage. On Thurfday, eleven of the French prifoners con- On the •18th inflate, landed at Dartford, the ve• I fined on board the Batszoc, near Chatham, effe&ed t e ran remains of his Majefly's 19th Dragoons, after their efcape from that Ihip be cutting through the an abfence of 24 years from their native land; dining 1 iron bars of one of the port holes, with a knite, and that time they have highly diflinguithed themfelves I dropping from thence into the water ; the whole of in almoft every engagement that has been fought in them reached the 'bore, but an adive purfuit being India; have been the dread of the natives, and in commenced immediately their efcape was dilcovered, more intlances than one, confidered as the Saviour every man was again taken, and lodged with proper of India ; not to mention the recent affair of Vel- precaution in his old apartment. lore, whale their vidotious arms quelled the intended Monday fe'nnight, a Frenchman, who lately opened rebellion, and in a few hours reftored peace and tran- an eating houfe,oppnfite me King's Head inn, Dover, quillity, after a fcene of carnage and bloodthed. was committed to prifnn. It appears ht: was going The 2d Battalion of the 56th Regiment, command- to London. prior to which he had fent a trunk to as ei by Lieut. Colonel BEATING. which report deftined warignn office, to be forwarded ; but he being rather for India, is Rill in the Me of Wight. The Corps a futpicious charader, it was thought proper to fearch is compoted of very young men, and is in an excel- it ; and the contents fo far confirmed the fufpicioas, lent Rate of difeipllne. as to cattle his commitment. iVittinCAL "Hall FALMOUTH, APRIL IS. Arrived the Supra to& fchooner, from Portfmonthi to give initiations to the veffels lying here; bnund td the Weil Indict. Sailed the Pitman MART packet. Captain Pocom with mails for Halifat and New York.=—Wind E. PORTSMOUTIL AI'RTL to. Arrived the Lit net, -from the Nore ; &Oct fevetai other outward boded veflels, front the Downie , — Wind E. DEAL, APRIL 10. Arrived this Morning, the Moltpito noon of wat t and immediately failed again on a c ruize.—Sailed ; the Leda frigate, for Sheernefs —'Arrived and failed for the River. the Teretcrt, Warsas, from Chepflows —.Wind N. E. CHATHAM, APRIL st. The Sassrsom, 64 guns, arrived at. Long Reaohi on Thurfday, in a leaky condition. The bitters*, * new Ihip, of la guns, alto arrived the fame day, from South Shields, for the purpofe of being fitted for tea at this port. PROM LLOYD'S LIST. GaderEsEND, Apart. 5g,...-Paffed by the Hope. "riirefitun,froni Criftiantend ; Buna4k,bieNt; Conottla of Laid*, ..---; Man. vtlle, Idreaunche ; Bridget, Skelton ; and the Experiment, Martin. from Norway. Sailed the Adeoest; Dullest); led ith, Peteriburgh. The Cicero, Turner, from London to janiska, is soft off Ban. badoes The 'llamas and Betfey, Wstfon. from Sunder land; for Tonningen, is boil off the Eyder. The Progrefs, --., from London; and the Anive, Millett. from Lr,ndon, for Trinidad,-havet put into Barbadoes with damage. The Thr,rnton. Thornhill, from Co!Adler for St. Michael's, is captured. The Amphion, Cray, from Jamaica for London, with four others of the fleet, were all well on the 28ch ult. in lat. 51. 20. N. long. I t. W. The Johanna, Douglas, from Liverpool for Wil mington, was captured in January laff by a French line of battle [hip, and fome of the crew are arrived at Breff. The Spark and Rebecca, Dye, from St. Michael's for London, has been captured, recaptured, and ar= rived at Portfmouth. The Wines of the depot in the Ifle of Wight, formerly in the Infpetior.General's department for RecruitF, is now managed by that very able and ac. ti•e officer Lieutenant Colonel Baityiv. Extras of a Letter, from an Officer of the Matron, refpeaing the paltige of the Dardanelles. “ Clown, off Tenedos, Feb. sj. " For feveral days after the arrival of Sir j. Duckworth. the wind continued unfavourable for the entrance of the Dardanelles; the Vice-Admiral, however, on the I tth, took an eligible Amite, In wait of a change of wind, which occurred on the !Bth; and on the morning of the t9th. at day-break, the fignal was made to weigh, and torm in line of battle. At eight o'clock the Canopus, Vic:-Admiral Sir T. Louis, leading the van, with a frelli braes* from fouth to weft, miffed within cable's length of the lirft =Ale. and received its fire without returning it—the Gaps in the order of line paired in faccelfion.--Sir j Duckworth the %nab—. " permilfion to return the fire, but not to bring on a general es. gtgentent,"....whleh allowed tome of the Mips to Ire a few thou. • The Pompee, Sir S. Smith, paired under her three top-mafte, and fired one gun, to Blew her contempt of the enemy, rather chap in boftility to hio beset and unremitted dikkarges. To Sir Sid ney was allotted the deftrudi lon of the Tortilla fquadron, ender a fuppofition that the batteries might give occupation to the raft of the fquadron,_ and this Itrvice he executed at half pa* one. This accouotg for the heavy column of (mote which we few over the land, in the direct ion of the Cattle, of Abydos and Segos, at th a t hour.—The wind has continued fair for three days. " There are eighty-eight Englifit famftics on board this hip, aft -well. Captain Seccomb, and the Officers generally, have.gbros up every accommodation to the ladles. " The fquadron under Admiral Duckworth confifts of the Windfor Cattle, Royal George, Pompee, Canopus, Thundery, Rcpulfe, and Standard, of the line, with the Meteor andLucifee bombs." The following is an extrad of a letter from Holy well, in Flintflure, dated April 7.- 4, Yellerday 27 men were killed in a coal mine, owing to the fire damp asiliag. They were drawn up in the courfe of the day, but fo much mangled, as fcarcely to be known by their relatives. The feene of difirefs that took place matters all defcription : wives (creaming out for their dead hulbands, children for their fathers 8 one poor woman, as Coon as the Caw her hufband.fell into a fit, and'expired immediately ; another, from the fright, inflantly fell into labour, and was deli vered on the (pot. The men were obliged to ufe al their endeavours to hinder them from jumping into the pit. One man, more humane than the ref, went down with an intention to Pave as many as he could. He brought up four alive ; he then returned to lave a little boy, only nine years old, who was crying by the courfe of his father. As Coon as hateard the footfieps of the man, the child took a leap, and jumped on his back • in that manner he vas brought up witlfn a few yards of the mouth of the pit, but the current of air was too much for him, he gave one gafp and expired. AU thebodies are to be buried to•day. Mr. Andrewle who was committed for nisi on T uefday, was again brought up yellerday, at Qt2een's fcpare Mee Office, to &rawer to other charges...* After Come additional circumitances relative to the. former charges were given in evidence, a tailor was examined, 'who Rated that he had loft twenty pounds by the prifoner. The firlt order was for fuits of livery amounting to sot which was to lowed by another order to double that amount, but the tradefman delivered his bill for. the &A order be fore he proceeded on the fecond. Inked of ending a ready money cuftomer, Mr. Andrews begged of him to take a bill for the 2gl. and to place his credit on a refpeaable footing, he produced the card of a gentleman of diainition, and talked about his rela tionthip to M. P. Andrews. Efq. M. P.. Whilft Mr. Andrews was talking of his prefTure for cafh 'at the moment, he took a newfpaper from off his table, and Feinting cut to the tradefman an advatifement, Co. liciting the votes of the Independent Elcitors of Inf with, figned R. Andrews," and he obferved that it was an expenfive bulinels, and was one of the c.aufes which made him (hurt of calb. The tradefman took the bill for the 201. but, before he proceeded on the fecond order, he went to Sir A. S. Hammen?. Member for Ipfwich, to inveiligate the charaeter of Mr. Andrews, but he knew nothing of him, nor d d the gentleman whofe card had been handed elfin the tradefman, of courfe, found. himfelf a lefer cf 201. in time to prevent the completion of the feeond order—The parties were bound over to profecute. and the prifoner Rands committed on ugh' charge,.