Star. — London, England, 1816-02-01 00:00:00

•• , • THE SONG OF SCOTLAND, ON THE RETURN OF THE 92q ooaDoN mom, • TO THEIR NATIVE COUNTRY. . --- Why de these shoots the welkin rend What pipes are those so sweetly males f What soldier !addles ldtber bend • • Their footsteps, o'er the dark heath bounding! • ,`!„,• High en the wind their green plaids swell. Their black plumes in the breeze are dancing ; Ohl tell me, DONAL*, prithee tell, Who these warden are, advancing f Lassie, those are Se alind's pride I Well they're fiun'd in gallant story ; hem many a field with crimson dy'd, Home they're cewAse, full of glory! fleofrand's pride, and - Britain's boast, " .. The tiptoe of every poet's sonnet; Once Hy NTLT lov'd these Gordon. moat; Bat new the *red pinkie's in his bonnet. Fell in the hottest of dub fight, Foremost In the ranks of danger; The Highland Thistle shines most bright— To fear =knows, to light a stranger In Holland, Egypt, Deamark; Spain. This gallant Ninety-second bore is; On BeslaM's shore, in Oakes plain, Fell on their breasts, tanking, wort It 1 And France drew inch—she.knew of yore Old Caledonia's badge so glorious ; And Belgium's soil grew red with gore The ery brave CANZION fell victorious ens. men come home from foreign shoves, Their beasts with love of Country horning ; Yee these spreads Seeds all her stores, New to their Highland bilis returning ! And well you mark in every face The joy that native home inspires, When warm, the kindred, lov'd embrace, With rapture every bosom fires !* Lend shouts spin the welkin ring; ' Again the pipes in gayest measure !bp sweetly, while the Highland fling AM reel make each heart dance with pleasure! Oh, Caledonia, raise thy voicSl Raise high thy strains.-no feeder's meet thee; Bid all thy echoing bills rejoice— Thy bravest sons are cense to greet thee! Prom war, from battle's deadly strife, Where ghastly Gaul half fears to fight them, To cheer their wounds, einspire new life, Home their own native bills incite them! And when thy fosering band bath heard Those sons who feel so proud to own thee Again they'll rush to Honour'. field, And fresh green laurels earn to crown thee ! a. M. • The Marquis of Huntly_raised the ird chiefly on his cwt tizzies. His Lordship was afterwards appointed Colonel of the 4,d, whose distinguishing be.* is a scarlet feather. FASHIONS FOR FEBRUART. ;--• tireptsra Danl.—White crape, or bee frock, aver a white 'ado slip; the body'and sleeve- are formed of a very elegant fancy material, which has just been introduced. Headdress, the *fat a is 11.1yis. composed of white lace, and ornamented with feathers and precious stones. Neck-lace. ear-rings. and locket, of diamond*. Paola cm A es Dlt tss —A ninepins dress. composed of the finest dark nsuiperry ladies cloth, finished at the bottom of the skirt with a new invented trimming, which has ati uncommonly light and pretty effect. A plain high body, ovtr which is worn a spencer made of velvet one shade darker than the dress, and ornamented with white sattnefsierwarses Rep. ilay. • Gap IR A L cloth pelisses with pets rine capes, bound with a broach iadu ribbon, are the most preys* lent out-door costume for the fair pedeatrians. For the open ba rouche or landaulette, ranks foremost the Hussar pelisse of Fri nch grey Merino clods, trimmed down t he front ala ndlital re ; ti o back Is made peculiarly ea.y, graceful and elegant. For the ease carriage, the cardinal cloak is more in lay ur, which is ge . nerally of a tea colour, or some other chaste and unnistrusling hue, finely contrasted with a rich enibroideetd tnn u n i or of chenille.* in orange cailour of different shades. At the 'theatres gram! costume has lung been exploded, and a plain attire, with the simple and lovely ornament of a fine head of hair, is the most prevalent. Round muslin thews, flounced with lace, are much worn for halt do as, with the lichester braces. Paintsd Merino stuffs have succeeded chintz for common wear, while velvet, poplin, and twilled sarsnet, are the must preveiiing materials ter dinner dresses. Moss 41k muffs have a most elegant ffect: the lightness of this charming material renders it a real acquisition for mauy appendages to the salsas.—Belts Anesaldts. Yesterday her MAJESTY, Princesses ELIZABETH and Mashy went in a carriage from the Queen's &lace to take an airing, and honoured Miss POLDSWORTII I s who is indisposed, with a visit, at her house in Hill-street. We are concerned to learn, that the Marquis of ANGLESICA has had the misfortune, within these few rigs, to experience two accidents on his injured • thigh t—He was shooting in Sussex, and fell on it !rots a pony ; and after that had the misfortune to fait down stairs. , A boy, about eight years of age, being left alone in a room in a small court, of Harp-alley, Fleet-mar. ket, yesterday miming, set his clothes on fire ; his screams were. heard for about ten minutes, but no 'person went to his assistance, thinking his mother Was beating him. When discovered, all his clothes were burnt off. He was then carried to the Hospi: tal, where he expired. The Commutation of Tithes has long been a fa- Vonnte object with many of our Wading Characters, both in the Church and in the Senate. We know not whether any of the modes hitherto devised for the attainment et dila object be practicable; but this we know, that all who are subject to it, may, by a very easy protest, render it a matter indifference who iher it be commuted or not.—lltsy, for instance, a Lottery Ticket, *or, if you cam* afford that, buy a Share, and then see whether the Oteportion of 11.5,000 Guineas, or even of 20,000 Pounds, will not produce the desired effect. • Rscumussow, GOODLLYCK. and Co. are induced to • hope, Ir(411-the repeated instances of good fortuae at- . ieed:int on purchaser. at the* Offices, that they gall continue to meet with that liberal support, they have always esperwaced. Nos.. /8,646, 569% and 16.480, Capit.it Prizes of £50,000, £20,000, and reltaxt, were Shared in the Last 'Lottery, at their Offices, Corning and Charing Cross, where they re srxtfully sohtit the favour of the Pubic, iu the Lottery .to been Drawing on Valentine's Scheele CO %WAS 2 Capitals of 15,000 Guineas in • Gold. 2 f A-20,000, 'isc. kc. And It formed on the original ystewt at not g Blanks to a*Pttsee a COMMON COMICIL. • . • P ids= • . ADDRESS TO THE REGENT UPON THE PEW.. Yestcyday, upon the meeting of the Court, the LORD Maims, observed, that as the proceedings Upon the Address to the Regent On a former day had been adjourned, he apprehended that,according to custom, those proceedings should be finally determined before any other business was gone into. Mr. Donoroao objected strongly to any new Ad dress, while another Address from the Court was not .yet accepted by the Regent.: • • Sir Wu. Coitus was decidedly of opinion, that, according to a standing order and the practice of the Court, strangers should be excluded during the read ing and consideration of the Address. Mr. WAITHMAN thought differently, denying that there was any such Standing Order as had been stet and in iintaining that every proceeding of that Court, especially upon a public measure, ought to be communicated to the public This he felt due, not onlr to the character of the Court, but peculiarly to its constituents, who were entitled to know how their. representatives acted. He could not, indeed, see any objection to publicity, unless among those who were ashamed orafraid to avow their sentiments. Mr. Alderman GOODBEHiRg followed on the same side, and expressed his surprise that any but the lac queys of the_Minister, who were willing to attend the bell, should wisti to suppress the proceedings of that Court, lest Are proceedings should have their due influence upon 'public opinion. He deprecated any attempt at seeredy or mystery with regard to the conduct of that Court, whigh was essentially a public, body, as extremely suspicious, and calculated to cast suspicion upon the character of the Court itself. Mr. SAMUEL DIXON insiiteft chit the Standing Or der called for the exclusion if strangers, upon the proposition of any Member, and that it was the esta blished practice of the Court to exclude strangers upon all occasions, when the Report of a Committee upon an Address to any Member of the Royal.Fit mily was under discussion. He therefore moved that strangers be excluded. Atter some conversation between Messrs. Favell, Griffiths, and others— The Lena Mavoa said, that he was not aware of the existence of the Standing Order alluded to. It was to be recollected; that according to the practice' of the House of Commons, the Speaker ordered, without discussion, the exclusion of strangers, upon the mere application of any Member. Mr. WAITIIMAN moved that strangers should be allowed to remain, and a division took place: Fig the original Motion 79—Against it 40— Majority 39. &rangers were accordingly excluded. After the strangers had withdrawn, Mr. WAITH MAN moved that they be admitted ; this was objected to by Mr. Aldermen Curtis, Hey gate , Mr. Dixon. and others. Mr. Davis, Ir. White, and others, strongly contended, that if they were not ashamed of their proceedings no reason could be alsigaed for their exclusion. The motion was negatived. Mr. Alderman CURTIN then moved, that the Ad dress drawn up by the Committee at the last Court should be the Address to be presented to the Prince Regent. Mr. WAIT:00411a rose and observed, that as the Court had agreed to address, although he and others could see but little to congratulate upon, he should not oppose it, but confine his objection to the Address itself, and propose, by way of an amendment, one which would at Iraq record his opinions and those of the Members who acted with him. At the last Court the arguments of those who had opposed the Address were most triumphant, and not a single argument was refuted, or a single principle laid down that was even contested. They were indeed admitted as ge.' neral principles to be right. The Worthy Alderman who moved the Address, expressed his astonishment that those who were always for peace were now against it. He did not know how the worthy Alder. man could fall into such an error, for they always were, and now were, most desirous of peace ; and bad as it was they were glad to see it, but surely it 'did not necessarily follow that they must approve of the terms. He had n i objection to the Address, ex.' ceptiog part of two sentences, the other parts were commonplace compliments; but one part was par ticularly objectionable; he meant where it went to approve of keeping up a military force, in order to uphold the Government of France, and to keep the people in slavery and subjection. The worthy Al , 'lemma has said the general state of Europe was improved ; was there a Bastile now, or did the Clergy possess one-third of the property 1 •He ob served, that he did not know where to look for the improvement of the Continent; it was not in France, in Spain, or Italy, nor in Germany or Poland, or even other parts : and as to the Bastile, ' they were indebted to the Republicans for its de struction, 'and not to the Allies, and the same with respect to the Clergy. They were now, however; la a fair way of erecting numerous Baulks, and, i bereasing the wealth - and nfluence of the Clergy. +sit had also been said by the worthy Alder • that bit (Alr. Waithman) has asked—" WAS Franco free, powerful, and happy ri and in return he in quired, whether the object of the war was to mak* her so 1 Mr. Wait h man here' entered into a wide field of argument, and produced a variety of dops. meats, to shew that that was not only the pretence 'ad out to the French nation, but the solemn pledge of the Allies, the Prince Regent, and his Ministers, which had been grossly violated, among which he read estracts from Lord Liverpool's speech, where be had disclaimed Gs all intentious of interfering with the internal concerns of France, or in the choice of a Govanuisent ;"—that at the Congress of Vienna, they appointed a Committee, who reported upon their declaration on the 12th of May—" nit the Powers know too well what ought to guide them io their relations with an independent country, to at tempt (as it is endeavoured to accuse them) to im. • pose upon it laws, or to interfere in its internal affairs, to prescribe to it a form of Government, to give it s masters according to the interests or passions of its neighbours, that the whole object of their ambition Was the peace of Europe and the happiness of France"! He next quoted the Proclamation of Bar clay de Tolly, General-in-Chief of the Russian ar mies, July sth, particularly where he saye—" GO% Justice—the wish of all Nations secund us—French men, come to Tneet us, our cause is flair:, your hap-, pines% your glory, your power, are still necessary to thirshwy, and pier of ail nation whd ate L - to combat for you !" Mr. Walthman here called upon the Worthy Alderman to say whether the hap piness of France was net one of the declared objects of the Allies. and whether there *as to be found in the page of history, when we look hoe/ these decla rations were fulfilled, an Instance of such fraud and perfidy. Alter dwelling 'for some time upon the baseness of such conduct, he then adverted to the capitulation of Paris, ant! after reading extracts from the Convention entered into with the Duke of Wel lington, wherein the safety of Persons and Property were guaranteed I-4 1 and particularly, that the Con stituted Authorities were not to be molested in the exercise of their functions, and that no person should be celled to account, either as to the situation which , they hold, or may have held, or as to their conduct or political opinions! 1 !" and strongly animadverted' upon the violation of this Convention, where Louis was, contrary to all the professions and declarations made to the world, and particularly hetd forth to the people of France, violently forced upon them, the Legislative Assembly taken possession of by a mili tary force, the C. , nstitutional Charter violated—the liberty of speech and the liberty of the press destroy. ed, and the country filled with prosecutions and pro. scriptions. Could there be liberty or happiness where these measures were adopted, and a foreign army kept up to enforce this system of tyranny — could peace be lasting, could animosities subside— could friendly or commercial intercourse take pl:rce under such afflicting circumstances—who would ven ture their capital in foreign speculations under such uncertainty ? As to Spain, he would ask. are we to interfere in behalf of legitimate Sovereigns only— are we to force Rulers upon France, Naples, and Spain, and to take no interest in the condition of the oppressed people ? He sincerely hoped that the British Government would yet exert its influence to restore mutual confidence, allay animosities, and to render the peace permanent and secure. ge con. cluded, by moving the following as in amendment : 44 We, his Majesty's most dutiful and loyal sub jects, the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Commons of the City of London, in Common Council assem bled, most humbly approach your Royal Highness to offer our congratulations upon the termination which has been put to the effusion of human blood, by the conclusion of a Treaty of Peace with his Must Christian Majesty the King of France. " In fulfilling a duty so grateful to oar feelings, we cannot hut take a retrospective, view of the inn. portant events which have is teresied the attention of Europe, during the short interval since we ad dressed your Royal Highness upon a similar oc , casion. 44 We then congratulated your Royal Highness upon what appeared to us the spontaneous and gene. ral with of the French people in calling Louis the 18th to ;he Throne of France. from which act of generous confidence we anticipated the happiest. re. sults to agitated Europe. 66 An event, however, which no less sto prized the world by the rapidity ot its progress andisi ultimate success, than by tbe apparent mt.lness of the at tempt, in a moment. destroyed the anticipations in which W f had indulged. 66 The Congress the* assembled at V enna imme diately declared it to be the intention of the Allied Powers to interfere with the internal affairs of France, but, limiting that interference solely to the exclusion of :lie Emperor Napoleon from the buprenie authority—solemnly guaranteeing to the French people in every other respect a tree choice, both as to the form and the persons who should compose the Government. 66 Under. these circumstances, and beholding the immense preparations that were making by the Al. lied Powers to invade the French territories, w carry into effect the declaration of the Congress—the citi zens of London expressed their conviction to Parlia ment of the impolicy of this country engaging in a war for the purpose of interfering in the internal con , cerns of France, or any other nation—or in any man ner dictating as to the person who should or should not be at the head ot the Government. 6 4 War, however, was commenced, the memorable bottle of Waterloo soon succeeded, and the brilliant victory of that day accomplished its declared object : the annihilation of the power of Napoleon. It was then that a new object, One that until then had been espe. cially disclamed by the Allies, was avowed, the Duke of Wellington marched unopposed to the capital, and entered Paris by virtue ot a Capitulation which, amongst other provisions, guaranteed to the existing author:ties, the free and unmolested exercise of their functions. 46 It is with pain we call to the recollection of your Royal Highness how that sacred pledge was violated, that the Hall of the Assetnbly of the Representatives of the French people was takes possession of by a military force—the Members refuted admission—their s deliberations violently closed, and the Allies now unequivocally declared their intention to replace Louis XVIII. on the throne, notwithstanding there. cent manifestations of the wishes of the French nation. Thus by a foreign force was Louis XVIII. placed upon the throne—and by the same force is he still upheld in his authority, while, in violation of the Constitutional Charter, those great bulwarks against tyranny and oppression —the liberty of the press and the liberty of speech are destroyed. 64 Appreciating Me-feelings of a high minded and powerful nation by what would be our own under such outrages against nationahightsorn should not be doing our duty, were we to conceal horn ydur Royal Highness our conscientious conviction that such a state of things cannot long last, that a peace con cluded under such circumstances, and attempted to be maintained brsuch means, cap neither give us the promised indemnity for the past, nor the pros. pect of security for the future—but that we are thereby only sowing mote plentifully Abe seeds of na tional jealousy apd hatred, and it is with inexpressible grief and mertiticaticul that we contemplate the em ployment of British troops for purposes hostile to Bri tish principles and British feelings. 44 Nor can we forbear to glance at the unhappy mate of the Spanish nation—where, after our immune sacrifices of blood and tceasure; in conjunctioo with the noble and virtuous patriots who so gloriously struggled in the sacred cause of liberty and intlepeno 'dente, we have the grief of beholding every vestige. of tivil'and religions liberty destroyed—the Inquisi tion re-established, and by the basest ingratitude the most distinguished of these illustrious Patriots have Been onsitned to thl Most ignoinininti s ary a tyrannical and bigntted Priice, their exertions his elevation to the ti;ro ne , 46 We sincerely trust that this Whip: things will speedily subside—that to means will be neglected 1 n the pan of Highness to allay existing aninussities, , a r k hope the Sot ereigns of Europe will et true and lasting interests, which are ince ; nected with the peace, liberty and prosp t subjects, by which the repose and ha l o country, and of Europe, may be placed ,and permanent basis. u We cannot but indulqe a confiJea by a rigid retrenchment in the p•; Wi t e a reformation of existing abuses, and a d burthens, the injuries of a protracted wa paired, and that your Royal Highnes s , felicity of long reigning over 4 free, united people. " Upon the shew of hands, the amend gatived: Mr. Davtrs then stated the strong felt to•the clauses which had been poi.iti Waitliman, after the documents he 11 which he had so forcibly animadvert conceived that it Would be impossible to commit' so glaring an inconsistency a clauses to remain as they now stood. impossible for things to remain as the ! continuance of peace and the securily 4 peaded upon the support of forei gn moved that those clauses be omitted. Mr. WIIITE made several forcible obsi the present state of this country and ti Europe, urging the impropriety of. th e they went to approve of conduct ill d of the solemn engagements of the A testing against the policy or jus:ice tit vernment upon France hateful to the pt porting it by foreign force. We could be at peace while this was the case. Alderman HEYGATE persisted in the stood. A division took place, when the Fortin Amendment, I Alderrnaii,4 2 Tellers—Total 44.--Against it, 79 Commoners; 2 Tellers—Total 90— Mr. FAYELL, in a speech of consid proposed the amendment he read at Much was negatived. The Sheriffs, attended by the Realer requested to wait uron his Royal Hi g i his Royal pleasure wt.= the Court m with the same. The Court voted their Thanks to du Chaplain. for his Sermon preached at the late Thanksgiving Day, and he w print the same, and to send a copy w BovesTnurr.--Tuesday morning, constable, arrived in London, w th well known house breaker, in his cu the most expert in that made of depi of the present day. On being ex orui BIRNIn s he was committed lor a sal, of robbery in Houghton -street, C are M EXECUTION OF GILLAII AND BRO(.1 day morning, these unfortunate me• who were convicted at the 1.,.e Ado of the murder of iour meu brtonr revenue cutter, in a scuff:: off the August last, underwent their scum; Dock. Since their coudenination ;le been made by their Spiritual Gu , de to c the enormity of their crime, and to di tion to that source whence alone m teed ; and we ate happy to say he full About One o'clock they were remo cells, and before they entered the c hands with their trien.:3, and said to I were going upon a more prosperous v they had yet taken. Giitam then to. a silk handkerchief, which he hem would deliver to an intimate friend. progress to the scene of their fate, MI prayer, and frequently expressed the mind which they enjoyed. Gillum, announced to those around him, th was so complete. be did not wish to with any whom he should leave be seemed to be wishing for his speedy al tar spot, several times asking the .per during their progress through W Gravel-lane, how tar they were off di they had arrived at. the f.tal spot, tho COTTON, the Ordinary of Newgate, a. to Brockman, and hoped he acknowlt of his sentence, but the penitent NA vent in prayer, that he made no anss peated the same words to Gillam, v the utmost fortitude, in words whir some distance—e 4 Yes, Sir, I acknow of my - sentence, and I hope I sin golf Immediately after the Clergyman let in a very firm and affectionate mann to his fellow sufferer, and said-" hand, Shipmate, farewell—Goo bles o'clock the Marshal of the Admiral' vet oar as a signal, and they were in into 'eternity. After hanging the t bodies were conveyed to a sailing boJ finally to be hung in chains on so part of the coast of Kent.—An as curred to a waggon at the entran street, caused the procession to pro tha usual route, down the Old Bail Paul's Churchyard, &c. —The sac lam and his wife, - at parting, on Mc truly heart-rending, end it was we they could be separated from each o lam and Brockman frequently lames who, it will be recollected, turned against them, never came .to visit tho they sent a person to him, but he It . out complying with their wishes. 1 to shake hands withhim, and to assn should die in peace with him, and in. all mankind. On every occasion tb tervint desire for prayer. 1)1W. At Itls Seat at Castle Howard, Yorkshire, He is succeeded in his title and estates by Vbcount Morpetb. Jae. 29, at Strawbetry Hill, after s Root Laura, Countess of Waldegrave, in the Stith LON/HiN: Printed by Laval. Agri a, publaske4 there, aMat tbs Star Glace