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N ~. . * 4.. ' - `_ HOUSE OF LORDS, JULY 10. THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. Five per Cents.—Wednesday. 701 r. 20e. PARLIAMENTARY PROCLEDINGS. - - - The LORD CHANCELLOR this day proceeded to address their Lordships on the Queensberry ease, and stated, that It was his intention to move their Lordships to reverse the judgment of the Scotch Court; but as the case was one of deep interest, both as regarded the Scotch Courts and the administration of justice, he should, on Monday, give his final judgment in writing. He was anxious to do this, as, from the vast magnitude of the case, it might probably be quoted on future occasions. His Lordship gave judgment for the appellant, in an appeal from the Irish Court of Chancery, " Jackson an Innis." rents ins the judgment of the Court below. The LORD CHANCELLOR also said, he would on Mon day give judgment in the case of Lady Cummin There was, his Lordship said, another case, the name of which he did not now recollect, relating to a quarrel between certain Scotch Seceders, as to the doctrine to be taught in their chapel If time permitted, he would on Monday give judgment on it. The following Bills were severally read a third time, and .passedi—The Irish Insoivent,Debtors, the English Ins olvent Debtors, the Assessed Taxes Relief, the Charitable Funds, the New South Wales Duties, the Excise Duties, and the Plate Glass. The Poor Laws Bill was committed proforma, ordered to be recommitted on Monday, and to be read a third time on that MONDAY, JULY 12, 1819. THE FUNDS. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT OFF O . CLOCIL Bank Stock 219 2181 3 per Cent. Reduced 68fiff 3 per Cent. Consols 6% 67j 681 ex. div. Si per Cent. 771i--4 per Cent. 87* 5 per Cent. Navy 102i] Bank Long Annuities 18{ India Bonds 7 8 pre. Exchequer Bills (2d.) 1 pre. par, 2 pre. par Ornnium }ifi dis. India for Acct. 213 ConsOlc for Acct. 69M14. The Paris Papers of Thursday arrived yesterday. On Wednesday morning the Swedish Ambassador had a long audience of the Ku o. After Mass his Majesty presided at a Council of Ministers, on the rising of which he took an airing to Choisy. The Chamber of Peers met on Wednesday, when a Report was made by Count CuAPTAL from the Speicial Committee appointed to examine the Project of Law relative to the Budget of Expenditure for 1819. The Report, which is in favour of adopting the project, was ordered to be printed, and discussed on Saturday. ,In the Chamber of Deputies, a Petition was re ceived from several persons sentenced to banishment, but who have been detained in custody, in conse quence of the refusal of foreign States to allow them to take refuge in their territories. The Petitioners prayed either for the execution of their sentences, or for a commutation into short periods of farther im prisonment. M. PASQUIER said, as this species of punishment could not be continued, it ought to be changed..—The Petition was referred to the Minister of the Interior. The project of law for regulating the importation and exportation of grain wu then taken into coulde. ration, and after a short discussion agreed to, by a majority of 134 to 28. The Petition from the Students of Law against the stspension of M. BAVOUX VMS distributed among the Members on Wednesday ; and it was expected to be taken into consideration on Saturday. We have also received at a late hour this fore. noon, the Paris Papers of Friday. The Kura took his departure on Wednesday for St. Cloud, where he ha, been also followed by MoNsraua. The Chamber of Deputies passed, on Wednesday, the following project of laws :-1. The project au thorising the exchange of certain Crown Domains for the Orleans Stables, the acquisition of which is necessary to the repairs carrying en at the Louvre.- 2. The project for the abolition of the Droit &Au baine.-3. The project relative to the servitudes im posed on• property for the defence of the State. Sicur ROBERT, one of the Sub-Prefects during the hundred days, who some time ago emigrated to Buenos Ayres, is stated in accounts from that pro vince to have been shot for entering into a conspiracy against the Republican Government. Of four ether Frenchmen implicated in the same prosecution, three have been acquitted ; the fourth has suffered the same fate as ROBIGILT. Accounts from Constantinople of the 90th May state, that the plague has manifested itself with new violence in Canea and Smyrna, and that great ap prehensions are entertained of its extending to Con stantinople itself. French 5 per Cents. Thursday, 70 fr. 55 c• FROM OUR PRIVATE CORRESPONDENT. " PARIS, JULY S. 44 To those who are strangers to Paris, it will ap pear strange, when we assert, that the political world is divided into factions, or parties, who each pretend exclusively to be the organ of the nation. The great parties being three in number, such an assertion is of course false as to two of them. Looking farther, we shall tear of other' masks, and discover, to our sur prise, that 4 , the Royalists" detest the King, the Con stitutionalists the Constitution, and that the Mining zialists do their utmost to sap the foundations of the Minister. Alas, then ! what u to become of ,France if these divisions run so high ? We :newer, there is no danger. That these struggles are confined to about 500 persons ; diviied into three parties, each of which proton& to be ;he organ of SO millions. It is the battle of the frogs and mice. France looks on with cool contempt. She knows that like real Virtue, Honour and Patriotism are not boasters ; and that those who try out, g we are the only men who can save you,' are the last in whom confidence ought to be placed. Indeed civil and religious liberty is threatened princi pally by those, who, from their rank and situation, ought to be their defenders. The Ministry possesses all the elements of strength and vigour in its compo sition without making use of them, and it is daily set at defiance by the Royal Courts throughout the Kingdom. Colonels Fabvier and Sainneville, em- ployed by the Government to discover the causes of the troubles of Lyons, have been prosecuted and found guilty of denouncing the authors of the mas- . , sures: they appealed against the iniquitous sentence strong in their own innocence, and supported, is they fancied, by Government. The latter has abandoned them, it would seem, to their fate, for they have dropped the appeal to a superior tribunal, and refer red the matter to that of public opinion, which not only acquits them, but demands vengeance on die heads of the pretended Royalists, who bathed their, hands in the blood of the innocent. ..... " The Priesthood also sets all the orderrof go vernment at defiance : a few days since, a respect able man, on his death bed, told the Priest that he put his whole trust in GOD, and none in the Saints; and that, therefore, he would pray to Goa alone, The Priest, in a fury, declared him a d—d heretic, and refused him confession. Even death would not appease his pious wrath, for the Priest also refused to bury him, though positively ordered to do so by the Civil Authorities. How far these gangrenes will extend, of the Church and the Courts of Law, we cannot say; but Justice and Mercy are dammed in their sources to all those who aremot Ultras or fana tics. We look to M. DECAZES to cleanse this Angean stable: we are told he intends radical reforms; but why delay their commencement. We know he has had struggles to make of no ordinary nature: the proposer of the Ordinance of the sth of September, and the Law of Elections, has merited nobly of his country and of Europe—let him ge on with the good work!" A Flanders Mail has brought us this forenoon Brussels Papers to the 7th July. The coasts of Hol land and the Netherlands have been visited by several violent hurricanes, but no particular damage is stated to have been occasioned by them. Private Accounts from Madrid state that several regiments which were in garrison on the Frontiers of Portugal, as well as a division of the corps of artillery of Segovia, have received orders to march immediately to Cadiz, to join the Expedition, the departure of which is said to be near at hand. New York Papers arrived to-day to the 19th of June. They furnish us with the Spanish official, and several accounts, of the re-conquest of Porto Bello, but we do not observe any material difference be. l tween these accounts and the statements already be fore the Public. We are happy to End a repetition of the assurance that the greatest human!ty has been shewn by the Spanish Authorities, to such of our un fortunate countrymen as have fallen into their hands. An article from China affirms, that the amount of property exported from Canton during the last year, by the Americans, exceeded that by the Eng:ish East India Company ► by nearly half a million of dollars. We are sorry to learn from the Mauritius Gazettes, which have beer received to the 11th of April, that the Isle of France has beer. visited by another dread ful hurricane on the 28th of March last. The details will be found in another column. Saturday Prince LEOPOLD visited the PRINCE RE GENT at Carlton House. The LORD CHANCELLOR, the Earl of LIVERPOOL, and the VICE-CHANCELLOR, had audiences of the PRINCE REGENT yesterday. Saturday tight the Duke and Duchess of YORK honoured the last performance of the Drury-lane Company, at the Haymarket Theatre, with their presence. Friday Prince LEoPoLb gave a grand dinner to the Duke and Duchess of WELLINGTON, Mr. and Mrs. WELLEILET Pots, and a numerous party. Yesterday Prince LEOPOLD visited the Dukcaind Duchess of KENT, at Kensington Palace. Saturday the Duke of Moentoss gave a grand dinner to the PRINCE REGENT, Prince LEOPOLD, and a numerous party. Yesterday the Marquis of WINCHESTER entertained the PRINCE REGENT, Prince LEOPOLD, and a nume rous party. • The Duke and Duchess of Gtoucesrett are ex pected to return to town the latter end of this week. Mr. CASBERD is appointed to the judicial seat of a Judge of the Principality of Wales, vice ABEL MOT. six, Esq. resigned. Saturday died, to the great grief of her husband add family, MARY, the wife of Mr . JOHN . ROBINS, of Warwick-street, dolden-square. Sunday se'nnight, as Mr. Grano! CRAPPER, cloth finisher, of Halifax, was in conversation with his sweetheart, he sunk is.her arms and instantly expired. EXPLOSION OP A STEAM-BOAT.—A serious accident of this nature happened on Monday afternoon at Grangemouth. The steam-boat Stirliv, Captain SUTHERLAND, having undergone some repairs, was preparing to start from the harbour for Newhaven, when, in consequence of the safety-valve not being opened sufficiently to allow the ecape of the accumu lating steam, the boiler exploded, and nine persons were more or less scalded, three of them severely; but although a number of passengers were on board, and many people on the wharf opposite at the thme, rovidenually no lives were lost. 1 1 i~ a .~;_~__ 111ibm. DISTRICTS, MEETINGS IN THE MANUFACTURING MEETING AT PIJDSF,T. Friday evening, pursuant to a previous notice, a Public Meeting of Workmen and others, employed in the Woollen Manufacture, was held at Pudsey, (about six miles from Leeds) to take into considera tion the present low rate of wages, and the state of the Woollen Manufacture generally. A Mr. JOSEPH ELMSLEY was in the Chair ; and something more than one thousand persons were assembled. He opened the business in a speech of considerable length, which reflected no discredit on the humble sphere of life in which he had moved. He begged that no re ligious or political points might be advanced, as the Meeting was for the sole and express purpose of at tempting to obtain an amelioration in the condition of the labouring classes employed in the Woollen Ma nufacture ; and also to procure an advance of wages. Mr. R. HIRST ' jun. of Hanging Heaton, followed the Chairman, and, in a speech of some length, drew a striking and melancholy picture of the present wretched state of the Woollen Manufacturers. Low wages, and too much work, he said, had already bronghtmany hundreds of them to a premature grave. Low wages, he contended, were injurious to the mer chant, the butcher, the baker, the grocer, and to every other description of tradesmen and shopkeepers. By reducing the wages :o so low a rate, men were obli ged to wok night and day to procure a subsistence and by this means a greater stock of goods were ma nufactured than the markets required, and nearly half the working population were deprived of employ ment altogether. Mr. THOMAS BROMLEY followed, and urged the necessity of restricting labour to the old regular hours, which would afford employment to the idle, and be highly advantageous to all classes. The Meeting, after passing Resolutions to meet again, and to form themselves into Union Societies, to attain the objects they have in view, separated peaceably to their respective homes. FEMALE REFORMERS. At the late Meeting of Reformers, at Blackburn, " a most interesting and enchanting scene" occurred; (we quote the words of their own Oracle) :—" The Committee of the Blackburn Female Reform Society appeared at the entrance to the ground, and were desirous of approaching the hustings—they were very neatly dressed for the occasion, and each wore a green favour in her bonnet or cap. No sooner did our worthy Chairman perceive the anxiety of the Ladies to make their way through the immense crowds, than he signified his wish that a road might be opened for the accommodation of the Committee of the Female Reform Society ; which was no sooaer said than the request was instantly complied with, The Ladies ascended the hustings amidst the reite rated acclamations of the people, which continued for several minutes before silence could be restored. The Ladies then stepping forward towards the Chair man, one of them, with becoming diffidence and re spect, presented him with a most beautiful Cap of Liberty, made of scarlet silk or satin, lined with green, with a serpentined gold lace, terminating with a rich gold tassel. " No language can express the torrent of approba don that spontaneously burst from the people Liberty or Death!' was vociferated from every mouth—the tear of welcome sympathy seemed to trickle from every eye GOD Ilets the women!' was uttered from every tongue ; in fact, imagination can only do justice to this interesting scene. Could CASTLEREAOH have witnessed this noble expression of public sentiment, he must have had a heart of brass if it had not struck him dead to the ground!!! " The presentation of the Cap of Liberty was ac companied with the following short emphatic speech, delivered by Mrs. ALICE KITCHEN, whose maiden name was MITCHELL : " Will you, Sir, accept this token of our respect to those brave men who are nobly struggling for liberty and life? By placing it at the head of your banner, you will confer a lasting obligation on the. Female Reformers of Blackburn. We shall esteem it as an additional favour, if the Address which I deliver into your hands be read to the Meeting; it embraces a faint description of our woes, and may apologize for our interference in the politics of our country.'—( Very great andause.) " The banner was then lowered, crowned by the Cap of Liberty, and re-hoisted amidst the continued shouts and huzzas of the Meeting. " Silence being again restored, the CHAIRMAN observed, that he held in his hand the Address of the Female Reformers, which, with their permission, he was desired to read.—(Read, read, read ! the Women for ever ! ) " The CHAIRMAN then read the address, which was frequently interrupted by repeated cheers; du ring which time a comfortable situation was provided for the Members of the Committee, who stood in a line fronting the spectators, which gave great effect to this very interesting scene! " After the Address was read, and the applause which followed it had subsided, a vote of thanks was carried with acclamations, to the Female Reformers of Blackburn, which the Chairman delivered to their leader with his usual rustic politeness." A Manchester Paper affirms, that in addition to the Female Society of Reformers established at Black burn, there is another at Stockport, and a third at Manchester ! MEETING AT LEEDS. VROM A !AMU COIMISTODIDENZ.I The Requisitionists for a Public Meeting at Leeds (mentioned in a former paper) have come f lwarck and. published an advertisement for convening Public Meeting there on Monday, the 19th 44:air They expect, it is said, either Mr. Hunt or Sir Cu i ; WOLSELEY to take the Chair. Hunslet Moor become too notorious, and the projected iklectini. being considerid as likely to be better attended titan those which have preceded it, the conductors of the business mean to apply for the use of the spacio us area of the Mixed Cloth Hall, which is capabl e a containing many thovsands. LEEDS, JULY :o. Numerous combinations of workmen have been formed in the neighbouring manufacturing al ,' tricts, for the purpose of raising wages ; and var : , ;: meetings, both public and private, have been ke i , to carry this purpose into effect. About a fortnigl, ago, the workmen in the township of Soorhill stru t ; for a rise; their example was soon followed hp t i ; Dewsbury work people ; and all the mills are ur standing, except those at which the advanced pit, have been agreed to. A Committee has been appointed by the Guardian s of the Poor in Leeds, to inquire into, the causet the present increase of pauperism ; and to re i ,o rt whether the existing distress arises from causes cf , temporary or permanent nature; in the laurr which cases, they are char-;ed to point rr,:t sat sources of productive emp!oyment as are calculated to mitigate or remove the evil. In pursuance of tl object, the Committee assembled on Thursday er e , ing, and determined, as a preliminary step, to cp, a correspondence with Sir Jouv SINCLAm, WEN, and Mr. OlCEN.—Leeds Mercury. MEETING AT BRADFORD. A Reform Mceting is announced to be :el:i Bradford, on Monday evening next. MEETING AT BIRMINGUAM. Mr. LEWIS, the friend of Sir o'AR...es Itiotsn. states, in a letter addressed to the Reformers at Blac, burn, and dated from Wolst ley II:111, that " a Meet. ing is called at Birming!•am, at which the men. Father of Reform (Major CA tirwittotrr) and CHARLES WOLSELEY have promised to attend." TT letter, which is backed by a certificate from CHARLES WOLSELEY himself, stating that he "high approves of" its contents, contains the followit:g claration of the political creed of these Gentlemen " It has been subjected to the Reformers that the Resolutions and proceedings are vague and tcithoi any definite object—this allegation, I am fully awai is without any foundation in truth, as they ha upon all occasions declared for Annual Parliament Universal Suffrage, and Election by ballot.— But the truth and validity of these principles been denied by some, and we are not unfrequentl asked by others, to define and explain them. N( the best method, as it appears to me and many others, to do away with these frivolous and impertinent jections, and to demonstrate, that the people of land are actuated by one and the same sentiment; to adopt Major CARTWRIGHT'S Bill. In that cr+ thing is made clear ; and the justice, truth, and e: pediency of Universal Suffrage, Annual Parliament' and Election by Ballot, are fully illustrated and I plained. Let the people of England then with voice declare, this is our PLAN—Ws is the Rm . . tics want, and with nothing less than Mis will we ever rest satisfied !" MEETING AT BARNSLEY. It appears from a printed Requisition, with seven signatures, viz. George Watson, William Hoadley, Edward Birkhill, George Rodgerson, Samuel Ather- ton, James Barber, and Joseph Norton, that a Re form Meeting is to be held on Monday (this) evening, at Mayiay Green, Barnsley. MANCHESTER, JULY 10. We were informed, so early as Tuesday morning last, of a Meeting having taken place, the previc evening, at Mr. NADIN'S Office, and are sure our readers will learn with feelings of mingled disgust and indignation, in which we ourselves participate, that the Gentlemen who composed the Meeting met for the purpose of signing a Memorial, and whi Memorial was to be presented to Lord SIDSIOI.3I requesting him to use his influence to procure anoti. Suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act before the 71;i of Parliament !—Manchester Observer. DUEL AT PARIS. EXTRACT FROM A LETTER FROM AN OCCASIM: CORRESPONDENT, DATED PARIS, JULY 8. " Yesterday morning a Duel was fought betweca Major KELLY, formerly of the Guards, and a Mr SENATE, when the former was severely wounded i the right hip, the ball fracturing the great trochant in its passage. There is every prospect of his doi well, but it is yet too early to pronounce on iti'`• , operations may be necessary. The ball has hee , extracted. The cause of the duel has been cf ion: standing." Saturday the dispatches for Bengal, Madras, Bc' bay, and Prince of Wales Island, by the King were closed at the East India House, and &live; to the Master of that ship. PASSENGERS PER KINGSTON, FOR BENGAL—John Difb7, I sen. Merchant, Colonel J. Cunninghame, Captain Ryder, Dugard, Hon. W. Stapleton, Mews. Bedingfield, Hew Grant, Deare, Burton, Edwards, Maclean, Forster, Cadets. . . Saturday the MAGICIENNE frigate, Captain Fun arrived at Portsmouth from the East Indies, last ti the Mauritius and St. Helena; left the former isl. 12th April, the latter 15th May, in company v the PoIIARGUS, 1G guns, Hon. Captain Ross, afi ship arrived at Portsmouth on Friday night. LIVERPOOL was left at the Mauritius • the Cosa' RON, Tees, and SAPPHO, at St. Helen a. ' The he : of the crews of the St. Helena squadron had gm improved. BONAPARTeS health and mental disc' tudc, iu sight quo. ._ - a r. l e . de ag . 01 Ise acl an e I he 1 Es cf • vti: pla yid . • id, e fro 07 rai Ce 4 liT t an he Ott 4 f a • acts teti this A ta• • e • at ; .rt, se& eet• .• Sir The Sir ;hly go de• : ' s heir nt lout bl are, 17 1:1Ve 1:1 ..IV 5, • cI 112.5 11 Near iers, :oh - F s • :; is :Try . 1 n nts, ex- R anx :ter e at A tren ley, her- as Re- It ing, er • ling it ions lsi our • E gust it )2.1e, met hich .31s, `:AI. cern Mr• d in .riter )icg rhat sera ong erect F.sa, • wet. RCP, frcrlaid oith ari• ustr i i '