Star. — London, England, 1816-03-13 00:00:00

t T , • . p •iperism, pauperism poaching, and poaching put arms into the hands I.f dangerous characters. Mr. GRENFELL insisted that Ministers t.ught to obit& n the Property Tax, and dsaw 5ti12,000,000 iiri'La t they had in the Bulk. Mr. JONES said, the us was most dangerous and unconstitutional. Mr. SWAN objected to taking the money from the Bank. Mr. P. MOORE defended the taking of the money from the BA9k of England. Heconsidered the whole system of Finance at present pursued as most im proper. The wl.ole of the Finances ought to be un• der the controul of one Treasury, instead of which there were as many Treasuries as Departments. He hyped that now, when a system of economy was ne cessary, great vigilance would be observed towards the Bank of England. Mr. H. SUMNER defended the conduct of the Bmik, and considered it improper to meddle with their funds without great care and consideration. The Petition was brought up and laid upon the Table Mr. THOMPSON hoped the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Government in general, would take into their consideration the Whale Fishery, which he thought an important branch of commerce. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that every consideration - should be given to that branch of trade. Mr. GRENFELL postponed his motion respect ing transactions between Government and the Bank till to•morrow. He wished to know whether the Chancellor of the Exchequer would bring the Bank Loan Bill before the House to-morrow ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER did not think it proper to postpone the discussion on that subject farther, as it had been already fretrartly d•l yed. Lor.l EBRINGTON moved for ig The number of Returns of Property, made by persons in London and Westminster, from 1810 to 1815," which, after some conversation, was agreed to. Petitions were presented against the Property Tax from Duffich!, in Derbyshire, from the County 01 Forfar, in Scotland, and tour others from distr►cts in tire said county.—Laid on the Table. SAFER CIIsToDIF OF BoNAPARTF. Lord CASTLEREAGH rose to call the atten tion of the House to a most important subject. He alluded to the regulations respecting the custody of Bonaparte in St. Helena, for the carrying into effect of which be now rose, pursuant to notice, to move for leave to bring in a Bill. Considerable doubt had arisen upon this subject, and it was thought neces. sary to call upon Parliamet t to make a law that night sanction what had been already done, and what his Majesty's Ministers might think it advisable to do for the future safe custody of that person. ,It had been asked in what light he would be considered? but he thought that in whatever light he might be viewed the necessity there was fur keeping hint in s ife cus tody for the preservation of the peace of Europe would stand unquestioned. It might be said that he was a prisoner of war, and that though the treaties of peace had provided fur the restoration of ordinary prisoner& taken by each country, yet that so tar from li;s keing iocludtd in those Treaties, he was particu larly exclatled, and that an especial exception hid ' b• en made to him by the Government of "Knee.— Or, in another view, he might be considered as an as!an had brolon a direct treaty with Great Britain, as a Prince with whom we had been at war, and with %thorn we did not make peace in conse quence of particular circumstances of aggravatiile— He had no doubt but the House would feel itself al together incapable of opposing his motion, when they considered of what great necessity it was, and of its gt:at importance to the general security. It was, was confident, a transacti , n equAly agreeable a d consonant with the general laws of nations, as sv..h the particular necessity ; and upon the broad prince. pie of tl•at necessity, ire did not think that Parliament caul i I,e4itate fur a moment in concurring with Go vernment. At the same time that he was a character recognised by the law as a prisor.zr of ear, it was necessary that those whose snore immediate cus tody he remained, should know that he was to be treated with every indulgence consistent with his t , ,; tuition, and with his secure detention—(Hear.) Every thing should be done that cnnld tend to pre serve the line of policy which his Majesty's Ministers had pnrsus.! for promoting th interests of the coun try, and for securing universa' tranquillity; and as this was an essential consequence of that policy, he hoped the Bill in its progress would meet with little' opposition. He had a!so to move for 11.-. ave to bring in another Bill, consequent upon the former, for the' regulation of the intercourse of Great Britain with St. Helena, in which some rules would be laid down respecting the touching of merchant ships at the island. Some difference would be observed in these' regulations, however, as regarded the East-India Company, considering that their veesels, as they were more bke ships of war, were subject to a very strict diacipl:ne. Tt.e Noble Lord then concluded by 1120 V. 'Fbat leave be given to bring in a Bill for main taining in custody Napoleon Bonaparte." Mr. BROUGHAM, whatever he might have to say upon the subject of Bonaparte's conduct, could nor but agree with the motion of the Noble Lord, and he thought the House would give an almost im mediate concurrence to any measure, which had for object the sale custody of their prisoner. As to the necessity, he thought the Noble Lord bad acted with perfect propriety in stating it to Parliament, the ugh it was his opinion, that whether at a prisoner or war, or as a native of a territory now under the Crown of France, and unclaimed by the Government of that country, we had an undoubted right to confine him without any Act of Parliament. He hoped, at the same time, that he should be kept in inch a state of security as the state of Europe required.—he would be treated with lenity, and even with kindness. He find thought it his duty to make the few •Ititervations which had just fallen from him, to prevent any mis take that might be made respecting his sent i ments , °a any future occasion. He might have had a few observations to make upon the kubject, but he should reserve them till he had seen the Bill of the Noble Lord. • Mr. FORBES wished to know if the Noble Lord had takeu into consideration the great loss which wi.uld be suffered by the inhabitants of St. Helena, _ in consequence of the restrictions upon foreign trade to which they would be liable ? Lord CASTLEREAGH believed, that theinter nal prosperity of the island would be rather aug mented than diminished, by the imprisonment of Bo naparte, bits if any loss was sustained, such regula tions would be made as to prevent it from becoming very serious, or indeed to prevent any injury at all to the inhabitants. Lord NUOENT wished to know in what light Bonaparte would be considered, as the Noble Lord had not directly stated it to the House. Lord CASTLEREAGH said, that Bonaparte would be considered and tre.ued as a prisoner of war. Mr. GRENFELL hoped, that there would be no limitation, as his Honourable and Learned Friend seemed to wish, to the confinement of Bonaparte, but that it should be stated and - considered that he was to be detained for life. Mr. BROUQHAM explained. He did not mean to say that there should be any limitation to the con finement of Bonaparte, but that it was not a time to discuss the limitation, if there was to be any. General MATI-lEW wishei to ak the N 'lsle Lord whether there was any intention on the part of this Government to kvep General Bertrand and the other Officers who were prisoners with Bonaparte ? He could not disconr any right we had to keep these gallant men prisoners of war, now we were at peace with all the world. The AITORNEY•GENERAL thought the Bill sufficiently explained itself. It was entitled a Bill for the better securing the person of Napoleon Dona 's:ate, anti alludeti to no other person. Mr. RENNET I' wished to know from the Noble Lord (Castlereagh) if there was any intention of detaining these persons, either as prisoners of war or other wise ? Lord CASTLEREAGH said, it was not in the contemplation of Government to keep them. The Noble Lord's mution was then put, and leave given to bring in Bills accordingly. Mr. D. BROW N moved for leave to bring in a Bill for slimming tile duration of Polls at Elections in Ireland. Sir F. FLOOD opposed the Bill, as tending to in vade the franchise tights of the People of Ireland. General NIATHEW declared his determination to oppose 014 Bill in every stage. He would now take the earliest opportunity of doing so, and should exert his privilege, by m9ving that the House be c?unted. This was accordingly done, and there not being forty Members present, the House adjourned at Nine o'clock. THE EVENING STALL LONDON. WgDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 1816. PRICE OF STOCK THIS DAY AT 1 WELVE O'CLOCK* Reduced (slaut)—Cons. mo. Glf; —for ace. 20 1 per Cent. (ahut)—.3 per Calm. 90j3—!fond, s. Si. pr. pron. 111 pr.—Do. pay. Balla 31. du. par. It is creditable to the character of the country that the proposal made by the CHANCELLOR Of 'the EZCIIEQUER, to throw the principal portion of the Income Tax upon Annuitants, Manuf tc turers, and Merchants, and exempt the Landholders and Agriculturalists by the operation of his modifi cations, hitherto have only brought forward two or three Petitions in favour of the Tax. This fact proves, incontestibly,that at whatever c!egree in the scale of cupidity Ministers may have placed our Landholders, Agriculturists, and Yeomanry, they have been completely mistaken in the estimate they had formed of their character. They have shewn themselves neither so dis:ionest nor so stupid as to be caup,h: by such a bait, or to be thus induced to assist in rivetting upoit th air fellow citizens the chains of slavery. In fact the scheme of nwellficaticns, of indagencies as to the period; of payment—mercifully offering to , allow farmers to become debtor: to the Exchequer for their reduced quotas for even C•ree years—that is five in all (for we must add the three year: of grace to the end of the true in which the charge becomes due) betrays, with other fallacies that have been exposed, the real object in view, by pressing this measure iu opposition to the generally expressed sense of the na tion. It is neither more nor less than to obtain a frrectdent for imptisitorial taxation in astime of Peace; for if they can do without the proceeds of this tax for lee or the greater portion of fire year:, it is plain that the tax is not called for by the necessity of having money to meet present exigencies, which was the first strong plea of Ministers. But le the country is thriving and ftrosprons," and therefore can well afford ; twentieth of its annual in come. We wish that those who talk of the present prosperity of the country—that Ministers who assert it would sit for only one morning in the back shop of any of the City Banking-houses, to obtain proofs of the present prosperous condition of 'the Merchants ! They would find the present distress such, that if banking were their own trade, they would instantly shut up shop to escape from the scene of misery. Of the state of the Farming Interest we say nothing, as Ministers have admitted that it is distressing in the extreme. There is another quarter where Ministers, if that were their wish, might obtain very complete information on the present state of the Commercial Interestz..we mean Glasgow. We might mention other places ; but we mention Glasgow, because a Petition in favour of the Tax has been presented from some respectable persons in that city. Let Ministers only inquire at their own collectors in that city, how many of those who there contributed largely to the Income Tax informer years, will not,/ continue to pay it should the TAX be imprudently persisted in The answer will be. that within these few weeks woof of the most respectable Manufacturers and Merchants have stopped payment, and thousands of smiting ;people been thrown out-of employment. , In one'word, to press this 'rax is to devote the Empire to destruction. What was the real objrct - of the Sinking Fund ? Let this question be freed from all sophistry, and the answer must be, to provide by prudent foresight in a time of affluence for future want or necessity, in such a manner that the present excess might come in aid of future want. It was hoped perhaps that the time of necessity might be more remote than facts have sbewn ; but that time has arrived, and therefore the Sinking Fund should be resorted to instantly, as the only means left for securing to the stuckholder the regular payment of his dividends; for if by draWing too much from the people, you lessen their capital, and palsy their in dustry ; you destroy the only security which the free holder has. A supply of German Papers reached us this morn ing : they are chiefly filled with details respecting the affairs of Prussia. The Libe:ty of the Press is about to be put on the same footing in Prussia as in Eng land : no limitation whatever will be put to the num ber of Journals, and one Journal only (The (prial Gazette) will be subjected to a Censor. Libels Kill be prosecuted before a Tribunal created for the pur pose—this part of the proposed system is extremely objectionable: if there is to be a special Tribunal for the trial of Libels, we cannot conceive a better engine in the hands of a Despot—and under its jurisdiction we may safely venture to predict, the Liberty of the Press in Prussia will be but an empty name. 'The usual Judges and Jurors of the country—those who are daily called upon to determine questions of right between their fellow-citizens, can alone 'decide upon the criminality of intention, when the Gorernment is pleased to select a victim in the case of libel. Switzerland begins to revive under the present ar rangements: Huninguen, once A formidable place of arms, is now declared to be a free town for com merce ; its fortifications have been demolished. The evacuation of Genoa by the British troops, gives occasion in the Continental Journals to a very handsome, and we may add, a very just eulogium on their good conduct. SWITZERLAND, FEBRUARY ft One of cur Ydpers announces that the inhabitants of Huninguen have just obtained the certainty that their wishes will be fulfilled. It appears that Hunin gnen will be declared a free town and that in concert ith the Court of &Wen, a bridge will be there thrown over the Rhine. These advantages will not fail to repeople and to embellish the town. The value of houses has already increased considerably. The Government of the Canton of Neuchatel has just taken a resolution relative to the individuals be longing to that Canton, who, being in the service of France, continued during the crisis to serve the Usurper. It has ordered, that the Officers wbo forgot their duty shall be arrested and put to their trial—on the other hat.l it has ordered marks of its satisfaction to be given to those who preserved an honourable con duct on this occasion. GENOA, FEBRUARY 21. • The English troops • who were still here, and did duty jointly with those of his Majesty the King of Sardinia, are mostly gone, and the rest are on the point of ernbarkatisin. Their admirable conduct, and the constant harmony which the British troops always maintained with our garrison, makes their departure generally regretted; and justice demands that we pay them the tribute of our smear gratitude for the main tenance of public tranquillity and good order, which were w frequently threatened at an earlier period. Yesterday Major M.Litt./ arrived at the Foreign Office, in Downing -street, with dispatches from 110 A. Mr. CLOUD, the King's Messenger, arrived yester day morning in Downing -street, with dispatches from Paris. ' The Message to Parliament, on the subject of the approaching nuptials of Prince LEOP3I.I) and the Princess CHARLOTTE of WALES, may be expected shortly after the important business of the Income- Tai is disposed of. It is now rumoured that the Par liamentary Settlement, on the august parties, will be £74,000 per annum :---850.000 of this sum will be paid to the Comptroller of,their Household ; and £12,000 to each as pocket-expenses. Friday, previous to their leaving this country, their Imperial Highnesses the ARCHDUKES visited the Ar senal, ice. at Woolwich, and witnessed the pruviiig of several guns and the firing of two Congrevc rockets, and appeared highly pleased with the result. After visiting the Repository, &c. the ARCHDUKES pro ceeded with their attendants . to the Royal Militaty Academy, where they expressed the highest iidmira don of thedrawings and engravings belonging to the grand Trigonometrical Survey, which had been con veyed to ‘Voolwich for their inspection. Saturday morning, about ten o'clock, the Arch dukes, attended by Prince ESTERHAZY, the Anstrian Ambassador, visited Chatham ank-Yatd, and were received, under a salute from the cannon on o.e lines, by Commissioner Sir Rcattitr IlanLow, who was in readiness to attend and conduct them through the Yard. Every part worthy of notice was pointed out to them, particularly the saw-mill, which they in. spected very attentively for a considerable time; the Archduke JOMI being very inquisitive; and noting in writing many observations. The inspection of the Dock. Yard being finished, after taking some refresh ment at the Commissioner's house, their Imperial Highnesses accompanied Colonel PAISLEY to the fl rat ing bridges, in order to view the effect of a torpedo, which had been placed in readiness in the Medway ; when the explosion, which took place with great force, seemed to occasion much astonishment to the illus trious visitors. Their Imperial Highnesses then pro ' seeded to inspect the bomb-proof barracks, and part of the lines, and afterwards continued their route for Dover, where they arrived in the evening.. THE ARMY. w• The BerkslthirMiliti4 marcl.ed intolt e , & _l Friday. and are to be di se nt,tod,ed tn.m. 'Et One of the greatest instances et atf ect i gic was displayed - on the death of Ca2tain who fell in the most g. - t;lant inalmer at tnei. l l Waterloo. n A you, °dicer of hi s It tinieut 69111) had been treated I, y him ~i thrar ti n dir tion ; and he was so hffi . ct-d !ey hie dea tt: its could no longer bear thy s , glit 4I that absolutely exciwilged his regim'.n r , every motive of itprti and espettati ou to 4i s j yti a to stay in the 69th. NAVAL IArI'ALLICENCI. FALMOUTH : MARC 4 Is. Arrived the Gipsey,l3l“AvN, Loth Suad e d .44; Wellford picker, fromh 4 or.i; ..dLit, BAIN, trona Poute.-,—Wisid W. ligat bres essa444l4 pI.Y.AI:)UTH. MARCH U. Arrived sevcr4l sail of vessels iroal "'gig oulwa r d.k,und, and rem a i n . Alto 4tr i ved si icso its: ships NlAolctexse and VLNGililt. h ue FIN ITlntlth ; gr.d tlajest)'s ship MueQuaos w it cru von rSMOII fH, MAN CR It • Arrived t!•.e Galen, Taaoar, Ira, the ,„ BJSEOII. No sailings.—.Vm.4 S.V. Limi t MAL. MARCH as. *oh. Pitt hick by coatro y wind thc.. for New Y , rk, and rem.imt in the Nlajebt}'s slips as b:•ore.--Wilvi S tithri nk . HARWICH, MARCH I« the Vi B oin ,, from London to Atri , tf..rd - !m.—Wini W. - GRAVE-END, MAP ..`1 I Tz. Sailed the P. rseveraree, Ninter, .“.41 a; Dh w t Ulu-, tur Mad , ira ; llthertita, Joon Matr a; W. Alin,on, tor Rott•sltani ; Cato, l'd. . ior,i st „ 4 ::pani-h Patriot, It. Derriii,, for Cadiz; Dar., i.l, eaft ,' Ai rica, It etal.liswmeot, C. G.rard, Dintaw; a not.l, ter, for Stettin ; V‘rmtchtiug, N. d e Nam, for kootent. %; . Jo:.ge Klasitieir.e, H. A. hub, for Anis ei dam ; 4; 4 "h m lino, H. Brain, lot Ostend.--Arrive4 y's s t it it aris from iLe Cape; and roe Hattl, from c or k. APPO•Iti ' S. Captain J. H. T it, of the lut,on, is appointed to toomrlii P:qur, at Plymouth, and will assume csesunaud es insktim the fcrnier ir.on the W.,t _ _ I.leternant Jul:a Scutt (10, to Lleuttnate. P. Cmtling fr, nt Pdttuiut to t:te Ferri' I.lrutemint Moure, to :tit itift.nrau. Lieutenant Weave►, to ate kreuii, Mr. Leslie, Surd-on, trom the Pa• toles to the Severs Mr. 'l. P. Creagh, Surgeol, to the kurtlx. A reduction of between one and two hunerel m •t is tali/ place in the ars•znal at Chatham, is ss 1l a s a e Von in wars; ?hie is the case also in the wipsle of the I:1., Dock Yards. The following reducCon h ordered to be made in tin tide of artificers employed in Ms Majesty's D icklard a mouth, vit. 91 sbipwrie t%, 51 carptmers, 4 rassyet•,l7 tan: smiths, 12 cau!lt.ms, 1 t from fp woni mils 6 Irnm rheas mills, 9 joiners, 7 ecavelme.;, 4 I.r.chiayers, 19 brichitne L. burners, 1 tiger, 9 riters' labourers, 2 paimeri, !pixels* ntillwrigh.s, I plumber, :; masena, 1 pi:ds.heattr, st , l 7 oakern-boys. The svliol: of these discharged menwii' relal one week's pay las roldilon to what may be (Int In theinu ere ler. Their a:4 :,!i:age commenced on Satnnlly rime.% be. Capt.iin Dix (with another C iptain and ,ear { Lieutenants not yet named), has been appinzt a the command of the ships in ordinary at Chltlern: this is a new appointment, tot considered neeestlyf r 0 e well conducting the men ?rwiloyed on boird p ships, as well as for' the hemr cat: of the shin themselves. Last night a Flanders Mid arrived, villch combs the follnvving Letter from Paris, o" , 1 Itch 4: " The arrest of tile bookseller !Inbuilt hos St 4 tn an important discnverv, and wtkh. in the iwarut. tion of hia trial, Ilia lead to explonutiols and du( - veries upon the events which led the way last yesroo the return 01 lionariorte to France. The fact d which proof is obrair.ed is the t,,flowing; Itatbd was the secret agent of certain pets•o.s in Pam, uio corresponded with the Is'and Ott Elb t ; lie mode mans joitrnies t hi:l.er to carry disp mid totdrori with instructions, apparently in.,igniticant, hotosiodo had a ke!, known ro thotoe initiated in this c topiracy. All these cir:urnstaaces will be detailed befol the Ptevotal Court, and will give this trial in ee Heron. since and interest than if the question nter,ly u.t, to punish same in'arecioa The election for a Member for Lewes. Sus es,ons• menced on Monday. The candid rtes are Ss Jvitc SIIELLEY and Mr. ScArturr. The sl:e.e of hands so in favour of the 1,-tter, but the tormer &minded a poll. The close of the first day wos ; ~~ ~; in eli sib' S I,ad ...-. Far Mr. SCARLET '42 —ro: 6.r J. :-:471'..cy The magnificeat Theatre of St. Coat les, %1N the largest in the world, was totally destroyt.l tim on the 14th ult. Happily nol;vea w..re lost. COVENT GARDEN TILEAI new Mitt , ol Drama, called Guy Mannering (taken from the N 4' l of that name) was petformcd fur the first tintel4 night. It possesses much interest, and .bound' is effective incident, aided by the fascination of m usic, and the best performance the House affords. !lc.' not fail proving of lasting attraction. • CnitN-Exclt.‘ NCR, MARCII 13.—Thete Icialtc' ration in the ;mice of Wheat this morning, althoig'A the supply was small. Barley w.ts not so ready s-:ie as on Monday, having but few buyers at market, gal the quantity left over being rather large. IA D:ah Peas, and Oats, there is au variation. YORK SPRIN MEE riNJ, 1816 1. The Cold Cup, value 100 gs, by a Subscrirttn Kitt: l • surplus to be paid in spec.e, fur borne;, sce.of 46r3. miles. Lord Scarborough's b: h. Catton, aged, Sst. I slb. I Sir M. M. Syke.'s gr. f. by Camillo,, 4 yr. u.d, ;st. Colonel King Millard, 4 yrs old, 7st. I b. k Sir H. Neltharpe's b. g. Eve:luting, Ly I.uck'. All, 4 yti std.. Mr. Gat forth's gr. c. by Cmtilla, darn b• ) , Rider, 3 Irs Mr. Frank's b. c. King Coldly Ss% eetw.ihant. 4 yr.: oltl. 7 ''• BET s LNG ON 'l's - 1E 10 to 1 agst DucLc.s of Leven, by C..r..Sital k::•1 3 1 Benii.gbrough. 12 to 1 agst Duke of Leeds'. b. C. by Brawl' Dread, daw Pegasus. I.ast month died in Mr. Peirse's Stud, at Dedale, the two wr luable Drool Mares, Contessina and Rosette. Tuesday, Mr. S. ilarrett's b. g. by Ycwig Sir Peter, Ig art . ll Hon. F. Lionley's b. g. by Staintard,l2.t rach,ll:)nasilo r 111 ';, 04 over Doscaster Couree, 6 and 7to 4 agst the winner. A Nif race, but won easy at the end. The winner was ro le b y Barrates coachman, and the other by Samuel Fang Lately, at Florence. thl Lady of the Right Honourable 10 4 Burgher4h, British Minister there, of a son. Saturday, in Carey-street, the I.ady of David Pollock, of Middle Temple, Esq. Barrister at Law, of a son. LOtWOH: Prueed by LIVCL KIWI', Plain Place; Pilbhthed these, and a: the Star-Uffice, Temple-Bit - -