Star. — London, England, 1819-06-15 00:00:00

•1 i ilsi 1 1 1 11 1 : [. ' 3 '; ' I L ~ 4. 's. ,~~~, ', man (Mr: Ellice) in his first speech spoke of a depre ciated standard. He (Mr. Peel) denied that the stan dard was depreciated. The currency might be de preciated, though the standard remained the same. The House divided—For the Amendment, 21-- Against it, 166—. Majority, 145. On the re-adinission of strangers, Mr. SCARLETT was. making some observations respecting the p ropriety of repealing some clauses in Lord Stanhope 's Act, relative to the sals of guineas. Mr. PEEL said, that the repeal of these clauses could not interfere with the passing of the present Bili. Such repeal might afterwards be considered. The clauses alluded to had not escaped the attention of the Ce.nntitte•!. Mr. Ni. POLE contended, that the present Bill was not intended to make any alteration in the stan dard coin.—After a few observations from Mr. Hus- KISSON, Mr. RICARDO, and Mr. Alderman HRYGATS, the Bill passed. ..... • . ; • , ' i ' • I: • • i 1 )• . l . : i I } I . 1 t , 1 ; If 1 • I 1 .1 ; . k 4, I $ ,4 ;', • /I . i , 1 . k ,F ~I CRSSIOI: OF PA RCA. Sir CHARLES MONK recalled his notice respecting Parra, as he was sorry to find that the Treaty for the Evacuation of that place had been carried into effect—it had already been given up to the Turks. He could not avoid expressing his sincere sorrow for its fate, although he knew it was unavailing.—(Hear, hear.) CHARITABLE FUNDS. The House having resolved itself into a Committee on the Charitable Foundations Amendment Bill, Lord CASTLEREAGH expressed his desire to give some explanations respecting the present Bill, and as to the nature of the alterations which he wished to introduce. The principle was the same as in the former Bill. It was in the recollection of the House, that the original Bill of the last Session was narrowed in its general scope in the House of Lords., Although it was returned thus limited in its purview, yet there was nothing to discourage the hope that a measure of a more comprehensive extent should not ultimately be successful. It was with that inducement he proposed the present Bill. The very able Report of the Commissioners appointed under the Act bad been laid before that House, and from tke talent and intelligence it displayed, entitled to the highest con sideration. In consequence of the character of that Report, he felt that their prospects were brightened, and that there now existed the hope of carrying the measure with an efficiency, that, while it afforded satisfaction to one side, would mot produce vexation on the ether. It was proposed to increase. the num ber of Commissioners, paid and unpaid, to ten each. That two should constitute a Board for all purposes, save that of making Reports to Parliament ; in dis charging those functions, five should be necessary. Where . ..re extent of inquiry extended over such a number as 40,000 Charities, the intended division must be productive of considerable benefit. That the salaries of the paid Commissioners should be £lO,OOO per ann. and £BOOO for expenses. There was a clause also which gave to the Commissioners the same power as the Commissioners of the Army Accounts possessed. The latter had the power to examine accounts and to convict, but not to impose fines. That was given to the V ce-Chancellor, Master of the Rolls, or a Judge of the Exchequer. The Commissioners also would be enabled to call upon the Attorney-General to pro ceed against parties for irregularities. It was also intended to take away the power of intermediate ap peals. He therefore trusted that the authority of the Commissioners would be made fully commensurate to all the great purposes of the inquiry. So that in stead of having abuses, when made out, accumulat ing on the notice of Parliament and of the country, measures of immediate redress would be put into ope ration. The only probability of any difference of opinion, he believed, would arise on the exceptions to be made as to particular Charities. It was next contemplated to extend the operation of the Inquiry to one class of charities, he meant those created by the voluntary subscriptions of individuals. Any in terference with such associations might be preju dicial to their beneficial progress. It was intended, therefore, to except them by a particular clause.-- With respect to that class of Charities which were under the superintendence of special visitors, the Bill contained the same clause as the original one of last Scesion. That exception had therefore the authority of that and the other House. Even the Court of Chancery did not feel itself authorized to interfere with visitors, who only etercised a discretion in the management of the concerns of a Charity, but took no part iu the application of its funds. The Com missioners would be required under the Bill to report to the House the names of the Charities having spe cial visitors. Such was the general outline of the Bill; and he trusted that when the blanks came as be filled up, it would appear well calculated to promote the object for which it was introduced. Mr. BROUGHAM congratulated the House on the introduction of the present measure, as it went to restore the Bill which he had introduced last year, and which was defeated in the other House of Par liament. His Bill, or rather theirs (for the House of Commons had agreed to it) went to make all Chari ties the subject of inquiry. They were then told that th„. latitude to which this provision must lead was too great, and accordingly they limited its operation to Charities connected with education only—Wear.) In the present Bill, however, the limitation was aban doned. and all Charities whatever were to be sub mitted to the inspection of the Commissioners. There was but one exemption in favour of Charities founded by voluntary contribution, and under the superin tendence of persons appointed by the contributors. This regulation went upon the principle of avoiding any interference which might have a tendency to dis courage voluntary contributions. The Bill of last year. as it was introduced, gave powers to the Com missioners, which were necessary to prosecute in quiry, but it came down from the Lords, leaving to the Commissioners only the right to invite the at tendance of persons guilty of malversation. The Noble Lord following that precedent, intended that the Commissioners should have a power of conviction, tat9ugb he (51r. Brougham) did not think that the clause introduced for that purpose would be found effective. Still it was a great improvement, as it would tend too:store in some measure the original provision. Another subject of congratulation was, the axing of two Commissioners, as the number to constitute a quorum, which was also in the Bill as originally pro posed, though it was afterwards altered to three in the other House. The last improvement was that of en, ling the Commissioners to institute proceedings ,ilthe Court of Chancery. This, too, was provided f in die original Bill, from which it was adopted te I. !into the present, with some slight modification. His objection still existed to the exemption of visited Cha rities, and if he should fail to bring the House to agree with him on this point, in a future stage it was his intention to propose, as the next best measure, that the Commissioners should be armed with some means of putting the visitorial power in motion. In what he had now said, he confined himself merely to those parts of the Bill on which no difference was likely to arise. On the objectionable parts he should reserve himself until the blanks were tilled up, and the ques tion for the receiving of the Report was brought be fore the House. Mr. B. BATHURST spoke in favour of the Bill, and recommended that they should rather think of conciliation than revert to any differences with any other body. Mr. M. A. TAYLOR contended, that if many of the Charities which had Special Visitors were shut out of the operation of the Commission, net half the gond would be done by the Bill that might be done by it ; and instanced the case of Sherborne Hospital, in the county of Durham, in support of his opinion ; the Master of which Hospital, Dr. Bell, derived, on the average, nearly £l,lOO a-year, although he was scarcely ever ' resident there. He remembered a school, of which the late excellent Archbishop of Canterbury was Visitor, the master of which school had turned the school-room into a billiard-room. Mr. BROUGHAM stated several cases of abuse in Charities supported by voluntary contributions, which had come within his own knowledge. Mr. CALCRAFT was quite satisfied, that what-, ever emolument Dr. Bell received, as Master of Sher borne Hospital, was not greater than that which he was entitled to for his eminent services to the Public. Mr. M. A. TAYLOR disclaimed any imputation whatever on Dr.Be'l personally. The Statutes of the Hospital had at different times been altered in favour of the Master. It was or that he complained. Mr. BROUGHAM said, he hoped that those who might be appointed Commissioners under the Bill, would feel the necessity of devoting themselves ex clusively to the discharge of the important trust re posed in them. In order to induce them to do this, it might be advisable to increase the salary beyond the proposed £l,OOO, that they might relinquish, without hesitation, all professional practice. This would, in his opinion, be true economy. . . . The various clauses of the Bill having been gone through, the blanks were filled up, and the &port ordered to be brought up on Friday next. STISCELLANIZS. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER brought in the Bill for granting his Majesty additional Excise Duties on Tea, Coffee, Tobacco, Snuff, Pepper, Malt, and British Spirits. —Read a first time, and after a short conversation between Mr. Brougham, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Lord Castle reagh, ordered to be read a second time to-morrow. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved the second readiug of the Customs Duties Bill. Mr. BROUGHAM hoped that as the Right Hon. Gentleman was about to raise X 2,500,000 by the Excise Duties, he would net press this measure. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that the House could not judge of the Bill in its present shape ; it was at present but a skeleton. His intention was to move the se cond reading now, and to add the Schedule when it came into a Committee, which he intended to have fixed for Friday next. Mr. PEEL gave notice for Wednesday next, of a modest for the introduction of a Bill to regulate the advances of the Bank. The Loan Bill went through a Committee of the whole House, and the Report was ordered to be received tb-morrow. Mr. HUME hoped that the additional duties on hemp would be abandoned. That article had been already heavily* , taxed, and the Manufacturers were now anxiously looking for a re duction.--The Bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be committed on Friday next. The Lotteries Bill was read a second time and ordered to be committed to-morrow. The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at a quarter past One o'Clock. THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. TUESDAY, JUNE 15, 'Bl9. THE FUNDS. PRICE OF STOOKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK : Bank Stock 21931 220 3 per Cent. Reduced 68 67168 3 per Cent. Consols shut 81 per Cent. 76.1 75f-4 per Cent. 861 ti 5 per Cent. Navy shut Bank Long Annuities 18 1-16 17 15-16 India Bonds 2 3 dis. Exchequer Bills (2d.) 2 pre. par • Omnium if It 1 discount Consols for Acct. 69i1 6S-11. The Bill for limiting the hours of labour of chil dren in Cotton Mills, was last night read a second time in the House of Lords, and ordered to be re ported on Wednesday. The fallacy of the arguments brought against the Bill, in and out of the House, seems now to be well understood. Talk, indeed, of the impolicy of interfering with free 'labour! How can the labour of children, of six or eight years old, be called free? By words which fell from Sir C. MONCK, in the House of Commons, it would appear that the cession of Parga has actually taken place,- and that the town had already been evacuated. We state the fact with, infinite sorrow. How apropos this news has trans pired : just in time to prevent the Motion upon the subject, in Parliament ! Alas ! for the poor people that have thus been abandoned, we know not for what reason. The Paris Papers of Friday arrived last night, and we have also this forenoon received those of Saturday. The Budget st;11 continues to occupy the attention of the Chamber of Deputies. The reduction proposed by the Commission in the credit demanded by Mi nisters for the interest of the floating debt, has been adopted by a large majority, making the grant for, this purpose only 7,500,000 fr. instead of 10,317,00 W The following are the other sums which have beeii' voted in the two last Sittings:—For' the Chambeicfl Veersl,ooo,ooofr. the Chamber of Deptitits6kooQfr Legion, of Honour 240 1 00Qfr. Court of:Aecounts, l (Audit Beard) 1,20,0001 r. tlusCasonsi . ttee mc ittlip . h r - `'. -- "X"' zrrj..r.up .w r- _tea .. and Foreign Liquidations 151,000 fr. Cadastre (Re- 1 gister of Land) 3,000,000 fr. An article from Hamburgh states, that the nego ciations between Sweden and Denmark, under the auspices of the British Government, have been broken off. A regular communication by posts is, it seems, established between Stockholm and the camp in Sca nia, as in time of war. The PRINCE ROYAL, son (A CHARLES dorm is gone to take the command, and the limo himself is to join the army soon. Symptoms of hostility, are also again manifesting themselves between Spain and Portugal. A Madrid larticle of the 23d of May states that the Brazilian Government persists in occupying Monte Video, and will not listen to any arrangement that has not for its basis the restoration to Portugal of Olivcnia and its territory. The negotiations on the subject having thus ended in nothing, the two Governments are making preparations which seem to indicate an in ts:ll6on of determining the matter of right in another ry. The Portuguese garrisons on the frontiers, from Elvas to Almeida, have been reinforced ; and the Spaniards, on their part, are augmenting their forces in Estremadura and Leon. Marshal BEEFS FORD, as Commander in Chief of the Portuguese Army, is engaged, we are told, in an active tour of inspection along the frontiers of Portugal. The emigrations from the Continent to Amen ;C3, particularly from Switzerland and Wurtemburg, con tinue to be very numerous. Front the 17th et' April to the end of May, the number of emigrants who passed by Maitz, down the Rhine, was upwards of eleven hundred ! The Switzers take, generally, the destination of the Brazils, where peculiar induce ments are held out to them to settle, by the Portu guese Government. The Porte has at length given satisfaction to Russia for the insult shewn to a Russian vessel in the har bour of Constantinople. The REIS EFFENDI has written a letter to Baron STROGONOFF, informing him that the persons who had committed the insult had been punished ; and confirming the re-establishment of a good understanding between the two Powers, by the usual present of flowers and fruit. French 5 per Cents. Thursday, 68 f. 30 c.—Friday, 68 f. 50 c. A Dutch Mail arrived this forenoon. His Majesty the Knio of the NETHERLANDS has ap pointed a General Th.inksgiving in all the Churches of the Kingdom, to be solemnized on the 18th of June, in commemoration of the Anniversary of the BAttle of Waterloo, in the same manner as was done for the last three years. His Royal Highness the CROWN PRITCR, accom panied by his brothers, WILLIAM and CHARLES, re turned on the 4th of June, from Stuttgard to Berlin. The Swedish Count, TROTT, has arrived at Copen h.igen, as courier ; and also the Swedish Colonel, HOHT, in order, as it is stated, to represent to the Danish Government, that the camp in Scania will break up on the 25th instant, and that the object of it is of the most pacific nature. The Danish militia, which has lately been called together to exercise, will not, it appears, return home when the usual time is expired, but continue together. Workmen are busy in the arsenal at Copenhagen. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. FALMOUTH. Juin N.N.W.—Sailed the Duke of Marlborough packet, for Lisbon, with a Mail; Creole, Coolies- LEY, for St. Kitt's.; and Nymph, Havozasou, for Cadiz. ' Posysmotrtn, Jura 14.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived the Dove, Sloysti., and Venus, Masao, from Havre; and l'Amiable Vic toire, Eossvio, from Cherbourg. Sailed the Elizabeth, CA SLLM, for Hamburgh. DEAL, Jura 14.—Wind S.W.—Came down from the River cod remain the Bolden, Bnowitt, for New York ; :Marys, 14R- M/, for Oporto; Priiirets Charlotte, CAA TTON, for Tobago; Henry, Loves, for Quebec; Regalia, 'Moo, for New South Wales; Argo, Jacicsom, for Havannali; and Orient, Itzvxm.os, for Bombay. Liveueom, Jura 13.—Arrived the John Crowther, RNA, from Jamaica—sailed 21st April: on the 6th June, in lat. 50. long. 30. spoke the Charlotte, of North Shields, from London for Prince Edward's Island, out 12 days. Also arrived, the Cyrus, DE Buzz, from Oporto. ENGLISH OPERA Hotras.—Last night this hand some and commodious Theatre opened for the season, with the old and favourite Opera of Lionel and Cla rissa. As this Opera was last week performed for Miss KELLY'S Benefit, it is only necessary to say that it was sustained in every part with infinite spirit, and that DOWTON, as usual, set all the House in a roar in, the scene where he reads the letter that informs him of his daughter's elopement. Miss KELLY, who raises, every thing which she undertakes, gave so much life and variety toJenny, that it appeared like a new cha racter. On the fall of the curtain GOD save the King was loudly called for. The call was obeyed, and this loyal and popular air was executed in excellent style by the vocal strength of the Company.—A new Operetta was produced as an After-piece, which was well received. It is called The Quadrille, and its story may be collected from two words, a lover's quar rel. Touchtrood, Mr. Wilma!, gets angry with his mistress, Sophia, Mrs. W. S. Cil A TTER L ET, for dancing in a quadrille with some harmless Dandy; lie flies to the country, where, however, through the agencx of premeditated accidents they meet, and are recondried, Here, again, in the character of Sophia's waiting maid, we meet with Miss KELLY, and we are alwa i .s glad to see her in the scene, for she is in herself a true living comedy. Hant.av, as the lover's valet, ~ , ave his restless miler to the Pi ece , an d i n such hands, though the texture was slight, the skill of the artists rendered it worthy of attention and praise. tTrthavieals iiatrona gt% -* - • - INTT.LLIGENCE.—The F ourt h N um b er of Tie Journal of New Voyages a n d T raw l s, w hi c h was published this day, cont ains a complete and ' aler rat Translation of the Marquis de Chateenrieux's fraite/siit Italy, so warmly eu l og i zed in a late Edin burgh Review. The Thi r d N um b er contains Dupin's Excursions in Great Brit a i n an d I reland. The Second, Prior's Voyage in the I n di an S eas. And the First, Fisher's Intelligent Jonrnal of th e V oyage o f Disci viry to Baffin s Bay, It must b e . evident, ftoro this' e 'numeration of its cont ents , t ha t the Journal of. New possesses. e-tipitiont dams to p ir ri e b y li nge tuti*i s and-Travels SOUTH AMEPICA SOUTHERN REPORTER OFFICE, CORK, June 10th, Two cec,„. l! The brig Letitia, of and for Belfast, from Jama:: which plats :he left the 25th April , paved Cork h t bour this morning. His Majesty's brig PARTE', arrived at Jamaica the 901 April, with an *co; of the Capture of Puerto Cabello by the ludepenl. troops under Sir GI(Fowl MAcoltwolt., ST. DOMINGO. Il4vtng received some accoants from St. Dom: lsigNy interesting to commercial men, we lose time in laying the following before our Reader, . _ " JACQUEMEL, (ST. DOMINGO), ArtlL. My last (via Jamaica), would acquaint you sti , my arrival at this place. Since then, varbus of importance have taken place—not the lest portant of which are, the passing of certain laws the Legislature of this Republic, for the ruin of commerce of the Blanc:, as we are called. Fo stance, one of these Imes forbids one white Mere from selling his goods to another ; although he the privilege of selling them to an Inclige;,e, ~r of the country: hut these are all men of no pri,-c and it is well known, that to place goods i a Lands, is the same as to make them a prose: as the recovery of debts in this country is must difficult thing imaginable, and next to impos Another new law, forbids the white merchants buying cargoes or produce on speculati , :n. MI privileges are reserved for Haytian 'Merchants. short, all the advantage of trade that is left to white man, is, to sell to the Afarekandes, as the: called, or retailing women, by the case, barrel whole package, and to purchase coffee to make returns ; for this they rt- compeliel annually to out a patent, and pay I`_'oo d011.2:s for it; and of this privilege they expect to be dcrrire by Act of next Sessions. Should this Fi-ovc the then they will hare attained their ends passing a direct law for the expulsion of the WI which they some time ago petkior.vd the Prey for, but which was rejected. a Thus you see how far the prc:ldice of co. goes with these people, who would doubtless roc to extremes, 'were it not for the neighbouring 151: of Jamaica, from whence they might expect punishment. " About the commencement of the year, his jestv's frigate la Pique, Captain *Keller, was in v•hen the jealous natives kept watch or, beach for two nights, to see whether they could do them in landing counterfeit dollars! This has, done by some Americans in Pori-att-Prince ;* one whom .lately lost his life for the crime; but to b, pose that a Bri:ish frigate would engage in so nefa. rious a traffic, is an insult to the national character. The currency here is composed. chiefly of II; metal, and bears a discount of 50 per cent. effects of bad government and misrule, have hiat4 things here into the most horrible state, from it is impossible they can recover, unless some F r political charge takes place. Oa the NoTth, cr Ch topl:e's side of the Ishincl, every thing is hi fineordcr he makes his subjects scot k, enccuragcs commerce, and is an able financier : no money is current in territories but hard Spanish dollars—the same is case on the Spanish side. By la Pique fliqa:c, vie learnt, that Christopl , was in treaty with te Government of France for, purchase of his independence, for which he was , give a compensation of twenty millions of dollars.— Should this be the case, I presume the whole Presd part of the Nand would he guaranteed to him, the pi eFent Republic of Hayti kicked to the No matter how socn, as they are no snore fit to under a republic, than cl.iidren are ut live with,: their parents. A vessel has just arrived froni Rartholorr4:. and reports that Lord COCHRANE has gained a victory over a superior Spanish force, but 1 canna learn any pal :iculars, either as to the nature of action, or where it took place; but from every count we receives the Independent cause is going 'Most triumphantly, and must melon come to favourable close." The two Gentlemen who embarked a few Jars. at Dover, to settle an affair of honour, met a sle distance from Calais. The parties fired at the s instant, ulien Lieu•enant 13—.-4 was shot by G—s through both his thighs, but not dangeroa The combatants afterwards parted on the ipe• good friends- STATE OF TIIE ODDS.-BETTING-ROOM,M7. Betting was very brisk yestercLoi on the St. Ltivr Stakes. 5 to 1 asst Sultan 11 to 1 apt Pakneeing 5 to I azet Mandane :4 to 1 •rgst Lisette 7 to i syst The Laird is to 1 agst Tom Tit 10 to 1 apt Sir Walter t.O to 1 agst any other. 11 to 1 agst Cardinal 'Mobley 109 to 9 apt Mr. Crockford's, Sultan eietpteds BETTING ON TIIE DEBBY YOE MO. 16 to 1 agst Sai!or, brother to Shoveller, the o inner of the Thrift 16 to 1 apt the Duke of Grafton's 11u.ntom colt out of Putt 16 to 1 ogst brother to Student 18 to 1 opt brother to Rocky No news yet of the Leander. upon the late Dabyand Oaks PEDESTRIANISM. A West Country Pedestrian, of the name of 'leery Mks. 24 years of age, undertook, on measured grOuod, neer Soot► ampton, to wall 52 mil's In 16 hours, Irons five o'ciock to t morning till nine in the ciening, for four stc:essive Jars. p.-rfornird the first 52 miles with apparent markt libelers first da-, and the same the sec= but muck dice* h-n fl j neled. The rest day be at five, anti wileci nine in the morning, during which time he perf.tir.td II nu only. He then gave up the task, muck fatigued by his cur lo 13f!Mt. On the 13th et June, the Lndy of - Sir Fietterki IlalterAirt• of a dattzhter. AfARKIED. On the WA thrum, Geessie,, yososter son of Joseph ex Esq. Wanstood, Essex, ts? &rah, elder daughter of Arthibaki Bryson, Esq. of Slueshrook-House, ha the eante ccunty• At Harwich, on MontLy the 14th Instant, by the semen J. Jefferson, Auladeeeon of - Colebester, Capt:da &shard CO. Kt. St. Ed. 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