Star. — London, England, 1819-06-02 00:00:00

THE' EVENING LONDON. • . _ _ _ `. Ist*. ‘,., is • WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2, 1819. THE FUND& PRIM OT STOOKS THIS DAY AT Oka O . OLOCIE s Balk Stock 217 218 217 per Cent. Reduced 65} 65 3 per Cent. Consols 654 e 66} 66 per Cent.73ift--4 per Cent. 83 82i 85 844 5 per Cent. Navy 99{t 100} 90i . Bank Long Annuities 16 15-16 17 3-16 India Stock 210 India Bonds 3 7 dis. Exchequer Bills (2d.) 2 dis. par Consolt for Acct. 650 66{ 654 i. The Funds still continue to be depressed. The• S per Cent. Consols commenced this morning at 65k, fell to 6.5 i, and recovered a little before one o'clock, when they were 661 a 66. At that hour no message had been communicated respecting the Loan. The Report of the Committee on the expenses of the Ordnance Department excites much attention, and no wonder, when we find them. stating, that the expense of this one Department amounts to nearly a fifth of the money voted for the support of the whole British Navy. They add, 4 , without retrenchment and economy, the best means of defence may be ren dered incapable of exertion in moments of danger and alarm." One of our Contemporaries, with its usual effrontery, laughs at the idea, " as if (says the Paper alluded to)—" as if retrenchment and economy had not been pushed to their utmost limit ;" and icould wish as usual to be understood as speaking in the quality of a supporter of Administration. This won't do any longer. The CHANCELLOR of the Ex- CUMSER has declared in his place in the House, that the self-created demi-official Journal has not even the sanction of Ministers for any of its statements. The Bill for preventing the enlistment of British subjects in any foreign service, brought into Parlia ment by the ATTORNEY GENERAL, occupies a consi derable portion of the public attention. It may be examined in three distinct points of view—as a ques tion of justice towards Spain, which might involve us in a war ; as a question of national sentiment ; and as a question of commercial policy : Upon the first point, there would be but one opi nion, that a nation which did not avenge its own honour and the blood of two British subjects upon General JACKSON, should make .this concession to Spain. But Spain had not the right to require it.— The population of England and the ports of Erg land were as open to Spain as to the Colonies, and Spain did, in point of fact, profit of this, to purchase vessels to be emeloyed against the South Americans. The Bill, therefore, eaanot be fairly said to protect that which is not threatened, viz. the peace and wel fare of the kingdom. Spain has neither the right not the power to propose the alternative of war. As to gational sentiment—this should be allowed telloperate only negatively. Strictly speaking, we liave no more right to take a decided part in favour of the independents, against,their fuondans Parent, than other Powers have to take part with Spain in the quarrel. If we have a right to take up arms in favour of Freedom, others have an equal right to arm in favour of Slavery. But assuredly, on every moral principle, a free country should take no part against other people who struggle for the same rights that we Ourselves enjoy. As to commercial policy, every Government is bound in seeking the prosperity of its people, to avoid any act which may ultimately tend 'to narrow their commercial channels, and vice versa: but avoiding, at the same time, every act of injustice towards any other Power. It has been argued, that when South America shall have thrown off the yoke she will give some other nation a preference from a feeling of re sentment to England, if we refuse to take part with the Insurgents. This argument is quite visionary. —The South Americans, like every other nation, will give a preference of trade, whenever they find it most profitable. Nations, in this respect, have no memory—they are neither grateful nor vindic tive—they think only of gain! But there is yet another view that ought to be taken of this point : we have nothing to fear or to hope as to corn- 1 pierce with South America quo ad other nations— but as respects Spain we have much to take isto consideration should she triumph in the present contest, for then the wish or desire of the Colonists will be entirely out of the question : they will not even have the election of their market. It is, there fore, decidedly contrary to every principle of sound policy that this country should do any act tending directly or indirectly to strengthen the arm of Spain in the present contest. There is yet another view in which this measure may be considered. We have numbers of Subaltern Officers on half-pay, whose only profession is that of ar ms. Why shculd they be precluded from seeking employment where they can find it? Would this exhibit any partiality ? No; if you act correctly, by Allowing them, without restraint, to serve in the ar mies of either the Colonists or the Mother Country. Goad Spain complain of this? If she should, could she be listened to for a moment ? Nay, have we not been suffering her to hire ships in our ports for this ~~ T 111 rd". A II )1 d t ~~~~ 1 ~, i r • , I 111 • 40 . ' I 161 very service, and to take them away manned by British seamen? Our opinion decidedly is, that Spain will never recover the dominion of South America; and that this country should do nothing calculated to aid her views in the present contest. The present Bill is uncalled for. We ought rather to repeal any Acts which tend to prevent our unemployed warriors from serving with any Power at peace with this country. ..! 'Phe Paris Papers of Sunday arrived this forenoon• CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES—Smote or SATozzat. The KEEPER of the SEALS, conformably to the wishes expressed by the two Chambers for the entire abolition of the Droits d'Aubaine et de detraction, pre sented a Project of Law to that effect. His Majesty, he said, was convinced that these rights abolished by the Law of the 18th August, 1790; had never been specially re-established, aitd that it was only by in ference drawn from Articles 726 and 912 of the Civil Code, that no foreigner is atnitted to sucked to, and dispose of property in the kingdom,. except in the case and in the same manner in which a Frenchman would succeed to and dispose of pro perty in the country of that foreigner.—The Project was read and then remitted for examination to the Bureaus. The adjourned discussion of the Budget came next in order of the day, when the following Credits to the Minister of the Interior were successively vote&t For Establishments of Public Instruction ...... 2,800,000 fr. For the Sciences and Fine Arts For Contingent Expenses For the Catholic Clergy (exclusive o 4,700,000 fr paid by the Treasury in Pensions) 22,500,000 fr. To the Protect= Clergy 5C0,000 fr. The Chamber then adjourned. MUNICH, MAY H. The Second Chamber have resolved, almost unani mously, to present an Address to the King, suppli cating the presentation of a law for the introduction of Trial by Jury in commercial cases, and publicity in the proceedings. This Resolution has been com municated to the First Chamber. MADRID, MA .7 l' 17. The vessel of the line Santelmo, and the frigate La Prueba, which form, with the vessel Alexander the First, the squadron destined to cruize in the South Seas, set sail from Cadiz on the 11th instant. This squadron had no troops on board: the Viceroy of Lima only wants vessels, and has assured Govern ment that be has land forces sufficient to repel any disembarkation which may be attempted by the Army 'of Chili, The Corsairs have re-appeared off Cadiz: The Constitution, under the flag of Buenos Ayres, has seized on the Spanish brig Le Tigre, bound from La Guayra, with colonial produce, and put the crew oh board some fishing boats of Faro, whence they here come to Cad.z.. It appears that all is confusion at Buenos Ayres. A.rtigas has beat, at Santa Fi, the troopi o(Oeneral Marcos Vaic ircel, who went to reduce that Indepen dent city,. and Puyreddon has quitted the supreme di►rectln. which is now confided to Rondeau. IThpeeports which have been circulated on the sub ject of ',dune of Ministry have ended in nothing. All the Min.sters have an equal share in the confidence of the King, and will continue to preserve their places. The Minister of Matine is still at Cadiz etliediting the preparations for the grand Expedition. French 5 per Cents, Saturday, 66 fr. 85 c. - Monday being the Anniversary of the Feast of Pentecost, 'no Papers were to appear at Paris. We stated on Monday that a serious misunder standing had taken place between the Council and Governor at New Brunswick. The following parti culars will put our Readers in possession of all that has yet transpired relating to this subject. It.r.ppears that the Governor, in a Message com municated to the House of Assembly on the 11th of March, announced to the Members, that in pursuance of instructions from his Alajesty's Government, a tat of Is. per ton on all pine timber manufactured in the Province, woold be imposed. This created a very considerable sensation in the House, when, after much animated discussion, a restriction was carried, in which it was affirmed unequivocally, that the Lieu tenant-Governor had put a wrong interpretation upon the instructions from England, _ and that it was not ,contemplated by his Majesty's Ministers to lay a direct tax upon one of the staple commodities of the Province, so essential to its welfare ; but th;lt it v. :4s merely intended to prevent the wanton destruction of pine trees fit for naval purposes. -The Lieutenant• Governor was of a different opi nion ; and, in a second Message to the House which he sent, expressed high displeasure at the Resolution which had been adopted. It is as follows : MESSAGE TO THE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY. " G. S. Sarrsa, Lieutenant-Governor. 4 ' The Lieutenant Governor informs the House of Assembly that he has read with surprise and concern (in the Official Copy of the Journal of the House, of the 17th instant, transmitted to him by the Clerk), the Resolution of the House, animadverting in terms of strong reprobation upon the conduct of his Majesty's Executive Government in this Province, with regard to the system arranged and recommended to the consideration of ish Majesty, for more effectually preventing the destruction of his Majesty's woods. • " The Lieutenant-Governor presumes that the Resolution above referred to, kis teen adopted by the House without ma tare consideration, as no documents or proofs were before the House, which could warrant the fact assumed, that the system required Bonds to be taken for the payment of one slanting per tae on all pine timber manufactured 10 this Pnrrinee; or the assumption of another fact, therein stated, that instrue tMos of his Majesty's Ministers, relating to the subject, had buns communicated to the House in the Message of the 11th instant ; or another fact in the same Resolution, assumed, that any direct tax whatever, had been laid, or recommended to be disposed; as it does not appear that any question was before the House relating to the subject-matter of the said Resolution, which could possibly exercise the legislative functions of the House ; and as the House were not in pos session of the information necessary to enable the House to frame a correct statement, so u to found an application to his Majesty's Government in England, or here, for the re dress of any grievance or supposed gricirance; and as it does not appear to have been the intention of the House to insti tute any proceeding whatever upon the said Resolution, the Lieutenant-Governor feels confident that be will not be de ceived its the expectation which he has formed, that the House will, upon reviewing the subject, deem the Resolution to be a measure not warranted by Parliamentary usage, or any practice which has hitherto prevailed in the Legislature of this Province, will be satisfied of the injustice of passing such an un qualified and premature censure upon the administration of the Government of the Province, and will see the evil which must in this, and every similar instance, result from the declaration of the House, in a business belonging exclusively to the Execu tive Department, and of which the House cannot be, or be sup posed to be in possession of evidence to establish the facts neces sary to found any correct judgment or opinion, and that the House will, after mature deliberation, cause the said Resolution to be rescinded." This communication made a strong impression on the House, as Resolutions were passed to the effect that the former proceeding was improper, in as much as it interfered with the prerogative of his MAJESTY, and the original Resolution was ordered to be erased from the Journals ; but cordiality between the Lieu tenant-Governor and the House only continued a short time; for a few days afterwards the Legisla ture was dissolved suddenly, as no provision had been made for these services particularly recommer.ded to the attention of the Members. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE, Hit Majesty's ship Nawcitstxt, Admiral Garrririrt, arrived at Madeira 3d May, from Plymouth, and sailed from ti.Lrce on the 4th for Halifax. _ . . The Mary and Elizabeth - (transport,) arrived at 'l".a deira on 6th May, from Dublin, and sailed the next day for St. Diming°. The Mary. Lust, with convicts, arrived at Madeira Bth May, from Cork, and sailed the same day for Botany Bay. The Lord Hobart packet arrived at Madeira 30th April, from Falmouth, and sailed next day for Tenerife and Brazil. Pronaiscs, MAY 30.—Wind N.W.—Sailed several vessels which had been in here wind bound. The FEugenie —, from Marseilles to Barre ' which was stranded in this Say the 26th Deertiber last, has been repaired, and her cargo, Which was landtd, reshipped and railed for Havre. Formant'', Mar 30.—Wind N.W.—Arrived the Bideford, M‘Doirozo, from Lohdon. Sailed several coasters, to the Eastward. PLYMOUTH, Matt St.—Sailed the Lavi: ia, Baown, for Hali fax; and William, HALL, for Prince Edward's Island. Pearamourn, Area I.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived the Princess Royal, Aartxr, from Sierra Leone, last from Plymolith, with Wilber foe the Dock-yard; and Fat transport, from Guernsey. Passed up Channel the Libre de Castra, from Madeira to Pe ter-thrush. Sailed his Majesty's brig Roaaaao, On a cruize. Drat, Jura I.—Wind S.W.—Arrived and sailed for the River the Denmark Hill, Pi.uu, from Demerara ; Batavia, tams, from Bombay; Success, PRILIY, from Liverpool; Tureen, Cmms, from Penzance for Petersburgh; Britannia, Garrrtrus, from Smyrna ; John, Mantuan, from Sierra Leone.—Passed DllllRtilen yesterday, all well, the Valiant*, from Rio Janeiro, for Harnburgh. Came down from the River and remain the Francis, Smarm, for the South Seas. Cowes, Jinn I.—Sailed the Wear, Parttime, from St. Jago de Cuba, for Hamburgh. Cr:nom-mons; Jura I.—Entered Inwards :—James and Ann, Wilkinson, froin Riga; Prudent, Quinton, from Waterford;' Earl Clantszty, Gibbs, from Ratterdam.—Entered Outwards : —Asia. Morice, for B ombay ; Paris, Ward, for Elsinore and St. Petersburgh; Washington, Forman, for New York Demon, Schunatt, for Pillau and Koningsburg; the Queen Charlotte Blake; Commercial Packet, Collins, for Ronerdam; Revolution , M'Gregor, for Trieste and Venice; Vine, Price, for Antwerp; Stag, Bison, for Elsinore and Revel.—Cleared Outwards :—Ex press, Barnett, for Gibraltar; Hussareo, Gibson, for Surinam; ', Industry, Verrale, for Amsterdam; Aurora, Peacock. for Me mel ; George, Sayer, for St. Vincent's ; Briton, Mortis, for Pe tersburgh ; Hector, Storey, for Burtwell. THE DUCHESS OF KENT.--Moncty, the Princes AUGUSTA arrived at Kensington Palace, about half past twelve o'clock, on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of KENT. Her Royal Highness remained some time, and afterwards returned to Windsor.— The general inquiries after the state of the Duchess continue numerous. Yesterday the following Bul letin was issued : " Kensington Palace, Ist June, 1819. " Her Royal Highness the Duchess of KIXT pass ed a tole rably good night, and continues in a progressive state of amend ment. The Mims Princess continues to do well. (Signed) "J. WILSON. "D. D. DAVIS." The 20th ult. the foundation stone of an additional Harbour at Pulteney Town, near Wick, was laid, with great solemnity, by the Master of Saint Fetgus's Lodge of Freemasons, in presence of an immense concourse of spectators. In one of the ships belonging to the Hudson's•bay Company, which recently left the River for their set gements, Lieutenant FRANKLYN, late Commander of the THEN; in the expedition to reach the North Pole, has taken his passage for• the purpose of exploring that part of America to the northward of Hudson's.. bay. The route this Officer is to take will be nearly the same as that pursued by Mr. HEARNE, in 1770,1 who stated that he reached the sea at the entrance of Copper Mine River. Lieutenant FRANKLYN will be accompanied by about five Euroyeans, one of whom' is a Surgeon ; and on their arnval at the Copper- Mine River, are to pursue such further course as may appear proper. During the voyage of discovery last year to Baf fin's-Bay, a bottle was thrown into the sea from the ALEXANDER, Lieutenant PARRY, on the 24th May, when that ship was off Cape Farewell. It contained the latitude and longitude the ship was then in. About two months since the bottle was found on the island of Bartragh in Killala Bay, and an account of it forwarded to the Admiralty. It is supposed it must have floated at about the rate of eight miles per day across the Atlantic. Advices have been received from Port Jackson, New South Wales, to the first week in October, when there was every prospect of an abundant harvest throughout the territory. The Glory, Capt. PoINDER, the Isabella, Capt. BERRY, and tie Maria, Capt. NV 11.- Ai iss, with male and female convicts, had arrived on the 14th and 15th of September. MRS. HENRY BARING'S GRAND BAL . Monday evening, this much disthign:sli opened her new residence in Berkel...v-sTli, Haut Ton, with a magnificent Ball and Sill:, preparations on the occasion were in the fit st splendour. The viranda was inclo,cd with gauze; the columns within were entwined v•i; rel, with lofty stands, on which were placed p the most choice flowers, and illuminated with variegated lanterns. The whole suite of el apartments on the drawing-re , ,m floor, si x in ber, with a temporary one, in which were va flowers, were most tastefully decorated and Irriil illuminated. The two principal drawing-7oom ; appropriated for darting; the floors of each chalked in a very tasteful manner; the princiu; was illuminated by a very rich cut diamond suspended from the centre with French figures, bearing thirteen lights each. The wi curtains were of rich green satin, with flower a French pattern brought over by the hostess, ai nefactured in this country—the draperies, &c. w perb fringe. In this and the adjoining apai tment superb lofty French plate glasse3. The comp., gan to arrive soon after ten o'clock. The Hal menced about eleven, with waltzes and quas led off by the following distinguished couples: Duke of SPINELLI Lady Lamm. Marquis of WOIACCSTILL Lady L. TIITNNt. Marquis of KITTEN Lady M. SUILEI Count CAZAILILN Ladies Ga Earl MOUNT CHARLES ... Ladies Payer. Lord Sfasissiavoi Ladies Alma'. Lord Gassy Lady L Goias. Earl of Das:atom Lady G. V. ' • "" " " The supper, which consisted of all the low the season, with wines and dessert of the choir scription, was announced about one o'clock: prepared in six rooms below stairs, with a term one in which the Duke of GLOUCESTER and a consisting of 20, supped . ; in the other room wards of 300 covers Were laid. Dancing re.cor ced at half-past two, and continued till after fir tout ensemde was the grandest entertainment this season: the company iisesent exceeded si dyed persons of the first distinction and fi among whom were— The 'Duke of Moueester. Their Excellencies the Italian, Spanish, French, Austrian, Danish, ar•l Persian Ambassadors. Princes--riateriuizy, ltoffrcetti, liesse Philipathal, William of Hew. The Duke of Spinelli• Ducherates--Riclunond, Marlborough, Rutland, Argr. blatqulsses--Anglest a, Lansdowne, Winchester, lin marthen, Worcester, Cornwallis ' and Exeter. Marchionesses—Winchester,, Cornwallis, Lapsdown Stafford, Salisbury, Camden, sad Conynghame. Eafls—Denbigh, Aboync, Shaftesbury, Uxbridge, W Westmorland, Charlemont Derby, Stair, J:rsey, Charles. Mount-Cishel, Klnnoul, (loomed, Carnarro i William, Darnley, Yarmouth, and Glengall. Countesses—Gray. Aboyne Westmeath, ranihis, Charlemont, Sc. Antonio. Stair, Jersty, Essex, 13re, Clonmell, Darnley, Warwick, Linen, Patmeta, Viscounts—Palmerston, Falmouth, • Enniamore, ban Ctanborne, Glenorchy, Strithaven, and Ashbrooke. Viscrantesses--Falmouth Ennismore and Aslabrool Ladies—Grantba.• Say and Selo, Paget', Leanoxes, Greys, Gretilles, M. Stanley, Henley, Ashley', J. lir Campbell, Pette, E. Palk, Shelley, J. Tyner, C. Macdonald, &c. Etc: ,Sir WALTER Eirtattsto gave an elegant Rout Entertainment last night at his house in Pall to an immense number of distinguised Fashi. The whole of the spacious Mansion was most liantly illuminated on the occasion. The Countess GROSVENOR gave a splendid yesterday evening at Grosvenor Hcfuse. Lady ASHBROOK gave an elegant Ball evening, at her house in Mansfield -street, wi very fashionably attended. Lady HEATHCOTE'S Rout, on Monday evenint Grosvenor-square, was attended by upwards distinguished fashlonables. On - Monday, the infant son of Count and Co: LUCY was baptised by the Rev. SAICRY PEN? the Dowager Marchioness of LAtranowe's Albemarle-street ; the sponsors weredlis Royal ness the Duke of YoRE, the Marquis of A:4k and the Dowager Marchioness of LANSDOWN Noble Marchioness gave an elegant entertainment a select party of distinction, among whom were, Duke of YORK, the Marquis of Astor.stsay, Count Countess LUCY, Eat 1 of LAUDERDALE, Lord HILL, Mr. JEKYLL, &C. The marriage of the Margrave LEOPOLD with the Princess SoPHIA of Sweden, to will Emperor of RUSSIA has given his consent, for the 19th of June. The Margrave is to be Hereditary Grand Duke. MARRIAGE IN HIGH 'AFL—Yesterday we Captain WRITE 'MELVILLE, of the Royal La: Lady CATHERINE OSB - ORNE, only daughter Duchess Dowager of LEEDS. The interesti lovely Bride was the favourite companion ant of our ever-to-be-lamented Princess CHARM WALES. Immediately after the ceremony tin pair set off from the house of the Duchess Do' of LEEDS, in Lower-Grosvenor-street, for the resi , of their Noble Relative, Lord FRANCIS Osaett' Nottingham.- ' Colonel BERKELEY'a Annual Amateur Tht commenced on Saturday at the Cheltenham' with the Comedy of Rule a Wift and Hare in which he performed, in an admirable st Copper Captain —Mr. AUGUSTUS BERKELEY Leon, and Mr. BANKS Juan. The whole of the Sub-Committee of Dru.. Theatre have, it is said, resigned, and the serson be closed immediately after the ticket nighr KEAN, it is said, is about to treat with the tors to take the House at an annual rental bi re KING -openingl S THIATRE.....MOZABVS Paulo Magi attracted a brilliant audience last night rh, was filled in every part at an early hour, Piece went off with infinite edit. LYCEUM.—MALTHEWS'S At Home continues honoured with the presence of the most distinf Fashionables in town, and his, performances ceived With enthusiastic peals of laughter Theatre was last night crowded. Such is the extraordinary resort, this season, persons to the Metropulis, that beds and rooms at hotels have been found with difficin Parliament and the Courts of Law of themsel nish the cause of great part of this pressure; gay carnival in fashionable life opens every sc pleasure in all its multifarious invitations, any attraction and every business now , present chime' ALL . e q. pot, in it , l rn . vases .ems tv cr ; ac!' wc tt c:pal 0;4 id litq ze ers Irc z , and m s . :. with s , tents we, Ball cos,. Nat. , ILET. r. VI. CG alttlrit'S 0 1 'nicest dt• k: it wa; emp orari d a pant )OMS, up five. 'I lent ti 1 six fast*.. rgYle,L Bath, C owne, Weart? ey, arvon, t • Witt, Der! , Bremie.: uxi Cowpe• Bartingta ;rook,. ies, Gordon. Thyme, L . Edgecure, Route a Pall-M shionabl- most bri Idid Rev. yesterda which wt evening, i rds of 54 d County. '.NYOLD, Z house, oyal kNat.r.sn oWN. ainment : were, Count d Ant ) of Bad • which t, is )e dec ras mart; Lancers, iter of esting a and t • - RLOTTE the hap'. s Dowagg le resider • SWANS, ' Theatri .m neat. rre a Wyr style, t.• ,EY was )ru27-1 ,1 season ghts. 31 he Propri 1 before rargico aga The Ha=. a-, and nues to ninguishe Ices are hter. Tk ason, of • lodgin culty. ttelres fu e; but t y source and eV •