Star. — London, England, 1816-03-30 00:00:00

.`~ x the r and Mr. CROKER obseete4, that the wete paid oe the lowest average. Ms. -BARING thought it . bad economy not to pay fairly the services of the Clerks; but he must observe, that the Clerks on the establishment, especially the upper. classes, were paid-at a much higher rather than those at the Bank ofEOgland, or with the East India Company. The increase of the Surveyor of Build- i ings from £6OO to £7OO per annum was most un- . waseantable at this season, when the Property Tax was taken off, and the price of all articles of life re dated ; so that, without any advance, they were bet ter off by one•third than they were last year. This one kern, which we could understand, let us into the ,spirit, of the Admiralty in matters less within our comprehension. Persons in office possessed such ad- vantages in explaining details, that it was difficult for one of office to lay his linger on the precise point that called for reduction ; but the best way would be to re duce the general amount, and leave those in office to settle the details. He objected to the draughtsmen lot-the Stu veyor of Buildings, because the Admiralty had no buildings whatever in hand. Mr. CROKE R said, these draughtsmen were em ployed in the hoMe yards, and, though called draughtsmen, were in reality assistants. As to the clerks in the senior classes, their s.darics were reduced in the ne.v scale. Mr. BARING inquired whether Cie superannu ated clerks would be forthcoming, if their services 4bould be required in future ? Mr. CROKER. said, the demand for their service would be esteemed a boon rather than a tic. Mr. WYNNE entered into some detail, and thought these estimrttes should not be made up on the same principle as the Navy Estimates in general. After some reply from Mr. CROKER, Mr. BARING moved that the Estimates should be postponed, to give the Admiralty an opportunity of withdrawing the Estimate, and presenting a new one. Mr. WILLIAM SMITH concurred in this pro-- position, and the question being put, was negatived. The original Resolution was then moved and car ried, that a sum not exceeding £82,916 be voted for the expenses of the Navy Offices. After some conversation betweef: Meurs.Pottsox av , Owns*, and BIN ?I 117 r, it was moved and carried, that t►e Chats man should report progress. A few words fell from Mr. Rose and Sir G. WA RR tiNatll ; when the rem.kitiing Orders of the bay were disposud ut, and at two o'clock the [louse adjourned till Monday. - of the to try. All thelpriate4 Reports before the House relative to the Cars Trade prove the Call trary and may we not ask why the country is to be put to the expense of printing such voluminous Reports if Members will not make a proper use of . them on the contrary, they are to in dulge in speculative nonsense opposed by the whole evidence of these documents ? In the thirty years up to 1813, so fat from having a surplus produce, 84,500,000 quarters of corn were , impurted. In 1813 the quantity imported was pay 12,000. That is as the home produce increased the, importation diminished; and. consequently, the home consumption being undiminished, the consumption of our own corn owe have blend:ed. Again we must beg that it may never be lost sight of, that an increase: of produce may increase but cannot thainilh the con sumption. In 1814 the crop was plentiful but have we not been constantly told in the Reports on Corn, that though we were approaching, we had not reached that point of improvement which would enable our own growers to supply the demand for torn, and ren der us independent of foreign countries for a supply. Was this all mere delusion? or are the Members de ceiving themselves when they imagine that one plen tltul cfop can produce the present misery ? The latter is the fact, and we must say that it would be an inversion of the whole order of PROVIDENCE to admit for a moment that a pinstifid harvrq, which has ever been reckoned a ptime blessing, should be the caws and Nara of eatery to a nation. Such reviling of rnovtomscs, such blasphemy, should be repro. bated wherever it is uttered. Can men who entertain such views be looked to as those who are qualified to suggest remedies for the existing evils? We warn the House to be on its guard against all reme dies suggested by a persuasion that the bounties of the CREATOR can in any way prove a curse to his creatures. What can be expected from such ingrati tude but a visitation of famine t Could any thing else be the result of this murmuring at his bounty, were it not that he is 44 slow to anger, and abundant in mercy?" Does it require any sagacity to discover that war always, soon or late, brings miseries in its train ? 11/brace come the wars andfightinge which produce these miseries ? " From your own Imets."—Not from the bounties of thAVEN ! Not from abundant harvests and fields waving with corn I The war is terminated: examine it as the secondary cause of your afflictions; for the first, on the authority we have quoted, .is the lusts of men. Examine the whole system of Finance and expenditure since its commencement, in all its bearings, windings, and ramifications, and you will be at no loss to discover the proximate canses of the present deranged state of Property. You will see these cause.—but you will not be able directly to reverse the effect's.— By the operation of that system you have given away a fourth of your property several times over, and the only thing that should surprise you is, riot that you are now comparatively poor, but ;hat you have any thing left. Theie were no limits to your profucion— , there was a miserable lack of prudence in your de vices to meet the expenditure : but you cannot spend and yet have your property. You parted with these large drains " to save the ranainder"—you have saved the remainder, but you are not contented. Let us not be misunderstood. We have taken that course which appeared to us the shortest to come at our point. We mean not to blame what was done for the best—:that cannot now be undone. But people are never so likely to get into the right road as by being thoroughly convinced that they have got, out , of it. Till this is effected then will still grope about and wan4er in bye paths.— The war has brought all your miseries. The way in which the supplies were raised has caused the pre sent derangement in the real and relative value of property. After the Bank Restriction Bill gold en tirely ceased to be the circulating medium, and Paper fell in value. When a Loan was contracted for it was paid in the deperiatell. currency : that is for, twenty millions Government obtained fifteen.— The taxes were then paid in the same ratio. The farmer when paying 420, paid in fact only 413; but by this be gained nothing, for he then received only sels for corn when he fancied be was getting 420. But now his taxes are paid•at the rate of 20s. per pound, :old and patter having again come to par.— As we asked yesterday we ask again to-day, where has the difference gone f Open your eyes before you pretend to apply a remedy, or you will only increase the present evil. The evil will cure itselfif you will only let the tide haie time to return. Brussels Papers to the 28th instant reached us this morning. We now find that commercial distress is general throughout Europe. At St. Petersburgh, fur example, three immense failures have taken place; and we give an article from Hesse, which shews that this once flourishing Principality is in a woeful condition for want of trade. Throughout Belgium too great exertions are making by the native manu facturer to exclude British goods, which cannot but add to our distresses at home. Let us hope, how. ever, that the spirit and enterprise of British mer chants will continue to outstrip all competition: " FRANKFORT, RIARCHIO. " Three great commercial houses at St.Petersburgh have just become insolvent; they are those of Waro. vief, Averiw, and Nenestief. They say that the first has failed for 50,000,000 of roubles, the second for 10.000.000, and the third for 8,000,000." Further extracts will be found iiia preceding page . 4 I • FRENCH PAPERS. IP. • 4." umemommaim • We have received this morn:ng the Paris "'Veil of Wednesday. General Denet.Les sentence of death bas been commuted for ten years' imprisonment, on the ietereession of the Due d'AnoooLesse, against whom he had raised his rebellious arm in 'the South of France. General TnavoT's sentence has been 2n m:fled by the Tribunal of Revision, for informality : thus there will be no more blood shed in France on account of tide late ,rebellion ; nor .is there any per son, we presume, who will now , regret the relaxation. of the arm of power in favour of the guilty. By far the most important article in the French Papers, is the Note from the Court of the Brazils to that of Rome, on the subject of the Jesuits.—The Portuguese Government expresses its abhorrence of the revival of that fraternity, in such firm and digni fied terms that it is even impossible for anpof its Mi nisters to enter upon any negneiations en the subject. After a recent similar example on the part of the Russian Government, we presume the Court of Rome will think twice before it attempts to re-saddle rope with the cumbersome and mischievous machi nery of the worst ages of the Church : PARIS, MARCH 27. The sentence of death, pronounced against Gene ral Travot. at Rennes, has been annulled by the Tri bunal of Revision, as being founded on inaccurate bases. The Spanish refugees at Bayonne have been in formed, that they must gait that place in a week, to proceed to Da:, or to return to Spain. The English Governor of Valenciennes has decided, that British subjects, not being part of the Garrison, who rent houses in that town, shall be subjected to the quartering of soldiers, like the French inhabitants. Orders have bees given by the King, to dig up the mortal remains of the Dauphin, Son of Louis XVI. which were deposited in the cemetery of Sainte Mar guerite Faubourg St. Antoine. It is hoped that the researches will not be fruitless, and that these precious remains will be buried with those of his August Parents. A great personage, who had most reason to com plain of the conduct of General Debelle, and of his conduct in the South, was the first to intercede with his Majesty for the Royal clemency, and the King has accordingly commuted his punishment intu ten years imprisonmem. THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 1810. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT I WEI.VE O'CLOCK: Reduced (shut)—Cons. :no. sql—for arc. 64 61 4 per Cent. (sbut)-5 per Cent. 8911 —Bonds par, Is. pr. °run. pay. 16i—Excli. Bills Ss: ss. tbs. Economy seems to be every where the Order of, the Day. The United States, short as was the time in which they were engaged in the Expenses insepa rable from a state of war, have wisely resolvsd to reduce all unnecessary outlay on buildings, Ste. The reduction already made in the Austrian Army amounts to IGO,OOO men—a reduction which will afford great relief to the. Austrian F 'lances, which have been in a deplorable state for the last three or four years. Indeed the expenditure et every country had been raised to an enormous amount, certainly not necessary to be continued now that Europe is blessed with Peace. All the Powers have an equal interest in reducing their expenses.—Let all reduce their Military Establishments to the standard of Peace, and all will be equally benefited. This ought to be one of 'the prime objects of their diplomatic in. tercourse ; but as long as any one Government keeps up a large army (Britain, for example, 150,000 men) with what grace can it exhort others to reduce theirs; Yesterday we presumed to discuss a little the pi. miry causes of the present acknov.•!.:dgesi distress of the Agricultural Interest—the origin of that derange ment of the real and relative value of Property which now presses upon the community. The cause of the present distress has been entirely mistaken by almost every Member who spoke upon the subject. In one word, they have confounded causes abd effects.— The distrese has. net arisen "freer a fall is the pro p: of land"—the fall in the profits of land is the stress that now exist:, and has arisen from a cause on which none of the Members has touched.' The individual distress e that prevails has been referred to this fall of profits as its cause; whereas the misery experienced by individuals is merely the distribution and division. of this diminution of profits from land. How this question could be so completely misunder stood, appears wonderful; for it seems so plain as to clef); elucidation. ' However, it has been completely misunderstood, and hence the absurd inference that has been coupled with this error, as another cause of the present distress, namely, " a surplus of agricultural products, and; in teasegueare, a reduced &woad far them." This proposition invorves a* palpable contradiction. A surplus of produce may reduce the price, butbever does nor can reduce the demand. On the contrary, there is always anincreated consuMption of food when abundant and cheap ; because people can buy a . larger quantity with the same money, and conse quently can more fully satisfy the cravings of nature. Again , --a fall id ,the price, from a large crop, 'does not necessarily lessen the profits of the grower; for 'it be get less for each bushel, he has a' greater number of bushels to dispose of. • The question thee must be viewed in. some other light, that effects may no longer' be considered as causes. Besides the very foundation of the last-mentioned proposition is false:* On this point the observations of Mr. Centwen on Thursday night -deserve great attention. Indeed, he was the,only Member who exhibited 'any thing like real Comprehensive knowledge on this part' of the question. It is not true —it cannot be true that the present* distress has arisen from thelturplus Drachm*: • •• ••• -.....••••••••••..w..4. COURIER EXTRAORDINARY 01 WEDNESDAY MORNING. . _ The Foreign Ambassadors yesterday addressed their felicitations to his Mai :sty, to Monsieur, and the Duke tie Beni, on the 0c...-.sion of his approachiny marriage. The first cauce to be tried by tilt. Cour Prevotale is that of the Nain.iricolere, a l'ibei:ou) The accusation is drawing up. ROME, MARCH it Copy of a dispatch addressed to the Portuguese Minister at the Court of Rome : " Palace at Rio Janeiro, April 1, 1815. eg His Royal Highness the Prince Regent, tioy master, having taken under his consideration the i.i tentions of Pius VII. as published in his bull, Umnium, dated 7th August last year, by which his Holiness has thought proper to revive the Com pany of Jesus, which was extinct, thereby derogating in so far as the authority of the Church is concerned, from the other Bull, Dominus ac Redemptor noster, ut Clement XIV. of glorious memory. His Royal Highness is surprised at this determination of his Holiness, this Court never having been informed of it in any way before, although it has had most reason to complain of the offences of the Company of Jesus, against which. Portugal has proceeded in the most energetic manner, by the Ordonnauce dlloara, of September 3, 1759. " The positive intentions of .his Royal Highness being to maintain in their utmost rigour the disposi tions of the above Ordonnance, whatever may be the determination of other crowned heads, even of such as associated for the extinction of the said company, my august Master commands me to communicate his resolution to you, in order that you immediately present a note declaratory of the invariable principles which his Royal Highness intends to maintain, and conformably to which he enjoins your Lordship to admit no n!gociation either verbal or written on this subject. 'this determination of his Royal Highness being founded on reasons the most solid and proper, can never be considered as affecting in any way the invariable sentiments of his veneration and filial love towards the sacred person of his Holiness, and which you are specially charged to express. " His Royal Highness has commanded me to write, upon these principles, to the Apostolic Nuncio, and by a circular addressed to his Ministers residing in the Courts of Europe, they are ordered to make a similar declaration, in order to prevent every expla nation, and every indirect overture which may be' attempted t be made on this subject. (Signed) N Marquis D'Aotrit.aa. " To Jose Manuel Pluto, Minister Plenipotentiary at the Court of Rome." Her MAJESTY had a select party at her Palace on Thursday evening. Yesterday the Dukes of YORK and KENT, and a numerous assemblage of the Nobility, paid their re. spects to the Qualm and PRINCESSILL The PRINCE REGENT, we are informed, is now im proved in bodily health, bus experiences a weakness in his legs from the eWects of the gout. Among the numerous inquiries at Carlton House yesterday, con cerning his Royal Highness's health, were the Lon) MAYOR of London, Lord Hou.mcn, /kc. tic. At six o'clock the PRINCE went to dine with his Royal Mother and Sisters, at.the Palace. Lord Gnamviu.s is to receive a rent of 4'2,500 a-yeat for Camelford House, on a lease for years, with a clause of surrender at the end of seven years. - Splendid preparations are making to celebrate the union henven The Marquis of TWIEDALE and the youngest daughter of the Duke of Richmond. A curious circumstance occurred in Paris en the 20th inst. the ifiusiversaty of the day of BONAPARTeS re-entry int* that Metropolis : —There was a bri,k gale, and the whilsfig was blown from the top of the Thuilleries. The Fos-hounds of R. L Lloyd , Es+ meet on Tuesday at Tod denhanowiet, awl Friday at Cskoed4widge. • -- ~ ~L. ~. . ~... rmE ARMY, wriday and Friday seinaight, the first and i t . cowl divisions of the 68th Foot, arrived at M b from Enniskillen. and proceeded•en their route f or Castlebar, Ice. where they are to do duty. The head-quarters of the 2d Garrison Bvta liq arrived at Cork on Friday se'naight from p erm!, and will immediately proceed to Kinsale. The only Regiments of Irish Militia not yet or. tiered to be reduced are, the Tipperary. Galway, a m North Down. NAVAL INVELLIGENCII. The Melantho, from Limerick for Barcelona, iris totally lost on the 18th . instant, in Mal Bay — a u vi board drowned. PLYMOUTH, MARCH 27. Arrived the Isabella transport, from Gr enada. , Sailed the UTZ% sloop of war to the Westward, Wind E. • PORISMOU I'll. MARC' i 2t. Arrived the Prudent, linikevr, from Waterford. —Sailed the Industry, LAMVEHU t tur Mars e ill es _ Wind E. , HARWICH, MARCH co. Arrived the L4rk packet, with a MA hem 1!30. land ; Active packet, with a Mail from Cattenbteg!.. and the Henry Free,ling And Lady Nertean packet ' with Mails from Cuxhaven.—Wind &E. • DEAL, MARCH 29. Came down from the River the 'Arkin, b uilt ,. TON, for Madras and Bengal, and waits for the Lord Keith, which ship is hourly expected down. Arrisei the Earl Moira transport from Ostend, and sail:d for Deptford.-Wind N.E. COVE OF CORK, MARCH 24. Arrived the CYRUS and Manus sloops of war, th e InvzsvicsAxon gun bt ig, and Seringapatsm transpo rt , from Portsmouth, with the 49th Regiment of Foot; and the Charles transport, from Ramsgate, with Rifle Corps. Sailed his Majesty's ship Picrott fot Dublin. GRAVESEND, MARCH 29. Arrived the Morning Star, CARD, from Antwerp, Sailed the Levant, BAKER, fcr Leghorn ; Virginii, HILLMAN, for New Yolk ; Ant, HALL, .I‘;r Ha m . burgh ; Adriatic, CltiCI:M tY, for Pillau; and Ike John, BANCIOIt, for isi,:wioundland. The keepers of the lodging.houset in the nciithbour hood of St. James's, its anticipation of the exp ecte d influx of peopleinto London at the apFroacliing Nuptials. have raised their demands for rent. &c.— This is king in time. 'lle Janie reason it is, we sup. ;lose, which has already produced a sale in the new Lottery, the town adventurers fearing from the sara:l number of Tickets and tire Advantage which t!,e Scheme boasts, that their country cousitir will up .1 their arrival leave them bat tittle chance of übuini.ii Fortone'; golden gifts. The Oratorio at Covent-Garden Theatre last night, attracted one of the most brilliant tad crowcird xu diences of the season. The sdection displayed the greatest taste; it was ear coated in the best style by the different performers, and received the most u.. 4. tpplause. Mr. KEAN was yesterday so far recovered from the painful effects of his late accident, as to indue3 live that that justly distinguished ttnd most favou:ita Actor will be able to resume his prit ssiotal duzie; • a Monday next ; at least, such is the ;,..-:cious wish expressed by himself in the followi , 7 letter :A yam: day's date to the Managers of the : " TO Till IMIANAGLAS 07 DRUItY•LANZ TiIiATIL " Clarges-street, It, Friday. CINTLaMIN-4 beg you' to accept, and convey to the Sub- Committee, my sincere thanks for the interest so kindly express. ed for my recovery, and for the liberality with which I am der sired not to hasten the resumption of my duties before my heal:k is perfectly re-established. lam authorised by my surgeon to entertain hopes of being able to appear before the Pt: :c oo Monday, if it be not in a character requiring too great bodily exertion. With that view I take the liberty of suggesting that of Shyloci.—l beg to assure you, chat I feel convinced that anxiety and impatience of confinement will tend more to delay my per fect recovery from any accident than any ill that may result from too early exertions.—l am, &c. £. At the Sussex Assizes, held at Horsham :a Mon day, Henry More!!, a stamper and sorter of letters at the Post Office, Brighton, was tried for having on the 19th of October stolen a letter, containing Notes and Lilts of Exchange, the property of GrORGE and RODULT BONSFIELD. The Jury without besitatioa found him guilty, and the Jute has left him fof execution. At the Staffordshire Asr'aes Rich2rd Burling, for embezzling a letter at the Post-Office at Stone, con• mining upwards of se2oo, was left tor execution, and Mow Johnnie, aged 70, who otE:iated as hansotts at the county gaol for several years, was sentenced to 14 years transportation for receiving stolen goods. thieTopir-GAnspett:—Yesterday, FreieriJ Johum eras en• sniped on a charge of hawking pamphlets for sale in Argyle , street, on :he precasting evening, without a ivense. In Ids de• fence, be hhowed a Catalogue of the Numbers he had for sale, and stated, that be was employed by a bookseller in l'atenio.ter row, so sell them. He bad no salary but what be made of the sale. The charge being proved. he was eouvieted in the penalty of £lO, which he paid down, and was discharged Within the last two days, the sale of Licenses taken out by persons occupying stands in the diffaeq Bazars in Town, has produced to the Revenue up• wards of dI2OOO. - In the Court of Chancery, on Thursday, during the time the LORD CHANCELLOR was speaking to a cause, a new-made King's Counsel fell asleep. It did not take the tolling of a bell to awake him, ass Solicitor did it, by giving him a brief and a tee. Daunt, MARCH 25.—Last night a dreadful ire broke out between eleven and twelve o'clock, in the house of Mr. MACOA, at the west side of Sr. Stephen's green, which raged with unabated fury until the en tire of the building was destroyed. It is with the most poignant feelings of regret we have to mention, that there is much reason to apprehend some lives have been List. An old gentlewoman, of the name of ( a relative, we understand, of Earl O'NEILL) who was deprived of sight, is, amongst others, nsii sing. It is said the fire broke out in her apartments. A Mrs. }-Line, who also lodged in the h.)use, missing. And the proprietor of the house Mr. Macoa, we learn, is not to In found BIRTHS. en the 14th January, at Halifax, Nova Scotia, the Lady of Major Crawford, Royal Artillery, of a son. Thursday, at fsvictenhant, her Royal Highness the Dublin of (*louts, of a daughter. LONDON: Printed by Lavas. !Lair, Piaci Pisa; • rubliabed there. and at the Star-01114,Teople bit. • "