Star. — London, England, 1816-06-27 00:00:00

foriserj eg o & Lori Link ti n t ., it nianhgemEnt in . ec onomical point of vie*, an :eisleulaking what their ,eitstem bad produced to - the frailty, at would be (mind equally impolitic and Unsatisfactory. Th e „ H an to the country from the expenditure of the cernmissioners was nil. These circumstances required if he was compelled_to give the Com •lmAioriers credit for good intention and benevolence, b e was afraid he must deny them any praise for their prudence, or theirknowledge of colonial managemen t . Hg wished theiroduction of the papers moved for, as the? would throw light on'the question. idr. WILBERFORCE wished to stare in a feiv words the origin of .1 he commission, the objects it had in v i e w, the manner in which it endeavoured to exe. cute these objects, and the success that had attended °i ts c forts. It was suggested to the benevolent mind o f rite Lite Mr. Perceval, and appointed by him. The slates on the estates placed under its manage rent ware decreasing so rapidly, that it was calcu wed in feurtcen or fifteen years they would be totally " te rminated. There appeared no other mode of preserving them t! , ,an by app o i nt i ng suc h C omm i s . oetiert . When they began their labours they sought f a r persons capable by their experience or local know ledge of securing every advantage. They found l eople acquainted with the West Indian man:age nt:en, and sent them out to take charge of the pro. rt y, with instructions how to act. flu!, previous . In this precceding, they received a leteer from the Gavonnr, describing the dilapidation of the estates, t h..edillicii'tivs of procuring provisions, the destruc tion o f machinery, the reduction of the number of i l inut grnes, &e. in such colours as should deter them foatisking the credit of their principals on the stic ger of an experiment undertaken in such unpromiaiug c etumstances,. and opposed by so many obstacles. acre, therefore, about to decline the under. irking, and were only induced to proceed Wan tin dlstanding that a temporary failure would not he drcisiveaphist the wisdom of their plans, and a de sire to save the slaves that remained. They found a person as manager in whom they were taught to confide, but whom they afterwards found trot so im maculate or worthy of confidence as they anticipated. They directed him to choose an assistant, who, un happily, died in a law months. Mr. Macal!aster, the assistant, was well spr.ken of by the Governor him self, dm, as soon as be died, took possession of his papers. Seeing among them the body of instructions alluded to, and conceiving from them that the Com mission would interfere with his interest or autho rity, he did every thing in his power to oppose them. The Hanourable Gentleman proceeded, at consider able length, to detail the transactions of the Com minirn. Their agent did not fully confcrm to their isstruteinns, particularly with regard to the use of Me wh:p. They lied it particularly in view to con iftethe application of this ininiunpfut to the punish:. meat of offences, and not to employ it .15 a stimulus mitertion. On the ether estates the slaves were driven to the tieldlike c.ittie, and, being presumed incapable of forethought or reflection, were goaded as to their labours. as if they should have merely their driver for their guide, and the indiction of stripes as their motives for exertion. Central MICHEL here rose tl order. The Ho. neerable Gentleman should not be allowed to pro ceed in details which were capable of being refuted, bet which the irregular mode in which they were brought forward would depr;ve those connected With the West Indies of all opportunity of contradicting. Mr. WILI3ERFORCE was proceeding, when Mr. BARHAM rose to order. Lord CASTLEREAGH pressed the propriety of tiding the discusiion. The SPEAKER said, that as. the Honourable *ober( Mr. Wilberforce) had postponed his Mo bil, and as many Members who might have taken put in the debate had left the House upon the un derstanding that it would not come on, it was not n/Ular to prolong the discussion. Mr. WILBERFORCE was proceeding with an explanation, when he %cu. interrupted by Mr. SWANK. The conversation was at last terminated by Lord CASTLEREAGH's moving that the House be counted ; *ad there not being forty Members present, an inr. Mediate adinurnow:t look phce. THE E TEN IN U "STALL. LONDON. THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 1816. PRICE OF Sl'OCKi THIS DAY A I WFINE O'CLOCKI Reduced C3ll—Cor.s. shut—for opening 651 4 per Cent. 7811-5 per Cent. Navy shut—bonds Ss. Ss. pr. Osmium pay. ..:St r i —Ezubeluer Bills, 2s. dis. Is. pr. In the House of Commons last night, in answer to I question from Mr. PONSONRY, in respect to the Meeting of Parliament, the CHANCELLOR of the Ex niteuen stated, that Government having •procared the necessary supplies for the service of the year, there . appeared no necessity at present for calling Parlia ment together berme J4nuary. The House adjourned tia Monday ; end it is erpected that the prorogation till take place on Tuesday or Wednesday. The enlightened and liberal-miuded among our Readers, till see with pleasure, that the vague charges so per. emulously and industriously circulated by the Co lonists, against the exertions of the Missionaries in the West Indies—charges which *loaded them with th e heavy responsibility of the late insurrection at Barbardoes, have been most triumphantly refuted.• — The CHANCEL ton of the EXEFiEQUER, in particular, 14 0 whom no person can have better means of - in trimititm, repelled the charges brought against thei Missionaries most successfully. Nothing, in short, t ail be more absurd, we had alznast said more Pxocious, than to accuse a most Ectilictable and nu l'erons body of Cllri,tians, solay oczopied in the dif l'unn of the tenets cf their faith among the poor Ne !'eeis of producing political cOntulsions ; and we °ngly suspect tilt loyalty of those who can bring :41 eliarFes sgaii:st them. As to Religion, that, laeprehezcl, is still a matter of choice with their •••••••••• rmag The Dok e of CLA ••• RENCE is confined by indisposi :l4 to Lis house at Bushy-park. • 4, Eft 'PR -A— PERS.. _ • rig .'-‘,l O bast Og s itt aht Paris PApers-Of Sunday, and this morning tbdlol of Mottday last arrived.. The festivi. ties incident on the marriage of the Duke and Mi chell of Elk* * )1 opt yet ceas e d : M ost diittes sing %counts have' been received from Switzerland, respexuag the misery and poverty of the inhabitants; they ascribe their misimunes to the introduction of English machinery, which deprives many industrious hands of employment. .The Swiss emigrate daily in bodies of a hundred at a time. COURIER EXTRAORDINARY OF MONDAY MORNING. The Duke de la Chatre is appointed Minister of State and Member of the Privy Cguncil. It is rarely that we see so numerous and distin guished an assemblage as that of yesterday at the Castle of the Thuilleries. In puticular we remarked the Prince of Conde, the Ambassadors from Spain, Naples, and Austria, all the Grand Officers of the Crown, &c. &c. A groupe of grenadiers of the Royal Guards formed yesterday evening at eight o'clock under the windows of the Duchess of Berri. These brave fel lows sang a chorus of couplets, of which the burden was Vbve k Roi t and communicated their enthusiasm to a gre4t number of spectators, who joyfully joined in the chorus. 'Try write from Grenoble on the 18th June: " The most profound tranquillity reigns in this de- partment since the state of siege has ceased. M. Montlivaut, our Prefect, has redoubled, it that coold be possible, his viglatice and firmness. All th 2 su bordinate authorities obey the sage impulse which he gives to them, and the gratitude of the public is at least equal to his talents and fidelity." PARIS, JUNF. !4. To:day the King will visit Versailles. This pleas ing intelligence was announc e d to the inhabitants by a proclamation of the M.iyor of that city. There will be gratuitous admissions to the Theatre, and alms will be disu ibuted among the poor. In the eve ning the place will be illuminated. On the Bth of July, the anniversary of the return of the King to Paris, there will be a general review of the Natismal Guards and the Royal Guards.— This real festival will be celebrated with the greatest magnificence and pomp. The King of Sardini.i has presented Marshal .Tour• dan with a valuable snuff-box, in return for the re storation of some pictures belonging to the Gallery of Twin, which had come into .%larshal Jourdan's possession. ZUR!CH, JUNE ia. Two distinguished Profeswrs, the one Protestant and the other Catholic, have been ordered by the King of Prussia, to travel through Switxerl•nd, to examine the establishments for education, and the various methods of teaching. On the 13:h, a distinguished Italian, M. d'Eztori, who performed a remarkable part under the Cis3lpine Republic and the King, of Italy, was arrested at Basle. All his papers were seized, and himself con. ducted into Germany under an escort. His arfest took place at the joint request of the Ministers of Austria and Prussia, and his papers sill be delivered to them. A Jew from Jerusalem has been for these few days past at Basle. By his mission he is instructed to ask assistance from all the synagogues of Europe, in fa. voor of his brethren of Palestine, who, as well as the Christians themselves, experience the most dread ful Persecutions. This missionary is about fifty years of age, and is a man of great learning. The Jews, however, inspire no confidence here. At Lucerne, the emigration for America still con dones. About 100 persons formed the last embark ation. But in the Canton of Glaris this evil is more severely felt. Within these few weeks, 40 pet sons have left one Commune for Russia. Between the Ist of March and 6th of June, more than 400 passports have been delivered. A still more numerous emi. gration is even expected. Every day the evil increases. No; only has the increase of the English machinery for spinning cotton diminished the employ for the poor ; but the industry of the cloth-weaver, the only resource of the poor, is threatened with the same calamity. In Awn, the Grand Council has ratified the Mi. litany Capitulation with France, as well as the Treaty of Turin. It has also ratified the sale made to Ge neral Count Rapp of, the domain of Wilderstein for 70,000 francs of Switzerland. The reports received from London as to the Testi tutiin of the funds formerly placed by the Cantons of Zurich and Bzrne in the Bank of England, are not so satisfactory as might have been expected. The Delegate of the two Cantons succeeded, it is true, to obtain the raising of the sequestration laid on the ine terest of their capitals since the year 1798, but the same favour has not been obtained respecting the capitals, and a lawsuit has been commenced on this subject agaiast the Directors of the Bank. This affair iliterCSlS the whole of Switzerland. The arrears of interest in question are destined to the li quidation of the national Helvetic debt, in confor mity to one of the stipulations of the Act orate Con grey of Vienna. The Countess of Itlerbury (the Ex queen of Bwe icien) is still at Lausanne with the Prince Gustavus, her son. This Princess will won leave to for the valley of Chantauny. -- . • .:.. . . , AY* hitt±iArtirbi. i 1.1 iIAtU T S DAY. . Aim ovi. Alt I. iv'. Ddb* p : • 1 b. ti‘tlosi -;. - 2 6 Wits4oll t . . p I Cadls • ... - o o Glimmer dud howl 0 0 Hamboigts :. - 0 0 Hollanil 1 . atittenburth" .. - 0 0 Erma : : 0 1• • Malta --- - 1 0 rolui, jupii ti. Sailed hik Majesty's ship Musputhossr in a erbize. • FALMOUTH, JUNE 24. Arrived the Vends, MASH, from Bristol ; and the Jenne Alestine, MARVIN, from Morlaix. PLYMOUIH, JUNE 25. Came in the San Souci, SA xzert, front St. MAloes• • PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 26. Arrived the F a n n y transport, fro.n Corfu; and the Zodiac transport, from Gibraltar. Also arrived. the Deptford, GIBSON, from Gibraltar ; and the Ni!lley, DAWSON, from Cork. • . . DEAL, IUNE 2G. Passed by the Hunter, --, of Charleston, from Biurdeaux for Stockholm; and the prince Frederick, from St. Croix, for Copenhagen. Arrived and sailed for the River, the Mars, Evens, from Weerford.—Wind South. HARWICH, JUNE Q. Arrived the Henry Freeling packet, with a mail from Cuxhaven. —Sailed the Prince of Orange packet, fvr Holland; and the C4,tlercigh packet, for Cux• haven, all with Mails.—Wind South. DOVER, JUNE 46. Sailed this morning;, the Countess of Elgin. Cap tain HAMMOND, with L'imd Bertwtoc, and family ; Catharine, Captain FriAsen, with Mr. TENNANT and family; and the Ant, Captain BARNETT, with Sir THOIWAS SLINGSBY, ar.d a great many oiher pas;en gers for Calais. Lord LONSOALE embarked onboard the Cumberland, Captain Boxrn, for Calais yester day morning; as did also Mr. TIERNEY, on board a French passage verse'. Sailed this afternoon, the Chichester packet, Captain RUTTER, with a Mail and passengers for Calais. IMSGATF, JUNE 26. Sailed this morning for Ostend the Lord Liverpool packet, Captain AYLEsIICRY, with Count Lima. CHARI.gi MAINWARINU t Lqi. and several other pas. senres a, and a carriage. We have been without auy arrivals from Ostend for some days, owing to the late northerly winds, which prevetit the pickets from getting out of that liaibour. His Excellency Baron JAcnat KI.OEST. the Prussian Ambassador, and suite, are among the late arrivals at this very fashionable watering, place, which is last filling with per:ons of the first distinction, for retirement, and to enjoy the salubrious air fur which Ramsgate is so highly and justly famed. MiI.FORT) HAVEN, JUNE 24. Arrivecl his Majesty's s'lip CaaNict;s, of 3G guns, Captain Wisc. from Plytontich ; bliC relieves h's Ma iesty% s;:'p Lrz, Captain PA`.eo. as Commodore of district: s!le l.as captin ed and b.-m ig ht i ; . a f act . lugger rigged bolt, called the IViich, of rowey, with a stew of seven persons. supposed to !:ave been smOgling ; the Bat, Admiralty cutter, has also se:zed a similar boat, with I lG Ankers of spiriti on board, with which he h is been ordered to proceed to this port.—Sailed yesterd4y ott a cruise against the smogglers, his ivla]esty's ship laze, Captain l'Asco, and Diligence and Antelope, Admiralty cutters; and Sandwich packet, with a mail and passengers for \ V dte: ford. CRAVr.SEND, JUNE 28. Arrived the Nancy, Brookes. from Petershurgh ; Mary-Ann, Paterson, from Harliug ; Augusta Frederica, Wear, from Wis ' mar; William, Dilinan, from Milan; Son of Lerwkk, Bigland, from Bergen; Velocity, Stanton, from Bourdeaux. Sailed the lunge Elizabeth, Blom, fir Antwerp ; Jutia , Kenzie, for burghs Vrow Jottma, Mulder, for Rotterdam. CUSTOM-HOUSE, JUNE 45, 46 Snips risrszcn OUTWA RD —The Con, Gamaliel M'Nuft, .'s for St. Thoma and Cur-ova; Cullom, aftwell. for Boston; Nee.sta, Alex. Mackenzie. for flamburgla; Merle, Jos Tetti, for Dunkirk; Charles, Guillaume mont, for Roues': Enter. prize, Wm. Hutton, for Heligoland; Jane-, William Watson, foe I.i.bon; Wiilians, Avelrew Hatfield, for riamhurgh ; Midas, Wm Atkinson lhighaits. for Calcutta ; Vrow Frederica, Own. Paatevliet, for Rotterdam-24th instant, Klass Partavlift ; the Phoebe, Thomas Bmsuley, for Bremen; Mary Ann. David Car gill, Aurora, Jos. Wilson, Perseverance, W. K. Maughuu, for Hamburgh; Vrow Alicia. P. H. Zybtra, for Ostend, Bruges, and Ghent ; Enterprize, Jas. Pryhorough, for Oporto ; Ann and Eliza, John E. Cowing, for Vigo and ditto—the 25th May for Oporto only. A further reduction of clerks in the Navy Office has taken place within these few days : some of the individuals thus discharged have been many years in their respective situations. . - The improved semaphore has been erected nn the 'top of the Admiralty. It consists of ti hollow mast of SO feet, in which two arms are sus2ended when not making signals. There is also one erected in West-square, Lambeth, and in a few days the expe riment of communicating to Sheerness will be made. The following melancholy accidentoccurred lately at Thurso. As a boat with six men - was pulling ashore from the brig Vine, DAVIDSON, of Peterhead, then in Thurso Roads, from Cromarty and Thurso, wit/ypassengers for Pictou, it was unfortunately up when Captain DAVIDSON, a passenger, and a seaman, were drowned; the remaining dire. men being with difficulty saved, by a boat from the shore. PROTECTION AFFORDED AGAINST THE PIRATES..— Copy of a letter from Mr. BARROW to Mr. BENNETT at LLOYD'S , " Admiralty-018m, June 22. 46 Sot—ln return to your letter of yesterday's dace, transmit. dog, by desire of the Committee for managing the grain of Lloyd's, the extract of a letter from their Agent at Malta, rela tive to Pirate. in the Morea, I ant commanded by my Lards Commissioners of the Aluiralty to acquaint you, For the infor mation of the Committee, that they have transmitted copies of the above pipers to Rear-Admlral Sir C. Petticoat, who, they have no doubt, ha s a l rea d y taken measures for the protect ion of the trade in that quarter.—l am, Sir, your , very humble servant, " Mr. J. Sennett, jun. JOHN BARROW." REFUTATION op THE PLAGUE ix Noawar.—Copy of a Letter from the Swedish Consul to Mr. BENNETT, at Lloyd's: • 4 , threat* sa4 Norwegian Consulate Ofiico, I • Chem St. Helen's June 21, lets. 44 Sot—it having been Ofwmared that tite plague Ims mad, its. appearance in the WM& of Soodfeord, in Norway, I beg leave to state, that it is with Infinite satistactiotil ant able, from °Beim laioesemion, to declare the said tvpert, tp be utterly ass. founded. 111 ave the boom a be, Sir, your m e et o bedi ent kinibleservant, CUAiLii Verso is Swedish tuid Norwegian Commit:Font* " To Mr. Joust Binairr, jun. Utiyd's. • ....:, tali' night av ert' , *Wining ire title Lstry s; No. 22; 13uakinghint-Plaie; •#itirOy4 tidal* which entirely Consumed the whole of its va- Idable contents before the arrival of the engines, whed .not fortunately its' rairiges were then solely Con; fined td *here it began. We are htpnY to state that no lives were lost. The Premises of. Sir e liVery stable-keeper; which art adjOinirig, Mr. Levi's; and in •which were a number of valtiable horses as well at a large qnantity of hay and Straw, Most rtsira culotisly escaped by the activity of the Erenien frOrn reCeiiin4 the least injury, as did also the other pro: petty attached V) Mr. LeVet. ROBBERY .I.2VD This Morning, between one and two n"cioek, * desperate gang of Irishmen broke open the house of Mr. Duscas,. tallow-chandler, Alders-rate.str&t.:— After phindering th e lower part of the ° lvrise, they went up stairs, broke open Mr. Dusc ts's hed-reom door, pulled hire out of his bed, and rob:ted him of all the property he had there: they then tied his hands behind him and dragged him to the staircase, fastened him to the bannisters, and there left him : afterwards they went down stairs and set the house on fire. Mr. DuscAN's cries alarmed the famil:,-, - who soon relieved him from his perilous N o lives were lost. The house, with all the property, Is completely destroyed. The anjo;nirig houses out each side are damaged. We are happy to hear that two of the Irishmen are taken. 41 • 0 • 1 • 10 . 11 .1.•••••••••••=mg. • The Doke of YORK is completely. rennoleed. llig Royal Highness took an airing yesterday for the first time since his indisposition, and viiited the QUEER and PRlNeesses. Yesterday, a little before flee o'clock, Prince Leoent.n. attended by Sir ROPERT GAttn:Nets, spected Cumberland House, Pall•.1Qa11, the residence of the KING'S late brother, the Duke of CI.I4IEIII.AND, and now used by the Board of Ordn'ance. His Se rene Highness was received there by the Earl of Mutoaliva, the Master. General, and was conducted over every part of that spacious mansion. This day, at one o'clock, the Gentlemen Contrac tors fora New Lottery waited upon the Clineeet.t.ort of the EXCHEQUER, by appointment, to bid for the ensuing Lottery. The following terms.were offered: and Co. - £l4 1 0 SHEWILL and Co. 14 16 9 CA ULM. aril Cu. a 15 aII CARRoI. and Co. of course have the LottelT. The bay season has commenced generally tbiought. out the kingdom. The late showers have greatly improved the pouting corn; and the promise or plentiful crops has seldom been fairer. Saturday and Sunday there were continued heavy showers of rain in and about Edinburgh; to the east ward, as far as Dunbar, the storm was particularly severe. The lig!itning struck a house in Prestonpaus, which it partially damaged, and for a moment stunned several people who were at work in it, but without doing Oleos any material injury. El. ACK/MATH Pcousrntax, (200 DAv)...--EATON :,as now succeeded i,l zcconsrlisliing, within a few hours, one-half of his heicedean lni,cur. T,:is morn iug, on performinl his 51.15 t mile, he . - 11):crved, that ire felt himself as well as when he fret started, ant hid no doubt bit that he would, with as much ease, complete the remainder of his undertaking, which will not be till the 20th July. EstiottArzoK.L.There is not a week, scarcely a day, but a ship leaves some of the many harbours of Ire land with a cargo of men, women, and children. The fcllowing fact spTaks more than Volumes :—Yester. day se'smight, the Report laid before the Privy Councirheld in Dublin Castle, of the number ready to sail tor the Atlantic, amounted to Sixteen Hundred! Of these 500 sail from Dublin—upwards of 200 in one vessel from Newry—.s or 600 from Deny and Belfast, the exporting ports in this trade. COTTON TRAM—In 176.5, cotton, as an article of commerce was scarcely known in this country; CART. WRIGUT obtained his patent a tew years after, la 17g2, the whole proluce of the cotton trade did not exceed two millions stilling. In 1801, the import of cotton to Great Britain was 42 millions of lbs. and the value of that manufactured was £15,000,000. In 1802, the import was 54 millions of lbs. the raw material cost 41,000,000. It employs 30,000 tons of shipping and 2000 seamen. The capital vested in the mantifacture is .40,01)0,000, and employ is gives to 800 thousand individuals, to whom is paid for wages £13,000,000. MoNMorill WOOL FAIR.—The Wool Fair of this town, which, as it is the first in the surrounding neigh. bouthuod, has generally been looked up to :is fixing the price of that ;article for those that succeed it, was held on Wednesday last. There was a great citiaittity brought to market, but the fall in price was most unexpected by the growers ; as the very prime sorts did not bring more than 225. and inferior only lass per stone. There were not many buyers from our . doodling districts; none from Kidderminster; and few from the mine northern parts of England. In short, it was a considerable shock to t h e Agricola'. rigs, as some of them had refused 275.6 d. per stone, by private contract, bat a few weeks ago. At Cob. fort, in this county, the next day, it felt a further de. pression of Is. per scone. Indeed; though much was brought there, little was sold, and there were few or, no buyers. EDUC4TiON or THE Poon.=-The Committee on Education has strongly recommended to Parliament the encouragement ofplans for instructing the poor s 4 of rlercriptioru," and also the speedy . appointment of a Parliamentary Commission, for inquiry into the abuses of chat ;table funds intended for education.— It is said that the great glaring instances of these abuses, have incidentally come to light during their sittings—chiefly from distant parts of the comity— and it is to be hoped that the returns under Mr. Witortaster's Bill for Registering Charitable Dona tions, will facilitate, during the recess, the labouri of the Commission; which the Minister. and the House on Thursday last concurred in thinking, should be forthwith appointed. The labours of the Committee have produced a great body of evidet.ce, highly cu rious as well as instructive. The Gentlemen who prin cipally attended its sittings were Messrs. I3nouona se, M. A. TAW*, SABBINGTOtf o J. SMITH, J. H. Sumr, - (Cambridge), GeneraiThoussos, R. War.- LleiLtY, J. BUTTERWOhTIi, Sir J. JAcKsow, Marquis of TAVISTOCK, Sir.J. MACKINTOstiI and Mr. WROT TESJAY. •