Star. — London, England, 1816-05-21 00:00:00

. . H .. .. • e (red mt blow that there. was any elan tie the au ti e er t ,bot the,law of this country was as much to be collected from the opinions of learned men, as from the i r actual , decisions. The question, he would 41. int, was, not what the law had been, but what it was to be; a t the . s ame time it was important to know, w hether they Were. only about to regulate the law as ji anOdy or to introduce a law entirely new ?.--. TM reason why that Bill was necessary was, that thou gh the King, by his prerogative, might order In /ewers out of the kingdom, he could not put that a te s o effectually into execution as was desirable, wi thout the powers conferred by this Bill. Unassisted by t h e m, be could only order these who remained to b e indicted for disobedience of his orders. It had b e en stated, that the law was founded upon illiberal alb b a rbarous principles. lie was surprised at such as o bservation, when it appeared that there was not a p a ntry in Europe in which it was not enforced, nor c writer on the Law of Nations by whom the prin ciple was not asserted. The Constaution of England war Dot intended for foreigners ; they had, and they O ught to have, the benefit of the laws as long as they re mained, but it ought not to be left to themselves to c ontinue es long as they pleased to do so. Europe wa s sot yet in that settled state in which she stood b e f o re the Revolution, but, even if she was, he would ra pport such a law, from the conviction that it would b e St in all times. Sir S. ROMILLY said, that though he still thought it was of little importance with regard to the present Bill how the common law stood, he yet Bought it of great importance when lawyers high in the profession uttered such doctrines as they had just beard, that they should be examined and answered. Th e povier attributed by his Learned Friend to the Cr . own in this instance, rested on the sole authority of Blackstone. But Mr. Blackstone had not merely I said that the King had the power to send Aliens out 1 of the country, belt to send them back to their own Lawyer go to the extent of this country. Would an y principle? When in the Treaty of Amiens we agreed to an article pledging ourselves to send back to France murderers, fraudulent bankrupts, and other offenders, it was thought necessary, in MI, to pass art Act to that effect ; and so guarded was the Legislature in the proceeding, they provided in the same Act, that the power should only be exercised in the case of crimes which were also crimes in this country. Would any man, however fond of prerogative, contend, that the King had a right to send back persons for politi cal opioions, to be sacrificed to the heat of party and persecution at home ? if that was the case, we could sot say, in the present state of the world, how soon refugees from Spain or France might be demanded. His Learned Friend had quoted the opinion of a Se cretary of State as conclusive upon this subject, and on that authority was willing to pass a permanent Mien Bill. It was trifling to say that the foreigner could have his remedy in a case which was conducted je impenetrable secrecy. Mr. CHARLES YORKE maintained, that it was the ancient prerogative of the King to send foreigners out of the country, nut being foreign merchants.— The merchants were protected by Magna Charra, and the statute of Edward the Third. Hot where would be the necessity for suck protecting enactments, if the King did not possess the prerogative ? It was one of those cases where the exception proved the rule. He then quoted the Rolls of Parliament in the times of Richard the First and Second, and Henry the Fourth, in support of his position, and concluded, that if any alteration was to take place iin the laws affecting foreigners, it should be to pre vent the passing of any Naturalization Bill, except the individual applying for it had rendered some be nefit to the State. _ _ Mr. W. WYNNE admitted that the right of send ing aliens out of the country, on proper cause, resided in the sovereignty of all States. The supreme power in this State was the King in Parliament. By their combined authority, even a natural born subject might be banished, as in the case of Atterbury ; but be did net think that any prerogative of the Crown which was not exercised for the last 150 years could now be said to tend to any efficient purpose. In 1799 there was a case that required the interference of the sovereign power, and accordingly the Alien Bill was passed; but at present there was no case that could justify its introduction. He had learned to' be proud of his native country from this feeling, that the mo ment a foreigner, of even a slave set his foot upon it, from that moment he was flee. He quoted, the case of De Berenger,to shew that an individual might be arrested under the Alien Act, although his real of face was quite of a different character from any against which this Bill was levelled. Lord MILTON said, the real question was, whe ther such a Bill was necessary or not, by comparing the present times with those of 1792, when the Bill vas first enacted? On the forme: occasion the com e, was deluged by the emissaries of France, who *cm employed to invest Etirope with doctrines sub versive of all Government. Could any such pretext be aaw adduced ? It had been said this Act was near abused; now he thought it had, and on many occasions. But would it be said, that because no than might have been committed, Parliament, on look grou n d s , wer e to adopt an unconstitutional Mea sure? The Noble Lord proceeded to comment with much force upon the expressions of the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite (Mr. Yorke) calling for further severity upun Aliens, in refusing to them, unless on very stsoetgrounds, the privileges of naturalization. Mr. YORKE explained, that he only meant to make the children of aliens denizens, and their offspring natu ralized, not to refuse them altogether that privilege. Lord MILTON remarried, and quoted Mr. Burke's sentiments on this Bill, in 1792, when he ertpressed himself of opinion, “ That in critical times of war the Measure might be justifiable, but that in peace it would be too strong for liberty."—(Hear.) When the patriotic subjects of tyrannic Sovereigns sought Icicle on our, shores, were they to be received intros /Stably, and at the teasing request of some foreign Minister, sent back, perhaps, to the country that pro-I scribed them—the natives f South America, for in stance, whose freedom and independence all gout ate wished, from motives of humanity and sound Pile' I The Noble Lord concluded by *aimed vett, mg on the opinion of the Right Honourable Gen mama opposite, who said he would as warmly stand is that House as the defender of the prerogatives etthe Crown, as he would those of the people. Mr. BA.RING begged to revert to a statement, lihsde in his absence, on a former night by the Right Honourable Gentleman apposite 'Mr. 4ddingtoel) l , relative to two aliens with whom he bad been collate- t ted. The facti of the case_ were its follosi.t—The two Gentlemen in questionwere Dutch merchant% who came here purely on mercantile business, and who were ordered away unheard at two hours notice; at the mere dictum of the Secretary for Foreign Af lairs. One of them - was stated to be his relation ; this was erroneous, for the individual, though of the same name, was quite a different person, so that it ap peared one man was sent out of the country for another. (Hear, hear.) If Mr. Reeves, who had. the management of the police.of the Alien Bill, was examiated, he (Mr. Baring) was persuaded his testi mony would spew its insufficiency for any salutary purpose. Mr. H. ADDINGTON declared his ignorance, owing to weak sight, of the Honourable Member's absence on a former night, when he spoke of Mins. Labeuchere. All he knew of the relationship of the foteigner was from a letter of the Honourable Mem ber himself, applying for permission for him to re side here, and stating that circumstance.—(Hear.) The two individuals in question were certainly sent out of the country on good grounds, at the desire of the Secretary for Foreign Affairs. Mr. BARING explained, that it was extraordi nary he should have written what was not the fact. All he would, however, now say was, that one indi vidual was certainly sent out of this country for ano ther.—(Hear.) A division being loudly called for, the House that divided, when the numbers were—For receiving the Report, 148—Against it, 48—Majority, 100. Me Report was then brought up. On our re-admission, we found Sit SAIIViL Ro utt.t.y proposing that the duration of the Bill should be limited to Oise Year instead of Two. The Howse again divided on Ibis amendment, when the numbers were—For it 44—Against it 124 —Majority against the amendment, 80. While strangers were excluded, Sir J.MACKINTOSH proposed that a claim: be added to the Bill. Mr. PONSONBY then moved an Adjournment; on which the House divided ; when the numbers were For the Adjournment 32—Against it 115—Ma _loth, 83. __ . The Gallery was not re.apened, and the House adjourned at Three o'Clock. . THE EVitNING S FAR. , LONDON. TOMORROW, AT NINE O'CLOCK, THE SECOND DAY OF DRAWING BEGINS, AND FIRST PRIZE ABOVE £5OO MAY BE ,Cs3,ouo! r CANNOT BR LASS 'THAN iEd,Ouo TUESDAY, MAY 21, 1816. PRICE OF S roc Ki THIS DAY AT I WELVE O'CLOCKs Sauk Stock 2624 1 —Ling Annuities IS 94 Oths Reduced Slif —Cons. mo. 621 i—for ace. 66j 4 per Ceat.76l-3 per Cent. 94t—Boods ti. Ss. pr. OMU. iI yo. isy.illji—Each. Milk Is. dls. 4s. pr. The Soap Bill, now before Parliament, is a most important subject" and deserves the most serious in. •.stigation. No measure calculated to increase the difficulties which oppose cleanliness among the lower orders should be treated with indiff. rime°. gument applies generally against all increase of duty on any species of soap, and strongly urges the pro priety of seeking revenue from some other source. Cleanliness is the first of all medicines, and without it a healthy population cannot be preserved. Expe rience has established the fact, and Necessity hasini pelled the use of every species of detergents—even some that are most offensive. It is proper, however un pleasant the recital may be, that our Legislators should be infortned of some facts of which they are perhaps ignorant; that among other detergents twine is employ ed by the poor, especially for the cleansing of woollen ; that in those districts where this is most prevalent the poor ale covered with vermin; that it has been es tablished beyond controversy that this detergent leaves a potion of animal matter in the fibre of the stuffs ; which is believed to contribute to or rather to cause. the production of this living and distressing filth which presents itself in different organised forms. In one word, animal matter in clothes is favourable to the production of the evil we have alluded to; and therefore clothes must be washecL r but if washed with what still leaves animal matter behind, a considerable portion of the misery it produces is still entailed on the poor. Look then at the consequence which may result from increased duties on an article so much used in various branches of manufacture. The Ma. nufacturers, driven to seek substitutes for soap, may emplOy articles highly improper, and a hot bed for disease be put upon your own backs in the shape of flannel shirts, a pair of drawers, or a coat. A supply of German Papers which reached us this morning, has furnished us with the following articles : VIENNA, MAY 6. According to very probable accounts, we may ek pect the return of the Emperor about the middle of June. Our expectation of seeing the marriage of the Archduchess Clementine with Prince Leopold of Naples solemnized here, 'cannot be fulfilled on ac- count of the Court mourning. We hear that the Princess, when the deep mourning is over, will go to Trieste, where a squadron of the King of N•iples will be ready to receive her. It is ridiculous enough, at a time when the Houses of Austria and Naples are binding still closer their ancient friendly relations, several Journals talk of misunderstandings between the two Courts, and even' . .of •military preparations do the Part of Austria, of which certainly nobody beside's the authors of these paragraphs knows any thing. For tome days past persons have been arriving here belonging to the suite of the deceased Empress p" • • • Ond gen of din Emperor, which steaks to indkate that only a. part of the. Court attendants will gu to Innspruck. . AUGSBURO, MAYO.. • • Accounts froth Leipsig.say, that the intetest of the i, public debt of Saxony will not be paid this (Easter)' quater ; that the money for th4t Part which ,the kingdom of Saxony is to pay lies ready, but Prussia has not yet sent its share ; that perhaps the payment will be deferred till the panition is quite ended. This business proceeds slowly on ; the possession of a great number of villages is still uncertain. FRANKFORT, MAY 11. The Senate of the free City of Hamlaurgh has sent to General Baron Tettenborn, the Medal which the Hanseatic Cities have had struck in commemoration of the campaigns of 1818 and 1814, accompanied by a very flittering letter. We have received the Paris Papers of Saturday. They contain but slight indications of any thing of public interest On the subject of the prosecution, or raihet persecution of M. BERRYIit, jun. the celebrated French Barrister, the Journal de Paris contains the following paragraph : •. Several Journals have an nounced that M. BERRYER, jun. has been impeached before the Chamber of Discipline of the Order of Advocates, and summoned to appear in person. The Council of Advocates is a kind of family tribunal, before which a person is neither impeached nor sum- mooed, but which takes care that no Member of the Order shall fail in the respect or good manners which is due to the Govertment. It does not belong to us to inquire if this young Advocate, carried Away by zeal for his client, has forgotten some of those tutelary principles revered by all good French. men ; but his brethren will not fail to recollect, that M. BERRI= was one of the foremost of the Royal Volunteers at the time of the Usurper's Invasion in March, 1815." A most infamous and cowardly assassin is now on his trial before the Tribunal of Paris, whose hideous guilt ought to be made known, lest he should_ ever be permitted to pollute this country again (where he has once resided) with his presence. In 1811, the Police of BONAPARTE (with Foucue at their hea4) by means of secret agents, of whom the monster hum now on his trial, was one, informed the French Emigrants in Londol, that there was a Royalist Committee sitting in Paris. A very fine and high spirited young man, of the name of VireL, volunteered his services to go to Paris to ascer tain the truth of the assurances of PrzLET, who had previously left London. On Virct!: art ival at Paris, he found that his friend Pelmet had been artfully conveyed to the Prison of La Pelagic, on the charge of corresponding with England, but in reality to dupe Vim. the more se curely. To Saint Pelagie poor Vrret, accordingly diselooi.d all his gm's scnemes and those of the French Emigrants and the British Government for the oierthrow of BONAPARTE'S tyranny. The sequel may be easily guessed: in twenty-four hours the gal lant but unfortunate VITEL was shot in the plains of Grenelle I—Facette Bonn, and the still more infa mous PERLET, as the price of his blood, were allowed by FOUClir (according to the letter of the co& Na. to share his clothes and effects. He had money and bills on his person to the amount of 600 louis d'ors, and to recover this sum an action has been brought in the French Courts by the next of kin of the unhappy victim against the mon ster Flamm. The chief evidence is Fatima-Bonn, who unblushingly admits that he was the fellow spy of Palmer, but denies that he received his share of the money. The most interesting aad affecting episode in the trial was a letter written by poor VITRL -to his mother, during the few moments he was al lowed to live after hearing his sentence, and while crowds of the lower classes'were staring in at' his window from curiosity to see him led out to execu tion I This letter (and never was there a more heart rending production) never reached its destination: it was produced by FAUCHR-BORRL. This singular cause, which also embraces the de cision of two actions of damages for defamation, brought by PRIILET against FAucIIE Doan., and vice versa, is not yet terminated. PERLET, who, to the disgrace of the French Bar, is permitted to wear a barrister's gown, is to plead his own cause. puma ILITRAORDINARY OF SATURDAY MORNING. Galland, Lieutenant in the Departmental Company of the Isere, nes been promoted to the rank of (Veer in the Departmental Company of the Isere. M. Chuzen, Adjunct to the Mayor of the Com mune of La Mute, in the Department ef the Isere, is admitted to the rank of Chevalier of the Legion of Honour. • When the King changed horses yesterday at St. Maude, a Lady, modestly dressed, presented him with a small picture and a petition. The King gave her some gold, and ordered his gilards to let every one approach him. Shouts of rscie k Roi ! rent the air, PARIS, MAY 18. General Bonnaire, Commandant of the fortified place of Conde when Colonel Gordon ( who entered it with a flan of truce) was assassinated, will be im mediately tried. A letter from Genoa, dated 6th May, contains the followiag paragraph:—" The merchant-vessel the Saint Pons, commanded by Captain Augast, of Tonlbn, entered our harbour this morning, with the intelligence that the Leghorn telegraphs had an named the Royal Ferdinand, convoyed by a French rrigete and two ntiners. Ng intelligence •sprlril very list among therseilch.. who are settled Lerev And immediately several vessels AI that nation put to sea. The French and . English cruisers sailed to .I y to meet die hapPY tend."' • i'l I E 41 Rif Y. This morning the last division of the West Kent Militia marched through Westminster, on their route from Ireland to Maidstone,:ao b 3 disembodied. 'rite .3d Royal Veteran Battalion, now quartered at Edinburgh, wilt be disembodied on Friday next. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. MAILS TI. ans. our. t Detain . . 1 1 Waterford t 1 , I MaGuernsey d and Jersey 0 1 I su - 0 0 D.Y. •,ttt, DIFIL, Lisbon - . 0 o Cadiz - . o • Hambursh • • 0 0 Gottenbures - • 1 0 - 1 0 Vas:laic& 0 0 . 0 0 Surinam • . 0 0 FALMOUTH, MAY is. Arrived the Speedwell, NOIMAN, trom London.. Arrived off this port yesterday evening the ship Ada. mom, Et.nza, from London for the South Seas, all well.—No sailings.—Put back the Active, Tat. nattritze, for , St. Petersburgh.—Wind variable, light breezes, and di' ter.- France - Flanders - PORTSMOUTH. MAY SO. . Arrived his Maj.sty's ship - Hove, from a crttite.—: Sailed the Speedwell, Hwaltscrox, for Chepstow; Stranger and Charlotte transports, for Halifax. DEAL, MAY en: Sailed last evening at seven it m. the Ann, M.►t+v, and Alexander, Coss, for Bombay, with a fine breeze at North East: RAMSGATE, MAY 19. This afternoon, Mr. BLINTAN, the plincipal Officer of Customs here, boarded a mackarel boat in the outer harbour, and caused the nets to be removed, which turned out to cover no less than eighty-nine tubs, or half ankers of brandy and hollands, besides four packages of light goods, containing silks, rib bons, shawls, &c. die whole of which, together with the boat and all her gear, has in course been seized the boat's name was the Dart (a very favourite smuggling name) of Deal. This mode ot ityrodue ing contrab.ind goods into the c , untry Is qui►e an old trick, and no doubt very frequently practised with success at this season of tb' year.—Sa►led for Ostend this evening, the Prince of Waterloo packet, Captain PAGS, with 17 passengers, the principal par: ot whom Appeared to be perscx:s of great respectability. HARWICH, MAY 20. Arrived the Thetis packet, with a mail and passen gers irons Holtind.—Wind S.E. The ship John, of Bristol, for Jamaica, wa' spoke March tl, (dr Cape Tib;iron, out 4S dare from Cork, by the Robert s ' Coulter, arrived at the Clyde ; which also spoke, gist ult lat. 44. lung. 50. 9.3. the ship llaabeth, (tam Port Glacgow to Ml. ranucht, u..t r days; and ut;th, lat. 45. 37. long. 45. SS. ship Thompson, of M'orkington, for Miranitchi, out 17 days, all *lll. The Robvrt left I..r!ing at Dry Harbour. The br'g Lord Cas. tlereagli, Thomas, for Greenock, to rail about April I. At Ochu Rh s, ship Lord Cochrane, Kill, and brig James Hums, Cagan, for Loudon, to sail Apt .0.11.1 at Usacabessa, Pula ors. Charlo:te, Beattie, fur Loudon, to 'Li Aril 1. . . . . _ The Providence, Banxtu, tram Livei pool to Danii. zic, Was . driven on share at Held, near Daintie s tilt sth instant, and had the master And three of the crew drowned. A few days since, as a sloop belonging to Hull, J. FosTitit Master and Owner, was proceeding up the Humber, loaded with timber hom Gainsboiougb, she filled with water, when Captain Fasten. with his wife and niece, put off in a boat, with a view of gaining the Lincolnshire coast, but the boat upset and they were all drowned. Count MaltThu.—Saturday se'nnight a Court. Martial was held at Portsmouth, on board the Rivis man of war, on Thom: Fitzgerald, seaman of Ins Majesty's late ship Cyane, captured on the 20th of Fe bruary, 181.5. off Madeira, by, the United States gate Constitution, Ork charges preferred against him for assisting the enemy in repairing damages. after the action. and in standing armed as sentirel over the Cyaue's ship's company, and sybseguently desisting at Halifax. The Court were of opinion that the charges were proved; but as it appeared to be caused by a wish to obtain grog, and nut from a desire to assist the enetny, did adjudge him to receive 100 lashes on board of, or alongside.such ship - or ships as the Commander-in-chief may direct, and to be mulct of such pay as may be due for his services in the Royal Navy.—Captain OGLE, President. The company invited to the grand party at Carl ton House, this evening. will not be in mourning. Thursday the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland met at Edinburgh. Master WILSON, a son of Sir ROBERT WILSON, is arrived at Bliglatoa, horn Paris, by the Lord Wel lington packet, Captain HOLDEN. He left his father on Tuesday last in good health. The French Go. vernroent have made an ofizr to Sir Itoseur to remit his imprisonment. miconditionaliy, which he refused to accept, dead, ing that he would receive no favours. Wednesday the Berkeley poachers, under sentence of death at Gloucester. received a general reprieve. ,Their execution had been respited till the 20th ; two of the gang. only have therefore suffered. We yesterday gave an account uf the riots at Bran. don, in Suffolk, and also of those at Norwich. Upon the representation of the Sheriff of Suffolk, and Mr. WILLETT, the banker, of Brandon, at the Secretary of State's. Office, of the disturbed state of that county, they received an assurance that a military force should be immediately sent fur the protection of the inhabi tants. Orders were in consequence dispatched for ,erev r some tro • on their march in that pit of the coma try to 1.. ten to tiXscene of these discontents. Great ispr . nensions, however, are entertained, that they did not arrive in time to prevent much mischief, as the advice' received in town yesterday from Brandon re present the number of the rioters as considerably in creased, and their spirit mote daring acid determined. On Sunday two expresse; were received at the Secre tary of State's Office, from Norwich, with accounts of alarming riots in and near that city, consisting of the destruction of machinery, the burning of barns aad corn stacks, and attacks. on dwelling.henses. Answers, with promise of assistance, were searneai. ately dispatched to the Mayor of that City. Thew communications cuitcd great bustle at the escrclay of buttes Mica. .