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r Lirely new to them. He considered that a most important service would be done to the cduntry, the Court would, upon the present occasion, boldly e xpress its sentiments. After a few observations in favour of the Resolu. t i on s from Mr. Alderman PRINCLP, the first Resolu tj3n was passed unanimously. Th e s econd Resolution which was then read was, for thanks being returned to Colonel Wardle. Mr. DucoN objected to the words " unawed by mi. nisterial threats," as also to the description to the charges as " fully substantiated." He believed the Duke ®f York was not guilty of corruption or con civance ; but he thought his conduct highly censura. ble on the ground of morality. Mr. Deputy KEmace thought the Resolution would b e worth nothing without these words, and said that I he had been impanelled on a jury, and had taken I th e oath, well and truly to try the matter in issue, an d true deliverance make between our Sovereign Lord the King and the prisoner at the bar, " he would h a ve conceived himself bound by his oa th to find, ,pin the evidence adduced, that the Duke of York was guilty of what he had been charged with. After a few words from Mr. MAwMAN, chiefly in defence of the conduct of Mr. Alderman Combo, this Resolution was also put and carried. [There were only five or six hands held up against it.] The Resolution for giving the freedom and thanks of the City to Colonel WARDLE in a gold box, of the value of 100 guineas, was also put and carried una niously. [Mr. Deputy Kemble at first objected, o n account of the low state of the funds of the City. lie did not, however, hold up his hand against it.] The next Resolution, (for the whole of which lee the Akertitement in a fireceding cola cnn,) was, that the thanks of the City should be given to tir FRANCIS BuRDETT (the seconder of Colonel Wardle's motion), Lord For..x. STONE, SAMUEL WHITBREAD, Esq. Sir SAMUEL Ro- MILLY, Knight, General FERGUSSON, and the rest of the 125 independent Members who voted for the mo on of Colonel Wardle. On the motion of Mr. GRIFFITHS, the name of Mr. Alderman COMBE was also inserted, and the Resolu- Lon passed with only three or four dissentients. The next Resolution stated that the Majority of those who voted for the Duke of York, being possessed of lucrative places from the favour of the Crown, their decision, directly contrary to the evidence, gave ground to fear that they acted under undue influence." Mr. DIXON thought that this Resolution could do co good, but that it might be productive of a great deal of evil, and would appear like an attempt to noetawe the Legislature by the opinions of people out of doors. Mr. Alderman BIRCH conjured the Meeting not to ;ass such a Resolution, which might rouse the most dangerous spirit in the public mind. Mr. Sroxes moved the previous question. Mr. Deputy KEMBLE thought they had gone quite far enough in their preceding Resolutions. Mr.WAITHMAN cited different passages from Black stone, to prove not only the undoubted right of ex pressing their opinions in public meetings, but also the absolute necessity of returning virtuous men to Par liament, without which the Constitution was a mere shadow. Mr. Justice Bailey had lately, upon the trial of Sir C. Hawkins, for bribery at an election, expressed a similar opinion. He thought, that if elections were suffered to be carried on by bribes, it was idle to talk of a Constitution or of freedom. Now it was most notorious, that in all England there were kindly ten boroughs where the voters were not influ enced by the consideration of bribes. The celebrated Montesquieu, in his Treatise on Government, pre dicted that England would be despoyed as soon as its legislative should grow more corrupt than its exe. wive. It had been a sentiment often repeated by the first lawyers of the country, and the best writers en the Constitution, that England could never be ruined but by its Parliament. Now if the time be come when, as Montesquieu predicted, 46 the legislative a growing more corrupt than the executive"—if, instead of men being returned to Parliament for their probity and talents, they are returned from the bate and sordid consideration of bribes and other motives equally corrupt—if the prediction of all our old lawyers, " that England can only be mined by her Parhament," together with all the other predictions of the great authorities he had quoted, were now fulfilling—if England did appear on the brink of) being ruined " by its Parliament," it was time for the people to rouse themselves, and prevent the ruin of their country. As to the Resolution itself, much stronger resolutions had been entered into at the time of the India Bill. It had been stated at the bar of the House of Commons, that 97 indivi duals returned 316 of its Members. There was no thing in the present situation of affairs which should prevent them from speaking with the same boldness that had been displayed in times less critical. He thought the great grievance of which the people had to complain, was the misconduct of the House of Commons, and it was in vain to say they had the un doubted right of expressing their opinion on public grievances, if that which was generally felt as the greatest grievance cf all should not be allowed to be mentioned. Mr. Alderman ATKYNS thought they had already gone far enough in their Resolutions, and recom mended the withdrawing this Resolution. Mr. Alderman Woon spoke in favour of it. After a long conversation, the Court divided upon theprevious question, which wasmoved by Mr. Stokes. Strangers were then excluded, and the numbers we zderstood to be— Per it 4 Aldermen Against it $ Mermen 5$ Commoners SO Commoners 1 Teller 2 Tellers —3l An adjornment was then proposed, and negatived, without a division. Mr. Alderman ATKYWS moved an amendment, on 41 , ,ich the Court again divided * Se it 5 Aldermen Against it 7 Aldermen 21 Commoners SS Comnioners 1 Teller 2 Teller 3 —32 . . The original Resolution was then put and carried, Li was the sixth or final Resolution. There was also another of the original Resolutions, i n substance, that his Royal Hishaess the late Corn rn2nder in Chief, by his resignation, had admitted the truth of the charges against him ; but it was with win.—The Court adjourned at half-past six o'clock. such was the eagerness and solicitude of the people hear the discrission, and co intolerable the pres sure below the Bar, is addition to the heat ofaa enor mous fire, which was constantly replenished, for their accommodation no doubt, that several persons were al most crushed to death, and many fainted, in their en deavours to get out. THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. FRIDAY, APRIL 7. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK : Cmisols, for money, 67H—for April 67i 68-omnium 1 pre. Exchequer Bills, 6s. 3s. prem. PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. Musk Stock 243 242} ex. div. Long Ann. 181 6-16 3 per Can. Red. 61 el. div. India Bonds, its. 13s. prem. S per Cent. Cons. 67}i Excheq. Bills, I Is. Bs. 105 pre. 4 per Cent. 112 i Consols for acc. 67-} 68 5 per Cont. Navy 98}}1 For the information of our commercial Readers, we copy a Hand-bill, just received from Holland, which points out the recent changes in their commer cial policy, adopted by the Dutch Government. List of Goods which, from the Ist of April, 1809, are permitted to be exported and bnported to and from Allied or Neutral States, in Dutch Vessels, or those of Allied or Neutral Powers, to and from the Harbours of Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Derd, Groningen, Embden, Harlingen, Veers, Zeirikes, Delfzyl, and Browershayen Ezroars.—Books, Beans, Butter, Brandy, Bricks, Cheese, Cambricks, Copper (manufactured), Clack% Clover and Garden Seeds, Eels, Flower Rents, Fruits, Geneva, Gauzes, clue , Hoops, Hides (dried), Iron (manufactured), Leather, Linen, Linseed, Madders, Mill Stones, Oak Bark (ground), Oats, Oils of Seed, Pottery, Powder Blue, Peas, Paper, Perfumery, Plants, Pipes, Playing Cards, Quills, Rushes, Silk (manufacta. red), Sacchr. Saturni, Starch, Tiles, Thread and Thread Tape, Tobacoo, Tams, Turf, Vinegar, Watches, White Lead, Wine, Wood (manufactured). Istrox - rs.—Ashes (Pot), Candles, Copper, Corn, Fish Oil lsinglau, Hare Skies, Hemp and Hemp Seed, Hides (Rough Iron, Leather (unntanufactured), Lead, Linseed, Mercury, Mats, Pitch, Russia Skins, Rape Seed, Stock Fish, Soda, Tar, Tallow, Tobacco, Timber, Wax, Wool, and Wine. This change in the mercantile system of Holland cannot fail materially to affect the intercourse which has for some time subsisted between us and that coun try. At the very moment, however, that this new regulation opens the door to a further connection, our Government has applied measures of great strictness to impede that connection. We are assured that Mi. nisters have refused a continuance of the licences, till lately granted so liberally to all who maintained any intercourse with the Continent. Mr. WARDLE means, after the recess, to move for an inquiry into abuses consequent upon every change of Administration, arising out of the courtesy :hewn, according to the present system, by the new Ministers to their predecessors in office. There is nothing per sonal in the intended motion, and it is to be directed generally against the system. His MAJESTY has been pleased to grant a liberal pension, in addition to the usual allowance in those cases, to the Widow of the late gallant Lieutenant LAWRENCE, who fell whilst nobly defending his small .vessel against a superior French force in the West Indies. She resides at Plymouth. Mr. Stnnows has returned from Edinburgh, where he has left Mrs. SIDDONS, whose efforts, when the Thea tre opens there, will be seconded by a most respec table list of performers. Mr. KENT, who appeared to so much advantage on the boards of Old Drury, will be of the number. An extraordinary rumour was current in the City yesterday, that BONAPARTE had stabbed MASSENA, in consequence of some severe remonstrances which he made to him in a private audience. Swansea was thrown into considerable consterna tion and terror on Thursday s'ennight, by a fire burst ing forth about twelve o'clock from the premises, in Castle-lane, for candle-making. The flamer; fed by the tallow, &c. raged for a short time with great fury. By a letter from Jersey, dated the 30th ult. we are informed that a paragraph respecting a fracas said to have taken place between a Lieutenant H— and a Mr. N—, had no foundation in truth. The pa ragraph was copied from a Morning Paper and quoted by it as from a Jersey News-paper. A few days since tit o French Officers, prisoners of war on parole at Bishops Waltham, having had a dispute, they agreed to decide the affair in an honour able way. A meeting was appointed in a field near the town, but a difficulty occurred in procuring wea pons. It appears that the combatants were only in possession of one sword, and a case-knife. French ingenuity made a pike of the knife, by confinitl it to the end of a stick ; but the sword being considered tie best weapon, they resolved to cast lots who should have it. After the sword. and knife had been fairly placed in their hands, the duel commenced, and the swordsman gave his antagonist three wounds, one on the face, another on the arm, and a third across the body. The pikeman gave several dangerous thrusts, and both fell on the ground ; they remained bleeding and disabled, until they were discovered by several passengers who conveyed them to a public-house in the vicinity. The Officer who received the cuts from the sabre was not expected to recover. His antagonist is fortunately out of danger. CORN EXCHANGE, MARK -LANE, APRIL 7.-The Market this day has a tolerable supply of Wheat fine in request, and keeps its price, other qualities heavy sale, and somewhat cheaper—Barley in consi derable supply ; second and inferior are again lower— White and Grey Peas and the two sorts of Beans, are at little variation—Of Oats there are middling sup plies,•fine samples support last prices, other qualities are named rather cheaper—The terms of Flour as our last currency. an Li ba de 0I of 0 1 of se sr tli ti( A th of dc to 04 of ;' el; fa St p • $1 tt el it k el it e U a I. e GSIMAM- lIIIIIII2NCT AS VINIDZIL : Wheat, 625. 765. 88s. Beans (new) 545. 601.04. Fine ditto, 90s. 935. Tick ditto (new) 445. 491. est Rye, 555. 601. Oats, t7s. 301.965. Barley, 311. 47a. Poland ditto, 36.. 40s. W. Malt 708.775. Potatee ditto to 425. Od. White Peas (boilers), 116.130 s Rape Seed, dill. to 431. Grey ditto, 468.545. Fine Flew, 96e. Its.—Seceids. /Ss. sllo. THE ARMY. The following, we believe, will be found a tolera bly correct list of Sir A. W&LLFSLEY' Staff, and of `the General Officers employed underliis command: . . I The Right Honourable Sir Aa - rika Wet. Latter, E. B. Com islander of the Forces. Lieutenant-Colonel BATHErasT—Military Secretary. The Honourable Finaor STANnore, and Lord Frrzior ;OM ERSET—Aides-de.Camo. Brigadier-General the Hon. C. Srawaav—Adjutant General. Colonel Muattar—Quarter-Master General. Major Cou CAMP/ILL and Major BLAKlMAT—Assistant Adjutants General. GENERAL OFFICERS. Major-General SHEIIIIROOKs. Major-General Lord WILLIAM BLMTINCK. Major-General EDWARD PAOLI'. Major-General HILL. Major General PA r N e and Major-General Co TTON —Cavalry. Major-General JOHN MURRAY. Major-General MAcaenzte. Major-General BRRISFORD. Major-General ALLIANDER CAMPSELL. Lieut.-General CARTwaiouT to command the Cavalry. The whole of the force to be nearly 30,000 men, of which 18,000 are already in Portugal. From four to five thousand are gone out under General HILL ; from three to four thousand cavalry to follow ; also two or three regiments more of infantry, besides ar tillery, &c. The transports, having on board the 16th Dra goons for Portugal, were expected to sail from Fal mouth as this day, under convoy of his Majesty's ship MAGICIENNE. We sincerely hope that the Commander in Chief of this Expedition will not be unnecessarily fettered in his instructions. We are persuaded that every person who has perused the papers presented to the House of Commons relative to the operations of his Majesty's forces in Spain and Portugal in 1808, must be convinced, that the ill success which followed may ba fairly attributed to the limited instructions given to the Commanders—particularly to Sir JOHN MOORE. Every person entrusted with such a command ought to be worthy of confidence, and to posses it fully. The idea that Ministers can suggest move ments for every possible contingency is an absurdity of which NAPOLEON is never found guilty. We have already mentioned, that the 2d Battalion of the 32d Regiment is about to be employed in the Expedition against Portugal. The services upon which this battalion has been engaged, within the short space of 18 months, have been so various, that they deserve to be recorded. In July 1807, we find it in Ireland, and at subsequent periods in succession at Deal, Copenhagen, Ramsgate, Gosport, Gibraltar, Sicily (Palermo, Messina, and Syracuse), and Cadiz. afterwards formed part of the force of Sir AR THUR NV/Lunn, during his brilliant campaign in Portugal. After a short pause we find it on its route to Spain, escorting 700 carts of ammunition and stores, through a most dreary and uncomfortable track of country. Scarcely had they arrived at Sa lamanca, when the disastrous retreat to Corurina com menced, in all the fatigues of which the men and offi cers of the 32d shared with cheerfulness, perseverance, and unexampled steadiness, owing to the unwearied care and activity of its gallant Commander Lieut. Col. HINDI. At a late inspection of this Regiment at Horsham, by Lord CHARLES SOMERSET, the numbers, health, and appearance of the men attracted his Lord ship's particular notice. The 42d Regiment had only 36 men killed, and about 100 wounded, at the battle of Corunna. About 250 of the North York Militia have volun teered into different regiments of the line ; the Ser jeants of whith were recruiting in the neighbourhood of Deal and Dover. The Cambridge Militia, in barracks at Yarmouth, have volunteered the number of men to serve in the line,and marched yesterday morning to join their corps. STAFF SURGEONS. The Staff Surgeons seem to have been altogether omitted in the last augmentation of pay. How comes it that men selected by the Surgeon-General from old Regimental Surgeons of capacity and experience, who have passed through all the different gradations of service, and must be presumed qualified to dis charge every duty of their profession, are no better provided for, (though many of them have been from 12 to 18 years in the service) than Regimental Sur geons, who perhaps have never seen a Campaign ? The Surgeons of the Naval Hospital, who are upon a similar footing with the Staff Surgeons, have recently had their pay augmented to 255. per day, with other advantages, while the Staff Surgeons con tinue to receive only 15s. per day, and that bearing a deduction of more than 3s. in the pound. They are besides liable to all services and at the shortest notice. Their pay (after twelve years active service) ought certainly to be increased to 255. a-day, similar to that now given to our Naval Hospital Surgeons ; or itmay be feared, that few men of education and respectabi lity will be induced to continue in, or enter the army. The fleet for Gottenburgh, under convoy of the ALERT, has put into Harwich. The LavutxT, which sailed from Yarmouth on the 22d ult. with a fleet for Gottenburgh, is pia. into Leith, having experienced violent gales, and thrown her guns overboard ; the convoy was dispersed. The Bristol, HARVEY, from Bristol, (one of the fleet that sailed from Cork on the 22d of January, for tie West Indies, under convoy of the FYLLA and Daum) arrived at Madeira on the 20th of February, with three others. only of the fleet, and the Commo dore ; forty-six sail were in company on the 17th, but parted in consequence of the FYLLA altering her coune in the night. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING, 180/. THURSDAY, *Pita 6. Gen. Grosvenor's Azalsa, beat Ltl ler.ey s Lauretta, Bst. 7111. each. D. i. 200g5.-2 to 1 against Ardis. Gen. Grosvenor's Woodwell-head, list.Slb. beat Sir C. Turner's Chloris, Bst. 21b. R. M. 1610g5.---5 to 4on Woodwell-head. Mr. Croft's Bacchanal, 4 yrs old, Bst. 61b. beat Mr. Ova .burn's Grimaldi. 6 yrs old, Bst. 11b. Across the Flat, 100 gs .- to i on Bacchiusal. Gen. Grosvenor's Woolwell-head, 2 yrs old, Bst. beat Sir C. Bunbury's bl. c. Overseer, 3 yrs old, 9st. 101 b. Two-year old Course, 25g5.-6 to 4 against Woodwell-head. Mr. Thornhill's Ralphina, beat Sir C. Turner's Bramble, list. 41b. each. Ab. M. 200 gs.—S to 4on Ralphina. A Subscription Plate of £5O for 2-yr olds, carrying 6st. 71b. 3-yr olds Bst. 51b. 4-yr olds Bst. 1311'. 5-yr olds 9st. 41b. 6-yr olds and aged 9st. 81b. D.M. Mr. Ladbrooke's br. c. by 'Trunspator, out of Doubtful, 2 yrs old Mr. Goodison's br. c. Chance 2 yrs old • Mr. Kellerman'. br. h. Mon k Lewis, 5 yrs old - Mr. C. Browne's ch. h. brother to Maidstone, 5 yrs old Ld Kinnaird's ch. f. by Sorcerer, 2 yrs, old - - _ S $ 4 • Sir C. Turner's b. c. Chyropodist, by Barnaby. 2 yrs old 6 D. of St. Albans's ch. h. Snug, 5 yrs old - - Gen. Grosvenor% b. c. Woodwell•head, yrs old - dr Ld Jersey's br. h. Ipswich, 4 yrs old - dr 5 to 2 against Mr. Ladbrooke's br. c.-5 to 2 against Snug. Gen. Grosvenor's May, lOst. beat IA Lowther's Pali's*, 12st. T. M. M. 100 p. h. ft.-6 t• 4on May. Mr. Forth's Wren, Sat. rec. 40gs. from Mr. Stephenson's Miss Doubtful, Bst. 51b. Two-yr old C. 100 p. h. ft. Mr. Croft's Bacchanal, 4 yrs old, Bst. 121 b. rec. 50gs. from Mr. Stephenson's Miss Doubtful, S yrs old, eat. Two-yr old Course, 100 p. Ld Lowther's Pellisse, se. Ilb. rec. ft. from Mr. Payne's Ft.!! dinand, Bat. Sib. Across the Flat, 150 p. 50gs. ft. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. FALMOUTH, APRIL 4. Sailed his, Majesty's ship SPARROWIIAWIC, on cruize.—Wind S.E. PLYMOUTH-DOCK, APRIL S. Came down the Harbour and anchored in the Sound, the ALERT sloop, having repaired the injury she sustained by running on the ridge of rocks a short time since. The TERMAGANT sloop, Captain &ton, which ar rived yesterday from Chatham, sailed again this day. The Sylvia cutter, with dispatches for the Cape, &c. sailed last evening. Sailed, the HELDER frigate, 32 guns, for Ports mouth ; from whence, it is said, she will proceed as convoy with the first division of the India fleet. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 6. Arrived the Elgin cutter, with the Samuel and Jane, 3.4.1u5, Cicero, Lark, Mho, and the Hercules, transports, from the Downs.—Sailed his Majesty's ship VULTURE with a fleet of transports for Guernsey, &c. and . DAPPER on a cruize ; also several vessels for Standg*e Creek.—Wind N.W. DEAL, APRIL 6. Arrived the OSPREY sloop from a iruize ; Pleasant Hill hired sloop from Portsmouth, and sailed through for Woolwich ; the BADGER sloop from the westward. Sailed the FURIOUS gua brig, having un der her convoy four sail of vessels bound to Hull ; the Camel store ship for Sheerness. Arrived from the River the Honourable East India Company's ship Dover Castle. Foot o'cLocx.—Just come round the South Fore land, bound to Yarmouth from Portsmouth, the RUBY, of 64 guns, and Amu. sloop. In the Downs—The Agincourt, Venerable, Blake, Saturn, De fence, Implacable, Mars, Plantagenet, Dannemark, Victorious, Monmouth, Osprey, Badger, Hope,Hellcon, Kangaroo, Pandora, fearless, Desperate, Royal Escape, Woolwich, and the Dona - - Castle, East India ship, for India. SHEERNESS, APRIL 1. Sailed from the Nore this morning his Majesty's ship NED ELvtx with a convoy for Gottenburgh ; and the CEHTINEL with a convoy for Heligoland.-- Wind S. W. YARMOUTH, APLIL 6. Arrived the NYMPHEN frigate, of 36 guns ; Roc sloop of war ; and the VIXEN gun brig. Sailed th. CALYPSO sloop of war. Remain in the Roads the Roebuck, Vice Admiral DountAs ; Alexandria, and Bruizer gun brig. Wind S. W. The St. Lorenzo, -, from the Brazils, for London, has been captured by a French privateer, retaken by the RESISTANCE, and carried into Harwich. The Margaret, ROBINSON, from London, for Davis' Streights, was lost in the Orkneys, on the 27th ult. Crew saved. READING, MARCH 28. This morning a meeting was held in the Town. Hall to take into consideration the propriety of form ing an Institution on the plan of the British and Fo reign Bible Society established in London. THOMAS GLEED, Esq. the Mayor, being called to the Chair, Dr. VALPY explained the objects of the Society, and strongly recommended the adoption of a plan to ex tend its objects, from religious, moral, and political considerations. Messrs. Omni and Huonzs, Secretaries of the London Society, who attended on this occasion, gave an account of the rise, progress, and beneficial effects of this Society. It appears from their statement, that upwards of 100,000 Bibles had already been distri buted, not only in the United Kingdom, but in al most every part of the habitable world, that all de scriptions of Christians had sent petitions to London for a supply, and that the benefits already confirmed in a religious and moral view, were astonithing and incalculable. Mr. Archdeacon Mums, Mr. MARSH, the Rev, Mr. DOUGLAS, Mr. MONO( ' Mr. RING, Mr. VINZS, and several other Gentlemen united in the approba tion of the plan. A Committee was appointed. of -teen Gentlemen of the town end b!ugh. 1 sisting of sixteen urenttemen or um ~....... .... -___ bourhood, to carry into effect the Rosolutleas add used in this paper•