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t - . ' . - -Iv e• 'revive this -dere-mination to him.—' ( Mar, :tear. hear). - The fact was, the Duke' of Vviellineton thus became the King of France, with power at any time to mirth this army to the capiral. He (Lord Milton) hater the Revolution, Yet, atexicus as he was for the reign of Louis XVIII. for he be lieved him in disposition the father of his people, still ' he could nest subscribe to the doctrine deduced from ' the :ournctions to the Duke of Wellington; that there could be no revolution in Frarice but such as would call tor ti.e interference cf this , country. The triple and quadruple alliances of 1717 and 1718 were no jestificetion of such principles. The doctrine con tained in these instructions could be imputed nee tali auxiho, soft deferuoribu Wk. In these arrangements pUnsters should not have regarded merely a period. equal to that of their short lives, but they ought to have contemplated posterity:whose interests are foun ded upon something better than arrangements of such, a temporary description. One of the papers on the table stated, that the best surety to Europe was the character of his Most Christian Majesty. When Louis XIV. was no more, it was no ground for pre serving the advantages obtained against the inroads of France. Even Louis XV. that effeminate Kitt, took the Electorate of Hanover, because it belonged to the King of Great Britain, which was no earnest of the security to be expected In a the 1 amity of thebotttbons. But because the present Louis was an old and gouty man, the Noble Lord considered him as the security of Europe ; but placing the liberties and tranquillity of Europe upon the disposition of the Bourbons, was not a basis upon which he (Lord Milton) would wish to we them fixed. To the Treaty he attributed the establishment of the Property Tax ; hence arose the bustle at the Horse Guards and at Whitehall ; hence the cutting of whiskers—(Lough)---and the entailing of lerrtliens upon the country. The Noble Lord (Milton) stated other arguments atgreat length, and wire rnt:ch ability on the subject under discussion. He concluded with proposing an amendment, gene rally acknowledging the advantages gained, but re gretting those arrangements which were calculated to cherish animosity in the enemy, and not to afford safety to the Netherlands, and which were likely to prevent tranquillity, and place this country in a mi, licary state, inconsistent with the station she had ever maintained, in conformity to her maritime strength, and the principles of her constitution. Mr. FAZAKERLY, in a maiden speech, 'teen ded the amendment. He admitted, that all pacifi cation with Bonaparte, contemplating his military system, would have seen highly alarming—but that circutust.lnce waenot sufficiently strong to make him view, with. perfect approbation, a peace which en tailed such enormous burdens on the country. The security for that peace was, it appeared, the keeping up of a line of fortresses, and a very considerable pe cuniary sacrifice. With respect to the first branch of the security, the temporary eccupetiqn of the for tresses, it was greatly inferior to that offered by Louis XIV. who was willing to give up Tourney, Stras. burgh. Meubeuge, &c. He mentioned this, because, in our intei course with France, or the Continent, one of two triodes must be pursued, either conciliation or repression. Now, he contended, that this temporary occupation did. away with the hope of conciliation, and it was not strong enough to awe and repress the spirit f ambition. He next came to the pecuniary pelt of clef. agreement: He did nor mean to eater lain a legal clts:H,sion on this point ; but he should certainly apprehend great danger, if, when a treaty o' pr.tCe was concluded with this country, a pecuniary gift was heeded to the Monarch. The Mutiny Act teas evijenziy intended for the purpose of keeping the army within the power of Parliament. But, if asum of money were given to the Sovereign, and he after wards thought proper to distribute it amongst his troops, it then became clear that the army were no 1 , ..e,ar under the controul of Parliament. (Near, hear.) Tie lion. Member concluded by expressing his hos tility to those fixed meetings of Monarchs, which ap. I reared to have, for their object, the settlement of the ' internal concerns of every people in Europe. He thought that House was perfectly capable of conduce ting the affairs of the country—but if, in Future, their political concerns were to be formally discussed on therCentinent, then our interests . were not likely to be very successfully trieintained. ( Hear, hear.) Mr. E. LITTLETON defended the provisions of the Treaties, which were necessary after France had abused the clemency and liberalit e sof the Allies ; and panegyrized the glorious conduct of the British arms, which penetrated to the gates of Paris, and though Rushed with conquest, tempered justice with Mercy—a tone of proceeding which would redound to the honour of the Allies in the pages of history.— It had been objected by the Noble Lord, that it was - against the principle of the Constitution to keep up a standing army either op the frontiers of France or elsewhere ; but he would ask, in the present situation of the Centinent, would it not be prudent to4eep up a watch to crush the smothered embers of a are just extinguished, which might again burst forth? He was prepared to admit that every State should choose their own form of Government ; but he was not to be told, after so many years experience of the disposition of France, that we were not justified in sustaining the means of repellingeeny attempt to recur to measures which might tend to annoy the peace of Europe. We lived in times when it was necessary to have recourse to strong measures, to repress hostile attempts, or the renovation of those Jacohinicardoctrines so long the te-ror of Europe. So long as that was the:object of Ministers, be would support a large military este blichteent. Sir .LAMES MACKINTOSH said, no person could be prouder than lie was at the unrivalled glories o f tee aims, and especially of that greatest of all victories, either ancient or modern—the victory or Waterloo! He, however, fully concurred with all his Ncble Friend's arguments on the principle of a legitimate Government. No Government was really legitimate, but that which rested on law ; and all Jaw ought to come (rent the people. That House owed its origin ttesuch principles. He then spewed that it had been always the policy of this eountry to ren d er Holland secure by her barriers, but now she was left without a barrier or security. He argued that the French people would feel mu c h more exas perated_ by the daily payment of taxes to support the armies of foreign countries, than 'by the cessio some fortresses and some territory ; and that it was impossible they could be reconciled to the King, who Caine to them as tax-gatherer far foreign armies. The THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1816. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK c Reduced 61 ll—Coot nto. 611!—for atc. GI I i 4 per Cc:n.77;l-5 pet Ceat. 90i —Bondi 6s. 7s. pr. Onin. 18i pr.—Do. pay.•l7l—Escb. Bills par, Ss. pr. The poceedings in Parliament last night were in teresting in the extreme. The late Treaties of Peace furnished the topic of debate in both Houses. In the Lords, the Earl of Livsarooz. moved the Ad. dress to the Paine REGENT, after a speech of consi derable length, in which he took a most luminous view of the state of Europe, doting the last eventful year. His Lordship congratulated the House and the Country on the termination of the great struggle in which we were engaged, and maintained that the glorious results of that struggle could not be perma nently secured, without continuing for a time a for midable military establishment. Lord GRENVILLE moved an Amendment tip the Address : his Lordship perfectly coincided, however, with his Majesty's Mi nisters, in the absolute necessity of putting down. BONAPARTE and his infamous Satellites. The Amendment which lie proposed merely went the length of expressing the {harms of the House at the immense military estatilishrnent which was to be kept on foot in France and elsewhere, at the expense of tl.is count. The debate was continued until two ' o'clock this morning, when there appeared for die original mosiun 104—for Lord GRENVILLE'S Amend ment 40—Majority-in favour of Ministers, 61.. In the House of Commons, the debate was protrac ted to such an extent, that an adjournment was agreed to at one o'clock this morning, to afford other Members an opportunity to deliver their sentiments. Lord CASTLEREAGH opened the debate in a speech whith occupied four hours. His Lordship, in a clear and perspicuous manner, developed the reasons of state policy by which the Allied Sovereigns and their Ministers were guided in their recent arrangements with France, and occasionally illustrated his argil went by details of a historical nature, from informa tion personally received by his Lordship while on the Continent. Lard MILTON moved an Amendment in si milar terms to that proposed byLord GRENVILLE in the House of Lords. The debate, as our Readers will perceive, was conducted with the most perfect good temper in both Houses: it will be resumed in the Commons this evening. Previous to the commencement of the Debate in the House of Commons, Mr. BARING asked thk CHANCELLOR Of the EXCHEQUER if there was any truth in a report which he had heard, that the Minis• ters•were about to abandon the Income Tax? We are sorry , to add, that Mr. VANSITTART I Iansyer was in the negative. The PRINCE REORNT is not expected to return to town before the end of the present month. The Ward of Farringdon-Without are to meet at St. Sepulchre Church, at 12 o'clock to-morrow, to Petition against the Income. Tax. Farringdon-Within Ward are to meet for the same purpose un Thursday next. A Meeting is called of the Inhabitants of the Bo rouip of Southwark. Ihe High Sheriff of the county of Northampton has appointed Friday 'next fat a County Meeting, co consider the propriety of petitioning Parliament " to make such _economical reductions in our establish ments as may relieve the people from some of their present burdens." mina IN7 - ' Letters (rom Gravesend announce, that the Hope fishing vessel, Captain EDWARDS, of 70 tons, and the Sisters, Captain POLAND. of 50 tons, have both been lost on the Dogger Bank, and their entire crews i supposed to have happened on the lst instant. PORTSMOUTH, FEBRUARY t 9. Arrived his Majesty's ship PARTRIDGE from bralm ; the Ocean, M , MoLunnu, from kamsgate ; ICoventry, HORN, from London ; James, SMITIf t from' Yarmouth ; Gleaner, SATRIt o from the Downs ; Staked'', Gaanmsonn ; Prospect, - ; Jane, MINRR j Lord Wellington, Gummi ; Etheldren, Cca- 1 MINT j Delaford, Yount4 Lord Nelson, Ltrran ; and E gham , _ Sr. BARRE, from ditto. Sailed the Phce- WALKER, for London. DEAL, FEBRUARY 19.' ' Arrived and sailed for the River the Iris, GREAT BRAD, from Rio Janeiro'; Britannia, Join, frem Waterford; Simon Cock, WARRRN, from Berbice ; Agues, DIAN, from Pernambuco; Ann. WILSON, from Demerara 4 Stranger, ETTRINGH4IJ, from Ja maiea. Came down from the River this Tyne, BELL, for Batavia; Charles, CORNWILL, for Sc. Michael's ; William Crtowurr, for Madeira and Demerara, and remain in the Downs.—Wind W. CORR, FEBRUARY 15. Arrived a collier, with coals. Sailed his Majesty's ship MUTINZ on a cruise; eight transports for Ports mouth, and one transport for Plymouth. We have received New York Papers to the 21st ult. The Bill for carrying into execution the Com mercial Convention between the United States and Great Britain, ratified on the 2sd of December last, was passed in the House of Representatives, by a ma jority of 15, the numbers being—Ayes 86—Noes 71. On the Tuesday following it was read a second time in the Senate, and referred to a Committee. A Bill for the establishment of a National Bank has been brought in. Its capital is to be 35 millions of dol lars, to be augmented by Congress to 50. It is po sitively stated, that the Spanish Government has de manded the restitution of West Florida from the United States. The Ministers from the European Powers begin to arrive in the United States. The arrival in Washington of the Russian and Swedish Ministers, M. DASCHKOFF and M. de KENTZOW. and M. LICIILIUTNEN the Charge d'Affaires of the United Netherlands, is formally announbed in The National Intelli,m , mr. Accounts received from Spanish America ate of the highest importance. They announce the total defeat of the Army of the Mexican Insurgents, headed by their Chief leader MORELLO the Priest, who has been taken prisoner, and is to suffer death; and also of the Royal Army having taken possession of Carthagena on the 6th of December, previous to which the Revolutionary Arniy with the Leaders had embarked in fifteen schooners in a most deplora ble state, having been without provisions for five I days—two of the schooners have arrived at Savan nah-le-Mar. " Mango del Pio, November 6, ISIS. SIRI have just received the flattering account by Woad Don Manuel de la Comcha thit Morello's army has been lately defered near that place; himself, and another of the first ring leader., called Morale:, taken, together with all Ida artillery, arms, ammunition, and a rich booty. The number of killed and prisoners is very COD•Idt rabic; among the first are reckoned the ringleaders Sesma, I.oliati, and many others. " This glorious acid ttnpot tant victory, obtained by the mea• sum I ha 1 previously concerted.and by the bravery of the troops I have the honour to command; their steadiness during the action, and the fortitude with which they have braved every danger and fatigue, will not fail, I hope, to be rewarded by his Majesty , with the generosity that their seal and patriotism deserve. (Signed) IRIGINIO DZ ‘ILLASADA. To his Excellency the Viceroy of New Spain, Don Felix Marie de Calleja." LETTER FROM BLACK RIVER, DEC: 20. " The Carthagenian schooner, Grand Sultan, has come in here from Carthagena, full of poor wretches, who escaped un its being taken by Mort lo." LIITTER litom SAVANNAH-LA-MAR, D. 20. " We vacuated Cirthagena on the Bth instant, and arrived here on the 18th, in the Constitution States vessel. We had on board Amador, and General Bermudas, Commander-in-Chief. Another schooner is also arrived." On the 22d the House of Assembly passed :air Resolutions, of which the following is the substance : 1. To take into consideration early next Session, the state of religion among the slaves, and the means of divested of the dark and dangerous fanaticism tit Methodists. 2. To investigate the consequences of exposing slaves to sa!e on writs of raulitioni Exponas, &c. 3. To review the existing laws respecting slaves and to con sider whether their individual comfort and natural increase may not be promoted. - 4. *this Resolution declares that no infringement of the Abe !Rion Laws has been made or attempted by the Inhabitants of the Island; and the House pledgei Itself to enact laws in aid of the Abolition Laws, if any instance of importation being at tempted occur. The House of Assembly was afterwards prorogued to the 2d of January. (From the Kingrion Chronicle of the 30th Dec.) — A letter from Santa Martha to a Gentleman in this city, dated the 23d inst. states, that a Gentleman on his route tclthe head-quarters of General Muniu.o's army,' fell in with Messrs. JOHN MACPHPUSON, JouN COHEN, JOHN WELSH, and LEONARD HERDEN ( British subjects, and lately residents at Carthagena), strip-, ped of every farthing they possessed in the world, l and no% even common rations allowed them by Ge.', neral Mvatu.o. They had been ill of fever and aguLt' ..for near two months, notwithstanding which, they were driven about, tied arm in arm, from town- to town, without shoei or hats, existing merely upon the charity of the inhabitants. All their hopes were in the arrival of a British man of war, to claim them as British subjects, and to carry them off. The pro. poly of Messrs. MACPHERSON and HEBDEN, General MtutiLLo had in his own private possession. . Hon. Gentleman coackiied by declaring. his ~. cordial support of hi'. Noble Friend's Amendment . Lord NUGENT supported the amendment; he would not 'go upon the broad principles of the Treaty, but rut his opposition upon much narrower grou;ids. Some of the articles he mainly objected to, but principally to the keeping up a large British Army in the pay of France---a measure as perilous to us, and as pernicious to the honour, morals, and interest of that Army, as ever was attempted in the wont of times. The Noble Lord then entered at very considerable length' into a review of the sepa rate Articles of the Treaty, and particularly blamed the keeping up of a standing army in France during a time of peace, and expressed his hopes that the House would pause before it sanctioned, by its vote, a measure so unconstitutional. Mr. TIERNEY then moved an Adjournment of. the Debate, which wok place. ARMY ZST IMA TE& Lord PALMERSTON then brought up the Army Estimates, which were laid on the table; and awe some conversation between the Noble Lord, Lord Castlereagh, Mr. Broughkro, and Mr. Western, they were ordered to lie on the table. His Lordship then moved, that they should be taken into conside ration on Monday next. Mr. TIERNEY wished to have a more distant day fixed for taking them into consideration. The debate of to-morrow night would - probably extend to a late hoor, and he had suggested to his Honourable Friend (Mr. Western)•the propriety of postponing his notice on Agriculture, which stood for Thursday, till Tues day next; and therefore it would be desirable not to have a late night on Monday. Lord CASTLEREAGH saw no reason why the common business should be put off, because the Ho nourable Gentleman wished to have the debate on farming put off ; it would be a lersere night on Wed nesday, and he thought the debate might very well bi taken as it now stood, on Thuisday. The SPEAKER was then proceeding to put the question, when Mr. BENNETT moved that the House should be counted. This was accordingly done, and there being only twenty-eight Members present, an adjournment, of course, took place at Half-past Two o'Clock. COURT OF ICING'S BENCE!, FEBRUARY 19. LORD LINO O. CIIAMBLIS. This as an action against the Hundred to recover the da mages occasioned by the mob during the late Coin Bill Riors j to the house of the plaintiff. It appeared in evidence th.&t they broke the windows and frames of the plaintiff 's house, but that they dispersed of their own accord; and upon an election taken in point of law, his Lordship held that there was no evidence of a beginning to demolish the horse with an Intent to dentelisho— ' Verdict for Defendant. OLD BAILEY. Yesterday 0, Freeston was indicted for stealing a quantity of wearing apparel, the properly of W. Bator, from the White Bear, Piccadilly.—Tise articles were valued by Mrs. Rigor at 6€16.= Guilty—Death. C. Totnklisim was indicted for stealing a pistol, the property of J. Manton, a gun-maker.—Guilty—Deatb ; but recommended to mercy, on account of his previous good charac ter. T. Cooper, for maliciously cutting Susannah Perkins, with ,inteot to kill and murder her, was also capitally convicted. i. , :~ viz 4Rmr. The Ocean transport, havin?, on panics of the 4lst Regiment, u, i ,; (r t, e Captain m.c o y, on their way to Iro n Portsmouth yesterday !p.m contrary w i n Wednesday the I Ith Regiment, which in Cashel by the 17tia, marctied into C al for Gibraltar. Wednesday a troop of the 16 t h L o were disembarked in Cork h ar b our, and ; that city. Tuesday six companies of the In ban, 58th Regiment were disembarked it W m next day ',marched into Cork. They p Thursday to Buttevant, where they are Rremainderhoffrothme thencer tu nt Inte ; Regiment have m arc h e d Ito to Limerick. t t e r e r i e f o i d h r . e d , s T o s r t t h h d e • Tuesday the late 24 battalion cf th / ment marched from Dublin to Naas, on join the Ist battalion. • KAUSGATE, FEB. I9.—S.tiled for Ipsw nor transport, with heavy baggage. Tne port is taking in baggage of ~iderent re Deptford ; and the Agnes, bagg ige 'and 58th Regiments, for behind. S o'clock this morning the Lord Li vapo i Ostend, with passengers and gociis. BRITISH ARMY IN INDIA, EXTRACT Of A LEITER FROM AN OCE SI %MAE NATIVE INFANTRY, DATE AKOWLAU s / ITH SEPTEMBER, 1813. Colonel DOVETON marched on tl , towards Poonah, with the horse aitilh guns, right aqd left brigades of caval infantry brigades, and the flank comp' corps in camp, viz. his Majesty's Ruyal 20th, 21st, 22d, and 2-kth Regiments o fantry. There has been great dtsaffe quarter for some time past, and likewi bad, as a part of the force under Colo of the .sth light cavalry, marched for th a few d.iys previous to Col. Dovcros's DRURY-L/I,NR TREAT& R.—The Woes HALT' formances In Rosina have been so successful, first time, last night, in The Poor Soldier, in I Kathleen and Norah ; they sung and acted w taste and feeling, and were honoured with grew : applause Muss DILN, all Darby, was as happy as si and PY NZ sung the songs of Patrick and Uerrnot George Barnett, who on Sa-urday evening I Miss K atte In Drury-lane 1 heatre, was this committed to Newgate for trial Her Grace the Duchess of ST. ALL only child, the infant Duke, both di morning, at the house of her Grace': DALRYSIPLE, in Portman•square. Tht: events took place within , three hours c the son having died at three in the mop mother a few minutes before six. TI band of her Grace died last summer; the course of a few months, have fa and only child (called to 64 another world"), departed, this uncertain life, had for some time been in a very del health, and the infant Duke, tit , ugh was never considered very healthful. DttEADFVL !CIIELSTI A most melancholy event took piaci: ye ing near this town. A farmer of some in the neighbourhood, whose datyhter the previous night, invited a number o &t. to the wedding. After supper, pelple retired to a large barn to dance a fire in the barn, as the night was cc they,had been dancing for some tine, have the fire extinguished, when one men went into the dwelling•hcuse fc and seeing a large jug full of water, a (but it proved to be spirits), brought is and threw it on the fire. The barn imn fire, as it had no chimney; and bef which was locked, could be opened, c late, a number of them were burnt such as found their way out were rn , ses: Sixteen have been already interred, an that number are despaired of ; amo number is the bride : the bridegtoc scorched, but he will recover, ...C4211 DIED. At Christchurch, Hants, on the I Ith inea Illness of three dAys, aged 21, Caroline Frances,l of Charles Reek+, ERq. of Ctirirchurch. EXCHEQUER 811.1. OFFICE, Ftbr All Exchequer Bills anted hi the Month of I On Aids, 1814, 54 Geo. Supply, 1815, £12,500,000 55 Gee. TO BB PAID OFF. 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