Star. — London, England, 1811-06-12 00:00:00

Mr. LUSHINGTON said, the people of Kent wer generally in tour of Reform. Mr. WHITBREAD declared the petition to be n ost respectably signed, and :he meeting to he legally crnvened, tly•ugh an Hon. Baronet seemed to doubt it. 'That Hon. Barone , (Sir E. Knatchbull)need not hive told them that the petinott did not come from the elt.ctors, because the petition itself stated, that it Cam • from the inhabitams oi the county. He had reed a newspaper report, and they were generally very cor sect, which stated, that that B.n. Baronet could not tell his constituents, at one of these county meetings, whether he had even been in the House on the occa sion of an interesting debate. An Hon. Gentleman below him had said, that periodical fits for reform calm on the people at stated times. He had one of those vies, but it had now lusted a long time. That Hon. Gentleman bad also talked of " Persons" who incited the people to seek for a reform. Now, he really • did not expect to hear that epithet so generally ap plied, after what had passed in that House that very night. Among those persons, it appeared, was to be , found the Hon. Member for Het tfOrd, so connected anJ elected as he was. Among them, also, was to . be found the Marquis of Tavistock, the relative of the Duke of Bedford, the representative of the House of Russell, and the descendant of William Lord Rus sell. Out of the House also were to be found among those " persons" men of the first talents and the best character. It had been said, that the reformers were veil injudicious in their times of making their propositions, but he believed that the Hon. Member had given a proof to-night that the anti-refoerners were ju,t as unlucky in the time for making their asserticms. Whatever might be the difference of opinion On other political questions, , he firmly believed that the majo rity of the people were in favour of reform, and he concurred with those amongst them who held the strongest opinions on the subject Sir E. KNATCHBULL had to inform the Hon. Gentleman, that he would interfere on any political question he thought proper, without asking his per. mission on the occasion. The petition was then ordered to lie on the table. IIIISI/ CONVENTION ACT Mr. HUTCHINSON rose to deter his motion for the.repeal of the Convention Act in Ireland till the commencement of next Session. He did so on the supposition that Ministers would not Act on it till then at all events. He paid a compliment to the con ciliating spirit of the Duke of Richmond, and hoped the Cowieiition Act would lie a dead and obsolete letter inn the Statute-bock. Mr. W. POLE denied that the Irish Governmeet hal changed their minds ia the least on this subject, and he most now request that Gentlemen would wit future incline to judge any measure of that Govern- Without investigation. He thanked the Ho tiourable Gentleman for the just tribute which he had paid to the present Governor of behind, and assured flint that every facility was and would be given to the right of petitioning, provided there was no effort made to disturb the peace of the country. sir JOHN NEWPORT was still inclined to con demn tk i n i , Convention Act, even after all the explana tions winch had been given. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER denied that the Irish Gieernment had entered into any understanding not to enforce the ComPention Act. it it wits found necessary. TITURS IN IRELAND. Mr. PARNEL rose, not for the purpose of making any specific motion on the subject of tithes at present, but merely to pledge the house to the consideration of ttis subject early in next Session. An expression of the public opinion had already taken place, and he quoted the opinions of the counties otTipperary, Clare, NVicklow, the Queen's County, Armagh, and Kerry. At the time of the Union, it was understood that the Catholics world have been restored to their constitu tienal rights, and for such a concession they would probably , have abstained from complaining about tithes. The complaints come principally from the Protestants. There was this considerable distinction between the people paying tithes in Ireland and in England—that in Ireland, as there was not such a re gular demand for labour, the poor wern;obliged to take small spots of land in order to live; and it hap- pened on this account, that a poorer description of peo ple were subject to tithes in Ireland th in in this coon try. There was also unavoidably consi,lerable oppres sioe and vexation in the mode of collecting those vibes, as it must necessarily be done by the means of inferior agents. In Ireland there was an act of Parliament, which made the sentence of the Spiritual Court conclusive evidence before the Quarter Ses sions, who issued warrants for the levy of the money by sale and distress. Tithe-cases were therefore, by tl:e operation of this Act, taken in a great measure from the cognizance off cries, and determined by the Spiritual Courts. Mr. Pitt had expressly stated in • that House. at the time of the Uation, that the pi:in ner of collecting tithes in Ireland was a great prac• teal evil : after this declaration, the people of that country had constantly indulged themselves with ex pectatiens of some measures being taken to remove this acknowledged practical evil. He concluded by rowing, That this House should, at an early period A Mail from Anholt also arrived this morning. in the ensuing Session, take into their consideration the By the accounts which it brings, it would appear that collection the tithes in Ireland. Mr. SHERIDAN, having long .considered this the Turks refuse to enter into any negotiations with question as one of the greatest importance to the the Russians, till the latter shall have renounced all people of Ireland, was happy to second the motion. claims to Moldavia and Wallachia. Mr. WELLESLEY POLE said, he had certainly • RIGA, MAY pledged himself to take the subject hit° his most at- The Imperial French Ambassador, Count Lauris tentive consideration during .the last recess, and al-. ton, arrived here yesterday at noon, qn his passage to though he bad given it all the attention that it was in his power to bestow, and had always wished to afford St. Petersbeargh. The Count proceeded on his journey relief upon this head, jet the more he considered it, at an early hour this morning. the more serious appeared the difficulties. The Right VIENNA, MAY 15.. sn. Gentleman (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) The newest accounts fr m Constantinople state, near him, knew, that when he accepted race, be ex- that the Cap:tan Pacha will, in the course of next pressly state.l, that he had no stibjecr nearer his heart, May, appear in the Black Sea, with suck a fleet as and that he would think himself a must furtunate ser has not been fitted out by the Porte for a century vaut of the Crown, if he could effect it. After con siderieg thew lsjion most attentively, and consulting past. It will consist of 40 s ill of line.nf-battle ships, frigatei, and corvettes, and to which will be added with tilt ablest lawyers and best statesmen he h a d ac -30 large gun-boats, which have been built and fitted' ce.ss to, he despaired of finding a practicable remedy. Lang as this question had been agitated in Ireland, out in the harbourof Constantinople during the winter male of the Honourable Gentlemen opposite him had DAGEN, MAY se. been able to strike out a measure plausibleenough to Between the northern coast of SeJand and Anholt be At .11 received in Parliament. As far tithes in the enemy has taken a small privateer-boat belonging themselves, he conceived that it was quite a mistake to suponse that it was something which the poor man to Copenhagen, the Comm inder's name tif which is g pa:4 in addition to what he contracted . The landlords said to be Jor ensen. The enemy having mim e,l held their propeny by a title in which a tenth of the this boat, and continuing to cruise with it ender Da- Mr. HERBERT and Mr. TIGHE spoke in sup port of the motion. Dr. DUIGENAN vindicated the conduct of the Irish Clergy, and the system of the Collection of Tythes in Ireland. General MATHEW, in justifying the conduct of his country, complained of the language of an Ho. nnurable Member, who always spoke contemptuously of Ireland, and of every thing belonging to it. Mr. BAN KES .b.erved, char it had never h.cn his practice to speak contemptuously of an individual, still less of a whole nation ; that all he had said on a former occasion was to call the attention of the English Members to the situation I f the finances of Irelaud—and that the more inquiry should be made into the subject, the more would his opinion be con firmed. Gjneral MATHEW was satisfied by the explana tion, that the Honourable Member was not tile com- plete enemy of Ireland that his former opinions ap peared to shew him to he. The SPEAKER intimated to dr: Honourable General, that lie had to explain only, riot to go into any di‘,orderly matter S'ii . JOHNNEWLVRT then sp .1:e at some length in support oithe motion ; in which he was followed by Mr. ABBRCRoNIBIE, Mr. W. San ru, Mr. P. MooRE, Mr. PARNELL in reply, and Mr. C. AnAms, after . _ which a division took place—For the question 29 Ag.tinst 54—MAjority 2.s.—Adjourned at 1 o'clock. nit; EN IN LONDON. WEDNESDAY. JUNE 12. PRICE OF S I'OCKs AV A 1 ON I. O'CLOCK. S per Cent. Reduced 646g-4 per Cent. 80 Cuni. money shut—tor opg. 64{ 65—Onittittni pre. kzelteq. Is. tbs. to 2e. prom.—Huta* 17.. pre. This morning arrived a Cadiz and Lisbon Mail, which has brought some interesting details of the success that -has attended the operations of the Allies against the French. •In the preceding columns, we have given an extract from a Cadiz Gazette Extra- ordinary of the 24th- May. Another Gazette, that of the 2341, contains a dip itch from General BLAKE, dated Albnera, May 18, in which he announces the important victory obtained over Marshal Socur, la ments that he has not time to give the details of the battle, and bestows the high!st praises on the good conduct and bravery of every part of the allied army. The dispatch of Carratios u ill be read with pecu liar interest. as it places the conduct of the Spaniards in the most honourAble point of view. It appears that the Allies harissed Souvr- in a terrible manlier during his retrea to Seville, which place he retched with only 10,000 men. • produce was reserved, and the tenant knew*, that when h nish eolivars, id ntder to decoy and Cititute Danish he took it. He considered that the great grievance vessels, this is herewith made pablic for their infor to the poor of Ireland were the middle men, against whom he individually had always set !his face. Utile h :nation and guard. poor were oppressed, it was because they paid a profit I The embassy of the Russian Agent, Fonton, to rent to two or three different landlords, who stood be- the Turkish Head 'qiiattets, at Schutala, has proved tween them and the owners of the estates. One-third fruitless. He %AS told that no peace could be made at least of the tythes of Ireland belonged to lay int- between the Porte and Russia until the latter shill propriators, who fanned them just like any other part have given up her pretensions to Moldavia and W of their estate; and as it was allowed that the poor , were more oppressed by the Isy impropriator than by lachio, and withdrawn her troops from Servia. The the clergy, it followed that the system of fanning the new Interim s Commander fur the sick General Ka tythes would not do any good. He next comment- d illk • General tIIS Ay, i s ...eneral Count Ktitisow, *lto, in 1805, on the plan proposed by Mr. Grattan in the Irish • Parliament, which was to appoint conimissiOners to commanded the Russia n tr oo p s i n A us t r i a . say upon oath what was the value of the tyt!ic,.— LISBON. JUNE 2. The action at Usagre, on th e 26 t h u lt. between Thia would increase the evil, instead of remedying it ; for although clogfrmen might be contented with the allied and French cavalry, was of importance. sixpence or a shilling on an acre of potatoes worth £ 2 O, The enemy had 200 killed, among whom were seve how could commissioners upon their oaths say that ral officers ; and 73 taken prisoners, including a Feu that was the value of the tythe? The Right Hanour• tenant-colonel, major, &c. The defeat af the division able Member then observed on the schemes tor light ening the hu:then of tythes. • The mode: schenil was of Sehustiani, at Baeaa, is coa t med. objectionable, as requiring perpetual changes of ia. i Soult continued his retreat, pursued by the allied luation, commissioners to value the crops, and Pres- troops, towards Seville, which place he re-entered sing particularly on the poorer holders of land. The scheme of commuting tythe forland wasobjectionable, with about 10,000 men, on the 25th. On hi s marc h as throwing so much land into mortmam, and sub. his army was greatly harassed, as well by our pnr jecting the clergy, whose tythes were only at thirteen suit as by the Guertill.ts, who cut off all stragglers. feats' purchase, to go to the Market for land at. On the 23d our heavy cavalry came up with him a t 21 years' purchase. The land-tax scheme was equally Usagre, a little north of Lerena, and took and.killa obnoxious. There actually appeared to be no re medy but civiliziog the people by placing resi- 480 men and 17 officers, with the loss of 50 or 6it on dent clergy among them, and to this object much our part of the 3d and I.:h Dragoons, under General attention hail been poisl by the Irish Government. Lnml ey. Lord Wellington is near Badajoz. General The cause of the late Irish disturbances was not the Hill is likewise gone up to resume his former com payment of tythe, but the payment of rent, and the • ch rgy had no concern whatever with the tumults mand. The siege of Badajoz is advancing; it must which had been excited. He concluded by express- fall. soon, as the besieged have now no chance of help. ing his intention rum resist the motion. I Missena, Junot, Mortier, Bessieres, and others, are Mr. FRENCH wished the House to consider the gone to Paris. It appears hilassena proposed attack question more seriously. It would be the most se- ing Lord Wellington again on the Bth, which was cure means of quieting the mind of Ireland , to know that the subject, whatever was the result, had met opposed by Bessieres, in which opinion all the other wi:h due (I , ..liberation. __ _ _ Generals joined Marmont, now commanding there ; ___ _ _ of course we shall not have any new action in that (IttarLtt very soon. There is a talk of some of our troops falling back towards Lamego, for the greater convenience of the Commissariat. The eleventh are alt ivo. and a fleet of transprrts are preparing for the transport of the Enniskillens from Cork. This day our batteries open on Badajoz.:--we shall certainly celebrate the 4111 of June there. It appears Marmont is preparing to make some move with his army, very probably southward. Accounts from the Isiediteranean s.y, that Admiral Cotton has got possession of Genoa. Fresh attempts have been made to set fire to the town of S.'lshoinas, in the West Indies, as appears from the foll;;AA ing extract of a letter, dated St. 'Thomas. April 1811 • " Within these last few weeks there haie been re- peated attempts to set the town on fire in various quarters, none of which fortunately succeeded. In the last, a fellow was caught in the very act of lighting the matches he had laid, and is now in close confine ment. -We fear, however, that no sufficient example I will he made of him, although the evidence is quite conclusive. The Danish law is much tua knient ;Against such offenders." The report of his MAJESTY'S state at Windsor Castle yesterday, was , s•That the KING is better, and had a good night." Our Readers . are aware, that a fortnight ago, it was determined by the QUEEN'S Council, that Dr. WILLIS should be authorised to employ his own people in attendance on his MAJESTY'S person ; and that he should have the power to direct the treatment of his disorder. Accordingly the Royal Pages were re moved, and four of Dr. Wiws's men perform the whole duty of attendance on the KING'S person. The Physicians are only c insulted in regard to medical prescriptions when thought necessary ; but as the bo dily health of his MAJ xsry is good, medicine has not been deemed necessary. We have great pleasure in stating,that since the newcourse of treatment has taken place, evident symptoms of improvement have ap. peared. The irritations which recurred frequently have abated since his MAJESTY is under the immediate view of his new attendants, and hope is therefore revived in the breasts of those about him of his recovery. Within these three days, there have been several meetings of the QUFENIS Council in town ; of course we do not affect to know the occasion ; but it is con jectured that they may' intend to make some declara tion before the recess of Parliament. The account received in town yesterday from Bushy was, that the Duke n! CLA I.IiNCE was much better. The public will perceive, by our Parliamentary Re. port, that the Chant •lior of the Excheq.u.r last night obtained leave to bi ing in a Bill to enable the hank to issue silver tokens, value .ss. 6d.; ss. 3d.; 2s. 6d. and 1s• 6d. This will we hope.effectually remedy the se vere inconvenience experienced by the trading world by the want of change. - Mr. BRAND Wi hdrew his MI tinn for Parliamentary Rerun), pledging himself br . ng it forOard early in the next St•sion of Pailiametit. P..rliament, we understand, w.ll be prorogued on Frida% • I Ile 4 21st instant. There was a Sped 41 Meeting of the Whig Club yes terday, upon the ••1 bjeet of Pll iiamentary Reform. A letter was yester ay recPived from Liverpool, stating, on the alledge I ao.hority of advice' by a ship from New York, after a very short voyage, that the Non-Intercourse Law would be revtved against France, on account of toe want of good faith in the revoca ,,, i) ut tue Dertin and Milan Decrees. Wi know u. t wLeth r Ministers have any account to this effect, but the MAITIIS WELLES EY sent for Mr. Z-44.TH, the American Charge d'Affaires, and had an interview with h.m yesterday afternoon at two o'c ock. The Gentleman we hive just named t.sume that the Berlin and Mitan - Deveeb have been it rogated, so far as relate to the .11-public, and has sit :mid the matter te his Majesty's Government. . Ittit Matt. The Dra iiit Casirds ink to be Veirceisild it *• bleJon on Friday-, and ate Light Drag ions are to reviewed, and to Maui:envie, tinder the c-mmand Lord Paotr, on Hotuisl-w Heath, on -M n Jay net . The '23d Dragoons which distinguisl,,.l itself .. Talavera, are *gait. fit for service, and will protee to Portugal fittliwith, underthe command of the Ear Of POOTARCINoroti, Every exertion will be used to hasten the depa tune of the hussar brigade to !Dhow L 1)A06 . 1* un mediately. Several caval•y officers are mention • as likely to go out to Portugal, Among them Lor. ROssiNN. The 35th regiment have m welted from Shorncli to embark at Portsmouth for Portugal. . The Irith Regiment has,embarked S:arboroug on board the Islas and Ari Ant.. Irtncports. Lord WELLltioroal performed the whole journe from the Agueda to Badajoz on horseback, And wt extraordinary speed. captain Rostrata!, who was Aitif-tle•CIMp to th gallant G •neral HOCCHITON at the Bade of Allmera and who had his horse shot tancl,.r him, appeare I a the Review on Mond iy, in his place, with the Firs Regiment of Foot Guards. NAVAL IN7 LIGSNCE. FALmouTH, JUNE 9. Arrived lite Diana wicket, Captain /Ault, with Mails fro Cadiz. which she left nu the Ma ult. She brings a Metserg , with dispatches, but cannot learn that she bring% any particul, news. Ari port was prevalent that Badaj w had faller, but o credited—the siege of Cadiz was not raised—no packet nut.- The Diana spokr the Pnneeas Charlotte packet, which left ti the 441 instant, with malls, for Lisbon; also arrived t he u nt ie . _ _ . packet, Capt. 'NAYLOR, with mails from the Brazils; left Ba ld on the 15th Merck and Rio de Janeiro on the lath Apr'l, n news ; on the Slat May poke the brig Greyhound, from °arra sere, bound to Newfoundland, sod on'the 7th lust. was chaced by a large brig, which, from her appearance, was supposed to be a French privateer. Yesrerday put in here by contrary wind, the fullowinit vessels, viz. his Majesty's ship I.torn RD, from l'urja• mouth, for Garbs, with a until and troops ; American ship Midas, from Liverpool, for Malta; Fortitude, M'.-s iTHUR, from Lem• don, for the Bay of Honduras; Amelia, Wool), tram Ditto, for Jamaica; and Rose in June, MAY, from Ipswich, for Oporto.—.l Remain by contrary vend his Majesty's ship ROMULUS, and. W . iv/a .loop of war, with fl• et for Portugal, and packets with mails fur Lisbon and M,diterranean.—Wind Ws PI.YMOUTH, JUNE 10. Arrived the ARMIIIt legate and I.saa sloop, from a cruise; the Acarra frigate, from Portsmouth ; and the A..rora schooner, born Basque Roads. 'the tr.LA NTS frigate ' which arrived, on Friday from the coast of Spain, has come up harbour to be docked: PORTSMOUTH, Juni?. Arrived his Mitj,:sty's ships Rolm. Oita and ;4...twit' from ot Cherbourg.—Witul westerly. DEAL, JUNE H. Atrived the °almost store ship, with the Russian prisoners, bound to the Bailie. YARMOUTH, /IMF. 11. - - Arrived this morning the Lark packet. Captain Dail, and has landed her klails and several pa4setigers from Gottenbuegh ; no news—the Packet sailed for Harwich. R-main as per lam. FROM LLOYD'S LIST. The liaty, Southward, from Wit iiingtlati to Bristbl, was spoke-with the I ath of April, In lat. 24.28. tog. 55. iri dist re-s, towing away for Guadeloupe, having experienced peaty lost her bowsprit, and thrown from age toradu turrets of tar and turpentine overboard. The Vengeance Preach schoonet privateer sailed train ChlfleS• ton the lOth of April, on a cruise. The brother , Clay, from the River Plate to London, parted from the Sarago,sa, about three weeks after sailing, in a gale of wind. Jae- Penrick, from Wilmington to England, is I lost on the rocks off Bermuda. The sentence in the case of the Fox, American ship, claimed by the captors under the. Orders in Courcil, has been again deferred for another week by the Judge of the Court of Admiralty, on the repro. sentation of Dr. JeNNE:t, on the part of the Claim. ants, that a further Report would be made ou the subject of the Berlin and :aim Decrees: We have seen a letter of .t recent date frqm ages*. tleman belonging to the Pumnaa frigate, dated at Malta, to which place that vessel and her consort had returned, Wiihout having been able to coml. up with or find out the enemy's vessels they some time Ago sailed in quest of. The PostoNe, which has been very lucky in taking prizes, and destroying a n.tm'se ..f the enemy's vessels, during the long-, tim.: she has cruized in the Mediterranean and Adriatic, may be expected in England early in the ensuing month. CIIRISTOPHE assembled a Councilor State in March last, by which he was declared King of Hayti, and the Sovereignty made hered,tary in his family. A letter just received from an Officer in Lord Wit- LINGTON'S army, states that a Mr. FITZIICNRY, A na tive of Wexford, and Colonel in the Irish Brigade, has come over to the English army, and given must valuable information. L-tters were yesterday received from Corunna to the 6th inst. a week later than the Gallician Journals of the preeediv day. The inhabitants of that pro vince were the \fully apprised of all tie successes o f their friend< No:` n and South of the Tagus, and it had revived a spirit of enthusiamm for the expulsion of the enemy, which we hope will, be attended with the happiest consequences. Monday evening, a saiing boat with ladies and gentlemen was upset opposite Lord Cremorne's seat, at Chekeit. One gentleman was unfortunately drown ed. The body lnts not been found. We have authority to state that preparations are making, under a Patent recently obtained, tot supply ing the Public with a new Water-Proot Cement or Stucco, of a pleasing colour, made from the cheapest and most plentiful materials is nature. The Lottery began and finished on Tuesday, the King's Birth-day, when 480, s+Bo, 10,4.80, and 15,430, were the Numbers of the Four Prizes of 620,000 each ; 14,420 was drawn a Plixe of £lOOO, and 6857, a Prize of £5OO, and sold in Shares at ErroN's Offices, 2, Cornhill. and 18, Coventry-street, where the Fortunate Holders may receive their Money on Demand. M ARIC•LAN E.—To-day we have not many fresh ar rival, of Wheat, nor much remaining on hand; this trade dull in sales nearly at last prices quotesL—Bar. ley this %sea rather lower—Malt and White Peas at little variation, but few of the Leter—New Tick Beans, Sts. to 405.; Ohl, 465. t 0,525.-1 here are considerable suppies-M Oats; not many of fist Oa tity, which are in demand, and those sanii,les soma what dearer—Thar at lateyrices. r r