Star. — London, England, 1816-05-28 00:00:00

botog idriwO hi **vie* tt , 41leettaid the feat state o f the finances of the country. A very fair, and-he believed re very correct statement. had been given with ' ae spect to Ireland; but why had not the-same been d on e with respect to England ? Why did not the Right. Honourable Gentleman face his difficulties wa i l fully 1 But, not the. m Chancellor of the Ex chequer said, only enable eto get over my present em barrassments, and rely on me for the future...-. Th e Right Honourable Gentleman had brought into his account £5,063,765, as the surplus grants of last y e ar; but what had become of the residue ?—(Hear, )—He had given the Right Honourable Gentle man great ercdit for asking for the sum which Par. Potent voted, but he did not give him equal credit f o r getting rid of it. The war. had lasted only a ,oath, and though our troops had gained immortal h onou r (for naval war there was ncne), that was no la y s wer, when he asked what had become of the lo oney ? 'They were merely told, however, that there we re live rnillioos and a half of surplus; and, in ad dition to that, the Bank of England advanced nine millions. The Bank had now lent Government 12 millions, but he did not like that we should be in debted to this amount in the shape of loan. He believed that all this was' for the sake of continuing the Bank =Restriction ; and his firm conviction was, that the restriction would go on beyond the two years. As to returning to payments in specie, he had heard nothing else for the last 1.5 years. The Bank had always contrived to keep the Chancellor of the Ex chequer under their thumb ; and now they knew that he could not repay them, they had secured the renewal of .their Charter—(Near, hoar, hear). — The Governors had certainly shewn very great dex terity in their arrangements with the Right Hon., G e ntleman : neither Jonas, nor Breslaw, nor any of these people, could have displayed more cunning.— (A brash.) They made four distinct propositions : :h e y were to have interest and no interest ; they were to receive a bonus and no bonus. (Laugh.) 'These tricks had completely deceived the Right Honourable Gentleman ; but what was the consequence ? If the revenue did not increase, we should have to raise 12 m aiions in some way or other ; or, in the course of another year, we must have a loan of 21 millions.— We vete thus loft to t:e mercy of the Bank, and we knew how far tlie.r kindness extended': they were merciful to the degree between three per cent. and five per cent. and would lend us nothing without the renewal of their Charter. From this view of our fi nancial situation, would any one say that the country was in a flourishing state ? There was nothing that could hold out any consolation whatever, unless Par. liament would oblige Ministers to confine their expen diture within the revenue. He would not then trouble them with auy farther observations ; but he ... was quite sure that it would require a much greater talent of public speaking than the Right Honourable • Gentleman possessed ) to convince the House that this was not an alarming twee of the country.—(Hear.) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER appealed to the House, v►hether he was disposed to shrink from the diibcullies or the Country. With re. ' giant to the reduction of the National Debt, if this year only three mi;lions had been redeemed, the Right Fionourable G. ntle.ikan should remember, that it the original plan of Ministers had not been de ' hated, about 12 millions of debt would actually have been paid off. The Right Honourable Gentleman bad stated, that the apparent increase of the Revenue was in tact a real diminution ; but he had forgotten to deduct the amount of duties that expired in the last year, which would make the real difference six or seven hundred thousand pounds. Sir HENRY PARNELL expressed his conviction that the revenue of Ireland might, by proper manage ment, be considerabl increased. The charges of collection were enormous, compared to what those expenses were in England ; large sums were unne cessarily given in law expenses, and the defalcation caused by 'flick distillation was not less than one mil-, lion two bemired thousand pounds a.year. Besides, if measures were taken for restoring Ireland to trap-, • trinity, there would be no occasion to keep t' irty thousani suldins there, and thus a great saving might be made. Another great s tying, not less than sel(10,000 a-year might be effected by abolishing the office of Lord Licuretrat:t, %fix!) all the Odicess at-1 taehed to bins, and suffer Ireland to be goverued if. , the same manner as Scinland was. Sir J. NEWPORT had always been of opinion, that the revenue *I Ireland would greatly increase, it the control over the collectors wets divested of all po. lineal considerations. The taxes of Ireland were not trait( out of income but out of capital, a practice which, if it went on, Would drain the resources of the' country. Mr. WILLIAM SMITH read a letter from Dub • fin, stating the enormous expenses attending Revenue Crown Prosecutions ; there was a solicitor (Mr. Pen dergast) who received three thousand a• year, and did t ss duty, for all was done by deputy; there were, Insides, nine Ci unsel always employed, and on every trwecution, each received three guineas. The Chief fl's brother and cousin were among this number. Healso knew that the expenses of the Crown prose cutions in this country were very great. Mr. V. FITZGERALD complained that the Ho- 4 tourable Gentleman should bring forward this sub ject io the manner be did on inch authority, and without first instituting an inquiry. The prosecutions he alluded to were not for offences against the re., venue, but against the peace of th• country. ' Re specting the expenses of collecting the revenue jn beiand, which the Htmourable Baronet alluded to,' he•must tell him that the establisbnaente necessary for lollection were nearly as great As they were in Eng land, where the net revenue was so much more even-, sive. In answer to the Right Hon. Baronet, be would assert that politics had no inflaence in revenue ip peintnarnts or revenue collection in Ireland. What he at Present proposed was oidy to provide for the pre- sent year, and to prevent an accumulation of debt. Sir JOHN NIWPORT and Mr. V. FUZOER4LD mu 4111y explained. . • tdr. I'EELE considered that the Honourable Baronet (Sir H. Parnell) had spoken in the absence of all information: there was no instance in which the representations of the Beards of Excise had been l tinettended to : no appointments were made but from i !heir recommendation s and there were many eases' it which all applications on the score of influence had ' rejected. The Honourable Baronet always proceeded on avery large scale. and now be wished Padua a saving by »duck* $OOOO out of $5,000 :0 • f mezttL-tA kiwi in At tharey lisca n )-44 t , wished to save alfts,opo by putting an end to aU , minal prosecutions; and that too, in the present aria of Ireland I He (Mr. Peek) Would leave the Hong, to judge with what safety thu could be done. Lastly, be wished to reduce the very Government of Ireland, on so large a scale were all his ideas of economyi General MATt4EW concurred with the Honour able Baronet as to the great reduction that Might be effecied. The law expenses were enormous. The county of Tipperary had been put to the charge of *8,300 in three months, though it might have done much better without the police that haalwen sent in. These Gentlemen bad been totally inefficient; the/ had not produced one conviction ; they were only tlre object of ridicule, and (he meant no disrespect) went by the name of peelers—Of laugh).—Many persons would have been taken pp, if it had not beer) for these peelers; but none of the murderers of Mr. Baker had hitherto been taken. It might be said, that all the expense of such proceedings fell on the county, and so the fact :night be; but the expense fell on the innocent, and not on the guilty. Here Mr. FITZGERALD rose to order, when General MATHEW, recurring to the state of the revenue, observed, that though he might not think quite so much as three millions could be. saved, as stated by an Honourable Baronet, yet he was con. vinced that the Lord Lieutenant was of no use what ever, and that all the expense he put the country- to was just so naach mcney thrown away. He had nothing upon earth to do but to go to Phoenix Park and back again,with his six horses. Then his &ere tary was of no use whatever ; he only tsouhled the country s there were also an Under-Secretary and a Secretary at War, who had no employment what ever. Ireland had, since the Union, been nothing more than a province ; but he saw no reason why she should not be governed like Scotland, or any other part of the Empire. Nothing could be hoped for till she possessed a body of respectable resident Gentlemen, but now the whole of Dublin was in pos session of the Lord Lieutenant, Lawyers, and At toruies. The few Noblemen who came thither never thought of residing, but went to Hotels in all the different streets. (A laugh.) The whole expense of the mock Court might be saved, and the buildings used for a Custom-house, instead of erecting a new one. He called it a mock Crust, for it was attracted only by the immediate Government connexion. A large saving might he made in the enfirmous Barrack Department : all the way from Dublin to Cot k there were Barrack-masters paid for doing nothing. • Mr. V. FITZGERALD explained. Mr. CROKER vindicated the Munster Bit from the charges of the Member for Norwich. Mr. W. SMITH explained. Mr. J. P. GRAN r wished to know whether he was to understand, that the sum vow proposed was ttie whole of the charge for 'lreland ? Mr. V. FITZGERALD said, it was the whole charge, including her share of her j contribution.. Mr. GRENFELL thought the Bank should ad vance three millions without interest, out of its profits front the Public. The Resolutions were then agreed to.—Report to-morrow. The Committee of Supply was postponed to CIVIL, LIST. On the motion that the Ciid List Bill be read a third time, Mr. C. WYNNE wished that the Bill should be limited as to time. Lord CASTLEREAGH said, that although the arrangement was prepared for the Regency, it would be bull necessary for the Govertutient of tbe King. Lord CASTLEKEAGH said, that on the demise of the Crown, the arrangement would be liable to be made anew. Mr. BANKLS wished to know wha: offices would be reduced to provide for the sitar), of the Auditors in the Civil List ? Lord CAST! EttEAGllliaid, that the Treasury Minute would inform him. He believed the reductions would be made in the Lord Chamberlain's department. The Eli was then read a third time; and, after a few words from Mr. MINIM, Lord CAST LIKILAGIi, Mr. WYNNIL, Sir JOHN NZWPORT, and the Avvounte-Gescant, passed. leave was given to Wing in a Bill fur transferriog the Un claimed Dividends in the Bank, after ten years, to the Commis donors for Redeeming the National Debt. • The Alien Bill was postponed till tomorrow. Mr. '1 !ERNES wished to know whether the Noble I.ord bad any objection to furnish him with an account of the surplus of she bruits of the Crown in hand, and with estimates of the sums likely to be at the discretion or the Crown within the year ? Lord CASTLERE.AGIi had no objection to give the Right Hon. Gentleman every information on the subject of the surplus of the Drubs; biat he could not promise him any estimate of prospective sums. The MiUbaiik Penitentiary Bill was resits second time, and committed fur to-morrew. The Copper 'token Bill was read a second time, and coninft ted for tomorrow. '1 he other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the fin >e adj•m , ;led at Fwelve &Clack. THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. SIXTY THOUSAND POUNDS MAY BE GAINED BY A SINGLE LOTTERY TICKET, NEX T' ThURSDAY, WHEN THE LOTTERY FINISHEi. TUESDAY, MAY 28, OM, PRICE OF STOCKS TI-US DAY AT 7 WELVE O'CLOCK, Reduced 63—Cons. mo. 64t—for opg. 66i 4 per Cent. 771 76-5 per COIL 96k—Bonds lb. S. pr. Onin. pay. sSi i—Ezr.b. Bilb is. dls, Is. pr. Last night the CHANCELLOR of the Exouroutvn! brought forwase the Budget for the *current year, ill a Committee of Ways and Means. The whole sum required for the public service is re 27,279,295, to be met by the Bank loan of R 3,000,000 ; surplus grants of last rear X 5,663,755 ; Excise and other duties 419002,000.—Ni; new Toes have been proposed, p•xcept aa increase of the duty on Soap. A diminu tion of draw-back on Sugar exported is also a part of the ways and means; and, we are sorry to observe, that a Lottery is still to be resorted to for raising part of the matey. • . 1 However, it is obvious that in some respects the 1 condition -of the country has been improved. - We have got rid of the Property Tax and the War Tax; on Malt—together about fourteen ;millions, or one ! fourth of the whole sum levied on publicindustry for i the service of the State. This . surn, l e ft in the hands of the community, must, notwithstanding the present. distress, moo become protective. What would have been the distress ha& this load dationsed to press upon the juttiop?-...And what the idiom. diet+ , . • ; I shottia be draw% t att_er teaucttott of et. PFO44b and that as speedily as it dm be effected with. opt real detriment, will accelerate in a'ratio not to he calculyed, the return of those blessings which Peace is calculated to yield to an industrious people: • We have received the Paris . Papers of Saturday. They contain bUt scanty materials fir politic el specu lation respecting the state of France. The private letters, however, are not so reserved, and they men tion a fact which we are surprised has not found its way into the Journals, namely, the arrest of the fa tuous, or rather infamous CAVLAINCOURT. He is confined en secret, that is to say, he is not permitted to hold any, intercourse with any' other prisoners' nor with persons out of doors. His crime is therefore considered of a serious complexion : and it is added that he is implicated in the late rebollion at Grenoble. —He had prevailed upon M. Pozao DI Benosso, the Russian Minister at Paris, to claim him, as having some kind of passport or protection from the Em. peror ALEXANDER; but the French Police, cf course, rejected this ridiculous attempt to defeat the ends of justice. CAuLsiscoustr is now, we trust, for the sake ' of example, about to meet the punishment due to his manifold crimes. After the awful and unexpected, although not unmerited, fate of Muata, and a thou sand other revolutionary assassins, Pt would be too much in Monsieur CAULAINCOURT, the midnight mur derer of the Due d'Estoutem, and the ready minister of all BONAPARTE'S atrocities, to expect to escape from punishment. Indeed it has been long evid en t t o a ll w h o h Ave bad opportunities of seeing this once-celebrated plomatist recently, that something villainous was at work in his moody. mind. An intelligent traveller, who saw CAULAINCOURT by accident a few months s'snce, applied to him at once, without knowing at the time who he was, SHAKESPC Altles forcible descrip tion of the nuirderer of Prince Ant : 11114 it the man should do a bloody dived; The image of a wicked hein o us fault Lives in hi, eye that clo+e aspect of his lioth Rtiew the mood of a much troubled breast * Aphem by the hand of nature mark d, Quoted curd signed to do a deed of sham.: !" The friends of religious liberty will lament itc, learn that t!...! private letters from Paris announce the revival at Nismes, of those scenes of persecution and intolerance with which the Protestants were afflicted after the final expulsion of the tyrant BONAPARTE. It is absurd, weak, wicked to attempt to disguise the facts respecting the condition of the Protestants in .the South of France. They have been persecuted, robbed, murdered: they are now subjected to persecu tion, robbery, andassassination on account of relision —of religion only. They have not enj'yed the pro. tection that was promised.. them—the protection to which they were entitled as loyal and faithful tub. jab ; and they have a right to complain—Europe, but especially every Protestant Kingdom, has a right to complain, that their persecutors and murderers have hitherto be;:n permitted to esc.pe all punishment. The Paris Papers contain a curious article from Rome. At the suggestion of the Pura, as it is re ported, the European Powers are about to establish a Christian Kingdom on the shores of Attica, and to expel the Pirates. The PRINCE ROYAL of ETRURIA is named as the new Sovereign. The French Papeis also mention some particulars of General CIIARTRAND, who was shot in consequence of the sentence of a Court Martial at Lille, on the !..'2,1 inst. for.the part he wok in the rebellion of March, 1815. It appears that this person was made a prisoner of war in 1813; and was not only restored to his country by the first restoration of Lows XVIII. to the throne, but honoured by him with the cross of Sr. LOUIS.— He sheaved his gratitude by accepting a mission from BONAPARTE to collect troops in the South, and cut off the retreat of the Duke of ANnOULEME. The death of such a criminal can be regretted by nobody. Probably, bad a tew inch executions taken place earlier, the late insurrection at Greeueble would never have taken place. COURIER ZITRAORDINARY OF SATURDAY MORNING. The Duchess of Berri has arrived at Marseilles in good health. She mill remain under quarantine until the Ist of June. On the 3d her Highness will set out for Aix ; and on the.lsth she may be expected at Fontainebleau. By dispatches from Lyons of the 23d, dated at eleven in tht morning, we learn, thasi Didier slept on the 22d at Fort Batreau, and that he was to ar rive at Grenoble on the 23d at noon. Yesterday evening, between ten aad•eleven o'clock, an Aide•de-Camp of the Duke of Belluno arrested an individual who calls himself Graftlin, for having cried—" Pvs rEmpereur," and he was conducted to the next guard•roont. • PARIS, MAY 14. , During the short duration of the mad. rebellion at Grenoble, Didter had assumed the title of Intendant- Gvneral of the Army of Independence a man named Coaches, called himself Marshal Grouchy;' and a schoolmaster of .La Mire called himself Count Be,. trend. These wretches had also clothed a peasant•in a dress covered with gold and decorations, and they always appeared before his with their bats off. PRIVATE LEITER. • . Allll, MA US amhbessirt (tins stack Deka of Mama P ) was animal at awnierkswas in Pita* aullp yawn* and brim& up to Pasta, wean Ise a easdiasd atm. He was isataady dame! •IL Paw° 41 Swab% in aims at a pastadja! pass • • 'V - 4 . r! 5. 9 t.;t . ) IDlti ll gri Pak POW to Um stele **bilge') by As imisirte Amt. Phis interference has hitherto proved Withoet• effect. M. Mae noel, so distinguished by his patriodsrit and doquente k kb! House of Representatives, has been also arrested, together with Si persons of less note. While with a view to quiet the Thuillee ties, Paris is kept in this state of perturbation) the religious aril political fa st icisot of the south has broken out with increased ihryt " We learn, from good authority, that in the course of fast week a general rhing took place at Nismes, which terminated he the massacre of a great number of the l'rotestantt, and in the de• structiou of their dwellings. It Is confidently stated, that at least one-half of the city has fallen a prey to the flames. " Government had received notice, it appears, of Vandamint's being in the vicinity of Paris. Searches were in sonselitence made in every quarter, and in one instance a detachm...nt of gee.d'armt s was ordered to surround an inn at Versailles, where he was sup posed to be seettted. These men closely examined every person mond in the Houle, and being disappointed in their principal oh. jeer, they, 10 jut; ify their inquisitorial proceeding, carried o!f, as suspicions characters, three individuals who happened to be una provided with passports. ' 1 Pri►ate ktters from Lyons describe the pretended enthu• siasm for Royalty in very different terms front the statements which have lately appeared In the rapers. " The National Guard, instead of spon:aneovey efering to march against their fellow-citizens at GrecoNe, were compelled, by the menacing interference of the Gendanneite and Royal board, to proceed in separate detachments upcn the road to that city. But no sooner did night come on, than, escaping from the Gendarmes who conducted or rather escorted them, they dis. banded anil returned to their homes, from which it has Gem found impossible to tear them a second time. The stratagem employed to decoy dent from the town, was that of collect ng . them in small panics in its neighbouthool, nits!) the Ferrate of exercising and cqviewnig ;hem Whim mice thus colleted, Mei Wilte mate-Led, sqiiie i y turce and others by persuasion, towisds timir destination." We have great smislactit.n in annnuncing the re. storation of order• and subor.linaion in t', distr i cts lately disturbed by riots and tumult. Tfie Magis• trates, in some of the districts in particular, desave great praise fur the promptitude of their measures anal the vigoar with which they employed the powers conferred upon them by t:.e laws—suppressing the riots by the arm of the c;vtl authority without calling in the mintsry. We me; , ,:i ;tot, however, to attack blame whew the military wete called in ; for the facts sho.ild all be known before a correct opinion can be formed. It must be recollected that it is the imperious duty of Magistrates to repress riot by every means within their power, and, when the civil powrt is too weak, to call in the aid of the military to support it. Let us now hope that such disgraceful scenes as have affected dalrent parts of the ciuntry will not be revived there or acted any where rise.—. The Magistrates, the men of infLeace, the Aunt, it may be supposed are occupied in devising plans to alleviate that distress which has exposed the igno. rant to be misled and prompted to mischief by the more vicious and profligate. • _ Mr. CANNING and suite arrived at Plymouth on Sunday, on boatel the GRANICUS f gate. Yesterday, at half-past one o'clock, Lord Viscount CH/INBORN/3 and Mr. MAsTiotsrAN Uue, the Members for Weymouth,. wept to Camclford House s in full Court dresses, and were introduced into the preseirce of the Princess CIIMILOT re and Prince LEOPOLD, to present Addresses from Weymouth, upon their nuts. riage. The Prince and Ptincess were pleased to returred a most gracious answer. L_►nv AZDY.—The following are authentic copies of letters written by Lady AiIDY. We give them not to tear open afresh the wounds which must have been infl cted, by a circumstance within the recollection of our Readers, bin to shes► the misery tf,at was conse quent in this, as it is in almost every instance, upon degradation from moral propriety of conduct : (Superscribed) sir William Abdy, 'baronet, at C. Cal& wctl'i, hag Itottishato Hall, Cambridge. " Ohl de rot come to town.-1 ant gone.—l am a lost m sera ahle wretch. I have given up every tit:rig for Charles Benthick. He has caused my rum—he has made me wroteg you so Cruelly. I cot.ld never bear to see you again.—Forgive me!—l shall never forget your k:ndness to me! you hare been indeed a kind his:- band to me!—l am unworthy of you. I shall alv:ars regret you, always love you, u long as I live. Oh! may you be as happy as am wretched and miserable! This is the only wish I can have upon earth.--Bless you, my dear, dear William.—Oh ! I s:a distracted!" (Superscribed) a Mrs. Charles Caldwell, To be given immediately. Bottistiam-hall, Cambrl4ipe, a Charlotte, keep Sir William with you; take care tit b Oh, be kind to him ; Hawes is wig bless you. A mt•erahle crea ture, as long u she lives, will remem:Jer, wits► gratitude, what she owe. you." PORTSMOUTH, MAY 27. Arrived the Borodino and British Isle transports, from Guernsey, 'with troops.—Wind N.E. DOVER, MAY 57. Passed by, bound to London, the Mary, BaxnAt.t., from 'Trinidad ; and the West Indian, Coo; from Antigua. • • GRAVESEND, MAY 28. Arrived the Seem, Gibbs, and Release, !miner, front Lisbon ; Mary, Pinder, front Trini!ad; Jason, Govern, from Cadis ; piss, Richarthcm, and Minerva, Morr.ton. from Dements; ' Almwtll, 'fait, liont Hiniburgh; Wager, Agar, from kouen ; Metarhorphose, Jacon, from Calais. ' Favourite, Jordan, fr o m Dieppe; Vine, Price, from Newry; Hibernia, Davis, from St. Michael's ;• Killingback, e—, from ht. Domingo. Sckd the Angentein, ktobiuson, for Grenada. • RAMSGA l'E, MAY 116. Arrived this morning from Ostend, the Lively packet, Captain AvLessuite, bringing over about en passengers, amongst, whom were Captain Nance, tests, Regiment of Foot; and Captain Bowl. es, of the Royal Artillery, both wounded at the Battle of Waterloo—the latter severely by the bursting of a shell, from which to received no less than eight desperate wounds : his re covery goes on very, slowly.—Sailed for Ostend last evening, the Elisabeth packet, Captakr Wes SOSO, With I 5 or 16 passengsgree I —Arrived yesterday from the River, a vessel worked by steam, (formerly the Rolla gun brig) fitted up wilt a must powerful engine and machinery, for the purpose of sleepening.our oarde hsrbostr. A WSg on toe Pier at the time she came in. observed, that tas underattod this vessel was sent down to get up men,7 'from tie loco* of the g lsaibuer ' as, front the &bates in the Hoes, of Co t ,a on the rejected Ramsgate Harb,.ur ilia, ft agtpstired 1 than Xis,ctiO was sunk in it in the coons (ral inn night b” . 4 . • ...u . 0,,............,.M A Y fr. I lintos Eirtpion OuTweobo.--Union, William Robbing. ' for Amway; Vibe, Alexander Shedd. fur Quebec and Moist. I real; Attlee, Robert loots, and Brothers, George Read, fee Hansborgbi 'Lively, Robert Oray, Jun. for Amsterdam; Cs*. met, Brilliant Forester, for Gibraltar, Malaga, Ahcant. mad Valssolo; Honor, Charles Enserson, for Archangel; Moak.. Timothy for &octal, Gone, Sierra Leung, and csoll coot costagt , J o h n toms, file Rotterdam; Francis, Thous ftekl, Ice Teoevife and Ss. novas. Friday tie Or of Ingot fell 6s.pse bon at Haidiostoo, ' l l 1 1 :-_-.,~-