Star. — London, England, 1816-05-10 00:00:00

el, Ir. be ... ai L ov a r jo . l : llc plysmleni - bad deserted,been suit .7.71 4 ' ;44 Miiicturm's found ' their capitals wilt. ". leg a way, then the whole, be, rather inclined t• t he motion of the Noble Lord, and should, therefor% ii , d oom -with giving it his support. or. WILLLA% SOITIt rove amidst, general, c m ; of qnestien.. 4s.soon as order was restored, he togged to exidailithe reasons which had induced him lc huge his opisfitin, and to vote for the amend.' - . He certainly gave credit to the Right Ho., o perable Gentleman, .that be proposed a Corn triittee 1,411. the view of seeing whether he coold not afford soma. , relief to the manufacttirer ; and be tliongitt the., casim i t t e e ssould . uot been iii cation triiiit loag t .He ., 1 4 9 1 4 1, therefore, give. his inppOrt to t he' measure yosh the Right, Honourable Gentleman recom. l imitled to the House. General GASCOYNE was sure that his Honour ,o4•Friend who bad just spoken was not influenced by ihe slightest partiality towards one side or the o w; and as he reposed the utinutst confidence in his jogeent on this question, he should certainly vote l ac the amenilm.ent. The,cries..of ••• Question" were hi r e repeated. Imusall parts of the House ; but order bog again restored, Mr. BENSO/4 begged to offeia few words. He was quite sure it bad been proved to the satiefitetion of the 'former Committee, that the trade was in. a rson minima Mats ; . and, from all that he had 'heard on the subject, he was afraid, that its distresses had .bees considerably increased.' It was not the repeal of the duties. alone that would afford relief to like manufacturer: the restrictions prevented him from 1 making a good article. In time of peace Govern. aunt should give every support to trade; and with ! upset to the particular branch which was then be lee the Houie, he thought that no real good could be effected, unless they should addpt the motion of the NoOle Lord. (The Honourable Member w d ls Proceeding is make some farther observations, when a w ake et " Question" were renewed, and the re. mender of his speech was quite inaudible in the Sallffq- . Mr. GABES (amidst general cries of w With. driers In) tow to submit efew remarks. He said he 4 0ka ta support the Noble Lord's motion ; and if that Wal k s ', be would support the motion of the Chan• . eller of the Excbequer.Low4 hag s krr aid with. dfrag3 . . - : ; _•'1) r. ; . • . n 154 b,, Mr. PROTHEROE monld not _detain. *mien& eabeperceived the general impatience:. He said, that if the Property Tax had been continued, it would hew enabled.the Ctiancellor of the Exchequer to re peal the tax on leather; but, under the present cir earestances of the. country, he did not think that Goy vesament ought to. abandon so large a portion o f our 1 Mam. ... 1 . Lord.ALTHORPg rose to reply. He Telt it in-1 cembeat oa him to state the reasons -hich would in &shim to. persist in Motion, it .appeared to him that the arguments which the Honourable Member' (lair. W.. Smith) bad advanced in support of the amendment were.fouuded in mistake. He had stated, that if Gentlemen on that.side of the House insisted sea division; they.wuttld probably lose With the Bill sad the.Conunitteet but this was quite impossible— (Neer, hear) —lf leave were given to bring in a Bill, &Colasaittee 'night still be appointed. An the law Committee they had examined whether the rata .fgal j be collected in any other way, and the Surveyor of Excise was of opinion that it could.not be taken on the raw hides. • If the Committee was appointe.d, and proceeded in the manner it did formerly, the whole. discussion would be repeated. The people concerned j lathe lea th er trade would only be satisfied by a ri = petrel the taxes affecting them. He would take the lease of the 1-l-athe upon his motion. .-.. Mr. F. LEWIS put the two cases, of proceeding. **Committee of inquiry, or of immediately.agrse into the introduction of a bill fur a repeal. of the :leather Taxes/ and stated the advantages of the 'kite, courts withoet renouncing the former. Thee' *vex was a erbieet..micirir deserving of inquiry by ..a Committee, the:labours of which he WAS lure would *.tesult in discovering and recommending a .eubstii ute, .istyiel.jing the half million raised in,usitt of the most Mtphlitic and objectionable ways thitt.tver .a linance .ilmisterrestirted to. The appointment , of .a Com mittee,.howeverw.did not preciude rheaminginkt isof oisellill; nor could theprogress of its , labours in the ,ismaiospede the discussions that a Bill would lead to. He called upon the Gentlemen who agreed to tl.e Committee to observe consistency, and to allow the :same-course to be pursued that was suggested in the case of the Insolsent Debtors' Bill. It was at first proposed to bring in a Bill for repealing the Insolvent ' Debtors' Act—a. Committee of Inquiry was upon Obit occasion proposed, and the discussion terminated with grantin; leave to bring in the Bill, and appoint- Illia Committee, which should make its inquiries in ' %Mesa. lime. He (Mr. Lewis) claimed consis ..bitty hum those who recommended such a mode of • lostrding._ The urge..cy of the measure was as .7, a n d . , 2111 " nO'objrctioas existed in the one casd that . sot exist in the other. The leather tax was so Akill i akmatolik.butli lroter the restrictions which were for levying it, and from the inequality which melded its distribution, that no other way etscollect itit the same extent of revenue could be devised which would nut be an improvement. The question was then loudly ,called fur, and the House divided, when there appeared._ • For the • Motion of Lord Althorpe, 86 ;. Agentat, it, 141; Majority, 35. The Amendment of the COANCELLOR of the Ex cHEQUita was therefore carried; and on strangers being re-tdmitted, the SPEAKER was reading over the names of the Members of the Coenunit&e. LYTTELTON, after a few observations, moved for leave to bring in a Bill to prevent the h oling of clapper or other tokens.—Leave granted. WROTTESLEY moved for leave to bring ; to explain and amend the 9Cilast Sys' 1 49../Ispecting the abolition of gepl.tees.—Le3ve. 11 4:11ranted, the Bill brought in,ireaclA first time,. 4 14orarred to be read a second rimes tomorrow. On the motion of the CHAiCELLOR of the Exam- WM, the various Petitions against the Leather Tax were referred to the Committee of Inquiry into that 5 9biest. Mr. V. FITZGERALD brougbt in a Bill for c e 11414 cing the Irish Malt Duty; read a Ant time, *Rd de to be read a secon d t i me to -m or row :likewise ~ " P e Stamp Repeal Bill, and Wall Hearth put r Bill. The Bank Restriction Bill wee lad a third thief Lid pautd.—Adjouratd. THE EVENING STAR.. LONDON. NEXT• TUESDAY THE LOTTERY BEGINS, WHIN EVERY TICKET DRAWN WILL BE A PRIZE, AND THE EIRSI' PRIZE MAY BE X 35,000! !! FitIDAY, MAY 10, 11316. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT I WELVE O'CLOCK* Reduced 60 , 1—.Cuas. mo. t—for ace. Me 4 per Cent.764l-3 per Ceat. 94fi —Bands 2s. 3s. pr. Onut. Bills es. *Lis. Ss. pr. The question for the repeal of the Duties on Leather came On last night in the House of C6rniniriti. ''The general sense of the House seemed to be that the col. lection of the Duties is connected With a system of restrictions so vexatious, harassing, and oppressive, in its operation, as to threaten the very existence of this valuable branch of manufacture in lire British Empire. Ministers seemed impressed with the just- 1 nets of the letatements ; but as the evil threatened seemed to rest more upon the means resorted to fo r securing the collection, than on the effect of a duty on this article, the CHANCELLOR of the Excites:arra moved, by way of amendment, that a Committee be appointed, to consider whether the Tax might not be rendered productive, without the restrictions com plained of I This finally was carried—the number for the Amendment being 1.21, and for theimmediate Repeal of the Tax b 6. We canna doubt that con siderable relief will result to the Manufacturers63m i the investigation of the Committee, either by a repeal of the Tax entirely, or by a reduction of the amount, with the removal of the vexatious enactments which at present net - only cripple, but threaten the annihila- lion of the Trade. It appears by an account laid upon the table of i the House of Commons, that between the first of January last and the ilth of April, forged bank notes to the amount of not : less than *hie th,suandi six hoard atol thirty-eight Ispaarie were pre:eased far parapet at the gash of Eatilitid.-What a loss for the Bank to sustain: for having accommodated the public with a circulating ,medium I No, Reader —Every one of these Notes were reined payment at the Bone, and the loss has -tilleft-:ttn • private': inclividuats ! thisAtist ? •3 1 ‘e thSt; under the circumstances of . . the case, it is far otherwise. To compel.t.lte public to receive paper in payments, without the eleCtion of demanding the King's current coin, and to make•the torgeries of that paper, received by compulsion, fall of, the public, is certainly a monstrous absurdity: The Loss ought to be borne by "those who pocket .she profits— ! or else the public should have the power rf protecting themselves against this hass:—What a tax is. this on the hard-earned 'gains of the mechanic and shopkeeper ?-,11"30,000 a year for forged Bank of England Notes. Had the Public even the option of demanding gold, we would ques tion the. equity of allowing the Bank to refuse pay. Meat of Notes which none but themselves can distin guish from those that are genuine. While suffered to do so, no effectual means will be adopted to' prevent a crime which* by its facility IFings numerous, victims to the scaffold every year. • In our last page we have inserted accounts of some lamentable fires in the county of Suffolk. Many of our Readers must know that these have, by report, been attributed to incendiaries. The idea seemed incredible, and we hesitated to give it currency; but, we are sorry to state, that from every enquiry ;hat we ., have been able to make, there is too much reason ,to believe that the greater part of them have been the at ta of evilsdisposed persons—originati447 neees sariVi 'kW wages to which they limo lay the . ; A absolute inability of .the farmer. to pay. ffil more. We 'hardly know whether to deplore mossi the wickedness or the ignorance which could lead men to perpetrate loch acts. It is undeniable : that iktioratife is the parent of many crimes, which *veil the • most flagitious would avoid, were they better informed I for few men are scrvoid of intellect as deliberately to. perpetrate any act with a moral cartaioty r oust thereby agiravate their Own distresses; but thio is the direct tendency of flit aid and asalleistis sets • • . of tiotst itimitgattes. 'Hence does die tanner de rive tlfi by whieble into pay his labourers ? whenee but from the sale of his produce ? If mad anti Wicked men destroy it, they destroy the very sooree of their owls wages—snay, more, the very ar. tide, for the boying of whit% they want high wages. It would be folly to reason on the immorality of such acts with men who tan be so stupid is to imagine that abundance is,to be produced by works of de. struction ; but the evidence which this affords of.the lamentable ignouancs of the lower orders, should not be lost sight of, and should opeiate as a powerful stimulus to the better informed to exert themselves for their better instruction. • But in ti moment "which threatens thousands of the community with instant destruction, the evil must be encountered with some remedy more prompt • thau any -thing to be ex pected from the moral improvement of the ignorant And vicious. When a city is in flames it would be the height of folly to waste time in philosophical discussioni respecting the best means of altering and impriming ;he tonstruction of the fire-engine. The arm of power should be instantly and vigorously employed for the stippression of these enormities and tee - paeliehrnent of the- guilty. - • We have received the Feench Papers of Tueslty : we subjoin such of their consents Ns are interesting. The Frtnch Government ire about to act the ridicu lous farce of trying General BERTRAND, who is with his master, BONAPARTE, At St. Helena. He is to be tried for treason and contumacy, and, we presuma, will be executed like LAVALETTE, in effigy : COURIRR ILILTRAORDINARY OF TURSDAY MORNING. Hii Mhjesty laboured yesterday with several of his Ministers. The last letters from Nap/es bear, that her Royal bighneu Princess Caroline - will embark there on the 6th or 7th May; so that she may be mimed to di:. embark at Marseilles about the 10th instant. General Cambrone left Paris yesterday morning to proceed to Nantes 1 :ar,embarkation. • The. Jourotal of Arms announces. that severit * eallid kreachmen, who had fixed themselves in the large cities of the , United States of America, have retired into the interior of the Nevi Continent. PARIS, MAY 7. The second Council of War of the first Military Division, will to-morrow procepd to the trial of Ge neral Bertrand 4 contumacy, who was exempted from the amnesty. In terms of the law, there can be no oral depositions of witnesses, and no Advocate can speak in favour of the accused. The Reporter alone will be beard. The Emperor of Russia has permitted the exporta tion of twelve thousand oxen from Russia to Vienna, Anatria in general. recal of Prince Icaunitz from Madrid is not occasioned by any misiiicteritandini bet.veed the Courts of Austria and Spain, since we learn 'from Vienna that the Emperor ii about to itornin.ite another Minister. An expedition left Lisbon for Brazil on the 18th ult. composed of a ship of the line, two frigates, and several transports; having on board 6,ooo.troops. Great preparations are making at Brussels to recehre ilia' Prince of Orange and his illustrious bride. The Duke de la Chatre has taken his oathi as one of the First Gentlemen-of the Chamber to the King. The King held a grand Item on Sunday, which was attended by all the foreign Ministers and persons of distinction. . ". M.Cherbileria is the new Commandant of Versaillgo. Wenre; ioncerned to state that Baran Paignier, one of . tlir'C.ihinet Ministers, wits• thrown horse on last, near Chaillot, and received severe contusion. No serious danger is apprehended. The bake Jules de Poligoac is not gone to Lon. dOn, but to Edinburgh, to form a matrimonial con. ile.ololl with one of the richest heiresses of Scotland. M. Bella. former Secretary to Maret, has been crested ai Geneva, and conducted by geasdarmes to the frontiers of France. • Sixty thousand francs were distributed last week by order of the King to the poor of Paris alone. By an Ordinance of the Grand Duke of Weimar, the German gazettes are no logger to be submitted to a censor before publication—at least those pnb. Belted in his States, A Mail from Flanders arrived this morning. A Letter from Brussels, dated April 6th, say . ' :—" An English frigate has just arrived at Antwerp to take on board, and convey to Cirita Vecchia, the statues, pictures, and 4)04 works of art, which sacrilegious hands had' daredie'ravish from the Capital of •the Christian w*,..s which are now restored 'at their demand: When they arrived from Paris, these treasurer were deposited is the Hanseatic Hour in that city. There have bee. seized in Hungary several works, the.object of which is to induce the Einperor tative,p German Constiratlon which shall alonerOtirate all the' under his domiuion." Grea#Riktine! are making at VieusitlA i the 24ilit3ecessed Ensigns, In several pOts pi, Russia, particularly st ip itss i, Ni 'and Casan, there fns been an, efiraordisati storM, Which - has done great damage. The public beilflitigs in the, first of those places were greatly injured.. At AisChoßiovogrorod,- the storm carried of the roofs of the bailees and the sails of the witl4;mllls,' threw down *Vital persons; and lifted up to a . consideritaeleight in the f ir children Who were in the streets. • ...• I * ' WI. V`YW ''i 4Pata It • • • reform in the tribunils of the Inipasitionind the Hely:Office is contieuing sVias • activity. andwill attend to all the connotes where this institiftion =exists.. In the briefs addressed bY,his Holiness to the Congregation charged whit the labott, his Holiness says, 4. 'Do not forget that the'vniy . to render religion 'powerful in all ,States, beck) view - her divine, and bringing, to mankind only COnsolatibli and benefits,' the 'preeeist of our Devote Masten, • Love each other." ettg ke to be the law of the Universe:" - All legal.roceedings in religious matters shill bey lubjected to the forms of proceeding in 6%41 ind•'cri mina!, Tatters. Accosation, denunciation, and inqui sition. in matters of 'faith, cannot serve 61%m a legal proceeding—it cannot be founded except in facts. Persons under a judicial sentence.the accom plices of the accused persons, declared infamous by a Court of Justice, cannot ba. heard as witnesses. AU persons, of .whatever theological communion they maybe, shall be admitted if they are called in exculpation of the accused. The relations and ser vants are excluded from being heard either for or against the accused. The proceedings shall.be puhlic, and no witness shall ever be allowed to adduce hearsay evidence. His Eminence Cardinal Fontana has greatly con tributed get these judicial forms adoptei, and It is ' an essential service which be had rendered to huma nity and to religion. It is atm d, that as soon as the new Code is finished, it will be sent to all the Courts. rn:wer. . _ _..:. • Tye whole of the Veteran Battalions Ire to be at& embodied on the 24th instant. The Adjutunt-Clene• circular to that effect, was read yesterday to the 7ih Royal Veteran Battalion, stationed at Sheerness. We believe they are to be immediately relieved in the ditties of the Dock-yard by a detachment of the Chathan.Disision of ROyal Marines. The six frigates with troops which lately sailed for the West Indies from Portsmouth, it is supposed, are bound to Providened; where we understand a serious entiimotion hag arisen-among the Black troops. We hue been requested to state—" What rank Quarter -Mayers of Icifaiitry hold as to c hoi ce of .Quarters in Blrrailli ?"—Will thank any of on; Mi. inn,' Readers to enable us to answer the question. . INDIAN INTELLIGENCE. PEACE WITH THE NEPAULESE. Late advice* from India. have been teccived at the India-house, which communicate eeci*ive and grateful intelligence relative to British. affairs in tP:at country. It is true that it had been fem7;d expedient to reinforce the army opposed to the I;e;iatilese L bsa we-are happy to state,. that •the recommencement of hostilities was rendered unnecessary by the Nepanlese government having finally concladed a peace With Ole British & and. on. such terms as his ExcellotitYUr4 Moirw det• Male) I y deskable..• To - dirs. plrAfi its formation it is added, -that no peace was•ever.signe4 in Ihdia 'which promiiio a More perminetit hapa result. 571.-e above intelligence ii dated Caictutai December 18, With respect to the native *Chiefs * India, a dd.. sultory warfare was still kept up amongst them k sometimes. victory was in favour of one, and some, times of another. Runjeet Sing, on a late occasion, to try the fidelity and watchfulness of his array, disguised hiliself, and attempted during the night to.enter the encampment of Mehan Sing.. He was stopped by the guard, and be then offered SOO rupees for permission to pass.-a- The guard, however, resisted this temptation, and seized Runjeet by the neck, who then threw off his disguise, and rewarded the guard. Rajah Akbar Khawn had excited disturbances in Kangery. Mob taub Khawn was plundering at Purstory and Madhorajposrairmo . .. - The JarribrefGoltrntnent was left making prep.. rations to . def Aid .14pore against a combination of Chiefs whe were threausaingso levy-upon them heavy contributions. A Council of all the leadin; men had been held to consider of the public safety, but no measure appears to have been adopted. The princi pal Minister sent away all his family from Jaypore, and then destroyed himself. An the other Ministers had either concealed themsch•es or absconded. The latest accounts from Ilolkar's camp describe the pe cuniary embarrassments of that Court as in the ea. treme. • The Calcutta journals state, that Runjeet Sing, ac cording to the latest accounts from Amretsir, was at Lahore, preparing for the invasion of Cashmere. Jobn Powell, private in his Majesty's 21. th Regi. meet .of .Light Dragoons. has been- br , ,ught to 4 coett-Mattial in India on three charges of mutincus caltdsoct .he was .found guilty is all of thcm. tog sent:laced to be skit. 'l'►nms or Pearce..'-.The - Gobrkahs cede to theßri. tish, in perpetuity, thewhole of the coui:try acquired by the British aims during the late campaign, and iikewi►e the whole -of the low lands known by Ihe name of Terrac, situated to the westward of their frontier range of bills t. a great portion of the latter territory to the Nabob Vizier ; and the British Go vernment in India guarantee to pay the• pettiions of several whose stipends are chargeable on. hit Hith odes treasury, in retutn for the two crores'of rupees subscribed by him to the gn►erninent sit percent. loan of last year. This stroke olliolicy, say des letters, throws the burthen of theeipense of the late war on our ally. .• • • • Yesterday her MAggSTY held a Private Court at her Palate, fht•thel phrpose of receiving the Address Of the lime of tiritimons upon the marriage of her Royal Grafiffidabghter to the Prince of SAxe IMAIRGI, when her MAJESTY recei . wed the AddressmOst graciously, and returned a suitable Answer. • Yesterday, pursuant to adjournment, there Was a vdty respectable meeting of Bankers, Merch.ints, Sec. held at the blinsion-house, to consider of the best means of raising a subscription for the completion of . a piece of.plate (partly executed) to be prtseriled to his Grace the Duke of WaLtauctroN, as a testimonial of his splendid services. Several resolutions forthe purpose of carrying into effect the object of the meet ing were presented, subscriptiOni were opened, and an adjournment moved; which was tarried. • Sir GRAHAM MOORE is appointed one nf the Lotus of the Admiralty, in the mush of Lori Hitantx i'au. LETT,• who retires from 111 health. ' .• VIIESTER. ACES.—W BONESDAY, MAY I The Course was but thusly attended. cel aeonint ot the rain. The Dee Stakes of 50e. each, lt. ft. for colts and fiWas, 3-yrs. old ;' Derby Weights. ' Once round the Course and i 41114airr4:. Lard Grey's brown cult, by Castrel sir W. Wynnes bay colt, by Waxy - - 2 Mr. Tomeis bay SUy, Diana Four paid forfeit.. A Sweepstakes of 90r. cadh, p. p. for 3-yr-old colts, esi. 31b. fillies,ist. Once round the Course and a dis:al.ce. Sir T. Stanley's bay colt, by Sir Oliver 14rd Grey!. bay colt Bustard - Lord Grosvenoes bay idly Larissa . • Lord Derby's brown mit iiesibraudt Mr. Sotbern's chews ut colt, by Peruvian • *three paid. ! The Anneal City Plate of Sixty Guineas (clear), given by the Corporation tt-yr-olds, est. 51124 4-yr-okls, est.; 5 yr-vias, est. lrlb ; a yr-olds, and aged, 9st. idts.—Msres at d geld ings allow ed 21b.--Heats, three times round tile Course. • . Mr. Emities bay mare, by sir Paul, 3-pre old S I. 1 Mr. T. tiykee. grey Ally Outcry, S preUld . ' •1 . 2 er 1 Mr. Fletcher** . lirizn'gelding Viceroy, 11-irs old .4 S. ,Sts Sir W. W. AzyilkiNilpy seining, by Quint, 4.yn oLI O. 'dr J. PhOWI *tart flay Lady Acne. 6-ps•old CO* inliA l Ntii 2 MAR - It-LANE, MAT to. • • ' Having tria l !rest arrivals of. Wheat this Morning, .and the dematid.cuntinning brisk, salts were readily effscted at an adiance of 2s. per quarter. Bailey is ls. per quarter deaier, and in request 'it that advance. Oati. Beans, and rea?, sold freely it Wednesday's - . prices. . • SMITHFIELD MARKET, MA! VOi: 'Bad • 4s -00 to Se g: k l Viol Ss 04 so AD •14 • Mow Se 64 to- Se 44 Perk Si OS •Of 404 . . Lamb 70 10 it ed. .• • Elks 400.4.9 and lambs 3,64oo.ralvesl9o—stis 411 3 . . • 4 ~y