Star. — London, England, 1819-02-25 00:00:00

no reason to Late the Kies ground' P liced themselves; and therefore, i s e t h W surprise which he had felt meeting certain banners inscribed , Liberty," He could not conceive infatuated as to advise them to put • words together, or who had been iplier their meaning. The liberty , ae.l for We.trninster was clearly • actions; and even if it had been ,perience which he had lately acquired would have enabled him to have city. Ile was sorry to relate to them arc of his time was now consumed juts of The unina, the undue, and ience which had been employed in attend the poll; and he knew the who were thus treated, too well to was the liberty which they wished to dictation to which they were wil- Though it was not his intentio;i to longer., he could not refrain from be left them, a circumstance very im por tant question. That have been decided before they came ; it related to the payment of, the ight not to have been left for an . the polling had commenced. It ap decision which the returning officer those who had not paid the poor-rates ' to vote,. or in other words were to- He asserted that this decision was le to the law of the land nor to the reason t and argued that, though the had acted upon his own precedents, (ecisions of the House of Commons, the • on. the Shaftesbury ca..)e were dia- to that which he had lately given. at if the Poor-rates were not regu proper method of proceeding was to but now the defaidters, instead of on, arc disfranchised at a blow by isms. The effects of this system were Taxation had increased the po nation, and the poverty of the nation had mchisement ; so that their poverty co an engine ti support the present , This was, indeed, proceeding in nothing else than obliging men, poorer by taxation, to contribute to ised and impoverished them. The had lost by this decision were nu the majority which their adversa the gross poll—(Hissing.) He did, nue this partiality to the tax officers, only meant to say, that • inasmuch f the times occasioned taxation, and veil them of their elective franchise, particularly careful in the choice itatives, and ought to see that they favour of that Parliamentary Re so necessary to save the country.— from the hustings, he had one re ' the Meads Who were assembled Ted that no party would think him uous or arrogant in making it, when request was, that they would hear :e had been deterred from making period of the contest by the,imputa nt presumption, which had been cast his in the la t Election who made.a behalf of Sir Murray Maxwell.—A- , ty presumptuous feeling in submit .otice, and concluded his speech by ig the Electors to grant him this requested of them.—Mr. Hobliouse loud checrings. r.crwards stepped forwards, when the fl,e.di , ,t.ely converted into the strong , however, persisted in attempting and, as far as we heard, spoke to sect :—He commenced by observing very much wish to obtain a hearing had a few comments to make upon :heir adversaries—(of, of.) Those !er the day was wet or not, made a t , t their want of success to the state ba ! from the erattd.) The met had, the day before, said, that )) was not allowed to answer Mr. -,hes,_ he was placed in a very dis .ion. Ile would beseech them to re tronet from this disagreeable situation, :m (Mr. Lamb) to say a few words J.—EHere the clamour became so great catch the ensuing sentence when the orator, -he was saying that 3— cis could not be his own trumpeter, ,Orward an old performer, but, un instrument on which that Gentleman sound, and several of the principal Ise. which, till this part of Mr. Lamb's been very general, though it was became so universal, that it was im r Mr. Lamb or any other person to id—,he therefore bowed to the multi'- retiring, when he was hit on the mouth hurled at him by some Hobhouse in brought bin, on the platform a se !turn thanks for the favour which he. at their hands. He again attempted but finding it impossible, goods's the Electors good night, and retiied iro • - S. Buttner? then stepped forward, and th even more than usual enthusiasm. .e could be procured for him, he in !nom, that after the eloquent speech heard froan Mr. Hobhouse, fie should detain them above a few moments tate cl the weather.—(44 Oh, we don't from the multitude.) He could not leur on the state of the poll that day, .eLsful appearance of the cause which id to support ; he could, however, con- Hon. Candidate on his not being any at unseemly:company in which hehatt ~auding and he did congratulate him ;out on his being released from the disc Ing en the same board with the indi :;,4al tow hom he alluded—{Cries from the Ilus- M.. lamb never did speak on the same board 7 11. 3 hin.).--.lle offered these congratulations to the tt aea tientleman in return for the ccmjolence • 4 ati ofitacd him for having bet, as he saki! the good opinion of his countrymen—(Near, hoe+. The loss of :heir good opinion was an evil that might befall him under the various delusions and false im pressions which some people were so busy in propa gating, regarding his intemione; but he should never be deterred, GOD forbid that he should, from pur suing what he deemed his line of duty by any fear of losing their good opinion, or the good opinion of any other set of men. If he acted on just and ho nourable principles, he was well aware, that though for a time they might misconceive his intentions, in the course of years they would see through their error, and willingly re-establish him in that favour which they at present assigned him. One of the great rea<ons which he had for presenting himself to their notice was, to ascertain the fact with regard to himself, whether he had lest their good opinion: another was to shew them that he was not afraid to face his enemiei, or to avow and vindicate any part. of his public conduct The reason which must par ticularly pr.essed him to come before them that day was to read to them the charges which Mr. Bowie had brought against him the day before, and which 4 that time they would not allow him to read.— '(" Never mind Bowie, he's a turn-eoat," from the snob). Whether that person was a turncoat or not was im material, as the charge originated from Major Cart wright. The first question put to him was, how he knew that Major Cartwright did not wish to be re turned Member of Parliament for Wesminster ? The second was, why he would not support the Ma jor's return ? and the third, what were the charges of falsehood brought forward by Cobbett, and know kingly s nctioned by Major Cartwright? He then defended himself against thew char,es generally, as serting that 'n the first two cases he had acted as any other man who had the good .of his country at heart would have acted under similar circumstances, and sheaving that in the latter Major Cartwright had sanctioned the lies which Cobbett had spreadregard ing the expenses incurred by himself and his Com mittees during the last Election. Cobbett had stated, that he (Sir - Francis Burdett) had paid large sums of money to his different Committees, and that be had paid Cleary for, coming to the Ilustings and in sulting Hunt. Now would it be believed that Cleary was the Agent and Private Secretary of Major Cart wright, and, therefore, that he must have known that this part of Cobbetes accusation was false?— Knowing this, ought he not to have exposed the false hood to the Electors, to have warned them of the character of the writer, and to have shewn them, that as one part of the charge was false, no great credit ought to be attached to the other. The Honourable Bai onet then proceeded to inveigh against the Morn ing Chronicle ' and said, that out of the many accu sations which that Paper had brought against him, there was one to which he must plead guilty ; and yet, when he said so, he only meant that it was true to the word, but not to the spirit. The Editor of the Morning Chronicle says, " We have eat salt toge ther."• This, if it meant any thing, meant that there was some degree of intimacy between them. There Was,- however, none—he had indeed once dined with that Gentleman, but he could assure them that it was the only act in his life of which he was ashamed. These matters were, however, trifling in comparison with others which he wished to impress on their at tention. The principle was the necessity of coming early to the poll. Though delusion had ceased— though compulsion was at an end—though a small portion of the Independent Electors had yet polled, I still it was necessary that they should keep' in view the importance of the struggle in which they were engaged, and not merely give their good wishes, but also their personal exertions to the cause in which all of them were engaged. He trusted that on the mot- 1 row their cause would wear a more smiling aspect ; ' but whether it did or not, he entreated them to do all they could to forward it, that they might compel even their adversaries to say, that if they did not ob tain success, at least they deserved it. Sir FRANCIS BURDETT then retired amid the loudest cheers. Mr. CLEARY then came forward to corrobo rate the testimony of Sir F. Burdett as far as he (Mr. Cleary) was personally concerned, and to repel the scurrility which he said was yesterday vomited out against him by Mr. TnitcwALL. The crowd then dispersed.—lt is said Major Cart wright's friends have withdrawn his name from the poll. ELEVENTH DAY. State of the Poll this day at One o'Clock Mr. bates - . 9837 Mr. Homsoras . - 5401 Mr. lamb polled this morning 101—Mr. Hobhowle 101 'TIE EVENING .STAR. LONDON. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1819. I . IIE FUNDS. TRICK OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE OCLCCK Bank Stock 266—Bank Long Anns. 201-16 20 S per Cent. Reduced 76ii 75f—Cons. "silt 74.1 75 Cons. for April 761 i 751 76-31 per Cent. 85184 i 4 per Cent. 95M-5 per Cent. Navy 105;111 India Bonds 6166 pr.—Exch. Bills (2d.) 6 10 pr. Commercial 16 tbs. • This being Settling-day, a great bustle took place 011 the 'Change, which was crowded at an early hour. Consols were yesterday done at 741, which decided bets to a great amount, made at the commencement of this Account, that they would not be done at 75. This morning they began at 75t, went to I, but at twelve o'clock fell to 75 ; this fall took place pre viously to the Commissioners being served, who got reduced at 75i, and were served by the Jobbers ge 'nerally. The greatest glooni prevailed in the City yesterday and this morning, from the depression in thol Funds, and the announcement of several more failuses,l some of them houses of the first credit. Up to ors o'clock no great defaulter had been declared, but se veral ducklings had waddled,. and fears were enter tained for to-morrow, the principal day, as the diffe rences were enormous, and apriatiumft much against several hithelo tees kfrctalple ctreleds.` This day a Supplement —7165- dif"Xe4s 4iv bgen Pala:ids Ontainit% , or Extracts of Deports received at the Incliabltons'e from the GOVERNOR-GENERAL in Council at Rat William, and from the GOVERNOR - GENERAL in Council at Bombay, containing statements of opera tions of which, though not recent, the °facial Ac counts bad not previously been received. The gene ral results have, however, _been already published,. and therefore the particular details of the skirmishesl have ceased to possess interest. The dispatches from Bombay come down to the 12th of September.— The following is the latest: IiZTILAC I It PROM A DISPATCH, ADDRITSINI ST THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL AT SOMSAY TO THE COURT OP DIRECTORS, DATED THE 12TH PEPTEMSER, 1818. " Some forts to the northward of the range of hills' dividing the Beema from the Godavery, namely Ruttunghur, Kctalghur, Allumghur, and Muddun ghur, were taken by Captain BARTON with a detach ment of the 2d Battalion or the 4th Regiment of Na tive infantry, who ascended the Ghauts from the Nor them Concan. He was also of great use by his ju dicious communications with the Bheel Chiefs and people of the neighbouring districts, in preventing their active hostility. " A very gallant affair took• place under Lieute nant CROSBY, a young Officer left in command at Mahe, who hearing of a party of Arabs, M.ihrattas , and Pataus, nearly five hundred in number, being posted at Poladpore, made a rapid movement with his detachment, consisting of seventy-five rank and file, and one hundred And forty auxiliary horse, sur prised them, and, in a quarter of an hour, completely routed them with severe loss. Therenemy having assembled in a strong body on the opposite bank ofthe Dewghur River, and fired on vessels passing and repassing, was attacked and driven off with considerable loss, and the stockades by which it had been covered, destroyed. After these operations, the detachment of his Majesty's 39th re giment was embarked for Bancoote. " The cruizers of your Marine Establishment, un der the command of Lieutenants Robson and Domi nicette, co-operated in the reduction of the fo;ts in the Concan, with a zeal and gallantry very credita ble to that branch of your service. The conduct of the last-mentioned Officer in particular was very con spicuous throughout the whole of the operations on that coast." • By the latest accounts it appears that the VICEROY of PERU has found himself necessitated to adopt measures for procuring that supply for the Viceroy ship which circumstances preclude being obtained from the Mother Conatry. We alluded some time ago to this prospect. It has since been in some mea sure carried into effect by a Proclamation, dated 18th July, which declares the Port of Callao de Lima open Ito all vessels bearing the British flag, and coming direct from any Port of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ; and to be in force till the pleasure of his Catholic Majesty be made known, but subject to be repealed should any prohibitory Orders arrive. All foreign vessels found in any other !of the ports of Peru, except El Callao, the one named in the proclamation, are to be confiscated. If we understand rightly a letter now before us l from Callao, of tho 26th July, there is a Treaty on i foot for farther opening the Port of Lima, not for an indefinite time, but for two years cer►ain, for British ships. As it is a matter of great importance to com mercial men, we insert an extract, in the words of the writer, that they may prepare to avail themselves of the privilege as soon as it shall be assured to them; of which we apprehend there is now lout little doubt: " CALLAO, JULY 26, IRIS. " It may be of consequence to you to know, there is a Treaty " on foot at this moment at Lima, which promises great ad► " vantages to British Commerce. It is not yet concluded, but " great hop:is are entertained it will shortly. It is, THAT nu: " PONT OF LIMA IMAM SI OPEN TO .131ITISH WITU TIMM " Canons, 'cm Two YEARS. " The Viceroy has also granted permission for English Vessels to Trade between Valparaiso and Lima, for Seven Months." The permission mentioned in the concluding.clane for British vessels to trade between Valparaiso and Lima, is of course expired before this time; but the necessity in which it originated may have caused it to be prolonged, or may give rise to its renewal. Indeed we think it extremely improbable, should the Port of Lima be opened, as is now contemplated, that the privilege of muting to Valparaiso should accompany it. We have only to add caw sincere hope that the disasters which have fallen upon many who hastily embarked in commercial speculations to India on the opening of that trade, will serve as a caution to those who may be disposed to avail themselves of the prospect of an open trade to Peru. not to rush blindly into it. Let them consider well the nature of the assortment fitted for the trade. We also learn that his Majesty's ship Beossom was on the point of sailing for the Forth West Coast of America to deliver up to the Americans the Settle; ment on the River Columbia, of which they were dispossessed during the late war. • Quebec Papers to the 18th, and Boston to the 27th ultimo, arrived this morning. The contents of the latter are comparatively unimportant. The Quebec Papers complata of rhe Parliament of I.TiSper Canada having in a meeting with closed doors, in the 44th year of the King, passed an Act contrary to the spirit of the liritis_k constitutiou, which authorises, that persons who have not Akan the oaths of allegiance, pad stureted of seclitious ti res , may be sent out •of the rrovince. Ilatis law been applied , to Mr. 09/1.1414Y whp, however , eclares that he will not. ps la!Pla'adate aw CiZvcraor or any man, banish ...; . rB.P.CII PAPERS. The Paris Papers of, Friday. arrived last night, leaving two da}•s Papers still uc. Thy Yung, although as yet unable to <lnk his apart ments, is so far recovered' as to be able to transact 'ausiness with his Ministers: The Duke of Ricnwsu is stated to have assigned to the benefit of the Hospitals at Bourdeaux, the grant of•money voted to him by the Chambers. His Gt4ce is supposed to have been much piqued at the xditictance with which this testimony of national gra titude was conceded. The Chamber of Peers have done nothing lately beyond receiving some Petitions, wholly of an incii-' vidual nature: The Deputies were on Thursday engaged with tte consideration or the Bill introduced a , . the beginning of the Session, respecting the manufacture of and trade in Saltpetre. The first four Articles were adopted, in the terms reported by the Committee oar the Bill, and the discussion of the remainder wils postponed till the ensuing day. One of these articles imposes a duty on foreign Saltpetre of 7Sfr. 60c. per quintal, when imported in foreign ships, and of 72(r. 50c. when imported in French bottoms ; and another dedares, that the fabricatioa of indigenous Saltpetre, which has been hitherto a monopoly of Government, shall in future be perfectly free. The Funds have experienced a slight depression. On Thursday they closed at 69fr. 80c. The three days Paris Papers in arrear have arrived just as our Paper is going to press. We do not ob serve, on a cursory examination of their contents, any thing demanding immediate notice. The Ks*s continues able to transact business with his Ministers. The Five per Cents. rose again on Saturday to 70 fr. at which they left off. c .e Migs haJ t h e y had p jisgni9 l c on M • • • ad L Lamb heen s o , s caz„ruous ri ~ as to deeir de,tine. : all their the experiei designs W°' ambiguityn e • , greater par g .complaint laduei Electors to s ;•,e men col is: inch was sach the di :abrrit• The : !. , .eat much . l ing, before involved a ought t 9 ha' I l astings, as it and ougl .A after the • by the sleds t ae, chat thou entitled to c oi:tbrmable reascn • g offizer hat qon - two decisic .emu decisions ;Illy opposite t intainecl, that ail, the props 'e for hem; b distrained on, ri ng 's Ministers lamentable. of the nation, ,fished the franc converted into t of taxation. :de; and was a had become po who oppresset . which they h ly equal to t psessed on the lean to attribut ..L‘ means; he on pressure of th :lion deprived to be p Representati .:+..cidedly in fa ,10.:ich was so retired fr( to make of t him ; he hop( presumptuous ccd that the re • zagonist. He an earlier peric .. an ogant Pt 'a friend of his regaest on I disclaimed any to their notic ly exhorting which he re( retired amid I( LAx3 afterm logs were irnm hetings. Ile, On a hearing, allowing effect • he could very them, as he Its tonduct of their whethe "of imputing me weather._(, :arable Barone xl.e (Mr. Lamb) mouse's speech i i 7 ztbk situation, lit the Baronet 1. - 4 . to permit him xlease hint.—El •••Ire could not i "fan we heard th ,zzligh Sir Franci brought for z.zzately, the ins was unsot z, entirely fats r:•.° Clamour, VI, had rot l'7iteat, here be r: Ile for either kvitat he said. 4 iin,d was reti c. 1 10 w-ball, hi . 4." - ?evid. This 1 UM," to tete •-•'. hist receive • -0 , 4:n silence ; wished the hustings, *FRANCIS; lit ‘, received with t!sT , .n as silence d the Elect( they bad hi sorry to 4 Present atm -4 ' 2 th e etra," t iltrratulate the! on 'the succe:. 4 el were bound awte the Hot seen in that & Le been an qt&l his very sot ce of speakin! to whom Lamb li t an l e vk taeu he cad on NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. The Juno, Gni., from Berwick to Hull, is kiet on Holy Island, Master and two men saved. La Eugene, —, from Antwerp to Hull, is arrived at Yar mouth, dicmasted. The Pomona, RCM, of and for Aberdeen, from Troon, with coals, wont ashore on South itonaldshay, Orkney, on the 9th instant. The crew was saved, as also part of the materials, and It was hoped the anchors and cables might also be got ; hut the vessel, after het bottom was Not nut, had surged into deep wu.. ter, ald would he a total wreck, without a possibility of wing anv pert of the cargo. .FALXO47III, Fits. W.N.W.—Sailed the Ottico-of Marlborough Packet, for Lisbon ; Swiftztre Packet, fot Ame rica ; Lady Mary Pelham Picket for Prazili—all with s ails; four Transports, with troops, lint Packet, ; and a number of outward-bound vessels and coasters. _ CAXIMAX, Pea. 22.—The Levant, MILIIORN, from Liverpool to Genoa, was driven on shore yesterday on Newport Sands, but is expected to be got off without much damage. PORTS -MOUSE, Frs. 24.—Wind W.N.W. blows hard.—Pat back his Majesty's ship Steam, and 5 (transports), and a tram. ber of outward-bound, and remain with the rear, all welL Cowes. Fee 24.—Wind N. W.-t—Arrived the Swedish brit Alliance, Henssrm, from Gotteliburgh to the Mediterranean, with loss of sails, tk.c. also the Minerva, Ssaacc, with loss of sails, from Waterford to London, and remains to rat. IhAL. FiCERVART 24....W.114 N. and nu derst - .---Arrived yesterday and still remain, the St. Pat 1, front Batas is for Anw stet dam, out 147 days; Pr.nee Coburg, HUTCHI;110111, from Cork; Nestor, Same, ham Lisbon; Libert , emus' ; William and Ann, Josxs, from Cork. The St. Paul lost an anciktir and cable yesterday. Came down from the River and sailed, the Cadmus, Aertear, for the Isle of France, lost an anther is Margate Roads; Ocean, AIROWSIIIIII, from the North for Honduras, lost an anehor and cable in the Gulls, but proceeded on her voyage ; the Scipio, Daostssoho, fee Virginia; Riga, • Poulin, fur the llavannah ; Nancy, Fxsousaii, for Sierra Leone. Put back yesterday, all well, the Fockliugton, Ilts.• • Luz, for Jamaica. BPAIIIMAIII4, Fes. 23.—There is a brig on the Sand near Put: fin Island, with a sign d of distress flying—ass:stance is gone to her. LIVERrOOL, FIBSUART 23.—The Bantry Hall, Roaaari; front Loillon to Calcutta, was spoke 2oth November, in lat. 1. 25. long. 26. 38. W. T he William Leece, JONES, from Lis bon to Liverpool, was lost on Saturday night off the Isle of Man —crew perished. Arrived the Mary, .Ala • n, from Cal cutta : sailed 19th October from the Sand Heads KIItKIVALL, Fat. 10.—A brig :was taken ashore on the island of Rousay, about ten miles from this place. There was no person on board, and masts, bowsprit, and every art!cle on deck, ea cept the windlass, was washed away, and the greater pan of the stern gone , most of the cargo it is expected will be saved, but the vessel will go to pieces. The following is a description of ithe vessel—coppered and sheathed under, an emblem of a Scotch thistle on each of the bathe boxes, a star on each car-head, flash deck about 95 feet long, and about 24 fret wide over the cover ing boards, mainmast tongued about four feet belay/ the deck, and main-rigging water laid. Cusrom-House, Fie. 24.—Ships entered Invyards--The Dol phin, Brawn, from Rotterdam ; Royal Sovereign, Gibb,, from ditto ; Waterloo, Pratt, front Antwerp ; General Murray, Car rington, from ditto ; the June, Myth, from Donk ; Catharine, Brock, front South Seas; llen Johnson, Gibson, from Odessa; .Tonne Dirke, Smith, from Harlingen ; Flora Schaftler, front Memel; Twee Gebrorders. Oanon, from No: ' den ; the Lufclu, Zwarrenburg, from Amsterdam; Fame, Tricker:, from Scuffle. Outward:—The Spring; Kirk, for Buenos Ayres; Cr.mda, Davison, fur Queb e c ; Eiutracht, l'ust, for Stettin PCornwaU, Wilson; and Marquis of Ely, Richardson, for China. We have received Papers from St. Christopher to the lath ult. His Excellency THOMAS Paosvit, Esq. Governor of the Island, died on the 10th, of fever, after only three days' illness. Governor PROBIN was formerly in the army. He served in America at an ea lie rl y wa p : 'l a i p o pti u ie of hip and more recently in E'' pt. the Government of St. Chris topher in 1816. His Excellency was Governor of the Islands of St. Clitistopher, Nevis, Anguilla, and tke Virgin Islands. His Royal Highness the Duke of YORK was at Co vent-Garden Theatre on Tuesday night, situated very privately in his own box. At the cad of the Pam, however, he was recognized by the audience, who immediately began to applaud, and call loudly for " Goa save the King." This was immediately com plied with by the orchestra, but that v..orld not satis fy them. The performers were compelled to come forward, and' sing the national air in 611 c h orus , t h e whole House standing . up as usnal. /n the int erva l between the playing at the tur.c by the band, and the drawing up of the curtain, the House gave three loud cheers, when his Royal Highness came forward, and bowed several times to the audience. At the Old Bailey Sessions, this morning, Rims Alexander and Isaac Phillips were found guilty of picking the pocket of Lord FOLIT, of a =Webb gold watt, and pocketbook, .ia front of the hustings in ces t entAiarden, on the evening of the 16th lostatt. r 1 ~' r : n 1. ..::.:. 4 , .. t F I:, t~ • f. ,y! t 1.• 1 ,1 G , i(1 ; f. • • I 4