Star. — London, England, 1802-03-25 00:00:00

N IN NAME OF THE FRENCH PEOPLE. A PROCLAMATION.---BONAPARTE, Fifa Conful of the Republic, proclaims the AR of Government, the tenor of which is as follows :—The Confuls of the Republic, in confequence of the 23d article of the Conflitution, and the advice of the Council of State, convoke the Legiflative body on the isth Germinal (April sth), to remain fitting till the tit of Prairial (May s t fl.) The prefent Aft (hall have the Seal of State affixed to it—thall be infert ed in the bulletin of laws—fhall be inferibed in the re . ;iflers of the judicial and adminiftrative 'autho =les, and the Minifler of plaice than be charged to fee it publithed. The Full Confttl, Signed, BONAPARTE. By the Era Conful, The Secretary of State, Signed, ii. B. Mtarr. Parism Vcatafe (march In An. to. When the Countillors of State had retired, the Prefident confulted the Alrembly to know whether they would meet on the morrow ? As there was nothing for the order of the day, the Aflembly decided that they would not meet. The Prefident then declared that the fitting of the prefent Legiflative Body was terminated. This declaration will he tranlraitted by metrages to the Confervative Senate to the Tribunate, and to the Confuls of the Republic. TRIBUNATE. SITTING 01 29 TINTOSR, (IKARCN 20.) After reading the proces-verbal and the corref pondence, the Tribunate ordered mention to be made in the proces-verbal of a work on Taxes, prefented to them by one of their Members, C. FAILS. At two o'clock the drums beat, and three Ora. tors of Government: the Counfellors of State, C. I.acusz, Satz, and FLEURIEU were introduced. C. LACUIS hiving mo•inted the tribune ( poke as follows:—" The fitting of the Legiflatire Body is expired, and the laws necelfary for the tranquillity and profperity of the nation have not been made. The Conlids, therefore, have convoked an ex tntordinary meeting of the Legiflative Body, to fit from the t sth or Germinal to the id of Prairial next, (from April sth to the 2IR of May). 1,11- cuts having then read the proclamation of the FIRRT CONSUL, the refident fah!, a To announce new labours to the Tribunate is to furnifh it with an occafion of giving new proofs of its zeal for the public caufc, and of contributing by good laws, to the peace and happinefs of the nation." The Orators of Government having retired, the menages of the Confervative Senate were read, enataining its 'all Sinew Catimksint, alfo the annexed lids of the members remaining in the Lcgiflative Body, and the Tribunate, and the nomination of C. Srusz to the former.—Adjourned. PARIS, MARCH ii. Letters from Breit Rate, that the frigate la Ro maine, which is waiting in that port for failing or ders,. is deltined to carry nut to Guadaloupe Ge• neral RICHEPthSA, who, it is grid, is to proceed to that colony a., Captain General. If the tibial of the expedition to St. Domingo is already accomplithed, as there is reafon to hope, there can be no doubt that the next blow will be Rruck at Guadeloupe, and that Government can eafily draw from the forintr of theft two colonies, the forces necelfary to redo ce the other to obedience. Private intelligence (bites, that the wife of the black General C H a ISTOP H a has been made pri foner by the advanced guard of the army of Saint Domingo. To determine how far this event may have an influence on the conduet of that rebel, it would be heceifary to know the degree of attach ment he is fufceptible of towards his wife, and a very fhort (Indy of the natural difpofition and cha raaer of the negroes, particularly the negroes of St. Domingo, will be fufficient to excite fome doubt: in regard to the purify of his affeaion. It is well known with what facility marriages are broken among perfons of colour • and if, as there is reafon to conjeaurc, that of General Caittsvo r HE refembles the greater part of the tea, his wife i: merely a female negro, who having become a prifoner of war, will m all probability ceafe to be interefting to him. • Letters from Berne. dated March :3, fay— Reports having been circulated her for fome time of a new partition of Switzerland, and the ceflion of a part of that Republic to the ci-devant Duke of TUSCANY, the Senate has caufed to be pub- Wiled a Proclamation, in which it is Paid : " The independence of Helvetia is ellablifled in a folid manner, not only by the peace of Luneville, but alfo by the repeated affurances of the Darr Cox sut. of the French Republic. It would, there fore, be doing an injury to the high contracting parties to believe the contrary. The Government, in communicating to the Helvetic nation this in formation, in order to tranquillife it, is firmly pa-Waded that it will continue to confider as the lummit of haripinefs, the glory of being an inde pendent nation " A letter from Brufels, dated the 14th ink rays, Letters of good authority announce, that every th;.:g which relates to the execution of that article of the Preliminaries of Peace figned at London, which ftipulates the free navigation and opening of the Cape of Good Hope, is arranged to the red procal latisfaftion of the Contraßing Parties, and particularly the Dutch Government. The Eng lilt Plenipotentiary had urged the extenfion of this meafure to ;he fettltments of Surinam and Deme rara, but his propofals were unavailing. We learn from the fame quarter, that it is no longer doubt cd that all that part of the Bilbopric of Montle:, fituated on the left bank of the Ems, will be ceded to Holland, to indemnify her for the lots of Dutch Flanders, Maelricht, Venloo, and their territories." tRANCE. I.FGISLATIVE BODY. I:1 lk. INCOME TAX. I . THE Inhabitants of the City and Liberty of WESTMINSTER are deSred to Meet on TUESDAY NEXT, at Twelve (Klock. in OLD PALACE YARD, to ' confider the propriety of prefenting a PETITION to the Ho nourable the HOUSE of COMMONS, praying that the feveral Alas d Parliament charging a Duty on Income, may be re pealed. RICHARD WEST, Ki:l , ftrret. Soho, Oilman. GEORGE REES, :-oho fluarr, M. D. T. WISHART, Coventry :'sect, Tnbaccona. iOS. THOMPSON. Vine-flrett, Efq. AMES EEI 1., Coventry-ftrect. Wine Merchant. . BARKER, Chandm-street, Covent-Garden, Coach maker. JOS. HARROP, Crett Maribri-ilreet. Ffq. SITTING OF 29 •ENTOSE (MARCH 20.) After reading the proces-verbal, three orators of Government, Count::Hors of State, EMERY, FRANCAIS de NANTES, and were introduced: EMERY afcended the tribune and read the follow ing Proclamation of the Tirlt Conful : l it " t .... PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE OF LORDS. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21. Mr. NOLAN WU heard at Ibme length on the part of the Appellants in the Cafe, Wilfon and Others o. Henderfon and Melville ; after which their Lordikips deferred the further hearing till to-morrow. The Royal Affent was given by Commillao to the lrilh Du ties Continuation Bill—the Mohr Bill—the Marine Mutiny, the Felons Tranfportation, the Americas Treaty. the Ben coolai Settkment ' and the Clergy Readmit Digs ; and eV° to feveral others of. private or local deli:Aldan, The Lords Comadioners were, Lord ALTANLZT (as Speaker), Lard PILNAM, and Lord WAL11111011•14.. Lord . PIL MAN. on prcicnthq; amain Accounts relative to the Chil Lift, addreffed a few olicrvattons to their Lordlkips. His Lordlkip then moved the reading of one of the Ads in the Statute Book, which was the sad of the King, chap. 82, rendre to the Management of the Civil Lift ; which being accordingly read by the Clerk, kis Lordihip further moved for the gradual= of a Book kept in purls .= of the laid Ada, for the entry of the Ihms Blind out of the Revenues of the Civil Lift, under the head* of Spedal Service and Royal Bounty, &c.; which. on the 114:ition being put, was ordered accordingly. Lord PRL NAN then, after a few words, moved, that the Order for taking his Majelty's moil Gracious Wrap relative to the Civil Lift into conftderation on Friday next, be read; which being done, his Lordihip moved, that the Paid Order be difchatzed, and a new one made for taking the Paid Royal Mcfrage into noilideration, and bumming the Lords there upon on Monday next; which was ordered accordingly. The Marquis of SALIIIOII` reported his Majeftes Anfwer to the late Addrefo of the Houle, relative to the produdion of certain Accounts touching the Army Extraordinaries which listed, that his Majefty would be pleated to give di;cdtlous accordingly. Two Private Bills were brought up from the Commons by Meffra. DUNDAS and JODDRELL. which were (rurally read firft time. An Meer frcun the Mercers' Company pretested certain Accounts rcLitive thereto, from the ill of March, 180 s, to the :ft of March, iBoa. It was ordered, on the Motion of Lord WA LSIN CHIA 11, that the Earl of B have leave. to attend the Seea Committee of the Commons, to whom the Petition of Dr. Jenner relative to the difcovery of the Wedge Inoculation, is referrei. The varioucHills before the Houk, whfth were chiefly of a private nature, were then forwarded in their refpedive Rages, after which tbdr,Lordthips adjourned till to-marrow. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The Cilia of the Black Rod futrunoned the Haute to the Hook of Peers to hear his Majcfty's Commiflioo read. The Sr z , attended by formal Members, went to the Haute of Peers, and on his return informed the Houle that the Royal Affeat had been given, by Commiflion, to the kith Revenue Bill, the Mutiny 818, the Marine Mutiny Bill, the American Treaty Bill, the Tranfpnation Bill, the &woolen Bill, the Clergy Non-relidence Sill, the Plymouth Embank ment Bill, and one private Bill. Mr. Colter brought in a Bin for the better Collettkin of the Revenue in Ireland, which was read a firft, and ordered to be read a fecood time to-nturrow. - Mr. CORRT preented an account of the Cunt. raid durin g the loft year by the Commillioners for reducing the National Debt of Irelan d. Ordered to lk on the table. On the Motion of Sir Jour. ANDIRSON. it was ordered that the Houk do to-morrow refuhre Rh:Uinta a Committee to confider the Report upon the Petition for improving the Port of London. Mr. VAIOII pojtponed to Friday neat his Intended Aloilon for bringing in a Din for better fettling the public Ac- counts. The Committee of Supply was put of to Friday. Lord GRANVILLIL LCI,IIIIOII brought up the Report of the Committee appointed to confider ef giving power to Juftlees of tk4Peate for the more dfeetually repairing of County Bridges, which was ordered to be taken into further confideration on 'Tuelday. Mr. BEAUMONT, from the Cantadflialea of the Caftans, prefented an account of the amount of the Bounties paid on the importation of Grain from the yth of April, riot, to the lateft period to which the fame could be made up. Ordered to lie on the Table. THE 'Asses OF WALES. Mr• MANNERS SUTTOM laid, he was lorry he was not in his placr when his Right Hon. Friend (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) pollponed his Motion relative to the Civil Lift, to a day on which he (Mr. Sutton) had intended to have brought forward a Motion relative to the claims of the Prince of Wales. However anxious his Royal Highnefs was, that a fpeedy decifion ibould take place relative to the claims, it was yet his de fire, that every rhiag fhould give way, in the firtl inflance, to his duty and refpeet to his Sovereign. Under there circumaances, he fhould even with out authority, had he heard the Motion relative to the Civil Lift poltponed by the Right Hon. Gentleman, have withdrawn hiS Notice in order that his Mution might not interfere with that of the Rigfit Hon. Gentleman. He hoped, however, that without inconvenience to the Houle, the Mo tion, of which he had given notice, might be brought forward on Wednefday, on which day he intended to fubmit it to the Houfe. FINANCI OF 1111LAIIIL The CHANCELLOR of the Excolosta faid, he walled to call the attention of the Houfe to the fubjeet brouht forward by his Right Hon. Friend (Mr. Corry) on the preceding day. His Right Hon. Friend had prefented one Petition, and had moved to bring up another, when an objeaion was very properly taken, that they were private Petitions, the time for receiving which had elapfed. It was for the Houfe to confider, how far they would or could relax from that Rule, which t iel, had laid down with refpeet tb fuch Pe titions. He untied the Houfe woull do him the juftice to believe, that he was pert 1y aware of the value atid the importance of the forms of the Houfe, and that they ought to be duly complied with. The Order of the Houfe Rated that no Petition for private Bills thould be received after a certain time. The Petitions which t.is Right Hon. Friend wifhed to prefent, were not for pri rate Bills, but according to the eflablifhed ufage of the Houfe the Order had been held to include all Petitions from individuals. He did not wills, therefore, to explain away the Order, but to call the attention of the Houfe to the circumßances of the prefent cafe. The Petitions were for aids which had been regularly granted in the Parlia. meet of Ireland, u a matter of COO& : h hay. ing however become necefary, in compliance with the forms of that Houfe, to prefent Petitions for fimilar aids, the Petitioners bad done every thing they could to fatisfy the Honfe, and had only negleeed thole forms with which they were unac quainted. It was for the Honk to confider whe ther they would grant an indulgence to thofe Pe titioners by receiving the Petitions, which would not be fo great an indulgence on the part of the Houfe, if they were difpofed to difpenfe with the Order in this inftance, as they had tall year granted there Aids without any Petition whatever. The objet of the Order he knew was important, that parties concerned might know their intereab would not be affeded if Petitions involving their Rights were not prefented within a certain time. The Rule had, however, been difpenfed with in Tome inflances, whereas in the cafe of there Peti tions, no obj ection could wife from the rights of other individuals being affe9ed. He was unwilling to fuggeft any thing upon the fubjed, but from a feeling of what was due to that part of the United Kingdom, he was difpofed to move—" That leave &odd be given to prefent, on or before the 3d of April, Petitions relative to the Mifcellaneous Ser vices of Ireland, which had been ufually provided for by the Parliament of Ireland, without any tition relative to the fame." Sir W. ELvaan wined to kno* whether any inconvenience would refult from delaying the voting of the fume wanted for thcfe Cervices in Ireland. Mr. Cony faid, that a confiderable inconveni ence would arife, if the voting of the Supplies for Ireland was paponed for any confiderable time. The Services to which thefe Petitions related, had been confidered as public in Ireland, whilft here they were confidered as private. He thought the Order might be difpenfed with in the prefent in fiance, as no inconvenience could refult front it to any individual, and he trufted that the Houfe would be fatisfied, that enough had been done on the part of the Petitioners, to prove their readincfs to comply with the dcfire of the Houle. Mr. RoasoM faid, thatlums of money for thcfc Services had been before granted, without any Petition whatever, The CHANCELLOR of the Excumay ER f.tid, it was then underitoood that Petitions were in future to be prefented.—The motion of the Chancellor of the Exchequer was agreed to. Mr. Coixv then prefented the following Peti tions for the aid of Parliament, with his Majeay's recommendation, which %vac feverally ordered to lie on the Table : A Petition from the Go►ernors of the Haute of Indultry in Dublin, an inftitution which had, Mr. Corry Laid, been pro dative of the molt extenfive utility throughout the kingdom of Ireland, aid which had oceaftonally reikved writ= from this Itingdoirs. A Petition from the Governors of the Foundling Hofpital in Dublin. A Petition from the Hibernian Marine Society of Dublin. A Petition from the Governors and Guardians of the Hiber nian School for foldiers' children. A Petition from the Governors and Governeffes of the Fe male Orphan Houle. A Petition from the Afrociation for dircountenancing vice, and promoting the knowledge ;mil praCtice of the Chriltian Raleion. .____ _ _ • . A — Petltlon from the Governors of the Pealtentifry Houle. A Petition from the Dire c tors of the Weft's:toreland Luck . _ A Petition from the Hofpital for the recovery of perfons in contagious fevers. A Petition from the Dublin Society, for the promotion of hubs:Wry, and other ufeful arts. A Petition from the Truftees of the Roman Catholic Semi nary at Maynooth. A Petition front the Corporation for paving, eleanfing, .and lighting the City of Dublin. On the quellion for bringing up this Petition, Mr. ROBSON raid, he thought the fooner he ob jeaed to this Petition the better, as it was calling upon this country to pay the parochial rates of the city of Dublin. He conlidered the Board eftablifh ed for the purpofe of paving, cleanling, and light ing the city of Dublin, as a mere job, and that Parliament had nothing to do with its fupport. If, however, Parliament had any thing to do with it, he was well informed, that the city of Dublin might be paved, cleanfed, and lighted, for ta,oool. leis than the fum which was at prefent employed for that purpofe. The SPIAICER fubmitted to the Hon. Member, that though he had in ftriancfs a right to make there oblervations, whether it would not be more convenient if he referved them for another Rage of the butinefs. Mr. Ronson raid, his reafon for making thefe obfervations was, that Gentlemen might come pre pared upon the fubjed. The Petition was then brought up.—On the quellion that it fhould lie on the Table, Mr. Joit as (aid, the affertion of his Hon. Friend (Mr. Robfon), that the paving, cleanfing, and fighting of the city of Dublin, might be done for 12,0301. lefs than it was at prefent, was of confider able importance, as it flood uncontradided. Mr. ALIZANDAR Paid, it was a moft extraordi• nary argument, that becaufe an affertion made by an Hon. Member was not contradicted, it was to be taken as true. The affertions made by the Hon. Member (Mr. Robfon) tended to defeat their own object. The SPEARSa fuggeßed that the argument was not then pettedly regular. Mr. ALIXANDRIL laid, he only walled to argue, that an affertion was not to be taken as true be ' caufe it was not contradided. He need not (late the reafon why the afertion made by the Honour able Gentleman (Mr. Robfon) was not contradid ed, but it was not neceffary at all times to contra. diet alfertions. Mr. Vausirraar obferved, that the Hon. Gen. tleman (Mr. Robfon) had laid, that the paving, cleanfing, and lighting of the city of Dublin, might be done for 12,0001.1efs than it was at prefent.--- The rum voted for this purpofe in the laft Sellion was, he believed, ta,oool. according to the Hon. Gentleman, therefore, if it could be done for z,oool. lets, the city of Dublin might be paved, cleanfed, and lighted for nothing at all. Mr. RoasoN explains 1. Lord Ds Bi.actuitk fubmitted whether it was becoming in an Hon. Gentleman to call that a job which had been faationed by the Parliament of Ireland. . The Petition was then ordered to lie on tl.e tah;.! Mr. Coital , Paid, in order that the Houfe lhoull be in poffeffion of every poffible information upon the fubjeft, he Arnold move for the eftimate of the expences of the different inftitutions mentioned the Petitions. He concluded by moving for an eftimate relative to the Proteftant Schools. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER fuggened the propriety of Paving the time of the Houfe, by making one motion, which fhould include all the eftimates. Mr. CORRY acceded to this fuggeftion, and moved for eftimates of the expences of the inftitn tions mentioned in the feveral Petitions, for one year, from the sth of January 1802, to the 5111 of January rl3o3.—Ordered. Mr. Conley fhortly afterwards prefented tilde ellimates—which were ordered to lie on the T./1,; ? . Mr. CORRY moved for an eftimate of the pences of the Truftees of the linen manufaflure rt Ireland from the sth of January aoz, to the 511 : of January tBo3.—Ordered. Mr. CORRY prefented an account, purfuant to Aft of Parliament, from the Commillioners for the reduftion of the National Debt of Ireland—which was ordered to lie on the Table. SUPPLY. MEM The CHANC6LLOR of the EXCHEIVER moved the order of the Jay for the Houfe to ref Ave Wilf into a Committee of Supply, and that the Accounts of the Difpofition of the laft Year's Grants, prefented by Mr. Fofter on the zsth of February lall ; the Papers prefented on Thurfday lall, containing the Eltimates of Mifcellaneous Services; the Account of the Deficiency of t,z00,0001. granted nut of the Convoy Duty, prefented by Mr. Vanktart, on Friday; and the accounts prefented by the Secre tary at War yeflerday should be referred to the faid Committee- The SPEAKER having left the Chair, The CHANCELLOR of the Excnmy EA raid, he role in purfuance of the notice he had given two days ago, to move certain refolutions refpaling thofe branches of the Public Services, which were defcribed under the head Mifcellaneous Services, and not provided for by Parliament. It was not his intention to fubmit refolutions applicable to all the Mifcellaneous Services. The firft ref°. lotion he Mould propofe referred to the interefl of the Exchequer Bills, which were funded Taft year, the amount of the interell, for the payment of which it WAS necettary to grant a fum to his Majefty, was 505,5201.95. id. The next head of fervice applied to the Salaries and Fees of the Commitfioners for ' reducing the National Debt; the fum required for this fervice amounted to 28651. It would appear ' by comparing this fum with what had been granted hit year, that there was 4 confiderable excels; this arofe from the circumllance of the vote of IA year having only applied to half a year, while the prefent one applied to a year and half. The next refolution he (hould move was re lative to the fum to be paid to the Duke of Rich mond as the confederation money for one third part of his annuity. It would be recollthed, that an Al 6 of Parliament had pallid, by which it was enailed, that (lock fhould be allotted to his Graoe in lieu of his demand upon the public; the fum he lhould move for was 144,61;1. 25. for one third of an annuity of 19,00c1. ceded by the Duke cf Richmond to his prelent /vla , jelty, by A6ls of the 39th and 4oth of his reign. fhe fourth refolution related to the allowance to the Clci-ks of the Offi ces of the Exchequer, for extra trouble • this was merely the ufual allowance, and amount ed to soot. The fifth refolution related to the allowance to the Bank of England fo difcount on prompt payment for the Loan and Lottery granted for the year 180 t ; the amount of this was 458,5141. Bs. 6d.— The fi rth refolution was for railing a fum of 33,5621. 35.4 d. to he paid to the Bank of Eng land for receiving the contributions on the Loan, and for the incidental expences of the Lottery for the year 1801. All there articles, he obferved, would be found in the Difpofition-paper. The next refolution was for the fum of 1,000,0001. for paying off the Exchequer Bills, ailed by virtue of an Aft of the Taft SelLon of Parliament, In addition to thefe he had to (late only three other refolutions. The firft was for granting a fum of money to enable his Majefty to pay off the Exche quer Bills, which were Hilted three years ago, and were now in the poffellion of the Bank of England. It had been the praelice of Government to apply to the Bank to continue the loans it had advanced on Exchequer Bills ; but in the event of a Peace it would be unnecelfary to repew fuch loans, or make any application to the Bag* forlitnilar ac commodation. The next refolutinn with which he (hould trouble the Committee, had for its objea the indemnification of Earl St. Vincent and Lord Grey, from the confequences of the adjudication againft them in the Supreme Courts of Admiralty, for having detained neutral veffels at Martinique. and other of the French Welt-India lflands. The claims of thole gallant Commanders were founded on principles of national honour and juflice, which rendered it the duty of the public to attend to them. They had aged under an exprefs order of Council,direding that all (hips tradingrith France thould be detained. Lords St. Vincent and Grey left this country in 1793, under fuch an order, and accordingly on their arrival at the Weft Indies, declared all the Well India Elands in a (late of blockade, they feizcd and detained all the Ameri can veffe ls they found failing into any of the French Wands. In 1794, it was determined to change this fyllem—a treaty of amity was entered into between this country and America, by which it was flipulated on the part of Great Britain, that all American velfels taken or detained in the Well Indies, fhould he reltored, and that compenfation fhould be made to the fubjeifls of the United States Application was made to the Lords of Appeal, on the part of thofe whole veffels had been detained, and reflitution was decreed. It had happened, that in former Salons, Parliament had been .ip• plied to in order to indemnify Lords St. Vincent and Grey from the effeds of thofc decifiims ; other inllances had fence occurred of similar adjudica. tions, in confequcnce of which thole Noble Lord; would be obliged to pay large fumy of money for having obeyed the initrukions of Government, if Parliament did not interfere. They had on lichali