Star. — London, England, 1805-05-22 00:00:00

I i Mr. D. BROWNE defended the needful. of eon- Aderable fecret fervice money in Ireland, for many years pall, as it was known that the rebellious con (piracy began. in the year tjgo, though it did not break out for three years afterwards. He bellowed great praife on .the zeal and aftivity of Mr. Edward Cooke, at t:.at time Secretary in Ireland, to which he, in a great meafure, attributed the deteftion and defeat of the confpiracy. The queilion was then loudly called for, and firaegers ordered to withdraw—when Sir JOHN NEWPORT, in reply, contended that the public had a right to be accounted with for whatever fums were paid out of the public treafury. He did not demand any account of the fums paid for the deteftion .or difcom6ture of treakin, which were left to the oath of the Irifh Secretary as provid ed by law ; but any other money timid be fubjeft to the revition of the Honk. If the Houk rejefted this enquiry, particularly the rums lavithed for the put pofes of the Union, they would anfwer the public call in the fame manner that Sir William D'Averiant related of Lord Stair, who, when called upon for an account of the fums paid in quieting the Highlands of Scotland, replied, " The money is all fpent, the Highlands are quiet, and that is the belt account that I can give you." In the fame manner, the Noble Lord oppolite him may fay, " The money is gone, the accomplifited, and you may now be fatisfied, for that is the belt account that I can give you." The Hoefe then divided on the motion, for it 67 —againit it 93—MAjotity z 6. On the third reading of the Bill, appointing Com ibillioners of Military Enquiry; Admiral BERKELEY ailed whether the Barrack Department was included? To which The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHECZyR re plied, that it was exprefsly mentioned. The bil! was then read a third time and paid, sis was alfo the Bill for continuing the powers of the Commiflioners of Naval Inquiry, to which the Chan cellor of the Exchequer added a claufe, the purport of which was--that no witnefs before the (aid Com mittee fhtuld be compelled to anfwer any quelions which night tend to criminate himfelf ; but fhould be obliged to anfwer all queftions which might cri minate others. STIPENDIARY tURATES. The ATTORNEY GENERAL moved the Or der for going into a Committee on this Bill, and on the quettnos being put for the Speaker's leaving the Chair ; Lord PORCI4ESTER oppofed it, as a meafure which would make a rapid ftride towards ecclefiafto eal reform, and as it would aft& the life-interett of incumbents. It would not be denied that the reve rues ~f the church were as Much private property as any other tenures, fubjea only to the condition that the clerical duties fhould be properly performed. If the incumbents, therefore, were not culpable, their rights fhould not be affeaed ; and if they fouod pro per fubftitotes to perform their duty when circum fiances rendered them incapable of doing to them. (elves, it was as much as Parliament had a right to expeft of them. By the law hitherto in force, the power cf the Bifhop was limited to an allowance of soh or at moll 751. to curates, according to circuoi fiances, and be did not hear that any application had been made by Curates, Rating that they had not a proper allowatice, or by Bifhops that they had hot l i fufficient power to otant it to them. There was no proof either that the lactrabents did not provide pro per perfons to perform the neceffary fbn&ions ; and he would, therefore, afk, what occation there was for this Bill ? If the meafure went epon an erroneous principle, he was aware of nothing which could do away that objeCtion. This innovation went to no lefs than to give to Curates three times the falary that they were allowed before, and infinitely more than was necrittry for:providing fubltitutes. By this Bill, the power of the Bifhop would be exorbitant; for if he thought it right to have more than one Cnrate, he might appropriate one third of the whole income of the incumbent. There were, he underftood, lone re&ories of 3cool. a year, and furely it would be prepofterous to deprive the perfon who held fuch a living of toool. a year, for the purpofes of curacy. The legiflators had already amerced the incumbents for non-relidroce, and it was rather too hard to lay this fecond fine upon them. He ttrong,ly objeCted to filch decifiVe authority being given to Bifhops ' and , the mo , e fo, as the Ell left no appeal whatever from their fiat, but to the Archbifhop of Canterbury. If fuch a principle was proceeded upon, a Bifhop with in his diocefe would become a more uncontroulable defpot .han any Firft Conful or Emperor of the French. It was defective alloy as it gave no fecurity that the Curate thus amply provided for fhould him fell be rcfident upon his cure ; it did not authorife the Bifhops in that refpea to do good, and gave them every power of doing injury to the incumbent; it did not go to accomplifh the ()Ned that was pro• , feffedly propofed by it ; and, if it was thought right to inftitute an ecclefiaftical reform, it fhould be done openly, and not in fo indirett a manner. He conti- ' dered the meafure to be conneaed with circumftances of extreme cruelty, in obliging the Vicar to make great facrificcs to the detriment of his family, whet; grown old in the fervice of the church. The Parlia ment had, Come time fince, decided, that a man who took to prieft's orders, could nut, afterwards, turn his attention to other purfuits ; and, as the pre fent meafure would tend to dept ive youth of its prof peas, and age of its lupport, he fhould refit the ma t)on for the Speaker's leaving the Chair. Mr. I. H. BROWNE defended the general prin ciple of the Bill, and thought, that all the t.bjetlions made to it were fuch as might be obviated in the Committee. Mr. WESTERN laid he had, on a former occa. fhottly flared his reafons for not approving of this, Bill, and he would now, as briefly as Hllble, tcprat his objetlions to it. He thought it was an attack and infringement on the property oldie clergy 'which the Houle had not a right to make. Lie thought alto, that veiling a power in the Bifhop to give away fo much of the revenues of the Ream, as one-filth of the value of his living, was fubjefting the more opnlent members of the Church to a too great dependence on the Biflops. For thefe reatOns he lhould übjed to the Spe do!r's leaving the Chair. Mr. BURTON fpoke in favour of the bill. He laid, the both, the glebe, the tythes, and other pro perty, were not the objeit.ts of the bill the real objects were, the duties of the Reetar, and thefe were very neceifary to be attended to. Notting could to much ' enfure their due perforetanee, si the refidenee of the Reftor or Vicar ; and if be did not reticle there, there thoold certainly by a regular and ample provifion for the perfon who officiated in his place, and performed his facred duty; which did not merely confift in read ing payers, preaching, yifiting the Fick, marrying perfon.., Cce. but alto in keeping up a retpeetable and focial hofpitality ; and ditlrtbutingalms in the neigh bourhood. It had been objefted that the provi firms in this Bill were of a novel nature and the Noble Lord had l a id i t was a re f orm in t he clerical fyllem. The Honourable Members, however, who foppofed this, were certainly mittaken. . in very old times, indeed, this power had been vetted its the Bilhops. As it would be eafy to obviate many ob jeftions, and to render the Bill more agreeable to all parties in a Committee, he fhould certainly vote for the Speaker's leaving the Chair. • Mr. C. W. WYNNE raid, he thought there were Come parts of the Bill which were highly objeftion able ; but as there might be modified, obviated, or totally altered, he certainly thould vote that the Bill go to a Committee. Sir J. HIPPESLEY faid, that he did not rife to oppore going into a Committee, but what he had to fay was applicable rather to the high duties attacheol to the fpiritital funftions of the Clergy, and to guard againil their violation, than to interfere with the temporalities of their benefices. He was aware that Come difficulty and embarraffment was involved with the fubjeft that he fhould mention, yet in a choice of difficulties and evils, it was ever prudent to choofe the leaß. It was painful to him to particularife the circumftanceson which he founded thefe obfervations, but it was but too true, that in the county in which he refided, bills of indictment had been preferred againa three clergymen, within a ffiort fpace of time, in the fame year, for attempts to commit offences at which human nature revolts. The motion he had to make was, that when any bill of indiftment fhould be found on a charge of a fimilar nature, or on any other high offence againit any beneficed eccleliallical perfon, on fuch Bill being certified to the Bithop, he should have a power to appoint a flipendiary curate ad interim; and he wiffied rather that it &mid be thus collaterally introduced, than make it the fubjeft of a Bill in i!ielf. Mr. BARHAM was again({. the Bill ; he thought it would diminifh the value of livings, and it was therefore a direct violation of property. Another objeaion to it with him was, that it very much in created the power of the Bithops. It had been Paid there was no danger with them of that being abufed. He had as high and refpeaful an opinion of the Bi finvps of this country as any man could have, and believed them to be very good men, and highly ho nonrable charaders. He thouid, therefore, vote againit the Speaker leaving the Chair. Mr. FELLOWES (Norwich) faid he highly ap proved the Bill, though there were tome parts of it which he hoped to fee improved in the Committee. _ _ . The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER declared himfelf a decided friend to the Bill, and he was therefore defirous it fhoul.l directly go into a Committee, where any objedlions might be removed by alteration and modificati,,n. He thought every Honourable Member mutt be convinced of the vall huportance of promoting and enforcing, as far as the nature of the cafe will permit, the relidence of the reflors & c. in their feveral parilhes. Nothing could fo muc h tend to promote religion, and to incite and eftablifh loyalty and attachment to the conllitution and the Sovereign, and where, from having more livings than one—having deaneries, prebendaries, and various other caufes, refers or vicars could not refide thcmfelves, it was certainly defirable that pro• per curates Amid be ftibili.oted, and that thofe per fons fo officiating and relident, fhould be dilly pro vided for. The fum to be allowed was, at the ut moll, not mOlethan a filth, and this was only out of livings of 4001. a year and upwards; all below were already provided for; and thole higher ones could certainly afford it as well or better than the others. For thefe reafons he fhould certainly vote, that the Speaker leave the Chair. The Q2efiion being called for, a divillon took phlCC—Ayec 37—Noes 23. —Majority 34. The Houfe immediately refolved itfelf into a Committee. On our re-entrance into the Gallery, we found Sir JOHN WROTTESLEY making objeitions to the firll claufe ; on which, after fome converfation between Lord Porcheaer, the Attorney General, Mr. Creevey, and Sir W. Scott, a divifion took place., and the gallery was not opened again. We underaood the Houfe went through the Bill, and the report was ordered to be received. Adjourned at ten o'clock. LONDON. WEDNESDAY, MAY 12. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCig Confab, for money, 38H—Ditto, for are. AI. — Reduced 37H--Omniuni 3i }--Eichrq. BIM !A. M. Ezelicq. Bills, as, dtf.--5 per Cent. Navy mil. This day a Mail arrived from the Leeward lands, in 39 days to Falmouth. By this conveyance accounts have been received which (fate that Admit-al COCM. RANE paffed Tortola for St. Domingo the day pre vinus to the failing of the packet from the former ;nand. It was generally fuppofed that the French fquadron had gone to ftrengthen the Spaniards againft the attack with which they were threatened by Dia s/tut: tz. The former accounts left it uncertain whether the French had aaually been at Montferrat. We now find they were there, and that they extorted 4.0001. tri)m the inhabitants. An American veld arrived at Tortola, pretious to the failing of the packet, which reported he had fallen in with the ELK brig cf war, with the Jamaica fleet under convoy, and afterwards with the Roche fort fqtradron in purfuit of them.—The French were about roo miles a-ftern. Admiral CocHaares's fqua dron were feen in the offing of Tortola on the.suk of April at tight A. M. (leering to the wellw,ad. A Mail has alfo arrived from Jamaica, bnt the packet, having been nine weeks on her ;mirage, brings nothing new--.lhey bad only heard of the arrival of • • I this Freed) foutdron tsto days befbre the packet failed, and were then making prepirationa to rtpell any at tack that might be . made on the Oland : His Ma. jefty's %hip 'Fafnir:, of 74 gang, was the only fhip of war !Ting there. . • . No faither intell t lienCe bail been receiied from any of our fleets; of courfe, the general converfation has nothing but conjeraures to reit upon. Lord NeLson, it is fuppofed, is by this time crvizing off Cadiz, watching the motions of the combined fleets, and waiting for reinforcements ; hist it is the opinion of • many, that all we have heard of the return of the enemy into Cadiz, hits been founded on force miflake, and that they are Rill purfuing their original dellina• tion, whatever that may be. On that point, opinioni Hill continue much divided—The Eall Indies, the Vieft Indies, the Brazils, and Ireland, are Rill in filled on with an obainacy, which only goes to prove that we are in complete ignorance of the plans of the enethy. On this inkjet more may be gathered from com paring the operations of the enemy in the different ports that belong to them with each other, than from a confederation of the comparative Arength of our own vulnerable points. The combined fleets failed from Cadiz on the t ith of April, and we now know that the enemy's force at Ferrol was at the fame period attempting to get out, iiz. on the loth, when prevented by the pretence of Si r Roam!. CALDER. It is, therefore, but reafonable to infer an intended co operation ; that the previous junition of the French and Spanifh (hips was part of the plan; and that the bringing nut of the Dutch fleet was alto a part attic objelt in view If fo, this would not be attempted by the enemy endeavouring to force his way up the Channel—To rifle an engagement is no part of his prefent policy, but to unite his foice, and then attempt his main enterprife, whatever that may be. But if the Dutch face is to be united with the othrs, how is this to be effeCted ? Only by attempt ing a paffage round by the North. Sould it turn out that the Combined Fleets-have not returned to Cadiz, we would not be furprized to hear of their having borne away to the Weftward, then gained a high North latitude, and come round Scotland into the North Sea. Should they fuceeed in this, they would carry the Dutch Fleet with them, and might then come down the Channel, bring out the Boulogne fleet, and proceed where they pleafc. _ _ We !hall not dwell on this; but we conceive it a duty to point out what may poffibly be attempted, that meafures may be taken for counteraaing the plans of the enemy. A Hamburgh Mail arrived this day. The letters by this conveyance confirm what was before report ed refpeding the increafing mifunderftanding between the Courts of Stoctholm and Berlin. M. Von Tea- RACK, the Pruflian Minifter at the former Court, is about to return to Berlin. The accounts tin Holland, nate, that when Gen. Ju nor was at Madrid, 'certain military arrangements were agreed on between him, Gen. Btu/anonyms'', and the Paws of Prince, relative to the places in Spain whete Camps'{hall be formed, confining of French and Spanith troops. There is to be one near Cadiz, and another at Ferrol ; and it is propofed to have a body of troops always ready for embark ation, whenever a favourable opportunity may offer. This plan is likewife connefted with the difpofitions making in Holland. AMSTERDAM, MAY I t.—Onr journals contain ac counts from Paris that the combined French and Spa mills fleet has arrived at Lifbon, taken the Engin (hips ani prizes there, and confifcated the Engin pro perty. This intelligence washrought to Bourdeaux by an Ataerican chip ; bat as no date is affigned to this event, and no official account of it has bcen received from any quarter, the truth of it is doubted. We rather incline to believe, from our not having re 'ceived any certain accounts of this Sea, that it has fteered its courfe for the Weft Indies. The Amfterdam Gazette, under the head of Paris, Rates, that Locum BONAPARTE will be appointed Viceroy of Italy. The refidence of the King of Italy will, it is fail, be fixed at Rome, and the Papal See be reMoved from Rome to Avignon. According to Tome accounts, the Government of Algiers it on the point of declaring war againft Spain ; the Spaniih Conful has already been fent into confinement. ITALY, Aram 23.—The Senator Lucian Bona. mess has arrived at Penfaro, from Milan, with his family, and has taken up his refl.:knee at the palace of the Marchefe Mofea. On his arrival, he received the compliments of all the civil officers and clergy. Private accounts from Marfeilles mention that the Toulon fleet met with, and took off Cape Maria (to the Weft of Marfeilles) an Englifh frigate. Tollll, Artist. 29. —The Pruflian Ambaffador, the Marquis Loccussitio, is arrived here from Paris. It is faid that he will go from hence to Milan to be pre. fent at the Coronation but this is not certain. Yell terday he was at the play, which their Imperial Ma jeflies honoured with their prefence. The Emperor has prefented the Mayor of Turin with a fnuff-box fet with diamonds, and ornamented with his cypher. The Commandant of the Imperial Guard, M. de ST. MARTIN, has received a fimilar prefent. To the parith priefts at Lanfleburg, Na valaife, &c. the Emperor has given Soo 11117 CS each, Co be diftributed among the poor. MARk.LANE. I . • CORN RXCil4 . 4l.Ot, MAY 22.. I • • The fupplies of Wheat here are confiderable, with tome further foreign arrivals, and mot: looked for ; fine being in fcanty fupply, fully fupports its price, but other qualities remain heavy • of Cale—barley is likewife duU, fate, at leis price —White Peas are cheaper ; there are but few Grey. Peas or Beans Of each fort, and thole dearer. Oats are in good fupply, and at little fluctuation.—Flour plentiful ; Fine at 80.0. nominally.—Sales in large quantity, at lefs than our Currency.—Almoft without Rape Seed. GENERAL CURRENCY AS UNDER. Wheat, 64‘ Sot. cots. per qr. Grey Peak is. to 45 1 6 Fine Ditto, 94a. 9816 od. Beans, ees. sus. • Rye. 411 s. sat. od. Tick Ditto tos. tys. od eY.34% 395. od- Oats, apt. ahs. 30s. Malt, 661. yas. od. ' Poland dim), ass sas od. White Peak, tss. 48s. od. Rape Seed. °cc ocs. • PRICE OF kI.OUR. Fine Flour yst. to 78s. Steonds 655. to yss. per lack. I. NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCE. MAILS THIS DAY.—Wiud L S. E. AIR. DUlt. ARA. DIM. Dublin z o I Hambu rgh a Waterford L I Gottenbargh o o Liam 0 x I Jamaica I o FALMOUTH. MAY t9.—Arrived the Phil, COOK, from Hull; Eliza, Boswata., from Liverpool, for Ulan ; Charlotte, WINNIDERO, • from London ; Chellerfield packet. BLIGHT, from Jamaica, with mails, 63 days paffage ; and the Piincefs Elizabeth ditto, KIDD, from Tortola, in the Leeward Bland , ' with mails, 39 days palfage.—Sailed the American brig Rifing Sun, Gotrio, for Rotterdam; James, Pastan, for Swanfea; American (hip /Bolus, TRIAD• weLL, for Tonningen ; and American (hip Brothers, GAULT, for Madeira. Wind N. W. PLystoorm, May zo.—Came in the Punta, of ten guns, from Jamaica, after 59 slays paffage.— Sailed the FRISK cutter, of ten guns, on a cruize ; the American brig Friendfhip, for Falmouth, for the purpofe of performing quarantine, agreeable to law. PORTSMOUTH, MAY Il.•-•-AYIIVed I'IMMORTALITS frigate, from Madeira. The Tatutavn man of war, with her convoy for the Weft Indies, have dropt down to St. Helen's. The Mediterranean convoy are alto getting under weigh. DEAL, MAY 2 I.—Remain in the Downs his Ma. jetty's (hips as per lag. Wind N. E. I YARMOUTH, MAY 2 t.--Yellerday P. M. failed the FERRITTER gun brig and Swan cutter. Arrived the Cgs soa.—This day failed on a cruize the Insyscroa (loop of war. The following !hips belonging to this Port have arrived from Norway with deals, &c.— When they left Norway, they faw the convoy under the RANGER floop, and DeLicsaca armed fhip enter on Friday lift : the Ceres, Captain Laws ; Tiber, Capt. WsLcoct ; Eagle, Capt. EGGITT ; John, Cap taitt Camilla, and Brothers, Captain tfassuip.— The fhips of war in the Road, under Admiral RUI saL, are the St. Alban's, the Admiral's flag {hip ; Belliqueux, Malabar, Inflexible, Antelope, Ada mant, and Namur; the Boadicea frigate; Mat quitto and Beaver Hoops; Vixen and Cenfor Tun brigs ; and Florence and Badger cutters. Paired le veral fail of laden colliers. Wind N. W. WINDSOR, mAr 21. IZeport led us to expeet that the Fete of 'aft night would excel in Rile all the others which have hitherto been given here, and we were not difappointed.— The company began to afremble at feven o'clock. Be fides the leading charaders of the Nobility, his MA. Teary alked feveral of the Gentry near Windfor, all the Officers of the regiment of Horfe Guards, and the Field Officers and Captains of, the Staffordfhire tia. Dancing commenced at nine o'clock the fine band of the Staifordfhire played, and two rooms were fet apart for dancing. All the younger Prineeffes danced during the whole evening. The Chapel being properly fitted up, there was an Oratorio there, which commenced at nine, and was not over until half pail ten. His MAJESTY looked extremely well, and'he and the Qyz sm were in excellent ;pints. His MAJESTY, Duke of YORK, Dukes of Sussex, KENT. Carmine; a, and CUMBERLAND, with moll of the Nobility, were drefred in the new Windfor uniform. viz. a blue coat, with red cape and collar, red waift. coat and breeches. Military and naval uniforms were not worn nearly fo much as formerly. His MAJESTY paid the tnoft tonslcfcending and gracious attention to all his numerous gnats. He talked for a confiderable time with Lord Haweisauer and the Duke of GORDON, and remained a very long time in converfation with Lords SinstouTa and CHATHAM. Supper was laid crat in Sr. George's Hall, and in the large armoury. It was announced at half pall two, when 400 fat doWn to the tables, which were, in talk, fuperior to any thing we have fen. A com plete defrert of fruits and ice cre a m s f o ll owe d. Th e i r MAJESTIES. the Royal Dukes, with the ?ethlcEss of WALES, Duchefs of Yoe x, and Psincefb SOPHI• of GLOUCESTER, fat at a table at the upper end of St. George's Hall. The company did not depart till day-loglit. One hundred of the young Gentlemen of Eton College, who were at the Oratorio, Cupped in the Library. This motning, by nine o'clock, his Majefly, at• tended by the Royal Dukes, and a very large fitire of General Officers, was in the Great Park, and reviewed the regiment of Horfe Guards, who went through a variety of evolutions, to the amufement of a large concourfe of fathionable vifttors. This afternoon the company will be entertained at Frogmore, by the reprefentation of a German Play. His Majesry has given notice that Coon after the birtlrday he means to make a tour for about three weeks to Birmingham, Coventry, Worcefier, dec. and to be at Weymouth by the fecond week in July. Mr. Fox is to give notice of a motion for an Ia• qniry into the State of the Nation. By letters jolt received by the Jcrfey packets, we learn, that the !Sands of Jerfey and Goanley are in a molt refpthable Rate of defence. In Guernfey there are the 39th, 44th, and 67th regiments, nearly completed, and fit for any fet vice. The iBth and 58th foot, at Jerky, have of late received nun:emus volunteers. THIRD DAY'S DRAWINC.ThiS day No, 13,553 1 as Sat drawl, irai entitled so wool.