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PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. - HOUSE OP LORDS, MARCHat. Co*Wei were heard respecting an Irish Appeal Cause " James Beier, Esq. (commonly called Lord Dunboyne) v. Mulvihill and ethers.'—To proceed again on Tuesday. Viscount Mars*an, the Bishop of Wonexasza, and I.ori Da Duirsaarmax, took the oaths and their seats. Viscount GRANVILLE presented a Petition from a num , bee of Gentlemen, Land Owners, and others, of the County of Brecon, praying that no alteration may be nude in the existing System of the Coal Duties.—Ordered to lie on the table. The Earl of LAUDERDALE stated, that he had several Pe titions given to him for the purpose of presentation to their Lordships' House. He should, however, propose that they be read br the Clerk, which Officer accordingly read the same at more or less length. They were from the districts or townships' of Dacre and Beverley, in the County of York, and from Dew. ker, Death, and Arkwaite, in the North Riding ; and princi pally respected th e case of the labourers in lead and other mines (excepting coal) in these quarters, complaining that, in conse quence of the very low rate of wages, the Poor 's Rate , were in creased, in some parts no less than eight shillings in the pound, in consequence of the necessity which arose of contributing to wards the support of such persons families. The general prayer was, that their Lordships would take their case into their consi deration, and afford relief by rendering the lead of other m ines Bible to the rates, the same way as has been already done with respect to the coal mines; or by amending the Act of the 4:scl of Elizabeth, or in such way as in its wisdom, the Hoes,: should I deem meet. —The Noble Earl, among other points observed, that he could not consistently urge the reception of those yeti dons, as they referred to a proceeding of a peculiar name, now pending before the other House of Parliament, or reflected upon a proceeding before that House. lie therefore declined moving any thing upon the occasion. The Smugglers Apprehension Rewards', and the Steam Ves. eels Tonnage Bells, were read the third ti me and passed. The Cutlery Trade Regulation Bill went through a Commit tee ; was reported ; and, on the motion of the Earl of Lautexa s.asa, was ordered to be read the third time on Monday next. — Adjourned till to-morrow. 11015 SE OF COMMONS. The House was occupied till five o'clock by two Election Ballots; the one for Reading, the other for Rochester. The Clerk of the Reading Election appeared at the Bar, and stated that the following Members had been chosen by Ballot to t:y the merits of the Reading Election J. Phillimore, Hon. F. Douglas, lion. I'. Cust, Sir C. Coelterell, 11. Clive, • • J. H. Leish, P. Brown, Viscount Fitz-Harris, I.ard Strathaven, W. H. Feilowes, G. Cousunaker, Hon. G. Pelham, W. Parnell, Charles Dundas. W. Evans, The Clerk of the Rochester informed the House that the etion appeared at the Bar, and ring,ilembers had been choser. Mucha ter Election: A. Keppel, F. Bastard, Kin. P. Cuet, W. S. Kinnersley, J. G. Gooch, Ralph Dermal, Right lloa. W. S. Bourne. by liallot to try the merits of Cockerell, Sir W. E. Welby, Lord Normanby, I.:srl of Rucitsavage, !ion. W. Minn, F. 31ont:dgue, W. Chute, F. Ilatnit Mr. Ca.aarso' presented Returns of the number of Insol vent Debtors dischargt d since the passing of the Act, and of the amount of their Debts.—Laid on the table, and ordered to b: printed. Mr. Aldt!man WAITII MAN presented the Report of the Committee on the Recovery of Small Debts, and obtained leave to bring in a Bill to amend the Act of Parliament on, that subject. Mr. CLILWEN presented l'ctitions from several Parishes iu t'e.; County of Cumberland, praying that the Poor Laws might b.: and 141 on the table. Mr. LA M IiCON presented a Petition from Durham, pray. tlrit the tvrt.as, as well as the Occupiers of Lead Mines, be TT ad. st.l•ject to the Punts' Rate.—Laid on the table. Mr. DAVENPORT presented a rctiti')ll from the Salt Ma st:faecal:era of tie County of Cheater, praying for some altera tiuti in the Salt Duties.—Lail on the table. Lord G. CAVENDISII presented a l'efition from the Far mers of the County of Derby, paying for the Repeal of the Duty on Agricultural Homes..—Laid on the table. S.r . W. GUISE presented a Petition from Gloucestershire, praying for the revision of the Penal Laws.—Laid on the table. Lord RANCLIFFE presented a Petition from Nottingham, against the renewal of tho Insolvent Debtors' Act.—Laid en tht S.: J. NEWPORT presented a Petition from the Tanners of th:.: City of Waterford, praying for an alteration in •the Leather Luc;.—Laid on the table. Mr. IL CLI VE ISIOVC4 for a Return of the quantity of British IrcAtt exported daring the last five years, with the oflicial value, and the Countries to which it had been exported; also a Return of the Quantity of Irou imported during the List four years, its vslu!, and the Countries from which It wasimported.—Ordered. Mr. LONG LA ND presented Accounts of the Receipts and F.sp.esditure of all Movies by the West India Dock Companies ch.:lng the year ending in December, IslB.—Laid oti the table, and ordered to be prlr.tcd. Sir T. GRAIL :4 brought in a Bill to Light the City of Ca:lisle with Gaa.—Real a first time. COAL DUTY. • Sir ROBERT PEEL, in presenting a Petition against a Coal ')jam, said that, long as he had been a Member of that House, ho had never heard of such a Duty as the one deprecated by the Petitioners—a. Duty to be imposed, in the time of profound peace, upon a raw material of the first necessity. Sir R. LEIGH presented 1 similar Petition from Wigan. Mr. BLACK DU RNE also pre-salted a Petition of the same import . Mr. Alderman WOOD, in presenting a Petition from a Parish in Devonshire, con;plainiiig of th; high Duty on Coals, and praying that the House would take the hardship they hence endured into Its consideration, said that he had never supported an equalisation of the Duty, but that be was anxious That the Doty should be taken of altogether. Mr. CALVEItT said, that the fir.t Petition on the subject bad been from the Borough of Southwark, and that its prayer bad been, not fur equalisation, but for the consideration of the liossbe—elkew, beer . GENERAL GOURGAUD. Mr. LAMBTt)N stated, that he had received a Petition from General Gawped, for the purpose of being laid before the Hoeft. Whits theeser see d:d ra been b alluded to in the be gintting of the Sadao, an le Member opposite (Mr. l'i.se) had given some explanations, and the question had dropped. k should now only ray, that be should take an early opportu nity, after a Noble Lord (Cutlaugh) should have resumed his attendance in Howie, to call its attention to the present Pe tition. lie should only add, that it contradicted in the most po sitive manner the assertions of the lion. Gentleman opposite. MR. wYNDHAN QUIN. On the Order of the Day being read, that the matter of the complaint against Mr. Wyndham Quin be heard at the Bar of the House, Sir ROBERT WILSON said, that in rising to commence an inquiry into the complaint of which the adjudication was theft before the House, he con sidethd it his duty to the Petitioners and the Public, to put such questions to the witnesses as were best , calculated to elicit truth. and to connect the neces . . sary chain of evidence. His object was to obtain the troth in the most concise and unequivocal manner; and if, in endeavouring to effect it, he trespassed against the rules of evidence or the forms of the House, he trusted that it would be attributed, not to • any wilful intention, but merely to inexperience on _ hie part. He was certain that there was no Gentle man who•heard him, that would not divest himself o paprevious impressions, and that would not form tisjaftinent entirely upon the evidence whi c h s h ou ld be l aid b ef ore him. He was aware that unfavourable . impressions regarding this complaint had been creat ed Oft a former evening, and that insinuations had been thrown out regarding the motives which had ..,; urged the complainant to mate it. He had nothing to do with the abstract motives of an accuser, except isis far as they went to prejudice truth, and then they came under the judicial cognizance of the House.-- Neither Grady the father, nor Grady the son, had been at all engaged in the fabrication of this charge ; it rested upon the writing of a Gentlemap, whose character was as unimpeached and as unimpeachable as that of any Member in the House, though, if it were disproved, it would tend materially to diminish that reputation which as yet had always been unsul lied. He should not say any thing further 'on the, subject at present, but should content himself with desiring that the Petition be then read. The Petition was read accordingly. Sir ROBERT WILSON then moved that the wit nesses should be kept in attendance, and that Mr. Carew Smith should be brought to the Bar of the House.--Ili: was accora:ngly put to the Bar, and examined by Sir Robert Wilson. The examination of this witness lasted till near eleven o'clis.k, and after some discussion relative to a p;-.nt of evidence, a second witness, Mr. Goold, who, as well as the preceding, is of the Irish Bar, was called in and examined at great length. The examination lasted till-near ere o'clock, when Mr. COURTENAY moved the farther adjournment of this business till to-morrow (this day). Mr. STUART WOR'I'LEY said, that he vVished to give notice, at ani early stage of the proceedings in this case, that if any attempt was made to publish an account of the evidence .before the whole was concluded, and the minutes printed for the House, he should most ecru/hay think it his duty to call be fore the House the persons who should so publish it, as guilty of a breach of the privileges of the House. The ATTORN EY-6 EVER AL then moved for the post ponement of hie motion for a Conmittce on the Insolvency Acts, and the effects thereby produced. Lord PALMERSTON, in the Committee on the Mutiny 8111, said, that he had ;Irt :.•lteration to propose in it, which he should shotily stave to the Douse. It ss as, that Courts-Martial should be allowo to extend disk sittings till four o'.-tock in the day, instead Ring obliged to rise a: three o'clock. as they are at present. A m amma present e d a rau fpurt St. Cesorge the Mart%r, Soutwenk, against the renewal of the Insolvent A. t. The other Orders of the Day were then I:srosed of, and the House atljourned at One o'clock. FLANDERS MAIL. BIIUSSELS, c. M. Ilegnault de St. Jeaa d'Angely has received permission to return to his native country. Yester day, he left thk city, to proceed to Paris. We learn front Paris, that M. Mart, Duke of Bassano, has' also b"en authorised to return to Paris. M. Doulect de Ponticoulant, whom the King of France has re called to the Chamber of Peers, from which he was excluded by the Ordinance of the 24th of July, was for five years Prefect of the Department of the Dyle, and will be ever remembered, to his honour, at Brus sels. His administration was also just and equitable; and if he did not do all the good that he desired, it was because it was not in his power. MARCH B.—lt is said, ' tljat the works for the erec tion of the new Palace for his Majesty, after the plan approved of by him, will commence in a fortnight. On the other hand, the works for the Monument which is to be meted on the field of. Waterloo will begin immediately. Thi. Monument will be of a prodigious elevation, and of immense extent at its base. It will resemble an Egyptian pyramid. The spot chosen for it is that where his Royal Highness the Prince of Orange was wotmded on.the memora ble 18th of June, 1815. The sum of a million of florins is said to be destined to this 418:It:mem. In the Sitting of the States-General to-day, the Central Section made its report on the Project of Law relative td our commercial connections with Sweden, and the reciprocity to be exercised towards that Power. All the Sections agreeing in the prin ciples which dictated this law, declared that the dis cussion was open. Count Hogendorp, in an excel ' lent speech, supported the Project. lie quoted the opinion of the celebrated Chaptal, formerly Minister of the Interior in France, who rejects every system of prohibition as injurious to nations ; he would have an unlimited freedom of commerce, which, said he, can not but be to our advantage. No other Member desiring to speak, M. Fulck, Minister of Colonies and Trade; explained the grounds of the Project, which being put to the vote, was passed unanimously. It is said that General Hullem, (one of the 38), who till now had not been authorised to reside at Brussels, has obtained, for the present, leave to re side there. set off last year front Gambia to erploie the Niger, has been detained at Galem •by the rains which pre vail during the months of August, September, and October, and also by other unforeseen obstacles. However this may be, it is now united to ours, which is not established at the ancient fort St. Joseph, but at a few leagues below the river Faleme. 44 Major Grey dispatched Adrian PArtarieux, a mulatto, of St. Louis, attached to his suite, to bring him a supply of men and effects from Gambia ; they will join him by land ; the journey is 21 days. An English Officer has arrived with an escort of blacks at Sego, where Major Grey is desirous of constructing a g2thot, with which be proposes to ascertain the course of the Niger." THE EVENING STAR. AFRICA. ST. LOUIS, SENEGAL, JAMITARY EXTRACT Or A PRIVATE LETTER ADDRESSED TO A 14ERCHA.NT AT CAEN. A great number of ships have arrived here from Europe, and several others are expected, exclusive of those forming the expedition. The colony is incum bered w•ifh merchandise, and nothing is selling. The arrival of the expedition is anxiously looked for, to see what course things will take. It is taped that the projects of Government will open fresh re sources to trade. Some millions of pounds of cotton have been shipped for exportation. It is very . fine, and from it amelioration by the care of its cultiva ' tion, it perhaps cannot be excelled. It is worth 45 sols a pound, when shredded; but this new branch of industry wants encouragement ; and I do not perceive Out any thing has been done to promote this. We find here cotton of a nankeen colour, which grows, like the other, without cultivation and which may be advantageously used in our manufactures. 6 4 Our Galam expedition has not been attended with all the success which we anticipated. It left this on the 17th of August, 1818, to the number of nine vessels, under convoy of three Royal brigs of war ; they were three months in proceeding op she river, about 900 leagues. The navigation is danger ous, because it most be attempted during the hottest and worst part of the season. This Ratak, with the exception of the Argus Royal brig, and a merchant vessel, deittined to peas the year at Gahm, returned abciet the middle of December. They effected no thing, except bringing away some grains. The most grievous part is, that all the Europeans, to the num ber of $O, Were takers sick, and IS of them died. Fears are entertained 6r these who remain. An ex press just received enaminces the death of the Go garnet, M. Chatellut, pographiell engineer. " TheEngliab, expedition under Major Grey, which LONDON. FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 1819. FI.:VDS. PRICE OF STOCKS TUN DAY AT ONTE O . CLCCK Bank Stock shut—Bank Long Anns, shut. per Cent. Reduced shut—Cons. Cons. for Acc.7ll;l-3! per Cent. shut. 4 per Cent. shut-5 per Cent. Navy 105fil India Stock shut—lndia Bonds 35 36 prem. Excheq. Bills (21) 2 3 dis.—Commercial 33 dis. The shortness of out Report of the proceedings in the Comnions last night will surprise some of our Readers, when they learn at the same time that the House sat till almost an hour after midnight. The fact is simply this : a considerable time was occupied in examining witnesses in the matter of the Honour able W. H. W. Qw and Mr. GRADY, when Mr. StunßT IVORTLEV gave notice that if any of the Newspapers should publish any part of the examina tion before the whole was concluded he would bring the matter before the lkuse. Of course, in common with our fellow-journalists, we abstain from doing what, after such a denunciation, would be deemed al breach of privilege. At a late hour 14st night a Mail arrived from Flanders, and brought rrussels Papers to the 10th instant, from which we have given extracts in a pre ceding colnmn. This morning w•e received German Papers of late dates. The following are extracts from Frankfort Papers to the 4th instant : lIANOVF.R. FEBRUARY 20. We expect great changes on the present composi tion of ou l f- States, which ore fo r med o f D e p ut i es of.l the several Provincial States. We shall soon have a' Constitution of the Assembly organized on a new basis, which is generally supposed will be first pro posed to the States for their discussion. The essen- 1 tial difference between this new Constitution and that of the different Provinces, will consist, it is said, not only in its being common to the whole Kingdom, but also in establishing two separate Chambers. At the head of these two Chambers there will be, it is re ported, an hereditary Marshal of the Kingdom, but the relation in whirl: he will stand to the States, after theii new Cointitution, is not yet known, and per haps not even entirely fixed. If the functions of the Marshal were of such a nature as to give him a real influence in the Government, and not a matter of mere form, many enlightened Patriots believe that it would be more favourable to the public good, that this place should not be hereditary, but that in case of a vacancy, a person should be appointed to it who should be judged worthy to fill it. According to the enlightened principles of the Government, there is more than one good reason in favour of this opinion. We learn with regret that the hopes which had been entertained of the produce of the various taxes have not been realized in the year just expired, that there is a considerable deficiency in the revenue, and that it is necessary to open new sources to make it good. Many persons who probably are not well in formed, but who are otherwise men of very ostensible characters, believe that one of the cakes of the diffe rence between the receipt and the disbursements is, that since the happy restoration of our legitimate Government, the Exchequer has been charged with more expenses than it had to bear before the unhappy period of the Westphalian Government. Though many persons who are better informed, pretend the contrary, they have however notleen able to refute, in a satisfactory manner, this supposition, which is doubtless erroneous. How desirable would it be, in this point of view, that a correct statement of the re ceipt' and expenditure of the State were published, and that an enlightened Member of the Assembly of the States should mate this affair the subject of a proposal to the Assembly. It is well known that the Prince Royal, when the Assembly was constituted, cause 4 a declaration to be made to it, that he would favourably receive all plant, and 411 wishes that con cerned the Kingdom of Hanover and its subjects. VIENNA, FEBRUARY ss. . Prince Kaunitz, our Ambassador to the. Pope, has left this City to repair to Rome. _ . The Emperor and Empress arrived in good health at Venice on the 18th. Her Majesty, the Duchess of Farina, arrived there on the 15th. • The departure of Prince hletternich for Italy was fixed for yesterday. In his company there are no official characters except Count Mercy, Counsellor of State for the Foreign Department, and Count Spiegel, for the Getman Department. The Prince has also called on the teounsellibr of Leg.ltion, :st. Schlegel, to accompany him, in order to of his extensive acquaintance with the Arts. Af. Ender, the Landscape pai,r.ll, made himself known by his voy:te to 11 the masterly drawings which he mid?. tend the Prince; and it is hoped in ger,:..r...1 visit of the Court to Italy will promote, is ; spects, the interests of the Arts and. Science, The journey of his Majesty has f its ch ; the welfare of his own provinces, Ail t h t reported of-the political objects of >Tr to be wholly groundless. It is ti uc ti; ,ta g Of the Diplomatic Body here will i 6,1 y, t,, The Pope's Nuncio, the French Antbassadni nisters of Russia, l'russia, England, Det n , :l . and Saxony, arc ei:hor already gone, point of going. None of these Miiii , ters, is the suite of the Emperor-I'am* of eaen ; invited—each makes the journey at his ow n and for his own satisfaction. 'Meantime, V be for several months in a state of sol..adc. tion, which will be the more str:kilg, mences with the end of the ;:arnivitl. ROME, .FEBRVIRY 13. The Sciences, particularly Philosophy and logy, have just experienced a seven loss. night of the 7th of this month, M. A. lien! He was about sixty years of age, still vet, and active. The loss caused by Lis death every where sensibly felt ; here it is pani c , because the number of men of noted laarnit, proßortion to the want there is of them. HI have attended the Grand rale .Michael in the antiquities of Rome. No French Paper; having arrived this yse can add but Mlle to the detail! which ready been laid before oar Readers respect collision cf parties. Priv.tte ktters re s ceiv( day mention a fact not stated in the prince, but which serves to slim the temper with Ultras learnt that new Members were to h.•• the Peerage: On Saturday, the I:,st proceedings have been revlted, the Colin' AtozoNo:g, brother-in-lx.v cf :a. M c o., g , num conclusion of a most perplexed harangue. President of the Chamber should he three: pair to the Kix°, with an Addre , s, k.r t wes , pain which the Chamber felt at the . au,;nrenl the number of Peers; bat this once at least, bore the sway, thanks to the energy cf the which prevented this scandakr.s- outrage, with loud cries. of " Vive le Rci," and thus du them many of those who for some time past fered tliemselves to be deceived ; when the broke up the sitting all on a sudden,' witharti petting the proposition to the vote. after the publication of the Ordinance on nation of the Pee, M. LAINP left Paris, taking formal leave of the Chamber. It is not whether he has gone to Bourdeaux or sudden departure of this ex-Minister has great sensation. The following list will strew the political ter of the new batch of Peers created bl of FRA NCE : Marshals of Bonaparte Members of the House of Peers of the 100 days Members of the I loure of P.epresentatives of the 100 Ministers of Bonaparte Lieutenants-Gcneral of Bonaparte of Bonaparte - Apothecaries. Unknown Peers Decided Royalist On the sth April the proceedings will c bofore the Court of Assizes at Paris against TILLoN and MARINET, charged with attem —.ate the Duke of WELLINGTON. The French Funds, according to the private from Paris, were 65f. 20c. without die which is equivalent to 67f. 70c. The rate change was 23.45. Letters have been received from Mon b te the 9th of December. They state, that great dons had been made by the Government of Ayres, not only to strengthen the army in Chi] also to diminish the power of General A, tgainst whom several fresh expeditions had .vent; but it seems that by avoiding any general gegen:lest with either the Portuguese or the from Buenos Ayres, he was enabled to 7 a considerable number of men. The naval Buenos Apes, though it had been extreme] had since July last been very unsuccessful. ing to an official list, not more than six er ct nish ships and brigs had been captured from we have just mentioned. They were nearly by the Union, the Independencia, and the Several of them are stated to have had very 'cargoes. Admiral BROWN, who some time wired a commission from the Government of . Ayres, and who lately was , concerned in som, ceedings at Do,*-- had reached Plate, where he had been, however, immedi.c 'rested. It will be recollected that the " forming part of an expedition, with troops on from Spain, destined for South America, carried into Buenos Ayres—it is now said vessel has been given up to the Captain by . vernment of that place, from whence she intrnedi sailed for Lima. ''here was no apprehension • 7., • J 'l* to 3a Iter, v .! to 11:, ; ,; . '-'ere, ry, eneral iencec, its chief() that I, a . se .it a g,.. SO swat, tb 7 tlaer t; sown : tc, V t. , .; !tide .• rt 'y :e loss. I.: I very leatl t particttie: earning tl n. I•ie .t)i.r t irie l h i sn i ipe s ctec m dti. : na l ,: : : act vim* sceived Lvith Which to b^ ati& ucceir.g, tvi Count moved, • ogne. thlt direc:ed . Lv,)res.:r 7 • : i,:niertation it 1 , ...A5t, teas 7 the Minot age, by bus drew Nv: t , past has! • 1 the withmt Irumediatt e on the no P.tris, Withe ft is not kno or no. has causes Aitical chant. b l the lit' 6 lays theloo days 3 9 15 3 ....... rill ......... 1 commer,.. against CAN attempting t private lette. the divider he rate of cl orate Video : It great era mt of Buem. r in Chili, ral ins had bee 3y general e^ or the trcor keep toj etht. naval force f. remely active sful. or eight Sp- from tIIP d:, early all the Inv very valuaL time sirce tent of Buer'i in some p.c. ..bed tl.e tmediately the Trinitla:• ops on boa:, lea, had bcl said that tl , is a by the C; intrnediat::' hensioncntcr. ri . I i ,~~ , . ~, kt , .