Star. — London, England, 1818-01-28 00:00:00

1 .1 • 1, I ' l l ,, t • \ 1. of a meagre Address, now called the echo of the Speech, our ; ancestors took some days to discuss the detailed information in that exposition, before they returned their answer: There was much good sense in the practice, because it was only upon considera tion and scene examination that a proper answer could be returned. It was curious to look back upon the progressive innovations by which this wholesome practice was eat out. In my recollection, though be fore. I had a seat in this House, it was the ordinary course to convene the Lords in their individual capa city at the Treasury, and the Commons at the Cock pit, the day before she Meeting of Parliament, for the purpose of hearing the intended Speech read. Nay, it was printed and sold for the use of the Mem bers and the country on the day the House met.— But now all these means of communication are with held, and the House is called on to discuss the me rits of a communication, the contents of which no man can distinctly from one reading recollect. As to the present speech, in place of being an exposition, it ac tu illy contains nothing which might be said to afford intelligible information—it might mean that or the other thing—indeed for any purpose of informing us of the true state of the public interests, it might never have been made. (Hear, hear.) Why, in regard to the heartfelt condolence which the House, in com mon with the country feels, was not the precedent in the case of the Duke of Gloucester followed, and the expression of the public sympathy separated from the other concerns of the public ? hi the participa tion of the regret which that affliction called forth from the people, no man felt the loss more than he did. He wished to mark that feeling the more significantly because in some transactions in which he had some years past taken an active part against a branch of the House of Brunswick, a Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Canning, not now in his place) hid represented him as an enemy to that House _(Haar, hear.) But, independently of his own personal anxiety, he was solicitous to dwell upon that spontaneous feeling of national sympathy, because it went at once to dis &ore and falsify those charges of disaffection to the House of Brunswick which were so loudly reiterated against the people during the last • Session—(hear, hear.) The scene of sorrow the recent sad event pro duced, deprived description of , its power—it had seemed as if the country had. been visited with the last great plague of Egypt, and that the eldest born in every house in the kingdom lay dead within its doors—(hear, hear.) It was not to be overlooked that every expression of condolence had specifically ad verted to the private and public virtues of the de ceased in every relation. If therefore there should exist in this country any enemies to any branch of the House of Brunswick—if any part of the com munity are discontented with their conduct, let that branch look to itself for the cause of the hostility. Lord CASTLEREAGH declared, that desirous as he was of meeting the objections and animadversions Which had been brought forward, not only 'with re gard to the Address immediately under considera tion, but as respected the conduct of Misters during the recess of Parliament, yet as he was aware of the numerous opportunities that would soon present themselves for discussing them separately and in de tail, he should 'reserve himself for those occasions, when he trusted that a satisfactory explanation would be furnished. But it did appear to him to be quite foreign to the question, and calculated unnecessarily to disturb the unanimity which the deep and irre parable loss that had been sustained rendered so de sirable, to agitate subjects which in themselves formed distinct objects of inquiry, before any regular information was before them, or the House prepared to give them mature consideration. There were, indeed, observations in the course of the Noble Lord's speech against which he must immediately, protest, and particularly against the statement which repro. seated the trials at Derby to have arisen out of the proceedings of a Spy employed b 7 the Government., He new undertook most fully to disprove such an as sertion whenever the proper time of investigation should arrive. It was enough for the present to re mark, that not a scintilla of evidence had appeared during the trials to shew the slightest foundation for this belief. He could not conceive what part of the conduct of administration had induced the Honoura- ble and Learned Gentleman to conclude that his Ma- 1 jesty's Ministers had it in contemplation to propose new measures restrictive of the liberty of the subject. He was not conscious that they had manifested any disposition of such a nature ; and he was happy to assure the House, that he should, on an early day, be' ptepared to communicate information with regard to all that had been passing in the country since the, last Session.—(Hear, hear.) He believed sincerely, that this information would satisfy, not only the Ho nourable' Members opposite, but would satisfy the House and the Public, that the measures adopted during the last Session had been founded not merely on prudential considerations, but on a strict necessity, and that it was to them that we were indebted for the laterualvanquillity which had been restored. The ever y of Parliament had not oniy*tivided - tlse Sus. rrasion Act, but had ensured its speedrtstrmination. His Majcsty't Ministers, who had been placed in a situation of great difficulty, would not shrink from the most rigid scrutiny into their conduct, and would be found, he confidently hoped, to have faithfully dis charged the trust confided to them ; to have admi nistered justice, duly tempered with mercy ; and to have contended successfully against the imminent danger with which the Country had been threatened. The greatest of those dangers he believed had passed by ; but he would not lull Parliament into a belief that perfect.security was restored. It gave him, however, sincere satisfaction to congratulate the House on the unprecedented rapidity with which the country had pasted from a state of depression to one of progressive prosperity, which, there was every reason to believe, would continue. In the earnest hope, therefore, that the present discussion would terminate, so as to be most expressive of that unanimity which was due to the melancholy event recorded in the Speech, he should only repeat the assurance, that there would be ample opportunity afforded for the consideration of all the points to which the attention of the House had 'been now prematurely drawn. Mr. BENNET expressed his entire concurrence with the Noble Lord behind him, as to the conduct of his Majesty's Ministers ; for he could assure the House, that he was prepared to prove, upon the pro. per occasion, that, notwithstanding those confident assertions by which Ministers contrived to persuade some Gentlemen to agree to their Pommies of rabic. lion upon the liberty of the subject, the renter part, if not the whole, of the disaffection which formed the ground work of their , proposition, was created by emissaries employed and paid by Ministers them selves—(Hear, hear, hear). Mr, BROUGHA M declared his heartfelt concur rence in that part of the Address which referred to an event upon which there was but one feeling throughout the empire.. The unanimity which the Noble Secretary of State anticipated, was, he thought, not likely to be disturbed by the Nobles Lord's refe rence to the history of the country since the first Re port of the Committee upon which the Habeas Cor pus Act was suspended. On the contrary the House must, he thought, derive considerable satisfaction from the statement of the Noble Lord, that it was the inten tion of Ministers at length to produce some evidence of the grounds upon which that suspension was pro posed. He was glad to learn that it was at last in tended to submit this evidence to a Committee, which should have the power of examining persons as well as the documents prepared by his Majesty's Ministers, for thus an opportunity would be afforded of inquir ing into, on the one hand, the communications which Ministers might think proper to make, and on the other, such evidence as the Honourable Member for Shrewsbury and others were enabled to bring for ward. Therefore, it was proposed, to enter into a full stud complete inquiry; very-different from that which took place last Session, when upon prepared evi dence, and in the want of evidence, Parliament was induced to accede to an extraordinary, and in his view, an unnecessary and uncalled for measure. But he was glad to find that Ministers were even now dis- Csedto satisfy that House and the country, that they dnot proposed the suspension of the Habeas Cor pus Act without adequate cause. With respect to those parts of the address which did not refer to the melancholy event to which he had already alluded, he differed from his Noble Friend behind him, be cause he did not think the House was called upon to pledge itself to any thing but the consideration of the Treaties with Spain and Portugal, and, therefore he saw no reason for withholding his assent from the motion. Lord CASTLEREAGH disclaimed any intention of proposing a new Committee of Inquiry, of the na ture alluded to by the Hon. and Learned Gentleman. Mr. BROUGHAM declared himself sorry to have misunderstood the Noble Lord, but if the Committee were to examine nothing but documents sent to them enclosed in a bag, it was evident that its task would be a mere mockery. Lord COCHRANE thought the Address extreme ly dissatisfactory ; for it held out no promise even of economy or retrenchment. How different was the composition of - the American President's h, which had lately appeared in the public journah ! In that Speech, from the Chief Ruler of a Nation which our Ministers threatened and sought to destroy in the late war, there was a distinct recital of evidence to prove its growing aad general impravetnent. In the Speech before the House, there was a confident assertion of national prosperity; but there was no specific instance of that prosperity even alluded to:.—the reason, how ever, was obvious, for none could be alluded to; that indeed was impossible amidst the misery which uni versally prevailed; while the revenue was notorious)y deficient; while the work-houses were-crowded with paupers ; while the greets were thronged with starv ing seamen, and the poor-rates beyond any former precedent. If indeed any evidence were adduced to establish the fact, that the country was in that state of prosperity which the speech alleged, Ministers might have something to offer in their defence, or rather in proof of the energy and industry of that people whom their misconduct and extravagance had been unable to break down. But what had those. Ministers presented in atonement for their delinquen cy? why truly, a recommendation to build churches ! If, indeed, Ministers had proposed to enlarge the jails, or the alms-houses, where, at least, the inmates were saved from starving, they might have some claim to praise. But their allegation of rprosperity, and their proposition of improvement, really mocked the pub-. lic understanding. It was obviously impossible that any country could go on in the state in which England was in at present, with a falling revenue and a starv ing people--with a greater degree of misery among the population than was to b found under any arbitrary government which the British Ministers might desire to imitate. For in no nation in Europe, not even in Spain,. Italy, or Portugal, could such mendicity and wretchedness be found, as were at present daily*wit nessed in the public streets of this great metropolis. For the reasons he had mentioned, he could not hesi tate to pronounce the Address to the Speech a direct insult to the feelings and the understanding of the country. The question was then put and carried unanimously. Lord CASTLEREAGH gave notice that he should to-mor row move an Address of Condolence to her Majesty, and a simi lar Address to his Serene Highness Prince Leopold of Cobourg, on th,: Afflicting event of the death of her Royal Highness the late Princess Charlotte of Witles.--Adjourned. THE EVENING STAR. LONDON: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2S, 1918. TILE FUNDS. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWELVE O ' CLOCK : Reduced 80;—Cons.. 791+—Cons. for Feb. 79i 4 per Cent. 99i;—Navy Annuities 104+i India Bonds 107 108 pr.—Exch. Bills 18 28 pr. A considerable flue tuation took place this morning in the price of the Funds.—f onsolt commenced at 79 three-fourths, suddenly fell to 79, and at twelve o'clock rose to 79 one-half five-eighths- At this time the Commissioners came into the market, and were immediately supplied by one finn in a lot, at 79 three-eighths.— Notwithstanding this strong turn, they instantly rose to 79 one half five-eighths, which was the price at one o'clock. The meeting that took place on Monday at Lord Ltvastroot's, was relative to continuing the Bank Restriction Bill, when, if we are rightly informed, it was inlay determined, at the suggestion of the Bank, Bankers, and Merchants, to enforce the sante for two years more from the present time. The Speech addressed to Parliament yesterday was drawn up with singular care and so much tem perance ;.s to preclude the possibility of dissent from the motion of Address which followed. Indeed any difference of, sentiment, where a mostprominent topic way. the liunented death of the distinguished per imeter whose loss we all so deeply deplore, would havitbeen most unseasonable. The prospects relative tgtha Snecrsion have been less emphatically noticed than some persons expected ; but perhaps as much so as was consistent with propriety. The marriage of the Duke of CAMBRIDGE is understood to have been alluded to. Lord Stomouvu, it will be seen gave notice of his intention to move for leave to bring in a Bill for the Repeal of the HabeAs Corpus Suspension Act. This Act was passed last Session with great rapidity. The repeal will be carried through Parliament with equal dispatch. The Standing Orders will be suspended, that the Bill May go through all its stages in one night. This is as it ought to be. The necessity for such a suspension of the Constitution of the country, being admitted on all hands to be entirely done away, it is impossible that Parliament can make too great haste in restoring the full operation of the laws. There will, however, •be some discussions pro bably in both Houses, on the proceedings that took Ace during the Suspension. Lord ARCHIBALD j HeartLrox has given notice of a motion for enquiry into the proceedings in Scotland, during that period.l The Treaties with Spain for 'the abolition of the Slave Trade have been slightly noticed in the Speech,' but nothing has been said respecting the negotiations between Spain and the Independent Provinces of South America—a most important topic—which, however, cannot fail to come into discussion when the Treaties shall be laid before Parliament. The state of the Finances has been passed over for the present without observatiOn. Indeed it will be time enough to enter on this subject when it shall come regularly before Parliament. The Paris Papers of Saturday and Sunday arrived' this morning. The Chamber of Peers have, by a majority of 102 to 59, reieeteli the proposed law on the Liberty of the Press ! It is a singular enough circumstance to see the po pulai• interests thus effectually vindicated, in the last stage of a dangerous proceeding, by the least popu lar branch of the French legislature ; and afford s another proof of the excellence of that mixed system `of representative Government, which interposes the counsel of a hereditary Nobility as a check to the in considerate or corrupt acts of the immediate repre seutat►ves of the people. The effect which this rejection must have upon the Milfisters who originated the project, and who have declared the adoption of it to be so absolutely essential to the stability of the throne and of their ad ministration, cannot be otherwise than extremely embarrassing. Illy discussion of the Project el Lam on the Re cruitment of the Army, still continues in the Cham ber of Deputies, It occupied the Chamber during Friday and Saturday, and was again adjourned till Monday. The Tribunal of Correctional Police has pronounced its judgment on the case of M. &MUTER, for his Pamphlet on the State of Liberty in France. It has found the Work seditious and calumnious, and con demned the Author to three months imprisonment, and a fine of three htindred francs. The Duchess of ANOOULEMK had no intention, as was reported, of making a tour into the Southern Provinces. The Infant t MANIA-LOUISE-ISABELLA of SPAIN died on the 9th inst. aged four months and a half. French Five per Cents. Saturday, 66fr. 35c. Jamaica Papers to the 16th December arrived this morning, from which the following are extracts : " KINGSTON, DECEMBER is. " Private letters from Curasoa state, that thell'lloya lists at Caraccas were obtaining a formidable force, with le prospect of being able to contend against the Independents successfully. " Recent accounts from La Guira state, that Gene ral Piar had killed nine Capuchin friars, against the wishes of Bolivar ; that his army had been afterwards defeated, and himself made prisoner; that the In dians had revolted from the cause of the Indepen- .timmta k and that Captain Sarrassa, attached to that party, had also deserted their standard, and joined the Royalists with 900 men. " A detachment of the 62d Regiment of Foot, un der the 'command of M tjor Hull, consisting of 105 men, 12 females, and 22 children, arrived at Hamil ton, Bermuda, on the 23d of September, from Halifax " La Pique frigate had a passage of eleven days from the Havannah ; she did not get the money taken from the Tay at the time that ship was lost, the Spaniards saying they had not sufficient autho rity to deliver it. La Pique exchanged numbers with the Esk post-sloop, of 20 guns, Captain Lennock, on her way to the Havannah and the United States." We learn from Quebec, that a robbery of an extra ordinary nature had taken place of the military chest there. Two bags of gold, containing about 2000/. were stolen. The bags were found next morning in a garden near the office divested of their contents, but without the seals having been broken. All the locks - and doors of the office were found perfectly se cure. An investigation had taken place, but no grounds of crimination could be laid against any person. Orders were on Sunday received at Chatham, to get ready for sea service, two frigates and four sloops. There are now stored at Woolwich arsenal 30,000 pieces of cannon, of different calibres. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. FALMOU'T'H, JANUARY 15. Wind W.S.W. light breezes, and fine A•rivea the Lord Sidmeuth packet, Vim; mails from Jamaica, in, forty-one days, 14st h Croaked Island in twenty-seven days. O n j, 17, in lat. 42 43, long. 36, spoke an American from Philadelphia for LiverpOol.—Sailed the packet, with mails for the Brazils. PORTSMOUTH, JANUARY Z. Wind S.W.—The Oswin, RAY, from Bengal, by for the River—sailed 3d September, from the ll:nvns the following outward-bound re,. viz. Juliana, fur Batavia; the Marsh and 151 z. Jamaica; Cumberland, for the South Sea; no e l, for Africa; Lady Campbell, for &algal; Arr fur Berbice; and Progress, for Li.bon. DEAL, JANCARV Wind S.lV,Arrived and to the Hir t , Ifyperion, LEI&USIIA N, from Bel:gal is fi , .. e and seven days, and from the Cape of Good two months and seven days. Came Lfir.v:i River and remain, the Si.u-al. 1•••, Grenada ; Rucker, StIPElt, fur Madeira • 'fur Charante ; and Fairfield, 3foani-, to: \( .'• Put hack the Marquis Wellesley, Sutu., (An Grenada. RIMS<3.ITF., JANUARY 47. The sloop Sincerity, Lose, from L.;:d,yr, mouth, sprung a leak last night in this harbl damaged her cargo; it is expected she at 3,4 GRAVE,r:KD, JANU.IIIY 2:. Arrived the Jane —, trod; 1.nr".77. from Bourdeaus ; Prince iteucin. T7 -ot, Edward, Lawry, and Thetis, Raid, Webber, from tit. Joh's, New ItrunswiLk ; \ from CosliA ; Mien, from ('au; atsl from &'vilk. Sailed the OW Maid, Glenned, for Jas.a. bert and Ann, Steel, fur Antigua; PoinoLa, bag O; and 3Lra, Keppel, for Buenos Ayret. The Ordinary of Chatham Dock-yard wee a quarter's wages on Thursday. Sunday evening, Joseph Lill kman, a privatf }loyal Staff corps, fell into the Royal MLlitar at Hythe, and was drowned. Boxtwo—The fight between Aare!! and 31 (two good ones), took place yesterday at Comi ren, for 50 guineas a-side. One hundred and rounds were fought in good style, at the end of APC'arthy cried "Pet-rani!" and Purcell recr% stakes. Both the combatants were dreadfullvt they were at work an hour and a half -6 to favour of Purcell, at setting-to. CORN EXCHANOT, MARK -LANE, J. 1 2.9 Wheat trade was very heavy this morning. what appeared from Essex and Suffolk, rough and dam. p, the millers could not nse is 2.5. per quarter cheaper. Oats is Is per lower. In Peas and &ans no alteration. Corros.—There have hem no farther Cotton declared by the Ea , lt India Co 'upon' arrivals since our last are 6100 Bengals, 17'Y and 700 bags Bourbon. The forchaces for t are 209 Pernams 2s. for ordinary up to 2s. picked ; small parcels of Boweds 21-td. Sur 11 Carriacou 22:d. Surats 15d. and 120 Ilvt;: the house, at 10Id. to 110. SUG R.—The demand for Sugar continue. ted all last week ; the parcels sold were at I shade lower, though no general depressi,n ua —This forenoon the request continued Ling Tuesday last the prices of Mitscovadcs n : r. sidered ls. to 2s. lower ; the strong and ti• however, support their prices better than Of: browns : the latter are very heavy. The refin‘ ket declined 2s. last week. Molasses decl —There was an extensive sale brought fora the India House ; the prices were about Ys. than what had been anticipated ; it consisted thousand three hundred bags. Correr--There were extensive sales brou; ward last week, of West India, &c. 950 casks bags ; the whole went off freely ; the ordi fine ordinary went off at prices 2s. higher ; descriptions, good middling and fine middling went off rather lower on account of the brought forward of the latter description. East India House about 1100 bags were broil ward ; 667 bags fine ordinary Bourbon, sop and 105 s. 6d. yellow and brown Java 105 s. any, 6d. first class damaged, 102 s. to 110 s. good ordi. Cheribon 101 s. to 103 s. There were two pub' . of Coffee brought forward this forenoon,consistir , 103 casks, and 890 bags Berbice and Dement scriptions ; the whole went off freely at prir supporting the late currency, and in some i prices a shade higher were realized ; the a& Coffee since Tuesday last may be stated fro: 3s. on all the ordinary descriptions ; the mi and tint r qualities are without any variation. bum PROVISIONS.—The quantity of prir is so limited, that there is every expectatin: prices rating high during the season. Bacon o stea dy. There .has been much briskness in nvni for Butter. HEMP, FLAY, AXD TALLOW.—The prices kw may be quoted is. lower, and the marke heavy at the decline. The business done Hemp and Flax has been so extensive, that a rary heaviness must be expected ; the dcmaT our last has been very limited ; the prices stated at any variation. GLASGOW MARKETS, JANUARY _ COTTON.—The sales of the week amount 1221 bags, which went off at the following Sea Island Georgia 225, at 2s. 6d. to 3s. 2‘1.--, do. 35, at 2s. 2id. to 2s. lll—Bowed de. 21td. to 22t1.—New Orleans 16, at 2s. to t Maranham 68, at 2s. Id. to 2s. I 2s. 1d..--llemerara 47, at 2s. Id. to 2s. 'A.- India 38, at 22d. By Public Sa!e: DC7ll(T.ir.l at 221 d. to 2s. 3{d.—llo. infctior 4., at 15id. DIED. July 18, at Calcutta, Henrietta, the wife of flee. Ma Esq. of the Hon. East India Company's Bengal Ci‘il Sem' After a few hours' illnex , at the Barra.k.s, Isle 01 Captain Bowen, sth Battalion, 60th Regiment. In London, of the typhus fever, aged .20 years, C. S• patrick, Esq. of Mount Pleasant, hie of %Wight. HIG II WATER AT LONDON BRIDOE To-monnol Morning 30 !newt..s aft , r Afternoon - 57 _ LONDON; Printed and publiacd by LEvu. P.atv Place, Templc-Dar. last f r )11 ican ve the S lgal.; • und re , . id lilt. 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