Star. — London, England, 1815-06-16 00:00:00

I this day was publi,ked, ark A STATEMENT of the REVENUE and ET PENDITUtte. of GitBAT BM I'AIN. in each YEAR «V the late WAR. from .LBO3 to 1814, both hi -lii.:ve. Compiled from the Account presented to the House of Commove. By CRARLES S I OKES. London : Palishi.,l by John Richardson, til, Royal Enchant/P. 1 1 1 14 • • tr 3 t.l r.. T. 7 PAALId MENTAR r PROCEEDINGS. • HOUSE OP LORDS, JUNE IS. ,Ithe Irish Leather Duties, the Pauper's Embesaletnert, the trigh Population Account, and the Dulihn Asylum Bills, were brought op from the Commons by Mr. Futon's's: and others, and read a first time; as was a private Bill presented by Mr. BLACKSURINZ. The County Bridges Bill was read a second time and commit ted for to-morrow. The Cork Grand Jury Assessment, the Irish Malt Duty, and the Irish zit , irit License Bills, were read a third time and passed. The Marquis ei I.AN C.OW NE gave nuhce of his intention to move the con-i•leranoo of the Report of the Foreign Slave Trade Bill to-trn - ow ; and then :noted that the Lords be suns mane I for that .'.:y.—Ordrred. After a tcw waris subsequenly between the Noble Marquis • and 14'rd E,. LE. Niniovom, the report of the bilein question was ortlerci to be received eu.morrow. Shortly after this order was made— The Earl u 1 WESTMORELAND appeared in his place, and "Wanted, that be thought the last time the above Bill was ander efoodderath , n, that ft was perfectly tindtrebood the Bill was to be isecanmitted; for his part, the alteraiions which were made by no means were satisfactory to his mind, nor did they reduce tM measure to that shape la which be thought it should be yeas• ad by their Lordship. Met Marquis of LANSDOWNE said, that in referees* to • What had fallen from the Noble Earl, he bad no objection to the 11Wit being reoenntitted. The illsoet,* of Nli 1 ERBOROIJOH absented sense Proceeding Of that itisid was necessary, inasmeeh as the principal clause in she BA that winch went to attach the penalties of felony, was, ES it now stood, neither sense par grammar. The mirinis and Chtckmanuan Jail Bill was read a thlvd time. The Irish Pavr Duties, and the Irish Bills of Exchange Stamp Mills, passed throogh Commutes of the whole House, =sheen teperted.—Adjoarned till tomorrow. HOT s liE OF COMMONS. Mr. FORSTER, foain the Navy °dice, brought up an account of alt the Contracts of the Comnusvioners of the Navy Board. An account of the Hemp Seed and Clover imported annually into Gre it Britain, was Isla on the table. • Mr. ROSE brought in a Bill to enlarge the powers of the Royal College o' Surgeons, and stated its object to be to prevent persons front practising medicine without any thing whatsoever of the unuwledge i'. cessary for the practice. Sir lel r l H}VA W. RIDLEY wished to know whether ft bad any connection with a Bill of last Session, called the Apo- , thecariee lliB t Mr. ROSE said the object of this Bill was quite different. The Bill was read a Brat tame, and ordered to be read a second time to-morrow. Mr. WARD brought up several papers respecting the Board of 0/dewier., Mr. M. A. TAYLOR moved the discharge of the Order of the Day fur Lord Roseberry's Divorce Bill, for the purpose of introducing certain amendments.—Report on Monday. The Neutral ships Bill, and the Glass BM, went through a Committee.— ft tp. , rt tomorrow. The Land Ordinance Bill was reed a third time and passed. Loni.GEORGE BERESFORD informed the House, that his - Royal Higfulevs the linnet Recent bad received, vittr severs:. address ace, . and ordered the intormation required by them to be laid before the House; and bad also given orders for the erection at a monument to tkneral Pakenham. sir JOHN C. Ho i'PISLEY snowed an Address to the Prince 'trip of for the tall raring papers :—A Copy of the Resuk of the proceedings of the Cowen. at Ems, convened by the three Xarciorat Archbtshops and the Arcl.bishop of Saltaburg, dated IlUtb August, 1786. A Coo , of the Ecclesiastical Regulations of the Tuscan Go vern:neat, dated Sd February, I 615; and a Copy of the Con slum:len of Fops I ius VII. for the restoration of the Order of the 'marts. The Pest Office Bill was read a third time. Mr. 3AR INQ said he should divide the House on it. Mr. CALCRAF r said, that it wa. necessary before such as expense be incurred, and especially at the present time, when every guinea was of such value to the Government, that the alas solute neeessity of the New YOU Olke should be *hewn. Mt. A MINS WRIGHr fully moaned with the Rona:lva donde who spoke last. Mr. LUSEUSIG 'ON old, that front the Reports of Caw Mittel% it appeared that the super or advantages of the New Peet Mice would much more than toonterbalaaes the expenses. k would be a great improvement to the City of London, anti he believed it would not exceed the estimate. Mr. 00L0021 was surprised that his Majesty's Government &bosld lei&d themselves to what be could not but fall a He 'mind de his *pp in endeavouring to prevent an otpenditure of the public money. Ilse Hasse then divided, when there were—For the Bill 49—• /Wiest it 24—Majority for the Bill 25. • The Bill was accordingly passed. MANI) OF EANCA. Mr. R. SMITH rose to submit to the House the Motion of which he had given notice respecting the island ut Banca. He was surprised to find how his Majesty had transferred the sovereignty of Banca to the Dutch, tor .he never knew that his Majesty had claimed any sovereignty over this island. The only right we had to it was acquired by the conquest of ILYA, and by the cruelty which the Sultan of Java was said to have exercised towards the Europeans residing in it, which did not appear to him to justify us in assuming the sovereign disposal of it. • He therefore moved an Address to his Royal Highness, the Prince Regent, praying that there be laid before the • House, copies of all the &cements -and dig patchts received by the East India Company, rela tive to the acquisition of the island of Banco. 'Mr. WALLACE most Cordially coincided with the Honourable Gentleman's motion, because the papers would most fully prove the gross infraction of all the laws of natii.ns, by the Sultad of Java to wards the Eon pearls residing in the island of Banca.' alt !tad dep:wed the Sultan of Java, aui it was in. cumbent on ui to do so, in order to prevent like atria. cities towards Europeans in the Eastern world in fu ture. The Honourable Member went into a . history of the Sultan's barbarous conduct. The papers would must f ully justify his Majesty's Government in Abair disposal nt Basica. Mr. I. 04(1.1 ES WAS happy to find that the motion way not _likely to meet any opposition. Alter a few words from Mr. T. COURTOIAY, the motion was ART.. el to. Mr. HORNER postponed his notice relative to Bills of Indictment by the Grand pries of Ireland • till neat Session, but said that he could then posi tively call the attention of Parliament to the subject. NaIar:UNDLAND FISHERY. Sir JOHN NEWPOR. I rose to bring forward the ipoti.;ii of which he had given notice, relative to the Newfoundland Fishery.. He strongly deprecated any ini.erpretation et his motion inimical to America. But fine Americans had the exclusive tight of tiallery WS then own coasts, and we should have it equally on o.lrs. We hail the exclusive fishery on the coasts - of Newfoundland, Labradore, and on the Gulph ce Florida,- before the Aim rican war. We had then yt that - fishery 16,09 u seamen and $O,OOO tons of tipping. This was a vast aOlifee, not only of wealtl• pi - sitir commerce, but of strength to oar Maritime He would Mercian Move; that there be pie: a rights. CAPTAIN 01111. Mr. W. WYNNE said, he held in his hand a Pe. tition from Mr. On, late Captain in the Rothsay and Caithnrss Militia, complaining of his bring dismissed the service without a Court-martial, and praying for inquiry into his conduct. The Honourable Grit*. maa then proceeded ter state that Captain On bast brought charges against another Officer In the regiment, who was acquitted, and on whose acquittal Captain Orr was dismissed. He said that it was too great a power for a Court-martial to assume to dis miss the prosecutor because they had acquitted Oil prisoner. They could not judge of all the motives of the prosecutor. He believed the reason why Cap tamp Orr was dismissed was because he had not take.' other notice of his brother officer's conduct to him. This was an encouragement to duelling, and was subversive of military discipline. Sir GEORGE WAR RENDER said, that he had made inquiry into this affair, and could say that the 1 Honourable Gentleman was mistaken as to the grounds of the dismissal of Captain Orr. The grounds of his dismissal were the failure of the charges he brought forward on the Cotut-martial. The result of the Court-martial was, that the charges were frivolous and vexatious, and that the prosecutor was not entirely actuated by motives for the good of the servi:e, in bringing them forward. Oa those motives it was that he was dismissed. Mr. WYNNE explained; and the Petition was read, and ordered to lie on the table. LORD ELGIN'S COLLECTION. Mr. ROBERT WARD said lie held in his hand a Petition from Lord Lig'll, ragltiff . e to his valuable collection (4 Mat bits, whica lie offered to dispose of to the public. . The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER supported the Petition, and statei that his Lordship's collection of Marbles was very valuable, and highly deserving a fiber .1 compensation. Mr. HORNER did not wish that any thing should be done on the subject till next Session, when they would have time to enquire how his Lordship be came possessed of those marbles ; whether in his ca. pack) , as a public servant or as a private individual. It in his capacity of a public :errant, the compensa tion should certainly be less, titan if he became pos sessed of them as a private individual. Mr. BANKES said he understood there had been a liberal offa already made on the part of fflrvern-1 meat for those marbles, but that the demand was so extravagant, that they 'were not purchased. Hs should wish a liberal price should be paid fot: thein but he would not agree that they should be purchased at an exorbitant rate. Sir JOHN NEWPORT thought the manner in which the marbles were acquired ought to be inquired into, as it was generally understood that they were obtained through the most infamous spoliation. On the part of the barbarians in that country, and ander such circumstances, he hoped this country would be, no parties in the transaction. The Petition, was then brought up and read: Oa the motion that it lie on the Table, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER I expressed his opinion in favour of a Committee of inquiry, to ascertain their value, rather than the making of a bargain between the Noble Lotd and the Treasury. The lateness of *the Session precluding the possibility of any long enquiry, it would be better that it should be postponed. He had no disposition, to oppose the Petition lyin on th e Table. Mr. ROSE - said, he un derstood that the Trustees of the British Museum would consent to receive these antiquities as a deposit, provided the Noble Lord would abide by the value which a Committee might set upon them. LIVERPOOL LOAN. Mr. BIRCH, alluding to the Loan whisk, had been lent to the Corporation of Merchants of Liver pool of £50,q00, at two periods, secured upon a to ,bacco-warehoase, said, .it was access .4. to know, whether the value of the security was equal so the money advanced ? It was a sort of shed, thereat of which ought not to he more than 42000 a-year; but for which Government paid 45000 a-year. He con. tended that the Right Honourable Gentleman ought to have inquired into this subject before he advanced the money, as it was a bad precedent. The brewers and distillers might, under such authority, came tel Parliament and ask for money on the sccurity of their' , respective buildings, alledging that the stoppage of their works for want of money would injure the re venue. He concluded by moving for is An Account of all monies advanced within the last ten years, by 'way of loan, without the authority of Parliament." The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that Government had not acted tlje least clan destinely or improperly in advancing tits money ; it was lent after the fullest public. inquiry. lie ea plained,. at some length, ,the grmnds on which the agreement for the security had been consented to.— lne warehouse was so much larger than what was required as a deposit of tobacco, that a part of .it had been appropriated to thp reception of kiit4 India proddee. the rent Sity#6l 4 l)y Gin,efillnent was MOPS thali (lOU* like Wiliefe4S Abe money adenocod,— fhe case, on the whole, afforded no grounds what lye, for inquiry. Mr.WYNK insisted that this was mu of thq most 'ottonstitutional advance, that tad ever been made of the public money. If the Right Honourable Caw denten had come forward/ and asked foe it,ln'a pro per way, it would not have been objected to Ist kids. lb toold not see what Government bad to do with the dock of Liverpool, any more than withany other dnek in the kingdom. General G A SCO IGN E explained the investiga tions that had taken p h ce to ascertain that the sects. rity of the warehouse was sufficient; it had even been undervalued; as it had sometimes produced ICIO,OOO a-year, and often at 7,000. From these premises he concluded with asserting, that there could be no doubt of the security being more than sufficient. The pub lic works which had been undertlken ki r the Cot po ratiou of Liverpool, without the assistance (if Parlia ment, would amount to at 600,000 or 4700.00 0 .— The temporary assistance given them Oar their Dyck, was, therefore, scarcely worth mentioding. Sir JOHN NEWPORT thought the question did not at all rest upon the ample nature of the security ;. but he objected to the granting of any money with out the authority of Parliament. The same principle mig!it be adopted Or every great port in the kangdons. Lieneral-GASCOY NE explained. Mr. IsANKES objected to the principle on which the money was advanced; but was convinced that the Chancellor of the Exchequer thought he was doing his duty by lending it. It was, at all weenie.; an objectionable precedent, and be therefore protested' sgaint4 it. • • Unless for the notice that his Hottwaril Friend had taken of this proceeding , he knew not tw the , House would ever have been ac4oainted with it. Thr CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER mplatoed. He justified the advances. on the ground that they were partial repayments by the Corporation. Mr. BENSON asserted that the interest had been regularly paid on these grants. The estates given as 'brevity, he considered to be worth e million and a half. • Mr. W. SMITH made the same objections to the principle of the grant as had been advanced by the preceding speakers. He did not see the slightest de gree of blame in the transaction, MOTO than inadver tency ; but he wished to preserve the Gentlemen of Government from falling sago any error of this kind. Mr. BIRCH reasserted that the interest lead not been paid ; and that the Corporation either did ap- ply, or meant to apply to Govantnent for the maw son of ilt4O1)0 that was due. The mutton was then put and carried. VACCIN •TWW Mr. WYNNE, after alluding to the national be nefit of the propagation of this antidote to the small pox, and observing upda the necessity of doing away the prejudice that prevailed against it amongst the lower orders, through some instances of its failure, moved for leave to bring in a Bill "For procuring the benefit of Vaccination to poor persons desirous of receiving it." Mr. BANKES said a few words on the advantage of the process to society at large, and on the Lopes sibillty of preventing it from failing in a feivcases. Mr. WHITBREAD thought it highly important that it should not be supposed that because Vaccina tion had in a few instances faiisl, that inoculation , with variolous matter had not failed also. Ile had known instances of persons who had been inoculates'. with the natural small.pos, having taken the Alec tion after a lapse of twenty pears. Mr. BANKES thought there had ban as many instances of failure in Cates of vaccination, sis in those of variolous inoculation. We understood him, how ever, to be highly in favour of the tormer process. Leave was given to bring in the Bill. CoMMITTit of avreLv. On the Report of this Committee being brought up, and the motion -being made to agree with the Resolutions, _ _ Mr. ARBU rHNOT, seeing a Right Honourable Baronet (air John Newport} in hi s place, informed trim that be had inquired in the Cummissary Ue• octal's Department, for information respecting the questions he Mad asked about adv., waitron' fur con tracts being inserted so the Irish Papers, end had been assured that no such advertisements had ever been seat to them by. a t Department. Perhaps 1:1e Editors bad inserted th&m on theit own authority, for some purpose winch he snood no. divi n e. Bit JOHN NEWYORT thought the Right Hon g Cetistleemen's ialurmation perfectly satisfactory, but could not agree with bin to his inference. On the molt:irons being read respecting the sums for repairing the African torts, Mr. ARBUTHNOT said, for thi information of the Honourable Gentlenout who had questioned him last night on this subject, Ire had examined the din: terent Acts of Parliament, and found that all which he had previously stated was correct. Mr. GORDON thanked the Right Hon. Gentle man for the trouble be had taken, but as the forts were originally established for the protection of the ' Slave. Trade, and as that Trade was now abolished, be copld see no reason why they should not be dis mantled, anchhe money they annually cost be saved to the country. He concluded by moving that the Resolution be recommitted. Atter some conversation between Mr. A,buthnot, Mr. Nicholson Calvert, _she. Chancellor of ihst,Ea., chequer; Mi. Wm. Smith, Mr. Preston/ Mr.-Vesey Fitzgerald, and Mr. P. Moore, the Resolution was ordered to be recommitted on Wednesday next. The remaining Resolutions were agreed to, and Bills ordered accordingly. The Report of the Ways and Means was then brought up by Mr. Bitoange. The several Resolu. tiuus were agreed to. and Bills ordered accordingly. Mr. ARBUTHNO opposed the printing of the African accounts, because the expence of printing of them had increased from Bor ‘9OOO in a trw }cars, to the enormous sum of re9J,OOO. Mr. PRINITON and 'Mr. Was. Shims supported the printing of the accounts. After some observations front Mr. ARIIUTMNOT; the CHANCIILLOR of the EcCucettlit, and Mr. WHIT MUD. they were ordered to be printed. Mr. HORNER gave notice, for his Honourable Friend, bir J, Newton!, that he would move to. morrow LOT an account at the uumber of persons con fined tor Debt in beland. MUTINY JILL. The Report of the Mutiny Bid was brought up. Lind PALMERSTON proposed a ciazse to ena ble dmrts Mai tail tan mulct soldiers, and to stop a part of their pay as a powwows' for certain *aces.— Agreed to. kits Lordship tiaaa ProPoWd a *PSI' by winch • , sey ealdier taken phone ilinaid fad* all his arrears of pay due at the time (gbh capture, 4., that portion which would become due during his as, t iei t y, uadl he should have proved beff.,e a Cot Martial, or a Coon of Inquiry, at his return, that n k 'had been fairly taken, and bad come back as mom it was ht his power. Mr. HORNER thought that it might be mama. able to take away from a soldier the pay which b... came due to him during his captivity, but that would be improper to deprive him of the par due t p to the time when he had been taken, and had fair j• fulfilled his duty. He therefore advised the Noble Lord to confine the object of his clause to stopping the pay which would grow due whilst the man was st , prisoner. Lord PALMERSTON had no objection to 1.-.. cede to the al.eration suggested by the H 0060,011 . Gentleman, and eaplained the reasons whist induce f him to consider the other part of the clause necessar, . Lord PRO BY wished the regulation to be es te . ded to officer* as well as soldiers, and objected to z 'Court or Inquiry. General GASCOIGIit considered the proposo of extending the intended regulations to vacers, 2 casting an imputation upon their character. wished a soldier to oe placed in the s lose situation : the foremast-man in a ship, who lost all claim to I I pay and his .bare if plite.rna•ey when it was provi ita4r be had deserted. Lord Parer and Genet d 041101114104$ expiale& MANNERS sUrroN approved the sugze tions which tended to remuve the C art o f L.quir and to alio. the suidier Ins pay until the clement • his being taken. Lord PALP4IIRITON explained. After some observations from Mr. Pitasrotr, Ce lontl WOOD, Mr. WHITBREAD, and Mr. Lici mitivr. the Amendment proposed by Mr. lioaNut agreed to. Mr. BENNETT rose to propose several additions'. clauses. There were books of laws and regulation. for the army. and it would become the Noble Lore and his colleagues to employ their summer leisure i.• making a digest of those laws and regulations, chase every soldier should be well acquainted with them. The object of the first clause which he should pro• pose would be to limit and restrain the power of the Crown to dismiss Officers without a Court Martial. This practice gave rise to many acts of injustice ane oppression, and the welfare of the army required that it should be abolished. He adduced several instance, to prove the abuses to which it was liable t among:: these was the case of the Officers of the 83th Regis ment, who, in consequence of a quarrel which had arisen between the Major and another Officer. bac been ordered to prosecutes and having refused w en . ,gage in a prosecution, which they considered at groundless, had been dismissed the service without being tried by a Court Martial. He thought it war most improper and most anjiast to compel officers to prosecute against their wishes, especially when they were to be. punished in case of refusal fir failure... The latter lie exemplified by the case of Lieutenant Ree.esdale and Caprain Boyd, or the Miatia. He then adverted to several sentences pissed, as he con. ceived, improperly by Courts Martial. Tile case of Ensign Cowell, who bad been tried by a Court Mar. awed obliged to quit the service tor not tigiTng a duel, in a case whiter be had thought himself b. ama t ) explain what he bad swish :n coo., ton ce of a meg. apprehension on his part, appeared to him to be one of great hardship. Atter some further remarks, he concluded by moving•hlb Ei'Si clause tin limiting the f lower of uric Crowu with respect to the dismissal of Officers without bringing thou to agoset Sir F. FLOOD defended the c .nductof the Court Martial with leapt:cc to Lteuttnaut ligiiksJak. A Court Martial he considered to be one of rtes most houourabie tribunals tirlit could exist. It was Cern or strict law on the ads side, sad of equity aliee other. Mr. M. SUTTON replied t the speech of MS Honouraule Genuenom ( Mr. Bennett) and expl4i4 the proceedings which had taken place in most or the cases to which he had referred, and vindicated be course whica had been puns.. tie was sorry the case of Ensign Cowell had been again aliuded The case of that individual, from his own statement', appeared to be this s—Being at a theatre, attempted to enter the box in which he was Slap when there was no room, and refused to withdraw. Ensign Cowell on this inquired of another Mixes who was in the next box, h Ili he ought to prooca The answer was—u Take no notice ot him, be ilea a Gentleman." Instead of attending to this advice. Ensign Cowell turned to the person, and asked hiin 44 if he was a Gentleman I" He replied, that "h e hoped he was," and gave his address on irs being re quired. Having got his address, Ensign Cuaell thought no more of it. He was called upon in aim days by the person who had given it, who considered himself to have been ill used, as his address cold only have been asked for one purpose, is hates beard more on the subject. • A meeting took place• in which an explanation was made by Ensign Coefil. who stated, that be would not have acted as he 1 01 does bad be beoteii tyre 011ier to ha a ntlemso. je consequence ot this, division** a. t . a meeting, at which th e y revolved met 'to fouP 4:e with Ensign Cowell, and they 'acme& him that 1: 1 must stud In his resignation, or expect go be rep*._% l ' resignation was sent, but before What' rote' the sanoiii•n of the Commander is Chief, it Was "' called by Ensign Cowell, who desired t 6 be broLi , l t to a Court Martial. This trial had thesithas tat:••• place at his own request. He then explained I(' coarse which had been taken mail* trial, eta 'Na' ded the conduct obser wed s ith respect io the 10 ,10 ' deal in (victim). A d,sultory discussion followed. hi which LO7 l PALMSRSTON, Mr. W. SMITH, Mr. M. ..5141 . 70N, G. WAMINUILIt; General Gastonia*, Si: W. 11:vsv: mad LOIC COUP f:Obi tuck x par:; Ater which LIIr cisiko‘ wit; negAtt.cd. Mr. BENNETT said he would not at OA lour most bi& ci 'use reapecong corporal but he wished to give uo u ce . 1 1 141 tin Wctiat. l % nest he should move for ware to bring in • Ohl ‘ 1 I'uut the number ut lashes to be labeled 01 t" ,eisces art C-urts Martial. Toe Report was then agreed to, and the Dill er• dated to be read 4 third thug this day. the other Order. of the Dsy ware disposal ('' , apd the House adjourned etc one (Amuck du; M(3011111. I,IIIIIICCINear :Wed to his Royal illations *chines ltegant as humble Address, representing the state of ear Fisheries on the coast of Newfoundland, Una('OM and the Gtilph of Florida, and the esti of Uti-Ve ALA _ Great Britain to those Fisheriei zinc preying that there be instructions given to our Naval Commanders on those stations to maintain our exclusive rights in them. General GASCOYNE seconded the motion. Lord CASTLEIEAGH agreed with the Right Honourable Baronet in the value cfF the fisheries, both to our commerce and to our naval power. We certainly had an exclusive right, by the laws of na tions, to those fisheries, but this right, like others, he conceived shoul.i be left to the guardianship of the Executive, till these was cause or complaint of its violation. He assured the Right Honourable Baro net that it was the intention of his Majesty's Govern ment to pay all due attention to this importattt sub ject. He should therefore move the previous question. Mr. M. A. TAYLOR hoped ttfat in any future negociation with America. our right so diuse fisheries would he fully guarded. Sir JOHN NEWPORT would consent to with. draw his motion, as hi sole motive was to draw the attention of his Majesty's Comment to the subject. i or" - 0