Star. — London, England, 1818-02-27 00:00:00

• LONDON. 1G STAR. .THREE PRIZES OF .150.0 00 . - One Hundred Capitals.--Tweioe Pipes of Port. — Next Wednesday, 4th Mara, Loner! draws. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1818. THE !FUNDS. R OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK: Reduced 790 —Cons. 79I—Cons. for April 79i 4 per Cent. 99ii—Navy Annuities 104 India Bonds 94 pr.—Exchequer Bills 17 21 pr. This morning we received Halifax Papers to the 18th of January: they contain no news of any im portance. • The General Assembly had been pro rogued by a proclamation by the Earl of DALHOUSIE, from the 21st of January to the sth of February, in consequence of the death of her Royal Highness the Princess CHARLOTTE. The Levee that was to be held at the Government House on the Anniver sary of the QUEEN'S Birth-day, by an order from the Governor, had been put aside. We are sorry to observe that the Bill for regu lating Steam Engines, now before the House of Com- ' mons, contains a clause to compel the adoption of boilers for their Steam Engines made only of wrought iron. Legislative interference in matters relative to Machinery can only be productive of mischief, and we hope that sense enough will yet be found in Par liament to resist any attempt thus made to fetter the ingenuity of our Mechanists. From the Steam Boat Report of last Session, it is apparent that great im provements have of late years been made in Steam Engines ; and it is evident that a regulation, which if applied to the mining concerns of the Kingdom, would entail upon them absolute ruin, cannot ulti mately be beneficial to the Steam Navigation. The examination of Limbrie.4 before the Commit tee of the House of Commons, at Newgate, respecting the two boys Kelly and Spicer, now under sentence of death, has disclosed a scene of habitual intercourse be tween thief-takers and thieves, which is very shocking. There are many simultaneous or consecutive measures 'no duubt necesssary for perfecting the police of the metropolis and the country : but of this one existing evil of thief-taking—throwing all the others out of our consideration—we are quite certain, that so long as it continues unimproved, our prisons will still teem with callous offenders preserved as decoys, and youth ful depredators marked out for destruction ; and the next generation will be more profligate than the pre sent, and so in succession tell the evil remedies itself -The father of Kelly, the boy, says, 4. Finney sold his boy like a bullock ;" and so he might ; but how did that father bring his boy up ? We observe, from Limbrick's evidence, that he knew young Kelly when his father kept a disorderly house. What could such a father expect from his children? If Finney disposed of the boy when he was fit for slaugh ter, who bred him and fed him for the shambles? 0 parents! attend to the education of your children, if you hope to be happy in them ; and above all, give them that best of education, a good example. The following is the substance of the Petition now CON the table of the House of Commons, from the Bri tish Claimants on the Government of France: . 6 That by a Convention signed by Lord Castlereagh, the Duke of Wellington, and the Duke de Richelieu, at Paris, on the 20th day of November, 1815, concluded, in conformance to the 4th Article of the principal Treaty relative to the examina tion and liquidation of the Claims of the subjects of his Britannic Majesty against the Government of France, it was provided, amongst other matters, that the subjects of his Britannic Majesty having Claims on the French tiovernment, who, in contraven tion of the eal Article of the Treaty of l'untmerce of 1786, and since the Ist of January, 1797., had suffered on that account by the confiscations and sequestrations decreed in France, should,in conformity to the 4th additional Article of the Treaty of Paris of the year 1814, themselves, their heirs, and assigns, subjects of his Britannic Majesty, be indemnified and paid : and which Convention your Petitioners believe to be already before this Honourable I louse, and printed by your order. " That on the part of the British Government, ill Claims for the maintenance of French prisoners of war in England, during i the late war, were abandoned, on the express condition that the Claims of your Petitioners, and all other British subjects, to their property (which, though considerable, is yet very inferior in atr.ount to the sum so relinquished), should be satisfied and paid by the French Government.—That the Commissioners appointed to examine the Coausercial Claims of British subjects on the Government of France, In pursuance of the said Convention, and provided for in the 6th Article of the said Convention, have not, at nearly the end of three years (notwithstanding the pro cess prescribed on the part of the said British Claimants have bzen complied with, and vast expense been incurred in the pur suit), determined, liquidated, or settled, any one Commercial Claim, as far as your Petitioners are informed.—And your Pe titioners shall ever pray." We understand that a proposal has been made by the French Commissioners, to pay some of the claim ants of that class according to the depreciated value of assignats when the embargo was removed in France, and which would reduce the debt due to the English merchant to only one third of the original amount without interest. A very liberal offer this certainly, when contrasted with our conduct towards the French claimants, more especially when it is known that, by a decree of the 16th October, 1793, the French Government forced their own subjects, under pain of death, to exchange all their specie of every description in their possession, against assig nat., at par, thus depriving them, by a forced circu lation of paper, which ultimately became of little or no value, of the means of satisfying their creditors in this country. By such a measure, it is very obvious that the Government of France is alone responsible for the debt owing to British subjects, and no other instruction is put upon it by the Treaty concluded with her. We trust then, our Army will not be re moved, till it is fully and fairly liquidated. The following is an Abstract of the Bill now be fore Parliament intituled an Act for indemnifying Persons who, since the Ist day of January, 1817, have acted in apprehending, imprisoning, or detain ing in custody persons suspected of High Treason or treasonable practices, and in the suppression of tu- multuous and unlawful Assemblies : The preamble states, that " Whereas a traitorous conspirac. was formed for the purpose of overthrowing, by means of a ge neral insurrection, the established Government, Laws, and Constitution of this Kingdom : and whereas divers persons have tumultuously, unlawfully, and in a disorderly manner, assem bled together under pretence or for the purpose of proceeding tb London in such numbers as greatly to disturb and endanger the public peace and tranquillity, and to cause terror and intimi dation in the minds of his Majesty's loyal and peaceable subjects: and whereas in order to secure the internal peace and tran quillity of the country, and to counteract such traitorous con 'piracy, it has been deemed necessary, since the Ist day of January, 1817, from time to time to apprehend, commit, Ito-, prison, and detain in custody divers persons suspected of nigh Treason or treasonable practices, and to seize the papers of divers of such persons, and also to disperse the persons so tu multuously, unlawfully, and in a disorderly manner assembled to gether as aforesaid, and to apprehend, commit, and detain in custody divers of such last-mentioned persons, and to search the houses of divers persons for arms and other offensive weapons concealed or suspected to be concealed therein ; and whereas hi case the acts and proceedings of the several persons concerned or employed in such apprehending, committing, imprisoning, and detaining in custody, and dispersing and seizing and search ing as aforesaid should be called in question, it may be impos sible for them to justify or defend the sans: without an open disclosure of the information given, and the means by which the said traitorous designs and unlawful purposes were discovered ; and it is necessary for the safety and protection of the persons by whose information and means the ikune have been discovered, and for the future prevention of similar practices, that such infor mation and means should remain secret and undisclosed." It is therefore enacted, that actions and proceedings on ac count of any thing done in apprehending and imprisoning per sons charged with High Treason, &c. shall be made void, and the persons against whom such tions are brought shall be in demnified. If any action or suit has been or shall be commen ced, the general issue may be pleaded, and this Act given in evidence, and defendants shall have double costs. In actions brought in Scotland, defenders shall be allowed their expenses. Application may be made to the Court in which the action shall be brought, or to one of the Judges if the Court be not sitting, to stay pro ceedings, &c. By the Royal Marriage Act two modes are pro vided by which the Princes of the Blood may marry : 1. By the KING'S previous approbation, by and with the consent of his Privy Council, and consequently, by the same authority, in the name and on behalf of his MAJESTY, by the PRINCE REGENT. 2. By the Prince intending to marry, if he shall have attained the full age of 26 years, entering on the books of the Privy Council such his intention, specifying the person, which notice shall authorise the union, unless both Houses of Parliament sh ill, before the expi ration cf twelve months, from the date of such entry, expressly declare their disapprobation of such in tended marriage. A marri a ge ts said to be in contemplation between the Earl of Hoszantsty and La yCA ROLINE GRAHAM, daughter of the Duke of Mo .TnOSE. The late Lady MARY KER was the sister of the late JOHN Duke of ROXISUR and was one of the claimants of his immense es .ites. She resided con stantly in London, and th-Pigh a Lady of the Old School, she seldom saw the Still—she lived chiefly by candle-light ! The Will of Lord WALSINGH %NI has been proved by GEORGE Lord WALSINGHAM, the son, and ED WARD BOODLE, Esq. the Executors, on the 19th inst. and the personalty sworn under 200,0001. the stamp duty on which is 2,700/. The Will is principally con fined to family connexions, with the exception of some pecuniary legacies to his friends, including one of 100 guineas to his very intimate friend, Lord EL DON. He lays a strict injunction upon his sons, or into whose hands the same may fall, not to publish any of his manuscripts, memoranda, or papers of office whatever. The State dress in which JOSEPH BONAPARTE ap peared as Sovereign of Spain, at his first Levee, is at this time exposed for sale in the window of an old clothes shop at the west end of the town. The coat is of the finest blue cloth, most superbly embroidered; in gold, down all the seams, cuffs, collar, and pockets, with oak leaves and acorns, and it is said originally to have cost between two and three hundred pounds. Green Room Report speaks in high terms of a Musical Piece, forthcoming at Covent-garden, from the pen of Mr. TERRY, Author of the popular Play of Guy Mannering. ' A Drama, founded on the Romance of Rob ' is getting up at each of the Winter Theatres. The music of that at Covent-garden is selected by DAVY, and of that at Drury-lane, by LANZA. The Falls of the Clyde, and The Cobler of Preston, .are amongst the novelties preparing at the Dublin Theatre. In the former, Miss KELLY is to resume the character of the heroine, which she performed at Drury-lane Theatre. The following fracas happened in a public house in Glasgow on Tuesday se nnight :—A mechanic taking a draught of porter, was asked if he had any news ? when he replied that the only thing which he had heard was the melancholy death of the physician who had attended the Princess CHA RLOTTE. A mes senger (Sheriff's Officer) sitting with some other per sons within hearing of the conversation, now pounced on the mechanic, collared him, and charged him with uttering sedition, and added hat the statement was not true. The man was detained nearly two hours a prisoner. They at last relented so far as to offer the man his liberty if he would give them a gill or two of whisky. The mechanic was not disposed to ac cept his release on such terms, and was then escorted prisoner to the Procurator Fiscal's Office. Here the messenger charged the prisoner with having said that the Doctor who had killed the Princess had shot himself. The mechanic therefore was guilty of sedi tion. This was pronounced by the Public Prosecu tor to be absurd, and the man was forthwith released. This doughty messenger and his concurrents were probably so drunk that they were unable to see any difference between sedition aa4 nonsense. THE QUEEN'S BIRTH-DAY. From the time of the marriage of their Minims the birth-day of the QUEEN (which happens on the 19th of May) has been celebrated on the 18th of 14- nuary, for the purpose of making as equal a division of the year as possible, with the KING'S birth-day on the 4th of June, for the benefit of trade ; however, during the last few years, although her MAJESTY has discontinued holding a Public Court on the 18th of January, to celebrate her birth, the day has been kept up as the general day of rejoicing by the public at large, except by the Royal Family and the Court, and the Court Day has been uncertain for the occa sion. Yesterday was the day appointed by command of the QUEEN for the celebration of her Birth-day of last May, by holding a Drawing Room at her Palace, for which purpose the elegant and spacious suit of rooms on the first floor were fitted up for the occa sion ; and that her MAJESTY might experience as lit tle fatigue as possible in her close attention to re ceiving the company, a velvet cushion, about five inches high, was placed close to the State Chair for the QUEEN to stand upon, and small velvet cushions placed for her to lean against. The Grand Staircase was divided for the company to enter on one side, and return on the other. The Hall was fitted up fur the accommodation of a few spectators, but upon a very contracted scale, there being only room for about a fourth the number who have been admitted at former I)rawing Rooms which have been holden at the Queen's Palace. At one o'clock there was a double Royal salute of cannon in St. James's Park and the Tower, and there were other observances and rejoicings in the course of the morning. Those who were of or attached to the Court, who were in family mourning, put it off for the day and appeared in colours, it being a birth day festival. The arrangements were most excellently made both with the military and police. The Life and Foot Guards were distributed in different streets and lin various parts of the Parks leading to the Palace. One of the bands of the Life Guards in Pall-Mall, &c. appeared in helmets, similar to those worn by the privates, for the first time. Sir NATHANIEL CONANT, Mr. BinNIE, and other Magistrates, were stationed in the Palace, in the Parks and other parts, with Mr. LEE, the High Constable for Westminster, Messrs. TOWNSEND, SAYERS, and a numerous assemblage of police officers, constables, patroles, &c. under their direction, and the greatest order and regularity pre vailed. Numbers of the Nobility and Gentry ex pressed their satisfaction at the regular and uninter rupted manner in which they had been enabled to approach and set down at the Palace. The weather was very urfavourable, it having rained a great part of the morning, and the wind being very cold ; not withstanding which, the celebration was numerously and splendidly attended. The company began to arrive before one o'clock, and they continued setting down till past three. The PRINCE REGENT came in state, about a quar ter past three, with his suite in three carriages, es corted by a party of the Life Guards. His Royal llighness was received with the band's playing " Goo save the King," the sound of trumpets, and all the honours date to the Sovereign. The I)uke and Duchess of YORK came in State, themselves and suite, in three carriages, escorted by a party of Life Guards. The Duke and Duchess of GLOUCESTP.R came in State, themselves and suite, in three carriages, es corted by a party of Life Guards. The Duke of SUSSEX came in private. The Princess Sor la of GLOVCESTEII came in State. herself and suite, in two carriages, escorted by a party' of Life Guards. The Prince of HESSE HOMBERG came in one of the REGENT'S carriages, attended by Lord STEWART, es corted by a party of Life Guards. The bands played " Gon save the King." and the Guards presented arms, the same as to the different branches of the Royal Family. The populace cheered the PRINCE REGENT, and all the Royal Family, as they passed through the Park. The SPEAKER of the House of Commons, the VICE CHANCELLOR, and the MASTER Of the ROLLS, came in state, and were presented upon their late appointments. The Spanish Ambassador, the Duke SAN CARLOS, and his Duchess, came in state; their liveries were new, and particularly costly and splendid. Mr. P. Rum, the Envoy Extraordinary and Minis ter Plenipotentiary from the United States of Ame rica, was accompanied by his Lady, Mrs. Rust", who was presented to the QUEEN by Viscountess CASTLE REAGH. His Excellency was accompanied by Mr. ADAM SMITH, Secretary of Legation of the United States, and Mr. TAYLOR, attached to the Legation of the United States, who were presented to her MA JESTY by his Excellency. Prince ESTERHAZY, the Austrian Ambassador, came in state ; his liveries of three footmen were pro fusely covered with silver lace, which was very costly. Numbers of the Nobility had new state liveries and equipages for the occasion. The interior of the Palace, the avenues to it, and the Parks had a most magni ficent appearance. The Prince of HESSP HOMBERG was presented to the QUEEN at this public Court by Lord STEWART, our Ambassador at Vienna, at home on leave, as he did to the Parsee REGENT at the Levee at Carlton House.—There were prt s.nrt— The Lord Chancellor and the Regent's Cabinet Ministers, the Great Officers of State, the Comptroller of the Windsor Es tablishment, Vice-Comptroller of the Windsor Establishment, the Lord Registrar and Lord Advocate of Scotland, the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress of London, Air. Sheriff Deranges, Mr. Sheriff Alderson, Mr. Under-Sheriff Smith, the Attorney- General, the Solicitor-General, the Attorney-General to the Queen, the Dean of Windsor, the Dean of Westminster, the Provost of Eton, the Archbiskop of Canterbury, the Archbishop of York, the Lord Primate of Ireland, Barons Pfelilzer and Pagel, Count Munster, Aldermen Goodbebere and Flower, Serjeant Vaughan, and a very large quantity of Gentlemen of all ranks and professions, with their Indies and daughters. The following were among the numerous pre sentations : The Rev. D. W. Garrow, Chaplain in Ordinary to his Royal Highness the Prince Regent. The Earl Whitworth and the Duchess of Dorset, upon their return from Ireland. Major-General Sir Benjamin Bloomfield, E. C. IL upon his appointment to he Keeper of the Privy Purse and I'rivate Secretary to his Royal Highness the Prince Regent. Kiss Dalrymple, by the Countess Compton. The Hon. Mr. Shore, by the Bishop of Salisbury. Lord Harley, by Lord Burghersh. John Stockdale, Esq. upon his being appointed Standard Bearer to the Honourable Band of Gentlemen Pensioners, by the Earl of 91xton. The Countess Compton, on her arriage by L. P12. 4 ,6 :4 Marchioness of Northampton. m Henry liobbouse, FAq. upon his being appoi nte d u nder tart' of &ate for the Home Department. Earl Compton, on his return from abroad, b e tt. Northampton. Stewart,mrLor.danis. Ashford on his anf, on departure for ty :14 pits and Marchioness of Northampton. Lord Burghersh, on his return to his mission. Mrs. Thompson, by the Marchroaess of Northam -no. Captain Fitzgerald, 60th Regiment, on kit rice, by the Earl of Morton. Lord Grantham, on his bring appointed Lord County of Bedford. Captain Robbins, 7tk Ilosaars, on his going al Cornet Lyster, on his going abroad. Lieutenant-Colooel Palliser, by Lord Viscou Sir Geo. Collier, on being created a Barmen Major-General Sir Francis de Rottenburg, Canada, and on his being appointed a K•...; the Royal Hanoverian Guelphic Order. Captain John Alexander, B. N. by lird Miss Emily Culling Smith, by her sistt-r, t! Worcester. Miss Angelica Morgan, by Mrs. Nlilman. Captain Crosse, on his appointment to the Ki Sir henry Onslow, Baronet, oc tuccetalii.g Captain &own, 19th Lancers, on his reterr Miss Moore, by the Dowager Countess of CI Viscount Gort, on coming to his title. lieutenant Fenwick, by the Queen's Chan.li. Viscountess Lorten. The Honourable Lady Hochman on her mart Lady Edmonstone. Mitior Moody, Royal Engineers , Aid.de-C General Lord Combermere, on his prom Mr. R. Strachey, late Resident at the his return from abroad. Mr. E. Foley, on his return from the Corti: Mr. Henry L'sborne, on his marriage, Mr. Gunning, on his appointment as Surg.: his Majesty, in the room of Sir Jaillti E..: Lieutenant-Colonel de Basset, Inspecting 11. Militia, on his being appointed a Compa.n on his return from the lonian Islands. Mrs. Charles Ricketts, on her return from I chioness of Hastings. Lieutenant Seymour Blare, on hi' retort: frei Lieutenant W. G. IL Whish, R. N. or. his Lord in Waiting. Lieutenant AmherstWrigbt, R. IL A. by le Mrs. Henry Osborne, on her marriage, by Captain. Jackson, R. A. by Lieutenant-Genei Captain King, R. A. by Lieutenant-General Major MaclachLut, R.. A. on his re :ma I: Lord in Waiting. Captain A. F. Crawford, R.. A. on his return the Lord in Waitin F. . Lieutenant General A iscount Lorton. Captain Gray, R. A. on his return from abra Ger.eral Macleod, R. A. Captain Mor.tsrae, R. N. by Mr. Diatrov Mr. C. F. Maclean, on his ape , iotrneia •o his father, Lieittenant-General Lady Sophia Cz.ventry, by her mother,:le C Miss Stanley, by Mri. Lieutenant H. D. .Nlaclean, Sd Guards, en The Marquis of Carearrtlier, on his a?pt.. Hussars, by the 1/akfer Let.:s• Major Knox, on his yrarnot:on. Miss Eliza Star.ky, by Mr,. rad:lowa, Admiral Sir George Campt• on his being of the Bedchamber. 'Miss Lushington, by her mo-her, Mrs. Le Miss Catherine Stanley, by Mrs. inackhun The Marquis and Marchiane.s Lady Frances Vane Tempest, by her mt4.l Antrim Miss D.lrymple, by the .Marchianess tf N , Miss Taylor, by her mother, Mrs. C. Rick. The Marchioness of Hastings, upon the cr and return to En t land from India. Lady Nunluck, on her return front abroad. The Duchess of Dorset, upon her return Ireland. Earl Whitworth, upon his return from hi of Ireland. Captain rowel], of the Coldstream Regime on his return from France. Ensign Jackson, on his appointment, by the Cornet Ainsley, by Sir Benjamin Hobhousi Lieutenant Farmer, 4th or Queen's then abroad, by Sir Lumley SkeSiagton. L..IDIES• DRESSES HER MAJESTY Wore a petticoat of rich white satin, sup. bottom, with a fulness of rich gold tissue, gold tissue, elegantly disposed, supported s ropes and tassels ; the mantua of a beautiful tissue velvet, trimmed with a broad gold sleeves trimmed with point lace, Intermixes( dress, an elegant toque, with a tiara of dial PRINCESS AUGUST. A petticoat of black velvet, magnificentll bottom with gold, beyond which was a full draperies real gold net, spangled on either s of velvet, elegantly embroidered wish Id, fringe, and ornamented with handsome re mantua of black velvet, trimmed with g. sleeves trimmed with point lace and elbunor. ostrich feathers and diamonds. PRINCESS ELIZABETH. A petticoat of rich white satin, superbly ersb: bright and dead gold, the draperies embroidered te . fastened up and ornamented with gold rors ar.d :1 ing at the bottom with double Satin. iuts of sea-.. mined with embroidered satin bows ; the tissue, handsomely trimmed ; body and sleeves we and diamonds. Head-dress, feathas and tilart...n DUCHESS Oh YORK. A white satin petticoat, with gold enthrot tiered with fancy flowers ' mixed with tich gold embroidered lenta drapery, at: l r r velvet train; body ornamented with a and point lace. DUCIIF.SS OF GLOCCESTFR A petticoat of white satin, at the bottom 1. embroidered with silver; the dr,,p‘ ries w. spangled, deep borders, elegantly enthroid,ted, wreaths and benches of gold ILtwers, tinishii.: • ropes and tassels ; the mantua of rich gold sleeves profusely trimmed wits point Lice anal dress, ostrich feathers and diamonds. I'HINCESS SOPHIA OF GLOCTI A superb dress cf white satin, with rich b lama on crimson satin, elegantly ornamented with st and tassels, crimson and silver tissue ; mum, and point lace. licad-dresa, feathers and Duchess of Dour r—A White satin rettleo with net draperies, embroidered in sty,' ; white Duchess of Ltrns—A white satin petticJat, dered with gold lama; Futile velvet train. Marchioness of Svarroaa—A Saxon Hue coat, bordered in waves, by a chased gold . finishing with a full rouleau of satin confined to i:r I - and pocket-holes festooned and sur.vried he r.r}: and tassels ; robe of the same satin, b. rdired Head-dress, a coronet turban of satin, with month, and plume of ostrich feathers. The Marchioness of Smassrav—White satin mented with draperies of litithh l..ce and arranged with bows of gold lent), btc. Head-d:. leathers and diamonds. The Marchioness cf Wiscur_srre.—A saline 4 draperies looped up with orange-coleured 7 velvet, richly trimmed with point. 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