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such, he could not consent to vote the money of the people without an estimate. A Right Hon. Gentle man opposite (Mr. Huskisson) talked as if the Hous: had already granted supplies which the proposition of the present night was intended to cover. He (Sir W. Geary) knew that 12 millions had been borrowed during the present Session ; but did he call this a supply ? When%e saw 19 millions of money granted for four successive years, was it not his duty to look upon such a circumstance with suspicion ? Did Mi. liners really know that in four years we were to be again at war ? He, for one, did not see any thing to' involve us in war, if there was only something like wisdom in our Government. Why then should we anticipate being at war ? He could not view such a thing anticirtted, without feeling suspicion arise in his mind ; nether could he consent to vote 14 or 15 millions annually without an estimate. Mr. HUSKISSON was not surprised that the Honourable Baronet should say that no estimates of the present grants bad been laid'before the House, the Honourable Baronet not having been present at the time they were presented. In point of fact, how ever, there had been estimates laid on the table of the House, much more than to warrant the present pro. positions, which, he contended, were neither uncon stitutional nor unparliamentary. Mr. TIERNEY contended, that the House was bound to see the estimates of the sums required of them, and of the state of the country, before they began to grant either Supplies, or Ways and Means to cover the Supplies. Here they were called on to provide not only for one year, but for four years.— The House was called on by the Right Honourable Gentleman to make good a sum of a former grant, which had been appropriated by him in a way which was not known ; simply, on this assurance, that he would want more money before the year was expired. He (Mr. Tierney), however, felt it his duty to limit the grants to the Right Honourable Gentleman within an intelligible sum, and this he could not do without seeing the Estimates. He would not consent to vote the Ways and Means, the hour of peace being now arrived, till he saw the Estimates; till he was ehalsled to judge of the situation of the country ; and then, if it should appear that the country was not in a situa tion of peace, let the Right Honourable Gentleman show to the House the War Estimates. Let the question be postponed till Lord Castlereagh should arrive. He was, according to the statements of his colleagues, to be daily expected. In that case, what inconvenience could there be in the delay ? How could the House proceed to grant the Ways and Means for the year, till they saw the relative situation of this country with the rest of Europe ? It was im. possible that he, for one, could agree to grant a vote of war in time of peace. Mr. PONSONBY asked, whether it was to be un derstood that the resolutions should then pass through the Committee merely ilFo forma? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER knew of no instance where such resolutions were passed pro forma through that stage, and therefore, particularly after the discussion that had taken place, he could-not consent to such an understanding. Mr. PONSONBY and Mr. TIERNEY con tended, that resolutions in Ways and Means were sometimes printed on such an understanding as that to which the Chancellor of the Exchequer had ob jected, and asked, when the report was to be re ceived ? The . CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, -reports of this kind were usually received the following day, but that he was ready to defer the consideration of his resolutions to a future day, after the report should have been received. Sir WILLIAM GEARY asked why the consi. deration of the Resolutions might not be deferred till the estimates were delivered ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that would be wholly inadmissable from its in convenience and irregularity. After a few words from Mr. PRESTON, and the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER , the R esolutions were agieed to, and the Report ordered to be re ceived to-morrow. On the motion. of Sir SAMUEL ROMILLY, the sill for making real estates liable to simple contract debts, was trod a second time, and ordered to be committed to•morrow. The other Orders were then disposed of, and the House adjourned. - - THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY RI, 1815. PKICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK lieducad 65 641i141,4 per Ct. 8210-5 per Ct. 94194 931 Cooso3sfis 641 i t --for account, 65 sitlifll--Ozna. Bank Loos Amt. tot s•NBths—Goods 12s. 13s. re. Exchequer EIS Ls. to ss. prem. A Dutch Mail arrived this morning. The Brands Papers now inform us that all the Officers on the Staff of the British Army, in Belgium, have been recalled ; or rather, we presume, permitted to return home. Front this circumstance an inference may be drawn, that all the great arrangements are so far settled at Congress, that there is no appearance what ever of the Peace of Europe being disturbed, in the direction of Belgium at least : BRUSSELS, FEBRUARY IS. At the moment that all the English and flanove. Tian Officers had received orders to repair to their re gimenu in Belgium, other orders have arrived within these iwo days from the British Government, recalling all the Officers belonging to the Staff of the English army in Belgium. In consequence - of this, all those Officers. whose regiments are in England, are to join _them immediately, and they are alresdy preparing 'to depart. This measure announces a state of peace t • and it is said that when the new Gpvetnnsens is pro. :claimed, the foreign triis now in Belgium will all Jame it s it seems that this event, so clesirable for us, • is not tar off. It is expected that all =the diffisikies ,letliteb; delay the decision of our fate, will be removed In the beginning of the month of March. Lettets frt m Luxemburg state, that the greatest part of the Pruuian Staff which was in that OKA as well as some corps of infantry belonging to the garrison, are gone to Treves, which is now the grand head-quarters of the Prussian army in these coun tries. Something has been reported about the sale of the military magazines in Luxemburg ; but it is now known for certain that they are to be delivered entire to the Power to whom this province will belong. Lord Castlereagh is expected here every moment : the vessel which expects him at Ostend is ready to sail at a moment's warning. It is, however, very likely that he may go by the way of Holland, and that for very important reasons The FAVOURITE sloop of war, Honourable Cap tain Matunz, which took out the Ratification of Peace with America, was spoken with on the 27th ult. to the Northward of Bermuda : her passage, up to this period, was very favourable, but she bad just begun to exper;ence the N. W. gales, which blow ships from off the American shores, during the winter months. Another account states, that the Etvouarts was spoken with on the 23d ult. in lat. 37. long. 60. Last night the CHANCELLOR Of the EXCHEQUIR stated to the House of Commons, in a Committee of Ways and Means, his plan of Finance. After ex. plaining the grounds on which he had abandoned the Property Tax, the Right Honourable Gentleman sheaved that the expense of the Peace Establishment for Great Britain and Ireland could not be less this year than nineteen millions, of which seventeen mil lions were for Great Britain. To meet this, there is a surplus of the revenue above the expenditure, equal to more than six millions ; the Consolidated Fund affords a disposable sum of six millions; and five millions are to be raised by new taxes. The taxes proposed last night by the CHANCHLLOR of the Ex. CHEQUER amount, however, only to £3,728,000, as appears by the following correct Table : Customs—Tobacco, 6141. per lb. - Excise—Tobacco, 6d. per lb. - it 1 50,000 X 150,000 Lieenses—double fixed rate 50 per cent.l 300,000 progressive • - S Wine, £2O per Tun . 501,100 ..—...--.... 950,0( efisessof Taxes, viss. Inhabited House Arty, 30 per tent. 996,360 Progressive Servants' Tax 80 to 90 per cent. 308,300 Under Gardeners, ire. various 101,500 Trade Servants and Servants for Hire, do. 148,000 Carriages, about 75 per cent. Horses for Pleasure, about SO per cent. 632,500 Trade Horses, about 40 per cent. . 85,500 Dogs, about 30 per cent. - - 105,500 Game Certificates, about SO per cent. 42,000 New Duels,. Windows in Warthawom and Hodwesel aOOO Ss. id. per window - - Rent of Warehouses, same as Houses 150,000 Bachelors.-50percent. additional on Ser- 1 120,000 Tants, Carriages, and Horses, Post Office—ld. on each Newspaper East India and Foreign Postage Regoladen 75,000 4........-._ 125,000 • £3,7211,000 Additional Taxes will be hereafter proposed to the an►wnt of about £1,300,0110. There remain, therefore, to be proposed on a future occasion additional taxes to the amount 0f5e1,300,000. After some discussion in the Committee, the Resolu• &IRE moved by the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHIQUILR were agreed to, and the Report was ordered to be received to-morrow. In the course of the Debate Mr. Wmruageso stated that the brewers would im mediately reduce the price of Porter, and that they had only delayed doing so, because they were uncer tain whether the general report of its being intended to lay a tax on the materials which produce that be. verage, might not be true. This morning the Consols opened at 65, but - at twelve o'clock they were done at 64t, and it is thought that a further depression will take place. The cause assigned for this fall, is the new taxes proposed last night by the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQURR, together with the answer he made to a question put to him, Whether any new Loans should be required for four years to come N.-That he should want Loans for four pars and bean ones, to pay the arrears of the war. The PRINCE REGENT returned to town from Wind. sor on Sunday night. Yesterday the Duke of Your transacted business with his Royal Highness. Vis count Marrru.s had an audience of the PRINCE. It is now understood that her Royal Highness the Princess of Wm.= will return from her continental tour to this country in the course of 'the coning summer. - _ _ _ _ In consequence of the melancholy event of the death of the Duke of Dona, it is supposed that Lord WHITWORTH will retire hom the Lord Lieutenancy of Ireland. It is reported that the Mite of Wr.i.t.tntrrow, on his return from Vienna, will be elevated to the dig nified statiodif Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, and that Lord STEWART will take hit place as our Minister at Paris. Baum— This day the LORD MAYOR inspected the Meal.weighers' Returns, and ordered the price of Bread to be raised one assize, which is two-pence in the peck loaf—to take place on Thursday—the price of the quartern bat will then be eleven-pence three. farthings. Dom.-4*W se'nnight, a duel was fought be. 'twist two guidons's of Edinburgh, near to Caroline Park. Intimation of their intention being given to the Sheriff, a warrant was issued for their apprehen sion; but before the officers could reach the ground, the parties had interchanged shots, without else.— Th and their seconds were, however, taken into cult y, and,•besides ordinary security to keep the al! peat , the Sheriff fined' both princip and seconds I d in t enty.five each, and ordered the sante to be applied for lithvof guineas of the Lustig Asylum. , . • NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. FALMOUTH, FEBRUARY Is. Arrived his Majesty's ship GOLDFINCH, from Ply. mouth.—Wind S.W. light breezes, and 6ne weather. PORTSMOUTH. FEBRUARY to. Arrived the Inkle, BARRY, from the Downs, for Bermuda; the City of Bourdeaux, bound to Bour deaux; the Harriett, bound to Cork; and the Esme ralda, bound to Bermuda.—Sailed the James, RI. CHARDSON, for Shields.--The brig Hope, Riaa, from London for Oporto, is on shore in Stoke's Bay, but is expected to be got off next tide.—The outward bound remain.—Wind S.W. blows very bard. DEAL. FEBRUARY 2*. Put back several outward.bound ships and coasters, particulars not known, and remain in the Downs with the outward•bound, as per last.—Arrived the Nancy curs packet, with a mail, from Ostend. Five o'clock.—More moderate—the ships in the Downs have rode all safe.—Wind W.S.W. The Fleet for the West Indies, which sailed from Cork the 15th nit. under his Majesty's ship none, was spoken on 31st, in lat. 34. 13. long. 15. 10.— 'Lite fleet reached the latitude of Madeira on 26th, without one vessel out of 181 having separated; but strong westerly winds from that time caused 19 sail to part, and prevented their making Madeira. The Charlton, COLLINS, from Newfoundland, is arrived at Poole, with considerable damage, and about 900 quintals of fish thrown overboard. The Concord, LYALL, from Drogheda to London, run on a rock at the Skerries, on Wednesday night, and had six feet water in her hold. The Carbonear, from Newfoundland to Portugal, is retaken by the LACEDESIONIAN frigate, and carried into Nassau. The Princess Mary packet was struck by lightning in her passage from Jamaica to Falmouth, by which Lieutenant CHARLES Giusnat.s, of the Royal Navy, was killed, and several of the crew seriously injured. EXPEDITION AGAWST NEW ORLEANS.—The follow ing authentic accounts have been received of the suc cess of our first operations against New Orleans : The expedition sailed from Negril Bay, Jamaica, on the 29th of November, and arrived off the coast on the 9th of December. The enemy had previously abandoned a position near Mobile Point. The ship. ping then proceeded to Pines Bay ; and, on the 1 3th of December, anchored off the Isle of Candelaria, near the mouths of the Mississippi. The enemy had assembled a flotilla, consisting of six gun-boats, which •it became necessary to capture or destroy before the troops could be landed. The naval part of the operations was commenced by an attack with the boats of the fleet on the ship Louisiana, a float ing battery, carrying thirty guns, and an American flotilla, consisting of five gun boats, and two schooners, all of which were either captured or de stroyed, after an obstinate resistance, in which we sustained a loss of about 90 men killed and wounded. Captain LOCETER, of the SOPHIE, who commanded the boats, was among the latter. We thcn landed pert of the troops, 2,000, about ten miles from New Orleans. The enemy, about 7,000 strong, was posted with the Mississippi on his right, and a wood on his left. In the night of the 21st of December a schooner of 16 guns dropped down the river, and commenced a heavy fire upon our men. The enemy attacked OW force of two thousand men with his seven thou sand, on the 22d of December, but after a sharp action, was beaten in all directions; we lost two hundred and fifty men, and some officers. Colonel &rows was wounded in the neck. Captain HAR• sus, Aide-de-Camp, was killed. After this suc cess, we landed some guns and destroyed the schooner in a short time with red hot shot. General PAKEN. HAM now joined the army with reinforcements, and the whole of our troops were landed and took up an advanced position ; but it became necessary to land ens to construct batteries, and by the end of the month we bad got SO gun:, in battery. The enemy were under General Jacscsott about 12,000 strong— and we were not more than three miles from New Orleans. General LAMBNAT landed with two regi ments from England on the 29th of December ; and on the let of January, a heavy firing was heard by a vessel which left the coast on that day. Another ac-' count brought by the Mail says, that on the sth of January oar artillery were breaching a commanding fort, which the troops expected to storm that night ; on the fall of which New Orleans must surrender, as it is incapable of making any defence against the force which was advancing against it. In these at tacks. the 85th and 95th regiments were those which had suffered most. A fleet of transports had sailed from Jamaica, with the 40th regiment, and the neces sary bread and rum. Ous Sattav--Yestaday John Latse,agedl6, was Indicted for stealing In a dwelling, a note of 410 and two MA ease, the property of ---.lfosaUhans, on the 17th Abu. The prosecu tor, an iodertaker, residing with his mother; deposited the notes to a desk; and the primmer used to fragment the house to play with Smallhanes brothers. One et the smaller notes was l trued to a public...house; when the prisoner get It changed. The 410 note was traced to a pawnbroker's shop, when the plis sour bad taken out a watch, which was in pledge, and a lt. wads wards bought a gun. The circumstances were clear, and the pri sour was fouod Oullty—Death. Thursday last, the wife of Mr. Metter', a farmer, of Wbitchurcb, was murdered by her servant-man, whilst Mr. Metter" was attending the Plymouth mar bet. The wet* struck her on the head with a round hook, and after Wards conveyed the body into the out. house, and covered it with loose straw; he then plun dered the house of money, and some silver spoons, with which he absconded. He was soon afterwards apprehended at a public-house at Daitmoot. Meuers had five children, neither of whom was in the house at the time, and her body was first discovered' by one of her neighbour. When die villain was ap prehended, be had on part of Mr. Metter.' cloaths. BANK Rarrascrlow.—lt appears to be the,intention of Ministers to restrict the Bank paying 'Specie at present, therefore we may congratulate Mr. Jam in setting so laudable and publicly iavitiaz as example, as that Of paying his Five Thousand Guinea Prises in Sterling Gold as soon as drawn. By the display in' his Window of the Guineas in elegant Vases; he seems frdly prepared to distribute them the Sth of Aelpi, when the Lottery beeps drawing, which embraces much greaterand more attractive charms than even the Guineas—newly, TbfeeGrani Prizes of 050000 ,each. T THLITRES. Onna.Hotst.—Saturday, a brilliant assemblage of elegance and fashion graced this magnificent re, ceptacle of music and dancing. The Opera of Ornsz. e Curazgi, taken from the celebrated but melancholy Roman story of the rival Horn* and Curatii, was represented, in order to exhibit Madame SEssi in male attire, as Curasier. This Lady looked and acted the character with becoming grace and diy• nity. Her person, which is rather above tl:e usual female size, and her classical Patrician coquine, gave a dignified effect to the part, while hcc exquisite musical talents delighted every ear.-- Madame FERLENDIS was the unfortunate Ihratw, and exhibited with much pathos, the conflicting pas sions supposed to agitate her breast, aii the lover 0: Curatiur and the sister of his successful rival. 11, frantic embraces of the armour and accouuentent of her dead lover, when brought before her in u: triumphal car of her brother, were truly distressini.. and evinced much feeling. It is needless to add both Ladies were received throughout their re-p.c. live parts with the most rapturous applause. The elder Venni:, with his associates, Maddni.: DEL CARO and Mademoiselle MRLANIN, delight( the votaries of Terpsichore with their skill and grace. inl agility in the Ballet of the Caliph of 80, 7 4 d, which closed the entertainments of the evening. DRURY•LANE.—After the Play of Richard the j;,,,; last night, a new Ballet, called Mc indiass Noland , was produced for the first time. It was calculated to exhibit the Indian dress and manners in a conspi. cuous light, but with all the profusion of ornament and display of talent which was lavished on it, the audience were not unanimous in their applause. it was, nevertheless, given out for a second representa• Lion without what might be called an neerwlielmiit opposition. The dancing was in general exquisite: the Hero and Heroine were Mr. C. D'EGVII.LE (sun of the celebrated D'E(:vit.i.e), and Miss Stint: ; former made his debut before an English audience warm from the boards of the Paris Opens House, and certainly did not disparage his family and school • his Isis -oodles (which seem to be the rage of the mo • Bern schools of Terpsichore) were firmly and grace folly executed. Miss SMITH'S powers are already well known to the frequenters of these boards : in her exhibition of last night she added not only greatly to her fame, but to the sopport and credit of the piece: itself ; for without her deserved popularity and the assistance of her agile partner, the tn.4lcontents would have been more numerous, Colonel PALMER is returned from France, and took his seat on Friday in the House of Commons. General AINSLIE and suite, who arrived from Do. minica in the PAI.MA frigate, is come to town frees Plymouth. H UNTINGDON, FEBRUARY 19.—We have now here the Marquis and Marchioness of Worcester, and the Earl and Countess of Plymouth, who have taken a house within half a mile of the town. The Earl c,f Aylesford is at Somerly ; Sir Francis Burdett seems to have given up the sports of St. Stephen's for those of the field, and is one of our most determined riders ; Sir John Cope, Honourable Berkeley Craven, Honourable W. Paden, Mr. Napier, with severd other M. P.'s and sporting characters ouc cumber. Winneoa, Fes. 26.—The Royal Hunt was nu merously attended on Friday, owing to the weather being remarkably fine. The deer was a young one, and sheweJ great sport at starting, and was taken about four miles the other side of Uxbridge. Tne Royal Hunt started this morning between Salt Hill and Burnham. On Friday morning next, at ten o'clock, the Hunt will commence from the Pied Bali Horse, near Slough. Tiix CHACE.—Lord Derby's Hounds met on Satur- day, at Tadworth-court, Walton-heath, where a fa vourite deer was turned out, which took off in gallant stile. After the usual law, the hounds were thrcwn on, and run hard by Headley, to Mr. Bolton's, near Leatherhead, where they were for a short time stop ped ; being thrown on again, they ran him hard to Leatherhead Town, back to a thaw near Mr. Lock's. where being hard pushed in breaking through one side, he leaped directly on one of the Sportsmen's horse's back, and nearly upset him; taking over Leatherhead Common, Stoke Common, Claygate Common to Esher, over the Common to Walcott, crossing the river, he ran near Sudbury, the back of Laleham, to the Bush, at Staines-bridge, where he was taken in a stream from the Thames, after a hard run of three hours, over the most heavy country of Surrey. It need not be observed, a considerable num ber of the sportsmen were thrown cosppletely out, and many obliged to leave their hones on the road. BETTING-ROOM, FEB. 20 —STATE OF THE ODDS: Dewar-9 to i apt Whalebone by Waxy, 10 to 1 apt c. by Sorcerer out of Sally, 11 to 1 agst Equator by Zodiac, 14 to apt Anticipation by Hamblatonian. Owes-17 toe apt Minuet by Waxy, 12 to 1 apt Dual 14 Ruben., 13 to 1 apt Louisa f. by Sir David, 13 to 1 apt 1. Lf Popiajay, IS to 1 apt Lemon) 1. by litemembrancer. NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MINTING, 1513. Mosoar —Lord G. H. Cavestlbb's Cat, Set. 71b. apt Mr. Udny's Emily, at. sib. R M. 900 p. b. ft. The Hiudoo keeper of the Duke of DEVONSHIRE'S elephant at Chiswick, wishing to learn the animal to stand fire, last week got five or six of the servants to stand on each side of the head of the beast, while he mounted and discharged a fowling piece. The instant it was fired off, the elephant knocked down the men, who guarded him with his trunk, threw his rider, an d gallorng off, swam across the canal in the grounds, and it was a considerable time before the keeper could get him quietly back again to the stables. Sine EXTRAORDINARY.—A Foreigner, who is as excellent marksman, lately took very long odds that he winged two Martin at one fire, and actually shot into his pocket a Half of the double-bodied Prize of Forty Thousand Pounds, which was sold at No. 8, Cornhill, last Month he now insists there is a Cave! of Capitals on the Premises, of the true golden breed, and seems determined to renew his fire, at the above Fortunate Office, for the hash of Thirty Thousand Pounders, in the novel Lottery which begins the 50 of April. - COAL MAK KB 1, FEB. 20. nip' at Market. Bbips Sold. Price. 1 ism Ileviceetle 109 Oft Od to 501 Od. es Busikrieed 19 43s 04 to ess Od. I 1 Beene Cud I tow kilOH WA rail AI . 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