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r • II ^. - • II ---~ ~- .., . • radsawa wetdd take time to saisfy theinselves as to their being strictly accurate and that they would rose before they irretrievably committed themselves, by adopting a measure like the present. The Hon. and Learned 4entlesnan concluded by moving, as, an amendment to the original motion, that the House, do resolve itsel f • Committee on the sold bill on' this day fortni • Lord CAB LEREAGH thoitibt the present Bill' oughtsto be discussed in a Committee by the House,] because, until the House should be in possission fully of the Right Hon. Gentleman ' s plan , the pro-I gress of the gill itself ought not to be arrested. He did not, however, clink the Hon. Gendeman's plan could operate as an adequate remedy for the evil inj question. The causes which were atteided with the greatest delay were the appeals in the House of , Lards ; and the Matter of the Rolls could not assist l in extinguishing those. The Noble Lord cOnfended, hat the duties which the Mester of the Rolls already tad to intend to were fully sufficient to occupy his 'times and linked they had of late increased so much I thattlin learned person who now held that •officohad beeft'allged to resign Ms seat in that House, not laving time to dis Charge the duties which he felt to . be due to his Constituents. Although by sitting from ten foiciur during so great a J)art of the year, much good Might be done by the Master of the Rolls in the Court of Chancery, the bisiness in which that judi cial officer was now engaged at the Cockpit would be left without-provision. He (Lord Castlereagh) aid not comprehend how the evil which was appre. • bended from the appointment of a Vice-Chancellor by withdl.rwing the Lord Chancellor from his judi cial to political pursuits, would not take place in an equal degree, if the Master devoted so great a pOrtion of his time as had been proposed, to the business of Chancery. A pregnant fact in proof of the convic - - tian in the mind of the Noble Lord who filled the station of Lord High Chancellor, that the evil of delay could not be adequately counteracted by the sitting of the Master of the Rolls, or of any other existing Judge, was, that that high petsonage had• consented to this measure which went to establish an officer, half of whose pay would Le derived from his Oen emoluMents. He. (Lord Castlereag.h) should deprecate any measure which might hinder the Bill from being put into a state in which a correct judg ment might be formed on it. By going into a Conn miftee, the clauses necessary to a correct judgment on it would be inserted, and on receiving the Report, 'or on the 'third reading, it might be negatived or dot,' as it seemed good to the House, when the Learned Gentleman's (Mr. Leach's) proposal might be brought forward in a more detailed form. Mr. LEACH contended, that the Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer, who was an equitable as well as a legal Judge, might attend to hear Planta tion and Prize Appeals; there would then be three Judges remain to conduct the business of the Exche. quer, and the Master of the Rolls would be relieved from his duties afi Judge of Prize and Plantation Appeals. Mr. WEATHERALL could not agree that the business of the Court of Exchequer Could go on With three Judges only, especially when the JUdge pro. posed to be removed was the Chief lidge of the Court. This would have no other effect than to Make an innovation in the Court of Exchequer piO ceedings, and to introduce a greater evil into chit t'nirt than the evil which it was now sought to remedy. Mr. ABERCROMBIE conctii4ed with his Hon. Friend '(Mr. Leach) in his,proposition for referring the disposing of Prize and Plantation Appeals to the Lord Chief Baron. He did not oppose the Bill now being citztimitted, fully convinced that the Noble Lord, in his candour, would not press the Bill in its succeeding stages. Mr. HORNE, in a maiden speech, snpported the bill. The evils he said, which called for remedy arose in part in the Court of Chancery, and in part in the House of Lords. To the inconvenience in th'i latter place, the Master of the Rolls could apply no adequate remedy. Lord CASTLEREAGH said, if the Bill were now committed, it was not his intention to press the Report. The Bill might be printed immediately, and the Report of the ComMittee might be received on Monday. Mr. PONSON BY fully agreed id thisarrangement, butthought it should not be delayed beyond Monday next, as there were motions of importanCe fixed for the Tuesday and Thursday in next week already. Sir S. ROMILLY supported the plan proposed by his Hoii. Friend, Mr. Leach. He thoughtthe Master of the Rolls might be withdrawn from the Cockpit, without any inconvenience. There were Privy Coun sellors whose habits of life rendered them fully qualified to attend to the decision of Prize and Plantation Appeals, and he could not conceive why those Noble and Learned Persons, who were receiving remuneration from the public, should not attend to this duty. He objected to the Bill, on the ground that it proposed to create an officer for life ; whereas, the evil to be remedied was acknowledged be but temporary ; and therefore, the remedy, hp contended, should be temporary also. He also oh.' jected to the salary proposed to be given to the Vice. Chancellor ; £4OOO a-year was not sufficient remu neration for the person holding the important situa tion this Officer was intended to fill. He was aware there might be an objection to giving the Vice-Chan cellor a larger salary than the Master of the Rolls re ceived; but it should be recollected, that but for the disinterestedness of that excellent Judge, he would at 'his time have enjoyed a larger salary; and if the present bill were to pass, he thought the remunera 'ion to the new officer should be made more adequate the duties he would have to perform. As to what had been said concerning the Master of the Rolls not having a seat In that House, he (Sir S. Romilly) thought it would be a great benefit to the public, if ho officers had seats in that House—no Mas lancery—tHear./J—and no Welch Judges— I—A Judge was generally the worse Judge a Member of Parliament—the worse Mem arliament for being a Judge. What in his he matter lets to be feared, was, that the icellorship might in a short time become a and that, in that case, the way to it would tbsough the rugged % paths of the Law, but the pleasant avenue of that House. Is EPHEN said, that after what had fallen Honourable and Learned Friend, he could entirely silent. He had not had the same nor the sante opportunitiei for observation - TI -- r-• in the boon of r es the Him 9 hot hi had certainly der seen any thisclb warrant the, I ;assertion that there wouldint be 'spirit imofig those, ' who officially attended thine to remonstrate against any open afid grois dereliction cif duty on the part of the Chancellor. h would be also impoislble for any . Minister to appoint any ineridetel to that office Irian was not fully adetuate tothe diichirge of its dUties, and whose incapacity would be soon exposed to, the eye . of P ar li ament '& n d the .cOuntiy. A sarcasm, had been thrown out i 1 to that Judges ought not t o sit int=ment—that they Were the worse Judges for being Members of Parliatnent, and . the worse Members of Parliament for being Judges. He trusted, howeve-, that the talents and. wisdom of the Master of the Rolls clifplayed in thitHOuie were not so Completely effaced from their Minds is that they *mild very favourably receive atiy Preposition on this subject in which that great Character must be included. He thought that the rekioting, if true, ought to be carried farther, and that not only Judges but LaWyers who might wish to become Judges, ought to be equallYexcluded. With regard to an expression he had made use Of on a former night, respecting the duties attached to the office of Master a the Rolls, the hearing of Prize and Plantation Appeals, he had ' meant simply that they were at tathed to it by custom aiid by choice, not by neces sity. He did not intend to trouble the House so long, but he had been dragged from his seat by the remarks of the HonOtrable and Lear6d Gentleman opposite. Sir SAMUEL ROMILLI" explained. He meant to insinuate (10 charge of seriPility against the Chan cery Ban With sr-spect to the observation which hb had thrown out, that he taw no necessity why Judges shotld sit in Parliament, and which the Learned Member had taken to himself, he had understouLthat the 'present Chatmellor had expresslystiinlatediOhen they were appointed that the Mashers in Chancery should not sit in Parliament. . . Mr. BATHUR STargued in &Vier of the Bill. Mr. MARRYATT complained of the difficulty resulting to mercantile men, of Obtaining their divi dends out of bankrupt estates, fl'orn the present ewe. mous mass of business in.Chantery. In his opinitin, a regulation of the kind propOlid by this Bill would be a general benefit. The H.Ouse then resolved itself into a Committee on the Bill. Lord CASTLEREAGH meted a clause to enable 1E60,000 to be vested, in order to cover the 41,500 of the Vice Chancellor's salary, which would tome out of the public purse. The other a 1,500 was to be paid out of the emoluments arising from his . office.— The 860,000 would come' ut of the dead-fund (now lying by) of unclaimed Suitors' money in the Cottit of Chancery. Mr. GO 'WON wished that the whole might tome out of the Chancellor's Salary. The clause was agreed to. Lord CASTLEREAGH neat moved a clause that the Vice Chancellor should haVe a fired salary of hire thousand pounds 1-year, without further emo. lument.—Agreed to. After some other clause's had been proprised and carried, Mr. PONSONI3Y congratulated the Gentlemen who were favourable to this Bill, on its not,' being made a perfect model Of dispatch. Nay, So perfect had the clauses now made it, that it would; no doubt, banish all litigation from the World ! so that in future there would Only be a little atnicable litigation about who had a right to this, and who had a right to that ? Mr. PRESTON wished that some inquiry should be made into the amount Of unclaimed suitors' money in the Court 'of Chancery; by which means it might be possible to arrive at the owners of the whole of it. Sir SAMUEL ROMILLt was not quite 'so 'san guine, but he thought that owners might be got to a considerable part, althOugh not to the whole of it. Mr. GORDON thought this money ought to be put out to interest, for the benefit of the suitors. He hoped that the next time the Bill came before the House, the Noble Lbrd (Castlereagh) would be in structed to state, that the Lord Chancellor had vo luntarily offered to jay the whole sB5OOO out of his awn emoluments ; and was sure that would meet with the approbation Of the House and the Country. After some farther Conversation between Mr. BA RING, Mr. TIERNEY, and Mr. VANSITTART, the Bill, MI its amendment, was reported, ordered to be printed, and taken into farther consideration on Mon day next. Lord PALMERSTON eve podee that on the 25th, he should move the Army Estlmates.—Adjoorned at hslf past Eleven. THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. STATIC lOTTERY: EtlY TO-DAY, Ai THE LOTTERY DRAWS TO-MORROW. TUESDAY, FEBitUARY 18, 1813. PRICIS OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK: Red. 591i—Cons. 581 591 7 —Cons. for ac. 59i-4 per Ct. 781 5 per Cent. 88{ 89—lids. Ts. 84. dis.—Lg.Anns. Exch. hills as. 61. pr.—Omnium The Duke of Kent Packet has arrived at Falmouth, with Mails from Lisbon. By this conveyanie Lis bon Papers to the 9th February have arrived. They relate no military movements of an important cha racter, and yet their contents are highly gratifying. The French, if not preparing to take themselves finally off, at least exhibit symptoms of wavering and irresolution, which Will prove the forerunners of a disastrous campaign, if they are deitined to com mence another in the Peninsula, of which We enter tain great doubts. On the other hand, the preparationd Made on the pari of the Allies, in every direction, to clear the country of the invaders, are upon a scale which for magnitude and efficiency seems to pioniise nothing short of the deliverance of Spain early in the Spring. —On the frontiers of Portugal and of Gallicia, the Marquis of WELLINGTON if ready to advance towards the Dotiro with an overwhelthing force; The Galli. chin army, no* under hid Lordship's immediate command, of itself amounts to 50,000 men. They have been produced from a bold and hardy popula• 4, ti I .• * • • !ton, which las gayer teen Infected by that Rflbetil Andalusian spirit of lealoury against foreigner*' whtihitis ,recently distinguished the more Southern Province!. teniral LACY 'eoinittands the Outlician 'levies —General Ousialcost ii3ll also bade a s rOMmind. In the South of Spian, the Anglo-Siciliin army at Alicanr, consisting of 5000 Men, hat been reinlorced by 4000 more from Sicily, who arrived on the 2d ultimo, and were in daily expectation of their Gene ral, Lord WILLIAM Borrnicx, who quitted Palerrrio on 'the 26th of DecenTher. This army, in 'conjunc- Von With The Spanish troop!: In that quarter, was ei- Picted, to move toward the mouth of the 'Ebro, sup ported by our then a.wir:cin the coast, and by the co-operation Of gun-boats when they reached the ri ver. The following are the chief articles of interest brinight by itus above Mail - - LISBON, FEBRUARY S. =TRACT OT AN OYSICIAL IYISPATCH FROM RSRAL OYNSRA L. THE MARQUIS OT WRL LINOTON, TO HIS liX• CUL/INC! SENOR "SINI I IIEL PRRRIRA TORjAS I SIRAD•QUARTRitIie iRIINA DA, JANUARY Os I returned hake on the 27th Instant. ." It appeari that the enemy has not made any essential altiration in the position of his armies du ring my absence. 44 The three Armies of Portugal, the Centre and the South, are united in Caitile, under King Joseph, whose Send-quarteri are new in Madrid. the Atmy of Portugal is under the command of General Reille, who lately came from the Artni of the North, and has his head-quarters in Valladolid. The Army of the Centre is unlter the orders Of Conde d'Erloni Who was formerly employed in the Army of the South, and commanded for a short tune, the Array of Portugal after the Allies retired from the Tormek his head-quarters are in the 'vicinity of Ma 7. drid ; and the Army of the South is under Marshal Souk's orders, whose head-quatieis nee in Toledo. 4 , The Army of the South was lately drawn to wards the neighbourhood of the Tejo, flaying moved towards the place of Toledo the divisions of that army which were in the Province of Avila, and hay"- ing them replaced in Avila by the first division of the Army of Portugal. " I have not received any recent accounts by which I can form an idea of the state of affairs in the North of Spain. General Mina appears to be actively em ployed against the enemy in Navarre, and he, as well as General Longa, have caused him great Yost. The latter destroyed 600 men, and took two pieces a ar tillery; In an action with the enemy on :he SOili of November. 44 My last account's from Alitant are dated the latter end of Decembet, at which epoch part of the reinforcements which were expected from Sicily, had arrived, and Lientehant-General Lord William Ben tinck was expected'. 66 The allitd English and Portuguese armies oc cupy the same cantonments in which they were in the beginning of December. The Spanish troops are likewise all in cantonments." " LISBON, FEBRUARY 8. " ttoops remain in their winter quarters.— Lord Wellington is in advance at Frernada s and General Hill at Coria. di The Northern French Arley is cantoned in Sa lamanca, Valladolid, and that line of country: 44 Joseph has left Madrid; and proceeded to Cuenza. —Soult remains at Toledo, from whence he has de tached 10,000 men to join &diet, whose forte is now 18,000 men, inEluding 8000 cavalry, and a fine park of him* artillery. Some people imagine k is his intention to attack the corps formerly under the command of Ballasteros, but now directed by O'Donnnel, the Duke del Parque having been ap• pointed to superintend the new/ levies. Others, and Apparently with more reason, are Of opinion that the cavalry have been sent by Soult, for their better sub sistence, till the season arrives when he shall have occasion for their service 3, as well as for the purpose of watching the British force at Alic Ant, 8000 strong, provisionally under the Com Maud of Major-General James Campbell, till the arrival of Lord Bentinck." DAYLEN, JANUARY 17. enemy continues to collect cattle, money, and baggage in La Mancha." A JAEN, FIEBR UARY 19. le The head-quarters continue here. The cavalry has been reinforced by a squadron of Calatrava, Which was in Baylen." . • " ANDUXAR, JANUARY 20. . , " In Granatula the enemy was surprised by our cavalry, and cut off three companies—not a man would have escaped had they not received informa tion from a bad Spaniard. Nevertheless, we took three officers and eleveri horses:" MAURISA, DECEMBER Si. " They talk of a glorious action of General Mina's, near Barbastro." SILGtS, DECEMBER 2. " The Freneh imposed on Vich a contribution of 100;000 crowns, and were prevented from pillaging the city, which they had commenced, by the intrea ties of the Bishop, who did not, like others, abandon his flock. This invasion has cost the enemy Many men, because they were attacked in their March by the valiant Mausa." " CADIZ, JANUARY 28. " They write from Alicante, under date of the /6th, that there had been repeated salutes in that place, on account of the arrival of a great convoy with a reinforcement of more than 6000 English and - . ,teillatis That on the 15th the enemy entered Yeda, and took pritoners 30 infantry and It horses ; and tlitt Wittinghtiies division was timing towards Granada." ALfCANT, JANUARY le. ticchet, in order to prevent the news whicilate ly arrived from France from being Isown, ordered thst mail to be burned in Valencia, without allowing the letters either to be delivered to Frenchmen or Spa. niards, after haiting read the official dispatches ad dressed to hifn. . . 4, The French in Madrid say, that Souk has been 'called 'to France with 30,000 tike'n, of *horn 15,000 are ta remain in France, and 15;000 pmceed to Italy. Soult, with his Staff, was still, din 1:e 24th January, in Toledo with 10,000 infintry, 8000 having arm riorly marched for Cuenca. There appears no doubt Or many French families having taken refuge in varre to avoid the persecution of Bonapaltte, as well as 1124 Youths to avoid the ionscriptiol; ; General Mina, to whom these unfortunate victims . of Corsican II • tyranny Presented themielves, is Laid to have apPliei to the Spanish Government for instrtictious Inair to act." . NAVAL IN7ELLIGENCE. . . Windsor Castle Packet has arrived at Fai. Mouth, from Malta and Gibraltr, with a Mail.-- The letters were not delivered out, froth the Post,: Office when this Patier wit put to Press. , We have, still to regret that no further intelligence ,has been teceived of the BONNS Ctrovarn4a sloop of war. It is thought that she May have.'received some damage soon after sailing, and have pin back to Rio Janeiro i ‘ ittid as there are no late accounts froiti that place. it is very probable 'she may. We siacCrelr hope that we shall soon be able to relieVe the aniiety of the Publit by some accounts of her. A large. American privateer, calted the Tires Wonging to Baltimore, armed with 113 guns an 220 men, wai cruizing off Cape Clear the latter en of last, and beginning of this month—she has don* considerable damage to the trade in that quarter. FALMOUTH, FEBRUARY 13. No arrivals. Sailed his Majesty's ship . ORZSTES, Captain SMITH, on a cruize. The Lapwing Jacket is appointed for the Mediteitanean ; the Swiftstire, for the Brains ; the Speedy, for Bermuda and Ha. lifaz ; and the Princess Mary, for the Windward' Islands.—Wind W.N.W. fresh breezei. TQRBAY, FEBRUARY lc Arrived the Minerva, Carts, front Lisbon, in seen days : at the time she sailed, the Recovery, Fmk* Master, was the only one of the convoy which sailed from Cork on the 18th Ultimo under the DAUNTLESS that had ariive4. Tht Miiierta law a Beet of 38 sail on Tuesday last, about 80 leagues from Lisbon, supposed to be the Cork convoy that sailed 'Ott the 26th : they had the wind at this time from the South, and Moderate *etcher. PLYMOUTH, FEBRUARY 14. Arrivtd the SEALARK, of It guns, from a cruise; and the SURVEILLANTE, of 36 guns, from the coast .f Spain and anchored in the Sound. Docked list night, the HERMES, of 24 guni, Captain Beowulf. Went from Hamoase to die Sound, after refitting, the BRITON frigate, Captain Sir WILLIAM STAlNita+. she resumes her station off Bourdeaux. The Brest blockading squadron, now in Cattsand boy; hale revictualled with great expedition, and will sail the moment that the witid it fair. All the Officers of the .squadron slept on board last night. An attempt at escape from Brest is to be hourly expected from the enemy, who have their sails bent, and are otherwise in all respects ready for the start. The Contlitim; Dolt and ANDsoNACNit ate ivieching them eloselt. PORTSMOUTH, FEBRUARY is. No arrivals or railings to-day bat the American schooner RACHARL, for. Boston, prize to his Majestyl ship HERRING.—The chit India, Spain; Portugal, and the Mediterranean convoys remain, waiting for fait wind. The Masters lad Mates of the Albert'. can 'vessels detained at thiS port, prior to the decLsra: don of war, have obtained permission to Yemen home, and a cartel is expected to be appointed for that purpose daily.--Wind WS:W. strong galesi and rainy weather. DEAL, FEBRUARY IS. Arri4ed, and sailed for the River, two merchant schooners—patticulars not known. Remain in the Downs his Majesty's ships, mercharittuen, transports, coasters, and colliers, as before.—Wind S.W. and blotto hard. . . GREENOCK, FEBRUARY is. The Maxwell, IRLAM, from L'i'verpool and Barba. does, arrived at Demerara and back at Barbadcies, after a severe action with the General Armstrong privateer, in which Captain Limas( and two men were wounded. The Mars, MiLACHLAN, at Batbadoes, from New Brunswick ; and the Defiante, Amory at Malta, from Gibraltar, in tight days. CORK, FEBRUARY Ho. . Yesterday his Majesty's skip Foareftis, Captain SEYMOUR, arrived at Cove, from a cruize. Monday arrived at Cove; the French pribateer le Brestois; prize to his Majesty's ship &ma she was captured after a chace of nine hours, in lat. 48. 1. N. and long. 9.20. W. Sht a very fine tesiel, mounts 10 di.. rottadei, and four long guns, all 9.pouuders, has a compleineUt of 124 meta, and sails remarkably fat ? commanded by J. MARIE AIIoUSTE GALLAIS, and been remarkably successful against the trade of this and neighbouring . ports. She captured the sloop Virgo of this ptirt, In November lair and in December attacked, hitt was beat off by, h!S Majesty's stare-ship Set. She is coppered aad capper-fastened ; left LaQrient the 22d January; and had taken three ves sels before her capture. The Synii.tz arrived in Cove froth Lisbon, a few hotirs after her cruize. During the past wetk his MAJusres health his sibt varied from the latt Report. Another Meeting of the Cabinet Ministers took place last night, at the house of the Earl of Ltvza. pool, on the subject of the Letter of the PRIDICOM bf WALts; BRZAIX—No alteration in the price this week : the quartern loaf,eighteen-pence•halfpenny. . 0 21 0 judicial .11 ters in Chit] er [Hear 13—, ;ti for being a le ber of Par] 6I r view of t h l id V ice-Chant as s inecure, a 115 be not da l '.l.- throu g h e h, as Mr. sr )1e from his II ch not b e en ne Practice, I plt- lat k