Star. — London, England, 1806-05-21 00:00:00

The Earl of DARNLEY inferred, from a corn. ' parifon of the returns on the table, that the meafure had completely failed. Lord HAWKESBURY faid, that if there was any thing in the Bill before their Lordfhips, which par. tieularly called for his oppofition,it was the abandon. ment of the principle of the Ad it propelled to repeal. If it was an infulated meafure, he poffibly might be induced to relinquifh his objeCtions, but when it was notorious, that it was brought forward as part of fyltetn, he could not, until the whole of that fyliera was before the Houle, be induced to give his vote in favour of it. Why did not the Noble Lords, who were fo anxi• us now to dirconneel it with any other meafures and difcufs it on its own met its, bring it for ward three months ago, when they fira came into office Lordfhip next adverted to the different partsof that fyftem as embracing the Volunteer Force, the Militia, and the Army, and deprecated in the molt energetic language, any change in the praftice of ballot, or in the ufual terms of military enliftment.— He earnestly entreater 4 Miniiters to paufe before they gave fanetion to an experiment which in its develnpe ment might effect the complete defiruCtinn of the recent army. He trolled that if they did perfevere in it, it would be fo modified as to remove the great and manifold dangers which would inevitably retitle from it. The prefect military eflablithment, he con. tended, was greater by 23,m0 men than at any pet ind of out ki(tory ; and at no period had filch efforts been made fir increafing the regular force, as dirrieg that adminifirat ion of which he formed a part, and of which a Noble Vifcount was at the head, when no lets than a difpoleble force of so,ooo men had been created in the courfe of a few mnnths The Earl of CAERNA RVON Paid, that they who withed to continue the bill fix weeks longer, wilhed to continue the illegality of the praftices by which it was rendered operative. Such a mafs, fuch a con geries of nonfenfe, never, in his opinion, difgraced the ilatute book, and the fooner it was got rid of the better. His Lordfhip went into aminute examination . of the different, claufes of the Bill, which he con tended were not only embarraffed and inconfiflent with each other, but abfolutely impracticable upon the principles upon which they were founded. Earl SPENCER. replied and obferved, that allow. ing every poffible merit and efficiency to the Army of Referve Aft, he could not approve of its revival, as it would be attended with the former grievance of a revival of the high bounties. . . . . The Earl of RADNOR elated, that his chief reafon for voting againit the Additional Force At, was its extreme injullice. Had it produced twenty times the number of men it did, his objeftions to it on that ground would fill Earl GROSVENOR would vote againft the Mt, conceiving it to be unequal and inefficient; but would not pledge himfelf to fupport the ref of the intended military plan. The queftinn being univerfally called for, the Hanle divided on the motion that the Bill be now read a fecond time—Contents 75, Proxies 26-97 Non Contents 30, Proxies to-4o Majority - —57 The Bill was then teed a fecond time, ordered to be committed to-morrow, and the Houfe adjourned at one o'clock. . HOUSE OF COMMONS. Sir JQHN NEWPORT brought up the kjlli Revenue Resole. Lion Bin, and the biro Additional Force Repeal Bill, which were read a firft time. The Revenue Regulation Bill was ordered to be read a fecand time commit:ow, and the Additional Force Re. peal Bill on Tburiday. A Melrose from the Lords 'beamed the Houfe, that their Laraithim bad agreed to the Scotch Judges increafed Salary Bill, Sod to Several Private Bills Sir WILLIAM OEARY prefented a Petition from the Malt fters If Kent, apinft the Regulation} of rbe Malt Doty Aft. A Similar Petition was prelented from the Palaltiters of the County Of Hens. Mr VANSITTART brought upon account of the Balances in She hands of the Coßeams of the Land •Tas Ante April Igoe On the motion of Lord MORPEI'H, an account war ordered atilt proloble Eftlmate and Charges at India. includin g the In WWI of the Debt, and the Erpe.ves of St. Helena and Prince of Wales Eland, for the year t Bos-6. The Report of the Committee of Supply was brought up, and the Refolutions retheding the licences for Private Brewing were agreed to Mr. HLISKISSON poftponed, till after the Lords mould have renounced Judgment in the cafe of Lord Melville. a motion of which he bad given notice, to fret him from any charge of Intereft on his balances during hb &ft Trealbrerthip. Mr. C. WYNNE brought up a Copy of an Additional Inftruc den given to all Commanders of his .ajefty's fhipa of war, as alto of planters, and fbips having kfters of marque and reprUals. NABOB OT •RCOTT. Mr. HOBHOUSE moved the Order of the Day for the fecund reading of the Nabob of Arcott's Cre ditors Bill. Mr. WHITSHED KEENE called the attention of the Houfe to the nature of the debts, molt of which were fraudulently created, at Dealt arofe from no teal and onerous caufe, and were accumulated by fraudulent interef). He called on the Honoura ble Gentleman (Mr. Francis), who had fir much dif tinguilbed himfelf in the attempt to fupprefs Indian abufes, who had hiinfelf retitled in that country for 25 years, and who had returned to this kingdom wish a charafter as unfullied as he had left it, ter aflift him in his prefent endeavour. He then proceeded to enter into a long llatemenr, and to call for the reading of many minutes relative to the debts of Sir J. Ivl.Pher pw, and Sir R. Sullivan, which had been allowed to lie d: , rmant for many years; and which, he alledged, did not p. .oceed from real and bona.. de contraftions. Mr. JOF:NSTONE found himfelf called on, out nF regard to the charafter of Sir John M'Pherfon, whole friendlhip be had experienced in early life, not to lit filent, and hear lris name nnneceffarily dragged forward to public attention as elucidating a fubjeft in which he feemed to have fir little ennneftiou. He altar thought the infinuation againll the other Hon. Baronet equally unbecoming in his abfence. Dr. LAWRENCE agreed in the obfervations thrown out by the Honourable Gentleman who had fookt:n firll on the fithjeft.—lt was a fit fuhieel, not of inctignation, merely, but of fhame, to chunk that bribes tr the fervants of this country, by the Native Prince I of India, fhould have been at all times deemed neceffar,v et, infure a faithful pet (or ounce of their duty, or ass iraducemenss to them to betray their trait. If debts were .really boxer.fide due, he could not con e,zisre . 1r) whet p, nand they were allowed to lie over om the y ea r 174 .6 to this time, withaut any claim being made ander t hem. L ou d i.:AsT.LEh EAGI-1 replied at confiderable lenth to the IA fpehlter. di If . the general tn . erit_s of the agreement were be iculfcd, the dilculuon THE EV2NIhO STAR. . lANDON. WEDNESDAY, MAt H. . PRICE. OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE &COCK. Confols, for money, bolt —for May 64—.0ranItam if 4. ratites. Bills pu II PRICE OF S TOCK . , Yk.6 EERDAY. Bank Stock :to (Wk. Bonds, par is. as. dir. 3p. Ct. Red. Ann tort Imperial Ann. 84 9t6 3 per Cent. Cant Rich. Bills ts. 3.. dli. 4 Oa Cent. ()mina' tif prom 5 per Cer.t. Navy 931 94 9aif Englith Tickets aol. tc4. Long Anu. 17 3-16 ConL for acc. 6of lota Stuck tl33} IE4 The Bill for repealing the Additional Force Ail was debated at lime length in the Houfe of Lnrds tall night, but no new arguments were adduced on either fide. 'Die original quellion was carried by 97 againa 40.—Majority fur the Bill, 57. In the Commons, the further conlideration of the Income Tax Bill was podponed till to•toorrow. Our letters from Gibraltar come down to the afith ultimo, at which time the ga,rifon was healthy. Our Readers will be forprized to hear of captures made in the fight of our men of war in that quarter by the Spanifh gun boats. We cannot for a moment I attribute negligence to our Commanders in that quar ter. Is there a want of gun boats on our part fimilar to thofe of the enemy ? or to what other caufe fhould we afcribe thefe captures ? It is an evil of fo ferious a nature, that it ought to be enquired into. H ode racing fill continues at Gibr, .'tar, and we are lure it will allonifla our Readers to find that on thefe occafions, fuch is the high opinion entertained of the Spaniflt charafter, our Commanders and Offi. errs do not hefitate to truft themfelves within their lines. GIBRALTAR, APRIL £9. 44 Yefterday the DREADNOUGHT and BRITANftIIA came to anchor in the 13.ty from Tetuan, to refit, and convoy to England three of the prizes taken off Trafalgar ; the fourth is to be left here as a flag Chip for the Pmt Admiral. 44 APRIL 23 ['his day an Engin brig, the Me ,literranean Packet, was carried into Algefiras by a tingle gun boat, though we have at this time four line of battle (hips and ftveral other men of war lying in the Bay. This morni:ig a large naval tranfport, of 400 tons, with fix weeks prtAifions on board for Admi ral Coaarsowoou's fleet, was taken into Algeciras by the Spaniards! I Her lots will be mai fevarely felt by the fleet. 4 , There was a horfe race rode this day elfide of the nuirty's livers, between two officers of the Guam, which was numeroufly attended. General Fox, and moll of the Officers and Non.commiffloned Officers belonging to the regiments here, were prefent ; alio a great number of the Spaffifh Officers and fnAiers. 6 ! Area. V6.—Yeti:lday a veal ived ftm Mef fina in fit days ; (he left two fail of the line, and fire frigates there, bcfides a number of Neapolitan gun boats. They expeeted cnemy flora) , to make fume attempt upon Sicily, but had no dread of the event. This (hip r•' Sir SIDNEY SMITH with four veffels under Lis convoy, within two days fail of Sicily. " The Malta convoy for England, has jun come to anchor in the Bay." Some of onr cnmemporaties, who make it a role to inflate and magnify every trifling occurrence, told the public foordays ago of the " moll tremendous, in. cerfant and loin, continued firing that has ever oe elated fine the commencement of the war, having i been heard at Dover on Frid n ' direflion of W Boulogne." e hive in vire . epeeing the Important details.which there,* er. r maltidg ptintt, might have been expeCted to give of the ilfue of " a cannonading which has never been equalled fines the day of NaroLeoa's Coronation." Laft night the town was alarmed with the follow. ing fahricatimn,lnnbilibed in an Evening Paper : ` PLYMOUTH, Mar 18.—A report has been in current circa lation here to day. of the Capture of the In-bore Squadron cruiz iog off Brea, conaing of tht Impetucue, of 30 guns, Captain 1,, , ,wr0au ; the Diamond, of 33 guns, Captain ELPIIINSTONZ ; Latona, of ;8 guns, Ctptain J. A. WOOD; and the Haughty guts brig, by a fquadron of to fail of the enemy's line of battle Mips, ' , villa flipped Irorn the Inner Road of Breit,on finding the above becalmed, and w ithin reach of the batteries. Though there is fome rearm tofear that fume difafter of the kind has taken place, it is hoped it will not turn out to the amount Rued." • In the above letter there is not a fingle word of truth.. . . ~ - --- • • Some le4ters from Holland, of the date of Friday laft, mention, that a general diffatisfaftion prevails, not only among the great body of the people in Prof- Ira, but that the contagion has reached the army alfo. A fpirit of infurralion has manifelied itfelf on va rious occafinns, and in feveral places, in the fupprel lion of which the foldiery, it is faid, refilled to inter fere. Some Officers of high rank arc reported.to have thrown up their cnmmiffions. During morning f.;rvice on Sunday fe'nnight, at the porn church, Kendal, fome boys fitting on a railed tomhflone in the yard, found the upper part of it not to lie clofc ; on taking off the top, they dd. covered three trifles of cotton goods, valued at tool. conceded, which had been (Wen on the Friday night previ , ahrout of an adjoining warchoufe to Hargrave's. MRS. LITCHFIIILI3.—This deferved Favourite of the town, after pla)ing Alicia ' in Jane Sim, with the greatefk excellence, delivered IA night a very neat Farewell Add; efs on her retiring from Covent Garden Theatre. ft was fpnken with much tenability, and produced a very gratifying effect. Mrs. LirciaFlELD had a numerous and falhionable audience, all regret ting her retirement from a profeffion on which her uncommon pelYl CIS had refl:fted lb much honour. The American Newfpaper, the Aurora, contains the following Paragraphs, dated Bolton, April 17. " AFFAIRS WITH ENO LAND.-4C tt, we prefume, to the fortunate event of the change in the Britifb Mi. niltry, that we are to attribute the delay that has taken place in adopting tneafures of defence againit the outrages of Englith cruizers: for as yet no Rep has been taken on the fubjed. The bill, introduced by Mr. nem - mina, and adopted by the Houle, has not yet been :teed upon by the Senate—a committee appointed to confider it, have recommended amend ments, confiderably reducing the number of articles to be prohibited. This is ell that has been done, and it is a matter of fatisfadtion if our hopes (hall be re• alized, but to be regretted if no accommodation thould take place. " On Wednefday the 26th ult. the bill prohibiting the importation of certain ( 11l itifh) goods, wares, and merchaadize, paired the Houfe of Reprefentatives by a majority of 6t votes. Such is the greatnefs of the majority in favour of this meafure, and fe irrefiftibly does this majority prove it to be confcntaneous with the voice of the American people, that we hazard very little in can. fidering it in the light of a meafure already clothed with the efficacy of a law. For, it is feared) , to be expedled, that the Senate, even did they entertain a different impreffion from the immediate reprefenta• titres of the people, would oppole their will to that of the natian. ' BOTANY BAY.—We received, yeßerday, a let of the newfpapers of this Coony, ending at 2111 . July 1411. The public news confilt chiefly of ditlurbances, given to diltant fettlers by (mall parties of the Na tives, who had become very adventurous, and had two leaders, the one called Branch Jack, the other Mahoito. In fume inilances the latter have been vie. lotions, their (pears nutlalling the ammunition of the fettlers ; in others they have been repulfed. They generally attempt to let fire to the buildings they attack, and have a mode of throwing fire brands from a dillance, by means of the moutang, orhi gig. It teems, however, from the following notice in the paper of July 7, that there was a prolpett of a better undcrltanding with them ; o lire Ell AI ()lOW •—•The Natives, after giving up the principal in the late out rages, lr.elire eenemlly capretfad a &lire to cone to, and many being on th. toad from Hawitaluity and other quarters, to meet the Gnerrnnr or Paramatta. no moldtation whatever is ro be effereol Ile in ill any part of the eulony,unlers any of them than renew their h..: aeig. which is not probable, as a re conciliation will take phce with the Native, generally." Several of the Natives of Otaheite and New Zea land having been brought by different veffcls to Bo tany Bay, Governor Ktaa, with equal humanity and wifdom, had them fummoned to the Govern ment Houle, where they were informed, that they were free, and might ferve whom they pleafed ; that' in cafe of any ill ufage, they might complain to him: and that they might apply to the Government Arti ficers fur gratuitous infirudtions in feveral ufeful trades. One had immediately been placed under the fuperintendant of the Smiths, the other under toe Carpenters, and both were highly pleafed with the prolpeet of returning with their valuable !kill to their native country. Thus will European arts he introduced into the Earthed known Manch of the Southern Sea. Some of our enterpriling traders appear to have (peculated ton much upon the means of thefc Car. fulls to purchafe finery in apparel ; for we no longer ohferve any advetliknient , r I rune"' fans, muffin di c fres, or jockey b• arts. A pertim at Pa ramatta, indeed, adv , l tires for a Maa Cook for a to roily, but that is probably for a gang of workmen ; and at the fame time a Mr. Crook has effiablifbed a 2s.arJrn itekuoi, at 'he price Of 271. a year in calk or 301. in svbrat &Wiwi ought to be founded on a &Rind . meafnre. Parlia ment SOW not called upon to fanflion this agree- spent, as it was made by parties fully competent to enter into it, and the Houle could not diffolve it except by pofitive tiatute. The fimple quellion was, whether they were to enable the Commillioners on the Debts to examine the witneffes on oath ? The public intereft was certainly concerned—but that was a reafon why the Houle of Commons !tumid not fetal perfons who were to decide on theft claims. The Board of Controul was conneßed with the Government, and it would, as it was bound in duty to do, watch carefully over the interells of the public, and the late Board had attended to them.— Yet the Oil earns, and the Board, and the Creditors, had been fatisfied with this agreement. He admitted the fiauds and abides that exiled in thefe claims, but there were.a fufficieat number of .them apparently well founded to render the neceflity of inquiry obvi ous. With yelped to the means for paying Inch as fhould he found to he g-ocl, equity required that a fund Ihould he.appropriated to that put pole. The Nabob owed a large debt to the Company Welt', and it was not realonable that the whole furplus revenue of the.Carnatic Humid be applied to the liquidation of private claims; .but not of 250,0001. there was let apart for this Obket. I 36,.50c1. which was the tamoll limits of the Ann liable for the private debts. As to the inquiries into Maltornetan jurifprudetter, the Com rnia mere here could dirediffues to be tried by the Crmimanners in India. He thought that in every point of view th s was a proper mode of proceeding, and fupported the Bill. Mr. FRANCIS obferved that, that as the fobjte was 11w very important, the attendance fa thin, and fo many tingular doe - trines dated by the Noble Lord which appeared to hint improper and dangerous, he would, in order that not only the genetal ineti:s of the Bill, but thefe collateral points, might he fully difcuffed, move that the debate be adjourned for a fortnight, onlefs the Houle was decidedly holtile to it. Mr.HOBHOUSE could not conceive why it thould be potiponed for fo long as a fortnight, even admit ting all the reafons of the Honourable Gentleman for adjourning the debate. But whether it Ihould be put off at all, or fo long as the Honourable Gentleman withed, he left entirely to the Houle. Dr. LAWRENCE flared that there were feveral things of importance to come on for diktat - ion, and be tides, there was the interval of the holidays. He con. eluded by moving, that the debate be adjourned till Friday fe'nnight. This was carried without a di. vifion. . , MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS. On the motion of Mr. CRIEVEY, the reference to a Committee of the motion relitive to the Amen can Intercoorte, was poltponed tin Thutfday. The Report of the Tortola Free Port Bill was or dered to he received to-morrow. The Property Doty Bill was ordc red to be read a third time on Thuridry next. The other Orders were then dilpofed of.—Adjourned. NA! I lalL INTELLIGENCE. Petitmice, Mar r7.—Yellerday the Danith brig the Fort una, of Langland, Captain J. PETER sow, ar rived here fi om Barcelona, fent in by the Dolphin revenue cutter, RICHIAD .101411, Efq. commander, in confec,uence of the Captain reporting the was bound to Emhden I alto the Dolphin cutter from a cruize, which failed again this evening. PLYMOUTH. MAY 19 —This day arrived off this port, the Bellona cartel, Captain Lana, from St. Helena, tram which Captain and Mrs. MITCHVI•L landed: the is bound to Holland, and has on hoard Governor Jams am, late Commander of the Cape, and his Lady : Captain MITCHALL was taken in the Her• cules, Captain SCOTT, by the Napoleon privateer. The Bellona left St. Helena the a4th March, and left there the Baring, and Airly Caine, waiting convoy. All the French and Dutch troops have left the Cape in Englilh cartels, .and the Englith failors that were on board them, are put on board the Volontaire French frigate to man her. They are waiting the arrival at the Cape of the French fquadron, which it is feared will have been informed of the capture of the Cape, by the neutral vac's, or the cartels. Sailed on a Secret Expedition, fuppofed to the Eaft Indies— Caen. &Male Se Rear Ad. Sir A.J. STRACIAN 74 Car*. 74 H. I,4mam 74 --- Lord H. PouLrr 74 R. W. °TWAY 74 J. E. Dou•Las Tiiumpti - Terrible Montague BePone Aadacious Melampus Sybelle Decade 74 - 36 - S. POYNT2 36 -R. WINTHROP 36 J. STRAIT Fgyptlenne PIT 40 - HO% C. PAOtT 18 -J. TROMPION. Came in the Ganges, of Philadelphia, Part.Lirs, from China for Amfterdam, laden with tea, &c. de tained by the Unity privateer, but fince liberated ; Dane, Anna Johanna, Captain SYmona, from Gal lipoli for Hamburgh, laden with oil, &c. detained by the Mo UCH a RON (loop of war; Fortuna, of Gina celler, Captain NORTON. from Charleftown for Elk warden, with rice and naves, detained by the BRIL. slaws- frigate; Dane, Fr , ideter, Captain Guest, from Cette to Hamburgh, laden with brandy and wine, detained by the Ar.cMRNI frigate.—Sailed•to Join the Channel fleet the Viiia as Pays, of Ito guns. __. . . PORTSMOUTH, MAY s 9 tf.e Noma° and VoLcaso bombs, with the Lord Keith Eaft diaman, and feveral other outward bound veffels from the Downs. Sailed the Jamaica frigate for Ire land. Came into harbour the Marengo and Belle Poule, French prizes.—Wind Mar so.—Arrived the NIMISIS frigate, Captain Sore Etym.', from Newfoundland. The DRRAD. NOUGHT and BRITANNIA men of war, alto the At, pilot's°, the Bahama and Swiftfure, prizes, cap tured off Cape Trafalgar, were this day releafed from quarantine. The MLA's frigate this day holfled a Cigna! for a convoy for Newfoundland, and an Admiral twilled his flag on board her. Wind E. DULL, MAY 10.—Arrived the GANNIT floop of war from the Mediterranean ; Roues() [loop of war, and EICIRTION gun brig, from a cruize. Sailed the Camel More Ihip, for the Nore, and the TROIA? oust (loop of war, for ?ortfmouth.—Remain in the Downs the Edgar, Glatton, Trufty, Clyde, Blanche, Vaal, Gannet, Rofario, Zebra, Devaliation, Fury, Lucifer, Explofion, Exertion, Jackall,Urgent, Furious, Minx, Wnkey, Arrow, and Harmnny.—Wind N. E. YARMOUTH, MAY ao.—Yetlerday failed the Ats. AIMS frigate to join Admiral flumes fquadron croi zing off the Dutch coat!. The CRUI zte (loop of war has captured a large lugger, laden with upwards of boo ankers of Geneva, which have been lodged in the Cuflom-houfe warehoufe at this port. This morning arrived the NASSAU and Srate co, 64 guns each, and PAailam..a and OtPHIUS frigates.—Sailed the CRUIZER (loop of war on a cruize. Remain in the Roads the Roebuck, Admiral DOUGLAS, Pelter and Cenfor gun brigs, and the (hips before mentioned.— ' Wind N. E. FROM LLOYD'S LIST. - - GRAYlliele. MAT ISp.• Paffed by the Pitt, Newcotnb, from Domhtia ; SatiPa Croix, Peeler, from Lifbon ; Two Brothers, , from St. Michael; and the Carolus, Sibborn, from Ham burgh.—Sailed the Diana, Tibbetts, for Africa; Griffin. Bell, for Newfoundland; Vhie, Ho3fon, and the Fox. Brook, for Need burgh. • MAT. 18.....1 . 311red by the Bratsk, Allen, from Grenada ; Satur • nue, Wood', from Memel ; and the Minerva, Sill, from Norway. Sailed the Mariner, Church ; Alborg, Boyle ; and the Luftrt, Boyle, for Peterfbing; Hopes Inereafe, Bowring ; and the Echo. Pctk, for Tooningen..*. The Speculation, from Cadiz for London, is detained and fent i. to Milford. The Centurion, from Smyrna for de:allied and fent into Cowls. 'ill: litratifq, Scott C•efcent, Hopper; and Leviathan, Clark, Ifion London for the South Seas, were all well so the Coat ut l'tru, in July Wt. NEW ARTILLERY.—We underßand a piece of heavy artillery (a thirty-two pounder) is mounted under hi Majeky's Royal Letters Patent, by Tome Gentlemen, v hn have taken uncommon pains in the conitration of it, and that a memoliai is how before the Honourable Board of Ordnance, for their con& deration. The advantages of this Arrtillery are likely to prove of the greeted confequence to the nation, from the fuperiority in its *dual ranges and circab over any other fyfiem that has hitherto been prat tiled in Europe. The Ticket, No. 3330, drawn this day a Prize of toool, was fold in one Q.2arter, three Eighths, and fix Sixteenths, by J. Beasscural and Co. Proprietors of tie Lucky L•.trery Offices, No. t r, Holborn, No. 37, Corn'.ill, and No. 38, Haymarket, Piccadilly, where the fortunate hold:rs of each refpedive Share may ! receive the amount of their Prize.asooey on &weld, and where Tickets and Shares are now felling, war. ranted undrawn :—Pleale to °Verve, the Fourth day , of Drawing will be on Monday next, and the Fuit Drawn Ticket on that day will be entitled to to,oool. over and above every other bentfitifil them of the I rant Vat& I