Star. — London, England, 1829-10-31 00:00:00

• I % '‘'...mreswierseiwswsnmoesiweasiwm,e'•""'"'"" have been preconcerted without his knowledge, and afterwards take place without his notice, in the depot under his inunediate command. As it has has already been intimated to Lieutenant Davidson, in consequence of the proceedings of the General Court Martial be tore which he was tried at Cork, on th4th February last, that his Majesty has no further occasion for his services, his Majesty deems it unnecessary to allude to the strong expressions of indignation ap plied by the Court to the extraordinary prevarication, which, in their opinion. marked the whole of the evidence of that Officer, further than to declare his entire concurrence in them. Finally, his Majesty has been pleased to signify his pleasure, that the circumstances which have led to the trial of Lieut.-Col. Bayly, and the observations which have suggested themselves to his Ma jesty thereon, be made known to the Army in the following terms : Early in the present year, the Major General commanding the Cork district, having reported that it had come to his knowledge that four soldiers of the Reserve Companies of the 98th Regi ment, had, some time before, been punished in an unprecedented manner, the General Commanding in Chief felt it necessary to cause the nutter to be investigated by a Court of Inquiry ; and the proceedings of that Court having established the correctness of the report, that the men in question were punished with cats, which had previously been steeped in brine, his Lordship directed his opinion thereon to be conveyed to the Lieutenant General Com manding in Ireland, in a letter, of which a copy was sent to Lieu tenant Colonel Bayly, who had been in command of the depot of the 98th at Trate,, when the occurrence took place. Shortly after the receipt of that communication, Lieutenant-Co lonel Bayly requested, that his Lordship would "be pleased to order a General Court Martial to take cognizance of the affair. ' The Court Martial was accordingly assembled, and as appears by the foregoing abstract of its proceedings, it has found that the men were punished in the manner above stated ; but the Court has ac quitted Lieutenant-Colonel Bayly of a knowledge of the fact. Upon this it is essential to remark, that Lieutenant-Colonel Bayly was at the time in command of the depot of the 96th; that, being in the exercise of that command, he was strictly responsible for the due execution of the punishments awarded ; that he was on the parade in a square of four companies at the moment of its infliction ; and that if he did nut, he ought, at least, to have no ticed what was going forward. Whatever may be the opinion, or sentence, of a General Court Martial, his Majesty will continue to require that Officers be held responsible for what passes in the regiments under their command. They are placed in that situation, and have the assistance of Of ficers and Non-commissioned Officers expressly to prevent the oc currence of such irregularities as that which has now been the sub ject of investigation by a Court of Inquiry, and a General Court Martial. It matters not, whether such irregularities proceed from design, inattention, or ignorance, on the part of a Commanding Officer. Whatever may be the cause, it is equally clear, that the officer, who may either authorise or allow such acts, or during whose com mand such acts may take place, is in no way fit to be entrusted with the charge of a body of troops ; and it is therefore the im perative duty of the General Commanding in Chief, whenever such a case is brought itirward, to make a special report of it fur the se rious consideration of his Majesty. The General Commanding in Chief directs that the foregoing charges preferred against Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Bayly, late of the 98th Regiment, together with the finding and sentence of the Court, and his Majesty's Commands thereon, be entered in the General Order Books, and read at the head of every regiment in his Majesty's servic e . By Command of the Bight Honourable TIIE GENERAL COMMANDING IN CHIEF, HERBERT TAYLOR, Adjutant-General FRESH BEEF. VICTUALLING OFFICE, October 30, 1829. THE COMMISSIONERS for VICTUALLING Ais MAJESTY'S NAVY, ke. do hereby give notice, That on FSIDAY, the 20th of November nest, they will be ready to receive Tenders in writing (sealed up), and treat for the cupply on separate Contracts, of all such quantities of FRESH BEEF, as may be demanded for the use of his Majesty's Ships and Vessels at the following places, for Twelve Kalendar Months. (tom the Ist day of January, 11130, viz. Chatham, I Jersey, Cork and Kinsale. Kingstown and Dublin, Carrickfergus, Lame Harbour, Margate, and Newry, Milturd Haven, Campbellawr, Newhaven, Dawes, Plymouth, Falmouth, Sheerness, Greenock, Harwich. The Conditions of the Contracts may be seen at this Office, or by applying to the Resident Consmisdoner of the Victualling at Plymouth ; the Agent tor the Victualling at Haulbowlide ; the Storekeepers at Sheerness and Deal; the Secretary to the Post ma'ter General at Dublin ; and to the Collectors of his Majesty's Customs at each of the other places. Each Tender must specify the price in words at length, and be delivered before One o'Clock on the day appointed; and must be accompanied by a Letter signed by two responsible Persons en gaging to become bound with the Party tendering in the penal Sum of L 1,500 for Chatham, Plymouth, and Sheerness, and for each of the other places in the penal Sum of .E 5003, for the due performance of each of the Contracts. The Person who makes the Tender, or some Person on his behalf, must attend to answer when called for. M. WALLER CLIFTOY. THE EVENING STAR. - -- , K ' 4 •:. i l l .• ' .7' I' ~ 1 'N ' i rl N ....., •, •0. ` A ‘-s. ‘.. A" i ,. -- ' I - t‘ % N ' ' ii( 4 , , 14 a 141 17' . 1.- '''' ..- P ( .. 0 AT 0 LON DON. SATURDAY, I !'MICE OF STOCKS , Bank Stuck 815 141 5 per Cent. Red. 901 3 per Ct. Cone. 913 1 5i per Ct. 1818, Se per Cott. 14(1.99 4 per Ct. 103 i 4 pr Ct. 1826, Long Ann.l9 15-16tbk i I India Stock )CTOBER 31. AT TWO 0 CLtICK. India Bonds South Sea Stock Old Annuities £lOOO Ezch. Bills (24.) 75 6 ESOO Ditto 75 6 £1 00 and X2OO Ditto 75 6 Commercial. Bank for Acct. Coos. for Do. 9i} FORRIGN PONDS, TWO OCI.ot . E. Brazil Bonds, spr Ct. 6615 j D midi ltd.. sv. Ct. Do. Acct. 66 j 5/ Ditto Aect. 721 Colour. Bile. 6 per Ct. Peruv. 11ds. 6 p C. Do. Lade. 1844, 20 191 Do. Acct. 14 Ditto Acct. 20 i Sp. Bds. 5 per Ct. SI BRITISH AND FOREIGN SHARES, TWO O'CI.oCK WADS. PAID. PEI SNAILS. Brazillar. Imp. (iss. £5 pm.) 35 20 Do. National 25 10 Marine Alliance 100 5 Australian 100 20 Provincial Bank of Ireland 100 25 131 10i 3 / 4 231 It was to be expected that the startling rumour which we gave yesterday, relative to the negociations in pro gress between England and Russia, to hurl the despi cable tyrant of Portugal from his usurped power, should have excited the anger of a Journal, known to be one of the three which commenced the defence of bisonEL im mediately after the arrival of An/CA in this country. Would it not have been better for the Morning Paper to which we allude, to have replied to the Biographical Sketch that appeared in the STA It of Thursday, and disproved the appalling statements with which it abounded, instead of pelting us with vague and puerile contradictions which it can never make good, and a general explosion of its imbecile auger against those Journalists who have espoused the cause of justice and legitimacy ? Since the writer talks of " that portion of the Piass in the pay of "exiled traitors," we shall in a future article endeavour to prove who have laid their fingers upon the unhallowed dis bursements made so liberally in the interest of usurpation by its emissaries. In the meantime, it may be as well to re mind the Morning Journal and those who re-echo its entiments, that until the statement we made on Thurs— ay, relative to the atiocities and treasons of the Bem posta tiger are disproved—HE NEVER CAN, AND NEVER WILL, BE RECOGNISED BY ENGLAND. It is impossible to pass over in silence a monstrous article in the Globe of yesterday, on the subject of the attempted reductions by the East India Company, against which every branch of the service has so justly and so forcibly remorstritted. We say attempted re ductions, because our conviction is that they will not be insisted on, in the face of the simultaneous expostu lation of the whole ai my against their infliction. It was very well to try the experiment, and—had it been silently submitted to—it is not improbable that it would have been the harbinger of other reductions : considered, there fore, with a reference to this probability alone, we do not sea how the Service could have received unmurmuring the General Order of 1828, without betraying a duty which it owed to every future member of the profession — supposing it to be quite indifferent to its own interests — to maintain for them, uninvaded, their improscriptible established rights. We doubt not, the HONOURABLE Co u u'r in Leadenhall-street will see the delicacy, as well as danger, in which it stands : but in the meantime our business lies with the Globe, rather than with the HONOURABLE DIRECTORY, in whose vindication it has signalised itself by a zeal too furious not to excite suspicion. And first, we will ask our contemporary in round terms, is he a volunteer—or a salaried champion—on this occasion? Is it, in the language of the poet, alto gether a " sweet" business with him, or does he " mix the useful" with it? For ourselves, we really niore than suspect his tendency to " carry all points :" unless some Director has bought a share in his columns, and is working out his pennyworth by exculpations of in justice and oppression. We cannot—except on some such hypothesis—account for his gratuitous vitupera tion of the noble and distinguished General who com mands the army in Bengal. After quoting from the Morning Chronicle a tabular statement of the opera tions of the reduced batta upon the pay of all ranks of officers, in which it is attempted to be established that the reductions do not—after all—seriously affect the finances of those who are subjected to them ; a statement, which we have reason to know, found its way into the Morning Chronicle by no circuitous route from Leadenhall-street—our evening contemporary diszharges his first rocket at the gallant conqueror of Bhurtpore as follows We cannot help thinking that the conduct of Lord Conne aut's, in reference to the complaints of the army, to say the least of it, has been most imprudent and unbecoming. We yesterday gave two additional letters from this officer to the Governor-Ge neral, in the last of which he laments s there should be nigh cause for the deep-toned feelings of distress and edam which pervade the representations to which they (the new orders) have given rise: " Now we do not contend that it is improper, but, on the con trary, the duty of the Commander•in-Chief demands that he should communicate most freely with the Government—that be should state his real opinions concerning those measures which affect the army; but if be encourages, directly or indirectly, disobedience — if he intentionally lend bis countenance even to di.content, be is guilty of one of the most serious offences that a man in his position can commit; if he does so unintentionally, he is guilty of one of the worst follies. " Lord Commutes, however, seems to have so mismanaged his communications with the Government, that the letters which ought to have been used for the information of the Government alone have been made public, and cannot have failed, we think any honest man will admit; to inflame the discontent of the army against the commands of the Government, which are in these letters openly stigmatised as unjust." It will be seen here, that the Directorial advocate of injustice palpably begs the question : " if he encourages directly or indirectly, disobedience—if he intentionally lend his countenance." What does the ninnyhammer mean by his ifs? We can if it as fast as he can—aye, and much more staggeringly too—if it came to that. Could we not turn round upon himself, justified by con current appearances—backed by concurrent probabilities —and lay down positions to him the most damning and humiliating, commencing only thus? IF the Globe has been retained by the Oppressors in Leadenhall-street, to upheld then —for hire, for bribe, for dirty mineral consideration—per fas et nefas, at so much a line for his profligate vindications : IF the Globe, which ar rived at its present credit and circulation in the country by the affectation of public principle—which it only used as a stalking-horse to cover its corrupt realities—thinks now that it can safely tear off the mask, and revel in the lucre of infamous prostitution : IF the Globe, which once pretended to pure political integrity, finds its ac count now in courses of obliquer advocacy—what might we not finish by establishing? But no; we do not accuse the Globe of any thing of all this : we only trust he will not forget our illustration of his own absurdity. We only trust, that we have demonstrated to him the futility of hypothetical imputations, which only recoil— like a foul piece—upon the inconsiderate exploder, to punish him for his malignity and weakness. 'Thus, beyond even one objecting cavil from our con temporary, we have demolished his imbecile ground of charge ; and we trust, in future, when he prefers grave accusations against high characters—that he will re member the necessity of arguing from positive and proven premises, not baseelss and impure chimaeras. So far front Lord Coal BERM ERE'S conduct having been " most imprudent and unbecoming," the Noble and gallant Viscount has enhanced himself in all honourable estimation, by the quick and manly sympathy which he has not hesitated to display in favour of the ill-used Re monstrants—reckless, no doubt, of those paltry! men quences at which the Globe more than hints, for he invokes them openly—we mean his deprivation of com- mend, and recal to Europe. It is noble in Lard Cox- I BER MERE to stand between the army , and such a wrong ! as this. By what right does the EAST INDIA COM PANY violate its solemn compact with its military servants —a compact, under the faith of which they alone engaged to quit their native homes, and wear away their lives in its toilsome and disastrous service ? Assuredly, they may well expostulate against this oppression; and if the GENERAL ORDERS—in which that oppression is embodied—were " stigmatised" by their gallant Commander " as unjust," is it for the Globe to libel his generous participation in a feeling which all but the tools of tyrants must entertain ? It was not by the promulgation of such sentiments, that the Globe stole into encouragement and public favour. As to the assertion, that an ensign only loses 241. a year out of a pay of 2401. and that this can be Lo consideration with him, we think the audacity of such an excuse only paralleled by its brutality : but to this branch of the subject, it is our intention to recur. We shall confine ourselves to-day, to the violent--possibly unpaid—attick of the Globe upon Lord COMBERMERE: and we will ask, in his own language, whether such an invocation as this is " becoming" in a libe ral writer? " If there be one point clear in the whole transaction, it is, we think, that Lord COMBERMERE OUGHT TO BE RECALLED, unless the Government chooses to encourage the folly of an officer who can thwart those with whom or under whom he serves." If this Leadenhallism has not been already paid for, we recommend it to the consideration of THOSE, who cannot possibly use better their secret service money, than in rewarding such volunteers. This happens to be a dies non, as far as regards Con tinental news. The only articles received are from the Frankfort Papers to the 24th instant; and are tc the following effect : SWITZERLAND, Oct. 15. The federal directory communicated by a circular of sth Oct. to the Governments of the several Cantons, a note presented on the 25th Sept. by M. Herding, Minister from the King of Bava ria, concerning the enlisting of Bavarian subjects in the Swiss Re giments raised for foreign service. The note repeats the grkv antes which have already beets laid before the Confederation by the Bavarian Legation, and which have frequently reamed since, and his Majesty was particularly struck with the circum stance during his journey in Italy. The Minister has received or ders to renew the desire that no Bavarian subject might hence forth be enlisted in Swiss regiments. The Minister hoped that the Diet would have taken a resolution to that effect, and acknow ledge the excellent spirit shown by the Representatives of the seve ral Cantons. But the Diet has not yet passed any resolution, and the complaints of Bavaria are not removed. The laws of Bavaria do nut allow any of its subjects to enlist in foreign service, and by so doing they lose their tights as Bavarian citizens. The desire, therefore, that Switzerland should forbid the practice, must be ac knowledged to be just. In consequence of this note, the Federal Government has in vited the Governments of the Cantons to take it into serious con sideration, and to Inform it of their resolution to give an answer to the Bavarian Minister. The Diet has frequently acknowledged the disgraceful nature of the enlisting of foreigners, which is a kind of piracy; and this very year the resolution called for by Mr. Herding was proposed as a measure necessary to prevent the in crease of the unfortunate class of individuals called Ileimathlosen (the Hansek.s, a e. who have no legal settlement in any Canton,) since foreigners so enlisted lose their rights as citizens at home, and ate not recognised as such by those who enlist them. The proposal was not adopted, because the foreign military service, and all the shameful traffic which accompanies it, arc not a national concern. It is necessary that those Cantons which desire to perpetuate this abuse should be at length known. FRANKFORT, Om SO. The Carrier de Snsyrne contains the following private letter from Canes, the writer of which, it says, deserves entire confi dence :—" On the 10th of August an English skip brought from Alexandria nine Greek slaves, liberated by Sulliman Pacha. The particulars of this affair deserve to be known. About three months ago a Turkish ship being on the point of sailing for Alexandria, four Turkish merchants, disregarding the prohibition of the Seraskier of Crete, embarked nine Greeks who had hren made slaves in the war. These slaves were conveyed to Spina Longa, and thence to Boudroun. where they were put on board another ship, which took them to Alexandria. Sulliman Pacha being informed of this dis regard of his orders, caused the four Turkish merchants to be arrested, and conhued in a tower of the for tress, declaring they should remain there till the nine slaves returned. At the same time he wrote to Mehemet My, but the four Turks had also written to desire that the Greeks might he sent back, who in fact arrived here a few days ago. Their passage money, amounting to 80 Spanish dollars, was paid by the Governor of the town, an offi• eer of the Seraskier, in whose house they have been received with the greatest hospitality. As soon as a post can be procured, they will be sent to Candia, and thence to their relatives. I have just seen these poor people, who wept with joy, and bless the beneficent hand which has delivered them.—Fronifort Papers, Oct. 24. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK We are again without any ship letters this morning, nor have we any other arrivals of the least importance. This dearth of information has suspended all speculations of consequence in the Funds, which up to the present hour are in a stagnant state. Con sols which left off yesterday at 91 to i for Money, and 911 to 1 for the Account, opened at the same price. In the Foreign Market there is little or nothing doing; prices are nominal. CITY HALF-PAST ONE. We are stiU in the same state as in the early part of the morn ing, without intelligence from any quarter; and the chief topic of conversation in the City relates to the state of Ireland, which is looked on with some anxiety. The Funds have continued steady during the morning, at 91* alternately buyers and sellers. The New Four per Cents. have been coming to market for several days past, for which the public purchase the Three per Cent. Consols, still fearing that the above Stock will be paid off. In the Foreign Market scarce a bargain doing, and the prices of all foreign securi ties are much the same as yesterday. From Liverpool they state, that although the business doing in cotton is not to so great an ex tent as last week, the market continues steady. The Baltimore Patriot contains the following :—" It has been currently reported for some time past, that there is much agitation in the Cabinet, growing out of the dif ferences between General Jackson and a Clergyman of Washington. It is said that Colonel Towson has been arrested, and Major Eaton had tendered his resignation ; but Gen. Jackson refused the acceptance. Mr. Branch, the Secretary of the Navy, is getting in bad odour with the hero; and he will be deposed before the next Session of Congress. In fact, it is the opinion of every intelli gent man at Washington, that the present Cabinet is on the point of a dissolution. It appears that the diminution in the Revenue, ac curring in the port of Philadelphia, between the second quarter of 1828 and 1829, is equal to 863,972 dollars. TEE STATE OF IRELAND-PAST AND PRESENT. TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAR. SIR,—At a juncture so eventful as the present, when every day's report teems with appalling facts—the least of which is calculated to destroy the hopes which " EMANCIPATION" held out of returning peace and happiness to IRELAND ;—when, as you emphatically assert, " The cloud that was no bigger than a man's hand already darkens the whole horizon with its shadow ;"—and when the future well-being of that hitherto distracted country depends upon the measures which may be adopted at this important crisis ; it may, perhaps, be instructive to Ministers to direct their atten tion to one epoch in our history, when, in the words of SIR JOHN DAVIES, " the strings of the Irish harp which the civil magistrate did finger, were all in tune, and made good harmony in this commonweal." Whilst I feel it impossible to, dissent from the truth and justice of your admirabt comments upon the atrocities developed by the trial of the conspirators who have lately been brought to justice, I most cordially concur in the terms of reprobation which you have so sternly and unshrinkingly applied to " the priest and demagogues" to whom, and to whom only, we must ascribe the existence, the nourishment, the support of that "true principle, which knits toge ther the diabolical Papal league." But, Sir, let us pause for a moment to inquire whether some portion of the existing danger may not be attributable to the wavering policy—the vaccinating and often capricious conduct of the Government—and to that temporizing system which has deprived the administration of justice of its strongest claim to the respect of the people—by rendering it, even in appearance, subservient to the prejudices, or to the political purposes of a powerful party? " He that the sword of Heaven will bear, Should be as holy u severe," but if the people once have cause to suspect that the law which was devised and instituted for their protection, and which should be " no respector of persons," but dispense its blessings and its punishments with an impartial hand,—can suffer human passions to influence its de cisiona --" Nay if the scale do turn But in the estimation of a hair --" their confidence is lost for ever, and they look upon themselves as the pre-destined victims of its wrath. The circle of the Court never was desiped for the arena of party politics ; and yet, in a country where the elements of party are strewed about at every foot-fall like the smouldering lava of Vesuvius, which a breath can fan into a consuming fire, the Court of the Vice Roy has of late years been the scene of the intrigues—the source of all the bickerings—the jealousies—and the feuds of the contending factions. 'Till one bold, decisive, and im partial system of Government be adopted ; till the laws are administered with an equal hand to all ; till Orange. men and Ribbondmen stand at its tribunal undistinguished but by the complexion of their crimes ; till the favours of the Court are the reward of personal virtues, and not of political zeal ; the regeneration of lAB LAN D never can be hoped for. We shrink almost with horror from the contemplation of her present deplorable condition. Let us look to what she was, in the reign of JAMES I, as the events of that period were described by Sir JOHN DAVIES, in his " Historical Relations; and let us not forget the words of that eminent lawyer, who has recorded, as the result of his own personal observation, that " There is no nation of people under the sun that doth love equal and indifferent justice better than the Irish ; or will rest better satisfied with the execution thereof, although it be against themselves ; so they may have the protection and benefit of the law, when upon just cause they do desire it." It may indeed be objected to the subjoined ex tracts, that " the occurrences of that distant and demi barbarous age are not applicable to the state of Society in our days of civilization." To such cant I reply, that the memorial of such " DENI••IIARBARISM" as we have it traced by a faithful hand, presents a contrast by no means flattering to our boasted " CIVILIZATION ;" and that experience can only cease to be valuable when Mi nisters cease to be rational,—when the Government abandons itself to the influence of a faction—and the people—as one body—cast off their allegiance and their loyalty. JOHN OLDHAM. OPINION OF SIR JOHN DAVIES. " And now I am come to the happy reign of my most gracious lord and master, King JAMES; in whose time, as there hath been a concurrence of many great feli cities, so this among others may be numbered in the first rank ; that all the defects in the Government of Ireland spoken of before, have been fully supplied in the first nine years of his reign. In which time there bath been more done in the work and reformation of this kingdom than in the 440 years which are past since the conquest was first attempted. Howbeit, I have no purpose in this discourse, to set forth at large the proceedings of the State here in re forming of this kingdom, since his Majesty came to ti: e Crown ; for the parts and passages thereof are so many, as, to express them fully, would require several Treatises. Besides I, for my part, since I have not flattered the former times, but have plainly laid open the negligence and errors of every age that is past, would not willingly seem to flatter the present, by amplifying the diligence and true judgment of those servitors that have laboured in this vineyard, since the beginning of this reign. • • • • • The public peace being thus esta blished, the State proceeded next to establish the public justice in every part of the realm. And to that end Sir GEORGE CAREY (who wag aprudent Governor, and a just, and made a fair entry into the right way of reforming this kingdom) did in the first year of his Majesty's reign make the first Sheriffs that ever were made in Tyrone and Tyrconnel ; and shortly after sent Sir EDMUND PELIIAM, Chief Baron, and myself, thither, the first Justices of Assize that ever sat in those coun tries ; and in that Circuit we visited all the shires of that province besides ; which visitation, though it was some what distasteful to the Irish Lords, was sweet and most welcome to the common people; who, although they were rude and barbarous, yet they quickly apprehended the difference between the tyranny and oppression under which theylived before, and the just Government and protection which we promised unto them for the time to come " • • These Circuits of Justice did (upon the end of the war) more terrify the loose and idle persons, than the execution of the Martial Law, though it were more quick and sudden ; and in a short time after did so clear the kingdom of thieves and other capital offenders, u I dare affirm, that for the space of five years last past, there have not been found so many malefactors worthy of death in all the six circuits of this realm (which is now divided into thirty-two shires at large) as in one circuit of six shires, namely the Western Circuit in England ; for the truth is, that in time of peace the Irish are more fearful L to offend the law, than the English, or any other nation whatsoever.—Historical Relations, pp. 112. 114. 116.