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f I t his office , as b ein g . . . s g ht of no menher or nee.— trent of a sintenre place, but lie tont6tved that both ors a f te r this recommendation was made, were under the controul of that House, from whose 1114 ' value of the o ffi ce had increased, instead o f vote procee d e d the motley which carried on th e o ne, gto! lbg a fresh lease as it were, was granted. and supported the other. The Right Hon. Gentle r,...t po i nt was, that there was something in man animadverted upon the refusing this grant on ..,,,,-- of the office, and of the source from grounds which had so long lain dormant. He was b o bibedb do ire en i 1 ts Were derived, which rendered sorry to say, that too many Reports were offered to t s o umen libiPetooot t o to the public misunderstanding, I.e unnoticed on the table, but this could only be at '''':•oo, and obloquy. If' a principle of the kind tributed to the dexterity and designing conduct of wra o ra by the Honourable Gentleman was to be Ministers. The Right Hon. Gentlem an b a d ver y 1ii . ..... h i at0 t he public expenditure, there was no improperly taken great credit to himself for submit where it would end, nothing could be more ting this measure to the cognitance and disposal of or extravagant. This country enjoyed a Parliament, but he should like to know how the Right portion of liberty and order than any other in . Hon. Gentleman could avoid it. He observed, that Pr xtd world —but , e whenever a deformity was the Miniiter had of l a t e c arr i e d quest i ons w i t h sma ll 000 .1. i A amon g its virtues, it was always dwelt on, and majorities in that House ; who were to be his col ject of animadversion and censure. At leagues, or whether they should have a genera l pr i n . P-01:1, subject the vessel of the State should be light- ciple among them, upon which they should act, and 01. t h e y should not endeavour to sink it, by put- peopl e , which they could hold forth to the or be a 4 01 1.7 fre sh burdens. He knew the purity and ho- 1 cavilling and disputing Cabinet, remained for consi . 01111 S Right Honoutable Friend (Mr. Perceval) ! detation at another time. There could be no doubt w h e could not help deeply regretting that he did i hut that the source from whence the emoluments of i f ee the danger of measures of this description, C o l one l M'M a h on ' s o ffi ce fl owe d was o b nox i ous to I : t heir openness to invidious construction. In ' the people; the objection was not urged on the score o bo e the present, it was the duty of the House ; of econdmy,for if the same sum was dispersed among 1 0 0 gray those large blots which were so liable to those whose natural protectors h a d bee n d estro y e d i n ; p i n ta at. He maintained that the duration of . the service of their country, he was convinced that hoice, which had been long since doomed and the proceeding would be received with universal ac. e i th o to annihilation, should not be defended by I clamation and applause. Numerous appointments , h oesiar arguments. He gave Ids vote most hear.; were now vacant ; one appointment in their Houie ilk the amendment. was vacant (the Serjeant at Arms), which had been Lod CASTLEihEAGH said, that when Portia- lately held by a distinguished Officer. Was not that ! tes p a ssed the Resolution which had been so often a fit place for Colonel M'Mahon ? In this measure t oo to, they did not mean it as a direction to the there was one thing worthy of consideration, namely, i i ne ldsre Government, but as a guide to their own that it stamped the character of the reign; the me- i • • This determination was coupled with the mory of it would not pass away, if even his Royal • , that whenever sinecure places should be Highness should fill the Throne for a longer time • o a countervailing fund w a s to be vested in than his revered Father did. On these grounds he „ Down, to enable it to confer rewards on merit. supported the Amendment. :.. • aunt being thus charged with the selection of Mr. SHERIDAN approved of the disposition to o hms which were to be abolished, any interpo- abolish all unmerited places and appointments; but ; o en the part of the Minister of the Crown would he thought that too great a degree of warmth was in- , o usurpation of their rights. This was the case troduced in the discussion of the present subject. He ' ~ t he Widows' Pensions—the subject was forced acknowledged the importance of the question, when ... ate attention of the H o use i n the vote of the looked at in the light of stamping the character of the m y Estimates—but he did not think that the wish Prince's reign. The tone of hi Hon. Friend, with hidt had been manifested by the Hon. Gentleman respect to Colonel M , MAhon, ltd been Altered : be hohrsaght this subject forward, of taking away had formerly stated, that if theaslace was to be con . imatiments of the office, and leaving the exer- tinned, none was so proper as the Hon. Officer.: It d t h e person who filled it without remuneration,, was now said, that by this appointment the Minister ellient with the mode of Parliamentary pro- wished to gain personal influence with the prince Re . . It was not right to east in this way a cen- ' gent. His own wish was, that Colonel McMahotehad "kik Executive Government and its Minis- not taken the appointment. Why not, instead of an He gave every credit to the motives of the Amendment, make a motion for the abolition of Use i • i Gentleman; but under the circumstances office ? No man knew better than himself thejrttle - aseladatated, and giving no opinion respecting pendent spirit of Colonel McMahon. Should Phrlia- Al= If the otha , be would vote against went be adverse to the grant, he would resign all pre * t. tensions to it. Had Colonel McMahon declined the 16.11111 YES explained. appointment, would not some other person in that Gural TARLETON said, that the character case have accepted of it ? 'filth Colonel McMahon deservedly held, fa r g ood Mr. WHI'FBREAD stated, in explanation, that sele sad Martial 'courage, rendered him worthy of the appointment of Colonel McMahon would have lass a high rank in the Army, but be regretted more tufluence with many in the vote they would give, bilge placed in a situation which exposed him to than that of any other person. He had expressed the *obloquy of the House. Looking to all the ar- greatest respect for the Hon. Officer, and, in particu *gestalts which hadlately taken place, he could lar, pointed out an honourable and lucrative situa stood coming to the conclusion, that the posses- tion to which he might be appointed. of power is an intoxicating thing—(a laugh.) Lord COCHRANE was against the grant, and The CHANCELLOR. of the EXCHEVUER. declared that be felt himself not justified la voting , that the Hon. Gentleman who had just eat with the Ministers of the Crown. bed declared his opinion that Colonel McMahon The House became impatient for the question, and netted with great unkindness in having this a division took place :—For the Amendment, 115 ; obatehaferred on him : he could not see the hard- against it, 112.—Majority against Ministers, 3. slip of the case, for the gallant Colonel was at liberty, Mr. BANKES gave notice, That on the 20th of if he pleased, not to accept the office. He feared, March, he should bring forward a Resolution on the - I that he had incutred the Hon. Gentleman's subject of the Report of the Commissioners of Fi • hostility, by recomMending him to the go nonce for 1783. of the garrison which he then held (Loud The other orders of the day hiere then disposed cf, Weer, Hear). The Hon. Member for York and the HoUse adjourned. teed that he (the 'Chancellor of the Ex - ) did not see this question in a different !file agreed with him in thinking that all the does of the country were to arise out of this sine . be 'would have considered the propriety of not Wag the opportunity of advising that it should be b " -• ; but as he saw the subject differently, and he theahht that greater dangers would accrue to the State from declamation of this kind, he could not at approve of the line of conduct which he had pus.- * The Hon. Gentleman was generally consis tent in his arguments, which he followed with as cono shalt rotes (H:ar, hear,) but he conceived, that in thane he did not act or speak as he was accustomed. 191 thte act to the Report of the Commissioners, he did sot know whether it was to be considered as law, sitte Parliament, during so long a period, had not acted upon it ; but if this office had been so particu- Leh denounced, why was it not abolished by Bill, caber sinecures had been ? One observation was ,which was rather strange. It was said, that 'teudd have been much fairer to have granted this 1 1 : 4 0 to some cf hi s p o li t i ca l f r i en d s ; h e , however, r'sstin, that if it was to be granted at all, it was 16 _ 4 Inter to advise that it should be conferred on 4 inson who had particular claims on the Regent. lie Sought that it was not. .constitutional to reward s!sites by votes of Parliament instead of grants of the / .''scs. He again stated his readiness to take upon I.. *elf every responsibility for the advice which he rett upon this subject ; and as to sinecures in - be thought that one was not more obnoxious ' o saother. it HOME SUMNER said a few words in ex- ' . 4 e, I. I e tee THE EVENINU STAR. LONDON. kl! r I 4 Kr. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25. PRICE OV STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CW)CIL 3 per C. Reduced 621-4 per Cent. 78} S per Ct. Cons. for money 624f—Do. for acc. 5 per Ct. 934—lionds 14s. 13s. pr.—Omnium Bich. Bills ss. 7s. pre.—Long Anns. 16 ..IGth. The debate on the Estimates last night, gave rise to a most impixtant division on the question of Sine cures. The discussion turned upon the admission of the salary to Colonel M , Mairox, as part of the supply for the payment of Widows' Pensions. The place referred to had been noticed in various Parliamentary Reports as one that should be abolished. The jet of the argument in favour of Ministers was simply this : that though recommended to be abolished, it never had been abolished by Parliament—and therefore it fell to the Minister to fill it up when vacant. The argument has some force in it ; but of what use are Parliamentary enquiries, if they arc never to be acted upon ? The vote of last night holds out a strong pledge to the country, that Parliament will do its duty ; and we may now reasonably expect that other Sinecures will shortly be abolished. Since the arrival of Mr.Forrna's dispatches (torn America, we have reason to believe that certain pro. posals from the American Government, with a view to induce our Cabinet to rescind or modify the Or ders in Council, have been taken into consideration. The result has been, that Ministers have resolved to adhere firmly to the principles which have hitherto guided the British Cabinet on the question of Com merce with America—no actual change having taken place in the French system. In fact, the Orders in Council are considered as interwoven with the vital interests, the prosperity and the independence of the British Empire ; nor will the , s manly attitude" as sumed by Mr. MADDISON have any effect whatever in inducing our Ministers to depart from the line of con duct which they have adopted. HITBREADstated, that he would be glad . ) ama whether, wh en the Right Hon. Gentleman r!,ceded the appointment of his Hon. Friend real Tarlet.m) to the aovernment of Berwick, ~:r 4 actuated by the desire of rewarding his mili ,""erakes, or by a wish of procuring his Parlia rulrY support? If the Right Hon.Gcnticman had iduenced by the former motive, he was con. Z e d that be never had acted more conscientiously. Present question was different in respect to votes ram 411 1 Wier of a simikr nature ; for it there should !majority in favour of Col. M'Mahon, it would rue --.4 4-- the consideration that he was a personal "utile of the Prince Regent. The very worst fea ielaf the commencement of his Royal Highness's ) r e l f ras, that offers of place had been made to per. i t h al l parties, and these offers had been refused on c?ntempt. A Noble Lord said, that the objec _lthe Honourable Gentleman (Mr. Bankes) to 1.: a tin a ,.. lathe vote was made in an unparliamentary Yesterday the D u k e of Cos completed I ,tte conceived, th a t t h e d ec l arat i o n of war was 57th year, which was celebrated at Winds or b y the Duke of YORK, and °thee branches of the Royal Fa. " t he Prerogative of the Crown, as was aláo the oily diains w i t h t h e Qum. tORVNNA PAPERS. The reported toss df his Majesty's frigate Santna...! Later!, Captain Sir 'G. COLLIER, is happily incoed reet, as she arrived at Plymouth on Thursday * its three days from Corunna, having unde r he r conv oy three transports with deserters from the Fren c h a r mi e s in Spain. By the SURVEILLARTE we have received Corunna Papers to the I tdi inst. but they contain nothing of peculiar interest. By private. letters, how ever, dated the 17th, on which every reliance may be placed, we lean* that Asturias was entirely evacua ted by the enemy, and several prisoners, stragglers, and others, from the corps of BONNET, had been taken and sent into Corunna by General Poitt.test. Four regiments are equipping and clothing at Corunna, under the immediate inspection of Sir HOWARD DOUGLAS. They are fine men and well disciplined, and only require the assistance lately forwarded to I them by our Government. The enemy in Castile and Leon were much in want of provisions, and fresh contributions had been extorted by General DOR sENNE, previous to his quitting Valladolid, with an ' apology at the same time (a very unusual thing with Frenchmen) for the distress they must occasion to individuals. MARMONT is collecting every soldier he can muster, probably with the intention of threaten ing the North of Portugal, or Gallicia. Ciudad Rodrigo is repairing, and will be made sufficiently strong to resist for a time any attempt from the ene my. The British army is rapidly recovering in health, and the spirits of the Patriots are by no means depressed at the fall of Valencia. The Sunven.- LANTE, SYBILLE, and SPITFIRE cruized in company on the skirts of the Bay as long as their water could be made to last, in quest of the squadron, which had pre viously chaced the former ship. JAMAICA PAPERS. Jamaica Papers arrived this morning to the 12th ultimo, from which we make the following extracts, which chiefly relate to the affairs of South America: FROM TUE JAMAICA COURANT, OF THE 11TII JANUARY. " MONTEGO BAY, JANUARY 4. " The ship Flora, Poweu., in 4.0 days from Bris tol, arrived here on Sunday. Captain Powrm. states, that he was boarded off Antigua on the 21st ultimo by one of his Majesty's cruizers, and informed, that a few days prev:ous the Duke of Dantzit privateer had been captured by two merchantmen and carried into Barbadoes." SAME PAPER OP TUE So JANUARY. gg We learn by accounts from Carthagena, that the principal inhabitants have left it in consequence of the dis;urbances which have latterly annoyed the tranquillity of that place. Several engagements had 'Citcurred upon the river Magdelina, in whit+ the people of Santa Martha were completely successful, particularly in Cerro de St. Antonia, where the Car thagenians were repulsed with considerable loss. is An Expedition was about proceeding up the river Magdelina to attack a village, called Trinidad, which ha.l formerly been in possession of the inhabi tants of Santa Martha, and was taken by the Cartha genians, and there was little doubt but that it would succeed." " KINGSTON, JAMAICA, JAN. 11. " The Felucca privateer, which some time since infested our coast, for the purpose of intercepting the Spanish traders, was appointed to sail on the 6th in 'stant, from St. Jago do Cuba, to resume her former cruizing ground." SOUTH AMERICA. [PROM THE NORFOLK LEDGER OP VIE 307 H JANUARY.] " By the last arrivals from South America, it is stated, that the supposed revolutipnized provinces of Terra Firma are far from having subsided into the Measures of the republicans of Carraccas. Some affairs have taken place between the inhabitants of St. Martha and Carthagena. The general operations of war have, however, been impeded on the part of the New Junta, by the illness of General MIRANDA ; while the adherents of the Mother.country do not appear to be in a state to engage in any offensive ope rations. Each party is supposed to have wearied it self; and provided there are upon the spot any men of prudence and moderation, the example of Buenos Ayres and Monte Video may be successfully im pressed upon both. Against this happy termination of a sanguinary civil broil there is but one circum stance which opposes itself. The Rulers of Carraccas have carried their views much farther than the Junta of Buenos Ayres : they have shewn more violence, and have committed themselves by greater extrensi ties.—Nevertheless, upon the whole, affairs in that quarter of the globe are gradually assuming a clearer aspect ; and, provided the change which has taken place in the Government at Cadiz answer the expec tations which have been formed of it, if it has given authority to wisdom and liberal policy, few obstruc tions will remain to the pacification of America.—ln the northern provinces of New Spain, the insurgents are still in arms. These matters have been con ducted too much in the spirit of General Er.to, and mutual concessions are due from each of the parties. —A proclamation of the Viceroy brings a serious charge against the United States for having furnished the revolters with arms and ammunition, and goes so far as to assert that some of their leaders are natives of that country. This is an accusation from which we would walingly exculpate America ; but her who!. , toncluct . to Spaln in her &areas gives too ItrOnf I probability to the allegation, to allow us to doubt ita Palliated it Cannot be; the fact must either be denied, or the United States stand charged in the -resence of the universe wi'h 1 c.aduct as unworthy and humi liating as one nation was ever guilty of towards tho other," We Mentioned yesterday the arrival of Mr. prit:- Inss, Secretary of Legatien at the Court of P demo, with dispatches fir Lord LIV:.tiI'COL. O , IT Readers may recollect that it was meni ioue,t some time ago that the Xing of SICILY had abdicated his eiri.ne. Thcsa dispatches confirm this statement. The Hereditary Prince is appointed Vicar-General rf the Kin!,dom, which answers to Regent, Lord WILLI al Bus . :•mert is nominated Captain-General of the Forces ; Gene ral MaCeantase is CoMmandor of flit Sicilian Army. The excluded and imprisoned Barons are mailed, and restored to liberty and favour. The obnoxious tax of one per cent. is repealed. The people ore happy, and the popularity of the gogli,ll is revived. The dispatches from Lord WILLIAM 131INTIMCM are dated the Ist, 25th, and 2);11 January. An entire change had taken peace in the Sicilian Ministry, Prince CASSANO having f4l the Excseat tbst chief direction of affairs. Letters from Gibraltar to the Bth inst. state, that General Ballasteros had been cut off from Los Wirt's:), by a Fiench divisions and that he had sent a message to Governor Campbell, soliciting a supply of provi sions for his army, which was at that time entirely destitute. Tariffa had been left under the protection of the Spanish force commanded Ly General Cvponi. The fonifications had not been repaired, as there was no apprehension of an early visit from the French/ Na!VAL INTELLIGENCE. The fleet which sAiled front Cork the 23d Decem ber for the West Indies were all well on the 6th Jan. in kit. 31. 15. long. 2`2.23. His Majesty's ship Roma.% Captain Lord Barr GO% IE, which arrived on Sunday last at Portsmouth. from I.isbnn, sailed from thence with ten vessels un- der convoy, for England, two only of which are known tz be arrived; most of theaf parted when the signal was made to pl.t into Vigo. PLYMOUTH, FEBRUARY H. Last night we had many severe storms, accom panied with thunder and lightning.—No arrivals or sAilings this day.—Wind W. S. VI. the weather very unsettled and squally. PORTSMOUTH, FEBRUARY 94. - Nothing arrived or sailed today.—Wind N.N.W. DEAL, FEBRUARY 24. The wind appears inclinable to get to the North ward, consequently the coasters and colliers are proceeding to the Westward. The Dart, CRIMIETT, for Buenos Ayres and several other ships, have sailed, but the East Indianten wait for convoy.— Arrived the Earl of Leicester, Cutocixo, from St. Michael's, in 11 days. The Lend ,n Packet, —, for Rio Janeiro ; the Stranger, —, for Jamaica, and several other ships, have lost an anclior and cable each. A schboner, with a cargo of sundries, from Lon don to Exeter, and a smack, laden with deals, from London to Bridpert, were driven on shore on Friday afternoon—crew saved. The Peace and Plenty, from Hull to London, foundered near Bostcn Dceps, on the 17th inst. Licences are granted to the Baltic, on condition of the vessels applying for them exporting goods to the amount of £5 per ton, previous to obtaining a licence to import any commodities from thence. The Aerson sloop of war is arrived from India.— She left Bengal on the sth of October, the Isle of France on the 29th of November, and St. Helena on the Ist of January. Whilst she was at the Litter place, during the month of December, a mutiny broke out amongst the Company's troops stationed there, with others, for .the protection of the island. The cause of this disturbance was a reduction, either tem porary or otherwise, in their rations of rum and pro. visions : upon which the mutineers privately agreed to insist on what they termed their rights, and formed a plan, in the event of opposition, to seise the depot with the stores. Before this purpose was carried into execution, the Governor became acquainted with their intentions ; by which means he was enabled to frus trate their plan, but not till after a serious contest had taken place. The insurgents at one time had get the Deputy Governor into their power, but he was re• leased by the troops under the command of the Go. vernor himself. The result was, that the mutiny was entirely subdued. Seven of the ringleaders were tried and executed, forty others sent to England, and several retained in confinement. The Marchioness of Exeter, Union, and Careatie, were to leave.Bergal in December. The Monarch and Euphrates sailed from the isle of France oil the 29d of November. The Cumberland, Henry Addinr on, And Ewe, arrived at Prince of Wales Wand the 291 of August. The Europe, Streatha 4 Paring, Devaynes, and Ocean, from London, have arrived at A large . decked lugger, laden with contraband goods, having, on the 136 inst. been discovered in die Downs, and chased by the boats of the LIVRLY cutter, in the service of the Revenue of Excise, and - being boarded by one of the bnit,, the crew of the lugger attacked the officer and cutter's men, and, alter beatirw them severely, took a pistol from one of them, and bred it at him, wounded him in the head, and threw him overboard. A reward of £5OO is of. fered for the apprehension of the offend:l.'s. This day proposals were sent to the Stock Er. change for a Lottery of 20,000 Tickets, to be divided into two Lotteries, each Lottery to consist of not more than 12,000 or less than 8,000 Tickets, of • day's drawing for each Lottery, and the LitLc:ttery to be drawn on the 4th of June. BREAD.--There being no Court of Aldermen to day, the Login MAYOR, after inspecting the MUMS. ordered present prices to continue.