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until theNAct passed. It was therefore perfectly' late that nia . moaey, either in the shape of a tax or • voltintary contribution, could be granted except by an .Act of Parliament; but in cases of supply, - the practice . of Parliament was to be very liberal.— Nothing was more common than to grant, for spe cific services, sums from money alreadfvoted. So Much had this been the case, that the general prac tice was, to grant about one half of the supplies under the authority of Resolutions of the House of Commons. With regard to the Resolution moved by the great Mr. Fox, in 1784, their Lordships must be aware, that the House of Commons had a parti cular view in adopting it. It was supposed to be the intention of Government to dissolve Parliament, • and it was the V, ish of A great majority of the House of Commons to prevent that event from taking place. 'ith that view they passed the Resolution which had been referred to, making persons oho advised the, application of money-, or who might be concerned in applying it after a prorogation or dissolution, guilty of a high crime and misdemeanour. But this made against the Noble Earl's argument. Did he not see that the Resolution anticipated the granting of money ? If it had not passed, money would Lave been granted in the usual way. It therefore she'.ved in the strongest manner, what the understanding, as to the usual Parliamentary course was. It was cer t.iinly, as the Noble Earl had stated, the practice to bring in during the Session, an Act of Appropria tion. But if the doctrine which he (Lord Lauder dale) bad laid down were true, the law applied to what had been granted in former Se,sions as much as it did to the grants of the pi e:-ent, and pat ticularlv to the grants which had taken place previously to the dissolutions of ISOI and 1607. In all cases which there had been grants previous to a dist°. lotion, the application came under the consideration vf the mw Parliament. If the Noble Earl extended hi, objection so far as to say that no money ought to be granted without au Act of Parliament, that rik.;:tt be a matter of consideration, though the pric -I.c.e was otherwise; but if money were to be applied in the usual way, he could see no real practical fcrenez: v..l;::tht:n w. as sanctioned Lw an .t.ct passed in this or in the 11:w Parliamcnt.— D.; v;ould therefore Fropos2, that, after the lust Re solution, words should be inserted, stating in e!r.:ct this Ilou , z was induce %, in con,to,lence of the' state of public business, to a.-quiescc in the payment voted by the }louse of Corunions, though no Act of App:opi ration had boon piefetred, or had cc4i.e before th'.:lll. M.irl oI . I..V.s:SWITiN observed, that the sun tio.; i.'t which then Lord,hi l is rue plact d a nth respect to t!;ii c l ue:Aloft, .ts 0::e of ths: evils; ori,lug from th t: gross a.:t in:;.2.rectcncy, h., would give it no . seve.:ec M1111:1C - Is 11:ia LeZT'guilty, 1:1 AdVi.;:lig his Pal li.tment berate on i; sow a 4.!:‘0,01..iti0n. Tht do,a, v. hit tl,e Noblc;E,ul had laisi tic \v ii en the subject wogs, 11,:wevcr, one to which hc lafavved their Loid.,hips ouid not re.nlily f;:r is w c•aid imp!) 111. e. .tiler %sac r:•:. Se.,ioa in . ..Lich votes of the p u hii, n;oney n.t. he without lcavinL; to that the means of 4::;;I:era:k..1 on its disposal. The INLt.s.ii,e requested that their Ladshi, , s would Like' n.ea,,,iros expc,:iting the necessary business of the ~..t"slat, but thc:e notl:inz in its terrris which wal'iant,-1 tho sr,epositi4Al that they were to concur in the manner Fop:se,: in a proceeding which impli cated their privile es, and with which the dignity of the Royal Family and the highest public interest, were connected ; that that Ileuse should abandoa at once its right to controul and deliberation with re gard to the public money. Yet such were the g:c•s, and comment the Noble Earl had put upon" the com munication from the Throne. The Noble Earl had said the Resolution of 17S1 was passed with a parti cular view :—that might doubtless be said of every Resolution th.:t ever was adopted. Rat the tact wa s , that the Resolution of 17z:11. merely declaratory. It did not make that law xvbioh W:l6 not law before. but declared that to be law %%Lich no man had over dared to t:er.y. "lice Resolution ceitainly, as the Noble Earl said, had an object, which was, to bold tip to the view of the Public Officers and to all man kind what the law was at a time %%lien there was supposed to be a disposition to violate it. With re gard to the question before the House, though he preferred the Resolutions of his Noble hiend,. he should net object to the Amendment proposed by the NA%le Earl it their Lor,khips appeared to prefer it. The Earl of 1 IVEII FOOL said. that w ith re-pect to the cominuanee CI the giants .11aided to by the NoMe Maitpu , , nothing mole %vas-intended than to rovide for the usu 11 payments at the end of the i4,1:10.0-. it F.., took' now emu- into the Le.:es,alS tanwnionts to: . the (Ix ii List, it wasnot to be suppowd that .:11 theta l i ayments viouid cease. It would be necest•ai y to colaintu.s. them to th e e n d of the Quatte:., to 1 , 1 evt:nr. the g: eat inconvenience I% hich o( cut to indi%idual., h c f,. ie any new a „ rnent cou:d be completed. Tin. wa, iii I.ICI, nil that WW.ta propoed to be dont.. o was no intention to bia.i their Lorlships contininice rst :my t;rants, as tic (Ines-ion ot the Civil List was lctt open for the. con,i,l,-.'ation . of tho new Parliament. The F... 11 of DONOUGHMORE intimated tcalit.cns to ass-:it to the Amendment of the Resolu ti,,as.---Tlie tre , ..tion w:ts then put, and the Resolu tinis. as proposc.d to Li: amended by Lind LIVER POOL, agreed ti'. BARNSTAPLE. The Lill of LALDEItDALE presente] a Petition from the Mayor and Aldermen of Barnstaple, against the Writs' Suspension Hill, and praying that they might bu heard by Counsel against it on the second reading.—The Petition was raid on the table, and Lord LAUDERDALE moved that the Petitioners be heard by Counsel on the second reading to• morrow. 1.7,a1l of CA RNA RVON opposed this motion. 11,.; wished their Lordshii:s to proeeed as speedily as possible to the discussion of the principle of the Bill ; but the time that Counsel must occupy would pre vent that object, it they NTeie called in on the second reading. lle therefore proposed that they should be beard in the Committee, Or on some subsequent stage of the Bill. A long conversation followed, ig which Lord LAU DERDALC and the LORD CHANCELLOR supported the motion, and Lords GROSVENOR, CARNARVON, LANS- DowN, and DAcRE, opposed it. A division took place, when the numbers were—Contents 12, Nott-CAutcuts 11...-Counsel will of course be heard. Adjourned. THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, Is2o. THE FUNDS. PRICE 01 STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK : 3 per Cent. Reduced 65 7 / 8 3 / 4 3 per Cent. Consols 68 1 /s 1 / 4 GS Si per Cent. 77 3 /s 4 per Cent. 87 3 4 3 / 8 5 per Cent. Navy 103 1 / 4 Bank Long Annuities 18 1 /s 3-16 Imperial 3 per Cent. Anns. 67 'A 1 / 2 India Bonds 13s. 12s. 13s. pr. Exchequer Bills (2d.) 2s. dic. Is. pre. Consols for April 68 1 / 2 3 /s 3/s. We lay before our Readers to-day all the addi tional particulars which have transpired respecting the atrocious conspiracy, the foi tunate detection of which we had yesterday the cosolatory task to an nounce to our Readers. The event is of that dreadful maitre, that it over powers the petty distinctions of party, and unites all men who have the hearts as well as forms of men, of all sects, in common feelings and expressions of hor ror against a crime which breaks the bonds of civi lized society, and aims at consummating the subver sion of . public tranquillity, by murder. Never have we heard or read of a crime spoken of with more general or deeper execration. Of the intention of the conspirators to overturn the G,vernment by force of arms, and to commence the work of destruction by the assassination of Ministers, there are, we arc assured, the most -deLisive proofs. We understand that more than six months ago, the Magistrates of Police were in possession of informa tion that such a conspiracy was hatching ; its pro gress was vigilantly watched ; and at the moment when the conspirators thought dick diabolical scheme ripe for execution, they riatind themselves, to their astonishment and confusion, detected, seized, and handed over to the cognizance of those just and equi table laws which it was their intention to overthrow. The ruffians had made themselves intimately ac quainted with the residences of all the Ministers, and, as we stated yesterday, it was at the house of Lord BAntunsT, on account of its extreme loneliness, that . the bloody scene Of their assassination was to have been transacted. Some of our contemporaries have . stated that it was at Lewd liAnnowlm's house, in Grosvenor-square, that the attempt was to have been made; and to confirm it, they add, that a Cabinet Dinner was actually held there on Wednesday. Both statements are equally en oneous. There was no Cabinet Dinner at all on Wednesday ; and the one which was to have taken place was to have been at Lord Bnruunsr's, where the conspirators were, up to the moment of their detection, in the confident expectation of meeting their devoted victims . . Its fact, although the Cabinet assembly at Lord BATitunsT's was, on -account of the knowledge of the plot, deferred, the circumstance was not made known even to his Lordship's Househtld ; all the preparations for the dinner were allowed to so on as originally ordered; the house was lighted up ; and there wa; nothing, in short, wanting of the sort of . festive bustle usual on such occasions. In the course of the afternoon, tl:e house, we are informed, was repeatedly reconnoitred by some of the Chiefs of the gang, and the external appearances, no doubt, had completely deceived them into a belief that Ministers were actually assembled, and that they had ( illy to but st in upon them, in their hour of ho nest unthinking security. • connts ate given of the course said to have been meditated. One was, to murder the first Minis ter who went to his catriage, and in the confusion created by that act, to have rushed in and destroyed the rest. The other was, to have cbutlned entrance by a feigned message. We ale satisfied that the ...cheme ' would have teen, in either way, practicable, upon two conditions :—first, if Ministers had known nothing of ir, which does not appear to have been the fact; and, secondly, if the agents had proved as hardy in execution, as they are charged with being re morseless in the conception, of their plot. But the icked heart will often devise what the eye would not bear to see, and the arm would want strength to' I;ei form. We earnestly hope the execrable plot will, through all its ramifications, soon be laid open. Gieat credit is due to Mr. Justice Bums; and his Officers, for the pt omptitude and bravery with which they attacked the banditti, with so inadequate a force, If they had waited to assemble more men, so as to surround the house, the bustle of preparation might have got wind, and put the ruffians on their guard.. Mr. BIRNIE was yesterday admitted to the honour of an audience by his MAJESTY ; so anxious was the Sovereign to inform himself of the exact particulars. of a transaction, the atrocity of which was not less than the danger to the public tranquillity and welfare. His Grace the Duke of WELLINGTON was among those who went to examine the premises where the murder was perpetrated, and also the body of the unfortunate Mr. SMITHERS. Yesterday, Prince EsTinitnzv, the Austrian Am bassador, was introduced to his MAJZSTY, at his Pa lace, in Pall-mall, off his return to England from Vienna. His Excellency had the honour of a private audience. DUTCH MAIL. A Dutch Mail arrived this ferrenoon, with Papers to the 23d inst. The following are extracts : HAGUE, FEBRUARY Is. SECOND CHANIDER OF THE STATES GENERAL. SITTING OF THE 13TH FEURUA ItT• The President informed the Chamber that he had received a Message from the King, with twe Projects of Laws ; the first containing the Budget of the ordinary Expenditure for the year 1820, the second containing the Ways and Meals. The amount of the expenditure in this new - Budget, is 67,150,780 florin, and GO cents. The Ways and Means to meet this expenditure are, Ist. The indirect taxes.-2d. The duties en stamps, mortgages, legacies, Su.-- 3d. 'The Customs and Excise.-Ith. The duty on I l gold and silver plate..—fith. The revenue of the Post ' office, the land -tax, the poll -tax, the tax on doors and windows, and patents, shall be collected monthly by twelfths. The principal sums are fixed as 'follows : Land Tax Personal Tax '2,706,580 Window and Door Tax —These principal sums shall he levied on the several Provinces, according to the table announced for the following year: the proportion to be paid by each • Province shall be again considered. Besides the principal sums lbovementioned, there shall be charged on the Land 'fax, and on that on houses and furniture, '23 per Cent. to make good the sums not received ; and the expenses of collecting and management, upon the Door and Window Tax, ten per cent. ; to meet the expenses of the Communes, five per cent. shall continue to be levied on the Land, Personal, and Furniture Tax ; till other arrangements are made for the local expenses, Stamps and other Duties, the Customs, and Excise, shall continue to be levied according to the laws now in force. The Budget of the Extraordinary Expenditure will be presented to the Chamber in the sequel. His Majesty signifies farther, in his l‘lesage, that the Committee appointed to examine the system of Indirect Taxes, ha already commenced its labours. ROTTERDAM. FEBRUARY is. The water in the cverflowed districts of AllisEa walrd continues to fall. The subscription for the relief of the sufFerers by the inundations, still continue; to produce consider able sums. SPAIN. The accounts from Spain contained in the Preach Papers, enable us to judge of nothing more than the positions of the I{6yal;,t forces up to the .Ith inst. but with regard to the Constitutionalists, we are still lift to vague surmise only. So active has been the Spanish Police, that, from the commencement of the insur rection, we have known nothing of its progress that has not literally passed through the enemy's camp. It appears, however, that a column of 2000 men has marched towards Tarifa, which place The Moniteur informs its readers, « was extremely strong before the last war, but now no traces of fortifications are left." NVe should like to ask who destroyed them? Tarifa is a fortified town of the third order, and, during the late war, General COPONS, now Governor of Barcelona, defended it against a strong division of Sot:LT's army, and for this important service he ob tained the Cross of San Fernando, thy highest mili tary distinction in Spain, and which was only given to him, WELLINGTON, and LACY. Cadiz, Alicant, Carthagena, and Tarifa, were never taken by • the French. The latter is not a place of resources, but it is a valuable point d'appui. Amidst so many vague details, we arc, however, enabled to state satisfactorily the position of Colonel 11.1EGo on the Ist, so studiously kept secret, by pre senting to our Readers the Proclamation he on that day addressed to the inhabitants of Algesiras, which plaice he entered, amidst loud acclamations, the night before. Like the one we published the other day, it is filled with moderation and firmness, and dis tinctly bespeaks the views by which the Constitu tionalists are actuated. Their reception at Algesiras, evinces they have nothing , to dread but from those who immediately depend on the king, and this per fectly belies the many assurances to the contrary, in sidiously put forth in the French Papers under FER DINAND'S influence. We are, however, led to be lieve, that this division did not proceed to Tarifa, but took the direct road to Algesiras. Our private opinion is, that it will not return to La Isla, but pro ceed on to Malaga, &c. in order to give the people a wider opportunity to express their sentiments.— Their presence is not required in La Isla, as we stated a few days ago : this position is sufficiently strong to resist all the force FRRYRE can bring', against it, even if he could rely on his soldiery. The Constitutionalists have provisions for six months. They are well supplied with money, for the regi-, mental chests were complete when the insurrection broke out. The greatest vigilance prevails among them. The Ztiaao bridge is garrisoned by non-com missioned officers, and Inch also constitute the guard of CALDERON and CISNEROS. The National Army consists of the finest and most . experienced soldiery in Spain. They are united and enthusiastic, .and every means are adopted to keep up this state of feeling. Among other devices, cards have been printed and distributed among the men, with these words. on them—lf they conquer, you will be . em barked ; we conquer, we shall have laws : . " Inhabitants of Akesirasf—The shouts of joy sail satisfac thou with which last night you rece.ived the N'Elqn.i! Tr• ■nder my command. convince me of your g,o:td semi 1-. e lid - ardent dcsires that the systrm of oppi - cs-7'.on should no - continue, which has reduced you to a state of nullity, meta, and n,i,ery. This qate will now soon be breaht close. The generous cry raised lty the Natian..l the Aurora of happiness to our country. The towns in v.List. is statiuncti have returtwd to those l.iws which in n: her con,tituted their fsliciy. Front slaves, bent dawn ut.d:Y shameful yoke. they' hive been chingc,l into freemen. 7... trammels to their Sa:;: , .,try have diitirrQacka. at:4 the bop:: :! their future zlory .r.l pruspetity has f u r its surrert the dentiniei of the laws, said' ought tr, be founded en the of the tiun, and equal fur all the i:idividuals trovosin;,, " Inhahitailts of Ahlciiras !—Fro.o List night you entered into the Inir.py.niirrber. The Censtltutior,„ sighed for, is about to tr.: reinstatcd within your wall.i. 1., - own choice shall give :c you :he Alar,i.itrates Ul!O tozol - e. you, and the empire of the laws slr•llsopersedt: that of • and caprice. Equal in their eye, r.o lorEtr dread -ariiitrary act.. sn to unhappy nations. less at length breathe— d:,Ye 1: ,- .0,5; to become men! " Du not trust to the suggestions of those 1cl:a :tre too !lite rerted in the cause of despotism to be bilievcal. Those preach up slavery, are either wicked'or foolish men. Rcsmire them well, and you will tind they subsist on your sairerings wretchednes.F. Their welfare is in opposition with !lie ;:ri!).is good. Can it be deemed strange that they should seek ?o;.re. long a state of things, as sad in the eye; of reason as it is 1at . ..51 to the repose and prosperity of the People? . . " If you have read the Proclamations and Manifesto of the National Army, you already know its resolution and serimenz , . Children of their country, as they are, they wish than cot:'..r. itself to decide what is to be their destiny. Our fathers are abis to assemble ; the guardians of the people will form the 1::wi they may deem most conducive to o:,r prosperity a-:d grandel•-• Prepare for this happpy moment., now at hand ; wait f3r it the firm resolution of not being disheartened in )(mr e.iter2rize, well assured that constancy will act as an impenetrable bulsel.rk against all the attacks of the sicked. They will disappear :s smoke jst the sight of those who pursue the path of hour at ;Inry.—Long live the Nation—Long live the floligion of oi.r torefathers—Long live the Government that makes us hapi and free! (Signed) " RAFAEL DE lIIEGO, Commandant General of the First Divkior. " Ilead-Qtarters of Divioicn, at Algeciras, nb. - 1,1 S 4." 1 HE ARMY. Lieutenant-General Sir filti:NT SPENCF.it gets e Government of Cork, instead of Sir W. KErrm.r., formerly mentioned. the Earl of GLASGOW, as Lord Lieutenant of itcnfrewshire, inTected the Volunteei Arrnod Ar.,- ,ociation of Port-GlaTcw, commanded by Mr. llt'N• LOP, and communicatcsl to the .Iss.,)ciation gracious approbation of the meritorious zeal alacrity With which they had stood forward in a moment ut threale:le.l danger, an%l also at the pro gress they had sin , :e made, which was highly h;. nourable to tile ofii;ers, non-commissioned oilicers, And privates. NAVAL 'NIEL! IGENCE. rArtteuTH, Fes. 24.—Wind N.1 , 7.—.;: - rived the Graveling, 1)F 1301-KLit, fri•ni Ik.vr? ue tiruce. Ptxmot-ru, £5.—W ind N. W.—Atrived Risborough, 111‘ from Fierra Lecnc. • PORTSMOUTH, Fri. 24.—Wi‘td N.—Arrived°t)te George. BAITTR, from London for Plymouth ; and hi: Majesty's brig CANIELION, from a cruize. Passed tip Channel, the Critvriann AVERY, from New York, and landed her passengers litre. Sailed the Norfolk, SMITH, tor• London ; Ci.rstrN-r, for El. sineur ; Caroline transport, for Chatham ; and his M ijea;'s ship FavounivE for the Downs. DIAL, 14X. 24.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived and sailed for tf.e River the Criterion, Array, from New-York ; and Susaknah, Peters, Irons Dul.lin.—Came down from the River the Posthu mous, APlcza; Resolution, Tamar; Alvxanfler, Davin; and the Duke of York, for Jamaica ; and Cerberus, RETNOLDAN, for Madeira and India. Several more are turning down—par ticulars unknown. FEIRUART N.W.—Arrieed the Prince of Orange packet, with a Mail from Holland.—Sailed the Li tlereagh packet, with a Mail,tor ditto. LIVERPOOL, FIZBEI/ARY 23.—Atrived the Cilletoo, CLARE, from Terceira ; and Ageroria, BEVNON, from Lisbon.—Sailed the (Hatton, Wn.avisoN, for the Brazils. COUNTY OF LIMERICIC.—A letter from Limerick, dated the 17th instant, says :—" On the night of Thursday week, a number of ruffians, after commit ting several outrages, under the pretence of demand ing arms, attacked the house of Mr. James Ryan, of Court Brown, about • two miles from Askeaton, in Lower Conello, in the county of Limerick ; and, in consequence of Mr. Ryan's very spirited resist ance, burned his house and offices, in the latter of which two horses were destroyed, besides other pro perty to a considerable amount." COUNTY OF GALWAY.— A letter from Tnam, dated Feb.l7, says—" The whole of the arms and accoutre ments of the Yeomanry of this town, were removed from hence yesterday for Athlone. We under tand there has been an order from General O'Loughlin to have the arms of all the other Yeomanry corps also deposited in Athlone, it being judged the safest place at this present alarming season, when nothing else is heard of but the swearing of peaceable industrious people, and the plundering of their houses of fire arms. There has - been a report very prevalent in this town for the two last days, of a party of Ribboxsteat attacking the house of Captain P. O'Flaherty, and succeeding in carrying off the arms of the Derry macloughnea Yeomanry. We can place no more credit on this than common report, and, as such, we trust it may turn out to be untrue. " On the night that the party broke into Major BATTMAN'S gardener's house, at Ncwbridge, in the County of Limerick, in search of arms, the' same gang committed several other depredations in that neighbourhood." _ _ CORN-EXCHANGE, MARK -LAN; FEBRUARY . g .!3.— Not having had any fresh arrivals cf. Wheat, since Wednesday, there were but few samples on sale this morning ii:om Essex, Kent, or Suffolk, and althongh there was but little life in the trade, yet Monday's prices were obtained for the first qualities.—Fine malting Barley slid on the same terms as on Wed nesday, but the demand was not so brisk as on Mon day ; acrid the middling qualities are Is. per quarter, lower than en that day.—Oats are Is. per quarter cheaper, and dull sale at that decline.—ln Beans and Peas there is no alteration. 81LIVEFIJILD MARKET, FEB. £s.—Beet, 4s. 6d; to ss. 4d. per stein of Slbs.; Mutton, 4s. Bd. to ss. Id. Veal: ss. Od. to 7s. 01. Pork 5i Od. to 7s. Od.; Lamb Os. to Os. ad.—Cattle at Market— Beats 4t-0 ; Calves, 90; Sheep and Lambs, 3900 ; Yid, , .'iJ load, U. lOt. to 11. Clover, 5/. to V. iv,. t! soli, w hl IT li C 1 • • • • • • • • I • • • 4 • • •••• • • • ‘•••‘: *IP • • • ,t •'