Star. — London, England, 1812-06-02 00:00:00

This day were published, price Three Shillings, T HE LtxTE RS of vErus, from March 111, May 10, 1812. " The clay is not far distant, when the vessel of the State will • g:ght herself ; and the helm be entrusted to the only haod whose .ill can baffle, or whose strength can resist, the storn);"—Letters of Vetus. NO. 2, March 15, 1812. Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies, Strand; and Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, Pat. rooster-row. PARLIAMEIVT.dRr PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE OF COMMONS, JUNE I. • New Writs were moved for Cambridge, in the room of Sir VicaßT Gall, appointed a Puisne Judge of the Court of Com mon Pleas, and in the room of o:pace GIINNINO, Esq. (for East Grinstead) who has accepted the Chiltern H tndreds. Mr. R, WARD brought up a plaa of the Artillery Barracks • to be erected hi Mary-la-bonne Park, which laid on the Table. The order for taking into consideration the Report of the Ge neral Enclosure Committee. was postponed, on the motion of 3fr. Kr NRICK, from to-morrow till Friday next. I Mr. BR QUG HAM asked the Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Wharton) 1 respecting a paper concerning the. Droits of Admiralty moved for some weeks since, and not yet presented, and stated his intention • of moving to-morrovi for a continuation of the account of the rums expended out of those droits, Mr. WHARTON, in answer, observed, that he thought the • paper had been presented, but he would make enquiries respect - tog the delay. Lord CASTLEREAGH moved the postponement of most of the Orders of the Day. Among those postponed tiU Wednesday were the Mail Coach Exemption Bill, the Committee of Supply, the Local Tokens, and the Bank u rckens. THE ADMINISTRATION, Mr. CANNING rose and said Seeing in his place an Honourable Friend (Mr. Wortley), who has more than once brought forward a motion re specting the Administration of the cotrntry, and also an Hormurable Gentleman (Mr. Martin), who has given notice of a motion upon the subject for Wed nesday, I am enabled to communicate for the consi deration of my Honourable Friend, and also of the Honourable Gentleman, that a Noble Friend of mine in the other House, I mean the Marquis Wellesley, • has this marring had an audience of his Itt.yal High ness the Prince Regent, and has received his Royal Highness's authority to proceed in the formation of a new Administration." Mr. S. WORTLEY expressed his happiness at the conr,munication just made by his Hon. Friend; but before he proceeded with his notice", he thought it right, however, that certain circumstances con nected with the formation of the Administration, should be known to the House and to the country. There were asparty of person in the country who made it their business. from political motives, to vilify and traduce the characters and conduct of the most respectable perpcns employed in arranging and set tling some of the great points upon which a new Administration could be satisfactorily formed. There was no 401111 t 'IA delay was necessarily occasioned ; _ but as certain charges had in public writing been made against some Honourable Members, it was possible by explanation, that the loss of character -hould be prevented. There were two classes of po- NI writers in the country—the one denying the its and conduct of every body, and charging them wrangling for political power ; the other class writers charging the motives of certain Gentlemen , manating solely from party. He had heard it that the friends of the Right Hon. Gentleman ,site (Mr. Pousonby) had stood aloof on the -ounds of personal t.mbition. It was necessary, More, that the country should know the real fact. ascertain that fact, he had committed to paper questions to put to the Right Hon. Gentleman, 'hich he trusted an answe? would be given. He la ask of him in the first place, ." Whether any I,p to this morning did make any proposition te Rightllon.Gentleman, or to any of his Right 'Friends, to form part of an Administration ; did the Right Hon. Gentleman, or his Friends, a eirfusal on pertonil grounds, or what other innds ?" Secondly, " Whether—. Ir. YORKE hese rose to order, observing, there no.question before the House, and he thought Hon: Gentleman was irregular. [An universal of Move, move, Chair, chair, succeeded Mr: YOR/LE- . -" The Honourable Member with. any motion before the House, is"—(The cry of Chair; was repeated.) ne SPEAKER--" I apprehend that the Hon. ;lepton had announced.that he was about to pro ! some motion, and therefore I conceived he was posSession of the House."—(Hear, hear!) Mr. WORNLEY conceived, that upon an occa so important as the question respecting the for- Alan of a new Goverpment, he should nbt hive stopped in what he had to say.--(Hear, hear, 1,44) oa.)—He would therefore re;aate his first lon, natoelys ." Whether any person up to this log did make ant proposition to the Right Hon. %limits or his friends, to form pan of an Admi- ItiOn ; and did he or they give a refusal on per zrounds. or on what grounds ?" Secondly, 'hazei, in what had passed in those propositions, were made, his friends insisted upon any, and conditions ?"—("Hear, bear.) '• WILBERFORCE and Mr. POaSONBY rose at the , moment. The House generally called for Mr. :SOBBY, but some of the friends of Mr. Warran tee called for that Gentleman. The'rry of Chair, became then universal. Mr. FREENIAXTLE ,as he staicd, to speak to the question. The cry Chair, Chair, was repeated: At length order ig restored; :he.SPEAKER said—" If any Hon. Member himself to order—(Chair, Chair) —or to offer ice, of course h e has a right to be heard; (Hear, but he must place himself within the rules of to to be entitled to attention, and not keep slie Ise debating, when, in fact, there is no question." fear, hiar.) JOHN NEWPORT then rose, fncl said he id make a question.—" 1 mc.ve you, Sir, .that House do iv into a Committee on the Southern tale Fishery Bill.—(A laugh.)--It is indult:silent I diviHouse to hear the answers to the questions Tined by the .Liopourable Gentleman, and not ado* the characters of public men to be wins .ti siway in'the manner attempted to be done."-- , der, order). Y OREM again rose and declared, that he • nothing if the tr.tnsaction referred to by the ain.leman (Mr. Wonley.), but there did seem a rise in ilic,:3venience 'to the public service in irtirs the questions, withput the possibility t f coming 14 the answer, if any were .given, to deci- Lion. sion ; that he had risen before to suggest to the Chair the propriety of stopping questions which appeared at least to his mind as irregular. For himself, he could have not the least personal objection to these questions.—(Chair, chair). The SPEAKER.—" From the statement of the Hon. Gentleman at his outset, I thought he was in possession of the House."—(Hear, hear). Mr. CALCRAFT rose.—(Chair, chair.)—" .1 speak to order. I trust the House will allow the questions to be put and answered."—(Hear, hear). Mr. C. WYNNE hoped also that the House would allow the answers to be given. In the last instance of the kind which had occurred, the House had so decided—that was in the Administration of Lord North. Some questions were then put exactly similar to those just now proposed to his Right Hon. Friend. On that occasion a dispute had occurred between Lord North and the Duke of Portland, and the necessary explanation was allowed to be given.— (Hear, hear). Mr. WORTLEY observed, that he was in order, he believed, now, for there was a question before the House, raised by the Right Honourable Baronet.— (Chair, chair). Lord CASTLEREAGH thought that the object of the Hon. Gentleman in putting the question, was to give an opportunity to expose the conduct of cer tain public men, in respect to the delays said to have been produced in forming a New Administration. H Right Hon. Friend (Mr. Yorke) conceived that the House, if they acceded to the proposition, would be irregularly getting into debate, which might be very inconvenient. He was sure that it must be the wish of every Gentleman, to give every opportunity of rebutting any charge, without evincing a disposi tion to debate it.—(Hear, hear:). Mr. PONSONBY. — " I trust it will occur to the House, after the questions put to me by the Hon. Gentleman, that it will be an unexampled hard ship to deny me the opportunity of answering as correctly, as fully, and at the same time as con cisely as possible. I therefore will trouble the Ho nourable Gentleman to put the questions again."— (Hear, hear). Mr. WORTLEY repeated his first question. Mr. PONSONBY.— ,, No person whatever, up to this morning, has made any proposal to me, or to oily Gentleman whom I have the honour to call my Friend, either in this House or is the other House of Parliament, t) form part of an Admi nistration, and therefore no refusal was given, or could be given, either on public or personal grounds." —(Hear, hear). Mr. WORTLEY then repeated his second ques- Mr. PONSONBY.—" To that question there is no answer required ; for, in fact, the answer which I have given to the first question is the answer to the second. Where no proposals have been made and received, no conditions of any kind could be given."—(Hear, hear). Mr. BASTA RD asked the Right Hon. Gentle- man, whether the propositions in the Newspapers were authentic or not ?--(a laugh.)—Here the con versation was closed. High . a new Mr the cc but bl it rigl neclei Then made and t respe4 tling Adm Vidsll -but made possil - shout ii.ical Inuit, with of wr as en said t oppos grour theret To as two q to wh wool ,persoi -.to the Hon, and .d give groun Mr. :was n the H frf of Mr. cut ar Chair, Pena pose s in pos Mr. sion sc matioi been s YI on questil nornii Gehtle ni4trat aortal Wka if any what i Mr. same PONSO FORCE Chair, rose, a Or Chd bring The offers an , tii Aar) debate House -(He Sii would the H Vernal ot? the prop() to .telo perrei (11 des 1 • MT bn:.+ no.). to ar' ptAttil COalli LINCOLN GAOL. Mr. ELLISON, adverting to the Petitions pre sented, and statements made by Sir S. Romilly and Mr. Brougham, on Saturday, respecting the abuses in Lincoln Gaol, which statements he declared were such as to affect not only the character, but the peace of the County, intimated his intention of mo ving on Friday for a Committee to inquire into the state of that Gaol. Mr. BROUGHAM, in the absence of his Hon. Friend (Sir S. Rcmilly), trusted that as his Hon. Friend had given notice of a.motion on the subject for Wednesday se'nnight, when justice world be done to all parties, that the Honourable Gentleman would not persist in his notice. He was prepared by evidence to corroborate the statement which he had made. Mr. ELLISON hoped the motion would be en larged, so as to embrace the conduct of the Magi stracy of the County, as their conduct had been arraigned. Mr. BROUGHAM expressed his concern that any unfavourable impression should have bee,n made on that quarter from any thing he had said. His wish was that the motion should be made as general as possible. Mr. ELLISON upon this understanding did not press his motion. IRISH LOAN .- WAYS AND MEANS. Mr.'W. POLE moved the Heuse to go into a Committee of Ways and Means, for the purpose of moving a resolution, sanctioning the contract fur a Loan for the service of Ireland. A considerable discussion arose on this motion, it being objected to by Mr. C. WYNNF, in the present state of the Administration. He thought that the Committee should be postponed to some future day, when a responsible Minister might be present to move it in the Committee. In this objection he was supported by Sir Joan W PORT. Mr. W: POLE stated, that he would take upon himself that responsibility, and maintained that if the' loan was not immediately sanctioned by Parliament, public faith would be broken. One deposit had al ready been made on the loan, and the negotiation was commenced before the lamentable catastrophe oc curred, which deprived the country of the services of his Right lion. Friend (Mr. Pcrceval). The terms of the loan were such as could not be disapproved by the House. Lord CASTI.EREAGH, fer the reasons stated' by his Right Hon. Friend, hoped the House would consent to go into the Committee. After some further observations from Nit - . TIERNEY, Mr. ROSE, Mr. BROMHAM, &c. the House went into the Committee, and a Resolution was proposed for agreeing to take a loan of 81,500,000 for the service of Ireland, which Mr. W. POLE stated had been con tracted for on the same terms as that of last year, with the exception of an increase of 4s. Sd. above the term of the last year. In the Committee a long discussion arose, on the terms of the Loan. Sir J. NEWPORT having noticed a communication made to him by a person named Franks, who stated that he tad bid for half the loan, but was refused, and that if his offer had been ac ceded to, the Public could have gained 811,000. To this charge Mr. W. POLE• very satisfactorily ' replied, by shewing that the oat was made privately and not publitly, and that he bacteurreptidonely gone about to undermine the other Contractors. The Resolutions were then agreed to and the House resumed. The Report was ordered to be received The Bill for making provision for the Family of the late Mr. Perceval was read a thira time and passed. The House then went into 4 Committee on the Or ders in Council, and heard evidence.—Adjonrned4 INSTALLATION OF THE KNIGHTS OF TILE BATH. Notwithstanding the unfavourable :irate of the weather yeterday morning, so much was the public curiosity excited by the magnificent display which it was generally understood would be made during this splendid ceremony, that several hundreds of genteely dressed women had at an early hour, occupied all the places in the vicinity of Westminster Abbey, from which they could obtain a view of the proces sion as it passed. The windows of the chambers attached to the House of Loris sere crowded with beauty and fa shion, as was the root of the colonade, and the win dows of all the adjoining houses ; and those, of whom there were many, who could not obtain elevated si tuations, contented themselves with a partial view from their carriages. The Burgeei; %sere also very nume rous in their attendance, although the throng was by no means so great as the public curiosity taught us to expect. At eight o'clock several troops of Horse Guirds arrived in Parliament-street tiom their quarters, and . were immediately stationed in small parties in all the avenues leading to the Abbey. About 50 took their post opposite Whitehall, and double that number were placed in Great George-street, where they dis mounted, but stood prepartd to remount if their ser vices should be resiimeJ. In the immediate vicinity of the platform there were also so or.g parties. A c ompany tat fooz guards were stationed cm the plattorm, which was not finish ed till a late !lour on Sunday evening, and was for med of deal boards, ;about a yard from the ground, bounded on each side by strong v. ooden railing, and surmounted by a root of weather boarding. It ex tended from tiie door of the House of Lords, known by the name f the Prince's door, to the door of the Abbey in Poet's Cotner, and a green cloth was laid down from one end to the other. • Previous to ten o'clock all the persons who were to take part in the ceremony had arrived at the House of Lords, where they attired themselves in their respective habits; and shortly before ekeven, the neces sary arrangements having been made, the procession commenced in the following order : Four Ushers, With wands ornamented with ribbons. Four Drummers and Fier+, and Eight Trumpeters, In their full uniform. Squires of the Knights elect: Kn'glits elect, and the Proxies of those who did not attend. They wore the surceat and girt, with the sword of the Order, carried the mantle on their right arms, and walked bare-headed. The Squires of the Knights who had already received the honour of Knighthood, wearing black velvet caps. The Knights themselves, Superbly dressed in their proper costuttie, and all wearing white satin hats, ornamented with white plumes. His Royal Highness the Duke of York, Grand Master, . Followed by his Aides-de-camp in tull uniform. Then came several Heralds and a party of Javelin men, by whom the Processionwasctosed. They proceeded at a slow pace along the platform to the Abbey, and from thence to King Henry VI lilt's Chapel, where the Installation was performed. After the procession entered the Abbey they walked up the south aile, round the west end of the nave, where a number of seats were erected for the fr►ends of the Dean, and thence along the north a►le across the.north cross of the transept to the Chapel of Henry VII. where the ceremony of Installation took place. Through all these parts of the Cathedral, seats and scaffoldings were placed for the spectators, , a ho were admitted by special tickets to every several part ; some to walk in the nave, others to seats under the organ, others to rows above the aisles, others to the public gallery, to the Lord Chamberlain's seat, Bcc. Many persons of fashion besieged the doors of en trance at the Cloisters by eight o'clock, and at nine they were admitted, from which time till 11 o'clock the number was increased by a continued influx.— While the Knights were in the Chapel, the nave of the Cathedral became a kind of tashional promenade, enlivened by the presence of many pretty women, though the band of music, which had previously entertained the company, were now ylent. All round the space where the procession moved was lined by the Guards, and between the lines which they formed the public walk ensued. The ceremony lasted nearly four hours. The following is an account of the form :—ln Henry the Vllth's Chapel, the Banners of the de ceased Knights are buried under the Altar, the Band, during this ceremony, playing The DeallWarch in Saul: the Installation of the respective Knights then took place, and Divine Service began: The Te Dame, composed by Dr. PUItCELL, and appropriate Anthems, . were sung by the Gentlemen of the Choir.of Wait minster, assisted by the Choirs of the Chapel Royal and St. Paul's. Divine Service being ended, the Knights put on their hats and feathers, the Proxies remained unco vered, and approached severally, with their Compa nions, tr.) the Altar, where each Knight standing, and drawing his sword, offered it to the Dean, who re ceived At, and laid it on the Altar. The Knight ,then redeemed it of the Dean, who restored at with the proper admonitions. • '1 he ceremony being concluded, and Handers Coronation Anthem, Goo saw the King, be ug sung, the procession returned to the Prince's Chamber in the same order it came from thence, except that . the Prebendaries retired to the Jerusalem Chamber from the Abbey door; _ and that the Esquires and O ffi cers of Arms, and Officers of the Order, when they came out of the church, were covered.—AVishin the door of I the Abbey the Keng's Master Cook made the follow ing admonition tO each Companion : " Sir Knight, the great oath that you have taken, it you keep, will be great honour to you • but, if you break it, I have power, by virtue of my office, tsi s ty4 the spurs from 4u)f your beets.* Each of the Knigtitaiwowed to him, ind touched his hat. Some of thenytfted him whether there were any lets to pay, to Alci he answerecl A _he would do himself the honour to call cg them. lie receives, it is said, four guineas for this cient custom. The Duchess of YORK tat the Dean's seat, at the entrai together with the Abbey wat Ladies of distinction, as te, _ . the painted chamber to the the tops of houses, and every could command a view of be no Installatiim 11311. The Money intended me. fray its expellee will be given by the Knights r ge ! h i relief of the poor widows of soldiers and radon. The most Honourable Mlitary Order of * g i i i was instituted in Engla n d an 1599, and GEORGE reveol the Iran, as a suitable Order, to.consiaq the Sovereign, .a Prince of the Blood Reyal as C , Master, and thirty-five Knights Companions six Officers.—On this occasion the Order is maid to fifty Knights, including the Sovereign Lai; Grand Master. • % The number installed is twenty-three, as Niho n Right Ma. Sir A. Paget, .at tletorae Beckwith, Earl Wclliogion, Sir David Bidet • Hon. Sir (3. L. Ludlow, Hoa. hit Jahn Hope. Sir Sareu:l Hood, Bart. Sir Brest Spatter,- Earl of Northesk, • Lord Cuchranc„ Sir R. Jolts Sumba, Bart. Sir 1- Coape Sharbroaha, Hon. sir A. F. Cochran e, _ Sir W. Carr Iletea.44 Sir I. Stuart, Count of Maids, Liast.-Gentral Graham , Sir Philip Pranciti, Lieut -General ikarlasl Ilk Sir G. Hibrio Bntiow, Bart. Major-Gen. Sir S. Viscount Shangfurd, Right Him. Nov 1144 Sir Richard Goodwin Kew*. Anibawador islphi.. fr u The honour or Knighthood km been confkrrad as J o , rested, Major Tylden, Mr. A. Hood, and Coked I. Proxies fur Gtnerals B.resiord, Sic S. Auchatiay, In and Sir I. Sherbrooke. The posies As Lord Wagir os t A. N. Cochrane, Sir IL G. Paw, Or J. Hope, Rs Q. Sir 1. Graham, Sir R. Hill, and Sir H. Wellesley, 1.1 liar Generid Campbell, Captain% Cole and Gado°, Colmallldok Mr. C. H. Colville, LieuteColonel Hill, and Ms. C. W. Mt On the conclusion of the ceremony, the Heald d the Order marshalled the Squires, Knights, es Companions, who, as their names were called. are. rally bowed to the Royal Party above the altar, ei thee to the door, and retired. The Parecteas is. evdiately withdrew, and while the Procession out round the Nave, had an opportunity of again take' their places by the door that leads out frpai.the Pedi Ccrner, and to see the Order march from the Cake dral. As they _passed, they saluted the Prim CHARLOTTE of Wats:, the Princess Eusseers,ns Duke of KENT, and the Princess Auouvra, who atel in the order we have named them, and rettratdi compliment by bowing and curtseying, till !heed* had closed as it entered, by the Duke of You,* companied by his Aides-de-Camps.—The spectates immediately cleared the place, the soldiers set marched off, and in half nn hour there did not men any trace of this grand ceremony. •• is speech, accor d to go at on a temporary hea ince into the Chapel, • is exceedingly crowded • were all the m rs N it Abbey, Old pa P ilacel lo i 7 window and bakony I the procession. Theta at 1 ['he money in ten d ed el 1 JAMAICA PAPERS. Jamaica Papers, to the 11th of April, have beta received, from which we have extracted the fullowiai details respecting the earthquake at the Cargos; 4 , On the 26th ult. at four e. at. preceding Good. Friday, a violent shock of an earthquake was es. perienced in the town of La Guire, which was fob lowed in quick succession by several others, soli the short space of a very few mintres, only them at of abour 1000 houses were left srand•ng, sad vrirdre of 12,000 inhabitants either perisixd intuition*, mt were buried under the ruins of tr.e i4ateu houbee. • " At Puerto-Cavello the shocks mere sensibly felt at the same time, and about 80 houses were throws down, and some lives lost ; the number was not es ! act'' , ascertained, but it was said to be cmlyneves. " Considerable damage was also sustained is till city of Caraccae, where, at the commeocementi these violent convulsions of nature, divine se n t, was performing id the Cathedral and the Chtvdtrf La Merced, both of which were entirely throes down, and almost every person present killed. 4 number of houses were also destroyed. 66 Vittoria, a town situate between Valeacals4 Caraccas, was entirely demplished, and only fill persons saved. 46 Leon has also suffered greatly, and in short da whole prvitice has been in some degree injured bl this dreadful visitation of Pmvideder. Large quan tities of land have been sunk, and bodies of yam, have arisen in its room. " The total number of lives lost is estimated to be from 12 to 14,000. " The earthquake was also felt at Curacoa, betas damage whatever was occasioned by it." By the above Papers we learn, that Cast:Toni; had commenced a very active war against his Oral, Perim The following is an extract of a letter cel the subject : " PORT-AU-PRINCE, APRIL 4. 44 Some days since Citairroeric marched his sal , en mane against this city, and his fleet, of seven tzar 4 the moment appeared off the port, taking othalliolit• of the absence of Perrosi, who with his army is h: l 4 . o. ceeded to Aux Cayes. Some confusion from the absence of Petion, but the moment of Mg t arrival restored every thing to its accustomed art larity. Christophe having allowed time for the rib. turn of the troops from the South, no doubt CFS but that Petien will compel him to retreat"' " JAMAICA, APRIL , " Arrived the Active, tender to the Thalia Irk gate, in three days, from Port-au-Prince. —On passage from hence to that place, s he was eapoil4 the second day, after sailing 10 leagues to the ee* ' ward of this Island, by the Felix French school* privateer, of four brass 6-pounders, and 100 dies! " 1 4 to be from Bayonne, but given up, after eternal" her papers. Captain DebrAy, of the Phonic, gam, that there were four other schooners, add a brig, cruising in the night, off this Island, and thit he • captured '22 vessels during his present cruise : on e them was a brig, from hence, bound to New am* wick, which, after being plundered, was given 1 14: and proceeded on )ter voyage. " All British shipping had, by late accounts, bee ordered by Captain Vashon of his .MajelsY's . Thalia, to prepare to leave Port-au-Prince la con* quence of Clautophe having appeared neat that toys with a very considerable force, w ith the siew •, making himself master of it. le had saceeedod • gaining possession of a strong fort, called WWII, and his squadron was at the entrance, co-operath i ll in the attack. It was thought his attempt wank' ' frustrated by Potion,who was making great &seal. to preserve the place.".