Star. — London, England, 1812-03-18 00:00:00

. ' • Li , it 'C " ... ' :T S. e- DI . ta ti of 11. .e. .01 on ha sk 1' le. ise rut ;a to Ido is ta tb! - 04 the ems e r wetfon a Ereibeetkr in 7 Plyennoth 8 130 4, , I Mr . W. Kry,i hnd W. P. eilENflal„ deelitred dteixi • i n o that the work Would prove of 1/n1.11614y thii t orn was e erwc!it • • , • Sir HOME POPHAM was also 'of opinion- the ..we d wo rk . would not answer. its object • on the r;r trar y, it would he injurious to inn! naval service. e fi nw ouruhk Admiral w,nt into a technical de the proposed work, and contended i t ec iption nt would:prove highly beneficial to the enemy, by assis till them in any object they might have against Ire land; f r , with a fur wind, the French fleet might get out o f Brest and reach Ireland in 48 hours ; and if the p ro posed work was carried into effect, even shou ld we, at the time of such an attempt on Ire land, have a fleet in Plymouth Sound, it would re quire nearly 48 hours for them to get out. He thought the work should not be undertaken without due con sideratine. c a ptaffillEßESFOßD thought that the Break water would be of the greatest benefit to Cawsand B A y, by enabling a greater number Of ships of tip: E nt to be moored there. Setting aside every other c onsideration which rendered this undertaking, in his o pinion, most praiseworthy, he thought that, even on this account al(ine, it ought to be adopted. Sir HOME POPHAM explained. He,said, that w hatevermieht be tho advantages which would really result from this plan, is enabling ships to anchor there in greater safety, still the country bad no right t o expect that all the benefits mentioned in the Re port were likely to result from this undertaking. Sir JOSEPH YORKE thought that this Break water was of such vital impor tance to the interests t ithe country, that it ought nit to be delayed. Sir RICHARD BICKERTON spoke a few words is favour of the Resolution.- • Mr. WHITBREAD said, that the principal qiies tion was, whether the expences of this undertaking w ould be equal to the advantages which were pro posed ta be derived from it From the estimates it was fair to infer that the completion of the work would cost not less than two millions. Yet if it timid be of use to the country (as many gallant • and experienced Officers had admitted it wou:d be) I he was glad to see it was likely to be set about ini mediately. Sir C. POLE said, that in the present state of the s i t e of our ships, he conceived it to in highly neces sary that we should have a safe anchorage for them to the westward of Spitheal, particularly as there was no such thing at present. He therefore would sot 'oppose the motion. Lord COCHRANE would not oppose the con strucion of this Breakwater altogether, although be believed that the necessity for it was an arti- kial one; for, in the present system of the navy, vessels catalog in, even to get new lower -masts ; were obliged to get them into the Roadsteads, when they ought to go into dock. By this means, the men were prevented from going on shore to recruit themselves, which was the cause of frequent punishments, and of desertion;. He stated, from his own knowledge of the fact, (having worked into both harbours without pilots), that Plymouth Sound was not now so diffi- • cult of access as the harbours of Minorca and of Malta, which were considered the finest in the world. He i 'weld, if he were informed of the proper time for so doing, move an amendment to the Resolution, that. 50 per ant. should be appropriated to the construe- tion of that Breakwater, out of the sinecure places which a Committee of that House had declared Mould be abolished. The SPEAKER said, that the proper time for tech an amendment would have been when the Re pletin was before the Committee. Lord COCHRANE was sorry that he had let slip die opportunity for making his amendment ; but he could not help thinking that the money of those sine cures would be as well applied in sinking stones in Plymouth Souttyll, as in treating the Ladies and Gen tlemen of the metropolis with Burgundy, Champagne, end dances, as was now the case. After a few words from Mr. A. BARING and Mr. C. YORKE, the Resolution was put and agreed to tin& ma.—The other Orders of the Day were then • disposed of, and the House adjourned. THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. WEDNESDAY, MARCH IS. mat OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK Spar Ct. Cons. for money 6084—D0. for acc. sOft Spa Ct. Reduced -4 per Cent. 7qt s Per Ct. 9011--S per Ct. Scrip pre.—Bonds 13s. —s. pre. Zulu Bilk (3d.) Is. pre.--Ditto (Sad.) is. pre. By the latest accounts from Lisbon it appears that Ifaamoxr hid fallen back upon Valadolid ; but the object of this movement has not been ascertained.-- There is a vague rumour of a French force of 80,000 Taro pouring into Spain from France. It is there. fore conjectured that NAnasowr's movement has beyn nth a view of facilitating the junction of this force. The Duas Journal Of Sakurday last contains the folloiving paragraph, in a second edition: " The General commanding at Ccve has transmit ted, by exprtss, u Government, an account that the !Poniards had t..ken Tarragona by assault, and put tae Garrison, 3000 men, to the sword." No accounts of the above description have been re ceived by Ministers. A Cabinet Council was held yes! . .erday, at one o'clock, at the Foreign Office, which sat till near four. Monday evening died at a little before 10ilclock, at Butkingliam-hou s e, in Pall-mall, the Most Noble 14 "" Nueletir, Marchioness of BUCKINGIIAM, Lady °like Marquis of BUCKINGUAM, and BaronessNec;l:N °Lesrlanstown, in Ireland, in her own tight. Her Tokip was the daughter and heiress of the 14te !meta, Earl NUGENT, was married to the Marquis iialL774, and create d B aroness N UGENT in December, •°';°, Her Lady s hip h a d comp l a i ne d of an affection L . 'er eyes, but had not been materially ill till Sunday t ' 4or were her physicians seriously alarmed till 6enlo roingpteceding her death. __Ye und erstan d that Lord BOIUNGDON'S motion g7 lll certainly co me on to-morrow i n the House of clo• The death of the Marctlioness of Buctutx... . 4 111 was expected to have the effect of Postponing ri 4 ot disctssio n ; but, L or d BontsocioN, it is did tarok this event a sufficient ground for the pro. posed delay. : • n • • 1114‘•..s =l.l The Duke of ioint tAtt :: f held a Military. Levee yestei.: day, at his Office inthe HorseAtiards, which was at tended by Major-Generals WtitAtsiv, Ptituoca, BROWN, STEVENSON, DiLKta , , Lord es MANNEIL4 . Baron Twat., &c. • A Troop of the 6th bragnons arrived at Hadding ton Barracks on Wednesdiy, from Perth. It is positively ascertained that only 140 convicts were permitted to enlist during the last year ; and that these enlisted into the 103 d Regiment slow. Great activity prevails in forwarding reinforce ments to qui army in Portugal. All the detachments at the diffetent depots belonging to regiments on ser• vice in the Peninsula, are under orders for embarks= tion. A considerable part of the reinforcements will consist of cavalry, which we understand is wanted to surply the loss stwained in the late marcher, in whiel, owing to the badness of the roads, the horses suffered greatly. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. The French privateer, formerly the - Chesterfield packet, is now called the " Aigle." She was chased off the coast on Thursday last, by the Lord Cochrane hired armed brig ; and on the following morning (Friday) was again off Portland ; she captured the &aver, BEVERIDGIt, from Mogadore for London, on the 11 1 inst. and sent her into Cherbourgh. PLYMOUTH, MARCH 16. Put back—the Se.taa ow, of 18 guns, In consequence of con trary winds.—Came up harbour, the HAMADRYAD frigate, to undergo a thorough refit.—Arrived the HERM is sloop of war, from a cruise, and several coasters and colliers.—The wind has blown quite a gale from the E.N.E. to-day ; some snow has fallen here, and a great deal on Dartmoor. DARTMOU TM, MARCH 16. The name of the Spanish brig retaken by the Loan Coen- RANI, is the San Carlos Francis Xavier Augaruas, but from whence she came is not known. Two hours more day-light would have enabled the Lord Coc !IRAN to capture the Famouae French privateer, formerly the Chest er:lrld Guernsey packet. M.,\IICH 17. Nothing arrived or sailed to-day, Tilt COIN tr if appointed to take convoy tor Neefoundland, and the PLI.ORUS to take con voy to !he Mediterranean, and is expected to sail early to-mor morrow morning —Wind Ewerly. DEAL, MARCH 17. Arrived the Harford tranliort, from Portsmouth. Sailed his Majesty's lugger DtrzaDEß, with a convoy, for Portsmouth.-- Wind N.E. squall), with snow. YARMOUTH, MARCH 17. Saturday morning last the Amiable Clarissa, W. PARK, master, with coals, bound to London, struck on the Hasbro' Sand, came off and sunk in deep water, crew saved. The Dunk Boarhaset, AVENT VENDER MAYDE, =Lista, with stockfish, bound to HA laud, sent in by the liarroalmt - r, Captain HUN r. The Wel kornsta.4 Pieter, P. Atena est , N, bound to Holland, with stock fish, sent in by the ACUTE, Lieutenant MORRELL.—Having a continuation of the North wind we have had no arrivals of ships of war.—Remain Socasav, and HIIARTY.—Wind N.B. After long and repeated conferences between the Members of the Board of Trade and the Merchants Intetested in the commerce with France, the difficul ties attending the interchange have at length been removed, and the last and most serious impediment has been disposed of under the subsequent arrange. ment. It is now admitted, that the parties may commence by the import from France, on the condition that the commodities so introduced are t o b e ware h ouse dl under the joint lock of the Crown and the Proprietor, as a security for the exportation by the same ship employed in the import. To the value of .45 per ton on the admeasurement of the vessel, is to be the smallest amount imported, to entitle the parties to the benefit of this intercourse. The limits within which the trade under such cir cumstances is allowed, are from the harbour of Caen to the river Ems inclusively. The articles to be exported under these British li cences, according to the understanding with the Court of France, comprehend almost every species of mer chandize, British manufactures, in the restricted sense of the phrase, excepted. The ship employed in this commerce must be of the burden of 100 tons and upwards. The French goods to be received, comprised in the catalogue now formed, are the followi.:g : Seeds, Cheese, Fruit, Bristles, Porcelain, Rusbev Clinker,, Thread, Tapes, Perfumery, Flax, Linens, lawns , eambricks, Silks ' raw and thrown Lace, Quicksilver, Flax and Linen Yarn, Jewellery, Bronzes, iiooks, Drum, medicinal (nut dyeing.) Licences were yesterday granted for St. Peters burgh, notwithstanding the hostile appearances in the North of Europe. It is to be assumed, from this cir eumstance, that Ministers ate of opinion that ALEX. ANDER will continue favourable to British commerce, and that France, notwithstanding her immense host of preparation, will not, by conquest or influence, be abie to disappoint the intercourse which these licences are intended to assist, before the returns to the mer chant are completed. Notwithstanding the seizure and condemnation of a ship in a Swedish port belonging to a British trader, (mentioned in our Paper of yesterday) we know it to be a fact, from indisputable authority, and we state it with great satisfaction, that an arrangement is con cluded by Sweden with an agent from this country ander which all the ships seized in the like situation, with their cargoes. are to be surrendered to the owners, a bones being paid to the Swedish Govern ment in consideration of such surrender. Extract from the Borten Cauinel of the 15th ult.— .! The ship Olive Branch, Captain BRADLEY, of and for Philadelphia, from Hull, with a very valuable cargo, has been captured by a Nench privateer.— Some insurance on the above vessel has been done in this town. She had a Danish licence, and a Sound pass 1 but her being valuable will be a strong reason for the French to condemn her." Extract from the BahinvortPederalGasette:" The. Savannah affair.—The New York Evening Post says, 4 A letter just received informs us that measures are now taking' for the apprehension of all concerned in . the French business, by the City Council, who have already issued warrants against several persons. This' is done, we are informed, by order of Governmeet, who again do so by order of the French Minister, Mons. Serrurier." • • tiLzoGirioNefilt:P.)fr sitpl #rhe. Aqultrers ' . : ary of Ai. .day-41 clii ativeys tele• 1 rciarts-in 'die estieratioe 'of an Irislman; wai celebia •ted yesterdat et. the Free Maseir's Tavdra; by I mr . Merrius and highly respectable.assembla a ge of inslivi. ibtais. The Marquis of Laysnows presideJ at the Meetint, ripptvrted by th., Marquis of Dowssittet, the Earl of Molina, Mr. SIMIDAN, the LORD MAY0.3 ) . 1 Mr. Sheriff HEYOATE,TI.e company sat 1 down about set t en o'clock to . dinnei.. The Duke of Kent's b an d attended. When the ! l ot h was removed;" Non nob's, Darnine" was sung, after which the Marquis of LANSdOWN, premising - that the Meeting was assembledlew purposes of charity rather than of party or political feeling, gave the health of the Klee, which was drank with enthusiastic and rapturous ap plauses. This was followed by ~ Gon save the King," 1 and then the Noble Marquis give " The health of the • Paws REGRNT." This was received with a mixed feeling : hi sses were at first distinctly audible, but I Were at length overpowered by the approbation of the ' majority.—The following Toasts were then given : " The Queen and Royal Family," three times three—a Glee. " The Navy and Army," three times three. Loud and pro- 1 , tracted applause.---Song, Rule Britannia, Mr. Taylor. 4 The Benevolent Society or St. Patrick."—Tune, St. Pa- triers Day. • I Tie company w ere now gratified by a •spectacle the most interesting which the imagination can con ceive : this was the procession of the children of the school through the room. It will not be necessary to , dilate upon that feeling whiCh such a sight must in spire in every bosom, or that emotion which every mind must acknowledge as it contemplates so many helpless and innocent beings rescued from misery and vice, and trained in the paths which may lead them to be useful and deserving members of society. This gratification, however, great as it was, was heightened by the circumstance of one of the scholars, John Boyle, j receiving a medal from Lnrd Noma, as an honorary . testimony of his merits. The youth, decorated with the insignia of honour, walked modestly along in the procession, cheered by the smiles and approbation of every person present. 'fowler —" . Übe Mother of St Patrick."—Tune, Tile Black Me. i Alter which an Irish Song wasgiven by Mr. Taylor. I Ton rr—Lord Wellington, and the Army serving under Irina in the Peninsula, and success to them and our Allies."--:Fune, Ste Ma Coopering Hero Coaset.—Britotu,etri4e Isosee.—(Losed 4 1 . Armee.) Lord MOIRA then proposed the health of " The Lord Mayor, Sheriffs, and Corporation of the City of London,"—wi.ich was drank with three times three. 1 The LORD MAYOR expressed his grateful sense of the honour they had done him. He stated that he i was halt Irish—that half the blood which flowed in his veins was It ish, and he felt a sincere anl zealous interest in all that concerned the interest of that country. Mr. Sheriff HEIGATE flso returned his thanks to the Nieeting, stating, that he had come that night to the Meeting, almost without knowing its specific ob. ! ject ; but that he should depart front it with a high sense of that disinterested liberality which he had witnessed in its conduct. Mr. TAYLOR then sung—" Oh Love is die soul of a neat Irishman." Lord Monta then proposed as a toast— “ 1 he Scots Corporation, a Society, the object of which was to enlighten the ignorant, and to succour the helpless."-.Song— Master Bo*, " Duke Domum." " The health. of the Marchioness of Downahlre j • the Coun tess of Loudon and Moira ; and t h e Mothers, Waves,andDaugh ters of Irishmen," being drank, The Marquis of DOWNSIDE! returned thanks in a • brief speech, on the part of his mother, the chief gratification of whose life, he said, was to promote the interests of Irishmen, whether in this country or her own. The Treasurer then read to the company a state ment of the funds of the charity, by which it appeared that the aggregate amount of the donations received that lay, including those which were sent previously to the dinner, amounted to £1751 13s. 6d. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE rose. He congra tulated the Society on the success which. it appeared from the foregoing statement, had attended their labours. He said it would be a task too arduous for him at present to undertake to distinguish every indi vidu il who had contzibused to the funds of the society, and shew how much their zeal had always outstrip ped their means ; but there was one splendid excep tion, which no one there would forgive him if he omit ted, and he would accordingly propose the health of " The Earl of Moira."—Givou with three times three, and loud and reiterated cheering. Lord MOIUA rose and said, that though he had often sighed over the insufficiency of his own powers, yet he bad never felt that insufficiency so much as on the present occasion. The testimonies of regard which had been shewn him would have been suffici ently flattering in any meeting, but that testimony being given on St. Patrick's day, was something be yond what he could express ! The influence of the Patron Saint of Ireland called forth a species of feel ing not excited on every occasion. He telt their ap probation in the most cordial manner, and it was the pride of his soul, the pride of his heart, to receive that approbation from such persons, and on such a day.— He approved of such meetings as the present. They called forth public men at particular seasons, to re ceive a public verdict on their conduct. This was an advantage not to Ireland alone, but to the whole country. A society like that which he had the honour of addressing, served to keep up a spirit of emulation Which no other society could. He had often, in that ,hall, commended those meetings which tended to dis criminate the several kingdoms if which Great Bri tain was composed. They nourished the nobler feel ings of patriotic virtues and there was an indefinable something that bound us to our native soil, which no cold-blooded reasoning could explain or arrive at.— They, indeed, who would assimilate all the different features which constituted the British empire into one mass, would reduce the people of each kingdom to the guise of a worn shilling, in which all the mintage, all that gave a stamp and entreaty, all that was to distinguish between sterling bullion and base coin i was smoothed away. In offering these brief opiniolN he did not with to be considered as overlooking the immediate object of the meeting : far from it : and it was impossible every Gentlrinan present must not feel with him the gratifying result of their assembling that evening. The total amount of their funds had been stated at 23,400 and odd pounfls. In ISO% the whole amount was only 19.000 and odd pounds : su that-there was an increase of £4OOO during that pe riod. That fact alone might be allowed to prove the I dove:Wog state of the Society ; of its beneficence and •" f.' 1 .. s *sensed saymothing. He . should iteretiodea . therefore; With declaring, its- language extraordinarily initdequife, for no fanittra 4 e that was ever framed by the art of rian could truly expros his fetlings• the most cordial ack - .owledgments hii hew fir the I:Onatir they hat t!orie him ; and he 'could only wiih that every person might enjoy as gratilirog s masa lion as that which their approbation hikl excited in him. His Lordship then said, that the toast which he was about to give was one which rendered all in troductory commentary unnecessary, The health of their Noble President the Marquis of Lansdown."--- (ANilaiut,;)—The toast was then drank with three times three. . - -• • - - • Lord LANSDOWN said, that from any iiiendily so numerous and respectable, such .a tribute Must be most gratefel; bu: much more deeply sen..ible must. he be of such an honour coming from men whose na.. tional characteristic it was to be generously warm in their praise, but clever more generously warm than faithfully sincere—(entlarissr). He thanked them most cordially for the manner in which they had drank his health, and for the good humo.ir and mo deration with which they had throughout the evening preserved the conviviality of the meeting from any unpleasant intermixture of politics. He walla be the last man to under.rate politics, but he thought that they might be allowed to give st a y so chanty, and charity to the poor children of their common country, Ireland--(ajolarocr). He should not offend them by making any allusions to himself, further titan by saying, that he yielded to no man in that room in love fur Ireland, and that he was indifferent to the approbation of any man who did not believe bim when he said so—(ajorairres). 6 , The heaths of the Vice Presidents were then given." Lord MooxzJoe, in a short speech, returned thanks in behalf of the Vice Pret He professed the strongest attachment to Ire and, but as there *as then present a Right Honourable Gentleman (Mr. She& dan) one of the Vice Presidents, who was pettedly competent to do all die jdstice that eloquence could do to their feelings, he should leave it to that Cende man to tell the company their gratitude. (Amilsige.) Here, after a pause of two or three minutes, it cry arose of Mr. Sheridan's health, Mr. Sheridan's health"—the cry becoming very general, Mr. SHERIDAN rose, and in a low tone of voke re= turned his thanks fcr the honourable notice by which so large a meeting cf his countrymen thought proper to distinguish him —(ilitplauser.) He had ever been proud of Ireland, and hoped that his country might never have cause to be ashamed ofhim— (4/sp/asors.) Ireland never forgot those who did all they could do, however little that might be, in behalf of her best in terests. All allusion to politics had been industriously deprecated by their Noble Chairman. He was aware that charity was the immediate object of their meet ing; but standing as he did bcfore an assembly of his countrymen, he could not affect to disguise his convie thin, that at the present crisis Ireland involved in it- self every consideration dear to the best interests of the empire—(llear, beer.) It was therefore that he was most anxious that nothing should transpire in that meeting calculeted to injure those great objects,„ or to visit with undeserved censure the conduct of persons whose love to Ireland was as cordial and zea lous as it ever had been. He confessed frankly that knowing as he did the Unaltered and usulterable ten• timents of an Illustrious Personage towards Ireland ! he could not-conceal from the meeting that he had felt considerably shocked at the sulky coldness and surly discontent with which they had on that evening 'drank the health of the Prince Regent.—(Mere Mr. S. was interrupted by symptoms of dis.ipprobation when silence was somewhat restored, Mr. Sheridan said)—that he knew the Prince Regent well—(ltirra) I _b e knew his principles—(hisra);—they would, at least, he hoped, give him credit fur believing that be knew them, when he said he did —(aittleure.) He repeated, that he knew well the principles of the Prince Regent, and that so well saus fi ed was he that they were all that Ireland could wish, that he (Mr. Sheridan) hoped, that as he had lived top to th :my so he might die in the principles of the Prince IL gent—(hurer and amlortra.)-a-He should be sorry personally to have merited their disapprobation (go v.. ral aittilasue. with cries of “ Chang* th e su bj ect a speak out.")—He could only assure them, that the Prince Regent remained uachangeibly true to th4so principles. “ The health of the Duke of Devonshire," was di is oven with three times three. " 4 The Stewards" foamed. and one of than fetufsed tank% " The heads of the Marquis Wellesley" was then elves wet, and drunk with geweral and unbounded applause. Mr. RICHARD %Vitamin-, in the absence of tha Marquis, returned thanks for the honour th at. had been .lone him, and assured the Assembly of tint Noble Lord's warm wishes for the interest of ihe institution. " The health of the tight Hesseurable Cvaislagitatt litualtett. tate Att.:woe, aisdral far bit" was seat ewe with pleu applausr. For which distinguished mark of the sompenes approbation, Kr. PLONICITT returned thanks. The Meeting, though crowded in all farts of the room, was not characterised by the gaiety an d ens vivialiry that usually distinguished the Festival of Bt. Patrick. The Noble President withdrrW at twill o'clock, and the company immediately after separatad, Extarrion.—This nionsing More Ms - Chief Clerk at the Queen-square Police °See, coo. ' victed of fotgery at the Old Bliley Sesssions in .14111 to ary last, was executed opposite the Dcbtor's-done is tiewtate. agteeably to his sentence. CORN MAIIIIIMT, MARa-LANIt, MARCH we have few fresh arrivals of Wheat, and the quan tities on hand but inconsiderable, sales thereof &Air support Monday's advance—Barley in tolerable sup ply, and dearly at last prices —Malt at the late ad vance—ln White Peas there is little fluctuation, and The same maybe noted in Beans of each The supplies of Oats are again inconsiderable and is this Grade rather higher prices are asked...Plcor this week at a further advance of ss. per sack. evitaasyr Cans) at malt; Wheat,. Sas. 3225. 1101 e. Fine Ciao, I ihn, iSie. Tick 4.00 (ism) XV. 2/2. Rye 5St. 60e. Ding /11n• 91d1 50;.alre. Rarity, 124‘621.114. * 0114 !. Mak, see. 93e. PVlOlh4 ti s. 4ta. • Wlute Ps% (goilest).26s. N Patios &to. 45c 446. ado. Grey ditto, Sts. 621. Rimseed. flaspeur. teis. Ltary-4essiels, Hos. t. " • ; .W _..