Star. — London, England, 1830-06-23 00:00:00

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" WINDSOR CASTLE, JUNE 23, 1830. .• The Kir:a is still troubled by hie cough, but it has not interrupted his rest; and his MAJESTY awoke re freehed this morning. (Signed) " HENRY HALFORD. " MATTHEW J. TIERNEY." We have a file of the Mauritius Gazettes of the 24th of February. They contain an Ordinance of his Excel lency, the Governor, for the purpose of prolonging the term fixed and determined, by the Proclamation of the 9th of December last, for the completion of the Bien nial Census, conformably to the Order in Council, of the 30th of January, 1826. The term for the delivery of the Census Returns is extended to the Ist of March, 1830. The provisions of the Proclamation of the 9th of December, 1829, are maintained. We have a Port of Spain Gazette of the 3d May. His Excellency LEWIS GRANT, the Governor, had issued a Proclamation, stating that several of the most respectable Proprietors of Cocoa Estates, having re ported that the reduced price of Trinidad Cocoa has arisen from an undue practice of mixing up the bad, and inferior qualities, with the good, and thereby de ceiving the purchaser, the Governor deems it necessary, in order to restore the reputation of the article, that no Cocoa shall in future be exported from Trinidad, before it has undergone a minute examination and inspection, by a person appointed for that purpose ; his fee for such being one bit for every 1001bs. save in cases where he may be called to inspect at any place, more than two miles distant from Port of Spain. The Colonial Treasurer was ordered not to grant clearances to any vessel, on board of which Cocoa was shipped, without the Inspector's Certificate. This Proclamation was to take effect from the Ist day of June, 1830, and was to continue until the Ist of January, 1832. We have received Prince Edward Island papers to the 3d May. The House of Assembly had passed a Bill for the relief of his Majesty's Roman Catholic subjects, by which they are placed, with respect to civil rights, on a footing with their Protestant fellow subjects. The Coun cil, however, had affixed a clause, suspending its opera tion until the Royal assent was obtained. In addition to the suspending clause, the Council proposed a number of additional ones to the Bill. Such amendments as were merely of a verbal nature, or which tended to make the sense of the Legislature more clear, were, without hesita tion, adopted by the House of Assembly ; but the House rejected the clause requiring all Roman Catholics, voting at elections, to take the oath at the hustings. The oath was of great length, and the time limited for elections would be insufficient for administering the oath to half the number that might be expected to offer themselves. The other clauses added by the Council, related chiefly to the exclusion of Jesuits, of whose introduction to the Island much apprehension seems to be entertained. Ano ther conference had, however, been held upon the subject of the amendments, and the result had been the withdrawal by the Council of the suspending clause, and all the other amendments to which the Hou . se of Assembly had not previously signified their concurrence, with the ex ception of the following addition to tho oath :—" and I do hereby disclaim, disavow, and solemnly abjure any in tention to subvert the present Church Establishment, as settled by law within this realm." Although not a subject so important as that to which we have frequently called the attention of our Readers, there was a subject which might have been expected last night to have come under the discussion of the House of Commons, and to have obtained the at tendance of what is technically called a House.—We refer to Colonel SIBTIIORPE . B expected motion, the object of which is, to legalise the publication of the Parlia mentary Debates, and to afford better accommodation to the Reporters. As we cannot but think that this question, although not involving the fate of nations, does involve the character of this nation, for the practical good sense which Englishmen are so prone to think exclusively their own, we confess ourselves mortified, that it appears not sufficiently to interest those who have the character of tier ountry so much under their protection. U is amusing to look back a little to the past, and trace the progress which good sense and popular privileges have made on this *object. Ws have to turn our eyes, Srst to a time whea what was done within the House was not allowed to transpire without;—then to a time when AT TWO O'CLOCK. India Stock, India Bonds 91 II Old Annuities 9li £lOOO Each. Bills 79 SO £5OO Ditto 79 90 2100 and 2200 Do. 79 SO Commercial Advertised 1 India for Acct. Cons. for Ace. 92 the transactions of the Senate transpired only in brief notices, or such reports as the personal vanity of the speakers made public. We have next a period when imperfect, and something like continuous reports, were given in the periodical publications ; but when, strange to say, an imprimatur appeared to have existed against the names of the speakers ; and when, therefore, l it became the privilege of the Members to be nick-named according to the taste, or party, or malevolence of the publisher. Then it was that a SEJANUS brought forth his motions on national finance—a Vett RES his motions on Colonial Government—and even, in one publication, a Tit ER S ITES was represented as standing forth the cham pion of his King. On the other side of the house, we meet an A ats•rt DFS enacted by some City Alderman—a E berocLes by some old gouty General, and a Gin e! NNATUS under the plain garb of what is called, and once was known to exist, a mere country gentleman. This state of privilege existed many years; and, we believe, but we are speaking only from memory, it was about the earliest years of the last reign, that Publishers had sufficient courage to relinquish the nick naming system in favour of the initial ono.—This was 1 1 certainly a step towards improvement, and soon intro duced the present mode of giving the whole names of the speakers ; but still it was not for many years that the auditors were allowed any other facility of correctly carrying away what they beard, than that of the full liberty of using their own ears and memories ; and with wonderful memories the public wore soon supplied. It is well known the singular and truly surprising powers of a WOO D ALL—who, we have been assured by a Gen tleman of great veracity who witnessed the fact—abso lutely came home from the Parliament House to Salisbnry square, on the longest debate which ever took place on the motion of Mr. WII.BERFORCE, on the Slave Trade, and.discharged his ex traordinarily capaci ous memory o f th e whole solid contents of a Morning Paper, which immedi ately went to the press. We have now nearly brought our historical sketch on this subject down to modern times and modern privileges, which, within the recollection of many, commenced by an honourable winking at smuggled notes, and has terminated in regular short-hand reporting. A curious question arises—what could have occasioned a people, so justly celebrated for plain, practical, busi ness-like intellect as the British, making such a slow progress in the obtaining privileges which really were most important to the national interests ? The answer, we are afraid, must be, that the privileges in question were subversive of the corruption of the House, as em ployed in support of the corruptions of Government, and were only slowly and reluctantly relinquished—or rather conquered—by the individual interests and personal va nities of the Honourable Members—not, we are sorry to say—their public spirit gaining advantage over the ob jects of existing Administrations. We are certainly now at a period of parliamentary history when we sincerely believe there really exists a much larger portion of public spirit in Parliament, and when the true vox populi is more heard through the voice of the people's representatives, than at any former time ; but still, it would seem, that it is really more to per sonal feelings of Honourable Members, than to any more reputable cause, that we are to be indebted for any farther progress we are to expect on this subject ; for the dictates of common sense still declare, that a farther progress on this point is essential to the interests of the nation, and to its charac ter among the other civilized nations of the world. What is the situation of our privileges on this point now ? The absurd orders of the House still exist as to the prohibition of reporting—but reporting is ad mitted—and it is even avowed, and well known, that the order of the House, if carried into exe cution, would, like all instances of irrational le gislation, prove, scorpion -like, its own destroyer.— The public have been used to a privilege which cannot be taken from them. The next question is, whether it be wise to allow them this privilege in a way to be advantageous or mischievous to the parties interested. We are truly astonished at observing that the accom modations which Colonel SIBTHORPE would extend to Reporters, and which are well known indispensable for the accomplishment of their duties, are considered by an able, judicious, and independent Journal, to be un necessary. It must be obvious that if Reports of Par liamentary Debates are to be made, the truth of those reports become of great importance to the Honourable Speakers, and of great importance likewise to their representatives; and it must be well known to every Reporter, that under present restrictions, truth cannot always be accomplished, even with the most anxious regard directed towards that object. We are not inclined to believe that wilful and malevolent motives have often been suffered to pervert reporters from an honest discharge of duty —still less that any conductor of a Journal would encourage such improper partialities; —but it is well known to every person connected with the British Press, that such means of malevolent gratification and base partiality, are in the power of the Reporter ; and we really think it is of vital importance to every Hon. Member, that such a dangerous power of doing mischief, and inflicting personal punishment on those who value the public regard, should not be suffered longer to exist. It surely is inconsequential logic to maintain, that because we cannot, as conductors of newspapers, furnish the public with all that has been said in a de bate, that it is advantageous to keep us from the means of knowing all. By knowing all that has, taken place we have the power at least of communicating nothing that is false ; and is not that essential both to the speakers and to the public ? It is well known, that under any extension of accommodation, we must abridge: but then we can, and should, abridge with integrity, and an im partial regard to truth. Whatever may be the interests of the public Press, the public and the Honourable Members are two other parties to the question, whose interests should be consulted on the subject. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCI. The Funds continue in the same languid state as for these two or three days past; and scarce a bargain has been done to the present hour. Consols opened at the same price they left off yester day, 921 for the Account. The French expedition is at present the attraction ; and we may expect hourly some farther details of their progress towards Algiers. The Foreign Market is also in a state of stagnation. A report prevailed that the American Packet of the 24th ult. had arrived, but we do not hear it confirmed by the Liverpool letters. LIVERPOOL, JUNE 21.—The transactions in British Plantation sugar have been confined to about 420 Ws, sold in the early part of last week at various rates ; but in consequence of the proposed alteration in the duty, nothing has subsequently been done. A fair business continues doing in coffee. There has been a very good demand this week for cotton. Pine timber has been very dull during the week and very few sales made—the de mand for the country continuing very trifling, and prices somewhat lower. Two cargoes have arrived from Quebec. Nothing to remark respecting Baltic timber this week, and the consumption continues to a limited extent. The Grain market has been unusually lively throughout the whole of the past week. CITY, HALF-PAST ONE. The funds are in the same stagnant state as in the early part of the morning, and may be quoted 921 for the Account. The house might as well be closed, as not a bargain is doing of the least importance. The Foreign Market also remains in the same dormant state as that of the British. Mexican Bonds have rather improved, owing to the report of the Committe going to be published. South Metropolitan Gas 21 prem. Phoenix Bto prem. Chartered 11 ; City 90. COURT INTICI.LIGRSCR. Titr. KING.—We regret to say that no improvement has taken place in the unfavourable state of his Majesty which it has been our painful duty within the last few days to announce to the public. Our latest accounts from Windsor merely inform us that there was no material alteration in bis state. Both the physicians continued at the Palace yesterday in attendance on the King. Mr. Brodie, the surgeon, and Mr. Nussey, the apothecary, left the Palace yesterday morning, on their return to town. At the King's Palace, St. James's, the bulletin was shown to the nobility and gentry by Lord Howe (for Lord Roden), in waiting, and Col. Armstrong,Groom in waiting. The Duke and Duchess of Clarence paid a visit on Monday to Prince Leopold, at his residence at Clare mont. Their Royal Highnesses partook of a dejeune , and returned in the afternoon to Bushy. Prince Frederick of Prussia honoured Viscount Anson with his company to dinner on Monday evening, at his Lordship's residence, in St. James's-square. There was a select party to meet his Royal Highness. The Prus sian Minister paid his respects to the Prince yesterday. The Duke and Duchess of Cumberland came to town yesterday from their residence at Kew. The Duke dined with the Princess Augusta in the evening. A Cabinet Council was held at two o'clock yesterday af ternoon at the Foreign-office which was attended by the Lord Chancellor, the D u k e o f Wellington, Earls Bathurst, Rosalyn, and Aberdeen, Sir Robert Peel, Sir George Mur ray, and Mr. Herries. Lord Ellenborough and the Chan cellor of the Exchequer joined their colleagues about half past three o'clock. The latter had been engaged on a com mittee of the House of Commons on East India affairs. The Council broke up about four o'clock. The Governor and Deputy-Governor of the Bank had a conference with the Duke of Wellington and the Chancel lor of the Exchequer, yesterday, at the Treasury. Count Matoushevitz, the new Russian Minister, visited the Earl of Aberdeen yesterday. The Marquis of Lansdowne moved last night the second reading of the Forgery Bill. The speech of his Lordship was clear and persuasive. No opposition was made to the second reading; but we observe that the Lord Chan cellor in the Committee means to move material alterations. Prince Swartzenburg, whose name has been frequently, of late, before the public, as connected with an afflicting event in high life, is stated, in a private letter from Paris, to be amongst the volunteers in the expedition to Algiers. Sir T. T. F. E. Drake, Bart. and his Lady, have re turned from London to their seat at Nutwell, in Devon. The Right Hon. Lady Ashburton is about to take up her residence at Sandridge, the seat of the Exeter city member, R. W. Newman, Esq. A vessel is arrived at Dartmouth, from Scotland, with part of her Ladyship's furniture, equipages, &c. The following promotions, it is said, follow upon the death of Earl Harcourt :--Lord Hill, to be Governor of Plymouth ; Sir John Ormsby Vandeleur, the 16th Dra goons ; Sir Edmund Kerrison, the 14th Dragoons, vice Sir J. 0. Vandeleur. Lord Hill relinquishes the Cover nership of Hull —successor not named. The Countess Morell gave her second ball for the season on Monday night, in Edward-street. It was well attended. Miss Williams gave a ball on Monday night, at her re sidence in Pall-mall East. Lord Dynevor entertained a distinguished party to dinner on Monday, at his house in Dover-street ; among whom were the Duke of Buccleugh, the Duke of Beau fort, Lord and Lady C. Talbot, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. C. Harris, Mr. C. Rose, Mrs. R. Trevor, Mr. Codrington, Mr. Somerset, &c. Mr. Roberts had a dinner party, in Dover-street, yes terday, at which were present Lord Foley, Lord Grey, Lord Clonmell, Mr. Gormain, Mr. Thornhill , Mr. Thos. Thornhill, Mr. Dorrien, Lord Reay, &c. Owing to the unfavourable state of the weather the annual fete at Holy Lodge was not given on the 16th lust ; but, as a substiute, a ball was given on Monday night, at the Duke of St. Alban's town residence in Stratton-street. The cards were issued at a very shim notice, which, in conjunction with the state of his Majesty's health, probably tended to lessen the number of visitors, which did not exceed from 150 to 200 persons. The apartments were in the ordinary style of arrangement ; the vestibule and staircase were crowded with a profusion of the most flagrant flowers, in full bloom ; the shrubbery was Muminated. Weippert's band was in attendance. The Company left at an early hour. EAST INDIA HOUSE.—This day a Quarterly General Court of the Proprietors of East India Stock was held at the India-house, for the purpose of declaring a dividend from Christmas to Midsummer. The Court was made special in order that there might be laid before the Pro prietors the draft of a bill now before Parliament, " for the relief of the representatives of persons who have died intestate in the Presidency of Madras, and for the relief of the suitors of the Supreme Court of Judicature at Madras." Soon after 12 o'clock, Mr. ASTILL took his seat, and intimated that the Court of Directors had come to the resolution, that a dividend of five and a fourth per cent. had been agreed to by the Board. The question being put, was unanimously car ried.—The Court was left at two o'clock, in deliberation on the Registrar of Madras Bill. PROVINCIAL INTELLIGENCE. During the last fortnight, six hundred and twenty-on e individuals have shipped at Cromarty for Quebec. Such is the distress in the county Clare, that several notices have been served in the neighbourhood of Cord ! , on such persons as have potatoes, requesting to have them sent into market for sale.—Clare Sentinel. EMIGRATION.—Tuesday last, a number of families from the counties of Denbigh and Flint passed through Chester, on their way for Liverpool, where they will sm. bark for the United States of America. The emigrant. appeared to be of that class of persons denominated small farmers, possessing small capitals, and sufficient enter prise and spirit not to languish in misery and want in a country which no longer affords them encouragement or support. The poor peasantry in the upper part of the county of Leitrim are literallly starving. Several heads of families, who, two or three years ago, were each known to possess five or six head of cattle, are now without one ! The gentry are leaving that neighbourhood, to escape the ins portimities of their starving tenantry !—who, without provisions, or any employment by which they could earn a sixpence to buy them, are forced either to subsist upon cabbage and weeds, or to join some of the more reckless in plundering by night the houses of their more fortunate neighbours, who are known to have provisions. We have been informed that the application for gold, in exchange for bank notes, has been almost incessant for the last two days in this city. We are bound, however, to ac knowledge that the mercantile and trading men of Water ford were, in general, averse to any simultaneous applica tion being made at the banks for gold, until it should be first ascertained whether the Chancellor of the Exchequer would abandon his projected scheme for destroying the country.— Waterford Chrimicle. We have experienced most unseasonable weather in this neighbourhood since our last, and considerable damage has, we fear, been done to the crops of corn, grass, tur nips, and potatoes, by the continued rains and floods, while the gardens and orchards have suffered severely from the boisterous winds. A favourable change took place on Friday, which we hope may not be too late to repair in a great measure the injury which has been sus. taMed.— Durham Advertiser. During this week the weather has been unseasonably cold and backward. On Tuesday last it blew a vio lent gale from the northward, and continued on Wednes day with little abatement ; the rain almost incessant, and very heavy. The temperature is still very cold, with frost in the night occasionally, and daily showers, so that the ground is saturated with inuisture.—Aberdeen Chron. Stockbridge Races, last week, were numerously at tended, the sport and the company being equally good. The race between his Majesty's horse Colonel, Morris Dancer, and Tyke, excited the highest interest, the Co lonel only winning by a neck. The course has been re moved to a spot contiguous to an old Danish encamp ment, called Deanbury-hill, from the rising circular sides of which the spectators have the finest view of the races that can be imagined. In the parish of Lenhatn, Kent, there have been lately observed large cavities where none existed before, and in some places trees and underwood, from 12 to 15 feet high have disappeared. The town of Romsey is remarkable for the longevity of its inhabitants; among other proofs of which it may be mentioned that the united ages of its patriarchical Vicar and Moses amount to 163 years ! STATE 01 TEA D E.—The general trade of the County of York, in the manufacturing departments, is proceeding satisfactorily, and it is a circumstance well deserving of observation, that in Germany, where we are the most likely to be met by the competition of foreign nianufac tures, an unusual quantity of bubiness has been done by our merchants during the present year.—Leeds Mercury. We are happy to perceive that the trade of Manchester and that of the manufacturing towns in Scotland are also improving. It bas been stated in the London papers, during the week, that Lord Belfast has challenged Mr. Weld to ' sail against his Alarm for four hundred guineas. We know that his Lordship has sent a challenge through Mr. Stephens, the Secretary of the Royal Yacht Club, to Mr. Weld, to sail for two hundred and fifty guineas, and which Mr. Weld has, through the same channel, declined. We believe also that Lord Belfast has pri vately offered to Mr. James Weld to make the match five hundred guineas. Mr. Weld has, however, thought fit to decline this also, in consequence of the unsub stantial objections raised by his Lordship to Mr. Weld's right to sail in the Champion Race. Lord Belfast has, we understand, offered to refer the matter in dispute to a Member of the Club, but Mr. Veld has expressed his determination to abide by the course already de clared. —Portsmouth Herald. NEWCASTLE Et.t.criox.—A strong rumour has ex isted within these few days of a desire to bring forward Mr. Ellison at the next election for this town, but, how ever much we should rejoice to see so worthy and so able an individual once more returned as the representative of Newcastle, we conceive that his singleness of purpose and integrity of mind would render such return entirely nu gatory,—and would cause also much unnecessary con tention and expense. The inveteracy of certain classes of the burgesses against Sir Matthew White Ridley, and in favour of a third man, is still considerable ; but we are glad to find that they are generally free-men of whom Sir Matthew would gladly be as independent as possible. We understand that Sir Matthew's wannest friends would not be displeased to see a third candidate, if it were for no other purpose than to show how triumphantly he would be carried through a contest. Leaving the ex pense out of question, we are quite sure that Sir Matthew would rejoice to show that he depended more on the uni versal suffrage of the free-men than on the bare suffer ance of the discontented part of them. — Tyne Mercury. Between the Bth and 18th of the present month, four persons (two men and two women) were buried in suc cession, whose united ages amounted to 325 years. And from the commencement of the year till the 19th of Jona the total number of deaths is 47 ; ten persons of whom were between 60 and 70 years of age; five between 70 and 80 ; four from 80 to 90 ; and two between 90 and 100. The vicar and his clerk too, whose ages exceed 160 years, are enjoying good health ; the former has re tired from public duty, but his clerk, Mr. Thomas Mere dith, when not prevented by gout, performs his duty so effectively that, large as the Abbey Church is, his re sponses are heard at the most distant part nearly as dis tinctly as they were forty years ago.—Harnp. Advert. ACCELERATION OP TILE MAIL.-At It meeting of the Magistrates and Masters of Incorporations at Leith, it was resolved to petition both Houses of Parliament, praying that the bill for the improvement of the reads from London to Edinburgh, and from London to Ped rok, do pass into a law ; the petition to the House of Cons to be forwarded to Sir James Graham, of Netherby, Bart. M.P. and that to the House of Lords to lard Melville.—Mercury.