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remedied. A hill might be passed to enable Mr. Commissioners Adams to give a eating vote in the Exchequer Court ; he would have time to do so, and some thousands would be saved yearly to the nation; hat the plain tact was, that the principle of retrench ment wac not to be tolerated, and the House was to be gulled by a pretence of inquiry. There was the Report of the Commissioners, which afforded suffi- cient information for the House to proceed upon in abolishing this useless and lucrative appointment.— (Hear.) The question was, as the Noble Lord had nar rowed it, simply referable to the embarrassment of Mi nisters. It was not the suitors who were to be embar rassed by the abolition of this place, nor the business of the Court which was to he impaled ; but it was the Government that found itself involved in all the diffi culties. If Sir P. Murray was not appointed, Govern ment must lose some votes. No doubt.he might be a deserving man ; but he certainly played his game to advantage. His connections w7re powerful ; he was a person whose identity was clo,ely blended with that of others. He might say, as a Member standing • upon similar pretensions did in the Irish House of. Commons—" We are five of us l"—(A laugh). That, however, (said Mr. Tierney) was before the Union -4A laugh), The fact was, that the Noble Lord was only acting in the support of a system. There were di:lt:rent departments ; each had its own patronage ; 1 the convention was, that each was to do as he pleased in his owi.—if the Noble Lord shewed a different zoirit ow what he had just then evinced, one might say, .chat right has the Noble Lord to interfere with what is done in Scotland ? Another might say, what Tight could he have for interference in the Treasury? A third might make the same observation on the' department of the Admiralty. Now as to what the . t.oble Lord had said of the opinion of the Chief • ion Shepherd in this case—although he (Mr. Tier ney) had a }peat respect for the understanding of that Gentleman, who was once so great an orna ment to that House—yet he could not believe that' he knew the bearings of this subject—(Hear, hear). Ile went down to Scotland, not fully acquainted with the pi actice of the Scottish Comts—a stranger 2rnonwit them—and it might have been said, " Don't you think we ought to have five Barons instead of four ?" to which he, in his good natai e, would say, " In the name of Goo, let us have five ;" and then the Scotchmen cried out, Five for ever !"—(Hear, and laughter). But, on the one side, was an opinion without inquiry ; and on the ot!'er, the opinion had been given as the result of inquiry, and was, that the appointment should hot be made. The Noble Lord had admitted the facts stated in the present motion—he could not deny diem-- . -but he had de nied their inference ; and v hat was that inference ? He would say, that an opinion balm; been given at both sides, the inference ought to be an favour of the country. The country had a right to expect that the opinion of Commissioners, whom they had paid for the purpose of inquiry, should at least have some weight when they recommended retrenchment. But this was not the case. It was not merely the ques tion, that the thousand or two thousand a year should be given up, but 'whether anything in the shape of economy should be allowed ?—(Hear, hear). — The Noble Lord, however, had got another argument in its favour, and had asked, what would become of Sir Patrick Murray ? Was he to lose the situation which he had been appointed to for life? He (Lord Castlereagh) would have them wait till the next time cif appointment for this saving ; and he bad added, that the office of Chief Rernembrancer—one of £lOOO a-year, which Sir Patrick Murray held—would fall in. But the House had a right to expect both. The office of Chief Remembrancer would have been dis coutinued at Sir Patrick Murray's death ; and, in stead of gaining 11000 by this appointment, as the Noble Lord would infer, the House had a right to expect the saving of 1';3000...in conclusion, the Right Honourable Gentleman contended. that the appoint ment could be considered in no other light than as a jib! The House might, if they pleased, approve of the plan of the Noble Lord ; but he asked, could any ,171211 in his senses deny that the object of his (Lord Castierelh . s) proposition was to put off the question fx the present ? Some Members might be entrapped by that proposition; but, if they were, and voted against the present motion, there was no further use of inquiry —there was an end of all hope of economy and retrenchment—(lkar, hear). Mr. NV. DUNDAS opposed the motion, and de fended the conduct of Government in the appoint ment. The Commissioners, he observed, had, in four short lines, without any reason assigned, decided against the appointment ; but the Judges, who had more experience of the business of the Court, had ap proved of it, and given their reasons for that approval. Lord A. HAMILTON said, in reference to what a Noble Lord .(Castlereagh) had said, that he did not intend to confine his 'motion to the one at present before the House. Strangers were then ordered to withdraw. During the exclusion from the Gallery, which was for up sr,,rds of an hour and a half, the [' use divided on Lord A. 11,emn.row's motion, when the numbers were— For the Motion - - - - - 177 Against it Majority - - - --le2 Whilst the division was going on, Lord CASTLERFAGIf ad dre.sed the Ministerial Members in the Lobby, and begged to retniA them that a further question remained for consideration, end upon winch a division might be expected to take place.— The it tended proposition went to impute blame. to his Majesty's Miuisters for filling sip the vacancy without previously taking the :ense of Parliament upon it. On the contrary, in his opinion, it was the business of Government first to fill up the office, and afterwards submit its propriety to the approbation of the }Joust. On re-admission to the gallery. Sir J. N EIV PORT was addressing the House, and supporting the following motion, which, during the exclusion, was pro posed by Lord A. Ilanwroir, and On which Lord CASTLIV . r.IIIII had moved the previous questico—namely, "'1 hat it is the opinion of this House that the vacancy occasioned in the :icotch Exchequer Court, by the resignation of Mr. Baron Adams, should not have been filed up until the Report of the Commis. $1191:16 had beta laid hc:ore the House and examined." The previous question, " That this question be now put," was nega tiitcl without a division, and, of coutse, Lord A. Hamilton's motion was lost. Air. BROUGHAM wished to know, as another vacancy had tha;,-, by teat time occurred, whether it was to be imme diately filled up, without inquiry? Lord CASTLEREAGH - answered, that it would be neces- In-( to take care that the public service was not lett unprovided tor. Nothing would be done except with that view. Mr. GROUGHAM said, they had so much of Scotch affairs I. 'fore them, that it would be necessary to proceed by steps. 11., therefore, now gave notice, that be would on Friday the ,th ii.stant, submit to the House a motion relative to the filling tp vacancies in the Scotch Jury Court. Tbe differetd orders of the day beirg disposed of, the House asil.reed at a glarter before One n'Clock. TUB EVENING STAR. LONDON. TUESDAY, MAY 16, 1820. THE FUNDS. PRICE Of STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE cit . :Lock Bank Stock 226 1 / 4 - - s per Ct. Reduced 69 1 / 8 3 per Cent. Cnilsols 69 70 OA 3), per . Cent. 77 3 / 4 rier Cent. 87 1 / 4 5 per Cent. 106-',; 3 5 / 3 Long Annuities nothing done India Stock 220—India Uonds 21s. 225. pr. Exchequer 11iils 2s. 4s. pre. Commercial, 2s. dis. Consols for Acct. 70 6978. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER being unable to attend in his place in the House of Commons last night, the farther consideration of the Civil List was postponed till Wednesday. The House was principally occupied in discussing Lord A. HAMILTON'S motion respecting the appoint ment of a fifth Baron of Exchequer in Scotland.— The question was important as a matter of principle, and his Lordship's speech is deserving of much at tention. Ministers on this occasion had a majority of only twelve—a pretty broad hint from a new Par .;iament, that economy ought to be practical, and not merely matter of profession. The Court of King's Bench pronounced judgment, yesterday, upon Mr. HUNT and the other defendants, found guilty at York. They were sentenced to dif ferent terms of imprisonment, and w give security for their good behaviour for certain terms thereafter. Mr. HUNT to be imprisoned iwu yerrs and a half in Ilchester Jail, and to give security for good beha viour for five years, himself in £lOOO, and two sure ties in £:500 each: JOHNSON, MEALY, and BAMFORD, to be imprisoned a year in Lincoln Castle, and to give security respectively for .V2OO, and their sure ties £lOO each. What would have been their sentences had they been convicted of Sedition or Blasphemy ? Judgment was alto prononnced in the ease 01 Sir CHARLES WOLSELEY. He was sentenced to be im prisoned eighteen months in Abingdon Jail, and to give security for five years. HA rtursuri, the preacher, received a similar sentence. Alter sentence was pronounced last night, Mr. lIuNT and his feilowprisoners were conveyed, in the custody of the Tipstaffs, to the King's Bench Prison, where they were lodged for the night, all together in one room, over what is called the Wine Room. In consequence of the crowded state of the Prison, greater accommodation could not be allowed them. It is expected that they will be removed to-day to their respective places Cif confinement. HARRISON left town last night for Chester, in the custody of the Jailor of that prison. The Paris Papers of Friday arrived last night. The Duke of RICHELIEU, M. PASQUIER, and M. ROY, transacted business ss ith the KING on Thursday. The same morning a considerable crowd assem bled on the terrace of the Castle, to see the Duchess de BERRI. When she made her appearance she was received with acclamations. A private letter from Lyons states, that the Duke of ANGOULEbIE had been enthusiastically received in that city. He was expected to be at Metz on the Ist of June. An immense crowd assembled on Thursday morn ing, in the street Figuetonne, opposite the office of the Itenornmee, where the workmen were occupied in emptying a sink in the house of M. GROBERT, wine-merchant, in which they found thirty pounds of gunpowder, thrown in there by Borten, whom Grarirrs has implicated, since his unsuccessful at tempt to fire a petard, in order to alarm the Duchess de BERRI. A subscription has been opened at Grenoble for the erection of a marble monument, in memo: y and ho nour of the gallant BAYARD, " the Knight without fear, and without reproach r We have also, this forenoon, received the Paris Papers of Saturday. The proceedings in the Chamber of Deputies, on Friday, were distinguished by an occurrence of con siderable importance. N. ALBERT brought up a Report on a Petition of one Sieur Dumont, of Bouchain, who protested against any Law of Exception. The Reporter moved the order of the day. M. BENJAMIN CONSTANT demanded that the Pc-. tition should be remitted to the Minister of the Interior. He did so, he said, nest with any 'View of raising a debate on the Laws of Exception, but in order to call the attention of Ministers to the use which was made, in their name, of one of these laws. Ministers had pretended, when they moved for a Censorship of the Journals, that their object was to bani,h from the Journals, calumny, misrepresen tation, and personalities. In point of fact, however, since the establishment of the censure, certain jour nals had become, more than ever, calumnious and insulting to individuals. Ile could produce innu merable proofs, but it was sufficient to instance the audacity of one of the daily journals, which had, the other day, openly charged one of the Members of the. Chamber of Deputies with being , an accomplice of the incendiary Gravier.—Mt Coistant then cited ) from the Gazelle . de Fiance, the passage, of which we took notice at the time See Star,nf last Friday)—in which it was said that Gracia., " the day before his arrest, had dined avec des Brands et CONSTANS libe►aux," &c. " When the Press," continued M. CONSTANT, " is free, such things may be safely left to public contempt ; but., under a Censorship, since calumny must be matter' of priVilege; the offence mixes itself with the cha racter of the Government, and cannot be passed over in silence by those who have any regard to those general interests which it is the business and duty of Government to protect." He held in his hand the answer which ar. estimable writer intended to make, in another Journal, to the calumnious intimation al luded to, but the Censors refused to let it appear ! Wits this the way in which the Chamber meant that the Censorship should be exercised? Would it leave its Members thus at the mercy of wretches capable of slanders so vile and infamous? If it did, then the law of restriction on the Journals was, not a law for all, but a few—an abominable instrument in the hands of Government to repress all freedom of opi nion, and to abuse every man who had the indepen dence to think for himself. He concluded with moving—.. That the Petition shoUld be remitted to the Minister.of the Interior." M. MECIZIN supported this motion. It was fit that the attention of Ministers should he called to a state of things which was truly intolerable, and, if it lasted, would become a scandal to the Administration. M. CORNET DINCOURT thought, that the regular way of proceeding was to complain by petition to the King. M. CONSTANT explained. M. DEMARCAY argued forcibly for the remit. The Order of the Day was now put to the vote, and rejected by a small majority.. M. CONSTANT'S motion for the Remit to the Mi nister of the Interior, was then put and carried. Count BEUGNOT afterwards brought up the RepOt , of the Commission on the Budget of Expenses, which was appointed to be taken into consideration after the debate on the new Election Project. . We-find, from certain proceedings in the Court of Assizes, that severe sentences are the order of the dm' in more countries than one. On Friday, COR REARD, Publisher, and DESCHAMPS, Editor, of a Brochure, entitled Quesliwis on the Order of the Day, were coLdenmed to five years of imprisonment, and 200 D francs of fine ; and two other persons of tl.e name of Poulet, father and son, were condemned to a like term of imprisonment and fine, for distri buting a song, said to be seditious, but the burden of which was no more, than an invitation to French men—to recollect that they were Frenchmen. Five per Cents. Friday, 78 fr. 60 c. By letters received this morning from Batavia, dated January 24, it appears, that nearly the whole of the Dutch troops had been drafted from thence to Palambaog, in order to strengthen that military po sition. The inhabitants of Batavia are, in consequence, much alarmed, as not more than 600 European troops were left to defend the place against the Malays, who are able to muster a force of nearly 100,000 men. Should the Malays attack them, it is apprehended that a general massacre will ensue. The BRISK► sloop has received orders to be in readi ness to attend his MAJESTY on his aquatic excursion in July next, as on a similar occasion last year. Yesterday, Earl BATIIURST and Viscotfnt MLL VILLE had audiences of the KING, at his Palace in The Duchess of KENT rode out in an open carriage yesterday with Prince LEOPOLD, and in the evening the Prince dined with the Duchess. Yesterday, the Duchess of GLOUCESTER visited the Princess Sophie. We are sot ry to state, that M. N. ROTHSCHILD, Esq. lies dangerously ill at his residence, Stamford Hill. The Mall in St. James's Park has recently reco vered some of its former fashion. Yesterday it pre sented a fine display of equestrians, male and female, who sought the pfotection of its shade from the sun and dust of the ride in Hyde nark. ENGLISH OPERA-HOUSE, STRAND. —Last night Mr. MATHrws's At Home was extremely well attended, to witness (far the fist time in the present season) his Trip to Paris. He went through his journey with excellent spirit. Every part of his performance is replete with whim, and the broadest humour is exhibited, without a shadow of disgust. Gov SAVE THE. KING:III:1S national hymn, or anthem, has been attributed to various authors and composers. By the in defatigable researches of Mr. litetraan of the Chapel Royal, it is traced to the year 1607 ; and was written on the escape of King Isaias I. from the Gunpowder Plot, on the sth of November, 1605. It was introduced at a feast, on the 16th of July, 1607, given by the Merchant Tailors' Company to King Jastrsi, &c. as a day of rejoicing on the KING'S escape, when the gentlemen, boys, and others, of the Chapel Royal attended in their surplices to sing the said Gaol save the King, written at the request of the Merchant Tailors' Company. It was revived iu the year 1746, at the time of the Scotch rebellion, when the name of George was substituted for James, and it was harmo nised for one Theatre by Dr. Bußrirv, and for the other by Dr. ASNi. FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. Sir George and Lady Jerningham and family, 4n Upper Berkeley-street, from their seat in Norfolk. Sir Thomas Salisbury, from his seat in Monmouthshire. W. K. Amherst, Esq. from Bosworth Hall, Northamptonshire. DEPARTURE& Mr. Musgrave Brisco and Mr. Wastel Briaco, from Devon shire-place to Carliak. It ictin RDSVN, GOADLUCIC, and Co. respectfully ac quaint the Public, that the Second Day of Drawing will >~e NEXT TACKSDAY r when the First-drawn in each Class will be entitled to !.:10,000 Consols in. addition. The Wheel contains 78 Capitals, including Four Prizes of 4:10,Coo Two Mize' of J'l n i ne • Four Piizss of "1,000 Consols anti Money. Tickets and Mares, warranted undrawn, are on Sale by Then IL WON Cooni.ucs, and Cu. at their 015ce-0, liank-buildings, Cornhill, and Charing-Crvss—who sold, hi the pr, wait Lot tery, 'Three Capital Prises In'Slinres. THE ARMY. Thursday, General REV NELL reviewed the Glasgow Yeomanry and the Sharpshooters, and expressed him selfhigbly satisfied with the appearance and itate of discipline of both corps. The Kirkcudbright and Wigton Militia is to be as sembled this year, for twenty-eight days' training and exercise. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. lijs Majesty's ship l'tco, Admiral T.As.artv., Capt.iin Baoww, arrived at Madeira cn the 11th ult. and sailed on the 14th for Teneriffe and A.' Helena. His Majesty's ship 'return , . arrived at 3lacleira on the 23d ult. from Plymouth, arid soiled on the 26th for Barbi:does. The following is a List of Passengers by the Princess Chlr lotte of Wales, Captain Giusat.t, arrived off. Falmouth the 13th instant—left Colombo 6th February, and St.. Helena id April: From Bengal—Mrs. nniplar, Mrs. J. Money, Hon. Ceorge Dowdeswell, Member of Council; Captain Brandon, 23,1 Re. 'giment of Native Infantry. Children s Miss L. Ravenscrofire. Miss E Itayenscroft, 3liss F. Seely. From Madras—Mrs. Webber, Mrs. Hepburn, Mrs. Riddle, Mrs. Mills; Ham John Hodgson, Member of Council; Major- General Webber; James Hepburn, Esq. Lieutenant-Colonel Itockhead, 24th Native Infantry; J. V. Dln!eid, Esq. Civil Service; A. Siaclair, Esq. Civil Service; Major Riddle, Madras Light Cavalry; Captain Mills, 294 Light Dragoons; Lleutecant Frizell, his Majesty's ZAith Regiment ; Sorwuel, Esq. and Sarkis, Esq. Armenians. Children—Girls: H. Webber, L. Webber, E. WehlaL.r, E. M. Hepburn, A. N . . Brooke, Anne 14rooke. Lys: James Hepburn, Joseph J. Cotton, C. Mills, W. Mills, C. Pepper, H. Shuter, A. K Brooke, T. W. Brooke. rwitoutm, 114 Av d B.S. E.—Arrived the Four Friends, Rimers, from Lon&n. Sailed the Duke of Marlbo rough packet, for Lisbon; Marlborough packet, for the Brazils; and Princess Elizabeth packet, for America • all with Mids....-. Also sailed the Wharton,• Gear, for Halilz and Miramichi; and the Union,llsan, for Waterford. Ltvtaroot., Mae 14.—Arrived the Euphrates, STODDART, from New York. Sailed the Hercules, Karats, for Bahia; the Alchymist, Neveasea, for St-Vincent's; the Dove, Hamm, for Oporto; and the ('zsar, WOOD, for Newfoundland. DEAL, MAY 15.—Wind S.—Arrived and sailed for the River, the Inglis, BORRADALE; VallSittart, COWAN (late Dmaylem); Nlarquis Camden, ',mum; and Princess Charlotte of Wales, Gamma:, from Bombay and China; also the•Svi an, Leon, from Ilavantiah.—Came down from the River and sailed, the Essex, Romano*, for Bourdeaux; Juno, PRITCHARD ; and Aibion, —, for Jamaica: the latter remains. Ilawevicii, Mae 15.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived the Earl of Leicester packet from Cu:thaven, and Prince of Orange ditto from Holland, each with a Mail. Porrsamaini, MAY 11—Wind S.E.---Arrived the Ariadne, Parr, from Palermo; and Prince Sate Cobourg, SMITH, front Madeira. The latter spoke, on the 12th inst. in lat. 42. :SO. long. 8. a brig, supposed to be a Falmouth packet, with loss et' fore-topmast, jib-boom, &c. Sailed the Trio, Sturm for Hen; land Charlotte, CLAISEN, for Archangel. PLYMOUTH, :NIAY 14. Arrived elf this port the Ariadne, SMITH, from Civita Vecchia for London ; Susan and Letitia, Jones, from Leghorn • Marquis Camden, and Princess Char lotte of Wales, from Bombay and China.—Wind S. GREENOCK, Mar 12. Arrived this day, the Alexander, Mucem, from Savannah: sailed thence, an the Ist tilt. Left loading for Liverpool, the Caroline, Beciree, to sail in ten days. On the 24th ult. in lat. 42. 18. N. long. 44. Si. W. spoke the ship Justine, —. from Liverpool for New York, out to days, an well.—Sailed the Earl of Buckinghamshire, Jinn:sou, for I I Quebec, with 200 passengers, principally from the Upper Dis trict of Renfrewshire and that of Lanark ; the Conrties of Dum barton and Ayr have also contributed a number on this occasion. Ex.ttnern, MAY 13.—1 t has been Woes ing a rale here from the southward three days, which has caused a tremendous s:trf on the bar : to day it exhibited a scene of tat rifle grandeur, par ticularly at law water. About noon two small boats were seen approaching it from the westward : the Pilots knew them to be the Amazon and Lady of the Lake yachts, which sailed eight days ago for Plymouth, and said it was almost impossible for them to enter the harbour. At a quarter before one they passed the outer white buoy. Every eye was fixed on them, and every heart beat with anxiety. At length a sea threw the former on her broadside, plainly exhibiting part of her keel; and before she had recovered the shock, a sea broke on bbard the latter, and she disappeared, as it were in an instant. The little bark, haw ever, emerged from the wave, but was waterlogged, and from stem to stern was barely.visible. The people were seen baling with their hats, and, at length their exertions saved themselves and the boats; and both entered the harbour, to the great asto nishment of the spectators. On board the Amazon were Cap tain Hombre, Lieutenant G. TINCCOMBI, and Mr. J. Cox • on board the Lady of the Lake, Lieutenant W. PRIDHAVMr. READ, and Lieutenant G. READ, his son : what the feelings of leis young man were, on beholding himself about to perish, with his aged parent, must be conceived—they cannot be expressed. A aetvm--At Jamaica, the Eleanor, Hathornwait, from Lan caster. At Ilerbice, Elizabeth, Wickham, from Liverpool ; and Elizabeth, Carr, front London. At arbadoes, Welling. ton, from Falmouth ; Marsh, and Posthumous, from Llandon ; Thetis, from Liverpool ; Alexander, from Cork ; Jane, from Dublin; and Sarah, Robe, from Belfast. It is rumoured, that the Learned Judges of the ing's Bench are divided in opinion as to the propriety. : of granting a new trial in the case of Sir F. BURDETT. The delay which has taken place in passing their judgment, confirms this report. Sahscriptions to indemnify Mr. HUNT against his expenses, continue to be received at Messrs. Dourv's, in the Strand ; InkLann's, Holborn hill ; and BIRT . S ) Russell-street, Covent-garden. The sums received yesterday evening were creditable to the liberal feci ings of the Public. A large proportion of the principal hat manufac turers in the neighbourhood of Oldham, have volun tarily resolved upon giving an advance of wages to their workmen, and to pay such wages in money alone, and the workmen have circulated a public acknowledgment of gratitude. The practice of pay ing wages in food, clothing, &c. which the poor are oiten obliged to take at ;in exorbitant price, is highly oppressive. Saturday, three prisoners, connected with the late Radical proceedings in the West of Scotland, were brought from Falkirk, and lodged in the Castle of Edinburgh. Our private letters from Calcutta give us deplor able accounts of the great mortality which prevails in that city. The deaths are said to be more nume rous than at any former season. The following is an extract from one of them -: " Death has been making great bavock among us lately, and all our quidnuncs are positive that no such sickly season has curved for many years; I cannot say that I think so; however, the alarm is so predominant, that I believe I am left solitary in my opir„ion. One thing has certainly been rather peculiar to the ailments of late occurrence, as those wbo have &Hell sick have been generally filled with he apprehension of fatal consequencea. and I believe many deaths have resulted from this pnsillar's. mots abandonment of hope, before disease had put on a script.. appearance. I have, indeed, been oftener than usual at the burying-ground, Inllowing my deceased friends,. and circum stances bare given an uausual turn to my thoughts on such cc ca,ions. One day, Captain Mq.lneen, of the 75th Regiment, and myself, went in the same buggy to witoesO the Interment of a flight:alder, one of our friends : the nest time I went down Park-street, was following the remains of poor 111 1 Queen, with Captain Roebuck marching by my side in perfect health; and the other day Roebuck was also put under the sod. Some folks have been seen making their purchases at atitedmi One day, black -bordered Pet nd ty w carj h u c r u dYm4nb nea s t4briedai his d insts .dut it ribed L i a n s and the undertaker's bl with their natn 4n es in th t ; na ner he t. the Dna one found that he had be deposited in the narrow Anse: - Thew circumstances are anikilitesenb• b +++said It think thava ntass period. Of as rteirriagisail In Calcutta." I 1 0.1