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e, as as ~- ;n ~;1 n ly Ite ~e 10 r. iiirracdoit of one of the annual ItesolUtiont of the 1. House. The second charge made by his Noble Friend was, that the Royal Duke had written a let ter to a Mr. Stewart, begging him to support what was called the Johnstone interest at Weymouth, and promising that. he would use his interest with Lord Liverpool to procure him a place. It appeared, also, that the Duke of Cumberland had got connected with 1 tie borough by being Trustee under a will, in which le had three Commoners partners with him—but t:iat he took upon himself the sole management.- 1-Jere, then, was influence and interference of the most palpable description ; and it was really astonishing, that the same men should attempt to get rid of it, ~,ho in a former Parliament, in the case of the Hamp- L,liire election, lied raised such an outcry, because a secretary of the Treasury, himself a freeholder, had written a letter to a friend, requesting him to vote for a particular Candidate. It might be in the recol ).-ction of many Gentlemen, that a hideous clamour was then raised against this exercise of an undoubted tight and privilege, by some who now deprecated any investigation of the grossest and manifest abuse. What, he would ask, was the Order of the Day ?—, It was a Bill, the preamble of which set forth that gross abuses had taken place at the last Weymouth election; and now, when it was offered to be proved that other gross abuses took place on the same occa sion—when Indeed no doubt could eiist on the sub ject—it was said, no, we will overlook these, and legislate for the other.—(Hear, hear.) —Inconsistency like this would undoubtedly place the House where it was said the Committee ought not to be placed —in an sultward and embarrassing situation in the eyes of the people,' who would say, with much ap pearance of truth, that they strained at a gnat while they swallowed a camel. Instead of correcting abuses, and strengthening the freedom of election, lie verily believed that the real effect of the Bill would be to give this borough, fast bound, into the hands of the Royal Personage whose abuse of in fluence was offered to be proved.—(No, no.) This would be the effect of •tne Bill.—(No, no.) —He would repeat it, this would be its effect, if carried as originally framed. Gentlemen on the other side must surely be aware, what a handle their conduct would give to the friends of Parliamentary Reform, whom they professed to regard as such dangerous in novators, but whose arguments, already convincing to his mind, mist be rendered irresistible, by refusing to take cognizance of such notorious abuses. Lord CASTLEREAGH contended, that the tes timony proposed to be adduced had no connection whatever with the splitting of votes, which Was the abuse proposed to be corrected by the Bill. The question now before the House appeared to him to stand upon very short and narrow ground. It was, how are these election questions to be best decided ? Was the decision of the Committee to be left as final nod conclusive, or were their proceedings to be Bahl., to be overhauled by every Member who might choose to look into the minutes of evidence ? The Committee in this case were bound on their oaths to enquire into and decide upon all the allegations contained in the petition against the return fur Weymouth ; and of these allegations this charge of undue interference formed a part. They did enquire under all the obli gations of an oath ; they had come to a decision ; and he would put it to the House whether, if this motion were carried it would not lead to all the inconve -1 Mendes attending conflicting jurisdictions ? Mr. BRAND would ask, were any Gentleman to tise in his place, and state, that to his knowledge, a Peer of Parliament had committed an infraction of their privileges by influencing an election, would they riot permit him to establish his amnions by evidence ? Would the House then be justified in excluding such proof, on the mere ground that it was taken from evidence given before a Committee of their own ? )4r. A BE RCROMBY shortly supported the motion. Mr. MACDONALD was of opinion, that it was a very bad thing that such charges were preferred ; but he thought it a much worse thing that such charges were irresistibly proved against his Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland. The Right lion. Gentleman (Mr. Long) who appeared rather sore on the question, from a charge, although with out foundation, having been made against him, had said, that he was incredulous as to the charges made against his Royal Highness, on account of the want cf any foundation for the charges against him : but before the charge against his Royal Highness could be discredited, the Right Hon. Gentleman must get rid of the letter of his Royal Highness, which had ken allow ..d to be authentic by every person. He had no hesitation in saying, that if the transaction alinded.to had been comple:ed, and it was completed as far as depended on his Royal Highness, it would have amounted to direct bribery. He did believe, that•there was no doubt in the mind of any Member of the Committe.c, but that the conduct of his Royal riiphness was indecent and improper. The question before the House was extremely narrow. When a Member of Parliament stated, that he was able to prove a gross violation of the privileges of the House and of the freedom of electio n , c o u ld the ears of the House be deaf to such .a charge ? Lord BROOKE thought that the letter might re. cave a different interpmtation from that given to it by the Honourable Gentleman on the opposite side. He hoped the House would give due credit to their Committee, v.tho were oh their oaths. Sir T. PLLIMER opposed the motion, on the ground that it would afford a precedent of the House entertaining. by WAV of appeal, matters which by an Act cf Pathan:ea were referred to a Committee. (He then read several claw.;:s of the Act, to prove that the Committee had the pt•wer to resolve and re port on an collateral flatters if they pleased.) He allowed, that the House might agree or disagree with Such resolutions ; and if the Committee had come to a Resolution on this subject, then the House would have been competent to decide. The Act, he con tended, proved, that it was the intention of the Legis lature to refer all matters concerning the election to the Committee. Mr. PONSONBY said, it was wonderful how dif ferent the same thing appeared to different minds : he should have cited - the clauses read by the Hon. Member, to prove that the House ought to interfere. The Act only imperatively directs, that the Com mittee stall decide on the merits of the respective candidates ; on all other points the Committee is at lih.2rty to act as it pleases. The Hon. Member had stated it to be a great evil to give this House an ap 'pellant jurisdiction, but it was expressly reserved by the Act, Wept as to who &tad be the sitting Mem- 1 bers ; and on this point, and on this point only, was the decision of the Committee to be conclusive.— This was a question of propriety; for the Hon. Mem ber did not say that the House was incompetent, and he by that admitted, that the Only thing did not exist which could justify the House in not interfering. If it were the interference of the lowest Peer, it would have been a gross breach of privilege; but it being the interference of one of the Royal Family, made it much more important. The Noble Lord (Lord Brooke) extenuated the letter, and said, if any thing extremely flagrant bad appeared in the conduct of his Royal Highness, the Committee would have made a report. Was there, then, a privilege for one of the Royal Family to do any thing, except what was ex tremely flagrant ? After the admissions that had been made, the country would think, if the House rejected the motion, that had it been any other than one of the Royal Dukes, the state of things would have been different. Mr. A. WRIGHT, and another Member of the Committee, said that it would not have made any dif ference to them who the person was. Lord A. HAMILTON replied, and the House di vided—For the motion 57—Against it 105—Majo rity 48. • On the Gallery being opened, the Order of the Day for going into the Comn ittee on the Wemo4 Votcrs' Bill was read. Mr. BATHURST proposed two amendments, the nature of which was to make the Bill general. Mr. ABERCROMBY objected to a general Bill being passed under a particular head ; and thought that the present was the proper stage for the peti tioners being heard by Counsel. Sir R. HERON pointed out various parts of the proposed measure which seemed highly objectionable. Sir 'l'. PLUMER admitted the force of his ob servations, but thought the Committee the best place for considering them. After some words from Sir JOHN NEWPORT, the House went into the Committee on the Bill, on the motion of Mr. Alderman ATKINS. In the Committee some Amendments were made, and the Report was brought up, and ordered to be taken into consideration on Wednesday next.—Two Petitions were presented on the subject of the Bill from Weymouth. The third reading of the Sinecure Bill was post poned to Thursday next ; and the other Orders of the Day were gone through.—Adjourned. THE EVENING STAR LONDON. FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 1813. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK Cone. 58 —for ac. 58H-5 per Cent. Sit I Exchequer 13ills 2s. ss. preen.—Bonds 7s. Bs. The two Gottenburgh Mails which are now due, may be reasonably expected to bring a confirmation of all the agreeable intelligence from the North which has been in circulation within these few days on the authority of private letters. In the mean time we are assured by a Gentleman who has just reached town from Hamburgh, that the Russians have obtained possession of all the horses which the French Agents had purchased in Poland and Prussia for re-mounting their cavalry and artil lery. This acquisition must prove highly important in the prosecution of the campaign by the Russians, as it is one which will not only augment their strength, but proportionally embarrass and weaken the enemy• Through the same channel by,which we have re ceived the above intelligence, we learn that the Rus sian force in Prussia and Saxony is estimated at 180,000 men, around which are daily collecting and organizing numerous bands of patriotic Germans. The city of Hamburgh sends 1500 men to the Le gion now raising in that part of Germany. The French, it is supposed, have about 160,000 men in Germany, but in so destitute a condition, as to be perfectly incapable of facing the Russians: they are particularly deficient in cavalry. The Prussians are joining the patriotic standard with great zeal, and in numbers already sufficient to compose a formidable army. The Duke of CUMBERLAND, it is now said, goes for certain to Hanover, accompanied by Baron Sr. QUM. TIN of the 10th Hussars, Colonel HALKET of the Getman Legion, and some other Officers. In Ha nover, not a Frenchman now exists : some of those who were hardy enough to remain after the rising of the inhabitants, were put to death in various ways. and others were mutilated by their noses and ears being cut off. The Students of Gottingen have en. rolled themselves into a battalion, and by their oath of service they are bound to put to death every French man they meet. We have already mentioned that a Russian uxi. liary force was about to be employed in the Penin sula. The following is said to he the precise basis on which the arrangement now stands Admiral GREIG, the Russian Ambassador to Sicily, stated to Lord WILLIAM BENTINCK, at an early period of the Russian war, that the Emperor, his Master, would, if desired, send 40,000 troops to the assistance of the Marquis of Wewworow. An abatement was afterwards made in this number. Lord WILLIAM immediately transmitted the proposal to the Marquis WELLINGTON ; and the gallant Marquis, acquiescing in the proposal, expressed particularly his desire to have some Russian heavy infantry ; intimating, also, that himself would be ready to take rank in that ser vice. The agent was then forwarded to England, and his message is said to have been equally agreeable to Ministers. The matter has since, however, met with interropt'on, and we rather suspect on the part of the Russians, some difficulties having been started by their Ambassador here ; so that it is doubtful whether the measure will take efect. ARM,. Captain VITZ-CLARENCE of the 10th Hussars, h: volunteered hi s se r v i ces for the Peninsula, and ex. pects to sail next week for Lisbon. . Colonel HUTCHINSON, of the 48th regiment, is ap pointed a Brigadier-Genet-A, in the Mediterranean. By the lite regulation respecting the Volunteers. the Inspecting Field Officers are to be reduced in number, in consequence of which, the Sussex district has been placed under Lieutenant-Colonel N.. WEBB, in addition to that of Xent. Besides the Dock Yard Corps, the Yeomanry Cavalry and Artillery Com pantes on the coast, are to remain. • We understand that fine old regiment the 15th Foot, are immediately about to Foceed from St. Kitts, to the scene of their fOrmer brilliant atchieve ments in America, where, during the whole of the American war, they so eminently distinguished them selves under the immortal WoLEE. The 85th Regiment, in which such an unprece• dented change of Officers lately took place, has been ordered to Portsmouth for embarkation ' • to proceed. it is said, for Jamaica, to re li eve one of the regiments there, which goes to Canada. The Fifeshire Militia are new arrived at Berwick. The West Suffolk Militia passed through New castle on Thursday and Friday, in two divisions, from Wakefield for Berwick ; and the East Norfolk, from Sheffield, are on the same route. • The West Kent Militia, 1100 strong, have taken the duty over the French Prisoners at Norman Cross. The East Essex regiment of Militia, commanded by Colonel HALE RIGBY, are under embarkation orders for Cork. A party of the German Legion are now at Ply mouth, recruiting from the prisoners in Hamoaxe. A considerable number of the wounded soldiers, who were in the Royal Military Hospital at Plymouth, have embarked on board transports, for Chelsea, there to pass a final examination. The general volunteering of the Militia into the line took place this day. RZGISIENTS of BRITISH MILITIA which are under orders to proceed to Ireland in the present year, to relieve die Corps of Britibh Militia now in that country : Bedford I Derby Berks Edinburgh Bucks _ East Essez Monmouth & Brecon East Middlesex 2d Somerset East Suffolk West Suffolk Ist Surrey Cambridge North Gloster Carmarthen 3d Lancashire Cumberland I South Lincoln 2d West York. RICISAINTS Of IRISH MILITIA which are to be brought to tbb country within the present year, to replace the Corps of Irish Militia now on service in Great Britain : Antrim Galway Longford Cork, City Kildare Monaghan Cork, South Kilkenny North Mayo North Down Kerry I Tyrone South Down Limerick, City Wexford Fermanagh Londonderry • An expense of from reBo,ooo to £lOO.OOO will be incurred by this interchange. The following intelligence WAS reported yesterday, on the authority of the Captain of a vessel arrived from Holland a " In Holland there is the greatest possible fermentation. The public mind is prepared for an explosion, and insurrections against the French Authorities are expected immediately. The French families had sent off their most valuable effects to France, and were preparing to follow them. An invasion of the Rus sians was expected, and anriotibly desired by the Dutch. " This Captain came first from Bourdeaux by land to Hol land, and he declares that in some part. which he passed through there was not only great discontent and open resistance to the Conscription, but that the white flag was displayed." Yesterday morning, soon after ten o'clock, the PRINCE REGENT, accompanied by the Duke of CUM BERLAND, left town for Windsor, and in the evening returned to Carlton House to dine. COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE.--Last night Mr. S!!E. RIDAN'S Comedy of The School for Scandal was repre sented. The cast of the piece was very strong upon this occasion ; and certain it is, that we have but sel dom witnessed a more perfect display of scenic talent during some years. The contrasted brothers, Joseph and Charles Surface, were maintained with spirit by Messrs. YOUNG and C. KE.MBLE. Sir PeterTeade and Sir Oliver Surface were likewise ably upheld by Mr. EtwcErr and Mr. BLANCHARD ; and the subordinate parts were not dishonoured in the management of those actors to whom they were consigned. Mrs. JORDAN was gay and sprightly in her personification of Lady Teazle; and Miss BOLTON was delicate and charming in her semblance of the elegant Maria. —The House was handsomely filled, although the sombre appear ance of the Boxes, in consequence of the general mourning, proved some draWback upon its gaiety. Monday se'nnight, Messrs. Blacklock and Ap pleby's drying stove, Manchester, caught fire, by which near 4500 damage was incurred. On the next day the factory of Mr. Bennett was burnt down, owing to the machinery taking fire from the friction ; the damage is estimated at £B,OOO. In the afternoon of Saturday last, a fire broke out in the Dye-house of Mr. BRADY, at the Saltwater Bridge, near Belfast, which in a short time con sumed the buildings, together with a considerable quantity of goods, consis - ing chiefly of cotton yarn and fustians, deposited there by different manufac turers for the purpose of being dyed. No part of the propesty was insured, the loss whereof is estimated I at about £BOOO. CORN-IVIARKET, MARK-LANE, APRIL L There were no fresh arrivals of any Grain to this day's mar ket, nor any alteration in the price of Wheat, the sale of which article is very dull, except for that of fine quality, which supports Monday's prices. What Barley appeared fur this morning's market was only the remains of previous arrivals, and being ut ordinary quality, is unsaleable. Malt continues exceedingly heavy sale. Oats are 3s. per quarter cheaper than on Monday, with very large stocks on hand. In Peas and other articles there is no alte ration. English, Foreign. Wheat, Kent and Essex, 115 s. Wheat, American 1103. 1201. 138 s. per quarter. per quarter. Ditto, Eufolk, 110 s. Mb. Ditto, I)antztc 120 s. 15(4. Ditto, Norfolk, 1109. 1201. Ditto, Baltic Red 11 :s. 1265. Rye 70s. 745. Ditto, Hamlin o' or Barley 48s. 661. I Bremen, 100 s. 120 s. Malt, 86s . 1003. Ditto, Brabant Red 110 s. 1299. White Peas, 90s. 951. boilers, Rye, 70s. 725. 102 s. 107 s. Barley, Ms. 601. Grey, ditto, 765. Vs. Oats, Brew, Small Beans, 70s. 82s. I Oats, F‘ei, 'Fick ditto GOs 701. White Peas, 955. 105 s. Oats, Potatoe, 40s. 534. I Grey Ditto, 801. 82s. Ditto, Poland, 801. 50s. Small Beans, Dkto, Feed, 114 s. 435. Flour Americans 7ell. 75 5. Per FlOur, 1051. 110 s. per Zack. barrel. NAPA NlELLictvcs. FALMOUTH, MARCH so. Arrived his Majesty's ship BLOODHOUND, with ,y from Plymouth. The Eliza packet, tvirh a Mi or Jamaica, is gone into the Roads, and will • , -morrow. A brig (supposed to be the Fox pace tom the Brazils) made her appearance before dark he Manacles ; she will be in in the course of morrow morning.—Wind N.N.E. fresh brutes. PLYMOUTH, MARCH st. Arrived the ALPHEA, of 8 guns, from Falmoui mod the PROTECTOR, of 8 guns, with a small con , roux Cork. The Expedition to America remain: he Sound ; as does the WASP sloop of war hay' lispatches on board for America. The DRYAD ,VooLwlcti, which sailed yesterday, are supposed `)e gone to Cork there to wait fur the remainder of Expedition. Arrived the schooner Eleanor, belong .J this port, GEORGE M g DONALD master, from Lisbon, with a cargo, consisting of oranges and lemons, his tort ; she brings nothing new as to intelligent --Sailed the LANonan. cutter for Portsmouth. Elie first division of the Edinburgh Regiment of litia marched in here this day, and the remainder :zpected tomorrow.—Wind West. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 1. Arrived his Majesty's ships Twits, 74, Captain HALLWAY; VENERABLE, 71, Captain MILNE ; GALATEA, 36, Captain LOSACK, from off Cherbourg also the Eliza, Srawco, from Cardiff, laden with iron, and Friends Adventure, CliA.llll AN, from Waterford, with provisions for this port.. We had this morn heavy gale from the Southward and Westw: during which the sloop Providence, Berms, from Poole, laden with oil, bound to London, came - , shore on South Sea Beach. The, cargo ib now ,loading, and hopes are entertained that she will got off at high water without much damage. The Spanish brig Volante, from London for Corunna, into the harbour with the loss of anchor and cable, DOVER, APRIL Last night, about twelve o'clock, a French lttggi privateer boarded the Industry fishing cutter of place, and, after examining her papers, and talc' out nearly the whole of her fish, the Frenchmen fered her to proceed, at the same time, rem►ndi the people of the Industry, that two French tisln, boats had lately been sent into Dover and Plymouth, therefore to beware they did not fall into their hands again ; as they and any other ,gnglish fishing vessels would not be respected, but would be carried Boulogne, to which place the privateer belonged. Several other privateers were in . sight, and prob.,l succeeded in carrying off some of our trading vessels passing the channel. DEAL, APRIL 1. Put back by contrary winds, the SpucuLATon luj gar, with the Tottenham East Indianian, and whole of her convoy that sailed from hence on T day evening. Arrived his Majesty's ships BARBA* and ARIEL, the former from Plymouth and t!,e latter from Portsmouth ; also a convoy from Plymouth * under protection of the BARHAM. Two American prizes, that arrived with the Plymouth convoy, ha• lost an anchor and cable in the Downs.—Wind S.' YARMOUTH, APRIL 1. Yesterday arrived in these Roads, from the Downs, fourteen sail of light vessels, under convoy of Ticazss gun-brig, bound up the Baltic. Sailed ROLLA sloop of war on a cruize. Ships in the Roads .....SOLEDAY flag ship, PODAROUS and CNACKZR, Wif signal for convoy for the Baltic ; REDBREABT gun-brit with her prize, and Ttottzss gen-brig and transports. Wind S.W. blows a gale.—The Elbe and the Weser rivers being again opened, we may expect arrivals here daily. This morning arrived from Cuxhaven the Leda, with wheat, but it blowing a gale, have not heard whether she brings any news from the Continent. GREENOCK, MARCH 2s. Arrived yesterday, at Holy Loch (quarantine tion) the Henry Dundas, BEa rsos, from Palermo. The ship Jane, of :his port, from Honduras toCl: was taken 17th November, by an American privateer, and sent for New Orleans. FORGERY.—Friday night last was apprehended Grantham, on a charge of uttering counterfeit n( of the Stamford and Rutland bank of Johnson Eaton, David Sproadbury, a man well known, having some time ago defrauded the Commissioners of several districts of roads, by taking the tolls at usual public lettings, giving sham securities for rents, and decamping with the produce of the bars; He had about itt7 in good bank bills about his , son, which it is supposed he had taken in c h ange his ccunterfeits. After two examinations brfine Magistrates at Grantham, he was on Saturday f; committed to Lincoln Castle, on the capi•al char. of forgery, and of uttering bills knowing them t forged. Last Monday a tremendous battle took place Clare Market, between a butcher and a poulterer was occasioned by the poulterer calling the lad , the butcher a w—, which so enraged the but( that he shelved fight to the poulterer, and • the ba lasted with great fury for halt an hour, without eit party gaining any advantage, until at last the scco , , fell out and set-to, and directly after a third couple began a battle, which broke the ring, and a general row took place, all fighting with one another, which put an end taithe first fight, to the great satisfaction of both parties, each having got a billy lull. Th fair lady, the cause of the - battle, stood in the shopf the whole time a spectator of the combat, sending up prayers [or the success of her chap pious Mail sail ickdt k off E to. t ` . nth Vor ns in ving and d to I the ging bon, , for rota t h.— Mi. rare ?tails and urg ton; ford, ring • rani, From e OR tut. II be The ran )le. r ner this king • suf. ding ling )uth, ands ssels into ged. :eels • lug. the 'nes. 4 HAW MCI luth, 'lean nave wns, • the • the oads with brig orts. 'eser ivals even , we ions .Sta. rmo. , lyde, .teer s . NI at lotto • and, ; 1, as mess the • r the bars; I per. e for e the fol y trges to be :e in r It ly of chet • aide 1 ither o,,ds ,uple leral hick Ginn ' shot/ g op