Star. — London, England, 1812-04-03 00:00:00

for k• Led nit rs. ke ch :u- • -e• ;a or ey le. I- „ c c ,,,,..rn; 7: ~ sk7nq of the country to be allowed to 7 iv'e, t!'.;'1:: i ar m lli-ns a-year, they should also be icciii7re',l to eive theM t.500,07/0 a-year additional, as . r : glue-me:lz to the county:) , to accept of the four m aliaiis ! The American war, he conceived, com bunted jitit in this Manner, though there sseo a dif ference in the education of the two. America was brought up froth a child at the exiience of the parent Statc:--and the moment it was required, when soine *tut grown up, to contribute to the common fund, the Voting ColonizatiOn Boy began to kick. The dif ference, however, lay in this—the American was edu cated an d paid out of the pocket of the Parent St ate, but the East India Company's possessions were ac quired An d maintained at the expellee of the Company. 0 4 America, Government only required a tax on tea, a ft having previously supported the A mer i can co er luny till it was able to provide fir itself ; but of the 1 East .lndia Company, who had paid all for themselves from the beginning, they ask a sum ef€soo,ooo a-year for liberty to pay to the Mother-country 4 millions a,year. This sum of X 500,000 a.year, had it not been for his Hon. and Learned Friend (Mr. Jackson) nolens vel roles:, the Company must have paid. He warned them that the Government were too many for them, and illustrated his position by a story of the Devil and the Farmer, where the two having entered into partnership, the Farmer, when he was to have the crop underground, chose to sow potatoes ; and where he • was to have the crop above ground, chose con), &c. ; ,so that in every way the Devil was beat. Such, he was afraid, would be the fate of the Company ; act with a , much Erinness as they could, Government wotild get the better of them. Private individuals got great allowances for the good-will of their shops, br businesses, even where they administer a species of slow poison to the peopl::. The ,conduct of the Company, however, was lioncurable: they li id never done this: they had never imported from India any thing to poison the people. All the crime of which they had been guilty was to throw tour millions tit fresli blood yearly into the dying body of the mother tountry. He went on to warn the Court against three sorts re Methodists who were now., at work —Metho. k!is:s Religious, Political, Commercial. He bt lieved there wei e good men among each of these descriptions of Methodists ; but as the principle of each of them was alike—that nobody was right but themselves— he only wished the Court to observe that there were Men afloat, who seeing that they could not get the loaves and fishes of India ac the system now existed, wished to introduce a change. He hoped also to see the distinction done away between King's and Corn- 1 pant's Officers, and that all might rank alike, and then wounded, or otherwise, be alike provided for. Mr. GRANT thought that this change, if i t too k place, wools! be productive of very important results. He, therefore, hoped that the Court, contemplating the danger of them, would feel it necessary to ex press their sentiments in stronger language than any tithe Resolutions yet proposed had gone to. Never had there been any body of dnen more misrepresen ted, or more illiberally used, or to whom such signal injustice had been done by the public. He then took a view of the rapid and istoniehing rise of the Com pany from the smallest beginnings to its immense rower, and contended that they ought to strengthen the hands of the Directors in resisting the encroach ' twins of Covernmeat on their Charter. He was afraid that as Ministers seemed to be very littie scru ' pulpits in enterueiniog the propoSition of opening thee trade, that it would easily give into the more exten ded views cf the petitioners. If the Company had suWered a loss in t}:eir ievenues of late years, it was occasioned by the ar, which had, in the article of freight alone, cost there nine toillions within fourteen years. Still the stuck f the Compatry WAS more Within the last two or three years. He con cleded by moving a Restelutien, declaring that the opening of the trade woul:i he the means of dividing Lelia from the mothcr county v. - Mr. BOSANQUET contended, that the Company were to be allowed many privileges 'by Ministers in the proposition which they were to make to Pallid mein on this subject, particulatlythe regulation of the army, and the China wade; and were those pri tileges to be accounted as nothing ? In his journey through life, he had always considered two things-- what ought to be done, and what could be accom- Plishede Now it appeared to hint, that as they had a powerful antagonist to deal with, it would be better for them to preserve some part, than lose the whole. As for the freight, he was surprised to hear his Hon. niend say so, when it was wed kiiown that the price of freight would always be in proportion to the price of the merchandize. The greatest dread which he had from the . trade being opened was, the too great Increase cf adventurers. ------- • Sir Hunit Nuts said, that as it appeAred by the Government determination, it was impossible to keep the trade the same as it had formerly been, he hoped they were prepared to concede a part, in order to P.eierve the remainder. He thought they ought not 1 to make many claims on the country, unless they soul I relieve its distress, which would best be done by bringing * if it could be brought, two millions of Specie into it. Mt. TWINING said, it was the wish of the Couit of Directors to get such guar d s and checks on the trade . 25 they co u ld ; and he hoped it would never be be -' lieved that they had ever entertained a wish to deliver up the trade of India without any restrictions being Placed upon it whatever. Mr. KNOX said, that as an old servant of the Coin- Pany, he could bear testimony, that the dangers sta id by the Directors in their correspondence with the llinistets were not exaggerated Mr. R. TuottNTON thought that the Company were na means in circunistauces- to dictate their own ter m ms to t h e Goverue. at. especially as they mus t "Y soon apply tor a loan of not less tbalisix In'abeing allowed to retain the ecl , :sive trade toChina, they were, however, allowed the monopoly of that 14 ' 11411 teas by much the most important and pro fitable branch of their commerce. As to the subjects of an increased dividend, and exemption from Income Taz, they had been urged to the Government, but un sticcessfuliy. Mr. JACKSON, in explanation, said that he had been misunderstood when lie was supposed to have pro juked the increase of the dividend now. What be had stated was, that neither by a promise of an Li creased dividend now, at any future time, nor in any other manner whatever, had an equivalent been offered. After a desultory conrei,aticn, the resolutions pro. posed by Mr. Jackson and iti.drant n•ere;nehrperatei in one resolution, which was passed unanimcdsly. The CliA MAI A u then (aftef some explanation's, and stating that of the sit millions, not more than two and a half would probably be wanting in the ensuing year) proposed to read the petition which had been piepared, and which he conceived to be so much a matter of form as hardly to require another Court to bg assembled to consider it. The petition was then read and agreed to, and the Court adjourned: THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. FRIDAY, APRIL S. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK 3 per Ct. Cons, tor 'money 59; 60—Do. for acc. 59; 60 5 per ('t. 901, 1 ,-5 per Ct. Scrip f prc.—Bonds 3s. 4s. pre. Exch. Bills par 3s. pre.—Ditto (Id.) f 3 per Cent. Consols being 60, Government Life Annuities may now be purchased. The following are the names of the Ships of War which sailed on Wednesday night, from the Downs, to watch the movements of the Scheldt Fleet: SAN Donttxco, 74. ; ROYAL OAK, 74; Asomcm, 74; ELEPHANT, 74.; Mattusoßocoll, 74; NORGE, 74.; TREMENDOUS, 74.; and DRAKE, 10. The ROVER, which is arrived at Portsmouth; brings the latest accounts of the L'Orient squadron : On the 16th ult. in lat. 41. 35. long. 14. 2S. she spoke a sloop, which had seen an enemy's squadron cif four sail of the line and three frigates tie day before, standing to the N. W. On the 21st, the ROVER fell n, in lat. 47. 45. long. 16. 33. with a _vessel, which two days before had been plundered by the enemy. She was part of a convoy, but we have not heard that the enemy fell in with the rest of the convoy. We yesterday stated that the Russians were fully prepared for the commencement of hostilities, and. we have now to communicate the important intelli gence that an express has arrived in town, from Pe tersburgh, withletrers from that capital of the 4th ult. The Russian army on the frontiers of Poland is stated to consist of 280,000 men, but we may pre sume that this number is as usual over-rated-200,000 is more likely to be the real number. The Emperor ALEXANDER is to take the command of this immense force in person. Generals BARCLAY DE TOLLS, BEN NIGSEN, and D'AasiFELnT, are to serve under him. In the expectation of large demands on the public treasury many new taxes have been imposed under the authority of an Imperial Ukase, and others have been augmented, among these are an impost on land; an excise on tea, a stamp on merchants' books, and an increase of the capitation tax, to the extent of one-third. The Messenger who,had passed through Berlin on the 3d of March with the ultimatum of BONAP.%RTE ICI the Court or St. Petersburgh, it is understood had returned with the ultimatum of the Russian Govern ment. BERTHIER was hourly looked for in that city, and it was supposed that NAPOLEON and FREDERICK WILLIAM were to have an interview at Dresden, where the palace had been prepared for their reception. A Gentleman who has arrived from Prussia by the late Anhult packets, states, th.tt a corps of French troops was daily expected in Konigsberg. The following are extracts from some letters which have been cumanunicated to us : " PILAU, MARCH i L " All is confusion here, in consequence of the arrisal of ac count►, that the French Arnue.4 are marching against Kukla. It is said, that not less than 400,000 turn are proceeding to that destination, viz. 200,000 French, 150,000, Austrians, and 50,000 of the Conftdtration. Thank Gon, mine of them are expected to come this %tidy. " LEIPZIC, MARCH IR: " All the Prussian troops have received orders to march from this neighbourhood, to jinn the French armies, which are to be cummanded by Marshal Ney. It is also said, that Austrian troops, to the number of from ninety thousand to one hundred thousand men, have received orders to unite with the Trench. Fur this last week there have been French troops con tinually passing through here ; the heavy artillery has also passed through. This day, it is said, that Murat is to join the army, and that he will command the French cavalry. It is also said, that the Austrians will be under the command of french Generals.— The whole of the French force is estimated at about 200,000 men. In consequence of all these movements; provisions have got very dear." " RUG E N WALD, MARCH 18. " Sixty thousand French have passed Stettin ; the Prussians have joined tbent; and in Koni gs b erg t h ere has lawn quarters ordered for them,‘ as it appears they enter as friends and allies to his Prussian Majesty." Wednesday, the QUELN, Princesses ELIZABETH and MARY, took an aii Ingto Fi ogntore. The same.day Princesses AtmusrA and SoYiu♦ took an airing on horseback. Yesterday., the Dukes of YORK and MONTROSE tran:;:cted business with the PRINCE RECENT, at Carl ton Hou,e. Yesterday, Lord MELVILLE held his first - Public Levee at the Admiralty, which cnznmenced at ten o'clock, and was mimernusly attended. Among the Officers present on the occasion were the following Admirals Sit James Satunares, Voting, Vashon, Lord Rut ' Stock, Essiogton, Apling, Sir C. Hamilton, Dilkes, &e.; Cap. tains Sir Home Ropt.am, E. Grey, Fellows, Jones, King, Broom, Sheppard, Bailey , Power, Ball, Flanders, J. Alexander, Ct:ltopt, 'midi W. Ward, Hawker, W. Seymour, P reston , Crof ton, White, Bligh, Northey, S. Jeffrey, &c. Lieutenants Mor. gan,Wiltatut,&c. krNate lettcts from the Tagus say s that Admiral BERKLEY is immediately to come home : different names have reached us of those ` likely to succeed to the appointment of Naval Commander in Chief on the Ltbbon station. Admiral BIERKLICY is likewise a Member of the Regency: It has been ascertained that the late Treasury de faulter, Mr. Chinnery, has left the Kingdom. lie is said to be 911 Iris way across the Atlantic. LEEDS, APltiL 1: This toy, n is as it *ere a complete garrisoped town; so great is the apprei!ension bf the people heie, that horse and foot guards are continually arrivingo and both horse and fain do regular duty; day and night. In patrolling the streets, while the militia are stationed and relieved, in regular fid - m, at the gates of the va rious manufactories in this; town, to prevent the mills from being destroyed. NifFilL INTELLIGENCE. FALMOUTH, MARCH st. Arrived the Lapwing packet, with a Mail from Sti rinam, &c. in six *leeks : the Lapwing lost twoanchors and cables at Surinam. —Wind S. S. E. strong gales. PLYMUUtit, APRIL 1. Sailed the RAPID gtin-hrig, with a convoy to the eastward ; and IRyAD frigate, oh a cruize. Arrived the American ship General Gadzden, from Georgia, with timber. PORTSNIOU rit, APRIL 2. Arrived the GANYJIEDE, from Plymouth, v. ith a convoy ; and SPITFIRE, after seeing the West India fleet across the Bay of Biscay. Sailed his Majesty's ships Dcenv. COURAGEUX, and ORIOV, fur the Downs. llis Majesty's ship BUZZARD takes convoy, for ditto. DEAL, APRIL 2. Sunday, Lord Admiral BLAUCLERK retired from the Admiralty Board, re-hoisted his flag on board the ROYAL OAK. Came down from the River the MA ETV sloop of war ; ,and Argo, WALKER, for the South Seas.— Arrived the SPECULATOR lugger, from Portsmouth.— Wind S. W. YARMOUTH, APRIL 2. This morn;nz arrived fi om a cruize the BLAZER and BRISEIS gun-brigs, and two foreign vessels, their prizes. Sailed the CHANTICLEER, Capt. SPEARS, on a cruize, aipcl two cutters. Put into these Roads, the CENson and BRITONIART. Sent in by the Dem= fri gate, De Nedare Hoffnung, with stockfish, MARTIN JENSEN, master, from North Bergen, bound to the Tezel ; and the Danish transport, N 0.122, laden with rye, prize to the LEVERET sloop of war.—Wind S.W. 6RAVESEND, APRIL 2. Arrived the MONARCH, EuPURATES, and NOR THAMPTON East- T.adiamen, from the Downs. LEITH, MARCH so. The brig Halesworth trader of Southwold, from London, bound to Shields, was driven ashore on the West Sands, at St. Andrew's, on Saturday afternoon. When the vessel struck, the crew took to their boat. They were all into 'it but one boy, when a heavy sea broke the painter, and carried the boat a considerable distance from the ship. The seamen, debilitated by cold and fatigue, unable to regain the ship, were obliged to let the boat drift on shore, and left the boy clinging to the vessel, while every wave was rolling over her. Notwithstanding the awful .. agitation of the sea, a few young sailors. ielonging to the tewn, with a noble intrepidity, embarked in the ship's boat, and, after struggling about an hour against the angry billows, reached the vessel, and. brought the Boy in safety to the shore. It is thought the ship cannot be got off. She is only in ballast. MARCH 31.—The GALLANT gun-brig sailed on Sa turday on a cruize.*The Eliza tender an iced on Sa turday ; a Danish vessel, prize to the Itimmurs sloop of war, on Sunday—and the NIGIITING tI .E and RIFLEMAN sloops of war, from a cruize, with a Da. nish vessel, their prize, yesterday. SHIPS ARRIVED, At I.lsbon, the Vestal, Leggan ; Minerva, aten ; Expedicao, Naguira ; and the Anna Maria, Stevenson, from London ; Dia mond, lig!it'y, front Livei pout ; James and Mary. Dunn; and Two :isicrs, Ekkell, from Newcastle; lady Provost, M'Ncil, from Glasgow ; La:ona. Anderson ; and Felicity, Timothy, front Dublin; Hope. Bartlett, from Waterford : Severn, Decry ; and Zamiera, Angtli , friim Gibraltar; Thames, Lions; and Aurora, Moreiro, from Bahia; Endeavour. Field, from Newfoundland ; Eliza, Sacke, from Quebec; and Ernperedur da America, —, from Rio I ageiro. At Oporto, the Onyx, Walker; Commerce, Bryan ; Adonis, Draper ; Ann and Maria, Palmer ; Robert, Chalmers ; Isabel, Franbur ; London, ----; Margaret, Craweil; Young Dixon, Caster; Industry, Yates; and Illrica Christiana, Mittrent from I .ondon ; Emulous, Arch er , f rom N ewcastle ; Anson, Go odwin, front Yarmouth; Sir Peteg. Gariike, from Hull; Dido, Mathews; atid Invrja, Matto, front Liverpool. At St. Lilac's, the John Adams, God, from Hull: The Henrietta, Fiats-mato, from St. Michael's to Bristol, put into Madeira on the 30th of Jantiary, in distress, and has been condemned. The William Scott, CONGDON, was wrecked near Madeirf, in January. The Rosina, FURST, from Christiana to London, is totally lost, on the Coast of Holland. The Traveller, —, from Dundee to Chichester ; and the Dundee Packet, from ditto to Portsmouth, have put into Burnt Island, with damage, and must unload to repair. The Marta, GILCHRIST, from Cork to Liverpool, sailed from the former pla:e some time in December, and has not since been heard of Lieutenant D. E. BanutoLostzw, commanding the RICHMOND gun-vessel,lias been promoted to the rank of Commander for his gallantry in destroying l'lntrepide, a French privateer, of eighteen long 12• pounders, acd 130 men, belonging to Malaga. The naval uniform is greatly improved by the late regulations and orders of the PRINCE Raisvr ; and it is to be hoped that an adequate increase of pay will accompany this additional mark of his Royal High ness the PRINCE RECENT'S attention to the Officers of the Navy. The 11ACCHANTE frigate, Csptain Horrz, is fitting at Portsmouth, for the reception of the Duke dcl IX FANTADO. By accounts from Salonica, of the 4th February, we learn, that the SALserrs frigate had taken a large French privateer in the Archipelago. The Captain and crew were put in irons, and were to be tried as pirates, in consequence of having taken and sunk six British merchantmen after the privateer's com mission from the Freochhad expired. The privateer's name was unknown s but was belicvedto be le Petit Diet;lei tiir kMi:!. -- • - • - In the STA R of yesieiday• by g typngrapl Vexl error, one of our parxgrApbs respecting Flati .jui was ref:- dcred uninielligib:e. It should have been given as fol lows : " Some tinte ago, i great rroportion of the Cartison wee Poles; but they deserted in Judi number', that they were ad taken out, and replaced by a brigade or Germans: these, howeeet, being fovrd to desert in is great numbers as the POles, they were With drawn, and some Swiss put in, (in sic prnpbriiqn, lin , vever, bi three Frenchmeti to earl: Swiss.; and taking the precautto4neeir to crud among them any We ale harpy to hear that the wound of ColortA FLETtnicii is but slight, and there k every reason to hope that the army be deprived only for a very short time, of the survices of that most able and dis tinguished CtEeer. . Badajot . , nosY the sceno of sach even:ful opera.: tions, and like;y to be one, perhaps of decisive action, it the cariul of Estreinadura: it stands on an emi nence on the south ride of the large river Guadiana, over ..vhich there is a bridge 700 paces king, and 14 broad, built by Romans. On this bridge, the Portuguese were defeated by D in John of Austria, in !Gel. It is 175 macs S. by W. of Madrid. A direct Official ComeSponclence has been estab -I:s'•'.'d, tip n the recommendation of the Iris . h Go vernment, between the Super intendants of lkfilitary Account., and the Comptrt Hers of Army Accounts, in Dublin. It is, however, to be strictly confined to points of Regimental Finance, and such as do not in. volve any question as to the admission of a new or unauthoi iced charge against the pithlic. The Marquis of HUMPY left town yesterday morning to superintend the embarkation nt his gal. Lent regiment ( the 42d) which is ordered immediately for Portugal. The 2d battalion of the Si st k to embark for Pori. tugal immediately. The Ist battalion of this regia ment is 1200 strong. The West Essex Regiment Militia tare' offerrd a reward of 50 guineas, for the apprehension of the offenders who lately robbed Serjeant HARVICY, of that regiment, between Stilton and Norman-cross Ilarracks, and inhumanly cut off the greater part of his tongue. SPORTING INTELLIGEIVCk. NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING, TltellsbAY, APRIL 2. * Ld. G. H. Cavendish's sister to Black Diamond, fist. 41b. beat Mr. 1/sodas's f Anaconda, pot. llb. Ab. El. 100gs.—Two to 1 on sister to Black Diamond. The Third Class of Oatiatid Staitcs, of 50Gs. each, b. ft. D. L D. of Rutland's Sorcery, 3) rt. 135r..51b. 1 Mr. Melliab's Beverley, syts. 7st Rub. Ld. Oxford's , Victoria, aged, 9st. 9:b. Mr. Lake's Britannia, syrs. Sst. 71b. Two to I agst. Sorcery—Four to 1 agst. Bevertey--Ileven to I apt. Victoria—Seven to 1 iou. Blitaunia. An Account of tie Total Value of the Forged Note: presented at the Bank of England for payment, and refused, from being forged, for the eleven years, from Ist January, ISO!, to 81st December, 1811 : The Nominal Value c ( the Forged Notes presented for Payrnert, and refused, within the Above. £101,661 mentioned period, is - - Bank of March ge, I ens. . _ itaug, chi,' Cashier. N. B. 'fhe above Return includes all forged Notes, supposed to have been fabricatd on the Continent, and presented within the aforesaid period. Tuesday 14st, in conserwence of a requisition ,pre sented to the High Baild, signed by more than 000 cf the principal inhabitants of Birmingham, a respic table meeting of the merchants and manufacturers, consisting of. not fewer than 700, was held at the Royal Hotel in that town, " to take into considera tion the expediency of petitioning the Legislatufe on the subject of the Orders in Council," when ten Re solutions, declarative rf the right and duty of Briti s h subjects to discuss political qttestions, 4tui of the in justice and ruinous tendency of the Orders in Colin cil. were agreed to, and Petitions for their immediatd revocation were ordered to be presented to both Houses of Parliament: BAltoN Ganman.—The niighbourbocid of B a y s . water, where this distinguisted-foreigner resided, had been the scene of much curiosity and bustle previously to Wednesday last. The attention of the passenger was arrested by a placard affixed to a pole at the top of the Baron's house, with the following words prin. red in larg! characters :—‘, My house k My castle. I lin under the protection of British law." A war: rant from the Secretary of State's office for the ape prehension of the BARON GERAMB had been itund on Monday, but on what grotionls we do not hnoiv. Thy Baron refused to surrender himself to the bearers of the Secretary's warrant, and at length application was made to the Police for assistance, to put the war rant into execution. Two officers accompanied ad messengers to 'the Baron's house, to force an entrances in the event of a refusal to inayenOrf, The pike r s forced the garden gate with hatcher, ap4l,!bi ilt i so . ner resigned himself, on the officers awning him they were not bailiffs,—We do not belie;,e th;st our Readers will be much sutprized at the circumstance of the arrest of this German Baron, whose suitiders and whose manlier: have been so closely imitated by our most illustrious Personages, and held up as a model for Officers to adopt. . Moas-Loss..-:Ttais day the market has_ not lastly freat an. rivals of Wheat,. aad the remaining supplies but ineonslderats:e; sales brisk at a small increase In price; some select Sue Dintsie abcut 148 s per /*tarter —The same may be not , ced in lenity-. Malt ra t her so—While Pun support the List sporation—Lcana of each kindsoluewhat dearer—Therearetolerable .uppliesofoant but Lath* a demand, stare dais article ire a l so quoted Whet s ' higher. Flour at Late prces. CURRENT PEIOE! AS 0/41:1Elt: ' Wheat, 90.. 1111‘. 130 s. Bears cis& got; Rye 72a 7 2a ditto , 78 32a Tisk dato (nnel spe.6se. Ditto (fiat Old' 645. 6See 1 3. . 13tis. Barley, CS. 70(.0d. Oats, ' 40s. 43 1 . 455. Malt, 945. io2s: PiAatli ditto, 465. 47e. White Peas, (Vo!ters) 86e: eet. ?trio* ditto, is.. 4As, o c t Grey ditto, 60s. 645. Rape Seed, 4:490. Fine Flour, tO.itrilOt.—Secoods, 100%. to 105 a. SMITHFIELD—Apeit s. - 11aet as Rd to 6s sct Veal Te od to is ir4 Z a i ms 4 5a to 6s 411 Fait 48 tat to 7s 114 Lamb 7•. 6d. to Ss. Id. pawls or CATTLE Ttllf riAll. Beaks, about 710-4 beep Sod Lamb!, 6EO. Caves, 110 , --Pigs„ 230, PRICE OP KAY AND STRAW IN aIITOPIFI.II. Hay • 41 10s to 61 or New Clover ti Is to If Us )4Fiv Hay at os to 01 Os Straw si 10, So al So