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P. a oiclied m it; though, perhaps, of no considerable extant. He should therefore oppose the motion. Mr. CREEVtY, in explanation, allowed he had gild that the Clerkship of the Council had been given to Mr. Buller' and the o ffi ce of a Master in Chancery WtheLearned Gentleman opposite to him ; the one worth two thousand, and the other three thousand a.year: but he did not mention either of them as sinecure places. Mr. Buller had been a Lord of the Admiralty, and he supposed another Lord of that Board would be appointed in his stead. As to the Learned Gentleman, he had no doubt but he ivould discharge the duties of his office with great ability and integrity ; and he only mentioned them as places given to telembers of that House. " r. BROUGHAM and Mr.CROKER severally explained. Mr. STEPHEN said, he had no idea that any re marks would be made on the place whick had been granted to him ; and he owned he was rather sua. pose d, that some intimation should not have been ' g i v en to him by the Honourable Centleman, that such was his intention. He had never, to his know given offence to that Honourable Member, and had therefore hoped he might have merited so small a courtesy. He was not present when the Honoura ble Member made his original observation ; but he learned, with satisfaction, from his explanation, that be considered the place as worthily bestowed. He m ast observe, that the place being granted for life, ma de it an independent one ; and he could not feel, t hat accepting such an office made him less tenacious .of his honour and integrity in that House. He could not suppose, that the Honourable Gentleman himself, when be held the (dice of Secretary to the Board of Controul, thought himself less worthy of a place in that House. When the Honourable Gentleman took lHs seat in the House, did he mean to deprive himself of ever being in any official situation hereafter ? He (Mr. Stephen) believed not ; and he could not help deprecating this mode of proceeding, as tending to bring Parliament into contempt, by representing that they cannot faithtully discharge their duty to their Constituents and accept of a judicial situation, by insinuating that they thereby became defective in honour, and integrity. Mr. WHITBREAD paid every compliment to the Learned a• 'd Honourable Gentleman (Mr. Ste le/I), which his various talents and his judicial ca ty evidently deserved ; and he gave every credit the impartial liberality of the Noble Lord in whose gift the mastership in Chancery was, who it must be mpposed, spontaneously conferred it on a Gentleman is well fitted for it, although his practice was not in the Court of Chancery. But though the object of his Honourable Friend who moved the amendment, was tot, he was sure, so throw any reflection on the cha racter of the Honourable Gentleman, yet he was tight in noticing that appointment, because it might be suspetted that a mastership in Chancery could be made the reward of political services in that House— because it might be supposed, that in acknowledg ment kr his votes, the Minister might interfere with the Cleacellor for this promotion. As to the ap pointment of Colonel M'Mahon to the place of pay. toaster of Widows' Pensions, he did not conceive that the Semttary of the Admiralty had at all relieved Ministers from the difficulty in which they appeared 'to be placed, by defending that appointment. It was on all hands, that Colonel M'Mahon was a aitir!fteevant of the Prince Regent, and a most ho nourable man. This was confessed, because all spoke well, and no one could speak ill, of him. But the matter did not rest on the merits of Col. M‘Malion's character. The state of the case was simply this : In the interval between the last Session of Parliament and the present, a sinecure place became vacant : a sinecure place which had been recommended to be abolished not less than twenty-nine years ago, and twice at a later period. Instead of waiting for the determination of Parliament, as to the continuance of this place, what did the Ministers do ? They recommended to his Royal Highness the Prince Regeat to fill it up, as if it where a place whose existence was essential to the very well-being of the country. From the report of May and June, 1810, it appeared that no duties were performed by the principal, and very few duties by the deputy of this plaze. What detriment then, he would ask, could it have been to the public service to have suffered it to remain vacant until the present Session of Parlia ment ? If it were possible for Ministers to have wish td to cast odium and disgrace on their Royal Mas. Se, this was, of all other, the very appointment which they should have recommended him to fill up. They could not have possibly devised better means for the attainment of such an'unworthy end. But the truth was, that the thing was done for the purpose of saving the place altogether. When once a person of the high character of Colonel M , Mahon was appointed to it, how'easy was it frit them to say, and how plau sible would be the argument, Oh, is this the way that yon would treat him who has been so faithful a servant lb his Royal Master ? Surely you will not be unjust as well as ungrateful ; and if the place bich has been conferred upon him as the reward of his honourable services is to be done away, it is at kart but just that he should be re muner ated."—The honourable Gentleman then spoke in disapprobation of the appointment of the Clerk of the Council; but that of Colonel M'Mahon was, he contended, the greatest possible mark of the contempt with which Ministers . regarded the advice or admonitions of Par 'lament. Mr. Secretary RYDER replied to Mr. Whitbread. The appointment of the Clerk of the Council was not eat_ granted by them ; but it devolved on him by a reversionary grant of '5 years standing. As to Co lonel MlMalion's appointment, he would answer the cluestien put by the lion. Gentleman, whether it would have been of detriment to the public service to have su ff ere d t h e pace to remain vacant," by put ng another equally at least in point, namely., What Cadvantage was it to the public service to have filled st . abject to the opinion of Parliament ? Mr. WHITBREAD said, that there surely would have been an advantage to the public by keeping it vacant ; whi c h was simply a saving of the public Witten !LAM Mr. MARTIN gave notice of a Motion for day (Thursday) fortnight, for the appointment of a Select Committee to inquire into the nature and ex tent of Sinecure Places, icc. REPEAL OF THE LEGISLATIVE mOl , l WITH IRELAND. The Hon. C. H. HUTCHINSON observed, that it was nov the eleventh Session since the passing of the Act of Union between Great Britain and Ireland, at which time it had been acknowledged by the Ugliest authorities in both countries, that the system which, for centuries, had been pursued in the management of Ireland, was, in every respect vicious and defective. The SPEAKER..—I conceive that the Honoura ble Member is not proceeding in a right course. I should like to know whether the Honourable Member is making a motion, or giving a notice? M. C. HUTCHINSON.—I do not wbh, at this hour, to detain the House many minutes ; but I insist on the right which every Member possesses of origi. nating a motion without the least notice, if he should so please. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER. — Then, if the Honourable Gentleman will insist on his privilege, it is right that that privilege should be ascertained. No Member can make a motion, with out the permission of the House, after five o'clock, if the regular orders of the day have been disposed of. I will see whether the Honourable Gentleman shall have the permission of the House. The SPEAKER.—The Right Hon. Gentleman is right. If the orders of the day are disposed of, no Member has a right to make a motion without the permission of the House. Mr. C. HUTCHINSON.— It was not my in tention to state my objections at large against the continuance of the Legislative Union. I merely. claimed my right as a Member of Parliament ; but I see that as soon as one word on Ireland or the Union is said, that no indulgence from the Right Hon. Gentleman is to be expected. I ask no indulgence , from him; but if I am to be precluded from address.' ing a few observations to the Chair, let it be remem- I•ered, that the Right Hon. Gentleman, the Prince Regent's first Minister, has prevented an Irish Mem ber— [Here Mr. HUTCHINSON was interrupted again by ' the SPEAKER, who said that the Hon. Member was altogether irregular.] Mr. BURTON said, he was of the same opinion with the Speaker, as to Mr. Hutchinson's conduct. A Bill was then brought up for repealing an Act which regulated the duties on coal, in ships clearing out. It was read a first and second lime, and or dered to be read a third time to-morrow. Mr. HUTCH INSON again rose, and stated to the Chair, that he wished to give a notice, but was anxi ous previously to state a few reasons why he consider , ed it necessary to give that notice. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER rose to order. It was quite unfair for the Honour , able Gentleman thus to persist in the irregular course , he had adopted. The rule that no observations should accompany a notice was one founded in the strictest justice ; because it an Hon. Member thought proper ' on such an occasion to make a speech, it was entirely incompetent for any other Member to answer him.— In the present instance, the talents and eloquence of the Hon. Gentleman might make an impression on the House, and causerat sensation throughout the country ; neither of which those who differed from him could have an opportunity to do away. The SPEAKER —I have already stated the rule of the House, and my determination to abide by.it. Mr. HUTCHINSON, emphatically—Then, Sir, my notice is, that, on the first Tuesday in March, I will move for a repeal of the Act of Legislative Union between Great Britain and Ireland. The House then adjourned to to -morrow (this day ). ; & f • a THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. " AN OFfICtII OF THE ARM tr," at Haverfordwest, is iespect fully informed, that the article alluded to in his letter, was authenticated by the signature of an Officer of the Regiment. FRIDAY, JANUARY 10. PRICE OF S THIS DAY Al ONE O'CLOCK 9 per Ct. Cons. for money G2ft div.—Do. for ace. 63f 64 a prr Cent. Red. 6s{ 63—Navy 5 per Cent 99{ 94 ex. div. 4 per Cent. 78i I—Bonds 17$. 18s. pre.—Ortinitun 4 dis. Exch. Bills (Cd.) 4s. 4s. pre..—Ditto (Sid.) 3s. 6s. pre. The advices from the North of Europe, brought by the Anholt Mails of yesterday, all concur in as serting that Peace has been concluded between Russia and Turkey. The letters from Petersburgh, which are of the Bth ult. announce a rise in the exchange, which cannot easily be accounted for but under the supposition that Peace has been concluded. The ad vices from Riga state decidedly, that Preliminaries have been signed by the respective Commissioners for the restoration of tranquillity. But the most satisfac tory information on this important subject is, a letter from a gentleman who has just arrived from Gotten. burgh, and who is waiting for a passport at Harwich, in -wh;ch he states distinctly, that the negociations between Turkey and Russia had terminated in peace, and that the official particulars of the arrangement had been transmitted to the Swedish port from which he took his departure,but which,for reasons that might be easily explained, were not published at that place. Mr. MATTHEW MONTAGUE observed, that eause - mnney had been paid, it should not therefore concluded, that the appointment was ill-advised. usinectuts were to be abolished, a sufficient sum for remuneration should be first awarded in their place. The House then divided—For the Amendment 11 Against it 53—Majority 42. This day has been the darkest remembered -for many years. The shops and public buildings in the Metropolis have been lighted up during . the whole day in the same manner as during the winter even ings, arid the snow is uncommonly deep. A letter is said to have been received in town from a Lieutenant of the GRASSHOPPER; being the only ac count that has yet arrived from any of the Officers of that sloop ; and which states she only lost one man. She struck at midnight on the Haak, then going nine knots: the struck the ground exactly where the Mr- NorAtm was lost. At three in the morning she saw a blue light, and a gun from the HERO ; at day-break saw her part in two, and the men leaping from the wreck. A flag of truce came out, and cooveyed.the crew of the GRASSHOPPER into the Texel, where they remained on their parole. The crew of the Ham) were every man lost. IRELAND. Mond thoughts, Written to Mr. GRATTAN! .- that he would be glad to see tortriwom.i Sunday; but, as Mr. Gaamot had ter_ his house in the country, the letter had followed there, where Mr. GnarrAN had writtea iu that the matter did cot tress. •, Lord FDIC. ALL rellied.-.-" Mr. Atterney we felt that it pressed on *is to make the comin , turn as speedily as-possible." --- In the greater part of our impression of yesterday, we stated, that a conspiracy had been discovered in Dublin, which had no less an object in view, than " the separation of Ireland from Great Britain, and the extirpation of Heretics !"—We are glad to find, however, from the Dublin• Papers received this morn ing, that the affair in question, is destitute of all the requisites of a regular plot, as defined by a witty author, having neither " a Priest nor a woman in it." In short, the whole appears to have originated in the ravings of a drunken Irish Schoolmaster, and we have no doubt that all those who peruse the following article, will, like the Irish Attorney-General, retire to their country seats or their beds in perfect security. The following is the account of this weighty afair as given in the Dublin Evening Post of Tuesday : •' About eight days ago, a Meeting was held of the Trustees of the Charity School belonging to the Catholic Chapel in Church-street. The School Mas ter neglected to attend at the usual hour, and arrived in a state of intoxication, as the Trustees were about to disperse; he was severely reprimanded for his •ab sence, and required to state the reason of it. He en deavoured to excuse himself, by saying that lie had been detained by important business ; but as his duty required that all his time should be devoted to the school, the Trustees refused to admit any such ex cuse, and then he stated broadly that he had been en. gaffed in the business of the New Aueciation, to one division of which he said he was Secretary. The nature of this Association was enquired of him, and he gave the following account : gg That it was an Association instituted for the purpose of separating Ireland from England, by force ,of arms—that it had also for one of its objects the extirpation of heresy—that however, the most active person he knew of in it was a Mr. FISHER, a Protes tant, who had assured him and the other persons he engaged in the plan, that it had the sanction of die Catholic Committee, and that Mr. HAY was their Private Secretary—that he had been supplied with a blunderbuss, and many others were armed, as it was easy to procure arms 'out of the Stores at the Castle I and that an attack was shortly to be made in Dub lin, as they were assured that the garrison was at gent very weak. Such was the substance of the statements made by this man. The Trustees adjourned to the next day, and then called him before thsm. Being sober, he wished to conceal or retract the facts, but being closely pressed, he admitted that he had become a member of such an Association, and repeated the ac count he had given the preceding evening, with this addition, that he believed the name of Fisher was not * real, but an assumed name. The Trustees instantly dismissed him from his employment as School -master, and endeavoured to make him sensible of the crime he had committed, and of the evident falsehood of the representations that had been made to him. ~ On Thursday, the 2d, those facts were commu nicated for the first time, at the rooms belonging to the Catholic Committee in Calsel-street, to Mr. Hay, in the presence of Major BRYAN. The Gentleman who made the communication was not present at the examination of the School-master ; and it therefore became necessary to ascertain the facts from some The sentence of a Court-martial, held in person who was. This could not be done until Fri- at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, on Lieutenant ; day. On that day several members of the Catholic of the Cambridgeshire Militia, for disrespectful Committee met at D'Arcy's, in Earl-street • and the duct to two of his Commanding O ffi cers, facts being stated to them, they unanimous ly resolv- confirmed by the PRINCE REGENT, and he ed to communicate the entire transaction to the At- ingly dismissed the service. torney-General, in the presence either of Mr. Gael . - MURDERS.—Wednesday William Carter, a TAN, or of the KNIGHT OF KERRY—a precaution ; liens Smith, alias Will the Tinker (which which, circumstanced as the members do se Catholic ; has followeil and travelled in for numbers Committee were, they thought prudent, and could ' in Norfolk and Suffolk) was apprehended not be improper. on a charge of two murders, committed • 66 Neither of those distinguished Gentlemen were 1 (a village between Yoxford and Harleston in town on Friday ; but expresses were sent them, aided by two others, who are also in custoil• and also to Lord FINGALL, who was at Killeen murders were committed ou an old man Castle ; and early on Saturday morning the three l daughter. It is said they were urged to I arrived in town. by the son of the old man on account of " It was the opinion of those Gentlemen that they I fusing to give him some money. The ought, inahe first instance, to wait on the ATTORNEY i were taken up on the declaration of a female GENERAL, to inform him that Lord Fingal' and some ! she was dangerously iIL It was comrnunicats other Catholic Gentlemen had a communication to i the Rev. Mr. Oensasnest, upon whose warrant make to him, touching the existence of a treasonable . have been secured. conspiracy—that they were then ready to make it— Several persons who have recently fled , and to know if the Attoreey-t;eneral was ready to from Sicily, relate, I m the crater of Etna, ;' that the town of Catena receive them for that purpose.—This course was ac- is seven leagues cordingly adopted. threatened by the torrents of lava with 66 r.GRATTAN M and Mr. FITZGERALD accordingly ' valley of Mazzara is already filled. waited on the ATTORNEY-GENERAL, on Saturday I last, and stated the object of their visit. Mr. Attor- I TRISH Fox Cuecie—Thursday se'nnight, ney-General was not then ready to receive the corn- t shook near Mr.Marke's, of Welsh Town, • munication ! We understand that he asked if there .by Sir EDWARD BELLEW, Bart.'s (of were any informations on oath—and recommended hounds. After running for some time, to Lord Fingal] and the other Gentlemen to go be. I got so close to him, at Peter Collier's, a fore a Police Magistrate, and give their information ' Parsonstown, he got up on the top of the to him—said, that the usual way was to go before a 1 d own the chimney, the people being at Magistrate—and did not seem to think it at all time by the fire-side, when be fell on the wow ' sary to tee the Catholic Gentlemen himself! a second jump on the table, which so t gg We understand that the Attorney-General was people, that they fell back in confusion, strongly pressed to receive the communication, and .die servants fainted. However, the fox i unhurt, to produce the sport of another day. eetNe. lt_ Of the new Series of the Wit[LT POLITICAL to submit it to the Irish Government--that he asked, whether the Gentlemen meant to come to him as a ' Committee—to which the Knight of Kerry replied, I L tu lT Er a r t rir 0:0 b ed ock , puibliiul 'itd tal to-rwrr n 1 "v rr i p lini c y k France and Great Britain-od, The ErliCit i ttn of the Poor. 66 No,Sir, they will wait on you merely as individuals." l i , Sd, ti_ist?eic i tl ec ket u t b h ili of t the T ri est Act-4th , ar w. Petty, Aa, gg At length the ATTORNEY GENERAL appointed the hour of twelve, on Monday the 6th, at the O ffi ce tine ho lardr.sf the Gr.atilritaln —6k, The "t De Kiag .Th s sp ikeVirgi ni i °l i r ildeldi. tnmaty at 8 o'clock, instead of the morning as of Mr. Poet., in the Castle, fir receiving the commu- 1 of pastes. London : Printei for C. I. 8 ",,,, 5t „. , & ,: t nication.—He said he wanted to go to his country. ; 344, Strand. '1 he above Review will in future be publhhed re: seat, and supposed there could be no danger in the ; tulaTIT eve ry inorlauff heretofore. mean time. fresh arrivals of 'Wheat, and most descriptions of Corm-Msetrr.—The Market to-day has several 4 , The Earl of FINGALL, Major BRYAN, and Mr. Grain, bet owing to the extraordinary dark state of O'CONNELL, were appointed to go to Mr. POLE'S Of fice at that hour : they did so accordingly, and were i buyers not being able to distinguish the qualities ei 1 the atmosphere, in the early part of the day, and the accompanied by Mr. O'GORMAN . We understand i that they gave a brief statement of the confession ; the various articles, scarce any sales whatever were effected—an d prices may be considered nearly -as names and residences of some of the Trustees who' quoted on Wednesday—but nominal— were witnesses to that confession ;and also some prin. 1 ted papers belonging to this Association. They were I SMITHFIELD MARKET.—Janotry 10. received by the ATTORNEY GENERAL and Mr. POLE The Beef med ut ia e lower glace last.. The Haymar ket very harry. with ceremonious politeness, and, having made their ad and Lambe, 4910. Mutton 61 ad t 0 00 6s s s ad Vet 7 . 7. Od to ea odl de 4d to 7s 44 communication, withdrew, leaving it to the Govern.. /ICAO 011 CATTLE Till OAT. _ Beasts, shout o!O—Sheep went to act as they thought fit. We have heard too, that the Attorney-General Calves, I°o "'x`+ gig. PRICE OF HAY AND STRAW IN ShfITHIMU.D. offered some excuse for postponing the meeting Hai, . ei los to II As Nam Clover AOsto SI A from Saturdai to Monday. He said he bad, on New 'Hay (a os to 01 es Waesousw es a, ss ,_ • is • NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PLYMOUTH, JANUARY 8. Arrived the Smut, 18 guns, from the Cork The Entrinuactt, 74 guns, is Row off this port, to the Mediterr..nean. The MALTA, et 80 getting under weigh to join the EDINISURGI PORTSMOUTH, JANUARY 9. Arrived his Majesty's ship HAWKE, from bourgh ; PIRAAIUB and ARIEL, from the Sailed the Canmus, WEYMOUTH, and Films, convoy for the Mediterranean. DEAL, JANUARY 9. Arrived the F r ISOARD frigate from the Sailed his Majesty's ships Azovicut and Cum for Portsmouth.—Vs'ind S.W. YARMOUTH, JANUARY 9. Arrived the CHANTICLERR sloop, Capta; from A cruize, and has brought in a foreigi laden with general cargo; SOLEIIT, BART HEARTY gun-brig. The DESIREE frigate, FARQUHAR, is not returned from the Tezel RIA and CHRISTIANA, from Gottenburgh, the SHELDR AK IC ; Heffiltlllg', from Amster& with butter and clover-sced, sent in by the William and Thomas, with state, foundered crew saved ; the Betsey, W. TOWN%END, to Sandwichewith wheat, is put into this her sails split..—Wind NAVAL APPOINTMENTS. Lieutenant T. C Munn. late Ft Lieutenant to Admiral Stan. her, is promoted to be a Commander. Lieutenants Head to the Venerable, Adrumsoo to bal, Duncan to the. Alert, Andrews to the Comet, ' the Oberon, 0. Oriebar to the Wolverine, John Mc Cumberland, W.Whitnper to the Prince of Wales, V. to the Royal Sovereign, Wm. kichardson to the Cadmus, Pitt to the Portia, Wm. Benson to tie Namur, W- to the &Bona, Heyman to thg Emel96. Pursers—Mr. Joseph Shield to the Hound, Rd. Bartlett Eurydice, Jam a Benifold to the Portia, Wm. Goodwin Mulgrave) to the Mary yacht, Wm. Finch (of the ' to the Mulgrave, JamesWeekt to the Kingsfisher, Spider, Hugh Harmy to the Appellee. Messrs. Ramsdell, Fisher,43tiles, Holloway, and passed for Lieutenants this week. Lieutenant Crow; Royal Marines, is embarked sistance prison chip. Captain I earls Shepbeard is eppoin.ed to the command Majesty's ship Victory, (pro temport) Captala Dumaresq absent on Admiralty leave. The following Letter has beat posted at " " The Pyramus frigate, arrived ofi Yarmouth, Matwyk, on the 6th ult. in company with as shyL e into Lansarv:, two into Malmo, and one got on trance of the hat hour, one into HalsenbLrgh, and in distress ince Matwyk." AN, to art iticiALL tsviP et;irled to (lowed him in anmer, 'r-General, LAM uttica. ork statior. Ron, bound guns, is in. m off Cher- e 1224 A, With a, e Baltic LIMBERLAhD a:n SPEARS, sign vessel grEasn, and te, Captain • ; Vier°- , sent in by ream. laden PARTHIAN; ered at sea, firm Hull [s port with Athnini Sun- to the Hann!- , Pas.more to Ic Kirdy to the W. Houghton Wane, Chas. Wia. Brainier Bartlett to the oodwits (o( the e Mary yacht) , Othan to the id Stead have Ltd in the As- nmmand of hit mann being h a three put &ore at the en- -4 use put back 1 n September, John Percy, .spectful eon- .trs, has been he is accord- rr, alias M- ich trade he en of years, xi at Bacton [at Crasfieki ton) in 1793, tstody. The man and his the fatal act his father re,- le murderers female when municated to warrant they d to Calabria !mina, which na, is greatly th which the ;ht, a fox was a, and hunted tf Barmeath) , the hounds a miller, near he house, and dinner at the be hob, made ) alarmed the n, and one of )x was caught dsy. POLITICAL AED W morning MS- The Policy of of the Nor— te W. Petty, An- ew of Alontgail. —7th, Summary Itua , be pa l Bce bllshed tiener. re- the morning as ly has several