Star. — London, England, 1813-02-23 00:00:00

PP'T _ ~;--mar¢ a was the anxiety of the Noble and Leaned Lord to do right, that it often prevented him from doing any thing—(Near, hear,)—and to that circumstance, in van , might be attributed the accumulation of causes. Ile adverted to Lords Thurlow and Alvanley, and stated that the former would not suffer the latter to b r e a single cause without his approbation, and should such be the case between the Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor, the latter would become the tool or puppet in the hands of his superior. Lord CASTLEREAGH alluded to the great legal talents of the Solicitor-General, and said, that he thought the attack made on Mm by the Hon. Gen tleman opposite was unjustifiable. He had not offer ed a voluntary opinion, but had been challenged to Five his sentiments as knowing the subject. It was not historically true that the Master of the Rolls had attained his present office merely by his Parliamen tary abilities, as be was well known by his profes sional eminence long previous to his present elevation. He said the evil which it was intended to remedy was considered by some persons as temporary, but it would be found to be permanent, and such ought to be the remedy. Mr. STEPHEN said a few words, in the course of which he paid a compliment to the Master of the Rolls. "_ Mr. WHI'T'BREAD and Mr. STEPHEN seve rally explained. Sir SAMUEL ROMILLY expected to be in formed by those who supported the measure, whether parties who had set down their causes to be heard before the Master of the Rolls, might be heard before the Vice-Chancellor ? if so, the measure would be highly objectionable, and, if not, his office would soon become a sinecure, as all the causes would be set down before the Master of the Rolls. The Ho nourable and Learned Gentleman then proposed that appeals should be heard in the Lords during the ab sence of the Chancellor, as the best mode of getting rid of the accumulation of business in the Court of Chancery. Mr. WETHERALL spoke in favour of the bill. Mr. PRESTON also said a few words against par ticular parts of the bill. Mr. PONSONBY replied to the observations made on the proposition for dividing the bankrupt causes from the other business in Chancery, and contended for the propriety of adopting it. It was argued that if this arrangement took place, it would tend to in troduce into office men unacquainted with general law. It was the first time he had heard that the divi sion of labour rendered the labourer inexpert. (Hear, Hear.)—lt had been said that the Judge must not sleep on the Bench. He would quote a very great authority to prove the contrary. In the report of that important case, 66 Stradling v. Styles," the reporter said, that when Lawyers became old, they were sent to a place called the Bench, the literal meaning of which was the place of sleep for as they had been ac customed to tali while others slept, they were there allowed to sleep while others talked! (A loud laugh.) The Right Hon. Gentleman concluded, by recom mending the separation of the bankrupt cases from the other duties of the Chancellor. Mr. BATHURST spoke in support of the Bill. The Amendment was then negatived, and the re- port agreed to be received. Lord CASTLEREAGH proposed several verbal Amendments, which were agreed to, and the Bill was ordered to be read a third time on Tusday se'nnight. Sir JAMES SHAW obtained leave to bring in a Bill, to com pel the manufacturers of are-arms to engrave thereon their vames, and places of abode. He then brought up his Bill, which was read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time next Manday.---Adjourned. THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1813. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK: Red. 59{i--Cons. 58}i—Cons. for ac. 56;1-4 per Ct. 75U Eper Cent. 88kii—Rd% 6s. 7s. dis.—Omniont Bank Long Ann.. 15i 5-16ths—Exclai Bills 4s. Is. pr. A Lisbon Mail arrived this morning with Papers to the 16th of February. Their contents are com paratively unimportant, for there seems to have been no military movement since the date of the last Lis bon Papers. The Marquis of WELLINGTON'S Dis patch to the Portuguese Minister, will be found to contain a summary of all the events which have re cently taken place within his Lordship's knowledge : " LISBON, FEBRUARY 10. EXTRACT OF AN OFFICIAL DISPATCH FROSI TIIE MAR. VHS OP WELLINGTON TO HIS EXCELLENRY SENOR D. MIGUEL PEREIRA FORJAZ, DATED HEAD-QUA IiTERS, PIIENEDA, FEBRUARY 3. .5 I have received no information of any alteration the enemy's corps in front of this army since I ad. tressed to your Excellency my official dispatch of the with ult. and the allied armies all preserve the same ositions. " The enemy in the North obliged General Mendi ibel to retire from Bilboa, and the blockade of San. ma was raised. r know, by, an intercepted letter, that General .onga took, on the lOth January, the enemy's gar_ icon in Salinas de Arrara, but I have not yet re -ved an official communicatinct of this fact. " My last accounts from Alicant are of the Sd of iarmary, at which time the icinforcements expected •cm Sicily had arrived." " LISBON, fr3IWAILY 15. " The enemy is levying heavy contributions in La ..lancha, and has proceeded down as far as Ciudad Real. He is most anxious about money, horses, and mules. Such towns as do not immediately comply with his demands, are given up to pillage. Soult is it Toledo, where he has 3.5,000 men, including 4000 cavalry. Joseph's (Major-General) plan is reported to be, to act on the defensive in the next campaign ; Ix , fortify Aranda de Duero, and collect magazines t'lere, for the purpose of securing a communication between the Army of Portugal and that of the South. " Our several corps are still in their winter quar vs. The Blues and Life Guards are gone to Tho- mar, and their plan hero is oeespied by the 10th, 15th, and 18th regiments of Hussars just come out." " CASTILLA A VILHA, JAN. SI. 44 The state in which the 7th Army is, leads as to conclude the most flattering hopes from the warlike troops of which it is composed. - It consists of 24,000 men, perfectly cloathed and armed. Its cavalry is most excellent, has ever been in front of the enemy, accustomed to fight him, and come off victorious. " By different letters intercepted from the enemy, we see that they themselves confess that their loss in the Peninsula since the month of last June, is more than 60,000." " ST. JAGO, FEBRUARY S. " The report that the French intend to retire, con tinues to gain ground, at least we can assert that, from all parts they are making retrograde move meats, and by some accounts received from Orlajo, it is inferred that they will abandon Leao, from whence they have withdrawn the sick and some effects. " On the 23d ult. a battalion of the regiment of l Asturias entered Benavente, and was there till the 25th, observing the enemy's movements, who was in Castro Gonzalo. It is not certain that the French have entered Santander—our troops occwpy Escudo and Reynosa : part of Gen. Mendizabel's army is near Villoner, and part near Bilboa, harassing in both places the enemy, who shews an intention of retiring towards Burgos. " We are assured that Senors Mina and Longa are coming with part of their troops to support the ope rations of the 7th army against the enemy's move ments, who, besides the troops in Bisc.iy, will like wise endeavour to oppose to Senor Mendizabel with those which he has in Leon, from whence 1000 in. fantry and 500 horse have marched for Bonnal." " OVIEDO, JANUARY 30. K By letters from Santander of the 18th inst. We know, that the French entered Bilboa where they were attacked by Longa's troops, who destroyed 200 men. The same Colonel Longa has, since that time fell upon and surprised the garrison of Salinas de Altana, and took prisoners 150 men. General Caffarelli, with considerable loss, succeeded in reinforcing the garrison of Zamora, and from thence, it is said, on the 23d or 24th, marched for Santander ; but up to this time he has not approached it." " SALAMANCA, JANUARY It al The French General, Mochune, continues to be Governor of this city, the garrison of which consists of three Regiments of Infantry and one of Cavalry." " CIUDAD RODRIGO, FEB. 2. 44 Longa's brother-in-law, who passed through this place for the head-quarters at Freyneda, and who came from the neighbourhood of Burgos, states, that the revolution of the provinces bordering on Spain, is indubitable, and the revolutionists have already sent four Emissaries to the Spanish Government, and adds that Soult had really received orders to retire from Ithe Peninsula with 40,000 men." " VALLADOLID, JANUARY 4. eg We are assured the head-quarters will move : some say they are proceeding to Salamanca, and from thence to Madrid, with part of the Army of Portu gal ; others suppose they are going to Burgos ; and some are of opinion they will proceed to Avila. 44 The enemy has destroyed more than 160 houses, belonging to emigrants, under the frivolous pretext of wanting wood : it is supposed they will do the same to all those belonging to absentees." " VALLADOLID, JAN. 14. " On the 2d and 3d passed through Tordesillas, Foix's division, consisting of 4000 men, with 13 pieces of artillery, in the direction of Fontiveros, and its neighbourhood. Cierto slept on the 3d at Torrele baton, and from thence ordered a squadron to Toro. On the 4th he passed through Tordesillas, and took the same direction as Foix, with 350 horse. 44 General Boyer's brigade is in Rio Secco, upon the Douro ; there are no other troops than those who form the garrison of Zamora, T oro, and Tordesillas. They sometimes reinforce, and relieve those in Se mancas, with those in Valladolid; upon the left of, the Douro they occupy Medina, Arivalo, Maeda, Babita-fuente, and Salamanca. We know that Foil is proceeding by Tordesillas towards Talavera. 16 The garrison of Tordesillas is composed of 600 veterans, belonging to the 22d regiment of the line, who were fortified in the church, which is surrounded by a strong palisado. Forty-seven waggons, laden with sick, have arrived here from the hospitals in Sa lamanca and Medina. The grain collected in this city and Medina has been conveyed towards Burgos. General D. J. Peon, Governor, that was, of Valla dolid, is in Benevente with some troops." The Dispatches from Lord WELLINGTON by the above Mail, are dated Freynada, on the 18th instant. They detail no events of importance. We received this morning, New York Papers to the 20th January. The following are the only ex tracts they contain : FROM THE PAPER OP THE 19TH JANUARY. " NATCHITOCHES, DEC. S. gi The revolutionary Army Is said to consist of one thousand or twelve hundred men. Saturday last we received intelligence that they were surrounded in the fort of Zubadie, about 70 miles from St. Antonio, by 5(100 Spanish troops and Indians, com manded by Governor Salciedo and Colonel Herera. " The same day we had letters from Hagee of the 19th of Oc tober, stating, be was entrenched there ; and the enemy, about 600 strong, were in sight, but would not be brought to a battle The courier who brought the news heard firing for three hours, the morning before be left; so we daily expect important news." ~_a _4 --- 1. THE PRINCESS OF WALES. The letter of the Putney's of Wates still continues to furnish topics for the daily Papers and for general conversation. It is to be regretted that is place of waiting the result of the deliberations of the Cabinet,i such pains should be taken to rake up detached and unconnected exparte facts, the circulation of which can be productive of nothing but evil. One Paper says, " That as detached parts of the preceding investiga tion have been brought out by some of the Neu w.x. pers, the whole ought to be published." And why so, we ask, as the whole is declared to be inconclusive of the main offence ? Why rake a second time into the charge and disproof of that, of which the general result is known, and is declared in terms the strongest' and most unequivocal, that four such British Peers as Lord SPENCER, Lord GRENVILLE, Lord ELLENBO noucil, and Lord Easms, can conceive? And with regard to the minor improprieties ;—of these also the evidence has been averred by a minute of Cabinet, to be undeserving of credit : but even supposing they had been proved, would they constitute no ground of legal proceeding ? If not. why should the public peace be endangered by the revival of charges which have already been so completely examined ? Another paper tells us - that " new affidavits have been taken by a respectable Magistrate." If these new affidavits are meant to refer to new facts, the statement cannot be credited—if to the old, they have already been disposed of.—The same paper proceeds; " And the concluding passage in a memorable °pi " nion, after all the case fur the defendant had been " closed, has been pointed to as worthy of most seri " ous attention ; for it has the signatures of three most " eminent Lawyers, one of whom is particularly die " tinguished for his sagacity and acuteness in the exit " minatioa of evidence. EXTRACT. " It La dilliadt to say what would be the result of submitting " ' to a Jury the body of evidence in an ordinary case, between " persons of respectable rank in life ; but it has occurred in ex " ' petience, that evidence, in our judgment not more conclusive, " hu been submitted by Judges of high reputation to the C,OO. 6 " sideratiou of Juries, and by them acted upon as satisfactory " proof of the criminality imputed." " This opinion is dated the 26th of February, 1807, " after Mr. Peaczywes Defence, with all the Affida " tits attached to it, had been delivered in." Let it be recollected that this opinion has been de clared erroneous by the unanimous, direct, and une quivocal declaration of the four Lords who were deputed to the investigation. It is a cruelty to both of the exalted individuals—an injury to the country —to urge topics of this nature on the public mind. A little spark may kindle a great flame. • The meetings held at the Secretary of State's Of fice, respecting the Princess of WALES'S letter, are composed" of the Cabinet Ministers, the Archbishops, the Crown Law Officers, and some of the Judges. The Speaker of the House of Commons• was at the Office on Saturday. Mr. CONANT, the Magistrate, was called in to attend some of the meetings at the Earl of LIVERPOOL'S house. The meetings adjour ned on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, to meet again on the evenings of those days; the Office was accor dingly lighted up, and the proper officers attended, and waited from seven o'clock till eleven, when no attendance being given, the Office was dosed. On Saturday the Archbishop Of - CANTERBURY, the Lord Primate of IRELAND, and the Archbishop of CASHEL were present. The meeting on Sunday was attended by the Lord Chief Baron, the Judge of the Consis tory Court, the Judge of the Admiralty Court, and the Speaker of the House of Commons. A full meeting of the Cabinet Ministers assembled also this morning at the Secretary of State's Office, on the above subject. Lord ROBERT MANNERS met with a serious acci dent in hunting with the Duke of RUTLAND•S fox-, hounds on Saturday last, in Leicestershire, from his hokse falling with him at a leap, when his Lordship had his shoulder dislocated, and otherwise so severely bruised, that he was carried to Belvoir Castle in a state from which much danger was apprehended by the Faulty who attended him. Last week, a lamentable case of parricide occurred at Carnwath : a young man named Aitken, having returned home from an alehouse, and being reproved, on account of his dissipation, by his father, Thomas Aitken, formerly carrier to Glasgow, impiously lifted his hand against his parent, and with one blow killed him on the spot. BREAD.—No alteration in the price this week : the quartern loaf, eighteen•pence-halfpenny. COVENT-GARDEN THEATRESHARSPEARR'S Co medy of Al Yon Life Is was last night performed at this Theatre. On Mrs. JORDAN'S personification of Rosalind, it is impossible to confer too much approba tion. Her sism Votaries of the Comic Muse might here have learned a lesson worthy of their deepest attention.—The character unites the sensibilities of a virtuous and feeling heart, with the gaiety and play fulness of a cheerful disposition. Mrs. JORDAN ex pressed both with admirable fidelity.—Her entreaty of Orlando, in their first interview—and her expostu lation with her uncle, were indicative of a mind which, though habitually lively, was sensitive in the extreme, where youth and merit were in danger, or where jea lous tyranny made unfounded accusations. When, in repelling the charge made by her uncle, she says— " Treason is not inherited, my Lord; Or, if we did derive it from our friends, What's that to me ? My father was no Traitor !" She delivered the latter part of the sentence with an action and utterance, so powerful and command ing, as at once to defend her own innocence, while she flung the whole weight of the accusation on her oppressor. We never saw the character of Jaques sup ported with more excellence than by Mr. Yours—his recitation of the well-known speech, 44 All the world's a stage," fee. was faultlessly beautiful, and was ho noured with three rounds of applause.—The Comedy went off with the utmost eclat, NArAL INTZ4LICZENCE. No account of the Bowies Ciro Term sloop of war has been received at the Admiralty since her sailing from the River Plate. FALMOUTH, FIBRUART O 2O. No arrivals or sailing:. The Windsor Castle packet, which was put under quarantine in conse quence of not bringing st bill of health from Gibral. tar, was released this day.—Wind W. fresh breezes. PLYMOUTH, FEBRUARY 2!. Arrived the CONQUESTADORE, of 74 guns, Lord Wm. STUART, from off Brest, driven in by the strong westerly gales that have so long prevailed. There are now no ships off Brest. The whole of the block-, ading squadron is now in Cawsand Bay.—The shipr of the line in Cawsand Bay ride very well, being land-locked, but there is a heavy sea in the Sound. Wind W. and very fresh, with rain. PORTSMOUTH, FEBRUARY 22. Arrived the INCONSTANT from a cruise off the Western Islands. The BORER is appointed convoy for Newfoundland. The SCEPTRE will wait 24 hours after the fair wind before she proceeds with her con.: voy for the West lndies.—Wind S.W. fresh gales * and dirty weather. DEAL, FEBRUARY 22. Came down from the River, the Lord Melville, CRARB, and the Hugh Inglis, FAIRFAX, for India and the Cornwall, CHAPMAN, for St. Kitt's; several more, but particulars are not known. The Marianna, CHAPPLE, from Exmouth to ..._ don, was blown out of the Downs on Thursday. met:ling, with the loss of anchors, cables, boats, &c. and carried into Albro' on Friday. YKRMOUTH, FEBRUARY EL Attired the MOSQUITO from off the Teed. The Neptune, Ktaxus, from London to St. Kitt's, has been driven into Yarmouth Roads, and there lost an anchor and cable. GREENOCK, FEBRUARY 17. The following extract of a letter, gives some inte-‘i resting particulars respecting the outward-bound pas sage of the Monarch, Captain BOLO, from this port : I , Ws arrived at Jamaica on the Bth December. On the 21st November, fell in with a large French privateer of 40 gear which Captain Bocci played on with his long guns, and, front die Alma they carried, seemed to surprise the Freochnsan,i VIM 444, Shortly made avray from him. On the night the Me. ASR made the Island of St. Kitt's, she fell in with a Wpm'', =doer, which fired a number of muskets into her, bet Carob bffing a good watch, and every thing in readiness, poured stramkide into the privateer of his 12-pounders of grape and canister shot, after which he saw no more of her." Arrived here yesterday, the Caledonian, Boon, from St. John's, New Brunswick, in 33 days. She has had uncommon rough weather on her passage, and was obliged to throw her guns overboard. The ship Betsey, of Glasgow, bound to Barbadoes,in bal last, is taken by the Revenge privateer, and sent into, Wilmington, North Carolina. The ship Cyrus, of Beltast, DONALDSON, master, for Jamaica, was cap: tured by the American privateer Revenge, of 20 guns and 120 men, on the 16th November last, after an action of three hours, in lat. 16. and long. 64.30. W. FEBRUARY 19. The Fisher, HUTCHINSON, from Rio Janeiro to the Clyde, was captured the 3d of October, off the W ern Islands, by the Fox American pri vied into Portland.—The Pomona, Glasgow, was captured on her voyat, to Newfoundland, IBth November last, long. 46.42. by the American ship (who once commanded a Charles**. Clyde), of six 9-pounders, bin pierced with a complement of S 6 men, on France. Two days previous, she ' Bacchus, M , Cou., from Saltcoats, wi and after plundering her allowed her the Bacchus was afterwards captured Boston. The Leo had on board a and, after getting completely equii port, was to cruize for some time Islands, on her return to America.. —, on her passage from this port N. B. struck on a reef on the Island and received considerable damage, Glasgow, one of his Majesty's shL convoy, from Cork to the West Indit, with on the 13th ult. by the MODESTE frigate. DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE-MONEY. Jalouse, for the Speculation, on the Ist of March; 23, Surrey-street, Strand. Spitfire, for the Zone, on her arrival in port ; recalls atilt James -street, AdelpW. Kite, for the Hope, on the Ist of March, ... Office, 4, Middle Temple-lane, and there recalled. Tigre, Invincible, Cumberland, Apollo, Vi ' Scout, Philomel, and Tuscan, for le Grondire Dragon, Mullen, la Lemproye, and la VictOire. at 22, Norfolk-street, and there recalled. Phcebe, for the Vengeance, on board, at ' nesday; recalled at 21, Norfolk•street. .e. The following letter, received from to the latest occurrences in the Adriatic " Lbsa, " The extremely rigid enforeemem Decrees upon the inhabitants of the Adriatic, prevents our receiving an; from thence of a political kind. No pun of death ensues, upon the discovery against the orders; but still our suppli , .ne plentiful and cheap; and, in re, our manufactures and sugar, which mand. They are sent thither by sm' censed vessels. All English articles, much demand at Trieste, Ancona, V , matia. A short time since the Eagl.. Bacchante, landed parties at Tassano, abreast i3rioni Islands, coast of Istria, and brought away considerable quantity of ship timber, which was the beach. The enemy's three line-of-battle ships a , Venice are ready for sea. Admiral Free mantle sail to-mori ow in the Milford, to cruize off Venice, any relieve the Achilles, 74, Captain Holies, which chi is ordered home. The Alcmene goes from hence t relieve the Unite, off Sardinia:, which ship also goc to England. The Apollo, Cerberus, and Weezle are watching Corfu ; the B.tcchante is lying I. ere, re. fitting. Mr. Dixon, Purser of the Imogene, was late!) drowned at Ve lona, with three men of that ;leep a o o r n u i t importal said, th; to a ph which w custome allowed The Rii mending the othe Mr. I The port agt Lord Amend' ordered Sir JA; pd the I name, at was read Monday. Zill=llle PRIC. R. 4 Sper C AL to the parativ no mill bon P patch i contait cently LXTRAI CMS D. hi FAR is I the dressy 27th p ositi a zabel tona {e Long rison e'vei Taratt to e : sans Real mule with I. at T ca w to 'w s- fa id Here ed bet; :r- 41 at >her, off the West. nivateer, and car. *Ewan, of Port. gage from Lisbon last, in lat. 47. SO % Leo, Capt. Drum ,ton trader to the rced for 18 guns, an her passage to had captured the with 29 passengers, er to proceed; but ed and carried into a cargo of cotton, ipped in a French le off the Wes , ca.—The Rosy:a l l port to St. John's, I of Grand Mahan, ;e. The Jane, of hip CUMBERLAND'S ndies, was spoken; h, at Mr. Poulain' ailed. rolontare, Top re, k Normande, :mire, on Saturday Spithetd, on W Lissa, relatei atic: I's, Dec. 1, 1811. it of Bonapartel he shores of till any intelligent )unishment sho ery ft offender lies of provision) .erurn, they tak I are in great ri 'nigglers and li s, indeed, are i Venico, and Dal I', Achilles, anC u i, 3