Star. — London, England, 1820-06-17 00:00:00

1 cetinted for by the more than ordinary number of prOsecutions which the Crown in that time had under taken. The circumstances of the times called for these repeated prosecutions. Mr. HOBHOUSE thought the reason assigned by_ the• Right Hon. Gentleman only made the item more exceptionabie. The prosecutions by the Crown were purely political ; and he denied that such a number of them were necessary. By increasing such grants, Ministers were enabled to keep to themselves all the talents of the Bar, and thus deprive the prisoners of the bene fi t which they might derive from it. On the Circuits, all the leading Cetinsel were retained by the Crown, as he contended; improperly. He thought the Representatives of the People should not vote away such a sum as £40;000 to be employed against them--(Cries qf Order !).—Whatever might be the feelings of some Gentlemen in the House, he conti nued to say, he thought the matter of so much im portance, that he would not only speak, but also take the sense of the Committee upon it—.:(Hear, hear!). Mr. HUSKISSON wished to know whether the' Honourable Member for Westminster was prepared to say, that all the prosecutions within the last year were unnecessary ?—(Hear.)—What did he think of the trials at the Old Bailey, at Lancaster, Warwick, and Leicester ? If it was true that these were wan tonly or unnecessarily undertaken, then indeed no sum ought to be voted to the Law Officers. How ever, if the House of Commons approved of them, and thought that the Crown should have \ the means of tarrying such prosecutions into effect, it was but reasonable the expenses should be defrayed—(Hear). He had reproached Government with undertaking too many prosecutions; but how often bad the Crown been called upon from the other side to have recourse to the law ? - This was pas titularly the case when the new Bills were in progress through the House. With regard to the King's Counsel being retained, he asked, was it not their duty to be on the side of the Crown ? But it was not the fees to Counsel which made up the whole expense; a good deal was incurred in summoning and bringing up witnesses. Past of the present sum was intended to make up the deficiency of last year, and the other part was certainly with a prospective view to any new occasions which might arise, and which the temper of the times did not at all render unlikely. He therefore thought, that upon general grounds, the Committee could not adopt the exceptions of the Hon. Gentleman as to the increased expecte, and if details were wished for, a return would willingly be laid upon the table, to account for the application of every item—(Hear). Mr. HOBHOUSE agreed that the question was entirely upon the necessity of the prosecutions, and he did not blame those Members who saw their ne. cessity, because they were for voting so large a sum to defray the expense of them. He was not in the last Parliament, and therefore had nothing to do with those who called upon Ministers to multiply prose cutions. If he had been there, lie would not have joined in the cry, for he thought it was taking an un fair advantage of Government at the time--(Hear). He would then, as now, object to the principle of these prosecutions. From what he sass; he was dis posed to give up the idea of dividing the Committee; but he felt it due to himself to make his opinions known to his Constituents, and having done that, he would content himself with protesting against the. vote—(Hear, hear). Mr. LOCKHART instanced some cases where the Attorney or Solicitor General bad not gone the _Cir cuit to prosecute, but left it to the Counsel who usually went with them. Mr. HOBHOUSE said, that to all prosecutions these Gentlemen were ex-nfficio parties ; and as to the instances cited, the Learned Counsel employed were called the King's Attornies. With regard to their not going the Circuit, it was a sort of etiquette for them to prosecute only in town, but, notwithstand ing, they received their fees for all—(No, no, from the Ministerial side). Mr. D. W. HAftV EY, without giving any opinion upon the necessity of so many prosecutions, said he should be glad to see the Account promised, as it would appear in how many cases the Attorney and Solicitor General were employed. He himself had, on a former occasion, stated to the House,_ that for 760 prosecutions in the Exchequer, the Attorney- General received ten guineas each—( Hear, hear). — He thought there was some justice in the observa tions of the Hon. Member, for Westminster, as to the best talents of the Bar being engrossed by the Crown, to the prejudice of the pi isoners; for it wasa practice, as soon as any man was beginning to distinguish himself in the profession, to hold out the bait of a silk gown; and there were few instances where the temptation failed. As, therefore, the silk gown was supposed to be the reward of merit, and as a sort of adventitious importance was given it in the eyes of a Jury, the prisoner could not have the benefit of a King's Coun sel unless he paid £lO in the first instance for a dis peusittion from the Crown. He said he should avail himself of the suggestion of the Honourable Gentle man behind him, and some day move for an ac count of the manner in which the £20,000 of last year was expended. Mr. HOBHOUSE suggested, that, perhaps, an answer would now be given, as to whether or not the Attorney or Solicitor General had been employed in all prosecutions? Mr. HUSKISSON said, he was not now prepared to give an answer to that; but he could assure the Committee, the ancient usage with regard to these Gentlemen had not been departed from. They were always looked upon as public prosecutors, and though they may not have appeared in Court, yet there was no case in which the Crown had not had the benefit of their -legal advice. Mr. HOBHOUSE said, the question arose from his seeing all Counsel for the Crown called Attorney in the technical instruments—(Cries of "No, no"). Dr. LUSHINGTON complained, that King's Counsel were employed in other causes at the pub lic expense besides prosecutions at the suit of the Crown.—The Resolution was then agreed to. The Committee then voted the sum of £6OOO for Vaccine Ino. culationy £9924 to make good the deficiency in the Grant of last year, for printing the Acts of Parliament; £21,000 for priuth.g t he Acts of Parliament of the present year; £l4OO to make good the deficiency in the great for printing the Votes of the house of Commons la the last year; £21,1100 for defray.. i ts iris the expense of pri g site Bak, Reports, &c. of the last s e ssion ; 423)00 for ' the Journals for 1820; 19000 for the American Loyalistel for the Retired and Superan - nested Allowances; XTS,, . to make good the deficiency on the Fee Fund ; .£83021 se defray the contingent expenses of er • . • the Messengers of the three Secretaries of State, the Lads of . l the Treasury, and the Lord Chamberlain; rad .8100,000 for the expense of Bills drawn from New South Wales, for 1820. The House then resumed, and the Report was ordered to be 1 received on Monday. The Watch and Ward Bill was re-committed, and a clause isk traduced to exempt Quakers from its operation.—The hill was then ordered to be read a third time on Monday. The Landlords and Tenlnts Bill was read a second time, and committed for Wednesday. On the motion of Sir G. CLERK, a Select Committee was ap pointed to examine into the State of the ;Navigation of the River Medway, and whether it was necessary to build a new Bridge. Mr. 1). GILBERT brought in a Bill to take an Account tit the Population of Great Britain, and the increase and diminu tion thereof:. Mr. HUME suggested the propriety of extending the Bill to Ireland. Mr. C. GRANT said, a similar Bill had.three years ago been extended to Ireland, and the Irish Government was then en deavouring to carry it into effect. The Bill was then read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time on Wednesday. On the motion of Mr. HUME. an Account 'was ordered of the Debts of the East India Company at the different• Presiz dencies.—Adjourned tiu to-snorruw. THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. SATURDAY, JUNE 17, 1820. THE FUNDS. PRICE or STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK : Bank Stock 219 3 per Cent. Reduced 68 1 / 4 VI Vs sis S per Cent. Cons. shut-3k per Cent. shut 4 , per Cent. 86 1 / 2 1 / 4 -5 per. Cent. shut Long Annuities 17% 13-16 S per Cent. Scrip. y 8 pre. • India Bonds Bs. pre. Exchequer Bills, Ss. Is. dis. - Damian' 34 1 / 2 dis. Consols for opg. 69% % s%• It will be seen from our Parliamentary Report, that the discussion of the Green Bag question has been again adjourned in both Houses. This business gots on precisely as we expected. We again give it as our opinion that, however the bag may be disposed of, its contents will not be brought before Puha ment—a favour conferred on Ministers for which they are indebted wholly to the firmness of the in dividual whom it was hoped either to intimidate, or overwhelm by its contents. In what different situations have the two Houses placed themselves ! The one suffered itself to be hur ried into the appointment of a Committee to examine and report on the contents of the bag—the other, by a more adroit procedure, has gime the bag to the Ministers ! The Public were somewhat surpiized to learn that the Duke of WELLINGTON and Lord CernzazAcit had, the other day, waited on Earl FITZWILLIAM. But it is now known that a proposition was made to her MAJESTY, that two Noblemen, the Duke of WELLINGTON and Lord CASTLEREAGH, would be ready to meet two persons, to be nominated by her MAJESTY, to consider of and settle the basis of an amicable agreement. Earl FITEWILLIAM, who is one of her MAaasrv's trustees, and the Earl of Sz.vroN, have been mentioned as mediators likely to be agreeable to her MAJESTY; but rumour says that the first of these Noble Lords has declined, and that Lcrd SEFTON and Mr. DENMAN are named. It is added, that the Quinn demands, as a . preliminary to all negotiation, that her name shall be restored to the Liturgy. It is currently reported in the City this morning, tha% Earl GEST has been sent for to town imme diately, supposed to be on the business of the QUEEN. As to the precise steps in the negociation for settling the matters under discussion, they are of course secret—if, to use the words of a contem porary, " that can be secret which may be known from reasoning almost as well as from intelligence. —Her MAJESTY, as all the world knows, stands upois her innocence, and, therefore, has only to insist that she may not be subjected to the penalties of guilt.•-- But by .What process of reasoning her enemies can prove that she ought to be a little punished, because she has been much calumniated, is not so easy to con-, ceive." The parties have had twe conferences, and it is proposed that they should have another to-mor row ; but there is no idea that the negociation can be protracted longer than Monday. Yesterday we gave a sketch of the proceedings connected with the presenting of the City Address. It was necessarily short, on account of the hour. We now give same farther particulars. The most gra cious Answer of her MAJECTY to the Address of the Corporation, was in the following words : " I return you my heartfelt thanks for this dutiful Address, which is both loyal to the Kum and affectionate to me. M If anything could lessen the grief which I must still feel foe the loss of time dear relations of whom I have been de prived since I left England, it would be the proofs I now re ceive, upon my return, that their memories are cherished as their virtues deserve. " In the new trials to which t am exposed, my lint duty is to vindicate myself; and my next wish is to see nothing at tempted that may hurt the feelings of others. " But, in all the troubles through which I have passed, the generous attachment of the English people has been my safe guard against the Knio's enemies and my own ; and be welhas cured that no time can ever weaken the grateful impression of such obligations." Her 'MAJESTY delivered her answer in a manner so feeling and impressive as to excite the sympathy and admiration of every one. -All the Members pre sent had the honour of kissing her MAJESTY'S hand. As Alderman WAITHMAN approached her MAJESTY,' she said, " I hope, Mr. Waithman; I see you well." MkMiaarA,=i • • Her liLt.rerre -conversed with Aldermen WOO, s WAITHMAN, THOIRP, Mr. FAVELL, and some others, and afteiwards, with great, condescension, presented herself at the balcony, to the high gratification of the iminansamennber of spectators. Every hat was, in en :instant, off, and-the females in the street, and at the windows, waved their handkerchiefs, all ranks" crying out—" Goa bless the QuarN—Long live oar gracious . Quass , efaOLINI l * Bee.—Her MAJESTY, during this trial, continued bowing to the crowd, and, was evidently much affected at these marks of pub. lie esteem. When her MAJESTY retired from the window, the people, who seemed to be linpatient of her absence for a moment, renewed their cries of " The Queer, ' the Queen r which continued until her MAJESTY again' appeared at the window.. 7 .Aldirman Wool) then took up a rug from the floor of the room, and placed it on the balcony, and her MAJESTY , assisted by the worthy Alderman, once more sheaved herself. She was greeted as before, with the most enthusiastic cheering, and she bowed around. Her- MAJESTY remained about five minutes. Her dress was a su perb robe of French white satin, richly embroidered ; a necklace of pealis, with a brooch in the form of the Prince of 'Wales's plume, composed entirely of large biilliants. Her head-dress was an elegant hat of satin, of the same colour as the robe, with a plume of feathers and an aigrette composed of diamonds, which waved to and frO, and produced a brilliant effect. Her MAJESTY looked extremely well. It will be seen, in the Parliamentary Report, that an aid of isoq,ooo has been voted to relieve the dis tress occasioned by the recent failures in Ireland. The Paris Papers of Wednesday- arrived at a late hour this forenoon.-,On Tuesday afternoon, and till late at night, the Boulevards were again more than ordinarily crowded; but the presence of a most im posing force of Cavalry and Infantry at every point, prevented any ebullition of the popular feeling. The public tranquillity was not in the least disturbed.— The Chamber of Deputies have now turned their at tention to the Budget of Expenditure, the first debate on which took place on Saturday.—The Funds con tinue to ascend. On Saturday they left of at 75 f. 25 c. MILITARY DISTURBANCE. We subjoin the following particulars of the insub ordination among the Military, to which we yester day alluded : PROM THE MORNING HERALD. “ The Ist Battalion of the Sd Regiment of Foot Guards, lately quartered in the new Barracks fitted up at the Royal Mews, Charing-Cross, have mani fested a considerable degree of dlicontent these last two or three days, complaining generally of hard duty and bad quarters. They appeared to have taken a dislike to the new barracks in the first instance, and the extra duty of patrolling the streets at night ( w hich ' they have regularly done since the arrival of her Ma jesty) completed their dissatisfaction. They also, we believe, complained of not having received the cus tomary allowance for such extra duty. Throughout the whole of Wednesday they chewed strong symp toms of insubordination, and more particularly at and after the evening parade. A report of these cir cumstances was made, by the Officer in command, to his Royal-Highness the Duke of GlOucester, as Colo nel of the Regiment, and he lost not a moment in laying it before the Commander i..1-Chief. In conse quence, it was deemed expedient to change the quarters of the battalion ; and at tea o'clock on Wednesday night, orders were issued for the march of the first division at four o'clock in the morning of yesterday. a The insubordination manifested itself almost throughout the whole of the night ; and at one o'clock Colonel Seymour, and many other Officers, were sent for to the Mews, in hopes their presence might re strain the apparently turbulent disposition of the sol diery. Most of these Gentlemen were called either from Almack's, or the Duke of Devonifire's Fete; and they remained at the barracks in their ball dressei till the troops had marched. At four o'clock the roll-call beat, and in less than 20 minutes those appointed to march all turned out in marching or der, and went off without a. murmur. They were matched up to Whitehall, and through the Horse Guards, where, we are informed, they were partially fheered by part of the Coldstream Regiment on guard there, as they passed. They reached Houn slow in the regular time allowed for such a march, though we understand 'they :hewed, or rather of lided to shew, a disinclination to obey their Officers as they pissed through Hammersmith.” • PROM THE MORNING POST. With respect to the troops who have been marched off, we understand that they are destined for Ports 7 mouth or Plymouth. They set out from the Mews Barracks soon after four o'clock yesterday morning, not disarmed, as has been erroneously stated, but fully equipped, with muskets-and fixed bayonets, and in every respect obedient to their 'Officers. Never did any set of-men display conduct more sincerely repentant, or evince feelings of deeper sorrow for , misconduct, than they did on this occasion. When I asked by their acquaintances whither they were going ? they answered that they knew not, but were' willing to go anywhere, and do anything in atonement for their error. It has been most reprehensibly stated, that on passing the Horse Guards, they were cheered by the sentinels there on duty. This statement is utterly false. Not a single voice was raised or desired, and the utmost silence and sorrow distinguished the whole of their progress. They passed through the Tilt Yard into St. ..lanses's Park, and after they had paised Buckingham House, they unfired their bayonets by regular order from the Commanding Officer, and. then proceeded in their journey through Hyde Park, many of them with their muskets- slung, all preserv ing the utmost regularity, and studiously obedient to every order of their Officers, most of whom had by , . , this time mounted their horses. The great' ,/ elde was observed during the whole of the day's march.'" The remainder of the Battalion marched this morning, we presrime, for the same destination." Rims Lan. Tholir.--ge Towards night, a multi tude assembled opposite the Royal Mews, at Charing Cross, under the mistaken idea that the momentarily misled, but now sincerely repentantoops, were still in those barracks; and at length pr oceeded to acts of violence, assailing every private carnage that passed, arid even wounding several Ladies and Gentlemen. Under these alarming circumstances,. a Magistrate attended with a number of Constables, and about half-past ten be found it-necessary to read the Riot Act. The mob, however, instead of dispersing, continued to increase ; in contequence of which the Horse Guards were obliged to be called out to act in aid of -the Civil Power. These _fine fellows soon suc ceeded in clearing the streets, and by half-past eleven tranquillity was completely restored. The Guards, however (as a measure of necessary precaution), con tinned to patstde the streets for some time after, while a strong party was stationed at Whitehall, opposite the Horse Guards."—Moraines Pod., • - ;~~~ ANOTHER ,ACCOUNT. 14 Mr. Birnie,iiiii4lagisitite,svitit a strong-party of Police Officers, was in the Barracks A day. The gates too, were closed about noon, and' the usual public thoroughfare stopped. This created a consi-_ derable sensation in the populace, and towards even ing great crowds began to assemble at Cockspur , street gate, upon the pretence, as we understood, of •a right of way, and became so noisy and riotous, that the - Police interferred, and several broken heads were given and received. Two or three of the mob were eventually secured, and sent off to Bow-streeet ; but this only increased the turbulence of the others, and about eleven o'clock it was thought necessary to call out a detachment of the Life Guards." An ell-WITNESS informs us, that, passing the Horse Guards, about a quarter past eleven o'clock, he saw a number of people assembled, not more, he supposes, than a hundred, who, on a body of the Guards being marched out to disperse the mob about the Mews, cried out,." Three cheers for the Guards!" Which were instantly given, with hats off, some of the Guards returning the compliment. This appeared to startle the horse of an Officer who came out last; upon which he instantly pointed the soldiers to the footpath with his sword ; tho Guards immediately rode on the pavement, knocking down or riding over every person who was nut fortunate enough to get out of the way, which many did by climbing over the railing into the areas of the houses. A Gentleman was knocked down by a blow on hi* shoulder with the flat side of a sword by one of the soldiers, and trampled upon by his horse, by which his knee has been severely bruised. The blow stunned him, and on recovering he found himself bestxode by another horse. He was taken into a neighbouring house, where a surgeon attended him. Severalother persons were much injured. • This morning, soon after twelve °Week, 300 or the In Battalion, Ist Regiment of Foot Guards, under the command of Colonel AsKaw,i'arrived front Wind- sor, and took possession of the Ring's Mews Barracks. The Ist Veteran Battalion, at Chatham, are to sup ply the place of the First Battalion of Guards at Windsor. The first Battalion of the. Coldstream Guards, at Portsmouth, are to come to London, NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Tim Sophia, enasstmetsaasoo, hem Liverpool foe St: Do mingo, pm into Antigua, with loss of mainmast, and was ready to proceed the 49th of April. Prossocz, Jingo 14.—The Venus, Asomews, front this port for Swansea, struck an a rock near the Land's End, yesterday ; she was assisted by three boats from the Land's End, and towed into Mount Pier after having thrown part of her cargo, copper, overboard. Poerswourn, Jolts 14.—Wind B.W.—Arrived the James. from Chepstow ; O. P. Asa, from Dartmouth ; and Elisabeth, Maass, from Guernsey. Sailed the Sarah, Watvansan. for Guernsey. JUir 16.---Wind S.—Came down from the River last night and sailed, the Ocean, WiIITTLE, for Honduras ; - Free Briton, Hoeft'', for Quebe c ; and Ann, LATIOWIta, for Con stantinople: Arrived and sailed for the River, the Harrington; thrum, from Dominica; Hydra, Russet, from the South SCatr last from Plymouth ; Duchess of Bedford. Hoyt:lnn, from Jamaica ; acrd Britannia, Evans, from St. Kitt's ; the two latter remain in the Down. swims, Juts 16.—. Wind S.R.—.Arrived the Earl of 'Lek rester Pocket, with a Mall from Holland. Itattsoare, June IC—Sailed the Volharding, &surreal, from, Bayonne for Antwerp. Cusroaa House, Lomax, June 16.—Ship Entered Towards The Mangrove, from Tobago; Prince of Waterloo, from Os tend; Flying 1•1111, from Dunkirk • Marie, from ditto; Hero, • from St. Vincent's; Commercial Pac ket, from Antwerp ; Marina; Ocean, from Amsterdam; Marquis Wellesley, front Grenada; and Hope, from Gottenbargh. Entered Outwards:— Traveller, for Hamburg!' ; Two Brothers, fur dkto• Flying rub. for Ostend; Hero, for Waterford; Friends; for iJoblin ; Re gent packet, for Li merick; General Murray, for 'Antwerp ; and DMus, for Hamburgb. Cleared Outwards :--Tbe Pollux, for Cribrakar; Reliance, for Hamburgh ; Graces, for Rig a; V e nus, for Gott/abut& ; a nd Ceres, for ArchangeL TUMULTS WWI WSLLINGTON.--011 account of the reduction of the wages of.the Colliers, great numbsrs in the neighbourhood of Wellington have, during the last and the present week, refused to engage in their employment, and a very serious riot has manifested itself among them. They have gone about in large bodies, cutting the ropes of the pits, and letting the water out of the large boilers.— On Monday last a body of 500 or 600, armed with large sticks and pick-hafts, violently assaulted three Gentlemen in the neighbourhood, who were on the Canal,a ssailing them with stones and letting down the draw-bridges While they were under, in order to sink them. Yesterday little business was transacted at Wel lington, although it was market-day, as a visit was apprehended from the rioters. It appears, however, they have taken another direction, confining their exertions to stopping the forges and furnaces.— All the colliers in the neighbourhood have discon tinued their operations. The Yeomanry have since been called out, and are gone to disperse a body of 4,000 to 5,000, who are now carrying their &- predations at Ironbridge and S works.— Shreetuoury Chrotsick, Jtem 16. 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