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rent with respect to Colonel WingGeld's _commis: &on. Every possible precaution had been taken to p r event its being abused to any purposes similar to t hose of the slave trade. Lord CASTLEREAGH said, that every exertion had been used by his Majesty's Ministers to induce t h e Portuguese Government to abandon the practice of the slave trade. Colonel WOOD said, that the modern helmets so ri luch abused by the Hon. Member had one advan tage over the old-fashioned three cocked hats, that of being sabre proof. FREEMANTLE urged the necessity of re trenching our public expenditure. -He lamented the thinness of the House on so important a subject, v hen not less than thirteen millions were to be voted awa y. He repeated some of the questions asked by Mr. Bennet, and desired to know the meaning of certain sums of money granted to Sir Sidney Smith for reimbursement of losses in Egypt and Spain ? Mr. 4BERCROMBY thought it singular that this sum for New South Wales should not have ap peared in the Colonial Estimates. It was desirable to have the whole expense of that Colony in one col lected form. Mr. GOLDBOURNE said, that the expense of the cast iron water-works was defrayed by the colony itselt. The depot at Lymington was for officers and men who had deserted from the French in the Pe. tinsula. The Hon. Mr. LAW observed, that it was his firm opinion, without some radical change in our military system, millions after millions would be thrown away in the Peninsula without producing any good effect. It was necessary to advert to the great change which Lad taken place in the military system of Europe during the last twenty years. It was in vain to hope tor maintaining the struggle with success, while France was armed with the power of conscription, and we could only fill our armies by voluntary en listment. Some late regulations inimical to rapid promotion in the army, had a tendency to depress merit. Neither, excepting in our artillery, were there any facilities for military instruction. Another sub ject was deserving of serious attention. One half of our troops at the end of any campaign was unfit for duty. Mr. BANKES was astonished that any person could conceive a military conscription teconcilable with a free Constitution. The Hon. Gentleman who spoke last had thought proper to propose France, which was armed with a comicription, as a model for us to follow. May HEAVEN forbid that we should ever see the day that a conscription should be adop. ted or followed in this country. This would be truly " Propter vitam vivendi perdere Eausam." As to the expenditure of the country, those who were best acquainted with the finances of the country knew that at the present rate this country could not carry on the war much longer. By the wretched and de. lusive system of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, we might indeed live three years longer. The Honourable Mr. LAW explained. He did not recommend conscription for this country. But what was the great difference to a free Englishman, between being taken to Leland as a militia man, and being sent to fight the battles of his country in Spain ? General FERGUSON heard the favourable men tion of conscription with regret, and astonishment. With respect to the medical department of our army, few. people who had not been on were jadges. DiseasP, he believed, was not more frequent in our army than in any other exposed to the same climate. At any rate he was sure that no medical department in any service was better than ours. Lord PALMERSTON vindicated the character of the Medical Department, maintaining that the French had suffered much more by disease in the nurse of the war en the Peninsula than our army hail done. Sir I'. BARING stated that bills drawn by the Commissariat in Portugal had fallen to a discount of from 20 to 30 per cent. in consequence of the diffi culty of obtaining payment for them in this country. At the same time he understood, that some of these bills were paid from partial considerations. This practice he deprecated as not only unjust but injua cious, as inconsistent with economy, and as affecting the credit of the Government. He understood that a considerable amount of debt had been contracted in the Peninsula, in consequence partly of these transactions; but dtbt must be the consequence of rich a system, for bad economy must lead to debt and bad credit. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER Ttated that the subject mentioned by the Honourable 1; :r met had for some time occupied the consideration of the Treasury. Mr. BENNETT asked, what was the amount of the arrears due to Our army in the Peninsula ? Mr. VANSITTART ansvrered, ?bout three or !Jur months. Mr. BENNETT observed, that he understood the army had not been paid since the 24th of December last. Mr. LONG said, he could state, from his own knowledge, that our army had been paid up to the 24th of March last. In reply to an observation from Mr. BARING, (r. VANSITTART stated, that there is at pre. rent a supply of provisions 'in the Peninsula foran anny of 100,000 men for a considerable period. The Resolution was agreed to. • • Mr. VANSITTART then moved a grant of 4100,000 in aid of the Poor Clergy. After a few words from Mr. BAILING ) who. opposed 't•e grant, on the grounds that thg rich Clergy should ;.rovide for their poor brethren ; and Mr. W. &SITU . ir.d Mr. WESTERN ) on the same side, and Mr. VAN. tITTART ) in support of the grant, it was agreed to 11 P 3 R a division, the numbers being-94 in favour of the grant, 20 against it. Several other Resolutions were then agreed to, the House resumed, and 'the Report was ordered to be received this day. Mr. BANXEB brought in a Bill to secure the Purity of Elec tion in the Borough of fichtone. Read a first, and ordered to he read a second time on Friday. The Curates Bill was read a second time, and committed for I►hursday neat. The Committee on the Corn Resolutions was postponed till to-day. 'l'ae Irish Spirits and the Pot Ash Bills were severally read a third time and passed. 'the uther Orders were disposed or and the Houle adjourned at HAL, PAST OWN. THE EVENING STAR LONDON. • THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 1613. Miasumuza-DATe—Holday at the Stock Exchange., With reference to the Debate which took place last night in the House of Commons, upon the Ordnance Estimates, and Extraordinaries of the Army, we have much satisfaction in stating, that Regulations have been recently adopted for the negotiation of all Government Bills, on Foreign Stations, by the prin cipal Officer of the Commissariat on the spot. By this plan, a competition in the money-market between the Representatives of different Departments of Govern.. ment, is totally prevented, and the high rate of Ex change, consequent upon so unnatural a struggle, considerably checked. The Chief Officer of the Cont missariat is to receive monthly Estimates from the Head of each Department, with a specification. of his: probable weekly wants in each moath. The Money Agents will then be kept as much as possible in the dark as to the general wants of the public service.— These are the arrangements to which the CHAI%CIiLLOR of the EXCHEQUER alluded in reply to the observations of Sir TRONA% BARING. Two days ago we cautioned our Readers not to be imposed upon by a clumsy fabrication, announcing a rupture of the Armistice between the contending Armies. The following letter, from a Morning Paper of this day, we believe to be also a fabrication, con cocted for the exclusive purpose of creating a belief that there were rumours on the Continent of the same complexion as the first-mentioned imposition. We acquit, however, the Editor of any share in the trick : we ate sure that he would not, knowingly, lend his authority to cover fraud of any kind—he must have been imposed upon : " GOTTZNBUII.O, JUNI L 5. " The intelligence of the Armistice is received here with great pleaiure, and it is said that the following are the conditions on which the Emperor of AUSTRIA requires the accession of NAPO LEON to the proposed Congress :—The abandonment of the Con federation of the Rhine by France—the resignation of Holland— the establishment of Italy as an independant kingdom—the limita tion of 'the French dominions la ithin the boundary of the Rhine." Yesterday Mr. PARSONS, the Messenger, arrived at Lord CASTLEREAGH'S Office, in Downing -street, with dispatches from Lord CATHCART and Sir CHARLES SrzwAtrr, dated the 7th and fith inst. A Cabinet Council, which assembled at two o'clock, sat upwards of two hours on the subject of these dispatches, and in the course of the afternoon their contents were an. nounced in the following Official statement, which we gave in a Second Edition : , g Government have received intelligence from the Head-quarters of the Allied Armies, dated on the 7th instant ; at which period they had been remo ved to Reichenbach, about ten or twelve miles from Schweidnitz, which movement had taken place im ' mediately on the signature of the Armistice. The greatest harmony prevailed among the Allied Sove- ' reigns, and both armies were in a complete state of equipment ; each individual corps having continually gained advantages over the enemy during the retreat, in every action which had been fought, though they Lead been obliged to yield to numerical superiority. —The terms of the Armistice were considered highly favourable to the Allies, who would very shortly re ceive large reinforcements; and the evacuation of Breslau by the French is a convincing proof that it had not been dictated by BONAPA.R TE in the same spirit which we have observed in former instruments of this kind. " BARCLAY DE TOLLY commands in chief at Riech enbach. WITTGENSTEIN and BLUCHER remained in the post of Schweicinitz." Letters were yesterday received in town from the Duke of CUMBERLAND, dated from Streletz, theca vital of Mecklenburg. Yesterday the Princess of WALEs received letters from the DUKE of BRUNSWICK, as did the Duke of KENT. Yesterday, about one o'clock, the RUSSIAN AM BASSADOR had interviews with Viscount CASTLERE And Earl BATHURST, at their Offices in Downing street. Mr. DAMPIER, the new Judge of the King's Bench, vas sworn in yesterday morning. To-morrow he will go through the ceremony of being made a Serjeant, after which he will take his seat on the Bench. On the same day, Mr. COPLEY will be made a Serjeant. From some articles in the French Papers to the 20th, it appears to be expected that the three Em perors, ALEXANDER, FRANCIS, and NAPOLEON, would soon have a meeting. A letter from Leipzic states, that s the Emperor Of AUSTRIA and BONAPARTE were to meet at Gitschin, on the 6th ; but the official ac counts to the 10th, addressed to the EMPRESS RECENT, mention no' such interview ; and we may therefore conclude that it did not take place. It is said that the Emperor of AUSTRIA is making great exertions to bring about a Peace, but of the nature of the terms he means to. propose no hint is given. The Monikur, under the pretence of giving an account of the late transactions in Sicily, as published a long calumnious article, full of tnisrepresentations and falsehoods, respecting the conduct of our Govern ment.—lt is evident that the political improvements in the state of that island give much uneasiness to BONAPARTE, and the invective of the French official journal is a natural consequence of the conviction that the events which have occurred are not only be neficial to Sicily, but conducive to the great object of European independence. _ . WINDSOR, JUNE 23. • Yesterday evening the' Qtr and . the Princesses went to the Princess Eusnarrses cottage at Old Winosor, to tea, &c. it being her Royal Highness's -bay•home. She had a liberal supply of refreshments pnsvided for the hay-makers, of which they partook in a temporary building erected on the meadow.- 1 he Quits appeared highly daghted with the rural scene. Yesterday the Russian Ambassador had interviews with Lords CASTLRAF.AOII and BATHURST, la DOWn ing-street. Viscount Mzivrtur held &levee yesterday at the Admiralty, at twelve o'clock, which was attended by about forty Officers. The Noble Viscount was not able to see them all, being obliged to attend the meeting of the Cabinet. Mr. HAY, his Secretary, saw the remainder. VISIT OF THE PRINCESS OF WALES TO YORK HOUSE.. Yesterday, about four o'clock, the Princess of WALES, attended by Lady GLENBERVIE, her Mistress of the Robes, left Kensington Palace in her carriage and pair. Her Royal Highness proceeded through Knightsbridge, and just as the carriage got to Hyde Park corner, the Princess CHARLOTTE passed in her carriage, and proceeded along Rotten-row, to take an airing. Neither of the carriages stopped, but each passed on. On the arrival of the Princess at York House, a carpet was laid on the steps and entrance to the house, for her Royal Highness. The Duchess Of YORK, attended by Lady ANNE CULLING SMITH, the Lady of the Bed-chamber, her pages, and livery servants, in half dress, conducted the Princess to her drawing-room. In a short time after the Duchess of YORK sent a letter to the Princess Cirani.orrE, which her Royal Highness found on her return to Warwick House, from taking her airing, a little before five o'clock. The Princess CHARLOTTE returned a written answer to the letter. The Royal Personages saluted each other at parting. The Princes; of WALES honoured Drury-lane The atre with her presence last night, and afterwards re turned to Kensington Palace. Five hundred cards have been issued for the grand Ball at Carlton-House on the 30th instant. The Duke and Duchess of YORK give a grand dinner on the 27th instant. Last night Mrs. PERRY gave a brilliant concert to a numerous assemblage of distinction, at I'avistock Hcuse. COMPANY AT ARDnossAL—The Right Hon. the Earl and Countess of Eglinton, Lady Jane Montgo merie, and the Hon. Master Montgomerie, Mr. and Mrs. Archibald Montgomerie, Misses gontgomertes, of Annick Lode; Archibald Campbell, Esq. of . Blythswood, and the Misses Campbells ; Walter Monteath, Esq. Glasgow ; John Craig, Esq. ditto ; Mr. Hunt, London ; Mr. Waddel, Glasgow ; An drew Tennent, Esq. ditto ; Hector *Niel, Esq. Edinburgh ; James Hamilton, Esq. of Holmliead; Keir, Esq. Paisley. FASHIONABLE PARTIES. The Duke of Northumberland, a dinner party on Sunday, at Northumberland House. _ _ Hon. Mrs. Hinde, a grand Concert on the 28th instant, in Hereford-street. - Mrs, Rigby, a grand rout on the 7th July, in Upper Grosvenor ;reer. Mrs. I). Davenport, a splendid rout last night, in Brook street. Lady. Sidney Smith, a large assembly last night, in Albemarle greet, Lady Caroline Lamb, a supper party on Tuesday, after the Opera at Melbourne-House, Whitehall. Lady Castlereagh, a grand supper, after the Opera, on Satur day, in St. James's-square. Mr. Biddulph, a grand dinner party on Sunday, in Stanhope. street, 'May-fair. Lady Campbell, a large rout last night, in Wimpole-street. The Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdown, a select party to dinner yesterday, at Lansdowne House. Lady Willoughby, a large assembly on Saturday, at Whitehall. Lady Grimston, a grand concert this evening, in Grosvenor square. The Marchioness of Winchester, a grand musical party to. morrow, in Grosvenor-street. Lord and Lady Holland, a large party to dinner yesterday, at Holland House. - The Countess of Clare, a splendid rout last night, in Saville row. Mrs. Cochrane, a grand ball and supper this evening, in Port. man-square. Lord Palmerstone, a large dinner party on the Ist July, in St; nbope-street, May-fair. Mrs. Methuen, a grand rout this evening, in Grosvenor-street. Mrs. Henry Dawkins, a large assembly on the 2d July, in Portman-square. • - Lord Grantham, a select dinner party yesterday, in Charles. street, St. Jameeb-square. Mr. Ly ster, a grand dinner party on Saturday, in Stratford-place. Lady Eliot, a select musical party yesterday evening, in St. Jantes's-square. Lady Hyde Parker, a grand assembly this evening, in Cum berland-place. Mr. and Mrs. Dent, a large dinner party on the 3d July, in Hertford -street, May-fair. Lady Heathcote, a large rout to-morrow, in Grosvenor-square. ARRIVALS. The Duke of Norfolk, in St. itunes's.square, from his seat In Kent. The Earl of Powls, in Berkeley-square, from his seat Is Shropshire. The Earl and Countess of Thanet, at the Clarendon Hotel, Bond-street, from their seat in Kent. DEPARTURES. The M. •Luis of Buckingham, to his seat Avington, Hants. The Earl and Countess Spencer and family, to the Isle of Wight - . The Earl and Countess of Darnley and family, to their seat, Cobham Hall. Lord Southwell, to Clifton. ,1 he Dike of Marlborough, to Sion Hil'. The Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne and fatally, to their seat, in Wilts. Admiral Legge, to Brighton. Lord and Lady Frances Spencer, to Slon HilL Monsieur de Sass, for Chatham. The Duke of SUSSEX experienced a severe paralytic affection at Kensington Palace, on Wednesday morn. ing last, which excited considerable alarm through out his family ; but his Surgeon soon reaching the Palace, and copiously bleeding him, his Royal High ness soon recovered, sb as to be declared out of im mediate danger. A report was industriously circulated yesterday that the STIRLING CASTLE, with Lord MOIRA and Suite on board for India, had been captured by two American men of war. We have not been able, how ever, to trace the report to any authentic source. FIRE.—A fire broke out, at four o'clock yesterday morning, in an extensive twine manufactory, near the docks at East Smithfield. It commenced in the second storey, and in a short time the whole building w•as completely gutted, and the two adjoining hoUici greatly damaged. NAVAL INTILLIWINCL It. Sailed the Mottna brig of war, Captain =Comte; for Falmouth, where she will issue convoy instruc tions for Newfoundland, Quebec, and North America; the REINDEER brig of war, Capt.MANNEES, on a cruize in the Channel ; the UNICORN frigate, and Mist:croft schooner, with a fleet of merchantmen under their convoy for the eastward, among them is the Spanish ship Agmla , LITTEN, from Buenos Ayres, with a cargo, consisting of hides and tallow, bound to Lon. don, which arrived here a few days since; also, the Union, cartel, belonging to this port, J. WILLS master, for Morlaix—Lady CAROLINE PARNELL and &mar are gone passengers in her. PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 23. Sailed his Majesty's ship SULTAN, of 74 guns, Capt. Wesr, for Plymouth.—Arrived the Swedish ship Helena, HAMEL Master, with a cargo of deals for this port ; and the Spanish ship Salt Josef, M. G. Da LA PIUDA Master, from Buenos Ayres, bound to Loudon.—Came into harbour, the ROYAL WILLIAM, of 80, Capt. FoNvae, to be refitted. DEAL, JUNE ES. Sailed his Majesty's ship DANMARK, on a cruize off Flushing. Arrived the BADGER cutter, with dis patches from off ditto. Sailed his Majesty's ship ALBION, on a cruize off ditto. The transports remain. HARWICH, JUNE 23. The Auckland packet, Captain BRIDGE, and the Lark packet, Captain SHERLCWK, which sailed two days ago, were obliged to return last night, on ac count of the strong Easterly winds; they have both a double mad to-day, and are now preparing to sail with a number of couriers, passengers, &c. SHEERNESS. JUNE 23. The LEVERETT man of war has just hoisted the signal for the convoy to the Baltic, and will sail on Friday or Saturday next; and tote 13osaia CITOYENNI is to accompany the convoy as far as the Scaw, for the further protection of the trade. The Vixax gun brig has sailed for the Downs with the following transports :—No. 571 Lady Shore, C. A. Camilla, C. H. Hero, D. A. William.—Wind East. YARMOUTH, JUNE 23. Sailed yesterday evening the Paospeao for off the Texel, and the Gaworr for off the Scheldt. Arrived this morning the CHANTICLEER, from Gottenbutgb, with the Duke of BRUNSWICK, who landed and pro ceeded to town. GALWAY, JUNE l'f. Yesterday arrived the brig Louisa, Captain. Wisest, frolrt Begumaris, with slates. She brought in the Masters of three vessels, viz. DONALD Algeria a, of the Fox packet, front Liver pool to limerick; Jon x STEWART, of the schooner Brother and Sisters, from Liverpool to Westport; lone Sesstera, of the Harriot, from St. John's, with oil, &c. t..r London. captured by an American privateer, called the Fox, a Ackle Head. mount ing sixteen guns, twelve 12-pounder., one 24-pounder, and f eat swivels, commanded by 1. e. HANDY, bt longing to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, schooner rigged, black odt-4, coppered and salts remarkably fast. The Captain of the privateer info• rued the aircrew Captains, the Fox had been chaced by two of usr frigates on the coast of America.--1 he p,tivateer bad re.taken, off the Blankets, a valuable American Eist Indianian , Which had been previously taken by his Majesty's ship Racoon, and having en board Lieu tenant salmi, and the /aster's Mate of the RACOON, which they sent for America. She has been out about one month, during which she has taken ordestroyed nine vessels ; she hut:r ed the schooner Bro. her and Sisters, and a large hrg in sight of this harbour. 't he Louisa was ransomed for £4OO, when the above Captains, with 28 sailors, were suffered to come on sh o re in her. The eaptain of the privateer, his officers and crew, be haved in the roost humane and gentlemanly manner to the priso ners, during their stay uo boord. The Harriot was taken on the 7th inst. in La. 47. 52. N. long. 22. 53. W. Mr. ADAM WINER. HOL DT remains on board the schooner, which was wined for the nearest American port. BOSTON, APRIL 10. [From an American Paptr.l TILE CIIZSAPEAKE FRIOATE.—It is with pleasure we announce the safe arrival in our harbour of the United States frigate Chesapeake, Captain EVANS, from a cruize of 115 days. From Boston, she ran down by the Madeiras, Canaries, and .Cape de Verds ; thence down on the equator, between long. 16. and 25. (where she cruized six weeks). thence down the coast of South America, passing within 15 leagues of Su rinam (was in the same place the Hornet sunk the Peacock the day after she left); down by Barbadoes, Antigua, and most of the Windward West-India Islands ; thence on the Coast of the United States. between Bermuda and the Capes of Virginia, by tile. Capes of the Delaware within twelve leagues, by New-York within twenty leagues, thence through the . East Channel to this port. The Chesapeake has taken, during the cruize, the American brig Julia, from Lisbon for Boston, with an English license (arrived at. Boston and condemned); British ship Volunteer, from Liverpool to - Brazils, (ar- rived at Portsmouth, N. H.) ; British brig Liverpool Hero, from Liverpool to Brazils, cargo dry goods, hardware, and jewellery; cargo taken out, and vessel burnt; and brig Earl Percy, from Cape-de-Verdi, with.salt, for Brazils, ashore at Long Island—she has on board 55 British prisoners. Jan. 1, off the Western i Islands, discovered two large sail to windward, ap parently men of war, bearing down, lay-to for them, and when near enough to ascertain that they were 'a 74 and a frigate, made all sail, and escaped. About ten days since, off the Capes of Virginia, gave chaie to a sloop of *ar, and continued chasing for two days, when she finally escaped in the night. These are the only ships of war she has seen during the cruize. By the last advices from Baltimore, we learn that no licensed vessel is suffered to leave any of the Ame. rican ports, the whole of them being turned back into the Chesapeake and Delaware by the blockading squadron. It is ascertained, that there are 300,000 barrels of flour on ship=board in the two bays, which will all perish if the vessels are not permitted to sail/ before the hot weather sets in. The follosting have been captured by the Lion French privateer, since the 30th ult. viz. an English brig, from Oporto to Newfoundland, in ballast ; an English schooner, from Gibraltar to Ire.l.ind, laden with iron, cocoa and shells, both destroyed ; a Spa. nish brig , Corunna to Cadiz, laden with shells, plundered and given up, having French passengers on board. Two chasse marks, and the brig Vulture, Goon. lama, in ballast, sailed from Oporto, about the 25a I d May, for Newtoundland.