Star. — London, England, 1823-07-03 00:00:00

-... . t h e post 014ce, 'and the issessed Taxes, appeared to be equa lly satisfactory. While 'the Revenue was thin improving, the Ministers bad tds4) betn able to.effect gradual r eduction of the' Debi, inii Shia.redection ; ha d been plogressive from the sili of.January,lß23. The Right Honourable Gentleman then made the wow i n g statement of the Funded Debt of prei B yi ta m, Ireland, and Germany, on June SO,IBRS: DEBT. .E • ~e -r.: la. A i gs3.—Unredeemed Debt • 796,550,14 win k purchased and transferred to the tommissioners, between Jaduary s v . •,- ao d Jane 500823, viz. ...:. •. • • . ) 1. t ri e l -. 1 "'" 5 .. . la7 l - . " 1 * *Wag Fund id 72,382 To d d led for Life Annuities 334,003 Di tt o Laud Tax estimated . 24,000 Ditto tariaimed ten years - , 14,442• plo w e d with unclaimed Divideqds . , , ID,loo Bo y D e bt, decreased by_Caitital trans. fared to the Debt in IrOand , Da l e Irish Debt increased by Capital trainferred from E„,,;„a 791.1, 8 3,196,470 197,15 s 2,599,332 tiorideemed Debt, June 50, 1823 794,130,81:1 B e aks the Capital redeemed and transferred as above, there ' , l ipoid to the ILA, towards the redemption of Exchequer Idle, per 3 Geo. IV. c. 66. japery 8, 182 $ To be Paid July 5 £340,000 340,000 340,000 X1,020,M0 ANNTJAL CHARGE. Join 3,1823 —Due to Puhhe Creditor X 27,839,042 .0 Management 284,654 Pensions - • 2,800,000 By Actual Charge, decreased since J. Dory 5, 1523, estimated - 30,923,696 Mang Charge, June 30, 1823 50,840,896 The above Annual Charge is exclusive of the Sinking Fund. UNFUNDED DEBT. 1822. Exchequer Milo granted in Stipply, , lB23 - Ditto, Public Works, 1823 - - at 54,800,000 144,150 34,944,150 1823. Exchequer Bills, per Act 4 Gm. IV. cap. 4. - £e0,000,000 Exchequer Bills to be Toted - - - 14,700,000 . 3.1,700,000 The Right Hon. Gentleman then made the follow ing statement of the Supply of Ways and Means for the current year : Voted 1822. - 7,194,854 Army - 3,480,325 Navy - 310,000 Greenwich Hospital 1,199,498 Ordnance 1,895,068 •Miscellaneous - 5et,534124 44440: • 1.549A6 - • 1y71•5 • 16,679,759 • 1,200,000 Interest on Exchequer Bills_ 15,876,743 1,100,000 '. 1.. 17,879 3 739 2911,000 S:oking Fund on Exchequer Bib - 2,801,000 To pay holders of 5 per Cents. - 290,456 Deficiency of Ways and Means l •18ar. -16,97Q'~'fi~ . 113,000,040 200,000 " 128,875 4,800,000 '21,261495 WAYS MID:MEANS.' Actual Grar.t;, 1823. -.• • " • 3,000,000 Annual Malt •: • - . : - 200,000 Lottery - . -• . - 110,000 Repayment by Etchaquer Sill Loan Conimissioners - *,450,000 Naval and Military Fensions - Tu be paid by the East India Corn . parrron account of. Half-pay, &c. (antecedent years) - - Surplus Ways and Means - Surplus Conielidated Fund . •••• 7,500,1:00 Sinking Fund Loam 450000 Tea Dudes. ' - 151,000 Old &ores. 594,617 East India Company. ' • 14.509,617 • • • 5,131,670 By Increase of Unfunded Debt. • •' 90.000 469;047: 8,70P;000 m,541,21n, • *PIT - *M1420 16,976,70 Surplus Ways and Means (of which 544,1501. will be applied to the Decrease of Unfunded Debt) - 409,177 Frolll . this it would appear that the diminution of the Debt bad not been unimportant ; and it was still more to be considered when it was remembered, that while this reduction of debt took place, the amount of taxa tion had been also reduced. It might not be unsatis factory to the House to hear the amount reduced, not since the war, for he would not trouble them by going into such a statement, but during the last two Tears Hon. Gentlemen opposite might say that this reduction was the consequence of their unremitting exertions—he would not stop to dispute with them as to the merit of the reduction, he was content to say Ciat it had taken place—(Hear, hear). Notwith standing this reduction, Ministers had been enabled to make a proper provision for the service of the year. The following was the reduction which had been made within the last two years : Husbandry Horses Malt Salt Rides Assessed Taxes - Dixie), Ireland, about Tonnage Duty Windows —Ireland Spirits —Ireland Ditto—Scotland £480,000 1,400,000 1,295,000 300,000 f.,3u0,000 100,060 160,000 180,000 380,080 340,000 Making a Total of - £6,935,000 (Neer). There was a number of small iteint, unim portant to the Public in general, but extremely iiu- Portant to spew the principle on which Ministers had acted with respect to the reductions they had effected. Among these items were, the duty on stones can led coastwise, and others, which were denominated Union Duties, which were said by the individuals concerned to press with severity* on the consumers, and which amounted to 101. per cent. The removal of these Union Duties had already been productive of great benefit, by giving a fresh impulse to industry in Ire land. Whatever might be said as to ;he moral and political situation of that country, no one could as sert that Parliament had been backward in its liberal and just consideration of the wants and distresses of that unfortunate country, so far as they could be re • keyed by fiscal regulations. He could not omit ad verting to the Bills for uniting the great Boards .of Customs and Excise, and assimilating their practice in the two countries. He should not be justified in speaking of what might or would be done in future Years, but he was convinced that the resources of the country were not only not impaired, but were in a State of gradual iosprovement. Under favourable cheumstances, the Government infght be enabled to' ettendllie relief: by • the r eduction they hid already reetamented, provid e d they Were not overdriven .--r- . He - said•this, because in such a great concern as the British Revenue, great harm might arise by the Par -liiment pressing rediactio'n too rapidly. He had no! - doubt the Ministers would find still further means ofl carrying their wishes for reduction into effect. They iwould.especially di r ect t h e i r atte n t i on to those taxes which pressed severely on the Con s ume r; • M an y o f , these wetly connected ivith the prevention of smug ' Kling, and by the reduction of these it might be hoped !that the crime would be diminished. lie should do wrong if he were now to speak of those taxes whiCh bad:come under the notice of Parliament in the pre sent Session. He had every reason to believe that the enemy was completely satisfied with the course , which Ministers had pursued in their financial system. More reductions might, perhaps, have been expected, but that was a subject of discussion. What had been done was satisfactory to the country, and while the country was satisfied he was contented—Wear, hear). Mr. MAI3ERLY congratulated the House on the candid statement which they had just heard froth the Right lion. Gentleman opposite. During the whole time that he had been a Member of that House, he had never heard such an open, fair, or candid state ment, and, indeed, it appeared to him, that the Right Hon. Gentleman had rather underrated than over rated the grounds on which he founded his report of the present increasing and flourishing state of the revenue, and of the hopes he entertained of the future . diminution of public taxation. He was happy that the Right Hon. Gentleman had been thus candid; for, by such conduct, he would insure the confidence of the country. He was also gratified at the liberal principles which*Ministers seemed to have adopted, with regard to public trade, for such liberal views would materially contribute to make commerce in crease, and render the nation prosperous and happy. —He hoped.the Right Hon. Gentleman would be en-. coutaged to. go on next year to reduce the 4 percents. to 31, and the 3} to 3, which would produce a great saving to the country. He could have wished to have had something more definite on the subject of the Imperial Loan. On the whole, he thought Austria had dealt fairly enough in recognising the liability to the Loan, after being obliged to cede the Netherlands, for whose defence the money was borrowed. The Hon. Member concluded by againcongratulating the. House on•the candid statement they had heard, and the Right Hon. Gentleman on the cheering prospects with which he had been enabled to gratify the country. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, the..lo4cof the Austrian. Loan was now, he hoped, in kook of successful aegociation, with the consent 0(441.-41witiiin Government. But he would not 4462 , 4401/ insertion as te how it *mold be settled. • ArikkUNlE.was anxious to see all restraints re . -. aamiedflom capital. He thought that Government, frortvwjaat :had. occurred, was now emboldened to go on next year, sod .reduce three or four millions ' pext.xear l and theusin the following-:yeer go on again nn~ reduce ditee or,four millions more--(Leagliing). If the Sinking Fund was removed, the capital of the country could be relievedby : a proportional reduction of caution. The "ItOtlie Onitht. toknow, if in the 796 millions, to which the National . Oebt had been supposed to'ansouni at the. beginning of the Session, was included the amount which had been due bythe India• Company, and, if ihtif accounts .had been closed. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER wit understood to reply in - the affiiinitive. As to, the ' question of the Hon. Member respecting the deficiency Bills; those Bills "vere not strictly deficiency Bills, but 'Bilis - which ivete issued at one Cilayter, in conse- Auen . Wor the difference which existed in the pay meiiiosl the 'interest on the Consolidated Fund, in ordetlo Make.gOod.the extra sum demanded in one Quarter more than in another. As to the sum of tnone y • paid to the Bank, it was for the purpose of paying the dissentients to . the Bill of last year for the reduc tion of the Five per Cents: Mr. Alderman THOMPSON laid',' if Utriertiti)eqt would continue to maintain its foreign.Ai s key ; as gt present, there would be but little chinger to &ar t * the country would soon gain the utmost prosPerity. . Mr. HUME wished to - know what had - beconieof the surplus of the'Consolidated Fund? • Mr. HUSKISSON.said, that it was lodged as se curity for any unforeseen demands that might- be made upon it, but the bills bore no interest. The Resolutions having been agreed to, the House resumed, and. the Report was ordered to be received to-morrow. CHIEF BARON O'GRADY. Mr. S. RICE moved the Order of the Diy for the Committee on the conduct of the Chief Baron of the Exchequer of Ireland. Mr. HUTCHINSON opposed the motion. He. could not think that any man ought to be condemned unheard, as would be the case of .the Chief Baron if the motion of the Hon. Member was carried. The Chief Baron was too dignified and too virtuous to be intentionally guilty of any of the peculation& %chic") were attributed to him as a Judge. He therefo r* thought that the House could not with justice - pro;. teed further. Mr. Secretary CANNING said, that notwithstand ing the ditEculties of the case, he wished that some thing should be done. He did not desire to censure the Chief Baron in any manner, but he thought the most definite and the least inculpatory 'mode of pro- j ceeding ought, at least, to be then adopted. He would not pretend to be able to understand them fully; but he knew that there was a charge hanging over the head of the Chief Baron, and he wished that charge should assume something of a definite form. He would, therefore, support the motion for going into the Committee, in order that the Chief Baron might be able to know what he was to be accused of.. • Mr. S. RICE defended his conduct relative to the motion.—The resolutions which he had to propose had been prepared by persons who were not supposed, to be influencud by any improper motive. • . Mr. WETHERELL thought it would be the. greatest injustice on- she Learned-Judge to put upon the Journals of the House• a censure on his conduct on so incomplete a case as this. • • • -'` ' • Mr. W. WYNN could only consent to go into the Committee, on thd supposition that such facts ivoulct be proved against the Chief Baron as - ought to termi.: nate inimpeachrnent. - Mc. LIANKES wished to know whither the Reso lutions were those of fact or of infettnte'?"`' - • • • '"'" Mr. S. RICE . said', one . isieri Resolutions of • i facts, and only . one of inferenCe; which it ieehied tfo be the wish of the %limit shoed 'riott•epresiel : I ' Mr. BANKES begged the Manse icin'sider th at this individual' held .a'high judicial situation; -Whith the King could not'deplive I)invisf, even while. this heavy cloud of.charge, or of suspicion, was hanging over him.. He would ask whether that was a fit situation fur a high.,Judgein Ireland tostabd,:in a country in irliichs the law and itqiinsinistranirssbOnld never be allowed io lie tot ought .lotocontemo? House warned the against any Farther prOceeding in the present Session. ••• •• •• • • The SOLICITOR-GENERAL clCnied that there had been any unticceisarrdelaY in bringing forward these charges, at least not such as•to warrant the pro ceeding in them immediately, and AM putting them off till another Session. He quoted:the. Report of the Commissioners of Inquiry into the Courts OF Jussiee in Ireland, to shew that for one: hundred years. the Judges in that country bad invariably used the light of increasing heir civic fees. Would chee p -ellen o iecute the Chief.Baron.for. what was, -at the•wotst, but an error in judgment? •On.this-grotindlie s there ! fore should vote against going. intothe:Ctimutittle- Mr. APERCROMBY hatil now to consider was, *would they proceed, ii . woulti; they stand still. Now, he agreed with - the-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; namely, that to 'stand still now would be a hardship and injustice to. til* Lord Chief Baron; and under chid opinion he should vote against the motion for opposing ;ha Speaker leav ing the Chair. • . • Mr. HUME had changed his opinion on the sub ject of theiharietigainst: the . .Chief 13ainn, and was desirous of going into a Committee that he might de clare that opinion fully. Mr. GOULBURN was in &Wiur ef going into a Committee. The Gallery was cleared for a division ; for going into a Com mittee 50--against.il 19. The House then went in the Committee, and some of the Resolutions were passed. Mr. HUME suggested the propriety-of the House adjourn ing the debate. as there appeared no likelihood of •their com ing to a decision, and as it appeared to him they had not got quite so far as when they. commenced—(A laugh). After a few words from. Mr. Secretary Pty., the House re: sume'd, and the Chairman of the Committee reported progress, and Obtained leave to sit again to=morrow. The Unlawful Oaths Bill was real a third time and passed. The other Orden. of the Day were then read, and the House atijOurned at Two o'Clock. -RELIGIOUS I'ERSECUTION. They who wish to understand more of the present and past conduct of tile YhrroootsTs and PArtsrs, as now discussing in Parliament, are referred Bishop ,Lavington's Methodists .and.. Papists Com pared," a new Edition of .s hick, has just been pub ished by the Rev. Mr. POlwhele,:pr.2ls. and may. be had of all Booksellers by a general orcler.'" • , . SPITALFIELDS' 4•1•1041•40.11. -• i' On Tuesday night some propositions were the Committee of Journeymen Weavers - fioni , -thei Lords Committee, respecting the Bill now penditis k in Parliament, with a request that.anAnswer might be given instanter. The -weavers instantly issued A, notice for their fellow-workmen to assemble at the Three Colts, Bethnal-eeen;and hrsix o'clOck yester.; day morning upwards of 10,000 met, for the p-urii6se of taking -the propositions into . consideration. Afr: . BINSON being called to the Chair read. the fol:owitrg . ' proposals, at lent from thfriLords' Committee 1. Information of offences or actions for. penalties tO he brought within three months. - S. The restraint on the employment Of capital to be done away beyond the extent of the resent Act. - • All the figured-011 fumy branches of the trade to be exempt from theoperation of the Acts. 4: The Acts to reniain in force for plain work made Within ;the district of the Molloy seven years. 5. The renal E f lost, as to torg.apprentices,is tobesepealed; but not in so far as extebids to apprentices Ittweavinz. On the first Resolutionrbeing poi it was apptoVed unanimously. second„ the following Amendment 4 was. moved anctcarried: ' . • 4 4 ' TWeldasteirs -may extend their capital "to any part of the country, provided it. is not within seventy miles of LondOn, or the present limits, viz. Middlesex, Westminster, and the Toltec Hanikts.* • To the third, the amendment was—" The Journeymen are willing to meet the Masters, and make such alterations in prices, according to the order of Sessions,u mayseedjust and necessary." The fourth was rejected, the fifth was approved unanimously... The CifAIRMAN then. addressed the Meeting, and informed ttreni the Committee were to return their answer to the pi-40414)n5. of the Lords by tw elve o'cloakYesteraay.—The Meeting unanimously agreed to accompany the Committee. Yesterday, at half-past twelve o'clock, Pala - ce-yard and the avenues to the House of Lords were crowded with weavers, all decently` attired, and conduCting themselves with the greatest propriety. The Com mittee of the House assembled in the old House of Lords about' half an hour afterwards, and Couniel immediately laid before them the amended - proposi, tions, as adopted by the journeymen yesterday morn 7 ing. Several. of the master weavers Were also pre sent.. It • was stated by Counsel, that' the proposals . to the journeymen .bad been made by direation of their Lordships, after. receiving the sanction of the masters. who were anxious to conciliate. Their Lord ship's having _conferred for some time, decided that they. could not entertain the Resolutions as amended by. the journeymen, and desired that the case might proceed.. When this information was communicated to the 'assembled multitude on the outside of the House, *the disaPpointment was apparently severe, but not.thealightest syniptom 9f disorder was ntaai felted even to ant instance. . . The most interesting Work that everissued 'from the*ptess in gnglarid, will appear in akw &Ayer. It consists of aloll• and popularAe scription of the,Works of GOD in the Creation; under the title or ",4yature DuplalieV. Besides an original andlOminous text, which includes all modern dis-, coveries in every branch of natural science, it will exhibit the 'Whble of NatUiei Cilricisities in a fa;ci. flaring series of large Mictcutiouegegravingi. The' wholchae ;been prepared as a xnottoniest of ScienCe and Art,. with•p view to confer the utmost popoli rity.on the study Of,Natnre, and divert public stten tion from thetrivolOus literature of the how, to studies at mice solid, initructive„ and ine*haw;ible, pointing thtough Nattita," up to Nature s GOD !" r, r~vpii. ovSE f -- A dpe s iii Giner # i tour of I;l.46erors . Of East in dia Stock was iteld 'yeitehlaY, • at the Company's House in Leadenhall:street, - for tbyptir.ecise of conga. tiering o I.k Bill,tiovi in progreis thee* Oarlia meta, by Which provision is made for defraying the retiring ' pay and petiskoni of that portion OUpit - jigdest y's forces who are empl s oyed in iu•li4, : wiligh igolatembepay- Issetit oqtte,ludiun Judges, apd provides for the period aiirlilch the Bishop pf.calcisktia and his Arobde4teops shall be m isl ed to t heir .retiring pensions. • Mi. R y 4 i Agicanu called, the -at ;F u to n.of.,the Court most particularly to that clause by which the 3ishop of Culculta is authorised to ordain any persons,. na • - ttres.. ot others, 'wbb oft. erafhtnation shall appear to him to be duly cataliged, without. calliag on such in , 'diii4iaalit to subscribe to those tests which are taken in . thiscountry brpeiSons enteri ng i n t o h o ly or d ers . --..This was a power which the Learned Gentleman contended ou g ht not to be granted without mature consideration. ' .' iii• - .fiteNTespressed h i m sel fin favour of the clause. gr . . GA H A CikAil opposed the dance, for the introclo c tion_og whtcli . no reason was stated in. the Bill. Mr, RAto opposed the chiiie, first, because be did nibeiiish such a power to be.granted to a Bishop of **utte.'or gin' other Bishop ; secondly, liecause it Med the Bishop to maths persons who' 'hid not pl.sscd,throttgls.;hat otele;sl.•*hich was uecetiary its 4s aoußtry ;.and thirdly. because. it .was 'likely to entall'expensi on die Company. • . 'Mr. PA rrtsmi objected to the clause, as introducing 'a veil great innoeatien • with' respect to t h e ordina ti.9p pi . persons to officiatb es• Ministers of the Est:t ailed Church. • - • . aid TWINING eulogised in .very high terms the c7iaracter of the eminent Divine (Dr. licher) who was now proceeding to India as Bishop of Calcutta; still, hoWever, as the power conferred by this clau'se was • so very great, he thought it ought not to be conceded until. the subject was maturely considered. Mr.. GRANT was of opinion that.the claus e o u g ht to be modified, rather than omitted altogether. Mr. MONEY saw the necessity of modify ing the tlatise considerably; but he differed entirely from those who objected to the principle on which it was founded. . Mr. was not.friendly to a clause which gave greater posver to the Bishop of- Calcutta than to any enjoyed by . any Bishop in England or Ireland. Mr. Parvison observed, that in the King's Patent Ipptinting:the Bishop of Calcutta; full :power to or dain:was granted; and as this was thnease, it ought to make them.mpte.suspiciuon as to thesclanse which . was now introduced.- - athe . motion of d e eIIIAMITAW, the Canrc ap .. prcAid of the 13i11 With tlirezception - of thc clause marlt4". Ail' which was the clAtiie . thit had given tise•to the discussion.—rildjourned; Er'N, )k.. 77 ltmpe.lforrnances of last night viirk ; p;reisely the same as those of .the preceding iveriiht,'nelifelitwete .reeded throughout with., the is a; unqualified :marks of appiObation. The ex ronasbettuty. oflimAlause, and the excellence *of the Perf;rmers, will,riskiiLto:roake_the short season, at this Tbeatre,..a very - tttactigeone,. . . 1 14;iialtsca'r ttizisiiiii.HAiii.cymade his first .arpearance at this'lliedere"on'Tues . day night, in the chaacrerfol Bustin, ht ther whialsicist Farce of Killing. wo 411arsitr..r. jt was n. 9 easy tasklawfollow MATHews a...part purpose], wri,tOn to,exhijait th e great ea „tidy of his .charaetpr4 gri„a t milajc; btu -HAMLET Was .succe sftiPbeyond our most san guine expeTtatioti.— niiht tiie Conredi' f fif'Prgeoni and crows was performetl: - Mr:Lirrou's'Sfr well kuown,..andit. dickOot. fail is its plea,ant effect list • nights.. Mr.,l r nigtapls,..C4,lo4 Ilgteiggin,.and CHATTERLEY'S Louujz, were . well sustained; and, in ', deekthe . pericirmancesoltogetlier went off with much ureitappy to 'hear thnt'Mrs. Citzes has returned to — this Tbeatie, whittr will add to the already great dratdatlc strenitri , of the Establishrtrent. 111sidamaYargatcwho made-so decided a hit at this .Theatre, a season.. or two ago, 41 1 10cliealh,is.also. to re-appear in that cbarftcw,., . Xtuo i aTiliArrtic..At this ItinkonTdeldiy IST.cl2* first act Of . fttithillet. liiivirliAilatirect at about tvielve l o'clock-theaudienteNfter Waititiesome time for the...commeaceincneof thessecond;•observed, with considerableasto,liktimeat,.that the pol Ons in. the orchestra were .paelthig.,ug.pjeir„,_iiptropients, music-bosks. They ithinediatply began le express disapprobation at this appeatanie, arid' demanded an explanation, but nobody came forwat d its ofref ii*ny. There was then,a call for the .Managersfionpall ports of the House. The call was only iarswerads a partial extinguishment of the lights,.upon *Web: th e Gentlemen in the pit and boxes express ed nation •by loud groans rind' hisses ,' In 'the &idictif Which the calls fur the Manager' Were Tticlifithar re peated, but they were still unattendeilAo• The an dielicel coked one at another withthegoittesi axwaith nient at this treatment, for viliish they could coriceoe no pOssible justification.. Seeinn ' no pr q speet of:Apo logy. or'explatiatian; they renewed their tilaris eif dis approbation. in the pit -and tioxelr'and frequently looked up. to the gallery for their effective. co-epera lion In compelling the _Manager to-come totward..The appeal was not rikisonderstpod, and :Owe pence-were actually aimed at the chandelier from that quartet. Before, Before, hoWeVer, the' brazen shower thickened •suf ficieotl y. to do mischief; the gas was silt, den/y:eittn guished; and. the Ladies _becoming terrified -44 i-the darkness, the audience thirght,it.proper,Atfter givi i ,g • vent to anoilier burst orifidignatiop, to retire st receiving.the satisraction;they required. ELEGANT GLASSC;;.FURNITURE, bait) , and Gentry are• invited to inspect the IV`ate rooms of Coo Pen and Sort, 93, Bishopsgate-Within, - where is exhibited an assortment of ; uew end. econd hand Plate Glasses, admirably suited to, every desctip- . tion Of drawing or dining rooms. The prices are just reduced 40 per cent: on Plates measuring fOo kar- ei C by. 72, and upwards; and on those of imalltr tfilAn sions the alteration wiil be found equallfiin - portint. The esl'ensive preference given to this Estatikislenen; ,, is'thankfully acknowledge:l by the Proprierprs,. l6 .4 o6 „ in their eiidenvors to evince their ,gratiliide,,l4 . 4 7ti , nafacturineartieles in-a superior manner, at , Prices suitable u) tin.; timei; :,ore 42) merit seeenititniart&-s.` public puppy rt. fitrnltnredepartvfiedit is earn prised ever y new and elegant artiste of. Upbolsterv, Cabinet, *Chair-work, regulated a , upon. such .scale of economy as to demand A nd ensure the pa tronage of rank and fashion. I ~. ,81 0 TS, I