Star. — London, England, 1817-05-31 00:00:00

Ir .. , I , . • ' • •••• :•1114 ..'"Z••••• V W Finance Committee was only to obtain another proof of the obstinacy of Ministers and their.lillle at. tention to the public go.ll, tor, in fact. while b this r o C o mmittee a fe • useless places were abani which added no. ii:fluence to the Crown, a system of -compensation. was adopted shies wis worse than the places themselves, and Ministers, by the Compensa tion Bib. would be able to retire from office on pen. 'ions of 1142000 per annum. The plan. in truth, Was neither move nor less than to enable Ministers to keep their places, And to retire on excellent pay when they hound so impossible to keep them longer; And in order to accomplish this job, it was obvious the Mi nister had instructed his party in the Committee bow 'w work. l'he worthy Member then concluded by ezhorting the Meeting to be unanimous. - and to allow no shades of difference of opinion to separate them. [At this moment Sir Wit. Coins was going out, when lie was assailed with a general hiss.—" Oh, don't tear," said he. lam coming back t• I want to see you again. ] The Revilutions were then unanimously ado red s and A peition unanimously agreed to. On the Tiestion'li ar the Representative! of She City he requested to support theta. Sit Wrt. cCIiTIS and Alterman ATKINS declared they would give no pledge. but should vote according as they saw grounds. The; were both hissed off the hustings. Sir J*sua SHAW &aired, that for would, with the' most heartfelt satisfaction, support - the Petition in Parliament so the utmost of his power, because the Suspension of the Act was a gross and peenieditated insult on the good sense of a loyal and faithful people. (The Wm thy Baronet watunanimously cheered fir' seine minutes.) The LORp MATOR then read s letter from Mr; Aide' man Combe, regretting his absence from ill health, but declaring his atiachraetit to the cause of Reform and Personal Liberty'-.4 Cheering). Mr. HUNT took this opportunity of .moving three Resolulous first, A vote of thanks hitt/. Alder snip Combe, for his past services and exertions in the cause of the People ; nett, expressing the regret of the 'Common Hall at having been deprived of the . services of the Worthy Alderman for so long a time, and at the likelihood of the continuance (*the indis position of that zealous Representative; and, thirdly, stating it to be of the highest political colgsequerce to' the City of London that the Livery should have ant, effective Rept sentative in the House of Commons ; and requesting Mr. Alderman Combe to enable them to attain this desirable object. Mr. WAITU..AN resisted the motion, as he consi &led it to be disrespectful to Mr. Ald erman Combe, who had tor twenty years been virtually the only re-' presentative of the City in Parliament. Mr. HUNT declared no man bad a higher respect far the deriver .or the worthy Alderman than him all, bus expressed a determination to press the motion,: Mr. WAITUNIAN thought it highly improper to in troduce matter so irrelevant to the Requisition, with oat notice, and in so thin a Hall. He called upon the Lord Mayor to interpose on the occasion. The LORD MATult was of opinion the motion had arisen out of the letter which had been read—that the goes ion ought to be put, and was surprited that . It should be objected to as irrelevant by a _Gentleman. f ro m wh o m so much liveleesat.matter]bad frequently proceeded. • . • Mr. HAMMY supported M r. Hunt's Resolution, which was put and carried. Thanks to the Mover and Seconder of the Resolu tions, to Mr. Warrmitaz for his speech in the Coin mon Council of the preceding day, and to the Lam Marcia for his conduct in the Chair, were then voted unanimously. The usual acknowledgments were re. tensed. The Lotto nimros took occasion to say, on being thus called torward. that be did not feel himself, at all interesteJ in the question just de eded, thengh.in the ergot of a vacancy taking place. it was certainly his intention to offer himself as A can didate for the honour of representing his fellow-citi zens in Parliament. A tote of carotin being passed on Sir W. Cuatia MO Alderman Arstos, the Hall was adjourned. PIRLI MMENIART PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE OF IAAD . S. MAY-sot The Leas Cluincaatoi took his ion ea the Woolsack, at a quarter Where foss and onmediately alter prayer. were read— Lord HOWAkI) (et' killashani) task the auks and his *rat. On she qe lidos for the mood reading; et Miller's Divorce Dail, Coaster' (IW. HAMMON sad Mr. LITTLIMA4.I) and EN. dames sppeated as the Bar la support of the same. Ike usaal lams of the aissnisr, parties living in connubial happiness litc. were peeved ; the adultery was alleged to have Khan place wi t h air Caries !Idiots. Dart whist whom proceedings were in.& qua, sod damages to the amount of ata,norrawarilvd. On the Impatient tact et the adukery, Genie esanutiatien teak place, and several of the wits.eoes were closely questioned. the re ask, the bunker investijation was postponed. ansrataluon 01 Till MADAM CORPUS ACT. The Earl of,. LIVERPOOL adverted , briefly to the uotiat ire bat .given an then. Lairdshipe lnat reeetinji, of kis lois:anon to have brought down this day a eematuniCation from his Royallliglaness the Prince Regent, relative to the state of the 'Country. He but now to state to their Lordships, that the same intentions continued, but that circumstances had intervened, which induced the propriety of post. porting that communication to another day. He should therefore now move, that the House should adjourn to the usual day, Monday ; aud he had to give iiotice, that -it was probable be Should oil the .following day, Tuesday, make the communication of the nature which he had stated on a former evening. Lord HOLLAND said. be did not rise for the purpose of uttering any observation on what the Noble Lill had stated; but merely to give notice, that be should ou.Tueaday next (a day to which be thought no objection could be made) bring forward the motion he had formerly given a general notice of to their Lordships, respecung the Correspondence • that bad takils place between the Berkshire Visiting Magistrates and the Noble Secretary of State for the H o me pipet 'mein. The subject was one he must think worthy the serious attention of the:r Lordships, though be would'not on that day call upon them to come - to any general conclusion upon it. He should also move, that the House be summoned for Tues. day next. Thi Earl of LIVERPOOL had ,no objection to -the Noble Lord's bringing forward his motion on the day meatiooed, nor,. of course, to the House being summoned. Lord:HOLLAND expressed his wish lobe in.. formed, as perhaps it may be useful , if previousl y known, trketber by any other Act subsequent ta 4131.1 of the 51st of his Majesty, the Secretary of State was nested with additional powers respecting theVisiution of Pristaters The Earl of LIVERPOOL said, he was not pre. pared as the moose's' to satisfy the Noble Lord. HOU4E OF COMMONS. THE MAKER% 'IIIIIIGMATION. Yesterday. before four o'clock. an unusual amber of &tern bees had assembled. A few minutes previous to that hour Mr. Thrson, the Deputy Clerk. said— " I &ore to acquaint the House, that I hare re ceived a letter Irmo :he Sreasant, which, with the permission of the House, I will read." He then read as follows : Palace-Yard, May 90. lel?. " Sia•-it is with the sincerest caught and regret. that reel myself obliged to request that yea will inform the House 'of Commons, at their Math; this day, of my inabillry. from 1 40 tinned Aloes% to attend say longer upon their service. " After bolding the high °face to which I have been raised by their favour. is Ave successive Parlianseuu, k k impossible that I should resign so honoorable end distinguished a situation, with. out hobos the deepest gratitude for the constant kindness with which they have been pleased to wept • sad assist my humble endeavoun to discharge its various and arduous dudes. * It was my earnest wish sad hope to have continued longer ' in the meek*, of the Home, if such were their pleasure ; but thr interruption of pubNe business which has been already occasioned by my state of health. and the apprehension of the same cause recurring, which might again expose the House to the like in. coavaaienta, have made one deem it netewary that 1 amid retire it this tole; and have left me now no further duty to perform, than to return ray heartfelt eckaowledgments to the House (or In the lawites they Aare beeteesid opus one, and to opera isty fervent walla tactile perpetual sedemmwee and pnessnatlma 411 its algid; its privilege+, 'sidles indspeedanok " i am, air, sways most truly yeses, " To Jeremiah Dyads, Esq. " CHAS. ASSOT. Deputy Clerk of the House at Commoes." Lord CASTLEREAGH, amidst general cheer ing, which tendered him partly inaudible, said, that alter the communication which bad been made, there could be but one feeling. as to the loss Mitch the House must sustain, from being deprived of the farther servicei of the Right Honourable Gentleman, whose distinguished mci its and eminent talents. every individual must feel, rendered that loss difficult if got impossible to be repairid. In ebilsequence, how ever, of the seetement they had beard, it became ne cessary to propose an adjournment till Monday neat. On. that day it was Probable be should be enabled to make a • commtinication from die Crown, 'Which, while fit kliqemad the high estimation id which Ilse sm.- . I vices of that einiotnt person were held, would also enable'she.House to proceed to the election of another • gentleman to succeed him. He should, therefore, now move, that the House do adjourn till Monday nest.—The question was immediately carried Una. THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. , Letters from ger . ..-York,--reteived this matting, state, that an inundation altogether unprecedented in magnitude, had •taken place in Kentucky in the beginning of April, which has caused incalculable mischief. A Letter from-Lexington (Kentucky), says, the river rose above its usual level upwards of eighty feet payerstinslar, Were this stated in Egures we would suspect some mistake, but the height of the rise is stated in words at lull length. We subj3ln the lettcr : " LEXINGTON, (ECNTLICKY), APRIL 6. " It is with most paintul sensations we have to communicate the sad destruction of most of the pro. duce on the Kentucky River. Alter a season of dry weather, which prevented all the fruit-boats descend ing, an incessant torrent of rain was experienced for four days and nights, which swelled the river beyond any flood ever known here before. It mie above its usual level up wards of eighty perpendicular feet, Sweep. ing many warehouses and every thing before it. The Lou of tobacco and other produce,is immense." BRAZIL. The insportant Message which was expected to have been brought down to the House of Commons lest night, on the subject of the suspension of, the Habeas, Corpus Act, has been obliged to be postponed, in: consequence of as event not altogether unlookrd for, but which the country will learn with not the less regret. On the assembling of the House, Mr. Dr. SON, the Clerk, read a letter addressed to him by the Right Winona-able the SPRAKER I desiring him to communicate to the House, that, from his continued ill health, he was unable any longer to discharge the high and ardiious dutiei of that situstion.— The dignity and impartiality with which Mr. ABBOT has presided for no. less than fifteen years, and in 'five successive Parliaments, over the Representatives of the nation, ,his close and sedulous•attention to busi ness, and his perfect acquaintance with the ion* or Parlianinnt. have attached a degree of respect to his name, which most render his retirement a matter'ot real and unfeigned regret with the Public. • It is wp. det stood that hi is ep be called up to the House of Peers—(the patent ko . we believe, already issued) — by the title of• KIDBROOKR, of •Kisibrooke, Sussex. The Oeinkimaa intended to be proposed by . Ministers foe Ms iticllessor is Mt. Nansens Sure% the ladai'Advisea . te;:sin or tlie AiCllTa9 . 7atAl- TERSURY. The Opposition, if a COMM is attempted, will, it is said, noniihate Mr. CHARMS!) Wyss. French Papers to the 20th inst. arrived last eight. They infirm us that an attempt at insurrection, which represent as very billing, was. made on the 9 t h at Jeats.Pied.de•Port. in the South of Fraser.— Dories the ;sight all the insignia of Royalty were . tom from the Church; and the Imperial Arms sub stituted in their stead. The tri-coloured flag was also hoisted at the top of the steeple, ipstead of the white banner. The Mayor of the town assembled the gend'urnerie and the Officers of the gaftison at an early hour, and after having removed th e co l ourr o f rebellion to restore those of loyalty, succeeded in ar resting two of the conspirators. They confessed that part of their plait was to set 6m to several houses, and were given over for trial to the Prevotal Court. French Foods-5 per Cent. 67 francs, 35 cents.— Bank Actions, 1900 trance. German Papers received last night, contain the fol lowing snick from Nuiemberg, dated May I 7: " Sotto los have lately been formed in emend German cities against the use of Euglieb manufactures, in the industrious tad sumufacturing countries of Silesia and Saxony, the meet eons:- derable towns are exported to follow this example. It Is said that person off the highest rank will do the same, and front the beginning of the year tint Gentlemen sod Ladies WI not be re eeived at some Courts unless they wear dresses of German ma. , nufacture ;in the same manner as no ewe Is admitted at the Courts of Louis XVIU. and the Prince Regent of England, Is not dressed in the WianufactMe. of the meatry. In Russia also the importance of all tiveign meattfaantea is peoadatipa in those easee, where the tannery Half prodases a maim gamin• qty and of a good sulky: The accounts from Pernambuco, brought by the Riga . packet, arrived off Weymouth, are to the 30th March. Some of them mention that the ship George a d sailed fof England from Pernambuco, bearing dispatches to the British Government, said t' contain, „eopitsai from the Insurgent Leaders to abash tl:e Slade Trade without delay, provided England would engage to abstain from interfering between the Court of Rio de Janeiro and its revolted subjects. We have subjoined two documents connected with this event. The Proclamation, which is by no means Well drawn, charges the Crown and its Ministers :with a most disgraceful administration of public affairs, which has at length exhatuted the patience of the people, arc. Stc. It does not, however, appear that the insurrection. Was so general as repotted in the first accounts. Bahia bad sot yet joined in the quarrel, and much laitiety is said to be manifested by the Provisional Government, as to the prrgress made by.their agents and emissaries in drawing over the population of that important city to their cause. Little more was known . of On extent of the Revolution on the Nth of March than had previously transpired. Foreign vessels were allowed free hires* and egress, and the escort duties on colonial produce had been diminished. The em bargo formerly mentioned was applicable only to Per. teguese ships in the port at the time of the insurree : all Portuguese merchant-' Pernambuco had perms:ion to load ,provided they had no emi-t All trade, however, bad; donsiniona of the instsi% l eery species of order semi merchandise, since. advatp . , tage was taken ut th.public contusion to withhold: the payments already overacted for ; and debts could no longer be recovereil Tiie.cottimerciall Agents from this country therefore write fnctiie most . part under considerable gleam and apprehension.: All the ships in port had been dis Armed. The num ber of, deaths which occurred in overpowering the Provincial Government did not exceed thirteen. • The Junta of Pernambuco bad seized near 17 thousand pounds from the treasury, far the purchase of warlike implements and stores in• North America ; but these, should they approach the coast, may pos sibly be intercepted by the Royal squadrons. The .passports shewn by the passengers arrived in the CAIMUCI2I I were signed by ISAAC RISSIAO Paso %, Doatmoos Jusa Mantua, and Poartroun, Inten dant of Marine. The Regency of Portugal have determined to sup port Astir Sovereign. Immediately on hearing of the insurrection (the 18th inst.) the Perola frigate, and a sloop of war, were ordered to be equipped wi t h th e utmost expedition, and were to sail on the 2Cs.th, to blockade the port of. Pernambuco. This measure would operate to the extreme distress of the Insur gents, who were mainly dependent for warlike . stores, - and provisions on the facility of their communications It was likewise currently believed, that the squadron of men of war lying in the Tagus, and destined for the escort of the Archduchess of Avsruza to Brazil, would be fOrthiiith dispatched on the service of conveying two Regiments of Portuguese Infantry. (those of Cascaes and St. Übes) to Perna's'. bIICO or the neighbourhood. PROCLAMATION OF THE GOVERZIMEN r OF PERNAMBUCO. The Proviiional Govern cent, deeming it consis tent with the rules of prudence, especially in the .ac tual state of things, to prohibit the departure of per sons, or the carrying away of property which might wesiken the public cause, and with the design of re- Mining a more secure guarantee against any attack w hich the Court of ftio Janeiro might attempt against the persons or property of this State, who might be •in the dominions of the said Court, or who might have funds there, have issued the following decree : Ait. 1. No inhabitant of this State shall' leave it without per athslon of the Government, on whose discretion It shall &Feud to grant the requisite passport. !• Permission shall be petitioned through the Secretary's office; and being s grantod, s passport shall be nude out lo legal (tom:* S. Those who shall three' without leave will seller a cones sad= of their property, an inventory of which shall be made out and delivered to a mm0318414E, which the Government will ap• pint for adatinhtetios It. *Abe htiereet of said Kerney, It the owner de not return plain a Tear, .411 be T.ai4i!nto tbe p treaiery, af 3; . r o t a tLe defence of the State. 5. The Patriots to whom ate Government stall intrust dis commission shall esercise it till a conta ary et:.ir stun- ap, ear: 6., All Property bvlstiging !ts eul , jects.ot the P.titt.gue,e u vernment which may trippen to be in :id % s:An. ,t , +l L L ,, embargoed, as a guatatitee fur the Property of out t..st I • may happen t.l be detained by tht• Portugnet e Coe, r: tt , • 7. To attain a knowledge of the .aid Property, ct, elarations of the Patriot in whose hart& it is depo-. received a. the Exchequer, ender the penal : .if (pat t . ! those who shall conceal the truth; the has of the prop s !• to the Informer, and the half to the frea.ury. 9 the declaration must be made in the dace of 1. tl..', the publication of this Dectee. 9. The inftterratien will he I .,, erived in the CIF.-e the purpok: ; and for their due vaifiex.i.rn the:e ty.ll G t recnitlte means: 10. The detertier Porturtiese Property shail the l'ortuituese Govertim.,nt th.-uf. that it t,, I; . against the liberty or property of oi:r fe3o t't: Z:.I 4. • Tbe interest of the l'ortuguete country, OA board ships, will out ceMrec •1;.. Article, but will be devoted to thu b,ii. ti of &r. .• OUR CAM LIVE TUB PIT, al AND MAN ROYAL TYKANNV C%ASi: 'ri le following is a Suirosnary 0; Vie Even,. have taken pl4ce riir:roc, % plishment .use most fortunate lend e! th R. lion in the Town of Itecile, on the 6,11 of month of March, when the pentroui !fors, brave Patriots exterminated iron) tit it par: f 'the infernal Monster of Royal tyranny After ahubing our p thence to so gruff by a system of Administrat; (inured on purpo w to support the vanities of an ini;oient Conti, by piing un our lawrill rights, it .till 7 Plnalikd to ettack our ti-noirt by branding ns vita . .Se Warr ride n 1 traitors to our liren.ls. out relatiotr. and 111, Y-411)- jects of Portugal ; and this was, pe:l.Aps, 6:4 only thing wantrog in the v.li:7ical machioe of the h:- sidirins Government nt i',:ruitnit sc ), ; 411 ,4 destroyed. ."The perfidious Governor begin by lay in;; snares for one ramplici:y ; publicly prixlairt.ed osi tiro of this month, that he was the sincere frit ad of the people of Pernambuco, and that they shared his affection ; writing these treacherous lines with t ;., .same pen with which he had last up the lists `of persons proscribed in the secrec7 of his Cabinet, be delivered into the hands of the executioner—a list including Brazilians of all clams, the moat spirited yotiath of the country, the bravest c.fEcers of the army; in one word, the young of the greatest hope and :wit distinguished personal merit. At last the morning of the 6th clawred, when :the dungeons were to be filed with so many rode patriots, and their families were to he overvi!telmiil With grief and teats. The wicked Governor LAI! A Council of War. composed of t.tEcers all envlo:le cf our glory; and after having Igo ed, along v:ith the'r: the atrocicus condemnation of those it.nocent vict;res. the persons who appeared most Welt execut.rg te deed were immediately dispatched to accompl it; tome run to the barracks, others to private housee, die prisons were every where crosMed, and at I - .re.L. ' y began to be opened in order to ingulpb our worthy patriots one by one. •'s But here our countrymen slimed chat they were I . cap able of proving that disobedience has all the meat of heroism in certain cases, and that this happens when the cause of our country is at stake. A brave Captain gave to all the signal of their duty, by send ihg to the infernal regions the principal age nt of tlje most unjust execution. The people ran to arias, and a few hours of that day were su ffi cient to begin aod to finish so glorious a Revolution, which appeared rather a festival of race than a warlike mimic ; and which affords an evident proof, that the a hole is the work of PII4•VIDENCE, and a blessing from trle NIP 'TINT. " The Ex-General had retired to the Intim of Brum ; and where he expected to find a place if security, he found a prison fur himself and for his fullowers ; he had recourse to pacific proposals. which concluded on terms ro which he was obliged to cot, form on the 7th, at six o'clock in the morning. Fran that time, public order was restwa, nn Other crit. were heard but general acclamation, worthy of the day on which a numerous people entered on the pos• session of their legitimate social rights ; the conse quence was, that hitherto there has not taken place a single disturbance nor any cause of complaint. " On the Bth, the Provisional •Gavernment wit installed, consisting of five Patriots taken fri . ,m t!,e d.fferent classes ; which Government has been cot.- scantly sitting ; their fire care WAS to undeceive o::; countrymen of Portugal, 'respecting the frail al.: 4 11 $ 1 41ints with which the partisans of tyranny had spired them ; receiving them all with open arms, re curing their families, their persons, and their prop rt 7 from all kinds of injury, preserving them in trades and employments with greater fieedon. thac befOre ; in short, publicly . proclaiming at once the sentiments of the Government and the people ; and that henceforth there should be no distinction beTten us as Brazilians and Europeans, but that we should look on each other as one and the same wish equal right to one and the same inheritance, mach is the general prosperity of the whole of this provincP. " On the Vth every thing was continued in the same spirit .of concord and general tranquillity. ttiy people net perceiving any other change except the case of Government applied exclusively to prom 'e internal and external security, by well-directed :nee sure.; endeavouring t.l remove difficulties by ei , `.•!- buiiii 4 the conduct of matters of the greatest imr" - tance ammig Committees of persons of the most SC knowledged capacity for the task assigned tl em ; which means they have' succeeded in making tluir deliberations entirely pcpi'lar. " On the same day Government continued s't• ting till midnight, to prepare several decrees, w'h'et were issued to-day ; the most important of them lring to continue the public functionaries in their emelor ments as formerly, without removing any one Win his office; to prohibit the usual form. of intercourse , without admitting any other than that of n Trai," addressing the Government; to abolish some 01 1 1'! late imposts, which were manifestly unjust, and oppress the People, without isforditis • . ..deniag.! to the Nation, &c. And such is 0. •!, ti' (/° '‘ C" and civil condition, this 10th *ay LA.act., Cob The Memo. terre;aterrow are attain an Arida d mull . tialh 812°1) afte r. the G th e a wa i n to D a e ita ntui D rew " and th awe d v icts o pts. men arriving at Pernambacc --e--- . ' and take their departure,prt SATURDAY. MAY 31, is 7. , _ grant erty on board.. 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