Star. — London, England, 1808-03-11 00:00:00

by rd to • of for% ede. ie. ide. .om • of the the asse s aa ,for soar After some farther convet sation it was agrezd, that 'the consideration of the petition should •hi postponed until same day in next week:. Mr. WHITBREAD stated, that he understood another petition was to be preiented,*and he hoped the Honourable Member who was charged with that duty would avoid theerror. into which the worthy Al derman had fallen. wishes. LIVERPOOL PETITION.' Idutyr SHAW, in explanation, said, that i General GASCOYNE then presented a rectified •h' duty, as Chief Magistrate of the City of Petition from Liverpool, to the same effect as for. rof:dlotnit, t el pa y the compliment of a public invi- ; merly, which was read by the Clerk, and ordered to to his Majesay's Ministers for the time being, be laid upon the table. °it:t here f or e he had invited his Majesty's late Mi- Some aiscussion then ensued as to the fixing a day tigers , without feeling that he thereby pledged him- ! for taking this Petition into consideration, duriug ;if t() their principles oi,their measures. which it was agreed, by General Gnseoosie, to adopt 'g r . T. BARING saiff: 'he was Chairman of the i . Thursday next for hearing Counsel. i n st i n g assembled thisoksy ; but that a very consi- i This proposal was objected to by Mr. SHERIDAN, 'i t ;: a si e majority of thegotis there, he conceived, 1 Mr. WHITBREAD, and Mr. Ce neve , who ur g ed the did not co me within the . rtption meant to be con- ! necessity of expedition, on account of the Orders in t h os e e who.had i direct trade with Ame- I Council Bill being to be read a third time and passed vell ed, Vl C l who consequen tl y we r e liable to be injured this day. on, ---• / ole don of those. Orders in Council. How- Upon this objection being urged, a long and de by teethe Petition did not purport to come from this sultory conversation took place, in which it was con test, bieet i o g, but from persons whom in its title it truly tended, that the third reading of the Bill should either l e a- as Merchants and Manufacturers of Lou- be postponed to Thursday next, or that Cotiosel should aej3l uiding to America. immediately be heard at the Bar. doh m r . MARRIOT observed, that he certainly was Doctor LAWRENCE spoke in favour of hearing ss , ose West India m erchants to whom the Ho- Counsel for the Petition this night, and contended it '7, ooa s afth i e Gentkman had alluded. But he was also was highly improper to postpone it. ' er ected with America by mercantile concerns, and Mr. M RRIS considered the Orders in Council ev en by family alliance, though he trusted that those Bill of such importance, that in every stage it ought coenee tions should never induce him to prefer thebe investigated. He was au advocate for those i nter ests of America to those of his Country.—( Hear ; measures generally, but thought that some clauses leo !) were objectionable, and, therefore, thought that every Sir C. PRICE said, he held in his hand a petition information that could be obtained upon them, the o f a directly opposite description, horn the merchants House was entitled to. He conceived Counsel should of London trading to the Continent of Europe, who now be heard for the P d eti HENRY Peroo , Mr. A DAM. tion. d es ired to express their con fi dence, that the Orders r. WINDHAM, Lor orr j e d vigorously into operation would be the most and Mr. POLS CAnaw, supported warmly the hearing likely Means of inducing the enemy to abandon the of Counsel immediately. m ann of exclusion to British commerce, which cre- General TARLETON felt it his duty to oppose s od the necessity of those Orders. The Honourable the motior, because he had not heard of any intention , z met, however, was reminded by the SPEAKER, on the part of his constituents to move, or present any t hat the petition he proposed to offer must be defer- th eir Petition. Thialls, h measures produced t e conceived, must aro ember ise from od till the other was disposed of. opinion, that Mr. SHARPE said he should not have intruded rass Ministers, would have the effect of materially af upon the House, had it not been for the extraordinary fec:ing the general interest of the country. atatement of the numbers on the discussion for pre- Mr. STEPHENS, in a maiden speech, argued seating the petition. One Honourable Alderman warmly for the postponement. bad said, the majority against the petition was three A division then took place ; when there appeared to one, and another said it was two to one. This was for the hearing Counsel imme—Mdav f or Ministers, 33. tel : a considerable diminution of no less than 50 per ce nt. Ayes, 66--Noes, '99ajorit (4 laugh.) An Honourable Alderman had said, The Petition was then ordered to be taken into con that 99 out of every 100 of the people were in favour sideration next Thursd iy IN COUNCIL. of the measures of Ministers , and particularly friendly ORDERN to their grand exploit at Copenhag e n . ( Loud trice of On our re-admission to the Gallery, we found year from the opposition) ; but the Honourable Al- Lord FOLKESTONE proposing an amendment to damn ought to have confined that expression to the the third reading of the Orders in Council Bill. He City. At the meeting, two most respectable mar- moved, "That it be postponed until Monday se'n chant: had described the Orders in Council as most night." foolish, and had added, that in so great a crisis, it Sir WM. SCOTT was proceeding to argue the would be better not to interfere at all, but to leave merits of this Bill, when he was called to order by' imisters entirely to themselves. Mr. WILLIAM SMITH, who observed, that the ll Mr. WHITBREAD, a f ter corriplimer,tiog Mr. qu estion before the House related alone to the tianesai Baring for the account he had given of the meeting, which this Bill should be read. said he differed entirely {rem the worthy Alderman The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER (Curtis), who, likely enough, had acted discreetly in thought it competent for the Learned Jiitige to speah sot attending the meeting, but who had been very n- to the merits of the Bill. discreet in taking up a subject on which he had no ac - The SPEAKER considered it the a que.stion rela Judge ' crate information ; and he had been equally ind is- to time ; h however thought Learned erect in attacking the petition so prematurely. He might enter into its merits. censured Mr. Alderman Shaw's avowed support of Mr. WILLIAM SMITH then strongly support the present Ministers, and trusted that, for the salve- ed the necessity and propriety of thc postporement, pals of the country, they might soon have successors. and stated, that he knew of a petition now preparing A desultory conversation ensued. et Manchester against this Bill. Mr. GORDON and Mr. mgLLIsH both asserted Lord CASTLEREAGH argued against its post their right to attend the meeting, as having commer- ponement, and maintained, that the passing of the Bill eial connections, through indirect channels, with the night w ould not impede the redress sought for b y America ; the latter said he had bot h land and pro: petition. petty there. A division then took place ; when there appeared, Sir R. PEELS said, he had trad ed pretty exten- for Lord Folkestone's amendment —Ayes, 59 ; Noes, sively with America, but he did not think it necessary 122.—Majority, 63. to attend the meeting. On the re-opening of the Gallery, We found the Sir A. PICOT said, he should be happy to hear SPEAKER putting the Order of the Day for the third the sentiments of the Members fur Middlesex and reading of the Bill. Worcester upon all public topics ; but he lamented Sir WILLIAM SCOTT then, in en elaborate and that the Honourable Baronet who spoke last was not argumentative speech, defended the late measures ot at the meeting, as he could have told them of the the Orders in Council, on the pinciple that they atariing thousands of manufacturers who were thrown I were warranted by the law of .retaliation and aelf- Out of employment, and numbers of whom he was ' preservation. obliged to support g half their usual wages, owing 1 Doctor LAW and RENC E inta i replie o h dth timnex at length, to those Orders in Council. , and wrmly abli maned eir ipedien Sir ROBERT PELE lamented that there was , i L njustice, and irnpolicy. but too much distress amongst the working manufac- I Mr. STEPHENS supported the arguments cf Sir turers in several parts of this kingdom, and particu- ; William Scott, and contended, that those measures lady in that where he lived ; but he denied that those ; were completely justified by the aggression of France. distresses were owing to the operation of those Orders I Mr. PONSQNBY answered a few of his argu in Council. On the contrary, he concei ved the y were 1 ments. entirely owing to the measures, or rather the want of ness 1 i Lord and HEN thTe HENRY PETY, on- great number account of of Members the measures - measures of th e late Administration. Mr. ROSE said the distress was not owing to the I, who had still to deliver their sentiments, proposed, Orders of Council, but to causes existing long before . as an Amendment to t h e third reading a the Bill, those Orders were issued, on which side of the water 1 0 That the Debate be adjourned till this day." originating it was immaterial now. 1 Upon this Amendment they divided, when there Sir 30FIN NEWPORT condemned the manner '. eppeared--Against the Adjournment, 145--r For it, hi which this measure was brought forward, in the i 71—Majority against the Adjournment, 74. shape of a Money Bill, on purpose to preclude peti- During the time the opposition Members were in Lions against it. It would come into discussion for . the Lobby, Mr. Ponsonby addressed them, and inti the last time this n ight ; and Ministers, instead of mated the necessity there would refused be of pro to using. re em - Wishing the House to be i ns t r ucted by the informa- peated adjournments, if Minis give th don of those who were most competent to enlighten I an opportunity of delivering their sentiments delibe. them, rathe r desired the House should act in the \ rately, before pressing the orinahquestion to a di dal*, at every r i s k o f ruin to the country. He ex. vision. They (the oppositio n hau proposed an ad r pressed his astonishment that net. a single Member , journment of the Mutiny Bill which stood for toonor hum the North of Ireland rose in his place, to resist ' row, in order to give way to the discussion of this bill, 'this me asure , a lthough utter ruin to the staple menu. to which Ministers would not consent. facture of that province was staked upon it ; and he Shortly. atter the Members had i eturned, another contended, that the reason why it was not abandoned 1 division took place upon a hecond question of ad. like the Salt duty, by the Right Hon. Gentleman, . journment, proposed by Mr. Sheridan, who reminded was because it was not a local measure opposed by the , the House, that upon the Bill for suspending the Ha personal interests, and influence of local r epresentation. ' bees Corpus Act, h en sef had divide dd the House' The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUERIess than seven times, in o "have hat , , utterly denied any such motive for abandoning the subject fairly discussed. The numbers upon this se salt duty, as that imputed by the Honourable Ba- cond motion of adjournment were-roAgainst the ad ronet ; but the order of proceeding precluded him at ' journment, 140 ; for it, 67,--4 4 ajority against the ad- Present from ex plaining more at length and in refit- journment, 73. tation of the r.harge. ; A third division took place, upon a motion made The SPEAKER observed, that it was in the dis- by Mr. Henry Martin " That the Orders of Council anion of the Honourable Member to propose any M a read."gainso the motion, 140 i for it, 65,— , ethers consistent wish doing oo more that day. , ority, 75, strangers were not again admitted, but we under- Mr- , .COMB S then moved, that the pc- 1 Ptlou should be taken into consideration to-morrow. stood that the motion was at length ogreed to, and The CHANCELLOR a the EXCHEQUER that the further discussion of the Dili aWd take pre suggeste4, that the Mutiny Bel) was 14 be TC34 ig a cedence of the Mutiny Bab which is ti 3 be rePorteil Cctumittee to-morrosr, i this flayearAdjOUThed it 441 1 ,46 49 feciPeit; a nd nd Han• r alat THE EVENING STAR. z;otwoN. FRIDAY, MARCH 11, PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Consols, for money, 651 61—for April, 644AHReauced shut. Omni= 31—Exciketv Dills, 2s. pre, PRICE OP STOCKS YEATERDAY. Oent. Red. Anp. shut India Bonds, 24. a Si. diAk. 3 per Cent. Cm.). 43+ 64 Ex. Sills, 6s. ts. 4 per Cent. shut O mnl u m I 5 per Gent, Navy 97-111 • English Tickets, 1111, Irish 5 per pent. Cons. lot see. 64 j - Last night, a Message from His MAJESTY an nounced to Parliament the ratification of the Treaty with Sweden. The following is a copy of this ?,6rAffTICAL lATELLI:GPief. ---r PL,YmouTu, MAuclt 9.—Game in tbe en, Flecitc, of iS guns, from a cruize. Sailed the Ley d c!f - 64 guns, for the squadron off Lisbon. PoRtsWOUTH, 4A nen 10.—Nothing arrived or saile4 this day,—,Win( l N.E . DEAL, MARCH 10.__ Remain in the powns t e sltips as ?er last.—Wind N.E. . • TRADE will; AMERICA. —Yesterday a meeting of the Merchants interested in American Commerce was held, pursuant to advertisement, at the City of Lons don tavern, for the purpose of considering and cen t curring .in a petition to Parliament against the late Orders in Council. At one o'clock, -the attendance being 111g4erWl; M. ALEXANDEfk 13ARING was called to the Ctia.r,— He briefly stated the object of the tneetia7. ', I hegged it ' to be understopd as n commercial and not• a party qgestion, it would be necessary to put to the vote of the Meeting whetli?. r the petition (havingheen read should be presented to Parliament ? A rupt 3 / 4 911 to this effect Laving been made and seconded, Mr. SAN§QM argued at length against the propriety of' the measure, and concluded with moving . i an ' • amend ment to the following purport .—" that it i s h ehly inexpedient and impmper, at the present juncture, ;es petition Parliament, as such a step could only tend to embarrass the proceedings of cepverrinient, withont producing any possible good effect." A long discussion ensued, into which the Chairman entered largely, and in the course of his speech nisi ! mated, that one of the' Members of the American Committee had been threatened, in case he held up his hand for the Petition, with having his name given to the 'Treasury, This produced a . general cry of " Name the man." It was some time before the clamour ceased, but the Chairman declined nam i ng the individual * alluded to. lkli, &film'? spoke at length in defence pf the Pets. tion, Mr. Goanow, Member for Worcester, expressed his surprise that Gentlemen should be called upon tp concur in the proposed petitipn. Such being the terms used in the advertisement, the meeting could not wi lder the measure, unless its advantages and 444- vantages were maturely weighed and discussed i — Ile readily admitted that the Orders pf Council pressed heavily upon many commercial and mann. facturing ,branches of the community, as well as upon a great number of individuals ; but where were we to End a great national measure that did vim? :The Honourable Gentleman then argued at length in favour of the Orders in Council. In lqolung at the relative State of thii country and France he felt the strongest hopes that the Orders would be at tended with the desired effect, and convince our natt4s ral enemy; the despot of the Continent, of the vanity of attempting to reduce us to sue for peace by the new system which he has adopted. He trusted the day was not very far distant when that person would himself acknowledge, notwithstanding' the extreme rigour with which he endeavoured to prevent the en. trance of a single bale of 13ritishiderehandize intq any port from Constantinople to St. Petersburgh, that the resources, spirit, v ia patriotism of England were not tp be overcome. Having dwell at con siderable length, in a political point of view, on the danerslikety to result from the proposed applicatio4 to Parliament, Mr, Gordon concluded with giyinf his cordial support so - the Amendment. Mr. LiJsfutinrow, with great perspicuity, pointed out the folly and weakness of interfering with the proceedings of Government at a Inoinent sty trying as the present.' Mr. Sunni was about to put the question, whether the petition shonld he presented or not, when Mr. MELL I SH (Member for Middlesex) begged leave n to correct the Gentleman as tp the point o f order s s. said, the Gentleman must be aware, that in pu t .. g the question in the manner ho was aliOut to do lfpst was deviating from all forms and customs, The thing necessary to be'dOne was to put the question o amendment. He had no objection that the sense of the Meeting sbould be fairly collected ao to the pro, priety of presenting the petition ; but he could not help ' resisting the mode in which Ic ye a s ittterrlpted . 41 be dope. Mr. Meeeisit's suggestion was attended tp ; the amendment was put, and carried, about three to one, in the affirmative. The minority, not being satisfied with the decision, requested that' the assembly should be divided; this was done, and the CHAIRMAN agaiq announced - the question carried in the affirmative. The friends of the petition still persisted in their design of presenting the petition to Parliament, which was accordingly done by Alderman Co mise . . The important cause, tp try the right to the ex. elusive Oyster-fishery of the Burnham or Crouch river, on the coast of Essex, was decided on Wed, nesday, ?A the Chelmsford Assizes,. qt favour of Sit HENRY MILDMAY. At Chelmsford Assises yesterday, Robert .Patrick Murchison, John Paul lippkins; and George Winton Dundas , Lieutenants its the first battalion of the ., l3d Regiment of Foot, and all apparently very young men, were tried for the wilful murder of John GO,. vie, late 4 Lieutenant in the same regiinent, in 4 duel, at Dan bury, in Essex, on the 7th of February last. From the tvklei cg of Mr. Liud, the surgeon of the 4 sd Regiment , it appeared, that a quprel had taken place On the night preceding the duel, hetwetq the prisoner Lieutenant Murchison, , and the deceased, iti the mess-r Q r at Islaldon Barracks ; t hat the witness Lind, 44 been applied to, to hold himself in 'readiness to render assis tance; that he went towards Danbliry, in hopes of preventing any mischief taking place ; that 411 was going toward, tho Park, the report of two pit:ols being discharge`. nearly tot g'ther was heard ; that a fauner's boy had' seen four Gen: Bement in a wood, at first in a cluster together; that hi then saw them separate, two of theta going off to a little distance; any the other two standing facing each other, at ten sr twelve paces, and firing plitoli; liar' as' the Witnesi, Lind, was go ing towards the spot, he met the three prisoners, Who appeAre4 greatly agitated, and wen: back with him to a field, where he found the deceased quite dead; Murchison .ipeared quite agitated, and the tears ran down his chaeks.—The Cities BARON told the July, that the de. owd had, in the eye c,f the law, beep murdered; and if they could satisfactorily collect from the evidence aliskused, that the prisoners were the persons who committed the fact, the"i they were guilty of murder.—Tke Jury, after sopsolitsitadoryiq. crizted all the prisoners. , CONY MASK.Fr, MARK-LAW MAnCli li f t..-Witeat and Barley, for this day's market, are in nalddlina .supply ; fine samples of these articles ply keel thew pride, and other qualities are very dull saleJ--Malt Fs off heavily—White Peas ate rather chltatar°9 rey and Beans support last prices-L.o;u; are 3.i I& a* supply, more ready sale, at a smi ll price, Ting- 0 flop as out lasi' .. STATE PAPER. CoNVHNTIOti EBTWEEN HIS MAJESTY ANDIE KING OF SWEDEN ---SIGNED AT STOCKHOLM ON THE BTH fED, 1808. The consequences of the Treaty of Tilsit, b,etween Russia and France, unfolding themselves more and more, iu such a mantle: as to threaten Sweden with a speedy invasien, for the purpose of forcing her to acceae to the French syStem and his Swedish Majesty finding himself, dierefore, under the necessity of bring ing forward, to resist its effeuts, a greater force than he has at his ordinary disposal—his Britannick Majesty, animated with the constant desire of contributing to the defeneiand security of his Ally, and 9f supporting him by every mans in a was undertaken for the mutual interest of iwth States, has determined to give to his Swedish Majesty au inimedi!:te aid in runney, ay being the most prompt and efficacious, to b; paid "from time to time, at fixed perio& • and their Majesties having judged it expedient that a formal.COnvention with regard to their reciprocal intentions in this respect should be concluded, they have, for this purpose, named and authorised their respective PL.iiiputentiir les, that'is ty; say--in the name and on the part of his Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Edward Thorn ton, Esq. his Envoy extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to his Majesty the King of Sweden ; and in the name and on the part of his Majesty the King of Sweden, the Baon trEhrenheiui, President of his Chancerf, and Cominander of his Order of the Polar Star, who, after having communicated to each otlier their *respective full powers, have agreed upon the following Articles: Article I.—His Majesty the King of the United I;ingdom of Great L'ritain and Ireland, engages that there shall be paid to his Majesty the King of Sweden the sum of Twelve Hundred Thou sand Pounds Sterling, in equal instalments of One Hundred Thousand Pounds Sterling each per month, beginning with the month of January of the psesent year inc:usively, at.d taa continue -successively in the course of each month, the first of which in stalmeet shall be paid on the ratiAe3ti9n of the present Coaxal ' tion by his Swedish Majesty. Art. Es Majesty the King of Sweden engages on his part to employ the said sum in putting into motion and keeping on a respectable establishment all his Land Forces, and such part as shall be necessary of his Fleets, and perticularly his Ht-tilla, in order to oppose the [cost effectual resistance to the common ene- miss. Art.lll.—Their said Majesties moreover engage to ronclede ro peace, or truce, or convention of neutrality with the eitenly, but in coucert and by mutual agreement. Art. tv,,The present Convention shall be ratife.l by the two High Contracting Partite, and its ratiacatiun shall be exchanged at London within the space of six weeks, after the signature of the said Convention, or sooner if it can be dune. In faith whereof, we the undersigned Plenipotentiaries of their said Majesties have signed the present Convention, and have caused the seal of our arms to be affixed thereto. Done at Stockholm, tue Bth of February, in the Year of Redemption One Thousand Eight Hundred and Eight. EDW. THORNTON (L.S.) F. EHR.ENHEIM SEPARATT Aartet.x.--The two High Contractin; Partics have agreed to concert, as soon as pos , ible, them ures to be taken, and the Auxiliary Succours to be stipulated for, in the case of a war actually taking place between Sweden and the Powers h-r heighlleen) and the .ttiPehltieell which may thence result shcli be COUSiderett as separate and additional ankles to this Conven tion, and shall have the same force as it they were word for wprd inserted therein. In faith of which, we the undersigned, Pletsipotentis of their said Majesties, have signed the Separate Article, and hay.: caused the Seal of my Arms to be affixed thereto. Done at Stockholm, the eth of February, in the Year of Redemption One Thousand Eight liussared and Eight. EDW. THORN'ION (L.S.) F. EHRENHEINI (1.. S.) Last night we received Dutch Papers to the 6th inst. and Hamhurgh Papers to the 27th ult. Letters from Holland to the 7th installs, state, that the late Decrees arc most rigorously executed. . The Dutch Government had proceeded to the sale. of the con demned vessels, which were captured about three months ago, and their cargoes were selling rcry high, The Proprietors were in hopes of receiving 401. or 501. per cent. out of the proceeds, as a boon, but their ap, plicatious for this grace had not been fi nally admitted. I Colonial Pioduce -,v4s extremely high. Coffee, schich used to sell at 11 givers Per lb.. was up to 35, and every thing else is, proportion. A letter from Paris of the 14th ult. says, that the Rochefort squadron was spoken with on the f29th January, off the Cape de Verd Islands, three days ' later than they are said to have passed Gibraltar. Th. division in the biome of Lards last night, oq the Bill for preventing the Grant of Places in rever sion, produced a circumstance of very rare occurrence in that Assemblf—the numbers were equal; but as there is no casting vote in that branch of the: Legisla ture, the Bill, according to the practice in such an ex traordinary case, was referred to a Committee ; and on Lord H4WKENBURVS motion, that its duration be limited to the Ist of June, 1810, the amendment was carried by a majority of 59 to '2l ! The Brazil convoy will not sail from Spithead till the ;4th inst. and it will call off Falmouth for the trade from Liverpool ; and off the island of Madeira. Captain ROGERS, who so gallantly defended the Windsor Castle packet, is promoted by the Post Mas ter General, to a new Packet, in the room of the Duke of Montrose, which was taken in the Leeward Islands. A vessel, arrived at Liverpool from NeW Bruns, wick, is stated to have brought American Papers to the 26th of January. The embargo still continued, and had excited nlnch discontent. One hundred and fifty seamen, it is added, had declared themselves British subjects, and demanded to be restored to their country. 1 • THEATSE, Covqrr-GARDEN.—,Last night, Mr. COOKE returned from his rural excursions, and made his first boo for the season, as Sir Pertinax Maesycatihant, in ,' The Man of the Workt," before an audience that crowded every part of the Theatre previous to the rising of the curtain. On his entrance, he was greet ed with a loud shout of applause, that reiterated for nearly five minutes, and by which lie seemed sensibly affected. He appeared in excFllet4 condition, and performed in his very best stile,-104. li. 4114145T0A WAS AbO very 14rourOlY rfteiTe4 in hady 40 • .r i ft isfi Porberorrli • he ep - ottudevivbeisfl-oliTaithesety?a siptegicy riC he had just nt e a on ly say, that he seemed to think equally well vn et h e ir predecesso rs ; for, as Chief Magistrate of the 1 ci t y o f London , be was the first to invite them to a in b a nquet, and the first to drink their health rn- tiv i success (a load and ge neral lau g h), and he had 1 , ch since invited their successors , a nd g iven them Om de -.I wishes. ___ tairt. that I