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of the Commons of Great TSritain and Ireland, in p a rlU t ra-lit as•embled, deliver to you their unani. ani.us ihanks, for your ahle and distinguished con duet t .Ithigh , :ut the ..leratiena which concluded wit the e.ofre Me it Ot Hi"' enemy at Orin s, and the o7cup tion of B .urde.iux by the Allied Forces." Got, r.il FANS said he deeply teat the honour which ► ad been conferred upon him, and was highly graufied thr manner h which the Thanks of the House had been 'communicated to him The SPEAKER nest ad.lrelised Major-General Lord EDWARD S 141EliSET, * ! 4S ()HMI'S : " Major-General Lord EDWVID SOMERSET—Your also stands recordel amongst those distin• , oished Officers. whose gallantry was conspicuous i:i Oa: last action, which cited tor the strength and valour if the British cavalry. In defiance of the early scnffs of an insulting enemy, this !I:vim' has, during the late eontinental war, le established its military character, and viudi. 6 iced its ancient renown. The nobility of England s,lit forth its sons to the tented field; and 'there, trained up under those great Commanders who have obtained and dignified the honours of the Peerage, they have acted throughout upon the first persuasion, that in this free country, the willing tribute of respect paid to high rank and birth, can only be secured by a continued display of the same great cwalities %which ennobled the founders of their race. a The profession of arms which you had gallantly chosen, you have successfully pursued; and in those Provinces of France where your ancestors, of noblost descent and royal alliance, have in former ages fought, conquered, and governed, you have renewed by your own sword the claims of your illustrious House to the respect and gratitude of your Country. I do, therefore, now, in the name and by the Command of the Commons of Great Britain and Ire. land, in Parliament assembled, deliver to you their unanimous thanks, for your able and distinguished Conduct throughout the opetations.which concluded with the entire defeat of the enemy at Orthes, on the t7th of February last, and the occupation of Bour. dcaux by the Allied Forces. , Lord E. SOMERSET begged leave to express his thanks to the House for the honour conferred on him by their' Vote of Thanks, and to the Chair for the manner in which that vote had been communi cated. Under such a leader as the Duke of Welling. ton, and with such brave companions in arms, nothing Was too arduous fora British Officer to achieve. ' Sir J. MACINI 'OS . -1 presented Petitions against she 814ve 1 rade, from Dingwall in Scotland, from HeilleT.on.Thames, Orono itch, and Wincanton, frosts Wicklow, and from sever other .places. H. deflated that these Petitions contained the unanimous opiiiitm of the nation on the subje‘r ; and he hoped the Noksl.• Lord (Castlereagh) would, it the ap proaching Congress, press the total Abolition of this !post disgr•iceful traffic. The Petitions were ordered to he on the table. _ . Mr. PEEL moved f-r an Address to the Prince itegunt, that he would order to be laid before the House a copy of the fourth Report ot , the Commis. Si.•ners of Public Reeozds in Ireland. • The Irish Militia Pay Bill, the Irish Militia Train. Ing Bill, the Irish Yeomanry Corps Continuation Bui, and the Eipiring Laws Bill, were severally read a third time, and p4s.rd. The Report of the Committee on the Corti Laws was brought up„and ordered to be printed.• Mt. BItOGDEN brought up the Report of the ID-rnmittee On the Vote of Credit. fair IMACIN I'OSH said, that the British Govern. menthad never sanctioned the pattition much less the annihilation of Pot Ind ; and trusted ihat no Bri tish Minister would ever lend the sanction of his au thority to so nefarious a transaction. As it had been stated to be the intention of the Allied Sovereigns to restore Europe to its former state, it , was to be hoped that Poland would again rank among independent nations. Mr. WYNNE made a few remarks fo the same purpose. The Report Was then agreed to, and the Bill or dered to be read a third time to-morrow.. Mr. WINNE moved for a return of the number and effective strength of the regiments stationed in Ireland for the years 1785-6-7-8. He also moved foe a return of the number and effective strength of the cavalry, guards, and infantry on the British esta blishment, from 1788 to 1792. After a few remarks on the part of Mr. Bstorarr and Lord PALMERSTON, the returns were ordered. The Scotch Distillery Bill went through the Com mittee; the report was received, and the Bill was ordered to be read a third time to-morrow. Mr. BANKES brought up the report of the Com. tnittee on the subject of the new Post Office, and stated, that though the Committee approved of the plan for a new Post Office, they thought it would be inexpedient to attempt to carry it into execution du tin-, the prese , ,t Session. Mr. BUTTERWORTH said that the Committee had expressed no opinion u to the scite of the Post Office. The report was then, on the motion of Mr. AANICSI I / 2 ordered to be printed. • The House went into a Committee on the Clergy Residence Bill. Report to be received to-morrow. The Local Militia Pay, and the English Militia Pays Bills, were read a third time. • .Dulidas's Divorce Bill went through the Committee. Sir F. BURDETT moved for a return of the num ber of men lost by the upsetting of boats of King's ships since .14iiteary 5, 1811. Mr LUSIIINGTON and Admiral FRANK stated the impossibility of i.hrtaining the Return proposed, as the particulAr casualty by which a seaman was lost WAS not specified in ti e logi.hook. After some conversation between Mr. D. GIDDY, and Sir F BURDKI7, the motion was withdrawn. Two Petitions ping the Slave. Trade were pre sented by Mr. LPCIIIART. Mr. BROGDEN stated the intention of the Chan cellor of the Exchequer to move tomorrow, that the House should Adjourn till Friday next.—Adjourned. Thesioral and ever to be revered Dr JontrsoN declared, that ';to know the way to good and not point it out to your brethren, must be considered a crime."—Thus, then, it is a duty to point out to the public the short and easy way to wealth and inde pendence, to be secured by the speedy purchase bt a Ticket or Share in the Lottery, to begin Drawing the first of September. The moment is auspicious•! 1 - 1 PA 0 4 A STAR. LONDON. WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 1814.. MICR 0 h • . oCKS THIS DAY AI TWELVE CYCLOCI. Reduced 6Pii—Cons. 67i 68—for ace. 68f 4 ' , kr Ct. *413-5 ptr Ct. Navy 97+ —oltm. 1{ 2 pre. Bank Long, Amu. 16 IS- 603 —lttclia Benda, 14a. 1.5 a. pre. Excltrquer 1.111116,15. sa. pre. • Paris Papers of Sunday reached us to-day. The news from G , :rmany and even from Italy is of a war like complexion ; Austria not only refuses to consent to dismember Saxony, but objects to any transfer of the Icm•an Is!e , , which may bain contemplation. In th,: latter oi.):lction, MURAT, who, we have no doubt, is alw ays ready for mischief, concurs as Sovereign of Naples ; from the complexion of the German Papers, however, there is every reason to believe that any new war undertaken by Austria, will be extremely unpo pular. We see no grounds for supposing, as some of our contemporaries do, that France is either ready or willing to take a part in any impending contest : the bumper toasts and sentiments uttered at a convivial entertainment, and a few unmeaning French songs about glory and victory and new campaigns, are by ,no means indications of any disposition on the part of the Government to put the military prowess of the country again to the test for many years. The awful picture drawn by the French Budget, which we have given at some length to-day; ought to silence all con jectures about new wars in which France , is to be a party : the fact is, as FONTAINRS told BONAPARTE in January l.tst, the French people " have had enough of glory :" VIENNA, JUNE lib Our course of Exchange has became lower every day since it was knovt n ►hat the Emperor of Russia had put off his visit to Vienna for some months. The prorogation of the opening of the Congress is a real calamity for the people of Austria, and those of Ger many, for it c‘,nipels the Sovereigns of Europe to keep up a formidable war establishment. MUNICH, JULY 16. We are a'sured that the public opinion has forced the King of Spain to drive the adherents of Joseph Bnnaparte horn the Capital: but, in gener.:l, ap pearances are so bad there, that the Canon Eseoqui quis, formerly one of the King's teachers, has given in his resignation, declaring that the present state of things cannot last. The Clergy preach every where against the Cortes and the ancient Government, but. these measures have occa►ioned the most formidable disorders in the cities of Leon and Compostella, for the people there are burning manuscripts and libraries. The declaration of the Infanta Don Antonio, bear ing that Ferdinand is incapable of reigning, has caused a derangement in the intellect of the latter, and has excited a great sensation. GENOA, JULY 12. Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Pellew, now Lord Ex mouth, sailed yesterday morning from this port for Englend, on board the Caledonia, with three other ships and ten transports. There remain only four frigates, four ships of war, arid a few transports. ROME, JULY 10. The Pope has appointed a Commission, composed of five Members, of which the Archbishop of Edessa is President, to draw up a Project for the re-establish ment of foreign missions. This institution is not only useful for the propaga tion of our religion, but also powerfully contributes to 'the progress of the sciences and the arts, as well as to the extension of commercial relations between Eu rope and' the other parts of the world. The Commis sion will also suggest the means of meeting those ex. penses which wete partly supported formerly by the religious orders. All the Princes of Christendom will be invited to concur in these arrangements. We are assured that an Ambassador Extraordidary from his Britannic Majesty will speedily make his ap pearance at the Vatican. VENICE, JULY ii. A Company of Merchants who during the war had entered into contracts for a large supply of ship timber to our Government, but whose furnishings have been long suspended, have been once more re quired to resume them. Our Merchants are surprised at all this bustle and activity, when they consider that the late of our country does by no means seem to be determined by definitive treaties. The general opinion here is, that Naples and Au stria will stoutly oppose any transfer of the lonian Islands to England, or any establishment of English men there. BERNE, JULY L 2. The Little Council of the City and Republic of Berne, ceosidering that almost every number of the Journal called La Gawk d'Arass contains assertions void of foundation, and articles dictated by perfidious v i e ws, which are so many acts of hostility directed against Berne, and by which it is endeavoured to excite Foreign Powers to intermeddle with affairs which concern the Helvetic Cantons alone, decrees as follows : ART. I. The Gazette of Arau is from this day forward sup pressed, under the penalty of •4S francs, Swiss money. Arr. S. The stamp Duty received by the State for the cur.! rent quarter shall be returned to the Subscriber& DRESDEN, JULY 12. The explosion of the 27th of June last was one of the most tremendous ever recorded in history: it bas rut the finishing-stroke to the misfurtunes which we have to long suffered. At the time of the Armistice in 1813, the French troops had constructed, in front of the Black Gate of the New Town, a formidable tete-de-pont, called the Emperor's Entrenchment. On this was erected a large wooden fort, and a spacious vault was dug underneath : here they deposited a vast quantity of gunpowder, whter was given up to us after the capi tulation. This magazine contained upwards of one hundred thousand quintals (cwts.) of powder, in bar rels, cartridges, bombs, and grenades. The guard was composed of Russian soldiers. On the 27th Jane, some Saxon artiller y-men went to this magazine, to fetch away a certain quantity of this powder, and some peasants accompanied them to convey it. Some Russian detachments were prac tising firing in the neighbourhood. About half-pas t eight o'clock in the morning a part of the wooden fort suddenly blew up with such a dreadful noise that the earth shook to a great distance around. The explo sion lasted about two minutes. Every man, h Irse, and every animal within a thousand paces of the spot perished. Several persons at a greater distance were kill-d, and maimed, by splinters of wood, stones, and rubbish, from the fort, and others suffered most severely from the Concussion of the air. The arms and legs of the dead were scattered to an immense distance. The shock shattered all the buildings in the vicinity, and particularly the church, that not pain of glass remains whole. The organ and higl. altar of the latter have been destroyed. The house for the army cadets has also suffered much. The barracks, which contained 2300 Russians, are in ruins, and the troops had scarcely time to leave them ere they fell. • The alarm excited by this misfortune was still greater, when it was known that the fire had commu nicated to that part of the wooden fort which con. tained the greatest quantity of powder and cartridges. It became necessary, therefore, to send prompt assist ance to prevent an explosion which would have been still more dreadful than the first. A Counsellor of the Court had the courage to remove a laming palli sade, which would have been suffieicntof itself to fini sh the business. The cellars in which the rest of the pow der was contained, were covered w:th earth and dung, and the weather contributed finally to ensure our safety, for it then began to rain heavily, which luckily continued the whole day. In the Old Town itself there are upwards of a thousand houses injured, partly by the crtncussion and partly by bombs and gr•:nades. • M toy pallisadoes were thrown into the Elbe by the violence of the ex plosion, and the shock was felt at l'irua, four le.lgues off : all the wind9ws in the principal street of that place were broken. The number of persons killed and wounded has not been precisely ascertained. It appears by letters received yesterday from Spain, that the Expedition intended for South America is abandoned for the present, the disorganized state cf the mgther country requiring the whole attention and res9tirces of die new Government. The north-eastern frontier has, it is said, exhibited strong symptoms of an approaching insurrection. British cotton goods are still permitted to be im ported into Spain, bat the merchants are apprehen sive that a prohibition will soon be isstptd. The Bri tish Ambassador has, however, considerable influence, and Spain, it is possible, may feel that she owes this country a debt of gratitude, which she would ill repay by cramping our commerce. Trade on the whole is very dull in Spain, and the stagnation has been some what increased by the preparations of several of the Barbary States for a maritime war—always injurio us to the commerce of the Mediterranean. We have purposely avoided all unnecessary discus cussion of topics respecting the interior arrangements of the Royal Family. The Public, we are sure, wih applaud our forbearance. The conduct of some t•f ' our contemporaries in this particular is, we think,, most indiscreet, and highly indecorous. • The PRINCE REGENT is expected to go in state on Saturday to close the Session of Parliament. Yesterday the Earls of LIVERPOOL and WESTMOR LAND, and Mr. B R OOK TAYLOR, had audiences of the PRINCE REGENT at Carlton-house. The latter was previous to his leaving England. Yesterday the Duke of YORK held a Military Levee, at his Office, which was numerously attended. It is understood that the Duke and Duchess of WELLINGTON will set out for Paris, to enter on his Grace's Embassy, immediately after the PRINCE RE GENT'S Birth-day. The Duke of WELLINGTON will honour the LORD MAYOR with his company on Tuesday next, on an aquatic excursion to Richmond. The City State Barge, together with the barges of the Goldsmiths' and Stationers' Companies, are in preparation for the occasion. The patty will take water at Westminster about eleven o'clock. !tumour states, that some of Mr CANNING'S friends are coming into place, but we have not heard this stated on good authority. Mr. CANNING himself means, it is said, to retire to Lisbon, while Mrs. Co:- NING takes their son to the Bareges Spa, in the Py renees. Mr. Husgissom, according to the same ru mour, is about to join Ministers, and to have the of fice of Surveyor-Gederal of the Woods and Forests. On the 27th instant were married, by the Rev. Mr. Lowm, at Brill, in Bucks, Lieutenant-Colonel IVAN /MIS SUTTON, second son of the ARCHBISHOP of CANTZRRURY, to MARY, eldest daughter of the late LAYER OLIVEII, Esquire; also, at the same time and place, the Rev. W. S. GILLY, to Luz t, the second daughter ; and WM. MA NSRL , E squ i re , e ld est son o f Sir WILLIAM MANSICI., Bart. to HAstausr o the third daughter of the said L. Os.svaa s Esq. WINDSOR, JUL r 26. •••••=o.m=6l•• Yesterday, soon after one o'clock, his Royal Tjigh• ness the PRINCR REGENT came in his travelling carriage from London to Craubettin nn a visit to the Princess CHARLOT TIC Of WA LES. Her Royal Highness was out at the time, ri !iiig on horse. back ; on her return to the Lodge the PRI::CE WAS In readiness to receive his Royal lioreter, assisted her to alight, and remained about two hours wi h her.-- The PRINCE then proceeded toWindsur Castle ; horn that pla'e he accompanied the QUERN and Cie rest of the Roy:4 Family .at Windsor, except Princess Soenia, to the Prinvss Euznuerit's cottage, to dine with her Royal Higlines:i, the baud of the sth regi. ment attending to play during and after dint.er. In the evening the Pars:ex returned to London. The QUEEN and PRINCESSES returned to Wikthor Castle. This morning her MAJE,TY, accompanied by P. in cesses ELIZABETH and MARY, went in au open car. ridge to viNit the Princess CHARLOTTE at Cranbourn Lodge. The Princess Auou.r', accomp ivied b r the Dike of CAMBIUDGE, rode on ladrseback in the Little Park. THE. .11?Itir. Both Reeiments of Li le Guards embarked at Bou• 1 :gue (in the ‘22J, and •the 011 ltd Rhin on the 24th, and the w.iole Brigade is now I.c.d.:d on their native ,hores. The Si and Bth limalions of the King's German Legion, lately forming a p:irt..ol the Drittsh Army is Catalonia, are ordere.l home. The f Itowing are the Regimens arrived at CTlc, from B iurdeaus, in his I.ajes:y's ships SAN DOMINGO, RODVEY, CLA ZLAI.OUi t 'lnd LICIAO:tn, sth Battalion 60th Foot, 24 , 11, 68th, 7?th, Ist h, and 95th Foot, besides detachments irom various corps. We arc assured, th it in a,hlilion in the large corps composing the Expediticn tr.nn the South tit . Fr.:nce against America, several t. giments are to be forth with sent to that station Irom home. An old Officer on Half.ply suggests, that, with. nut adding to the burthens of the public, the situa tion of Half-pay Officers with families might b.: much ameliorated, by their being permitted to inhabit the Barracks in any part of the United Kingdom, but giving them the option of accepting or refusing this accommodation. The idea seems deserving of tin attenti..n of the Commander in Chief. v GISRALTAT, JULY 4. —A brig under Russ'an colours, called the Speedy Reconciliation, t. S Daal, hlaster, with a cargo of stoclAsh from Bergen to Gibraltar, was taken to the wes ward ..f the Gut by an A'gcr:ne frigate, which took out the ?slaver and crew, with the excepthai of three Norwegi3o . sal'ots, ordered her fur Algiers; but ehe was met in the Gut by his Ma jesty's ship Papilion, and sent in here. The Papili n has how. ever given her np to the Algirines. An Algerine squadron has helm down these Straits, and is now, I understand, returning to Algiers, to be rellevA by another squadron ; they h:ve captor: d about twelve Swedish, Danish, and Dutch vessels, and are in hostility against the Northern Powers. (Stni7d) " J. R. OlSlallr, Agent to Lloyd's." The Commissioners ef the Navy deserve the thanks of the Public for the attention paid to their conve nience, in causing an accommodation ladder to be fixed to the side of the NELSOV, lately launched at Wnoltvich, which is daiiy visited by numerous parties of Ladies and Gentlemen, anxious to view a first Tate British man of war, bearing the name of our immortal Hero. The pleasure boats, and watermen are, in a constant state of requisition for their conveyance. The return of our countrymen from the French pri sons, in which may of them lied be , ..n confined for years, has biotight to our kn , :wledge a fact which ought to be communicated io the public. Those• of them who were rot absolutely dunces, and who : had nut had the advantage of education its their infancy, have come home not only able to read and write but (many .of them) instructed in those branches of the mathematics which are required for nail:teal purposes. It appears that, by order from the British Govern ment, those, in the different depots, who wete qu :F -lied to teach, were made schoolmasters to the test, for which they received a ittuall recompense from t•tt scholars. Many of the individuals who !save thus been elevated in the scale of humanity, are highly sensiole of the blessilg. and speak in terms of gratitude of •he favour that boll tins been bestowed upon them We laud, and the country ill laud, the contrivers ar.d executors of this b..:ievt , lent p in. Oxrortn, Jun , 25.—F. iit,y evening Mr. Jitst'ce DALLAS and Mr. B iron RiCtIARDs atiivett in this city, to hold the Assizes for the County. On Satur day morning tkey went to St. Miry'. Crutch, te here a sermon was preached before their Lordships and the University 'by the Rev. Dr. J Its Dories, of Exeter College. The subject was of the m •st in teresting nature—on the tights of private judgit.ent, and on the abuse of it strongly applied to the present times. That most learned Divine treated it with a force of original argument, a depth of knowledge, and an animated elocution, which warmed every heart, and carried conviction to every uudet standngs Their Lordships repaired to the same church again the next day (Sunday), where they heard another discourse by the same excellent preacher. The Uni versity Church was cr)weled in every part. DREADFUL morning, between three and four o'clock, a dreadful and destructive tire broke out in an outhouse adjoining the Jews H.trp House, New Road, which consumed the sattole of that ancient and well-known public-house, and me lancholy to tel de, a poor woman was burned to death, and a man so dreadfully scorched, that be was con veyed to the Hospital without the least hodes of re covery, having one of his arms entirely consumed ; fortunately a young child was rescued fiom ti.e de vouring elements. The whale of the buildings attach ed to a very extensive timber-yard was also consumed, as was the immense stock of tin,b r and de.:ls which had been collected on the prertikcs for the pup se of carrying into eff..ct the great i:nprimettents c a:duct ing in that vicinity. 'line engines; with thir azctss tomed promptitude, were early at the spa t, but no water could be obtained. The less on this eccasto.t is to a very great extent. About e 2.1.1 of the above property consisted of timber work which wet: finished, and intended to have teen carrW away t:,is mortipg to norm part coßNhA oil'llltteKwac i . , hA works erecting ANE, JULYd nie g s' ; Park. We bad very 11 , t,, but ,ress dojos ski Wet fling t he fine wen. then occasions heavy sate tor Wlitat, :Ltd scarcsly any was i• ~ posed id—this article nic.t be wed thi per gustier tower thus • Nis.i:;!ay. Cats sr, al-3 1,. pa* quartet lower, bu 1, wKt 4 at the decd, e. Beans, and od*r wracks, catmints' Ow , ante as Monday last.