Star. — London, England, 1817-03-05 00:00:00

IS In Pe i i preent measure seemed calculated to destroy that -.11,1 of union which subsisted between them and theii prams, and the farmers, he should feel it his duty to d i vide npon the question of bringing in the Bill. Mr, G. BANKES was surprised that the Hnn. Gentleman, who NM SO partial to the preservation o f game—who knew so well that the sports of the fi-Pld induced Gentlemen of fortune to visit their estates irequently —should have introduced a measure which would have the effect of increasing the practice of poaching, in a tenfold degree, so long as any of those ,prises of animals, recognized by the Game Laws, coninued to exist. The system which he spoke of as PI derv, was three hundred y"ars old—and, therefore, rippotted by the wi d on and e;perience of their arcest.r;. In the teign ca Henry VIII, an .Act was pissed prohibiting all persons, excepting Members nt t.e Royal Household, from st Ring game. That Act :fntinued in force till the time of James I. when the ,00hibition was emended to persons of every class .7nt! degree. The Game Laws might, not unaptly, be compared to an old park-fence ; which, though it 1 . 1 some :Oat irregular in its form, am:. ered All the mows for which it was intended —although it rfeht not please the eye so much as a neat hence, %hick was often less useful than ornamental. - He i j c ,l e d that the Game laws were made tor . the benefit ~ rite rich, but for the oppression of dig pour—since, i,y their enactments, they prevented that encroach ra-ct on property, which, if the peasant once indul w.l. ic, hii Tien was certain Mr. CURWEN was astonished, considering the retinae and spirit of the Gaspe' Laws, how the En no„,we Gentleman who had just spoken could in terptet them favourably. From beginning to end they were opposed to every thing like English liberty ...iney were lutist unjust, and most impolitic. He vished they were done 'away altogether, and a diffe. tent system introduced. It would tend to promote the growth of game, and to extend the sports of Gen 'Jensen. He should vote for the present measure, Ea he would be better pleased, if a Bill were brought in to punish the wealthy buyer of game, instead of re miserable retailer—(Hear, hear). Mr. LONG WELLESLEY opposed the motion. Sir F. BURDETT agreed in the propriety of his Honourable Friend's observation, that it any punish ment were to be inflicted, it .ought to fall on the wealthy man, and nut on the poor stool 'Own his riches had seduced into an illegal act. Atter a few words from Sir E. &mom. Mr. W. WI NN, and Colonel Wool), in reply, the House di ,:ded, when there appeased—For the Motion, 46-- Against it, 34—Majority, 12. tENLWAL of COMMISSIONS ON DEMISE OF TITS CROWN. Mr. PONSONBY rose, pursuant to ;cis notice, , to bring Os subject under the attention of the House. The Hone:liftable Member began by observing upon the ancient practice with respect to the continuance of Parliaments, which, originating in the power of the Crown, were held to become extinct npon its de mite; but the inconvenience of that practice was so great, that a law was parsed in the 7th of King Widiaro, enacting that Parliaments should continue to sit six months after the demise of the Crown, and when it happened that no Parliament was in being at thr period of such demise, then the late Parliament Iva( to be convened together again, and to cominae its sittings for rx months, unless dissolved by the successor to the throne. In the same manner it was provided by an Act of Queen Anne, that certain of the hthest Officers of State should not forfeit their offices, or be deprived of the enjoyment , of them by the demise of- the Crown. but contiotte to hold and exercise them until removed by her Majesty's succes sor. The object of his Bill was to carry the princi ples of those two Acts into effect with regard to all persons who held any civil or military offices under tbeCiown, end during the pleasure' of the Crown. There was one filial; in favour of the proposition, rbat'it could not be contemplated as a party measure. It was impossible-to say who might be chosen as the confidential advisers of the Crown upon the accession of any new Sovereign ; and it would therefore prove equally beneficial to all persons who held offices, whe ther high or low, under the Crown. As the law stood at present, every individual no holding. an office— every Lord L;euteaaot of a County, flay Deputy. Lord Lieutenant, every Justice of thaßeape, • every individual holding a commission in the army-or navy, was under the necessity of renewing theiriright upon the demise of the Crown, by a very expensive pro ceeding. His object was to do away with that. ne, (teeny ; and if the House granted him permission to brine in his Bill, he should merely have it read a first time, and defer the second reading to any day that might be thought convenient. The Hon. Member concluded by moving for leave to bring in a Bill for continuing every person or persons in their office or offices, whether civil or military, which they held at tlie.demite of the Crown, until removed or discharged by the successor to the Throne—the Bill to extend not only to persons in Great Britain and Ireland, but to all our foreign possessions and colonies. Lord CASTLEREAGH expressed his willingness to concur in the motion of the Honourable Gentleman, reserving for the second reading any observations which trie proposed measure might require. Ur. THROUGH AM observed that the present gees .tion afforded him an opportunity of alluding to a subject which he thought deserved the serious ct4rii der4tion of his Majesty's Knisters. Previously . to the dissolution of the present Parliament he was of opinion that some prospective measure ought to be adopted with respect tothe continuance of the ensuing °ner in the event of the early demise of the Crown. Er ads aware, that for Parliament to prolong its own existtnce was unconstitutional, but the peculia -I;ty of the case, he apprehended, would justify some 7;eP being taken to prevent the necessity of imme diately re-electing (he next Parliament upon the de mi, se of t h e C rown, which must otherwise he.dones-.. be motion was then put and carried minnimotfily. Pit " V ISION FOR TIM LUNATIC #OOll IN titicLANIX tV. PEEL rose for the purpose of , Balling the at *lsloo of the House to the state of the. Livia.= Poor " Ireland. At present there was no kind of asylum for lunatics in any part of Ireland except in Dit'slina 1 , 1 Cork, and in the County of Tipperary. to Deb the only 'place for them was the House of In 3urY, in which there were no wards peculiarly ap kropriated for the reception Of lunatics, consequently t. e roost outrageous maniacs and the most disgusting were turned loose amongst the other paupers "0 were perfectly sane. H. was of opinion that "'hint effectual could be dose trakess by local Ind.,. 'ttitiont. us tiansmitting them to Dublin would be at. tended with so much danger and difficulty that therefore he thought there should be an asylum in Cork, in Belfast, and also in each Ccitinty. He there fore moved, that the matter be ieferred to the consi deration of a Committee, which should include all the Members for Ireland who chose to attend. Mr. WYNN supported the motion. Mr. ROSE said, that he felt great satisfaction in giving his support to the measure now proposed.— Nothing, he observed, could be more lamentable than the state of the Lunatic Poor in Ireland. lite idiots were the sport of every mischievous boy, and the outrageous maniacs were the terror of every neigh bourhood which they happened to frequent. When they were taken up for the purpose of being sent to Dublin, they were tied t o t h e b ac k o f a car , an d t h e i r aims were often so much injured as to require imme diate amputation. Mr. BARING said, that what was stated as to Ireland was true as to some parts of England. In Hampshire, for instance?, there was no provision whatsoever of the description al:uded to. However, with regard to what was now proposed for the Lu natic Poor in Ireland, he hoped that the Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Peel) did not intend that the coun try at large should proviAe for the County Paupers. Ireland was fottun,ite iit being free from the Poor Laws, and that was an additional reason why she should not cast the burden of the Lunatic Paupers upon England. Mr. PEEL, in explanation, said, that he thought it quite incumbent upon each County to provide for Its own Lunatics; that even now the Grand Juries acre entitled to present sums for that purpose. lie only wished to assist and stimulate their exertions by a legislative enactmept. Mr. CROKER said, that ever since he had the honour of a seat in that House, he always declared himself anxious to obtain for I relao4 an identity of legislation with Great Britain ; but still that he en tirely coocurred with the tight Honourable Gentle. man, and would support his motion. Mr. PEEL's Motion was then carried. Mr. PONSONBY brought up the Bill, which he had obtained leave to bring in relAtive to the Renewal of Commissions on the demise of the Crown. It was 10441 a first time, and ordered to be read a second time on the 14th of April. On the M•Aiun of Sir C. NfuNra. the Papers relating to Greenwich Hospital were ordered to be printed. PRZVENTON OF SEDITIOOS AnnulLiFs. On .tl►g. Motion of the SOLICITOR-GENERAL, the Order of the D.ty fir the c.-mmittal of the Bill for the Prevention of Seditious Assemblies was read. The SPEAKER hawing left the Chair, The SOLICITOR-GENERAL moved some new clauses, which were received Are firma, with an un dertarkling that the printed 8.11 mould be ready for the perusal of Members rattly on Thursday, on which day it was ordered to be re-committed. The Report on the Peseeengers Bill was then read, and also the Report on the Coffee Bill. The Cunene Commissietwrs' Bill was read a third time and passed. Leave was then given to !Ribs in a Bin to regulate the impor. tatlen of Coals, and It was read a first time. A Bill was read a first inn., for Indemnifying those who ne glected to quality themselves for certain Offices. Mr. W. bairrm expressed a wish to know when the Right Ho. pourable Qeutlrmaa opposite intended to bring in his Bill for Extents in Aid t l'Is• Cuisines:Ana of the Excuaquitu patd that be would have brought it forward bolero now, but for the ladisposilun of unto of the &Ranted Judges; Sod he was awry to Say that now be could no. do soy thing relative to it until the Circuits were over. Sir C. Ma Not hoped thit on tinge would be lost. The CUANcsiLoa of the iiitcmkgvut assured the House that co palm shook' be wanting no his peet.....—Adjuutunl. Tad AvzNiNtG STAR. .ONDON. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 1817. Tug FUNDS. The realest confidence continues to be manifested h the sta bility of the British Funds. Purchases of Stock to an Immense &ascent wets made - this morning, and bets to • great amount kiveleino, given and taken that Consols wdt be door at 70 by the close of the- present, week. This morning Console opened at OCf for nutesey, and 691 for the account. One Broker Tester day purchased de500.000 Stock, and this day has added £3 0,000 lantsliteak.—Bacisequer Bills and Bonds are also in great request, theionlier at 17e pron. the litter 3514 to 975. Only a few months have passed since Government (mind itself imperiously called on to vindicate the _rights of British subjects, by inflicting an exemplary punishment on the Algerine_thieves. If Justice be equally alive to punish injuries in other quarters, an exemplary chastisement should be inflicted on Kin: Henry of Hyti. This black fellow hat had the inso lence, not merely to imprison, but to put to the tor ture of the thumb.screws„a British subject, on a charge of writing upon political subjects, as our Readers will see by a Petition presented last nigh; to the House of Commons. We mean not to question his right, on a judicial procedure to imprison a 'Ake. man; for a black Government has just as good a right as any other to adopt precautions for its own safety, and to punish by 1.-Av those who violate its laws: but we deny that any Government upon earth, whether while or black, can have a rigl:t to inflict torture upon a British subject. And we shall be much di►appointed if measures have not already been adopted by our Government to inform Mr. Kin: Hairy, that be will not be permitted, with ins-. punity, to mutilate by torture any man wbo has the honour and happiness to be a subject of the Mao itt91.404D. 11 Negro King, and his Ministers, most he re minded, that 01AVIAL CaOAIWfLE. once batteted ,the legitimate PRPNCI of PAW Palace about his ears, fir m 4 threateniv those who professed the Protestant religion in his dominions . with the torture—and that it is not quite a century singe the regular Government .of Spain was nearly stripped of all her Colonies, and h er whole navy was burnt and destroyed, because a ruffian ) wbo sailed under the Spanish Bag, dared cc cut the ear from Captain Jesornks, a British subject ! And lastly, If Columns* aad his Bestows, canny read, a eireolaiteace highly probable, from them streams' eltadoet, we would have tho ate dispatehe: of lord tniooll interpret!'" to theth in all the lan. guages which they Understand—we mean those dis patches in which the sable DRY of ALGIERS is d scribed as begging pardon on his knees foi his cruelty to the British Coasul. The revival of a feW of thesd historical records, accompanied by a salute from the guns of a British seventy-four, will, we fear, be necessary, before the magnanimous Sovereign el Hayti," is taught that torture is not of British Institution—and that as not one of the legitimate Sovereigns of Europe dares to in fret it on a British subject, far less will such a privi lege be granted to an Upstart, who, we are sorry to find, has not been taught by the whip of the 'driver, in his early life, to sp ire the bodily sufferings of his fellow -creatures ; and who has so far forgotten .the origin of his own greatness, as to visit with the tor ture a subject of Olt nation, which not only afro -I;shed Negro slavery, but was the first to bold out the right hand of fellowship to the black population, the world. This is a subject, however, upon which there is little occasion to descant further : those who so promptly read a lesson to the Dev of ALcisita, will probably, in addition to the Professors and Schoolmasters whom HENRY has been importing, from this country, send him a Lord EXMOUTH, to deliver to him a proper lecture on the respect due to British subjects. The following occurrence, though not of the dia. holical quality of the. treatment experienced by Mr. DAVISON, seems also to call fee some interference— were it only to establish a proper understanding be tween our Government and that of Spain. The Bri tish sloop of war Tay, bound from Panama to Jamaica, with a large quantity of specie on board, in return for gpods sent to Panama, was, on her passage, stranded on an uninhabited island in the Gulf of Mexico, but the crew and money saved. A Spanish corvette hear ing of the event, went to the island, and demanded the dollars, alleging they were smuggled, it being unlawful for coin to be shipped in Spanish ports.— The British Captain refused to give up the property confided to his charge, but the haughty and cowardly . Don, availing himself of the bereft and defenceless state of a crew on a desert island, and just escaped from a watery grave, wised the whole property and carried it away to the Havannali, with the exceptiou of a small sum claimed by a Spaniard who had come passenger in the Tay. We hope some Member in Parliament will inquire into the grounds on which this hostile and dastardly act has been committed. dlmia..••••• We have this morning received the French Papers of Saturday last ; but their contents are quite unim portant.—The Funds continue thing. On the 28th they left off at 66 fr. SO c. It was yesterday reported in the City. on the autho. thy of letters from St, Diming°, that the Spanish General Molina" had been con; ogled to evacuate Santa Fe. and had actually arrived at Carthagena. This circumstance may be considered as extremely probable, since in tie dispatches written home. by the above officer, and intercepted by the Buenos Ayres privat ens, he represents his situation as most dreadful—cut off from supplies and intercourse with the sea—without money to pay his troops, and the flame of Revolution daily spreading wider around him. He also candidly acknowledges that the loss of Carac• CAS must eventually bring about Ills own dOWilf4l. A few days ago Colonel Sr. LIMPER received a let ter from her Royal Highness the Princess of %V ALEs. that she intended to be in Kensington iu a short time, and to order her apartments to be gut ready for her. The marriage of the Earl of MARCH, eldest son of the Duke of !bollworm, with Lady Cattottrag PACtT, daughter of the Marquis of Awatesea, is expected t , ) take place in the course of this month. General ARFACROMBY. who died lately at Mar seilles, was Member of Parliament for CIACMAIMMI- Shire, and second son et Sir RALPH Asaticitosiay. We are requested to state, that a French Edition! of the Duchess d'ANCMLEMIt'S Jortimac, with Bin-, graphical Notes by the French Editor, will be pub. lashed by Mr. Coutuns, on Saturday next, hand somely printed in Sep. - uniform with the Work of Hue and the Journal de CLRRY, price Bs. 6d. A Ge.teral Court of Proprietors of East India Stock wes yesterday held, for the purpose of taking into • further consideration the motion relative to Haley bury College. Previous to die regular business being proceeded in, the Camas:AN suited. that be had i raceivett a letter from Viscount Sidmouth, infbrming him that a Levee would be held on Thursday nest, at two o'clock. It was then agreed that the Court should go up with an Address of Congratulation to his anyel BAghness the PRiNCR Realm:4m that day. The. Order of the Day being then read, Mr. GRANT argued strenuously that the College had ans.vered the end proposed. and complained that much of whet was urged against it was ejther un. founded or exaggerated. . Mr. PATTIzON thought the College had, in a lite rary point of view, been eminently useful, though its discipline Iliad not been sufficiently strict. He pointedly opposed the motion of Mr. R. Jackson, and said, if the Learned Gentleman succeeded in his motion, he hoped he would place tha following motto ' toter the Military Institution to which he was so much attached : Dime, radical, mutat, vadrse rotundas; whic'h might'. be thus translated :-?Dirster—he palls down Hale/betty College ; eifOcat—he raises the Aik- ,itary lnstitntion; moot—be changes; feadroja— ,quare caps; renordu—into round hats. , Mr. BOOQUICT was of opinion, .notwiths tanding .11 he had heard on this sithject, that a case had not wen made oat against the. College. The Hon. W. F. ELPIIIOTONE spoke to favour of be Institution. . • Mr. lt. JACRAOR addressed the Court in reply. The Court' then divided-I or the previous quo cion, $1 —:.Agaissst it, 9.9—Mr. Jaikson's minim lost 0.7 st—stojiarncli. ... • . - - . . ArikalL IhTELLICEIVOL FALMOU IH, MARCH 2. Arrived the Montigise ()Acker from the West In.; dies, last from Dartmouth.— Wind irom S. to W. PLYMOU l'H, MARCH s. Arrived the Croiter, M-LLENnEtt, liatriYarm .u:h for Liverpool.—Win d S.W . NM CWOIIIII, •MAR CH 4. Arrived the William. HOLMES, from Penzance hit London, with In of sails and buleherfts, stern stove in, and le.ity.—Wind W. DEAL. MARCH 4. • .Csme down from tl? River the Lloyds. for Jr. m.ac,a, with I , ii.,ocith4fisKao cable. Arrived And remain, the Galland,:nnowit,,from the Cape of Good . 1 1 , 0 1: 00 ; and the leis, , Frenth packet, from Cslaii, troth t Mail. The Dute? ship Columbus, from Am ster:fans to Batairti; - 1811 an anchor and cable !alit night —Wind W. VEMPOO! MARCH 1. Arrived the S‘nury, NrcrrotA, from Newfoundland. Sailed VI February. On 28,h t off Cape Clear, tell in with the Amurican ship Rejus, for this port, from New York, M kb loss cf main and mizen masts, evtry thing washed rir deck, And five men washed ovt r board. The Maid of the Mill, for Lierott, w,s blown our of St. John's, Newfoundland, with only the Mate and five men on board. 'IIIE MON I'AGUF. PACKFT. MAjusty's pAckti MoNTAcur. sprung a leak at sea in the mouth of December l.tst ; she was in e , n scquence obliged to put btck to the I.land of St. Thomas's,. where she, tunk. By dint of the most arduous exertions, she was raised, and enabled to proceed to sea. The activity and skill of C4ptain &meson - on this trying occasion, called londly for Ile [ gratitude of the Passengers as well as Officers of the vessel. This general feeling produced the following Letter : Majesty's Packet Montague, off Dartmouth, 15th February, 1817.. " Slit—Before our arrival at Dartmouth compels out separa tion, permit us to offer you our b e st t h an k s f o r your activity ant disinterested assistance at a time, when, ( rem the unavoidable situation of his Majesty's p.icketMotitague, and the sickly stare of her crew, year exertions became doubly valuable, tepee:Lilly when wondered at one period every effort seemed isopelvs of rendering advantage to her condition. " Accept this testimoity of our gratitude and esteem, and be lieve that we shall always remain, with the trmust sinceety, yossr tinny weh.wisiscra, " Cus:ciantoo,lleut bib W. 1.110 " G. Gomm so, ditto. • R. F. Disaorio, tawnper. " Ws. It. 1/nves, Btl. W.l Regiment. • • " LIkI*S.LJUI.. ditto. .01/1111Lt• POI.TLIETIMA.IITIC, Passenger. " G. W. Faossca, Lieut. n 341 Lt.Drsgoutis.. • • 4 . •lon ot 40 an .1 A AI, Passenger. " Junro WA., Rlns , Commander of hie Ma jesty's Packet " W. Dow, c, Surgeon bth W. I. R•r.. . " R. CRICHTON, M D. Pa•se4,- r. " T. H. Junes, hts.vut4 art Les Majesty's Packet .htiritiete.. " To CAptzin Sll2 rs .N. kominander of the Jail_ Wig W.itw.eic." CORN.gICHANGE. MARCH 5..---The enntionaWee of adverse winds , causes o ir markAto be very thin', supplied with ali Grain, except granary santides. of which there is a plentif ni appearance, 'and file Crtali. ties of Wheat and Batley fully support Monday's " prices. • Oats and Beans are heavy sale, h i hoi er.tig -- little demand for tither, as the buyers are waiting the arrival that is expected, when -the wind becomes favourable. White and Grey Peas- are dearer. To THE PUBLIC.— J. SIVEWEIGHT having contracted with Government for• the largest toombre of Titkets that have been negotiated in one bargain for many years, feels great s disfaction in bring the first Con tractor through whom Lottery Tickets and Shares will be restored to the Puhlic, at moderate' prices, for having long since, been convinced of it's necestity..l S. • intends to fix the price even bad* the limitation men tioned ; but when he comes to this decision - for the public benefit, he trusts also it will be.perceived how much it is the public interest to patcontee the pre. nt Contract, as on the success of it most now dep. ud Whether they can ever have a clierp Ticket hut, after. The S:lteme has been framed %soh novelty arid advantages hitherto unknown ; sold when ft his received the sanctuno., of the both 14 the Tremor,. will Le puhlishud at all the Offices.— Store 1. , ,tre., O m No. 97, Cornhig. • ESPCUTI .N.—Thisr'imirning follov:i..g.onfor- Innate persons Weft, execiiied brio* tf.e Ikh•or - door, Newgatex: r ,P./;zater/r &ides and it Maw for robbery in the house of the fenel. culprit's mit tress ; James Gait! and Jamas lager, ' far highway robbery ; homas Cann, "lads, qv Stodge, and Resi.ossie -Savage, (brothers) for fio gill. At a very early war every place within view of the awful settle was fin. d with spectators ; perhaps on no similar occati n a greater number of persons at.s-Aubled v It was iwcied that the execution would have taken place at the usual hour of eight, but it WAS alrno,t hint before the criminals We're brought out. The woma.,, Pricker, first made her appearance, and was h.llow.al by her co-offender, Keit,, who immediately vocife rated, with a loud. voice, that nicker tots inns: cent, and was about to be murdered." The unfor tunate creature appeltred calm at d re'ignei ; bdt there was much 01 a stubborn ridlil...,.cess ur Kelly's demeanour. Gates, Baker, Cann, a:,J vie Savage*. came next forwend in succession. The ropes were then adjusted, and alter a few tbitoiteS spent in . prayer with the Ordinary of Newgate, fatal ti, - far WAS given, and the whole. were latnici.ed into eternity. All of them :premed to die wit'i little emotion, except Kelly, who snuggled much: Mite having been stispeepoed she usual time, the . bodieS were taken down and given to Clear relations.-- 01 the parting scenes, that betaeun Cann. and wife, who was convicted along with him I. r the same crime, but owing to her pregnancy, not r e pa ;ea . , w t he most affecting. Cann had exhtb,l•d'stroog symp corns of derangetnent since the rt..pott Was made, and yesterday evening, mas k so Volent as .to require a j • j etrait waistcoat.' Soma , young. chit: ten, the oficpring of this deluded enuple,"tiftle'to ate gaol to receise the farm,' carp'" Atli r , lather, .hut l.i, s'-tiie olon was such u:4O 101bild the interv'ew...-I.e:y, , otwithstan, ing his assertion of Flicker's . Onto cenee.ani his own, is understood to have offered* o give up the property, not recovered, As a tort uf inducernent to procure the remission of the se.ve-,e B igaisast Fricker. It will )re- recyllected that Kelly was paramour bl Fricker's, and war Ice in by her • it night to her mistress's home,. from which Ist stole date tu the ainount of sevcralhunired pounds; and hat it is for this came they have fallen victims to .:te offended laws cl their country. .