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ntention of making an alteration in,the staple manu facture of Ireland had, he regretted to say, amid some alarm. He was satisfied how important it was not to agitate the subject of a proposed immtant change in the 'state of the trade of a country, at pre• sent in a very highly agitated state of political feeling. The peace and tranquillity of a whole peoPle was of too much value to be disturbed by the introduction of even a valuable improvement contrary to existing prejudices. He hoped the time was not distant when these groundless alarms would cease. It was possible his object might have been misunderstood ; but to make it obvious that it was not his wish to force any, even beneficial measures, he informed the House that he should move an Amendment to leave out the clause for permitting the importation into these ports of foreign linens, under the regulations pre scribed by this Bill, and leaving the trade of Ireland in linen all the protection it at present enjoyed by the old laws on the subject. After a few verbal Amendments, the remaining clauses were agreed to, and the Bill passed. COMPOSITION OF IRISH TITHES PILL. On the Motion of Mr. GoutsunN, the above Bill was read a second time... On the Motion 4g Mat this Bill be committed," . Mr. S. RICE, wishing to make this Bill as efficient as possible, would throw out a few words as to the course of proceeding which he thought ought to be pursued. He feared, that in a Bill of this description, which was altogether a Bill of detail, it was nest to impossible to reduce it to such a shape as would make it woe k well in its ordinary passage through the House. lie therefore wished that it should be investigated in a Committee above stairs, and there viewed in all its provisions by men of all sides and all parties. By this means it might be made agreeable to the Goiern ment of Ireland, and moulded into a peace-offering to that distracted country. He wished to know whether the Secretary for Ireland had any objection to that course ? Mr. GOULBURN was of opinion, that the best mode of investigating the provisions of the Bill would be in a Committee of the whole I louse, in which every necessary alteration might be adopted. The present measure was connected not only with the interests of individuals, but also with those of the community; and he was sure that the proceedings would -not be taciiiiated if :t were sent up stairs. In an open Com mittee there would be less order than in a Committee of the whole House ; and a gi eater number of persons would not attend than those who, being interested in the measure, would give their assistance in an ordi nary Committee. He was fully aware of the difficult task which he bad undettaken ; but still, in his opi- Dion, the subject could be as well discussed in a Com-, mittee of the whole house, as in a Select Committee up stairs. After a few words from Mr.V. FITZGERALD, Col. BARRY, Sir J. NEWPORT, Mr. Secretary PEEL, Sir H. PARNELL, and Col.FuENcu, Mr. HUME rose. He would not oppose the pass ing of the Bill*; he could not, however, support the principles of it. lle tegtetted that his motion of last Session had miscarried. He could not see the reasons why Clergymen should receive the great sums they did for tidies, while they did nothing. The Roman Catholic Clergymen deserved the tithes rather than the Clergy of the Estahli,hed Church—(Hear, hear). The scenes which now degraded Ireland would be removed by giving at least some tithes to the latter. Nothing for nothing ought to be the composition to those Irish Clergy men s•.-ho did not prove advan t ige ius to the people. Ile therefore wished to enter his prote t against the injustice of the grounds on which the Bill was founded. 'I he opposition of the Cergy to the Bill was so selfish, that all the objec tions to the Bill ought to be publicly discussed, even if three weeks were w holly dedicated to it. Mr.W.SMITII coincided very much in opinion with the lion. Member for Montrose. The cause of the great evils which oppressed Ireland was the wron ,, system by which it was regulated. The lidl was - then ordered to be committed to a Committee of the whole Ilcuse cn Friday nest. IRISH MILITIA REDUCTION BILL. Mr. GOULBURN moved the second reading of' the Irish Militia Reduction Bill. . Mr. HUME did net rise to oppose this Bill, for he approved of the reduction. He ciamplained of the' tone which pervaded the correspondence of the Mili: tia Staff Officers, on the subject of the recommenda tion of Parliament that they should endeavour to re duce their corps. Twelve Colonels had subscribed their names together to a sort of remonstrance about the matter—a fact of itself that would be considered mutiny in the Officers of the regular army. lle was extremely anxious that the Right lion. Gentleman would take care, that in this Bill sufficient powers should be reserved to Government to enable it to re duce the whole of the Staffs maintained throughout the Militia, if the circumstances of Ireland would ad mit of it. No part of the military farce of the United Kingdom had been more useless than the Militia of Ireland. The lion. Gentleman then took occasion to complain of the expenses charged for certain Co- lonels, who, although they had good accomnioda tions in barracks, had allowances tor quarters in dif ferent parts of the country. He trusted that if the Right lion. Gentleman did not produce some propo sition on this subject, when the Bill got into the Com mittee, some other Member would. Mr. GOULBURN thought the Honourable Gen tleman had not taken a very fair view of the subject. lie had spoken with great severity of the correspon dence of the Officers to question; but they made a complaint to Goveinment (with some appearance, perhaps, of hastiness, or want of consideration), that what they had been desired to do in the way of re duction they were not legally entitled to effect. Colonel BARRY and Sir N. Commun. defended the Irish Militia Colonels. The Bill was then read, and ordered to be com mitted to-morrow. IRISH CHURCH RATES BILL. Mr. GOULBURN moved the second reading of the Irish Church Rates Bill. Sir J. NEWPORT stated his intention to have the Bill wholly discussed oft its going into the Commit tee, as he thought pasts of it extremely objectionable. Mr. GOULBURN assured the House that this , Bill did sot extend the powers of the Ecclesiastical Courts. They would remain precisely in the same situation, whether this Bill were passed or not. Mr. HUME contended that the principles on which Ecclesiastical Courts prOt eeded were totally inconsis tent with the prinsiples .. ofjustite, . He thought that These 're' tes ,tythres• were an enormous frrritalltr the le, upon the great majority . 6 f vriooin they ere peculiarly oppressive, would rot y'them much longer, but effect the cure themselves by iesisting . the payment. He hoped they woulirdo . what•ivas • necessary to 'attain this object. Supposing the fact to be according to thicalcula tion of the Hon. Member for Kerry, that the test ant population, a t p r esent one-fifth of the agftate population, should soon be reduced really to a hun dred-and-fifth part, could it be supposed that the, great Roman Catholic majority which must then re main, would consent to contribute these enormous sums to the support of the Protestant Clergy ? He hoped they would never bear it—(Rear, hear); but see rather what physical force would do for them (Hear). The Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. V. Fitz gerald) cried 66 hear, heir," and seemed alarmed at this expression; but he (Mr. Hume) repeated ii ; for it was his firm conviction that if these things were per sisted in, matters must come to that extremity at last. Mr. V. FITZGERALD protested against the use of such language as the Hon. Gentleman had held in expressing a hope that the Irish people might oppose, to the demands made on them for the support of the established Clergy, physical force (Hear). This doctrine was as calculated to inflame the minds of that people, as it was unbecoming any Member of Parliament to use in that House—(Hear). Mr. HUME had expressedmo opinion in regard to this particular question which he had not expressed before, and which he would not express again, and within even the walls of that House. It might be said that he was wrong, nr that the Right Honourable Gentleman was right; but ~nch was his (Nlr: Hume's) sincere opinion. The Right Hon. urable Gentleman had very materially altered Iris own opinions cm these matters within the short space of twelve months, for he was now found supporting Ministers in a proposi tion for the comnairtation of tithes ; whereas, when he (Mr. Hume) proposed, about a year ago, a revi sion of the system of Irish tithes, he was told that he was broaching a wild and frightful theory. Ile could assure the Right Honourable Gentleman, that what he had to-night uttered was his own conscientious opinion respecting Ireland; and feeling it to be so, he did not conceive that any harm could arise there or elsewhere from speaking the truth —(Hear). —The truth would be known, though fifty different ways might be adopted in broaching it ; and having stated what he believed would be the event, he hoped that Government would profit by experience, and endea vour to avert•the calamity—(Hear). Mr. FITZGERALD repeated his proteit against the language of the lion. Member. The Rill was then read a second time, and ordered to be committed on Thursday next. IRISH CUSTOMS BILL. The House resolved itself into a Committee on ibis Bill. In answer to a question from Mr. S. Rice, Mr. lIERRIES said, it was not at present in the contempla tion of Government to make any alteration in the amount of the duties paid on foreign timber imported into Ireland. The Bill having passed through the Committee, the House re sumed, and the Itrport was ordered to be received to-morrow. The House adjourned at 11 °Tina. THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. TUESDAY. APRIL 22, 1823. THE FUND& STOCK EXCHANGE. TWELVE O'CLOCK. Consols opened this morning at 76i, with a steady Market. FOREIGN FUNDS. Several failures took place yesterday in this Market, which has caused a rise in the Spanish Bonds, as most of the panics who have suffeted by the failures have been obliged to bring in their accounts. Current prices: Chilian 68, New Spanish 311 I, Old nothing, New Prussian El, Old 82, Russian 75, Danish 851, Colona. 671. STOCK EXCHANGE., ONE. O'CLOCK. A private letter from Paris in said to have been received in the City, dated Saturday, says, the two defeats at St. Sebastian'g have struck terror into the French army; and it is found.that more men and money will be wanted before success can be ex pected. It is rumoured that the Emperor ALIMAWIIIII is going to issue a Manifesto on the affairs of France and Spain. Spanish Bonds, 35 j. PRICE OF STOCKS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock '2ll 1,4 ex div. 3 per Cent. Itediced 73% 76'4 76 ex. div. • 3 per Cent, Cons. 76 3 / 3 % 1 / 4 3th per Cents. 88 3 / 4 ex. div. 4 per Cents. Old, 94 1 / 1 3 / 4 ex. div. 4 per Cents. New, 97 97 3 / 4 Bank Long Annuities 19 9-16 3 / 4 ex. div. India Stock 243-India Bonds 375.3&. Old Annuities 76 1 / 4 i•:::ciieriuer Bills of 4:1,000, 16s. 18s. pre. Ditto Small 16s. 18s. pre. Consols for May 76 1 / 4 7 8 % • The additional Papers to be laid before the House of Lords this evening are twelve in number. The first is a confidential Minute of Viscount CASTLEREAGH to the Courts of Austria, France, Prussia, and Russia, in May, 1820. It deprecates all re-union of the So vereigns, for the purpose of deliberating on the affairs of Spain, particularly as there existed no order of things in Spain on which to deliberate, nor any governing Authority with which the foreign Powers can communicate. It states the opinion • of the Duke - of WELLINGTON, " that the Spanish na tion is, of all the European people, that which will least brook any interference from abroad ,' he states the many instances in which, during the last war, this distinguishing trait of national character rendered them obstinately blind to the most pressing considera tions of public safety. The Duke further " states the e imminent danger in which the suspicion of foreign interference, and more especially of interference on the part of France, is likely to involve the-King ; and he further describes the difficulties which would oppose themselves to any military operations in Spain, undertaken for the pur pose of reducing, by force, the nation to submit them selves ton order of things to bireitior ingested at prescribed to them from without.* Lord CASTLEREAGIE says— 44: t " The present state of Spain, no dutet, seriendly eateas the range of political agitation in Europe, bilk muit oeveetbeleps be admitted, that there is no portion of Europe of equal magnitude, in which such a Revolution could have happened, less likely to menace other States with that direct and imminent danger, which has always been regarded, at least in this country, as alone con stituting the case which would justify external interference." The dispatch, after again deprecating all inter. ferenca with Spain, concludes : " We shall be found in our place where actual danger menaces the system of Europe; but this country cannot and will nut act upon abstract and speculative principles of precaution. The al liance which exists had no such purpose in view in its original formation." No. 2 consists of the In , tructions drawn up by the Marquis of LONDONDERRY, and transferred to the Duke of WELLINGTON, dated September 14, 1822: (EXTRACT.) " With respect to Spain, there seems nothing to add to, or vary, in the course of policy hitherto pursued ; —solicitude fur the safety of the Royal Family,—observance of onr engage ments with Portugal,—and a rigid abstinence from any inter ference in the internal affairs of that country,—must be consi dered as forming the basis of his Majesty's policy." No. 3. is a letter front the Duke of WELLINGTON to Mr. CANNING, and is dated Verona, October M I His Grace says he will object " to everything except ing that the Allies should call upon France to explain herself ; and then that they rhouldlecommend to her if peace be her object, as it must be that of the other Powers, that she should ask 'for the good offices' of one of her to explain to Spain her desire to re main at peace." He adds," that if thereshould be any declaration hostile to Spain, and France should de sire the good offices of England, he will give them ; but if there should be any defensive treaty, or even declaration against Spain, on the part of the Al lies, he shall consider it his duty to decline be coming a party to either; and," says his Grace, " shall endeavour to Make them feel, collectively, that the Treaty or Declaration will only render use ' less the efforts of the Power which is to use its good offices to maintain peace; and I shall also decline to ' consent, on the part of my Government, to use such good offices: but if pressed to do so, I shall take the demand ad referendum." .. No. 4, is a letter from Mr. CANNING to the Duke of WELLINGTON, entirely approving of "his conduct and _language in respect to the affairs of Spain." I _ N 0.5, is a Memorandum relative to the conduct of Spain, communicated by M. de JABAT to Mr. Se cretary CANNING. dated February 18, 1823. It vin dicates Spain from .the charge of propagating her political principles, as proved by the following un deniable facts: " The Junta of Oporto applies, in 1220, for Spanish troops ; refused.—The Government of Naples, in the beginning of 1821, makes the same request ; refused.—ln 1822, on the application of France, the French Refugees, Captain Nandi, Stc. were made to retire thirty leagues into the country, whilst the Generals Abreu, Su and the self-named Regency were organizing bands of the Faith at Bayonne and Perpignan. " In 1832 we declined the services of three French Regbrients of the Army of Observation. ljp to this day, no French soldier or peasant can be cited whom we have seduced, armed, paid, and thrust into the bosom of his country to devastate it. We have not raised the tri-color lag; we have not refused to publish a generous and salutary amnesty ; we have not invited to evening assemblies of etiquette French outlaws and conspirators; we have not tolerated that -an individual at Madrid should invest himself publicly with . the title of Charge d'Affaires of the Regency of France, whilst his Excellency M. de La garde was Ambassador of his Most Christian Majesty at the Court of his Catholic Majesty. In fine, we have done nothing (for these negative proofs might form too diffuse a cata logue)—we have done nothing against the French of those things which the French (that is to say the French Government), have done against us ; and we have done for the Governments which excommunicates us, what none of them have done for us." The next series of documents relate to France. No. 1, is a Dispatch from Mr. CANNING to Sir CHARLES STUART, dated March 31, 1823. It in closes a sard Article of a Treaty between his Bri tannic Majesty and the King of Spain, in 1814, in which his Catholic Majesty declares that he will not enter into any treaty or engagement with France of the nature of the Family Compact, nor that may af fect the independence of Spain or the interests of his Britannic Majesty. No. 2, is a letter from Sir CHURLS.% STUART, Stating, that M. de CHATIAGIRIAND assured him the French Government would respect the obligations of the article alluded to. The third Class of Papers relate to Portugal. No. 1, is a letter from Mr. Secretary CANNING to Sir CHARLZS STUART, dated December 3, 1822, re questing him to obtain from M. de,Vtu.at.l some information respecting the recent communications between the French and Portugueee Governments. No. 2 is the answer of Sir Cnikat.ns STUAIIi, and states that the Portuguese Charge des Mabee, M.' Oltvgaa, had expressed the uneasiness of histoisit at the French force assembled on the Pyrenneee; but that M. de VILLELE assured him 41 that nothing could warrant any feeling of uneasiness on the part of the Portuguese Government." N 0.3. is a dispatch from M. de Chateaubriand to •tbe Portuguese Charge d'Affaires at Paris, which was communicated to Mr. Canning, March 7,1823.—1 t notices the protest of the Portuguese Government against the speech -of Louis XVIII. on the 28th of January, at the opening of the Session—vindicates I the right of the King "to hold to his people the lan gnage which suits them"—and expresses surprise that the Portuguese Governinent can take umbrage at it. The Dispatch does not give any satisfactory expla- :'■ nation as to its designs; but says that it•hope, Fri will not have to repel an nnprovoiced aggression°, to maintain a defensive war; and that his i11.4.1tl has no intention to reel his Charge d'ACtites Consuls from Portugal. No. 4. is a Dispatch from. M. DE CRATtAI AND to the French Charge d'Affaires at Li dated January SO, 1828, and contains the folk important passage. • " You have constantly been instructed to mute that vernment, that our armaments were not directed aping p tugal; that the maintaining a body of troops in the Tins cf the Pyrennees had no other object than to plac e ua a state of defence, should our territory or oar Institution" menaced by Spain ; and should the conduct of that 1:0 0 , 1 ,4, der a rupture unavoidable t—bot that we separated the c aft Spain from that of Portugal, against which Power we h o d complaint ; and that we wished not to see our relati oei* her interrupted." No. 5, the last document, is' a dispatch from CHARLES STUART to Mr. CANNING, dated p m April 17, 1823, stating what! is already known, tt the Portuguese Charge d'Affaires, considering the lations of amity intet rupted by the invasion of s pa had demanded his passports. We have no room at present for commeni, k it necessary. The documents will be found ro o f dicate still farther the conduct of the Briti:L N nisters, in preserving a strict, firm, and ho w . neutrality, and in endeavouring to prevent, as•l a legitimate interference could do it, the aggr ess ; on Spain. Mr. Sit.vgyrstt, a King's Messenger, arrives Lit night from Paris. At the time he left the Frend capital, a telegraphic dispatch had been recc e d, announcing that the French had entered Bilbaa and' Vittoria. A Cabinet Council met this day at two o'clock] at the Foreign Office, which continued sitting some time. We gave yesterday the principal contents of Journal de Paris of Saturday; we have us the other Paris Papers of that day, but nish us with but few additional particulars ing the progress of the military operations in The Journal des Debats has another - dispatch from the Army, which ' style, and sparing in matter, that cessors. It says, that "tkere is . Army; but that it is in full man] omits to state where the head-q] time ; the deputations which had which had sent their keys. It is by the dispatch, that. the Army under Moncey) awaits the arrival gouleme on the Ebro, to move. that his Royal Highness awaited into Spain, in order to advance panty is of no consequence ; surance is given, that " in a fey men will be in line ;" and then will be struck." Tremble! ye this terrible announcement! Fl , wrath of the heroes of St. Sebast: The dispatch goes on to state, St. Sebastian are invested, but have and that all the reports which hav that point are " absurd and ridicui rumours alluded to announced the surrender of those places, it is surdity must consist in having represented attainment, objects which the Prince has now discovered the difficulty From this telegraphic reprimand, and gratifying facts may be infi hina and St. Sebastian are well garrisoned, fortifications have been repaired, - capable of making a long am' things which may give a new turn to the war. The following extract of a letter Lloyd's at Marseilles, 'dated April report which we gave yesterday 44 An order by telegraph was thi by the authorities of this port, t' all Spanish vessels : this was im► . execution, and several which were on the point of sailing, were compelled the boats of the men of war lying The following information wat at Lloyd's: ' ST. I.' " Martinique has lately received able addition to its naval and Europe; and the Jean Bart ship passage out, has captured a Spanish treasure on board for Europe. very much superior to ours in this We have receivedsletters from 15th inst. which contain the folio , statements relative to the situation . The French troops, on enters' ritory, took with them nine dar soldier carried his own share, plained loudly of this btu-then. has been exhausted, they are corps before St. Sebastian is obli and roots. The Asia is cruizing before St. not. expected that St. Sebastian' • has done: 800,000 francs were , nor to induce him to surrender. The garrison of Pampeluna consists of of 1,1 111 CA al G ih -se la P 1 continued sitting f .. M ri n kcipal contents of tl b ;we have now bef.' if lilt day, but they for fi tl particulars resoect ' S y operations in Spill.' s another telegrapik ;h is more laconic is • c ' 'lan any of its predo C r nothing new from tilt d ' trch." It accidentally ' quarters were at de, d arrived, or the tomb i , la is further annottocoll - L ly of Perpignan (tint al al of the Duke of As It was before sok ' rd bloncey's entra. w ce. But thi s du is iarticularly as an a ew days ou r 11; Ili da en the decisive . bl e Spanish Patriot; of Fly ! Mina, frees , i t 9 tstian ! _ . rl b i e e, that Parnpelono , '. Piave not been •,,, : • ea tare been circuited. • 4 1 rindOUS." Now as the fn • .he capture or ege be ,_. evident that their sb °) represented as toy (, ti) Prince Generaissim.. Icy of accomplisitie 1 and, these impOrtial ' lferred —that Pomp W I garrisoned, ibettbeit Cl ed, and that they ea ; nd obstidate deka= ~ .. • and totally dates ' 1 ill tter from the Agent O 4e sa ipril 12th, coafol/ 1. Pt y : i this morningsealed to lay an enalleskes as immediately 'plifol I were outside the OIL 5 mpelled to tetfill $1 'al ing here. • th as this morningrad kl LUCIA, NtArgle 4 eived a very cots*: id military &tell" ip of the line, ullid fr o ipanish convents , al . Their force *I. • . 1 h this neighbourhYd. A . . ni t y nif io o sn, l n g li3 :o 2 r w o f th Yi v i g ei nne p sspinshi aill o i s il . -•.; el fidi tt i th and the trot • . tij n.. Since this but badly 4r. Si tb •liged to livetlo hl 'S. consists otlvtr.:Strielbddas th o toi: f ith.nd o . u l:l : 4°lll4°. ill 17::