Star. — London, England, 1814-03-26 00:00:00

PA.RLMMENTifRT PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE OF T.ORDS, MARCH 2S. The Howe met at ten o'clock In the morning. In an Appeal from the Court of Chancery," Dick and another • BallHe," Mr. LaAcH and Mr. HiALD were heard for the Ap pellants, Sir Asret'RPlGol•7 and Sir SARIURL ROMILLT for the Respondents, and Mr. Lx.scu in reply.—Judgrient armed. In two appeals from the Court of Chancery in Ireland— eg Bernal v.-the Marquis of Donegal," Sir Ulmer. Rostratv and Mr. HART were heard for the Appellant.-.-Further hearing on Monday. Mr. IRVINO, from the Custom House, presented the annual Accounts of Exports and Imports.—Ordered to lie on the table. Mr. C. GRANT'S Indemnity Bill was read a second rime, the commitment negatived, and the Bill ordered to be read a third time on Monday.—Adjourned till Monday. HOUSE OF COMMONS. Sir WiLL;sat CURTIS obtainedleave to bring Ina Bill for the Improvement of the Navigation of the River Thames Westward of London Bridge. On the motion of Alerman ATXINS, the further consideration of the London Master Bakers' Bill was postponed to the 6th of April next. Sir F. FLOOD rose, he said, for the purpose of giving notice that he meant to introduce a Bill that would be of service to every county in Ireland. The object of ir would be to assimilate the Law of Ireland regarding Irleetioas to the Law of this country. The two countries were now united, and he thought the Law of both, in this respect, ought to be the same. The Bill he ?mended to offer— Here the SPEAKER reminded the Hon. Baronet that he must confine himself merely to the subject matter of his notice. Sir FREDERICK proceeded. The Bill, he said, was intended to limit the continuation of the poll in the elections for counties in Ireland. He would not 'bring it in until after the recess, as it was his wish to consult some of the Irish Members, who had not yet arrived. In the late election for the county of Mayo there was a proof of the great mischief arising from leaving the poll open so long as two mouths. It was injurious both to the parties themselves and to the county. He should propose that the poll should end •there, as it did here, in 15 days. There being a loud cry of Order ! the SPEAKER .again reminded the Hon. Baronet that he should confine himself to the subject matter of his notice. On the motion of Sir SAM EL ROMILLY, the Corruption of Blood Bill v.-1s read a Ara time, and ordered to be read a second time on the 18th of April next. Mr. W, SMITH obtained leave to bring in a Bill to enable the British Fishing Society to assess rates on the cciast, Mr, W. SMITH gave notice that he would, on an early day after the recess ? move for a Committee to take into consideration the Duties on Salt import ed into Ireland from foreign p a rts. Mr. W. SMITH gave notice that he would, after the recess, bring in a Bill for the better prevention of Child Stealing. The House went into a Committee on the West India Trade Dili, and le.ave was given to bring is a Bill to continue It in force. The Salt. Act Bill went through a Committee, and A nd the report ordered to be brought up on Monsiay. The Legal Quays Bill was read a second time, and committed tor Monday. CLERGY rENALTIES' BILL. On the motion of Mr. BATHURST, the Clergy Penalties' Bill was read a second time. On the question that it be tomrnitted being put, _ Sir W. SCOTT said he was not aware that any thing could occur that required him attendance in the stage through which this Bill passed yesterday. If he was then present, he should have answered the imputations that were thrown out against him by an Hon. Member, whom lie now saw in his place (Mr. Whitbread). It was said that he had taken the Bill out of the hands of a Worthy and Hon. Person who first introduced it. He thought his conduct for the . many years he had been a Member of that House, might have saved him from any imputation of such a' nature. The truth was, the Bill was introduced for the protection of the Clergy, who were under se vere prosecutions for Non-Residence. That Bill fail ed. it proposed nothing more than theprotection of the Clergy from prosecutions for Non-Residence.— The Hon. Person who introduced i%, for whom he entertained the highest respect, and with whom he bad the pleasure of being upon anintimate footing, expressed his disinclination to take up the Bill in any other shape; and it was for that reason, that he him self undertook it. He could assure the Hon. Gen tleman (Mr.Whitbread) that he did not contemplate the Bill without feelings of dismay, knowing the dif ficulties he would have to contend with, both from the nature of the subject, and from other circum stances. It was, therefore, with some disinclination, that he undertook so painful a task ; and he was not disappointed in his apprehensions, that he would have to encounter strong opposition, which obliged him to adopt the sentiments of others, to which he was repugnant. He could assure the Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Whitbread), that it contained clauses, which Were as far from his inclination as from the Hon.' Gentleman's. I'o proceed with it was a question of discretion. It was either to be put isua.the state in which he placed it, or the clergy were to be exposed to prosecution. He did hope that the inconvenience to which they were exposed by some of the clauses, could be removed, by means of the security which was given by other parts of the Bill. He had to add, what he was always ready to admit, and what he would never deny, that the Bill was experimental On a subject of great magnitude, which had slum bered for a century, and which he thought was ca pable of great correction, and ought to receive it.— The Honourable Gentleman (Mr. Whitbread)'said, hhat he chaunted the praises of this Dill. He never eard him do so either in private or public. He would willingly join his efforts for the correction of it. It would remain with the wisdom of the House to dispose of any regulations that may be proposed in the Bill. This did not belong to the individual who introduced it. Mr. WHITBREAD was sorry that any uneasi nes should have been caused to the Right Hon. Baronet, from the report of what he had spoken yes. terday. He was not, however, disposed to depart from the sentiments which he had uttered. If the "&ight Hon. Baronet absented himself yesterday, on recount of business, and was disposed to give his issistance in the future ..stages of the Bill, he was sorry he had made any allusion to his absence ; if, however, he came t o th e H ouse that day in cons ._ .uente of what had been said by him (Mr. Whit bread), yesterday, lie could tuft eegret having spoken as he had done. He hoped he would now allow him to relieve his mind from the imputation which be feared was thrown s upon him. He (Mr. Whitbread) did not say that the Right Hon. Baronet took the Bill out of the hands of the Member who introduced it. That Hon. Member relinquished it ' finding that the House was not disposed to attend tp what he pro. posed, and the Right Hdn. Baronet was then selected for the work. He met with many difficulties in his progress, which, perhaps, occasioned the uneasiness that he now seemed to feel. Whether the clauses alluded to were of his choice or not, he was bound to give the assistance of his talents in the progress of the *Bill. If he was the author of the ambigu ous clauses, he should be ready.to correct them. If he was not the author, and that he adopted them re luctantly, it was still his duty to come down and pro pose some remedy for ►he inconvenience that was forced upon him. His attendance ought to be ex pected in every stage of the Bill, for it was one, if unaltered, that would lead to incalculable mischief. If every Minister of the Church was to be pursued by the informer, never was there an Act passed so dangerous to the Established Church as this would be ; for it led to the ruin and degradation of a nu merous class of the Clergy. He observed, the Right Hon. Baronet• (Sir William Scott) very regular in his attendance upon questions, and very zealous in his opposition to them, because they were supposed connected with the safety of the Church ; but upon this occasion, when there was real danger to the Church—when a measure was in contempl Ition f the effect of which may be to have the Clergy dragged to prison, and ruined by an informer, then the Right Hon. Baronet was out of the House. He was sur prised to see him absent when the question came on List night, particularly , as he observed him a short time before in his place, and apparently in good health. He, however, went away, and lett the busi ness to another Hon. Member (Mr. Bathurst), who he had no doubt was very well able to conduct it.— He hoped he would not suppose that it was any part of his intention to give him pain ; and that as the clauses in the Bill could not be maintained, and t a field was opened for the exercise of those talents, which they all knew him to possess in an eminent de gree, he would exert them in the future stages of 'the Bill, by which means lie would render an eminent service to the Clergy. He did not insinuate that the Right Hon. Baronet joined in chaunting the praises of the Bill. He thought, indeed, that he was the person who said, that by giving the whole of the penalty to the informer, tht: :timid:4r would be the greater. Every day proved the evil that arose from. so doing. The person who laid the informations, placed the Clergy in difficulties from which they could not escape. They must either pay a large sum or go to prison. The Bill was then committed for Monday. COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY. The Hv,use, on the motion of the CILINCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, went roto a Committee of supply. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER rose far the purpose of proposing that £2,00C),000 he granted fur the service of the Alloy Extr:tordi nalies. This, in addition to the xamoo,ooo before vo ed, would make k 5,000,000. At the time the £3,000,000 were vote:, he had no doubt that a fur ther sum would be necessary, and he hoped the House would feel no difficulty in consenting to the measure. Mr. TIERNEY did not rise for the purpose of objecting to the grant, but he limented the necessity there was of proposing the measure at this time, :tr,rr it placed the House in a situation rather extraordi nary. •T here had been two adjournments since the commencement of the present Session. The first was Unanimously agreed VI, and previous to it a grant of 35,000,000 was voted. They were agaia called on to adjourn, but no reason was assigned for it. Now, "when they met again, without having any ground given for the last adjournment; without having any account given of the manner in which the £35,000,000 had been disposed of, they were called upon to v.ae 82,000,000 more for the army cxtraordinaries. granting this they would virtually give their sanction. to the war without knowing how it was carried on— without knowing the state of public affairs—or with out being informed whether the negotiations for' peace were in progress. With the talents which the Right Hon. Gentleman (thcrChancellor of the Ex- chequer) possessed, he thought he might spin out the £3 5,000,000 a little Longo - . This vote would go to recognise, in practice, that, without knowing how the tormer sum granted for the army extraordinaries had been disposed of, Ministers may come to the House and demand a further sum for the barna pure pose. He thought the House, by this application, was placed in a new state. 'Tie CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that this was asked as a vote of confidence. Ot the £35,000;000 alluded to, part of it was voted for the service of the navy, and part employed to pay off Exchequer Bills. Mr. TIERNEY wished to know why the Right Hon.,Gentleman (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) could not apply other money, for which there was no immediate call, to the purposes -for which the £2,000,000 was now demanded ? He lamented that such a vote was now brought forward. From the variety of rumours that were afloat, he did not know but Ministers may pursue some course which the House would not approve of. They ought to know what they were voting this money for. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that if the Crown could dispose of the thirty-five millions as it pleased, they should not, for a long time, have occasion to apply for any further grant. (Hear. kar)--but no Minister ever undertook, or could un dertake, to apply the money voted for the navy, to the purposes of the army, or vice verso. Mr. TIERNEY asked, whether the Right Hon. Gentleman meant to say that money voted for one branch of service was never applied to another ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, he was aware that the rant for one branch of the army service may be applied to another branch of it, but the grant for the army could not be applied to the navy. Mr. HUSKISSON thought that any 'honey gran , ted for the army may be applied to the army extritor ' dinaries ; but the discretion of the Crow* never went beyond that. In point of fact, last year no money had been granted for the army extraordinaries until a later period of the Session than the present. It was L a fr: Ri c as! so hc t In the disnetion of the Right Hon. Content - an . (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) to take a sum fro* the army, - and apply it to the army extraordinarlas. It rested with him also to propose a. further grant fur either service. The following sums were then voted ii. 000,000, for the Army Extraordinaries. £36,1169, for payment of certain Annuities. £1673, for the relief of the Refuge* Clergy of France, for the year 1814. £4500, for poor French Refugee 4. £5376, to make good the deficiency of the milt for Printing. £93,594, for the expense of maintaining, c o nfinin g , and em ploying the Convicts. £ 1978 , to m ake g ood the deficiency of the sum granted for Prosecutions relating to the 'Coin of the country. £i9B7, to meet expenses incurred by relieving the D:stresies of Shetland. 45092,. for work done for the House of Commons and tile Speaker's House. XI 0,000, for carryin g on the Holyhead Harbour. ££.49,780, for one year's interest on sums raised by Debentures for the service of Great Britain. ati 400, for the Refu g e of the Distressed Society. The report was ordered to he brought upon Monday. The CIIANcEI.IOR of the ExotteovEtt gave notice, that he would on Monday move for the Issue of a certain sum of Exchequer Bills. At Six o'clock the House adjourned until Monday. DUTCH PAPA.RS. BASLE, MARCH 7. The passage of troops and convoys of provis:ons and ammunition continues uninterrupted. Some thousands of the landwehr of the kingdom of Wur temberg, and about 4000 troops of the Grand Duchy of Wurtzburg, have arrived here. LEGHORN, FEBRUARY 23. General Minutolo, commanding the Neapolitan troops •':ere, has issued a Proclamation, announcing that the port of Leghorn was open, and that ehe cor respondents fit merchants there might renew their former speculAtions in security. COM3INED ARMY OF THE NORTH OF GERMANY. OFFICE OF lilt I...EMI:HAL STAFF. " I.iege, March 11. " I have had the liono6r to inform his Rapt High ness the Crown Prihce, of the contento of your letter of the nth of this month, in which you complain of the disorders which occurred at St. Truye, and par ticularly of the attacks of some evil-disposed persons on the purchasers of national property. His Royal Highness commands me, Sir, to intimate to you that his pleasure is, that the purchasers be protected, and that you bring before the Tribunals, and punish every one who misconducts himself towards them. lire in terest of all requires, that thellirshns who have made purchases under the guarantee of general cootidence, shall experience no injury in the perfect ownership and tree enjoyment of their property. The Allied Powers have not coales:ed to driv . e landed proprietors out of their possessions, but solely to obtain a peace, conformable to justice, and established on the bases of the rights of nations. 6 4 By his Royal Highness's command, (Signed) " R. Se.; ti Sub-Chief of the. General Staff." " licad-quarters, lAA, March 10, 1814." [lt does not appear from the Dutch papers, to whom this letter was addressed ] V!ENNA, FEBRUARY 22. For several days past it has been reported here that his Majesty was about to leave the army, and return to his States. This report, for which there is fortu nately no foundation, has caused a great sensation in the public mind, because it was imagined that the return of his Majesty at this critical moment, was the consequence ot some misunderstanding between the Allies. It was even reported, that a part ot the troops which were destined for the Rhine, had received or ders to halt, and direct their march towards Gallicia. On the other hand, it is asserted, that the best agree ment prevails among the Allies, and that tar from. wishing to separate his interests from those of the rest of Europe, the Sovereign of Austria intends to pro secute the war with the utmost vigour. To that end 60,C00 men, almost all troops of the line, at the disposal of the War Department, are al ready in condition to march to their respective stations tr to go upon the Rhine, REPORT OF THE COMMISSARY-GENERAL FOR THE pE PARTMENT OF THE WILITIIS OF THE MAEE., TO HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PKLNCE OF ORANGE, SOVEREIGN PRINCE OF THE NETHERLANDS ) MARCH 12, 1811., {t Without mentioning" the considerable sums of money aiTd valuable articles freely sent to the Tiea sury of this department ; or men, horses, and equip ments presented for the support of the army of the country —without speaking of the youths of the Ne therlands, who hasten in .crowds to form another na tional Army ; finally, without dwelling on the fact, that many are still occupied indifferent parts of the Department, in collecting large sums to provide for the wants of the country—it affords me infinite plea sure to be able to inform your Royal Highneds, that the excellent spirit of the inhabitants has enabled me to see all the laws respecting the militia, volunteers, and landsturm, carried into execution in a manner beyond my expectation; so :hat, in my department alone, four battalions of infantry, and one battalion of artillery, are completely organised and perfectly equipped ; fourteen battalions of volunteers have been formed in the towns, and, by the beginning of April, will be cloathed and armed ; there are ready 35,194 men of the landsturm, which number is daily increa sing, and Whereof about 11,000 have armed them selves of their own accord. , g When your Royal Highness calls to your recol lection the misfortune: and poverty of the Nether lands, the extent of which can be estimated by none but the Dutch themselves ; ar,d when you take into your consideration that this Department may be reckoned a filth of the whole, and that the same ac tivity is every where proceeding with equal steal, then shall your Royal Highness perceive, in the spirit of the inhabitants, rroots of that detestation of French domination—that zeal in offering up their lives and property in kppport of the independence of their dear country, and their fervent attachment to their an cient laws and native Prince, which they articipate in common with all t h e nat i ons of Euro p e, and in which feelings, the events of the late separation from France testify, that they yield to no other nation in the Nytald. • (Signed) 41 VAN TETB yAzi GOUDRIAAN, Conunissary-Gineral." BRUSSELS, MARCH 17. The following document has been circulated herr, as well as in other places : PROCLAMATION ON THE PART OF.TIIE KING. I'he Marquis de ehairanner, first Aide-de-Cu tl of the King, furnished with full poWers in the pru. vinces of the North : 64 Frenchmen ! the moment of your deliverarce approaches ; your King, accompanied by the chn:7!.. ter of Louis XVI. and followed by the Yr;rc e c • Condi and the father of the Duke D'Enghien, about to appear among you ; Monsieur, the Voth:! of Louis XVIII. and his illustrious Sons, !:ar e ready preceded him in the east, soot}:, and west France ; they make known the paternal rick s 0; v i ,. King, and guarantee to you, in hi: name, th.• rectort tion of happiness and peace, under a G , verorn zr • which shall bethe protector of tie lAws and of pu. tic freedom. _ _ _ " The crr of Pine le Royol dent to n.:ri. re f 4t h i ,„ .. ri;es on all sides, and re-echoes in ail hearts ! T! : w hit e flag waves over your towns. It :mites kn0.. 11 to the inhabitants the return of order, the reviv commerce, the security of I..ttnilies, the Frenchmen. " Ye shall no longer have t dre tel e.:,r, the cc._ scription, the odioui grievance of the coliolid4ted duties • every thing that causes ;he mir.c77 id the r.,;. tion shill cease with the existence of the I:yrant. .« The King will secure to the Imperial Gna;de, and all the Generals, Officers, Subalterns, and Pr:. yaws, who shall jc.in his c4tise, the.enjoyment of d ie/ rank, pay, and emulumeats ; and to all Magistrate; , whether administrative or judicial, who shall declare for him, the enjoyment 01 their posts ; he will honor. rably reward th,use who do him service. Religica shall be restored its lustie, property to the security which is its due. Nothing shall disturb the Ittuni. mity which must unite all FrenChmen ; and the King together with his family Kith* the example of sten. flees, shall combine the rights and wishes of all in mutual hat mOny.• " Frenchmen! Such is the ceunter-revolution which must be efected•for your welfare and the tranquillity of the world. All Europe is zealOos for the restore den of lawful Sovereigns; should you be the only nation who wish to live under the most deba s ing tyranny ?—Vive le Roi ! " Brave Flemings, men of Artois and Picardy! receive the expression of that respect with which Leis penetrated who has the good fortune to convey to yoa at this time the wishes and the views of the King. " : The Marquis de CHAEANSits." INSTRUCTIONS. February 2R. Art. I. NL'erever this Proclamation comes, let all zealously placaidit,and make It known in every possible way. 2. Distribute it from hand to lismi,convty it from place is /lace, even to the greatest distances from your dwellings, so th:t it may be dies. minated as widely as poss.hle. 3. Cause it every where to be piloted where there are print ing-presses ; the expenses shall . be mad,: good to those who :Irv: adyaneed them. 4. Every Maycr must be careful to record the rame and de...11 of str;S as shall distinguish themselves in each commune, :bat th King may personally reward them, 5. All Military and Administrative Officers most put them selves at the bead of the Royalist 4, and every one In his place di,play the White Flag from the towns, &c. Every one also mount the White Cockade, the distinguishing token of ;heir loyal unanimity. 6. The White Cockade being the truest emblem of peace :411 harmony with the Allied Powers, the King commands every Mayor to throw the burthen of war on those only 'rho haven:J.: declared thcmselvei on the first signal. Those who seek to sup port an Usurper ag-inst their legitimate Sovereign, and against the illustrious defenders of the liberty of the world, deserve alone to endure the ir.i.eries of a war which the bouticUess ambition et a worthless s:ratiger bas brought into the heart of France. 7. At all places every courier of the Tyrant, and t very one disps shed by his agents, must be detained, and depnved of his dispatches. All the signals must be taken irom tae All travellers who cannot clearly prove that they have no cou nt ction with the Tyrant, mutt be taken into custody; and all intercourse with the Government, by means of the Mails, must be stopped. 8. In every Commune a National Guard must be organised, under the command of the Mayor ; and this guard, together with every brigade of gene d'armes, must watch over the security of persons and property. _ _ . 9. All who would enjoy the happiness of going to meet the:r King, will equip themselves in the following manner: A blue coat, with lilies on the buttons; a white sash, by way of girdle; a white ribb.:nd three inches broad, bordered with lilies, on the right arm; a large white plume on the head; a sabre, a pair of pistols, and a horse. The place of their assemb ling s",tall be pointed out. 10. These meritorious verunteers shall, after having surrour,- ded the King at his coronation, be afterwards at liberty either to return to their horses, after receiving proofs of his Islajes'y's satisfaction, or to enroj themselves io the new hou'ehold troops of the King, where they shall each enjoy the rank in which tLef have .sei-ved. 11. I'ke gene d'armes must every where set the ezample, by their adherence tp the cause or the King, by their zeal in dis persing ;he present Proclamation, entitle themselves to enter the corps of gem d'armerie d'elite, which his Majesty has roolvtd:o raie, and place near his person. 1 Ihe King depends upon the loyalty, zeal, and attachtnect of Ms de: gy. 13. Wherever the Civil and Military Authorities do not repay to the summons of the King, and to the confidence which 114 Majesty reposes in them, they shall be accout.ted traitors to the legitima• e Government, and enemies to their native country.-- he Royalists are empowered every where to arrest them, arl provisionally to appoint such persons in their place as 01. e shall deem the fittest to effectuate the paternal view, of the Kwg• 14. The King orders every brenclinian t., receive the troops of the illustrious deliverers from tyranny, with hospitably and attention ; and though the strictest orders and the severest dis cipline may not be able to prevent some disorders, yet these at least will be the laq misfortunes which the Tyrant shall have caosed to us; and peace under the reign of the bourbons, and of the most intelligent and benevolent of Kings, shall again restore peace to unfortunate trance. (Signed) The Marquis Da CgABANUTS. MODENA, FEBRUARY 24. The Provisional Government of the House of Este have issued a proclamation by which the Conscription is abolished, together with a variety of taxes that were extremely burthensome to the people. FRIBURG, MARCH ie. Some attempts having been made near this place against the purchasers (it national property, .1,1 odic' of the Crown Prince's Stiff pub;ished a Proclatna• tion, strictly forbidding such attempts, declming the Allies have not coalesced to dispossess purchasers of national property, but solely to obtain peace founded upon justice and the rights of uaticns. The Second and concluding Volume of the inter esting Travels of the celebrated Naturalist, G. 11- Vox I.4ricsrioarr, will appear, we understand, on the Ist of April. It contains the narrative of the Voyage from Kamschatka to the Aleutian Islands and North West Coast of America, and return by iand over t!:e North Ease parts of Asia, through SibfriA, to Peters burgh, aroute never bet ore performed by any traveller,