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came it had the effAt of chewing them what kind of man they had to deal with. He could not desire better commentary upon his previous argument, than. his acts since its publication. It was not passible n foresee the con,equences cif a resistance so unusual and which was consequently not to be suspected.— The Serjeant had seen Sir Francis Burdett twice on Friday, and his Deputy bad seen him on Saturday, and if on any of these occasions the arrest had beer made, all doubt would have been done away ; be cause, in the event of rescue, it would then be lawful to break open an outer door to place him in custody. —lt was too much, he contended, to say, therefore, when the warrant might have been executed on Fri. day or Saturday, that his Majesty's Ministers were to blame for not having it executed. The precautions which had been taken were not in consequence of any apprehension of resistance on the part of Sir Francis Burdett, but for the purpose of suppressing any rio tous proceedings on the part of the description of persons who were likely to follow him. Ministers had placed the military power at the disposal of the civil magistrate, to he employed whenever, in the exercise of their discretion, they should think it necessary. No remissness, therefore, he contended, was chargeable upon his Majesty's servants, nor con sequently could they be fairly liable to any blame. Sir MARK WOOD wished that the Messenger who had been left at Sir Francis Burden's House by the Serjeant at Arms should be called to the Bar, in order that they might learn how Sir Francis had be haved to him. He was of opinion, that the Magis trates should not have suffered the rioting of the mob to proceed on Friday ; but he did not think that any blame was imputable to his Majesty's Ministers.— They felt themselves in a responsible and delicate si. tuation ; but if he had been in their situation, he must own, that when he found that the Serjeant had suf fered the delay of a day in executing the warrant, he should have taken the whole responsibility upon him self, and enforced the execution of the warrant. Mr. SHARPE agreed with the Learned and Ho nourable Gentleman, (the Attorney General) that the consequences of the measures against Sir Francis Burden had made them acquainted with the manner of man they had to deal with. But they had also shewn them what manner of men his Majesty's Mi nisters were.—(llear, hear.) It was the observation' of an Italian political writer, that no man was fit to j be the Minister, of even a small state, who could not foresee the consequences of any measure he may t adopt. This eminent writer was of opinion, that no man was fit to be a Minister who could not see two steps before him. His Majesty's Ministers, on the contrary, had shewn that they could not see an inch beyond their noses. He contended, therefore, they were wholly to blame, and altogether incapable of administering the Government of the country. Mr. PETER MOORE censured the conduct of Government in not having assisted the Serjeant at Arms out of his difficulties, and in not having taken the opinion of the Attorney-General until Saturday. The motion for calling the Messenger to the Bar was then put and negatived without a - division. On the motion of Mr. WHITBREAD, the minutes were ordered to be printed, the Honourable Gentle man observing, that the present impression on his mind was, that it would be incumbent on him to ori einate some motion on the subject ; but that until he carefully read the minutes he would not bind himself to do so. Tile SOLICITOR-GENERAL for SCOT LAND wished that a letter from the Serjeant to Sir Francis Burdett, and his answer thereto, not at pre sent before the House,should be presented, and printed along with the evidence now adduced.—Ordered. EXCHEQUER BILLS. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved that the House should resolve itself into a Committee of Ways and Means in order to propose resolution for funding an additiohal number of Exchequer l3igs. Mr. WHITBREAD wished the business to be postponed.— He had heard great compk.lnts against the person by whom the funding of the last millluns of Exchequer Bills was conducted. He wished to make some observations on this subject to the I louse, but the lateness of the hour and the thinness of the House induced him to hope that the consideration of it would be de layed. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied, that the propcsition which he wished to submit to the House did not tend to screen the officer, but to relieve those who had suffered in come:pence of his negligence. The Hon. Gentleman might snake Is 4.servations on the bringing up of the report. Mr. WHITBREAD said, that if, as he had been told, there Were parties who, by connivance at fraud, had been entered on Ihe list of the eight millions, there was no occasion for an addi ti fun'aing ot Bachequer Bills, since those parties ought to be de, - t—Lvt of the undue advantage which they had obtained. I. NI.WPORT reprobated the proposed measure, as an - augnittaxion ot an improvident bargain. 7 11 e Houge rhea resolved itself into a Committee. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER stated that the la!! eiumber of Exel:equer Bills funded amounted to eight mil lions, By an inaccuracy on the part of the person who had the management ot the lists, subscriptions to the amount of £311,600 wend take!: in above the sum prescribed. The subscrilvrs to that amount were consequently struck off. They had applied to Go vernment for relief, and it not appearing after the fullest inquiry that the subscribers of the tight millions had no objection to the measure he intended to propose, that they should be allowed to fund Exchequer Bib tc the amount which he had stated. A re•:olu1on to the above effect was then agreed to, and the House having been resumed, the report was ordered to be re ceived to-morrow. The ether orders of the day baying been disposed of, the House adjourned. HOUSE OF LORDS, APRIL 9. in a Committee of Privileges on the Rozhurgh Peerage, Mr. M‘Connochie was heard again at length in behal& of Lady Essex Kcr.—Further proceedings on Wednesday. Several Private Bills front the Commons were brought up. Lord KEI L'H presented a Petition from the Corn-growers and Cultivators of Land in the County of Kincardine, against the operation of the Corn Distillation Bill. Lord ALBEMARLE presented a similar petition from the Boston Agricultural Society. Lord WESTMO R I AND presented a petition from the debtors in the gaol of AmbJeside, in the county of Westmorland. The Irish Silk Trade Bill was read a thid tithe and passeel SLAVE TRADE. Lord HOLLAND adverted to the papers which had ueen laid on the table, in pursuance of his mo tion relini - 2P to the appiicationmade to foreign powers, in c •rupL , nce with the Address of the Houser for the Aboli.i .of the Slave Trade carried on by their sub the communications were ex motion had only applied to ice the Ist of January, 1807, hiper was one of an antecedent his Noble Friend (Lord Auckr presented to the American -nduction of which there was led, however, as it had been tcle of the treaty foundeci upon THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. TUESDAY, APRIL 10. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. 3 per C. COll4. money, 69f—a•c. 69}. Reduced 681t-1 per Cent. 83i —5 per Cent. Navy 99ii. This day, in our Front Page, we have laid before our Readers a regular detail of al, the proceedings in the arrest of Sir FRANCIS BURDETT froM the morning of Friday last to yesterday afternoon : other particu lars will be found in the proceedings last night, in the House of Commons. We have unfeigned satisfaction in stating that the metropolis is once more in a state •f the most perfect tranquillity. At the hour at which we closed yester day's account, the rain began to pour down in torrents, which had the effect to drive every person from the streets—nor have there been any unusual assem blages since. The report circulated last week, that the island of Heligoland had been taken possession of by a French force, proves to have been unfounded. The Mary Ann, in ballast, which left Heligoland on Friday, reached Yarmouth yesterday morning ; and the Lady Francis packet, also from Heligoland, with mails anti passengers, has arrived at Harwich. By the Lady Francis we have received German papers to the 30th ult. and Swedish to the 4th instant. we have also received French papers to the sth, and Dutch to the 7th instant. By the French papers it appears that the Imperial nuptials were attended by eight queens, four of whom supported the train of the Empress, who is described as an angel of light and glory. The only other article worthy of notice in these papers respects the licences for shipping. Endeavours have been made to gain an extension of privilege contingent on such Licences, but they had hitherto proved ineffectual ; they are :till only conceded in cases where the export consists to the extent of three quarters of the ton nage of Corn, Wine, and Brandy ; and no farther indulgence is granted as to the commodities of im. portation, which, it was hoped, would have been left in some degree to the discretion of the Directors of the Customs at the respective ports. By letters from Berlin of the 23d ult. it appears that a Minister from the Emperor of FRAxcE was ex pected there upon a mission of the highest importance. It w;ts also reported that the Emperor of RUSSIA would speedily arrive in that city, to accompany his PRUSSIAN MAJESTY on a journey to Paris. Three vessels, under American colours, detained some time ago at Tonningen, are said to have been condemned as English. Their cargoes consisted of colonial produce, and are estimated at 700,000 rix , dollars. The following extracts present the only articles . worthy of notice in the Swedish and German papers : STOCKHOLM, MARCH 20. _ _ _ Last Saturday a courier arrived here from our Ambassador at St. Petersburgh. The French Am bassador, General Malls, is expected here on thp last of this month. It is now resolved that the domains of the Crown shall be sold. M. Brinkman% our Envoy at London, has been recalled. STOCKHOLM ROYAL DECREE. e , Know all men by these presents, That we, Charles XIII. having, in the third article of the Treaty of Peace, eoncladed with the Emperor of Russia, dated 17th September last, agreed to adopt such measures as should be regulated by the Treaty, then about to be entered into between Sweden, France, and Denmark, for enforcing the continental system, ordered in our circular of the 27th of Oc tober last, that no British vessels or ships of war, should, after the time therein mentioned, be permit ted to enter our ports ; and further, in the third article of the treaty with the Emperor of France, of date the 6th of January last, having fully and in every respect acceded to the Continental system, bound our selves to shut our ports against the trade of Great Bri tain, and not permit the importation of English goods or Manufactures of whatever description, or in what soever vessel the same might arrive. And whereas, having relinquished the permission we reserved to our selves in the treaty with his Majesty the Emperor of Russia, of importing Colonial produce, we now only retain to ourselves the power to import Salt, sufficient for the consumption of our Kingdom. Further, to fulfil the Treaties with the said powers we hereby graciously command, that on and after the 24th of April next, no Goods shall be imported neither on paying theduties nor in transitu,which belong to Grea t Britain and Ireland, the colonies, &c.under the influence of the British Government, or goods of any descrip tion whatsoever, loaded in vessels from Great Britain or any of her dependencies, be admitted into our ports; and that all vessels, under whatsoever flag, which shall be proved to carry such goods as are not fur nished with certificates and documents to certify the origin and full particulars of their cargoes from their ports of lading, shall, when they arrive in our har bours, be ordered off; save and except such vessels as are solely laden with salt, the importation of which from all foreign countries we permit, in vessels not belonging to his Britannic Majesty or his subjects. " For the full execution of our decree, we com mand all officers and persons in our service to exert their utmost vigilance in strictly examining the pa pers, certificates, and documents of all vessels that may arrive, agreeable to the gracious•separate com mand we on this subject shall or may issue. " Given at our Court of Stockholm, &c." TRIEST, MARCH I°. It is understood that the whole of Istria, late a de partment of the Kingdom of Italy, will be annexed to the Illyrian provinces. In consequence of this, Triest will become the capital of the two Illyrias, and the seat of all the chief authorities. Illyria will now ob tain such an uninterrupted track of sea coast as shall give it a name among the maritime powers. CONSTANTINOPLE, FEB. I.:. To-day some changes have taken place the Ad miralty. The Capitan Pacha, and several other Officers of the Marine, have been displ.tc.d. The post of Capital,. Pacha has been given to Fuisler Paclia, Lieutenant of die Grand Vizier. Private letters from New York, of the 14th ult. received at Liverpool, state, that Mean's Bill had not passed the Senate at the date of the late ad vices from Washington. The Session of Congress, which usu ally terminates at the beginning of April, was not to be closed until the return of the John Adams frigate, in order that the Legislature might assist in the measures to be adopted by the Executive Government. It was fully expected that perfect harmonywould be restored be tween Great Britain and the United States. We under stand that as soon as Mr. LEE, who has been sent with dispatches from Mr. PINCKNEY to General ARM STRONG, shall arrive at Paris, that Minister will quit the Court of France to proceed to America. Letters from Gallicia have been received to the date of the 31st ult. The French still continued without the boundaries of that province. Yesterday the dispatches by the David Scott, Ci rencester, Preson, Phoenix, Sovereign, Indus, Ann, and Sir Wiiliam Bensley, were finally closed at the East-India House, and delivered to their respective Pursers. The Oxford Blues, after the business of yesterday, were quartered in the King's Mews, Charing cross. The Constables of Westminster were assembled at the Axe and Gate, in Downing -street, to protect the inhabitants in case their aid should be required.—The Westminster Volunteers were assembled in the King's Mews. The St. Margaret's and St. John's Volun teers held their head-quarters within the gates of the New Sessions House, in the Abbey church-yard. The Coldstream regiment of the Guards were un der orders, and each man was furnished with thirty rounds of ball-cartridges. Several military parties paraded the streets to a late hour ; and the cannon in St. James's Park from Woolwich were loaded with six•pound balls ; but happily all was quiet. Captain IDWARD Bartz,ow, of the Horse Artillery, has the command of the field-pieces, in St. James's square. Amongst other troons, which have been ordered in the vicinity and suburbs of London, the North York Militia Regiment marched on Sunday from Chatham to Gravesend, where they embarked at twelve o'clock at night, and got under arms at three o'clock yester day morning on Tower-hill, where they remained till eleven o'clock, whin they were marched into the New Mint, where they remain till further orders. The Cornwall Regiment of Militia was marched into Kentish town, and quastered con the inhabitants; none of the public houses hi td less than eighteen bil- Jetted on them. The Assembly-how, had eighty. In the course of half -an hour afterwards there was not a loaf to be had for love or money. The South Gloucester Militia from Brighton, and the 51st regiment from Horsham,: anon :heir march for London. The 52d, and part of the 95th Rifie Corps, are arrivfd it, the unighbou.thpod. (Se int of eight millions, t ti fureding of Exchequer I 0 of the undue advante . : " .1r I. NLWPORT reprobe - augmentation of an insprovich The House then resolved it The CHANCELLOR of r la!! number of FireT.equer Li Nor-s. By an inaccuracy on tl management tit the lists, suhsc were rake!: in above the suns i amount were consequently str veins-rem for relief, and it no that the subscribers of the eigl measure he intended to prop( fund Exchequer Bib tc the ar A re•mlwion to the above House having been resumed, ceived to-morrow. The other orders of the day • adjourned. HOUSE OF L In a Committee of Privile M'Connochie was heard agair Kcr.—Further proceedings on Several Private Bills from ti Lord KLI l'H presented a 1 Cultivators of Land in the operation of the Corn Distill-at Lord ALBEMARLE prey Boston Agricultural Society. Lord WESTMORLAND! in the gaol of Ambleside, in ti The Irish Silk Trade Bill v SLAV Lord HOLLAND a had iwen laid on the tat tion reht:i - 2P to the appiic in c unpli-nce with the Aboii.i .of the Slave 1 T eets, end chserved that tre:nely .14re. The the communications sins ( but he found the first pa date to the I—) , e which h land) and himself had Minister, and for the prr no necessity. He wish produced, that the articl • it should also be laid on the tabl.e. He could scarcely imagine that these papers contained all the commu nications which had been made upon the subject, and wished to be informed if such was the fact ? The Marquis WELLESLEY said, that as far as he could discover, the papers contained the whole of the communications upon the subject. The Noble Lord would be aware, that from the circumstances in which we were placed with respect to Spain and America, little could be done relative to the subject with these powers. As to the note alluded to, its being laid upon the table arose from the circumstance of his mistaking the extent of the Noble Lord's mo tion ; but he had no objection whatever to produce also the article of the treaty. He could assure the Noble Lord, that no one could be more sincerely or earnestly desirous than himself, to carry into effect the object of the Address relative to the abolition of the slave trade. Lord HOLLAND had no doubt of the Noble Lord's sincere desire to carry the object of the Ad dress into execution, and was aware that the Noble Lord was not responsible for these communications, they having been made before he came into office.— He could not help, however, again remarking upon their paucity ; he was aware that there existed some delicacy upon the subject with reference to our rela tions with Spain and America ; but how happened it that there was no return with respect to Sweden ? He should feel it incumbent on him to call the attention of the House again to the subject on a future dity. CAMPAIGN IN SPAIN. The Marquis WELLESLEY laid on the table se veral additional papers relative to the campaign in Spain. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said, he had been extremely anxious to have called the attention of the House to this important subject previous to the recess, and with this view had given his notice for Tuesday se'nniglit. He now found, however, that the Noble Marquis had presented several very im portant papers; which had been omitted in the former deliveries, and being aware that they could not be printed and delivered in time, he should therefore move to discharge the Order for summoning the Lords for Tuesday, stating at the same time, that he would give an early notice after the recess. The Order was discharged.—Adjourned. NAVAL . INTELLICRNCE, PORTSMOUTH, APRIL. 9. • I Arrived a Beet under convoy of his Majesty's ship Iritctur,c . and the FLY sloop of war ; and the Rosa sloop of war, from Guerasey.--.-Sailed the RISOLUTZ, on a cruise.—Wind S.E. PLYMOUTH, APRIL 8. The Itivasaassatur gun-brig, with the Dispatch transport, for Milford, were forced back last evening, owing to a strong gale at West : they salted again for their destination early this morning, Arrived the MARINER gun-brig, from the Eastward ; i French brig, in Catwater, prize to one of our cruizers.—Sailed the DErtew es, 74, Captain HOTriAm, for Basque Roach, to re. lieve the VALIANT, 74, Captain Bums, coming home to refit and take in stores; the 'Endeavour hired armed ship, with a con. voy of coasters and colliers, for Swansea ; the Neptune (I), ani Neptune (2), tenders, for Dublin. DEAL, APRIL 9. Sailed the Speculator lugger, on a cruize.—Wind E. YARMOUTH, APRIL 9. This morning arrived, in ballast, from Heligoland, et 2 Mary Ann, 1. ROBERTS, master: she left Heligoland so late as Friday, at which period nothing particular had occurred. The Panders and Pilchard having met with adverse winds, put back this morning. A convoy for Heligoland remains wind bound. Several snore Dutch fishing-vessels have been sent in by the North-sea cruizers, well fished, the crews of which have been sent to prison. Arrived the MAGNET gun-brig, and remains with the Plantagenet, Hero, Vanguard, and Princess Caroline, of 74 guni each; Itoebuffg_ Vice-Admiral Donn LA ; Pronietheu;, Ariel, Lynx, Tartarus, Reynatd, Flamer, Havoc, Earnest, Snipe, and Vixen.—Wind East. HARWICH, APRII. 9. Arrived the Lady Francis packet, front Heligoland, with a mail and passengers. His Majesty's ship Pti.c net has detamee and sent into this port, three sail of Dutch fishermen. FROM LLOYD'S LIST. GRAvzsrmo, APRIL 9.—No arrivals.—Sailed the Hodgson, for Rio Janeiro; Beaver, Beaveridge, for Tenrr.de , and Croydon, Nivu, for New Providence. DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE-MONEY. The Narcissus, for the Cantela, captured August 18, 1%7, was paid to-day, on board, at Plymouth, and will be recalled it Nit Hunt's Office, Stonehouse, near Plymouth, every Monday a:ld Thursday, for three months. 'rile Princess Augusta, for the Dunterquois, destroyed Mar.li G, l Si 0, will be paid on her arrival, and recalled at Mr. Richard s, irtro.euth. The Emerald, for la Patric, captured March 21, 1809, and fi l'Avantorierr, March 23, 1809, was paid on Saturday last, at Plymouth, and will be recalled at No 47, Fore-street, Plymouth dock, every Thursday and Saturday, fur three months. The same, for les Deax Freres, captured July 21, and for the Ealance, July 25, 1809, was 1 id, and will he recalled, as above. The Implacable, Mt.lponten. awl Bellerophon, for the Russian vessels, Nes. 7, 11, 13, 11, and ill, cal.rivrei! July 7 and 8,1809, will be paid on their arrival, and recalled at No. 18, Clement's Inn, rA 'l'uesdays ard Friday 3,1.).. Oren months. MARR:EO. At rad•, , ow, un Thur=day last, by the Rev. William Rawlings, John ?a) rater, I'sq. of Coleman-street, London, to Miss Aim Raw Logs, third daughter of Thomas R4wllngs, Esq. of Pa , .-- stow, Cornwall. The Rev. John Taylor, Rector of Postwick, Norfolk, and Ire of Exeter College, to Mary Anne, eldest daughter of Thomas Cuhitt, Esq. of Honing-hall, Not folk. The Rev. Thomas . 1 htwby Whitaker, of Whalley, Lancashire, to Miss Hordern, daughter of Jamis Hordern, Esq. of Wolver hampton, Staffordshire. D11:1). On Sunday at Cumberwell, after a long illness, sustainedsv:th patience and cheerful resignation, Mi's Cooke, eldest klaui,lita of Mrs. Widow Isaac Cooke of Bristol. EAST INDIA MUSE, reboot- 3 t, ISIO. THE COURT of DIRECTORS cf the UNITED COMPANY of lIIERCiIANTS y . ENGLAND, trtaini to the EAST INDIES, Jo hereby s ky. That the Transfer Books et the said Com: , any's Stock will h: shut on Thursday the Ist of March next, et two o'clock, and opened again on Thursday the 12:II of April following. That a Gt.neral Court of tho s:dd Company will be held a: their House, in Leadenhall-street, on Wednesday the 11. h of April, front nine o'clock in the morring t.n;:l six in the even ing, for the Election of :.ix Directors of the said Company, for four years. WILLI:1111E4 msAr, Secretary. TO THli PROPRIE CURS OF grt'l INDIA STOCK. LADIES AND GENTLESIEN, THE Election of Six Directors for the East India ll Company, being appointed fur Wednesday, the 11th of April next, the favour of your Vote and Interest is requested for the following Gentlemen, vi z.— EDWARD PARRY, Esq. JACOB BOSANQUET, THOMAS REID, Esq. JOSEPH COTTON, Esq. ROBERT THORNTON, L. Which will much oblige, Ladies and Oentlemen, Your most humble strvants, East India House, March 28, 1810. Thos. Theoph. Metcalfe, Charles Grant, George Millet, William Astell, Charles Mills, Francis Baring, James Paulson, John Alex. Bannerman, Richard Chkh. Plowden, John Bath, Abraham Robarts, James Daniell, G. Abercrombie Robinson, Wm. Fullar. Elphinstor • George Smith, John Hidleston, John J3laden Taylor, Hugh Inglis, Sweny Toone, John William Wigram, John Jacksoo, Robert Williams, Campbell IVlarjoribanks. TO THE PROPRIETORS OF EAST-INDIA STOCK. LA s AND GICNTLEMEN HbeinAVl G the honour of g recom mended to you by the Directors of the East-India Company, as Caudi dates fur the Direction to be chosen this year, we take the liberty of requeiing the favour of your Vote on the day of Elections Wednesday the 11th of April next. We are, Ladies and Gentlemen, Your most obedient and most humble 'wants, East India House, March 28, JACOB BOSANQUET. 1819. JOSEPH COTTON. EDWARD PARRY. THOMAS REII). ROBERT THORNTON. TO THE PROPRIETORS OF EAST-INDIA STOCK. MR. TWINING presents his most respec tful corn pliments to those Proprietors of East-IndiaStock,who intend to hotiour him with their support, and earnestly requests their at tendance at the India House TO-MARROW, the 11th instant, when a Ballot will takelpiace from nine o'clock in the morning to six in the evening..—Strand,Tues__2ay, April 10, 1819. KENNET 4ND AVON CANAL. WANTED a Principal AGENT and severl Tonnage Collector; for the different Districts of this Caral. Security will be require...—Apply for particulars either per' 'tonally or by letter (post-paid) addressed to the Kennet and Avon Canal Company, at their ()face at Devizes. N. B. The Commhteg will meet at the Castl e and Ball Tor, Bob, an Saturday the 4ist of April, at Eleven o'Clock precuth, toldetermine upon , the ?mons proper to b e employed. LONDQN: Printed and published by LEVEL KENT, of Ca -1 terbury Pkee, LAntbeth, at the STAR °MCI, No. ), Carty street; published gag at the STAIt °met Temple Bar. 3