Star. — London, England, 1831-02-19 00:00:00

R •Mr` - f.-RINCI I • ;t• ' • !f, • T••„.,; .4 ci S 1W stating that they were willing to table three regiments, if allowed to officer them ; but at present we even appoint their custom .house officers and port-masters. This practice should not be continued, awe wished to preserve their affection (Hear.) The motion was then agreed to. The house resumed.—Report on liouday. coMMISTICIL or 111.*PPLIT—ARMIr ISTIMATICS. Mr. WY NN moved that the house resolve itself into a Committee of Supply. Mr. HUME said, as often as he had addressed the house on the subject of the Army Estimates, he never felt hin'self under so much difficulty. His expectations had been wound up by the professions of the present ministers, and he was sorry to say lie was dimppointed, anti with the best wishes towards the present ministers was compelled to use the language of corn' laint. (Hear.) Ministers held their offices under three pledges to the people, reform, economy, anti non interferenee with other stray. How they would redeem their pledger on the great question of reform would soon be seen, and Ise hoped would be satisfactory; but on both these questions of economy anti non-interference he was sorry to say that already they had disappointed the expectations of the country. Out of doors there was but one opi nion, that the military establishment of the country was too large; and nothing tended more to remove the late Ministers than the idea en tertained by the people that they were about to embroil the country with foreign States. If non-interference was not to be carried to the extent of not...interference in the internal affairs of foreign states, he was at a loss to know what it meant. He would ask only, was the military force of the country to be increased. The late ministers had reduced the army estimates last year from 8,800.0001. to 6.300,0001. and the coon. try had a right to expect a much further reduction from the present minister, some of whom supported his motion for a larger reduction last year. The late ministers proposed 81,000 mat for the military force of the last year. There had been a great variation in the number of men voted of late years, and it remained to be explained why there had been a constant increase during the last five or six years. Before the war with France from 45,00') to 50,010 men was the whole of the regu lar army. It was true we have now additional colonies; hut it was pert o f his complaint that the colonies were not made or allowed to provide for their protection by local regiments. In 1824 our regular army was 69,000, since then we had gone on increasing, and last year it was 81,000 men, and weare now to Le called on to vote 88,400 men, which would raise our army to 100,000 men in Great Britain and the colonies. What, he would ask, were the circumstances of the country that made such an army necessary ? Ireland was in n state of perfect peace. We had assurances from the late and present ministry that we were not going to war. He could see no reason that the army in Ireland should not be reduced to sixteen thousand men instead of being kept up at thirty thousand. As for Scotland it was never quieter than at present, one thousand men would be Silly sufficient from John o'Groat's house to the Tweed. What was the purpose for which it was intended to keep up such a numerous army. He would tell the noble lord, with all hu. minty and:every disposition to support government, that while he was professing economy and abolishing one or two hundred civil offices that such savings would be of no avail while he kept up such enormous se tablishments in the army, navy, and ordnance. He could not hut tell the noble lord who was at a loss for 6110,0001 in taxes to enable him to repeal old ones, that by taking off 15,000 men he would save four millions.— He hoped the noble lord's budget would be agreed to•so far as the re. peal of the taxes ; but he could not concur in the noble lord's proposal to levy a tax on the importation of the raw material of out staple manu facture, nor on the intercouneof the people by steam, nor on dealings in money, with these exceptions he approved of the noble lord's budget.— (Great laughter). The noble lord said, that unless new taxes could be imposed, he could not relieve the country by the repeal of those by which they were at present roost oppressed. He had expected a much larger relief than 480,000. a Melt was all that the noble lord now proposed to give ; and if the iixcise was as productive as it had been in the last quarter, in consequence of the repeal of the beer duty, the full sum would be raised. That was not what the country expected or required. There should be a large reduction in the ester. blishments, and the colonies should be required to support their own expenses. All the expenditure of this country on Ceylon, the !Mauri tius, Malta, and the ttadas, might be saved. The Canals's wanted no protection horn this country—the United States would not take them if they wete offered. (A laugh.) The Americans knew their own interest—that was the point he relied on. There were now more troops in Canada than in all the United States. Tho Canada' were not to be defended by a military force—no force could defend them without the hearts of the people. To that defence the Government should trust, and withdraw four or five thousand troops, every thousand at which cost forty-five thousand pounds a year. We should also with draw all out establishments from the lonian Islands, and allow than to torn part of Greece, as they were desirous of doing, and ;l e g 200,0001. or 3u0,000L a year for troops to (keep them in sub Let 10,000 troops be withdrawn from Ireland and disbanded, and then the Noble Lord would be able to reduce taxes. There seemed to be come infection in the Treasury Bench that spread from one Ministry to another, and they all appeared to be horror-struck at the idea of uls charging troops. He knew no purpose for which such a number of troops could be kept up, but two—either that of overawing the pe opl e, or that of intenneoldling with other states. They might take their choice, but neither cause could he justified, He would rather trust for the security of the country to a satisfied mottle, and repeal the taxes by which t he y were borne down. if the reductions he proposed were made, the assessed taxes, for the repeal of which so many petitions had been presented, might be taken off. lje would propose that the house should not at present go into the Committee, hut give a vote on account and send back the estimates to be reduced. He was afraid they wanted to play the great man - -(a laugh) that the Noble Lord (Lord Palmerton) wished to see his name making a figure in Europe.—(A laugh.) If Blink:erg meant to interfere in the af fairs of other Powers they violated their pledge to the people of Eng land. It was his complaint that they had violated their pledge with respect to Belgium, and had brought themselves to this point that no thing now remained but force. He would chew, from the documents that had been published by the Belgians, the complete violation of the pledge of non-interference by the government of this country. The speech from the throne announced a determination to support the trea ties for the settlement of Europe—that was the settlement of the Holy Alliance, and spread dissatisfactioss throughout the kingdom.— The Duke of Wellington thought it necessary to state that was not the intention ut Government, and gave that assurance to the Minister of Belgium ; and that this Government only meant to interfere to prevent war between Holland and Belgium. To that Interference he (Mr. Hume) could have no objection. The next step was a recommendation of an armistice to Holland and Belgium by the five Powers, with the promise that there should he no interference in the internal affairs of Belgium. On the 21st of November the Bel. gian Government declared, that the five Powers could only interfere amp. ably : the Powers recognised this declaration, and recommended the Belgians to send deputies to London. This was complied with, and the deputies declared that they could not admit any interference in the set tlement of the lower boundaries of Belgium. After this declaration, un the 20th of Jam. a protocol of the five Powers came out, fixing the future limits of Belgium. ''his was interference, and the Belgians protested against it, and declared they would not submit to such dictation.-- On the 234 of January, Lord Palmerston, one of the great Powers —(a laugh)--auplied to the Belgian deputies, for Ms account of their public debt, for the purpose of making an arrangement for its payment. They replied that they had no power to discuss that subject—that was to be decided oy the Belgian Congress. What concern had the people of England with the debt of Holland and Belgium ? He would ask the r.oble lord whether the five Powers hail not come to a deci sion what portion of the debt should be paid by Holland, and what by Belgium ? On the 7th of Feb. the five Powers declared that they would not acknowledge the Due de Nemours, nor the Due tie Leuchten burg as King of Belgium if elected. What business had we to interfere with the Belgians' election of a King ? They were a sovereign state. and we had acknowledged their independence, and had no right to interfere with their government of themselves. The French 31inisters referred to a protocol of the 1 lilt Feb. Ho asked where was the protocol ? lie bad every reason to believe it related to an agreement of the Fve Powers who should be King of Belgium. The sante Ministry also referred to a protocol of the 27th of January, which stipulated that the King of Belgium should be answerable, by his personal situation, for the principles of the country. Was that not interference? Was it not the system of the Holy Alliance, of that power that, dank God, was crumbling to the dust? (Hear, hear, hear.) The het people of England had chosen a King for themselves, and was it right to have a Minister of that people, dictating to a people who bad bought their freedom with their blood, who should be their king? that they were not to have the Duke de Nemours. nor the Duke de Leuchtea. burg ? He would ask the noble lord what was the con untie of this proceeding. He was afraid the noble lord was °vents& that mole was going on than he was aware of. The proposal was sot to be signed by the English and French ministers at Brussels, and vered to the Belgian Government. The French minister refused it. He knew the state of feeling in France, and that he dare net d ae p d r Lord Footpath'', the English minister, signed and delivered it; but the protocol of the five great powers was thrown back on the minister et England as `ate paper, and we incurred all the Wheel of an abortive attempt at Interfering contrary to our own decimation. The ministry bed admitted the independence of Belgium, and declared that they would mg interfere but as friends, instead of which they attempted to limit the extent of their state, to take away provinces ; they had also Interfere& wo" - • - • 54~,~1p i ir . ..' - ' with their debt, and with their choice of a King. What saw tali ? 'Nothing but forte. It was said in the Belgian ppm they Wen sand moor, hut Belgium was prgliwed to receive dim. TM Mew& sin treated by the Belgians with contempt. lis it: o rto ourpdpil diat Ministers should be lad on step by us e We a situadall. 110/ Belgian Government was right in rejecting mil kterlerunge, and no man could deny that It was contrary to the pinker at Illaawaitmat. Ile would call upon the House no kegs to widen sea pa. ceedings, but to call for copies of all the deonMeleles was now at an end, nothing remained but heal to tempt to take a king of our choice. Were we in a deletion to go to war for such a of ? It would be said it was osemsary to siggreet this dignity of the crown. He would tell them that its dignity et tie awn was best supported by spreading happiness thaw. the - sanstry. The remedy of distress wa. nut an iIIOWINNI of bat a aibmaka of taxation, without which there could be nor lade. faction in the country. The honourable genthinin sanduded by moving, that an humble address be presented to his that he li p would be graciously pleased to direct that copies of the % on hy the five great powers respecting the affairs of um shoZ e l l : laid before the house. Lord PALM ERSTON said the hon. gentleman had said he we at a loss to see any reason for asking fur a larger military estaldishinont than that of last year, as the country was in a state of tranquillity. Be hardly thought any man could say That there was nothing in the dote of England to require a greater force to protect lives and property, led preserve tvanquilllty. When the hon. gentleman said he did not wee why Ireland might not be sufacienti protected by a much smaller num. her of troops , he (Lord Palmerston thought be used not go far for the information. (Mr. O'Connell wasssiitting near Mr. Hume). With re spect to what was said of the colonies, he should only say that they should have garrisons, but that was a subject for the committee.— When government was engaged in negociations, it was not usual for the house to interfere before the negociation was terminated, and great would be the inconvenience of a contrary proceeding. When the . proper time came, the whole negotiation should be laid before the i house, and he was confident would meet their approbation. Ile totally denied that the Government was acting on the principles of the Holy Alliance, or that it hail interfered in the internal affairs of Belgium. It bee interfered to preserv e the peace of Europe, by refusing to ncknow. ledge as king of glrn any prince whose sovereignty of that country would endanger the continuance of tranquillity. IIr.O'CONNELL supported the motion, as hie °Meet was to reduce the expense of the military establishments . Certainly the military establishment of Ireland ought to be great, if they meant to govern that country by proclamations, and make the will of an individual the law of the land. The noble lord talked slightingly of the thmemmemt of Belgium, because it was a Government of yesterday. GOD bless the Belgians for their Government of yesterday. There were more Go. vernments of yesterday—they should not whisper their condemnation too loud, lest Prince Tallerand should hear it, and tell King Philip that his Government should not stand, because it was a Government of yesterday. Belgium, thank 00D, would not allow any interference hi her affairs. Then, if ministers wished to interfere, they must go to war, and would the people of England go to war ? He would say nothing of the pie of Ireland. If the documents were refused, it would be im hie to say this country had not interfered. a rt ALTHORP saki the Government bad only interfered for the purpose of preserving peace. The object Ise Government was to preserve: the peace of Europe, because, it• thet acre broken. the peace of this I country would be hazarded. Every Sutte had t. tight to say it would not acknowledge a Sovereign alone election would excite a war. The five Powers had not only ocknowledgesi the independence of IRelgium. but had agreed that it should be considered inviolate, as Swivaland had always been. Sir it. PEEL said he must impose the annulment of the hon. gent. for the production of documents pending a negotiation. He had full confidence that when the proper time was naives!, they would be laid on the table of the house. (Hear.) He was quite ready to say, if En,e. lend had resisted the appointment of the Duke of Nemours to the throne of Belgium, the ministers had dune perfectly right. (Cheers.) France was not to enchele the shores of Englatte. ; fen however civil expressions miglht be now, in the time of war the poesett.lott of Bel gium might be made the source of greet annoyance i.d injury to this country. In conclusion, lie bltot state that he was quite pre. pared to support the Government in whatever concerned the welfare and security et* the country. Ile fel , home degree of sad• fection in having observed that the government had no, very materially differed front the late administration—he meant on the subject of expenditure and as to foreign effigies t end he trusted that on the third point, that of Reform, they would so act us to maintain the andel). institutions of the country.—(Cheers.) Sir .1. GRA HAD! trusted that the warning would not be lost t and that what. they should propose would prove that they did not forget i what was due to the ancient institutions of the country. 'l'hey would I limit themselves to what they believed ....s requisite to the maintenance and security of those institutione.--(Cheers.) The right bon. baronet might talk of what the late mini-tees would bare done, had they re mained in power ; he would content hit».elt with adverting to what the present government had done, and he would then ask whether, hitherto, they bad not redeemed their pledges ?—(l.lear, hear.) As to not ye. ducing the estimates, there was a more efficient force, without in. creased expense. And he it remembered, had any administration ever succeeded to power under such overwhelmhot difficulties, (I/ear.) The metropolis, the country were disturbed, and order had been restored—insurrectional spirit subdued—and the law rendered triumphant, and withou. the aid of military force. In Inked there had been shameless opposition, openly threatening separatism be. tween the two countries; had they neon vindicated the ascendency of Beg. land ;odor the law ? (Cheers.) Civil war was to pie dreaded ; bu. if the question were disunion he would resist it as he would the separation of Kent. (Cheers.) The people of Ireland were no, for the disunion; it was only sought by one or two demagogues or tool% (Loud chews.) All others knew that Ireland derived its wealth front England...el With respect to foreign affairs, they had nut absolutely trodden in the paths of the late Ministers; they had not pronuunced an euloglum on the " enlightened" Government of Holland in Belgium, and the " revolt" of the Belgians. (Hear.) No one could be more opposed to war than he was, and all his Majesty's Ministers ; and it was a con solation to know while all Europe was arming—let them be taunted as they might—it could not be said that Enghutal was defenceless. Sir J. YORK expressed his astonishment at the speech of the bon. member for Middlesex. After the unfortunate evests of July, which were the cause deli the difficulties now experienced, it might be sup pmed that the hon. member had been huddled up in some corner not to know the necessity of being prepared for the worst. A great and heavy responsibility had rested on the Government, and he thought the Mi. Mitten had acted, in securing the defence of the country, so as to deserve support and approbation. O'GoRMAN MAHON said, after the unwarrantable and unworthy aspersions on Ireland,and what were termed "demagogues," he should feel ashamed of himself if boded not call on the First Lord of the Ad miralty (Sir J. Graham) to name who were the one or two demagogues. There were but himself and another meneeer in that 'amuse who cacti for the repeal of the Union. Who then could be meant by the one or two demagogues ? tie trusted Ireland would never cease to call fur the repeal of the Union—he would not let her—an' after the desire of some to see blood flow in Ireland, toreap bloody laurel. there. (Odes of no, no.) Ali ! that was always the case, whenever he spoke the truth there was immediately a cry of no, no. Talk of insurrection indecti--did nut they know that insurrection tru resorted to for the pur pose. of carrying the union ? (Cries of question.) Well, he should like to know whether he was meant as one of the demagogues? Sir. G. I).IWS4)N observed that much had been sails of the reduc tion's—and be begged to remind the house that since 11122, there had been reduced 4.050 offices, 124 of a Welt had salaries of nut less than 51101. Mr. IL GRANT' justified the proceedings adopted towards Ireland, and as to the reductions, he did not deny credit for them—he only asked some credit fur thane who in a cleared ;kid had found so large a crop. (Bear, hear, hear.) The right lion. tuctuber asserted, with respeerto the question of reform, that he was satisfied every pledge which Iris Majesty's resent Government had given would be amply redeemed. With respect to the question of interference or non-interfe. fence, hr believed it was the intention of the present Ministry to stand clear of any interference whatever. Sir ROBERT PEEL could not believe that the Right Hon. Gee. demon was in the House when he (Sir 11. Peel) had the honour dad dressing the House ; at all events, he bad misunderstood what he (Sit It. Peel) bad said with respect to the affairs of Belgium. Ile distinctly 'add his Majesty's present Ministers should have his cordial and entire support when he conceived they deserved it, without reference to party feel ings.—((el u estion.) Mr. R. it RA NT explained. tike G. NiUtticAY observed, that when the Members of the pre sent Government sat on the other side of the House, they had given it to he understood that they would reach retrenchment by much more rapid steps; with respect to what fell from the lion. Member for Clare, he should merely eat that there was not an individual in the country more attached to Ireland than he (Sir G. Murray) was. Ile was like wise satisfied that no division could take place between the two coun tries, without a great disadvantage resulting to both.—(Hear.) After u few words from Sir JAMES G RAH A M, Mr. NORTH said he regretted that the first Lord of the Admiralty, when speaking of Ireland, had said that he and his colleagues were de termined ro esteem the supremacy of England. Sir JAMES GRAHAM explained he had, on the occasion alluded to Ity the hose member, spoken of asserting the supremacy of the laws. Mr. NORTH expressed himself satisfied. Mot HU ME said as the noble lord had stated that the production of die papers in question would be injurious to the government, he should withdraw his motion. On the motion of Mr. WYNNE the house reported progress, with keys to sit again on Monday. Ilse house that went into a committee of ways and means, and the resolutions were agreed to, and the report ordered to be received on Monday next. GAME LAWS. The second reading of the g a me laws bill was postponed till Friday next. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the house ad journed at Orrs o'Clock. srry ~~_. Ir' 7.7 it w '-'`F ; !..' 7 WW I .~- -~,. }a~ wrgyvt -, siTii , • PANORAMA OF THE BRITISH E M 1 1 I It It. —..... FALMOUTH PACKET. Prebendary af Exeter, has addressed a monitory letter to Earl Grey, on t hawe of reform, in which he " submits that the excbsisin of aligilmew tram the Commons' Haase is equally unjust and 011•1011111111enwie awd prefers a claim for Ecclesiastical :.and sa Q's be is 0 Sectaries anti Papists—if Jews, Turks, In& rgy SSA Welke, ham ofs sdmissible to the House C ommons , unites go of the Established Church be admitted also, the Christian. ilirsnort lenge remain part and parcel of the law of the land:" Imam end imudence uf the vagrants that infest the southern Pa eiselen plies et En p gland, have induced the magistrates of several scarabs to detonates on executing the law with energy against such hallos. it is seterions that the most, if nut all, the athletic natives and siir-stylel vaiiipioyell waivers that perambulate the country in in& =mhos Mlopnetors. Jasualas AND Loon UNION CearaLet—The annual meeting of Se Subic:ibis of this Canal took place at the Guildhall, Llskeard, on Tuesday se'nnight, William Glencruss, Esq. in the Chair, supported by W. Jope and R. Midge, Esqrs. tuul a large attendance of gentle. men and tradesmen filen the towns of East and West Lone, I 'Mean], rice. The ltcpurt of the Committee stated that vast expenses had been incurred by the construction of new roads anti other useful works in the promotion of this useful undertaking, hut that the increase of tonnage during the last year had enabled the Company to declare a dividend of 5 per cent. leaving an ample balance in the hands of the treasurer for the completion of the hnpruvements in progress, anti to provide for incidental expenses. Monday evening arrived in our harbour two Dutch corvettes of war : also two brigs front Port Malmo, being part of n squadron under Rear. Admiral Van de Sande, from whom, and a transport, they were sepa rated : and on Thursday, the frigate Sambre, Rear-Admiral Van de Sande arrived. The annual report of the Secretary of the Treasury for the Milted States for the past year informs us that ~ the navigating interest em. Oiled in foreign commerce, anti particularly in the carrying trade," has suffered a material depression ; ant! he adds, that " that portion • the carrying trade which is unfettered by navigation laws, will ne cessarily fall into the hands of those who can navigate chatpest ; and this falling off gives reason to apprehend, that .he superiority heretofore claimed fur American skill and estuary in this pursuit, is yielding to more fortunate rivalry." Owing to the Harkness of the night on Satnulay last, Novthway's stage waggon was upset on the road between Okeluansptun am Tanis. tuck, and two female passen g ers killed. The meteorological journal kept at Penzance by Mr. Giddy, gins the annual mean results of the barometer fur 1330, 28. 6. Thee. 50. II Ploy. 42. 47.5. 31. A RlUKl).—Folneis James Lewis, R.N. to Anne, second daughter of the late W. Land, Eitq. of Haym House, Silverton. —Mr. James Parkyn, of Devunport, to Illiza, eldest daughter of John Cimino, Esq. At Chudleigh, Capt. S. White, to bliss Mortimer.—At Kennington, Capt. 11. B. Mason, R.N. to Ann, widow of blem.-Col. G. Arnold. CHELT.F.NHAM JOURNAL, FEB. 14. The gamily of the Ouke of Beaufort have been plunged into the esepest affliction by the unexpected demise of Laity Isabella Ann Kin,,ascote, their Grace's sixth daughter, a highly accomplished and beautiful young lady, who expired on the 2d inst. at Badmington. Iler Tattlysitip, who was in *ter 23t1 rear, was the wife of Thorns Henry Moronic. Esq. of Kiegocute Hall, to whom she was married in April 1021 k She was niece to the Marquis of Stalled, horde Chas. Noborne lierkclry, Edward, John, and Fitzroy Somerset. TAUNTON IksICTION Permorts.—Ninety witnesses and upwards have already received the Speaker's sunununses to ap Vat before a Committee of the House of Commons on the part of General Peachy alone; and it is not unlikely that prior to that period, the numher will be doubled ; of course Mr. Bainbridge has also a corresponding complement. At Monmouth, on Welnesday, the inhabitants were thrown into the greatest alarm by the rivers Wye and Munnowovcrflowing their bounds, and occa.sioning great peril to the resideAs near Wyebridge. Over-Mon now, and the lower part of Minnow-street. An iron bridge, lately erected across the Mu now at Monmouth Forge, was swept away, um' carried dose the flood, till it was arrested in its progress by some trees overhanging the river near the town. At Shrewsbury, and in the upper districts of the Severn, the flood was of the must alarming nature, the water rising nearly as high as in the destructive visitation of 1795. BRILL, FEs. 7.—The poor of this place have petitioned Sir Thos. Aubrey, Bart. Lord of the Manor of Brill, to allow the freeholders to allot them gardens to grow potatoes on, out of the waste ground beside the roads, which are throughout this p arish a considerable width. Sir Thomas immediately consented. DiEl).—At Butidingom Manor House, near this town, Ann, die wife of J. Weak, Vicar of Stavertoo and B:sidington. t3ATII JOURNAL, FEB. 14. AurtivaLs.—Earl of Cork, Earl of Harrington, Lord Bishop of Elphin, Lady Hampden, Sir L. Palk, M.P. Sir C. Thruckmortun, Capt. and Mrs. Rebell ; Captains—Burton, Fitzgibbon, Deywood, Mavis, U.N. Galloway, Power, Lieut. Know les, 11.14. Rev. Messrs. O. and Mrs. Pugh, F. Lilly, Hutcheson, Miller, Peck. Phillips. We have received several complaints relative to the non-attention of 1 sinistent to the petitions of the people for a removal of the assessed taus. One correspondent, in urgent and powerful language, calls upue the inhabitants of every parish, whence s petition , baa been addressed to Parliament, to immediately write to their representatives to advocate the measure, as the only one that will live satisfaction to the inapt* of the people. Several proprietors of Plies in this city have applied to the Commis sions, of taxes, to know if they are liable by law to pay . more for their four-wheeled vehicles than is paid fora gentleman's carriage • to which a reply has been addressed to Mr. Newport, of Soutligare-street.—. According to this, Flies and Stage-Coaches, up to this time taxed to the amount of five guineas per annum, will in future la charged four pound ten shillings. Nothing appears more clear than that stables, workshops, yards, and gardens, are not liable to a duty laid on inhabited houses—and that no part of the premiss is liable to pay this tax but the dwelling-house, or that part on which the Window Tax is paid : but the Surveyor has al ways charged on the rent paid, thus robbing (it deserves no better name) the housekeeper, and unjustly putting large sums of money into his own pocket, by making the party pay the inhabited house duty au gardens, stable, and workshops, the value of which ought to be deducted off the rent before the Surveyor can come at the real value. CAUTION TO FLY.DNIVNIUMOOday, Joe. GUM, was summoned before the Mayor soul Magistrates of this city, for refusing to take two t , short" fares, when called, on Sunday. He was fined 20s. and costs for the ant offence, and 10s. fur the second ; and in default of Payment, he was commiued to Rath gaol fer six weeks. IFEaxtortasox.—A meeting was held at Wellington, on Tuesday, for the promotion of a cottage husbandry, and pour titan's friend misty. The communication between Plymouth and the eastern part of Cum. wall is now facilitated by the establishment of a steam ferry-boat from that town to Trepoint. 41.111RIED.—J. H. Gregory, Faq. of Yattoti, to Miss Peddle, riece of H. T. Mitchell, Esq. of Wadden House, hear Bruton—Edw. Moore, Esq. to Henrietta, second daughter of dull'. Orose, ifs+ of Bloomfield house. DIED.-11: Sharma Court, near Bridgewater, Sarah .!tune , young. rat daughter of the late Jus. S. thaper, Esq. of North Down.—Aged 35, in Green l'asi: buildings, the Rev. Wm. Trail, I.L. O. whose pr.,- found learning, evinced in his publication of the Purloins of Pappus, and other mathematical works, and conciliating urbanity of manner, commanded the aihcere affection of all who knew him. Ile succeeded .o Pr. U. Sinnott, the editor of the Euclid and the Luci of Apollenius, (whose life he published since his residence in Bath) as prof - ens of blathematies in Glasgow, and married in Scotland the lady Frances Charteris, sister to the late anti aunt to she presto Earl of Wattyss. SHEFFIELD Mulct; ItY. On Monday, a meeting of the members of the Sheffield Political Union, was held at the Town Hall, fo: the purpose of considering the propriety of petitioning Parliament to allow of voting by ballot, in the election of Alembers of Parliament. The following is a copy of the petition agreed upon : That your petitioners have long been convinced of the necessity of a Reform In the Representation of the people of this Kingdom in your Honourable Hose, as by the limitation of the Elective Franchise, and he the present mode of electing Representatives, the real sentiments of the peoPle have not their constitutional influence it, the Legislative Dolly. That to this inadequate Representation, your Petitioners attribute many of the public abuses and evils which slave oppressed the Kingdom, and much of die distress which has existed antung the middle stud lower classes of society. That your petitioners respectfully repreeent that any plan of re. form would be unsatisfactory which did not prevent the bribery and ! cotruption, intimidation, tumult, profligacy and expense which one take place at the electi on of members of Parliament, and which are 1 degrading to the national character, and injurious alike to the morals and to the political rights of the people. That your petitioners believe that the toe of the ballot in all else- dons of members of your honourable hem, would be calculated to ' remove m a ny of the evils and abuses shove enumerated. Your tioners, therefore, humbly play that your honourable house w be pleased to take these repeeeentations into your con sideration, and that you will enact a law to compel all electors to give their vote by ballot. It is gratifying to state, that the appeal made to tie beeslity and phi lanthrophy of our townsmen, on behalf of the Debyrkba Lead Mitten, hes not been made in vale—very liberal erattliathas larting been is. caved, which has enabled the otensiellse se voile Mlldkaltpes id e= blankets, and eauseal, among the sallabg laballiaste. II big area d the destitute condition et theist= opeol is ti i p m = can as , stated by Mr. H. Cocker, et sea fair sample, not only of their dreedfld Ovations, bat i like inevitehle ,1".4. "/ " . 1 ! "° • .. ' result cinch misery, unless the hand of charity be =sag vbs. rally stretched out to help them. Juseph Beds, of in the snow, on Friday evening, or early on Saturday m end returning h um his mine, partly from the inclement weather, ad so& from hunger ; it being proved at the Coroner's inquest, that only bread and a mall quantity of milk and water to breakfast, es t e h mg gone to labour in the mine the whole dity, without any other food, We yesterday had an opportunity olexamining a beautiful so ti odi n4 bead, intended to be Realm St. Sepulchre's church, London, mad e e „ the principle of the one in Attereliffe church, invented by the Res, Blackburn, s description of which was read before the Royal Societ e i n June, 1823. The greater part of the material is mahogany, m e i ' t h, worketansl ip executed with great nicety hy a young tnan named Elli ott, to whom Air. Blackburn bas transferred the privilege of the inve nt i on , . Our readen, arc fully swam of the principle on which these boards are m..dc, as the particulars a ' in the columns of the Aferearg a short time war ; but the c ec; produced by their assistance, which we had grea . ter facility of witnessing on this occasion, much surprised us._ 11, means r. this erection the sound is very much increased, and thrown poem fully, a., well .a distinctly, to the must distant parts of the buil'. ; thus rnabling p preacher of weak physical powers to perform t h e duty its a large church with ease to himself. We anticipate the use 0; these hoards will be pretty glatersl. There is one at Birmingham, one 3 , Plymouth and Guernsey, one in Professor Parish's church at Cam. bridge, and several others, which have given great satisfaction. All the mut , tics where the Poor dates amount to above 3s. in th e I pound on the rental. have recently been in a disturbed, state, while th e counties charged below 3s. have teen invariably free from disorder. difference in the parochial ',unbent between the northern and hom e counties is titeerving the attention of Parliament. It should be as. certained why the rates in Northumberland amount to only Is. 4tl. in the pt um' on the rental, and 6s. l Id. per head on the numbers of the population, and iu Sussex to o'. 7.1. in the pound on the rental, and 19,t. lid. on the population. The pressure of the Poor Rates is mum heavier in the agricultural counties than in the manufacturing districts. In Lancashire the met is 4s. lid. pet head, while the home counties average 15s. I.:0 —John Carver Althmpe, Esq. of Leans, Derbyshire, to Mary. daughter of Thorsen Gibbon Fitzgibbon, Eaq. of Bedewed & —At Casdetun, Francis Gobi, Esq. of Manchester, to Miss Hannah Champion •Lughter of John Champion, Eq . of Edale.—At Upping. Edward Woollen, fourth son of Sir Robert Wilmot, of Chad. deaden Hall. Bart. to Augusta Matilda, only daughter of Charles Citampion, of Beaumout Chase. EN. DIED.—The Bev. G. King, M.A. Prebendary of Ely, and Rector f Whit well, Derbyshire—At the New Jail, in York, Mr. D. Wear, formerly n mdicitur io York, after a very long and painful Illness, which he sustained with the greatest patience, fortitude, and resignation. lie was committed to the above prison on the 30th of May, 1828, carried upti.‘ the bed on which he expired, and was never able to be removed I hum thence hut by assistance since that time, being lost the use of his !limbs. tie has left a discunsulate widow and five children in indigent chtunssences. TYN MERCURY, FEB. 15. In consequence of the great I:untitity of snow which had previotudy fallen melting with unusual rap kiity on Wednesday last, the Tyne rose to a greater height dam it has ever dune, we believe, since the year 1815 or tti. The Louses s. Lemingtuo, Ncwburn, Dunstan, and other vii. 'ages bordering on the river, were to a considerable extent filled with seater. Fields that had been sown with grain were robbed of their seed by the Hood, and many of the farmers suffered severely. A waggon a:) which was forming between IVylam and Lanington, belonging to Alt.asrs. ant Co. sustained very considerable damage, much of the ..,ouvel and other materials having been displaced or eankd away by the snow or flood. Mr. Rooney, of Dement-hough, we hear , lost about 50 casks of salanunoniac, a kiln of fire bricks, and other pro. I perty. Quantities of limy. furniture, &c. were seen floating down the river. The Tyne ruse so high at Newcastle Quay on Wednesday at one or two o'clock in dtt: afternoon, that it was impossible to get along by the footpath. The cakes were almust entirely filled with water.—At Shields die destruction among the shipping was v-m considerable. Haehael, of Newcastle, both bows stove, bosniptit carried away, and other serious damage. Penelope, of London, the like damage. Justin's, also of London, rudder torn off, stem stove down, litc. Hannah Moore. of Newcastle, holed, bows stove, figured head gone, and otherwise dasnaged. Nereus, of Shields, bowsprit lost, and both bows much stove. Eleanor, of Slyth, du. do. Wootipark, of Newcastle, do. do. Ocean, of London, do. do. Two Brothers, of eldelds, do. do. Active, of Dundee, do. do. John, of Shields, do. do. Halcyon, of Sunilalsod, both bows much stove, and other serious damage, topables, &c. Genuine, of laudon, more ur less damaged. Canada. of Newcastle, do. Friends, of Shields, do. Britannia, of Newcastle, stern split, and other damage. Some keels was driven to sea. The leading objects of the Royal National Inadtution ass--to furnish means fur assisting stranded vessels, or vestals otherwise in distress.—to relieve the individual sullbreno—to reward those persona whose curio. rious conduct in assisting to save lives may entitle them to considers don—and to provide for the widows and families of any who unfortu nately perish in endeavouring to save the lives of others. In the saving of lives, the result of the efforts of the institution, since its for mation, has teen, according to the fifth report of Central Centerlines, as follows ; _ _ In 1824, saved 114, and three whole news. 1125, 418 1016, ^ 175 ntri, lAs 1098, 16" 465 1446 In all upwards of 1444 lives saved in eases coming under the imme diate cognisance of the institution and its handles ; and it may with fairness be presumed, that but far the arrangements made by the Med. tution, several of those lives would have been l ost. _ . Oriorate or ins New Cur.—ln the year 18811, the Tees Nati. gating. Company obtained their first Act of Parliament, for improving the navigation of the river, by maldft a cut ' near to the town of Stockiest, by which three miles and a half of its ancient worse was saved. This et., was opened in 1810. In 11129, the Company deter. mined .o make a new channel for the river, commencing near to the Blue liotese f'olll, (about a mile front Stoc kton) on the west, and ter minating near Newport on the east—its length being about three quay. ten of a mik, its depth sixteen feet, and its breadth about two hue. flail and fifty feet. By this cut, nut only is a distance fully equal to its own length saved, bu. the daugerous channel, full of ;shoal. heretofore passing by Portmek, is altogether avoided. Vim openistgi ,he new channel took place on Thursday the 10th ;natant, when the ceremoby nes performed with great *dal. About two o'clock in the afternoon, a consideraLle number of the shareholders, with a numerous body of their Mends, sailed flown the river, in a steamer, to Bayport, where some vessels were lying, one of whi ch, the brig Arno. was towed through the tut as Smckton, preceded by a line of steam boat% and other craft, amidst loud rejoicings, end in the presence of a very great concourse of spectators, who lined the hanks of the river and the quays in suds numbers du, the whole population of the town and iaighhourhood seemed to congregated. A party o upwards of 100 of the must respectable in the town and vicinity, sat not it to n sumptuous dinner, served in capital style by AIL nyder, in the assetnidy room, which was most tartefally decorated. Leonard liaishack, Raq. presided. supported, on his right, by Lord Falkland. Mersitall Fowler, Esq. Col. Grey, Sir Cuthbert Sharp, and W. Ward Jackson, Esq. • and on his left, by Thos. Pdeynelf, Esq. W. T. Stavin Esq. the l ieu. J. Brewster. John Cartwright, Paq. the IVicar of Notion, J. Favell, Esq. Skinner, jun. Eq. and O. W. Todd, Req. The adjourned meeting of the freeholders and inhabitants of the county of Northumherhuld took place a. ?delved' on Wednesday last. It was very numerously attended, the new county courts being aowded to excess. The High Sheriff was prevented from presiding by a se vac domestic affliction, and the chair was consequently filled by the Under Sherif. Tnesday last, a public meeting was held in the Asaemb Room, Sun. thrland, to consider of the propriety of petitioning the for a reform in the Commons° (louse of Parliament. At the appointed time the mom was crowded, many of the turret respectable gentlemen of the town and neighbourhood being present,—Addison Pentrick, Esq. in the chair. MARNIXD —At Botha, the Rev. Jobs Robinson, to: Elisabeth, youngest daughter of the Rev. Edward Otter. DIED.—At High Lorton, John Dodpon, Req. late of Low Moose, In Braekenthwaite, aged 70.—At Cbc•ter.le.street, Mary, wife of Ed. ward Wylem, Esq. aged 313.—At Hellrnsborgb, Lieutenant Rawdon Clavering.—At London, in Penland-place, Mr. Robert Wilson, late of Darlington, solleitoe. •.• The Proprietors of Tits STAR, with a view to contribute their toile in aid of the varies', great questions sow pending, maks s leader of their caimans to insert Relkolutions of Public dims** at ass.r BUR USUAL IRODSRATI RATS or CHARGE, and IN Tao STAR is in established oiroidatiee ihrearkells the Medea ibagdalls, She ha - Valli off awl resiprooat cesessiatestieas between kakis bodies IRGlf i robriese. The cop, qf such resolutions may eitiMe he aria per post, er through the Pfister, of kcal Newspapers.—la the Pam masa, since its wasaiwseemeiti es Jemmy 1, will be/mad the best. and often She only GAIIOUPH # the proceedings f such biessisegs, which hat appeared ht way Logsdon Paper. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morals* 7a. Um I Afternoon Ss. 335. Ammo - - AR LONDON: hinted mid klabliabed by Joint Manta, at the STAN Orrice, No. 1, Plekett.place, Temple Bar. 1