Star. — London, England, 1808-10-15 00:00:00

ftzsoußCES 0, In the present critical conjuncture of political af fairs, and in the midst of the great and expensive ex ertions which this country is making to preserve her own, and to restore the liberties of the rest of Europe, we feel the highest gratification in directing the atten ticn of our Readers to the very flourishing condition o f our National Revenues. • In the quarter which ended on the 10th instant, it appears that the produce of the Consolidated Fund has fully justified the expectations upo n which the Estimates of the last Session were founded ; and that the surplus is the largest that has yet been known in any preceding quarter. It amounts to /2,714,117. —In the quarter ending the 10th of October, 1807, it was £ 2 , 310,000 . But as there is a sum to be deducted from each of these amounts, on account of the deficiency of the preceding quarter (the consolidated fund being loaded kith the heaviest charge in the quarters ending sth July and sth January, on account of the payment of the Consols at these periods) the following statement will be a dealer mode of exhibiting the actual surplus produced towards the current service of the year, in the half yeah e nded 10th October in 1807 and 1808 respectively : Surp lus on 10th Oc tober, 1807 Deduct deficiency sth July, to be made good 148,000 R em ained, surplus applicable to the grant of the year 1607.. Surplus 10th October, 1808 Deduct deficiency at Stb July 2,162 1 000 £2,714,000 406,000 Remains, surplus applicable to the grant of the year 1808 ......................... X 2,208,000 It only remains to be observed, that the whole sur plus granted by Parliament for the service of the year 1707 (ending sth April, 1808) was 83,750,000, and that considerably more than that sum was actually produced within the year. For the present year 0,500,000 only has been granted upon the same Fund; so that,deducting from that sum theW2,308,000 above stated, there remains only 1,192,000 to be pro 4uced in the two ensuing quarters of January and A p a—There appears therefore the strongest pro bability that there will be a considerable excess at the disposal of Parliament at April 1809. Such is the condition of the permanent revenue.— With respect to the War Taxes the accounts are no less favourable. Their whole amount in the last quarter (ended lOth October) is f6,403,705.—1n the quarter ended 10th October 1807, it was £6,179,073. The Property Tax alone has produced in the year ended 10th October, 1808, £11,851,000. Yesterday M. M. ADLERBERG, the Swedish Minis ter at our Court, had a conference with Mr. Secretary CANNING at the Foreign Office, which lasted between two and three hours. The present establishment of the Royal Naval Hos pital at Plymouth has been settled as follows, by an order of the Right Hon. the Privy Council, at the re commendation of the Right Hon. Lords Commis sioners of the Admiralty ; the warrant was sent down last week Governor - - . 4800', Tour Lieutenants, each - - 200' Physicians of 10 years - - . 2!. 2 All other Physicians - 600 Surgeons - - - - 500 Agent and Steward - • 350 Dtspenser and Chaplain - - SOO Governor's Clerk - - - 150 Fire Clerk to the Agent • 150 First Clerk to the Steward - 150. The Comet, which at this period last year first !bade its appearance, seems again to have directed its erratic course towards our sphere. It bears due East and may be seen every clear evening soon after seven, somewhat below a straight line drawn between the Planet Jupiter and the leading Star in Urar Minor, at about two-thirds, distance from the Planet and forming nearly a right angled triangle, with the Pkiada. The tail is not so perceptible as last year, but its nucleus is visible to the naked eye. per Annum. I r. per Diem. per Annum. Wednesday morning a foot race took place between two men of the Royal Miners Light Infantry Com pany, stationed at Dover, the - "distance a mile on the Canterbury Road. It was a well contested race for the first three quarters of it, the winner then beating his antagonist in a very fine style, completed the distance within four minutes and a quarter, leaY ing his competitor at the last but a few yards in his rear. A number of private bets were decided on the occasion. On Thursday night, at six o'clock, as the Liver- . foal coach was starting from the Swan with Two Necks, Lad-lane, an imfortunate accident.happened through the overt hrow; of the-coach when carning the gateway, whereby three women and a man, outside • passengers, were thrown with such violence against the pavement, as prevented the progress of - their . 'journey, and left them in a dangerous state. Tim man was conveyed to die Hospital without h . opes • cs recovery. Thursday se'nnight an alarming fire broke out in Collector's,lane, at the tallow-house of Mrs. Ryan, of Castle.street. Cork. It raged for some time with uncommon fury from the combustible nature Of the materials deposited there, and threatened with di struction the surrounding neighbourhood ; but by the exertions of the firemen the *hole was extinguished between eleven and twelve o'clock. An unfortunate accident happened to Mr. William Deane, eldest sop' of Mr. William Deane, architect : a wall, which it bad been thought necessary to pull down, to stop the Progress of the fire, was mounted by some intrepid individuals, who succeeded in fastening a rope to Its top; on;returning, he swung by the rope, and brought down with him a large portion of the wall. This Person escaped, but the young man was unfortunate ly covered in its ruins. He was soon extricated, but *ith two severe and dingerous fractures in his head Ind thigh, and his family entertain little hopes of hi 'it-riving ' . • • PuvrlcA . FALMOUTH, OCTOBER I. Sailed the following packets, vi;. the Duke of Kent, Captain LAWRENCE, for Barbadoes ; Nocton, for the Mediterranean ; and Manchester, DAVIS, for New York. Wind N. W. PLYMOUTH, OCTOBER 13. Came in the Duke of Kent, Captain EDINGTON, from Quebec, with naval stores for the Dock Yard. Sailed the TRIUMPH, of 74 guns, to join the Channel Fleet ; LILLY, of 18 guns, for Madeira ; FLECHE, of 18 guns, for Portsmouth. PORTSMOUTH, OCTOBER 14. Arrived his Majesty's ships le TIORE and PLOVER, with a convoy, from Plymouth. Wind W. N. W. DEAL, OCTOBER 14. Put back this morning several outward-bound ves sels that sailed yesterday, and remain in the Downs with the ships as per last.—Wind S.W. blows hard. FROM LLOYD'S LIST. GRAVZSIEND, Ocr. 14.—Passed by the Helena, from the Cape of Good Hope ; Friends, —, from the Brazils ; Dunseombe, front Quebec ; Juliana, Raby, from Africa; Industry, —, Zephyr, Donald ; Nancy, Randell; and the Ocean, Picthal, from Gottenburgh. Sailed the Benito, Grant, for Newry; Royal George, Greatakes, for Corunna ; Susan, Wood, and the Sir Godfrey Webster, Walker, for Jamaica. His Majesty's brig Gallant arrived at Sheerness on Thursday last, with the Montague and the Traveller, from Helligoland, which place they left on the :Id inst. with 13 others, and parted on the 9th off the Dogger-bank. The Demerara, —, and the Belle Isle, —, from Demerara, are arrived at Liverpool. They parted from the Sir Edward Pel lew for the Clyde, on Tuesday last. The /antes,. Bradshaw ; and the Lightfoot, Watson, from Ja maica for Liverpool, were all well on Saturday last. The brig Pomona, of Exeter, is supposed to be lost at Hoylake. The William, Price, from Jamaica for Halifax, is captured and burnt. The sloop Trafalgar, of Trinidad, has been taken, retaken, and carried into Grenada. The Providence, Letting, from Quebec for Guernsey, is cap tured. The Mary Ann, Laisne, from Jamaica for London, has foun dered at sea. The Eliza, Wheatley, from Quebec ; and the Sally Ann, —, from Halifax fur Barbadoes, are captured and carried into Mar tinique. JITARGATE, OCT. 13. This place is at present thin, and the number of visitors diminishes daily. Many respectable families have engaged their houses until Christmas ; and, though the birds of passage have all flown, yet, at the " call of incense-breathing morn," we behold " fair Venus's train appear" on the heights of the Fort, or on the Pier, which, ever and anon, is gently sprinkled with the spray of the sea, and other fair objects, who " Parade before breakfast, for an hour or more, " Fresh air to inhale on the sea-pickled shore. " But many, each morning, are up with the crow, " And the first thing they do, into ocean they go ; " There dabble awhile, and then walk on the Pier, " Raise a glow most enchanting, and life-loving cheer: " While others just bathe, and to bed in a trice, " Well pleas'd that they follow the doctor's advice." DANDELION.—This - Qarclen closed yesterday, for the season. The company did not amount to forty. , The Band of the 2d Surrey Militia attended ; and Mr. BERNARD, with his usual attention, formed a small set for dancing, to enliven the party. Some little folks, not yet in their teens, composed the greater part of the trippers on the "light fantastic toe," and danced with ' .much grace and spirit. THEATRE.—Last night the performances were, The Beaux Stratagem, and The Wager of Windsor, for the benefit of Mrs. WELLS : the part of the great Scrub was sustained by our old favourite, GARNER, the Li brarian : he was quite at home in the character, and not a little moved the risible muscles of the specta- ' tors. The Play was under the patronage of Lord CRANLEY and the Officers of the 2d Surrey Militia : the Band of the Regiment performed select pieces daring the evening. The House was crowded. BETTISON'S Evening Promenade closed on Monday. The Ball of to-night is expected to boast a nume rous and elegant assemblage. GIYILDHALL.—Yesterday six disorderly women, I who had been taken up the night before, in Fleet- I street, were charged before the Sitting Magistrate. Several housekeepers attended, and represented how exceedingly abusive the prisoners had bees, to every person who spoke to them. They were ordered to be • committed to Bridewell for 14 days. John Scott, who had been sent on board the Ten der, the day before, he being detected in robbing the Larder of Furnival's-Inn Chophouse, was again brought before the Sitting Alderman, not having been accepted in his Majesty's service. He was or dered to be detained to take his trial, and the parties to have notice to give evidence. THAMES POLICE OFFlCE.—Yesterday the publican, who has been some time in custody on a charge of forging a seaman's will, was discharged, having brought forward incontestable evidence of his isno cence. QUEEN-SQUARE. —Yesterday, T. Spier', a water man, was charged by Joseph Hallam, another wa- I terman, with plying for a fare on the Sabbath day, contrary to Act of Parliament. Hallam stated, that on Sunday, the 10th of July, he was placed as In spector, at Milbank, when he observed the defendant • rowing with a fare from Cumberland-gardens. When he came on - shore, he remonstrated with him on the impropriety of breaking the Rules of the Company, on which the defendant blasted both the Company and the witness, and defied them all. Two sum ' monses had been served on him from the Company, but he refused to attend, consequently they were obliged to apply to the Magistrates ' • he was there fore convicted in the penalty of 10s. for rowing on Sunday ; ss. for abusing the Inspector ; and 30s. for not appearing to the summonses, and was ordered to be detained till the money was paid, which was done in a short time. ----- MANstoN-Houst..—A fellow, named Greve:, was yesterday examined for riotous behaviour at a public house in the neighbourhood of Billingsgate, where be went with some girls to refresh. He was recognised by the Officers to be an old offender, having been tried a short time since at the Old Bailey Sessions.— He was remanded for the present, as it is expected - soine . charges may he made against him. • 4 • AirtrAcr - OF THE " MANIFESTO OF THE PROCEEDING! OS THE ROYAL COUNCIL OF CASTILE ) RELATIVE TO THE IMPOR TANT EVENTS THAT HAVE OCCURRED SINCE OCTOBER LAST." The nation is already informed of the fatal decree of the 30th of October—hapless monument of the most atrocious malice, whose sad record will remain until the ideas of what is just and honourable shall cease to exist. It would have been easy for those by whom it was dictated, to have taken away at that time the life of our dear and lawful Prince, now our King, by some of those execrable and treacherous means which malignity suggests ; but this Kas not sufficient for their vanity : they would cover, the most atrocious and barbarous conduct under the specious mask of justice. This idea was perhaps connected with others, on which it is not at the present moment necessary to dwell ; be it sufficient to record the firm ness with which the Ministers, who composed the Junta of the Royal Court at St. Lawrence, protected innocence, as the first epoch of the conduct and pro ceedings of the Council, in the most delicate circum stances in which it was ever engaged. Those who had arrogated to themselves the supreme power, immediately conceived a general discontent against this Tribunal, and it well knew the perils which awaited a resistance of their wishes. In the mean time French troops were entering into the kingdom, apparently as friends and allies, but in the end, they caused suspicions, even in the most un wary, of such evil projects, as it was not then easy to penetrate. The protection of a persecuted Prince ; the occupation of the kingdom of Portugal ; the de fence of the coasts ; and the conquest of a part of Africa, were the objects which presented themselves to the public expectation ; whilst it was given out in the name 6f the King, that plans of the most advantage ous nature were concerted between the two Govern- ments ; and the subjects were exhorted to treat the troops of the Ally, not merely with civility, but with affection. The Council observed, that even in a time of the greasiest security, the confidence with which they were received would have been most imprudent, as well on account of their numbers, as of the positions which they took; and above all, that it was contrary to the constant maxim of not receiving the forces of an Ally superior in number to our own, and of our permitting them to take possession of the castles and fortresses. But this Tribunal was obliged to stifle their inquietudes ; for it was not within their consti tutional powers to have any controul c • r affairs of this nature ; besides, it was dangerous to manifest any apprehensions whilst a proba.bility existed that the ob ject of these foreign troops was of a generous descrip. fion ; or, by means of family connections, to support the interests of a more worthy Prince, against the pro jects, which he, who then held the reins of Govern ment, might have conceived. As the French troops drew near to the capital, symptoms of uneasiness, real or pretended, were ma nifested by their Majesties and the Favourite. They talked of tardy plans of defence, and of alternately the flight of their Majesties and the Royal Family, at ene time to Andalusia, at another to America : all was disorder and confusion • but what principally ex cited the attention of Spanis h loyalty, was the fortunes of their youthful and beloved Prince. In this juncture of affairs, about half past seven in the morning of the 16th of slarch, D. Carlos Velasca, Chief Secretary in the Office for the General Staff,' called upon the most illustrious President, and interim Governor, and acquainted him that the heads of that department had just received a decree from the High Admiral and Generalissimo, commanding them to give the necessary directions for the removal from this capital to the Royal residence of Aranjuez, of the Royal Corps of Body Guards, the battalions of the Royal Spanish and Walloon Guards, with the light squadrons of the Royal Carabineers, and other corps belonging to the garrison ; and directing that the most illustrious President should cause to be published, an Edict, assuring the people that this measure was merely an act of precaution, to prevent any dangers in an open town, since the alliance between the K in g our Sovereign and the Emperor of the French still ex isted unalterable. Velasco added, that his superiors had sent him to the most illustrious Seignor, whilst the official notification was preparing, that he might expe dite the drawing up and placarding of the Edict. The Governor, who was not acquainted with Velasco, sug gested that he should write down the communication which he he had just made and signed, which being. done, he went with the paper to the Council. The Council considered the fatal consequences which the departure of their Majesties might produce, the object of which probably was no less than a total removal of the troops from this place. They reflected. upon what had just passed in Portugal, where the French troops had made the flight of the Queen and Royal Family a pretext for seizing that kingdom ; and where, instead of deducing from the abdication of the reigning Sovereign, the re-establishment of the nation in the exercise of its original right, they not only inferred that any one was free to occupy it, but also that they acquired a title to private property, which they compelled the owners to redeem, under such principles of public law, as no nation ever yet knew, nor ambition till that hour had conceived.-- Moreover, the Council trembled for the safety of the Prince ; and it was proposed to impede or retard, at least as much as possible, the departure of the troops, either to the intent that, during this interval, and amidst the diversity of precipitate plans formed for the moment, they might have some time to reflect upon what might be the result of the departure of their Majesties ; or lila they might at least be able to facilitatethe escape of the Prince, for which it was positively stated some secret measures had been al ready taken, and which was an object of general de sire. To this end the Council amused the Chiefs of the General Staff, during nearly the whole of that day, for they did not break up till four in the after noon. They however came to the determination, that it should be signified to the aforesaid Chiefs, by the most illustrious Seignor, that it was the resolution of the Council, that the edict proposed by the Com mander in Chief should not be published, until his Majesty, after perusing a report, which was about to be delivered into his Royal hands, should determine what might be his Sovereign intention. In this report they informed the King of the reit., sons ' -which led to this resolution • they also adverted ) to the pretended reasons which were given for his departure, toldlim every thing which was deemed expedient, and, as far as circumstances would admit to make him abandon that design, and to lessen tht confidence he had in the counsels of those pers ns who had such influence over his Royal w'l ; entrea• ted his Majesty in the mildest manner, that, if con. trary to the general opinion of the state of friendshii and confidence with the Emperor of the French, an: thing new had occurred which might render it neces sary to think of extraordinary measures, he would, previously to any decisive resolution on that point, or on any other that might alter the actual political Ant military system, consult a competent number of wel informed subjects, devoted to their Sovereign and to their country, who in a body might propose to hi Majesty, on a full consideration of the ci• curns . .ances, what they might deem expedient; further ad _ling that, if after the many , marks of confidence with which his Majesty, and the noble Kings his ancestors, had ho noured this Council, it was deserving or 13:ing con sulted upon this important subject, his Majesty might be assured that it would deliver its opinion with bre- vity, sincerity, and fidelity, having only in view the .service they owed to their Gon, to his Majesty, ant his subjects. The troops departed the same night for Aran** before any decision was come to on the report, and without the edict having been published. The events which followed are notorious. By a Royal Order of the 3d, and another of the 4th of April, the Council was directed to prepare the charges against the Prince of the Peace, with the view of his being speedily put upon his trial ; but on the 21st, the Junta of Government addressed a decree the Council, stating, that the Prince of Peace havit been, by his Majesty, put at the disposal of the Fren. ' Emperor they had given orders for his release accor. dingly. The Council was required to publish this do. cument in the usual forms. ~. The regret felt by the Council on the perusal this decree, was not inferior to that manifested by the whole nation. They were, by this circumstance, con firmed in the opinion they began to form of the difr culties which successively opposed themselves to administration of justice. In a word, they foresa great evils leading to consequences which baffled calculation. Tn these delicate circumstances, the Council thought fit to suspend the publication, and made a :epr2sen. cation to his Majesty and the Supreme Junta. It formed the latter, that the people at Madrid, as we as the whole nation, had heard of the assuram which had been given by his Majesty, as well at t time of the imprisonment of the Prince of Peace as terwards, that his person should be liable to such sen. tence as justice might pronounce on the charge of public delinquency ; and further, that the Royal ther promised this by his Royal Decree ; in which proposed to his Most Serene Highness, then Prince 1 Asturias, that he should take measures for drawin ) up the process which had since been referred to Council ; that the person accused had attracted universal hatred of the public, and they would fail to manifest much displeasure at his release, since they were very eager for his condemnation. ". Council admonished his Majesty, that the affection which the people had ever sewn him might by Igrees become less sanguine, and in time threaten security of the Junta itself. His Majesty the King, upon receiving a cop; this memorial, transmitted the following Resolutii 4 -4 , I approve of the conduct of the Council, in publishing the order which was sent them by the vernment, relative to the surrender of the person the Prince of Peace." Nevertheless, the Junta ' in the mean time delivered up the prisoner, communicated the unpleasant intelligence to public in two Extraordinary Gazettes, on the 22d, 1 and to the Council, by a Decree, stated to be gror ded on a Royal Edict transmitted by Don Pedro vallos*. The Council then proceeded to state a variety particulars of little interest relative to the release Don Manuel Godoy's accomplices, by order of , Supreme Junta, and to the removal of -the sequestra tion of his effects, a measure which they persisted refusing to sanction with the forms o( jaw. , . , At the time the perfidious plan that had been formed was advancing to maturity at Bayonne, arrogance . of Prince Miwat and his advisers bea daily more conspicuous at Madrid. The Comic daily felt fresh inquietudes. The repeated disappoi, ment of their expectations of the speedy return their young Monarch, the departure of the Royal Parents, - the marked neglect which was openly nifested towards his Serene Highness the infant Antonio, President of the Supreme Junta of Govern. ment, the menacing tone in which the Grand Dul' of Berg, and, in short, all the Frenchmen, daily vaned in their pretensions, all tended to make ' fear the most dreadful results. In this state of affairs it was that Some steps affected to lie taken to restore the Royal Father the Throne. • On the 20th of April, between the hours of and three in the evening, the printer,- Ensebius vares de la Torre, waited on the Governor, an( formed him that some Frenchmen had called on. and requested him to strike off some copies of a min Proclamation, which signified the intent that Royal Parents were about to reascend the Throne.— The printer informed the Governor, to whom he r related the fact, that he accetied•to their wish, Wl' ling to let.them know that be was inimical to t party, and that he might be able to give a fuller count of the nature of the proclamation. In t quence of this information, Joseph Tumiel and _ tonio Bibac, who stated themselvecto be dependants of General Grouchi, Were arrested, and put into finement. Madrid knows the dangers it encountered night from the immense concourse of inhabitants, with the French, in the streets of the Arenal, la Zarza, and Puerta del Sol. The symptoms of mutual ill-will soon became nifest, and most particularly amongst the sole and it at length increased to such a pitch, that Grand Duke of Berg no longer enjoined the latt 'keep up any• sentiments of unanimity or good with the people. He, however, made a formal plaint, in a letter to pou Antonio, the Infant, Madrid, April 2S i in which he says :—" I dec to your Royal Highness, that Spain can no • For a coirkplete staterneas et the circumstances attend: this triIIIIntiOD, see kW " rapallitigia. " 1,12 the STAG of Monday , Wt. 1111111 11 . 11111.111.1.111... eircnPRCES OF 17r2 COONTM ed it, he ns - • a- n- t ip , ly .ts- Al, or Id Al to us !Sy . 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