Star. — London, England, 1821-03-31 00:00:00

. . .. ' ei l' .i la ' b ut t his was a fact which easily adnutt o exp na- 1 do; foe, as it was th e duty oi the Semen; p&tarTy on d m oprespoodence for the Commiridef-in;Chinf, his Wirers were. lunch inere as& in consequence of Member of appffesiions on the -part of` OffiCeis „iced to half-pay. As to the Inspector's of , Army . clothiers, he was net-sure that he understood. the H a o. Gentleman's peopoeitioe for substituting, Otie tect or, with a Committee of Officers belongtng,to " u ;a l r egiment. If the regiatenis were on foreign secr ire, such a plan would be impracticable,' and at A events, the expense of sending a detachment of pricers from each regiment, would more than coon nubalance the reduction of one Inspector. With re gard to the salary of the Chaplain-General, the Cle rical arr angements of the Army had been so much i m proved since the appointment of a Gentleman of , c haracter and'respectability to officiate in that capa city, that he was surprised to hear the Hon. Gentle man object to the amount of it. The Hon. Member. com bined that the Staff in Ireland was much g reater in proportion than the Staff he England ; but the Army in Ireland was much more dispersed time in England, and as that circumstance involved mar e frequent marches of different detachments, and 'w e frequent inspections, it was necessary to keep up a Staff to a greater amount. After some other observations, the Noble Lord concluded by opposing the Amendment. , C,olond DAVIES bore testimony to the obligations of the Army, and of the Country in general, to the services d the Illustrious Person at the head of the ?Sitar? Establishment. He was, hOwever, cos i:wed, that a considerable saving might be made in oar Military Establishment, and, if not to the ex tent stated by his Honourable Friend, yet still' a saving which was highly important to the country, ~ might be carried into effect. - He -thee proceeded to shew how that saving might be effected. The Commander-in-Chief and Stalin Ireland, he thought, should be reduced, which would save the Public about £4OOO a-year. The Staff of the Leeward Islands also was excessive, amounting to £21,000 annually. This would give room fur some reduc-- tion. He did not see any necessity for a Quarter- Master-General in those small Islands which had. Fort Adjutants and Brigade Majors. He then oh erred upon the force kept up at St. Helena, and said, that even allowing it was necessarylo sta tau two battalions there, yet he did not see why there should be both a Lieutenant and Brigadier- General. The whole amount of saving which would arise from the Staff reductions which he proposed, including that of the Irish Staff, would be about £13,000 a-year, exclusive of the Medical ,tiff- Ile could move a Resolution to that effect when the imendm tit befbre the House was disposed of; but pailful as it was to his feelings to dissect from his lion. Friend (Mr. Hume), he could not support the fall extent of his Amendment. Mr. BENNETT said, that when he considered the station and duties of the Commander-in-Chief, he did Kt believe him to be overpaid. He remarked upon the extraordinary statement of the Noble Lord (Pal merston), relative to the Secretary of War, whose &ties he had asserted were increased since the ter mination of the war. This he professed himself not well able to comprehend. He complained also of the great expense of the Foreign Staff, which he be. Serial to be far beyond what the public service re tie thought his Hon. Friend (Mr. Hume) tight in referring to the Military Establishment of 1192, as the standard tor a time tf peace; but Gen teel:en on the oppotite side of the House deprecated as allusion, and did not hesitate to say, that the sited' the Atropin 1792, was the worst possible.— SI& Gentlemen, he (Mr. Bennett) believed, would have beets exceedingly indignant in the year 1792, if tedvaa imputation had been cast upon the Minister of that pestod by any of those who were called the Opposition; but the Gentlenen_appositoseemed not le be aware that his Honourable Friend had only bested the words of the Report of the Financial Com mitment 1817, which Report urged the necessity of yawning to the Establishment of 1792. The Coru ndum also was appointed by his Majesty's Govern ment, buk Ministers seemed to have forgotten it. He concluded, by say's& that he had as desist the time ?mid cams when great revolutions blest be made its Cease lidithitet; aged licrWever they might be voted that year, he believed the Rouse would utter see the fike•agant.-(iieinisiteer). Wa43ll.agreed with *has had WOG from Hemotrible Member (Colossi Davies) with &t -win to the Commander-in-Ohief, whose charaCter and conduct could not be too highly eulogi sed. Ile defended the Staff in Ireland; and the Foreign Staff, es net costing the nation more than public duty made requisite; and said,, that there oughrto be no saving made in the Army Estimates at the espouse of the comforts of the &kith soldier. Mr. J. SMITHSaid, that the arguments urg -0 in answer to his Honourable Friend (Mr. Humel were more with respect to the discipline of the Army than to,the necessity of supporting the present public ex penditure.- He, for , one, was anxious to support the credit and character of the country, but he was also anions to maintain faith with the public creditor. Indeed, hefelt -our situation to be such, that iht-s single, shilling ought to be granteff which was not Aumary to .the security ef the country— ( K eer, lear). The Honourable Member, after some further &striations, concluded by stating, that he would ' , Orley support a reduction in the Stag Depart. Meet, though not to the amount proposed by his HO seeable Friend (Mr. Hume). After a few words from Lord PALMICIST9N and .11r, Bale t /tr. HUME * consented to withdraw his motion, and to propose that the sum grained to the support af the Staff Department should be £90,000. - • - Upon this motion the House divided— Eat the Amendment . - 61 'Against -it - - 116 Majotity The nest Resoluti on was, th at a sum net ences4- imr - 125 4 82 13s. 10d. be granted for the general or lteland. rIL PARNELL opposed this grant as. extra's- Vkit :he thought,that the Irish Staff ought to be ansiderablf reduced. Lord PALMER I SI7ON made son observitiono in ...Vert of the proposed grant. 110;HUMS 'contended that the Irish Staff was by far too nnmetour, and ought to be reduced. Lord PALMERSTON maintained, that the situ a•, tku of Ireland required more Staff Officers in const 4 tinencmd . the dilttibution of thq troops in that coun try, The duty 'ar . tlfe Medical Officer, was al s o m ore :important than•the Honourable Gentlean appeared ~to think ; for they had to make tours of inspection' „to see how the Regimental Surgeons attended •to their duties, tend ,it was a mistake to suppose that the Irish Establishment was exempted from foreign ser vice any more than that of England. • Mr. WARRE said a few words in support of the Amendment. Sir EL PARNELL thought that the arguments of the Noble Lord seemed to assume, that Ireland was in a state of war instead of peace ; but the fact was, that the. Commander of the Forces was an unneces• sary office, as all the business could be as well done by a Deputy Adjutant and a Deputy Quartermas ter-Genes al. Sir G. HILL contended that the state of Ireland required the establishment of a Military Staff, as ap peared from the expefience of the last year. Mr. O'GRADY said, he should vote in favour of the numerical force of the Army, because be consi dered it necessary; but not for the unnecessary ex pense. It was not the effective force of the Army that was objected to, but the existence of those places, almost amounting to sinecures, which were attached to it in every direction, and among which he was sure he might.include ,that of the Commander-in- Chief, and that of the Adjutant-General, with his Assistants. Mr. C.GRANT observed,that if they were resolved to have a Court in Ireland they must countenance the appointment of high offices in order to support its dignity. The Honourable Baronet had suggested last year that the office of Lord Lieutenant might be abolished, but he could state that the suggestion had excited considerable alarm in Ireland, and particu larly In Dublin. • Colonel DAVIES supported the Amendment. Mr. BENNETT thought that the Offices of Adju . - tant and Quartermaster-General might be efficient at the Levees and Drawing-rooms of the Castle; but the question after all was this, that Ireland was poor, and could not' pay for those splendid Offices. They I heard nothing from that country but the voice of dis tress, and it WAS a mockery to talk of Courts and 'Establishments 'which they had not the means of swporting. Mr. GOB DOls.l asked, what neces,ity was there for the Commander in Chief of Ireland to give dinners ? The splendour of the Court could, he thought, be kept up as well by the presence of a Lieutenant-Ge neral as'of a Commander in Chief. The Committee then divided on the Amendment : For the Amendment . - - 53 Against k • 140 Majority • On re-admisSion to the Gallery, Mr. Hume was objecting to the vote of £14,474. 15s. sd. for th - e allowances to the Commander in Chief, his per sonal Staff, Secretary, Assistants, Clerks, and contin gent expenses. After contrasting the present expense with the expenses of the years 1793 and 1807, he moved that the sum should be reduced to 1:12,256. After a few observations from Lord PALMERSTON and Colonel DAVIES, the Gallery was cleared, but no division took place. On re-admission, Mr. HUME was objecting to the office of Paymas ter-General of the Forces, as unnecessary. The sums that passed through his hands amounted to from six to ten millions annually, and the duties of the office, which cost the country £25,000 a-year, might be as well performed by the Bank, without any expense whatever. In 1792 the amount was £18,344;and even then it was considered too much. What he wished to do was simply to bring back the amount of the expense to what it was in 1792. He hoped, however, that in the course or another year the country might be able to do without the office altogether. The total amount of the expense of die office, including a sum of £5OOO pensions, amounted to £28,000; instead of which sum be moved, as an Amendment, that the sum. of £23,728 should be voted for the expense of the Pay master-General's Office. Sir C. LONG contended that the duties of the office were extremely heavy, and were performed with a degree of the utmost regularity and attention. He contended that the duties of the office could not be performed by the Bank. He was willing, and even anxious, to make every possible reduction in the an nual expense of the establishment, and he had no doubt but that he would be able to reduce it consi derably. Various accounts were now before the office, which it would be very necessary to have arranged. As soon as those accounts should be gone through, a considerable number of Clerks would be dismissed; but he submitted to the House, that it would be the very worst species of economy to dismiss the Clerks at present, as that step would necessarily leave the accounts unexamined. Sir HENRY PARNELL said, when hehad held an official situation in Ireland, connected with the Mili uuy Department, there was an Army in that country amounting, to 60,000 men; that Army was regularly' paid without a Paymaster-General's Office—Oar, simple process was, that an order was issued by the Treasury, signed by the. Secretary at War, and paid at the Bank. He never knew of any complain or dissatisfaction at the manner in which the pay meat of the Army was made at that period in Ireland. Mr. HUME said, that the whole duty of the office was to register the checks that issued from the Trea- Miry, He appealed to the . House, whether the Hon. Baronet's statement, with respect to the manner in which the Army, of Ireland was paid, when he held 'an official situation in the country, should not be con clusive upon the subject ? For *himself, be had no other view than to reduce the present enormous sala ries —(Hear, hear)-which existed almost in every Department. Itie was convinced, that the duties of the Paymastsir-Ginerars Office, instead of £23,000, might be conducted at an expense not exceeding L'3ooa.a year !--(llser, hear). Mr. BEltNAL.said, that with respect to the Wi dow; Pensions, he saw, by. an account which he held in his hand, that the widow of an Entry Clerk had r a pension of £125 kyear ; the widow of an, Account: ant 000; whilst the widow of. a Genial Officer had but COO-a-year— (Mir, hear). Sir C. LONG. said, that the Accountant we a . wan `rho retired from office • after forty ! two yens serrice; Accountants were then in the habil pf re-. ceiving from £4,000 to 1:5,000 a-year. The other . . 'was the widow of an ()Meer, who retired after forty ' years service. Mr. BERNAL observed; that a peron hiving Stf enormcks a salary as £5,006 should have matiesprO4' visionfor his widoW : the P u bli c were not b ourn d t o pay her an enormous pension, after having paid her husband an enormous salgy. After some further obsezvations from Mr. Frinigr Colonel I:lAvie4, Sir C. Lose, Mr. T. COUR:V*IOIAT, Mr. GORDON, Me. BENNI64,' and Sir 3. BoOcturt, the Gallery was cleared, but the Committee was not divided, -and the original motion was agreed to.. The House then r e su m e d, when • Mr. BItOGDEN moved, that the Report 6f the Committee be received on Monday. • • Mr. BENNETT objected to the iterioit being brought up on a day when it could not be discassed. The House then divided-- Fur the Merlon - - 2.5 Against it 20 • _ _ _ Majority - —5 Dr. LUSHINGTON brought in Ids .IliN for exeJudhg Per sons holding Judicial Offices in Ireland from Seats in Parlia ment.—lt was read a first dine. The ether Orders of the Day were disposed of, and the House adjourned at Half -past One. • DRURY-LANE THEAThICAL FUND. The Anniversary Festival in aid of tlfe Dmry.lane Theatrical Fund was celebrated yesterday, at the Freemasons Tavern. At half-past six o'clock his Royal Highness the Duke of YORK entered the room, acdompanied by the Marlris of ANGLESEY, the Ear l of BLESINTON, the .Earl of Flea, Sir SAMUEL SIIEFIIERDSir WILLIAM CONGREVE, Mr. CALCRAF T , M.P. an Jmany other persons of distinction. The cloth being removed, 64 The Kingkwas given with three times three, and with shouts of applause. The next toasts given were, 66 The Royal Family," " The Army," and " The Navy." The Earl of BLESINTON said, the pleasing task devolved upon bins, of proposing a toast, which, he was sure, all present would drink with enthusiasm. To enlarge on the merits of their Royal Chairman was unnecessary, and would be injudicious, as they I were already engraven on the hearts of the People. Among all the virtues which distihguished his Royal Highness, none more endeared him to his country than his anxiety to promote the interests of the ral benevolent Institutions of this Metropolis, and of these none were considered by his Royal Highness' more entitled to patronage than the charitable funds of the sister Theatres. He then begged to purpose— " The health °t his Royal Highness the Duke of York." This toast was drank with three times three, and with loud acclamations. The Duke of Yona, in returning thanks, expressed I the high satisfaction he felt at meeting a company so numerous and so respectable on the present occasion., Ile thought -none of the charitable Institutions of this i\letropolis better entitled to support than those estab lished for the relief of decayed Performers of the sis ter Theatres. None afforded a fitter opportunity for the display of generosity and gratitude, than those which enabled the lovers of the Drama to do some thing towards making the declining years comfort- 1 able of those who had contributed so largely to the enjoyment of their benefactors. In return for the honour he had received, he begged to drink , 4 To the health of all present"—(Great applause). The next toast was, " Prosperity to the Drury-Lane Theatrical Foul" The toast having been drank with great applause, Mr. ELLISTON addressed the Meeting. This was the fourth Anniversary in which the interests of Drury-Lane Theatre had been promoted by Meetings like the present, which numbered among the visitors some of the first characters of the age ; and this was the fourth Anniversary on which his Royal Highness the Duke of York had done them the honour to take the Chair. The patronage of his Royal Highness was the more important, as it seemed to confirm his Majesty's gracious disposition towards the. concern, without whose munificent aid Drury-Lane Theatre would, perhaps, never have been extricated from the difficulties with which it had to contend. To him it was perhaps owing that they could meet this day— that the Institution had not sunk with the Establish ment which it was destined to support. The import ance and value of this Charity were such, that he could not but wonder that the whole of his brethren had not come forward in its support. The Actor's profession was one which,, of all others, required the greatest corporeal and mental powers combined, and these in the slightest degree impaired by 4 f the.thou sand natural shocks that flesh is heir to," the,greatest favourites became exposed to the most afflicting vicis situdes. That this was felt strongly -in some cases, he might instance in his own person. He, though at the head of a similar Institution-in another place, had recently become a Member of the Dray-Lane Fund, as lie did not know that even the situation in which he at present stood would save him from 'standing in need of its assistance it some future period. They had acted on the principle of increasing the stock of the Institution with the contributions latterly received. He declined going into details, but might beAllewed to state, that at present they had two claimants on the Fund, who had been relieved from it ever since the days of Garrick, a period of nearly forty years, and three persons had been put on the list since the last Festival.. The highest income granted for the support of life, to the highest class of.clatmkttts, wa; CO per annum, the lowest £3O. What hi had said was sufficient to make it felt how desirable it was to augment the funds of the Institution. To say more would be superfluous. On the.presesst occasion, he stood in need of no studied phrase; a 66 plain nnvar nished tale" would best answer his purpose. He re gretted that on the present occasion the cause had not the benefit of his energy and eloquence who had heretofore been its advocate. The recollection of that eloquence would, he hoped, still survive, and assist his own imperfect efforts. lle hoped he should nut be thought to digress unwarrantably, when he added, that he hoped in a few months to hive the satisfaction to hail Mr. Kean 's return to England, 4-id of seeing him, after visiting the United States of America, restored in health and wealth to the bosom of his family, and the scene of his best fame—the presence of the Piffilic.—The next toast was, “'Oar aobli sad liberal Wee-Pm-Metes." The Maiquis of Anockinsv, in the absence of she lilicgrious Prince, who had acted as one of the Vice- Presidents on Former occasions, begged to return his thanks for the tonour which they had received, and - . "• tt the same time to express the I f fEran • in the welfare of the Institutioxi. , ~,t! " The health ofthe 5614iimkiei4O drink With three times three. . , . • . • Mr. CAI;CRAFT returzied titinki. , 4, The heilth of the Lessee" being drink, . . „.. . Mr. Mamma ;Tressed his gratitude for the ho ' nour he had received. He had a duty to perform- Unbiassed by personal feelings. li s e at l} s ol% he bad hr. therm dottb VO'f and be hadshe . cin to SUMS chat the situation ef.thi - ' was such, that he: had no reason to doubt tlve .. of the Theatre wiled be paid elf by the time - ich the Committee 171 13 bed 'tamed as that at Which the Proprietors might ' hope to nee the Theatre out of debt. In the petfortn"-- intee'df his duty he was tot disposed to be alarsized it tediporary losses, nor should be be elevated br temporary prosperity. This he could venture to say' r. that the Theatre bad never been so free from embar rassment—had never owed so little meaty is it (rived . 'under the present lessee—(Applairse): • • . " Success totbe Covent-Garden Thesarteal Vu 4i" was among the toasts that smote:le& • • - ' Mr. YATES, as the only me t nbee of th e Covent*: Garden Company present, returned thinks for this toast which had been drank, andexpressedhis, Ton& dent hope, that the feelings of the members o f .13e two Theatres, would ever unite in iaiiseof Chatitly: The healths of Mr. Kemal.; Mrs. Sinnons, and Mr. KEAN, were drank with three acres three. ' The Earl of BLESINTON returned thanks for iiii friend Mr. Keztibk, and was confident nothing could have *afforded that Gentleman more pleasure than to •• present on this occasion. ' :Mr. P.LISTO W read over • the List of Subscriptiqris i which amounted to a mu c h larger,sum than had ever been contributed on any formeffestival; to the Drury.; Lane Fund; •He announced 100 guiteit front-the King, accompanied by a letter.from.,Sr•Benjamin Bloomfield, in which his Majesty; in the kindest and most. ocaulestending maimer, expressed the wart interest he took in the'affairl of. the Theatre(Gretd applause). He announced • LSO front the Duke' of York, and closed an unusually long •list, with -whit he . called a bonne &niche—the subscription Of. two Ladies; R2O from Mrs. Garrick, the relict of tbeet cellent founder of the Institution.; and £5O trent 11Irs:Cputit. The total. amount of the subscriptions, he added, *is a prodigious!" It eiceeded (including the collection at the tables) £1,900 ' ' • 4 Mr.-D: Kiss*inn had to announce a subscription which, though smalli would not be the least accept.. able. It waathe first fruits. of what Mr. Kean bad remitted from•Amcrica to previde, for. his family: l — could stale that Mr. Kearihad left this country with the most poignant feelings 'of He had only quitted it with a view oUeitah r li e ri e n t g the inde• pendence of his family, and Mrstean had thought the first fivis guineas --the produce of what be had remitted to this country, could not be better ap plied than in sending it to . the -Theatrical Fund—. (Loud applause): • The evening was spent in the utmost harmony. A• new song, written for the occasion, was sung by Mr. HARLEM, and this, with a mock Italian song by Mr. T. Comm, was rapturously encored. Mr. YATEa gave some excellent imitations. A variety of other songs and glees were sung, and the company were agreeably surprised by the Echo Song, front the gdl - by Miss Poor:, which called forth loud plaudits. No entertainment could be• better conducted. The Duke of Yona retired at half-past eleven. The Chair by desire of the company, was immediately occu pied by Lord Btasirrron, who conducted the festi vities till a Late hour. We announce sixteen new Books (see Asit•erthe. mend), which we may confidently recommend tp,the attention of the thousands, who, having acquired the art of reading in public Schools, siint Books on in teresting subjects at a moderate price. Such a Seder never befote was presented to••the world. Each of them recommends kself; by its quantity of matter, by thit popularity ofjts subject, or by the uneqpiled variety of its embellishments. Miss RAprohrs.the.young Lady who arcidenta ll 7 receited a pistol-ball in the eye, a s we have 'already mentioned, it expected to recover; the eye behind which the ball lodges is entirely lost. The ball ran never he extracted:. . . • bletanestoti Carentserns....-Wednesdar.aftmnoon, emote; distressing accident °centred off Georg c-stairs, Horsleydown The ship Salina* front Londonderry, arrived Ihit morning ha theliver, having several.passengere on board, me of whom, a fine young woman about 17 mesa. age, who had com e to Lont. dust, in order * to procure **situation, whiling to be 'lent on shore; got.lnto the,boat for that purpose, accompanied: by • one •of the sailors. They had not proceeded far from the vessel, when the boat, by some means, wisuptit, and both of them were Staab` into the water. They straggled for. somptinse,.e.odsavouring to .re. gain the boat, but before assistance could be rendered to them, they sunk, to rise no nt*e. Thef were lot' pitied up until next day, when, at low water,, they were found tying in the mod, folded in each others arms. The names of,thennfoetunatetufr ferers were Althur - Cdokstind 'Ann 2il•QUlre: Invites were held yesterd#Ysin the bodirni—VerdictstAccWeinal Deaths, Coannek's INQUlLM—Yesterday„ an Inquest wps haillavhe Marquis of Granby, in Richmond, on the body of Rabe. h t . who was shot by a watchman, On the morning o f We ttish inst. near Petersham. Tice deceased Was house. carpenter to Lord 'Derby, and CO Wednesda night list was aecompanying a young woman from Loodon to R t ehtootd, for the purpose of visiting her friends; - when proceeding along. the road, they met a man In a cart driving in that 'direction, and be offered them a con. veynnee. which they aceijited of; be drove on at a quick pace till their arrival as Petersham-bill e about one mile from Richmond, when they were challenged - by the watchman on that beat, Rind • • red to stop, whielithe driver refused, swearing at the same time, that he would be d—d if he would. The watchman fol. leived them, repeating his orders, and fi nding that no attention *as paid to him, be discharged his llandeHmas at -the tart. The pleetwas crammed with balls and slugs, and every intlivAima the cart was struck by one of them. Thedeceased f e ll in the `cart after the *ht. The drieerdrove on, however, tilt their rival hs Itigtigtottll, where they . made the cirefermen nep ho ws to the °Were, who proceeded immediately to appr i = o tte watchman, whose name is Wigiey, and who ts irtiont acknowledged the circumstance of his baring brrti at the potion; in the cart, but not with the intention to do them any, initri, his object being merely to alarm them.- He refuted tote con veyed to the watch-honse, and 'offered some rmistangerodie Officers, who were obliged at length to use forte, and are 14ta there against his will. 'The owner of the • cart wet struifilby'a dug in the shotdderi . and the young . woman was also war y, but not seriously. On their arrival at Richond, surgical arise. once wits preemlea lolikeverellbet this* isse of to recbieti tf deceased, bit lodictvally .—s4lll watchman attempted tojettity his conduct, eat_ that be was obeying instructions whirl he hid r telohtialiperaotts of saeleftious • mice travellittg at unsearnsable boors.—Ti, JarY sit %Mims o'clock in the morning until four in the afternoon • a a labotlems . iniestfg atb Stud tbr wrest matured r e . turned a verdict of “ Wilful Murder against Richard Wigki,! who was immediately ceuuulued for trial at the iiingstuaAssiaes.