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weighed in the scale with the benefits that would be derived from leaving all the four Judges on the Bench. Leave was then granted to bring in the Bill. Mr. MAURICE FITZGERALD gave notice, that he 'would to morrow move for an Account of the amount of the Salt Duties in Ireland. Mr.,IIROUGHAM stated that the Acts of the 29.. h and 40th of the King, chap..sl , , sect. 16, re. quired certain periodical returns from public ac countants which had not for some time been made. He therefore moved that those aconunts should be laid before the House from the priod when they were last presented, according to the provisions of the Act, and with, the other particulars therein di rected and specificd. Mr. NV YNN said, that his Honourable and Learned Friend had better call on the public officers in ques tion to know why they had not complied with the provisicns of the Act ? and not order that to be laid bef.-,rt! the House which had been already ordered by Act of Pariiameat. • The SPEAKER observed, that either course would be effective. He was not aware that the ex istence of the Act debarred the House from adopting 11:e proposition made by the Honourable and Learned Go) Mr. BROUGHAM professed himself indifferent as to which course was pursued, so that the object was obta i ned. He by no means imputed any blame to the Oil cets . by whom the - returns bad not been made, for there were so many things 'required of them in various Acts of Parliament, that some might easily escape, their attention. The SPEAKER declared it to be the practice of the House to hold that the provisions of Acts of Parliament should be carried into effect without wait ing for its interference to enforce lhem. On reflec tion, therefore, 'he thought it might be as well for the Honourable and Learned Gentleman to content him self with giving notice of. his motion ; and then, should the Aet continue to be disobeyed, an order might be made for the production of the Returns forthwith. Mr. BROUGHAM instantly withdrew his motion, and proceeded to ask the Honourable Secretary op. posite when. the Returns would be made respecting the Dots of Admiralty, for which he had moved a fortnight ago ? Mr. LUSHINGTON replied, that orders had been transmitted for their immediate preparation. Tbe Malta Trade Bill, and the Exchequer Bills Bill, went through Committees, the Reports of which Wire ordered to be received to-morrow. Adjourned. COMMON COUNCIL. Yesterday the Lotto MAYOR held a Court of Com mon Council at Guildhall. After the last proceedings had been read, his Lord ship laid before tie Court the answer of his Royal Highness the Prince Regent to the late Address, which was read, and ordered to be entered on the Journals. Mr. WILLIAM BOND, the principal Clerk of the Commissioners of Sewers, Lamps, and Pavenrents, attended at the bar, and delivered in their annual ac count., which were ordered to be printed. The Ira vigation Committee presented a Report for an application to Parliament for powers for further impro• ing the navigation of the river Thames within the City's jurisdiction, which was read and approved; :,:id a peti;ion being prepared thereon accordingly, ,$ agreed to, and ordered to be presented by the The Committee for Improvements presented a Re port, with accounts respecting the building the New Debtors' Prison, and recommending an application to Parliament in the present Session for raising a hither sum of money towards finally completing the sate, and adjusting the several accounts.' Agreed to, and a petition ordered to be presented accordingly. The Court agreed to petition Parliament for an Act for compensation in respect of the office of gauger ; the exercise of which has been withheld from the City at the several Docks, &c. The Court was then occupied for some time respec ting a question of privilege, and came to sundry Re solutions thereon.—Sex Advertirnsene as she Frees Pay. EAST INDU HOUSE. • Yesterday a General Court was held at the East' ' India House. The Cu/snouts stated, the purpose of the Proprie tors being convened was to consider the propriety of petitioning Parliament for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the Company to afford relief to ship-owners. The draft of a Petition having' been read, and a motion to approve the same put and seconded, a de bate aimed; in which Messrs. Dixon, Alderman At kin., Mr. Home, the Chairman, Messrs: Impey, Howarth, Randle Jackson, Lnwndes, Hon. Douglas Vonaitil, Mr. Borrodaile, Captain Gooch, Messrs. Woohnore, Pattison, Freshfield, Hon. W. Elphin stone, took an active pan. In the course of the debate Mr. Howe moved as an amendment, .‘ that after the word that," all the words of the motion be left out to introduce the fol lowing ; GG That this Coon is of opinion, that ,any attelp to alter the peen* system of the Company, the principle of which is fir end owes ' in by pare mare to is the peace freight *us Aria, which system has been recommended by the Dinctora in their meets to the Proprietors, repkted by the bydaere; con fessed by the Act riche 35th Dew 111. cap. Of, and acted open to the present time, is as dangerous silt is impolitk ; that, to epee up contracts ernned with west deliberation and mietanky, sm i r k the unction of public regulation., and with the most es• pitch notice of the conditions on which they were to be made, 11 4 as dangermas to the best Wens's of Ate Company as k k Brion to these owners whose tenders have been rejected' and contrary to the spirk and practice of commerce. And this Conn cannot, therefore, sanction the application to the Legislatiare foe power to annul the terms of any nista/is contracts with the owners of strips now employed by the Compaay." At four o'clock, the Question being loudly called for, and the strangers desired to withdraw, a division took place, when the amendment was lost by a very large majority; and the main question carried in the affirmative. ADDRESS TO THE PRINCE aitaxam. • A letter to Lord Simmons from thec o e rt of Di. rectors, and his Lordship's reply, was read. stating, that there were only two modes of presenting the Address : the first was through the Secretary of State, the nst to the Panics Rcoasyr at the L evee , a nd recommending the former mode, as the holdin g a Levee at any early period was very uncertain. Alter a few words Irmo Messrs. Lowsinae, It. ..!AcKsou, and Hosts, the Court decided to wait the @lit of a Lene,.bowever distant the period. THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1817. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWELVE IVOLOCK ' Reduced 870—Cons. ma. 644—Cons. toi ace. 4161. per Cent. a4{-5 per Cent. Nan Esebequer BYIe, 6s. De. pr.—lndia Lot, Win. 4is. pre. The Westminster Meeting of yesterday. of which we have detailed the proceedings in our columns of this day, was as quiet and orderly as we ever wit nessed. We have not been able to learn who pre pared the Address to the Plums Rzattur, which was adopted, but it is certainly an ingenious composition, and well deserving a serious attention on more ac counts than one. It is, we believe, a general con viction now, tliat his Royal .Highness was not shot at with an air gun, or any guns but if we agree with this part of the Address we are sure that no person' acquainted with' the History of England, during the reign of “ Good Queen Bass," referred to in this do cument, and itr the speeches delivered on this occa sion, will assert that any_ thing can be found in the conduct of the PRINCZ REGENT that, in any way, can justify his being . placed on the same base level with that haughty Queen.- In fast—and why should the fact be disguised ? —England was never ruled by a more imperious, haughty, arrogant, lawless tyrant than Queen Eta eariesii. England was never cursed with so many pensioned placemen,. sinecuriats, and hOlders of pa. tents for exaction, as in the days of Queen ELIZA % arra. Not even in the days of bloody MART was there less religious liberty than in the days of Ea- ZABETII t,f binned memory ! Was civil liberty, or the privileges of Parliament (base and corrupt as it is now called) in any better plight in that reign " so fruitful of happiness and glory r' By no means. When Queen ELIZABITH called the Houses toge ther in 1593, the Speaker; Sir EDWARD Coxr, made the three usual requests, of freedom from arrests, of access to the person, , and of liberty of srech, She' replied to him by the mouth of Pvcitzetuo,, Lord Keeper, that liberty of speech was granted to tbe Commons, but they must know what liberty they were entitled to; not a liberty for every man to speak what he listeth, or what cometh in his brain to utter: their privileges extended no farther than a liberty of " Aye or No." She enjoined the SPTARIR. 44 if he perceived any idle heads so negligent of their own safety as to attempt refired,: the Church, or innova ting in the Commonwealth, that he should refuse the Bills exhibited for that purpose, till they were exa mined by such as were fitted to consider of these things, and could better judge of them." So numerous were the patents of exclusive along-. poly in that reign, that hardly an article of common use can be named of which the sale was not confined to some Court favourite or the agents to whom he chowto grant licences.—We have not the Catalogue at hand, but if our memory serves us right, among the articles of Court monopoly were wine, spirits, linen, leather, iron, salt, candles, soap, silk.—ln short they were so • many, that on one occasion, when a long Catalogue of them was read in the House, one Member ventured to ask, drily, whether the Reader had not omitted one important article, as it was wee only necessary of life which he found not in the can. meration—namely, bread I" This was counted very bold, and it was thought the Menthes would be punished, for epposieiws to the , will• of the Sovereign was then rather dangerous. On the least symptom of dissent in these " halcyon days of freedom," a general alarm was spread around, and is every side was spread a whisper of " The Coun cil will be offended"—" The Quest, will be exces sively displeased"—and such a 'hint was sufficient to quiet every murmur. Again—it is uncandid to talk of the liberty of the people in the- days of Queen Euzaarru. Alas, alas! they were any thing but tree—They were literally (except in the principal towns) a part of the property attached to the soil. In our days the representation of the great mass of the people is very defective,— In those days they were not represented at all. The word Causerie had not then the same meaning that it has now : It never meant the people in our sense of this word It meant the Lords of the Soil -the privileged orders who were not Peers, and the Representatives of the privileged Cities. In the days of Queen ELIWIZTH the people (in the modern sense of the word) had neither the privilege nor power to Meet in Spafields nor Old Palace-yard, nor any where else—except at church to bear the panel!, or when summoned to the field, not to deliberate or to make speeches—but to arm themselves for war.—ln one word. the great mass of the people bad no polo dui privileges in the days of Queen Etaxasusit ; but were absolute gages. Do we mean then to say, that, because the real complexion of Ilistory has been disguised, therefore the Petition of the Ciiisens of Westminster is un worthy of regard ? Far otherwise. There is -in it much good sense, and it is worthy of the attention of the PAIWCI itecurr. The desires, the wants, the remonstrances of the people of the 19th century, muse not be measorerand balanced by those of the I6th century. It is here the folly lies—here the cation of history. Whether some men may like it or not, the state of general information, the march of human intellect most not be dibregarded by those to whom Paovineecz has given the superintendence of the affairs of Empire. But, it is eqoally indispen• Bible that Reformers act rationally, and avoid all Utopian folly—for every attempt of - .this kind only tends to retard improvement, by alarming the sober minded, and thus strengthening the opposition of those who ever deal in old see-saws, and wish to an swer every argument by—s. Let sod! alone I" PARIS PAPERS. We have received this morning the Paris Papers of Monday and Tuesday last. The discussion of the Budget was resumed in the Chamber of Deputies on Monday, and ended in an other adjournment. The most prominent speaker on this occas'on was the celebrated Banker, M. LA FITTS, to whose views on the subject all parties have been looking forward with so anxions.an interest.— The deficit in the Revenue M. LAFITTI endeavoured to shew might be greatly reduced—so much so, that instead of a credit of SO millions of rents, a credit of . • 20 might suffice to cover it—that is, that instead of borrowing 314 minions, or 11113.033 MS sterling, a Loan of one-third less, or only £8,722,222, would be sufficient. " Considering," however, " that the plans of economy in which Ministers are occupied may not be all realised -at once—and that some latitude of means may enable them to complete negotiations in which they are engaged with greater advantage ;" he, was, nevertheless, Of opinion, that the whole SO mil lions which had been required should be voted, feel ing well assured that Ministers would not discredit the confidence thus reposed in them. The system of borrowing, as well as the means to which Mini sters have had recourse to support it, he defended with great ability and animation. " An outcry is raised," he said, el against the alienation of woods which formerly belonged to the Clergy."—" What ! Is it not enough to have authorised the Clergy of the present day to enrich themselves by acquisition, by , donation ? Is it necessary that they must have five millions molt, that properties must be assigned to them which have belonged to other bodies no longer in existence f Is it necessary, in spite of laws the most sacred, at the expense of public credit, to heap new riches upon Priests, in order to give more eclat to a Ministry I will not believe it. Luxury and wealth are not necessary to preich virtue and, evangelical charity with success." Adverting to the question in another point of view—recurring to the principle of the origiaal ap. propriation of the forests to ecclesiastical put poses— he demanded on whit ground any such hypotheca tion could be justified ?—is Are not the ecclesiastical expenses inscribed in the same book a% the civil list and the public debt f Can the priests have a right to a greater security than what is allowed to the na tional creditor—to the Crown itself r• The Acilesonseness of such language as this, is really refreshing. It chews that, in spite of all the attempts of certain Royal Devotees and their ghostly Couasellors to restore the reign of Priestcraft in franc., a degree of liberal opinion prevails, which will not submit to be again overridden by its arrogant pretensions. M. LAPITTI concluded by declaring his conviction that should the necessary credit be voted, the Loan would easily be obtained, and that for his own part he was ready to subscribe to it to the full extent of his means. The KING continua to improve in health, and to transact business u SOUTH AMERICA. Wlsen we first announced the intended hostilities of the Court of Brazils against the Independents, we states( that probably we should soon hear of the seat of war being transferred into the Brazilian territory. This anticipation,• as our Readers will see by the subjoined letter, has been *edited NIMACT 01 A LETTER JPRON BUENOS, AYRES ) DATED NOVEMBER 2, 1816. et General San Martin, who commands the army at the foot of the Cordilleras, will positively attempt the co squat of Chill this summer; he will commence his march on the Ist of January, and will be on the frontiers of Chili on the Stis. The Portuguese who hale invaded the territory of Monte-Video have met with more opposition than they dreamt of. General Anises, the Chief of the Moote•Videans (which is a separate State from Buenos Ayres), finding the Portuguese had declared war, and commenced hostilities by taking fort Santa Teresa, assembled bin troops, all cavalry, has entered the Portuguese Province of kio Grande, at the bead of 14,000 men, and thus. transfers the seat of war into their own territories. He has Publithed a pre. clunation, giving liberty to the Slaves, and declar ing the natural botusdary of the territory of Monte Video to be Mn Grande and' , the River Plate. The Pomrytuese have engaged In a war of which they at present but little foresee the consequences; the sews may be to spread the Same of Revolution throughout the Braaib. 46 A conspiracy has been just discovered them and I am sorry to say an English sterehent (Mr. D.) is la custody, and a guard of soldiers in , his houses he is accused of endeavouring to assist a Spank/if:jar co escape, who was going Eraboary to the Brasil Court from the Spanish fatties here. Perhaps Mr. D. might not know the object of the old Ma: voyage, or I should think it itripossMht be shield be guilty of iseernsedtUing In the disputes of Old Spain and dor kb colonies." The following letter, dated Madrid, 16th January, from a Spanish Gentleman, will evince the senti ments of King FenDINAND'a Ministers respecting the aspect and issue of the present insurrections in South America : Three regiments of Infantry, completely equipped, with a few companies of artillery, have received orders to embark im medieselg at Cadiz for Hmnnab, and some other of our pouts sins is America. With regamk to the grand expedition destined 'plait Mexico, It cam* sad before the month of Much.—Ac. cording is commercial letters received from the capital of Mexico, sod dated is Joao, it appears certain that the insurrection, far gym holag allayed, deny aka more alarming progress. 'file amessof Raid troops le sat auflident to suppress the audacity of the kidepeDdirats, now beaded. by a gem number of Office" of mhos nations, accustomed to warlike operations. The Go varmint here enierlablis greet apprehensions with mard to the MO et the roma MAO& • 7R) ARmr. Trbnsports are assembled at Cork for ttie iir co , l of conveying tim Olds regiment of foot to S .„‘ Wales, to relieve the 46th. Several c mvict, p ro ceed from Ireland at the same time, and the wh, „ are expected to sail imint.diately. REDUCTION OF THE CAVALRY DEPOT EET.ILLI • H , MEN On the 28th ult. a Horse Guards Or&1r was to ' ceived at the Cavalry Depot, at Maidstone, Ifir• considerable reduction of the Establislimi.e.t, place on the 25th of March next. At piesu r, th Staff consists of 1 Commandant, I M.ijor, t s• ; , Captain, I Adjutant, 1 Paymaster, 1 Qiiart:r ter, 1 Riding-Master, 1 Surgeon, I Assist,,,!--, geon, I Veterinary Surgeon, 1 Armourer Serj I Schoolmaster Seijeant, 6 Serjesnts, 1 Tin Major, 2 Farriers, and 120 horses. The rid-c 0 about to take place will strike off the Maj. 4-, tin 5, Captain, the Adjutant, the A ssistan -Surge, n , Staff Serjeantl, I Farrier, and 10 horses. Bu the Depot is maintained principally for 1 1 e pose of receiving and disciplining the recruits • regiments in the East Indies, the Staff be appointed to Use 17th Dragoons, and Vie tent to the '2lst Dragoons ; both of 'Lose offiecr, remain at the Deptit, but will only receive the p v their respective commissions. We underst.tott 1 1, 4: the new arrangement will effect a saving of rE;,,;O„, per annum. NAPAL INTALLIGENCE. PENZANCE, FEBRUARY ii. The Liverpool, BuL, of Liverpool, from DI.. a . rata for London, was spoken off here yest‘r.i..y, i distressed state, with four feet water in Lie: only 121 b. of bread on board. FAL MOU I H, FEBRUARY tI. Saikd the Duke of Kent Picket, f;, r Li s t, on Blucher Packet, for Jamaica—both with m ii:s ; Crown, Coustrr, for Gibraltar ; Peace, Sanstaro m , Marseilles; Two Brothers, JAY, for Gto.).t ; Schk, WILLIAMSON. for Alicant ; Intrinsic, PuHny. for 11. ID aica ; and Europe, TALBERT, for St. Kitt!, TORBAY, FEBRUARY it. Yesterday the American brig Wrangle cu I: both anchors, and worked out of the Bay. DEAL, FEBRUARY is. Arrived -aid sailed for the River, the Cans!) SMITH. from .14MaiC4 ; and John, CoAKER, ' Genoa. Came down from the River, and Prince, for Jamaica ; and the Minerva, for Oport . PORTSMOUTH, FEBRUARY is. Arrived the 'Emily, from London for Baltimore ; and the Swift, from Landon to St. Michael's. Al.o the following vessels from the Downs :---S.akesley, Morland, Renewal, and Generous Planter, fir the West Indies ; Sprightly, for St. Dousing. ; Vei l for Trieste; Charles and Wildman, for the 50i1,4 Seas.—Put back the Hussaren transport, Xrictory, and Vittoria.—The Agricola did not put back, As repotted yesterday.—Wind W.S.W. We are given to understand that Lord Garl;VitLE and several other Sinecurists declared their inte.iti.n yesterday of following the noble and laudable ex tin ; le of Lord CAMDEN ; and we see noreasnn to doubt the grateful fact, upon a confirmation of which, we trust, a dar or two will enable ns to congratulate the Public. • The very novel occurrence of the issue of the new silver coinage took place yesterday in the metroplit, as wai, net doubt, the case in the provinces. In Lr Rees, every thing was conducted with great order, and to the satisfaction, as far as we could learn, of the public; it is with pain we announce, that the same day wn:,::1 gave birth to the legal coin was productive also t f spurious money of the sane appearance and dunin:;- nation. Some of the letter-carriers are said to have actually taken base money simulating that of the new issue : and a parcel of counterfeit coin of the san:e description has, we hear, been seized on its way from Birmingham to London. COVINT•GAEDEN.—The character of Richard ge Third was repeated last night by Mr. BOOTH. Ile ' appeared to even greater advantage than on Wedoes• day night. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of GLoucesrea honoured the performance kith their presence. THE LITSEARI( GAZETTE AND JOURNAL OF TOR BELLES LETTRES. —This New Weekly Paper increases greatly in interest. What adds to its value is its rapid mode of circulation, it being sent, free of pnstige, to all parts of the Kingdom. The Fourth Number .to be published To-morrow, will contain, among other Articles-- A Vindication of the Character of the late Mr. Sheridan; as Article on the Ealinburgit Reviews; Continuation of 1.',15ti Gregoire and Sir Charles Morgan's Plan for an Attocimion Learned and Scieuttfic Men of all Natione; Letter, Item Lon don • the Walmoden Gallery; North American Ditcottilo; Volcanic Facts ; New invented Harp ; Population of the•Worli; Dogs of Great St. Barnard; Teesiet's Agricultural .e. mems ; Artificial Lights; New invented Meant boats; Lure zellait's New Mineral System ; Account of a new COMAS Drama; Opening of the British Institution ; Original Corm? , • dente of David Hume- Sonnet by thelate Central Fitspor;:'; the Ideals from Schille;; Memoirs and Anecdotes—George I Miss Edgewonli—Prince de B—, Madame Cat:Jun—Sit. ridan; Review of Pettegrevea Life and Correttiondtnce Lr. Lettaom; Cotton's Conflagration of Motenw ; Actors and lid • tors; Proceedings of Universities and Societies; British and Fo• reign Literary and Scientific Intelligence, &c. Zitc.&c. STATE OF THE ODDS—BETTING, Fr a 1:!:7. Tna 9,000 CUINIPAS STAKES AT NLWI:AIMET.--:;fil sew Selina, even betting between brother to :into"..m.o . 41 Waterloo; 5 tot on the field. DIRIBT•10( to I ago e. by Orville, out of Morn4r: , l'at 1. to l apt brother to Smolensk*, It to 1 apt Wa rr:G. , . 14 " 3 apt Lavinia. 14 to I agat Gazelle, 15 to 1 art :o i.1,1', IS to I aim Merrymaker. OAKS.-71 to I ago Ttie-Trae (Pope loan); ev.n tctccta the Mies by Dick Andrews and Cetvanita. CORN-EXCHANGE. FEBRUARY 14. Although we have had no fresh arrival, of t since Monday, our market is plentifully supplie.l what was left over from that day ; the Cli , el par: Ot which, being of inferior quality, cannot 11 , a of, but fine samples go off readily, and fully *app. ri its prices--Barley is 4s. per quitter cheaper on Monday, and very heavy sale at that Fine old Oats sills freely, a n d ver y I:sr. 2 e been made for shipping to Liverroo: ; u d n em sa a la n b d letl n n e P w eas w a h i i i c d h ß i. e ro a m n t n h n e a i rt i e r r r a i t fi i r, n g . . r•-• IMF IIiFIELD MARKET, Fr. 3RtTARY 14. Beet 34 81 to 4* ad I Veal 54 (1.1 co fa 01 Mlttwo 4, 04 to 5 , 0:1 P•rk 44 81 , o 56 41 Beam 730 --iheep and I.anih4 4 1 , 41 --Palaret 121-11 -Pslutsal by Lev,,a. K 4447, Ptcket-ilare; Publl4llt 4 &Utz - v. and at the L:Ar °Bice, l'one,..!aa. ►'' b I- I~