Star. — London, England, 1822-05-30 00:00:00

• 4 4 1 / 4 pnefr till deed the • morality, and superstition. Hence a has proved a cur-e, as lgo6d one must prove a bless-' ing to 1-Lindostan. Colonel Stanhope next spoke of the free Pies: establishe i by Lord Ilastargs—an act that Must destroy the superstition of thirty centuries. Colonel Stanhope admitted that Lord Hastings had broken in upon freedom by threatening Mr. Buck inobam. Lord Ha .tings had been censured for b. raging a criminal information against Mr. Buck ingham, though every man was subjected to it in this boasted land of liberty. Had not Cobbett, Horne Tooke, Gilbert Wakefield, and other eminent Men suffered un , ier this law here , a nd was Mr. Bucking ham to be free from it in Hindostan ? Colonel Stan-, hope wished to Goo he was. Colonel Stanhope then read extracts, proving that the Chief Justice COnti• dered a free Press a great blessing. He also read extracts from Mr. Fergusson's speech, troving that Mr Buckingham had written passages that were in discreet, imprudent, and even libellous publication And he read from Mr. Buckingham's paper, stating that " Lord Hastings's was one of the few Govern ments where the interests of the Governor and the governed were one and the same, and where not only the maxim is avowed in theory, but reduced to praci tice." As an instance of the usefulness of the Press, Colonel Stanhope mentioned a work on the Poly theism of the Hindoos, by a native, which, for keen ness of •atire wodid not have disgraced the pen of Lucian ; and there WAS nothing more cheering than the frequent appeals it makes to reason. It was long before ibankind brought the errors of their ancestors to the LeNt of -reason; but when this was done, the work ut reformation was fairly begun. The practical eaects of the Pies- were seen at the last festival of Jaggernaut : mete were so few pilgrims present, that they were unable to drag the car; the Brahmins called in other aid, but no devotee could be per suatle,i by their fervent eloquence to sacrifice him self to tueir idol. The Biahinins now, seeing this, talk of removing the car to a more central situation. Let alert take it beyond the reach of a free Press, 'or that wi.i chive it forth with a force that mil lions of zealots cannot long withstand. In the fore going remarks he (Colonel Stanhope) had endea voured to prove that Lord Hastings had spread wide the seeds of a glorious reformation in Asia, and was entitled to rank at a great public benefactor. It might be said that it was dangerous to undermine the His. doo Temple of Superstition: but if this was dan gerous, then cast aside all hcr e e of converting the Iliudoos t the simple worship of GOD. For neither can you destroy their superstition without discsission, nor can you establish Christianity without producing one of the greatest 'evolutions that ever took place is the world ; a revolution that would change the mode of thinking, the system of Castes, their Laws—in short, the whole structure of their society. He (Co lonel Stanhope) asserted, that education and a free Press could not fail to chasten the manners and the religion, not only of the Hindoos, but of the sur rounding world. In proof of this, Lord Kaimes had jaobserved, " that Christianity could not fail to prevail over Paganism, since improvement of the intellectual faculties leads by sure means, though slow, to the be lief of one GOD." He concluded by saying, let us hope that this great revolution, which has been com menced by Lord Hastings, may be followed up by Mr. Canning. If from a mina stored with knowledge, and replete with wit, could emanate the acts of a gloomy barbarian—involving Asia in ages of dark ness, superstition, and despotism—may her historians speak of him with scorn, or may he never reach her shore. But if he have a heart to feel for her interests, I shall ever be as ready to join my fellow• citizens in his praise, as I have been ready to join them in praise of his great predecessor. The Hon. Proprietor then moved the following Resolutions: " rat the thanks of the Court were due to the Most Noble the ;I.larquis of Hastings, for the lasting benefit which he had conferred on British India, by numerous institutions founded for the instruction of all ranks and persuasions of people uncles' the British Government in India. " That it was the opinion of that Court, the Martinis of Hastings had conferred a permanent benefit on British India and the surrounding world, by the abolition of the previous Censorship, and the establishment of a Free Press, limited, as all civil institutions should be, by mild and wholesome laws." The Resolutions were handed to the Chair, but as no Member of the Court came forward to second them, they of course fell to the ground. Mr. Host E said, that a large portion of the time of the Court had been taken up by irrelevant matters.— The question at present was not the conversion of the Hindoos, or the establishment of a free Press, but it was the vote of Thanks to the Marquis of Hastings, in concurrence with the Resolution of the Court of Directors. He then proceeded to vindicate the course pursued by Mr. Canning, on moving the vote of Thanks to the Noble Marquis in the [louse of Com mons, and contended that he did right in not enter ing into the discussion of the policy of the war in the absence of the requisite documents. He (Mr. Hume) wished that documents could be produced at present, but in the absence of those he was ready to state, that he believed the conduct of the Marquis of Hastings had been exemplary in many respects, and that he deserved the highest praise for •the indefatigable ap plication which he manifested in acquiring informa tion, to which he had, after comparatively an idle life, devoted himself for nine years, with great ad vantage to the provinces which he ruled—(Hear). — But then, many others had not the same personal ex perience of those things which he (Mr. Hume) had, and therefore he wished that the documents could have been produced. As to the increase of the re venue under the administration of the Noble Mar quis, he must say a few words upon it. He knew a flourishing account of the revenue had been stated, but he must call their attention to a few facts. In the year 1813, the debt was £29,000,000; in 1821 it was 38,000,000, making an increase of about £9,000,000. He would now state the result. In the year 1815, the revenue was £17,267,000, leaving a net surplus. of revenue in India over the interest of] the debt, and the civil and military charges, of 41:1,880,000. Ili the year 1819, the revenue had in creased from £17,000,000 to £19,000,000, but then the expenses bore no proportion. The result was,' ever. He then• observed upon the conduct of the Marquis of Hastings, in reference Co the Editor of The Calcutta Gazette, and stated that he was sorry the Governot-General had commenced a corre spondence, holding out threats to Mr. Buckingham, when he should have ordered the legal ,Authorities to prosecute. He then observed, that he was sorry to hear that the civil servants of the Government in India had lent themselves to the establishment of an abominable Paper called John Bull, for the purpose of putting down Mr. Buckingham, and of wielding controul over all public men. He was sorry that -the Government had so degraded itself. It was his opinion that the Press ought to be left to its own liberty, subject to the controul of well-regulated laws. As to the glorious and important career of the Marquis of Hastings, he had only to add, that he hoped his successor would benefit by the few errors which he had Committed ; and he thought it some consolation, that such was the pregeess of im provement in India, the last Governor had less errors to answer for than the preceding one. He concluded by expressing a hope that the decision if the Court in favour of the Resolution of the . Dii ectors would be unanimous. laiaed. Mr. D. K NNAIRD and COLSTANHCPII expL Mr. LOWNDES stated, that the freedom of the Press had not contributed to the advantage of Eu rope for the last thirty years, and therefore he doubted, that it could be productive of any good in Hindoo stan. As to the individual who complained of harsh' treatment, he would say, that if he lived in France during the rein of the modern Richard the Third, instead of giving him a fair trial, like the Marquis of Hastings, he would say, " Off with his head"— ( Loud laughter). —He looked on the Marquis of Hastings a►s the royal oak under whose branches, during nine years of sun and storm, the Empire of India had prospered, and he was glad to find they were voting him their thanks on the 29th of May, a day consecrated to the honours of the Royal Oak (Load laughter).—As to the freedom of the Press, he thought that if introduced into India it would be pro ductive of a liberty, but that would be the liberty of kicking their Government out of doors—(ln creased laughter). Sir J. DOYLZ bore testimony of his own personal knowledge to the civil and military merits of the Marquis of Hastings, and eulogised his conduct as Governor of British India, which, he contended, in quiry would make appear the more deserving of their considerate approbation. An Hon. Pitoeitioroa observed, that the more in quiry was promoted into the conduct of the Marquis, the more evident would his merits appear. Mr. R. JACKSON shortly replied. The CHAIRMAN observed, that the expression of "prevailing hypocritical cant," used by an Hon.' Proprietor, he thought an unjustifiable, and an un. merited aspersion on the Directors. As to the merits of the Marquis of Hastings, he thought they did not require to be proved by particular documents. Ad who knew India might, when asked to specify his merits, answer in the words of the nionument.of Sir. Christopher Wren, simonumentunt guaris, circumspice. Mr. D..KINNAIRD, in explanation, said, that the Honourable Court of Directors had bowed down be fore the cant of party enshrined in the House of Commons, when they ought to have stood up in de fence of their Government of India, in opposition to the prejudices of that House. The original Resolution was then put and carried unanimously, after which the Court adjourned. THE r,VENIAIi factious under the command of one Zavala. Ab bot twenty of these rebels have passed through Frunis, 'with a load of muskets. Captain Coballa having gene from Orduna with the grenadiers of the Regi ment of the Emperor Alexander, met with Zavala in a wood which is nearly inaccessible, and after some ineffectual firing, retired, having two of his soldiers wounded and lost his horse. The Indicator Catalan has aletter from Tarragona, ;dated the 61 May, which gives a very unfavourable account of the state of that part of the Province. . On the 4th a column of 500 troops and Militia, commanded by the new Political Chief; Baesa, went `to pursue the factious who inundate the Province. On the sth, 150 militia- arrived at the tow% of • Bonistre, where they found all the doors shut ; read, seeing a party of factious persons on the mountain, I „imprudently attacked them, without reconnoitring", 'the position of the rebels, who repulsed them with the loss of twenty killed and wounded. Among the killed were two Officers. The number of the rebels is not known, but supposed to be 500. At a late hour this forenoon we received Lisbon Papers to the 16th inst. They are entirely occupied with the discussioni of the Cortes. In the Sitting of the 80th April, the order of the day was the opinion of the Diplomatic Committee on the withdrawing of the troops from Monte Video.— The Committee state, that from the documents laid before•theme it appears that the original occupation of Banda Oriental, by the Portuguese troops, had no other object than to secure the lives and properties of the subjects of Portugal on the frontiers, at a time of anarchy and disorder in the South American Provinces; but the occupation being now useless, and incompatible with the principles of justice which animate the Portuguese Nation, which de sires to give the whole world a decisive proof that it knows how to respect the independence of other nations as well as to defend its own—the Com mittee recommend that the Government withdraw the troops from Monte Video, assigning them such a destination as shall seem proper ; and that the Commander of these troops should be ordered to take measures in concert with the Autho rities of the Province, that the evacuation might take place in good order. A long debate ensued, atter which the President put the question, whether the opinion of the .Committee should be approved, in the form in which it was now given ?—and it was decided in the negative, by 84 votes to 28. During the sitting of the 29th April, a dispatch was read from the Minister of Justice, stating that there were, in the capital and in other parts of the kingdom, individuals who were extremely dangerous And of bad character, whom it was advisable to sepa rate from others with whom they had daily inter course. The Minister prayed that the Cortes would give him authority for that purpose, when it was agreed that the Government should be authorised, for the space of one month, for the preservation of public tranquillity, to proceed towards certain indi viduals without the legal formalities, by removing from one part of the kingdom to another, any indivi dual, whether private person or public officer, that it may judge necessary to remove for the public tranquillity. No French Journals were published on Monday, in consequence of its being the festival pf Pentecost. It is somewhat curious that the French, who publish their Journals on Sunday without the least scruple, never publish any on holydays or Saints days. The following is an extract from the " authentic course of exchange" on Monday, received by express : Five per Cent. Consols opened at 89fr. 68c.— closed at 89fr. 60c. American' apers arrived this morning—Boston to the 13th, and New York to the 9th of May. TROM THE NEW YORK GAZETTE OP MAY 7. Concraess.—The Bill in addition to the Acts con cerning Navigation was taken up in the Com mittee, and a section being added by Mr. King, or New York, authorising the President to suspend until the end of the next Session of Congress the operation of the Act respecting French vessels, in the event of the signature of any Treaty or Convention concern ing the Navigation or Commerce between the United States an 3 France, it was then ordered to be engrossed. On Thursday a Message was received from the President, stating that Norway admitted American vessels and their cargoes into her ports on paying no higher duties than were exacted from Norwegian vessels and cargoes, and recommending to Congress the adoption of a measure reciprocating the same privileges to the trade of that kingdom. PROM THE SAME PAPER OP THE 9TH. Saturday, being the last day of the present Session of Congress on which Bills could pass the House, was a very busy day; both Houses sat till nearly midnight. In the House of Representatives Bills were passed with rapidity. The. House of Repre• sentatives has before it many Bills fiom the. Senate crecy respecting it. It .now itppiturs, that the Pre sident having nominated Colonel Towson to be Co. lonel of the 2d ReBiment of Artillery, and Colonel lea laden to be Adjutant-General, she Senate refused to confirm them, as having been illegally and im properly made, and the President u id:JR w the no minations. Afterwards, the President sent a Message to the Senate, stating at large his views of the goes.; tion in dispute, and re-nominated these Oili;:er , . The Senate, after seventeen days deliberation, both nominations-25 to 17—and ordered ail the pro. ceedings on the subject to be made public. The sib. ject has excited much interest. COUISIMCIALLY beronvatar.—Several Gentlemen have arrived in town from Washington, and state there will soon be concluded between this country and , that cf France. ,; 1 •ir ' - vr - - - , ,'.. ko • .• :, . . . , • • s , N ••••• , 4tbs ? _ s that in the . 1819, tho .. . d take for re- eithulBs /414,Iroluhrstray . , . . . Age s leistclt wdl otespy theiiiiiii of its used for the . • .• . .„ . sz first .0 1 ..; _" ' liaord Hastings. He said venue of those . ~ It • .veto, .. - ..„. • netdorthutsi Thlisli#o4 . .illtre le , . ntpido, • i ~ • , „iirt . r j....; ,4 so but tit* days. weke ]B4 '4, - 7 4 in Calcutta alone, ,and that thete.SolB only . • A . • a ,i,4 4 . 1 * - .. ut. of coespiritc, that they letriedot ut ~ 7 tL, .. i "WM TIM OOLVMSTAIN SRIIIIINaL ow NAT 8. ,••• .. • surPols " nirenth them 15 . tpea, who' they . .. . "' ..' ritasinust Aso SIMPATIL—Some sharp collision mcfourth of the population wete actually under charge of =.. . . ~ •,, intation ; that even girls attended these schools, 1815, made „ , . • ''.. in the rereilllfeeitt,,,..., id to a de- . . : , It 10 muskies, aid other .arms, - , . 64* hive **Wed for eon* time between the President am lou.rii \\ idowhood was denounced agAinst any wo-. teripved. •. . -s • 43, 0016 4 000 .- i -..: c, the lan veno should read n alphabet . Schools had in! Mr. Lowxau interrupted the Honourable Mein- ke. - A summary investigation of the affair Ili been the Senate If the United thaws, on the subject of th ted been established from time immemorial ; bta ber, to sate that-the per 1819 was a year of war. . eeestefteed, ...: appointment of cermin MiliteryOfficers,and the late . . iey taught nothing but idle tales of their gods, im- Mr. Hume observed, that he only eaeant to state - STUMM, MAY ii. has resolved to give the reople the whole history c iorai'ty, and superstition. Hence a bad education the r esults without entering into any .details what- - _ a -I' --- f1.......1.. A L'....m --- _—___ --•:-... :• it aanur ii...Jogre Rh., .1... 11-- Tide Province is infested by various parties of the contrariety, by rernhving the injunction of u TT_ ...I- :-- • - ...8.--.....:A n ..NT AO MINA llr t of the _ . LONDON. THURSDAY, MAY so, 1322. THE FUNDS.• STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. A great deal of billions is dung this morning in the Market. Consols are int J for the Account, and 791 11 for Money. The topic of conversation t..day on the Royal Exchange is the New Loans, contracted for by Russia with Messrs. Roca scnna and Co. for three millions and a half, and another Loan of the Re public of Chili, by Messrs, Iluwer, Emmuns, and Co. for one million sterling. Frisunim Fume.---The Market is improving this morning, and the Spanish Bonds are rather more in demand. Old Spanish 81 (Buyers); New 69*; Neapolitan 71; Prussbe •9; Danish 85; Colombian 1001; New 841; Scrip $54. STOCK EXCHANGE, ONE O'CLOCK. There is a good deal of business doing, and the Market has improved within the last boar. Consols are new 80i (Buyers), with the Market looking prices: Bank Stock 240 289 1 ,4-3 per Cent.Red.7B% SA S per Cent. Cons. 79 1 ,4 3 / 4 3 / 4 Vs 3% per Cents. 89 3 / 4 3 / 4 -4 per Cent. 947 3 / 4 % 4 per Cent.lB22, 95% Bank Long Annuities 19% 1516 Imperial S per Cents. 77 3 / 4 —lndia Stock 240 South Sea Stock 89% 89 Excheq. Bills of £l,OOO, Is. dis. ls. pr. Ditto Small par, 55. prem. Cons. tor Account 80 1 4 3 / 4 1/4. A Spanish Mail, bringing Madrid Papers to the 17th insL reached us this forenoon. The Superior Junta of Health at Valencia is taking precautionary measures to preserve the places under its jurisdiction from any pestilential or contagious disorder that may manifest itself in the Peninsula. The following are extracts: CADIZ, APRIL 6. The Constitutional Alcalde of Medina Sidonia having been informed, that in the night of the 3d, a party of armed men on horseback were assembled at the Inn of La Cuerta, near that city, immediately gave orders to Jose Rubs, Lieutenant of the Local to proceed to reconnoitre them: He ac cordingly went, with about 20 of the militia, and 11 PROM LAGUIRA. Capt. Bangs, arrived at Philadelphia from Lagnira, states that the President's Message, and the Vote c i the House of Representatives, acknowledging the in dependence of South America, had caused great joy. ICommodore Daniels, arrived at L4guira fiom Isaiti more, was appointed Venezuelian Admiral, and was goini to blockade Porto Cabello, against which place General Paez was about to advance, with an army, by land. A letter from Lagnira, dated the lGth uit. says— " There is a fleet of seven sail lying here, intended for. the blockade of Porto Cabello: it must soca fall, as the Royalists are disaffected. La.Tiores, the Sr 4. ni%h Officer, has executed 26 Officers for an attempt to desert." TRObt RIO ,ANZIRO. By the brig Robert, arrived at Baltimore, papers have been received to the 2d Mardi. By lcuers see learn that the country was tranquil. The Bank stands well in the estimation of the merchants; cc,n tidence begins to he restored, And business has im proved a little. Since the depa:r.ure of the troops, any serious misunderstanding is not to be apprehended with Portugal. Letters have been received ftom the Island of Thomas, dated the 26th April. An arrival f:orn Curacoa had brought a confirmation of the recapture of Coro by the Columbiana. The remnant of po\%cr possessed by Spain in that quarter was fast recedir.3 from her grasp. MORALES, the Royalist General, having indiscreetly advanced to Altagracia, in the road to Maracaibo, had fallen into a position where he was surrounded by a superior .fnrce, and would probably be compelled to surrender. It appears that a plot has bean discovered in Puerto Cabello, to de liver up the place to the Columbiana. Without the aid of internal disagreement, however, the fate of that place appeared certain, and not far distant. The fall of Coro was a fatal blow ; and Puerto Cabello itself was not only withoßt supplies, but also without money to procure them. Letters received from Lima, dated December S, furnish the important intelligence, that General SAN MARTIN had declared that part of Peru, situated between Cobesa and Nascza, to be in a state of blockade. The Peruvian Admiral, M. T. BLANCO, had proceeded on board the Thais, which was then in the harbour of Callao, with the intention of put. Ling the orders of General SAN MARTIN in force. Lord COCHRAN* was at Guayaquil with his fleet, many of his vesels being under repair. He intended, however, shortly to proceed to Mexico. His fleet had been much reduced by the sailors going over to SAY MARTIN. • •••/.••• Yesterday morning, at eleven o'clock, his MAJESTY left town in his travelling carriage, for Kew, where his MAJESTY spent the day. Yesterday, being the Princess So?HIA Marano's Birth-day, the Duke and Duchess of Gtouctarsa had a dinner and evening party upon the occasion. His Royal Highness's band of the 3d Regiment of Foot Guards attended in their state uniforms, and played in the hall of Gloucester House during the evening. Tuesday forenoon, her Royal Highness Princess AUGUSTA visited their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of DENMARK, at their residence in Willi pole-street ; after which the Royal party proceeded to the India House and the warehouses in New -street, with the inspection of which their Royal Highnesses seemed highly gratified. Sunday, Mr. FINESSY, Extra Messenger, arrived in town with dispatches from Vienna. Yesterday the Earl of LavEaPoof. pee a grand public breakfast at his seat at Con%be Wood. The preparations on the occasion were of the moot magni ficent description. There were prevent — Her Royal Highness Princess Augusta, their Royal Iligimesst s the Prince and Princess of Denmark, their Highnesses Prince and Princess Esterhaay, the Duke of Wellington, Marquis and Marchioness of Londonderry, Marquis and Marchioness of Aylesbury, Earl and Countess Bathurst, Ladies Bathurst, Earl and Countess of Ilarrowby, Lady Mary Ryder, Earl Westmore land, Lady G. Fane, Lord and Lady Burghersh, Earl and Countess of Plymouth, Earl and Countess of Verularn, Earl of Whitworth, Duchess of Dorset, Count and Countess Levee, Baron Pagel, Earl of Clanwilliam, the Right lion. Robert Peel, Mr. Hamilton, Sir William and Lady A'Coutt, &c. .. Yesterday being the Anniversary of the Restoration of CHARLES IL the occasion was observed with the customary ceremonies. The military wore oak leaves in their hats, and at one o'clock the Park and Tower guns were fired. the and the latter ' of t it l .~ ` k ! ~ f ~'.