Star. — London, England, 1814-06-29 00:00:00

. Judges could have to a Parlianientary enquiry ; which, if all was correct, would ultimately tend so much to iheir honour. ... Mr. GORDON . did not mean to i'Mptite any thing ltr Proper to the high Officers of the Courts of Justice; but he was in favour of die motion, because he thought it might lead to a mode of paying the salaries of brficers in Courts of Justice in a manner more ho. pourable to them. Mr. WETHERALL thought there were no grounds for the motion, to be 'found in the Returns made to the House. From these it was apparent no increase of Fees had taken place either in the King's Bench or Court of Chancery ; and he thought the Honourable Baronet would have had much better grounds for his motion before these Returns were Made to the House. Sir J. NEWPORT replied, and contended that he had made out a case for Parliamentary enquiry. Lie denied that any imputation would be cast on the v Judges by such an enquiry—an enquiry which it was the duty of the House to institute from time to time. The House then divided—For the motion 49 Against it, 48—Majority for the motion 1, TUE SLAVE TRAM . Mr. HORNER moved that the Address of the House to the Prince Regent of-the Mof May, and his Royal Highness's Answer, be read, which having been done, the Honourable Gentleman said, that in Moving for the docaments which he should enumerate in the conclusion of his speech, he did not seek fore any final determination, but merely to put the House in possession of information previous to going into consideration of the important subject which was to ' come before them to-morrow. He meant the impor tant Treaty which, after 20 years of war, had given Feace to Europe. Many stud most.important were the circumstances einbraced by that Treaty, but no otle was more so than that of the abdition of the Slave Trade ; and with respect to this subject, he did tint mean to say that the Noble Lord, who had dis charged such important duties on this occasion to the country, so honourable to himself, had not done all which could be done on this subject. He did not mean to deny thatpeacesras impracticable without this con - tension; but he must have much fuller information before he couldbelieve sUch to have been the fact; and he must have more time before he could bring him self to decide whether war would not have been pre ferable to peace, with such a provition attached to it. He understood the Noble Lord last night to say it leould have been highly impolitic to have mixed up this question of the Slave Trade with that of the re ktoration of the colonies. He Must confess he could see no such impolicy. In his opinion, we ought to have united the two questions ; and that, in giving up the Colonies without some undertaking on the par:. of France to give up this abominable trade, was giving op those means which the events of the war had given us of carrying a very tavowite object with this kingdom. The Noble Lord's conduct might have been correct ; but he did think the House, pre vious to going into a discussion of the great and im portant question of the Treaty, should be put in pos session, of documents to prove that he had taken every opportunity, in conjunction with the Allies, to obtain this desirable object. He must again re rat, that, in his opinion, without making the giv ing up the Slave Trade the sire qua otos of Peace, the giving up the Colonies should'have been made' •- -fwd. peed ehurely upon this concession on the part of the French Government. Was the Nohle Lord . ' aware of the proportion which the French Slave Trade bore to that of the other Powers, when this uestion was first taken up by the British Serrate ? ? i t that time the population of dip. French West ndia Islands in Slaves was 800,0 A and the num ber required to keep them up was 40,000 annually. 4—This then would be the first effect of this impolitic measure ; but this was not all;the FrenCh would now have that population also to replace. -By our exer tiens daring the last 15 years, we had nearly relieved the whole northern coast of Africa from the Slave ' Trade : bat by the restoration of Goree and Senegal "to the French, we had thrown open 'all that portion of coast to the French and Portuguese Slave Trade, and all its horrors ; and this was the immediate effect of this Treaty with the Bourbons. Now was this a case in which the House would be satisfied with the ( 'word of I Minister, that he had acted zealously, and c.- done all in his power oa this occasion ? Was this a case in which the House would think proper to place a confidence in the word of any Minister, , and call for no written documents—and that, too, at a time When the production of such documents could be at tended with no inconvenience ? The Hon. Member observed, the Noble Lord had said the French people appeared tube wedded tb this object more than to any other; and that they would by no means give it, op : this was so contrary to'the general profession and conduct of the French nation, that it was scarcely to be credited. Considering, therefore, that the Noble Lord had so greatly disappointed the hopes and ex • pettations of the House and the Country on this bead; considering that the Noble Lord had said all. the other potentates were anxious this measure shoulik; be carried; and considering the reduced stare in ~ w hich France was, it required more credulity than he possessed to believe all the exertions possible had, been used en this occasion. He toncluded by mcv ing an Address to the Regent for copies of the re monstrances made by this Government to France, and of the communications made to the Allies by our Ministers on the subject of the African Slave Trade. •• • Lord CASTLEREAGH said, the course taken by the Hon. Member was certainly fair, in a parliamentary sense. Though it was impossible for any one not to see that in this covert way a charge was intended to be brought against Ministers for having been ',w ill in their exertions to obtain this object. He thought he might be allowed to ask what had ever appeared in any pin of the conduct of his Majesty's present Government on this important subject, which could cause such suspicion to be entertained now, as that they would be found failing in their exertions, when exertion would have been most desirable. He must, however, be allowed to complain of the Ho nourable Member on the point of time, which he had selected for bringing his notice, namely, on the - evenin preceding that-appointed for the discussion ' isf k Treaty involving the most important •interests of - this country and of Europe. The Hon. Gentle man before he biciught forward his present charge ought to havebeen in possessionot thelpiestion in ali its abearilr bught lutve4insitietcd %tether it a.nr. • v v e.; Jou 1‘1144 , 4 4: . • `WOnl~ hive been pindeni (or a Ministet to have Kessed this point so far as to have dissolved a great alliance, and to have lett thii country to Maintain a war alone against Francei—or whether, if a conces sion on this subject had ken forced from Franceohe would have afterwards regarded it any longer than absolute. necessity forced her to do so. Under all the circumstances of this motion, he did think he was authorised to say it was at least uncourteotv, if not unparliamentary, thus to bring forward a motion only one evening previous to going into a discussion on a Treaty which had been on the tole of the House near a month, with no other view as it appeared, than to send the question to discussion with a prejudice upon it. In the course of the debates of last night it was said, the French Government appeared deter mined to keep the people in the dark as to what was pasiing in this country on this subject. Now, un fortunately for this argument, French Papers had ar rived in this country; and in the columns of the Mo was inserted, at full length, the whole proceed ings of the Meeting which took place at the Free masons' Tavern during the last week. The Noble Lord then proceeded to defend the restoration of the Colonies ; 'and observed, that in two instances at least, those of St. Domingo and Cayenne, this coun try could have no right to interfere. Whilst the Honour able Gentleman had been so anxious to charge Ministers with neglecting this great cause on the side of France, he had totally forgotten how Much had been done in Holland for the cause. He trusted this country would pursue this great question with as much constancy, and that the result would be as suc cessful as the result in the late important contest on the Continent had been ; but he was ready to declare his opinion, that by persuasion alone would that cause be benefit ed; and if Gentlemen really wished to be nefit the cause of Africa, they must restrain their vir tuous feelings within the bounds of reason. The Noble Lord concluded, by declaring, that this corre spondence coul4 not be produced without great pub lic inconvenience pending the approaching Congress, and for that reason he Should oppose the motion. Sir S. ROMII.LY combated the statements of the last speaker. The Noble Lord had no right to com plain of the time at which the motion had been made, as it had been deferred to suit the convenience of others, and even at the request of the Noble Lord. He entered fully into the feelings of France on the o 1-4tion, shewing its operation in Africa and the West Ind es. The Noble Lord had entreated the House not to cloud this moment of exultation, of feasting, and gladness ; but while we were thus regardless of the interests of justice and humanity, who could say that in the midst of our banquet the hand was not on wall inscribing the characters of our condemna tion. He concluded, cautioning those who on the present occasion maintained a criminal silence,. not to accept of any favours in future from Ministers, or their consciences must tell them that those favours were bought with the blood of Africa! (Hear, hear). Mr. S rEPHEN rose, and in a speech of great warmth, said the last observation was applied to him. He repelled it with indignation. He had never lost sight of that great cause ; he called on GOD to wit ness, that he never would. Living eleven years in the West Indies, he had submitted to every expedient rather than possess a slave. He had exposed himself to every danger - on account of his opinions; and he had resisted solicitations from a, dear friend, now no more (Mr. Percival) to enter public life, fearing he should be obliged to oppose those to whom he owed so much, for aboliihing the abominable traffic in hu man blood. Nevertheless, he would vote against the motion. because he thought, from his soul, that, as the Noble Lord' had said, the production of the pipers moved tor would be injurious, to the cause. He was informed by an American Gentleman, that in Cape , Franl mis, the very bet _) 1_41.1 was-desecrated lay the must 'detestable .al orgies, letting loose blood-hounds absolutely W some of those wretched beings. He argued trim references to General.Leclerc's dis patches, and from the defence set up tur Rocham beau. that the Slave Trade was kept up in bt. Do niiego, with a view to the conquest of Jamaica. He still thought a good bargain was made for the cause, and vowed that if the Nolsle Lord, or airy of his (Mr. Stephen's) friends in administration were found insin cere, " that GOD might not spare him, if lie spared them." He voted with the fullest conviction of the propriety of his vote, not,considering the Honourable and Learned Gentleman, (Sir S. Roniiiiy,) the keeper of his conscience or his judge. Sir S. ROMILLY explained. He intended no per sonal attack on the Hon. and Learned Gentleman, but had him in his mind among others. Mr. STEPHEN was satisfied with the explanation. Mr. DOUGLAS and Mr- BARHAM supported the motion, and Mr. BAN KES opposed it. .Mr. PONSONBY saw no reason for refusing the production of those Papers, for the Noble Lord had not shewn how that could affect the discussions at the Congress. Mr. W. SMITH thought the papers unnecessary. Mr. HORNER replied, and said, that finding the House was not of his opinion, he should not press his motion to a division. The motion was then negatived without a division. Adjourned at ONE O'CLOCK. • PRO lEST AGAINST THR REJICTION Or LORE GRINVILLI ' S 510T1055 UPON 11155 rM INCA lILAVE TRADE. biSSINTIENT—Because, in the Article of the Treaty of Peace lately coneluded at Paris, rt - spectind the African Slave Trade, a public interest of the first importance has been sacrificed, and, as we firmly believe, without any necessity or adequate cause ; this inhuman traffic being, under the sanction of that Article, re vived and continued in the Coluo,ies which we have surrendered to France, fur the term of five years ; and an immense district on the Continent of Africa, which had been entirely relie ved from it, again exposed to a ll evils which must flow front its re-establishineut. Because, deeply impressed with the horrors of a commerce which thelumanity ut the Legislature had prohibited, and which is described, in the Article above referred to, as repugnant to the print iples of natural jiistice,noti of an milightenedage, this House had umnit.musly addressed hi, Royal Highness the Prince Re gent to employ the whole weight and influence of this country, in the late negotiations for peace, to procure its general and tit.. tire abolition ; and because it is incumbent on Ministers to bhew from what causes the endeavours which it was their duty to make for the attainment of this important object have failed, under circumstances which were undeniably must highly favourable to their httccess. iiie4u,.e, ;his - proof tan only be given by the production of the papers which have passed during the late neguciation upon this subject, as was admitted to be usual iA CMS of Wore; sod be cause no sufficient reason for withholding such information, in the present instance, veil given in the debate. (Jigised) Aucurrus FRIDERICIL (Duke of Susses), Winton Fissures (Doke of Glouractr), Gus', • - LoossoodiLs, Gutitormtit, Ilassau. tinsi.asa. r,. ~~., . • • THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1814. ST. Paz at the Stock At:Lange. • A Dutch Mail arrived this morning, It furnishei the pleasing intelligence that the new Government of Holland has taken some decided measures to pre vent all tragic in slates under the Dutch flag, or in the colonies belonging - to Holland. We select the following articlet : AMSTERDAM, JUNE 24, The following Notice has been published here : " The Board of Trade hereby informs all whom it may con' tern, that it has been acquainted by his Excellency the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, that by a Decree of his Royal High ness our Sovereign Prince, dated the 15th instant, no Ships or Vessels shall be cleared out or dispatched from any Port of the United Netherlands, Which are designed to fetch Negroes from the Coast of Africa, or from any of the blands belonging to that Continent, and to convey them to the Continent, or Islands of America; and that all such Ships or Vessels designee. for the Slave Trade shall be refused admittance at every fort, factory, colony, or possession, on the Coast of Guinea. " The Vice-President of the Board of Trade, Haarkm Coerce, Jim 23. (Signed) " Sivalia." AIX-LA-CHAVELLE, JUNE 19. The establishment of the DOuane along the French frontiers having caused a general alarm here, Mr. Sack, Governor-General of the Middle and Lower Rhine, has published a Proclamation, in which he says he has applied on this point to Baron Stein, who answered him, that this measure was in consequence of the new frontiers given to France, but that there could be no objection to protect the manufactures of these provinces, by adopting similar measures against • the French commerce. BRUSSELS, JUNE iZ The civil as well is the military administration of the countries between the frontiers of Holland, the Rhine, the Moselle, and the Maese, is wholly in the hands of the Prussians since the 15th instant. All the public chests are delivered to the Prussian Offi cers, and we expect that the Minister Baron Von Stein, will repair to Cologne, and then to Aix-la-Cha pelle. All this seems to indicate that the fate of these countries is decided. We hear, however, from gcod aut:iority, that the Prusian frontiers are not to extend Ito the Maese, but to the Ourthe. Numbers of Bel -1 gian subalterns and soldiers daily return from the French service. The English troops from Lord Wel lington's army are expected about the middle of July. We have received Paris Papers of Saturday. The inhabitants of Norway are by no means unanimous' in the - support of the new Soiereign, who, there is every reason to believe, has forced himself upon them. Several respectable Norwegians have an nounced an intention of expatriating themselves.— ,The law for the military Conscription was carried in the Diet by a very narrow majority. A solemn fu ' ncral service has been perfCrmed to a'ae memory of PICIIEGRLT, GEORGE', MouEnv, and the eleven per sons who perished uith CEonors.. The French army is to receive full pay up to the Ist September. The half-pay tu . such Officers as are not specially retained in active service, by command of his MAJESTY, is to commence on that day. The niggamullins v.lll ex. claimed fire l'Empreur ! on some recent occasions, will of course be put at the he:.d cif the halipay list. REGNIER, BONAPARTE'S Grand Judge, whose crimes have been SO frequently the topics of execration in all countries, is no more. Ilis death was announced to the Chamber of Deputies on Saturday last. Our Readers will recollect that BONAPARTE made him Luke of Massa. PARIS, JUNE es. tiffs Itlyal Highness Monsieur is about to return to Paris : the air of St. Cloud is too piercing. He is convalescent. The Chamber of Peers is occupied in matters re lating to the order of their proceedings, and the ar rangements agreed upon will be made public in a few days. _ We are assured that the Chamber of Deputies is occupied in drawing up a law to be presented. to the King, to provide fer the liberty rf the Press. Ti)-Jay tile Body Guards did the ditty- of the Thuilleries, for the first time since their re-organiza tion. The detachments were selected from all the different companies. _ _ _ M. Regnier, Duc de Massn, formerly Minister of Justice, died to-night in his hotel, of an attack of apoplexy : he was quite well yesterday. A new column of English troops, consistin3 of 1500 or 2000 cavalry, with a train of artillery, cqui. pages, 6:e. will an ive at Tours on the 9th of July. This column is on its route from Bourdeaux to Bou logne, to be there embarked for England. The body of the young Louis Napoleon, son to the Ex• King of Holland,Avhich was deposited in the Church of Notre Dame, has been removed to St. Leu, in the Valley of Montmorency.' Yesterday, at nine in the morning, the remains of General Georges Cadoudal were interred in the Cha pel to the right of the Choir of the . Parislt Church of St. Paul. The funcral service for Generals Georges, Pichegru. and Moreau, and the eleven victims who perished with Georges, commenced about noon.— The Church and Portico were hung with black cloth. On the Catafalque was placed the rt.d ribband worn by the brave Georges, and the attributes of the other Generals, and the draperies were fringed with white : French and Russian Officers of all ranks, and a great crowd of well dressed persons in mnurning. *filled the nave. Among the crowd we ctstingiii,hA the hi-tither or Georgei,.Madame and Madem Lajollais; Pere User, eke. The Martinis de ltiviere accompanied Madame Armand de Polignac, Who solicited a subscrivirn for the poor with all the suee and dignity which characterise her. After the absolution, ibotieodofficers and a great number of person* id moulding signed behind the altar the Register of bdriik and threw Hu ly water 4m the tomb of Genefal Georges. • . TIIE IL•ttTSTRIOUS VI3ITC3RS: • The Emperor of RusstA Landed safely at yesterday mortals% at seven o'clock. The follosving letter from our Doter Correspondent, gives some ad; ditional particulars respecting the illustriou; Visitors : ' S Doves, lies 29 —His Majesty the emperor of Russia em barked yesterday condo on board the Ro)al Charlotte yacht, scion after six o'clock, and was greeted most beat tily by the ambled populace, Immediately on h.s cedning out of the ccunting house of Mr. Feetor, and Jo his wive on the quarter-deck of the yacht, kis Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence, Admirals Foley and Blackwood, with the Captains of the Fleet, paid tb r respects to his Imperial Majesty. His M.je-ay was attetickel on board by Count Lieven and the Earl of Yar.t.-nrh, with both t 4 whom he took an affectionate leave, as he ri.d of Admiral Foley and the Captains. 'I lee Dyke of Clarence went out is the yacht and kit her in the Roads. His Majesty very ftequt.t:tly Wt ee t so the thousands assembled on the Quays and Pier• Leads as the yacht went out of the harbour, and appeared highly pleased at 114 at tention shown hire, as did the pectators at his condescension to wards them.—On the wholei the sight was highly gra..J and , ins. His Majesty intended to go to Ostend bet as the wind war against his going there, be anchored in Cahis Itera is dur.:m rte nighti and landed there at eight o'clock this morning.— I i.uke • of Clarence sailed for the Downs this morning —Orsiecafs DTorcY, Below, and Rouch,with Minister Below, embarked this afternoon on board his Majesty's sloop Bermuda, for Ostend. " Arrived his Majesty's sloop Redpole, eaptain Denma', from Calais, having landed his Royal Highnese the Prince! of Orange, Counts Ojwarowsky and Cternickeff, Aid-de-Camps to the Emperor of Russia and suite." The Gezeue of last night contains an official ae. count of the late Naval Inspection at Portennuth, .the details corresponding with those already given of that interesting transaction. The great and illustrious .Duke of Wectlectiow took his seat yesterday in the Hotise of Lords, on which occasion it will be seen lie . teas idressed in elegant and appropriate terms by the I.onu .CHAN CELLOR.—The reply ca . his Grace was as modeat . bis merits are great; and the illastaiiatis Hero was cheered most heartily en the occasion. The India Clubs have invited his .Grice the Doke of WELLINGTON W ii %and Entertainment to be gi wen on the II th ofjclya Right Honourable %Vartatear . HASTINGS wilLtaksillie Chair tin that occasion. Prince Wtta.ta - si Ilrld Waal RIMY of Pautsta, the KING'S Brothers, remain in London, on a visitao ,the Doke and Duchess ,of Yong... Yesterday morn ing the Cams; PaFacs Was taken suddenly ill, and was obliged to decline accepting an invitation from ,Itsr bi+rear to a Grand ?arty, at her Palace. . The Clank°, Johnutl, - Wo. XVIII. will he pub. lisbed on 'the Ist of July, togas'. WWI a Sarphitte tdry Mitaler. Fittatotrrrt, JUNE 26. 7 --No arriirals. Sailed this • morning 'thirteen sail of merchantmen to jsin the con voy for Portugal and the Mediterranean, now off this; port. The brig Commerce of Sunderland, &luau, for Plymouth, struck upon the Manacle; this moan. ing at two o'clock. Tbe materials w ill be save,t, but the hull is lost.—Wind N. fresh breez.s.. PLestatTit. dux' a 27.—Came in the Cl.* itExcE man of war from B inideanx, with the 7th Re g iment of Foot on board ; also the DLELIN man of war, from, the same place, with troops.—WintfN. PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 28.—Arrived the Hicil , .stan store-ship 'from the Downs. Sailed his blaiesty's ships CLErit'ATilA and SPRIGHTLY, for the Deism t His Majesty's ship SAN DOMING - ) with a flt•et of transports for Cherburgh. His Majesty w 's . ship BAN• TEEM takes convoy for Bourdeaux, and ill sail when wind permits.—Wind Westerly. The ships which underwent the review at Ports ' mouth, last week, arc all ordered to Bourdeaur, to bring over the troops; for whickpurpose, they are taking out their lower-deck guns. A Common Hall was held yesterday at Guildhall, at which Alderman Woon proposed a series of Reso lutions against the Slave Trade, which were seconded by Mr. NV. SMITII, and agreed to without oppo , ,ition. We observe with real pleasure, that the Mw/tree, the official paper of the French Government, gives at full length the admirable speech and resolutions of Mr. WILBERFORCE. at the late meeting of Friends to the Abolition of the Slave Trade. This circumstance affords conclusive proof of the good dispw.iti,m Lours XVIII. to give free scope to the influence of reasoning and information on so important a subject. It unfortunately happens, however, that the French people in general are eetremely ignorant of the real facts attending. this abominable traffic. They have their prejudices, and their jealous fears of the conse quences of its abolition. They view the pi oposal as a wild, a visionary, a revolutionary measure. lo short, they stand on the same ground now, that a numerous and powerful body of our own ecunttynssu good on thirty years ago. It is rossiOleahat the new French Government may fear the influence of those who •may conceive that their ititerests wiU l,e affected by a prohibition of the Slave Trade. If so, iae may hope that the publication of Mr.Wriasenronca's sptecis is but the precursor of a more general etfort of th... French press to enlighten the public mid on this most important question. Earl Sri:mita appeared yesterday in the Court of Common Pleas, to obtain a recovery of certain estates in bar of dower ; the legal ceremony on such occa • sions is, that all the Judges during the motions and other process, wear their black caps. CORN MARKET, MARK-LANE. JUNE re. would have sold readily upon hal se t otal terms as on lay naark g t day. Fine Barley Is also In request, and would have soli demand ba rer i bid t is u u rreistorseutrilymoutozaW y h . ea as t . t a hls ka a sno an n y dag appiure j bat rather higher bad any arrived. Gets ant OW f aft at Matsiday•• prias. Is other snicks no alters/km a S . -. OW =1 • a 1 A t