Star. — London, England, 1810-03-09 00:00:00

PdRLIAMENTART PROCEEDINGS. HOUSI OP LORDS, MARCH e. Lord Wellington's Anrulty bill was brought up from the Commons, and read the first rime. The Earl of MOIRA presented a petition from the Debtors ceufined in the Fleet Prison, which was ordered to lie on the Table. Tne Earl of LAUDERDALE moved, " That the order of their Lordships, on a termer motion of hit, be discharged, for the purpose of varying his mot len, in respect to the number of Appeal.• before that House." CATHOLICS OP IRELAND. Lord GRENVILLE—" I have in my hand the petition of the Roinan Catholics of the city of Wa terford, praying. the attention of your Lordships to', the disqualifications under which they Labour. It hat ing been the express desire of the petitioners, whirl signed their names to the petitlon,that l o should have. the honour to by it before your I.Oicishipe, I .have felt it my duty to comply with their ,ruest.. olti , doing so, I feel it to be quite unnecessasylo - detain your Lordships by any explantiticintof t abs reasons r which will induceme to °fleet's : you nri olhermotion, than merely the motion, that the petitibnithrlie upon the table. I have already, upon a former•occasion, explained, in the most distinct manner, what my views were upon this subject ; and I can assure your Lordships, they are in no respect altered, but consi derably strengthened and confirmed by the circum stances which have since passed. To detain your . Lordships with any explanation respecting those cir cumstances would not answer any purpose, both be cause you know I have sufficiently detailed my sen timents to your Lordships, and because.you know that the sentiments I !Live stated are not those of this day or hour ; that they ale not adapted to meet any particular case; and much less to suit any particular purpose. lam persuaded every man who hears' me in this House will bear this testimony of me, that there is no word I ever uttered, no sentiment I ever expressed, no measure' I ever referred to, which has nOt been constantly in the contemplation of, and con stantly in unison with, the statement I made when I brought the petition of the Catholics before you on a former day. To that statement, therefore, f refer, as containing not only the sentiments of the peti tioners, but those by which I have been actuated up. : on every occasion when the subject has been agitated.. They are sentiments from which I see no reason to believe that any circumstances will induce me to de part." The petition wis then read. Lord GRENVILLE—" That this pal* dotie upon the table." . -- Ordered. The Marquis of LANSIAOWN. , -- 4 I. hold in my hand a petition of a description iitnilar to 'that which has been presented by my-Noble Friend, from the Roman Catholics of Limerick.:— After what has fallen from my Noble Friend, larwhiCh I perfectly concur, it will be unnecessary-forint to - do more than move, That the petition be laid on - the table.' It is proper 1 should state to yonr Loristifft, that the pe tition is signed by a very large prorkti6n of the in creasing and commercial city of Limerick." The petition was bronght up and read. The Marquis of LANSDOWN—" That this pe rm upon the table."—Ordered accordingly. BX EDI TIONP. :a ri of DA RNLEY rose, in consequence of had mentioned to their Lordships a few !fore. His Lordship had had, from various information, the correctness of which he :dingly desirous to ascertain. It was pretty stated, that it was the intention of -his resent Ministers to send out. or this country ie whole of our effective military force. He know whether this report wa► true ? ;arl of LIVERPOOL rose anctsaid, that al e could not enter into any particulars on the the Noble Lord's question, yet he should .t Government would take care that nothing tture alluded to would be done, so as to be nt•with the security of the country. s ,arl of D A RNLEY was not satisfied with fer, and, with the vi e of calling the atten th; w House to the subject, mewed that the summoned for to-morrow --Ordered. :ORN DISTILLATION PREVENTION BILL. Order of the Day being read, sot.THURST adverted to the inconveniet9r , ould arise from continuing an examination' subject of the Distillation Bill. The Act, was the object of the present Bill to canti. ired rsterdair, but under an Act of the 48tli which enacted, that if an Act expitedibeftt it then in progress, to continue it passed, the as of such Act should nevertheless be deemed nitinued, by the passing of such continuing nvided that penalties 'bould not attach ... for tontrary to these provisions in the interval.-.;— therefore,.in this case, would be continued, ;tending its expiration, if the present 'Bill but great inconvenience would arise 'if it* vr;s long delayed, from the situation in *hid' hers would be placed, and therefore, to lire delay, he, should move to discharge the or tearing the petitioners (on ipetithin funsen. le Earl of Lauderdale on Monday) by ;hens- - leir Counsel, or, Agents, thiledity, wish* it lerstood, at the same time, that ahoy the bill sed be would not cbjvct lb the appointment Imittee to investigate _the subject. .arl of HA RDWrCKE-observed upon the ;ongvnity of passing a Bill first, and then in whether it ought to have-pas.sed, Earl of L A UDERDA also commented 'glaring incon s istency of such a proceeding; the view that an examination should take vviour, to discussing the moved as an lent to Teave , out all the words sifter the ward in Lord Bathurst's motion, and to issert.that ter proceeding do the Bill be postponed till se'nnight. HOLLAND was of opinion that, howeva ical it might appeai, the beNt course in this tld be to pass the Bill, and to investigate the tfterwa i rds, ,otherwise the distillers would be sort of Purgatory, and would not know what .arl of BUCKINGHAMSHIRE suggested Act of the 48th of the King; referred to by le E: rl,(Bathprst) did riot apply to the pre was not strictly a continuing Bill %%as in fact a new Bill, the former Act ap- expressed, nOt been co stantly in i brought th former da) as contain tioncrs, bu on every of ' They are believe tha part." The pet Lord G upon the t The .t 1 my hand which has the Romat fallen fror concur, it move, , T 1 proper 1 sl tition is sil creasing a The pet - The Ma Ation do r The Ea whit he nights bef quarters, was exceeo generally jesty's pre nearly the wish_td to The Ea though he subject of state, that of the nal inconsistet ' The Ea this answe don of d Lords be 1 cc On the I Earl B. which WO upon the , which it v nue, expii Geo. 111. fore a Bii provisions to be con Act, pro acting cc The Act, notwithst passed, 11 passing w the distill vent that 4 1 4 der for he ted by the selves, the 4, ; o br undi tad Passe of a Com] The L gross ince quiring w The E upon the"; 7 and with i • place pre 4 amendmc 44 tbat," it the feudal Monday s Lord 1 Earadoxie case wont tubject afi k : ;n a so to do. • The E that tt e A the Noble sent Bill, 1 but which plying generally to the United Xingdom, whilst in piccadilly, from Clarges-street to Hyde-park-corner, the present bill Ireland was insured- . • 1 a purpose not at all 'lliitfthe'objects in contempla- The House divided on the question, thafthe words lion of the Bill, and prily calcOated to exempt the se the Order for hearing tbe.tetitioners by thOmselves, \ wealthy nobility and gentry of Picctlilly from an their Counsel, or Agenss, ba discharged," stand pgrt I 'spoke which they op ht to pay as a part of their r 4 the question. 4 " ..e : “! * !"; / I parish taxes ; and no mother Bill was introduced, Contests-,Presetiaki.MPLlbraitris 41-83.--Not- to perpetuate this tax on the people of London :Jed Contuse--rPresentffiegsktiaxies3o-67.—Majority16. Westminster, already forty-two years in operation ; On. our . re-admiwilim;we found Lord GREN- he should therefore decidedly oppose the Bill. V 144. on, his legs, speaking on the question for the Mr. BURTON said , if the Honourable Gentle - . folcEfig ! and combating the argument of Lord man would suffer the Bill to go into a Committee, it Bitharst His Lordihip lamented, that bills should might be so modified as to meet his objects, as well be so freqitently paSsed in a hurry at a late period of as those of its friends. He had no wish to exempt th e k n it:A N :without time being given to consider the inhabitants of Piccadilly,• from Clarges-street to their contents, of which description was the act of the Hyde-Park-Corner, from an expbnce properly belong 48th of the King, relied upon by the Noble Earl, ing to them. His object was justice to the persops and which did nothing short of 'enabling the King's who had lent their money upon the credit of those.; Ministers to make ex Most facto laws. He was, how- tolls, guaranteed them upon the faith of Parliament,; ever, of opinion, that such an Act must be construed for the House had not only recognized and approved strictly, and that being so construed it did not apply the illegal application ofthe money towards purposes to the present Bill, which, as stated by his Noble different from those specified in the original . BP, J Filiencr(LOrd Buckinghamshire), did not in fact con- trospectivcly, but prospectively, by authorizing the tinue - -the Act Which it professed to continue, but was like application in future. The creditors were, there- an entirely new Bill, inasmuch as it did not extend to fore, deprived of their security for the liquidation ttf.i Ireland. To give time therefore for the considera. their principal ; and the House was bound, in justiVeP tion.of the important question which had thus arisen, to secure them. He was himself the trustee in-40R4?' he moved to adjourn the debate till to-morrow. nation for three elderly ladies in Ireland, to the The LORD CHANCELLOR entertained con- amount of £l4OO, two of whom would be . ruing," siderable doubt upon the question now st-irted. He and reduced to indigence, if this Bill did notiiist was inclined to think that the present Bill was not a Mr. H. SUMNER had no objection to insert a continuing bill, within the meaning of the Act of the clause in the Bill to prevent any part of the toll from 48th of the King, but at any rate he thought it was being appropriated to the paving of Piccadilly ; but due to the subject, to take till to-morrow to consider was of the same opinion with the Honourable And it ; and from this course no inconvenience could Le: , rned Gentleman who just spoke, as to the necese-1 arise, for if they could pass the bill to-night, they sity of passing the Bill, of which all the inhabitants could pass it to-morrow, and if they could not pass it of London and Westminster enjoyed The benefits; and to-morrow, they could nor pass it to.night. ' the expence of which would fall only upon thke Lord ELLENBOROUGH wished shortly to ex- classes who were best able to bear it. press his opinion on the subject now, as it would be from PR 'SON s. inconvenient for him to attend his duty in that House Mr. WELLESLEY POLE brought in the Irish to-morrow night. He concurred in the doubt ex- prisons improvement Bill; read a first, and ordered pressed by the Noble and Learned Lord ; for, al- 't be read a second time, on Thursday the sth of though in general cases, where the Bill was to con- April.' tinue an Act, similar in all its provisions, and that THANKS TO GENERALS COTTON AND ANSON. Act had expired before the passing of the subsequent Generals COTTON and Amox, who commanded one, when the word "revive" ought also to have been the cavalry at the Battle of Talavera, attended to inserted, • yet it was , the constr4tion adopted by receive, ip their places, the Thanks voted to them Judges, to comprehend " revive" in the term " con- by tie unanimous decision of the House. The tinue," But, in tl4 case before them, .it most forci- SPEAKER addressed them in substance as follows— * struck his mind, the same construction-would not " Lieutenant-General Cotton and Brigadier-Gene ' appll, because of th e•difference between the Bill and ral Anson, the ct it was intended to continue. " Upon your return from the eventful war which The second reading was postponed till to4notpaw. has been carried on in Spain, you have found that Lotd - ORENVILLE moved, " That such *of his whatever alterations of opinion may have prevailed Majesty's Judges as are in town, be desired to attend respecting the best plan of conducting the campaign this House, for the purpose of giving their opinion on and regarding the final issue of the contest, your con any question which may be proposed."—Ordered. duct has never met with any other than one united Some conversation took place between Earls BA- expression of applause and admiration (Hear, hear!) TRURST and LAUDERDALE, and the.Lono CHANCEL- The British cavalry has long been famed for its su- LOR, relative to the Judges. periority over that of the enemy, and though con- The Earl of LAUDERDALE conceived the scant practice has of late augmented the efficiency Judges would attend, not to hear their debate on the and reputation of the French cavalry, and though Bill, but to answer the questions which might be pro- that cavalry has been flushed with so many victories, posed. the British cavalry under your command displayed its The LORD CHANCELLOR said, that, because wonted superiority and revived irs ancient triumphs the Judges would attend, it did not follow that a at the battle of Talavera (Hear, hear.) When the question would be proped—but they would be pre. history of these events shall be read by posterity, sent for the purpose of answering any question, if the be assured that your deeds will be regarded with House should think fit. applause, and your names mentioned with glory The Earl of LAUDERDALE perfectly coincid- by an admiring nation. You do not serve an un ed with the Noble and Learnd Lord. grateful country. It has always been its opinion SLAVE TRADE. that military glory is national strength. This House, • Lord HOLLAND rave notice of a motion for Monday, re- always prompt to express its gratitude where merit spectine the Fordo African Slave Trade.—Adjourned. is conspicuous, has honoured your conduct with an unanimous expression of its Thanks. In the name then of the Commons of the United Kingdom, in Parliament .assembled, I do now Thank you for your highly distinguished conduct displayed on the 27th and 28th of July, in the Battle of Talavera." Major-General Sir STAPLETON COTTON replied : " Mr. SPEAKER—In endeavouring to express my sense of the very high honour conferred upon tneb which, has been communicated to me in set flattering a manner by you, Sir, I shall fall far short of.what I feel upon the occasion.—To receive the Tluknks of Parliament is the highest reward to which a soldier' can aspire ; and believe me, Sir, I shall ever consider it my greatest pride to have been so honoured. This, I may venture to say, is the feeling of all my brother officers and soldiers, who had the good fortune to be commanded by one of the most able and distinguish ed Generals who has adorned the annals of this coun try, and who, should an opportunity occur, will, I trust, again prove to the world that a British army is not to be beat by a French force of double its num bers." General AxsoN likewise stated the pleasure he de rived from the reflection, that his exertions had been thought worthy of this high honour. It would be the pride of his life, that his conduct had been thus .noticed by-Parliament. But at the same time he was -aware, that •the merit belonged much more to the ex cellent casiduct of his fellow Soldiers, than to him.— For the handsome and flattering terms in which the Speaker had delivered the Thanks of the House, he requested that he would accept of his particular ac knowledgments. On the motion of Mr. PERCEVAL the address of the Speaker and the Answers were, as usual, or dered to be entered on the Journals. Mr. HUTCHINSON postponed his notice of a motion for the Thanks of the House to Sir ROBERT WILSON, in order to make way for the Scheldt In quiry. HOUSE OF COMMONS. Sir WU.LIAM CURTIS, 'Air. MANNING, and some other Members presented Petitlons against the 1;111 fur establis!iing New Docks on the Thames, near Rotherhithe. Received and ordered to lie on the table. Mr. ROBERT WARD brought In the Bill for regulating the Onse of Paymaster of Marines.—Read a first, and ordered to be read a second damsel Tuesday. Mr. GILES, at the request of Mr. Whitbread, postponed the second reading of the Bankers Draft Biil till Thursday next, in order to enable the House tp go the sooner into the Scheldt In quirY• • • The Irish Distil!ery Duties Bill was read a second time pra . forma, and orderta to be committed on Mondiiy, with a view to fill up the blanks, and to have it printed in a per!ect shape. Mr. WHARTON presented Accounts of the gums adyancelli to the Portuguese Troops, by order of the House.—Laid'on the Mr—Toe/rime, from the Office of the Chief Secretary for Irestid, piiietited certain Papers respecting the nun.her of ves sels, and their tonnage belo.iging to the ports of Ordered to lie on the Table. On the motion of ,Mr. BATI:IURST, )air Lucas Pepys war oirsiered to attend the Committee on the Scheldt Inquiry. The Muttny Bill was read a third dere, and passed. Mr. LUSHINGIVN brought up-the Reports of the Commit tees on the Sugar Beentlea, and Naval Stores Importation Bills. 'rheßetelitiohifWereigrieed to, and Bills ordered accordingly. . . WEST*ljiTlit SUDITOAY TOLL BILL. Mr. nOME.SLIMNE It moved the second reading of the Westminster Sunday Toll Bill. Mr. HERBERT opposed the Billion its principle, Contidering it, as he did, to 'be no less than a Bill to Sloiliade on Sundays the City of Westminster, by establishing a triple toll at every avenue leading out of that part of the metropolis, from Westminster bridge round to Gray's-inn-lane ; and as particularly 41st:suing upon that day, to that class of the inbabi. tants of this smoky metropolis, who, being indispcn- sibly confined to the business of their several avoca tions during the rest of the week, had only Sunday left to them for a little innocent recreation in the country, for the preservation of their health. lie begged leave to remark, that Sunday was a festival; and, therefore,, nota day to• be observed with the ri gotir•of a cast. -The. Honourable Member next pro teedic!, it some length, into the history of this Bill, irlriclir was originally instituted by a Bill in the sth of the King, enacted for twenty-one years, and ena bling. tliC trustees thereby appointed, to borrow a sum of 4930, at 4,4 per cent. for paving the City of Weettninster, upon. the credit of those very tolls, the -surplus of .witieh, over the interest, in each year, the trustees *ere bound to apply:towards liquidating the oviginatlo..p; but 'which they did illegally, though otherwise latidably, apply towards lighting and cleansing-the sirecti and squares of Westminster.—, At the expiritior of the 21 years, a new bill Was passed, in which the House not only l'U'egnized the illegal act of the trustees, but enabled them to apply for the future a portion of the produce towards the same purpose of cleansing and lighting the streets and sqtiares. But not stopping there, they had since ,;p. plizd a sum of £lBO a year, towardi the paving of LORD CHATHAM'. Mr. WHITBREAD asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the rumour was true, that Lord Chatham has resigned his situation as Muter-General of the Ordnance ? The CIIANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER answered, that he believetl Lord Chatham had tendered his resignation of that situation to his Majesty, and that it had been accepted. Silt RICHARD sTRACHAN. Mr. CA.LCRAFT moved that Sir Richard Strachan's Narra tive be read ; as Lord Chatham's Narrative had been read in the House. The Narrative was read accordingly, and entirely con tradicted the statemen t of Lord Chatham as to any agreement re specting the naval investment of Flushing; and accounted for the delay in the arrival at Batz from the state of the weather and other circumstances, of which he was surprised that Lord Cha tham should have been unaware. It conclude. with saying, that after his (sir Richard Strachan's) severe trials and unremitting ex ertions, he did not expect such conduct on the part df the //art ' of Chatham ; and that now be had stand to k solicitous about the spision e'his Lordship.—[As the Narrative will be published entire in the evidence, we do not think it necessary to enter here into the details.) ECIIZLDT EXPR2ITION. The House then resolved ttse'f into the ComMittee of Inquiry on the Scheldt Expedition, sad Suingers vette, si natal, et.. eluded.--Minurned THE EVENING STAR LONDON. FRIDAY, MARCH 9. PRICE OF STOCKS THU DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK s per Cent. Cons. for money, 67E—acc. 6S. 5 per Cents. 9sj—Excbeq. Bills 111. I 2 s. pre.—Bpnds 11s. 1* PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. Sink Stock --, • 5 per Cent. gavy 9S+ 97j 98 3 per Cent. Red. Ann India Bonds i 15.12). pre. S per Cent. Cons. 47 6067/ Exc. Bills, Ids. 12s. pr. 4 per Cent. Consols for Acc. We have received digtirent letters from Lord Cot.. Ltwowoon's fleet and . fccim - adiz, brou g h t b y the Cadiz, ~., ... Gleaner. Thetrpipcai theuows abnady known that the French - iye'iril pOStesSloi) of Alzesiras, and that. the Governor of Cetiti hail refined to deliver up that fortress to the_ British fete, _K% ..tcl . .defead it against the Frencti'f:l:ool, 44 .. 0 .11 -$ POI* is believq to hve been ortaii*434:rrescirivisuattv. or in other • pri'ords - *frakh - tee:s/iith i '' .. sticTigatin consequence th e y r:; latiti (i.sl-0.-i k - * s_opt_ e French forcelas stolen ver . firthe iltr'biOd:ce - k inct keen, put, i n possession. "TheilSetip - it . icrn"qr ~,,:itirOrA— i - 4. the !orTnY, is the re more to - be' fegOttiai ilk wrn.atford.4im a facility to . annoy our trade, whichWiltziow .. te exerted with greater '.energy than ever irrvierrailpaniards, Should Cilia fall. (and - ‘stil4zie - liiiitillY entertain a hoPe to • the l'otlt'i l7 7)i'Pith . AlgeiriStilli4'-aP_a 4t! R. 044 the hai4Z:4o:jia french:PatfitltgLlFili:Tectuite - to be f u ll y g oit eac d, and muse receive all - its supplies fron t ' . EUglazid. We state this necessity in-censeqnence of learning, from letters now, before us; that the Moor; have lately shown rather an 44 unaccomOdating di s . position towards us"—that is—French influence has been at work to undermine us in that quarter, and, if possible, to stir up against us another enemy. The • possible result of the present state of our affairs i n these quarters cannot be contemplated without anxiety and solicitude. It was on the 16th of February (arid not the 14th, as stated yesterday) that the Gleaner left Lord Col. lingwood's Fleet cruizing between Toulon and Prat Mahon. At the time of her departure, his Lordship was in better health than he had been for several days preceding, but was still very ill ; his disorder is a liver complaint, attended by indigestion. The Physician had ordered his Lordship to abstain from wine and animal food ; and strongly urged his return to Eng. land, to enjoy the benefit of his native suc.. cessor to his Lordship in the command was daily looked for in the fleet. One of our frigates that looked into Toulon, the day before the GLEANER sailed, counted seven sail of the line, nine frigates, and several brigs, with an im• mense convoy. It was the intention of our fleet to 'draw off, in order to give the enemy an opportunity to come out ; and the most confident expectations were entertained of capturing the convoy. Several -of our detached cruisers have been very successful in the Mediterranean and Adriatic. The Gleaner brought dispatches from Admiral PURVIS, dated the 234 stir. bqt they bring no intelli. gence of importance. . • " CADIZ, FEBRUARY it " The French seem to be augmenting their strength round this city, ar.d have thrown up several batteries and other works near St. Mary's. We do not think that, until abey receive consi derable reinforcements, they Win venture to invest fi;o4. visions are said to COMM 4 011.0 A ill, "s, • doubt it is so. * : - (1 - 1 v o • • " " The garrison here is ,isslonsit tetadli AO ! but 1 believe this to be an eziggersilau.' Spanlares; English, and some Pcsitugurvp: - "chrie" iiiss:l;e(o.l4-sre nom. sary for cur defence; and if they Wei , imrcased, I should think it rather a misfortune than a benefit, as theinlsaisitanta are so nu.; merous, and provisions will soon not be very Sabtiii/ant: We are told that the Duke of AcuiV i tanua)Ma it iS idea to make a sally upon the enemy, when a favoncabkoplievtunity , offers, but if it takes place at all it shook% bedcine quldid??;"" . • " shipping in the harbour continue td desttot*ll l /44 , 1••• of the enemy, and to molest them as much as iossble. :nip • have killed a considerable number o the French, but we Isayst sustained some damage." Another letter dated the 23d states, that the gng lish, the Portuguese, and the army under the Doke of ALBUQUER9UE, were all quartered in the Isle of Leon, and that Cadiz was garrisoned only by the new levies and volunteers, the regulars having more active duties to discharge, and the fortress being in a perfect state of security without thVir cnlopfration, The report of a rupture between Russia and France being on the point of breaking out, or havingsactually manifested itself, was again in circulation yesterday afternoon. We know not what degree of credit to attach to this rumour, but certain it is, that all the letters both from Germany and the Northern States, indicate a belligerent disposition reciprocally indulged between these Powers. The printed Journals are silent on the subject, (nor is this to be wondered at in the present state of the Press on the Continent) ; but an article from Nuremberg, of the 21st ultimo, notices a movement of the French armies towards the frontiers of ALEXANDER, assigning as the object or destination of the forces, the maintaining a more . rigorous blockade' in the North of Germany against the entire exclusion of English commerce. The new family alliance between the Sovereigns of France and Austria may certainly be considered as inauspicious to ALEXANDER'S views. He was to have been aggrandised at the expence of Turkey and Aus tria :---he has been duped ! Turkey- will now be held out . as the eventual source of recompence and remu neration to . Austria fet. her cessions to the Impenal son in law of Ffttsatctlerls it impossible cll. t NAIJ• - I I • I t]