The Statesman. — London, England, 1823-02-12 00:00:00

15+'~"^ "K. • , • hatred of liberty, would not dare to laugh at oar Am bassadors and alight our mediation [applause). Louis XVIII. who hail drank so deep of the cup of adversity, Was matching his legions against Spain. and by doing se was in effect, attacking the Government of England ;. Sof on what foundation did that Government rest, but on a legal and successful resistance to oppression. All the acts of those despots had been till lately sanctioned itsy the Ministers of England ?—the invasion of Naples, the subjugation of Piedmont, the hostile neutrality against the Greeks. But fortunately the acts of these despots became at length so glaring as to excite the in dignation of the world ; and the public opinion of the country declared itself in a manner not to be resisted or nsicnnderstood. The :Minister of the country now stood in the attitude that he ought to occupy. He alight nom well say that the wish of this country was to It•-ep . pease in all its relations, but that peace was only consis tent with the respect that might be abewn to other States. lie (Sir Robert) was convinced that it was not the French nation, but the wretched faction by which it was con trooled, that wished to interfere with Spain ; the people of France would rather rally tinder the banners of Europe's liberty (applause). He (Sir R.) indignant as be felt at the unprincipled conduct of the Allies, has no nigh to involve this country in a war, that might lead to great sarrifit es, and increase the burthens of the people. l Thirty sail of British ships, sent oat under our able rounnanders and brave seamen, t or 3110,000 stand of arms transported to the Continent, would affect not merely the se; unity and freedom of Spain, bat would give liheriy, founded on a representative system. to the natiuns of the Continent. As to any specific measure or Reform, he thought it world entangle the question to ask for it— it could give room for ohjections, that wonid be cap tiously urged by the determined enemies sad the luke warm friends of the measure. The honourable Gentle man concluded, by assuring the Meeting, that he should ever stand up to ad torate their particular rights, and to support the general liberties of mankind (applative). It was then moved that the High Bailiff shosid sign the petition on behalf of thelleeting. The question was about to be put, when Mr. Butler rose to move as an Amendment, " And that our Itepre tentative, he instructed to take the earliest opportunity to move for a Committee of the whole House, to take its prayer into consideration." Mr. Eu.ts proposed that the Members for the Bo rough should be directed to originate in the Hops* of Commons a motion or motions for increasing the num ber of voters in the linrnughs of Garton, Haslenigre; Rye gate, Blecbiogly, and Guilford. Mr. C. CALVERT said, that if the Hon. Gentleman would ioclude 95 other Boroughs, he would have some thing to grapple with ; but lie could not think of inter fering with those Boroughs, without any proof of cor ruption being established against them. Mr. BuTLER observed, that Grampound bad toren dis franchised hecanse it had no powerful protection to screen it from the effarts of Pediment. The Elect, r werzt..ealled corrupt, but were not the Borough Proprie• tors, who bargained with the Treasury for seats, still more corrupt? After a few words from Mr. Ellis and Sir It. Wilson the Resolution was put and negatived. • The thanks of the Meeting baying been voted to the too members for their attendance that day, Mr. CALI-sax returned thanks. and pledged him self to support the interests of the Electors upon all occasions. Sir R. WlLens amid he felt snore than ordinary grati tude the kindness which the Meeting had done him; as he knew the !(}lectors of Southwark never voted - lbeir thanks unless when perfectly satisfied with the conduct of •their Representatives. Circumstances might arise that would certainly impose upon him a duty 1 1 which would he attended with a most painful sacrifice ;1 but be trusted they would confide in his discretion in whatever step he might deem it necessary to take, Mid they might rest assured that whatever course be pazinted, their interests and their esteem should be alwayi dear to him. . Thanks basing been voted to the Chairman the Meet ing was dissolved. After the Chairman left the Chair, Mr. BUTLER moved three cheers for Spain, which were loudly re-echoed. lie then read a Reqnisition in tended to he presented to the High Bailiff, requesting him to call a meeting for the purpose of petitioning the 'Nese of Commons for a repeal of the Foreign *dist meta Bill, and all other Bills u hich prevented individual ttertion in favour of injured Constitutional Spain (aP plause.) IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS- 2 'ft:Earmy, FEB. ll .' P Lord CHANC&LLOR entered the Hoase a little be fine five o'cl'ck. Lord GRRNVILLE presented a petition from the [tinker., Moreliantr, Traders, and other Inhabitante of Wolverhampton, praying for a repeal of the Insolvent Drbtors Art.—Ordered do lie on the table. MAIAIAGIII ACT. • Lord ELLENBOROUGH said, that, in pnesuauce of the notice he had wives on Friday last, the Bill for am ending the tate Idarriage Act had been presented yesterd.sy. and was now printed and lying on their Lordships' table. He now gave notice that he should wove the second reading of the Bill on Monday next and he thought that hifore that day their Lordships would have fall and sufficient tinge to take the provisions of the Bill into consideration. On the motion of the Earl of SHAFTESBURY, the Hew adjourned to Thursday next. HOUSE OF COMMON'S. TUCSDAT. 'Me SPEAKER took - the Ct:dir at four o'clock. A new writ wes ordered foe the Boroogh of Arundel, ii ' for" 'member in the place of John Blake, Eaq, de- ceased. Mr. LITTLETON presented a petition from Wolvet tampion against the Insolvent Debtors' Act; which, atter a few words from Lord Ahrataarx, was ordered to be laid on the tahle. Lord HOBART, in pursnance of his notice yesterday. snared for a rail of the House for Thursday, the 20tb instant, the day of discussion on the Catholic Question. He considered it needless to-waste the time of the House by any farther obser►ations, as every Hon. Member would admit the necessity of the fullest attendance on sa important a sohject.—Ordered. Lord ALTHORPE gave notice That, on that day week. he would call the attention of the House to the present mode of collecting small debts. D r . LUSIIINGTON presented a petition from certain Electors of the county of Sligo, complaining of inter - ference in the election of Members far that place, ou the part of Lord Kingston.—Ordered to be taken into con sideration on the 13th of March. HMSO YEOMANRY RILL. Mr. GOVIABUILN, pursuant to notice, rose to move for leave to bring in a Bill to amend and continue the Irish Yeomanry Act, which would expire in the course of a few »trim Mr. HUME said, that he would put it to the lion. Gentleman whether he seriously meant to continue the Yeomanry Act of Ireland at an expence of 66,0001. a year, after the Police Bill which was passed last year. and which should certainly render the present Act unne cessary? It was really too hard that the conntty should sidd!ad with so heavy as tucastbrance to support an . ~~.: ~~ .-.., - - ---~--- -- s. P ~~~~ THETiktgAN establishment, which, from all be nnderstood, etiice 1798, the year of the rebellion, was of very little service. Not only was it of little service, but the cause of consi; derable mischief. The Yeomanry corps in many-districts were composed principally of Orangemen, who so far from contributing to the peace and tranquillity of the country, were the principal promoters of every riot and excess. This was chiefly to be observed in the north of Ireland, and it would be in the recollection of many lion. Members, that in the course of last year when they were called not, instead of repressing the distur bances they aggravated and increased them.—(llear, hear !) The truth was, that the whole of the Yeoman ry establishment of Ireland was a complete job, and one of the grossest that ever came within Lis observation. The Muse would olcarce4;believe, that by a paper which he bail moved for last Session, and which be had taken a glance at that day, there were ten Brigade Majors retired on pension belonging to the Yeomanry Corps. None of them deelazrd to be unfit for service, and at an expense of 1.2711. paid to them—some of them after only ten or fifteen years' service. Some who were in vAlided were, as be understood, not older than himself, and in much better heath than lie was (Laughing.) And he wonld be' glad to ask, whether' he could have the face, impudent as he wss—(laughing)—to come end ask a pension for a. broken constitution ? Such a proceeding, though strange here, was uothing new in Ire land. One of the cases he would particularly allude to was that of Mr. (7ollis, who was stated to have retired on a pen _ - sion from infirmity of body. lie (Mr. Hume) requested to apply for correction to the Hon. Member for Sligp if he was mistating the facts, but he understood that Mr. Collis was not more than 60 years of nee, both stout end healthy ; that he was treasurer to the county, and in possession of his own income of 2,0001. a yeer. in looking, therefore, at the Hon. Secretary's eAmates—all drawn up with great attention to economy, as doubt, to use the words of the day—they would find in theme sum of 1,2711. paid to retired offiters to make way for those who enjoyed 3,7501. a year from their places.—(Hear.) It was, however, only one of those 60 or 60 john, every one of which was, more gross than the other.He hoped that the house would, before voting the money. support him is requiring the certificates on which these Gentlemen were invalided. If the accounts were ordered, he trusted to see them in such a way that the real expense could be got at,—(llear, hear!)—lt was a great shame, in his opinion, that after the measures which were carried last year, that this additismel expense should be continued. It was a part of the conduct of the Irish Government, which was for many years managed in the most abominnble man ner—at least so far as regarded considerations of expense. He would not, at present, oppose the bringing in of the Bill, but he trii steel, during its progress through the House, that the Wiest information would be afforded on all points connected with the subject. Mr. 611151,111:1:N slid that he did not think it fleece a'iry to reply to all the topics on which the Honourable Gelation .n(Mr. Howe) had spoken, as tl:c iutroelce lion of th m at present was quite lumina', from the prac tice of former tenses ; and as they more properly belong ed to the general discussion of the Army Estimates.— (Hese, hear) Indeed, he was not prepared, on the in stant, to rive the p irticill.-rs of rc mreinent to each officer, or the reason why Mr Colis who had been dis tinctly alluded to, was inyali:le:l. lie woad, however, he ready in his place on any regular debate on the sub ject specially, or on the Army F,.timatm, generally, to enter on a discussion, and explain the points in a manner satisfa-tery to the Hons.., if trot to the lion. Aleinher himacV.--(Hesr.) At the close of the war there was a very considershle number of Brigade Msjors in active employment, a great many oof whoa, were inva'ideol, awl the supernionerwies were put upon half pay. No op tnewent had since taken p'aee that wee oyt.Wled up as that half-pay list. If, therefore, a rcired list coat be, brought forward as a ch irge against the present Lord Lieutenant, or the preceding lush Govermunt, it was tube a en that they preferred rather filling np all vacan cies frost the half-pay list than from their own friends. — (Hear, btu.) Mr. A BERCROMBY 'considered that it would be lionise first to pass the Yeomanry Continuation Act, mad then go into an examination of the (objections to it. For his part, he came down to the House, in conse quence of the notice of the Honourable Secretary, with the greatest anxiety—a solicitude which every person mast share who observed the critical and alarming state of Irelanital the Freest moment, and a bill at the same time for establishing a corps of Yeomanry, to the greatir part of which, if not to the whole, he looked with much anxiety, if pot with suspicion. He hoped at least that it would cot be p d throuh the House .until the arrival the Attorney ti I f or Ireland who would, no doubt, bring them the actual end alarm ing state of that country, which required the serious and careful consideration of the House—a situation cert.:i nly nothing novel in the history of Ireland, where the sante causes of discontent were long known to exist, but accident had brought before the public lately. lie trusted to see all the circumstances to which he alluded, and the general state of the country, being brought before them, that, on the part of the people of Ireland, a full, general, sod anxious investigation should take place. He was certain that the Attorney General fur Ireland would, front respect to himself, front respect IR the Lord Lieutenant, and to the House, bring all the eirkuuntances before the serious consideration of Perlis ment: He trusted that before the discussion on that most important of all questions, the Catholic question, the y would be submitted to the House, and its opinion dalltsited on them in the strongest and most pointed iisin Der. "Mr. 03ULBURN and Mr. V. FITZGERALD both wise at the same moment—the former was then called epos to go oe.—and the latter then accordingly gave tray. - • #Ir..OOULBURN. in explanation, said that he did not expect,' in merely moving for the continuance of the Yeomanry Act, to be required to go into the general state of the country. He did not press the motion from any wish to hurry the Bill through the forms of the House, but he ,it thus early, in compliance with the willies of thifilonse expressed last Session, that the Irish business should.be laid as early as possible upon sloe table, for the fullest information of Hon. Mem bers hear.)—And he begged particularly to disclaim all intentions of taking the House by surprise, (bear.) The Hon. Gentleman opposite stated that time Yeomanry Corps Bill, was one which, under the pecu liar circions!noces of the country, ought not to be conti nued. !While he (Mr. (i.) deferred time discussion 9f the general (Molten to another opportunity, he could, at the present, retell to the: attention of lion. Alernhers, that Yeoman?! Corps have , been of considerable service to the country . Last year,' when an Immediate force was necessary, the only force' which Government could lay its lingers. upon at the moment—not for the purpose of increasing their patronage, but for preserving time lives of the iobabitants—(Hear, hear.)—was that body of men which was then spoken of with so much reprobation.—(Hear!)—To argue the necessity of their further contteuance, would be to de bate a principle which was already sanctioned both io . Eog: land and Ireland.—(llear !)—With respect to the otheesely-.1 cuinstances which bad been alluded to, lie could only soy present, that they would become matter of grave delibersei, tioo,- 7 (tlear, hear 1)-11e wuuld for the preset absmin from any expression of the feelings of the Irish GovAnmeat upon them-tnot fres any desire to avoid the fullent.ogoliv, nation, but from aconviction that that moment tiaaastiaa' en Wfiteritiev could enter upon the subject, with advantage either to the Irish Governmeut, to the hostas, ov to the coun t try at larae—(Hear .) Mr. ABERCKOMBY explained, that he did ni t in tend to give any opposition to the continuance of the Yeomanry Corps, he only said that it should be looked upon with great jealousy in the peculiar circumstances in which Ireland was then placed, and he %liaised that it should be deferred for an ample opportunity of dis cussing the whole question. Mr. V. FITZGERALD said that he protested against the wide and sweeping charge brought against the Yeo manry Corps of 'reload. lie was not prepared to deny that several objections might be fairly urged against the Corps of many counties; but to involve in one gene-al charge a body of men, who have been illustrious in the history of their country, who have fought for it in dan ger, and suffered fatigue in its service, was extremely illiberal. Having bad thy honour to command the Yeomanry of the County (Clare) which he represented. he could prove decidedly, so far from their being sub ject to the influence of Orangeism, there was not oas Orangeman in the corps, and even there were not, he believed, ten Protestants in it. In a neighbouring county there was not a single Protestant in the corps, and he could say of them with pride, that for the last two years the peace of that part of the county was to he atirihuted to their goad conduct. Unless it was to he contended that the Yeomanry should he abolished altogether, the objections to the present Bill could not be maintained. With regard to the superannuation eases which had been alluded to, he could, as one not long since connected with the Irish Administration, safely say that no superannuation was ever made with a view to make room for any favourite or dependent of the Covert:meta. As to the special case of Mr. Collis, the lion. bleaker (Mr. Humpy was not correctly in formed of the rants. Instead of being but 45 years of age, his years of service were 45—sand an invalid and meritorious oilier. There might be two Gentlemen of the name of Collis, but he believed be spoke of the same person to whom she hon. gentleman referred. He would not occupy the time of the flame any further, as his sole object in rising was to rescue the Yeomanry Corps from the general imputation which was cast upon them —patti.-ilarly . those in the South of Ireland. who had fought for their country manfully, and were loyal sub jects and brave soldiers. Mr. S. RICE said the statement of his Right lion. Friend (Mr. V. Fitzgerald), left the question where it found it, for the yeomanry of the South of Ireland were very unimportant in numbers compared with the yeo manry of Ulster. The whole number of yeomanry in Ireland was 30,000 in all, and of these 2J,000 were in the pruAinee of Ulster, so that two thirds of the yeo manry were from three sevenths of the population. All the objections which had been urged against the yeo manry applied strictly and strongly to the yeomanry of Ulster. If the matter was not disposed of when the great question of the affairs of Ireland came before diem, he shout; propose sotn- measure to protect the people of Ireland against the irritation of Orange pro cessions, which were the more dangerous who they were formed by men with arms in their hands. Mr. V, FITZGERALD explained. Mr. HUME, in allusion to the statement of the Hon. Member for Clare, read from the return lie held in his hand the name of Edward Collis, pensioned after up wards of ten years service (had it been eleven it would have been mentioned.) Mr. PEEL said a great reduction of the Yeomanry took place on the peace, but the Brigade-Majors who were placed on the Retired List, were not pensioned to make room lot others, but because their service: were no longer useful. Leave was given to bring in the Bill. GENERAL TURNPIKE ACT. Mr. FRANKLAliiiiiiiiisinovrif; leave to' bring A a a Bill to amend and explain the Uetseenilfarapike Act of last "Session, and took occasion ratter feelingly to lament the impossibility of procuring Honourable Mem bers to pay sollicient attention to such subjects in detail. The Bill be intended to submit to the House did not contain above right printed pages, while some former Acts consisted of more than sixty. By paying more attention to such subjects, and simplifying the details, a considerable sum would be sp fired. Mr. CURIVEN approved of the Honourable Member's intention. Mr. G. BENNET and Sir THOMAS ACLAND said • few words. Mr. F. LEWIS explained.—Leave given. WINDOW-TAN. Mr. HOHHOUSE gave ;:;tice of Lis intention to re ti?w, 'after Eas:er, his motion fur a repeal of the Mil dow-Tax, unless certaln events took place, viz., unless the country should be enged in war, or the motion of his honourable Friend (Jr. Moberly), fur the repeal of the whole Assessed Taxes should be carried, or that Mi nisters, who had spoken of reveling some of the Assess ed faxes, sholld take off the Window-Tax. RUSSIAN DUTCH LOAN. Mr. HINE, in rising to move for certain papers re lative to the loan contracted for by Russiain Amster dam, in March 1814, and guaranteed jointly by Great Britain and the Uovernmtnt of the Netherlands,' said, that it formed part of that wise system of foreign policy for which his Majesty's present Ministers had made themselves so celebrated, to pay three millions to the Emperor of Russia, and he did not know but this very money was now employed to carry . en war against Sc ain. We took on ourselves to pay the interest of this loao, h$ a compensation to Holland fir the Colonies of the Cape of Good Hope and Demarara, and these Colonies had pro bably cost the country another three millions.—We had paid a large slim fur the privilege of expending a sill larder one. He Dished therefore to know what amount of this loan had been paid by this county; and he was obliged to move for specific information,__becaose it was not regularly submitted to the House. He believed be• mom aix and seven hundred thousand pounds had been paid, and that about two millions three hundred thousand pounds remsined to be paid. Some persons were foolish enough to imagine that this was to engage the great Pow ers to preserve the peace of Europe; but if this were the case, as they were now busily employed in disturbing. it, the time w < come when inquiries should ho made into the. matter. He concluded, therefore, by moving foe varmus accounts as to the sums of principal and interest of this loan, which had been paid by this country, trom 19th May, 1815, up to the present titne.—Ordered. CROWN LANDS AND QUIT RENTS IN IRELAND AND • ENGLAND. Mr. HU3IE thin moved that a Copy of the Report made by certain Commissionert'appointed to inquire and report on the Crown Lands and Qoit Rents of Ireland, be laid before the House. He knew little more of these Commissioners than the expense they tow The" country; but, as he intended hereafter to submit a motion to the House on the subject of these Lands and Qatt Rents, he thought it right that a Copy of the Commissioners' Re port should be laid before the House. He intended to submit that the whole of these Crown Lands stud Qiit Rents should he sold, and the proceeds appropriates to form a Sinking Fund to pay off the National Ut ht. If put up to sale, he was persuaded they would fetch two millions, and hi the distressed state of the country it was indispensably necessary to husband and carefully apply sit our resources, The 'Hon. Member then.comalailiod that the Triennial Report rehniteeio Woods abd Cutest', 'which might to have beenlaiCion the table last year,liad • been kept back. It wag intertskkhr'iaiti, thu. hr whole of. the Crown Lando io Great Britain Should be availa ble for thoitiblio service, but at present they rather in- Crowd the hardens of the country, being wholly waster! in pension... At the present time 411 thee...soirees of the country ought to be c..lled info action ; and . 4% i t a view of *hen ing 'he state of lhia ; a-r of the publi f s resources, he should ;nova -for various ai (-muds coneerti ing them. He then moved for a copy of the R e p ort of the above Cominissioncrs ; an Account of the Sums - 7 transferred to the TbrVC per Cents. on account of the Crown Lands, and also of the forfeited Estates; and. several other accounts tip to the present year. Mr. GOULIIIIIIN said, the lion. Gentleman seemed to forget that an Act had been passed the last Session, td do the very thing with regard to the Crown Lands of Ireland, which he (Mr. flume) seemdd now only to-Ged out would be a convenient thing. As for the measure the Honourable Gentleman intended id found on these papers, he world are that it had.alriedy been carried into execution. Mr. IIUME, in explanation, be wet aware of the Act to which the night ll9n. Secretary alluded •di- reeling the lands to be sold. What be ;complained of was, not that the House did not make lases enough, tn . ; that they were not executed. He should like to see and would move for an account of the meaty transferred to the three per cents, in pursuance of the Act of Perlis ament to which the Hight Honourable Secretary hall alluded. Mr. COULBURN explainer!, that to carry the Act into execution buyers, were necessary, end far the nourablo Memher to make his own measure efficatioui, be must have a clause to compel men to become pur chasers. vire TneastnEKOF inet.AND. Mr. HUME Own rose tb move for s inforination rela tive to the Vice Treasurer of tridand, Wel he said had been erected in spite of considerable stplposltion, when the proper measure of reliOng. tto: ittignsh and to . • Exchequers was carrieet Intorkeootion. He esw co reason why the business of the Irish Exchequer coulll't not be carried on in London like that of Scutlao•l.=- Ile was quite sure that the long list of &predrill up the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, sea sing no other pur pose but to add to the taxes of this country, was ex tremely pernicious. He should, perhips, hereafter suit mit to the consideration of the House, whether all the ditties of Lord Lieutenant could not as well be prtfoim- ed in London as in Dnblin. At least he would endea vour to make it manifest, and be i tzed gentlemen might bear the subject in mind, and be prepared for it when it should be brought under discussion. The office of the Vice Treasurer was created in 1816, and the sdary was then 20001. a year, but from various causes the expense of the office was now increased to 70001. without the Vice Treasurer having any duties to perform ; he oas a mete nominal check, and bad nothing to do bat sirs his name. The present holder of the office passed half the year in that honse, and another three months in Derry. Hr (Mr. Mime) expected to secure the support of several of his Majesty's Ministers in his endeavours to abolish this office, particularly of the President of tie Beard of Conironl (we understood) whose opinion of the impropriety of cleatinc the office beheld in bit Iwo'. The Chancel:or of the Excliecteer had endeavotirril to make it an office of account, which it wee not. When the law hail been passed for uniting the two Exchequers —several persons who had been pensioned who had since received new appointments with new salaries, while they retained their pensions. The lion. Gentleman concluded by movine fur Copies of Correspondence re lative to the office of Vice Treasurer. Mr. LUSIIINGTON moved that so much of the Lord's Commissioner's Speech as related to the reduc tion of the Estimates for the current year be takes into consideration by a Committee of the whole Howe tcrolorrow. Mr. HUME wished to ask the Honourable Gentleman whether he woul I have any objection to lay the items of reduction on the Table before the Vote of Supply He wished merely to know the amount of the reduction. without calling at present for any fart i cola details. Mr. LUSHINGTON said, WI was ready tit lay the whole estimates before the Honse immediately, if he were not restrained by the forms of the Honse. Mr. W. SMITH moved for en Account of all Extents in Aid issued from February, 1822, op to the present period. Ordered. On the motion of Mr. WILMOT, the West India Trade Bill went through a Committee, and the Reitgt was ordered to be received to morrow. Mr. HUME gave notice, that be shou'd mot e to MO. 'row for a Return ni the Stipends of the Cherry in Scotland, from the year 1750, up to the present period.— Atikiuroed. • The Deccan Prize Case has been terminated by a decisinn in favor of the army of the Deccan, under the command of Lieut. General Sir Thomas Hislop, Part. G.C.B. The principle upon which It is understood the award of the booty in question has proceeded, is that of uctuai capture. The prize, therefore, taken at Poona'', Nagpore, Mahlilpore. and the other places, is given to the respective ditisions f the army of the Deccan by which it was taken, with a rime- Lion that Sir Thome, Hislop as the Commander in Chia', and his General Staff, shall share with each d vision, n-. 4 that the corps of observation, under the commend of the lye Brigadier Genera Ilardyman, as basin.; moved towards Nagpore for the purpose of co-operating with the troops that place, and having actually engaged and derided n roc siderab:e force belonging to the Rajah of Beret, shall parti cipate In the booty captured in hie capital and territory, upon the ground of a cortstroctire capture, approaching in its circumstances and merits to an actual captive. It is zn derstood, also, that the claim of the East India Company to a moiety of all the prize captured daring this war lies been dcallowed. Of course these decisions exclude the Mar 'lees of Hastings and the grand army , (except as abolic )r • li7on any share in the Royal bounty. A L 'estructive Ere broke out on Tutedae Merniv, abalf shout twenty ni, event teeants. The fi re eoramefilfe t ; heir min i eight o'clock, in a factory in Newton-street, in Manchester , belonging to Mr. Barker, and occupied by On the ground floor, in a ro' tia occupied by MOW.. Priest l y steal ‘ :Brannon, and was causeu.l/4.v the Medea Cif a pair of bard wheels. Some sparks fell upoli a large quantity of moo' that had jest passed through the Moe !flff•maelilnik tWtd was thereby rendered extremely light and intiiimnatible. It us, Mediately caught tire, and In a feir minutes, the most was filled with Barnes, which spread rapidly to the other parse( the building. The factory was six stories ant about 40 yards in length, divided in the middle by a party wall'(ial • ing been built at two different' dines.) Before the ariii al of any fire engines, the new intl. In which t h e fire ode ina:ed. was completely enveloped in flames. which prevented the possibility of saving it. The efforts of the fire , / ea ue.',s therefore directed solely to the preserved°, of the n,:j3cent houses,in which they succeeded. eller 10 o'clock the IlitA run of the tectory was entirely destroyed. and the dames befaurtu appear in the upper 'stories of the other part. They soot burst ont with great violence, and by 12 o'cloet the whole building was reduced to a heap of ruins. A great part of the walls fell during and shortly after the tire, without doing any toschief ; but, about tie large mass of brickwork fell upon several houses in Putt street, In at in the roofs, and slid considerable damage to the in terinr. Fortonstely, no lives were lost, nor was any person .seriouelvilaresl. We have not Icirut the .xtetit of the lo s on this occasion: the building n motot insured for a farthing, and very few of the tenants. or believe, were pratected. Scarcely any property was save. About six o'clock on Saturday teeming a fellow was stopped by the watchman in Hosier-iame, with a hashistyl , closing a sack, containing the body of a your% 01111.4 , ar pareatly yery recently dead. The corpse was takes test. Sepulchre's workhous - , and every ingulry has shim* bra* made at tee neigtileveriug burying minds, but no set;lder tory intellteeocilas been received as to the per me oldie' *deceased. The fellow's *mud was, that a man M 4 OW , Iglu a e t illfof to carry the basket to Neirrte t Prktlt fir --.- :i~'~] ' - ' ~~~i • .