The Statesman. — London, England, 1812-06-26 00:00:00

STATFSMAN. ~~ On our re-admission to the Gallery, we found Mr. WAT.LACE on tiq legs, who obtained leave to bring a Bill to re-transfer a part of the debt of the Fast India Company from India to England. Mr. PARKER COKE obtained leave, and after. wards brought in a Bitl for preventing Frauds and Abuses on Frame Work Knitting Manufacturers, in the payment of the persons employed by them.—lt was read a first time, and ordered to be read it second time oh Moijay. The IfighiNy Bill went through& Committee. The other Orders of the Day were then disposed ' of, and the House adjourned. it ie SOW 1 TOR-G EN ER A strongly depre. wo rt site censure which the Honourable and Learned 6,, s tleman had cast upon the Magistrates; a pro c,„dir,g ollich lie thought peculiarly calculated to ex or suspicion and distrust in the minds of those who „ tio to he judge , i by them. The opinion of the N o nouraole and Learned Gentleman was of great in the country, anti therefore it was the more nbent upon him to beguardecl in his expressions. The tribunals of the county?, he thought, ought to be s py- cl. Ito should not oppose the Committee be. jog e,po intod ; at the same time, he thought it would b a re been a more advisable tours., to have had any ne cessary examinations and enquiries made upon the gpot• Sir SANfurr , ROMILLY explained ; and con..-1 t e nded, that it was fat , hest from his iateutiou tot Itiversc Joie 9 His Majest y arrived h ere on th e i t h, at spea k with any thing like disrespect of the Megis. eight u'cloc:ria the email wee' least expected.—On the Bth, grates, or di s tr us t o f th e i r conduct ; and he appealed fir:::•threiliina:ll;lnilairailtreaa day, his Inspected the fortika. pots 4 : f i tlesty c s i ve; r t u pon the the House, if he had said any thing that could be coast, and viewed‘he different to which t o construed. [Hear, hear!] He could rug allow he returned at noon. A.A a Ik e JUN: )7.— d HisMalesty_Left T horn . 00 the 6th, at four luck an imputation to ha fixed upon hint, ',en by in the arriv ed the following day at Ihntzie is who called himself his Honourable Friend—. ~.- ootl health. Tise King of Naples is atil arrived at snafu D• onet) Private letters mention, that on the 7th, th e head-qttaner i s'se [Hear, hear! out from Thorn fo r Oste:riode. M r , WES - ram said a few words in support of , P a i n , JUNE vo.—V ie have intelligence from the arm,/ to the die Motion. ll t h instant , on the morning of Which day bit Majesty pas Mr. HOLME SUMNER hissarved, that he had at Dantzic. Th e troops of the Grand Army we re ev ery day I, inammuvred. Every body admired ther brilliant appearance. received the same impression u the Solicitor-CI cues The cavalry are surriorty mounted. The Pail], Gent • and for r lian regiments rival the French. It has hero observed, that fi t, from the speech of the Hoe. and Learned Gent.. some years the troops of the Confederation of the Rhine have He certainly thought that it welt to calumniate the degrees adopted the syiteni of manreuvring in use in the ! m ag i s t rto ‘y of the county. Preach army. In all the places through which his Majesty Mr. NI 'ART I N (of C Tway) vindicated Sir Samuel posses, he is received with equal enthusiasm by the troops and ' inhabit-nits. R om illy from the charge of having intended to JANE 111.—According to letters from Thorn, of the 12th tre any disrespoctful opinion of the Magistrates. I feet. it IS believed his Majest/ has le ft D..ouic, and returned to y I hfarienwerder, (r am whence e has pr .ceeded to Osterode. On Sir CHAR MORDAVNT supported the as the contrary, other letters state, that his Majesty has set mit foe eon, when ti, Committee was granted, %furl the fol. Konigsberg. perfect sererity reigns in l o wing Members were among those who were nomi. th l s lp in " w a n t'Eau ß t r . sd telll u l e TTlT m ost Wed : Mr. Brongham, Si r Francis Burdett, Sir S. been oo or . rival'4 , hich pro ' veg i tt C ove h w wer s e o not me ti so ni! d t e h,,e rvel v o; Romilly, Mr. Wilberforce, Mr. Banies, Lord Folk.. resources as some ,croons isded to make us believe t ai e l edat every where the ad:...aistralion has been sufficiently ac.: ..• to ,n• stone, and Mr. Davies Giddy. , sure the execution of the Imperial Decree of the 4th of May, It was proposed that the Solicitor-General should : which has been attended with the most s liffACittry MUHL he added to the Committee, when Sir Samuel Romilly I opposed it, because of his Mille otlicially connected A N ll° LT MAIL. with the Government: and the 'olieitor-General him- 7 r o e u nc l i s a r re eccl a vr l d here asi free n Mg. !elf begged that his name might be withdrawn, as it 1. .ere e nt q uan au ent' u Tt'a l e, was very unlikely he should be able to attend the tful l ta - r A number of troops in Poland by desertion and y sieku: n ts, arising lC Committee. from scarcity and badness of provisions. The Russians have Lori CAsTLEREAG II then proposed that the RI! d eclaration, offeriag to rec-ive the Germans as n oc h i l id ird .. i s that both officers and privates are r•mtian. name of Wellesley Pole should be withdrawn, and any going over. to them in cosimmence. A g entlt'ln,;ii, who that of Mr.- Lygon substituted in its stead, because 1 tely :b, death of Coun t lg a t a l l tigiA positivelydietsecrOnlifi rom ev tlg r o e it! o t r i • l t e o l3 f Clete was too small a proportion of County M : that no battle as yet taken place, but max be dals• espectix sa y s e. bcrs. , 'TM Russian troops cositinee in excellent health and and virib. Sir SA'MUEL ROM!LLY objected, ° b eer ,. It t.mesl l c A ..t u to r i . Et. ian co LecL i ro ! a n g m to bi : d ut t h h e r n . t e ic e intelligence, lag, that there was no Member in the House hotter th n e p :s . tern frontiers tof the monarchy, each composed of 30,000 qualified to nit upon such a Committee than the Right men; tone( them are in Gallicia, and the third in Transylvania. lion. Gent. from the extent and accuracy of his ! - - liirale(Ne with resphtt to prisons. The House then divided on the question of Mr. Lygoo's name—Ayes 36—Neck 27—Majori'y 9. The House then captioned (i , bating an hour with closed doors, on the motion for adding the napes of Mr. W. Bootle, Mr. Ilolme Sumner, and Mr. llob• house, which was at length carried without a divi sion. ST:ITP by 'VI)! D CDT. Mr. HOWORTII, in rising to move for an Ac.' count of the State of the Debt of the East India Coln..' Deny, observed, that the debt could not be cousider* ed a. norely an Indian debt, as long as the Company stated that they could not go on paying the claims upon them in this country without the assistance of, Parliament. It mast, on the contrary, be presumed to be a debt for which this country was liable. He concluded by moving for an Account of the Amount of all Loans made by the CoMpany in from Ist May, 1798, to 14th May, 1806, distinguishing what part of the same bed been paid off, what part had. been commuted, and what part was now outstanding, demandable in England. Mr. WALLACE had no objection to the motion, which was accordingly - agreed to. SUPPLY. Mr. LUSHINGTON brought up the Report of the Committee of Supply. A conversation took place on the Resolution for granting a compehsation to the' Commissioners for reviewing the Constitution of the Island of Jersey, in which Mr. Whitbread, Mr. Ahercromby, Sir S. Romilly, Mr. Vansittart, and Mr. Wharton took a pert, when the Resolution was agreed to. Mr. BA.N KPS objected to the Resolution grabting a per oentage on the Post-Office Revenue to Mr. Palper. Mr. VANSITTART justified his conduct in giving the official assent of Government to Mr. Palmer's till, by stating that be merely followed the example of his Oredocessor. Mr. - W. SMITH supported the resolution, insist ing that the remuneration it contaiutd was a mere act of justice. Sir F. BURDETT followed on the same side, and argued, that had the contract between Mr. Palmer and the Administration of Mr. Pitt been as agreement between man anti mac, the claim . now sought could have been legally euforced. quoted the opinions of Lord Erskine, Sir 3. Mansfield, Mr. Justice Gibbs, and Mr. Adam, to prove that the dematid was lawful, and contended, that although the con. duct of Mil. Palmer had not been entirely justifiable, yet, that as the public had received all the benefit that cool/3 be derived from his plan, he ought to re ceive an adequate.compensation. Sir 'l'. PLOIIER (Solicitor-General) asserted the contrary, and at much length detailed the various facts already before the public, particularly dwelling on some suppostid misconduct of Mr. Palmer. Ilia appointment to the office of Comptroller of the Poet Office, which was the reward of his services, was made merely darante bene placito; and in conse— quence of misconduct he had been discharged. He'i would not conseut that a sum of more than 78,0001.' coupled with a yearly income of 9 or 10,0001. should, ander all the circumstances, be withdrawn from the public purse. Sir P. BURDETT explained. Mr. WHITBREAD, with much real, replied t o . Sir Thomas Plomer, reco mmending that tho House should rather follow the opinions of the four eminent lawyers named, than that. of the present Solicitor General. After a short speech from Mr. LONG, a division took place. The numbers were as follow FM the R e solution - 46 Against it 11 The Resolution was accordingly %rood to. FRENCH PAPERS. PIE COUNTESS OF GLF.FICAIRWS CASE. Te-abenver WS he p.blkkd, DIMICATED TO Hls IIOY!►t; HIGHNESS THE PRINCE REGENT; lIIE MEMBERS OF BOTH noun OF PABLIMIIHT ; TIM BRITISH NAVY; MR COMMERCIAL INTERRSTS; THE EMPIRE AT LARGE i AREPRESENTATION of the SEVERITY, INJUSTICE, and IMPOLICY, directed to a Case garesiased by the !sigh authoriti of the late Lord NELSON, as connected with the dearest interests of the Country, and ex posing the Defamation of thnt illustrious Character, by the late i Right lien. SPENCER PERCEVAL: in which Public4:im , i will be found Letters to the REGENT. the Marquis of IIk:RT. . FORD, the FAH of LIVERPOOL, 4.c. dre. I By the COUNTESS OF 4; LENCAI ItN. Printed for M. Jones, Bookseller, Nevegate-street, London; and may be bad of all the Booksellers in the United Kingdum. A rr. Mails. Hite. 1 1 0 1 ' listertney 1 1 1 3 1110 E OF STOCKS THIS Hank per Cent. Cons. 3 per Cent. Red. 55.11 i 4 per Cent". 5 per Cent. Ntiv) Long. Ant. 11 13-16 DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. India Una& 7 9 die. Excheyner Bi4ii ad. 4 5 d Ditto 9ed. par. Oinitittut iek Commit. fur Acct. 57 6if Lottery Tickets THE. STATESMAN. LONDON: !MAIN JUVI $ 11 53 1811. THE TOULON FLEET. By the following extract of a letter from Paris, received this forenoon by a Gentleman in the City, it will be seen that the late report, as to thi capture of four sail of the line off Toulon by our fleet, did net I II rest altogether on speculation. Whet; official ae counts are received from our squadron, it may, per- Laps, be found that the result has been more serious I to the enemy ) than the writer of the letter is willing to achnit : " PARIS, Norm SI " Oar Toulon fleet has been oat again to muncenvre. A di vision of four sail of the lime, and the frigate Amelia, sailed from that port on the 4d of Jose, under the command of Capt. Sesi sag those four ships were followed by nine others and omen frigates, under the command of Admiral Esteem. Our fleet remained at sea for two days in the present* of the English fleet of 17 sail and several frigates. Our Admiral ta u aye kept the ndvantage of the wind, and neared the enemy se veral times, keeping them constantly in cheek, without engaging in any stair that wool& have been so unequal. The wiled hoeing abated on the - Sd, the squadron returned to its anchorage." Paris Papers reached town last night to the 21st Instant, by which it appears that BONAPARTE arrived at Dantzie on the 7th instant. His IMPERIAL MA JESTY was there •n the 11th; and some accounts state, that he was about to proceed to Osterode, while others mention Konigsberg . as the place of bis dad nation. The King of NAPLES bad Mso . reached Dantaic. Every cir c umstance connected with this journey of Nsrotzon, tends to confirm the opinion we have frequently given—that tbere will be no hos tilities in the North.. When an appeal to arms was formerly determined on, the movements of the French Arconnts brought by an Anholt Afa r which also nrrived last night, contradict the report in the last Fiend' Papers, as to the death of the Rugtian Mi nister, Count ROMANZ ow. We have given extracts from the French and German Papers is another co. lama. Since writing the above, another Anholt Mail has arrived with accounts from Gottenburgh to the 10th instant. The fallowing is the only extract from the Papers brought by this conveyance desev sing notice : GOTTLNBUIV;iI, JCRs 9. The convoy, consisting of upwards of 100 *Sips, yesterday proceeded for the Baltic, escorted by his Majesty's ships Cressy, Crescent, and Briseus. A convoy from Leith yesterday arrived under protection of his Majesty's sloop Snake. Ships, with co lonial produce, are admitted into any of the Runiaa ports, pro vided they are half laden with rice, and only pay half the conti nental duties. the report, whirh a few days ago prevailed re specting a hostile disposition on the part of Turkey tisvaids France and her Allies, turns out, as we thought it would, to be unfounded. A running ship from Malta, which left that island on the 13th ult. has brought accounts that advices had arrived there, in twelve days, from Constantinople, stating, that the French interest continued to prevail at the Porta and that there was no prospect whatever of ptaa between the Russians and Turks. Last night, in the House of Commons, Mr. Ho t western, after several pointed remarks on the East India Company Loans, concluded by moving—" That there be laid before the House an Account of all Sums raised by way of Loan, at the different Presidencies in India, by the Fast India Company, from the Ist of May, 1798, to the 14th May, 1608, on the con dition of being paid by bills drawable on England, distinguishing the Sums paid off, transferred, out standing, Bcc."-We consider this motion extremely proper; and had we been told some weeks ego, that any Minister of this country, notwithstanding the general distress and discontent that now prevails, would include in the Loan for this year, two millions and a half of money, to be given to a mendicant jobbing Company, whose wretched monopoly bas . ! been one of the principal causes of our pre. sent national calamity, we should not have his& fated one moment in pronouncing the measure not ,only improbable, but even impossible.. Have the representatives of the ps4 l ple a constitu tional right to saddle the community at large with an additional debt of two millions and a half, on aocount of a Company that already owes to this country be tween thirty end forty millions .sterUsig ? Are the taxes, that are to be imposed on the community, to meet the interest of this sum, to be kept separate and distinct from the itst, that the people duty Iwo, THE MARKE TS. ►r;.. . ~ •..i~ - A :` KT! Emperor and hi s l eg i ons were a tt en d. e l w i t h a rsp i. w h a t th ey are, an d j u d ge whether they are, con. , dity which astmsishett Europe, and to which we may stitutionally bound to pay them ?-- Or an fairly ascribe many of th'lsevplendid successes which he they to be incorporated with others, in order to ,obtained over his opponents; who, stunned with render all such enquiry useless andaugetory ? Is finding themselves assail el by an ;.npetuous foe, at not such a measure peculiarly calculated to render 'a moment they considered him many leagues the people in general, and particularly the mauu. distant, yielded to all the. impressedns of alarm facturing class, distracted and furious? And does it. .and distraction which so unexpected a cireum- not amount to an identification of that impolitic Com. stance was calculated to occasion, and thus became pany with the Government of the country ? These an easy prey to th ; conqueror. I n none of BoNA. ' are questions well deserving the consideration of . the PARTE'S present movements do we discover a line of independent members in both Houses of Parliarty.nt ; policy, which formerly procured him so many ad- tad we trust they will not escape their notice ; for at vantages. Ins'oad of hasty strides to meet lis one. Ow like the present, when corruption and n ant my, he appears rather to tie engaged in taking a cir- 1 of ,principle has polluted every department in the euitous survey of the territory through which be ‘ State, kis the duty of all to assist in exposing, and passes, as if he hadin contemplation to give its po. in endeavouring to suppress these monstrous abuses. litical aspect another form, and to erect a new kingdom, whereby he map be enabled to reward some of his favourite Lieutenant!, or revive some i ancient State which had been stript of its name and its glory by a former Monarch. But whatever may be his real intentions as to this, we never entertained any doubt that NApOLEON had principally in view, by his march to the North, the efiforcement of his anti commercial decrees against this country ; and that the great body of troops he had transported thither, wai for the purpose of overawing such of those Powers as had not hitherto fully complied with hit wishes on that subject; and who must hate learned, from expenseoe, sufficient to convince them, that there is no alternative betwixt implicit obedience to Nato- LEON's mandates, and expulsion from a throne.— [We are no doubt told that BONAPAarE cannot sac- . , ceed in this expedition, first, because the Russians and Swedes are inimical towards him, and possess strength enough to resint his will ; and secondly, be cause the French soldiers are at present dying so fast ' for want of provisions, that BONAPARTE will soon be compelled to send them back to France. As to . the first of these reasons, we have already so re peatedly shown its falsity, that it is unnecessary for us again to enter on its refutation. With regard to the alleged irnrciry of provisions, this is utterly inconsistent with the coo! a ,, (1 seemi:n'y tardy move ments of liovaesteve, who, if he f , t any difficulty in itipli . sing his army with hecessari.-s, would not hesitate in striking the blow by which this woad be instantly removed. His attachment to his soldiers, the companions of his innumerable victories, and td authors of his , :)leedid fortune and Imperial dignity, entirely precludes the idea of his sacrificing their lives unaecessarily.--ilesides, it wilt be seen by the French Papers, that " bread abounds" in the Em pile. It Can never be supposed, therefore, while the interior of Frence is abundantly furnished, that the Frekeh Emperor will overlook a source whence he can draw whatever supplies his army may i be in want of. At a late hour last night, Mr. Coca brought in e. Bill for regulating the Framework Knitting Trade; and for prevelting tie manufacture of ceit4itf frau dulent articles in that breach. Th , Motion was se conded by Mr. JOHN Satyrs; and haring been put and agreed to, the Bill was ordered to be brought up fora second reading en Monday next. We are happy to find that Sir SLMCEL Rositttit Ihas at length bro"ght forward his motion respecting the abuses in Lincoln Castle, and have no doubt the most beneficial effects will result from the entre; ry which is to take place by the appointment of a Select I Committee. The facts which have already been stated by Sr S. ROMILLY and Mr. BROUGHAM re. tyecting the treatment of Pi isoners in Lincoln Gaol, are such as to prove the necessity of a rigid i , ivestiga. tion, and it is to be hoped that it may lead to a ge. nerd enquiry of Prison abuses throughout the king. dom. We believe the public are, in a great measure, indebted to the perseverance of Mr. FINVERTY for the correction of any malpractices in Lincoln Castle, and we are glad to find that his liberation is near at band. • The only remaining difficulty obstructing tho im mediate shipments for the United Stat.s, in ?ons. , - quence of the late Proclamation revokit% the Orders in Council, was yesterday removed by the coif ssfoil of the Board of Trade. We are informed that Li•• cences will forthwith be granted to American ships destined from hence to the Republic, and freighted ' with 13: :fish manufactures in the nature eta guarantee, or sf! conduct against capture by British cruisers. These Licences are to be valid, for such protection,. w,liether the property be British or American. The placability which the Household Ministers have shows in yielding all the gr2at political ques tions which they so obstinately r.sisted b.•fore,.rr ores that they were selected by the Advi-...rs of the C tart with great judgment for their sp. cific pur, o ;es. ,+:u.• men with such condescension for their opponents, must of course be very complaisant to their friends; and we beHese that in this facility consiated their chief recommendation to °dice. A Gentleman 4rrived in town yesterday from C nos Ayres, which place be left on the 3d of Apiii. lie conunttnicates. that it was at I .4laidonado whern BiLLINotIvaST cirrolettel tie seditious baud-bills arlosiOt the Portuguese tr.)ops; and that by meats. of the ship Na4q, he Wilt enabled to make his es cnfie from the' Portngnese, and ad arrived safe st , Buenos Ayres, where he was with received by the Junta. A murder was perpetrated last Sunday, at Situlire• wood-green, in the Pe .of %%right, by ,ill- apprentice of Mr. tlill, a shoemaker, on the hotly of hip nth. test: The boy taking advantage of hi' master%: s.itce at church, knocked down the woman we:: a hatchet, and era her throat. He then walked to Yarmouth, where his sister lived, to whom he com municated the horrid act: and on het rentonstral with him as to his motive, he repiod, he did rp)t• know, but he was ordered to do it. The Corotwr's Inquest found a verdict of If 7 i/ft/ order. lie %s as committed to Witichester gaol, to tnk" his trial. 'Fix epos LEATIIER.—The Bill to double the Tax upon every kind of Leather, is fixed to be read the last time on Monday next. We have always been given to understand that there were only Seven Wonders of the World ; the unparalleled excellence, however, of the new Panto mime at the Surrey Theatre, has given rise to a doubt whether it might not justly be entitled to the dello: minatioe of an Eighth Wonder. Twenty entirely new scenes, and one or two mechanical exhibitions, each so managed, that the usual intervention of un in!eresting scones, for preparation, are disreosrd with, is perfectly nnprecedented in theatrical noitais, and accounts for the equally rn pi ecedented ave. IL*, which crowd the Theatre nightly. I Pormitotern, Jays i3.--Admiral Otwty arrived this morn. ing, and hoisted his d.s on board :ee Puissant, being .I.; , eoloted •to sit on Sir Jane/ Vfood's court- %lartial. Sail d the Asia :tni Veftir, of 74 gunsmith. to watch the eurray's ships at Cher. ,bo ; Freya, C.W. Scott, with troops for Wilton ; Rosamond, wit the Qsabee convoy I and the Hope, Capt. (larr.:t. oa a • cruise. Came into Wharf the Tonoant, 80, Sir Joins Gore. COIN-EXCHANGE, Juice 96. 1 ' To-day the Market has few fresh arrival; of Wheat. and thy remaining supplies but inconsiderable; .at much of prime qua lity, which ot.tained rather better prices. Barley, with Malt, • support the last quotation. As am) W.,lte dad City Pens.— Beans death description rather dearer. Owing to co: ttnued abort arritah of Oats, this article is again quoted somewhat . 10= aid Flour at the late prices. 106 s 1351 152; I Tick tioslanw) .. 71 78 , Pine ditto - 1.54 158 Do. (nos OM) .. • Eye Barley 64 70i Poland... , 64 63 Malt 96 103, Poudoedo. White Peas (boilca) 84 :'' i /tape Reed I (trey do. ........ 19 78 i Ein e Flour Beans I 13 79 1 &woods SMITHFIE RLD MAKET.— Juice 9111 s 110 111 To sink Me Offal, per stone of SIN Beef ....ss. 4d. to lis. 4d. Head of Cattle this day t Mutton _54. 44. its b. 44. Beasts 54 Veal ....7s. Od. m Bt. 04, Sheep . Site i Purk ....6 1 , lxi. to 71. Od. Calves • . 280 1 Lamb ....la. 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