The Sun. — London, England, 1812-05-07 00:00:00

T )ETT?V THE PRAYER OF VENUS. 'Rom otpsß'b °yin. From beav'n Walla's GoUd,is sieli'd to trace The V - arious sorrows or her earth-b6in race ; 'And thbs, with eyes that bearn'd celestial loVi, Woo'd the stern 13rother of her fattier [ova 0, Monarch of the NI tin ! to whom is giv'n row f r next in rank to Him who reigns Great is the boon I,covet haste to free 1 7 1 1 , wretchet1 outcasts frarth' lonian Sea Ur let them near thy throne their station keep, And rule in scaly Demi-Cods the deep : Some claim I hold— some influence o'er the waves, And N trtv r, sure, may grant what VENUS craves, Since from thy sparkling foam Walla's Dame Detivra her being, and the Greeks hit name." NI PTV NE consents ; but ere lie bids them shine, Illowtal no more, in majesty divine, New names on both he hastens-to confer, Andllirn P - AL./C.MON calls,. LEVCOTHoE her.. 4 Aphrodite .PREACH PAPERS. APRIL 19.—The Government has pub 'Dated s'eferal,nbtices relative to the maintenance of the corps d'arinee which are •in our country ; it en gagesto pay for the goods `three weeks after their delivery. The country is` perfealy tranquil, and all ,the reports which arrive speak of the harmony that sub sists between the subjects of the Monarchy and the foreign troops who_pass through the different Prus , Can proilnces. COPENHAGEN, APRIL 1 8.—Seafaring men assure us, that 'here are aireadv eight of the enemy's ships ..at t;,p ~r-itrance" of the Bell, but letters from Cor -B°"tdated the 16th;take nn notice of this intent gente. To ni g ht th ere , was a great fi re i n t hi s c i ty. The •Corps of firemen, encouraged by the presence of his Majesty, succeeded in extinguishing it. - ALTONA, APRIL, 2 3.--On the 18th instant, an English snip disembarked at Border Oog (a small ii;and upon the western coasts of the Duchy of Sleswicti) Gcneral Baron Dc Geramb; immediately tt , on leis 1.1 , Ci'ng he sent a Courier to the Austrian at Copenhagen, and a letter to.his Majesty the King of Denteark. GANDDUCHY OF WARSAW. , APPIL 16.—His Majesty the King of Wes' phaliA arrived in our town on the 13th, at nine oclock in the evening: His Majesty yesterday re view,:d the Ist and 2d divisions of the Westphalian The .soldiers evinced, by the most lively acclama tions, ti e joy with which 'their Soreteign's arrival inspired them.. The Westphalian army has hitherto 11)arcied in the most perfe6t order, -and borne well the fatigues of the .jOurney. It has scarcely ex-. Perienc,!cl any sickness ; all .the corps rivalled each !Aber in their,good coudu6t on the march. • Their fine appearance has been noticed in all the places through which they passed. MADRID, APRIL intelligence we re ceive from Toledo, Burgos, Vilencia, Vidoria, and -several other places, announises that the anniversary of his Majesty has been celebrated with the greatest Aolenir) ty. M inisters. his Majesty p res id e d at a C ounc il o f ali nisters. VIENNA, APRIL 18.—To establish magdzines 'or the su6sistence of the troops, which from all Parts of the Austrian Empire have ben concentrated R4one point, is now the principal occupation of Go vernment. The news that reaches ris from Turkey is not in teresting. Military operations have not yet corn nlenced there. PATERSBURGH, APRIL 7.—An army of re serve is forming at Pkow, it will be divided into b tw o small c o rps, one o f w hi c h w ill b e comman d ed d y Major Nordeveaux, and the - other by Major --6 ehanoli. • The army of 'reserve, placed between Tharnapool and Shitoicie, will be composed of four divisions of infantry and two of cavalry. t 13 ERLIN, APRIL 21.=--Baron Serdolen, Secretary „ 0 the Rusiiati Embassy, the d a y b e f ore y ester d ay, v ,, 3ss ed - through this c ity: on hi s way f ront Peters our g h . AUGSBURGH, APRIL 25.—Two hundred wag -1::,:hs have lef t Stutg,ard for the Wortemborgh corps Arrnee, which is in march. VIENNA. APRIL I7.—The town of Szistowe, a mall place in Wallachia, la the vicinity of Bucha- . known by the. Congress which was'held there 1 1 , 17 91, to conclude peace' between the Emper o r N' Germany and the Turks, has just been - burnt.— O details respe6ting this event have been given. k „ . l4 t-isic.—The season o f t h e C oncer t s un d er t h e "VETTS and the V AUGHANS t erm i na t e d on Mon (lay night, at the Hanover-square Rooms. It has „ v ery chart-Ili/1g concert throughout, a n d,. in jus "ce to t h e tlanagers, it must be said, that they re r l a ined the best performers that could be procured, ,ex cept those w h o con d u a c d anot h er - concert o f the , nature. l'he several pieces, vocal and instru rhental, were well diversified, and Were performed th ex qu i s i te sk i ll in geneial: The KNYV ETTS , the VAeGLIANS, TRAMEZZANI, FISCHER, Mrs. and the At hole vocal corps, exerted themselves f o e y a y• ifuld Robin Gray, haimoniz t d As a glee ,",; four voices, by W. KNYVETT was much ad -"1ed• The eXcell , nt glee " Father of Heroes," „ CALLCOTT, who has been peculiarly suc- Issful\i„ entering into the genius of Ossian, was It is full of charact e r and expression, ( li d t he audience, by the wa rmt h o f t h e i r applause, , he displayed th a t i nterest i n t h e s i tuat i on o f le e ingenious eourp6ser, which -we have no iced on previous occasions. The KNYVE.TTS much KiSlinglll,l)ed themselves in these Concerts, and C. r , - "v eTT. in the la4t but one, g ave th e first grand 7 11te rio Organ by H ANDEL , w i t h t h e true c h a t ac- I V' of the waster.—The Duke of GLOUCESTER, and I,: n Y of Nobility, were present, as well as a nu rcms and elegant audience. • *--) b r • -.ore is engaged for the 'new Theatre in i ii (l )*Y-La ne. S everal other-Performers of establish- A.‘„rtltrit are, we understand, either en g ag e d or i n ,7 tVi and the Theatre, by all•accotints, will open n a large iind liberal scale, and by the tune .PER AL PAl?l,LlitigN2, HOUSE OF 2 3 .ERS--WEDNESijAY, MAY OADERS IN COUNCIL. Their Loidshipk, by special adjournment, Met at halt-past two o'clock, and immediately resolved into a Committee, Lord Walsingham in the Chair, for the consideration of the various Petitions which had been presented to the House on the subjea of the Orders in Council. -Mr. Spooner, banker, ip Birmingham, was the first witness called in support of the alleg tions in the Petitions against the Orders; he underwent an examination of nearly three hours. Mr. Potts, trader and manufa6turer of the.same place, was the next witness,' and who was also examined at consi derable length. After the witness bad withdrawn, a conversuion ensued between the Earls of LauderdalcN Rosslyn, Selkirk, Liverpool, and Grey, and the Lord Chan cellor, respecting the most eligible and' convenient hours for the future proceedings of the Cornmittee, the result of which was, that under the circum stances particularly alluded to, the Committee of the whole House - should meet on .Friday,• at two o'clock, but that its subsequent meetings should be at five. • The Bills upon the table were forwarded in their regpeaive stages. Among these, the Scots Cus toms Officers' Superanuatton Bill passed through a Committee, and was reported without Atriend ment. The Scots Local Militia, and the Wrought•plate. Duty Drawback, and a few Private Bills, were brought up from - the Commons by Mr. Lushington, Scudamore, and other Gentlemen, and seve rally read a first time. The LORD CHANCELLOR reminded the House, with respe& to the business arrangements of Friday, the Committee of Privileges on the Roxburgh Peer ages would be brought on the first thing. This was not expeCted to take up much 'time ; and, he pro posed to move the farther consideration of Moore's Divorce Bill on ,the same day, with reference to a clause for preventing the intermarriage of the Adul• terer with the Lady divorced. The House, then adjourned (tO-thorrow being ,As cension liSursday), till Friday. HOUSE OF COPI4IOIV4--WEDNESDAY, MAY G. The Irish Population Bill was postponed to Mon-, Say next. - Sir WILLIAM - CURTIS, Mr.. Alderman Con - kne, Mr. MELLISH, Sir JAMES SHAW, and Mr. BYNG, presented . Petitions from the Merchants, Manufac turers, -Traders, Bhip-wrightb, Sail-makers, and.va rious other bodies interested in the Export Trade to India and China, pra) ing for the confinement of that Trade to the Port of London, as usual. They were all ordered to lie on the table. Mr. W. FITZGERALD was ordered to be discharg ed from the custod ) of the Serjeant at Arms, on the motion of Lord Dysart. Mr. CREEVEY gave notice of a motion for the 2d of June, found t d upon Papers presented to the House in the course of last Session. Tt'e object of his motion, he slated to be, to procure the recall of Sir George Barlow from the - Government of Madras. , The Sheriffs of the City of London presented a Petition from the Aldermen and Common Coun cil, to enable them to ipprove and grant Leases in Moor-fields. Orderelto lie on the table. CATHOLIC QUESTION. Mr. CANNING rose to give notice of his intention, before the conclusion of the presNlt Session, to bring a subjeal before the House, which heAvas aware had been already under its consideration this Session. Fr(4ll the 'Complexion of the Debate, however, •he was induced to think, that it would not be difficult to persuade the House to recommend to the Execu- tive Government, to take the suhjed under its con sideration in another form. He alluded to the penal laws affeaini his Majesty's Catholic subjects. The nature of the Motion which he should subunit would be an Address to the Pince Regent, praying that he would take the subject, into consideration during\ the recess, especially with a view to ascer tain the nature and extent of the securities which would be necessary to fence the Established Church, in case it should be deemed.expeidient, that further .concessions should be granted. A Call of the House * having been fixed for Wednesday, the 27th, he should tale the day following, which_ : happened to be an open day ) for his motion. The House then went into a Committee on the Orders in Council. Two Wil'nesses from Shefk+i►l were examined, after which the House resumed—the Chaiiman se ported progress, and obtained leave to sit again to'- morrow (this day). USHER OF THE BLACK ROD. Mr. TIERNEY wished fur some information re. speciing the salary, fees, and other emoluments of the Usher of the Black Rod. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER knew no thing about the office, or emoluments of it, and it the Right Honourable Gentleman was desirous of information, he might, make a motion on the subject. PROPERTY TAX. Sir T. Tußrorr rose to submit - a motion respea ing the present mode of assessing persons for' their income. The Honourable Baronet adverted to the tax as originalty broughi forward—it then being de scribed as - a means of supporting the State, to which every personwasliable to his ability, above 601., a year up tot 501. from which sums certain all:.wances were wanted, but there were no allowances above 2001. a year. fie objeeled to the lowness of the scale, which, unlike the original tax of 1803, now, begins with forty shilli ngs a year , f un d e d property, out of which modicum ten per cent. was dedu4ed. , The mechanic who earned his 355. per week was also subjed to the tax. So that the pressure was very unequal ; for llkise in the higher ranks of life paid no more in proportion than the lowest mecha nic. He had various cases of hardship tp detail, which he had received in the course of the last six or seven years. The Honourable Baronet proceed ed at considerable length to expatiate on the•injustice of making the possessor of a life annuity of 2001. and the pr,oprietor of a freehold worth cool. per an num, contribute equally to the property tax. He coaiplairod of the exemptions allowed to foreigners, and `st6tea, a variety acme; io which 4hB opera•lon of-the . tat we, such ac loudly tti,Call for the pruning knife. if th.e,R.ght Honourable 'Gentleman (the Chancellor of the. Exchequer) would giire hini any hopes of a Select Coaintittee being appointed to in .quite into the merits of the case, or if .he '.voutcl even promise to g4Te his attention to the subjeat, lie (Sir Thotirts Turton). wonld most %Wing) ) , ‘vith draw his motion. He conCladed by tuoving asa Re solution, that th e property tax, from the inequality of its operation on the ntiddlitt and lower class s of the community; Was unjust, and that the exemp tions allowed to loreignerS were unwise and itnpro— per.,_ NO one roseio second the motion of the I4on. Ba ronet, apd , conse,quently the IL-solution proposal was not put from the Chair.' Mr. BENNETT wished to know if the Chancellor of the Exchequer had any- objedion to al,swer a question he had to put, as to whether or pot he would oppose the produttion of a copy of the -ap pointment of the Deputy,Usher of the Black Rod, with accounts of the sutrA paid to that Officer within the last ten years ? The CHANCELLOR (f (he EXCHEQUER COUld not immediately state whether or not such a motion could be obje&ed to, relating, as'it did in some sort, to an individual 'now no more; but the Honourable Geollennan i could, if he ,pleased, give notice of such_ a motion for to=morrow. This, he:con ceived, would answer his purpose in every point of view. Mr. WHITBREAD postponed his motion for 'Ante ticJn Papers, to ihe 2t it inst. • SUITORS IN CHANCERY. Mr. M. - -A. TAYLOR again called the - attention of the House Tb this snhjeti. He stated a \ ; great length what was the nature of his views, and what had been the effe9 of the.vArious motions which had at different times been made for the relief of Suitors in Chancery. The peculiar hardsh-ips under which they Jab , iured.he placed in a strong point of- view, and represented the advantage 4 which would result from allowing the Committee on -the subject to ex amine tho,e who, from the.situations they occupied in the Court of Chancery, were qu:ilified to attbrd information with respect to the tine cause of the existing delays. He concluded by moving— " That it be a special instruelidn to the Committee ap pointed to inquire into the causes which have retarded the decision of suits in t!;e High Court of Chaucer), to examine persons poetising at the bar of that Court, as Well as Soli. citors practising in the said Court, touching the causes of ' Mr. MORRIS obieaed to thus bringing the Bench to the Bar, and making the Bar sit on the Bench ; a step which could be justified only by a very extra ordinary necessity. If the House acceded to the motion, they would place the Gentlemen at the Bar ofthe Court of Chancery in .a situation of delicacy, in 'which they ought not to be placed. He pane gyrised the conduct of the Lord Chancellor, whose decisions were almost invariably. satisfaelorY, and whose - only fault perhaps was, that •he was more dis trustful of his own judgment than any other person was. The delay complained of arose frOin the pro digious increase of business, a n d the union, in the person of one individual, of th e offices of Lord Chan cellor and Speaker of the House of Lords. 'The question how far these offices' ought to be separated was one of state policy, on which the persons de scribed in the motion before the House were not.. competint io give an opinion. Mr. ABERCROMBIE denied ,that the motion in volvedlany attack 'on the Lord Chancellor. The documentary evidence before the Committee was - insufficient to enable them to ascertain the cause of the delays in the Chancery Court, and it was there fore desirable to examine persons whose. habits qua lified them to give the necessary information. Sir W. LEMON thought that as the House had gone so far as to appoint a Committee, they ought to give that Committee all posssible means of bringing their labours.to a satisfactory termination. Mr. SIMEON declared that he had had the honour to know the present Lord Chancellor, during the -whole course of his professional life,' and bore the highest testimony to the juditill as well as to the professional excellencies of 'the Noble and Learned Lord. s He opposed the motion on the ground that the doctimentary evidence afforded a sufficient elu cidation of the causes witch retarded the disposal _ of the arrears in the Court of Chancery. Mr. M. A. TAYLOR made a short- reply, in the ccittrge of which, he stated that he should deceive. the world, if he did 'lra say, that it - would be possible for the Committee to ascertain the real cause of the delays, unles s th e y were ' permitted to examine, persons' intimately conneded - with the Court of Chancery. The House then divided. For the motion Against it _ _ M a joriry . 26 . 85 • -64 COM\HTTEE OE -SUPPLY.. On the motion of Mr. W. POLE, Resolutions for -the Grant of the following Sums were put arid cart ied s),0 0 01. To the Commissioners of First Fruits. '6,1651. To the Commissioners for making Wide Streets in the City of Dublin. 1,20.1. For Betraying the expence of Printing 250 Copies of the Public Aas. 2501. To the I nspeStor-General of Imports and Exports, and the usual remuneration to the various Public Offices. • Mr. WHARTO moved, in the same Committee; for 5,365,0001. and 1,384,0001. (or paving off Ex cheglier. Bills, and for the sum of 1,700,0001. for discharging the interest on Exchequer Bills. The usual grants for printing the Journals, &c. were also voted, and the report ordered to be‘recti'v'- ed to-morrow. Mr. H. MARTIN poitponed the Admiralty Regis trars' Bill to Fiiday -be'nnight. The Securities Bill was Lead a third time, and passed. - The Report on the Bankrupt Members Bill .was taken further consideration, and the Amendment agreed to. — The Riot - ASR Amendment Bill was read a se cond time, and _ordered to be committed to , morrow. , . The Excise Superannuation Bill was read a third time, and passed. The CHANCELLOR of, the EXCHEQUER brought in a Bill for the better prevention of the administering of unlawful oaths. It was ordered to be read a se cond time to-morrow. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, a4d the house adjourned tilKta-morrow. MINUTES. OP ERDENCE,' TAKEN BEFORE THE COMMITTEE THE WHOL • HOUSE, TO WHOM IT WAS REFERRED, TO COWL. DER OF THE SEVERAL PETITIONS, A IIICH HAVE BEEN yEESENTEI) TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS, IN THIS SESSION OF PARLIAMENT, AGAINST THE ORDBRS IN COUNCIL. Wl . . ercurii, 2g 9 die Alisilig, 281 g. THOMAS BABINGTON,gsq. in the Char, Mr. Ilitom As ATT WOOD, called,,in and examined.. Are you High Bailiff of Birminghani ?—I am. Row long have you filled ilia! situation ?—Aboat six months. In what line of business ale you ?—A banker, in Birmingham. Are you vOnneEted with the iron trade ?-1 . am. Are you. particularly connected with the trade am. - Can you slate what May be the population of Birmingham, and the neighbouring man,,facturing districts ?—The populatioreof Birmingham and the - neighbouring manufacturing districts is near four hundred thousand souls. Can you state how many of these are engaged in the different branches of 'the iron an brass trade; peculiar to Birmingham ?-z.The wholf popula tion of Birmingham and, the neighboniing ma, nufacturing districts are intinerely .connected gether, and are all employed in hardwares and in de4criptionsof manufactures: I can hardly say what proportion of the 40;4,000 are employed in the iron trade; but I should contrive at least 50,000 souls are employed in the manuf,ottire of iron, and in the prodikainn of coals and minerals for the manufactures of Birmin g h a n , an d w i t h iu • . miles of Birmingham. • By 50,000 souls employed, do you mean .50,000 workmen actu.ally.emyloyedin the iron rade and . the 0,1116 subservient to it ?—I mean men, women, and children. - Employed in the hat) trade, and trades suliAer vier), to it ?—Yes, in the trades Origipating in the iron:trale and subservient to it. • Besides the iron trade, what are the other linep. of trade known to Birmingham ?—The priecipat manufactures of Birmingliatn are , brass-foundries, buttons, jewellery, gold and silver plated ware, and hardware of every description. Do you know what part of the population may be' employed in the brass-fotindry trade ?—T,ie brass•foundry trade is confined almost to the town cif Birmingham; I should consider that about 10,0947 individuals were employed in that species of manufa6ture only. Are the villages which you have mentioned in the neighbourhood of Birmingham, and within fifteen '- miles, chiefly-employed in the branch e s of the iron trade . —The manufactories within fifteen miles of Birmingham ate chiefly occupied in the different ' branches of the iron aid cual trade, and trade, aris ing out of those, such as locks and hicges, and hardwares of every description. With what branches of these trades are you,ear. Ocularly acquainted, from your situation in Birfoing ham .am intimately-.acquainted with th -.trade in all its branches, and with the nail trade; the other trades .of Birmingham and its ne:Obour. hood I know principally from rny personal acquaint. anee.and my situation in life. By your situation in life, do you mean as a hanker, and as High Biiliff ?—I mean as a banker. What proportion of the inhabitants o f Birming ham and neighbourhood aoyou believe to be ern ploYed,in the nail ,branch of the iron,trade ?—I have no doubt- that 30,000 souls ate employed in the Manufaalure of nails, within fifteen'miles of Bir mingham. In Birmingham , itself, and within , fifteen 'miles ? • —Yes, within L 5 miles; I speak within b'iunds when I say 30,000; ii may be 50; I know all the nailing districts, I have resided in those.'distrias from my infancy. How long have you been engaged in business in Birmingham ?—About twelve years. Are the other branches of your family engaged in the iron business 1 7 -They'ate all engaged in the iron business, the steel business ) th - e nail business ; aed. • other branches of the' iron ttade. Can yon state to the Committee whether the dif ferent branches of the iron trade with winch )eu are acquainted, as you have described; are at pre sent in 'a flourishing state . ?—Eve-ry blanch of the iron trade is in a deplorable state ; the liist branch of the iron trade, which - is-the smelting o pig iron", till within these tcvo rears, was in a tolerable coniti- • tion ; all other branches of the iron trade are note in a dreadful condition,' the master ti6taitacturets - are turning off their wotkineo, and they do hot find any profit whatever in any br mch of the trade; even the smelting, that till within these two years atiOrded some degree of profit, now affords no pro lit whatever. You say that this has been kx it bin these last two years that the trade has been in what: ou descritr as a deplotable state; precious to such last two years, were any such appearances observed in the irort trade of BirminghaM ?—The iron trade within fifteen miles of Birmingham, about seven years an, was in a 'flourishing condition ; about three or four years ago it declined, and several of toy own family, among others, •eec:ined the trade ; and since that time, very many other respectable .rriatinfaCturerfr have declined the tr.tde, 'and their workmen are thrown out . cif employment, and'are seeking it in all parts of England. - Do you know whether the different persons ell:. gaged in the iron trod:- hare lately dismissed a num ber of their workmen ?—I know that great numbers of workmen have been dismissed wit hit? the last •12 months ; I know also that the labourers that tw.-ke monOs ago could obtain 'in the iron -works 20s. a we( k, cannot now obtain more than I Os. or I 2;;. and hundreds of them are to be hat! at 12s. a week. Since what ,time is it th . rt this number,of work men have been dismissed, and that these rates f work have been diminished ?—Wit bin thelast twelve months a more serious Change haslaken place, than had tabiren place tviihin the last four or five years. (To I.:e continued.) --- PIOAULT Bttutsr, the ,celebroted author of " - Monsiepr Botte" and '! Mon Uncle Thomas," has gist produced a new romance, entitled " One Mace doine." The powers of this writer are wg known, and the public rnly therefore- ex;ied, as usual, fun.d . ofieotertainment horn this new effort of his ct, .1