The Sun.
London, England, 1833-08-26 00:00:00

Mr. knaismlLL GROVE liky examined.

Are you the on of Sir John Key ?—I am.
Are you his eldest son ?—Yes.
Has be any other sons ?—Yea ; one.
Can you state your own age ?—I was eighteen the 7th
of May last.

What is the age of your brother ?—He was fourteen
the lOtk of June.

Have you been concerned in any business or gaining
information in any business /—I have been with my
father.

Independently of being at school, have you been with
your father, and in connexion with his business ?—Yes.
What is that ?—Stationery.
How long have you been regularly with your father
learning that trade ?—I have left school a year ; I have
been with him ever since ; but I used to be with him in
the holidays when I was at school.
Have you been connected with any East India House ?
—No ; never.
You are the person who was appointed some weeks ago
to a situation in the Stationery-office, ate you not ?
Yes.

What were the duties you performed while in that
situation 7—To sign orders, and see that they were exe-
cuted.

Did you ever execute any duties of inspection of the
contracts, and so forth ?—No.
Mr. JONATHAN MUCKLUTON KET examined.

Are you the person who entered into a contract with
the Stationery-office in July, 1532, to supply curtain
portions of stationery ?-13efore 1 answer any questions,
perhaps I may be allowed to say a word or two. I under-
stand that a person who bas contracted with the Govern-
ment, allowing a Member of Parliament to be a party of
it, is liable to heavy penalties, which I was nut aware of
before. I trust no Member will put a question to time, a
candid answer to which may bring me under any penalties
to which I may be personably liable under the statutes.
You are at liberty to state any circumstances you wish
lo elucidate this contract, or the appointment of your
nephew; the Committee do not wish to press you further
than you may wish to go.
I am ready to answer any questions, but I may be
ignorant of the law, and the effect of the answers I may
give.
The witness was directed to withdraw.—The witness
was again called in, and informed by the Chairman that
the Committee, having considered the observation he had
made, did not propose to press him with any questions.

Sir Joim KEY, Baronet, examined.

When did you first make au application for your son for
the office of storekeeper ?—I will state every circumstance
connected with it. Hearing of the vacancy of storekeeper
in the Stationary-office, I immediately applied to Lord
Grey for that appointment on behalf of my ban.
Can you state the date ?—I do not know, but it was the
beginning of July.
Did you make that application personally, or in writing ?
—By letter ; I stated that, having beard that a vacancy
had occurred in the office of storekeeper in the Stationary
office, I should be obliged if his Lordship would do me the
favour of conferring that upon my son, who was comp.-
tent to perform the duties of the office ; to which I received
an answer, in a few days, from Mr. Charles Wood, stating

Was that appointment made good ?—lt was not ; and
lam glad that question is asked. Mr. Lawrence having a
wife, and I believe eight or nine children, applied to .ne
for a presentation to Christ's Hospital, and I invariably
give my presentations to those that I think the most
charitable objects, and I gave Mr. Lawrence a presentation,
Mr Lawrence applied to have that child admitted. Mr.
Alderman Venables, who was a contractor, never having
attended the Christ's Hospital for two years before, som :-
how or o►bcr heard that Mr. Lawrence's child was to be
presented that day, and Mr. Alderman Venables profer•ed
to jump up with indignation to say that this w•as a moat
abominable job, that this man was storekeeper at the
Stationery Office, and that it must be some job, or else that
the presentation never could have been given to him.
Now, whatever might influence Mr. Alderman Venablee'
feelings, I was only influenced by the knowledge that he
was siarving. The child was rejected upon this ground
—Mr. Lawrence stated that his wife had an annuity of
201. a year, and he himself was receiving a salary of
4001. a year from the Stationery Office; and it is against
the rules of Christ's Hospital that any person in that situa-
tion should have a son in the school.

THE SELECT COMMITTEE appointed to inquire into the
truth of the Allegations contained in the Petitions of several
Stationers and Manufacturers of Paper, and of the there.
under-signed Liverymen of London, and to whom the Pc.
tition of John Williams, Stationer, was referred, and to
report their Observations thereupon to the House, have
further examined the matters referred to them, and agreed
to the following Report :
Your Committee having closed their inquiries into the
subject which they were specially appointed to investigate,
uul having made their report thereupon to the House,
have proceeded to the consideration of t .e petition of Mr.
John Williams, in obedience to what they have conceived
to he the desire of the House, by the reference of the
petition to them.
The petition of Mr. Villiaws is founded on: the al/ega-
thin that a corrupt system of management has existed in
Kingernill Grove Key his been in some (leper. connected.
the Sration,y.tiffive, with which the ppointment of Mr.
Your Committee have pursued their inquiries with
respect to this allegation as far as the character and Sub.
stanco of the testimony adduced in support of it have
appeared to warrant or to require.
They submit to the House the whole of the evidence
which this examination has produced. They refrain from
commenting on particular parts of it, because they are
convinced that the interest attached to the inquiry i'self
will induce every Member of the House to bestow that
careful and impartial consideration upon it, whereby alone
a just conclusion can be formed with regard to the con-
duct of the several parties whose acts or proceedings have
been the subject of investigation.
But they ctnnot, in pursuing this course. refrain Irons
expressing their decided opinion, that the charge of a
corrupt system in the management of the Sta'ionery.uflice
use entirely failed ; nor could they. with justice towards
he Statinnery-cffice and to the person who now hohis the
principal situation in the administration of it, abstain from
declaring that, upon the whole, the evidence which has
come before your Committee has left a favourable impres-
sion upon their minds with respect to the general gond
management of the department, and of its utility to the
There are two minor, but not unimportant points, con-
nected with the subject of this inquiry, to which your
Committee think it right that the attention of Govern-
-nent should be directed. It has appeared to your Com-
mittee that the present practice of taking sureties for the
due execution of contracts might be improved, by requir-
ing a more moderate amount of security, and by institutmg
a more particular investigation into the suflicieovi(4,l_if
parties who offer to render themselves liable; al!"
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PORTUGAL,

We hare seen letters which prove that the sooner Don
Petro is induced to quit Portugal, the more rapidly will
the young Queen's cause succeed. From what we can
gather, there is no doubt but that Saldanha, who com-
mands at Oporto, has wofully neglected to seek for infor
illation from the enemy's lines. It appears that about the
30th ult. Marshal Bourmont silently despatched 8,000 of
his best troops, and a quantity of heavy at tillery, from the
attack of Oporto, under General Clouet, keeping still up
all the appearance of a vigorous siege ; and on the iih
instant himself followed with 4,000 men. Nothing was
known of this movement at Oporto or Lisbon, until eight
days after,when their occupation of Coimbra was announced,
together with the still more important fact, that the Duke
des Cadaval bad also reached the same position, with at
least 6,000 troops, in tolerable fair condition. Saldanha,
instead of being quiet in this interval, ought to have made
determined sorties upon the remainder of the besieging
army; and, if he knew the fact of its reduction iu num- '
hers, it bespeaks that he is either lukewarm in the cause,
or that the Pedroite force in Oporto is far from being an
effective one. We fear the latter must be the case, as the
besieged party, six days after they were apprised of the of the Miguelite lines, had not made the least
,demonstration to advance beyond the mere taking up the
position evacuated by Bourmont ; nor was it even known
there that Bourmont lied despatched a force to the south-
ward; the true reason, we hope, why Saldanha had not
been more active. According to appearances, Napier's
fleet will yet have to save Portugal for the young Queen,
and it is well for her cause that she has so able a partizan ;
on him will fall all the exertions to transport Sildanha's
force to the quarter where it will be most useful. To
strengthen the Duke of Terceira's left flank, Napier had
despatched his small craft to blockade the rivers and
harbours between the Tagus and the Douro. A bad
fseture, however evinces itself in the Algarves and the
i_lenvejos ; Lagos and St. Übes, so lately rejoicing for
the cause of Donna Maria, have neither of them defended
themselves against the attacks of small guerilla parties.
who have devastated these two places in the name of Don
Miguel. The fact is, Miguel is preferred to Pedro, and
the young Queen, with Palmella for her Minister to either.
The Spanish Prince Don Carlos, was with Miguel at
Coimbra, and they had been joined there by the Spanish
Ambassador in disguise, though he ostensibly affected to
leave Lisbon in a Spanish frigate for Spain.—Hampshire
Telegraph.
Extract of a letter from Lisbon, dated August 13:—
" Yesterday the Duke of Palmeila went on board the
British Admiral Parker's ship, and was some time with
the Admiral. To-day it is reported the Marines of the
British squadron are to be landed to occupy the fortresses.
They have been removed in numbers from the transport
depot ship to the line-of-battle ships, and there are
preparing to move to different stations, evidently in con-
templation of such an event. It is supposed I)on Miguel's
forces are threatening the city, but they cannot be very
near at band yet. In the meantime I am sorry to say
Don Pedro has been doing all he could to exasperate those
of the opposite party, instead of following up the concili-
atory measures of Pahnella and Villa Flor. lie has been
confiscating the property of all those in Don Miguel's ser-
vice, turning respectable families of women and children
into the street bezears, and making no allowance for the
well known fact that most of those who serve Miguel bad
the choice between his service and a prison ; and, since
Don Pedro's arrival, have not dared to quit their ranks,
for fear of being shot ; and this is visited upon their
estates—upon their helpless families. This tyranny is
worse than the other, as it is under the specious promises
of freedom and the laws. If this system is persisted in,
Portugal will be worse off under the new than under the
late Government, for the misery will be doubled. It is
contrary to all the promises of amnesty—contrary to
justice, and of course to sound policy. I trust the voice
of every Englishman, which has been so loud in favour of
Donna Maria's rights, will be equally exerted to cry down
this ruinous injustice."—lbid.
(From the Lisbon Chronic:a C'onstilueionel of the sth

and 10th of August.)
The following places have sent in their acts Gf accla-
mation of her Most Faithful Majesty Donna Maria 11. by
their respective municipalities, which were graciously
received by his Imperial Majesty Don Pedro, Duke of
Braganca, Regent in the name of the Queen :
Sobral de Monte Agraco, Panois, Dnrique, Santarem,
Peniche, Garrao, Torroe, Villa de Alhandra, Cartaxo,
Oeiras, Collares, Cintra, Bellas, Torres Vedras, Matra,
Cezinabra, Aletnquer, Palmella, Villa Franca da Restau-
rsgao,.Calha, Alcacer do Sol.

DUTCH PAPERS.
ti L HAGUE, Aun. 20.—" We learn that the Confe-
rence at London bat not met lately, so that some persons
are inclined to infer that there is a temporary suspension
of the negotiations. It is said that the Members of the
Conference continue to urge our Government to apply to
the Diet respecting Luxemburg. Go the part of Belgium
every concession is opposed that may be a departure from
the treaty of I.stb November, 1831, and the plenipoten-
tiaries who drew up the treaty seem but little disposed to
oblige the Belgian Government to do so.
" LUXEMBURG, AuG. 14.—(From a private letter in
the Cologne Journal.)—" Enemies of the country have
spread a report of the division of the Grand Duchy into
two portions. The question of Luxemburg is important
nut only on account of the interests which bind his 31a-
jesty the Grand Duke to the German Confederation, but
also from the necessity which obliges the Confederation
and the northern Powers to oppose to France a strong
bulwark, in order to secure the provinces on the Rhine
and 'Moselle against every attack. To this are added the
family interests, and the country, which, by the treaty
of 1815, forms a distinct principality, hereditary in the
house of Nassau : tbis country, whose Sovereign partici-
pates in the Resolutions of the German Diet, whose
maintenance in that right the Diet has greatly at heart,
and looks on it as an honour;—this country, in short,
which before the Belgian Revolution was part of Germany,.
is far from beirg on the eve of falling into the hands of
the propaganda of Brussels. We repeat it, not an inch
breadth of the Grand Duchy will be ceded. Fhe whole
Gland Duchy will remain entirely a German province,
and the Diet will not sacrifice to the propaganda a country
in which the most important fortress of the Confederation
is situate.

DUTCH FUNDS—AMSTLRDA3I, Aut., '2.3.
Actual Debt, ‘2! s per cent 49% to .A)
Amon Syndic, 4 per cent ...... . .....
Ditto, ditto, 3!-!, per cent.
Voluntary ..oan, 1831, 6 per cent.. lO2 to 10214
._.. . „. , Ditto, 1832, s.per Cent. ....

90% to 94
Ditto, 1833, syer Cent.
Exchange on London
Two months
HAMBURG, AUG. 19.—Count Ortoff arrived at St.
Petersbureh on the 7th instar.t, from Constantinople.
AUG. 19.—The Swedish Government has determined,
that after September they will discontinue the forwarding
letters to England over Gottenburgb. It seems the rapid
communication with England over Hamburg by the steam-
boats has turned the regular correspondence entirely into
that channel; and that by discontinuing the regular mail
to England the Swedish Government will effect an annual
paving of 9,000 dollars banco.
EXCHANGES ON LONDON.
HAMBURG, AL'G. 20.-13 10%; two months, 13 P.
_RERUN, AUG. 17.—Three months, 6 25!4.
Immo, Aca. 12.—Two months, 6 161 i.
Srocisuotm, Ava 13.—Ninety days, 13 20.
CIIRIBTIANA. AUG. 7.—Three months, 6 S.
ST. PETERsBURGH, AUG. 9.—Three months, 10 `23-3.:.
Papers, Aug. 20.
BOWEN-HALLE, AUG. 20, HALF-PAST Two P.M.—
The stock market has been very dull for some days, owing
to lower quotations from Vienna.
Discount 23i per Cent. money.
Anglo-Danish Loan, three per cent
Anglo.ltussi
Russian fnsan
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End of Augtht.
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(.Hamburg Reporter.
On the 14th instant the King of Prussia went from
Tuplitz to Tberesenstadt, to visit the Emperor of Austri
The King of Prussia was expected to return to Berlin oa.n
the 24th, the Emperor of Austria to Prague on the 16th.
The King of Saxony left Dresden for Prague on the 15th. A
Norwegian paper mentions that Lord Howard de
Walden, the English Ambassador to the Swedish Court,
has been travelling with his family from Stockholm over
Janiteland to Drontheim, from whence he intended proceed.
log to Christiana.