The Sun.
London, England, 1826-04-27 00:00:00

LICENSING OF ALEIIOUSES.

Mr. ESTCOURT obtained leave to bring in a Bill to continue
the Alehouse Licensing Act of 3d of Geo. IV. c. 77.

NAVAL FORCE IN THE EAST INDIES.

Mr. W. WYNN brought in a Bill to defray the expences of
the additional Naval Force in the East Indies. This Bill was
introduced for the purpose of carrying into effect the agreement
lately concluded with the East India Company.
The Bill we read a first time, and ordered to be read a second
time on Friday next.
•
THE BURMESE WAR.'

Mr. HERRIES having moved that the house should resolve
itself into a Committee, in order that he might move the in-
sertion of the Appropriation Clause in the Consolidation Fund
Bill,
• Mr. HUME said, that seeing the President of the India Board
in his place, he would take the opportunity of asking, whether,
in the present state of the. Session, that Right Hon. Gentleman
was prepared to lay any papers before the House relative to
the transactions that had taken place at Barrackpore? When
he had last asked this question, the Right Hon. Gentleman had
stated, that the late Commander•:in-Chief (Sir E. Paget) was
shortly expected to arrive in this country, and that in all probabi-
lity that officer would be able to give the 'desired information.
He (Mr. Ilunte) was desirous of knowing whether it was the in-
tention of the Right Hon. Gentleman to furnish the house with
this information, and with any papers explanatory of the progress
made by the British forces in the Burmese territory?
Mr. W. WYNN remarked, that the question of the Hon.
Gentleman referred to two perfectly distinct subjects. He had
no lemitation in saying, with regard to the first point, that he did
not think it expedient to make any communication to the House;
as to the second point, certainly Government had received dis-
patches containing further information respecting the occupation
of the Island of Shapooree, which he intended to lay before the
House.

Mr. BRIGHT complained that no documents respecting the
Burmese war had been laid on the table of the House, and it ap-
peared that none were to be, :except with relation to the petty
island mentioned by the Right Honourable Gentleman. The
House were bound to inquire into the circumstances of this war,
which so deeply affected the welfare raid safety or onr great In-
dian empire. Nothing at present was known respecting the con-
dition of our territories, nor whether we were likely'to keep or
lose them nor whether the war was likely to be short or long.
It was his opinion that the Members of that House would neglect
their duty to their Constituents, and ho could tell them their
Constituents would think so too, unless they entered upon the
consideration of that most *important subject. He called -upon
his Majesty's Ministers to give some explanation as to these
matters before the House parted. Whether the Eust. India
Company was able to bear the expences of this contest, the pub-
lic were quite in the dark. He presumed the Itidia Board were
perfectly aware how the army invading the Burmese territory was
situated, and particularly how it was affected by the dreadful pes-
tilence from which it was suffering. It was desirable to know
whit hope there was for the future, and what were the grounds
for the fears and anxieties that existed. He was surprised at the
silence that had been observed in that House as to this war. Out
of doors it was far otherwise. The most alarming reports were
in circulation. It was totally impossible that the Indian Go-
vernment could be without dispatches, and he trusted they would
be laid befor the House. The. public mind was greatly agitated,
and the call was loud and general for information regarding the
progress of this most calamitous, unprovoked, and unnecessary
war.

Mr. W. WYNN said, it was quite certain that the Hon.
Gentleman who had just spoken had not given himself the
trouble to read any of the papers which had been presented to the
House. The Hon. Gentleman evidently did not know their con-
tents., the (Mr. Wynn) was ready to give an answer to any
specific question which might be propounded to him by any Hon.
Member, but it was not usual tbr persons who presided over the
department confided to him, to give explanations as to newspa-
per paragraphs. If such was considered by the Hon. Gentleman
to he the duty of any Minister of the Crown, it.was a doctine per-
fectly new. He (Mr. Wynn) had never before heard of it, and
he did not mean to act upon it. He certainly thought that this
was not a convenient opportunity for going further into the sub-
ject. The Colette would continue to publish, as heretofore, full
infOrniation concerning the progress of the war. More would-
have been published, if it had been'received, and Government
had deemed it expedient to give it publicity. It was true, he be-
lieved, that the troops in the Burmese territory had suffered se-
verely from disease. This circumstance was a matter of regret,
but not of reproach.
Lord J. RUSSELL was not disposed to impute blame to any
party with regard to this important subject. There were, how-
ever, many questions connected with the war, which deserved
consideration, both as to its origin, and the mode in which it had
been conducted ; told a still more important one, whether any op.
portunity had been neglected of concluding an honourable piece,
which might have put an end to the sufferings and losses of our
gallant army, and to the, expellee and perils of an arduous war.....
It wan the duty of the HOLMe to ascertain that point from the Mi-
nisters of the Crown. Certainly it was true that the present Go-
vernment of India did not inspire that 'confidence which existed
during the times of Lord Wellesley and Lord Hastings. There
was u general feeling of dissatisfaction, which, he was afraid, was
too well founded. He wished to give his Majesty's Government
an opportunity of explanation as to that point ; and if the Right
Honourable Gentleman would fix any day next week, Tuesdayfor
instance, or Wednesday, it would prevent the necessity of bringing
forward any motion for the purpose of obtaining it.
The subject was then dropped, and the House went into a COM.
mitten on the Consolidated Fund Bill. _ _ .

Mr. HERMES move the insertion of the Appropriation
Clause.

Mr. HUME presumed that this was merely a list of the Votes
of Supply passed by the House.
Mr. HERRIES said it was merely the usual recapitulation of
all the sums of money granted in alLthe Committees of Supply
during this Session. _ .

Mr-. HUME regretted that this practice had continued so long.
It was impossible to go through such a multitude of items., It
would be a better plan, he thought, if a detailed statement of the

t.

LONDON,
THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 27, 1826.

It is with the deepest regret that we have to state,
that the reports which were in circulation yesterday, of
riots to an alarming extent, in Blackburn and its
neighbourhood,,prove to be correct. The accounts
from that part of the country are of the most disas-
trous and distressing nature. From the Manchester
Papers, of Tuesday, it appears that a mob,sonsisting
of unemployed weavers, assembled on Monday at Ilen-
field, and, after remaining some time in consultation,
proceeded to various manufactories in the neighbour-
hood, and demolished the whole of the power-looms
and other machinery in each, committing, in their
progress, various other. outrageous acts. A consider-
able party of the mob, the total number of which is es-
timated at from 5000 to 6000, were armed with pikes,
scythes, and other —weapons, and bid defiance for a
time to the small parties of dragoons which could be
detached to different parts. At Grimshaw Park,
where the rioters erected an entrance, notwithstand-
ing the presence of the soldiers, and destroyed the
whole of the machinery, the Military, after being
severely pelted, and in some instances shot at, dis-
charged their fire arms, when it is said, two men lost
their lives, and four or five were wounded. The

work of destruction did not cease till every power-
loom in Blackburn, or within six miles of that town,
had been detroyed. In the evening the dragoons,

after, the Riot Act had been twice read, cleared the
isiieets, which they effected; without inflicting personal
ilijury to any, and manifested, under the trying cir-
cuinstances in which they were placed, the most ex-
emplary temper and humanity. Some of the ring-
leaders had been taken; but fears were entertained that
the attacks meditated on other inanufactories, situated
at a greater distance from Blackburn, would not be
prevented. The immediate cause of excitement is
stated to be the failure of the hope which had been
entertained by the weavers, of a reduction of the price
of provisions by the decision of the question of the
corn laws.

The suffering which exists in the manufacturing
districts at this moment is, we believe, most intense,
and well calculated to excite feelings of anguish and
commiseration in the breast of every considerate per-
son ; but it is lamentable that distress, however se-
vere, should lead these unfortunate persons into the
commission of acts such as those we have described,
which can only tend to aggravate their own miseries,
and bring down upon them the vengeance of the out-
raged laws. That the distresses of the whole district
must be aggravated, in a great degree, by such pro-
ceedings is manifest,—for the means of masters to
employ men will be lessened by the losses they have
sustained, while the very machinery by which that ern
ployment could alone be given, no longer exists. With-
out machinery of modern construction no manufac-
tures could be carried on in this country ; and until

that which has been destroyed shall be replaced, those
who have assisted in its demolition must remain de-
pendent upon the compassion of others, whose power
of relieving them has been thus reduced. Mercy there-
fore dictates that immediate measures should be taken
to deter others from the commission of similar enor,.

mities, by the punishment of those who have been
most conspicuous in the violation of the laws for the
protection of property, which it is as much the in-
terest as it is the duty of all to maintain ; while at the
same time we trust, that means will be found for

the alleviation of Cufferings, the pressure of which
has led to consequences so unhappy, and so much
to be deplored.

Since writing the above we lament to add that the
accounts received this morning from the manufac-
turing districts are still more gloomy. It • was
reported on 'Change that the farmers at Paddiam,
near Blackburn, would be compelled to sell out their
Stock in the Funds to meet the increased demands of
the Overseers, who were pressing them for augmented
rates to relieve the urgent distress of the people. This
report produced a very sensible effect on the oper-
ations in the Funds. , When the Post left, it was
said that the populace had become desperate, and
were marching to Clitberoc, for the purpose of de-
stroying the extensive power loom of Mr. THOMP-
SON. It was further reported, that a second express
had arrived this afternoon from Blackburn, with ac-
counts that the rioters had assembled within nine
miles of Manchester, to the number of 10,000,
2,000 of whom were armed, and that they destroyed
all the looms in their progress, until the Military
came up with them. Another account states that the
military had been worsted, but we cannot vouch for
the truth of these reports. •

Most of our readers must lie heartily tired, by this
time, of all subjects connected with the currency of
the kingdom—but we cannot help again congratulating
our friends in Scotland on the intimation given by
Lord LIVERPOOL that their case is to stand over for
another Session. We do not hesitate to say that we
have all along doubted the policy of interfering with
the currency of that country. It has been ascertained
that the system of Banking in England is radically
vicious. For some pitiful pecuniary consideration,
this great nation has given to a set of men, called the
Bank of England, a charter prohibiting the establish:
ment of Banks with more than a certain number of
partners—in short, of any Banks which might in-
terfere with them, from possessing a share of the
public confidence. As might be expected, this
species of legislation succeeded admirably in mak-
ing.these Banks very insecure, and a great many of
them have lately failed to the, ruin of innumerable per-
sons throughout the country.

More alive to the distresses of the world than States-
men generally are, our Government lost no time in
endeavouring to apply remedies to the evil. But while
we give them credit for the best motives, and arc be-
hind none in our admiration of the splendid talent
to be found amongst them, we think they, as well as
some of the great Opposition Leaders, were for once
decidedly wrong in the view which' they took of the
evil and of the remedy. We wish they had viewed the
evil as chiefly existing in one of the provisions of the
Bank Charter, and had treated with the Bank for
giving up entirely that condition which prohibited
ycome t
the establishment of other Corporate Banks. If the
bargainiati had cost
bold
a millionl of no lon
Parliamentey for
it, for who will estimate so low as a the
ruin that has come, and may again come on the country,
, we would
have
from the breaking of Banks ? But without inquiring
whether Ministers were right or not in the case of
Englandj we should like to know how Scotland was

concerned in the matter. She had not sold het tts,
tural privilege of having secure banks, and her Cu',
rency was in the ntost healthy condition. There vs
not a single note circulated there for which ti*
public had not a -tal landed security to ten time
the value. We have no objection to the Loll
CHANCELLOR'S being pleasant about the propenski
every thing Scotch to move southward—but as to 01
danger of the English preferring a Scotch paper 6*
lation to the pure bullion currency with which they at
to be blessed—we think those who suspect doge,
pay a tribute, of which they are unconscious to, the
paper system. We have our own ideas on the 8*
ject, but we are not now discussing whether a paper of
metallic currency is best, we only go on the broad
principle of objecting to unnecessary legislatio.
Legislation has, confessedly, made the English Banka
insecure—and simply undoing that act of Legislation
would, we are confident, put all things right.

'i

Our readers will perceive, by an article from Bogoo
inserted in another part of our paper, that the CO.
lombian Minister of Finance proposes to raise another
loan of 30 millions of dollars. We are not prepart4
to draw the gloomy conclusions from this circumstance,
which some of our Brother Journalists entertain. An
infant state like Colombia, contending too against ".
rious difficulties, which could not have been anticipated,
must require an. immense outlay before returns cora-
mensuratewith its wants can be expected ; but the
resurces of that country are so great and inexhaustible,
that there seems no strong reason to believe that it
will not rise superior to the difficulties in which its
financial affairs appear to be at the present moment.

German Papers arrived this morning, but contain
nothing important

CADIZ, APRIL 5•

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The letters from New Spain agree that foreigners have lost im-
mense sums in the commerce with those provinces, and in the con-
tracts for mines. The machines to drain them, after having been
conveyed thither with much difficulty, and at a great expence,
have been scarcely of any use. Besides, various consignments of.
silver from Mexico to Vera Cruz have been surprised and plunder-
ed, but the last which they had recently lost of about 300,000
piastres, have entirely disconcerted them. To this it must be 8114.'
ed, that some contracts for mines have been cancelled, and *at
the English and other foreigners are already satirized by !nests
of the Press, which here, more than any where else, is the ergo
of public opinion.—(Madrid Gazette, April O.)
FRANKFORT, APRIL I g'
His Royal Highness the Prince of Orange passed through this
city this morning from St. Petersburgh to the 'Netherlands.--
( Pranchfort Papers, April 20.)

Carracas Papers to the 16th. of March
have arrireJ
this morning, but contain nothing new.

THE FUNDS.

sale took City, 12 o'clock this day.
Consols opened this morning at 79 to for the
Account; after which they got up to 79f, when a
the Market remains stead': at 79k to 4, with scarce
Old anWI,
any thing doing. Bto ; Colombian,
Sp.
place of 100,000, at ; since which
40} to 41 ; Brazil Bonds, 55 to 56 ; Mexican, 634 i,
to 64
; Russian, 76i to 77,+; New Scrip, 41 to

City, one o'clock.
Since 12 o'clock Consols have been done at 79 for
Money, and 79f for the Account ; but within this
last half hour the Market has become heavy in conse
quence.—ln the Foreign Market all South American
Securities have improved. Consols 79/.
City, two o'clock.
Consols for Account, 79.1 buyers : Reduced, 79E-;
Fours, 941 95; New Scrip, t pm.
Mexican 64 to 64,1; Colombian 401 to 41.
In consequence of the purchasers this morning' the
Nrexican Stock has recovered from its depression of
yesterday. It has been done as high as 65.
It is stated in the west end of the town, that seen
or eight regithents have been ordered for foreign service'

premium.

Died at Conan House, on the 22d inst., after 1
fortnight's illness, Sir HECTOR MACKENZIE, 133114
Lord-Lieutenant of the County of f Ross.—At an earl
period of life, Sir Hector succeeded to extensive estates'
deeply encumbered, and had the singular merit of re(i
deeming, and greatly improving those estates, an s
maintaining at the same time his station in life by a
more than ordinary hospitality. On the death of lir
Seaforth, he was selected by the Home Secretary
the important situation of Lord-Lieutenant. Os
fable, unpretending manners endeared him to his fa-
mily and friends, and must have left him without::
enemy.—He is succeeded in his title and estates bY
son Sir Francis Alexander Mackenzie, Vice-Vote-
nant of the county of Ross.