The Sun.
London, England, 1816-05-14 00:00:00

SOAP DUTY.

Lord STANLEY observed that this Bill was al-
ready advanced to a late stage of proceedings,
and that he had not dttended to it particularly;
but thatlie bad been that day applied to by a con•
stitttent on that subject. Those interested in tit*
manufacture bad of yve had time to consider and,
understand this measure properly; besides the-1301
had not yet been printed. He hoped the thir4
reading woithl dot be pressed for Friday, but that
'more time would be‘given to the manufacturers to
state their case to the House. The persons on
whose represeniation he applied were concerned
in the making of the hr.rd, and not of the soft
soap ; and by the proposed duty they apprehended
that they were to bear all the hOrden,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER had no
objection to postpone the-report till to-morrow.
Lord •STANLiIIf thOlight so short a delay no
advantage.
Mr. PROTHEROE called the attention of the
Chancellor of the Exchequer to,a clause in the Bill
which made it operate from the Ist of May, in-
stead of the date of the passing of the Act.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved the
order of the day, with the view of discharging it,
and postponing it till to-morrow.

Mr, METHCEN objected to the disgraceful rag'
;ice of smuggling Bilis through the House.
The Custicat.t.ozi of the EXCREQURR EXpIaiREA
the circnn►stanccs attending the progress of tbe
Bill, and remarked on the misrepresentatiQhe
which had gone abroad on the subject:
General GASCOVNE 'asked whether the day Or
the commencement of the Tax was to be altered,
and whether stock its hand was to be liable to the-
increased duty ?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXattetavatt had
objection .to the alteration of the tine for the
commencement of the operation of the Bill.
Mr. L'LNLAY said, that it was in fact the trans"
ference of a tax, and wished the Bill recommitted
fur a fortnight.
A further conversation ensued, and ultimatelf
the Chancellor of the Exchequer did not object to
a delay .till Monday, with the understanding-that
alt- parties considered that as a full notice. :be
hoped then that many objections might be re•
moved. The report was ordered for Monday.
EDUCATION.
Mr. BaououAM give notice of a Motion lot.
Friday for a Committee to enquire into the State
of the Education of the Lower Classes in the „dt:A
tropol IS

INTERFERENCE OF THE MILITARY.
Lord IthvroN did not expect, after the explato
nations which he hatisectived au a *fug sPiol.'s

81" from the Noble Lora opposite (Castlereagh),
that a month afterwards he sbotthi have to renew
the same complaint, He was not at this time
present when the assault hall heen comtnittetl,
'hut it was at the itistance of the same- Noble
'Priem! who:had accompanied him bfore, that he
haw_ rose to make this complaint. Most Gentle-
men of this bonne might not by aware that the
Gpards had this the hem stationed in various
parts of the metropolis, As Hs Nob k,, riend
was driving down the flitymarket, to,pXA through
Pall Ilxll, he was stopped at the entrance of that
street. He asked tile reason why. He was told
'by the Guards that sues -were their orders. He
demanded who was their Commanding, Officer ;i
told was answered that he was Carlton House.
lie then inquired whether there were any l'eace
Officers; and asked for a COnstatle. The sol-
diers replied that they had nolhing todo with
Peace, Officers.—lle hoped an. Houourable Ha-
rot ,'t Was present who haul said on tile former
occasion, that if a second complaitit of that Oa-
-titre were made, he woold support it with his
vote, The Noble, Lord opposite had then stated
that no such cause of offence woold be given
itt Wore. Was he privy to the order issued to the
Grards to-duty IHe did not believe it. He be-
lieva that it came front another quarter. It be-
,looged to the House to interfere, to see that the
comfort of the Metropolis should not be inter-
rupted, and to spew those who dared to inter:
rupt it, that it was not for hem to throw impe- .
climents in the wiry of his Mal.sty's subjects. It
had been said-, when the first complaint was made,
that it arouse front factions motives. This lie de-
nied most distioctly. The Noble- Lord was him-
Belt a matt of spirit : if he had been stopped and
stolid, as in his (Lord Milton's) case, that if he
went torwaid not ofdy his poise hut himself
should be ett, down, would he not have made a
complatot ? It was necessary to stop such pro-
ceedolgs inlimine. There wel e sortie who wished
to introdeee a military grivelitatetif, and to sur-
round it with the same mischietotis array as the
Continental Sovetei;.'ns. As. to hint, he eint•
side' ell the ,first person in the country -as only
its first civil magistrate. He reigo6t by civil
laws, and not, by military force, and itrifas not
by means of guards, dritOon., ants regi
'Hunts, that the Throne was to be upholded.—
There was another case which had been men-
!dotted to him, hut heilid not detail it, as lie had
rot ascertained its correctness. If it were such
as it had been repre.seotvd to hint, helshould not
be deterred from doing his duty on the occasion.
Ile felt serious alarm .st these innovations. tie
liberties of the country depended on their being ,
checked. The mind pf. the people would other-
wise gradually accustom itself to those things,
without-perceiving it. Once accustomed to those
spectacles, they wdold forget that they were
tin-
tCu add that they had a right to com-
plain of theur as contrary to the laws of the coun-
try. He concluded by moving for a copy of the
orders issued to sock of Lis Majesty's life-gnardv
as were on duty this day in the city of %Vest-

=bolter.
Lord-NOOVNT supported the motion, nod called
upon the Noble Laid opposite to redeem the
ledger which he had given on a former occasion,
she.sing that he lout made an. application to
the proper quarter, and had not hail sufficient in-
inence to give it .effect. NO other excuse on his
Fart could he sltniited.. He considered nil those.
mnovatiotts as symptoms of a growing military
'pram, which 1%.1% niqSl dangerousao the country.
Lord CAETLEEF,AGit observed, that the two
noble .Lords opposite renewed their assert ionirto
rapport their favourite theory. As to the inter-
ruption in 'init.:MAl, if a number of carriages
were collected, the intervention of the military
bight have been prudent At all events it had
Ttothing to do whit' the Constitntion. He denied
laving ever given a pledge that guar& should not
be employed at public places and places of aum.e-
mem. He had never meant to give any such pledge.
He understood from his Right lionotirable Friend,
the Secretary of Site at his side, that peace...
ofeers had been ordered to, attend proper
slumbers. He witted the House ti mild not CM).
Ernit to the motion. He isa,scarcely diSposed to
ive full etad.t to the Noble 'Lords tor the since-
silty of their coustitutional alarm, -It might have
been proper to make an application. to the Com-
remitting Officer, but. to call the Legislative au-
thority to interfe:e in such a quoaion was rather
to render it grine•que than otheiavi,e.
ik Sir C. BURRELL. could not; help saying, that as
far as he had stet), the use .of the military had
beeu applied only to the preservation of the public
peace. He had a itnessed disgraceful scenes in
front of St. James's, where Marshalmen were
%Chipped by rascally coachmen. He la khed the
employment of the militaty Were extended as tar
as Dover-street, in Piccadily, where an ACCUOIII-.
Winn of stage-coaches called for their interfer-
,cace. They had instituted a sort of runners at
the White Horse-cellar, to 'get passengers for
their coaches ; and by these wotneu were dragged
first to the right, then to the left, till they were
half driveii out of their wits, had their clothes
torn, and were obliged to take refuge in some
shop, He bud been informed of this by a public
spirited jeweller—who had brought several actions
to prevent those scenes of riot and disgrace. He
thought that the police did not do their duty, and
that IWn peaceable soldiers would do more than
,fOO or 100 constables.
Lard NUGENT explained. •
Mr. Gotta. LANGTON said a few words, which
*ere inaudible in 'the gallery.
BRoUGHAM replied to what, had falleii from
the lion. llaionet. He wished. that the Military
' should be''emOloyed 'not' only in Pall-mall, St.
James's-street, and the.flaynanket, but even in
Piccadilly 1 and on la hat account I Because there
-were so many siw4es in that Street. that 'persons
v•the Packed down to Hammersmith against theirter
i
;women (bagged to the right_ and kit, o
clothes torn, their wits bewiltiered, tso mach so,
thiit no one could hoow„what,. would become of
it, if a pnbliC spirited jeweller did not step for-
ward to preveili
.it: flue how did hsatteinpt it
In the only plotter way ; suit by calling in the as-
sistartet: ot the nolitary;bet by appiying, to a.Court
of J water. Ile dvnied that either rte or big Noble
17110141 ,binl ever said•-that the` tmstitittion was
ti'lltuove-d by the employment, of the military:
ka4l only bv4ll said tO igcopyeuicot to _his Ma!

iesty's liege subjects iii their aVocation's.-
All that military parade was new, and he svis.s.
enough to ,recollect the time when the titiai'ds
Were only called out on two occasions in the
year) the birth:-days of both ti,eir Maiesties.
Observed,.: that within the last five or Six vest's
there had been an evident tendency to give a pre
ponderanerto, the military power, till now it ha 4.
got to a point that ought to be checked. He be,
lieved this was the first occasion on Which the
military had been called out to facilitate the re-,
ception of .a City. Address, and therefore they
is ere totally unnecessary.
The ATTOCNEY-GENEttIAL said he had no such,'
alarms as, those expressed by the Noble Lords,"
that the duty called oa to be performed by the
Guards would habituate the r. ople.to the exer,.
cise of a Military Government. If any persons
were improperly assaulted by them; theft had their
remedy at comutrin 'ltsiv. He Jecollected in the
CoarSe of his seven years pro(essional attendance
on a celebrated trial (Warren Hastings's) the
same necessary system prevailed. He was told
that he could not proceed in his roach in a par-
ticular direction, and be always went another
way. The place in question (the neighbourhood
of Carlton House) was that where naturally the
curiosity of the people' would induce their to ag-
semble to see illustrious persons, and it it were
.not for the regulations in qnestion, there would be
confusion, disorder, and perhaps destruction or
the lives of his Majesty's subjects. The soldier
acted tinder the. direction of his officer, who him-
self was amenahl, to the civil power. He ridi-
culed the idea 'thrown out, that by these regola-
'dons the Constitution was. endangered, and io-
sisted that the military could more effectually
preserve the peace of the metropolis than the
constables could on foot,'svitit their small staves.
The question lie considered to be totally unwor-
thy of the dignity of the House to entertain.
Mr. IVYNNII3 reprehended the interference. of
soldiers on all such occasions as those alluded to;
they were not justified in obstrueting an individual
on the l)ighm ay, even by the order of the Sine,
reign himself, noless led on by a Peace Officer.
It was strange tlitt the Members shOuld he intet;-
imp! ed in their passage on any occasion, i+.hen
there %v.'s a -standing' order of the House always
to keep the ways clear for them. The Civil .otll-
- had no right to order the soldier to impede
the passage of any individual, ooless he were

first. resisted. It the interference was.believed to
be by the order of Govetnment, this ii otse was
the only place where an explanation ought to he
demanded.'
Mr H. AriPINGTON said, that on the Very next
morning after; the. former complaint had been
made, proper orders were issued, and the ‘Lros-
trates.personally attended afterwards. If veiter-
day !hose orders were not properly attended to,
it eoubl only have resulted front an,idea that there
was no occasion for any partienlar interference.
Mr. PostsoNalt thought the ignorance of thtt
Right Honourable Getilletuan,, whether the Ma-
gistrates had attended or not, was a reason why
the House should inquire into the fact, ,whether
the Peace. Officers did or ilid not attend, aud.who
gave the orders.fort he distribution of t;,e military.
What authority had-the military for being where
they were .found yesterday ? Could the Riot
Nondurable Gentleman, or, the Noble Lord an-
swer this question ? He praised generally the con-
duct of the Lire Guards,` hut this temperance on

their part htd nothing to do with the present
questioo. There ought to he no military em-
ployed Except on sreial occasions, of which this
was not one, and therefore there was full ground
for the 'clrurge which was made. The employ-
, merit of the military might to be discountenanced
on such occasions aitotzethet.

Mr. Cawait briefly defended_ the employment
of the milit in the avenues Of the Palace, which
ought by no means tn. have been represented. as
the spreading of the, Military Over the metropolis.
In a ease some time ago, where a centinel had
misennducted himself, he w,is' apprehen.icA, and
rendered amenable to the civil law, which proved
that the, hi* had pcover to remedy the evil cont.
plained of.
\lr. robtsosin,r explained, denying he had said
that the snldiers were spread over the metropolis•
•

1 Mr AniitNoToti akti explained, '
Sir MONCK wished to know whether °He's
hart beet) issued to the tnilitary,to do
.ttoii
,41tuy were not entitled to do by law, .that of in-
,
ierript iog the passage of any subject Ott the mo4-s
hihways Ile' repeated: the ututnts, pre-
viouNly urged, to shew that this obstruction WAS,
lint nIIIV Meg but a nuisance and a criine,
•
Lord NI11.7i11.1• explained, declaring. that the
conduct of the soldier was yesterday as good as
it could possibly be. I-Ic only, wanted to know,
whether the order under which he acted, wa%
or not. We miderstood- his Lordship to
say, that be did go yesterday-in that quarter for
the purpose of ascertaining whether be should be
stopped or not.
The Honse then divided.
For the m0ti0n..... a 54
Against it
Majority -53

Lord Castimmaotr, on our return to the Gal-
lery, was speaking on the subject of the Civil
List, He' proposed that the Bill should now be
read a second time pro fbrincr, committed for to-
morrow, anti on Wednesday any. additional cionie
might he debated 'and incorporated with the Bill.
After some conversation, this proposition
agreed to.
On the motion of Sir JOHN' NewioeT, the-
House went into a Committee on the Irish Land-
lords and Tenants' Bill. The blanks were filled
up, and the Report ordered for further considera
tion on Friday.
Mr. littoonatr brought up the Report of the'
Kik Bill: On the question that it be agreed to,
Mr. raorintaoa made some remarks on the
propriety of exempting the• seller or retailer of
malt from the operation of the Bill.
The Criticet.Loa of the EtCHIMVER said be
could nor conceive bow any such perSonircould
imagine themselves entitled to such an allowance.
The kinentiments being agreed to, the Bill WWI
geared for a third readin4 to.morrow.
I-MR.O4W HORSEs.
• The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHMIITER having
moved for a Committee onihis' gill, stated his in.•
tentiOD to prOtiOtie that the CommiUce be etxl!

It. • pcaeitt ti exempt Stage Coach horses Flom the
Assessed Tax 'on them for•the present year.
The Uousehaving gobe into t conimittce,
Mr. litrarteu.opposed tbe Bill, on the Jamul
of it.: unfair operation, as persons Who bad itife
Hoe Lind, which rerptired.mort horses to till it
an,! I.,:iug manure, had no advantage ova those
who haul good lands. There was nu farmer now,
who was not in distressed. eiteumstances, and,
every possible relict ought to he given to ihenl
- 'Mr. GIDDY tleplOC:Ftlikexptdiency of this Tax,
Which would not have been necessary but for the
repeal of one of the ,most prodnctive that had
evelr been suggested. Ni) tax could fall mote un,
equal than the oat:: now betore the House f its
being:One that related to the productions of the
ch"cth mile. it perfectly objectionable. The only
gnestion WRS, after the great and adVantrigeous
tax had been removed, what ;others the ,country
could .hear patting with. • ..
The CH ft4'NELLOR of 'the' EXCHEQUER agreed
with
the Hon. Member, who had very fairly stated
the tonsequences'Of the abolitiottof the Propet-
tv but he could not think that in the present
situation of the, country it was: possible to give
ii treater degree of indulgence, in respect to the
116i-se-Tax than what was now proposed. To a
large, proportion of tenants who held Earths, of
less than .130/. o-yeat, it would be a great relief;
while, as the lariier 'farmers were relieved from
the borthen of the Property Tax, they could not
require the indulgence of ekemption frotti this.
„The House had already gone to the almost ex-
tent it could possibly afford, by, relieving the
countiftain about )7 1111i-bons -ot annual taxes,
and he thought it inipos-sible to make any further
• re-(I tltt ..A t . . .
Mr. P• Moofte denied that this tEtX, *its' talk!
for ; and before it or any.others were. agreed tO,
it was the bounden duty of the night Hon. Gen-
. tleman and his friends to lay before the 'loose the
true _state of its financial condition, and the whole
systein of taxation, that it might be judged what
species of taxat on was necessary. He would op-
pose.every Measure of thii kind, till, such stare-
mew s -were brought forword, when he was' sure
the ilonst Would not hesitate hr affording what-
ever aid was required.
~ ?Jr. CultcvEar was ready to admit, that what
had hero conceOrd by-the .Chaecellor
cheq ‘vo..ltl lie of great advati.age tti the small
fatni,n ; Bud it *as not to be. titiieYedthat the
white tax eonld .be., given up. Eyery horse t. ,at
was tiniieeessAtiliVept required a share aground
wlio--e produce wits sufficient for a human being,
and i 7 was therefore desirdtde
,th;.tt the number
horses should he diminished 'sits notch as povsihle~
' He objected to certain,vexatioas in the collection
of the tax, which he lipped would be remedied,
that which sAhjeeted farmers to the
duty for titling4iotses; and the chiirge for agtoom•
In "mte dist riot. 97 appeals bad beeu made on this
sat jest, and ninety-four of them liven deemed in-
falid, This Nas H great 'oppression.
Mr: J. P. GltAtVr Said, nobody felt more than
himself the necessity of raising Money for the
• exigencies. of the,State, tip; it, 'KikS slot possible
for the people of this country to pay the tuxes
that were alieady laid oni, and the tax on agri-
enlittrel:borses:waa nothing more nor lass than a
:tax on otaehinery, like Abet of a weaver's loom.
The Righelion.Geotlemitn deserved no credit
for The reduction of the seventeen millions of taxes
of which he boasted, for he • had been fort:.ed to
give up the Prop'ertyCux, because the filth of
Parliament was'plerled to discontinue it an the
• conclusion of the war. The 'liaie Tax, in his
opinion, was in opposition to every sound
ple of legislation. . ,
Sir C. KNATCIIBUi.L opposed the tax,: on tile.
ground that " all:possibleencouragement ought
.to
be given at the present crisis to thesagrieuitural
'intetestS, already borne down by the pressure of
Aithes and other taxes; he trusted the Itighilinn.
Gtutleman would not persist itt it,- •

. .
Air. %VTNNv was alio decidedly against the tax,
wbjch'he declared his intent*:on of oppoAnO,at 911'
times, as he had done wile') it was • first proposed
to he extended. lie explained thepressore of its
operation on the Welsh farmers, who Were oh-
-1440 w ketiOnaOy 'bows fOr, the purpose of
hanging in4ntire from great distaneeti.
Sir C. Buitll6ll, complained of the tax dn. Ae-•
,count of itcittegnaky, as heavy lands requited
double the nntitber tiorsea.in till thent,-w.:hirh
w ffi ere sovient fur the colt iv:tt ion .util or dif-
,felent descci:ttion. lie would prefer mit aitlitionat
tax,npoa pleasure. itor•es; d.or itoo silly thing that
might he cott•idered as an artioie otlultnty; '
Mr..Cttawat4 wished the reductori liitont to he
'made in the duty to ht• exeude, trout farms of
1501. to those of 2O) tier annum.

After a few worth trim: Sir J. MuurkrtrßANKi,
the 1.10411,• divhitql on the original tinetion, wilun
the utttubi-rs teere—f-
Ayes
Naas
Ikl4jority _4s

When strangers were re-admitted, the flonsc
was en►;agedl in the consideration of the other
clauses of the Bill.

CUMN proposed an Amendment on'the
Clause for redneing the clinic,: chargc4)l(o on farms
not exceeding the annual value of. 1501 whi,oh.
went to extend the reduction about to be made
to farms of 2001, per annum.
The CUAXCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER (leagued
giving any opposition to this proposition,
sir C. BURRELL was glad the Chancellor of the
Exchequer had Actiniewed in the motion of -the
Hon. Gentleman near him.

Mr. CURWENT acknowledged, with much satin•
faction,-the great'liherality with which the Right
Hon. Centleman had conceded that for which he
()tier. Curwen) hail contended, and expressed his
strong opinion, that by doing so, thas class of
persot” would be most relieved who hest deserved
the attention 4 Parliament-, and on whom the
tax had heretofore most severely pressed.
The. Clause was then agreed to.

Sir C. I,unentmt. expressed a hope, that before
the Bill Was disposed of,'some provision would he
made with'respect to worn-out mares that could
work no more, and were kept but for breetlings--.
It had come to his knowledge, that Government
intended to impose a tax on brood maces, and he
thought thatthe most unjust of all taxes, which
compelled tlac hauler to pay 11. 11! kr tack mu,

stage.

pact hibosir, after paying a 4tifY of nn her
while w :ible to tear(;.. .
The CHAist:ELLog of flit, ithEa.,l3le
the fltitj,rrc,(teserved contaura;

-548411%1 Clauses of rh. 1 litiSing '.oert
agtet#l t#,, the 141)111e was trs.irtie.,, # tte-
port was ordered to be rtceivol 011 IVcd4lcz,l,ly.

ALIEN 1:1.L.
On At -titseti ion 11141 the El :Ise should go into
I a: Corumirtee on the Alien PM,
A..lefiettli rtioavToie reminded the tintis(• that
the Solicitor-,General had co tic tided the Snve.
reign had the power of sending.on.a):en our in the
country : he lial.l also the p wee of tee 'Wog the
sitbjec'.4 country from foreign pints, .iud
of sequestrating their prOperty if they to: astit so
PheY the mans me : he wished. this poster, with.
smile modifications, were now exerted i he. op.
proved of the principle of the Alien Bill, hut
should still more approve of.a tax upon absentees.
Sir M. \V RIDLEY opposed the Bill as t‘.
inapplicable to the. presentircuttistances of (lie
country, and he therefore thought it his duty to
enter his protest it. •
Mr. Alderman C. Swill. defended. the measure
4s being essential to the security of the country..
Mr. J. P. GRANT did not now mean to oppose
the Bill, as, he knew 111,1?081 of his friends inteuti.-. • -
ed to^Offertheir- sentiments on it when the tteport
was brought. up ; he Should • reserve hint:;elf, till
then, who it was
.his intention to oiler certain
new ilatties to be emkodied in .he
The then Went into a C.,minit tee. After
a short couverstition'on some,ot the alauses, the
Howe resumed, rind th,e-,14,p0rt, was OftiCrtti to •
be received on Thursday.' .
ruNrnm, (EirnrlcATEs.
Sir EGERTON 'I DOK4IIIOVVI tile 'second read.
ing of the Funeral certifteates-Bill.
The ATtORNEY-GENERAL considered the Bill as
vexatious and unnecessary ; and moved that the
• Bill be read a seenn,l.6tne this ibsy sox month..
Sir EGERTON 1111Yr:was spoke with some warmth
of the contempt with wlt•ch he couched he had
been treated by the Horunlyabli'. and Learnt:it Oen.
tlemati.—The itmse then
vactat'iceouti.reaaing now
For the Amend went. th. t the Bin be real
second tinier this day six mouths . ' J

Majority in faronr of the Amendment ... • -79-

On our re-enteim are. Gallery, Sir BatttiTtlttt
IittYDGES COttlp:aiitif)g ot contemptuous tre?tt+
aunt;. tie said ;t woitl' be better, fur his uwtt
character, to withdraw frOm pubiic bust•
nesi;,and lie shoull -not, ti.eret.ire,-thinkot stringy;
ins forwiii.l the nit:awes relating to the Poor.
Laws, ot he had given notice.
Mr; MANanus 'SUTTON thought the Hon. na-
ronet had taken to. liiii4%elt as personal what he
was not emitted,. to t.i4e to himself. His wai unit
of feeling •eemeil altogether 11 the
Hon. Baronet. wished to withdraw ItiroZelt from
the business-, of the Hottoe; he hoped he would not
do so on the-present occasion.
'The SPRAKER sahrtitted,, that as his notices re.
kited to a future day, it would be better
for that clay before he. withdrew them.

After a few words from. Sir E. Bryclges, the
Speaker said, the House would perceive t►ith slim
tisfaction the acquiescence of the Honourable
Baronet.

The other Orders of the DI were then rlis
posed of, after ‘ihich the Mouse adjourned at
Eleven o'clock.

AMERICAN PAPERS.

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lgicw YORK, MARCH 27.—We understand that
Marshal Grouchy, who made his escape tram
France, and landed a short time since at Ita
more,• arri yeti in town this morning in the 9uuutf►eru

WASHINGTON, MARCH 23,-.-On.,Wedneßday last
Begot was introduced to the Hon. the Ante.
riean Secreatry of State ; and on the day follow•
lug was presented to, and 'received by, the Presi•
sident of the United gtates in the usital term.

Mr: nrw entered upon'his ftineft'
tions aS Minister; Mr. liiker, who since the ra.
tifiCatioti Of the Treaty niGhent, has acted ais
tish Charge deli' Affaires, will. of course, cease to
,appear in the latter capacity. He fills, however,
as wr uni.erstand, a place no 14i4 honont able to
hiltri if and u4eful to his country. lie has been
appointed by his Sovereign, and accredited by the
Pret4blent'a3 -‘;'`e It. irn, British Consul General tor
flit; United St ates.OfAtnerica.

PkiILADLLPrit.I,,II ET 2:).--.Spilvator fie Mau),
Brigadier geueral, and C iptAin-o,iieral of the
Carat:efts, has Issued a proehonroitio, 3ittioimring
that every vessel, whyther Spanish or foreign,
•
ride!' slt4ll JCslit any `11411.1.111.3111p, for the pur-
pose of aiding the e tbellatriots, shall be
,entifueattil, and`-tileuras,er aiitt principal persons
nn lio iriLlurnp; up At 'the yaril-arin ; likeu ict the
erew,, if as e.iiipeible as the rest ; if not, one iti•
aveey fiye.is,t wto be dran, and. subjected to- this
like litliiiStiiitent: •

NAVAL NUWS.

notGere, MAY 13 —The East India fleet, that '
was mentioned yestertlay to he in the Queen's
tThannel, all got under weigh this morning, and
proceeded for the River, with wind W.N.W.
FALmouTtt, MAY 11.—Atrireil the Princess
Charlotte packet with a mail from Nen York,
in 2$ days, List from llalieax, in 1 8 days. Sailed
the Duke of Kent packet with a mail for Lisbon;
Wind W.

Cowes, MAY 13.—Arrived the rielloint trarllo,
port, to take in troops (ruin the depot here for

Barbatioes.
IPORTSMotrriI, 51/vir 13.—Arriveti Lis Majesty's
ship Prevoyante froin. the -
Wind N.