Star.
London, England, 1830-03-27 00:00:00

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

We cannot insert the communication of Amicus Curia, unless
the writer will authenticate his statement, and favour us, confiden-
tially, with his name.
Want of space compels us, this day, though reluctantly, to post.
pone the insertion of some remarks which we feel called upon to
offer, respecting the absurd and ruinous monopolies enjoyed by our
arcat Natkmal Theatres:—but they shall appear on Monday.

By the Flanders Mail this day despatches hare been
T eceiv e d at. the Foreign Office from the Right Hon. Sir
Cn. a LLB B 6 OT, our Ambassador at the Hague.

When, in our comments of yesterday on Mr. POW LITT 1
Tnomesox's motion for a revision of taxation, we ex- I
pressed an anxious desire, and an ardent hope that the
independent Members of Parliament might be excited to
" one struggle more" in the good cause ; wo did not
venture to anticipate either the immediate approximation
of such a struggle, or the attainment of so complete a
triumph as the friends of the people—the zealous adwo-
eates of constitutional right, and national integrity—have
achieved in the Committee of Supply on the Navy Esti•
mates. Well may Mr. GOULBURN deprecate the very
'Janie of a Committee hereafter, and claim for the Govern-
ment the exclusive regulation of our financial arrange-
ments, and the uncontrolled disposal of the public trea-
sure! The Marquis of BLANDFORD'S determined oppo-
sition to the grant of supplies at the close of a midnight
debate—distressing as it a as to the Treasury Bench, and
ominous as the prelude to more decided and decisive mea-
sures for the protection of the people—was nothing to
the overthrow of last night, effected, be it remembered, by a
majority—not numerous indeed—but sufficiently powerful
to check the rapacious career of any Ministry, however
absolute, obstinate, or self-willed.
For that evertlirow, and for the cheering promise which
it holds out t f the prompt enforcement of more rigorous
magma of economy, the country is indebted to Sir
ROBERT H caw,: ;—who, with great diffidence as to the
miccess of his motion, but with a thorough conviction of
its importance, and of the necessity and justice which dic-
tated its adoption, proposed the reduction of Two PEN-
htoNs granted to the sons of TWO MINISTERS of the
Crown. The occasion, we must own, was one which, of
all others, afforded the least prospect of a trial of strength
between the Ministry and the Representatives of the
People ; and was, perhaps, the very last which we should
have regarded as calculated, in the slightest degree, to
facilitate the great work of reduction, by the overthrow
of that unconstitutional barrier which has hitherto pro-
tected those " desartless persons" who batten on the
spoliation of the land, from the impartial and retributive
visitation of the just and equitable spirit of retrenchment
and reform. Sir Rosetta. HERON'S motion had been more
once postponed, and he would doubtless have had
he hearty concurrence—aye, and the thanks to boot—of
-ur prudent and patriotic Ministers, in postponing it
Yte• die ; but nothing has been lost by the delay ; whilst
it has deprived the guardians of the Treasury of the boast
of having " scrupulously investigated every item of ex-
penditure with a view to its reduction, and carried that re-
duction to the lowest possible extent !" The saving, it is
which has thus been wrung from the ministerial grasp,
1, a mere trifle—a " beggarly" ninehundred pounda per
annutu—but what of that ? It is just tie well on the credit
side of the national account, as in the pockets of twoGen-
ilenlen who can very well afford to make such a sacrifice
to the public good. The discussion, brief as it was, is
entitled to peculiar attention—not even so much with
feterence to the exposure which has been so unsparingly
made of the Pension-System, as for the " lame and im-
Potent"—but, at the same time daring—attempt of the

CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER to defend the lavisl;
and profligate abuse of the public money.—After sums to
the amount of THREE MILLIONS, ONE HUNDRED
AND FIFTY-SIX THOUSAND, FOUR HUNDRED AND
ELEVEN POUNDS, SEVEN SHILLINGS, AND TEN-
PENCE, had been voted away, almost without opposition
—and certainly without any such show of objection or
repugnance as could excite a doubt in the breast of the,
most fastidious Minister of an unqualified compliance
with all his demands—the proposal of " a grant of
174,5001. for superannuations, pensions and allowances,
and in lieu of half-pay to persons who had been em-
ployed in the Naval Service,"—was met by Sir ROBERT
HERON, with an amendment, " That the sum of 9001.
'the amount of the pensions granted to the Hon. Captain
DUNDAS and the Hon. Captain BATIIURST, should be
deducted from the amount of the vote." It was in vain
that the CHANCELLOR " endeavoured to correct some
erroneous views of the Hon. Baronet,"— or " to guard
other Members of the House from falling into similar mis-
takes ;"—in vain did he " trust he would be able to satisfy
the House that it was a case in which the Treasury did not
depart from the ordinary course;"--in vain did he object to
the " extraneous matter" in which it was" contended that
the gentlemen who were the subject of the debate were
highlx connected with distinguished personages who
enjoyed important situations under Government :"—by
the bye, it required no great contention to show that they
" were connected with personages who enjoyed important
situations under Government," seeing that one was the
son of Lord MELV ILLE, and the other of tke Earl of
BAT III: RST;—but for what the said personages have ever
been distinguished, unless indeed for their tenacious ad-
herence to office and its emoluments, we are at a loss to
conceive.—But in vain, we say, did the CHANCELLOR
resort to such efforts at delusion ;—in vain did he urge

the House " to consider that it was not his business"—or
theirs either, he would have said—" to inquire who they
were—and that an opposition to the vote ought not to be
generated out of their rank :"—in rain did he " hope that
because these gentlemen had noble ancestors, it would
not disentitle them to a compensation for their ser-

vices."—ln vain did Mr. PEEL endeavour to conciliate

the opinion of the House, and catch a few stray votes
by a pathetic appeal to the " independent support" that
he had received " during the progress of that great mea-
sure which had last year received the sanction of the
Legislature"—in vain did he protest his gratitude for that
support which " as long as he lived, he never could forget;"
in vain did he urge—a truth that no man will deny.—
" that reductions of this nature, whon they became
necessary,"—and have they not become necessary, Mr.
PEEL ?—" were still a painful duty :"—in vain did he
express his hope that the House would not embarrass
the Government by obliging them needlessly to inflict a
personal hardship :"—the House—that is, the honest and
incorrupt part of it—was inexorable ; and, by the well-
merited success of this most commendable opposition,
proved that no ministerial influence can eventually resist
the constitutional and determined efforts of the Repre-
sentatives of the People, in the faithful discharge of their
most important duty to their constituents and to their
country. Mr. PEEL had, indeed, the candour to ad-
mit, that " undoubtedly the Government had no right to
grant these allowances, if the House disapproved of it ;"
and we most earnestly entreat the Members of the House
who have so unequivocally " disapproved" of the grant
in these cases, unshrinkingly to pursue such a course as
they have now triumphantly begun, and subject the
Government to " the painful duty"—not " of inflicting
personal hardships," but of redressing the wrongs of the
people—and alleviating the public burthen by the reduc-
tion of every pension and every sinecure so undoservodly
enjoyed. The grant was rejected by a majority of
EIG lITEEN 1 !—the numbers being, for Sir R. liznores

Amendment 139—Against it 121. And the result was
hailed with loud cheers by the House.—The system
totters.

As the period assigned for the invasion of Barbary by
France, now rapidly approaches, without the smallest
demonstration of interference, solicitude, or alarm, on
the part of our Ministers, whose similar apathy, when
Russia advanced upon the Pruth, entailed upon us so

much of present and future repentance,—it is time to in.
quire into the project of our neighbours, and to ascertain
with what view France embarks so formidable a force

merely to let fall a passing blow of vengeance on so

despicable an enemy ? From the magnitude of the army
collecting for this expedition, .the great maritime prepa-
rations, and the unusual attention it creates in France—
so long accustomed to send forth hosts—it is natural to
apprehend that nothing short of conquest and possession

is aimed at by the imaders ; and it therefore devolves
upon us to consider the consequences likely to arise from
their success.

Algerine barbarians. By the multitude of privateers and
gun-boats ,with which she could then cover both shores,
the passage of those sew; would he at her mercy. She
would open a well guarded outlet to the Atlantic, and
new harbours for her outward cruisers, by extending her
influence with her neighbours of Morocco ; and thus
render Gibraltar useless as a key—by securing the gate.

CITY, TWELVK o'CLock.
MAILS ARRIVED AND DUE TH
D. I A.

IS MORNING.

1 Dublin ... 0
1 Waterford ..... 0

O Frauce . 0
O Flanders

♦. IN
O Lisbon ..... 0
O Jamaica
O Sweden 1
O blalta .. 0

O Guern. & Jersey 0
o Buenos Ayres 0
O Brazil 0

1 Holland. 0
1 Hamburgh .. . 0
0 Mediterranean . 0

The following letter has becn addresscd
mentto the Chamber of Commerce, at Blarss

the French Govern-
: Gentlemen—The

reports which are spread on the state of one relations with the Afri-
can coast, and the inquietude which they have produced at Mar-
seilles, oblige me to give you an explanation on that subject. We
Are in pefect understanding with Egypt, as also with other pro.
vinces under die power of the Sultan t our relations with Tripoli
are uncertain, and compromised since the departure of the
French (onsul for that Regency in August last. We are in a
state of Peace with Tunis and with the Emperor of Morocco, hut
the King has decided to put an end to the war with Algiers by
sending an expedition by land and sea, and it is only against this
Regency the expedition is directed. The King. has also given
orders for the sailing of two frigates to cruise before Tunis and
Tripoli,:to protect the French commerce.
(ommcrcial letters front Port-au-Prince to the 10th of Feb.
state, that the Coffee is exceedingly dear there, and European goods
sells with great difficulty, owing to the great se/amity of money.
The expreess front Paris this morning brings a report of an
approaching change in the Ministry ' • they may change their
Ministry ten times, and if Polignec dues not retire it will prove
'abode in vain, and the French nation will not be satisfied. Con-
sols opened this morning at the same price they left off yesterday
921 f for Account, and MII for Money, with little or no business.
We have no arrivals of consequence. The Foreign Market is also
inn start; of lanuur --prices nominal as yet.
HALF-PAST ONE.
Ministers being left in the minority last night, has caused some
excitement in the city.
The Consul Market has recelltd since the early part of the morn-
ing from 92 1 1 to 921 1 for the Account, and at the latter pries
they are at piAent, owing to seine sales of Money Stock, and fur the
Account for next Tuesday.

Surgeon Ore came first ; I stated to him what had occuned, and
said, " I leave the gehleman in your care." I took leave of Mr.
O'Grady and left the barracks, having previously cemented with
my hand on his left side, where he felt the ball. which I found to
be the case. Witness was in the 3.kl regiment thirteen years. Was
acquainted with Captain Smith for two years. Copt. sti.:th is an
Irishman ; his family live in the county of Cork; he was very
much liked by his brother officers; I never heard he had a confl,cr
with any military gentleman or civilian ; I heard he had a quarrel
lately at the theatre, hut do not lulu*, with whom. Did not hear
any shot, as there was a very high wind. Mr. O'Grady said to n e
in the coach, " Doctor, Captain Sundt ought not to have fi•ed at
me, for I was not in the wrong." tie said nothing of not having
fired. When I came to Mr. Ill•Natuara's room. Mr. O'Grady took
front hi. person a paper ; it was a testamentary disposal of certain
sums of money—nething in reference to the duel, but merely leav-
ing the monies to his father. Did not hear that any accommodation
had beet. offered on the ground and refused.
Res. J. Harley, F. f.C.D. deposed as follows : I was eking in
Nassau-street on Wednesday at half-past three o'clock. I saw a
cabriolet driving from Alerrion-square, towards Grafton-street. In
the piece where the cab was moving, in the same line, across, the
there was a carriage and a gentleniau riding. aced the carriage
was sattionaly. The cabriolet un the College wall side of the street,
and tic carriage on the other. The gentlec.an was riding on huge.
back, between the cab and the College-wall. His ilorile was walk-
ing in the opposite direction to the cabriolet. The geialeman
in. horseback, was pressed an close to the flag-way, that he
was obliged suddenly to move his horse on the flag-way ; in doing
so I distinctly observed him making use of his hand wilt: die whip
its it, lint as it appeared to me for the purpose of keeping the horse,
from coming in upon him, he was driveu so cake to the flag. Under
similar circumstances I would have done what I conceived Mr.
O'Grady to have done. a.r. 0 Grady rode away. apparently un-
concerned. The officer driving the cabriolet, abruptly pulled tip his
horse, leaped out of the cabriolet, and pursued Mr. O'Grady. I th..!it
saw him inflicting very severe blows of the whip on Mr.tt'Grads'a
back and shoulders, and I think one across his hat from a mark I
saw upon it. The officer returned to the cabriolet at the comer of Daw.
son-street. Mr. O'Grady followed, and overtook him at the corner of
Dawson-street. There were words exchanged which I did not hear.
Mr. O'Grady rode up Dawson-street, and the officer continued in
the cab, towards Grafton-street. I consider Air. O'Grady ill hewed,
and don't think he merited what he received. The street was ex-
ceedingly narrow. It was a matter of perfect necessity Mr. O'G7a-
tly's going on the flag. way. I did not construe what I have already
said Mr. O'Grady had done, as a menacing act, very far from it.
He walked slowly away after the flog4ing, as slowly as before he
came into collision with the cab If Mr. O'Grady had pull .d up
he must have been rode down by the cab ; in fact there wits no ph,co
for hint to pull up in. The cab was going rapidly.
. Surgeon Ore, Bth Hussars.—He said he was called about a .paar.
ter to seven on Thursday morning. I found Mr. O'Grady at Mr.
Ill'lslatnara's, lying on a sofa wounded through the body. Mr.
O'Grady said he did not expect Captain Smith would have fired at
him, but he forgave him. Examined the pistols hi Mr. M•Nama.
ra's room ; one case was detonating, the other flint and steel. 'foe
pistol apparently discharged was a detonating pistol ; it was filthy,
and die percussion cap was broken off as if the pistol had been fired.
I have known Mr. APNarnara for six months ; believe lie was per-
feetly ignorant of duels, and never attended one before.
A. Reid, Esq. of York-street, deposed as follows : - Was in
Nassau-street on Wednesday, at three o'clock. I saw two gentle.
men in uniform driving a gig rapidly, near Dawson-street. I saw
a gentlemen riding slowly on the College-wall side of the street, to-
wards Merton-square. I thought the gig must have come in con.
tact with the horse. The gig was proceeding rapidly in an oblique
direction across the street. The gentleman on horseback sepeand
to be forced upon the foot.way by the approximation of the rig
wheel, and so avoided coming in contact with it. At that moment
be stooped forward. What produced the motion I cannot tell, the
gig-bead intercepting my view. Immediately after he appeared to
have cleared the gig, and passed on towards 3lerrion.square tl e
gig was drawn up, and a gentleman came out of the gig—and fol-
kited the gentleman. In ten paces he overtook hint and struck
Wm round the head and face with the whip, and repeated the blows
with great violence, and continued to flog him; he struck him 20
sr 30 times. The horse appeared frightened and anxious to pro.
mod, while the gentleman riding him reined him in, anxious, as it
apposed, to ascertain the cause of the outrage, of which he seemed
t. When he ceased him he returned to his gig, and
gentleman on horseback tiatied in reining in his horse, and
came up to him as he was about to ascend into his gig. .1 heard no
words from Mr. O'Grady, but I heard Capt. Smith say • I ant
Captain Smith, of the 32d, if you have anything to say to me.'—
Mr. O'Grady turned his hone' and rode quietly up Dawson-street..
The Surgeon-General swornand examined—l was not acquainted
with the parties except by sight. I saw Mr. O'Grady on Thurs-
day. I was called on by Mr. M'Namara, to proceed to Portobello
Wracks, to see Mr. O'Grady, who was wounded, in his rooms;
Mew Mr. O'Grady, who had received a gun-shot wound throui;ll the
body.
Mr. O'Connor saw the horsewhipping. Ile never saw a spaniel,
or any dog more cruelly, or so cruelly beaten, by a dog-teacher.
Captain Edwards, of the 324 ltegt. swot n-LA case of pistols pro.
duced, Capt. Edwards identified as his property. He had every
reason to believe one of them was that used by Capt. Smith. '/'he
pistols were flint and steel pistols. The bullet extracted from the
body of the deceased was produced, and it was rather small for the
pistol, but this was accounted for by Captain Edwards saying the
moo was lost. Capt. Markham applied to witness in the evening
of Patrick's day for the loan of the pistols ; that the action of a
detonating pistol is quicker than one with flint and steel. Have
heard nom Capt. Markham since the duel by post. I bunted a
quantity of papers, and I believe that letter was among them ; 1
will not swear positively, however, that it was; can't tell where he
was when it was written ' • I neither saw the postmark, nor do I
know the day on which it was written. Dues not know tar ever
heard of Captain Smith being engaged in any duel before; be-
lieves he never was engaged either as principal or second. Cap-
tain Markham, I believe, never was engaged in any duel before.
The impression left on Captain Smith's mind was, that he had re-
ceived a most unwarrantable assault from Mr. O'Grady, by word
and by act. I heard that from Captain Markham on the evening
of the occurrence. Captain Markham told me he was driving in a
gig with Captain Smith; they passed a gentleman on horseback ;
that the wheel of the gig came very near the gentleman's hone,
without touching either hint or the horse ; the gentleman's horse
swerved upon the footway; as the rider was passing the horse and
gig, the horseman swore at the party in the gig; the only words
I can swear to, as having been repeated by Captain Markham, were
" God damn you." Since the duel I again asked Cain. Markham
what the words used were, when he informed me they were Goo
damn you, mind what you are at." The impression on Captain
Smith's mind was, that the words were personally addressed to him.
As the gig was passing, the horseman bent forward and delivered a
blow at Capt. Smith's bead. The blow descended on the capote or
cover of the gig. I have since seen the head of the gig which still
bore the marks as of a lash six in, -

as of a _ or seven inches long, 'tiVrecly in tise
line Cipt. Markham told me Capt. Smith had been vested, and in
such a direction as if a blow had been aimed at Captain Smith's
had. When I spoke to Capt. Smith he had no idea it 'could for a
moment be questioned that Mr. O'Cliarly war the aggressor. Tile

lash of the g g whip could not have left such a mark. I know of
iteation haw' been made by U w4adr

no commum_ flaring astute by .Jr. O'Grady, either is
the way of explanation or otherwise, to Captain Smith, previou:ly
to the sending of the message. Can ycu tell who sent the message ?
Captain Markham told me Mr. O'Grady sent the message. Cap-
tain Smith was at that time under the impression that the assault
had been most unwarrantable on the part of Mr. O'Grady, and so
strong were Captain Smith's feelings on the subject,. that he drove
Captain Markham to Mr. O'Grsdy's residence immediately alter

the transaction. Captain 3latkham left his name at the door, Mr.
O'Grady not being at home. If Mr. O'Grady had not sent a mes.
sage to him, l'Aptain Smirch would have scut one to Alt. O'Grad..
Mr. D. M' Namara sworn—Lieut. 111'Namara waited on me on