Star.
London, England, 1830-02-08 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY NOTICES.

11;ets the opposition given on 'Thursday to the Minister
hy, Lord Holland, and the just but severe remarks made
sable conduct by Sir F. Burdett in the House of Corn-
•
slo•
• Naut on Friclay, it may be presumed that the old Whigs
will no longer draw in the team with the noble Premier.
Mr, O'Connell's first speechin the House of Com-
*pas, on, Thursday, as sitting member for Clare, was
heard with much sespectful attention ; and his expose of
t4'e King's Speech was enlivened by frequent and loud
eieering. •
By an order of the House of Commons, no petitions
14.3 Private Bills will be received after Friday, the 19th
:set, nor will any be read after the Bth of March.
The affairs of the East India Company are immedi-
ately to be the subject of an inquiry. A Select Committee
is to be moved for on Tuesday, by Mr. PEEL.
The Common Law Commission has prepared a Report
ea Pleading, for the information of the Legislature, in
Which a..very considerable curtailment of `the forms now I
le use is strongly recommended.
Mr. Leonard, in the early part of the present session of
parliament, intends to introduce aßill for the better regu-
lation of playhouses, plays, players, and dramatic writers.
la this age of improvement it will be a dangerous mea-
sure to interfere with or in the slightest degree abridge
the. privileges of the playgoing people.
Mr. Peel- is not correct in the assertion that, during
the last 30 years, no amendment moved on an address at
the opening of a session has been carried. Soup ten
years ago, just as the appointed mover was about to rise,
another Hon. Member presented himself, caught the
Speaker's eye, and moved an address very unlike the one
expected to be offered. The address originally prepared
was then moved as an amendment, and that amendment
was carried.
Although Mr. Brougham has taken his seat as Mem-
ler for Winchelsea, it is his intention to vacate his seat
for that borough, and to succeed the late Mr. Tierney as
Member for Kuaresborough. Mr. Brougham's motive
for vacating his seat for Winchelsea is his desire to re-
tain his independence, as it would probably be considered,
from the circumstance of Lord Darlington (the Marquis
of Cleveland's son) taking a leading part in the House of
Commons in support of Ministers, that Mr. Brougham's
continuing to sit for a borough belonging to Lord Cleve-
land would be taken as a proof of his having completely
identified himself with the political conduct of that No-
bleman.

The Chief Commissioner of Woods and Forests was
particularly active in giving directions to the Officers of
the Police, on Friday evening, during the raging of the
fire at the Argyll Rooms; and much of the tangible pro-
perty, which was rescued from the conflagration, was
owing to his energetic and prompt superintendence.
A report prevails here, to which, however, we attach
little credit, that an overture has been made to our wor-
thy neighbour, the Hon. Member for Newark, to aban-
don the " Protestant Cause," and to accept office in the
Administration under his Grace of Wellington.—Leeds
Mercury.
An evening paper says, that it was by Mr. Brougham's
persuasion that the 28 opposition Members voted for the
Minister on Thursday night ; by which he was preserved
-from being in the minority. If this should be the case,
we can well believe the reports which are in circulation—
to wit, that Mr. Brougham is to be made Speaker of the
House of Lords, with a Peerage, and also the sole Judge
en Scotch Appeals.
COUNTY LIMERICK ELECTION.—The Hon. Col.
O'Grady has been returned member for this county, Mr.
J. H. M. Dawson having withdrawn from the contest,
*wing to an assault committed on one of his voters,
'whose life is despaired of. Mr. Dawson has given no-
tice of a petition to the House of Gemstone, on the ground
of intimidation.
The business of reforming the Law Courts is to be
**Wily attempted to a limited extent by the Govern-
'anent. The Duke of Wellington has already examined
the returns of the fees and salaries enjoyed by Law
Officers of the Crown, and the nature of the service ren-
dered, and it is said that he will effect a considerable
saving even in this department. The saving has indeed
already been effected as regards Masters in Chancery,
who are also King's Counsel—three have bad their salary
Se King's Counsel curtailed to extent of nearly one half.
In this case the saving is, indeed, very small, but the prin-
ciple will, it is said, be generally applied.
There Is great bustle at the Treasury in consequence
of the frequent intercourse with the Bank of England,
and the examination of vouchers connected with the public
funds. Retnrns of the amount of stock, and the number
and description of holders, have been ordered, and an un-
fit:elision seems to prevail that a property tax, on a scale
calculated so as not to oppress the small bolder of stock
er land-owner, is in contemplation.
IMPORTANT TO TRADE.—By an Act passed 9th
Geo. IV. c. 14, commonly called Lord Tenterden's Act,
it is enicted, " that no promise to pay, by words only,
shall be deemed evidence of a continuing contract,whereby
to take any case out of the operation of the Statute of
Limitations, unless such promise shall be in writing."
The same Act contains a clause of similar import, with
respect to debts contracted by infants.
AMERICAN DIPLOMATISTS' EMOLUMENTS......ESCh

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Minister Plenipotentiary receives an annual allowance of
2,2501. (with an outfit of the like amount); the Charge
d'Affaires 1,1251. and the Secretary of Legation 5001.
Of the former, the United States has but eight, inclusive
if two to the South American Governments, Colombia
and Mexico. What a contrast does this furnish to the
emoluments of office in this country !
A crisis in the state of the country, more extraordinary
nod perhaps more alarming than any which has hap-
pened in our times, is is idly developing itself. This is
however less felt in London, where, in proportion to the
population, there is less distress : or where that which
there is, is less seen. The Birmingham meeting wiU
constitute quite a Beacon to other parts of the Kingdois
for the language expresied by Mr. Attwood is not that
of a heated imagination, nor of a visionary, so far as a
-storm is indicated. The Minister who pauses at hie,
poet, in the delay of some effectual relief to the people?
may there read his destiny. From all the calculanona
which we are able to make, it will '
require the remission
pf at least six millions of taxes annually, on the middit
and lower classes, where they shall be instantly Fell, to
produce any adequate impression on the existing state of
the kingdom. The consumption in the common hinne:/
hold ezpences of the middle classes, is said by competent'
judges, to have been reduced as much as 50 per cent.
within the last twelve months. Indeed distress seems to
*crease is. something 10Le the ratio 9f falling bailee;
viz. according to the squares of the distances. The cleft
stick in which Ministers will find themselves at the very
-Obreshtid et an be, that they MUM 1,4
their faith With the 'public creditor or rsvis:
and revi,e,tr-oas lit the darling Objects of, their poiicy,
the urrf.De't Qiedia; i 71401, was so forcibly sad de,;
ceiPieli pot at the airtaijig hes Meeting.—Sunday

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UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.
OXFORD. Film 3.
Thursday last In Convocation, the Rev. George Morris. N. A.
Scholar of Corpus was nominated a Muter of the Seboohlit the
room of the Rev. Robert Eden.
At the same time the following Degree. wow-

MASSER Of /MEL
Rev. Thomas Dawson Hudson. Exeter College.
BACHELORS OP •RTS.
Robert Morris, Christ Church, grand compounder.
William Cooper, Lincoln College.
Christopher Richardson. Exeter College.
Thomas F. H. Bridge. Christ Church.
Charles P. Eden, Oriel College.
Daniel Vawdrey, licasennow College.
Last week Mr. Robert Jackson was admitted Scholar of New
College. BCCLESLASTICAL PRAMOTIORS.
The Archbishop of Canterbury buts appointed the Rey. R. Black,
B.D. Curate of St. Andrew, Holborn, to be Morning Pincher at
the National Society's Chaplin Ely-place.
Rev. Henry Symons De Brett, LL.B. late of Downing Col-
lege, Cambridge, has been instituted to the Rectory of Broughton•
near Brigg, IN the county of Lincoln.
The 'Trustees of the Somerset Hospital at Frosfield, Wiley
have p;eeented the Rev. William Bleeds, B A. to the Chaplaincy
of that Institution, In conjunction with the Rectory of Hsieh,
in the same county, vacant by the death of the Rev. Charles
Mayo.
Rev. W. Cape. B.A. of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. to,
the Head Mastership of the Grammar School of Peterborough.
Rev. J. Barlow, M.A. to the Rectory of Little Bowden.

Nonkamptonsidre.
Rev. Robert Walpole. M.A. to the consolidated Rectories of
Benhamwell St. Jolla, and Beechanswell St. Mart, Norfolk.

SPANISH AND ITALIAN REFUGEES.

Saturday a meeting was held in the new Council Chambers
Guildhall, of the subscribers and others to the fund for relaying
the Spanish avid Italian Refugees, for the purpose of adopting mea-
sures for affording assistance to the Refugees lately driven to
England front Portugal. The meeting was rather fully attended.
Mr. Alderman Wood took the chair, and called the Bimodal of
the meeting to the objects for which it had be*. assembled. He
stated that recently about 140 Spaniards had arrived in Leedom,
being compelled to leave Portugal, where they had sought an asy-
lum from the tyranny of Spain. A portion of the emigrants had
proceeded to the Brasil., some to Prance, and others to t►is country.
Temporary relief had been granted to these unfortunate exiles, and
the object of the present meeting was to authorise the distribution
of the funds raised for the Spanish and Italian Refugees to afford
assistance to those Spaniards who had lately art iced.
It appeared from the accounts exhibked that the total amount
received from Nov. 1818 to the present time, was, with lowest oe
Stock, &c. £13,340 Os. 4d. and the expenditure was equal to that
sum, less by the purchase of £6,000 New 4 per Cents, a balance in
hand of .8685, and the amount of a cheque (a donation) for £l2O
which turned out on going to receive it to be a fictitious gift.—
Mr. Abel Smith, in rising to propose a resoludon for pasting the
accounts, said, that originally 297 awn and 67 women and children
were on the fend, and that at present there were 143 men, 90
women, and $4 children, supported by the subscriptions.—The re-
solution was carried, as were several others, tending to the ammo-
plidtment of the same benevolent purpme.—The meeting then
broke up.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY, Pis. 6.
111011ICAL COPTSIOII%

The LORD CRAW:MI.IOS was occupied almost the whole day in
bearing arguments of Counsel on two cross injunctions bled in this
Court—one by Mr. Hawes to restrain Mr. Holfraeister from pub-
lishing two songs from the Dew German opera of " The Templar
and Jewess," founded an Sir Walter Swat'." Ivanhoe," eke other
by Mr. Hulfmeiner to restrain Mr. Hawes, sea.
Both panics appear to bate purchased the soup from the com-
peer. and the question before the Court turns on the validity of a
German document. in the possession of Mr. Haftneister.
The SoLICITOR.GENZRAL, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. SWAN, and another
gentkman, were heard on either sine, but his Lordship postponed
giving his decision till this day (Monday} Some of the prof...
Non were present.
COURT OF EXCHEQUER, For. &
IMPORTANT JUDGMENT RELATIVE TO THE
LEGACY DUTY.
TYa ATTOSENT-0 ZZZZZ L V. =REM AND 110EVATT.
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The I.oan Cam Bkaou gave judgment in this case this morn-
ing, which was argued on Friday week. The point upon which
the opinion of the Court was asked was, whether a legacy under
the particular circumstances of the case, ought to pay ten or only
one per cent. duty?
The defendants were the executors of a gentian= named Mof-
fatt, who by his will left certain legacies to the defendant, with re-
niaiader to the children of hi► marriage with a lady of the name of
Rumen.

At the time the case was argued. Mr. Ana, who was Counsel
for the Crown, contended, that as Mr. Moffatt was a uraoger in
blood to the testator, the duty oo the legacy in question ought to
be ten per cent.
Mr. Mammon contra submitted. that the Intention of the
testator was that the legacy was not to devolve to the
children until after the death of both Mr. and Mrs. Moffatt.
and that, under the circumstances, Mr. Moffatt bang no stranger
in blood to the testator, the duty ought to be only one per cent.
He was of opinion, and the other Judges of the Court joined with
Mm in that, that the duty ought to be ten per cent. and a verdict
therefore must be entered for the Crown for the sum of £3,450
4s. sd. the amount of the duty.
AD MI RA LTY—Savoanar.
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Junamsev.—Tna Joao.-81r C. Flomoso gave judgment in this
case. 'lt was a suit promoted to set aside the verdict of the Court
of Admiralty at Gibraltar, whereby possession of the John was
given to a Mr. Cole, a /3;itish merchant, the vessel at the time
being owned by Mr. Isnardi, under whose orders she was then en-
gaged in trade.
The decision of the Court was, that the vessel must be restored
,to Mr. laird'.

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POOR DEBTORS AND EXORBITANT PRES.—A com-
plaint has been made by poor prisoners confined for debt, on the
subject of fees claimed at certain offices connected with the Sheriffs
of London. Before persons who are imprisoned on London pro-
cess can obtain their libeny, a certain document must be signed. by
somebody at three different places—the two Sheriffs' of and
the Segoadary's office. It is believnd that it is at the two former
the evil ezista—On Tuesday a considerable stir took place at White-
orou-street Prison, In consequence of the detention of severarper-
sons for the non-payment of fees. Half-a-I:sawn was demanded at
each nt the Sheriff's offices. the day being the anniversary of the
Purification of the Virgin Muy. One poor man, who would have
been relieved by means of a charity, and another who had been
confined 120 days foe small debts, were both kept in custody by
reason of this demand, and *placation was Made to the Governor,
who lamented that it was not in his power to promote the very rea-
sonable wishes of the applicants.—lt is a subject of great coodem-
nation that, while every facility is afforded on bolydsys for issuing
processes by which debtors may be sent to prison, such difikulties
should be thrown in the way of their release. It is said that a so-
licitor in the city, who has recently distinguished himself in a case
of oppression, funds to try whether, in cases of the kind, actions
would not He spinet the Sheriffs for false hoprisenasust?
CALAKITOUS Flat AND LOSS OF LlFlL—Yesterday
morning. at five o'clock, a fire broke out in the David and Harp
public-house. Narrow-street, Limebouse, which not only consumed
the premises and all the property they contained, bet also the body
of Lydia Friends a fine young woman. fifteen years of age. the
niece of the landlord ! Shortly after the alarm was given, War-
ring. the beadle of Limehouse4sod several of the rieighbours.arrived
on the spot, and be with much intrepidity mad greet personal risk,
succeeded in rescuing Mr. and Mrs. &rendre, who are an aged
couple, from instant destruction. Having accomplished thus much,
Warring next endeavoured to'get to the apartment in which Hiss
Friends slept, but this was quite out of his power, Doe was she seen
from the beginning to the cod of the fire so that k is conjectured
the was unable to leave her bed.—Her body was not, op to a late
hour yesterday morning. discovered.

HISBDOMADA KY.
Tins Day—Mary Queen of Scots beheaded, 151 e. Jupiter rises
a quarter past S morning. This is a festival with the Jews--it
is gilled the New Year for planting of trees, because any that
.were planted on or after that day were reckoned not the growth
of the current year, and their fruit was tithed accordingly ; any
planted before that day were reckoned as of the growth of the
preceding year. It k abo the anniversary of the day on which
the daughters of Shiloh, clothed in %kite, went int Into the fields,
to dance.
.'fills is Doted in the hishometan Calendar as Sirius
night.
fo.moattow—ln ins angle seasons the simsw-droi appears about
. this time.
Wamissaar —.Gaston ems f wink past 7 mardsag. Lord- Duals,
murdered 1547. . . . .
, . .
Tneasstor —Day breaks 14 ti. Ipaa4 $ lairadaa. Day isciaand
boar SI min.
Pacer— Lady Jane Grey beheaded, 1544:. Neon in trim et
one.ielsek tit tbe day. Travails peeibehe,
tonnisae— San ilia 7 mks. past 7—sets ti ads. Ware S. Mara
, Beath 44 Mo. put 4 mandat.