Star.
London, England, 1808-06-15 00:00:00

SCOTS LOCAL MILITIA.

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Mr. YORKE wished to know when it was intended that the
Scots Lecal Militia Bill should be read a third time. Not having
been present at the third reading of the English Bill, it was hit in-
tention to offer some observations on the Bill now in progress
through the 1-luuse.
The LORD ADVOCATE replied, on Monday next.
MISLAY POLICE BILL.

On the motion of Sir A. WFLLESLEY, the Dublin Police
Bill was read a third time, passed, and ordered to be sent to the
Lords.

KING'S PROCTOR IN PRIZE COURTS.

Sir CHARLES POLE, in pursuance of his notice, ;
rose to make his motion upon this subject, for the ;
purpose of permiftir.g Officers of his Majesty's navy
to have the select,ort of more than one King's Proctor ;
in conducting their prize causes. It was so long ago
as the yea; f'666 that the appointment of that officer
took ptece—a period when our navy was but of corn.'
pat-461,6y small extent to what it is at the present ;
day. Now, by the papers upon the table it would ap-
pear that more than three thousand prize causes had
passed through that person's hands in the space of the
Last four years—a mass of business which it was im-
possible
could be overtaken by one individual. Be-
sides conducting these causes, the King's Proctor was
often called upon to address the Privy Council, by
way of memorial, and in all these duties none was
allowed to act but him. The bill of costs, upon an
average on each of these causes, would amount to
£lO5 each, so that the total would amount to
£300,000 during the last four years. If, however,
the costs should amount to ten times that sum, that
would not constitute his objection—but what princi-
pally operated upon his mind was the impossibility of
that person transacting such a quantity of business in
a manner advantageous to the public, or as it ought
to be done. That officer was, therefore, under the
necessity of taking a partner, who was not a King's
Proctor, and 20 or 25 clerks. His wish, therefore;
was, that the House should come to a resolution, ex- I'
eressing their opinion—
"'That the duties of the Office of his Majesty's Proctor or Pro-
curator-General, touching matters of Prizes in the high: Court
of Ada ir3lty, are so numerous that it is expedient that three or
more Froctors be appointtd to undertake the business of bis Ma-
jestv's Navy."
The ADVOCATE GENERAL opposed this on
the ground of policy and public advantage. It was
absolutely necessary from the nature of captures, and
their connexion with other States, that the Crown
should manage these things by its own officer. The
Ministers of the Crown ought to know where to resort
to for information in cases of complaint by neutrals.
It was besi,!es for the advantage of the Navy itself
that the King's Officer should conduct these causes,
fur it prevented a great deal of imposition that might
oche wise be practised upon naval captors ; and, in
proof of this he instanced the vexatious proceedings
in cases of captures by privateers. ; As to the great

number of causes, there was no instance statcd in
which any cause had been improperly managed: It
Would be injustice to fhe present Proctor to alter the
system, as all his private clients had gone to other
asannels. But, at any rate, in every point of view,
a change would be attended with no good effects.—
The great multiplicity of business was no ground for
an alteration, for the King's Proctor might have as
many clerks as he should find necessary, and it was
easy fot one man to superintend the whole of the
business.
Mr. MARTIN supported the motion. Neither
the prerogative of the Grown, nor the interests of the
Nation would be at all injured by the appointment
of more than one Proctor, for all the proceedings
would be as much under the eye of Government as
before. The Proctor considered himself as totally
independent of the captors. It would be much better
for the Navy that they should be enabled to choose a
Proctor who would be responsible to themselves. He
stated various inconveniencies that resulted to the
captors from the present mode of proceeding, and
said, that the Navy felt the utmost anxiety for the
success of this motion. If it were adopted, the pro-
ceedings would be much more rapid—the Captors
would be much benefited, and no disadvantage what-
ever would result to the Crown or to the Public.
Mr. STEPHEN observed, that the business could
not be better managed than it was by the King's
Proctor and his assistants. He had heard no reason
for an alteration in the system. Every reason on the
tontrary was against it. He affirmed that the Offi-
cers of the Navy would be very much injured by
having the choice of their own Proctors, as appeared
from what actually took place from their having the
appointment of their own agents. They had at pre-
sent all the advantage that resulted from the connec-
tion between the King's Proctor and the Xing's Ad-
vocate. A vast expence was often saved to the cap-
tors, which they would be put to in prosecuting bad
causes, if they choose their own proctors:
Mr. BA STARD supported the resolution. He
stated that complaints had been made of the great
abuses that had resulted from the present mode of
conducting the business, and complaints so serious,
that the Admiralty had been obliged to resort to
means for stifling them. The Navy itself were the
best judges of their own interests, and they conside-
red those interests as very much injured by their being
forced to employ one particular proctor.
Mr. FARQUHAR opposed the Resolution, stating
that the present mode of management was attended
with advantages which could not be attained in any
other way.
Mr. JOHNSTONE observed, that all the advan-
tages which at present resulted from the King's Ad-
vocate having the management of the prize causes
would exist, though there should be two or more
King's proctors ; and that all the arguments about
the injurious effect of an unrestricted liberty of choice'
were altogether inapplicable. Proceedings, he said,
had often been retarded, owing to the management
being in one person, and justice to the neutrals, as
well as to the captors, required that some alteration
should take place ; and he could not see why the in-
conveniencies might not be remedied, without sacrifi-
cing any of the advantages.
The SOLICITOR GENERAL dissented from
the motion of the Honourable Admiral, because if
any inconveniencies were felt from the present mode
of conducting business in the Admiralty Courts, it
would not tend to remedy them. He opposed it, in
the second place, because it was perfectly novel in its
nature. 3dly, Because it was directly contrary to
a former decision of the House, by which it had
been rejected when it was formerly proposed. 4thly,
Because it proceeded upon a principle directly the re-
verse of that on which all causes are instituted in the
Court of Appeals, namely, that these suits are con-
ducted, not for the bene6t Of the captor, but for the
benefit of the Crown. He contended, that the Navy
were not interested in the fate of the motion, and
also that no inconvenience had been shewn to result
from the business being confined to a single proctor.
Mr. WHITBREAD remarked, that the corps of
legal Gentlemen had mustered very strong to-night ;
he did not know whether they had spirit or not. Of
this the House would judge from tne speeches that
had been delivered. lie asserted, that so far from
the question being indifferent to the Navy, there was
a general outcry, he might say, in the Navy respect-
ing it. He was willing to concur in all the praises
• which had been bestowed upon the person at present
holding the office of King's proctor. Butabus es had
taken place before he filled the office, and such abuses
might occur again. The Honourable and Learned
Gentleman might as well argue, that it would be pro-
-1 per and fit for him to conduct every cause in the
Court of King's Bench, as that one proctor should
engross the whole business of the Court of Ap-
peals. Formerly two clerks did the business of the
House of Commons, and continued to do so till the
1 time of the Union, when the increase of business
made it necessary to have three. But the Honourable
and Learned Gentleman, upon his principles, would
I argue, that because two had been sufficient at one
time, they would be sufficient still.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
opposed the motion, because he had not been shewn
that the delays which took place in the decision of
causes in the Courts of Prize Jurisdiction arose from
a want of proctors. On the contrary, it would be
easy to shew, that the interests of the captors were
' materially benefited by a vast number of causes pass-
ing through tho hands of a single person.
Sir SAMUEL ROMILLY thought, that the best
1 time to reform the constitution of a court of justice
was, when the offices in the court were respectably
and unexceptionably filled, because at such a time all
personal and party motives must necessarily be exclu-
ded. He did not pretend to be intimately. acquaint.
ed with the mode of proceeding in the Admiralty
Courts ; but he conceived it to be a very extraordi-
nary principle, and one contrary to that which was
recognized in all other courts, that one person, how-
ever able, and how-ever distinguished either by his ta-
lents or integrity, should engross the whole practice of
the Court.
Mr. ROBERT WARD said, that if it had occur-
red in times past, that the King's proctor had been
employed pn both sides of a cause, such regulations
were now adopted as to preclude the possibility of its
happening in future.
Mr. WINDtIAM argued, that if. the King was
doming: Eris when there was only one proctor, he
would be equally dominur kir were there three proc-

tots, and that therefore there was no objection to the
motion• of his gallant Friend, from its tending .to-
alter the principle upon which causes were conducted
in the Pnr.c.Courts. And if it had no-injurious ten-
dency in this way, he thought it desirable tá adopt -a
measure which would be highly satisfactory to so nu-
merous and meritorious a class of persons, as the Offi•
cers of the Royal Navy.
Sir CHARLES POLE made a short reply, in
which he stated, that some causes had been pending
in the Admiralty Courts more than ten years, and
that a majority had been pending more than seven
years, and. he should think that he was wanting in
his duty if he did not take the sense of the House
upon the motion which he had had the honour to

propose.
The House divided upon Sir Charles Pole's motion
—Ayes 18—Noes 35—Majority 19.
DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE-MONEY WITSI ALLIES.
On our return to the gallery, we found the AD-
VOCATE GENERAL on his legs, stating the pro-
priety of enabling his Majesty to cause the payment
of such division of prize-money as the troor; of his
Sicilian Majesty were deemed entitled to; who had
co-operated With the British forces against the com-
mon enemy; He observed, that the best mode to be
adopted for this piirpose would be, to have the money
advanced here to the Minister of that Sovereign resi-
ding-at our Court, to be by him 'transmitted to his
Master for distribUtion accordingly. The Honour-
able and Learned Gentleman observed) that this
woi.ild.'be accomplished by extending the powers of
the 47ih of. the King for that purpose, and by adding
a clause extending this principle to all other States
co-operating with us. He then moved for leave so
bring in a Bill to extend the powers of the 47th of
the -King, for the payment and distribution of Prize-
Money to Foreign States and Foreign Ships co-ope-
rating with British Ships or British Forces.—Ordered.
Leave was given, and the Bill was brought up and
read a first time.

CURATES' BILL:

The I louse having gone into a Cominittee on the
Curates Bill,
Lord POR CHESTER proposed a Clause for pre-
venting persons holding more than one Curacy, from
enjoying the benefit of any increase to such Curacy.
The Clatise was negatived.
On the Clause authorising the Bishop to decide on
the value of the living, a long conversation ensued, in
which, while most Gentlemen seemed to approve of
the omission of the oath proposed to be administered
to the incumbent, they objected to that omission, if in
the case of the metropolitans-of Canterbury and York,
there was to be no appeal.
The SPEAKER said, he approved of the omission
of the oath, but at the same time, he thought a dis-
tinction Qught to be made between the powers of the
Archbishops in their diocesan and metropolitan ca-
pacity. It was, therefore, his intention, in the proper
clause, to move an amendment to this effect.
Mr. WINDHAM said it was simply the impossi-
bility of judging what might be the decision of the
House on this clause, when it should come to be con-
sidered, which had produced any misunderstanding on
the Clause now under consideration.

The Clause, as amended, was then agreed to.
Lord PORCHESTER, as a penalty against the
Curate, in case of non-residence, without cause, for
a month at a time, proposed that the incumbent
should have right to inflict a fine of one third; if two
month's, of one half; and if three months, to displace
him altogether. • •
Mr. PERCEVAL, instead of making the incum-
bent the person to complain, to judge, and to execute,
his own judgment, thought it sufficient that the mat-
ter should rest, as it did by the Bill, with the Bishop,.
on the complaint of the incumbent, of a stranger, ~or
on, the observation of the Bishop himself. •
Lard PORCHESTER's amendment was pont and-
negatived.
In the proper clause, the SPEAKER proposed;._
that in case of an order being made or refused to be'
made by any Archbishop as Diocesan, of which the
incumbent or curate might think they had a right to
complain, an appeal might be made to the Kmg in
Council.
Sir W. SCOTT dwelt upon the difficulties, delays
and expense, attending on appeals of this kind, and
submitted to his Learned Friend the danger of invol-
ving incumbents and curates in such contests.
Lord PORCHESTER, till it could be shewn that
there was some other Court of Appeal, great as the
inconveniences might be, must insist that some ap-
peal should be suffered to lie.
Mr. H. BROWN also supported the motion.
Mr. WINDHAM thought the difficulties attend.
ing the appeal, presented a strong objection to the Bill
altogether, as affording a shew of relief where little
or none was given. He, however, approved of the
motion, elusory as the relief might be, rather than
that there should be no appeal.
The SPEAKER said, the Cbmmittee had been of
opinion, that justice required that an Appeal should
be given against the decisions within all the Dioceses,
except those of the Archbishops ; and they were now
called on to say, if, in the Archiepiscopal Diocese no
such justice should be given ? The House saw that
the Privy Council had already corresponded among
the different Diocesans on this very subject; and all
he asked was, that in the event of an Archbishop be-
ing called on to act, as it were in his own cause, or,
at all events, in the first instance, an appeal should
.lie to the King, with the assistance of some of these
Bishops as his Commissioners.
Lord H. PETTY supported the motion.
The SOLICITOR GENERAL thought the re-
medy would do much more evil than good.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
thought uniformity was desirable as much as possible;
and with some trifling modification, he believed the
mode proposed by his Right Honourable Friend the
best that eould be adopted. He should propose that
the appeal should not be to the King in Council, but
to die King, who should appoint certain of the Bi-
shops to be his Commissioners, or Delegates, as a
standing Court of Appeal in all such cases ; and in
this manner a great many of the evils 'apprehended
would be remedied. _ _

The SPEAKER acquiesced in this Amendment,
and the motion so arrrended was put and agreed to.
The several clauses of the Bill were gone through,
without any material amendment or division, and the
Report was ordered to be received to-morrow.
The other Orders of the Day being disposed of, the
House adjouTued at two o'clock.

• t•• La:ls • .
DUTJZT.ON COFFEE.
.

The CligitiaLLait of the EXCHEQUER having moo,
redilealid at the liittles'oit Coffee, to'fivour the more get...
consurapflon of it in this Country, live consider the measure
be so interesting to manroctatraders, that we s,,bjuin an exer.4
from the Preface to the Letters on the subject, advenistd
this Paper, and We will continue to insert sonic [usher eztrac•,
from the publication, during the progress of the hill to %duct
the Duties. •

The follinving letters wtre printed separately, in
Compliance with the desire.of various respected friends;
and they are now submitted to the public, as an ap.
peal to the. wisdom and justice of the legislature and
the nation, in behalf ofhose loyal and deserving Ir.t.
LOW-SUBJECTS OF A EREEGOVERNMENT, who are' toil.
ing under a burning sun,. in an unwholesome cli;
" mate, the West India Planters, struggling for every
" thing dear to men."
In the year 1791, the colonial ascendency, of Great •
Britain excited the jealousy of France, and the pr:..
sperity of the Welt India Planters and Merchantc.
cited the envy of their less industrious or less prose
ous fellow.subjecti 'at 'home. It was the brief. rb):-.
emphatic, argument of Brissot at that time, to those
of his associates who were adverse to a war with this
ceuntry, thit whilst France coal suffering from contending
factions, .EngOnd net be 'allowed to rem tin at rett.
From the.unhappy co-operation of jealont.enemies
and. envious friencil,. the. melancholy but singular re-
sult has beep prdticed, of a ?maritime War, successful •
in evry cppteii with th^. enemy heynnd all former
exatii‘c. nycoArrilik the West •Ind'a antlers its ruin.'
and kteoyl4 .in Severe diss.ss..the victims of
inipnlictiitOppressive duties on colonial produce.
—The 4ittick4 etorti of an open enemy, would
have
,been : a fieble annoyance to the enterpriseof the West India Planters and Merchants of this
United Kingdom, in maintaining the colonial ascen,
dency of the Mother Country in peace or in war ; if
they had not been at the same time exposed to preju-
dices excited in the public mind against their conduct,
by open and secret calumnies against their principles
and character, for being engaged in a commerce,
sanctioned by the Legislature, by the example of their
ancestors, and by the practice of all the nations in Eu-
rope who possessed colonial dominions.
It therefore merits enquiry,from what sources the
' public mind had suffered so injurious an impression,
to the prejudice of any class of our fellow subjects.—
The writer of the following letters has long been in-
, dined to believe, that the origin of the distress of the
West India Planters and Merchants may be justly as-
cribed to the influence of interested persons, and of
public and private associations convened by thorn.--:
THEY GAVE THE. TONE TO THE PUBLIC MIND, AND PAR-
, LIAMENT BECAME THE ORGAN OF THE PUBLIC VOICE.

Thus, whatever opposition was made to other ne•
cessaty taxes, every new tax .on colonial produce and
industry was cheered with hear him, hear him," in
the Hou.e of Commons, and with approbation by
great majorities out of doors ; and the Minister was
sure of popularity who proposed new duties on su.
gar, which, it was alledged, the consumers, and not
the planters, were to pay. If the consumers had paid
those additional duties imposed in the last ten years,
the West India Planters and Merchants would hot
byte occasion to lament theruin and distress so deeply
felt by.ihemsolv.es, and, sozenerally, acknowledged by
all.those who have takin the trouble to inform them.
selies on the subject.

THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON,

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• WEDNESDAY, _JUNE 15.
STOf?KS THIS DAt'llT ONE O'CLOCK .
Consols, for July 70ii,—iteduced694.—Ommium 4 pr..
• Etchiquer Bills is. 6s. pretn.—Ludii Bona par to Is pre,
PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY.

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3 per C. Red Ann. ssi 69 .681 My. Ann. 7 9-16thi
3 pee Cent. Cons. shut • ; Irish. 5 per Cent. 94
4 per Corti. 851 a if: . 35. to 6s.
5 per Cent. Navy shut Otnniuri, ss. 4s. prem.
Long Ann. 1 laf I 5-16.ths English Tickets, 211.
India Stock; 182 Console for acc. 70fit

The Mercury,WlLLlA.ms, and the Kingsmill,WAnt-
are arrived at Liverpool, from Barbadoes, which place
they' left on the 13th ultimo, when it wg repotted that
his Majesty's brig EXPRESS had had a severe engage•
went with two French brigs, each of equal force, in
which she captured one, but had suffered severely
herself. His Majesty's ship HALIFAX, with the fleet
under her convoy, which sailed from Cork on the £2d
March, arrived at Barbadoes on the 7th May: The
Lady Isabella packet arrived there on the 26th Of
April, from Falniouth, and sailed on the 28th to
Leeward. The Jean Jack, from Bourdeaux for Gua-
daloupe, is capture." to windward of Desea is, by his
Majesty's ship MosAmmuz, after an engagement of
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Yesterday Ministers received dispatches from Ad-
miral-Purim ; but they do not confirm the rumour
of the British having been received into Cadiz. All
that is yet known of the state of the insurrection is,
that it certainly exists in the provinces on the coast ;
but we are totally ignorant of the internal condition
of Spain. Enough, however, has been manifested to
convince NAPOLEON that he must keep a formidable
army in that kingdom, and that may interrupt his
schemes of aggression in other parts.
A confidential person will, it is said, proceed im;
mediately in a frigate to Cadiz, that he may have an
opportunity of conferring with the authorities that
have raised the standard of freedom, before the force
which is to be sent thither shall arrive: And he is to
have full powers to act, according as he shall find
the country.to be situated. This is certainly at once
prompt and prudent. The urgency of the case is so
apparent, that we trust no time will be allowed to any
man who is to make a part of the expedition, to re•
main one hour beyond the date of his last dispatch.
It is obvious, that in a moment so critical, it would

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*great point gained, to make the real state of Spain
nwn to the Spanish troops stationed in the north of
ennany. BoxArastrz is aware of the danger of
eir mixing with his own army, and yet he is afraid
..rusting them by themselves. We hear, that he
contrived to separate them from their own officers,
e Spanish Staff being at Hamburgh, while the
fps are scattered in small divisions at a distance ;
Id that he has thus rendered it impossible to extricate
eel from his trammels.
The following article is extracted from The Core
fivrtior of Thursday, the 9th instant :
ADTIATISZR Germs, 4 &CLOCK.
• This morning the ship Iff, of Jersey, Captain Ls FRZRZ, ar-
lea st Cove from Gibraltar, after a very short passage. She
so account, that the Governor df Gibraltar had received a
001 from the Commandant df Cadiz, to put the combined
poth and Spanish Squadrons in his possession ; in consequence
oath an expedition sailed for the above purpose, before the
fild that place."
The above we consider as a distorted echo of the
ntount we gave some days ago of General SPENCER'S
deedition having proceeded from Gibraltar to Cadiz.

The Spanish dynasty of the Bourborn Sovereigns,
„hick may now be considered as at an end, had
reigned one hundred and eight years, since the de;
case of CHARLES the Second, the last Monarch of
is Austrian line, in 1700. Four Kings only have
sward the sceptre during that period; namely, PHILIP
tterals, his two Sons, FERDINAND the Sixth, and
colas the Third, followed by the late unfortunate
CROW the Fourth. In his fate, the Emperor of
Austria may behold, as in a mirror, his own ap.
poaching 'destiny, and certainly at no remote period
d time. The King of Prussia can scarcely be con-
sidered, even now, as other than an individual not
vet deprived of the Royal Title.
It will afford the public some pleasure, in the midst
d the depression of trade which at present prevails in
Yorkshire, to be informed, that more business was
int on the last market day, both at Leeds, Hudders-
field, and Bradford, than for a considerable time past.
Sir WILLIAtt Scorr, yesterday, in the Prize Court,
directed the whole of the Portuguese property which
had been seized and brought into British ports, to be
transferred to the Portuguese Ambassador, under
\chose order and direction it is to be distributed to
the various claimants.
Windsor Terrace was crowded with company on
Sunday evening ; the weather being very cold, none
of the Royal Family walked. The bands of the Staf-
ford Militia and Royal Horse Guards, with their
silver drums, attended and played alternately martial
and other music. _ .

Monday morning His MAJESTY and the Princesses
rode on horseback in Windsor Park, accompanied by
Lady BUCKLEY, Count MUNSTER, Generals GARTH
and FITZROY, &C.
On Monday evening the Royal Family walked on
Windsor Terrace for the first time this season. There
were present their MAJESTIES and the five Princesses,
accompanied by Earl Witrox, the Marchioness of
BATH and Daughter, the Countess of HARRINGTON,
Ladies C. WALDEGRAVE, G. BUCKLEY, and A. Cum-
. MANN Count MUNSTER, Generals GARTII and
Fumy, and Colonel TAYLOR.
Yesterday the Duke of YORK held a Public Day at
Ins Office in the Horse Guards.
On Saturday morning the Duke of KENT arrived et
Great Marlow in Buckinghamshire, and reviewed the
lima Gentlemen of the Military Academy. The
?cog heroes went through their evolutions highly to
Asatisfaction of his Royal Highness.
Review.—The first Regiment of Dragoon Guards,
commanded by Sir WILLIAM PITT, were reviewed
yesterday morning on Wimbledon Common. The
appearance and conduct of this excellent Corps af..
forded, on this occasion, one of the finest military
spectacles ever witnessed in the evolutions of an equal
number of men. They mancnuvred, in the first place,
in six squadrons, and afterwards in twelve ; the review
commenced at eleven o'clock, and was concluded by
ten minutes after one. The Prince of WALES, the
Dukes of Yoax and Castinunoe, and a great many
General Officers, were present.
It is the intention of Government to line the coast
of Essex and Suffolk with Martello Towers, in the
same way as they have covered the coast of Kent.—
A body of 500 men are now employed at Grays, in
Essex, making bricks for the purpose.
A Naval Hospital, capable of containing three
hundred patients, is about to be built upon the Denes,
near Yarmouth.
Cue BUSlNESS.—Yesterday a Court of Aldermen
was held at Guildhall, when J. ATKINS and W. Pto-
DIES, Esqrs; lately elected Aldermen of Walbrook and
Coleman-street Wards, took the oaths and their seats. '
The Rulers of the Watermen and Lightermen's
Company were also sworn into office.—The price of
the Quartern Loaf was raised to 121c1.—S. PURKLY.S
WaS admitted a Serjeant at Mace.—Adjourned.
Mr. Bitnenoe had an overflowing benefit on Mon-
day night, at Covent-Garden, a proper recompente for
lUs'"shluity and attention in the duties of his office.
Sir W. Beowee's Gold Medal for the Greek Ode,
has been adjudged to Mr. PARNELL, of King's Col-
lege, Cambridge. Subject, the Portuguese Emigra-
tion to the Brazils. The second prize was adjudged
to Mr. Bcoostrietaa, of Caius College.
Sir CRARIES TURNER has given Mr. GARFORTH
2000 gs. for the bay colt, by Hambletonian ; the chesnut
colt, by Hyacinthus (both three-year olds) • and the
bay colt, by Hamneteriant out of Roralitrd (three-years
old.) Deceiver is sold to Lord SACKVILLefor 1000 gs.
Ruben to lord DARLINGTON for 1200 gs. ; and Mr.
&Twat refused 2000 gs. for Clinker before starting
for the Derby stakes. He is the.first favourite for the
St. Leger stakes ; and .5 to -1 is taken, but Parr
Poey, by Harnble:,:nian, wins the St. Leger Stakes
at Doncaster.
Tuesday se'nnight a lusty son of the blade and tied,
in t Dublin, having taken to himself a wife, was poled
through Patrick.street and the Liberty by his compe-as,
by whom he was decorated with a venerable sheep-
skin, and an appropriate pair of antlers, taken from
the head of a ram. The delight which this farce
aliorcled to the populace was considerably heightened
by the periodical comfort which the cavalcade received
at several whiskey-shops on the road.

THE ARMY.

That part of the Expedition which is preparing to
sail from Cork is composed of the sth, 9th, 38th, 40th,
71st, and 91st Regiments of Foot ; the sth battaliOn
of the 60th, and 4th Royal Veteran Battalion.

The Prince of Wales's Own Royal Battalion at
Plymouth Volunteers, Lieutenant Colonel HAWKER,
went off fourteen days' permanent duty last week.—
It is but justice to this fine corps to say, that during
the permanent duty, their conduct has been highly ex-
emplary, both as soldiers and citizens.

Wednesday se'nnight, General Miclint reviewed
the 53d Regiment at Newcastle, and was well pleased
with their manoeuvres and appearance.
The Tarbolton Company of Volunteers u pon pa-
rade on the 4th of June, unanimously agreed to ex-
change their present services, to that of the intended
Local Militia, in the event of its being the desire of
Government that they should do so.
Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant GRANT, of the
Elgin or Morayshire battalion of Volunteer Infant! y,
having explained to the Elgin companies of the bat-
talion, at their parade on the 30th tilt. the nature of
the Local Militia Bill, now pending before Parlia-
ment, they unto:in:en/4 offered to transfer their ser-
vices to the Local Militia, along with their Officers,
whenever that measure shall be carried into effect
declaring at the same time, that their highest ambi-
tion was to render their services beneficial to their
King and Country.
General MICHELL, who at present commands in
Limerick, is appointed to the Bandon District—he
will not, however, assume the command there until
he returns from England, where he purposes remain-
ing for a few months. The General is to be suc-
ceeded in Limerick by Major General LIGIITBURNE,
from Galway, whose arrival is daily expected. Ge-
neral LIGIITISURNE is first Lieutenant Colonel of the
53d Regiment, quartered in Limerick Garrison.
The East Kent Militia have moved from Gosport
to Chichester barracks, Sussex.

The Ringwood Volunteer Infantry are at South
ampton on permanent duty.
The Denbigh Militia will commence its march on
Thursday next from Brabourne Lees to Fort Pitt,
Chatham.

The 76th Regiment is arrived in the Downs from
Guernsey.
Yesterday se'nnight, the Royal Edinburgh Volun-
teer Artillery, commanded by Lieut. Colonel SPENS ;
on Wednesday, the Royal Mid-Lothian Artillery,
commanded by Major BROWN, and Edinburgh Royal
Highland Volunteers, commanded by Colonel MUR-
RAY ; and on Thursday, the Ist and 2d battalions of
the 2d Regiment, commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel
CRICIITON, and Lieutenant-Colonel JAMES HOPE, were
inspected in Bruntsfield Links, by Colonel GILLON.
The whole made a very fine appearance, and went
through the different manoeuvres, greatly to the sa-
tisfaction of the Colonel.
The Loyal Edinburgh Volunteers, commanded by
Lieutenant-Colonel Nous, were inspected on Friday,
and the Ist Regiment Royal Edinburgh Volunteers,
commanded by the Hon. Lieutenant-Colonel CHARLES

HOPE, on Saturday.
Thursday, the 2d battalion of the 25th Foot crossed
from Leith to Kinghorn, on their march to Dundee,
to replace the 72d Foot, who are now stationed at
Montrose.
Friday morning one Company of the Royal Ty.
cone Regiment, tinder the command of Capt in
CuanLes RICHARDSON, marched from Limerick for
Nenagh, to replace a detachment of the Leitrim Mi-
litia, which has proceeded for Roscrea.
The 92d Regiment, quartered with the City Lime.
rick Militia, at Ballysbannon, have marched for Tuam.
The 3d battalion of the 42d Regiment, nearly 800
strong, landed at Larne, on Saturday se'nnight, from
Fort George, in Scotland, and on Monday marched
into Belfast.
Friday se'nnight the South Cork regiment of Mili-
tia marched from Clonmel, under the command of
Lieutenant Colonel BARRY, for the camp at the Cur-
ragh. It is said they are to be replaced by the Ar-
magh regiment.
Wednesday and Thursday the troops under orders
for the encampment on the Curragh of Kildare began
to march into that extensive plain, and pitched their
tents..
MILITARY PAPERS.—It appears from an account
laid before the House of Commons, that on the Ist
of April last the following was the total number of
Commissioned Officers wanting to complete the esta-
blishment of the Militia in Great Britain :-2 Colo-
nels, 7 Majors, 57 Captains, 113 Lieutenants, 225
Ensigns, 2 Pay-masters, 6 Adjutants, 1 Quarter-
master, 4 Surgeons, and 1 Assistant Surgeon.
That the total number of Commissioned Officers
wanted to complete the establishment of the Militia in
Ireland, on the Ist of May, 1808, was 1 Lieutenant-
Colonel, 2 Majors, 4 Captains, 42 Lieutenants, 27
En.igns, 1 Pay-master, I Adjutant, 1 Quarter-master,
1 Surgeon, and 12 Assistant-Surgeons.
That the total effective strength of the British Mi-
litia, in non-commissioned officers, &c. was, on the Ist
of July, 1807—serjeants, 2,999 ; drummers, 1,605 ;
corporals, 2,631 ; privates 51,157. The number of
men who have volunteered into the regulars, or Ma-
rine forces, under the Militia Transfer Bill of 1807, is,
serjeants, 127 ; corporals, 390; drummers, 75 ; pri-
vates, 17,819 ; and the total number, added by the
late ballot, is 32,541, and the total effective strength
of the British Militia, in non-commissioned officers,
&c. on the Ist of April, 1809, was, serjeants, 8,366 ;
drummers, 1,643; corporals, 3,074; privates,64,l26.
That the total effective strength of the Irish Militia,
in non-commissioned officers, &c. was, on the Ist of
July, 1807---serjeants, 1511 ; drummers, 646 ; cor-
porals, 1,425 ; privates' 22,755. The number who
volunteered under the Militia Transfer Bill is—pri-
vates, 7,538 ; the number added by the late ballot,
8,682; and the total effective strength on tl.e Ist of
April, 1808—serjeants, 1,511 ; drummers, 646 ; cor-
porals, 1,425 ; privates, 22,630.
That the total number of recruits raised by regular
recruiting for the army, was, in the month of Febrn
ary, 827 ; March, 1095; April, 1,210.
The Regimental Monthly Returns for the Ist of
June, and the Return from Ireland, of the same date,
not being yet received, this latter Return is not com-
plete.