Star.
London, England, 1825-03-18 00:00:00

MISCELLANEOUS.

Mr. Alderman WOOD presented a Petition from Atterborough,
praying the repeal of the Assessed Taxes.—Laid on the table.
Mr. Alderman. THOMPSON pr.:sewed a similar Petition from
the Ward of the Tewer.—Laid on the table.
Sir JOHN N F.W PORT presented a Petition from Ballinadoe in
favour of Catholic Emancipation. The Honourable Baronet also
presented a Petition from Town, complaining of the augmentation
and misapplication of Vestry Assessments in Ireland.—Ordered to
be printed.
Sir RICHARD VYV YA N presented a Petition from a parish
in Cornwall, agaitist the Duty on Coals carried Cuastwise.—Laid
On the tAble.
Mr. C. CALVERT presented a Petition from St. Saviou►'s,
Southwark, complaining of the inequality of the Land I'ax.
blr. BERRIES said, that a new division of the Land Tax was a
thing so unjust that it was impossible it ever could be resorted to.—
The Petition was then read, and ordered to be printed.
Mr. DENISON presented a Petition front Tooting, praying
for an amendment of the Poor Laws.—Laid on the table.
Mr. TULLOCII presented a Petition from Ashton-under-Line,
against the employment of Children in Cotton Factories.—Laid on
the table.
Mr. lIU ME, after a few remarks, moved for a Return of alk
Persons in Holy Orders holding offices in Borough Corporations,
and other Civil Offices.
The Motion was supported by Mr. J. Sums, and opposed by
Dr. PHILLIMORIE.
Mr. Secretary PEEL said that the evil, if it were one, ought to
be put down by a and not by a Motion of this sort. Such an
:rcise ut inquisitorial power was greatly to .be deprecated. The

; J . exercise ut inquisitorial power was greatly to .be deprecatea.
4 motion was too evidently an attack on the Clergy. 1" ' end in a serious m tuner, and we snaii nccoluilipy nc
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mr. FYSCHE PALMER said, that such a rettirn must be do no mote than barely notice the circumstance, for
• . *rade before a Bill could be brought in. He supported the motion. the sake of regularity. Oa Sunday (the day before The C'alcutta Gazelle of the Ist November, contains remainder having been sentenced to hard labour for
i. t ' Mr. C. WILSON opposed the motion very briefly. the 47th was to have nsarchedl a parade was di- an account from Captain BARNES, of the Honourable
N RII. C. W. WYNN uid, that the motion charged as an abitse
order, ..usual oft all such Company's frigate Hastings, giving an account of a
tatted , in marching as is
that which the laW allowed. If anything was to be done, it bikini , d speak of the mutiny as now entirely quelled, and con-
be by 1111. The practice prevailed to a considerable degree, but it arid of which the intention is, that the Corn. successful diversion made from Chedaba, in which se- .
occasions,not originate in any hostile feeling to
. by no means reflected on tho Clergy. manding Officer may inspect theknapsack, accoutre- venal stockades were destroyed, with little or noloss on Sider that it did
. . - Sir J. NEWPORT said, that the question really was, whether
such offices. ments, &c. to see that all is in good order for the general our part ; the enemy, on our men landing, having fled the Brit
service. On going to the parade, it was officially reported into the jungle. The stockades were burnt by a smallish Government, but from a general dislike to
the practice ought to continue? and not how many Clergymen held
the war against the Burmese, an impression having.got
to Lieut.-Colonel Cartwright that a great number of his force of 200 sepOyS, and about 120 Europeans, seamen
Mr. HUME replied, and the House divided. There being only ground among the native troops, as we formerly stated,
Twenty-six Members present, the House adjourned. men had positively refused to put on their knapsacks; and marines.
on hearing which he forthwith proceeded to the right The Journal de la Belgique•states, that there is at this that that country is peopled by magicians and demons.
A far
grenadier company, and ordered them to go immediately moment at Stralsund a learned elephant, that excites e additional number of British troops is thought
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--ow.— and put them on, expressing at the same time Iris dis- the admiration of the whole province of Pomerania. indispensable.
The following official order on the subject of the pleasure at their conduct. lie went down all the corn- This animal particularly excels in the exercise of the The private letters from Calcutta state, that at Delhi
• - mutiny at Barrackpore, has been issued by the Governor- Patties, and the event was, that in about two hours a cannon. Being placed before a 48-pounder, he puts in and another station in the Bengal Presidency, the lives
General:— good number of the men had got their knapsacks on. the cartridge, the wadding, and the ramrod, takes the
of two Civil servants of the Company had been at-
- "It is with much regret that the Right Honourable Not to be too minute, we go on to say, tliat the Colonel match and fires it—the whole in 7 minutes and a half 1 led; one of these Gentlemen, a Judge, was, it is
the Governor-General in Council feels himself called on then threiv them into a square, and harangued them for • We learn by a Gentleman lately an ived from Rio de temp
•• . to announce to the Bengal Army the consequences of a a considerable time, pointing out the criminality of their Janeiro, that the Empress of Maid had received from said, while sitting in his own Court in Kutcherry, filed
, . most disgraceful mutiny in the 47th Regiment of Na- conduct, its ingratitude towards Government, and the her Imperial Father of Austria, a body guard of 2000 at by a Sepoy, who was instantly taken into custody. 1
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• absolute ruin which a perseverance in it would speedily Huagarians, who have been. made over to him in full
t, , tire Infantry, at Barrackpore, on the Ist inst. in which We regret to find it added in those letters, that great
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, the corps was joined by a number of Sepoys, equal to bring upon themselves. Notwithstanding what he tight of property. They were splendidly equipped, and .
1 about two companies, of the 62d, and, perhaps, 20 men urged, however, a considerable number declared they had a gay appearance. A great portion of the Austrian sickness prevailed among our troops at Rangoon, par-
' of the 26th Native Regiment. These corps had been would not march, and eventually a parade was ordered soldiery are in like manner the feudal vassals of the of- ticularly in the 13th Regiment. We have given, in a
under orders of march for some time, and had expend- for the following morning—Colonel Cartwright still ficers who command them. preceding part of our Paper, a variety of interesting
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. i anted some difficulty in procuring carriage.: this, how-
ever, was immediately removed on its beng *brought hoping, that when the time for moving came, thenrders About 90,000 tubs of oysters were taken from the
would be obeyed. He made of course the proper beds discovered last year off the town of Shoreham, extracts from the Papers received by this conveyance.
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4 ,reports to General Wizen, who intimated his intention and conveyed to the differentgrounds of Faversham
to the notice of Government, by advance to
Tire French Papers of Wednesday have arrived, with ~
1 - an of cash
each corps, to aid the Sepoys in procnring the necessary of going in person to the parade the next morning Colchester, Milton, &c. the taking of which gave em- irivate letters of the same date. The latter assign two 0
carriage-cattle for their baggage. As the event, how- at day-break. Well, when that hour arrived they ployment to the crews of upwards of 300 vessels during notives fu: the visit Of Prince METTERNICV to Paris;
ever, proved, the difficulty served but to cower a subter-,found only between three and foUr hundred men (includ- g the season. :le one of a family or domestic kind, the other of a
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