Star.
London, England, 1815-05-02 00:00:00

TIIESDAY, MAY 2, 1815.

OFFICE OF ORDNIAVE, .11,41 19. ISIS. •
THE PRINCIPAL, OFFICERS of HIS MA-
.l:;.srr; ORDNANCE. do hereby give Notice,
That Proposals will he received at their Office in Pall-Mall,
on or before WEDNESDAY, the 3d May, from such Per-
it!4 as may be willing to undertake the Supply of Three Hun-
dred Clialdron of COALS, for Service of this Department a-
Gibraltar, there to be delivered at the sapense of the Contractor.
The Coal.; must be of the description denominated Adair's Main,
Eighton Moor, or equal theieto in quality and goodness.
Farther Particulars, together with the Terms and Conditions
of the Contract, may be known at the Secretary's (Mice In Pall
Mall atorebaid, any day between the hours of Ten and Foor
&i Clock, where the Proposals must be delivered sealed up and
endorwil " Proposals for Coals ;" but no Proposal can be ad-
mitted after the said id May, at Twelve o'Clock at Noon
of the same day, neither will any Tender be noticed, unless the
Party making it, or a:i Agent in his behalf shall attend.
By Order of the Board, R. H. CREW, Secretary.

OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, April 24, 1815.
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PRINCIPAL OFFICERS .f his MA-
JiiSTrt ORDNANCE, do herd,* five notice,
That Proposals will be received at their Office in Pall-Mall, on
or before WEDNESDAY, the &I day of May next, from such
Persons as may, be willies to undertake the Supply of FIN
PLATES fur service of this Department, for a period of three
years, determinable after the expitiation of the first year, open
notice of three mouths, at the option of either party.
Patterns of the Articles may be viewed upon applica-
tiller at the Princ:pal Storekeeper's Office in the Tower ; and
farther particulars, together wi:h the Terms and Conditions of the
Contract, may be known at the Secretary's Office in Pall-Mall
aforesaid, any day boween the hours of 10 and 4 o'cltock, where
the Ptopusals mu-t be delivered, sealed tip and endorsed
" Proposals for liu Plates r but no Proiwoal cast lie admitted
after the said 3d of May, at twelve o'clock at noon of the same
day, neither will any Tender be noticed tailless the party niakint;
it, or an Asert in his behalf, shall attend.
By Order of the &ard, X. H. CREW, &meter,.

OFFICE UP URDA'rtAtai, April 24, Isls.
THE PRINCIPAL OFFICERS of HIS MA-
JESTY') ORDIV.AN4.)B J, hanky:kir Nara,
That Proposals will be received at their Office in Pall-Mall,
on or before FRIDAY, the Sth day of May next, from such
Versons as may be willing to undertake the Supply a TIN
WARE and TINMAN'S Awrict.Ls, for service of this De•
partmr:it for a t eriod of Three Years, determinable after the
expiration of the first year, upon notoce of three Months, at
the option of either Party.
Patterns of the ArtEles may be viewed upon application at
the Principal Storekeeper's Office in the Tower; and further
partictflara, togetLer with the Terms and Conditions of the
Contract, may be known at the Secretary's Office, in Pall-Mall
aforesaid, ally xl:.y between the hours of ten and four o'clock,
where the Propo:.als must be delivered, sealed up and endorsed,
" Proposal, fur fin Ware; but no Proposal can be admitted
after the said sth May, at 12 o'clock at noon of the same day,
neither will any Tender be noticed unless the party making it, or
an Agent in his behAll shall attend.
By Order of the Board,

R. H. CREW, Sisretary.

VIt:TUALLING-OFFiCB, April 28, 1815.
THE COMMISSIONERS for VICTUALLING
1118 AfAJES77": N 4 PT, do hereby give Notice,
'that on FRIDAY, the sth of May next, they will be ready to
receive 'FentLra in writing, sealed up, and treat fur Six Hundred
Quarters of New PALE sod Two Hundred Quarters of New
Clos.,dried AMBER MALI., to be answerable to Sample,. (0
not .e.s than one quart each) to be produced with the Tenders,
to b' delivered, one half thereof in the space of a fortnight, and
the'other halt within a fortnight afterwards, into Ids Maps.
ty's Victualling Stores at Deptford; and to be paid fur by Bills
payable with interest ninety days after date.

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The Conditions of the Contract may be wen at the Secretary's
Office.

No regard will he had to any Tender in which the price shall not he
;aerie.' in words at length, or Ma: shall net be delivered to the Boas &-
Ire one. O'CliKi on the said the 514 May, 11116 r sinless Me
Person st ho ai sh, the Temlet , or loose Parson on his behay, attracts to
osasierr when cal/J...1.1:a..

ReIRLIAMANI:IIir INZELLIGENG'E.

HOUSE OF LORDS, MAY I.
Counsel were heard on the Writ of Error " Long and Other,
v. Hancock and Othei 1,7 whicis occupied the attention of the
House, assisted by the Twelve Jedges.—Further proceedings • n
Friday.
On the Motion of Lord ROLLE, the County Rates Bill wa.
read a second time.
A Message from the Commons brought up several Private
Bills, which were read the first time.
The Southern Whale Fishery was read the third time, and the
Irish Prize Goods was also read the third time.
Lord MELVILLE laid on the table Papers from the Admiralty
The Marquis of LANSDOWN discharged the Order for Sum.
moning the House on the discussion of the BA tor better :;t•
curing the Liberty of the Subject, aunt renewed it fur to morrow
sennight.

WAR WITH 1111:RAT.
Earl GREY, adverting, to his motion on the subject of the re-
ceut arrangements with Naples, which stands for to-morrow,
said he was desirous, previous to that di•eussloo, of potting to
the Noble Larl (f.iverpool) a question respecting, our present
relations of War or !'race with Naples Ike ha to ask if tie,.
Noble Earl, consistent with public duty, coold give any infor-
mation 'to two important prints:—" l'he Brat is," said Earl
Grey, " If we are to consider ourselves aN actually at war with
Nap:,:,? anti, in that case, whether any coninoinis.ation will be
male to Pail:anent ? If not at war, is there any negoc:atiok
wh!pli may renitu discussion or communication iaconvenittit to
the government ?"

The Earl of LIVER POOL observed, be had no difficulty in
saying, the relations of war or peace with Nipies would depend
upon th- movements of Marshal Murat. The Co:lrma:Aix in.
Cbi-f ut his IVLite.ty'a forces had given notice to Murat, that he
shouts consid‘r any hostile measure against the Allis,. would be
a declaration of war. The Noble Lord would therefore consider
whether, &ter Meraes measures had been Liken, atisl the .1 tea! y
between the Alin- ai,d Naples broken, we could be in as:y utl.er
relation than that ut wit Hi 3 Lordship was no: aware, that
any negotiation wa. going on that could render the nrition the
Noble Carl proposed briag on inconvenient.
Earl GItLY understanding that lio.iilities were revived, ex-
pressed a hope that the Noble Lord would malte an explicit state-
ment on the subject. If circicustawc, bad orcerrod to break
the armistice it was incumbent on ins Majesty's Minster, ta
make its authorised ►tatem,nt to the House.
The Earl of LIVEKPOUL.--" My Lords, 1 ant rot autho-
rised to make any such communication at present.—l cannot give
any anssveratyresent." •

Ea.! GREY'said, it was extraordinary that upon an event of
so much imp rtance no column iication wax to he made. The
Nolde Esrl had made wisatisfactory answers therefore he should
bring ou his motion.

GAOL FEES.
The Marquis of I.AbIiDOWN, in the absence of a Noble
Friend, moved the committal of the Gaol Fees Bill.

The Htuise accordingly went into the said Committee, and
Lord ELLEWBOROUOU introduced a clause to protect the Sheriff
against :I liability to pay as in case of an eicapc, which he was
subject to under the Bill as it then stood. The clause was
agreed to. •

The Mulish of BUCKINGHAM remarked, that there was
a clause to exempt the City Orisons, the King's Bench, and PA-
lace Courts, from the operation of the Bill. He was of opin:int,
helot.. the Howe could agree to thy emeription, 01.1 should .cc
the Report of a Committee ul House ut Commons, aprointed
to inquire into the Ices of those gaols.
The LORD CHANCELLOR adverted to the donations in the
City Prisons, sod observed, if in those Prisons no fees were
the consequence would be, that the City Prison, would be con-
stantly as full as they could hold. His Lordship suggested the
propriety of introducing a distinct meastire for the re;uslation of
Prisons exempt, rather than 10.t.1 the Bill with clause-..
The Marquis of I.AIshI)OWN acquiesced iu the Noble and
Learned Lor.t's suggestion.
l'he NI-itquis of BUCKINGHAM then intinived, that
5h00.," move to-morrow fur the Report to wh.t.h he had al!uded.
the House then Adjourned.

PRIG. SIXPLNCE- ti A Vl.' ,•1;"; ti

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was one • f the ohkcts Agaitht %Thief) the Pecition mid
directed.

Mr SPEAKER requested the Hon. Mcm!),r
state that part of the Periti in to die Hrii.!se
related to the Prnpi•rty Tax.
Sir W. CUR then read the follolvin7 [gas;•
from the P<•titNon

"It is with feeli• g• of indi4natien that your itkner • p
reive his Majesty', Min .ters have proposed t*.e renewxi
most galling, oppressive, and hationl inquisition, the Fax Li- it
locurne—an inquisit,on seLlch had, in comittpl..nca. .11 the uti;eel...
execration it excited, been recently and 'Our al.ey Amid. n •
td, and which we bad hoped could never hart• been aga
newed, at leatt, during the exk•ence of that renerat.,,r who
remembered its oppr..sions • and your Petitioners pray yoN7
fioneurable Home m take thee matter+ into yogi- comidernth.r.
and interpose your authority to stop a w-A, rah,and inf.ituaie4
Actrninistiation in their mad and frigh•ff.: career, and to why'
such measurer as may best preserve the pace and pronto e the
prosperity of ihe n. t• ati
Mt. SPEAKER—A, IF s tor the 11 use t • Itt&!e
whether the pity~"- wlrch .hc Honnttrabie Mem!at :
has just read, is or is not against the Property
(gear, hear.)
The gol,tion was then put from the Chair, that the
Petition be brought up.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
said, that after the passage of the Petition that had
been just read, there ts as no doubt ol its being a vitt-
!adult of that side of the House. which prohibited the
receiving of petitions against arntf,istr money bills.
Mr. HORNER said these rue must be constrii, d
strictly as against petitioner; particularly when peti-
tions came from so numerous and respectable a body
of otir fellowicitizeis—(4 laugh )-11: would repeat,
that the Petition came from a most nnmerons and re-
spectable body of the citk.ens of London—(Heor,
hear.)—Ne zelerencu e.-as made in the Petition to the
tax by name. It merely 4aid," these matters, and the
prayer went only to tike these matters into its con,i-
detation, with a view whether wisely or not," to stop
the career of a weak, rash, and infatuated Minisfr •
(Hear, hear.)—The Property Tax is incidentally
boned as a gi ievarice ; but there was no prayer against
its passing.
Mr. BATHURST expressed the greatest defer•nre
for any communication that came regularly before
the House from the City of London ; but he totally
dissented from the construction put upon the Petition
by the Honourable and Learned Gentleman who had
just spoken. The Petition expressly recited this Tax
as a grievance, and prayed for redress, which cers
tainly amounted to a prayer against its passing.--
(Hear, hear!)---This was a violation of one of the
most important rules of the House, As it regardeil the
service of the State—a rule which must not be de-
parted from in compliment to anybody of men, now.
ever respectable.

Sir JOHN NEWPORT adverted to the memo.
redo exnretsion of the Speaker... that the doors of
the House were thrown open to petitions from their
fellow-subjects;" and that where the rule w.is not
distinctly and directly contravened, no ebjection
should be made to A petition lying on their table.—
The expression of the petitioners was merely that they
had hoped the Tax on Income would not be renewed,
but there was no desire that it should not be pissed.
A rigid entorcenwnt of this role would c xclude peti-
tions against the most grievous measures Qt* Mance,
and the use made o: it in the present instance would,
he apprehended, injure the public estimation ul the
House.

Mr. Serjeant BEST said this was a petiiion ap,-anct
his Majesty's Government for the declared poi pose
of defeating the Property Tax Bill. E%ea indepen-
dently of this objection, gross and scan.ialous libel
upon the House and the Constitution, in fitst pa•
ragraph of the Petition, which imputed corruption to
the House, was a sufficient ground for rejecting it.
He regretted that the Worthy Alderman should pre.
sent so insulting a petition, which even those from
whom it came must have known would be rejected
by the House.
Mr. WHITBREAD said, that not even a rourh
wiser man, not the Honourable and Learned Ser-
jeant himself could know whether the petition should
or should not be received, until the question• was de.
tided by the vote of the House. The objections of
the Learned Serjeant were founded upon ,passages
which he had read, and some which he professed he
had n6t read; and, strange as it might appear, he
WAS equally mistaken in his conception of both. lie
was not surprised at the opposition of the Chancellor
of the Exchequer to the Petition of the City of Lou-
don, at whose expense the Rittlo Honourable Gentle-
man had started as a joker—( A ) —The kight
Honourable Gentleman did not tre.o. the worthy (Ali.
zms of London as worthy as he had sometimes found
them. The declared 4.).,ject -of the Petition was to
prevatt " a weak, rash, and infato :zed Ministry"
flora plunging the country into a war; in which case,
no doubt, the Ploper.y Tax would, of course, not be
continued.. He objected to nice distinctions, which
went to affect the vital practice of petitioning. He
would not question the discretion of the Livery in
their cl.oice of their worthy Alderman (Sir With .m
Curtis) as their representative; hut he must say, it
Was r thee preposterou, in a repr:ie:,t itive o present
a retitien front his constituents, and act as cimnsel
ao,aiiist them. Ti:e pleading of the worthy Alder-
man against the Petition was certainly as effectual as
that of the Hononralole and Learned Seri:ant. He
trio.t,d the House wculd nut rej..ct, at such a crisis
as the present, merely in complint:tit to 1l sisters, a
petition which conveyed the sentiments of so large
and respectable a majority of the citiz•-ns of London.
Mr. PEEL contended, that the Petition recited se•
veral grievances (this Tax among the rest), from
which it prayed to be relieved, by stopping the career
of Government. This was a direct prayer against
the Tax. How dangerous the consequences of estab-
lishing such a precedent as would be created by re-
ceiving this petition. A petition may be received
against any pending tax, merely by mixing it up with
other matters, if this were allowed. lit would ask,
whether the removal of Ministers would content the
Petitioners ?