Star.
London, England, 1825-03-25 00:00:00

CRIMINAL LAW.

Mr. Secretary PEEL said, that he was about to ap-
ply tor leave to bring in two B and as they both
went to effecrimpoitant changes in the Criminal Law
of the Country, he would save the time of the House
by stating the ohj•cts of both while on his legs. The
first' Bill •as to provide a punishment for the writ ng
of threatening letters, charging prisons wit') an at-
tempt to commit 'certain crimes. At present the law
only provide d for cosec where a charge of committing
the crime was threatened, and that was punishabte
with transportation. He thought it was impossible
net to 'bee that the moral guilt in the two cases was
equal, and that it ought ti be equally punished. It
had however happened, in the course of the last summer,
that a person had been acq tilted because be only
threatened to charge the at.empt. To remedy this
detect in the iaw was the object of the first Bill. The
second Bill comprised clime objects—:the first of which
was to tacilita e the granting of pardons to pet sons buf-
feting under the sentence of the law. At present a per-
son cold not be acs toed to the possession of his rights
unless his pardon passed under the Great S al, the ex-
pense of which shut many prisons out from the full
benefit of :he pardon they had received. One conse-
quence of this was, that it such a person were sum-
moned before a Court of Justice, he was not comps-
tesit to give evidence. It wis not intended to inte:tere
with the privilege of the Crown. The object was to
provide that by virtue of a pardon from the Crown,
bearing the sign manual, and countersigned by the
Secrel4l y o Sate, an individual should be restored to
his credits and capacities in the same manner as though
his pardon had passed the Great Seal. In the present
state of the law, supposing an individual sentenced to
imprt onment for six months for a slight offence which
did no materially affect his character, and who had
been pardoned, not under tie Great Seal, to be the
only witness in the case if some great offender, he
would not be capaVe of giving evidence until all those
forms h d been gune throne, which would probably
allow the offender to escape and defeat the ends of
just ce. The nest object of the Bill was to extend the
same alt. ration of the law to pardoned convicts in New
South Wales, who, (tem being situated some thou ands
of miles from the spar, vote unable to go through the
films at present requited by law. The Bill would also
provide in tl.e casts of ptrsons who had suffered a
commutaLion of punishment, had fulfilled the con-
ditions imposed by such commutation, they should
be restored to all tile privileges of free citizens.—
Its next of ject would be to remove that part of the law
by which 4 singular omission was made in favour of
the Clergy, Sy sthich they were exempted from punish-
n.ent for crimes, which were punishable if committed
by any other class. He should first state that by the
old law, prisoners were set flee after tieing branded on
the ball of tie left thumb. But that part not being
sufficiently conspicuous, the branding was ordered to
be made on the left cheek, as near to the nose as pos.
sible. As society advanced, this punishment was abo•
lished, and the Court was allowed to substitute fine,
imprisoiment, or whipping, in its stead. But in the
change, it happened that this substitution did not re
eerie the power of carrying with it the same effect of
branding on the thumb, namely, that of restoring the
civil rights of the prisoner. He, therefore, proposed
to supply that power. The third object was to remove
that anomalous state of, our laws to which be had be-
fore alluded, namely, the exemption of the Clergy
from punishment for the commission of clergyable
cffencee. If a Clergyman committed felony he was
hange i ; and if be committed a misdemeanour or a
petty Weeny, he was punished as others were. But
he mig,it commit the offences which he had mentioned
over and over again, with impunity. Now, though he was ready
to support the Clergy in all their jest rights, be was not prepared
to give them this indemnity. The Right Hem Gentleman then
brought up the first Bill.
Mr. BRIGHT inquired whether the alteration rela-
tive to tie Royal paidon was to be retrospective?
Mr. Sr cretary PEEL replied in the affirmative.
Mr. LOCKHART said, that the thanks of the cows.
try were due to the Right Hon. Gentleman for the
attention which he gave to these subjects. He entirely
concurred in the pr posed alteration of the law respect-
ing pardons. Upon the other Igll the Hon. Member put souse
atuestioo to the Right Hon. Secretary relative to DeneAt of Clergy.
Mr. Secretary PEEL said, that be should be glad to
see the benefit of Clergy removed altogether, and the
kw put upon one general footing.
Mr. S. RICE expressed his hope that the Criminal
Lbw of Ireland would undergo simil tr ameliorati
There were absurdities upon the Statute Book which were a dis-
grace to it, and the sooner they were removed the better.
Mr. JONES spi,ke against the distinctions and incon-
veniences created in the law by the Benefit of Clergy. -*
Mr. BERNAL called the atention of the Right Hon.
S cret .ry to the practice of the Police Offices in walking
accused persons linked together through the streets of the metro-
polis. He was convinced that he had only to call the attention of
the Right Hon. Gentleman to the matter, to have it remedied.
Mi. S-cretary PEEL assured the Honourable Mem-
ber the subject had not escaped his attention ; but, if
conveyances were provided, one would be necessary for
each Police Office. As to the indecency of conducting
persons iii custody through the open streets, lie would
only observe, that he was so anxious to prevent it, that
he told the Magistrates lie should sanction any expense
they incurred by sending priviners in the ordinary
vehicles to be obtained in aay rare of London. The
Right lionourabk Secretary then brought in his several Bills, which
were read a Seat time, and ordered to be read a second time on
Monday most.

AFFAIRS OF INDIA.
Mr. HUME, in rising to bring his present motion be-
fore the House observed, that although India was a
colony of great importance, it was seldom that subjects
concerning it were brought before that House. This
might perhaps he accounted for in consequence of the
vast distance of our Esstern poasessens from England,
Red a general feeling that we were but imperfectlY
ceialified to legislate fir a p.rople to remote, and •ittt
compasaiively so little acquainted. It
• existing laws only such measures as
• bows could be executed in India ;

but for his part, he was free to confess, under all the',
circumstances of the case, that if proper persons were
chosen to administer the Alin of that possession. the
len interference on the part of the authorities, the bet-
ter that country would be governed. If those ap-
pointed were not competent, it was indeed impossible
that,the evil could be effectually remedied in this coon
try, although it undoubtedly was the duty of this
House to inquire into matters of such deep importance
to the Empire. He should now call attention particu-
larly to the present war in India, which, from whatever
motive undertaken, would not, he feared, reflect much
credit on the Government. He had waited for some
time, in hope that he should be able to learn satieacto-
Illy the details of that enterprise. Never, however.was
so meagre a mass of information made public on so
important a subject as had been laid on the table of this
House, and although he waited in expectation of having
the deficiency supplied through other channels, nothing
of the kind had yet taken place. Improperly as the
war may have been commenced, it was necessary that it
should be carried on to a speedy and successful issue.
India had been favoured with two or three able Go-
yet nors-General, who had consolidated its power
and connection with England, and it was only necessary
to continue it in the state in which it was left by the
Marquis of Hastings, to produce the most beneficial re-
stilts to the Empire. In order to s. ew the importance
of pursuing the policy of that Noble Marquis, he might
be permitted to state, that in our Eastern Empire th re
were 150,000 native troops, and not more than 20,000
European troops to keep in check a pop ul salon of (he',
regretted to acknowledge it) no-one knew how many
millions, but which if he estimated at eighty or nitiety
millions, be certainly was within bounds. It required
no common ability to govern so va t a territory, so pe.
culiarly circumstanced, with ruch a ter e; and pet, two
or three. yeats ago, profound peace and contentment
reigneolll, ughout the %lime of our East. rn Dome:
:lions.. 'That under Lotst Amherst's administration the
aspeceot affairs had altered—he did not blame that
Nobleman, but those who bent hors to India. Amiable
as Lord Amherst was alio.. o be in privat '
tnere was not an individual connected with the East.
Indies, who did not say, that althour his L • sfs rp
might be qualified to rule that legion during a period
of tranquillity, he was totally unfit for the task &tutor%
hostilities. It so happened, however. that laud Am-
herst had scarcely commenced his y, sib n the
country was plunged into a war, o kb. let it end as it
might, could not be terminated with any aavantage to
the East India Company. He mew came to the mode
in which that war was conducted. It sea-. •• ell known that
the rainy season in India, eehich taste) f or or five
months, always lett the troops unfit tot se. vice. He
himself had been one of a detachment of 10,000 men,
out of whom more than 1,500 were not fit for duty
`rem this cause ; and it was in consequence, an inva-
riable rule with all Governors-General, e•Ot to expose
the troops to the ill effects of the climate. Lord Am-
herst, however, chose that very period to t ansport the
Army to Rangoon, and he (Mr. Hume) could most
truly affirm, that there wa• not a British Officer to
whom he had spoken on the subject, that did not re-
' probate the proceeding. The eff ins of troops so situated,
could not be successful—disease attacked them followed
by a great mortality. As the Press was silenced
in India, he could only refer to private letters for the
facts; but they s aced that more than 1,80.) out of
8,000 men were not effective—chat "the army, in short,
was in a crippled state, and t at an alarm was spread
throughout India calculated to inflict the greatest
mischief. The consequence was, that the troops
finding themselves on a footing they had never
before expel fenced, disobeyed their orders. With
respect to the mutiny at Barrackpore, he hoped
the measures to quash it would be proved to have
been unnecessary. The punishment of the mutineers in
India was deemed by many more severe than was neces-
sary; but would it be believed that, four days after
Lord Amherst dismissed with infamy all the Officers
who had held true to their allegiance, and then ap-
pointed a Court of Inquiry to examine whether they
were guilty ? The accounts from all parts of India con-
curred in one fact. that all confidence in Lord Amherst's
Government was lost in India. All publication was
prohibited, and we could only judge by the accounts
we received, which he believed were correct. The pri-
vate letters asserted that, three weeks previous to the
Mutiny, the complaints of the Sepoys were made known
to the Government. Their allowances had been pared
down till they retained only enough for their mere sup-
port. On all former occasions of a similar nature, the
Sepoys had been provided with cattle to carry their
baggage, for in such a climate the native troops were
unable to sustain the burthens of the European soldiers
—but in this instance no bullocks were provided—a
sum of money was given in lieu, although money could
not supply the wants complained of. When he (Mr.
Hume) was in the Bengal Army, for every vacancy
there were fifty candidates, and the idea of desertion
entered the head of no person. There was also another
piece of folly practiced, of the most injurious tendency.
It was well known that any disgrace attached to the high
caste of Brahmins, struck dismay into the natives. The
Bengal Army, however, for the most part, consisted of
Brahmins, men of the finest and noblest feelings, and yet
these were the very persons condemned to Infamy....
Orders had been sent out to the Noble Marquis to re-
organise the Bengal Army, but with an attention to
the wants of the soldier as well as the interests of the
Company, which he had always shown, those orders
were not carried into effect. A Commission, however,
was appointed of Civil and Military Officers to inquire
and report into the changes advised, and their opinions
were transmitted to England, afterwards embodied in
a dispatch. That dispatch, and the answer, he now
wished to have laid on the table. It was indeed impos-
sible that any Governor-General could carry into effect
every order sent out to him, and in attempting to do so,
Lord Amherst had lost the confidence of the country.
The Honourable Member concluded by moving,

• That them be laid before the House a copy of the miNtary
dispatch, transmitted by the Marquis of Hastings, ia the year 1119,
to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors, relative to the
organisation and allowances of the British army in India; alto foe
a copy of the dispatch of the Court of Dip/dors to the Government
of India, dated in 1923, as the sane subset ; together with a copy
of any dispatches from India, in reply thereto, stating hew far such
orders and instructions of the Court of Directors had been carried
into effect."

Mr. C. W. WYNN entirely concurred with the Hon;
Gentleman in thinking, that to the administration of so
vast an empire as India, containing so many millions,
and sicua ed at so great a distance from this country, a
very large d;scretion must be left as to the ezcution of
any orders transmitted to him from home. At the same
time he was surprised that the same principle had not re-
minded the Hon. Gentleman that any individual Owed
in a situation of such difficulty, and having so larg

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a discretion confided to him, was entitled to the confi-
dense of his country, at least till by hot an opportunity
of being heard in answer to any charges brougkt wins
him. Of the mutiny at Bareickport, we possemed in
this country no official account, but one that was writ-
ten only:five days after the mutiny. itself &curled, and
before the Court of Inquiry had finished its investiga-
tions. Under these circumstances, he (Mr. Wynn) felt
that it would be the height of injustice to lay any infor-
mation on the subject before Parliament, till the Go-
vernment should be in possession of more complete and
ample documents, and thereby be better enabled to
meet the calumnious misrepresentations on this painful
subject, which had been circulated in private letters.—
None of the papers for which the Honourable Gentle-
man moved could throw the least light upon the sub-
ject a hich he desired to elucidate. The new regula-
tions referred to were not likely to be productive of the
bad effects apprehended by the Honourable Gentleman.
On the contrary, they were likely to be attended with
great benefit, and to remedy the most serious evils
hitherto experienced is that very valuable service, the
Indian army—namely, the tardiness of promotion.—
The Right Hon. Gentleman denied that the Indian Go-'
sernment had manifested inattentiqn to the complaints
of the Sepoys. Inquiries were instituted at the express
command of Lord Amherst into the truth of them ; and
being found to be true, an issue of 5,000 rupees was
immedi rely made for the regiment. In a letter written
b 1 t. e Commander in-Chief in India, it was expresslyl
" that some dissatisfaction having been noticed to,
the Commander-in-Chief as prevailing among the Se-1
poys, in consequence of a want of bullocks for baggage,
.n immediate order was issued to furnish them with
au.locks ;" and Sir Edward Paget ascertained that those
provided for the 47th regimen were actually in line.—
was before the mutiny. The Right Honourable
G ntleman expressed his regret at the calamity that
ensued (pi the mutiny, in the destruction of so many
Itve+-180, as i.e understood ; not 450 to 500, as had
een men ioned in private letters. Tne difficulty of
tripping the progress of such a calamity at the moment
th Officer who commanded could have wished it, must
he ohvious, when it was recollected that the artillery
was sw,eping away ant desiroyiqg in the midst of a
ulitude. He (Mr. W tin) oissented from the Hon
Gentleman, as to the puni,hrnent that had been im-
posed on sme f the y4uiity parties. The expos's. eof I
them in chains as a mete salutary punis
those mill agy pen hie, that %ere but t, o CO'-i an in
India. The Ho ottrahie Member tad argued that the
war wa ilt-timed. But .he question was, whether the
Indian Government were allowe: an opportunity to
select their time? If a provocation were , ffered, the
Govet uncut must, of coure, proceed to war ; anti, .n
this nstance, when war was determined upo 4 was
a witted that it could not be prosecuted in any quarter
with so much advant lice as at Rang -on. Lord Am
heist proc, eded on th • hest opinions that could be col.
lected ; and was particularly guided by the authority of
a brave and meritorious officer, Maj-r Campbell, who
had since fallen a victim to the insalubrity of the cli-
mate. That Officer had been tour times up to Ava, and
his opinion was, that, by capturing Rangoon, and pre-
venting the eremy from deriving any resources from
that quarter, he would inevitably be reduced to came
to terms. The object, or the justice of this war had
never been called in question ; and in his opinion,
Lord Amherst was compelled to enter into it; as he
could not overlo4 the aggravating conduct of the
Burmese Government without lowering and de-
grading the British character—( Hear, hear).—lt
was quite fallacious to suppose, that no danger was
ever apprehended from the Burmese. Lord Minto had
himself stated his conviction, that if the Nepaul war
terminated unsuccessfully, the Burmese would appear
in arms against us. It was very true, that during the
Administration of the Marquis of Hastings, a war with
the Burmese Government had been prevented. But
how was it got rid of? Why, by sending back the
letter of the Burmese Monarch, and declaring that our
Government conceived it to be a forgery. Such a plan
might succeed once, but it certainly would not be effi-
cient a second time.—(Mr. Hums here asked, " What
did the Right Honourable Gentleman say to the desti.
tution of the Native Officers of the 47th Regiment r),
Mr. Wynn observed, that the opinion of every person '
with whom he had conversed on the subject was, that
it was quite -impossible the mutiny could have been
carried on without the knowledge of the Native Officers,
if they had performed their duty. They had, there
fore, brought this destitution en themselves—(Hear).
The Hon. Member had adduced many reasons for the
alleged unpopularity of Lord Amherst; but he had
omitted one, which he (Mr. Wynn) begged leave to
notice. He really believed, that the circumstance of
Lord Amherst having placed the Lady of a Commodore
above the Ladies of the senior merchants, on the table
of precedence, had excited more hatred, jealousy, and
ill-feeling against Lord Amherst, than any other of his
acts since he became Governor•General—(Hear, hear).
Mr. ROBERTSON said, that the Burmese were tri-
butary to China, and that the Emperor of China had
ordered his frontiers to be for tified. The Chinese would
not suffer the Burman Government to be overthrown.

Colonel DAVIES thought, that had the Sepoys been
reasoned witb,they would have laid down their arms. No
men were more attached to their Officers than theSepoys.
He sbeubl support the Loden.
Mr. FREEMANTLE was surprised at the speech of
the gallant Officer, who must be aware of the necessity
lof the most prompt measures in the case of mutiny ; and
mutiny too when the troops were under orders to march
against the enemy. In providing for the comforts of
the army, the Company had added nearly 000,000 to
their expenditure.
Colonel BAILEY said, that at the commencement
of theNepaul war greater reverses had been experienced
than at present. A mutiny of the Sepoys, that had
taken place SO years ago, had been put down exactly in
the same manner as the present. From his long ac-
quaintance with the Indian army he was confident that
the Native Officers must have been aware of the mutiny.
But a very small proportion of the Native troops were
Brahmins, and he doubted if a single Brahmin had been
exposed on the road.
Sir CHARLES FORBES spoke in favour of the
motion. He knew the character and conduct of the
47th Regiment of Native Infantry. He knew that they
had marched against the enemy upon the first alarm,
and when the Monsoon was at its height ; but then they
had their coolies and cattle, and without these it was
well known they would not march. He feared the
danger of India was not felt as it should be. He thought
the crisis was critical; and it was plain that Lord Am-
herst had brought it into this condition. No Hon.
Member would rise and say, that he thonghtthat Noble
Lord, in the present posture of affairs, a fit Governor-
Genet al of India. He had very early expressed his,

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the necessity of sub step. Hen derived his information from
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a good source—operate ktter from a Lady in India.
Colonel BAILEY•
Sir J. SEBRlGegnedrotested against the mode of at.
tack that bad been pursued. " Memoirs" might be
made interesting by being interspersed with the Lady's
letters—(A larigh);—but did it become the British
House of Commons to listen to attacks, founded on a
Indy's letters on the ()overeat-General? Ile regretted that this
irregular debate had been brought on.
Sur CHARLES FORBES said, that he had seen
twenty other letters, to the same effect with that be had stinted.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXcHWUR,said,
that the ptesent debate had led to some ot the most ex-
traordinary assertions with respect to pal lic offi;ers that
it had ever been his fortune to hear in the con-se of his
Parliamentary experience. As the Hono3r-ble Gen-
tleman opposite (Mr. Hume). had brought forward h s
motion is an extremely thn House, he would just state,
that with that motion, the conduct either of Lord Am-
herst or Sir Edward Paget had nothing on earth to do
—(Hear,hear).—The motion was to produce a mili-
tary dispatch—not ot Sir Edward Paget—not of the
year 1824—N0 ; but actually a mlitary dismatch of the
Marquis of Hastings, in the year 1819. He perceived
the mode in which, with some ingenuity, but with very
little fairness, the Honourable Member thought he had
connected his attack upon Lord Amherst with this dis-
patch. It was a document which referred to the al-
lowances of the Bengal army at the date. But the
Hon. Member forgot, or perhaps was not aware, that, in
fact, the paper did not Wins his observa ions within
the record, for it concerned the pay and allowances of
llonly the European Officers—(Hear)—He did think
that when Honourable Gentlemen came forward, im-
pugning the conduct of such men as L•rtd Amherst,
and reprcaching the Government for hesitating a mo.
ment at his recall, it was a little surprising that they
had not courage to come fors and with a direct motion,
and call upon the House for a vote on the subject, in-
stead of throwing out charges against certain t ientle-
men, in a way which precluded tit • possibility of their
being answered—(Hear, hear).—For how could Lord
Amherst or Sir Ed Ard Paget defend themsulvet
against attacks such as tho.e now ss liberally made
upon them? Fur his (t e Right Honourable Gentle-
man's) part, he knew Lo,d Amherst personally; but he
would not, on such a occasion. niter one w. rd in his
defence—(Hear, hear).—lie did not think t e course
rs, w t ken ought to be answered; he diJ not think that
it would be justice to Lora Amherst or to Si, Edward
Paget to attempt to ans .t r it—( Hear, hear).—Let
the H 'pourable Member (Mr. Hume) come forward
directly ssi h a motion, calling on the House for eel-
s. re. and both the individuals whom he attacked woul
fin l abutoatice ot defenders, and cf able ones ;' hut un-
less he could connect his recent observations with the
di.pa'ch of the Marquis of Hastings In 1819—unless he
could do this, and be (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) defied him
to do it—be bad certainly treated-lord Amherst unfairly.
After a few observations from Mr. limn?! Mr. Amu., Mr.
F. PALMER Mr. WIORAM, Mr. TZAR; and Mr. WASEA, the
House divided—

Ayes
Noes

Majority against the Motion ---43
GAMS LAWS.

On the motion of Mr. STUAaT WOITLET, the House went into
a Committee am the Game Laws, Colonel WOOO in the Chair.

On the clause tbat game be the propeny of the owner of the land,
Mr. LEYCES ma objected to the principle or this
clause, as being too ambitious and as attempting to do
too much; he thought that they should du quite enough
if they rendered it saleable. He should, there'ore, pro-
pose to leave out all that part of the clause which ren-
dered game the property of the owner of the sod.
Mr. STUART WORTLEY said that he could not
agree to this amendment, as it would entirely destroy
the object of his TU.
Sir J. SEBRIG HT, in case this clause should be re-
jected,

_ strongly advised that the farmers and yeomen in
the neighbourhood of great preserves, should mark the
young folks invited down to shoot, and inforaragahist
them. He gave this advice as an owner of preserves--
as an old sportsman, who had killed much game—•as_ a
Magistrate, who had committed hundreds for poaching. ~
After some further discussion, the clause was carried.
Mr. LESTER wished to know who was to be con.
sidered as the ig beneficial proprietor" in cases of jease
under tenant for life or in tail?
Mr. S [TART WORTLEY said, that the property
must, like the produce of the land, be held to be in
the owner of the land.

Mr. J. MARTIN objected to the injustice of taking
the property of the game out of the lessee, and vesting-
it in the lessor. He thou t that the occupier bad the
best title, sad moved an accordingly.
Mr. J. BENETT thought that the lessee under a,
church should be preferred as beneficial proprietor
before the occupier.
Mr. STUART WORTLEY said, that he MUR per.
silt in assigning the interest of the " beneficial occupier,"_
as it respected the property of the game, to the Omerer.
of the kand—the only party which the House could
acknowledge in this case. As he was entitled primarily'
to the piodece of the soil, so the property of the same most vest in
him. The Committee then di•ided—

For the chum, I Far the amendment, 41 Ma asks
A dismission 1111M14111 UM other chutes : the Howse suennollt
the Chairman reported progress, and obtained leave is di
The other orders of the day were then disposed of, mad tie
Hems adjourned at Hats-rasp Two 'Mama.

It is asserted that the recognition of the independence
of Brazil by the mother country is settled. This may be
the lact ; for in putting forth a general principle, we do
not say that there are no exceptions. The Public, how.
ever, should take care to receive with doubt all articles
of news, however confidently asserted, by which foreign
bands or loans are liable to be affected. The price
which the Brazilian State is said to have consented to
pay for the diplomatic recognition of that of which it
already had the actual possession, is a million and a
half, now in the hands of the Contractors far the Loan
etiginally intended for Brazil.
MARIN& SOCIITT.—The Anniversary of this highly
valuable Institution was celebrated yesterday, at the
London Tavern, Bishopsgate•street. The LORD MATO*
presided, supported on the right by Lord Borsow
on the left by Admiral Sir P. SlALmmxt.
besides, a numerous and extremely

blage of Gentlemen present, amongst
Officers of high rank in the Navy. The
in proposing Prosperity to the institution,
on its excellent advantages in affordinp'
lum for debtitute but intlepiol boys,
brave seamen. 'Thirty-five thousand
been provided for by the Society since_ _
About seventy boys were then introduced,
in military order round the room. They
bold set of lads; and gave three cheers
the boatswain's call before they retired.
derable sum nrartollticted after dinner,

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and a rtursery for no
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Lora Day—Houma At TUC BA*.
STOCK RICHANOK, TWIILVE O'CLOCK. A
The polka yeaterdayorldth armed Coissob to decline, has sub- b
`sided, as the various reports are net bogeyed ; and Consols opened k
this morning at 93 to 4: up to this hour they are 9.31 to i for the (,
Acemnst. - ti
In the Foreign Market, the most doing is in Pearl and Corn! 8
Misery Shares, which have been done from 18 to so. al
Current Prices t New Spanish 121, 911 ditto 241 1, Russian to
94193, Mexican 791, Chilian 90, Colombian New 891, Greek C
&tip lif i, Brazil Scrip 11, Mexican Snip i e. as
FOREIGN FUNDS, TWO O'CLOCK. n
Austrian Bonds 5 per Ct. Mez.Booda, 5 p Ct. 794 i c
Ditto Ace. Ditto Ace. 791 1 ili 1 ft
Brazilian Bonds 117# Ditto Scrip IMO, Ogg 4 i it pr
Ditto Scrip, S per Cent. Ditto Acct. 01 * 1 pat ca
Ditto Scrip tins, 104 pm Neapolitan Bonds, 5 per Ct. 92 11
Ditto Ace. 11 01 1 Peruv. Bonds, 6 per Ct. 84 si
Neon. Ayres Bonds, % Ditto Ace. 861 al
Chili= Bonds, 6 p Ct. Portuguese Bonds 891 901 1
Ditto Acc. 891 Ditto Acct. 90 k
Colombian Bands, 6 p Ct.^ll2l Prussian Bondst 822, 5 p Ct.loll
Ditto Bonds 1824, 891 Russ. 800d5,1822, 3 p.Ct. 941
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Ditto Ace. MI 1 Ditto Acct. Hi i
Danish Bonds, 5 per Ct. Spanish sp. Ct. C. 24* 1 4
Greek Bonds Disco for Ace. 24/ 1 31
Ditto Acct. 501 Span. 3 p.t.N 0.1823,191 19 ' '.
Ditto Scrip 1825, French Rentes, S perC.Ac.lo2f. C
Ditto Acct. 6 51 1 5 die Exchange 9.51. 16e. 1
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MINES. 11
• SCAM TAM !EMT= MAIM
Ands Mexican - - £lOO -Arm ism. £5 pm. 1195 C
And, Chinas - - 100 - 5 . .10 4 1 t
Draelllen - - 100- s. - 181 119
Coloadlian - 100 - 5 - -34 35 I
aim and Peruvian Company 5 101 10 t
With - 25 21 - 2 1
General Mining Atm. 100 - 5 - - 154 1.5
Pasco Peruvian - 100 - 5 - -2322 1 i
Royal Irish Li cis. 3d. 2 prem. 1 dia.
Rio de la Plata - 100 - 5 • -23 1
South Wales 100 - 2 - - 91 2 I
United Mexican 40 -20 - 2 pan. -
' Ditto New 40 • 5 - 274 1
Welch Iron & Coal 25 • 5 - - 7 61 7 1
ASSURANCE COMPANIES.
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AU. Brit. For. Fire &Life too - to . - 19 4 151
sitscau.twzons. 1
/CUM /MD. PRICE TIC SCAM 1
Atlantic and Pacific - 41100 - £lO . -£lOl 1
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Bristol Ship Canal - • 1 - 1
British Iron Company • 100 - s - 84 a 1
Canada Company - 100 • 10 -1/
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General Steam Navigation 100 5 - 101 91
Gold Coast Association - 100 - 5 - 7 1
Hibernian Joint Stock Banking - - 21 pr.
London Brick Company 50 - 1 1i i i
Mexican Company 100 10 17 164
Medway Lime and'Coke I 21 3 24
Pearl Fishery £25 sit. £2 pd. in. XlO pm. 20
Provincial Bank of Ireland 100 5 - 124
Patent Steam Carriage .5 21 41
Pearl and Coral Fishery 40 4 19 29 24
Royal Stannary -- 5 4
Sea and Inland Coal - 50 2 14 i
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This forenoon a Supplement to the Leaden Gazette
Was published, containing a series of dispatches and
inclosures which have been received at the East India-
House, from the GOVERNOR-GENERAL of India. They
are to the 12th November, and form a continuation of '
the official intelligence relating to the war with the Bur-
mese, published in the London Gazette of the 2Sd of
February. Their contents have been partly antici-
pated by previous arrivals. We shall, however, give
an analysis of them. The first inclomre is a die-
patch from Sir ARCHIBALD CAMPIIIIL, dated Rangoon,
August 11, and contains an account of some di:-
turbances in the province of Della, a owing to orders
having been received for a general levy of every man
capable of bearing arms;" the order bad been most
' strenuously opposed, and even blood had been shed
if on the arrival of a person of rank to enforce obe-
dience to the measures of Government. Col. KELLY,
with a detachment of four hundred men, was sent up
the Della river, to attack the cordon, when two of the
enemy's stockades were carried—the Officers, less
encumbered than their men, forming line, breast deep in
mud and water, and passing sealing ladders from one
to another, to be planted against the walls of the stock-
ade. Another inclosure contains Colonel KELLY'{ ac-
count el this gallant affair.
It appears, that after our troops had retired, the
enemy retook the stockades, and were again driven
from them on the 2d of September by a detachment
under Major R. L. Evans, who succeeded in capturing
twenty-five boats stud-canoes from the enemy. In this
service the Officers and crews of his Majesty's ship
LARNE rendered important assistance. On the sth and
6th of September the Burmese made another and for-
midable attack on the Della stockade, when they were
repulsed by the detachment in the stockade and the
natal force in the river.
A report from Brigadier-General FRASKI, dated Ran-
goon Camp, 27th September, contains an account of the
attack en the Burmese at Paulang, where several stock-
ades were carried. Other letters contain the details of
the military operations in Cachet., and the capture of
Tavoy and Magni, the most valuable possessions of
the Burmese, on the Tenaaserim coast. These have
already been noticed in our Paper. The report from
Lieutenant-Colonel SMITE!, containing an account of
the operations of' the 6th and 7th of October, which are
given in the Gazette, appeared in the STAR of 11th inst.
On the sth of October, another attack was made on
the enemy on the Syng River, by a detachment com-
manded by Major EVAge, where ten pieces of ordnance
and a quantity of ammunition were captured. On the
9th of that month the enemy were dislodged from their
position at Keyteloa
The affair in the Cheduba Roads, of which the offi-
cial
details are given in the Gazette, has alredT been
. raked in the STAR. It appears that Captain BAUM.
°l_ the HASTIIIO.II, in a subsequent reconnoissance, de
dyed some boats, and found that the position the
*army were reported to occupy had been abandoned. .
Althongh it will be seen with what obstinacy the,
enemy contest with us, yet in every 1111170111 ER POI 4410P4

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'bad been successful; and it would appear, by an et. THE ARMY.
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tract from the letter frosts the GOVERWOR-GINERAL to tient
assat-General Sir W. H. Cuevas, G.C.B. it is said, will
the Secret Committee of the C ,urn of Directors of the aimed Major-Goneral Sir Gnome Mazur, u Lieutettent-Ge-
East India. Company, dated Fort William, 12th No. nerbdea the °rdenes Delmenent-
-quarter division of the 31st Regiment' of Foot em-
vember, 1824, that the Burmese are becoming in want barked on the 15th inst. at Falmouth, for Chatham.
' of arms : - The detachment belonging to the above Corps that Were taken
off the wreck of the Kent Rase Indianian, and esaireyed to Li-
" In a dispatch of the lath is( October, Brigadier General Sit
21dveritnnwinal. aandtrivrtrocieedni: London by
oolbadridatitirouoareCatrilaibacitta,:a the
Archibald Campbell observes, that if he can trust the information
he receives, the united strength of the Burman empire is now col- have airte,aadty announcedontliteh deelathh off Major Fearful, of the
38th Regi n
embK
letting in his front. Part, of the army under the Muba Rundeolas justice to the memory ogr:thlis deserving nOtificeer we most.1.2.
h
er
;slizedthawtitthhehplsoßenegdinilepnaticibeen allhathvgeborghtieesholouthre.
(who commanded in Arracan,) is belleved to have been present in
nbee!Zgsee'llathatr waher the stockades attacked and carried by Major Evans's detachment;
but their pressrun, Sir Archibald Campbell remarks, does not the Fiententhonmyadtn the e
a imiereaVdityonofnehiasncdonwdecteft oiaavreiticulatli when
appear, however, to have given any additional confidence a part of the 58th, under the Balcommand of Major Foy repulsed
by
ose
to the troops who have hitherto been opposed to us. The meritorious services on this occasion were honoured with the rank
Court of Ava, he adds, has already made great exertions in of Brevet-Major by the Duke of Vlzaursovon. The gallant Major
supplying their army with such materials as the country and capi has left a wife and two children : he was son of the late Rowe
tal contain, all, or great part of which has been successively long deeply
Foam
and s, Fag. of Brunton, in Northumberland, and his loss will be
lamented by his afflicted widow and aamerousI captured by the British force under his command. What relations.
further efforts in that respect they may be able to make he
I cannot judge; but, if any inference can be drawn from the wooden 2 r,..1p
r 1 g.
gnus, double and single-headed wolden shot, lately found in their
stockades, and the rude lumps of rugged iron used as shot, their • P E 4 2
5 .3
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arsenal department, it must be concluded, is reduced to a very 4 1. ~.] • r
low ebb." -' a ." !
These dispatches do not contain any notice of the
a o ..r)
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By the arrival of a Mail from Holland, we have re- 1 r
ceived fiamburgh Papers to the 18th, and Dutch
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Papers to the 23J. It appears by an article from War- _ ,<-e,
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- e'a 1 Serjeants. o.i W a
saw, dated.the 9th instant, that the Emperor of Russia 2° a4B 2 1:' ,BE a- Sr
has issued a Proclamation to assemble the General Diet -—. _._ ___.--. to r 1
of-Poland, which is to open on the 13th of May, and i
..:. .r.... . Truamoteters tisea a.
.. to close on the 13th of June, and the Senators and De- a -.1 t a.' te an: Drummers.
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puties are told in what manner they are to behave .
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themselves during their month of representation.- Cla I I a._
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They are reminded that the Diet of 1820 had spent 5 ca so li Zisi a a •g p 1',., I
0 OD le 1 ID 1.. Ilk ..',r G. = gas.
its time in endless disputes, and accordingly, says the 1 ...1 C..• 4. •-• OCO • or
‘i D.
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Proclamation-" This will teach you to avoid the con- 0 0
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sequences of discord and the delusions of mistaken serf- a a ..- .i. -a a a 4 a
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love." This admonition, one would think, might have a. 1 0...
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been safely relied on ; but, nevertheless, another Pro- g s t'2 -...i
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I r I Trunipeters, 711 1 rel ii,B
clamation follows, which we subjoin at length, depriving
the Assembly of the publicity of debate, on the ground ,I 2 . -a ctr. g and ii, atg
that " the publicity of the debates in both Chambers a a sh ... aa I Drummers,
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3.,
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has induced the speakers to think rather of an epheme- r c e.
I'l II ri I I 11Faniers. 92 se 901 -a
ral popularity than of the public good, by which the ;i : " " -a a ?g' i
debates degenerated into empty declamations, calcu- 'c'il) ! .".., I 1 r ll° Pl' I° g 0 , i 2, 0
... ti I 2 2! 3 1.2 , 0.. R r ....
laced to destroy the expected unanimity, and to banish N ~.... ,.. .1 0 0 .... el
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the tranquillity and decorum which should prevail in t.ll I , a a "i i ;
every important deliberation." w; "e
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C a 7 ff.
The Journal of St. Petersburgh denies the statement it ...
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in the French Papers (which we contradicted at the )., ,T, im 11 A
If zi; It time), that a secret treaty had been concluded, by which 8 a a a
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Russia was to give military aid to Spain in lieu of some t to 112 : I Its ag•-•
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cessions from the latter. " All these statements," says a I .#.
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. the Russian Journal, " are false ;" and adds, " Since 1 - -
1814, the Russiaa Cabinet has concluded no treaties FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.
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but those which have contributed to the restoration of 4Rnirez2.
general peace, which all Europe desired ; and its policy The Doke of Hamilton and the Marquis of Douglas, at Thomas's
Hotel. Berkeley-square, from Scotland; the Earl and Countess of
' is confined to the maintenance of those principles which, Pembroke and Family, at their house. in Privy Gardens, from
in concert with the Allied Courts, it has so often and so their seat, Wilton House, Wilts; Barcesesede Willoughby, the Hoe.
Miss Burrell, and Miss Elliott, from her Ladyship's seat, Rich-
' formally sanctioned by its declarations and its measures." mod; the Hon. Heneage Legge, from Staffordshire.

This forenoon we received Jamaica Papers to the
6th nit. but they contain no intelligence from South
America. An article from St. Jago de la Vega, in the
Jamaica Courant of the Slit, states that the Receiver-
General had resigned his situation in consequence of

embarrassments ; but it was believed then would be no
loss to the public, and that public credit would not be
affected. The embarrassments are stated to have been
occasioned by improvident loans and undertaking
ezecutorships.

A subsequent article in the Courant of the Bth of
February, is somewhat at variance with the above, and
states, that a meeting of the chequeholders of Mr.
MVIRHEAD, the Receiver• General, kad been held,when
the deficiency appeared to be £80,452. Mr.M ui !MEAD
was called on to give an account of his actual losses,
and the real state of his affairs, which he said he could
not do in less than six weeks or two months. It is
further stated, that he had not kept regular accounts,
but merely memoranda, and that his own and the
public accounts were so blended, asto render it difficult
to separate them.

ARRIYALS.
The Doke of Hamilton and the Marquis of Douglas, at Thomas's
Hotel. Berkeley-square, from Scotland ; the Earl and Countess of
Pembroke and Family, at their house, in Privy Gardens, from
their seat, Wihon House, Wilts; Baroness de Willoughby, the Hoe.
Miss Burrell, and Miss Elliott, from her Ladyship's seat, Rich-
mond; the Hon. Heneage Legge, from Staffoldshire.

We have received the Nireseberg C.errespoNdent of
the 17th inst. It contains an account of the meeting of
the Chamber of Deputies of Bavaria, at Munich, on
the 14th inst. Their proceedings form a striking
contrast to the decree of the Emperor of RUSSIA,
so far as relates to the publicity of debate. All
agreed as to the necessity and utility of publishing
the proceedings. The only question was, as to the ex-
expense, and whether the speeches should be given at
length, or only an analysis of them. The expense, ono
Member observed, might be lessened if Members would
refrain from making useless speeches.

The Duke of YORK transacted business yesterday
with the Cuanintisca of the ZICIIZQUZL in Downing-street.
The Princess A.VOUSTA honoured the Society of
doh Artists Bri-
erday, by viewing their. Exhibition, in Ssinik-street,
Pall-mall East.
The Official Documents and Books, together with the
Furniture, acc. of the Council Once Whitehall, adjoining the Trea-
sury, were finally removed yesterday to the temporary Council
Once, at the end of Whitehall-place, on the right band side ; at
which place the akin business connected with the Council Mee,
will be transacted till a new Council Once is built.
• General MINA left town yesterday for the sea coast,
by advice of Sir AWISZY Cairns, having, been found very unwell.
and he considered that sea-baths and the change of air would tie
very beneficial to his health.
COLLficia or PHYSICIAVL—We understand that an
important measure, respecting the By-laws and regulations of the
College of PhysiciaLs, is likely soon to be proposed to the considera.
thou of Parliament. It is proposed to obliterate. by the enactment
of a Statute, the existing penal restrictions by which Catholics and
others, net Members of the Church of England, are prevented from
taking their Degrees as M.D. at Cambridge, and being consequently
Fellows of the London College. This measure would open a wide
fled for the fair competition of talent, and secure to Universities
hundreds of eminent men of Science, who, in conorquenee of the
raining tests, have mourn to Scotch other foreign Universi.'
des for Degrees.