Star.
London, England, 1806-07-15 00:00:00


RUSSIA.

ST. PETERSBURGH, Jona 14—The ill/I
(hips belonging to the manufaetory of Alexandrow•
fki, and freighted for the account of the fame. with
AUMAII produce and manufactures, for American
ports, are both failed from Cronfladt.
Our Court Gazette contains a letter from Irkutzk,
of the 13th of March, which fays---1. We have news
that two Ruffian (hips belonging to the American
Company, have appeared at Canton or at Macao.—
For the reft nothing further is known of the circum-
fiances of this firft acquaintance with the Chinefe
ports, and it is only rupprifed that the Chinefe Go
vernment has Already applied on this fuhjetft to our
Court, with the quelinn, Whether there thins really
belong to Ruftla ? It is alto conjeelured, that thefe
fhips• mull be the Neva and NAdefkA, which failed
in tBo3 under Captains Krulentlern and Letfunfki,
from the Baltic."
His Imperial M 3.0117 has permitted, on certain
conditions, the exportation of of
rye. prirchafed for Prollian accountant our frontier
provinces.
June 18.—The Chamberlain Baykoff, who was
returned here from Urga in China, is departed again
for Pekin. The Ambaffador Count Golofkyn is Rill
at Irktrak. The barter with China is however unin-
terrupted. By the official accounts it appears that in
Febrnary goods were exchanged to the value of
1,597.838 rubles.

Mr. Masotti. front the India Houfe, pref, cited certain Papers
relative to the Surat Charge, agreeably to Orders of the Heade of
the t yth March, silt April, and other dates
lo moving that theft Papers be printed, Mr. PAULL toot cw-
cation :o aft a Noble Lord under him (Lord Morpeth) if
which bad any Information on the fulled, evidence of which he
beld In lals hand, namely, of two loans to a on
de
extent
tranfatted In India. one of them opened.'n MArch, and for part*
cake rearms clofed In Junes and another, opened in October,
and alfo, for particular reafons, dofed in February ?
Lard MORPETH reviled In the negative.
The motion for printing the Paperswas then agreed to.

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PUBLIC accnuarS.
Mr. HUSKISSON rote to fubmit certain Ref()lo-
tions refpelting the mode of keeping and Rating the
Public Accounts.—The Hon. Member'► °Neil was to
obviate much of the inconvedence which had been
felt in confequence of the accounts not being brought
to II dote on a p irticular day. He therefore intcn•
ded to propofe that the accounts lhould be regularly
made up on the gth January in each year, of the re-
ceipt and expenditure, and that the balances fhould
be regularly (truck. He alto wilhed that an Airtime
Ibould be prepared of the probable excefs. Some of
the taxes were confidered in the light of perpetual
taxes ; he lbould therefore propofe to render them fo,
he alluded particularly to the Land and Malt Taxes,
which, though voted annually, might be fo confider•
ed. There taxes might be thrown on the Confolidated
Fund. He then moved—
" That as Account of the Total Receipts of the Esehequer,
both ordinary and extraordinary, with the iffues thereof, be
made up in each year, commencing from the sth January, AoS,
and delivered "Milo go days after the Laid It► of Jimmy to each

year."
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
I expreffed his entire concurrence in the motion if the
lion Gentleman, becaufe the refult would be that
which he had before declared it was his with to effea,
namely, to make the (late of the Public Accounts
more clear and accefible to the Houle, and to the
country at large. This was an objea which he had
very much at heart, and he was happy to obtain the
affiflance of any one in the acquirement of it. much
more of one fo well qualified to afford that affillance
as the Hon. Gentleman.
The refolution was then put and agreed toots were
others to the following gurport
" That whatever isms remained In the Eetkeepter en the sth of
as. Ala. being pert of the grants for the year t lois sifo, all
balances la the hands of the Paymaften of the Navy, the Foam,
and the Ordnance. Mould be confldered as the furpius of Metal\
via for the year Ow. and be applicable bathe krake el therm"'
agog. And that the funs regidatiost would be applied is she his
laces of fo years.
" That k bald be la the power of the Lords Carandlinnesenf
the TresAny to Meal lash Whams to he tired sad
WI" WO" I
&Tykes of the fucceabsg year, without any vote of ME ark dr
that Tampere
0 That all demands anti/ending under the following beads of
fervice, viz. Treafury, Navy, Army, Ordnance, and Banaebe,l
whkh remain unfadadod on the sth of January of each year, he
carried to the charge of the fuereedMg year.
* That accounts of all lotting debts, &c. be annually laid It
fore the Houfe in the fame way.
" That the annual ferptus of the Ceofelidated Fond, whikh
formed a part of the ordinary revenue. and which lhepharlad
been by Parliament granted to the ea a April, s goy, the"
air granted from the sth of April tke sth of Jnin I
dot, and that in future k he granted from year to year to Mat
time, fo that the annual stareete of the Cerdoildated Read wail
terminate at the fame period as the ether ecessats."
On a refolution,
" That& would tend to Amplify the maps up of the acelaak
without any prejudice to the rights of that Hoek if the wend
duties on matt, %gar, the. were rendered perpetual. and the pro-
duce carted to the Cenfelidated Feed, &e."
Mr. BAKER role to decline that he could by no
means accede to fo great an innovation as making
that perpetual, which was now but annual, without
much more confideration. If fuch a change was
deemed neceffary or expedient, it ought to have been
propofed at a different period of the &Ginn. when
there would have been a faller attendance of Members
to difcufs its merits.
Mr. HUSKISSON nulled the Hon. Gentleman
would beliepe that he had no with to take the Houfel
by furprife. Thefe taxes were always the allowed
means of railing the fupply, and the Houle *wadi'
(till retain the right of direaing how that fupply.'
Mould be appropriated.
The CHANCELL.OR of the EXCHEQUER,I
while he declared that he could not perceive how the
propofition of the Honourable Gentleman would be
attended with any inconvenience, yet allowed that
it would be an abandonment of privilege on the part
of the Houle ; he fuggelled whether it would not be
the preferable method to adjourn the confederation'
of thefe refolutions until they were printed?
Mr. ROSE did not think the propofition of his
Honourable Friend was open to the ferious objeaions
that had been uged ageing it.
Mr. BAKER did not wills that the public fhould
be deceived on this bufinefs, but that they fticsnld
know whether they were paying an annual or stige,-
manent tax. He fhould certainly fay nay to the prop
pofition of the Honourable Gentleman. •
Mr. YORKE was rather inclined to move the
previous quellion. The refolution would then eland
on the Journals, and next Seffirn it might be inquired
how far the propofed change was predicable t
Mr. BASTARD was averfe to abandon any check
that the Houle poffelled to the power of the Crown,
and therefore would not agree to entertain the refo-
lotion at all.
Mr. HUSKISSON explained.
Mr. PERCIVAL. obfetved, that all the Refolti-
tions were. in his opinion, unexceptionable, but the
prefent. He witted the Houle to retain its power
over the means by which the money was to flow into
the Excheq.ier, as well as over the fublequent ap-
propriation of it. To iipsplify the making up cf the
Public Accounts was undotthtedly a defirable objeft,
but it was a very infetior one when compared with
the abandonment of any of the Privileges of Par-
liament.
Mr. HUSKISSON finding the fenle of the Houle
was againft him, propofed to withdraw the Refo-

lotion:
After a few word. from Mr. BAKER, and a (port
explanation from Mr. HUSKISSON, the rcfolution
was withdrawn.
A concluding Refolutinn to the following effeft,
Thor in the account annually laid before Parliament of the
fpofit ion of aunts, the amount death thould be (reified (crutc-
h and diftinftly,"
Wae then propored by Mr. HUSKISSON.
Mr. PAULI. availed bimfelf of this opportunity to ohfcrve, that
It was impoffi hie to follow the Reinlutinns as they were read ; he
funefted the preprisay of printing them before they were agree,/
to, more cfpecially as there wax no urgent neciffity for tbrlr bcing
imsnidiately and Se by the Houfe. '
The SPEAKER reminded the Hon. Gentleman, that by tie
cooftant proetiee of the Houfe, every 11.4cdotion was printed. No
Refolution had the force of law. It was merely a recorded opl-
Moo, which the Haute might roblegueotly door.

Mr. SAXER belled the Hon. Gentleman .fol nM mean to mi.
situate anrßilia on thefe nefolutions,during the prefect Setgon.
Mr. HUSKI.SSON replying that he did not, the refolution mac
agreed to.

PIwANCIAL RISOLUTIO.4II.
Mr. JOHNSTONE ending that the refolutions of the Hon.
Gentleman did not go fo far at be had carded, would fuhrnit to
the Hoge refolutions restive to the National Debt, Etc. 'Maar
to thole which he had on a former ()curios propofed. He did this
without notice. betaufe it was his intention, immediatel:cr
Me reading of the lira refolutino, to move that the debate it
ittould be adjourned to a future day. The 6r* rcfnludon w then
read, and the debate was adjourned to Friday.
On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the
EXCHEQUER, the Houfe refolved Welt into a
Committee of Supply. His Lordfhip popofed in the
Committee, that 2,3801. as. sd. be granted for the
charges of Printing and Stationary to the Houfes of
Parligment. Ordered.

ADDITIONAL TAT TO THE AINT.
The SECRETARY at WAR, in the fame Cora.
mirtee, obferved, that in the propofitions which he
was now about to make, he hoped the whole Houle
would nnanimoufly concur. An increafe of pay
to certain officers of the army was called for, and
the patience with which there officers had waited for
the bounty of Parliament, proved that they had a
far more honourable motive for keying than mere
emolument. Indeed the pay and emoluments were
not adequate to their merits. If the matter was to
br confidered only In that view, they would require
a far greater remuneration. But the fituation of the
country was (itch, that money ought not to be given
away except in cafes of neceffity ; and be regretted,
on this account, and he willed the Houfe would re•
gret too, that the addition to the pay wasters:wall. It
was not intended that the increafeof the pay fhoold
be general, but that it flsould be given only in certain
cafes, where there appeared the greateß neceffity for
it. Though the army was poffeffed of a nobler dif
tineion than that arifing from money, yet at the fame
time, the Gentlemen of the army ought to he able
to maintain, to keep up their proper rank, otherwile,
fuch was the nature of the world, they would not
meet with doe refpee. The increafe went to the pay
of the Regular Infantry, to the Petitions of Officers'
Widows, to the pay of the Private Soldier, edified
according to the late plan, and to the Chelfea Par
1
Ron,. As the papers were printed, lie need not go
over the particular items. There were fome things.
however, which he writhed to (late. An addition of
35. a day was to be given to officers having the coo•
wand of regiments. It often happened that regiments
were commanded by Majors, and fometimes by Cap•
tains, in which cafes it was thought a good military
principle to conftr this ditlineion of the additional
pay on the commanding officer,. whoever he was.—
It was alto thought proper to give an additional pay
to Captains of a certain Rending, and the line taboo
wy thole who had received the rank of Brevet Ma.,
jor, and had been ten years in the (crake. To thief*,
as. of addition were to be allowed, which was need!
equivalent to the half pay. An additional allowance
was elle propofed to be made to Lieutenants of a
certain Rending. In time of war they feldorn re-
mained long in this rank. but is time of peace they
might, and therefore this provifion was thought
neeedhry. There were the material points which he
thought it neceffary to enumerate in addition to the
flatement found in the printed papers. The fnbjedt
of the addition to the pay of the pnvatss had been
already dices:fed, when the Mutiny Bill was before
the Houfe. He concluded by moving. that there ,
thould be granted, for the additional pay of the Is
(awry Officers, in certain cafes from the asth
aY
Jose to the 2+th of December, 18436, both iticlufivoe,
the turn of 56t,7001. 95. 'rd.
Bir A. WELLESLEY (aid, that the pay of al
Lieutenant as here Rated, Is& Rd.) *as the kali on
which an officer could &MIL and therefore thought
that the pay of an Enfign was not fofficient.
Mr. WIND HAMargued the matter on the ground
that, if officers could be got withoot any pay it would
be a good thing. It was defirable to have as many
officers as poffible in the army who had fome property
of their own. But a fufficient number could not be
got of fo much property, that pay would not be at-
eelfary, and confequently Come pay at leaft mull be
attached to the fituation. Now, upon this principle.
the pay was not fulficient the effect woald be,
you would want officers. But there was no want of
sham, for a Rated price was often given for commit-
Boos, and many had no objection to Rruggle forward
for a (sort time. by means of a rigid economy.
Lord DE BLAQUIERE *AS perfectly fatisfied
with the allowance to the Non commiffioned Officers
and Privates, but he was not fatisfied with the addi-
tion to the pay of the officers. However, he thanked
Minifters for this mifersble pittance. He obferved,
that the addition of one (billing and a penny to the
' pay of a Lieutenant Colonel- would affia him but
little in fupporting his rank.
The SECRETARY at WAR Paid, that he had
forgot to Rate that in addition to this one (billing
and a penny, which amonoted to 191. tss. ad. in the
year, the Lieutenant Colonels had allowances for
forage. He Rated that there was no occafion for an
increafe of pay for the Guards.
Lord TEMPLE At whether it was intended
to extend the allowance to Militia Captains ?
.The SECRETARY at WAR Paid, that this had
not been judged neoefihry. as they mull be fuppofed,
in general, to have loose property of heir own.
Mr. FRANCIS laid, that it would have been bet
ter to have exempted officers from the Property Tax,
becaufe, adding to their pay, and then taking the
addition from them again, was only double trouble.
Lord TEMPLE Rill petrified in his with to have
the pay extended to the Militia Captains, and con-
tended that many perfons had been admitted to that
fituation, without the neenTary qualification in pro.
party. He exprefted his intention at fome fu'utc
period, to tile his exertions in taking the Reps ne
ceffary to extend the pay to them.
Mr. WINDHAM differed from his Noble Friend,
becaufe he thought that the Militia Captains did not
come properly within the principle of the meafure.
After fome further ribfervalions from Mr. PER-
CIVAL, Colonel CRAUFORD, Mr. WINDHAM,
the SECRETARY at WAR, Colonel BASTARD,
and Sir AR'[ HURWELLESLEY, the ReColution
was agreed to.
The SECRETARY at WAR then moved that
3,8291. cgs. 3d. fhould be granted for the Penfi ins
of Otficei s' Widows ; and that so,ocol. be
gratited for the Chelfea Penfions.—Ordered.—Re-
i port so morrow.
Sir C. POLE motel for leave to in a Big