Star.
London, England, 1812-03-20 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Mr. HOUSTON presented a Petition from the City of Glas•
gow against the monopoly of the East India Company, praylrg
that it might be allowed to fall at the expiry of the present Char-
ter—which, he conceived, would he of great importance to the
prosperity of the commerce of the empire.
The Petition was ordered to lie on the table. .

Mr. WHARTON brought in a Bin to explain the Act of the
50th George 111. chap. 85, for registering Securities in Public
Offices, which was read a first time, and ordered to be read a
second time on Monday.
He also brought in a Bill to revive the Committee of Military
Inquiry. Road a first time, and ordered to be read a second time
to-morrow.

In a Committee on the Woods and Forests Bill,
Lord COCHRANE objected to certain clauses respecting the
Southampton Forest, and to the powers given to Ministers, and
to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, to make grants of
any parts of the forest to Web persons as they pleased.
Mr. ROSE explained that there was a plan of the Forest; and
that these grants were made on a report by Surveyors, and go no
other terms except that of land for land.
Lord COCHRANE said, then the plan should be before the
House. The present Bill, he contended, was a juggle; and, if it
should pass, he should move, that it be entitled " A Bill for the
accommodation of those who have already appropriated parts of
the Royal Forest to themselves."
Admiral MARKHAM spoke against the Bill, and Mr. ROSE
in support of it.
Mr. WHARTON stated, there were in the Forest 33,000
acres of growing timber for the Navy.
Lord COCHRANE repeated his objection to those clauses by
which Ministers and the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster,
were empowered to grant as many leases as they pleased to the
antountpf £lOOO each in value, there being no limitation as to
the number of portions so to be leased out. This was, in fact, a
Bill to enable the Ministers to do with the Forest what they
may deem meet.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER denied that the
Bill was a juggle. On the contrary it was a Bill allowing an ex-
change of property, for the mutual advantages of the Crown, and
of the private holders of contiguous lands.
Sir J. GRAHAM said this was a Bill to accommodate gentle.'
men in the purlieus of the forest, not without any consideration,
as was insinuated, but for payment of considerable sums to the
Public, for what did not at present yield to the Crown a farthing.
The Clauses were at length gone through, the House resume 4
and the Report was ordered to be received to-morrow.
On the motion of Mr. I.OOKHART the Wootton Basset Vass I
tion Committee was postponed till the 9th of April.
A Message from the Lords stateii that their Lordships had
agreed to the Marine Mutiny Bill with an Amendment,
which they desired the concurrence of the Commons.
Mr. WHARTON obtained leave to bring in a Bill for dis-
foresting Parkhurst Forest.
The Pilots' Bill went through a Committee.
Mr. JACKSON said, that more ships h4l been lost since p 440.
ing the Act of 1906, that the cruising clause was not cruising, as
pilot sloops could not cruise in very bad weather, when thby
Were most wanted; that the cruising clause was Oppressive to I:
the pilots, who were a meritorious set of men, ruinous to the
hovelkrs, who were the pride and admiration of all assfasing
wen, So; their noble spirit et esseeepelft skill sad wesuilios, aid I
objected to by all Captains of ships, who would rather rtuflari
the Downs in a gale than heave to off Dungeness fora pilot.
The Report was ordered to be printed and to be taken Into
further coadderatien on Monday.
General GASCOIGNE presented a Petition from the West
dia Merchants, &c. at Liverpool, complaining of the duties on
sugar and coffee, and praying for a Committee to take Into coasts
deration the commercial state of the West India Islands.
General TARLETON stated that he was furnished with in- ,
formation of a very direrent tendency; the purport of which be '
read to the House. He had, indeed, a contradictory duty to :
perform having received instructions from his constituents on
both sides of the question.
General GASCOIGNE said there was a total stagnatiou of
Colonial Trade, and to obtain relief on that head, was the ob-
ject of the Petition now before the House.
The Petition was ordered to lie on the Table.
Ms. WHARTON brought up the Reports of the Committees I
on West India Goods and on the Honduras Trade, when the Re-
solutions were agreed to, and Bills ordered accordingly.
Earl Wellington's Annuity Bill was read a second time and
ordered to be committed for to-morrow; as was the Glass Duty
Bill and the Pilchards' Bill.

Mr. ROSE brought in a Bill for allowing Goods to be import..l
ed from America into Canada. Read a first time, and ordered
to be read a second time to•morrow.

Mr. GRATTAN postpooed the consideration of the Pctitiotk
front the &ewers of Cork till the 17th April,
The Irish Militia Laws' BiP, the Irish Mili Families' Bill,
the Irish Soldiers' Wives' Bill, the Irish Bishops Bill, the Ber-
muda Trade Bill, and the Jamaica Trade Bill, severally went
through Committees, and ware ordered tu bezeportwl 10-14111 t,
fillre•Adj9llllllda

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LONDON.

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FRIDAY, MARCH 20.
PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE WOLOCZ
s per Ct. Cow. foe ow 54 se—Do. Sic roe. 0
3 per Ct. SOF—Spsr Crte.==Bata 108* Pea
Hub. Ildis la. db. So.

When is per Cult. Carob er Reamed Sok Amuldse ara
below 60, Goverameet Life Annuities amert=. Par -
&elan are cieliveriricraais at the Ogee is
In addition to the intelligence communicated 10
our Readers yesterday, on the subject of the French
squadron now at sea, we have to state, that Admiral
DURHAM sailed yesterday, from Portsmouth, in pur-
suit of them. The names of the ships under his
command, will be found in our Portsmouth letter.

The Dublin papers received this morning, notwith.
standing the assurances to the contrary given in the
House of Commons, continue to speak of the alarm.
ing scarcity which prevails in that country. The
lower orders in and about Dublin have seized upon
several boat loads of potatoes, with a view to compel
the owners to sell them at a reasonable price.

By an arrival from the river Plate, a Banos Ayres
Gasette Extraortrusary of the 21st of November has
been received. It contains reports of various suc-
cesses gained by the insurgents over the Government
forces in Peru. The Portuguese troops, according
to the last accounts, were still at Maldonatio.

Yesterday the Dukes of CLARENCE and Cantinas
had audiences of the Palace REGENT.
Yesterday Lord Kern( had an audience of the
Puiwcz REGENT at Carlton-house, and took leave of
his Royal Highness previous to his leaving town to
take the command of the Channel Fleet. His Lord-
ship was to leave town this morning at five o'clock.

Yesterday the JUDGE ADVOCATE had an audience
of the PRINCE REGENT, at Carlton House, and took
his Royal Highness's commands, upon some Courts•
Martial.

Mr. HORNa Toots, the celebrated philosophical
and political writer, died at Wimbledon, at an early
hour yesterday morniag.
Our Readers will see, that in answer to a question
asked by the Earl of LAtiozanALs, it was yesterday
declared by. Lord BArtsuctsr, that no agreettient
whatever on the subject of Commercial intercourse
subsisted between this Government and the Govern-
ment of France. On this changeable subject, varying
with almost every accident of time, place, and cir-
cumstance, we have now to record another alteration.
Licences were issued yesterday, under-which not only
the wines of France but brandies may be imported
in return for colonial produce, coffee, hides, And the
other commodities in the proportions before stated.—
The quantity of brandy to be received instead of the
wine, is one hundred gallons for two hogsheads of
the latter.

Although the French Government bas acceded to
the return of wines for sugar, coffee, &c. yet it has
issued no licences corresponding with these from Oar
own Board 'of Trade, permitting the haport of bran-
dies, and of course the latter are of no use until the
concurrence with the object of them from' the other
side of the Channel be ascertained.'

BANK Norse.—The new Bill goes not only to ex-
tend the provisions of the Bill of last Session to Ire-
II land, but protects payments made by parties into
Court, payments made to parties out of Court, and
payments made in discharge of all and every manner
of proceeding at law in the nature of distress.
Berm Marrtaci.—Yesterday there was a Quarterly
Meeting at the Bank, when the half year's dividend
was declared by the Governor to be five per cent.'
clekr of all deductions for income tax. A Proprietor
afterwards rose, and called the attention of the Meet.
ing to the measure now before Parliament, for mak-
ing Bank of England Notes a legal tender. He hoped
this measure was not supported by any recommen-
d4tioa,from the Bank, as he thought that the ua.
questionable solidity of the Company, and the well-
known propriety of their conduct, was a sufficient
security for their credit, which required no force to
maintain Governor, in reply, said, that the
measure alluded to was brought forward by the
Chancellor or the Exchequer, without any solicitation
on the part of the Bank. It was wholly a measure
of the Legislature.—A Vote of Thanks to the Go-
vernor, Deputy Governor, and Directors, was carried
unanimously.

A small detachment of the 3d Foot Guards is un-
der immediate orders for embarkation at Portsmouth,
for Portugal.

Saturday last, a Coroner's Inquest was held on the
body of Hannah Miller, who on the Thursday pre-
ceding was shot by the Rev. W. Brookes of Warwick,
which after a long and patient investigation returned
a verdict of Wilful Murder.
True BM: have been found against several of the
Nottinghamshire rioters. Mutt threatening letters
have been received by the Magistrates and others :
the town is threatened to be fired, should the rioters
be convicted and punished.

Maac-Ltlit.—The Market this day, towing to the late con-
trary winds coastwise, has again but few trash anrinals of Wheat,
and the sales effectedley fully Imaintaie the last quotation—Rye is
much dearer-. Bat rather so—White Paas she higher—Berns
of the two sons maintain their prices—There are likewise very
short supplies of Oats, and this trade is quoted at a further in-
crease in price—Sales of Plour at the late advance.

OURIENT PRICES At ONCE&
Wheat, 811 s. 1138. 130 s. Beans Ma 61..
Fine ditto, 1325. 136 p.
Tick ditto (new) 304.635.
Rye 60s. 665. pinto (fine Old) 675. 498,
Barley, 375. 63,.0d. Oats, 1128. Us. 418.
Malt, 83s. 946. Poland ditto, 465. 435.
White Peas, (Boners) 110 a, i6s. Potatcie ditto, 445. 458. Od.
Grey ditto, 575. 6116. Rape Seed, £4o. 468.
Fine Flour, 1051. Illks—liseends, 100 s. to 105 s.
BMFFHFIBLD-081Vcb 20.
Beef . Ss •Odto Ss Od Veal 78 Od to as 413
Mimeo Ss Id to Is Id Poet 6s Od to 78 44
1111141 D OP CATTLE TSUI DAT.
BCEALE, a}ent 11110—Slisep and Lambs, 1111111.
4h"."9 109"Pils. 410.
PRICE OF HAY AND STRAW IN SMITHFIELD.
114 Y 41 "m la se New Clover Aseto a ice
Stew My 01 IN to *a. iltrov A hie 01 14

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NATAL INTILLICEATIL
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FALMOUTH. MARCH It
irked
OiledS the
W* PekSOIL oes. RIM loth puha Ihr Serimes obi Mit*
PORTSMOUTH. MARCH H.
Admiral Delman with Me Majestyll ahipe Yuma Ames, ELIZABCIII9 PLAINTAGUIT,Heyspvieud
Omit? in spornik d French egnadma; Majest's lib
Omar hoidens Imo allered to follow Mums Dotttaat,ise
Is new 'Se • le
Aaaar
sloop of was Nan appointed ,smvoy. f,"11111,1111traeld
steadof the COMM'. Sailed Lis raltet,. ship. Isesams ad
17.10t1111A, with the Msditerrazean ; issar.likrabs
IM
cad the DWITOVS for Calls S 2.
DEAL, MARCH IL
Arrived his Majeay's ship Mt 11111 AID GOT ^
Came down from the River the Herestiet fui tSr iout.
and the Lion for Jamaica —Wind East.
. CORK, MARCH 13. •
Arrived his Majesty's ship SKIM AM is, Capt. kenatiest••
from a cruise •' the Grand Sachem, Come, of mei haw hal:
ford, for the South Seas; the Westmoreland, Reaca. of al
Icons Whitehaven for Jamaica; Ocean, Ctusseta, of aadfrui
Bristol, for Jamaica; and the Francis, Mumma., of
(America) with staves and cotton.

KENT ASSIZES.

MAIDSTONE, MARCH te.

The Honourable BASIL COCHRAN, of Portal.,
`square, with his witnesses, attended the Grand Jury,
and presented a Bill of Indictment aping willow'.
George Harrison and Esther Elizabeth Gaunter, alias Esther Eliza St. Julian, charged with writing threa.
tening letters, with a view to extort Ten Thousand
Pounds from Mr. COCHRAN, acid which was returned
a True Bill. We understand the defendants are out
upon bail, and cannot be obliged to take their trial
until the Summer Assizes.

Guillaume Leman, Fidele Roudle, and !(envy De Roe&
wont. three French prisoners of war, were indicted for
for Ring a sel Bank-note.
The Couuou SERJEA NT, in his Address to the Joey,
stated, that frauds of the description which was it
subject of this indictment had been carried oa to
enormous extent in this county, 1y the ingenuity
the prisoners on board the Glory. The pruotsen s
the bar had been detected in the actual usanuticons
of an immense uantity of counterfeit Bank-toter,which were forged so skilfully that few but those kik
longing to the Bank could have discovered thew
The circumstances of the case were shortly as fol.
low Marine looked through the port c( the
place where the prisoners were confined, so discs,
rued Leman employed in nsumfacteriag a stl big
the other prisoners a ppearing to he ern bin that
assistance. The witness said to Leman, o ne
are at your old tricks, making notes." TIP whit; be
replied, 44 Yes, et make plenty of wee" and of erad
to give him some, for the purpose of spesdiog then
on shore for him in the purchase of some cankers hag
pencils, and-other articles used in the inenufactare of
notes. The witness related What he had seethe hie
Officer, who caused him to go to the port again, ing
express his readinesato take the notes, and spend this
'for the prisoner% Accordingly, the same evesting,W
told Leman be woe going on shore next day.
then requested him to call neat morning epos liato
at 10 o'clock, and be would give him Ail far dot
purpose. All this time, the Officers of the Ity
and others were looking on, unobserved by the,*
toner, and as soon as the conversation ended, eit7
enteric' she prison-room, and began to seise some of
the notes, which lay upon the table in greatnumbeg
A scuffie, however, ensued betwetoi them and tie
prisoners, the latter attempting to destroy the seeks
in which they succeeded, with the exception of the cie*
which Was the subject of the present indictment, and
a torn one, not yet completed. In the scuffle, Rotel,t
attempted to stab the. Officer, but his purpose ms
prevented by a Marine, who caught his arm as de
blow was descending.
The Inspector of the Bank proved the notes tots
forgeries, but attested the ingenuity of the imitative.
The Jury, not satisfied with the evidence as it te.
spected De Rochmont, acquitted him, but food tilt
other prisoners Guilty—Death.
Frasek Nino, another French prisoner, oa bani
the Glory, was capitally convicted of uttering s fib.
Bank.oote, to a Marine belonging to this
ificsute Delmeille, also a French prison,.
Ephraim Frameir, a Marine, belonging to the DIN,
were next indicted for forging and interim&
k
it to be forged,* as Baak-note. This case vaslP
much of the same description as the others. Do
'houille, however, was acquitted, it appearing did
had first uttered the note in question, which ins alga
wards uttered to the witness by the other swami
alone. The Learned Judge holding that they NO
to have been indicted separately, became it mNI
one and the same offence. The other Feigner WO
found Guilty., but recommended to snags is le
count of his good character.
(this Farrell was indicted for forgingazirvi
a 45 Bank-note. The prisoner having.
himself guilty of having in his possesses a 4014
of forged Bank-notes, which offence :akin's his •
14 years transportation, the prosecutor &ion at
taining the capital indictment, upon white he 110.
accordingly acquitted, but received NOM kr NIP
offence to which he pleaded guilty.
Robert Dolissuite, a native of A UMW, b.! 114.
prisoner of war in the French service,. ma 111
,for uttering a counterfeit sirl Rankness. Thu
toner had been confined on board the Glory Prim;
ship, stationed off Gillingham, and on dot 61!
October, he asked a marine, doing duty on board,
' pass for him. in the purchase of some siti.clai a isl
and a ill Bank-notes, for which he promised to he
him have three dollars for himself. At first_
dined doing it, but having represented tie
stance to his Commanding Officer, he cos doom
by him to appear to accept the proposal. ID
quince of this he received the notes from the prolOn
shut up in a tobacco-box, and he told him at
time not to take them out of the box until be
atput to pay them away, stating to him that
f Y
carried them in his hand or ppcket, the least!!
would remove the water-marks of the notes,_raP
were made with gum. The prisoner said is his
fence, that he received these notes from some P."
prisoners in the ship who had forged them; Om! si
Tots compelled by them to send theta hr- .
cia shore, and that he made no secret of their
the
forged.—The Jury found him Guilty. —Dais.

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