Star.
London, England, 1809-04-27 00:00:00

'MA RTINIQUE.•

Mr. ROSE nsoved for leave to bring in a Bill for
regulating the. Trade With Martinique.
Mr. MARRYATT expressed his surprize, that
when a deviation so great from the general colonial
system was proposed, none of his Majesty's Ministers
had thought prorer to communicate to the House any
reason for such deviation ; he considered the price of
sugars would be equally affected, whether those from
Martinique were admitted only for exportation or for
home consumption also • and not allowing the inha-
bitants of that Island the privileges of other British
Colonies, might create disaffection, and was contrary
to the spirit of the Proclamation of our Commanders.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
defended the measure, and contended, that the re-
strictions proposed to the Martinique trade would be
I.beneticial to our own Colonies, and was not aware
that any Proclamation lead been issued, of which this
regulation would be an infringement. He professed
his readiness to discuss the measure on a future day,
and only wished at present for leave to bring in the

Mr. JACOB remarked, that the Proprietors of;
'West India Estates had always shewn a great degree
of tenacity to maintain a monopoly of the supply of
the British Islands, and that it did not appear their
produce would be much :IfF:cted, whatever regula-
tions might he adopted with respect to Martinique ;
hut as they entertained a prejudice on the one hand,
and the inhabitants of Martinique on the other, it was
the besiness of the Howe to legislate impartially be-
t'ween them. He felt it imposs,ible not to lament the
situation of our own Colonies, the property of which
was depreciated is a most ruinous degree. It would
be no small alleviation to them if the importation of
French brandies were prohibited: this would increase
the consumption of ruin, its natural substitute and
the production of our ce.7n Colonies. Brandy was by
no means a necessary of life, and by allowing it;
et,n,ztiniption we were benefiting the enemy. He gave
Government credit for their determination to prOhibit
its imp-station, but their views were in a great mea- I
sure frust:ated by the licences now outstanding circu-
lated in dilferent parts of Europe, and of which a
shameful traffic witi made.

Mr. ROSE, in the present stage of the business,
was willing to wai.'e the discussion of Martinique su-
gars, but denied any assurance being given to the in-
habitants that the island should in all respects be in
the same situation as other British Colonies. He as-
serted, that no licences for the importation of French
brandies had .been granted for the last six or eight
mouths, except in circumstances of peculiar hardship,
when the brandies had. been paid for by British sub-
hcts ; and that even under those circumstances, none
ad been either granted or renewed lately, nor would
they in future.
Mr. HORNER contended, that the sale of licences:
had been carried to a great extent, and wis an evil.
that much required correction ; that he did not alto
gether disapprove of making a distinction between
Martinique and our other Colonies, but it was of im-
portance to ascertain whether any promises to the•
contrary had been held out by our Commanders.
Mr. BA RING coincided in opinion with Mr. MAR-
, [MCI I' and Mr..lAcos in respect to placing the sugars
of Martinique on the same tooting as those from our
own Islands, and condemned the abuse which existed
in respect to licences. Ile regretted that at a time
when it was thought necessary for .Government to
interfere so much in '!fairs of commerce, the Board
of Trade was filled by Noble Lords and Learned
Lords, and not by men of practical commercial
habits.

After a few words of explanation from Mr. PERCE•
vAL, Mr. ROSE, Mr. Ho RN Elt and General TABLE.
roy, leave was given to bring in a Bill.
In a Committee of Supply the following sums
were voted as miscellaneous grants for Ireland :

For defraying the Evence of Works at Howe], for the
last year Z15,C00

For the Support of the Seceding Minister. in Ulster, from

March 1809 to 1810.
For Treasury Incidents

-

As allowance to the Compissioners of Fees in Irelttul for
the last two years -
To the Accountant General for Extra Expencea in prepar-

ing Papers for Parliament
'ln his Deputy
To the principal Clerk
To the Inspector General
li:st Clerk

3,742
5,500

15,000

.340
240
200
259

And a variety of other sums of same description.
The Report was ordered to be received tomorrow,
and the Committee to sit again on Friday.
The Committee of Ways and Means was post-
poned tail Fridays no which day Mrs Huskisson
stated it to be hi 6 intention to move the appropriitio9
of the surplus of last jrear.
The other ople9 of the Day were disposed

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I.',VENINGSLIL.

LONDON

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Intelligence we understand has been received from
Lord GAMBIER) stating that the Indienne French fri-11
gate had gone to pieces in a gale, and that one of
the Enemy's 74's had suffered severely from the same
cause.

- We yesterday stated, that the Swedish Government
had permitted the trade with Great Britain to be con-
tinued to the 30th of September next. We under-,
stand, however, that )'ir SAMUEL Hcon, who com-
mands our fleet in the Baltic, is so convinced of the
insecurity of British property in Sweden, that he will
not permit British vessels to enter Gottenburgh, or.
any of the Swedish ports. Sir SAMUEL neither goes
on shore himself, nor permits that indulgence to any.
of his Officers. To this we may add, that Mr. Memel:,
our Minister at
,Stockholm, has not been invited to.
the Congress, alieut to be held, of the Russian, Da-
nish, and Sv. edish Plenipotentiaries ; and that Gen.!
tlemars accordingly comes home in the ALEXANDRIA,
frigate. Denmark is said to have made a declaration •
that she will not cement to a suspension of hostilities
against Sweden, until the English are totally excluded
iron' the

We yesterday stated, that accounts from India,
brought by the Georgiana, described the Frvteh inte-
rest at the Court of Persia as being on the decline. We
are happy to have it in our power to state, that the Sea-
flower, Capt. Davy, is arrived at Plymouth, in nine
weeks from the Capeof Good Hope, with dispatches for
Government, announcing the conclusion of a Treaty
of Amity and Friends:lip between the Court of Per-
sia and the Government of India. The Embassy to
the Capital of Persia was conducted by Captain
MALCOLM, brother to Captain Mra.coLk of the Royal
Navy, and was received in the most splendid style of
magnificence.

The Dutch Legislature have presented a long Ad-
dress to Louts BONAPARTE, who has returned an
equally long reply.—Witll resßect to the war between
Austria and France, both parties preserve silence ;
but the Legislature, among other things, lay the fol-
lowing picture of the beaffia derived by Holland from
the BONAPARTE Dynasty, before their Sovereign. I
Commerce, Sire, so languishing for a number of,
years past, is at this day reduced to an ab'olute no-
thing, and the hope of its revival is deferred to an'
uncertain period—Peace, Sire, Pe.tc.:, is the only, the,
great interest of the world."
Some misunderstanding is sa:si to have taken place
between the Chinese and the itish, in consequence
of an expedition sent by the British Government to
secure the possession cf the Portuguese Settlement of
Macao for the Prince Regent, for which purpose' ar-
rangements were entered into similar to those made
at Madeira, but the Chinese contend that the Portu-
guese held- the Settlement by the sufferance of the
Chinese Government, and have refused to acquiesce
ja the an