Star.
London, England, 1814-06-21 00:00:00

FOREIGNT TROOPS.

Mr. W. WYNNE wished to know the exact num-
ber of the foreign troops which, according to his
Roy4l Highness the Prince Regent's gracious com-
munication, were about to be lAnded in this country,
for the purpose of being re-embarked to return to
Russia ?

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
Answered, he was not aware that any of them had
yet landed.

SPIRIT INTERCOURSE.

The House having resolved itself into a Committee
on the Spirit Intercourse Act,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
stated, that it was his intention to introduce a Bill for
the purpose of rendering the benefits of the Act to
Great Britain and to Ireland as reciprocal as possible.
He moved a Resolution in conformity to this intention.
Mr. WILLIAM SMITH wished to know whe-
ther in the Bill to. be • brought in by the Right Hon.
Gentleman, spirits already made in It eland wools! be
permitted to be brought into this country ? If so, the
, reciprocity professed to be the object of this Bill, would
amount to this, that the spirits already made in Ire--
land might be imported into Great Britain, whereas
the spirits already made in Great Britain could not be
imported into Ireland.
Sir JOHN NEWPORT said the Honourable
Gentleman had observed that there would not be the
same liberty to the English manufacturer of spirits,
under this Bill, as to the Irish—Why not so ? He
would tell the Honourable Gentleman the reason : it
was because the British manufacturer of spirits, hay-
ing had the enjoyment of a monopoly in this country,
in defiance of the articles of Union, and having sold
all hi: spirits, be had none left to send to Ireland.
However, until the Bill was before the I-louse it would
.be impossible for them to enter into al y discussion.
He thought the Right Hon. Gentleman had vcry
properly and wisely declined to continue the Suspen-
sion Bill any longer ; . for if the Suspension Bill were
to be continued at all, it must be continued till next
Session. But this was so monstrous an idea, that on
the part of that country, which had no longer a Par-
liament of its own, and had trusted itself to the good
faith of another, he hoped that it would never be en-
tertained. V.very honest man in the House was bound
to interpret the Act of Union with a leaning towards
that country which had no longer a separate Par-
liament.

T ptoposed that they should amend

the schedule of the Act of Union in as regarded
Scotland ; and that the spirits on hand iu Great
twin might be allowed A drawback to enable them to
be exported.
Mr. HIJSKISSON thonght they ought to see Lis
Right Honourable Friend's plan, before proreedillg
to discuss it. If they did not levy a duty in behind
in proportion to the strength of the spirits, instead of
the quantity, there could be nothing like a.recipro-
city. He must, in justice to the English distiller,
say, that they had not manufacture.) for Ireland, and
that they had manufactured spirits for this country
on the faith that there could be no intercourse be-
tween the two countries till they were on af,uting
of reciprocity.
Mr. FITZGERALD was at a loss to understand
how it could be considered as reciprocity, that one
country should be bound to conform to the systemrst
another. England had no tight to demand fsum.thi
Irish manufacturer to depart from that sy :cm whiz!:
wassestablished at the time of the Union, and sant:
tioned by the Union. The Enplish distillers bad no
ground to look for any longer continuance of the SUS
pension Act. _ _ _ •

Mr. HUSKISSON did not wish to interfere se!th
the Irish mode of manufacturing of spirits. -Hs 1,42.
merely stated, that till they took into consideratte:,
the strength, and not the quantity of the spirits, toe:::
could be no reciprocity. If this was approximated
as far as was possible, he would not object to it ; but
if any measure injurious to the English distiller was
introduced, he would do every thing in his poser to
allow them to have an opportunity of carrying on a
fair rivalship.
Sir JOHN NEWPORT said, as far as he could
see, nothing would serve the English Distillers, but
an abrogation of the union, in so far as regarded the
intercourse with spirits. He was sorry not to see a
Noble Lord in his place ( Lord Castlereagh). That
Noble Lord had told him, that in a conversation with
Mr. Pitt on the subject of the clause regarding the
spirits, Mr. Pitt had told him, that he was aware Ire-
land had an advantage over England by this clause,
and this was given, being as a compensation for a
class of manufacturers which would bi iniered by
the Union. This effect, therefore, was fat eseen by
those who framed the Act of Union ; and -it it was
in contemplation when both Parliaments were in exist-
ence, it was not fair now, under any pretext, to do
away with that benefit. lie had heard it stated,
by a Gentleman of North Britain, in a Committee up
stairs, that it was true Ireland had such a right under
the Union as she now-claimed, but she was bound
to surrender that right for the advantage of the Eng-
lish and Scotch Distillers. He felt himself called on
to stand up in behalf of the country of which he WAS 1
Representative, and which was inadequately iepre-
' seined in that House. Ii the Act of Union should
be infringed, then, indeed, should he feel as onelvho
had supported that Union, which he had in so doing,
sacrificed his country to England.
' Mr. WILLIAM SMILII said it was unparlia-
mentary to refer to conversations with Mr. Pitt four-
teen years ago. Would Mr. Pitt state in conversation
what he would not state in that House ? And it he
had avowed in the House, that with respeee.to the
manufacture of the greatest imphrtance to the reve-
nue and the landed 'merest of the country, he meant
to give Ireland an advantage over England, how
would it have been received from one end to another
of the House ? The arguments used in behalf of the
English distiller were addressed ad juititiam, but those
of the Right Hon. Baronet were addressed ..ad
mirari-
cordiasi merely.
Sir JOHN NEWPORT s tid he would not corn-.
mit Ireland to the miscricordia of Great Britain, or
any nation on the face of the,globe.
The House resumed, when leave was given to
bring in a Bill to regulate the Intercourse of Spirits'
between Great Britain and Ireland.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JUNE CO.
THE RING V. DE BERENGER, LORD CtX;IIRANE, AND
OTHERS.
Mr. GURNEY moved for the judgment of the Court •
on the defendants in this case.
They were accordingly called on, when Random
de Betenger, Lord Cochrane. It. Cathorne 'Butt,
John Peter Holloway, Ralph Sandon, and Henry
Lyte, appeared to their names ; and the Ho -t.
Andrew Cochrane Johnstone, and AlexanclucM.Rao
failed :o appear..
Mr. Serjeant BEST then informed the Court that
he appeared on the present occasion, only fur Mr.
13utt ; and before he submitted to them a motion in
arrest of Judgment, he thought it proper to observe
that there had been a failure on the trial to adduce
proof of a material averment in the indictment, in a
count to which all the other e,-.tints in the indictm.:tit
had reference, namely, that for two years and uP-
wards there had been teat between his Majesty and
his Allies on the one part, and Bonaparte, tue Rul:r
of France, on the other past. -
Lord ELLEssoitutioti pi estnned that toe many sta.
Lutes had passed since the breaking'out of the ‘‘.,r
between this county and Prance, to make the ca s-
tence of such a war a matter requiring proof.
Mr. Serjeant BEsT presumed, however, that this
was net the case with respect to our Allies : they lia.l
become so tocirecently to have afforded much upper..
tunity for their junction with us in the contest against
France being recognised in many statutes.
•
Lord'Et..u.snonotoit said, the observation had been
very properly thrown out fur the consideration ut
Con; t,

~f

Mr. Serjeant Bsr having st ited this objection
now begged to move an arrest of ju.igment on the
part of Dlr. Butt alone.
• Lord ELLENBOAOL:UII said, he had been informei,.
on the ttial, that the LeartleJ Srrjeant turn appease.:
fur the first, second, and third defendants (us th.:
record.

Mr. Setjeant Brxr appeared nownwrely foe Mr. Batt
All the defendants were acquitted on the two first
counts in the indictment.
I.otd Eslasiurtovon observed. thit it was rather
novel for a Counsel to ren )unce any of the parties
for whom he bad appeared on the trial, the Court
being thereby subjected to the inconvenience el hear•
iug Counsel for each defencluit separately.
Mr. Serjeant Bas•r was not authorised on the part
of Lord Cochrane to move an arrest of judgment,
therefore there could be no such 'inconveniency As
that to which his Lordship had alluded. He Prtnee"

tiled then to state the grc
have judgment arrested.
dictment charged the
to produce a great rise ii
securities, the persons in
bine to raise false repor
subjects in Kent, &c. an
an increase and rise in I
•iew to injure all his M
91st of February, skew!
funds. His objecticn
there was no crime :tau
ment, known to the I.t
*dictment did specify a c
persons against whom
lave been committed,
flit's, ought to have bee'
niitted that there was
in.hc.mcnt : and, sect
stated, that it was too
sites these, a third obje
to be, to raise the prii
kingdom. ' Now, sine,
two countries had be
the funds in question w
ment securities of that
called Great Britain.
uliich the doctrine of
carried : but this, he th
log advance, as an infe
unless to raise the prig
conspire to raise the
crime ; and that to n
something averred wli
Mr. Justice Le BLA
to be, to raise the pile(

Lord EL LENEOROUC
the defendants had sr)
Mr. Serjeant lirsr
price of the funds rui
be r,therwise. But et
neither be one th'ng rc
on the recorj to show
any fraud, and if sue
submitted, it must be
a case, even where a
nal, the end must b.
looked into the case'
that none could be to
averred to be mo.cnie
fled class of individu
plated only two suskj,
of a criminal prosz.cu
or the keeping of ret,
Modern times, he 444 r
on a great deal fart
carried tl:e length of
to form a charge of t
lul. In support of
cases of the King an
ling, and the King Al
in this ease, that the I
price of the funds wi'
personsspecitic ally m
be different.
Lord ELLEN1101:01.

of things that they
by possibility, might
Mr. Scrjeant Bast
framing an indictme
within the law, was
Lord actsanam
thing was some ansi
in point fact,
. Mr Se: jeans Bt
gate countenance 1
sushi by vssiitility
color, on,r gambler
ti.e patties tujured,
cases he Astor.
L,,rd ELLEN man
the tonsequi.ntial is
Mr. :;eIjeACII BE>.
complete without tl
but still there must
Mr. Just ce I).‘m
on the terry day on
practice.
Mr. Justice BAIL'
chased on that day,
complete on the par
sollawful conspirac)
ket day to rai-e tlic
tiny, SO that no on,
deterred from pure'
Lord ELLVNBOito
was multitudinous,
the names of indivi
Mr. S.T,oant ISls
that the funds, whit
Great 13:itsin, cool
the union with Irel,
this kin4dom, mine.
.ell as Greys 13:itai
Lord au-swot,
fuirdsot G: eat 13 it
funds of this kingdo
I.‘rvice or the t‘bol,:
Mr. PARK, on th,
get stet ported A situ
Mr: zierjearit Pr I.
:AIIJ J:e.
on this roil:.
Lord Cochrane I
en this point, t.
1.. Ott ir L.r.ls!tips
jodgme
.I%;e Co;t! I then
tl!at theft: was nod
tat,:s3 by the Lan
Liz V.LLEssial

I:ce on the lei;
Tiv Report bel
lab ca occulowd lot
Lord Coui tIA
iCg frect 1....44 It 1
to be apparently ii
with sb m 1 nevi
transacticus, so far
blameless. 1 had
iionimoy, but wits
NVltn lochs
rattail between 11
voluntarily title(
Suck tfatisactioui
atilt ante engager

in sn far as regarded
as h tad hi Ca eat 13ri
vback LO enable them to

ht they nut to see his
plan, beioie proceeding
t lory it duty in Ireland.
of ti7e spirts,, instead.of

. .
nothi4T like axecipro.
to t:.e Engl,,h distiller.
t'acture.l for Irelu-.1, and
spiriti for this country
Ld intercourse be.
they were on a I)oting

s at a loss to understand
1s rcciprnCity, that one
conform to the system of
fight to dem.inti frbmdiTe;
from that sy :cm which
of the Union, and sanc.:
Ent:li.h disti:lerti had no
r continuance of the Sus.

tot wish to interfere with
firing of spirits. -H. 1i ~1
took into (onside:
tntity of the -spirits, there
f this was approxirnm,d
iuld not object to it ; but
the English distiller was
Ty thing in his poster to
nullity of carrying on a

said, as far as be could
e English Distillers, but
in so far as regarded the
:e was sorry not to see a
Ord Castlereagh). That
lat in a conversation with
he clause regarding the
3, that he was aware Ire-
England by this clause,
as a compensation for a
:h would bi injured by
lerefore, was foreseen by
of Union ; and-if it was
Parliaments were in exist-
nder any pretext, to do
Le had heard it stated,
ritain, in it Committee up
id had such a right under
ed, but she was bound
le advantage of the Eng-
He felt himself called on
:ountry of which he was A
was inadequately repre-
he Act of Union should
liould he feel as one.who
which he had in so doing,
;land.
'H said it was unparlia-
ations with Mr. Pat four-
Pitt state in conversation
:hat House ? And it he
that with reveet •to the
t irncilirtance to the reve-
of the country, he meant
age over England, how
from one end to another
!nts used in•behalt of the
ssed ad jestitiam, but those
were addressed _aiti

slid he would not cum..
rdia of Great 'imam, or
ledglobe.
hen leave was given to
he Intercourse of spirits
Ireland.