Star.
London, England, 1812-02-26 00:00:00

41WENTi4Rr PROCEEDINGS.

'SE OF LORDS, FEBRUARY 25.
Lordships, during the far greater part of this day's
engaged in the further investigation of the claims
Straiord, ins Committee of Privileges. Some
respecting the admissib‘lity.of a certain part of the
-1, on the motion of the Loan Cnancettor., was
Marshy. The Committee then closed their pro-
:he House rrsumed. • - z
tpon the table, the whole of which were nearly pd.
-vere forwarded in their resper,bse stages.
documents 'touching the etperatlODS and effect of
Council, were, on the motion of the Larl of LAU -
%Wed to be laid before the HO 4:r.
base Papers were forthwith pr: tented at the Bar,
u!), from the Privy Council 0111ce, and ordered

• relative to certain renclirg Apprals were present-
by..lldr. I%l°N-rooms:a v, from the Cota:s of Chao-
:equer inlaid.
-4'ireltertrarof Co:unions Officers Bill was read a aird t:m..,

reading of the Nottlr gham Frame Breezing Prc-
was postponed t•tl Thursday, in pursuance of the
-troposod last night.

(chins of some judicial busitle:s, their Lordship
Lo-mu: i ow.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
for the 2d reading of the Cambiidg► and B:lop

rGli opposed the motior, on the ground that it
itempted to prove tba... this Canal would be Gf any

..KETT defended the Ell in a speech of some
contended, that the Canal would be of great ati:lty,
+ scarcely a farmer In the country who would not
it, and-he therefore hovel the Ht..use would a!-
a Committee.
tER +% as averse to the measure, and thought there
a for mien:lining the Bill.
ND sPolte on the same side. -
HARVEY supported the Bill;—and after a few
another Honourable Meuilser, the }louse elivid:Al,
+tbers were for the second reading 84—ik;aitist it 34

from the Lords announord their Lordchipt con-
lioube of Commons Officer. Bill, and eeveral

iN gave notice, that on Thursday, the .sth March,
for leave to bring in a Rill to amend the Act of
I. commonly called the Marriage Act. He ob-
alterations which he inesnded to propose only re-
riages of orphan minors and illegitimate minors.
PAIrISii aEGISTERS.
;E reminded the House of the steps he
I the subject of Parish Registers in the
he spoke at some length on the negii-
in which they were kept at present in
n, stated several cases of great hardship
drom, and in particular noticed the case
iw of a sailor, who, in consequence of her
produce her husband's register, lost all
le to him when he died, from its being
iis brother. The Right Honourable Geu•
proceeded to state the plan be wished
td concluded by moving For leave uo
Al for the better regulating and pieserv-
and. other .(tegistert."
•rtivits.r thought the object was a good
fight to be supported, if it did not Make
against the !gangs of individuali. The
ire at present a mass of contusion, and
be regulated.
)I.K.STONE, upon the understanding
was different from that of the last.par,
)uld not oppose the bringing of it in. He
the principal objections 'to the former
be thought accounted for the opposition
with s as to the evil intended to be :erne-
laved to him that under the law, even as
. present, the Dishiips had the means of en-
regularity 14 their different dioceses. If the
Dt suilicientr it would be better to give it
vigour, than resort to any new crpet intent.
the present Bill was intended as a source
it being, as he understood, the intention
rew Office with two Clei ks.
iMITH r,:grettt d tile ill blcod that ap-
se fo-rr.e.r occasion. No pers. n, he tin vghr,
.d any cctrwrsation with the Right hot'.
Mr. Rose.), could suspect there was ai.y
milking it a source of Resent..
opbated the idea th:.t tie Bill ii as
.viicr Dissenters, and arced genet a.ly in
lety of tie
w words rem Mr. D. GIDDY and Mr.
was, given.

MR. WALSH.

IKES rose, pursuant to notice, to move
Papers relating to a Mtmber of that
h tvere necessary for him to ground the
Ach it was his intention to bring forward,.
!omplaint which he meant to prefer. In
tee, he would move for
• the Record of the Couv.ction of Mr. Walsh, at
for felony."
then move—
amble Addr.ss be presented to the Prince Regent,
uoulti be graciously pleased to cause a copy of
itich had been grimed to Mr. Wesh, together with
'grige's letter, to consequence ut which the pardon
be laid before that House." •
titc•uglit it became I.ita to say, that the
ted*coidd not have been granted to Mr.
as it nilgh: have been granted to any
,Anal. Whether Mr.. Walsh had been the
the lowest poke in the State—whetter he
Member of that House, or me of the
itriduplc ont of doors, he could only have
menifte4 from punishment by a free pardon.—
raper he should call for was--
`ter train Mr. Walsh to his brother, dated Dec. Si'
roductil at the Old Bailey ion'h s tint, in which. he 1
offence with which he bad been cbarged."
I also wove—
. Jeatlns, thy Solicitor for the trial, be required to
iousa with the letter which he had just astntioned."
ion to motions tor these Papers, &c. the
ition which ho should ut prssent submit
was—

_. Ws6h, a Member of that Houses being now at
ordered to attend in his place on Thursday next, to an-
cornpl,n9r."
ew wards from Mr. P. pRLNFELL, the
the Right Hon. Gentleman were severally
iedt and Mr. Walsh ordered to attend in
Thursday nest,
FRAUDS 04f BANKERS.
UMMOND, after a few pbservatiors on
pOw stands, with resfbct to Bankers,
with the money of ()Airs, for spicial
,ing set forth the inconvoniences at pre-
the occes4itT of inflicting severer pu-

nishment in eases where such money was improperly -
applied, moved for leave to bring in a Bill .4 for more
effectually preventing the embezzlement of money,
or other effects, left or deposited with Bankers, Mer-
chants, Attornies, Agents. Brokers, and others, for
safe custody, or other special purposes."
Mr. JOHN SMITH quite agreed with his Hon.
Friend in thinking that greater severity was called
for to punish that species of fraud against which the
Bill proposed to be brought in was directed. In in-
numerable instinces the public were obliged to depo-
sit their money with bankers for safe custody to a
I large amount. As the law at present stood, the sums
s.:r deposited were unprotected, and he therefore
thought great 'rime& might be hoped from ere MCA-
sine to be brou-hr
4 forward by his Hon. Friend.
I Mr. MORRIS thought there was a singularly dis-
t ,ettsOng anomaly in the law on this subject as it at pre-
stooi, The servant of the party entrusted with
insoncy could be punished for a breach of trust, while
the niaster escaped with impunity. He feared this
;anomaly would not altogether be removed by the Bill
lo be brought in. He certainly did not mean to op-
pose the motion, but he thought many of the incon.
venicaces at present• complained of might be traced
to a want of caution in the parties depositing their
money, and he would not give them a penal statute
to guard that which with prudence they might guard
themselves. They might be discreet in the choice of
their bankers, watch over their conduct, and see that
'their securities were forthcoming, and that would be
more likely to prevent the evil complained of, than
the making of it a capital offence. He thought there
might be less objection to making such an offence a
mis•Jemeanour, than to m 'king it felony, The law
proposed, might have the effect of the parties depo-
si:ing money more supine than they were at present,
more negligent instead of more discreet. He had
always an objection to making laws on part'cular cases.
Toe CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
said, with respect to the Hon. Gentleman's last aigu-
ineut, there could be no diiliculty in considering whe-
ther the crime should be punished as a misdemeanor
or by transportation. He did nut think the Act would
have the effect of making individuals less discreet
than they otherwise would be. If what had happened
in the last year had not awakened those depositing
money to look after their own concerns, he thought
nothing would. The evil would be more repressed
by the dread of punishment on the part of those to
whom moray was entrusted, than it would be encou-
raged by the consequent negligence of those to whom
it belonged. His Hon. Friend ought not to have
been, charged with framing. an Act on a particular
care. The 11111 proposed to be brought in was net
fi.tilided on the conduct of Mr. Walsh, nor f.a any
other recent case, but t n what had been com:ilained of
tor years, and of which the enormity of the offence and
the justice of severely puuishiryi it could not be denied.
Mr. HORNER agreed'with the Right Honourable
Gentleman, that the measure was not foutided on a
particular case on the spur of the moment. It was
a law to meet that which had long called lot a re-
medy,ifit was in the poWer of the Legislature to sup-
rly an eiEcient remedy. He doubted if the Bill pro-
posed to be brought is would supply such a remedy.
In order.to meet the object of the Bill, its provisions
were to extend to all sorts of property entrusted to all
sorts of persons fur any..specific trust or purpose.—
Now when it was 'considered what large-spate were
so deposited in this country, it was important for
the l-ouse to be aware of the effect that 'the Bill
might have on the Courts of Equity; If, in this re-
spect, the Bill were not properly guarded, more in-
jury would be done by iti effect ou Courts of Equity,
than it could do good in any other respect,
Mr..A. BARING thought scme measure of the
nature of that proposed, was necessary ; but a differ-
ence ought to be made between what was given as a
commercial trust, and what was placed in a Banker's
hands as a deposit, for safe custody ; between the
case of him who let the property entrusted to him go
%%lib his own, in a commercial midertaking, and he
who violated a particular trust, as had been done in the
case of Mr. Walsh.,
Mr. "MANNING spoke in favour of the Bill, which,
;ie contended, was more intended to secure the mcney
deposited• for safe custody, than to operate in any
other rise.

The qutstion m as then put, and leaie given to bring
in the 13,11.—Mr. DRUMMOND immediately brought it
in. It was read sa
first timer ordeicd to be printed, and
to be read a second time on Tuesday next.

DIIOI7 S OF ADAIIKALTY.

Mr. BROUGHAM, in pursuance cf a previous
notice, rose to move for a Committee to inquire into
the Disbursements frcm the Droits of Admiralty.—
He cbserved, that when he formerly sutmitted a si-
milar proposal to the House, it was resisted en vari-
ous grounds, but principally it was urged that he had
cot chosen a convenient time for the adoption of his
Resolution, pending a certain contract which Avab
said to have been entered into with the Crown, at the
commencement of the present reign, for the esta-
blishMent of.the Civil List. Such an objection could
not pow be urged, and from the general :emit of the
debate, the country had certainly every reason to
hope that an inquiry of a most in.poi tent nature
should now be commenced, preparatory 'to a new
and general settlement of the Civil List Revenue.
He did not helicve that on the previous debate one
Honourable Gentleman had dented the right of the
House to examine into the application, as well as into
the amount of this fund, and the Chancellor el the
Exchtqukr bad told the House, that 1114 conscious
of the due employment of these monies, and that not
the slightest abuse of them could, by the most strict
investigation, be discovered, he should, at the proper
time, have courted the most minute inquiry upon the
I subject. As that proper time was now arrived, in
order to give the Right Hon. Gentleman an oppor.
tunity of acting up to his professions, that he might
chew the burdened nation that they were not the mere
hollow pretences of temporary expediency, he (Mr.
Brougham) now submitted the subject again to the
decision of the House. In the outset he might re-
mark, that it was not reqnisite tliat lie should- make
out even a jtrima facie case of abuse, because the
Droits of Admiralty was a long disposable fund,
over which it was the duty of Parliament to watch,
and could not be compared to a grant for a particular
service, to which it was known it could only he ap.
plied. After the inspection of the volumes of docu-
ments which had been laid upon the table, netic of
them tending to hive any substantial intimation,

would be obvious to all that them watt :it ren?le
ground had for a more critical examination, suppossng
even that he could not show any circumstances of a
suspicious character regarding them. Such was,
however, by no means the fact, and the different items
of which the account; were composed might be di-
vided into four general heads. The first related to sumsl.
paid to captors and -claimants, on account of prizes,
I although it was not it:disputably established that they
were sl paid. The second class, not so large in its
amount, was composed of sums paid apparently for the
same purpose, but which there is every reason to be-
: here have not actually been sn paid, under the same
head as the preceding. The third dtvisinn included a
still smaller amount, and consisted of sums paid; ef
the ground of which payments no account is given.
I The fourth head, iecond in point of amount, embre.
ced monies issued for various services, which it was
not pretended had the most remote connection with
I the origin of the fund. He would now consider the
I various classes in sucassion, and supply frsm the pa-
pers presented one er two instances upon each of them.
IWith regard to the first, he WAS by no means dispo-
, seti to deny that large amounts may have been justly
! paid to persons concerned in prizes, which ultimately
I had been ascertained to have been ills rally made ;
even to non•commissioned captors they might t ave
been prudently given, but he maintained, th it in this
distribution no preference should be shewn, and
where favour was apparent, no specification of tie
various items WAS supplied, to prove dealt was pre.
per or necessary. In the Account laid before tl.e
House in 1810, under the head of Special Payments,
would be seen the en srmous sum of 8'269,789, pa'd
to John Alcock, to be by him divided amoog the
merchants of Spain, whose property had been seques-
trated in 1796 and 1;97. The amount of £34,921
was likewise inses ted as having been disbursed to va-
rious Commanders, on account of ships carried into
Cape Nichol,' Mole, and illegally condemned.. Into
the particulars of these two large items, surely some
inquiry ought to be made, and it was a mere moc-
kery to acknowledge the right of the 11311'C for that
purpose, and to refuse the belect Committee, the no-
mination of which he now proposed. It might be
stated, that the accounts had been audited at the
Treasury, but would the House delegate its right of
investigation to any but its own Members, for that
purpose by itself appointed, unless indeed, as in many
other cases, particularly in that of the American clai-
mants, Boards were established, whose particular
function it was to make the requisite investigation.
He did not blame any individual Administration,
because, since the time of Mr. Pitt, these abuses-had
been continued under every Government. Other ar-
ticles might ha pointed out, such as the vote of
£BB,OOO to Lord Keith, against whom an action
having been brought for the detention of an Ameri—
can vessel, atid heavy damages rteovered, his Lord-
ship was indemnified out of die Dr; its of Admiralty.
This surely was very-doubtful policy, and our ene-
mies would not fail to impute such payments to one
of two causes, for both of which there could be no
ground that redress could be obtained at our Courts
of Justice, or that our cruizt!rs were lawless in their'
seizures. On a former occasion a Right Honoura-
ble Friend of his (Mr. Arbuthnot), in all the eager-
ness of conscious innocence, lad come down to the
House, and explained to a shilling the item standing
against his name. Nearly all the individuals whose'
names were inserted in these documents, no doubt
felt equally anxious to clear their characters from im-
putation, and not being able to do it in the House, they
claimed a full and fair scrutiny in a Committee. Rear-
Admiral Lewis had been paid a large sum for detaining
a neutral vessel, and would not America, and justly
too, without explanation, ask what security, if she
continued a peace with us, she had that her neutral
shipping should not he seized, if our officers were ap-
parently rewarded for their capture ? The Honou-
rable Gentleman here entered into a detail of the case
of the Daphne privateer, owned by a Mr. Jacobs,
which had captured the Circe in 1800. The prize
was condemned, and £15,000 paid to the Captain
and Mariners, and £lO,OOO detained for other pur.
poses. Information, however, was subsequently con-
veyed, that the privateer had sailed without having
• must:red her due complement of men. A Monition
was issued in consequence, the money already paid
was recalled, and the £lO,OOO in the hands of a
third person, arrested ; and further, the owner was
compelled to pay, in addition, 41700 for costs.—
In this case, however, no remuneration had been paid
to hint out of the Drcits of Admiralty, however de-
serving he might be; altheeigh in tf.e case of Sir
Home Popham, similar in every respect but the
names, that Officer had received e 21,000. It might
be right for the House to be informed on what sort
of authority it was that the money paid on account
of the capture by the Daphne had been recalled, and
Mr. Jacobs and his family reduced to beggary. It
was not at the suggestion of a common informer, or
of a qui lam attorney, but On evidence procured by a
Reverend Clergyman, who had been in confinement
for debt, and reduced to the condition of poverty of
the Primitive Christians. He did.net mean to cast
ally general reflection on the numerous respectable
members of the Church of England ; but certain it
was that this man formed no addition to their respec.
1 tability, for, after othet trades had failed, he turned
I a broker in evidence, and procured two men, one of
I whom had been convicted of perjury, and the other
flogged at the cart's tail, to swear as much as was
' necessary to support his charge. For this signal see- I
vice, the Worthy and Rev. Gentleman had received
I from Government no less than £5077, and the first
I of his witnesses 187, as a " gratuity for evidenie
given." Under the second branch of his subject, he
should mention with regret the grant of £9S to Sir
Wm. Scott, " for services in deciding upon cases re; ;
lative to American captures." He was firmly con-
vinced
that the wealth of the Indies could not induce
that Learned Judge to condemn a single cock-boat'
contrary to justice ; but the words in which the item
was stated were .peculiarly disgusting, and implied
I what there was not the slightest reason to believe.— I
In the United States, however, they would not meet
with so just an interpretation, where the natives were
already strongly prejudiced against what they term-
ed the unwarrantable and flagrant injustice of the
British Court of Admiralty. Other articles, however,
thrust themselves forward, that could not be so. saris-
factotily explained. On the '2oth September,
a grant of £2250 had been made to Sir Gen. Young,
of one-third of the Dutch ship Frederick taken at

the Cape. The :ram or 42-92 had likewise hen
..4
to the Ear: of Duamore, on an account nearly slim,`
tar ; and on the 17th August, Admiral li - a epp , rt.
caved part of the proceeds of Spa .ash 'mos ..„„
!gored at M tridque. To the firs. o thew ;tali
particular attortion was due, becalm at the time ale
ire at th? Cape was made, Sir George Yount sos
ing ill Parliament as Member for Huntiidor
filled a lucrative and honourable post, and upm id
lag in a subs-Trent election, was sappointedeamer
at the Cape of Gold Hope—so that the most vivid
imagination might be defied to state an ailapime
reason for this grant. The Earl of Ihrazoore meld
ha%c a! hale to do with the capture for which ben
remunerated—and inderd the FenersA compiertz re
many pftbe items was so suspicious, as *r nps,'
to demand farther i.orestigation as to their rod (h.
.irtf.ry
ratter. After a vend odic/
.ohservatioes, the lick
and Learned Gentleman coecludtd with mos* I ~
the appointme&t of a Select Committee, in
Dinqi,e
into the appropriation of the k unds of the ojo, 0:
A dmirAlty.
'she CH ANcr.r.r.oß of .the EXCHEQUER
was of opit ion, toat the House aw,.ukl, bot kvi
, itself call d upoa to part ht. Conimetee, upou
1 the grounds statcd Ly the Hcatuurable a:it, Leamai
I Ce..tlemart. l'he rapers to be Lid httoretkikeme.
mitr.,..e w0u!..1 ne;escarily ir.volve s ich an iadetc4,
dct•iil of particulars, that folios rather than 1.1.031
would bc t i be accumulated. nvides. the tint!, wat,
that with all the laboured citations aad summer& ii
the Honourable Gentleman, he hid after all nude
ott: no case in general support of his owl wow..
What had been the allegatton of the Learned Gunk.
Oman ? Nothing more than this—that the fume ii
queftron bad been appropriates to the different pa.
sons, and for the several purposes itAtea m the
pi.
pets. This the Learned and Hamuuralile Gallon*
admitted; but then he happeced not to limo apa,
abet grounds these payments bed bten sa nowt_
and thoefore be thougnt inquiry neceisary. semi
of the items, several of the tivordings of this:: Iltlit
the Learned Gentleman could not comprehend...kr
the best of all possible reasons, as the Lamed Gm.
tleman himself had frankly acknowledged, bei.me
he was utterly ignorant of the particular meritsof al
respective cases. Now, though it might be a soy
reason why the Honourable Geutlernan :bolo
be solicitous for information he (Mr. Perceval)c,ao
not think that it was, therefore, suffiCient caustic
troubling the House with the preseot mo.ion. If the
Learned Gentlenian was so ignorant upon the moo
of those cases, did be require of de HAsi to cache
ignorance of their merits'as a p.csurnition of Oak 0n
merits; for reaHy there had been iu the whok coed
of the elaborate speech of the Learned Gentleman, as
other general ground to be inferred as that bra
which the Learned Gentleman rested his applietta
for inquiry. Had be ventured to state that thee had
been in any of these instances an abuse in the mode
of appropriating these Droits ? In what one iustaace
had they heed Misapplied ? When, ppon the face ri
the papers of the accounts themselves,' did date.
pear sufficient evidence to induce the House to be.
here that there had been a misapplication of u ase
funds ? Oh, but says the Honourable And Learned
geritleman, there may have been abuse, though 1
am as yet ignorant of it-:-there tray be asuse,thosit
it don't appear upea ihe (ice of the accnuus them.
' selves, and therefore let us inquire. If this ates
to be laid down as a sufficient ground for a grave
ParliaMentary inquiry, he knew not how there meld
be a limit or rule established. (Hear. hear.) Tbe Le.
'hours of PirliaMent would be endless, and as futile
as they were endless, if they were always to applies
Conimittees of Inquiry Upon such a ground as the.
Under the head of " Special Payments," there sr
peered an item of £269,789, paid to Mr. Jrha Al.
cock, to be distributed by him amongst those we
chants concerned in the trade with Spun, whose ece
and property had been salty Ited :--- --
of the war with Spain.- 'l'
seemed here again to have
Ithe fact of a provision in the
such merchants, which could
4i
rigid into effect. They lost th,
ciu...nce of the capture of Ow
led to a Spanish war, and
themselves called upon to indanno
Another item was that of it 544941
illegal condemnations at Cape
what had been the circumstance
illegal condemnations had been
—there was a Court sitting
the C. mmanders who had
question 'Nought them into t
to have all the authority and
1 Court ; and in that Court the,
I From these decisions there were
I Courts here. [Here Mr. Drool
dissent to this statement.] Hr
he admitted, inaccurate in star
appeals to the Prize Court.
no appeal,,for this Court at Cai
ved to have been no Prize Court
1 its decisions were al, erigiut '
!..in the first instance, and by a ,
I Court of Admiralty here, and
I:the condemnations were set '
ceedings against the captors.
the I.e irned and Hon. Gent.
' of £SB,OOO to Lord t(eith, who .
damages for the illegal detention
vessel, He (Mr. Perctval)
the Learned and Hon: Gentleman s.
in the profession, but he remembered
ii was considered to .be one of
strum that had at that time
of the Admiralty Court;
by the customs of the West .
1 ,ion cf prizes Made in dotEction
shared by the Commander.
D•Tpltne, a privateer fitted out
Hotiourable*Gentlemen hid gomi
ment hahot remunerated. him a.
l Home Popham. Thil was rather
to corhe Trom the Honourable
having strenuously censured ort
Popham ; and after liavii!g stated
tlldt'of. Mr. Jacobs were euentiaily
'turned hound upon the House, ant
to do again what he so condemned,
dune at all. As to the clerkyman,
him, but it he was the Means
tion of this privateer haoin4 been

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PitALLI
HOUS
Their Lordship
sittings, Were eng,
to, the Barony of E
debate &TON real
evidence, which,
adjourned till Mt
shadings, and the
Tbe Bills upon
vate Or local, wet
A variety, of do
the Orders in 'Co
*SID Aix, mast
• A part of them
by Mr. Littim.i RI
to lie on the- table
Some rapers n
'rd at the Bar by,
eery and Exchetp
--iffselfeturemf
and passed.
The strand re
vention Bill was
. .artangetoent prof
After dispatchi
adjourned ull to-
.• On a mction fi
Stortford Canal I
Sir J. Sl:Bit!C
bad not been atts
public iit:l.ty.
- Colonel DUCI
length. Ile cent
that there was ac
• be benefited by ii
llOw it to go to a
Mr. CALVE}
was no reason foi
.• Mr. BRAND
Admiral HAI
words from allot
..when the nambe
-.—Majority 50.
A Message fr
eurrence in the
private Bills.
Mr. WILSON
be would move f
the mil Geo. 11.
solved, that the
fated to the mart
Mr. ROSE
had taken on
last Session ;
*gent manner i
most par ishn,
arising therets
of Ow witiow
inability to pr
that was due
claimed by hi
tleman then p
adopted. and
bring in a Bii
ing rarisb an
Mr. BATf
one, and oug
too volently
ltegistt.rs wer
required rri be
Lord FOl
that the Bill
said ha shouli
-then- stated
Bill, which hi
it had met wi
died, it appe;
it stood at pr
forcing regtiL
law was not s
addit onal vii
He feared the
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who had had
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intention of
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arstr.ited in cot.srgeense a
he Learned CA-adman i
been totallj ignorant cif 4
he peace 0 Arnica% fot t
ld not at terward, lat ea. a
their property in Loam
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£54,9411 on accoot 4 a
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at Cape Nichol' Msill a
made the eaptvet is r
this Court, ammo/ it t
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vere appeals to the him 6
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;acing that thcre had WA 1
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Cape Nichol* Mtaolrej: t
:ourt
at all, and b
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t direct application todit 1
td nut to the Prise Cori
as:de with costs of pm a
s. Another *lionise it i
ridernart was to do WM i
who had incurred bats s
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deman was at that WI
nembered that this Ca 1
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and certain it was, 1110
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fiction of munggliag "I a
As to the ease of de
int .by'a Mr. Jacobs, is •
complained that GPI* A
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rather a curionsaisitki
,Ie Gentleman, of ir
the liant to Sit iltS It
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been illega!ly 11M
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be *ls, !et him he who„he migitt, entitled to his re-
ward tor having done so. As to the £931) paid to
gr Wm. Scott, here•again the Learned .Gentleman
Fd • not seem to know that at that time his. Learned
snd Right Hon. Friend wet King's Aalyoiate, and
nioney had' been paiirto him at a referee. But
g Gentlemen woad talk upon what they knew so
brae about, such mistakes Wer,' to be. expected. As
to the giants to the Royal Dukes, he hoped that the
Hou‘would not think it necess;,ry to inquire how a
parent, in one or two instances. thought proper to
five ahv y sums to his children, out oi his own pro.
q. He concluded by saying, that he wished not
ithhold any particle of ioformation that could
leaf to any public practical benefit.
Mr. BROUGHAM, in explanation, said that he
had repeatedly exculpated Sir Willi un Scott ;—he
blamed nothing hilt the unseemly manner in which
the item vas woe ded. He knew perfe:tly svil, that at
the time Sir IVilliatit Scott W. 45 11 n a Judge, but the
urrrd " deciding," as used in the paper, might have
Don strang, rs, ai upon the Americans themselves,
the impression that Sir NVilliam in so deciding, had
acted in a judicial capacity.
The ATTORNEY GENERAL stated the facts
in the case of Lord Keith in the same way as that in
which they had been stated by the Chancellor of the
Exchequer. He then proceeded, to the best of his
recollection, to detail those in the case of Captain
Tomlinson. Captain Tond ason's vessel had been
Tepaired at Dartmouth. Th.: ptrson by whom it had
been repaired, a man of the n une of Tanner, became
a bankrupt, and by his books it appeared that his ,
charges were much less than those made to the Ad-'
tniralty. It was discovered that these last were
forged. Two bills of indictment were in consequence
found, the one against Tanner, the other against
Captain Tomlinson. On opening the prosecution
against Tanner, it appeared th it the forgery had not
strictly been committed in the county in which in the
indictment it was laid to be cnturnitted. The con.
sevcnce was that the Judge directed idle acquit:al if
Tanner, and the indictment against Captain Tom-
. linson being under the same circumstances, his prose-
cution was also abandoned.
Mr. HERBERT (of Kerry), bore the highest
testimony to the character of Captain Temple, than
whom, a more humane and honourable man did not
exist. On his trial, there did not appear the
slightest ground to suppose, that the man of whose
murder he was accused, had died in consequence of
the punishtnt.nt inflicted upon him. A lever was the
evident cause of his death, and the Judge in this case
directed the immediate acquittal of Ca p Lila Temple.
Mr. CROKE R. observed, that ea! Honourable and
Learned Gentl,man declared that Ca pt kin Tomlinson
had been palst honourably acquitted. Without giving
any opinion on t:ie merits of Captain 'rumbas as, he
must say that the Honourable Gentleman's statement
was alt, ,ether fallacious. Captain Tomlinson Lai
clunuau'ded one of Majesty's ships, which it be.
came necessary to repair at Dartmouth. • The bill
made for the repairs done was. utterly false, being
enormously higher than the expellees actually incur.
red. This bill, it was alledged, that Captain Tomlin.
• san had countersigned, by which it was rendered
payable at the Navy B lard. When presented by the
Shipwright, after the lapse of a considerabla period,
it was found to be either a forgery or a fraud. For
this (Renee, the Shipwright and Captain Tomlinson
'lime indicted in Middlesex, as having committed it
in Middlesex. The Shipwright was convicted : but
on the opening of the trial of Captain Tomlinson, the
Judge observed that there might have been a collu.


THE F,VENIVG STAR.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26.
PRICF. OF STOCKS THIS DAY Al ONE O'CLOCK
3 per Ct. Retitled 321-.-4 per Cent. 78/4
3 per Ct. Cous. for 'volley rati—Do. for ACC. 621
5 per Ct. 934-.lloudbls, 16$ pr az
Each. pre.—Loug Anna. 161

A letter from Guadeloupe, received by the Ja-
maica mail of yesterday, mentions some unpleasant
occurrences ullich have arisen in that island, in con-
sequence uf a Proclamation issued by Governor Co.
cuitaNE, calling upon the inhabitants, under a pe.
to enrol themselves in the new formed militia,
interilea fir ate preservation of the internal quiet and
sec►.►:t> of the Islani. This restrined service not
being cle...rly expressed in the Proclamation, the in.
habitants imagined they were to be employed in de.
feuding the island from foreign attack, and in come.
queue, on the day of turnting out, one man only
appeared, and the commissions appointing Officers
for the corps were all returned, with an excuse on the
ground, that any one taking up arms awiinst the
French, would, by an existing decree, immediately
forfeit the property I.e possesses in France, and ulti.
mately, in the event of peace, Lis possessions in the
island.

I A fine of 800 dollars was !,..sied upon the disobe-
dient, and further measures of severity were expected•
On account of the distresses of the colony, meetings
had been held in different distticts of the island. In
one of these it was stated, that within the last few
years, two millions and a half sterling had been laid
out in the coffee plantatiors, in which 7000 negroes
were employed. In the same, it is urged to recorn-
. mend to Government to introduce the use of coffee
instead of cocoa in the Navy, and to enable neutrals
to carry coffee from the plantations during the inter-
ruption to the trade of Great Britain.
The Superior Magistrate in the parish of St. MAT,
had couvoned the inhabitants, viten the folbwing Re-
solutions were passed :
I. That there is no hOpe of assivance from the Mother Coun.
try under the distresses of this colony.
2. That the principal burden of the Taxes lies upon the Slave
Owoers.

3. "'bat the priacipal evil is to be attributed to the sick ab-
Mitres.

4. That a Bill be recommended to the Legi-lature to compel
Art °roles or Agents to charge 6 per cent. cnniraissinn ut on pi o-
duce, one-sixth of which should go in Ld of the Island expellee*.
5. To recommend an Act taxing Counsellors, Attor,:it,
skims, Survons, Apothecaries, and holders of Pudic Mitts,
whose income tiered £7ou per annum. Also contract, r,, mer-
chants, shopkeepers, millwrights, carpenters, masons, copper-
smiths, and blacksmitl.s.

6. The duty of ts. per ton in addition, to be imposed on Bri-
tish and Spanish vessels.

7. The produce of the above to be applied in relit( of the
poorer Planters ot the Colouy.

Yesterday, the CHANCELLOR of the ExciinwEn,
Mr. SHERIDAN, and the JUDGE ADVOCATE, had au-
diences of the PRINCE IteneNT, at Carlton-House.
The Marquis .of HUN FLY, and the Duchess of

din in Devonshire, but asked if there was any proof MA NC II ESTER,
arrived in town yesterday evening.

of a collusion on the part of Captain: Tomlinson in i Monday night, about I I o'clock, the Duke of Yoest
Middlesex ? When told that Captain Tomlinson had arrived at York House, SeJames't, from the celebra-
countersigned the bill in Devonshire, the Judge di- tion of the Duke of Castuttinee's birth-day, at Wind-
retied his immediate acquittal. Whether if Captain scr, when, in stepping out of his carriage, he had the
Tomlins'n had been tried in Devonshire he might-or misfortune to sprain his right nude. His Royal
Might not have been acquitted, he (Mr. Creker) Highness's Military Levee was obliged to be pod-
Would not say ; but unquestionably the Honourable poned in consequence.
and Learned Gentleman had no right to call the . Yesterday afternoon, the travelling chaise of her
result of the trial at the Old Bailey an honourable Royal Highness the Pt incess CHAttLoTTE of WALVA
acquittal. broke down in Whitehall, nearly opposi:e the mansion
Mr. BROUGHAM (in explanation) observed, that of Lord Cauelecroe. The accident took place in
the statement of the Hon. Gentleman differed very consequence of the pin of the fore spring giving way ;
tench from that of. his Right Hon. and Learned the chaise was not overturned, but was thrown in a
'riend. His Right Hon. and Learned Friend had position inclining forwards. ller Royal Highness,
said that there was no conviction wlastever ; the Ho- rho was attended by Lady DE CLIFFORD, did not seem
tourabie Gentleman asserted that there had been a in the least alarmed, still less hurst by the accident.
conviction. He repeated that Captain Tomlinson : Last night Lord CASTLEREAGH took his seat among
%as a very respectable officer, and had been promoted
,the Ministers on the Treasury Bench, in the House
since the circumstance alluded to. In a private state. of Commons.
ment circulated by Captain Tomlinson, he declared,
that he had been acqiiitted because there was no evi-
slenc;: against him, and in nowiie on account of any
114 W in the indictment. He added, that the person
by whom the vessel had been repaired, happening to
have a sledge hammer in his hand, desired knottier
Perim to sign for hint; a practice very cox:anon with
tha
After a few words from Mr. WILBERFORCE.,
the motiiai was negatived without a division.
NOTTINGHAM WA 1 '1:1I AND WARD RILL.
On his Bill being byoustit up, and motion made
for recommittini, it,
Mr. J. SMITH took the opportunity of correcting]
a statement that had gone abroad respecting the
mode of payment to the Nottingham manufacturers
17 their emrloyeis. It had been stated that he had
mid one of the causes tf the disturbances arose Iry m
lilt Masters paying their men not in ninth y but ha
• mss. That practice was !opted not by the great I
ondy if the Masters, but by the lower classes. In !
Ihe statement going forth as it had done] unexplained, !
tPftections were thrown upon the opulent part of tke
alintifaeturers, which he never intended.
The House then went into the Committee.
.Mr. Secretary RYDER stated, that having receiv-
trerioes applications to extend the provisions of the
Xll to all parts of the kingdom, lie should propose so
extend it accordingly ; which was done. The clause
wing been gone through, and some verbal altera-
65ns made,
A clause was proposed by Mr. Leen Drew, for.
apprehending persons frequenting the neighbouring
wwns, and not giving a proper account of themselves
ete at the Magistrates, authorising those Magistrates
b
pass them to their parishes. This clause, after
Kalil (onside-ration, was adopted.
The Report was received. the Bill ordered to be
•Phted, and read a third time on Friday.
The House adjourned at half-past eleven o'clock.

Sunday the Rev. Dr. JACKSON, Head of Christ-
Church, Oxford, was consecrated bishop of Oxford,
• at the Palace, Lambeth, by his Grace the Archbishop
of Clloterbury.

MiS! TYLNLY LoxG's bridal dress is of the most
splendid description..-her gown alone will cost 6000
guineas; the necklace *30,000. The other parts of
her dress are equally elegant and expensive.

The Rev. Mv. CanErs, of Yorkshire, will shortly
lead to the hymeneal altar the beautiful and accom-
plished Miss eIIieBLOTTE MA KNICKS SUTTON, funifk
daughter efbisGrace the A rchb'shop of CANTERBURY.
Kt geS THEATRE.—There was nil performance last
evening, in consequence of the severe indisposition of
CATA LAM and THANIEZZANI.

COVE .T GA ans.4.—Last night a new entertainment
was produced at this Theatre, under the title of Frost
sad 1 haur—a title which had little application to the
business of the piece, except that the scene was laid
in Gothland, where such vicissitudes of weather may
be supposed to prevail. It is the production of Mr.
HoLst.ta. There is some humour in the Fiece, and
two or three lauhable incidents ; but it is meagre
in plot, and-the incidents are badly managed. The
actors did ;111 they could; and the farce may be played
two or three nights, but it has not stamina suificient
to ensure longer existence.

We hear the Quadruped Proprietors have corn.
pletely suc:eeded in their demand for an increase of
salary. Mr. ANTLEv, observing at the same time,
that the prices paid for adniission to his 'fhsaues,
was much lower than the prices paid for admittance
into that Theatre which had latterly been in the habit
of engaging such quadruped actors • but that he (Mr.
ASTLKY) had not the least doubt that his Right
Honourable and dearly beloved cousins, John and
Lady Br/!, would amply make up the additional sum
to be paid, by nightly tilling the Pavilion Theatre to
the very COJUKS.