Star.
London, England, 1815-04-04 00:00:00

p4RLIAMENT4Rr PROCEEDINGS.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, APRIL S.
A Petition was presented from. certain..Elactors of Down.
patrick complaining of gross partiality in the Returning Officer
of that Borough at the last Flectino.--Ordered to he on the table
and to be taken ;nta consideration on Thurday fortnight.
Mr. H. ADDING-I'obl presented, pursuant to order, a list of
th.: fees take ti by cite several Officers of the Court of Chancery,
pursuant to• the xegulations of the Commiodon of 1740.-.-Or-
tiered to lie on the Table.
'The Account. on the Table relative to the Irish Revenue were
orde-ed to he printed, on the motion of Mr. W. Fitzgerald, who
brought in two BilL relative to Customs and Excise upon To-
baeet; irelatsd. Read a ft:st time end ordered to be read a sr-
conl time to-rnorro'.v.
4 p-: sort &OM the Comtni:zioners of Excise presented an ac-
Court .‘f the ci,tantity of Wine lodged In die baits, for a given
period, el•stiegui.'ling French wine, and aim of the wine ex-
ported-front mercha,.t..' stores after having -paid the duty.—Or-
dered to lie on the Ti.ble.
A Petition wan rresentral •aga;mt the cotton duty imposed by
the 11Y:1 of the N.J., r.-0: (lobed to lie on the Tattle.
Mr. r-r.:3enteti a Petition front the Shipowners
of ..t.on.:on ats.tainty the Itamsgr.tc Harbour iii':.—Referred rt the
Committee upoo the -Lill, by which the Petitioners were ordered
to he heard by she..? Counsel or Agents.
•• • • • •s(a)Tfil TRIAL. BY JURY.
The C1T.ANC...1,1.(1R of t:te EXCHINX,EI: presented a Pe-
tfticn th••• t.actlity ref .gates artaitist the Scotch Trial by
Ju-). 2.ll.,—Ordered to lie on !!‘-': Tublse, as was a similar Pen-
titqt fri...n the county of 'Hul.lintoo.
• Z.)11.• W.I.II.IbII)AS moved dr: I:n:qv-torment of the commit-
tsl a; hy Jury 13111 until the 111th instant.
jvir .I.4.RcitoNllll4. xprei.ced his hope that the progress of
this miamie would not tiper'ence ney further delay.
Air %v 1 tI.."NIIAS didchimed any Wish, on his own part, to
delay :toy t•itthvr than his motion imported.
The vi44qvi •.v1,4 agre!•cl to. •
. Mr. t.t•AliNt; resent-J.2n account of the-. ordinary
rever:oe: oneweittraordiaary resaurces.—Ordered to he. on the
. •
I'4 Poor UrOllQ.! rn:l was reported, •d• d be
the ere to
rend :t,itihil-tinte to-me-row. .
l.rtil-ifNCVIUN brought in a-Bill to continue the Act of
the -via' of the fling, permitting the import of Tobacco from
any pace wliatever. . .

111 Z P4TSENT.
The CHANC.ELLOR of the EXCHEQUER,
in mewing . the .postponement of !the Committee of
Supply until Wednesday, took occasion to state, that
on that d.iy he should have to make an important
consmunicatton to the House, upsn the subject of
existing circumstances.
Mr. %VHITBREAD said, he should be glad to
know whether any other Minister was expected in
the House in the uoutse of the evening, at.cl whether
the Secretary for Foreign Affairs was likely to attend ?
An expectation very naturally prevailed that some
communication would be made to the House re-
specting certain extraordinary events, and the pros-
pects, as tar as. Ministers could ascertain. likely so
arise out if those events. The Right Honourable
Gentleman had had the second reading of the As-
sevsed Taxes Btil postponed to Monday next, but he
had not told the House whether he then meant to
move its second reading, whether he proposed to
move a Luther postpo.e inent, nor had the Right
Hoenurabie Gentlernan stated v;hether, as rumen:
represeuted, it was his ietentiee to abandon this Bili
altogether, and to resert agein to the Property-Tax.
In such circumstances at the eresent moment some
explanation was obviously noCessary ; but hay )n;^,
stated thui touch he wculti abstain from saying mere
than merely to express a :tit!) that Ministers would
spontaneously cones forward at this iteeresting crisis,
and make. such a co:omuaicat;en as was due to that
House, to the country, and to the world.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEOUER
apprehended. that if the House slioeld continue u
sit for a short time, his Noble Friend the Secretary
for Foreign Affoirs might lee expected, hut lest he
(Lord Castlereagh) should net aerear in hii place,
before the House adjourned, he thought it proper to
state, in order to prevent any misapprehension, that
it was intended very shortly to make a communica-
tion to that House, from the Prince Regent (acting
on the behalf of his Majesty), of the steps which
Ministers were taking. and meant to take, at the
present crisis, together with a statement of the mo-
tives which Fete: mined their conduct.

Mr. WHI rIIIEAD expressed a wish to know
,f upon what d. 41 it was intended to make the promised
communicition ?

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
replied, that he had already named a day (Wednes-
day), and as far as he was able to judige, it did not
appeAr proper to make any explanation, until the
communication referred to should be laid before the
House.

Mr. WHITBREAD disclaimed any wish to I
hurry Ministers, or to exact from them any prema-
ture communication, but he could not forbear to ex-
press his confident hope, that a certain paper, pur-
porting to emanate from the Congress of Vienna,
was an infamt.us fotTcry, as that paper was so infa-
mous in itself, inasmuch as it went to sanction the
piaci* of assassination. He trusted, therefore;for '
theduiriour and character of this country, iliac some
of the names annexed to that pa; or were never au-
thorised to s'gn any such document. W:nie the.
Noble Secretary fur Foreign Affairs VMS at:tbe Soo.
gross, he. was understood to combine in tilinself 411
the posVers of the Executive Covernment; bruit was
quite iwposs ble to suppose that such powers were
extended to Lords Wellington, Clancarty, Cathcart,
and Stewart, that they were authorised .to put thei
names to such an infamous paper, or that they Isere
invested with a power to declare war against any
State.

The CRANCELLOR of • the EXCHEQUER'
maintained that the paper alluded to d:d not in any;
point authorise such an interpretation as the Hon.,
Member had thought proper to give it.
Mr. WHI ruREAD observed; that in a pohlica-,
tiara of yesterday, in.which the doctrine of ass astina-
tion wits unblushingly avowed, this paper was quoted
as a direct justification of that doctrine, and relei ring
to. the promulgation of the same doctrine I rnm the
same quarter, at a former period, in which assas-.
*MA ion of the person now possessing the Grsvernment
01. FrAgtecius ,penly recommended, the El 7ncrrable.
Gvntlenian stated, that a Noble Relative of his (L ,rd
Grey) had in another place strongly pretested against
that doOrine, lacing seconded in his reprobation of it
by th'e Marquis Wellesley, who was then a Member
of t.,0 it *odd also.be recollected that he
()4r. Wititlnead)' had, in that House, , entemi his
protest against,. this abOatinable 'doctrine ; and Mr.
Pereeealt, wlt4 woe. within twklyesMonthi
afterwards, the victim of assassinations- trongly dis-
claimed (if, indeed, a disclotner were neceSufy) any

U ICII P..: PERS.

AIX I.A CHAPELLE, MARCII 27.

The following measures of precaution have been
adopted by Baron Sack, Governor-General of the
Lower and Middle Rhine :

de In consideration of the events which have passed
in France, and of the Declaration of the High Allied
Powers, dated the 13th instant, I direct, in concert
with the Gene•al.of the Royal troops, as follows .
44 All communication with the General Govern-
ment and France it interdicted, until new .orders,—
Passports to that country shall oily be given in the
most urgent cases, and by superior authority.—All
sale of horses or military effects to foreign parts is
prohibited.

a The High Allied Powers having by a solemn
act declared Napoleon Bonaparte an outlaw, and an
enemy and disturber of the repose of the world, every
act tending to shew Attachment to his person or system
can only be considered as an attack on the internal
and external safety of the state. And though lam
aware that any such disposition must he extremely
rare among the faithful inhabitants of the Middle
and Lower Rhine, yet I feel myself bound to de.
dare, that whoever shall do any public act, or make
any proposal tending to shew that he feels a particu-
lar attachment to the person of Napoleon Bonaparte,
or interests himself in his cause, shall be immediately
arrested and brought before a special tribunal, or be
shut up, so as not to be able tornjure society."

.113W66E4A—MAROki —:-•
Pur august Scivereigns made their. solemn entry
into this city It half-past five this afternoon, amidst
repeated sale. es at artillery, the ringing of bells, &F.
Tile whole prpulation of Brussels went to Meet them,
and I.,..ccived them every where with the liveliest ex.
• t.
:rcssioN of joy and incessant acclamations.

LIEGE, MARCH 48. .
• Prussian regiments, both cavalry ar.d infantry, con-
t;nue to pass through this city, going to Namur.
Marshal Berthier artived here yesterday. They
say he ls.going to the King of Bavaria, and will air
afterwards return to Louis XVIII.
Letters from Berlin announce that every soldier in
Prussia is on the march. The volunteers who had
been discharged rejoin their corps with zeal.
Baron Sack has published the following addiepto
the inhabitants of the Banks of the Rhine :

" At: la Cbaptlle, Maich if. •
" The capital of France swore to defend with en-
ergy the cause of the Throne and of the existing Go-
vernment against the attacks of the disturber of pub..
, lie repose, now placed without the pale of. the law.
The capital of France, and France herself, have de-
ceived us—Bonaparte has occupied Paris Without
firing a. shot.
" Thus the adventurer performs again, prObphly
Mt only a short space of time, r.he part of ))sarpart,
and it is for Europe in arms' to aconiree by hist*.
structioa, a title to the gratitude of the present •and

Of future generations, since France has flisdained to
merit it.
u The high allied Powers made their solemn decla-
ration on this subject at. Vienna-on the • 13th inst. The
conquerors at Moscow, at Leipsick, at Vittoria, and
at Paris, are hastening in all directions to support this
declaration with arms in their hands. The anathe-
ma is pronounced nn the perjurer, who, treading on-
der toot all justice 4ind all human confidence, has
again launched all the firebrands of war amongst us.
The whole population of Europe,. if necess.try, wil:
arm itself to pour in upon France, and ale this mon
ster in the blood and tears of his followers ; but it
will not be necessary to resort to these extreme me,i-
sures ; and HeAvaN has perhaps reserved to the brave
Prussians, English, Hanoverians, and Belgians, w Ito,
collected between the Rhine and France, form the
bulwark of nations, the glory of being the instruments
of its just vengeance.
" You, brave inhabitants of the Middle and Lower
Rhine, have it in your power to contribute to the glo.
rious work, and you will no doubt zealously do so.
The moment is come when noble an.) generous souls
must crowd the ranks, in order to oppose a wall of
brass to wickedness and perfidy. Let the vigorous
youth assemble in crowds to consecrate their arm'
and their courage to the most sacred of causes, and
to the defence of their country. For Germany is our
country ; it shall he so always, and at every expense.
Let the men who have reached mature age, the fa-
thers of families of all classes, arm themselves under
the colours of the civic mili ice. not to march to com-
bat abroad, but to defend their own homes against
enemies and traitors.

- -
" The country confides arms to yon, brave inhabi-
tants of all ages, of the banks of the Rhine, the Mo-
selle, the Roer, and the Meuse. I myself have
pledged that you will bear them with German fide.
lity and bravery.
" It is thus that you will signally participate in the
triumph of the good cause, and preserve yourselves
from the curses of your children and grand-children,
which must fail upon your heads, it by your indc).
lence or indifference yon should be the cause of the
forces of Europe, combined to oppose the common
enemy, coming like a destructive torrent to inundate
And ravage your plains. (Signed)
14 SACS, Governor•Genezal of the Lowir
and fdttidle Rising."
AMSTERDAM, MARCH at.
The greatest exertions are making here for the rais-
ing of the land militia and the city guard, both horse
and foot. •

EXTRACT OF A PRIVATE LETTER FROM PARIS, DATED
THE 21ST OF 11MICII, 10 P.M.

fr You can form no conception of the situation of
Paris for these :wo days past. All the inhabitants are
dejected, and in state of dismay without example.
All the corps of the French army which had so lately
sworn to defend the throne of the alurb,ins, or die,
have, one alter another, with a few exceptions, gone
over to Bonaparte's standard, who yesterday evening
entered Pat :s as tranquitly as if on his return from a
jaunt to St. Cloud.
" The ton great gnnditess of Louis XVIII. has
worked his own downfall. Three hundred th, o•:oul
pris-ners, wl!ona his restoration brought b.n.k ;11a,
England, Hungary, or SPieria, and who, v.iticsitt
him, would bare remained for ever in captivi...i, tar
,from their native land, bore railed their saer:iitgicitis
'hands aviost Wm, and given to the world a speci-
men of the blackest ingratitude.
le You have do4btless read the Monil:ur of to.day ;
nothing can he farther (torn the truth than its :Tine-
sentatsons. When Bonaparte vntcred the cai!ial, sur-
rounded by his bands, all the inhabitant,, full tit
;dam, had shut themselves up in their hUMJi ; all
the doors and windows were shut.

" Banapatte, in his proclaniatiqns, speaks of br;ng-
ing to us happiness ; but what does this mean but the
conscription and foreign and civil war Francs will
thus again fall a prey to the hatred and ,:ca,:,eance
of other nations, and must contend with the united
force of all Sov*reigns.
1- Twenty millions of men have suffered themselves
to be subjugated by a handful of banditti."

EXTRACT OF A PRIVATE LETTER FRUNI PARIS, M A Pell c 231

AT 6 O'CLOCK IN Time Al,Tralloox.

is I was not able to, write to you yesterday as I
promised, being called upon duty as a member of tl.c
National Guard. t returned home an hour ago, and
though much fatigued I hasten to hail my promise.
The disposition of the Parlsians, and by authentic
accounts, that of All the inhabitants of France, is still
the same. Weary of revolutions, all -have looked
upon the rapid progress of Napoleon with a kind of
panic terror, which has paralysed every arm.
" I have seen Bonaparte—l will not say in the
midst of the French troops (for all those by whom he
is surrounded are unworthy'of the name of Frenchmen)
but in the midst of his satellites, of that horde of bri-
gands, for whom the name of country has no more
that charm, which was formerly the basis of the
French character, and constituted the strength of the
natidn--4 have seen, I say, this monster, who brings
VA the evils that issued from the box of Pandora, tra-
liersing with a haggard eye the ranks of those pha-
lanxes formerly invincible, and ;he terror of nations,
now astonished themselves at obeying a chief whom
they dread much more than they esteem.
" Never, during the ten years that I have had an
opportunity of observing, on such occasions, the tea.
tares of this monster, did I see them so disordered and
so horrible. In the midst of his greatness, he seems
to fear his shad Ow—at the slightest motion, at the
least noise. I have -seen him start, and roll in their
narrow orbit his eyes, in which tear and rage were at
the same time expressed. •
" No : never can the reign of such a tyrant he of
long duration. • Neither Dionyslus, no, N,:ro, nor.
Attila, nor Caligula, nor any of 'the tyrants storm;
history has described, had, iii their look, that which
distinguishes the ' usurper of France, or rather the
scourge cf Eprope.
" However, we must not yet despair of the salva-
tion of out fine country; a single moment suffices to
deliver it. The stupor, the vapor which seem to have
subdued all minds, will be ditipelLtd, it is not possibli
to doubt of it, and all France arousing from a painful
dream," will surely recover that' energy which has
always characterised it; and iii numerous inhabi-
.
tants. atisptised on their :soaking artheir debasement.,
will again.sclisplay their natural vi.gour, and willthem-
ielves.ez*ntitytte the monster who is the'auther of
it** :tiapif.ortitoef. 'Then -the' 'Sateßites, who no,
'longer
donne the name of Frenchmen*, *ill- be unable

to defend him from the vengeance of the nation Be
lieve me, only a Ever is wanting to set the national
vengeance in motion ; for where is the Frenchman,
ir a family in tl.e- whole extent of this great empire,
who have not 1 brothel, a relative, or a friend, to
mourn and to avenge
Bonlparte is sl little at his ease, notwithstand.
:ng the efforts which he makes to hide the remorse of
.iis colisc;ence, that he cannot look without confusion,
,even At those to whom he owes his ephemeral suc•
cesses.

M N..y, that wretch, who, by infamorF
treason, h is tfelivereal the kingdom to the vulture that,
tor Id year. past, has led on the blood of the Frencli.
—this tr.:itor, I say. arrived yesterday at Paris, and
:he b.4:e ct f:int made Bf.naparte turn pale. j
th:i /act hem an eye-witness, who, like me, de.
,:loses the fate cf cur unhappy country.
66 'flan v.i..!: of all the French now is, to see wha•
we have always feared, what we have at all times
pppostd,, I tort-I:vet., enter. open C.,c..soi: of
France ; then, be assine,i, the French will rc.c I'•er
their ei:er?y, and will do tl::;:ticii!ii!sednj:llo4,:iiitfcc:
on their ;y rant, and • r 1 :::use nralattira
accuctomed to r.-::d:f,ty, !lave sacr•Led their country
two•etrheeottelliznrP:.iasei,"ush(icf!!..;lelaltonorta bbe'tsuspected, then, I
say it wit'a shame and regret, this beautiful :*ral.ce,
the object of the envy of all nations, woni.d dettso
to be (:rased front the list of European powers.
4, I was ye7...erJay or. guard at the Theiilerier, and
who d ,yen t!,‘:•;: c.nnm ::,dad is that place? Mr
:it is WAS that same
Exc:Amans, veto, niter }::,vine; for:eited
and life, had been recently pardoned and reCi-
stated in his honour by Louis XVIII. alas ! • I cannot
ton often repeat it; it is the goodness of this excellent
man which has precipitated him from the throne, and
plunged us into an abyss of misfortunes, from which
Gnu knows how we shall be delivered.

“ On the 20th, at nine in the morning, there v:ag
published, as I told you in my last, an order to ilk.
minute. I wish ycu had seen this illumination.—
Never in my life did I see any thing so melancholy.
Never WAS Paris plunged in such despcadency as at
that moment. All the houses, all the shops were shut,
and the streets nearly deserted. Here and there were
seen some straggling parties, intoxicated with wine,
composed of• the dregs of the populace, on whom
money had been lavished, and some soldiers returned
from the prisons.of Russia and England, running in
the dress of citizens about the streets, and singing the
praises of their Emperor.
” On the 2lst and 22d all the warehouses and all
the shops were shut, and but for a strict order pub-
lished this morning from the Thuilleries, they would
be shut also to-day. Up to this moment we are in a
kind of anarchy—no excesses, however, have been
committed, th..nks to the vigilance of the National
Guard. This faithful corps was without a com-
mander after the departure of 'the brave General
Desolles. Count Montesotiou, formerly President
of the Legislative Bally, had assumed the cominand•
ad interim ; lie has ju4t I>eca confirmed in this post. LI
• Bonaparte.
By what I have just learnt, I fear this will be
the last utter you will receive from me, it even titis
does reach you. At all events, and in every case, be
ftqi.tizircl that I will seize .very opperronity to let you
hear frprn me."—.Tosirnal Poliiique de Leyde, March Sl.