Star.
London, England, 1831-03-01 00:00:00

NAVY EbTIJIATES.

On the motion of Sir JAMES Sir ALExAripla
GRANT brought up the report of the committee of supply oa the nay,
estimates.
Mr. HUME said he understood the tight I,on. bayonet (Sir Janie,.
Graham) to say that Sir Jame. Cockburu I,AI diAc tergad nun,' of :I
military character in the ',mettle servicJ brild I.e was appvinted I •
spector of Marines. H. un.Yerstood that h.: and no 'military rank. t.a•
that the duties he ptrfurmed wet.: mer..ly civil, let tie wa. now ptacet.
at :be head of the tontines.

Sir JAWS GRAHAM said, whil.t Sir Jaara Cockburn win P.c.
master of Marines he certainly had no military rank. The .iffice of
Payinastor of 31annea was abolished, and Sir iao.e.. Cockburn
appointed a Lieutenant in the Aunt-. was also appointed harper.° -
General of Marines. He thoeghe the Marinas to. meruur•uut. a built
any in the service : and„if mere was no objection to expense. be
should be wilting that an Adjutant.G.:mr.il should be appointed from
the marine officer*.

Mr. HU3lE*aid an ordrr hatl been nude lately with which he dot
not lowa whether that house could interfere. It was to prohibit
masters. pur*ers, and burgeons in the navy. frotn appearing ar hi. ,14.
jetty's levees. Great endeavours had been mad, to raise the charaew
of surgeons in the navy, and with the best effect. This regulation was
felt as a stigma on the profession of navy surgeons, and hr hoped would
be re-considered.

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Sir JAMES GRAHAM said he was very incompetent to (Vico,.
the question, which woe properly belonged to the Lord Chamberlain.
A broad line had been drawn between the officers of the navy who
should attend levees and those who should lot; the line of dis-
tinction I.as between commissioned and non.commiAsioned officers.—
He had, however, received itis Majesty's commands to con-ider the
subject, in conjunction with the Cotomande, of the Forces. (Hear,
hear bear.)
Mr. 111131 E said, a surgeon in the navy could not now attend
a levee ; let hint I) • struck &amid he could attend the next day; it bad
taken place at th.• hot levee.
Lord HUT HAM tliou4ht the corps of marines should have their
highest officer taken from amongst themselves.
R. UORDON a-ked, acre the Naval Lord, of the Admiralty
and the Secretary allowed their half-pay ?
Sir JAMES tiRA HAM said, the Lords of the Admiralty whose
salaries were 1,0001. a year, were allowed to retain their half-pay • but
the Secretary, whose salary had been reduced from 3.0001. to 2,5001. a
year, watt not allowed to retain his half-pay, because his salary was
deemed sufficient.

Sir G. CLRRK highly approved of allowing the Lords of the Admi-
ralty to retain their half-pay.
Sir GEORGE WA KRIINDSR always thought the Lords of the
Admiralty underpaid, and was extremely happy they were allowed to
retain their half-pay.

Sir H. HARDINGE thought a sound &credal had been exercised,
and hoped it would be extended to military °Seers.
Mr. HUNT said, if the money paid to the pliant officers came out
of the pockets of the aristocracy, or was even raised by a well regalated
crty-taz, he would not object to sums paid them ; but what he
that it came out of the pock Si of a suffering people, be could
not but think that the pay was sußcient, without baK-pay. He bad
many communications from marine Seen, complaining of promotion
in their corps being given to oaten out of their corps. He wished to
uk whether Captain Grey had been appointed to the Acuson three
months before she was launched ?
Sir JAMES GRAHAM said, Lord Melville had made the ap.
pointment, not only out of friendship. but because the Acuson
was a 'earl for experiment, and Capt. Grey was thought peculiarly
qualified to take the command.
Sir GEORGE COCEBURN raid it was by no means unusual to
appoint Commanders to vowel, before they were launched.
The Resolutions were then agreed to, and Sir James Graham ordered
to bring iu a bill.
DUTY OX PRINTIID CALICONS.

Lord ALTHORP moved that the house resolve Itself into a Com.
mince on the Excise Acts. His object was to pass a resolution for
taking off the duty on minted cams. Great objections had at first
been made to a. tax on raw cotton, which he only took as a choice
of evils. That objection had now subsided. The mode in which he
meant to propose the tax should be levied was the following t—Cotton
was at present subject to a duty of six per cent which was about three-
eighths of a penny per pound. That duty he propmed to repeal, and to
imposes duty of # of a penny per pound on all raw cotton imported, and
not allow any drawback on the export of coma goods. Thu would
be an addition to the present duty of 2-Bths of a penny per lb. He
had been much prated on the subject of allowing *drawback of the
duly on the stocks of printed calicoes in hand; but he found it would
be impoesible to effect it in a satisfactory manner ; and be meant to
propose that the duty should be repealed immediately, and that the
drawback should be allowed on all printed calicoes exported for three
months to come, by which means he hoped those who had stocks on
hand would be saved from loss.
Mr. GOU LIM UN said, when the noble lord proposed to repeal the
duty on printed Wham', which amounted to 580;0001. he said he could
not repeal it without a sebstitute. In that he perfectly agreed with the
noble lord. The right bon. gentleman cant:bided by observing, that he
looked with pettiettinr je.4i.esy upon slily can *bleb reduced the al-
ready small surplus deckled by the noble lord; that reduction would
be about 250-0001. beyond the amount stated when the Budget was first
laid before tb.i Louse. It ought also to be borne in mind, that a great
diCiculty would have to be met in the large stock on bum,.
Mr. W A ITH MA N said he could see no occasion for limiting the
amount of drewbecks on goods for exportation ; undoubtedly the die!.
cult), to be got over, as respected the stock on band, was very consider.
able. Upon good authority ha was able to assure the house that the
present stock in the market amounted to not less than one year's coo.
gumption, equal to a sum or 500,0001. from equally creditable autbe.
city by ihe proposed arrangement 22 persons alone would lose not ISO
then 38,0001. the inconvenience and loss would be severely felt. He
could mention a f..et with which he bad made himself acquainted, viz.
that in one of the principid streets of London, containing about
three hundred houses. durincl the last three years there had been tei
fewer than one hundred and seventy•eight bankruptcies, all of indict.
duals connected with the cotton trade. He therefore trusted that the
Noble Lord would consider well before he entered upon the ;proposed
alteration.
After a few words from an Hon. Member below the gallery,
Mr. WAITH MAN explained.
Another Hon. GENTLEiII A N from below the gallery said a few
words, which were inatelible in the gallery.
Lord STANLEY acceded to the: proposition of the noble lord.
Sir It PEEL said, he could not agree to the arrangement proposed
by the Noble Lord ; he contended that the interest of the public would
have been more studied had the ditty on printed calicoes remained,
than there should have been substituted a duty on raw cotton; be was
satisfied that the total amount out of the Exchequer by die arrange.
went would not he less than 317.5001.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he was aware
there would be 110111 C loss by the present mode of arrangement ;
but he 'elf it was utterly impossible with justice to the finance,
of the country to do otherwise. At the same time, he did not admit the
loss would be any thing like the amount stated by the right boa. gent.
(Mr. Gotilbetn).
After a few words from Mr. GOULBURN,
Mr. Alderman TB OM PSON had hoped that the noble lord would
have acceded to the proposition of the calico printers of the city of Loa. I
dun. For his own part, be had no objection to the duty on raw cotton ;
he had not been instructed to oppose it.
Mr. PAU LET THOSISON was not apprehensive that the trade
with France would at all injure the trade of this country under the Dew
arrangement.
After a few words from Mr. WHITMORE, the house went We
committee.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER proposed that *I
Duties of Excise on Printed Stuffs and Calicoes do cease and is.
termine.
Mr. HUME entirely concurred with the proposition, although
he considered the manner of dealing with the stock in band rather
harsh.
Mr. BERNAL supported the proposition.
Mr. J. WOOD opposed it. He had great objection to any addi-
tional duty being placed on the raw article.
Mr.;Alderman W AITHAIAN stated that one house had a stock of
printed calicoes the duty on which would be 3,0001. another the tlety,
on whose stock would be 4,0001. and several others bad large stocks, none
of which were at all adapted for the ehipping trade, but were exclu-
sively made for the London market. The wholesale dealers were out so
badly situated as the retail dealers, for the wholesale dealeta frequently
did not execute work until after they had received orders; and he hoped
the noble lord would give the question due consideration.
Lord ALTHORP said that the plan which he had declared, sad
which he must abide by, was to give an allowance of the duty for three
months from the Ist of January. He did not mean to give any draw-
back for goods for exportation.
Mr. itOBINSONsaid he was prepared to support the measure of the
noble lord, tut it was freeing the public from a very vexatious tax. He
did not concur with the hon. member for Middlesex, that the duty
would be a temporery duty.
Mr. GOULBURN acknowledged the difficulty under which the
noble lord was placed, but he could see that by lifting the tax in one
shape, lie was inflicting more severity in another. He pointed out that
goods exported to Ireland would be entitled to a drawback, and that
those goods might be had from Lancashire ou that understanding, and
be intinduced into the market, to the prejudice of the other dealers. He
had always been opposed to the duty himself, and the only obj. ction
that he bad to its being removed was the difficulty of its adjustment at
its removal ; the hazard was so great as to encompass the ruin of many,
and was far too much to risk. The non. number also wished to know
when the duty on soap was expected to recede.
Lord ALTHORP replied that it was to recede immediately.
Mr. 8. RICE said that the drawback system was a great injury
to the trade of Ireland i.nd he would hither encounter the inconve-
nience of the three month's' drawback than the continuance of the
ditrerence of prices between the two countries that would otherwise
spring up.
Mr. GOULBURN explained.
Lord A LTHORP explained, and the Resolution was agreed to.
A MEMBER moved that the House resolve itself into a Catmint
on the Vestry Bill.
Another MEMBER move) that the House do now adjourn.
Mr. J. 8311T11 then ro.e to present a petition; and a discussion
imbued, vide!, led the Speaker into an explanation, relatiug to a de-
parture from order.
The hods, then resolved itself into a Committee on the Vestry Bill,
and the Report was brought up.
The house then resolved itself Into a Committee on the Scotch lie.
ritabk litteftment Bill, and the report was brought up.
Mr. U. HOY, in moving for returns of the flambee of passengers
by skew-vessels that ply between the Isle of Wight and the coast
of France, expressed his dissent front the propriety or a tax upon
stemn-boats, either on the power or as a poll tax upon the passe°.
ism He also expressed his diesention upon any taxes on COMM.
akatlon whatever.
Mr. SPRING RICE defended the tax, because that there was a
tax on '4Bga-cantles.
Sir W. INGLEBY said, that the apology offered was erroneous,
as It vas an extetieion of a bad system by taxing communications.
Mr. O'CORM AN MAHON should like to know whether or not
it was the intention of Government to persevere in the tax upon the per.
sons who came from Leland to this country ?
Mr. SPRING RICE, in teply, said, that the question had already
been answered—that Government did not intend to persevere in a tax
upon the passengers, but that the tax should be placed on the steam.
loom
Mr. O'GORMAN MAHON, in answer, said, that he was sure the
announcement would be joyfully received by all the sister kingdom.
Mr. J. Smith presented a petition from Erris (Ireland), complain.
dog of severe distress.—Ordered to lie on the table.
Several other petitions were presented, and the house adjourned at
Two o'Clock.

The rise in the price of mutton arises from the frightful
rot in sheep ; that in corn from deficiency in harvest, and a spe-
culated interruption of the communications with Poland, &c.
Hyde-park is to have an opening opposite Lord Grosvenor's
new squares.
Foreign salutes to British ships are hereafter to be equally
returned.
The passage by steam-vessels from India via Egypt is
now complete-17 days from Bombay to Suez, and 24 days
from Alexandria to Falmouth.

PANORAMA OF THE BRITISH

EMPIRE.

PLYMOUTH AND DEVONPORT JOURNAL-
FEBRUAILY 24.

Tuesday night last, the lower parts of the town were thrown into
considersble alarm by the riotous conduct of large parties of the 67th
regiment; who, as customary on the night, previous to their embarks-
dos, had been allowed liberty in the town. Fourattacked a serjean4 of
the marines in George-street, and without the slightest provocation
threw him on the ground, where they severely injured him. The shout.
der-knot of the soldier was torn off in the act, and being picked up by
one of the individuals who came up on the occasion, served the neat
day to identify the assailant. Information of the assault was then given
to Mr. Adams, the Commissioners' Surveyor, who, with two men, set
oat for the spot. On their way through 134;1ford-street, they met 16
when in consequence of their own inferiority of number they retreated to
the watch-house. The military party then passed the Guildhall in the
same order, clearing every thing before them, and proceeded down Looe.
street. In the meantime the night-watch had been called in, and the
watch were deliberating on attacking them, when one of them, belong.
tag to the band, proceeded to draw his sword, and advanced on Mr.
Adams, who immediately seized him by the collar, tripped him up,
and secured him. A soldier now advanced to the rescue with his
drawn bayonet, and made a thrust at Mr. Adams, but, receiving a
blow across the bead from the staff of the latter, he retreated upon his
party, who had in the mean time been partially engaged with the watch,
and then they all ran away. In Millbay another
.party attacked several
privates of the marines, and being in such superior numbers and few
watchmen in that direction, the latter were obliged to retreat. A servant
of an officer of the marines was assaulted by the long drummer of the
117th t and the marines, between whom and the 87th such a cordiality
of feeling was reported to exist, were in most instances the objects of
attack. Although bayonets were freely used, only one man was
wounded over the eye by a cut ; another watchman is also severely
hurt by a blow from a stone. In one instance a thrust from a bayonet
was parried by a rattle, and in another the point of a bayonet passed
through a man's sleeve, and grazed his hip, without wounding him.
Notice was given to the military force In the Citadel, and about 11
o'clock a large piquet (from 100 to 150 men) came out, and patroled
the town. Yesterday morning the seven men who had been secured
were brought up before the magistrates. They were at first remanded
for further examination, but were subsequently given up to be dealt
with metal to martial law, in consequeoce of a communication front
the Colonel, who promised they should be tried, and the guilty
punished, before the transports put to sea ; which, it is expected, will
take place to-morrow. The assault on the watchman is compromised
for 5L The only comment we shall mole is, that the above-men.
tinned is but one of the many occurrences, which prove the danger of
allowing soldiers on such occasions to carry their side-amts.
The Service Companies of the 87th or Royal Irish Fusileers, em.
barked yesterday morning at the Dock-yard, on board the Orestes,
Amity, and Arab transports, and will sail the first fair wind for the Isle
of France. The lath Depot, now lying in the Citadel, are toreinove in
a few days to Dave:port.
The Undanoted, 46, Capt. E. Harvey, was suddenly ordered on
IWsdnesday, es take a reinforcement of royal artillery, composed of
Live,. Ihrobby and 26 men, to the Mauritius, end to remain as an
augossmstion to our force on that station. By the last advices from
that Maul, a mutiny had occurred in the 99th regiment. It appears
that instructions had been received there, either regulating or prohibit.
ing the flogging of slaves ; and on an occasion when a soldier of this
regiment was brought out for punishment, a sergeant stepped from the
ranks, and said that the regiment was determined not to submit to GM
penal punishment in future. alleging that as the blacks were no longer
to be flogged, there wee no reason the whites should continue to be so.
This man and others who were ringleaders, were tried by a Court Mar.
dal and sentenced to be shot, but the governor, Sir Charles Colville,
did not carry the sentence into effect.
Coaxwatt.—Symptoms of discontent have been manifested by the
miners in different parts of the county, in consequence of the shipment
lof corn for the eastern ports. The last harvest in Cornwall was in many
parts abundant, and on the whole was • fair average crop; it was also
saved, in general, in excellent condition. The farmers finding they
odd readily dispose of their corn in large quantities to the factors,
bwe Sew so; the markets are no longer so fully supplied as before,
mid lie 'WWI of obtaining small quantities of grain has become a
mono of complaint to persons, who, disliking to purchase dour of the
inpsiers, conceive they see in the shipment of grain the cause of the
beenwatienee they experience. From the causes just stated a body of
memwtheners, from Luxullian, Roche, and the adjoining parishes, col-
loid ea Friday last and proceeded to Wadebridge and Padstow, where
shipmate were being made for Plmouth and other parts of the kingdom
They stated, that In the neighbouring markets—those of St. Columb, St.
Austell, and Bodmin—the supply of corn has latterly been very defi-
cient, and they requested the magistrates to represent to the farmers the
propriety, from prudential considerations, of supplying the markets as
heretofore. On Tuesday last, about three hundred miners of St. Just
entered Penzance In a body, and proceeded to the quay there, for the
purpose of preventing the exportation of a quantity of' barley then in
course of shipment, by Messrs. Branwell and Sons. The two resident
magistrates of the town, Robert Richards and Edward Collins Giddy,
Ears. with several of the inhabitants, repaired to the quay, when they
found that the shippers bad promised they would not export the corn,
which was accordingly taken back for the warehouses. This measure
completely satisfied the miners, and they returned at once to theirhomes.
In consequence of the assemblage of the streamtinners and miners,
before stated, the Royal Cornwall militia at Bothnia. have received
notice to hold themselves threadiness to march eta moment's notice.

A patient from East Torrington, of the name of Bishop, died in
the Notth Devon Infirmary, on Thursday se'nnight, and on the fol-
lowing Monday the funeral took place, and the supposed corpse was
interred in our Church-yard. The widow of the deceased subsequently
received en anonymous letter, which informed her, that although a fu.
neral had taken place, and a cofiln had been buried, the remains of her
husband were still in the Infirmary. On receiving this infor-
mation, accompanied by the overseen of Torrington, she came to
Barnstaple, and after obtaining permission of the proper authorities, had
the coffin disinterred, whi‘h on being opened was found to be filledwith
earth I The parties then proceeded to the infirmary, where after some
little delay the body was surrendered to them, having been disem-
bowelled, and exhibiting signs of the commencement of diseection. The
poor woman had the mangled remains placed in the coffin originally
designed for them, and took them home with her to Torrington. This
" untoward event" having excited the utmost alarm, that the institu-
tion, which had become exceedingly prosperous, might suffer by it, a
very full meeting of the Committee of the Institution, was held on
Tuesday.
The Lord William Bettina transport, in nineteen days from Ber-
muda, arrived on Thursday. She brings home a few invalids, and 68
convicts, some of whom have served out their time; the remainder
have been sent home for refractory behaviour. On their passage they
evinced a disposition to mutiny, when the agent, Lieut Grigg, imme-
diately chained the most turbulent to the chain cable.
The denims convict ship will shortly be at Portsmouth to take
the prisoners to New South Wales who were sentenced to transportation
at the late Special Assises.—Of there 76 are now on board the York.
and 80 more are expected. Some of the parishes who are burthened
with the families of these men, have been in correspondence with the
government, with a view to send out their wives and children. The
Proteus convict-ship will also take felons to New South Wales from

this port.
Fresh orders have been received at this port relative to the flag-ship
for the Mediterranean. The Asia, 84 guns, will remain at this port as
guard-ship, and the Bt. Vincent, 120, will take out the flag of Sir Hen.
Hotbarn. Sir Henry will also have a further accession of force in the
Mediterranean, in the Ganges, 81, and the Kent, HI.
PLY MOUTH POLICY.—Henry Baker and William Ley, two young
men employed in the Vicinalling Yard, were brought forward bj the
Commissioners for improving the town, and, on the information of two
men of the night patrole, fined Fifty shillings and costs for obstructing
the foot-path in George-street, on the evening of the preceding Sunday,
and behaving in a disorderly manner to the annoyance of female pas-
sengers. In default of payment they were ordered to be imprisoned fot
the period of three months.
PLYMOUTH Coax RICTURN, FEB. 22.—Average—Wheat 7413 d.
Barley 34s lid. Oats M.—Currency—Wheat 64a to 80s. Barley
Sls to 565. Oats 24s to 255. During the preceding week and on
Monday last, our markets presented a vet, liberal supply of Wheat,
Barley. and Oats; the business transacted in Wheat was inconsidera-
ble compared with the previous week, and but few parcels obtained
our last quotations. The dullness in trade may be attributed to the
anticipated reductions in the duties of Foreign Wheat in the bonded
warehouses. The sabre of both Barley and Oats were dull, though
there was little or no variation in price to note.
MARRIED.—The Rev. W. Whitter, of Cullompton, to Frances,
second daughter of the late Thomas Kennaway, Rsq. of Exeter—At
Wolborough Church, Wm. Baker, late of Newton Bushel, to Anne,
the eldest daughter of the late Robert Warren Langwonlty, F.Pq. o
Newton Abbot—Mr. Ellis, Master Measurer of Portsmouth Dock.
yard, to Miss Dorking.

DIED.—At Southampton, aged 73, Katherine, relict of Admiral Sir
Richard ()Aldan, K.C.B.—At Sandwich, M. Strong, Esq. Cam•
minder, R. N.

DIED.

On the 22d instant, in Bruton-street, atter a lingering
Dowager Lady Scott, relict of the late Sir Claude Scott, Bart. a,;eati-2.
On the 27th ult. William Gunnell, Esq. cf the House of Counuoido.
On the 25th ult. at Brixton, Elm Smith, many years an inhabitant of
Clapham, at the advanced age of 102.—Saturday, Mr. Edward Vining.
lately a member of the Drury-lane company.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW.
Morning SH. SM. Afternoon

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