Star.
London, England, 1813-02-10 00:00:00

LOCAL iOICENS.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER'
moved the second reading of the Local Tokens Bill.
Lord ARCHIBALD HAMILTON made some
observations, which were principally directed to Ire-
land, and in speaking of the distresses there, he allu-
ded to a meeting held in Dublin, for the purpose of
petitioning the Legislature on the subject. He was
not an advocate for local tokens, but he would sup*
port the extension, as he considered them preferable
to nothing. He concluded by asking what substi-
tute was proposed for local tokens ?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER,
in reply to the Noble Lord's qttestion, said, that the
Noble Lord might recollect, that he had before sta-
ted his belief, that before they would be called in, a
large supply would be issued by the Bank ; and since
his statement, the probability of such issue had been
considerably strengthened.
Mr. FITZGEItALD said, that although he con-
curred in the opinions of his Right Hon. Friend on
the subject, as fai as related to England, yet it was
possible, from the greater degree of distress which
prevailed in Ireland-, that he might be inclined to take
la different view of the question as it related to that
country, and ultimately propose a measure different
' from the present, in order to alleviate that distress,
as it was affected by the want of a circulating me-
dium. The Bill was read a second time.

Mr. PONSONBY wished to ask a question of the
Chancellor of the Exchequer for Ireland. The Right
lion. Gentleman had said, that though he partly
agreed with his Right Hon. Friend (the Chancellor
of the Exchequer) yet he should perhaps be under the
necessity of proposing a very different measure fey
Ireland. He (Mr. Ponsonby) thought the House
entitled to know what were the reasons which would
induce him to propose the measure, and also the na-
ture of the measure to be proposed ? He supposed
the Right Hon. Gentleman would not object to in-
form them.
Mr FITZGERALD said, his difference in opi-
nion with his Right Hon. Friend arose from the dif-
ference in the circumstances of the two countries.—
In Ireland, the distress was very great; they had no
Jocal tokens—only a sort of silver note—a kind of
arrignais ; he therefore did think to bring in a Bill to
extend the circulating local tokens to Ireland—no:
with a view to depreciate the currency of the coun-
try, but to supply the place of a worse medium.—
He said this, speaking merely the opinion of an indi-
vidual, and his suggestion must be considered. in no
other light.
Mr. WHITBREAD supposed, that his not un-
derstanding the Right Hon; Gentleman, arose from
his own want of comprehension. He did not see,
holding the office which he did, how the Right Hon.
Gentleman could call his opinion the opinion of an
individual, any opinion which he gave in that House,
mist be considered as the opinion of the Chancellor
of the Exchequer for Ireland, he having assumed that
office. (Hear, /gar.) And he had spoken of the
general circulation of Ireland, as so base, sq low, as
to consist of nothing but a parcel of paper ateig-
nate ! lie, however, proposed to supply them with
local tokens, but without fixing their value—that was,
metallic assignats instead Omer ones. The Right
Hop. centlensan had confessed that great distress
prevailed in 4Telind4 and that the state of the two
countries wuk so different, and their disorders so dis-
similar, that they required rwo ithyrielaat, (A laapi.)
TO Chancellor o(the Thackeiuer anticipted lw lis44

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*of silver from the Bank, and his hopes were bettet
grounded now than when he last spoke of the
jest, but still he should vote for a further extension
the Bill until he saw the issue, and he should adven
to this point in the committee. He wished to kn 3.,
whether the plan of the Chancellor of the Excheque
for Ireland was digested, or whether it was math
floating as the measures purported to be so diffe.
tent, he thought,it would be desirable that the Chan.
cellar of the Exchequer ehonld postpone his measure
until that of the Right Hon. Gentleman should
brought forward.
Mr. FITZGERALD had stated the distresses ,
Ireland to be great; but if his recollection :erred
him, he had not used any word that implied •
paper was the general currency of the country ; all
had said was, that such was the circulation of tarn,
'islar parts of the country ; he was now aware of
indiscretion of using the word anignatr. The present
Bill applied to the local tokens in England—thus
Pere none in Ireland. He had been obliged to refute
their importation at Waterford, unless they paid o
duty as wrought silver; not because they would
rate against paper, but because they could not other,
wise be legally imported. He might agree with
necessity of extending the Bill, and yet deprecati
principles, which he had shewn, by postponing his
sent to it to the last moment. With the siews enter,
taincd by the Gentlemen opposite, he did not see ;-
they could object to the extension of local tokens
Ireland.—He had made his first observations in
sequence of the remarks of the Noble Lord (A.
milton) on the Irish Meeting, and with a view to
form Gentlemen opposite, as well as his friends
him, of the real state of the case.
Atter a few words from Mr. VANS!TTA/IT,
Poesoene, and a remark in rather a warm tone from
Mr. FITZGERALD,
I Mr. WHITBREAD said, that he hoped the W
Hon. Gentleman was nut vexed by the questions
to him, for in the situation in which he WAS plan
he m•_ist expect a great many mere, and the He
would expect answers.

The Bill was ordered to be committed on Fri'
nets.—Acijourne4.

THE EVEgING STAR.

LONDON.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, ISI3.

Marquis WELLINGTON, as will be been•from our
extracts from the Cadiz Papers, has not taken upon
himself the office of Generalissimo of Spain without
incurring the illiberal censures of some of the Spa,
nish Journalists. Their chief objection against his
Lordship is—that he is a foreigner : than which they
could not adduce a weaker argument, or a stronger
proof of the imbecility of their own minds. They do
not call in question his Lordship's genius, his mili.
tary skill, or experience; because these indispensable
requisites for a great Captain have been *acknow-
ledged even by his and their enemies in the field.
The forget that the history of the world furnishes
abundance of instances in which distinguished fo.
reigners assumed, nay, were invited to take the corn.
mand of armies far snore respectable than those of
Spain. But are these weak melt prepared to stews
that they can furnish their army with a Captain-Gee
neral of their own nation, capable of directing its
energies in the tremendous conflict in which they ate
engaged? Have they not had many yearsexperiencs
of the disasters, disgrace, and ruin, which have at,
tended the common interests of the Peninsula and of
Europe, in consequence of a want of cordiality is the
operations of the armies, or their Generals t We
shall dismiss the subject with one short observation;
the event which has called forth the illiberal reflec-
tions of the Spanish Editor, affords a convincing
proof that the Nation is regenerating, for the senti-
ments which he utters are totally incompatible with
the great interests which his country has at stake.
A Mail reached town this morning from Corunna,
in seven days. It brings no intelligence of a promi.
nent interest, with the exception of 4 continuation of
the rumours that the French are preparing to abandon
the Peninsula. The following are extracts from the
Papers brought by this conveyance :—. -

" CORUNNA, JANUARY 22.

" Letters from Villa Franca del Vurgo say, that
on the 17th eighty infantry and thirty of the enemy's
horse arrived at Astorga, and without doing any in-
jury left it, taking with them the Constitutional Al-
cade, Signior Salvadores, and other persons, as hos-
tages for the payment of the contribution demanded
of that city.
" In the very streets of Bilboa there has been a
terrible slaughter of the French, who, to relate
this surprize, burned the bridge.
" By persons. arrived from Segovia, we know that
znany French troops have marched from Madrid in
the direction of Valladolid and Burgos, from whence
we are assured the intrusive King was preSting tQ
set out on the 23c1 instant,"
44 CORUNNA, JANUARY 29.
" The intelligence lately in circulation, that the
French had arrived at Oviedo, is unfounded; as let+
ten of the 24th state, that nothing new had occurred,
not only in that city, but throughout the whole prin-
cipality ; that they may have arrived at Santander is
probable, although we are not sure of it, becanse on
the 2d they were, in number 2000, within t 1 league
and a half it.

BUOA, DECEMBER 29.

" On the Ist instant arrived at Saragossa, pro•
ceeding from Valencia, a convoy of 5tX) carriges
of all descriptions, and many horses, and with it 13000
persons, among whom, were 16 Councillors of Sum
and some Ex- Ministers, the Marquises of Caballero, Es-
peaosas Rower°, Lbzreati many Casiom from Toledo.

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pish o n rals, Treasurers, Secretaries, Pages of the
ging, Scc. All arrived in die most deplorabli state‘
0 Notwithstanding the infidelity of these me*;:their
extreme' misery excited compassion.
a On the sth left Saragossa for France, *large
covuy with a great part of the Spanish Officeris, par-
tisans of King Joseph, who had arrived froM Va.
lencia. Others remained notwithstanding the brders
for marching were general.
It On the Bth or 9th another convoy was explctecT
in Saragossa, in which it was said was coming Su-
tbet's wife; and some likewise added, that he was
corning, and that his troops would successively ar-
tire ; but, on the 12th, the convoy had not arrived
at Saragossa.
g, The Spanish army in Calamocha, Calatayud, &c.
we are assured amounts to more than 12,000 men."

The account from Yarmouth of two sail of the
line having escaped from the Scheidt, is not true.

His Majesty's ships CRESSY, BARossA, and INDIAN,
sailed from Cork on the 81st ult. havirg under con-
voy the trade for the Brazils and the East Indies.

Earl SPENCER had yesterday at audience of Vis-
count MELVILLE, at the Admiralty.
Endeavours are making to effect some temporary
accommodation or compromise between his Majesty's
Ministers and the East India Company. Certain
mediatory persons, friends of the two parties, are, it
is said, to come forward, and tender proposals of such
a nature, as previous intimations have given reason
to believe will meet with the acceptance of both.—
Report says, that, as a basis, the Charter is proposed
to be renewed for four years • and permission, during
that period, to be given to the Merchants at the Out-
ports to export to the East Indies, without other re-
striction, in vessels of at least 400 tons burthen, what-
ever they may choose—but the Importations, during
that period, to be only into the Port of London.—
Tlis, it is thought, may serve as a trial, and enable
Parliament and the Public to enter upon the question
%kith some evidence derived from actual experience.
—Much may and will be said in commendation and
reprobation of such- a plan, according to the views
and interests of the parties interested.

There snis a Meeting of-the English Catholics, at
the Earl of SHREWSBURY'S, on Monday ; but they
adjourned their proceedings until to-day. We were
misinformed, therefore, when we stated that a Peti-
tion to repeal the restrictions on the Catholics was
unanimously voted.

It has been stated, that with a view to the accom•
plishment of some scheme for settling the claims of
the Roman Catholics, Mr. CHARLES BUTLER, of
Lincoln's Inn, had, by request, waited upon Lord
CASTIABLIGH ; and had undertaken, at his Lordship's
desire, to furnish the abstract of a Bill for the repeal
of the disqualifications under which the Catholic
Body labours. We know nothing of the truth of this
report ; list shall rejoice exceedingly in the success
of any such plan as is here spoken of : our fear, how.
ever, is, that if Mr. BUTLER concedes any thing, his
concessions will Le disavowed by his brethren of the
Romish faith ; and if he concedes nothing, his la-
bours can hardly obtain the sanction of the existing
Government.

DUSLIN, FEB. 4.—Qtruouc BOARll—Tuesday a
numerous Meeting of the Catholic Board was held in
Capel-sweet. The first thing that occupied the at-
tention of the meeting, was a letter which Mr. flav
bad lately received from Mr.JERNINGHAM, one of the
persons nominated to act as Secretary to the Roman
Catholics of England, touching the general question
of emancipation. This letter seemed to intimate
st►tns intention, on the part of the English Roman
Catholics/ to accept of terms of a qualified nature
from Ministers, and to put forth a suggestion, that it
would be for the advantage of the general cause to
suffer the English Roman Catholic Petition to be
discussed before the Irish. Upon both features of the
letter much interesting discussion took place, and the
result was the adoption of the following resolution:

" Resolved, That on reading Mr. Jerningharn's letter to Mr.
Hay, we do unanimously agree, that we have no communication
ohatever to make to Mr. Jernbighorn on the subject of that
Ica"

At a Meeting of the General Board of the Catho-
'kg of Ireland. J. J. BURKE, Esq. of Glinsk, in the
Chair, the following Noblemen and Gentlemen
were selected delegates, by ballot, to present their
Address to the Patrice REGENT, and manage the Peti-
tions to both Houses of Parliament—Earl of Fingal,
Earl Kenmare, Sir Francis Goold, Bart. of Old
Court ; John J. Burke• of Glinsk Castle ; Owen Con-
ner. of Ballingar ; Randal *Donne), of Dublin ;
Peter B. Hussey, of Dingle.
EARTIIQUAKB—Extra.ct of a letter, dated Kingston,
December 12-4, The BRAZEN carries home upwards
of two million of dollars, on account of the merchants
here. We were visited, on the 11th ult. by the most
awful and violent earthquake that has been felt since
the recollection of the oldest inhabitant here. I am
rut adequate to delineate a true picture of its violence.
It is computed to have lasted sixty seconds. It
would be impossible to describe my feelings du-
ring the agitated state of the earth ; several acci-
dents occurred, but fortunately no lives were lost.—
There are Spaniards here who declare, that the shock
experienced was more awful than that felt atCaraccas,
although the effects were less severe."

Barter Fterr.—Estract of a letter from an Officer
of the Bovta,9B, datedDouarnenez Bay, February 6 t
On the night of the 30th ult. while we were
lying at anchor off the Black Rocks, a westerly wind
Came on, which is vety dangerous in that place, and
we were obliged to get under weigh for this Bay.—
About twelve o'clock, however, the wind abated,
and we resumed our anchorage. The next morning
we reconnoitred the Brest Flaet, arid, it being a fine
day, we plainly counted them, five sail of the line,
five frigates, three brigs, and Several small vessels.—
Our boats are employed every day in sounding for
111,-, rock the Unieonm struck on, but have not yet
kiind it. Three boats from every ship go tvery
rrturaing, well armed, to reconnoitre. Last night
they went so close in shore that the French fired ten
r twelve guns from their batteries but without
elect." ,

THE PRINCESS op *ALES.

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I< hd Stilt of Monday, we info hied oui Readers,
that hei Royal Highness. the PRIMES of WALES bad
addressed a letter to the Pam& RROENT, which was
transmitted CO the LORD CIIARCIILLOR and the Earl
of LIVERPOOL, (together with an unsealed copy
for their perusal,) desiring that it might be laid. before
his Royal Highness the Patna REGENT. The letter,
as we then stated, was returned unopened. It was
again sent to the PRINCE, and again returned un-
opened. On being sent a third time, it was opened
s we understand, and either read by his ROYAL
IllOttNt,.S, or allowed tobe read to him by his con:
servants.—We stated on Monday, that copies
of the letter had got into circulation, and we are now
enabled to lay it before our Readers : •
LETTER OF THE PRINCESS OF WALES