Star.
London, England, 1830-03-23 00:00:00

DISTRESS.

Lord ALTHORP presented a petition from the farmers of the
hundred of South Erpingham, in the county of NorAdk, corn.
plaining d distress, and praying for relief.

IRISH LINEN MANUTACTURE.
Lord L. UOWEK brought in a bill to regulate the granting of
leases gland in Ireland for the carrying on of the linen manufae.
cute.—Bed a first time, and ordered to be read a second time on
Thursday, and to be punted.
IRISH TOBACCO.

In answa to a question from Sir J. NEWPORT,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER stated, that it was
the intention of his Majesty's government to Impose a duty on
tobacco grown in Ireland ; although the details of the measure had
hitherto prevented the bill from being brought in.

DECCAN PRIZE MONEY.
Mr. HUM, adverting to the question of the Deccan Prize Mo-
ney, begged to ask the Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Duchy of
Lancaster in what state that property now was, as great anxiety ex.
fisted, on the part of many of the claimants, to know when it was
probable they would receive the remainder of their dividends.
Mr. ARBUTHNOT said, that after the appointment of the
trustees, they were anxious to begin the payments at as early a pc.
rind as Possible. Not being able, however, to get the prize lists
without a reference to India, the consequence was that their progress
was impeded ; and the first payment was not made until 1826.
The sum of 210,0001. was then drawn for and distributed to the
actual captors, both in the army and navy ; except about 8,0001.
which was paid over to Chelsea Hospital. The whole question was
subsequently again brought under the consideration of the proper
authorities, and it was decided that the Marquis of Hastings
and the grand army were entitled to share in the Deccan prize
money. There being no lists in this country, a Committee of
Oilicen was appointed to give the necessary information, and to
verify it. It was understood that the whole of the sums amounted
to about £BOO,OOO, and the whole would have been paid, but for a
communication from certain Native Bankers at Bombay, stating
that a portion of the property belonged, not to the Peishwa, but to
natives, subjects of this country. The Supreme Court of Judica.
tore decided in favour of the natives. It was impossible, there-
fore, to draw the whole sum ; £448,000, however, was drawn,
end distributed to the Marquess of Hastings and the grand
army, with the exception of £lO,OOO, which was paid over
to Chelsea Hospital. The disposition of the remainder was
referred to the consideration of the Privy Council. It
would probably be determined in two or three months. The
exact amount could not be exactly stated at the present moment;
for there were sums arising in India to be added to It; but he be.
lieved he might state, that before the termination of the summer
the whole would be put in a train of payment. The money was in
the treasury at Calcutta, bearing an ;merest of S per ant. Ori-
ginally it was at an interest on 6 per cent. and so it remained
until an order came from this country for the distribution of a per.
don of it, when the interest of the remainder was fixed at 5 per
cent. It would be doing great injustice to the East India Com-
pany if he were not to add, that they had evinced the greatest
liberality throughout the whole transaction.