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and so dettgatfty to the ismont and indeskacienee
of Parliament.
Mr. TIE RNEY instantly rmso, And eitireasint his'
opinion that the Noble Lord might have very will
delivered himself with lest warmth, in replying to
his Him. Friend on a question of: finance. lie felt
glad that his. Hon. Friend, *Bo had so mutb perso-
nal ;laciest in the decision of the House, had not
forward against the measure with his very ;peat au-
thority, and what was still greatera hid advanced his
able arguments in support of that authority. He
should himself_think, that if the proposed measure be
established, the public 'could not think themselves
wore guarded against the misapplication of the Sink-
ing Fund than the subjects of France were, who lost
two-thirds of their public funds by a dash of Bona-
pare's pen. It was now acknowledged, that the
plan was never in the contemplation of Mr. Pitt.
Even the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite (Mr.
Rose) who was with him in his dying moments, and
the depositary of his secrets, admitted Mr. Pitt to
have been of opinion, that if the Sinking Fund were
touched in less than forty years, all would be over
with the country. Other Gentlemen, also, who now
supported the measure, contented themselves with
justifying it only upon the plea of necessity. He
could see nothing but injustice in the plan, and hoped
the House would nor suffer itself to give it their
countenance. It was like the scheme of the Proprie-
tor of a waggon, who would undertake to convey
another in his carriage by easy travelling to York in
forty-eight hours, and having so carried him to Gran-
tham, directed his passenger to step out, and mount sr
race-horse, or he could not accomplish the journey.
The passenger would then justly exclaim, Why then
did you undertake totake.me to York at all? (Laugh-
ing.) The Hon. Gentleman then stated his firm
conviction, that Mr. Pitt never approved of the mea-
sure of 1802.—(/tar, hear, from Ministers.) He
was persuaded of it, because although he on its first
stages gave it his sanction, jet when it was agreed
that the sense of the House Mould be taken upon it,
Mr. Addington informed him, that the morning was
so very fine, he could not abstain from taking a ride,
and that his presence need not be expected. The
Hon. Gentleman then adverted to the importance
attached to the rise in the funds ' • but he must main-
tain, that the rise or fall of the funds was produced
by many other circumstances than the publication of
the new plan of finance, and therefore could be no
Criterion to judge by. The late rise might even be
effected by the late news, and the conviction of the
people that Parliament could never sanction so ab-
surd a project.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
said he should not follow the Right Hon. Gentleman
(Mr. Tierney) through the whole of the very extra=
ordinary observation that had fallen from him, and.
the desultory course he had pursued. The present
appeared nothing more than a repetition of one of the
old speeches, the tendency of which was to defend the
measures of France, and depreciate every measure
of the Government of this Country. It was objected
to the present plan, that it was founded on the liqui-
dation of the public debt within a certain period,
without reference to gradual operation—whereas, in
fact, it was founded on the principle of successive
redemption within the period of 45 years.- The Right
Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Tierney) had objected that
three arguments, very different in their nature, had
been adduced in its support ; but he (the Chancel-
lor of the Exchequer) perfectly agreed with a Right
Hon. Friend of his, that the Act of 1793, contained
nothing more than a provision for the liquidation of
the debt within 45 years. It was not correctly ar-
gued by the Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Tierney)
that the usage ot twenty-eight years was against the
present proposition ; yet he had referred to the Act
of 1802, when a very material deviation had taken
place, with the sanction and support of Mr. Pitt. Si-
milar variations were observable in 1798, 1799, and
1800. When the Right Hon. Gentleman denied the
sanction of Mr. Pitt, he hoped he must have forgot-
ten what was stated of his personal knowledge by
him (Mr. Vansittart) on a former night. The sup-
posiston that the stocks had not fallen, merely from
a confidence that his measure would be rejected by
the House, was most unfoended. Surely when the
Right Hon. •Gentleman had declined dividing the
House on this question last night, that must have
appeared a certain indication of the agreement of Par-
liament to this measure. The only inconvenience
that could reasonably be apprehended, was thealarm
that might possibly be given to the public creditor.
But would not the state of alarm and uncertainty
be still greater if this measure were suspended fur
a year ? •
Mr. ROSE never gave it as Mr. Pitt's opinion,
that the only provision of the Act was the payment
of the debt within forty-five years. He had expressed
the opinion merely as his own. How far that opi-
oion might agree with Mr. Pitt's, from their confi-
dential intercourse, was for the House to judge. He
by no means contradicted, as imputed to him, his
Right Hon. Friend (the Chancellor of the Exche-
quer), respecting the paper in Mr. Pitt's hand-writ-
ing, which he had produced, but, on the contrary,
admitted it as one of the loose statements of his views,
which Mr. Pitt was accustomed to enter upon paper
as they occurred to his mind.
Mr. LONG complained of his having been repre-
:exited to support this measure, as a measure of neces-
sity, and of necessity alone. hat he had said was,
that the present was a moment when it would be in-
dizreet to impose fresh burdens on the public. He
(Mr. Long) had stated it as his belief, that Mr. Pitt
considered- a measure such as the present perfectly
inst and fair, in respect to the public creditor, nor
would have proposed the measure of 1802, if he bad
thought it a breach of faith. The Act ot 1802 pro-
vided, that by the operation of the Sinking Fund the
debt should be paid off in forty-five years, but nothing
more. Mr. Piu's absence when the measure was be-
fore the House, could only be accounted for by his
having previously given his opinion decisively in its

support.
Mr. TIERNEY regretted the Right Ron. Gen-
tleman (Mr. Long) had not read the foregoing part
of the Act, where it was distinctly provided, that the
Sinking Fund must operate by accumulation, in pay-
ing off the debt. He defied any Lawyer in England
to reduce that provision within the construction of the
Right Hon. Gentleman.
Mr. BA RING maintained, that the public credit
would be shaken, when a measure like the present
was agreed to, supported by such contradictory and

Mut tisiattit*i irtemetiii iietd doi4 6terect
'intended to tonvey nothing tuOre that; this tn the Wig
pressiot he bad use& :I'ht Right. Hoti. Gentleman
(the Chancellor of the Eithequer) would not agree
in the wisdom of putting dff this measure for anodise
year. as the feats excited in that case would be,
equally great. But was he justified supposigg thdt
the mote closely this plait was examined intol the
more satisfactory it would appear The violation of
public credit was admitted by the ablest and most
disinterested persons ; but even a doubt in such deli-
cate circumstances should be attended with the Most
mature deliberation. '

The Amendment was then negatived without a
clf6ision. After which, the original motion *as put
and carried.

The Report having been read a first time was or-
dered', after some conversation between the Qua-
cau.on of the EXCHEQUER and Mr. Manzi, to be
read a second time on Friday next.

SHOPLIFTING BILL.
On the third reading of this Bill a division took
place. Ayes 72—Noes 34--Majority 38. The Bill
was accordingly Lead a third time and passel.

THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

SATURDAY, MARCH 27, 1815.
PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK
Cons. sof 59—for ac. ssl 59-5 per Cent. BB}—Bomb sx.ith
Exch. Bah 4s. Ss. pre.—thnnitun. nothing done.

A Corunna Mail arrived this morning, brought to
Falmouth in four days. The intelligence it conveys,
on the state of affairs in the Peninsula, is of the
most agreeable desciiption. The French, throughout
the whole of Spain, seem to be in a state of stupefac-
tion and despondency, and totally irresolute as to
their future operations. Appearances, however, con-
tinue to indicate a retrograde movement. The fol-
lowing are extracts from the Spanish Papers brought
by this conveyance :
" CORUNNA, MARCH 16,

gg Joseph entered Valladolid on the 4th instant,
with al) the pomp which his Royal Person merited.
The French will abandon Leon, Benevente, Zamora,
and Salaman‘ca, upon which points our troops are to
move. The English have placed their army upon
the most brilliant footing.
The head-quarters of the French Army (all
nominated Army of Portugal) leave here to.morrow
morning, and are, it is said, going to Salamanca -
although others assert, they will not proceed beyond
Simancas and Tordesillas."
" PUENTE LA REYNA, FEBRUARY is.

" Yesterday the garrison of Tafalla surrendered,
after an obstinate resistance of three days. Our artil-
lery did wonders, destroying the great fortifications
which had been made, The Governor was killed the
preceding day ;—we also have suffered some loss,
being driven from a breach which could not be en-
tered on account of being defended by two fosses and
palisades ;—eight officers, and above 300 privates,
were made prisoners :—the killed and wounded ex-
ceed one hundred."

" CARTHAGENA, FEBRU,I.RYO9.

14 The French still occupy the same points of Fu-
ente la Otiguera and Puerto Albayda. The remain-
der of the convoy from Sicily, with which Lord W.
Bentinck was to come, has not yet arrived."

" ALICANT, FEBRUARY 14.

Suchet demands reinforcements with the utmost
dispatch : those which marched from Barcelona f
Valencia did not exceed 400 men, and were attacloid,
put to shameful flight, and driven under the very
walls of Barcelona, by only theCatalonianCagadores,
and the Tarragona regiment, under the command of
Colonel Manso.

" General Milans and Dr. Rovira, with about
4000 men, entered Mataro, and obliged the enemy
to shut himself up in the Capuchin Convent, which
was to be attacked by the same troops."

~ CACERES, FEB. Is.

" Morillo, with his brilliant division, remains here.
It appears indubitable that the enemy's cavalry has
marched for France. Some of General Hill's troops
are in the neighbourhood of Banes."

" CADIZ, FEBRUARY 25.

" We are assured that Lord Wellington has sent
an Official Dispatch to our Government, begging its
consent to the coming to the Peninsula an auxiliary
Russian force of 15,000 men."

" BADAJOZ, MARCH 2.

" It is said that the greater part of the English
cavalry is coming to this province for the purpose of
foraging."

" CADIZ, FEBRUARY 21.

" We have received intelligence here, by different
ways, of an action which Espoz and Mina had on the
30th January in Carascal. The accounts differ ;
some say that he defeated 7000 French, taking from
them a convoy, five pieces of artillery, and '2OOO men,
others reduce these advantages to the taking of a
convoy which left Madrid, and 500 men who es-
corted it."

" CAROLINA, FEBRUARY 17.

id The enemy continues to desolate La Mancha,
and send to Madrid all the money of which he robs it.
He has removed his head-quarters to Henojas, in the
road to Valencia.

" We are assured that Espoa and Mina has taken
close to Pamplona, the vanguard of a convoy, pro-
ceeding to France."

" LISBON, MARCH 4.

" By the return to France of all the Marshals, ex-
cept Ney and Davoust ; and by the disappearance of
Murat and Berthier, who are gone no one knows
whither, may be inferred the disgust which the sep.

*ants feel tot' the Maker, and dle Master finl the At- 1
tants—ou this acattagt we do not doubt the truth of
the intelligeace Which **hate received to-days under
date of the 22d Febtuary, fr6m Toledo, saying, that
Soult was, on the Ist Match, to set out for France,
accompanied by the general staff of artillety, a great
number of of and Many troop*: Gen. Gatan
itto command the remainders having for his second
General Villate.

According to intelligetide front Madfidi of the
13th February, Joseph had received an order from
his brother to send him troops, andi by way of con-
soling hun, another appointing him Generalissimo of
the troops which should remain."

" LISBON, MAICH 7.
" Not a wor4 of news. The army has made no
*lteration in its positions. The french are levying
contributions wherever they can, and are collecting
in large bodies. It is generally supposed here that
they intend to go North of the Ebro, without at-
tempting any thing.,,

Government this morning received dispatches from
tht Marquis of Wzmucorow, dated Frenada, on the
3d instant, and from Comma, dated on the 20th in.
stant. They cemnsunicate no events of importance.

The Earl of MOIRA has thought proper to address
a Letter to a Member of the Grand Lodge of Free,
masons,for the information of the Brethred, detail-
ing the explanation offered by his Lordship, in the
House of Peers, on Monday e*ning last. Our re-
port of his Lordship's Speech, it will be seen, was
pretty correct; but we have thought it our duty to
give his Lordship's Statement a place in our columns.
We may be allowed to remark, that, in spite of this
lucid statement, we cannot see on what principle the
testimony of FANNY LLOYD should have weighed more
powerfully in his Lordship's mind than that of Mr. ED-
SIRADES in our's there is no comparison between the de-
gree of credit due to each. Were his Lordship's state-
ment to be examined by the same kind of reasoning that
he has applied to Mr. EDMEADES, what would be the
conclusion respecting it ? Does his Lordship think
that of all men upon earth, Freemasons are the least
qualified to judge of motives and circumstances ?
We are happy to state, that the Princess CHARLorre
of WALES went yesterday to dine with her Royal
Mother at Blackheath. We also heat, with much
satisfaction, that the secret enquiries which have been
recently carried on, are at an end. It is to be re-
gretted, that any such proceedings were instituted :
indeed, according to Mr. WHITBREAD'S statement, it
was only the knowledge of their existence, that pre-
vented her Royal Highness from adopting a measure
most likely to have terminated all disagreements in a
manner equally suitable to her own dignity. and to
the sentiments of the public.

TIIE LAT* DUCHESS OF BRUNSWICIC.The fallow-
ing arrangements, it is said, have been made for the
funeral of this Princess. The Pati:cE REGENT and
the QUEEN being desirous that the wishes and feelings
of the Duke of .13uumwicic, her son, should be con-
sulted on the occasion, the Gentlemen belonging to
the LORD CHAMBERLAIN, and those who have the ar-
rangement of the funeral, have waited on his Serene
Highness, at his residence near Vauxhall. His High-
ness signified his intention to be the chief mourner.
As her Royal Highness only lived privately in this
country, and had no Royal establishment, the funeral
is also, it is said, to be a private one. It is to take
place on Wednesday, at Windsor.
The corpse of her Royal Highness is soldered up
in a leaden coffin. The state coffin is not yet finished.
Yesterday the following inscription for the silver
plate to be placed on the coffin, was issued from the
Herald's Office :

Depositurt.
lllustrissimm Principivm AUGUSTS, Viduz Serettissimi Principit
CAaot.► GIFU ILLMt FE RDINANDI, Ducis BR NSWICI, t t &WWl*
Atigustissimi et Potentissimi GEO ItOt I TILA r►t, Dei Grade Bri-
tanniarum Regis, kidei Defensoris, &c. Obilt die vicesimo-
tertio Martii, Anno 1616, areas sum 76.

Carlton House was yesterday thronged with No-
bility and persons of distinction, leaving their names,
from one o'clock till near five.

Yesterday Earl MOIRA transacted business at the
Commander in Chief's Office, previous to his leaving
England.
Some additional New Yolk\ letters and papers were
received yesterday, with the proceedings of Congress
to the 17th ult. The Bill to allow the import of
foreign manufactures to the date of June, 1814, was
in progress ; but a meeting was appointedt a New
York, by some respectable and opulent individuals, to
oppose it by petition. It was expected that it would
be resisted in all its stages, yet that it would be ulti-
mately passed if there should be sufficient timt for the
discussion before the dissolution of Congress, which
was to have taken place on the 4th of this month.
All the officers on leave of absence belonging to
the forces in the neighbourhood of Niagara, are or-
dered immediately to joitrtheir regiments.
We understand that the Board of Trade grants
licences to carry out British manufactures to such
ships, under the flag of the United States, as have al-
ready licences to return home in ballast.

The following letter received by the last Gotten-
burgh Mails, gives a very favourable picture of the
affairs of the North :

', STOCKHOLM, MARCH 9.

" The expedition to Pomerania is to take place immediately.
On the day after to-morrow I shall set off. We are 8000 strong,
and the command Is given to General Sandels, an Officer univer.
sally esteemed; and if we are supported in April, as we have
reason to hope and trust, by the German Legion, and other suc-
cours from England, we may Sauer ourselves with the fairest
prospect of success Whether the main Swedish army win fol.
low Is yet uncertain, and depends on arrangements which are
.;•ill t; made.
it North of Germany is ripe for us, and the people are
Joining the standard of General Dc YORCK in thousands. The
spirit of insurrection has spread as far as Cassel.
" The Grand French Army, which has quitted Berlin, is
about 17,000 strong. It is probable that the Russians are now
before Magdeburgh. The remains of the French artilleri,wlech
at the opening of the campaign was composed of 700 pleas, were
wholly abandoned at Posen. So completely sunken is the Writ
of the French, that they Sr at the first approach of the Attitlaoe

In ARM'.

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Yesterday the Puke of Yogi held a Military Lea
tee; at his Office in the Horse Guards, which was
but thinly attended, it not being expected his Royal
Highness would hold one, in consequence of the death
of the Duchess of Bitunatrion) together with Colonel
TORRE" his Secretary, not having held his Military
Levee, as is customary, the day previous. Generals
Cr.twron and PACK were among those present. who
are absent on leave, and are to return to their regi-
ments in Portugal by the middle of April.

-, It is reported that the Duke of CLI-1411111LAND is
preparing to depart for Hatuovet immediately, and
that all his baggage is in reading.
Yesterday morning five troops of the- 7th Light
Dragoons marched from Knightsbridge Barracks to
Hounslow and Hampton Court, Keyway to their
embarkation for foreign service.

NAPA!. INTELLIGENCE.

FALMOUTH, MARCFT 24.

Arrived the Lady Mary Pelham packet, trith 2o
mail from St. Thomas's (and the Islands) In thirty
days ; and the Adventure packet, with a mail from
Corunna, in four days. The West India fleet, that
sailed yesterday, have not yet bnre up for this port
they were seen this morning about two leagues south
of the Manacles, and are expected to be in to-morrow,
as it blows fresh.—Wind W.