Star.
London, England, 1807-01-21 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

The frith Militia Service Bill was read sthe fecond time and
committed ft.r to•morrow.

The (bialifiestion Indemnity Bill was read the third time,
paired, and ordered to the Lords.
The Stratford-le•Buw Water-works Bill was read the firft time
and ordised for a fecond reading.
Mr. C. W. WYNNE pint-enrol, purfuant to order .an Account
of the Number of Lunatics now confined in the different Horpi
tale and Poor hooka throughout EngLind.—Ordired to lit on the
table.

New Writs were ordered for the Borough of Medhurft, in the
room of John Smith. Ffq. returned for that place, and for the
Town an County of Nottingham. but who makes Hs elodlioo
for the latter; and of the Right Hon. W. Wickham, who makes
his eleetion for Callinron.
Mr. VANSITTART prefented a variety of Fltimates of the
lizpence of Civil Eftablifbments of the ycar.—Ordered to lie on
the table.

The Houfe proceeded to ballot for a Committee to try the
merits of the Malden filcetion Petition. The following Members
were choke—

R. M. Phillips, Efq Hon. H Caulfield
Love Parry Jones, EN Lord Vircount Cork
Hon W. F. E. Eden Rickard Eknyon, Efq
Hon. W. B. Lygon J. Nl`DonAld, Efq
B. Hall, Efq Sir W. I.cman, Bart.
W. L. Hughes, Efq H. C. Combe, Efq. and
Lord Vircount Cli•e J. Simeon, Efq
Sir Geo. Heathente, Barr.
Of whom the two laft were chofen Nominees.
DU IS I. t N PITITION AGAINST MR. GRATTAN.

Mr. STURGES BOURNE rote, and Rated, that as all pradti-
cable diligence had been ufed by the perfons appointed to fcrve on
Mr. Grattan the order of the Houfe to enter into the ufual recog-
nizance for abiding the drum and eventual mem, of trying the
merits of his eletrtion, without (need's, he fhould lug leave now to
move, that the time for taking into confideration the, Petition
agaimß Mr Grattan 's return he further enlarged to Friday, the 6th
of February —Ordertd accordingly.

AMERICAN TERATY—sunems AYRES—RUSSIA.

Sir THOMAS TURTON rote and laid, that
teeing a Noble Lord (Howick) now in his place, he
fhould take the liberty of afking him two or three
queflions, upon fubjeas in which the public mind
was much interefled at the prefent moment, and
tome information was neceflary for the fatisfailion of
the Houfe. The firft of thole quellions would be
upon a fubjea appointed for an early difcuffion, the
motion of a Right Honourable and Leartied Gen-
tleman near him (Mr. Perceval), namely, the order
of Council, directing the Reps to be taken by his
Majefly's cruizers towards the (hips of Neutral Powers
trading to and from the enemy's ports, in conk.
quence of the meafures adopted by the enemy for
excluding Britifh commerce from the Continental
ports under their controul. He wiflaed to know whe-
ther any modification of, or exception from thole
meafures, in favour of America, was made in the
late treaty with that Power, or whether his Majefty's
Minifters had refereed or furrendered the pitvilege
of adopting fuch meafures as circumflances might
tender seceftary, as well towards the (hips of Ame-
rica as thofe.of any other neutral power? His Ma-
jelly's Minifters had announced that a Treaty was
concluded with America, which would be aufpicinus
to the mutual interefts and amicable intercourfe be-
tween both countries, but he trolled that 'no
prlvi-
lege had been relinquifhed under that Treaty which
could eventually reltrain his Majefly's Government
from the adoption of any meafures which good policy
and the maintenance of Br itifhinterefts might require,
in counteracting the milchievous purpofes of France ;
for, notwithstanding the Treaty which had been
formed with America, the infidious pas tialiry fhewn
by that power towards France, and the advantages
which the had afforded to the enemy by the carrying
trade between Fiance and her colonies, demanded
the Mae° vigilance, ae well towards American (hips
frequenting the enemy's ports in the Weft Indies, as
in
.Europe. Without the fulled information from his
24efiyEa Minifters on this fubjea, as to the precife
terms of the Treaty, it would be impofSble for the
Houfe competently to difcuf; fubjea propofed by
the Right Hon. Gentlem4n! !'}le (econd queflion
he %ifhtd tq a elated to a large Aim in fincie

96 Minillec,, a circurn.
amounting to 3 or 400,0001. recently tranfmitted
obirteua! to every
tflhaeneConte
w cnht bteyi
61 sinsto
body
withed to know for what purple fo large a fum was
tranfmitted. or by what vote of that Hnufe it was
atrbot ized And the third and lag quelliun related
to a fubjed upon which the public mind had been
for fomerdays in much agitation, and could not but
feel extreme anxiety, from the accounts given in fome
letters which had been recently circulated from high
authority. He alluded to the Ilate of Buenos Ayres.
He wiihed to know whether his Majetty's minutely
were really in pofrellGon of any authentic intelligence
relative to that Placer whether it was retaken by the
enemy, or (till in polfellion of a Nita force ? For,
if the intelligence they had publicly communicated
upon this fubjed was not authentic, they were guilty
of a moll reprehenfible degree of weaknefs in giving
the fansftion of their authority CO fuck a commtuu.
cation.

Lord HOWICK laid, that he could only repeat
what he had raid upon a former occafion, in anfwer
to the queftion of the Hon. Cattleman rerpeding
neutrals. As the treaty had not yet been ratified, if
was not to be expelled that he fhould enter, at pre•
fent, upon a recapitulation of all the articles that
treaty contained. Whim it was ratified and laid upon
the table, the Houle would then fee what it contain.
ed, and would have an opportunity of examining the
articles feparately, and or giving or withdrawing their
approbation. He was only at liberty, at the prefect
time, and the Houfe would perceive the propriety of
his condo& to fay that there was no article in the
treaty with America which prevented his Majetly
from exercifing thole powers of dittreffing the enemy
which might be judged proper, As well with regard
to America, as any other neutral power. He was of
opinion, that this fhould fatisfy Gentlemen•at the
prefent ',age of the progrefa of the treaty ; he could
only again fay, he could give no further explanation
and indeed it was not to be expefted. With regard
to the right of blockade, he could only fay, that this
was a right which we always pofreffed, and which
never was called in queftion. It was unieerfally
derftood that it was poffeaid by us in its full extent,
With regard to the tecond queftion, the iffue of mo.
ney which had been fent to his Majefty the Empe-
ror of Kuflia, he begged leave to inform the Honour.
able Gentleman, that it was only the balance due to
the Emperor of Ruflia for fervices which had been al.
ready performed—in fhort, it was the balance of the
fobtirly to Ruffia, which had been voted by the
Houfe. This the Houfe would fee was an explain-
Lion which mutt be fatisfaftory to every one. As to
the third queftion which the Honourable Baronet
had put to him, he could only affure the Houfe, that
letters and information, Inch as had been made public,
were received by Government—whatever report;
may have been circulated refpelling tome further in•
formation laid to be received by his Majefly's Mini.
litre, he could allure the Houfe that loch reports
were altogether falfe, and that no further informs-
tion whatever had reached Government refpeftiag
Buenos Ayres.
Sir T. TURTON expelled his thanks to the No-
ble Lord for the very candid manner in which he had
anfwered his quell ions.
Mr. PERCEVAL role, and propofed, with the
indulgence of the Houfe, to poltpune the dircuffiorl
on the queflion jun alluded to by the Honograble
Baronet, (tom Thurfday fe'nnight until the Tuerday
following. He felt it tight at the fame time to de.
dare, that it was not his intention to profs for the
produaion of the paper which his Majefte's Whirlers
had deemed it improper to communicate, namely,
the Order in Council.

ARMY ESTIMATES.

The SECRETARY at WAR prefented the Ab•
flraas of the Army Ellimates fur the years op the
motion of Lord Catilereagh.
Lord CASTLEREAGH obferved, that it was
his with to move for the priming of chute Abaratit,
but he thought it better to poßpone the printing un-
til after the difcutlion upon that fubjea, as the Ab-
aradls could hardly be printed time enough for the
difcutlion, and as the order for printing now would
remove them from the table of the Houle, and de.
prive Members of the opportunity to recur to that
in the interim.

Mr. JOHNSTONE obferved, that upon the fq►•
mer motion of a late worthy Member for Cornwall?
a regulation in limilar cafes was adopted, and for
come time generally afted upon, though it had ?ince
fallen into difule—.namely. that of piefenting dupli•
cate accounts ; fo that while one was printing, the
other remained upon the table, for the fatisfadiou of
Members.

The SPEAKER laid that fuch a principle cer!
tainly was adopted, and abed upon to fome extent,
though not univerfally. But now that it wts men-
tioned, it became meaty that there fitould be
fume undeManding upon it, as the fenfe of the
Houle ; becaufe in fome cafes, where accounts were
very voluminous, it would be attended with confi-
derable additional labor.

The CHANCELLOR of the .gXCHEQUEII
thought the principle a gond one, with refpea to
fnsall accounts, and cfpecially theft including many
figures—although in voluminous parrs, fur the con.
venience of bawds, he thought at lhould be di-
penfed with.

SICILIA LIANI.

Mr. THORNTON indented a petition from the
Sierra Leone Company, praying leave to bring in a
Bill for re invefling that Settlement in the bands of
his Majtily, and for limiting the duration of the
Ccmpatst.
The SPEAKER obferved to the Honourable
Member, that if the petition contemplated a Bill
which was intended to produce any eapence to the
public, dire& or confequent, it was not the ufage of
the Houfe to receive fuch petitions upon the autho•
rity of any individual Member, unlefs recommended
by his Majeßy's Minifters.
The CHANCELLOR. of the EXCHEQUER
lignified that the objeft of the Bill had the approba-
tion of his Majefty.
The Petitiun was then received, read, and referred
to a Committee.

CAPTVRID SHIPS.

Mr. MANNING moved for a return of the names and tonnage
of Britifit (hips captured by the enemy during the prefent ware
and carried Into other ports. Ho obferved, that by much the
greater number of hoc. Wpm were fold to neutrals, and eta'
wards Tads:pitted regiltry which wu Nterady 014
the enemy a pretniush upon the captured ; as, were it not f r this
*cull:dance, thty'would not fell for one half she price the" 414
hitherto brought. Ttit datum; was ordered socesdivgli:

THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY at.
PRICK. OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Confols, Jan. 6cl—Reduced 591-omnium s.
F.adiequer BAK par U. prem.
PRIC'F (IF STOCKS YESTERDAY.
Bank Stock 2131 2141 India Stock 1791 179
s per C. Red An. (9111 Bilk 5 per Cent. 89
3 per Cent Cr•nf Ann. 594 Exch. Bills par is. a ts. prem.
4 per Cent. 7` 784 78 Omr,ium, 2 prem.
per Cent Navy 93;11 Anglia§ Tickets, 191. 160.
Long. An. t 7 I Conf. for ace. 6011

This day we received letters from Gibraltar, but
not of fo recent a date as to furnifh any news of im-
portance. The lalt letters received there from Sicily
were not of a later date than the end of 08(,ber, at
which time the army had gone into quarters, without
any pro fpeEt of offenfive operations being again at-
tempted for tome time. Sir SIDNEY SMITH was at
Palermo in the Pomrss.

A privare letter received by the Malta mail, (late!,
that the Britith army had again landsd in Calabria,
and having been j'.ined by great numbers of the in-
habitants, were putfuing their fucceffes towards the
capital of Naples. We are lorry, honever, we can-
not attach any credit to this flatement, the official
accounts from Sicily being filent upon the Cubic&

Two velfels arrived in the River yerierday from
France, the one from Caen, and the other from Cha.
rante, but neither of them brings any French papers.
A Gentleman who came patrenger from Cherante,
informs us that a Decree has been publifhed in
France fimilar to that lately Ala by Bow *PARTS aj
Berlin. This Decree orders the confifcatinn of every
fpecie3 of property in which any fubjelt of Great
Britain may have an intereft. It alfo direels the
(tape/Ilion of all payments, and orders that an ac
count of all monies due from the French to the
Britifh Merchants, fhall be accurately rendered and
tegiaered at a place appointed for that purple.
The Captain of the veffel from Caen repeats th•
Rories of great battles having been fought in Poland,
but nothing certain bad tranfpired at the time he
failed. _ _

Two French Using veffels, fpoken by one of our
cruisers off the French Coaff on Saturday, Rated
that the report of a general anion between the French
and Ruffians was very prevalent in France, but the
refult was not known, no Newfpapers having been
pill/tithed on the loth. This appears to be only a
repetition of an old report.