Star.
London, England, 1817-02-18 00:00:00

Admiral, even in the midst of the joy of his rscent
and splendid achievements, did not lose sight of Those
extraordinary exertions which had, according to his
own account, so contributed to his victory. He had
expressed himself grateful that b 0 efficient a &et had
been consigned to his use. The fact was, that very
great exertion had been made by the Admiralty for
the purpose of sending out a powerful expedition.
The former ships in which the Noble Admiral had
performed the first voyage to Algiers were completely
dismantled, and new ships were furnished and equip
ped for the object of the new enterprise. And what
was all the present outcry raised about ? It was for
the (wormy: sum of £2lO. He was ieady to admit
that Government owed to the country a &sty of rigid
economy ; but he was sure that nothing could appear
less grave, less important, less beneficial, in the eyes
of the country, than the laying hold of so insignifi-
cant a thing as this trifling increase of salary, in order
to excite a spirit of discontent and distrust against the
Ministers of the Crown.—(l/tor, hear.)
Mr. LAMB conceived that the present was not
merely a question of war or peace, but whether the
war was one of that sort which came within the true
intent and meaning of the Order in Council, and
which fair and honourable men could agree to have
been contemplated by those whose object had been
to give increased remuneration to increased services.
What I shall it be said that there is no difference be-
tween a war of two days, and a war where our fleets
covered every sea, and blockaded every port ? It was
a war perhaps, for there had been an expedition and
a battle ; but was such quibbling, such special plead-
ing, to be adopted against the best interests of the
country ? The Noble Lord (continued Mr. Lamb)
has imputed to us (the Opposition) a desire to de-
grade the character of official men. I for one do not
plead guilty to the charge: on the contrary, I feel,
and have always felt, that it is impolitic and unwise
to asperse any office whether high or low. I feel that
it is of the utmost importance that persons of honour
and integrity should have sufficient inducement to ac.
cept office. 'We cannot, indeed, preserve office from
degradation. We can establish, that office shall not de-
grade the man.: but it is out of our to order that
the man shall not degrade theoffice. (Loud trierofhear.)
The Honourable Secretary seems to have thought
that it was impossible for him not to have made the
demand which he did. The Honourable Qentleman
has, I think, judged ill for himself. He appears to
have forgot a maxim which must have been known
to.hirn, and which should never be out of the minds
of public men : he should have remembered, that
envy is ever on the watch to lay hold of the faults of
men in high station; that odium and obloquy pursue
i all their actions ; and that the worst motives are fre-
quently imputed to even their best actions. How
important, therefore, is it that this envy, this odium,
this obloquy, should find no meanness, no sordid base-
ness to glut its appetite • how important that the
vices, if any, which may be discovered in public men,
should be somewhat of an ambitious and generous
nature, and not those of a low, paltry, and worthless
mind.—(Hear.)}
Mr. C. BARCLAY could not hold himself josti•
Bed is refusing to sanction by his vote the right of
the Honourable Secretary to the increase of salary,
though he should Still retain a private opinion as to
the policy of enforcing that right.
Mr. W. SMITH rose &mid loud cries of question.
He wished to-make one remark. He required to be
satisfied as to the real ground on Which the House
was to vote in this business. The Hon. Secretary
and the Lords of the Admiralty were directly at
issue u to the main point of the case. The Secretary
had stated, that he should not have considered the
Expedition to Algiers as a war, and conseqneetly
should not have demanded his salary, if there had
been no battle: the gallant Admiral, however, stated
broadly, that the war commenced as soon as the
order for an Expedition was issued. This point
ought to be settled one way or other before the
House came to a vote and surely the Honourable
Secretary was the fairest judge, at least be could not
be supposed to understate his own claim. He con-
siders the battle to have been the war; the battle was
a business of two days; let him therefore have his
Claim, that is, the salary of two days of war. The
Noble Lord vrho had just spoken had armed the
Opposition of making an appeal to the onseund part
of the people. He (Mr. Smith) believed, that never
was a charge more unfounded than inch a charge as
this brought against his side of the House as a body;
and as to individuals, he could say, that no man of
that Opposition, no man in the House, not excepting
the Noble Lc d himself, was less likely to make such
an appeal than the Noble Person who had brought
forward the present Motion. Indeed, the charge
was not only unfounded, but, so applied, was per.
fectly ridiculous.
The cry of Question now became very loud, and
the House divided—For the Motion 114—Against
it 169—Majority in favour of the Salary, 55.
On entering the Gallery we found the House in a
Ceinusittee on the Report of the Malt Duty Bill,
which had been recommitted.

A clause relating to the Civil List having been read,
Mr. H. MARTIN asked, whether it was the in-
tention of his Majesty'. Ministers to propose that a
voluntary contribution should be paid by persons in
office; or that an assessment should be imposed in
proportion to their salaries ?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
said, it had not, been in the contemplation of his Ma-
jesty's Government to propose any compulsory: mea-
sure, but to leave it to persons in office to make what
contribution they might think proper. He certainly
never entertained the idea of king any rate of pro-
portion for the regulation of such contributions.
Mr. H. MARTIN intimated, that be was satisfied
with the answer of the Right Honourable Gentleman.
Mr. BROUGHAM certainly understood, from
the speech made by the Noble Lord a 'few days ago,
that it was intended to levy a kind of tan on persons
in effice. Hi not only thought that na'assessment
lies to be imposed, but that its proportion was deter-
planed on at the rate of two shillings is; the pound.
Lord CASTLEREAGH was confident he never
meant to state that any rate would be proposed, and
did not think he had said any thing to justify such a
conclusion. What he believed he had stated was,
that Ministers wished to place themselves, by their own
voluntary act, under the same burdens from which
they had been relieved by the repeal of the income
tax. With respect to perms in office, there was no
compulsory measure whatever is view. •

LONDON.

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The expected Reports from the Secret Committees
was not presented last night. They will probably
be laid upon the tables of both Houses this evening.
Rumour states the following to be part of the evi-
dence that has come before the Committees :
The Landlady-of the Golden Anchor and King's
Arms, in East Smithfield, a Mrs. WRIGHT, states to
this effect That a young man who went by the
name of the Doctor, had lodged at ber house about
eighteen months: this young man had served his'
apprenticeship to the elder WATSON, and had been
to sea, but tetnrned ill, having received a hurt in
his leg. Siece his return, the younger WATSON
had frequently called at Mrs. Wilma's to see
him, and at such times be used to mix with the
company (chiefly sailors) in the tap-room, and
address them on the state of the nation. On
such occasions his language was extremely vehe-
ment, and not very guarded, The first time she re-
collects seeing the elder WATSON was on the memo-
rable 2d of December, being the day the Riots took
place in the City, be came into the Public-house
(Golden Anchor, East Smithfield) and asked for the
Doctor, with whom be cordially shook hands. The
Doctor (as be was called) wished his old MUM to
go into the Parlour; but WATSON observing some
well-dressed people there, he drew back, and said—
I had rather go into the Tap-room, trbere I can
have the freedom of speech. The Landlady drew
them a pot of porter, and took it to them there. The
elder WATSON was then addressing himself so the
sailors, there being many in the Tap-room, and she
states she heard him say. 4 Follow me, my boys! if
I bad had you with me, I should have carried the
Tower haf an bestir ago.' This was between one and
two o'clock. He continued his address, but she re-
collects no other passages.
" Subsequently much conversation ensued among
the sailors ; some went out, and others said they would
go; but being in receipt of a pension at Gteenwich,
they were apprehensive they should lose it if seen thete.
The young man, or doctor, afterwards took occasion
to declare, that be knee of all their proceedings and
plot ; and this declaration coming to the ears of the
Lambeth-street Police, they bribed him to divulge
it. He was afterwards obliged to go into the Lon-
don Hospital, where he underwent amputation of his
leg, but died shortly after that operation. His evi-
dence, given upon oath, is said to have been taken,
and to be now in the possession of the Secretary of
State. On the last examination at the Secretary of
State's Office, on Friday, a blacksmith in the Hay-
market said be had received an order to make 500
pike heads, two feet long, to be ready for delivery
before ten o'clock on the morning of the 2d of De-
cember- Thisselton, who has absconded, is said to
hate paid £lO on account for these weapons, some, of
which were produced."
The Members of the Committees havowittie said,
been unanimous in their opinion, that thertilground
for serious alarm. From this we may infer, that
something of a more decidedly dangerous character
than any thing that has yet transpired has come to
their knowledge ; for to are not singular in thinking
that in all the mad acts and projects of the poor crea-
tures sent to the Tower, that have been made public,
there is nothing that could excite serious alarm in a

strong and watchful government. A cottpitat)
headed by three or four insane individuals, With 'undi
to the amount of ten pounds ! to I uy warlike stores!
is too contemptible for even a moment's cons;,teri.
lion. These must be something behind ; I.r it
impossible there should be is so much to do al•uti!
nothing."

Business there was little in Parliament lag nit vi
but abundance of altercation. That betwern L^rd
COCHRANE and Mr. 'BROUGHAM will amuse our Rc4,
dcrs—as also the wrangle with the Secretary of 0,,
Admiralty—whether he was entitled to a ;s.a
parser': war salary, or only to the increase for
two days, during which we were at war with Alg•
Towards the close of the business some Tieni r,
were put respecting the sacrifices expected to be m..d
by public servants receiving salaries.

We have this morning received Brussas Pan
the 15th instant, but they are chiefly filled with '-
tracts from French and other Journals, which h.r.
already been before vs.

We last night received the French Paßers of Fr,
day, and this morning those of Saturday La; but
their contents possess very little interest.

The Chamber of Deputies have at length colclud-
ed the general discussion on the Budget, and art now
to proceed to discuss and vote upon the articl.3 of it
seriatim,. It is not improbable that as much tin!e
may be spent in the details as has been Alit:. idy
on the principles of the Scheme ; and at that rate tte,
need not look for a conclusive determination uronk
till we have had yet some twenty and metre adjourn-
ments upon it.—" How cleverly (says /),N) tl.cy
do manage things in France !" A mi,nth's deb.ite
on a Budget! ! A month's disputing abont what
they know they must agree to at lart !
The Funds continue rising. On Friday
off at SOt. 70c.

General' tritium's DUNDAS is Appointed Covzrlo
ot,thilkartpn Cattle.
044,07emPut b..ck the Elizatieti, fer
Canseshown the River and remain—the Wet -.ion
and Osisiss, for Bengal; Amulus, for Gibr.dts: ; Nurvd,
Greenock; Rock, for Leghorn; Palace,for Cadiz; and Canada,
(or St. Vincent's.—Wind S • W.

PoaVSMOO-ru, Frs. I 7.—Arrlved the Ebenez r,TuLker, •r.
Newcastle for Torbay ; Ariadne, Duncan, (rem the Down.; ;
William Dixon, Dicey, from St. M•clsaerv. Th- Ebtl, err
from an anchor and cable In the Downs.—Wind W.S.W.
Rassicsve, 17.—Put iu for shelter the Prince to
Olive Branch, Providence, Four Friends, Dollop', I)
Pallas, la Sarnaratiaa, Gibing, and Alexander —the by i t was
her boom carried away.
Gaave s arta, Faa.l7.—Arrived the Enterprise Jonei, Ir m
Pernambuco • Oporto, Cnvey, from Oporto; Cambrian, emit
from Jamaica, Sailed the Bombay Metchan , Lttrk<tn, for
Bombay; Ceres, Himber, for Antigua; the i-t.ttri,
for Havannalt; the Glory, Scott, for Antwerp; M .r•hat
Blucher, Adams, fur Ostend; Sarah Margaret, NlOO4O I, fat
Bremen; Fanny, Bp h, for Rotterdam g Masi. Adulybatt., 114.
verbuk. for Amsterdam.

The Grand Venetian Festival and Masked Ball veer at
Itoglh.h Opera House, yesterday evening, exceeded ti
and festivity every thing of the kind which has hith att
place in this country. Upwards of six hundred pLit,i.iis w:te
present—unong whom were several of the Nubility at .1 Getrty,
and natty excellent Masks; but want of room ?reveres us from
catering into farther particulars at present.
COVINT.GAIMEN 11.11CATILZ.The Public are aware, that
the newspapers as well as the bills of the Theatre had annt urced
Mr. Boors for a thifil performance of the part of Rnh.n.inii
TAir4l, for yesterday evening. The play of l'izarro, hewever,
was announced in the hills of yesterday, without :xent.otal
the alteration, or in any way introducing the name t Mr. l)..o h.
The unexpected alteration, as might be expected, d:t•w toget'ter
an audience determined upon having an explanation of the nes-
ter ; and, upon the rising of :he 'curtain last night, the cry
" kichard," and " Booth," wee loudly vociferated trout .11 pare
of the HOGS!. In vain did Mrs. Egerton attempt to pincer!:a
the part of Elvira, the noise became still louder, and the t is
rung with hisses and cries of " off, off!" the performanct,
withstanding, was attempted to be persevered in, but the tumult
was as obstinately maintained. After a lapse of ten minutes, .'Jr
FAwcerr made his appearance, the performance mated, •
silence being obtained, the Manager spoke to the following of
" Ladies and Gentlemen—k was the anxious wish of the

prietarP,AgAlais Theatre that Mr. Booth should continue ne. ,
lefßikkorta; !and why be has not appeared before you this even,.
hag Amax best be explained, by elating to you in truth and cantle 6r
IMSW of the matter, and you will then be enabled to draw
yoke • Inferences t—Mr. Rooth having beet: announced for
the past of Richard en Friday night last, that Gentleman oa th:
fallowing morning waited upon a Proprivor of this Th, air
and rated, that having twice successfully played the part, L, ,
not think it right that he should repeat the character v.:11• et a
=lengagement being entered into.—[,hours or "
"]
--Mr. Booth, at this interview, required La eng.e,:r•
meet of three years, and a progressive salary. Iwu nt,:e rears
were to be added to this engagement. The Proprietor, :u reply
to this proposition, declined entering into a positive enger: not: r
until experience shook! enable him to form some standard for air
predating Mr. Booth's talents, and therefore prnpo:ed tu tie
what he conceived a fair salary; and promi,ed that if succeis at•
tended his efforts, he would be duly compensated. Mr. Bireth,
r however, insisted upon his proposed en :t bat the Pte.•
ptietor did not conceive it right to accede.--(l Jere some Gerik;
man rose in the Pit, and asked why Mr. hoods had bees t4le:t-t.
'but ilea pounds per week ?j F. 1%% cr vr—" I solemnly dream
that such a thing was sit ver thought of; and it is i:o:crious 024
the Proprietors 01 this Tht are are more ,or
Illy than parsimony. I will lit:twice the cue o: tat vp,
late Mr. Cooke, and the present Mss upon
lug the Company, were each placed uposi humble salve*, y t
who succeeding eminently in drawing money to 'he
were prorinionably advanced to lib, ral erigartuents.— ;lc ••i,
from all quartersl—Why, therefore, should Mr. MO,
lentil as a pecnhar obj, ct ut parsimony more than ^!' .r'
[lt is true, however, said a Gentleman In the P:t, •'irt
spurned at Poo pounds, and threatened to leave ,cu, be r**
tered• fiste! and, spurning ibis also, lie has b, ea n f L• 1 7. 'lt
other House)—Mr. FAUCET f resumed—" It I.F siti:e
for use to reply to observations 'itch as I have j'ast Lear:, a "
answer every question that n:ay be nudist iirumately port re me;
it is sufficient only for me to atture you, that it wor the a; 4
Anxious desire of the Propriett rs that Mr. Cowl shnul : e t'" •••
his performance, and that his exenionc, if sticcessf:::, sfro.d,'
duly rewarded. 'l he door of reconciliation, Itm...orat "
open, and it is hoped .Mr. Booth will agouti rirar
boards."—[" it is too late," from several voices—.• He 1
eluded in engagement at Old Drury, acd will ajar there
night.]—Mr. law CETI Y.)%v butve I iifo'
aaudst a din ut groans and hiss..., wlrch coirtietiel
tauteahaftewwhieh .he Play of Pizarro proceeded, in air
helricarop4,sustained the character ut noda, with goc -i•
-The performance was again iwerropted, towards the
a freak kW honour between some Gentlemen in the f •-'
boxes. Very high words passed, and cards were hive'..: d •
but we hope nothing more &sacrum will result tr0..1 "'•
rel than the confusion it occasioned..
Duct.—Sunday se'nnight a meting took p!..ct in
bourhood of Strabane,bZiWttll LICUICOIII. •
Go—.ll, of the Vflifl iteginiest. 'TL.: -former sea.
the thigh by the first fire, whensthe aftaw was atfla:trd I.;
laterlerence of the second..
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