Star.
London, England, 1816-04-11 00:00:00

SILVER CURRENCY.

Mr. GRENFELL rose to move for. ten ,
PPM
relative to the importation of gold aied ttlit
country. He took this occasion to advert to the it's-
graceful state of nor silver currency, alich saLi
consisted, for the mnst part, of the silver coin of
France, and of a couutcrte‘t coin m mut:muted here.
He that day recei.o.d information from a Frervt
merchant (.1 some importance, that in tee cr•urse4
the last twelve months, the importation if Aver c. is
trnm France into this country amounted to no less
thaa €4.:(;0,000; the pri.tit upon which was at least
..ti) per cent. Whatever reasons freight have existed
some time back, for not giving us a good siiver coin•
age, th.tt reason no longer existld, as, in point of
fact, the valise of silvar had been reduced to the Mint
I price, nanyly, Fr.: Th:s. Honourable Gen-
-1:4 moved, " Tnat there shcull
I Le I.wi i}ctr)re thr Home an account of all the Eal
I end sqrer coin and hallion imported into this coin.
I try, hom the Is! of January, ISIO, to the latest pe.
davtingiii:.iung cacti piAtter, and the amount
coin and bullion. an acc•ntht 0- the fortiga
gold sworn otT before the Lord NIA vor."
The CHANCELLOR. of the 'EXCHEQUER.
said, be had uo objection to the production Lf these
accounts.

Mr. BARING did hope.tbe Right Hon. Gentle-
man (the ellioicellor if the *Exchequer) would hate
paid iarme ittertion to t!►is very impoftant sobjtci,
namely, the present state of the silver currency ci
the country. He trusted that some proposition would
be made to the House upon this topic, in the course
of the Session. if on other Gentleman introduced
the qu►•st:v.n, he should feel it his duty to take some
itep upon i!. he thought souse Auntie° ought to
take place in the sillier standard of the country, irad
he Waa qu,ite saiisfied this might be done without the
:I►ghte+t L'etnr• any measure of this sort took
place, however, he considered it was proper that it
should be preceded by a Committee of the Home.
Ch•: Honourable Gentleman then adverted to the
stale of the New Mint, which, he observed, notwith-
standing the immense expense that had been incur-
red in its establishment, was almost useless. Among
the faw Bank tokens th..t the persons employed there
had been called upon to strike, not a man was loud
to know his business—every thing was done iu a
bu►►gling manner—the dies were broktn—and,
I tact, the grossest ignorance was manifested on all
►des. He dud hope, that the subject would be at-
teuJ►'d to by his Majesty's Government. The as-
I eouots were then ordered.

NAVAL ESTIMATE.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
moved the Order ot the Day for the How.: recriteg
the Ittpiat of the etammittee of Supply, relative to
the Depat talent of the. Admiralty.
The Report was then brGught up, acid the Reso-

lotions weie read.
Sir CHARLES POLE, adverting generally to
the Amount of those Estimates, said it was impossible
for the country to go on unless they underwent some
serious alteration. He alluded particularly to the
Estimatuc for the Supemimeraries and Hal4;l.
In 1791, the Estimate under this head had been but.
4:17:4900, winaeas it was now ,e 1,257,000. This
a as an increase to him unaccountable—and therefore
it was lie thought the subject should undergo a cont.
ph•te ri-vision.
The Report upon this head was then agreed tn.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
then moved the consideration of the Report of Ole
Coinauttee of Supply upon die Navy Office.
The Resolutions bring read,
Sir CH A RLES POLE stated, that the Books of
the Pay Cleiks had nevtr been made up since the
' year I;S6 —hence the public had no check upon this
1 source of expet,ditute.
1 Mr. ROSE said, that the Books of the Navy Of.
1 Lice had been completely made up, pa ssed, and audited
o the latest pert ad.
Sir CHARLES POLE persisted in his statement,
that the Pay Book l, namely, those in which the p4l
of Seamen was entered, had not been made up slate
1.786, and advised the Treasurer of the Navy (NV.
Rose) to inquire into the subject.
Mr. ROSE—" I ani to understand front the lll-
nourable.Gentleman, that the Pay Books hate '''t
been made up since 1786 ?"
Sir C. POLE—g, Yes, certainly."—The Report
was then agreed to. • '
The Report respecting the Half-pay and &q.t.
numeraries was then take). into consideration.
Mr. BARING begged to ask in what way the
produce of Old Stores was to be accouated tor, me
votes. lacing taken for the full amount of the Es,i-
mates upon each bead ?
Mr. CROKER said they were taken as part of the
'Nays nod Means of the year. •
Sir C. POLE remarked, that the qoestion had
often been asked in that House, what should bz Or
'epxritterciii cif
principles system
should koef •scuaPerrireclan
thought that at no former period had the councrt
niunaut)ioentie:nt d? en
osovtb;it.

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been called upon to tnperannotte perverse le the rut:
aisonr of life, as had been done 111 these estim nes.—
Tlie instances of this kind which he held in his hand
were so notorious, and of such a nature, that they
should be sifted to the eery bottom. If the House
looked at the 2d line of the 'Bsth page, they would
see that 4700 were given as a superannuation, being
nrarlrthe full amount of the salary of a Commis-
sioner of the Navy in active service. Was this, he
would ask, a right feature in these estimates in times
lace the present ?• Proceeding a little further, the
House would see a superannuation of 41000 a year.
being the full amount of a Commissioner's salary,
red an additional sum of 4500 to the same person,
Thus this person in fact received 41500, to induce
him to leave the service. Nothing could be more in•
jarious than examples of this kind, and there were se-
seral others of a similar nature. He repeated his
statement that the whole amount of the superannua-'
ti e° and half pay estimate was only 4211,000,
yboess now it was six times that amount.—( Near.)
Be was quite certain that the House must be under
;be necessity of revising this Report very spee-
dily, and making some alteration in its amount.—
The Hon. Admiral then adverted to the Army Esti-
, mares, and complained of the dispropotion which'
fisted between the pensions allowed to the widows
and relations of Officers who bad fallen in that set-
Tice, as compared with similar pensions in the Navy
Estimate,. He instanced the case of the • widow of
Captain Harvey, who fell in the action of the Ist of
hee—a most distinguished Officer, who was selected
by Lord Hews as his own Captain, and who led the
Batt into action on that first of the series of our na-
val victories. Captain Harvey's widow might com-
plain to the Admiralty that she had a pension of only
412.5 allowed her, being 4100 for herself. and 42.5
for her child, while the widow of General Rosa had
41900 a-year, and the brothers of General Proctor
4200 a-year each. These Officers, it should be re-
collected, had only the pay of Lieutenant-Colonels.
It was impossible, he thought, that the country should
tolerate this disproportion : but the case was by no
means a singular one. -The widows of Captains Duff
and Cooke, who fell at the battle of Trafalgar, had
pensions of only ‘2OO, whip, in one case, the mere
relatives of Officers of the Army bad MOO a-year.
Passing to another instance, it appeared that the wi-
dow of Captain Sir P. Parker, who fell while accom-
panying General Ross, had only x2OO a-year allowed
her, while the widow of the General had £9OQ. It
was not to be borne that such disproportion should
exist, and he hoped for sonic revision of the pensions
of both services. Proceeding to another branch of
the subject, he had to remark, that the regulations on
which the pensions to petty officers of the navy were
framed were extremely extravagant. It might hap-
pen from these regulations that a petty officer might
receive a pension of from 446 to 454 a-year ; and
what he had to complain of was, that these people
were thus brought up beyond the half-pay of the
warrant officers of a third rate, which amounted to
only 436 a-year. Upon the whole, unless the system
generally were revised, it would be productive at
once of extreme extravagance on the one hand, and
portioned allowances on the other.
Mr. CROKE& said it was impossible to listen to
the arguments of the gallant Admiral without being
strongly impressed by the nature of them, and the
moderation of the tone in which they were delivered
bet the view which the Honourable Admiral had
taken of the whole subject was rather a mistaken
one. He should begin with that which was first in
the order of importance—he meant the case of the
widow of Captain Harvey. The Honourable Ad-
miral had stated, that she had only 4100 a year, and
£25 for her child, while the brother cf General Proc-
ter had received 4200 a year. Now, it should be
recollected that the sum given to Mrs. Harvey was
precisely that which was granted in 1794 to the wi-
dows of Captains who had fallen in battle, and the
Army Estimates contained pensions to the widows
of Lieutenant-Colonels, amounting to no larger a
km It would be opening too wide a door, if the
House were to go back to the distant period of the
half or quarter of a century, and raise all the pensions
whichtad been then granted. There was no instance
deny pension being increased after the period of its
mgt 'nal grant. They bad been raised since, however,
eatthe widow of • his gallant friend, Sir P. Parker,
had received 0200 a year, and his children pensions of
itioeach ; a larger sum, he believed, than had been
tooted to any military officer's widow of similar rank.
Nunn. from Sir C. Pole.) In the Army Estimates he
'marked, that the same pension that was given to Mrs.
Harvey had been given to Mrs. De Launcey, the wi-
fMrof a Lieutenant-Colonel, who had been killed in
fix It was in fact the highest pension then given
Is the widows of officers of that rank. It the Ho-
morable Admiral would go and compare, pound by
pond, the pensions given to the widows of officers
lathe two services, he would find a general cones-
?cadence between their different ranks. He could as-
eve the Honourable Admiral that it was a much
toore agreeable service to a person in the situation
which he had the honour to fill, to be the instrument
cof. bounty, than to make refusals. It was far from
he wish, however, to dissuade the House from fur-
ther extending their bounty, if they saw fit. With
?lord to the pension of 4700 a-year to a Commis-
sioner of the Navy on going out, it was at leest an
surd very long standings and he had to remark,
that all the advantages held out were not more than
%ailment to induce Naval Officers to take the office.
He had also to state, that the only two superannua-
fits of Commissioners made by the present Admi-
nistration were in the persons of two gentlemen, one
of whom was eighty years of age, and the other above
n• One of them (Commissioner Fanshawe) had been
no less than forty years in the office. As to the rates
(?! Pensions to petty officers, it was made imperative
"n the Admiralty to increase them, in consequence of
the inireued pensions which Mr. Windham's Bill
flve to ten-commissioned officers in the army. He
extremely regretted that this bidding lot popularity
urwatt the two services had been introduced. It
formed
one of the many grounds on Which his Ha
;Treble Friends had powerfully, though =sums-
4unY'
_°P. nosed the. plan of Mr. Windham. The in.
b.,""1 navy pensions had been Me effect of that syes
7,„ sed it must be obvious that it would have been
Peso le to propose the taking away of those
is' fromorope the British army, at a period when the
upon its
'ate E might be considered as "pending
less. k . tont you could not Miura upon
attu Pe
end take how worn their pc :mites, it be-

came imperative to equalize with them the scale of'
navy pensions. And indeed the'argument held still
wonger with regard to the navy ; for, genertily
speaking, the seaman, who must be bred up to the
profession from his youth, was a much more depen-
dent being when unfit for service than the soldier,
who had often his trade to re,ort to. • He was less
able to earn his bread when -disabled from service.
Indeed, since ever he had a seat in that House, he
had always heard wishes expressed for the bettering
of the situation of the petty officeks of the navy, on
whom perhaps still more depended in battle than on
the non-commissioned officers of the army. The in-
' crease seemed. the more reasonable, as there were de-
ductions made from the pay of seamen for paying
these identical pensions.
Sir CHARLES. POLE and Sir GEORGE HOPE ex-
plained.
Mr. J. P. GRANT thought it a great hardship,
if the fact was rightly represented to him, that if the
widow of a naval officer was to marry another of the
same rank, and was afterwards to lose him, her pen.
sion would not-be revived.

Mr. CROKER said, that it was a proviso in the
charter of the Commissioners for administering the
Widows' Fund; but if such an extreme case as that
put by the Honourable Gentleman was to moor, he
had no doubt that the Commissioners would recom-
mend to his Majesty to grant a sum equal in amount
from some other fund.

Mr. FORBES deprecated, at some length, the
great difference that existed between the pensions
granted to the wounded Officers of the Army and
Navy. After noticing smile other points of difference,
to the disadvantage of the naval service, he concluded
with .expressing his opinion that the two services
should be placed on the same footing in all respects,
as far as circumstances would admit.

Mr. LYTTLETON thought it hard that dedoc.
dons should be made from the Pensions of the Wi.
dows of Naval Officers, which were not made from
those of Military Officers. The Pensions to the
Wounded were liable to the same objection.
Lord PALMERSTON defended the inequality,
upon the ground that the Military Officers purchased
their commissiors, and that those of the Navy did
not ; and it was to Le observed, that the Pensions of
the Widows of the Army did not amount to the bare
interest of the sums expended in the purchase of their
husbands' commissions.

Alter a few observations from Sir GEORGE HOPE,
the Resolutions were agreed to.
The Ordnance Estimates were taken into further
consideration, and after a short conversation across
'the table between Mr. BANKEI and Mr. Rosser
WARD, the Resolutions were agreed to.
On the question for taking the Report on the Army
Estimates into further consideration,
Lord FOLKES TONE observed, that he was
anxious in this last stage to protest against the adop-
tion of the Army Estimates in their present form.—
The result had amply justified the opposition given
to them in the first instance, when the reply made
was, that the 'proper time for cutting down the esti.
mates was in the Committee. In that stage, how.
ever, many unanswerable objections were made with.
out effect, as Ministers resisted all redaction, main.
taininj that the House ought to be satisfied with their
opinion that the large military establishment was we.
emery, because the re.commencement of hostilities
was a possibility, however distant. In the Staff only
had any diminution been effected ; and though the
saving was only £40,000 for the present year, it was
enough to show that the estimates in general had
been made out in a most careless and slovenly man-
ner. He begged to repeat his strong objections to the
ready employment of soldiers for civil purposes :
within the last 25 years the Guards who did daily
duty within the City of London had been increased
from between-6 and 700 to 8 and 900 men, though
no sufficient reason could be assigned for placing new
sentries over the people. His jealousy on this point
had recently been greatly increased by observing,
that on Court days one quarter of the town was
placed under Martial Law, without any authority
from the Civil Power. He begged to refer the House
to a case that had occurred under Lord Chief Justice
Holt. to whom a message had been sent, requiring the
attendance of one of his officers, to sanction the pro.
ceedinesnf the soldiery in quelling a riot in aelborn.
The Chief Justice inquired what was to be done in
case the mob did not disperse on the appearance of,
his officer, backed by the armed force ; and the reply'
made by the person sent to demand the sanction was,
that in that case the soldiers had authority to fire upon
the people. " Have they so ?" said Lord Holt,
" then take notice of what I say, for if there be one
man killed, and you are brought before me for trial,
I will take care that you and every soldier of your
party shall be hanged."—(Hear, hear)—This capes
aims was certainly warm, like others sometimes used
by that great Judge, who had once threatened not
only to commit the Speaker, but the whole House of
Commons. What he observed afterwards was, how-1
ever, more important—" en back (he added) to
those who sent you, and acquaint them that no offi,
cer of mine shall attend soldiers ; and let them know
at the same time, that the laws of England are not
to be executed by the sword r the matter belongs tol
he civil power, and you have nothinj, to do with it."
He (Lord Folkestone) trusted that this opinion would
have some weight with the House in inducing it to
put a stop to a system by which England was rapidly
sinking into the deplorable condition of the military
despotisms of the Continent.
The Resolutions were then agreed to. •
Mr. HOLMES wished to know from: the Secre.
tary at War, whether any steps were taken by the
Government to apply the remedy of Sir Wm. Adams
to the soldiers who suffered from the ophthalmia ?
Lord PALMERSTON said, that the remedy was
suggested to the Commander in Chief, and was al-
reogly adopted in most of the Military Colleges. He
mai: willing that its operation should be extended to
those who were already discharged.-
Mr. GRANT ingtsired what the nature of the
operation was ?
Lott PALMERSTON said, it was to prevent
that liability to relapse, svbich was frequent in cases
of ophthalmia, from cold and other causes.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL gave notice that
he should to-morrow naiste art early day after the
mess, for submitting a motion relative-to the charges
of a Noble Lotd (Cochrane), unless the Nsible Lord
was disposed to bring them forward.
Adjourned at Twelve o'clock.

• THE EVKNING. STAR.

DO N.
THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1816.
PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY Al' f WELVE O'CLOCK:'
ReAticed.s94l--Cons. mo. 609—for nee. Rig
4 per Cern. 7 is—S per Cott. 90;—Bends 1.. die. par.
Omn. li;—Do, pay. 17i—Eteli. Bills Is. di.. es. pr.

Last night the question relative to the claims upon
the French Government came nipler discussion, in
the House of Commons, in consequence of a Motion
by Mr. Hammensutv. Some of the points deserve
particular attention, being opposed to all sound prin-
ciples, and founded on passion and feeling, not on
reason and sound policy. Thus on the rights of Bri-
tish subjects, proprietors of French Stock, it was main-
tained, even by Lord Carrnettemair, that they were
entitled to little favour, and that but for the existence
of previous Treaties, he would not hove even en,lea-
voured to establish their claims. The gereral rea-
soning on this paint was, that the laying out of Bri-
tish money in Foreign Funds, was done for the be-
nefit of the individual, and that these would have
acted with more patriotism had they laid out their
property in our own Funds. This reasoning, how.
ever specious, is fallacious, and ought to be corrected.
It is true that those who vestilheir property in Fo-
reign Funds are entitled to less commiseration as itufi.
victual:, in the event of a lou, than those who lose pro-
perty in speculations connected with our own
Funds or national improvements, but it does not fol-
low that therefore their interests are not to be re-
garded in settling differences with an enemy with
whom we are concluding a Peace; and this for a
reason so obvious, that we are surprised it was not
stated. In questions between two States, it is impos-
sable for the one to refuse justice to the subjects of
the other without robbing that other State of the pro-
perty. Whatever is lost by an individual in this way
is lost by the community of which he is a member :
and the Minister who, in revenge for the want of
patriotism exhibited by the lender, Would neglect or
abandon his claim, would in filet be abandoning the
interests of the State for which he negockates.
la point of fact no person can be the subject of
blame, who, in the distribution and management of
his own property, does not vir:late the laws nt his
country ; and . every individual who conforms to the
laws of the government under which he lives, i. en-1
titled to enjoy the preledien for which he as in his
contributions in taxes, and which is due t 9 him as a
subject of that government. The British subjects
who vested money in the French funds violated no
law—and as maintained by some of the Members
[though this is not necessary to the argument) they
bad express treaties in their favour—And they are en-
' titled to the same protection as any other subject.

But we carry the argument still farther, in a na-
tional point of view. In disputes relative to property,
between individuals of the same cimmunity, the laws
offer them a remedy ; and even when- the decision
may, from lack of evidence or any defect in the
prosecution, be contrary to strict equity, the commu-
nity is neither rendered richer nor poorer, though the
individual may. But it is far otherwise when the
question relates to property in another country; for,
in such a case, the one community loser what the other
has withheld from its subjects.
A s to the propriety of suffering British subjects to
vest their property in Foreign Funds, that is quite a
different question. Our own opinion is, that those
who do so act a very unworthy part; that they ought
to be pruhibited by a penal law, and that their pro-
perty in this country, whenever and wherever it may
be found, should be attachable for the penalty.
The CHANCILLOIL of the Excumatrea took a right
view of this part of the question, and contended that
it was just and proper to secure the interests of Eng-
lishmen who had vested property in the French funds.

To-day we received the Paris Papers of Monday.
Their chief contents relate not so mach to the inter-
nal affairs of France, as to those of other countries,
but even these are not of striking interest they would
faits induce a belief that Austria and England are on
the eve of a rapture, in consequence of our extensive
acquisitions in the Mediterranean and South of Europe:
COURIER EXTRAORDINARY OF MONDAY MORNING.

An Ordonnance of the King bears that the Coun-
cils of arrondistement will assemble for the first pan
of their Session, which will ha ten days, on the 10th
day after the law on the finances shall have been
published at the head places of the department.
The Sittings of the Councils-General will be opened
five days after the closing of the Councils of Anon-
dissement, and will be continued for fifteen consecu-
tive days.
The Councils of Arrondissement will resume the
second part of their Session five days after the closing
of that of the Councils General, and will terminate it
the fifth day inclusively.
General Drouot,who was acquitted yesterday bythe
First Council of War of the First Military Division.;
immediately paid a visit to the Duke de Duras, first
Gentleman of the Chamber, and to Marshal Mac-i
donald, Duke of Tarentum.

VIENNA, MARCH 21.

•
The last Mail from Turkey arrived the day before
yesterday: it was retarded by the bad roads : it is of
the date of the 25th of February. It seems as if the,
Porte gives only yam and ambiguous answers to.
the English, who otaim three places in Albanians
belonging to the•lonian Islands. The Foreign Mini.

.ten refuse to intercede. and excuse themselves no
the ground of want of instructions.

NAPLFR, MARCH 14.
A report was spread yesterday that se Ent!l4)
squadron had landed troops in the Ahrnezes, and
that they were to occupy the strong places in there
provinces. This intelligence perplexed the merchants
much. The Government has published nothing on
:he subject, but k has been remarked that the Au-
strian Envoy has frequent conferences with the Eng-
lish Minister. Some politicians think that it is the
object of the English to oppose the system of occupa-
tion adopted by Austria. But what wilt become of
our Government, placed between these two Powers
in Calabria and the Abru7zes
FRANKFORT. APRIL t.
Never, with the exception of the epoch of the Co-
ronation of the Emperors, did this City present an
aspect so lively and brilliant as at this moment.
Fetes succeed without end. Tae Ministers of the
Allied Powers rival each other in diversions and
magniSeence. The Senators and great Bankers do
the same. The Theatres are always full, but these
pleasures do not interrupt any diplomatic arrange.
ments, which go on briskly notwithstanding.

A Hamburgh Mail arrived this morning, and we
have also received a supply of Brussels Papers to the
Bth instant. The PRINCE REGENT, as Sovereign cf
Hanover, has issued an Order, forbidding all Hann.
verians to accept of any foreign Order or service
without his express permission.—The following is
the substance of the new Russian Tarif :
" ST. PETERSBURGH, MARCH 19.

" The new Tarif is approved by his Majesty, but not yet
published. There is no doubt, In spite of all the reports de-
signedly spread to the contrary. that this Tarif becomes inn fa.
aely in force, which entirely agrees with the order given to the
Customs, to let the exported goods pass under the old Tarif ; bet
with respect to the imported, to wait for Ms ern riff/. It may
be considered as authentic, that as soon as the navigation is open,
the following goods win be admitted into all the ports of Ru.sla
Fine Cloths (black excepted) on paying a duty of four rubles per
amble. Rzw Sugars of every kind 6 R. per pond. Refined Sugars of
all kipds 15 R. per pood. Punch Brandy, Wine, and Porter,
with; duty in silver (not stated). All white Cotton (keels, Silk
Goods, Muslims, Cambrics, Lace, Earthenware, and other Goods
without ornament. Tio-plates (Eistuldeck), the duty on which
is not known. Silk Goods, and Articles of Luxury, to be kn•
ported only into St. Petersburgh.
" The importation of the following is prohibited fur twelve
years :—Lloen, some.Woollen Goods, Printed and Dyed Cotton
Goods, Buttons, Ruin, and some ether Articles.
" • h . k Geoids not her? named, to pay a Duty as In the
last Tarif.

" It was to be foreseen that this new Tatif wnsld
not please some Merchants who are owners of moo.
factories. But trade in general promises itself as
much advantage 'from it as agriculture and th-t:e
manufactures which are natural, usual, and adapted
to our country. The Exchange.his been falling for,
some time, and just at the time when the uncertainty
about the Tatif prevailed, and consequently nn orders
would !...e given either for raw materials or manufac-
tnred goods. This circumstance may all rd another
proof that only the stagnation of trade, .mcertaintj
and distrust, and not the permission of importing, or
the demand for certain foreign articles, depreciates
the Exchange."
The liamturgh Corrertondent Contains the cam* its
substance as the above, not mentioning however s!ie
prohibitions ; but it observes, that what is known of
i the contents is founded en private information.

The Ezchange on Hamburgh had fallen It per
Cent. and that on London 11. per Cent.

By the last accounts from South America, we karn,
that Mr. HYSLOP, the British Merchant who fell into
the hands of the Spanish Genefal Moarixo, at Car.
thagena, had been tried there and found guilty, but
Moaiu.o has sent him to Old Spain, there to await
the decision of the Spanish Government.

Charleston Papers to the 28th February, and Let.
tern to the 2d March, arrived this morning ; but they
do not contain any news.
Mr. CANNING'S return to England is expected be.
fore the end of the present •month. He is to become
President of the Board of Coatroul, with a seat is
the Cabinet.

Yesterday a ballot was held at the East India-house
for the election of six Directors, in the room of
Charles Grant, Esq. I William AKA, Esq.
George Smith, Campbell Marjorilanks, Esq.
Sweny Toone, Esq. Sir John Jackson.
who go out by rotation. At silt o'clock the glasses
were closed, .and delivered to the scrutineers, wise
reported the numbers to be, viz.
Hen. W. F. FJphinstone 5104 I James Daniel, Esq. - - 518
John Inglis, Esq. - - - 538 John Bebh, Esq. - - - SSG
John liladen Taylor. Esq. 558 James Paulson, Esq. - - 536
Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the
East India House, when the thanks of the Court were
voted unanimously to CHARLES GRANT, •Esiti. MU
THOMAS REM, Esq. Chairman and Deputy Chair.
man, for their zeal and attention to the Company's
interest during the last ear.
Cou.sy, the Banbury Pedestrian, who started on the enth of
March to perform 1020 mites in twenty successive days, finished
his task on the Bth of April. lie was then chaired down and up .
the Course amid the acclamations of thousands. A subscription
has been opened in favour of the Pedestrian
RAMSGATE, APRIL 10.—This thy was launched,
under the East Cliff, from the yard of . Mr. GILBEHT
CAUGHT, Ship-builder, the Majestic, steam passage
vessel, intended to run between London and Ms-.
gate: she went off the slip in fine style,t .udly buz
zaed by a large concourse of spectators, and i: said
to be the largest vessel in Europe of this description.
They have brought I:er into the harbour to taite in
ballast, and get equipped for proceeding to London,
*where she is to be fitted with the steam engine, and
'have her cabin-work completed.
CoaroetTuotisr, Amu. te.—Shirs entered outwards—Tho-
mas Nowlan, Peter, for Buenos Ayres ; Hero, Stephenson. tisr
Madeira, Fore George and William, Bombay, and Prance Wit.'
liam's Islairist; Strenuous, Collins. for Calais; \'row blisil; De.
Zeenw, for Amsterdam; Windlust, EngeLimaq, for Antwerp,
Rotterdam, and Amsterdam ; Nra. Sra. del Csrmen, AdeSera-
. chigs,, for Whoa iTheodosia, Flinn, for the Caps
of Good Hope;
rCistede Verwigelsg,Claasiest, for Amsterdam; Britannia, 1,..!tr0,
'or Virginia; Juno, Bbckbern, for Milts and Smyrea ; elite,
Cumming, for Calais; Aurora, Seibert tiarri,foi liamburgh,a-
ith instant, Mather, Henry Tunktn.

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Yesterday Robert. Male was capitally indicted, few,
feTonioudy breaking and entering the dwelling home
. of James Smith, on the 26th of. March, last, in the
day time, no
.person being therein, and stealing pro.
petty cainsideratily'above the valise of ss.
Mr. Dowtaeo stated the case on the part •of the
• • prosecution. The prosecutor was a poor labouring
man, residing in a small house, situate in Mansfield-
place, Kentish. Town, next door to which the prisoner
lodged. On the morning of the 26th ult. at an early
hour, Mrs. Smith, the wife of the prosecutor, left
her dwelling to go to work, leaving her children.,
three in number, in bed ; she locked the door after
her, and put the keys back again into the house,
through a hole in the window. Between nine and
ten o'clock the children left the house to go to school,
and took particular care to lock the door, after them
and at twelve o'clock, when they returned home with
their mother to dinner, the house was found broken
open, and upon going to the cupboard, Mrs. Smith
found that her little treasure, cnnsisting of three one-
pound notes, and two three shilling pieces, together
with a silver tooth pick, and the purse in which the
money was contained were stolen. She communica.'
ted her suspicions of the prisoner to Hanson, a con-1
stable, who, in about half an hour afterwards, appre-
hended the prisoner at the Nag's Head public house,
in Kentish Town, and upon searching him he was
found to haie the prosecutrix's purse, centaininz two
one pound notes, and six three shilling pieces, and the
tooth pick in his possession. The prisoner attempted
to make his escape, struck the constable repeatedly,
and was with difficulty secured. 'The prisoner, upon
seeing Mrs. Smith afterwards, said—‘l you need not
have. carried things so far—l intended to have paid
you every farthing of your money-1 did not intend
to defraud you."
Witnesses were called by Mr. Davtaaeo to prove
these facts ; and the Jury, under the direction of Mr.
Justice Armen., found the prisoner Guilty—Death.
William Flower: was indicted for stealing four
pieces of checks and a quantity of handkerchiefs, the
property of J. Higgins and Co.—The prisoner was a
seaman on board the Posthumous, lying in the West
India. Docks. On the evening of the 18th of Febru-
ary he was stopped by a police officer on coming out
Of th 3 Docks, and, on searching him, a piece of check
Was found underneath his jacket. When asked from
whence he had taken it ? he answered, from the Post-
humous, and said, he had carriedthat and some more
pieces on board another ship in the Docks, where he
left them in the care of the ship's steward. The
officers went there, and found three more pieces of
check, which the steward said he had received from
the prisoner. In a lodging house at Blackwell, where
the prisoner slepr, they also found sixteen pieces of
handkerchiefs, thread, tape, bobbin, &c. which was
proved to have been brought to her by the prisoner.
The trunk in which the goods had-been packed, was
found broktn open ; and, to fill up the room of the ar.
ticks stolen, some swabs Were put in. Guilty—Death.
William Roberta was indicted for stealing a quan-
tity of sheets and wearing apparel, the property of J.
Morris.--The prosecutor lives at Holton. On the
2d .ult. his wife had put a basket, containing the linen
in question, in the passage. Hearing a noise, she
went to the door, and saw the prisoner walking off
with her basket and clothes. She pursued him, when
the prisoner dropped the property and ran off ; and
a young man, who came to stop him, was knocked
down by him ; but he got the prisoner by the legs
and threw him in the kennel. He then caught him
by the skirts of his coat, and held him till an officer
secured him. Guilty— Death.
John Blunder, aged 17, was indicted for robbing
N. A. Hayden, of 17 dl bank notes, and al. 6s. 6d.
in silver.—The prosecutor deposed, that on the night
of the 6th of February he obset ved four men and three
worneg at the corner of Fieuraie-Lis-court, SOW-
fields ;t two of the men seized him by the collar, and
dragged him beneath some scaffolding ; the whole
then fell upon him, knocked him down, cut him in se-
veral
places with some sharp instrument, and robbed
him of t!;e proy,rty stated in the indictment.—Susan•
nth Hayden, daughter to the last witness, heard the
cep of .‘ Murder I" which she knew to be the voice
of tier father, and immediately ran to the spot, and
observed some people mining away. The prisoner
was escleavouring to wrest an umbrella from her fa-
ther. Witness was certain of his person, as she had
seen him often before.—The prisoner asserted his in.
nncence, and called several witnesses, who gave him
a most excellent character.—Mr. Baron WOOD sum.
meB up the evidence, and the Jury found him Guilty
—Death ; but recommended him to mercy on
.ac-
count of his vuth.
William Newton, aged 16, was indicted for break-
ing into the house of Hannah Griffith, on the 12th
inst. and stealing thereing 10s. 6d. in copper.—W.
Gesnell deposed, that he was nephew to the prosece.
trier. In consequence of information he had re.
ceived, he had taken unusual pains to fasten the doors
and windows of the house on the night it had been
broke open. About twelve o'clock, however, bear.
ibg a noise, he went down stairs, found that a cellar'
door had been forced, and an entrance made to the
efisep ; he found the prisoner near the till, which had
also been broken open and plundered of the money
in question, which was found in his pockets. Guilty
of stealing, but acquitted of the capital charge.
The following were also convicted of felony :
W. Mortimer, for stealing a bridle ; Mary Anne
Moore, for stealing a table spoon, ; Elizabeth Smith,
for stealing a piece of printed cotron ; G. Davis, for
stealing a shirt; J. L. Pink, for stealing two cheeses;
and Elizabeth Chandler, for stealing three sel. notes.
T. Smith, J. Hemline, and Mary Smith alias Quia,
Were convicted of uttering counterfeit molsey.
- And It. Wiltshire, J. Dawson, M. Hume, and J.
Boy d, were acquitted, but the latter was detained.

. Tuesday evening, as Mr. G. Moue, of Dittos, in
Surrey, was passing through Bishopsgate-street, he
was thrown down by four persons, who apologised,
and helped him up, hoping he was not hurt. Scarcely
had they gone, however, when Mr. M. felt for his
pocket-book, containing near £5O in notes, and found
it gone. Information being given thereof to the LORD
MAYOR, officers were dispatched in various directions,
and yesterday four of the, country notes were traced
to a man who was about to change them for those of
the Bank of England. This led to his arrest and that
of several other persons;, by which means there is little
dsubt that the teal deltutiseau will be disoovezed.