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esould ale ..pilvate *platers investigate the me.
tiii the question before they executed his corn-
.:,;,,d ? It was an experiment he should not like to,
see'leied. (.41.tepi.) The natural and best d.dence I
he West Indies was to be found in our maritime
Vie, but if such garrisons were thought necessary, it
would be bettei that we should only retain our old
dents as they had been found sufficient to sup
4,„ us with colonialyroduce. The benefits of a re-
rdi;ctioo of our force to the lowest possible amount
leo to be found not only in the immediatb saving,
capacity which the country thus acquired
wingiw the efforts which any new war might ren-
net:wary. From the economy practised after
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*space of Versailles the country was enabled to
the great expenditure which the late war had
tar . d. With a view to this reduction bethought
It woodhawe been advisable to instruct the Commit.
to the amount of force voted into the num-
.lett.tlotessary for England, Irelmd, or foreign
ci ser-
A surprising point.in the peace establishment
Apposed, was the increase of the Household
012‘firofry,"a species of force, the expense of which was
om,quarter more than any other. In 1791, the
Noe Guards and the Blues amounted to 785 men.
boos they were increased to 1101 ; last year they
bed been raised to 1504, and this year to 1740, being
an iscrease of 240 in time of peace. It was no int,.
ent, that because these troops had been usefUl in
s
eirae of war at Waterloo, that they should be conti-
eyed in tune of peace. The original number of seven
hundred had been sufficient for the duty of the me.
gopas, and was it meant that the remainder should
beemployed in turn with the other regiment, to pie-
rest smuggling ? Nothing could be more ridiculous
than to employ these great horses to trot up and
esse the Sussex cliffs after smugglers. A proper
laud of honour for the Court s!iould be retained,
od the rest replaced. by less expensive troops.—
bother very extraordinary prep:nation for peace
was the increase of every cavalry regiment, by 148
sea. As to the large garrison of Jamaica, if it were
ternary, as it was pretended, for the internal 'ran-
qoillity of that island, he did not see , why the cola-
sists themselves should not defray it, as they had
done in the years from 1792 to 1800. From St. Do.
Lingo no present danger could be apprehended,.,
wrile the inhabitants were split into factions, and
had no navy a but if our islands were threatt-ned from
that quarter, our defence would be in our navy. He
admitted that it was necessary to keep a large garri-
son in St. Helena ; but lie could not see why we
should be at the sole expense of guarding a man who
warsaid to be the prisoner of all the Allots. It had
been said, that the saving by any reduction would be
trilling, became there was a certain sum which it be-
came necessary. to spend, in consequence of Mr.
Windhao's plan. It the Noble Lord (Castlereagh)
when he had entered office, had thought this plan
would be too expensive for the finances of the coun-
try, he should have proposed the repeal of it, beisire
many persons had become entitled to the benefit of 1,
it. The Noble Lord had repealed the essential part I'
of the plan, but lie had thought fit to continue the
part which he now complained of, as a boon to be
held oat to increase the number of recruits. He ( Mr.
Wysiej did not lament that this plan tad not been
elpsied, notwithstanding the expense it had occa.
amid, for it bad overcome the reluctance to enter
blithe military service which formerly existed. But
apposing the sum to be saved by the proposed is.,
action only ie600,000, and It was very difficult to
klieve that it would be so small, even this would
PT the interest of the loan which might be raised in.
*del the Property Tax, and even establish a sink.
I had to pay off the capital. It was the impera.
batty of the House, however small the possible
Anion was, to effect it, and follow it up by the
Illittestregard to economy in all other departments.
Admiral BERESFORD said, that no Officer
Mil undertake to defend the %Vest Indies with a
bag force. -If they were to be defended by a
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force, it must be by a floating force at etch
hi This was not only his opinion, but that of
!Officer who had captured many of out present
anions. Where could a floating force, he would
take shelter in the hurricane season ? The Ho-
'able Gentleman who thought the West India
ds could be defended by fifteen hundred men,
'have had but little informafion'respecting those
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Lod MILTON said the Honourable Member
Ilhol4lsaid that there had been no wars dining the
at'eFoy in which we had not been engaged, had
L_,`"elialory very inattentively. That same Member
'iggthilleit our Constitution would adapt itself to
watuded empire, as if an extension of our pos-
Mionsabread could guarantee us from influence As
Would this influence be the less because we
we islands in the West Indies or more settle-
is the East, or did not the extension of these
• give an additional source of influence to
Croon, and of apprehension to every friend of
Constitution ? They had heard disquisitions,
Ills nature of an intermediate state between peace I
tar, and k was said that on the occasion of all
treaties of peace the establishment', had not
. immediately reduced. How far was this con-
" with the fact ? In 1784 the force voted for
'WWI) was 17,483 men—in 1786 they were
741. This was an increase of two hUndied mru
diem the intermediate establishment between
' sad war. The Noble Lord (Castlereagh) had
, himself as ignorant of the history of former,
!_aPpeared to be of that of snore retest times,
1914, after the Peace of Utrecht, the military
'Mich in 1711 had been 201 °thousand mei', was
• to twenty-one thousand mai. This nine-
of the army was at once reduced ! In' 1713,
filre reduced was seventy thousand men. It was
liwY, were chiefly foreign troops, but they were
07 England, and commanded by an English
The next treaty of peace, after a great war
istto
if AiLla-Chapelle in 1748, the force was then
n one year from 49,000 to 18,000 men.—..l
th Peace of 1
. 703 the reduction was still greater,
Nse torce which had been voted in that year was
that voted in the next year was 17,000. Thus
was the opinion of the present day, 'it never
-.mile been thought necessary to have any inter.
establishments. Fur all these reductions
le had quoted were uut only rapid, but had
at ow our force down to that level At which
ilbeell kept during all the time of peace. There
Macy in demanding a reduction of stari

establisbit4nts, withotit appeovirg of the naiades.'
He had not arraigned the Treaties, hec4u;e he dreaded
immediate war, but because when, war, at a (noire
distant time might break out, they wave us no roll
cient security against the power of France. The
Nui.le Lord (Castlereagh) must either think his trea-
ties secure or insecure. It they were secure, our lei•
litary establishments should be reduced much lower,
if insecure they should have been raked Mar higher.
The Htinettrable Officer (Admiral Beresfnrd) who
had said that he could not undertake to defend the
West Indies with a floating force, might have been
correct in his opinion, but the question WAS 11.ot as to
the force necessary to defend those islands in war, but
what was the smallest possible force n hich could be
lift there in time of peace? The garrison which WAS
to he left in the Mauritius WAS three thousand men.
While the island was in the hands of the !louse of
Bourbon, an engineer had repotted to the French
Government that 2,000 men were quite enou eh to de.
fend it. And what was this force to defend it against ?
Why against the naval power of England in time of
war;—while we were to keep up 5,000 men to defend
die strongest island in the world against France, who
had no fleet, and with whom we were at peace. In
the history of the island by Grant Viscount de V aux,
it would be se:n that there was a hill behin I the town
in that island, which 400 men might defend for a
considerable time : this was a security against sudden
attack. This detail might seem uiOuportant, but it
chewed the extravagant disposition in which the whole
Estimates were formed, and which was more apses
rent in proportion as they were closely examined.—
The Noble Lord observed, that it was once said of a
man attacked by an epilepsy, that when the fit termi-
nated, he finished a sentence which he had commen-
ced before the attack—and b., begged leave to say,
that the Noble Lord (Castlereagh) seemed last night
only to finish some remarks which he iia.l commen-
ced in 1807. He referred to the Noble Lord's aiii-
inddversions, which lie might as well have spared,
upon a distinguished individual now no more (Mr.
Windham), and in which animadversions the Noble
Lord thought proper to charge that great man with
saddling the country with what he called a night-
mare—But these Animadversions were tea creditable,
either to the Noble Lord's judgment or liberality.—
Fur of what did this night-mare consist ?—why of a
provision for the comfort of these gallant men who
had bled to establish the safety and to ex tit the glory
of the country. For this provision the army were in-
debted to the wisdom and justice of Mr. Windham,
against whose plan the Noble Lord never ceased to
cavil, because it produced an expense of about 4 or
£500,000 a year. Yet to this exeense for such a pur-
pose, the Noble Lord perpetually objected, because
he truly was so tenacious of economy—so lie who
talked of millions with such levity, complained of the'
appropriation of 4 or £500,000 to improve the pay
and pensions of our soldiers—to provide those valiant
warriors with something like the means of subsistence
in the evening of their lives—(Hear, hear.)—Such,
indeed, was the Noble Lord's hostility to this ar-
rangement, that death itself could not save <lte author
of it from his censure—(!icar, hear.) —As to the re-
marks of his Honourable Friend on the floor upon the
singularly novel dress of the soldiery, it was quite a
perversion to say that those remarks were meant in
any degree to detract from the merit of the heroes of
S'alamanca, Vittoria, or Waterloo. No: these re-
marks applied only to the authors of such foppery,
which was known to be so disgusting in Cie army it-
self, that he was credibly informed none were sn for-
ward to reprobate it as our principal military officers.
He had heard, indeed, and he believed the statement
to he true, that the distingnislied Commander of Wa-
terino would not allow tli.”v fopperies to appear in
the field. How then could it be deemed disrespect-
ful to the at my to ridicule such fpoleries ? The ridi-
cule was indeed only applicable to those who had
such foppish articles put on the heads and backs of
our soldiery. With respect to the statement, that if
our army were disbanded, the poor rates were likely
to be more bortheited, the Honourable Gentleman
who made that statement had not, he apprehended,
any very accurate knowledge of the country. For
his own part, he could say,. from his own experience
as a Magistrate, that he never found disbanded sol-
diers apt to become any burthen upon the parochial
rates, nor had he ever heard so from any other Ma-
gistrate. But if the Honourable Gentleman's appre-
hensions were well founded, what would that avail
in favour of his argument ? Fur what did it signify
in what way the money was taken from the pockets
of the people, whether in poor's rates or other taxes ?
Tne former would, in his view, be the preferable
mode of providing for the men alluded to; for they
were, according to the measure under consideration,
to be maintained as a standing army, not only in a
manner more injurious to our finances, but upon a
principle seriously dangerous to our Constitution.
When he spoke of danger to the Constitution, he did
not mean in the sense which an Honourable Gentle,
man thought proper, to ridicule. He did not appre-
hend, as that Hon. Gentleman supposed, the fears of
any of those who deprecated the danger, namely,
that regiments would be brought into Palace-yard to
overawe the proceedings of that House, but that dan-
ger of another kind would be the result—lie meant,
the danger of patronage—he meant, that danger,
which, although not so direct or immediate as the
Honourable Gentleman imagined, was the apprehen-
sion` of those who opposed this measure, was still as
likely, by slow degrees, to undermine the stability of
our Constitution. _ _

Sir J. BERESFORD, in explanation, stated, that
without a military force to garrison our Colonies, a
fleet could never afford them any adequate protection,
and this he felt it 'his duty to urge as the opinion of
a naval officer.

Mr. S. WORTLEY said, that as he had not suc-
ceeded in producing the amendment upon which he
thought it his duty a divide the House last night, be
could not consistently vote for the measure is ItS pre-
sent shape.
Mr. WILBERFORCE observed, that be felt him-
self called upon by the strongest sense of duty to op-
pose the measure before the House, not only upon
financial, eoestitetioetl, and moral, but even upon
military grounds. For the character of the army he
declared the most grateful and arclent regard. He
felt, indeed, the warmest attachment and admiration
for that meritorious body,' which had raised the court-
try to the highest elevation, while it had served as
the instrument of PROVIDSNCt for the deliverance of
the viothl Irma the greatest danger by 'which it w.ts

ever menaced. But with all this feeling he &sold
not forbear to express that jealousy of a Standing
Army, which our mot distinguished conit:tutional
writers had never ce.asyd to inculcate. In expressing
this jealousy, however, he meant not to offend, nor
could he apprehend, that any offence would be felt by
any part of our gallant warriors—so little, did he
feel such an apeirhension, that even in the presence of
the distinguished hero who had so long led oar army tol
victory, he would not hesitate to express that jealousy.
He acknowledged and admired the services rendered
to our army by the illustrious Commander in Chief,
and he had therefore a high respect for that perso-
nage, but he believed his Royal Highness was too
much of an Englishman to be offended by his jea-
lousy of a Standing Army. With regard to the
opinion of his Honourable Friend (Mr. Grant), as
to the means which existed for preserving our Con-
stitution, he concurred with that opinion to a great
extent. He felt that our Constitution derived consi.
derable security from the diffusion of knowledge—
from the influence of opinion and wealth—and from
the general conviction of its own intrinsic merit. But
then it w:ss to be recollected that the influence of the
Crown had been most materially increased of late,
years, and that such influence was likely to derive
great additional power from the existence of a
Standing Army.—(Hear, hear.)—He was not one of
those who ever objected to the due reward and en-
couragement of a military spirit. He highly ap-
proved of the recent institution of an Older of
Knighthood, and only lamented that the distinctions
which diet Order conferred were not duly extended
to the Navy. He never, in.!eed, saw one of the
hedge of this Order, that it did not seem to excite
his gratitude by the natural association of some glo-
rious achievement. Of the institution of the Military
College, also, he fully approved, because this semi-
nary was calculated to furnish good Officers, which
he understood from military men it had usually been
found most difficult to provide. In this seminary,
indeed, he was assured that the best system of
education prevailed. But still what a source of
patronage did this Institution afford? Yet the
existence of such an Institution considerably re.'
duced the necessity for a Standing Army, because
it would always serve to afford good Officers, and
privates could be had without material difficulty,
whenever an army should be required —(Hear, hear.)
But he objected to the standing army at present pro-
posed, from a consideration of its amount, and from
a natural apprehension that as the army had perpe-
tually been increased at the conclusion of every war
in which the country had been engaged for the last
century, that increase was still likely to go on, until
we should become quite a military nation, and
against any measure of this tendency he strongly pro.
tested. He also objected to this measure, because, he
was one of those who thought that this country was
always too ready to go to war, and the existence of a
large standing army was but too likely to encourage
that disposition. We had most successfully terfui.
'sated the late war, and lie was peculiarly grateful for
the adjustment which had since been nide, and cane.
eially for a certain part of that adjustment. But
still he felt that this adjustment was calculated to ex-
cite serious apprehensions. For there was season to
fear, that the consequence of this adjustment would be
is implicate this country rather too much in the
affairs of all Europe. Such policy he deprecated, as
much as he did some years age the pr j. for gua-
ranteeing the territories of the Grand Seigner, as if
the interest of England could be materially affected
by the reduction of the Tuskish dominioes. Now,
as to his moral objections to the measure before the
House, he could not help expressing the gravest ap.
prehension of the injury which the murals of the coun-
try wouldreceivef rum the prevalenceof military habits.
This was a consideration of magnitude, to which he
trusted the House would duly attend. Again, he
objected to this measure as unnecessary, especially
if the power of the navy were adequately consulted.
The Navy was, indeed, the branch of our service
upon which it was peculiarly the disposition, the
habit, and the interest of England mainly to depend;
for the navy formed the best bulwark of our defence.
while it had no tendency to endanger our Constitu-
tion—(Year, hear).—Then as to his financial objec-
tions to this measure—it was exceptionable from the
amount of expense which it was calculated to entail.
upon the country; and however great our military
force, the security which the Empire would derive
from its existence would little avail, if the pressure
which it imposed upon the resources of the people
served to damp their spirit, or alienate their attach-
ment. The resources of the country were not in e,
state to endure any additional burthens. Some di-
minution of the burthens which already bore upon it
must, indeed, be removed, or its distress must be-
come intolerable. Under such circumstances he
could not accede to any measure calculated to ag-
gravate these burthens, and especiilly to a measure
so exceptionable as that under consideration.
Lord PALMERSTON congratulated the House
upon the length of the discussion, as in the progress
of that discussion many objections had been obviated
which presented themselves to some minds at the out-
set. For instance, the force to be stationed in Ireland
and North America, was sot now deemed excessive
by any part of the House, and as to the force to be
stationed in our West India colonies, it was only pro-
posed, on the other side, to reduce it about 5,000
men; instead of which it was recommended to sta-
tion two sail of the line in the West Indies. But, in
point of tact, two sail of the line would cost more
than the maintenance of. 5,000 men, while the latter
would be a' much more efficient defence, according
to the opinion of all professional men, who thought
it peculiarly advisable that each ofour colonies should
be provided with an adequate garrison, in order to
guard against any sudden unexpected attack in the
event of war. In adverting to the troops necessary
for the Home Service, the Noble Lord contended, if
from the number allotted for that service were de-
ducted what would be required for reliefs to our fo-
reign garrisons, there ,would not remain more than-
-21,000, and even from that number 'about '2,500
men wets to be taken for the Wands of Guernst y lend
Jersey. This would reduce the whole to 18,500 men,
of. which 7,000 would be cavalry, so that the actual
amount of infantry applicable to the Home Service,
Would not exceed 11,500; a service which, at this
present moment, according to a return laid upon the
Table of the House, required no less than 18,000.
With respect to the Guards, it wai to be observed
that by keeping them up ia.the manner now propostelS

they would form a sort of nucleus for any army th at
might be wanted at the commencement if a war.—
It was true the charge incurred for maintaining than
was somewhat big het than that of the outer ir„, Jo
of the line, but the ditnaen:e was not very gr.-..t.
The same observation might be made with respect to
the cavalry, tar taking the Housetio!d troops at 1.7:n
men, the expence would be about ‘112,000, while an
equal number a dra2oons would be somewhere :t ,ttut
885,000. As to the constitutional point of view in
which the question had been argued, though hr from
undervaluing that consideration. he confessed he could •
not bring himself to believe that any real danger was
to be apprehended. At all events, he was 4 little
surprized to hear Honourable Gentlemen refer to the
reign of Elizabeth as a period when our constizutional
liberties were most respected and secured.
Sir J. SEBRIGH P contended, that if ever there
was a pri.Kl when a large army was unnecessary in
this country, it was the present;* as it was the only
period, since the introduction of standing armies,
that France herselt was totally without one. He
should think he forfeited the character of an E ntlish-
man were he to give a silent vote upon the question.
Mr. TIGHE argued against the maintenance of so
large a force, not only in this country, but in Ireland;
and condemned the attempt, which must be abortive,
to imitate the military establishments of the Conti.
nental Powers. The Honourable Member dwelt with
considerable force upon the exiving condition of Ire-
land, which required fur its relief, not the coercive
measures of a military system, bin the application of
some comprehensive measures of Governmelit, which
might remedy the evils of former Administrations.
The Hon. Gentleman quoted a variety of historical
facts, to prove, that the military force proposed was
beyond the establishment of any former petiod. He
was desirous of increasing fleets and shipping, rather
than soldiers.
Mr. V. FITZGERALD maintained, that the
Honourable Gentleman, who had just spoken, stood
alone in the opinion which he had advanced with re-
spect to the military force in Ireland ; and defended
at some length the statements which had been made
on a recent occasion by his Right Hmourable 17,-b..nd
(Mr. Peel) on that subject. So far was the force
proposed from being the greatest ever maimaing.l in
Ireland, the tact was, that in 1806 and 16;)7, w en
the Honourable Gentleman's Friends were in po :et-,
there were thirty thousand regular troops in Ireland,
exclusively of Militia and Volunteers. Adverting to
the murder of Mr. Baker, the conviction of fourtzeo
persons at Clonmell fur destNying one of Iris Ma-
jesty's barracks, and other occurrences, indicating a
spirit of outrage in Ireland, he coutenie.: that they
afforded ample proof of the necessity ol• a powerful
military force.
Mr. PRI r riE made a few obitervationt, but ;he
impatience of the House for the question was suc!l,
that we could not collect their tendency.
Colonel VEREK ER supported the necessity of a
large military force in Ireiand-4000 legidar troop&
were not found to be too many to preserve tranquil-
lity in the County of Limerick ; 25,0J0 theretore
could not be considered as more than sufficient for
the whole lid Ind.
Mr. TIGIIE shortly explained.
The Report was then brought uo and read.
On the question that the Rtholution b: read a
second time—
Mr. %VYNNE moved, as an amendment, to leave
out all the words after the word " th it," f r the
purpose of substituting the words " tile Resolution
be re-committed."
Oa this Amendment the House divided—For the
Amendment 122—Against it 190—Majority 68.
On entering thigallery we found Mr. Tfettan
putting a question to the CIIANCELLOR of the Extant-
QUER, as to the time at which the Property TAX
would be brought forward.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
replied, that if a Vote of Supply should be obtained
on Monday or Tuesday to a sufficient amount, he
would bring it forward on Wednesday.
Adjourned at half-past One o'clock.

ALL WORT IR DRAWN MINT SATURDAY, MARCU 16: The
Lottery will then Amish. A Grand Prix.: of 25,000 Guineas ! and
Eleven other Capitals, with SW* other Prizes, are In the Wiled.
Not Two Blank* to a Prize, and no small Lottery to tallow !—A
few ondrawn Tickets and Shares may yet be obtained of IiAZA Su,
Duane, and Co. Contractors, front Gate, Royal Exchange, w:.o
shared and sold No. 842, a Prize of 420,000! No. 18005, a
Prize of £5,000 ! &e. Ste. dm. drawn last Wednesday ; tied a
Prise of £5,000, with three Prizes of ,000 each, drawn on
Sairday, February St.
The Ticket No. 5,416, drawn on Wednesday last, the 6th in.
stsat, a Prize of TWISSITT THOUSAND POUNDS, was purehawd
of the Contractors, on the 15th ultimo, by I'. Bum, *ha sent it
by that &ghee pbst to his Agent, Mr. J. Gtovez, Jeweller, Mar.
ket-street !Winchester.—There is but One Day to Draw, vtz.
nest Satuiday,, 14th March, and the Wheel contains One Prlze
of 15,000 Guineas, One of £l,OOO, Two of .6..A)0, Eight of
£2llO, ite.—Undrawn .I.lckets and Shares are sellaig by I'.
at his Offices. 4, Comhill, and"), Charing-cro4s,
5,1411, £l,OOO, and 1;692, A.-,00, the Second Day, were toS
sold in Shares by T. Bun.
It appears from the papers laid before the House
.of Commons, that the supplies Made to Spain in
money, arms, ammuniti,,n, and milita: y and naval
stores, from the year 1811 to the latest period tile
same could be made out, amounts to four millions any
hundred and fifty seven thousand 414 hundred spid thirty,
eight pound:.
The late Hon. lirmr NAIRRE, son of the Lite
Joan, Lord NAIRNS, whose death lately took place,
at the great age of 90, WAS one of the tot ,st ste.dy
supporters of the House of STUART, it their last at.
tempt to recover the Crown of Great Britain. Dar-
ing all the wanderings of the Pretender, after the de-
cisive battle of Culloden, Mr. NAIRNE was his con.
stant attendant ; and it is worthy of remark, th
Prince CHrsaLes breathed his last U the arms of this
faithful friend. Like many of those whose
guided generosity plunged them in,o t!:e t.tt.il iiir4ir
of 1745, Mr. NAIRNR s private character was
peachable, and perhaps his only tad.: fault, was a too
warm attachment to an-old and unfortunate fious.
Taurrzesnip.—We hardly know a greater evil
than the folluwin, and yet the consequences of it
fills the Court of Lhancery with busittest. A letterer
dies, confiding to two persons, in whom he fancies :ie
can trust, the disposal of his bequests. o.ie i them,
from picque or indolence, throws the cone rri in the
Court of Chancery, to manage that which his dying
friend left to his management, purposely to avoid law t
and after a de;ay of years, out comes the estate, like
" a pals and ticks( gh.nt"—ail the ;substance being
wasted in salaries to Receivers, Ordas Of l'iftsiters,
and fees of Court.

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- GERMAN PAPARS.

•
. THE PRINCESS OF WALES.
1141/k311133110, TISRUART
The following Letter has been sent to us, to cm..
• Ted a stiitentent which we gave from an Aldan
Gazette at the end of last year:
" The papers taken by the Police at Vienne, on the 11th of
November, belonged to a Polish Countess and an English Lady,
the widow of an Austrian Colonel, which two Ladies had resided
to Vienna for nearly twenty years; to two Englishmen, who bad
been long known there, and were esteemed by many distinguished
persons of the Austrian Court; and, lastly, to an American mer-
chant, lately arrived from England. Among all these papers.
which were numerous, and oo width the Commissioners appoin-
ted to examine them were employed five days, there was not
only no letter from the Princess of Wales, but not eves a line
which bad the smallest referenie to her Royal Highness; this
Princess never having honoured any of the above-mentioned per-
sons with her commands, her correspondence, or even the most
trilling commission: It is possible that the two EngHshmem may
have bad the honour of being presented to her, but the otbere
certainly never saw her.
" Of course this was no trace of any correspondence beanie
her Royal Highness and Madame Murat ; and it is most prei
bible, that they have not written to each otbef since they left
Naples. Particularly indelicate and unjust, is an article, dated
Vienna, December 1, in another Augsburg Paper, of the 7th
December. The writer ruts together the departure of her Royal
Highness from Milan, and the arrest of the Englishmen atVienna,l
by which he leads his reader to the belief that her Royal High-
ones departure was occasioned by the accounts sent, as he sup-
poses, from Vienna; whereas both the departure of the Princess
and the arrest of the Englishmen took place on one and the :Jive
day, November 11. in two cities, distant at least 00 posts (300
aches) from each other. Tke Papers were considered as so un-
important, that they were restored to their owners without ex-
ception. There was among them only one letter from Madame
Murat to one of the Englishmen, in which she thanks him for
having recommended her a clergyman to educate her children.
The supposition that Madame hi urat bad entrusted to.nne of these
Englishmen a considerable som of money, is just as.unfoustled as
the ridiculous assertion that the same Englohnian belonged to the
Fatty of the Opposition. In his whole correspondence there was
not found a line about politics, or ally thing which could in the
hut excite an Idea that lie coneernefi himself about them.
" If it be true (al the Augsburgh Paper in the article, 15th of
Noveinhc:r, states) that Murat kep: up an extensive correspon-
dence in Germany and Italy, it is equally certain that none of the.
prows whose papers were seized was concerned in it, and that
there was not any trace of such a CO/TcApandenCe among these
papers, whets chiefly cot • ed of family and commercial letters.
The assertion that Madame Mut at and the Countess L— w ere
Intimately acquainted, is al-o erroneous ; fur there two ladies
never saw cads other. It is true, that Ponce Cariati, Neapolitan
Minister to the Congress, hired the fir.t floor of the Countess of
L..—'s house for six muatio, but tioe rettrral opinimi may de-
We, whether this cocamatasice can throw a suspicam on a lady,
who has beet. know a for near twenty years as pal • icutarly at-
tached to the Austrian Govenimetr, :end who heves save her
lodger atter he changed his abode, whet: ti, time was up. It
e,anoni yet be explain: d why one of the Enrh.hrn.-n was obliged
to leave Vieeca, notwithstanding there was out to and the mul-
lein trace of cornioatity in five domiciliary visits made in Ms apart.
enema by order of tit Mites-ter of the Police Baron Hager; but
as representations f! urn suyer.or authority have been made in
this Istoassesa, wr re:tain (tern every nntark nth we shad obtain
(who' tnformation on the subject"- —lVUlelß;fig Gems. Fcs. iS.
VIENNA, FEERUARY 17.
The accounts from Low( r Italy are limited to two
subjects. the Jesuits and the plague. Against the
first evil, which has rapidly spread es far as to the Po,
spiritual- measures seen the mist effectual ; against
the seccnd, other measures must be taken. Iu fact,
C'e Sicilian Court Gazette came here yesterday fumi.
gated and cut. The papets, indeed, bring consola.
tory accounts, but we are the less inclined to believe
them, as we receive, at the same time, accounts of the
breaking out •of epidemical diseases from several
quarters. Our exchange improves a little. The Job-
bers are fearful. The accounts Imm Milan give
them an oppression on the lungs, like the sultry air
before a thunder storm.

VIENNA, FEBRUARY 25.
The Aiutrion Weaver, under the head of China,
having first given the article first inserted in the Ga
melte de France, concerning the tt:leration of the Jesuits
in China, adds, that it has hitherto refrained from
noticing it, because it seemed not entitled to much
credit, and inserts then an answer to it from a letter
is the Memorial Religieux, of. February 10, of which
the following is the substance :

Pans, Frs. B.—The author, after saying bow glad be should
be were this news true, says—" The following facts, which 1
inn able to prove, stew lainly that It is false :
44 • I have in my bands the letters of the Procurator of the Pro.
pagan& at Macao, of the 24th of June, and tat and 241 of July,
3815, and two other letters, dated 15th of June and 2d of July,
1815, from a Chinese Priest, who is engaged at Macao in the
house of the Procurator of Ito French Mnisionaries of the Senii•
nary of the Foreign Missions at Paris. They came from Macao
to England by a ship which sailed in July from Macao. It is
very unusual for ships to leave China fur Europe in July, and hot
for this opportunity, we should not have had any such accounts
from Chit- a.
" 'These letters state, that the last accounts from tbe Missio-
naries at Pekin, which come down to June, 1614-11 t appears
from what follows, that this should be 1815, or that the next
date, 50:h January, 311t5, muse be t P 141—that the persecution
In the province of Sv.Tehuen continues with the greatest jury ;1
that the Emperor, by a decree of 3oth January, 4sjs, ratifiedl
the Sentence of Death pawed by the' Viceroy of ou-Tehuen upon
a Christian; that be has ordered the strictest starch to be made
for a Chinese Priest detiouriad to the Tribunals of Pekin, and
bas since pi.b.islied an Edict, by which all the existing Edicts
against the Europeans who secretly eater China to preach their
religion, are corfirmed."
The writer then adduces some other. reasons
against the authenticity of the article in the Gazelle'
de France, and concludes by observing, that the writer
is as lade acquainted with what exists at-Rome as
with what passes in China, since there is sot at Rome
any CoOgregation called " the Congregation of the
Foreign Missions"—the Propaganda never having
borne such a name ; neither is there, among all the
persons employed in 'the Propaganda, any one indi-
vidual entitled " Director of the Propaganda."

COVENT-GARDEN ORATORIO.--The Oratorios com-
menced at this Theatre List night, with a Grand Se-
lection, from the compositions of the most favourite
ancient and modern authors. Miss SrMIENS sang,
we need not say how sweetly, gg Angels ever bright,"
the duet of ‘, Together let us range," with Mr.
BRAIIAM, &C. Madame MARCONI, who seems to us
to possess more power than sweetness, and more exe.'
cotton than sentiment, gave an Ital Lin Polacca in a
brilliant style. Mr. BitAIIAM sang with his nstrill
effect ; but the performance which excited most asto-
nishment, if it did not give most delight, was that of
Mons. DROVET, from Paris, upon the flute. He
played a concerto, which, as addresad to the ear,
may perhaps be considered superior to Any thing ever
heard from our own performers, who are mote ambi-
ilea: of mail% We 'least. He was rapturously ap-
plauded.

iItAIMATE BANK.
N consegnedee of Mewz. RAMS BOTTOM and
I
co. Beakers. London, having @aspen ted their Payments,
Messrs. BURGESS and Soo reopeetfully lof orm the Holders of
Bills drown by them on the above Hem, thit the same will be
paid, when due. at Messrs. STEPHENSONS, RBMINGTONS.
%NU IV, end Co. Bankers, No. GP, Lombard•strvet, to which
House they have removed their Banking Account, and where
their Promissory Notes will in future be paid.
Reinstate, March nth, ISIS.

THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

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We have received the Paris Papers of Tuesday
and Wednesday, being all that are due. We have
subjoined the 11104 material part of their contents.—
Our Readers will smile at perusing the account of
the severity exercised by the Police against an unfor-
tunate female, for crying " Vive l'Empereur.",
Female•like she determined to have the last word
with her Judges, and repeated the obnoxious, expres-
sions in going out of Court : really, we apprehend,
the offence of which this poor creature was convicted,
was of the most venial description, and much more
good would have been effected by setting her imme-
diately at liberty with an admonition.
A most scandalous trial between the two mock
Duchesses of MONTRULLO, the reputed widows of,
Corporal LANNEL of infamons memory, still fills the
Parisian Courts of Justice with silly auditors. Both
of these *women have sons, whom they reciprocally
call bastards, and much intricacy has been artfully
introduced into the case by the French lawyers. We
find M. Batman, the Counsel for Marshal Nay, is
on this occa►inn the orator for the purity of the blood,
of the iblotcresmos. lie advocates the claims of
the son by the female who was conveyed over to
',ANNUS by BONAPAIITZ. The trial was likely to last
several weeks.