Star.
London, England, 1810-08-17 00:00:00

lIRIGHTDIV, AUGUST' 13.

THE ARMY.'

• ROYAL CORNWALL REGIMENT. ' -
A paragraph, some time since, appeared in* the
Pub& Ledger, which imputed disaffection to the
Royal Cornwall Regiment. On application at the
Office of that Paper for the author of such an asper-
sion, the Editor ascribed it to a Mr. CLAYTON, of
Plymouth. At a meeting of the Officers of the Corp!,
the Officer commanding having been requested, in
their name, to seek from Mr. Clayton an explanation
on the subject, received the following answer :
" Plymouth Dock, August 7,11110.
" SlR—Your letter of the 31st alt. did not reach me till yes-
terday afternoon, owing to an error In the address; In answer I
have to state that I never sent a paragraph or any communication
whatever to the Public Ledger. I well recollect the article you
mention but do not conceive that it went so far as to attribute
disaffection or want of loyalty to your regiment. I heard several
persons in this plate state (what indeed I treated as a falsehood,
and contradicted in all the papers with which I correepond) that
one of the Cornwall Militia Regiments was to remove from the
vicinity of London, in consequence of some of the men having
expressed their opinion rather too freely relative to Sir Francis
Burdett's political dispute; this was heard by several persons
here, but to fix upon the person who originated it., would be im-
possible ; nor can I learn that ever the paragraph appeared In print.'
His MAJESTY, under his sign manual, has graci- Certain I am, however, that 1 contradicted it ; and wish, with
ously restored the Castle of Burguy, and the extensive all my heart, I could trace out the person who originated it. If
demesne and other estates thereunto appertaining, in , you wish any thing stated publicly on this head, whatever yourself
the county of Wexford, to JAMES HARVEY, Esq. bro- ,or any other Gentleman in the Regiment may be pleased to draw
' up shall be inserted in the papers here, and in those London ones
titer to Mr. BAGNALL HARVEY, who foreited them, I with which I correspond—gratis—but I know nothing of the
with his lite, to the Crown, by his conduct during the Public Ledger, in fact, I scarce knew there was such a paper in
late Irish rebellion. !existence. You may, Sir, rest assured, that in no part of the
The Duke of Yomc's Birth-day was yesterday cele-
' kingdom are the Cornwall Militia more respected than in this
place, and by none more than by, Sir, your 's very respectfully,
prated by his Royal Highness's tradesmen with the
" M. I. CLAYTON.
usual marks of respect and gratitude. A numerous "To . the Officer
company partook of an elegant entertainment given commanding the Royal Cornwall Regiment."
at the Thatched House Tavern, in St. James's-street. The above needs no comment. But to those who
The illuminations in the evening were very brilliant, have incautiously or maliciously assisted in circulating
particularly those exhibited in front of the Opera a report so infamous and so absurd, we have to ob-
House, and the Theatres. The devices were D. Y. serve, that few carps of militia have been so fortu-
crown and star.—The event was celebrated at Oat- nate as the Royal Cornwall in opportunities of pro-
lands with the usual festivities. Their MAJESTIES ving their steadiness and loyalty. It is only necessary
and the Princesses were expected to make their visit to remind such calumniators of the services of this
in the morning, and the PRINCE and all the Royal fine body of men at the Riots of Bristol, and at the'
Dukes, and a number of persons of distinction were ' Mutiny of the Nore, to bring to their recollection the
invited to dinner. The entertainment given by the , extraordinary march° which the regiment performed
Duchess of YORK to the peasantry of the neighbour.' when selected to quell the disturbances at Manchester
hood on the occasion, suffered much from the rain :I—and, finally, to remark (during the late comma
a more bleak and comfortless day was, perhaps, i tions) it was amongst the first which were called on
never seen in the month of August. to preserve the peace of the Metropolis, and amongst
LYCEUM.—The Haunted Tower was last night per- the last that quitted it. To insert the official testi-
formed at this Theatre, in which Mr. BRANAM re_ -monies of approbation which the Royal Cornwall
sumed his old character of Lord William. His return Regiment has received for its conduct on all these
' to the metropolis was hailed by the lovers of music i occasions, would occupy too much of the columns of
with rapture, and he was received with plaudits corn. , this paper.
mensurate to his extraordinary merit. The part of • The Regiment, consisting of 800, marched (with the excep-
Adda was performed with much vivacity. nd effect i dee of one man left sick on .b : road) SO miles in one day.
by Miss KELLY.
A short time since was married, in Berkshire, a
Mr. Rolle to a Miss Butter.
The Hon. Lady HONEYMOON was taken very dan-
gerously ill last Saturday, at her house in Suffolk.
The following is a statement of the Gold and Silver
coined in England during every reign from the Re-
storation, to the 25th of March, 1810, extracted from
authentic documents :
By CHARLES 11. . • . - - £7,524,105
By JAMES 11. . . . . • . . 2,737,637
By ANNE - . - • - - 2,691,626
By GEORGE I. - - , ar• • a - - 8,725,921
By GEORGE 11. Gold 511,662,218, Sliver £304,360 11,966,576
The great re-coinage of Gold, between 23d Aug.
1773, and the end of 1777, amounted to £20,447,002.
From the commencement of the reign to Aug. 1773,
there were coined about .010,000,000, making:—
By Gen. 111. be- Gold 30,457,4571. 30 30,464,931
furs 31 Dee.l7Bo Silver 7,126 S
i
From 1780 to the Gold 33,310,832 1
end of 1802. Silver 56,473 33,367,305 66,277,4895
From 1802 to 281 Gold - - - . 22,445,258
March, law.
Total Gold and silver Coinage since the Restoration 99,923,354
In the above statement it will be seen, that the Batik Dollars
(amounting to many millions) duly stamped, and issued by au-
thority, are not included. The last silver coinage was in 1802.

This morning, the Dukes of MINT, %.
and CAMBRIDOg, set off for, Oatlands. The.
followed them at five o'clock this atteirooon.
departures were this morning rather numberless,
and ennui here„ for the moment, as may be expected,
predominates.
The military struck their tents in this neighbour.
hood this morning, and were marched for their for-
mer quarters. The 51st, &c. have also left the town.
A privateer !bade her appearance in the offing last
night, in chace of a merchant vessel ; but the appear-
ance of one or two of our gun-brigs ultimately COM.
polled the enemy to stand out to sea.
A Jewish wedding took place here to-day, the fe-
male attendant of one of the Ladies of the Goldsmid
family, giving her hand, after their custom, to a
person of the name of Mynas,of the Jewish persuasion
also. Mr. G. GOLDSAIIDI and others of opulence and
distinction, honoured the nuptials with their presence,
which were celebrated at a house near the New Bank.
A ball will finish the diversions of the day.

A General Court Martial assembled yesterday at
Chelsea College, for the purpose of investigating thel
following charges against Lieutenant WALTER WIL I
LIAM LEWIS, of the 2d Regiment of Royal Tower
Hamlets Militia, preferred by Colonel SMITH, com-
manding the Regiment, viz.
lst—For irregular and insubordinate conduct, on or about the
14th of June, 1810, on the Parade at Deptford, when the regi-
ment was assembkd;and demanding a Coot-Martial in an in-
sulting manner, taking off his sword, and refusing to resume it, as
ordered by Major Forsteen.
94—For disobedience of a written order of the 14th of June,
1810, from Colonel Smith, in refusing to take back his sword and
return to his duty.
9d—For appearing before the ColonPl of his regiment on or
about the 17th of June, 1810, at the Tower, in his regimentals,
iwithout his sword, and for refusing, in the presence of Major-
-1 General Turner and other Officers, to obey the express commands
of Colonel Smith, that he should return to his quarters and re-
sume his duty.
4th—For breaking his arrest at Deptford, on Saturday, the 25th
of June, he having been seen the same day by Lieutenant Quar-
ter-Master Brash and Serjeant Creswell, in coloured clothes in
CornbiU.

Adv ices have been received from Rio Janeiro, and
by the same opportunity dispatches of a vey flattering
nature have been transmitted to his Excellency Don
DOMINGO DE SOeZA, at this Court. We understand
that the Prince Regent has conferred upon him one
of the highest titular distinctions in the gift of the
House of Braganza, with the Grand Cross, of the
Tower and Sword. He is also raised from the rank
of Minister to that of Ambassador. By a former treaty
with this country, it was stipulated that the Represen-
tatives of the two Sovereigns at their respective capi-
tals, should not be furnished with credentialsinahigher
character than that of Minister. Under the present
treaty this restriction has been removed, the article re-
specting ir, however, requiring that both the public
Agents should sustain the same dignity. It is there-
fore to be presumed, that when the new Treaty was
lately transmitted to the Brazils, it was accompanied
with the regular authority, investing Lord STRANG&
FORD with the legatorial functions at the Court of Rio
Janeiro. On the Continent these diplomatic grada-
tions are much more familiar than they are in this
country: VATTEL (Liv. 4. ch. 6.) defines an Ambas-
sador as one who represents his Sovereign in his dig-
nity, and a Foreign Minister as representing him only
in his concerns.
It will be recollected that the remittances of dia-
monds from the Portuguese settlements, vAtich arrived
some months ago, was deficient. The total quantity
expected was 50,000 carrats, English weight, and on
opening the case at the Bank, it was found to contain
less by 1567 carrats. In order to prevent any unfounded
suspicion of fraud in the transaction, we understand that
the Portuguese Ambassador has written a circular let-
ter,
expl.tining that the variation has arisen from the ,
%II-position, on the other side the Atlantic, that 50,090 ;
carrats were to be transmitted according to the re-
ceived weight in the settlements, and not according
to that adopted in Great Britain. Before the last re.
mittance was made we presume this misunderstand,
ing had been corrected, as we are told on the same
authority that there is rather an excess of quantity in
the present consignment.
It Appears by letters from the Caraccas, dated the
beginning of July, and from information furnished by
the Masters of vessels, by whom these letters were
trarlsr.,*tted, that those provinces rigidly adhere to the
pr;uctples adopted in the capital ; and it was expected
that very moon the districts of Coro and Maracaybo
would join in perfect harmony with their neighbours.
So far from there being any civil disorders, the aspect
of affairs improved every day, and the value of cola.
nial produce progressively augmented. The military
preparations had no other object than protection from
oxtoroal hostility,

sth—For breaking his close arrest, and for having, on the 19th
of July last, violently resisted a party sent by Colonel Smith to
bring him to Head-quarters, all such conduct being highly irregu-
lar and unufEcerlike, and to the prejudice of good order and mili-
tary discipline
The Judge Advocate have read the charges, Major
FOR9TEEN was called in, whose testimony occupied a
very considerable time.—The Court then adjourned
till this day.

The Kirkcudbright Gentlemen and Yeomanry Ca-
valry assembled for inspection on Tuesday, the 7th
instant, and to remain for four days in quarters at
Kirkcudbright, in order to complete their annual
exercise. After the inspection, Colonel MiMuano ex-
pressed his entire approbation of the appearance and
discipline of the corps.

Thursday Thomas Harris, a private in the Mon-
mouth Militia, was drummed out of the regiment, at
Bath, as a thief and a vagabond. He had committed
repeated acts of theft upon his comrades, and upon
the landlords where he was billetted. Neither pu-
nishment nor disgrace, neither lenity nor pardon,
made any impression on his conduce. When th%
usual ceremonies, of drumming-out were over, the
press-gang took Harris in tow.

The following paragraph in the return of killed
and wounded Officers, annexed to General CHAU-
ruan's dispatch in the Gazette of Saturday last, hav-
ing been the subject of much doubt, we have inquired
into the fact, and are enabled in consequence to re-
move the ambiguity. The paragraph is—
WOUNDED-95th Regiment, Captains James Crash, and Sa-
mud Mitchell, severely, since dead, Etc.
The general construction was, that both these Offi-
cers had died of their wounds; but some conceived
that Captain CREAGH survived, and that Captain
MITCHELL'S wound alone had proved fatal ; the ex-
pressions, severely, since dead, following more int.'
mediately after his name. The fact is, however,
though it is a construction which would have occurred
scarcely to any one, that Captain MITCHELL did not
die, but Captain CREAGH unfortunately did.

Mr. BRUNTON, upon the application of Mr. HAYNES,
proprietor of the Brighton Theatre, is prevented from
performing dramatic pieces at the Brighton Circus,
and is obliged to confine himself to pantomimic repre.
sentationa only.
It will be recollected that some time ago a man was
convicted of attacking Mr. Bryan, an aged gentleman,
is his parlour, and robbing him, and that sentence of
death was passed OR the calprit.—.-On Monday a pe-
tition was prepared, praying his MAJESTY that his sen-
tence might be commuted to transportation. The
parties . accordinsly called at Mr. Bryan's to =mat
him to sign the petition, but were intormed that he
was then e;piring, in consequence of his wounds,
which terminated in a mortification, of which)), died
awn before they left slip hope,

REPORT OF THE BULLION COMMITTEE.

This report is written with groat ability and caution
indeed, with so much of the latter ingredient, that the
Committee havr avoided to make any inferences
which result from the evidence printed in the Appen.
'di:. Apparently they are unwilling to display the
whole truth, lest popular indignation should be ex.
eked too strongly against paper .currency and the
Banks which issue it. But the public will, no doubt,
perceive that the evil they suffer does not justify
hatred of the individuals who have done nothing if.
legal or improper. The imprudent law which re-
stricted the Bank from gold payment is solely to
blame, and to the repeal of that law only, all efforts
should be directed as far as prudence may advise.

The Bullion Committee first inquire into the price
of Bullion, and find that a guinea is worth about 2Ss.
of paper-money ; and this degree of depreciation of
paper-currency is confirmed lay the rate of foreign
exchanges, which are from 15 to 20 per cent. against
England, though the real exchange would at present
otherwise be in her favour.

It results frbm this unnatural state of things, that
while a good guinea can only be current at 21s, the
same guinea melted or mutilated is worth 235. and
that a guinea too light to pass in currency, squires
value by it: de.ficienty, and is actually worth about 225.!
It is impossible, therefore, that any gold coin should
remain in currency, and the result is clear, that the
public lose about 2s. in a guinea on their income and
expenditure ; in other words, that the substitution of
paper currency for gold is nearly double the evil of
the Income Tax, and consequently costs the public
about twenty millions a year.
The Committee in their Report have given credit
to the Bank Directors examined by them, for an in-
credible degree of alledged ignorance of this inevi-
table effect of issuing Bank Notes indefinitely, and
even compliment them on their forbearance in not
pushing a greater quantity into circulation. The fact
seems to be, that the stoppage of payment in 1797
was occasioned by no fault of the Bank of England,
but by a concurrence of untoward accidents ; but
that the continuance of that stoppage has been caused
by the natural disinclination of the Bank to obviate
what they found so profitable, is undeniable. How.
ever, it is really a questionable point of casuistry,
whether a Bank Director, entrusted with the interest
of so large a body of constituents, could with pro.
priety strive against their interest so manisestly as to
remedy a public misfortune indeed, but one which
produces little less to that opulent Company than
£500,000 per annum. Hence their various disguises
• in sharing their augmented profit, and the enormous
rise in the value of Bank Stock.
It is plain that the above statement of their increase
of annual profit is deduced from the amount of their
notes at present current, being about ten millions more
than at the time of the stoppage of actual payment
on demand.

The quantity of Country Bank Notes is proved by
the Committee to be greatly dependant on the quan.
city of Bank of England Notes, in which they are
payable. One of the witnesses estimates these country
notes at twenty million:, but they are probably rather
more than thirty million:, as the gold coin in circula.
non used to be estimated at that sum, when there
were only ten millions of Bank of England Notes,
making the then circulation forty millions, besides
country notes, at that time, perhaps, five millions.—
Forty-five millions must have been augmented to
fifty-four millions, to produce a depreciation of 20
per cent. as at present, whereby the country bank-
notes appear to amount to about thirty-four millions,
the Bank of England notes being twenty miihrns in
circulation ; herein sqrposing the augmented rapi.
dity of pecubiary trinsactions to balance the greater
quantity oi them, and Liat the same amount of claw
Laing medium is n..r.v necebs.try as in 1797.
Supposing the Bank of England to gain £500,000,
and the country hankers £1,500,000, per annum, by
the extraordinary and artificial circulation of paper
currency, it is a curious instance of vast ev:l produced
by a small comparative benefit. If one man robs
another, the robber gains what the other lobes, but
by the present depreciation of the national currency.
twenty millions per annum is lost by the rublic, and
only two millions gained by the Bankers. So dan.
gerous is it to tamper ignorantly with coin or paper
money.
Under the glaring and increasing Injustice to the
public above-described, no doubt can remain respect-
ing the conduct of the Legislature in recurring as
speedily as possible to the old fashion of exacting an
actual value for paper-currency ; but it is to be ob-
served in favour of Government, that till the close of
1808 gold was not decidedly depreciated, at least not
above 6d. in a guinea, but so soon as the depreciation
became decided and unquestionable, all gold disap.
peared of course, and Country Bankers increased
their number as well as their Notes to fill up the ea,
cancy. The number of Country Bankers in 1797
was 280 ; now it is about 721, of whom 121 have
sprung up in the last year.
In the close of the Report powerful motives are
ably urged, founded on the virtual breach of all bar,
gains of any duration, and on the injustice of ruining
the public creditor, and all other annuitants.
They express an opinion, 44 That the Integrity and
Honour of Parliament are concerned not to authorize
longer than is required by imperious necessity the
continuance of a system of circulation, in which that
natural check is absent which secufes the substantial
Justice and Faith of monied contracts and obliga,
tions between man and man."

They then recommend the Repeal of the Rt.:fridge
Law atter two years' notice, in which time they think
warning enough will have been given to-the Bank and
other Bankers, gradually to lessen their paper issues,
or to retire from the trade with the gain they hare
already acquired.

COIN MARNIT, Mittit.LANS, AUGVIIT It.... This day theta
are again coesiderible supplies of Foreign Wheat, bet the coati.
nuance of the demand for Fine, those samples are at a small ad•
♦ ►nca—ln Barley little fluctuation—Rye and Malt dell sale—Naf
White Peas as per currency—tcw B. ens, of the two Mods, and
somewhat dearer—there are a ..host supply of Oats, and this ar►
tide tally maintains last pnees—Flour remains without aria**

omsssAs. counsel' •s 'Willa.
Wheat. Sic mos. la4e. Beans, 545. SOL
Noe ditto, 12118.13g5. Tick ditto, 4614

Rye, 404; VW Oats itSs. SOa. 345.
amigo U 5.444. Pela;al ditto. 475. 4041
Malt, 74a. 1104. Potato/ ditto. 445.
Whits Peas (bailers) 442. 704. Ripe Seed, Mo. AK
an Thor, tot. to 100.0.4sosolts Oft to Hs