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London, England, 1816-05-18 00:00:00

INTRRIFERRKCII 01 TAR MILITARY.

The Marquis of BUCKINGHAM obseried, that
the subject of, the interference of the Military, on
which be had given notice for this day, had risen into
importance. in consequence of the defence which
Ministers had set up. It appeared from what had
been stated by them, that a violation of the law had
been committed, and tbat notwithstanding all the
efforts of the Noble Secretary of State, there was still
some power above the law which ordered out the
Military take upon themselves the duty of the
Police, without any communication v.ith the Civil
Authorities. The Noble Viscoupt stated, that there
was an imperfect communication between the Military
,Authority and the Office of the Home Department,
and this statement rendered the interference of Parlia-
ment necessary, in aid of the Secretary of State, for
the purpose of enforcing thelate.of the land. It Was
not a little singular, that the Noble ViSCOUfit, who
united in himself the offices of High Steward, or
Head of the Police of Westminster, and Sectetairy
of State, by virtue of which otfice be was at the bead
of the Police ut the while country, should, upon a
recent occasion, have found himself without the me.ins
of resorting to the aid of the Police, whilst, by some
aut'iority, the Military were called out to do the duty
of the Police. The interference of the Military had,
'however, beettattempted to be defended on the grottud
of public convenience, but the setting up public con-
venience
in this way above the law of the land, it
was scarcely necessary to say, was wholly contrary
to the principles of the Constitution. The legality of
the practice was however attempted to be set up, and,
the illustration of it was the trial of Mr. Hastings; he
denied the argument, and rejected the illustration, the
Address to the Crown on that occasion was clearly
nothing more than for the Military to be called out
in aid of the Civil Power. Besides, the privileges of
Parliament were paramount to all law, taking their
date prior to any statute law, and no analogy could be
drawn to compare with them any privilege attached to
the Sovereign, there being none which belonged to the
Sovereign of the same nature as those at Parliament.—
Bat it having been clearly established that there was
a privilege claimed somewhere, and a power actually
exercised of calling out the military, not only to do
the duty of the Police, but to obstruct the streets,
and stop his Majesty's subjects in the purtuit oat theisk
lawful avocations, and that too without commimica.
di:m.l4th any Civil Authority, it became absolutely
necessary for Parliament to interfere, in order to put
a stop to this growing practice, which was equally
contrary to law, and a violation of the Constitution.
As a first step to such a measure, it was necessary to
knew the authority from whence the orders for call-
ing out the military on Monday last, the day corn.
plained of, issued. -And be therefore moved an Ad.
dress to his Royal Highness the Prince RegotiV,ll
praying
_Ms Royal Highness. would be graciously'
pleased to communicate to-the House the authoritt
under which the military were called oat on Monday
the 18th instant, and a copy of the orders issued fee,
that purpose. His Lordship observed, that if a
satisfactory statement was made .on the other side as
to the conduct to be pursued in future, he w,as lead,
to withdraw his motion. He thought it due also to
say, that two Court days had occurred since Mon.
day, and that particularly yesterday, on the hippy
occasion of the congratulations on_ ;be Royal mar-
riage, hd witnessed what took place; the conduct of
the militaly was certainly quite exemplary, and lie
observed police officers properly mimed. •
Lord Viscount SIDMOU rii entered into sr detail
of the circumstances which had taken place upon this

subject, and which have been before:meationed, and
'observed that be had anxiously searched the Jout nal.
of *Parliament and the Records of his own Office, Ink'
that he could not find ant instance of a communia..l
lion being made to thi Office of the Secretary of
r State, regatding the calling out the military for
public convenience, nor any allusion made in Yallia.l
meat to such a circumstance. He however thought
it was right that such communication should be
made, and that the cOntroul upon stsCh an occasions,
shquld rest with the Secretary of State for the Hemet/
Department. As to the legality, what he bad argued
was, that if the practice of calling out the military
for pub* convenience was illegal, an Address of thei
tioua oW Lords coded not Make it `legal; lad he.
found in the cases of Sachiverell and Mr. Hastings,'
tnat the Crown bed boa addressed' to call oat- the-

Guards. as had been usual
proof of the usage. 1-id, hr
ought to be a responsibility
Secretary of State for the Et
the occasions ssh-n the mill
loblic convenience, and th.
department the column' and

occasions, ought to be vest.
state, that the whole dilly

couttoul upon 5e7.11 occ;:sinn
that department, and that he

yesterday.
The Marquis of BUCKIM
self satisfied with this arrant,
withdraw his motion. It.,

in caws where the High C,
assembled, the military we,

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on,lryhitet,Eai,digrotfheLcliz.iilEpitoiic;tirc._
question,
ct,h.us
Ihtrchwa:kilehdit,e;:inn:
the time of the Revoktion to emil..)7 ;;1e mt4Wf
upon Court days,
years that he had lived in London, be had wet
witnessed any 'serious.' inconvenience restltinit from
this practice, on the contrary, it had been productia
of great public convenience. Nor could there 1,2,e
been much reason for comp!
alluded to, when, as he ttn&-rstood, the Noble Eel
(Essex) stated that he went on purpose to ascelLio.
whether he should be s•oilped._
course ofrlt.ehmtlberett

The E 471 of ESSLX, Lc, order, stated thathelaa
never s.iii any such thing.
Eail of LIME It iCK • observed, that it hi
been staled in another placs—(Grits if Order, Crier
He wa.; not aware of being out of urger, and taw,
therefore sit down to bear a:Let objcetion was made
to what he had_ said.

The LORD CHANCELLOR observed, tint
whether it had been stated or net in another pile.,
the Noble Earl was certainly nut of order in inak!r,,,
the allusion.

The Earl of LIMERICK resumed, and observed
with respect to the Drawing Room of yescerdi►
that with such an immense throng, he !tad all-4).r.
said mob, pressing to the Palace, it would have beta
impossible to have preserved any kind of regularity,
without the aid of the military ; he saw a number of
outrages committed, coostables contending Kith fox
men, -and some of the former confoundedly butes.
He thought there was no ground whatever for mill's
for the interference of Pa►liament.

The Earl of ESSEX denied that it was a matte
of insignificance that re or an, one else should haw
been illegally stopped in the street by a soldier. Hs
wished, however, to ask a question of the Noble Se.
cretary nf State, as to the manner in which the duty
of the sole management and contrasl upon these
occasions was assigned to the Home Department i
The orders upon the occasion alluded to (he behered
it was no secret) came from the Lord Chatobellain;
.but he wished to know by whom the duty was
assigned to the Sccretary of State for the Home De.
' panatela ?
Viicount SIDMOUTH said he had receir d
the Prince IZ.tge:lt's cn-ranands to take this duty
apon himself as Secretary of State for the Home
Department.
j ,The Lail of ESSEX expressed himself satisfied.
The Earl of LIME nrcE said, he had a bigh re.
apecsfor the Noble Earl (Essex), and he had alleged
the insignificanee of the question from the supposnioa
that.. the Noble Earl had stated his having honeys
.purpose to see whethsr he shoeld be stopped.
Earl STANHOPE said, he gave his conwat !to
the withdrawing the motion only on the grourAt4
what had been last stated by the Noble Secretary of
State, that he had received the Prince Regent's cero.
mends, which was an express authority. Tice Noble
Earl (Limerick) had tAlked of constables being nes•
foundedly beaten yestrday : but he must say, that
upon this questicri Mtnisters had been c,tdoundeely
beaten ; and their conduct upon it proved the with
of an old proverb, that

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A Miotster, 2 Spaniel, and a Walnut Tree,
The more you beat them, the better br.
(A loud and general laugh.)
The Earl of DARNLEY said, th4t thanks were
due to the Noiile ILO (Essex) who had first brought
this business forward.; a►:d he cow-a:Ward the
House and the public Upon the result, as it would
tend to prevent any love for military parade Iwo
leading to an undue military ascendancy, as front
small beginnings sometimes great evils arose.
There being an objection from some Noble Lnrd
to the withdrawing the motion, it was put and
negatived.

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BANE RFcTiIICTIon. •

The P.arl of LlVit; It POOL, in moving the order
for their Lordships going into a Committee on tke
BM for the lnrtber continuance of the Restriction of
Cash Payments by the Bank, slid that he toi,lc this
ppportunity of stating the general grounds ran which
he conceived this measure necessary. in preferunc.: to
any of the prvious stages, because whatever cl;ktence
of opinion might exist among their Lordships as to
the period when ;be Bask ought to resume cash p)-
insuts, all of them were of opinion that some preTa-
rAttons wet e necessary, before such resumption ciauld
take place, and the only points in dispute were, (II
nature of these preparations, and the time which they
would require. In proposing this Bill to their Lad-
'taps, he proposed it not only in the• view that the
Bank must resume cash pnment,:, but that they mu-:
do so at the earliest possible period. This WAS Wit
only his opinion, but it was a principle recop,n zed iar
the preamble of the Bill. If, therefore, no new and
' unforeseen Circumstances should ::rise, it was the in-
tention of tho:e who proposed the present Biii, -fat
after the p.riod limited in it, the Bank sliqull in.•
mediattly resume" their oath pay rnynts. The BA
which was passed at an early period in the last war,
in ISO 3, enacted that the restrictions should subsist
during the war. and six months after a Definitive
Treaty of Peace. This six months atter the peace
was very properly added, because it was expedient
that the whole question shouli be some time under
consideration after such a change—the first six months
MI6. a peace Was the period of all others, in which
there existed the•greatest difficulty in resuming cat's
payments. After the change from a state of Wei
to a state of. peace, from the general revulsion in
pro fferty, the cessation of the expenditure of Go-
ternment, the direction. of commerce into a new
chianti; it war mrje dangerous alga at any otia

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pert to MUM cash paTmentS. The.expericneept
Per • • la bit' • .
„try wit, proved t e ens fragment consequent on'
;:r-etueo from war to peace, and the experience of the
most successful wars proved this in the greatest de-
gee; 'There were persons now living, who reeollec-
fied that on the peace of 1763 the greatest apprehen-
sions were entertained, whether the finances of the
country Would be evel to the interest of the National
Debt. When any one considered the duration of the
bite war, the extensive establishments which had been
kept up, the character of a war, which was directly
aimed at the commerce of the country, they would
, sot be surprised that the change should be accompa..
sod by considerable embarrassment. But looking
to the evils as merely of a temporary nature, their
Lordships were bound to proceed. with great caution
uo a subject so immediately connected with them as
that now under their coasideration. Considerable dif;
ference of opinion existed, whether the measure of
1797 had, act the whole, been productive of good 'or
b4aeffects; oa that subject he would not now give
eau opinion ; but there was one disadvantage which
•be lead always considered as resulting from the mea-
n,. of 1797, namely, the difficulty of again re-
tuning to the old system. However, he had
tot the least difficulty in saying, that the Bank
ought to return to cash payments as soon as possible.
Ile took the Stb of July, 1818, in preference to a
gimlet period, because be was convinced that it would
be more advantageous to the credit and interest of the
country, and the interest of the Bank, to consider at
once what would be the first period when they could
resume with safety their payments, than to enact a
measure for a shorter period, with the intention of re-
Dewing it tor another period. The wheat course for
parliament to follow was, to endeavour to form a
,judgment of the period when the Bank could with
safety reopen their payments. From the enormous
expenditure of the last five yearn; of the war, nearly
the whole specie of the country had been exported.
Even at the times when he used all his efforts to in-
duce their Lordships to agree to that expenditure, as
the only means to bring the country with safety out
of the struggle, he never denied the effects it would
have on the financial system and internal affairs of
the council. Many of the specblations published in
the Report of the Bullion Committee had been com-
pletely falsi3ed by events. 'the restoration of peace
in 1814, and last year had had the effect, by stopping
the foreign expenditure, of bringing back the specie,
even more rapidly than ever he had anticipated.—
But after so long a foreign expent•ware as that since
Hos, it was not a favourable exchange of a few months
which would bring back things to their former level.
This would require some considerable time.—
Any measure which could be adopted for forcing the
Bank to return prematurely to Gash payment:, would
rely have the effect of defeating its own purpose.—
They would go into the market with the greatest
possible disadvantages, and in oraer to procure a suf-
kcienq of specie to meet the expected demands, they
would be obliged to take steps, which would coon.
tenet the circumstances operating beneficially in their
favour. But what security, it might be asked, was
there, that at the end of two years the resumptson
would take place ? The security was in Parliament's
own bands. It Parliament did not think fit to con-
tinue the Restrictions, the Bank were bound to re-
sume their payments as a matter of course.
The Earl of LAUDERDALE could .not agree.
to.the Noble Lord's argumeots in favour of this un-
load extension of time. He was persuaded that it
ought nor, if prolonged at all, to be prolonged for
more than one year ; and, therefore, lie should pro-
pose, as an amendment, that .1817 be inserted, in-
stead of 1818. This measure was originally proposed
by the Administration as a measure to continue only
for six weeks.—At the expiration of that tune it was
continued for six weeks longer, and so on, tothe end
of the Session ; and, at the end of that Session it
was continued till the commencement of the next
Session'. At length it bec..me a war measure ; and
IluW, tor the first time, it was proposed as a pence
measure, and that for two years, instead of one. The
Noble Lord contended, that the necessity for the
Measure at all had ceased, at least to a very gre.o
degree. Ministers had spoken on this subject, and
afteraards published their speeches. A number 0i
persons had written pamphlets.on thesubject, but ali
had argued that the necessity for this miasure arose
oat of our large foreign expenditure, the state of the
Exchange, the large importation of Corn; and the
high price of Bullion. Did any of those reasons
test now ? Certainly not —and therefore he most
147 it was a new measure, a measure arising out
of the bargain between Government and the Bask.
It was tl.e large loan which the Bank had advanced
to the iloisle Lord opposite, which rendered the con-'
tioliation of the restrictions necessary, and with the
dealiugs which the Noble Lord had had with the
Bank already, and those which he seemed to antici-
ote. It was trusting in a fallacy to suppose that
theßank would be able L resume cash payments at
las time now fixed. Since the Bank must of west
Siti, on account of their dealings with Government,'
hare at least 23 millions of notes in circulation; and
be would ask the Noble Lord, or any Bank Director,
ahether it would be possible for the Bank to resume
cash payments with less than two-thirds the amount:
o
their notes in circulation being collected in gold in
their Treasury ? They might indeed open cash pay-
ments with a less sum than this, but they oust shut
their doors, if they did, in a fortnight afterwards.
Under this system, not two years, nor twenty years,
would enable tl:e Rank to resume its payments; but
adept tae opposite system, reduce the Bank Paper in
circalation,.and six months would prove sufficient for
that object. 'fhe Noble Lord then proceeded to
repeat the arguments formerly. used by himself, and
u 7 those who opposed the Bill in its progress through
the House of Commons. The Noble Loki then
Proceeded to take a review of the profits which
1 accrued to the Bank from the continuation of this
sYstem ; and contended, that from the low price of
rdlioo, the famished state of the exchange, and from
arious other circumstances, no time so favourable
as the present could ever arise for resuming cash
Piraenls ; and that a delay of two years would
tender that measure snore difficult than it had. been
!lay former period : for these reasons it was that
be should press his amendment.
Lord LIVERPOOL repeated his arguments in
Inour of the Bill in its original form.
1.,111e Ameadasent was then negatived, without a
olvtlion.
Leed LAUDERDALE then proposed to add thei

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words II and no longer." This amendment was also
opposed by Lord --T-ivertropt4 and negatived.
The Bid then went through the Sommittee. and
the Report was ordered to be received on Monday.
Adjourned at Half-past Nine.

HOUSE OP COMMONS.
RIR LOWRY COL&

Lord CASTLEREAGH suggested the propriety of thanks
being returned by the Chair, to Sir Lowry Cole, than whom
there was not a more active 01Beer in the service.—firear,berf.
Though.it might nut tome within the strict rule of eh House, to
return thanks to an Officer, at a period so distant from the time
of the action, yet as the Temple of Janus was now shut, and this
would probably be the last occasion on which they would hear
any Address of that kind from the Chair, the House would not
be indisposed to break through the strict rule on their occasions.
The SPEAKER said. thit In ordinary cases he should have
fdt himself precluded from gratifying the wish of the House,
from the length of time which bad intervened, but from the pe•
cullarlty of the present case, he should acquiesce in the with of
the House.

SILSCELLANIVICS.

Amaral THORNTON gave antics, that he should on Mones
day se'nnight bring forward a rtiotiun respecting forged Bank•
Notes.

Mr. HOLMES presented Petitions from Mary-la-bonne and
St. James's in favour of-the Gas Light DAL
Sir SAMUEL ROMILI.Y was desirous the House should be
informed of the number of persons imprisoned in the several
gaols for offences against the Game Laws. He moved fur a Re.
tun of the same. Ordered.

Mt H. ADDING ON presented an E,timateof the probable
Expense to be incurred in the*Lord Chstnberlain's Department.
Ordered to be printed.
M. F. LEWIS reported from the Committee on the Agricultu-
ral State of the Country. A Resolution seated It to be their opi-
nion, that no alteration should be made _in • the laws relating na
tobacco; and that the duty ought to be removed on rape-seed
imported. •
The Committee on Agricultural Disszesses.was fled for ibis
day sennight.
Lord MILTON presented a Petition from certain Masora*.
turers in Yorkshire against the Soap Bill, coco2laining of the
proposed additional tax on Soap.
Sir 1. NEWPORT protested apiust the mod^ in which the
Bill had been. introduced, as a Bill of .Regulaion, instead of
*bleb, it turned out to be a Tax Bill.
Mr. PONSONBY concurred In the protest of the Right Mon.
Baronet. _ _

•1 he CH..4.NCELLQR of the EXCHEQUER ol►jeated to the
reception of the Petition.
Lord MILTON regretted that measures should be so intro.
ducal as that Petitions could not be received against them. At
the same time, he must observe, that the l'az on Soap would al
fect every person in the kingdom, puticCarly the lower dusts.
The Petition was then rejected.
'Lite Report of the Parish Apprentice B was brought up, and
the Bill oats ordered to be recommitted for Monday.
The Report of the Civil List was brought up, and the Rtsole.
Hoes were agreed to.
Mr. J. P. GRANT moved the first of his Resolutions in respect
to the Votes of this Houle for the Navy, 3te. wiyi a view to post-
pone the debate on the whole el them respecting the Supply till
Wednesday.
The Fraudulent Devisee Bill was bud for Monday.-
'the Irish Election 13:11 was ordered to be committed on Friday.
Mr. WILBERFORCE postponed ims motion respecting the
Slave Trade Registry from Monday to l'hurstlay.
The Amount of the Number of Persons prosecuted by the Of-
ficers of the Mint for counterteiting the cumin coin of the realm,
was laid en the table.
The Gast Few Abolition Bill was read a second time, and
committed for Monday.
The Committee on the 7th Article of the Act of Union with
Ireland, was ordered for Monday, as were the Reports of the
Allen, the l'eur Relief, and the Agricultural Horse Bits.
The House then adjourned till Mondry.

THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

WIT.RDAY. MAY. 18.;1816,...
PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT .1 WELYE O'CLOCK'
Reduced 6lfri—Cons. mo.litii—for ace. -
per Ceuu 70-5 per Cent. 1041—Bonds es. S. p,.
Ossi. 16;{—Du. July eli—lisch. Rills Ss. be. pr.

We have received the Paris Papers of Wednesday.
The French Government has at length published an
official statement of the occurrences at Grenoble,
which we subjoin. The plot does not seem to have
had any formidable ramifications elsewhere. Two
suspicions characters have been arrested at Thoulouse,
but nothing serious could have happened there. The
KING has wisely'rewarded all tliote who assisted in
steihmlng the torrent of insurrection at Grenoble.

MINIS FRY or WAR.—EVENTS AT CRENOBI.E.
On the 4th iiistant the Authorities of the City of
Grenoble were informed by various reports that a
considerable degree at agitation existed, but of which,
however,' the precise Cause was unknown. These
advice: and some information previously received,
did not admit of a doubt that some conspiracy was
hatching.
In fact, while bands formed in the country were
preparing to march upon Grenoble, another party of
the conspirators introduced themselves into the place,
where they had already an understanding ; they
'joined their accomplices, arranged the various posts
and commands, and only waited for the signal Ot
snack from without, and which was to have taken
place during the night, before they threw o 6 the mask.
On the evening of the 4th the Lieutenant-General
commanding the division, end the Prefect of the de-
partment„ were informed in a certain manner. that
assemblages were, forming in the -village of Ebens,
two or three leagues from Grenoble. A few minutes
after receiving this letelligence, betareen nine and ten
in the evening, General Donnaclieu met in the streets;
as Officer ward np in a large great coat inie
seemed to wish to avoid hins. He-sised him, inter.
rogated him with an air•of *authority, and &icing
him to open his coat, he found he. was armed with a
horse pistol and a cavalry sward:
Instructed by all these appearances, Genetal Don-
=diets immidiatelf put all the troops of the garrison
ender arm, and sent a resausinaism upon Eybens, of
two detachments, one of Which soon met the rebels
marching into the city to the number of four or five
hundred men, in the midst 'of one of the -darkest.
nights. General Doanadiea instantly supported this
kiwi:mil faxes by a detachment of the Legion of the
here, which left Grenoble with shouts Of " Vivo k
Roi l" Colonel Vautrio, who parched at ibit bead
of the detachment of the. Legion, pushed thou en
at the pas de charge, with bayonits fised,..iigaiast the
enemy, who, don; some resistance, was routed, pur-
sued for. a leago4 endeavouring in.vala to milk, and

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' ultimately dispersed in the MOMltlanet leaving about
100 prisoners, without reckoning, the killed and
wounded. Nest day the Legion of Ow Isere pushed
for Ward to La Mute, where they were convinced of
the dispersion of the rebels whOnt.they had foitght.

that to Colonel Vautrf., General Donnadieu praises
io a particular manner chi! Captain of Grenadiers,
Friol, and the grenadiers Pousard and Tardif, both
of the Legion of the Isere; the first of whom, for-
merly a Grenadier of the Guards of the Island of
Elba, was the first to charge with the bayonet, an-
swering the cry of nue l'Etwistreur with Pitts Rai ;
and killed cne of the rebel chiefs with his own hand.

The Dragoons•of the Seine, commanded by Colo.
nel Prevost, ate also cited with honour. The Legion
of the Herault did riot the less distinguish itself,
partly by comtra. ting on the outside of the town, ()tithe
other point from that of the Legion of the Isere, and
partly by keeping in awe inside the town the disaf•
fected there. The Departmental Company of the
Isere carried with the bayonet an entrenched can
called the Bastille, where the rebels had posted them.
selves. General Donnadien was also very well subs•
fieJ with the conduce) of the Chef de .Batallion of Ar-
tillery Pidance, who was entrusted with font piece s%
of cannon, with securing the town against every hos.
the attempt.

Sevcral Officers in non-activity took this occasion
to give a testimony of their seat and loyalty, by offer.
ing their services to the General. Among this num-
ber -are Colonel Susbielle, Major Olivet, and the
Chef-d'escadron Latinate; which last performed the
functions of Aide-de•Camp to General Donnadieu.

This event has marked out most of the enemies of
publis order contained in the country, and has pro-
duced disclosures of some importance. Several of
the Chiefs of The Insurrection, and part of those who
Her': to seize the city, have been delivered up to justice.
The Prevotal Court, and the First Council of War
(0* the Seventh Military Division, have already pro-
nounced sentence on several of the guilty, each ac-
cording to their competence and the nature of the
crime. Out of 23 who 'were condemned (of whom
21 were taken .with arras in their hands) five have
been recommended to the clemency of his Majesty
for various reasons.

The communes' which had been seduce:l-to revolt
by perfidious and cruel suggestions, have sent their'
submission to the Prefect, vs.! implored the clemency
of the King.
This event, deplorable in itself, since French blood
has bean shed, his nevertheless atteated the force of
the 11,)yal Authority, by she win plainly the devotion
And ztml of all those in vrhom his Majesty has reposed

his contich-oce, and the cowardice of those contrivers
dis-rders, who, after having seduced some credu-
lous min, drove them.into an attempt, the chief dan-
ger. of which ibey lek ;Own, keeping in reserve for.
themselves the fruit, Ina they will doubtless veep tb.
punisbauta.

It is' scarcely necessary to state. that upon the
news of this event, a, general movement was mani-
fested in the adjacent departments agailist the rebels,
and that numerous reinforcements are kept in readi-
ness to march upon the first signal. The National
Guards of Lyons in particular chewed oa this occa.
*ion Ilmark tblc spirit and devotion. 'A strong de.
tachment of this Girard demanded with eagerness
and obtained permission to proceed to Grenoble,
where it has arrived.
[I-lere follow several Royal Decrees, conferring
promotion and honours on the Clcers above named.]
PARIS, MAY is.

On the 7th two Aides-de:Camp of General Clausel
were arrested in an•inn at Toulouse. They were im-
mediately conveyed to the prison of Haucs-Murats.
Didier, the rebel of Grenoble, intended to have
made his public appearance habited as a General
Officer of a foreign Power, who, he said, favoured
hii enterprize. The masquerade dress was found,
but Didier escaped.

41•••iimolli••••MO

speculators in Corn begin to fear that they
have Seen a little too sanguine in their hopes, and in
consequence the price 1146 again begun to decline.
Yesterday Wheat fell about ss. and Flour in propor.
tion; and the best judges expect that, next market day
the prices will be still lower.
We think it can hardly be doubted that au untie.
eessary alarm had sunk the price of Colo below its
fair level; that is, too low for the period, by Ito
nacos a declension—far,, we do not think it has yet
descended to the price 'it must be sold for, when
time shall have equalised the comparative price
of other commodities. In other words, corn, in place
of falling gradually with other articles; fell suddenly,
redocing at once the income of the Agriculturists,
while their expenditure remained unreduced. The
same argument applies to the Landlordi—they could ,
not get their rents, and they were called on at once'
to reduce their rents, while the charges for every.ar.l
ticle consumed by their. establishments,' Were nearly
the same as befcre.
On the other band, .corn being scarce in. France'
several cargoes were sent to that country : more cern
was bought up by speculators to be exported in the
hope of great gains; but the pretrioui Importations'
reduced the price in France, and the corn remained,
in tne hands of *the speculators. • The usual artifices
.were employed of spreading alarms, of scarcity and
still higher prices, that they Tolibt take advantage
of the market and again sell 011:7- The less kno=
were taken in and gave high prices; but the b
has burst, and corn is agile falling. Iris pvitablif,
however, think will not decline.to the psfcesng wbiclt
it has been sold, at least tilt aftei Wait.


THE 'BMA.

- .This morning the Welt Kest Regiment of Militia
passed through Town, on their route for their diseta-
bddying quarters, at Maidstone.
Colonel Mu:Hum (lately tried at CbAtbanit bY
Court Martial. nod honourably acquitted) h is again
taken the command in Tilbury Fort.
Cantonments of the Army now in France under the
command of tiela•Marshal his Grace the Duke of
WX4.1,424GT01pil

.4„, • savitsay.
Llbatenant-Gen, tivdtaalituntas...-Beithlairiere. Cause!.
First Brigade, Lore Itivtaal 50181inetrnidad Dragoon Our
at.Avalaa C.ealite; abate at Booninie; troop of Horse Ar-
tillery at Previte,. .
Second Brigade. ittajmeetteril Vivian-7th Hussars, at
&Up's.; 12th Light Dragoon., Frain; 18th Ditto, Desorves.
Third Brigade, Major-fkrieral Sir C. GRANT-11th Light
Dragoons, Valmont; froop of Hors: Artillery, Collet.
- • INIIANT RT.
That Dlvielon,Lieutenaut-General Cote.
Head-quarters, Camhray.
let larlpd., Illor-General sir P. MAI rASi D -••11 131tE. Ore.
°tidier Guards, an Witt. Coldstream Guires. at Cambial?.
Vria Brigade, Sir Kr vi ST —7th Royal F is:leers, at Arnblions
Ville, lad Foot, Hasuabneourt ; 434 Foot; Ra.l4:inr.
etas Brigade, Sir J. LAMBERT-47th Focr, n iitizny; 40th
Foot, Hainlincotirt.
Captain St lIICLAteII Brigade of Artillav, Cambray ; IViajai
UNIT% &ISO ditto, lintaunt.
Second iiivi,lao—Lieuteoaftt-Gener3l Sir H. Cum TON.
Sd Brigade, Major General Sir R. O'CALLAGHAN-44i Reg/.
silent, at Sc. Croix; 39th ditto, 'fanques ; DIE ditto, St. Pot. •
4th Brigade, Sir 1). PACK--.-sth Foot, at 'Fanquemlferg; 1;21
ditto. Therouanne; 72th ditto. Vlsernts. .
Eyb. Brigade, :if T. Bit AD ;silt o —llth goer, at Litters;, 99th,
Ciitseq°es; 72st, olorriens • Troop of Waggon :Frio, faibisny ;
Comet warnit Train, Valla;ni ; Br gale of Artillery, takers j'Atto
*tali i 110.41 Sapper, and hinserl, Perna •.'
Third Divisior...t.letit..Ocilonel Sir T.Cot.m.st, 2.i Brig 1.. •
Major-General SW' Z. Powav—ld &elation Royals., at Valen.
drones; 47th Foot, ditto; 2d Battalion Ride Brigade, Collet... •
Fifth -Begat* Sir '1". Bat S ISA St I, VRlCllCielltte-; 9th :qua, S.
Amami; Ist ditto, Valenciennes. •
Ninth Brigade, Sir —Alit an. 8:101 Frier, at Viten.
denies; linga.le of sir Hier!, St. Amanda ;.Beig.ule of Artillery,
Amster -Major Danifbnes do. and tdajor Martin% do, %%tap.
ciennes ; Ponton Train, Raisnaree ; Coienel
Staff Corps, Noyelk; Lieutenant-Colonel Aird, Royal Waggon
Train, Bolen Court.
RUSSIAN CONTINGENT. • •
Twelfth Division—lit (H ad quart..r,) Maitbeuge;
2d Brigade, Landrecels• 3d Brigade, I.e Ci.ateaii.
S.Arenth Divisioss—Std Brigade, Avenue; 3d Do. Rocroy.
Third Division—Dragoons and Ist Brigade, at Rtiftel; 21
Brigade, Vouzitrk ; Cussaquts, Devendring et Foy.
Ausi KIAN CONTINMCN ten, Colmar.
Beryotsky Regiment o• tnfar.try, 4t5 Butt. at Hagman ; !pan
Eylau, 4 It Bau. fvfols•isiii ; ist Brigade Artillery, Afcbduke
Kayoa, Reannent of lota:rry, 3d Batt. Ober uai Kerprr Regi •
meta, Sd Batt. of Infantry, Ribcoircler ; ' ler Ilr:ga le Attliely,
Oher Be:hem ; Luedeman ReAiment of isitlotry, 3tl Sat% Karin;
Hottenlock Barel:iusen 3d Batt. Munause ; Brigale of Artillery
and ed livt. of I.kjln ditto; Prince lanai or Wus•
tend's Hussars, eTht sq,,adrons at Alkirk T ; First ruop
of Artillery, at ditto; 1)e t .:J.-L's Dragoon-, 6 upi +drool,
Bishoviller; Kiva of Bavaria's Regiment, Ersteir ; Dradw,tis, e 3
squadrons, ditto; I Trot? Horse Artillery, Rokrivitter ; King of
l'eussia's Hussars, 8 Eneisileir ; I Division Reserve
Artillery, Fribourg; flo•pital Establishment, at. Croix; lafantry
01 the Staff, Turk Lin ; Ploorers, Metkoisheiti.
SAXON CON 11 c Head.quarters Toureoing.
Artillery, at Lannoy : Realm mt de Houssird, 'eciln; 4j It egi.
ment Infantry, tourcoing; t Battaliuu infantry, Riau:ail; ditto,
La Qatnuoy; flatul on de Chasseurs, La 13a4 ie.
. .Da:stsil Co ITIXOZN r--Ilead.spiarters, Lewarde.
Ist Brigid.: Le Batt. Jutland, at c ruchala ; Ise Batteion. de
Front, Arteaux •' Du Prince Ferdinand°, Cnibotr,iti ; tul Bria
gads Pe Batt. de S. M. La Rehm, -Doterin ; 1./n. Batt. Chasseunto
Avignon; Parade Artillerie, Anicha.
Hasovratass Coot IN OtNT.--geul-quarters, Clandi.
Artikary, at Conde ; lit Prince-Regent's Hussars,
Trevino*: Bitt.Doke eit York ,Gcobetihkgen.ankl Linkkat‘h, .
Caulks U ittgade, Dake-CviebeNb,„ yeligitetipktgiipulie
Verrania:Orehiol.Dvkvilf icemen, IV4l6llMlt`• • • 8

Yesterday the Queen. went to-her xidioe•boume, ac.
compaoied by the Deice of Yalta, and she ?tin c son
Extx teem and MARY, for the purpose, of. s•eeing a
detachment of the 9th Light Dragoons, consisting of
about 50 meniusder the oominand td Captain Perw,
through the lanes exercise with lances of ten feet
!Wg. The Royal Party appeared highly delighted •
With the different-exercises :niter which they retprnej,
X* the llace to dinner. In. the evening hes MA.
NWT lid a select patty. • : . t
Yesterday, the Pnacess Cuasti,oxrg and Prince
Liorow received visits front the Dikes of Yon,
Claitgace, 'and GLoucEsren, at Camelford-house. -
Soon after fnur o'clock they took as airing in their
carriage : a great crowd was as usual collected round
the house, to wait for their coming out, who received
the Royal Pair with every mark of respect.,
• We have already had the melancholy task of no-
ticing the horrible treatment of our countrymen by
the Spanish General Mut:ILIA, when he took pos-
session of Carthagena. Not only. h every former
account tontirmed of this execrable :toil ungrateful
treatment, but we have the mortification to add the
arrival of official intelligence from Jamaica, stating,
that nine British subjects, who had been condemned
to death by the Spanish laws, were taken from their
prisons and shot. It is confirmed tbarColonel STlJalt'r
also suffered. Mr. Hrn.cr, the Commercial Agent
from Jamaica, was still closely confined a prisoner.at.
the date of the 2d of March, and his health WAS daily
declining. The lamentable sufferings Of our country.
men, we trust, will shortly be noticed iu Parliament.
Yesterday the dispatches by the. ships Ann and
Alesander, for Bombay, were finally closed at. the
"East.india House, and delivered to their respective
Pursers.

' -Fin.--Tuesday night, between 10 xnd 11 o'clock,
a fig broke out on the premises of Mr. UOUDA le, tar.
'raw, in the Southgate-street, Bury. It was first dis.
covered in the granary, in which was a quantity of
oats, barley, and beans, which, with the building, %von
totally destroyed. A coach house adjoining was alio
burnt down, in which sere a mourning Coach and
hearse, a taxed can, waggon, and other property.,—
There isivery 11111110 to apprehend the premises were
maliciously set on fire, as Mr. GOODAY had left the
spot but a short time-before the flames appeared.
Bus).—The following extract from the schedule
of statute 53. Geo. c. 116, since repealed, wall
chew the. proportion which the price of Bread ought
so bear to that of Wheat and Flour, according to the
judgment of the Legitlature : -

. per quarter. Floor per isek. Quoin bost;
s. d. w. d. -• 1. 4. ,
47 .9 0 44 0 . 0 II
SS 0 •
CI II 44 4. . 4.• --..'l* ...7.,
• II S SO 0 • .• .4%4. '0 11 4I -
70 0 • 902 0 • • . 1 V' 4
. • 57 0 . . 71 4 • 1 t
• 9S 0 . SO 12 . 2 9
Wednesday the son Oflife. 'noose; as genial:se,
in attempting io rob owe spoke nests. liellikoes' a
ler* and was killed en she spot He.wis itbOat
tyre years of age*

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• 70ANK srecK:

TO THE EINT9R -OF THE Mit.
MR. Enrroti—it is tune years since the dividends
on Bank Stock were raised from seven to tin per
Pent. ; but, includirg the Bonuses, the dividends
Attnou.nted to Were Man ten per cent. per aenum dui.
ing the precetfing nine years. It has been repeatedly
and confidently, affirmed; both in and out of Parlia-
Oen% that the Profits of the Bank hare accumulated
enormously. If this be a fact, how is it to be ac-
coonted for, that, clueing the last nine years; the
amouht of dividends has been less than in the nine
yeas prior to the site in Agra, 180 t •

' - AN OLD PROPRIETOR.

DEVON Cae& tiEctioN—Foultri Dmr.--This
contest is carded on with great spirit. —Mr. BASTARD,
who had lost on the third day (Wednesday), rallied
with success on the fourth day (Thursday), when he
had a majority Of 36 over his opponent.
WIDNIsSDAY Neer, the Second Day, of Drawing.--
State of the Wheel :

2 of .00,000 • 6 of it4oo
2 of 45,000 13 of A'soo
- S of £1,060 17 of ~too
5 of £soo •
Besidet £lOO, afso, &c: &c. and only Two Days to
Draw. The first Prize above £5OO must be ie6,000,
and may be 835,000. Tickets and Shares are selling
for this advantageous Lottery, at No. 26, Curnhill,
the old-established Office of HORNSBY and Co.
Tuesday last several officers of the regiments now
in Plymouth garrison amused themselves and mime.
rou.s respectable spectators, on the Hoe, with reaping
matches. Among those Lieutenant KERR, of the 90th,
.was distanced by Captain Dixote, of the 64th ; Cap-
tiip THOMAS by Captain JOHNSON, of the latter refit.
,plat Land Lieutenant BOND, of the same regiment.
.by Lieutenant CHADDICIC,_ of the 43d. Many bets
weridepeuding on the different contests.
A new Grand Stand, capable of accommodating
I,ooo.persons,• is to be erected at the Chester Race
Course. It.will be supported by massy stone pillars,
with a betting stand on the roof, .on the large hill
nearly opposite to the coming-id-chair. The exterior
to be faced with whit stone,.from Manley quarry.
In the Official accounts of .the Army Estraordi-
naries, laid before the House of Commons, there is a
sum of 581252. 2s. which appears to have been paid
.for two Field Marshal's latoer, for the Duke of Wes-
ziorzros and his Royal Highness the Duke of-Yottx.
What wete these basun: made of ? •
No person who visited the Parks on Tuesday, can
coinplain of the loch-wart/nen of the season, for, at
_every turn, you met old Virgins of 70 as gay as Orli
of seventeno, and young Minot emulous to become
Matrons!
' Outing-sQuABBO.—rEHALE SWINDLERO-Yesterday,
.16colisequence of tradesmen and persons who had
suffered from the well. executed schemess of Miss
Mary Aim Kimg coming to this Office to prffer their
complaints.
.Mr. FIBLDINO, the Sitting Magistrate,
ordered her to be brought up, that they might iden-
tify her person. She was accordingly brought up,
whets some ladies present stared, that she contrived
to get into their family as boarder, by her plausible
'tortes, .and bad got monies from them under false
pretences to a c nsiderable amount; that she inloi-
med them she was related to the Hon. Mr. King,
M.P. She had procured_ goods .from tradesmen un
der different pretences, and left her lodgings abruptly.
Mr. Simpson, of No. 4., Portman stratt,.said the pri-
soner took his lodgings about a month ago;
. she de-
ceivad him with the same tale she had .uripased on
Mr. Whitehead—only he had been more duped,
for ischad provided an elegant wedding-supper, and
. took coach to meet the expected bridegroom ; during
his absence she got out of the house unobserved, and
be fincfieg no person at the inn, he returned, and
fawad the Lady bad decamped: Mr. Yeerwitb, of
afacitfriars-road, said the prisoner bad got .830 of
hint and ids wile during the time she ' his
mired
lodgings. Mr. Ftetztxo fished her if sb ad any
Ash% So say ? She said aka acknoivledged er guilt.;
abet she had been• in the present coarse of life for four
snow& ; but it was necessity, not choice, that drove
bit to it,. having no either means of support. She
said she was not the daughter of a baker at Bath, as
. she stated on her former examination ; that her father
was a master weaver at Dersley, in Gloucestershire c
that her protector had deserted her, and with the mo-
aer she had left she purchased clothes to enable her
to assume the character of the lady of fashion. Mr.
FIRLDING said he should recommit her till Monday,
avbenshe witnesses were requested to attend.
THAMES POLE= ONFLCIL-••ROBliltRY OF TILE CO6O-
- Hov.—The Magistrates at this Office were
yesterday occupied from twelve o'clock until' six in
the evening is examining the different persons appre-
hended on suspicion of being concerned in this ro.
berg. Grow Stealer' who was examined before the
Lord Mayor on Tuesday, on his own confession of
being one of the persons implicated, was the first put
to she bar, but he recanted his first assertion in every
respect* and attributed it to his being in a state of hi-
ebriety, at the time. Mr. Morley, jeweller in Castle,
street, Holborn. said the prisoner was ttis foreman
for twenty years, and gave him an excellent charac-
ter. He would be answerable for 'his appearance at
'any time he may be called -on. In consequence of
sins he was discharged :with a suitable admonition
from the Magistrate. John Cho/tondo was thin put to
the bar. He said he had the dollars over-
board, and could not now produce theta. _ Corby and
-13, own were now put to the bar. Dalton and Miller,
Officers belonging. to tambeth-street, deposed as to.
aseir apprehending the prisoners. when they said they
found a chest of dollars beyond the Ferry.housa nor
Woolwich ; that Frown had about -his person sff4
end Corby 553 of the dollars, which they said was all
they found. The prisoners refused saying any thing
in defence, and were again remanded.
MAIALBOROBON-STSFITe--SDIALIWG Pxere.—Yes-
Medal' Sarah. Gilbert was re-examinedon the charge of
baying robbed the house of Sir G. Swan of °nelson,
' end and one pieces of plate. The prisonermailniir.
. committed for trial.
Dnawa.—The prisoners in Islewgate made an at-
tempt,* Saturday to break out of this prison. Tina
' had seined and disarmed four of the sentinels at '
taste % was discoveted. The jailor, aided by dill
endeavoured to dissuade them, bet they re-
at.4,14.4 .iroletefi wbwit ;honk . the breach
411*7 444 9Pf of 41-Pal 7,1! iho, ,
• AZed. - a the rot thossupOuitt4
P* ,w.O °i be .. . . , .
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I..tket too pitipieis were iagar4 4.* iii*A.,
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