Star.
London, England, 1811-05-27 00:00:00

PARLIAMEMTAR? PitocabiNOL

s-LOUSE OF LORDS; MAY
At four 'o'clock, their Lordships met, when the tollowing)sfils
teceived the Royal Assent by Commission, viz. the Copper Duty
Big, the Bristol Port Bill, the Calico 'Weaving Bill, the Smith
Sea Fishery Bill, the Bank of Ireland Security Bill, the Irish Mi-
litia Enlistment Bill, the Cinque Ports Jurisdiction Bill, and fif-
teen Private Bills. The Commissioners were the Loan Clllll/1.
awns, Earl of LIVER root., and Lord WA tsistows.
After seine further knuckle business, the House adjourned to
14/hrid2T.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, MAY 23.
The House having been summoned to attend in the Hots.
g Peers,
The SPEAKER, on his return, acquainted the House, that
severil Public and Private Bills had received the Royal Assent by
Commission.

PRIVILEGES OF THE HOOSE.
Mr. WHITBREAD said, he came down to the
Souse to-day, for the purpose of renewing a notice
which he had given last night on the subject of the
tvlessage received from his Royal Highness the Prince
Regent, in .answer to the Address of the House, re-
lative to Mr. Palmer's claims. The answer which
his Royal Highness had been advised by Ministers
to give to this Address, conveyed the grossest possi-
ble insult on that House, going as it did, to express
a doubt of the inclination, or 11. the ability of the
House to make good •any sums which his Royal
Highness might order to be issued in consequence of
an Address of that House. He (Mr. Whitbread)
had given his notice on this subject, in consequence
of having seen a printed paper, purporting to give an
account of the proceedings in another place, in which
it was stated, that his Majesty's Ministers had advised
the Prince Regent not to accede to the recommenda-
tion of the House. Nothing but imperious duty could

have induced him to postpone such a motion beyond

the earliest possible moment at which it could be
brought forward ; but he was under an absolute ne-
cessity of going to the country, and could not be in
the House sooner than Thursday, he, therefore, now

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gave notice, that if no other Member chose to bring
the matter under the consideration of the House be-
fore that day, he should then submit a motion on the
subject, although he should thereby be obliged to post-
pone another matter of importance which stood for
that day, it being his intention, that the present sub-
ject should take the precedence. He now moved.
that the Answer of his Royal Highness the Prince
Regent to the Address of that House be read.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
said, he had no objection either to the reading of the
Prince Regent's Answer to the Address of the House,
or to the motion of the Honourable Gentleman, when-

ever he should bring it forward. He was not afraid
of shewing, that there was nothing disrespectful to the
House in that answer. Ministers advised his Royal
Highness, that consistently with the nature of the
high office he had taken on himself, he ought not at
present to order the advance to be made ; and he (Mr.
Perceval,) accepted of thi challenge of the Honoura-
ble Gentleman on this subject, and should shew that
l.is view of the question was founded completely on
mist ace.

Mr. C. W. WYNN said there was no precedent
for such an answer to an Address of the House, as
that which the Prince Regent had in this case been
advised to send. It went to tak.: up by the roots
the Privileges of that House, assorted by them at
different periods since the Revolution (Hear, hear.)
He thought it impossible to say that their privileges
Were not affected by this answer to their Address,
and regretted that his Hon. Friend must postpone
his motion on the subject so long, as it was a ques.
Lion with which nothing should be suffered to lister-
fere. He proceeded to no ice a grant made to Mr.
Webber in the )ear 178 i, i.. consequence of a Reso-
bizton of the House. He thought that in this case
the House had exercised limit privi.legelnjudiciously;
he should not shrink from his opinion in this respect,
but still that did not affect the powtr' of granting,
Nvllieli was not thereby diminished. To,say that the
Prince Regent had here been rightly advised, would
be to hold that on every occasion, even where a pub-
lic monument was to be erected, the consent of the
other House of Parliament must be previously ob-
tained. If SO, why had they nit gone to obtain their
concurrence to the payment of the debts of Earl Cha-
tham or if Mr. Pitt ? and still more strongly, Why,
in 1758, had they taken upon themselves to order '
850,000 to be issued for the increase of the salaries
of the Judges ?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER,
without disputing the privileges of the House, should
be able to shew that the Prince Regent had been pro-
perly advised.
Mr. WHITBREAD said, the answer of the Prince'
Regent signified a distrust of the power and will of
the House to make good the grant,, and therefore
called for explanation.
FLOGGING LOCAL MILITIA.

T H E EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

MONDAY, MAY 27.

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PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAV AT ONE OCLOCX.,
Cons. money 64}—for account 65i
S per Cent. Reduced 630-4 per dCent. 794 . .•
5 per Cent. Navy 96ii—Exclteq. par to 4s. pretn.
Bonds 18$. and 17s. pre.—Ommum pre. •

The details in the Gazette of Saturday will be
read with exultation ; and although the victories ob-
tained by Lord WELLINGTON have not been of that
decisive description which the reports via Bristol gavel
us reason to expect, they still strengthen our confi-
dence in the gallantry of our troops, and in the ta- '
lents of their Comm Inder. Every vessel from the
Peninsula may be expected to bring us an account of
the fall of Almeida and Badajoz, both of which hie
portant fortresses are now closely invested.
In addition to the particulars which will be found
in the Gazette, the following were conveyed in
dispatches received from Mr. STUART, our Minister
at Lisbon :
Badajoz was invested on the Bth of May by Gene-
ral BERESFORD. The enemy were gallantly driven
out of a redoubt on the 9th by General LUMLIZY.--.
On the 10th the trenches were opened, and our bat•
teries began to play on the place, and on the same
day a general sortie was made by thegarrison, which
was repulsed with great loss on their part, and with
the loss to the allied army of 200 men in killed and
wounded.

SOWN was fortifying himself at Gallena, a strong
position to the northward of Seville. Taking into
account Moartaa's force, and the reinforcements he
has drawn front Cadiz, La Mancha, and Cordova,
his army amounts to 20,000 men, of which 4.000 are
at Smile, 1000 at St. Lucar Mayor, and 15,000,1
with 60 pieces of heavy ordnance, at his position at
Gallena. Notwithstanding the formidable appear-
ance of this force, we entertain no apprehensions for
General Bzeiseono. Without looking at all to the
different Spanish corps which might co-operate with
him, and which are stationed as follows, General
BERESPORD ekes is fully competent to cope with him:
—General Bruns was at Zara de los Cavalleros ;
General Cnsr.twes at Almendrolego ; and General
SZLLAsTERos at Llama. By the,Gazetta Extraor-
dinary the statement of SCUM BONAPARTI having
passed through Valladolid, on the ff7th of April, in
his way to France, is confirmed. To this information
we are enablen to add, that he was escorted by au
armed force of 15,000 men, and attended by a nu-
merous suite, among which were hit Spanish Ministers
&FARRELL, Uncanoo, and nearly 100 of thaapostate
Spanish grandees.
The following Private Letters have been received :
"Camp near Villa Formosa, Frontiers of Portugal,
May 9, 1811.
" The French are attempting to relieve Almeida,
but our fine fellows will disappoint them. There was
an action on the sth, but not a general one ; our out-
posts wily gave them a drubbing : their loss is severe,
and, I am sorry to say, our is not inconsiderable.--
The rascals have an immense number of cavalry, and
AS this is a plain, they use them with effect. Since
the sth, they have been manoeuvring, but we cannot
discover their intentions. The big wig: are all busy
looking through their glasses, the result of all this
will be a most tremendous battle, or their returning
into Spain—one or the other will happen, and that
immediately. The troops who have had an oppor-
tunity of distinguishing themselves are the light
corps, particularly the 71st, 85th; Chasse= Briuut-
uiques, 79th, and 92d regiments. Lime:mot-Colo-

Sir FRANCIS BURDETT rose to calf the atten-
tion of the House to a subject upon which he meant
to make a motion, but which he would not now press,
if it was the sense -of the House that it ought to ,
be postponed. He held in his hand a written state-
ment from a respectable Gentleman at Liverpetbl,
upon the authenticity of which he had every reason
to place reliance, and which, with the permission of du,
House, he would teed. The letter stated, that during
the period on which the locals militia was recendycallid
out at Liverpool, a private of the Bth company-1n
the regiment, named Tlykr, had written a song re-
specting the service of the Local Militia, the circum-
stances of their treatment on detroand thebread served
otit to them while embodied. This song he Lad sung
amongst his comrades, and afterwards sent. the ma-
nuscript to aininter's to have a number struck off.
The priater, however, before he published it; thought
it necessary to submit a copy for the perusal of Colonel
Earl, Commander of the Regiment, to which Taylor
consented I and so soon as Colonel Earl had perused
it, he gave orders for the arrest and confinement of
Taylor, in order to his being brought to a Court Mar-
tial. In two hours he was brought before the Court
for trial, upon the charge of publishing this song, al-
ledged to be an injurious reflection upon the regiment
and its service, and he was remanded to confine-
ment with the allowance of an hour to prepare for his
defence. At the end of which time he was again brought
up, when he avowed having written the song, but de-
rued any criminal intention, and he produced several
witnesses to character. He was, however, found guilty,
and sentenced to receive two hundred lashes. He
requested to be furnished with a copy of the minute
of the proceedings against hinoi, but this was refused ,

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inn in two hours afterwards liekvai rharched under nel datiteitolir, to severely 'Wounded; Majoi
guard to tit* parade, where the regiment was drawn r".
up. fie Wks tied up to the halberts, and received 50 ....ftawr of the 52ds lott his left leg ; .pelitenint
M‘Naa, his right arm from the socket, and left arm
lashes, but the itmainder were remitted by Colonel
Eatl. The letter adds, that the writer means not to splintered ; Lieutenant J. L. Hat, 92d, severely
attach any censure upon the conduct of Colonel Earl, wounded. the 79th had 93 men taken; and 148
whoM it states to be an humane man ; and says that , killed and wounded!'
many Members of the Court-martial were anxious to
" Camp oh die Phial of Almeida, May 8. I
acquit the man, but could not, upon the evidence he
I have the happiness to inform you, that, thank against him. It staird, also, that Taylor is a person
of most excellent character, in reputable life, being Gob, I Mee escaped the dreadful battles of the Sd
clerk to the Society of Lighter and Boat Owners in and sth inst. and am even better than could be ex-
Liverpool ; that he is a man of good moral charac- pected from the harassing and fatigues, together with
ter, and of education and mind much superior to his privations, we have unavoidably to encounter. The
station. The letter concluded with requesting the
i Honourable Baronet to bring the subject before Par- I enemy were joined by re-inforcements from France;
liament, and, if possible, to cause a stop to be put to a and' with their artily at Ciudad Rodrigo marched •
species of punishment so calculated to excite digust. towards these plains, in number about 45,000 infan-,
—The Hon. Baronet then proceeded to some very try, 5000 cavalry, and an immensity of artillery.—
pohich had as it were inted observations opon
crept unaccountably the punisinto hment ot foggi gne ,
Of thi3 movement we had some days previous notice.
w th
British service, as one which was abhorrent to every 4. After a very fatiguing march we found the French
feeling of humanity as well as of British freedom, on the plains, where they had taken trpa strong po.
and was a disgrace and a reproach to the military ser- sition, and after Lord WELLINGTON had reconnoitred,
vice of this country. He concluded by moving for &c. we also took up ours at the distance of musket.*
that which
copy of the M Tainylutores of the Court Martial. was unable to obtain, namely, a
shot from them. On the 2d of May (Thursday there
The CHANCELLOR "of the EXCHEQUER ,was some slight skirmishing, and oa the 3d (Friday)
observed, that on a Saturday, and in so thin a House,„! a severe action, from seven o'clock in the morning till
it was not usual to expect motions of such importance eight o'clock at night. On the 4th (Saturday) there
as to call for discussion. Before, however, he could was some slight skirmishing, but on Sunday last, the
consent to the motion, he should wish a fuller House, ikb, a most booty conflict took place.
and some opportunity for inquiry. He therefore
hoped the Hon. Baronet would have no objection to 44 On that day I was on piquet, and was incessantly
postpone his motion. After some conversation, the engaged from six o'clock in the morning till nine at
motion was postponed until Thursday segnight. night, and though the shot, cannon, and shells, were
Mr.WHI'I'BREAD wished to ask the Noble Lord flying for ten hours, and myself in the midst of them,
(Palmerston), it Courts-martial were authorised to
imprison Local Militia men in the common gaol ? I received no injury. Our loss has been very severe,
Lord PALMERSTON conceived, the proper place but the French have suffered infinitely more. They
of confinement in such cases was the guard-room of boasted that we should by the sth be entirely anni-
the Staff, or in that of the next military station. i hilated ; but they have got'such a scourge, that they
The several Bills on the table were forwarded, and
I commenced their retreat at day-break this morning,
the House adjourned at half-past five.
- and I suppose are gone into Spain."
FROM THE LISBON GAZETTE OF MAY 13.
The letters from the head-quarters at Villa For-
mosa of the Bth inst. bring some details of the battle
of the sth. By them it appears that the loss of the(
enemy on that day exceeded 6000 men.

An Anholt Mail arrived this morning A Con-
gress has been at length opened•at Belgrade.. with
the view of terminating the war between Russia and
Turkey. The Servians have been invited to attend
this meeting by their Plenipotentiaries, and there are
reasonable grounds to hope for a permanent peace.
We are sorry to find from the following extracts; that
our trade in the Baltic still continues to suffer sni
verely

•DANfZTCX, MAY 4:-

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The French privateer, le Petit Diable, fitted out
from Dantzic, and commanded by Captan Klim-
xath, has taken and brought into his port a ship from
Liverpool, laden with salt. This ship arrived the day
before yesterday, and to-day the same Captain has
likewise brought in two large and rich. American
ships, laden with sugar, coffee, cotton, and tobacco,
likewise Irom England. Captain. Klimrath has kept
the sea almost through the whole winter, notwith-
standing the stormy weather that has prevailed-in the
Baltic.