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"Cape, Gibraltar, and the lonian Islands, until he
blew their revenues, and that no sons of needy No-
Mlit . ere sent out as Governors. The House of
Comrt.' .s had selected a bad time for placing confi-
koce in Ministers, when the table was broken down
44 Petitions for a reduction of Taxes.
Mr. It. WARD defended the conduct of the Ord-
nance Office. It was hard to slander others who could
lot &tend themselves.
Mr. it G. BENNE rr explained; as did Mr. WARD.
Mr. J. SMITH thought it unfair to make any allu-
sions to Gentlemen who had not an opportunity of
blending themselves.
Mr. HUME denied that he had ever made vague
and personal assertions ; but always such charges as
he could gibstantiate. Ile repeated his charges as to
the pilfering of wood, coals, and shavings at Queen-.
borough. He complained that the Hon. Gentleman
vas holding out an encouragement to plunder, and,
in
effect, saying to every servant of the Ordnance—
Do what you will, commit what peculations you
, and I will defend you"—( Hear, hear).
Mr. R WARD again defended the conduct of the
Ork;naace Office; and also the Ordnance Storekeeper
at Feversham, as to the taking wood, &c.—After
same further conversation; the Committee divided—
Far the Resolution - -
86
Against it
Majority - - - -—3 l

Mr. R. WARD moved a sum of £36,000 for de-
fraying t: e esj eases of Ordnance and Garrisons in
Guerwey arid Jersey.
Mr. GIPPS wished to know why this sum was
£15,000 more than on any former year ?
Mr. R. SVARD said, there was no absolute addi-
tion, though there was on this article. The sum was
placed on the Ordinaries, instead of heii:g on the un-
provided Estimates to. the Ordnance. There was last
year an urivr.)vided sum of £60,000 This alarmed
them ; and they determined to charge it on the
Ordinaries.
Mr. GIPPS thought this still an immense sum for
such a charge, after so long a period of profound I,eace.

Mr. It. WARD repeated his former observations.
The number of troops to be supplied was greater at
Dome stations than during war.
Mr. GIPPS did not understand how there came to
be son,uch charged for beds, bedding, and barrack
utensil., for the gal risons at borne.
Mr. %WARD repeated that this sum was brought
from ti:e nnprovided Esjiiiates to ,be Ordinaries.
Mi. HUME thought there had been stores enough
voted during the war to supply beds and bedditii; for
twenty years.
Mr. GIPPS proposed to reduce this vote to £33,000.
Mr. HUME thought they ought to postpone this
vote until they got farther information on the subject.
It was impossible that 1:20,000 could be wanted for
beds, bedding, and barr .ck contingencies lot 7000
men. He was glad to hear that an account was to be
furnished of this su.n ; but, at the same time, he
thought the Amendment very proper.
Mr. MA BERLEY said the House ought to limit
the Government to money, so that, if they would not
economize, they must resign.
Mr. BERNAL objected to the charge for a maga-
sine at Gravesend, as unnecessary. The ships might
take in their powder at Woolwich.
Mr. HUME understood there was no magazine at
Gravesend at all. He wished the Honourable Mem-
ber would say whereabouts at Gravesend the maga-
zine was situated ?
Mr.WARD said, if the Hon. Member chose to, go
to Gravesen., any one would shew him the magazine.
There were 15,000 barrels of powder kept there and
at Tilbury Fort.
Mr. HUNIE objected to having such a number of
magazines at different places; which only served to
increase expense.
Mr. WARD said, it was impossible to please Gen-
tlemen. A magazine had been erected at Purfleet,
capable of containing 60,000 barrels of powder, with
a view of doing away the lesser magazines ; but they
immediately had all Essex up in arms against them ;
and amongst them, the late Member for Bedford re-
monstrated against so large a mass of powder being
deposited in one place ; they were immediately
accused of being the most dangerous set of men
alive !—(Laeghter).
After a few words from Mr. J. SMITH, Mr. T.
WILsoN, and others, the House divided—
For the Amendment - - - - 64
For the original Motion - - - 99
Majority for the original Motion - —35
ORDNA NCI.

The next Resolution was for £217,543, for balance of pay to
the Ordnance Corps in Great Britain and elsewhere, after al-
lowing for a Vote of Credit of £150,000 taken on the 19th of
April last, and making in all a sum of £367,453. •
Mr. HUME objected to one item in this account, of £4,268
to gunners, since the guns having all been removed there were
no guns to take care of.
Mr. WARD said, it was true the guns had been removed at
some stations, but was this any reason why the Gunners' Esta-
blishment should no longer be kept up? The lion. Gentleman
should be aware that Master Gunners were, in general, gild
veteran Officers, who had served their country faithfully for
years, and were provided for by this appointment at an expense
of only £B4 a-year to the Public. If this was done away, the
greatest object of ambition and excitement to Non-commissioned
Officers, to exertions and good conduct would be done away. In
this point of view he considered this as one of the most important
and useful branches of the establishment, as far at least as the
good of the service and public interest were concerned.
Mr. BEN NETT wished the vote divided into lesser sums.
This suggestion was adopted by Mr. WARD, and the first item,
that for the Master-Gunners,was then put, and agreed to.
The next Resolution was or £40,030 for the pay of the Royal
Corps of Engineers, containing 203 Officers, not including 12
officers serving in Ireland.
Mr. HUME wished to know where the Staff of this Corps
were provided for? 124 of these were Staff Officers, and bad per-
kes. This was a must extraordinary proportion. The Staff,
he thought, might be so reduced as to save £20,000 to the Pub-
lie understood the present item was for the regular pay,
Ind therefore he should not oppose it.
Colonel FRANKLIN contended, that the pay toast Officer
of Engineers, when employed, was not too much. He, as Co-
lonel, received 16s. a-day, and when employed, the pay was in-
creased one-half. But this by no means covered his additional
expenses.
Mr. HUME did not complain of the amount of pay, but of
seamy Officers being set down as employed, who, in fact, were
not employed. He would only instance the case of Feversham.Y
VW necessity was there fur &Staff Officer at Feversiaam, where
no works were going on at present?
Mr. WARD said a few words in defence of the Staff; after
which the Resolution was agreed to.
Mr. P. NIOOItE then moved that the Chairman should re-
port progress, it being past twelve o'clock.
The motion was adopted, the House resumed, the Chairman
irpom d progress, and the Report was ordered to be received
(143 onday.—The other Orders were disposed of, and the House
aajoulied, at Usdf-past o'Clock, to blonday.

THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

SATURDAY, MAY 19, 1821.
THE FUNDS.

PRICES OP STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONt (*LONE
:3 per Ct. Reduced 73% %-3 per Ct. Cons. 741/2
,4 ptr Cent. 913 92-5 per Cent. Navy 1093/4 3/4
Long Anns. 18 13-16 7/B—lndia Bonds 435.455. pr.
Exchequer Bills par 2s. pr.—Cons. for Acct. 743/4 lA.

The Paris Papers of Wednesday arrived this forenoon.
A letter from Bayonne, of the 10th May, is given
in the Journal des Debats, which says—" The sinister

reports which were in circulation during the whole
of yesterday, are happily contradicted by a traveller
who arrived this morning from Madrid. Nothing
less was talked of than attempts against the Royal

Family, and even the person of the King. What is

true is, that after the assassination of the Canon
Vanuesa, on the sth inst. the populace went in a body

to the King's Palace, and sent forth the most horrible
vociferations against his Majesty, and against his
brother, the Infant, Don Carlos. The Authorities,
with the aid of the troops and the militia, succeeded
in re-establishing order. It is added, Ltit the fact
appears to want confirmation, that all the Members
of the Cortes, after a public deliberation, repaired to
the King's Palace, to make a rampart of their per-
sons round the Royal Family. At the departure of
the traveller who brings these accounts, Madrid ap-
peared tranquil.
The Empecinado, at the head of from seven to
eight thousand men, has attacked the Curate Merino,
and dispel sed his band, the greatest part of which
have been made prisoners. Merino escaped as by a
miracle, with twenty of his followers; he flattered
himself, up to tlie last moment, that the Empecinado
would join h►m.
It ►s announced that all the Monks and Canons
of Burgos have seen arrested.
" Military Commissions have been formed at Sal-
vatierra and at Vittoria, to try the Chiefs of the In-

surrection of Alava."
It is stated in an article from Nice, of the Ist inst.
that the ex-King of Sardinia, VICTOR EMP4ANUEL, IS
to repair to Modena. His refusal to resume the
Throne was, it appears, very mach against the in-
clinations of his spouse, who has been talking of-going
to Vienna on the subject. Prince NIETTERNICII, in
a letter respecting the affairs of Piedmont, has been
pleased to say We now see how very easy it is to
put down Revolutions ; it is only necessary for one
King to have the courage to refuse to say. yes, and
another to say no."
Measures of severity continue to be pursued in
Piedmont. The Military Commission is inexorable.
General GIFFLENGA, who accompanied Prince CA-
RIGNAN° to Novara, and had at first only received
orders to retire to his estates, has been arrested.—
There was found in the carriage of ST. MARSAN and
LEVI (who were-taken, after the affair at Novara, with
10,000 francs and some papers) a correspondence be-
tween GIFFLENGA and ST. MARSAN. the son, which
compromises the former deeply. Some of the parties
arrested, and, among others, Colonel PALMA, are
said to have gone mad.
The whole Revolution of Piedmont, it is added,
was nothing but a conspiracy of Officers ; the sol-
diers, it seems, took so little part in it, that it was
found necessary to distribute to some corps 36 francs
each man, to induce them to march.
The latest accounts relating to Naples state that
the Austrian army of occupation is to be reduced to
12,000 men, who will be distributed among the for-
tresses. Two flying columns of Austrians had been
scouring the country if the bands of brigands who in-
fested it. One De NEGRIS, who had been appointed
Captain of Legionaries, had assembled some fugitives
at San Bartholomeo in the Capitinate, and bad there
hoisted the standard of the Carbonari ; but at the
approach of the Austrian troops this band dispersed.
Two of them were made prisoners, and immediately
delivered over to the Military Commission.
The following is the only additional, intelligence
respecting the. Greek insurrection: The Russian Con-
sul at Jassy had published two Proclamations. In
the first, he summons YPSILANTI and his Russian
partizans to repair instantly to Russia, and to wait
there the pleasure of his Imperial MAJESTY; and in
case of disobedience, he declares that they will be re-
garded as disturbers of the public peace and treated
as such. In the second, he calls upon such Mulda-
vians as have taken part with the rebels, to return to
their duty, and to obey the legitimate Authorities, as
the only means of avoiding the punishment due to
those who persist in rebellion. The effect of these
Proclamations had been to produce that re-action
among the Boyars of Moldavia which we mentioned
a few days ago. It does appear, in short, that we
may say with a French paper ; "Encore une revolu-
tion terminie."
French Five per Cents. Tuesday, 83f. 50c.

Mails from Flanders and Holland have brought us
Papers to the 15th and 16th instant. The following
are the only articles which we have met with of any
interest:

NAPLES, APRIL 20.
Accounts from Palermo of the sth, say, " Tom-
merelli de Lucca and some other Ez-Deputies to the
I'arliament, having arrived here, were immediately
placed in the Castle as well by a way of precaution
as to protect them against the insults of the people.
Some indications of disorder among the Militia and
the populace were suppressed in their very origin."
FRANKFORT, MAY 9.
The Saxon Government has just established a very-
iigourous Censorship of all Works printed in that
Kingdom.
BRUSSELS,`MAY 19.
If we may believe private correspondence from
Prussia, that country will not be long without a Con-
stitution. It will be laid before a Committee, com-
posed of persons among all classes of society. A
strong opposition is expected from the Nobility in
what relate, to the abolition of feudal rights. His
Majesty our Sovereign, has signed the Decree or-
dering. the Palace of the States-General to be rebuilt
on the same plants before die Lao fire. •