Star.
London, England, 1810-05-29 00:00:00

SCOTCH CLERGY.

The CHANCELLOR. of the EXCHEQUER
said, he had given notice last Session of his intention
to better the situation of the poorer Clergy in Scot-'
land, on the same principle that a Bill had beet
brought in for those of England. It was his inten- I
tion that none of the Livings should be under 1150 ,
a-year. The object of the Bill he should therefore I
move for, was to grant a sum of not more than
£lO,OOO a-year to make good that deficiency. With '
respect to the sum he mentioned, he thought it only
a fair minimum, as there were no prospects of pro-i
motion in the Scotch Church such as in the English,
to give additional weight to the poorer Clergy. It
was therefore only reasonable they should all be re-
moved from a state of poverty. He concluded by !
moving, 14 That the House go into a Committee to.l
consider of the Acts relative to the Scotch Clergy."
Mr. HORNER coincided cordially in the measure
praposed by the Right Honourable Gentleman, as he
considered the Scotch Clergy as a most respectable
and deserving class of men. He wished to know,
however, from what fund this provision was to be
made. He by no means wished them to become sti-
pen.fiafes of the State, nor to hold this additional
emolument at pleasure. He was 'anxious that this
additicn to their stipend should be held on the same
ground as the other part of their living.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER.
stated, the plan was not yet completed ; but it was
his intention that the addition to be given should be
referred to the Commissioners of the Tiends, before
whom all examinations respecting the present amount
of stipend should take place. The Barons of the Ex-
chequer would of course be called on to pay the de-
ficiency.—The House then, in a Committee of Sup-
ply, voted £lO,OOO to the above purpose.
LOTTERY, AND VOTE OF CREDIT.

Mr. WHITBREA D intended to object to the Lot-
tery Bill, and to say something as to the Vote of Cre-
dit, but wished to do so at the time most convenient
for the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
could not n tine a day at present, but engaged that an
opportunity should be afforded.
Mr. CREEVY asked when the Chancellor of the
Exchequer intended to move for the Grant to the
East InJia Company ?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER re-
plied, on Thursday or Friday.
KINGSTON-ON-lIULL'S PETITION FOR REFORM.

Lord MAHON presented a Pctiticn from the town
of Kingston-on-Hull, the substance of which wa ;,
that the Petitioners lamented that the House of Com-
mons was losing ground in the public, opinion, from
its Vote on the Walchercn Inquiry, and other mat-,
ters—that the Petitioners were anxious to support
every just right of Parliament—that whether they
had the privilege contended for or not, they did not
presume to determine—but that its exercise in the
cases of Sir Francis Burdett and Mr. Gale Jones was
very suspicious, coupled, as it had been, with the
grant of a Sinecure to Mr. Yorke. That if it
should appear that the House had the privilege of
!?-nprisoni Lig at discretion, it was at least necessary
that it should be pure in its Constitution, otherwise
that the power would in effect be me in the hands
of the Minister of the Crown, and of those who dealt
in Seats, like Lord Castlereagh and Mr. Pereeval.—
The Petition concluded with praying, that the House
should revise its proceedings—that it should take steps
to carry Parliamentary Reform into execution—that
it should abolish Sinecures, and pay every possible
attention to economy !—The Petition was read, and
Grdered to be laid NI the table.
DUBLIN POST OFFICE.

Mr. SHAW (of Dublin) after adverting to some
misconduct in she Dubl;n Post Office, in charging
postage for newspapers transmitted under the franks
of Members of Parliamcm., moved for a Return of the
Newspapers for which postage had been charged at
the Dublin Office, since the fist of May last, such
Newspapers having been franked by Members of Bar*
liament.
Sir HENRY IV:ONTGOMERY seconded tbe mo-
tion, and observed, that the Postmaster -general was
for a considerable pert of the year in London, leaping
the business to the management of the Clerks. He
also said,. that he had written on this subject to the
Post Office there, and had never been able to procure
an answer.

Mr. IGIACNAUGHTEN defended the conduct of
the Post-Master-Gekral, for whom it was necessary
to be often in London, and observed, that none in
the situatif,n had ever been Imre attentive to the duty.
Mr. G RATTAN and Mr. PARNELL concurred
that the rost-Master-general had paid every at-
tention to his duty ; but blained the Clerks of the
Rolls, who ought to suffer some punishment.
Mr. WELLULEY POLE stated, that measures
had been taken to prevent the recurrence of the breach
of privilege complained of in future, and that if, upon
inquiry, the Clerks of the Rolls should be found to
have deviate 1 from. their duty, they should suffer
some punishment. Under these circumstances, he
hoped the minion would be withdrawn.
.Mr. SHAW agreed, and it was accordingly with-
drawn.—Adjourned to Wednesday.

THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

TUESDAY, MAY 29.
KIND CDAILLES THE SECOND'S RESTORATiox.
Holiday at the Bank, Exchequer, and Stamr-01.
FMCS OF STOCKS YESTERDAY.
Bank Stock Ontnium ti prim.
3 per Cent. Red. Ann. 691 India Bonds 205.191. pre
S per Cent. Cons. 70 Exc. Bilis, 44. es. pr.
per C. Navy 101 j. Lottery Tickets 64
Long An. 18 9-18 t Cont. for open. 71 3

This morning three Gottenburgh Mails arr
The following are the only important articles
contain

HtLSINGBOAG, MAY to.
The enemy's privateers promise to be more
rous than during the last summer s two, ho
have been put hors de comtat by the Fisguard
GOTTENBURGH, MAY is.
The Tribune frigate had a severe brush
Norge a few days since, with four heavy Dant
brigs, carrying from 16 to 20 21-pounders
maintaining an action of considerable length,
made off, but not till they had killed mine of
bune's men and wounded 13. he is considerably
cut up in her rigging. •

Paris papers to the 24th have been received
Moniker of the 22d contains Ow French officii
of the capture of Matagorda, in which ample
is done to the bravery of the handful (:f Br-46h
which defended the fort. The advantages
result to the French from the occupation of a.
are strongly insisted on in the repot t.
We formerly stated, that an alarming fire
broke out at one of the depots for British prisoners
France had been got under by the exertions of
countrymen. The Moniker of V6dnesday last
tains an official document on the subject, which
cords the names of the persons who were ,
and to whom considerable gratuities have been
by order of the French Emperor.

.A. vessel which left Ostend on Saturday
brought letters from the Continent up to that
They relate the following interesting fact
BONAPARTE and his suite were visiting the docks
harbour 6f that place, on Sunday the 20th instant,
observed a ship standing in, and waiteg till it
anchor. On the master's landing, he was
into the presence of the Emperor, whose rank
revealed, and who enquired from what part of tke
world he came ? Alarmed at this question,
master stated that he came from Norway, and
his vessel was laden with wood. " You do not
me the truth, (replied NAPOLEON) let me see
licence ; you are from England," Fearful lest the
production of his licence should subject his ship and
cargo to confiscation, the trader still hesitated, whet
Bowatraters, penetrating into the cause of his apire.
hension, assured him that it was unfounded. Tie
licence and the ship's papers were then produced anl
surrendered, and the master received orders to attend
in two hours at the Imperial Hotel, when the surprise
occasioned by his discovering that the person wilt
whom he had conversed was the emperor had subsid.
ed, he was closely questioned by NAPOLEON on
state of British commerce. The latter tried to
taro the motives which could induce our
to object to taking from France a portion of our
ports in wine and brandy ? When his etalosity
been satisfied, he returned the licence and papers, .
allowed the vessel to unload and take on board a
cargo of wheat. After this, according to the repat
of the Captain, NAPOLEON formally announced to
Chamber of Commerce at Ostend, his determinatio
to sign no more licences for imports, unless
would consent to receive wines and brandy; in
case? he was willing to grant licences to enable vesiell
to proceed directly to. a British port, and thus
Ito both Governments the reciprocal
circumscribed advantages of
trade?

Recent advice; from Holland state, that
quantities of Colonial produce had been seized,
a considerable addition had been made to the
force in that country. A letter, dated May 15,
dons that the whole of the American property
had been detained there, and which amounted
more than two millions of donars, was to be sold
the I.sth of hest month, under the decree lately I
lished at Paris. In the same communication it
mentioned that the like proceeding is to be
in all the ports of Flanders and Holland.
letter from Schowen, of the lith instant, observes►
that the decree just alluded to is carrying into
don with the utmost rigour, and many ships in
harbour and in the neighbourhood were in
quence put under sequestration:

The following letter from America on the ,
of the Non-Intercourse Act, is interesting :-
66 Borrust, Aram 2.
66 You already know, that by a Clause in the Act, the
Asa
Intercourse law is to expire at the conclusion of the Sessile
pongress, but many persons here imagine, that tbe Pre;itiest
will have a power to continue its operation fur such further Lio.
as he may think expedient. I have reason to believe, that Do Ad'
authority will be given him ; and, I am of opinion, that scot*
will be perfectly safe, signing bonds for their good _
though they were to take their departure in anticipation of el
expiration of the law, and that the bonds they are compelled t°
enter into would not be made the foundation of aDy process"
ougrets svill rise early month." •

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LAI" INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, MAY 25.
, SIR THEOPHILUS METCALFE AND OTHERS V. BRUEN, ESQ.
In this action, which was brought by the Globe
Insurance Company, to recover the jnount of a surety
bond, for the good &induct of a Clerk in their service
of the name of Wilkinson, the Jury found a verdict
for the plaintiffs. In this argument of this day, to
set aside the verdict, the ATTORNEY-GENERAL Con-
tended that the bond was invalid, as being made
either to the individuals composing the Companx, or
to the Company considered as a fluctuating body. In
the first instance the bond was made void by the first
death that happened amongst the 991 Subscribers that
composed the Company ; and in the second, the word
Company, taken in the sense in which it was applied
to the Globe Insurance, was not recognised by law.
LORD ELLENBOROUGH was of opinion, that the only
thing requisite was to get at the fair meaning of the
contracting parties.: tliat meaning was to secure a
body of persons carrying on insurance against the dis-
honesty of their servants, and for this purpose a bond
_
• thi valid. The na-

baring his mark, the broad R. Re was sentenced
to pay a fine of £5O, and tobe imprisoned six months
in the county gaol.
Mr. PARK moved for a Rnle to shew cause why a
writ of Habeas Corpus should not be issued, to bring
up Thomas F. Morris, confined in the King's Bench
Prison, that he might be ',discharged fiom the Royal
Marine Corps, under the Act of the 49th of the pre-
sent King ; which sets forth, that a man enlisting
must not be attested, before twenty-four hours after
such enlistment, and within four days. It was set
forth in the affidavit, that Morris was seen drinking ,
v;.l several persons, and a Serjeant of Marines, at a
Coffee-house, in Surrey ; and that he, Morris, was so
intoxicated, that he Was in a state of insensibility.—
On the following morning, the Serjeant said he was
enlisted, and had been attested, although he acknow-
ledged it was before the 24 hours had expired.
The Court held, as he was a prisoner for debt, and
not held in custody as a marine, they had no jurisdic-
tion ; but when he was enlarged from his present
confinement, and was forced to join the corps, it
would then come under the cognizance of the Court.
Rule refused.

RIOTERS.

PROPAGATION OF CHRISTIAN KNOW-

LEDGE.

out

to their Trustees was, as in , ,is case,
ture of the body might be anomalous, and not strictly 1 William Mahoney and Lewis Williams, sailors,
admitting of legal forms ' • but the meaning of the convicted at the last Lancaster Assizes, of aiding and
present transaction could be got at, and it was such abetting in a riotous attempt to destroy some rendwereez-
as the law could render valid. The verdict must be vous houses at Liverpool, in September last,
confirmed. brought up for judgment. The Attorney-General,
MAY 26.—ASPLIN V. LODOWICII. in praying the judgment of the Court upon the pri-
Mr. GARROW prayed judgment on the ,defendant. saners, observed, that he did not know whether he
The circumstances of the case were briefly these : was justified in what he was about to submit to the
.On the 30th of December, 1808, the plaintiff, who Court ; he understood, however, that one of the de-
was a Physician, a Magistrate, and a Captain of Yeo- fendants, Mahony, had borne an excellent character
ananry Cavalry, in Essex, and the Defendant a Lieu- previous to this unfortunate transaction, and both had
tenant on the Bombay Establishment, casually meet- conducted themselves with propriety during the time
ing each other, agreed to try the speed of their horses they had been in confinement (eight months). He
for a wager of sg2o. The race was run, and the therefore trusted the offence they had committed was
plaintiff was distanced. The parties, with several of not a premeditated one ; he should not oppose their
their friends, adjourned to a tavern after the toils and being discharged on entering into their own recogni-
triumphs of the day. Their good-humour lasted un- zances to appear to receive judgment when called on.
til nine o'clock, when a toast, given by the defendant : Mr. Justice GROSE observed, the offence of which
from the chair, so far offended a Clergyman, the . the prisoners had been convicted was one of a most
• Rev. Mr. Sumner, who was present, that he left the serious nature, and they were much indebted to the
room. This was considered by the Chairman as a ' Attorney-General for his lenity. The defendants
species of revolt, which he could not sufficiently dis- ! were discharged on entering into recognizances to
countenance, and he expressed pretty freely his opi- appear when called on by the Court.
nion on the shabbiness of the proceeding. According 1
to the statement of all parties, the time ofexpatiating
on this topic was peculiarly unlucky. Just when the
lecture on the Parsces want of magnanimity carmen- -
ced, the two bottles, which, had hitherto made their . am .mimalmino•
TIIE SOCIETY IN SCOTLAND FOR PROPAGATING CHRIS..
gyrations with perfect and repeated facility, had ar.
rived before the Plaintiff, who sat at the foot of the TIAN KNOWLEDGE IN run HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS.
table ;he felt it nothing more than his duty to vindi- ! The Anniversary of this Institution was celebrated
cate his absent friend from the scandal of shrinking on the 16th instant at the City of London Tavern,
from good-fellowship and good company, but in the Bishopsgate-street, the Right Hon. the Earl of Kts:-
interval he forgot to move on the bottle. The Pre- NOUL in the Chair. His Lordship was supported by
sident expressed his sentiments on the folly of long the Earl of BREADALBANE, RANALIS M4DONALD,
speeches with rather too much spirit. He was an- ; Esq. of Staffa, Lieutenant-General CAMPBELL, &c.
swered by the Vice-President that there should be no &c. &c. The company in respectability and numbers
dictator at their table, and that if the President did has not, we believe, on any former occasion been
not know how to behave himself, he should be pulled surpassed, and the receipts of the evening proved
of the chair. After some further reasoning on that the exertions for its benefit have been in, the
both sides, the threat was put in force, not without , highest degree successful.
considerable reluctance on the part of the Chairman, I The importance of the Society is far greater than
who lost his cravat, the skirt of his coat, and one of ' the Public we apprehend are aware of, nor do we
-.: sleeves in the encounter. Next morning, Dr. ! think it risking too much to say, that it stands this
Asplin coming to some recollection of what had hap-iday unrivalled in this country. Its OBJECT is to ex-
pened on the night before, wrote to the Defendant, ! tend religious and useful knowledge to the most dis-
expressing his regret, and offering any apology that taut corners of the Highlands, and in the prosecution
ight not be inconsistent with a Gentleman's feel- 'of this object, it has actually under its daily tuition,
figs. He was answered that no apology of any kind , nearly SIXTEEN THOUSAND children, besides employing
sued be accepted ; and the Defendant immediately i Catechists and Missionaries.
t.epared a number of placards, which he posted up It has existed just one hundred years, during which
the principal towns of the neighbourhood, describ- period it is calculated that SEVERAL MILLIONS have
the Doctor as a bully and a coward. For this , issued from its infant Seminaries. Multitudes of
Ilan- der an action wat brought, and judgment was those are at this instant filling important and dis-
suffered to go by default. tinguished places in every department of life, and in
In extenuation of the offence, a number of affida- every quarter of the globe ; and many of the most
its were produced, giving the Defendant the cha- gallant military atchievements, of late years, have
racter of a peaceable and inoffensive man. been performed by men whose first rudiments of
Lord ELLENBOROvou, on the whole of the proceed- glory were received from this Society, amid ti'e moan-
ing, was of opinion that the Defendant's conduct tains of Scotland.
could not be justified. Nothing of his offence could
attributed to feelings warmed at the moment, as It was uncommonly gratifying to hear the marked
and decided testimony in its favour of Lord Krs:-
some days elapsed before the posting took place, and I
N0t.1., Lord BREADALBANE, and Mr. M‘DoNaLD ;
, very proper apology of the Plaintiff ought to have I
satisfied any injury which his honour might have sus- , because, upon their estates, many of the Society's
I schools are erected, where the advantages of them
pained on the occasion.
Mr. Lonowicu was then remanded into the custody I are so immediately felt, and so highly appreciated,
the Marshal, and ordered to be brought up for sen- that these Noblemen contribute jointly with the 313-
I ciety for their support.
tence on Wednesday next. -
The warm interest wiiich the Noble Chairman has
KAY 28.-•-•:THE MING V. EDWARD WM. ROBERTS AND
ROBERT BROWNE. taken in the Institution, is worthy of the great exam.
The defendants were brought up to receive
,judg- , pie of his revered and benevolent Father, and is
merit. They had been found guilty of a conspiracy,llikely, to prove productive of the most extensive be-
which means they defrauded a number of trades- . nefit to the Institution in the Metropolis. We un.
le of goods to a large amount. It appeared' derstand that the Earl of Krswoin,, with the Earl of
that Roberts, who was confined for debt iI the Fleet ' BREADALBANE, and Mr. M•DONALD, are nominated
Prison, lent his wife to the other defendant, Browne,lamomg the present Directors of the Corresponding
rho took a house in Great Coram-street, furnished Board.
, and set up a chariot, with a suitable establishment,
for the lady. Mrs. Roberts, alias Browne, became I
the active agent ; she visited all the fashionable shops, I,
purchased
articles, and had them sent to Great CO-1
ram-street. Browne gave acceptances of Roberts for I
them, made payable at an office they had in another
part of the town. Against thetime the bills became
•luei the pretended office was closed, the lady not to i
found, and Browne attempted to impose himself;
upon the alread i
deluded creditors as the brother of I
the person who ad drawn the bills, and produced a
bill of sale of t e house, made to him from his bro-
ther, for a valuable consideration, and denied all'
knowledge of either Roberts or the lady.
-Mr. MARRYATT pot in two affidavit's, made by the
defendants, contradicting every part of the evidence
given at the trial, on the part of the prosecution.
The ATTORNEY GENERAL held, that those affida-
Irks aggravated the original crime ; that there was
not any thing brought forward to corroborate a single
allegation in them.
Mr. Justice GRosE, after a proper admonition, sen-
tenced Roberts to be imprisoned six months, and
Browne twelvd, in his Majesty's gaol of New gate ;
and, in the course of the period of their imprisonment,
to be once pillored, for the space of one hour, at
Charing Cross. Browne seemed much affected at the
latter part of the sentence. It appeared that Roberts
ot re before received the sentence of the Court for a
similar offence. -
THE KING V. HUGH ELLIOTT.
The defend Ant lead been found guilty of selling
planks, •at Torpoint, they being King's sit-res, and
: O.

JOHN WILLIAM ADAM, Esq. the Treasurer, whose
zeal, ability, and diligence, are deserving of every
praise, has not only devoted his time and labours to
this excellent cause, but greatly enlarged his' annual
contribution towards its support.
The Entertainment bespoke the great attention of
the Stewards to the accommodation of their Guests,
and the result of the evening was a proof of the rea-
diness of a British Public to patronise the interests of
Patriotism, and their Country, whenever these
interests are justly stated, and properly understood.

Last week a silver Eel, of a size the most remark-
able that we believe has ever been recorded in the
annals of Natural History, was taken by some labour-
ing =en on the muddy shores of the Medway, nor far
from the Lime Works above Rochester. It was six
feet long, about 25 or 30 inches in circumference, and
weighed 341bs. ; when dressed the flesh was exceed-
lingly white, and of most delicious flavour.

An Inquest was taken yesterday at the Griffin and
Half Moon public house, Half Moon-street, on the
body of Mr. Edridge, a tallow-chandler,, in Oxford-
street, who died on Wednesday last. The deceased
had slept at his father's house at Chelsea, on Tuesday
eight, and was returning to business at eight o'clock
on Wednesday morning, through the Green Park,
when he was seized with a fit whilst walking along
the bank of the basin, :,nd fell in. There were seve-
ral people who witnessed the catastrophe, and the un-
i fortunate man was taken out of the water alive, but
he died in the evening. Verdict—Accidental Death.

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