Star.
London, England, 1817-05-07 00:00:00

LONDON.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, IRI7.
PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT TwEINE nvLocic
Redwea 71 —Cons. 7214—D0. for Ace. 7473
4 per Cent. ri3l I-3 per Cent. Navy. I ntti
India Bonds 7s 74 pre.—kzebequer 13.111 Ss. I6a. pr.

Mr. Latin:MOWS Motion on Mr. CANNING'S MiltSir.R
to Lisbon came under disfussion last night. The
debate is worthy of a perusal. Ministers had a ma-
jot ity of 174.. A very simple view may be taken of
the whole question. NVas the allowance to Mr. CAN-
tsiNa greater than would Nee been proper bad the
PRINCE Itzetzsr actually returned to Portugal As
the event of Hs return was nut certain, was the ex-
penditure made contingent on that event '—for it is
possible that a servant may be sent on a business
which may. tar may not require a certain fund to be
put at his disposal. If the money is not wanted—i.e.
if the event for which it was provided does not occur,
would there be any thing strange in the money being
made returnable to the employer ? In point of fact,
the hunts REGENT did not return ; but k should
also be recollected, that Mr. CANNING, though he
could not be required to do so, actually returned the
last quarter's salary to the Treasury. It should al-
ways be recognized too, that the expectation of an
event generally occasions an expense which cannot
be recalled; and it wool 1 be unrearenable to expect
that in such a case the pubic should be remunerated
at the expense of an ;mile:du:l:, however convenient
or beneficial the appointment may have otherwise
been to him, or how unnecessary soever the appoint-
ment may have been proved to be by the actual event.

Our Readers have been informed of the Legislative
Assembly of the Bahamas having been dissolved by
the Governor, in consequence of some proceedings
deemed by him to be imprudent if not illegal. The
leading business which led to this was, it now ap
pears, connected with the Registration of Staves. An
Act for that purpose had passed the. British Legis-
lature, the obje., of which was to coupteract the
smuggling•in 01 Slaves, and to ascertain, from time
to time, the deaths And births tit the elave population
in the West indies. Instead of following the diree-
tkns of the SI ive Registry Bill, the Assembly of the
Bahamas thought fit to bring in a Bill into their own
House, enacting that the Registration should take
place astly asses every three yam The ArronsutT-Gc-
NERAL was deputed by the Go:Tension to remonstrate
with the Assembly on this proceeding, hut the re-
ception which they gave .to this Law Officer was
such, that their intention to force the Bill upon the
Governor was rendered apparent—and he dismissed
them.

Yew Orleans P steers to the 12th March, and Phila•
delviia and Washington Papers to the Ist ultimo,
have reached us, but their contents are very uoin-
ttrt.stio. It would appear by them that some dif-
flashy exists at Washington in forming the new Ca-
binet. The department of War has been offered by
Moxaoe to HEsav CLAY, of Kentucky, Speaker of
the House of Representatives, which has been flatly
refused, as Le wishes to be Secretary of State. The
importunities of the friends of this Gentleman, and of
the Minister to Great Deitaio, ions Quinn ADAMS,
in urging their respective claims to that appointment,
are said to be extrenn.ly embarrassing to the New
President,

LIVERPOOL. MAY S.

The Minerva, Captain SRETCIILYf from New York,
in 32 days, bas not yet come round, ,but will be up
u,-morrow. All the vessels bound for the United
States are still detained by head winds.

Yesterday his Grace the Duke of Wuxi:meow, ac-
cornpa'nied by tss o Ladies, walkrd along the Wit-
teflon Bridge; they acre .attended by Hance 3whisun,
Esq. M.P. tie Chairman of the Bond of Directors.
His Grace expressed himself highly pleased with this
magnificent structure, and promised to attend on the
day the Bridge is to be opened.
The Marquis of HUNTLY left town yesterday for
Gordon Castle, in consequence of the indisposition of
the Duke of CORDON.

The Srmagn, it is now said, will retire before the
close of the present Session. Pr will be created
Baron KIDBROOCP, of Kidbrooke, in Sussex, the
estate which he purchased of the Earl of Aaraca-
ust:Nr. Instead of taking a pension immediately,
he will accept an tfficient Cabinet-office, and his pen-
sion Will commerce only on his ceasing to hold aft 11
office of a certain amount.

Sir WILLIAM GAiinow appeared yesterday mar•
ning in the Coon of Chancery, attended by Mr. W AR•
nail, Mr. RAIN; and many Gentlemen of the King's
Bar, and delivered the writ calling upon him to as-
sume the dignity of Serjeant at Law. The writ wa•
read and recorded. Rings for her Avon and the
LORD CHANCELLOR were then presented in the usual
form : the Legends were Fa: a Juro. Bir WILLIAM
proceeded to the Court of Common Pleas, where he
was invested with the Coif and robes of a Judge. He
then attended the LORD CiieNeatt.osily whom be
was sworu into his Ingh Act.