Star.
London, England, 1816-07-03 00:00:00

TROOPS FOR THE WEST INDIES.

Mr. CAWTHORN begged to ask of the Noble
Lord opposite, if it was in the contemplation of Go-
vernment to send out additional troops to the West
Indies ?

Lord CASTLEREAGH declined answering this
question, observing, it was not customary for Minis-
ters to give information respecting the intended move-
ments of troops.

DIVINE WORSHIP.

General THORNTON gave notice, that early in
the next Session he would call the attention of the
House to the conduct of the Clergy, in deviating
from the established forms of Divine Worship. He
then read the greater part of the following Kesolu-
. tion, which he proposed to submit to the House on
this subject:
fg That this House being fully sensible of the many
evsls arising from the imperfect manner in which the
public service of the Established Church is in some
parishes performed. arising partly from an inattfntion
to the laws of the realm. and to the constitutions and
canons ecclesiastical, particularly the following, being
the fourteenth canon The Common Prayer shall
be said er sung distinctly and reverently on such days
as are appointed to be kept holy by the Book of Com-
mon Prayer, and their eves, and at convenient and
usual times of those days, and in such plate of every
church as the Bishop of the Diocese or ecclesiastical or-
dinary of the place shall think meet for the largeness or,
straitness of the same, so as the people may be mutt edi-
fied; all Ministers shall likewise obsei ve theorders, rites,
and ceremonies prescribed in the Book of Common
Prayer, as well,,in reading the Holy Scriptures, and
saying of Prayers, as in administration of the S'icra-
merits, without either diminishing in regard of preach-
ing, or in any other respect, or adding any thing in
the matter or form thereof;' do give instructions to
the Grand Committee for Religion, to report to this
House what legislative provisions they shall think
best adapted to insure the due performance of the
sacred duties, that the subject may be taken into the
most serious consideration :—and this He.use being
convinced that the discipline of the Church can never
be effectually enforced, either in the respect before
mentioned, or in another of great importance, namely,
the constant residence of at least one Minister in each
Parish, for the performance of the sacred duties,
without giving the Laity of the Church power and
encouragement to assist in promoting that discipline,
do likewise desire the opinion of the said Com-
mittee, whether they think it advisable to adopt the
following as a legislative provision -(the precedent
being taken from a clause in the Act of the 13th and
14th years of the reign of King Charles the Second-,
for the Uniformity of Public Prayers), namely—
' That in all places, the proper Incumbent of any
Parsonage, or Vicarage, or Benefice with Cure, or
his Curate, or the officiating Minister (there not being
some lawful impediment to be allowed by the Ordi-
nary of the place), shall strictly observe all the direct
lions contained in the fourteenth canon. as before re-
cited, upon pain to.forfeit the sum of fivaponnds to
the use of the poor of the parish for every offence,
upon conviction by confession, or proof of two credi-
ble witnesses on oath, before two Justices of the
Peace of the county, city, or towntorporate, where
the offence shall be committed (which oath the said
Justices are -hereby empowered to administer). and,
in default of payment widtin ten days, to be levied
by distress and sale of the goods and chattels' of the
offender, by the warrant of the said Justices, by the
Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of the said
patish, rendering the surplusage to the party ; pro-
vide 4. always, that the enforcement of the above-
mentioned penalty shall not exempt the offender from
any pains or penalties he shill otherwise have in-
curved."
The SPEAKER. said it was not conformable to
the practice of the House to read so long a motion
on giving a notice. At present, according to the rules
of the Haase, the Honourable Member could only
state the subject matter of his future motion.
General THORNTON said, Lis object would Lt,

to indict OR the Clergy a small fine for the Donitt.
tormance of the established service.
Sir GERARD NOEL gave notice, that writ;the next Session he would move for fray to
Taxes.
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1,1
Mr. W. SMITH ,moved fir a retinn rIF RH st
of money transmitted to the Treasury by ti. • Grwt
nor of Berhice since the conquest of that 4,4114.,
Ordered.

THE ETTER or ss-cuatvreroN.
Lord cAsTLEKEAGH rose for the purpose
calling the attention of the House to the r: cent trio
of the Duke of Wellington, and to suggest the ci
which he thought it would be proper for them
pursue on this occasion. It had been thought !veil
sary by that House, at the close of the former wit.
to send to his Grace a Deputation of its Mame;
on his return, to express to him their gratitude fa
those glorious exertions which had so largely "in
buted to the happy termination of that arduothcl
test. He wished the Hopse now to take the 0,p%
tunity of agaio marking their deep sense of the i
timable services he had retWere.4 his country, ipt
(he might add) of the blessings which he (the D,,it
of Weliineton) had conferred upon maiikina in ge.
neral. It it ',mid happ-o, from the arrival pi
Grace so close upon the termination at the Scsiir..,
that the Deputation could not fulfil the ohjtet
the House had in view. they win Id at least have th,
satisfaction of recording in their Jouttiais
sense which they had of those important
to which he had alluded, and which cnild n r:r
effaced from the page of history. He moved— Lit
the Thanks of that House should be given to field.
Marshal Wellington, on his return from his commend,
for his eminent and warmitting services, and mote
especially for his exertions in the memorable 1)4(4
of Waterloo; and that a Committee should be ap.
pointed to communicate the same to his'Grace, and
to congratulate Iran on his return to this cout,try.
The Motion was agreed to, and a comniittn
forthwith appointed.

At two O'clock, the SPEAKER was summoned in
the usual form to the House of Peers, by command
of the PRINCE REGENT, to hear the Parliament pro.
rogued. He went thither, attended by all the Meth.
bers present, and ou his return took his seat at the
table, and read the Speech delivered by the Panics
REGENT in the other House --(For width see the Lot*,
—Having finished the reading of the Speech, he
bowed to the Members who surrounded the table,
and who now took leave of him, and of each other,
and shortly after retired.

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• not take place without endures-It calaimities
Cery, had M. Pleigniet told me to look forsorird
to Any thing of that 'kind, I should have told hiin to
walk
Q. Your husband did not approve of your tonnes-
tkos with Pleignier ?—A. He was not aware of them,
for he wished no politics to be talked in his shop.—
she farther stated the ludicrous circumstance, that
ehen one clay she was urging Plefignier and Des-
homes to leave the back shop, her husband,'who sow
ber greatly agitated, said, that if she persisted in
to such persons, he would give her (saving
ter Worships' presence) ra bate dans le derriere I
Desbaunes, a holt: ps y oifizer, was tht next prisoner
examined. He said that he had nothing to do with
the plot, but was engaged by a M. de Wmeuil to
Obtain for him the cards, proclamation, &c. ; which
sane Viirnewl afterwards betrayed him to the police.
11, President and other Members of the Court made
acne severe remarks on the part taken in the plot by
I;„„‘,3unes, he having received the decoration of the
• i.tion of Honour, and being indebted to the gond..
nets of the King for four-fifths of his half-pay, though
pe hxdborne arms against his Majesty.
The trial was then adjourned to next flay.