Star.
London, England, 1816-06-19 00:00:00

REP inT Of SUPPLY.

The Report of Supply was brought up, and seve-
ral Resolutions ai,teed to.
On the Resolution granting seleo,ooo to the Com-
missioners of Queen Anne's i3ounty,
Mr. W. SMITH stied that he had objected, and
should object to ail such grants till there was some
inquiry into the revenues of the Church, to see,
whether the aggregate provision fur the Clergy was
not amply sufficient ? A living in the Isle of Ely
haL. tecreased of late years to re7()oo.Fer annum, many
other livings were inordinately large ; he did not,
therefore, see why, under these circumstances, and
Without inquiry, so large a sum as £luo,ooo should,
year alter year, be voted to increase the revenues of
the Church. The Resolution was agreed to.

PORTUGUESE SLAVE TRADE.
On the Resolution for the grant of 4100000 to
Portugal as-an indemnity, for the capture of certain
slave ships off the coast of Africa,
Mr. BARHAM rose and deprecated the grant,
because he thought that these captures were the con-
sequence of orders from the African Institution, and
that the country should not be taxed to supply an in-
demnity which would, in fact, go into the pockets of
British Proprietors, who made use of •the Portuguese
flag to cover their nefarious :raffic in slaves.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
stated the proposed grant WAS a Conyrunlise for a
demand of nearly three times the amount, and that
the object of the grant was to indemnity such Por-
tuguese subjects as should prove that they had suf-
fered a real loss in consequence of the captures al-
luded to. These captures were held to be illegal,
and the course in such captures usually was to restore
the property, but as it was justly. deemed inconsistent
to restore the slaves, it was thought right upon this
occasion rather to make a pecuniary compensation.
Mr. LOC KHART said, that he felt himself some-
what eo.bor.r,bed how to dt cide with regard to this
prOpositi..n ; tor *bile it was unquestionably right to
en i*l tiac Gomm:aro' to prrtorat its contract with

•
Portou~al, it nigat be lam*ted that tisk country
should,, especlalli In ice isrelhaks.situ4ion, be elm-
skinned to submit in socb a serious hurthen, to satisfy
the views, onto au:l4.e fin the mistakes of any society,
however philanthropic, under whose ordersthese cap-
tures were made. He admired charity as much as
any man, but he could not help thinking that charity
was due in the first instance to, our own.penle.
Mr. WILIWtFORCE said, th It there was con-
ceived to'be some ansoignity in the Treaty with Por-
tugal, which led to those captures. In his jud3ment,
it was quite clear that the Portuguese were .-:ntitle.l
to trade only with thrist parts of the coast of Africa
where they had actual settlements, and tinder that

impression thou captdres were made. But vet it was
thought right to afford to the Portuguese the benefit
of the ambiguity alluded to, and heuce this proposi-
tion was brought forward. As to the application of
charity, he was stire, from the gener.l character of
the Honourable Gentleman who had just sat down,
that he would be as reiey.as any man to admit that
nations, as well as individuals, were bound to prac-
tice that sacred virtue, and that theref ne the atl,:p-
tinn of this motion was far p-elerible to the reitt•ta•
tion of the captured pmpert).
_ _ _ _

Mr. BA lt A !s.l tzpltine.i.
Mr. W. smrra thought it eztraoriinary and ex-
tremely unbecoming, that while Portugal was de-
pendent on this country for defence, Portuguese
should have engaged, or been soff•:ted to engage in
a traffic, which our laws and the precepts of universal
humanity had so decidedly proscribed.
The ltesoltrtin was a.,,,reed to without a division.

The CHANCELLOR of thu EXCHEQUER
brought in a Bill t: appropriate a certain propqrtion
of the Consoliiat::d Fund to the set vice ot the year

I SIG ; also a Bill to enable his MI tiessty to authori,,e
the exportation of M;chinery, tor the purpose of
erecting a Mint in the Uoited States of America ;
also a Bill to regulate :he Trade in Spirits between
Great !Multi and Ireland; also a B:lt lor allowing
Drawbacks upon the Conveyance of Coals for the
use of the Lead Mines of Cotitwall. Itead a first,
and ordered to be read a second time to-morrow.

The Hou:e went it:to a Committee on Spirit Li-
censes, when the Cit.sm:EcLon of the EaCti ps o-
pos t•d. 46 that the Duties on the Licenses for retailinA
Spirits, Bee r and Ale, &c. do ce.ise And determine;
and that there he charged on every licence a duly of
el. 2s. whete the linote in which such spirit, beer,
ale, &c. ate sold is not rated at a rent exceeding £15;"
Ani where such house Vas nut kept by.a licensed
victualler, the duty was ordered to be £5.55. ou each
suit it licence.—The Repoli. was ordered to be re-
ceived to-mnrrow.
Mr. BROGL)EN brought in a Bill to regulate the
MattufaCture and Export of Leather.—Re td a first,
and ordered to be read a s..:cond time to.rnorrow.
The House h siting resolved Mtn a Committee upon
the Stage Coaches Regulation Bill, a conversation
took pixe, in which Mr. D. Ginuv, the ATTORSEY-
G Er: PAM., Mr. WROTTZSLEY, Mr. SHAW LeFErnt:,
and Mr. LncKll ART took a pet, the Resolutions
ve:2 re agreed to, and the Report was ordered to be re.
cefved to-morrow.
Mr. BROGDEN, brought up the RFport of the
CutniniAce on Oil nd Blubbet, which w,,s agreed
and a Bill a-citzted to be brut: lit in in punt:A:ice
thereof.
The itape Cake BM and the New Street Bill went
thrcugh a Otrnmittee.—Report to•morrni.v.
Mr BROC-lii.N brought up the Re:tor: of Ways and Means,
which was agr: .d to, and a Bill Ordered to b.: brought in pur-
suant thereto.
The Hou.e want into a Committee on the Spirit Intercourse
Act.— Repot t to•morro..v.
fhb: Report of the acutch Dis:Utery Bill was brought up and
:greed to, a. -.v.: alto the Report of the :rout ,hug bill, butts of
which were 0r,..1 rd to lie read a third tune to•ittorrow.
Eke Report ut the Santo Sea !ode 12211 was brought up and
agreed to,. and the 8.11 ordered to be read a third time to-
-11101
I he Insolvebt Debtors Amendment Bill was read a second
lime, and ordered tote comm;tred to•mt•rrow.
Nutitties IStll was r..ad a third thus and passed, as
was also the M :itch 181;1 Ward Bill
•Ilie Militia Pay Bill and the Naval Stores Bin went each
through a Cononitter.—Report tomorrow.--A2jourited.

kV; NING SI'AR.

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NEXT TUESDAY THE t.o ITERY WILL BR ALI
DRAWN. ONE lICIUf MAY C.I3N THIRTY JUJU
SAND

WZDNESIJAY, JUNE 19, 1816.

PRICE OF S JOCKS THIS DAY A r t WELVE O'CLOCK*
Reduced sst —Con*. shut—for opening 641 i
4 per Cent. 78 1-5 per Cent. Navy shut—Bonds el. Si. pr.
()mutual pay. Of—Exchequer Bills, is. dts. 4s. pr.

Our Readers will observe that last night, in the
House of Commons, Mr. Gazsrem. called the public
attention to the enormous pr.:fits which the. Bank of
England have been in the habit of chaining from the
Public Puise for the last nineteen•. years. We have
more than once endeavoured to discharge our duties
as Journalists, by exciting a sinail it spirit of inquiry
and remonstrance. It now appears that the evil is
of greater magnitude than at first supposed : one.
tenth of the Bank Proprietors are foreigners residing
abroad I They of course have a double interest i:•
increasing our financial embarrassments, for it now
appears that the suspension of cash payments has
been the great if not the sole means of increasing the
profits of the Bank of England.

We have received the Paris Papers of Sunday:
They contain the following intelligence only. The
KING left Paris oa Sunday to meet the Duchess de
BEftm ,at Fontainebleau. His Majesty to return
on Monday.