Star.
London, England, 1817-06-13 00:00:00

TIIINITY Housr.

Mr. BIRCH complained of the manner in which
the funds of this charity were disposed of, contrary to
the intentions of its founders. The pensions were
most untquall) and partially distributed. Liverpool
and other towns had not the mainber to which they
were entitled. • He concluded by moving for a return
of the mode of election adopted by the Elder Bre-
thren of the Trinity House on admitting petitioners
to the benefit of the funds of the Corporation appli-
'cable to charitable purposes.
Mr. ROSE seconded the motion. The Corpora-
tion of the Trinity were as anxious to give, as the
Honourable Gentleman to ask, for inicrniatioh. He
cootended that the pensions were distributed with
fairness and inspaitiality. If there were any fault it
was in their not being always applied for. No sooner
bad Liverpool asked for some, than fifty at a ttrokc
had been given that town.
Mr. CUItWEN thought that the pensions should
be apportioned according to the contribution ; and
complained that in Cumberland no appointment was
made but through the influence of a Noble Peer. He
complained also of the terms of a letter written by
the Elder Brethrea of the Trinity, in answer to some
questions that had been made.
Sir FRANCIS BURDETT remarked, that the
comity of the Right Hon. Gentleman's manner (Mr.
Rose's), contrasted with the asperity of the letter
alluded to. pot him in mind of Drydeta's character
of Lord Dorset, that he was the best natured man
with the worst natured muse : he hoped the Rouse
would see that the funds were impartially d:stributed.
Mr. MONEY defended the conduct of the elder
brethren of the Trinity. They frsd acted on all oc-
' casions in the most disinterested and meritoribus man.
ner : particularly in removing the buoys, under the
peril of being hanged, at the mutiny of the Nore. If
I the Board acted wrong, a petition against them lay
to the Privy Council.

Mr. GRENFELL believed that the funds of the
Society had been distributed with great impartiality.
though he agreed that the distribution should be pro-
portioned at various places to the contribution.
Mr. BIRCH shortly replied, and the motion was
agreed to.

• LORD comma TER.
On the second reading of Lord Colchester's An-
nuity Bill,
Sir M. W, RIDLEY observed, that by the Bill
L'ord Colchester's annuity was only to be diminished
one half in the event of his accepting an office equal,
or -greater in value than the annuity. He thought
this an unnecessary deviation from the usual practice.
Mr. PONSONBY said, that Lord Colchester's
pension was for his own life £4OOO a year.—Sup-
pose him made Secretary of State, for which he
would receive £6OOO a year—Was he to give up
mow a year of that, or only tr2ooo a year from the
annuity ? There was a singular exception in this case
to the general rule. Hr ought to give up what was
equal to the sal try of the office he accepted.
Mr. LUSHINGTON said, halt the pension was
to abate on the acceptance of office.
Mr. PONSONBY ebutd see no reason for depart-
ing from the usual rule. If Lord Colchester took an
Jake with a superior salary, he ought to receive the
whole of such salary, and give up all the pension
pro trot.
After some farther conversation between Mr. D.
GILBERT, Mr. PONSONBY, end Mr. LUSHINOTON, the
Bill was read a second time, and committed.

19CELLAN l FS.
On the motion of Mr. TIERNEY, the Order for
the Call of the House on Moacloy was dischsrged,
and fixed for Tuesday nest.
Tl.e Report of the Committee of Seprly was taken

it'Etc fL:rther consideration, iF Retaliation. agreed re,
rd Bits ordered Accordinglr.
The rkh,c ci Trade 241 was reid a serrnd time.
T,, bv corturtut • .1 I. -min-row.
Mr. LUS ill NGION brour..,ht up the P Tort cf
mitten the Co mitt n the Sugar .unty Acts.
Sir F. BURDET 1' moved that a Peri•ino frrel
certain pei pay. living in the line nt t!.e rew sre..f..•
should ho referred to the Com ortzee co the n. w start.
Mr. CI{OKER hoped that the Fielootit,ihie it,.
met would Lot press the motion in the abrence of
the Commissitmer of Wol.da.
• Sir F. BURDETT, alter a few words ffem M•.
BANKGS and Mr. ettoctmt, withdrew his m::;,,,,.
'lle Irish Sheriffs Bin was read a third tie-, and ragged.
Mr. HAMMER:II.BI moved for an Accwilt ..i the Sum,
tin! to Cleat li.itain frog- i Als-ria, on imeount of the Lou, 4
17,4 and MIT ; mod the Amount or bividsnds pa;sl thereon by
this Citilityry.
On the te,zottr of Mr. Clter Clt, the oictiso *as pos•rortd.
roue of the Min:toms Immtg pres,nt.
Mr. I.linitlNG lON rooted for litre to to.h.g hi a Pit' ~,
•aitow the Imptotet.on ett WOollril. troll* 111).144 to t :mit t•taii‘r,
which was read a first tone, ill (Mkt' to it. Drill rtite.al.
Adjourned rill to-morrow (this day).

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In the proceedings of the House of Peers, we have
given the substance of the Report of the Committte
of Secrecy on secret Conspiracies, which was Lot
night presented to their Lordships. From this Re.
pots, it appears that much discontent prevails in
various quarters: indeed, this fact was Itisoam to the
Public before, and also that among the turbulent
there were disaffected people who w,.uld rejrice at
any distinhance, which would give them an typos.
tunny of robbing and plundering their neig::botas.
'file principal point on which opini,:ns were divided,
WAS, whether chi., dispositions to riot, and the (*salty
with which the le.ijers found tullowere, was attribu-
table to the genert.l distress among :he labouring
classes, arising ft urn low wages, want of emplo) went,
and the big!, p ice of bread? Or from any thing
like a settled steki initiation among any large portion
of the the constitution of the country!
We were !:app :r to he ir, from the general tenor of
the Report, tnat, notwithstanding the discontent and
outrageous con,luct of some iudividteils is diCtent
quarters, having for their object the actual subvers:on
of the Constitution and Government, yet the Com-
mittee found is their duty to state that eves: in the
disturbed disti icts the greater part of the people were
loyally attached .5) the Government ; tier can u e
doubt, from the whole Report, that
the greater
even of those who were actually engaged in t;;;-rrui-
wary proceedings, were deluded arid misled by a
comparatively small nutnbet of wicked and desi4ring
men. There proof of honest intention so
on the face of this document, as, in our mind, 11 en.
title the ReVorters to much credit ; for they admit
that " The evidence upon wine!) they found their
opinion, was in part derived from persons impli.iced
in these transactions, and front cola lid par-
ticipated in them with the view cf mating eommuninniont to
the subject to the Magistrates or to the Secretary of &a:es',
Nor is this all—in some instances these very spies
had been active in urging other irdivilualt to a:.,1 of tai:.
lessee, instead of merely watching their proceedings.
To what extent the incitements of these men riay
have been instrumental in pin !tieing the very frnt-
ments which constitute the ostensible acts of ris:
mentioned in the Report, it is impossible that hum; n
sagacity should be able to determine; but one thing
is self-evident—Let only a sufficient number of such
unprincipled people be let loose among the thooght-
less and ignorant, at a period of general distress, ar.3
at any time they may be ori!ed to acts sirnd sr t,.)
those stated in the Reptrt. We retnember, upwards
of twenty years ago, that a person of tl:e name cf
WATT performed a similar part in Scotland. lie
endeavoured to induce those who would listen to him
to make pikes to arm themselves against the Gnverr.
meat ; and it must yet be in the recollection of
many that he was visited with exemplary vengeance,
being executed for his offence. Is it too awe') to
hope that on the present occasion a similar pr• cedure
may be adopted against these officious inciter: cc
rebellion ?

But whatever share the excitements rf there nun
may have had in producing or cliending a spirit of
insubordination and disliyaity, it csnnot be thasbtrd
that such a spirit rc:v eriqi, though cnly anr4ng A
small minority, even in the disaffected di,tricts, and
means must be adopted to mainta;!. the public peace.
These means, we doubt not, will have for basis
a further suspension of the Hahn Corfu: Act; nor
have we any doubt that the very circumstance et the
exposure of the means by which some of the eviJeuce
ha: been procured, will have a powerful influence in
opening the eyes of the roiled rabble to the illy "f
listening to those violent demagogues who would in
future urge them to acts of riot and violence.—acs
'ot madness anal insanity.
By the accounts from the North, it appeirs
the rising, which, according to report. w es to have
taken place on Cie lctli, has been entirely frustum,.
.Forty-eight of these iniaiu.sted iteople have been
made prisoners, twenty of whom have been sent to
Nottingham, and the remaining twenty-eight the
gaol of the county of Derby. In cootie 'nation the
Lords' Report, it k to be iemaiked, that not t''.e
least disposition favourable to the prisoners was maio

fotecl in thaw putt et the eettetty though which
they were conducted to- ptison t on the contrary, every
,s!;stance was Afforded to the Civil Pcwer.
In 'he I-1 ~use Commons last bight an interesting
;,-.serration took place on the disposal of the funds
ci the frinity.hense. The Elder Bret);reo of tha:
:ccctAble Body. who were Members of the !Luse,
t!•at there was no misdinxtion of the funds,
acceded to the motion for the production I.f
vv:ess.,:y acer,unts.

;trd.•n born tite Secretary of State for Ole Hume
r"partnxnt a cre yesterday i:,sued to the .I.,,rct Lieu-
wets 01 Counties, immediately to repair to their
sorrel Distric:s to be in readiness to act as met-
ircirs require. The Duke of —km LAU) has left
w:ra in consequence for Leicestershire.

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