Star.
London, England, 1819-01-28 00:00:00

BANE RIC3TRICTIONS.

Mr. PROTHER(,E wished to inquire of an Ro.
nourable Gentleman deeply connected with the hoo
of England, whether it was the wish of the Birk
that the Committee to Le appointed to inquire into
their affairs with regard to the resumption of Cash
Payments should be a Secret CommittPe? He (Mr
Protheroe) wished that the Report of a Committee
on so important a subject Omitld carry with it the
confidence of the country, which was not likely, ;:a.
less the investigation should be of a poblic.naiure.
Mr. MANNING claimed the protection of the
House against being compelled to answer ottestione
which related to him in a different capaci.y foot
that which he filled as a National Representative.
He had the honour of a seat in the House aSa
ber of Parliament, and not as a Director of the Banke
and as a Member he would take what put he should
think proper when the question should be brought
forward.—Mr. PROTI4rIIOE
The CHANCELLOR of. the EXCHT."..QT.7II
thought that if the Honourable Member fer
(Mr. Protheroe) would iook at the Report of
Duet Committee appointed on the same subject in th,
year 1797, he would not see any thing. is :t sr ii
would precinde the House from obtairmg the mast
ample information. He then gave notice, that of
Tuesday next he should move for the appointmete
of a Committee of secrecy to inquire into the Stae
of the Bank of EnglonJ, respecting the reotmptios
of Cash Payments at the tune fixed by the law, anl
other considerations connected with the subject.
Mr. TIERNEY was struck with the similarito.
the Motion of which the Right Honourable Ger
man gave notice to his own. The word., might
the same or net, so little was the difference betreen
the two Motions. If there was any past of that
which be (Mr. Tierney) had announced to wincli C 7
Right Honourable Gentleman objected, let him men-
tion it, and perhaps they might come to an agree
ment. He wished to be informed whether the Seat
Committee was to be chosen by ballot or not?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
tended to propose that the Secret Committee shoold
be appointed by ballot. With respect to the Motion
of the Right Honourable Gentleman, lie himself had
acknowledged the vagueness of its nature. If de
two Notices were different, it was necessary that they
should be discussed apart ; but if they were the sans,
why had not the Honourtble Gentleman adopted 'o
(the Chancellor of the Exchequer's), which, he cm-
tended, had been given first?
Mr. TIERNEI maintained that the present No
Lice of the Right Honourable Gentleman was
rent fro:n that which he had previously given.
tended only to inquire whether the Bank had clot
all that was proper for resuming Cash Nymer.:l
next July, and of that he had no doubt; but his own
embraced all the bearings of the question, Oo as '
enable all Gentlemen to make up their minds on tie
prom ict y of continuing or extinguaing the'whc.
srstem of Restriction. If that was what the: Riot:
Honourable Gentleman also meant, then lethim sr
so, and he should have no objection to agree to 7
Motion. But the only wish of the Chancellor of :be
Exchequer seemed to be to oppose him. On so isn-
portant a question he could not agreito the appoint.
ment of a Committee of Secrecy by ballot, and '
pledged himself to take the sense of the House upon
the subject. With respect to the inquiry itself, if
was as extensive as he conceived it necessary it should
be, he felt disposed to abandon the field to the Rig'
Honourable Gentleman. Let him take the honour
the Motion upon himself—a Motion which, he be-
lieved,•the House muse we would never have been
made had it not been for himself (Hear, )tear.) Let
him have the full merit of getting his own point,
whilst he (Mr. Tierney) would have the secret gioo-
fication of having obtained all he .ivantect (Laughter.
The CHANCELLOR of the .EXCHXQUER sta-
ted, that bis Motion was intended to co* y the inquirj
into all the collateral branches connected with foe
question, though its first point was certainly to ascer-
tain the steps taken by the Bank to resume CasO
Payments. On this point, it must be evident that I
secret inquiry would be ruoro proper than a ?Alit
investigation.

TERNMr. EY.--Then will the Right Honourable
Gentleman limit his Secret Committee to the inn(
tigation of the measures adopted by the Bank to .
sume Cash Payments next July, and allow the other
Izanches of the question to be essmined more
large, and in a more public manner? If he will,
shall have no iiireacr objection to his motion.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUE‘
thought that it would be better to follow the prece-
dent of 1797, when the Secret Comialuee had
quited into the whisk question.
Mr. TIERNEY appealed to the House whether
had not done all in his power to prevent its beilig
burthened with an additional discussion. Ile new'
found himself compelled to persevere in his oi
course, and should take the sense of HonauraVe
Members on the appointirent of a Secret Comreittte
like that proposed by ballot, which all knew was ;:e-
-thing less that a 31inis,_erial nomination.
The conversation having droppei,
Mr. CAM:RA.I7 moved fur zr.--tvatartt of an Irian is.
parted into Great atitAin abet Ireland ic tl/4r pews ISt tr. Hu:,
said 11118, stating the countries Croat elcy can., arid Ws
Amount the Duties paid on thein.--Ordeird.
Mr. CALI k3ST presented a Petliivil /torn Ike TZ;;ht
I.nid Charles Townsend init du/let:ail (ci ;As 1;(•;.ikr
Tinswoorrh.-10rdered to Qe ontabfe.- 4
• 'Ac House 41x4.40jvurca. .

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THE. EVENEW STAR:

LONDON. '

THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1810.
TITS. FUNDS.
PRICE OF STOCKS TIIIS DAY AT OWN OeOLCCIt
Stock 272} 272 272}—Reduced 79. 7P i•
per Cent. Cons 78a 11—Cons. for Ac. 78i 79 78
,er Cent. 88—.4 ~er Cent. 97ii
i,ry 1074—Bank Long Anns. 20 7-16 }
oa Bonds 84 86 pre.—South-Sea Stock 861
mai um 2t pre.—Exchequer Bills (2d.)17 14 19 pr.

depression of one.half per cent. has taken place
,Lhe price of the Funds. This has arisen from the
arcity of Cash, which has compelled the Jews to
ing large quantities of the pawned Stock to market.
Itch business has been done this day. From the
ainense quantity of `Mock poured into the Hotise,
4 Commissioners were yesterday served with the
hale of their demand in one lump by a respectable
hiier, at 79 Reduced. This morning they gave 79
n the F.educcd, and were served generally by the

tithe House of Lords, last night, the City Petition
the Revision of the Criminal Laws was presented
y Lad IIIiLLAND. The Earl of LIVERPOOL seemed
Wien that the increase of criminal convictions
as in a gi cat degree ascribable to the discharge of
many soldiers and sailors, on returning to a state
'reaie. This had been the case at the termination
'former wars, though any previous reduction of our
:ce bore bat little proportion to that now eirecjng.
The disbanding of our warriors will not however
fur the increase of crime ; for, according to

of LANSDOWNE, the number of sailors
soldiers charged with offences was so very small
to surprize the Magistrates. We have
no doubt whatever, that one great cause,

, is not sufficiently attended to, is the incom pe-
wages given to labourers and workmen. You
11 ignorant and ill-instructed people how heinous

, it is to steal, but hunger has a louder voice,
such people, than harangues about morals. At
the periods that have been brought into con-
with the present, was there ever such a wide
as now, between the price of labour and
price of the necessaries of life.

Commons, Mr. GRENFELL drew the atten-
the House to the rise in the price of Standard
which is now ss. 7d. an ounce,- or three half-
above the Mint standard, including even the
The CH ANC EL L:9l of the EXCHEQUER was
the d.ingcl , should the price continue to rise,
rea,.on t > be,i,:ve that its present elevation
not be (,f long duration. The Right Honour-
.entleman then gave notice for Tuesday next
Moticu for the appointment of a Committee of
v, to inquire into the state of the Bank of
' respecting MO resumption of Cash Pay-
et the time fixed by the Law, and into all thz
considerations ccmnectedz.with the subject.
iIiESEY conteaded that the motion was similar
s own, with respect .to its object.. He wished,
the Committee not to be one bf Secrecy; or.
;c1 as far as the private steps taken by-the Bank
:tpart for the resumption of cash payments were
e.l, leaving the other considerations to be dis-
at large. On those conditions he would
'he whole question into the hands of the Gua ts-
lf the EXCHEQUER ; but or. finding that the
of 1797 was to be followed, and that a
=mince, to be appointed by Ballot, was to
fisted with the whole of the investigation, he
:iimself to take the sense of the House on
iect, paticularly art the mode of appoint-
the Committee, which, if it were done by
7oull be nothing else than a Ministerial no-

aril Papers of Sunday arrived last night ;
x of )londay have also come to hand this

ifonift:x of Sunday is accompanied by time
lents, which are wholly filled with a Report
lonopoly of TuLacco, during the last and
ig years, addressed to the Minister of Finances
BARANtE, Councillor of State. Accord-
the Tables annexed to this Report, the excess
tout over the expenditure amounted in ISIS
'°,ooo francs.

.ompany of Exch;nge Brokers have, it is

"opted a new Regulation, by which every
of that Body is obliged to give real James
purchases and sales of Stock, Whether oat au-
' otherwise. This me.vv.re is intended to put
fictitious sales, from which so much loss
i)arrassment have recently been suffered.
tional changes continue daily to be made in
rtetilres of the Departments. In the 41/onikur

tday there ure two Ordinances, appointing
elects to the Departments of the Scathe, the
line, the Upper %lonic, Ardeche, and Cie

d Loire.

d.c articles of foreign news in these 't-
ae
a:c some of considerable interest, particu-
An Spain. A fitsb conspiracy against the

moat is report. to have Leen detected ui

General Ftto, the Governor. of the place,
►uforintd of ligt pi v o itjukzyvis a tile

conspirators, broke in upon them when in full assem-
bly; and as they were unable to give any satisfactory
reason for their secret meeting, he wasproceediag to
order his guards to seize their persons, when he re-.
ceived the blow of a dagger in his arm. He instantly
turned round,- and laid the offender dead at his feet
by a thrust of his sword. Whether the rest escaped,
is not mentioned ; but the explosion of the plot is said
to have been effected without producing any sort of
commotion in the city. FERDINAND is described as
now quite recovered from his grief, and transacting
business as usual with his Ministers. It is publicly
rumoured that M. de CEVALLOS has been again
called to the Ministry of Finance; Father CYRILLE,
General of the Cordeliers, a •species of vermin, of
which not less than twenty thousand ate said to
be scattered over Spain, has been dismissed from the
capital—it is added, nobody knows why, as if a ;-oed-.
enough reason could ever be wanting for sea mg a
crafty Monk out of the way of doing misetief. The
patroles, both civil and military, continue to patrole
the streets of Madrid at all hours of the night, and
the bands of insurgents in the Sierra Morena are,
notwithstanding every effort to suppress them, in-
creasing daily. An article, which hears the title of
Madrid, though we can scarcely suppose the pen
exists there which could dare to pen it, states, that
these armed bands, to whom the title of Guerillas
has been ~riven. ought, in truth, to be called the Sa-
viours of their Country."
Stran,_;•e, and we may truly add, very idle reports
are beginning to be spread at Stutgard respecting
the death of the late QUEEN. A certain somnambu-
list who had foretold the death of the KING'S father,
had also it seems predicted that of the Queen, CA-
THERINE. A peasant too, we are told, had :cure
time since requested admission to the Palace, in order
to communicate something which had been revealed
to him by a sort of inspiration; and on being presed
to tell what it was, he announced, with an air of great
confidence, that the QUEEN would very shortly
The decease of her MAJESTY following very soon after-
wards, the peasant fiat it seems been arrested, in order
to be questioned about the grounds of his former pre-
diction. But perhaps the most silly of all the queer
things afloat on the subject is, that the representation of
a Theatrical Piece,. called L' Art cede Diane, had been
for a long time regarded by the Court of Wirtern-
Iberg as a sinister augury ; that it had in consequence
been prohibited by the late KING, but had been
lately revived, and was actually the last Piece at
which the dvarted.Quaan was present !—When will
the age of marvels have an end? •

An article from Schaffhausen mentions rather a
singular fact with regard to the attempt of the Jesuits
to esotblish themselves itt*Switzerlandan attempt
'which is truly described asst brand of discord thrown
into the country, .tbe pernicious consequences t of.
which it is impossible to calculate. It seems that
all their endeaioins to .estahlich t_nrosclveb on any
of the Cu tholic Cantons have completely failed ; and
that the only territories in which they have gained
a fooling are those of Fribourg and Valais, where,
however, they experience a strong opposition, which
' not all the menaces of the Authorities can intimidate.
The Russian Government is said to have refused to
purchase a quantity of specie, lately imported into
that country b} seme English speculators, or. account I
of the high price they demanded ; in consequence of
which they have been obliged to Seek ar.other market
for their merchandizc. The. Emperor Atzzataina
had not arrived at St. Petersburgh en thelst instant,
but was daily expected. The E.:PRESS, also on ha
way home, passed through Ratisbon on the 15th.

The new system of Customs established in Prussia;
is enforced with a degree of rigour, which is the
cause of general complaint.: For• some weeks to-
ward& the end of last year, the gates of the City of'
Munster were shut, and while extraordinary patrotes
traversed the City, ger.d'armes and donaniers occu-
pied themselves in searching the merchant's stores,
granaries, &c. and even private hnuses, in order to
make discoveries.—French 5 per Cents. Saturday,
68 fr. 60 c.

The letter from Mr. AnA:s:s, the American Secre-
tary, to the Republican Minister at the Court .of AIA•
drid, (alluded to in our columns yesterday) deserves
the particular attention of every Briton ; for, sho::gh
professedly a view of the questions at issue between
the American Government and Spain, rzspeeting the
seizure of the Floridas, full three.fourths of it is de-
voted to the single topic of military butchery of
our countrymen, ARBUS:iiNeT and Am mil STER ard
discloses, we can hardly hesitate to believe, the prin-,
ciples on which the American Ministry are inclined
to argue,. when it may. be pressed upon them by
Great Britain, the great question in which our rights
and interests, and honour,' are involved. From the!
whole of this paper, with the documents annexed to
it, we rather suspect that the American Government
mean to defend and justify the conduct of Gen. JACK..
EON towards the subjects ofGreat Britain, Whom he and
his:Court-martial between thern,unlawfully put to the
sword. Not excuses merely, but justificatirm ; not just:-
Scation, but the highest admiration and applause, are
lavished upon JACKSON for the whole of his proceed-
ings towards these unhappy Englishmen, whether itj
regards his motives, his words, or actions. Every
contemptuous and odious epithet is freely Isestowed
upon the unfortunate men, and upon .other British.
olfictrs who had employed, assisted, or preceded'
to is their conidcatiai iveratuit vitii the Sp::

•ish Authorities or the.hdian tribes. We trust that,
upon reconsideration, the Cabinet of the United States
may awake to the offensive character, of that unwor-
thy sophistry
.which the lett', tof Mr. ADAMS SO
largely exhibits, in dart-Ice of a series of horrible
transactions by disavowing, and, as 'far as practi-
cable, repairing which, a civilized at.ll enlightened
Government can alone wipe out thsestain it has re-
ceived from them : for if the acts done in the Flori.
das are adopted at Washington, it is tio longer
Ge-
neral JACKSON, but Mr. 31oNnoz and the Republic
itself which become re;ponsible to tngland, to civi-
lization, and humanity.
We have this day devoted a considerable portion
of our columns to the Document to which we allude,
:rild to-morrow, if possible, we shall give the rest.
Lord COCHRANE'S arrival in South America is an-
nounced in the following commanication from Ad-,
miral BRION, inserted in the New York Gazette of
the Ist instant:

" Extract of a Letter from Admiral Brit*, to a Gentleman
in St. Thomas's, dated Juan Greign, November 14, IHIB :
" Data Sta - I have the pleasure of announcing to you the
arrival of Lord Cochrane, with five vessels of war, Scc. ander
Ms command, and now at the Tcstigos Islands ; this pleasing in-
telligence has been received here this morning; with such a con-
siderable reinforcement, we have nothing more to fear from the
enemy, and a speedy termination of the war must be the result
of this grand effect. I shall leave here immediately fur Mar-
garetta, to meet him. We are in excellent order.

" Your's truly, " LOUIS BRION."
The American Papers also con .ain the following
article from Venezuela :
We have a letter from Venezuela, of November 6, and a
paper of a late date. Bolivar had, by a Proclamation, resigned
his oflice to the people, who were to elect a successor. He de-
clared he would accept of a military appointment only, and the
fast day of peace he would rake to private life. Our Corres-
pondent represents Jahn as an imboille Usurper, who resigns frem
fleecing only."

llalifax Papers to the 17th December arrived in
town this morning.

PROM THE HALIFAX PAPER OP THE 16TH.

On the 26th and '27th ult, a tremendous hurricane
was experienced at the Bahama Islands, which proved
very destructive to the wreckers on the coast. Dur-
ing the gale on the 17t1i, the Spanish schooner Ya-
belato, with JOO Slaves on board from the Coast of
Africa, was stranded on the Bahamas, and all hands
perished, except the Captain, one seaman, and 18
slaves. There were several other vessels cast aw#y
on the same day. The wrecks of them were seen
floating about the Islands for upwards of four or
five days previous to the 4th instant. A Providence
wrecker arrived at that place, and reported that the
above-mentioned gale was very severely felt at
Nassau (N. P.), and that considerable damage had
been sustained along the coast.
It is rumoured (says the Franklin Gazette) that the
'Senate have been discussing the subject of the Ca-
nada line, and not the treaty lately made with Great
Britain, which has hot yet reached Washington.
Of the Diplomatic corps abroad, it appears that no
less than three of its numbers arc expected shortly to
return to the United States ; namely, Mr. Gallatin,
from France; Mr. F.rving, from Spain; and Mr.
Sumpter, from Rio ,laneirc. Mr. Forsyth is spoken
of as likely to fill the place of Mil Erving, and Mr.
John Graham that of Mr. Sumpter—but no conjec-
ture is yet. afloat as to the successor of Mr. Gallatin.

By accounts from St. Domingo, of the 14th ult. it
appearg that, in the dominion ul CIIRISTOPITZ every
thing was then ttantiuil ; nor were there any indica-
tions of approaching hostilities with the rival Chief.
of the south side of the island.

The PittNcr: REoExr continues in excellent health,
at Brighton. The Marchioness of Han.' tiGti is among
the distinguished sojourners at •the Pavillion.
Testerday, a Court Dii-cetors was held at the
East India House, when 11i,..21A9 GHLENTRLE, Esq.
was appointed a Member of Council at Si. lieli•na,
in the room of NV. W. DovExoN, Esq. resiglied. 'The
tinder-mentioned Commanders took leave of the
Court previous to departing for their re;pective des-
tinations, v iz. :

_ .
esptain W. Hoer, HerclOrdchire, for St. Helena, Born toy,
and China.

Captain J. R. Famarscr.tx, Windsor; Captain A. XAIANr,
General KTt►—for Madras nod Chitia.

Captain U. ALaacsit, Waterloo; Captain C. Q. r...1-N/Lt,
Atlai ; Captain T. Havistur; Streatham—for Bengal at:a t.,ana.
Lord J3vRoN, the first of living Engli,ll
Whcehas been residing at Venice for these twu years
pait, has remitted the sum of 150 guineas to the
printer Mout:ant, whose premises have lately suf-
fered greatly from the consequences of a dreadful
fue.—French Papers.
A German astronomer has predicted that the months
of March and April will be very tine; that the har-
vests will be abundant; but that the cherries and
plums will fill altogether. The wine is to be of ex-
cellent quality, and, above all, very sweet, but there
will be less of it than in ISIB. There are to be dry
fogs in August, and cold weather in the month of
September. Those in the neighbourhood
are warned to be on their guard, as there
many eruptions, preceded by earthquakes.
are to approach our earth, but they are
mage, because they have no tails, and arc
a-in-Titus.2 says the Gazdte (;)/ Barna.
WALEKOOIC WrinDA,*The Commoa

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The 18th, (or Royal Irish lteglatent,Liateiz re:
filmed froth-Ike Weir Indits; ira nsw stair Oneal at
Waterford. '

The 23d ttegiment, WClsh tuFikers,) ate pt
preser.t quartered at TArterick, under tLe C')thaud
of Lieuteuant-Colonel Pen rtsox..

The 49th Regiment are to he stationed at the Bar-
racks at Cork, where the 25th and 35th Regiments
are now quartered.
The Ist Battalion of the Ist, (or Royal Scots Regi-
ment.) are now stationed in the ftiemond Barracts,
Dublin, under the thmmand of Major MAsettit)r.
The 4th Dragoons stationed at Cork, IFcrenoy,
and the neighbourh:.od.

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