Star.
London, England, 1816-03-23 00:00:00

RECORDSR2E REPORT.

Mr. BENNETT wished to know from the N dale
Lord opposite, what course was meant to be pursued
respecting the Recorder's It.port ?
Lord CASTLEREAGH had much satisfaction
in stating, that in a very few days, his Royal High-
ness the Prince Regent expected to be able to come
to town. He could assure the House, that his Royal
Highness really had no personal knowledge that
things were in such a situation, till he heard what had
passed in that House, or he would have made an
effort to come to town and hold a Council. He could
also add, that the Learned Gentleman, the Recorder,
WAS not of opinion that a Council on this subject
could be held any where out of the county of Middle.
sex But in the present case, a delay had arisen
which was unavoidable. The Recorder had to con-
sider the cases of many individuals whom he had not
tried, but on all of which he had to make his Re-
port, and it required a considerable time to collect
such information as would put him in a situation to
perform this arduous part of his duty. But besides
this, in point of fact, there was no instance of a Coun-
cil of this nature ever having been held out of Mid-
dlesex, on cases tried in that county ; and the learned
person himself had declared, that he should feel
great difficulty in ordering execution to be.dene, if
the regular custom were departed from in the smallest
degree. He could assure the House that the malady
of the Prince Regent had been very severe—it was
an attack of the gout, which had returned with great
severity upon him, and occasioned several cbsapvint-
ments ; and he wished to apprise the Honourable
Members, that the notice taken in that House was
the fist intimation his Royal 'Highness had of the
circumstance. (Hear, hear, hear.) The House
would feel, that as there was a reasonable prospect
of the Council being held iu a sly r, time, it would
he extremely desirable not to innovate an ancient
custom.

Mr. ABE RCROMBY said, that what the Noble
Lord ha.l stated, was quite in conformity with what
was the law of the Land. But the Ministers, and they
aloe',, were responsible for v<hat had happened. It
he correctly in!ormed, this was not the first time
the same difficulty had occurted, and he h,:ped Mi-
nisters would take it into their serious consideration.
The difference between persons convicted in Middle-,
sex and elsewhere w4s, that it was held no person
ought to Ile executed in Middlesex, where the Royal
Power resided, without the opportunity of appealing
to its clemency ; and he very well recollected, that
when his Majesty resided at Weytn tatli, it was a
question whether persons convicted at Dorchester
e,,uld he executed. The Prince Regent's residence
in Sussex would give' rise to the same question, and
also whether it was necesary this practice should be
adhered to.

Mr. M. A. TAYLOR observed, that what the
Noble Lord had said, had relieved him from asking
a question tweeting the health of the Prince Regent.
Pie was sure, that from his own personal knowledge
of that illustrious Personage, that no man ever felt
more than he did, at performing the painful duty
which was the subject of the present discussion. But,
in his humble opinion, no Council on this subject
ought ever to be held cut of the county of Middlesex
—and as no man could answer for the state of his
health, something should be done to prevent the re-
currence of such circumstance in future.

Mr. BROUGHAM did not rise for the purpose
of prolonging this discussion, but to express his great
satisfaction of what he had heard from the Noble
Lord respecting the Prince Regent's health. But be
would persist, as he had said before, that it is his Mi-
nisters who are responsible for all of which the
House had to complain ; they were responsible for
the omission of not informing his Royal Highness of
the circumstance in question, and from this responsi-
bility nothing could relieve ttfem. The blame rested
solely with his Royal Highness's advisers. He did
not wish regularly and constitutionally to make the
slightest reffection oa the Prince Regeut. Is this
Session and the last, for the first time in the history
of the country, the House had had a sound and ne-
cessary branch of the Constitution deviated from, by
distinguishing the Royal Personage as an object of
the gratitude of that House, in contradistinction to
his Ministers. They had heard, on a former occa-
sion, a notice given of a motion of thanks to his
Royal Highness, as if he bad been merely an Officer
of the Crown, and this night they had heard some-
thing like private thanks to his Royal Highness, all
of which he conceived to be a deviation from the
strict language of the Constitution.
Lord CASTLEREAGH said he trusted Parlia-
ment would not be put again into the painful situa-
tion in which they were thrown the other night.—
(Rear, heisr.) It was never too late to discover what
were the true principles of the Constitution, if they
had been deviated from ; but though the Hon. Mem-
ber had discovered that Ministers had not sufficiently,
according to his own ideas, identified themselves
with the Sovereign, be seemed not to be aware that
all the great merit ought to be attributed to the Se.
vereign himself, who had made a nomination and se-
lection of his Council. Yet on a former night he
had attributed to that Illustrious Personage, far
more than to his Ministers, a personal odium that
never could attach 'to him. (Hear, hear, !seamy—
It the Hon. Member intended what be !aid this night
to pass for a recantation, he could not but think that
he had read his recantation only by halves.
Mr. BROUGHAM said, that so far from making
any recantation, he was ready to repeat the words al-
-lude4 to, if their repetition would afford the Noble
Lord any satisfactioo. So far indeed was he dispo-
sed to recant, that be was prepared to maintain, as
he had already stated, that the language used by the

Noble lard Ina others, *forded the faller jusr;fi ;
tion tor In; conduct.

Mr. BATHURST expressed his decided d's ppm.
bation oft!he conduct of the Letirned Gentlern a• d
'WAS proceeding to anim tdvert upon the I.tnot ire of
that Learned C:entlem in on a f diner evening, whe
he wa. cal'ed t ) order by
Mr. TIERNEY, who corrend-d that it v:aS irre-
gular to Teter to words spoken in 4 h rouv
and that his Le Friend' had made no re....inta.
(inn. But he deprecated the reler2r.te ire nor', as
e, Right H ,n, G'entllnan was a,iimtivvrtillg upon
expressions used in the heat f '.scu in s s.rain
rather more likely to eta vertu- than ayanimosity.
Here the Al' l'O lt NEY GENERAL rose to or. '
der. conceiving it irregular in any Member to indiage
in comments when he called any other Member to •
or do r.
Mr. METHUEN appealed to the Chair to decide
the restioti of of der. (Ahnd fry of Chair ! Gileir I)
The SPEAKER said, that when t'ius appiii d to
on all sides of the House, as to the point of order, he
had no hesitation in stating that this conversation
ought to go no farther.
MISCELLA'ArTR3.
Mr. BROUQHAM moved for a return of the
warrants issued from the Treasury in cases o: sc,zure,
tinder the 54th of the King. ogether with copies of
all communications from the Revenue Boat(' to the
Treasury during the year 1815.
The SPEAKEIk apprised the House, that as
Monday next was the last day for pe,enting i-r; va:e
Bills, he proposed to take the Chair, it the House
should enable him, at half past three
Mr. W. smiTH moved for a return of the total
number of gallons of spirits distilled in the Lowlands
of Scotland, for home consumption, since the year
1818 ; also for an account of the number id extents,
in chief and in aid, issued from the Exchequer, ft urn
the year 1801 to , the year 1812 inclusive, excepting
those issued against parochial Collectors, and Collec-
tors of the King's Taxes. The Honourable Mem-
ber then proposed a return also of the names of tie
individuals against whom the process was tAkt'll
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
opposed the last :natio)), on the ground that it a twit,
be improper to disclose the names of many who had
satisfied their debts to the Crown before execiitiiitt of
the process.
Mr. W. SMITH feared that he co&d nnt i•frect
his object wahout the return in q.:eti in. as pur-
pose.was to shew that these meats were wit, n out
at the instance of the parties t!ietn:eives a.r ii tst whom
they were ismed, wan a view of recovoit:e, private
debts, of which there was no ot:.er in,..ano of pro-
curing pay ment.

Tlii 'CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
explained : Atter tshich the iat:et motion w.to wa:t.
sprawn.

Mr. GRENFELL moved fer a copy of .t Liter
from M. Hdghes, Zia. to the Comrni%iluaers of
Board of 'nixes.

Mr. LAMB I'ON begged leave to ask the Chin.
cellor of vie Exchequer, whether it was the intention
of his Majesty's Ministers to 611 up the vacant utli:e
of President of toe Board of Control, or to sutler it to
expire, as a sinecure which ought to be abolisited
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
replied, that it certainly was intended to tilt uy ►hie
office, and he conceived the Honourable Gen•lensan
could hardly be serious in supposing for a monseut
that such an office could be a sinecure.
Mr. WESTERN p►esented a petition from certain
persons, inhabitants of the Forest of Hainault, in
Essex, praying for further liberty to make enclosures.
Mr. HUSKISSON observed, that this was a royal
forest containing 50,000 acres, and was certainly ad-
mirably fitted for the growth of timber, wiiielt wouid
be the more valuable from the proximity of the soot
to the maritime coast.
Mr. LONG WELLESLEY concurred in opinion
with his Right Hon. friend, and for his own part
was ready to surrender his forestal rights for an Ade-
quate compensation.
The petition was ordered to lie on the table.
On the motion of Mr. LOCKHAR.r, the Insol-
vent Debtors' Bill was ordered to be printed.
The Report of the Crown Lands Bill was likewise
received, and the Bill ordered to be read a third time
on Monday. Adjourned.

A half yearly General Court of Proprietors of the
Bank of England was held at their House in .I'l,read.
needle-street, on Thursday, the 21st instant, when
the Governor made the following communication to
the Court, viz:
That since the Dividend was increased from seven
to ten per cent. in the year 1807, the proi s o! the
Bank beyond the dividend have been accumul.it;ng ;
though the amount of those accumulations 11.15 been
greatly overrated. From that period, the Coin t (If
Directors has thought it expedient to retrain trom re-
cotpmending further participations, reserving (11,1
•surplus as an additional security for the increased
issue of their notes, and to meet any exigencies which
might arise in their affairs by a retain to a suit
of Peace. •

The Court of Directors hopes that at no eery Xi..
tant period, some mode may be devised for Meeting
the just expectations of the Proprietors—ln tLr tn.n
while, it must be obvious to every retl:cting and un-
biassed mind, that the present occasion is one, of all
others the mots unfavourable fur a change in rate
of Dividend.

The Court of Directors trusts therefore that whet%
it is considered that their's is a common interest with
the Proprietors, the recommendation to continue the
Dividend at £5 per cent. for the half.year ending the •
sth of April next, will be approved by inis Court.
The. Governor then proposed th.:t a Dividend
should be made of 5 per cent. int. and profits tsar •
half-year ending the sth April next ; on which aa-
amendment was moved, That tins Court do u w
adjourn to Thursday the nth inst. for the puipuse
of enabling the Governor and Directors to lay before
it an account shewing the surplus pre fits of th s Co:.
potation at the 14test period within the la: t year
to which it may have been ascertained."--
Which was negatived by a very Urge ijority.—
The proposal fur the Dividend of 5 per cent. as
then put and carried by a very Large nty ; wi en
a paper signed by eleven Proprietors, teas delivered
to the Governor demanding a Ballot on the motion
of Amendment, winch Ballot was fixed int Tuesday, ••
the 26th 'nom% from ten in the morning to tour in
the attesnoon.

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•,SATURDAY. MARCH 23. 1316.
PIRICE•or STOCKETIVE DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCIs
Itadocad (abet)—Casa, mo. 4041-4. r ace.. 60j St
4 per Caw. (alkat)-4 per Com 10i—Boada par, Is. pr.
Ones. pap. 161.1—Eada. WOe S.. is. dia.

We have this day received the Paris Papers of

Tuesday and Wednesday, being all that are now
due : we have made some interesting eatracts. Ge-
neral Ilovia's punishment has been commuted for
imprisonment for twenty years. The French Funds
are at 62 and 60 cents.
According to the accounts from Madrid, the cow
duct of FiRIIINAND is as iisarre as ever. He has
now prohibited the introduction of all books from
foreign countries, and imprisoned an Englishman for
having too much gold about him.
The Chamber of Deputies are still occupied with
discussions on the Finances.
Some more state trials are about to take place, but
we presume that no further capital punishments will
be inflicted.-
PARIS, MARCH If.
[FROM THZ OFFICIAL PART OF THZ
a PARIS, MARCH 18.
14 General Mouton Duvernet being pursued on
every side; and not being able to escape, has sur-
rendered himself to the Authorities. He is at Mont-
brison, guarded by the National Guards."
We are assured that the King, in commuting Ge-
neral Boyer% punishment, took into his consideration
the sentiments of respect which M. Boyer never failed
to express,- even during his Rebellion, for the Bour-
bon name; the attachment of his whole family for
the cause of the King; the services of a brother, who
has made all the campaigns of the army of Conde ;
and the interest with which the culprit himself had
inspired his Jadges, by his resignation, and his regret
at having failed in his duty to his Prince. We can-
not sufficiently admire the mildness of the new punish-
ment (which might have been that of transporta-
tion), for it still carries with it marks of goodness,
and leaves no stain on his character. Hearts truly
French will know how to appreciate this, and will
recognise, in addition to the virtues of the King, that
wisdom which watches over the public safety, and
leaves no crime unpunished.—Ganeris dr Franc&

The instant that General Boyer knew that his
Majesty bad received his petition for mercy, he,
withdrew his appeal in revision.
The Kiog is not yet sufficiently recovered from the
gout to leave his chamber.
Yesterday the Inquest was held at the Castle of
Vincennes preliminary to the exhumation of the body
of the Duc d'Enghien, which will take place on
Wednesday or Thursday.
Plin;e Metternich yet ;offers much with his eyes;
the inflammation is now at its height, yet it is hoped
his sight will not materially be affected.
The Archduke Antony has been named Viceroy
of Venetian Lombardy.
Three wine•merchants have been arrested for hoist-
ing the tricoloured flag at the wine hall, subsequent
to the 2Qtb of March—other charges are brought
against them.
Bory de St. Vincent (du Nain Jame) is gone to
Russia.

The commemoration of the 12th March, 1814, ha b
been celebrated this year at Bourdeaux with great
joy'; balls, fetes, and every species of amusement,
took the lead of business for three days.
We hear that the British Government have given
two frigates to the King of Sardinia, to protect his
States and commerce from the Barbary pirates.
Savary and Lallemand are still at Malta; seven
English regiments are there also 1
, The Maquis of Blosseville has made some very
serious charges against Messrs. Perregaux, Lafitte
and Co. which we are happy to hnd have been an-
swered in a very spirited manner.
Several Mayors in the Department of the Doubs
have been dismissed. _ _ _

The agitators have been at work at Vile Fnuichh,
near Lyons, but the Prefect soon subdued and anus.
ted them.

On Monday the Court of Assizes condemned dire*
Jewi to six years insprisonmest mob, for robbery.
One hundred and forty-four houses have been
piled down at Charleroi, and the land of 400 pro-
prietors purchased to be incorporated in the new for-
tifications.—The English fleet, under Lord Exmouth,
is now at Genoa.
General Becker, who conducted Bonaparte to La
Rochelle, and General Selmer, have received orders
from the Prefect to quit Clermont. The former is
sent to Poitiers, and the latter to Marseilles.
The trial of General Gilly will be proceeded in
immediately.
All proceedings against General and other Officers,
in the East of France, are suspended until it is deci-
ded whether they are included in the Law of Am-
nesty or 801.
By an Arret of the Chamber of Accusation of the
16th instant, Madame Lsvalette.has been definitively
set at liberty t the domestics of M. Lavalette, and
the keepers, are got before the Court of Asshets, for.
having facilitated the escape of Lavalette; and
Mean. Wilson, Bruce, and Hutchinson, area's* sent
before the Court of Assizes, accused of baring con-

finvists% escape. Thus, with respect to these
false ti the chief bead of accusation is M-
oseyed. •
PARIS, MARCH SO.
His Majesty has commuted the sentence of Death
we. General Boyer into imprisonment for twenty years
k a State Prison.

The Council of War charged with the trial of
General Debelie, will assemble the first week of
April. M. BenTer, jun. is chosen as his defender.
Friday last a General was seen passing through
Versailles from Trappes, surrounded by an escort of
gees d'armes, and he was supposed to be General
Travot. This cannot be the case, however, for
bladanie Travot has set out from Paris for Rennes,
where her husband is detained. •

The lawsuit instituted by Governor Sack, against
the Editor of the Rlansish Manny, has terminated.
Governor Sack haj been condemned in costs of suit
to the Editor, who has been- acquitted.

We hear that General Belliart has not been ms at
liberty, but only removed to a house of health, being
dangerously ill. where he remains under surveillance.

It is said that Marshal Soak has embarked at
Hamburgh for England.
Marshal Augereau, it appears, intends 6zing his,
residence at Ossenbach, about a league from Frankfort.
It appears certain that General Mouton.Ours:net
has been :crested at Montbrison.

The city of Constance is full of French ezaele the
authorities intend dispersing them.
It is said that the Abbe Maury has asked permis-
sion of the Pope to finish his days in a convent.
Monsieur and the Duke de Berri are expected 'to
visit Lyons shortly.