The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-06-02 00:00:00

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GRANT FOR THE NEW POSTOFFICE.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
then moved the Order of the Day for the House re-
solving itself into a Committee of Supply, to consi-
der of the New Post-Office grant. .
In the Committee, the Right Hon. Gentleman
proposed, that a sum not exceeding 240,0001. be
granted for defraying the expences incurred from
time to time in the erection of a New Post-Office.
Mr. GORDON enquired what was the particular
nature of the expence, anti the manner of its appli-
cation?

Mr. MARTIN said, that if those were the senti-
ments of the lion. General, he ought to have opposed _us,
the introduction of the Bill. I Paets, MAY 29.—11 is Imperial Highness Prince
Mr. Serjetrit ONSLOW obierved, that there never Jerome arrited at Paris the day before yesterday.
was an Amendment more hostile to the principles of The assemblies of the Electoral Colleges have met
a Bill. lie perfectly agreed with the opinions of the ill the different places assigned to them. Tie, hive
Chancellor of the Exchequer, and thanked Mm for all began the arrangement of the registries of votes
bringing the Bill forward. if the lion. Gen. meant on the Constitution, a r.:l several have already finished
to make the Bill ridiculous, he was perfectly right in their operations: others will Continue their's, to-
proposing his Amendment; but he hoped he would morrow and the next day, and it is expected that
stand single. the Assembly of the Champ de Mai will take place
Mr. PROTHEROE conceived that the Bill would next Friday.
remove a galling distinction between two classes of . --
the community. I On the day of the assembly of the Champ de Mai,
The CII A NCELLOR.of the EXCHEQUER said, the National Guard and the Imperial Guard will be
that the Bill would relieve a great number of very under arms.
meritorious persons from considerable vexations.— Daring the day, diversions and diStiltintiims of
:Ile had communicated nith other Members of his provisions will take place in the Champs Elysees.
Majesty's Government, who entirely concurred in In the evening, there w ill be a general illumine.
the principles of the. Bill, lion, and concert at the Thuilleries at eight o'clock.
1 Mr. DAVIES GIDDY- considered it a matter of Fire-works will be displayed on the Place de la
, conciliation. and that it ought to be adopted. , Concorde at nine o'clock the same day. in the
General 'IIIORNTON (lid not at all desire to in- evening all the theatres of Paris will giie their repre-
fringe on the Toleration Act, but he thought this Bill sentations gratis. The fete will be announced in the
II extremely injurious to the Established Religion. evening of the same day by salutes of artillery.
Mr. BANK ES observed, that as many chapels were . It is thought that the opening of the Legisletive
built in the %Vest end of the town, on speculation, Sitting
.will take place on Sunday, the 4th of June.
and for the sake of profit, it was perfectly just to The Emperor yesterday received at the Thuilleries
compel the payment of rates. If those parochictl a Deputation from Never:, headed by General Iran,
rates were not enforced, it would be petting so much and accompanied by Count. Forbin de Janson and
the more money in the pockets of the proprietors,..; the Chevalier Adet.
!
1 Ile thought the clause to be introduc?d by the Hon. I --
I Gent. (Mr. Wrottesley) should not be prospective I COURIER EXTRAORDINARY, Tuteginv Morrine.
I It appears certain, that all the English residing at
only, but also retrospective.
Brussels and Ghent have received notice to hold
' Mr. Serjeant ONSLOW was a strong Member of '-
themielves ready to depart.
'the Established Church, but he could not look on ,
The Chooans who pillaged a diligence near lAI
this Bill in the light in which some Gentlemen had
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viewed it. As to free seats, he perfectly agreed ; Fleche have been arrested.
The Journal de Lille of the 29th announces, that
with the clause which the Honourable Member had i
proposed. Ithe Prince of Benevente was stopped near Carlsruhe
General TUORNTON's amendment was then by order of the Allied Powers, and that there were
found in his chariot papers of great importance.—
put, and rejected. .
The same adds that the Boufbon family seemel
Mr. WROTTESLEY then brought up his clause,
which was carried. . preparing to quit Ghent.
General THORNTON next moved, that the
The Archduke John, on the 4th of May, made his
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words 'ror for the gratuitous instruction of the i solemn entry into Milan.
poor" should be omitted.
New obstacles have been placed on the commuril-
i
After a few words from the Chancellor of the Ex-
cations between Belgium and France.
T
chequer, Mr. Martin, and General Thornton, the here have been in the department of the Meuie
motion was put and negatived. e 3,834 voters on the Additional Act: 18 only have
;
I The Report was then brought op, and ordered to refused to accept it.
be taken into further consideration on Monday next..
Mr. BROG DEN brought ep the Report of the
, White Herring Fishery Bill, which was agreed to,
and the Bill ordered to be read a third time to-

FRENCH PAPERS.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER re..
plied, that it w.is for defraying the expende of laying
the ground which was to form the site of the build.
ing, and also for the purpose of opening the avenues iI
to it.
Mr. GORDON thought it extraordinary that such
a sum could be required for laying out the ground,
when the total expence was stated, on a former oc-
ta'sion as not likely to exceed 300,0001.—E1/ear
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER re-
minded the lion. Gentleman that one-third of the,
espence was to be paid out of the Orphan Fund.
Mr. HOLME SUMNER hoped that before the
Right Honourable Gentleman called for a grant,
like the present, which was only to defray a part of
the expence, he would pause, and consider the
many other equally good and' more economical
plans, which were presented for the erection of a
new Post-Office. At alt events, he had strong ob-
jections to adopting so large a grant in the first in- i
stance.
Mr. GRENFELL said, that what he had hitherto
understood as the whole expence of this building'
was—for the ground 205,0001. of which the City'
was to pay 68,0001. out of the Orphan Fund, leaving
for the public 136,0001. This sum, he understood,
was to be still further reduced by allowances for the
old Pest-Office to 84,0001.; and that 150,0001.
added to that for the building, was to produce the
total charge of 240,0001. which was now proposed
for the purchase of the ground alone.
After some observations from Mr. BANKES,
Mr. GORDON observed, that he saw no one
reason why the Post-Office should not be built ad-
joining Somerset-house, where the public already
possessed the ground without purchasing it ; and
more especially as it appeared necessary to finish
Somerset-house on the plan that was originally pro-
posed.
Mr. WROTTESLEY contended, that there was
by no means ground enough adjoining Somerset.
house to give the proper accommodation to the Poet-
Office establishment. _ _

NANTES, MAY 26.—Seventeen card, laden with
barrels of cartridges, taken by our brave troops from
the insurgents of La Vendee, arrived yesterday in
our city, escorted by some detachments of cavalry
and infantry.

Mr. SUMNEFt proposed, that instead of a grant morrow.
of 240,0001. at once to purchase all this ground, The Downp.trick Election Bill was read a third
100,0001. only should be granted at present for time, and passed.
purchasing and clearing a part of this ground. %When ; FOREIGN SOLDIERS.
the plan to be adopted should be left open to toms I
Lord PALM EasroN moved, that the Report
petition, it was very possible that a smaller space of : of
the Fre-yi,., Soldiers Enlistment Bill should be
ground would be found to be sufficient than was new
,taken into further consideration.'
contemplated. . Lord FOLKFCTONE observed, that the present
The motion of the Chancellor of. the Exchequer
, Ell wet, one of the most serious importance, conSi-
was then agreed to without a division.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER ' dared in a constitutional point of view, as its object
was to a.dinit 16,000 Foreign Soldiers, commanded
then moved, that provision should be made out of
by toriegn Officers, into the kingdom. The • Bill,
the revenue of the Post-Office, for paving and light-
like:. ise difft•red from the former, in as much as the
log the district, and for making compensation to the
i present authorised the introduction of such a force
different parishes for land tax, and other rates.
After a long conversation, in which Mr. Calvert during any war, while the former limited it to that
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Home Sumner, ,
during which it had been enacted. But not satin.
Mr. Henry Martin, Mr. Lushington, Sir Mark tied with admitting those foreigners into the king.
(lona,
Wood, Mr. Calcraft, Mr. Grenfell, Mr. Gordon,
the
Government had given them commissions in the
e to enjoy rank with their immediate corps,
and Mr. Goulhurn participated, strangers were or-
dered to withdraw, and the House divided— English army, and Lad advanced them to the rank
For them motion - - 55 of Generals commanding brigades and districts.—
Against it - -2! Ott what principle WAS it, that while English-
Niajosite - --al men of rank and fortune were prevented by the
The Militia Embodying Bill was reed a third time,
rules of the service from arriving so suddenly at the
i
and passed. bead of the army, those foreigners should be et-
The Irish Newspaper Stamp Bill, and the Irish i
, empt from their operation ; and having entered the
Law Stamps Bill went through a Committee. Re-
-1 service as Lieutenant-Colonels, be advanced to the
ports to-morrow. rank of Generals ? At the commencement of the
The Irish Customs Bill was read a third time, and
French Revolution, private persons were permitted
passed. 41 to raise regiments, in which they held the temporary
The House then went into a Committee on the Irish' rank of Colonels, but were at the same time pre-
Stamp Exchange Bill; and, after a few words from
eluded from the possibility of promotion, in conse.
Mr. Alderman Atkins and Mr. William Fitzgerald,
quence of the nature of their Commissions. Among
when the latter declared that no increased duty was
others he noticed Lord Uxbridge, Lord Craven, and
imposed, but only certain regulations adopted, the
• Lord Lynedock, each of whom was compelled to
report was ordered to he received to-morrow. i
resign his temporary commission, entering the
The Irish Stamp License Bill was read a second
service , de novo, anti passing through the regular gra.
tirne, and ordered to be committed to-morrow.
dations, obtained the capability they hefore wanted.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCH EQU ER then
i —From this necessity the German Officers were ex.
moved the Order of the Day for the further consider-empt, while our own were compelled to submit.
ation of the East India Shipping liill.
Sixteen Germans are now Generals in our service,
Mr. FRED. DOUGLAS hoped that the Right
! which he conceived a hardship to British Officers. On
lion. Gent. would not insist on going into so import-
the late regulations for the Order of the Bsth, even
ant a Bill at so late an hour, and in so thin a Haute.
ten Grand Crosses were reserved for foreign Officers
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCH NAIL said,
in our service. The present Bill he conceived to be
that the consideration of the subject bad been fre.
contrary to the Act of Settlement, and would there.
quently postponed, but he had no objection to'defer fore , move, ' That the Report be taken into consi-
it to a more convenient day. It was then resolved
deration this day three months."
that the House should go into the question on Moo- Lord Lord PALMERSTON thought the House would
O
dayn
t next.
motion of the CHANCELLOR. of the hardly entertain the Noble Lord's proposition, which
he
went to cut off 20,000 men from our army, at the
EX Cll EQUER, the House went into a Committee
, tery moment when the country was again at war. As
on the Chapel Exemption Bill. to the other observations of the Noble Lord, it -
Mr. WROrTESLEY proposed a clause, that no '
would be very hard if the German Officers in our 1
i Pence blur 09 —Yesterday the Emperor gave
Chapels which should be built hereafter, should be,' -
the Hallof
audience. in . the Throne,. at the Palace
i of
service should lose that rank in peace, which they
exempted from the payment of parochial duties, un- the Thuillertes, to the Deputations from the Elec.
had merited by their conduct in war.
less in every Chapel a certain number of free seats coral Colleges of Departments' and also from some
were provided, proportioned to the size of the Chapel. i hlr. H. MART I N thought it rather alarming for of the ArrondissementColleges,
Coll t
, and o a great num.
GeneraITHORNTON was extremely averse to the House to hear that at no period, even of peace, tier of Electors avid l t mdDeputies
to the Chamber of Re.
giving patronage to Dissenters :he considered that those foreign Officers would cease to belong to the presentatives. His Majesty passed through the dif-
the Bill would be injurious both to Church and British army. ferent halls to speak to the Electors who were there,
State. He then moved to leave out the words ! Lord PALMERSTON explained, that all that near -
ly all of whom engaged his personal attention.
4.t Meeting-houses or hereditaments," and to insert was meant by this Bill, was to continue the services The emotion experienced on the appearance of his
:ti their stead, g 4 Chapels according to the Established of German Officers, as we were now at war. The
Majesty could not be repressed, and the apartments
Religion." 1 Act was limited to the return of peace. of the Palace resounded with the reiterated acclama.
Mr. H. MARTIN enquired whether the Hon.! Lord FOLKESTONE's motion was
lien put, and lions of Vive t Rosperear !
General meant, that chapels not conformable to the negatived. 1 The Electors and Deputies afterwards attended
Established Religion, should be subject to the payment i Several clauses were introduced into the Bill, which Mass. After the Mass, the Ernperor, fol!owe:l by
of poor rates? I i was ordered to be read a third time to-morrow. Prince Jerome, Marshal Soult, the Dukes of Vi...
General THORNTON objected to the principle . Mr. lierjeatat BEST postponed the second reading cenzi and Rorigo, Counts Bertrand and Lobau, and
of the Bill, and would oppose it in every stage. lnsolvent Debt
ors Bill till Tuesda next
of the y . a crest number of General Officers, and
a review,
Ile had a great dislike to the leielliter system, and ,
, The other Orders of the Day were then disposed which lasted until a quarter past six. At this re-
thought it improper to throw additional rates on ! view, which was one of the finest •
.ewer beheld, the
of, and the House adjourned.
parishes. The Bill was brought in by the Chancellor . enthusiosm displayed by the troops and the specta.
1
of the Exchequer, but he hoped it was not a measure toss, who filled the square of the Carousel, and all
of Administration. He was notior giving such en- On Tuesday evening a bargeman, at Paddington, the averment, was indescribable. The review was not
couragameht to Dissenters, by making the persons Ito prove that he t:espised pain. actually allowed ever till half. past six.
of the Established Church pay for thu rates of Meet- another savage to bite his ear off" - -
jac..hoeses. It would be much better to throw them i the same spirit of bravado, had .
on the public. ' thrust a large pin through the same

At the late affair of Aizenai, where General Travdt
commanded, who came here yesterday, the insurgents
were completely beaten, though very superior in
number to our troops, who destroyed on the spot a
considerable quantity of muskets, taken, which they
had not means of carrying off. All the soldiery who
gave this information agree in stating that very few
insurgents marched voluntarily : the greater part
were forcibly enrolled by the first assemblages formed
by the Chiefs of the royi it-,t party, and desert as soon
as they can. Every thing leads to expect that this
insurrection will be of no conspqnence, and that the
misled men will soon perceive their error.
I The '26th of the line, commanded by Gen. Travot,
is expected at Nantes.
CAMBRAT, MAY F2l.—There is circulating in this
town a Proclamat:on of the Duke of Feltre, in which,
in the name of the Count de Lille his master, he in.
1i vites the French soldiers to desert.

On the Rlst, the town of Cherburgh was put in a
state of siege.
It is remarked, that the elections of the Chamber
of the Representatives have returned eight-twelfths
Lawyers, one-twelfth of Generals, one-twelfth of
Physicians, one-twelfth of Merchants, and one-
twelfth of Land Proprietors.

BOVRDEALYX, MAT 25:—The following Order of
the Day has been poblished :
t• The Lieutenant-General, Governer of the 11th
Military Division, commanding in chief the Corps of
Observation of the Pyrenees, orders the Generals
commanding the 9th, 10th, 11th, and 20th Divisions,
also the active Divisions of the Corps of Observa-
tion of the Pyrenees, shall arrest and carry before
the Special Military Commission evey person, of
whatever rank, who, within the extent of their com-
mand, shall, by means of money, speeches, or by the
publication and distribution of incendiary writings,
endeavour to seduce Trom their-duty the soldiers and
citizens called upon to repel the enemy.
" All persons who shall take part in the revolt
and sedition, or who shall in any n is, encourage the
citizens to disobey the laws of the Empire, shall be
also carried before the Special Military Commission.
These Commissions shall be named by tlje Generals
commanding the divisions, and held at the chief
places of the Department.
•• Head-marten, at Biluideaux, 24th hfay.
(Signed) •. CLAusr.r..."

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knot that he has arrived, but it is certain that be hat
caused a credit to be placed in his flame, on ode of the
principal banking-houses of this city, for a very con-
siderable sum, and farther, that that credit is made
piyable our I,yots.
Two French emissaries were lately Arrested at So.
mortidorf, in' the kingdom of %\'irtemberg. They had
on them bills of exchange to a million and a half, and
pearls•to the value of nearly an equal hum.
The edifice destined for the federation of the Champ
de Mai is finished. For some da)s past the Champ
de Mai halbecome a public prometiod,.: at six o'clock
efiriii'etestilAV'yde are sure of MAUI there a very
numerous assemblage. Among the rest there is a
profusion of tuitikers et pat.);)hlots; the title of the
most of thine ephemeral produrthatts produces more
'then one reflection in those ruhirls which look back
to the period of the !{evolution, and calmly- anticipate
the great events of vi:ich the Chaim, de Mai will in a
few dayi he the theatre.
Accounts froM St. ityppolyfe (Douliv) state, that
the tr.:lop:Wit) of that town has never been disturbed,
and that the it !tabitants have never tensed to be ani-

mated by the hest spirit.
Letters from Marseilles state, eiet the measures
adowed by Marshal 13t one mill restore to the friends
at the Emperor all their energy. 'troops file to An-
litres, whew an army is assembling.
On the 36th of May, Lieutenant-General Lecoort”
fixed his head.quarters at Altkirch. The camp which
he commands in front of Befort already contains
30,000 men ; ;mother camp is formed before Begin-
! con. Int,enchments are thrown op in all the de-
.bouches a the Jura; all the points on the Saone are
fo,tified ; Langres and Befort are put in the best pos-
sible state of defence.
All the fortresses of the Meuse, tho the
Vosges, the North, the Rhine, Fratiche-CA, tie, the
Alps, &c. are now garrisoned by battalion!' of the
National Guards ; the number of these already in ac-
tive service amounts to 500,000.
Lieutenant-General Girard, Commanhr In Chief
of the Army of the Moselle, has had a long confer-
ence with the Generals commanding 'lie 3d. 4th, and
2d military divisions, to inform himself re•pe flog
the state of the redoubts and intret.chments thrown
up at the passes of the Vosges, at the fetes-deport,
and on the rivers Meuse and Moselle, and even on
the Marne, and at the dehouches of the Argonne.
Its these conferences the distribution of the free corps,
and of the levies en masse, and the part which the
different corps will have to act on the commencement
of war, were concerted. All the towns will be bar.
ricadoed—all the passages defended. The Generals
commanding the divisions will not remaiu in the
towns, and will maintain the country. Every thing
is provided for the defence of the different points,
and for the movement of the troops.
Madame, the Emperor's mother, and Cardinal
Fesch, arrived last night at Paris.
The number of votes given for the department of
the Allier to the Act additional to the Constitution
is 6,694, and only forty against it. Of 43,516 voters
in the department of the Meurthe, there were only
24 negatives.
The Dessert-ant of St. Cyr, Cote d'Or, who for
several years has disturbed die peace of families, and
who had lately opals, revolted, has been arrested
and delivered over to t:te Tribunals.

DRURY-LANR 771 h. ATRE.

LAST APPEARANCE OF MR. BANNISTER.

This much-admired and truly popular performer,
last night took his leave of tile public—hy whom,
for a long series of years, his talents had heel;
.;nst-
ly held in the highest estimation. Tile performances,
on this occasion, were, Mr. Kattetes excellent
Comedy, The World, the afterpiece of The Children
in the Wood, and the musical entertainment of The
Rival Soldiers. Mr. ItAttNisTut sustainee the part
of Echo, in the Comedy, and that of Walter, in
the afterpiece—i.in each of which he displayed that
beautiful bit rare union of strong comic power
with great natural feeling—which is not less cal-
culated to create lively, than to call forth ten-
der feelings, and which deservedly placed hint
amongst the first actors of the present day.—
His entre excited a general shout of applause, which
lasted for several minutes. Every part of the House
seemed emuteus to cheer and encourage him in this
trying moment—a moment, as he himself expressed
it, more awful than that in which he first presented
himself to the public. In the commencement of the
Comedy much disapprobation was manifested, in
consequence of the part of Index being filled by Mr.
C Arne, instead of Mr. DOWTON, who had been ad.
vertised to perform it. In consequence of the inter-
ruption, Mr. DE CAMP was obliged to address the
audience. He stated that Mr. DOWTOM was most se-
riously indisposed—and would not probably be able
to resume his professional duties during the present
season. Under these circumstances, he entreated
their indulgence for Mr. GATTIE. The apology was
received with applause--and the Comedy went of
with spirit. At the close of The Children in the
IVood, Mr. BANsisvEtt came forward, amidst thun-
ders of applause, and spoke to the following effect :
• LADIES AND GIiNTLDNISN,—Seven-md-thirty year; have
elapsed since I appeared before you, my kind benericturs;
and I feel that this instant of separation is much more awful to
me nom the y.owl,ful anumeat wheat I first threw myself upon
your indulgente.
" During my strermous'esertinns to obtain your favour, haw
mach have those earn' been stimuLaed and rew..ded by
the public; and sue vanity amp heart, which it will ever be
I npossible for me In suppress, must be the constant recollection
of Joys in which you fostered me in my hovintud, eitcooraiged
me progressively on the staee. and, after a long and continued
series of service, thus cheer one at the conclusion of iffy profes-
sional labours. Ciesideratione of health warn me to retire;
your patronage has given me the ..seam of retiring With goal.
fort. What thanks can I s.iffireetaly return fir that tiiinrOrt
which v..ti have 111Jihle, me 111 ht:l in ?
▪ This mom, ot of (inging, you neatly overcomes me :at a
time when respect ant gratitude cal!• upon one In '.press my
(retinas 'A i'h more elovpience thou I could ever Iptst.t,
I,ry depere me of half the humble powers L ma) FO,.
re% npna 4ry .rensiorts.
• rftre%.el, to, my dear ben, factors.''
This Address was not delivered without a species
of efort which rendered it more touching—the
Theatre rung with applause—tile %thole company of
Drury-lane came forward oil the stage, to encircle
and embrace their comrade who was su soon to leave
them. Ile throw himself greatly affected into their
arms, and was borne away amidst tributes the more
flatterio. -

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