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WHE PRINCIPAL OFFICERS of HIS 'MA vain ORDNANCE do herd, ewe Notice, natproposelo will be received at their Office in Pali-Mall, ,before WEDNESDAY, the Sd July next, from such ret ort as may be willing ttr-undertake the Performance of the EiIICKLAYEIt'S WORK, for Service of this Department, at c ub," for s Period of Three Years, determinable after the w aft of the brat Year, upon Notice of Three Mouths, at 'eeption'of either Party, t i nker paniculars, together with the Terms and Conditions d the Contract, may be known upon application at the Of. gofer Ordnance, at Chatham, and also at the Secretary's Office, is pall-Mali, aforesaid, any 'day between the hours of ten and ow o ' c l o ck, where the Proposals must be delivered, sealed tit sad endorsed, " Pm:insets for the Bricklayer's. Work. at at but no Proposal can be ad mi t ted after the said o i ley, at :Twelve o'clock at noon of the same day, neither w oo l y Tender be noticed unleis the party making it, or an gost in his behalf, shall attend. . lty Order at the Ikiatd, R. H. CREW, Savour*. , fO %A' ORT lIY AND INDEPENDENT VREEMEN .. OF TfiE Ci OF IAUCHES I ER. OnITLIDIEN. ADECISION of the House of Commons has tent me back to my Constituents. Ido not complain of tot t keision, beeinise I can have vu reluctance to meet those eke km 6o long honoured me with their kindness, and whose confidence, have never, I hope aud believe, done any thing to 9 1 1th. I trot that the acceptance of an honourable Office, strictly in *bent my profession, and one which is expressly provided for such as have devoted thentselves to the service of their coon- Di , will not disqualify me from the honour of being again your gqiestntative in Parliament, but will rather recommend me to trontimiance of your support. 1 have the ;uour tt. be, Gentlemen, Your touch obliged and taithtirlhumble servant, I l an, lane 14, 1816. 'I HOMAS B. 'THOMPSON. T HE COMMITTEE of the WATERLOO SUBSCRIPTION, anzious to present to the. pubic. at large, sonic account of their proceedings, select with peculiar satisfaction, the Anniversary of that auspicious day, which, in the glorious, the unrivaUed Field of Waterloo, has gismo Peace to Europe. The following e x tract of a letter froftt Officer on board his Majesty's ship BANN, ofE Sierra Leone i April 24, conveys some interesting information on tht subject of the. Slave Trade a• I have just time. to acquaint yon of OUP arrital here again, with two valuable prizes; one of which I have been Prizemaster, is the Portuguese brig Temerarlo, of 19 guns and 80 men, that engaged tit an hour and a half—greii slaughter on both aides ; that we took off Width, in the Bight of Benin; she wasio havo taken her cargo in the foll Owing day, nth March, 600 slaves, bait seeing us at day-light on the sth; cut her cable, and came out to engage us; I was sent away to sierra Leone in her; the Bann stood to the southward, and two days afterwards captured the Portuguese brig St. Ainonio, bound to the Brattlls;. whit 569 slaves on board, no rerOistatce, 57 of which died on the paisage up here. We sail to-mqtrow; at day.lighr, In quest of five armed vessels slaving to leeward; which we have informatiOn of; thence to the West Indies and England. The Slave Trade is earned on still to a greet extent. Ile Colonial vessel Princess Charlotte arrived a few days since with her prize, the French brig Louis, belonging to Martinique, after ad action of several hours.—Prin. ceu Charlotte, Id kilted and wounded; French brig, 1 killed; 19 wounded. It would take at least thirty small fast-sailing mew of ' war, or mere to put estop to this infaindus trade.' . • . • The HAVANNAIi frigate, which arrived at Notts 'Moult on S.tturilay, brings an account, that,. .nn the 3d instant, off Fayal, she parted company with the Feniticr sloop of war, of twelve guns,. Captain James STIRLING (2), which had left St. liekena. on' the 27th of Marti for England ; but, when crossing the Line, she tell its with a ship underSpatiish• co lours, having a cargo of slaves on board, which, upon her near approacli to speak to her, fired info Me FERRET, Anti Allied two of her men—An action ensued, and,' after a running fight of ab nit tour hours, at the mo ment that Captain STIRLING was preparing to board, vise struck. l'he FeartEr alterWarile pro.:eecled with her to Sierra Leone, where it is expected she will be condemned as -a pirate. The FERBI[I: had five men killed and wounded in the action. • • HOUSE OP LORDS,.JUNE 17, Consist; were fully hiarti e on the Scots Cattle of " Moiratt ek; " ModittP—Judgment on Wednesday. The Madder Duties, the Grand Jury Presentments, and the Edinburgh Pollie Bilk, wija a few. others, were brought up from the Commons by Mr. Biwa's:tem, and other Members, and read a first time. . The Earl of EGREMONT preitinted Petitions, most novae roudy and respectably signed, from Brighton, Steynine, Hot.. sham, and New elioreham, in favour of the Shorchrtri Harbour Bill, which, being read, were ordered to lit: on the table. Lord REDESDALE presented one from Worthing to the • same effect. After a, short conversatitin on th* subject, between the Earl et LAIIDTI6ALE, Marquis or nows 4 luißsond Lott! Renesom.e,- Lee's Patent Bill 4/34 read a sesend tun c, and :.rdeted to the oonsidaation of a Committee. The Earl of LIMERICK. pursuant ,te his no ice, moved the third reading of Ahdy't Divorce WI!, which accordingly tools Lamenting, In common with a grateful people, thole honoured names which have paid with life the price of vie:ow—the Com mittee have looked with anxious solicitude to the Widows and Orphans of the slain--to relieve their wants—to assuage their sorrows, became their first and indispensable duty. The father. less children next claimed their care. These great objects at mined, the Comntittce had the happiness to 6iid thentselves en abled by the pubUc liberality, to mitigate the sufferings aid to relieve the pain of boncrurable wounds, by presenting to each gallant Soldier the voluntary tribute of his country's gratitude. A pecuniary donation martinis be received with honour—no de licacy can be offended by the offer—no rank be - disgraced by the acceptance. _ . The Parish Apprentices Bill was read a second time. The Vicr 7 Chancellor's Court gill was read'a second tiine, Ind In the early progress of the Subscription, the Committee were necessarly incompetent to form any conjecture as to its final amount, and they were equally ignorant of the number of each class which might eventually claim their attention ; whilst tte knowledge of these facts was obviously requibite to die ultimate formation of a scale of distribution. But the necessity of imme• diao assistance in numerous cues, precluded the idea of delay : the Comniittee therefore transmitted money by one of their mein bits, to the Army abroad, and at the same dine dispensed relief to the most pressing eases at home. They have subsequently invevigateJ with the greatest diligence ant! attention, each claim presented to them ; and hi the perform ance of this laborious task, they took into consideration various plans of distribution. Foreseeing the incalculable evils which might result from an indiscriminate payment of money—(from improvident manage-- intnt, or from other causes) which to the parties might be pro ductive rather of injury than of benefit, and instead of aiding to the sum of .human happiness, might tend to diminish i's amount; the Committee resolved on a.certain principle of distri bution the best adapted, hi their apprehension, to shield the orphan from neglect or oppression—to rear to maturity in moral and industrious habits, the Children of the killed—tu guard lb: weak against the dangers of their own intprovi lence, and to se cure the unprotected Widow against the impositions Of fraud These considerations led the Committee to a general prefer ence in favour of Lc:lin:able Annuities. Nhx.l . •1•uLOUl11(, Only 6,000 1 ickets.—All Drawn on that Day. WITII ratzEs ur 420,000, £lO,OOO, £3,000, ece. THE pre-eminent success which has attended the Offices of T. DISH, induces him to hope with confidence fora continuance of that Patronage which he has hitherto so li bendy experienced.—The Summer Lottery, consisting of only 1000 Tickets, will be all Drawn .NEX V. TUESDAY, un which Pay, One Ticket may obtain £30,000. The Scheme Genitalia, Prim of f 20,000, £10,0: 0, &c. &e. Those of T. DISH'. Friends who have not yet favoured him ant by Ordnuking ers, may now secure themselves against au immediate Purchase, but in doing so, am is no time to be loot. Tickets an 4 - Oise, 4. AMSRICAN PAPERS. BOSTON, MAY 40. C3PY OF THE CIRCULAR SENT FROM THE TREASURY DE PARTMENT TO ALL THE COLLECTORS OF THE UNITED STATE:a: It is intended ingrain to the Widows generally, life Annuities. To their children, annuities to the age of seven, and from seven to fourteen an increased amount, adequate to their maintenance and education. A gratuity also, on attaining the latter period, (or the iurpcsee of placing them iu situanons to acquire a future livelihood. At the age of twenty-rine, or.if females at an either period in case of marriage, a further bane'action 'money, pro- vided they shall not have forfeited their claim by misconduct. To the children of dicers, annuities until of age, and at that period, or earlier if females in case of marriage, a slant of money, determined by the rank of the deceased parent. To Orphans, deprived as they are of parental care, allowances proportionate to their ink and to the CirLUl4n4llClls of their :4- gravated calaniity. To the disabled Miters, annuities. (CIRCULAR.) . 1 ' Trepury Departmar, March 16, 1816. selling by T. nrski, Contractor, at kis 9, CLaring•Cross. " 1. British' vesseli arriving within the ports of the United States are to pay no higher or other deities or charges than those payable by vessels of the United States. Articles.of the growth, p Lice, or ill:nu:lc us.: of the European territories of hit Bri tannic imported in liritibh 'turfs, are to be admiutd to entry t. r on the payment of the same Donee as the existing laws impose upon elmiiar Aricles„imported in vessels of the United States.. The equalizslion is also to • be extended to all port charges., including an exoneration from the charges of light • mangey. '4. The equalization of the duties and charges takes effect at the date of the ratilication el the Convention, which was un the 22d of December, al 5. It therefore you have iu any instance, on or aftw that day, tai4C:Cll .I,e entry.of .british vessels, or of artleles the growth, produce, us manufacture of Britannic Majesty's territories'.' Europe, im ported in British vessels, you w:11 be plea.ed to re'und to the proper party the difference between the alien and the domestic du.irs and charges. " s. It is proper, however, to add, negatively, that the equa lization of duties irl.! charges doe 3 not extend to British vessels and 'heir calves arriving in the ports of the United States from Lb Britannic Majesty's possessions in the West ladies and on the Cuutinent of North Ametica, nor to articles imported in britibb.xweia, omens such articles are of the growth, produce, or numutacture of his Britai, c Majesty's territories in Europe. 7" NL.W MUSK.. • Tills day was yuLiished, 11,AkE THEE WELL ! Written by Lord .1 'BYRON. Composed by JOHN WHITAKER. London : hinted by Button mid Cu. 75, St. Paul's Chirch ysol. Sold also by Festoon and Co. Ed üburgh. Price is. oil. N. 13. The whole of this celebrated rosin is kriutod wida the those Air. PORREi ant rrivAtts, life ;Cl' AND EXTRAORIfiIIitARY HWIVILY .OF '1:1-1E poi.,oianitg OF JAVA. On the Ist of June, 1816, was published, No. VT. of THE ASIATIC JOURNAL, and Monthly Re. sister for liritish lattia and its Dependencies; containing llegisal Communications and lissays on East-lndia Affairs, Dr. limeheld's Observations on the Vouon-life of Java, ittvisw st Boils, and a vas tety of Intelligence to the Lest Sate from *.P..re-n! i r'..itlenc r, in India. Lydon : Printed for Black, Parboil', and Allen, Booktellen, To the disabled officers, the option of ian equivalent in money. To the officers severely wounde.l, a sons of motley. To the Non-comniissiotied and Privates severely wounded (being discharged); likewise a pecuniary gratuity. In certain, indeed in numerous cues, the claims of Parents and of other relaffßes of the killed,have also been liberally considered In forming this scale of distribution, the Committee have not been unmindful of the effectual co-operation of our Ali:es, and they have the satisfaction to state, that the soma already remitted to Berlin, Hanover, Amsterdam, and BA tinswick, have been ac knowledged with expressions of the wannest gratitude. The Committee have thus the pleasure of communicating to the Public the progress of their labours, in the confident ezi. :eta don that the principle adopted for the deqnbution of th e Imol a. cult Fund, entrusted to their management, wall be generally ap• proved and they indulge the Lope, that this honourable testimony of a nacion'• feeling—of a natin:l's gratitude, will rank in the page of history ammng•t the tn..st splendid of her records. L GEOAGE BECKWITH, Chairman. Waterloo Committee Rouen, June tB, 1816. us.ll) •" H. J. DsLLAll,Sonetary of tile Treasury. " 'lO Culluctor of —." FROM THE BOSTON REPERTORY OF THE 28TH MAY. DUTCH CONSULA TE. o. I Ever brkiI.I.ING.—SECOND PAR r. The ul.lishrii, in limo. the 2d lEdit.price 2a. bound, of N ENGLISH VOCABULARY, iii which the Wi.r..s are arranged iodiscrintinately ; desogned as a Sequel folk Sch.:ar'a bpromq A-fdstant, for the Purpose of grounding 'nag Per.inon noo e effectually in Spellong and Pronuticia!ion; to which are added, Miscel.anies, on the most useful and inteiest ingSubjett4. CAltP.r.bi I ER. Pnnted fur Longman, Hus;, Rec., Orme and Brown, Paternos ter-tow—Os whom may be load, by the cone Author, The Soutar'* Asonataist, voice Is. 6d. bd. or 'ls 14 stay was puulo.lied, Part 1. UAYES'S NEW CA l'A LOGUE of BOOKS; . confab( a numerous Collection of Class!cal, LW Llama' I.ifera:tire, in Ifni:sus Languages, arr-tied for the Covenience of lU!ererce, in Chtunologirat Ortkr, trout the w hiney of Printing to the present time. catalogues, plicr 2s. (to be allowed to purchasers) to be had at the Place of Sale, No. tO, King street, cosent-garden ; at the Booksellers of Ozfotd and Cambrdge; and the principal towns is England. his day was published, (with an Introduction r.O the Work,, with reference to late Evenrs) in One Vol. Octavo, price 111 s. ;wards, the Fifth Edition, of A VISIT TO PARIS in 1814.—8 y JOHN. 4-L SCOTT. Containing a Review of the Moral, rolidcal, Intellectual, and Soo al Condition of the French Capital; Obser vations on the Manners of the various Classes of Society ; on Its Political Conduct and Opinfons ; and on the general State of its Information and Attainments in Literature and Arts. Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, Pater "Net•row ; and at the British Gallery, N 0.54, New Bond-street, Of whom may be bad, by the same Author, PARIS REVISITED in 1815, by way of Brussels; including Walk over the Field of Ba.tle at IVate74 , lo ; Observations le the late Military Evers, and Anecdotes of the Engage wents ; a View of the Capital of France, when in the occu pation of the Erglith and Prussian Troops; a mindte coca of the whole Proceeding . ' relative to the Removal of the phodeted Works of Art from the Louvre, with Red.c:i-as on this measure; concluding with Remarks on the politicall'emper and Conthtion of France and the Character of the Boutbtan Go vernment the Thirdlidition, priceps. Bali isu PAINT MANUFACTORY, es, QUILIN.STILILET, CSC/12611M UPTON and CO. most respectitllly inform the Public, that they continue to prepare the Cheap Impose. Haile Paints at the fulinwing Prices, viz. iresible Greet, COs. Dark Green, 765. and Olive Green, lifts. P't cat.; Fine Veep Green, is. 6d. to 21. per lb.; Slate, Lead, and 6:1111t CI lours, its. Chocolate, 50s. Red and Brown Paints, .tos. and White r7itit 525. per cwt. Btc. Prepased 011, to thin thtot for Use, 4s. W. per Gallon. lherePaints are very ornamental, and may be applied with 2 autitage to all purposes of useful Painting, both inside and an tie, Mitre a handsome appearance, durability, and economy are eors:derannis. Fur Park Palings, Out -buildings, Stucco and "lister Fronts, Iron and Wood RAPS, they are FeeulieelY 'daPted, as they resist the Effects of Weather in an astotibhing degree. cyroN and Co. have also to acquaint the Pabllc that they !noire Coal Tar brown of two kinds, vii. Common Coal Tar Stolen at tat. per cwt. a n d Re fi ned Coal Tar B rown at use. they att both anlicabk to the covering Rough Fencing, Porous Tiles, Weather Isoatditig, and Wood under Ground or Watts; for which lint purpose the Refined Tar Brown is particularly mom !Waded, as it is Indiuoluble in Water ; it also dtiva herds and is a of e very good chocolate **lour. FaiensreOils, -Colours, and Brushes ; Litiscol Cake for MECHANICAL. CHIMNEY SWLE'IJG. Al' a MEt I'ING held at the MANSION HOUSE, on WEDNIADAY, the 12th day of Jun.:. culled at the request of the " Society for se yerse :lag the itece.sity of Cli m bing Boys," for the purpose of promoting the general ti.e of ; Machines to cleanse Cliimnie,, instead of employing Children to , climb them ; 1 be Right Hon. the LORD MAYOR in ti.e Chair, diavaig taken into consideration a detailed statement of the proceedings of the Society and its Commit re, from the Brat period of its Institution, in Fetsruary, 1803, to this time. Resolved, l'hat this Meeting being fully persuaded of the in- humaeity of the practice of cleaning Chimnies by means of Cli:ohing Boys, and that Mechanical means may in every it:stance be et:hetituted, are of opinion that the former practice should be discontinued. Resolved, That this Meeting do most cordially concur In the wishes of the Society for promoting the universal use of Mecha nical means for Sweeping Chimniesoind will adopt every means in their power to induce Housekeepers in general to discontinue the employment of Climbing Boys, acid. when necessary, per. woolly !o superintend the application of the Machines. Reso:ved, To recommend to the Society and its Committee to take Immediate measures for establishing a sufficient number of persons in various districts of the Towa, who will undertake to Sweep Chimnies with Machines, and to issue Advertisements and Cards thereof fur the information of the Public. Resolved, 'That it be in the meantime recommended to House. keeperi in general, requiring their Chimnies to be Swept, to ad dress a line to the Secretary, who will thereupon give immediate directions for thiattendance of a easeful person with a Machine. Resolved, That it appears to this Meeting that the Chimney Sweeping Machine, Invented ky Mr. SMART, .f 8 a moat complete and efficacious remedy for Fires in Chimnies, and that it cannot be too strongly recommended to Housekeepers immediately to apply it In the event of such an accident. Resolved, That it would be highly expedient that Machine, should, in the discretion of the Committee, be deposited in veil. ous accessible situations in each Parish, to be in readiness der being applied when required for any Chimney on Fire. Resolved, That it is expedient to apply to Parliament for soak Legislative Enactment for prohibiting the use of Climbing Boy, and promoting the Mechlin, as may be deemed most expeditnit and that the Hon. Drummond Burrell, the Hon. Henry Grey Bennett, Sir Francis Burdett, Bart. and Mt. Wilbertorovs htt 610 quested to undertake the same. Resolved, That the cordial Thanks of this Meeting are re. spectfally presented to the Loan MATOR, for the prompt and humane attention which he has paid to the object for Which it has been coovenod, and for his able and impartial conduct in the Cludr. Sigsed by Ostler, N • WM. JONES, Secret Pee ary. o. 6, Chapetstrest, tonville. he following person% who nee time Machine, are recoils. mended to the Publics Thomas Edmonds, Cane-Place, Henthh Town. R. Johnston, Laystall.stloet, Gray's lino.lase: 3. Snow, Half•Moon.alley, 131.1sopepte-street. C. Collin Homerton, Hackney.. . J. Powell, Phillibruoke, Leroy'. Subscriptions for the Society are received by Sir Peter Pok, Batt. and Co. Bartholomew-lace; Messrs. Henry Host* and Co. Fleet-steret; W. 'rooke F.eq. immure; No s, Holbbrtketert, Glare Son; and by tbe i blembers of tbe Cdlllllllollll4 Authorized by his i:xceileticy the Vice•Aitntrzl, A. KINIMM, Governor-General of the Dutch Island of Comp.'. " Philadelphia, May 81, 1816. " I inform the American Merchants, that their vessel; will be admitted in Wand, and that the duties on importation of American prniluctiunii are three per cent. eicept goat-skins, dye• wood*, and hides, which three arucla only pay three per cent. (signral) " P. G. Lamm kiTli ea, Commercial Agent of bit Majesty the King of the Netherlands.' NEGRO liCSURRECTtONB. —An arrival att New York, hum Antigua, advises, that a very serious alarm pre 'trailed in that place, on discovering that a correspond deuce had existed between the Blacks of Antigua, and th se of Barbadoes. Precautionary measures were immediately adopted for the security of the island. At Barbadoes tranquillity was again restored through the vigilance and activity of the Government. The ringleaders had all been taken and executed ; and of the miserable followers in the insurrection many had been. killed ; but two or three of the white inhabitants had lost their lives. FROM PERU. A brig has anivrd at Baltimore from the River of Plate. The Patriots in Peru had received. a small reinforcement of men and arms, and were preparing to _march for Potosi. The new Revolutionary Con gress has assembled at Tucamen. General Artegas is said to 'have recommenced hostilities against the Buenos Ayreans, had captured Santa Fe, and was said to be matching against the capital. PORTSMOUTH, MAY IS. TRH FISHERMEN CAPTURED. Two fishing vessels from the Bay of Fundi arrived at Newcasde yesterday, and harmed, that whilefish , ing about three leagues from land, seven vessels be longing to that place, and three to Rattray, were captured by the barges of a British gun-hrig and sent into St. John's fer adjudication. We understand that ' one of the vessels arrived made het escape during the capture, and that the other bad her papers endorsed by the gun-brig previous to her anchoring on that ground.—One of the captured vessels has arrived here this morning, and states that after being 'detained ;from Thursday to Monday, they were released, and warned against fishing there in future. Some further accounts of the capture of the Comet state that her piratical Commander took the Gover nor of St. Andrew's from off -the Musquito shore, and inbemanly murdered him en board his vessel--; The Boxer, it is said, was on a cruise after another pirate, who was said 0 be in the Guiph Stream s 'aud had sin board i immense imonat of "plutidef." • entered to be committed toonnrrow. The Charitable bonationall was read a 3d time and paste& Lord LILFORD notified his intention to move the second reading of the Poor Laws Bills on. Wednesday. STATE (L THE COINAGE. The Order ripen which th eir Lordsh ips weiosum- Toned being read— -... The Earl of LAUDEaDALE rose to call their Lordships'.attention to the above stihject. Not Wm.. he observed, hut an imperious sense of duty would induce him thus to come forward, as,,it he were not - greatly mistaken, the Measure a:sout to be adopted for a new Sleer,Coinage would in fact ,involve th e, public in still greater diEfictilties, without its being -; found in practice of any one beneficial consequence tor the country., The first consideration that struck him in the discussion on.which he was about to enter arose From what was stated on a former night by the Noble Earl opposite, vie. that gold was the properest. standard of value for this country ; against which position he meant to contend, and to endeavour, to establish, that Slyer was the metal that ought to , form our standard of tattle. He must augur unfa-. vourably of any system adopting gold as the measure of value in all payinents of value above 42 shillings. Among all that he had read or learned upon the subject, he had, never heard, before he perused the late Lord LiverpoOPs book on the subject (a work which appeared about ten years ago). Aliat.golcl was the standard which ought to be adopted *for value by ; this country. One of the &it. reasons w:ly gold should not be achapeed as our standard was. the fre apent fluctuation;; in its value. In-France, long. a... wealthy and cm: menial country like this, the silver . was the chief circulating medium. , In fact, sifter. was there the measure, and gold theahingao be . mea- . sured. The aptitude or liability, in a variety of ways,,. of gold ao be wit hdi e swn.,ttorn,c.i revision, was merles, strong reason against its adept i o nus a standard. As iv. nrnrop,lecl. tho • Noble Earl * r i.f. : rerel to W2rtais.:. writers on the Subject , from some olwhein he quOterk in support of his argument. .S;lver,ollso, when used merely as a change, wr,s peculiarly liable. to debast.. ! ment, and in a way so as to.be made a cause of tales ing gold tat of .the country. •IV.ere it constituted the standard and medium of payments, itavould re. found otherwise. hialcitig gold a legal tender..wri•,a.. the sum amounted to 425. ssoald prove another die. advantage ; and when silver was also made a .legal ' tender to a certain amount, there would in fact be two standards and two media of payments. It would , be beneficial, he thought,-if .silver were coined of t lesser denomination than sixpence. The most .41- portant consideration of the whole.perhapa was, how far the present was a proper period to be selected toe an alteration of the coin ? And on' tktis topic, refer ring also to the report of an intended change in the denomination of the gold coin, it should be a serious consideration how fir such a step may not operate injuriously. In a rather early part of the last century, nroidores were in certain parts of England pretty much in circulation at 275 - . ad.—their actual value was about '27s. Id. By a Proclamation they were to' be taken only at 275. and the consequence was, they soon disappeared entirely. Added to this important consideration, was that of the time whenahenew-Sil ver Coinage was proposed. At • a period' when a greatly increased issue at a paper coinage was un doubted, it would be incalculably disadvantageous. This consideration -. was pointedly referred io in the work of the late Lord Liverpool, who stated that a new system of coinage could not be adopted with any hope of permanent advantage, until steps were taken for remedying the evils resulting - ftom -the present state of the paper currency. Since that period, how: ever, the paper currency had dreadfully increased.-- . The country banks were then a little more than 500, now they were considerably above GOO. For the counteraction of these alarming evils, he did not Urge their Lordships to the adoption of any measure . pro posed by himself. He only wished that.they should go into an inquiry into the. state of the coinage, be fore they resolved upon a measure_which he contend ed would pot the country to an immense; and worse than useless 'expense.. He concluded by moving.._ That a Committee be appointed to inquire who l e'. there be any probability - that the intended Silver Coinage will remain in circulation in the present state of the general. Currency, and rendering Gold the sole legal tender in sums above 42 shillings, &c. Time Earl of LIVERPOOL rose and stated, that, after the fullest consideration he had been able to give to thitimportain subject—after the closest attention in his power to the various documents b e f ore t h e House—he could assure Their Lordships no alteration was effected in his opinions; but, on the contrary, every thing tended to Confirm him in the judginent he bad before deliberately formed. First, with re. spect to the queitions 7 --How far gold had actually been 'die standard and measure of value in this - corm. try rand how far it ought, to Continue so ? they were ; 'very distinct. He, however, understood the Noble Earl, that Old has beni the standard of valise in We country slice about the year 1717. And as to Aug; Ought te be the standard of value, it would natty ally nide decide itself than any thing they could do i n