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BILL OFFICE, Octeber 50,1809. in the Month of November, ISOI3, BE PAID OFF, THE LORDS COMMISSIONERS of HIS MA- J TREASURY, having given Directions for paying aj the Principal of the above mentioned Exchequer Bit!:, with the Interest due thereon, at the Exchequer Bill Office, in the Receipt f Exchequer, New Palace Yard, Westminster, on Friday, the 21th day of Novem ber, Attendance will be given daily (Sundays and Holidays excepted) antil and including Wednesday the 15th November, 1809, from Ten o'Clock in the Morning till One in the Afternoon, for the purpose of re. eeiving the same ; and, for the greater dispatch, the bearers of the said Bills are desired to bring separate Lists of each description of Bills, con taining the Numbers in numerical order, according to the dates of the said Bills, and commencement oflnterest,ouith the principal Sums and Interest due thereon, computed from, but excluding the dap on which they are respectively dated, to the said Nth day of November inclusive, when the Interest will cease ; and the said Bearers (being Holders or not) are in dispensibly required to indorse each Bill cith their usual signature; and to write their Namts and Residence at the bottom of each separate List ; eta they are moreover required to attend the Exchequer Bill Otte for payment, and to receive the new Bills, and give the Receipts for the same. If any of the Holders 1 . the aforesaid Bills should be desirous 9 . receiving Payr:ent of the Principal and Interest, previous to the said £4l/i day of November, they may be accommodated, on computing the Interest to the toy on which they wish to be paid, and leaving the said Bilk for memori sation one day prior thereto. _ _ _ Such Persons as may be desirous of having new Excherser Bills ix whole or in part Payment of Principal, upon mariing new Bills, red mentzonin;, , the snacunt at the bottom of their Lists, delivered on or fort the 1:411 N.vember.lBo9, may be accommodated with new Bills, carrying an Interest of threepenc‘-anc-farthing, by the day, on every One hundred Pounds, which said New Bills will bear date the said 24th al of November, 1 SO9, and will be delivered on Monday the 27th day ff November, and the foileiviiDays. N. B. All Exchequer B i dated prior to November, 1808, bove been advertised to be paid ofi, and the Interest thereon has aloud. a. TH K EVEN SING STAR. 1 , , TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31. LONDON. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK : S per Cent. Cons. for money 69-a —for are. 69/. 9 per Cent. Red. Msii—Omnium li to 11 prem. PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. Sank Stock 572 i India Stock for op. 194} 1931 1 per Cent. Red. 69ft India Bonds, 2:ls. 245. pre. II per Cent. Cons. 69{ Exch. Bills, Bs. 14s. pre. 4 per Cent. 83,1.!, Bank for acc. 275 2741 -5 per Cont. Navy 100-1 Cons. for sec. 6911- Long Ann. 18 7-16 The Journal du Commerce of the 21st inst. states, that the intelligence of Peace having been concluded between France and Austria was officially promul gated in the different theatres and other places of pub lic amusement in Paris, on the evening of the 20th. The Moniteur of the 21st announces this event in the following manner : " La Paix entre S. M. I'EMPEREUR des FRAATAIT et 3. M. PEMPEREWR d'AfTnlcsa, a ete sign[ le 14 de re " PARIS, LE 20 OCTOBRE. pais." " Peace between his Majesty the EMPEROR of the FRENCH and his Majesty the EMPEROR of AUSTRIA, was signed on the llth of this month." The Paris Papers up to the 22d, contain no parti culars respecting the terms of the peace that has thus been concluded ; nor any information whatever of the motions or intentions of BONAPARTE. From the cir cumstance of one of the officers of the Council of State having left Paris for head-quarters, the very day peace was announced, it would seem that his imme diate return was not expected. Letters to the 24th inst. inclusive have been re ceived from Holland. From the one subjoined, our Readers will perceive that the rumour of NAPOLEON'S icilipwilion is still kept up at Amsterdam : dd We have little news from Vienna or the interior of Germany later than what you must have already heard, excepting that the invincible Tyrolese main tain their hostility against France and her Allies with the greatest vigour. They lately cut off a body of Lavarians, to the number of more than 500. As to our affairs at home, several regiments have lately entered this city ; and it is generally understood that troops are collecting in Holland. The King is at the Howse in the Wood ; and, notwithstanding the influence his Imperial Brother has over him, he is still inclined to favour the intercourse with England, Co much desired by his subjects. We understand, what we did not until lately believe, that the Eng have determined to mainta?tt their footing in NValcheren, not only through the winter, but during the war. They will not, however, be permitted to remain there quietly, as in the spring (it is the opi nion of most in this city), an attack will be made; : :Td barracks and otheraccommodations for thetroops, : , s well as batteries and fortifications, are building in the neighbourhood. " It is reported here, on the authority of intelligence received at the Court, that the Emperor Bonaparte is very ill ; and the rumour has even gone so far as to Mate that he is delirious. dd The trade with Walcheren is not at present good, the restriction, is so severe. The Decree lately issued had a considerable effect ; but as the feeling subsided another has been more recently issued, as I hear, in creasing the penalties, to prevent any communication w with the Briti,h in Walcheren. In some instances the severity of the Custom-house Officers may be made to relax." " AMSTERDAM, OCTOBER 22. On the authority o a letter from Gijon of the 17th instant, and of another (purporting to be) from Bit b I A same date, it Las beta asserted tilat the ■ latter plaee, with Castro and Santona, were re-ocen pied by the Spanish forces ; but we cannot help doubting the accuracy of this statement. Spanish journals represent the strenglitof the French at Bilboa to amount to 700 men, at San Sebastian 1500, and at Santander 4000. Any person acquainted with the defenceless condition of the Northern provinces of Spain must be aware, that the Spaniards have no troops to bring into the field capable of opposing the namber of French we have just stated. An article from San Fakes de los 'Gallegos, in forms us,that the armyfdrtheprotectionof the adjacent ' country, was encamped between San Felices, Villarrej a and Retortillo. Two hundred and forty-two Anda lusian horses Of high spirit had arrived to remount the Queen's Regiment, and upwards of 3000 more were expected, which, including those obtained from Gallicia, would enable the Pitriots to constitute a force of 6000 cavalry. A great quantity of clothing had arrived to rest the troops. A Deputation from the merchants engaged in the Baltic trade waited upon the Board of Admiralty yesterday, for the purpose of ascertaining whether they might safely continue their operations in that commerce. They were informed that a convoy would be ready to sail for the Baltic on the 9th of November, and that Swedish licences would be delivered, which would remain valid until the 12th of December. This probably is the period fixed by the treaty be tween Russia and Sweden, from which British ships are to be excluded from the ports of the latter. THE LOTTERY.—The following Conditions for the sale of the first Lottery, for the service of the year 1809, was sent down yesterday to the Bank : The Lottery to consist of 20,000 tickets, and to be drawn the 12th February, 1810. No prize above £20,000, or less than £l5, to be allowed. No fixed prize, and not more than three blanks to a prize. The scheme to be proposed by the Contractor, on or before the Bth of November, subject to the approbation of the Lords of the Treasury. A discount of £5 per cent, to be allowed in the usual manner. The deposits end payments to be as under : 1809 - November 7, deposit - LI 10 0 per ticket. December 8, - - 5 0 0 1810 - January 17., - - 5 0 0 February 9, - The remainder. The Biddings will be received at the Treasury on Friday morning, the 3d November, at eleven o'clock. JEREMIAH OLIVE, Esq. is the Gentleman recom mended by the Court of Directors of the Bank of England, to fill up the Vacancy in the Direction oc casioned by the death of BENJAMIN WINTHROP, Esq. By the remonstrance of the Russian Minister at Copenhagen, the privateers are called in. All Ame ricans can now pass the Sound unmolested, on con dition of their paying the duties. The Duke of GLoucesTEß is at Wentworth-house, Yorkshire, on a visit to Earl FITZWILLIAM. Arrived on Friday last, at Green Park, Limerick, the seat of WILLIAM MONSELL, Esq. from France, Madame RAvow, daughter of the late ToßrAs HORAN, Esq. of Newcastle, near that city, where she had been detained since the Revolution. CURIOUSHOAX.—Yesterday a most whimsical scene of disappointment, confusion, and uproar, took place in Bedford -street, Covent-garden. In consequence of orders sent to almost every part of the metropolis, and letters addressed to a great number of profes sional gentlemen, in the name of Mr. Griffiths, of Bedford -street, his house, No. 37, was beset from an early hour in the afternoon, until it was nearly dark, by a multitude of tradesmen, applicants, suitors, and visitors of almost every description. It would be dif ficult, if not altogether impossible, to describe the _motley train of persons that successively applied fo r admission, and so completely terrified the servants, by their constant knocking, and, in many instances, peremptory demands to see Mr. Griffiths, who was out of town, that the door was at last locked and bolted. As the garrison would listen to no terms, anal world not even suffer a flag of truce to come within the lines, a regular blockade was formed and kept up for a considerable time, the besiegers con stantly receiving fresh reinforcements. The articles brought to the house for the approbation and purchase of Mr. Griffiths, were of the most heterogeneous kind : a patent mangle, sofas, mirrors, pelisses, boots, shoes, pea rls,carpets,h ats, boo k s, sweetmeats, tea, coffee,h ams, pickles, sugar, feather-beds, six live sheep, a rocking horse, turtle ready dressed from thi:Poultry, soda-wa ter, jellies, piano -fortes, fiddles, atdl'flutes,maps, prints, drawings, &c. &c. What rendered the scene more ludicrous was the appearance of post-chaises, gigs, saddle-horses, coal-waggons, and organs, all of which drew up in the closest possible order near the house. The inhabitants of the street expressed great surprise at this extraordinary medley, and at first inquired by what right a fair was to be established in Bedford.. street. The hoax was, however, very shortly disco vered, and the expectations of those who were sent with or brought their commodities and articles for sale or hire were changed into rage and indignation at being so ridiculously duped. The groupe was, unquestionably, as variegated as the diversified busi ness and pursuits of life could render it. Among the applicants at No 37, were physicians, surgeons, and undertakers, and Pidcock to purchase a live tiger ; , nurses of all kinds, architects, survevors, and dan cing-masters ; dentists, painters, and fencing-mas ters ; lawyers, musicians, sculptors, and linguists, from almost every part of the world. The most en raged of all at the disappointment was an old man, who had hobbled to town from Hammersmith, to be paid a legacy of £7OO, which he was assured Mr. GitIFFITIIS had received for him ; the Babel-ices, at length, dispersed, and tranquillity was restored to Bedford-street.—The following is a copy of a letter sent upon this occasion to a bookseller, of Cheapside ; Ithe others probably ran in a similar tone : " Mr. Tegg is requested to call on Mr. Griffiths, 37, Bedford street, Covent Garden, Monday, at two. The subject of his business is a popular new publication. " Saturday." The manuscript will, it is hoped, led to a disco very of those who have played off this unpleasant trick on Mr. GarFe rrris ; but the amanuenses must have bee& very numerous.. EXCHF.Qf7ER All Exchequer Bills dated i NEli COPENT GARDDI THEATRE. A crowded and elegant audience assembled here, 1 last night, to witness the debut of a young lady, whose name we hear is CLARICE, in the arduous character of Eephrasia, in The Grecian Daughter. The house was filled to an overflow in every part, long before The Jubilee, which preceded the play, was brought to a I conclusion. Before the play commenced, Mr. Cooxic appeared, to deliver the following Occasional Address, bespeaking the indulgence of the public for the debu tante of the evening. Though hostle rage so long within these walls Has rais'd a tempest that each heart appals, A female Candidate comes forth to night, Who knows your kindness equals all your night. Hgnce on that kindness she e'en now relies, While the winds roar, and while the billows rise; For whatsoe'er may Britons reuse and vex, With pride they still protect the gentler sex. But though our Novice ventures free from dread Lest the storm burst on her defenceless bead, Yet when her arduous enterprize she views, The danger awes her, and her pow'r subdues, For fear that Critics, a terrific train, Her efforts should reject as rash and vain. Success, indeed, those efforts oft have found, , And Hope has ckeer'd her on provincial ground ; But here, 'tis said, that Judgment holds her seat, And Sages more profound and rigid meet; Well—still she dares to urge her humble plea, Since mercy softens ev'ry stern decree. The allusion made in the first six lines to the late contests in the theatre, provoked the displeasure of a great part of the audience, but in tenderness to the , lady the storm soon subsided. On her entrance in the last scene of the first act, she at once roused a prepossession in her favour.— Report had spoken very highly of her talents in the country, particularly at Manchester, where she per formed several nights last season with the most dis tinguished applause, and where her attraction brought considerable sums to the Theatre. Her fignre and face are particularly prepossessing ; her profile is of the Grecian cast, and truly Siddonian, finely formed for stage effect, and for pourtraying the various pas sions of the tragic muse ; her voice has much flexi. [bility, and her intonations were so varied at times, as to produce a strongly impressive effect upon the heart: her tender and pathetic tones with her father, and her bursts of indignant scorn in the scenes with Dionysius, were finely contrasted—on the close of the first act, where she exclaims—' " This arm shall do a deed for Heav'n and Earth, " For Men and Gods to wonder at !—This arm " Shall vindicate a Father's cause !" 'The force and effect with which she gave these words, were honoured with three distinct peals of applause. Though the house was uncommonly crowded in every part, and though the half-price visitors began their usual amtuements, so alarming to the feelings of a young actress, in the middle of the fourth act, after which little could be heard, except by the pit and part of the boxes ; yet she went through the whole with astonishing dignity and ease. Take it" all in all," a finer debut has never been seen. That judicious actor, Mr. YOUNG, drew a masterly picture of the feeble, venerable Evander ; Mr. C. KEMBLE in 771 e Tyrant; Mr. BRUNTON in Philota: ; Mr. CLAREMONT in Phocion ; and Mr. MURRAY in Melanthon, did every justice to their parts. The tragedy altogether was finely got up, and is an , nounced for to-mormw and Saturday.—Mrs.CLAßKE, we hear, is scarcely 19, and is a daughter of Mr. COWDROY, Printer of the Manchester Gazette. We have already stated that the company was most brilliant and elegant. Among the fashionables who honoured it with their presence were the PRINCESS of WALES, the Marchioness of TowssneND, the Duchess de CASTRIES, the Princess CASTELCICALA, the Countess of BARRYMORE, the Countess of CORK, Mrs. THOMPSON, &C. &C. We mentioned in a former Paper the arrival iof the DEFIANCE, Capt. HOTIIAM, at Plymouth, from Ferrol, where she had been occupied in fitting out the Spanish men of war, and sending them to Cadiz : great praise is due to Capt. HOTHAM, under whose directions the ships were fitted out. Five sail of the line, five frigates, and five sloops were completely fitted out in the short space of eight weeks, chiefly by the Officers and crew of the DEFIANCE, partially assisted by three sail of the line from Lisbon, which arrived at different pe riods in the course of three weeks. The following are the names of the Spanish ships which have been fitted out : Princess de Asturias 112 Con cepcion - 120 San Telmo 74 San Julian 64 Santa de is America 64 E me ralda 36 Vangansa - - 36 Diana - - 36 The following is said to be an accurate List of the French Fleet at Toulon, Genoa, and Corfu. Saven - - - 36 Megc?.►lena - - 36 Princess de Asturias 18 Indagadena - 18 Desculudon - 18 Casilda - - 1.1 Cassadon - - 14 Grand Napoleon 140 guns - Building Austerlitz - - 130 • Nearly fitted out Majesteux - - 120 - In Outer Road Commerce de Paris - 120 - Ditto Le Robuste - 84 - Ditto Le Boreas - 84 - Ditto I.'Uim .. 84 - Fitting i.e Danube - 84 - Ditto L'Hannibal - 74 - Ditto I.e Donawert - 84 - Outer Road i.e Gesnes - 84 - Ditto Le Brulot - 84 - Ditto L'Ajaccie - 84 - Ditto Le Suffrein - 84 - Ditto Le Magnanime - 84 - Ditto Name unknown - 84 - Ditto Two Russians - 74 - Ditto Eight frigates, including the Proserpine, two corvettes, a num ber of brigs. GENOA.—One frigate, 1 schooner, 1 brig, building. CORru.—Three frigates and some brigs building. A Court Martial was held on board his Majesty's ship Magnanime, at Sheerness, on the 24th inst. upon Capt. TILLARD, the surviving Officers and crew of his Majesty's late sloop of war Alert, captured off Fredericwaern, in Norway, by a division of 15 gun boats, of the largest dimensions, supported by two brigs, of 20 guns each.—After a full investigation, the Court were of opinion, that every exertion had been made by Captain TILLARD, &c. in the defence' of the said sloop, against so very superior a force, and adjudged Captain TILLARD, the Officers and crew, to be most honourably acquitted. The President, Captain SELBY, upon returning Captain TILLARD his sword, paid him a very high encomium upon the pro fessional skill displayed on this occasion ; and con cluded by observing, that it added another instance to the many already upon record, where Dritish valour had been most eminently displayed. zn DCIEE OP PORTLAND. At five o'clock yesterday evening, his Grace cLA his mortal sufferings, at Burlington-houe. H e h a d ey perienced a very protracted illness, during the last five or six weeks, of which his death was almost da;lti• tx. petted. From the excess of h 3 sufferings he . induced to have the operation fur the stone performed. a 1 irge stone was extracted and every thing app e4r ,„i to be going on well, but unfortunately au epilept:c fit came on, and, after a faint struggle, his Grace Li. pired. His Grace was Lord Lieutenant of Notticir. hamshire, Keeper of Sherwood Forest and Foles;•e, Park, Chancellor of the University of Oxford, 1-1; : .. 1 Steward of Bristol, an Elder Brother of the T z n.ty House, a Governor of the Charter Howie, an d a Family Trustee of. the British Museum ; he %.•; :i a l so a Knight of the Garter. The. Duke was i n t h e 723 year of his age. He is succeeded by his eldest the Marquis of Tictirtni.n, now Duke ut PtAILAND. NER WICK-UPON-TWEED. As I know you take an interest in all matters rela. Live to this place, I cannot omit informing you ti er this good town has been in a bustle for some ti e :, past, but, I am happy to say, without riot or inton cation. On the 12th inst. Colonel ALLAN, one of our r e e ld sen in u such Borough C. highe s i t in popularity of C ra t h a e . nett s Representatives, suddenly appeared, and, supported by numerous and most respectable friends, i mme di ately commencedne Parliament. ac s anvasotgoirs h represent is the lonel ALLAN, and he Lion, that he secured his election in three days — a 'access unprecedented in this borough ; but he ben not relaxed in his canvas since, although there are very f ew indeed that remain undeclared, as hit friends and supporters. To us who are acquainted witinthe conduct of Colonel ALLAN ever since he has been one of our Representatives, his success is not a matter of surprise, for, by his condescending affability to all ranks of people, and by his being equally atten tive to the poor as well as to the rich, he has estab. lished not only his own popularity, but has attached almost every one of us to his interest. The poortet man amongst us writes to him with perfect freedom, convinced from experience that he needs no advocate in his cause, and he has given general setisfaction. A few days after Colonel ALLAN'S arrival, our other Representative, SirALtx ANDER l'sfncuon.senbX.KAßT, came into the town, and commenced a canvass, and no doubt will secure his seat, for at present there is no opposition. Last Monday a very numerous and respectable party of Colonel Ailinx's friends, above one hundred and twenty, sat down at four o'clock, to an excellent dinner, where conviviality and unanimity reigned till a late hour ; the company thinned about ten, but some men, jovial souls, kept it up till mid. night. Many loyal and constitutional toasts were drank, with three times three cheers, %%Nell were suc ceeded by several of a loyal nature relative to the various improvements which are carrying on in this town. Before Colonel ALLAN drank the health ot . the Independent Burgesses of our Borough, he ad• dressed the company in a very appropriate speech, and expressed in the warmest terms his gratitude to his friends, and the high sense he entertained of the honour they had done him, and the still greater honour they had done themselves by their free, unbiassed, and disinterested exercise of their elective franchises. He took a short review of his behaviour to his constituents evef since he was elected in 1 1 305, and appealed to all present whether he had not on every occasion attended as far as lay in his power, to the general interest of the Borough, and to the ' individual interest of all who had applied to him, an appeal that was received with loud acclamations.— Ile next adverted to his conduct in Parliament, and convinced us, that as he was returned by an inde pendent Borough, he had procured his own indepen dence, in an animated and feeling manner ; made a high eulogium on the character of his fi tend the Earl of BUCK INGHANISIIIRE, every measure of whose Gn , vernsent, for several years in India, had been govern ed by the strictest principles, who had shewn a degree of judgment and prompt decision in cases of public exigency, seldom equalled ; and who had withstoel the greatest temptations :—he described him as a man of the soundest judgment, and of the most strict principles and incorruptible integrity. Colonel ALLAN added, that he came ieto Parliament to mark his affection and attachment to his Noble Friend, and to support him when he was in the Administration with Lord SIDMOUTH, and that we could not be surprised it he were, in some degree, in fluenced by such a public man, and private friend.— , Warmly, however, as he was attached to Lord B. Le did not forget that he had an important duty to per ' form as our Representative *, and that in some in stances to which he alluded, private feeling gave way to a sense of public duty. He concluded by paying a high compliment to the company present, and by drinking the health of the independent Burgesses of Berwick-upon-Tweed, with three times three. The Colonel, anxious that all descriptions of people shcuid be happy in the day of Jubilee, sent money to the .several different Clergymen to be distributed anione,,st the poor of their congregations, that they might be happy on this day at least ; nor were the debtors in the gaol forgotten ; he invited the boys in the T 'wn to a dinner in the Town Hall, and a most interesting sight it was, for above 600 fine boys sat down to good English roast beef and plum-puddings, and drank the KING'S health in strong . beer ; this will not be forgotten by the rising generation, an d i t h as g i ven universa l satisfaction. All the Burgesses, with their wives and daughters, were invited to a supper, where there w:.5 a repetition of the same scene, and they had a dance, so that I may venture to say, that there .is no place In the kingdom where there has been more happiness and mirth, diffused by our worthy Representative, who has strongly marked his regard for us and his loyalty and attachment to his King and country.-- Colonel ALLAN has left us, carrying with him th lgood wishes of all ranks here. —All the boys walked Ito the Hall in regular procession, headed by the. I Master of all the different schools in the town. • In the debate relative to the Salt of Seats in Parliaments Colonel Allan voted against the late Minister, Castlereagh, al. though he was the friend and relative of Lord B. Arrived at Oman's Hotel, Edinburgh, ;he Right Hon. Lord REAY and General Rorgarsori, of Lude. Set off from Fortune and Blackwell's Hotel, Earl of ERROL and Lady Ennat. ; Lord and Lady J. HAY; Miss ELLIOT ; the Right Hon. Lord ELIBAz.K JAws Dorra, Esq. of Vogrie; a n d L. Never% Esq. ha in Y si • tal I I It IS a Et n, to I. r, d is rn It 1. 7C . its cl. h, to be