Star. — London, England, 1809-02-11 00:00:00

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LE PRINCIPAL OFFICERS of HIS MA JESTY': ORDNANWNJc hereby:lye ...Nrctice, Proposals will be received at their Office in Pall-Mall, on re Friday the 17th day of February next, from such Per nay be willing to undertake the Supply of COLOURS and K the service of this Department, for a period of Three its of the Article; may be viewed upon application at the 1 Storekeeper's Office in the Tower, where further par toretherwith the Terms and Condition; of the Contracts, known ; and also at the Secretary's Office in Pall-M,all 1, any day, between the hours of ten and four o'clock, lso the Proposals must be delivered, sealed up anti en ' Proposals for Colours, or for ails," as the case may be ; 'ropozal can be admitted after the said 1 ‘th day of Febru velve o'clock at noon of the same day, neither will any it noticed, unless the ],arty making it, or an Agent iu his nall attend. By Order of the Board, R. H. CREW, Secretary. L !NG-OFFICE, Februsry 9, 1809. COMMISSIONERS for VICTUALLING (US MAJESTY', NA VT, do httely give Notice, on Friday the 34th instant, they will be ready to receive i n writing, sealed up, and treat for the supply 6f what I AELES shall be derr.anded for the use of His Majesty's A I',:ssels at Yarmouth, iii the County of Norfolk, during al twelve ;41optlis, front the 24 t h of April next; to be •y Bills ratable with interest ninety days after date. *iditions of the Contract may he see■ at the Secretary's it tins Office, or by applying to Mr. John Walter, at :h. 4,d will le 11... J to any Tender in which the price shall n:,t de semis at length, or that shall not be delivered to the Boa, d be on the said . .. Friday tie 24th instant, nor unless the ko =ales the Tender, or SWIM .Person on his behalf, attends to ken cslledfor. 1 7 1C71 1 .111:L1NG OFFICE, February 9, 1809. COMMIS'SIONERS for VICTUALLING IS ESTI", Kiln; J, kereby give Notice, Tuesday the 31st instant, they will he ready to receive n writing, (sealed up) and treat for Three Hundred Gallons of WES 1' INDIA RUM, to be delivered duty i Warehouses in which the same shall have been bonded, Majesty's Victualling Stores at Plymouth and Ports . the proportions under-mentioned, one half thereof in a tnd the remainder in a month afterwards, viz. - 300,000 Gallons. ?OWL'S MOU I 00,( 1 00-300,000 f‘ , l - by Bills payable with interest 90 days after date. )nditions of the Contract may be seen at the Secretary's ;rd will be had t, any Tender in which the price shall not be in '7?Tif et length, or that shall nal be delivered to the Board before In the said Tuesday, th, '2lst inst.snt, nor unless the person the Tend,r, or ;vac person on his 6rltalf, attends, to answer fsr. VICTUALLING OFFIC h., Feiru2ry 10, 18G9. CC'2I.3IISS/OArERS for VICLU/ILLING .11.3JESIn NA VI, do E lle Mare, )71 l'iidry next, the 17th instant, they will be ready to 'enders in writing ur), aril treat for Two bun ft.y Bugs of KEN I ISM 11.0P';, of :Le growth of the I!..,usind eight hundred and eight, to be ir.A6werable to be produced with the Tenders; to be delivered in the month into the Stores at Portsmouth and propr tuft;, viz. iOU - 150 Bags 100-250 t••i id fr.,r by Bills paal)l.2 with interest 90 days after clatl. of the Conkract may be seen at the secretary's 7t:l cti:lle hcel to any nndtr in whislr tkc trite , hall not It I •:,.7.-7 1 t.:t ich;th, or 1411 :kJ!! n:1 lc a iiver,d to the lloord Lc :11.: :aid Friday the 17th inltcnt, nor unlit.: Me io n:1:I the Ten,kr, or fOIPC rCIJOR 071 ocha"f, attend', to :iFd for. CONDUIT STREET, HANOVER-SQUARE. ,SRS. WARNE and WEIGALL beg leave idorrn the Nobility and Gentry they have for the pre iddition to their ',Hotel opposite to that which was de 'y Fire on Sunday, January the 29th, taken a House in tg.are, No. 5, near the Music Rooms, which is now IIE LET, IMMEDIATELY, 'OLLIERY at Tarbock, seven miles from • rrol, lately set on by the Earl of Sefton, the Engine Ir.ti is now sunk 135 cards through a Cual of 14 feet of Farm of i 4 Acres, large measure, may be taken t:' Bier}', (if desired) and a farther quantity of 24 Acres •d in two years. ;.in,s. Gins, Ropes, tkc. will be offered to the taker at n.—kichard Lawn nson, at the Colliery, will chew the and particulars may be had from Nts. roster, Lawton from Stanismet and Eden, Solicitors, Liverpool. GRAND LOTTERY. :E Of ONE TifOT7SAND W(TOLE TICKETS the First Day, Numbers as follow : ~ ('ll .. to 3 9 100 • 4,C9 t 1."o1 '•„-;( 1 .I - to to i. 8,600 . w.l :: 1 01 -,:531 REE GIFT of /I'VE HUNDRED WHOLE TICKETS to the first-drawn above £l5, the Second Day, Numbers as follow : - ,3 ,001 ...... ........... to •1,501 5,( Ili ie~r~/ I',i:l 11. , .,;c rickets may gain the whole of the following CAPITAL PRIZES: ~: .ti ;1'0,900 i 6 61 04 Begins APRIL 1809. , vcatc of ate above C;ifts of 1,560 Tickets, there arc tAy 18,500 for Sale. and Shares arc telling at all the Hemmed Offircc. CORNIELL, and ST. MARGAILE 1"s HILL, BOROUGH. lINISBY and Co. respectfully acquaint the \the, that the *l'ickets and Shares for the ensuing Lottery, 1 Drawing on the 13th art April, are now on sale at their State Lottery Offici s. On the First Day of Draw e First Drawn Prize above 415 will be entitled to 1000 1 ; and GO the Second Day of Drawing, the First Drawn 'hove 4 wi entitled to 500 'Fickets. These valuable :s are given by the Contractors over and above the usual 'nt GE Capital and other Prizes contained in the Scheme :cktts d.leasited in the Bank of England, and a List of the may Fe had at HORNSI3I . and Co's. who have recently ":none their Fri uds the following grand List of Capital —3 t , f 420,000, 2 of £lO,OOO. 4 of 45,000, 1 of 44,000, 4 of £l,OOO, 6 of 4500. • Wails by Letter or Carrier oiecuted exactly ea tht [same at pre6ext SALES BY AUCTION. - PORT OF PLYMO'UTH. By Order o f the Honourable Commissioners of His Majesty's Customs. On Tuesday the 14th of February, 1809, by Ten o'Clock in the Forenoon, will Ise exposed to PUBLIC SALE, at' the Custom House, in this Port, THE GOODS UNDER-MENTIONED, viz. 11 Gallons Brandy, 4 Ditte'Rum, 8 Ditto Whiskey, 146 Ditto Wine, Ditto Lime Juice, 374 Pounds Salt, 146 Ditto Coffee, 15 Ditto Choco6te, 30 Pounds Cocoa, 305 Di tto S ugar , 33 Ditto Almonds, 54 Ditto Citron, 119 Ditto Tallow Candles, 14 Ditto Wax Ditto, 30 Ditto Tamarind:. 241 Bushels Barley ; 94 Cwt. Grapnels and Iron Work ; 5 Cwt. Cordage ; 3 4 z Do. Anchor and Stock ; 5 Spars; Pieces Fir Timber; 4 Boats; 39 Shawls; 43 Glass Tumblers; 4 Masts; 75 Pair Leather Slippers; 4 Bottles Oil; 1 Ditto Capers. The Barge MORWISTOWN, Burthen 25 14-94 Tons, with her Stores and Materials. And a Parcel of Old Cordage, returned from the Ranger Cutter. N. B. The Goods abc , ve-mentioned will be set up in several Lots, and Sold to the highest Bidder. Attendance will be given a: the Custom House aforesaid, in Office hours, for viewing and tasting the same, three days before the day of Sale only. PORT OF FALMOUTH. By Order of the Honourable COMMISSIONESRS othis MAJitsrv's Cus rums, On Thursday, 16th February next, by Ten o'Clock in the Fore noon, will be exposed to Public Sale, at the Custom-house in this Port, 'T'HE FOLLOWING GOOD S,- VIZ. 194 Gallons Wine, 33 Vinegar, 1 Capillaire, 28 Oil, 60 Varnish; 166 Pounds Shag 'l'obacco, 152 of Roll ditto, 14 of Segars, 13 of Snuff, 14 of Tea, 106 of Coffee, 16 of Chocolate, 235 of Salt, 12 of Pepper, 4708 of Sugar, 73 of Molasses, 196 of Soap, 29 of Thread, and *.3 of Pins ; 13 Pieces Nankeen, 2 of Velveteens, 2 of Jean, 75 of Long Cl ot h s , 100 o f Handkerchiefs, 11 of Cottor:3 ' 2 of Muslin, and 14 o f Silk ; 48 Silk Sh aw l s and Handkerchiefs, 40 Yards Broad Cloth, 24 Hats, 7 Bonnets, 228 Pair Cotton Hose, 2 do. Socks, 96 do. Mitts, 1 Bundle Shoe-strings, 17 Bottles Castor Oil, 3 Waiters, 1 Piece Marble, 1 Fishing Net, 4 Watches, 47 Candlesticks, 6 Spying Glasses, 12 Umbrellas, 7 Parasols, 2 Waistcoat Shapes, 1 Box China, 10 Handspikes;- Half a Pound Hair Powder, is Boxes Cannis ter and Grare Shot, with sundry Spunges, Ladles, &c. "rhe above Goods may be viewed three days before the sale, on application g the Custom-house. RODNEY-PLACE, CLIFTON. To be SOLD by AUCTION, (subject to a perpetual Ground Rent of 111. 55.) at the Exchange Coffee-hoase, in the City of Bristol, on Wednesday, the 22d day of February next, pre cisely at half past One o'Clock in the Afternoon, unless in the mean time an acceptable offer shall be made fur the same, of which the earliest notice will be given; ALL that capital FREEHOLD MESSUAGE or DWELLING-HOUSE, with the Garden, Coach-house, and Stable behind the same, being No. 3, in Rodney-place, the late Residence and Property of Dr. Beddoes, deceased, possess ing every accommodation requisite for a large establishment. To be viewed until the sale on Tuesdays and Thursdays only, between the hours of Twelve and Three, by 'pickets, to hua on app hese son .e 7V1.. caste S umce, 17, t.iare-street, Bristol, who is authorised to receive any offer for purchase by Private Contract. MOULSHAM HALL, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX. HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, VALUABLE FIXTURES, PICTURES, and numerous Effects. By Messrs. SKINNER, OYKE,TUCHIN and FORREST, On Monday, the 6th of March, and Five following Day 3, at Eleven o'Clock, on the Prerniseq,_ THE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, Valuable Fixtures, Pictures, Oriental Articles, Library of Books, a capital Turret Clock; Fire Engine, Lead Figures, &c. at Moul sham Hall ; comprising a drawing-room suite of crimson slk da mask, hangings of rooms, bedsteads, with a variety of furnizures, beds and bedding, window curtains, a real India scarce black and gold japan cabinet, linen chest, chairs and tables, mahogany wardrobes and drawers, library cases, dining, card, and dressing tables, capital marble pier tables, pier glasses, carpets, kitchen ranges, stoves, coppers, reservoirs, cisterns, pumps, pipes, presses, dressers, and fittings-up of the offices, kitchen utensils ; fencing, fruit trees, plantations, and shrubs. • To be viewed three days preceding the Sale, (Sunday excepted) when Catalogues Tray be had on the Premises ; and of Messrf. Skinner, Dyke, Tuchin, and Forrest, Aldersgate•street, London. MOULSHANT-HALL-CHELMSFORD, ESSEX. VALUABLE MATERIALS OF THE NOBLE MANSION- ' HOUSE, OFFICES, AND GARDEN-WALLS. By Messrs. SKINNER, DYKE, TUCHIN, and FORREST, On Monday, the 20th of Marih, and five fullowing days, at 11 o'clock, orthe premises, r ['HE whole of the valuable and well-conditioned MATERIALS, whkh comprise the capital premises, MOULSHAM-H ALL MANSION-HOUSE, occupying a scite of 150 feet by 120 feet, with numerous Offices, Coach-houses, Stabling, and Out-buildings; consisting of several thousand rods of brick-work and squares of patent roof slating and tiling, capi tal stone pediment pilastres and flight of steps, stone coping, cor nices, pediment, and sash tills, largo quantity of stone and clinker pavement, marble and stone chimney-pieces, &e. capital roofing, oak and fir girders, bressumers, story-posts, rafters, and quarter ing, seven/ hundred squares of oak and fir flooring, boards and joists, wainscoting and partitions, many tons of lead, in roofing, gutters, stacks of pipe, ridges and hips, about '2OO sash-windows, frames, and shutters, capital doors and cases, staircases, and water closet ; also, the Erection of the Coach-houses and Stabling, Gar den-house, and the extensive Garden-walls. The whole of the Materials are exceedingly good, and cone ' niently situate for water carriage, being within a mile of the Chelmsford Navigation. 'f u be viewed six days precedingtko Sale (Sunday excepted), when catalogues may be bad on the premises, and of Messrs. Skin ner, Dyke, Tuchin, and Forrest, Aldersgate-street, London. 1.0 TIMBER MERCHANTS AND SHIP-BUILDERS. CAPITAL NAVY AND OTHER TIMBF R. .r. be SOLD by AUCTION, together or in lots, at Mr. Robert Evans's, Clerk, at Gresilard, on Friday the 24th day of Febru ary next, at three o'clock. FIVE HUNDRED and FOUR capital OAK TREES, and 160 exceeding good ASH TREES, with the Lops, Tops, and Bark thereof, now standing and numerically mat ked, in the Parsonage Woods and other lands at Gresford. Of the Oak, 40 trees average about 58 feet each, 58 about 43, 119 about 34, 181 about 'X, and 106 about 16 feet each ; and the Ash average about 91 feet each. p;:r Gresford is situated about three miles from Wrexham, and eight from Chester Quay. For a view of the timber, and conditions of sale, apply to the said Robert Evans, of whom printed particulars may be had, as well as at the principal Inns at Wrexham and other market towns in the neighbourhood, and also at Chester and Liverpool. Tenders by Private Contract may be made to Mr. Webb, in he Close, Salisbury, before the 14th February. fIMBER. r1"O BE SOLD, 160 Acres of very fine OAK 1 • TINIBFAt mixed with some very valuable ASH and ALDER, all of above 100 years growth. It is situated within fifteen miles of Clonmell, and twenty-one of Limerick, in the Kingdom of Ireland, from each of wkich Towns there is water carriage.—Pmposols (post paid) will be received until the sd of March, by Wm. Roper, Esq. 34, North Great George's-street, Dublin, and further particular; may be known, by application to Mr. Mu) Nesbitt' Na. 16, Toker.bouee-Yaird, ji,ondea. RLIdtMEArTriR r PROCEEDINGS. • HOUSE OF LORDS, FRIDAY, FEB. 10. Bassett's Divorce Bill was read the first time, and ordered to be committed un Monday. Lord MOIR A presented a petition from the debtors confinell( in the borough gaol of Liverpool, which he moved should be re ferred to the Committee to which other similar petitions were. Lord GRENVILLE postponed his motion respecting the Or ders in Council, and our relations with the United States, until Friday next, when he apprized their Lord hips he would peremp torily bring it on.—Adjourned to Monday. HOUSE OF COMMONS. Upon the motion of Lord PERCY, of the Wex ford Election Committee, leave was /given for the Ccitataiittee to adjourn until Thursday next. Mr. WARDLE moved, that ,Captain Sanden be again sum moned to attend and give evidence before the Committee, upon the inquiry into the conduct of the Commander in Chief. A petition Was presented by Mr. BYNG from the debtors in Newgate, praying relief by an insolvent bill. —Ordered to lie on the table. Mr. WELLESLEY POLE presented some documents respec ting the correspondence which had passed between the. Lords of the Admiralty and Sir Charles Cotton, relative to the Russian fleet in the Tagus.—Ordered to be printed. Mr. bILTSKISSON moved for an account of the amount of Ex chequer Bills, outstanding upon the charges of the year 1808, now unprovided for : also for an account of the Exceedings over the estimated amount of the War Taxes for the same year.—Or dered. The Malt Duty Bill, and the One Million and Ten Malian.. and a half Exchequer Bills Bill, were read a second time, and committed for Monday. The Committees of Supply, and Ways and Means, were post poned till Monday. Sir JOHN SINCLAIR moved for a Committee to take into consideration the operation of the Acts in existence respecting the use of broad wheels on the public roads.—Ordered. The SECRETARY at WAR presented the Army Estimates for the service of the year, and gave notiee that he should move for the amount in the Committee of Supply on Friday next.— He also presented an account of the number of recruits raised in the last year, by the ordinary recruiting service. General STEWART presented an account from the Irish Commissariat of the strength of the two corps of Drivers and Waggon Train from the Irish Establishment, which proceeded to Portugal•with the army under Sir Arthur Wellesley.—Ordered to be printed. EAST INDIA PATRONAGE. . _ _ Mr. GEORGE SMITH rose to move for a Se lect Committee, to inquire whether any and what corrupt practices had obtained in the sale or dispo sal of Cadetships, Writerships, or other appointments under the East India Company, or any negociations respecting the same. He had the satisfaction z.O state to the House, that he brought forward this motion with the special Approbation of the Court of Direc tors, with whom such a measure had been for some time in contemplation, in consequence of dr.! rumours prevalent that such a traffic for the disposal of such places had been earned on. and b y i.v possi ynky, Loom nave their sanction. What had passed in evidence before a Committee of the House List night, rendered it necessary no longer to defer this motion, in order as well to vindicate the Court of Directors from every idea of countenancing such transactions,. as to trace them, if possible, to detection. He concluded by making the motion. Mr. CHARLES GRANT seconded the motion, and expressed his regret, that he was not present last night when something was stated upon the subject, by one of the witnesses before the Committee. He assured the House, that nothing could be more sa tisfactory to the Court of Directors than the institution of the enquiry proposed : for, as public men, they felt it a painful duty, to meet imputations, the sources of which they found it impossible to discover, notwith standing their most vigilant exertions. About eight or nine years since, the Directors, upon c report of this kind having reached them, instituted an immedi ate and minute enquiry to ascertain whether such abuses did exist, as the advertisements every day in serted in the public papers for the purchase of such ap— pointments seemed to imply ; as the Directors, if they found that any such transaction had the aid or coun tenance of any of their own body, were determined to make that person a public example ; and it was in consequence reported to the Court that the patronage of a Member of that body had been bestowed in favour of a clerk in the India House, who had received a Cadetship, which appointment the party sold : but as soon as the fact was discovered, lie was dismissed from his employment. The motion passed in the affirmative ; and Mr. Smith being called on to name such Members as he thought most eligible, expressed his wish that the House would interfere, and take up the inquiry upon general grounds. and that no person belonging CO the Court of Directors, or Board of Controul, should be a Member of the Committee. He wished rather that it should be .chosen from the House at large; and he therefore named fifteen Members unconnected with India affairs, and who were ordered to sit to-morrow. THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF. The House, on the motion of Mr. WARDLE, re solved into Committee to inquire into the conduct of the Duke of York. • Mr. WARDL-E thought it necessary, before the Committee proceeded to examine evidence, to offer a few observations, in consequence of something in the evidence of Mr. Donovan on the former night, stating that a letter written by Mrs. Clarke to him about a Captain Tucker was framed by Mr. Finner ty. Upon a former day he had stated every thing he knew about Mr. Finnerty : that he never saw him until about the time Major Hogan's pamphlet was published, and only once more in the lobby of the House, when he had said something to him about Dr. Thynne. Mr. Finnerty might possibly have mentioned to him Mr. Tucker's name ; but he so lemnly declared he never received from Mr. Finnerty any information whatever about Mr: Tucker. Hav ing, therefore, put the Committee in possession of all he knew about Mr. Finnerty, and all the information or rather non-information, he had given him (for, in fact, he had told him nothing), he should feel mucli gratification if the House would comply with the Pe. tition presented by a Right Honourable Gentleman last night from Mr. Finnerty, and permit him to be examined at the Bar, which would put an end to every insinuation relectitig ilis acquaintance with Mr. Einncrty, his Right Honotirable. Friend,. ft:r so he would call him, (Mr. Sheris!any; 'had thotigiit -on a former night to make an extraordinary attaa rupon him, respecting hi s alledged acquaintance with . a set of rnen who were called foul conspirators, nild 'that he had derived hit information:from personsavith whom it was stlwraceful fp bold any communication. He knew `of 'nts set of inen-of the description men. tioned by the Right Honourable Gentleman. •If he knew of such men,: he would be the first to give them up. He declared to GOD he neither knew nor could geless what his Right •Hononrable Friend alluded to; and wished his Right Honourable Friend had ehosee rather to give some explanation of whom-- the persons were to whom he alluded, Omit by an imputation so mysterious. to expose his conduct to the comments and misrepresentations of the Ministerial prints of the day. If his Right Honourable Friend would be so good as to name any character of such a description as be had stated, and from whom he might have de rived unfounded information upon this. subject, 'he would declare all he knew, and do all he could, to bring such person to justice. The next point to which he felt it necessary to call the attention of the Committee was, the evidence given last night by Miss Taylor. It was a duty he owed to that lady to state what he was now about to submit. He under stood that that lady had two brothers in the Army, and one in the Navy ; and when he had told her of his intention to have her examined at the Bar of the House, she expressed great unwillingness to come forward ; but when he urged the necessity for her ex amination, her answer was, that if she was forced to come forward to speak the truth,.-she must do it at the risk of ruin to her nearest and...dearest relations. Mr. LOCKHART thought the Honourable Gen tleman's mode of proceeding rather retarded the ob jects of inquit y. The House sought for information, and comments ought to be postponed to a future and more eligible opportunity. • The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER. thought the Honourable Gen t l eman ' s mode of pro. , ceeamg must arise, not from any wish to retard or protract the business of inquiry, but from his inexpee rience in conducting inquiries of this sort. He must, however, be aware, that if he proceeded to comment upon the testimony of every witness in this stage of the business, his comments would necessarily call for answers from other Gentlemen, not disposed to think as he did ; and debates would consequently arise in a very irregular way, which must not only interrupt, but extremely prolong the business before the Com mittee. • Mr. SHER 'DAN coincided with his Honourable Friend, in the wish that Mr. Finnerty might be era. mined, and said, that so far from having intended to make any attack upon him (Colonel Wardle), as he was pleased to term it, on a former night, he merely cautioned him as to the sources of his information * and had sent to him a message upon the subject by a mutual friend. Mr. WARDLE said, he never had received that message, and observed that his Right Honourable Friend, on the former night, had pretty strongly insi nuated that his information.was derived from persons of the description of conspirators, with whom it was disgraceful to hold any communication, but without naming the persons to whom he alluded. Mr. SHERIDAN said, he had used no such phrase as conspirators or conspiracy ; and it was hardly to be expected he should be so indiscreet as to name persons who were yet to give their testimony before the House, and thus to excite prejudice against them. He had no objection, however, to allude Pow to one of those persons, named Donavan, who had yesterday given his evidence at the 'Bar, ni whose gross prevarication evinced the kind of reliance that could be placed on any information derived from him. There were also two others, whom he had no objection now to name, for instance, M'Callum and Cockayne, who, he did not scruple to say, were per sons to whose information no credit was to be at tached ; and he had cautioned his Honourable Friend against placing much reliance upon such men : but he called the House to witness, whether, instead of making any attack upon his Honourable Friend, he did not vindicate his conduct and intentions, and de. precate the attempt of any set of men disposed to make a run against an individual Member, who had the firmness and independence to rise in his place, and do that which he conceived to be his public duty. For his own part, he was determined his conduct should be guided by neither favour nor affection, nor any regard to rank or station. Sir ARTHUR WELLESLEY bore high testi mony to the military conduct of Colonel Tucker, now no more. He had served under both Sir David Baird and Sir Samuel Auchmuty in South America, with the highest recommendation from both, as an Officer highly deservitg his Majesty's favour ; and he felt it his duty to state, that having witnessed his' conduct in the expedition to Portugal, and his gallant services upon two particular occasions, he felt it due to his character, and to the consolation of hisfamily, on this occasion, to bear testimony to his merits. Mr. WARDLE declared he never meant the most distant imputation upon the conduct of that gallant Officer, nor had any personal knowledge of him what ever ; he had only mentioned his name as connected with one of the transactions which were the subject of inquiry. Mr. Wardle next alluded to some letters in his possession which were alluded to on the evi dence of Mr. Donovan last night, to the reading of which he had no objection, and which he was ready to produce if the Committee desired it. •• This produced a conversation of some length be tween the I - k.nourable Member, Lord FOLKESTONE, the ATTORNEY•GENERAL, Mr. FERCEVAL, Mr. 'SHE.. RIDAN, Mr. WHITBREAD, Mr. YPRKE, and Mr. BRAGOE BATHURST, after which it Was agreed that the letters should In read. _ _ The CHANCELLOR - of the EXCHEQUER asked the Hoi:ourable Gentleman whether he I - :1 obtainel those letters from Mrs. Clarke, and with her coawmt • '~ r • A Iv' r I L L I • \ • ' I 1 •~~lf.. 'I 1