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tin, evince as much contempt of life, and as much heroism as the most successful Commander ; but mere individual merit could not be permitted to be the rule to guide the bestowing great national distinctiiins. Lord CASTLEREAGH commented on the na tl:re of the services of Captain Hardinge, and con tended that there would be found but few cases in the s7:endid annals of the Navy, with such conco m i tants as the present, in which the public gratitude had not been manifested. Mr. WILBERFORCE thought that in general they were too niggardly of public honour in recom pensing public services. He wished that the sugges tion of his late Right Hon. Friend (Mr. Pitt) for the establishment of an order of Naval Merit would be acted upon. It was a pleasing reflection that the in staeces of national heroism were so numberless, that the House seemed to be labouring to draw shades of difference, but by the uninterrupted grant of distinc tions upon extraordinary merit, the distinctions them selves should become cemu..,n, and the merit cease to be extraordinary—he would vote for the motion. Mr. ADAM followed upon the same side, and said, that it had been admitted that since the year 1760, there had been but four instances of the same service. Had Captain Harding survived that glorious victory, his Majesty no doubt would have made him an object oithe royal favour—as he had fallen, that House ought not to refuse him the only mare of pub lic gratitude, that they now could confer upon his memory. Mr. MARRYAT thought, that if they were to erect monuments to every heroic officer that fell in the service, they would have to *se buildings, in the firit instance, to contain their 111011Ufflelti. Mr. W. WYNNE professed as high a sense of the merits of Captain Harding., as any Gentleman who heard him ; but he Thought it necessary to draw some line of distinction, Captain Conk had got no monu ment—Captain Farmer, who was . blown up in his ship, the Quebec, disdaining to quit his post, though inevitable death was the result, had got no monu ment. He could not agree to this motion, though at the same time he ird not wish to give it a direct ne gative. He should therefore move the previops ques 'von, which, after some further observations from Messrs. LONG, CURWEN, WILLIAM i SMITH Admiral MARXHAW, Sir C. P 01.14 Mr. PALMER. and Mr. WARD, ail in favour of erecting the Monument, was nega tived without a division—when the original motion for erecting the Monument was then agreed to. evince heroism as individual rule to guiL Lord Ci tyre of the tended that s7:endid ar as the press been manif Mr. WI: they were pensing pul tion of Ills establishme acted upon, s tances of t the House difference, tions upon selves shoo: be extraord Mr. Al) said, that i 1760, then service. H. victory, his an object a House oug Ilc gratitud memory. Mr. MA erect rsonu the service, firit inttan4 Mr. W. merits of C heard him I line of disti PAIVILZOLS Or THE HOUSE. Lord PORCHESTER rose, in pursuance of not;ce ' to move that a Committee be appointed to search the Journals of the House of Lords. The Noble Lord observed, he made this motion in conse quence of the Lords having made a standing order ahich he considered as a violation of the privileges of the House of Commons. The order alluded to stated, that no Divorce Bill should be received in future by ' that House, which did not contain a clause to restrain the adulterous parties from intermarrying. If, there fore, the House of Commons should pass a bill not containing such a clause, it would immediately, a f ter the first reading in the ther House, rest with any Noble Lord to move that the standing order be read, and the bill would be in consequence immediately lnst. He should therefore move ' , " That a Commit tee be Ippointed to search the Journals of the Lords for any proceedings of the present Session relative to any standing order having reference to the Divorce Bill." 'ls CHANCELkOR of the EXCHEQUER opposed the motion, on the grounds of there being no pretence whatever to say, if such a standing order did exist, that it was any breach of the privileges of the House of Commons. Mr. PONSONBY, Mr. WINDHAM, Mr. W. WYNNE ) Sir SAMUEL &WILLY, and Mr. BAR:IAM, supported the motion. Mr. BATHURST and Mr. H. BILOWNZ opposed it. Lord PORCHESTER shortly replied. The question being loudly called for, the Housi divided, when th ere a pp eare d—F or Lord Porchester's motion 43—Against it 63L-Majority against the mo.. tion 20. SIDITIOL•S SOCIETIES. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, pursuant to his notice, rose to move for leave to bring in a Bill to amend the 39th of his present Majesty, for suppress. ing Seditious Societies. This Act, in some particular clauses, referred to the 36th of the King, upon the same subject, but in so ambiguous a way, that it was necessary to amend it by a new Bill, for which he then moved. Mr. PONSONBY certainly could not make any I objection to a measure be did not understand, and therefore wished the Honourable and Learned Gen tleman to _give a little more explanation of the subject. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said, that by the I Act of the Seth of the King, it was enacted, that .houses wherein debating societies should be held, and where money should be received for admission,' should be licensed, otherwise be punishable by law ; but there being some doubts whether that Act was sufficiently operative, the 39th of the Bing was further enacted, in which the words, a according to the true intent and meaning of the 36th of Geo. III." were inserted, and by which former Act such houses 2-v were not licensed were declared disorderly; and pu nishable by law. As he (the Attomey-Genera9 un derstood that some doubt had been entertained as to the tendency and effect of these words, the object of the intended Bill was to do away those doubts. Mr. WHITBREAD not having referred lately to those Acts, could not now give any opinion upon ths present motion, but he certainly should refer to them before the second reading of the Bill, untillvhich time he should suspend his opinion. He thought it somewhat extraordinary that after a ! apse of ten years,' the Learned Gentleman should now think proper, without stating any cause, or giving any substantial reason, to bring j i g a new Bill upon the subject. He begged for one not to be understood as concurring in the principle of such a Bill. The motion was then agreed to nem. Cu. SEATS IR PARLIAMENT. Upon the Motion of Mr. CURWEN, the Bill for preventing Traffic in seats in Parliament, was read a second time. Upon the question of committal— The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER took that op portunity to state his principal objections to the Bill, in order to give the Honourable Mover of the measure time for reflecting upon these objections.--The first objection he had to the Bill was the manner in which the offeuce was attempted to be described ; the second objection was, as to the punishment of the offence ; the third, as to the manner the sales o f b oroug h p roperty m i g h t 4 hinted by tuts Sit; and the lass, as to the nature and tend atter of the oath which it was priresedea:k Manber shonldillke en taking his seat..—Should the Bill pass in its present state, it must involve a great many actions the House was not then award of:—it would utterly incapacitate the srle of burgess property; which must be a fatal objection to the Bill : no Member could give any office or place to any person who should vote for him upon his election; this was another great objection to the Bill: with respect to the punishment, the law was indefinite; and a Member might, after two or perhaps three years enjoying his seat, be punishable —not by the decision of the House, but by Common Law; and this in itself was a clause the House never could agree to : with respect to the oath, from the contrarietiof opinions in that Horse respecting the Treating Act, it was "- dent, that while one party maimained one opinion, and the oppo ite party another, it was clear that one or the other, in subscrib ;mg to this oath, must in the opinion of the other be perjured.— He thought it better to explain his objections at present : he must however add, that on perusing the Bill, in attempting to get rid of one objection, another obtruded. Mr. CURWEN admitted that there might be many objections to the present form of the Bill, but hoped and truittd they would be completely obviated in the Committee. He then entered into a dJenc2 of the necessity of the measure to check the numerous existing abuses. Mr. WINDHAM denied that the evil existed to the extent the Honourable Gentleman imagined, and did not think it quite fair of him to introduce so touch declamation against the practices of Parliament ; be could not agree with the Honourable Gentle. man in the sense he described those evils, and only rose Co enter his protest against the principle of the measure, lest his silence should be construed into consent. Mr. BRAGGE BATHURST supported the measure. He thought that, as it was acknowledged that smell evils were in et iscence in that House, some remedy should be applied, and he did not see why the present Bill could not be so amended aad altered as to produce the desired effect. Mi. DENIS BROWNE objected to the Bill in toto ; he thought it was alertly brought into the House to create a clamour through the country. Mr. CURWEN, in explanation, warmly denied 'any such in tention, and asserted his attachment to the Constitution. Lord FOLKSTONE, in reply to the Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. D. Browne), said, that if he had attended the late discus sions•in that House, he would not have ventured to assert that this was done to raise a clamour in the country against that House. Their late proceedings had given great satisfaction to the public, in whose estimation that House now stood higher than at any former period. Mr. LOCKHART had no objection to the Bill going to a Committee. Ur. PONIONBY reminded thr House, that there had been an understanding upon a former night, that the discussion was not to take plate until the question for the Speaker's, leavirg the Ckair, in consequence of which several Members, who were in terested in the measure, had lefs the Hcuse. Tbe Bill was they ordered to be committed to-morrow. COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY. Mr. WHARTON brought up the Report of the Committee of Supply. When upon reading the Res o lu t ion for a l oa n o f 600,0001. to the Prince Regent of Portugal, Mr. WHITBREAD objected to this sum being advanced by way of loan, being confident it world nev.:r be repaid ; he there fore wished it to be au absolute gift. TO CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER declared his fullest confidence in the repayment of this sum, and therefore it was advanced as a loan. LOTTERIES. Mr. 'WHARTON brought up the Report of the Committee of Ways and Means. Upon the motion for giving permission to the Lords of the Treasury to treat for the seat lotteries, Mr. WHITBREAD rose, and in a long and animated speech, objected altogether to the principle of Lotteries. He adduced many instances of its ruinous tendency to the lower classes of the community, and both in a moral, political, and financial point of view, conceived the whole to be vicious, root and branch, and wholly irremediable. Sir THOMAS TURTON defended the principle, upon the Report made by the Committee appointed for inquiring into the evils, who had reported that a remedy might be applied which wouldprevent the mischievous practice of Insuiance. After a few words front Mr. BASINGTON, the House divided —For the motion 90.—Against it 76—Majority .54. - Upon the reddraisasion of strangers, we found Mr. FOSTER MOVIES for the committal of the Irish Distillery Bill. • Mr. C. HUTCHINsON wished for the postponement of this Illation. in consequence of the absence of Sir J. Newport. who Was so peculiarly well informed upon the subject, and who was prevented from attending by indisposition. The Honourable Member accordingly moved to postpone the Order until to. morrow. Mr. FOSTER declined to comply with this wish, as public business pressed so much at this late period of the Session. Be. sides, the Right Honourable Baronet would have an opportunity of delivering his sentiments upon this measure in a future stage of its progress. Mr. PONSONBY thought the Right Honourable Baronet's presence was most material in the Committee. • The House divided on Mr. Hutchinson's Motion, and the numbers were, For it 22—Against 64—Majority 42. Upon our return to the Gallery, we found the House in a Com mittee. Mr. M. A. TAYLOR moved, that the Chairman should leave the Chair, observing that the Right Honourable Mover was afraid to encounter the superior information and talents of his Right Honourable Friend (Sir John Newport), and therefore wished to press the measure In his absence. Hers Mr. MoNTACint, Mr. D. BROWNS. and Mr. WARD rose to order, and charged the Honourable Member with imputing motives which were unparliamentary. Mr. M. A. TAYLOR repeated and justified his words. Mr. FOSTER disclaimed the idea of being afraid of meeting any man. The MAN tELLOR of the EXCHEQUER vindicated the conduct of his Right Honeurable Friend. Mr. C. W. WYNNE considered the observations of his Hon. Friend (Mr. Taylor) perfectly just. The fear of the Right Ho nourable Mover to meet his Right Honourable Friend was quite a natural feeling, particularly when he recollected the frequent defeats be experi‘ricedfrom his Right Honourable Friend. Here Mr. CROAKER moved that strangers should be ex cluded. After some further discussion In the Committee, we under stand, that the Chairman was ordered to report progress, and ask leave to sit again on Wednesday.—Adjourned at hull past one o'clock. THE EVENING STA ti. LONDON. FRIDAY, MAY 19. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Reduced 67t Consols, for money, eS9H—Ditto, for set aft Minium prem.—Exchequer Bills 12. to 13s. prem. 4 per Cents. 83-5 per Cents. s99ii. PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. Bask Stock 1.461 846 India Stock 197 per Cent. Red. 671'f India Bands, 161.171. pr. 3 per Cent. Cons. 68ft Imp. Ann. 7i 4 per Cent. 82 33 Ischeq. Bilk, I Is. 14s. pre. S per Cent. Navy* 4 4 Consols for sec. 68/i PORTUGAL. The Princess Elisabeth packet, with Mails, from t.isbon, has arrived at Falmouth, after a passage of ten days. By this conveyance, General SONTAG has come home with dispatches from Sir ARUM Wat.- LELII. If we may credit the reportir that are circulated, in conseqtesce of this arrival, the intelligence is im portant—Generals CIUDDOct and HILL were within 24 hours' march of Oporto.—The French General, SOULT, had, it is said, sent to the British Commun. ders, requesting to be permitted to capitulate to them, fearful, perhaps, of the fate that awaits his troops, should they fall into the hands of the inhabitants of Oporto and the Portuguese troops. Sir Amnia had, it is said, refuted to treat with the enemy, and in consequence a battle was expected to take place on the sth or 6th inst. if not prevented by an uncon ditional surrender. By this packet we have received Lisbon Papers to the 6th inst. from which we have given ample extracts in another column. An article from Valentia, of the 14th ult. in the Portuguese Papers, describes the inhabitants of that province as being in high spirits in consequence of having obtained repeated successes against their inva ders, who are described as retreating in great haste. FRENCH AND AUSTRIANS. Reports are still current that the Austrians have gained some important advantages over the enemy - upon the Balkarian and Austrian frontier.—The Cap tain of the galliot Gesh Christiana, which has arrived at Falmouth from Bourdeaux, reports, that a ru mour was current and generally credited when he sailed, that the French had been defeated in Germany. Dutch Papers and Letters to the 16th instant have arrived. By the letters we are informed of a singular circumstance, which induces more than ever to be lieve that the French have sustained some disaster. They state that all German Nail: had been stopped by order of the French Emperor, and that a rumour was in circulation that the French had been defeated near Lintz about the 2d instant, and had lost 12,000 men, six Generals killed, and one French Marshal ; that the Austrians had retaken all their cannon, and re gained their former positions, &c. &c. According to the Dutch papers, NAPOLEON'S head quarters were on the 2d removed frim Brannan to Seghorting, at which time his advanced posts were at Efferbing, near Linz. At the same time the Austrian army was stated to be behindae Welz, and the French divisions of the Dukes of RtvoLt, Irrata, and MON TE ism°, together with the Bavarian and Wirttmburg troops were proceeding against Linz and Welz.-- This is the precise situation in which the letters from Holland state the reported battle on the Sd to have taken place ; and as all the private accounts agree in stating, that the French were defeated, we cannot but hope that it will soon be confirmed that the Austrians have gained a victory. A Russian corps has crossed the Danube, above Wedden, to unite with a Servian army of 40,000 men, then to act againit Turkey. FRENCH • PAPERS. We have received ilicnitturs to the 10th of May:— A long article, dated from the Banks of the Danube, confirms what we formerly stated respecting the Port of Trieste being open to the English merchandize, and shut against France and her Allies. The Rus sian shins in the Adriatic, not having been able to escape, are probably before this in Lord COLLING WOOD'S possession. Hostilities have commenced between the Turks and Russians—the Turks are said to be defeated. The report of the Austrians having occupiedWurtz burg is contradicted. The remainder of the troops of the Confederation are in motion to join the Grand Army. All is tranquil at Dresden, the Austrians being at a great distance from that city. Yesterday Mr. MERRY, late Minister from this country at the Court of Stockholm, arrived at Yar mouth, in the Alexandria frigate, from Gottenburgh. Mr. MERRY reached London early this morning.— Mr. For=En, Secretary of Legation, still remains at Stockholm. By the same vessel arrived a Mail from Gottenburgh, by which we have received Hamburgh Papers to the 11th instant, and from which we ex tract the following articles : Anossunon, MAY I.—The Eyrolese and Austrians are in Bregentz and Lindau. VutstatA, Aramm. SO.—Another serious affair has occurred in Italy. Our troops near Castle Franco are directing their march to Vicenza. BOHLMIA, Mar I.—The Archduke Charles has proceeded through Chain towards Badweis in order to direct its march from thence to Lintz, or more easterly on the Danube. General Hiller, with the sth and 6th corps of the army, will take the same direc tion by another road. It appears by the Stockholm papers that the Ports ofDenmark were on the eve of being opened to Swedish vessels : the Duke of SUDERMANIA'S speech upon the occasion of opening the Diet is given at full length in these Papers. It leaves little doubt with respect to the future line of conduct to be adopted by Sweden ; in short, the three Northern Courts will be united against this Country. A heavy firing was heard 4 Dover on Wednesday Hight, which continued from seven to past nine o'clock. The weather was then very still, and had continued so till the mail came away. It is supposed that the batteries were firing on some of our ctuizers which had got too near ; or perhaps some more of the flotilla from Boulogne creeping along shore to the Eastward, and had bean fired on by our brigs. There was no arrival from the French coast yesterday, to ascertain the cause of the firing. A letter by the last packet from Rear-Admiral Sir AmtANnza COCHRAN& to an Officer holding a high situation at Plymouth states, that he was block,. ing up three sail of the line and four frigates, in do Saintes, and having with him 3000 troops for the purpose of taking possession of the Islands, was in hopes of making them surrender in about eight or days, as it was impossible for them to escape. THE ARMY. Wednesday Colonel M'QUARRIE, the Governor New South Wales, arrived at Portsmouzh, and (—;.- barked on board the HINDOSTAN, which, with th • DROMEDARY, have tte 7sd Regiment on board fir that colony : this Regiment has been filled up wi.:. volunteers from the Militia, principally from Stafford. Yesterday the PirIPPS schooner, with several trar.— ports, sailed from Portsmouth fur Portugal, havir, detachments of different regiments on board for th country. The Ist Battalion of the 43d, now at Colchestc-, is under orders for embarkation. It is said that tl„ regiment will embark as soon as the transports corrc round to Harwich. The Ist Battalions of the 5Q and 95th regiments will form a brigade along with the 43d, of 3000 men, under the command of Colonel CRAWFORD. The destination of this expedition is said to be Portugal, of which there seems little doubt : for this small force can only be considered as a rein forcement for some more numerous body of troops. Of the 2480 prisoners of war arrived at Portsmouth, from Martinique, 1200 have been divided among the prison ships, the rest are to sail fur Plymouth. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. FALMOUTH, MAY 16. Arrived his Majesty's brig Foxhound, of 18 guns, from Spit• head, with a convoy for America—tie Beet is now off the harbour: she put in here for a fresh supply of water. Also :.r -rived the galliot Geske Christiana, from Bourdeaux, with wine, brandy, &c. for orders; Two Brothers, Gs/weans, from Rot terdam, with gin for this port; Gotscombd schooner, from St. Michael's, bound to London with corn and cotton; Pro7idence and Grace, Captain I/FOOTMAN, with oil and flax, bound to Bristol; ship Mary, WARN t, from G:braltm-, for orders, Wile I under convoy of the Jamaica—parted from her in the Channel, with 19 sail under convoy ; and Princess Charlotte packet, from Lisbon in eight days. General SONTAG, with dispatches from Sir A. Wat.r.rst.sr, has gone off to town. PLYMOUTH AND 'PLYMOUTH-DOCK, MAY 17. Came in the Honduras packet, Captain Doddrige, from the Brazils ; Lord Borringdun transport, Captain Partridge, from Malta and Gibraltar, with lemon juice : she parted company from the Jamaica, of x 4 guns, off the Sound last evening with the Beet. Sailed the Amazon, of ;6 guns, for Rochefort. Ar rived the Encounter gun brig from Falmouth ; atarAdrlan hire. cutter with letters and dispatthes from Admiral Stopford, at Rochefort. No news from thence worth quoting. Came out of harbour the Fervent gun brig. The Peacock, of 13 guns, is waiting the arrival of dispatches from town, and will sail the in stant they arrive, for Lisbon. She was chased from her statioti last Sunday, off the isle of Bas, by seven armed brigs, and would have given them battle, had they not been so full of troops, with I snraii arms. Remain in the Bay : The Marlborough and Me narch, of 74 guns each, and the .Grampus, of 50 guns, with live sail of Indiamen—the latter are expected to sail for the River to morrow, if the wind suits. i Captain Woolcombe, his officers, and crew, late belonging to the Laurel sloop of_war, captured by the Cannoniere French fri gate, in the East Indies, came home in the Grampus, which ar rived yesterday.—Vice Admiral Sir Edward Pellew, in the Cul loden, of 74 guns, was to leave India, on his return to Europe, some time in March last. • PORTSMOUTH, MAY Is. Sailed the Augusta and Amphitrite transports, under convoy of the Phipps sloop of war, for Lishon.—Wind S. E. DOVER, MAY it. The Powerful, of 74 guns, and an India ship, have gone by to-day for the Downs, and two or three more of the fleet are in sight to the westward, becalmed. DEAL, MAY 13. Rear-Admiral Sir SAMU/L Hoon struck his flag last night, at sun-set, on b oars the Centaur, and set off for London.—Ar rive d . _ the Powerful, of 74 guns, from the East Indies ; likewise one of the fleet, the rest are in sight.—Sailed the Podarg us s l oop , w i t h the OaV dale, EISSZT, for the West Indies; and Ranger naval transport, convoy, for Portsmouth.—Remain in the Downs St. George, Centaur, Theseus, Powerful, Agincourt, Monmonth, Clyde, Rinaldo, andora, Indignant, Desperate, Idus (2), Hero and Mary hired armed cutters. SHEERNESS, MAY is. The Convoy for Heligoland sailed this day, order convoy of his Majesty's ship Starling. YARMOUTH, MAY le. Arrived the Alexandria frigate from Gottenburgh, and Tattled Mr. MERRY, our Ambassador from Stockholm, under a salute of 14 guns ; alto the Aboukir, with two prizes. —Sailed the Ne mesis, Challenger, Cerberus, Ida and Lord Nelson cutters. The Port-au-Prince, of London, is taken at Tongataboo Island, and the crew killed. The Alliance, —, from Liverpool for Philadelphia, has been run foul of by his Majesty's ship Statira, and left in a sinking itate. The crew are arrived at Liverpool. The I.ancashireWitch, from Liverpool for Bvbadoes, is totally lost off St. Lucie. The crew, and about one-third of the cargo saved. The Maria and Ann, from Cottonburgb for Liverpool, has been found at sea, dismasted, and without any person an board, and carried into Shields. The Anniversary of the Sons of the Clergy took place yesterday at St. Paul's Cathedral. The Manifesto of the C9urt of Vienna has reachei this country. This Paper, which is supposed to have been drawn up by GEN TZ, goes back to the Treaty of Presburg, and contains !4 sheets. It of course greatly exceeds the limits of a newspaper. The Freeholders of the County of Cornwall have passed a vote of thanks to Cdlonel WARDLE, and those who supported him. The Resolutions passed on the occasion, on the subject of Parliamentary Reform, are couched in bold and intrepid language The Meeting was held at Bodmin, on Monday last, and was more numerously and respectably attended than any former meeting for a long period. The Re solutions were carried by a majority of at least 20 to one, notwithstanding the opposition of those who, on former occasions, have been accustomed to commani the County. • WlLTsulge MEETING.—A Meeting was on Wed. nesday held at Salisbury, of the Freeholders, Land holders, and other inhabitants of the County of Wilts, to give thanks to Mr. WARDLE.—The business was opened in a speech by Hstittr HUNT, Esq. ; and se conded by Mr. CoLLINS. After which the resolution proposed by Mr. Husr was passed, with the dissect of only two or three persons.—Mr. BLEaK then pro. posed a vote of tenure on the conduct of the Represen tative: of the Counts, which was carried by acclamation! Coati EXCHANGE, MAEZ.LANZ, MAT 19.—This day the supplies of Wheat are considerable, with so me foreign arrivals; sales are extremely dull, at ra t her less prier —Barley m plenty, and this west upwards of es. per quarter cheaper—White Peas rather dearer—Beans of both soivs hardly at last prices—. There are large supplies of Oats, with many more cargoes of foreign, and this trade is at a fikrther reduction in price. —.44 Flour little alteration. i GSSISRAL CHS.I3IICT All ISHOZIII ____ Wheat, 551.701. 801. Beans, 665. 61$. Fine ditto, 1141. Nis. Tise ditto, 411 s. 411 s. Rye, 48s, 545. Oats, r7s. $6l. Ses. Barley, 321.425. et Polaadditto, 341. Si. Malt, 70s. ills. Poulos ditto,--1. mos. Od. Whitt Peas (bisilors)ll2s.92l. .lie Sad, ... Sol. Grey ditto, 461 501. Fine Fior e 756. 765. to 205 2 -44Pasik, 7*. 751