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••••••-•------__ 7 l4 ••••••4; .... • • . . ~ • • e e -r :' 1 , 7,4 , • t , 4 - : I. • 1 • • 1., ::•1 •I i 7 •f•-:_ !. —6 -- ~.: t. ~••. V . . . ..-..k e,: : ..; . . . . /1.,,k , 7" - N., . j, . I-4 • . • ... ?4. fi. • • .z 1 - ,-- •- . ••••::.. c 1 t i -_ ,Ci ) r- ' . . . . . %. 1... d • , .- 14- • ••• , ~., A„ • '.. . .. . „ r\- ; • .11 _: - ) --, J. t ,-,.• 11 , : .t 14 • - . t i • ;1 A . .....„ . . •\ ) 1 11 V Ar, . . • .• . • \. .. 7".". .' . "." .. 1. 4.. ' (, ...likii ":4-': ' _ lIMIM.P• • . r ' , . ' . ' A ,•••••."..; N IV B1:12 6847] TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1 809 (PRICF, St X-PENC.E. THEATRE-ROYAL, DRURY-LANK. THI S PRESENT EVENING, FEBRUARY 21, thtir Majesties Servants will act the Comedy of MAN AND WIFE ; PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. w HOUSE OF LORDS, MONDAY, FEB. 20 ; Counsel was finally beard on the Scott!' Appeal; and ih the cause of Smith against IWNeil; after which the Loan elkiAN.• CLLLOR moved for the affirmation o f ihe judgment of the Coin below, which was ordered accordingly. • The Malt and Pension Dudes Bills, and the 10,500,0001. and 1,500,0001. Exchequer BiUs Bills, as well as the Equity Debtor? Bill, were severally passed through Committees of the whole House, and reported Without any amendment. MILITIA EN LISTM ENT: The Earl of LIVERPOOL moved the Order of the Day for the second reading of this Bill. His Lordship said it was unite cesaary for hint to take up much of the time of the House on the subject of the present Bill. The principle of it had been fully die cussed in the course of last Session. Whatever difference of opl 7 nion might prevail respecting past events, there was one point oa which they were .11 agtted, namely, that it would be necessary to' keep up a large efficient force. The regular array at this moment consisted of upwards of 210,009 infantry and 27,000 Cavalry. pgs infantry was disposed in 126 first bat ta li ons , averaging 902 filth each, and 36 second battalions, of which the average was about 400 men each. The object of the Bill on th* table was to render these second battalions complete. carry this into effect, it was deemed expedient to allow a certain proportion of the Militia to enlist into the regular army. This measure was resorted to in the last Session, and had been found most effectual. Lord SIDMOUTH briefly reviewed the effects of the mode of recruiting the army, contained in th eBiU before their Lordships, since it was first adopted in 1799. At that period it was a measure of imperious necessity. Exclusive of Guards and Garrisons, there were not in Great Britain, Guernsey and the other islands,ls,ooo regulars. The necessity fortunately was not so strong at this md meta though still sufficiently so; he most admit, to justify the present measure. He had many objections to the measure. Its object was to I.r:wide for the augmentation of the disposable force at the expence of the Militia. He could not approve of the prac tice of enlisting men for one species of service, and after Wards seducing them into another. He regretted that Ministers had not availed themselves of the popular enthusiasm in favour of Spain to procure recruits for the army. Had they done so, he was persuaded the present measure would be wholly unnecessary.— However, as he heard of no other expedient from any quarter for keeping up the army to that efficient establishment which was universally admitted to be necessary, he would not, for that rea son, and the extraordinary emergency of the moment, oppose the Dili. Or. MORE SECRETS THAN ONE. To which will be added the New Comedy, called THE UNCONSCIOUS COUNTERFEIT. The Principal Characters by T.LLISTON, Mr. DOW . IMATHEWS, Atiss BOYCE, Mrs. HARLOWE. To-morrow will be produced, (for the first time) a New Opera, .hrce Acts, called the Circassian Bride. i~ i THFATRE-ROYAI., HAYMARKET. THI PRESENT EVENING, FEBRUARY 21, their MajesTHEties Servants wiIGAMESTER.I act a Tragedy, called B eve rley, Mr. YO UNG ; Stukcly, Mr. COOKE ; Mrs. 13everley, Mrs. SIDPONS. ' l 'o which will be added the New Farce, called IS HE A PRINCE ? REDEMPTION GF CHURCH AND CORPORATION LAND TAX. AT a Board held this 6th day of February 1809, the Lords Commissioners appointed under the Great Seal, and by virtue of several Acts of Parliament for the purposes of regulating, directing, approving and confirming all Sales of Pro p..rty for the Redemption of Land-taz, by all persoui of the fol lowing descriptions, viz. Archbishops and Bishops. Deans and Chapters, and Prebendaries. Universities and Colleges. Rectors, Vicars, and all other Clergymen. All Lay Corporations and Companies. All Feoffees and fru s tees for Charitable and other public purpose7C. And allpersons, the Reversionary Interest of whose Estate is in the Crown. 4 The Principal Characters by MUNDEN, Mr. Lcs . roN, Mr. FAWCETT, Nit's. DAVENPORT, and Miss NORTON. ORATORIOS. ROYAL,THEATRE- HAYM.kRKET, TOgORROW EVENING, FEBRUARY 22, be performed the Sacred Oratorio of THE MESSIAH. Composed by G. F. HANDET. Apt!, on Friday, the 24th, tbc favourite Set enata of ACTS and GALATEA, with a Grand Miscellaneous Act.—Anthem, Mrs. Blind , 4 ()Lord our Governor," Marcello ; Air, Mrs. Vaughan, t• He sva; .yes unto the blind." Omnipotence ; New Song, first cunt " The last words of Martnion," composed expressly for sir. Brahma, by Dr. Clarke, Organist of Trinity College, Cam budge; Chorus" Dal leito soggeorno ' " Gluck ; Air, Master Du rmast," Thou shalt bring them in," Israel in Egypt ; Air, Mrs. utons," The Soldier tir'sr Dr. Arne ; Grand Motet," 0 Goa then thou appearest," Mozart. Doer. •o be opened at Six, and begin at Seven. • . ~~ Having made a farther progress in the execntion of their Com • mission, and being, from their desire to promote and accelerate the purposes of the Legislature, unwilling to bring their Trust to a conclusion whilst they have reason to believe that a considera ble portion of the Land-tax still remains unredeemed, do hereby give this final Notice to the Bodies Poli!ic and Corporate and In dividuals, comprehended within the aforesaid descriptions, to come forward with such Sales as they may wish to dill. to be approved and confirmed. With this view a constant attendance is given at their OfUce, No. 28, Parliatnent-street, Westminster, where it is recommended to all persons to apply in the first in stance for information and assistance, and where the printed forms of the requisite proceedings will be delivered gratis. AUCKLAND. GI.ENBERVIE. WM. YOUNG, Sec. • NEW OrERA Mum. uESSRS. WILKINSON and Co. beg to acquaint gi the Amateurs of Italian Music, that they hate purchased eslilusic of all the Opefaa will appear this Season at the per, House; and likewise tke Mu s ic of the Italian Operas that sa be performed U the Argyle Rooms. The Itisie cf the Opera of I Villiggiatori Bizzari is in a state iforwardnese, and will b produced as soon as possible. The sic of the Ballet of Lea Amour de Glauques, price 71. ale pubilahed in a few days. Ali orders sent to their Warehouse will be executed the rno stst the Music appears.—No. 13. Hay , . ..r ket. The Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed to-n.orrow. The Earl of LiVERPOOL signified his intention of moving the third reading on Thursday. I.ord DARNLEY moved fur Copies of the instructions to the Naval and Military Commanders in Portugal; Adjourned till to-morrow. By Order of the Board, ax Air. A CAPTAIN in an old Regiment (2d Battalion A in England) w sa s to exchange to th , B itish Half Pay, on equal Tex ms.--Ltvers (Iron rncipal% ool„ .iddr s .11 to A. B. marked "Half Pay," E - eaa ige Crffee-bouse, Strand, will be immediately attended to., S MAJESTY'S KOYAL LEI' ; ..:ks; PA LENT. NEW CABINET PIANO FORTE. I'HE Proprietors, Messrs. WILKINSON and Company, beg to acquaint the Musical World, that a great witty of the abovolnstruments may be seen at their Warehouse, N 0.13, Hay• Market, and at their Manufactory, No. 3, Great Viadmill•sireet. The superior qualities they possess are a brilliancy of tone un spoiled by any Piano Forte, united with a peculiar delicacy and kallty of touch. The simplicity and strength of their construe. des prevent :lie possibility of their being out of tune so frequent any other Instrument. Ft= the peculiar application of the pedal, they are particularly adapted for executing with unpirece bead effect, either Vocal or Instrumental Music ; at the same dawdle elegance of their form, the portability and their possess. ieg complete coneeniency for Music Books, &c. renders them, XI eleint Musical Instrument, far superior to any Piano Forte yet offend to the public eye.—Dimensions: Height 5 feet 6 Isehei and upwards -Breadth 3 feet 6 inches—Depth 1 foot HOUSE OF COMMONS. Ordered; on the motion of Lord FOLKESTONE, that the Csshiers of Coutts'lnk, Thomas Nisbet and Thomas Barron, do attend this evenit e , before the Committee for inquiring into the ebnduct of the Duke of York. It waa also ordered that Miry Ann Clarke, Captain Huxley Sande:), and Mary Ann Taylor, do attend the said Committee ; and that the said M. A. Clarke do bring with her two notes from his Royal Highness the Dbke of York, respecting her separation from him. Ordered also, that William Adam, Esq. a Member of the House, be requested to attend in his place this evening. Mr. PALMER presented a petition for leave to bring in a bill for the better recovery of small debts at Bath.—Ordered to lie on the table. On the motion of Lord TEMPLE, a writ was ordered for the election of a Member for St.Mawes, in the room of Lord Ebring ton, who had accepted a lucrative situation. Mr. S ROES BOURNE, Chairman of the Donegal Election Committee, announc_d their decision, that Sir H Cunningham Montgomery, the Sitting Member, was duly elected ; but that ' the petition of the petitioner was not frivolous or vexatious. Sir H. MONTGOMERY gave notice of a motion on this day se'nnigla, for leave to bring in a bill to remove all doubts with the Catholics of Ireland, respecting the security of their Freehold I'roperty. Au officer presented a Report from the Commissioners ap pointed to enquire respecting Offices and Fees in the House of Commons.—Ordered to lie on the table. Mr. W. W. POLE presented copies of the correspondence be . ween the Boiri of Admiralty and Admiral Cotton, respecting the Russian fl , .et in the Tagus. He also stated, that there was an a,/ lit loon! papa., of which he was not originally aware, respecting sonic communicetious which had taken place at Portsmouth, on the arrival of the Russian ships. It appeared, that on the Rus sian vessels coming into port, they had their colours flying ;—a message was sent from Lilo Port Admiral, desiring that the Rus sian colours should be struck. This was declined by the Russian Admiral, and some confusion was likely to ensue. However, a message was at length sent to the Russian Admiral, informing bins, that if his colours were not hauled down by sunset he should not be allowed to hoist them again. The notes which passed on this subject were the papers to which lie alluded, and he now laid them before the House.—Ordered to be printed. Basset's Divorce Bill from the Lords was read the first time, and ordered for the second reading. Mr. ASHLEY COOPER presented the estimates for the'ord nance in Great Britain and Ireland, for the service of the year ; and he gave notice, that he should move for the amount in the Committee of Supply on Friday. Mr. FOSTER gave notice, that he should move for the Irish Grants on the same day. Mr. MARTIN gave notice of a motion on to-morrow sen night, for referring the Report of the Cornmitteeon Public offices, to a Committee of the whole House. Co'onel BASTARD obtained leave to bring in a bill to ex r plain and amend the Laws on Bastardy. IRISH 14,1NK NOTES. Mr. FOSTER nuioad the order of the day for the House in a Committee, to take in:o consideration the several laws respecting the regulation of Bank Notes in Ireland. The House resolved into a Committee accordingly. Mr. FOOTER stated, that the motive for his motion was, that the laws in being on this subject had net been found efflcient in Ireland. It was, therefore, his object to adopt in that country the sense regulations as in force in England, and to render for gery, which was now only a misdemeanour in Ireland, a capital offence. Mr. WHITBREAD objected to the proposed alteration, be cause he was averse to the increase of capital punishments, al ready so prevat:nt in our criminal code, and particularly in the case of bank notes ; for lie was well convinced, that the severity of the laws in this respect had tended rather to increase the crime it was intended to prevent. Mr. EOSTER's motion, that such a bill as he proposed was eipedient, was agreed to ; and the Chairman, on reporting, ob tained leave to bring in a bill. The SECRETARY at WAR presented a return of the num ber of Volunteers from the Militia into the Line, within the last year.—Ordered to be printed. • Mr. YORKE postponed the second reading of the Land Tax Commissioners' Amendment Bill, to this day sz'nnight.—Or dered. General TARLETON presented a Petition from the Inhabi tants of Liverpool against the Irish Distillery Bill. Ordered to lie on the table. GOLDEN -LANE and British Ale Brewery, East Country Dock, liope, and Eagle Fire-Office Share 3. To be Sold by Private Contract, sevetal Shares in each of the above Concerns.—Apply to Mr. Richard Needham, N 0.9, Beech street, Barbican—removing to No. 10, Broad -strut, Royal Ex change. 111013 ER. TO BE SOLD, 160 Acres of very fine OAK TIMBER 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 which Towns there is water cat - rt.:v.—Proposals (post paid) will be received until the 3tl of March, by Win. Roper, Esq. 34, North Great leorge's-street, Dublin, and further particulars may be known, by application to s John Neshitt, No. 10, 'lsokenhouse-Y ard, London. MONEY. MESSRS. LUCAS and Co. beg leave to inform " Owe that may be in want and desirous of borrowing tem teary nr permanent sums of money, that they can at all times alraere any sem from 1001. to 20,000 L and upwards, on personal or aly n:her security arising from Marriage Settlements, Money che Feeds, Clergy:liens' Livings, or Frecholtl, Copyhold, and Iratholl Estates, on the most liberal and honourable terms.— Prrianal application Messrs. Lucas and Co. daily receive at their fnese, No. 19, Jet:llya-street, St. James's, either personally or by psit-piid. N. B. Ten years purchase will be given for a.l-•tzured Annuiti-s. This day was published, handsomely printed in 3 vol 4. Bvo. price in boards One Guinea, a New Edition, bei:z the Third, of SERMONS on several Subjects and Occasions.— By the late JAMES RII)DOCH, A. M. One of the Ministers of St. Paul's ChiPel, Aberdeen. Printed for F. C. and J. Rivington, No. 62, St. Paul's Church yard, and A. Brown, Aberdeen. This day was published, price, bound, 4s. ad. a New Edition, (Icing the 17th, of THE TRUE CHURCH of ENG LAND-MAN's Companion in the Closet; or, a Complete Manual of Pri• vate Devotions—fitted for most persons and cases. Collected from the Writings of Archbishop Laud, Bishop Andrews, Bishop Kenn, Dr. Hicks, Mr. Kottlewcll, Mr. ;itiuckes, and other eminent Di vines of the Church of England. With a Paelsce by the Rev. NATHANIEL spnlcKgs, M.A. GRAND LOTTERY. FREE GIFT of ONE THOUSAND WHOLE TICKETS the First Day, Numbers as follow : 1 5,0,1 . to 4,10 t 5,1.01 - 5,100 5,5h1 7,001 8,7,31 9,81 . to 10,501 . , to • 10,00 11,001 . to ...... 12,501 . •;:i FREE GIFT of FIVE HUNDRED WHOLE TICACET6 t 3 :ha first-drawn above £l5, the Second Day, :clambers as follow s Some time Preliminary of Sarum, ece. Printed for F. C. and J. Rivirgton, St. Paul's Church-yard; R. Baldiv in, W. Otridge and Son, G. Wilkie and Robinson, C. Law, and i olignian, Hurst, Rees, and Orme. 1 his day W 33 published, In Folio, price 1.1. I ts. 6d. plain, or 2s coloured, ANATOMICO-CHIRURGICAL VIEWS of the NOSE, MOUTH, LARYNX, and FAUCES ; with appropriate explanations and references. By JOFIN JAMES lArAl"r , Surgeon. Together with an Additional Anatomical Description of the Parts. By Mr. W. Laurence, Demonstrator of Anatomy at St. Bsirtholoinew's Hospital. The Engravings executed by Hopwood, from orignal Drawings by 'l'. Baxter. Sold by S. Highley, No. '24, Fleet-street ; and all other Book sellers. 13,001 bolo . lO .... •• ob • ..•i, 15,100 :4,iel .. 5,r,01 • to .. 15,100 :6,501 ... . 1 ,001 'Sc . - .lvie Tickets may. gain the whole of the following CAPITAL PRIZES: 1 t • • - • . ct ... ...... X 20,000 6 ! • ••• ... et ....... .... 10,000 10 .. of &c. ice. lirgins APRIL. 12th, 1809. cen!tivence of the above Gifts of 1,500 Tickets, there are only 18,500 for !-: 3 le. TJtets and Shares are selltng at atl the licensed Offices. This day WAS pUbiLSilea, price 7s. 6d. boards, By John Murray, fleet-street ;J. Callow, Crown-Court, Princes street, Soho; and Thomas Bryce and Co. No. 3, Infirmary street, Edinburgh, OBSERVATIONS on some of the most impor tant Diseases of the Heart : an Aneurism of the Thoescic Aorta, Preternatural Pulsation in the Epigastric Rrgion, end on the unusual origin and distribution of some of the large .t:neries of the Human Body. Illustrated by Cases. - By ALLAN BURNS, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons, London; and Lec turer on Anatomy and Surgery, Glasgow. THE NEV COMEDY.— SIXTH EDI rioN. This day was published, Price Half-a-Crown, AN AND WIFE ; or, MORE SECRETS lv-A. THAN ONE. A Comedy, in Five Acts. As it is per forming at the Theatre-Royal, Drury-Lane. By S. J. ARNOLD, Esq, Printed for R sena% RD PHILL vs, No. 0, Bridge-street ; and sold by Goddard and Chapple, Pall-mall ; Booker, Bond. street ; and by all Dooksellers in T own and C may be ountry. Of whom had, The SOLDIER'S DAUGHTER. 12th Ldition. By A. Cherry, Esq. Price 2s. 6d. The CURFEW. 7th Edition. Price 2s. Ed. t'slA-I.OUSAND FIVE HUNDRED STATE I.OI"I'ERY TICKETS, As a FREE GIFT in the present LOTTERY, N.gins Drawing nn WEDNESDAY, 12th of APRIL. PICKE'T'S and SHARES are now selling in the Second State Lottery, the Scheme consists of 20,000 Pickets " I I ) with the addi t i ona l FREE GIFT of the present Contractors ' II N/ o U:hole:rickets, for the first-drawn Prize, either whole :n Shares, that is drawn on the First Day above .El 5, in addi l" r °lhr Ps'ise that it will otherwise be entitled to--likewise 500 Tick,t9, in like manner, for the Second Day of Drawing, ‘ h Gt" , :npoverishing the said Scheme—therefore an early pur kis is re,:ormornded SIR JAMES BRANSCOMB and Co. l i rwv — ricters of the Lucky Lottery Offices, No. 11, Holborn ; No. .1 7 ; Coralnil; N o- 3 9, H aymar k e t, Pi cc adilly ; and at No. 269, ;and; whtre N o . 7,041, th e fortunate number entitled to the P:ize of 500 Whole 'rickets on the First Day of Drawing r f` lit State lottery ) , was sold in one Half, one Quarter, one •"!iiith, and two Sixteenths; and where likewise the following cal , Prizes in th e 't wo Last Years' Lotteries were sold hi 631 . 3 -1 , • vatitled to .E40,0G0, and the only Prize of that Amount ever Shared. £25,000 3,256 ... £20,000 I 6,145 ... £ 2 0, 000 20,030 14,223 ... 20,000 12,909 •• • 10 , 000 ••• 20,022 N 0.577 ... 20,000 18,733 ... 10,000 ... 20,000 , With co Prizes of .f 3 000 and £l,OOO. • a great Proportion of £3OO, Xioo, &c. &c. ; and sun ') - .t 1 Capitals in former Lotteries, amounting to upwards of ONE MILLION STERLING. 4.7.1cLc tummies Adventurers paid on Ddinand. RUSSIA AND SWEDEN. This day was published, in two splendid volumes, royal quarto, illustrated by FORTY ONE ENGRAVINGS, coloured after original drawings by the Author, price Five Guineas in board', TRAVELLING SKETCHES in RUSSIA and SWEDEN, made DURING a RESIDENCE in those COUNTRIES in the Years 1805, 1806, ‘BO7, and 1808. By ROBERT KER PORTER, K. S. I. &c. &c. Printed for RICHARD PIIILLIM No. 6, Bridge street, London, and to be had of Bryce and Co Edinburgh, and of all Booksellers. • • The above-mentioned Work claims a strong interest with the Public from the circumstance of the Author's accredited re ception at the Courts of th e respective Countries, and in the first circles of Rank and Wealth, and by his known powers QC illus trating by the pencil the objects vyhich claimed hiaattentiOn. SUPPLY. The House resolved_ into a Committee of Supply, and the Army Estimates for the year were referred to them. The SECRETARY at WAR expressed regret, that the Estimates which he had laid before the House so long ago as Friday se'nnight, had not been print ed, and ready for delivery to Members until late this afternoon, owing to the Printer being occupied with the evidence on the Inquiry no* Pending. However, . as there had not been time to examine the whole of the Estiniates, he should move this evening merely fOr the ordinary establishment, which differed blit very little from that voted last year, not more in amount than £200,000 ; the remainder he shciuld leave to a future day, in order to give time for further examine don, preparatory to any discussion which might be [ thought necessary. The additional sum was for in creasing the effective Strength of the array, So desira.: ble to the country. In other respects, the expence of the establishment would rather be diminished than in: creased. The Militia and Foreign Corps would .be *early the same. But some increase of expenditure would appear on the face of the estimates, for articles whicji were necessary ; this not from any actual ex ceeding, but in compliance with the recommendation of the Finance Committee, that every charge which could be ascertained for the public service, should, as far as was practicable; be stated in the Estimates ; and, therefore, those expenditures , which were here tofore charged under the he'ad of Army Extraordina ries, were now specified under their particular heads. Another sum which would have the appearancee of increase from the last year, was s0:11,000, for allow. ance to Innkeepers. This, in fact, wasene real ex ceeding ; but experience had proved that the real ex penditure had far exceeded the former estimate on this head; and it was deemed therefore expedient to name a sum as near as possible to the real expeuce. Another head of apparent exceeding was that of Second .Lieutenant-Colonelcies to Regiments. This was no real addition, for the same expence had here tofore been borne. With respect to the preient actual strength of the regiments, no precise account could be yet given, as no return was yet made of the losses in Spain, and therefore their amount could not be in eluded : there was, however, strong ground to believe that the expence for recruiting the army, to render the strength of the regiments effective, would not be greater than last year: Some expence would be in curred for compensation to Officers in Spain for the losses of their baggage sustained by them in the ser vice of their country. The sums, however, for which he should now move; would be for the mere ordinary [establishment. He concluded by moving a force of 133,922 effective men for the service of Great Britain and Ireland in the current year: ,General GASCOIGNE rose to ask the Right Hon. Baronet a question respecting the charge of ex• part duty upon clothing for regiments on foreign ser vice. When he formerly asked a question on this subject; he was told, it was in .consequence of the ex ten.ive trade carried on by this country with foreign ports under the protection of his Majesty's arms ; but he thought it never could have been intended to ap [ ply this principle to the extent of charging with the [ impost, the clothing for his Majesty's troops ; as it must occasion a very considerable loss to the Colonels of regiments, whose profits had been estimated at something between 30 and 33 per cent. but whose deductions, in consequence of some of the late taxes, must amount to tiO percent. The SECRETARY at WAR said, that tilis wes not the stage in. which to discuss that part of the eibject ; another and more appropriate opportunity would speedily occur. Mr. CALCRAFT rose to ask some questions re specting one or two estimates for recruiting the army, notwithstanding the number of volunteers from the Militia. The SECRETARY at WAR deferred explana tion to a future day, when that part of the subject would come under discussion. Mr. LONG stated, that one difference of £30,000 between this year's estimate and the last, arose prin cipally in the department of the Quarter-Master-Ge neral, and the employment of his Deputies with troops on foreign service. Such charges were formerly dis. but sed under the head of contingencies ; but now in compliance with the recommendation of the Finance Committee, the particular charges were specified in the estimate ; and this he should henceforward en deavour to have done, as far as was practicable, in every estimate for the service of the army. After some further conversation on the subject of 'the Volunteer Force of the Country, between Sir THOMAS TURTON and the SECRETARY of WAR, the ilatter proceeded to move his Estimates, a Schedule of which he delivered to the Chairman ; but the se veral items were read in so low atone of voice, as to be inaudible from the gallery. They were severally agreed to, and the Chairman [ was ordered to report to-morrow. THE DUKE OF YORK. Mr. WARDLE moved the order of the day for going into a Committee for inquiring into the con duct of his Royal Highness the Duke of York. Sir THOMAS TURTON wished previously to ask a question of the Right Hon. Chancellor of the Exchequer, respecting the statement made by him the other day, relative to the sums of money that ap peared to have been transmitted from his Royal Highness to Mrs. Clarke. Many of these sums were very considerable ; and, therefore, he wished to know whether the Right Hon. Gentleman meant to exa mine any evidence on the subject, in order to obviate any prejudices that might be entertained through the want of a more minute examination. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER answered, that when he made the statement a few days ago, he had mentioned to the Committee that the different tradesmen who had received sums of money from Mrs. Clarke, were in attendance to prove the sums they had respectively received ; and he at the same time stated, that if the House. was disposed to ge into a particular investigation upon the subject, it might be expedient to appoint a Select Committee for the purpose. He had also stated, that it would be impossible, he feared, to bring specific proofs of the actual conveyance of the money from his Royal Highness to Mrs. Clarke, as the messenger who con e-eyed it could only prove that he had brought the sums from the banker to his Royal Highness, and EAST INDIA HOUSE, Faritary 1, 1809. E COURT of DIRECTORS of the UNITED COMPAIVT of MERCHANTS .f ENGLAND, trading t. 'the EAST INDIES, do hereby give notice, That the Transfer Books of the said Company'. Stock will be shut on Thursday the 2d of March next, at two o'clocit, and opened again on Thursday the 13th of April follotking ; That a Quarterly General Court of the said Company will be held at their House in Leadenban- street on Wednnday the 29th of March next, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon; That a General Court of the said Company will be held at their House in Leadenhall-street on Virednesdiy the 12th of April next, from nine o'clock in the morning until six in the evening, for the Election of Six Directors of the said Company for four Years ; And that the Lists of the Members of the said Company wil be ready to be delivered at this House on Monday tip 20th of March next. WILLIAM RA msAr, Secretary.