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FARM IN ESSEX. 'TO BE LET or. SOLD, with immediate entry .1. to sow Cio op Seeds, and the usual entry to prepare for en- . suing Crop, the MANOR FARM of GREAT bLiBBINS, in • the several ' Patishes dt i Laindon, Laindon Hills, Dunon, and —Little Bursted, now in the occupation of Mr. Benjamin Lane, containing about 260 Acres of superior Arable, Meadow, and Pasture land, with a good Farm-Heuse, and all requisite Build particulars apply to Mrpird, Solicitor, Andover, Hints ; Mr. Neale, Solicitor, No. 5, New Inn, London ; or Mr. Vandersee, Solicitor, Billericay. TIMBER IN ESSEX. - -------- - Bi SOLD, about 400 Oak, Elm, and Ash - 1 - Timber and Pollard Trees, now standing on Great Gubbins Farm ' in,tike several Parishes of Laiadon, Laindon Hills, Dun ton, a nd Utile Bursted.—Applieation for the purchase may be ',wade oil or before the iteth instant, to Mr. Vanderzee, Solicitor, Billerinay ; or to Mr. Thomas Robinson,. os the premises. This day was radii:heti, price Ios. 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It was for the Counsel to take this opportunity of addressing the Committee respecting the petition. But it was declined on the part of the Counsel to the other respective parties, who observed, that they had nothing further to state on the subject to which the petition alluded.— Further proceedings were postponed till Monday. The Cape of Good Hope Trade Bill, the Bermuda Spirits Bill, and Campbell's Divorce Bill, were read a third time and passed. The North American Fish Importation Bill was read a. second time, and committed for to-morrow. The Royal Marine Mutiny Bill, the Jamaica Free Port Bill, and the Expiring Laws Bills passed through Committees and were reported. Mr. Alcock, from the Treasury, presented an Account of the Disposition of Monies granted for the Service of the Year 1808, so far as relates to Great Britain. Mr. Court, from the Post office, an Account of Balances in the Hand s of Deputy Post masters, &c.—Mr. Young, from the Custom-house, Annual Accounts relative to Trade and Navigation.—And Mr. Monta gue, from the Chamberlain of London, Account 3 ordered by Act of Parliament to be laid before the House.—Ordered to lie on the Table. The Crown Office Clerks Bill was brought up from the Cotn. mons by Sir William Lemon and other Members, and read a fi rst time. —Adjourned till to-morrow (this day). HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER informed the House, that Monday nest being the last day for receiving Private Bills, he should come to the House to-morrow and Friday at a quarter past three o'clock, for the ptrpose of then taking his seat if enabled so to do. Leave was given to the Select Committee appointed to inquire into the Abuses in the disposal of Offices connected with the East India Company's Service, to Report to the House from time to time. The Committee on the Plymouth Police Bill was postponed till Friday. A message from the Lords stated, that they had agreed to the Cape of Good Hope Trade Bill, and to tbe Ber muda Rum Bill; also, that they hut passed Campbell's Divorce Bill.• Mr. WHITBREAD moved for an Account of Fees-received at the Admiralty for Licences and Passes to Vessels sailing contrary to law; also to Letters of Marque, and Vessels sailing without Convoy, for the last five years.—Ordered. A person from the Office of the Chamberlain of the City of London presented his annual account. A person from the Treasury presented an Account, shewing hew the money voted fa the service of the year Iso3 had been disposed of. A person from the Post Office presented an Account of the Arrears of that Office. Sir A. WELLESLEY postponed the Committee on the Irish Militia Enlistment Bill front to-morrow till Monday. The SECRETARY at WAR obtained leave to bring in the Innkeepers' Allowance Bill. The Bill for declaring as lawful Prizes all Vessels carried into Malta, and condemned there, was broued in and read a first .e. The Trish Expiring Law Bill, the Dover Lands Bill, and the Trish Provision Bill, were read severally a second time, and or dered to be committed to-morrow. The Tobacco General Import Bill was read a third time and paved. _ _ The Spirit Wash Bill was reported, and ordered to be read a third dote tq-morrow. LOCAL MILITIA. Lord CASTLEREAGH gave noticethat he should on Monday suove for leave to bring in a Bill for altering and amending the Local Militia Bill of last Session. He wished to have the Bill • brought in, so that there might be time to conilder it during the Recess. IRISH FLAX-SEED BOUNTY RILL. - - - - Mr. FOSTER moved the Order of the Day fee the second reading of the Irish Flax -seed Bounty Bill, Mr. BARING opposed this Bill, as being avow edly one of a temporary nature, and which would produce no advantage before May twelvemonth; and it was totally impossible at present to foresee what the state of those countries might be before next year, 4m whence the supply of iaz•seed was hitherto_usu ally obtained. He therefore could not see the necessity of devoting 20,0001. of the public money, which this Bill proposed to distribute in premiums to the Irish growers of flax-seed, when there was great reason to expect, that it; consequence of the strong remon strances before the House against the continuation of the Orders in Council, and the negociation pending with America, that some adjustment would take place in the course of the present year, which would open to Ireland the usual sources for a supply of that article, and consequently render a Bill of this nature wholly useless before next year. Besides, he under stood that good flax seed could not be produced in Ireland, which was another 'reason against the mea sure. He objected generally to the principle which had obtained too frequently of late years of attempt ing to regulate -commerce by Acts of Parliament, instead of leaving it to find its own level ; and more over, as this Bill_could not possibly produce any ad vantage to Ireland this season there would be time enough towards the close of the Session to introduce it, if no occurrence should take place in the interim to obviate the necessity for it : aliogether. Mr. FOSTER said the objections of the Honou rable Gentleman arose out of his ignorance of the situation and soil of Ireland, with respect to this arti cle which was absolutely necessary to the existence of the staple manufacture of that country. Besides, a Bill had already passed the House in the present Ses sion, and was now in operation as a law, for encou raging by bounties the importation into Ireland from this country of good flax seed of foreign growth.— The supply necessary for that country was 15,000 bushels, which was always supplied from America and the Baltic ; but he could tell the Hon. Gentle , man, that it was well known from experience_ that no flax seed produced in another country was so well calculated for the soil of Ireland, as that produced in Ireland. The reason why the quantity necessary .was not hitherto supplied from home growth, wits, that the flax growers being in a hurry to bring their commodity early to market, and to obtain for it a high price, usually pulled it in a green state, and did not allow the seed time to ripen, and it was to encou rage a contrary mode of proceeding that premiums were thought necessary. He had no objection, how ever, fairly to avow to the Honourable Gentleman, that the object of this bill was to render Ireland for the future wholly independent of America and the Baltic ; and he had no doubt whatever that the effect of this Bill would be to render Ireland not only inde pendent of any foreign country for this sinew of her staple mannfacture, but to produce flax seed enough for the c 'nsumption of Great Britain. Mr. HORNER. conceived that the history of the trade itself shewed that Ireland could not provide the fine part of the trade with the commodity required from within herself. He thought this one of those absurd systems of barbarous warfare, which went as far as possible to drive us back to the barbarism and impolicy which marked the days of the Stewarts. The time of sowing was the first or second week in May, so the measure at all events could have no effect this year. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it would be absurd to say that no circumstances could occur which should make us depart from any established principles we mightheve laid down. The present was in his opinion one of those cases in which necessity required that we should adopt some means of averting an evil which seemed to threaten Ireland in destroying her staple commodity: Mr. PARNELL said that there was no inconve nience of any magnitude which would fall more easily in Ireland than the one now in question. There was hardly a grower of flax who was not also a great agri culturist, and of course the capital which was not required in the one could be easily turned to the other. If any accommodation, on the other hand, were im mediately to be brought about with America, the growing flax seed in Ireland must turn to be a bad speculation. Mr.. ROSE supported the Bill, and defended the principle of our Navigation Laws. Mr. GRATTAN said Ireland depended on the linen manufacture, and the linen manufacture depen ded on a supply of flax seed. If we could not get this latter from America, the question then was— Where were we' to look for it ? He answered—to Ireland herself. It was a question of necessity, and an experiment must be tried, if Ireland cot ld not supply hersel£ Gentlemen said the embargo might be taken off in America. Very well. But, if not taken off, then we will have no linen • and if we have no linen, we will have n o t ra d e . Why then, he asked, should Deland not try what she could do within he.self, and, instead of continuing dependent on the caprice of others, make an experiment of her own internal resources? On these grounds he appro ved, of the measure of the Right Honourable Gentle man opposite. Sir J. NEWPORT said, if the American Em bargo were taken off at this moment, still he would agree in the present measure. He was not for leay. ing Ireland in such an essential point at the discretion and good will of others. Neither on America nor on any other country ought Ireland to have to de pend for the staple of her own country. Sir GEORGE HILL observed, that if in Ulster a stop were put to the linen trade, the people would be unable to pay their debts, or ii,deed to exist. Mr. SHARPE observed, that Gentlemen en the Ministerial side supported the Bill on very different principles from those wh, supported it on that side of the House. Ministers supported it as a temporary measure merely, in which view there was an swerable objection to it, namely, that it was too late. There could not, in his opinion be a fairer descrip. tion of the present Administration, than that it was an Administration of exceptions from every estab lished system. The bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be committed. • IRISH MALT DUTIRS. Mr. FOSTER, in consespence of the rejection of the Bill yesterday, for imposing a duty of ss. per barrel additional upon Malt in Ireland, after some explanation of the course he should nOw - find it ne cessary to pursue, in order to avoid so great a loss of revenue as that rejection would occasion to the Ways and Means of the year, moved that the House do to morrow resolve into a Committee, to./ake law consi deration the Acts for imposing Duties on Spirits distilled from Sugar in Ireland. Ordeved. Sir JOHN NEWPOR.T had no objection to the measure proposed by the Might. finstaurable Gentle man, far as it would fp tp asek&lsenefieial megula. - 1 tions, but thought it an extraordinary . proceeding to I I attempt to raise large sums in the shape , of revenue in Ireland, before the accounts ranter krants were laid before the House, otany-general statement' made respecting the finances of that country. ' - - - Mr. FOSTER had no objection to state at any time his opinion respecting the finances of Ireland, though he did not think that the proper moment for so doing. The Right Honourable Baronet must be aware, that a sum not less than twenty-four millions had already been voted by Parliament for the service of the present year, two seventeenths of which, being nearly three millions, were to be provided for by Ire land. As the expence upon that sum was already in progress, and actually incurred, which rendered it necessary to provide successively the means of meeting it, when the general statement of the finances of the Empire should be brought forward by his Right Honourable Friend, the Chancellor of the Ex chequer, whereby he:would be enabled to ascertain the quota of Ireland, he should have no hesitation in opening the Irish Budget in a Committee of Ways and Means. Sir JOHN NEWPORT again adverted to the cir cumstance, that the Papers had not been laid before the House, shewing what had become of the money ♦oted in former ysars. Mr. FOSTER replied, that the accounts of last year were, by Act of Parliament, to have been pre sented on the sth of March, but as the sth of March fell on a Sunday, they had been presented on the*fol lowing Monday. One or two of the papers, from some unavoidable delay, were not then ready, but they had since ben presented ; so that the Right Honourable Bar• n-t could not have any ground of complaint up. on that head. • The motion was then agreed to, and the Commit. tee appointed for to-morrow. COMMITTEE OP !SUPPLY. The House on the motion. of Mr. WARD, resolved itself into a Committee of Supply, to which the Navy Estimates had been previously referred. Mr. Witan- TON in the Chair. Mr. WARD then rose and stated, that in conse. quence of what had already passed, when the various votes for the service of the Navy had been submitted to the Committee on a former occasion, he would not then have to trouble the Commktee with any intro ductory observations. He should, therefore, content himself with moving the usual votes, reserving to himself, however, the liberty to answer to any ques tions or enquiries which may be made upon any of the heads of the Estimates. He had only to observe, that.the motions he had to sabmit were the usual votes upon the Estimates. The following sums were then moved by Mr. WARD, for the respective services, and agreed to by the Committee : 1,408,4371. 15s. 9d. for the Ordinary of the Navy, including half-pay of Naval Officers and Marines for the service of the year 1809. 2,296,0391. for Building, Re-building, and Repairs of Ships of War, over and above the allowance for wear and tear, for the year 7309. 3,000,000 L for Hire of Transports for the year 1909. 814,0001. for Defraying the Charge of Sick and Wounded Sea men and Marines, at home and abroad, for the year 1809. 506,0001. for Defraying the Charge of Prisoners of War in Health, for the year 1809. 500,0001. for betraying the Charge for Sick Prisoners of War, for the year 1809. • Mr.WARD then begged Frdon of the Committee, that he had not particularly mentioned the next sum, which he proposed to move, which was now first in. traduced amongst the usual votes, but to which he was convinced there could be no objection. fie moved that there be granted to his Majesty, to enable his Majesty to establish a Compassionate List for the Navy and Marines, a sum not exceeding 50001. Sir CHARLES POLE wished to put a question to the Right Honourable the Chancellor of the Ex chequer, respecting the increase of the Commissioners of some of the Departments connected with the Naval Service, such as the Victualling Board, &c.- -What he desired to be informed' f was, whether the Act of Queen Anne did not extend to these Boards ? and if so, whether it was not the opinion of the Law Officers of the Crown that if the public service requi red any increase in these Boards, it would be expedi ent to have a particular Act passed to authorize the same. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied, that it was the opinion of the Law Officers of the Crown, and of the Lord Chancellor, that the Act of Queen Anne did not extend to the particular Commissioners alluded to by the Honourable Baro net. He had himself felt it his duty to direct his at tention particularly to the subject, and he had no he sitation in saying, that he coincided in that opinion. The Act of Queen Anne applied only to Commis sioners appointed to execute offices which had ante cedently been held by one person, and were in exist ence previous to the passing of that Act, such as the offices of Lord Treasurer or of L( rd High Admiral. The Commissioners to whom the Honourable Baronet referred, did not execute the duties of an office previ ously existing, but derived their office and discharged the duties of it, in consequence of their commission. The Act of Queen Anne, as the Hon. Baronet would perceive, if he attended to the purview of it, had for its object to define what offices may or may not be held by Members having seats i n that House; and the limitation it set to the numbers of Commissioners had reference only to Boards then in existence. If it were purposed to increase the number of Commis sioners of that description, a new Act would unques tionably be necessary ; and the Hon. Baronet might himself recollect, that when a few years since it was thought expedient for the public service to make the Chancellor of the Exchequer for Ireland, for the time being, a Commissioner of the Treasury here, a short Act was passed for the purpose, though no sa lary was proposed to be given to him. He could assure the Hon. Baronet, therefore, that there was no ground for his doubts upon the subject. Sir CHARLES POLE returned thanks to the Right Hon. Gentleman for the information he had received, and declared him se lf sat i s fi e d, h e h av i ng had no other object in putting the question, than to promote the public service. Mr. WARD stated, that he had felt it hii duty to make himself acquainted with the subject, and decla red himself of the same opinion with the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The sum for the Compassionate List was then vo ted, and the House having resumed, the report was ordered to be received to-morrow.—Adjourned. VII - ETYENTNT6 STAR ,~: . LONDON. THURSDAY, MARCH 2'3. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK Consols, for money, 67i1=-for ace. 67i4—Omnium 7 1 krv. Exchequer Bills, 6s. 7s. prem. PRICE OF STOCKS VE.STERDAy. S per Cent. Consols, 671 India Bonds, Ss. Gs prem. per Cent. Navy 9741 Excheq. Bis 54.85. p rem. Imperial 3 per Cent. 661 t• Lottery Tickets X2l Omnium prem, Comb foc ACC. 61.1 The FERVENT gun-bri g had arrived at Plyrn onti before our letters left that place, bat not in tim e to allow much inquiry as - to the truth of the intelligent( said to have been brought by her. The report %vs ; that when the FERVENT left Rochefort, on the 15t] instant, Lord GAMBIER'S fleet was under weigh, into Basque Roa4 to quack the enemy's feet. SPAIN AND PORTUGAL The Pencocx, of 18 guns, Captain PEAKS, Ea arrived at Plymouth from Portugal ; also the British. brig DIANA, NORTON Master; and KANGAROO, M.W Master, both from Oporto. When the DIANA left Oporto, on the 22d tilt, the utmost confusion prevailed there ; the Poi tuguese were preparing to emigrite, and a gre a number had embarked on board the vessels in th harbour, it being understood that the French were within a few miles of that place. The BUSY cutter, which arrived at Plymouth o n Monday, left Lisbon on the 26th of February. SI R brings intelligence somewhat favourable, of the ma t of resistance to the French army in the north of Spain: indeed, so far favourable as to justify a hope the re-conquest of those provinces of which the enemy is still in possession, should the war with Ar stria ultimately break out to distract the attention BONAPARYS, and divert his resources into another ,'. rection. We learn from this source, that the Frei , :11 quitted Tuy that the Portuguese levies have le: their own kingdom, and uniting with the remains the former Spanish army of the left, put themselves under the command of the Marquis ROMANA, who' said to have 25,000 men under his authority. The intelligence received by the Peacock, Captain PEAK; is of considerable importance, and not onl. confirms but explains, in some degree, the event whit we announced yesterday, of an INSURRECTION AT CADIZ. The Peacock received the intelligence at sea, from Captain Sir Wil.t.tAm BoLros, of the Fisgard. The detected treason, of some of the Spanish leaders, and suspected honesty of others, had excited among the populace the utmost indignation ; nothing was wanted but an exciting cause to bring it into action and the following circumstance served to put ti spark to the train :—Some of the French prisoner-, who, under that description, had been so long confiner at Cadiz, made ihe suspicious offer of their services garrison the t07,-3, and to make this proposal palata. ble,declaredthemselvestobe Poles and not Frenchmer —Several of the leading men in the place havim shewn a disposition to accept of this offer, the peopi as if actuated by one soul, armed themselves wit such weapons as they could procure, exclaiming, the though it might be possible the power of their enema • might subdue them, they would not, with their ey( open, submit to be sold by traitors: Their movemenT was sudden and irresistible. On the 22d ult. Don JUAN de HERIDA was seize, and was literally torn to pieces by the populace, «•hu tore out his heart, put it on the top of a pike, and car. ricd it through the streets, crying out " Behold th( " heart of a traitor—lt was the villany of such me: " that left the brave English unsupported who can:. " to shed their blood in our cause." The Representative of the Supreme Junta at Cacti: the Marquis de VILLEP t was the next person who fc; into their hands, but their fury having somewhat sul sided, on his guilt being considered as less appai err they did not put him to death. When these accent)t came away he was closely confined in the Capuchi Priory under a strong guard. General CARAFFA was also in confinement, any such was the rage expressed against him, .that it was hourly expected he would be put to death. Other persons were also imprisoned, and the people hadpos. sessed themselves of the bullion lately received from South America. It does not, however, appear that this had been done with a depredatory spirit, but for the purpose putting it into hands more worthy of the trust. The British were in high favour with the Spaniard. who were greatly irritated at the impediments that had been conjured up to prevent their landing, am were loud in ascribing them to corrupt and traiterous motives, with all of whom they were highly dissatis. fled. They were extremely anxious that the Briti. troops might instantly be debarked, to join them defence of their country against invaders whom the , held in the utmost detestation. Such are the particculars that have reached us.— We believe they will prove tolerably correct, but we may soon expect more full details of an event, which we hail as more auspicious to the hopes of the Spa, niards than any thing that has occurred since the first burst of popular fury enabled them to trample their enemies in the dam—Can it be doubted that tb,. Spaniards have hafl traitors If Spain triumph th to cc ts, t, )r. he !re on he tte in: of he u. of IC C::: Ci ves ) is ain ich DM !rs, vas ; the to. ta. en. ng )le, ith tat ny Fes mt ho ar• Le 3 nil lb< sin nd ras ter DS- en of dF f tat nd ►us is. ish in Ley •••••R we ch rst eir