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was neceffary to continue it during Peace ? In. , Ilead of which a Member got up and moved it as a matter of courfe. If this aft was done on the g r ound of its being an accommodation to t ra d e , the precedent was highly dangerous, becaufe ad vera aro - % who had entered into wild fpeculations, wi•nid come to the Hdufe and fay, them was no citi (dating medium for their accommodation, and w,aild requite a further of paper. If another ll'ar fnould break out loon, the Public would la niciit the Jay this projea had ever been adopted. It 1,,,1 introduced a vice into the money tranfadions of IL. country—it created a ground Fir alarm— and tio wan coul.l fee what the ultimate event of it would he. The CHANCELLOR of the Excitultni fetid a Committ.:e could do nothing more than invelti gate that, on which there could not be a q.tAion or a doubt in that Houle :—namel) , whether the meat - tire :laving been already adopted anu con• tinned fo 'tong :-.ight to be done away all at once? If he had dloug,t the projed b.td o; iginallp, he would fupptrt it now. With refpea to the fug gellion of the Hon. ,Gentleman, he would inform the Honfe that the Bill he meant to introduce would give a power to the Bank to exercife its own ditcretion;u ith regard to thepayment of edit they would be at liberty, but mutt not be compel. led to do fo. Mr. BIAGGI raid, the Bank at one period Co much encreafed its bullion, that it might have paid in cafh. if other circumtlanccs had not prevented it. The fame circumflances Rill continued to operate. Colonel ELFORD was of opinion that fame rea f^n ought to in Rated, to thew the ueceffity of con tinuing this meafure. Mt. MA4NtNO Allred the Houk that the Re. pnr of Forgeries on the B talc was much exagge -1 a ted. Mr. Joier.e was furprifed at the llatement of the G...ntleman, as he underliood that the Bank employe. - 1 no leis than 7o Clerks to collea inform... tion refpeaing forgeries. Mr.M%4NING repeated his affertion, and added, that he was totally ignorant of the Clerks alluded to by the Hon. Gentleman. Mr. B''YD fuggelted, that it would be deferable to precLie the introduaion of the propofe4 Bill by laying before the Houle an account of the debts and the ?frets of the Bank. This account he thought necelary for the information of the tiottle, and for the latisfatrtion of the public. It was alto, in his conception, material to afcertain whether the due of Bank Nt tes had increared in confequence of the rellrkiion on fpecie ? He dr.' not mean by t h cfe hints to refift the introduaion of tEe Pin, of the principle of which he approved. Mr. Rossoo obferved, that he taw in the Public AeLoatit, in the table an item of coed. charged by the to Government for procuring gold, which he thought very extraordinary to charge ' the Public, confidering the indulgence they expe rienced from this rariaion, which enabled them to ;Woe an unlimited number of notes, with which they could accommodate the Government to any amount. In fad he did not fuppofe that the Bank could confider it their interett to iffue cafh, nor was a probable they would fo long as they could avoid it.—After fume obfervations by Mr. Ties. Nay and Lord Da Beaqyisits, the motion was agreed to, and the Bills ordered to be brought in. CONVOY DUTY. The C►+svctt.t.ott of the EXCH tun moved the Houk to refolve into a Committee of Ways and Means, and that the papers prefented to the 1-16ufe by Mr. Irvine, relative to the Convoy Duty, thould be referred to the laid Committee. The Houfe baring gone into the Committee, The C/4411CiLLOR of the Ex cHEQZJEII rote, pnr bunt to the intention he Rated on Monday all, to move for certain Taxes on Exports and Imports, and on Tonnage, in lieu of the produce of the Convoy Duty, which had ceafed with the war.— He exprefted hi , acknowledgment to thofe Gentle men to whore affillance he was indebted for the calculations upon which the arrangement was founded, he had to propofe to the confideration of the Committee—an arrangement which he trolled would be very produaive to the Revenue without in any material degree inconveniencing the mer chant. The Right Hon. Gentleman defcribed the ou.lines of the Refolutions he had to fubmit. As the Tax on Imports, it was intended to ''life it born- 31. per cent. to 31. t zl. except In far as related to tit: Imports tithe India Company which were to remain as it now is. The Tax on Exports would be reduced one half; namely iron zl. to 11. per cent. thofe 'taxes to be levied, not ad valorem, ac cording to the fyflem under the Convoy Duty; tut certain articles were to be filbjeeted to A itionifit rote of taxation, as defcribed in a fchedule which he would lay on the table. With refpe!t to ton nage, he would propofe to lay a duty of is. per ton on all fhips clearing inwards or outwards, to any pan of the world, except thofe for the EaR Indies or Cape of Good Hope ' • on tlyz former he pi:spored 3s. per too, and on th e latter as. 6d. ; on 'hips in the coaßing trade 6d. per ton. The Right Hon. Gentleman concluded with moving, " that it he the opinion of the Committee that, towards railing the Supply, there fhould be granted to his Welly ti'e rates and dutks mentioned in the kite. dole annexed, nn all exports and imports excepting thole of the India Company. Ile alfo moved cer_ tainyelnlutions conformable to his flatement." Mr. Fos TtR mfe to enquire how Ireland was to be aFeacil by the operation of,the Tax on Ton nage ? Tht CMAgfiLLot of the Excetacgtsa that it e.-as to be fubjea to the fame Tax as the Caviling Tr.ide.—The Refolutions were agreed to, the !ionic maimed, and the Report "as ordered to be received tamonow. •UPPLT• CART moved the Hoofs to refolve into a Committee of Supply; and that certain Irith Elli. Me A preft nted ycLlerday thould be referred to the 1 , 41 Crir mittee. expreffed a with that this fob thc::l.! no: be brought forward at to late an •' •.'ir. aean Hon. Gentleman had announced his I.ll , :ntion of oppoting certain refolutions, who was tttpwn not to be liming of his words. (The Lord was fuppored to allude to Mr. Robfon.) His Lordilip, therefore, recommended a pollpone ment of the Wind's to another day. Mr. Roasox promifed to let the refulutions paf, this evening Afilentio, and that be would referv.: his objections for another opportunity. The Houfe refolved into the Committee, and Mr. CORRY, after Rating that the firms he bad to move for were thofe which were uniformly granted by the hint Parliament, and that their amount was on this occalion confiderably reduced, pro. pofed thc following refolutions That it was expedient, &c. to grant for the ferelce of Ire land, t5,6y:1. for Civil Buildings. 276 L for the Sccrcury to the Commiffinntvs appointed by Oft of the Irifti Parliament to fupenntend the Management of Cha ritable Bequetts. 34011.1; the Board of Fiat Fruits, for building and repair ing Churchra. i4,953L to the Truftees of the Linen and Hempen Manu faeture. tatl4l. for the Fever Hofpltal in Dublin. 34151. to th- Comoniffioners of Wide Streets in Dublin, and 6,9234 to the et.auniZoners for Paving, Lighting, and atan ling the Stree.s. - - Mr. Rosso/4 objeEted at confiderable length to thofe two latter grants, and was fupported by Mr. JON ES. j - Lord Da ELM:LI/Ms apologized to the Com mittee for addrefling them at filch a late hour, but is fume obfervations which had fallen from the Hon. Gentleman rendered it ncceffary, he Should rather trefpafs upon their patience. His Lordfhip then entered into a detailed, able, and fuccefsful vindication of the cltablilhment in rrienion, from the unfounded afperlions fuggelled by thofe from whom the Hon. Gentleman had his information. He gave an account of the Corporation, from its firli eflablilhment, and among other important firvices which he laid it had rendered to the metro- poll. of Ireland, he enumerated that by its means 47 fountains were ere.led for the ufe of the poor in different parts of the city ;—that a bridge of one arch was built over the Liffey, more grand, beautiful, and extenfive, than any thing of the kind in his Majelly's (I , iininions—That when the Corporation was inflititted, there were only 4800 lamps in the whole city ; and in little more than a month, they increafed their number to near 78Lo. A great tkal of this was effeded merely by the favings made by the Corporation. —That it had relinquilhed the Coach Tax for the public accommodation, hich, inlteati of the money now granted, so or I z,ocol. a year, actually pro duced now 43,7601. by which the Confolidated Fund was benefi!el more than 28,0001. He be lieved, he laid, that the Hon. Gentleman drew his information and grounds of charge from a Pam phlet, whith had been profteuted as a Libel, and the Author, for averring what the Hon. Gentle man just declared in his place, was, perhaps, at that moment Banding in the Pillory—Of laugh)— and he deeply regretted, that fuch language Ihould be held, as he had heard on this fabled, by any Gentleman of this Country, and he begged Gentle man to recoiled, that when a charge of 1,600,0001. was voted on the Confolidated Fund, for Boun ties on the Importation of Corn, not one Irilh Member obiefted to the charge, but they were happy in contributing to the relief of the Poor of this Country. Mr. Roasow Paid he had his information from letters fent to him from Dublin. The feveral Refolutions were agreed to, the Houfe returned, and the Report ordered to be re ceived to-morrow. natant's AND IT. VINCENT'S LOAN BILL. The Grcnada and St. Vincent's Loan Bill eras read a third time. On the motion that it fhould Pars. Mr. Jowls raid, that*, the amount of this Loan was confiderable, he waked to know what time the debtors were to have Mr. 1.0 s Nitro-row anfwered, until the rff of Oc tober 1803. He added, that the fum remaining due by the Planters was only 160,0001. and not 800,0001. as generally reported. Mr. Ransom always thought it ryas more. The Houfe, at ten o'clock, adjourned till to morrow. LONDON. SATURDAY. APRIL zo. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK: 3 per Cent. Cale foe money. 7.54---for time. 7.54. Oconlum, 34 t. PRICE OP STOCKS YESTERDAY : Bank Stock $984 1 4 India Sock 218 11Q 3 Pee Cent. Red 744734 744 Imp. 3 per Cent 754 744 3 per C. Conf. 73176 f 754 Imp. Anna tal 4 Per Cent. Ann. poi pi stbi Ida 3 Cents. toll J per C. Ann. toy 10 4* Exact,. Bills as. to 31. LmK Ann. 214 4 thnnid f n 344 4 44 3# Ann. 5 3-16 ConL for Ace. 7 64 7st 764 The bulinefs in the Houfe of Commons is car ried through with fo much rapidity that it fcems to jullify the opinion that Parliament will very Coon be diffolved. The Tax Bills and every fort of public bnfinefs are hurried through with extraor dinary difpatch. We fhould not be furprifed there. fore to fee Parliament difiblved early in the rummer. A letter from Paris Rates, that by the Concor dat which has been fubmitted to the Legiflature, the Archlai(hops are to receive is,ooo livres a year, or nearly 6001. The Bifhops to,cco byres, or upwards of +obi. The Curates in large towns, 1500 livres, or between 601. and 701. and in vil lages moo livres, or between 401. and sol.— The Government, it is raid, will pay the Clergy I f all fees, except the Jewc, who mull pay their own. The day before the Concordat v.:as prefented, the 4th. a private fitting of the Tri bunate was held, in which CARNOT, one of the new Members, fpoke very flrongly agairift the Concordat and the prefent antirevolutionary of France. Nine others took the fame fide, but nevetthelefs it is thought that the Concordat will be carried. We do not know how far the ineafure is perfedly wife, politic, and adapted to circnnillances. That Will be fcen when tl e Pita is publiihed. This much, however, is cer tain. The opl•o(ition to it will have the leG weight in Points where it might he well founded, a. it is known that thole who are loudeft againil it are Atheills, at leall profeffed (coffers at all re veiled religion, a clafs of men not to be trufted with legillation in regard to thofe who believe in Chriflianity. As loon as the Concordat is palled. there will he a gland and folemn religious feflival celebrated in the Church of Noire Dome, at wh'ch the Confuls will attn. • A morning paper of this day (fates, on the au thority of private advices faid to have been re ceived yellerday from the Continent, that there is very little doubt, that the firriv, of war jull extin guithed in the Weft of Europe, are on the eve of being rekindled in the Eaft. "We are affured, fays the paper alluded to, the event which every on:. has fo plainly forefeen, is on the point of taking place, that the PARTITION of the Tur kifh Empire is agreed upon, and that Boma- PART! has fucceeded in perfuading Ruffia,Auftria, and Pruffia, tempted by the profpeet of aggran difement, to enter into his views. It is p.,flihle that Mt. Bassavr, the Melfenger, brought official intelligence of this to our Minifters n few days ago. We underfland Ruflia and Auliria will im mediately invade the Turkifh dominions." What we have jolt quoted is followed by a long ferics of arguments to prove that a war is una voidable, and we are fagacioully told, that " Per haps Mr. ADDINGTON alluded to this approaching war, when in concluding his fpeech on the Budget, he expreffed a hope of preening Peace, by [leer ing clear of the quarrels of other nations." That the Turkifh power draws to a clofe no one will deny, but there can be no reafon why it fhould be fofeitfrd at the prefent moment but one —the fettling day at the Stock Exchange is on Tuefday next ! We have only to add that when the period for its diffolution than adually arrive, we wills this Country may be as well prepared for the event as it is at the prefent moment. Egypt would be no badfre for Great Britain. On Monday, the gth intl. an elegant (liver cup, (value too Guineas), with an appropriate infcrip. tion, was prefented to Lieut. Colonel Warsost, Commanding Officer of the Loyal Prellon Volun teers, by the Officers of that Corps, as a te(limony of the high confederation and regard in which they hold his. worthy charader. On Thurfday a Court Martial was held on board his Majelty's (hip BRILLIANT, lying in Sheernefs harbour, to try Captain LEE, Officers, and Pilots, late belonging to his Majefty's late (hip Affittanee, for the lofi of that Chip on the coati of France, a few days ago. The Court after invellinuting and maturely deliberating, adjudged Capt.ILEE to he admonifhed, and not to put fo much confidence in pilots in future ; the two Pilots, Watfon Riches, and Edmond Coleman, are fentenced to be mulcted of all their pay due to them from Government, and imprifoned fix months in the Marthalfea. Oa ATOlt tos.—The Oratorios clofed for the feafon laft night at both Theatres, with grand feleCtions of Sacred Mufic, chiefly from the Works of HAN : DEL. The ellablifhment at Covent Garden The atre has proved, from the combined attra,ltions of BRAHMA and Mrs. BILLINGTON, a fource of uncommon profit, while it mutt be allowed thr the Pieces were well chofen, and the general ar rangement judicioutly managed. There cannot be a doubt, that bad the Oratorio been brought forward at an earlier period on Drury-lane boards, they would have proved equally profitable. In addition to the acknow ledged fcience and taße of Madame MARA, flip. ported by the talents of Mrs. MOUNTAIN, Mrs. BLAND, and Mr. T. WELSH, the Stage difplayed a fuperior coup d'red, reprefenting a very happy imitation of the interior of a Cathedral in the Gothic Rile. The idea was fuited to the occafion, and the execution was mafterly. At Drury-Lane MARA at once evinced the molt profound knowledge of her art, and a refinement of true taße, which cannot be furpa fled. She was loudly applauded in all her Airs. Mrs. Mo u Nrat Mrs. BLAND, Mils STUN kNS, MELD, DIG NUM, and E t.su, received the molt fatisfaaory teftimonies of public favour. The Bands were led with great judgment by Meffrs. WE ICHSELL and SHAW, and the whole of the efiabltfliments was ably fuperintended by Dr. ARNOLD and Mr. ASHLEY, fen. In confequence of the difputes which have poll poned the Oratorios at this Theatre, Mifs Ty R Mils JACOBS, and Mifs STEPHENS, from the other Houfe,. were lag night addcd to the Company at Drury-Lane Theatre. Yeflerday morning, about three o'clock, a fire broke out at a blackfinitb's Chop, in Bennet's yard, near the Horfe ferry, Rotherhithe, which in a littl e t;me confumed that and the adjoining dwcllin g. houfe to the ground. Several fire-engines w ere on the fpot in leis than an hour, and the Tha :nes Police floating-engine eras brought down to fo ,pply them with . water ; but the flames had fpread fo far that it was impoUle to render the fliffer , n - s t h e -adequate a ffiftance. Scarce - an article of II :m i tt ," could be faved, and three families, conf of men, women, and children, were obliged to run into the Itrect naked : what adds to th tar misfor tune, none of the property was infured . Not long fince a hill, called theGalgr n i h erznear Ulm, in Suatria, fuddenly funk a konficrerable depth. The caitE i; not afcertained 1 but its bafc is fuppofed to have been undermine by the num ber of fprings in the rr:ghbourho B, or even be the Danube and the Iller,'year th • confluence of which it is &dated. NAUTICAL /NT?? ?„I.IGENCE. MAILS THIS DAY.--WIND S. W. •IIIVID• I Dublin, • W.itcr ford, o Hawburgh, o Frrnch. o Dutch, FALMOUTH, APRIL 9. Arrived this day the brig Brothers, Captain T. • TREMAYNE, 111 44 days front Galipoli, with oil, for orders.—Sailed the American Ilnp Dart, Capt. PECK, with Haar fur Barcelona, anJ a fleet of coallers for the eallward. Two frigates appeared this even:ng in the Offing, fuppoled to be hip ?.±a. jelly's (hips IMMORTALIra an•.t Irsoartn, and p? o. ceeded to the westward. The PRINCE Anot.PIN CS Packet with the Mail from Liibon ; the TowNsFNo ditto from America, and Pairicesi Etizactrir ditto from Tortola, may be daily expeNd. The KING GEORG' Packet with the Mail of the 6th mit. for Lifbon, gill wait the arrival of the PRICE ADULPHUS Packet from thence before the fails. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 9. Came up to St. Helen's the PRINCE GEORC:P, Of 98 guns, Rear Admiral Sir CHARLES COTTON, CAM. TODD: PRINCE OF WALES, Rear Adriaral Sir RODER T CALDER, Cape. PROWSF, and the ROYAL SOVEREIGN, Cipl. fIAGCETT, from Tr , r. bay. The following nunrports from the Straits are put under guar-amine, viz. Mars, COOLiNo, Peggy, T. FOTHERLEY, NOLIO:k, T. WOODHot./SE, Silver Ori, SroNF.HOUSe, John, HEWITT, Magna, J. COVERDALE, and Catlot, A. SIBLEY, With of the soli regiment nn board.—Great aaivi cis employed in dilmantling the flops that have came in to be paid off. Stir ERNE3S, 9. Arevcd his Majefly's (hip ATLAS, 0198 guns, Capt. JUNIFS : a!fo the ARCO, ReEBUCK, Utyso.s, and l'aLtes frigates ; and Pt kftl: E gun brig, from the Downs. The (hips as mentioned in my !all, have got under way fur Chatham with a light breeze to the fouthwetl. YARMOUTH, APRIL 9. Rear-Admiral Sir THOMAS GRAS". S 11:.5 this morning ftruck his flag on board his Mai.Ay's Ihip Musette'', of 74. guns, Capt. PAC rT. : the AGAMEMNON, of 64 guns, Capt. FANG ol:RT, for Chatham; and the CRVIZER gun briv„ on a cruife. Arrived from a cruile It Vl.SU‘' t gun. brig. Sidled for Enibden the liarmoni with goods ; and the Alert, for Ellimur. FROM I.l.OYD's 1 IST. DEAL, APRIL 9.—Arrived and fdilcd for th e River the Chance, WRITE, from Coracoa, after ix ing dct. ;tied at Cape Nicola Mote 2 j days by the Blacks.—Sailed thrm. in the Dons the RAMILLIES min of svar, and i Ex's NoR. A frigat., for Shecreefs,—Wind S. Gaavr se ND, APA)I, 9.—Pat 11,1 by the Sir F Alward Hamil ton, RUZINSUN, (rani Bengal ; Hamel, ::.usal • . from VirgLia; Harford, CL A I:I( freM H . .mburp,h ; Rocbue t, How t, from WiTtm ar,l C.l;ry,l ur t t, fro a; ar .l the Hope DAvi I .i, from Refs—Sailed die AI , Loot, r I las- I', for Leghorn ; %leen Clad ate, —, for Q„.!!be...; 'I el:i cherry, WELI''F AO, for :hc EAft-1,1(11,A; P A kr. Peterfburgh; Little Jere. for Africa; Fat r in, CHAPMAN f Mogadore ; HendIiCIL,KOOP. for St. VALI ; London, and Jamcs, Davison, f,, Himburgh. ARRIVi'D At Doeer—GrAflintofF, I.,fhtua”, fun- s Smyrna ; Fcrtunce, Malcom, from Ole South Scas; Gilwell sk e " ) , Dtot, Mutton, from Bergal. At Cowes--Triton, Atkins. from fin R on . Off Dartmouth—lnduftry, Ball, im At Clyde—Dart, Wylie, from Frcp,..coy. At Liverpool—Vforlf.y, Wotan, fr 3141 'Frini•lad; Fat, Ni cholls, from h:airachufettt ; Fox, Pal. f ms. frau: GLorg.a di!ld Oralia, —, from New York. At Gibraltar—General dowym raldwin, from 1-I 'Wax • Induftry, :Otani, from London ; • titres, Allan, from p,,,tr: mouth; and Nekton, fr am Hui', At "Irinidad—Ned, Dig:UM - on, I,,i u m Baltimore ; and Anna. Blaktney.tromNfriea. At Dubin—Perfeverance, lt,r; Mediator, Owen, and Broth:re, Griffith. trout t ondon. At Gr:mada—Cotton planter, Young from i.ondon. At M4rfc:i:les—Saily, Thorne, Amu Paint utL The Minerva, ---., from C Asrkfon to London, was fpokc with cnthe 17t h of March by do: Lady lithart packet. The Danifh fhip Frictle, Kr Apr from N t7leb to London, 1; pot back to Baya (near Nap', 2) with The General Oglethorp, front Chatham to Havanna, is loft. The H.arrtumy,Yth. fr um Yarmouth to the Kole. Urea! p .rt of e ae materials are laved, but the val.! ii full of water. Ike Rat:er, late WiM a, from Detnarara to London, having fJrenada the end of Jantsyry, and was u fhe ground tier furpof e d t o b e d 4rnai;t d. The LAY Yon; torten, from Surinam to Lot.don, is put nrlonaidianguleah t. her put cargo. in to ' into St. Thennais in (bard's, and will be obliged to uti..tatl, having been on Thor The Robert aLd Ann, ti.dhet, was totely loft .n t r lfland of Strorna, on the r alt ult. Two peroe drowned. The Commi ilioaers of the Tranfport Bo.ird have freighted lhty vetfels, for the purpofe of e,•nveying the French 1" rifoners to their own country . Their n 3nnts to ne.ttly Fifteen enoul.ind, and n they lilhr are rto be fent home in the cootie of next. week. Orders have been received by the different men of war w' ,rich are to be paid off, to fend returns of the sl..;iffe rent Mailers' Mates and Mi.2:llipn , , 0. par. tic - 41arl - / thole whohave ferved their times and may ' Walt to flay in the fervice, and of their rittafoier tions ; from which circumilanccs it may be rie• rimed a provifion is intended to Le made for this let of petty officers. Yefterday a Court of Dire tors was held the Ealt India Houle, which adjourned at fix o'cicek till Taefday next. • 'the SVALTON CASTLE and Tsai/Fits ' lately taken up by the Court, were Ilatiobed its f“iiows, and ordered to he afio..t at the outlet-men:ion d pet iods, and to fail Itom Graref:nd at the dog of a month fr urn tile lame periods, viz. e t - TON CASTLE, for !Madra s , ti. b. aflaat and TRAVERS, for Bombay, zd M iy. Yefterday the difpatches for Bcrizal by the Ts Licit Kim were FIla.:T voted at ac India iioufe, and delivered to the Purfer. PAS:jSGe.P.s ►iR TtLLICHERRY. MR Ricliardfo , ;,isrscretinT to -aka the command of tFTUcited Kingdom; M s. Grr Brown, Cadets; Mr. Alex. '1 tdy, free Nl:ruler hr., : A. BZOWL AnutsaistlGeago Brown, and liarrizt 11