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honour, and were well warranted, as he hoped he Mould in a few words be able to Thew. The cafe of a Petitivner had made a confiderable noife in the world, and although he was a perfonal ftranger to him, yet in the county in which he lived, he had heard a great deal. from good authority, con• corning the falls and circumltances of his cafe ; he was anxious therefore to endeavour to refcue the unfortunate Petitioner's charafter from unme rited reproach and cenfure. He was aware that great ftrcfs had beep laid on the Petitioner's having fuifered his wife to go to her uncle's, and permit ted her there to fee the adulterer, but the public had never rightly underfiood the truth of that cafe. All men, it was to he recolleited, did not pollifs the fame powers of mind, but different men were gifted with different powers and difpofitions, and fomc had more prudence than others were enabled to exercife. At the time that Mr. Hoare permit ted his wife to go to her uncle's, and receive the viGts of the Gentleman who had fince appeared in the charaiter of the Defendant, no ail of adultery had been committed, and he was the intimate and confidential friend of Mr. Hoare. His wife alfo had declared, that her uncle had her intereft and honour fincerely at heart, and under his aufpices no danger was apprehended, and the vifit to her uncle was conlidered as the molt certain means to prevent any adulterous fait being committed, rather than to all& in furthering it.— Lord Bolton Paid, that men of mild, placid, and pliable tempers, often failed in that degree of pru dence, which men of more energy and vigour of mind would in fuch circumftances have exercifed ; but that he was perfuaded, from the authentic fails that had come to his knowledge, that no intanded laxity of conduit, or connivance, was imputable to Mr. Hoare; but he, without intending any thing, but thinking that he aged upon the fureft motives of caution and prevention, contented to that which led to the ruin of his own domeftic happinefs and peace of mind. His Lordfhip expreffed a hope that what he had Paid would refcue Mr. Hoare's charaiter from unmerited cenfure ; but did not de fire to make the fmalleft objeCtion to the general opinion, that the Petition could not be entertained under the peculiar circumtlances in which it flood. The quetlion was carried, 4 , that the Petition be rejetted."—The Houle then adjourned to Monday. HOUSE OF COMMONS. ?kir. W. TorLoa prefented a Pennon, praying for leave to bring in :a Bill to remove the Market for felling Hay and Straw from the River commonly called the Hay-market, to Come more convenient place. Mr. MAINWARING objedted to the Petitlou, as the Har -market was the mod convenient foliation for general accom m o d ; ..tion, and as it formed part of the caste of the county of MiddleCes.—Ordered to lie oat the table. Mr. FORDYCE prefented a .Pet tion from the Provoil, MR.* giltrates, dee. of Edinburgh, praying leave to bring in a Bill for the improvement of that city—Ordered to lie on the table. Mr. MAINWARING prefented 0 Petition from the Coroners of certain counties In England, Rath:, that they were only al lowed ROC for any attendance in the performance of their duty, however long the journey; and that they Ircre often obliged to attend at AlEaes and Quarter Seffions, without any fee or re cotnpence whatever. They therefore prayud that leave might be given to bring in a III) for the augmentation of their allow anco--Ordered to lie on the table. Several Accounts were prefented from the Cost:miffioners of the Euitoms, purfuant to order. - - - Mr. Vex SITTAILT prefented • Petition from a V. Vefmond of Palacelard, praying compenation for the pullie.`tiaci of a difcarcry which he had made in the procefa of Tanning; which would be produdtive of the molt important national aduan!i;e• .—Order t,l to lie on the table. Mr. ALEXANDER brought in a Bin for continuing the Boun ties, &c. on the Greenland Whale Fiery, which was read • Brit time. Mr.VANIITTART laid, that as certain Accounts which bad been moved for by an Hon. Member refpeaing the American Treaty BM could not be produced by Monday neat, he mould move that the (mond reading aunt Bill be poftponed toThurf. day next.—Agreed to. Ordered, on the motion of Mr. VANSI . that there Mould be laid before the Houk an Account of what increafe and diminution had taken place in the number and amount of the expences,lfaLuies, and emoluments of all public °aces in Great Britain for the year iBoi. The Committee of Supply and Ways and Means were poft toned to Monday. ARIII ILSTIMATIS. The SECRIITAZT at WAR preferred the Eftimates of the ex pellee of the Land Forces and the Barrack department of the United Kingdom, from the 25th of March dos, to the 14th of May following. The Right Hon. Gentleman faid it was his intention on Wedoefday next to fubmit thefe Etiolates to the Committee of Supply. They were sakulated upon the fame fcale with thole for the three months preceding the 25th of March. Mr. CA LCRAFT raid herole in the ablenee of his Hon. Friend Mr. Shaw I.cfrrre, to mo►e, that the Petition relative to the Tax on Paper, Mould be referred to a Committee ; adding, that he was autherifal to Elate that the Chancellor of the Ezdsequer bad no objedion to fuels a motion. The motion was agreed to, and the Committee appointed ; among wham we noticed the names of Mr. Sheridan, and the Members for London, Wellmintter, and Socthwark. CO34IIIO3IIICATION WITS 11/LLAND. Mr.WILLIMIS prekated a Petition from kraal Noblemen and Gankmant of the United Kingdom, Rating the great int retaece of • resider and fpeedy coeununicadon between Great Brenda and Ireland, and complaining oldie delay which at pre test frequently took place in that communication, particularly in pang the Strait between Carmrvontbire and Anglefea. It ago Sated the great pabSceonvadence which would =foe from building a Bridge ever the Steak. fo as the fame &odd not in terfere with the Nwrlgadon oldie Strait ; and prayed that an n=ight be paired to en& he! Bridge, end that the Houfe would grant Poch Aid for that potpie, u to them &odd Teem er . The content of the Crown to the bringing up of this "MM. was *Med byase r SIC RRRRRR at WAX. The Pe. titian haring been read, . WILLIAMS maned, that it amid be referred to a Committee, to claming the fame, and report therton.—Apeed to. Mr. Wituans alfoprefenteda Petition (to the brinie : cp of s. which a fireilar eonfent was knifed) horn limner r with the fame view,for so Ad to croft a Bridle over the River Conway. in the Brett road to Holyhead. and praying for fl rr2l: aid. This Petition was alto ordered to be referred to a %..i.iuraittee to enrolee the fame, aod report thereon. UNIMINIAN MIMI COMPANY. Mr.Taawen prefented a Petition (to thc bringing up of which the cadent of the Crown was ghee) from the Hibernian Mine Compswl, Rating the great folks which they fuftalned in conic quenee of the rebellion in Ireland, from a large quantity of 144 "Pnwder which they ukd in their operations, being removed the commencement of the rebellion from their Storritoufa r? a place which was deemed of greater tafety, and from their ' 4ol thouks being c o n verte d in to B a rr ac k s , by which their ope rations war fdpended, and the water overlowed their mines, ' 0 the great injury of their property. They therefore prayed to f u ck indemnification u the Houk &could think proper.-- Ordered to lie on the table. hang the laft day for receiving private Petitions, the "7e+": at Arms was ordered by the Speaker to inquire if then. true any more to be prtfented, but none being fortheeni , "emfe adjourned at hvo o'clock till Monday. LONDON. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK : 3 per C. Confol*, for money, 691-.-for April ace. 691. Reduced 69f--.4 per Cent. llnff—Old 5 per Cent, tooi— Ncw S per Cent. wilt—Long Ann. 20 5-16 f. TRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. Bank Stock Iv* Long Ann.2of 5-26 3 per Ct. Red. 64 I India Stock 2l4}} 3 per Ct. Conf. 6Si 691 69 Imp. 3 per Cent. 6111 4 re Cent. 841 Imp. Ann. tl} 7-16 5 pa Cent. Ann. 954 too Englifh Tickets 161. 17s. 5 per C. Ann. 1797 loaf Conf. for Ace. 69} Venice 36 Lilbon 68 Oporto 6 9 Dublin to COURSE OF EXCHANGE. Hamburgh 32 2 2 U. Madrid 391 epee. Altana 3s 32 i U. Bilboa 38 &et. Cadiz 3 0 i n p aper Leghorn 52 Ditto 39i effeetive Naples 44} Madrid 3o in paper Genoa 481 Duman, Fta. 23.5 per Cent. Gov. Deb. sq. Ezettar.ge—Elublin on London ii 4. Laft night a Mail arrived from Holland. The contents are given in a preceding column. This day we received Paris Journals to the 22d infant, inclufive. They contain hardly any thing of moment. We are happy to find, however, that a circumftance hated in the laft Mail from Ger many refpeaing the proteft of the ELECTOR of HANOVER againft the fecularifation of Ofnaburg, &c. augurs no unpleafant confequences. France and Great Britain teem to be perfealy agreed on the fubjea.—Tier: CoOftde 57 f. 3o c. Yefterday morning their MAJESTIES and the PRINCESSES left town for Windfor. Yeflerday forenoon Mr. CouavoisEua, the Meffenger, arrived from Marquis CORNWALL] s at Amiens. It was generally reported, that the in telligence he brought was of a favourable nature. Government had alfo the fatisfation of receiv ing, yefterday, an o ffi cial account of the Acceffion of — Sweden to the Northern Convention. MILITIA Coars.—The Militia Regiments, it is now pretty accurately afcertained, will be difem . . bodted in April, about which time the general fe ll duaion of the forces will alto take place. The toth of March was the day originally fixed for all Militia Officers to join their refpedive corps, preparatory to the whole being difembodied ; but as the Definitive Treaty is not at prefent expelled to arrive before the middle of the month, and fome time mull neceirarily elapfe before the feveral ratifications can be dialed, the Officers are not re • quired to join their regiments, for the purpofe above-mentioned, till the 14th of April. GINERAL ORDERI.•....(CIRCL LAR.) " Sit, Horfe Guards. sods Feb. dos. nave the honour to inform you, that, in confidential of the prefent dreumftanees of the country, his Royal }fishnets the Commander in Chief is pleated to extend the period. during which you are at liberty to ate your &faction in tom plying with application of lean of Wain from °Seen of the Militia, from the zoth day of March to the zath day of April. (Signed) "H. C , Adj. Gen." To General --.,&c. Ea. _ The French Government is forming a cavalry corps, confining of Mamelucks, Copts, &c. which came from Egypt. It will be 4.00 ftrong. BONA. f.ARTE will not fuffer either Englith horfes or car ria:Kes to come into France; not even a travelling equil.Nage• md s Anni Kevin, we are concerned to Rate, was yeiterday n:9rning worfe than on the preceding day. She had in the courfe of Wednefday night burg a blood-vcliel. Madame Mos Talon, the wife, by a fecret marriage, of the old Dithe of Orleans, gave, o n Friday fe'nnight, a grand ba ll at Paris, at whi c h Madame Bonaparrs, her dzughter, and all the Noble& of Paris were prefent. The FIRST CON suL was not there. AU the Nobicife were called by their titles. The THOMAS FAIRS lately admitted to the Bar in America, is the fonvof a very refpeitable Judge in that country. Tuefday a Court Martial was held on board his Majefty's frigate Jamaica, lying in Sheernefs har bour, and held by adjournment again on Thurfday morning, to try Lieutenant GILCHRIST, of his Ma jefty's hoop DILIGENCII, on charges exhibited againft him by Captain Joists of the raid hoop, for negleti of duty and contempt to his Commander. After long and mature deliberation, the Court ad judged Lieutenant Gtt.cHafrr to be difiniffed his idajefly's hoop DILI° sac a, and rendered in capable of promotion in his Majefty's Navy, or of being employed in aaual fervice at lea. THI•TRI, COVENT GAIDEX. —Laft night the play of Henry the Fosrth was again performed at this Theatre, in which Mr. Coons appeared for the fecond time as the facetious Knight, to which charader he gave many excellent touches. I—This altor, different from moll of thole who have immediately preceded him, makes no attempt to varniih up his pi&ure of Falb!, by giving the language of the part in a preternatural voice—He fpeaks as he always (peaks, perhaps fometimes in 'rather too firm a tone for a fat man of fixty, but RiU contrives to give, by his exterior deportment, a very impreflive idea of the unwieldinifs of the perfon of his hero. In the fcene in which Faille!! Rands deteßed in a lie, Mr. Coors's co louring of the part was extremely rich, reminding us much of the ftyle of the late admired HE Nora. sow. The whimfical dramatic colloquy between the Prises and Failleaf was laft night properly re ftored to the Rage, in which the latter delivered the apology for his own infirmities in a manner which called forth a loud plaudit. Mr. C. was alto very pointed in his foliloquy on honour.— Ltwis's Prince has all the fprightlincfs the part pollifled in his hands in the days of His/Y[ll5ON ; on his tragedy kenes we forbear criticifm.—Sio- Doss's &Oar, in Tome of the moll animated palfa ges, is little inferior to his uncle's delineation of the fame charafter. MueILAY was laft night fo hoarfe as fcarcely to be audible in the Ka r. Of the reit ' we have nothing particular to remark. NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCE. MAILS THIS DAY.—WIND North. aIItIVID. o French, • Dutch, 0 o Hamburgh. • Dublin, o Waterford, I Leeward Mods, 0 FALMOUTH, FE8.24. Arrived the American !hip John, Captain LESHIIt, from New London, twenty days par fage— very leaky, with lots of fails, &c. The Ame rican chip Fidelity, Captain WyKS, from New Orleans, forty-five days palage, with tobacco and cotton ; called here for orders. The brig Lyon, Captain WooD, twelve days palTage from Lifbon, with oranges. Alto arrived late this evening, the DUKE Of CUMBERLAND packet, BOULDERSON, with mails from the Leeward Iflands, thirty-five days pane from Tortola. Sailed his Majefty's !hips AMETHYST, of 38 guns, Captain H. R.. GLYNN; DIAMOND, of 38 guns, Captain E. Gill/TITHE PIMMORTALITE, of 36 guns, Captain HOTHAas ; and Hun Tsa brig, of 18 guns, Captain Gso. Jou ES, on a cruize. The Km: GEORGE packet with mails, for Lif bon ; and Loan Camtzss &sacra packet with mails for America, are detained by contrary wind. Wind Weft, ftrong. PORTSMOUTH, FEBRUARY 16. This day failed four Eaft-India chips, ♦iz.— MARcaioxsss or EXETER, LADY JANI DUNDAI LADY Bum:sass, and RARING ; alto the Raiko Nivrrow, and Earl St. Vincent, HUTTON, for Ja maica; and Elizabeth, Dims, for Gibraltar.— The Indiamen are put back, as no doubt the others are.—Sailed alto the fhip Ann, RIDLEY, for New. caftle ; Norwich, FINMORE, and Betty and Nelly, DENTON, for Sunderland. This day arrived his Majefly's fhip Isis, of so guns, from the Downs ; alto the Atlas, Ricmians, from ditto, bound to Jamaica; London Merchant, NICHOLSON, from Sunderland, bound to Guernfey ; Young Ed. ward, FORSYTH, from the North ; Portfmouth, SMITH, and Lefevre, --, from Londcn. The three Eaf•lndia Slip that failed yellerday left a cable and anchor each a t St. Helen's. SHEERNESS, FEB. 1.6. Arrived his Majelly's floop Amwzo, from Yar mouth and remains at the Nore, with the Zealand, guard flip, Ardent, Batavie r , B erc hermer • and Glatton ; the Amphion, Vli e t er , l'UnitC• Braak, Daphne, Iris, and Waazamhi e d f r i gates; Alliance. (tore fhip ; with the Bittern, Albion, Aut. umn, Favourite, Diligence, and Hound floops ; 2te doubt and Meek, floating batteries; Bore& s , flop fhip ; with the Jackall, Mallard, and Bold, gun.brigs.—Arrived and failed for the River, the Retribution frigate from the Downs. Laft night and this day, it has blown a tremendous gale from the N. E. the chips at the Nore, and thofe in the harbour, have [truck lower yards and top.mafts. FROM LLOYD'. LIST. DIAL, FES. a6.—Sailed the S•vAGE hoop of war, on a cruize. Wind E. N. E. dRAVIS CND, FED. 16.—Paffed by, the Minerva, It Ic a aansos, from Calcutta; and Young Nail', NASH, from Embden.—Sailed the Pigott, CAT- Tuts, for Buenos Ayres ; Two Elizabeths, JoN es, for Bilboa ; Oaavia, —, for Virginia ; and the Eingheid, —, for Bremen. MALAGA, JANUARY 27. On the 24th of this month the chip Impromptu, bound from Marfeilles to Nantes, was, together with ten other veffels of different nations, driven on the rocks in the interior of this port, and funk foon after. Such a violent florin has not been ex perienced for many years : the 'hip was dafhed to pieces, and nearly her whole cargo loft. Nothing was faved from the water but zoo boxes of foap, force of which is in a very bad ftate. FROM THE GREENOCK ADVERTISER, FEB. 23. The flip and brig mentioned in our lall, as beat. ing up, turned out to be the Hunter, Roonts, from Charletlown, and the Friends, Gaasur, from New Brunfwick. The latter fprung her main mart in a heavy gale on the Banks of Newfoundland ; the made the land, however, to the weflward of Cape Clear in 21 days, but could not weather the Cape, on account of her not being able to carry any after•fail, and bore away for the North Chan nel, where the experienced very thick and boiller ous weather, and was driven to the northward as far as lat. 58. came to the fouthward through the Inner•founds, and put into Tobermuny, in the Wand of Mull ; has been altogether 55 days on the palfage to this port. Captain M‘Lauitta, of the Independent, from Cadiz, (as in our latt,) informs us, that four French fail of the line, and two frigates for St. Domingo, failed from thence on the t9th ult. having about 3000 troops on board; the foldiers compofed molt. ly of Germans and Poles, who had ierved i^ the . heath army in Italy, and were marched from thence to Cadiz.—There failed alfa on the fame da, a Spanah ihip of the line, and a frigate for 1 Meako ; a Ihort time before, a French Ihip of the line, one of the expedition that failed from Breit fur St. Domingo, with troops, had put into Cadiz in a very leaky Rate, in confequence of very bad weather the fleet had met with after failing from France, and was obliged to unload to go into dock—brought accounts that they faw a frigate belonging to the fame fquadron founder in a gale of wind with sao coops on board. HIGHLAND SOCIETY. The following is the fubßance of the principal refolutions of the Highland Society (propofed by the Duke of Arum.) at their laa meeting refpec ting the concha& of the 42d Regiment in Egypt : x. That the ,ad, or Royal Highland Regiment, had by their heroic condudt in Egypt on the memorable 2 iR of March, 18:.1, nobly maintained the hereditary glory of the Caledonian tame; and that, as an honorary teftimony of the applaufe and admi ration of the Society, a Medal is to he (truck, with appropriate devices and infcriptiom., to prepetuate their highly diitinjuifhed and gallant atchievement. 1. That one of thole Medals is to be pre:env-4i to every Of ficer and foldier now furviving, with the name of each iufcrih ed, and alto to the lineal defeendant of every one who felt on that day, infcribed with the name of the fallen hero. 3. That an elegant and charadcriftic Cup (of the value of too guineas), with thimble devices, be prefented to the Alefs of the Regiment; that thus, even in their convivial hours, the achievement of the arft of March may never be forzot ten. Serjeant SINCLAIr. being introduced to the Meet ing, Rated, that the 42d Regiment of Highlandei s, forming the right wing of the Britith Army, hav ing the Bth Regiment a little on their right, ad vanced about 200 yards, were, on the morning of the 2111 of March fait, and before day-light, at tacked by three bodies of French infantry, who, in driving in the piquets,, cheered and puttied on with great impetuotity. A French corps, bear ing the name of " Invincibles," loon got between the 28th Regiment and the 42d, fituated as al ready noticed. Here the battle became warm and furious, and the French had fucceeded, before day light, in turning, or rather throwing the Britith right flank into confufion. At day-light, the ' body of Invincibles, who had a little while before engaged in front, was difcov e red to h ave p a ir e d beyond therear of the 42d Regiment. This latter corps inftantly changed its front, and attacked the Invincibles with great fpirit ; infomuch, that, in a very fhort time, the greatell part were cut to pieces. The remainder gave way, and were driven ' to take refuge in an old ruin, or caille, on the right flank. On being followed up by th e Highlanders, the remainder of the Invincible Corps called out for mercy, and many of them immediately furren dered.—At this inaant, Colonel ALEX. Svitwaav, of the 42d, who was prefent, went to the body of the regiment, when Major STIRLING, of the fame corps, followed by Serjeant SINCLAIR, went up to the French Officer bearing the Invincible Standard, and defined him intlantly to deliver it up with his fword. On his refufal, the Major flruck him acrofs the head with the flat of his fword, and fnatching the Standard forciby from him : the Frenchman then threw his (word on the ground, exclaiming rive la Republique! Serjeant SINCLAIR picked up the (word, and Major STIRLING deliver ed to him the Invincible Standard, direding him at the fame time to take care of it, and to Ration himfelf by a four-pounder field piece which had been taken by the 42d Regiment. At this poll Serjeant Sinctsis remained for upwards of one hour, in charge of the colours, and proteftin the four pounder,when a body of French Cavalry (about Soo) advanced in full charge to the fpot ;an the officer, in paffing, made two cuts at him, the one cut through his bonnet, and the fecond wounded the Serjeant in the neck, after cutting through half of a thick club of hair, near the tie, and his neckcloths, having fortunately two on that I day. Stunned by the blow, and thus cut, he lay foe fome time on the land in a (tate of infenfibility, s •nd on having recovered he found himfelf alone, an d the French cavalry in confufion, having been rept..lfed in their attack • being gill in pofTeflion of the P. -ench officer's (word and his own. He could not, ho wevee , French ft, Lndaron looking round, find either the dor his bonnet. He therefore, in paling to .'he left, where the regin:ent was en gaged, met v vith fix foldiers of the Fre. -icli cavalry difmounted, , t ,,liom he et - coned as prifon ens to the right of the 42d ."egiment, where they we,-e taken care of by Ditto V's corps. Whil e conchlain4 thefe prifoners, he ix -rceived a f o ldi er o f G e neral STEWART'S foreign co , : ps carrying into the r e, the invincible flandard,' N vhich he had pi c k e d u p while Serjeant SI NCLAIR la v as already noticed. The lett wing of the Fret. 6, which had been put to the route, at this time i , egan to rally, when Serjeant SINCLAIR, finding a wounded foldier's mule, fired after this third atta. - k no lefs than is rounds. He thinks that the right „wing of the Bri tills army was in aelion a full hour at ter this laft at tack, until the French army was co. mpktely de feated. j Being Aced by one Member of the .Society in particular, how he efcaped with fo hal? e injury from fuck a perilous fi tuation ? he modeftly , - ephed, " that he had always put his truft in Gov, and that GOD alone could have protested him almidft imminent dangers." Serjeant SINCLAIR is an athletic young man, about fix feet high. The Serjeant having retired amiclft the plaudits of the company, the glafs, enlivened with the fong, went round; and every Gentleman departed highly gratified by the proceedings of the evening. It was previoufly moved and agreed to, that in commemoration of the battle of the 2 ift of March, the third monthly meeting of the Society (hall be held on that day annually ; but falling this year on a Sunday, it will of courfe take place on the day following. Mrs. GOSLING'S CONCERT.-.—On ThElEably even ing the fecond Subfcription Concert for the feafon took place at the elegant refideuce of Mrs. Gos- LINC. in Portland-place. It cunfitted of Catches and Glees; they were commenced at nine o'clock, by Mars. Ksvvirry and SALE, with a Glee of Wrsas's, the Compofer, Mufic's the language of th: bleit above." Mifs CURZON, Mr. SALE, jun. and a very young Lady, fang a new Glee from the firft fccne in Macbeth, " When shall we three meet again." The fill' at concluded with, 1 , "fo love I 'wake the flyer tiring." Ad the fecond commenced with, .s Sifter of Phcebus," the Gypfey's Glee, and Fairelt of Flowers," fol lowed; and the Finale was, " Fill the bowl with rofy wine." The company affembled a'bout ten o'clock, and dcpartcd foon after twelve f rom one o f the molt fafcinating mufical treats of the feafon. About one hundred and twenty perfons were prelim T• 1 xi It It 'l /. ~1 1 G