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• neutrality - in the late war between France and Spain, which his Majesty declared it to be his determination to 'observe at the commencement of that war, and which ap pears to the House to have been scrupulously and in violably observed"—( Load cheers). _ After the STEM= had put the original motion and amendment, same confusion prevailed in the House. Lord NUGENT rosi and said, that he should only offer a few words in reply to•the observations of. the Right llon..Gentleman who had prbposed the amendment. He should net quarrel with the Right Hon. Gentleman be cause he entertained a different view respecting the s triet 'neutrality which he said Ministers had maintained. The three propositions which had been observed upon, it would appear, could not be complied with by the Spanish Government. The first respected the indepen (knee of South America. The,second, that the per sonal safety of the King and his Royal Family should he provided for ;and the third, in effect required that the Cortes should..new-model the Constitution. Spain Nvas . not in 2 condition to do this. The Right Honour able Gentleman had asserted, th it Sir William A'Court bad withdrawn with'the Spanish Government to Seville, and - thence immediate), afterwards to Gibraltar. He ;Lord Nugent) begged to state,that Sir William A'Court remained time weeks kr Seville after the Royal Family bad quitted it, and when in the possession of the French troops, until it was announced that the blockade of Cadiz was completed. • It was then only known, for the first time, that Great Britain would come forward and offer her mediation between the two oppo,ing Go vernments. He woad ask shat was Sir William A'Court doing so long within the walls of a town °tett • pied by the French forces? No satisfactory answer had been given to this.. The Noble Lord said he was apprehensive diet the amendment 'would pass the House; and if so, he should move a resolution without n;aking any observations upon it, or without dividing I l e House. • - The House then dividtct—For the Amendment, 171 . ; For the original Motion, 50— Major ity, 141. The second Resolution, the nature of Which did not transpire 'while the gallery Was open, was negatived without a division. IRISH LAW ,QUATS BILL. The House resolved into - a Committee and a salary was voted wst orate Consolidated Fund fora .T.taing Officer in the common law Dulness of the COurts. The House resumed—ire Report to be received to-morrow. WrIPLT. The Report of the Committee of Supply was brought up. Sir GEORGE COCKBURN, in observance of the suggestion of the Honourable Men Vier for Aberdeen, given last night, had brought down the Papers relatioe to the promotion of Masters to. the Navy ; and though it would be wen front the Papers that he had been right in his statement of the fact, be was hound in con dom to admit, that with the information which the Han. Member bad then before him, he could have come to no other than that enormous - conclusion which he had formed. He (Sir George Cock burn). was not aware of the precise form of the regulations of which b e bad spoken, when he asserted, in contradiction of the Honour able Gentleman, that Masters in the Navy were able to advance in rromotion according to their merits, just the same as Midshipmen and Lieutenants. The fact.was, that the Papers on the tably upon winch the Hon. Gentleman hal-proceeded, were incomplete, and to perfect them, soother Order in Council, which he held in his hand, dated August 15, 1805, must -be added. This (hoer wasfor the regulation of the promotion of Masters in the Navy ; and after reciting the Order of 1803, upon the same Subject (the only Order in possession of the Honourable Member far Aberdeen),-it decreed the suspension ti s f the Order for the future, in regard to all Matter* whose meritorious conduct bad deserved well of the Admiralty, who were thereupon to be allowed, at the-discretion of the Lords Commissioners, to pass their examinations to serve as Lieutenantsand six years of service in the Navy, either as Master or se Master, was to be considered etisivalent to the ante mamba' of yews spent in the service in the capacity of Midshipman. Mr. 11UhIR claimed the benefit of the admission now so ha nourabiy made by the gallant Admiral. He had proceeded upon the best information which could be got from the Papers before the House, fur which he had mond last Session. It was so lack es( kis that this Order had not been included in the returns. lie moped that when he got the Papers which be had moved for, it would be found that some one or mote meritorious individual s had availed themselves of that provision in the regulation which the Honourable baronet had read. Mr. WILLIAM COU RTE NA Y gave notice, that to-morrow should move for leave to bring in a Bill to consolidate the laws respecting Bankruptcy. Mr. HUME Wished to know, whether the Army Estimates, or the remaining Navy Estimates, would be brought on on Friday ? Lord PALM BRSTON said, he should bring forward the Army Estimates on that day, it the Papers could be printed in time. - Sir G HOBOS COCKBURN said be would be ready to bring A the Navy Ordinary Estimates, if the Army Estimates, were die paid of in time on Friday next. The Reciprocity Duties Indeutaity Bill w sond dine, and ordered to be priatiod.—Ao' read a lira and se- THE EVENING STALL. . . LONDON. TO-MORROW MORNING, TWO OUT OF THE SEVEN ,e20,Q00 PRIZES WILL BE DECIDED IN THE FIRST FIVE MINUTES. barn he b able iron and whit to p ham the tech in p the who: who Coo and Ma lea sou the Hot Lit that tune then hart hl he s zesp the Fad S on 1 COO • at fit fa • WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1824. THE FUNDS. , STOCK RXCHANGE. TWELVE O'CLOCK. Consols opened this morning at 914 4, but got up to I, and are at this hour 914 4. In the earlier part of the morning some busi ness was doing, but the Money Market seems to be heavy, at 914 1 for Money, owing to a scarcity of cash. The Expresses from Paris this morning bring the French Rentes at 100 f. 35 c. Spanish "64 to 4, Ducats 854 to 86. after 'Change /ours. HALF-PAST TWELVE. Withil this halt hour .€200,000 Consols have been:sold;by a great huff, who is supposed to be making up his account. This issue has lowered the market to 911, 1. FOREIGN FUNDS. Sialish Bonds opened this morning at 2.51, but sunk to 241. The private letters front Paris, by the Espress, state that several Pud pnrchays have been made there In Spanish Stock, owing to the 7.ePeral opinion that the old' Loan will be acknowledged. The chit f business doing here, however, is ° in the Northern Loans Sccbern Securities have not improved. Currat• Prices : New Spanish In, Old 11.51 1, Russian 94 to 1, rhilian 83 to I, Mexican Scrip 81 to 1. New Prussian 93%, Old 95%, Colombia n 714 to 72, Hullett's Mexican Mines 1 dis. to *prem. Mgt°. .Irxicati Mines 9 prem. French Scrip 11 1. l'lt ICE OF STOCKS AT ONE O'CLOCK. lia::k Stock 23 239-3 per Lt. Redu. 92 1 A 3 /s 1 / 8 3 per Cent. Cons. 91 1 / 2 Y 4 % 4 Pet Cents. Old 102 1 / 2 3 /s Vs % 4 [Cr Cents. New 1065 % Bank Long . Annuities 223/g 7-16 India Stock 277—India Bonds 70s. 71s. educe Bills (£ 1,000) 32s 37s.—Small 325. 395. Bark for Acct. 239—Consols for do. 91% 543. lOIONIMNMIMIMMMIIMB A document of a very satisfactory nature has been by the Treasury before the House of Commons. It Contains an account of the nett Incoine of this-Coun t?) and Ireland, for the Year ending the sth of Ja r'illtY, 1824 ; with an account of the balance of public' lzii"tey rem a i n i ng i n the E xc h equer on the st h o f Jan. the amount of money raised by additions to the 'N . .0,4 . .. ' •, funded or unfunded debt in the' year, ended sth Jan. 18f4; the money applied' towardi the tXdemptioa of the funded; or for paying off the unfunded debt, within the same period ; and the money remaining in the Es chequer on the Bth of January, 1824. This document is made up in" the shape of i Wince sheet ; so that the whole income and expenditure of the country meet the eye at once. A review of this paper affords si gra tifying picture of thexisingsvisalth and resources of this great country. The income for the year, paid into the Exchequer, amounts to the suds of 137,672,999.85. 411 the expenditure to £50,962,014. 17p. 11 1 ,4 d. leaving a surplus of £6,710,984. 10s. 5 4d. applicable to -the Sinking Fund ; and all this notwithstanding there Las been a reduction of taxation of nearly two millions. Need we wish for more satisfactory evidence than this of tale flourishing state of the country ? We see here demonstrated, beyond all possibility of cavil, the existence of a real Sinking Fund, positively applicable to the reduction of the National Debt,whioh, if peace should last for some years to come, must make a roost serious inroad on this great, and once almost hopeless, incunibrance. Each Coming year must also witness new diminutions of the public burthens ; while our resources arc, at the same time, progessively in creasing, and the finances of the country acquiring con firmed strength and stability. The Times, with its usual fairness and candour, asks, why, intlris national balance sheet, a the sums applied to the redemption of the Funded Debt are to be ex empted frinn our outgoings?" Now, so well-informed a Paper as the Times cannot but be perfectly aware,, that along -with every hundred pounds of our Funded Debt there was an annual pound additional of income provided for its redemption ; and that if this pound were to be added to the expenditure side of the account, it must also be added to the income side—making, of course, no difference whatever on the generul result, and leaving the balance in favour of the nation still as great as ever. -- The War party, which but a few months ago was SO vehement in its condemnation of the pacific policy d Ministers, has at length sighed out its last in a manner incredibly gentle-and resigned. Lord NUGENT brought forward, last night, his promised Motion for the produc tion of Copies of all Instructions give' by the British Government to Sir WILLIAM A'Couat, our Minister at the Court of Spain, from the time the French troops entered that country until the surrender of Cadiz; and also for Copies of all CorrespOndence that had taken place between him and the Spanish Government during the same period, relative to the mediation of Great Britain. Not another individual, however, of his party could be prevailed on to say a word in its support. Even his brother knight-errant, Sir Rosser WiLscon, Was silent as the grave. Ministers had; of course, nothing left to do but to deal with the Noble Lord as compassionately as possible. Mr. CANNING entered into no argument in opposition to the Motion; 'contenting himself with re-, pelling, by a simple statement of facts, the imputations which the Noble Lord had thrown out against Sir WILLIAM A'Couar in the course of his speech..—Mr. Stu noes BOURNE then moved an amendment declaratory of the strong sense which the House entertained of " the advantages derived to this Country, from its neutrality in the late war between France and Spain," and on a division it was carried by a triumphant majority of 141. Set at rest this question may then be, fairly considered. to be ; and the parting words which we have to offer upon it shall therefore be but few. The power which is given to the rulers of every coun try is for the protection of that country only. They are bOund to ward of danger from those under their charge ; but where no danger threatens them, we are at a loss to see the grounds of national interference. It is fine talking, no doubt, about the protecting the weak from the oppression of strong. But this is a vain chimera, which has, often been pursued through the paths of blood, but has never yet been realised in the conduct of human affairs ; and least of all)* it likely to be realised by an appeal to arms, of which the principle is, that might settles right. It is a great mistake to apply those rules which regulate private life to the public transactions OE I nations. In manycases it may be amiable and praisewortb, in individuals to interfere in favour of the oppressed,- • because an individual stands by himself ; he involves himself only in trouble ; #pis peace is in his own keeping, and he may hazard it to gratify the im pulses of his own generous nature. But the ruler of a nation must be governed by far different considerations, and any imprudence on his part, or generous indiscretion, may involve thousands in misery. He bolds the re• sources of the uatipn in trust merely, and he has no right to use them except for the purposes of that trust. Before giving way to any romantic flights of generous feeling, he must consider that he is not exactly his own master; that he is not acting for himself but for others, and that he has no right to squander away the resources of the nation in schemes in which its interest is not con cerned. To bay that there is any want of generosity in this conduct, is to confound the line of public and private duty ; and we might just as well reproach the tutors of some wealthy minor with selfishness, because they refused to build an hospital with the funds under their trust,or to join in aiding any other benevolent scheme. When we considetllso what scenes of violence and blood frequently spring out of those specious sch emes of abstract benevolence, we will see that the line of strict propriety is also the line of prudence, and generally of enlightened humanity. In this lower world we must witness many evils which we ?amnia redress; and more especially the appression which takes place iwforeign countriei may be said to be entirely without thesphtre, of out bene , relent cares. # • - . I ... - k • r The Paris Papers of Sunday, which reached us this forenoon, fully conlirm the importanviotleiligenie,which' we mentioned lots Monday had been received from Ma. drid. The official part of the Moniteser has the follow ing announcement " PARTS, FEBRUARY 14. " A telegraphic dispatch from Madrid,-addressed by the Ambassador of France to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, dated the.loth of this month, announces that the King of Spain has jug signed a decree, which grants , the liberty of direct trade of the Spanish colonies with all nations, on the footing of an equality of dtities." . The liberty here granted seems to us less prized than it deserves to be. It may be true, that as regards those colonies which have established their independence, this permission of the Court of Spain is worth nothing, it comes too Ws, Like sunbeams on the wao---' Its favours fall--:* But has Spain no colonies left,? Is the trade to the Havannah worth nothing ? We have received to-day, by Express, the Pao is Pa pers of Monday. On Spanish afEaios they furnish w with no additional information ; but there is an inte • resting account of new successes obtained by the Greeks, and also some news from Constantinople, both of which we subjoin,: CORFU, JANUARY G. We have this moment received the agreeable news of the landing of the Greeks in the island of Mitylene. Tbe s expedition has perfectly succeeded. The Greeks, Ito the number of seven or eight thousand men, have planted everywhere the standard of the Cross, and forced the barbarians to fly. The Turks will be obliges to evacuate the island. Other letters state, that the 'Turkish warrison . of Patras hiving received informatioQ that Patkswas to be taken by assault, thought proper to retire to Lepanto. ODESSA, JANUARY 26. ' According to advice: from Constantinople, of the 15th of this month, the new Reis Effendi, Saida,•has not yet taken possession of his situation as Minister, being dan gerously ill. 'Another.person is already named to suc -teed him, Haijad-Bey, who was exiled in 1821, by Ha let Effendi. The refusal - of Persia to ratify the treaty.of peace, seems to affect seriously the Turkish Government. The news from Greece continues to be disastrous the Insurgents are decidedly triumphant in the island of Negropont, and are menacing several other points. We took notice in our Paper of the 31st ult. of the opening proceedings of the Jamaica House of Asseriably . and marked, with the reprobation which we thought it merited, the intemperate Address or Memorial to the proposed by Mr. BA RIM. The address, as we are Dow informed, was carried unanimously, and has been transmitted home, to be presented to his MAJESTY.— A copy of it will be found in another part of our Paper. s WINDSOR, FEBRUARY 16. The Duke of Wer.r.rucrrow left the Royal Castle at an early hour this morning, for London. The Duke of YORK left last night between nine and ten o'clock, after dining with his MAJESTY and a select party. His Royal Highness declined staying to meet the evening party, at which there were some select pieces of Sacred Music performed. Among the dinner. party were the Princess AuousTA,tbe Duke of DORSET, the Duke of WELLINGTON, &C. This morning, his MAJRSTY, attended by the Duke of DORSET, took an airing in his phaeton, and pro ceeded up the Long Walk, inspecting the great and ex tensive works that sire going on in rides, walks, plea sere,grounds, leading to and surrounding the KING'S Lodge ; his MAJESTY gave some fresh directions. It is expected his MAJESTY will leave the Castle on Wednes 'day for London. . His MAJESTY has; for some time back, dispensed with the etiquette of an escort in travelling, except the first stage in starting, and the last on arriving; for instance, a party of the 7th Hussars escorted him from Brighton to Hiekstead, and a party of the fld Light Cavalry stationed at Hounslow Barracks, escorted him hart Staines to Windsor. Last night the Doke of Yoart was 'at Drury-Lane Theatre, to see laalaioka i rainpana watt Co. and The Cataract. Last night the Duchess of KENT honoured the Italian Opera with her presence. Yesterday Mr. HusgrasoN had an interview with the CRAWS:LT.OR Of the Rgculennea. Mr.' Wvmst had an interview with Mr. Secretary CAN- Imo yesterday. _ The New Tragedy, which was intended to be brought out at Covent-Garden Theatre, has been withdrawn, the new li censer having refused to sanction - its representation. The tide yesterday rose so high that the Bishop's walk, leading to Lambeth Palace, was covered with water: A lump pf virgin gold, weighing 400 dwts. was lately found in the newly discovered tnine in North Carolina. The Lords of the Admiralty visited Chatham Yard on Saturday, and a ft er inspecting the works carrying on there re turned to Rochester. It has been stated, by some of the Papers, that Lord BYRON'S offer of personal' service to the Greeks was rejected from an unworthy feeling of jealousy, whilst 'his money was eagerly accepted. We can state, upon the authority of letters from Lord BYRON that such was not the fact. The Greek Government,on the contrary, expressed themselves in the most grateful terms, and only advised him not to tisk a life so precious for their cause, and which was daily and hourly devoted to them. The critical day, nay the critical hour is fast approach ' ing, for wain five minutes after the drawing com mences TO•SIORROW, Two, out of the Seven Prizes of 20,0001. will be decided : this at all times would have been an interesting event, but is now become don ly so by the certainty of Lotteries being discontinued by Go , verneent. Mr. SIVEWSIGHT has cettainlT evinced sound judgment in taking titis last Contract, for it was to be expected that few people would like to have to .reproach themselves with having omitted to embark some trifling sum for advantages so great, now that the opportunity of doing so is literally expiring: this ac counts for the present extraordinary demand for Tickets and Shares. I / ...-.... . • • • _. . ~ • . ' _ . . .~ . • r • • e" 7." "1,.." 4 ".r. .1.,•_••••••:±%. rftE Anart-tblit i Ngt . • • . .• afternoon, at four o'doe.k. tileVelte e b t twi t as tern eielleko4e. a held Levee at bib Onite, in the Rorie Coeds. ' It is uuderstobd that Major-Osoeral Sit J. Lulea:, MICA will be appointed Colonel of the HAY Regiment of Foot, vice Lieu tumult-General Sir THO3IIII Marrtaue, deceased. The 75th Reglineet of Infantry is ordered to match to two diet- . dons, this day and to-morrow, from Gospott to Windsor. A detachment of the 40th Regiment of Foot has ntceivedorders to hold itielf in readiness to march from Chatham to Deptford, to embark at guards pit board the Chapetan convict ships which is des tined to New South Wales. A detachment of the same Corps has rscrived similar orders to embark on board the Countess or Harcourt convict ship, Which will shortly sail for the same destination. Captain O'Dosusta's troop of the 15th Light Draped) crossed from Tilbuty Fort to Gravesend op Saturday, on its route front Ipswich to the head-quartets of the Regiment in Canterbury, *here it arrived this day. The new Infantry Barracks, at Mattelester, are ordered to be tot ready immediately, for the reception of the 96th Regiment of FOot. CHANGE OF QUARTERS OF THE GUARDS. The-following Change in the Quarters of the Guards is warred to take plate on the 2Sth inst. The Ist Battalion of the GlenadleiGnards front the King's Mews to Purtrnan-street Barracks. The sid Battalion of.the Grenadier Guards, from to Knightsbridge. The 3d Battalion of tile Grenadier Guards, from thi Tourer of London to Westminster'. . , The lid Battalion of the Coldstreath Guards, from %%ventlnvter to the Tower of London. The Ist Battalion of the 3d Foot Guards, from Knightsbridge to the King's Mews. Conuniuion in the Ist Troop of Dpngleddy Cavalry, signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the• County of Pembroke. Cornet Morgan Rice James to be Lieutenant, vice Lloyd, resigned; Charles Bowen Allen, Gent. to be Cornet, vies Janie", proasotted. .1 1 / t• • . • I, ". 1 , f 1 P : 1 : i i . • : 1 E . I` . ''' . '. )‘ , = , . . .i 1 . , i . . i. I I • 3 •vi• 'l' 1 • • • i t '• , • • •• • i C I • OLD BAILEY SESSIONAN- , .THIS DAY, These Sessions commenced this morning, before the LORD MAYOR, Mr. JOSTICR Bur, and Mr. Baron GRAMME. William Hill, a stout man, of imposing appearante, formerly a police-officer, was put to the bar; charged with uttering a Bank of England fleece. Abigail Levy deposed to the pristmer coming in OM pony, with a female, to her husband's shop, in Holy well -street, and there purchasing cloth to the amount of 21.95. for which be tendered a five pound note, and gave his address, " Wm. Stevens, 918, Tottenham court-road." Suspecting it might be forged, witness sent her son with it to the Bank. In the rneahtitne, the prisoner became impatient, said he could not wait, and that he would leave the female to wait for the change. Wetness's son shortly afterwards returned, and stated the note to be a' bad one, and witness therefore destined the female. Lyon Levy, the hnshand of the former vtitness, deposed to following the prisoner when he left the shois. He went to a public-house in the Strand, from whence he came out in company of another man, with whom he - walked over to the gateway of Somerset House and there stood talking. IVitness returned home, and there learnt from his son, that the note was forged. He then went over to where the pri soner was standing, and took him into custody 1 the woman was afterwards discharged. John Ward, of the Horse-shoe, Wellclose-ninare, had received a 51. note from the prisoner last November, which proved a forgery. Joel Cox, law-stationer, had also received a 51. note from the prisoner, which proved to be a forged one. He gavelis address "John Price, 27, St. Johtepsquare, Clerkenwell." • John Lee, a Bank Inspectot, proved the whole of the above notes to be forgeries in every particular. Mr. Liscombe Price, of St.-John's-square, proved there was no person of the name of John Pi ice living in St. John's-square. Thomas Johnson, 9f Noi 218, Tottenham-Cow-road, proved that no person of the name. of Steyens lived in that house. The prisoner called two witnesses . to character, who they knew nothing unfavoutible of hint befoie these transactions. Mr. Justice BUT summed up; leaving it to the Jury to determine whether he - had uttered the notes with a guilty knoaledge of their being forged. The Jury, litter a short deliberation, found the pri soner—Guilty. Lady HARROWEY and her daughter, and Mrs. and Miss CANnts,ro, were last night so the large gallery formed in the roof over the House of Commons, to hear the debate on Lord NuoaNT's motion. In such situa- tion the Ladies could hear very well : but they had a very imperfect opportunity of seeing, as they could only peep, and that somewhat askance, through the grated ventilators in tire ceiling of the House. The Ladies took their seats there about five o'clock, and did not lease till after the rising of the House. Peers, Peers sons, Ankbassadurs, the Westminster boys (gownsmen), -mar be accommodated below the bar ; but the Commons e f England have no recognised accommodation for Ladies to hear their debates. • Last night, between the Horns, at Kennington, and Lambeth Marsh; as Lady ANN BECKET WES returning to town, from Brighton, a trunk, containing a num ber of valuable articles, was cut from the chain behind the carriage, which the thieves got clear off with. The subscription for the National Monument of Scot. land goes on prosperously. Upwards of - 6,200 rubles have been transmitted from Scotchmen residing at St. Petersburgh, towards the proposed object. UNITED MEXICAN MINING ASSOCIATIOM. Capital 4240,000, divided into 6000 Shares of £lO each. This Association has not yet Contracted for any Mines. The first instalment of IES per share, or lei per cent. to be paid forth. with into the hands of the Bankers. Five Pounds per Share more on signing the deed of settlement, anal the remainder as may be required, giving twenty-one days' nw tice of each call. One-tenth part of the profits to be reserved and invested in the public funds against contingencies. Whenever in any year the net profits of the Association shall exceed ten per cent. the President of the Board of Management in Mexico is to be entitled to an eighth part of such excess. The following are the names of the Directors t John Biddulph, Esq. Thomas Mastcrman, Esq. Samuel Bosanquet, E.sq. Frederick J. Pigott, Esq. . John Easthope, Esq. Jacob Ricardo, Esq. . Charles David Gordon, FA+ Richard Sands n, Esq. James Heygate, jun. Esq. Rowland Stephenson, Rust John Hullett, Esq. Charles Widder, Esq. Atintroes--Thontas Borradaile, Fig. and Joseph Harris, Esq. Bat:teas—Messrs. Bosanquet, Pitt, Anderdon, and Franks. MEXICAN BOARD OF MANAGEMENT. Don Lucas Almon, President; . - and Two M - ansgers to be appdfitted by the Colin of Directors. In both these Associations it is provided that a clause is to be in troduced into•all contracts , stipulating that no Share-hdider is to be responsible for more than the amount of his shares in each Asses:Won. CORN EXCHANGE, MARK-LANE, FEB. 16. The arrivals of this week are—s.Wbeist 3500, Harley 3600, Oats '6200 quintet's; Flour 4800 sacks. Wheat is not so plentiful as last week, and more money is demanded for prime dry samples; but as there is nut much business doing to-day, the prices may be rested the sitiness OW Monday. Barley (busy maintains the quota7= • last day. Bean, sod Peas are unaltered. Oood bats sell well, and fully support the eurrency of Monday. In Flour there is no alters. tion. Rapeseed is again dearer. I' lin . . • '.. . . ' 4. .. . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . ~. .. *.. ~ ....."41",..7 0 .