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cornparifon being eorreft by *0 of taming a judgrrtent of the agriculture of the two countries., He thought it neceffary to fay this, to do away all idea of the agriculture of this country declining. He concluded with obferving, that in his opinion the two countries, England and Ireland, should be put, c,•ith all fpeed poflible, on the fame foot. ing in agriculture. He was perfuaded, that until that coulJ be e(lablifhed, the full and entire ad vantage of the Union could not be enjoyed ; an objeet %sloth had become the concern of the Gen tlemen of both countries, and the Merchants of both cotn►tt ies. They would, therefore, give up all perform! .u►d local jealou lies and prejudice!, and look at onc common objed—the benefit of the Empire at large. The queition was then put and carried. The Committee was nominated immediately.— It is to he an open Committee—that is, all have voices who attend it, five of whom are to he a quorum, and to have power to fend for perfons, papers, records, &c. GRENADA MERCHANTS. Mr. Lusiitworow moved the Order of the day for the Houfe to refolve itfelf into a Committee on the Report of the Petition of the Grenada Merchants. The Houfe having refolved itfelf into a Com mittee, Mr. Alderman Curtis in the Chair, Mr. Lus ate nem; faid, he would not enter into a detail of thoie ;calamities and misfortunes which bad lo cruelly devaltated the Iflands of Grenada and St. Vincent, and which rendered a loan from Government necenry to the Merchants and Plant ers of thofe Iflands. He should merely obferve, that the loan was granted for the purpofe of re• fettling thofe Iflands, which objeCt had been in a great meafitre attained, as the Iflands were in con. fequence re•fettled ; but from the low price of the produce, the returns were infufficient to enable the parties to pay the inltalment which was now due, as a lois was actually Curtained by the Planter in the returns made for his produce. He concluded by moving, That the Chairman fhould be directed to move for leave to bring in a Bill for giving fur ther t;me for the payment of the Inltalment. Sir Wet. YOUNG fupported the Motion. Mr. WILBERFORCE thought there was not fuffi dent information upon the fubjeEt before Parlia ment, to warrant a grant of further time. He ' Mould, however, not oppofe the prefent motion ; but when the Bill came before Parliament, he &add think it his duty to propefe a chore for the purpofe of fixing fome time, not very distant, for the payment of thofe inftalments. Mr. Lusitturiroo faid, the inftalment was to have been paid •on the sth of the prefent month, out of the produce of the prefent crop ; but the fat was, that the whole of the new crop had produced fo little to the Planters, that they were not only rendered onable to fulfil that engagement, but had aitually fultained a lots. Some further converfation took place, in which fome other ohjeCtions were made to the meafure by Mr. Wilberforce, Mr. Jones, and Mr. Babing ton ; whila it was fupported by Mr. Luthington, Sir William Young, Mr. Alexander,' Mr. Dent, and Mr. N. Vatifittart. ' • It wa.sat length agreed that the Chairman °timid be direari to move for leave to bring in a Bill, to extend the time for the rtyment of certain furns c . money, adi•anced by way of Loan to the Merchants and Pl.tnten, of the Elands of Grenada and St. Vincent. —The Houle having refumed, the Report was cm tiered !o be received to•morrow.—Adjotunet:. LO N DO N. TUESDAY, MARCH t 6. 'ME OF S FUCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK: PRICE OF STOCKS IiEsTERDAF: 3 per tint. 6b . 69.—for account 691 S per Cent. 10(4 tot. 3 per C. Cm!. (Ai 62 681 69 Imp. Ann. 1 . 3 7-t6 S lel Cent. Ann. tool } Excheq. It a rt. prem. Imp 3 pa Cent. 68i,1 ConL tot the Arc. 69 Laft night Mr. DICKENS, Mellinger, arrived at the Secretary of State's Office with difpatches from Marquis Cos NWA Sus, at Amiens; in crmfcquence of which a Cabinet Council was held this day, but fat only for a (lion time. This morning we received French Journals to the lath infant, inclutive, from which we have made a few• extraas.-7117 Confolide 56 f. 75 c. PAR'S, tiARCH 11.--in the fitting of yefterday the Confervative Senate eleaed as Members of the Tribunate, Citizens LEICISN BONAPARTE ; BARU 2, General of Brigade ; Lszor, Captain, Reporter to the Council of War at Path; CAMILLE PERSON, Merchant at Lyons ; DAN', Secretary. General of the Department of War; THOURET, Phylieian, Member of the Council of the Adminillration of l;orpitals; VA NNUTIM ; AL:SISSON ; BERTRAND. ns-Gssu Dauatsa, Captain in the Navy at the Port of Rochfort ; POUJEARD.DR.LIMIER, Prefect ' Vienne ; Cmotor, Ez-Minifter of War; RE, Prefect of the Department of Charente; ; rar ; PERRIS ;Ck:RNON, Ex-Conßituent; TAPHIPLE; BUNT, Secretary General of la Loire- Inftrietue ; and jaoszite, Lupin BERN 2, MARCN s.—Let ters from Laufanne Rate, that General Tn ua Au palled through that placea fin days ago, on bis way to Paris, for a million raid to be of great importance. There' can be no doubt that this journey has fome relation to the affairs of th e Valais, refpciting which great uncertainty Rill revails. The organization begun in that country is not yet terminated, though / many difiniffals 1.1•? taken place, and that lately, of the Munici- P 40.1 of St. Maitre, in the Lowe' Valais. The incipal authority inflalted by that General is the `f•R Admiaiiirative Chamber of the Valais, caa i ::::11c1 a< Sion. eiThreTGAID,MARCH 2.—We learn from the Er if gaw, that letters have been received from Vienna, according to which the Duke of Mosta* has at length determined to accept the Britaw, undo condition, however, that the reft of the Aullrian poffeffions in &labia (hail be united to them : Duke will entruft the Government of the country to the Archduke Futacts, the eldeft fon of the Archduke FERDINAND, ci-levant Governor Ge neral of Lombardy, who will refide in the old Caf tle of the Counts of Montfort, at Tettnang : we are allured that an order for preparing the Cattle has already arrived. GENoa, Fes. 20.—1 n confequence of the repre fentations made by our Minifier at Paris, againil the continuance of the Englifh veffels crui zing in the Mediterranean, and communicated by the French Government to that of Great Britain, the latter has ordered all the Ligurian retie!. captured fince the ratification of the preliminaries of peace to be rellored. The French Minifier of foreign affairs has fent notice of this meafure to Citizen TRAMEGA I our Minifter at Paris. The Dutch Papers announce the arrival of a number of merchant men from various parts of England, in the Teel and other harbours of the Batavian Republic. They (peak with exultation of the revival of commerce, and the butile which begins to recommence in the fea-ports around the Zing:ler-Zee. The Pic-Nte SOCIETY laft night held their firft general Meeting in Tottenham-ftreet, the previous meetings in Breton-greet having been for the pu pae orrehearfal and arranging bufinefs. The play laft night was to have been The Splntilh Barl.-r, in French ; but Pastsor having refuted to perform, the entertainments were necetrarily changed to a prologue and epilogue (the former by Mr. H. GILEVILLE) to two French proverbs, and a tranf lation from The Bedlasnitee, The plot of this turns' upon the folly of a Nobleman who fuppofes he is a Poet, but whofe brain is fo barren, that he can n ploclnce a fi ngle line in favour f his miftrefs, without the affillance of an indigent fon of the Mufes ; ani the jolc:-. lies in the delufion of the noble foi-dfaro Poet, who fancies he writes what is artfully fuggelled to him.—The company was not numerous, though 'too cards were itfued. The en tertainments w_re followed by a !upper, pro vided froM a tavern, and the wines only were provided h k plc air, each individual fending in half a dozen bottles. No dillurbance took place ; but for fear of a riot, Sir RICHARD FOAD attended till twelve o'clock at night at the Bow.ftreet Of- fice, having a holl of officers in readinefs in cafe of neceflity ; but happily their fervices were not required. As the expreflion - of a Pit Nit Supper is become fo fathionable, though it is much oftener ufed than underltood, it may be necelfary to explain it for' the information of many of our Readers A Pic-Nie Supper confills of a variety of dillies. The Subfcribers to the . entertainment have a bill of fare prefented to them, with a number againft each dilh. The lot which he draws obliges him to furni(h the di(h marked againft it, which he either takes with him in his carriage, or fends by a fer. yam. The proper variety is preterved by the ta lents of the Maitre d 'Hotel, who forms the bill of fare. As the cookery is furnilhed by fo many people of falhion, each &Ives to excel ; and thus a Pie-Nic Supper.not only gives rife to much plea Cant mirth, but generally can boalt of the refine. ment of the art. Mits. Lusimacrom's BALL—On Wednefday evening the above Lady gave a ball and fupper in Bedford-fquare, to a large party of friends : among the falhionables were Lady Lusa INGTON, the Hon. Mifs KINNAIRD, Mr. LIT TLEDALE, the Mires Lu sa iNcroxs, &c. &c. The ball was opened at a quarter after nine o'clock, with Sped the Plough, by Mr. LITTLEDALII and Mifs LUSHINGTOW, about a dozen coupl, followed. Soon after one the com pany adjourned to the flipper rooms. The dances recommenced at two o'clock, and concluded at half pall four. The (upper was particularly elegant. Mrs. Roaissor had on Friday a mon numerous acid fafhionable affemblage of friends at her refl. dence in Albemarle greet, where there was a fplen did Ball. It was opened with " Speed the Plough." The bac k drawing-room was appropriated for danc ing ; and the floor was accordingly chalked with various elegant devices. The front drawing : room was fet apart for thofe that did not dance ; it was lighted up in a moil Tuperb manner by girandoles of exquifite beauty, and chandeliers, holding each thirty-fix lights. Two oval tables in the front par lour were Laid with covers for 84 perfons, and in t'ie back parlour were fon, round tables with co vers for is each. All the fervice was in filver ; and the hot (upper confifted of every delicacy. ' The company did not part till half pall five.— Among the many Ladies of fafhion who partook of this exquite repaft, the Hon. Mifs Cosa r Lady A. M. TAYLOR, and the Hon. Mifs &own, were remarked for the elegance of their appeat ance, and their excellence in dancing. Afeteale elevate experienced an aukward accident on Sunday in Hyde Park.—A fudden gull of wind not only carried off her head-drefs, which floated gaily along the Serpentine river,but alto tore away her gown and only petticoat, which were taken aloft, and caught by the branches of an adjoining tree, leaving the unfortunate fair one alma Jam chantle ; in this diflrefsful plight, erpofed to the laughter of the unfeeling crowd, a gentleman jumped down from his phaeton, covered the beau tiful Nude with a warm great coat, lifted her into the carriage, and drove away in triumph. At the Affixes, held at Winchefter, 13 prifoners received (entente of death.—Lieut. Hewett, of the Navy, was found guilty of defrauding Government to a large amount in the purchafe of provifions.— Lieut. Lutwidge was likewife found guilty of man flaughter, in killing and' flaying Thomas Fagan, a feaman : he was fintenced to pay a lux of tool. ad to be borcifdoed three mon*. COURTS MARTIAL. A Court-Martial was afrembled on board the Cumberland, Captain tiavryrum, in Port Royal, Jamaica, on the 12th of January 1802, and pro. ceeded to try THOMAS NEW, Efq. late Commander of his Majefty's late 'loop Bonetta, and fuch of the Officers and crew as were at Port Royal, for hav ing ran the laid Poop Bohetta on a thoal near the eait end of the Jardines,P. M. on foe 25th day of OE ober laft, where the bilged and overfet ; and having examined the conduct of Captain New, and of Ilia' of the Officers and crew of his Majefty's late (loop Bonetta, as were at that port, and very maturely and deliberately confidered the whole of the evidence and information produced, the Court is of opinion that no blame is to be attached to Captain NEW, the Officers and crew, except Lieu tenant COAKMAN, who had the charge of the watch at the time the (hip run aground. And that it appears that Captain New, the Officers and crew, did their utmost to lave his Majesty's late floop Bonetta and her fibres after the 'vu run on the (hosts called the Jardines. The Court cloth there fore adjudge that the laid Taorttas Nrw,Efq. late Commander of his Majefty's late (loop Bonetta, and fuch of the Officers and (hip's company of the laid floop, as were then at Port Royal, be acquit ted in the fullestmanner from any blame for the lots of his Majelly's faid .floop Bonetta, and they are hereby fully acquitted accordingly. A Court-Martial was alfo held on board the fame tbop, on the I ^,•th of February, and conti nued by adjournment until the 19th, on Mr. GOAK MAT:, Second Lieutenant of his Majetty's late floop Bonetta, for beiag the caufe of the lots of the laid' (loop, by sleeping on his watch and difobeying the orders he received from his Captain. The' charge being proved, he was adjudged to be dif miffed his Majefty's fervice, rendered incapable of, ferving his Majctiy •as an Officer, mukled of all his pay, and to fuller two years imprifonment. It h a fingular circumftanie, that the very firfl day the church at Woburn was made ufe of in its finilhcd (late, after having been repaired and beau tified at a confiderable expellee by the late Dust. of BEDFORD, it (hould be hung with black on tht death of its Noble Patron ! On the evening of which day alfo, a funeral fermon was preached by the Rev. EDMUND CARI WRIGHT, taking for his text the following very appofitc paffa,, , re in the book of Job, chap. my. ver. lie corned, forth lily flower, and it cut dowel; Lefleeth as afkadow, and con tinued, not 1" On Sunday lait was performed, at the feveral parifh chnrche.i of St. Paul, Covent-garden, and St. George, Bloomfbury, in memory of the late Duke of BEDi OR 0, by Meffrs. CaLcons and Coot;, an appropriate Voluntary and Dirge ; after which ' I was introduced the celebrated Dead March in Saul, 'which had a magic and vifible eff,:il on the diffe rent congregations. The pulpit and reading defk were hung with black,and decorated with at chieve ments of his Grace's arms, in c.unmentoration of the awful event; but; owing to fame negleit, not a remnant of cloth was fufpended trom the orgon . gallery Of either of the churches. The interment of the late Duke of 8F.1.170RD, was upon the precife day, and month, in which, thirty years before, his amiable Sire, the Marquis of TA. VISTOCK, fell from his horfe in hunting., and re ceived his death-wound :—ln a pAlletic Monody on this much-lamented event, by Mr. C ANSUIE, .ate thefe beautiful lines, which are applicable, as an hereditary right, to his illutir;. , us fon : " Virtuous youth! " Thank Heav'n I knew thee not: I neer gall feel The keen regret thy drooping friends futtain : " Yet will I drop the fytnpathiling ten., "And thy due tribute to thy metu'ry bring. " Not that thy Noble birth provokes my long, " Or claims fuch ofrring for the Mures' ibrine ; " But that thy fpotlels,undiffemt.•ling "'thy onaffeaed manners, all unfidned " With pride of pow'r, and infolence of we...lith e .. " Thy probity, benevolence, and truth, "(Belt inmates of Man's fuul) for ever loft; " Cropt like fair flow'n in Life's meridian bloom, " Fade undiltinguned in the Glens grave!" Anecdote of the late Dish eaFDFORD.—The follow ing aft of generolity is one of a great number per formed by this noble Peer : About twelve years ago, his Grace's Chaplain married; in confequence of which the Duke defired him to go to Woburn Abbey, and make choice of furniture fitfficient to furnifh his houfe ; at the fame time gave dirations to his houfekeeper to confider of every thing that could poffibly be wanted in a domeftic way. When fhe gave a lilt of the articles delivered, the Duke obferved, there were but two beds, and immediately ordered another to be fent him, remarking, that he mull have one to accommodate a friend. 44 A young Widow, who has fuckled her . fiij? child for fix months, and is about to we.in it, withcs for asiother child." So Pays an advertifi:ment of Tuefday laft. The celebrated Mifs Robertfon, of Blackheath, has again made her appearance in the newfpapers, again aliening her integrity, complaing of•oppref lion and threatening vengeance. She lays he r father was an oilman. She berfelf had been Mill cant in different boarding-fchools. She went to, Scotland as Governefs to the daughte . rs of the Ho= i nourable Mr. C. She lays that a mutual affeeinn had arifen between her and, the brother of her pu pils; but his friends refufed to conicnt to their union. Mrs. C. however, dying, bequeathed her, among other things, the effate of Fafcally. She adds, that her expenfire arrangements at Black. heath were in contemplation of her marriage wide Colonel C. left at liberty by his father's death Anonymous letters, the rays, had been fent to Colonel C. in Ireland, refleaing on her charaacr, and to , them fhe afcribes his not renewing his ad dreffes. The narrative, in feveral points, is ex ceedingly improbable, but Mifs R. freely gives names and dates ENGLISH STATE LOTTER Y.—Thirteenth Day. No. 27,872, Prize of ro ! 000l.—No. 19,769, Prize of 5001.--No. 8629, and ysays, Prizes of ma— NOS. 16,379, 444 1 9, 4 2 , 8 54147,304 and 48,848, Prizes ilill/! t(..tL. :]t / MAILS * THIS DAY.-4VIND S. Attivt D. 2 DOlin, o Watalord, o Ha burgh, o Dutch. PORTSMOUTI 1, MARCH rs. DZ , P. This day failed his Majelty's flip l.t Srtst to the eailward —Artived the brig Mary, Captain CIIARLI3, from Simdedand.—Sailed the (loop PuttctiasL, with oats for Southampton. DOVFR, MARCH Is. Arrived to-day from Calais three veffels, bring. ir 7, a Wit:Wenger, Gencral OAK Fs, and about t went y other Paireng' ers ; a veifel 1, c m Bonlo,ivne alfo with l'aff:ngers.—Sailed two v e ir c i s f or - France with the Mail, two Mcirengers, and leveral Paikagers. SHEERNESS, MARCH is. Came down from the River, the CAMEL Rom fhip.—Arrived from Yarmouth, the SHANNON fri. gate, with the DILIiENCE and ALONZO !loops; alto the BRILLIANT frigate from the Downs, with the CRASH gun brig from Harwich; and remain at the Note with the ZEALAND guard IMP, 14It CHERMER, of 68 guns; ARDENT, Of 64; GLAT• TON, BATAVIA, and .VLIETER, Of 56 each ; with dIeAMPHION,PUNITE,DAPHNE,BRAAK,WAA ZAM . HIELD, iSIS, gild JAMAICA frigates; REDOUBT, and ALCE STE floating batteries; BORERS flop. !hip ; ALLIANCE ftore-Ihip ; and the ALBION and Houe..i, armed !Lip.—Wind N. E. Moderate. GREENOCK, MARCH 12. One of the Irifh tithing wherries which arrived here on AXednefday, brings accounts that the Three Brothers from Liverpool, for the Wcit Indies, put into Campbchown Lock, on Monday, with part of her Item flayed in, having on Sunday night run down a (hip off the Moll of Kintyre, every foul on board'of which, except one man, perifhed. ELSINLUR, FEERRUARY 27. Saild the Expedition, REYNOLDSOPI, from Me. mel to Hull; Traveller, PARR ER, from d0..t0 New-- cattle ; and Thames, Gu EE r, from do. to London. Befides the above three veirels, fcveral foreigners have paired the Sound, amonglt which was one • under Dutch colours, hound to the Baltic. _ _ MaTco, z.—Since our ial feveral foreign wi lds have pniled the Sound, but no Britilb. We have at prefent mild open weather, wind foutherly. FROM I.l.oVlrs 11.4 T. DT.AI., MARCO! 15..-4.:011 the ROTAL CUAILOTTC haft indiaman and remains.—Wind N. E. by E. GRAVi , ENO,AIIARCLI 15,—Iii1ftAl by the FOTtitilde,AlltEN, from Grenada; Rifmg Sun, —, from Dieppe; Counters of Cardigan. Hit I, front Bonrdeaux ; Garland, lilt LlDLitic, from Lilbon • Beaver, TAT I.IE , front I imerick ; Flora, ROG! RR, and Newry, ReitLev, from Duldin..—Sailed the Maria, Al'A!Aarec,for j2ITLI:CI SI C LAIR, for Demerara ; V.ow Gen —, for St. Vallery ; Maria,--, and the , Orderneeming, —, for Rotterdam. ARRIVED A t /,;,.„, i s co l—Th e Rolfe% —, from Charleßown ; Fame• —; and Mary Ann, Warien, from Sligo. tlydz.--Nancy, Walker, Irony Lifhon. At Dover—Clio. CouplanO, from St. Kin's; Newry, Rutty from Dub:M ; and I'm titude, Aiken, from Grenada. At Cowcs--Betfy, Garton, from Philadelphia. • At the Capc.,.i. !clay Dundas, Waterman, from Rio; Sir J. B. Vrarrea,Davis ; Ajat v William Pitt, Owen; and Aaron, —, from Ben r 1; Duke of Clarence, Cuiltfmore, tram London ; and Gihvdl. Keen, from Aladrae. At St. I(in's—Nelly, ; JLlius, Authorn ; Matthew, Young ; Progrefs, Rymer ; and London, ArNamara, front London. • • At Doblio--Betky, French; Um, Moore, from Barbadbes; Patel/crane; ironmonger ; and St.fannah, likew, from Lou. don. • At Leith—Eliza, Balton, from Hamhuryh. • • At Cadiz —.ldanunt, Spaltan, (rum London. At the Hasannat ...Fraternize, Bowyer, from New Provi. deuce. At N.w Providence- 7 1%01ms ' Burton, from I.ondow. At J amaica—Henrietta , —, on from Landon ; Alonzo, F o rd, fromhields; Burma, Staples. from Leith ; Mary, Branco, from Virginia; Malay % Fabin ; Thomas, drown; and Sarah. Braiisford. from Africa. At Aboukir—Anna Augu pa, Mitchell, from London. At Wilmington—H4py, .Engtmil, from Liverpool At Toteriffe—Two Sitters, Riley, from London. At Leghorn--Kingfmill, Martha, from BriltoL At Cork—Young Jonah, Francis, from Baltimore. At Hoylako—Priucc.L. Royal, Affieck , troth Lilbon. The Abby, .---, from Litton to Liverpool, was burnt at Beaumaris, on the 9th iuftant. The Friendthip, Tophant, trom Negapatam to Madras, was r taken in thftobtr tact by the Autornatia, and fent to Cal cutta. The Triton, Burrovn, from Liverpool to Africa, is now on fhore near Ye Iterday advice was received of the fafe arrival in the Downs of the A atomise, Captain Anthony Curtis, from Bengal, which Prefidency Ste left on the aittit of September ; the Autontifia ft laden with rice, ant! touched at the Cape early in December, in her paffage Home. A private letter from Cape Town con tains the fatisfadory information of the Colony being well fup plied, though every article is greatly advanced in price. • .We are happy to announce the fate arrival in the Dawns of the flip Betfey, Captain Charles Hooper, from Bengal, which Prefidency Ibe left early in September fait. he Betfey is one of thole Mips which were licenfed by the Honourable Ealt India Company lag year to 'proceed to Bengal for rice, and is the fourteenth fhip which has arrived this year with grain. Let ters have been received by this !hip dated the 3lft Auguft, which Rate that the Government had extended the permiCion to load rice for Europe till the month of O&tber, in conk. quence °tithe great rife of the rivers, the effedt of heavy rains, which impede the cargoes being completed within the preftrib ed period. The quantity of Rice lately brooglit from the Eaft Indky and fold at the Company's faieS, an:ouuts to nearly one hundred thou4nd In the event of all the fhips arriving rarely in this country, there will be more grain of this fpccies imported from India, than ever was known hcfere. A man, of the name of William Baker, has been taken at (tuatfor.i, two miles from Bridgenorth, in Shropflore, with four of the hones stolen from High Ellers, hear Doncafter. An officer of ex cite furveying at tlLiatford; was !hewn tome of the above horics, when, on accidentally - reading the aiNcrtifement loon after, dcfcribiug the honks which had been (Hen, he applied to a Magittrate, and with the affiltat:ce of the conftables ' fecured Baker, on whom was found a b race of pitta's, loaded with ball, a metal watch, and Come bats coins. He was on Thurfday lodged in the gaol at Doncatter, to be further examined. Smith, the other pertim, who had bcen in company with him, ieffeeted his efcape with the blood mare. 1