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aLi. I the tstlt p-tr. ante soy !ar. t i igis. me► me. It to . the Isla- Wa e • the eye and seat must tt to suS;ect. The Houie then divided—For s t ood 49--Against it 11—Majority 38. „ fo ll o wing is a List of the Minority : w - Hutchinson, Hon. Bennett, Hon. C. H. Sheridan, R. B. Herbert, Capt. MLLES. Col. Hamilton, Lord A. Wynne, C. s. Martin, H. Burdett, Sir F. S t iCretaiy RYD ER then moved for leave to in a Bill, more effectually to preserve the peace coont y of Nottingham, and of the Town and d. of the Town of Nottingham. W. WYNNE wished more particulaily to ' f by the County of Nottingham had been se• ti r " v f ro nt t he rest of the kingdom, for the exclusive t i o n of the proposed measure ? If the Bill had to p r ovior the beter watch and ward of the :i t Auld, de it f would have t met with his hearty con- Opel EYRE repeated the statements which he o kin an earlier part of the evening, and added, at ifthe Hon. Gentleman had had personal obser ;na of the State of Nottiogliam and its neighbour ko, he would have felt the necessity of the intend jeasure.—Leave granted. $r HERBERT, impressed with the necessity of fig the House in po,sesiion of all the cum.. oasis f important subject, then moved that a p r nittee be appointed to inquire into the late riots i the county cf Nottingham and the neighbouring op i cs , and what furthtr legal provisions, if any, rt necessary on the subject; and also into the steps i g had been taken for the di: cove) y of the offenders. gr. Secrdary RYDER argued against the ap- 1 bit/nett of the Committee, as wholly unnecessary. e was persuaded that the House would think that 6 c general notoriety of the riots, was a sufficient rind for Parliamettary procedure, and it depre tcd any delay in providing a remedy for the exist ing evil. A division ensued—for the Committee 15—against i t 40—majority 25. The following is a List of the Minority : Hva ,w.ii. martin, H. Herbert, Captain Merse,P. Kemp, •I'. • 'lollop, Sir T. Enl Babirig: otr, T. Sinclair, G. ynakteid, Col. Bennett, Hon. •1 ELLER S. Rtti , l2, l t. B. Wilberforce, W. Wynne, C. Viutbread, Hamilton, Lord A. Burdett, Sir F. Mr. Secretary RYDER immediately brought in the first of his Bills, viz. for more exemplary punish ing persons kund guilty of destroying stocking. frames, Sec. On the motion that it be read a first time, Mr. WHITBREAD rose, not to oppose the mo. ti 1, but, in consequence of what had taken place mat evening, to give notice, that before the conch:- eon of the Session he would move, as a Standing Or derofthe House, that some formal proceedings should always precede any proposition for the enactment of • capital punishment. The Bill was read a first rime, and ordered to be vad a second time on Monday, and to be printed. Mr. &aviary RYDER then brought in his Bill fa more effectually preserving the peace of the County of Nottingham, &c. Read a first time, and, after a short conversation between Mr. W. WYNNE and Mr. Rvrnn, ordered lobe read a second time on Monday, and to be printed. The House of Commons Offices Bill went through a Cornmit.- Is; the Report of which sou brought up and ordered to be taken issifiarther consideration on Monday.—Adjourned. THE E\ ENING STAR. LONDON. • SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16, PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK per Ct. Cons. tor money 62 --Do. for acc.62ii Sjitt Ct. Reduced 62f-4 per Cent. 7814 Spa Ct.923—Bonds I6s. 17s. pr.—Ommurn 1 dis. huh. Bills 6s. pre.—i-Ong Anns. 16i Swzres u the only Office that bold a Prize of £20 5 C00 in blares in the last Lottery. The reply made •by Mr. PERCEVAL to Mr. CCR "En allus;on on Thursday night to expected changes in the Government, has, as might have been.expected, given rise to many speculations and rumours. That some changes will take place in a few days, can lurdly be doubted :—The only question is t of what complexion will they be ? We believe it is ccrttin that a communication was rude yesterday from the PRINCE REGENT to Lord Guy and Lord GRENVILLE; and, from what has been allowed to transpire, though the substance of die cort►municatio►► is asserted to be still a secret, we Joe reason, we think, to conclude that the tenor of Mr. PERCEVAL'S statement will prove to be correct. We draw this conclusion from the admissions in the Morning Chronicle of this d ty, which says, "When we reflect on the terms of hie Royal Highness's letter "to Mr. PractvA 1. last rear, when he signified to that gestle " man his determination to make no change at that time in his "Father's Government, we are persuaded that this communica "don related to the formation of a new Administration. Of • the terms, or even of the substance of such a communication, "we have no means of informing the public, nor shall we offer t atty conjecture as to its probable results; but of this we are • assured, that no consideration will induce either of these "Statesmen to accept of office, without a thrrough understand 'let that when in power they will be permitted to follow, .the s ame he of general policy which they have recommended `taken in opposition, and metre especially, unless they are audio- K rard to carry into effect those measures of conciliation with • ielt&rd to Ireland, which they have so often declared to be, in 461. °Onion, tesential to the peace and security of the Empire." If this statement means any thing (.and we think it means a great deal) the legitimate inference appears to be this ;—that the PRINCE REGENT, acting either final his own mind, or partly guided in his judge !bent by advisers in whom Ile places some confidence, hi become convinced that, at this moment, the Ca than quest: on should be suffered to test ; that, in consequence, some hint of this kind has been given 10 the Lords alluded to; and that this unexpected e ouartunication has occasioned a degree of embaraft tent Which may be more easily conceived than tnoved. As nutters stand at this moment, we may conclude that Lord ELDON, Mr. PERCEVAL, and Lord LIVZR beL will continue to fill their present offices for some time, and of comic influence the choice that may be made of successors to such as may retire. Lord CASTLEREAGH, if he does not succeed Marquis WEL• LESLEY ' wiil probably go to the Board of Admiralty. The Marquis of HERTFORD, as we stated some time ago, will likewise have the vacant Lord Chamber lainship, Lord CIIOLMONDELY the Household ; and Lord JAMES MURRAY be appointed one of the new Lords of the Bedchamber. None of the appointments trill, however, he declared, until the first Council after the expiration of the Regency Rtstrictions, which will probably not be held before Wednesday, the 26th instant. • Phis week has been unusually productive of intel ligence from America, while the interest excited by Mr. WHITBREAD'S motion for Papers relative to that country, has directed the public mind more forcibly than ever to that particular branch of our foreign re lations.—The warlike tone some time since assumed by the Atneiican Government, added to the wild ranting speeches of factious demagogues in Con gress, had a tendency to excite apprehensions calcu lated to impress us with an idea that the Government of that country were serious, at least for a preparatory War ; butt it is to be observed, that at the very mo ment when the inflammatory resolutions were debated upon and passed in Congress, other branches of the Legislature were occupied in framing resolutions, and bringing forward bills, repealing in part their Non importation Law ; while at the same instant their ' Secretary of War, in a communication to a Select Committee in Congress, broadly states his inability to fulfil his contract with the Indians for coarse wool l:ns and iron wares, and recommends for their eons'. deraticn so much of a repeal of the Non-importation Act, as will enable him to furnish the expected sup plies.—This conduct needs no comment or animadversion— the veil of mystery-is too transparent.—The American Government want to find a plausible pretext to re lieve their necessities, and to obtain the impost and duties arising upon the expected importation, but dare not do it openly, lest they should incur the cen sure of the French Emperor, with whom, it is to be feared, they are endeavouring to form an alliance.— It is impossible to mistake the ulterior policy of the French Government towards the Americans, and 'every other nation which it ,can reach by its unprin cipled measures of policy, or by its arms.—After having been satiated with the blood of nearly two millions of French citizens, it has constantly, under its several different forms, for fifteen years past, been manifesting insatiable lust for universal domination. —Although gorged with extent of territory and :dominion, it is never satisfied.--The .many vile arts it has used for crushing the nations of the civilized world, exhibit an unparalleled com pound of fraud and force. It embraces them, but it is with the hug of the bear : it affects to offer thena, liberty, but loads them with chains . ; it makes them first its allies, and then its vassals. Such is the nature, genius, and disposition of the Government of France; can it therefore be short of modness for the Americans to expect from that power either justice or mercy ? If they fall into the snare, they will sign a covenant with death, and seal their own perdition. Liit; SERMAN'I'S INN HALL, CHANCERY-LANE, FEB. 14. THE ICING V. BENJAMIN WALSH. The point reserved in this important case came on to be further heard this evening, at six o'clock, before all the Judges, except Sir S. Lawrence and Sir, A. Chambre, who were prevented by ill health from giving their attendance. Mr. CHENEY resumed the citation of cases in sup port of the argument, that the offence imputed to the prisoner was larceny, and not fraud. With respect to the doctrine, that the willingly parting with the property of one man to another, did not destroy the ownership of the person so parting wit's it, he cites the case of Humphrey Moore, 2J East, 679; Paradise's case in the same book, 565 ' • W atm' 56'2 ; also in the same,volume, J o h n Lavendcr's case, 2S East, 565 ; Chipchase's case, the next to the list, in the same book ; Wilkin's, East, 675, and Noah Pearce, same book, 603. In all these cases, it had been held upon solemn argument, that although in ail of them there Was a trust reposed in the party receiving the possession of the property, tie ownes ship of the pas ty entrusting existel as strong as ever. He then cited several cases in support of the doctrine; that where money or other property was parted pith for the per formance of a certain engagement, the non-compli ance with which had. been held to be felony ; pa:V. cularly the cases of PACE', 685, East; Chalks-cod, 689, ibid.; Major Semple's, 691, ibid. ; and E - .cles; 675, ibid. ; in all of which cases it was laid down, that the intention With which the oarty obtained pos session of the property; was the gravaten of the of fence. A manuscript case, entitled the King and Oliver, tried before Baron Wood, the last Northum berland Assizes, he contended, was precisely in point. This prisoner was indicted for stealing £35, the pro perty of a groom of Sir James Hall. The prosecu tor had entrusted the prisoner with notes to the amount of ae:ls;to procure him gold and silver in lieu thereof; but, having got possession of the money, he never returned with it. Baron Wood held, that the prosecutor having parted with his notes or: the faith of his having gold and silver in return, ard the pri soner not haying complied with the trust reposed in him, he was guilty of felony. Another case of the King and Monday, East, 504. ; and also the c use of Campbell, East, 6 t 2, in which, al:hough the posses sion of the property was cast upon the prisoner, with the consent of the prosecutor, yet the offences a tl:e prisoner were held to be felonies. He then cited two or three other cases in support of the same doc trine, which he contended ought to govern their Lordthips in theirdecisiofi. Had Mr. Walsh, conthated he, in carrying the draft to the banker's, been knocked down and robbed, he would not have best; answerable to Sir Thomas Plomer for the loss ; and trloreover, the property in the draft was continued all along to the very banker's taunter, and that it was the same thing whether he or Mr. Walsh had received the money for the check. Upon the whole, the great principle upon which he viewed thil case was, With what intention did the prisoner take the money ? The prim iple which marked this case as a feloniouti one, was that recognized by Brackton, Pieta, Coke, and " The Mirror," in their several definitions of felony. He condoled by anticipating, fortified as he was by the cases he had cited, the decision of their Lordships in support of this conviction: Mr. Sommerr having replied, and hating persisted in the "enireetniii.eflig foirair and don!: tended that the cases cited by Mr: Gtfrner were ht no means in point—their Lerdtips pioceeded to de liberate on the case. Their decision will; no doubt be known on the finicky of next Old Bailey Sessidns. • THE The transports, with reinforcetrients for Lord VV'gt.- LINGTON, remain wind-bound at Lymington.. The Garrison at Cork is at present composed of tlie Islorthum,berland, West York, and Kerry Militia, and p.m of the German Legion and Brunswickers. -=The Dwham regiment are daily expected in that harbour. Monday Lieutenant-General the Earl of ROSSLYNi the Commander in Chief of the Kea District, at tended by Major-General Hay and a numerous Staff; inspected the Royal Artillery, the 91st Regiment, and the Leitrim Militia, i❑ review order, at their respec tive barrack-grounds near Canterbury; after which his Lordship proceeded to the different military stations on that coast, where he also inspected the troops, front whence he returned to Canterbury on Wednesday evening, on his route to London to attend his civil duty in Parliament. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. FALMOUTH, FEBRUARY 12. Arrived the Hope transport, ( L. Z.) JamEstnaster, from Lisbon ; sailed eighteen days since, in cdmpany with four other transports, bound lOr ltigueras, with flour ; and, in consequence of the late gales, has been obliged to bear up for this port—:-can give no account of her consorts.—Wind W. S.W. fresh gales. PLYMOUTH, FEBRUARY is. Came in the Flora, from New-York, with Naval stores, detained by his Majesty's ship limuoks.—Ar rived, having put back through contrary winds, the Wildman and Pitt of London, outward-bound to the West Indks. PORTSMOUTH, FEBRUARY 14. Arrived his- Majesty's ships GOSHAIVKE, PORCU• PINE, Mid PARTRIDGE, from a cruize.--Wind N. DOVER, FEBRUARY 14. It has blown a gale all day from the S.W. Several vessels nave arrived from the Westward, with signals for pilots, three at them have lost anchors and cables ; we think they have gone for Ramsgate, as we cannot learn any particulars.—Four o'clock, more moderate weather, and the wind due West. DEAL, FEBRUARY 14. We have experienced to-day a very heavy gale from the W.S.W. A ship from St. John's, tor New Brunswick, last from Portsmouth, has parted one anchor and let go another, by which she appears to ride very well. 'lame ships have cut and gune for Ramsgate. Several ships have arrived from the Wes tward. His Majesty's ships arc all well, except the RINALDO, and the has sprung her foremast. Eve o'clock.—Wind due West, and m. , re mode rate weather. DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE MONEY. Desiree, for the Financier And la Vtlociterre, on board, this day ; recalled at 1 . 111rogmer.on• street, Wednesdays and Wu'odlark, fur the Dry Gebroeders, and St. Neil, on board, on Saturday; rerAed at. 6, Stanhope-street. N'enerable, Dreadnought, Ardent, and Russell, frrr la Petro nelle, cu Friday, at, r. Lockysteb, Plymouth; recalled Tues days and Ft Way*. The Three Sisters, CCM), from London to Brigh ton, was di iven on shore yesterday near 13roadstairs. The Venus, Jones, from Poole to Ste-Michael's, is lost at the latter place. • The Hope, WlLmr.or, from St. Michael's to Li verpool, was lost near St. Alban's Head, on Monday last. The Ounce, anagram. from Rio Janeiro io rankam, is lost near the latter plick. It is reported that the Comet, of New Bedford, Allwit Master, from Savannah, was taken the 27th ult. by a French privateer, and lost near Fecamp. Wednesday morning, at 2 o'clock, A.M. when cruiz• ing about '2 leagues b. W. of the Eddystone Light house, the crew of the trawl, or fishing-boat Industry, of Plymouth, perceived a vessel at a short distance with blue lights fore and alt; and presuming she was a vessel in distress or in want of a pilot, immediately bare down towards her; they soon upon nearing her found she was a cutter, and were about to hail her, when she fired a whole broadside, and a heavy shower of musquetry into the poor Tracolu, Lowever for tunately without doing any injury, as the men, perceiving the lighted matches waving on board the cutter, had previously quitted the deck. The cutter is conjectured to be a French privateer—she immedi ately made sail, and at day-light was not to be seen. ...nte whole of the papers etf ies?erday mistook the !t ant" — of the Gentleman litho spoke in the debate on Thuirsdiy n_igit, initisediatay aftifihir.portittasa and before - Mr. VirlilTltliD. in MAK.. ft was Mr. Ecustcra:, and not Mr. siptertfa. , Gni:gait. ELsoirent.-.4113 , .. W moil it...iifirratir fi t M.P. for 'Berkshire, lui sitait Ns intention of ri iirina froni Parliansena. '1 wet, can e i4ues have start:- eel, Mr. Hauer? and Mr. Coxonsvi.. Tli! former has taken a decided part against atetses,and is favoui• of reform, at the County Nleetiag ; the latter 11 is neVer appeared as a politic'an. But One of the Berkshire Members has generally been taken from • the Hilt, that is east of Reading, and the other from the Vale, west of Reading : Mr. C. DuNbas lives in the latter, so do the new candidates ; it is therefore probable that the Hill and Forest will start a third. i G O VERNMENT LIFE ANKUITIES.—The following a short Scale of the Rates upon which Gnvernme are now granting Life Annuities. They are payabt , half yearly at the Bank of England, the same as .'- Petitions fi ona the Dock-yards of Plymouth, Ports- I Dividends, and may be received by Power of Actor mouth, Chatham, Deptford, Woolwich, and Sheer-' ney ; but the public are reclmniended to observe, tha • ness, are now signing, praying relief from the in- ' the, can only be purchased while the S pit Centi at come Tar. above 60 and under 81 : Thursday was launched at Rotherhithe, the Dos- SCALE when 5 per Cent. Stocks are 63 and under 63. Ayr. sr riseefr. His Royal Highness the PRINCE RECENT held a taw, of 74 guns : she is a fi ne vessel, and went off A 'kris Ly, !I' RettiVel fir £lOO Stc4 setou Moog Court, yesterday, at Carlton House. Soon after two i uncommonly well, the day being favourable, added a.; - - £4 13 - - £7 II 10 o'clock his Royal Highness entered the State Room, greatly to the beauty of the scene ; after which the , 40 - - 419 • - tl9 5 when a , company sat down to a sumptuous dinner, and an, • 41 . - 5 5 ' ' SII o attended by Generals TURNER and Kelm., 56 . - 514 . - 9lt 3 Privy Council was held, which was attended by 1 elegant ball was given in the evening. • 51 . - 6 S .. • 10 0 0 The Lord President of fhe Council, the Lord Chancellor, the Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the - 60 . • 6 111 - .. 11 010 East India House, when the following ships were . • 63 . . 116 . . II 13 7 Lord Privy Seal, the first Lord of the Treasury and Chancellor 70 - 9 9 - - 15 2 thus timed, viz.—Earl Howe 4 for Bengal ; to be ' r of the Exchequer, the Master General of the Ordnance, the three7s - - 11 17 - - IS 19 2 h 6 d G 2t; of 12th the M arc h , sent to G ravesen d a fl oat !. Secretaries of State, the President of the Board of Controul, the All the intermediate Ages will receive in proportion Earl of Harrowby, and the Duke of Montrose. : stay there 20 days, and be in the Downs 22d April ; P art i c ul ars ma y b e h a d grat i s , at t h e Government Some trifling alterations in the late pricked list of the shps Diana and Juliana for Batavia ; Alexander Life, Annuity Office, Bank -street, or by writing, i' for Madeira, Bengal, and Bencoolen; and Calmar.' the postage be paid: Annuities are granted on Join Sheriffs tools place, and other State business; after which the RECORDER of LONDON was admitted bun then for Madeira and Bengal, to be afloat the 12th March, and sail from Gravesend the 12th April. Lives also. the presence of the PRINCE, and made his Report of • I COVENT GARDEN TIIEATRE.--The Oratorio e some of the convicts under sentence of death in New. Four foreigners who *ere brought recently to Tht Messiah was last night perforated, with an de gate. • London, under the surveillance of a King's Messen. the most delectable. BRAIIAN was perfectly hi His Royal Highness gave audiences to Forl CAM- ger from Plymouth, are French officers of distinction; self; he gave the opening part 41/6 Comfort ye sty being no humbler personages than General GIRARD . pie," with the happrest effect..- Madame CATALIi DEN, Mr. PERCEYAL, the Marquis Wata.est.Er, and and three of his Aides-de-Camp. They were brought sung the sublime air of el I, heavy that see R the Earl of LIVERPOOL. I ovet from Corunna in the Hermes, and were received !meth," most divinely ; but she was still &ore ha likew . Mr. G. PONSONBY met with a severe accident on by the Messenger on their landing, by whom they in a sacred Italian Aria, " Osak a a d orata 4 1 4 wN e Thursday evening, in crossing a street, the pole of a were conducted to town , and treated with the most Mr. Dimon was in fine voice : in the air 44 ittt th carriage struck his side so severely as, to fracture a marked respect. It appears that Govern me n t w as didst not leave his tom! is Hell," the effect was thieve bytheir.bavingsent rib, which we fear will detain him from his duty in apprised of their cominga Mes - monly impressive and sublime. Parliament for some time. senner to the out-port to await their arrival. These also very successful ; and in the air of d h'', e rcsi Mrs: SIMONS, on her journey from Hull to Glas- ROADlttutrr, Mn. BLAND . * officer.: must have made their escape from Spain in :lilted," was sweetly plaintive and effective. Mei.' gow, has been attacked by a very tiolent illness, which order to avoid the reward that they had to expect BELLAWI, Goss, TINNEY, aril B confines her to her -bed. I for the issue of the unfcirttrnate affair of Arroyo contributed to the general felicitous eleti of tb The Proprietors of the Dubda Evening Herald de Molirio. What a horrible, tyranny that mast be evening's performance. The Howie w as eligaiy4 have been served with notice of trial for the 20th inst. which acknowledges uo merit but what is attended filled ; and the Asmars, on this, Is on every occ: for a libel on the Irish Geverameut respecting the , with success, and can prise no' services that are not sion, where they preside, have spared neith er pair Catholic Delegates: j imiformly fortunate. 'nor expense for the public gratifications.- . This morning we received a letter from an Officer in the ALCESTE, dated Lessa, December 8, containing several pat ticulars respecting the late brilliant action, which were not before stated. The letter states, that on the 29th cf November, Commodore MAxwEr.r., with the ALCESTE, ACTIVE, and UsrrE, fell in with the French squadron of three frigates, two of which were taken, after a gallant action ; the third would also have been captured had not the ALCESTE unfortu• ?lately lost her main-top-mast. The ALCESTE had 7 killed and 20 wounded, the Acrtve none, the UNITE one. The prizes are the Pomone and Paulina. The capture csf the former was known, but this is the first account that has been received of the latter. The prizes were fitting to send to Malta. The letter be stows the highest praise on the Commodore for the skilful and gallant manner in which he carried his ships into action. e \ . ems . -• . :. w f._ • •S. fAi4 ; 'bat ede ead )ills !vi. Les )rn. rep u!4 on nit, aty eon kty t d OS- ed, uk igh be :s.. nt r. .