Star. — London, England, 1803-05-05 00:00:00

Bench and Common Pleas ; obferving, that the want of zeal and energy in the one, the negligence of another, and the indifference of all, had pre vented any Rep being taken to extend the benefit of the meafure to the Common Law Courts. The interells of individuals too had been partly the means of jultice net having been done. Having thus Rated the reafon for the law of England in this refpeet not having been applied to Ireland, he trolled no unworthy paflions, or private motives, wouldprevent the adoption ofthe meafurehe fhould propofe. With regard to the compenfations, his object was this : all who pained offices during life were entitled to compenfation, but thole who only held offices during pleafure, had not the fame right to compenfation ; he fhould therefore confine himfelf to offices during life.— If any other Gentleman thought proper to move to extend his motion to officers during pleafure ; he fhould not objelt to the propofition, though he fhould not fupport it. He could not give his fupport to a meafure which might go the extent of putting this country to an expence of 204=1. He bad Rated generally the ground on which his motion Mould Rand. It was a Bill that had the fandion of the Judges of Ireland, for thole who had fram ed it, had thought it their duty to fubmit it to perfons, who were molt converfaat with the laws of that country. He remarked, that there was one perfon (a Noble Lord) who held an office in the Exchequer, to whole claims to compenfation it was neceffary to refer. He had teen the patent, and a letter on the fubjed. He conceived, that the Noble Lord he had alluded to, had as legal a right to compenfation as any man could poffibly have. He fhould concive it a great infringement of. that Noble Lord's right to diveß him of his eflate, without allowing him a compenfation. It was impoffible for him to Rate what loffes any in dividual might fuftain, for that would depend on the quantity of bulinefs which went from the Ex • chequer to the other Courts. He could not define what the loffes might be in future. The only way to afcertain it, was within a given time after pal ling the AR, to iffue a Commtffion to inquire what were the value of the offices for three or four years back, and whatever fum they fhould find, that Mould be the value of the offices and amount of the compenfation ; and that every year after an inquiry Ihould be made, what loffes were Main. ed. and that whatever was the amount, thould remain a charge on the Confolidated Fund. A claufe had been prepared to that ace ; but be had been advifed not to prefent it•till a future oppor tunity. The Honourable Member concluded by moving, g , That the Houfe fhould refolve itfelf in. to a Committee, to confider of the ben mode of carrying into effect the objefts be had referred to in his fpeech." Mr. Assx•ansa expreffed a different opinion from the Hon. Gentleman who preceded him:— He thought the queltion might as well be difcuffed without any perfonal allufions to character, and warmly defended the conduit of Lord Annall. Mr. FITZGZIALD (Prime Serjeant of Ireland before the Union) argued on the fame fide, from bis own perfonal experience, of the proceedings of the Court in which Lord Annaly prefided, and -promifed, in Come future Rage of the Bill, to thew that no abufe whatever was attributable to him. He was, however, friendly to compenfa tion being given to thole who had offices in the Exchequer for life ; and alfo to others, who from pmfeffional habits, and being long in that line of fife, may be incapacitated from turning themfelves, at an advanced period of life, to any other purfuits. Some other Members were riling to fpeak, when Sir E. Coors obferved that the attendance was then too thin to proceed upon bufinefs of fuch importance, and moved that the Houk be counted; and there being only aft Members prefent, the Houle adjourned till to-morrow. LONDON. THURSD2 4 PRICE OF STOCI N. MAY S. Cl YESTERDAY: 3 per Cant. Rat 651634 6z Long Allll. 14 19 z 8 13-16 63/ 63 India Bonds 4s. to ss. prem. 3 per Cent. Conf. 631 f i gt 64 Imp. 3 per Cent. 6146,} 6s New 4 per Cent. 8 i Excheq. Bills, par. ts. dB. 5 Per Ct. Ann. 994 9 8 1 994 Coat sec. 634 644 6 34 6444 5 Per Can- 1 791.97i 94 93 This morning the following letter was received by the Rigbt Hon. the LORD Mayo's, of which he immediately, with becoming zeal, fent copies to Lloyd's Coffee Houfe and the Stock Exchange : TO THZ RIGHT HON. THE LORD MAYOR. .' Downing-Street, Thurfday Morning, Eight e'Clork. May $, 010$. " Lord HAWRISBURY prefects his compliments to the LORD MAYOR, and has the honour to ac- quaint his Lord(bip, that the Negotiation between this Country and the French Republic, is brought to an amicable conclulton." The joyful Intelligence fpread throughout this large City, with the rapidity of Lightning, and it is impollible to defcribe the demordirations of fatisfaetion and joy which were every where ex. preffed, though many affetted to fear that the Honour of the Nation had been compromifed, and no little degree of ingenuity was exerted to find out the terms that had been agreed upon between the two Governments for terminating the differences that had taken place. At the Stock Exchange the died was Inch as might have been expelled from fuch pleating in -1 telligence. The 3 percent. Confols opened at 68, role rapidly to 711, and were fill looking up when a Meffage came from the Treafory to the Loco MA volt, between twelve and one o'clock, to acquaint l►im that the farmer letter vrasan l--lost Forgery It is impntlible to defcrihe the fenfation produced by this notice ; the Stocks tottantly tooobled to 63, 624, 61, and the panic was Pleb, that they would certainly have gone lower, had it not been thought advifable to clofe up the Stock Exchange, which was accordingly done at one o'clock, in (lead of waiting till the ufual hour. Government, anxious to prevent the public from being impofed on, inflantly fent notices to thole quarters moll likely to give the contradidion a quick and extenfive circulation. The following was lent TO THE EDITOR OP THE STAR. 6' Treafury, May 5, 1803—One o'cloek. " SIR, " I have to acquaint you, that the Meffage " which was fuppofed to have been fent this ~ morning from Lord HawkasaußY to the LORD " MAYOR, living, that the Negociations with 4, France had terminated amicably, was a fabii -4' cation, and totally deflitute of truth. " I am, Sir, " Your moft obedient humble fervant, " J. SARGENT." Since the forgery of a London Gazette, during the American war, an attempt fo daring has never been made upen public credulity. The forgery of the Paris newfpaper a few years ago finks into nothing when compared with the prefent fraud, by;which numbers of people might have been duped of property to an enormous amount. We are happy however to announce, that the Com mittee at the Stock Exchange have agreed to an nul all the bargains made this morning in the Funds, fo that the Swindlers, who were the au thors of the forgery, will be difappointed in the chief part of their (peculation. We had received Paris Journals in the morning, and could not help comparing one remarkable cir cumftance in them, with the contents of the forged letter. At the laft Confular Levee, the Ambaf fadors of all the Courts of Europe were prefent, excepting Lord Wierrwoarn. In common times this might happen without being any way fingular but at fuch a moment as the prefent, the ab fence of our Minifter from the Levee was re. markable ; and comparing it with the general tenor of the private letters from Paris, teemed to threaten fomething very different from Peace. Indeed, the_pretended communication was at variance with every thing that has tranfpired re (pelting the Rate of the Negotiation ; but who could quellion the truth of a Meffage fent by the LORD MAYOR to Lloyd's Coffee-houfe The Loan Maven, as foon as he was informed of the fraud that had been praaifed upon him, iffued hand-bills, offering a reward of Five Hun. dyed Pounds for the dircovery of the parties con cerned in the forgery. It was nine o'clock this morning when the pre tended letter was delivered at the Manfion-Houfe. It was brought by a perfon with a foreign accent, in a coarfe roquelo travelling coa4 and delivered at the fide-door to a fervant of the name of Ptak, accidentally there at the time. We believe it is not cußomary for Government Letters, on fuch occafions, to be fent by any but fpecial Mellinger', and by there delivered into the hands of the LORD Marc*, wherever he may be. It was from adverting to this informality that a doubt fira arofe in the LORD MAYOR% mind, as to the authenticity of the Note which he had re. ceived—a Gentleman was immediately difpatched to Mr. ADDINGTON, who returned for anfwer, ( that Mr. Vassirrarr had already anticipated his Lordlhip's fufpicion by acquainting him in a Let. ter of the trick that had been pradifed upon him. Since the detedion of the forgery, a report of a very different nature has been circulated, namely, that intelligent, has been received by the telegraph that Lord Wurrwoara is now on his way to Eng land. The report is not improbable, but we are the more cautious in giving it inftant and implicit belief, till it (hall in tome way be Officially an nounced, knowing the prefent Rate of the public mind, and how apt it is, when deceived in one ex pectation, to run inftantly to the oppolite extreme. The Paris journals which have come to hand reach to the ad inft. inclufive. The following are the only articles worth tranfcribing : Pacts, Ma• MECHAM!. Diredor of the Obfery atory of Paris, Member of the Inflitute, and LacmlVALlalt, Member of the Academies of Gottingen and Edinburgh, and Author of Voyage I de la Trade, have fet out from this city to proceed to the Balearian 'Bands, in order to make geo. graphical Refearches refpeding the Meafurcment of the Meridian. They were accompanied by M. ?theism's, junior, Secretary to the Commillion of the Meridian. The Public are much embarraffed to explain the motives which could have induced the Bey s of Egypt to nominate an Ambatrador to the Court of London. We do not know by what right a Pro vince depending on the Ottoman Empire can pre tend to carafe itfelf to be reprefented in a Foreign Nation by an Ambafador, nor by what Title, or even under what pretence, a Foreign Power can receive fuch Embafries. 1 It appears by a report prefented to the aafs of the Elsa Science' of the Academy of Turin. that a Man bitten in the Great Toe by a Mad-dog, and 'n whom Symptoms of the Hydrophobia had al ready begun to appear, was radically cured by means of fame Galvanic operations. We do not know on what foundation a report has been circulating for fome days pall in different companies, that the Englifh Ambaffacior is pre paring to depart. This intelligence, it appears, has neither made any fenfation ncr met with much credit ; becaufe it is fuppofed, no doubt, that the people of bufinefs at Paris, in confequence of in flru,ftions received from the London flock-jobbers, ha►e been taught to play at the game of raif ing and lowering the public funds.—Gazette d: France, May 1. Five per cents. 53 fr. 40 c. Yeflerday morning about nine o'clock his MA- Jerry and the Duke of CUMBERLAND, attended by General GWYNME, rode from the Q2een's Houle to Kew, and after infpeeting the new Pa lace and other works carrying on there, returned to town about twelve o'clock. Yeflerday, about a quarter before one o'clock, his MAJESTY came to St. James's from the Queen's Houle to hold a Levee. About half pall one, the Levee commenced, which was attended by the Archbifhop of CANTEIDUItit t the LORD CHANCEL LOR, the CHANCELLOR of the Excit 'opt a, the SECRETARIES OF STATE, the SECRETARY at WAR, the JUDGE MARTIAL, the ADVOCATE GENERAL, and the following Noblemen and Gentlemen : Dukes—Portland, Rotund, and Gordon. marquittes--satitbary and De Drufina. Earls—Onflow (in Waiting) Courtoun, Weitmoreland, Mansfield, Rochfnrd, Warwick, Portfmouth, Aylesford, Nor iliac, Chatham, Rofslyn, Oxford, Craven, Darnley, Spencer, Mount Edge umbe, Carysfort, and Southampton. Vifcounts—Wcntwortb, Brlkeley, Courtcnay, Hereford, Middleton, Ranelagh, and Carleton. Lords—Gwydir, Stopford, Hawkefbury, Pelham, Eldon, &Key, R. Manners, Binning, Kenyon, Stortoun, Clement, Eliot, Hobart, Dudley and Ward, Tempktown, C. Spencer, Henley, Glanboreugh, Stratton, Auckland, Montgomery, S. Chichefter, Montague, Rous,Bagot, and Eardley. Whops—Peterborough, Bath and Wells, Durham, London, St. Afaph, Down, and Brillol. Dean of Woreefter. Ambaffadon—French, Dutch, Imperial, Danifh, Spaniftt, Spanifh Conful, American, and Neapolitan. Count Froburg. Baron Nolien. Sin-3. Cotterell, G. Shee,R. Ford, J. Sinclair, R. Law- Icy, R. Lawrie, H. Speechey, J. Earner, D. Dmidas, W. Pep perell, W. jerningham, G. Valve, T. Mufgrave, M. W. Rid ley, C. Douglas, J. Heard, F. Sykes, R. Hill. R. Pepperell,!H. Peyton, R. Vaughan, 0. Warrendale, and J. Hope. Admiralb—Whitihead, Sir A. MitcWl+• , Sir. H. Parker, Knight, Mackenzie, Linzee. General.—Ldgb, Settle, Leland, Grofvenor, Taylor, Sim coe, Stewart, Sir E. Cuote, Sc. John, Fox, Calvert, Manners, and Elfon. Governor Green. Colonels—Cheater, Lumley, Paterfon, liseci, Calvert, Hope, and Robinfon. Majors—Rebow (Sher Mtk.) Captains—Chad, Fincham, Sutherland, Sotberon, Fenoires, Spencer, and Eden. Dr. Frank. Rev. Mr. Saakes and Stopford. Meffra.--Hon. C. Yorke, Mills, Herbert (groom in waiting), Bowyer, Grey'lle, Scat, J. L. Pukes, Curry, Howard, Merry, Stortoun, Coyley, Clement, Forteiter, Anfoo, Latouche, Har court, Moore, T. Heneage, Vanfittart, Wickham, M. Sykes, Neibit, 0 Harks, Paoli, Onflow, Egerton, Codrlngton, Hat fell, Elliott, P. Methuen, Mills, Godfrey, D. Grofrenor, B. Craven, Hon. C. Spencer, Fawkcner, M. A. Taylor, T. Laker Parker, C. Jenkins, Foote, Hughes, Macdonald, Palerfon, Gildeppalm, Acbmaotly, F. J. Hartwell, and C. Green. The following prefentations took place to his MAILSTY :—••• The Rev. Mr. Sparks, on his appointment to the Deanery of Brißol, by the Duke of Rutland. Sir Richard Pepperell, by Sir Richard Hill. Mr. Foot, as his merrier, by Lord Southampton. Mr. Hughes, by Lord &Ilkley. Mr. A. M'Donaid, by Lord Dudley and Ward. Sir Henry Patten, by Lord Roar. Mr. Ckment, by Lord Clemmt. Captain Sper:ecr, attic Navy, by Earl Spencer. Capt. Eden, by the Hilltop of Bath and Wells. Mr. Scott, by Lord Bags. Mr. Pederfon, by Mr. Gyldenpalm. lk. Frank, by the Imperial Minifter. Count Froburg, by the fame. Rev. Mr. Stopfosd, by Lord Commun. Mr. Craven, by Lord Craven. Sir Henry Peyton, by Lord Roes. The following were likewife prefented Lord Montague and Sir Charles Douglas, on their return from Paris. Capt. Bowater. and Marquis de Draft*, from Koss*Sag. Sir John Hope, Sir George Warrendale, sad General Egon. ILLIAM BULICILIY HUops• received the ho nour of Knighthood on his prefenting an Addrefs to his MAJCITT. SANUIL ACHMONTLY, Faawcss .101111 Harr. WkI.L, and CH ea Les Gassm, received the honour of Knights of the Bath, as proxies for three Gen tlemen who are abroad. previoully to the inftalla lion which is to take place on the 19th intl. The following were at Court for the firß time this feafon : Lord Begot, Mr. Paoli, Lord Eardly, Weount Middleton, Mr. T. Lifter Parker, Admiral WhiWtmd, Ei o of Down, Whop of Peterborough, Sir Jukph Andrews, Lord Natick, Mr. Codringtos, Sir William Janingham, Lord Clement., Duke of Rutland, Lord Stratton, Mr. Godfrey, Led South hampton, Mr. C. Jcnklm, Sir Richard Hill, Colonel Robinfoo, and Lord Rockford. - _ _ The Levee doled about half-pail three. His Mkt ssry then held a Privy Council. at which the Earl of MANSFIILD was fworn in Commander of the Perthfhire Militia. After the Council his MAJtSTY gave audiences to the Marquis of SALISBURY, the Cm•ucattoa of the Excusopsa, Earl CHATHAM, and Lord HAwaasBURY• Le Chevalier D'Amouaca, the Spanifh Am biaidor, was introduced to his Majarry t by Sir Star is sa COTTIMIL, in the clofet, whets his Ex cellency delivered his credentials, which his Ma )aarr molt gracioufly received. Mr. K, so, the American Minifter, had a private audience, and took leave of his MAPISTY, pie vioufly to his leaving this country on Friday next, for America. The JUDOS-MARTIAL and ADTOCATI-G111111•L had an audience, and laid before his MAIMS' the refult of fcveral cowl martial., and were engaged with his Mararry upon bufinefs for a confiderable time; at half part five his Marisrr left the Palace for the Qtreen's Houfe. An Italian geffenger arrived in town this morning. NAUTICAL, INTSLIIICENCS. TOIMAY, Mar 3 —Arrived this afternoon the flap William. of Dunkirk, DOMINICK Fcit sr, nutter, bound to Tulin*. with General Ilearutaa tnd hike, going out at Ouvtfi°f to that !Sand. She left Dunkirk the 25th of April, but was Wisc.!, by contrary winds, to bear up for Torbay. PLYMOUTH, MAT 3.—Came in the Alarm tuner, Capt, BALES, with impreifed men Ilona teeter: the fails again till day for Torbay; the BUSY cutter, Capt. Bnventx, from e cruife, with a f,izure of tt: cadts of (pints the St-mehoufe excite tender from a cruae, with a fmuggling D tp c dll 1 the Unity, from Guetnrey, laden with 470 calk: or fpi•:n, which the earured off Yalm ; the De re pie cutter, Cap:. nellows, from Cravcrend, on the imprel. fervice; the is trurvi to the Briftul Channel on that ferv!ce ; the Stag, of an I from Gum fey, Capt. Mo cur, bound to the Ille of Man, hien with (pints: the Charlotte, Cooa, from Guernfey, far B lfatt, lade n with fpiAts ; the London, of and fro:n Lonion, bstini to Charente, In Lelia ft ; alfo the Eagle Excite cutter from a cruise, with imprctfed men. PORTSMOUTH, MAT 4.This lily a - rived the floor St. Pe tre, Capt. Sanatory, from Guernfey nit her paff.ige from Guernfer, Ole picked up Capt. Enw. Emu as - r and hit crew, GC the Hoop Sr Rem, which foundered off the CAquetti-Sailed the CEI. soft gun-brig to the Lattwarl, and the Lum ., y, BAIT- Tr R, for Sunderland.—Went ut of harbour thr fhip MA hew and Thom.% Capt. James r.IR %V EAT WM. bound to Dantzie. Do vz a, MAT 4.—1.a1t night le Dena Antis, Capt. GILLOT, arrived here from Calais, with 16 paffengers; and to-day the Succefs, Capt. PHILIP CORNUII, arrived here from Boulogne. with Major SCHIIINTER. and Captain HONTWOOD, (on Of PIIILMaII. HON Twooa, Member of Parliament for this County. Yeiterday, in a heavy (quail, one of our bovelling boats upfet, when H. Maccordle, and three other failon, were unfortu nately drowned. _ _ _ FROM LI.OYD's LIST. DEAL, MAY 4.—Remain as per lall.. Wind S. W. GRAVESEND MAY 4 . — Paged by, the lfabella and Ann, Burrell, from Leghorn; Sufmnah, Young, from Liton ; Mary and Sufan, Bell, rom Cork ; Polly Sophia, —, from (Mend ; and Two Sifters, from Calais.—Salled the Bedford, Lang, for Africa • Sarah, Stewart, for Trinidad; Queen, Young, for Grenade; Admiral Nelfon, Miller, for Hamburgh ; livelier, Mildman, for Bremen; Albion, Jones, for Dublin ; Hawkeibury,Keates, foe Fluting ; Emery, Dona, for Stettin ; Liberty, Hancock, for Rollock ; Vrow Jantje,—; and Hen rietta Antcoetta, —, for Calais. DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE MONET. To the Lion, Poudroyant, Penelope. the Vincejo and MI. cores brigs, and Strombolo bomb, for the capture of the French fhip of war le Guinean= Tell, a diltribution will be made to the parties at No. 13, Barnard's lon, Holborn, on Thurfday the syth loft._ _ To the Circe and Courier cutters, for the Twee Oefefters; to the Circe and FElpeigle, for the Stert and Friendchip ; to the Circe, Pylades,lTifpeigk, jaloufe, and Tifiphone, for the Twee Gebroeders (Dirks), Jour Evert, Vrow, Regina, Anna Elisa beth, Wow Trim*, and Twee Gebroders ( Janfen) ; and to the Circe, Pylades, FElpiegie, Courier, and Nancy ratters, for the Marguaritha Sophia, Twee Gefulters ( Vifar), Twee Go. breders ( Vink ), Twee Gebrodars (Nollsolt), Jurfrow Maria Chriftina, Vrow Hentesje Marguaritha, Stadt Oldenburg, Vrow Antic, Vrow Oefina, Endraght, and the Frederick, will be paid at No. a, Little Scoriandiard, Whitehall, on Saturday, the t 4th init. Tie late Blip Loweiteffe, and hoop Bonetta, will be paid fairage for the wreck of the laid Blip on Friday, the 6th loft. The Minerve and Lively, for the detention of the Pares and Elizabeth, will be paid a falvage for the Paid at the Gtiftet, in Villiers-ftreet, Strand, on Monday, the 9th left. The Lively, George Oliphant miter, arrived in X Irkder Beads, on Satureay. from B emen. The Pau i^e, of Bayonne, Harifiziendrs from the Henan% is put into Faffage, leaky. The Vreede, Darby, from Trapany to Amfterdam, put into Delfayl on the aath ult. on account of itormy weather and leakage. Tie . Concordia, Leendats; and the Marla, Spinder; both from Leghorn to Andtcrdam, have put into Malaga; as has likewife the Flora. Watses,frorn Leghorn to Rotterdam. The Liberty, Tburfton, from Philadelphia to Antwerp was ftranded on the sift ult. near the mouth of the Scheidt: tha cargo was raved, and the !hip has fine been beutaght into the harbour. The Ebenezer, Webftedt, front Malaga to Amilerdain s has loft her rudder and anchors, and came into the Viie on the std ult. in a eery leaky condition ; the has !ince been brought with the affittance of beets into Terfchelling. The Orion, Collund, from Riga to Ilareelosa and Leg• horn, which gaffed the Sound on the sth November, km not been beard of bee; and, as by amounts from Leghorn, of the 19th of March, •e had not then wired there, it is feared Ihe ts loft. The Drie Deface's, Foffikert Phustea. trim Enron is Rotterdam, which ms parka/sting quarantine l the Maar Oat, was driven treat her anchors in the norm of the soth and thrown fo high on the Maar Dyk that the mit be un laden to be got of. The bankruptcy of the Tootb-acie Carer may be attributed to two carafes—want of faith among the young. and want of teeth among the old. Two Fafhionahla Cyprians had a regular Ad• . in the pit of the Opera-Houle, on Saturday night, about underfelling each other. Lail night, Mr. and Mrs. Port had a very full Benefit at Drury-lane. The play was Tbe Strayer, in which they ga♦e great delight, as the reprefen tatives of the hero and heroine of this very into. rafting, if not very moral drama. Tx 11•TRZ ROT•LiCOVINT•GARDINIC—LaR night a new tragedy was brought out at this Theatre, entitled, The Harper': Desehter, taken from Sas m ire's Play of Me Meader, which was written only for perufal. We are told that Mr. M. G. Lawis is the abridger and adapter. This report is highly probable—becaufe the fcenes which moil (hock probability and nature,have been anzioufly &leder!, and are formed into one of the molt monflrous and terrific dramas that ever was reprefented on the Rage. This piece was produced for the benefit of Mr. and Mrs. H. Jouurros, who both appeared in it to rent advantage. A very witty Epilogue was delivered by the latter. The houfe overflowed with elegant company. Before the curtain drew up, Mr. H. Joss:rots came forward and Paid, that he confideied it his duty to read a note which he had received from Mr. Coosa. In this Mr. Cools lays, that his peace of mind was fo diaurbed that he was afraid he flsould not be able to appear before the public in the evening. Mr. joosirrow then announced that Mr. SIDDONS, at a very (hart notice, had un. dertaken to read the part afGgned to the Gentle man who was thus prevented front attending. So diligent had Mr. SIDDONS been, that he repeated alanoft the whole of his part, and we never few him appear to greater advantage.