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MONEY. - - MESSRS. LUCAS and Co. beg leave to inform those that may be in want and desirous of borrowing tem porary or permanent sums of money, that they can at all times advance any suns from 1001. to.:10,0001. and upwards, on personal or any other security arising front Marriage Settlements, Money in the Funds, Clergymens' Livings, or Freehold, Copyhold, and Leasehold Estates, on the most liberal and honourable terms. — Personal application Mears. Lucas and Co. daily receive at their house, No. 19, lermyn-street, St. James's, either personally or by letter, post-paid. N. B. Ten years purchase will be given tor well-secured Aiuutities. PARLLIMENTARr PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE OF LORDS, FEBRUARY 21. Sir Ltstes GRAHAM and other Members of the House of Commons brought up two Road Bills and the Roxburgh County Hall Bill, which were read a first time. The Earl of I.IVERPOOL laid on the table a Statement of the Number of Licences granted at the Quarter Sessions in the re rpeaive Counties to Dissenting Teachers, moved for last Session ly Lord Sidmouth, The X 1,500,000 and X 10,00,000 Exchequer Bills Bills, and the Qualification Indemnity Bill, were read a second time, and committed for to-mori ow. REVERSION BILL. Earl GROSVENOR moved, that the debate on the first read ;ng of the Reversion Bill be farther adjourned till Friday.--Or dered. THE KING'S MESSAGE. •- - - Lord GRENVILLE requested to be informed if It was the in n mion of his Majesty's Ministers to take into consideration to morrow the King's Message, respecrirg the Convention with Portugal. Lord LIVERPOOL replied, that be understood his Noble Friend (the Marquis Welleiley) would be able to attend in his place to-morrow. LORD CHATHAM'S NARRATIVE. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE wished to know If it was the intention of the Noble Secretary of State to lay before that House a document which had been produced in the other, ani which was undeqtood bad been presented to his Majesty by the Noble lord who had the command of the Expedition to Walcheren Lord LIVERPOOL would have no objection to produce the document alluded to; but thought an Address to that effect should be moved to his Majesty. CITY ADDRESS. The Marquis or LANSDOWNE, taking it for granted that the document would be produced, gave notice, that on Monday rest be should move an humble Address to his Majesty, praying he would be graciously pleased to inform that House by whom 1 s Majesty bad been advised to make the answer which had b( en given to the Address of the City of London, praying an in quiry might be instituted into the causes of the failure of that ex pedition. DISTILLERIES. John Gale Jones was in attendance ; the Serjeant re plied in the affirmative, and soon after Mr. Jones ap- peared at the bar, when the Speaker addressed him in substance as follows : " John Gale Jones, complaint having been made of a gross and scandalous libel, reflecting on the pro ceedings of this House, and the conduct of some of its Members ; and the printer of the paper containing that libel, having been called for and examined, has alledged you to be the author. To answer to this se rious charge you have been required personally to ap pear at the bar of this House. What have you to say in your behalf ? Shew him the paper." Mr. JONES.—" I am the author of the paper in ques tion, and I regret sincerely, that the printer of that paper should have experienced any personal inconve nience upon my account." The SPEAKER." Repeat what you have said; is it all that you have to say in your defence ?" Mr. Jones then proceeded to the following effect : " I repeat, that I sincerely lament, that the printer should have suffered any inconvenience upon my ac count ; and I acknowledge myself to be the author of that paper. lam fully aware of the respect due to this Assembly, nor was it my intention, in drawing up that bill, to reflect upon those privileges that ought to re main unquestioned, nor to asperse the private character of any Honourable Member ; but I do not deny that my object was tb . submit to a free and impartial dis cussion, the propriety of the public conduct of public men ; and in doing so, I was not conscious of being influenced by any principles of innovation upon the rights and privileges of this Assembly. I thought public character to be a sort of public property, and that it was not the least valuable privilege of Eng lishmen to comment, with freedom and impunity,upon the official characters of those who had been entrusted by them with the management of their dearest in terests. If, however, with such intentions, I have been inadvertently led into any offence against the privileges of this Assembly, it certainly becomes me, in the language of suitable submission, to acknow ledge the extent of my ,offence, and having so done, to throw myself upon the indulgence of this House. When I first drew up that paper, I was not aware that I had done more than exercised the indisputable right of a British subject ; but upon again recurring to it, I find that I have transgressed beyond those bounds which ought at all times to limit public com mentary upon the proceedings of this House ; for having done so, I. have to express my concern, and once more to throw myself upon the compassionate indulgence of this Assembly, of this House of Com mons of England, which, as a great integral part of the Constitution, has been always with me an object of uniform and unfeigned esteem and regard." Mr. Jones having retired, Mr. YORKE then moved, after repeating his for mer profession of not being interested by any per sonal motives, which assurance was warmly cheered from all parts of the House, that the paper of which John Gale Jones had confessed himself the author, was a gross and scandalous breach of the privileges of that House, which motion was agreed to nemine con traeficente. Mr. YORKE next moved, that John Gale Jones, the author of the sa.ne, be committed to his Majesty's Gaol of Newgate.—Ordered. The Speaker issued his warrant accordingly, and Mr. Jones was taken to Newgate. JOHN DEAN. Mr. YORKE presented a petition from John Dean, then in the custody of the Serjeant at,Arms. The petition having been read, acknowledging petitioner's offence, and praying the clemency of the House, Mr. YORKE moved that John Dean be now brought to the bar of the House, in order to be discharged without paying his fees. John Dean was then brought to the bar, when the SPEAKER addressed him to the following* effect-- " John Dean, complaint having been made of a libellous paper reflecting upon the character of this House and the proceedings of certain of its Members, you, as printer of that paper, was ordered to attend and answer for that offence—of that offence you have acknowledged yourself guilty, and stand convicted of printing a gross and scandalous libel upon this House, in contempt of its charaCter, and in violation of its privileges—those privileges, upon the dignity and authority of which depend the rights, liberties, and privileges of all the Commons oi this realm.-- Nevertheless, the House taking into its compassionate consideration the propriety of your demeanour at its bar ; your candour in the unequivocal acknowledge , ment of your offence ; your professions of sorrow and contrition; and especially, your having thereby af forded them the means of coming at the greater of fender and author of the paper in question—the House, for these reasons, has, in its clemency, or dered that you be now called to the bar for the pur pose of being discharged ; and it has further ordered that you be discharged without paying your fees, and you are discharged accordingly.—Serjeant, take him from the bar." It was then ordered that the Speaker's reprimand be entered on the Journals of the House. Lord HARDWICKE rose, pursuant to notice, to move for certain Papers connected with the prohibi tion to distill spirits from corn or grain. He was not aware of any objection that could well be made to his motion, either by those who were friendly or by those who were adverse to the measure. His, now, would be simple—that of obtaining the necessary informa tion on the subject ; without being in possession of which, it would be difficult for their Lordships to form a correct notion of the tendency and conse quences of the prohibition alluded to—how far espe cially it might contribute to check the spirit of agri cultural enterprise and improvement in the country, than which, perhaps, no more serious injury could be done to the landed interest in paOcular, and in gene ral to the welfare and convenience of the community at large. He did not think it necessary at present to trouble their Lordships with any further introductory observations upon the subject, but would content himself with moving : — " Ist. That a Message be sent to the House of Commons, re questing Copies of ands Reports as had not been communicated to th - -t House of the Report of the Committee of 1305, appoin ted to consider of the best means of affording reLef to the West- India Planter=, by stopping the distillation from grain," ice. Lord LIVERPOOL had no objection to the pro duction of the papers referred to by the Noble Earl ; but would soggest an amendment, in point of form, to the Noble Earl's motion, by making it more spe cific' and mentioning the particular reports o r rep ort which it was the wish of the Noble Earl should be communicated to the other House. Lord HARDWICKE willingly adopted the sug gestion, and amended his motion by particularizing the Fourth Report of the Committee of the House of Commons. The Motion, so amended, was agreed to.l The Noble Earl then moved— " For an Account of the Average Price of Corn, distinguish ing the respective periods, from 1795 up to the resent time."— Urdered. The Noble Earl troved next— " For an Account of the•Licences granted for the importation of Corn from 1 ranee and Holland since the Ist of January 1809, as far as the same could be made up." The Noble Earl then moved— " For an Account of the quantity of Grain imported into Eng land and Walks for the same period; and also for the quantity of Grain crown in Scotland tor the same period."—Ordered. The Noble Earl finally mpved— " For an Account of the quantity of Brandy and other Spirits imported from France, Holland, &c. from the Ist of January, 1809, to the latest period to which the Account could be made up "—Ordered. The Duke of NORFOLK did not imagine that an account of the number of Licences granted for the importation of corn would ascertain with sufficient accuracy the real quantity of corn imparted. He should therefore move— " That there Be Laid before the House an Account of the quan tity of Corn actually imported from France and Holland since the Ist of January, 1809 "—Ordered. Lord BATHURST said, that it might be desir able to have at the same time before the Home other accounts which would render more complete the in formation requisite on this subject; and concluded with moving— " That there be laid before the House an Account of the Prices pf different sorts of Grain and Corn at stated periods, from the year 1808 to the Ist February, 1810."—Ordered. Lord HARDWICKE moved 66 That a Committee be appointed to select such parts of the evidence taken before a Committee of the House on this subject, in 1800, as might be found relative to the present question."— Ordered. —Adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. Mr. FOSTER laid on the table an account of the expences of the stationary in the department of the Chief Secretary and Us. der Secretary in Ireland. 110 LY ITZAD PASSAGE. Mr. FOSTER gave notice, that he would to-morrow sea night submit to the House a motion, relative to the passages be tween the two countries, and particularly that of Holyhead. Mr. HORNER moved, that Mr. Rose might be excused attend ing the IdulEon Committee, and that Mr. Davis Giddy be substi tuted in his place.--Ordered. Mr. HORNER moved for the p roduction of certain papers, containing accounts from the Stamp-Office, and return& of the Imports and Exports of Bullion. PRIZE PAPERS ? Sir JOl-114.NICHOLS moved for a into of papers, containing the correspond...nee Wavers n Mr. John Mitchell, I.ord Hawkes bury, and others, during the years 1608 and 1800 ; al.o a copy of a letter from Mr. Joh n Mitcnell,dated the Bth December, 1603 and directed to Lord limitembory.—Qrdere4, SCHELDT PAPERS. Mr. WILLIAMS WYNNE moved fot copies of all communications from John Earl of Chatham, to any department of his Majesty's Government relating to the Expedition to the Scheldt, excepting so far as related to the Commissariat ; but after a few words across the table from the Chancellor of the Exchequer we understood him to withdraw his motion for the present. IRISH GRAND JURIES. Mr. MAURICE FITZGERALD obtained leave to bring in a Bill, to amend certain laws respecting the mode of levying county assessments by Qrand Juries in Ireland. I SCHELDT EXPEDITION. Lord PORCHESTER having moved the Order of the Day for going into a committee, and. iil4 the Speaker do leave the Chair, Mr. YORKE, as usual, enforced tbe await Qriers anti Strangers were excluded, u.~: • • • .. • .E 1 ME. JOHN GALE JONES. , , . *4 INDIES. Mr. YORKE moved, that the Order of the Day, BOMBAY, SEPTEMBER 20. requiring the attendance of John Gale Jones, be new .' By a late arrival from China read ; which having been read accordingly, , we have received the satisfactory intelligence, that the most friendly inter- Mr. YORKE then moved, that John Gale Joni's' course continues to be observed between the Govern be now called in. Govern ment and the En g lish Merchants. The The SPEAKER demanded of the Serjeant, it m however, had expressed his extreme & -* _._ Erni iissatisfaction the conduct of his servants at Canton, in cop'sequence of the indecision and flexibility they had manifested in the late serious affair with the British Government; and as a mark of his displeasure was about to dis place the principal Officers who were chiefly engaged in the negociation. His Majesty had conceived, that as the commercial intercourse subsisting between his dominions and many foreign nations, was only a mark of his royal favOur, he could not but feel much sur prize, that due submission to the ancient laws and usages of the kingdom had not been experienced, nor sufficient respect paid to his Royal will. Ipaor, at THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. s per Cent. Cons. for money, 67a—ace. 67e. Reduced 681f—Onutivm pre.—Excheq. Bills 2s. to 9s. pre. PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. sank Stock 275 k 276 3 per Cent. Red. 68 3 per Cent. Cons. 6711 4 per Cent. 851 5 per C. Navy 99}4 Long Ann. 18 7-16th!} India Stock 'lB6i India Bonds, 10s.11 s. rein. Imp. $ per Cents. ..j Excheq. Bills Ss. Si. rah Omnium Cons. for *cc. 671* Every account from Spain indicates that affairs are drawing to a crisis in that ill-fated kingdom, where the imbecility and treachery of the vile Junta have , contributed more to the subjugation of the kingdom than all the efforts of the enemy. This morning a Messenger arrived with dispatches from Cadiz, brought to Plymouth by the Iphigenia Spanish fri gate, last from Corunna, which port she left on the 12th instant. Our troops from Gibraltar had arrived at Cadiz, under convoy of the PERSEUS, to garrison that city. The greatest exertions were making by the British to strengthen the fortifications on the land side, the enemy being hourly expected before the place, which is crowded to such an excess by Spanish refugees, as not only to , threaten a famine, but to endanger the health of the inhabitants. The British force which took pos ession of, Ceuta with the consent of the Spanish Government, as has already been stated in the STAR, consisted of 1200 men sent from Gibraltar. Besides dispatches from Mr. ADAIR, our Ambas sador at the Ottoman Court, the ENTREPRENANTE brought dispatches from the East-Indies ; and from Sir HARFORD JONES, our Ambassador at the Court of Persia. The latter has completely succeeded in shutting out the French interest from Persia.—The ENTREPRENANTE, which has valuable presents on board for his Majesty, from Turkey, arrived at Malta on the 23d of January, and sailed again next day : left there his Majesty's ships TERRIBLE, EXCELLENT, CA NOPUS, and TRIDENT ; the NED ELVIN, and four other brigs and a schooner.—Arrived at Gibraltar the 2d instant : spoke going in the Eleanor schooner, of Plymouth, out twelve days, bound to Malaga. Left at Gibraltar his Majesty's ship UNITE, with a convoy for Malta ; the Nzaxus, Votosrrmax, TAwritaus, WIZARD, and ADONIS. The PERSEUS was under or ders from Gibraltar, bound to-Cadiz, with several transports, containing 5000 troops, to garrison Ca diz, under convoy. His Majesty's skip BULWARK was going into Gibraltaras the ENTRPRENANTE came out ; she is Ordered home by Lord COLLINGWOOD.— The French have entered Malaga with a large force. Every thing was going on well at Constantinople, and the Grand Seignior was preparing to take the field againit . the Russians with an army of 200,000 *men. The Toulon fleet was expected out, but had not put to sea when the ENTP.EPIENANTE sailed. The following Letter from Constantinople. brought by the ENTREPUENANTE, came to hand yesterday : PIRA, JANUARY 11, 1810. " The public in England will feel some uneasiness probably for the safety of the English Mission here—a feeling but too well grounded, after the very disastiOus events on the Continent. But I am happy to say, that the Turks are thoroughly convinced of the unalterable determination of BONAPARTE to destroy their empire, at least in Europe, and of the fruitlessness of all their submission and deference to him, as tending to deter him from the execution of his designs ; that the Government here Is per fectly sensible uo benefit whatever could arise to them from send ' ing away the English Mission : such a measure would neither ac ' celerate or retard for one day the hostility of BONAPAZTE. The ' policy of the Turks is, therefore, to wait:dais. ado twortrality o the lad, to leave to the enemy all the odium of aggression, and to I prepare in the mean time, as well as they are able, for their fu ture defence. " There is, therefore, at this time no immediate ground to apprehend a rupture of the peace, in despite of all the attempts of the enemy to produce It." Other letters from ConstantinorAe mention, that the partizans Of MUSTAPHA BAIRACTAR are still per secuted wherever they can be found. It is also added, with expessions of peculiar satisfaction, that the Grand Seignior, Iylsucescr, has had the happiness of having born to him manychildren during the last year. A rumour of an event was yesterday in circulation, which, if true, may be attended with very important contequences, as it would doubtless dissolve the inti mate connection that now subsists between Russia and France. It is said that letters have been received from Berlin, which state, that a compl ete revolution , ' has taken place in the Administration of Russia, in consequence of the exertions of the Empress Dowager. toss4Nzow, ARAKISRUR TRAVICILSR, and KURAKIN, .are stated to have been disgraced. This measure, it is 44cled g was absolutely necessary, as the discontents, both of the Nobility And the People, were getting tp a height that threatened the most serious consequences, THE COURT; Yesterday, soon after twelve o'clock, the K ING ar . rived at the Queen's Palace, from Windsor, where ke was received by the Dukes of YORK, CUMBERLAND, Karr, Sosssx, , and CAMBRIDGE. A little after two o'clock 'his MAJESTY held a private Levee, at which the following had the honour of being presented : Local Militia. . , LTH, upon his being appo i nted Lanutenant-Cu. : of the Sevenoaka and Bromley Regim ent wt Mr. WE Ltss La Y Pot c, upon his return from Ireland. Captain 1.20 GE, R. N. upon his return fr om W a l c h eren. _ _ _ _ Lieutenant-Colonel Cssl4llllNO, upon his promotion to the c op. . :nand of the .11th Regiment of Light Dragoons. Vice-Admiral TUORNiso a o Emu, on his return from the Me. diterraneau. Major MILLS No, of the 81st Regiment, on his recovering frot, a severe wound received in Spain, by the Earl of Liverpool. Captain D'Aouss. se., of the 81st Regiment, on his return from the East Indies, by the Earl of Liverpool. His MAJElrrif held a Privy Council, and gave 'diences to Mr. Peacevm., the rest of the Cabinet sisters present, Sir DAVID DUNDAS, and MT. SUTTo.., the Judge Advocate, who laid before his MaJr.sle the proceedings of several Courts Martial. - • • .. • - In-the House of Commons last night a discus s i o4 of some- importance took place, while strangers were excluded. We have been informed, that after Lord ROS,LYN had.been examined, Lord Poacnavrea pro . posed to call in Lord CHATHAM •as this d ay ._ This was objected to by the Cuuticgu.ott of the Exciseman, on the ground of the discussion on the Distillery mill being fixed for to-night. Hi s m a _ jesty's Massage, for taking 30,000 Portuguese troops into British pay, would be discussed to•mor• row ; and Monday will be occupied with a discus. sion on Mr. H. MARTIN'S Finance Resolutions.— Tuesday, therefore, being the first day on which the exainination of Lord CHATHAM could be entered upon, it was moved that the House should pro. Geed 'with his Lordship's evidence this afternoon.— ' A division having taken place, this motion was ne. gatived by a majority of one—the numbers being_ for the motion 52—Against it 53. When the House was resumed we understand the question was again discussed, and on another division being called for, the numbers were—For taking up the business this day 55—Against it 53—thus leaving Ministers is a mi nority. THE DUKE OF BEAUFORT AND LORD GitENVILL" It is singular enough that these two Nob!ernen should now again be proposed hy.their respective friends for a highly honourable office. It is thought that the suc cess which the latter experienced at Oxford, will at tend him . in this election. It appears, from an account laid before the Ilcuse of Commons, that the number of dollars stamped and issued by the Bank of England, up to the 9th instant, is 4,817,631. The amount of Bank Notes of £5, and upwards, in circulation on the 12th of January last, was £14,668,640—0f Bank Post Bills A 184,120, and of Bank Notcs under five pounds, £.5,854,17Q, making a total of near twenty-one millions and a half. The produce of the duties on Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes (not re-issuable) for the year ending sth January 1810, was 8265,698. Qs. 6d. Yesterday, a Court of Directors was held at the East India . House, when thelollowing Commanders took leave of the Court previous to departing for their respective destinations, viz. Captain H. HA tit r.Tr , Cirencester—St. Helena and China. Captain J. LOCIEZ, jun. David Scott—Madras and China. Captain W. LYNCH wag sworn into the command oldie ship Harri-e, consigned to Mad:as and Bengal. The undermentioned ships were thus stationed; Midai, Juliana, Earl Spencer, Lord Keith—Bengal. Batavia, Monarch—Madeira and Bengal. o m v a e l r s t e a n b t a h t rn • a finally tthefo d r et m e e rm r The Court adjourned at six o'clock till tomorrow. p ine lac d e o . n we t t h v e e r n : l the G s moval of the dock-yard from Falmouth to Milford, in en g t barked'On board the Man •INER b gun- ng on Saturdal last, to sail for Milford. • A Gentleman of the name of STRONG is arrived in the Sally, from New York, which he left on the 12th ult. Mr. JACKSQN remains at Philadelphia, in corn. plete seclusion, never appearing in public. The Act with respect to Foreign Ministers hasnot been enforced towards the British Ambassador. The Renown and Apollo, two of the ships, named as belonging to the division of Lord COLLINOWOOD% :fleet under Admiral MARTIN, have arrived in Eng t land. It does not appear to be correct that this divi sion was within gun shot of the enemy on the 4th ult. as stated a few days since, MITCHAELO' Kzuor, whose name has been mentioned in a former Paper as having been brought home in the Bourbonaise, still remains confined in irons, in Ply. mouth Clink—no orders having been yet received from Government as to his disposal.—He was very active during the late rebellion in Ireland, and has confessed being instrumental in the murder of several persons of distinction during that unhappy rriod• — • He headed infirisurrection among the Negroes in Caf fraria, and was by them elected a General: his two comrades, one a Colonel and the other a Captain, were executed at the Cape, as we have already stated. At a meeting of the Inverness-shire Farming So ciety, on Friday se'nnight,.all the Members entered into the laudable resolution of wearing cloth of the wool of their own growth, and manufactured at the Inverness Woollen Manufactory. There ate this year-six Sundays in Epiphany; a circumstance which has only occurred once during the last forty-iix years.—The moveable. feasts, the terms of Easter and Trinity, and the Summer As sizes, will all be late in proportion ; this is owing to the Pascal full-moons falling this year on the latest possible day, viz. Wednesday, the 18th of April. About half past twelve at ne , n on Friday last, nine of the felons confined for capital offences in Maidstone gaol, attempted to effect their escap.--- ed .: Having contrived to saw off their irons, they seiz one of the under-turnkeys, who went to the wicket to give oat of theni some refreshment, and having takes his keys bolted him in a cell,. and then rushed in a body into the tap-room, where fortunately there was no person who had the key of the outer door. former were in'coouence forced to return to tl:;ir apartments, seq and were shortly ironed, and after double , chained down in the condemned cells.