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PRUSSIA'. 7 1. , r 1 ?CH I c.—NegoCl.4tir.n; aro now on th, on tne • •••• • %AI, peralty ni d‘lars or d (-cc , re 2.ca..1 ea - I • .-•‘, l (-f0i1... , at I tl.a . ,pia.rtke is Tic i g ),t eblr 111, - .7aVe hrr r^,•••.^, 14 , M.:jr s f Y'S t i II: day has or.:•, by ti .•• •iy. DEA .11.7RK. rnpF.vriacrw, 'MARCH S.—La[ we•-k fni t i ziOs if,m ariived in our baibour. It an Arn;!tic.in, with fruit. T` t. frO continues !till pretty fevere, 1601 3 r „t fo that the NaTigatinn v h orisn iielore !hi. beginning of next IIIC;;;11. `ahcu I Z.—Tile FrinCQ of LOI•C 51 Fit ar• a!ttrilocn lictween thice :t.! lona. by w \' o r F1.111...:r, fai-nt Siockbolnit anti in Coanfellor of State A was imm.:diatAy placed befar.7 MAI r STY has been again indifpoled (bele fry: ..Iys.—Tc , ..l.iv h. is Again fomenting better, titer a toktal-:; !!'EDEN. STOCK H(ot.”, MARCH 4.—Prom Gothenburg a•e learn, the date or February zB, that the c.:r is b.ii.q p: etty clear of ice, I;c3 tons of her r:ngs been taken near Moab-lad and another v.ltith lilve been fold for (*.thing at r dol lars pc: t: n. 'll2 proprietors of the Herring fah g hwifes and Oil in inufaaoties, have re•en,e, , :y,zd all the hands formerly diiiniffed, in the hopes of a , p)od aft cz fillici y, as is is called. The Prince of Gtoucrsrss, who departed on Iticdnefday morning, caufed magnificent prefcnts to be diliributed among all thofe who have had the honour c,f attending on' him during his Ray MesCH B.—Jn the night of the 6th, died M. de FREI:AA HE I tol, Knight of the Polar Star, and Pre &lent of the Academy of Painting and Sculpture. Of the 260 Swedith (hips which arrived lall year at Alicant, 2C+ returned home with 309,2c0 tuns of RUSSIA. ST. PI TERCIIVRCH, FEa. 2i.—The Emperor has now decided the fate of Major-General Prince Gorrscna Kos, for having made falfe Bills of Ex change, and forged fignatures. He is fentenced to be deprived of his Nobility and Honours, and banilbed to the Colonies. Lieutenant-General the Duke de RICHELIEU, a grandfon of the celebrated Marfhal of the fame name, is appointed Military Governor of Ode& FEB. :S. —His IMPERIAL MAJESTY has-given to the inhabitants between the Bug and Doieller, who are moftly foreigners, an exemption f"r to years snore from all [Axes to the Crown, and from all contributions of Recruits, on account of bad har vefts and other unfavourable circumaances. The Recruits they have already fupplied will be re turned to them. The violent cold is at length abated, and we have had for two days pretty mild weather. The Ice Mounts, which at this feafon (the Ruffian Carnival) are a favourite amufement of the Ruffian people, have, for the firft time for many years, been erelted in the middle of the city on the Neva: an incredible number of people took part in this amufement. Baron NICOLA!, Prefident of the Academy of Sciences, has received his requefted difeharge in the moll gracious terms, with the continuation of his full Wary as a penfion. He will now recite to his cftate to pals his old age in peace. FRANCE. PARIS, MARCH 21. Two Engliih (loops arrived in the Bay of Con• elle in the night of the lath, brought an order to 2S Etig (hips that were in the harbour to load or iers, to lettirn immediately to England. The crews immediately prepartil far their departure, ani filled the n•:xr day. This news alarmad the con:lts!, and pat ticularly the people of St. Malo, whore 20 lar ,, ,e Chip, wete on the point of letting fail f r the Ne filhorv. le• IC! I:•.rn Havre, of the 16th, announce, that new. w.o, .or that day icceiveJ from L. radon, 'itiv -1 ) . , that the Lyglifh Government hail a:at the General who cvnimands at Nlalta, a formal older to evacwitz the ifland. (Nu credit is tac to the • .•atement). I,y .1 at II tyre f: am Gibralt.ar, dat,:d t slit I ea. it that ;,vo Fund) Yeals Lt Tami and I were h.vied • n the t ..•! two ['tench fliip.s the line, t.. I 1 - 41::d 1:.om Tou lon, v ith :d under the ot.h.rs C. It was requefled, that the int:2:iyonte of the:r having been fallen in v ;th, lho• I t he conveyed to Havre as <l,i:di tto:illy as paalh7e. In tot do.::iiii• • •n . of pait a!' the :I Cod , : relay Live to a ftitrrie v•lin fpok.%! ag.iinit it, condo.'. •.t eel: by an alit:flai v. , the political (late of atla•a: • What." I::id ho, can. neither vistory. ra a•,d y 'calms uneafin,:ires N a cotil:;lii••?, nation, air iig in sq ir. cl. , m, I.nows how to apdreetate beace. that nation is tht Frciich. hut :1 a nation invincible in cony - invLiat;7ahle in labour, frll of love and cm.fi.h.•::e: it, thaL w ltn grVall Ller2ll, exalted by y e " .d deep it,ie of 'lope, ought to .v.•• i•••io t•• a. (.1 wai, it is seitivAit doubt the I . : ••••• - 11 v 1 ..: is out th: Nation a:v . f i• 1..1...d that tl tht and viitnes o. it: c:.;- - f•• .-aa,.: . 1-11••:*v th.tr 1-• ..rralny 1, ex . Med t. to a .•se caist.:4e,l She 1c:u1,7 PA! LI.WE'v7,IRr PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE 01 1 C. , :DS, THURSO IY, MARCH 24. - - A C, tor the further confideration of C1..i•..• r „ Pe..raiy,ftaolfn order for this day; hat a •1 Pc .r• nut att. oiling to conflitute a • niece i :;ti4nt,thePro:cedingwasneet9arily rte.!. it (~,lered by their torahips, that the Term f or recciv -1,.17. • nvnr t ht. 1,1!•e, orf private Petitions, be enlarged - th r.: It ~y A a , been by Commillion to forty Bills, of whi , h a 1 , o: pol.lic nature. the ref were of a Ic•C-:.nl.tr ,11. the former were the Prince of • \V.'r.', Annan,. 'te trial Stamp llntie , and other Revc nut, Lib., the two the Militia Trainirg 1301. Th. - I C r.., - ,te,tt, Lori Chancellor, Lord d Lurd L:..ubSroegh. flltic• from tin Comtniflionet , of the Cuftoms, 1:,:d 1.. t..te the !Junk art Account of the I sport.; and Im fo:tc from and into tit,: vai - iou% Pon, of Get at Lriedin, for 18 vs. endin: tile .tli orjaiin.ry, And, alfo ' art account ! 1., Tr , o tt e of ..It',.pitig, e..*.c. for the law periud. .1 h. 1.. acctr,,,ts were, on the motioa 0; Lord AVCKLAND. ordered to L. print-d. Lord Kr •rc,3frtr ihortly noticing the importance of the rub n:n.,,,, that the Bank of In Land Riltricili-n 1101 be read a (~.:ond time '.n Monday. His Lordlll4, iltted, that he thoLld ~n r'ay, tike an opportunity of nothing particular nr onerpedc,l fhouldarife to prcviiit him) to call the attention ut their imrtifhips to the various Fia ncial Account. then Le. fore the Honfr,patticularly thofc which related to the National Inconie and Experditure, and which were laid before the Houk purfaant to the motion of a Noble Lord (Auckland . ) whom he then law in his place. The Loan Cl...is:eel-Loa then put the queftion, that the Bank of Ireland Reßriction Bill be read a fecond time on Mon day ; which was ordered accordingly. The various BIUa before the Houfe were then forwarded in their rcfpc:tive Rages :--after which their Lordthips adjourned tin to-morrow, when a Commiffion takes place for declaring tit: Royal /Went to other Bills, whisk !ball have paired both Hooka of Parliament. HOUSE OF COMMONS. On the motion of Mr. ISAAC HAWEINS BROWNR, the eon- Bits-ration of the Report from the Great Grimfby Selcet Com mittee was pcltponcd to Friday the tit of April. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHRSVEII moved the renewal of the Call of the Houfe on Thurfday next, and that the defaul .rs incur the ufual penalty.—Ordered. TI.O CHANCELLOR of the ExcHEQ.lall then went below the Bar. and preferited a Meffage Irom His Majefty. The Meffage was ordered to be brought up and rad. It was to the following effc6t GEORGE R. His Mayfly having te. en into his ferious confidcration the many eminent Cervices of Sir James Saumares, Bart. K. B. Rear Admiral of the Bluc, and particularly his engagement with the Spaniards in the Streights of Gibrahar,oa the nth July, ads, has deemed it proper to communi:ste this his molt gracious confidcraticn to this Houfe, in order that his molt faithful Commons may take fuc.h Repo as will enable His Majclty to reward fuels fgnal ferrices, by the Settlement of an Annuity of Iscol. upon the laid Sir James Saumares for the term of his natural life. 0. R. The Cu AN cat .i.na of the EscnrQulß moved this molt gra cious communication be taken into confideration in a Commit tee of the whole Honk to-morrow.--Ordered. A Meffage from the Lords informed the Houfe that their Lordships had agreed to the Irina Pottage, the Expiring Laws 13111, and feveral Private Bills, without any amendment. The CHANcILLOR of the Exciicituca gave notice, that he would to-morrow in a Committeewf Ways and Means, more the means of difcharging Four MililOilf of Exchequer Bills, which had been already voted. Sir J. AI.:D[II6ON brought up the St. Giles's Burying Ground Bill Read a Brit, and ordered to be read a fecond time. Th... Duke of Athol's Bridge Bill was read a hrft, and order ed to be read a fccood time. The Southampton Water Works Bill was read a Aril, and ord.Ted to be read a fecund time. .1 he Woolwich Truftce Bill was read a kcond time, and re ferred to a Committee of the whole Houfe to-morrow. he ATI ()KNIT GL X brought up the American Con yentiou BBL Read a firft time, and ordered to be read a Cc cond time to-morrow. The Arroa N sr GENZIAL brought up the Rcport of His Majetty's Woods and Forelts BiU.--Orderod to be read a third time to-morrow. A perfon from the Infpedtor General of Imports and Exports, prtfented certain Accounts, which were ordered to lie on the Table. The Greenland Hillery BM patted through a Committee of the whole Houfc, and the Report was ordered to be taken into conlidcration to-morrow. The Clergy Non-refidtuceßill was read a 3d time and pared. Scvtral I'4embers obtained leave of abfence, Come in.confe quence of having ferved on *deft Committees, and others on to:co te it of ill halt h. 'the following Members were returned as found oa the re duced Litt of the Committee appointed to try the merits of a P, anon, complaining of an undue Elation for the Borough of Glafgow, Dumbarton, &c. . . Richard l'aync Knight, EN. Wm. Elliott, Efq. Jamts euluhoun, FA. Fran. Fernand Foljamhe, Efq. Wm. Chute, F.N. James RuUer (of Exeter). EN. . . .. . .. .. H. A. 111.244" Mon, Efq. - Andrew MAc;low.ll, Fig. John Rutherford, fq.. Alexander Campbell , Th.: Hon. Robert Curzon Charles Chefler, htq. Lord Pact 1 he I lon. T. Maitland, Nominees. The Lord Advocate of Scotland, } The fullow;rg Mcnthert were appointed a Commits et. for the trial of the Cont clt, d Licetion for ihc Borough of Oakhampton Ri, h. Joi9b Northb Efq. Lord Vdcount Alorpcth Henry Barthell, Erg. The Hon. Thoo. Pane LordLouvaine. The Hon. C. H. Hutchinfnn The names were called over in the order here Rated; when the Chak came to hi. Lordfkip's name, tome Honourable hlettibtr laid he believed that the Noble I.ord bad underilood has name to have been !truck off the Lift, and that his I.urd ihtp .4 quitted the Houk in confeptencb. Tlw setsato raid, that the Noble Lord had no right to un dettlatti fa, ur to quit that Houk without being cetta' n. After a hick paufc, the lion. the speaker laid, if the Noble lord had any nds about the Hoof!, he would adsife them to endca ‘aar to acquaint his Ltrdfhip; fur that the Members could nut be (worn un the Committee, nor could that Houle atljount ustsl they had, at lean., obtained tome further information on t-elltbjeft. . . . . , Mer ngcrs were immediately difeatched to his Lordf honk in Portman-i'qu.trc. In the men whsle the Speaker Lid, he thought it ncceffary to inform the I tout, thr by At of Parliamcnt,no Member had a right to t!epatt from that Houle when be had once been ap pointed on a Contetted Eiedinn Con-lid:tee, until the Lift had bet n returned. or it eltofen by ballot, until (worn at the table. Attar the Houk bad waited a coatiderable time, his Lord (Lip ante up to the table, made his bow to the Speaker, and wa• proceeding to addrefit the Chair, when 1 he Ser. as ra bail, that he was fully aware the Noble Lord mull fed fufficently the inconvenience to which he had put th t Houle; that he (the Speaker) Wl4 confcinus it could have ::rife,, only iron, mistake; tot that the coufieleration to which he bad alluded mull weigh fufticiently with his Lordfhip's own mind to make any further comment or any reprimand from him wince( tr“ry. 'lbw Noble l.orti then took his feat, and the remaining names of the Commi.tce were called over— I. J. Smith, Ell. R. N.:l. Bennet, Flip k Pole Carew, Fit Hop. J. W. Grimfbane I...ward I.cv.i ..1. 1 N. W. H. i.kowcs, EN. I him.% :::Atik y. Erg. i Nomlne.a. : . • I W:dtbeca I, 111. I.nrd 1. , c - ‘ CI . ;.i I a kw wa- ' • :,: c-pt•-arion a+.l toe ( :.'l: . .t . ' . • _•:ay. 'I he N..• • I ~..i ... , 1.,,,0...: t. th, ' • • r •hAt ha 1i..t•1 I quatt. It .t • 1.0.d...ti1U01,1 "1 L.OOl. L.A.11 Lf. W. L 6.1 COMMITTEE ON THE WOOLLEN TRADE. Errata of the Report of the Committee tl whom the Peti tion of the leveral Perfons conc.rne,l is tilt. Wso 1-n Tra and Manufadories within the Coupti — Wilts, and Gloucefter, was referred. MS. EDWARD SIIE:r %RD, :210ill:Cr, at I Tlry Ir. Gloucefter (hire, upward* of it year.., th'at if tac Ratute of the yth Eliz. ch. iv. was d into Hitt% a very great part of the trade of the cow ,- y ot Gloucetter mutt be loft, as a very great proportion of :.:c weavers at plerent employed had not been apprenticed; teat, in his own manufaCtory, at one eftablifhment, he employs about fevcnt y•five weavers, out of which five only have been apprenticed according to the above ftatute ; that at the other he employs about eighty-three, out of which fivern have been apprenticed; the greateft proportion Are men, tonic are women. With retped to the cloth-workers, he has not one among the whole who has been appren:::_d feven yearn; he infers, that If male but legal weavers were employed, be (hookd lore the major part of his trade—Th .t notwitbitanding the introduftion ,it toting looms (whi.ll of late years have very much inereated the number of looms) there is not at this time any turplus of competent and good weavers exifting—So nceetr.r! is it that the manlier of wea vers Ihould not be &created, the coarfc woollen tr A:llas al ready been, in a great degree, loft to the county of Gloticater, principally for want of weavers to carry on that hone . : of ma nufacture. He conceives that a very fhort period of time (within a year) is neeettAry to acquire a proficiency in the art of weaving—That, by the change in the nature of th, woollen manufaCtory, in confequence of machinery, it ha' been, and is necerfary to form monufaCturing eftablithments in villages, where the advantages of water and fall are ne.terially coat &red, tirrefore, in filch Stuations apprenticed weavers are not to be met with—That, in confequence of the great incrcafe in the demand for woollen cloths of late yea: s, a great nomber of p.oplc, of every defcription, have mho: in the trade as clothiers, who have not been apprenticed, and toerefore would, by the enforcement of the laid Ratute, be thrown out of hofi nefs; that he himfelf has never been fo apprenticed, neither does kc know any one who has ; and he conceives it ncceffary for the wall-being of the woollen trade,that the toanefaCturer &quid, as occafion required, either from the opening of new markets, or increafed demand in old ones, have it in his power to employ fuch work-people in every branch zs may be requi fite—That if clothiers are rettrifted from the employment of work-people who have not been appren iced, an extanfion of their trade would be impoffiliple on any occafion of extraordi nary demand—That he believes it to be contrary to the fade, that the number of regular weavers, able and willing to work at the ancient and ufual prices, who are out of employ, is im menk, or that their numbers are daily increafing; be 'peaks only of the county of Gloucefter That, from his own expe rience, the employment of perfoos, not regularly apprenticed to the bufinefs of weaving, does not tend to deßroy the good quality of the manufadure; that he has never known, or heard till lately, of any profecutlons for enforcing the above Ratute —That the number of apprentices has greatly diminitierd of late years, which be cooceives to be the confequence of the potent inmate of the woollen trade—That, out of the num ber of perfons employed in both his eitabliflunents, he cannot welly fay what proportion arc men to the women, (as they work at their own houfes,) but a much greater proportion are men—That by the introdualoo of the fpring Made more cloth has been made, which could not otherwift have taken place, from the want of weavers, as the operation of weaving is now performed by one peefon infield of two, to the great Caving of the labour; it being a motion of the weavers own adoption, they are paid the fame per piece as before the introdseliun of the fproig mottles—That he gives no preference to apprenticed weavers, hot the very reverie, as they are in general old men— That, as the trade is now carried on, a great many perfumer* employed as work e, for their own benefit, at an earlier age than they could have been under the operation of the ca nting flame, and that more women are now employed in weaving than fortherly, in common with the inereafe of men —That it has not been the praetice in Glouceiterihire for per forms to be bound apprentices in villages, (to which it is neeef fary to retort on account of water and fall,) nor does he think legal weavers could have been found to be transferred from one part of the county teethe other, failleient to take the appren tices; that he does not think any apprentices would be bound on the condition to the woollen trade generally, fo as to be equally transferred from one branch of the trade to the other, with chafe who are now employed as workmen—That the repeal of the Ratute requiring weavers to lave apprenticeiltips,would certainly not prove ruinous to the legal weavers or their famines —That many weavers receive work from different matters, and have many warps by them at t►e fame time belonging to thole different matters, by which means the return of the work is very mach delayed, and therefere the number of weavers is not in proportion to the quantity of cloth required to be made. Being aged, Whether any profecutlona had been commenced, or threatened, under the aforefaid &mute ; t.e Rated. that there was s profecution at the laft rummer a Tues for Glouceiterthire, but under what Renate he did not know, but be undcrftood , that it was eompromited by withdrawing a juror—He does ' not know that the defendant did undertake that in future be !. would employ none but legal weavers, or upon what ter:, a, but he knows that a great many notices have been given of prole cottons againft wafter weavers fusee, and that friendly facie:ties, or clubs have been formed, with a view to commence protect.- tioos againft thole who ufe or ezercife the trade of a woollen , cloth illegally ; in confirmation of which, the witnefs produced a book, intituled "Rules and Articles of a Friendly Society, or Club, called the Woollen Cloth Weavers' Society, begun the lath day of September, 1 ;" and alto, copy of an adrertifinicut, Inferred in the Gloucefter Journal, September 6th, Ifici, " calling a Meeting of one Weaver out of the pa rfth he reprefents, in order to determine on profaning thate who enlawfully exercife or follow the trade of a Weaver. (Signed) "W.H. J a 1 sor , Solicitor." ' file GI °ICC WATIStY, of Warminfter, in %ghillie, being examined, laid, That be has been a clothier ao years, but late ly out of buftnefs--that the gig-mill firit began to be introduced into Warminiter in the month of April or May laft..—Being alkyd, Whether he knew of any combinations iu confequence of the iutroduCtion of the gig-naill f be laid, there were nearly three-fourths of the Menton who quitted their mafters, and 'vide(' to work upon cloth after the gig-mill—That with re (peel to their riotous difpofition, there are now four persons in the different gaols consided for alraults and riots; and that many barns and outhoufes of the clothiers have been burnt, and guns have tarn fired at night into the houfes of the clothiers. and their workmen, who had become obnoxious on account of ufing the gig-milL Mr. WILLIAM SIIIIPPARD, clothier at Frome, in Sonierfet iblee, about I 4 years, being examined, laid, That in all mar kets both home and foreign, the preference given to Gloueef terflire cluih. was fo very evident, that he found it neceffary to fend the whole of his broad cloths near ninety mile, weekly to he dreffid by the gig ; fence the introduCtion of the gig, his flock is leffinell, and the cloths are wonderfully improved— that the neeeffity war fo gre;.t, that laft year and the prefenthc has been obliged to accept orders to a very Large amount, deli vered ill an unfildfhed Rate, after being milled, fo that the mer chant who had received them. had them dreffed by the gig after his own manner—that be (the witnefi) tried every thing in his power to Email them himfelf, but found it impolfibre; and rather than give up the orders, acceded to the term—that the introdudluon of the gig-mill will be highly beneficial, and that he has engaged to his workmen that he will employ them at tas. per week as long as they are able to work. And being allied, Whether he knew of any combinations of any worknacn in confequence of any attempt to introduce the gig-mill into his neighbourhood I He raid, that meetings of &carmen are privately held to receive lubfcriptions fo as to provide for thole out of employ, and they produce a ticket to as to entitle them to their weekly pay. Mr. RICHARD Bowing a, Solicitor at Bath, being examined, raid, that he does not know of any profecutions being commen ced againft the clothiers for ufing the gig mill, but has been in formed by Mr. Wilmot, folicitor for the fLearmen in Wilt_ (hire, that he has received inftrudions to commence maims againft loth manufaelorers who perfevere in tiling the gig-mill. SUL:I[C a and 3 Philip and Mary, chap. 1 it, fcclion a and 3, read. CIA It irs Efq. (a Member), Salinghall firm, int•rchloit, tying cx ,mii ,!. f thAt the nal ore (A los buiintf. i• r!kit Ily in the tale of N..nifh wool and rope:line clut:i. And be 1.a.l any ii.lormatioa to give te7peel .,i ~1 the c!.4l.i,rs the rZpeal ur altcraaun of That he conceived it ~ ould he onset d.rai:n.r.:al :Lac ary LAWS Oswald be A7ca1,..1 which toil to pasted labourdra in different branches of the Mannfadkay That it appeared to him that extreme caution will be necolTa-e in repealing certain rcltrietiec ads, of which the rnanufaet revs jultly complain, that others which tend to proted 111- banters be t.ot blendeil in that repeal. That at one pee-inl f the war, he believes between 1797 and 179 9 , f rom t i n fearei;y o. Spina wool, the labourers could not be employed in th-, menufaiture of fuperfine eh th, and at that periods dt gr : .;, :i t , bon of the manufaurers enrolled themfc.ves in tke sini entered in the army. Sublequent to th a t period, the iriportatlon of Spanifh wool, and cunfiderableord eis for d, ig called fur the inereafod introcludion of machinery ; he conceives, at 'he prefcnt period, choir men wt., haver . turned to the clothing towns, and arc capable of refutning the, employment, Mould have that given them before ary furl hi.r additions are made to machinery ; that thofc men fh'iutil, conceives, in every degree, be proteded at this peri.d, off-r; are made to induce manufadurers to quit the country order to eltabli(h the manufacture in Spain, with 311 t lie ado tag:. to he derived front machinery. That iteis.a fad. w , t i,„ his own kn iwledge, that a inanuladturor who is C ,31 1.ii , t(..1: '3 introduce and cftablifta the minufadory.on the fo.ning wn:sa it is conducted in this country, may have too)guinea; pat Annern fecured to him for a certain number of years, or portion of the -dean:ages to be derived from the ni iota; .ctioy at his option. That as a cafe in point with the Coe-t of N , a;.., and to thew the goad faith they have preferval, under limilr eircumitances, with otter manufacturers, folic years floc:. about the year 1780, a tanner was induced to pat to Spain, and was offered by that Government every facility to ettaLlifh Joe builneti on a large kale; be fixed that a large capital would he necefrary, which was lurnifbed hint, the witnefs heiieve., the amount of 6c,oocL; that a proper fituation would he zi ceffary to eftablilh the bpfusefs, and to was defired to was the country, and to ha on any fituation molt likely to arfn r th purpofe; that he was in coofequence put in poffefion or , convent, at a fhort diftance from Seville; the friars of the 0-• dcr of St. Jago were removed to a different ltuation, to mit room forte labourers be thought neceffary to bring iron, . laud; that nearly ao Englifh families did in confequence knit there, protected in their religious principles, and allowed evcr• requikte for their comfort and convenience; and that this eft• bliflunent has fo far frcrecdcd, that the export of tanned Ica then, which at that time was very confiderable, is now reduced to a very incoaderable quantity. To (hew how much into. relted Spain Is in the eftabllflunent of the manufadture of wool len cloth on the principle in which it is concluded by machia• cry, it mull be oblerved, that the raw material, namety, Spa. vim wool, can be procured at one third Ids than here; and th it oil and ((sap, two other material articles in the manufade , ., may be obtained at very little More than half Ike eott in r.... country; and confequently, if our labourers, from want of en.• ployment, are driven to Sick that in another country, whi z , they are deprived of here, we mutt naturally lore our foreig ; trade for this article of fuperfine cloth, which can be renders; fo much cheaper In Spain—that without the introduction -t machinery into Spain, he conceives it issprae9icable for them to rival this country in the manufacture of Cloth—that if crta• ehinery was eftablithedin any other country,this country cook* not rapport a competition in the foreign market—that he has heard from the report of osanufadurers thendelves, that per- Cons arc out of employment in confequence of the life of ma. chinery.but does not know it as a fadt,that he has niter publicly pledged hinsfelf to cafe his endeavours to prevent the further it dualan atmschinery. He aryls had any communication the labourers In any brunch of the nsanufaetate—that be to.. not Rate particularly as to thole reftrldions of which the n.r. nufaeturcrsjuftly complain, but they ate thole which Freda . 1 the exportation of unworn cloth, and as to the mealiutng folding of cloth and others. LONDON. FRIDAY. MARCH as. k Last-DAL—Holiday as the Public °Aka. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK 3 Per C. Cool: money. 64—Ditto, far April ace. 6sf. Osmium i 4 dif. PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY: Rank Stock Exam. os. to is.diG 3 Per C. Coot. 6 4iii Otani= t si $ per C.Ana. 9E} sp9i 99 Enka Tickets 17L loap.Am. zt s-16 Coa for Ap. ace.64l 65 i Yefterday afternoon difpatches were received at Lord HAWRISBUILY'S Office from Naples, vit Paris. Difpatches were at the fame time received from Lord WHirwoß TH. Nothing has tranfpired refpe&ing their contents. No mails of any kind have arrived this day from the Continent. Letters by the French mail of yefterday ftate, that it is generally underftood is the political circles in Paris, that the matters in difpute between the twocountries are nearly accom. Modated. The high price of the French funds (hews, that to be the belief of the moniEd men there. It is not probable, however. that any thing like a permanent peace can be expeded, i even if the points on which our Government infills fhould be acceded to by the FIRST CONSUL; for it is plain that we 'hall be more indebted to our armaments for what we may obtain, than to a fettle of moderation, juftice, and good faith aetu ating thole who at prefent hold the reins of Go- vernment in France. Should the fame difpofition continue, what are we to ezpeit when we (hall again have difmantled our fleets and dithandcd our foldiers ?—A new alarm to force us to incur a trent expence, and to diftrad and harafs the com mercial fpeculations of our indutlrious citizens.— It is poffible that the Frenci calculated on cf. fefting this on the prefent occafion, without any intention of carrying their provocations to loch a length as would make hoftilities unavoid. able. If this be the policy of France, it mil be confeircel that nothing could be deviled more prejudicial to our intcrefts as a nation. — Should the prefent difpute he accommodates!, .1 few months will (hew whether the French Go vernment are following a fyftem of the kind we 1 1 have alluded to. It is juft a year this day fince the Definitive Treaty of Peace was figned at Amiens ! Have we fince had any thing like a ftatc of profound tranquillity ? A letter from St. Maloes Rates, that upwards of 8o gun boats had affembled at that port, and at Cherbourg; and that a great number of foldiers have been marched into that neighbourhood. for the purpofe (as it is given out) of aftilling in the the completion of the new works carrying on ilicrc. —The Telei-raph, sl,i.h is feldom employed but on extraordinary occatims, has lately been it• forted to. r 11 I to tl 1 pro pis Ro: Mt] and lam lies ibl The the Fro difp in t Rea' was • bnr g l STOC Vlt ii debili poffel prints the G lIK ; e fp, P gr 11 L! 1r • • d :Le : - ;tom (!-.1; m," ch