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1 ~.,:,;, ; ' 7 'LONDON. . 1 11 ..." . jp, 'l / 4 . 4•••••••••• [LNG STAR. ' FRIDAY, MAY 3, 1822. .• STOCK EXCHANGE, TwELva - rrotots. Consols are 7111 tea 1 fir the Amount, and for Money 79 little business doing. ' Power Forms.--Tha Market is not very bra this morning, Mid, as tie I.sth May will be settling-day for the new Spanish Stock, it is expected a great improvement will take place in the above Stock, when It will fall into the bands of the real holders, by which means the Jobbers will be prevented from forting it on the Merket.—Spanish New 68 ; Old 65,11 Pros. gen 861; Neapolitan 681 to 69; Danish 85; Columbian Old 110; New 851 to 86.. . STOCK EXCHANGE, ONE O'CLOCK. The Market has improved within the last hour, and bears a Fay s olvable appearance. Consols are now for Money 79j j, and Tin for the. Account. Letters received this morning by the Dutch Mail state, that all Foreign Securities continued to improve, as well as the Exchanges. At Amsterdam the Exchange had. improved considerably; and at Vienna, it is said, Metallic Stock has got up two per cent. Appearances, taken upon the whole, look favourable to the continuance of peace. • ROYAL EXCHANGE, ONE P'CLOCK. In the Foreign Market, Columbian Bonds are the only Stock there is any business doing in, and the prices continue to improve. PRICES OF STOCKS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank 5t0ck.237 1 / 2 238 3 per Cent. Reduced 78% 3 per Cent. Consols 79 1 ,4 78 Y 8 7.9 • s A per Cent. 88%8 891/4: 4 per Cent. 944/ 8 .5 per Cent. Navy Anns. 102 1 ,E % Bank Long Annuities 19% 1346 • Imperial 3 per Cents. ex div. 77% - Irish 5 per Coots: 100 3 / 4 - 1 -India Bds. 525. South Sea Stcuk. e 9 .8 5% Exchequer Rills of L`1,400, Is. 4s. pr. Ditto Small 2s. 6s. pr.—Comols for Ac. 79 1 /s 3 / 4 1/a• There was a time when a majority against Minis ters on an important question was always considered as threatening the overthrow of the Administration, since, by such a decision, it appeared to have lost the confidence of Parliament ; but the force of custom has strange effects; _ _ S ' Alen change with manners, morals change with climes, 4 ' Tenets with books, and principles with times:" And the pre:.ent Administration have already endured so many defeats, that, as Tom CRIBB says by boxing, it comes quite natural to them." A system which they declare essential to the safety of the State, they will readily depart from rather than give up their places; and even on the Agricultural question, net longer a2,u t,:tn Monday night, Lord LONDONDEUY proposed a measure, of which he declared he did not approve. Seven Lords of the Admiralty were de clared by Ministers to be indispensable to carry on the business in time of peace, though no more were requited during the most active period of the war.— The House of Commons, however, declared by a vote, what every man in the country believed, that some of them were quite useless, and that two of them ought to be dismissed. This was done, and the affairs of the Admiralty go on as well as ever. None of the Maritime Powers have taken advantage of the crippled state to which our Navy has been reduced by dismissing two Lay Lords, although, from the im portame Ministers attached to them, one would have thought that it would have immediately provoked a maritime war. Last night, in the House of Commons, Ministers were defeated on the subject of the two Postmasters- General. It is true, that this job was not quite so shameful as that of the Lords of Admiralty, but the conduct of Ministers was the same in both cases; and they chewed in both a determination not to relinquish a single portion of patronage, unless it was wrested from them by force. It will be recollected, that Lord NORMANSY, to whom the Public are indebted for the triumph of last night, brought the subject before the House in au earlier period of the Session. This was on the 13th of Match, when his Lordship, after clearly proving, by the absence of one of the Postmasters abroad for two years together, and by several tither circum stances, that the office might be filled I I one indivi dual, moved -11 That it is tkor opinion of the House, that, without detriment to the public service, the duties of the Postmasters-General might be performed by one individual, and that the salary of the other might be saved to the country." Ministers opposed the motion ; and Mr. ReSINSOS, who took the lead on this occasion, opposed it on the sole ground of its diminishing the influence of the Crown. Lord LONDONDERRY said that a Junior Postmaster-General was a necessary part. of 44 the machine of Government ;" and Mr. Pm (from whom an argument of that sort seems very strange) de fended the two offices on account of their antiquity ! When the question was put to the vote it was nega tived by a majority of twenty-five only. After so entire a defeat, as to everything bat the mere trifle of numbers, it might have been expected that Ministers would, for decency's sake, have abo lished the useless office; or that one of the Postmas ters-General would have resigned, on the principle that Togas; mentions in his Honey Moon, f that a well-bred dog always runs down stairs when he sees violent preparations made for kicking him out of the room ;" but, no, the sinecure was still retained. Lord NoRsIANEY, who clearly saw that another such victory on the part of Ministers must ruin them, renewed the combat last night, turned the weapons of Ministers upon themselves, and put them at once .to the route. The gl influence of the Crown," the 111 / 4 . • A 14 machine of Government," and 1 1 the antiquity of the office," all these strong holds of. deibuceosTre re linquished last- night, and Ministers sought lkst to obtain a suspension of hostilities. 'The Caucarloa of the &CHEQUER bore the llag of truce, r L 'egged that the House would rot accede to the metion of the Noble Lord, until a Parliaresitaty Ceaserisson of Inquiry, which was abowt - to be appointed, fOr the special purpose of inquiring int* the bushiess of that department. had made its report. Mr. lipiarces, i answer to this, very properly observed, that the exa mination alluded to could-only affect the question of the details of the Post Office, and not the manage.l ment of the highest department. • Mr. HUSEISSON and Lord LONDOWDRRRY made a faint rally, but all would not do : even Mr. STUART WORTLEY, who on the former debate on this subject voted with Ministers, on the ground that if he con sented to that reduction he might be asked to consent to some other, last night voted against them, and the motion of Lord NORNANEY for an Address to his MAJESTY, to abolish one of the offices of the Post master-General, was carried by a majority of Ff./teen. ,- The Paris Papers of Tuesday have been received. The following are estracts: PARIS, APRIL 30. A letter from Frankfort, of the 26th inst. states that intelligence had been received of the arrival of the Emperor of Russia at Minsk, where the Imperial Guards %%ere stationed. • Baron Pasquier has set otit for Italy on a mission. The Brussels Oracle, of the 27th inst. says—" 'We learn that, by virtue of orders from the French Minis ter of War, several detachments of troops, cavalry and infantry, had left the garrisons of the department of the North to proceed to Picardy, where the con sternation is general, in consequence of the multiplied fires, which spread terror in that province, and which are evidently the work of-the most atrocious malig nancy. It is remarkable that the French Royalists accuse the Liberals of these excesses, while the latter retaliate the accusation on the Anti-Constitutional • Royalists." Letters from Montauban (Tarn et Garonne) of the 23(11 instant, say—. 4 After a long drought, a mild and penetrating rain. has watered the country, and re vived vegetation, which had languished under an ar dent sun. The apprehensions that had been enter tained respecting the harvest have been dissipated by this fortunate change of weather, and, if no disastrous event happens, we may hope for an abundance of the pi incipid fruits of the earth. The meadows have most suffered from the drought, and will produce little hay this year ; the pulse and fruit trees had also suffered, but appear now to promise sufficiently. It is expected also that there will be a sufficient supply, of wine." NunrninF.nc, APRIL 24. The Russian Alanifesto is not yet published, but se veral private letters confirm the great movements in the Russian Army of the South, and state that the army of Lithuania, and the Polish army, have also re ceived orders to hold themselves in rcadine.s to march. VIEN!sTA,.APRIL 19. The Councillor of State, de Tatischeff, had this afternoon his audience of leave of the Emperor; he will set out to-morrow for Petersburgh. His mission appears, thelefore, to be at an end ; and it is gene: rally stated in public, that all the differences u ith the Porte will be amicably terminated. M. de Tatischeff would not wait for the courier from M. de Lutzow.— It appears that the accounts from Constantinople, of which he is already in possession, are sufficient to de cide his departure, so often announced. The Turks continue to make defensive preparations iu Moldavia and Wallachia. They are erecting for tifications in various places. Six hundred cars, loaded with ammunition, arrived near Silistria, ou the sth instant. Letters from Bessarabia state, that the Russian flotilla stationed on the Danube had quitted Ismail, and gone to Repi, at the confluence of the Pruth and the Danube. Russian pontoons, conveyed by land, have arrived on several points of the Pruth. French Fands....—Five per Cent. Consols opened at 87 f. 60 c.--Lowest, 87 f. 50 c.—Close, 87 f. 60 c. We have received Madrid Papers to the 21st ult. The Cortes, in their sitting of the 15th, proceeded to the discussion of a proposition by Senor ORDUNA, for reducing the number of Ecclesiastics. The pro position having been referred to the consideration of a Committee, it was reported divided into eight Ar ticles. The first Article was to the following effect : I , That the Archbishops and Bibhsps do refrain from confer ring supc.rier orders, until the Cortes, after having formed regu lations for the Clergy, and ascertained the number of Ministers of worship which may be necessary, shall determine accordingly." A long debate ensued, which was continued throng% the sitting of the following day. The first Article was at last agreed to with an amendment, providing that those already ordained in iacris might be raised to the priesthood. The other Articles, which embraced details for carrying the proposition into effect, were also adopted. In the Sitting of the 17th, the Cortes elected the Junta for the protection of the Liberty of the Press. An eminent literary character, Don MANUEL Joss QUINTANA, was placed at the head of the list, having obtained the greatest number of votes. A debate took place in the Sitting of the I9th on a proposition for referring the .renal Code, as agreed , to by the late Extraordinary Cortes, to the KING for, - • • . r . '~R~? his sanction. This question was decided in a man- 1 net favourable to the views , ofidie 11inistly s the di vision being 69 in favour of the proposition, and 49 against it. The Dutch Papers to Wednesday state, that the Russian Southern Army has now begun to move, to take more concentrated frontiers between the Bog and Dneister. It is to be augmented to 150,000 men. An army of reserve of 60,000 men 'will also immediately be assembled, and, in case of hostilities, Drill be embarked at Cherson and Nicholajew. r••••• Advice: have been received from Cape Coast Castle, stating that the Dutch Government has sent out to the Government and Resident of their settle ment of Elwina Castle full permission to sell canoes to the Portuguese and other slave-traders, thereby affording great facility to that traffic ; and that in consequence many slave-vessels had anchored at that port, and have been amply supplied. The settlethent on the Gold Coast has been very unhealthy last year► NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Pextenstrxr roa Prottnranto or Wamers.—Tkossas Mom, of Moreton, labourer, was convicted at the Chester Anises of stealing ropes from the wreck of the Mary and Betsey, stranded on the Wallasey shore in October,lB.2o, and sentenced to death. It is to be hoped, that all those persons who have hitherto looked upon wrecking as a lawful trade, will learn from his sentence, that by the law of the land, as well as the laws of humanity, it is considered a most atrocious crime. By the 26th of Geo. If. plundering a vessel in distress (whether wreck or no wreck) is felony %About benefit of clergy. FAL3IOV2II MAT I.—Wind E.—Arrived the French chaise maree Le Bruit. Off this port, the Express. Warta, front Gibraltar. I'Lvitotrrn, MAY I.—Wind R.—Arrived the Expedition, from Genoa to Rouen, very• leaky; also the Lavwsno and GRICT. uorsn cutters, from cruising. PORTSMOUTH, MAT 2.—Wind R.—Arrived the Glory &Orr, from Leghorn. Sailed the Mulgrave Castle, Itaxrn, for Cr penhagen. The Princess Amelia and Marquis of Hertford passed down Channel* for India. MAX, MAY 2.—Wind E.N.F.—Sailed the Countess of Har- ' court, Brno, for Rotterdam. Came down from the River and sailed, the Latona, ROWE, for Demerara; Brutus, SMITH, for Honduras ; Dash, WHICKLY, for Naples ; Alliance, BOWCI:OFT, for Miramichi ; Commercial, TALBOT, for Pernambuco; and Alonzo, Piatrixs, for Boutdeaux. Batsioi, May 2.—The Ann, Vzsaar; arrived at this port from Wilmington, was totally dismasted on the 22d ult. about 200 nl'les to the westward of Cape Clear, while laying to by the stroke of a sea, which likewise washed the boats overboard. Custom-House, MAY 9.—Ships Entered Inwards : The Sprightly, from Rotterdam ; Autumn, from Memel ; Elizabeth, from Gottenburgh ; Po, from Calais; Phillippa, from Ostend; Slsters, from Stangate Creek; Ann, from Memel; Thames, front Alexandria ; Catherine, from Hamburgh ; Hepler, from Memel; Vriendschap, from Worcum ; Minerva, from Chris. tiana ; Furst Blucher, from Rostock ; and Thomas and Mary, front Harnburgh.—Entered Outwards : The Waterloo, for Bom bay; Alciope, for New York ; Alice, for Teneriffc ; Flying Fish, for Ostend; John and Mary, for Trieste; Catharina, for Ste:tin ; and Po, and Cahhorpe, for Calais,—Cleared Outwards : The Levant, for Belfast ; Dewdrop, for Elsineur ; Gough, for Bre men ; Janna Ilaxina, for Rotterdam; Albion, for Jamaica; and Ann, and Cdthorpe, for Calais. All accounts from Yorkshire, particularly from Huddersfield, agree that the Manufacturers were never better off, or in fuller employ; and what gives us additional pleasure to hear is, that every thing there is vier, and no discontent appears. The Duke of YORK was so much better yesterday, as to be able to ride out in his gig. His Royal High ness proceeded to attend the ICING, and transacted military business with his MAJESTY for some time. This forenoon their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of GLOUCESTER, and Princesses SOPHIA and AUGUSTA, in three carriages; attended by their respective suites, honoured the Royal Academy, Somerset House, with a visit, in order to view the paintings, &c. previous to their public inspection on Monday next. Sir GEORGE NATLER, Clarencieux king at Arms, is appointed Garter King at Arms, in the room of Sir ISAAC HEARD, deceased; and Mr. BIGLAYD, Norroy King at Arms, is promoted to Sir GEORGE NAYLER'S vacant o ffi ce of Clarencieux. La,t night, ME. Avis, the King's Messenger, left town with dispatches for Munich. . _ Yesterday morning a Messenger arrived in Lon don, from Vienna, with dispatches for Prince ESTER.. lIAEY, the Ambassador. The same Messenger also brought dispatches from Mr. GORDON / our Charge d'Affaires at Vienna. It is rumoured that the Salt Tax will be u:.andoned by Mi nisters, should the measure of commuting the Half-Pay al lowances and Pensions succeed. The new visiting Magistrates appointed for Ilchester Jail are, General BATUUELIT, of Wookey (son of the Bishop of Nortsvicu), and Witmayt HisKstwo, Esq. the late High Sheriff. On their first visit they ordered the high walls whits surrounded Mr. Hunt's, and the adjoining wards, to be immediately lowered. On the 23d ult. a duel was fought at Rainham ' between Cap tain Rarcaarr (late of the Inniskillin Dragoons) and Captain Woottly firrccza, R.N. The former was attended by C. W. Marty, Esq. and the latter by Admiral &cremes. The dis pute which led to this rencontre, originated at an Assembly in London. The interference of the seconds to effect a reconcilia tion proving unavailing, the panics exchanged two shots each. Captain SiENClet second fire grazed Captain %%relate's ear, but luckily did him no serious injury. The affair was thus ter minated to the satisfaction of all panic's. Wednesday night last, the pigeon-house of Viscount Ton mown, at 1 otes Court, Mereworth, was broken open, and 300 pigeons were stolen. EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM WASHINGTON, DATED MARCH 26: The European Ministers at Washington, very probably, in the absence of special instructions, feel it a duty to enter their protests against our recogni tion of South American Independence, with a view of extending or withdrawing said protest when fur ther advised. But this proceeding, no doubt, will 'have no effect on the President, whatever it may have on the Congress." RETRACT OF A LETTER FROM NORFOLK (VIRGINIA), DATED MARCH 20. 41 We shall rejoice to see our trade with the British Colonies renewed upon a good footing ; but if, as it has been rumoured, and as we may reasonably cal culate, our commerce with them is to be burthened with heavy discriminating duties, the advantage to us will Le, in reality, no greater than if they were closed against us : our vessels will still continue vir tually excluded frornthe British ports, while theirs will engross the whole of the carriage of our produc tions. The trade of Canada appears to have been considerably less last year than the year preceding : there was a considerable falling off in lumber : the freighting is Erincipally done by vessels owned in Great Britain. . : ; • • • e . -T DUEL IN HIGH Lift. • . MATH= PARTICULARS. • Previous to the duel between the Dukes of tto. FORD and BUCICIEGIIAM, which we announced y. terday, a correspondence took place between the pa s , ties, which terminated in an appointment fnr a me et . iag. This took place early yesterday mornin g i n Kensington Gardens. The endeavours of the second s proving fruitless, the parties, by agreement, fired t o , gether, the Duke of BEDFORD in the air. So me con , rersation took place between the seconds, and his Grace of BEDFORD, in the handsomest manner, e t . plained himself, and they left the ground, we tru st , with good will to each other. The following is that part of the Duke of B E , FORD'S speech at the late County Meeting, which i t said to have given offence to the Duke of BiICEIN3. HAM, and oceasioned the meeting of yesterday. Ti 't Duke of BEDFORD said— " He would now advert to another transaction, which he was almost ashamed to mention—he alluded to a great Borough-i % . prietor, now a Noble Duke, late a Noble Marquis, who-. vices, and the services of whose adherents in PatUument, lt•tn purchased by Government—had been purchased by conftrrirs high oltees on these adherents. It was an odious task to don these circumstances ; but he introduced them for the pose of asking whether, if a Reform bad been effected ia.P.:r liatttent, such transactions could possibly happen? The N.,'1 1 Duke's family. and connections were, of course, sent kick their constituents, when they accepted of place ; because, by tle Act of Parliament, it was provided, that when a Member of !1 : , House of Commons took an office under Government, he El::: return to his crmstitvents to know whether they would would not re-elect him. But how were the individuals is question sent back ? Thcy were nut sent back to the pr • of England—they were rot sent back to those who were :- to choose or to reject them —no, they wire sent back to t. : Borough Proprietor, to their own Patron, to the person who F. engaged in the corrupt traffic, who bad in fact made ;be bari:::.; with Ministers--(Cheers). Ile would again ask, could su:h circumstance possibly occur, if a Ilcform was effect.Lti :I.: Commons House of Parliament?"--(Applause.) SPORTING INIELLIGENCE. BETTING AT TATTERSALL'S, MAY 2. DERBY. 111 to o agst Aquil!na P. to 1 i.gst S:arr.ford 24 to I agst c. by Ilapbaz7.7kl OA KS. 2 to 1 ago Pastille :0 to I agst any oLber 2 to 1 agst Whizgig 7t04 on Pastille and Vhizgig art. the fi;:11. 7 tot agst Moses S to 1 agst 33ystie. 11 to 2 agst Hampden 7 to 1 agst Ajax. 7 to 1 apt Swap 14 to 1 agst Newbyth DWICASTZR ST. LLiER. 17 to 1 agst Marion 20 to 1 asst I:uphrosyne 20 to 1 cast Pilgatlick SPARRING. Relasces benefit took place yesterday at -the Royal Tic 7.-! Court, Great Windmill-street. The speechifying on the subject of the fight b-ing off hr,:reen Martin and Beflasco, was an interesting part; Belasco said hewn; ready to fight Martin on Tuesday nest, the kLy appoirted fz: the fight for 100 guineas, as hi, backer had been humithd on th: day the stakes were to have been made, and his ILL/. becam: forfeited, and that match was off. Martin mounted the stage, and said he had received the rm. feited IOOL and that he would fight Belasco on Tuesday fa:;. night, for 200/. He was not in a condition to fight earlier, :s he had been up four nights. After some more chilling, Martin produced some flintsies, and said he would fight on Tuesday next. 'Masco referred him ;a the Navy Coffee-house, Newcastle -street, to make the stakes good that evening. BOXING. loci Harris, the Wiltshire man, who was matched at Eptera .Hunt Races, as the man unknown to the prize-ring, to kb: George Lenney, whom he beat in good style, entered the ri;:; yesterday morning, with Gilbert, the Berkshire navigator, 1 stone the heaviest, and whose character was that of having n•oa 14 fights, and put one man to sleep. The battle was for 4G sovereigns, and it took place in a meadow at Thorn, six miles from Strathfieldsay, the seat of the Duke of WELLINGTON, is Cie presence of a strong muster irons the western nursery to: It Isms a short but our and out fight. Round 1. At setting-to the disparagement in size was ee . r.:l to Neat and Gas. Gilbert ran in upon his adversary, but mis sing two round hits, a close followed, and Gilbert gave the fall, but not without much wrestling for it. The men tried to t-.. - a;,:, but they wanted lessons. 2. The Navigator, in making the play, received a henry blcw on the snout, and the claret half smothered him. He brake away; and, after deliberately wiping away the blood, he turnnl to again, and doubled up his adversary by a body hit. 3,4, and 5. These rounds produced no material mischief, as both were too tired to commence offensive operations; hitt. as wrestlers, much science was displayed, and Gilberts strerils gave him the best of the fall. 6. A sanguinary round, in which both men were several thnes hit to a stand-still. It lasted 11 minutes, and it was all figh:in: - . Harris, for the first time, got his heavy right-banded blow platsd on the ear of his adversary, and he fell as if shot. It was a I.•a~r to a Icon-lit. Gilbert was as stupid as a drunken night constell:. The 7th round settled the fight, by Gilbert receiving a cho.2k ing hit in the throat, and was carried away. Harris won it is 52 minutes. COURT OF KINGS BENCH, MAY g. nu ma v. lIIGHISOILL At the rising of the Court, the defendant, Dr. liighmnre, w!..* was found guilty some time ago of a libel on the King, and hu manely allowed to go at large upon Ms recognizance, presen , l himself before the Bench, and moved for the judgment of Court on himself. The LORD Cant JUSTICE remarked, that the defendant on former occasion, had consented not to come up for judgment. Dr. Ilighmore said he had always considered himsel at libertY to plead in mitigation of punishment. The Doctor was then told he must give the Solicitor-Genrml notice, if he really would have judgment. Further delay was then described to be inconvenient, and as the defendant had made up his mind to receive punishment, hr did not like to be disappointed. The LORD Conte Jusrica.—" If you will have judgmec:, enter into your own recognizance, and pay a fine of le." Dr. Highmore was still dissatisfied, and exclaimed, his 111:• jest, has used me, his subject, ill. The Loan Came Jerszscie—We must not allow any msn to say that here. If you repeat those words, you must be tune.' out of Court. The Learned Doctor did not repeat the assertion, but held short private conversation with Mr. &marry ; during which the Judges left the Court. Dr. Highmore of course retired, having taken nothing by his motion. COAT EXCHANCI, MAIIX-LAITS, MAT L—Having a tolerably large quantity of Wheat left over &son Monday and Wednet day's arrivals, and s fresh supply this morning from the Suffolk coast, and but few buyers at market, the sales were heavy a: Monday's prices, and at a decline of from Is. to Is. per quarter for the inferior sorts. Barley is full Is. per quarter cheaper, and extremely dull sale at that abatement, the supply being loge , and most of the Maltaters baying left off buying for the sow! , Oats are Is. per quarter lower, the arrivals being abundant. In Beans and Peas there is no alteration. SMITHTIALD MAR=IT, MAT 3.—Our supplies this morni"; are most abundant, and a reduction in price has taken place every article.—Hay, Straw, &c. nearly the same.—Curren:y Beef, 2s. Od. to 3s. 6d. per stone of slim; Mutton, es. 01 to 3s. 4d. Veal. 4s. Od. to 4s. 6J. Pork, 4s. Od. to 3s. 4d. lamb, 4s. to 4s.6d.—Cattle at Market : Beasts, 460; Calve 4. =CO Sheep and Lambs, 9,100; Pip. 1800" , -Hay and Straw per "; Hay, 61. 10s. to 41.45. Clover, 41. 4s. to 41. 15s. Straw, 11. 7.. to 11.16.. BIRTH. On the 26th ultimo, at Hereford, the Lady of the Rev. Henri Gips, of a daughter. --_--...... LONDON . Printed and published by lain KU?, Picket:- place, Tonple-Bar. I u ~r I•