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i 1 they wanted to do something extraordinary.--; (.1 laugh). They said, let us fire•a few guns, and i f we don't fire them at Copenhagen, when and where arc they to be fired ? Let us also make a few Peers, for there must be some made, and if we don't make them now, when shall we have an t other opportunity r' To speak seriously; he believed there ivas no pi...cadent in our whole history, where honours were so obtained as by Lords Catheirt and Gambier. 'He knew Ad miral Gambier well, and he as well *as every man who knew him respected him . as a brave and gallant offi cer. From what he knew of him, he was convinced that no man could be more astonished than his Lord ship was upon awakening in the morning and finding himself made a Peer by the Gazette of the night before. Admitting the propriety of thanking the Army for their valour, why thank the Navy also ? The Navy did no more on that occasion than keep the ground, as it is called, upon the occasion of a review. To say they kept the ring, in the language of boxers, would, however, be more appropriate .phraseology. (A hmgh.)—As to the praise due to tie Ariny, he was sorry that gallant and meritorious rfficer, who commanded on the occasion, was not now present in his place t 9 tell us what sort of tromps he had to encounter (we understood him to mean Sir. Arthur Wellesley). The Noble Lord who opened the debate had drawn a formidable picture or the Militia of Zealand ; for his part he believed they were something like what was called the lumber troop in the city of London—(much laughter). If any part of the Expedition to Copenhagen deserved thanks, it was the officers of artillery ; they he con ceived ha&done wonders, and were alone entitled to the gratitude of their employers. He was ever averse from being niggardly in our grants cf pensions for meritorious services : it would be remembered how unanimous the House was, when the thanks were voted to the immortal Nelson for his .services at Copen hagen. (Hear ! hear!) They spoke for them selves, and there was no occasion for the Noble Lord to come forward with a long and dexterous 1 Speech, as he did to-night. He disavowed all in- tention of taking the sense of the House on the mo tion; all he wished was, that his sentiments should be known. He thought the vote of thanks would be injurious to the service in future ; it was not called for by the circumstances of the case, nor expected by the officers themselves. The gallant commanders had not yet received thanks at Lloyd's Coffee-house, and • these people always ran before every body else with th it thanks.( laugh !)—And he would pow tell the House why they did not vote thanks at Lloyd's for the Copenhagen exploit. The fact was, the mer chants were touched in a sore part—they had hailed 1 the appointment of their favourite as Captain of the fleet (Sir H. Popham), because they knew he under stood trade almost as well as fighting, and would consequently stick to the interests of commerce.— ( Much laug h ter!)—lt was unfortunate, however, for this trading. Captain's popularity, that he was so busy in packing up the old hawsers, and rusty nails in the Dock.vard of Copenhagen, he forgot to warn the homeward bound merchant vessels of the danger from capture by the Danes. He would ask Ministers, had no complaints been made by Russian merchants of this oversight ? As to Lord Gambier, he meant to attach no blame to him on this account; but where was the great friend of the Mayor of Birmingham, the Mayor of London, and the Master- of Lloyd's, all this time? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER and Mr. WINDHAM mutually explained, when strangers were obliged to withdraw. While the doors trete closed, we understand that Sir Francis Burdett spoke against the motion of thanks, and concluded with calling for a division—the division then took place. For the motion of Thanks, 100; against it, 19. Majority, 81. Lord CASTLEREAGH then moved the Thanks of the House to Admiral Sir H. E. Stanhope, Rear Admiral Sir Samuel Hood, Admiral Keates, Sir H. Popham, and several Captains and Officers of tl:e fleet, under their command, for their cordial co-ope ration, &c. on the above occasion."—Agreed to. " That the House doth highly approve of, and ac knowledge the service of the Seamen and Marines under the command of Admiral Gambier on the same " -Agreed to. . Speaker do communicate the above Lord Viscount Cathcart ; and that he signify the same to the several Officers land on the above occasion." the same•contmunication be made to kits, and that he he requested to sig. those under him on the same occa to. ST OF THE MINORITY. W. Smith John Smith Richard Sharp Henry Pierce George Hibben Hon. M. Matthew Robert Hurst Hon. W. Howard Francis Horner *WU. faikestoae m Sir Francis Barden FINANCE COSIMITTF2. .ACELLOR of the EXCHEQUER ;mace of his notice to move for the re-ap - Committee on the subject of Finance. be necessary for him to trouble the great length on the present occasion, in lde it of the propriety of .a measure treacly met with the unanimous approba- Ise and of the public. He would first topics, of the importance of which he fence. He meant that of the Bank, Army Pay Office,- to the utility of the teeming the latter of which. be was otimony. He was . glad that Govern. opportunity of opening that matter to who was best qualified to act upon Illy, and which he had done in a man- .im great honour, and by which he had Try degree of zeal as well as ability that be u ishel on that occasion. Upon Committee had f"nned a report which Parliamentary sanction. As to the Bank, he had had occasion to enter into which led to certain arrangements that :onfident, be perfectly satisfactory tothe this occacion the Bank had behaved with kad always distinguished that body, any degree disappointed the most MI- occasion."—Agr ar " That Mr. Resolution to Lc 11 requestei to si nder his comma " Also, that tl ad Admiral Gambit •igs xd ..ty the same to rith .. . on."--Ag ree d 3211 LISJ Lard Nekton lent H. C. Combo ; lino. 1. W. Ward • •• Wltitbread Hon. T. Brand Thomas Cul-Imq 011 Henry Martin IA W. Haneywood 04 Henry Parnell woo Haabaeff ramy tiles Lord Flake' bee% which The CHANC • haa • m pursnano t of a C N I urn would not b e on x at any gre gh to persuac had alread e riot' of the Hong oks . "" .f. at a few t o . of ' some experie task' ' that of the A he ° • ions conci and 'to bear testi re yr:l,. had th e op co to very o ffi ce r la Ko na Oct benefic iali c itse 4 which did hie vibu ifested ev er y "" I Possibly rite, • subject the C i ' require ] of th e B a Jed tu - n cist ha , was coi opal • Urn thi it h • , whtc opt bd they i n* a trail guine expectitions which could have been formed either by the House or by the 'public ; on which subject a Report would appear before the House ; and the attention which had been 'paid to it, he trusted, would be thought laudable. He had nothing further to state on these matters, except that it was his intention to propose as Members of the renewed Committee every one O£ those who were Members of the former one, with the exception of Mr. Ryder, not now a Member of that House ; and who, in conse quence of the gracious favour of his Sovereign, had been placed in another, and eminent situation, the duties of which, however, were laborious, and called for much individual attention. The Gentleman *whom he intended to propose to fill the place of Mr. Ryder was Mr. Charles Ellis. He then moved, "That a Committee be appointed to examine and consider what regulations and checks may be established for con trolling the Public Expenditure, and diminishing the amount of salaries and emoluments, without detri ment to the public service."—Ordered. All the Members of the former Committee, with the exception of Mr.- Ryder, whose place was sup plied by Mr. Charles Ellis, were nominated Members of that Committee. The Reversion. Office Bill passed a Committee of the whole House, after a few words in opposition to the extent of it, from Mr. Croker ; and the Report v.-as ordered to be received to-morrow. The Chaplain was required to preach before the House, in St. Margaret's• Church, on Saturday next. At 9 o'clock the House adjourned tots day. THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. FRIDAY, JANUARY 29. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAYAT ONE O'CLOCX. Con-ols, fur money, 63 T r —for February, 62-U--Reduced Onurium:q lyre.—Excbeq.Bilk, Fr. PRICE OF SVOCKS YES . TERI).-iY. Bank Stock 22G 2271 Imp. Ann. 7 9-161 3 per C. Red. Ann. 831 434 Exch. Bills, 2s. pr. Is. dis. 3 per Cent. Cons. 63 1 4 1 Omr.iarn iql prem. 4 per Cent. 82 Itut:4 L0r. , .15, pnr h. di , . 5 per Cent. 944 - English Tickets, 20. 19s. L. Ann. 18 1-16th 18 Crr:s for Feb. G 2 The thanks of Parliament w.-2r2 yesterday voted to the ArMy and Navy employed in the expedition to the Baltic. In both Houses there was some debate on this question, but the discussion in the Howe of Commons was the most interesting. The question was carried in the affimative, after a division cf . 100 to 19. The anxiety of the public to learn something cer tain of the Rechefort squadron is very great. The Rai.eigh, of 18 guns, arrived at Plymouth, was cha sed by them, but escaped by superior sailing. The following letter, received this morning,, per _ haps relates to this squadron : " COVE OF CORK, JAN. 21. 44 Five sail of the line were sten off here this mor -44 ning, and the Admiral has sent out afi igate, to see 44 what they are." It appears by the Dutch papers, which we have re ceived to the 21st inst. that on the 19th inst. a Decree was passed by King Louis, extending all the rigours of the new system to Sweden ; ordering all its diplo matic agents forthwith to dePart from Holland, and other Swedish subjects to be arrested. The King h:is also put forth an additional Order, directing the sei zure and confiscation of all vessels which shall bate been visited by an English ship, touched at an Eng lish port, or that shall have paid duty to the English Government. Letters from France, received yesterday, state, that Spain has ceded the Floridas to France; and it is sup posed, accordhig to these letters, that the Rothefort squadron is gone to take possession of these settle ments. -This serves to explain a rumour on the same subject, which we stated oWeceipt of the papers and letters by the Arabella. Letters from Charleston, of the 29th ult. also state, that great apprehensions pre vailed there, in consequence of a rumour afloat, that the Floridas had been ceded to France. Wednesday the Duke of Suss= completed his 35th year, upon which occasion his Royal Highness went to Windsor, as did the Duke of KENT, to dine' with her MAJzsrv.and the PtincEssEs. In the even ing there was a select party to a concert and cards, at which his MAJESTY was present. The American Committee met yesterday, and a long discussion arose upon the question, whether a memorial should be presented to Ministers, relative to the present state of our relations with the United States, or rather with respect to the consequences of a war with America ? The result was, that the ques tion of presenting a memorial was decided in the ne gative, only by the casting vote of the Ch a i rman , Mr. SANIDH. An order has been made, directing that no flag of truce from France should in future be suffered to land a Messenger at Deal, but. that in the event of any such arriving, she is to proceed to Dover, and land the Messenger at that port. Sir THOMAS ACKLAND, of Killerton, Devon, Bart. who .had been .detained in his passnge through Den mark, and sent to Konsberg prison, together with COMA LA MOTTE, and Mr. C. C. ADDELEY, the companions of his tour, have been liberated ; and they are all returned to England. DRURY LANE THEATRE.—On Wednesday a meet ing of the Renters of this theatre was held, Sir JAMES ALEXANDER in the Chair ; when a lorig investigation of the proceedings under the Trust Deed, and the pre sent state of the concern took place. A motion was made by Mr. HOSIER, one of the Trustees, and se conded by Mr. SHERIDAN, the Proprietor, to appoint a Committee invested with full powers, to examine more Minutely the affairs of the theatre, sinceithe establish- Ment of the trust, and to report tO a fbru.re meeting. This was agreed to, and a Committee of fifteen Gen tlemen was accordingly appointed. • ARMI! • UENRR.AI. WHrrELOCISE'§ 1'R441-: srcoNo DAY. The Conti met this day, at Ten o'clock preciSely. The first witness called was General GOWER, whose examination continued till 12- o'clock, when auditors were' xcluded, in order to give the Court an oppor tunity to deliberate on a question objected to by Ge neral WiIITELOCKE4 At half after twelve o'clock, the Court had not re sumed, when our express came away. The injunction of the Court not to publish its pro ceedings till they are ended, precludes us from detail ing the nature of the evidence adduced. The Court was very much crowded with Military Officers and Gentlemen. . There were but few Ladies present. The concourse of military officers arrived in town to hear the important trial . of General WIIITELOCKE, is very great. The Expedition lately under Sir CHARLES COTTON, consisting of about 40 transports, full of men, was expected to sail the day before yesterday. Its desti nation still remains a secret. His Majesty's ship An telope, 50 guns, and Milbrook schooner, take them under convoy. The sentence of General ST: JoirK, Lite in - the East Indies, has been signed by his MAJESTY and the Com mander in Chief. The General is to be broke. The embarkation of the troops, intended to form the expedition under the Command of Lieutenant- General Sir GEORGE PREVOST, is going on with .all possible speed at Portsmouth. The 7th Regiment, or Royal Purileers, commanded by the llonourable Colonel PACKZN RAM '1 he Bth, or King's Regiment, commanded by Col . Hot cnro,, have already embarked. The 13th Regiment, commanded oy the Honourable Colonel Coteau, comes round from Plymouth ; and The sth Battalion of the 60th Regiment, commanded by the Baron ROTTENIURCU, from Cork. Colonel DANIEL HOUGHTON, and the Hon. Colonel COLVILLE, it is supposed, go out with the rank of Brigadier-General to North America. We stated yesterday that news had been received by the ship Hamilton, of Greenock, from Halifax, of the death of General Sir JAMI:ii CRAIG. We should be happy to find this intelligence incorrect, but «•e fear it is but too true. Besides the vacancy occasioned by the death of Ge• neral CRAIG, there arc now the following vacancies : . For the Chief Command in the West Indies, vice General BOWYER, who is coming home ; For the command at Tobago, to succeed the de ceased General DF:L HOSTr For the command at Antigua, to succeed the de ceased General ARCIIFII; For the valuable Government of Surinam ; For the Command in Chief at Madras, vice Sir Joiix CRADDOCK, now on his passage home; and, For the chief command at Bombay, vice Lieute nant-General OLIVER NICOLL% We regret to hear that the ill health of General BaowNstows, Quarter Master General, renders it ne cessary he should go to Bath immediately. LAW INTE.LLICENCE. • COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JAN. 28. CRIMINAL INFORMATION. The ATTORNEY GENERAL moved for leave to file a criminal information against Mr. John Pyke, upon the affidavit of a Mr. Williams, who was the Lieut. Colonel of a Volunteer Corps, called the First Liver pool Volunteers, and in which regiment Pyke was a private. It was stated, that the Gentleman against horn he moved not only absented himself from his duty, but also persuaded ether men'not to attend, and conducted himself so much against the rules and re gtilations of the corps, that he had incurred penalties to the amount of 8501. In order, therefore, to con vince him that he was not to act in that manner with impunity, informations were lodged against him, and penalties recovered to :_hatamount, which he paid in l .Iv a draft upon his banker. The money being thus re covered, it was not the wish of the regiment to keep it all, they therefore voted that 7501 should be returned to him, and 1001. only kept for the purposes of the corps. But this Gentleman having received back the greater part of his money, thought he might at well endeavour to het the other 1001. but not succeeding in his application, he challenged Mr. Williams, who was the Commander of the Regiment.—Rule granted. THE RING V. PICTON. Mr. DALLAS was heard in support of his Rule for a new trial is the-case of Governor Picton. He stated, that he had Munded his motion for a new trial on two grounds :—First, that there was at the trial a gross misrepresentation in, the evidence of a material fact.— Secondly, That if the fact had been correctly proved, that the defendant dugs nevertheless to have b e a t ac quitted ; as what he had done was done in the course of judicial duty, erroneously, but not maliciously He then proceeded to animadvert. on the whole of the case, but in the midst of his argument was stopped by Lord ELLENROROUGH, who observed he must go to Guildhall, and wished that Mr. I). should resume that head of argument on a future day. It Was ac• cordingly ordered, that the further argument should stand over until Wednesday next. We shall give • full report of the proceedings as soon as they are con cluded. DUDLEY V. SMITH. This was an action against the proprietor of the' Chelsea Stage, for negligently and carelessly (by his servant) driving his coac t through a narrow gateway, by which the plaintiff, who was an outside passenger, was thrown off, and dreadfully bruiaed.--Verdict for plaintiff—Damages 2001. . •s-. •-- . .~ ~_ ..___•-. CENCE L INT&LI PORTSMOUTH, JAN. Qs. Arrived the American ship Juliana, Captain tVi: taAsts, from.Altea, with fruit, for London ; the camel through the Gut of Gibraltat on the 7th January, with thirty-four sail of merchantmen, for England. His Majesty's ship le Tigre left Gibraltar on the lltli .instant; spoke Admiral Punt . u; oft Cadiz on the lfth instants A convoy was to sail from Malta tili the Ist February, fix England, under com'oy of his Ma , jesty's ship . Arrived his Majesty's ships Hearty and GoshaWk, froth a cruize ; and the Ge: neral Doyle, wiJr Spanish prisoners, fro.n Cork.— Wind N. W. • FALMOUTH, YAK 26. Arrived the Speedwell lugger, 11oPicna, froM cruizz: ; the brig Thomas, HAMMOND, and Folton, WALKER, from Waterford. Sailed the Amphion, Blosiom, and Paulina, with th e outwar d-b oun d Me diterranean fleet, 72 sail, under convoy, with a fine breeze ; also the Windsor Castle packet, SurTox, with mails for the Leeward Islands. Remain in the Roads his Majesty's ships Antelope and Milbrock, with a fleet of transports, having troops on board. DEAL, JANUARY 28: Arrived the Sultan and Wrangkr gun brigs, from the Nore; the Mutine, Oberon, Pandora, and Beagle sloops; Planter, Blazer and Minx gun brigs, from a vruize. Alsb three East Indiamen from the River (names unknown.) RENIAIN IN THE DOWNS: Princess of Orange, Trusty, Agincourt, Woolwich, Clyde- 4 Mutine, Pandora, Beagle, Oberon, Blazer, flamer, Minx 4 Wrangler, Bold, F..arneq, Bustler, Whiting, and Sir Stephen Lushington East India ship for the River.—Wind W. N. W. SHEERNESS s JANUARY gR: Cattle down from Chatham and sailed to the &ore the Orion man of war. Sailed the Piercer gun brig, to Harwich, where glie is stationed : she relieves the Centinel gun brig, Lieutenant KING, wh.., is coming here to take the ships bound to Gottenburgh. The Commerce, Wm. Batoos Master, lately drove on the main here, is got off, but she is so Much damaged that she is obliged to l•; unloaded, as she cannot proceed to London with her cargo. . The Adventure, of Sa , km, Captain SINCLAIR, bound to London, but brought in here dismasted and water logged, with a cargo of sherry wine, is unladen, and her cargo is sent into the London docks. The Danish merchant ships Prince Frederick, Anna Elizabeth, Friden, Frow Catharine, Frow Margaretha, and Junge Thomas, at this port, are condemned, Ind are now rigging and . getting ready to send round to London to lie sold. A great number of men are employed repairing the sea Walls and the damages occasioned by the late high tide and wind. GRAVESEND, JAN. ass. Passed by the Adamant, Stirling ; and the Bruce Grove, --, from Monte Video ; Flora, Morgan, from Wexford ; Peace, Quinton, froth Waterford ; Commerce, Cole ; Jnne, Sayers ; and the Mary, Ir win, from Cork. Sailed the Exeter, Merriton, for India ; Venelia, Donald, for Jamaica ; Hainbletow nian, Bradwell, for Guernse ; Harmony, Humphries, -and the Diana, Collins, f.:l YARMOUTH, JAN. 2P. Sailed .the G6liah, of 74 guns, Captain Pnotr Cruizer, fvfitsquito, Vixen, and Snipe. Arrived the Rosamond sloop of War from a cruize. Remain the Amelia, Roebuck, Amiable, Rosamond, and three brigs. Repairing, Starling and Censor, Sailed the packet for Harwieh.--Wlnd The Eliza Sprout, -SALiEtt, from Re* York for Amsterdam, is put into liarttrich hi distress, The Rebeeca, CURLING, froth Fs:homy' tot London, was captured off Brighton on the 25th hat. by two, French privateert. • LENT tuteutr.—Yesterclay the Judges ot the several Courts met in the King's Bench Treasury Chamber, for the purpose of choosing Circuits for the next Lent Assizes, which are as follow Ncarotx Clitcurr.—The Right Hon. Edtvard Lord Elena borough and the lion. Mr. Justice Ci-ose. . Mt in.A NO.—The Right Hon. Sir James Maosficld, Knight, and the Holi. Mr. Barn Wood. Hoste, , --l'he Right Hem Sli Archibald Macdonald, knight s and the Hon. Mr. Justice Heath. Wcs-raaii.-a•The Hon. Mr. Eaton Thohison and the Hon. Mr. Justice ttooke. , NJtrtirßN.-ierbe Hon. Mr. battle, I..eiff!•eqe and the Rom Mt. Jtstice Le Bhutc: Ozroen.—The Hon. Mr. Justice Chambre and the Hone Mr, Baron Graham. Mrs. CAROLINB IaIYDGESO of Wootton Court, neat Canterbury, has presented her cousin, the Rev. PETER HAW K/111, junior, of Woodchestet, In the County of Gloucester, one of the Domestic Chaplains to his Royal Ilighness the Duke of CumszittAxia, to the two valuable Rectories of Wootton and Otterden , in the County of Kent, vacant by the death of h er hus- • band, the late key. EDwARL Ti'AIEWELL BRYDGER. Addison says, " There is a material distinction between sfiendinz and rhisArtandiag money." His meaning is obvious—the former !tray be productive of gath-athe lattet, without ahy posiibility of good resulting from it, at least to the mis-pender. Quer'e ? Does not the immense richness ofthe depending Sta:* Lottery present a prospect of great gain, even from spending on it a very little money ? In town or country, there is scarcely a tatern, coffee rouse, inn, or public-house, but subscriptions are raising for the purpose of purchasing Tickets and Shares. The old clubs have began to lay out part of the money, which accounts for the present dernand that HORNSBY and Co. daily experience from all parts of the United Kingdom. The Scheme stands in high estitnation,--Litst year, Hawser and Co. were May fortunate, selling Seventy.two Shares of Capital Prizes, at their Old established State Lotte_i7 Offices, 25, Combat, 52, Charing-geou, and St. Margaret's Hill, Botougl. . . . ' • . d re 01 1 \4 1 th he 'a- a [e- ne he :1, )m 'l, ;le is rer