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DEDICATED TO SIR FRANCIS BURDETT, BART. M. P. This day was published, price 3s. 6d. A NOTHER LAY of the LAST MINSTREL. " For Love of Grace Lay not that flattering unction to your Soul That not your Trespass but my Madness speaks, It will but skin and film the ulcerous Place, While rank Corruption, mining all within, Infects unseen." SHAKESPEARE. London : Published by M. Jones, No. 5, Newgate-street. This day was published, price fls. (id. enlarged by the dissection of Evidence and other important matters, and illustrated by Charts rtpre . .ientlng the relative situation of the British and French Fleets hi Basque and Aix Roads during the most inter esting periods, "MOTES on the MINUTES of a COURT MAR TIAL, on bo.lrd his Maiesty's ship Gladiator, in Portstnouth I larboor, on \V dnesd,,y, rhr Vith thy of July, 1809, &c. on the TRIAL of the Right Honourable JAMBS LORD GAMBIER, Admiral of the Blue. London : Sold by J. Budd, Crown and Mitre, Pall Mall; Mot ley, Portsmouth ; a;,(1 iZtv‘ and Curtis, Plymouth. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. PF.TERSBURGH, MARCH 5. The rumour of closing the Baltic against neutrals is once more revived. To this proposition, Russia will be very ur.vilnlg to consent, unless compulsory measures are adopted by the French Minister here. It is said that Sweden and Denmark have already consented, but no reliance is to be placed on these statements. It is a matter of great doubt, whether even Ame rican vessels during the approaching season will be allowed to enter Riga and the other Russian ports. It is reported, that Mr. Adams is against it, if the many frauds practised on the flag of the United States be not avoided, and if they do not come with out licences from Great Britain. Of such vessels, he himself examines all the papers, and rejects them if there he the least ground of suspicion. Other matters remain much as they were when I wrote to you last. The Emperor, it is understood, has changed his Mistress for a Russian Lady, who has the same influence over him as her predecessor, and who is equally under the controul of the French Minister and his party. GOTTENEURGH, MARCH 23. We are in daily expectation here of the arrival of the French Ambassador ; and when he appears, we have much reason to apprehend that new and severe restrictions will be imposed on our commerce. There have been 46 ships seized at Petersburgh, and there is very little chance of the sequestration being taken off from any of them. Eight of these, with their cargoes, are already condemned. PARLIAMENTARY" PROCEEDINGS. lIOUA OF LORDS, APRIL e. About three o'clock an appeal from the Court of Session, ' 4 ' Douglas, suing as an infant, versus Wilson," came on at the Lords' Bar. Sir Romilly and Mr. Stephen having spoken for the Appellant, the further hearing was appointed for Wedneslay. Messages from the Commons by Sir James Graham, G. War render, and Mr. A. Smith, brought up four Bills, which were afterwards read. Mr. Menyi,s, from the Court of Chancery in inland, brought up to the Bar, and was accordingly there sworn, sundry papers in the case of Come v. Stackfull.—Various Bills forwarded as usual. LEWISHAM ENCLCSURE. Lord HOI LAND wished to postpone this Bill till the Peti tioners against the Enclosv.re were heard at the bar. Lord SUFFOLK expressed himself friendly to the enclosing of lands. Considering the augmentation of population, their Lordships must, sooner or later, do something for the relief of the community. It was his hope that some Committee would be appointed soon to effect whit it wus impossible long to delay. Their Lordships finally agreed to take the Lewisham Enclosure Bill into further consideration on Wednesday. TIIE 1111511 DISTILLATION/ BILL. Lord HOLLAND presented a petition against this Bill, from the Merchants of Dublin trading to the \Vest Indies ; which was read, and which his Lordship moved should lie on the table. The LORD CHANCELLOR, leaving the wool. sack, said, (as far as we could learn what he said), that as the Bill had passed that House, the petition could not be with strict propriety received. Lord DARNLEY did not deny that the Bill had so passed ; but, having hastily passed, being taken as it were by surprize, was, with him, one strong reason why the petition should be received. He had also in his hand (parts of which he read) a petition to the same end, from the merchants of Cork, founded on the Report of their Select Committee. These peti tions were important, and he was surprised that the Irish Peers did not stand forward to assert the prayer of them. _ _ _ _ Lord LIMERICK said, that he congratulated the Noble Lord (Darnley) on his having, in the want of some post, found out an office for himself, that of cen sor of the Irish Peers ! Perhaps the Noble Lord could find no other.—(Laughs.)—Why, however, all this censure, unless the Noble Lord meant to enlighten the House with his own brilliant conceptions, and astound them by his powerful eloquence ?* He did not ccme there to learn what he was to der, Lord DARNLEY explained. The LORD CHANCELLOR, rising to order, observed that there was yet no question before the House. Lord HOLLAND replied, that he had moved the petition should lie on the table ; which was justifiable ground for discussion. The Bill itself, so far from being the cause of joy, had drawn petitions from all parts of Ireland, as soon as it was known to have passed the House. Explanations (during which the Lord Chancellor again rose to order) here took place between Lords Limerick, Holland, Bathurst, and Spencer.—Peti tions, together with another presented by Lord Hard wicke, received. Another Petition of the same nature was presented from the 111 ercbants of Cork. The Irish Sugar Bill passed through a Committee, and was re• ported without any amendment.—Adjourned. • of them. Lord LIM I Noble Lord ( some post, fot sor of the It could find no this censure, u the House wi astound then not ccme thei Lord DAI The LOW observed that House. Lord H•OI petition shoul ground for di being the can parts of Irela passed the H Explanatio again rose to Limerick, I - I • tions, togethc wicke, receiv Another Yeti tlerdants of ( The Irish Sul ported without A new writ 1 gess to serve in borough, in thh called up to the The Highwa • 1I committed on 'I L Mr. USHII tee of Supply. . ed to be brougl The Commit to Wednesday The Irish Scl be committed 1 HOUSE OF COMMONS. A new writ was ordered to be issued for the election of a Bur gess to serve in the present Parliament for the Borough of Marl borough, in the room of Lord Viscount Stopford, who has been called up to the House of Peers. The Highway Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed on bursd :y. Mr. LUSHINGTON brought up the Report of the Commit tee of Supply. The Resolutions were agreed to, and Bills order ed to be brought in accordingly. ittces of W:-.) s an 1 Means and Supply were deferred I next. tclionl rill was read a second time, and orderad to tomorrow. Mr. CALCRAFr moved that there be laid before the House an account of the number of Staff Officers belonging to the Artil lery and Engineer Corp; together with an account of the num ber of men under their command ; and also an account of thp total sum of money expended by the Barrack Department in the year 1609. The consideration of the Report of the Militia Completion Bill was postponed to this day. Mr. Sheriff WOOD presented two petitions from the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Commons, of the City of London, against the Rotherhithe Dock, and the Commercial Dock Bills.—Ordered-to be referred to the Committees on the said Bills. Mr. ROSE moved that a Committee should be ap pointed to examine into the Journals of the House of Lords, respecting the improvements of Westminster. A Committee was appointed accordingly. A message from the Lords signified their Lordships concurrence to the Yarmouth Water-works Bill, and several private Bills. On the motion of gr. FOSTER, the Irish Silk Bill was committed, and ordered to be reported to-morrow. EXCHEQUER BILLS. Mr. WHARTON moved, that there be laid be. fore the House a copy of the representation made to the Lords of the Treasury by the Subscribers to the Fund for raising £8,000,000 by Exchequer Bills, for funding a further sum of 8311,600 in like manner. Mr. WHITBREAD observed, that it was ru moured abroad, great dissatisfaction prevailed with respect to the funding of the £8,000,000 in Exchequer Bills, and as it was intimated to put some questions on that subject, he trusted the Right Hon. Gentle man (Mr. Wharton) would be prepared to give sa tisfactory answers when the matter came before the House. Mr. WHARTON expressed his perfect readiness to enter into any explanation that might be deemed requisite ; • but declared himself at a loss to know on what priildple any difficulty or misunderstanding could arise. Mr. WHITBREAD replied, that he understood 4 charge was made that the list was not fairly arrang ed, and that some persons were allowed to come into the pit before the doors ►ere opened, but this point would be explained when the topic came forward for discussion. Sir JOHN NEWPORT wished to know what was the object of the additional sum of £311,600 Exche quer Bills. Mr. WHARTON said it arose from a mistake in the Exchequer Office, when the proposition for nego elating the Loan by Exchequer Bills was specified to be for eight millions instead of £8,311,600, • POOR LAWS. Mr. LOCKHART rose, in pursuance of his no tice, to suggest certain amendments to the Poor Laws. He was well aware that some objections would be made to any alterations which might be proposed to those Lows, and consequently rose with considerable reluctance to propose the measure. The alterations he intended to submit to the consideration of the House, were merely respecting the statute of 13th and 14th of Charles 11. cap. 12th, by which statute it was enacted, that any individual removing from one parish to another, in order to rent a tene ment, or land, of the value of £lO a-year, relinquish. ed his old settlement, and became dependant on the new parish in which such tenement was held, thus subjecting that parish to which he removed to the burthen of supporting him, in case of distress. This law was productive of considerable inconvenience and hardships, as many poor persons, who, from various motives, either of comfort or advantage, might feel a disposition to go into a neighbouring parish, to rent small farms at £lO a-year, were precluded from such a step by the landholders, who, knowing the burthen to which they would be subject, by such an introduc tion, in case of failure or distress, refused to lerthem lands or houses. The object of the Honourable Mem ber's rising on the present occasion, therefore, was to remedy the evil, by enlarging the slim which was to constitute a legal settlement, in case of removal, from :ClO to £2O rent per annum, and for this pur pose he moved for leave to bring in a Bill. Mr. DAVIES GIDDY seconded the motion. Leave was given accordingly. JUDGES SA 1.A12' Es. The CHANCELLOR of . the EXCHEQUER moved, that the Acts, of the 39th and 40th of George 111. respecting the augmentation of the Sa laries of the Judges of Scotland and Ireland, should be taken into consideration to-morrow (this day) and suggested the expediency of postponing the motion which stood for this day till then.—Ordered. ORDNANCE ESTIM AT ES, • On the motion of Mr. PARNELL, the Estimates of the Ordnance and Barrack Department, which were referred to the Committee of Supply, were postponed to Friday next, on account of certain papers, relative thereto, not being beforEthe House. • WISH CUSTOMS. Sir JOHN NEWPORT said, he held in his hand the Order of the House, relative to the compensation for fees abolished in the Customs of Ireland, which had not yet been complied with ; as he could not ac count (Or this delay, he should move, that the Reso lution of Parliament, : of the Ist of February,• on that subject, should be made good. Mr. FOSTER said, the reason that the Order had not been complied with, was becauseit could not.-- (4 lauz4.)—The tables necessary for this purpose had not yet been found, nor had they gone through the regular official fOrms, or received the Lord Lieute nant's warrant. REVERSION BILL. On the motion of Mr. BAN Ka, the Reversion Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed to-morrow. CIHN4. Mr. PRENDERGAST moved, that all the papers connected with the Expedition to Macao in China ; and respecting the differences with the merchants of Canton and the Chinese Government, should be laid before the House.—Ordered. STAMP OFFICE. Mr. WHITBREAD wished to Ue informed whe ther the Regulations respecting the Stamp Office, which had been promised in April, had not yet been carried into effect ? Mr. WHARTON replied, that the arrangements intended to be adopted for this purpose were not yet perfect, nor was it probable they could be ac complished during 'the month of April, as the plans were not in that state of perfection which was neces sary. Mr. WHITBREAD observed, that the last time he adverted to this subject, he was told that the neces- ! sary regulations were to be accomplished by the month of April. He seriously regretted this good work was not likely to be done so soon, and was quite sure it could have been done long since. remonstrance of the French Ambassador, on the en couragement given to, what he thinks fit to denomi nate, illicit trade, and the interposition of the Ame rican Minister, Mr. ADAMS, to prevent the abuse of the protection afforded by the flag of the United States. LOCAL MILITIA. Mr. Secretary RYDER rose to postpone the fur tiler consideration of this Bill til l to-morrow, on the By the VESTAL frigate, from Lisbon, letters have ground of several papers relative thereto, which had been received from that City to the 26th ult. It was been moved for, not being yet in the possession of supposed at that time that Lisbon might be considered Members. safe for 10 weeks or 3 months ; and, in the confidence Sir WILLIAM MILNER signified his intention of that temporary security, orders were given which to oppose many of the provisions of the Bill, and sta ted the particular clauses to which he objected. were to'be fulfilled on condition of their being com- Mr. Secretary RYDER thought the proper time pleted within that space of time. to discuss the objectionable points would be in the Letters have also been received kern Corunna to Committee. the 24th ultimo. No arms. haelLarriied from hence Mr. WHITBREAD was anxious to take the ear to supply the wants. of the _disconsolate Patriots. liest opportunity of throwing out a suggestion a s to the expediency of rescinding a resolution which had —An Embargo had been imposed. on native ship beeno issueti from the Secretary of State's Office vest- ping' destined to South America, t prevent, as it ing a discretionary power in the C ommandants of was asserted, the transmission of intelligence of the Districts for allowing pay to certain individuals only reverses in Old Spain, before the Regency had omitting those persons residing en the marching day, in the towns. This arrangement, he said, was likely prepared the Colonies for its reception by the'proper to create great dissatisfaction, and could only be at-' explanations. If this were the sole motive of the tended with a paltry saving ;he therefo re trusted the Embargo, this impediment to commerce will soon be removed. It was not known at Corunna, at the. Noble Lord (Palmerstone) woul d take into his con sideration the policy of making an alteration in that time when it was imposed, that two brigs had been Resolution. Sir JOHN SEBRIGHT thought it was ver y im- sent out by the - Spanish Government at Cadiz wisk politic to make any distinction between the merit in the details of the irruption of the French into Anda the same corps. lusia, accompanied with such observations on the Sir C. M. BURRELL thought the whole plan of state of affairs as appeared to be most likely to pre the Local Militia might be amended ; he conceived serve unimpaired the fidelity and attachment of the it was much too expensive, and with jud i c ious revi sion might be placed on a better footing. trans atlantic dependencies. Mr. Secretary RYDER, in reply to wha t had fal- We have received a letter from an intelligent Cot . - len from the Honourable Gentleman who h ad s p oken ' I r espondent at Cadiz, dated the 13th of March. He on this subject, said, that the object of himself and his colleagues was to curtail expellees ; but at the says— same time they were not desirous of attaining that " 'We have here in garrison, besides the Spanish object to the detriment of the service. With respect army, two fine Portuguese regiments; a large detach.- Ito the suggestion of Mr. Whitbread , he should t a ke ment of British artillery ; the 7 9 th , or Cameroniaa it into his' consideration, and should take an opportu- ! Highlanders ; the 87th, 2d battalion; the 88th, or nity of consulting the wishes of the House. Connaught Rangers, 2d battalion ; the 9141,-or Scot. The further consideration of the Repor t was then postponed to this day.—Adjourned. . Brigade, Ist battalion; the 95th, and deticfitnent. LIST OF THE MINORITY. ti " The Highlanders are a fine regiment, and much Porno In the Lists of the Divisions on the Walcheren the admiration of the Spaniards. One of the Enquiry, given yesterday, the following names of guese regiments, and which volunteered their service, Members who voted with the Minority, were lett out is an uncommonly fine bcdy of men. Their disci rime does high honour to Marshal Beresford and his kt the end of the List, by a mistake in the typogra officers. " The Ist Royal Veteran Battalion, the 28th and 4th Regiments were here, but have been sent to Gib raltar to relieve the 88th and other regiments sent to this place from that garrison. 'W.: have in the chief command General GRA HAM, an officer who is well known in the army, and. in whose abilities the whole army here have the greatest reliance. He has under him General STEW.. ART, an . officer of great ability; and General SONTAG, with a number of officers, are expected froM Eng land. The 79th, or Cameronian Highlanders, have the honour of the advance in conjunction with the fine Portuguese regiment. " The 87th, 88th, and 94th regiments are quarter. ed in the town in very excellent bomb-proof barracks. o The advance batteries of the French and ours are constantly firing at each other. For the last four days we have been burning ships that were wrecked in the late storm. Two companies of the 4th Foot, taken by the enemy in one of these wrecks, are sent prisoners to Madrid. " This is the handsomest town and the cleaned streets I ever saw ; • but the hpuses, are wretchedly dirty within. Every thing is exorbitantly high. A dollar is of the Same vitalize here at present as a sixpence is in England. The most triffingthing • is not to be had under a dollar. Of beef and mutton there are now none to . be purchased at any Price in the market. Fowls are a dollar a-piece : pork, extremely rich, but dear.—The troops live on their redoes, with a poi-- phical arrangements : Tremayne, J. H. . Cornwall 'ninon, Sir Thomas . 'Southwark Vansittart, George Berks Vernon, G. G. V. Litchfield Walpole, Hon. George Dungarvon Ward, Hon. J. W. Wareham Wardle; G. L. Oakliampton Warrender, Sir G. Haddington, &c. Western, C. C. nilden Whitbrea.', S. Beclf“rd Wilkins, W. Radnor . Williams, C. Marlow Williams, Sir R. Caernarvon Windham, Right Hon. W. Higbam Ferrers Winnington Sir E. Droitwich Wynne, Sir ' W. W. Denbigh (County) Wynne, C. W. W. Montgomery (County) M. Bailie, Inverness, was too late for the first Division, but voted with the Minority in all the subsequent Divisions. PAIRED OFF. Bagenall, T. Carlow lik.ckburne, J. L. Lancashire Bouverie, Hon. *. Northampton Campbell, George . Carmarthen Coke, Edward Derby • Craig, J. Carriclarellies • ' Daly, Right Hon. I). B. Galway " Latouclic, Right lion. D. Carlow Idtouche, R. • ' ' Kildare Miller, Sir Thomas Portsmouth Shelly, H. J. Lewes • • Stanley, T. Lancaster 1 Wharton, I. 1 . Beverley. (County) (County) (County) County) (County) (County) (County) (County) (County) (County) I`L•JE EVENING STAR. ,LONDON. If AN OLD Suescnteza, who writes) on " Grievances of the Medical Department of the Army," will favour us with some address, he shall receive an answer to hi 3 tiuestion. TUESDAY; APRIL 3. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK : 3 per Cent Cons. for money 694—ace. GS*. 5 per Cent. Navy 991—Exckequer BIN ss. to is. prem. PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. ton of vegetables. 4 4 We, are looking anxiously to England for ships with etahles, We are 'getting rather sickly; but Sir JAMES Fsit.o . Wks; M. D. a great phisician, is ex pected from England. 6 4 Itis ascertained, that, unless by bribery, Cadiz never can : be taken. - -The present Regency seem de• termined to hold out to the last, and the public have cOnfidettee in them and will stand by them. The people afe really very kind and grateful to the Eng lish-for their generous assistance." • 3 per Cent. Cons. 68 1 , 4 1 " India Bonds, 11s. 12s. pre. 5 per C. Nivy 99} Od Lottery Tickets 2E24 iis, r Exch. Bills, (30.) 4s. St. pre. India for opg. 186 - .(3.&d.) ss. 4s. Cons. for Ace. 641 64 A passenger, who was landed at Deal on Sunday evening from the Swedish brig Pomerania, captured by a French privateer, off the Galloper, but retaken cm Sunday, A. M. and sent into the Downs, by the BLOODHOUND gun-brig, - states, on the authority of the French Captain, who left Calais that forenoon, that the firing heard from the French coast, (as mentioned in our last) was in honour of the Imperial nuptials. - In a succeeding cglumn we have given some ex tracts from Jamaica papers to the 11th of February The elections for the new assembly bad not termi nated. A letter from Bermuda states, that the Governor had prohibited the admission of any American shiPs into the Bermudian ports. This regulation was not known in the United States, and several ships from !hence haying approached with their cargoes were al lowed to land only what was sufficient in value to pay the port charges, and then were ordered imp• ately to take, their departure. A Heligoland bag reached town yesterday, with let- • ters to the 28th ult. but, contrary to the usual course they were accompanied with no communications from Hamburgh. One of the means of correspondence be tween Heligoland and that City was by the small isle of New Werk ; the flat and sandy surface of which rises among the shoals at the mouth of the Elbe. The French, by a small detachment from Cuxhaven, have taken *possession of this little terri tory ; and if the Harntfurgh letters have been inter cepted, it is probably tote attributed to that cause. Letters by the Gottenburgh Mails confirm the ac count we have already given, from t4e s7cdish papers, of the introduction of French. troops .into the fertile province of Holstein. No doubt is entertained, that it is the intention of NAPOLEON to take possession of the entire peninsula to the northern extremity OP .191. land. The following are extracts from the prjvate communications by this opportunity ; Letters from Petersburgh mention the seizure of 86 ships, all of which, it is feared, will be condemned. This. severe measure is attributed to two causer—the • Letters from Liverpool meution the arrival of in• telligence from America , that Ivleinox's Bill had passed with some modifications--probably•those which we stated last week. Intelligence has ~been received from the coast of Africa, by the HAWKE, to the 27th December. War has broken out between some of the Native Chiefs in the vicinity of D'Elmina, whic h was likely tP be attended with the usual barbarities that characterise African hostilities. The Governor of Cape Coas: Cisstle had been solicited to interfere. [