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v i e s, which now, as it had taken place, he hearti ly wiffied might laft for ever. The affimilation to moth looked for, he remarked, might now be con fiderably facilitated, particularly with regard to the Bill before the Houfe, in confequence of the pretence of the Lord Chancellor of Ireland, whole appointment to that high office, he hoped, it would not be irregular on the prefent occafion to obferve, was univerfally felt to be a Rrong and marked in• fiance of his Majefty's parental attention to the in tete& of that country. This he knew to be the unanimous fentiment of the Iriflt Bar.—[A cry of liter 1 Near I] The framer of this Bill had an opportunity of confulting that Noble Lord, and he hoped he would avail himfelf of Isis Lordfhip's advice. The objeft which he (Mr. F.) wifhed for might be attained by a motion for an infkrudion to the Committee to receive fuch a claufe, &c. Mr. Vamstvraar raid, that be had no doubt his Hon. Friend, the framer of the Bill, would pay the utmoft attention to a faggeftion coming from a quarter fo refpe&able. The Bill was ordered to be committed on Mon day next. The ether orders of the day were difpofed of, and the Houk adjourned till to-morrow. LONDON. FRIDAY. APRIL u. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK s 3 pa c. Reload 631 11, 64. 3 per C. Conf. money, 66111, 631. Ditto. for May see. 661 Old S per Cent. Ann. roof zoo—New ditto p 641. PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY: Bonk Stock 1731 S per Cent. 1797. zosl too 3 pa Cat. Red. 6611 Len Ana. 19 13-16 f 3J per C.C0nf.641 Nee Stock stet szo lOznrl Cent. 811 81 Ida 3pa Comm j per Cat. Ann. zollf CooL for May, 61 641 Our Readers will 'team% with what caution we viewed the declaration of the Minifier on Tuefday, in the Houfe of Commons, and which our contemporaries have generally confidered as that the difpute with France was nearly terminated. It may be fo, but certainly the words of the Minifter did net warrant the eon ibrudicm generally put upon them, and the Public will fee by what palled in the Rapti of Commons ha night, that Mr. Ainn Gros' denies having even intended to hint what the nature of the promifed communication would be,and rays exprefsly that he could not, beeank he did not then know hinsfelE an intit The dad of this explanation has been to deprefs the Stocks a little, and if fomething more pacific than has yet beta made public does not foon tranf pire they will probably be much lower in a short time. The 3 per dents. st One o'clock, were at 661 for the May Account, andst 6ti for Money, and were Rill looking downward. We yefterday received American papers to the 2 tft of March inclufive. It appears by an official mote of the Spanifh Minifter to the United States, that for the moment the Americans are to receive Tome fatisfadion refpeding a place of depofit for their goods on the Spaniffi bank of the Miffiffippi. The Marquis de Casa. YRAJO lays, that the con dud of the Intendant of New Orleans was merely a perfonal ad. He admits, however, that it is inconvenient for the Spaniards that New Orleans Mould any longer be the place of depofit, and that it is defirable that another fhould be fixed on. In the mean time, be takes upon him to give the Americans the ufe of New Orleans, as before. Some accounts fay that the port is again open to the Americans, but others ay it is only for fuch articles as the Spaniards need. Thofe who do not think the letter of the Marquis fatisfadory, alit why he did not do before what he takes on hirofelf to do now, and even doubt whether he' has any authority in this matter, as he is only Minifter to the United States? Befides. fay they, are not the French coming,and will they refped what the Mar quis does on his own refponfility ! The warm heads think it would have been better to have feized Leuifiana at once. In truth. the Americans are not likely to get much fatisfadion. They are too powerful wow to receive as a boon what they can extort by force. They will find, or make caufe of complaint with any pofieffor of Louifiana, and we hope they will find the natural boundaries of the United States are quite in the oppofite direc tion to the French aanire/boundaries of Louifiana. A pufillanimous weak Government may curb their ardour for a while, but they will follow the pro grefs of population and of Rrength in fpite of it. —Many treat Alt. Moitoe's embaffy to Paris.and Madrid with ?tuition. This Gentleman, we have already informed oar Readers, is appointed Am bafador to the Coutt of London. The reports of the French having landed in Louifiana we know to be untrue. A Preget} had failed thither from St. Domingo. Accounts from St. Domingo Rate. tkat on the s 9th Nebruary the Negroes made a fierce attack on the Cape, and, after a long conteß. were repulfed. They took Fort Belair, and had they known how to work the guns, would have battered the town to pieces. Some reinforcements had arrived. It appears by accounts from Hos Woos. that the Spaniards have not interfered with our cutting subogash fa. Governor BAILOW is arrived. COVENT GARDENITILEATRE. Their Majarn II and four Pa Inc s s s honoured this Theatre IA night with their pretence, to fee jobn Bull and the Deaf Lover. The lioufe was crowded in every pan, and never was more delight expreffed at the pretence of a Sovereign. The lianza in the Epilogue , rung by Mr. JoHN 'Toms, GOD bl efi ibo King of go on Bull, was received with four diftina peals of applaufe. His Maya sir was drefted in regimentals, and appeared in high health andfpirits. Her MAJIETY was dreffed in white and gold, with an amber train, black turban, Budded with diamonds ; in the front a large diamond (tar. fur. mounted with a (Mall fancy white feather, dia. mond necklace bars, ear-rings, &c. Her Majarry looked remarkably well. Princefs Auourra wore white and filver, dia. mand necklace and ear-rings. with a pieture fut . . pended from the necklace, a plaited lace tippet crotTed on her bofom ; head•drefs, white and filver bandeau, a diamond crefcent, and one very long white ofirich feather. Princefs &masers+ had a blue and filver drefs, made in the Grecian ftyle ; head drefs blue turban, blue fiat feathers and black tufts at the bottom of the feathers, in which diamond (tars were placed, diamand ear-rings and necklace. Princefs AMeLia's drefs like the Princefs Atr cusra's, with the addition of two remarkable long white oftrich feathers, and a lace tippet, plait- ed very full, and (landing up high behind, in the Mary bees of Seas Ityle. Princefs SOPHIA was in white and Myer ; her neck very much covered, and a vary full plaited blond ruff: diamond necklace and earrings ; her head-drefs hair, with braiding, and chains of dia monds. A moll beautiful diamond crefcent, with a Bird of Paradife plume. Her Royal Highnefs looked remarkably well. Yerterday his Majarrr held a Council at the teen's Houfe. At which were prefent the Duke oPOILTLAND, the Duke of Roxsoao it, the LORD CHANCaLLoR Marquis of Sausattar, and Lord PILHAM• At the Levee on Wednefday, Mr. Col.qpnoua prefented an Addrefs from the County of Dum barton. The Elation for new Members of Parliament for Berwick, commenced on Monday mornioß. Arthe adjournment for that day, the Candidates Rood on the Poll as follows : Francis Mire% Efq. (Mr. Hare Mend) - tst Sir jobs Callader, Bart. - 144 Major Allot (Mr. Fordyce, Mend) zjo A Duel was fought near Vauxhall on Wednef day morning at five o'clock. between Capt. C-in in the merchant fervice, and Capt. G—, of the Navy. They fired two (hots each. Capt. G. was feverely wounded in the left break, and Mr. C. in the (boulder. The feconds then interfered, and a reconciliation took place. The balls have finite been extraded. and the Gentlemen are both in al fair war of recovery. Sr. Pant.'s Scnoot —Yofterday the fenior Echo lan of this dißingualseel Seminary, purfuant to annual cußom, delivered public Orations before the Mercer's Company, the Truftees and Patrons of the School, and a very numerous and refpea. able audience. The Thefes from which they Spoke were in Latin and Greek, and did great credit to the judicious feleftion of the High Mailer, the Rev. Dr. Rosters. The young Gentlemen ac..l quitted themfelves much to the fatisfaetion of all prefent. The fubjca mat intereaing was, the long depending difpute concerning the Ancients and' Moderns, with refpea to literary merit and men tal excellence t in the difeuffion of which much 1 fpirit and ingasuity were (hewn. On this fubjea, Helices, fen. appeared to carry the palm for ani mated delivery and vigorous vette. His brother, in oppofition, had much felicitous allufion and neat point. The arength of the argument was certainly with the mediator, CURTIS. LITIRART FUND.—Yetterday the anniverfary dinner of the Literary Fund was held at the Crown and Anchor Tavern. His Grace the Duke of So. StIRSILT, the Prefident. did not attend. The Chair was very ably filled by Lord Passau, wbo was fupported by Lord Set arrier.n. and a number of ditlingui (bed charatters, the patrons of letters. The vifitors were never upon any former occafion more numerous or more refpeEtable. It will be heard with pleafure, that the funds of the Society are in a flourifhing condition. and that more and more relief is extended every year to the unfor tunate learned. Among the fubfcriptions there is one which particularly deferves to be recorded. The Secretary has received, through the hands of Colonel Kr sca, the fun of 4741. Ices. 6d. being the amount of 4030 rupees, fubfcribed by the Englias Officers at Hyderabad, in the'Eaft Indies. Thisaa is honourable both to themfelves and their country. The Kinn, and the common routine of toaßs being given after dinner, Mr. Fir z• oat Ala', Mr. /Lacer, and another gentleman five rally recited an excellent copy of verfesof their tevrn compofitian.—The company was favoured with fome admirable longs from Mr. Thanes and others, and an admirable band of mufic played in the °rehears. Lord Psxu• is on his health being drank, returned thanks to the (beim for this ho nour, and more particularly fee being elected one of the Vice Prefidents. He declared. that though his public avocations would probably prevent hem from taking any very :alive part in the adminiftrar tion of the affairs of the inaitution. he entertained the highelt poaible regard for it ; and fbould be anxious, by every means in his power. to promote its welfare. 1 he twoinoß remarkable toalts given' by his Lordfhip, when be had fat down. were— " The male Etentere all ever the weele-7A•4 " tToseolos aid talents of trees ad good see hi fravousi to the hitorelto of their remeri." The UUDOa hilarity prevailed throughout the evening. All fumed to feel a coofcious fatitiae. ciao in refit/ling that they were alfenibled To Woes' dole who wafts *it ideal& el L *idiom Ma" earl is mod soh: Wbo War woos to fiends mien. swine ors showieleoe pose The Slaw sad irises were better than ws moll cut few epos tub as icadiaa. N.9V7ICiII. INTELLIGENCE. TORBAY, APRIL 20.—Arrived the ARDENT and THUNDERER, from Cawfand Bay, and the BOA. DICEA frigate, from a cruize, on imprers fervice. The following is a corrett lilt of his Majelly's (hips now lying in Torbay:—ARDENT, ALBION, CUL LODEN, COURACEUX NEPTUNE, THUNDERER, and VENERABLE, line of ! battle (hips; and BOADICEA frigate. Laft evening a Dutch frigate, having by her flag an Admiral on board, hove in fight, and faluted our fleet with 13 guns, which the Cut.xo- DEN, Admiral CAM , returned. It blowing very hard from the N. W. the could not work up ; confequently came to outfide the Berry. Our &freemen went off, and brought her into the Bay, •but it continues to blow fo hard that I cannot as yet learn her name, where the came from, nor where bound. Several French fithing boats are lying here. PLYMOUTH, Aram 20.—Came in the NAIAD, of 38 guns, Captain Wasus, from a cruize, with feamen ; alfo the Hum -I.v, of to guns; DASHER, of 18 guns, Captain Dasavoms, and remain in the Sound, The SAN Josar, of 1 t .z guns, CaFt. Sri- CER, is quite rigged, and is a molt beautiful man of war. Orders came down yefterday, not to pro ceed with rigging fo expeditionfly the ViLLN DE PARIS, of t to guns, Captain SIYMOUR ; and the PRIN chi, of 93 guns, Captain GRINDALL ; though the former is nearly rigged over hand. Various fpeculations and conjeaures have been formed re (peeling this order, but as there is no abatement in other departments, it is fuppored tp be a tem porary bufinefs. The weather has been very tem peftuous there two days pall, but is now rather moderate, and the men of war in Cawfand Bay rode out he late gales very well. The HECTOR, of 74 guns, Captain SEIPSEY, is (till waiting for orders, in Cawfand Bay, to proceed up the bar. bour to be [tripped, paid off, and laid up in ordi nary. Above too volunteers have already arrived here for the Plymouth divifion of Royal Marines. PORTAMOUTH, APRIL 2 I.—Arrived the EXCEL , LINT, of 74 guns, Captain Nasm, from Barbadoes, and the Berko:Taos armed in flute, Capt. WILSON, from the Mediterranean, with troops. She is put under quarantine. The Loire. Howe Ealt man, with Governor Lord BEN-ruses on board, has been obliged to put back, and his Lbrdthip is difembatked. It has blown a dreadful hard gale of wind all day at S. W. accompanied with rain and hail ; all the men of war (truck their yards and topmafts, and rode out the gale pretty well, except the &maxis and CAMILLA, who drove, but with out receiving any damage. The former was very periloufly fituated, from her being obliged to bring to fo far to the eaftward as to be near the thoals of Chefter hatbour. Gees NOCIt, APRIL 19.—Our Correfpondent at Irvine, writes is as follows, under date of the 17th inftant. " I take the liberty to advice you, that this morning about two o'clock, the (hip or bark,. Mary, Piazza, of North Shields, from Greenock for Memel, in ballaft, came on (bore on the booth fide of the 'Cron Point, upon the rocks and is full of water s I was out at her this day, and they had got all the fails on (bore. As (he lies expofed to the wefterly winds and upon the rocks, I am doubt ful (he will be a total wreck." The Boyd, Bait. ciar, arrived yefterday from Honduras, on her going up to Port Glafgow the went on the bank, but is espated to have got off with lag night's tide. The Sir Andrew Mitchell, Gitsiot, from Liverpool, bound for New Brunfwick, put in here on the 17th inftant, in dilfrefs, having loft her foremaft, fore-top-maft, and got her main-mall, &c. damaged: The Nancy, Basal, called off Barcelona the 26th alt. and next day bore away for Quebec with a ftrong Levanter, which con tinued at Barcelona till the 29th. Arrived here tail night.the Commerce. Brown, from Goers fey the Shepherdeft, from New Yoeli. after a psi. foga of at days; at Port. Glefgew an Saturday, the Heresies, Crawford, from Jamaica, Ohara pelage of si wreits rad s days; the Am, Loh, at Leghorn from Norfolk, after a pease at sz ' days • the Juno. Taylor, at Barceloaa from Leith, la go days; the piano, Criddell. at Panama!' from Grenada ; the Glaf novo, Sisanows, at Hader. from Grangemouth. EAST INIDA SHIPPING. We have the *afore to announce the Cafe arrival in the Dowse on Wolssefday of the Hossoorabie Eaft India Com pany's &lips the Brunfwick, Captain William 14 hes; the Clroacchee, Camels Thome Robertfon ; and the P Jams Tweed*, from Chi a, which pima they is Number, arrived at the Mead of Se. Masa the beginniag of February, and failed the Illth ditto. We have atfo the pleafora to Sato thecafe arrival in the Downs dike Ann, from ; the Atlas, Capt. Brooks, Is awned at tom Boum . ere and the folowiag Sip watt riely expand, Ma the Ulla. Poems. and Coro mandel; they MB b dyad to . 11agtead with tea an the Company's atonal. The Conway dins the Themes. Can tos, and Wskowe Odle, are arrived at China from Bombay, vrtesee they Wind the ten of Aar. TM Walthamfbow, Capt. Ameew. as sd the Lady Jane Delwin, Ceps. Lladfay, arc \wetly capadtod from St. Hclest. NSW APPOINTMENTS. Captain IL Tattoo it appeloted to the command of Ns Ma- Jay's Camino. mod Capta an ins Owa w sadJ Ma the former to the Ira eneetalitc, sod the latter to tke Lynx Amp, both lately recoup mifilooed. Liestessesta Sraaa, S 11164 PATS, to the IDINK/h make, and Liestesamo &strove and ST•IIITOM to the Lynx. Litommot Ems avow to the Leydem Liermosans Bane a sad How a to the Lesmalta Uld Tanta. dose, at the Cape. Lientemat BLIONT to ateßrlrary and Limeade Ryon to the Heim - The Rev. C. berswoon. sad the Rev. Joo■ Dam. Mar bles in his Maje 4 je Navy. die former to the Salvador del Mon* end die letter was Imenortallte. Mr. PATTININ, bee Porter of the Egyptinde frigate, end Secretary to Admiral Davies. Prefer of the Peenene. Admiral Thoniorengh Ins Silted his SR from the Ile to t►e Utrecht. of q pin, la which be has proceeded to his Ra tios of Helves". The his is Reeved red prodliseed for Ss nesedia The Sophie is to W paid of ea Cbsdnen Liestomate H. Royal is appointed so the Windier cacW T. Itiovened to the Meesh, led Salword Reyna, to the Dodo. -- - - /ROM LLOYD'. LIN F. Daaa. Aran si.-.Aertred mad far VA /that tba -Ma*. Carr. Reds die laath Seas g IWry Cam. Wan" fres aim; limb. Was. boo Zoos; IWO baker, rod Dan, kart. fraas Tereslik—Anad W. H.W. blows Oaavarrira. Aran st —Wed sbs Deeklailrid Hall, Mama, far Dambisa; Hamburg! Paths. Ist Aar !bunion; Tam Hart. far kaaimai Irma, MAIM* Mg" km flambee.; tairavar, DONN I Dim, Woad. far 11131sarei Masai fleveri Hifoser. Is, Rm. seram i Voter and Subit Alferharg. 'ter LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF RING', BENCH, APRIL It. H V:4 BLS V. HAMILTON. 7 Mr. WOOD opened the pleadings in this cafe ; from which it appeared, that this was an adios on a policy of infurance on freight, at and Irons Bengal to Londun, or the pert of her difcliarge. Mr. Easxast nbferved, that this was an action brought by the plaintiff, who is the owner of the !hip called the Iris, which was an extra (hip, and which he had chartered to Mr.Charnock, who Wad chartered her with other !hips to the Eatt India Company. By a provilinn refpeding the Eaft India Company's regular Chips, if any goods are deterio rated by lea damage, which have been delivered out of any !hip to the Company, the owner dad not receive his whole freight, but was liable to have a dedudion to the amount of pool. The • general law of the land as to freight was this : Where a Merchant chartered a chip, he undertook to carry the goods over the fea, and if he delivered the goods, though deteriorated by the perils of the fee, he was 1611 entitled to his freight, becaufe the owner of the goods received them, and it was in his power, by having effected a policy of infurance. to have recovered an average lots from the Un derwriters. There was no way by which a freighter could deliver himfelf from the payment of freight. but by delivering up the cargo to the owner of the velfel. But lithe freighter took his goods, the owner was entitled to full freight. But in this cafe the party was not entitled to full freight. if he delivered his goods, though without any fault of his, deteriorated by the perils of the fea. But the charters of the Eaft India Company were fo perfedly well known to all perfons trading to the Eaft Indies, and to Underwriters infuring any of their (hips, that it had been decided at Guildhall, that a private Underwriter, who underwrote an Eaft India fhip, at and from London, to Bengal, and back again, was upon the (hip throughout the whole courfe of die intermediate voyages the per. formed in India, before the returned to this coun try. He remembered where it had been fo decided on fuch a policy. If a man underwrote from Lon don to Bengal, and from Bengal back to London, the (hip arrives at Bengal, and before the returns to Europe, goes to Madras, and from Madras to Bombay, through a moft extenfive and perilous navigation; yet the Underwriter was not to fay. though it was in the power of the Company, its confequence of their charter•party, to fend this (hip to all thefe places, the Underwriter was not permitted to fay, I am not in this policy—this is altogether a deviation. Though the Company had a right to fubjea you to go thefe intermediate voyages, yet there was no notice to me in the po licy of any thing of that fort. Now, Paid Mr. Ertkine, let us apply this reafouing to the prefent cafe. This veil, called the Iris, in her voy age from India to Europe, was &ruck with lightning; the underweot great and violent perils off the fen (he was expofed to feveral gales; the opened is various parts; the afterwards bad a revere conflict with a ftorm ; and, from what the fuffered, bat Lord Et.Lemaoaeucit interpofing—this ode mutt be governed by the general law of the las 4 The policy does not refer to aoy fpecsal contra& entered into between the parties. I will sot look out of the policy. The freight ii due. if the goods arrive in fubftanee. however deteriorated. Mr. Glass, on the fame fide with Mr. Erikine s infilled on the authority of the cafe that had been alluded to by his Learned Friend. that the plain. tiff was entitled to recover. _ ..... _ Lord Et.sassoitouoo. There cafes have been carried far enough. This is a mere godliest of law as it is dated. If you with to move I (hall be very glad. The quetlion is. whether height is to refer to a fpecial comae entered into between parties—between the Owner and the Eaft India Company, of which the Underwriters have so notice, or whether it means freight according to the common law of the land?" Mastiff noolluted. SIRROW t. Mr. Gaaaow hied, that this cafe lay in as oar. now a compaft as aay that could be prefented to the confideration of a Special Jury of Merchants at Guildhall. The plaintiff was a refpe&able merchant refiding at liamburgh, and the defen• dants, Meas. Fithburne and Broderie. were own. ere of the fhip Mentor, and lived at Whitby. This aftion was brought to recover 3sol. under the fol lowing circumftances :—The plaintiff was ens. ployed at Hamburgh, by the defendants. to remit the freight of their (hips which arrived there.— This anion arofe out of the bankruptcy of a Mr. Delaval, who had been a Blip-broker at Ham burgh, and who had been employed by the defen dants to coffee the freight of their (hips, to deli. ver it to the plaintiff, who had a commition of one per Cent. for remitting it to this country to the defendants. By the law of Hamburgh, the broker, who colleaed the freight. could not remit it to this country ; and, therefore, the defendants had. for that purpofe, been obliged to employ the The plaintiff had remitted to the defendants this 3sol. before he had received it from Delaval, and as this broker became infolvent loon after, be never received it. The defendants thought the plaintiff ought to look to the broker for payment, and not to them. It was alto fuggefted, that if the plain tiff had ufed more diligence, he might have pro- cured this money before the failure of Delaval; bat it appeared that the plaintiff had ufed the greats& diligence, and that if every man had beew equally salve for his employers, the broker muft hive been a bankrupt long before. A correfpondence between diefe parties was read, after which the Noble and Learned Judge, and the Gentlemen of the Jury, had no doubt the plaintiff was entitled to recover. But as there was foam doubt whether he was entitled to recover tome port duties, which were one item of his de mand, it was referred to Mr. Henke'', one of the Gentlemen of the Jury, to • afcertain the etre& quantum of the damages; fo that the Gentlemen of the Jury found a verdia for the plaintiff, for fads a Cum as Mr. Matey Weld report to be due. [Term ever.