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ternal state of the country, and to the advantages Nrhich might arise from the extension of ampler re-"' lief. Had that object been entirely overlooked, there would certainly be just cause for blame; but what had been done with respect to the remission of taxes? Why, in the seven years which had elapsed since 1816, allowing for the imposts which had been re enacted, not less than twenty-two -millions of taxes per annum. had been remitted, or one-third of what was the whole taxation of the country during the latter years of the war. Let their Lordships estimate the reduction of rents as high as they pleased, they would find that it had been exceeded by the reduction which had been effected in the taxes. It was highly grati fying to find that all branches of our manufacturing and commercial industry were recovering, or had re covered, from the difficulties in which they had been involved, and that at no period had they been in a more flourishing condition. For though their profits were now more moderate than they had been in time of war, they were on that account safer. They were no longer the result of hazardous speculations, but that of direct dealings, whiCh were carried on to an extent which had never existed before. He was aware of the difficulties into which agriculture had been thrown, and did not mean to say that they were at an end; but it was the opinion of all those who had the best means of information and of judging, that agri culture was now in a state of progressive, improve ment. Under all these circumstances, it was clear that the country could safely maintain the principle of a Sinking Fund, to avert the calamity of an exces sive increase of debt in time of war. It was this . country which had first set to foreign Powers the ex . ample of a Sinking Fund. She had maintained it under all her Authorities and Administrations, under Mr. Fox as well as under Mr: Pitt ; and should she be the first to abandon an institution productive of so many advantages? The object of the present Bill was to simplify the measure, to confine it within bounds, and to establish an entirely new system, combined with important reductions of taxation, principally in the Assessed Taxes, the benefit of which went immediately to the pockets of the payers, instead of reaching them through a circuitous route. He thought, therefore, that he might congratulate the House and the Country on its having at last at tained a condition in which it could look its financial system fairly in the face. The Marquis of LANSDOWN did not intend to follow the Noble Earl through all the topics which he had embraced, as he approved of the object of the Bill, and could not refuse his consent to a mea sure which proceeded to simplify the system of the Sinking Fund by placing it on a right foundation, the excess of income over expenditure. Indeed, it was he who first, some years ago, had proposed to the Noble Earl to get rid of the cumbersome ma chinery which remained of the old Sinking Fund, lifter its substance had gone. That suggestion had then been Tejected ; but he had now the satisfaction of seeing the Noble Earl propose a Bill to remove the whole of that machinery, and to place the Sinking Fund on its only true, safe, and intelligible basis.— He therefore wholly agreed in the principle of that Bill so tardily brought in. But he had to complain, that, as if by some fatality, delusion was always to be mixed up with the Sinking Fund. In the very pre amble in which it was declared to be expedient and fitting to relieve posterity to the amount of five mil lions a year, it was also professed that fire millions were disposable for that purpose, whilst the real dis posable sum did not exceed three millions. For it had been admitted by a high authority elsewhere, which would not be questioned in that House, that the present expenditure of the country was forty seven millions, and its income fifty millions. The Noble Earl said that in consequence of the operation of a measure adopted last year, which he (the Mar quis of Lansdown) could only consider as an attempt to delude, a large excess of income had taken place. But at whose expense had that excess taken place?— At the expense of that very posterity which, it was admitted, ought to be relieved to the extent of five millions a year, but from which two whole millions were withdrawn. And how was that done? Six months after the Noble Earl had held out to posterity the favourable prospect of the pensions of the dead money progressively falling in, a prospect which the subse quent measure entirely destroyed. To that extent, therefore, the Bill still bore a character of delusion, from which he should endeavour to relieve it, by propOsing, either in the Committee, or on the bring ing up the Report, that instead of five millions, three snitlions be inserted, as that was the real amount of the excess of income over expenditure. He had heard with surprise that the Noble Earl considered a large Sinking Fund as the best guard against those great. changes of property arising from the alterna tions of war and peace. How could this doctrine be maintained after the example of the last thirty years, during which a greater Sinking Fund than the country would probably ever have again had been in full operation, and yet in spite of that Sinking Fund a Change of property had taken place, which could not have occurred in other countries short of a revolution? He admitted, however, that great advantages would arise to a country from the possession of a real Sink ing Fund ; but he thought it should be an open ques tion, whether it would be preferable in time of peace to keep a Sinking Fund, or to make a large remission of taxation to the people? He must own, that he would go some way for the purpose of raising a Sinking Fund. Without anticipating any discussion which might afterwards arise on the subject, he could not exclude from his consideration thaexhrce now was a greater probability of war than i6foitner years— seeing that this country was placed at the mercy of events. This situation rendered him the mcire de sirous that she should be furnished with an eacess of income, and would prevent him from objecting to the Bill. The Noble Earl had congratulated the country on the large remission of cases which had taken place, and yet he and his colleagues had hitherto main tained that taxation was no cause of the distress of the people. But, the 'strongest proof that imposts produced those distresses was the fact, that the only resnedy yet applied to them by his Majesty's Minis ters was a remission of taxes. The Noble Earl had said that 22,000,0001. of taxes had been taken off since the war; but the reason why they bad been taken .off was, that they could not have been paid. lieessimitted that the whole taxation had thus been, • reduced One-thied j but tyere had been still greater red'itOinti 4,tmeable matter. Many of those taxes' ....-.~ . 1 • i which had been repealed had also been obstinately defended by the Noble Earl and his colleagues. Did he not now rejoice that his resistance had proved un availing ? Two attempts had Witt made to abolisjs the Salt ; the first had been defeated by a maki. thy. of nine, tbe second by one of only five. The Mi nisters had then come and proposed to give it up; the whole country was alive to its repeal, and it was boasted of as one of the blessings of their adminis tration. —He rejoiced, that notwithstanding the sug gestions which had issued from certain quarters, Parliament had sbewn a determination strictly to ad here to considerations of pbblic faith, and he should deeply regret to see any attempt made to obtain re• lief by sacrificing the interests of any par den] ar class. He should not oppose the House going into a Corn mittee,. but should reserve to himself the right of pro posing the reduction which lie had mentioned. Lord KING maintained that there was no other surplus Revenue than three millions, and that it was a mere delusion to talk of a saving of two millions, which was nothing more than borrowing a sum to that amount from posterity. As to the Bill then be fore the House,, it was one of an amphibious nature. There was no provision whatever in it for the pay ment of money advanced to the Emperor of Austria, l amounting, with principal and interest, to about twenty millions ; and he thought the Bill ought to have a preamble to this effect:—" Whereas a large sum of money had been advanced by this country as a loan to the Emperor of Germany, be it enacted, that !whenever the same shall be recovered from his Imperial Majesty, it thall be handed over to the Com- 1 missioners for paying off the National Debt." Lord ELL EN BOROUGH regretted that the No ble Lord opposite (Lord Bexley), so well acquainted with the finances of the country, had not informed the Muse whether we had a Sinking Fund of five or three millions. To him it appeared, that if five millions of taxes had been taken off, they must raise money by long annuities, and that would not reduce the Debt at all. The chance of maintaining peace was certainly now out of the mind of any man except the Noble Earl's opposite; and yet at this period it ' was only by a reduction of our establishments that lwe were enabled to mate a reduction of our taxes, aqd to establish a Sinking Fund. How easy, then, was it to have reduced our establishments in 1818, when we had no such chance of being involved in war. If that had been done, we should have saved in those five years ten millions of money. Lord BEXLEY, having been called upon, would say a few words on the subject of this Bill. He wag glad to hear the Noble Marquis declare that he was for preserving faith with the public creditor; but he had overlooked this—namely, that a Sinking Fund should be systematically and regularly maintained and conducted. He contended that 4,800,0001. bad been set apart for the payment of pension annuities, but only 2,800,0001. were necessary, so that the clear surplus had been set apart for the Sinking Fund. The Bill then went through the Committee, and the House adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMON& Mr. H. SUMNER presented a Petition from ;Waltham, praying a repeal of the Coal Duties. Mr. TULK presented a similar Petition from Sudbury. A Return was ordered of the quantity of Woollen Rags im ported in the last year. Sir F. BLAKE presented a Petition from Hereford against the Hawkere and Pedlar s Act. The Petitioners prayed to have 1 a higher Duty imposed on this class of persons. Sir C. COLE presented a Petition from Glamorganshire, I complaining of Agricultural Distress. Sir T. LETHBRIDGE said the Petition Iris a very impor- tant one, since it set forth the distressed state of a great and im portant body of the community. Some persons pretended to consider this distress as not so prevalent as it was; but his opi nion on the subject remained the same. It had been his inten tion yesterday to have entered at large Into this subject, and to have pointed out to the House the causes of this distress ; but there being no House he was prevented doing so; and he now wished to give notice, that he would bring forward this impor tant question on the I Sth of May.—The Petition was received. Sir J. NEWPORT moved foe Copies of Letters, or Reports, transmitted from the Board of First Fruits to the Irish Secretary, and for other Papers and Documents connected with this subject. A Petition was presented from the Owners of Collieries in the Forest of Dean, praying to be relieved from certain restric tions from which neighbouring Collieries were exempt. Mr. RICARDO wished to have all these restrictive Duties done away. Mr. HUME considered the burthen of which the petitioners complained as a very grievous one. The Forest of Dean Coal was subjected to a heavy duty, whilst coals sent from Chepstow 1 paid no duty at all, except u river-borne cool. He hoped Forest of Dean coal and Chepstow coal would be put on the same foot ing in future.—Ordered to be printed. Mr. J A RV IS presented a Petition from Portsmouth, praying the House to amend the present Law as regarded the Recovery of Small Debts. Mr• CRIPPS fixed his motion on the subject of Parish Ap prentices for Monday. Sir T.WILSON presented a Petition from the Borough of Southwark against the Insolvent Debtors' Act. Mr. HOB7HOUSE supported the Petition, and complained of the enormous fees taken in the present Insolvent Debtors' Court, which he said exceeded by one half those taken in the old Court, where Serjeant Huntington presided, whilst the money recovered amounted to one third less.—Ordered to be printed. Sir &WILSON then moved for an account of the amount of Fees taken in the Court of Requests for the Eastern Half Hun dred of Brixton for the last year. Mr. WHITMORE postponed Ms motion on the Sugar Ques-• tion Bill, from the 14th to the 15th of May. Sir It. FERG USSON presented a Petition from the Corpo ration of Weavers of Leith, complaining of the conduct of the Judges of the Court of Session in Scotland, u regarded the cue of Mr. John Hayes. The LORD ADVOCATE said, as he understood a Petition was to be presented from Mr. John Hayes, when that . Petition was brought forward he should be prepared to answer it. Mr. 11013 HOUSE was decidedly of opinion the case of Mr. Hayes deserved to be inquired Into; as he understood the charge against Mr.llayes was instituted at the instance of the Lord President by the Lord Advocate, who, in 4upport of the charge, actually examined the Lord President; and who, after having been thus cross-examined as a witneu, afterwards sat u a Judge in the case. This might be law in Scotland, but he could not be lieve it was so. Mr. HUME said, the Lord Advocate had said Mr. Hayes's' character would be found, on inquiry, .not worthy the attendon of the House. Now the fact was, that hi.held in his hand cer tificates, giving Mr. Hayes as good a character as the Learned Lord Advocate himself could obtain from any official character in Scotland. The Hon. Member theq read certificates from a number of persons at Leith; and one signed by 9.5 Merchants of Edinburgh, giving Mr. Hayes an excellent character. The LORD ADVOCATE thought it was somewhat extra-. ordinary that, after it was understood ibis case was to stand ever . tiU Mr. Hayes's own Petition came before the House, that Mr.. 1 Hayes's case should be thus partially brought forward. The fact ' was, that some law proceedings had boon instituted against him, when he took occasion to write some extraordinary letters to the Judges of the Court and after the Chun Meth continued this, course. It was considered that ttds eandtteteWd riot be tole rated, and proceedings for contempt were findnite& The I..teri President certainly was examined as hi whet* be had received any letters; and on inquiry before the thirteen Jerkin, :be * l 4 i ta r_ • unanimously adjudged to a fortnight's istmtihonment r : awl) , after his imprisonment expired, ke Moaned din ducts, inquiry was spin sit . seleet, • and it spireaelbt klii state of tplpd wasnot correct, no further notice one taken of it. . Afteea Me words front Mr. Pans and Sir 11. Psaoussoit, the -. A.. ,-. Petition was received. .. -, . ) - I Mr. HOW - MUSE pee notice that be would, on site 1.51 k of May{ subsilit a motion for the total repeal of the Window Tai. d THS WAItENOUSEING Ell L. Mr._ WALLACE moved the Order of the Day for the house going into a Committee on the Warehouse . 64 1811. • - • • Mr. ROBERTSON could not permit the Speaker to leave the Chair without stating his opinion of this measure. The object of the Bill, as he understood, was to permit foreign goods to be imported in foreign ships, landed and warehoused for a limited period, without payment of duties till the goods were re loaded ; but the machinery of the Bill was such as would destroy all its good effect. The Hon. Member entered into a review of the details of the Bill, which he said would go to embarrass the whole trade with America ; the principle of the Bill was good, but the details would render it wholly inoperative. There was considerable alarm abroad on the subject of this 'Bill, and he hoped the House would not adopt it but with the greatest caution. Mr. BRIGHT said, after all that had been said upon this Bill, he trusted the Right Honourable Gen tleman would postpone the further proceeding upon it till after the holidays. Mr. WALLACE said, the Bill had already beets for a long time before the House, during the present and last Session, and he feared, if the House had not already given it consideration, it was in vain to ex pect they ever would. Mr. S. WORTLEY said, the Bill might have been circulated last Session ; but it certainly had been cir culated only a few days in the present Session, and he must say his constituents had not had time to con sider it. He knew that at Leeds there either had been, or was about to be, a Meeting on the subject. They considered the permitting foreign woollen cloths to be warehoused in this country free of duty, would materially injure them. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, The Honourable Gentleman might move in the Com mittee to insert woollen cloths in the exemption clause if he thought fit. Mr. K. DOUGLAS hoped the Bill would be al- lowed to proceed. He saw none of the dangers which some Gentlemen seemed to apprehend, but many advantages likely to result from it. As to the ar ticle of woollen cloths, our exports last year amounted to about seven millions ; of which two millions went to foreign Europe, two millions to America, and £1,200,000 to the East Indies. Mr. BENNET hoped the Bill would now only be committed pro forma, and recommitted for some day after the holidays. He should consider it his duty, in the Committee, to move a clause, placing woollen cloths on the same footing as silks. Mr. MARRYAT was decidedly in favour of the Bill, the principle of which was acknowledged and acted upon in almost every pat t of Europe, as related to British goods. Mr. T. WILSON wished to have woollen cloths exempted from the operations of the Bill. In the ge neral principle of the Bill he agreed with the Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Wallace); but he thought they must consult particular interests. The woollen trade of this country was labouring under depression, in consequence of the foreign manufacturer being able to undersell us. We were oa the point of losing the. trade of Turkey. He knew an instance lately, in . , which a quantity of common cloth was wanted for. the army at Alexandria ; we were able to offer it at four shillings a yard, the French offered to supply it. at three shillings and sixpenCe a yard, which was ac cepted. He had seen a sample of the French cloth, and we could not have afforded such under four shil lings per yard. Mr. PHILLIPS could not consent to exempt wool- lens, unless the Wool Tax was repealed. Mr. D. BROWN and Mr. GRATTAN wished for some delay, that time might be allowed to communicate with Ireland. Sir H. PARNELL was in favour of the Bill. Sir J. NEWPORT . was sensible that on a former occasion he had taken an erroneous view of the sub ject. He was convinced that it would be for the benefit of Ireland that trade should be laid open, and lie believed that opinion was daily gaining ground in that country. Many had transferred themselves and their capitals elsewhere, on acc•unt of the transit duty. Sir M. RIDLEY stated, that on the third reading he should introduce some amendments on the subject of glass and certain other articles. The manufac turers of this country would have little to fear from a competition with those of foreign countries. Mr. RIC ARDO thought the Bill would interfere as little as possible with the interest of any class of Individuals. Mr. HUME contended that the decline of our trade with Turkey was owing to the high duties imposed by the Levant Company. He knew an instance where the duty paid by an American ship was only 171. 6d. and by an English ship had amounted to 1391. lie wished the two exceptions in the Bill to be removed. The Mouse divided on the question of going into the Committee. For the motion - - 82 Against it - - Majority - - The House then went into the Committee. -74 Mr. WALLACE, on the clause respecting the transit duty on Irish linen, wished it to have been done away; but in the present distre ssed; and agitated state of Ireland, he wished to avoid all discussion on the subject until a more favourable period. With respect to the silk manufactures, they were in a state of great improvement, and he did net doubt that it would in time become a staple commodity of the country. In Yorkshire the manufacture of woollen cloths was so perfect that it was impos... able to be injured by foreign competition. Throughout York shire, he was happy to say, those manufactures were in the highest state of prosperity. Mr. & WORTLEY said, the woollen manufacture would be greatly injured by the introduction, of foreign cloths; and the: manufacturers of Yorkshire could uo more competewith foreigners than the silk manufacturers of this country could with those of the Continent; because there were such heavy duties on the raw materials employed in,both nianufactures.• He then moved. an amendment to prohibit theimporAation,of all wrought woollens, or articles in which wool was nosed. Mr. 111J8KI88ON laid,' we grew a large quantity of wool, but no raw silk was produced to this conutry.Besid,es wool was no allowed to be exported from the 'ecionittflittider 'vat ' P 011 005 .4 4. ~ 'I • : e a• g • : After Italy observatioop.fiV , I=4l . be 80. cittitiik, 74e. Ric. kw,. anir Alpe . , gettied,withista iftvision:* ' ' ' • • re otntes of she .13B1..vvere agreeetio;itEd . 'the ree- Pcw.re !.t no batirod,als h i g n dar• • • • • T4[444111 .vl4 ac. fi(.. , . 'irbearkiirkfion,_on the motion of the CHANCELLOR-a; the EXCHRQDRR; tivient into i Committee on the Beer Bill s , The illblik.kbasi.:Cieotkkinsh alkbe should, at this hOur of she: night, eoneencbtenesirierlitylikettifskitirig kir Nab. .tris.ebjecf, wo k t. Wad. tercet tßepoof ti Inwer-plie t e. At A Ipresent.there were bit . ttio tha t r ot ti tosiitliz a Sob Abiding* per , bwore4VrittAf' aft WO. 1 . •~., _. _ - 1v,1••7; • r per barrel; now, under tdis system, it was out of the poss r of the poor man to get good beer at all. He should tine, fore propose a Middle duty of five shillings per barrel, n it beer paying this duty not to be sold for more than '2 s. per b ar . eel,; and another provision of the Bill would go to preveit this beer being sold on the premises where it was made; he estimated that the beer thus to he brewed, should be of the strength of free barrels to a quarter of malt, and the selling price would be abo ut 2W. per pot. The Right Hon. Gentleman expressed a hoped % this plan would give the poor man better beer at a - cheaper eas e , without injuring the brewers, or those who had capitals, at's.. sent engaged in the trade. The Right Hon:Gentleman condi. ded, by moving a Resolution to this effect. Mr. Alderman WOOL) thought it very hard, that publicis e who had so large a capital engaged, were not to be allowed to sell this beer. Sir RIDLEY COCKBURN was desirous of ktur.ving whe, ther the strong beer brewers were to be allowed to brew this het.? The CHANCELLOR of the F.XCHEQUER replied in th negative; he would recapitulate his plan ; he proposed to insi cute an intermediate duty of 59. per barrel, to be imposed e s beer of a certain strength and quality, namely, on beer brewed five barrels front a quarter of malt. The brewers of this hen to take out a separate license. The beer not to be drank in :St house where it is brewed, as that would open a door to ahute and fraud, or in regular public-houses, as that would be liable to a similar objection ; but to be retailed in shops taking out a licene. for that purpose, as in the case of tea and coffee. He considered that a good and wi,..l:sonte beverage would thus be furnished to the waking class, at the price of not more than 24d. per pee, the price to be charg d by the brewer being limited to 275. per barrel of thirty-sit gallons. Mr. BUXTON said, the Right lion. Gentleman had opened his statement by declaring his opinion, that this W.. 4 a measure with which the trade could find no fault, and from which they would sustain no injury ; he, on the contrary, cousideral it as a very harsh measure on the established brewers and publics s. He trusted the Chancellor of the Exchequer would reconsider ti e subject, and place the old brewers and publicans on the Sao* footing with the new brewers and beer-sellers, wlici would he called into action by this measure. Mr. W. WI LLI A NIS observed; that small breweries bae ways been detrimental to the country, and the Revenue had h.•ts defrauded by them, because they had undersold the large Arms. cries, which could supply a much better article than the smaller establishments could possibly do. Mr. F. PALLIER expressed some doubts as to the efEcac; of this measure. After a few words from Mr. Alderman BILIIDGES, the Resolu tions were agreed to.—Report on Monday. MISCELLANEOUS. The Prisons Bill was reported, the Amendments agreed to, and the Bill ordered to he read a third time on Tuesday. Mr. Alderman WOOD brought in a Bill to provide for the better Lighting certain parts of the Metropolis with Gas. • Mr. D. BROWN brought in a Bill for regulating the grandee of Joint Leases in Ireland. Mr. HERMES presented Papers relative to the Cations and Excise, pursuant to an order of the Monate: Mr. HERRIRS also obtained leave to bring in a Bill to rectify certain errors in filling up the lists of Commissioners of Land.tis. The other Orders were then disposed of, and the Homed journed at Half-past Twelve till this day. THE EVENING.STAR7-4 LONDON. iii' The Trial,. Conviction, and order for execution, of J. Colevtan, for thi murder of Mr. &arm, of Lewisham, wink given at length in " Tut Rtocrassestax" of To-morrow.—" Tat Ettot.tanwas is the same size and price as " The Ossintvaa: and does 'not insert any Advertisements whatever. SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 1823. THE FUNDS. STOCK EXCHANGE, HA IS-PAST TVITLVE. Several Expresses have arrived from Paris this mornitg— 'French .Funds 78f. 3.5 c. which is a rise of 20c. Consols opened at 744, 4,4, 4, and have remained steady, with a fiat Slaritet : FOREIGN FUNDS. • • Very little badness is doing in the above Funds this morn Spanish Bonds opened at 264, 4 , 4, 4. A rcrort prevails that New Spanish Loan is expected in the Market. Current Prices: Chilian 70, New Spanish 2q , 0ki . 1521 to 0, Now l'ressian 771 78, Old 81, Russian 721, Danish 714104 Colombian 511, Spanish Scrip 40.—Spanish Bonds are nay 24 VLICNN 1, March 5, Metalliques, 77—Bank Shares, 8611. 6, Aletalliquis, 77 3-16—Bank Sh. 861 14. 7, Metalliques, 76h—Bank Shares, 8511. 8, Metalliques, 76 11-16—Bank Shares, IA PRICE OF STOCKS AT ONE O'CLOCK. S per Cent. Consols 74% 1 4 I A. 4 per Cents. New 94% 3 / 4 —lndia Bonds 21s. Exchequer Bills of 121,000, 9s. I Is. 9s. Ditto Small, 9s. I Is. 95 . —Commercial 1 par Bank for Acct. 207 205 206 205 1 ,6 Consols for Payment 74% 3 / 3 1,4 We have received this forenoon Bayonne Papered the 13th instant, from which we extract the follow. ing interesting details of the. preparations making fat the approaching contest between France and Spain. Although the medium is a French one, it is freely. admitted that the Spaniards are flocking in great numbers to the defence of the Constitutional stud. ard. The departure of the Kiwo from Madrid is said to be deferred till the 17th or lath. The Ist of April is the day fixed Tor crossing the Bidassoa : BAYONNE, ' General Guilleminot, Chief of arrived here yesterday, as well as , an incalculable number of Employes departments. The troops, as - wards the frontiers of Spain. those which are ready (about h and to-morrow. The persons x bridge of boats over the Bidassoa the 28th, so that It is supposed the Ist of April. Almost the whole establishment is now here, and before the end of the month. , Duke has arrived and has reviewed enter Spain by the routes we have I ciations actually on foot between • cite otherwise. The Constitutionalists on the hardly making any preparations pith the exception of five or six lately arrived at Vittoria, the ' reinforced, and it is barely sufficient SC Sebastian, in ease of attack, - pad in reipectable•StUte of &fence. Sit/troops of the line, and -P great expillerli 'front Galicia by sea; a' ihti Ilth, 'lee or sit' thousand tielliiihe &Asian, in the three in top even the division of tile viniu: Wise ibhebitints are taking their me E e oCdii:National Guard i alt. , Bilboa, are preparing to • . ahe ptincipat is - aisiiallitL__ icipaied to set out 'for Corunii 11111 Ja Fl %lig we ntuassoa : 8., MARCH 13. fof the Staff of the French Arra!, I as many Generals of Brigade and mployes'belonging to the different le soon as they arrive, are seat to The weather having mended, 16,000) will go.into camp to- ts who have undertaken to hay $, ssoa will have everything read! hi rd the bridge will be laid iserairtffi whole •f the Duke of AngtiakOdi d his Royal Highness i 5.46101101 It is asserted, that as 'NV ask !viewed the troops, the army have before stated, unless thel.4ll; :en %site and trigland shotildl; the frontiers, on their vidn,lllr tons to opppaiNtka.ioeasisaJj* six hundred maasmNitp, whAVO e division of Tg f rlps has atetll. xffichint to dead:P . iii#l2 ate loG• iv. iifenee. great qtly o ..1 a; and it Vittoria,tati. idd ennserigifs;•ro be lehtopo. . 1 •ee but all lw' d 'irr4." c'K4 ll i eir meanie, it; epantrets: figtoviiiiptslY444na sag's; Itadilvittediiiiji 4e44'W, f2dl6-;sz,