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al 11. 111 t h a t they had be' s eently proved by his con uct - • the fi n ance Committee, of which he had been a attendingre °ll.l"- Member. As to the right of' petition guar re ed with what had been so well said by the :1 „ e he Ag , _ House of Commons, that not only K o ko. of the T;e doors of that House, but the ears of all publie "- e n melt to be open to petitions. He should, there ;plc, a t all times feel it his duty to present and body fit , n ot only petitions from that respectable body, but t h e petition of the meanest individual who com 01,,ined of oppression. r (The other Resolutions were carried unanimously, m r . Kemble having previously retired, amidst a vol ley o f isses.) The h t hanks of the Livery were then voted to the LoRD MAyoa, who returned thanks in a short speech: Mr. F A vELL then proposed a Resolution; voting the t hanks of the Livery to Mr. Sheriff Wood, for his rdepeficint conduct at all times, and particularly "or demanding an audience of his Majesty. (After considetable delay, the Resolution was altered, and ad as a vote of thanks to the Sheriffs ; but the ge.. I shout of the Hall was No, no !—Thanis to Sheriff m o d ody.) tla The thanksbeing accordingly voted to Sheriff Wood, That Gentleman rose and thanked the Livery for tan honour the, - bad done him. It became necessary for him to answer insinuations which had been gene rally thrown out, that he had wished to rush into the presence of his Majesty, in order to insult him. Insi rations of this sort had been perpetually thrown out f ro m the same quarters. If eve, there was a question of presenting Petitions or Addresses try the Sovereign respectinVhe rights of his subjects and their interests, 1 it was always said " Do you want to insult the grey hairs of your Sovereign ?' This was a trick however w hich was now somewhat stale. It was no insult to the Sovereign, whatever might be his age, for the subject to exercise their undoubted right of petitioning for t h e r edress of , grievances. He was certainly very w iles to accomplish the duty which had been as sired to him of giving their Address into the hands vfhis Majesty, and as it had now been resolved that ele Sheriffs should place into the hands of his Ma jesty the Resolutions passed this day, he wouldagain do every thing in his power to obtain an audience for the purpose.—(ANdause.) A partial cry was then raised for Mr. Sheriff Atkins. Sheriff ATKINS then came forwar4. He said, that be only presented himself to declare his readiness to answer any questions which could be put to him by those who called upon him by name. As he didnot And, however, that they had any question to ask him, and as they had not voted him thanks, he was kft but little to say. He could, however, appeal to his brother Sheriff, as also to the Lord Mayor, whe ther he had neglected any part of the duty which had dercired upon him. If he was conscious of such ne- I ; lect of duty, he could not present himself to them uit:l that conscious rectitude that he did at present. -As he heard no reason assigned for refusing him I thanks, he did not know what obsertmtions to make I on the s•ti•ieet. Mr. Sh•triff WOOD then came forward and declared, t:7.t ' .'t ?brother Sheriff had been as attentive as it was Intsible to be to the duty which was assigned to them, nrd had !leen as - anxious in his endeavours to procure as ::liclie:lce. (Several voices tried, he ought to he j lined in the Vote of Thanks ; but the majority of voices was— " No, on, 'ye cannot forget his former conduct.") TIAe Re•olutiors were then ordered to be inserted in :'ll the I\locnittg and Evening Papers, and the Court adic,urn..d. FRENCH PAPERS. PAWS, JANUARY Q. 'The introduction of spun cotton, of whatever qua • Fty or country, was prohibited by a French Imperial Decree of the 22d December. Colonel Burr, formerly Vice-President of the United Stres, arrived at Hanover on the 16th December. According to letters from Petersburgh, Count Ro inanzoff, Minister foe foreign Affairs, was on the eve of setting out for Paris. Gustavus Adolphus, late Xing of Sweden, is to take up his residence at Switzerland, near Morat, where an estate has been purchased for him. By a Russian Ukase of the 9th November, the ex portation of grain from the ports of the White Sea and the Baltic is subjected to a duty of 50 copecks, insteacl ot 6, for each measure. The Magistrates are enjoinC•d act to allow the quantity of corn exported to ev..eed . .- ore quarter of the harvest. SPANISH PAPERS. SEVILLE, DECEMBER 13. We learn, by various letters from Madrid, that the i ' Spanish prisoners taken by the French in the battle I of Ocana, officers as well as soldiers, were stript of their clothes in Arinjuet, with the design of making itlielieced, in that capital, that the Supreme Junta keeps its armies in excessive nakedness ; they more over took from the officers the commissions granted by Ferd:nand the With and t'-.e Supreme Junta. The prisoners reached Madrid almost dead with cold, hunger, and beaten with the but-end of muskets and cudgels, like beasts ; a spectacle so melancholy ex cited in those inhabitants all that compassion of which they are susceptible, and their hatred of their oppres lots increased, when they learned that they had taken •'*.va7 the clothes for the purpose of lessening their mthusiasm for the lawful Government which they adore. DEctsiata 20.—The French have retired from Santa Crux, El. Viso, and Valdepenas. Seven bun dild French Who had come out of Parnpeluna to col !"ct contributions in some neighbouring villages, were Ili - rounded by two patriotic parties, and all put to the sword, not a single one escaping. Two pieces of Ition were likewise taken on this occasion. BADAP3Z, DEC. 21. On the 24th ult. an English merchant ship arrived in the port of Cadit, with all kinds of arms and am 311lition ; as also a vessel from the sam e countr y , sth a very considerable quantity of muskets; and the 29th another ship arrived with a cargo of a Pniilar kind. This proves the groat interest which ' , enerims and dear allies have taken in the success ')f our enterprize; which, if it can be effected by arms, men, and money, must terminate gloriously. Our esteem and affection for this generous nation, ought therefore to be proportionate to the efforts it has made in our favour. • LONDON. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. 3 per Celt: eons. for money, 691 ex. div.—acc. 69U. Reduced 69}1-omnium 3; prem. PRICE (iF STOCKS YESTERDAY. S per Cent. Red. 69i Imp. Ann 71 4 per Cent. Cons. 681 ei div. Excbeq. Bills, 9s. 12s. pre. 4 per Cent. 841 85 841 Omnium, 21 3 prem. 3 per Cent. Navy 991 ex. div. State Lottery Tickets £22.15,. Long Ann. 18 9-16 Consols for acc. 70ifi India Bonds, 275. 28s. pr. An American frigate passed DcrVer y6steiday, for the Downs, and took a pilot fur the River: We have this day given a'few farther extracts frOin the French and Spahish Papers received yesterday. Some Madrid Gazettes have since been received, but their contents are not important. One of them says : " Lord MACDUFF and Colonel Roche are the active and indefatigable agents of England with the Spa nish armies. They had a narrow escape at the battle of Ocana." Accounts from Holland received yesterday state, that it was hoped they would be able to avert the fate with which they were menaced. Alarmed by the threat of annexation to France, the Senate and Le- gislative Body were understood to have represented, through King Louts, their readiness to adopt and I enforce any measures suggested by the French Go vernment for distressing this country. They also agreed that Holland should give every aid of which it was capable, in any way to the French finances. In this representation, some of the principal Commercial Houses are said to have joined. It is possible the proposition may be accepted, but we doubt whether it will prevent the eventual incorporation with the French Lrt pite. Last night dispatches of great importance were re ceived by Government from Lord MLNTO, relative to the situation of affairs in India. Dispatches were also received at the Admiralty, a Naval Officer having arrived at the same time. Accounts are stated to have been received from ; Ceylon and the Capc of Good Hope, the fo mer dated t he end of August, the latter the middle of October, which mention that the whole of the native army onl the Madras Establishment was in a state of open mu tiny, and among other places, had possessed them• selves of Hyderabad and Seringapatam. It is not stated that any European Officers are among the re volters, and the mutiny was shortly expected to be quelled, as 11,000 of the King's troops had taken the field for that purpose. A corps from Ceylon, and two regiments from the Cape of Good Hope, had been sent to co-operate in restoring tranquillity. Lord MINTO, it is added, had arrived at Madras. Other accounts speak in terms more calculated to tranquil lize the minds of those who were so alarmed by the previous reports. One of these says There have been no disturbances of a serious nature. Lord MINTO had left Bengal, and proceeded to Madras, to confer with Sir GEORGE BAIU.ow, who had found it necessary to quit the seat of his Government, though, as a mea sure of precaution, he had taken up his residence at the Government House in the fortress." Last night, at seven o'clock, circular letters were sent to the different Cabinet Ministers, requesting a full attendance at a Cabinet Council, to be held this day, at two o'clock, on business of great importance. Sir RICHARD STRACIIAN is arrived in town from Flushing. The gallant Admiral had yesterday an audience with the Lords of the Admiralty. Sir S. SMITH is about to be employed upon a new Expedition, now in contemplation. Mr. PREVOST, Secretary to the Austrian Legation, with Mr. AGNEAUt also attached to the same em bassy, sailed from Dover about one on Saturday afternoon, in the Elizabeth flag of truce, for Calais. The Secretary is charged with dispatches for Prince 4CHWARTZENBURG, the Austrian Ambassador at Paris, and it will be recollected that we stated on the 22d ult. that, in the event of the return of MAINTZ the Messenger being delayed beyond the limited period of ten days, this Gentleman would proceed to Paris. A Paper of yesterday states that Mr. Husici&soN's retirement from office did not arise from any particu br attachment of that Gentleman to Mr. CANNING The friends of Mr. H. give out 44 that so early as last May, and when holding the office of Joint Secretary to the Treasury, he was so acutely impressed with a sense cf the distresses of the country, and the lavish expenditure in those Departments, the conduct of which fell more immediately under his official cogni zance, that he made powerful representations upon these subjects to his colleagues; accompanied with the intimation, that if certain plans of retrenchment and check were not adopted, he could no longer har rass his feelings and encounter future responsibility, l i by partaking in the management of concerns conduct- i ed upon principles so injurious to the country." The Princess Mary packet is arrived at Falmouth from the Leeward Islands, in 30 days from St. Tho mas's. The Mail by her will be in Town this day.— The Lady Arabella packet arrived at Barbadoes 13th November, and sailed on the 15th, for Jamaica. The Hope, with a cargo of chesnuts, is arrived at Portsmouth from Gijon, which place she left on the 31st tilt, She brings letters of that day's date, but they contain no news. A boat, with letters from the interior of the country, was chaced by a French pri vateer at the very moment she was shifting her course towards the Hope, and was forced to throw her letters overboard, but put some passeogers into the Hope. A detachment at the 10th regimeat.embarked _ terday' at Portsmouth, arid they expect to sail imme diately for GtiernseY, to strengtheo that ,arritcin, as the regiments there are nearly all embarked for Lisbon ; amongst these regiments are the 57th, 61st; and 94th. Detachmerits of the jist acid 82d regiments, from Walcheren, have landed at Portsmouth; and will, march agreeably to War-Office-routes ; the former to Horsham and the latter to Lewes Barracks. Saturday and Sunday detachments of the 14th and sth regiments of Infantry, were landed at Deal and Dover, from Walcheren, and haste proceeded by the coast to be embarked on the Royal Military Carial, for their deStinations on the Sussex district, the 14th at Steyning, and the sth at Bexhill. Dr. FERGUSSON I Medical Superintendant-Genera of the Portuguese Army, takes his passage on board the same frigate with Genial STEWART.—The brig Bell, late of Sunderland, has, we understand, been fitted for his reception. INTELLIGEArCE. PLYMOUTH, AND PLYMOUTH=DOCK, JAN.*. The CALEDONIA, ST. GEORGE, ACHILLE, CN.SAR, and IMPETVELTX, are ordered round here from Ports mouth, to be fitted for the Channel service. Arrived the CAmmEtt hired cutter, from the Eastward ; NON PAREIL schooner, 12 guns, from Falmouth; PHCEBE frigate, from the Downs ; .and MI. ER frigate, from a cruize.—A signal is flying for a fleet in the Oiling, but the weather is so hazy, that unless they come nearer, it will be impossible to ascertain what `they are. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 9. Arrived the ESPIEGLE sloop of war from tbe East ward. Sailed the PORT MAHON gun-brig, with a con voy for the Downs.—Wind S. S. E. DEAL, JANUARY 9. Remain in the Downs the outward-bound as per last.—Wind S.W. CHATHAM, JANUARY 7. An order from the Admiralty arrived at the Dock yard on Friday, to give preference to line-of-battle ships in fitting for sea, notwithstanding the late order for bringing forward frigates and smaller ships. The POIGTIERS was undocked on Friday, and in conse quence of the late order is now fitting for sea instead of being laid up in ordinary at Sheerness, .ts was in tended.—The Liox was yesterday taken into dock in her stead, and the PLANTAGENET will be docked to morrow. Yesterday two riggers fell front the mast head of the PLANTACIENET, one was taken to the surgery with very slighr injury, and the other v►as not at all hurt, a circumstance truly remarkable, considering the great height from which they fell. ettikiiiodie t JAR. 9.--irestadtv in parlance of a public notice, the Meeting convened by the Fret; holders and Partisans of the Whig Interest, in the county of Essex, was held at the Shire Hall, prepa ratorrio the Pending election. The company was not numerous, and the business of the day was opened 11 the Chairtnan, (W; Hosmvwoon, Esq.) who stated' the object of the present Meeting to be for the purpose of considering the most eligible person to be put in no- Mination as Representative of this county, vacated by the death of thelate worthy Member, J. Bullock, Esq. MONTAGU BURGOYNE, Esq. then rose, and declared his intention of standing the contest, upon the firma and established principles of what he considered the - Whig lute est, formed and approved by that party at the glorious Revolution ; but at the same time he beg ged to be understood, thathe would be bound to no party, but would conscientiously maintain the rights of his constituents, if they honoured him by their choice, and would strenuously use his utmost endea yours to defend the laWs and liberties of the people. Considering that the county of Essex had not been independently represented for many years, he hoped his friends would rouse, and viva tvice, proclaim their determination to support their own interest, by giving their votes to him. C. C. WESTERN, Est. M. 1 3: for Mallon, rose, and commenced a long reply to Mr. B. by stating, that however proud he was of tanking the Honourable Gentleman among -his friends—however satisfied he was that the Honourable Gentleman could boast of the most conspicuous virtues, yet, in this instance, he was sorry to ditFer in opinion from him as to his eli gibility.; and he wished the Honourable Gentleman to understand, that by So doing he by no nhans re tracted from that cordial support which, in all other crises, he (Mr. W.) should feel happy to afford him. The present was a matter of considerable import, and Mr. B. had so determinedly declared himself an enemy to party, that it was impossible for those who, like himself, were proud of that appellation, to sanc tion and encourage him at this pat tic ular period, and on this important occasion. Mr. W. concluded, by hoping the Honourable Gentleman would view the situation of himself arid friends, and not, by his per severance, give the opposite party an opportunity of enjoying the triumph of finding, among those ivho so long had been ranked as true Whigs, a dissention and division, which must be finally fatal in its effects_ to that cause it was the immediate wish of themselves to espouse. Mr. BURGOyNE here repelled the.attack of his Hon. Friend, as to his comments on the observation of his being no party man. He farther explained his mo tives and meaning, and trusted that the same would be fully appreciated and properly understood. Mr. HARVEY, of Feering_ Huse, in a very eloquent speech, appealed to the Meeting as to the nasure of the clainis of Mr. Burgoyne, and he contended stron!ly that it was impossible toff any person, situated as that Gentleman then was, h6lding a sinecure of consider able value, to act conscientiouly and independently. The Learned Orator proceeded in a speech of son e ledgth, replete with flowery language, to contiast the proceedings of the present Meeting in its effects with-the . Tory party, and most decidedly gave his dis senting voice to die claims of the Hon. Gentleman, regretting, at the same time, the necessity for such a measure, as it was affording too true a proof of the scriptural phrase- 64 A house divided against itself, can never stand," After some, desultory conversations between Messrs. Burgoyne, Western, and Harvey, the Chairman put it to the vote, whether the Meeting should adjourn, when the show of hands being in favour of Cie ad journment, the same took place accordingly. The Meeting consisted of about 150 persons, and we observed some leading Gentlemen of the county present. No Candidate of the Whig Interest having been offered to the Meeting, and Mr. Burgoyne's offer of his owr, services having been rejected, on the ground, asjt was pretended, that he is the receiver of 0500 per annum of the public money, by virtue of ' his holding a sinecure place, the Meeting 'was ad journed lute die: In the course of the discussion of the Meeting a proposition was introduced for the purpose of afford ing to Mr. Burgoyne the support of the county, case that Gentleman would engage not to assert his pretensions to the representation of the county beyond the continuance of the present Parliament ; but Mr. Burgoyne, it seems, did not think proper to accede to . this proposition. John Archer Houblon, Esq. still continues a very active canvass through the county with the greatest success.—Es sex Paper. ST. MALO, DECEMBER 22. On the 1 9th instant an English ship of three masts and 450 tons, armed with 18 guns, coming from Ja leak* laden with sugar and coffee, was driven by weather between two rocks, near Granville. Two gun-boats put out from that port, and took possession of her. FROM LLOYD'S LIST. Ca netststa, JAv. 9.—Nq arrivals. Sailed the William, I.t- N A 531, for Malta; and Enigheten, MAT rso N, tor Gottenburgh. The Susannah, ARRC)WSMITII, from h Quebec to Hull, is put into Gasper, leaky. Monday se'nnight a Court-Martial was held, at Portsnumth, on Lieutenant EVERARD, of the SATURN, for writing an anonymous letter to the Lords of the Admiralty, imputing improper conduct to Captain CUMBERLAND, and deserting from the SATURN, and taking a servant boy, without leave. The Court de termined, that the charges had been proved, and judged him to be rendered incapable of serving as an Officer again. DUELS.—On Friday morning last, a meeting took place in the vicinity of Braborne Lees, between Capt. H—gg—s and Lieut. H--n, both of the 85th regi ment ; when the former was shot through the body, and. expired in a few hours after being conveyed to the barracks. His antagonist immediately lett the ground, and has since absconded. The cause of this , unfortunate event arose out of some reflections used 'between the parties with respect to each other's con , duct while in Walcheren. An affair of honour. on West Stoke Commnn, Mrs. CLARKE has addressed the following Letter to near the city of Chichester, took place on Monday the Public, threatening fr esh p ublications : se'nnight, between Major WILLARD, of the Sussex MRS. CLARKE TO THE PUBLIC. Militia, and GEORGE S I'AMPER, Esq. late Captain in ," A candid and impartial Appeal to the Public will be sub the same regiment. The parties, with their seconds,of facts, accompanied mined in a short time; and a statement bad previously met in Rumbold's Bottom, but being with le i t x t x N erilliNowritotßenTbuyMandeSSEGlDEsiom, H so w in o e u c o , f W w hi a a h n L il a , ItiC h a L. there interrupted, they removed to the place above- been ' read on the Investigation, others in the Defence c s on the Trial ave named. The seconds were Captains ARDEN and ou the I Ith December, but which were suppressed (it is sald)'out FARHILL. The distance being measured (ten paces of delicacy to the feelings of certain Personages in the Court that only) the combatants, by signal, fired together. Mr. day. This considerat ion , ( in i my opinion) ought not to have had STAMPER'S shot was ineffectual, but that of the Ma- w any i n flu e en ty c o e f in tk L e Co i u n rt divi of dua u lg t! w ce e , re m i o n re su e c sp h e i c m it I t y li w eß h t en pe t r h i e l p e aid r - jor lodged under the pistol arm of his adversary, arid the character, reputitLn, and suture welfare of their families so passed on to the blade-bone. Mr. S. however, did not deeply involved. Under these circumstances, nothirg ought to feel so much inconvenience from the wound, as to put have . been smothered, or clothed in mystery : and it is hopecithat f it out of his power to try the chance of a second dis - ni an y ib doubts appearance canyet of r t e h n i . ai s u t , at e final nie n decision which ril c _1 M b r e su Asa spen ded lues charge, but which was happily prevented by the politics and patriotism shall have, fairness and publicity . sltewn timely interposition of the police officers. They were thent, by " MARY ANNE CLARICI." both subsequently bound over to keep the peace. Mr. " King's Road, January 9." One letter haralready got before the public, pro ' S. is considered as in a very fair way of doing well, i bably as a specimen. The following is a copy : though the ball has not yet been extracted. des I LETTER FROM G. L. WARDLE, ESQ. TO I. GLENNIE, ESQ. CORN MARKET, MARK-LANE, JAN. 10.—This day I (Copy) Eight o'clock, Saturday Mornin there are few fresh arrivals of Wheat, but large sup- I ior. n —_sw It Ste—Will you, otter seeing Mr. W a MKT, the g. ap plies of the late foreign imports ; sales heavy, scarcely bolsterer, Ratbbone-place, meet Major DODD and myself at Fla at last prices ; fine Dantzic 110 s. to 114;. per quarter dong's Hotel, about a quarter befure twelve o'clock. its of end beingl hope you will be able tiloi ut.is prevallr to onMr.Wsicur to let —Barley and Malt at the late reduction—White Peas, i Nrs i ft h be wait likewise Grey, at less—Ntw Tick Beans also 3 35. to th e next ' month. Do urge to him the impossibility the ity o f 38. i. per quarter ; Old as per currency—The supplies arranged, as was proposed through the medium of the Bookseller, of Oats are somewhat considerable, and sales thereof without our committing Mrs. C. and ourselves, which, assure near' y as quoted on Monday—Flour hardly at late him, would be of consequence fatal in an extreme he cannot con lecture. The great object is, that Mrs. C. 's 'Riad slur:1114 rendered prices. . pl at % gal ; and if Mr. W. will do so, I shall feel myself much GE AAAAA CURRENCY Al UNDRRI obliged, and not unmindful of his attention to such my wishes Wheat, 745.841. 100 s. Beans, (old) 58s. 635. (end anxious ones they are !) upon the subject. Fine ditto, 10115 109 s. Tick ditto, (old) 48s. 535. Your's, my dear Sir, ever taithfully, Rye, 455. 50a. Oats, Us. 275. 30s. To James Gletinie, I.A. GK. LL. WARMI.t. Barley, 406.47 a. Oti. Polad ditto, 321. 355.0 d. On the last letter a very simple question presents Malt, 14s. sos. Potato, ditto, 365. Ott. . itself It Colonel WARDLE was WRIGHT'S debitor, White Peas (Boilers) 70s. 80s. Rap. Seed, 481. 321. Grey ditto, Mis. 48w what cause could Mrs. CLARKE hav e fo r uneasingss Flat Flour, 90s. Es. &meads 151. Ws. HOW could Waster tserter Mr:. CLIME for money ? 4 _~!.