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FRAA CE. FRENCH ENANCE. RODGET VOA THE YEAR I RECEIPTS. Sutolus of the Revenues for the Year to - L for la Departments a 20,200,C00 Perfonal Truptrty and Su rto3ry Alhiton.:l centimes for tLe Ea p !mei of Adminiflration and ju 1.L.141 Proceeti..q . ,.a in thr Depart ments . ro , rs and Windows 2,000,C0C 3 :,8e0,063 3C2,233,C0S c,41,0w 16.cf.\ - • ccc P4ents . 17,toc,:_scc For the 1,1:-Cag , ment of the Domaco., comre hending the Net Revenue of th.:Natioual neat' t9o.ocr,c:o rtAlocr.t 40,ctx , c,x) 1 Pelt Office - t t.coo.eco ,ti.cal I Ot tcry - - ::co,cco .;r Dor.rs - s,roriti« for tht Cificcri of Jultices of Pcace IN:4-11.uxou, 4, ,- 00,CC 0 4,'17C•C0 5 e,),.50.cc0 2C,0C0,:X0 External Rcceipt Total Receipt 589,50;000 EXPENDITURE. PILLIC Per7:tual D.:bt • To the Creditors of the Sate - - 37570,9t8 To the C.tiffe d'A morcifftmLnt 1,2-2,t715 Debt (or Life 40,847,973 - - 7 9 , 9 86 , 6 74 60,879.647 111 NEW DEPAR7 EIENTS. 1,677,277 . • 516,51 Perpetual Debt Anouitiei • 3. 1 93. P OINZIAL 2XPFNDI7.VIII OF TM! SLRVICL. Adminiffration of lull ice - 23,318,730 of foreign Relations 7,c0c 5 070 _ _ or the Interior : or,li-ary Service 17,000,m0 %•-aordinary Serv:ce 22,300,000 R. mainder of Subtiftar et s bought in the year to, and which will be paid off in the year is 7,61c,000 474 t o,coo Of the r inances: Ordinary Si rv.ce 2 9. 0 47.7 88 To reimburfe part of the &Turkic, to the Caiffe il'Amortiffement Intereft of Securities Pennons 5 ,000 400 I,OC 0000 10400,000 5 6 . 0 4 7 .71011. 6 pco,coo Of the public Treafury - ortheWarDcpartmentts3,ooo,ooo the Management of do. yo,ooopoo 5c°,476318 9,000pc0 8,000,00 p 131 003 0° 0 The Marine nrciinary Service • 7c,000,0x) Eisaoidivary Service 56,000.c0s r 26,000,c 00 Tnc trreil Ay Negociations la r-fcr►c Total - 5 89j00,000 PARLMMENTAIir PRuCEEDINGS. HOUSE OF LORDS, THURSDAY, MARCH 17. Their Lordfhips fat for force time in a Committee of Privi• leg-s, from which, as ufual, Strangers were excluded. The Lihjedt of their Lord(hips' deliberations, we underftassdovas the Irifh Peerage, and more efpecially the cafe of Vircount Limerick, one of the Reprefentative Peers of Ireland, and lately promoted to the dignity of an Earl of that Kingdom.— The Report was ordered is be taken into confideration on Monday. The Earl of RADNOR and Lord RoLLI were fworn and took their feats. _ _ The Bills before the Houk were forwarded in their refpec tive Rages. The Loan CVA SCE'. Loa adelreffed thrir Lordffiips at confi dent& length, relative to the frith Appeal Caufe, Lloyds v. Gaudy. After cnnfidering the fubjcet in various I.•ral points of view, in which he difplayed his ufual ability and profound erudition, hr moved that the farther confideration at the cafe be poßponed till Monday next, which was ordered accordingly. - On the quellion for the fecond reading of the VII for the Relief of certain Infolvent Debtors, The Marquis of SLIGO role, and made fome ob fervatic.ns on tLe Bill which few, we believe, of thofe below the bar, were able to overhear. The o►jeft of the obfervations of the Noble Marquis we were, however, enabled to coiled from a claufe which he wilhed to be introduced into the Bill.— The effect of this claufe was to exclude from the benefits of the Bill all perfons who are con fined for the non-payment of damages awarded in cafes of the feduaion of a wife, a filler, or a fervant. The Lott:X[4.o4c ELLOR, as the 1710 ft EltififilaOry explanation to the Noble Marquis, read a claufe from the Bill as it now flood, %%loch fully anfwer. ed every purpnfe which was in view. The noble Lord thought it proper to allude to a eircumflance si Lich applied to other Bills of the fame nature. In the anticipation of a Bill of Indemnity many perfons voluntarily fubmitred to imprifon.nent, who under other circumflances might have been in a (hate of enlargement. This was a fort of fiatid which he sr as fore noble Lords would agree eniyht to be cat chilly guarded againfl by the Le giflatitte. Ile thought it incumbent on him now therefore to fay, th , t when the time came for fix hag, the time to whiah the Biil was to extend, he move that the pet when it fhould take eff-ct Ihutild he fn fir hack as to defeat any drata gems of this nature. Lord Ei.t. RGRnu,N o.lve notice that he flulirld in a future flag: of the 'Bill take an opportunity of ptopofing kvcral other claufes, exti.nding the (cope of the exceri , rs. Ile explained gtt.erally, that the tendt.tvy of there exceptions be to Prevent all polons n.‘w in c,.nfinement for da mages in ddiet offences being excluded from the benefit of the A. Lord ALI-A.:try fta , c..! i: was ncccfrary for the public to undo Rand, tli.it tlinAgh the MO had in tar ads- arced that it was not a matter 4 neceffil that it thould pars during the prefent fefron, the 13::1 W3S one Vi fq important a nature that it ought to F r) IA fore 11.-: Public m :is perfeet a 11:.0.e as poi- At prefent many important arnzadments wet e ncceierv. Ti.e was then real a fecond time. fcc , nd itading of 11. c hall Chalking ,A 0 ti,•:ng in Al. AND rldt: to make a very lt.tr oh- Ili V A Lions qn :Lc - .C..: ( 1: 1 cut L cart to E... into detail on the Ithjea, but confidered it Ms; duty to allude to the difference which the Bill went to eflahlifh betwixt the criminal laws of the two parts of the United Kingdom. A difference of this kind was in every cafe to be de,precated, but more efpecially when it regarded the criminal laws of the country. Some delay, therefore, in proceeding to the Committee on the Bill might be defirable, to enable their Lord/ups to confider how far it might be expedient to extend the provifions of the Bill to this country. The Archbilhop of Dont corprofeffed hisinability to form an opinion how far the extenfion to which the noble Lord alluded might he applicable to the circumftances of this country ; but of its neceflity, as far as Ireland was corn crned, no one acquainted with the (late of that part of the United kingdom could doubt for a moment. In this country the ' crime was of rare occurrence, and therefore it might he a matter of doubt how far policy would lugger the propriety of making a general enaa ment on the lubjea. No man, however, could have lived twelve months in Irelandwithout being ' convinced that it was effential to the fafety of the peaceable part of the community. The LORD CHANCELLOR called the attention of their Lordfhips to a point which was entitled to particular attention. He had more than once had occafion to advert to the mode in which Bills of the moll important kind were introduced into that Houle. The fecond reading was not preceded, as it certainly ought to be, with refpeft to Bills whole g!neral nature was not underftood, by a (hart explanation of their objel, but as a mere matter -of courfe. This obfervation, in the prefent in :fiance, was fuggefted by the title of the Bill. It was irititled, a Bill for the more effeaual preven tion of Lhalking, a praftice, of the nature of which he profeffed his ignorance, and he believed many other noble Lords would acknowledge the fame ignorance. It was certainly the duty of thole who were employed in introducing the Bill, to have given this explanation, and thereon he took this opportunity of alluding to a general ground of complaint. His Lordfirip agreed with the noble Lord who began the difcuflion, that it was highly defirable to have as little difcordance as pollible betwixt the criminal laws of Ireland and this coun try, but gave no decided opinion how far the extenfion might be neceffary. Lord CARLETON gave a fhort (ketch of the cir cumftances which rendered the prefent Bill necef fury. The praCtice which it was defigned to pu nifh was one which, at the time when the Aft was framed, had become highly alarming, and it was to counteraa fo ferious an evil, that it.was origi nally fubmitted to the Trifh Parliament. About two years ago it had expired, but at the prefent moment it had again appeared neceffary to renew it. He agreed with the Noble and Learned Lord who (poke lail, that the title of the Bill was not one very intelligible in this country, where the praaice from which it was derived, was almoll un known. In Ireland, however, the praaice Was unfortunately too well known, and the title was one univerfally underftood. He profeffed himfelf not in poffelfion of fuch a knowledge of the exifting circuinfiances of the country, as to be able to judge of the expediency of the extenfion. Lord ELLINSOROVOH Caw very powerful rea fons for Tome improvement in the criminal law of this country, fo far as affaults, with intent to corn. mit murder, were concerned. He alluded parti cularly to the cafe of a trial at the Old Bailey (the trial of two men for cutting and maiming a man near Hammerfmith, tried at one of the late fel. fions), where, under circumftances of the greateft atrocity, the capital part of the indiament was done away, becaufe the crime of the prifoners did not come within the meaning of the Mt under which they were tried. He was defirous, there fore, that their Lordfhips might have an oppor. tunity of confidering how far the extenfion of the Mt to this country might be defirable. flis Lord !hip adverted particularly to the manner in which the Bill was framed. There was a great deal of fupei fluity of expreftion, which might in the Com mittee be curtailed. His Lordllip, therefore, withed, that Monday might be fixed for going into a Committee on the Bill. Lord AVIAN LI T corroborated the flatements of the Noble Lord, and argued in very forcible terms in favour of lome improvement in our criminal code. As the law now flood, an affault with a view to robbery was a felony, though not of a ca pital nature; whereas an Ml . :Ault with the view of perpetrating the crime of murder was a Pimple misdemeanour. He agreed entirely with his Noble Friend in what he had Paid about the cafe to which he had alluded, and he was lure all of their Lord. (hips mud fee that there was a neceility for revif. ing the law, when a grime, in all its circumflances fo atrocious, had elcaped adequate punithment, merely from want of evidence that the criminals had lain in wait with the intention of perpetrating the crime. His Lordfhip was very pointed on the loofe and inaccurate manner in which the Bill was couched. In this refpea it required very confi detable improvement. He alluded to fcveral el tides in which the language was extremely inac curate. In one part of the Bill it was matted, that no perfon being in Ireland lhould, without fob. jetting himfelf to certain penalties, be guilty of the crime fpecified in the Bill. There was, however, A great want rut pi ecifion here, bec.tufe it might be inferred from that, though a perfon could not, without inbjecling himfelf to penalties, be guilty f this crime in Ireland, he might with impunity perpetrate it in England, in Scotland, or, in fhort, in any other quarter. After dwelling on this topic, his Lordfhip concluded by declaring his complete approbation to:he propofcd delay. The Bill w,as then read a Iccond time and com mitted fur tomorrow.—Adjourned. HOUSE OF cUNINIONS. A Mr:7.v Loa: the Lords t.ahrmed ti.e Houk that their I or 'gaps 1.3r1 tigri cd to Cie Marine Mutiny Bill. the Ira ertitiege Bill , 'he Hat I.Lenee, and the inns stamp lioty Eta, with. , ut ar.y amendment; and that they bad agri-ed to de itiria Prifta;u: till, evitL ionic amendments, to goer d • tic riincurrenre of th-t Houfc. r 11.1 1.0. n Bdl w.is rc.d a firft time, and he 7, ai; a Caronil time to-v,truw. 'll,lrilt MiLti., real iccoa4 time, aud curiad•.% emniw. The following Members were returned, $y ballot, to try the merits of the Petition eompabling of an undue Elation for the Borough of Ilehefter : 1 The Rt. Hon. J. H. Addington Nicholas Vantlttatt, Efq. . Chviltopbcr Codrington, Efq. The Bight Hon. John Smith Sir William Lemon, Bart. Lord Vifcuu " t Cole Hylton Julliffe, Eq. The Hon. G. H. L. Dundas Thomas Bernard, Efq. Sir George Cornewall, Bart. ----- Calvert, Efq. Sir John Aubrey, But. Sir J. Daihwood King, Bart. George Johcitone, 1 Erg, Nominees. John Fonblanque, Efq. Mr. ADDINGTON moved that the Call of the Houfe be re newed for Thurfday next, and that the dual penalties on ab fentees be then enforced.r.-Ordered. Frederick Shuttleworth, purfuant to the order of yeiterday, was brought to the Bar. The S then addreTed him as follows: o' Frederick Shuttleworth, a Seidl Committee of the Houle of Commons, appointed to try the me rits of the EleCtion for the town and county of Nottingham, have reported, that you have given contradielory evidence, and have been guilty of grofs prevarication and mifbehaviour. Offences of the nature of which you have been charged tend to defiroy the molt facred tell of truth, to defeat the ends of public juftice, and to root up the foun dations of civil fociety. While you have been vainly endeavouring to prevent the difclofure of thofe difgraceful (Cenci of riot which took place at Not tingham during the EleEtion, your condo& has been wholly incompatible with what might have been expeEted from your education, your habits, and your fituation in life, which Ihould have dif poled you to exhibit a very different example to your fellow fubjefts. The lenity of the Hot* of Commons has (pared you the difgrace and infamy of a common gaol ; but, in the compunftions of a mind informed as yours muft be, you mull find the fevereft punifhment for your offence. You now go forth before your friends and the public branded with a ftigma, which nothing can efface but a rigid and continued repentance, and a aria regard to the civil and political rights of your fel low fubjeas. You have now been called to the Bar of the Houle to be difcharged, and you are ac cordingly difcharged on the payment of your fees." The CHawcat.i.oa of the Excitsostaa imme diately role, and laid that he was confident he fhould meet the wifhes of the Houfe when he moved that the forcible reprimand delivered on the Rrefent occafion Ml Mr. Speaker fhould be entered ' on the Journals.—Df general cry of bear! bear Ij The queftion was then put and carried nem con. On the motion of the Secretary at War, the Militia Ofikees Bill was read a Brit, and ordered to be read a feeond time to morrow. . - . The 'rah Bank Reftriertion Bill was read a fecund time, and referrel to a Committee of the whole Houfeto:nsorrow. .—...-- - The following Members were thofen for the Eaft Orinftead Contelt Election Committee: The Right Hon. Charles Hope Henry Shelley. Efq. Campbell, Efq. ohn Jame , Fergufon, Efq. ohn Olborne, Efq. The Right Hon. John Charles James Brodie, Efq. Villiers ohn Staniforth, Efq. Wm. Spencer Stanhope, Efq. eery Joddrell, Efq. Richard Price. Efq. The Hon. C. H. Pieneport William Dickfoo, Efq. Wm. Smith, Efq. (of Norwich) ' 7 mania ees Charles Shaw Lefevre, Efq. Mr. Cour moved, that the order for the third reading of the Dublin Watch Bill be poftponed to this day fe'nnight Ordered. The otter Orders were alto deferred, and the Houle ad journed. LONDON. FRIDAY, MARCH t& PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK : 3 per C. Cad. money, 63, 64, 631, 64/4. Ditto, for April acc. 66, 63, 64, 6 5H. Old 3 per Cent. Ann. ggiii—Omaluni dif. PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY: 3 pIT C. CAW . . 6S 64t 63466,1 Imp. Ann. 101 II 6 4 4 Omni= raig ti diC 5 per C. Ann. 98 ppl Englith Tickets 171. s Ss. India Stock 211 opg. Coot. for Ap Ac 66 644 6 6 4 1mp..3 per C.63} 64 67i6867} We have received letters from Gibraltar to the 21ft ult. inclufive. The following arc the only par ticulars they bring : _ On the 19th of February the Englifh brig Nits arrived there from Leghorn in 19 days. At the time (he failed from Leghorn, a French frigate was embarking 300 troops for St. Domingo, and a report was current, and generally credited, that the King of Etruria was dangeroufly ill. The Englifh (hip Latona, Islauta mailer, ar rived on the aoth, in 19 days from Deptford, with provifions for the Garrifon.—Paffangers : Baron BAUMAN, Captain in De Rolle's Regiment, and Mr. Roam, affiflant Surgeon of the fame. This day a very unufual bugle prevailed at the y Stock Exchange. The Stoppage of an individual % who has large tranfthions was announced in the morning, and it was thought a number of others mull be defaulters in confequence. The amount of the deficiency appears almoß incredible. Re ports Rates it at nearly two millions of money. It is thought, however, by many, that the individual alluded to, will be able to arrange matters in a few days. At one o'clock 3 per cents were at 6.1.4 for money, and 65: for account. The Stocks kept rather improving in price yet terday afternoon, a convincing proof that the dif. patches from Paris were confidered favourable to the hopes of Peace : indeed the high price of the French funds could sot fail to produce a fimilar impreffion. It is fingular, however, that the private letters from PM is, of which a number were yeflerday re ceived, generally agree in dating the conduct of the Flare Cossur. on Sunday lad, at Madame BONAPARTE'S Drawing Room. as indicating ob. flinacy rather than a conciliating difpnfition. A morning paper gives the fubßance of fome of thefe letters in the following words .—" At the Draw. ing Room the FIRST CONSUL appeared in a hate of evident iiri:abl:ty. When he approached the Englifh Ambaffador, he obterved with warmth, that a War had now defolated Europe for ten years, and :liked whether it was now to be renew ed ?• adding, that if it was, it might again laR for as long a period ? To which Lord Wurrwoarm calmly replied, that if it was renewed, it would not be the fault of Great Britain. Bosares re then went amongfl the Ladies, but Coon after re. turned to Lord WistrWmerit, and vehemently de clared, that the armaments now preparing in the ports of France were deltincd only for the colonies, in the prefervation of which England %vas as much interefted as he could be. To this no anfwer was made. He loon afterwards quitted the room, call ing on GOD and Mar. to witnefs, that he hoped vengeance would be infliard on that Power, which, by a violation of Treaty, Ihould caufe the renewal of hoßilities ? His countenance was throughout almoß disfigured by pair on : and his tone was fo loud and vebement, that at leaft half the company prefent mull have heard all that paired on this ex traordinary occallon." For the amuftryLnt of our Readers, we alto in fert the following : PRIVATE LETTER-PARIS, MARCH 14. There was yeflerday, as ufual, a grand circle at the Thuilleries. The Ambaffadors of the diffe rent Powers were in the Saloonovith a numerous affemblage of ftrangets and Ladies of diftinetion, Generals, Senators, Tribunes, Legillators, &c. BoNAPAars entered, with an unufual alertncfs of manner, and, ' after flaming the company, he aldrefred himfelf to Lord WHITWORTH, in a tone fufficiently loud to be heard by all who were pre. fent—" You know, my Lord, that a terriblellotm has arifen between England and France." Lord WHITWORTH Yes,Ceneral Conful, but it is to be hoped that this Roust will be diffipated without any ferioua confequences." Botravaara—s , It will be dirEpated, when Eng. land (hall have evacuated Malta. If not, the cloud will burl, and the bolt mull fall. The King of England has promifed by Treaty to evacuate that place, and who is to violate the faith of Treaties ?" Lord WHtTWORTH (farprifid on Mg leintlq quefiioned in tbie manner, and Sefors fa ;many Perfou)— " But you know, General Conful, the circum fiances which have hitherto delayed the evacuation of Maki'. The intention of my Sovereign is to ful fil the Treaty of Amiens; and you alto know . 4 " 1 " BON AP ART I— " You know (with ime i tietievfo) that the French have carried on the war fur ten years, and ran cannot doubt but that they are in a coo. dition to wage it again. Inform your Court, that if, on the receipt of your difpatches, orders are not iffited for the immediate furrender of Malta, then War it declared. I declare my firm refolution is to fee the Treaty carried into effea, and leave it to the Ambalradors of the feveral Powers, who are prefent, to fay who is in the wrong. You flattered yonrfelves that France would not dare to (limiter refentment what' her fquadrons were at St. Do. mingo. I amtappy thus publicly to undeceive 1 1 you on that head." . Lord WHirwozr H-..." But, General, the Nego tiation is not yet broken, and there is even reafon to believe —" Boa& AAAAA Of what Negotiation does your Lordthip (peak ? Is it neceffary to negociate what is conceded by treaty—to negotiate the fulfilment of engagements and die duties of good faith.— (Lord W. war about to reply, Bor•raaTS mar fi go with hit hand, and continued in a left ekvatel tow.) My Lord, your Lady is indifpofed. She may pro bably breathe her native air rather fooner than you or I expeEled. I with moil ardently for Peace, but if my jult demand be not. intlantly complied with, then War mull follow, and Goo will decide. If treaties are not fufficient to bind to Peace, then the vanquiffied mutt not be Left in a condition to offer injury." Here this unexpeOed converfaion terminated, :f that tern be allowed, where the difcourfe was at moil wholly on one tide. BON•►IETE afterwards walked up and down the hall, and dalcourfed with feveral perfons with an affumed air of gaiety. To the Englifts, how, ever, wlia met his eye, his regards were limited to a cold Gime. This fcene is In important in its nature and con ff.qttences, and at the fame time fo new in Diplo matic Hiftory, that I have taken much pains to get at its details. The auditors were numerous and attentive, but fome difficulty arofe from the rptickners of the (allies, as the reply did not al ways very gracioutly await the anfwer. Some trait: of extreme vivacity on the part of the Frasr CON sV L, Ido not choofc to hazard. In other re fpeEts the text, I believe, is faithful, and I leave it to you to make the comment. Though we have inferted the above we need hardly obferve, that thule whole property may bo affeeted by. the Utile of the prefer,t mifunderftand ing, fhould be cautious how they give implicit credit to every letter from Paris. Some people there have an intereft in the (late of our Funds, and the flaternents they fend over may fometisnes be tiulured according to the bias of the individual. In the Fre:cling colunua our Readers will find and Rata cOra Cbi n Y M•) te. da iwil som fort Al! Pen ;i74 ketw Am ills I e at St. Do, tides o undeceive bens laths the Nego- to tl was even reafon the] ani In does your /dot gociate what Pbu few le fulfilment *hie ood faith. muc 1111 lailat a the elevated tme.) play Itetd he may pro- Pere, ner than you 74, for Peace. Epil ly complied who • will decide. Was • Peace, then K IM :ondition to a 6r fp.in rrninated, :f !mai won lurk was al- Awe • and down hall perfons with robe nglith, how , tube vere limited head war .ure and con- attes :w in Diplo- Con the ich pains to befit. 'e numerous Dui de from the nute did not al- twic 'vier. Some fillei I the Fla sr gin In other re- nd I leave it ehi4 fly )ve we need erty may bo p;ay funderiland- let the ;ire implicit are some people Lad our Funds. R ai iimetimes be W as scar individual. ens will find t; Li