Star. — London, England, 1803-03-11 00:00:00

P.IRL/JALCNI.', 6 - PRtICLI.,I +CS. r..k n. 4 or% ana privatr 1 4 til iron C -1.: ‘Vh.CII tau rc,!.. F 1 tt N.,,turdltAtion 1311 , w,r: alto r,:t.rned by :he f C. .11‘ Tl. Orr f thrir Lordin , ?. irno 2 Cf - frnal:r.e.• ;;i:; w.f. that proceeding ordi rid dtc to-mor:.ow KnYAL ME!SAC.F. I_nrd I lor.ocr Houle the i3w:rq t frc.;rl his Nl..jeliy: " G Wit :: E R. In conftep.tre.: of the ilrmidahie Miitarg preparations at rying mr it, tie Port. of 1-r.ancc 3!1 , 1 ilollaid, ji,n the ofxr.tmportant Negociation b. tncen 'kis '.1.1 . ;c(1:.... rnment and of Frame, the recut , of as t..mt.rt Tea be known, his Mak. rac...uainas the lloufe. th. t .tdinaatal !sy ear ermcert; he alway, feels for the leci.rity and wi.tfare of hii• Micas, he bas thengt - .! it neceffary to eicrcite the powers refled in hint to . ; Aei ..f Parliament, for callirg out, and mho a:ling fin thwi h. the Militia of Cafe Kingdoms, or fuck part thsreti as his Majefty (ball thitik proper for the defence and :silty of his Kingdoms, 17'A doubting that ha. Vatilament will ai.; , rove the farr.e." Lord PELHAM moved, that hi: Majetty's Mcf fage be rntered on the Journals.—Ordered accord ingly. Lord Hosaitr then moved, that an Humble AdJrct be prefented to his Majcay, to thank his . 11jeity for his gracious communication to ti.is Houle, and to expvels its chearful concurrence in, and high approb a ion of, his Majeily's determina tion ; which Addrefs his Lordfhip read in his place. The Duke of NIONTROSE took the opportuni.y of (tying a few words on the fuhjeEt. He exprelred his fatisfaftion at the meafure about to be adopted, for one reafon in particular, as it would tend to carry into praAice, on a more extenfive fcale, and effeflual manner, thofe fuggetlions which he had thrown nut on a former evening, on the general fubjeA of the Militia. Indeed, what he had fug gelled, proceeded upon general principles, as ap plying to the Militia Force, and would tend to fecure to the Country an efficient alliflance from that part of the Military Force of the Country, at a moment's notice. He wai additionally pleated at the propofed mealbre ; becaufe, coming at fo Ihort an interval after difembodying the Militia, at leall one half of the men who would be fo colleAed, would be Heady foldiers ; which, per haps, would not be the cafe in twelve months hence, when it might be found neceffary to pro. cure a great number of frefh men. By a fpeedy embodying of the Militia, 'he was confident, that at leaf a moiety of the men would be Heady, firm, and well difciplined Soldiers. The queflion was then put on the Addrefs, which was voted nonag.—aad afterwards ordered to be prefented to his Majeay, by the Lords with White Staves. Some routine bufinefs was then difpofed of, after which the Houfe adjourned till to-morrow. 1-101'1" Or LW:C.'', THI 10. 11" Vial.; :is 01 I. ! I. ~r.t+ I'. u al\• - -D.i\ ~r•I t!• • .1:1. Inds t!.: itirve.irilc.l in thrit r r._..:+ HOUSE OF COMMONS. 111 R SRC RRRRRR at WAR gave notice, that it wu his !Mai tion, on Monday next, to move for leave to bring in a Bill to make provilion for the Wives and Families of Militia Men who Mall be called out. The Report of the Committee for continuing the Duties on Cuftonas and Excite was reccitecL—The Refolutions read and agreed to. The frith Pofiage, Hat Duty, and Game Certificate Bills, were feverally read a third time, and paired. The third reading o: the Dublin Watch Bill was poftponed to this day fennight. The Report on the frith Chalking Bill was brought up, the Amendments read and agreed to, and the Bill ordered to be read a third time to-inorrow. The Marine Mutiny Bill was reported, and ordered to be read athird time to-morrcw. The Newfoundland Judicature Bill was read a firft time, and ordered to be re-ad a (mond time to-morrow. The Bill (Sr preventing vexatious Suits in Iriland,was read a fecund time, and ordered to be committed to morrow. The following names of the Members are on the reduced hit of the Committee chofen by Ballot to try the merits of the Petition complaining of an undue LleEtion and Return for the Borough of Chippenham : Drax Grofveoor, Efq. Joieph Sc , tt, }. (q. Munford Lo.gfiell, Efq. Writ Egerton, Efq. Sir G. lieatlzote, Bart. Thos. Milton smith. Erg. John Kynatton Erg. (;eo. W. Gunn Gem Peer Holt.,rd, Lord Virconnt Bronie Right Hon. W. Dundas Hun. Andrew St. John. Hon. Jobn &.mersCose.r rq. Flurnpht p Sibrborpe, John Heathetnt , Lig. _ _ 'Elie following Members were alto cli(len is a Committee to try the merits of the Comity of Carmarthen Eleftion Pe R irh. Archdale. Erg. John FuFer, Fr+ Lanothar.:. Efq. kt. I Inn. Wrn. Hancock : Sir Writ. Elford. Rift. Lora Vileount Matrt,w Franco! .iiunderfoo, 1-fq. Sir Jan. Pulteney. (;coric Watt• Clarks Cockertil, John la. a vitn Fortr.kue. Efq. Jchi Atkyns Wright, Lrq. pr,:n Cuoic,.l!q. Devcrell, I rq.. CharluSever OUtcr, If.. MCSS•Ct 1-Rn NTS INAJFSTV. The CHamcri..t.ne rit . tie EXCHFI,L'ER appeired at the bar of the and bico;',ht up a Mellge from his Majelh,.. which the Speaker read (tom ! the chair, and uhi. h s as eraflly the fame as that diivered by Lard PART in the Houfc rf Lords. The SFCRETAPIi at WAR 1:141, that lie tore for the purpore of moving an Addrefs to the gracious Mciloge which bad jolt been read. Alter the unanimous rote rd lad night, he did nor think it rerehry to uie many words. When preparations to fo great an event 27e going forward in the ports of France and Holland, it cettainly behoYed this country to an with the utmoo caution ; and there. fore it had appeared medlar) , to his Majedy, that he Cowls? Ice CII.:111Cd to call forth the mod confti• totic n.t! fo7 cc for the defence of the country. lle 0 1‘-,i.r t: Y•ar painful to recollea the necefiity nl c4';117 a. tin Militia, alter the zeal, Vtivi• t . and military ardour, with which they had cn c .., , .•ried the :Ind hat dfLips attendant 00 A I w.trf.c• lead continued fo long, and as:, : • Lad wilt a degree of 14,1: m-c dkv' r•,.at that r. tir.ded on them the In 2 .l,ert kc,nc..u. - . if.: ;vas e•_:t.tin, hvwerer, that the 7 would !tAain cheerfully eontante their houtsurable exert the fet vice, the moment they were in' 1 ": that thole exelti.ms were nece(fary to fop• port thr dignity of the crown, and the tti.,!l i.itereits of the people. He did not think it neceir.try, therefore, to trap:ifs longer the time ‘,f the :I"tif: at prefent, but would colltlnt liimfell with moving, That an humble Addrels he preft wed or hi. Nlaielly, to thank him 1;•1- his m.,ii gracious 7Jetrage, and to exprels their pia folk of hi; goodnefs and parental cart of his people, by hi, decimation that he will take thofe in...dures C.r the safety and defence of his king om-, :is din powers veiled in his Islajetly by Ad ..1 to ei.able his Majelly to call foith th Ni , litia of the country, enable him to do." the was voted ntm eon. and ordered to be urefeti , eml i\ li:tubers of the Houfc as are of Li. Mrjelly's Privy Council. CALL OF TIIF HOVSF. The C1 4 .1N LI OR Of the Ezentoy Ft moved the oiler of the day for calling over the Houle, ch b:ing read, he moved, that the faid call be put in force on Thurfday next, and that the names of fti,h Mr:mt.:els as were then,abfent be reported, and the defaulters taken into the euftody of the Seejeant at Arms.—Ordered. LISKEARD ELECTION. Mr. SHERIDAN fail, he did not mean to throw the fmalicll refleaion on the Committee who had been appointed to try the merits of the contefted ele6tion for Lifkeard ; but he gave notice, that very foon a petition of appeal would be laid before the Houle againii the decilicn of the laid Com mittee. MILITIA OF IRELAND. Mr. WICKHAM gave notice, that he vapuld to morrow move tor leave to bring in a Bill to em power the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland to encreafe the Militia of that part of the Unitcd Kingdom.— Adjourned. LONDON. FRIDAY, MARCH ir. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE 0 'CLOCK 1 Per C. conc. money, &t it , 64, 644 Ditto, for April ace. 644, 6.55, 644, 654, 655, 6441. Old 5 per Cent. 974-011111iUM 111 13 dif. PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY: Bank Stock 183 zBl Imp. Ann. z 1-16 3-16 3 per C. Conf. 62 , 1 641 Excheq. Bilb, µ.6a. dif. per C. 974 Omnium 134 124134 dif. India Stock 210 2094 opg. Englith Tickets 17L 18s. Imp. 3 per C. 631 Conf. for April ace. 64 66 6 54 The Omnium Holders are going to petition the Bank again, to put off the payment of the 18th. COURSE OF EXCHANGE. Arraterdam, 36 42, U. Cadiz paper. Naples 401 Da. at fight 35 10 Ditto 354effed. Genoa 444 , Rotterdam, 36 52 U. Madrid 36 &eft. Lilbon 67 Hamburgh 34 6 241'. I Billoa 36 effeet. Oporto 674 Altona 34 9 24U. j Leghorn sal Dublin 131 Paris, I dajs date, 24 14 24 IS s U. Bourdeattz, ditto, 24 19 Aigo on the Bank of Holland, s per Cent. HISMAJ HITT'S intentions,declared in his meffage to Parliament, are every day carrying into effed, with a promptitude highly creditable to thofe en fruited with the admintftration of his affairs. Be fades the great naval equipments which have been ordered in all the ports, the conflitutional force of the country is immediately to be embodied.— Another Meffage from the KING was yeaerday prefented to Parliament, informing them, that his Majarry had rcfolved to call out a certain portion of his Militia Forces, of which determination both Mottles unanimoufly approved, and every other exertion is making to Phew the Government of France, that, however anxious we may be for the continuance of Peace, we difdain the notion of preferv:ng it at the high price of our national dignity and charader. Since his MAJ tyres Meffage was communicat ed to Parliament, Expreffes have followed each other, in quick fucceffion, from the French Am baffador to his Government. Three Couriers were dilpatched by him in the mirk of twenty-four 110111 s. On Wednefdav evening, as loon as the bufinefs of the Hook of Commons svaj over, Mr. Cosvot stEs.one of the Foreign Meffengersoias difpatehed with the left& of the debate, and fume important diipatches t to bud WHITWORTH. at Paris. A Courier, charged with fimilar information, was alto ditPatched to his Court by General ANDRE. o.si. The two Couriers will probably erofs the Channel together. N'eflerday, at two o'clock, General ANDLEOSSI, and the Batavian and Spanith Ambaffadors, waited on the Secretary of State fur Foreign Affairs, at the Office in Downing-nicer, where they had a long interview with Lord HAtvsy and Mr. HAM MONO, the two Under Secretaries. The three Minitters went to Downing•Qreet in their rcipeaire carriages, hut met at the Secretary of State's Oake, by accident, no doubt. The Militia liflablifhment of Ireland will be enlarged fo as to place a confiderable addition of caftive force at the difpofition of Government. Notice was yellerday evening given in the Houfe of Commons of the Minider's intention to move for leave to bring in a Bill to that effeft. Government, we underhand, relies upon en ere:ding our naval force with to,ooo feamen, either volunteers or imprefred men, in lcfs than a fortnight, in confequence of the exertions which arc making in ;dl the principal prat'. • In I,ts than a fortnight a fleet of 20 fail of the I.r.z w1:1 r•a to fea ; a dttid.ty of energy that in an prchal,t;ity sid convince the Frecch Govern ment tr the folly of entering into a maritime war with this country. The mcfs for feamen continues to be very bilk, not only upon the River, but in all parts of London. Lord GARDNER, Sir SIDNEY SMITH, Sir JAMES SAUM ARE z, and Sir EDWARD PEL LEW, wereamong the Naval Officers of diflinelion who attended at the Admiralty Odic: on Wedoefday and yellerday, to tender their fery ices in cafe of a rupture ; and their example has bcen imitated by upwards of 300 Na_ val Officers of different ranks, from that of Poft Captains to Warrant Officers. Lord Sr. VINCENT, with that attention to the comfort and happinefs of our gallant Tars, which has always difiinguifhed him, has given direflions that the orders for paying off (hips or veffeis in any of the portsfhall be executed, and that the men In paid off, (hall have a prote6lion to fccure dam from being preffizd for the fpace of fifteen days, to enable them to vi fit their refpcOive relations. The ZEALAND, of 6+ guns, late guard (hip at the Note, is immediately to refume her Ration, awl. Captain W. MITCHELL who formerly commanded her, is again appointed. Lieutenant W. SOMERVILLE is appointed to the ENTEItPRIZE, which is hourly expelled uff the Tower from Deptford. Mr. AvLESWORTH, a King's Meffenger, arrived at Lord HAWKESBURY'S Office this morning, with difpatches from Lord WHITWORTFI. A French Meffenger alfo arrived at General ANDEEOSSI'S houfe, with difpatches from his Go vernment. We have received Paris journals to the ;thing. inclufive. The only article in the Mcniteur worth tranfcribing is the following Ilion notice of ad• vices being receive l from SaintlDomingo PARIS, MARCH 4. 44 General ROCHAVIREfrU, Commander in Chief of the army of St. Domingo. in a letter, dated January so, Rates, that the Cap tain of the :hip Kerangal had arrived in the Du quefne, with a convoy, and that the troops landed from it were all in good health. a In confequence of a requell made by the Com mander in Chief, the Government has granted to JURIEN, Captain di frigate, who commands la Fran chile, the rank of Captain de tiaylam, and to I.ieu tenant Templet, who commands the Lodi, the rack of Captain de fregc‘. There Officers had given proofs of intelligence, talents, and bravery, in an affair which took place at Leogane, where they fupported the land forces in a very able manner, and contributed to the de • Rrudion of a confiderable number of brigands, who infelled that important poR on all fides. a The fituation of the colony had been fenGbly improved." The unofficial Journals prefent _only the fol lowing : PARIS, MARCH 7.—" Letters from Brefl Rate, that General Dxias w, appointed Captain General of our eflablifhments in India, has arrived there, and reviewed the troops defined to embark under his command. This expedition, it is laid, will foon fail for the place of its deflination.". " A letter from Coruf, dated January 7, Rates, that Roottittx, Commillioner of the French Go vernment, has announced to the Republic of the Seven Elands, that the Farr CONSUL will take under his fpecial protedion the Catholic worship in thefe Wands." " Firc per cents. 6.3.1. 75 c. " Besse, FEL 23.—GeneralSsRaAsarrived here yefierd.ly morning from Paris. He is the bearer of vety important news to us. There is to be efla blilhed in each canton a commalion of feven Mem bers, to put into aCtivity the new cantonal contli tutions. Six of there Members are appointed by our Deputies at Paris. The feventh is nominated by the FIRST CONSUL. When the cantonal com mann fhall have entered on their funetions, the prefent Government will be difrolved : the period of this difrolution is fixed at the loth of March." MUNICH, Fe a. 26.—A formal order has arrived from Vienna to the Auftrian General STRAUCH to deliver up the town of Paltiu to the Bavarian troops, who, to the number of 4coo men, were to take poffellion of that place yellerday at to o'clock. The corps of Auftrian troops deftined to take poireffion of the Bi(hopric of Eichitadt, having obtained a free pairage through the Duchy of Ba varia, are in full march to proceed to the place of their deftination. R•TISBON, FEB. 23.—The new projea of rem drawn up by the direaorial Minifter of Mentz, after being communicated to M. LAFOR ET and M. de Du HLIR, has been tranfmitted officially by M. de Hucsx, the Imperial Plenipotentiary to the Germanic Diet, and been deliiered to the Diaa. turate. It was expeaed that it would have been immediately difcuffed, as its ratification by his Imperial Majefly and the Diet could experience no farther difficulties ; but it refults from the decla rationsoffeveral Minifters accredited with the Diet, that as they had not received inftritaions in regard to that important objeel, they could not yet vote: feline time therefore will elapfe before the 1 . 9/2ChfiiM is traniformcd into a fundamental law of tLe Eta• Circ. 0.. the other hand, the Miniftetis of Pruffia and Bavaria demand, that it (hall not be definitively decreed, until the Compenfation •laimed by th e Eleeloriof Bavaria, for the lofs of the Bifhopric of Eichlladt, !hall be determined. We are informed that negotiations are now carried on at Paris, in regard to this objet, in confequence of overtures made to the Court of Munich. We have alfo this day received letters from Gib. raltar, which we fub . ,in. One circumflance men. tinned in them is of importance, as it (hews that Miniilers have all along been determined neither to be cajoled nor bullied to relinquifh Malta, till the guarantee flipulated in the Treaty of Annette fhould be obtained, or fume equivalent fecutity for the indcpendancc of that island " GIBR ALTAR, FLpitUAFt.Y r 3. gi Veflerday a French line of battle (hip pafr e a this to the wellward : from having troops nn board, (he is fuppofed to be bound to St. Domingo. Two other French line of battle flips, with troops on board, were ken to the eaflward two days ago. " Mr. WicKs, the Swedifh Conful•General to the Barbary States, arrived here a few days (ince, in his uay to 'Morocco : he carries prefents for the Emperor. " LA night the DASHER flOop of war arrived from Plymouth, in nine days, with difpatches for his Royal Highnefs and Malta, for which place fhe again failed this evening. The DRAGON and Reszowx arc nearly repaired, and, along with the MoNmourn, will fail for Malta on the 16th." F. 14 —Wc are HI in the dark refpaling Malta. The Abundance florefhip failed for place a few days ago, 'with naval and Military fray: of all d.:/,-riptioni, which appears very flrange, if thy intend to give it up. Tfic garrifun is in good health." His Royal Highnefs the Dukc of Yoaa attend ed yellerday at his office at the Horfe Guards,— General Baowma Inc, Secretary to his Royal High. nets, isconfined tohis houfe, by revere indifpofition. The Royal Staff Corps of Military Artificers arc on their route from Chelmsford to Chatham Barracks. Every hand has been taken out of theCompany'sk (hip the Huddart, by the late unexpeltedrsf.s,— This thip was nearly ready for lea, apsitels on the eve of being difpatched. The Exeter, Charlton, and Hugh Inglis, are alto deprived of their men, and, confequently, will be detained for tome time. Captain RICH az Lt., who was a Lieutenant at the time of the mutiny at the Nore, and was pro moted for the eminent fervices be thea rendered the country, has been entruiled with the execution of the imprefs Service in London, on the prefent occa. Pion ; in which he has difplayed the greatell aai. ♦ity. LI SZ !ARA—General NORTON, Chairman of the Seidl Committee appointed to try the merits of the contefted Eledion for the Borough of Lif keArd, in Cornwall, yefterday reported to the Houle of Commons, that the Hon. loam and Wis. ELLIOT, the Sitting Members, were duly elided but that the Petitions of THOMAS aft ;Dm , ' and WM. OGILVII, Efqrs. and others, were neither frivolous nor vexatious. The right of elation has been determined to be in the Mayor and Bur geires, and not in the inhabitants paying Scot and Lot ; for the latter of which the Petitioners contended. NOTTINGHAM COMM ITT! —Wednefday another witnefs, examined before the Committee appointed to try the merits of the Petition of this Eleetion. was committed for prevarication. His name is Stephen Brookes. The Committee retired for near an hour; on their return into Court, the Chair man, Ifaac Hawkins Browne, Efq. thus addreffed the witnels "Stephen Brookes--4 am extremely concerned to have beta. (lon to deliver to you the very revere judgment of the Committee. The Committee have come to three Refolutlons, which I have' the painful talk of reading to you : the ftrft 1,, that you have h:en guilty of wilful prevarication in the evidence you have given before the Committee. The fecond, that you be imme. da•ely committed to the cult ody of the &desalt at Arms; and the third, that I be inftruded to move the Houfe of Commons, that you be lint to Newgate. as this is the fecond attempt of the Lane at e,rious nature which has been made in the cootie of this inquiry. You mutt confider, that there cannot be a greater , offence than that of wilful prevarication. When you are called upon to give evidence on oath...called upon pa annul to At. seion - r Goo for the truth of every word you fat, and that your everlailing Itatc in a future life, your happincfs or !offer?, depends upon the truth of u hat you declare, under In foltmn AM affeveration--it is of the greatelt importance to Society, ands• the decilions of Courts of Juflice, that the evidence given in them Ibould be true, free front aU hiss and partiality, and that It mould be cutififtent. The greatnils of the offence snakes it neectl.u7, when it is repea.eit, that the pdbiflament mould be as revere as that which I am ordered to move the Houfe of Com mons to inflict on you. I heartily hope that your punifttment will bring your mind to a knfe of your guilt. The Committee have gilfCll yuu every opportunity of explaining your evidence. We were ftrangers to the character of the perfon wffom we have committed, and fo with rtfpen to you. We ad purer' front what has palled firer you came into the box. If you were in a higher lituation of lie, the punifhmint would have beer. more revere; but after the warning you have had, the Commit tee th nk it is ncetffity to procted to a greater length, for (tar the example Mould not be fufficient to deter other offenders." The Mefrenger of the Serjeant Arms ironic ; diately took the witntfs into cultody. Two othars were committed yefterday, whore eye-fight and memory could not at all agree. i The Committee on the Nottingham eleEtion pe titian were on ‘Vedneiday gratified, with a fight of the famous chair in which the popular Candidate was feated during hit triumphal proccflion. Such a CharliaCT was given of this famous chair, that it was thought an aa of jiifiicc to fend it all the way from Nottingham to (peak for itfelf. So far from its meriting thr defcription it had received, it was in point of frig a loyal a looking chair as the Lord Mayor's, but by far more fplcndid. it eN biLiitcd ribbands cf ail the colours of the rainbow. 4 , 1 i I I i I I I I INIIMi