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sestraa." He afterwards • said, n that he thottglit be had been sir or seven months, or from May to December, in completing a contradt, in which case the certificate price sent to Mr. Davison, was the price of December in that year, at which time the price must have been much higher than in the pre. ceding months; for, that the price is always higher in the winter than in the summer months." We learned further from Mr. Hargraves, that when he was at Mr. Davison's house, in Harpur street, Which was in the first year of his dealing with Mr. Davison. he was informed by Mr. Daniel Wilkinson, Mr. Davison's Clerk, that the objedt of requiring him to send Certificates of the prices which the inhabitants were paying for their coals, was •' to convince Government of the advantage of Mr. Davison's doing their business, for that Mr. Davison was allowed a per tentage only, (he thought Mr. Wilkinson named two and one•half per cent. for his trouble.)" Mr. Hargraves said, " that it was not until the publication of our Third Report, that he learnt Mr. Davison was paid the certified prices of Coals, for that he thought Mr. Davison charged the Government the prices he paid to him (Mr. Hargraves.)" Mr. Hargraves' evidence, in this part of it, is confirmed by two letters addressed to him, and signed by Mr. Davison himself. In a part of the first, dated Harpur-street, June IS, 1791, Mr. Davison says, " and, in order to prove to the Barrack Master Geneial neccssaty) the advantages arising by the present mode of supply ing the D. rracks with Coals, in compatisou with the press paid try the ordinary inhabitants, at the • tespeiive situations, I will trouble you to get the a trued certificate properly filled up, and signed by two mpetiable persons at each place, &c" In the other, dated Harpur-straet, D,.e. mber 21, 17?9, he says, 6 6 the annexed certificate being wanted for my own satiefaceirm, and to prove to the Barrack Mas ter General the propriety and economy of the pre• sent made of supplying the Barracks with Coals, tau will oblige me by getting the same properly kited op, agreeable thereto. and signed by remelt and another respeitable inhabitant to that for Brigh ton, and tad tespeciable inhabitants to that for SOerehans. and return the same as soon as possible." Mr. Hargraves said further, o that, had he known that Mr. Davison was paid the certified prices, he weuld have sent certificates of the prices, on the • days of allual d. livery, and he would have deli. vexed the coals at the tin:es when the prices were the lowest." 'lbis part of Mr. Hargraves' evidence suggests what ought now to be diem iii the instarces of the delivery of the 60 chaldrons, and of similar sleli veries, either at Brigthelrrotene or at ether places in which the coals were delivered at various times ; but the receipt and certificate of prices. fur era: day, viz. to ascertain the days of antral delivery, and the prices no those days. When this is done, the ac count between the Barrack Office and Mr. Davison should be made out in contormity to the information acquired; and if it appears that he has received more than by such account he would be entitled to, the balance should be considered as a debt due from him to the Public; for the agreement between him and the late Barrack Master General was, " to be paid at such rate as was the market price with the coal dealers at tl:e time of delivery," which most mean the time of actual delivery, not the time at which the Barrack Master's receipts may ! have been obtained. What we have just said weuld be equally appli cable,. whether the aftual deliveries were left to ' Mr. Hargraves' riiscretion, " as he says they were subjetl to the cone aft," or o ere regulated by the orders of Mr. Davisr.n. Bat rf tt Aboad oppear that Itle. Daziton b.:d roomed to °Pain en advantage egamst th.. Pahlic is Inas ',spec/. rOluiltei Le roteudered in snatiser point of view. Bat we do not penewe le give an opinion oa thtt tea.: ; and we shall :lardy state the Outlier information obtained iela• tree to the supply of coals at Brighthelrnstona Bar tacks. Among Cie raw letter a:Wrested to Mr. Har graves on the auoject of this supply, which lie per mitted its ti, see, is one dated Stli April I e , W. signed, (tor Ales.uid.o 'arisen, Esquire, Daciel Wiiionsen), iii an ttttaß of which, speaking iii tiie pens , n of Mr Davis , n. he says, " I have very much to la ment havi-lt to tretilde yon and Colonel Moore, Ly retionity, iaelesed hie reoe'pt for the s lid coals ; its being dated on ti:e 4th iietant, for coal:. supplied its the course of the last mouths, is too :nefficial for the voucher of a account fists obliges me to request his receipts for the different deliv«. tie:.; or rather, that the qualit:ty delivered to 24.% December, should be ackieiwledged in three sepia. rare receipts, ant! :he reteittity supplied since to the nth instant, in three ot h ers, the Tires of which should, AS near as peSiNt., vote-peed with those at wig:eh Colonel Moo:o's return state the coals to be le ived." Our first ole 'teeth en on this letter is, that although the aeparent objea in it, of procuring receipts front the Barrack Master, which ghould ontespood with his returns to the Barrack Office, was perfeClly cor. era I yet, bad the six requited receipts been .b. with their cerresponOing certificates, the eirsumsotace of come of them bearing date in the winter moons mieht have given Mr. Dari , ,on an advantage in the prices charged by him to the Office. 1311 t we cannot OA, on examination of the voila:ices, any other receipts, than one on the • liOth September. Into, and acotaer on the 4:11 April. 1000, to both of which the annexed certified price of coals is sixty shillings per el:aid/dn. We may also observe, from what appears in this letter, that although the contrast for coals must have been made ia the summer months, yet, by giving the ContraStor one months to make his deliveries, the prices to Vie puhl.c being according to the deiieerits, the supplies were not to be made as they ought to have been, a cording to Lieutenant General De Lancey's lett. r to Mr. Davison, 44 at the most othantagenur sessoro." Lt another letter, of 16th April, WO, Mr. Wil kinson, again al-waking in the person of Mr. Davi son, says, " lam favoured with yours of the 14th instem, and observe your proposition of delivering 100 chaldeons of coalsat Brighton Barracks for h3s per chaleron, but that you will not engage to de. liver them so soon as a fortnight ; and that the present mice of eoala in Brighton is 60s. per chat dron. --1 am willing to extend the time tr a month or six weeks from this date, provided you agree that .he price shall be Ts per chakkoa less alma thi selling price of coals in Brighton do the day Colonel Monrc's receipt states them to be received, and thia selling price to ha ascertained by cer tilkate. signed as bezetotote by two respeaable per sons of the town." Had Mr. Hargraves acceded to this proposal, Mr. Davison would have at all events secured to himself 95. per chaldron by the agreement; for is. for car riage is to be added to the certificate price. Mr. Hag r , however, declined the rroposal. We learnt also from this ex imination of Mr Hargraves, that there was no ingrain, or any thing in lieu of it, allowed either in quantity or price Irons Sheerness to Plymouth, and that there chi no dis tinaion between the whclesale and retail price of coals at Briglithelmstone, except in the sale of such large quantities as were delivered to the %Track:, in which case the difference is generally :shout two shillings per chaldron cheaper. And he said, that t' . .ts coals delivered at the Ba•racks wre Sun derland or Bligh coals, and that it was the prce cif these coals which was certified, and not that of the best or Newcastle coa:s In all these impeas, the•efore, there appears to be no ground for obser vation. Our first general remark on the information communic .te.l by \lr. Hargraves io that altboagh under the impression of Mr. Davison's providnig the Barrack coals en commission, it may he ima gined Mr. Hargraves was not, perhaps, always attentive to certify tie exit& price of the day. yet we ace no reason to suspe,ll. him of any collo,ion with Mr. Davison; for. 4 - cording to his owo ac coon?. a great advantage was once taken ot hi:n by Mr. Davison'. no.king a contract for co.l. two or three days previous to an embargo. Mr. Hargraves' information justifies us too, we think, in the remarks, that owing to toe false repte sentation of Vie terms ;PITT which Mr. Davison was providing the Barrack coals, the public has paid mica higher for them than would have been the case had the real terms been known ; anti clot in another view of the sui.joll, the Barrack coals might have been provided by Mr. Davison on com mission, without itch lathe conting.mt expenses ;re in his letter to the late Barrack .plaster General of 31,t March, 1:93, he stated would be necessary, and that therel.y the public would have raved coon derably .n the pi ice paid our the tarsals supplied to the Barracks. In addition to the information communicated to us by Mr. Hargrave., relative to his course of deal ing with Mr. Davison for the coals delivered to the barracks at Brighthelmstone, he has by letter sug gested a plan for the lutute supply of coals to the Barracks at large, which, he thinks, wows' be more economical than any mode hitherto adopted any plying these coals. In Lieut.nant General De Canvey's time, the Bairack cad's were almost en tirely supplied by Mr. Davison, according to the tams so much noiceel by us in our Thud ktpoct Since the appointment of LiOut General Hewett to the office ot Barrack Master Genera!, toe liar. rack coals have been procured by the Commooari Goland on contrafls made after public fr.: tenders to be sent in, But the distriAs for which the tenders are required are large, inclodi generally many barra • ks, and often three t r taut cra.nties. The consequence of this. in Mr Hai-. gi ayes' opinion is, that none but a few opulent and speculative individuals Catt engage in the und trtak. In -:.who being unable aitoally eeecutethe cot trete themselves, uoderlet than us persons living in the neighbourtorod of the sespetlive barracks, at a re duced pruc,, and thereby get a profit which might have been saved to G rvernment. He then pro. poses, that the notice for tinders, and of course that tnit contrels, should be for each respeaive barrack ; this, lie says, would produce a competi tion amongst the neighbouring coal dealers, who, from their local kilowledge and convelions, would be euabled to du the husiress on Letter terms for the public than persons living at a distance. This mode of contracting, Mr. I iargraves believer, would prhddce a saving to Government of up. wards of ten per cent. on the amount of the pre tont miginal et.atratlor's supposed profit. [,lets FOREIGN INTI:LLIGENCE. cur I'ENbURGH MAIL. GOTTIKIVILGH, MAY 18. The Q.:cm and Prince Royal, and :sine, attired here the slay before yesterday ; they will set out to. morrow rooming for Stockholm. The K.ng ~ache.) Stralstmd ontbe 13th inst. after a passage from Ystad of only ten hours. We are yet uninformed whether the armistice made between Monier and Baron Es sen has been ratified by the King or not. All was trar tail iu Pomerania when the last post left it.-- Them is ;iotliing new from the armies in Poland by any of the posts today. FROM THE DUTCH PAITRZ. M ‘Y 1. The jatiaion of the Russians with the Setviains will hot be long deferred. To facilitate the elect'• tiou of it, a special corps, unapt Melenko Stoik, is at this moment collefting near Parakin. Oa the 19th of Match, a Russian courier arrived at Semeadria, with dispatches from General Mi chelson, to remind the Synod of the faitilment of their promise., by ordering the Sea vians to pass the Morawa. General hfichelson's dispatch was im mediately transmitted to Czerni Georges at Giur landi, who immediately took his measures for pass ing that river. On the Ist of last month. he or- dered two considerable batteries to be raised upon the shore near Giullandi, on which, on the follow. ing day, I.e placed 16 pieces of cannon, sit mortar., and 3000 infantry. In the interval. he had given strict orders to the corps of observation near !mina. upon the frontiers of Mac:doses, to watch the nit,- 'ions of the Turks in that varier. and is moch as possible to prevent them from prz - ..11 littir. to wards Ciao landi, arid taking the Sctrians in the rear. Oa the 2.1 instant, Carane Cir.)rivs bisgan his march with 55,000 men. which, on tilt cr.lVwing ' Jay, was joined by TJOO cavalry, from the camp near Giurleodi. These troops he caused to embark between the two bt:trie., and under` the protelfern of seven gun koats ; with thrse he. breed the pat. sage of the M.nawa. The army hiving gained the opposite shore, Ja knblericll, the Commandant of the two fi , st eo. lumns, attacked the enemy% advances guard, t.. - camp:l hrivedn prase and Moshp.,k, under batch Pacha, whose force amounted to 20,000 men. 'l ire Servians compePcd the Turks to 1411 back in this quarter. %Vitae Iskitblerich attacked up m the right [,wards Aluslapalt, the General in-Cinel had passed the Morawa with the other columns, and was marching with impetuosity towards the Lift against Nissa, when the Turks were compelled to give way, after a column of Servians had advanced to Mi. provae to rtes the enemy's cavalry. The Turks and,ertdcavoured to resist the Servians; but, observing that the latter were advancing against Nitmovar. and were already defiling upon their flar:ks, the retreat ',weenie general. Caerni Georges caused Nissa to be invested with 5,000 men, and with the rest of his army pursued the enemy, who wired by way of Chip's° and Pires to Sophia. The loss of the 'Pinks on this occasion amounted to 1.500 men, that of the Servians to 800: The latter took 14 pieces of cannon, two mortars, a number of cattle. the eqoipage of Saschi Pacha, and :;6, loaded wag..tons. sews, NAY 16. Since our last (allu,ding to a h•ti. r from Berlin, dated May 13, and which is in the Hamburgh Pa• pens, brought by the Husum Mail), we have re ceived no farther authentic acccunts from the Grand At my. In the mean time we learn, by private letters from different parts of Poland and Prussia, tbat in the beLineing of the present month, a great number of rivers have everfl 'wed their banks, and again laid under water them immense plains which had just begun to dry. It is reported that the fortress of Neitse, in Silesia, has surrendered. It is also said, that the King of Sweden has re.tified the armistice, and has signified his readiness to cuter into a negociation for peace, under the mediation of Denmark. THE BRITISH PRESS. LONDON, THURSDAY, MAY 28. The Hamhurgh Papers, which arrived on Tues day, stated that the King of Swint,: had ratified the armistice with France. A Gottenburgh Mail ar rived yesterday, with letters and papers from that city to the 19th, which state that nothing was known upon the subject at that date, and that the King had arrived is Stralsund on the 13th. It is extraordinary that if the ratification had been given with the distinguished marks of honour stated in the Hamhurgh Papers to have been conferred upon General Vow EMS, who concluded it, such an event would he well known at Hamburgh, on the 21st, and a secret at Gottenburgh on the 18th, Dutch Papers have Alin arrived, to the 25th, con taining advice: from Berlin, to the 16th. They, on the other hand, repeat, that the King of Swzotm has not only ratified the Armistice, but expressed his readiness to eater into a Negociation for Peace, under the mediation of Denmark. The New Ministers had scarcily kissed hands, when they instritßed their Prints to announce a for midable Expedijon in preparation, and to be speed ily produced upon the polkicai stage. Their Prints certainly displayed becoming zeal in the execution of these orders. They lost not a moment to pro vide a sufficient number of transports, and sent a squadron cf mcn of war to the Note, to escort them to their destination. The necessary number of ttonps, viz. 20,000, were also provided without delay, and the piece was gut up in the completest style possible, with the trifling exception, that, while some of the ti*wspapers were embat king them at the Nwe, others bad aftually embarked them at Portsmouth. They also have not been able to agree open the precise regiments or Commanders, one giving the chief command to Genet.' Sir Jour Seams IT, and another asserting, that he is in bad health, and must stay at home. That an eapedi. tion of same sort, however, was to sail, without delay, appeared quite certain; and as expedi tion, and nothing but as expedition, has ac cordingly been the order of the day these two months past. The Treasury prints, fearing that they have exhausted the patience of their readers, begin now to precnd that they have been led astray. One of them, in its number of yester day says, ei We are not a little surprised to find that n.) expedition has yet set sail, nor seems to be alstrut to set sail for the Baltic. It is true that the late Mi nisters divided and scattered our military force so as to leave their successors less means—but enough imps surely remain to form a stiong forte, c-hieh, tinder •.: , e mesa deem, of material setviee to oar Alit new new Ministers, after Mveigbits; aaivity of their predecessors, their eendca." Upon tl,is we that if there be a Nepciatine Or general peace, it may not be at expedition to the Baltic ; and if Negociati , tn existing, the fete. ',ably be d :tide 1 before any arm could reach the Baltic.—Th,liste presume that a general aaioo fought in Poland, long since. to Negocia.ion. Indeed we were mrtt a.,tute Soothityers, that a have taken place in Apia; that be beaten ; and so certain was fixed May-day in the morning tatty of the Frenclainto St. Pet The Ceivier Evening print of " The accomt we g.ive. sot squadron. having escaped from derStand, beer. confirmed by intell C;overnrnent.—The squadron out on the IS.h.—s-Several 'hi' fluency, ordered toy the Telegrai begot ready at Plynriuth, and soon as possible." Tots Gum Print of yesterday, contains a let dated on Istnnday, which corm; part of the above statement, is " A repot was current, yesterday Fleet, consisting of twelve sail frigates, had taken advantage d' SAU •ntz's absence, and bat on farther enquiry this day we We enticed, yesterday. The THIRD REMIT of Minery day give it at length. It teat. information 4 tespeetiog Mr. D trans. Ilia Renal George, bearing wo vies fig, arrived on Tnestiai from the Arcoipelago. with Litll Minister to the Porte, on boar Ducawoar* is to be succeeded. command in the bichlimirranaua, MARTIN. It was the Saracen sloop. sot !nought the inteliigence to the ' which has excited apprehensions Bitabarte, Commodore 'Totowa► arrived at the Cape on the 14 patted the Blenheim. and the 7 lent gala of wind. on the let of 40. long. 6L 10. to the Eastward The Hireheini had been previona suffered considerable damage. The abetted indifference of of the Westminster Elation, Fretful Plagiary, who, when gal tended to be tickled. There merriment, however, in their again.t Sir Faar.cu Busty:savor, It was reported last night, r Kea bad shot Mr. COORIIR in reached us too late for inquiry, It is a singular perversion reasonings, to attack Mr. Fox to Mr. Koster WARD. Mr. 1 by Lord Mut. o in a zoo usual —possibly illegal—He the office by Lord Mucoeaset like the Chancellorship of the CAVA!, was said to be a corn`` leaving his profession. Mr. P tuced two ntw Uzder•Secretatiss b•!t neither of them ever reeeiv- WARD recited to his profession af,er less than a year's service, lion. A remarkable, though rather of popular enthusiasm, took Tuesday re'nnight. Ater the the gates of Alnwick Castle the reception of the numeroui the business of the day had usual stile of noble litsrrality s family has ever been distingui: allowed to the spacious deposit , . the C.lstle contained. Ret whether rous nature of the Ducal ale, or shuns with which the lets Mernb had been greeted by the honest Freeholders of Northurnbeiland, them during the mcrning, aide of his long services, his atdu.nt splendid talents, all oche, teelir strong impressions. and the dreok Fo the health favourite. Viscount Howlett At the Anniversary %ream Arts, at their room, in the A.' soon after the Noble President platfolm ascending to the bad for the accnmarniattoo of the gave way, and the company Great cenfusinn, of course, serce•ns of the females esett• apprehension I fortunately, I' injury WAS sustained : a gent heed, and a you' g lady teem neither of them Were hurt danl understand the accident was aut semus consequences. cat li ee 3. r a dm°litre ; te a r : t it s with i) s e * s haerli there l a" b ri t t li n o lt714 : ° s: :51 ; 11 : 9 ::: t o d di a se if e e Eurdopeonwriiilll:tt:: tow Qoi [roomful sent not now whi t. would not hav e b et . Lard Seca unless fetus :net t by a the I are awned b sser4 y t h eir 1 12 , 4 c. s !tat the Russians tutu Piers is all this, that the. '1 i ig for 11,4 `etetsbargh. • Ten oc t of yest er d a y , Ss - s_ &r 1.11 tome day s ago, nt trans os Breit, has, w e at burs ntell;gerice received bi pprrrr h is said to hare g:t Seat ships were, in cos,. raph, oa Mond a y, to yaw usq ad proceed to 'Ps as LAM Wag, another evenly 80, letter from Plyntowt, Mgt ntra.lies the material his in the iollowing worOs nerd y, that the hr it df the line and tbr. id Admiral Sit Jan the had pushed to sea, b, the ' Firs e find to truth is it.' Air, Supp Supplement to Estisnni y Inquiry. W e • KNI mains some latnesti!‘. and Davues's Coal - D al al roue apPl ng Sir Joey Dcc 'mead. at P. cha " tit Mr. Aitarreaor Iron the The *dad. we hear, io h; Hai 171UNMS. ky Adria um! and thet sot the denist, • Hig oe Cape of Good 1 KIN ons far the safety of ; eta 4 'Ramos. The S • • Trim 4le of March, • Mrs. f•J jam frigate in a of February, in lat.: 0 toward of Madagas: Pe mar, eusly aground, aad • Cass e. E es! sf Meissen to thee, 005 a, reminds us of galled to the quick, funl e is no appearance too vie present Dud is -•; CT. Yi that Mr. Bat.ten • CAM n a duel. The • Mho ry . in of foie. dates, Poig ot for the pensioo their r. Wale was Fenno 14 manner certainly to was introduce.' for AVt. and the pens) he Duchy to Mr. P. tam ornpensation to him skate r. roe certainly merles into the 0£ such ireeived penciaos.--! Nob ession from M.! 0; ,, lee, with a large ; nial her whimslcalerlil...,. Her t place at Alnwi.k , • Al the Eleatic's V;4; or Kau e were thrown ors I ons Freeholders a. Ya . at, d aniseed. and in se .y. toy - Which the P's • !Mr oisheils free access mot sits of strong At a :. whether from the k:. tetr Th , or the rapturous r ••' rem, [ember. Lord is .-% . OW honest and in ' eP M l an d, iu his ad bstnt aided by the rcee--- !Ilse tams esettions, to:4. clings gave ran ' > lights he first toast that cent !I and proststwl of m ad ▪ w vein g of the .5 4 cie'. A.lelphi, on P ies- the a lent took the C hair. Gran sack of the Nolo, rt. and . Warta the camper'' , s s • f • le is yr sy all sell to sit^ g"' tatsg 'se, followed , 11 -4 had a rcited much terser adkile however, no well was cut a ascots entlentan His cowed & ins brows, Airs. asp:taus:T. We 4 ^ aueed.o with Ant kba C. I