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t ' trasssports, with tea tonne.;" t.i were — rost or taken glace leas nr; Copentwocn ; also copies of the instrmitions given to Admiral Gamlner .pre- Viotti to their Eufing frms Denmark; .together tah copies-of all orlera fbr disembarking the roops 0.. their r. turn to England, mud the period thereby occupiel These sere.ni motions were agreed. to. Ou the motion of Lord CASTLEREAGH, it • sm ordered; that there be laid .before the House a bpies of the letters which passed between Admiral Lord Gambier and Major-General Peyinau, in October, -111(07. ARMY.. . Mr. WINDUAM moved for several returns re- Mire to the Army of the ,United Kingdom, for i:•'YQ7: ill which were severally ordered. Me. ROSERT WARD gave notice, that he ivaula move the Army Estimates on 'Monday .rbe :une Gcr.t!eman brought up the Report of t t Committee of Supply, the several Resolutions whi,:h were road and agreed to.. • The Art;,UtE,R gale notice, that to-morrow, thr, 4i/A day for considering the Election '..setiievw; he Should count the House at half past .4 442 t, • After'4atue rwaverssition between Lord Heury Vtly, livid olkoitoue, and the Chaim:odor of tissi - Rutiniqtier, the latter Right lion. Gentleman it/P" to Vi ft P nae 111 ° Vili g the Orders of Council in tia , Comioittce of Ways and Means to Friday upat,, , lind :Lord Folkestone postponed his motion relative AO the Ou:le Charge, until Tuesday se'u itiglat.—Adjoarned. THE BRITISH PRESS. LONDON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2. The Supplementary State Pci.eis, respecting Russia, were laid. last night, before The House of Camomile. They commence on the 30th of Au gnat, sad earl on the 9th of November last. As we give a faithful copy of them, we have only room for as index to their content.. On the 30th of August Lord G. L. Gowsa, our Ambassador at St. l'eterslinrgli, nipiested from the Rus►ian Mi Miter. General Beoncau, a communication of the Secret Amick% at Tibet, and General BCD3ERG admitted that there were Secret Articles ; and fol lowed this avowal with a Note, stating that the Emperor of Rossi t had just heard. " that England had made propositions as derogatory to, as incom patible aith, the dignity of every iudependent power, and that upon the refusal of the Royal of Da:intim to accede to a pretemiox so exteabrdinar;-,- the English fleet had taken a position which evidently announced inten- Sons !sonde towards Denmark."—To this Lord II L. Gowtat replied, that the English Go vernment were in possession of positive date, that left no mom to doubt the intention of Francs to avail itself of the Danish fleet, for the in vasion of the British isles. Mr. Secretary Cam 'vino, in • letter to Lord G. L. Cowrie, dated Sept. 7, approves his Lordship's conduct, and Ogee, as the only conditions upon which the media tion of Russia could be accepted, tat, Maio* communication of the Articles of the Trait y of Tilly secret as well rs wowed. *My, A distinct explauutina of th , basis upon which • which appcartil to flub I n,. suit honourable. Lord G. L. Gowsa avowed the Eiqlish Government , and Mr. CANNING, in a Sept. asserts, that they had Portugal of the use that Danish fleet, and urges ivarrel between Denmark however, to the receikt was sueceeded . by refused to communicate was soon after succeeded rho is represented by Lord re unfriendly to England. October, he states, that said he would nut be a; . consequence.; and in a sub's . - - that after the affront Den the losses she had sits for Thesis to interfere.— . deusaisded the reasons fur toicate the Secret Articles of Do satisfaction, a result growing:aflame' of Franc, : 1./eclitration, which wean England slid lttetsia.. correspondence the only ae the secret articles of Tlsit, Ammo, who said go there way concerned the interest~ appears, however, that the at - the real cause of the hos-' ofitussia against this country. • itt our power to contra ek.l in several of the 10. of Ali' Njerty's rloop tleaCktafieet Sarkis, on the `, liarlAA ea Saturday. ilistseased *tate, basing beep on tioo Russia could lw sec ri o Taribur commun.:sum of TIM, war r well es twos . eiallyac A 4bnisrt ognoation name roan to treat, aid perri girjery at 'Mat so just In the mean time, Ler( the principles on whisk th had attacked Denmark ; • leper, dated the loth Sept positive information from I via to betawale of the I Russia to make up the qui and England. Previous, of this letter, General Bun Count SOL, 11.01 , F, .shot the jvteret articles, eed he 4lpy Court Rom AllllOl/, viii G. L. Gov.- v teas atill more lld leis letter of the lot of Ilor.s-sow had sa swenible for the coaserint giant one df the efith. mark had received, and t tamed, it was impossible fa !rival ;. L. Gower then el the refusal to cominuoica Wsit, but could receive eltheimputela Co the rot and then followed the Rae *closed fqe scene between In - the eourit• of this corn mission with respect to.the vian made by (iciterol Bus were seint, which in no we] at of England." It appears, tack tarot lie:.inark wee tF tile determination Of/Innis Ir- . Ve are happy to hart a. lift a paragraph which , pap**, al-Amu:icing the los of tear the .:ales, nu thee inch ult. for she strived. - *berth a very dist:ogee • •'• • • • ' ' • the CuLllett Sa.ids frost the preceding Thursday. All her gnus and shot had teen thrown overboard, and most.oX her water started, ia order to lighten her; but it is probable she would have beea lost,. if it hiscl not been for the assistance afforded to her by the Zebra sloop of war and the Snipe guusbrig. Dispatches were bent off huit night from the Ad miralty, to be foriiarded to tbe.West Indiei, to. apprise them of the probability of a war with. Ainatica. Dispatches were at the same-time sent off from the Admiralty to Halifax and the Cape of Good Pope. Circular orders were issued, and sent off last night from the Admiralty to all our naval Com manders upon the home and foreign stations, con taining certain regulations, the object of which is to prevent as much as possible all depredation on our commerce. A Cabinet Council was held last evening-in Downing -street, at which all the Cabinet Mini►ters in town attended. Captain SHORT attended the Admiralty Board vesterdny, and had an audience, 011 his return from New South Wales. A letter dated Calcutta, June 28d, 1807, says— " The tempestuous weather in the bay has done much clutnage to the outward-bound iffiipping,.and must cause much 16,4 and disappoints:ilea to those concerned. There has been au interval of a few days fair and calm weather during the last week, bi.t the rain has begun to fall heavy since Sunday. This, though not altogether advantageous for in digo, will bring forward the crops ot upland rice and of soma (hemp) in the districts of Jeasore, lishenagur, Burdwan, and the twenty-four Per gunnahs. We notice also the appearance of a great abundance of grass, and in general the rt.- getation is very exuberant, which prognosticates an abundant autumn." There is no further account of the Rochfort squa dron. Some of the Papers still continue to assert, that its escape was owing to the mode of supplying the blockading fleet with provisions, which obliged .the ships to take a large offing to avoid the cur rents at Rechfort. They, therefore, contend, that instead of this method ofmaintainiug the squadron, fresh ships should have been sent out to relieve those whose stores were exhausted. The fleet of transports, with 3000 troops on board, now at Portsmonth, under orders for North America, will be.accom9anied by five line of lvittle sqips. The military lime will be increased by a regiment of Light i.sragoons, and three companies of Artillery ; th whole under the command of General Pasvost. The Officer ivho commends the naval peat has not been mentioned. It is sup posed to be destined for some secret enterprise in the first instance. Colonel Houourcrw, of the Oth, is appointed a Brigadier-General on the occasion. There is no truth in the report of the escape of part of the Brest fleet. The Insolent brig is ar nved at Plymouth from off Brest. On Monday the 45th last she looked into the harbour, and found that the same number of vessels were there as were a month ago, xhe,n one of our vessels looked in and counted them. The venerable Earl of Fire is seriously indis posed at Fife-house, Whitehall. His MArinrrir's ship . Saracen, with her convoy, from Port.month, is arrived at Malta. • The following vessels, which sailed from Ja maica, under convoy of His MAJESTY'S ship Chi chester, are yet unaccounted for, viz. the Monarch, Captain Le NIESURIER, Brittrinia, DOLLIES, and Rambler, NV lAIES, for London; Britannia, BO A°, for Gla.zew ; Triton, PEAftsos, and the Er sedition, Rost:airs, for Liverpool. The Election for a Member for Wootton Bas sett, Wilts, in the stetd of Mr. SATEEN, who has aented his seat, is tile.' for this day, when it is e‘pceted that B. WALSH, Esq. of Clapton will come in. Mr. K fttcnr, the former Miember iu the short Parliament, is the only opponent yet named, and, it is understood he will decline, WI he has not met with success in his canvass.— Mr. WALSH starts on the popular interest in opposi tion to the landed interest, who, until the last ge nerd election, influenced the borough, but who hive lost their influence through the unpopular conduct of their agents. His Grace the LORD LIZOTEWANT Of 'ISLAND has been pleased to appoint the following Gentle men to be High Sheriffs for the ensuin year:— WIIIVONATIISir Richard Leriage, Hi gh Park, Bart. teamow—Joho Blashford, Altidove, Evq. DOWN—Andrew Savage, of Porta/my, Esq. On Saturday se'nnight a meeting took place at Six-nails-bridge, county of Clare, between Wui. Hammond, Esq of the city of Limerick, and Wm. Foley, Esq. of Shepperton, in said county, the re sult of • previous altercation. On firing, the former gentleman received the ball of the lattOrin the v. rig, and Mr. Foley received a mortal wound, the ball mitering his side, passed through the intestines and perforated the spine. Ile VIM taken off the ground to the house of Mr. Millar, apothecary, where every aid was afforded him, and expired on Sunday night, at eleven o'clock, in great agony. Thus has fallen iu the bloom of youth, a gentleman of a truly aidiebte and affectionate disposition and ample for tune. A irtuntity of Spanish specie, gold and sitter, valued, ne arc informed, at about 30001. of our currency, together with a variety of precious trinkets, saved from the wreck of the //entries merchantman, from Rio de .laneim, to Lisbon, lately wafted to _pieces at Ballinskelligs, county Kerry. were, on Tuesday se'nnight, conveyed to Toilet, under an escort of the Royal Longford Militia, and lodged in the Custom-house of l'ntlee. At an early hour, on the morning of Tuesday se'nnight, a gang of ahoy Cftv tinned villains, at tacked the dwelling hentse of Philip Ehitery, Esq. of Ars-linter, near Shanagolden, Limerick ; every 'hprovitinit was given in their attempt to break into the hence, but, unfortuna tely, it 'being thatched, - swat goon entered, aftor their firing into it several shots, one of which w.iunded Mr. Eheery in the bead they then robbed the bon* of two sum, sod two unto of pistols. TIIEATRE. • • . . 1--;•••; eatelt-t ANY. Last night, Mr. Summates Piterlo intro duced a lair debutante in the thantiter of Eleira. ihe : appears a perfect mistress of the stage, aad way prove en acquisition; but does not possess .voice, dignity, or figure" to gives faithful de linestioa of the high-minded,.revengeful Spaniavd. TIDE CHASE. WILLIAM RA /I SO•LL, hbq. gave a mail breakfast, on Saturday, at his beautiful say at Norwood, to a large party . of Gentlesneu t mine had riseererl to hunt abs fax, with Mr. CHAPMAN'S hounds. At driest o'clock the Fos turned out, and went utl, its a grand style, fur Shirley Common sod bore away to the left, over a flat heavy country, for BeCkeu hum. Here pour Reynard wits plumed, in a meadow, b g a _shepherd's dog, who bit him severely, and disabled him from continuing his course. las this situation he lay down, and was taken near Lord GWY Dia', palings, after a, sharp run of about an hour: The Duke 91 RUTLAND'S fux bnuuda hunted, on Satur day, near Belvoir Castle. Leicestershire. There-was a nume rous field of sportsmen, who were highly gratified with their day's iiirerows. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, FAA. 1. Before LORD ELDON, assisted by Sir SOULDEN LAWRENCE, and Baron TCOMPSOX• LORD LEIGH'S WILL • LZIOM V. Lk:IOIL This was a demurrer taken by the Defendant to the Pluiutirs bill. The question was, whether the Plaintiff came under the devise of Lord Leigh's will, Of t sir to his estate ? The circumstances were as follow :—Lord Leigh did devise his estates, by his will, after his death, to Ins sister, Mary Leigh, and her chil dren; and in. the event of her dying without *mane, to his other sister,. Anne, and to her male issue ouly ; and in case they both died without issue, to the next wale of kin, being of his blood, and bearing his name. Both sisters died without issue. The Plaintiff was nest of kin by the female hue ;• his original name had been Smith ; in the year 1802, four years before the death of Mrs. Mary Leigh, he took the name" of Leigh, by His Majesty's license, and brought his bill in Chancery to recover the estates under the will, as beiug nearest ofliu, and bearing the name of Leigh. Sir SAMUEL. ROMILLY, and Mr. EAST, argued with great ability in support of the Demurrer; they enntenied, that the Plaintiff's assuming the name did not correspond with the intentions of Lord Leigh, the testator ' who intended that the es t a t e shouldiro to the male descendants of the family. Mr. RICHARDS, Mr. LEACH, and Mr. AGAR, ar gued for the Plaintiff. They contended dud he was in the situation described in the will of the tes tator, and as such entitled to the estates. The arguments of the Learned Counsel occu pied the entire day, until three o'clock. Lord ELDoN observed, that he and the learned Judges who had so kindly given him their assist ance, would confer together. The only question they had to a onsider, was, whether the gentleman assuming the mime of Leigh by His Alaje►ty's license in 1802, came under the idea of the testa tor, when he expressed in his will, that he should be the nett of kin, and of the blood and name of Leigh ? On a future day they would give their judgment. GENERAL WIIITELOCKES TRIAL. THIRD DAY.—Fze. 1. At ten o'clock the examination of General Gower was resumed. The Juke-Advocate Gene ral, about one o'clock, signified to the Court, that the examination of General Gower, on the part of the prosecution, was now closed. Lieut.-General Whitelocke then put two questions on the cross examinations, reserving to himself the right of re examining General Gower as soon as he was en abled, on his defence, to produce documents, to which the evidence of General Gower was auxi liary. The Judge-Advocate then infonned the Members of the Court, that it was with than to put any question they wished to the Witness.— General Sir John Moore proceeded in a series of cogent and applicable questions, until a quarter pest two, when the President adjourned the Court in consequence of two of its Members (Viscount Lake and Earl Cathcart) being summoned to at tend the House of Peers. Adjourned until ten o'clock to-morrow (this day.) When the Court was cleared, about twelve o'clock, onlers were communicated to the very numerous auditory, that they should not attempt to get in until General Whitelocke and the Wit nesses had arrived. The crowd was so great, that when the doors were opened, the opposition of a military guard proved but a very feeble check. Many suffered from the pressure, and it at least took up half an hour before order could • be re stored. A number of persons lost their haw and the skirts of their coats in the attempt to regain the places for which they had originally received tickets. Died at his house in Lower Grosvenor-street, at one o'clock yesterday moruing, James Piacnsir, Baron Sere}}, of &hey, Sussex. He was appointed Groom of the Bedchamber to His Mcisrrw, whee Prince of Was.es, and succeeded the Earl of Cat mum. as Master of the Robes, in 1792. His. Lordship was in the 85th year of his age. He is succeeded by his only son, the, Hon. ion% Wa rner, in his titles anti estates, On Friday morning, at one o'clock, died, at his house in Mortimer-street, Caiendish-oquare; Lou don, B. C. Cot.Lawo, Esq. of Salisbury, and an as Alderman of the Corporation. He was seized with an ap oplectic fi t, about three o'clock in the afternoon. of Thursday, near Lincoln's-inn-oelds, was soon recognised, and convoyed home ; hut the stroke was fatal, the skill of the most eminent of the faculty proved unavailing, and he was thus suddenly cut off' from society, and from his friends. AROUND VICTOR Lc CHEN AMER, formerly a Chief of the Chouans, and pardoned, was tried by a Court Martial at Paris, on the 9th intt. and len tenced to suffer death, Ibr having assembled an armed force last Jule., of w'uich he mutilated him self the ehleE ..111.1121:•ZZ54..-r, CIIN-EXCHANGE, Fax. t.t .1 Ma day the fresh arrivals 0 Wirral vadialhe appl y rather „large, and the gen,ral salmi adeetmit E st-above and es. per Quarter reduction its OM.. 81,49.1 do* I,p. ply, and maintains :ta price. M. mud Pima , nay bat little. Beams of the Iwo descriptions are rat rbsep or w T here are tolerable stippling of Oats, awl thia ttade fay up rons our last quoted viccs. nose Loa*: Na the lama at last week. ---- CURRENT PRICE Or GRAIN, • . Wheat 446. yes 7 . 6. Tick 134161 s ( 41 1)...516. so. Fine ditto ~ .......71$. 755. (fats.. ,; . ' .801.34 s 3wa. Rye (New) 464...1t.a. Po r .atula 3 9 4 . aas. Barley , 401. 4626 s. Putatue ditt0.....,.. Malt White Peas. 15ft. 16(65. Floe Flour sos. Ms. Grey Peas 6us. tkla. limo& 5J$ rois. Beatui(Old) sm. 61a. 8 II3S. PRICE Of JOQPS. L. • flacislti.. aelat....A. tit 7 1. Eurasz....4l...—t to 111. Ise. :.61 —w sent .....51. —o. to 61..—d. SuliseX 156. to 51. 5•. Et0cx.....41, tr.'s. to 51. IS,. PRICES OF RAY AND STRAW, P•TURD•V. ST. JA Hay 41 41. to 61. of 5traw......21. es. to 21. Ss. wnircon PIM. Hay ls to 61. --e. New..... 01. —4. to 01. --a. Clover tor to 6 1 . Straw 142. to 21. 4s. rrie i. Tbis day's Market was amply supplied with prime beasts • and the "hew of Cattle, iu general, W:l4 tole ra bly rod. Reef: Mutton, and Veal Rohl at Lot prices P o rk is dearer • sad the trade, fcr the must part, was pretty brisk. The emus is the Haymarket were onnewbat cona.derable. Hay, Straw, and Clover, bare fallen in price since Friday's Market. 1' following prices and 'mobiles are en accurate ateteueeaCt- To siuk the offal per stone of alb. _ _ Reef.. —4l. 441. to M. Mutton 4s. Qd. to 4s. ad . P0rk.....51. 6d. to 6s. 6(1. Veld lid. to Os. 6d 0.1. to os. od . SMITHFIELD ..'.41. ss. Stnw AI. los. • Head Itr Cattle this Day ,t,t76 CerSheer 14,640 ra 17.) Pigs • 410 ItAYMARKET. to 61. Gs. 04. otl, to al. es. 04- od. to 61. Es. C. 41. • NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL MARKETS. Itj Curcese. .. es. ed. to ea. ad.! Vea1....3a. ed. to sa. id. Bruttnn ^s. ed. to 44. 4t Pork.....as ad. to Ns. ad. • COAL-MARIET, Ft n. t. Ships at Mulct. . Sold. Prier. 14—Neucestle te. od. a sok 6d. g..Suoderimod t.. .53a. gd. a od. MEETINGS OP CREDITORS AT GUILDHALL, I miaow. Thomas Piss, Alderansabary, London, warehinne /1.112 DIVIDF.NDS: • 1 10 • It Robed Fester, Wisbear.b, Cambridgeshire, shop keeper William B144.'130;11 aad Joisaltaserare, Foster-lane, CheapricTe Lumina merchants Mesas4 . rileady,Whiamilmaglastreet, Bet:tu r d- sc nate , aricr Thimias isialassul, Prancing], llMex, builder _ • It PRICE OF STOCKS, YESTERDAY. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Rediined. 3 per Cent. Consols 4 per Cent. per Cent. Nary Long Annuities tee 3-iti India Bonds English Lottery Tiekcts Consols tur 63.1 T. DISH, Stnek-hmkee, 4. Cornhia, and 9, Charing-ens, PRICE OF IRISH STOCKS, JAN. 27. Government DOA:Antes 31 per cent. 71 Cue( :oaten( Debentures 5 p r cent. 9,, DEATIIS. &arty on Sunday mowing, at Tenterden, of a typhus fever, Mrs. Waterman, wife of Mr. Waterman, attorney-at law, of the same place. To the rant grief of his amiable family, Francis Choline ley, Fag. of Bralishy, YorksCic. Ills deuta is much regretted by a reitywrtahle tonautry, and a comfortable mad grateful pour, to whose wants he was ever attest:, c. At Greenwich, on Sunday, the ;tb ult., Itaiph Dav,son, Esq nephew of the late Lieutenant-Governor Browii, of the Island of Guernsey. lii. death was occasioned by an acci dent which he met with some years ago iu humanely assist ing to save the lives of the crew of His Majesty's cutter the Pigmy, cast upon the shore of that Lased during it very dark and stormy night. This ger.ficosan Own unfortunately rece , red a violent blow from part of the rigg.ng of that meet being da►hed against him by the wind s ,-which broke his thigh, from the effects of which be never afterwards coin pktely recovered. It may, therefore, be truly said, that this worthy young man has fallen • sacriier to his laudable exertions in the cause of humanity. Subsequently to his temporary recovery, he was appointed, by the late Mmi ■istratioe, to the. situation of Superintendent of the Vic tualling Department of Greenwich Hospital; a plser-whiels he occupied till his death, with &incur w tii.osell, and with advantage to that public and patriotic Itutitttlimi. It is only doing justice to his memory to add, that his general abilities, Meagre information, and seimmi Weed integrity, were such es would have befitted but fur ttl.s embus. choly accident, to hr..ve'ocetipicd a p;aMiient splu re in the maks of racietj. His num. , an.:able qualities en deared him to ell his to Una% trod ar i saint,nces, and render his premature demise the caner of math sincere Milictioa and regret ti his tneorsolable reiatgnc. , UGH WATER, THIS DAY, AT LONDON-BRIDGE `MOTD.I9•~. al* sfltr • • S SALE BY AUCT ION. OH &ATM AN, SURREY—CAPITAL trhEVIOLD MANOR FARM, LAND-TAX Iti:DIGEW By Mr. BURTON, • • At Gurranayie, en MONDAY, March ta, (It gm preeiwerdp dlepotied of by, Privet* Coutrtet,) AVALUABLE- FILEEHOLD MANOR FARM, (the property of as Oflller In Ille N p's Service, mow sealer orders for shrank) Inoue tinily situated in the parish of Lingfield, he the minty filitergy, ye the burden of fineweit, on the &Attica Reek epee tails sad a WO( from that market town of East Grime...ad, end as Sten Landon; containing so enewl'ent" Dwelhig Moore, replete wish convenience; with Stabling, snitshie BOVII! Granaries, Ont•ofriccs, and complete Fenn Yeti; together with WI ACI.3 of good Arable, Patters, sad wood Laiei; the *bre liing extremely contract, within a riot Rime. A!ao, Mt . unalivided Fourth Part of the MANOR of LCOU RT, whicb will he conveyed with the Thai" epos which Jo geed corer fur ow., and affut.ii• timeliest diversion for the Spertenes. To be viewed so dais previews to the Sale, end descriptive Perticidats may he hod on the premiere ; at time prieeipel lan in the iseigitheurigg• Towns; at Guneway's; and of Mr Bono°, 6e, Corabdi, Lomita. LOIODON Printed by G. DAVIDSON, No 17, court, Dow-street, Cosent-varttett, ar.d Iwit:AL. - 1i at Om ho. 16, Back of St. Cknaeseo Church, Stoat..., .7 W. 81'1 1 014 of No 7, KM reit.osotrett, Gr.ters, &e. far Ibis Penn , soot to UN Vika, (pat pod) wiUbs Maly ISIMA66 to. 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