The Statesman. — London, England, 1810-02-15 00:00:00

[••, I; . Istmn secured blebs stations of indiehluoi u nder.. writers. All wield have been teat to:the country. if there had existed as other means of effecting in surance, bat is the pebli i c offices. The House woeld,:therafore, be able to form so opinion of the**. of insurance by individual underwriters, io the - new, end perplexed, and perilous situation to which contmeree had been reduced. The Hon. Gristly/nut had also stated, that in consequence of the %imited panther of public insurance offices, such offices had hewn established in the United States of Anie.riut, and the West and East Indies. This was ittiliNcomblY Migfettrj jo the East Indies, to co. vet what were eekledthepountry voyages, and to 4T04 (be delay of oevly two leers, that most elaose before recovery in case of less, if ,the in. euran.ce were out ethcted on the spot. The same was the clue in the West ludics; and. when Arne_ vice had.pessessed herself of so large a portion of the whets trade of Europe, it bedante tiezessery fur her also to establish Ipsurauce Companies at Luton. It was not frum the dissatisfaction of tho onerchaots at the conduct of the Underwriters, but from tlys measures of the (government, right or wrong, which pryhihited payment for enemy's property, or property sespectiel as enemy's pro. petty. *ad brought in fur adjudication, that tits *moot of. it euraaces had nut been carried. to a 4reater length. The Honourable Gentleman had stetted, ip support of a new Company, that its ca pita!, yes to he fine 'millions. That he did not quetion, but he would undertake to find fifty persons at Lloyd's, who weal(' produce to that amount in one week, without saying pay thing of the remaining 1450 Underwriters. Three cases bpd occurred, and been met at Lloyd's, which au public Cunipany could have stood against. The first was, lbot when ; in the contemplation of hos. Links, all thatch vessels, towards the elpse of the ...inericlui war, heel been ordered to be detained. Theso vessels bad been afterwards condemned, spa the whole paid at Lluytt'e. Tho two other ease* were, t h e Ottletitso and condemnation of American vessels in the ports of Frauee and gpaiii,. im 1707.; ,aistl .the condemnation of the British snarehant vessels in the pens of Russia, in 1799, by orJcr of the Emperer ; and in both the whole !wises he 4 been ; aid at Lloyd's. These blows, which weep bring down the trunk of any public calmed:, bad nut . tore a single leaf from the eetahlish. nixet at Lloye..'s. To show the irrelevency of the elialiii*: of the ',lndio, Deck Company, he had only to observe, that in the Louden Dock Act, there ifts. a „Clamp ,for securing COMpeObaiioO to those who . ntight suffe,r by its ever:dine, bet eo eiich eliese Wes to be jeweled in the Act preyed for in site redraws touter coesideretien, though its edd i ed wpteld)roruitteos to venny meritorious it derwriterst "e rgkt it rather unseemly for • Geuthrostis,.nhe 4 acquired their fortunes by believe :0u ceertteri e now to wish to &wive ethers of setae" by which they bail themselves risen sesibiernee. As the la* stood et protest, no two Poulllfillt,Fotdd smite • or combine capital for • the prirposen of insurance; and yet these Geritleinen iMitllobe enabled to do .bat iu their collectirn .14ey could trot lawfully du in their private thie.y. Malty were ;he authorities against :no. Dr. Adam Smith called them empbati. *owns ; that Haase had denominated' those It violation of the rights mid privilegss of the rople; and Lord Hult had held, that no partiou. lee Oisileges should be 'canted to any set of men, ?One funAled raison urgent necessity and exideat utility. TO present proposition would produce greet private and tuti‘h publicissjary. It was not lie balention to oppose the Motion fur going into a Coinvaittc,e,g it eras to be open; but if elm Ilea.. Pe...lsthmus" should persist iu pressing fur a Select, IClaissiti,s, be shipold certainly feel it bis duly ttro,, divide the House spun the qisecion. Air. A. BAKING thought, that the arguments urged by the 4ou. (jest. who had just satikewit,. agaiejt monopolies, strongly applied against the metiers complained of iii the Petitiou. Whet his Non. friend had stated that thrtmataurths of the wercantile body io London were in favour of the Petition, it was his opioion that be might, with e eseil.tredi, I.afe asserted, that 90 out , if every bluidred of that body were friends to it. lle *new of no house in the tity that was not strongly in. terested io the uccompliAmesit of the object of the Petitiouers. The only eeestion, then, before the House was, whether the j'etitiums should be refer. e.-. 4 to a Select or to an Open (; , ,mmittee. For, his own Orr s ho was inclined to ti.;.: Select Com. mince. The whole course of precedents in Ike pro' coadings of that Heusi:lay that way. He was regally disputed to approve. of the mode in which, it was proposed to compose the Committee, be.. cause 'every disposition bat; been nionifested in the selection of the Slembees to provide with Curiae:, fur the interests of all the parties concertittl. The case of the Globe Insuretice. Company would nut apply, because that Cyaipany extendoil . its Lists. raves Lb fire and Imo. Thu Petition before . the House coinelaiued Ibex the two chartered Cumnpa. Melt is eziatetiere were fang able jo afford the neces. airy facility for effecting Marine Insurance., and therefore prayed . &at - Thriller mean; slienl.l tie' provided, In any way which to the wisdom of th e House might seem meet. If Parliament were of opinion, that this could be beg effected by incur yokated Companies, as at the passing of the Act of George the First, - then he would be disposed to say, that this Ncw Company should be ulcer librated ; nut fur the purpose of giving any opi t ai•in on the propriety or policy of such exclusive institutions, but with e t viow to extend the meant of yffectiag marine insurances. His own opinipe Wes decidedly, that ate better mode would be So three the business open generally. If, how ever, it should be thought expedient to et 'tabled* another Company, ha conceived' dint it should be contied altogether co . marine . 14. turandes. As the other Companies extended ikeie iionrauct.:s to fire and fur lives, they must Ite .. easterially prevented from atteuiliiig sufficiently rate marine insuram: i tyauch. By the cxisting ws a few Tieried for the purpose of giving an sega ti se me metope)) , to the two chartered Comps. tries, in two !new could . join their capital for the i ii rpose of insurance ; but ` the vat ec cum witi on ; o f (fa d e rendvred it Impossible for these Comps, hies to meet the tu . li extent 'of *the exigency. lie • 'SOW - **et "marks tency late which ' by representing the-capital of the proposed t.. Lnay as too small compared with Ac .capital at loyd's, to add much to the facilities olinstit dace, antrafterwlirds'argaink igainsi the proposed Company, out Oka ground, that it would bring ruin upon eseny of the lioderwritecs at Lloyd's. It fad been fairly stated, that, generally speaking, an individual coolant 'stand against a Company ; but ho would ask, whether, 'meta the Hon. Gen tleman's own reasoning, that could be the case in the instance adverted tu. His impressionenques. tiunahly was, that very considerable additional security would he afforded to Merchants,.l sere ral•intlividuals combined, and only one was to ef. fect the insurance. The complaint of the. Mer chants was, that the names of the Underkwriters had increased to such an extent, as no longer to afford them the same security as before. The grcat augmentation of trade, therefore, obliged the Merchants often to take upoos on their lists which presented not the same assurance of secu. rity. Ia presenting their Petition to the House, the Merchants meant to be understood as impres sed with a conviction, that, at the reserve had been made in the Act, for putting an end to the Charters granted by it, the period. had arrived fur acting upon thist reserve. This they wished to have an opportunity to prove by evidence before a Committee. They also desired to be all' wed to shew that they wanted some sufficient secfrity in the course of their business in respect tp insur. sum. If the Underwriters wanted capital', they were driven to dispute the claims for fair losses; alit this furnished au 'inferior descriptio* of law yers with opportunities of hunting out materials fur vexatious litigation. All they. wanted Wei to be allowel 'to prove their case, and upon theste grounds ho should vote for the appointment of a Select Committee to examine into the matter. Mr. ADA M wished only to say a few words upon the question as it then presented Welt' to the House. The question was simply, whether the Petition should he referred to an °pee or, a Select Committee? The matter of the. Petition, which was to be referred, was not properly under coital. deratiun in that stage of the business. It was not &question, whether it was exnedient to examine into the existing moans of etrecting Assurances, or whether it would' be wise to make any, and 'what rdterationsio the law as it sloes'. Thatahe Committee would have to consider ; but the whole of the case, bath as to• the policy of the law, and ; the efficiency or • inadequacy of the present modes of insurance, was to be submitted for their ' decision. The kw at present in force did not al. low any Company to he formed, in addition to the existing Compauies.• gut since that law had been enacted, it was that all the great and comprehen. sive views of political economy had been protnul. gated. Ail that was proposed water afford an op portunity to being forward evidence before the Cometittre on the whole question. But they had, Eno that halftime, only to decide whether that es'. Ammo weir to be produced before a Committee properly conititoted fur the important inquiry, or be submitted to art open Conolittee,. whose proceediuge might, in the progress of the ineemi. gatio &IA nns• a tumultuous character. Whet. ever might be the daeisiott, on the present odes. ' sine, it would not preclude Parliament from after. wards taking op the teusideration of the subject s either fit the Rouse, or iu the Committee. Bet' )1S every interest appeared to have been provided fur in the Committee which had been proposed, be trusted that the House would adopt this tug. •gtslioo, and refer the whole case, is! .the same mancr as a private petition, to a .Select Cotninit. tea. F u r this reason he should vote for the origi. • ual 'notion. Thu question was then pot, and upon a division re )pCil For Mr. Mabning's Motion - 23 Ageisbt it • Majority - 13 The Iroise inossediatelj adjourned, 40 MeMbers nest being pri.l3eot. • • -I eignistigesiotly retired, re-pasting The Spalards ceiddently aoticipate do French army ultimately falling & sacrifice, as did, that of Donor/ at Ba;len...het from tis various direcneid hr.* the differeot divisions 4 the French army SI lbw operating, it is clear that they already iro in great force in the Peoinsula...and the hourly arrival of rein. forecments oust render them confident of being supported. Ltssoff, Faa. 3.—According to the most recent accounts from Spain, the Doke of Ammonium's was advancing by forced marches toward Serilk, taking position with his army, reinforced with 6000 men, between that capital and Evign ; in the latter place his horse attacked the advanced parties of Y zeros's army, and dislodged them from theme. Not only the inhabitants of Shiite, but also of all. hada. lonia, are aninutteyi with the most patriotic spirit. The intelligence from Catalonia Is favourable. The French have sot only not advanced in that province, but a corps of Isoo men, which occupies Olot, is surrounded by the Cata lonian troops, and liktly to be compelled to surrender. About the end of lost month some reinforcements to Lord Welliogton's army acriyed.trom Ragland in the Tagus, aid more are ex peeled. -r(Lieles Gazette, Feb. S.) BADAJOZ ,J a n. 29. Notw it handing the vigorous measures pursued by the Superior/ante of Cordula, to preventthe threat coed invasion of that kingdom by the French, it is reported that they forced the passe( Almada, yet wither* any artillery, which they found is altogether impossible to convey by that . . impassable road, and • therefore seat tt through La Mancha. :It is added, that having soon after hemmer:semi/ale of she ex nem danger of their position, they ftel back with the .ist• most precipitation, but ate likely •to experience the fate of 1 Deroltel army, as all the faints which they catered, are strongly occupied by militia and troops of the line. .Letters (rum Spain ilsis advise, that the hleequis de la Ro. masa • has been appointed to the consauuld in chief of the Assay of Gailicia, and BLAKI to that of the Army. of the Centre.—( Lisbon Gazette, Feb.l.) His Excellency Marshal eERVIIRORD, having been in. formed of the great numbers of Officers of the Portuguese army who remain in Lisbon, so prkence of beleg indispused, has ordered tbem all immediately to be removed from the said capital, a place unfit for the recovery of health I. aid all certificates of illness to be- transmitted to the Adjutant-Gen. of the Portuguese army, - in Coimbra, for hispectioq, and such further inquiry as he shall judge fit. His Excellency Marshal-General Lord WeLusterolt bat issued•an order, addressed to the Civil mid Military Autho; rities of the kingdom of Portugal, directing them to take the utmost care that all the corps of the British .ariny under his command, be snpplied with the necessary provisions and means of conveyance, without the least delay I and that, on the other hand, immediate payment shall be made for the same, by the appointed Commissaries of the said army.— ( The same Diaper, January 30.) . SEVILLE. Jail.9O.—.TIPC Supreme Central Junta has in formed the Pjahlic, that the enemy has forced the pan of Al mada., and that the division charged with the defence of that point, finditg; itself. too weak to withstand the vigoemas at- , tack of an army greatly superior in force, has falleti back, and joined the allay of the Duke of A aneotrziteue, which. is on one of tha flanks of the enemy's army ; that the Duke del PA Ma it e is_bastening, by forced marches, to join the for mer ; and (Sat the two armies, after the said jenetion shall have been effected, will far exceed the enemy's force in num ber I • that a Preneb•divlsion, which had pushed ou beyond Almada, has fallen back; and that every where the most si germ's mensUree are pursued, to prevent the enemy fromments net raying to &title, the iolaahitaab of which **therefore ad- I alaniolsodby'the Janis not so suffer themselves to be dispirited . by the 'enemy's 'movements, and to gnantagaiiit coafethsalatsd , disorder, far meredaugerous th en any force which the ene my can' employ for the reduction of the said capitaL- 7 (Se-• silk Spectetor,Jee. 20.) • • .• Banasod, Fa.u. 1 . — The Supreme tents of this Panksee his issued an order, that Wm property of ail such Whabilants as barboursiesetteis of the Spanish Army, shall be in mesiti7 aielyskuiditated ; ;lad that every Spanisktiforseman wbi hes haves ill in an elagagement with the enemy or dots not Ng* , proper care Ofibis . hosse, shall. immediately be removed. lake a Regiment of Foot.—(Eastajos Diary, Feb. I.) Da basoz, JAN: 25..--The troops of the enemy which were at Agerda, Suurecla, and Almaden ire uniting. aa we :are informed, in the latter town, and are beginning their march in the direction of Torre Milano, un the road to Coe. data. There is every reason to believe they will be disaps poireed in their intention and the object of their enterprize. ,a-, according to the information of persons who may be re• lied on, there is not in the whole extent attic Sierra Morena which Coven, and, as it waste, doses in Aarfaluzia, a single slab of ground which does not present so determined a resist auce to thcenemy as must shew him the futility of his plans. -.(ldler Gazette, Jan.3l.) - • Lisnou % Fen. 3.—The intelligence ,receiyed from Spain in iillereat ways is very satisfactory; there are letters them Elves, which mention as certain the defeat of the Prewar at Cordova. This news,' it it said. has been - officially made known lathe market-placeat Elmw,and there have been illu minati/as at Bad.ajoz ie criasecmenee. There Is a report of another action, in which the French have mitered extraordi eery loss, and which must oblige them to take-up new posi tions. The greatest enthusiasm prevails in all the town mil villages. throughout Spain, which, exerting Itself by all Owl; Me ream; threatens them with rein and destruction. The rumour of the insurrection et hlaneilles is likewise renewed;, and is confidently asserted' to be well (winded.— We anxiously wait the confirmation of intelligence so inter esting.—(Liebon Diary, Feb. 3.) .14 En,. DEC. 13.—Several private lettentwoertthitt ayieg 4 pirliii or the gallint Einlecinadio. in conjunction with the divisible of the brave newer* attic, have set at liberty in Ouadatramo DJJJ prisoners, whom the French had taken in the artisan-of Ocana, and werecoitthelitv to Deplane, with a great escort of cavalry. Our troops beigaa to ire on the van-guard of the escort, in coaseganice of which, the ethers coming to their aid, the prisoners took 00 opportunity-4o avail themselves of the contusion, and made their escape.— (Lisbon Diary, Fcb.l, frees the Diary of Lerida.) MA riIIESA, Dec. 31.—They write from Lerida, underdate the 28th, that the enemy, who threatened to attack Belanger, bate thought proper to desist from that enterprise. J•Eft, JAN. B.—Our correspondent& in La Mocha in fawn as, that the French, at Ciudad Real, have demanded' 22.060 reale, for some work of fortifiratien in Consnegra. t-rinn another" source we learn, that in other places in the Sane province, great sums have been reeeked for other ford licetioos, principally for those of Toledo. • Lissom, Fin. I.—The adsleetreiened to-day from Spain . if they should not be emuirkied as perfectly sali,factory, are yet fur from being such as to justify the Plano which some have endeavoured to spread In iialz capital. It is true, that ace/riling to aecounts in the Diary a)' Declaim, the Erenss had advanced to Cordova, which bad capitulaitMl; but ac cording to the tame amen* the!. ball afterwards Precipi • taiely retired. The GoveirrlS of Seville, receiving intelli gence of the approach of the enemy, took every measure De. • • , • . zemar.,ks this pleas, dip Utioseb. *mat to Iwo ssiiiimessi hick the Hon. Gentleman but !Wel, the Serra Wrote. The Ig the - caPitel or the ProPeeed Com- ftaIiAVIMIJO the French aril • ••• conjeclord of Vit:ft AX is 4ritunilicss vations which ate the Subject of our Letter with ourselves. - %vs c.c.'. Mails. ' 1)/It. 2 - 0 • 3 • ' Waterfurd .... I 0 ... . :... (lot tenburgh . 6 1 ....... • • • • ......... -... Lisbei .... . l'itteE OF STOCKS MIS DAY AT ON K O'CLOCK. 9 per Cent. Cons. 66i 670 Look Ana... 16 7-16 i 3 per Reduced titiOif • °moon - 4 per Cent.._. .89ii India Band is 51, pr. 5 per Cent.N4v) 995 • Exch. Bill,: I dii. to 6 pr. Como', lur Ace. 6715 Lottery Tic kets THE WATE SMA N. • IPROPOSITI LONDON: 11~ao-ART — No w— It has ever smeared to us that the neutrality of America will not be suffered —in that opi ssion, which we have repeatedly expressed, we feel strongly confirmed by the last letters from Hol land., which mention the arrival df an order from the Minister of the . United States to the Captains of tho American ships in the ports of Holland, instantly to put to sea—NAfeLEON having an pounced his. determination to exclude the vessels •of America from (lie ports of the Continent unless she breaks with England.. It is, we think, clear, .that the grand project of excluding the commer4 of England cannot succeed—if any maritime rik lion be permitted alternately to visit the ports& the contending powers. ' • 41.'5: , ' SPANISH Papers to 'the 2d, and PortuguCse to the 4th instant, were received in town this morn ing. No doubt min h cnieFtaiaed of tbu Feces!) having penetrated to Cotiova....but they are 1 • . • ..• . . t . . ' . • • , 110....- ' .-•,. ' I ''.... . ' Jlegell. . • . 1, .. cessary for the defeated that espial. of the Musk O t hi ii we are not infoniseds but we kmew, that la the allteresi p ro . visces of Spate, the election of their ret•peethie deo** . w . the Awns* of the Cortes, is curried en with Owipwift tranquillity; nor do the military miriteistatl ortssisb . ip, et great obstacle, thottgb it is khowo that theology with 4,4 his exertions to disturb the meetieg of Ike Comes, the mak Iv of which, be wen knows, will be gr`sAll wo.hillorellitak The Seville Gazettes are not received, Which it to h ede ic iribeted to the removal of the goternment, which will se a ,. ill sarily be accompanied by ;be royal prim. From au. e b elt .. v+ reasons there is. an cause to fear a fornicate i•see to m ew '6: deavours to re-establish the ladeptederme is: - the Pell e * , o ' The Spanish armies are minified to Geiters;, , in whßelei t nation bas eonfideace. The Marquis as sa •Iloa k taatepo. ' mused" that of Castile. and Bi.sicit that 'gat Ceea s ii i C ' CADIZ, JAB. 18.—The • reitiformusetsts, or w u d di. i m . V enemy so muck beasts, are, according to positke r- , ' son ' reducible to some maaseripts. commandetihy Nay, dad oit . al ' divisios of Lome; which mu 01.1411 to Et of 10,00,10 et —(/,isisra Diary, 04.1.) 1 --geoPem- . 1, F Tux Report , of 36,000 Portuguese troops b e li about to be tam halo lb. pay of Englaed ' , is ' r! ~ confidently circutated. We should not he in the r kilt surprised—if to this valocibie addition to ou t re iik e ri month, were to be added a core o f hi t x. . subjects of-oar neitural filly, the Xing of N eu v _ 3 ! i or of Janizaries free the *....5.,—.....N--....._.....„,......1 -- ,slioros or the.seggists, 1 . cdtoNEL rfrAP 4r. ', • aPPa •th s o tid coio Y c e‘ tio te p rd o l im i “ . ... . .61 • . • mi l :P n t : a pe r i c ta en teal t est hemi w j . ecr or r CuRFULLW'S deusxitd ow Colonel Wassutr., hitl, t , ; it '. Martea's tatatiost, it was eprOUPOWI N Siefidi 4 that the Court of King's Bench had rejectedhl r , ', • I: Coaricus's **leaden, that the MA6.114'444 ' . i • review bis . taxation. That part of she stake** lk t we have discovered to be incorrect, and _theref ore. t conceive it our duty immediately to slate the faes,, N, Upon reacting the affidavit of Mt. Coefiftts, the Coart.directed the MASTER tO fetrieW hißtin. P • i don s Mr. Coarlaras paying the costs of op en i dg 1 , I it. Thu partieularraof the amount of the bill, sad' •• •of the taxation, are perfectly accurate. • 1 1 • ..;_______‘....____.......,.. • •, I :1 . ESSEX ELECTION . r CHELMSFOR D a I fli a•N. . . . • WEDNESDAY, FEB, 14. 1, THIRTEENTH DAY. u i STATE OP THE POLL AT THREE O'CLOCK. . i - . Mr. Burgoyne - - 1.4 , Mr. Houbloo - • - 0 , ' I i.— . . Majority for Mr. Burgoyne 5 ' • - "• 3 r . . • •GGREC ATE STATE OF THE POLL. c Mr. Romblon - - 9.316' • - ' i A! . . Jr. Burgoyne - - 788 •).' . t [ Majority in favour of Mr. Ilouhleo - limo • * -• . It .. , . lo .. • FIN4 NCE . • %... • . ! , . I di - ,•.. k• -. • . ..—..„ 1 „„ ! .._ , s. , An account, laid before the ',louse of , Cess,.. tit • tuns, of the total net prodiee alba perviiatteet, : tr i Annuisl, and war taxes, in NO years 'ended lls.. sth iou r , 1639, and tholtk s 4n.. litio l moo it , •1 1 I Is follows: . . ~... . • • . . • In the former, Berienneat Tsr":... - *.4%1511,4M 13 1011 p . ~ 4 imolai ding . : ,,,... * 4,929,7 A I . I N 4 ar. ditto .......• . i,:, ... • - 90M4,7f? "'if u i t . • - .....----,..—. IS Tocil . X 7,180.838 8 5 1.. , hi..,ote . hoer. PeMaanctu Taaes,..,A. .6'3,1,511,11411 3 , IL . . . . -Willow ditto . P •• ' '. . .• ' ' War ditto..., 20;798445 18 •71 , •ll .. . ~ - • Total . . . t Making an meets of nearly , Stro uniiivols'4lll.' . . I your of the latter year. . , smessmenswessissiew • •.- --- - ;i 1 • Yesterday, soon after fweive o'clock . •ti I JEST Y arrived at the Q,Ute . X's litaie, feel .1 .1 l' sor, where he watrectgilred pram Dukes erYiries, fe KaNT, and CASIBR MOE. - , About two o'clock h 4 1 is KOJI:STY held a Ptheit .:' al ~ ' Levee, at' which the following pawns. had Ilia .• It ' honour.of being presented to:his Maatirrs....• - li ' The 11.ftv. Freaerick Barnes, in being appiriseed . CaMoef ' )) • Christ Church, Oxford; Captain Beaman, a( the Karl: ' 1 . Major-Generaliikb ; and Colonel Hull. • ' Iris Mi.iiirry gave atidienics to Mr. PcaccvSL, • I i the rest of the Cabinet Miniitura, and jiff. It • in ! SUTTON, who laid before his M.a.litsiclt tllli . Pro• it • ccedings of some Courts Martial. '' ' . • al Monday rooming, at seven o'clock, a meeting . a at t took place In the Phoenix Park, Dublin, bayed r( Counsellor B. end a.Captain of ,the Scotch Gigs. Mr. 13. was attended by Counsellor D. jinni OW ar Captain by Major B. of the South Mayo Militia.. C, After aq ineffectual effort on the part.Of the se- St, toads to reconcile the matter s the parties teal their ground, and on the first fire, Site Copt& I. , sc ceived a severewouad In the neck, I'Vcatulentuli • • this meeting took place in coniequenceetthe wit" at, tain's conduct On the night of the Maistintrathi Cs Yesterday . the deeming of the State ioePerl iiii took place at Cooper's Hall, Basieghalialfeiti when No. 4,464,. 'a Prise' of FIN Tlostom , Pounds ; Nu. 591, a Prise of One Thomism' Pounds; Nos.' 4;694, M s 4,574, and - 3,44 s s 12 :4 Prime Zee ILisosioeiSosoodevietel were sottlir : T 1 Shares, at .111.tisain, 11 data, and Co.'s Oilkes liy •, • • Royal Exchange. • ''. • ___,, • j ' 10l On Tuesday, a femele, known by milPgri" - "; . Smith and many; other Names,. seal 'Cr) t examined at the Police Office, ' Marl Nit street, on charges of fisted, at the instance Cy ' several piano.forto makers. Mr. Stodart a , • that its July last, she called it his hoess, viewed several instruments. The T ,i , .. V" stated, that she had been written to from 11 til ' 1 at Bristol to purchase a pitsie.forte: He 1 .1 1 . 11 Axed on An instrument, she retarget! . it four days after with a fetter from Brisal; s od ' gave directions that the instrument should int pift• ma ell and sent thither, as the price wits Miss' to. St . ThO piano was sent, but the Prisoner was net ace °I1 '; after, and it was soon discovered Slot the Ming • people wore in oetuly circumstances . , and Mite ( ' to the Prisoner. . Mr. Broadviewd has been duped if a piano. , forte in the like manner. A manufacturer ill Cheapside had been defrauded out of too pin ' it fortes by the priann er , w hi c h were PHIP" . . of agreeable to order, and.sent to Norwich. 1 1 11 0. i as were other charges preferred,. and the 'Priselii . scat emended. - • . - ' ' . . • . • • . • . r. I