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active elpital, particularly for the last fifteen miciths ; and he isi6o is of opinion, tort i t would out signify materially to the public, wh4ther the of Mink notes introduced into eirtial i tin h , w , O created by discerinting bills for the ine!rchatits, o r to- advances to Gevernotent. . 1 , 1 , c om mit tte have judged it right to state the e;‘ , 1 ...•a asog,,,al by these ticntlenwit. of the ci,trew tilAt 11)44 lately prevailed from the ..out o f sufficient weary , 4.1 . • circulation in commercial transactions : the Coaimittce, however, do hot mean to decide alie.her the flank Dirtetnrs might not have solid r ea.,..iis for their conduct in this respect, or to coo. rer iut option 0.1 Visa do Ibtful and delicate ques t-0o ; bit coo-rive it their duty to tall the attention of the &louse to a point of so great importance, rid r 111 , ' Muse to the argriuseuts, stated sure at I,,rg , in the evidence. ri te Commit :ee have thus gone through the chief I )0; have occurred in their inquiry, re spccriii4 the causes winch produced the Order io Council Id of February last, a. resoltiug fi.„,, 11 1,1. evidence taken by them, :tad the accounts i s m b e fore theta. They submit the some to the c „,„,4,h. r ation of the [louse; but a, the 'bloaters of their piacceding, are inserted ma th, former part of f h s Repel, amid ar the house is thereby pu-seised of the evidence on the whole of ibis *subject tmi great detail, the Members of it will be enabled 10 supply go y lo niseu,ia, and to.eorrect any defects which may h e Innid in this summary. . . . ie• C:•ntutittee lu-tag desirous of confining them:wives to those waters. on which they have thnnkltt proper to call evidence, and sensible of the dMicalty (even at all time.) of appreciating the extent and influence iui alarm, forbear front ad urtia,g to (t ut etfeeis produced upon the state of preimiary transactions and circulation, by the apprehensions of invasion generally pre vslent towards the close of the lan year, ai,d, in the beginning of the • present, but of which the operation must, doubtless, base been considerable. Nor will they attempt t• estimate hoc far the interruption Riven to the banking opez:iris of many great ciminiercial cities, by the troubles sod caiam•*rer have agitated Eu rope, and the entire ruin of Mall- commenial hon-es and estahlishments, may have tended to range :he uccustoumd course cud confidence of ge neral tirculittioo. The Committee think it sufficient merely to enumerate considerations of each general notoriety, and to submit them, without further obaervation, to the wisdom of the House. FOREIGN INTELLWENCE. PORTUGUESE PAPERS. CORt ?I NA, MARCH 25. The Diary Exersordiaary . of this city, sod the piper of the same date, custom the communication rn4de to the Superior Juuts by Don Nicolas idshi. flif • the army of observation sod t4' -erve ; with another of the dote of the 21st lust., from Uon Loh. Dias, Major-General ad-interim, and I ioninisoder of the anxili.try troops iis the Asturias; which he communicates the particulars of the soi.ai which took place on the warping of the 19111 ; in which, notwithstanding the superiority in toutniwirs of the enemy, end the advantage of lilt he was uldiKed to esaceste Oviedo on the sink, with the loss of mousy guru killed and woutid•d ; while ours was touch less. as we had only I.) or Et killed. 40 wounded. owl ft or 10 pri soners. The loss of the enemy, et least that which they could not cotters% consisted in 4 officers, end about 30 soldiers killed, and 30 carts of wounded. which they touk to Oviedo. This success, and homy others of the same kind. which ere ebetieu• shy occurring, lawn the spirit which animates the hample of Spain. _ MAMMA, YES. 13. By a person of credit we learn, that our troops, between. Mollet and San Petpetua, destroyed a whole French division which was there, having cotne out of B , reelona. In the first action, which took place at S..n Perpetua, at eleven in the morning, out of 4011 of the enemy only two escaped, all the rest bring killed or taken prisoners. la the second, which took place at two in the afternoon. at blollet. only 150 French escaped out of 1,300 who were there. Before evening, yesterday, 520 Ir isoners hail entered the town of Tarrame, with 16 olicers, a Colonel and Lieutenant-Colonel of cuiras siers. of tins corps we took the cannon, horses. 410,Tgagr, and ammunition. EXTRAORDINARY CORUNNA DIARY, MAIM' 28. Ilia Execile , tey Don N. Nlnhi hiv received the following Oinzial Itepurt, and communicate:l it to the Superior Junta : " MOST EXCELLENT drooled, yesterday, so Meer, with some troops, to aseeriaia the troth of an !ac count which ens rem seed here, that in, enemy ens to be found from that place to Corot/moo. The Officer returned, st seven o'clock at night, and it appears, by his report, that the above account is perfectly correct. I■ Monte-Akre the rummy has an advanced party, composed of goo fuel and 25 horse, tw. {augurs tad a half from " E. P. ARTEQUIEVA." " Villa Franca del Vltiza, March es, 1810" naLoatco, ATMS, 4. The French still maintain their position in Su lam:ince, but their numbers sic SSOMIIP: Noma Sc? i..!,000, others 20,000 Mee. TIN advapt>sdtr• tits of 'the kliitfish army, it is said, 4 , 11 tbh_ . ! to arrive in San 1. cher, ; they are et ',fleet is PPM de Porco. It would 'teem that the From+ Intend to concentrate their main force in Selareanea. This day arrived hers 12 deserters, 10 of whom were Irishmen, and 2 Germans. aroma, art 7. The tidings lately received free ed_ports are of the most favourable description. The French meat in every pitsition with the most rawest resistance, 4,0 the perilous situation is sita Very rice placed int duubt the cause of that insosesnonmast. whisk st present occasion, the nemerens desertions el their troops *employed be firths. The reanimation of pidtbe spisit in Spain, and the adupticio of the only system which ease rove the Peninsula, and which consists in the closest eon t.exion with our allies, and a boundless confi dence iii their generous and tried frieedship, ..ill p rove t h e more destructive to the envy. es his efforts are generally directed to sow trustand sod incyi,ion aiming the nations which be wishes to uriorris. CASTFLI 0 11011110100, Nene' 31. The f. , ll.)iting letter !Jab been received bete, the contonts of which I shall be happy to fintl con firmed— 6' The intelligenee, which a Messenger meal to &dummies brought bock, in, that the French, who strived in Sialasusasca, du not •tup there, but insswiiiately proceed to Madrid, in enascquence or a to star defeat 111 , 111LIMetti by their nutty is An- dalusia. Lolson's {Had quarters are au Lcdesssa, and Mar chand's ha Tananines." " Masoralla, March 30, 18 10. •• ►l.ll &h MARCH 31. Intelligence has been received, that Ballasteros has attacked and defeated the French. and took actit prisoners. It is added. that the remains of the French division. which was engaged in that action, are surrounded by Billasterne and Contrrrsr. NEW 771E4TER-R0Y411., COVE.VT-GARDEN. This presritt TUESDAY. April 24, lets will be acted, MACHSTII. MacYslh,Mr. Keasble ; Maeda', Mr. C. Bauble; Bangiso g Mr. Murray. Lady Macbeth ; blis-Soldons ; her second up pearauce ibis season. To *bleb will be added. ibe Paatorannical Ballet at DON JUAN. Dom luau. Mr. Egerton; &mamboed., Mr. GlinisMi; Douaa Anna, Mira Bristow. _ - To-morrovi. The Wheel of Foam* —Ors Thum 1 1 1 7. The Grecian Dautter.--0a Friday, Kiag Hairy the Founts, pa r t 1.-0. writer. The Gamester. A New Niftier% A orpires a lu rehearsal, arA will very sour be produced. LITCEUM THEATRE. [Under the epeeisl license . 4 7 4 . 11; Loral Chaatleetaiel Their Alajrsties' Syysants will, this present TU FSDAV, Apsil ts. ISM, perform the rewired Comedy of TAE CONFEDERACY. - Gripe, Mr. Mathews; Mosey-trap, Mr. newton ; Brass, Mr. :Delete ; Dick, Mr. Jones (by pennissiou of the Prisprie• in of the heatra-Royal, Corent.gardes) Clarissa, Miss Duncan • Corlett*, Mrs Ra w l s ; Flipp:vita, Mrs. Oie,r. Ead o f the Play (14 tune), a New Citric Ballet, Walled Tll IF VIl L 4GII . DOCTOR. . . Cataptwed by Moustear Fraueereo dwtooin Moutisnasi, • celebrated Hanle aad Principal Grotesque Deicer, kolas the Theatre at Lisboa ; hie ad app. seance la England. Ts which will be added, the "'MVO of THE WKATHERCtI K. _ . Tristram' Fieltte, Mr. De Camp ; Miss Kelly. Tu•imoretrir, Thu Cabaixt.--Om Thursday, 'tidies; The Wife mud lictiiker.r. THE BRITISH PRESS. LONDON, TUESDAY, Aram 24. The next advice" from the Spanish Peninsula will probably bring au account of a general action between Lord WELLINGTON and tll.l French on the Portuguese frontier, or in the Spanish province of Stlainaoca. The rum rrmtittucti maintain their position, o'i the ed instant, in the city of Silausaiira, where they appeared desirous to couceutrate Choir whole force; and the vau of the British army was expected ott the same day at Sin Felice*. From the proximity of the respective 'arnica a battle wiay be confidently expected to speedily ensue. The intelligence of the positious of the British and Freud' armies on the 2d, is de rived from Portuguese imperil to the 104 received yeellerilat. They elm einstaiu some wttisliset.iry I accounts from the North of Spain. o,t the iota. last, the Fttuch were obliged to evacuate Oviedo, to which they had retie lied. after an action on the 19th, iu which they were defected by the Spa niewsis; and, et the stifle date, it is said, there was not a Frenchman within a considerable distauce o. COMA& The Report of the Lurk Committee of Secrecy. to inquire into the C4IIIPI which produced he Or der of Calmed, of the itith Feh. 1797, re"l" 6 "4 the Bank of Eugla.►d, has Leen published by order of the House of Commons, made in the prestnt Session of Pediment. It comprises 130 folio pages. iscluding nu:totes of the miden a adduced, accounts. paper,. and conclusion ;—JI' Virpe Ke give the eu ue 4.. o - e , being a summary of the ;rut cipal points mating to the cause. of the Onitr, us resulting from the es,lenee the .tccoatits. The LoaD MAYOR'S dinUtr, at the Man‘iiiti- House, yesterday, from the critical ife,.lll-ta:iees of the times, demands peculiar itt talon. Not one Minister attended the Clef( 11 Tite din ner, however, was excellent, and the cotnp.iny of the first and best rank in society. From the urbanity end pohtrness of the LORD AlAVOtt, we are confident that there was no negl.ct on his pert ; but we fe.tr that, at the present mo ment, there is something in the air not very grateful to the feelings or the appetite of Mi obters. A letter from ou Isoard • trensport in the harbour of Messina. dated Feb.Crth, says--.. We have had dreadful weather here, and at Malta sine ships sunk in the harbour. On Friday night lost, three ships moo shore here, and were duped to pieces: there were 200 women ow board one of these ships. who were going up to Ceuta to their husbands: fortu netely they were all saved." lay letters from Shetland, of the 11th of April, we are happy to find tbat the accounts of the lowa the Experiaseat t3reealaad-ship, of London, lately circulated. are not true; but we sure sorry to bear, that three Danish vessels had been wrecked there, supposed bound for Ireland with timber, vis.l-the Doraltee, of Arundel!, crew saved. and the Gar ner/v., of Drew, only three met saved out of 21— the other Mine k siollll.. We stated on Thursday, that a Reqiii.ition had bees signed. requesting the klaxon of Hall to call a get real meeting of the isladitasts, to take into aim der 'lien the condos:tat Alieisters, in plunging and executing the Lite Expedition to Wolchecto A counter address, signed by a grew numlwr of re spectable names, has imbsequestly been forwarded to the Mayon, who, we anderstaud, has declined to call • meeting. Major-General lqoacantr left Hall on Wed nesdny, for Ipswich. haring been removed, to Like a commcol io that district. Billgidier-Gentrol Sir MONTACMI: BUILSOYFIF., Bart. succeeds Ntijor- General Mascot Er, in the command of the Gor illa' at Hull. LORD 111.11117,'S DINNER. Yesterday. being Easier Monday, the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs went in state to Christ's Hos pital, attended by several Al.lei-men ut:d their Ls dlr., the Recorder. Chesiliserlain. and other City Law Officers. The proce.sion moved front the Mansion• House about two o'clock, preceded by about titeu of Christ's with the em blems of the different branches or education they pursue. The Lady Moyoress rode in the state coach, by her father's side ; she is a beautiful, young, and interesting girl; she was most elegantly dressed in straw-coloured satin, richly ornamented with white crape and *deur ; her head was adorned with an eleg ant haftrfram of diamonds, and a plume of coloured Tenths re. Next to the state coach was his Lordship's priiate carriage, in which were Mr. Smith, his Lordship's son, and three elegantly dressed I.trlies. The sermon was preached by the Rev. Father in God the Lord Bishop of Norwich. His Lordship took his text from the Bth chapter of the Second Corinthiaps, and 7th verse:— " Therefore, as you abused Oa every thin, is filth, and utterance, and knowledge, and in all dtligenee, ed is your love to us, see that you abound in his grace also.". About fold, they returned to the Mate sion-hoase, white an elegant dinner was served up with ail the delicacies of the reason. The grand baton of 'Ad, which weighed T7O lb. - was phu:ed on • pedestal at the botto a of the Egyption Hall, and -ui by two carvers, in white jacket., who headed it round. The tables west' four in number, with a cross - table, at the head of the hall, at which the Lord and Lady Mayoress at, wale the Nol,ility. The ta.Aes were adorned with live beautiful tens pkv, sued two triumphal arches, shove right feet high, with souse smaller pillars. all einlaitisloll with mural and tniiirary trepbees, &c. &c. por,tirs or ground-work of the upper tattle dtriiluyeel di:- fervid devices; at one corner Briatattio rectieneg Magna Charts; and, at the other, hai ,%ith the City Arms, einhl aimed. The illumination ,t the Egyptian Hall ball, room, as well ar every (“i.t r 'nave, was more firtimit than we ever retol iect it. The grand balloon, of variegated lamps. with I-atones and devices, If, ;wilfully diversified under the ingenious Mr. Patrick, of Newgata-st tort. is a very Iseaulirol appearanee. The grated minting or The Balk of Agincatot, which rimy* the top of the E'syptien Hall, had a tine effect, and was much admired. At biz o'clock a most memptuons dinner was weed to shout 300 persons. amongst whom wrre the fmlo4.ng Sol • rand Gentry His Escellcury the Persian Ambassador Earl Fits. William, the Birks', of Norwich, Lord Poe;bearer, Laird ilkskile„ Lord Keith, Lord Milting ' and Lord Hawke; Sir JnmcS St.aw, Alderman Combs, Mr. Daries Giddy, Mr. Willintu &nab, Mr Thorns Ploaser, and Col. Wardle, M.P.. The k'krnatt Anthaseatclor eat t.a _the right hand of the Lord Mayor, and the Lady 11inytnese on his Lordsnii.'b left ; next to hrr Latty.hip, Lord Por chestyr. There were several Lad‘er of the 11;st rank *tot fashion present. On the cloth being re moved, the f,.ll;wing healshtivrere drunk : " The Kiffit,"l—with three times three. The bawl ptsyrii Guti sate the King ;alter which it woo sustz by hleasse. Digbutu, Lee. Ste. the emit. plin% The thetic . aad rest at lime final Faakyy;*...mritlb 41aaw iwaril jr v i thee pleyed--.Drihnes, ttrike home. . . " The Nary,":—eith three tines three. !Zitle Britannia erre sung tro , h tosa chorus. " The itrogy,"—witle three fleece three. " The Lord and Lt;ely hinyteemt,"witit three thus three, and loud cheer*. . _ 11w Lord Motor then give The heeliAs Geste- Lausky awl Copula Srirhog, of she Nary, to *h.; n tie bud that day the honour of presenting tit.• freedom of the City, and the swords voted to them Lv the t:o•poratiou for their merdorious ser vicei..—bruok with three times three. General LUM LEV, ins short, hat appropriate speed., return...l thdriks fur the honour conferred 41/ t • III h !. el% Lordship then proposed. "'the 'width of his &co. Henry the Pernint Asulos•ssaderr." After it wits thu.sk, E Teel Irtiey. not understaisdisig• is inean ing. wit up. ninl, in Engli...h, g ‘%e " The health of the hind of l'erssil." he was interrupted by Sir U. Oit•ley, who returned thanks for his Excellency. Tlse Ist hes then retired to the hill-room. Mu. Alderman linavav Count propome4l the! health of " The Lord Mayor. a wau who had (lone honour to the civic chair: ( --lt was drunk with eu- iLu•ie~m. llis Lordship returned %hulks; and assured them there was writhing more pleasing to him, than that it should he considered he had done his duty;—if ire ever erred, it must be from want of cup.scity, 11 , 4 unit intc.dion. Ile concluded, by thinking li , tir!is of the Noble Lords and Gentlemen pre,- .at." " Earl Fiteailliam's health" was next ; as was also tha , of "The Earl of Dam:tut/li otore."—They severally returned throks. The Loao 111.tvna pre " The. Bedio r of Nor wich." and *ant, he would take that opportunity of returning him thanks for the most excellent nod eloquent senwou he bud that day preached before them. The Bishop of Nnawtca returned his ►hanks is a n-ut. but short, speech. S.r Jean CHEVERS stated, that he had waited for some time for some person more worthy than hi If. to propose the toaat nhich now fell to his lot ; felt himself unequal ti polo the solo ginto the 'inject detierred; he meant "The Lady blavoremi."—( Loud apricots's.) ;ter Ladyship's health was then dusk with three times three, and loud cheering. The LORD M•Yoll, in retarn, drunk the health of the compaisr. His Lorctiltici then gave— " The bealth . of Lord Porcbestsr, to chase cfrnrts the country was indebted." Lord Pout:mares observed, no man could he ware willing to ocknowledr • want el elitlity than he wt, , , but he had the fond hope, however he might be deficient in that point, that his inte grity and watchfulness would cotnpvii-ate for it ; and felt proud, that any poor endeavours of hi., s+mul(l have been the cause of conferring .o much honour on him. as the handsome and tbittering manner lit which his - health had been drunk. On Lord health bring given from the chair, his Lordship rose, and obner%ed, that hr re meruht rest that city. 14 )eara ago, slipti it was in • state of tumult, it win soon quelkil, and it wAs found that Judges an.l Juries were Oar only proper tnlittuals, and as lo:ig as he existed h• would op pose any other ; %‘ - ,th the:: sftitiments he vfonikl return thanks for the honour conferred on Wm, —The health of the representatives of the city of Loudon war then drunk. Mr. Heavdr Comma returned thanks for him % self, and assured them. he would always prrrer.•ue in that line of condolet which was approved by the Corporation of London. and the nsayt.rity of has countrymen. The Wraiths of Lord Keith, Lord Milton, and Lord Hawke, were then drunk. and they severally returned thanks. _ _ _ . On the health of the Sheriffs of London being drunk, Mr. Sheriff WOOD regretted the Abittleie Of his colleague in office, who, he was sure. would be. highly gratified. if present, at the honour conferred on him. He felt it a grateful return. and also felt a something that told him that since he had been is office he had done kilt duty. The Loan MAYOR observed, that their time grew short, as they would•be obliged to joie the Ladies in the Ball-room. He would there fo re give them the health of a casilensini who bad chewed much sal is the terrace Of bes country, Colour' Wardle." Colonel WAIDLS observed, that he never fit .o much plosion in addressing his Lordship as he d 4 at that time. for it was the time since he hod the honour of becoming a Freemen of the City et Landon. He then !Awned thank% for the tlattertug manner is which his health had been &wok. The health. of the Lord Suy sad Sele.unil Sir Gore Ossify were drunk, mid . thry severelly - ertensed thanks. Th^ company then proceeded to the ball-room. THE BALL Was opened at teo o'cintk;by the Lotly Mayoress and Colonel Kennedy l thee danced a onus" its a uwust capital style ; the disuciog of hoe Ladyship was much admired. The boa woo kept op. with epir;t, until a lute hour. Yesterday. Lstog St. George's Thy. wow west logs took place at the West-end of the town. whisk preveut•xl many of the Nobility fiesta bosom:in the city festival with dirk cowpony. PRINCE OF WALES'S DINNER. Nis Royal Highness the Prince of WALES gave s gnaw' dinner. yesterday. at Carlton-Howse. so the Knights Companions of the Garter, Bath. sod Thistle. The preparations for tire reception of this illustrious company have taken tip onwards of three weeks. Three splendid spertmeata were Oiled up in the most magailicest style. A bete round table was set nut with eztraordinsey taste and elegance. A superb new service of plats was nse , t on the occasion and his Royal Highness's domestics wore their new data liveries. About half past seven the employ began to assayable; amongst hom were Their nopii ingkoaket tie Dukes of Took Clemere, Kest, Cambortaml, Swam Cambridge, and Glirooniter; tko Duke of Datombire; tie Illorgelomm d nambrial, Beckby*ot, aed Stafford ; Earls *pewit, Dasteeraiii, Astro, awhile, kr. kc. THEATRES. COVIIII•GAIUOIN• This theatre. on its re-opening lost eight, boast. ed so elegant and crowded a edi enee .-...icasean played Itielord--11sa t osil. stdretio doitAppy istopeTesiret VlllehWeffTi 421 ft ropressate. Lion of the crook-bechtd ?Moose. N.e were we disappoiuted; for throughout the play be almost surpassed himself.—Every look end attitude was a subject for a painter. earl every accent was a study to the admirer of the histriouit art. The repeated plaudits of the house evinced the pier sure they received frost the esertioor of talent is this favoured performer; and his unternitting efdi forts, to the very last scene, were the best petrel he could give of his seamed the general approbatioa. The other parts were cast its the accomessed way. Mies Noaeon as Lady Atm. Mrs. Sr. Lassa as the Queers. Mt. C. Nemeth as Riehiseed.. sod Mr. Munasv as Henry VII. were highly respectable. The Pantomime of Madera's Paler (*Hewed, and wee received with the loadra testimonies st applause.—thumatni. as usual, kept the house in a roar. Lectrs TUNATRI• The intermtiog rad instructive Tragesl7 of George &trowel! was performed here last utgbr. Mrs. Puwat. and Mr. NlELete were admireble in the hero end heroine of the piece. Indeed the Millwood of this lady has been lung eemithered* chef d'oeuvre, and itie feeling end etoriesies of Mr. Mus.vio are well adapted to the part el the unfortunate victim of her wiles. After the Play. a new Comic Ballet was introduced; for the tint time. It is entitled The Mogi Doctor ; ennipoaed by Mun•teur FRANCS/WO Amitosis) MONTIGNANI, a celebrated Miele, and principal Grote:roe Dancer, from the 'fhentre at Lisboa. This Gentleman esade his debut in thin new Piece, and fully gratified the high degree of expectation which hi, fame ,had excited. His powers of gria mace and agility excited loud plaudits, and pie mach amusement to an doom( andieuce. TASTER MONDAY. Yesterday. being Easter blooday. the SOUND!, Theatres were all opened.—Asdry's. the Circus (now culled the Sorry Theatre). Sadhrt's W. 11 %, &c. all made a gay and lively appearance; and .bens forth with new attractions is every species of no. velty, in pieces, performer., scenery, and decora tions. NEW THEATRE, oson's ANIMIST THICATIRF. Last night this beautiful Theatre unened, with 4 new Pastoral Marietta, cal ed the Village Teo. (minded upon the opera of Love is a ► illoAce. Tow eilaractius, Nam of them supported by those who never appeared before on s public stage, were, both from their similitude to the characters that &von. rite opera, and from the eery soccvivlitl efforts of the performers, well calculated to drew firth arlusiredions an 1 applause. The most uninizvd approbation wogs given to those enraged in the te..reseeta r t , : i rxid we have every reg.:ass to imagine, that the see of their labours, at the same time Ikea ttwili issrpire • th e m with confidence, will mond this Thiene with auditors, as distinguishing' sad liedbeieWS ao thieve who were in leech grstiticti wills time teat *Wow. still who expressed thrit satisfies:doe, by the 4,1,44 • usksniesoessecteetedwq. The essreely wasswerrieriy beautiful, sod meowed ilia share nt spphusee. 'free Pantomime winch fut , sswed theturletta was per. formed wllLzael eclat. and will . when reprasnas he seers sled, ired equally ludic:tem