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M Airf iNOON, We-MAY, MaIICH 5. l';'lP 4 1 ...4.1T.1 . 5.1 - 1 PIit.ESS The Salt fifty 111.1 wits read a second time last night in the House of Commons. The Tax, how ever, ti.ill no doubt be amended and modified in the Committee. Thus much may be inferred from the following paragraph in The Liwerpoi Adverther re ceived in town yesterday : " The following is the copy of a letter, dated Lon don, Feb. 27, from Gen. Gascoioxe, relative to the export duty on Salt, addressed to the Worship. ful Writ. Ratline, Esq. Mayor : author' by Mr. Pitt to inforin my Constituents at t he shall, fur cite present year, desist from press tug if Common., the proposed Tax on the ex port of salt to the Conti lent." We still remain without any intelligence of the Toulon and Rochfort squadrons ; of course their destination is involved in endless eonjeaure.— Among the various opinions that have been hazarded upon the subjetct, one of the most prevalent is, that the Toulon fleet is gone to the Levant to attack the Turkish Frnpi re at Aboukir or the Dardanelles, and that the Rcchfort squadron is bound for the Brazils. Orders have been sei.t to the Mint, to prepare a silver coinage for Ireland, to the amount of one million sterling, with ..11 possible dispatch. It is to consist of ten-penny and five-penny pieces. The Ming has undertaken to execute use order at the rate of 10,00.)1. the first week ; and 20.0001. for every week after, until the whole amount shall have been issued. memenmee e isse ma On Sunday a Cabinet Council win held at Lord Mt. Loa AVeS Office. Yesterday the Real; aa Amsassamea transalkod business at Lord MuLou Avt's Olifica frook two till three o'clock. Lurd DIAICANTION starts for the borough of Kna .borough, and Cavennise BaAssitAw is can vaniog 'he borough of Hookers. the Drake sloop of war is appointed to convoy the ettwatd-hound West India ships from Portsmouth to Co r k It is said, that the troops will be ordered very early into camp, on the Kent and Sussex coasts, in con equence of the aelive preparations making by the enemy on the other side r,f the water. Meetings for the suporession of local notes, are becoming very general throughout the kinedoin.— The lila VOR of Fareter has appointed a nieetlng for this purpose, of the inhabitants of that city, to be veld this day. We hear that tEe bakers of North and South Shields have determined, for the purpose of avoiding the salt tax, to use salt water in future in the making of breed. Th. weather now being tolerably fine,the works at the heights of Dover goon with increased aetivity ; shaft has been begun, and will be opened before long to form a quick mode of ascending and descending to and from the worksheet the town in Sna rgate- street ; the Barracks that are finished are very commodious, and said to equal any in the kingdom; great im provements are also said to be likely to take place soon in that harbour, now become a place of so mach consequence from the great force the _enemy has eollefterl at Boulogne. The passengers by the nine India ships now at Portsmouth, are not so numerous as in some former seasons; they consist of two returning senior mer chants, two writers and three Assistant-Surgeons on the Civil Establishment; of the Company's Military, fifty-four Cadets; thirty Ladies; the officers of the meet &eh reservme gint. and three Ceylon writ ers in Govern ice. An interview has lately taken place between the eIIt•NCIILLOR Of the EIGH 'Spill and several Lords Lieutenants of Counties and Colonels of Militia, re lative to the catering the provisions of the Defence Bill into etecuti i. Sunday Scho ..s are about to be instituted in most of the towns in the West of Cornwall, under the auspices of the Methodists, and to be kept in ;heir chapels. The Comptroller and the Surveyors of the Navy, having completed their inspeaion of the ships at Portsmouth, have proceeded to Plymouth for the same purpose. A large smuggling lugger arrived on Sunday at Dover, with about twelve hundred parcels of gin, brandy, rum, tobacco, and tea, taken by the Tariur and Lmety revenue cutters, after an affray, in which two or three were wounded. On the 19th ultimo, the Officers of Excise, on searching the North end of Deal for some goods, calen out of the wreck ship Endemism., were op pled by the Deal men, who mounted a twelve p ;and carronade to file on the Officers, and deter tl:em from doing their duty t but the Officers c riling the mili:ary to their aid, the banditti that Of posed them ran away. Great praise is due to the military on this occasion. On Friday last, the bodies of five passengers were can ashore at Vs'eymoutli, and immediately buried, •-• all twenty-one bodies that have floated of the A6,rgaveilliy. The ship is e position a. when she sunk. No as been male to weigh her. ‘'nnlght, the Petition of the inhabit. with upwards of 15,000 signa a :epeal of the late Corn Aet, and partof an aa, passed in the SI st of His present fslAJsnTs , which re imposing certain duties en foteiga corn, Great Britain, when the same shall • home consurr.ption, was transmitted Lsq. Member of Parliament of boroughs, to be by him presented The incorporate bodies of that city of Calton, are also preparing peti rature fur themselves. THE SONS OF THE CLERGY. This Society had their union dinner yesterday, at the Thatched House Tavern, St. Jaynes's-street. It was the usual meeting, preparatory to the grand anniversary festival, on the 9th of May, and was attended by the Stewards eleel, and also the Stew ards retiring from office. Among the former were—His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, the Duke of Beoroan, Lord GRANTIS AM, and the Bishop of Kr LIIIOIII, as proxy for his uncle, the Archbishop of Tua w. Among the latter were—the Earl of Barnet- WATER, and His Royal Highness the Duke of CAMBRIDGE, who, with his Royal Brother, contri buted much to the pleasure of the evening, by their affability and attention. The meeting was also honoured with the presence of the Archbishop of Cairrresuae, the Bishops of Chiron' and Etarta, and several other Noblemen and Gentlemen. The LORD MAYOR attended in the morning, but did not find himself sufficiently well to stay for din ner. It was officially reported to the Meeting, that a detachment of the Artillery Company, command ed by Colonel LE MERV RI et, will pay their respells to Their Rorat HlOHNnses on the 9th of May, and rec►ive them at Temple Bar, from whence they will conduct them to St. Paul's, and thence to Merchant Taylors' Hall, where a sumptuous dinner will be provided. r4king trorn the snack a still in the wane pt ten2pt has yet b ees X egterday se'nn 4 an.: of GI istro It titres ..) tot 4 -- she rep ea t a s Itir a the re; 'stet to the isn—gpnosiol.r 4feboti.,j in G" tarn out for ho rs r h 4. distria of l 'Alharnent. 11 Is d th e su b urbs of 4 like ratu • • • - ANCIENT MUSIC. The performance fer to-morrow night was re hearsed yesterday morning at Hanever-tqeare Rooms, under the direftion of the Earl of DA Ril l-gr. The Noble Earl has seledted the perform ance from Jours.ti, PUIOEL, HANDEL, CLUCK. Vits.sys, and COILIILLI. The words are a med ley. ciseeisting of a Wawa Requiem, and a Bac clsaaalias piece; a Song, about the Heathen Gods, and a most sublime Chores. from The Illeseseh. Wein:* happy to see Mr. BAST L BAC& N ill his place again, recovered from his rheumatism. His voice had as excellent eifeet in the Glee of Shepherds, I have 'ad ass , Love, with Mn. Bit.LieoTOW, W. KMTVATT and HaitatsoN, On Sunday evening an Oratorio was performed ty Her lkiAiarrv's Band and the Gentlemen of the Choir, iJetore the /LOYAL. FAMILY and a seleft party Y-Aterday evening His Mairsrv, and the Prin cesses SOPHIA and AMLL lA, accompanied by Count Nlntarta and General Mansiaas, Major Peace, &c. on horseback, took an airing in Windsor great Park. Her MA-terry and the Paiactsszs took an airing to Frogmore. .This day His Mares rr intends going on horse back to Hampton Court, and from thence to Kew to dinner. The nai l ; Res•rrus, in Romeo, drew an overflow ing house, last night, at Drury-lane. Lord Gaarrvitta will leave town in a few days, for Dropmore. Mrs. FITZHZ•ISSIT had a Se lea party, at her house in Tilncy-street, last night. The Dove De Bests, an. the French Peiscts; the Marc!lioness of S•LISSURY, Countess G RSSOI F, I ~ ,r d Lady BULILELLY, Lord and Lady H. Sru ser, Lady Dc Ccirroso, &c. were of the party. The Countess of Cr.wat is arrived in town, at her house, in Saville-row, from Ireland. The tax upon salt, as it, no doubt, includes gr;sookr, must operate in favour of castor oil and syrup of spills. A Miss CANNING has mad , . her &hut at the Dub lin Theatre, in the eharAaer s,f-Derdernona. The Countess of Potir,Nsouta has purchased the home of the late Sir JvHs Dick, in Harley-street, for 6000 guineas. The remains of the late Mrs. ROSCAWEN will be interred at Tregony in Cornwall. An Ormskirk Reins, has started, who bids fair to sure the popular 1111•11641 for juvenile aftois. Mrs. GARD/dill at-counts for her indiscretion upon the ground that her maid put too much Nee in her broth. Tne Countess of Lumina arrived at her house in South Audley-street, yesterday, from Ireland. The Earl of LA ',IDA rt lelt town yesterday fur Cheltenham. Yesterday the remains of the Countess Dowager of DaITiIIOVTII were removed from her house in Charles- st cat. St. James's-square, to Ttinity Chapel, Little Minories. Thursday last the Masters and Fellows of Baliol Col! -ge, in the University of Oxford, unanimously elea the Lord Bishop of Dc si• st to be their Visitor, in the room of his Grace the late Archbishop of CANTERBURY. Mr. REY NW. Ds's new Farce. at Covent-garden Theatre. went off with increased success, last night. RIES C'S Music promises to be extremely popular. The Overture, and Mr. HILL'S Songs are particu larly admired. The dfouid/ and Ameba Wildenbtimi of Esser, after playing their parts in lore, ' , YWIDJ, have performed with great alai in Matrimony, and are now rehears ing The no, r,, Moon. On Thursday last, the 15th Regiment, quartered at Smthampton, gave an eleyant ball and supper to of the neighbouring gentry, as well as those of the town. at MARTIN'S Rooms. Sn AIL RiCH and fancily, General STEW RT, and his beautiful daughters, toge t h er w i t h a ll t h e 4ishionables. graced the Assembly. '1 he Rev. Dr. WADDINGTON, Prebendary of Fly. is Tires need by the Bishop of ELT, to tit.: Rectory of Nurthwold, in Norfolk, vacated by the death of the Rev. Dr. Hoirov. Prince WILLIAss FRILDIRICe• Volunteers (late St. Clement Danes) will assemble iii Lincoln's-inn Gardens. to-m-rrow morning, at ten o'clock, and will march from thence to Hyde Park, at twelve. to be reviewed by their Royal Patron. Prince WIL LIAM FRI:01111CP( of GLOUCIATER. The whole Corps will afterwards dine at the London Tavern. The St. George's Bloomsbury Volunteers, under the command of Sir J. NICHOLI , were yesterday inspected in the Museum Gardens, by Col. JILNILIII• SON, and afterwards marched to Harley Fields, where they were reviewed by Lient.-General the E.irl of H•111111101(1TON. The result of the day's in spedion and review was highly honourable to this valuable corps. General HA timoTos expressed his approbation of their appearance and discipline. LORD SOMERVILLE'S CATTLE SEM Yesterday, at an early hour, Mr. Dixon's Cit♦ Repository, in Barbican, was crowded with Agri culturists, Breeders, Graziers, &c. to view the ex hibition of live stock and agricultural implements, and, till dusk in the evening, they continued to come in great numbers; the number of Nobility, and distinguished Agriculturists, who came from one to half-past three o'clock, was unusually great, and they were amply gratified by a most superior shew of fine Oxen, Sheep, and Pigs; there being this year a great number of extra cattle, besides those sent in as candidates for the lilt Prizes which Lord Somerville gives on this occasion. Among the company present, we noticed — Poore R.-umiak!. His Grace the Duke of Bedford Parbi--Winchelsea, Romne;:Talbtd, lams&ld, and Dy lICVOf Lords--Siteffiela (President of the load of Agriculture), Sony:reinite, Newark, W. .tussarll, dre The Hon. John Foster, and Hon Roes 114..h0t5. The Bishop of Yilmor•, the Rev. Dean Dudley, and Arl• mint Markham. Sin—Joseph Banks (President of the Royal Society), Wat kins W. Wynne, William Clayton, Charles Hill, Harry VaTl9OlO, kc. J. C. Curwen, Charles Western, John Palmer, Henry Hugh Hoare, Charles Gordon Grey, Thomas seteourr. Haney Detre!, Moseley, George Gunning, Harrison Can, Money Hill, William Wall, Charles Tottenham, Charles C. Smith, Charles Morgan, and Jame. Perry, &qrs. Meesn.--Weetcar, N. Buckley, J. Lllman, T. Ellam, G. Joyner, Frost, Clayton, French, Smith, Brown, Giblet, King, King, jun. T Boys, J. Thomas, E Auger, fcreriinee, Coiling*, Brodie, Reod, Plowman, A. Young, J. Lawrence, J. Ferry, P Stewart, J. Bellamy, G. Garrard, Gibbs, die. Among the Cittle exhibiLed we naked—. Two very fine Hereford Oxen, whleh lied been worked and fattened by His Majesty, under the care of Mr. Font, were shown for the prize; they had been chives twenty-five miles to the place of exhibition. Two Devon seven year old Oxen, worked by Lord Somerville, in whose team they had done seventy• two whole and eleveo half daytewerit, and hadaince been driven 160 miles Two Devon six year old Oxen, worked by the Duke of Bed. ford, which had been once drinen ♦0 miles. Two Hereford Oxen, grated by John Higgins, Esq. Two Devon Oxen, rued by Mr. Iludion. Two Devon fat Oxes, w‘elmd by Mr. James Biodon, graved by Mr. Henry Coles, whichltsd bees driven 140 mites Two Hereford Oxen, which had bean worked and grazed by Mr. Hach Two Suffolk Oxen, grazed by Mr. Miller. Hereford :ix ve ry •elOxen,worked by Mr. Skyrme, and (rased by Mr. Weetcar, since which they had travelled bn maw, Two Sussex seven year old Oxen, worked and grazed by Mr. Waters, which had been driven 10 miles, Tw Devon Oxen, worked by Mr. W. Webber, and grazed by Mr. Martin Webber, since which they have been driven 193 miles. Among the Oxen and Cows exhibited, without any view to the Prizes, we noticed-- A surprisingly Lary. birch Qx ' o' the Holdernes. breed, bred be Mr. G. Wheeler, and fed he Mr. Tully. A stir handroinesmall brindled fire year old Spanish Ciw. which Earl St. Vuseent brought over from that country ; it wai gruel till Christmas last by Nr. Joseph Joyner, and since has had oil cake. Four Scotch Beasts, frd by Mr. Falder, A Galloway Scotch scant, fire years old, fed on gene and hay sinee May last. by Henry Ouch Hear., Eq. A Haldeman' white spotted Ox, fed by Mr. Tubbs. Two Devon Oxen, fed by Mr. Coles. A Sisrex Ox, seven yea.; old, bred by Mr. Elliot, fad by Mr. Thomas Ellman. A Sussex Ox, sev.7a years old, bred by Mr. Cornwell, =ad zu t'y Mr. John Collinan. Two Kentish Cows, mother and daegtver, fed by Earl Darnley : A Yo-kshire Oh, three years old, fed by Mr. .1. Adams A Toviadrire Cow, three wean old, fed by Mr Adams. A Devon Cow, silt years old, bred by Lord Somerville, r',d Ml by Mn. !leery King. A four rear old Ball, of Use ludian and French breeds, br y Mr. White Parsons. A Cow, of the Devoe and Indian breed , fed by Mr. Wove Panora. A Devon Bull, belonging to Lord Somerville, intended for sale this day at one o'ekick A female Bison, a curious animal, the size of a en,ddhng vei y high in the shoulders, with than hums, full eyes, and a vary sough hood. Among the Sheep shewn for the Prizes we no ticed— Foe one year South Down Evre.hogs, bred bi H Darrel, which , hail bean brought in a carriage thirty-two .Wiles to the exhihition. Five one-year old South Down Ewe.hogi, bred by the Duke of Redfced, brought forty •twu Five eleven-mint:l South Down Evre-hogl, bred by Mt. John Eilroan, brought fifty mile.. Five one-year old %%erns° Ewishogs, bred by Lord Somer ville, and driven 160 miles. Five thre-re.ir old S o uth Down Wethers, bred and fed by the Duke of Bedford, brought cony rode,. Five two and throe-years old South Down W ellen, bred by Mr. John Filman, and brought htty miles. Five three-year old South Down Wethers, bred by hfoney Hill, Esq. and brought 120 miles. Five three-year o!d South Dawn Wethers, bred by Sir The,- alas CUT, and brui.ght fifty ate miles. Among the extra Sheep we noticed : Two three year old Wethers, of the Spanish and Ryland breed, bred by Mr. Ridgeway, and fed by the Earl of Mans• field. This. , South Down three-year old Wethers, breil and fed by Mr Firs's, brought twelve on:lei. Four three year old South Down Wethers, bred and fed by Mr. Milk, drives twenty tw• miles. Lord Somerville chewed el fat two-toothe4 Meri no W. ther-Sheep, of his breed, which' was declared, by Sir Joseph Banks, and others of the hest judges, to be peculi.uly fine in the wool, and very fat ; its carcase will be this day exhibited for the inspeCtion of the Amateurs in mutton. Lnriship also shewed three Morino Rams, part of the flock which his Lordship brought some time ago torn Spain, with the patriotic view of improvin,: or fine wools ; these rants he intends to lett this day, at one o'clock, by audion, for the two next seasons ; one of these RAMS WM • len ha year for one hundred guineas ; they ate much better shaped than the generality of the Merino Sheep. Three Merino Ram-Lambs, and a Ram of a cross between Mr. Ellraan'• South-Down, and a Merino, are also to be left. Lord Somerville also exhibited the carcases of five fat Wethers, of the Merino and South-Down breeds, half blood, three years old, which had twenty-three pounds of loose fat each ; they had been drifted 160 miles from his Lordship's farm, where they were bred and fed ; these carcases are exceedingly fat and fine, and are intended for the dinner which his Lordship gives this day at Freemasons' Tavern. Five carcases of Cheviot Wether Sheep, two and three years old, which had been killed in Scotland, and sent up a distance of 383 miles by Mr. Robin son, were exhibited. George Tollett, Esq. exhibited the carcases of two three years old Wether Sheep, one Merino and South-dcrvrn, and the other Merino and Ryland ; the former had 1911 b. of loose fat, and the ()char - a ~'~ 0 1311 V . . . . . • 31b. • they were both (lifted a distance o' 130 miles; these have been killed seven days : they 'were both got by a Merino Liam of Lord Somerville's. ' Two South Down 'tams, two and three yeArt old, belonging to Charles Western, Esq. were shown. Also another South Do en Ram, and a curious rangle black spotted Sheep, with four horn'', said to be from the Cape of God $ lop.. Its Grace the Doke of Bedford, Charles Wes tern, Esq. and Mr. King, of Newgate Market, v ere, we understand, the three judges who exarri-i. l the five South Down Sheep, sheivn by Mope, Hill. Esq. and five of the same kind, shewn bv George Gunning. Esq. for the bet of one hundred gulners betwen Money Hill, Esq. and Sir Thom.,. Carr, made at the last Smithfield Club Meting. Their decision will be made known this day. Some very fine Pigs were exhibited; particularly, a small, but remarkably fat and handsome black and white Sow, by a Leicester Boar, and China Sine; eight months old, bred by Mr. !sled, and fed by the Duke of Bedford ; it measures, in height, one foot eleven inches ; in length, from rump to snout, ' three feet nine inches ; and, in girth across fhe shoulders, four feet nine iirlies ! Mr. Tubbs exhibited two fine large white Pigs of his breed; a peculiarity in these pigs is highly deserving of notice; it is Mr. Tutobs's pradtice to shave off with a razor, or sharp knife, the gristle on whenthe top of the noses of his pigs. they are young. whieksoan heals over; bat the pig is theret.,y rendered incapable of that destrultive rooting or turning up of the ground, which Fanners find so destruetive to their sward•land. • Chalet Western. Lag she-wed two spatted Essex Pigs, of his breed and feeding. Charles Western, Esq. shewed four Sussex Fr, bred and fed by him. Mr. Wakefield shelved a white Fig, of the Suffolk and Essex breed, six months old, bred by him. The Earl of Wirschelsea shewed a large Leicester Pig, two years old, bred and fed by him. Also, a black and white Pig, of the Essex breed, bred by Charles Western, Esq. Mr. Pickford exhibited two large b!ack and white Pirs, bred and led by him. The five umpiies or judges of the Shew are, the Hon. RGSII Mahon, Charles Gordon Grey, Esq. Mr. Edward Augur, Mr. Thomas Boys, and Mr. John Thomas. In the forenoon of yesterday, they examined the sevetal certificates, of ekes, hrred, keep, and other circumstances, reqoired by Ltd Somerville's printed proposal din the afternoon, proceeded in their inspeaion 4EI ertrniaaion o L.e Cattle, preparatory to theiedecision, which will he read after the dinner this day, when the prizes will be publicly aJjudged to the owners of the best Oxen, Sheep, Pigs, &c. In the centre of the Repository Yard, a very use ful implement, called a Patent Hampshire Wag gon, was shewn, belonging to Ills Royal Highoyss the Duke of Ker.t ; it is the invention of Mr. - Rood. of Portsmouth, and is so contrived as to take readily in two, and form two carts : it was shewn la'ely to His Majesty: several mechanic contrivances about it are very ingenious. Mr. Plowman exhibited part of a Sheep.fold,on a new construltion, moving upon wheels, which he has made for the Duke of Bedford, applicable to the penr.ing of hogs upon clover, or other green food . Mr. M•Dougal showed Lord Somerville's pa. tent Plough, with two shares;. a Chalf-eiratr ; a Barrel-churn, which does not revolve as usual, but reverberates by means of a pendulum; a iland-drill for core, and another with an additional part for sowing any light manure, as rape-tins:, soot, &c. with the corn in any required proportion. Mr. Garrard, the cattle modeller, took several sketches from the company present, for the portraits in hi. inteined view o: the Woburn slte••p-shearing; he also sketched the Duke of Bedford's handsome Pig, and Mr. Joyner's beautiful Spanish Cow. Messrs. Gibbs and Co. seedsmen, sheared sam. pie. of great meadow grass seed, co .: mon me..dow grass, coelcsfuot, meadow fox-tail, meadow fescue, crested dogs tail, sweet vernal, improved perennial rye-grass, ?acey's rye grass, fine bent grass and yarrow seed, of which kind they can now supply any quantities, free of mixtures. Bridge and Parsons, seedsnien, also exhibited a variety of agricultural seeds, and a remarkable tur nip, of the white Norfolk round kind, which weigh. ed, when taken up, 26! lb. ; it grew on strong land in Scotland. Mr. Bellamy delivered his book on the Remedies for Diseases in Cattle, to his numerous subscribers ; and much interesting conversation, on sut)jed, con. need with farming concerns, took Thii day the meeting is expeßed to be still mor: ii/ttICSL• ing. Mr. MoTTLEY, Sen. of Portsmouth, died on Sa turday evening, in the titith year of his age, after an illness of two months, which he bore with the most Christian fortitude. He was a worthy man, and will be long lamented by an aff.tdionate famay and a large circle of friends. A few days since GroaGE. ST r RI A NO. Of Farn dale, near Kirbymoorside. Yorks!:irt, underton' , for a smell wager, to pick up, it: forty* we minutes, 100 stones placed in a direct line, at one yard . is tance from each other, one at a time, and to d.- posit them in a basket placed behind the first 'tone; which he performed with apparent ease in forty-t • o minutes thirty seconds, being two and a half mi nutes less than the time allowed. The why d together makes five miles and three quarters: the person who performed it is six feet high, and walks neafei fourteen stone. The high price of wheat has occasioned the dis continuance of the export in 1r6.11,1, but that of oats is still permitted, ns is the distillation of that grain, which is of in6nitely more importance to those who principally lire upon it, as more r.ivr oats are consumed by the distiller! in one mouth, than all the shipping in lreland could take Irmo it is three. The price ia the last market in Madill was 90s. and 91s. per barrel of 14 stom, wire" i!, per haps, not more than would be resMred for cargo from any port of the kingdom; but as the profits on distillation enable those employed i- it to destroy all competition in the purciose Ct.s grain, which is free from daty, :hey doubtle, will continue to use it, though the price shall amount to 91. Ss. 6d. per barrel, as was the case during the late sca. •/Fir Leo Latekiemee see tie lest Palm) r 1111111111111111 - ZLAireo? . •—• -1 ,~ . 2