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MUTINY AT VEZLORE. (Cove/tided from Yestody ) We come now to the History of .the Regulations which served - as the pretext to, and were followed by, the Mutiny and Massacre at Vellore. N GeL IlvraL,3S It wilt be seen to the facis to form the leadifig parts of this Narration, mho oath prikeeded, from tins country to India, lias p.tid a higher and more particular regard.to the antient customs and prejudices of the Native Tr6ops, or was penetrated with a stronger repugnahce. to any. a4t which should directly or indirectly violate them. To the beginning of the year 1806 there existed no body 'of Standing Orders for a battalion of Native Stpoys, sip nrcesstry for the uniformity of discipline, throughout the whole of that great part of our forces, and without which they are brought with so much Js facility to act together : In "many of,the Na time Corps there was no body of Standing Orders at atl fbr many others , Were censurable for glaring deficiencies. A recentt - inspeCtion of those . corpS•had brought. all theSe errors to. light, and deter niined GoVernMent to dire& a body of Such Orders to be - drawn . up by die Deputy Adjutant-General (Major PitucE), to be toll )\vel by every.regiment • hi the ,seryice : in this compliation tint Officer kept in - his eye the :forMer most approved Regulations of this kind (h)," which had been adopted by particu lar corps.. _ As general instruction to him in the execution of, this great object, the Commander . in Chief had direcied him to note, with red ink, ail matter in the least different from loaner praktites'and Usages(t)." 'He seems to have understood this of 'the usages di reCied in the majority of the existing book's of Stand ' irig Orders/for the different corps. When this work i.c:as completed, it was submitted by 'Major PIERCE te'the General, who assembled, to assist him in the examination' of it, the Adjtitant eral Lient.-Colorfel AGNEW his Deputy, Ma jor PIEnCt , to wham the first dtawin up of the whole had been confided; and the Quarter Master General . Lieiit.-Col. Ottß. This examination had lwi.ted many, daYs :every Regidition Was discuSsed paragraph by paragraph.. At.the meeting when the Order to pikohibit- the . Sepoys appearing under arms With the marks of Cast came under discussion, the Adjtitant-General andlis Deputy only were present. At that time, on the last reading thereof, General CaAnoocx objeaed to it, as " an impolitic interter , ence with the customs itndprelft.:ices of the Hin doos ;" and " stated his dislike to touch in any shape on the customs of Cest(c)." And, after the adoption of it,. in his ,letter to the Rightlion. the., G , vtr:), , r in Council, on the 9th of July (the very day preceding the fatal scenes at Veliox), admitting of the 'absurdities of this branchot their superstition, . he yet says,that " they are prejudices dear' to the Hindoos 4s'their existence." 'This, if there is no more hereafter_ to be urged, would be sufficient to-strew the utter aversion of Gen. CRADDOCK to Oirti'iDg viOlence to the prejudices of superStitton, and what has been ot het wise called the rights of erroneous'conscience but that this :princi pie of the Government, which in,theahstraa is very lust, should. lA applicable against the Order, it must have been pro'ved that this.temporary direlialon of the rnaks of Cast was hOstile to its laws, as construed by the Hindoos themselves : but when he:urged the objection, with this strength and those marks of ,perstrasion in its force, to the Adjutant and.D:puty .Adjutant Genera], men high ,in, ability, and of long experience in every thing relating to the manage ment of the NatiVe Troops, and long ,in the com mand of them, " they appealed to the observations he might have made in the Variouslaattalions he had inwei.ted, none of Whom on duty retained the marks of Cast." They urged, that to abstain from them '' was the invariable prae_iice of the service ;" and certainly not to be considered " as novel, or an inno vation, but what custom, if not remote regulation, had long e:ilabliThed; although not' always rigidly ad hered to(d) " As we have admitted that it was soisietitnes Waived, we shall state the cause of dis penSation. The Hindu°, obliged to hasten from the performanCe of his'religiouS ceremonies to - his mili tary duty, with the Marks of 'Cast,. was ordinarily.not turned out of the ranks. And in the account we follow of representations made by these expe rienced Officers to Genial CRADDOCK on this' head, we do not find the following, which we are confi dent must 'have been at that conference advanced : " that the Order exits in express words in many orderly books(e) ;"-i - and in the corps in WhoSe books it is omitted, " it 'is - obeyed in all; at least without' a known exception." This Major PIERCE, who copied the Words of those books into the new Regulation's, certainly did not-forget to urge in this conference on the Order with the General. These representations were' of a force to compel the Com:nander in Chief to withdraw his objections to . the Order, with whatever partiality' he had at first suiVeyed then) relatively. " stranger in the coun-: try at the time," he thus writes to Major PIERCE. : ‘` . Could I oppose to the experience' of the principal SOff Officers 'Of the Honourable Company's Army, My single sentiment, and - direct the overthrow of establiilied custom (f) ?" And from another docuMent, equally authentic, we extra6t , the motive of his ullimate acquiescence in this : " The Corn nander in Chief, as a stranger, and with an Opinion only formed frorn books, could not oppose such arginnents ;- and, arxiou to leave 'undis turbed the usual course of a Sepoy Battalion, and instead of introducing, to resist innovation', he suf fered the insertion of Order.. Otherwise, to'get rid of ,what opinion only had hastily represented as an innovation, but what was the established custom of the. British' and Mahratta Native Troops, as we have before proved, he must have establiShed 'the infrodvOion oftheMarks of Cast among them while on regimental duty—a real innovation. How they must. have subverted rrtiary subordination has bee r ti strewn before. It vVas, in faa, the introduction of the new fur ban;' nut the occasional prohibition o 1 the Marks of Cast, which was seized as'an occasion to excite the Troops at Vellore to revolt. In th a t f ortress i t h as been thought proper to confine the Sons of Tippoo Saib ever since his defeat and death. Theliberaiity with which They are .provided for by the British GOvernment, - has given them means. to work upon the Officers qf the Native Troops, to xvhose.custody _ _ _ - they are impart cbenrnitted ;''for by this tbeY . been able to ColleCt;' and by other means iutriadecei 500 men ',into the Pettala df Vellore, whowere itt their - regular pay (g). ‘ But this, must have beep only 'the secenl application they would ihal:e of their fund+. The• first would certainly have been, t h e bribing of the Officers of our SepoyS to 'excite them to jour their party ; for, though sedition, was infused into-the ranks - , under the false'preienee of a deter mination 'of Government to force Christianity epon the Native Troops, yet the very ;authentic Memoir we frequently follow informs us, that " more decided means had been adopted to - secure the Minds of the Native Commissioned Officers ; and no other offers itself but bribery:: At a time also when their intrigues seemed ,ikely to succeed, they were pro bably aided ,by contributions for th'ese ends by many of the zealous partisans of their family. • . The dependents and officers of a, deposed Prince who still finds means to keep up something of the semblance of a princely household, are the greatest intriguers in the world ; and as their means are or divarily the weakest,_ so are their plans of the lowest kind. But having nothing else to employ them selves Upon, their diligence is most unwearied. The dependents and chief'officers of Twoo's family undertook to persuade the' Battalions quartered at, Vellore, that it .‘,vas determined to force Christianity upon rhe army ; and that the gradual assimilation e of their dress toJhat of the European troops was an adequate proof of it. We have shewn that the artifice was-not too gross to be attended with coin- plete success , on those on Whom it was attempted. ,And thus some corps, recently resident at Vonore, or raised in its neighboorhpocl, I;though in distant stations, had their nine! thus ,tiepared by , the agents of TirPoe's family there ; bet eh others were free from it. except those quartered at I Iyder abad, where the same p, , vti,et.ies and inii,enee vvey .j much prevailed. No eyidente was procured of die eiisteece of an organized cOnspiraCy•to rejeA the adoption of the turban. Some Sepoys who feel reken out ie to mu tinotis acts or declart o :et, were brought before '‘l7 Court ilurtird of Aatil:e Clficers, who condeimed them to eorylial pittO on evidence of Natives of the iit;;iosi class deehrni'g that the - turban was free froth any ohjee t iee."(h) A Court of Inqufry established 'IV Gee. Cil>Dock, in his way to the Meso:e, in their priv,ee I lion, came . to the saute decision, But by all those Movements, an:l Courts of In quiry, theconspirators came to be, cOnVinced; that - - it the British GoYernment slittrld ()bee arrive at. a . • conviaion that there was any repugnance the troops ; to the adoption of the turban, it would he given up, a,td the .ance, conspiraey defeated by' t h e . covery of the griev asit ttoukl be folloWed by the removal of it ; and there was no fallacies' s o vile.. As those the Native Officers had recourse to,. to. per-. - - stair& Governmeot that not the lease - objeEtion exist ed among those tropps . to this very turban. Sunlit' CASSIM, the chief conspirator, a few. days previous to the insurrection,, - being questioned by his Com manding Officers if any disatiOaCtion existed, offer-, " presence,of theothcrNative Officers," to place the Koran on his head (the most solemn at testation of their relleioe), and to swear that there was none, and that the who!e 'comps' were forward td-wear time turbao ;.". that therconours afloat seem edtotally unauthorised; and Government duly ac quitted of all charge of precipiteirey in totally dis 7 creditine them. • Otte undoubted instance, it:not two, may be give n of, the uncommon subtlety of the means used by them to destroy' the effeet of all information Govern_ meat might receive front the better-affeaed Natives. Some alarming discoveries had been made that faithful .Sepoy" MUSifil'llA: BEG; hint the ,COnSpiril tori 'represented to the Commanding Officer at - Vellore, as insane. SECUNDEE:THAN, an old Subi dar of cavalry, gave information that disaffeCtion had crept into those troops; and particulariZed .certain Regiments, all quartered near the foctis of seduftioti. He was " a Man of the most respeCtable appearance -and pretensions." ' What he'said about' the cavalry" has been by no means confirrpod ; but there were alarming points in his intelligence (now) known to be true, and corresponding with the confes sion of the chief conspirator' at Vellore. At the . time he was giving this information, a letter . was received from Colonel 'l\ioNtitesSog, ac cusing him as a man of the most dangerous charaeler and known disloyalty. 'We are, in- . dined to attribute the accounts of the insanity of the one, and the disloyalty of the other,'which in fluenced the brilief of our Officers, to the same in e ventors, who displayed great ability in strangling the discovery of a plot in the birth. Notwit4standing this almoSt impenetrable veil cast by the conspirators over their transactions, the rumours which, had gone abroad made a serious Ml pression on soave very refieiAing men. About the 'alter end of June the Commander in Chief received . • a very impressive-representation from an experienced and. able Officer, that the turban had occasioned great,discoptent,in the army; and a repeat of the Order_ was earnestly recommended in it.. The strong impressions against every thing which might , be a violation of the religions customs of the Hindoos, and that of their Casts, with which Ge neral CRADDOCK entered into the examination of the new re: , 'pulatjons, we h ave seen : an d' b y w h at authorities his Ossent.to an article, Ultiarately un fortunate, was procured. On this representation . they instantly returned upnn him, and he deter mined not t..) enforce it, unless by the ,express au thority of the-Governor and CoMmon Council. To them, therefore, he 'remitted entirely the. ultimate decision; but in a 'manner evidently conveying a strong 'wish that the Order might be repealed, founded on no small degree of belief of its necessity. He states himself to have strong "reason to believe, that the opposition to the receiving of the turban is almost universal ; that the few punishiments which had.been inflicted had repressed the expression 'of that of some individuals ; but that if frequent re currence were to be had to suth severities they might produce the worst consequences : that if a mutiny on such a change-were to arise among the British troops, they were accessible tai reason, and an Officer's - duty was :plain ;. bat when the.prejn dices of India, and the force of Cast, were added to this diffictdty, .he must pause ; and solicit the.advice of his superiors ; in this case, of the-Governor and SPORTING hVTELLIGENCE. . ' - EPSOM -itACES Commenced on Wednesday, but the utifavourahl6 state•ot=the weather prevenfed that display of beauty and fashion• Which we have been accustomed to wit i• ness. The course was thinly attended by - sporting Gentlemen, many of whoa pare c:: electioneering puriuitsi - and, what with the sports of the day, th 4 whole bore a dull appearance that we have been un . 7, acZustomed. to witness.' A 501. plate was Withdrawn • for want of horses. • . . . . ~v oodbot Stakes, 3 o gs". each,.lsgs. ft. (Five Subsribers). Mr. Lake's ch. t. Marybella, by Walnut Mr. Fertnois Sisteito Hawk, 4 - Mr. Hyde's ch. t'. Bonny Lass - 'Mr. Durand's b. f. by Teddy the Grinder • . 3 TIII.IRSDAY. The Derby Stakes of cogs. each, h. ft. for 3.:yr olds. One, tide and halt. (Thirty-eightSubscri4ers). Ld Egretnont's ch, e. by Gohanna - - / • Wilson's . b. c: - by Sir Solomon - . H. R. 11. the Duke of York's b. c. by Golunna. The'above were all that the fudge placecL Mr. Ladbroke's b. c. Corsican - - 4 Mr. Bigg's b. c. Rosario Two colts belonging to H. R. H. the Prince of Wales two colts of the Duke of Grafton—ChAise-and` One, 'fob Thornberry, and two.o..hers also started. Three to iagst Ld Egivi4gant's ch, c.-7 to e agst-Musician —7 to z agst lob i'humberry-4 to i AptSit,Solollloll—arid 50 10 1 agst the Duke 0.1.\ York's colt. Wsm without-tnuch difficulty.' There was no race for the Plate, unit' two. horses bob); . ent el ed. flis Royal Ilighnes's the. Prince of Wales was upon ?fie ground in his barouche and_six—but the company was less numerous Cull usual, Ctf ESTER RACES. • FRIDAY 1,41,1-8. . The Ladies' Purse, value 5:A. - three tiiur.nrile heats. Mr. Carr's ch.-h.rh,;bys yrs 3 Mr. Hodgson 's b. t. _ - 2 3 . Mr. Smith's gr. F. Irm:llslArc, 4 Yrs - --- 3 2 Z Mr. Mason's gr. h. rafalgar, ; yrs -- dr. Mr. Criftcin'S b. in. jesepi)ine, A Match for loop. two-mile heat, t o carry B st. eac h . Mr..Tiovosbefrld's-b. Fetibz:kv, by Glaccus' Mr. Elizse , by Towilly 2 SHIP i'yE'lk7S. F:t LL, MAY :Arrived—the Miirv,Jrom Lynn; •Bradford, from London ; Neptune, from Poole ; aud Loint,,,, !ruin B On Mondacitlhe'Atkiti;t. at 1i tmenden-Rouse, the Lady of Sir Tti6inA' D'uteini,` ban. of Scotrai,in Norfolk, of a Sou and Heir. „s, - - . . • On the tett inst. at A rmathw::ite, in. Cumberland, Lady Vane, •ef a Sbitt.. Yesterday, at his house is Finsbury-square, the I!ady of Edward Golsisrnici, Eiq. of a Son. • MARRIED. On Saturday the 4th nii. at the - British- Head-qunter,se Mmiina,.Lieutefiltnt-.Colonel Henry :Edward Quartdr-inaster General to the For,;es., :to NisiLuui Amelia Fox, eldest daugnter of the,,liglit Hon. Ger.zral Fo% On Monday last, D:iniari.sl, Devon, t6belt Palk, Esq. of Plytiouth Dock, to AV:, Hilt, of the same piace, relict of Kit:lrani Hill, Esq. lAte pPapzaiii in th Royal Navy. Yesterday, at St. Tlaty's, gewhigron, ialr. B;l,Am-raison, of Munument.yard t - to'Mrss France; Green, of DIED .• Yesterday morning, at liampiteatl,. Lady . 6ha110r.....! Wing; Bel.l, iu Inc Atli year of her age, wife to'AV , illiAtti daughter of the late Earl of Lhgby r aikt sister to the present. Un sunday,. at an advanced age, "at Cii itnrci, near strat. ford-upon-Avon, Lister Dighton, Esti.- ills death was 6(.4 Osioned by a Jall treat his horse some time agn. On Tuesday morning, arttir a short illness, the Rev. For rester Leighton, Rector of-one of the Portions ot PoilfesburY. :.tat Vicar of Condovers,.Salop. On Thursday last, Alrs. I.{lanchitO, -wife of Mr. Blanch ard; Ofthe l'iteatnt Royal, Covent-gAy:teii. EVEN THOUSAND pouNps, also_ .10001. L./. and 2000 L to len d , to clear lot. per Cent. •wi th nuincr , ui sii:.ll ter Smits above'2.ool. partkithrly of 5:..O!: 8001. ai,,t 160,1., 'for, weli.st';;tired Life .-ktmuittvs, Rtverio2, se c,ircd upon Land - ed 'Estates, 'houses, l' unclad- Property, un der Trust,th , y %VIII Settleintiit, Cliurcit Livings and Pen sions. . . Mr. ROBERTS, who pas conctuted the Sale of Annul . tiei ' ; &c. for several '5l .:vcral ~ars, with geneni .batis-fa;.ttoti, respeci fully assures thos, - . who apply to him, their securities i!! be timiteiliately cletcratinetion by ,itiuiself A lioerty of RL Op1:101! (A the Parties to be given. t'ersonal Applications anl Letters (post pail), to Mr. Roberts, at his 4ouie, No. 22;.Cceillbtreet, daily attended . . ;. F`HE CORDIAL' BALM of GILEAI), toy its softening, healing, and *tonic finalities, as well a-sbe Salutary effetts, affords a sure prospect of returning strengt4r • and a certain hope of muscular invigoration, .to these who. aredebilitated by premature or excessive inchilgencies arise weakness.ot sight; vertigos, loss.of appetite, anti menial: decoy. A body that : itself;old age anil f e riii nc i rv le: t ,s e l l ee h Ai l' y ou c th o i t. s n e e tcl o o i r r a e i c la tiv t e i r le S ,_ thread-of life` is shortened ;- for the foundation of A liapiSf • . old ageis a good constituti on in youth. Temperance.and mo deration, at that age, are passports to happy grey hairs. The Cordial Balm of Gilead Most wonderfully cherishes nature, and will suppOrt thelife of the aged and infirm. lit - all iFTWactlecays debility, lowness o f sp i r i ts, rilaxatien in either s: x, 7Vhetlier hereditary oz owing to youthful impro! deticies, this Medieine will "affbrd the most wonderful relief. In Nervous Consumptions its rnerits'stanct unrivalled : it en tera into and mixes with tiue most subtle of.the ant:nal titt assists . and itivigoratesthe decayed juices, and throw s a gen:Jt ,Wa't iTith upon tll7 debilitated and reiaxea parts that: Skalia iit need of-assistance. As Dr. 'SOLOMON'S' pratlice is now become so great' and extensive, and IPis constant-engagements require a eonsidet• able portion of his time and attennance, lie expels, consulted, the usual 'compliment of a . Guinea . ; but all ten cases, or•leeteia of advice, acid unaccompanied with all order for Medicine and remittance, to he anso'cred at hi s sure, arc required Id inclose only Such let ters should, re: - safety ; be this - Nienev-lettert Dr. ,Solomon, Gilead House, 1,, - tt - ,r "; doubt , : postage.',%--Letters may be ordered. to be t• , :tirc,,,:o tor X. or A. B. at 'the Post-Office, till called f,r. 'A Savin , of Nine . Shil iings in Guineas. 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(post-paid), must be addressed. • lie,at„ded; that .per-everance may,. at least, cut the source ()lour recruiting among the natives, now not equal to our ncc.-ssities ; ' ; and heconcludes by declaring hit.ls:.lt not satisfied in his own mind ! to persevere in the execution of the Order to the hill extent, without . the sanction of Government (I). The specific and precise instruction the General thus solicited, he was honoured with by the Gover nor-General and. Council—" Professing, with him, • the greatest aversion to any change of d r e ss li a bl e to the objection of Militating against the religious prin ,ciples of the Inhabitants of the'counirv, they pro ceed to assure him, that from the evidence taken at Vellore at the late Inquiry (respecting the new turban), no objection of this nature exists; and the whole oppqsition they discriminate to- be -a clamoar arising from aVountled prejudice _date of this dispatch .is on the 4th of July 1806 ; the Insurrection and: Massacre took place on the 10th.—We here give place to one remark ; it is a digression, but. it may reconcile many difficulties in this narrative.—lt noes not seem that the Hiudoos considered the imposition of the turban as a viola tion of the customs of Cast. This, we think, erro— neously to have been - conceived by the. British as the grounds of their, objection to.it ; but the name of the hat being given to it (the distinguished covering of the _head- of Europeins in that country), they re garded it as a badge of their Religion; and this mark of conformity with it, at least as an oat-ward retain dation of incir own, Kesently led to a requisition of its entire-rejection hence their seducers gave it-. a Character much more offensive than a breach Of the CUstoni of Cast. . 1 fa) Memoir of A Gtileral Officer :MS.) (6) Mcnioir. (cj Col. Letterto Gew:"Craddock, July IS; IEO6, yd) bid. . . tei Memoir. (N4' ,. .) (I) , l , ,eiwr, July 2A, 1826. (g Conles.Cii CassiM. 1/3/ See the Trials. (i 4 ,h1;)1•2,,o - (k) Nlct.lotr : (MS.) (I; P:xttat43 troth the tette:* of Gen. CraddQck to the Go vernor to Cour.:it„J one 29, iSc.6. . . . (m) Public Letter t6' th,:: Cbinthancler in Chief. • OLD BAILEY. ,THIRD :DAY--THURSDAY, MAY 15. 'John Dip= was inditied for the wilful murder of John Copeland, on .the tstlrof April last... The -circumstances of the case, as stated by the Cot - nisei - ler the ProseeUti o n (Mr. KivApp), were shorty these :—The deceased vriga gun =smith. _The Prisoner his-articled servant. There happened to be a dispute - between theM on the day stated in the indiarnent.. The Prisoner was accused by his mas ter ofhaving 'spoi!ed..the _stock of a:gun, and for which the master reproved 'him. The Prisoner be haved with extrerne. 'impertinence, and used gross language. The deceased vva-s provoked, . laid' hold of the Prisoner, and kicked him violently ;' on . tire. boy, with' a' saw' he then held, hit the de ceased so violently on the side - •Of 'the head, that he died in consegnence of the wdund in three days. • After an able and impartial charge from Mr. .3u&ticeGitosE, 'who observed; that if the 'Prisoner Was provoked to strike the' blow; the offence would only amount to lidrinstaughter,:the Jury found a ver dict to that effect.' • " John Brmish and Matthew Baptist were indicted oii the - Act of ' Parliament; commonly called Lord ELLF:l4Bolt6timi's Act;:for cutting and wounding with a sharp in;truwent one John Browii, a person who ree:',i\ es saiior3in lodgings at Wapping ; with intent to kill the said John Brown, or to do him some grievous .bodily 'harm. The hisoners\Were foreign' sailors, and had quarrelled with the Fri:Aecu-; tor and his - sister, on account of the charges made upon them for lodgings, &c: upon; which they fought and wounded Brown.' The trial Conti nued from twelve ,o'clock at noon until six in 'the evening ;'-the result that both Pri soners: were pupil/ed. LAW REPOIi7. JOHN BULL V. " ALL THE TALENTS." - - On Wednesday:.will `commence •a --Trial at York of considerable importance; which has excited much attention iu the public mind, as it involves in it the principles of our most extitlient'Constitution as esta blished at the glorious Revolution. - The Parties, both seem to be extremely earnest, and have each of them, retained Counsel from whose abilities they expect complete success. On the side of Mr. Bull, the following very re spectable .Gentlemen- are retained, viz. Religion, Loyalty, Patriotism; Truth, and Liberty. - On the oppoSite side, it seems the Agents retained are Father. of Lies, 'Hypocrisy, The War shipers of a-Golden God and Large Estates,-DisaffeC : tion, and Popery. S 541111 1 ,) E 1.1) MARKET, _MAY rs. This.day' s s market was but thinly supplied with dificrent kinds of Cattle ; Beef ,is-cheaper than our last report Lamb and Pork are something- dearer 5 . y6al arid 7.klytto" „old at last prices ; and the trade in.general was not. g00d.,---The sales in the Hay market were somewhat dull ; Straw and Clover . fetched better prices than Monday's market; Hay has diOpped in price. Twenty-one Capital Prizes, from 10,0001. to 5001: are. Yet in the Wheel, ,besides the Prizes of. tool. and 301. with the full proportion of 201. Prizes, And no advance in the price of Tickets and Shares. The nekt day of 41 wing will be Saturday, when the first l driiwn Ticket will receive 10,0001. The Lot tery. will finish next .week. ' • - PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY, Bank Stock, 231 " ' ' India. Stock; ;Navy ; per Cent 97 i 93 97 ; India Bonds, 4s. ss. pr. 5 per Cent. 1797, . Exchequer Bills, is. dis. is. I rish 5 per Cent. 91 a.3prem. 4 Pei Cent. SC, b i -10motm, 1 i 'lei Cent. Red. 62 it i 1 risk diito, 1 3 per Cent. Con 63 I I i Imperial 3 per Cent. 6 1 a 3 Bank T.. A m u . 17 13-16ths Ditto Ann. 7 9-t6ths I I . Ditto Short Ann. ' , . Cons. for 26th - May, 63 ia i . HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MOR ROW. Alorning, 35 min. :after to. I Afternoon, to min. after IL MONDAY. Morning, 42 min. after 11. I Afternoon, 53 min after it.