The Sun. — London, England, 1803-03-31 00:00:00

dotin g an Annuity to air jAtt!s SAummtEz was read a second time, and ordered to be committed to a ottimit'ree of the whole House. The Exchequer Loan Bill was read a second -time, and'ordered to be-committed to a Committee of the whole Hoitse. d 11 v s and Means was postponed to Friday next, Hi•uie adjourned at six o'clock, pt;F • Vrencli HallibU 4;11 I PRICE OF sTocKs, THIS DAY A r TWILLVE O'CLOCK. ,CQIISOIS a THE SUN. 10L4,4 QUIS DICII.I FALSUM AUDIAT ? LONDOIV, ill ARC 11, 31, 1803. RUMO UR was much leis busy yesterday than on Tuesday, but the fluatiation of the FUnds was, notwithstanding, considerable. They opened some- What better than they were at the close of the Marke t on Tuesday, and soon rose to 63.f 0 at ‘vhich Pie a considerable quantity of real *Stock was purchased. They fell towards the: middle of t h e d ay to 614 4 and left Off at :62k, which was a trifle less than the closing price of TuesdaY• The Reports Which. were circulated with so touch industry,, and believed with so much credulity on l' u e!'ilaY,, might serve to account for the great Auat i flu --: cin' which to o k place` in the Funds on that day, .of that hut .of yesterday it is not so easy to discover the cause. The rumours of Tuesday soon found their own refutation, and could have little tred.yesterday. A Messenger from .France was s 'ttt to ' have arrived yesterday morning, but eer t3inlY no such circumstance occurred. Same. French Houses are- stated . 'to have sold largely about the r nlddk of the day, and the Funds' immedihtely fell to 6t-1..1f the Funds are to fall whenever any French r im , es chose to sell, it may become to them a very speculation;and . they may gain considerable sums by pradising upon the credulity of others. We cannot conceive any thing more. ridiculous than that the sales of Stock made by French Houses, who are .equally interested with others in endeavouring to gain by such a speculation, should cause any de pression in the Funds. It might.be as well if the Speculators at the Stock Exchange would consider, that French' Houses may sell in order to increase their own private emoluments, without having any political purpose in view, and that they may per.. baps speculate to a large amount, ivitli the almost Certain prospett of Very considerable profit, when they find that they can, by mdrely pursuing' that speculation, materially influenee the Funds. To artifice on the one hand, and credulity on the other, we can alone impute the fluauation ant de pression o f yeste i day, as no inte l ligence transpired that could in any way tend to produce such .an ef. feet; Those who ate very fond of. cOojeCturing t may easily 'find subjeds for speculation, and those who are' very ready to believe every idle rumour that:reaches their ear, may very easily find persons who are• Willing to deceive. them. 'lnferences are drawn from the most trifling and the most ridiculous eireptnstances, and the most important consequences deduced, till a superstruraure of the greatest Magni tuck is raised, to the astonishment of the•iguo rant and the credulous, who alternately wonder and believe, till they find it a baseless . fabric, which in a few short hours is levelled with the dust. But credulity still exists, and it is the inte rest of some men to feed it 'with perpetual novelty imagination is ransacked, and one rumour succeeds another, only to give .place ter, a, third. Such is at present the state of public opinion, and such perhaps it must be, whilst the public mind is in a state of uncertainty and suspense. We can : only caution .the Public. again'st becoming the dupes of idle .rte: Mows andlunfounded.conjeaures, and entreat them to wait with patiedpe till real "and aUthenticintelli- Renee arrives, till they can learn with accuracy the issue of the present Negotiation,•which we doubt •not, whatever may be the event, will be highly honourable to this Coontr . r• and . which ss a shall the first to communicate to beer Readers. Yesterday, about half pasi twelve, HIS MA I ESTY arrived at St, james's,- soon 'after which the Levee comtiented. there were present:the Aychhis!lop of CANTERBURY, the: LORD CHANC ELLOR. the LORD C H`VIPELf,OR, O OI IRELAND, the Lurd Chief Justice of the . Court of-common , Ple.es, Judge of the Ad miralty, the judge , Advocate of Scotland, Prince OpoLtrisxy, the SECRETARIES Of STATE, SECRE TARY at WAR, Sher;iFWELcu, and the folioli'ing Noblemen, and Genileinett, viz, D ales —Athol and Corc.ion.' • itiarphscs_Towash,:od, Cornwallis, Dougl;s, Tboknond, and SAlishury. 4'w: it — Westmorland, Roslin, Harrington, . "fight, Bridgewater, col k, Romney, Fir,: llaitmnutb, Nansfitid, Ifireadalb.ine;. Uxbridge, 0 ;mom% hlrryniorr, and Albenrak. ,cwintr — Wentwo:tli, cydnev; Fatinodtb, Ranel:4;ll, and iiinchittnkt: "• - herst, Somerville, Eldon, flawkesbuit, Hobart, f SelseY, Redesdale, Awckland, Brome, Nlorpeth,Braybiook, Hunt ingtield, Somers, C. Somerset, Bradford, Sondo;., Heath field, Enston, Bulk, Kinnaird, Mulgrave ' 14. 4 . Seymour, Bolton, lilaquiere. Callenden, Bosttn (in Waiting), Ducie, Sunderland, Kenmare, Kensington, Alvanley, Dudley and Ward, %Valsingham, and Yarborough. Biskors—Norwich, Bristol, St. Asaph, Durham, and. 4t. David's. Rev. Dvaors—Vincent, Dean. of Westminster, Tones, and Dr. Lawrence. Sirs—Hyde Parker. C. Cotton, P. Stevens, A. Foley, R. Milbank, J. Dale, S. Northcate, - C. Bunbury, W. Geary, J. St. Atibyn, Nepean, J.• ttiddel, F.! Baring, Hi J. Dashwood, 1. H. Cow, J, Demerick, R. Ford, A. Hume, R. WelehAl. W. Ritilry, W. Scott, C. Kent, ..F. Searle, M. Bloxliain, W. Pu het - 1"e; ,G. Cornwall, G. Tapp, W. Bellinger, W. Heatitcote, J. Heathcote, 1.• Day{ and C. Bisshopp. Cenral--Mosset, Stewart, Finch, Murray, Lord Hutchin son, Balfour, Simcoe, Stevens, Murray, Harris, Forbes, Phipps,Burton, Watson,. Sir T. Trigge, Fitzparrick, Clyde, Lenox, and Montgomery. Colwell--Howard, Stewart, Stopford, Harris, Dalrymple, Fuller, Taylor, HAIL and Barham. Alerp,rl 7 -13ertie, and Ord. Cap/aim—Gower, F.ssington, Vashon, Quinn, Curry, Wat kins, Durham, Coghill, (R. N.) Dalrymple, and Pierre . - - - point. . .11essrs.—Townshendi Hon. C. Yorke, Duberley, Cox, j o iscelles, M: Ridley, Whitmore, Bunion, Buller, I. He Browne, D. North, Greville, .Sinyth, Beresford, Montgo.. mery, Cooke, LaVvrenee C. Grant, Barclay, Wallace, C. Grey, Gilling, Dent, C. 1. Fox, [faint'let, Moreland, Cre vey, Milan, Coke, Miller, Faulkner, Ord, Farmer, El. ford, C. Kinnaird,. Boucheret, GarthshOre, R. B. Sheri dan, Scott, E: Monkton, Gilham,.Willet„ Jenkinson, id dleton, Townley, Baillie, Trevanion, Vernon, Western, _ Harper, Herbert, (Groom in Waiting), Lee, Childers,.l. Durnaresque (of jersey); Shitther,-Newton, Fuller, P, Ca rew, two Mortons,.Calvert, G. Rose, Whitworth, Mills, Dennison, Dickens, Goodenough, lion. Dudley and Ward, Metre, S. Fludyer, C. Powel, W. Dundas, Rigby, S. Smith, Mitford, Foriblanque, Rolle, Nlilner, Harley, and S. Letevre., i4ighaszati,v - 4--Russian, Imperial, Sardinian, Neapolitan, American, French, Dutch, Spanish, and Bavarian. Prince Obolensky, Baron Artenburgn, and Governor Ben- The following Presentations took place to His MAJ ESTY : Earl Bridgewater, on his coining to his Title. The Hon. Mr. Dudley and Ward, by his father Lord Dudley and Ward. , . Mr. 'Crevey, Member for Thetford,. by Lord Petre. Lord llatrymore, by his uncle Earl Harrington. Prince Salm, by .Ihd Imperial Ambassador. Prince Obotensity, by the Russian Ambassador. • Major-General Stewart, on his return from France. The Lord Chancellor of Ireland, on his arrival - from that Country. Captain Dalrymple, on his promotion in the - Guards, by his brothur Colonel Dalrymple. • Two Mr. Mortons, by their father Lord DUcie. Baron Artenborg, by the Prussian Ambassador. The following Addresses were presented : Sussex, by the Sheriff's, George Shifiher, Esq. and William New 1011,. ji sq. and the Members. Messrs. Fuller and Milan. City of Durham, by Sir Ralph Mithanke and Mr. Bunion, the Members. . . Cornwall, by Mr. Buller. . . Sufthlk. by Sir Wm. Brush and Sir Charles Kent, by Mr. C. Cook (the Sheriff), and Sir Wm. Geary. Wallington', by Sir Fr a n c i s Syk es. Shrewsbury, by Sir William Pulteney. Peterborough - , by Dr. Lawrerux. Wareham, by Mr. Calvert. Norfolk hy'Nfr. Coke. Statlisrd, by Mr. Sheridan and the Hon. Edward Nlunkton. Devonshire, by Sir Seafront Itiortlicote. Hastings ' by the May or an d M r. Fuller. by Sir John St. Aubyn. Essex, by Mr. the Sheriff; Sudbury, by Sir john Hippesley Coxe. Lancaster Town, by the Marquis Douglas and Mr. Dent. City of Gloucester, by Colonel Howard. City of Westminster, by Mr. Fox. Taunton, by Mr. Hammer' and Mr, Morland. Huntingdon, by Mr. thlocrley, the sheriff: , The following Gentleinen received the honour of 'Knighthood, on presenting Addresses :----FR Aric IS SEAttliE, JrAlti DU BERLEY, JOHN DIJMARE:P2OIti an d several others. The following were at CQUI t for the .first time this season : The Hon. Mr. Knox, Mr. Mrcluy, Mr. C. Cray, Mr. -`Fox, Mr. Cokr, Mr. Miller, Lurd K.ionaird, Sir Charles Keut, Earl Roblin, Sir / William Puhenry, sand Mr. C. Pciwcl.• Mr. JOSHUA MONTEF !ORE' was yesterday pre sented* the 'Levee by Lord. Ilosroh, and had the honour of kissing His Majesty's hand,' on present. ing a Copy of his Commercial DikliOnary. The Levee closed soon after two o'clock, when the Hon. and Rev. Dr. PELHAM did homage before His MAJESTY on his elevation to the See of Bristol. H u MAI ESTY then held a Privy COuncil ; after which the Cabinet MiniSters . b o a separate confer. ences with , His MAJESTY. About five o'clOck HIS MAJESTY returned to BUckinghatu.House. Yesterday morning about nine o'colek, Hrs Mn. J ESTY, attended by General .MANNERS, rode from the QUEEN'S House, and took an airing on the Road. • The Pittsc ESS MARY, attended by Lady CRAN. LEY and Miss GouiswoitTily, took an airing on the King's Road, and in the neighbourhood of Chet. sea, about one o'clock. The DUTCH ESS of YORK took an airing in her curricie, and paid a morning visit to Mrs. GwYNN E in the King's Mews., The Pit INCE Of WALES took an airing on horse. back in .the Parks. In the evening the Ro VAL FAMILY honouree! the Concert of Ancient Music with 'their presence, under the diredion of the Earl of DARTmotyrn. I.shiit even ing Drury lane Theatre will be ho. , rimer.] with the presence of THEIR MAJEUTI Es and the PRINCESSES, for the first time this,Aeason. Yesterday ,a Court of l)ireaors . was held at the East India House, when 'Cal►t: HuNritit BROWN, of the Dorsetsbii•ei took leave, previous to depart ing for China. The Court adjourned. at six o'clock tilt to-morrow.' Lord MEIN tt.t.s returned last week from his visit to Mr. Pyrr at Wahner Castle. The Right Hon. HILIY AoDINGT(INP, one of the Representatives for the Borough of Hazwich, is elated .High Steward of that Corporation, .in the room of the late JOHN ROBINSON, El. CovkNTRY ELECTION..--At MC close of the poll on Tuesday,' the numbers were, for Mr. Mookt, - 12 9 0 Mr. STA - 1143 An . Addres3 horn the ,Bailiffs, Corporation, Town of Ludlow, was yesterday presented to Fits M astir. by the Hon. Col: Ctiv v.. and IttcHkito PAYNE KNIGHT, Esq. The. English at. Naples were all present at a turg nificent Entertainment given by the QUEEN of NA. rt.v.s, — at Fav - orita. The English gave a 11:01 in !cram, that cum' 4001. Nothing ever excee&ti the gaiety of N;lles during the late Carnival. NAV,f L NEW k' SMrJUtlj j MAit C, ja. .~ ..,. ARRIVED this day, Hii Majesty's Ship ileNoi, from Malta and Gibraltar. She was put under quarantine immediately, so that no news has trans pined from her. She left Malta' igth alt. 'and Gib raltar the 12th inst. This day His 'Majesty's Ship-DrtarinougAtj of zoo guns, went bite of the Hart:ilia:to too much prai.,e cannot be bestowed on Admir.d Hou_owAy, whose Flag was on board her, her Captain, Offiders anti Cretv, for the great expedition used in getting her equipped for Sea, which 11. s I) , :tri completed in the short space of, four or, five days. Arrived several Vessels with Ordnance Stores, from 'Woolwich. . Admiral 1 - lot.t.owAY has shifted his Flag from the Dreideought to the Piii3;allt. FALMOUTH, MAittli' Ara ViltD yesterday, the Prinewt, tyr Wahl, TODD, and iralibigham, ROB ART 3, from Lisbon ; the former in seven; and the latter fourteen days passage. The Prince of lita les Packet found lying ihere.the Dutch Brig Ajax, of 18 guns, which _sailed from thence on the 16th instant, supposed for the Medirer ranean.—On the I Ith arrived at Lisbon the French Frigate Monis, having on. hoard Gcmral LAsNss.—This Frigate sailed again on the ryth for France. On the 12th inst. arrived, His Majesty's Ships Pidorious, of 74 guns, La S . ybille ) of 4.4., and Eurydice, of 20, from the East Indies : the•Villo. picas being in a very leaky - condition, .they were obliged to bear up for Lisbon, after being within forty leagues of the Lizard.—The Eurydice sailed from Lisbon on the loth inst. for England:- • Passengers per the PriNce of fraies are, Sir A. NI.DoNALD, P. STAPEoIItD, Esq. M. REc:NAttn, Mr. Atmstßour:, and Mr. BELLAMY. P.osengers per. the Wa/singhark are, Dr. 'FEL ws, Mr. Hocur, Mrs. COLLEY, Colonel SU, h4 l of 33d Regiment, Mrs. Smv L.. and Child, Misi JENKINS. Also arrived the Pemdoeurr, MALLARD, , %vitt; bale.goods, groceries, &c. from-London.; the Bet y, FISHLEY, (root Cardiff; the Danish Ship'T rreti; Sisters, BENSON, from Nnrway, seventeen days passage, with timber for the mines. Sailed the American Brig Ina'asty, STASILtY ) with flour, for Lisbtin ; the S;ce:l7.Ftii, is, with copper ore, for 14' ndon ; the .ißivirre, Coors a.,; for ditto ; and on Saturday last the Ki ng George P . acket, YEscoMßs, for LishOn, with- Dejails of the sth and zzd'inst. Rll 7 l - CII, MARCH 30. LAST night a hull; Smack sailed express for I feltroetsluys, with Mr. Jon tiso - N, one of the King's Messengers, charged with dispatches. The Prince ?Wales Packet, Capt. HEARN, and the Auckland Packer, Capt. BRIDGE, sailed this afternoon, with a fair wind ; the former fin CUR haven, with the 11,1mhro' anti Bremen Mails, and the latter for Helvoetslur, with the Dutch Mail and Passengers. Two large.Frigatet are stationed off this Port, at the btioy of the Oat, at the entrance of tie Wztt, to bring .too all Ships bound up ti►e River, from the Northward. • DEAL, Mmicx 30. ARRIVED from Portsmouth, and - sailed through the Downs for Chatham nod Woolwich, the Suppi y and Rangrr Navy Transports. • Arrived from Portsmouth and remains, his Ma. jesty's Ship hi,. Sailed the Ships ()Von for Madras, and Scahi , ..y Catdr, for Bombay. CHATHAM, MA 12C H 29. C Avr have been hired by the Board of Ordnance to cmve'y iOOO tons of ship cannon, and 1000 tons of cariiages, from Wog) wich to the ships fitting out at this port ; upwards of seventy adt:itinnal hands are employed on the Ordnance Wharf. • On • Sunday the Leyden , dropped down from Rochester Reach to moorings opposite the Dock. yard, where . she is fitting, for the defehee'of the Thamei; she is to have her own low,er masts, with frigate's top.mast,i, and upper rigging. The Thunderer having received near 203 men from Ole 'Nore, sailed yesterday. for Long Reach: her ordnance and stores will be shipped lo.morrow. Capt. KNo - k . and a party of Royal 'Marines are 'ordered to embark .to.mnr row on board the Gelykbeid. The people work from 'five inJhe morning till half past six in the alkernoon, without being suffer e d to leave the Vard dinner: they are. allowed double days and two r ides. The whole Yard were employed on Sunday !list`.' The Neptune, of 98 gnat:, Capt. DairtY, and t he eivi r r a bli t 01 7+ guns, Lapt. SE4RLC, hive re_ eeived ordm, to procvcit from PuKtsinnuth to Catv. sand Bay innediately. The Hon. Captain PAosT is appointed to the cominand of the Endymior rrigAte, at Portsmouth; and tti6l43n, Capt4jo iF,LetitrtyroNit the . .EZ•piienne : sc V' I ich. LAW VVnt. eitt it Li t is 'apil tO tortitnand theFait2 sloop, at Deptford: Lieutenant DR wss:AP is Appoiotetiietiteriaur of Greenwich Hospital, in the room oflie'ut.firrti-ifstr4i k bRTYR, .deceased. Licutenaht - jotiNssioN, an oid experi,mccd de. serving Officer, is appoittred to the tioriit t ia n d t hy., Ceres, which is to he stationed as a Slop,ship at !the Nine. • • • Ni . t.ttioLAsi Arid 'AY, are appoieired to the 6'ot-et/der rid Maxdoi Lrs, to'the Drtadnotegtt; • • . • Letters by, the Lisbon Mails that arrivedy..! , /ter: day, state the alarm excited throughout' that Country, in consequence of fits Messag,e relic ► to the difference's subsisting with trance. stantthe Message was pride Rollie at Lisly)r , , consternation . Pt . ev:li!ed. Crudif of the ::;!;nO.: felt an immediate anti I,iolent shocks- e . .iQv Cri; ment,paper, which Maintained itself witho;tt difficulty at 34- per cent, full instatt;ly to IQ. It Was not .until the 4 itil inst: that ..tener ! l landed . at Lisbiin. He arrived on bolt(' ,1 gate from' 'Rochefort. The accounts lotn,::riy re. ceived, of changes in tlierortugtiese Ministrl, itt c,msequence of:his return, pretnenic y but some dianges cr.ttainly 'take place. D9n jolt?: D'ALmr.l6,i is to exchange the. War Deparr , n, il t an I . that of Foreign Affairs, tvliidi r Marine and ultra De, , artment. Ile is to be succeeded ii) the Srihcount - of . ANADtik, sided over the•latter hrath . of . the puhtic Fervic Mis\ IQUY, Who&.ltiC SO much OtrenCe at, the Custom-Hoii4; . 4 . to he temoVed 'ficin the Superintendanceof the • Cns torn., and Mice to holp6 less e'onipictions office. \Ve learn - that LAsu t s ;s hatch di , pleased that Don JOHN D'A E n altogether",dismissed: - The igllowing Ladies and Gcnticaten are gers on board the Hon. East Cqmpori':, Ship Jfritannia, Capt. TRomAs BAR ROW , Lardy anived from the Presidency of Fort St. (3eorgc Mrs.„Clarinda Cuppage, and.. children t ! ' t Bowness, and nine children ' Mackay ; Liet,ttenant-Colonel , . ....•:,.,1- Culonet Lindsay . ; MajOr •4gc 90(4 Of Hid Maje Sty's 7:3d ROgiil4.:.:: ,f!, ; Mr;. Patrick Nicoll ; _ 'iirs rtny's Ship General Stuart, arld • .. THEOrtATottlti.--Tiw gl.i;‘,! legion of harmonic beauties andienee . iiist C.;.sj Th has aftended the Or.uorioS . se,.- • : though by nn • , ereti in het 'health, exhibited no ! musical powers. Sly! gave 4 ! 11111,',1)„ . • It peculiar excellenc e . PAaKes I o.ate,7 was redonitnended by beautiful si:mplicit ': Leird remember," " Come .; . f ye deire," wcnt, ofr admirably. Mr. NE Alit gave a COncerio'oti the Cisand Pt no Forte; with taste . and skill. The *holc.: was wiftinly, ar deservedly ap i platided. SALumoN CV:COI AV the I hiflOVer-Stilla re rCoomA . on I\li:in:Jar last,. was one. of the grandest, thingi \of the kind that has been herd ftir many years, even in this. rnusical,age—Such Was the opinion Ptt IN c of WALss, who was presenr.,Yl - lisikoyal flighneSi, indeed, led . the applause with as much zeal as .SALO... molst led the Bata. ' The . Operti entitled Fugitives,- which was expkted to be soon brought forward at• Covent ( Garden 'Theatre, will probably be deterred-.Aill next semon, an account cif the prodigious stic:;ess of 7tilm Bull. This Opera. is .the ptroduaivn of Miss 'PORT4Iti sister Mr. KIM Nit Tilt. The new Comedy entitled Tbe illarriatePromi.tri forrh.coming at..Drury-lane.,Theatre, is ..the'. pro duflion of Mr. ALL INGH AM, Author of the whim- sical Farce called Fortune's Frolic. Greater praise has been given to Col. THORN. TON'S dog, at a hue Coursing Match; than he deserved—the fad is, when the poor haze saw Sleßrographia running after it in a • sheet, it was frightened to death. . • We are told in the French Papers that a squadron of French frigates has been oldercd to block up Algiers. This is atkind of iervrce r they wouli he ill able to. perform (as they have. Lad very little experience in that way), if they had not received so mi!nylessons from our Tars ire the last War. Comte SI BAST' appears, was 'formerly a Po/finial:, He has cerlainly, in his account of hiy expedition to. Egypt, used thc Traveller's prig:J:l4r, Lord Mu I KAIS Ftiends seem very deli roue priffng him or pushing him into place. Surel his Lordship cannot t hi n k hi mse lf i n deb ted to such in judicious flatterers. Mr. DRUMMOND, our Minister at Constantino ple, is represented by some of our ignorant Jour nalists here, as a man airuanced rn jean. Mr. DitummoND is a young mar , , Of a classieiti‘an ‘ i %yeti informed ; mind, and is the elegant translator of Perseus. Major SC . OTT WARING is Selling off' his furni. turc and effeds, at Trafford.hall, near Chester, Amongst other regulations for the Freedom of Eleaion, in the Department of the Seine, an OfEctr of the Gensdarmes i s to b e present, and this ocer aid every other Member of :be sane Corps, 4 to obey, without restriaion or delay, all orders and requisitions of the President, and this President is Citizen LUC] ‘BoNAPARTI. 1p the Report of the Minister of.the French Ft.. notices, . there . is, for the year nine, a trifling sum Of 3z Millions pour fair de A r es - ociertis,m; and lot the year' tee, the 'bagatelle of 15,505,000 Francs fir ibe :Axe expe r uw of Negotiations, besides ten Millions, cared unforeseen Exp'eNtet. It is itnpos- Obit, in a more concise and clear manner to inform the fee French NittiOn how nearly ate employed. Died on Sunday evening last, at her Seat at Bounds, in Kent, the Dowager Countess of D.' Ns LEY, of whom those who knew her best can ui t h most• confidence ;Arm, that a more fauitlers human being never existed. Ye,terday Jahn Ferri, convited at tha A,tizes at Kingston, ta . betting fire to his house wlr Sirtot. hatri, stood in the pillory opposite St. Georg:.'„ Church in the ILrough, pursuant to h state:lu. He is to remain in prison itit two years.