The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1804-05-21 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, MAY 18.
Arrived yesterday the Morse Fortuna brig of war,
from a cruise ; this day sailed the Mercury to the
cosset of France, and Merle,. sloop of war to cruise
off Jersey.
Sailed the King George cutter with convoy to the
Downs.

YAItMOUTH, MAY 17.
Saturday the 26th of this Instant, is filed on for
the launch of the Iftkna, sloop of war, of tO guns,
a very fine vessel, built in the Dock-yard of Mr.
.40n Preston, on the West side of Yarmouth Haven.
nit ceremony, it is expeaed, will take place about
ten o'clock in the morning, And the circumstance of
ber being the first ship of the kind ever built here,
will, doubtless, induce much company to be present
at it. Captain Losack is appointed to the command
of her.
On the 25th ult. about 7 A. M. the Scipio, of
North Shields, Capt. Robinson, coal-laden, was at-
tacked by a sloop rigged privateer, four miles from
Cromer. The enemy poured in musquetry at first,
and then great guns; but the Seipp) tieing determined
not to strike without fighting, began a warm aaion,
which lasted upwards of three quarters of an hour,
and had the good fortune to make the privateer
sheer off. Captain Robinson and his brave crew
thee conduaed ther ship to thew roads. and brought
up along', de His Maj,sty's ship, irresi,tibii-, in order
to get the Captain', wound dressed, he having re-
ceived a muskyt ball through one of his feet. The
ship waserincb ctt in her sails and rigging, but has
since arrived Loudon.
The Reiy and Shriek of 64 guns each, have
sailed to joie the ibis, off the Tele'.
Sailed; yesterday, the InvierNer sloop for the
:gushing squadron. And the Baltic fleet. under
convoy of a frigate and twin cutters.
Dc Pew liana, Willem,. fi ern Kiel to Amster--
dant, with Umber. is sent in here by Le COdUteete
frigate.
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FROM i.i.ovre. LIST.
PftellefeeT•, May Ili ••••Alsiveg the Severn transport, from
Cowes. Bailed the Mercury frigate, on a erotic off Gleartley•
Came line liarfamw, the Ocean transport --Wind S.c.E.
peat, May Id Sailed the Crescent frigate, Captain Lord
William Sena?, on a Creige. Arrii.vl the Charlotte schooner,
Lieut. Alt, hum Pottsonouth ; and the Illustrious man of ear,
from a cruise off Boulogne ; an! remains in the Downs, with
the Moiaach, Utrecht, Veteran, awl Ardcoot, men of war ;
I:lmmortals/Le, Champioc, Jamaica, and IA Virginia fri:ate ;
Orman, Lark, and 'Dart dorms of war; Bieilisk, gun ;
DeVaeaUfel, Tartarus, Fury, Zebra, a 4 Lucifer honiM Wil-
-1 am, sOmeaohip, Fly-Liv •night and Speculator, naggers; Cor-
net+, 1.::1‘t Indianan, and several ether outward-bound vessels.
...Wind Smith.
GM SWV,CI: 0, Ms r lA.—Pawed by the Mitiervi, itnniman,
from Amsterdam ; !Imre Linder, Clark, from Rotterdam ;
Vrow Adeic-!a, Rolf, from WIMP! Voce Anna, Oefric-e,
and Vrow daroce, Turdrr, from tooliden.--Sailed the Ennerlo-
' tine, t;unvon, fir Varell.; Meaguoid, for A nodcrd.im ;
Waynitikcit, Wyckes, and the Twe Gebro-
der', --, for Embtlen.
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ANCIENT LIVING.
rem of the Imam of the celebrated Elisabeth Woodville, pre.
'leas to her Marriage with Lord Grey .—,,Ahe was thermal&
Q, eea to Edward IV and died in conbneteent at Southwask,
either Henry VII- en WM.—This was extruded froth en.
ancient blatteeeript. preserved in prumtnond Castle, and
coindunicathd to the Public In Lady Ruthven.
" Maeda,/ shonting.—ltnee at four &clerk, and
helped Catherine to milk the cows; Rachael, the
other dairy-maid. having scalded her in so bad
$ manner the night before. Made a poultice for Ra-
chael, and gave Robin a penny, to get something
from the apothecary
4* Six o'clock—The buttock of beef too much
boiled, and beer a little of the salestro-Neis. To talk
with the cook about the first fault, asd to mend tbe
second myself, by tapping a fresh barrel diredly.
" Seven o'clock —Went to walk with the Lady,
my mother, in the court-yard; fed tweaty-five men
and women, ch;d Roger severely for expressing some
ill will at attending us with broken meat.
" Eight o'clock ---Welt into the paddock hehini
the house, with my maid Dorothy, caught Thump,
the little poney, myself, and mode a matter of sir
miles, without saddle or bridle.
" Ten o'clock.--Went to dinner ; John Grey, a
most comely youth ; but what is that to me ? a vir-
tuous maiden should be entirely under the diredion
of her parents. John ate but little, and stole a great
many tender looks at me; said women would never
be handsome in his opinion who wete not good tem-
pered. I hope my temper is not intolerable ; no-
body finds fault with it but Roger, and he is the
most disorderly serving man in our family. John
Grey likes white teeth ; my teeth are of a pretty
good colour, I think : and my hair is as black as
set, though I say it; and John, if I mistake not, is
of the same opinion.
" Eleven o'clock.—Rose from the table ' • the
company all desirous of walking in the fields ; John
Grey would lift me over every stile, and twice he
squeezed my hand with much vehemence. I cannot
say I should have any objedions to John Grey; he
plays at prison-base as well as any of the country
gentlemen, is remarkably dutiful to his parents,
my Lord and Lady, and never misses church on a
Sunday.
" Three o'clock.—Poor farmer Robinson's house
burnt down by accidental fire ; John Grey proposed
a subscription among the company, for the relief of
(..rater, and gave no less than four pounds with
" • --'f,...—Never saw him look

this
so comely as at that moment.
Four o'clock.—Went to prayers.
" Six o'clock.—Fed the hogs and poultry.
" Seven o'clock.—Supper on the table; delayed
till that hour, on account of farmer Robinson's mit.
fortune.--Afeni.—The goose pyc
too much baked,
and the pork roasted to rags.
" Nine o'clock.—The company fast asleep. Thete
late hours very disagreeable : said my prayers a
second time, John Grey distraftod my thoughts too
mach the first time. Fell asleep, and dreamed of
John Grey."

EXTRA(' 1
ItONI MINUI ES 01 IN inENCE
Taken lark ate the Committee appointed to enenire Into the
State of Ireland, a; to it. Circetat.iig Papa.; to Specie and
Current Coin ; and, the ruchange between that part of thi•
United kingdom and Great grit:Mi.
The Right lion. JOIIN FOSTER, in the Chair.

(Continuation of the Examination of Walter Borroirea, Esq.
Merchant, of Austin Friars, frona OUT Paper of Saturday
Supposing the Rank of Ireland to enlarge its ca-
pital materially, and to invest such enlarged part of
its capital in the stock of the Bank of England, in
the same manner as is done by some of the charter-
ed banks in Scotland, would not such property in
Bank of England stock give to them all the same
credit which they could require by consolidation
with the Bank of England ?—lt would to the ex-
tent of the investment.
How does your opinion of the advantage to be
derived to the credit of the Irish paper, by a con-
solidation with the Bank of England, consist with
your observation, that nobody doubts of the present
credit and sufficiency of the Bank of Ireland ?---I never
meant to arraign the credit of the Bank of Ireland; but
I did conceive, that from a local situation she must
meet the. effeds of the contest with France before
this country does, and my remarks went to that
point, and not to aay insufficiency of the Bank of
Ireland.
/lave you not meant to represent the depreciation
of Irish paper as resulting from a want of confidence
in it, and not from an excess in its.quantity ?—I have
represented it as a want of confidence in the Bank.
arising solely front the political causes above men-
tioned, and not flan any insufficiency in the Bank.
Do you not conceive, that in common interc”urse,
as operating on public confidence, a guarantee of
the Bank of Ireland by Government would have
greater died than any ineestraent of property in
the fends, either British or Irish, even though such
guarantee were for tax same limited sum as the in-
vestment ?—I do not think it would, unless that Go-
vernment gave them the use of their capital in addi-
tion to their guarantee.
You hive stated the depreciation in value of the
Irish Bank Notes to arise from an opinion entertain-
ed of the insecurity of die establishment under the
particular circumstances of the country ; does it not
follow, that as the B ink increases or diminishes its
issues, the depreciation will vary in a certain de-
gree think not, because it is nut a depreciation
peculiar to this species of property, but attaches to
every species of permanent property in the country,
such as lands and houses, which are in their 'Lame
immoveable ; and which must share the danger to
which the country may be exposed, which does not
include uansient perishable property, such as arti-
cles of commerce and manufature, which are
moveable, and therefore little exposed to any evil
which may threaten the country, and therefore keep
up their value, while the Bank Notes and immovear
ble property sink.
Supposing the Irish bank to have confined its
issues to the sum invested in Irish stock, whether
the confidence of the public in the ultimate security
of those issues would not be greater than at present,
when its issues art: nearly three-told greater than that
gem ?—No doubt it would.
Do -you not conceive that it would be impossible
to carry on the general traffic of the country alum
the medium of gold has been withdrawn, if the
Bank of Ireland were restricted from exceeding the
amount of their capital in their issues of paper, espe-
cially when the private bankets are bound to dis-
charge tacir notes in Bank of Ireland paper ?—I
think it mould be impossible.
Whether, according to the opinion before stated.
you d not c- nsider that the Bank capital, invested
in the Irish funds, would he invested in your view
of the subjed on a security out of the cc un ry !—lt
would.
When you say the depreciation of the Irish cur-
rency would be removed by consolidating the Banks
of England and Ireland, do you mean that the
current paper of Ireland could be made to bear the
same value as gold ?—I do not ; I mean that it
should be raised to a par with English paper.
Would not the exchange with England in that
case be reetified ?-1 think it would, if you permitted
the exchange to take place at the Bank of England,
at 81 per cent. and rice rersa.
You have st ited that the guineas in Ireland, as
well those in circulation as those concealed, bear in
your judgment nearly their usual pi oportion to the
circulating medium of the country; do you conceive
the quantity of gold in circulation, as contra-distin-
guished from that which is concealed, is equal in
amount to what it was before the restriftion on the
bank ?—I do not think it is.
Do you conceive that the local demand for gui-
neas is diminished in thesame proportion ?--I do not.
What do you conceive must be the effeets of a
demand for guineas continuing, when the quantity in
circulation is comparatively diminished from various
causes ?—I think the increase of the demand mast
arise from increasing difficulties to Irelands that a
greater premium must be given in proportion to the
demand.
What premium have you known at any time gi-
ven in lingland for guineas ?-21 per cent. never
knew of higher.

MEETING OF CREDITORS AT GUILDWALL,
so-moa sow. sr n.
John Debrett, Picead.lty, bookseller . t 10
James Gadsden, Bishorgate-street, cheesensonger .3 10
James Graham, Pieradili!, watch maker • 11 10
Robert Ilarcows Twycruss, Brouk street, Holborn,
2 10
jeweller . . . .
John Ilenley Block, Lanaliostrite, Spitalfields, oil and
coluurinan . . .3 JO
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PI VI DEN DS:

John Collingdeft, Plough-eourt,

Met-

chant
James Benson, Greville-.treat, Hatton-rarklen, painter

CERTIFIC RTES.
John George Wiliam, of Marahall•st;eet, Iwnclon•rosd, met-

chant.
Peter Jarm Papillon, of St Soithin',lme, merchant.
Wilton. Bennett, of Ivy-lane, carpenter.
Lewro Cohen, of Gower'.-row, Goodinan's-field., merchant.
John Viilsupoit the younger, of Loom Grosvenor-place,

dealer.
laic Hach, and Emanuel Rients, Budge-rove factors

FROM SATURDAY NIGHT: GAZET IF.

BANKRUPTS.
Benjamin Glossop, late of !Upham, Lincoln, Isoact jobber,
to Stlrretider June 1,2, and 30, at eleven, at the
Head lmi, in Lincoln. Attorney, Mr. Funlkei, Bury Place,
111.nnisbury-,quare, London.
William Hargrave, of Kirton in Lind key, Lincoln, stone-
maodi, t. surrender June 1,2, and 20, it el,.•en, at the 611-
r..cen'4 }lead llin, 111 Lincoln. Attn,o)ey:. N1t.441.... Harvey
and Robinson, Lincoln's-Inn, London ; and Mr. Atkition,

Lincoln.
William Amitell, of Cannon-street, grocer, to sixrender May
26, at one, J one 5, at ten, and 30,11 one, at Guildhall. At-
torney, %Ir. Lee, Three Crown-court, Sotliwark.
Robert S inderson, of Palsgrave Place, money-scrivenar, to
surrender May 26, 29, and June 30, at ten, at Guildhall. At•
tome% , Mr Constable, Sy inunin.-11 in, Chaneery-lane, London
John Dutton, of Catherine-court, Towor-hill, shi;ebroker,
to surrender May 28, June 2, and 30, at twelve, RI Guildhall.
At ttttt ieys, Messrs. Wald, Dennetts, and sjreaves, Henrietta-
street, Covent-Garden.
Thomas Cuulttring, late of Bristol, cyder-meichant, to sot-
render June 6,7, and 30, at the Rummer Tavern,
lane, Bristol. Attorneys, Messrs. Bl.rndtnrd and Sweet, loner-
Temple, London ; and Mr. Edward Stephens, Bristol.
John Hunting, of the Whale Fisherc, Little Hermitage•
street, Wapping, victualler, to surrender May 26, June 2, and
30, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Rubinson, Prospect-row,

lisffniondscy.
Paul Lee, late of South Shields, Durham, druggist, to sur-
render June 6,7, and .30, at eleven, at the Shakspeare Tavern,
in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Attorneys, Mr. Robert Young,
Newcastle; and Mr. Richard Nehori, Maddox-street, Hanover
square, London.
William Ludlow, the younger, late of Andover, South-
ampton, wine-merchant, to 'offender May 28, at five, 29,
at
ten, and June 30, at twelve, at the George inn, Andover, At •
turners, Mr. Robert Rind, Andover ; and Mews. Johnson and
Gotten, Gray's-Inn, l.ondon.
William Arnold Ludlow, late of Andover, Southampton,
grocer, to surrender May 30, at five, 51, and June 30, at ten,
At the Sear and Garter, Andover. Attorneys, Mr. John
!ferny Tedd, Andover; and Richard Bremridge, Inner-Tein-
ple, Loudon.
Charles Reynold:, of Norwich, woollen-draper, to surrender
May 21. Jane 6, And 50; at four, at the White Swan Inn, in
the perish of St. Peter Mancroft, Norwich. Attorney, Mr.
Steward, Norwich.
John DAndt, of Piccadilly, bookseller, to surrender May
22, June 2, and 38, at ten, at Gitililhall. Attorney, Mr. T
Dawson, Warwic:;-street, Golden-square.
DIVIDENDS

May 18. William Bayley, lam of Wakefield. York, iron-
12011pT, at eleven, at the White Hart Inn, in Wakefield.
June 11. Peter Smith, of Famhill, in the pari‘h of Kil IM Mb,
York-hire, slialloo.t maker, at eleven, at the Talbot-Itut,

Bradford.
.Rene 12. Peter Pratt, late of llart-street, Bloomsbury, glals-
- at ono, ..t
June! I. Tlimira. Whitiv, of Making-Place, in Snyland, in
the ..wish of Halifax, Yorkshire, at eleven, at the White
Lion Loy in I falifax.
Juno 12. Bali-min Field, of.Uoinn-street, Bishopsgate.street
Wiriout, upholsterer, at ten, at Guildhall.
June lit. Joseph Kenyon, late of Wakefield, York, linen
drain r, at eleven, at the \Voolpacks filn, WJ
June 9. James Hamilton and William Turkingturi, of Finch
lane, merchant:, at ten, at Guildhall.
' June 22. Samuel Turner the younger, of Laytonstone, Essex,
Grow., at ten, :it Guildhall, London.
June 21 Sainui.l Bicknell the Cider, and• Samuel Bickne3
the younger, of Maze Pond, Southwark, soap-boden at ten,
at (;uildtill.
June 22. Ed.'s ol Or re, of the Borough, cheeseroonger, at
eleven; at Gtoldliall.
June 9. John Tow.i,crid, of Ludgate-hill, lacemau, at one,
at Guildhall
June JO. Francis Forbes, late of NRc
rough, ettv mist, at one, at Gui.d.iall
June 29. Henry Coiling., of the Parish of St. Philip and
Jacob, Gloucester, skinner, at elmen, at the Rummer Ta-
sem, All Seines-bine, Bristol.
June 20. Henry Collings, and Richard Ireland Gifford, of the
Parish of St. Philip and Jac di, Gloucester, 'drmers, at
elevh, at the Rummer Tavern, All Saiut's•lane, Bristol.
June 20. Richard Ireland Gilf..rd, of thr, Parish in St Philip
and Jacob, Gloucester, skinner, at eleven, at the Rummer
Tavern, All Saint's•lane, Bristol.
May 29. John Ralph Bonier and John Jacob Zondin, of
Devon4hire,square, Bohopsgateotreet, merchants, at ten, at
June 1. Cs •orge Cowen, of Iloxton Town, Shoreditch, oil
and culoormen, at eleven. at Guildhall.
CERTIFICATES--deter 9.
Francis Hill, late of Middleton, Suffolk. merchant.
William Pugh, of Berwiclonr,et, Soho Ewan., tailor,
TLanias Perry Tuther, of Holborn-bill, linen-draper.
Ann Chinch, of New Bond street, natlliner.
John Jeffryes,of Clapham Rood, Surrey, printaeller.
John Eden Deacon, of New Bood-street, linen-draper.
'James Moore, late of hidden-11AI, Suffolk, cordwainer.

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IUPTITS.
wrd 4,44., the 1 agy 4,t Arrtrew Corbet, fol. of fe-
w. Res mild, Shrewibuiy, of a SOIL
Al Bali', th. Hat. MN. Stack, Lady .70in Steele, fly
Ballyconry, co. Kerry, EA. and daughter et the late Lard
Clara na, ot a molt and heir.
Lately, at his lir use in Portland-plate, Bath, Edwin Satin-
dna, El. of Wilandtrry, county Meath, Lc lied
I.ately. Mr. Jilin Holmes, arm. of the Wzc.l:. /forge Inns
ciciptou, in Craw,' forii.erly of Ifey.l;ant, razor Lux ,ter.
And the neat day, .Mr .lohn Hohne., ;nit. (his am), in a ht
4,r louacy, nut his throat in and: a tuanher as to *MUM hit

A PERSON, who hek; for Years been ICCUVOTI ed
to rocei‘ing Rents and auper.ntendi3p Evaatut, it dc,;to.3
of Je:ing engaged in such Capacity, by any IC..Wetnan or Gen-
ts-min of etch:nava landed Propuly. Reipectable Refstencee
can be given.
A Line directed to T. Scnitb, at Mt. liodevon't. R•mkvelitt,
.enetter e 1 W a inpole and Greet Mary•la-bottue-vtneetv, wiU be im-
mediately wronaloci bo.
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