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THE BRICTISH PRESS.

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LONDON,
WEDNESDAY,. JULY 23.
We have received Calcutta papers to the 15th of
February, from which we have made some extrafts;
but the most important part of their contents has
been anticipated by the late overland dispatches.
The Omnium left off yesterday at 71. and the
Consols for the opening at fib. They had been, in
the course of the day, 641. This rise was partly
attributed to a report, that the Speech, to be de-
livered this day at the close of the Session of Parlia-
ment, avows the existence of a Negotiation fcr
Peace between this country and France.
The investigation of a certain delicate and im-
portant business, it is now said, was committed by
His MAJ Ls r y to three Members of the Privy Coun-
cil, viz. the Lord Cies Picasso a, Earl Steve ea, and
Lord GRENVILLE. One subjcct of inquiry, accord-
ing to report, respected the birth of a child four
years old, educated under the immediate eye of Her
ltoy.li Highness the Princess of WNW'S, and who
is ascertained to be the child of persons in a very
humble rank of life at Deptford. 'Upon this head
the Commissioners hate reported in the most positive
and satisfactory manner in favour of her Royal High-
ness. The second general head of examination is said
to refer to rumours of indiscreet and questionable
conduit; and to these points, the Ladies of the Pi in.
Gess.' Household, and almost all the persons of
ail ranks in her immediate service, have been exa-
mined. The Commissioners are said to have signed
a very interesting opinion on the points stated in ti -se
depositions ; and the whole of the Report has been
presented to His NI AMITY. It is said, that he has
been pleased to dire!, that copies of all the Deposi-
tions, and of the Repirs, should be transmitted to
Their Royal Kahnesses the Prince and 1)-:--eu of

WALtS.
The Ingternut, an ived oil-Shields on the 20th inst.
from Greenland, in lat. 74 N. long. 6 S. fell in
with a French frigate, of 44 guns, in company with
an English Greenland sbip,which she had captured;
she sunk her in the evening. On the 28th June. the
lorernese fell in with the Tbiot,s and Piste frlgates.
and gave them the above informal's. The Blanche
frigate sailed from Yarmouth on the 10th iast. to
join the above.mentioned frigates. . •
Thursday, arrived in Leith Roads, the Ni,Lbs,
of Stadt, Ci.aus Us 1 ASO, Maim. from Green-
land. with ISO seals, and about 7 tons of oil ; which
ship was captured under Hanoverian csicausi and
sent in by HisMaautv's ship T Aiwa. The Mas
ter states, he-bas been about five months out, and
kft Greenland the 9d Jul,', but saw no French or
Dutch ships of war during the voyage.
L".
A SMIMIeT of Legating' has Strived in this
sauna y, from Dennamk.—lle will make but a short
stay.
Sir Joists A nsr avrn au, Chief Justice of this Su-
preme Court of Judicature in Bengal, is arrived in
town from India.
The Fleet of Indiaw►en. Ice. which sailed from
Portsmouth the 4,h of March. were all well the 7th
of May. in lat. 30. 20. S. long. 12. under euavoy
of the Adionmat man of war.
The Orott.d. a Spanish privateer of 30 guns (It
and 32-pounders) and 3.50 mei, from the River
Flats. was captured oa the 7th of May, by His
MAJILIT IS'S ship /4411111011. The privateer had been
out 31 days, bound to Africa, but bad not taken
any thing.
A French privateer, of seven guru and 120 men.
arsivird at Port Royal, Jamaica. the Ist of June.
prise to the F•rtrait frigate.
The French ►rig Ogerestree, of 20 gum and
104 men. was captured in Jew. between Bermuda
sod lislidss„ by the Terke frigate, and seat foe
HAW.
The &try. getout. from Jamaica for New
Ynr k. is repotted to be takes.
The Deistroe brig. of 14 long sites, and two
brass 02-poonders. and 1124 men. Irons L'Oili-nt.
Calmest. sod Gmesialoope, wth dispatches from
the tame, for France, was talon Silt Sega of May.
of Pone an% drat a theca of three days, ►y the
Risen/ shop d war. as.d &saved a; Jamaica the ad
Jene.