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duals but too arm reared to :evrtre dift'less
remedy these evils, which were growing to an in-
tolerable height, a regulation has recently been
adopted, which ditens, that notice shall be given in
rhe Laneon Gac,tte, and the other newspapers, of
the day on which issues are made for azy of the
hove-mentioned s-rvices. Thus the Staff Officers
will be officially apprised of the moment on which
they ought to receive their derna.,cl,, :the no excuse
can exist fin protracting the payment tJ die several
claimants.

ii.'l,ol? Os,
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Ti!I• ITRE.

vex NI • N TIZATRI.
Last night 3 new Musizal Piece, cared tree /3 a-
lerot vent Srheili, ker (the lilnkrup! Cater), was
hrourzhr forward with great success. The story is
extremely simple, and the humour turns on a
C.d!er treeorylitlz bankrupt, attd when the ens-
Somers demand their sheet or boot., he gives them
one, pleading that he can only pay fry per cent lie
is also the favoured lover of an old .!rte-matter's
J.+ ug.trer. The shoe-makor W.ll adtnirahly per-
med by %faster T!.ie whule perfarm.
Arne ex. i.e.! mach mirth, and received continued
appl Vise. The ballet of aelion, with com'tats, of
The Few; cc ,The Soidierr.r Lose. and Et win-
au es farce -of WiAlf mff, followed. The audience
was extremely farhJonahle; Lady Dr Di.xsr A WV i LI. r,
Mrs. PITCAIRN, and Mrs. %% Ai ruts, were present.

On the motion of Mr. ‘VHITIREAD, last night,
in the House of Commons, it eta', ordered, " that
there be laid before the House returns of the dif-
ferent dr.:live Volunteer Corps of Cavalry, In-
fantry, and Artillery, distinguishing each corps,
and the names of the inspeeting and other Officers,
by whom the returns were signed."

A Court of Proprietors WAS held yesterday at
the India House, when it WAS proposed to grant a
large sum of money to Marquis CostswaLcas, as
a mark of their gratitude fur the services ren-
dered by the late Marquis, his father, to the East
India Company. There was some difference in
opinion respeßing the amonitt of the sum, a-A
it was also suggested, that a part of it shoal!
go to Lady Mmes, SINOLETaN. the daughter
of the late Marquis. It was discovered, hnw.-ver,
that there was an informali;y in the orrice, sum-
moning the Court, and the business accordingly
stands over for a firtirre day. A report of the pro-
ceeding is given in out sii4sequent columns.

Born. MAT.

We have received French Papers to the 19th
and Dines P.yers to the 23d inst.; Lat they bring
no i ':ellfgenct of any iniporrance.

A Messenger seas sesterday sent from the Ad-
mifaltv •ron af.tr the arrival of th: nests of •ne
CA AUle the Ctipe of i :op to tilt Minis-
Lei-. At t'T tWO 111.13St'S et Pia Itarzaent,

Yesterday. Sir ISAAC lfs,Aau, Garter King at
Arm., writ the proper Heralds, attended the House
of Peers, for the purpose of attending the ceremony
of introilozing the Earl of Listmeeioisi a, as an
English Peer; Lords Geer:vitt& and Hot t.An
were liken ire in attendance, in their robes, for the
pu• pose of introducing him ; but the Noble Earl did
not arrive till four o'clock, which was too late for
the ceremony to Ike place ; it being contrary to a
stancling erdcr of the House for a new Member to
be intro !aced after four o'clock. The introduc-
tion will eretefere take place to-day.
The eleehon for the &lough of Stafford tomes
on this day, viurt Mr. Siet OMAN will be returned
without el:point:on.
The Hatitiore blonp of war, with the following
trsnspnre. with foreign troops on hoard, viz. Nos.
277, 31% 447, 476, Siff, and HO, arrived on
Wednesnay, at Yarmouth, born the Continent.
The Jodie. BRYANT, from Penzance, for Lon-
don, was captured off Portland on the 24:11 inst.
'foe Briton, —, from Hull, for Liindon, is
captured an., careird into Calais.
Tuesday afternoon, thiee large privateers came
not of Boulogne, and in the evening captured off
Folkstone, three large mitt hantm• n, one la,!en with
bale gooos from Limerick, the other wilt' tim!e-
!sound to Portsmouth, ancithe turd with hemp for
Plymouth. • The henchmen pet men on board of
each, and were stesriog fur Calais harbour (whici,
is full of captures taken within three we k•) when
the if Mit, and Urecat gun-brigs hove in sight. The
Frenchmen, after settiog fire to the vitae] fron
Limerick, tonic each of them to their boats, al.a
reached their privateers ; the miter two were picked
up, and are safe In Deal harbour.
On l'hur,day se'nnight, a Cr.ert Martial assem-
bled on board His Majesty's ship Eloiant, to tr
Lieutenant JOHN Dawes, late of that ship, on
chary' preferred against him by the olificers of the
said ship, viz. t. Fraudulent and unnificer-like con-
that." The charges being partly prov-d, the
Court (in consideration of the good chataner given
to Lieutenant Dawns by some Captains present)
only sensenctd him to be severely reprimanded;
and striflly admonished him to be more circuinspe&
in his pecuniary transaftions for the future.

lhe parties who fought on Sunday morning in
Stanmore Park were Cap:ain BAIT, immetly of
the. Ist Dragoons, aad Captain Com utsos; of the
Bth Dragoons.
Among the presents made to the British Institu-
tion, are two pieces of the late eminent artist, Mr.
Beiscc, one & Colossal 6,.ture of Ariliteg, tawefifilo
tie Lett cf Arise 8, r resented by Mrs. Banes and
the Rev. EDWARD Foasr Lit ; t'e other an alto-re-
premmte.! Ls- Mr Alderman Bur Kitt 1..
The Duke of CLas sr &LAND I.as be -n string for
whole length Portt.:ts to Sir ‘Vit.t.tass Bettee•,
and to Mr. Wi ts teas, of Bath, 4a Arti t who has
been much in Italy, ant who bas formed his style
upon the best nri.,eis r.f tl•at country. The San
of these Artisu Hs Royal Highness in
his Partarnentity Rates. In the other Hillure, the
Duke appears in the uniform of h:s Regiment,
and an Equerry is seen io the hack ground leading
a beautiful horse for His Royal Highness so mount.
Both these Peal:es wiil du credit to the Artists.
The Pa&ure by Mr. ‘N 11.1.14 us is int..ncled for the
City of Dubli•ts

A Commission has beta appointed at Paris toes.
amine into the affairs of M. Recessive, and their
repon states. that, on the tsd of March. 1603, M.
Re c AC4.111 possessed a cap tal 01 about MO WatIOCIS
,1 francs, exclusive of monies placed in his hands.
detween that time anJ the 13th of November, he
sustained a loss of 1,136 000 francs, and, since the
last-mentioned period, another loss of 1,3110.(n)0
rants. The Commissiordss are of opinio9, that •
composition of 33 per cent. may be offered the
creditors, 10 per cent to be paid immediately, •nd
",.le other 23 in successive half-re..by instalments of
3 per cent. each.

His MAJESTY dined at Frogrnore 02 Wednesday.
Her MAJISTY, being recovered• from her cold,
took an airing yesterday moil:Mg, in a carriage a.uf
fa'sr, by Etiglefirld Green, acc.mpanied by Prin-
cesses Limeys-no and M sr. v.
Piincesses AnnusrA and SOPRTA, ac:nmpanied
by General MANNERS, Count. muss ',and C,,lonel
TAYLOR, took an airing on horseback, in IVindonr
Park.
Yesterday morning the Duke cif CAW BR lose ar-
riv,nl in town from %Vindsor.
Yesterday, the LORD CHANCtLLOR dined with
the Duke of Deennsiliat.
His Royal Highness the Duke of York will give
a grand dinner next Friday, at his house, Purunan-
squat e.
By flys death of Lord Viscnunt Pzev, the Earl
of Lis:Lama succeeds to an estate of 80001. per
annum.
The Duchess of GORDP4 Will eve a grand hall,
on Thursday next, at her house, in St. James's.
square.
The troops recently returned from H de-
clue, that t'l-y never /4.We,, upon Prra firma, as
they were, during the wade time of their stay
there, up to the knees in dae and wad.
The last Bath arrivals are,
1.1,1 It..ers,Lnrd Baam, 1.04, Wratol, Sir H. and Lady
W401:111 thpl.net. e).,t ie.., Adai al and Mrs. Kauspe.
Ca!ossl aid Mr. Niclual.aas,(7.l..stell.l4 Mrs. Noiera
tel sod Mrs. Coto. el 11a•fl.rte.-, cyju. -1 sad lir,.
Wheals, Co:ame. Lab*, Co'c..,llo.ses, sad Calomel &OWN.
Lady Pain/. and the Hon. Miss Decal eons,
left tawn, yesterday, in their carriage and tour, with
two out-riders, on a visit to Her lt.yal I fighness
the Princess of Wenn', arid refuted at five o'clo.k
to dinner.
llr Duke of Bs/rue:sae and the Marquis of
WoociST Er left town last Monday for Btd:rsnton.
Earl Firreisciant and Viscount MIVr.:I left
',urn on Wednesday, f,,r Wentwooth-House, near
Rotherham, Yorkshire.
Earl ants Countess Gosomr to gave a grand dinner
yesterday, at their horse, Upper Harley-street. to
Earl S.,IIIOWICII, Earl and Countess Conn:sone
Viscount and Viscountess C•aegrom, Sir Asu aau
Cs.aete, General Sir CIIA sees Ross, ant Miss
Bea root ; and in the evening were joined by •he
Countess of P inGrO•4 and Lady D•WSOPT.
Mr. Ltwn's Tragedy of " 4J.ietaa; or, 'lhr
?raids of a Sv.ele Lyme," is now in rehearsal, at
Drury-lane Th-atre, an l will be brought forward
very soon. The Young Rosetta, Mr. ELL/Vrol4,
Mr. BAes 7211fte, and Mrs. Pow et. c, have the pro.
sninent charatiers. The scenery and decorations
will be splendid.
Ile Gentlemen of the Bath Harmonic Club gave
a most su:wrb entertainment, on Monday last, at
the Lower Rooms in that City, to all the beauty and
fashion of Bath. It was a ball and magnificent
supper. The tables were covered with a profusion
of every delicacy of the season ; the wines were ex-
cellent ; and the singing after s.ipper included
many approlniate and pointed novelties, amongst
which we must particularise two new songs and a
duet. Two glees, the composition of the Hon. and
Rev. Attoust vs B•P et, were very much admired ;
they were accompanied on the Piano Forte by that
gentleman. So pleased were the Gentlemen with
their entertaiameat, that they meet this day to dine
and drink " Meek* awl hopp,err le their Ku-
tiedr:lt." The Right Hon. the Eel of Lives and
Mctvisst, and the Hon. Major Hast.Yzniteon,
are President and Vice-President.

_ -
It gives Us a great degrerof pleatore is having
occaiion to ouserve the tame of la illuafrious
patron, as that of the Duke of Si.sias. ialiSard
to the play fill for the benefit of Mrs. Ctur-
TILIIII:Ce, whose husband was ten years E.wn
of me Guards at 3:. James's ; on which even.
ing she has
.arranged 'nee a fund of eater-
tamment. as cannot fail of meeting the appro-
bation of a generous public. When we medi-
tate on the exalted sphere in life which this lady
held in inciety, and the numerous as of humanity
anJ benevolence she has conferred on the nerdy.
we have not the shallow of a doubt, that the sane
spirit of philanthropy will be placed in regaisiitoo,
and thriftier receipts of the hulas* Will be the fruit
of a bumper.


'NNW. 71

. _ Lisr INbI4 NO=
A General Court of the Preget-tors of the Vele ,
II di.. Company was yesterday held, pureuatr -s
public notice, at the !nth' House.
Seen alter twelve o'clock. the Cretonne* hevirte
r ken his seat, rose. ausi b.iefly s:ated, that throb-
j•-41 for came a General se,JCITI Ma., for the pore
pose of taking into considetatiesss l'.' non fro .
the Court of Direcire s, relative to rhe late MAN •
Cornwallis. Tee adverticernent which called the
toeethet„ he said, had hinted merely a. the lonia. 1
-ess which was to be laid hc:tote them, an.l hr low t
had to inform them, that it was the opinion oi the
Court of Dire& •s, attar $,!7iP consideration, that
the fittest meiseol of ackrewledging the set vie• s of
the hoe Mercees Corns allis. would be tie Make some -;
pet:tinier! compliment to his sum sine. For this
purpose they had come to a resolution, which thould
'sr read, and it would then be competent for any
Proprietor to snake any motion, or propose Any
amendne.tt hr thought proper.
. The reseiution was then teed. The party:et of
it was, e that in coesideretinn of the Many services -
of the late Marquis Cornwallis, is sfetenzi• g test
interests of the East India Company, the eintorit
of the salary, which, if alive, his Cerdship would
have been intitled to, for the remaind r of the year
On Tuesday morning His Ma'caw's hounds in which he died, and fur rte e whole lest iesideto
started a fine young deer, from the neighbnurh she ul I voted to his ers
of Smite, in iluckinghamihire. His Royal High- 1 hie. R. Jaen, N more.', that the correspor.
nen the Duke of Cu stet AND, and about fit y between thelate Marquis Cornwallis and the board
Gentlemen, were present at the starting, wilicidtoct I of Dsreetres, Immediately previous, and subsequent
place about ten o'clock. go the time of ho last appuintmen., should be sead.
The deer, at starting, went with very great swift- , is was objstled to by some Geritiensteh, on
ness across Stoke Common, through the woods and pound. that it was not a sultitel that t.ould oro-
inclnsures, Lv Bulstrnde, crossing the country by I d• ce discussion.; and, therefore, there could be no
Cashiohitty.Perk, the teat of the Earl of ESSEX, by occasion for reasons the correvondeace.
Watford, towards St. Aileen's, where he made a After a short ronveroctirm on the it:hive!, it was.
41011'.it back. and was taken afoot five miles to the at length. aereed, -hat the papers s' (lea be read. as
right of Watinrd, after three hours and a half hard that would be •he CA !y cruet ion the Prop i•or •s tad
rnnr.ing. The Duke IS Ct.assestLasin followed the to judge by, in agreeing to the proposition of the
chase the whole time. Very few of she Sports- .Direttors.
men were present when the cher was taken. Most The letters were then read. They commenced
of the horses were knocked up. in January, leCee, with the peopled matte ti the
The Earl of Ai saweaer, the new Master of the Marquis to go out ag.in so !neer. elk .etsiste,A
Hounds, was not present, as expected. answer, accepti!.g that offer, was Met, •. an ..1 all
the letters received from Pies loodsiii.: iron. the
time of his departure from England to the time of
his eescrh. In these he descrteed et the .'
Comp sny to be ie a very bad state; ands, in foe •st.
lire; ive a sketc = f :!se plan he i tended to adept. we
.ss to retreve thine This letter was not read, as it
was vatted by tee Cliaser..4, that some of :.be plans
•ketched cur es it were te..v carrying into 'gra is
India, and though the evil which might re ult f's "it
their disclosure was very now-, he thou hi it
better, if there were no gmelemen perriewa Ay '
acx•ous. net to make them public.
Mr. R. J sceson rose for the purpose of sub-
mitting a re •t on to the consideration of the court.
He said :t WAS not meessary for him to enter into
detail of the merits of the lase Noble Marquis. His
Oriental political career was entirely under their
immediate inspettiun, and with so much wisdbin
did he reform the different abuses which misted.
that even those who felt their incomes curtailed by
it, were the first sn ackeowledge hss meths. Old'
of the first principles uhkh that Nob* Leediati

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his lite in Intfia, he should have the teens
tit returning to his native coantry, and enjoeing the
fruits of his labour. The Hots. Gentleman then
went into a statement of the various benefits which
fedi. had derived from the services of the Mar-
ta.s Cornwallis ; particularising his establishraaat of
Courts of Jarisprudence, by which he compelled
a groper admin•stration of justice, and his regard
and attention to the comforts of the natives, as well
as the Europeans. It was not necessary, he thought,
ter remind them of the military talents of the Noble
Marquis. Every pet son .nast remember the 'Pieter? ;
gained over the turbulent •Ti.ipo Sultan. When
under vie walls of Seringapatatn, the abilities he
;hewed as a warrior were only surpassed by his
conduct as a statesman, and a man who had nothiag
else at heart, but the benefit of the Campo!.
Nothing, in his opinion, could be more znagnanle
mous than the conduct of the Noble Marquis its
giving up his share of the prize mosey, to tae
Ji-
sided among the %/liters, who were rathsr dis-
contented at the loss :hey experienced by the treaty
at that time entered into. He then detailed the '
various achievements which had been performed
by the Noble Margins ; and After dwelling for some
time on the circurnaance of his death, when en-
deavouring to advance the interest of the Corp.
pony, he concluded by moving a resolution, the pot.
port of which was, 4' that the remainder of tee .
lAry for the year in which the Marquis of CeetwiAtig
died, together with time year and a half's tar? h..- •
sides, should be voted to his repreeentstive, attd ais.. ,
ttie discount which the Marquis. if he listed. wou'i
have been entitled to, on treesinitteng it to England "
sir NVel.t.t.ase Byairoweiss concurred in the
eulogises+ on the %Larval& Cornwallis; ante after
entering into a very lone stud intricatenutenteitt of
the increase and decrease of the debt *fed* from
which he submitted, that the affairevot /Wits were
now in the most flourishing state ; he concluded by
moving, as an Amendn.cnt, " that the mosey voted
shooid he equally divided between the praise Mar. too
qui& Cornwallis, and his sister, Lady Marg Single. I
ton." , •
The CHAIIIMAN. is making KM! obtervedees es
the sentiments which had been eieressed by the
Him. B.ronet (Sir William Burroughs), said, he
differed entitely with respect to the state oS India. I
as it was his opinion that the affairs of the Company
bad been managed in a most extravagant manner.
However, that was nut at present before them. but
would be the subject of future investigation. With
reeved to statements which bad been wade in she
Nzwspaaers, particularly a weekly publication, Mat
the Compatty were obliged to borrow two millious
from Government, and which had been referred
to in she course of the day; he said he thought it ne-
cessary to state. that that moviey was due by G,.vern.
ment fur the expence :ncurred by the Compaii., to
sending men from India to Egypt. It was also
as:maim notion wl37ch was entertained by many, that
the Comosny were indebted to Government seven
milli ins. This was made cut by calculating the
310,0001. a-year which the Company were to par
far the renewal of their charter. It W4l to be con-
sidered, however, that the pa hr= of that sum "as '
only a coitteigency. The table Chairmaie