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feet ; but he brad been advised not to present it till a
future opportunity. The Honourable Member
concluded, by moving, "'That the House should re-
iolve itself into a Committee, to consider of the
mode of carrying into effect the objects he had re-
ferred to in his speech."
Mr. ALEXANDER expressed a different opinion
from the Hon. Gentleman who preceded him. Ho
thought the question might as well be discussed
without any personal allusions to charaeter, and
warmly defended the conduit of Lord Annaly.
Mr. fiTZGERALD (Prime Serjeant of Ireland
before the Union) argued on tke same side, from his
own personal experience, of the proceedings of the
Court in which bird Annaly presided, and promised.
in some future stage of the Bill, to sheet that no
abuse wl;ttevcr was attributable to him. He was,
however, friendly to compensation being given to
those who had offices in the Exchequer for life ; and
also to others who, from, professional habits, and
being long in that ine of life, may be incapacitated
from turning themselves, at an advanced period of
life, to any other pursuits.
Some other Members were rising to speak, when
Sir E. COOTE observed, that the attendance was
then too thin to proceed upon business of such
portance, and moved that the House be counted ;
and there being only 2ti Members present, the House
adjourned till to-morrow.

COM NI AND OF TI({:IR M A.l EST) F..S
THEATRE-ROI:IL, DRURr-LANE.•
'fills EVENING will be performed a New Comedy, called
THE MARRIAGE PROMISE.
The Charaleii by Mr. C. Kemble, Mr. Dwyer, Mr. My-
ron, Mr llollingiwortli, Mr. itui. Mr. Palmer, Mr,.
Pope, Mr. Powell, Mr. Pors.o, Mr. Evain4. Mrs. Powell.
Miss Mellon, MN. Jordan, Mrs. fi,arks Mrs. Maddecks.
To which sit3l be
A HOUSE TO BE SOLD.
The pith Night of the N.-w Coined) will he no Saturday,

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THEATRR-R0r.11,, COVENT-GARDEN.
THIS EVENING will he re:et.ted a New Comedy called
JOHN BULL;
Or, AN ENGLISIIMAN's FIRE: SIDE.
The principal Charat4ers '
Mr, Lewis, Mr. Murray, Mr. Fawcett, Mr. Johnstone,
Mr. 11. Johnston, Mr. Blanchaid, Mr. Emery, Mr. ‘Vaddy,
Mrs. Gibbs, Mrs. Davenport, and Mrs. H. Johnston.
With a Lyrical Epilogue by Mr. Johnstone.
To which will be added,
THE LYING VALET.
To-moirow, the New Comedy, with The Farmer.

The CR I T ge 6 upon the Exhibition at Someniet House, wiil
be found in the last page.

THE BRITISH PRESS.

LONDON,
THURSDAY, M•Y 5.

The money market opened yesterday morning
upon a rise, and in the course of the day the 3 per
cent. Consols were done at 651. This improvement
was contrary to the general expalation, as many
warlike rumours were in circulation. Among the
most prevalent, it was said.that a very severe press
took place upon the River in the preceding night. It
was also confidently reported, that Government
had sent orders, through the Custom-house, to
prevent the sailing of several ships in the Thames,
laden with salt-petre, for Holland. Public rumours,
however, have so frequently proved false, they are
becorne inoperative ; and, in the absence of real
intelligence, the description of the buyers or sellers
has the principal influence upon the market. If
house of respe.lability, and supposed to possess
good information, sells :Jut to a considerable amount,
hundreds take the alarm, and follow the example.
If the same house buys to a considerable amount,
the same blind confidence follows, and hence this
daily fluauation in the Funds. This is the natural
consequence of a state of suspense, and the universal
feeling in the public mind that we just touch upon,
the crisis of the negotiation.

At half after nine o'clock yesterday morning, the
French Ambassador waited upon Lord fl A wicts-
ev, at his house in St. James's-square, and re..
mained in conference with him until after twelve.
We do not know what inference to draw from Cris
circumstance, but we think that so long a conversa-
tion, at a moment when the discussions are supposed
to be drawn to a point, appears extraordinary. The,
inference drawn upon'Change from the circumstance,
when known there, was probably unfavourable to
peaCe, as the Funds declined until the close of the mar-
ket. They left off, however, one per cent. higher than
upon the precedingday. Areport had also prevailed in
the morning, that the French five per cents. had
fallen to •49 ; but it had no effea, as the Stocks rose
•in the face of it, long after it was generally known.
From the conversation, however, which took place
last night, in the House of Commons, we fear the
result of the diplomatic conference in the morning,
is not pacific. Upon a Motion by Sir H. MI Ln-
MAY, that the Commissioners appointed to enquirc
into the abuses of the Navy, should report the pro-
gress which they had made, Captain MARKTWI
spoke of the French fleet with contempt ; and the
CHANCELLOR .of the EXCHEQUER, in answer to
the charge of neglea in our Navy, asserted that we
have 32 ships of the line in commission for the brae
service, and that if they are not completely manned,
it is merely out of tenderness to the commercial in-
terest. He also said, that in a very few days he would
have to lay an account of the preparations before the
House ; that he looked forward with anxiety to the
day when his conduit should be examined, and
would facilitate its arrival as much as possible.—
Nothing certainly occurred upon the subjea of the
negotiation, but the tone.and manner of the speak-
ers were conceived warlike by those who were pre.

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