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of !Middlesex, stating certain abuses to exist in Cold-Bath-field's
prison. He stated, that the Jury had been dissolved on the Sd
pf November, hut that they had afterwards obtained an order
from the Court of Quarter Session for inspecting the prison.
The Petition was read, and after a few words from Mr. Per-
ieval, wits ordered to lie on the table.
Sir 3. Newport moved fur a Copy of all orders issued by the
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland for completing the Irish Militia,
whether by ballot or by volunteers, under the Act of the 42d
of the King.— Agreed to.
General Gascoigne moved for au Account of all Salt exported
during the last three years, distinguishing the ports from whence.
Ordered.
Mr. Henke:: moved for an Account of the amount of the
Exemptions granted under the Property Art, on Property of
Foreigner, In the Funds ; and for an Account of the amount of
Bank Notes, including Bank Post Bills, in circulation during
the last year. Orderi7d.
Mr. Ponspebv moved for Copies, or Extracts, of the Intel-
ligence received by Ministers ou the IWI of November, in re-
glad to Bomaparte's Orders for a inure rigorous enforcement of
his Decree against the Commerce of this Country.—Agreed to.
Mr. Poust.nby gave notice for Monday, of a motion for the
productina of any CoMmunication made to Ministers by the
United States, in regard to the French Decree.
• Mr. Pereeval gave notice, that on Monday he should move
for leave to bring in a Bill, for preventing the Exportation of
Cotton Wool and Bark.
The Ilense then went into a Committee of Ways and Means.
Mr. rercexal proposed a Duty of 9d. additional on every
pound of Cotton Wort exported from Great Britain to the Con-
tinent of Europe. Ile next proposed, on the exportation of
every Bushel of Salt to the Continent, an Excise Duty of 9d.
Sonic conversation ensued ; and the Resolutions were agreed to,
and die Report ordered to he received on Monday.
Mr. Perceval moves the Order of the Day, for the House to
resolve into a Committee on the Bill for carrying into effect
the Orderi in Couucil. He stated, that he wished the Coat-
tnittee to be gone into, pro forma, as he had various new Clauses
and Aawndtacitts to oiler, which would, in a great measure, do
away the objections of Gentlemen to the Bill.
Mr. Ponsonby observed, that since this morning at three
o'clock a change had taken place in the Right Hon. Gentleman's
sentiments. With regard to himself he objected to its principle
entirely, as it was repugnant to every idea of candour and ho-
nour ; indeed, it struck him as the most poor and contemptible
project he had ever heard of.
Mr. Brand, Mr. Davies Giddy, and Mr. H. Martin, were de-
termined to divid: the House, on which the Ciallery was cleared.
For the Motion, t 18—Agaiust it, 32—Majori.y, S,ti. The Report
was committed pro forma, when it was ordered to he received
on Monday. The Howe then disposed of the remaining Orders
of the Day, and adjourned till then.

PRO V INC IA LS.

Blir %Orr!. EFFEETS OF TOE LATE sevenr. WEATHER.
In the interior of the country the severity of the weather 11;:s
been productive of great calamity. The fall of snow on the
North road has been particularly heavy, and in many places is
said to have been forty feet deep. In the vicinity of Biggies-
wade
the Newcastle and other mails were stopped, and so corn-
pletely involved in snow, that it was founil necevary to extri-
cate them by the assistance -.Calmat number of hands. The
Portsmouth roach lost its way, and was nearly overturned.
Two female passengers were frozen to death on the outside, and
we fear we shall have to record a numerous list of afflicting
events in consequence of the extreme violence of the storm. The.
Exeter mail coach was unable to proceed beyond Overton,
'Where the passenger:, stopped. The guard with great difficulty
came forward with the mails over fields, &c. The Gloucester
and Worcester moil coaches were sopped two miles beyond
Bence:. The guard* brought forward the mails on horseback.
The Bristol mail was twice deg out of the snow. The heavy
Liverpool coach, which left Loudon early. on the morning of
Friday se'unight. did not reach 0 %ford till eleven at night.
There w:ts so heavy a tall of snow on Thursday night, drifted
by the wind blowing violently fiion the E. N. E. that the road
frum Bath to Landon, was blocked up nt.ar Kennet, and after
several uneffeetual attempts to remove it, the guard found it
advisea:,te to forty I'd the maik in a post chaise. As the Exeter
mull "lei was gning down Marlborough hill, on the same
Light, sit, hun.es took in the souw, and before they could be

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extricated, . one of them perished. A valuable horse, belonging
ton post coach, was also lost in the snow, near Kennet.
During the severity of the weather a sentinel on guard at
Woodbridge Barracks is said to have perished ; and another
Seidler, who tried to reach the Barracks near Bury, was lost in
the snow.
KELSO, FER. 15.—0 n Saturday week a very severe frost•
conimenced, which has continued till this morning, but there
are some appearances of a change. On Friday evening a heavy
gale of wind came on, which continued to blow during the
greater part of the night, accompanied with a considerable fall
of drifted snow. In this neighbourhood we have not ex peri-
etwed much inconvenience, but some of the' roads in Berwick-
shire, we understand, are nearly blocked up. On Saturday the
Kelso and Bern ick carrier, when within four miles of Berwick,
feund the road so much blocked up, that he was obliged to Te••
tut n, leaving his carts behind. In the south, the falls of so ,w
most have been much more severe, as the London mail, which
should have reached Berwick on Saturday night at eleven.
o'clock, did not arrive there till yesterday, and yesterday's had
not arrived when the post left Berwick this morning at one.
BninuToN, Fan. 15.—The weather an Friday morning
was so tremendous to our stage-coachmen and their passengers.
that they all prudently declined the prosecution of their respee•
tive juuruies, and returned, after' having proceeded a few mils*
on the road. Nor was an Uudertaker who had to convey a
corpse to London in a hearse, on that day, less mindful of this
safety of sirs passenger; he therefore deferred his journey till
the following morning. The snow was so drifted in many of the
hollow. ways, that a gentleman's carriage,. which, stuck is
one of them, required the aid of seven men to dig it out.
Yesterday morning the body of a man floated on shore at the
ark of the Chest Arms Tavern, in a. most dreadful stater the
her, thighs, and lower part of the body have been either torn
or eat away, and his right arm lir wauttng, and the rest of his
body is quite black, apparently with bruises, and there a ( re no
clathes about it, except a kind of handkerchief tied round the
neck. It is conjectured that the unfortunate man has been I i her
jammed between two vessels, or blown Up with gnu-powder.
lord Charleville's beautiful seat at Teilamore has, we under+
stand with,. great regret, been consumed by are, owing to the
negligence one of the servants. The fire is said. to have cow.
menced in the attic story, which soon communicated to the lead
on the roof, and the streams of melted lead soon ran in such tor-
' rents, that no person could venture to enter the house to afford as-
sistance. The furniture, and every thing contained in the house,
were all consumed. lito life was lost.
TUESDAY'S LONDON GAZETTE.

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BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED.
John Wilkins and Thomas Lacey, of Basinghall-street, Lan-
doa, factors.
BANKRUPTS.
John Rickards, of Colchester, draper, to surrender March 3.
4, and 29, at eleven, at the Griffin Inn, Colchester. Attornies,
M r.. 1. tiarjeant, Colchester, and Messrs. Hanson and Birth,
Chancery-lane, London.
John Harvey, of Springfield, Essex. bricklayer, February
23, March 5, and 29, at ten, at Guildhall, lainttan. Attornies,
Mr. Bigg, Hatton-garden, and Mr. Copland, Cielmsford.
Alexander Davis and Nathan Davis; of I.ittle Carter-lane,
Doctor's Commons, warehousemen, Feb. 20,'27, and March QC
at ten, at Guildhall, London. Attorney, Mr. Sudlow, Moan-
went-yard, London.
Richard *Miley, of Epsom, Surrey, pork-butcher, Feb. rs. at
eleven, March 1, at twelve, and 29, at one, at Huildhall,..London.
.ittorney, Mr. Guy, Epsom.
Peter and Thomas Jarman, of Llanfihangel, Brympabesa,
Brecon, wool dealers, March 8,9, and 29, at ten, at the Swan
Inn, Brecon. Anomie', Mr. Lvtin Evans, Itheyder, Radnor-
shire, and Mess. Meredith and Robins, Gray's Inn. London.
Joshua Bank. Lay, of Manchester, cotton-manufactarer, Febs
2:3, March 1, and 29, at eleven, at the Bridgewater Arms. Man-
chester. Attornies, Mr. Philip Hurd, King's Bench Wags.
Temple, London, and Messrs It. IL and C. Jackson, Man-
chester.
George Simpson, of Copthall Chambers, Merchant, Feb. 201
27, and March 29, at ten, at Guililhar, London. Attornies, Meals.
II (times and Leak Mark-lane.
William Ainsworth, of Manchester, innkeeper, Pt+. 21,
at eleven, and . March 29, at four, tit the Britlgewfiter Anal,
Mancheseei, Attornies, Mr. Huxley, Pump-Nldt Tem*
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London, un Mr. Dicas, Sterkpurt, Cheshire.

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