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rpaa,dea. the Marine Pattilion; by an pathc;rity far-
eiceeding . mMe and I .enclose, for their Lord
ships" information, a copy of the Report be made
me on-tho conduct •of the Officers. serving in, that
Battalioni to which, ex,clusive of those belonging
to the Squadron, are added 'Capt. 'Hardinge, of the
Salsette, and-, several Other Officers, now on their
passage to India to join.their Ships.
-Captain Butterfield' and Lieutenant Cochrane of
the Transports,' were, on all occasions ready to for-
ward the service; and we are 'particularly indebted
to Captains Cameron, Christopher, and Moring, of
the Honourable. 'company's Ships Ditches of
Gordon, Sir William. Pulteney, and Comet, who
particularly exer-ted.themselVes in assisting the troops
through the surf. . . •
It-is impossible for me to transmit any Returns of
the StotKktaken -by this opportunity, or of the state
of the Bato, 'of 68 guns, in Seamen's Boy ; bilt it
is, however, ,so strongly reported, that the, Enemy
haS not completely succeeded in his attempt to
burn, her, that•l have sent Captain Percy- to take
possession of Pier;, and, if possible, to inOve her
into safety, as the Enemy , has totally abandoned
her. , ' •

Captain' D,ownman,. of the Diadem, will have the
honour of delivering this Dispatch to
_their Lord-
ships, and from the intelligent manner in' which I
Am satisfied he will explain every-movement, and the
causes by which I have been a&nated, -I trust he
will require. no further recommendation to their
Lordships protection.
I cannot, however, 'conclude this Letter with-
out assuring their Lordships, that I know no in,
stance where a stronger degree of confidence and
unanimity has been exemplified between the two
professions than on the present occasion ; and I
humbly hope this circumstance,, coupled with the
meritorious and successful issue of Sir David Baird's
military -diSpositions,‘ will recommend this Arma-
ment to His Majesty's most gracious fat•our and
prote6tion.—l have the honour to be, Sir,
Your most obedient humble Servant,

HOME POPH.A.M,
His Majesty's Ship Belliqueux, Table-Bay,
nth January, 'Sob. •
SlR—After the public orders issued by General
Sir David Baird, I. feel it unnecessary to trouble
you with any further report on the condu& of the
Marine Brigade, than
.to send you a copy of it. I
never witnessed more zeal and deterinined spirit than
was universally prevalent ; and I take the liberty of
annexing the names of all the volunteei Officers
and I return my thanks to them, as well as those
Officers from the Indiamen, so ably led by Captain
Edmeads, of the William Pitt, to whom I am par-
ticularly indebted for his exertions:

I 1-ive the honour to be, &c..
. ' (Signed) GEO. BYNG.
To iS'ir Home Popham K. B. Commodore. . s
* Captain Harding, Lieutenants Pigot, Graham, Suther.
land,.24Mgay, Carew, and Pearce.

At a Meeting of the Law :Association, held fn the
Middle Temple Hall, the 24th day of February,.
1806,
Mr. ATTORNBY;-GENERAL in The Chair;

The Major's Circular Letter,-of the 17th, being
read, as follows, .

t€ To the Members of the Law Association,
" Gentlemen,

r have had the' honour lo receive a Letter from
the LORD CHAN CELLOR, wherein his Lordship informs
me, that the various and incessant duties of his
office having rendered it impossible for him to fulfill
the trust reposed in him, as Lieut.-Colonel of the
Law Association, he has been under the necessity
of resigning his Commission ; and his Lordship de-
sires that I would communicate t 9 the Corps that he
leaves them with much regret, and that he shall
Ways remember, withgratitude, the partiality which
led to their original recommendation of him to His
Majesty : and his Lordship is pleased to add, that in
remaining on the-roll (though a non-effeCtiveMember
of the Association, if that honour shall be allowed
.11-iin), he shall feel as warm an interest in its pros-
perity as when be had the distinction of being placed
At its head. •

". In consequ,ence of the above communication,
I request that the Members of the Law Association
.(as well non-effective as effeEtive) will assemble in
the Middle Temple Hall, on Monday, the 24th inst.
at half-past two o'clock precisely, to concert such
measures as may then be thought necessary.

I am, Gentlemen, ,
" Your obedient humble Servant,
" J. READ, Major."

"Lincoln's...lnn, Feb. 17,,1306."

• Upon the Motion of WILLIAM ALEXANDER, Esq.
(a Captain in the Corps), seconded by, SAMUEL
MARRYAT, Esq. (a Private in the Corps); it was
unanimously • • . .
Resolved, That,the Law Association would, upon
any 'other occasion, have received intelligence of
Lord ERSKINE'S Resignation with the utmost regret.
Ittit they reflex, with satisfaCtion, that he has re-
signed the Command only that he may dedicate his
whble time to more important duties, to share iri
His Majesty's Councils, and to execute 'the first
judicial office in the Kingdom; They congratulate
themselves that in losing, as a Military Body, his Lord-
ship's aid, they shall participate With all the SubjeCts
of the Empire in the benefits to be 'expeeled from
the exercise of his splendid talents. in his station.—
They will esteem it an honour •to have his ,name
continued upon their rolls. They receive, with gra-
titude, his wishes for their prosperity, and, will
never.forget the kindness and attention which, dur-
ing his Command; he uniformly shewed them both
individually and collealively.
Resolved, Tliat the Major be requested to com-
municate this Resolution to the Loan CHANCELLOR.

FOLIC E,OFFICEy UNION-HAIL.-On Thursday
Catherine, Brown, charged for stealing in the shop of
Mr.Kerrison, in the High:Street, in the Borough,
a piece of ribbon, was, after a long examination,
fully committed for trial at the Sessions.
This unfortunate woman' was one of the tribe who
commit such frequent depredations on the shop=.
keePers in and about the metropolis ; she had a long'
scarlet cloak, well-fitted. for the purposes of conCcal-
mert; and to ga still farther had a child in her arms,
which on her commitment she very frankly conifss-
ed d borrowed -one. . • •

NORFOLK AGRICULTURAL SOWETk2.

THE General Meetinz of this Society was holden
at Lynn; on the 19th inA. present,

• T. W. COKE, Esq. President,
1. nostr.F.r, Esq. 1 L. SiLrE, Es 9.
H. STY LEMAN, Esq. T. BACGF., t;sq.
E YRES, Esq. T. P. BA(.:GF, Esq.;
M. DICKENS, Esq. H. BELL, Esq.
W. HOSTE, Esq.
Arid forty-seven of the principal Farmers and Agri-
culturists of the County. . •
The Premiums proposed to be given at the Anni-
versary for the improvement of Breeding Stock, and
for the encouraged-lent of Industry in this County,
were first 'agreed to; Judges were then
.appointed
to decide the merits of the claims now received,
Mr. E. BECK's, of Lexharn, for Water Meadows;
Mr. W. M. HILL'S, of Waterden, for Draining, and
for a Crop of Lucerne; Mr. Cog. E's, of Holkham,
and Mr. SEIiPING'S, ofSouthacre, for Sainfoin; and
also Mr. W. M. HILL'S; for the second Premium-for
Sainfoin; all whose reports will be received at the
Anniversary._
The claimants of the Premiums for Leicester
Wethers " were Mr. PURDY, of Egmere, and 'Mr.
JOHNSON,' of Kempston ; to. the former of whom
the first Premium was given, viz. a piece of Plate of
seven guineas value ; and to the latter the second
Premium, viz. a piece of Plate of five guineas va-
lue.
The claimants of the Premiums for Southdown
Wethers were, Mr. PURDY, of Egrnere, and Mr. H,
BLYTH, of Burnham. Mr. PURDY. gained the first
Premium, and Mr. BLYTH the second, which were
the same as for Leicesters:

Mr. GREGORY WRIGiIT, 'of Si John's, sheired
three Leicester Wethers, deeriled excellent sheep,
but being two-shear they, could not have been of..
fered for the Premiums,-even if proper notice had
.been given.
Mr. COKE sent three SontlidoWns ; two of them
were slanghtered; -an 'aged Wether and a shearling
EiVe. The Wether Weighed 1431 b. and his tallow
181 b. -The Ewe weighed 8 sib. and her tallow 191 b.
One of Mr. BLYTH'S, shearlings was slaughtered;
his weight 1021 b. and his tallow 2 I Ilb.
Mr. MONEY, of Rainham, sent a most excellent
aged" Wether; of the Leicester breed : he was al=

lowed to be the best Sheep killed at Lynzi for many
years past. His Wei-,0,-.ht was thus stated

Mutton
Fat - . ---- -- 224
Skin - - ---- - ; r 7
Offal
Heart and Pluck
Blood - - - - - - - -

_ Specimens of different Irassicas were exhibited,
and much approved as spring feed for tattle, viz.
the brassica polyniorpha (Siberian Turnip), cultir.
vated by. Mr. M. A. MACFARLEAN, and sent from
Hartlepool ,by a collier. _One of thesd weighed,
without the leaves and root, 1 i alb. Mr. MACFAR-
LEAN IS now 'publishing the history of this plant,
which seems destined, by its hardiness
,and natural
appearance, to 'supply- the desideratum of vegetable
food for cattle in tile spring, and upon heavy lands,
in some measure, -if not altogether,, to take place of
the Turnip.
The brassica gongulodes (a Turnip Cabbage)
I was also shewil.—l'his plant contains excellent
food, and is superior to the Swedish Turnip, in nu-
trition and exuberance, upon heavy soils ; but it
gives symptoms of running prematurely to seed.
Mr. NicHoLs, of Wood-house, ,near, Wisbeach,
sent Specimens of a Turnip Cabbage, which appear-
ed to be a brassica napobrassica ; but this tribe.of
• Plants is so contused, by reason bf the difficulty of
keeping them distinet, at the time, of their, blossom-
jug, that almost yearly, new varieties arise. One of
these weighing without the leaves and root, 81b.
This is a most excellent Plant for spring food ; Mr.
Nlcifor.s, at the latter 'end of March and beginning
of April, 1803, fed 447 -sheep hoggits Upon two
acres of this Plant, and they lasted 17 days.
iitr.M. A. MACFARLEAI4 was eleCied an Honorary
Member.

The following Members were deaed
T. T. Gl►rdon, Esq. of Letton, the Hon. W. Fitzroy, ,of
Witohinghatn, Mark Dickens, Esq. of Norwich, Geo. Rob.
Eyres, Esq. of Lynford, Mr. Freeman, of Swanton, Mr.
Sails, of Banner, Mr. Ellis, of Reepham,. Mr. M. Raven, of
Barton, Mr. I. Marsters, of Gayton, Mr. R. Tubbs, of To.
rington, Mr. A. Ward, of Castleacre, Mr. F. Hare, of Stan-
hoe, Mr. W. Brett, of Burnham 'Overy, the Rev. J. Cool-
ton, of Lynn, Mr. W. Wright, of Rougharn, Mr. T. Orton,
of March, in the Isle of Ely, and Mr. T. Griffin, of
pole.

, 'SIXTH DAY.--The Ticket No. 4;677, a Prize of
50001. , No. 17,047, a Prize of 20001. No. 1(0,391,-
and 21,277, Prizes of .5001. all' drawn yesterday,
were shared' and sold at BISH's Offices, No. 4,
Cornhill,.and No. g, -Charing-CrOss where several
other Capital Prizes in the pres'ent Lottery have
also been sold -in Shares, and where undrawn
Tickets and Shares are selling.
The, following is a State, of the Wheel at the
finish of yesterday's drawing
i . Prize or .• - ro,ooo
- - 503)
2000 •
• 5 - - rOOO
j
&c. &c. &c.
Tickets and Shares, warranted undrawn, are selling
at the followin'g reduced prices :
Ticket - - ,C 8: 8 o
o Eighth . - - r 0
Half - - 4 4
Quarter z o Sixteenth - a to 6 •
,Monday next will be the Seventh Day of Draw-
ing.. and the First-drawn Ticket next Thursday is
entitled to Five Thousand Pounds.

. SMITHFIELD MARKET, FEE. zB.

The supply of Beasts was this daytolerablY good,
though the market in general exhibited but an in-
different show' of Cattle ; Beef and Mutton. are
than our last report ; Veal and Pork are some-
thing cheaper, and the trade for the most part.was
rather flat. The sales in the Haymarket were dull ;
Hay has fallen in price since Mouday's market ;
Straw sold at an advanced price; , and.Clovee sup-
ports last price.—We subjoin 4 cone& statement of
the prices and nthnbers :

To sink the Offal per store of Sib.
Beef ss. od. to 6s od.--Alutton ss, od. to 6s, od.—Veal
6s. od. to 7s. 6d:—Pork ss. 6d. to 6s. 6d.
Beasts 7so.—Sheep zBoo.—Culvesl2s9.—Tigs 570.
• 1111THELELD HAYMARKET. ,
Hay 31. los. to 4L Jos.—Clover 41. 45..t0 I. ss.—Straw,
. , ;1. es. to 2.1. Ss.