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MARCH 20, isle.

We are unable to communicate to our Readers
any further intelligence respecting the French Squa-
dron. The strength and continuance of the Easterly
winds have, no doubt, retarded the arrival of the
the information. The Myrtle, which left the Bul-
wark on the t t th, could riot fetch Falmouth till the
16th. The situation of the enemy's ships, and the
Tremendous and Poiaiers, were considerably to the
Westward of Sr RICHARD KING's Squadron ; it is
therefore not surprising, with the wind. so much at
East, the reult should not yet be known. Admiral
-DURHAM stood dawn Channel yesterday about noon,
with four sail of the line, from St. Helen's.

Some disagreeable accounts from Manchester
reached town this morning; riots are said to havj
broken out, and a considerable body of troops
have been ordered 'thither ; but the Manchester
Journal is silent on thesubjea.

The Debate upon Lord Beaapiunoses Motion
took place (as we stated it would) yesterday. Lord
GRENVILLE, from the recent calamity in his family,
did not attend ; , Lord GRILY, however, was present,
and took a share in the Debate. We are prevented
by want of room from milking any observation*
upon this most interesting discussion : we can
only say, that the result sliews, in the most
unequivocal manner, the sentiment's entertained
by their Lordships, respeling the present Admini-
stration and their Opponents. Lord BOIURINGDON'S
motion, the obvious objea of which was to efVea
the removal of the present Ministers, on account of
their opinions on the Roman Catholic Claims, was
negatived by an immense majority. We may also
collea from this decision, the sentiments of the
House of Peers upon the Claims of the Roman Ca-
tholics, because they, in faQ, formed the real ground
of the discUssior?, and of the division, last night,

Yesterday Lord Kama had an audience of the
PRINCE REGENT, at Carl►on House, and took leave
of his Royal Highness, previous to his leaving town
to take the command of the Channel Fleet. His
Lordship was to leave town this morning, at five
o'clock.'

Yesterday the JUDGE ADVOCATE had An audience
of the PRINGE REGENT, at Carlton House, and took
his Royal Highness's commands upon some Courts
Martial.

Yesterday the Dukes of CLAKV4CII and C4N-
BRIDGE had audiences of the PRINCE REGENT•

This day, at one o'clock, the PRINCE REGENT wilt
hold a Privy Council at Carlton House. The RE-
CORDER of LONDON will attend, and make his re-
port of the convias capitally convicled at the last
Session in the Old Bailey.

JOHN HORNE TOOKE, Esli.-4n Wednesday
night, about t 2 o'clock, this Gentleman, who has
long been known in the political world, closed his
mortal career, at his house, at Wimbledon, in the
77th year of his age. He had been for several
weeks in a decining state, and had lost the use of his
lower extremities. A few days ago, mortification
appeared, and rapidly advanced. Dr.PEARSON, Mr.
CLINE, Mr. Tooke's two daughters, and Sir
FRANCIS BURDETT, • attended on him, and. he
was informed that his dissolution was approach-
ing. He signified, with a placid look, -that he
was fully prepared, and bad reason to be grate-
ful for having passed, so long and so happy a life,
which he would willingly have had extended if it
had been possible. He expressed much satisfaation
that he shoo',! be surrounded m his last moments by
those who were most dear to him., He professed his
perfea confidence in the existence of a Supremeßeing,
whose final purpose was the happiness of his crea-
tures. The eccentric facetiousness for which he
was so remarkable did not forsake him till he be-
came speechless, and even then his looks wore an
asped of cheerful resignation. A. short time be-
fore his death, When he was supposed to be in a
elate of entire insensibility; Sir FRANCIS BURDETT.
mixed up a cordial for him, which his me-
dical frit lads told the Baronet it would be to
no purpbse to administer, but Sir FaAN.crs 'perse-
vered. in offering it, and raised Mr. Tuoxa with
that view: The letter opened his eyes, and scrim;
who offered the draught, took the glass and drank
the contents with eagerness. He had previously
observed, that he should not be like the man at
Strasburgb, who, when doomed to death, re-
quested time to pray, till the patience of the
Magistrates was exhausted, and then, as a last
expedient, begged to be .p.inaitted to close his
life with his favamite amusement of nine.pin,- but
who kept bowling on, with an evident determina-
tion. never to finish the-game.—He desired that no
funeral ceremony should be s,iid over his remains,
andthat six of the poorest men in the parish should
have a guinea each fbr bearing him to the vault which
had been prepared in hisgarden. Thus ended the life
of a person who had excited noslight degree of pnblic,
attention—whose attainments, scientific and classi-
cal, were profound ; and who, if his mind had not
unfortunately taken a political bias which gerverned
his whole charaCter, might have been one of the
most useful and valuable ornaments of society.

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