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London, England, 1812-02-29 00:00:00

NOTTINGHAM WATCH AND WARD BILL.

On bringing up the Report ot the above Bill,
Mr. J. SMITH expressed his thanks to the Right
Hon. Secretary for extending the provisions ot the
Bill throughout the kingdom. He considered it to

be a 1111 calculated to be useful to the manufactur•
ing districts.
.He • represented the town to be in a
stale of perfect tranquility, which was to be ascribed
to the good Condirct of the lower orders.
Sir Joury NEWPORT complained that he had not
received a copy of the printed B.it, and of course
did not understand the precise bearing of it. He
wa§ averse to extending the Penal Code, already, he
-observed, too bloody. He had seen the excellent
effects produced in other countries, particularly in
the States of Tuscany, under the administration of
affair's by Leopold, by more lenient systems of
,nishment. He charged the Right Hon. Secretary
with hurrying the 13111 through the House.
Mr. KECK defended the Right Hon. Secretary
from the imputation, and stated-, that. thoilgh the
nature of the case
.required 'expedilion, the Bit
had nevertheless been twice re-committed, and
every opportunity (riven -tor due consideration.
Mr. Secretary RYDER thought the Hon. Baronet
bond faith with him without rhyme or reason, fur
long discussions had taken pl,ce on the 13iil doring
the Honourable Baronet's absence, which he. la-
mented. •
The Report Was 'agreed to, and the Bill ordet ed
.to be read-a third time on Monday.
LOCAL MILITIA BILL.

The House went into a Committee on the Lc.:ll
Militia Bill.
Several clauses were objected to, and, in conse-
quence, postponed. Considerable discussion took
place on various pans of the Bill, in which Mr.
Whitbread, Mr. Ryder, Mr. C. W. Wynne, Mr.
Bankes, Mr. H. Sumner, Mr. Vansittart, Lord A.
Hamilton, Mr. Leigh Krek, Mr. Goulburn, Lord
Pkilmerstone, Colonel Bastard, and other
able Members participated. Some atnendm,nts
were proposed, but most of the clauses were ag.eed
to and filled up, without any material alteration be-
ing made.
The House resumed, when Mr. I4USHINGTON
brought up the report, and the Bill was ordered to
be recommitted on Monday.
Lord PALMERSTONE brought in the Mutiny Bill,
which wa3 read a first, and ordered to be read a se-
cond time on Monday.
Adjourned at Eleven o'Clock.

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LONDON,

SATUIMAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1812.

'Just before this Paper was put to press, we re-
ceived some more American Papers, from which
the following are extrabs:—
" WAsHits;Groti, JAN. 31.—The 1-Itiose of Re-
presentatives yesterday concurred, by a majority of
three votes, in the Report of the Committee of the
whole for striking out so much of the Bill 'row be-
fore them as authorises the building of an additional
number of frigates."—Nat. Intel.
" We understand that the Committee on Foreign
Relations have lately had a meeting, at which con-
siderable unanimity prevailed among the Members as
to the ulterior measures which they intend to report;
.and, it is believed, they only wait the arrival of the
groper period to pr,sent to the House of Represen-
tatives a coutse consistent with the honour of the
country.—Same Poper.

On Tbur•day last the SPEAKER of the Hon'se of
Representatives presented a statement from the Se-
cretary of the Treasury, of the Exports from the
United States, previous to October i, 1811.

Amounting in tit whole-to upwards of . Dol. 61,0e0,0c0
Consisting of domestic produds, about 45,000,000

f Foreign

t6,000,0c0
--6r,000,0z0
Of which was exported to Great Britain and her
Dependencies, about
To FRANCE, Ray

20,070,,,,0s

t , so°, Too ! !

" Symptoms of !Par is Earnest.—Mr. FOSTER,
says the Federal Republican, has lately comp ihuted
to dispel the gloom which has overcast the city
of Washington, by the most spiendid entertainment
(as report goes) ever given in America. As this
Minister has certainly ascertained from the Exe-
cutive the the to which the army is to he em-
ployed, how happens it, that instead of de-
thanding his audience of leave, he has gone
on to- fit up his house in a sp.endid• style, and
is'engaged in entertaining Congress and the heads
of departments. The Secretary at War, we learn,
was among the numerous guests, while Mr. MAnr-
sox absented himself to keep up appearances, and
avoid the stridures of democratic newspapers."

The accounts which have recently been received

from the North of Spaia state, that the French are

falling back. It is generally supposed that they are
suffering severely for want of provisions, but we
believe that the fait is, that a'considerable number
of French troops are actually on their march out of
Spain.

By the [Reeler, Captain ROBERTS, which has
arrived in thirteen days from St. Lucar, we learn that
SouLT has made 'an application to the Government
of Cadiz, offering to permit the exportation of wines
from Seville, on condition of receiving wheat and
flour from Cadiz. Two American vessels, laden
with flour and bread for Cadiz; have been taken by
some French privateers, and carried into St. Lucar,
where the crews have been treated with the utmost
se erity.

A Debate of con3iderahle length took place List
night in the 1-Int:se of Lords the Marquis of
LAN3DOWNE'S Motion respecting the Orders in
Council. lie was answered in the most able and
aJtisfaClory manner by BAT__iIUAST, to whose
sp, ech we beg to call the attention of our livaders.
The motion was negatived by a large majority.

This morning the biddihg for the ensuing Lottery
to.l place, when Messrs. RICHARDSON and Co.
having ,bid - 161. 7s. 3d. were declared to be the

purchasers.

Yesterday, •abort t vo o'clock, Viscount:CASTLE-
REAGH had an audience of the PaiNcP. REoswr, at
Carlton Palace, when his. Royal Highness was
pleased to appoint his Lordship Secretary of State
for Foreign .Atiairs, and delivered to him the Seals
• ot. Office accordingly.
Yesterday the Duke of BEDFORD, the Earl of
LIVERPOoL, 'Lord ERSKINE, and Mr. PERCEVAL,
11...1 audiences of the PRINCE REGENT, at Catlton
pat ace.

The Duke of 'Yoax.'s Military Levee was put off
again -yestitrday, owing to his Royal Highness not
being sufficiently recovered from his sprained ancle ;
be -v, as, however, we are happy to say, well enough
to go out in the afternoon, in his carriage, to Carl-
ton Palace, and had an audience of the Pazigcs
11 ENT. '

The Duke of SUS3EX has very condescendingly
consented to preside at the .ensuing Anniversary
Festival of the New, Musical Fund.- •
Yesterday a Court, of Directors *as held at the
vast India House, when Major-General T. kitsuop
was appointed Commander in Chief, and second in
Council atliornbiy. Captain FloorEit was sworn
into the cooimand of the Earl Howe, destined to
Bengal direct. The Cuurt adjourned at six o'clock
to this day.