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London, England, 1812-03-27 00:00:00

the whole iSstie in riper. Ueiitiertierl simuid
recoiled, that the whole capital in Bank Stock
was lent to the Public for thd term of its char-
ter, as well aq the amount of other large issnei
made on the faith of Parliament. The measure
now under consideration was, like the .original
Restrielion Bill, one not of" choice but necessity.
While our commercial relations with the Continent
continued as at present,—whilst the great foreign
expenditure of our military forces should continue
neceS,ary, it was fruitless to expect that ,we could
procure and maintain a circulatirin of the precious
metals within our territory. He hoped the time
would come when this migQit be safe and- practica.
tile.' The present Bill was to protect the subject
the intermedia:e time from demands which they
could not satisfy. There might be objeclions raised
against it, but lie should be glad.to hear a better an-
tidote proposed to the existing difficulties, till when,
he should feel it his duty to support the present

The Bill was ordered to be committed on Friday,
the loth of April.

Mr. PONSONBY moved for an account of the num-.
ber of per Sous prosecuted for forgery, or for utter-
ing Bank notes, knowing them to be forged, on
private Banks in Great Britain, since the suspen-
sion*of Bank payments in specie, up to the Ist Jan.-
1 8 1 7.

Atier 'a few words from Mr. GOLBUENE, Mr.
PONSONBY, the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER,
Sir J."'NE‘vrotur, and Mr. ROSE, the motion was
agreed to.
He then moved for the. like account of persons
prosecuted in the fourteen years preceeding.—Or.
dered.

The papers presented that day containing an ac-
count of the number' of forgerieci on the Bank of
England,' were ordered to be printed.
Mr. BANKES brought in a Bill tor abolishing Sine-
Cure Oakes, Which was read a first timu.

Mr. CARY thought the second reading should be
postponed until atter the Committee sitting on the
subjett should bring in tlie4- report.
Air. BANKES allowed that that might he a good
reasun' tor postponing the Committee on the Bill,
but as it did not at all apply to the second reading,
"he should mo►•e that an the tlth of April.

'After a. few words from Mr. CAuy, the second
'feading was fixed for the •171 h. • • .
A new 'Writ wnt3 ordered for the Countyof Louth,
Tri the room of -Lord Viscount JocaLy.:4, who had
since his election accepted the office of Treasurer of
his Majesty's Household. '
On the Report" of the Sicilian Treaty being
brought ra-p; . •
Mr. W. expressed his • satisfaction at' the
}ate conduct of `the Government with respect. to Si.:
ay. The Onlypnint on which he differed front
then] 'was, fhat7of pertnitting the-BritiSh troops to
remain on he-same footing as they had so long. A
gallant General, now-on foreign service, had men-
tioned to him, that one 'titne:scarce a night passed,
in which one or two British soldiers were not assas-
sinated, -hut on its being intimated; that the first
Sicilian who was found after any assassination, should
be hanged, the practice --had entirely ceased. He
hoped that England would use the influence she
had in that' country at present, in laVour of the
people. -
Mr. Hume said, that all Sicily at present was
UnaninioUs in praise of the British Government.
The Resolutions- were then agreed to, and the
other orders of the Day disposed of; after which
the House adjourned to Tuesday the ith of April.

From the LONDON GAZETTE, Maich %I, ISLA..

tst Regt. Life Guards, Licht. R. L. Dickson, from Half-
pay ot 35th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Hall, who ex.
changes. F. S. Pitcher, Gent.. to be Cornet and Sub-
Lieutenant by purchase, vice. J. 11. Davis, promoted.
ast Regt. Dragoon Guards, Cornet W. Stirling,.• to be Lieu-
tenant, by purchase, vice Elliott, who retires.. - Max-
Gent, to betornet, without purchase, vice Mrtie.
sth Ditto, Arthur Baker, tent. to be Cornet, without pnr-
chase, vice, vice Barrington, protinetl..'
izth Regiment of !Apt Dragoons, Abraham• Lane, Gent. to
• • be Cornet; by purchase, vice Patton, promoted.
13th Ditto, henry Willis, Gent. to be Cornet, by purchase,
vice Macrae, promoted. •. .
stlst Ditto, Cornet George Aitken'to 'be Lieutenant, without
pur‘liase, vice Grant, who resigns.
3d Regt. ot Foot Guards, George Douglas Standen, Gent, to
be Ensign, without purchase, vice Rodney, promoted.
17th Regt. or Foot, Ensign W. W. Crawley_to be Liente.
item, by purchase, vice Holden,_ who retires,
z2cl Ditto, Lieutenant Thomas PoOle, to be Captain of a
Company, vice Wilson, deceased.
23d Ditto, - Griffith, Gent. • to be Second Lieutenant,
without purchase, vice Satchwell, whose appointment has
been cancelled.
z9th Ditto, Hospital-Mite W ilium Parker to be Assistant;
Surgeon, vice Evans, appointed on the Staff.
45th Ditto,. Lieut. C. Barnwell to be Adjutant, vice heslie,
promoted. '
55th Ditto, IVilliam Gibbens; Gent. to be Ensign, by pur.
-chase, vice Peacocke, promoted. •
58-th'Ditto, Assistant.Surgeou M. Donoghue, from the Sist
Foot, to be Surgeon,vice'eati.pbell 'proritoted on the Stall.
62(1 Assistant Surgeon -john Mackesy-to be Surgeon,
vice Boyle, promoted on the Staff. hospital-Mate Giles
,MlBainzo be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Mackcsy. • ,
78th Ditto, Adam Kennedy, Gent, to be Ensign, by pur,
chase, vice Morrison, promoted: • .• -1
Sist Ditto, Hospital.Xlate Herman S. May to be Assistant.
Surgeon, vice Donoghue, promoted in the 58th Foot..
frod. Ditto, Ensign William Mason to.be Lieutenant, without.
purchase, vice French, cashiered by the sentence of
neral Court Martial.
57th Ditto, Ensign lames Kenelty, • from the fold Foot, to•
be Ensign, without purchase, vice•hlaunsell, promoted in
the Bourbon Corps.. •
Seth Ditto, Ensign usrnait C. Witis to he Lieutenant,with.
out purchase, vice Shand, prorriottA. E. T. Poe, Gent.
to be Ensign, vice Watts. Lieut. !W:-A. Steel to be Ad.
jutant, vice Shand, promoted.
98111 Ditto, Major kaipit Bates, .from the 4th Garrison Bat-
talion, to be Major, vice Butler,. who exchanges. '
Tooth Ditto, Lieutenant .WiilianuStrigh, from the 23d Light
Dragoons, to be Captain Of 4- Lumpany, vice Jackson, dec.
toad Ditto, Timon,Meaglier, Gent. to •be Ensign, without
purchase; vice Kellett y, appuintetilo the 87th foot.
7th West India Regiment, .I.leut. Erteiiiie Noel .to be Cap-
tain of, a Company, without purchase, vice M'llity re, ca.
shirred by the sentence ot a General Court Martial
4th Garrison' Battalion, Major the Ilon. Plenty E. Butler,
trout the 98th loot, to be Major,vice Bates,wno exchanges,'

Hugh' .111‘inlosh, Neil &Mei-land, and Hugh
.111qhmald,convicted Of being concerned in the Riots
at Edinburgh, on the • 3 ist of last December, in.
which Duguld Campbell, one of the Police Oilicets,
was murdered, have received sentence of death, and
are to be executed on the 23d of next month. The
culprits are lads, from 16 to 19 years of age. They
seemed •to be but little affected by. the sentence.
The poor man who was killed, has left a' widow
and three children in great dktress, and a subset io-
tion for their relief has been-opened ita Edinburgh.