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LONDON, FEBRUARY 9,18°4.

THg Measure relative to the Volunteers, to
which the Country has looked forward with so
much expedation and interest, was last night
brought into the House of Commons by Mr. Se-
cretary YORKE. It falls far• short of what report
had circulated as the proposed objed of the measure,
and what indeed the Official Letters of the Right
Honourable Secretary.had led us to expel}. That
it is so, we heartily rejoice, and sincerely con-
gratulate the Country,. fur we are salisfioed that
the fewer compulsory regulations- that are pu; upon
the Volunteers, the more ardent and effedual will
be their Military Services;
The chief object of the Bill moved for last night
by Mr. YORKE, is to consolidate and amend the
Provisions of the several Ads made for the Re-
gulation of Volunteer Corps. The principal alter-
ation is with respell to Exemptions.' Volunteers are
at present exempted from the Militia, upon exercis-
ing five days; but an ccemptifm from the Army of
Reserve requires twenty-four for Infantry, and
fourteen for Cavalry. He proposes that all should
be upon the same footing, and that no Exemptions
from the Ballot should be allowed, but that a Vo.
lunteer ballotted either for ;he Old Militia or
Army of Reserve, should be exempted from both
those services while he regularly attended ex-
ercise in his Volunteer Corps, a dismission from
which should immediately subjed him to service
in the Militia or Reserve, in person or by sub-
stitute. This appears to us a reasonable and judi.
cious improvement, as it will tend more than any
thing else can do, to constant and regular attend-
ance as a Volunteer. •The power of Resignation is
perfectly recognized by a written notice to the
Commanding Officer.
The right of nominating persons to be recom-
mended to His llVlAttisTy, as proper to hold Com,
missions, has certainly been repeatedly exercised
by numerous Volunteer Corps, and this not only in
the first instance, but for the purpose of filling up
subsequent vacancies. Few if any instances have
occurred of such recommenditions having been re..
jetlecl. We do nor contend for any positive right
of Eledion, but we think that it would be much
more politic to sufi.:r these kind of recommenda-
tions to go on in their old channel, and to discoun-
tenance the unnecessary assumption of power by
Commanding Officers, than to stand upon the 'exer-
cise of a bare right, which cannot fail to create
discontents amongst those who have hitherto only
stood forward as the defenders and safeguard of their
Country, •
A short conversation arose relative to the late
Insurreaion in Ireland, in the course of which Mr.
Secretary YORKE disclaimed any intention on the
part of Ministers, to'throw any imputation upon the
eharaaer of General -Fox, and Adiniral BERKELEY
withdrew his notice; but Sir JOHN WRoTTESLEY
took up the subjea, and gave notice of a Motion
for Monday se'nnight, for the produdion of Papers.

Yesterday at two o'clock Firs MAJETSY held a
Privy Council at Buckingham-House, which was
attended by Their Royal Highnesses the DUKES
Of YORK, CUMBERLAND, KENT, CAMBRIDGE,
and GLoucEsTER ; the Duke of PORTLAND, tile
LORD CHANCELLOR, Marquis Of SALISEURY,Eiris
SANDWICH,CHEsTERFIELD, HARRINGTON,CHAT-
HAM, and WESTMORLAND; LORIS ARDEN, WAL..
SINGHAM, HAWKESBURY, ST. HELENS, CASTLE.
REACH, C. SPENCER, and HOBART ; Sir WM.
SCOTT, Judge of the Admiralty; the MASTER of
the ROLLS; Sir S. CoTTERELL, Mr. ADDINGTON,
Mr. FAULKNER, acid Mr. GREVILLE.
The Council sat till half past three o'clock.—
After which His MAJESTY gave audiences to the
DUKE of YoRK, the Marquis of SALtsuuKy and
Earl CHATHAM.

Yesterday the DUKES Of CUMBERLAND, KENT,
arId'CAMBRIDGE, dined with THEIR MAJESTIES.
A Cabinet Council was Vester.lay morning held
at Lord HA.WKESI3URY!s Office, in Downing-street.
Mr. PAGET, who is returning to Vienna, attended
and received his final instrutaions. In the after-
noon, Messrs. SYLVEsTER 4nd SPARROW, the Mes-
sengers, left town for Yarmouth, for the purpose of
preparing Packet to convey Mr. PAGET and Suite
to HUStIal.

Two light Battalions of Foot, of the King's Ger-
man Legion, are under orders to embark for Leland.
They will sail from Portsmouth in the course of next
week, under the command of Colonel ALLEN, a
very distinguished Officer, whose gallunt.condud in
the sally. of Menin in 1-/93, gained him the i',,p-
plau.;e of the Commanacr in--Chief. The number of
effettives in the German Legion are 3000, and they
art: a fine body of Soldiers,

N 1 PAL NEWS.

PLYMOUTH, FE B. 7.—Arrived the Rosar;o Sloop
of War, with the following' Ships under Convoy
from Belfast, bound to London, put in by contrary
winds, viz.

Draper, Capt. WDonald ; Venus, Capt. Caughey ; Wil-
liam, Capt. MiCree ; Legan, Capt. Nl‘Callom ; Cunning-
ham, Capt. Fitzsimmons ; Diana, Capt. Pearson; Hero,
Capt. Nl4Dugall.
Sailed the Naiad Frigate on a Cruize, arid Plover
Sloop of War to the Westward. •
Arrived this morning, and sailed again in the
evening, the Aurora Frigate, Capt. MALBON.

PORTSMOUTH, FE B. B.—Arrived the Commerce,
DAMON, from Plymouth ; and a large Fleet from
the Downs, of Outward-bound Ships.

DEAL, FEB. B.—Sailed the Lark Sloop of War,
on a Cruize off the Coast of France.

Arrived the Apollo Frigate, with the Hon. East
India Company's Ship Experiment, and a Dutch
East Indiaman, prize to 4 South Whaler, from India,
last from Cork. •

Arrived His Majesty's Ship Raisonable, from
cruizing off -the Texel; and Millbrook Schooner
from the Downs.
Remain in the Downs—His Majesty's Ships Monarch,
Utrecht, Illustrious, and Raisonable • the Leda and Apollo
Frigates ; Dart, Arab, and Vulture Sloops of War; Perseus
and Fury Bombs ; Aggressor, Basilisk, and Jackall Gun-
brigs ; Experiment, from India, and Dutch East Indiaman,
a Prize.

Sailed yesterday, with the Convoy to the. West.
ward, the Edinburgh, THOMAS, for Oporto.

The Axtelope, of 50 guns, Sir SIDNEY SMITH,
has sailed from Yarmouth for the Downs, to be
under the orders of Lord KEITH, and to be employ..
ed on the coast of France.

Captain DICEY 'is appointed to the command of
the Leda Frigate, also under the orders of Lord
KE ITH.

Capt. WHITBY 15 appointed by Admiral Sir J.
"f. DUCKWORTH, to command La Pique Frigate,
in the room of Capt. CUMBERLAND, returned home
in. the Revolutionaire, owing to ill health.
The Veteran, of 64 guns, is to be prepared for
sea immediately at Chathatn. Capt. KING, son of
Admiral Sir RicHARDIKING, is to have the com-
mand of her.

Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the
East India House, when the following Commanders
took leave, previous to departing for their respec-
tive destinations, viz. Capt. JOHN LOGAN, of the
Princess Charlotte, for Madras ; Capt. WEMYSS OR_
ROCK, of the Lord Nelson, for Coast and Bay ; Capt.
"I.HoAs LUST-4 TNG-roN, of the Canton, for China ;
Capt. Hon. HUGH LINDSAY, of the Lady Jane
.Dandas, for Coast and Bay.

Capt. WM. DUNSFORD was sworn into the EOM.
mand of the Ceris, as was Captain GonsAnvs'
coAtt psort into that of the Company's Frigate
Cornwallis, returning tb the Marine Service at
Bornbay.—The Court adjourned at six o'clock till
Wednesday next. . .
, .
At. a General Assembly of, the Academieians held,
on Tuesday last, Roli,RT SMIRKF, Esq. was elett,
ed Keeper of the Royal Academy,, in the room of,
JOSEPH WlioroN, Esq. deceased.
THE THEATRES.--The ,new •Comedy of
,The
Soldier's Daughter was fully confirmed in public
favour last night at Drury Lane'.Theatre.-- The
piece is yet too long, but it will doubtless be irti-
proved as it proceeds-, by the omission of the- less
interesting parts. -The Performers. all,exerted them-
selves with very great spirit, and the piece. received.
the warmest applause. The Bouse.'was crowded.
Coy El;tl' GATOEI4.--..-The Tragedy' of King, oin,
was the dramatic iittradion last •rtightat-this Thea-
tre. KEMB LE represented King yob, with great
judgment and skill. •--Mrs. Si Docitsts displayed all
her 'powers of energy and pathos in Con Stance.. C.
KE m BLa-gayea yery animated and gallant portrait
of Fdconbridge; and-Coottii rendered the part of
fluGrrt much mot-e prominent thasn it generally ap-
pears,. Some of his speeches were given with very
affeaing'emotion.- Mrs. CRESSW ELL is much too
large in her figure for the charater of Prince Arthur,
though she performed the part with feeling. The
Play is brought forward in a splendid style. Many
of the passages which express the indignation of
Britons at the attempts of Gallic Invasion were
received with ardent sympathy by thetAudience.
This morning the Westminster Cavalry mustered
at their parade in full marching order, and marched
to Barnet, under the command of Colonel ELLIOT.
R. B. SHERIDAN, Esq. is proposed as a Member
of the Si. James's Volunteers, and is to be bailout('
for tomorrow by a Committee. •
The Holders of . Loyalty 5 per Cent. created in
1796, have now the Option of being paid off at par,
either in money, or in 3 per Cent. Stock, valued at
75 ; it having beep stipulated by Aet of Pialia-
ment, at the time of borrowing en security of said
Stock, that the Holders should enjoy the advan-
tage of this option at any period within two years
after the conclusion of the next Definitive Treaty
of Peace. The Definitive Treaty of Peace having
been concluded at Paris on the 27th of March, 1802,
the holders of the Said Stock will be entitled to de-
mand at the Bank, on or before 27th March next,
1804, tool. sterling for each tool. Stock; the
present price of which is 924 per cent.
This circumstance accounts for the price of Loy.
aity 5 per Cents. being so much higher than any
other 5 per Cent. Stock, and is also the cause of the
present scarcity of that Stock at Market, particu-
larly as the Transfer Books of this Stock will shut
at the Bank early in March next, prior to the pay_
men; of the half yearly Dividend, due sth April.
The recall of Mr. LiviNosTos, the American
Minister at Paris, was occasioned by a personal tn.
filinity of that Gentleman. He is, unfortunately,
very deaf; and when he appeared at the FIRST
CONSUL'S Levee, was under the necessity of em.
ployin an Interpreter ; so that no secret busiocs3
•whatever could be ;ran' saded on public days.

REPORT,

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, ?tn. 6,

BEALE 'V. THOM?SON.

,

Judgment Was given in this Cause. It was g
Writ of Error'upon a verdict in the Common Pleas•
The Adionwas broUght on a Contract to perfor►n
a voyage as a Mariner on board the Aquilonf
from England to Pctershtirgh, and back again,.at
51. ios. per month. The Ship was detained b 3?
virtue of the :Embargo laid upon all' British Ves'
sels by the late Emperor of Russia, and the crew wer6
marched up the country, b►►t were afterwards re•
leased, and returned iv:th the ship and cargo. The
single question was, 'whether the Plaintiff was en'
titled to wages for that period during which the
vessel was detained ?—Los a EL LENBOROUGH
vered the opinion of the Court much at length, 'gnu
referred to a variety of cases in our own bookli
and in the writers on the laws of nations ; he con.
eluded by observing, that the Contra& between the
Plaintiff and Defendant was to be considered as be'
ing in force from the commencement of the voyaig
to its final determination; that the Plaintiff Ws

entitled to his wages during the time of the Er'
bargo, and that the judgment of the Court of Cora'
mon Pleas in favour of the Defendant roust be re.
versed.

Pon Llc-OFF To z, Bo W-STR E ar. Yesterd3Pa
the man apprehended a few days ago on suspicion of
divers footpad robberies in the neighbourhood 0L
Islington, was brought up for re-examination, whet'.
a Lady of the name of Lee appeared, and gave VI
account of her and another Lady being stopped on
the zd of November last, in the fields near Cane,',
nonbury House, •by a man with a silk handkerchief
over his face, who presented a knife, and robbed ref,
of a one-pound Note, and the other Lady of soli!
money: that he threatened them if they did not ill'.
mediately return back—asked as to the- recolleal°ll.
of the robber, said, she verily believed the Prisoner. ,
to be the man, as the handkerchief did not Ove
the lower part of his face. Some other Ladies lasrng
ing been robbed, the Prisoner was rerpanded for
future day.—Two men were examined, the onerci
procuring, and the other for personating Bail, infrl
o
Anion for Debt in the Court of King's Bench
Defendant not appearing an execution was i 0,11.5,
against the persons who were supposed to have Pri
tified Bail in the Action, which led to a discole4
of the transaCtion. This offence by the Statute 'c'
list James the. First, is made felony without bac',
examination.
of Clergy. The, parties were committed for °-
was executed yesterday mornilit
was dressed in black, appeared pale, and ineaeab'..-
ninn ialt,i,orrli
Am ,
e,
who
of regarding with attention the horrors of her situP
tion. When the halter was flied-, she seemed it'ae
dined to speak, but her strength evidently Oil' k
and she' was incapable. Her appearance t2l7°,
the whole excited emotions of compassion qrporß.
the spedators, who. became at last so elatnoeol
that. die Sheriff, in a loud voice, described. to Ord
the impropriety of their behaviour, after vvhic4-$l7O
were more silent.. The caps having been' Flat.
over the faces of the sufferers, the cart drew ,‘7,wp
As. it was going, she gave a scream, and fur re(3,
or three minutes after she was suspended, apPcti,4
to be inegrea.t agony,: moving her hands gl/,lcen.
down_, frequently. For eight days she ha-4
but little nourishment, and her feelings, while'',
tending the condemned Sermon preached on SuPOl
were so great, that she was sevecal times deVrivC;
of sensation, and supposed to be dead. Her fautcal.k
mother, ~and other relations,, were with her darleir.
the gloomy hours ot sadness that preceded her fat-4
the whole,of whotn-she embraced for'ithe last titribc, ,
A petition was presented ro.His Majesty in lief 4
halt;, and an answer was returned, that she ofof
not. entertain hope
..of mercy, her crime beir'o4
that.: magnitude that admitted of no o;hei 41;erriati`
than execution of the law.
Late on Tuesday evening, as several poor bo.ol
belOnging to Highgate were sliding on a large
deep .on opposite. the Gatehouse, the ice stidderleor
gave. way in the centre, and two of the children 'lot
unhappily buried under it. As soon as the alarrn
given,. and lights could be procured, an Assistanto
Hurwit"s Academy,. opposite-the pond,
astonishing intrepidity plunged in Co rescue the: oil
dren ; one boy was providentially saved, alw
rji
above-mentioned Gentleman, after a long and Pe air
uus. search under the ice, succeeded in bring4iact
the body of the other, though unfortunateif 010
late for the purposes of resuscitation. This l'attif
instance of philanthropy was witnessed by terviithe
of z3oo seestators, and we trust it will meet, oft.
due encouragement from the accustomed liberall,''
the Royal Humane Society. V(/'
A desperate brottle was fought in a field near
dington, on Tuesday, between Rum? oPP%,
coachman, and a labouring man of the name of",
/lams°, ; when, after an obstinate contest Of 6vllol
minutes; in which more zeal than dexterity
displayed, the coachman was carried off the tr°°
having received a severe hearing.

MARRIED. Sc)ftbi;
•
On Tttesday, A. E. Young, Esq. of Orlingbury,,,lol-
amp tonsnire, to Miss Amelia Neate, daughter of ''
Neate, EA. of Bintield, Berks. tide
A few days since, at St. Pancras Church, Isaac Ale/calicifr
Lind°, Esq. jun. of Finsbury-square, to Miss Eleanor
''
l, daughter of the late lohn Reilly, Esq.
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DIED.
Mondayv , 0
Ott
Hon:o
William
B
i last,iiPhiladelphia,
at Bath, in the 524 year of his ak' ro'
Bingham, of lately a Senat:
the Unitzd States of America. rim
On Monday the 6th inst. at Theolralirs, Hertfords,
Mrs. Datincey, wile of Philip Dauncey,- Esq. 13arriste1,
LAW.. —../..-

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