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BANK OF IRELAND.

Mr. CORRY moved the Order of the Day for
going into a Committee on the Irish Bank Restric-
tion Bin.
Lsrd A. HAMILTON rose and entered into a
variety of observations upon the State of the Cir-
culation in Ireland. He said it had been his incen.
Lion to have proposed a-Clause to compel the Bank
of Ireland to pay their own Notes in Bank 'of Eng..
land Notes, but upon further consideration, he
should not at present propose that Clause. The
depreciation of Paper in Ireiand, and the unfavour-
able state of Exchange with regard to that Country,
lie attributed to the. great i.,,sue of Paper m the
Bank of Iteknd and from the private Bankers. He
'Stated that the amount of the Paper issued by the
Bank of Ireland since the Restriction was near four
times greater than it was before, whereas the issue
of Paper by the Bank of England had not been in
any thing near so large a proportion. This was a
subjea. of very great importance,. and called very
seriously •for the attention of Parliament to remedy
the evit, either by colnoelling the Bank of Ireland
to pay in specie, or Ey adopting some other plan
which would prevent such an immense circulation
of Paper. -He stated, that the inundation of Paper
in Ireland-had. not only injured its exchange with
ether Countries, but there was aCtually a difference
DI no less than ten per cent. in the exchange between
Dublin ..nd Belfast. Ile did not, however, mean
at present to .oppose this but he wished the
Right Hon. Gentleman opposite to him (Mr. Cott-
ItY) would tell him (not at what time) but under
what circumstances he would propose that the Bank
of Ireland sh :old resume its payments ? Hit Lord-
ship mule several other observations upon the sub-
jea, which we were, unfortunately, unable to hear.
Mr. CORRY complimented the Noble Lord for
the ,candour he had shewn upon this occasion, and
fur the attention which he, had bestowed upon the
subje6.l. This was undoubtedly a question of great
importance, and he felt, as • he was sure every man
in Ireland would feel, great satisfaltion that their
affairs were taken up by such characters as the
NOble Lord.. Indeed it was always a source of real
pleasure to him when he saw that the affairs of 1ce-
1....0 .n...rretkoku,,,,f Members from every
part of the United Kingdom. He would with the
greatest satisfaflion enter minutely into the various
topics which had been already touched upon, if the
Noble Lord had not candidly declared that it was
mat his intention to persist in the Motion of which
he had given notice. Ile was, therefore, at present,
precluded from enlarging upon these subjeas, be-
cause it would be unnecessarily taking up the time
'of the House upon questions respeaing which no
.decision
could take place. He hoped, howeVer, he
should be permitted to state generally, that in many
,of the points advanced by the Noble Lord, he en-
tirety concurred with him.
.That the state of the
circulation of Ireland was a subject to be deplored
Ire was ready to admit, it was one to which he had
called the attention of the House in the course
pf last Session, and he should feel the most sin_
cere satislad,ion if any remedy could be applied
to this evil... .He begged leave, however, to ob-
serve, that ine Bank of Ireland, the restriaion
of whose cash payments was the -objea of this Bill,
waa not entirely responsible for the state of the cir-
culation in that Country. That Ireland was inun-
dated with Paper was.a truth that could. not for a
moment be disputed; but it should be recollected,
that the Bank of Ireland had not the same controul
over the circulation of Paper in Ireland, that the
Bank of England had over the raper Circulation of
ibis Country—it had not even the controul over the
Paper Circulation of the Metropolis. It should also
be recolleaed, before the blame was thus entirely
attributed to the Bank of Ireland, that there 'were
many-causes which led to the increase of their Paper.
In the year the sestriaion was imposed, their Capi-
tal was increased Italia million—the specie of the
Lountry had in a very great degree disappeared—
the
,private Bankers had been prohibited from issuing
Notes under five guineas—,the transactions of the
Bank hactincreased—the Taxes had been augmented
—all these causes rendered an increase of the issue
of Paper necessary, and afforded some excuse, if riot
an entire justification, for what had been done. Thus
much he thought it right to state, but at the same
time he by no means wished to make himself respon-
sible for their entire justification. He would by no
means:attempt to lead or influence the opinion of the
House upon a subject of such importance, without
having more ample materials before him upon which
he could form his opinion. In stating what had
been alledged on the part of the Bank of Ireland, as
a justification of their conduct, he
,meant not to
state any opinion of his own, or to call for any bpi-
r)ion from that House, without laying before them
b;urh.documenes as so serious and important a subject
'required. He did not know that it was necessary
for him to take up more of the time of the House,
except to state, that the restriction which was now
proposed upon the cash payments of the Bank of Ire-
land, was the necessary consequence of the restric-
tion upon the Bank of England ; for it would be ab-.
bolutely imprakticable for the former. to pajr in
specie, while the restriction remained upon the lat-
ter. The restriction therefore upon the Bank of
Ireland, was ancillary to that upon the Bank of Eng-

land, and must necessarily continue as 'origin Ireland
as it did in England. • He was n.)t aware of any cir-
cumstances that would render it necessary that the
Restrietion should be continued longer in Ireland
than it was in England; if however, when. that pe-
riod arrived, any circumstances should subsist which
applied peculiarly to Ireland, he should conceive
himself fully at liberty to state them.—As no dispo-
sition appeared to oppose the present Bill, it would
be unnecessary to offer any arguments upon the sub-
je& ; so much was the restriction deemed necessary
in Ireland after it had been imposed in England, that
it was agreed to, as he might say, by acclamation,
without inquiry into the state of the Bank.—lt had
been said 'that the Bank of England had only doubl-
ed its issues since the•restridion, whereas the issue
of Paper by the Bank of Ireland had increased four-
fold, and it was assumed that the increase which had
been made by the Bank of England, was the pro-
portion that ought to have been adopted by the
Bank of Ireland. This was a proposition however
which he was inclined. to doubt, because the pro.
priety of the increase must depend in a great degree
upon the circumstances of the Country. When
they were talking of the issue of paper, if they
meant with reference to Capital, that related to
Security ; but if it was taken in another point
of view, it must depend upon the circumstances of
t:4 country. He merely mentioned this to guard
Gentlemen from inferring positively that, because
the issues of the Bank of Ireland had been so much
greater in proportion to those of the Bank of Eng-
land, that therefore its issues must necessarily he
excessive, which certainly might not be the case.
He had only to add, that he did not mean to assert
that the issue of Paper by the Bank of Ireland was
in the proper proportion, ; he meant to give no de-
cided opinion upon the subjett until the proper do.
currents were before the Huuse.

Lord HENRY PETTY agreed with the Right
Hon. Gentleman that it did not necessarily follow
that the issues of the Bank of Ireland must neces-
sarily he wrong, because they were in a greater
proportion than those of the Bank of England ; but,
at the same time, those issues were certainly ex-
traordinary. The Right Hon. Gentleman was un-
doubtedly responsible for the conduft of the Bank
of Ireland,. but Parliament, which had invested it
with such great powers, had given them the power
of making money, and therefore it was their duty
to prevent them from issuing too great a number of
Notes. It was impossible to deny that the paper of
Ireland was depreciated, and the evil,so far from tend-
ing to cure itself, was naturally calculated to augment
itself. It was a Subjea wcrthy of consideration,
that the Bank of Ireland had since the restriction
increased its Dividends, and had given to the Holders
of Bank this year a Bonus of five per Cent. These
were certainly circumstances that could not. escape
observation. But at the same time he did not mean
to advise the adoption of any rash measures ; he had
the greatest.reliance upon the abilities, and upon the
disposition of the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite
to him (Mr. Co RRI ), who, he %Vas sure, would make
every effort to remedy this evil. It had been said,
that the Bank of Ireland had not the same influence
over the Paper CirculatiOn of Ireland, that the Bank
of England had in this Country ; this was certainly
true, for he understood that two of the Private Banks
in Dublin had as much Paper in circulation as the
Bank of Ireland. But if the Bank of Ireland could
not influence the circulation of other Banks, it might
at least diminish the'number of its own notes.

Mr. FOSTER expressed great satisfaction at the
manner in which the affairs of Ireland had been taken
up by the two Noble Lords who had spoken in the
course of the Debate. With regard to the Bill be-
fore the. House, it was so necessary a consequence Of
the Restrklion Bill, that he considered it impossible
I not to enaa it. At the same time he could not help
pointing out some of the effects which it naturally
Iproduced in Ireland. The scarcity of specie in Ire-
I land was well known : they had no gold in circula-
tion but what was bought at a premium ; silver
there was none. He did not believe there was one
real shilling to be found from one end of Ireland to
the other ; they had not even brass. The effet
which this want of gold produced upon trade was
obvious. In the North of Ireland where payments
were made all in gold,. it was necessary to purchase
guineas at a premium of above to pei:Cent. The
i Linen Manufadurers could only buy Their materials
with guineas for which they paid this enormous
price, which thiy were of course obliged to lay
upon the price of their Manufadures ; this would
render them unable to meet foreigners in foreign
markets, and if some remedy was not acinini-
stered the trade could not stand. In addition
to all this there was a duty of 4. per cent upon
the importation of the article. Another effea
this measure had was upon the exchange of Ire-
land -,: this •certainly was not a very easy subjed
to investigate, but it certainly was the duty of
Parliament to enter as soon as possible into an
investigation into the state of the Circulation in
Ireland—He knew Parliament could not remedy
this evil by a Law, but if there were any artificial
causes operating to produce this effect, they surely
might be got rid of. He sincerely hoped the subjed,
would be taken up, particularly by some Gentleman
on the Bench below him, (the Treasury Bench) and
he was sure the result would be favourable to the
trade of Ireland, and consequently to the trade of
the Empire.
Mr. V ANSITTART said, the subjea alluded to
by the Right Hon. Gentleman was of the utmost
importance,. and certainly had not escaped the at-
tention of His Majesty's Ministers, who would
willingly adopt any measures that appeared to. them
calculated to remedy the evil ; but as the subject
was not regularly before the Houscv he declined
entering more into it at, present. •tm
Mr. H. THORNTON said, this subjeft was cer.
tainly of great importance, but at the.same time, he
thought it was more simple than Gentlemen in general
seemed to imagine. It appeared to him clear, that
the excess of paper circulation was• the cause of the
bid state of exchange in that Country. It had been
stated in the course of the Debate, that there was
a difference of no less than to per cent, in the ex-
change between different parts of 'lreland, and it
had been stated, that gold was purchased in the
North, at a pren-rium of to per cent. and he was.
authorized to take this for granted, as it had not
been deni:r.l, by any Gentleman, There was a ma-

terial difference that Gentlemen should all keep in
view between the Banks of England and Ireland:—
in Ireland there was no Bank that took upon itself
to manage and regulate the Circulation of the Coun-
try ; whereas, in England it was perfectly-' well
known, that the Bank commanded the whole Paper
Circulation of the Metropolis, and regulated that
of the kingdom. The Bank of Ireland was insti-
tuted after a great deal of opposition, and the' pri-
vate Banks succeeded in obtaini )ermission to re-
main in the same state t cy were before the
National Bank wa a lished, and consequently
had the power suing their Paper for the circula-
tion both o e Metropolis and the Country. In
England, here was no Bank in the Metropolis that
interfered with the Paper of the National Bank ;
though 'ihe Paper issued by the private Banks in
Dublin was, he had no doubt, upon very goad se-
curity, yet, as they 'were not now bound to pay
their own Paper in specie, it naturally must he their
interest to have as much of their Paper in circulation
as they could. The great ()Ned, therefore, which
he wished to obtain,•would be if possible to limit
the Circulation of private Banks : another remedy
which he thought might be applied, would be to
make Irish Bank Paper exchangeable for that of the
Bank of England. At all events, this was a sub-
ject that called for the most serious attention of Par-
liament; and he had no doubt but that upon inves-
tigation, some effectual remedy might be found out.
With respect to the Bill now before the House, he
did not mean to oppose it, but he thought its
duration should be limited to a short time, in
order that the subject might necessarily be again
brought under the consideration of Parliament.—
He would not take up more of the time of the House
at present, except merely to repeat the opinion he
had before advanced, that the bad state of Exchange
in Ireland, arose from the too great Circulation of
Paper.
Lord C ASTLEREAGM said, that the restriction
upon the Bank of Ireland was necessarily connected '
with, and 'dependant upon the restriction upon the
Bank of'England, and therefore, he did not see the
necessity for limiting the duration of the restriction,
as had been proposed by the Hon. Gentleman who
spoke last ; and he trusted that the Hon. Gentleman
would not, upon consideration, be inclined to pro-
pose it. There was one point upon which he was
anxious to say a few words ; the question which
had been discussed in this debate was of a very ab-
struse:nature, and they might consider before any
remedies were proposed, whether it was not an evil
beyond Parliamentary cure ; but injurious conse-
quences might arise from carrying their appre-
hensions too far, and. particularly .indulging any
prejudices upon so very intricate and doubtful
a point. He did not mean to - say; that the
depreciation of the Paper in Ireland might not
arise from too great, a quantity of it being
circulated, hut, at the same time, a great deal
might depend a:pon the Gold being carried up be.
yond its value. The cirealation of Ireland was in
a very critical way ; in certain Counties in the
North all payments were made in Gold ; this neces.
sadly created a great demand for it, while the two
great sources from which it used to be derived (the
National Banks) are shut up by the restriction. The
natural effect was this, that men, in order to make
,1
their payments in gold, must pay the necessary i
price to obtain it. This necessarily created a
competition for Guineas in the North ,of
which raised their price beyond their true value.
It was also necessary to take into consideration,
the great quantity of Specie that was locked up by
means of the restrictions upon the Balk, and also
the quantity which persons concealed who were ap. '
prehensive .of Invasion. A necessary increase of
value must therefore take place, and when there
were such obvious causes for the increase in the va-
lue of Gold, it was unnecessary to throw out such a
strong imputation upon the Bank of Ireland. He
had opportunities of knowing that the Bank
of Ireland was conducted upon the ,most liberal
and honourable terms, and by persons of the
greatest respectability. Another point which he
was inclined to doubt, was that the depreciation
of paper tended so much to embarrass or to injure
the Irish trade in foreign markets. The Merchant,
in regulating these transactions, would naturally
consider the state of the market at home and abroad,
and, whether he pays a greater or a lesser price,
will depend upon the medium he pays it in : this
might he the case in all prospective contracts, but it
was different in existing contracts. ' In the case of
rent, for instance, if a Landlord bargained with his
Tenant to be paid in Gold, and a great increase
in the value ofithat article took place, of course he
would have a clear gain to the amount of that in-
crease. He only threw out these doubts for the I
consideration of other Gentlemen, and not as fixed
opinions of his own. As to what had been said
about limiting the Circulation of Private Banks the
Honourable Gentleman must see the difficulty, if
not the impossibility, of effecting any measure of
that kind.

Mr. FOSI ER in explanation said, that the
linen trade being compelled to give a premium of ten
per cent. for gold, were of course obliged to charge
that ten per cent, upon the articles ,of their trade,
and this solely arising from the depreciation of
paper. Some years since a meeting of the principal
Drapers of the North of Ireland was held at
Armagh, the object of which was to procure a, cir.
culation for the Notes of the Bank of Ireland in that
part of the Country, in order to avoid purchasing
guineas, the loss sustained by which was stared in a
resolution unanimously agreed to. If the Drapers
of Ireland were then obliged to charge an additional
ten per cent. upon their articles whilst there was no
ad vance,s4won the linens of Germany or Russia, it must
follow di course, that the demand for the former
must hi lessened, whilst that for the latter would
increase. He was glad so much had been• said upon
the subject; ,and he hoped it would undergo still
further discussions which its importance demanded.
The Credit of the Bank of Ireland must be support-
ed ; and as the observations that had been thrown
out respeEling,that Body tended to affect the Trade
of Ireland, the subjed certainly called.for serious
discussion.

Lord C ASTLAREAGH in explanation said, that
the loss sustained by the Linen Mmnufaaurer of Ire-
land, in consequence of being obliged:to pay a Pre:
injual of 25. 41. for a Guinea, w;:s sot= w hat ideal,

as he was enabled to indemnify h:rnself for that locF,
'by drawing upon his credit either at Dublin or LW
don.

Lord A. HAMILTON explained.
Mr. CORKY, in explanation, said, that His
Majesty's Ministers had not been wanting in their .
duty with resped to the c,irc;u,lation of Ireland, as
with their concurrence he brought in a bill last
Session to put a stop to the circulation of what
were called Silver Notes in that country. In order/
however, to give the Irish Members an opportunity •
of discussing the subject}, the bill was not to take •
effet till the first of January in the present year.
The Members from that County were, however/
precluded from attending by their military ditties,
in consequence of which a Bill was brought in the.
present Session to suspend the operations of the
former Bill, in order to give the Irish Members an
opportunity of amply and fully discussing the state
of the circulation in Ireland.
Mr. yoll2l'sroNE observed, with respell to the
scarcity of gold in the North of Ireland, that
bullion might bocbined.and sent to Belfast at an
expence of only per cent. This would there'
fore only enhance the price of gold 11 per
the remaining 81 per cent. of the advanced " bill
must arise from other causes.
Lord CASTLEREAGH explained.
Lord DUNLO said, he did not know where
the Hon. Gentleman (Mr.. JOHNSTON E) had learnt
that coined bullion could be transmitted to Ireland
at so small an expence, as he recolleded, that
when a part of a Loan was to be sent over to
Ireland, several monied men hp., rPfncrtl to contrarci•
for transmitting it to that Country at the rate of
3 per cent. although.. a .contrad was subsequently
made for a per cent. --He:tongratulated the House
on the discussion which ;EA taken place upon this
subjed, and he hoped for a future discussion upon
the whole currency of Ireland. In such a discussion
a-subjed of great consequence would of course be
included, the state of the silver currency. of Ireland,
as it was perfectly true that there was not a WI •
shilling in circulation in Ireland.
•—Mr. ALEXANDER observed that the Land':
lords in the North of Ireland insisted upon beill
paid in gold ; it necessarily followed therefore
the tenants must procure it. If any consideraty,
proportion of the Landlords in England were, to ifi's;
sist upon being paid in gold, the same inconvenieti:Cta
would result as were now, experienced in Irelaa,'
and probably the same charges would be brotte;
forward against the Bank of England that were rt°,c%v,
made against the Bank of Ireland. Many of t"
principal Bankers of Ireland had regular fliscounti4
Agents in the least commercial parts of that Colin'
try, from whence. arose so -considerable an emission
of Paper.
intothaeCrzottwteaest,
at;dTthhee oilui s
havingthen resolved
passed through,itself
ordered to be received to-morrow.
The Portugal Seed Corn Inde-rnnity Bill was rea3.
a third- :time and passed.-
The Committee of Supply and Ways and MO
was postponed till Wednesday.
•
The Lists respelling the East India rudielta
were ordered to be referred to a Committee, t° 2,s
port r0.1110.:10W the names of such Membets
should appear in twenty or more of such Lists.
, ! o•
-We understood Mr. CR ERVEY to put off tits •
lion respeding Ceylon till Monklay sennight•
Adjourned at seven o'clock till to=murcoW•

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THE Hamburgb Mail due on Wednesditi)
second of the three due, arrived this morning.' • '
brings the following articles of intelligence : ofr
CONSTANTINOPLE, DEC. 24.—.Sevcral
Ships of the Line and Frigates have arrived,/fr
some of which have made their passage in tl ai
.(
two days, and have brought the disagreeable Ini
ligence, that the Arnauts and Arabs have enileft, •
and made themselves masters of the City of 11011
dria. The greater part of the Foreign Conso
and Vice-Consuls have left the City, and talciie
refuge on board the Ships. It is said that ,to'
French Commercial Commissary, and the Asoi,'o;
and lonic Consuls, are expected sOon at C'S'
ate -
tinople. These new disturbances in gYl't
ascribed to• fo reign influece.
The Rebels in Romelina have received OW /
forcements.
cO l
The schismatic Greeks in Natolia have beg-tie
violent persecution of the Roman Catholics'
cos,
Grand Signior has endeavoured to quell these
turbances, but they still continue.
• 111:411.
VIENNA, JAN. 2l.—According to accounts
tlel
Hungary, General Baron KRAY, who distinguis
himself in the Italian Campaigns, particularft4
the Vietories near Verona and Legnago, i 5 13 ;
dead there.
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His IMPERIAL MAJESTY ,ba's appoin‘v-
BINDER, late Secretary of. Legation at nerli°'
charge.d' 4Pb-is at Copenhagen:*
P. ; od •
RATISBON, JAN. 26.—The, Concordat Pr-Sthe
to be concluded between the German Empire asi lin til
A
Pope, is not laid aside ;it is only suspen-e cs'
the adjustment of the itNstion concerning
tholic Votes,

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rile!, but the ELECTORS of WiTRTEM;ade
4NI BADEN have m
ple applications on the sam.
'nhjed to the French Government and the Court of
St. Petershurgh, as Guaranteeing Powers of the
4Ystcm of the Empite. new
ITALY JAN. I2.—The Legislative Body of the
Republic of the Seven Islands at Corfu, has resolved
that a Statue of the EMPEROR of RUSSIA, executed
- in marble by the celebrated CAD:ova, shall
be
er'fted in their Hall of Assembly, in token of their,
gratitude to His Imperial Majesty.
', I AN.
1,,R°14' J 9.—The French Troops in
. Idornof Naples still continue perfea inaaive ;
lythe
and thereport of a projeaed Expedition from thence
to Malta,
or the Morea, have hitherto received no
:°nfirnlation from events. In the course of last
Summer it is certain the Porte entertained fears of
an attack on the Morea, on the part of the French ;
but the Fleet of the Captain Pasha has now almost
i entirely left
have those seas, and the alarm appears to
subsided.
Some days since, Luc lEN BOI4APART, the
• Brother of the First Consul, arrived here ;Licog'ill°.
He first went to his Sister, the Princess BoßottEsE,
where he was made to wait some time in the anti,
etvattr-, not naving arinouneed himself by his real
idiarne. At lengtly,
he sod:-
impatient of the delay,
enly entered his sisters
..,
epartment, and surprized
her in the Wrest
agreeable
He ' remained
manner.
only one day in agreeable
and then proceeded to Na-
ples. It is not known It.i • • 'i • busi-
vv letiier nts j-)urney has !ICS of any kind.
or merely pleasure, for its ohjeft.
E AmsTE"Am, JAN. 28.---Tile following is an
xtraft „fa L.,. , .
. N ithstand.
letter from Calais---, otw
ing the extraor
e E dinary exertions that have
been made,
xpedition a
the
gainst England can scarcdy be ex.
ad to take place before the end of March, so
much time ~ will be required to assemble the Armed
essels,,p 'd T ransports l
- uogne, and increase
sail." n
at
the National Pluiil Bola there to the number of 1500
•
A considerable promotion . has been made in, our
Marine : among, others, Capt. BLors Da T .
ans
has been appointed a Rear-At:Min Lonc.:l. • ' '
In consequence of an epidemical merara, all ships coming from sickness at De-
thence are ordered to
perform quarantine. '
-.
A Copy of the Regulation relative
has to the main_
to all th
ten
been sent ance of 18,000 French
Troops in our Republic,
ati• i
e Magistrates for their nfor-
mon, anti all
Soldiers d emands of the French Officers and
which are not authorized b
lion, will be refused. y this regula-
. .
RAGLI a) JAN. 28.—N s
favourable otwithdridin st. ". the un-
along .
our , weather, vessel! still continue' to pass
Canals, and ' ' " field
convey provisions and
necessaries to the -Flotilla at Flushing board of
s.vb;cll a -
--'
on
. great number °f chosen T will be ra
Troops -
dually embarked.
that the Expedition It does not appear, however,
pe6led, will sail so soon as was ex.
VERDUN, JAN. to.—.
toners here Some of the English Pri.
have now received permission
Withoutto walk
The the Town dur:ng some hours in the day.
report that Sir JAMES CRAUFURD is de.
tained at Valenciennes, as a hostage for the French
General BoyEtt, appears to be unfounded. He is
not in a-coilditiOn to bridertdke a 'journey, though
the titarn of his health is not worse than it has been
for sortie time. The t return of the warm weather
rlaY be expe ed completely to restore him.
THE second reatli--"'"----
ng of the 'Volunteer Bill was
yesterday postponed
till id
Frly
mated next. Mr. WIL-
BERFORCE intis intention •
bring-
course ing forward the hi
of
sohjea. of tile
course of the present Session. Slave Trade, in the again bri

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Yesterday the Doi( Es of CutlnEar.A!rn and
CAMBRIDGE breakfas'ted and dined with THEIR
A4AJEsTIEs.
The DUKE of YORK visited the PR Ncssfs.
.1% toe evening am PIR IVIAJ asTi Es had a C;oncett.
On Sunday evening His Royal Highness the
PRINCE of WALES arrived at Carlton House : his
Highness is much betier, but, we are sorry to say,
not peticaly recovered. 'His MAJEsTy has 1:::T en pleased to order an Altar_PieCe for the Private-Ch:Tel at Kew Palace. The
subjea is to be The Asc ENSIGN OF OUR SAVIOUR.
Mr. TRESHAM has been seleEled by His MAJEsTY
for the execution of this work.
Earl FITZWILLIAm left town on Friday for Pe-
terhorongh.
General MyEks is ar Paring
succeed to
t take his departure for the West Indies,
he late General GA NIF I ELL).
.Weunderstand that Mr. Lthoo who went over
to Paris•some time ago to recover .a large sum of
money, upwards we believe of i 30,0001. sterling',
advanced to the French Troops in St. Domingo
upon Bills drawn upon the French Government, has
been- fortunate enough to succeed perit:Ctly, the
money having been remitted here, but we under-
- stand that Mr. LINDo himself has not been heard
of for the last two months.
ink to &glad He is probably return_
nby the circuitous route of Germany.
General
List eral an
arrived at Oxford on
FrY ,on his way to the place he is suffered
to proceed to,
on his parole.

PORTSMOUTH, Frß. 3.—Sailed the Zephyr,
GREEN, for Lisbon ; Charlotte Wilbelrnina,
WiEcK.Rts, for Virginia ; and Lovely Cruizer,
JOHNSON, for Derntrara.

Sailed the /s;s, of so gons, with a Fleet und,:r
Convoy for the East Indies. •
Arrived—the Dove, Tames Henning, Nancy, johnjohn-
ston, Sincerity, joint Cook, Prince of Wales, Giilingham,
Delight, Sivier, Caroline, Garland, Success, Waller, Har-
mono, Watson, Louisa, King, London, Rivens, and Cum-
berland, Hall, from London ; Friendship, Wright, Jane,
Fast, and Good Intent, Crobey, from Deptford.

YARMOUTH, FEB. 13.—The Enter:pr;ze, ()land
for Ipswich, JoHN HILL master, with coals from.
Sunderland, got on shore off LoWestoft Crew
saved, but it is feared the Ship will be lost.

The Friends Increase, BURCROFT master, with
barley, from Blakeney to Dublin, got on Horsey
Beach. Crew saved.

A Ship in ballast 'is on shore off Scratly Cliffs,
bound from Guernsey to Sunderland.
The Argo,• of and from Sunderland, with coals,
JAMES SIBBET master, came on shore at twelve
o'clock amidst an immense concourse of people
her Crew, consisting of 13 persons, experienced a
melancholy fate: almost as soon as the vessel touched
the S.)uth Ham, a sand near Golston, she went
into a thousand pieces. Six of the Crew (three of
whom were clearly perceived to adhere to the main:.
mast), were washed to sea and seen no more ; the
remaining seven gained the shore, where the master
and another breathed their last. The mate only
and four young men are the survivors.
The Brothers, of Whitby, GIBBET, from Dant-
zic to London, also got on shore in the South Ham.
Crew saved.

The Adecna, of Blakeney, JARY, from sunder.
Land with coals, got on Yarmouth Beach. Crew
saved.

A Portuguese Schooner, laden with coals, is pn
shore between .Corton and this place. •

Friday the Hero, of 74 guns, the Hon. Capt.
GARDNER, sailed fiom the Roads, to join Admiral
TuoaNtoßoucx, off the Texel, cceasioned,
.as
report says, by ;he Dutch Fleet being ont, or about
to venture out. Various are the idle conjeaures.
Some venture to affirm the Repulse, one of our Squa-
dron, being separated from the Fleet, fell in with
some Dutch Ships, and got severely handled; but
these opinions are, I believe, without the least
foundation, influenced chiefly by the promptness
With which Admiral RUSSELL shifted his Flag"'
from the Hero to the Orestes Sloop of War, Capt.*.'
BROWN, it being conceived necessity must urge the
sacrifice of this veteran Officer's comfort, by taking
so small a Ship, as he constantly resides on hoard,
blending with the zealous and indefatigable Officer,
the urbanity of an accomplished Gentleman.
The Orestes, returned from a long Cruize in the
North Sea the evening of the 'cub, has sustained
some damage, having been on shore for thirty-
two hours, striking hard upon some rocks on
the Coast of Sweden ; but by the uncomn.on
and arduous exertions of Captain BROWN, his Offi-
cers and Crew, starting all their weer,. &c. she got
off. The occasion of her taking ground was the
accidental obscurity of the Koll Light near Elsineur,
and her preservation considered next to a miracle.

The Penelope, Capt. BROUGHTON, arrived in the
Roach this afternoon,. which, with the Orestes,--.is
the only Vessel of War here. .
Much fear is entertained for the safety of the
York, of 64. guns, Capt. MITFORD, which ship has
not been heard of since the -26th December last,
when she parted with the Squadron off the Texel :
the only hope for her safety is, that she has sus.
tained damage, and perhaps put into some Port in
Norway to refit.

HARWICH, FEB. 13.- yesterday arrived the
Post-office Packet Diana, with the Mail from Got-
tenhurgh.

This evening arrived from Heligoland, the Dor.
set, Captain HAMILTON, with the Mails and PAS-

sengers.

Remains here the Prince of !Vales Post-office
Ricker, Capt. HEARN, for Gotrenburgh wind-bound ;
Prince of !Vales, Capt. A. DEANE, the Auckland,
Capt. HAMMOND, the Beaver and Repulse Revenue
Cutters, and the Escort and Hecate Gun-brigs.

SHEERNESS, FEB. 13.—Arrived from a Cruize
in the North Sea, the Carysfort, of z 8 guns, Capt.
FANSHAW.

This day the Ch one Frigate, Capt. CHARLES
ADAM, was taken into dock, to repair the damages
she sustained in the late gales off the Coastpf
liand.

Yesterday evening a Man of War's Cutter, k
endeavouring to go from the Harbour to the Great
Nore, upset at the back of the Garrison, and, me-
lancholy to relate, all the crew perished.

DEAL, FEB. 13.—Arrived the American Ship
New-York, Capt. GROSE, of Petersburgh, bound
to Diepi e, blown past her Port.

tv the Commissioners fir exCcuting: the 6:iice of
Load High Admiral if th:f. United Kingdom of :Treat
Britilin and Ireland,

Whereas Captain WM. JOHN MADDEN, as judge
Advocate, hath laid before us the Minutes and. Sen-
tence of a General &wrt Martial held at the Royal
Marine Barrack.; at Portsrbouth, on the z.l instant,
in pursuance of Our Warrant, dated the 201 of last
month, for the Trial of Captain-LieureF.ant
NEVILLE NORCOTE D'ESTEREE, of tiiC RoyJ
Marines, upon Charges exhibited agailtt him by
General ELLIOTT, as follows, viz.

First, For confining and ill-treating the Sutler the Mess,
Serjeant THOMAS TART, and Contrary-to she est:plished rule
of the Mess made by the Officers for dais protedion ; and,
secondly, for disobedience:- of orders anci authority, in ob-
jetting to the investigation of his, Captaili Lieutenant ioaN
NEVILLE NORCOTT DirT ERR E'S condtte,- by .Lieut.- Col.
ROBERT WINTER ;sitting-as President o& a Court ot-. In.-
quiry, which was a violation of subordination and military
discipline; and whereas it appears by the said Sentence,
that the Court is of opinion that the 'Prisoner was fully jus.:
tided in confining Serjeant TART, for his insolence and con-
temptuous behaviour to him ; and that it appears the Charge
of his ill treating Serjeant TART is net proved. - That on the
Second Charge, the Court is of opinion that the Prisoner had
a right, for the reason he assigned, to object to Lieutenant-
Colonel ROBERT WINTER sitting as President of the Court
of Inquiry; .and as he did not finally objed to the Court in-
vestigating his conduct, do not think hint guilty of a breach
of the Commanding Officer's orders ; or a Violation of sub-
ordination and military discipline.—The Court do therefore
honourably acquit the Prisoner of both Charges.
.And whereas we have taken the same into our
consideration : • we 'do hereby signify -to you' our
approval thereof. Given under 'our hands the 'ssth
day of February, 5804..

PHILIP STEPHENS.

THOMAS TROWBRIDGE.

H. NEALE.

To Major-General ELLIOTT,
Commanding the Royal Marines, Portsmouth,
• By Command of their Lordships,
WM. MARSDEN.