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Ministers-would net probably being into that House the brokers
eteggayed to circulate exchequer bills.
Mr. SHERIDAN said, the enormous extent to which those
Bills were issued of late years,• was a ground of apprehension,
from the htereate of power this would give to Ministers. He sta-
ted, that to many of the public offices, viz. to the Treasurer of the
Navy, instead of cash, the sums tobe disbursed for the
in
payment
of seamen' wages, etc. naval expenditures were sent down
Exchequer Bills, with directions that they should be converted
into money by the regular Treasury Broker, Mr. Goldsmid.
.Mara
in profits by this species of brokerage, were enormous
in the course of the year ; and though he might have no objection
to see a man of his respectable character a Member of that House,
yet he did not wish to have the field opened for others. He con-
sidered the clause as a virtual violation of the letter and spirit of
the 22d of the King, which excluded from the House all public
contractors. Ministers avowed, that this clause was merely to
protect the Bank from the operation of that statute. They were
already protected by another law ; it was, therefore, superfluous.
Mr. ROSE spoke in defence of the clause.
Lord HENRY PETTY, JOHN NEWPORT, and Mr.
ADAMS, opposed the on the same ground with Mr. She-
ridan, and said that the House should be jealous of ali possible en-
croachments upon its purity and constitutional independence; and
in compliance with the spirit of that act which excluded from Pa-
rliament all Public Contractors, Ministers were called on in ;roof
of their sincerity, not to insist on retaining a nugatory clause for
a purpose already provided for by another law.
The CHANCELLOR •of the EXCHEQUER admitted, that
he saw at present no strong reason for retaining the clause, nor
was he aware, until this night, that it was liable to any strong ob-
jections. However, he was willing to adjourn the further pro-
ceedings until to-morrow. He should, in the mean time, recon-
sider the subject, and if he saw no sufficient reason for retaining
the clause, he should not then oppose its expunction.
Te third reading was accordingly postponed.
The Curates' Bill went through a Committee, and the Repott
was ordered to be received to-morrow.
;The }Upon of the Committee of Ways and Means was brought
4, the Resolutions read and agreed to, and Bills ordered to be
Pboxitt in thereon.
The Report of the Brazil Trade Bill was brought up and agreed
to, aml the Bill ordered to be read a third time to-morrow.
• The SECRETARY at WAR brought up several Accouats re-
lative to the Army, which were ordered to be printed.
Thu Treasurer of the Navy's Regulation bill was reported, and
ordered to be engressed.—Adiouren4_

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The following is a List of the Minority who voted
with Sir FRANCIS BLTRDETT, both for the production of
title Account of the droia of Admiralty, and for the ap-
thcation of them :
Abercromby,Hon. 1. Grattan, Rt.Hon.H. Ossulstooe, Lord
Agar, E. F. Greenhill, Robert Petty, Lord Henry
Anstruther, Hon. Harvey, Eliab Pole, Sir Chas. M.
Sir J. Hibbert, George Ponsonby, Hon. F.
taring, Thos. 1 tomer, Francis Ponsonby, Hon. Geo.
taring, Alex. Hurst, Robert Ponsonby, Rt. Hun. '
Botopffie, Hos. Ed. Ingleby, Sir Wm. George
Bradshaw,Hon.A.C. I .mini', Hon. Wm. Prittie, Hon. F. A.
Brand, Hon. 'l'. Lloyd, J. R. Pym, Francis
Byng, George Lmitinan, George Russell, Lord Wtn.
Calcraft, John Lyttleton,Lion.W.H. Shakespeare, A.
Cakraft, Sir G. Bart. Macdonald, James Sharpe, Richard
Cavendish, Lord G. Markham, John Shelly, 'fiinothy
Cavendish, Wm. . Martin, Henry Sheridan, Right Hon.
Cavendish, G. H. C. Miller, Sir T. Bart. R. B.
Cocks, Hon. E. C. Mills, Charles Tierney, Rt. Hon. G.
Coinhe,tH. C. Mills, W. Ward, Hon. J. W.
Creevey, T. Moore, Peter Wardel, W. L.
Cuthlast, J. R. Newport, Rt. Hon. Whitbread, Samuel
Eden, Hon. Wm. P. Sir John, tart. Windham, Rt. Hon.
--lkestone,Viscount Orde, William William

TELLEILS.
Sir Francis Burdett, Bart. and I. Lushingtun.
The name of General Lanus was inserted in the
List of the Commons Minority yesterday, instead of
MALCOLM LAING, ES(I.

'nig EVENING STAR:

LONDON.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1E
PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Consols, money, 63H—for account 6311-3 per C. Red. 64j.
lambert. Bills, par is. prem.—Omnium ti S prem.
An American vessel, bound from Bourdeaux to
New York, put into Plytnouth on 'Wednesday. The
Master of this vessel reports, that he was embargoed
at Bourdeaux a month, in consequence of the sailing
of two French frigates on the 20th uit. froxl.thence,
the Penelope and Themise, both with troops on board.
At the time he sailed, the destination of the Rochefort
squadron was not known.

Boston Papers to the 13th, and New York to the.
Bth of January, were this day received in town.
These papers confirm the account which we gave
yesterday of the arrival.of Mr. RosE at Virginia on
the 30th December in the Statira. frigate. But on
the 4th of January, Mr. Rom continued on board
the Statira frigate, in Hampton Roads, refusing to I
land, until he had assurances that himself and the
Officers of the frigate in which he came, should receive
the same hospitality which had been extended to
French and other officers. An express was sent to
Washington on this subject, as the subordinate officers
to whom Mr. RosE had addressed himself, could
not grant him the assurances which he requested.
In the mean time it is stated in these papers, that
Sir ..Roses powers-to negotiate are so very extensive,
ad. -so very conciliatory, that a war, with England
wilt not take place, unless the Government of the
United States are predetermined on such a hostile
measure.

Advices from Gibraltar of the 7th ult. arrived
yesterday, by which we learn that 120,000 French
and Spanish troc! s are on their march against that
place, and that '2OO gun-boats were destined to co-
operate in the attack.
A duel was fought on Wednesday afternoon in a
meadow near Helstowe, Bucks, between. Mr. C-1,
a gentleman of fortune, who resides in London, and
Mr. M—d, a merchant, who resides in Gloucester.
shire. The parties differed at an inn in Oxford, on
Monday, whilst the latter was taking refreshment, on
his way to London by a stage-coach. Two shots
were exchanged by each, and Mr. C--- was woun-
ded, dangerously it is supposed, in the thigh.
MARK-LAVE, FE& 12.—There are tolerable supplies
of Wheat, Barley, and Oats, to-day, with several fresh
arrivals ' • but, owing to the heavy fall of snow, great
part of the samples could not be exhibited ; and not
. many buyers attending, the few sales made are at the
smallest fluctuation from our prices of Wednesday.
Simmonds, the wretch who murdered the two la-
dies at Hoddesdon, a few months since, died, it is said,
last week, in Hertford gaol, raving mad. He had, it
seems, refused to take any food for several days
befow,