Star.
London, England, 1808-05-28 00:00:00

HARWICH, MAY 47.

Arrived this day the Auckland packe., Captain MAN?, with
the mails from Gottenburgh. Sailed this day ;,,,. Avikland, Cap-
tain BILIDGC, with the mails, and several passengers for t.;otten-
burgh. Wind S. W.
GRAVESEND, MAY, 27.—Passed by the Grace, Partlet:from
Palermo ; Mercury, Gabriel ; Flora, Crew ; Bruden, Baker ;
Christal, Maddox ; and Frederick Julius, Kos •ry (Danl.& prize.)
from Plymouth. Sailed the Carmarthen pack •t, for Irdia ;
Eliza, Owen, for Gibraltar; Ellen, Watson, for -Ivt I lrazils ; Tho-
mas, Bowness, for Dominica ; Mary, Sibsey, for Malta ; Grace,
Coughey, for lialLst ; and Alpha, Hutton, for Heligoland.

In the Committee, last night, in the lionse of
Commons, it was agreed, that the stoppage of the
use of grain, in the distilleries, should take place in
England on the 10th of June, in Scotland on the I.sth,
and in Ireland on the 20th.
The ALPHA cutter sailed yesterday from Ports.
mouth, with dispatches for the fleet off Cadiz.
Yesterday Government received dispatches from
Governor BALL at Malta, and Sir HUGH DALRYM-
PLE at Gibraltar, brought home by the TRANSIT.
The transports with troops which came through the
Gut with the TRANSIT, are thought to have been
destined to join our fleet off Cadiz, to be ready to
assist in taking any advantage which the present crisis
, may present, for enabling us to get possession of the
ships in that harbour.
Yesterday the several parties who propose to be
Candidates for the Loan, waited on the CHANCELLOR
of the EXCHEQUER, who was attended by Mr. Fo ,t ER
and Mr. HusxissoN, with the Governor and Dep .ty
I Governor of the Bank.—The parties were :
I.—MOSSES. BARING, ANOERSTEIN, AYTON, Ecits, and
BATTY!.
RODARTS, CURTIS, and Co.
S.—Messrs. ABRAHAM GOLDSKID and Co.
4.—Messrs. BARNES, STEAR, and RICARDO.
s.—Messrs. WALSH and liassyr, who delivered in the follow.
ing List of Persons connected with them :
SMITH, PATNA, &C. BJDOINGTON and SHARP,
WRIGHT and CO. HLRELES and Co. and
GORDON and MURPHY, RJSANQUCT and Co.
Mr. PEECEVAL stated to ;he parties t tat tlw sum to
be contracted for was £3,000,000 for England, and
£2,500,000 for Ireland—in all, £10,500,009. lle
also gave them notice, that, besides this sam, there
would be 81,500,000 to be raised by Exchequer Bills,
for the East India Company ; and in Ireland there
would be -a further loan, viz. t 1,"59,(X)0 t t be lent by
the Bank of Ireland, and £7.50,00:.) to be raisers` by
loan in Ireland. •
He proposed that the bidding should be made in a
new three per cent. fund, to be redeemed at
Upon this a long discussion tot k place. The via
was objected to, and a,. last it was agreed that the
Loan should be made in the 4 per cents. The bid.
dings are to take place on Tue-d ty next at 11 o'cl•-ck.
The dividends to be payable at Michaelmas and L dy.
day ; the first dividend to be exempt from the Income
Tax. The discount to be at the rate of 4 per cent.
The payments to be as follow :
10 per cent. NI June, 15 p•A' cent. 14th Oct.
15 per cent. 15th July, 10 per cent. lsth Nov. '
15 per cent. Ipth Aeg. 10 per cent. 16th Dec.
10 per cent. 16th Sept. 15 per cent. 13t A Jan.

We are happy to learn, that the B.:tast markets
are now plentifully supplied with meal and grain of
every kind, and that there 1(1TM • any cans•
complaint from the poor 4 thtt part of the country.

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DUD .... • V*, na n 1", March -h.! Honetuable John
Theophilus Rawdon, brother to 04 Earl of ivinira.