Star.
London, England, 1814-03-15 00:00:00

STOCK EXCHANGE.

Yesterday afternoon, agreeable to the adjournmant
of Saturday, there was a very full attendance of the
Members, to take into consideration what steps should
be pursued on the settling of Omnium, which takes
place to-morrow.
Mr. HANCOCK, who had been appointed Chairman,
opened the business, and pointed out the necessity
there was for giving the subject a fair, candid, and
impartial hearing. He desired that every individual
who wished to give his sentiments might do it, and
hoped the House would give a patient hearing.
Mr. BISH proposed (which was seconded by Mr. P.
RtutannsoN), instead of the Resolution moved
by Mr. Ricardo on Saturday, that the House should
show the public that they did not wish to be the
judges in their own cause, but would leave the whole
to he discussed by a Court of Honour, composed of
two persons on the part of the &tack Exchange, and
two persons on the part of the persons supposed to
be implicated, with power to chuse a fifth person as
umpire, should they not ae ; and the decision of
-the said Court of Honour, or a majority of them,
should determine whether the money should be paid
to the persons at Okesent implicated or not ?
Mr. F. BAILEY desired to know whether Mr. Bish
was authorit.ed to say that the persons at present im
plicatcd would agree to appoint two persons ?
Mr. Bisii raid he was happy to mention, that he
was ti tally unacquainted with all the patties.
Mr. Cita It LES JOHNSON, in a speech of some length,
contended, that the Resolutions, as proposed by Mr.
R;cardo, would be the means of much confusion, and
cause numerous inconveniencies with Brokers settling
with their ptincipals ; that although the House
seemed to deprecate the annulling of bargains, yet,
in fact, it was the same thing if he had sold for a per-
son and was debarred from paying him by authority.
of a vote of the House.

Mr. 1). Rtcanno, in reply, said, no such inconve-
nience could arise, because the Resolutions only went
to regulate such bargains as were done for persons at
present implicated, or suspected of being privy to the
'rood.

Mr. HIGGINS delivered his sentiments at some
lenlsth, and completely approved of the original Re-
solutions as proposed on SAturday.
Mr. 'l'. PARKER differed with Mr. Higgins, and
moved sonic Resolutions as amendments, in opposi-
tion to the original motions.
Mr. EIS!t said, is the House seemed to think Mr.
Ricardo's Resolutions embraced their ideas, he with-
drew his motion.

The first and second Resolutions were agreed to.
The tllird Resolution caused much debate from a
variety (.1 pe sons, most agreeing that it was proper
the motley- sliouid not go into the pockets of the authors
of the fraud ; but differing in their ideas what steps
wt re most proper to pursue, when
Mr. C. TunNsoN moved to adjourn the farther dis-
cussion of the subject rine die.
The qnestion was put on Mr. Johnson's motion,
and negatived.
Mr. DUI:RANT desired to know whether any care
had been Liken relative to the bargains which had
been continued over for the April account ?
Mr. FRAHM stated, that he had that day closed all
bargains he had for April, and, as he thought, by con-
sent of his principals; but he had since understood
from thein that they did. not agree to what he had
done, yet he was determined on his part to abide by
it, and had made his arrangements accordingly.
Mr. JONATHAN HOARE was for the decision of the
question being by ballot, instead of shew of hands.;
which was over.ruled, as it was in most public So.
cieties usual," in the first instance, to take the question
by show of hands, and then, if a doubt arose, to de-
mand a ballot.

The Resolutions were put and carried.
The next Resolution was also put and carried.
The CHAIRMAN then addressed himself to the Mi-
.nority, desiring to know whether they were satisfied,
that the questions had been carried against them, to
which they assented.
Mr. SPICER then moved the thanks of the house to
the Chairman, for the zeal and great ability he had
shewn in the busir.ess of the day, which was seconded
by Mr. BISH, and carried unanimously.
The Resolutions were then ordered to be stuck up
!n the house) signed by the Chairman, as follows

Re,olvet.l, That it appears to this House that Messrs: J.
err, R. and W. Smalibone, of the Stock Exchange,
M. Richardson, of Cornhill, bookseller, did sell, on
•.1.. a very large vaiiiity of Consols and Omnium for
:10 seem to have been previously acquainted with the
. • ,stanees relative to the fraud, practised on that day, re-
•l rev og the f.tise report of the death of Bonaparte; on which
sales a very considerable profit was made.
•' Resolved, lbw the Committee be retreated to investigate
the accounts of the four persons above mentioned, on that day,
in order to ascertain the exact profit made by each of them,i
for the Nudes above alluded to, ix consequence of the said false
Report. •

" Resolved, That every Member of the Stock Exchange
vriso flay. imam ate*/ d.ffereuer.s to pay tot.ither of the font. per-
ions above mentioned, Fearn, R. Hickens,lCSmall-
bone, and I M. Richartirus on the next Uranium settling day,
(Mardi 16), be hertby required to pay the same to any one ot
three Gentlemen to be named by the Committee who are au
thormd by this House to receive the same, and who, after de-
ducting such prat as may appear to them to have been nude on
the tlst ult. by the above -mentione%l brokers, on account of the
parties before alluded to) to pay over such balances as to each of
those brokers may resprctively remain
" Resolved, That the said gentlemen to be hereafter nomi-
nated, do retain the money received as aforesaid until the pre-
sent enquiry be closed, when it will be mote satisfactorily ascer-
tained, whether any of the parties mentioned in the Report
had any previous knowledge ot the fraud practised on the 21st
February.

66 Resolved, 1 hat if such previous knowledge by one or more
of the aforesaid parties be satisfactorily ascertained, the money
retained on account cf such persou or persons, be bestowed au
one or more Charitable Institutions.

'• Resolved, That no part of such money shall, In any este, be
appropriated to the Chariubte Fund of the Stock Exchange, or
to any purpose connected with the Stock Exchange, or its Mem-
ben.. The Stock Exchange will pay all it has lost, but it will
not consent that the money shall go Into the pockets of those
with whom the fraud originated."

NO. 2590, ‘lo,ooo—No. 7491, 41000.
Nn. 250, th-awn this clay a Prize of Twenty
1:11.011$41A1 Pounds, was shared and sold by HORNSBY
aiki Co. in One Quarter" ae ighth, and ten Sit-
tics
tntlis•—Alscs No. 719 , Prize ,of One Thousand
Podisds. Was alined and so by HORNSBY and Co.
in One Quarter, OM Eighths and tea Siatcenths.—'
No. '26, Coruhill, March 14th.
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DUTCH PAPERS.

FRANKFORT, MARCH 2.

We find in several Papers the following Proclama-
tion, issued by the Count d'Artois, previous to his
quitting Basle :
44 We, CHAHLES PHILIP of France, Son of France,
Monsieur, Count D'Artois, Brother to the King,
and Lieut.-General of the Kingdom.
" To all Frenchmen, greeting,

" FRENCHMEN —The day of your redemption is ar-
rived—the brother of your King is in the midst of
you. He comes to rear again the ancient banner of
the Lilies in the heart of France, and to announce to
you the return of:lappiness and peace, and the resto-
ration of law and public liberty, under a protecting
Government.

" No Corruption—no War—no Conscription—no
Consolidated Taxes—any longer ! At the voice of
your Sovereign—your Father—may your misfortunes
be wiped off by hope—your errors by forgiveness—
and your dissections by the re-union to be effected,
for which he is your security. He burns with desire
to fulfil the promises he has made to you, and which
he this day solemnly renews—and, by his love and
benevolence, to render happy the moment, which,
bringing him back to his subjects, restores him tcrbis
children."—Vive le Roi !
BRUSSELS, MARCH 4.

From the head-quarters of Count Woronzow, at
Rethel, (in Champagne, six leagues N.E. of Rheims)
the 17th February, 1311.

PROCLAMATION.

- _
" FRENCHMEN ! Inhabitants of the departments of
the Ardennes, of the Aisne, and the Marne! March-
ing through your land with a corps d'armee, belong-
ing to the army cif the Crown Prince of Sweden, I
learn with sorrow, that influenced by the Corn.
mandants of the small forts in the neighbourhood,
and upon their false representations, several of your
Communities have armed themselves against us, and
that throwing off the character of peaceable inhabi-
tants, you have assumed that of partisins ; and there-
fore, every inhabitant who takes up arms, and though
unable to attack the troops, falls on travellers and
stragglers, and refuse to obey the military authori-
ties, such pet sons shall be punished as robbers.
44 Frenchmen ! Obey the voice of him who has
nothing in view but your welfare. The Royal Chief
of the Army to which we belong is a Frenchman, as
well as yourselves, he is a security to you for our sin-
cerity—not against you have we taken up arms, bu t
agaittst your Emperor—him, who by sacrificing )w)u,
would keep Europe agitated by continual storms.—
The Russians would not tve been here, had not a
mad, a detestable ambition carried your brchrtn' to
Moscow. Being now here we shall do every thing
in our power to mitigate the sufferings always atten-
dant on war.

Inhabitants of France, I am always ready to as-
sist and protect you, and to punish all those who may
maltreat you. Come to me with confidence—come
to every Russian Commander. No complaint by
you shall be overlooked, but on the other hand, con-
duct yourselves as it becomes peaceable inhabitants to
do—be obedient and quiet ; this is the only means of

safety for you.
Every commune, every village, which, after
having heard this advice, shall not shew obedience
to it, but make resistance to the troops, shall be
destroyed—the houses shall be destroyed, and the
inhabitants treated as traitors and robbers.

(Signed) " Count VON WORONZOW,
The Russian General commanding a Russian Corps
d'Armee, and Knight of several Orders."
" Rethel, February V. 6."

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