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London, England, 1802-03-13 00:00:00

to the ambitious Conful of France—" Thus fir
(halt thou go, and no farther ;" and he was grati-
fied from the language of the Right Hon. Gen-
tleman this evening, in thinking that his fentiments
and feelings were nearly congenial to his own, and
that it was his determination to maintain the
Rrength and glory of the empire.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHErkpER defired
that no inference thould be drawn front his words
other than they fairly bore. He winked it, how-
ever, to be underttood, that it was the refolution
of Minifters not to conclude peace on any terms
different liom thole of the Preli:ninary, Treaty, nor
had they any reafon to lappole that thine terms
' would not be acceded to. There was at prefeut
every appearance of a fincere dilpofition to con-
form to them, yet they thought it advilable to be
prepared for either alternative. The alternative
of war, however, they had not any grounds to an-
ticipate. With regard to the thin attendance, he
begged leave to remark, that when fobjeas of
great national importance came to be difculfed, the
Houfe was generally crowded; he could not, there-
fore, Puffer-it to be fiippofed, that the Gentlemen
of the Houfe of Commons were capable of negled-
ing their duty. However, he fhould be happy to
fee, in general, a fuller attendance ; but it ought
to he recollOted that the attendance now com-
plained of was by no means peculiar to late years
—it had frequently occur ed, and was particularly
remarkable dafing an adminiiiration in which,
perhaps, as much unanimity prevailed as the coun-
try or Pariiament had ever witnclfed—he meant
the Adminittration of Lord Chatham.

Mr. Jom s repeated his complaint as to the thin
attendance of Members, and laid, that for the laft
three or four years it had been thamefully mani
fell, particularly when the public money was
voted away—a rabic& to which the faithful Repre-
fentatives of the People ought molt efpecially to
attend. In the courfe of the WI Sefflons, he re.
marked that feveral millions of the national reve-
nue had been voted away to the Unifier, not lefs
than eight or ninc times, when not more than eight
or nine Members were prefent.
Mr. RoissoN afked who audited the public ac-
counts of the Sick and Hurt Office ?

Mr. N. VANSITTART replied, that there accounts
were audited the Commiffioners to whom the
other public accounts were referred.
Mr. Roissow laid, that in examining the rcport
of the Cummifßoners for auditing the public Ac-
counts, he did not perceive any thing relating to
the Sick and Hurt Office._ He willed for fume
account to be laid before the Houfe of the fums
granted for Navy Extraordinaries. It appeared
rather fingular that thofe lhunld not be produced
as well as the accounts of Army Extraordina-
ries. If an cut& ftatement of the public expendi-
ture was not to be regularly laid before the Houle
and examined, it would be a mockery in that
Houfe to fit, unlcfs it were to meet in filence and
paflive fubmiffion to regifler the ediils of the Go-
vernment.—The rzfolution was put and agreed to,
as were the following:-
155,7561. far the. Extraordinazies of the Navy.

2400:vol. for Tranfports, Ike.
144.001. for Prifoners of War.

The Howe rvforned, and the report was ordered
to be received to-morrow, and the Committee to
f 1 again on Monday.—Adjourned.

LONDON.

SATURDAY, MARCH 13.
PRICE OF MOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK:

3 per Cent. Conf. 68i—for account 68
5 per Cent. 971
PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY:
3 per Cent. Conf. 67i . I Imp. 3 per Cent. 67;
s per Cent. Ann. 997 zoo Imp Ann. ist 5-16
India Stock Conf. for Ace. 68i 68
COURSE OF EXCHANGE.
aunimralt 35 3 zi U. Madrid I diee. Venice
Akon.t 35 U. Bilbta LifLon 681
Cadiz 301 in paper Leghorn 32i I Oporto 69
Ditto 39 effective N?p14.5 45 Dublin 11
Madrid 30i in paper Gelll.l 48i

Mr. SCHAW, Kirg's Mellinger; arrived at a late
hour WI niglit with difpatch:s from Marquis
CORNWALLIS, at Amiens. The contents have not
tranfpired, but the following Privy Councillors
were fummoned this morning to attend a Cabi-
net Council at Lord HAWKSULIRY'S Office, this
day, viz.
The Dux& of PORTLAND.
EARL Sr. VINCENT:
LORD WESTMORLAt. D.
LORD PELHAM.
LORD HOBART.
Mr. ADDINGTON.

A Mellinger was fent off to his MAJESTY after
the Council met. He had not come back when
this Paper was put to Peels.
Another Mellinger, Mr. DREISINGS, is mo•
mentarily expeaed with frelh dispatches.
This morning we received Paris Journals to the
gth intl. inclufive. They afford hut little news.
Tim Confofili, 56 fr. Go c.
PARIS, MARCH 9.—At the audience on the 4th,
Marquis Lvc !MINI, Envoy Extraordinary of his
Majelly the KING of Pruffia, prefented to the Fit sr
Comm. Colonel FAGEL ; the Marquis de Kitt/-
112 MARK, of the Hone Guards, Aid•de-camp to
General MOLL ENDORF ; and M.I.O,IDARD, to take
lean before he returns to his place in the depart-

of Batavia, and lately Arnbalfadar from the 8.1.1
tavian Repnblic to Pekin.
The Minifter of Foreign Relations prefented Ge-
neral Ilketwouvixxv, Envoy Extraordinary of
the Republic, to his Nwssian MAJESTY, arrived
at Faris on leave.—Moniteur.

Some changes in the offices of Mini(ler of the
Interior and of War, are talked of. The fir ft, it
is laid, will form three divifions, viz. of public la-
bours, of public aids, and of public inarliaion.--,
The direction of which will be eniruitcd to three
Conniellors of State, under the authority of the
Minifter of the Interior. There will be three di
vifions of a fimilar kind in the Miniary of War.—
The Counfellors of State, nominated to tilde new
offices, are even named ; hut it is proper we thould
wait till this operation is officially announced.
Citizen BAGNIERE junior, merchant at Bour-
dealt; has prefetted to the founders of tile mu-
feum in that city, a mummy found in the caverns
at the bottom of the Peak of Tenerife. This
mummy teems to have been prepared in a manner
different from all thole hitherto defcribcd.

AMSTERDAM, FEB. 28.—Journals, filled with in-
waives againft the Government and kveral indi
viduals, have been fuppreffzd in this city. Our
port at prefcnt exhibits the fame activity as before
the war. The Villages along th: coal's, which
were almoft deferted, begin to be re-peopled.
HAGUE, MARCH will be interefting to
commerce to learn, that the Council of the Allatic
Colonies will this day begin to pay all the bills le-
cured in the Pale made in the warehoufes of the
Council at the commencement of the year 5796.
The payments are to be made at the Hotel of the
EaR-Indies.

FRANCKFORT, MARCH 2.—Perfons who pretend
to be well informed in regard to the fccrct affairs
of Germany affect, that the Deputation of the
Empire will not be affembled for fix months.
Be LIN, FEB. 23.—A Courier arrived here from
Petedburgh, has brought a declaration from the
Court of Ruffia, in which it exprefsly difappi oyes
of the projefl of ceding Mecklenbourg to Pruffia,
which bad been propofcd in order to facilitate the
indemnities.

BERNE, Fes. 30.—1 t is teen by our new Coati-
t ution, that the Valais is reckoned among the Can-
tons of Helvetia, which renders it difficult to ac-
count for the events that have taken place in that
country, fuch as the deputation of the inhabitants,
and the difmilfal of the public funiaionaries by Ce
neral THURRAU. The fate of the Frickthal is
equally certain. The receivers of that country,
united to Switzerland, have been required to give
in an account of the money they have received in
the name of the Emperor. Thole of Zurich have
fent a new deputation to Berne : it appears that
they require in particular, the difmilfal of their
Prefed RE 1.4 HARD. A French army is faid to he
affembling in Mont-Terrible, charged with fume
important military operation ; but nothing is in
view, perhaps, but a mere change of Rations.

A veffel is arrived at Plymouth which was rent
with difpatchcs to the fquadron of fix fail of the
line, which failed from Plymouth latt Tuefday
fe'nnight. She fell in with the fquadron clear of
the Channel, Rearing a S. W. courfe with a fine
leading wind.
Yelterday a Court of Dire/tors was held at the
EaR India Houfe, when Mears. DICKENSON and
JON E 3 were (worn into the offices of Bengal Ware.
houfe.keepers, in the room of Meas. CORBETT
and SIBLEY, refigned. Mr. Gtoscs WELDEN was
(worn into the command of the fhip MINERVA,
Rationed for St. Helena and Bengal.
The Society of Agriculture has, we underhand,
voted a gold medal to be truck in hanour of the
memory of the Duke of BEDFORD.
The late Lord BATEMAN died as he was ftepping
into his carriage at his own door.
The Earl andCountcfs of HARDWICKE vifited the
Dublin Theatre on Saturday evening. At their
entrance and departure they received loud tali.
mony of public ellimation.
The Grand Seleaion of Sacred Mufic performed
at Covent Gardtn Theatre, yefterd.l evening, at.
traaed a numerous alTemblage of illation and
beauty. A confiderable degree of judgment has
been difplayed in this feleaion from the principal
works of HANDEL the parts are conneaed with
great fcience, and the airs, with which the chorus
generally correfponds, are admirably fuited to the
talk and powers of the Performers.
We ARE ASSURED that the Annual Sermon of the
Royal Humans Soiely will be preached b y the Rev.
Dr. VALPY, at Grnfvenor Chapel, on the 4th of
next month, whcn an appropt anltem will be per.
formed, the mufic compofed by Dr. ARNOLD.—
The vocal parts by Mailer SMITH, Marrs. Cosr,
LEETP, PAGE, and the rotinfT an'hmen of Weft.
minfter Choir.—On the Gth of April the Anniver-
I far, Ffflival will be celebrated at the London Ta-
' wens: The gland pr( ccCnon of burs rfflored within
the laft year, with lOlcron mufic, &c. will he intro.
duced at fix o'clock, by the ve,:y
rho ho- this H Ina? •ith th'