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from fome c co v Wfa i a" -which he.had had on the
fubjea, with the framers of it, he fhnuld not now
do fo, as he found it was not intended by the Bill
to trench on the privileges of the Banks of Scot-
land. He however fhould referve to himfelf the
privilege of propofing, in the progrefs of the Bill,
fuch amendments as he might confider neceirary.
Mr. Roa SON thought the nation at large entitled
to the advantage of every difcovery. He dif-
approved of the monopoly which this Bill gave to
the Bank of England, and could not fee why it
fhould get the preference, to the exclufion of pri-
vate individuals. _ .

Mr. ALLARDICE confidered it as a hardThip that
other Banks fhould not have the fame advantage
of proteCting thernfelves from forgery with the
Bank of England.
Mr. WILLIAM SMITH fupported the Bill. He
confidered it as a fecurity to the public. He
thought it a hardlhip where the public were com-
pelled to take Bank Paper in payment, that they
had not the means of telling whether it was good
or bad. Under the idea that this Bill would go to
remedy the evil, and confequently be of general
utility, he fhould fupport it.
Mr. Jowss raid, the " Bank of England were
once Gold Merchants, now they are Paper Mer-
chants--this is the folld fyftem of finance."—(Ex-
. hibiting a torn Bank Note).
Mr. Jonasow oppofed the Bill.
Mr. WM. DL/NDAS thought it an advantage that
the Paper of the Bank of England fhould be dif-
tinguifhed from all other Paper.
Sir FRANCIS BARING thought the di ftingnifhing
the Paper of the Bank of England would be of
public utility, becaufe it would ellablifh a differ-
ence between Paper and Paper, and obtain for the
Bank of England that confidence to which it was
entitled, by giving a fecurity to the holder of the
Bank of England Paper, that what he was in poi-
feffion of mutt be genuine.
Mr. blicnott. differed from the Hon. Baronet.
He difapproved of making a diftinCtion between
Paper and Paper.
Mr. PSELE thought it no hardfhip that the Bank
of England fhould hate difcrlminating marks
which private individuals bad not. Forgeries
were become fo alarmingly ertenfive, that it be-
hoved the country to aid the Bank in fuch mea.
Cures as may put a flop to thein, He confitlered
the Bill of great utility, as it would prefervp the
credit of the Bank of England all over Europe.
He wifhed the Route to confider that the circula-
tion of the Paper of the Bank or England was not
confined to this country, it extended itfelf over
Europe, and he thought any meafure which tend-
ed to confirm that credit to which it was entitled,
mutt be of ultimate advantage ; and nothing could
do fo in a greater degree thail by the holder Of
Bank Paper, either at home or abroad, being. cer-
tain he could not be impofed upon in the fpecierof
Paper he was in poffeffion of. For thee =slots
he would fupport the meafure, anclivoic Fir the
SPeaker'ileaving the Chair:
Mr. Hosnouss approved th'e (o as it
went,.but regretted the Right. Han. Mover of .it
had not endeavoured to devife finnethitts for the
protection of the Country Banks, 4.,*is PtoPoria
in a former Bill which had 'been niihdraten. for
reafons he could not comprehend. He rumored
this meafure of particular partiality 10 the Na-
tional Bank was in purfuance of that fyllem of re-
ciprocal favour which had fo hag previilecr be-
tween the Adminiftration and that eftabliflimeni
as in the cafe of the Commutation for Stamps which
Minilters tome years back entered into with the
Bank, by which the public Revenue was deprive
of the confiderable advance it moll have derive
from the increafed circulation of Bank Notes which
had fince taken place. He complimented ttie
Hon. Bart. who had announced his intention or
fpeedily bringing forward a meafure for the keit
rity of the Country Bankers.
Mr. THORNTON difclaimcd any other motive on
the part of the Bank Directors, •in preparing the
Bill, than that of a folicitude for the public good,
as it mull be obvious they were not liable to pay
forged notes. He defended the ComMuttition for
Stamps to which the lalt Speaker had alluded as
a fait public contrail. •
Crane! ELTORD raid, the Bill teemed to be much
mifunderflood ; the very end and °hie& of it mull
be defeated, if theemarks defcribed in the Bill were
allowed to be tiled by other Banks.
Mr. HOB NOOSE explained.
TheCH AN C E EMIR of the EXCH EVEIL raid, lie did
not feel it neceffary to enter .into any vindication
of the centre% formerly entered into with the
Bank rerpeCting Stamps. It was a meafure pub-
licly concluded by the Government, and had been
fanilioned and recognized by Parliament as a mea.
fore of juftice and policy. He fupported the Bill
before the Houle, becaufe it vsas calculated for the
moll humane and beneficial purpofes, and was not
by any means influenced by confiderationi of per-
fonal attachment to the Bank DireCtors. It was a
millakin idea to fuppofe the meafure refulted from
any motive of peculiarly benefiting that in ftitution ;
and it was more miflaken to imagine that-it
could ever have been defigned to difcrtdit the
Country Banks, which were confeffedly fo advan.
eagcous in carrying on our inland.concerns, but
who were not fo liable to forgery, for they held
out no temptation fo ftrong, nor did they by the
extent of their circulation, afford fuch facilities to
the offenders as the National Bank. They were
not however precluded from ufing Inch devices as
they might think proper for their own fecurity.
The Bill on the Table only propofed to confine a
certain difcriminating line to the Bank of Eng-
land, whore protation againft forgery more im.
mediately concerned the-Le.giflature, as its ince-
sells were doubtlefs more intimately interwoven
with the Empire than that of the Country Banks.
The ATTORNEY GENERAL argued ftrengly in
fupport of the Bill, as extremely well eakulate4
to prevent forgery.
The motion was agreed to. The Houfe having-
refolved itfelf into the Committee, the claufes were
read and, with force amendments, agreed to. The
Report was received, and the Bill ordered to be
printed, and taken into further confideration on
that day feasoitht.—Adiounied.

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VRTDAT, /KAY 1. ,
PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT OE O'CLOCK:
Omni= 101---Confols 64—for atcoant
PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY.
Bank Stock 5 Per a 1,07. 941 /4
3 per Cent. Red. 39/39 60f, Long Ann. 18 1.t6 18
3 per C. Conf. 60/ 6o 61/ Short Ann.j z-161
78}; Omni= 8 7/ 8 10110
per C. Navy 96f 96 Coat for ay bolt /64
Yelterday Mr. NIWLAND, from the Bank of England, gave
sake at the Stock Exchange, in contemn= of an application
from the fubferibers to the loan, that the Bank would make the
third, fourth, fifth, firth, and feventh inittament ; the eighth
to be made by the fubfcribers ; and the whole to be redeemed
on or before the 4th of December next.

The news announced yellerday of the furrender'
or capitulation of the French army in Egypt, is
very generally credited. The authority on which it
reds, is that of Mr. CluaLls Loca, the Britifh
Conful at Naples, and Major Essa, aa Officer,
who had been attached to the Auflrian arms as a
volunteer. !
The former on his way home by way et Paris,
his farther pretence at Naples having been rapid:red
unnecefrary by the progrefs of the French-fit the.
South of Italy, dined with M. Lucmistm, the
Pruffian Minifter at Paris, on TbneffiaY the 34111
ult. who informed him, that an account bad arri-
red by the way of Toulon, of a &Tidy* engage-
ment haring taken place in Egypt between the
Englifh and French armies, in which a complete,
vietory had been gained by the former, that Gen.
Mss©u had been taken prifoner, and that Egypt
was now in polTeifion of the Englilh.
Both of the above Gentlemen, who left Paris op
the 25th, fluted this intelligence at Lord Hawjpp
BURY'S Office yefterday, The Major is aid-ip
have received his information from C. TALLIff..
RAND.

The news received fo much credit from Mitfi-
Eers, that they feat mac; to their friends inform.
ing them of the event; and flacks role foplldera.
,bly on the occafion.
Mr. .4ocx Rates, that be was alto informed
that when the Flit Conful received the intelligence
he was feemingly inns); elfeacd, and at lall ea•
claimed7:i!*There is nothing now left fit!r us but
a grand defcent upon England !" .
Lao night Government received difkiteitint,
which were brought eXprcfs from (*halvesl by
the Kiso Gaming Picket, Captain Daan,
rived at Harwich. Their' contents did noel:rid-
fpire Or after this Paper was at pres. We are..
•haPPY 'to qate?. that thq.PadYtrartu the above
news, but not to the client at gra reported.
'Otir-Ariny gained a molt important victory eves
that of Mswou, 011 the 311 i of March, and it is
eittrelpell piobable that: this would be 'follow-
;eed itp by other advantages which may in the
end lead-to the complete polreffion yit
by our Troops, and the* Capitulation. or Surrender
of the French. We • are tancerned to hate that
our advantage hat not.becngainCd without cond.
derable hits; and that General Ant Roseman, Sir
SIDN ay Swirl!, and lather brave. officers, • are
. among the wounded. • • relpr; 3.
The folloWing extra& from the difpitehes, fent
to the Logo Korot this • afternoon,'wlll rut our
Readers in poll'ilion of all that has yet tranfpired
ecfpetting thisimportimrevent. • • • .3' •:
44 coisirwsr snorts, APRIL 4.
“ On the 21fi of itlXrch, Genetalgaz6nij44
march from Ranianhie with eight thoufand
ipfan-
try, and three thoufand cavalry,-was attacked, and
defeated by General Six Extra Astkraoort,
with the loft of two thoufand and five hun-
dred wounded : our 1011, three hundred killed, and
twelve hundred wounded ;. among the litter, are
Gwierals Astactoxsis, Mama, Pillager, 04 Sir
SUN a Smacnk cAhe Enemy W2l, rattled 41411 di-
re/Hons.- Aboukir had furrendered, and Alexan.

dria was fuppoced by. Lord Kamm, if not .taken,
to be on the poiut of furrendcring.
44• The French cavalry, ..in the. Rile of Mame.
lucks, attacked the Englifh Infantry, with all the
impetuofity peculiar to the Arab Cavalry, but were
defeated in every attack." : •
The difpatcbes above referred to, came by way
of Berlin, and were forwarded by tba Right Hoa.
Lord PARYSIO tT, ourldinifter at that Court.

By the overland difpatch which arrived at the
Eaft India Houle, intelligence was received of
Rear-Admiral BLANK ITT having failed from Born-
bay on the 28th December with a part of his fqua-
dron, and the troops from lombay defined to att
in Egypt.' The rest of the force was affernbled at
Trincomalee, under the command •of General
-Basso, and was expedlod to fail early in January.
The whole, it was hoped, would land at Suez
be-
fore the end of February. •
We underftand that we have obtained a ceftiOn
of a track of conetry, to the northward of Surat,
from the Mahrattifs. This acquifition will enable
use Government of Bombay to form a fettlement
on the coaft, for die purpore of fitting out armed
vetch to check the numerous pirates which tom-
, mit depredations on our trade,and efeape the *igi •
.lance of our cruisers by flipping Into Creeks where
they get clear with their booty, '

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