Star.
London, England, 1801-02-13 00:00:00

LONDON.

FRIDAY. FEBRUARY
FAST Daordootha bands dose at the Stock Exchange.
PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY t
Bank Stock 1/51 Long Ann. 17 5.z6}
3 Pcr C Colus 57437 In"- Ann. 111)74
3 per C Red. 17 57 lei& 5 per C. 732
4 pa Cont. 76. 771 India Stock
C. per Navy 911 ConL foram 561571561 57
3 pa C Ltlaki 9z444 Omniunt

The new &Vilifiers find it more difficult than
they perhaps could have conceived, to fill up all
the necegary departments, and of eourfe the ar-
rangements are longer in being officially an-
nounced to the Public,than was generally expelled.
Many attribute the delay to the prudential fore-
fight of Tome of the individuals who have been
invited to take a share in the Adminifiration.
They like Mara well enough, but they would like
the chance of a longer leafe than they think they
can promife themfelves by taking prefent polTeffion,
and flatter themfelves that in a fhort time the loaf
and, ib market will again be new tenanted when
they may have a chance of a more permanent
bargain-
Earl Sr. Vancerr has been offered the Admi-
ralty, with the Command of the Channel Fleet.
His determination is not yet known.
Yellerday evening at nine o'clock, the Gentle-
men who propofe to offer terms for the enfuing
Loan, met Mr. PITT by appointment at his houfe
in Downing-fireet, to fettle the preliminaries of the
bidding, and to hear the amount that would be re-
quired for the Cervices of the prefent year.
Mr. PITT opened the bufinefs by Elating, that
he mould want Twenty-Five Millions for Eng-
land, and Two Millions Three Hundred Thou-
rand Pounds for Ireland. The latter turn might
either be contraded for feparately or not, or the
greater part of it might be railed in Ireland. Mr.
Parr obferved, that Mr. CORRY, the Ira Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer, had attended to give any
explanations refpeCting the Iri(h Loan. It ap-
pearing to be the general opinion that the whole
Loan fhould be taken at once, it was agreed. to
round the fums, and to fay Twenty-Seven Millions
and a Half, or Twenty-Eight Millions, as Mr.
Parr (bould decide when the Loan fhould be
finally taken, and after he had investigated more
minutely the public accounts. He laid he was
authorized to give them an affurance, that there
would be no other Loan within the year; but that
the Chancellor of the Exchequer mull have the
power of afking for a vote of credit, if neceffary,
to the amount of about Three Millions.
Mr. Parr then Paid, he wiffied to take the bid.
dings on asst. Confols, and the reit in Reduced;
the higheft bidder on which was to be the pur-
chafer. He wanted the firfi payment to he made
on the moth intl. but this was objeled to on account
of the fhortnef, of the time. Mr. PITT, however,
enuld not poftpone that date. Ike next obferved,
that he lhould require that all the payments (hould
• be made in the course of die month of November ;

but this was alto objefted to, as the Contradors
urged, that the Public could not digeft fuch a
large Loan within fo fhort a period. Mr. Prrr
laid he was furprifed at this remark, as forty mil-
lions had been before railed within one year'
when the country was not nigh in fo profperous a
tituation as at prefent. The objection was, how-
ever, carried, and the laft payment adjourned to
the 11th of December.

A difcount of 5 per cent. for prompt payment
having been propofed by Mr. Pirr, it was obje6l-
- to by Mr. BOLDE CO, on the part of the Bankers,
as it would tend to leave their balances low; but
this was over-ruled by the other Contradiors, and
the j per Cent. accepted. The following is a Lill
of the Six Parties who are to bid :
sit. Meffrs. RODARTS, Cuarts and Co. and their Friends.
3d, Mars. SMITU, PATNE and SEEI7I4, and Ditto.
3d. Sir FRANCIS BARiaa and Co. and Ditto.
4th. Sir THOMAS EVERIT, and Co. and Ditto.
sth. The COMMIT rat of BANKERS, and
6th. The COMMITTEE of the STOCK EXCHANGE.
The following are the periods of the different
Inliallments
February zo, • • to per Cent.
April 7, - • • 10

May IS. - - a to

June zo, - - - so

July 17, - - - Is
Atiguft 11, - - • 10
September rB. - - so
(Mabee irk - - is
December xi, - - zo

It was fixed that the bidding fhould be made on
Monday, at ten o'clock in the morning, in order
to prevent the exceffive gambling in the Funds
which generally prevails on the day the Loan is
taken.—Mr. PITT laid he would be ready as near
the time as poffible.
In confequence of the largenefs of the Loan,
feveral bargains in Confols were made late lall
night at 55k, which is one and a quarter per Cent.
lower than the price at three o'clock.

Yefterday the Q2KEN held a Drawing Room at
St. James's Palace.
Previous to the company arriving, the KING re-
ceived on the Throne the congratulatory Addrefs
on the Union from the City of London, which was
prefented by the Right Hon. the LORD Mayo',
accompanied by Aldermen BOYDELL, Coaris,
WATSON..., Sir J. ANDERSON.? Sir J. EAMER, Pat-
CHARD, Ls Mistretta, the Sheriffs, Mr. Chamber-
lain CLARKE, the Recorder, Common Scrjeant,
the City Remembrancer, and a Deputation of the
Common Council; to which his MAJESTY re-1
turned a very gracious anfwer.
At two o'clock her MAJESTY, accompanied by
the Petecassas, entered the Drawing Room,
which was attended by her Royal Highnefe the
Princefs of WALES, the Dukes of CLARENCE,
KENT, and CUMBERLAND ; their Serene. High-
nelfes the Prince and Princefs of ORANGE, the
Foreign Envoys, the Dignitaries of the Church,
the Cabinet Minifters, the Noblemen and Gentle.
men who were at the Kislo's Levee on Wednef-
day, and the following Female Nobility;—

Ducheffeo..-Montrofe, Leeds, and Mancha:tier.
Marehioneffes—.Buckingham, Hertford, Salilbury, Town-
'bend, Blindford, Bath, and Donegal.
Countrifes—Radnor, Lincoln Clem, Darnley, Chefterfield,
Marlton, Mansfield, Leitrim, Lincoln,
Shaftfbury, Dowager
Purtfmoutb, Northampton, Harrington, Carhampton,
Temple, Ely, and Oxford.
Viaounteffes—Hatburton, Billkeley, Bridport, and Power&
court.
Ladies—E. Montague, C. Montague, A. Cumberland, C.
Herbert, Buxton, Kenyon, De Blaquiere, Carrington, Carleton,
Somerton, C. Darner, L. Putty, Grenville, Folkeitone, A.
Osman, Patrons, 0. Murray, Loughborough, G. Villiers,
Boll" Hales, Popham Bayning, M. Winyard, M. Ofbome,
Somerville, H. Parker, old Willoughby.
Miftreffm—Markham, Bott, Middleton, Methuen, Agar,
Hlncbeliffe, Wheeler, Combe, A. Stanhope, Winkfield, Wind-
ham, Tarieton, Crew, Darner, Walpole, Nugent, and Corn-
wallis.
Miffes—A. and E. Markham, Buxton, Illaquiare, Erfkine,
Smiths, Hinebeliffe, Wheeler, Caeribe, De Laney, Jeffries,
Chelter, Hales, Martham,Damer, and Townibend.
The Prefentations to her Majarry confifted of
the Noblemen introduced to the Riao on Wednef-
day, with the addition of Mr. GWILLItt, prefented
by the Hon. Mr YOR a a, and the following Ladies :
Barooefs N , Marchionefs of Buck inghini,who killed
hdeerg Majeity's hand, on being created a Peercfs in her own
Lady SOMERTON, by the Lady of the Archbillsop of Camel;
Lady Potearrosta, by her Mother, the Counters of LID.
coin; and
Lady Grose: Musick?, who killed her Majefty's hand, as
bV Lonithip's promotion as &bop of St. David's.
At five o'clock the Court clpfcd, when their
MAJESTIES retired to the Queen's Houle.
Her Royal Highnefs the Princefs of Waits
was attended at Court by the Counters of
CAERNARVON.
Lady GERTRUDE VILIARRE-was at Court for
the fire time fince the death of her father Earl
GRANDISON.
The Earl and Countee of OZFORD were at
Court for the fire time this feafon.
Vifcountefs Be Drove attended her Majefly's
Drawing Room.
A Council was yeflerday held at Lord Gaga-
Office, at which the Duke of PORTLAND,
Earl SPA/Will, Lord GRINVILLI, Mr. PITT, and
Mr. DUNDAS, were prefent.
The Patent, appointing Sir john MITTORD
Speaker of the Houfe of Commons, was yefterday
ligned by his MAJEETT The Right Hon.Gende.
man was introduced to his MAJESTY atSt.James'b,
accompanied by Mr. ADM moron.
Lord SEATORTN embarked on Wednefday at
Portfmouth, on board the Topaze, Capt. CH tract.,
for the Weft-Indies. _ _ _

The meafures taken to flop the laft remittance
of the.Englith fubfidy, have proved ineffeCtual. It
arrived at Vienna in the evening of the syth, in
nine waggons, under a very (bong efoort of Auf-
tries folthers.