Star.
London, England, 1813-02-23 00:00:00

ROMAN CATIOLICS.

Sir NV. LEMON presented a Petition from the County of
Cornwall against the Catholic Chinn.
Similar Paitions were presented, by Mr. KNOX, from the
County of Tyrone; by Colonel Lentz, from the County of Mo-
naghan ; and by General ARCIMALL, from Fermanagh. The last
Petition was signed by 10,300 signatures. All these Petitions
were ordered to lie op the table.

Mr. PARNELL presented a Petition from ./Eneas M,Donnell,
a Roman Catholic, at Molders&ld, denying the allegations of
the Anti Catholic Petition of that town, and praying that hi,
Petition sbould be taken into consideration. —Ordered to lie on
the table.

Lord G, LEVESON COWER complained of a misrepresenta•
flop (which he was sure was unintentional) in a Nbriiitig
stating that he had presented a Petition from Walsall, M Staf-
fordshire, against the Catholic Claims. Ile had presented a Pe.
tition from that town against the claim. of tin. East-lnd-a Com-
pany ; but neither from that town nor ally other town In Staf-
fordshire, had there been any Petition against the claims of the
Catholics ; they left this subject to the wisdom of the Legislature.
Lord S I'ANLEY also complained, that in all :ht• Papers there
had been a misrepresentation in stating that surf, a Petition had
been presented from Lantaist.:r. Now neithe; from the town nor
county, of Lancaster had there been any Petit i, n of that sort, al-
though there had been one Irons Manchester.

Lord YARMOUTH said, that he had distinctly stated the Pe-
tition he presented to be from the County of Antrim.
(From the low tone of voice in which those Petitions are often
stated and read, mistakes of this sort arc sometimes unavoidable.]
AAIERICAN CONSUL.

Mr. CROKER rose to correct a mistake vrtich he had made
in his statement the other night, respecting the same of an Ame-
rican Consul who had sold certificates. He had stated it to be
Mr. Lyman. Now although every other part of the ttatement
was perfectly correct, he was mistalixn in the name, and General
Lyman was not the Consul who had sold the certificates. He
had also to mention now, that the name of the Oikcer to whose
activity the safety of the homeward-bound Leeward island Beet
was principally owing, was Captain Brook, of the Shannon:
Mr. WHITBREAD was estrebtely glad to hear this correc-
tion of the mistake, as from all he had known of General Lyman,
he was a man most unlikely to have committed such an action ;I
and as he was now dead, it was more pecurtarly necessary that
justice should be done to hi memory.
Mr. CROKER said, that he felt in the fame way. He did not
think it necessary now to mention the name of the person who
had sold the certificates; but tt was a name so like Lyman, that
the mistake was not unnatural.

The House then proceed,:d to call over the list of defaulters ;
when these who were absent without excuses were ordered to be
taken Into custody; those who were present wet: ordered to at-
tend the ballot to-morrow.

VICE-CHANCELLOR'S BILL.

The Order of the Day being read for taking into
further c(usideration the Vice-Chancellor's Bill,

Mr. GORDON rose to oppose it. He said the
Noble Lord (Castlereagh) had informed the House,
that he wished it to go to a Committee for the pur-
pose of receiving improvement, and it had accor-
cingly gone through a Committee, but had not, in
kis opinion, been made in the least degree more unex-
ceotionable ; and he now Woad that the Noble Lord
was determined to force the 8.11 through the House
by the overbearing argument alone of a majot ity. He
was particularly averse to that part of the Lill, which
went to take the part of the salary for this new Officer
out of the Dead Fund, or Suitors' Money. The No-
ble Lord had no more right to take the sum intended
out of that fund, than be had to say that he (Mr.
Gordon) should pay towards it the sum of t'-,:uuo
a-year out of his own estate. The Lord Chancellor
had given up the principle by agreeiag to pay part
of the salary cut of his own emoluments, and he
thought he ought to pay the whole. He concluded
by moving, that the Bill be recommitted.
Mr. M. A. TAYLOR said, that having been on
the Committee on the Fees received by the Lord
Chancellor, he thought it right to notice many exag-
gerated statements which had gone abroad on that
subject. He stated, that the whole of the Lord
Chancellor's emoluments did not amount to more
than from 18 to £20,000 a.year, The fees from bank.
rupts were about 4E5000 a-year, and he had seen
them exaggerated to A 17,000 per annum. It was
the wish of the Committee, he said, that the salary
of this great officer should be fixed and certain ; and
he had himself mentioned the matter to the Noble
Lord, and thought it would be well to settle. it ,t the
average of the last five years, which the Nohl.: L. 14
thought reasonable, and that ISAMU a-) ear would
be a lair compensation for the various labours of the
otlice. He did not approve the Bill upon the whole,
nor could he agree with Mr. Leach's plan, because
he thought the Master of thelßoits had already enough
on his hands ; but he thought it necessary to make
these few observations, to obviate the gross mis-
statements he had seen.

Sir F. FLOOD had voted originally against the
Bill, but subsequent reflection, and the improve-
ments adopted in the Committee, had produced a
change in his views respecting it. He conceived that
the dignity of the Chancellor ought to be well snp.
poled ; that he ought to go in state to the House of
Lords, in a manner similar to that of die Irish Chan-

tenor, Who bad always three footmen behind his cat
riage 4 laugh.).
Mr. ABERCROMBIE recommended the adop.
tion of a clause, disluaiklying the new Officer mu,
sitting in Parliament.
Mr. ROSE observed, that the Act of 1705 wax
sufficiently explicit on this point.
Mr. CANNING did not rise to enter into any dis-
cussion. as another opportunity would occur. He
must observe, however, that all those argumeots
which applied to the Bill on the second reading. andl
which induced him then to oppc4.: it, remained un.rn.
paired by any or the amendments which it had re.
ceived from the Committee. He wa; decidedly of
opinion, that the b..olcupt cases ought tc he taken
out of dr.!. jurisdiction ();* the Chancellor, and
4upport any mea,ure (turned v:ith a view to that object.
Mr. M. A. Tnviva explained.
Mr. LOCLHART thought it of importance to
know, whether the immediate jurisdiction of the Vice.
Chancellor would emanate from a general commis.
sinn granted by the Cronn, or st.h-cummission issued
by the Chancellor ?

The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said, the cont.
mission would naturally issue from the Crown, the
new ollice being the creation of the Legislature. He
was of opinion, that the duties of the new ofice were
sufficiently defined anti prescrilmd by the Bill. He
had been severely chastised on a former evening f r
not having read all the pamphlets on this subject ;
and it had been intimated that he was but ill quali-
fied for giving an opinion on a Chancery question.
He had, however, read all that had been written on
the other side, and did not think it neczssary to for-
tify his opinion by reading what had been written in
its support. The plan of an Honourable and Learned
Gentleman iMr. Leach) appeared to him highly
exceptionable. Its object was to impose additional
duties and fatigue ton an excellent and illustrious
Magistrate, at the same time that his labours had
already rendered him incapable of continuing to re.
present his native country in Parliament. It was
preposterous, continued the Hon. Gentleman, he
would not ample using even so harsh an !expression
on the occasion, to expect any assistance from the
Judges ill any of the Courts, already weighed down
as they were with business, and labouring, as many
of them did, under the pressure of years, which,
while they added to the reverence due to them, cer.
t.tinly unfitted them for an addition of toil. The
Hun. and Learned Gentleman concluded with stat-
ing his unqualified approbation of du: 841.
Mr. M. A. TAYLOR objected to an allusicu
which he conceived had be:u made by the Hon.
Gentleman who had just sat down, to something he
had asserted him to have stated in his capacity as
Chairman of the Committee.

Sir W. GAItROW assured his Hon. Friend,
that what he had said was in reference to the gene-
ral and extensive knowledge he conceived him to
possess on the subject, and to that alone; with which
explanation—
' Mr. TAYLOR professed hi mself perfectly satisfied.
Mr. W HITBREAD was not a little surprised to
find an Honourable and Learned Gentleman (Sir
Willi m Garrow), who, on this day senniglit was,
according to his own admission, an infant in what re-
garded his knowledge of the present subject, ris,n in
stattne, within the Apse of 60 shcrt a period, to the
towering height of a giant! On the former occasion,
the Honourable Gentleman was unacquainted .%ith
the subject--was all inexperience—and, in conse-
qeence, all ;flashing modesty and diffidence ; but to-
night he had come forward, speaking with the most
plenary confidence, surrounded by Chancery lawyers;
yet, apparently, quite forgetful of the principle on
which he had before been sparing of his opinions,
namely, that he was but an ignorant common lawyLr
—one by whom the arcana of Chancery had never
been explored. How this sudden access of know.
ledge had been obtained, or this sudden decrease of
modesty effected, it was not for him to say. but cer-
tain it was, that it could wit appear to the House but
in the light of a very singular phenomenon. But
howsoever rapid the method might be by which the
Honourable Gentleman acquired his knowledge. he
could not agree with him as to many of the opinion:
he had advanced ; neglecting the lights by which,
feeble as they might be, his own slower mind had
been hitherto guided. He could not agree with him
in particular with respect to moth of what he had
said with respect to the Master of the Rolls, for whom,
he -nevertheless, must be permitted to say, he enter-
tained as high a respect as could be feli by any one.
But if the justice of what had been said with respect
to his retiring from his Parliamentary duties from in-
ability to combine with his jedicial functions, were
admitted, why should not a principle be thence de•
duced which should ges to deprive the country of the
Parliamentary services of other great Law Officers;
and, if that were the case, what lamentations should
we not hear when the Hon. Gentleman should him-

self withdraw to exercise his talents in a more con-

-
tracted sphere than that in which they were now dis-
played.—(Hear, hear! from the Trc,2sury Bencher.)—
He (Mr, W.) was happy to find the Noble Lord, fur
once, of the same opinion with him.—(4
For his own part, he wished the intended Vice-Chan-
cellor to be excluded from the House of Commons,

and not only him but other Magistrates, who were now
permitted to sit in it ;—the Master of the Roth, ter
instance, for the admission of whom he could not
see more reason than there was for that of the We'sir
Judges, and other Magistrates, who were exclutel
The Honourable Gentleman, he could collect troth
what had fallen from him, had felt rather uneasy at
some sarcastic expressions which had escape., aim
( Mr. Whitbread) on a former night ; bur w':o Le
had a little more experience of Parliamentary
nest he hoped he would not be so captious, but would
give and take these sort of things with ego/mi./lay,
otherwise he had to deplore the very uncomic. table
manner in wlikh he must of necess.ty pass his -rale.
(A laugh.)-I'he Honourable Gentterm .n tits . i•'-
ceeded to :rate that Sit Wm. Grant 1...1 arriv.sl
the high Ake he held by means of ore taients tie twit
displayed, and the exertions ac had made in Paj•i•
ment—(No,frorn SOMIC prson on the Ministerial sin of
the Hovse.).—He (Mr. l'i'llitbread) bi iicved, the 11°'
nottrible Gentleman tv is the 001 y person v.h.; dis-
puted the fact. :le would contend that Lach 1%.14
fact, admitting indeed at the same time, that it ILd
have been very difficult to tied a person, seiettea
upon whatsoever principle, so well aciapt_d to poi
form the duties of the office. In alludin4 to
Elden, the Honourable Gentleman said, dint sop,:

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was the anxiety of the Noble and Leaned Lord to
do right, that it often prevented him from doing any
thing—(Near, hear,)—and to that circumstance, in
van, might be attributed the accumulation of causes.
Ile adverted to Lords Thurlow and Alvanley, and
stated that the former would not suffer the latter to
bre a single cause without his approbation, and
should such be the case between the Chancellor and
Vice-Chancellor, the latter would become the tool or
puppet in the hands of his superior.
Lord CASTLEREAGH alluded to the great
legal talents of the Solicitor-General, and said, that
he thought the attack made on Mm by the Hon. Gen-
tleman opposite was unjustifiable. He had not offer-
ed a voluntary opinion, but had been challenged to
Five his sentiments as knowing the subject. It was
not historically true that the Master of the Rolls had
attained his present office merely by his Parliamen-
tary abilities, as be was well known by his profes-
sional eminence long previous to his present elevation.
He said the evil which it was intended to remedy
was considered by some persons as temporary, but it
would be found to be permanent, and such ought to
be the remedy.
Mr. STEPHEN said a few words, in the course
of which he paid a compliment to the Master of the
Rolls. "_

Mr. WHI'T'BREAD and Mr. STEPHEN seve-
rally explained.
Sir SAMUEL ROMILLY expected to be in-
formed by those who supported the measure, whether
parties who had set down their causes to be heard
before the Master of the Rolls, might be heard
before the Vice-Chancellor ? if so, the measure would
be highly objectionable, and, if not, his office would
soon become a sinecure, as all the causes would be
set down before the Master of the Rolls. The Ho-
nourable and Learned Gentleman then proposed that
appeals should be heard in the Lords during the ab-
sence of the Chancellor, as the best mode of getting
rid of the accumulation of business in the Court of
Chancery.
Mr. WETHERALL spoke in favour of the bill.
Mr. PRESTON also said a few words against par-
ticular parts of the bill.
Mr. PONSONBY replied to the observations made
on the proposition for dividing the bankrupt causes
from the other business in Chancery, and contended
for the propriety of adopting it. It was argued that
if this arrangement took place, it would tend to in-
troduce into office men unacquainted with general
law. It was the first time he had heard that the divi-
sion of labour rendered the labourer inexpert. (Hear,
Hear.)—lt had been said that the Judge must not
sleep on the Bench. He would quote a very great
authority to prove the contrary. In the report of that
important case, 66 Stradling v. Styles," the reporter
said, that when Lawyers became old, they were sent
to a place called the Bench, the literal meaning of
which was the place of sleep for as they had been ac-
customed to tali while others slept, they were there
allowed to sleep while others talked! (A loud laugh.)
The Right Hon. Gentleman concluded, by recom-
mending the separation of the bankrupt cases from
the other duties of the Chancellor.

Mr. BATHURST spoke in support of the Bill.
The Amendment was then negatived, and the re-
port agreed to be received.
Lord CASTLEREAGH proposed several verbal
Amendments, which were agreed to, and the Bill was
ordered to be read a third time on Tusday se'nnight.
Sir JAMES SHAW obtained leave to bring in a Bill, to com-
pel the manufacturers of are-arms to engrave thereon their
vames, and places of abode. He then brought up his Bill, which
was read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time next
Manday.---Adjourned.

THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1813.
PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK:
Red. 59{i--Cons. 58}i—Cons. for ac. 56;1-4 per Ct. 75U
Eper Cent. 88kii—Rd% 6s. 7s. dis.—Omniont
Bank Long Ann.. 15i 5-16ths—Exclai Bills 4s. Is. pr.

A Lisbon Mail arrived this morning with Papers
to the 16th of February. Their contents are com-
paratively unimportant, for there seems to have been
no military movement since the date of the last Lis-
bon Papers. The Marquis of WELLINGTON'S Dis-
patch to the Portuguese Minister, will be found to
contain a summary of all the events which have re-
cently taken place within his Lordship's knowledge :

" LISBON, FEBRUARY 10.
EXTRACT OF AN OFFICIAL DISPATCH FROSI TIIE MAR.
VHS OP WELLINGTON TO HIS EXCELLENRY SENOR
D. MIGUEL PEREIRA FORJAZ, DATED HEAD-QUA IiTERS,
PIIENEDA, FEBRUARY 3.

.5 I have received no information of any alteration
the enemy's corps in front of this army since I ad.
tressed to your Excellency my official dispatch of the
with ult. and the allied armies all preserve the same

ositions.

" The enemy in the North obliged General Mendi-
ibel to retire from Bilboa, and the blockade of San.
ma was raised.

r know, by, an intercepted letter, that General
.onga took, on the lOth January, the enemy's gar_
icon in Salinas de Arrara, but I have not yet re-
-ved an official communicatinct of this fact.

" My last accounts from Alicant are of the Sd of
iarmary, at which time the icinforcements expected
•cm Sicily had arrived."

" LISBON, fr3IWAILY 15.
" The enemy is levying heavy contributions in La
..lancha, and has proceeded down as far as Ciudad
Real. He is most anxious about money, horses, and
mules. Such towns as do not immediately comply
with his demands, are given up to pillage. Soult is
it Toledo, where he has 3.5,000 men, including 4000
cavalry. Joseph's (Major-General) plan is reported
to be, to act on the defensive in the next campaign ;
Ix, fortify Aranda de Duero, and collect magazines
t'lere, for the purpose of securing a communication
between the Army of Portugal and that of the South.
" Our several corps are still in their winter quar-
vs. The Blues and Life Guards are gone to Tho-

mar, and their plan hero is oeespied by the 10th,
15th, and 18th regiments of Hussars just come out."
" CASTILLA A VILHA, JAN. SI.
44 The state in which the 7th Army is, leads as to
conclude the most flattering hopes from the warlike
troops of which it is composed. - It consists of 24,000
men, perfectly cloathed and armed. Its cavalry is
most excellent, has ever been in front of the enemy,
accustomed to fight him, and come off victorious.
" By different letters intercepted from the enemy,
we see that they themselves confess that their loss in
the Peninsula since the month of last June, is more
than 60,000."

" ST. JAGO, FEBRUARY S.
" The report that the French intend to retire, con-
tinues to gain ground, at least we can assert that,

from all parts they are making retrograde move
meats, and by some accounts received from Orlajo, it

is inferred that they will abandon Leao, from whence
they have withdrawn the sick and some effects.

" On the 23d ult. a battalion of the regiment ofl
Asturias entered Benavente, and was there till the
25th, observing the enemy's movements, who was
in Castro Gonzalo. It is not certain that the French
have entered Santander—our troops occwpy Escudo
and Reynosa : part of Gen. Mendizabel's army is
near Villoner, and part near Bilboa, harassing in both
places the enemy, who shews an intention of retiring
towards Burgos.
" We are assured that Senors Mina and Longa are
coming with part of their troops to support the ope-
rations of the 7th army against the enemy's move-
ments, who, besides the troops in Bisc.iy, will like-
wise endeavour to oppose to Senor Mendizabel with
those which he has in Leon, from whence 1000 in.
fantry and 500 horse have marched for Bonnal."

" OVIEDO, JANUARY 30.

K By letters from Santander of the 18th inst. We
know, that the French entered Bilboa where they were
attacked by Longa's troops, who destroyed 200 men.
The same Colonel Longa has, since that time fell
upon and surprised the garrison of Salinas de Altana,
and took prisoners 150 men. General Caffarelli,
with considerable loss, succeeded in reinforcing the
garrison of Zamora, and from thence, it is said, on
the 23d or 24th, marched for Santander ; but up to
this time he has not approached it."

" SALAMANCA, JANUARY It

al The French General, Mochune, continues to be
Governor of this city, the garrison of which consists
of three Regiments of Infantry and one of Cavalry."

" CIUDAD RODRIGO, FEB. 2.

44 Longa's brother-in-law, who passed through this
place for the head-quarters at Freyneda, and who
came from the neighbourhood of Burgos, states, that
the revolution of the provinces bordering on Spain, is
indubitable, and the revolutionists have already sent
four Emissaries to the Spanish Government, and adds
that Soult had really received orders to retire from
Ithe Peninsula with 40,000 men."
" VALLADOLID, JANUARY 4.
eg We are assured the head-quarters will move :
some say they are proceeding to Salamanca, and from
thence to Madrid, with part of the Army of Portu-
gal ; others suppose they are going to Burgos ; and
some are of opinion they will proceed to Avila.
44 The enemy has destroyed more than 160 houses,
belonging to emigrants, under the frivolous pretext
of wanting wood : it is supposed they will do the
same to all those belonging to absentees."
" VALLADOLID, JAN. 14.
" On the 2d and 3d passed through Tordesillas,
Foix's division, consisting of 4000 men, with 13 pieces
of artillery, in the direction of Fontiveros, and its
neighbourhood. Cierto slept on the 3d at Torrele-
baton, and from thence ordered a squadron to Toro.
On the 4th he passed through Tordesillas, and took
the same direction as Foix, with 350 horse.
44 General Boyer's brigade is in Rio Secco, upon
the Douro ; there are no other troops than those who
form the garrison of Zamora, T oro, and Tordesillas.
They sometimes reinforce, and relieve those in Se-
mancas, with those in Valladolid; upon the left of,
the Douro they occupy Medina, Arivalo, Maeda,
Babita-fuente, and Salamanca. We know that Foil
is proceeding by Tordesillas towards Talavera.
16 The garrison of Tordesillas is composed of 600
veterans, belonging to the 22d regiment of the line,
who were fortified in the church, which is surrounded
by a strong palisado. Forty-seven waggons, laden
with sick, have arrived here from the hospitals in Sa-
lamanca and Medina. The grain collected in this
city and Medina has been conveyed towards Burgos.
General D. J. Peon, Governor, that was, of Valla-
dolid, is in Benevente with some troops."
The Dispatches from Lord WELLINGTON by the
above Mail, are dated Freynada, on the 18th instant.
They detail no events of importance.

We received this morning, New York Papers to
the 20th January. The following are the only ex-
tracts they contain :

FROM THE PAPER OP THE 19TH JANUARY.
" NATCHITOCHES, DEC. S.
gi The revolutionary Army Is said to consist of one thousand
or twelve hundred men. Saturday last we received intelligence

that they were surrounded in the fort of Zubadie, about 70 miles
from St. Antonio, by 5(100 Spanish troops and Indians, com-
manded by Governor Salciedo and Colonel Herera.
" The same day we had letters from Hagee of the 19th of Oc-
tober, stating, be was entrenched there ; and the enemy, about
600 strong, were in sight, but would not be brought to a battle
The courier who brought the news heard firing for three hours,
the morning before be left; so we daily expect important news."

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1. THE PRINCESS OF WALES.
The letter of the Putney's of Wates still continues
to furnish topics for the daily Papers and for general
conversation. It is to be regretted that is place of
waiting the result of the deliberations of the Cabinet,i
such pains should be taken to rake up detached and
unconnected exparte facts, the circulation of which can
be productive of nothing but evil. One Paper says,
" That as detached parts of the preceding investiga-
tion have been brought out by some of the Neu w.x.
pers, the whole ought to be published." And why
so, we ask, as the whole is declared to be inconclusive
of the main offence ? Why rake a second time into
the charge and disproof of that, of which the general
result is known, and is declared in terms the strongest'
and most unequivocal, that four such British Peers as
Lord SPENCER, Lord GRENVILLE, Lord ELLENBO-
noucil, and Lord Easms, can conceive? And with
regard to the minor improprieties ;—of these also the
evidence has been averred by a minute of Cabinet, to
be undeserving of credit : but even supposing they
had been proved, would they constitute no ground of
legal proceeding ? If not. why should the public
peace be endangered by the revival of charges which
have already been so completely examined ?
Another paper tells us
-that " new affidavits have
been taken by a respectable Magistrate." If these
new affidavits are meant to refer to new facts, the
statement cannot be credited—if to the old, they have
already been disposed of.—The same paper proceeds;
" And the concluding passage in a memorable °pi-
" nion, after all the case fur the defendant had been
" closed, has been pointed to as worthy of most seri-
" ous attention ; for it has the signatures of three most
" eminent Lawyers, one of whom is particularly die-
" tinguished for his sagacity and acuteness in the exit-
" minatioa of evidence.
EXTRACT.
" It La dilliadt to say what would be the result of submitting
" ' to a Jury the body of evidence in an ordinary case, between
" persons of respectable rank in life ; but it has occurred in ex-
" ' petience, that evidence, in our judgment not more conclusive,
" hu been submitted by Judges of high reputation to the C,OO.
6" sideratiou of Juries, and by them acted upon as satisfactory
" proof of the criminality imputed."
" This opinion is dated the 26th of February, 1807,
" after Mr. Peaczywes Defence, with all the Affida-
" tits attached to it, had been delivered in."
Let it be recollected that this opinion has been de-
clared erroneous by the unanimous, direct, and une-
quivocal declaration of the four Lords who were
deputed to the investigation. It is a cruelty to both
of the exalted individuals—an injury to the country
—to urge topics of this nature on the public mind.
A little spark may kindle a great flame. •

The meetings held at the Secretary of State's Of-
fice, respecting the Princess of WALES'S letter, are
composed" of the Cabinet Ministers, the Archbishops,
the Crown Law Officers, and some of the Judges.
The Speaker of the House of Commons• was at the
Office on Saturday. Mr. CONANT, the Magistrate,
was called in to attend some of the meetings at the
Earl of LIVERPOOL'S house. The meetings adjour-
ned on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, to meet again
on the evenings of those days; the Office was accor-
dingly lighted up, and the proper officers attended,
and waited from seven o'clock till eleven, when no
attendance being given, the Office was dosed. On
Saturday the Archbishop Of-CANTERBURY, the Lord
Primate of IRELAND, and the Archbishop of CASHEL
were present. The meeting on Sunday was attended
by the Lord Chief Baron, the Judge of the Consis-
tory Court, the Judge of the Admiralty Court, and
the Speaker of the House of Commons.
A full meeting of the Cabinet Ministers assembled
also this morning at the Secretary of State's Office,
on the above subject.

Lord ROBERT MANNERS met with a serious acci-
dent in hunting with the Duke of RUTLAND•S fox-,
hounds on Saturday last, in Leicestershire, from his
hokse falling with him at a leap, when his Lordship
had his shoulder dislocated, and otherwise so severely
bruised, that he was carried to Belvoir Castle in a
state from which much danger was apprehended by
the Faulty who attended him.

Last week, a lamentable case of parricide occurred
at Carnwath : a young man named Aitken, having
returned home from an alehouse, and being reproved,
on account of his dissipation, by his father, Thomas
Aitken, formerly carrier to Glasgow, impiously
lifted his hand against his parent, and with one blow
killed him on the spot.
BREAD.—No alteration in the price this week : the
quartern loaf, eighteen•pence-halfpenny.
COVENT-GARDEN THEATRESHARSPEARR'S Co-
medy of Al Yon Life Is was last night performed at
this Theatre. On Mrs. JORDAN'S personification of
Rosalind, it is impossible to confer too much approba-
tion. Her sism Votaries of the Comic Muse might
here have learned a lesson worthy of their deepest
attention.—The character unites the sensibilities of a
virtuous and feeling heart, with the gaiety and play-
fulness of a cheerful disposition. Mrs. JORDAN ex-
pressed both with admirable fidelity.—Her entreaty
of Orlando, in their first interview—and her expostu-
lation with her uncle, were indicative of a mind which,
though habitually lively, was sensitive in the extreme,
where youth and merit were in danger, or where jea-
lous tyranny made unfounded accusations. When,
in repelling the charge made by her uncle, she says—
" Treason is not inherited, my Lord;

Or, if we did derive it from our friends,
What's that to me ? My father was no Traitor !"
She delivered the latter part of the sentence with
an action and utterance, so powerful and command-
ing, as at once to defend her own innocence, while
she flung the whole weight of the accusation on her
oppressor. We never saw the character of Jaques sup-
ported with more excellence than by Mr. Yours—his
recitation of the well-known speech, 44 All the world's
a stage," fee. was faultlessly beautiful, and was ho-
noured with three rounds of applause.—The Comedy
went off with the utmost eclat,

NArAL INTZ4LICZENCE.

No account of the Bowies Ciro Term sloop of war
has been received at the Admiralty since her sailing
from the River Plate.
FALMOUTH, FIBRUARTO2O.
No arrivals or sailing:. The Windsor Castle
packet, which was put under quarantine in conse-
quence of not bringing st bill of health from Gibral.
tar, was released this day.—Wind W. fresh breezes.
PLYMOUTH, FEBRUARY 2!.
Arrived the CONQUESTADORE, of 74 guns, Lord
Wm. STUART, from off Brest, driven in by the strong
westerly gales that have so long prevailed. There
are now no ships off Brest. The whole of the block-,
ading squadron is now in Cawsand Bay.—The shipr
of the line in Cawsand Bay ride very well, being
land-locked, but there is a heavy sea in the Sound.
Wind W. and very fresh, with rain.
PORTSMOUTH, FEBRUARY 22.
Arrived the INCONSTANT from a cruise off the
Western Islands. The BORER is appointed convoy
for Newfoundland. The SCEPTRE will wait 24 hours
after the fair wind before she proceeds with her con.:
voy for the West lndies.—Wind S.W. fresh gales*
and dirty weather.

DEAL, FEBRUARY 22.
Came down from the River, the Lord Melville,
CRARB, and the Hugh Inglis, FAIRFAX, for India
and the Cornwall, CHAPMAN, for St. Kitt's;
several more, but particulars are not known.
The Marianna, CHAPPLE, from Exmouth to ..._
don, was blown out of the Downs on Thursday.
met:ling, with the loss of anchors, cables, boats, &c.
and carried into Albro' on Friday.
YKRMOUTH, FEBRUARY EL
Attired the MOSQUITO from off the Teed.
The Neptune, Ktaxus, from London to St. Kitt's,
has been driven into Yarmouth Roads, and there lost
an anchor and cable.
GREENOCK, FEBRUARY 17.
The following extract of a letter, gives some inte-‘i
resting particulars respecting the outward-bound pas-
sage of the Monarch, Captain BOLO, from this port : I
, Ws arrived at Jamaica on the Bth December. On the 21st
November, fell in with a large French privateer of 40 gear
which Captain Bocci played on with his long guns, and, front
die Alma they carried, seemed to surprise the Freochnsan,i
VIM 444, Shortly made avray from him. On the night the Me.
ASR made the Island of St. Kitt's, she fell in with a Wpm'',
=doer, which fired a number of muskets into her, bet Carob
bffing a good watch, and every thing in readiness, poured
stramkide into the privateer of his 12-pounders of grape and
canister shot, after which he saw no more of her."
Arrived here yesterday, the Caledonian, Boon,
from St. John's, New Brunswick, in 33 days. She
has had uncommon rough weather on her passage,
and was obliged to throw her guns overboard. The
ship Betsey, of Glasgow, bound to Barbadoes,in bal-
last, is taken by the Revenge privateer, and sent into,
Wilmington, North Carolina. The ship Cyrus, of
Beltast, DONALDSON, master, for Jamaica, was cap:
tured by the American privateer Revenge, of 20 guns
and 120 men, on the 16th November last, after an
action of three hours, in lat. 16. and long. 64.30. W.
FEBRUARY 19.
The Fisher, HUTCHINSON, from Rio Janeiro to the
Clyde, was captured the 3d of October, off the W-
ern Islands, by the Fox American pri
vied into Portland.—The Pomona,
Glasgow, was captured on her voyat,
to Newfoundland, IBth November last,
long. 46.42. by the American ship
(who once commanded a Charles**.
Clyde), of six 9-pounders, bin pierced
with a complement of S 6 men, on
France. Two days previous, she '
Bacchus, M,Cou., from Saltcoats, wi
and after plundering her allowed her
the Bacchus was afterwards captured
Boston. The Leo had on board a
and, after getting completely equii
port, was to cruize for some time
Islands, on her return to America..
—, on her passage from this port
N. B. struck on a reef on the Island
and received considerable damage,
Glasgow, one of his Majesty's shL
convoy, from Cork to the West Indit,
with on the 13th ult. by the MODESTE frigate.
DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE-MONEY.
Jalouse, for the Speculation, on the Ist of March;
23, Surrey-street, Strand.
Spitfire, for the Zone, on her arrival in port ; recalls atilt
James-street, AdelpW.
Kite, for the Hope, on the Ist of March, ...
Office, 4, Middle Temple-lane, and there recalled.
Tigre, Invincible, Cumberland, Apollo, Vi'
Scout, Philomel, and Tuscan, for le Grondire
Dragon, Mullen, la Lemproye, and la VictOire.
at 22, Norfolk-street, and there recalled.
Phcebe, for the Vengeance, on board, at '
nesday; recalled at 21, Norfolk•street.

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The following letter, received from
to the latest occurrences in the Adriatic

" Lbsa,

" The extremely rigid enforeemem
Decrees upon the inhabitants of the
Adriatic, prevents our receiving an;
from thence of a political kind. No pun
of death ensues, upon the discovery
against the orders; but still our suppli,
.ne plentiful and cheap; and, in re,
our manufactures and sugar, which
mand. They are sent thither by sm'
censed vessels. All English articles,
much demand at Trieste, Ancona, V,
matia. A short time since the Eagl..
Bacchante, landed parties at Tassano, abreast
i3rioni Islands, coast of Istria, and brought away
considerable quantity of ship timber, which was
the beach. The enemy's three line-of-battle ships a,
Venice are ready for sea. Admiral Free mantle sail
to-mori ow in the Milford, to cruize off Venice, any
relieve the Achilles, 74, Captain Holies, which chi
is ordered home. The Alcmene goes from hence t
relieve the Unite, off Sardinia:, which ship also goc
to England. The Apollo, Cerberus, and Weezle
are watching Corfu ; the B.tcchante is lying I. ere, re.
fitting. Mr. Dixon, Purser of the Imogene, was late!)
drowned at Ve lona, with three men of that

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