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MONDAY. MARCH 1, 1819.
THE FUN Ds.

. PRICE Or STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLCCK
3 per Cent. Reduced 73H 731—Cons. 7.31
Cons. for Account '4; '73i 74 72i 7311
Si per Cent. 8318214-4 2er Cent. 92t
6 per Ct. Navy 104; 1031;—India Bonds 30 20 pr
Bank Long Anus. 19i 9-16—South-Sea Stock 81;1
Exchequer Bills (2d.) 6 1 9 dis.

Considerable fluctuation took place this Morning
in the price of the Funds. Consols commenced at
731 for .Money, and 711 for the Account: an im-
mense quantity of Stock was immediately thrown
upon the Market, and they fell to 72i for Money,
and 73 for the Account. 'fwo very considerable
failmes were announced on the Continent one of
which was at Havre, and had very extensive deal-
ings with this country. The distress in, economical
affairs continues; and the numerous Bankruptcies,
Compositions, and Meetings of Creditors, have put
a top to all confidence. Public Securities are falling
in proportion. India Bonds, which were a short time
back at 965. pr. were done this morning at 255. and
Exchequer Bills were on Saturday. at 12s. discount—
to-day they arc at 7s. A great quantity of Stock has
been carried over from last account until to-morrow,
which is the reason assigned for the present depression.

A Supptempt to Me tondon Gazette was published
this morning, containing dispatches received at the
East-India House from the Governor-General in
Council, and from the Governor in Council et Ma-
dras, relative to the petty war that has for some time
been carrying on : several of the Extracts relate to
trill, affairs last summer, of which the results are
already known. A Dispatch from Captain W. Goa-
DON, from Comptah, situated 80 miles from Nagpore,
between that place and Ruttunpoor, dated the 18th
September, announces the capture of that place with
the loss of only four killed and 4.0 or .50 wounded.—
Another Dispatch, from Major MuNT to the Resident
at Nagpore, dated the 19th September from Mooltye,
near the source of the river Tapty, mentions some
slight skirmishes which had no result of importance.

The Paris Papers of Thursday arrived yesterday,
and this morning those of Friday came to hand.
The Moniteur of Thursday doles out at last the pro-
ceedings in the House of Peers on the suggestion to
have the Law of Election altered. The proposition
was first brought forward so far back as Saturday
sennight. From the statement in the Motiiteur it
would appear that the Marquess de BARTHELEMY,
with whom the suggestion originated, did not in the
least explain what amendments or modifications he
sought to have made in the Law of Elections ; but
contenting himself with a general speech, remarkable
only for obscurity, he concluded by making a general
proposition for praying the KING to present a Projet
of Law, having for its object to make such modifica-
tions in the Organization of the Electoral Colleges as
may appear to be indispensibly necessary. A propo-
sition so made, having nothing tangible about it, and
put forth without any explanation of its meaning,

must, of course, have been preconcerted with the
' • understood object of overthrowing, if possible, the
Ministry. The Marquess de LALLY TOE.LENDAL, who
was the next speaker, strongly opposed the taking
into consideration the proposition, on the ground of
the alarm that would be caused by the Chamber en-
tering into a discussion upon so undefined a proposi-
tion upon such a subject. Ile called upon the Mover,
either to explain what he meant, or to withdraw his
proposition. The Count .de CAns, the Minister of
the Interior, characterised the proposition as the
worst that could have been made, and conjured the
Chamber not to allow it to be taken into considera-
tion, as by such a step they would be considered
to be favourable to it. The Marquess de PASTO•
NET, who supported the proposition, followed the
example of its Mover, by dealing in obscure gene-
ralities : he. spoke of inconveniencies attending the
Law of Elections, but declined explaining them.
—The Marquess de GARNIER opposed the proposi-
tion, an the ground that nothing had been suggested
by the mover as a substitute for the present Law of
Elections. The Count BOIS3Y D'ANGLAS .also de-
precated the proposition, on the ground of the alarm
which must be excited by so vague an announcement,
and moved the Order of the Day. After a short
discussion on a point of form, the Duke de BROGLIE
asked if the proposition- of the Marquess de BARTIIE-
LaMY was to be taken into consideration, how the
Chamber were to know upon what they were to de-
liberate? The Viscount de MONTMORENCY spoke at
some length in favour of the proposition, .but with
the same happy obscurity which characterised the
speeches of its other supporters, leaving all details
for future explanation. The 'Marquess de Mansors
expressed hii astonishment at 'a proposition being
brought forward which wa•-, unintelligible, and de-
precated any disturbance being given to that tran-
quillity which happily prevailed throughout France,
but which would immediately be interrupted if it
was agreed to take this proposition into consideration.
He, therefdk, supported the Order of the Day. The
Count DacAltaa, in a second speech, dwelt upon the

injurious consequences that would arise from the pub&
lication of such a proposition, if it was determined
by the Chamber to take it into consideration. The
Count de CASTELLANE, with reference to the argu-
ment of unintelligibility; maintained that the warmth
with which the proposition was opposed, proved that
it was sufficiently understood.
The Count CHOLLET characterized the proposition
as a brand of discord, which could not fail to excite
commotion throughout France. A discussion of some
length again took place upori points of form, the op-
ponents of the proposition endeavouring to get rid of
it by proving it to be informal, but in this they were
unsuccessful. A scrutiny was at length commenced
on the question for proceeding to the order of the'
day. There were present 142 Peers. The result was,
two-bulletins null, 51 votes for the adoption, and 89
for the rejection of the order of the day. A new
scrutiny on the main question, for taking into consi-
deration the proposition of the Marquis de BARTHE.
LEVY, was insisted on by those wlio opposed it.
There were then 140 Peers present. The result was,
two bulletins null, 49 for the.negative, and 89 for
the affirmative. It was therefore decided that the
proposition should be taken into consideration. The
Chamber immediately separated. It had another
sitting on Tuesclay to receive the Project respecting
Saltpetre, agreed to by the Chamber of Deputies'
which was ordered to be referred to the Bureaux,
but no further step appears to have been suggested
or taken with reference to the proposition of the Mar-
quis de BARTHELEMY. An adjournment trk place
till Friday. _ .

There had been no publiC Sitting of the Chamber
of Deputies. The Committee on the Projet respect.
ing the responsibility of Ministers, assembled again
on Wednesday. It is said that a supplementary Projet
on this subject is to be presented to the Chamber.
The Duke of GLOUCESTER' dined with the King on
Tuesday, and on Wednesday paid visits to Monsieur,
Madame, and the Duke d'Angouleme.
The Duke of GLOUCESTER took, on Thursday,
leave of his MAJESTY, and was to set out in the
evening of the same day for Compcigne.
The Germanic Diet is, it is said, to remove its
Sittings from Frankfort to Manheim.
An article from Hamburgh gives rather a curious
statement. A Journal, or periodical work, published
there, entitled The Plenipotentiary ef Reason, was re-
cently suppressed at the request of the French and
Spanish Ministers, on the ground of its containing
attacks against their respective Governments, but the
Portuguese Minister, it seems, has disapproved of this
rigorous measure, and has not only expressed a de-
sire to have the work coutinned, but, it is said, in-
tends to hive it printed in his own hotel, in order to
secure it against further persecution.

IMENCII Ong lat C/DITS.
Monday, 69E—Tuesday, 69f. 10e.—Wednesday, isSE loc. ,

DIFIRS.I3) STOCK

Monday. Tuesday. Wednesday.
Of the 22d Marsh, 1817, 82f. 90e 82f. 95c 82f. 60c.
22d Sept. 1817, 801.90 e 90f. 95c ROL 60c.
22d March, 1818, 78f. 90c '7Bl. 95c 7$L 60e.
22d Sept. 1818, 77f. 771. 10c 761. sk.

The inflammatory measure which has been brought
forward by the Ultra party in the Chamber of Peers,
on the subject of the Election Law, has been promptly
met by one of a counteracting tendency in the Cham-
ber of Deputies. We are assured, says the Moniteur,
that M. LAFITTE, Member of the Chamber of Depu-
ties, has deposited on the table, in the sitting of the
2.5 th, the proposition of an Address to the KING,
praying that the Law of. Elections, such as it now
exists, may be upheld as the principal basis of pub-
lic peace and a Constitutional Monarchy. Should
this proposition be carried, of which we think there
is little doubt, the KING will be thus very happily
relieved from any embarrassment which he might
probably feel in acceding, as of himself, to the pro-
position of the Chamber of Peers.

The Moniteur contains a series of Ordinances offi-
cially announcing the various changes which have
taken place in the Prefectures and Sub-Prefectures
of the kingdom, since the present Ministry came
into power. They amount in all to fifty-four; and
yet, if we may believe private accounts, Ministers
have hitherto not been able to make this part of the
state-machine work altogether so pleasantly as they
could wish.

The Journal de Commerce has been suspended for
making some remarks in censure of the Noblemen
who supported-the proposition on the Election Law,
in the Chamber of Peers.

The Chamber of Deputies received on Thursday
the Report of the Commission appointed to.consider
of the ether Bill introduced at the beginning of the
Session, concerning the fabrication and sale of pow.
der, which it proposes shall continue, as heretofore,
a royal monopoly. The discussion on it was defer-
red till Saturday.

The creditors of Luciax BONAPARTE have had a
meeting lately, at the house of an advocate at Paris,
when an offer was made to them of a composition of
70 per cent. on their respective claims.
The Tribunal of Correctional Police has con-
demned three individuals to' short periods of impri-
sonment for invoking the name of the Usurper and
making seditious proposals in public places.
The Finds have fallen considerably, owing, most
probably to the uneasiness caused in the public mind
by the proceedings of the Chamber of Peen, to which
we have just been alluding,-0a Thmsday they had
sunk at the close to 68fr. 30c.

PRIVATE LETTER. .

a PARIS, FEBRUARY 25.
a The fury of duels increases every day: twel

Officers of the Gardes du Corps, and twelve of the'
Garde Royale, were io have fought, on the 18th, 24
of Bonaparte's Half-pay Officers. Luckily for the
fornier they were put under arrest. It may be
thought singular, but there is no law existing in
' France against duelling. It is high time that there.
should be one. Duelling foments a demoralizing
spirit, and saps the foundations of social oniler. But
after all it is a mere straw in the balance compared
with the ravages in society committed by the Holy
Missionaries. They are reprobated every where ;
wherever they go they leave living remembrances of
their piety; they pillage the inhabitants, and their
daughters . . . . Let us draw the curtain over the
infamies they commit, and for which an indignant pa-
rent cries in vain for vengeance.
We have, with some difficulty, procUred M.
Durand's Lent Mandement, or Homily: be is the
Capitulary. Vicar-General of Besaucon. M. Durand
warns every one to avoid penetrating into the mys-
teries of the Gospel, and he triumphantly asks who
would believe in Goa if it were necessary to compre-
hend him ? ( Qui croirait en DIEU sil,fidlait k cnnt7
prendre?) In his holy zeal the-Vicar-General de-
clares the Lancasterian Schools an invention of the
Devil, and cautions all his flock to beware of sending
their children to them. If they do, they will incur
excommunication here and damnation hereafter. He
invites, with Moloch ferocity, his diocese to extermi-
nate the heretics, (i. e. the Protestants). It is, (says
he,) a mark of grace ; its omission is' a mortal sin.
We ask, what does the Government think of such an
invitation to assassinate those declared by the Charter
to be entitled to worship Gon in their own way ?
Will M. Durand be dismissed? Were we to answer
only from the known constitutional principles of the
Minister of the Interior, we would say yes ; bat, as
there is a power beyond his, we think the contrary."

A Hamburgh Mail arrived this day, bringing let-
ters, &c. from that city, which communicate some
facts that are rather interesting. The Exchange on
London, which on the 19th was 32.10. a 33.1. was,
on the 23d, 33.4.

The Emperor of RUSSIA has issued an Ordinance.
by which all peasants in the Empire are authorised
to establish Manufactories ; a privilege which they
did not before enjoy. This right had been hitherto
confined to the Nobility, and to the Merchants of
the first and second class.

It appears by accounts in the Vienna Gazette, that
the PonrE has been rather hasty in concluding that
the 'Wechabites would be no more heard of. This

numerous and wandering people sometimes assemble
to the number of 300,000. Without doubt, Isaanire
PACHA has obtained a brilliant victory over them ;
but the corps which he has destroyed was only a
single one,. and A BDULLAH, whotti he took prisoner
with his family, was only one of their Chiefs. At
the head of the nation, and highly honoured, is the
beautiful and enterprising daughter, only twenty-two
years of age, of the deceased Wechabi, from whom
these people have taken their name. It is even as-
serted, that it depended only on herself to obtain the
hand of the son of the Viceroy, but that the haughty
virgin refused it.
The States of Hanover have been assembled again,
and the Treasury chest is now no more in the Palace,
but in the House of the States. Its condition ap-
pears to have had a material influence on the deci-
sion of the question when the reduction of the Army
shall commence? the Government and the States
having long since agreed that a reduction should take
place. It will begin on the Ist of May, and fall on
the Infantry, which will be reduced from 30;000 to
20,000 men, and the Military Establishment will cost
two millions of dollars instead of 2,0000/0 and a
half. Another subject, which may probably be more
difficult than the reduction of the troops, is the regu-
lation of the arrears of the interest of the PubliC
Debt, as these arrears amount to above a third of the
collective Revenue of the kingdom, and it is, there-
fore, impossible to pay them from the Revenue.—
The creditors are in general convinced of this, and
wish merely to have the arrears of interest converted
into principal bearing interest, and above all a speedy
decisinn, that they may know what they have to
trust to. The increase of the interest of the public
debt, which was below four per Cent. to that rate,
has produced a favourable impression, as well as the
speedy progress of the arrangements by which the
claims of the subjects upon France have been regu-
lated and finally settled, within two months. •
During the journey of, the Emperor of Austria
through'ltaly, negotiations will be entered into with
the Papal Court for the cession of some frontier
districts of Ferrara. These distritts are, however, very
inconsiderable, and merely desirable for the purpose
of regulating the line of Custom-honse stations.
In the course of last year there arrived at Cron-
stadt 1208 vessel's, among Which were 611 English,
120 Swedish, and 91 RussiOst The number sailed
was 1171, of which 633 were bound to Great Britain.

Jamaica Papers to the 19th ultimo arrived this day.
An extract from a Caraccas Gazette of the 6th No-
vember states that the Independents had made an
attack upon Cariaco, not knowing that the place had
been reinforced. They are said to have been de-
feated, leaving one hundred dead behind them, and

some muskets. The Royaltsts pursued 8611
direction of Cumanacoa.

CURACOA, lexEmErj,
"From Puerto Cabello we have rece;ved
counts of the posture of affairs in Veneze:l4,
pears the Royalist Commander, Calzada,l;,ts
Barinas with 3,000 men ; and that part or
division, which had been raised and otanited
Santa Fe, said to consist of 3,200 men, .
cuta, in communication with !lira.

" Morales was in Calaboza with atout
and the Independent Commander Paez is his
at San Fernando De Apure, with 3000 cavalry.
neral Morillo was in Caraccas, and put
understood, to set out fcr the Head-quarters at
koza towards the end of the week. It
that, besides the garrisons which the Roy all
have to leave in Carepana, Cumana, Barcelona,
Guayra, Puerto Cabello, Valencia, and
of defence, they will be able to bring into the
12,000 fighting men, two-thirds of which -

BRIGHTON, FEBRVARY 28.

His Royal Highness 'the PRINCE REGENT,
that humanity and warmth of feeling which
tense him, visited his old and faitafal serva:u,
BECHT, and administered to the sick, 11.JF,
dying man, at his bedside, that consolation
fort which his long-tried integrity was sure
from so generous a mister. We are assured
his Royal Highness took the poor maa by
with the affection of an equal. Mr. BECNt
deeply affected. He became, however, much
composed than he had been for several hours
after the agitation which the unexpected sight of
Royal Master had subsided. Mr. BECHT Jul '
for many years House Ste Ward to the Prime.
Colonel and Lady CHARLOTTE SEYMOLR ,
at the Pavilion on Friday evening. Viscount
Viscountes HAMPDEN left the Palace the same
for their seat at Glynde-place.
The Duchess of RICHMOND, Lord

HERST, and Sir H. TURNER, arrived

lion yesterday in time for dinner.
was expected.

NAVAL IffI'ELLIGE,
FALMOUTH, PKBROARY 26.—Wind S. to
Blucher packet, with a Mail from Jamaica-
and from Crooked Island the 29th of January.
lington packet arrived at Jamaica ou the 13th
ship Bulwark, of London, was lost ou the
end of December,. crew and part of the cargo
cher passed a great number of spars off the
Sailed the five transports with troops for
Hope, and some outward-bound vessels. Put
BELL, for Naples, with loss of her fore-chain-plates.
116 PLvarouru, FEBRUARY 27.—Wind W.—The '
Haavrv, from London to Malta, ran on shore
Batten, in going into Catwater, but is expected
without damage.
I PORTSMOUTH, FABILTARY 28.—Arrived his "
MRLION, from a cruize. The whole of the of
got under way this morning, but the wind
South, the Streatham; Atlas, General hyd,
Waterloo, and Hiseefordshire, East Indiamen,
brought up again.—ltix P. M, Wind E.S.Y
DeAL, Fes. 27.—Wind S.W.—The brig ._
on tht. Goodwin Sand, is a French vessel bound
bs. been rot off and carried into Ramsgate, .
FEL 2s.—Wind tionth.—Came down from
remains with the outward-bound as per last,t/
for Dominica.—llalf past four, rat. At rived
the Little Cherub, Pal‘KrrEa, 33 days from

Hovel'. Fan. 27.—Suiled this day the Lord
Captain Hamlin's, for Calais, with a mall and
the Princess Charlotte packet, Captain Hai.t..av
with a mail and passengers. Arrived this evening
packet, Captain Hurray; Poll, Captain STRAUSS,
French packet, from Calais, with passengers.
Fu. 28.—Witid S. E. blows fresh.—Ari'
Lord Duncan packet, Captain Pascua, from
and passengers.

L;VEREOOL. FEBRUARY 47.—The
fast, which wits on shore near Red Noses, lus t.
rivmi in the River. Sailed the Neptune, Lows,
Baismt, F►eaVaaT V.—The Friends, I.Er
Bideford, by getting athwart hawse of a vessel
this River, was driven on the rocks at that place
has since been got off and placed on the mud.
FiIIiGUARD, FLARUARY 24.—The sloop John •
Kirkcudbright, was totally lost near this place
gale, and it is feared all the crow are lost.

Cosrom-Housr., LONDON', Fes. ST.—Ships
The Frederickton, Sinclair; -Alen, Noun;
insole, from liamburgh ; Joseph and Ann, Sibsey,
Waterloo, Warren, from Harlingen • Briton, I)ol
onto; Victory, Braithwaite, from Bombay ; and
Van Wyk, from Harlingen.—Cleared Outy-
tins, Klok : and Vnendschap, Dynmeyer, _
Royal Sovereign, Gibbs ; and Prince of Orange.
Rotterdam; Bideford, 11,14 Donald, for St. Mir'
Trivett, for Leghorn ; Lord Exmouth, Mills,
Sophie, Bolloche, for Rouen ; Salus, Thompson
Swan, for liamburgh ; and John Crawford,
St. Übe's.

DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE..
The Thracian, for the Fcrgou•t and Stephanus,
at No. 4i, Norfolk-street, and retailed there
and Friday for three months.
The Hope, for the Fox and two small quantities of spirits, the
Sth inst. at No. 41, Norfolk-street, Strand, and recalled there
every Tuesday and Friday, for three months.

The following transports, with the 27th regiment
on hoard, arrived at Gibraltar on the Bth ult. in 13
days from Cork, viz. Wyton, Collinson ; Lady ILL
milton, Young ; and Defence, Iteynoldson. Toe Duke
of York packet arrived at Gibraltar on the ht
from Falmouth, and sailed on the 3d for Malta.

The WYE, of ?.li guns, Captain Watts, arrived on
Friday at Portsmouth from the River, and sailed thts
day for the North Yarmouth station.
Lieutenant General HALL, late Governor cf t2:e
•Isle of France, is arrived at Liverpool in the itlex-
der, Captain SURFLEN.
General OGRECOR arrived at Nassau on th.=
of Jannary, in the Hero, HunsoN, irom Londoa•

The LOrd Hobart packet has brought letters ttv7a
.Malta- and Gibraltar. The latter are of the I2th
The ohicial details of the state of.the Plague on t!;:••
Coast of Africa continue to be unfavour.:hle.
Governor had deemed it expedient to continue
restrictions, in order to prevent i:Ac:ion.
The REDWING, IS, Captain lIGNN, put into 3LI
deira on the sth ult. having sprung her luainmag,
and after refining, sailed on the 9.56 for St. fle:cna.
The Cntotx, 12, Captain W. B. DAsinvooD, ar-
rived at Rio Janeiro on the Sth of,Clecereber, frcar
Spithead, and sailed again on the 15th.for the River
Plate, to relieve the Am eut9N.

Captain FArrtit•ut iti apreinted,,Oß- theALER7;
Captain Pirrassus to. the
On Tuesday ten sail of Freacb istptsels,arFised 4
l'oilsmoutli, with about half luilliou of eggs.

lied *ern
DECEMBrp,
received ;time Is I
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Calzada, t.,,s • •
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to W.—Arrived :he
lea—sailed the 11. k,
ary. The Lady Wel.
3tli of January. Tte
Anegada, the Irby
rgo saved. The fib.
the Western !shads
✓ the Cape of Goof
Put back the Eagle,
ain-plates.
.—The brig Mary,
shore under Moon
,petted to be go; cif
is Majesty's ship Cs.
outward-bound ships
id having got to dm
Windsor, Bomks,
en, and several others,
; mentioned u being
ound to Holland, aid
, leaky.
rent the River, ati
~ the Fair nen,
ed
and sailed lor
▪ Philadelphia.
Lord Duncan picket,
and passenger,; also
&Lustros. for (Mend,
rolling the Chichester
ants, and l'Aliugoor,
re.
'fisted last night the
Ostend, with I: :cud
6, SPARKS, from Fvd,
tws been got off. all
Lowe, lot Calcutta.
LEMORIIIT, from
mei lying at Pill, Is
place and bilged, bar
d.
ihn end Catherine. et
Lee in Sunday night s
Entered Inwards—
; and Jane, Hutch-
Sibsey, from Seville;
1, Dobson, from Cal-
and A rins Johannes,
wards—lke (Iris.
r, for Amsterdam;
)range, Collins, toe
. Michael's; Hetty,
lulls, fur Gibraltar:
DMPSan ; and \lary,
ford, Ferguson. far
MON E'r•
phallus, the sib lost.
here every Tuesday
entities of spirits, the
, and recalled there
s..