Star.
London, England, 1803-06-21 00:00:00

LONDON.

TUESDAY, JUNE sr.
PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK :
enrl.ol. 374 —3 per Cent. Red...cif—New 3 per Cent. pit.
Long Ann. torps6f—Omnium dircount.

Weare happy in having it inour power to annou F, e
the receipt of letters from Gibraltar to the 19th May,
which are entirely filent refpefting !ny tbing like
the accounts brought through the medium of the
French papers. The garrifon continued healthy.
The plan for the defence of the country, to which
we alluded in our Paper of yeaerday, was hilt night
fubmitted to Parliament. It agrees in every parti-
cular with the outline we then laid before our Readers.
The Army of Referve is to confia of so,ooo men,
and is to be levied in the proportion of

3t,000 for the Counties of England.
3,0e0 foe Loudon and the Tower Heatless.
6,000 for Seodand, and

sopoo for Ireland. In all, 50,003

A Cabinet Council was held yellerday on this bn-
fines, particularly refpeeing that part of it which
concerns Ireland. It is whifpered that rouse difference
of opinion prevails between the Gentlemen on this
and the other fide of the water; the former con (Met-
ing the addition of to,ooo men to its prefent militAry
force as fulficient for every purpofe of defence, while
the latter urge the needfity of a new levy of not lets
than go,ooofor that part alone of the United Kingdom.
For our own part, we think care ought to be taken
to err on the fete fide. IVe entertain no fear of
the enemy making any. impreffion upon Great Bri-
tain—but we have Peen them reach Ireland with
a confiderable force, and prevented from landing
only by the weather.—We have teen them again
reach that Country, ere& a landing, and even
maintain their ground for a time with only an
handful of men. We need not now enquire, what
would ptobably have been the confequence had they
fucceeded in landing a confiderable force In that
Country ? But we ought to take warning from fall
experience!—Yeriesa far.

Intl as this Paper was going to prefs, we received
French Journals to the :Bth inft. inclufive.

Lieutenant General Moartia informs the Miniller
at War. that he entered the city of Hanover on the
sth Wk. He enumerates the arms and warlike ftores
found there, and Rates, that the park of artillery be-
longing to the Hanoverian army, confating of 40
pieces of cannon, had been furrendered roDu LAU LOr.
He estimates the number of the Hanoverian troops
prifoners of war, at t t or t a,OOO infantry, and 4000
cavalry.
A letter from Hanover, dated June 7th, Rates. that
the Elbe and the Wefer ate open to neutral vale's,
but Brut againft the Englilh. The French are laid
to have found at Stade a frigate of 30 guns.
A letter from Bremen, of the lith of June, lays,
" The French are in the environs of our city ; they
behave very peaceably. An embargo has been laid
on all the Englilb vefels, as an indemnity for our
rads which have been taken. All Bills of Exchange
which have arrived here and at Hamburgh, from
England, have been protefled."
Leghorn has been placed in a Rats of liege. An
embargo has been laid on all the Englifb (kips in that
port, but they bad all lift it except two.
The John, an Englith chip from Trinidad, had
been captured by the Intrepide.
Five per cents 48 fr. go c.
Vendemiaire t ft, year it, 45 f.

Yeflerday Mars. Bien and Contra; Meffrs.
GROVES and Co.; Meffrs. His , &toot t caw,
Puccsr, and Can the parties who have formed
lißs for the Lottery, waited upon theCwascs Lima of
the Ex envoy la to contrail for the Lottery of the pre-
terit year. Mr. ADDING-rope was attended by Mr.VA.-
strraa T and the Deputy Governor of the Bank, and
delivered a Pealed papflr into his hands, declaring, that
in this paper was contained the price under which he
would not agree to difpofe of the Lottery. Upon
opening the firll paper given in, the parties declared
that the other lifts were the fame, as po tingle party
coeld venture to take the whole Lottery in the pre-
fent Rate of the finances of the country without ex.
pofinF their fubferibers to great ritque, and almoft
certain loft. Mr. ADDINGTON teemed much furprifed
and difappointed at the information, and intimated to
the Gentlemen his ditapprobation of any thing like a
combination, as the cireunillance might naturally be
fuppofed to influence their bidding, as all competition
would be deftroyed. The Gentlemen urged in an-
Ewer, that they were enabled to give a better price
by uniting than otherwife. They conceived a com-
bination could not be imputed to them, as they had
fairly Gated their intention in the firit inßance of form.
ing a juniGion. In war time, Lottery Tickets were ne-
ver bought with the fame avidity as in time of peace.
The CHANCELLOR of the Elective declared that
the price offered was confiderably below his est:ware
lions, and that valeta they would agree to give a
larger tam for the LOttery, he would raife the sea
fary fupplies another way. It was afterwards agreed
to poßpooe the bidding till Wedusklay accts at t
o'clock.