Star.
London, England, 1803-02-16 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

The Houfe proceeded, at half pan three o'clock,
to ballot for a Committee to try the merits of the
Nottingham EleCtion, when the following Mem-
bers were chofen

H. P. Wyndham, Efq. W. Garthasorc, Efq.
P. Latoteche, Efq. John Wallh. Efq.
P. W. Baker, Ffq. I.ord G.l Gower
The Hon. F. King J. Kingfton, Eft
Lantes Farquhar, Efq. J. Bagwell, VA.
. H. Browne, Efq. N. Bond, 1 fq.
. Latnache, F.fq. AND
The Han. C.Athley G. Syng, Efq.

The other Committee, to try the m-rits of the
Barnftaple Elation, was not los med : it of eourfe
Rands for to morrow.
Tile SIC ****** at WAR moved the f_cond read-
ing of the Militia Training Bill.—The Bill was
read a fecund time, and was ordered to be com-
mitted to-morrow.

Mr. DICKINSON, km. Paid, that in the abfence
of An Hon. Relation of his, he Island to give no-
tice that he would to-morrow make a motion for
takin into confideration the Petitions refpelking
the Woollen ManufaCture.

Petitions were prefented from certain brewers
of nancheller, Kent. Cornwall, and fermi other
place., by I.brd G. Cows*, C. I)utioas, Efq
Sir N. LIMON, Mr. Boors, Col. S , kc.

Mr. ROPP hronght up the Southampton Port
Bill, which wat read a firft time, and was ordered
to be read a lecond tirne tomorrow.

Mr. Ross Rated, that as Come of the dcfeEts
which it was intendeu to remedy in this Bill were
not known time enough to give the regular notice,
he moved that regularnotices
.given now in the
Public Papers might be deemed lufficient. Ordered.
Mr. Br or; pretented a Petition from the Chureh.
wardens. &c. of the tiara of St. Pancras, praying
for a Bill fur the oration of a new Workhoufe, and
fur making Provilion for the better Government
of the &c. Ordered to .be. refemed to a
Committee. . •

Adjouratd at half pall fix till to•moriow:

ICOPY OP A CONVENTION DETWEtW Ills MAJPST-
A::1) THE UNITED STATES OT AMERICA, '3IGII.IL,
i • AT LONDON, JANUARY 8, iftot-
i • Difficulties having arifcn in the execution of the
firth Article of the Treaty of Amity, Commerce,
I and Navigation, concluded at London on the 41h
day of November, one thou( red feven hunch., d
and ninety-four, between his Britannic Majell)
. and the United States of America, and in confe.
quence thereof, the• proceedings of the Comn if-
' fioners under the feventh article of the fame Treaty
having been fufpended, the patties to the fa d
Treaty being equally defirons, as far as may be, io
obviate fuch difficulties, have retpettively nam:d
Plenipotentiaries to treat and agree refpetting the
fame, that is to fay : His Brirannic Majeily has
• named for his Plenipotentiary, the Right Hein.
ROSERT BANKS JENRINSON, commonly called
Lord HAWIESIBURY. one of His Majesty's moil
honourable Privy Council, and his Principal Se-
cretary of State for Foreign Affairs ; and the Pre.
fident of the United States, by and with the ad-
' vice and content of the Senate thereof; has named
for their Plenipotentiary Rurus Keno, Efq. Mini •
Iler Plenipotentiary of the laid United States, to
His Britannic bfaefiy, who have agreed to and
concluded the folinwing articles :-.•
ART. I.—ln fatisfadtion and difeharge of the money which
the United States might have been liable to pay in purfuancc
_of the provifions of the laid filth article, which is hereby de-
' clarol to be cancelled and annulled, except Co far as the fame
may Mato to the execution of the faid feventh article, the
United States of America hereby engage to pay. and His Bri-
tannic i,Viajefty contents to accept, for the ufe of the perfons de- ,
lathed in the (aid fixth article, the rum of fit hundred thoufand
pounds Rerling,payabic at the times and place, and in the man-
ner following; that is to fay, the raid (um of fix hundred thou-
land pounds Reeling Mall be paid at the city of Wallington, in
three annual inetainienes of 200.07.0 pounds Reding each,
and to (uch perfon or perfnns as than be authorifed by His Bri-
tannic itiajcity to receive the fame; the fief of the (id maid-
ments to be paid at the expiration of one year, the fecund Ins
(Lament at the expiration of two years, and the third and tail
inftalment at the expiration of three years next following the
exchange of the ratifications of this Convention. And to pre-
vent any difagreement concerning the rate of exehanges,the (aid
payments Mall be made in the money of the (aid United, States,
reckoning four dollars and forty-four cents to be equal to one
pound Reding.
11. Whereas it is agreed by the fourth article of the Defini-
tive Treaty of Peace, concluded at Paris on the third day sat
September, 17113, etween his Britannic blajcity and the
United States, that creditors on either fide thould meet with
no lawful impediment to the recovery of the full value in Ree-
ling money of aU Imai s file debts theretofore connect!. it is
hereby declared, that the raid fourth article, In f r as refperfts
its future operation, laherehy recognised, confirmed, and de-
clared to he binding and obligatory on His Britannic Majelly
and the Laid United States, and the fame thaU be accordingly
oliferved with punduafity and good faith, and fa as that the
laid creditors Shall hereafter meet with tiu lawful impediment
to the recovery of the full value in Reding money of their iota
fob debts.
111. It is furthermore agreed and concluded, that the Com-
milioners appointed in purloiner of the &venal Article of the
fold Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation, and whore
preceedinp have been fufpended as aforefaid, &all, immediately
after the Prifitlite of this Convention, re-amebic and proceed
in the execution of their duties, wens:ding to the provifiens of
the laid (cocoa article, only, that inflead of the fame
awarded by the Laid C ORM being made payable at the
time or times by than appointed, all ruins of money by them
awarded to be paid to American or BMA claimants, accord-
ing to the provifions of the laid foranb Bruck, ball be wade
payable in three equal laftabstents, the fell whereof to be paid
at the expiration stone year, the fecund at the expiration of
two years, and the third and tact at the expiration of three
years next slam the exchange of the ratifications of this Con-
vention.

IV. This Convention, when the false eall have been railed
by Ids Majeity and by the Prefldent of the United States, by
and with the advice and confent of the Senate thereof, and the
refpeetive ratifications duly exchanged, Oval he binding and
obligatory upon his Majefty and the Paid United States.
In faith whereof, We the underligned Plenipotentiaries of his
Britannic ►9ajefty and of the United States of AllittiCS, by
virtue of our refpeetive full powers, have hued the precut
Convention, and have tattled t►e Seals of our MN to be afßacd
thereto. Done at London, the lith day of January, ans.
111AWRISIVIIT (t.. a.)
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