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LONDON*
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FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 1819.
.. TUE IPUNDS:--
MUDS OT STOCKS.' THIS DAY AT. ONT D.CLOgK
Bank Stock shut—Bank Long Anne. shut '
3 per Ct. lied. 7411 i—cons. 731744 14 •
Cons. for A cc. 74} 74—S1 per Cent. 83i. 84 84
I per Cent. 93; 8494—Navy 1044 fl
Imp. Ann.. 7211—India Stock shut—Bonds 40 N
Exchequer Bills (21) par, 4 dis.

EVENINCi

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The panic which had seized the Public respecting
the Funds, and which has caused so great a depres-
sion of late, appears to be subsiding. This morning
.Consols opened at 740 for the Account, and 73+1
.74 for Money. Exchequer Bills, which were last
week done at 15s. discount, have risen to Is. pre-
mium, and confidence appears in some degree to be
re-established. The Public are also beginning to
buy Stock, and a further rise is anticipated by the
monied men. During the depression last week, the
continuation for money was at the rate of SO per cent.
but so plentiful has cash been yesterday and this
day, that the same accommodation can be had for
three per cent.

Lord Nuozwx presented last night in the House
of Commons a Petition from the English Roman Ca-
tholics, praying that they might be restored to the
enjoyment of civil rights in-common with their fel-
low citizens. The Petition had a favourable recap-
don ; and, on this occasion, Mr. WILLIAM Sum'
expressed a hope, that the disabilities under which the
Dissenters laboured, would also be removed. Indeed
it is impossible to conceive any thing mare unjust or
absurd, than the continuance °flail's which operate
to punish men, only for being conscientious.

The Paris Papers of Monday and Tuesday arrived
this morning.
On Saturday, seven Petitions, very numerously'
signed, praying for the maintenance of the existing.
Law of Elections, were deposit:o/d on the Bureau of
the Chamber of Deputies by MUM; LAIPITTE, CAS-
111111t, PERIM, and TIRNAUX.
The Minister of War, Marsbal St. Cyst, is com-
pletely recovered frost►, his recent indisposition.

- From Returns which have been made from the
different Departments, on terms of title 4th of the
Law of Recruitment respecting the organisation of
the legionary veterans, it appears that there is a
grand total of 500,000 veterans, of whom 220,000
are fit fOr active service, and have been inscribed on
the rolls opened for the approaching formation of
this body of reserve.
A Prosecution has beminstituted by the King's
Procurator against the parties concerned in the late
unfortunate duel, by which ,M. St. AVLAIRI lost his
life, and, if one of the Journals may be credited, on
the ground that the laws of honourable combat wire.,
not observed.

The Germanic Diet, that eminently august and
useless body, now meets but rarely. We are assured,
however, thai the Membeas are entresnely busied in
Committees.

The official Gazette of Berlin complains most bit-
terly of certain virulent attacks, which, according
to it, have been made on the Prussian Government
in the Bavarian Papers. The Prussian• Minister at
Munich has it seems been directed to make a remon-
strance on the subject to the Bavarian Government.
According to a Hamburgh article the King of
PausarA has recently issued an Ordinance, by which
hereditary servitude is for ever abolished in the dis-
t ricts of Cotkus, the two-Lusatias, and those territo-
ries which formerly belonged to Saxony. His MA-
JESTY will end, in acts like these, a much better pro-
tection to his character than in attempting, 'by his
Sovereign influence, to impose the same silence as to
his premises on the people of other countries which
he his been able to impose on the abused inhabitants
of his own.
French 5 per Cents. Mondiy, 66 fr. 90 e. •

A Madrid article of the 16th ult. state•_, that ac-
cording to the last oftrcial dispatches published by.
Government on the sanatory state of the Barbaresilue
Powers, the Plague bad diminished at Tangiers from
the 29th of December to the 25th. of January ; but
that it had spread over the greater part of the towns
and villages of the Kingdom of Morocco—that i• has
encreased at Tetuan—and made great progress at
Fez and Mequinez. The news from Tunis are still
more alarming. During the month of Decem her the
deaths had amounted on an average ID three hundred
per day. The malady has spread through all the
communes of that Regency. In the Peninsula and
the adjacent Isles, the sanatory laws continue to be,
enforced with the greatest rigour.
A report is stated to be current in Madrid, that
Government has determined on measures for disarm-
ing the inhabitants of Navarre and the other Pro-,

- - - -
vinces. The writer adds quite gravely, that therno-
tire for this measure is unknown ; as if such a meat
sure did not speak sufliciently`for itself. ELI., the
Governor of Valencia, 4s lately received a billet
conceived hi these terms, " A thousand .poinards are
raised against thee, to obtain vengeancefor tic Mood
of the innocent which thee Last shed ; 5001ICT or Poor
thy crimes will be punidleAl—perbaps: viry
It is this billet wl.:clt is 'mid to hare siren rise to the

. report Jai*ly current of a second conspiracy having
brokeo out -at Valencis7 I _
The Madrid doz Ore glans Alm following, as an
extract of a letter froth Vela Oinz, dated the 11th of
Noitember:—" The' GOITIOt froen Mexicocommeneed
its entrance yesterday into this city.. It i; compbsed
of two thousand mules, thirty vaitures, and a number
of lifters; they being nearly five millions of piastres
in silver, somvochineal, from five to six thousand
sacks oil grain, sugar, and ,other products of the
country." •
By all the Private Letters from Paris it is apparent
that the public mind is at this moment much agitated
by, the proceedings in the House of Peers on the Law
of Election. One of our friends there states, that
among the better informed it is believed that Prince
TALLETRAND is with the Ultras on the present ques-
tion—oi. rather, perhaps, that he has connived
.to
make them play his cards on the present occasion.
How the evils threatened by the present crisis are to
be averted remains in the womb of time. It was
reported yesterday afternoon that the KING had dis-
solved the Chamber of Deputies, a measure which
would instantly suspend and nullify the steps taken by
the Peers, but this fact is not confirmed by the Papers
received this morning. The following is a letter ,
FROM OUR PRIVATE CORRESPONDENT.
~ PAWS, FEARUART 28.
" We have always beheld with fear and trem-
bling, the Constitution of the French Chamber of
Peers, but many well intentioned men of the same
opinion, have attempted to console us by the assur-
ance that though the Chamber of Peers was princi- ,
pally composed of old Emigrants and of persons who
had been outrageous in their zeal for the House of
Bourbon, with a feeble portion of the real friends of,
Constitutional liberty and a representative Govern-'
ment, yet whenetler danger threatened the Throne or
the Constitution, even the old Priests and old Nobles
would be found at their post to defend the State and
civil order.
" The event has proved otherwise, and the warmest
afriends (in appearance) of the revolution, have become
the bitterest enemies of liberal principles. For exam-
ple--Chateaubriand, who twenty years ago was a
frantic Revolutionist, has whipped round and become
a bigot-and an Ultra-Royalist.
" The Marquis Barthelemy, a member of the Di-
'rectory, is now as violent in his new quality of Mar-
quis, as any old Voltigeur, limping about the Court
and regretting the golden days of Exclusive Privi-
leges. This Marquis has. proposed to, change the law
of Elections, the sheet anchor of Constitutional li-
berty ; the Ministers, to their honour, were one and
all against its being touched, but such is the vicious
and unconstitutional composition of the Chamber of
' Peers, that it has been carried against Ministers by
two large amplifies. .
" What is to be done in such a crisis? Rumour
is fertile in expedients: some say, create fifty new
Peers, and let thine divide with the old ones the do-
tatiop of the four millions: chose them out of the
persons exiled—the members of the ancient Senate;
let Gregoire and Garat be recalled, their rights are
imperious, their talents .and their virtues the admi-
ration even of their enemies. Let all these be re-
called, and the Chamber of hers will then be
beought to its senses.
" We may apply to its majority the expressions
of one of the most eloquent of the Deputies who has
combated the proposition of Barthelemy with a force
of reasoning and soundness of principle that leaves
his enemies not a leg to stand on. What, says he,
would they substitute in the place of the only gua-
rantee that we possess of public peace? Their preju.
dices ?—The age spurt's them. Their doctrines ?
It is not even specious. Old interests ?—They are in
a minority. Reigious opinions ?—ln passing through
their lips they become suspicious. Strength ?—lt
does not belong to them." This Deputy is M. Keratry,
the Author ok the best Philosophical Work since the
' Essay on the Human Understanding.' This opi-
nion was published in the Papers the day before yes-
terday, and yet on the same evening these old su-
peranuated dotards in opinion, gained a majority in
the Chamber of Peers.
n The constitutional principles maintained by
those ornaments of the Chambers, the Duke de h
Rechefoucault, the Marquis Desolles, the Count
Bossy d'Anglas, and the Marquis de Lally Tollen-
dal—what a.phalanx of wisdom, learning,..and vir.
tne I—could not operate against the obstinacy and
1
' ignorance of dose enemies of France, who call them-
selves its friends.
" To remedy this evil, various projects have been
given to add, as we have observed, new Peers.
" It ought to hare been done long since—now it
would be improper, unworthy even of a great na-
. tion--;but ley.it be done the moment all is calm. To
dissolve the Chamber of bes, and immediately
proceed to a new election of the whole for five years,
this would be a good remedy, but it would violate
the Charter. No, we think it would be much better
to let Bartheetny's motion take its course. The law
has ren'edies already ample enough for the'evil.--
./The motion is, to entreat the King to chattge the
Law of Elections. The King can refuse it,. and there
it must end. Or suppose that through complaisance
' he grants it—thelaw passes the Chamber of Peers; and
' is thrown out by the Deputies, where then is sheground
of alarm? Not where it if supposed certainly. No, it
is thought 'that if the House of Peers be foiled in
this, that it will not pass the-Budget nor vote the
taxes for six mouths, as wished, what then is to be
done ? TI e King disiblved the Senate established
by a Law, 4 a sisispie.ordornaute; lie has the
Same -rislit ,tio ifissiblie at. Chosaber of Prcr..;

it would certainly be unconstitutional to ;20
but as bis Majesty has abrogated so many
ordonnaaces on matter* where the safety of th,
was not at stake, we do not see why he SttT
tate to adopt a similar measure which i:1 ::1:e
throne for ages on the firmest ba-ls, and -
and tranquillity tq the French Nation."

A Dutch Mail arrived this mcrning. anti,
as Continental Papers from various var.:rt.
By what slow steps men acquire just i;sci
specting the proper and legitimate pursuits cf •
lar Representatives, is evinced in th procee.
the L.egislative Assembly in Bavaria. 'filer
imagine; that they must do something ra:her ti;
idle, and look about diem for objects cr. r'ci
create discussion. They have piopov_t.i,
other things, to fix the number of lawyer:_:,
words, to give a monopoly of legal frae:kc
chosen fete ; to make soldiers wear badges
words:" Fidelity to the Constitution," as if'.
be a more powerful incentive to loyalty
the oath which they have already taken by
the King, &c.
It is affirmed, that the Km; of Wormnith
consented to convoke again the States of
dom. Great anxiety is manifested to see,
the • ancient Nobility of the new provinces
kingdom will renew their pretensions: It
lieved, that they will thew less -pertinacity in
demands than in the last Diet ; but it is bored,
this time no coalition will he formed between
Nobles and the partizans of the Patrici•ln
the •aticient States. If, contrary to all Pliectati
these two parti”s should again units!, to enter,
beneficent plans cf the Gcvernmcnt, mutheriis
ensue.

It is reported in Brussels, that certain ir.l;•:i..
who were lately ordered to be prosectitei ec"Te
Supreme Court, are accused of having f,rmed a ;
the object of which was to assemble there a brig- cf
500 French military, on half-pay, v,tit:i thLir Lei') ti
seize on his 111ajecy the Esieznott r f RessrA,
carry him off (to what place is not said) and to
him as a hostage for BONAPARTF. It is ,
the number of circular letters written m prorre:ehi
insane plot, excited suspicion, ar.d led to di! diner. e y.
Letters from Aix-la-Chapelle contain many com-
plaints of the decline of Commerce. By the prchi-
bition of the importation into France, Italy, oral
Brabant, almost all the manufactories there arezt a
stand. The little that is manutacured is done deny
by machinery, by which above a thousand families
in these parts are reduced to misery. The cease-
!pence is, that robberies have increased in an ima-
mg manner. '
New Orleans Papers to the middle of Jatinsry
have arrived. The Paper of the SOth of Deceir.h,r4
gives a long letter from Major BAKER, cr. rt Der-
addressed to Major-General MAcoma, giving
an account of the loss of the Hercule; seconer,
Captain CHURCH, on Lake -Michigan. Lieureant
Evurru, the only passenger ca board, and the
whole of the crew, perished.
The following is the' list of British ships left re
New Orleans on the ISth of January, by the ship
Alabama, HAMILTON, arrived in thepivcr:
Alfred, Spencer, for Glasgow; Thornton, Holm*
ten ; DiaTnecl, disekarging; Diana, Harvey, of
pool; Thomas, Obkey, for ditto; Parker and Sons,
ditto; and the Marquis Wellington, Dee, and Tsahella,
We lately mentioned the arrival of Sir GRECOR
M'Gnecon at the 13ahamas, in the brig Hern. The
New P,ovidence Gazette, of the 16th January, men-
tions the sailing of this vessel two days before, for ter
destination, having on board Sir Glucose Mcaccoa,
his Lady, Colonel O'HARA, and forty other passen-
gers. Private letters from the same place state, that
Sir GREGOR was to proceed, in the first instance. to
Old Providence, which has been for some time in ut
possession of the Patriots, and where be was to or-
ganise an expedition for the expulsion of the Sp-
niards from the provinces of New Grenada and
Santa Martha. Molina.° had drafted the germ'
part of the troops in the latter province, to enable
him to maintain his ground against the Venezialecin
Patriots ; so that little or no resistance was to be ap•
prehended in that quarter.-

It is at length determined, that *a Commission of
Oyer and Terminer and General Gaol Delivery, siail
issue into she four Northern Counties, and ,V r•
RAINK, the King's Counsel, is to preside on the oc-
casion.
Penzance, Maus N.E. fresh breezes and cloraY
Arrived several sail of vessels, and remain wind-bouul.
the Deals. and.the Fox cutters, en a trulze.
FA LlllOl3lll, MARCH P..—Ntind N. N. E.—Arrived the Mary
Ann, Damns; and Four Friends, ItORRICIS, from' lAni°Th•--
Sailed three or four Coasters.
DIAL, Msaett 4.—Wind N. E. thick swirlier, with rum—
Came down from the River and sated, the bermes, P.cd:vs;!is
for Malta; remain his Majesty's ship Setts'..
Marssosyn, Mersey Dutch ship Grarcon }blow.
front Amsterdam to Batavia, with troops, was tpo*.te of tta
port the 27th uk. all well.
ENNOUTH, M ARCH 4c—The Ocean, Luancorms, of thisrets
laden with Pottland stone, for London, got on shore yesten!..l
on our Banks, but is since brought into harbour.
Notts' Simans, Mallen Z.—This morning the Bien Ares's,
Vase, of Ckerburg, mistaking this harbour for Sunderland,--a
upon the Herd Sand, and beat o4er into the Charnel, iod
brought up into the harbour without apparent damage-
Davra, Mazes 4.---Arrived this morning the Priem:* -
lotte packet, Captain Ilallanda, with a mail and passengers fits
Ostend.—Sailed this, morning early, the Defer.ce, C=pl
Adams, for Boulogne, with Lord Fitzroy Somerset azi CV-9:
Woronzovi.—We have bad no 4rriv;ils from Calais !iace Mr>
day morning, owing to the strong easterly gales.—His
lecey the Marquis D'Osmond is still here, owing to the ioe-isP6'
sition of the Jklarchioness.
Half-pan Six, P. M.—A French packet has just arrlyZ Pc?
Calaie..--The Lord Duncan packet, Captain HartUtoch if 3
sight, and it is said his Royal Highness the I)uke of eiraccer:
is on board.
Coax EXCHANCI, MAILIC-LA HP, MARCH s.—We h:ve "
arrivals from our own cost since 'Monday, but mr....ty f 773
abroad, partly with Wheat, which, in corseerte-.ce of e'er rats
being shut against its importation for home censuntptiaz,
go to granary under she King's lock till the pans rc-,74r."
ENglish Wheat supports Menday't prices, but :be stkinNti'
(rem brick. Fine Barley being scarce, and is &minds 0" 21'
per quarter higher than (et i'sloneLr ; but there u. F.::); or tenh;ll
doing in any other description. Ott are If. rc euarser ee tree.
Beans are dull side; and partivalar:y :Lose fro.c the Idesitterre
mean, for which thine are no buyers.
8111111UPITLII MAUR; NARGII .5.--Ple•f, 4e. 6.1. to SIR 4d• 'ref
stone of -alba; 'Mutton, Ss. 6d. to es. 31.• ss. to 7s. riot
to Ts. lamb CO. Cade at Mi...ael.--rok a s "3, OLIT", Ire'
Sheep and Lambs, 3,940; sAr.: 37.3, rer1.4.1, t.:. So."'
Clover.ei. to Si. tn. Straw sL ter. to 74.
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