Star.
London, England, 1803-06-24 00:00:00

LONDON.

FRIDAY, JUNE S 4.
Sr. PIM Tit Earrwr....Holiday at all the Public Oacts.
PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY s
Bask Stock 1451 Short Ana. 31
3 per Cent. Red. 5611 Ezebeq. Bills sa to 3a *EL
4 per Cent. 72}1i Omnium 113
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The debate in the Houk of Commons LQ night,
on the Bill for railing the Army of Referee, was
highly interefling. Mr. PITT gave a decided and
energetic fupport to the meafure. This is as it fhould.
be. Every honeft man will further the meafure to
the utasoll of his ability—and when this is once ac-
complillted, will heartily concur in bearing his own
fhare of whatever inc•rnvenience may fall to his lot
in the further means of defence that may be re-
torted to, even if it &mid go to the length of arm-
ing the whole Country. Indeed we are of opinion
fuch a meafure Mould be fpeedily retorted to. Every
man from 15 to 45 or even to se, able to bear arms,
fhouldbe called upon to embody in hisown pariO3, and
learn the ufe of arms—the arms to be found by the
pari(h or county. Let Britons thew fuch a front, and
who:is the Tyrant that would be hardy enough to
vita their (bores

It is afferted, but we know not on what authority,
that Minifters, in contemplation of hoftilites, had or-
dered tranfports to be provided to proceed to the
Elbe and Wefer, for the purpofe of bringing away
the Hanoverian troops, in cafe it fhould be found that
they were unequal to the defence of that Eledorate,
if attacked by the enemy ; but that owing to fome
negligence in the inferior departments, the veffels were
only at the Nore, when they fhould have been receiv-
ing the troops on board. If this be a fad, we fincerely
hope thofe who are culpable, whoever they may be,
will meet with their merited puniftment. Such a
body of well difciplined troops would have been of
very great fervice.
Some private le►ten were yefterday received from
the Hague and Bruffels, the contents of which are of
confiderable importance. An Army of Referve, to
which has been given the name of the Armyof England,
,is now forming at Deventer, under the command of
General Dtsoctss ; and the number of troops al-
ready afrembled between that place and rufhing, is
eftimated at little fhort of fto,ooo men. An en-
campment is immediately to be formed upon the
Downs, near Dunkirk, and feveral regiments are
Rationed between Calais and Boulogne. More troops
are under orders for the fame quarter, and there is
very little doubt of the whole being defined for the
meditated attack of this country. According to a
letter from Bois le•Duc. forty battalions were &only
expeded to pats through that place, to join the "Ar-
mies of England and Hanover ;" and a number of
frefh corps have lately been marched to feveral parts
of Holland. One brigade has entered the Hague,
from which place the Dutch troops have been re.
moved, and General Vicroa has been declared, by
the Dutch Government, Commander in Chief of the
Batavian Army.
The following trantadion is laid to have taken
place immediately after Mr. Lisroa delivered his
Note to the Dutch Government, propofing a fiate of
Neutrality with Great Britain :
On this occafion, it is known that three Commif-
fioners proceeded to Paris, and they are Paid to have
made an offer to the nisi. Consul. of thirty millions
of guilders per annum, during the war, to purchafe
the liberty of enjoying neutrality. The Merchants
of Amlieriam offered to pay down the fum of twenty
millions of guilders, and the other mercantile towns
were willing to add proportionable payments. Thefe
offers, however, were refuted, and, inftead of receiv-
ing them, the French Government communicated
the following demands :
The Batavian Republic to advance thirty millions
of guilders ; to pay annually, during the war, fifty
millions , to provide nine flips of the line, and a pro.
portionable number of frigates; and to furnifh twelve
thoufand troops.
Indeed, Holland is entirely deprived of any ad-
vantage it might derive from its own troops, as the
whole of them are marched to join the French Army
in Hanover.

LA night an exprefs arrived in town from Lord

Yeilerday their Royal Highneffes the Dukes of
KENT and CaOIIIkIDGE took their feats in the Hoofe
of Peers.

Yefterday morning his Royal Highnefs the Duke
of Yoga reviewed the third Regiment of Foot Guards
in Hyde Park.
Lord Lacs is, brother of his Grace the Duke of
Lemmai is atpotated Grand Mailer of all the
Orange Lodges in the eonnty of Down.
By the As which received the Royal Anent on the
ttb inl the penalty for not procuring a fubflitute
for the Supplementary Militia is inereafed from tot.
to 451. and every perfon hereafter to be inrolleil in the
Militia. mutt (wear to the plat* of his relidence. trade,
and whether married or not t and if married, that be
his only one child born in wedlock.

801/THWARIII SreurtaT.--(Tatato Dat—&r
Tomcat Tuaroa and Mr. Titter); with their
fpi.Etive !I...ends and C.ounfelsagain appeared yen erday,
and long (Neches were made wiih refpee to the me-
rits of the ditfereta candidates ; after which the fcru-
tiny en:Mocked ; at the eh* which, three o'c:ock,
it appearei that four voters on each fide hail been
alternately :mulled, each Wag on:, when they left
o equal.