Star.
London, England, 1803-03-01 00:00:00

LONDON.

TUESDAY, MARCH z.
PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE. O'Cl.ncg
3 per C. Conf. money, 7tll--tor April aoe.
Old 5 per Cent. sot}—New ditto toott—
Oanniunt 4 dif.
PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY:
Bank Stock 189 India Stock US}
3 per C. Red. 74111 South Sea Stack 761
3 per C. Conf. 7111 711 Imp 3 per Cent. 701 70
4 per Cent. 88143 Imp. Ann. :1 9-161
per C. Ann. tenni Facheq Bills ts. to as. dff.
5 per C. 1797, 104/i1 Omnium 314 dlr.
Bank L. Ann. 20 13-16 11-16 Englills Tickets :71. 17s.
Short Ann. 4 9-16 Conf for April ate 72ifli

Laft night his Royal Highnefs the Prince of
WALE s fent a Me Wage to the Houfe of Commons,
expreffing his gratitude to his Majeßy and the
Houfe for taking his affairs into their confidera-
tion ; obferving that certain obligations Rill eiißed
which would neceffarily prevent his arming the
full fplendour of his eflablifhment immediately ;
adding, however, that he flsould decline to prole-
cute his claims any farther refpeding the a
of the Duchy of Cornwall.
A report of a Commercial Treaty having been
nearly fettled between this country and Fraa:,,
gains ground.
Yefterday we received a Paris paper of the 24th
ult. At the fitting of the Legiflative Body of the
:3d ult. three Orators of Government were in-
troduced, one of whom read to that A ffembly the
Preliminary Title of the rropofed Civil Code; after
which, the Legiflative Body ordered the Profit to
be printed, together with the motives of it, as
developed by PORTAL'S, one of the Orators em-
ployed upon that occafion. The paper contains
nothing elfe that is worthy of the leaft no:ice.
Jamaica Papers were yefterday received in town
to the 13th of January. They Rate the crew; of
his blajefty's Blips upon that nation, to be in good
health.

By the above Papers it appears, that a fmart
(hock of an earthquake was felt at St. Jago de la
Vega, on the 25th of December.
The gamaira Daily Advertyir, of the tith of Ja-
nuary, dates the arrival a few days before, at Cape
Francois, of eight fail of the line, having on board
t 2,000 troops from France. The number of troops
is, we think, exaggerated, but there is little doubt
that a confiderable reinforcement has arrived at
the Cape. Thefe were the (hips which were teen
by the Princefs Elizabeth Packet, according to our
Falmouth Correfpondent, off Cape Tiburoon, on
her paffage to England.

We have received accounts from Gibraltar to
the 3d ult. from ohich it appears that a great
number of Poles a:e . !employed in the attempt
to rel;ain The french, it is known,
had a :cgion, but It was ever believed to
confiil of more than 3c.00. ' force fpokcn I f
in thefe accounts is Itated at ig,ooo. Iluw has
fuch a Lumber Leen procured ?
LUBR ALTAR, FEBRUARYS.

By a veal which arrived yellerdity from Cenna
ir, ty days, We learn that 5..^,c0 Polifh troops in the
French fersice, had an ised there. to embark I r
:;t. Dom;11,go, and that to,xc more were daihi
espc£ted tlie:c for t:.e fame fervice. Great &I-
content prev:,i!ed among the firll detachment, and
war: els:erti!iz. Two Freoch (hips of the

line and a frigate had arrived at Genoa for the
purpofe of taking part of them on board.

On the ill, the THAMES tranfphrt arrived here
from Piymouth, bat lift from Malaga, flic having
been driven part the rock in a gale of wind fame
,lays ago. The To AM as had on board a detach-
ment of tso,Artiilery-men, under the command
of Capt. YOUNG, for this garrifon. On the fame
day alio arrived the Portugnefe fquadron from
Carthagcna, confining of two fail of the liae, a
frigate, and corvette. They were unable to pro.
cure !applies, or provifion, at Carthagena, which
obliged them to come here. The poverty and
dinrcfs in all the Spanifh fea-ports where there arc
Government Dock-yards is aftonifhing.
The DRAGON and RENOWN have both gone into
the Mole to refit ; the MONMOUTH has not yet
arrived. The ViNtaco brig failed yefterday for
Lifbon to bring the Mails.
The Qprter Seffions commence to-day in the
Court Houle, when his Royal Highnefs, as Win!,
prefides as Chief Judge.
The Gar rifon is remarkably healthy, and in the
highell date of difcipline and regularity.

During the whole of Lent the ROYAL FAratur
will not attend the Chapel Royal at St. James's.

His MAJF STY has appointed to-morrow to re.
ceive the Addrers of the City of London.
His Mitt ssry hunts the deer every Saturday.
for the benefit f,f his health, and he is conllantly
attended by Earl Samowicia.
His MAyssrr' with his ufual attendants, rode
on Saturday to Afcot Heath, where he was met
by the Earl of SANDWICH. and a number of Gen.
ticmen fportfmen. About eleven o'clock a favourite
d.er was turned uut of the cart for the day's di.
verfion. At filming, the deer took to the right
of Hatchet-lane, through the inclofures by Wink.
field Church, where he took to the left, and malting
for home, was taken near Mr. GAUSTIE park, after
a race of an hour and a half. His MAJESTY was
in fight of the deer all the time.

Yellerday her Royal Highnefs the Princefs
MAR r took an airing round Clelfea,efcorted by. a
patty of Light Dragoons.
The Paragraph inour Paper of Yefterday, ref
fpeeting the decifion of the Committee op the
Coventry Eleaion, is erroneous.
At a Meeting held yefterday at Lloyd's Coffee.
houfe. of the Subicribers, a motion was made by
Mr. Aliases-rata, That on account of the emi-
n:nt Cervices Earl SP ENC it lias rendered them and
the country at large, during his late Adminift
, ra-
lion his Lordfhip's Portrait fhould be placed its
the Subfcription-room, as a teftimony of their
efteem and regard." A very fpirited debate took
place in confequence, and the fence of the Meeting
appearing to be againft Mr. Asocasrate's prors-
fit ion, an adjournment was moved. This motion
was over-ruled ; and the following refolution was
at length agreed to: " That notwithftanding the .
very high fence the Subfcribers entertained of Earl
SpEacill'S meritorious fer•ices,theyeould not, con.
fidewly, adopt the motion in queflion, as it might
encourage motions of a fimilar nature in future. •
The Duke of WINTRIRMO has difmiffed his.
Prime Minifter DI WOLLWIRTN, and has canted a
pamphlet to be publifhed at Stutgard, expreeve
of the caufes of this difmiffal. The pamphlet con-
tains many documents of the Ex-Miniller's parti.
ality to the Stares, whom he fecretly encouraged
in their oppofition againft his Mailer.
The flaming manifefto of the French Govern-
ment did not produce any very great effee on the
Stocks yeflerday, though it happens to be the
of certain powerful money connations to lgoarr
them. After fume variations, they left off about
one half per cent. worfe than on the preceding Ss.
turday.

•
The new Trench influenza is called La Griapr.
As it may in time reach this country. we (hall pro-
bably difcover that it is but a finer name for Da
At Oktl
Mr. Karaite and Mr. PONSONSY had lately a
narrow efcape from being loft, in croßing the Py-
renees. Their carriage was overturned and broken
to pieces; their hands and feet were fo benumbed
with the cold, that it was with difficulty they could
make their way through the (now. which was un-
commonly de:p.

A forgery, apparently done with a pen, has
been difcovered on the twenty pound notes of the
PaiSey Banking Company.
A Mancheler butcher and a South countryman.
made a match for 2001. a title, to trot their mares
from Burnley to two miles beyond Skipton, in Cra-
ves, which is twenty•two miles. The match was
performed on the t Rth init. and was well contact!
to Skipton, when the South country mare fell lick.
The Mancheiter mare performed it in eighty mi.
butes, confequently the (rotted after the rate of
one mile in thi ee minutes and thirty-eight fecoods,
or fifteen miles and a half in the hour.

A Frenchman has lately publithed fix enormous
•olumes, for the/a/wary purpok of proving that
his own countrymen have been mon egregioufly
dcceit•cd in their ideas of the locial difpnfition of
the i nab, whom they confider as the molt tflood
people to exolence.—" Far from being prone to
j:ii.l.incholy,". lays the Apologia, the Englilh
eof all Nations the molt inclined to Aar& Ha-
inAr is a peculiar kind of wit, ?hich they alms
i-rive finrn the Antierus—lt is., perhaps, the via
e n,.ca of .r,itLxca, for which we Frenchmen can
have no name as we are unacquainted with the
thsig. he famc may be Paid of Comfort of which
siitravelled Frenchmen can have no conception.
a% even the limblance of it does not can't among
them at home. 'Thus the Englith," lays the itn-
partial Author, being in tole pcilreffiria of
Hs-
!lu• and of Comfort, together with another greater
which eve are we at Lilt RTY to
mertion in France, are the moll completely happy'
people on the indict of the glssbc."

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