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_..44 give tiffi i siinilaf klitiiiiige; 4 itsa ifistii:
dying their ideas on the sdbjeet in the forth of Reid=
Ititionst, ,•
The CtikisiCilLlloll. of the EiCHEQUEIt
thanked his Hon. and Learned Friend for the statement
with which he had favoured the House. He should
rhave been better pleased, however, if his Hon. and
Learned Friend had favoured them with the Rekilu-
tions themselves ; reserving to himself; no doubt; hill
power to correct them. The House could have no
objection to have the Resolutions of his Honourable
and Learned Friend submitted to their consideration
previous to the discussion of the question, and. When
his Hon. and Learned Friend's Resolutions were be-

fore the House, he (Mr. Perceval) should be glad to
give to his Hon. and Learned Friend his (Mr. Perce-
val's) view of the subject.
Mr. VANSITTART thought it impossible for
Gentlemen from a mere reading of the motions of
the Hon. and Learned Gentleman so to possess them-
selves of their import and tendency as to be able to
'explain in what- respect their ideas might differ from
those of the Hon. and Learned Gentleman.
Mr. HORNER repeated that the House should be
in possession of the precise terms of his Resolutions'
some days before the question came to be discussed.
SMALL CHANGE.
Lord STANLEY rose, and adverted to several
petitions presented from various parts of the country,
particularly from the Northern Counties, detailing
the great distresses to which the manufacturers were
reduced in consequence of the scarcity of change
that in one county, with which lie was connected, they .:
were not enabled to make collection sufficient to dig•
charge the Poor rates. He therefore wished to hear
from the Right Hon. Gentleman, (in the absence of
the Secretary of State) whether any thing was in agi-
tation to relieve the distresses alluded to ?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
was not prepared (in the absence of his Right Hon.
Friend) to give the Noble Lord any satisfactory in-
formation respecting the subject.
DOLLARS.
Mr. MANNING, in consequence of what had fal-
len from a Noble Lord (Lord Folkstone) on a former
evening, respecting the scarcity of' change, wished to
state, that, so far as the Bank of England was con-
cerned, or supposed to be concerned in giving facility
to the accommodation of the public, in the course of
fourteen days or three weeks, they would issue tokens
at the rate of ss. 6d. each. In order to give the ac-
commodation, the most active exertions were making.
to get those tokens ready. We also wished further to
state, that no advance would be made on the nominal
value of those tokens. He understood an idea had
gone forth, that such was the intention of the Bank of
England ; the fact was not so, therefore, if any per-
' sons were hoarding change under a false impression,•
they would find themseves mistaken.
HIS MAJESTY'S HEALTH.
COMMUNICATION FROM SIR MAJESTY'S COUNCIL RESPECTING
THE STATE OF ISIS MAJISEY'S HEALTH.
Mr. Secretary RYDER presented at the bar the
Report respecting the state of his Majesty's health ;
which was brought up and read by the Clerk at the
table:
" Queen's Lodge, Windshr, April 1, 1511.
Pasteur —The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Arcblishop id
York, the Earl of Wiuchetsea, the Earl of Ayledord, Lord
Eldon, Lord Ellenborough, Sir William Grant, (the Duke of
Montrose being absent on account of imilaposition).
" We, the Members of the Council here present, appointed to
assiai her Majesty in the execution of the tryst committed to her
Majesty by virtue of the statute passed in the Flat year of hie
Majesty's reign, entitled, " an Act to provide for the Adminis-
tration of the Royal Authority, and for the care.of his Majesty,
'Royal Person, during the continuance of his Majesty's illness,
s7the resumption of the exercise of the Royal Authority by his
Majesty." having called before us and examined on oath the Phrs
icians and other persons attendant upon his Majesty, and havingsl
ascertained the state of Ms Majesty's health, by such other war' i
And means as appeared to us to be necessary for that purpose, do
I hereby declare the state of his Majesty's health at the time of this
our meeting as follows :
" That the indisposition with which his Majesty was afflicted
at the time of the passing of the said Act does still so far exist,
that his Majesty is not yet restored to such a state of health as
to be capable of resuming the persona exercise of his Royal
Authority.
" That his Majesty appears to have made material' progress
towards recovery since the passing of the Act, and that aU his
Majesty's Physicians continue to express their expectations of
such recovery. (Signed)
CA/17CA*,

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" r. IVOR,

at weecnit.ene, . "av Lemma,
" ILDDON. 0 LLLENIOROI/611.
" WILLIAM GRANT."
. communication was then laid on the table.
nig WAR IN PORTUGAL.
Mr. Secretary RYDER also brought up the dispatches from
Lieutenant General Lord Viscount Wellington, in obedience to
the order of the House.
On their being brought up,
Mr. CANNING having been prevented from delivering his 1
opinion on the subject of the affairs in Portugal on a former night,
begged to be allowed to avail himself of the present opportunity.
to say a few words on this head. He was the more inclined to
trouble the House on the present occasion, from observing hew
greatly the expectations of many Gentlemen bad been exceeded
by the conduct of the Portuguese troops, to whose seal, spirit.
and gallantry Lord Wellington bad borne such ample testimony.
lie could not but recollect that some Gentlemen had been pleased
greatly to disparage the efforts and services of our allies in the
Peninsula, and had even gone the length of predicting that no ad-
vantage whatever was to be expected from their 00-operotion.---
How pleasingly and satisfactorily those predictions bad besm an-
swered, and proved to be unfounded, it would be needless for him
now to endeavour to point out. Ad Hon. and gallant General
(Ferguson) who had at one time been Impressed with this unfa.
vourabte idea of the Portuguese nation, bad, with that magnani-
mity widelt was natural to him, retracted hls error, and done jus-
tice to the zeal and spirit of the Portuguese. He had gained a
victory more hoeourable to him than twenty conquests in the.
field of battle ; lie had triumphed over his prejudices and prepos-
sessions, and he was not above coofewingthe victory, and making
every atonement in his power. lie hoped that other Gentlemen
would follow so meritorious a conduct, and aso retract the opi-
nions expressed by them on this subject. The happy effects pro-
duced by the organisation of the Portuguese troops had been al-
ready wen and (oh. Let us hope that similar resuls mikkt occur
in another part of the Peninsula. To produce such a. favourable
change. nothing was more dalculated titan to hold out animating '
expectations, while on the other hand, desponding language was
more calculated than any other circumstance to'sink thaw as to
' whom it was expressed deeper and deeper Into trepidation. and
distrust of themaelves.
The letter was then ordered to lie on the table, and to be printed
Adjottrued till Monday sennight.

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PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY.
Bank Stock for opg. 2444 India Stock 173 i
3 per Cent. Red, OS/ 64 India Bonds, 235. !M. /I. .
3 per Cent. Coss. 64114 Ezeheq. Bills, as. 7s. prim&
4 per Cent. 80114 f Lottery Tic-bets £22. 10s.
$ per Cent. Navy rift con& for act it
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loon-FilbAi.—Holiday at all the Public
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This morning we received Paris papers to the 7th
inst. but they contain no intelligence of importance:
The Kidd of NAPLES ( MoRAT) had arri-ived at park,
to viiit the infant King of Rom. An official mes-
senger from Russia (Prince ScliwAtirzannao) has
delivered a congratulatory letter from his Master to
NAPOLEON.
Yesterday his MAJESTY walked, as usual, between
twelve and one o'clock, on Windsor Terrace, accoms-
panied by Dr. BAILLIE and Dr. Witt's. At two his
MAJESTY resumed his walk, attended by General
Gwvrma only.
Yesterday his Royal Highness the PRINCE RECENT
held a Court at Carlton House. Soon after two o'clock

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his Loyal Highness, after diving audiences to several
of the Ministers, pro.ceeded to his Council Room, at-
tended by Colonel M'MAnnN, General TURNER, Co.
loaels PALMER and CONOREVE, and held a Council,
which was attended by—
The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Lord Privy Seal, the First
Lord of the Treasury and Chancellor of the Exchequer„tha First
Lord of the Admiralty, the three Secretaries of State, the Presi-
dent of the Board of Controul, the Commander in Chief, the
Judge Advocate, and the PAHA' Wiachebes.
Viscount Cbetwynd attended as Clerk of the Council.
Major-General Hodgson was introdeced to the CosineNall'
sworn in Commander in Chief of the Island of Curacoa.
Sir John Craddock was also Introduced to the Councils; sad
sworn in Governor of the Cape of Good Hope.
His Royal Highness gave audiences to the follow-
ing Ministers :
Marqus Wellesley, the Earl at Liverpool, Mr. Percent, Mr.
Ryder, and Mr. Yorke.
Sir DAVID DUNDAS, as Commander in Chief, had
an audience upon military affairs.
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Mr. M. Sorrow laid before his Royal Highness
the proceedings of some Courts-Martial.
Mr. FOSTER had an audience, and took leave of his
Royal Highness previous to his departure for Ame-
rica, on his mission.

A Gentleman who lately left Paris states, that it
has been ascertainsd that the war in the Peninsula has
within these few mouths occasioned an expense to the
,French treasury of not less than ten millions sterling.
While the war was carried on in Germany the French
compelled the countries they had invaded to support
them • but in the Peninsula this is now impossible,
and therefore it is probable that the retreat of MAS-
SENA from Santarem may prove to be only the pre-
cursor of other disasters to the enemy. I
The loss sustained by the French, according to pri-
vate letters from our army in Portugal, must for some
time have been most ruinous. It now appears drat
at the battle of Busaco the French had 72,000'
men ; that susequently to that battle, they" re-
ceived reinforCements to the amount of 15,000
men, making the whole of their force 87,000 men.-
In the battle of Busaco they lost altogether 10,006
during their stay at Santarem, their loss from sickness
and other causes was 10,000 men. Their sick and
wounded, who have since fallen into our hands,
amount to the same number. The losses in their re-
treat from the sth to the 21st ult. amount to 10,0 M,
more. To this we r.tay add an incalculable loss Of
horses, cannon, and ammunition, which are of an me,
tent to authorise a belief that MASSENA'S army is in a
great measure disorganized, and that upon a moderate
computation and comparison of the whole of the his..
tile force originally destined for the subjugation of
Portugal, not more than one half remains, that is to,
say, at most fifty thousand men. We therefore looks
pretty confidently to the total evacuation of Pc*.
tugal by the enemy. When Lord WELLDW
TON sets matters to rights on the frontiers, lie will,
probably return to the Alemtejo, and dislodge the
enemy from that quarter. In the mean time, we are
happy to know, that General BLRESEORD has 20,000
men under his command, a force which, we trust,
will be found perfectly adequate tti-Vompete, for the
present, with Marshal MORTIS& T!' . latest accounts I
represented these two armies as witnin sight of eich
other, and as likely to be speedily engaged. 1
The following intelligence comes from an Officer 1
of very,_ high rank—dated Portalegre, March 22 ; 1
64 We are here assembled, upwards of 20,000,
under Marshal BERESPORD ; the trews in high health
and spirits, and panting to attack the French. I think
we shall endeavour to retake Badajos and Campo
Major, and if we succeed in retaking those important
places, I hope we shall follow SOULT and Moans*
and bring them to action, the result of which I feel
confident of. The Portuguese troops are in higher,
estimation than ever : on every occasion, they are the
admiration of the British for courage, firmness, pa-
tience, and every military requisite. With such a
leader as Marshal BERESPORD (provided Sorts give
him the opportanity) we all feel most sanguine as to
the. result. Major-General HAMILTON 15 second in
ommand of the Portuguese troops :—his division
consists of a strong force of Partuguese, a brigade of
British, and a brigade of artillery. Major-General
t.c
Cox.% with six British regiments, and one Portuguese
ditto, has just joined us; and also General Lim,
with a brigade of cavalry, I only hope that we may
have a fair trial.
American papers to the 4th uh. and private letters
to the same date, arrived yesterday. The latter state
that the Billadmitting to entry vesselscleared out from
England previous to the '2d of February, had passed
into a law ; and that the Non Importation Act had
passed the Lower House.
The most important document in these papers is
the letter from Mr. PINCKNEY to the Marquis Wat..
Lester, given in another part of our paper. It is
a recapitulation of the arguments used by him in
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Ibis intervie* on the fifth of that month with his
Lordship respecting the revocation of the French
System. It is amusing, knowing what we do, to find
Mr. PINCKNEY laboui-ing to prove, that the " French
revocation of the Berlin and Milan Decrees turns on
no condition precedent, but is absolute, precise, and un-
equivocal."--If so, how come they to be still in force !
The celebrated Jazz BARLOW, formerly a Member
of the French Convention, and elected at the same
time with Tuomas Pante, has been appointed Pleni-
potentiary to the Court of Park, in the room of Gene-
ral ARMSTRONG. Recollecting his former connections,
and his ingenious work, intituled, " Advice to the
Privileged Orders," we should think that the Repub-
lican Government could not have nominateld an indi-
vidual more objectionable to Naroaleax.

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Ist atta ion 'a. that exceyent eorpg the 694
Regiment, are nose on their way rum KartiniqUe're,
Sicily. The 2d Bittalicin (SW strong) are in Guerri-i
sey, and as it is.expected they Will have idualiiiccesi
when the volunteering takes place, it is theitight both
Battalions will speedily he employed on actibe Service:
Wedttesdiy the MERCURY atria of war sailed tiorri '
Portsmouth ror.Lisbon the Milieu' ev had bn Iran!
a great mitiy Officers going to join the array; among
others Generals Lott! and ANSOR, with their Suites:
General Couktig; of Marshal Biaeseoati's Staff;
has left town to join the army;
So favourable has the Wind been since the Sd Bat;
talion of the ISt Guards sailed from P, f:strio.uth ore
Sunday last, that it is expected they have by this time
nearly reached Cadiz. •
The Hop. Lieurinant•Colonel PosioNsk hal suc-
ceeded Colonel 111,Dcigatz as Deputy Ajutant-Ge.
neral to the Arthy at
.Cadiz, udder the inimortai
GRAHAM.
The 1 Ith Light bragoons,. Commanded by Lien:
tenant-Colonel Cumsi,:o, are on their march to Ply-
mouth, where; With some,tither cavalry; they, will be
immediately etribarked for Lad WELLtscTox+arTy:
We regretitiat this very fine and effective Regiment,
with the Scotch Greys, Sd HeivY Dragoons, and
Hussar Brigade, Were not, as intended, embarked in
January. Ix the pursuit of Massytia, they would
have been of incalculable advantage to Lord WtriC-
-I.#INOTON. The Bays and 68th Light Infantry Regi;
ment will, it is said, be sent to Portugal.
' GeneraICALYERT is idedtioned as the Successor of
Sir JAMES CRAW, id the chief command of t',e army
in North Americt and Sir GEORGE PItEVOST is men.
.tinned as the new Commander•in;Chief in the West
Indies, vice the veteran Sir GOORGE Back-watt
The dignity of a Baidnet will besennferred on chi
gallant Captain MAURICE. The Garrison of. Anholt
was composed entirely of Royal Marines, an invalua-
ble corps, who, on shore as well as afroat, have so
often distinguished thernselvei. .
The Marquis of Tweiriate goes out With the dis.
patches for Lotd Wet.zproiOn:
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NAVAL iItrTiLLICLVCi:

• PALMOUTH, -APRIL 9. •
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Arrived the PAseess iiBe4seth packet from Malta, iappos.
to have View taken. Silted thellloesiriten and Cditteet, with
a *mew to thstEastWard. %: -- • •
• 6 •-••IsYMINGTONe APRIL 11:
• AAA shi-stifetre frigate-for Quebec, and the Ltorrstinii
riboop of war for the.Brazils, with about fifty vessels under.theit
• PLYMOUTH, APRIL 10.
Arrived the Lydia troth Bourdeaus, for•Americe, detained bx
the Avaiosi frigate.ahe Rover. GEORG IC,•1 10 pans, is ordered
out oi harbour to Cawrand Bay, from whence she will kroccL ;I
to the Downs, to receive the flag of Admiral Sir Teowas Wit.;
LIAM!, appointed as command in the Baltic. Captain Cusvett
has succeeded CaptainSatr in the itomnuind of the ROYAL
Gactitoe..7 ,Admiral YOUNG, who's) respectably filled the situa-
tion of Commander-is-Chief at this port for several years, is to
kayo the conitnand of the North sel fleet This forenoon, du-
. riag heavy squall, lighter was sunk between Drake's island
and the Male, and the master and one ,man .belonging to her
drowned. Arrived the GOLDFINCN brig of war, from a cruise;
and the Hamcos, IS guns, from Lisbon ; with 90 cap( light.
transports coder convoy. They bring no neshs, having had-i
long passage. This is the fleet that sailed a fortnight before the,
Glowsze, and seal passed by the latter vessel on Saturday, oW
Scilly. These transports are to carry back troops and stores to-••
Portugal. The CAMILLA sloop of war, has passed top Chinnell
with a 800 of transports also front Vigo, and l'AinLa frigate,
with a convoy from the Mediterranean and Gibraltar. Came in
the Ceres Danish brig, prise to the Comes sloop of war. Sated
CRANE sloop Omar, en a cruise I SPRIGUTLY cutter, to the
westward; DIANA frigate, for Portsmouth; and the Mu Litt?
scholiasts, for the Downs.—Wind East.
PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 11. •
Arriied the Awr schooner from a cruise. Sailed the Ptan-
Yaossrii Lome; and Hass for the Downs, and the Ante,
Os a crate
DEAL, APRIL 9.
Sailed the Ahrtvt cutter- to reconnoitre the enemy's•shipt
in the Sclide.--rArrived the Coe Dt Ll*' from a alliat.
o.—Cans—Cans down front the Riverdaeveral ships and
passed throbigh the Doirns. Sailed the ST, Gwent and Pates-
case Canoeing men of war, fel. the Baltic. The FURIOUS gun-
brig takesconvoy to the Westward.--;Wind S.W. '
Aran. il.—Sailed the Fustian, gan-bilg, with a convoy foe
Portimouth.—Wind N; E.
YAILMOUTH; APRIL 11.
Arrived the PAITRIDG/L sloop of war from a anise off the
Dogger-bank. Sailed the WOODLA at, Cliff. WATTS, with Alla.
patches for the Governor at Anlielt; and the Vixen, with the.
Charles, for Harwich. Arrived the PORTIA from the harbour ;
and the Andere Emanuel, from Norway, with deals, &e. sent in
by the Heao cutter.—Wind N.
SHEERNESS; APRIL 11.
Sailed the Famous, Ba•vismaxaest, and Balms, to the
Northward.—Artivod the At.s.esa lugger from the Thames, anti
Rones.us and ALdeesste, from the Westward.—The Dwaar
went out of cloak, tad the 'l' Skeane& out of harbour.

Last night Mr. SYLVESTRitt one of his Majesty's
Mesfeagees, left town with Government Dispatches
tp Lord Visual* WIILLING rox, with the British army

ip Pottpgal.
MUTING AT LLoYtesi....—Yesterday a piece of plate
rfof £5OO value • was voted to Mr. MARRICAT. for his
ineeessdid exertions in opposition to the- Marine In-
surance Bill.

Thatoart of Assistants of the Drapers' Company
yestatday voted 100 guitieas towards the relief of the
distressed Portuguese
An Office} belonging to the GROWLER states, that
tpwards of 5000 French prisoners, in a most deplo-
rable condition, had been sent into Lisbon before that
vessel came away.
LORD CocualiWit,—* Gentleman who tame over in the
packet from Gibraltkr, rives the particulars of a curlius circum-
stance that has recently occurred in Malta. On the I'7 th of
January, Lord COCILIANC arrived there, and made no secret of
his intentions to interfere in -some manner with the conduct of
the Admiralty Court, of which Dr. SEWEL is Judge, and Mr.
Locate Register. He insisted that a table Of the fees, which
the AdidiraltY Officers could legally demand, ought to be hunt
'up in the public court, which was then kept in an adjoining
room; and Lord Coca RA N I having removed this document into
the Court, an order was issued for his arrest, which was carried
Into rifect, and his Lordship committed to pr,son. He remained
for three days in confinement, and then contrived to make hie
escape by means of a ladder applied to the window of his prison.
convoy befog on the point of dewing Malta, Lord Cornea we
got on board the Couiniudore's tread, in which he proceeded to
Oerjenti, and front thence to Gibraltar. Here he left the convoy,
4ed west on hoard the Prometheus, for England, expecting to be
the fret in this country with the news of the ocauseences at
Malta. The packet, however, ootsailed him; but the Promo
thetas has arrived, and Li put under quareraitie. The Cow, we
understand, has protested against the behaviour of his lordship;
and his Lordship has protested against the preenediev of the
, The ask will probably be decided in this solttry.

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