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ROM Conftantinople, That the chief Mufti had been strangled for being fufpected of favouring the German Intereft; that the Grand Vizier, and Kirler Aga, the only Perfons that engross the Sultan, are known to be faft Friends to the French Court; but that as the Turkish Army had been routed by the Perfians; the Grand Seignior would not be at leifure to efpouse one or other of the Interefts which distract the Kingdom of Poland.

From Vienna, That the Emperor had refufed to accept the Neutrality for the Auftrian Netherlands, and that Count Daun, on his Arrival from his Government of the Milanefe, was not-fuffer'd to come to Court, but arrefted for Male-Administration, and suffering that Country to be fo eafily taken by the Enemy. The Imperial Forces are faid to be in all 143,000 Men; of which three Armies. are to be form'd, and to act, next Spring, offenfively in Italy, on the Rhine and the Mofelle.The French would refine their Hoftilities in Germany, and the actual taking of Fort Kehl, to be only a Quarrel with the Emperor, not the Empire. But his Imperial Majefty omits nothing to gain the Germanick Body to his Intereft; and that the Elector of Bavaria's Ministers had receiv'd in the Name of their Mafter the Inveftiture of his Eftates.---- A report obtains that the Emprefs is with Child; and 'tis to be wish'd, for the Intereft of Europe, she may have a Prince.

From Italy, That the Fortreffes of Lecce, Frezzo, and Fuentes had fubmitted to the Allies without fcarce a Blow; Pizzighitone is reduc'd; the Caftle of Milan befieg'd in Form and near taken; Mantua block'd up; fo that in all probability the Milanefe will be foon entirely in the Poffeffion of the French and Sardinians; nothing can excufe the Imperial Court, and their Governor-General for leaving thus defenceless the tenable Places of that Dutchy, unless it was the Security they had on the Faith and Honour of a neighbouring Potentate, whom they had lately fo much oblig'd. The Imperialifts are refolv'd to have an Army here in the Spring, to be commanded by Prince Eugene, to give the Confederates Battle, and thereby if poffible to drive them out of Italy.

From Legborn, That the Grand Duke of Tuscany had declar'd for an exact Neutrality, not only as Grand Duke, but likewise as Guardian and Administrator of the Dutchjes of Parma and Placentia, for Don Carlos, And that the K. of Spain, by an Exprefs, had affur'd the Merchants, that that Port fhould enjoy an exact Neutrality and Freedom in the prefent War, Don Carlos being made Generaliffime of all the Spanish Forces had declar'd himself of Agg.

From Paris, That the Queen is with Child; the King is determin'd to head his Army in Perfon on the Rhine; and 35 Ships of the Line are fitting out at different Ports. The Parliament having made Remonftrances against fome pecuniary Edicts lately iffued by his Majefty, he caufed them to be alter'd, conformable to their Reprefentations, and then they register'd them.

From Lisbon, by way of Paris, That the Emperor having defired of the K. of Perta gal, his Brother-in-law, a Loan of 18 Millions of Florins, was answer'd, that the King wonder'd his Imperial Majefty fhould defire it, fince he promised to raife his Brother Don ·Emanuel to the Throne of Poland, but fo far from taking the leaft Notice of that Pr. had endeavour'd to procure that Crown for the Elector of Saxony.

From the Hague, That the Emperor had defired he States General to lend him 12 Millions of Florins, upon a Mortgage of the Auftrian Netherlands; but they begg'd to be excufed.

From Genoa, That 18,000 Spanish Foot, and 1500 Horfe were landed at Vado, about ten Leagues from that City; another Body at La Spezie; and another at Legborn. Thofe landed at the Vado and La Spezie are to join the Confederacies; and the laft, 'tis faid, are to make a Defcent in Sicily.

From Madrid, That his Catholick Majefly had published a Manifefto or Declaration of War, the Motives to which turn on the following Heads, viz. The Injury done to his Nephew the K. of France in the Perfon of K. Stanislaus; his Imperial Majefty's Behaviour in relation to Don Carlos, in trumping up the Dutchess of Parma's pretended Pregnancy; other Artifices used to procraftinate the ferene Infant's taking Poffeffion of his Territories in Italy; Difficulties in ad mitting the Spaniards there; the ill Grace with which the Emperor fuffer'd it at laft; the Decrees fince iffued against the Great D. of Tuscany and Don Carlos; the one for receiving the Homage as Great Prince of that Dutchy, and the other for permitting it; and the Refufal of a Difpenfation of Age to -the Infant Duke: And concludes with profeffing his Obligations to his Britannick Majefty, and his Refolution to maintain a frict Union between their two Crowns.

From Petersburgh, That Orders were given for raifing 50,000 new Troops from among the Peafant Vaflals, by taking one out of every 102 fit to bear Arms, pursuant to a Computation, by which it appears, that the Number of Peasants in Ruffia are upwards of 50 Millions, from each of whom a Capitation or Pole-Tax is annually levy'd equal to 35, 4d, Sterling,

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DEBATE on the BILL to prevent the infamous

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HIS Bill met with little Oppofition till the 3d Reading, April 30. when the Question being put,MrGl-le fpoke A in Subftance as follows: SIR, in my Opinion, a very great Hardship is to be put by this Bill upon the Proprietors of the publick funds. As the law own ftands, a Gentleman may fell his eftate, a Merchant or Tradefman his goods, eve- B ry man may difpofe of his property by a bargain for time, or in whatever manner he pleases: but by this Bill the creditors of the publick, thofe who have put their trust in the publick faith, are to be laid under a particular reftraint; which they were no way fubject to when they lent their money: from henceforth they must not difpofe of their property, but in the parti cular manner by this Bill prefcrib'd-I am as great an enemy to Stock-jobbing as any Gentleman in this Houfe, and for preventing that pernicious practice, fhall be glad to join in any measures not deftructive of publick credit, or injurious to private perions, with respect to the free ufe of their property; but, as I think the meafures propofed by this Bill will certainly be deftructive of the one, and injurious to the other, I cannot let it pafs without taking the liberty of objecting againit it."Tis in all cafes a great hardship put upon people, to fubje&t them to penalties which may often by meer ignorance be incurr'd, but in this cafe the hardship is the greater, because there are many proprietors of the

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very new and extraordinary claufe; it is no way confonant to the spirit of cur laws, to oblige any man to accufe himself, and as it lays a foundation for every perfon that pleases to be so malicious, to bring a Bill in Chancery against any man, who is, or ever was poffefs'd of any of our publick funds; it will be a great discouragement to any man's becoming a purchafer, or continuing to be a proprietor of thofe funds, and will of course tend to the deftruction of publick credit.—Another hardship, is, that no man, for the future, can employ a Merchant to buy or fell Stock for him; for if a Merchant should be employ'd, and should charge commiflion for his trouble, he would incur fome of the penalties of this Bill, unlefs he kept a regular book, and fairly entered therein all fuch transactions.” All these are hardships which I think the creditors of the publick ought not to be fubjected to; and therefore, I cannot give my confent to the paffing of this Bill. I would fooner have taken notice of these things, but there happen'd to be fuch a noife in the Houfe both upon the ad reading of this Bill, and likewife when it was in the Committee, that I could not expect to be heard, and therefore I did not then rise to say any thing against it. -m Bles, Efq; poke alfo a gainft the Bill's paffing, and then

"buying and felling for time is convenient for both, and it's not to be queftion'd but many are encouraged to become purchafers of Stock on this very account; therefore the forbidding of any fuch agreement for the future, will not only A prove an inconvenience to many now poffetfed of Stock, but will prevent people's becoming purchasers, and confequent ly prejudice publick credit. The chief fupport of the credit of our publick funds is owing to the ready accefs people have at all times to their money there lodg 'd; but this ready accefs will, by this Bill, be made very precarious to all thofe who fhall hereafter be obliged to fell at once all the property they have in any particular fund; for if the purchafer fhould fail to comply with his agreement, the feller cannot on the transfer-day compound the difference with him, and fell out his Stock to another, in order to raise the money he has immediate ufe for: no, he muit fue the man he fells to, and for that end he must make a transfer of his Stock, which transfer muft itand upon the books during the fuit, he cannot, in the mean D time, fell his Stock to another; for if he does, he will not be able to fhew at the Tryal, that he had made a specifical performance on his part, and confequently he will be nonfuited, and obliged to pay cofts. This, Sir, will be a molt intolera- E ble grievance upon all the proprietors of our publick funds, and will make many of them refolve to turn their money to fome other use. I must be of opinion, that the making a Law to prevent mens come. ing to an amicable compolition of any difference that may be between them, feems to me fomething extraordinary. This will be fuch a difcouragement, that no man, I believe, will chufe to become a purchafer of any of our funds, when he knows that he cannot afterwards fell out his Stock, without expofing himself to the danger of being involved in a law-fuit, to G which he is by law expressly prohibited to put an end by an amicable agreement. And if a purchaser fhould by any difappointment, be difabled to comply with the purchase he had made, but was wil ling to pay down, in ready money, the difference, which might not, perhaps, amount to five pounds, it would be very hard to oblige him to ftand out a law. H fuit to the very lait, which would coft him, at least, treble that money-That of obliging a man to answer upon oath, in a cafe where great penalties may be incurred, feems likewife to me to be a

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Sir G-ge C-ll.] Sir, it is evident that this Bill will be extremely inconvenient to all the proprietors or dealers in any of our publick fecurities: The words of it are fo general, that I do not know, but that even Navy-Bills, and contracts for furnishing the Navy with provifions, will be comprehended; and, if they are, the ufual way of dealing in fuch affairs will be entirely prevented, which may be of dangerous confequence to the Nation; for it is well known, that those who contract for furnishing the Navy with provifions, feldom or never have as much money of their own as is fufficient for making good the contracts they enter into. It is ufual for a man who has not, perhaps, 10,000 I. of his own, to contract for furnishing the Navy with 45,000l. worth of provifions; and in fuch cafes the method always hitherto obferved, is, for the Contracter, as foon as he has made fuch con- f tract, to go to fome money'd man, who furnishes him with what money he stands in need of, upon his becoming bound for the money advanced with interest from the date, and obliging himself to deliver Navy-Bills, at the price then agreed on,

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