1796.] 
tached to persons in custody at a certain 
time, and was restricted to a certain sum. 
It was not his intention to follow the 
mode. in this Instance. He meant it 
merely as a bill of experiment, for one or 
two years, as their lordships in a com- 
mittee should determine, to be applied 
to all persons hereafter to be in custody 
for debt. He now should move that the 
bill be read a first time, which was 
accordingly done. 
On the 24th, the royal assent was 
given to acts of parliament, for paving, 
‘Jighting, &c. the streets of Ramsgate, 
Beccles, Deal, Wakefield and Folke- 
stone. Also for a canal from the Exe to 
the Tone; and for another to join the 
Kennet and Avon Canal. 
LE PUBLIC (FUND'S. 
Stock-Exchauge, March 26, 1796. 
STOCKS have been gradually rising 
_™ since the fifth of the month; notwith- 
standing the scarcity of money is so sc- 
verely experienced in the commercial 
world.—T he bargains for time are made 
with singular boldness; the continuation 
for the May account being two per cent, 
In the opinion of well-informed persons, 
there is not sufficient ground for such a 
speculation ; the possible return of peace 
is the only chance of its succeeding, and 
even in that event, the policy of the spe= 
culation is hazardous. 
Bank Stock, fhut the 3d March, at 
1743. 
3 PER CENT. REDUCED,ditto, at 684. 
3 PER CENT.CONSOLS, were on 27th 
February, at 672—rose on the 3d to 683— 
continued rising till the 19th to 6.94 —and 
are this day at exaétly the same price. 
4 PER CENT. CONSOLS, were, on 27th 
February, at 843—rose till sth, to 853, at 
which price they were shut. 
5 PER CENT. ANN. were on 27th Fe- 
bruary, at 100 4 —on sthinstant at 100 4 
—fell on 7th, to 993—rose again till 19th, 
_ to 100 ; —and are this day, 26th March, 
at 1004. 
Omnium, after the payment, rose to 
1o—and is this day, the 26th March, at 
19d. : 
Inpra Stock, shut, 
ExcHEQuer BiLts, payaéle to the 
6th April, are this day, the 26th March, 
ata discount of 23s. 
Moyrury Mac. No. FI, 
Funds.—Foreign Occurrences. 153 
FOREIGN OCCURRENCES, 

_ STocKHOLM, Feborzary 6, 
{t is strange, in our climate, that since 
the middle of December, we have nei- 
ther had frost nor snow; even the trees 
begin to bud, and the navigation is as 
uninterrupted as in summer, 
Letters from VIENNA, of the 24th ult, 
say, that on Sunday, the 2ust, the sitting 
of the Aulic council of war was held, in 
which the members assisted. The plan 
of the next campaign was settled. “The 
direétion of the operations has been given 
to generals Belgrade and Lauer, as well 
as to colonel Chatelet, under the come 
mand of the archduke Charles. 
Paris, March 4.--TheDireétory have 
officially announced that Stofllet, and 
five of his accomplices, were tried at 
Angeys on the 6th Ventose, and were 
shot the next day. See page 147, (20/e). 
By a letter from Vallitaux, a general, 
of the army of the west, it appears, that 
the hoted Pu/ssaye ‘ the very soul of the 
Chouan war,’ has been shot in the com- 
mune of Mediac.—QOne of his Aides-de- 
camp, and fifteen of his body guards, 
were killed at the same time, 
LeGcuorn, March 1. The people of 
Cagliari having massacred the general of 
the troops, as well as the intendant gene- 
ral of the finances, createda provisionary 
council of government, They dismissed 
all the foreigners in office, and only 
permitted the troops to remain in the 
island, who took the oath of obedience 
to the chief eleéted. by the people. 
They sent deputies to the king of 
Sardinia to claim the rights and pri- 
vileges of the Sardinians. These de- 
puties having returned. dissatisfied with 
their mission, the people resolved upon 
arevolution. The Viceroy was reseived, 
but he was not suffered to exercise his 
authority—The governor, the arch. 
bishop, and the nobility of Sassari, united 
to oppose the insurgents; and twice the 
duke of Asinara, by dint of money, ap- 
peased the popular tumult, which tended 
to a complete revolution. At length, the 
lawyer Mondi repaired to Cagliari, and 
having conferred with the Malconténts, 
returned to Sassari, and persuaded the 
inhabitants of the country parts to 
second his projeéts.—These inhabitants, 
to the number of 12,000, appeared under 
the walls of Sassari, and: tried to force 
one of the gates of the town, but being 
repulsed, they laid waste all the ngigh- 
bouring country.—-Nevertheless, the go- 
vernor tearing that the people, who had 
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