EXTRACT' FROM THE GIIIRALTER CHRONICLE. GIBRALTAR, APRIL 19, 1617.—The Ceremony of layinc the Foundation Stone of the New Extheinge. took place tat the 16th inst. At 2 Wel ids, 11. E tile Lieutenant Onsernor, with Major General Sir C. Holloway, and their Peir*.eiial Staff, accompanied by oi ,, following Gentlemen in the order denoted, proceeded ti.oiti the Convent to the Town Almcda : H. M. Naval Coniniksioner and the Civil Judge, The Captain of the Port, The Garrison Chaplain and the Vicar of the Roman Catho dic Persuasion. Consols of Foreign Powers, (haul Jury and Merchant's Society, representinz the Pro . _ _ testant Persuasion. John Maria tlosehelti. Esq. and the Ehlers of the Church, representina the Roman Catholic Persuasion, Joseph A builerbani, Esq. and nine other Gentlemen repres Gentili:, the Hebrew Persuasion, Subscribers gem rally. the Procession was received, on its an ival, by a Guard of Honor, commanded by Major Jones, of the veal% Itegt. with the customary compliments. Mr. Sweetland, Captain of the Port, then read an inscrip tion, previously prepared on a Plate of silver, to the following effect : THIS EXCHANGE Wai Erected by the Voluntary Subscriptions of the MERCHANTS OF GIBRALTAR. THE FOUNDATION STONE Laid Mir Wilt Day of April, ISM by his Excellency General George Don, G. C. H. Lieutenant Governor, Major General Sir Charles Holloway. Commanding Engineer. David Johnson, Esq. Chairman of the Merchants' Society, Representing the Protestant Persuasion, John Maria Boschetti, Esq. the Homan Catholic Persusion, and Joseph Abuderithin; Esq. the Hebrew Persuasion. H. E. the Lieutenant Governor next addressed those pre sent in the following words t " Gentlemen—ln laying the fonndation stone of this build ing dedicated to the purposes of a public Exchange, I feel convinced, that all present unite with me in the sine( ic hope, that Commercial prosperity, the offspring of persevering in dustry, and undeviating integrity, will, under the protecting intinenee of Giant Britain. still continue to diffuse its benefits over this Community ; and this Rock, known to antiquity only as the lofty boundary of Europe, the limit of pendent navizatinn, and destined, as It would seem, by nature to productiveness, will not only exist a proud monument of the heroic actions of an Elliott, and his brave Companions in arms, bet afford, at the saute time, an example of the com mercial activity and resources of our country, and of the wis dom of her laws, policy, and institutions. " When I reflect upon the peculiar difficulties of the period at whieh this beneficial, as well as ornamental, Work se commeeced, it is impossible too highly to appreciate that public spirit which has induced the Commercial Gentlemen of Gibraltar to co-operate. with such zeal and unanimity. in tarrying the design into execution. " 4 Though tunable to express, in adequate terns, my opi nion of such conduct, you may be assured, Gentlemen, of my most anxious and strenuous assistance during the progress of this Work, as well as on every occasion where the Mercantile :interests of our Country, anti the welfare of the inhabitants of this territory, are concerned. " And whether flu prospect of a direct intercourse with the more distant parts of the extended dominions of nor So vereign, shall, if realised, contribute to the support of Your future commerce, or in whatever other manner your efforts may he destined to meet with their merited reward, I feel -confident that, while the firm and persevering spirit, now evinced. shall continue to exist, the difficulties of the times will only operate as a fresh stimulus to your exertions, and be the means of striking out new paths of industry. " Gentlemen—That you may long continue to enjoy the advantages which this Exchange, as a place of union for the transaction rit your affairs, is calculated to give, is my most sincere and heartfelt wish." The silver Plate was then deposited, with a few British =Coins, of the late issue, in • recess made in a stone placed at fee N.. W. angle of the projecting front of the intended build ing. • The ceremony of fixing the stone lr. nsing the trowel find mallet, was then gone throngh by the Lieutenant Gos ernor, M. Geferal Sir Charles Holloway, and Messrs. Johnston, Bos ehetti and Alniderham, on the part of the Protestant, Roman Catholic, and Hebrew persuasions respectively. under a emu wlimentars- salute from the guard, with the air of" God Save -the King," and the hearty cheers of all present. The procession then accompanied his E Celletley to the -Convent, and took their leave. At six, as many of the gen tlemen who had assisted at the ceremony of the morning, as -could be accommodated, dined at the Convent; and the even ing passed with that hilarity and good humour which the re collection of the circumstances of the day was calculated to .eicitc. ACCIDENTS, Of FENCES, Flar.—On Friday night, the 2d instant, an alarming fire -was discovered in the dwelling-house of .1. IVithers, a chins rev-sweeper, in l'ark-street, /Simiaghast]. The sooty tribe tad been celebrating their usual Carnival of the Ist awl 211 of May, and having sacrificed too steely at the shrine of Bac eluts, had not taken proper precautions for extinguishing 'fires and candles. Their bedding, ace. was burnt, and comae Of the little nrt•hines, who had retired to rest under the potent influence of Sir John Barleycorn, were, with difficulty, saved from the flames. A fire lately broke out at the warehouse of Mr. Swanairk, in Campbelbstrest, Liverpool, which communicated to the warehouse of Mr. Moss, in Argyle-street. The interior with their:contents, consisting of cotton, tobacco, and corn, errs entirely consumed. On Sunday night the warehouse of Mr. Watson, rilatomma cufacturer, of Wood• street. Cheapside, was eutei ed -means of picklock keys. and plundered of museums, ribbon, plate, dc. to a great amount. Henry Schollield has been committed to Lancaster Castle, ,charged with the wilful murder, by poison, offal, ot• his eliil Aren, at Rochdale. We are glad to find thz , :Magistrates have made a begin. ri'mi+, as far as in them lies, to suppress the iliv;rareful 'tire of pt,gilisut.--Uliv.•r. a publican in Westminster, who -was matched to bell' with Piiiiiti r, was on Nlonday brintalit front h.a. traiiii»; place at Ribblestlown, in su rre y, to Ivor. abip-stect ()Lice, and bmind war to Leep the peace for a twi Iveutonilt, himself in 2001. and ten sureties in 1091. each. and to appear at the Surrey Sessioos at the expirations of that time ; in consequence of la the match is aft'. The .1:./.:tetra, however, as thee eat; themselves, are au ciesepoir on the °erasion ; lint console themselves with the hope, that at a meeting. which is to he called nn the OreaSitla, means may be found to evade the joilirial determination. either by a trill to the Continent, or liv having the contest on ship board. Rut railly it not ben question worthy of considera tion, hello r a person who thus eolith ivrA to chide the de (list e of justice, ran be ciat•ideteil as eligible- to het ntrnsted with a licence to keep a public : a publican who thus acts ciodro Lows nosier, ill Opllo%itilal to a politic a jndit ial de. ciee, can neither be considered a good sobjeet, nor a ri spec,- able member of society.—Oliver, in einiseimettee, has sent the following address to the barkers of Painter " Thomas Oliver begs to infinm his friends and the roadie, that he re tzreta the ri.sappoitinuent of his combat with Painter, not only tic regards himself, but that the Amateurs should have be, II disappointed. Oliver having been taken by the autho rity of a warrant, he is lucid iu sureties to keep the peace. In justice to himself, and regard for his friends, he begs leave to state, that he is in good training, and is ready to depart either for Calais or Waterloo, the field of English glory." At a Justice of Peace t;ourt, lately held at Tut rift in all action at the instance of Mr. Chisholm, in Lendrinn, against a female servant for disobedience of orders and for deserting her service--the Jnstices lined her iti the forfattire of her wages and twenty altillinas. IVednesillay eveiring, u; Mr. Newman, of Watling street• was returning home from Epping in a single-horse chaise, companied by another gentleman, the animal took fright :it the report of a gun between Stratford and Bow, by which the vehicle was overturned and Wally broke to pieces. Mr. Newman had his arm broke, and his friend received Dually severe bruises. Tuesday afternoon a brutal scene of bull baiting took place in Tothill-Gelds, which afforded very little sport to the fancy. as in less than half an hour utter the animal was fastened to the stake, he broke loge, and immediately scampered off, treading on several dogs int impeded his progress, but with out injuring any person, although a numerous assemblage war present on the occasion. A distressing accident happened on Satnrlay last, about mile below Govan. Two young men, weavers, were on the Clyde in a Salmon collie, when one of them, Thomas Harvey, while throwing over the slime which served them for an an chor, Inst 104 balance and tell overboard. The other young man, John Wardrop, knowing that his romrade could not swim, leapt into the river, bent in the generous attempt to nave the life of his friend, he lost his own, as they both went to the bottom together. Their bodies were not found till more than an hour had elapsed. LONDON MARKETS. Corrox.—The East ludbi Company have declared an ex tensive sale for the 30th inst. it is expected to be inereased to 11,090 bales. 'file ;in chases of Cotton were ellieti:‘ Ber tg a t inn! Surats ; the better descriptions of the titrnter have been in treat demand lately for home consumption, the inferior for exportation. Surat. are getting scare; the salts are ts timate.l at about 1290 bales-200 Pettiants Here taken for shippioa at 2s. and 2s. Otil. and exclusive of duty, 280 Sows were sold at 1.1141. to 1511. and 700 Bengals at tOd. to 12d. I.lvEnenot..—'flue cotton market continweil vrry dull t Ie coletctinelice of which, lloweds declined Id. to Id. unit Or fully ,l. per pound. SCGAR.-- Stitat•a newly lauded went off at prices a hither; there was no variation in old brown Sugars, and if the arrivals are delayed a few weeks, there is no &Add the stuck in the warehouses would be entirely exhausted, as the trade anti refiners hat t• lately been obliged tu;purt•ltase them, the supply of ;mod finality beim:, quite inadequate to the de mated. It is therefore antit•tpated that _nod Sugars will at least fully maintain the present prices for some weeks. The demandlier refined goods has been so consideioble fur tome time past, that the supplies were again delieit•nt— I.uaves has attracted the attention of the purchasers, hay- Ma declined more in proportiom titan the other descriptions; crushed Sugars have been in great request. Molasses conti nue to decline. The demand for Foreign Roars rather zave way ; the holders evinced no disposition to submit to lower prices to facilitate sales. One hundred and eighty chests of Havannah Sugars were otisercil by public sale there was tin briskness in the sale, and the greater prigmetiiin was taken in—fine white at 70s. middling et 6.is. and 675. yellow at 50s. to 525. tine brown 4.55. and 465. COFFEE.—The public safes went off with considerable briskness;—the prices were two singings higher. Run, linaNnv, AND Hot.Laans.—The quantity of' Runs exported continues very extensive. The prices of Rum may he stated Id. to 2d. per gallon higher. Fine Jamaica de scriptions are getting scarce ; and us a great proportion of the supply this season is sold above 4s. per gallon to arrive, the market may probably be indifferently supplied with the finest quality. Leewards are without any variation, and in more limited demand ; new Rnms may be stated Id. to ld. per gallon advance. Brandies continue to advance from the reported unfavourable appearance of t h e intact. in France. Cognitie may be stated 2d. to .Id. per gallon high ur . Th e consumption of Geneva has greatly fallen off, reported to be occasioned by the great facilities of smuggling. The prices are nominal. Frturr.—l'he Foreign Pritit season may be considered as ,warly closed. The quantity in the market, with the excep ,on of the very inferior, is quite inconsiderable. Parcels of Suiyina, Carrabona, and St:alai:ova Raisins hare been lately sold. SA LTPFTIt E. —One thousand tens Company's Saltpetre were sold sit 3Ss. td. to 37t, 611. and 6W tons licensed, of 363. 6d. to 365. COIN-EXCJIAI4(III, MAT We had a middling supply of Wheat this Morning from rsseit and Kent. which sold readily at an advance of from Y.. to A. pet quarter from this day week ; Barley is in demand, and 21. per Infor m dearer; Malt is steady ; Fine Oats have rather a better sale at Monday's prices; Grey Pease are in *lmam% and trs. per quarter higher; Pease and Beans remain the stone; Flour is fixed ai st. per sack dearer than this day week. 6. a. Wheat (4 a tilt Vine ditto lO6 a LO) Uye ♦4 a .s. hne Barley 4t a Si Malt. s. 1. WLitePeasctii A Cel. Grey Pease 40 a 48 Beans 3B a 41 Ticks 39 a 45 Oats . l7 a 2t a. I. Poland flats st► rt Potato ditto 42 a 32 Fine Flour .105 alto Serena dittolf* alO4l Cape Seed... 50 a 54 TIIE NATIONAL REGISTER. AIARRIED. April foft, Mr. J. Millington. of lloundsditch, to Isabella, only dau. of the late Dr. Milan, of Cheltenham.—May I. Capt. G. Jack ,on, R.N. to Elizabeth, youngest dau. of T. Miller. Esq. Agent Victualler at Plciouth.—May 8, F Roper, Esq. of theme hill, Camberwell, to hia, only dal'. of F. PetersJorff, Esq. Creville street, Ilatton.ga en.—May 10, at Bristol, Mr. Isaac Smith, of Margarct-strect. Cavendish-square, to Miss S. M. Day, of Bristol.— May 15, J. F. Foster, Esq son of F. W. Foster, Esq. of Fairfield, Lancashire, to Caroline, eldest dau. of Sir W. C. Bagshawe, of the Oaks, Derbyithire.—May 13. the Rev. R. Hunter, M.A. Bettor of Newham and Mappteducwell, Hants, to Mary, dau. of the late W. Cruden, jun. Esq. of Gravesend.—May 13, P. K. Smith, Esq. of Cheapside, to Charlotte Matibla, second dau. of the late T. T. Cock, Esq. of Messing. liesex...—.llo: R, Mr. J. Pearce. of Coekspur.strect, to Mary Manna! Stone. of Thame.—May to, Miss Pare, fourth sister of the present Lord Petre, to Mr. Blunt. May 7. Maria, youngest dan. of Mr. James Johnson, of Cheap side, bookseller.—May ft, Mrs. Varley, uileof Mr. S. Varley, of Grove House, Clievening. Kent.—l.audy, at Inverness. at an ad vanced age, It. Macdonald, Esq. This gentleman. who was a Cadet of the Keppoili family, wit, a subaltern in Keppoeh's regiment. in the year 1745, and was present at the battles of Preston, Falkirk and Culloden. Mr. Macdonald was one of the young Gentlemen who. with drawn swords, attended And. Cochran, Provost of Masgow, in pmelaiming the . Pretcnder, by the name of King James VIII. and 111. OFFICE OF °RD' ATE, 7th May, 1817. THE Principal ()fret-1.0'117N Majesty* Ordnance de hereby give Notiee, that Proposals te'll in received at their Other in Pull Mall, on or behre ►Vednn lay the :MTh inttant,ftwut twit Person. as may be willing to nudertake the .Sopply of COALS, jitr &trier(' this Department for a period of One Year from the Ist of July next. The Coals mutt be ofthe description denominated Adair's Ma it?, Fig ; ton Moor, or of Coals equal in Quality and Goodness, and will be re ' (mind to be delivered free of every Erpense,creepl the King's Duty either on Shore, or into Vessels or Craft, of any place in the River Thames and ut Feversham, or at any Port or place in the River Med way; and (IN , at the Port of Littk Hampton in the County of Susses, as may be required. Farther partimilors, together with the terms and conditions otitis. Contract, ratty be known at the Secretary's ftffice in Poll-Moll aforesaid, any day between the hours of ten and fir o'clock, where the propo tall must be delivered, sealed np, and embroil •• Proposals for Cools;" but no proposal con be admit ted after the said elitk inst., id twelve o'clock at noon of the mine day; neither will any lender be notirol, unless the party making it, Of an agent In his behalf shell altend. Ay order If thi Board, R. H. CREW, Secretary. THE ANNUAL DINNER and DISTRIBIT- Turc of REWARDS of flu SOCIETY institunal for the EN COURAGEMENT of ARTS, MANUFACTURES, and COM MERCE.—AdeIshi, May sth, 1817.—The ANNIVERSARY DINNER of this SOCIETY will be held at Freemasons' Hall, Great Queen Street, on Monday. May 26, at half past .5 o'clock pre cisely. In order to ascertain the number to he provided for, Gen tlemen are solicited to seml for tickets on or before Friday the 23.1 instant, to the Society's house, or Freemasons' Hall, Where they may be bad at 201 , each, which includes the whole expense. The I listriliution of the Premiums and Boonties, voted to the respective Candidatei during the present Session, will take place on Tuesday, the 27th inst. at 12 ...Clock at noon, in Freemasons' Hall, when the Candidates are to attend. M..mbers not in arrear may have tickets. on application at the Society's house, for two lathes and one Gentleman. None but members can be stlniiited without one such ticket for each iwrsttii, signed by the member distributing it-- The doors to be 01)01 at 1 i O ' CIOCk. His Royal Highness the Duke of SUSSEX, President, in the Chair. STEWARDS: The fluke of Atholl Vex. Gallaway, John Smith, Esq. Lord l)un'h Jolin Heaver, EN. MI. 11. Salley, I' q. John Dent, Esq. Wm. Seymour, Esq. Chas. %Voted'. Esq. Ememonl/owso;l.F..q. John S:mmous, Efiq. HICII.IItH WILSI/N, Eq. .P. The dinner will be on table at half post O o'clock precisely, and no collection to be made. Sy order of the Society, A. AIYIN, Sec. AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR. Computed from the Returns made in the week ending May 14, is 4es. per cwt. exclusive of the Duty of Customs paid or payable thereon on Importation thereof into Great Britain—( Sabo-day' Gazthe. 11 Al' •18. PRICE OF BREAD. The highest price of the best Wheaten Bread throughout the me. tropolis. is stated by the Bakers to he ittitl. the Quartern Loaf._. Some Bakers sell the Quartern Loaf from lti. to 3d. lower. AVERAGE rittcEs OF CORN PER QUARTER, TX ENGLAND AND WALES FOR THE Wzrx r.);DING MAT 1(1. Wheat Rye Barley I Oats I Beans I Paw 104 10 I 60 0 I 51 in I 33 6 I 5'2 4 I 49 IS COAL MARKET. Shipa nt Market. sold. a. d. s. d. 11Ar 16. I 211 Newraatle 141 foil 56 0a42 0 I 3 Sunderland 3 33 0a37 • PRICE OF MEAT, FRIDAY, A Snail , field. N.: , s. (I. s. (1: I Head, of rattle at Beef 58a 3 0 Smithfield. Mutton -3 8 a 4 4 Beasts, abeut.....- 432 Vail ...-5 0 a 6 0 [Sheep B4lO Pork --.4 (I a 8 II Calves Lamb.... 4 4a 6 0 Pip 250 HAY kir M. rgate and Id adenhall. Carcase L d. s. d. Rea 3 0 a 4 4 Mutton 3 4 a 4 IVeal 14a 5 4 Pork —4 0 a 0 Larnb 4 0 a 6 0 AND sTHAW PER LOAIL ( SMITHFIELD 1 X. s. d. .E. F. d..A.Yer..C. a. d. 'Hay 3 0 0 a G 6 0— 4 13 0 (lover 4 0 0 a 7 10 0 -- 5 13 0 Straw I 16 0 a 2 2 0— I 19 a flay 3 10 0a 3 13 0— 5 1 6 Cluver 6 0 0 a 7 0 4) 0 10 0 Straw I 10 0 a 2 5 0 1 17 0 Ilay 3 0 0a 0 0 0 5 10 0 Clover 600a7In;0 6 10 0 ,Straw lls 0a 2 2 0— 2 0• ST. JADrs's WII ITECHAVEL 1 PRICE OF STOCKS Tins DAY. Rank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced.. . 3 per Cent. Consols 4 per Cent. I per Cent. Navy India Stock Ditto Bonds (3 per Cent.) Exchequer Bills, 3d. per Day lioNntlN :—Printed and pnblisbed by It. WILK'', No. 115, S 1:.% NI), opposite Ex ter 'Changer and forwarded into the Country by all New.aneft, Clarks of the Roads, and Itooltaelbrni five of Poetage. I GO