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PARLUMENTARr PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE OF LORDS, TUESDAY, APRIL sz. Counfel were heard on the Appal, the Earl of Galloway agalnit M.Hateheop, after which their Lortlfhlps affirmed the Decree of the Court of Seffion, without eons. The Traders Mkt. Bill, the Innkeepers Allowance Bill, and Avers! Private Bills, were brought from the Commons, and read a grit time. snort( AMERICAN EXPEDITION. The Earl of MOIRA obferved, that he was about to move for a paper which would do away the effete of a (range mirapprehenfion which had gone forth, refpeeing a paffage in the difpatch of Sir Samuel Auchmuty. It had been fuppofed that too (mall a provilion of ammunition had been made for the ex pedition under that Officer, whereas the quantity was more than fufficient for the °Neel on which the expedition was fent out, and more than is ufually flapped on foreign expeditions of the fame fort. In order to prevent a falfe impreflion from being enter tained on this fubjeft, the public ought to be in- formed, that, with refpeft to this expedition, and every other difpatched from this country, due fore fight was exercifed for the fafety of our troops, and that every means was fupplied which could aid the courage and gallantry of the foldier. It would be found, upon comparifon, that though thefe troops were fent out with the expectation of being landed at Buenos Ayres, a place then in our poffeftion, the quantity of ammunition embarked was greater than that feat out for the reduetion of the Cape of Good Hope. lie moved -0 flat an Addicts be prefented t. his Majcfty, praying that he would be pleated to order the proper Officer to lay before the )ioufe an Account of the QLiintity of Ammunition embarked by ceder of the Ordnance Office, on board of the veffela which failed op the expedients with Sir Sa muel Auebmuty,anl a comparifon of the fame with the quantity ufually nipped for expeditious of a Smiler dcfcription! The Earl of GALLOWAY, referring to what he bad raid on a former evening on this fubjetl, obferved that he had then merely Rated a fad which was de rived from an official difpatch publiffied in the Ga zette. A Noble Lord on the other fide, then drew an inference, that it was an attempt by a fide wind to ;encore the late Adminiltrntion. He did not mean to cenfure any perfons, but the fact, as Rated in the difpatch, was too marked to be patted over., With refpat to the ftatement of the Noble Earl, that the proportion of ammunition fent with this expedi tion, was the fame as that fent with the expedition to the Cape, he was furprifed that the late Minifters Mould merely claim the merit of being upon an cepa lily with their predeceffors, with thufe whom they bad fu much decried. The objeels of the expeditions were, however, efTentially different ; with refpea to the Cape, the landing being once made good, there could be no liege, but the poffeffion of the place mutt be decided by a battle in the field, whit!! with refpeet to Monte Video there mutt necelfarily be a regular liege. The Noble Lord again obferved upon the capture of the Cape being palled over without thanks as if of no value, and expreffed his diffent from the criterion attempted to be eftabliffied by a Noble Lord (Grenville) on the former evening with refpedt to voting the thanks of Parliament. Earl SPENCER vindicated himfelf and his late Colleagues from the imputation of conlidering the Cape of no value, as feveral of them, including him- Pelf, had, when formerly in Adminiftration, conli dered it of much greater value than thole who fuc• ceeded them, (twat of whom were in the prefent Adminiltration. With refped to the quantity of am munition fent with the expedition, it was a fuhjeet which would come more properly under difcnffion, when the information moved for by his Noble Ft lend was before the Houle. The Earl of GALLOWAY and Earl SPEN CER explained, and a (hart further converfation called. - Lord HOLLAND thought it an extremely avenge dotrine as implied by the Noble Earl (Galloway), that in the quantity of powder fent with an expedi tion or in any other point of minute detail an Admi-: niftration muff neceffarily a 8 in a mariner direalY-, contrary to its predeceffors. He lamented that any companion fhould be attempted to be made between the capture cf the Cape and of Monte Video, as it could tend to no poffible good, but would, on the contrary, appear invidious. With refpea, however, to the quantity of ammunition Cent, it mutt be kept in mind that the expedition to the Cape was fent for the exprefs purpofe of attacking that place then in the pott= feßlon of the enemy, while the troops under Sir S. Auchmuty were fent out to reinforce other troops who had made a capture from the enemy, and it was not known till long after they were fent out that they would have to lay liege to Monte Video. The Earl of GALLOWAY having obferved, in the cootie of explanation, that the trenches before Monte Video had only been opened feven days, and yet it appeared from the difpatch that there was not powder fufficient for two days more, The Earl of MOIRA laid he fuppofed that mutt have arifen from the difficulty of communication be tween the vcffels and the troops on fhore, and that the Ilatement of the want of powder only applied to, the 4.r...- quantity which had been brought on chore. • The Earl of RADNOR objeaed to the latter part of the motion, op the ground that it was fcarcely prac ticable for the office which was to make the return to date, whether the ammunition fent out with this ex pedition was greater or lefs than with others of a limb lam nature. How were they to afcertain what exp.. isro.ars were of a fimilar nature ? he Earl of MOIRA obfcrved, that proportions of . a.nrunition were always fur nifhed from the Ordnance •Qffice, according to the nature of the fervice which was creased, either as foreign fervice, diflant foreign ferrite, or peculiar foreign fervice. In this cafe it was fpecified os.eliflant foreign fervice, and of courfe It would readily be known whether the proportion of ammunition was greater or-lets than that fent with other erpiclitions tithe fameclars. The motion was agreed to.' OPTIC' Or TREASUILIR Or TN", *4•111'. The Earl of LAUDERDALE moved the third reading of the Bill for regulating the Office of Tree firer of the Navy. The Earl of RADNOR objected to the Bill, on the ground that it did not go far enough. The clanks, be conceived. were iniuffieient to remedy the abaft: which might guilt as the law now Qood, and therefore bbjeaed to the prefent Bill. The Earl of LAUDERDALE obferved that the Noble Earl had not pointed out what provi(ons were necelfary, in order to make a Ilronger enatlinent upon the inkjet The °Ned or the Bill was to prevent the public money from being applied to private purpofes, and it appeared to him that the claufes were adequate to that pnrpofe. He had given notice yetterday that he intended to move the thiyd reading of this Bill to-day, and be could not help preffing upon the at tenthn of the Houle ' , that upon fuch an occafton the Noble Lords in Adminitlration•had not thought pro per to attend.—Searcely ever bad the Minitterial benches exhibited fuch a fpedacle. (There emu no Noble Lord on the Mr:Arial ide of the Houle, except the Larl of hadnor.) The LORD CHANCELLOR. thought the enact menu of the Bill infufficient, but rather than have no Bill he would vote for this, particularly as any defefts in it might be remedied by a fupplementary Bill. As to his Noble Friends not beirg prefent, he did not think they had heard the notice given by the Noble Lord. The Earl of ROSSLYN contended that the notice of his Noble Friend had been given in a manner fufficient to draw attention to the Bill. After fome further converfation the Bill was read a third time and paled.—Adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. ABERDEEN ELECTION. The following are the Committee appointed to , try and deter mine the merits of the Petition on this Elettion : Thomas Bernard, Efq. Scrope Bernard, EN. Richard Dawfon, Efq. William Taylor, Efq. Denham Jephfoo, Efq. Lord Headley. Francis Savage, k fq. G. Baillie, Efq. Right Hon. Si;J. B. Warren Sir C. Hawkins, Ban. John Pattefon, Efq. Stratford Dugdale, Efq. 11011.1INItf. Right Honourable H. ElStine and Sir James Montgomery. Colonel WOOD gave notice of a motion to-Inorrow for pa pers echo:is:Hog the 11l old of Curacao. Sir T. TUMTON poltponed till to-morrow filinight, his mo tion for Papers refpeeting the War with the Polygars, in India— he expreffed a hope that an Honourable Baronet (Sir A. Welletley) could attend on that day, u he had propored to take a part in the difcuffion. The CliftoONS . Bill was read a third time and paffcd. The further confideration of the Pilot's Bill was poltponed till Thurfday fe'nnight. Lord PORCHESTER moved, that William Drake, now a pri fouer in Newgate, Ihould be brought up to-morrow, to give his evidence before the Committee on the Weilminfter Ordered. The Bill for preventing the granting of Offices in Reverfion was read a fecond time,and ordered to be committed on Thurfday. The I3W for the Relief of the Journeymen Calico Printas was alto ordered to be read a fecond time on Thurfday. The Sierra Leone Billvras read a tFird time sod paired. Au account was ord. red, on the motion of Mr. PARNELL,ot all Corn. Grain, Meal. and Flour, imported into Greatßritain from Ireland, line the tft of Gaither tBo6. Mr. PARNELL gave notice.that on Thurfday he mould bring forward a Motion relpedling the Finances of Ireland. PENRYHN ELECTION. The order of the day having been read for the Houle taking into confideration the Report of the Committee upon this elation, The SPEAKER obferved, that as this Report elnveyed a charge against an Hon. Member of that Houk (Sir C. Hawkins), the ufual courfe was to call upon that Member to a& him if he had any obferva• tiuns to offer in his defence ? He therefore called upon Sir Chrillopher Hawkins. Sir CHRISTOPHER HAWKINS laid, he did not with to offer any obfervations. He fubmitted Lis cafe to the Houle, and threw hi.ofelf upon their jutlice and liberality. Mr. ATKINS WRIGHT rote to difcharge what he conceived to be an important and imperative duty, upon a fubjea of the parties concerned, in which be had no other knowledge than what he derived from hi, fituation upon the Committee, from which he had prefented the Report on the Table. He therefore was not influenced by any petfonal or private-view whatever. The Hon. Gentleman here entered into a detail of the grounds upon Which, according to the Report on the Table, the Committee had come to a Refolution that Sir Chrillopher Hawkins had been guilty of bribed t and corrupt practices, in the elec. don for "Pitiihn ; adding, that if the Refolution 01. the Committee fhould be acceded to, it was his in tention to follow it up by a motion, that the Attorney General fhould be direaed to profecu►e Sir Chriao [Ater for the Paid effence. Captain HERBERT eiptelfed his belief that the Hon. Baronet would be much better prepared for his defence in a few days than at prefent. He under. Rood that many affidavits, explanatory of the evi dence, would be prefented ; and that a Right Hon. and Learned Gentleman (Sir A. Pigot, we believe) 1 who undetflood the cafe much better than he did, might then be prefent, and afford the Hon. Baronet a much better defence. He therefore moved, that the debate fhould be poftponed to Friday next. — (Upon the fuggeftion of Mr. Whitbread, that there was other bufinefs appointed for Friday, he fubdituted Monday.) Sir WATKINS W. WYNNE law no reafon for further delay, after the bufioelt had been already two months before the Houfe. It muff be recollected alfo, that an unconflitutional threat had lately been thrown out in that Houfe, and that there was a ftrong public rumour that they would be loon diffolved. He therefore thought, that no time-ought to be loft in manifefling their detedation of bribery and car. ruption. Mr. LEE KECK was on the Penr4yrt Committee, • and the cafe appeared to bins to be fuch a gruff one, that he did net Conceive that there was any occafion for delay. He did not imagine that the Houle could reface to ad on the fpecial report made by their Committee. Mr. HURST Paid, that ftrong as the cafe ap. . peared, was not without its contradiainns on the evidence. If it were dated, that the delay of a few days would afflrd the meths of ftrengthening the &fence, he thought it ought to be granted. He de clared, that he did not fee the evidence in fo lirong a light as it appeared to others. Mr. MII.NES Paid a few words in favour of the adjournment moved by Captain Herbert. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER could not conceive that any affidavits to be produced on Monday would influence the d..cifion of the Houle. That prcof which had failed before the Committee, or which was not brought forward on the prefent oc fion, could hardly be attended to oow, when coming in the fhape of affidavits. He walled to know whether any perfon, whole attendance was material, might not attend to morrow as well as on Friday or Mon day, both of which days he was lure, front the praftice of his Right Hon. and Learned Friend (Sir A. Pigot) would be inconvenient for his attendance. He thought that, upon the prefent occalion, there lbonld be no Onneeeffary delay ; and he fhould therefore privet, that the debate fhoold be adjourned till to-tnorroir. Captain HERBERT acquiefced in this propdal and, after a few words from Lord TEMPLE, Mr. BANKEB, and Mr, MAGEWS, the debate on the Refulution propofed was adjourned till to-mom*. THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23. PRICE ell STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK: Confols, for money, 6a44—for May 634 --Omnium pr. Excheq. Mb, par to is. dtL PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. Batik Stock 234 2354 India Bonds, ss. 41. pr. 3 p. Ct. Red Ann. 62141 Each. Bills, par as. ts. 3 per C. Conf. 624 6; 634 Omnium t prem. 4 per Cent. Slut Soft kith Omnium 44 pr. s per Cent. Navy, 90. 1 11 , Lottery Tickets. 191 Long. Ann. 7 2 Confols for acc.63}}•} The Prince Adolphus packet has arrived at Fal mouth, with Mails from Jamaica, in 34 days pairage. She brings intelligence that the Browns frigate, with the outward bound Well India fleet, from England and Cork, under her convoy, arrived at Jamaica on the Bth of March. The Letters brought by the Mail will be delivered out to morrow. Paris journals to the zsth, and Dutch to the roth inftant, were received Taft night, but t►eir contents are not of much importance. It is true they bring more accounts of the retreat of the Britifb fleet from Conftantinople, but their dates are not later than thofe we gave yetterday, and all of them favour of French manufaCture. Private letters of recent date from Holland, fay nothing of r . ur ft:et having retired, and poffibly all the reports we have heard to that effat are mere fabrications. We are not, however, without our fears that SsaarnANt's fine& has been the means of duping our Agents into a protraEted, and, in its confequences, a fatal negociati.m. The French Head Qcarters were transferred from Ofterode to Finckenfteio, on the 3d of April. This is the lateft and the only intelligence from the army, c.mtained in the Official Paper of the t+th inftant. The accounts front Vienna of the 4th intl. mention, that the E►rnaort had fet out on the preceiing day for Buda, to meet the Hungarian Diet, after which it was fuppofed he would proceed to vifit the Auftrian cordon in the Gallicias. The Archduke CHAILL73 was expelled to take the fame route fome days after. Something may come of this journey; either a war, or a treaty with France. We feel much fatisfaetion in finding that the Archduke CHARLIS is to be of the 1 party. . . The decree for calling frit the confaiption of I . lkoB is executed wi h uncommon rigour and"...rlifi - itch throughout the different departments oitiltituee. The Gas or regifters are all to be enusAted by the,etsd of this month. The aftual enrolment and-aarch to the frontiers will not Ve delayed leniLatir'er; t- • Lord-Gaansan is appotnted to the command of 'tkivebannel Fleet; Admiral WHITSI•ED tucceeds told GIIONNIt iss Commanier in Chief at Cork antiAiitirtal Bow k.N is to fuperintend the Sea Fencible . fet vice in Ireland, in the room of AdmitalWHirsu LD. Sir Jona Waimea is shortly to hoili his flag as commander of a detached fquadton. Mr. FOSTER has accepted the Office of Chancellor of the Exchequer of II eland. The meeting of the Eleftors of Cambridge, in the intereß of Lord HENRY PETTY, on Saturday laft, at the Ft eemafon's Tavern, was numerous and highly refpeaable ; and it was unanimously refolved to fop port his Lordthip, in the event of a dill' , lution of the prefent Parliament. _ _ _ Laft wed( the Worceflerfhire Militia marched into Plymouth Dock from Berrybead Barracks, where their quarters were taken up by the 3J Royal Lan. catbire Militia. The Triniaul Werify:Courant,of the 211 of February, contains the following article—" At the moment of fending our Paper to prefs, we were informed, from good authority, that intelligence had been received from Cumana, announcing the capture of that place, by the forces under General CR A U oRD, amounting to 6000 men." We have reafon to think the expedition under this officer was not intended to aft quite fo near home as this part of the Spanifh Colonies. We men tion the rumour, without attaching much credit to it. The following is an extract of a letter from Dant zig, dated the 18th ult Our town is now bloc kaded from the land fide, but the enemy does not appear to be Rronn enough to make an attempt upon the place by the Fahrwaffer o we therefore hope to hold until matters are decided in Eali Pruffia."—:' The information contained in the extract of the let ter, dated Warfaw, the t7th ult. Rating Fahrwaffer to. have been taken, mull, therefore, be untrue. A meeting took place on Tuefday morning in Hyde Park, between Mr. C. and Mr. R.. both of Norfolk. The difpute originated in Come unpleafant remarks made by the former Gentleman on the conduit of a young lady in Suffolk, to whom the latter had paid his addreffes. After exchanging two flints on each fide, by one of which Mr. C. was (lightly wounded, this gentleman apologized, and the matter was fatir feat:nay fettled. The bullet of Mr. C.'s fecond pato' palled through Mr. R.'s hat. On Monday lag a trotting match took place on Sunbury Common, between Mr. A. BRAY'S black horfe, of trotting celebrity, and the famous mare Phcenomena, fo well known in the fporting world,for 200 guinea.. They flatted p ee fely at eight o'clock, when the horfe took the lead, and kept it for the Ira three miles, the mare pulping him continually; till, at length, the horfe was preffed into a gallop, and lofing about too yards by turning round, Phenomena (hot a-head, and maintained the advantage for the next (even miles, the distance they had to perform. Mr. MARSDEN, the owner of Phcenomena, propofed to match her, to trot an equal diftance, againft all England for soo guineas. NAUTICAL INTELLICEIIOE -~ . . FALMOUTH, APRIL 19. Arrived Hi+ Majeay's Wig blitz, of 18 guns, Cram Ireland, with convoy ef Coafters for the eaf• ward.-The Prince Adolphus Packet with mails from Jamaica, 34 days paffage.—The I3LONDE frigate, of 32 suns, with convoy front Engljnds arrived at Ja- matca on the Bth March—fpoke on the isth inflow: the Assert' vsr ftigate, all Well.—The &aver, STI. PHBMs, from Liverpool for Oporto; John and Mary, Juar, from Cardiff for Lynn; the Neptune; HUT. CHINS, from Ireland for Milford; •and Ann, Sm . , with hale goods, from Liverpool—Sailed the RIEURE fchooner, of 18 guns, Capt. E. RustrwesiVi; with the following velfels under convoy to join 01 Welt India fleet, about 7o fail, off the harbour, ant. his Majelly'. Chip 'DECADE. ; Lord Collingwood, WAsa.ls;''ftir Antigua ; Magdalen, RICH ARDS, for Ditto ; Ann Eliza, —, for Tobago ; Favourite, Parsasom, for Ditto; Lady CleMOTe, HUTCHIM• son, for Jamaica ; and Lady St. John, CATTINOUGH. for St. Kitt'F. Wind S. E. PLYMOUTH, APRIL so. , Came in the Jonge Vrow Catherine, Capt. Rot= etre, from Tonningen ; Brutus, Captain GOODRICH. from New York, with the lots of main and mizen mans, and otherwife in diftrefs; and bdruaava, of 38 guns, from a cruize. Sailed on a cruize the rsartuse, 0140 guns, Am:A, of 38, Psov IR, of 18, and PHILOMIL, of 18. DEAL, APRIL so. Arrived the Mosqviro floop from a crtiize, and failed again on.a cruize. Sailed t! LIDA frigate, for the Note. Art ived the FURIOUS gun brig, from a cruize off Flufhing. APRIL 2L—Arrived the SOLCBAY ft iglire, an Sea GULL floop, from a cruize off the Cnaa of France; CENSOR gun brig, from. Yarmouth.—Sailed the RESISTANCE frigate, and KaNG•ano (loop, for Portfrnouth ; Iraniceamv gun brig, on a cruize off Boulogne. The ZEBRA bomb has a Cignal flying for convoy to the Westward. Wind N. E. ELSINEUR, APRIL 4. The FALCON Hoop of war arrived on the 111 init. with a convoy from the Nore. The merchant (hips proceeded onwards felon as cleared ; but the winds have been fo variable, accompanied with calms, that we fuppofe very few,if Any_ of them have piffed Fal ef Rernboin. Rect. to 'Prince William armed (hip failed with the (hips fin. the Hamber.on the 2..1 ina. and the Falcon will proceed to morrow with thofe for London, &c.—Wind S.S.W. a W.N.W. variable. APRIL I.—The downward bound Rill remain here —thofe for the Baltic proceed loon as cleared. •the Nightingale Hoop of war , arrived this morning from Leith, with go a 90 (hips under convoy : fome few.of them not yet up. The Falcon (loop of war goes up to the Baltic, and fails to morrdkv morning. The Kite (loop of war was left by the blikihtingale to crtsize on the coal! of Isl , )rway.—Wind W.S.W. • W. Yeflerday the price of Bread dis ordeted by the LORD MAYOR to be reduced one MU, or twopence in the Peck Loaf, to take place tomorrow : when the Qnaneric Loaf Wheaten is to be fold for t std. and H - otifehold told. An experiment of a novel kind was made on the Oy(lermouth Tram-road lalt week, to afcettain :he prafficability of a carriage proceeding to the Mum bles without bodes, by the aid of wind alone. Some jolly Sons of Neptune rigged a waggon with a lug fail, and the wind blowing strong, and as fair as it could be wifhed, fet out from Swanfey Qijay, and, after clearing the houfes, dropped anchor tit the end of Tram-road in lefs than three quarters of an hour, having gone a dillance of about four miles and a half. fAt Staiths, in Yorkfhire, yeßerday fe'nnight, Hannah Groundy, a fifher girl, and three others. having gone under Roacliff to pick (hell Eh, and 'being too loon for the tide, fat themfelves down upon the beach, near forty yards froin the bale of the cliff, which is about feven hundred feet high, when a Rone fell from the top, and (truck her with its edge upon the vertebrz of the neck ; and, dreadful to relate, fevered her head from her body without mangling it, and threw it 3o yards from where (he was fitting. - - , j . The following is a literal copy of a paper left by John Dowley, who was executed at Penenden Heath on Thurfdar fe'nnight, for forgery, which he re quelled might be publiflted 4 I underhand that Some perfon or perfons has Said I bad a hand in the Murder of Some of the king's party in Ireland which I declare to' i the Almighty God I never had a band in any loch thing in my life as all the time during the late Rebellion I Belonged to the 6 Regiment of Foot and after the Rebellion joined the sift Light Dragoons and within this two years back I was feral. on the • London Staff and honourable EMI India Company until I was Bought of. Signed as my laft Dieing word. trio. Dowsay.- If, as is generally fuppofed, " every event has its companion"--why may not thirteen of Fortune's votaries flare the zo,ocol. Prize to the firli•drawn Ticket, to-morrow morning, as well as the fame number of Shares did of the zo,oool. Capital on the 14th inftant ? Let adventurers carry in mind alfo, 1 that every one of the Shares of the lira 20,0001. i Prize to the firtl drawn Number , w as a b f olutel y pur -1 chafed, as may happen this day, on the very eve of the drawing. This will be another bufy day in the world of ad venture. Twenty Thoufand Pounds, according to 'the old proverb, " don't grow on every bulb." It is a gollien fruit, however, that will be ripe for gather ing to-morrow morning, at ten o'clock, in Fortune's luxuriant garden, in Bafinghall-ilreet, and will be highly relithed by a number, molt probably, of her votaries. To drop metaphor—the fecond day's draw lila the Lottery prefents, to-morrow, zo,oool. to the firit.drawn number, and a Prize to every other number throughout the day. CORN EXCHANGE, MARK LANE, APRIL 22.—The arrivals of Wheat to day are few, and the fupply at hand is fhort ; fine is much in demand, and would rapport an advance ; other qualities are very heavy in fslcs The fupply of Barley is likewife fhort and rather .dearer. Malt is dull fate. White Peas are very fcarce ; Grey, and Beans of each kind vary but little in price. The fupplies of Oats are large, with fome Foreign cargoes, and this trade is cheaper:- 1 Flour at fmall variation. CURIIINCT Al ONDIII I Wheat, 461 64a 7111 per qr. Grey Peafe 4 04 44 104 Floe Ditto, Sos 83. od Beans, (old) 4os lass od • Rye, 404 431 od Tick Ditto (old) 3ss 4to od Harley, 35 , 41104 Oats, us ass ails Male, 64s 7os Poland ditto 3os 3116 d White Peak, (Boners) 544 pas Rape Seed, di 321 Floe Flour dos to 655. Seconds Sos to 606. .. 4 14.,