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130011 the fubjea. He fhould therefore, conclude, with giving his fupport to the Bill, convinced aN be was, that when Confpiraciea of the moft clan. gerous fort were aiming at the deftruElion of every thing that was dear and valuable to the Country. and when the moft licentious Syllems of French Politics were in aftion, that Minifters would have been guilty of accelerating the ruin of the Coun try, if they had not propofed this mesfurt. Mr. Into: Hours Tooter raid, that at that late hour he fhould trouble the Houfe but for a very !bort time. If there was any thing which could' drive him to defpair with regard to the fate of his country, it was wha t he had witneffed that night. When he heard men who filled high legal fitua tions under the Crown make Solemn appeals to IitAVEII, and cape& to obtain credit for their afrer tions—when he heard Inch language and (uch dos rines come from them as they had advanced, what mull he think of the fituation of the future fubjefts of this land, when there learned Gentlemen were hereafter to fit as Judges on the Bench ? One Learned Gentleman talked about the dangers of atrnation, and Aced, whether it would be pro per, when fuch a thing was apprehended, to wait for the common forms of the law ? But he would afk if no affaffination was ever to be apprehended from his Majelly's Minden? There certainly was and he himielf had been atraffinated ; (a laugh) he Rated nothing but what was true, and it was a thing that none fhould laugh at. He believed what he was then faying would make fome im , preidon on the Right Honourable Gentleman op polite to him (the Chancellor of the Exchequer), whom he loved and admired, and of whom he knew a little at a time when that Right Honour able Gentleman felt that peace and-tranquillity of mind which be never would feel again. He knew his principles and his heart : and he knew it was his misfortune to have fallen a viaim to one .of the nobleft and bed pallions that ever animated the human breaft.—That Right Ho nourable Gentleman fell a viaim to his grati tude; and that was the caufe of his being placed in the filtration be now held. But, as a father and a hufband, he ought to feel for thofe who were fathers and hufbands alfo : and when power was placed in his bands, he ought to take care that it Ihould not be abufed in the manner it had been by former Minifters. But the poster that had been veiled in the hands of Minifters did not alone proceed from fuch a Bill as the prefent : almoft the whole of the Conftitut ion was gone, and there fore more danger was likely to arife from truft ing them with the Stifpenfion of the Habeas Corpus Aft. The freedom of the Conflitution and the fart ty of the Country depended on the feparate diiiribution of the various funftions of Government among dillinft bodies. But now this di ftribution was done away, and all the powers, both Legiflative, Judicial, and Executive, were united in cne hand, namely in that of the Mini. filer of the Crown : this was not all, the Minifters had to their other powers even added the func tions of jailors, and fnbjeeted men to rigorous confinement without any charge. Several Gen tlemen tbour4lit proper to laugh when he laid he had been ufrattinated: but he would afk if it was not afafilitation for a man to be kept for the (pave of (even months in dole cuftody, and during chit time to be deprived of the comforts of converting with, or even Peeing any of his neareft and dear ell friends and relations ? It might be Paid that this privilege was granted to thole who had folieited it : but it fhould have been given without folicitation. It was true . he was the only perfon among the prifoners confined at that time who was not permitted to fee his friends, becaufe be had not afked for fuch permiflion. But the prevention was a violation of all liberty, and contrary to the very ends of punifhment; by 111 hi eh every thing ralatiug to the punithment was to be done in the molt public manner.. The cultody in which a man was kept Should be no more folitary or fecret than his execution. He wished to know what our forefathers would fay if a criminal after condem nation had happened to be executed fecretly in prifon ? No fuch thing could' be done by law, much lets was there any law to authorife the keep ing an innocent man in folitary confinement. Even a nuns condemned to fufFer death wifhed to die in public. He could (peak from his own feelings. He had the courage nut to be afraid of injury, though be did not let up for a brave man. He did at one time cape& to have been led to a public execution; and at that very time his . greateft confolation was, the hope that his execution Should take place in public, and that he might have an opportunity of .trying to chore around him, that death was hot as full of terrors as Come people might fup pole. He would call on Gentlemen on the oppo- Inc fide of the Houk to give an account to the Houk and the Country why the laws were abufed? lie alto wifbed the new Milliner would confider the fitnation in which the country was now left in his hands, and conjured him not to take the power about to he given ; and if he did, that he would keep it as than a time as poffible. An Hon. and Learned Gentleman on the oppofite fide had laid, that the prelim was nothing more than a temporary meafure. 7t was (even years, howe ver, lance the meaftwe had been firft introduced, and a antatitre of that continuance and which was row to be renewed, could not be called temporary, nor was it poffthle that a treafonable and danger ous confpiracy could Lift to long as fevers years in any country. He was not frantic enough to ex pea a tenth part of a vote by all be Should fay; bur he hoped he fhould he able to make force im predian on the Right Hun. Gentleman who had taken upon hins the management of the country in the Hate to which it was now reduced; al though, according to the aflertion of a late Moul der, the war bad been very fuccefsful, oar career was glorious, and we were crowned with viaories! That Right lion. Gentleman Should confider how long this war was likely to lad. He would find the Barmy in a &nation of being magnanimous and politic at the fame time. He would fay, lie was extremely defirous of making peace with this cc untry ; that he was ready to abandon rhofe poffallions, on the aequitisirus of which an EAMinifter had lately dwelt,with fo mach exul tation ; but while he appeared to snake loch fatii. floes on the part of France ; while he declared that the Iflands fhould be no bone of contention, he would fay that he had to confult the interell of his Allies, and tell this country that ( h o mull give ' up to the Dutch the Cape of Good Hope, and the (hips which had been taken from thence.—[At this part of the Hon. Member's 4)eech, there was a loud cry of I s luf/lion tafflion The SPEAKER—" The Honourable Gentleman will explain to the Houfe what application thefe obfervations have to the queftion under confide ration." Mr. Tooks—Js I will not trouble the Houle with any more obfervations." The Gallery wgs then cleared of Strangers, in order that a divilion might take place, but the Monti continued debating for near two hours after. during which time two divalent. took Alice. The fira was on the quellion, That the BM for Sufpending the Habeas Corpus Ad be read a fira time, Ayes 189—Noes 42. •O n the quellion that the Bill be now read a Cc cond time, _ _ _ Mr. Cuawas (as we were informed) moved to leave out row and fubliitute a longer time, in order that the Bill might be IoR. The Houk divided.— For pollponing the ad reading 34—Againft it 190. The Bill then went through a Committee of the whole Houle, was reported, read a third time, and pa frcd. A Bill was afterwards brought up for prevent ing Seditious Meetings, which was read a firit, and ordered to be read a fecond time to-morrow. Adjourned at Half patt Eleven o'clock. LONDON. WEDNESDAY, APRIL is. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK Con&is 591—.f0r May account 60. Otnnium si 6 64 7 prem. 4 Per Cent. ysi—New 5 Pee C 934- 02 S Pa C. 9314 — Long Ann. 18 is-t 6 zo. PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. Bank Stock 5 per C. Loy. 9 2 1 93i 93 3 per Cent. Red. syiles. d. Long Ana 17i I 3 per C. Cont. 58 -: 1 Short Ann. 51-163 4 per Cent. Conf./51 7 6 4 751 Omnium 5 6 s S per C. Navy 95 • Coot for May st i l 51581 39.1 'll • DESTRUCTION OP THE DANISH FLEET. We announced yeflerday that on the tft of April, the Britifh fleet under Sir HYPE PARKER had at tacked the Danifh fleet off Copenhagen, and ob tained a decifive advantage over it. It is with much pleafure we now announce, that this important intelligence has been confirmed this morning by the arrival of Captain Orway of the LOWDON man of war. Admiral Sir HYDE PARKER'S fecond Captain, with difpatckes for the Lords of the Admiralty, containing the particulars of the engagement. The fubitance of the dWpatches were allowed immediately to tranfpire. The attack commenced on the zd initant, under the direetion of Lurd NtcsoN, who volunteered on the occafion, and boated his flag on board the LEVIATHAN, on ac count of the three deckers not being able to get into the harbour of Copenhagen, for want of fuffi cient depth of water. After a fevere conflict, in which Admiral Sir HYDE PARKER fayS ; a Lord NELSON outdid all his former a&ions," the Danifh Fleet was completely deftroyed or captured ; amounting to (even failof the line and eleven frigates. After the aftion, Sir HYDE PARSER fent a flag of truce on fhore. requiring the Court of Den mark to withdraw frost the Northern Confede deracy, which was poiitively refuted by the Pal mc it of the CROWN ; and the Britifh fleet, which loft not a fingle (hit, on this . occafion, was pre paring to renew the attack upon Copenhagen the following day. The town was on fire in feveral places when the Meirenger came away. The death of Captain Rtou did not take place till the dote of the aetion, when the frigates were withdrawing. Only one Danifh fhip was preferred by our tars. She is intended for an hofpital fhip. The Tower and Park guns were fired to an. nounce the joyful intelligence to the public. Spe cial Metrengers were fent from the Lords of the Admiralty to the Princes, and to the different Members of Adminifiration, with the particulars of the ilifpatehes. •Notice of the happy intelligence was alto fent to the Lotto MAYOR, in a Letter, of which the following is a faithful Copy : ' ADMIRALTY, TWO O'CLOCK, • My LORD, P. M. toll April, illoz. " I have the fat4faiftion to acquaint your Lord. 'hip, that a difp.itch has been received from Ad. miral Sir HYDS , dated the 6th inftant, giving an account of an attack having been made on the ad, under the command of Lord NaLsom, on the enemy's !hips comp/ding the line of defence at Copenhagen, conAlling of two..fecked frigates, and floating batterits ; and that, after a revere confii,Ft s which I.tfied feveral hours, the principal parrof the line was filenced; and, of the Twenty-three (hips and veffels which compof ed it, f.IGIITEEN were taken or creltroyed, in. eluding, in that number, fevcn flips of the hoc ! 4 , The Inls on our title has been 234 killed and 64t wounded ; Among ti.e former are, Captains 14065 and ; aod, among the latter, is Sir THOMAS BOULDEN pt.°. I have the pleafure to add, that Sir HYDE PARKER was at anchor with his fleet, before Copenhagen, when. the Officer left him on the 6th ; and none of his Mips had been loft or difmafted. I have the honour to be, My Lord, 4 , YourLordihip's moft obedient fervant, U ST. VINCENT" The difpatches contain two letters, one from Lord NELSON and one from Admiral Sir lllor PARR KR. DEMISE OP THE EMPEROR PAUL. The important intelligence which we yeflerday announced refpefling the fudden death of the Em. peror Pau:, has been confirmed by an official dii. patch from the Ruffian Government to M. Sxtar uo►►,Chaplain to Count Woaoszow, the late Ans. baffadorto our Court. The new Emperor has writ ten a letter in the Rufum language to his Britan nic Majefly, exprefling a defire to renew the ancient - treaties, and amicable relation which exifted between this country and Ruffia. In a Letter received yeilerday, written by Dr. Roc wen, the Phyfician of the ERI IROR, to Mr. Boana, a refpeitable Ruffian Merchant in Broad flreet, it is (fated, that his Is sat at. Mai ssr v died fuddenly of an apoplexy, on the night between the t tleand 12th March (0. S.), or the 23d and 24th (N. S.), and that the Czatiowurz AL RR ANDER was immediately proclaimed Est Pilolt. Dr. Roc I RSON fent a copy of the Proclamation iffued by the young Czar on his afcending the Throne. This Procla mation, we underfiand, throws no light nn the con duet which the new Government may adopt. The new Emperor is about twenty-four years of age, of a tall nature, and commanding afpeCt. He is of a mild difpolition,fpcaks Englifh fluently, and is partial to Great Britain. Count Woaax zow, who has refided for fome time part at South ampton, is expefted in London to refume his funs ions this day, in confequence of the difpatches received from Ruins. It is poffible that the intelligence of the death of the Emperor PAUL, which would reach Copen hagen on the 3d, might have tome effctt on the determination of the Danifh Court, !id induce them to comply with the demand of our Admi ral. The next difpatches however will bring the re fult. We are happy to announce that his MAIdtTY, who has been complaining for fome time, is now very much recovered. He rode yellerday for a confiderable time in the riding-houfe, 'and aftcr wards walked feveral times round the 'Queen's garden. Admiral Sir JOHN COLPOYS is appointed a Di. reaor of Greenwich Hofpital, in the room of W. T. Asrsi., Efq. deceafed. J. Forrascos, Efq. was, was on the Bth init. elated M. P. for the Borough of Callington. , A CoMmittee of Trade was held yefterday morning at the Earl of LIVERPOOL'S Office, at which the following Members affifted :—Lord St. VINCENT, the Earl of CLARE, Lord GLEN Stet S, Lord AUCKLAND, Sir WM. SCOTT, Sir JOSEPH BANKS, Mr. BRItESFORD, and Mr. CORRY. • JAMES NAPES.. TANDY togs received his MAJNI - pardon. Yefferday a general Court of Proprietors of Eaft India Stock aflembled at the India Houle, purfu ant to notice given for that purpofe , s in order to do. termine by Ballot the fOl&oking Qiellion, viz. That this Court confirm the fefoletion of the COLA of Dl redtor, of the 28th January lalt, whereby the Commandcr and Owners of the *been are folly acquitted from all imputation of , neatect or inifeepaudt in refped to the kis of that 144. At fix o'clock the glades being finally doled, were delivered to the Scrutineers, appointed by the General Court to examine the number of Votes for and againft the hid Qii . eftion, whO made their report that the Commander and Owncii of the Queen, are fully acquitted from all imputatio, Of ncgleft or mikondult, in refpeEt of the lots of that limp, there appearing a great majority for 'the which was accordingly declared fro9i the Chair, more than three parts in four Of . the Proprietorswho gave their Votes having concurred with the Court of Direetors. Yeflerday the Loan MAYOR ordered the price of Bread to be lowered half an affize to-morrow. The quartern loaf of white Bread will then be is. 9d. and that of brown is. 74d. Early yefterday morning a Danifh merchant man under embargo by Tome means caught firc in the River, when her upper works were burnt; by the atlifta nce of the floating engines, the hull and cargo were faved, and the flamer prevented from communicating to other vefrels. ENGLISH STATS LOTTIRY. Thirty-kventh Day.—No. 4430, a Prize of 1,0001--Nos, 19,505 and 27,970, Prizes of 501. 30,0901.—The Ticket No. 6345. entitled to the above Capital Sum as fir& drawn on the 33d day of drawing, was fold in three Eighths, and ten Six teenths, by Mars. Cazaoct., and Co. at their old eflablilbed Office, No. 36, Oxford.ftreet, near Rath bone-place, where prizes to a great amount have been fold in this and former Lotteries.—The mo ney as ufual ready to pay prizes on demand, from an 181. to a pr;ze of Thirty nor/and Pounds. The Grand Speiftacle of the low Tower, the very name of which carries with it no (mall degree of lirength, has in the courfe of a few reprefeutatione fully verified that a name is not always facrificed at the !brine of truth, fence the New Royal Am. phitheatre, Weaminfler-Bridge, exclofive of rank ing, in its prtfent (hate, so one of the molt elegant places in Europe, has the farther merit of prefcnt ing to a highly crouded Audience, fuel a Combi nation of Amufements as may be equalled, but not Curpairod by any Acatre whatever. NAUTICAL M'TELLIGINCE. mAn.s Tins DAY.—Ww No Ili •RRIVRD o Hamburgh I Dublin, o Waterford, o Donuaghadee, YARMOUTH, APRIL 14. DUO. The DIANA, Captain OSBORNE, with the mad (r the Continent of the loth intl. is in the Roads; this packet is to fail for the Elbe, accompanied by a flag of truce, to know whether it will be received at Harnburgh ? The PRINCE OF WALES packet arrived here haft night, having landed Captain HEARNE and the difpatches at Loweaoffe. FALMOUTH, APRIL z=. This day failed his Majefty's packet PaiNes Wass., Captain I'Ono, with the mail for Linton, made up in London on the 7th inftant ; the parica gers were Mr. GAY, Mr. MANDY, Mrs. Faassa,. Mr, Witurta, Mr. Mono, and Mr. Rasmus... Wind N. N. W. TORBAY, APRIL z 3. Lail night the wind veered fuddenly round front N. W. to E. N. E. and blew a whole gale, in con fequence of which a great many of the Weft India fleet in Torbay drove from and loft their anchors; others drove foul of each other, anti fuffered con. fiderable damage. The !hip Leander, of London. Capt. M*Grat, loft both her bower anchors, and drove on Chore at Goodrington Sands, in Torbay, where the knocked away her rudder (which ha► fince been recovered), and it is hoped the will be fAved. The !hip James, of 01.1fgow, Capt. Mooat, drove foul of the fhip Jonah, of London, Captain FRIER, and carried away the Jonah's bowfprit, and did her other damage ; but by veering cable the Jonah rode it out, and the James *inform. nately drove on Chore to the northward of Brix ham Pier, where The is bulged, and it is feared will be loft, wind blowing ftrong at N. E. Ths flip Maria, of London. Jona Dunotos, Mailer, has 1911 her heft bower anchor and new cable, and received other damage by another (hip driving foul of ker in the night. PORTSMOUTH. APRIL t;. Arrived the Haunt, from the Doom; BILL. Lieu t., from Plymouth; and RAMILEIL, from 4 cruize.--Sailcd the FORTUIIAp for Cork; and StA CULL, Oh a Crtli*e. SHEERNESS, APRIL 14. Arrived his Majeay's fhip GAtoo ; the RAXGFR. Was taken into Dock. A melancholy accident happened yeflerday af ternuon.to a boat belonging to his Majeay's gun veffel Gusts, Lieutenant ja WISES , commander; as Ile was going off from the fhore to the (hip, fh: upfet in a fquaU of wind, when four men were un fortunately drowned. FROM LLOYD'. LIST. DEAL, APRIL 14.—Remain as per hdt.—Wind N. N. E. blows hard. GRAVESEND, APRIL 14:—PafTed by the Queen, Tistssims, from Madras; Roebuck, --,Trom Demerara ; Union, SCOTT, from the Cape of Good Hope; Aurora, blissty, from the South Seas; and Twee Gefufters, EYRE% from Bilboa. —Sailed the Ann and Hope, Brier:Ay, for Can ton; Vrow Krsir, for Hambursh ; He .lcna, —, and Mary, LACEY, for Limerick. LETTIt APRIL H. Tuefda,y failed from leith Roads, his Majefty's frigate SHANNON, and on Wedneftlarthe Kirt hoop of war, to join admiral Paz a ER'S fleet. ' The Ariadne, Captain Joittisvos, which ar rived at Greenock on T.uefilay morning, failed Ink from De rare 3d March, in company with the 'Neptune, ueen, Chriftopher Cardicote Ca ft le, and Mary nn, bound lot Liverpool, called at Martinique, where they lay two days and were joined by the fhip Progrefs, from Dominica, bound to London, parted company with the whole the Oth, in let. 26, long. 36. .. • • A Letter from) Naples, dated March te.,'fays, " Every thing teems to announce that the Englifl, mean to blockade this port. Yeflerday fix of their (hips of war appeered at a little diflance, and vat no doubt cruise at the entrance of the Guiph, to intercept our convoys of novifions, as well as our trading veffels:" A letter from Autherdam, dated April 6, far, " The WI Gazette of this city contains the fol.! lowing letter, dated Allem; in America, Feb. tz,, 180 t Captain Jos 'Ur cs, wh o arrived here on Wednefday left from 'Madras ' which he left on the 3oth of Auguft , rays, that the expedi tion under Admiral Itaimisa; dellioed again! Manilla and Batavia, had bsen countermanded, 'on account of the troubles which had b'rike cnit in the country of Myfors, where an entei:prizing'Of herr, formerly in the fervice of Tippoo Sultar, had colleeted an army of 30,000 Minh to wren that country from the Engllih. He had already taken and burnt a fortrefs, after putting to the fword the garrifon, eonfiaiug of too° Engliflt troops. This infnrgent was confidered at Madrai as a very dangerous enemy." VIED. On Monday Lift, Mrs. Churchill, of Co!lento, Darkening, At Dunbar, co the Ith lawn, Mrs. L'athcrine Meek, wits of captain John Clark, Marines. 1.0111/OPI: Printed far the Proprietors. by JOHN DANIkL, g l a t' rey earrahe4l.reet) at the PrAa Pasaremo•Otries, No. a. -Roux; and pebilited by LEVIIL LINT. (at Cer , where-ekes. Landreth), at No 3, Carty-Brat. and at the erea-Orttee, Tannie-Ear t t whkh °See all comma* cations for the Eassil are requaltti ho W atitltated.