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e au ca co r e di• dajo! r!ty 52.—Thc Honk returned ; and the Report u.tc orderid to be received to-morrow. GRANTS Tn 1)% NSI K AST) ma. GREATHEAD. The Ilinife refoiv‘ti i!fcit into a Commitfte of ' to which wi-1, tclertect the reports of the Conirr.itt.:;: on ill,: plqition of Dr. it.iiner, for a r i ,mia l ,talion for the difcovery of the Vaccine Ino cal:I:ion; and on the petition of Mt. Creathead, for a rzwald for the difeovery of a Life-Boat. altIMI:alElikl•LI-If enumerated the great ad va:.:agcs the public had derived from the difco e !.y made by Dr. Jenncr, and particularly by the in:ll:her of valuable men it had been the means of preferving in the army and navy—lie adverted to the rewards which upon many former occafions had been made by Parliament for dilcoveries important to mankind, olderving, that the prelent was one which had more than ordinary claims to the liberality of the Houle. In the United King dom.;, more than 4.5,c;,0 perfons a year had pe r flied by du: fniall pox. Steely then, the man vim put a Ilop to inch a contagina, merited as great a reward as was held out to him who mould dilcover the longitude. lie concluded, that a runt of to,ocol. ihould be granted to lir. Jenncr, as a rewaid for die prop igation of his difcovery. Sir HENRY MILDMAY thought the fum propoLd by no means adequate. His diiinterelled corn mitnication ()fa difcovery fo valuable to the human race, merited, in his opinion, a reward of much greater extent. He moved an amendment," that the fum to he granted Ilsould he ro,:,,;o1." Mr. BANKS laid, he did not wifh to depreciate the merit of the difcovery; but the Houle ought to confider itfelf the guardian of the public parte, and that the public purfe would not, in this age of inventions, be Inge enough to defray the expence of remuneration upon fo extenfive a fcale. He did not think a cafe had been made out for fu large a reward as to,oool. Mr. WINDHAM argued, that all agreeing in the importance and value of the difcovery, the only quefiion was, on what principle its author ought to be adequately rewarded? It was allowed that the difcovery would have the neceffary erica of, in a great meafure, eradicating one of the molt dreadful difeafes that now affliCted the human race. Under fuch circumftances all that remained to be aced was, whether it was a difcovery calculated of itfclf to reward the author ? and whether he had taken the means to make it fo produCtive if it were capable of yielding him a due remuneration ? In this point of view it did appear that the author, in. Read of concealing his difcovery, had given it pub licity, and by doing . fo had deprived himfelf of the means of converting it to fo c xtenfive advantage.— There was therefore, in his (pinion, no doubt to be entertained of the propriety of granting a re ward, and the only other objet of confideration was refpefling the extenfion of this reward. He could not allow that, in determining this, the Horde were to be guided by fimilar cafes.—The prefent was not like the generality of difcoveries for which rewards had been voted. It was a dlr. covery of vafl and fingular utility, not to be judged of by comm( n rules or former precedents. He thught the fum propofed was the kali poffible which the Houle could agree to. Sir JAMBS ST.CLAIR East INF thought the rum propofed by far inferior to any thing Like an ade quate remuneration. The Houfe were not, per haps, aware of what he would now hate, the po. fitive expence incurred by Dr. Jenner in promul gating his difcovery, did not amount to lets than fix thoufand pounds. If the lam to be voted was meant as a reward for the difcovery, he thought it much too (mall ; the firm of to,cool. appeared to him the leaft that ought to he given in the light of a reward. At all events he conceived that if the reward was to be limited to ro,oool. at leaft the expence which Dr. Jenner had incurred ought to be feparately refunded, and he fhould therefore propofe, that the fum to be voted (honk! not be Ids than 15,000l.—The Houle were farther to confider that In addition to the actual expence in curred by Dr. Jenner, he had fuftained a very large lots by relinquifhing his bufmtfs in the country, which he had now no hope of being able to reco ver. He Rated it from information which might be depended on, that hii profits had not baen ade (plate to the payment of the rent of his houfe.— With fuch falls before them, he milled that the Committee would fee the propriety of increafing the toward. Mr. M. A. TA vr..nß proiefied himfeif extremely defiroos of granting a liberal remuneration to the author of fo important a difcovery, but the fates hated in the fpeech of thr Honourable Member who had fpoken loft were not regularly in the pof feffion of the Houk, and could not for m the boon eation of the vote which might be paired. As the only means of having them regularly brought on. ckr t!:e view of the }lode, he fuggefted the fro pr,ety of re-committing the petition. Mr. Hosuousr allowed that the fans alluded tn were not fpecifically before the Hn , ife ; but maintained that, from the Report itfelf, as well as from the Appendix, it clearly appeared that Dr. Jenner had !Whined a very conliderable lots, in ennfequence of relinquilhing his bulinefs in the ((entry and coming to London to promulgate the difeovery. The Honourable Member further call ed the attention of the Committee to the deptfi ticals of a Gentleman of the fi , tt charade!. in the profeffion (Sir Walter Farquhar), who (fates in his evidence that, if Dr. Jenner had concealed the eacovei ~inftead of making it generally known to the world, it might have produced him a gain of t0,0,,01. a year. Mr. Fu tot. it was of opinion Dr. Jenner was en titled to the (idle It praife for publilinghisditcovery. He conceiv cd him entitled tr. a larger remuneration than was propofed by the original motion. The CHANCELLOR Of the Exciixop a (poke in very handfome terms of the importance of the dif envery, but thought the reward adequate to every valuable purpofe. It would fecure to the ingenious author what would be the higheft gratification to a r.).:1 of his noble and liberal mind (perpetuity of fame), and woul 4 l neceffarily extend his prac tice. and contemicntly add to his reward. Mr. GREY %%as ftrongly in favour of a more 2m,:e remuneration. It had been confeffed on 411 ' Land, the difeovery was one of the aloft im pr.rtant ever made (ince the ereat;on of man. The Houk were to confider not what might he an adequate reward to the author, but what would be worthy of the generofity of a great nation •to below ? Ought the Houle, he alked, when dif coiling the reward to be given to him who had in. vented a fyflem like this, to be guided by narrow maxims?--Ought they to content themfelvcs with granting a mere indemnification, when they were prorofing to offer a reward ? Even if the Hoof: were to agree to a reward far beyond all former precedent, he could not fee that it was at all likely to be attended with danger. The prefent difcovery was rf a nature which not oft,n occurs. He con cluded by urging the propriety of adopting the amendment propofed. Admiral BERKELEY Paid, that though he had made the motion he did not conceive himfelf bound to vote for it. He fhould gladly vote in favour of the amendment propofcd. Mr. WILBERFORCE was in favour of a more ample reward than that which had been proposed. Mr. 0 vRTENAY thought that as all fides agreed in the importance of the difcovery, the remunera tion ought to be liberal It had been Rated, that by the new fyftem, 40,c00 human lives would be faved to the Rate. According to the moft accurate calculations, each individual contributed on an average 4os. to the exigencies of the public ; and thus, by the difcovery now under confederation, aco,crool. would find its way into the public trea. fury which had formerly been loft. Under thefe circumaances he did not fee the propriety of dick -I;ng about the reward. After a few words from Sir W. EL FORD, the gallery was cleared for a divifion. The queflion on which they divided was, that the words moool. do Rand part of the Motion.— The numbers were Ayes 59—Noes 56—Majority 3 In cafe the words had been expunged, it would have been propofed to fupply their place by fubiti toting tome larger furn. Mr. Buitoota, after a variety of &demotions upon the great advantages and utility of the Life Boat, invented by Mr. Gctathead, of Shields, and enumerating the number of perfons who had been Laved in confequence, moved a Refolution for granting to the Inventor the fum of toool. Dr. LAWILENCR pronounced a very high cult,. giom on the merit of the inventor, and confidered his invention as one which, in a maritime country, was of the utmoft importance. Sir H. MIL:DMAY propofed that the vote Ihould be extended to mool. Mr. Matrix faid, that eonfidering the immenfe f airs voted to dellroy the human race, he was furry thcre fhould be any hetitation in voting a liberal reward for its prefervation. Mr. I. HAWKINS BROWNE was for the adoption of the larger furn. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQSFR raid, he was ccmpelled to oppofe his fenfe of public duty to the liberal difpolition of the Houfe. He thought tocol. a fulEcient remuneration. Mr. GREY fuppnrtcd the Amendment. Mr. WHITBR.AD flated, that the fees of office to be paid by Mr. Greathead would amount to near zool. The CHANCELLOR or the EXCHEQSTER agreed to allow that turn in the vote. Mr. BURDON accordingly withdrew his motion in order to propofe 12001. The motion for zoo!. was, after tome further converfition, agreed to without a divilion. The Houle returned, and the Report was ordered tobe received to-morrow.--Adjourned at [o'clock. LONDON. THURSDAY, JUNE 3. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK Conf. for July env. 754 74. per Cent. 88 /--011 5 per Cant tot"— , New s p•:r Cent. 1034--Oniniutn it diL FRICE OF STOCks YESTkitnaY. Bank Stock 1824 India Stock -- 3 per Ct. Red. 731 72 Imp. 3 per Cent. 7117t3 per Cent. 1777, 881 871 kith 5 per Cent MD 99i SP.C. A. 1044 losir 104 1034 Exche. Hills is. a 33. dd. Ditto, 97-104 1034 104 103{ Onmium 1 pretn. Long Ann. 201 Englith Tickets 171 4 1 . mSa t Arn. 41s-t6 Cakf. for the op. nit; 7414 Lail night we received Paris journals to the Siff ult. an 3 this morning another parcel, which comes down to the i Q inliant. In fpite of the promife of the French Government, the fcarcity of bread continues to be felt in France. Flour is expeeted from America, and wheat from Eng land—perhaps the foreign wheat imported into .his country fome time ago : Meafures fhould, however, be taken, to prevent frnuggling out our own cern. The Addreffes in favour of the Confulfhip for life continue to flow in, but the general refult of the eleCtion has not yet been announced. The Turkifh Minifter Plenipotentiary to the French Republic has arrived at Stra(bourg on his way to Paris. The K of Spat x has united the Langur: and effeas of the Order of Malta in his States, to the Ituyal domains. We know not what oral this Will have on the New Order of Malta, which t!te Treaty of Amiens has created. We have already Rated that the Court of St. Peteriburgh is tlilfatif fied with Tome of the new arrangements. An earthquake which was felt all over the north of Italy, Switzerland, &c. feems to have done :on. fiderable damage in Tome parts of the Italian Republic. The Emperor of Germany has met the Diet of Hungary. All the meafures propofed tend to in creafe the power of the Sovereign. The Hunga rians ufed to be jealous of their freedom and privi leges, but perhaps they have, like other Public Bodies, become more tradable. A letter from Bonnleant mentions the arrival cif intelligence from St. Domingo, but withoutftat frig when it left the island . A ccor di ng t o this ac count TovssaiN r's career is near a dole. On the other hand it is reported in the City, that accounts have seen received from the Weft Indies of the French General LECLERC having aattally meditated evacuating the ifland. Though the difafiers and loffes of the French army are carefully concealed in France, the army themfelves are not at all folicitous to difguife them. In the end of I%larch they frankly aetnowledged they had loft tz,coo by fickne.fs and the fword.— They went out unprovided with Stores, Camp Equipage, or prrNifions, and the want of thefe ne ceffarics has, no doubt, increafed their loft. Now that the rainy feafon is come on, their fituation mull he deplorable. One article in the French Papers is of confider able importance, inafinuch as it confirms the agreeable intelligence which we announced a fort night ago, of a Commercial Arrangement being on the tapir between this country and France. It officially announced that Isl.Cotky Ea RT MONT. BRET is appointed Commiffirry-General for Com mercial Affairs at London ; and as a fimilar Commiffioner has been named on the part of the Batavian Republic, the propofcd arrangements will, no doubt, be fpeedily concluded. The FIRST CONSUL is become fully convinced of the neceflity of a Commercial Intercourfe between the two countries; and from the amicable difpofition now manifefled on both fides, fuch a meafure, while it mull prove of mutual benefit, will tend to flrengthen the bands of friendlisip. The French Funds are 55 f. 6o c. HAMBURGH MAIL. This morning a mail arrived from Hambnrgh. The Maltefe Tongue, which was to confift wholly of native Maltefe, will now, it is faid, not be efla-. blillted. The Ekaion of a Grand Mailer is ren dered liable to more difficulties by the affumption of that dignity by the KING of SPAIN, which makes a kind of fchifm. In the Treat): of Peace, as publithed in the Peterfburgh Gazette, the whole article concerning Malta is omitted. The Er4e E. R 0 R of RosSIA is faid to have declared to France, that if the Sovereignty of Malta be not yielded to Naples, he will not take upon him to guarantee the Order, and will feparate from it the Priories in Ruffia. The following letters from onr private Corref pondents will be found to furnilh fome !ireful in formation to our political Readers refpcaing diplo matic Arrangements at Come of the foreign Courts. STOCKHOLM, MAY tß.—Their MAJESTIES have already paired through Linkoeping, in EaR Goth land, on their journey with the family of Baden, and have continued their route in the belt Rate of health. During the journey of their Mairrrtss with the family of Baden, troops are ordered on all the Rations where they are to pars the night, to parade and keep guard, from the regiments fla• tioned in the neighbourhood. The Provincial Convent, at which their Ma jEsrt ES will refidc, at Schonen, belongs to Major- GPncral Coymr, at prefent Lieutenant-Colonel in the regiment of Schonen. After the return of their Majeffies from Schonen, the KING thinks of taking, in company with the QuFEN, a journey to Finnland, which will laft fix weeks. His MAJESTY has caufed a new recruiting order for the army to be prepared, by which, from the valuable principle that no Swede can be compelled to military fervice without his own abfolute free will, all former abufes ate fully done away. At the laft Court the well known Admiral CRON STADT was prefented to the KING, on his return from Finland. The Swedilh Charge d'Affaires, Mr. Vox Ste- VERSTOLPF, at the Court of Vienna, is named Chamberlain to the reigning QUEEN ; as is alto the Court-Cavalier CEDERSTROM. The Secretary of the Prefident of the Chance ry, Mr. VON GARZ, is appointed Grit Secretary of Expedition of the Chancery. The KING has given a uniform to his Foreign Minifiers. It confitls of a blue frock, with gold embroidery, white , raincoat and breeches, and a fword with a part d'epie. The department for Fo reign Affairs will receive the fame uniform. By a Royal Refcript the Duty on foreign Corn imported, has been fixed as follows, viz :—for a ton of Wheat I zfh. ( tzd. Englifh) Malt 6(11. Ryt. Q. 4 Rana. Barley 6113. Oats 31h. and for a ton of Peas Bth. COPENHAGEN, MAY is conjatured, that during the flay of the CROWN PRINCE in HoMein, a corps of 15,000 men will be encamped in the difiriFt of Slefwick. The itiy of Prince WILLIAM of GLOUCESTSA here will only be from eight to ten days. The family of Baden being expeCted here to morrow, the Royal family have deferred their journey to Fredericklberg, and his Royal High ncfs, the Hereditary Prince FREDERIC, who was already departed for Sans-Souci, will return again to the capital. NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCE. AMSTERDAM, MAY ?.3. The Twee Gebroedcrs, Capt. NA unA cr; E ; De borah Joanne:4Capt. Sc NW/1 r vitt L; YS; Vrow Abigail, Capt. GE eiti.nr sst Vrow 1 ilik3:na, Capt. FRANKS WILICISS ; John, Cailtaio Roo car OAKES ; leS Trois Freres, Capt. JAN WAG F. S; AKER ; leS Deux Freres, Ca?t. BERLUT JAUSZ ; the VIOW Lubegeria, Captain CLAM; HARMS DEW.R V ; Ics Deux Freres, Capt. j. A. Wi LKOP ; and V: ow 1-1!... Lena, Captain ALDERT joNKEs SNIT, have lai!cd from this port, deeply laden with wheat and rye, for Havre and Dunkirk. ROUEN, MAY zs. We expetl d.:;:y in this port from London, with cargoes of 1471;;At. he Vrouw-Chriaina, C.tp tain BASEUD JANS ZU!DEM A, :Ind the Juffrouw- Hendrina, Captain LIENDK ICK J. DEDLAS. BOII I .2DEALIK, MAY 23. We were alarmed in the evening of the day be fore yeflerd ty with a water fpout in our harbour, which occaiLmed great terror among. the laili,rs. A brig from St. Maine, lying at an was (,vel - fet by the violence of the ilorm: Ille Captain and few men who were on board had the good fort nue to efcape. Yefleiday every p(.llible means was em ployed to right this veffel, whiz!) appears to have fuffercd conliderably. A land water front WAS teen on the t 3th of this month in the department des Dcux Levres, between Luche aid Btiviix.— Happily this phenomenon was accompanied with no difallers. FALMOUTH, MAY 35. Arrived the brig Erni:line, Capt. HORSEWELL, from Zante, with currants, &c. for order; ; the fpoke a few days ago, off Scilly, the ship Lord Nelfon, Capt. WILSON, from the Straits for Lon don, all well ; arrived alto the tranfport fhip Go vernor Mine. No. log, Capt. TATE, in 21 days from Minorca, and to from Gibraltar, with naval flores ; the brig Skene, Capt. THORPE, from Ma deira for London ; the brig Polly, Chugg, from Naples, with brandy, &c. for orders, fhe is gone into quarantine ; and the Portuguefe brig San Antonia y Almas, Capt. IjiSI4IS, from Lifbon, with fruit, after a /mirage of 45 days, hound to Amilerdam.—Sailed this evening the WALSING HAM packet, ROBERTS, with the Mails of the 25th init. for Lifbon ' • the George cutter, G;135014, for Liverpool from Lifbon, with fruit.—Arrived the Brothers, THOMPSON, in ti days from Lifbon, with cotton, for London ; and the Elizabeth and Grace, Capt. GILLARD, from Liverp ool. Paffengers by the WALSINGHA M , C ount Coat* and family, Portugnefe - Ambaltidor to the Court of Berlin, Mrs. BIRTHON and d aug h ter , Mif s SEALY, Mr. LINDSEY, and Mr. St:if-it' tor... The outward bout:d Swedifir• Eaft India fhip Princela, paired by this port for Plymouth, having carried away her matt in a heavy fea. , PORTSMOUTH, JUNE a. This day failed the (hip Majeilic, Capt. joint NotioiNGs, for Lifbon. r —Came into harbour his Majeity's ihip Isis, of 5o guns; alto the Simplon, HARLAND.—Arrived the Qiarrilla lugger, JONI( Next', ifom Harileur ; an d the Efdade, Captain BURCHAM, in 14 days, from Oporto, bound to London. FROM LLOYD'. LIST. DEAL, juin 2.—Sa Ea the Ferreter gun-veffd on a cruise. —Wind E. N. E. GRAVESEND, JUNE 2,—Paa'ed by the Roslney,Bovnas, from Memel; Liberty, —, from Pillau ; Mary, Willouks, and William, Cunry, from Dantzic ; Union, Gild - on, from Meffina. and the Two Good brothers, —, from Groningen.—sailed the Argo, for Ellinore; Hope's Increare, Potts, for Hare; Hind, Clark, for Rochfort; Vrow Anna, But,, for Calais; Albion, —, and Laurel, Hrtley, for Peterfburgh ; Chrilliana, Anderfon, for Memel ; Vrow Cath-aina, —, and the Frederick, —, for Amsterdam; Courier, Cornelius, and Daphne, Zennelvdd, for Rottcrd.tut. A fine new brig, belonging to Maryport, called the Henry, HERCULES CKF.IISY Meller, is totally loft near the Rol's, in Scotland, and all on board perilhed. Rear AdmiraICAMPBELL arrived at Port Royal, TAT:tiCA, on the sth of Aptil 1411, with the fol lowing Ihips under his command, vi L. Ti m Of 94 guns; FORMIDABLE, of 98 ; RESOLUTION, of 74; VENGEANCE, Of 74; THESEUS, of 74. ; Ro- BUST, of 74.; EDGAR, of 74; ORION, of 74; and MAtErric, of 74. Yeflerday his MAJESTY held a Levee at St. James's Palace, at which the following Gentlemen were introduced to the KING : Basin Bouchic, by the Hanoverian Amb:-.frador. on his ar rival from Gerarmy ; Barons Phiplinia and Malcourie; Comte Boffina, by Lord Somerville; Mr. Hargrave, Recorder of Li verpool; Captains Dunben and Skene, on their promotion; Captain Blackwood, on his return from the Mediterranean ; Baron de Rol l ,ol his arrival from abroad; SirChArles Douglas, by Loill Stet:ford; Sir J. Clyn, by Vireount Bclgrave; Mr. y, by his Father; and Mr. Parry, by Earl RofAlyti. The following Addrelres of Congrattilationn on the Peace were prefented : From the Mayor, Aldermen, and Corporation of the City of Coyintry ; from the City of Ghmeelrer ; from Bath ; and from the County of Surrey. Mr. I.lvrza received the honour of Knighthood, and kiflctl his Majefty'ohand. The KING, after giving audience to the Cabinet Minifters, returned to Buckingham Houle. Yetterday the Earl of G ALLO W AY had an inter view with the KING, to re ign his office of Lord of the Bedchamber, which he has held with fo much honour to himfelf for twenty years. We have particular fatisfaftion in announcing to our Readers, that a new Abridgment of that moil atilt) and National Work, the PHILOSOPHI. CAL TRANSACTIONS Of the ROYAL SOCIETY, IS In the Preis, and will be_ publi(hed on the 26th of June. We have attentively perufed the Profpeelus (fee the fir(t page of this Paper) and are happy to perceive that it will be conduEled in a far more preferable manner than any of the former A bridg. ments. We lament that our limits will not admit of our entering more fully into the ufefulnefs of filch a Publication, and doubt not but it will meet with that encouragement, which, in our opinion, it fo jaly merits. 1