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York, comb-manufacturer, at eleven, at the Black Swan, York. May Si. Philip Channon, Bridgewater, metzhant, at eleven, at the Lamb, Bridgewater. June 6. Christopher Skirraw, Lan ;aside, grazer, at ren, at the Commercial Inn, Lancaster. CERTIFICATES—Mws 16. William SchLberg, Maucuester, merchant.. Thomas Poulson, Stoke-upon- i tent, },otter. Francis Jones, Maid..tone, corn factor. Patrick Ryan, Pancras-lane, metchant.. Thonaas Burt, Catheriv.s.street, Commercial-roa2, straw.plat-faetor. Joseph Fleet -street, silk. mercer. MAT 2u —Thom..s Finr and John Johnson. Nottingham, tai lors. Wm. Jackson, Carlisle, fishmonger. Ales. Graut, Broad streetplace, ineretiziat. Thomas Bryan, Fiegard. draper. 'John Wham), jun. Sculeoates. ralf-merchant. Joseph Cobaldiston, Southampton, baker. Jonathan Creed Hopkins, Shirehampton, dealer in c.ittle. 'I bonus Bruton, Kilcot, horse dealer. William I.uddingion, !Mina, hatter 'Solomon Abraham and Jacob Abra ham I atsy, Burkier.bury, merchants. Charles Magee, Whit,- bayslo • emcee'. James Gilkey, Norwich, coach-mak , r. 11. nry and e..• Rugg, Adatiu-frlars silkmen. John Busbury, Whi:e I.i.n! sti eet, cora- chan dler. NIA* , :23. Mains Cross, Bristol, merchair. Henry Saraccus merchant. John 'Gordon, Copthali-cour, mer. .111. , m.v; Ilach.bna, Bethnal-green, in..u.-patce br• .A. r. V; iliiarn Starkey. Marsh, merchatt. 'Thoznas Smith, • Barge.boisse, corn-dealer. John Minns, Carr-hill, rout.... spin. r r jhn Dewar, Newcastle, vim ner. MAY g7.—James Gilbste,Cavemlish, farmer. John Det ham. Lauraster.sail-cloth-ruanufacturer. Fiennes Wykhain, Farthingo, Ste. scrivener. Vi II Franekling, Bath, chants; Daniel Boileau, Hull, merchant. Abraham and Challis sheath and John Dixon, Pe:Won, Aurelian's. Edmund Richard Bail, South Moreton, paper. ao.iker. William and Thynua Morris, Little 'Tower-street, wine-brokers. Stephen Dexter, Belpir, linen-draper. ADMIRALTY-OFFICE, MAY 9, itls. Vice-Admiral Sir Alexander Cochrane has trans mitted to John Wilson Croicer ' Esq. the undermen tioned letters, which the Vice Admiral had receive.d (rem Rear-Admiral Sir George Cockburn; 'l'wn letters, dated on board the Albion, in the Chesapeak, the 12 h of December, transmit reports received by Sr George Cockburn from Captain Bar. of His Kijesly's ship dragon, dated in the elle sarak the Slat (4 - October and 7th of Dec. 1814. The former inclose; a letter from Captain Alexan-I der, of his Majesty's bomb-vessel Devastation, stating, that liavieg landed with about '2OO seamen and ma rines, at Pdlker's Point, to procure cattle, he was attacked by an enemy's force of 114 cavalry, and low infantry, with five field-pieces, which, by the go ad conduct of the detachment under the Captain's of ers, he repulsed, taking two prisoners and twenty hories ; and afterwards re-embarked without loss. The Later reports Captain Barrie's proceedings in the Rappahanock River, conducted ptincipally with a view to compel the enemy to re-assemble his militia, acid to len-ass his troops, by keeping them constantly on the alert. The town of Tappahanock was taken possess'on of on the 28th of November, having been evacuated by theforce which the enemy had drawn out to de fend it, and which was afterwards driven from a po sitinn it took up on a ; a stand of celours, with some arms, ammunition, and baggage, were found in the town, left behind by the enemy in his hasty retreat, and some flour and tobacco were embarked in our vessels. On the 4th of December, Captain Barrie landed with a detachment of seamen, marines, and soldiers, at Rapoat.anock, and learning that the enemy had aeiernbled a force of 000 men at Farnham Church, about seven miles from the place of landing, he pro ceeded thither, &tad attacking the enemy in a strong position he had taken up, drove him into the woods, with the loss of a field piece, and several killed and soanded, and released several negroes, who were found confined in the woods ; in the performance of which services not a man was hurt on our side. A letter from Sir George Cockburn to Sir Alexan• der Cochrane, dated at Cumberland Island the 27th of January, incloses a report from Captain Somer ville, of his M ijesty's ship Rota, with one to the latter from Captain Barrie, of the Dragon, stating, that with detachments of troops and marines placed under Captain Barrie's orders, he, on the 11th of the said month, took possession, without opposition, of the abovementioned island ; and passing over to the main land in Georgia, on the Mb, with such troops as were not required to keep possession. of the island, landed at a small distance from Point Petre, and after a smart skirmish with a party of the enemy, who were quickly driven from their post in a jungle on the way, t'.iok possession of the fort on Point Petre without fur ther opposition, and afterwards of the tower of Saint Mary's. In the skirmish de British bad one killed and three wounded: the enemy had a Captain and Lieutenant severely wounded, and between 15 and 20 rank and file killed cr wounded. Sir George Cockburn further states, that Captain Ross. of the Alb:on, was sent up St. Mary's River, with some arena boats, to bring down such vessels as might be found there, end returned with a large ship loaded with timber, and the Countess of Har court. Indianian,' which had been captured by an American privateer 1 and that having embarked A the produce collected . at St. Mary's in the vessels taken there, and blown up the fort at Point Petre, and destroyed the guns, &c. that were not deemed fit to bring away, the troops returned without in terruption from the enemy to Cumberland Island.—' The enemy had assembled troops at Jefferson, but did not shew himself nearer in any force, though occasional skirmishing parties hovered about the Bri- 1 1 Lisle posts. . With two other letters, dated at Cumberland Island the.l7th and ',rich of February, 'Sir George Cockburn transmits to the yice-Admiral reports ad dressed to him by Captain Ramsay, of his Majesty's ship Regulus, and Captain Phillott, of his Majesty's sloop Primrose. 'I he former states his having, with a detachment of seamen and marines, taken possession of Frederica, on Sinion's Island. and, after remaining there some days, returned to Cumberland Island with such mer chandise its he had found on the former island, and a pumber of Devon who had joined him there. The latter, reports his ptoceedings in St. Mary's River with a division of armed boats, sent with a view to sprptieta detachment of the enemy. The boats had pro 004 a considerable distance up the river, when the) were unexpectedly atmck.ed from the Spa nish side; the enemy's fire was silenced by that from the boats ; but a consideration of the narrowness of the river, with a number of commanding heights and houses in their rear, obliged captain Philiott to de termine on returning, which was executed 'With the &r . eatist coolness and elder. though exposed to the enemy , ' Ore on both sides of the liver, by which three pen wm killed end 15 wonnded, including amongst tb inner, captain Phillott. Captain • Barthplomew, let ` the pcbus l 4 l ieotfoant Nai l of the Royal Ma-a nines, and Mr. James fretingham, and Mr. J. H.' Peel, midshipmen, of the Albion. In transmitting these dispatches, Sir Alexander Cochrane expresses his satisfaction at the zeal, ezer. lions, and ability manifested by Sir George Cock kurn, and by Captains Scmerville and Barrie, and the other Officers under the Rear-Admiral's direc tions, employed on the several occasions referred to, Vice-Admiral Sir Alexander Cochrane has trans mitted to John Wilson Croker, Esq. a letter tiom Captain Sir George Collier, f his Majesty's ship Leander, dated the 12th of Match, stating that a variety of untoward circumstances had prevented Lim from coming up with the American ship Con stitution, of which, with his Majesty's late ships Le vant and Cyane, he got sight of off Porto Praya, on the I Ith of the said month ; but that he had suc ceeded in recapturing tfle Levant, which had been taken by the Constitution on the 20th of February, off Porto Santo. Vice• Admiral Sir Alexander Cochrane has trans. mitted to John Wilson Calker, Esq. a letter from Captain Nourse, of his Majesty's ship Severn, giving to account of his having, on the 20th of December, captured the American letter of marqtie schooner, &flyer, of four guns and SI men. Pilialif MENTARr PROCEEDING& HOUSH OF LORDS, MAY 9. Lord Roseberrrs' Divorce Bill went through a Committee, and was ordered to be reported. Counsel were heard in support of Lee's Divorce BM, and fur ther proceedings postponed till to-morrow. Lord GRENVILLE moved, that the Order of the Day fur the second reading of the Freehold Estates Liability Bill be dis ehargeth—Ordered. The Bishop 9f BANGOR rose, on the order of the day, for the second reading of a Bill to enable Clergymen to exchange their(:lobe Houses and Residence, and intimated that the Noble Lord by whom the Bill had been introduced (Lord li3temont) was entitled to the thanks of the Clergy. It was a Bill of consi derable irnport%nce to that body, as it would alleviate their situa tion by adding to their comforts. It would not only enable the Parochial Clergy to exchange their residences under regulations, but do that, without which there could be no residence at all 'There were fourteen parishes where no Glebe Houses werewstals li,hed, therefore there could be in those parishes no exchange, unless Glebe H uses were erected. The Bill proposed to erect Glebe Houses where the same could be erected. His Lordship was of opinion that the Bill would afford much practical good. The Bill was then read a second time. LIBLItTIf OF TIIE SUBJECT. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE, in moving for the second reeding of the Habeas Corpus Amendment Bill, observed, that the chief principle of the Bill was to ascertain, in a constitutional form, what Judges and Law Authorities had long been at variance about. That difference was conspicuously displayed in the year 1755, when hardly two of the Judges to whom the question, as to the legal application of the Ha beas Corpus Act was referted, were agreed. Alto ther point of the Bill was to afford to the subject that facility in the vacation which he enjoyed during term, by -giwir.; to the Judge power of adniatting to bail. Lord 'ELLENBO ROUGH sail, during thirteen years experience, he had only known of one instance applicable to the object of the Bill ; while, on the other hand, he not only considered the measure as useless, but in its effect of unsettling the established mode of proceeding in legal Cases, as dangerous, in jurious, and niischievous. And he particularly con jured their Lordships to pause before they committed to any individual, however eminent in character, a discretionary power of punishment like that with which, by the Bill on the table, a Judge was to be invested. The LORD CHANCELLOR had paid the tit. most attention to every thing that he had heard urged in favour of the Bill, but he could find no one argu ment that could induce him to support it. Lord GRENVILLE had listened with all due at. tention to both the Noble and Learned Lords.; but notwithstanding all they had said, he thought the bill ought at least to proceed to a Committee, and there undergo any amendments which the wisdom of their LordMips Haight suggest. It was certainly better to prevent an evil than to wait for the occurrence of it, in order to avoid a repetition of it ; and if there had been no more than that solitary imtance of abuse admitted by the Learned Lord, it would, in his opi nion, be sufficient to justify the 1111. Earl STANHOPE supported the Bill, and was glad to see the Noble Lord (Melville) in his place. He should lead to him apt extract from an Act of Charles 11. whereby any person as.isting, authorising, or encouraging, the illegal detention of any British subject in custody, on Lriard ship, or elsewhere, were liable to be tried for a capital offence, to have their goods confiscated, and to he put even out of the reach of the Royal mercy. (fire the Noble Lord read the passage.) The Marquis of LANSDOWNE spoke in reply, when the question being put for the second reading, it was negatived without a divis . on. Upon the motion of Lord ELLENBOROUGH, it was then agreed, that the Bill .be read a second , time this day six months.—Adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. Mr. WALLACE moved for leave to b:ing in a Bill to amend the 53d of the Kmg, relative to Gratuities granted by the East India Company.—Ltave was given. The Report of the Salaries of the Judges of the Commissary Court of Edinburgh was taken Into further consideration, and, after some conversation between Sir W. Scott, Mr. Serjeant Best, Mr. limner, Mr. J. r. Grant, and the Chancellor of the Exche quer, the Report was agreed to, and a Bill was ordered to be brought in aceorolusly. • The Militia Bill went though a Committee. Report ordered to be taken into further consideration on Thursday. The 1•le of Man Lighthouse Bill went through a Committee. Report to-morrow. The Report of the Post Office Committee. the Irish Court house, and the Made Wines Bills, were sgreed to, and the Bills ordered to be read a third time to-morrow. Mr. SHAW presented a Petition from certain mer chants of London, complaining of several of the pro visions contained in the Ship Letter Bill, particularly of a clause which gave power to Custom house Ofli ;ern° search for packets and letters which might Iv on board any vessel contrary to the provisions of the Bill. This clause the Petitioners complained would give a vexatious power to Officers to sear ch any part of th e vessel, and in any w a y w hi c h t h ey might think fit, though there should be no grounds for it. The Petition was brought up and read. Mr. Foam and Mr. FL:MAY objected to the Bill against which this Petition was Laiesented, and which they said would, from several at . its provisions, prove highly vexatious to the Shipp"9g interest. The CHANCELLOR the EXCHEQUER contended, that the pin w , Auld of itself prcir highly concenient to the public, r The priacipal . incourni. encies which had been alluded to did not originate with this Bill, but were of long standing. He triaged, however, Such arrangetnents might be made as would satisfy all patties, end remove all serious objections to the Bill. Mr. 'FORBES said, he would on this day se'n. night move for Copies of the Correspondence which had parsed on the subject between the Post-Master. General and the Court of Directors, and between the East India agents and the Lords of the Treasury. The Petition was then ordered to be on the table. Sir E. BRIDGES ;novel for leave to bring in a Bill to amend the law respecting the removal of chargeable paupers, and to prevent their removal till the final adjudication of their respective parishes. • After a few observations from Mr. A. WRIGHT, Lord MILTON, Sir C. MONCIC, Mr. LOCKLIARTg iCC. leave was given. A Bill for the better prosecuting cases of assaults in Ireland, was read a first time ; second reading to morrow. Mr. H. ADDINGTON said, he was now enabled to state to the House, in an answer to a question put to a Noble Friend of his last night, that Mr.'Serjeant Runnington was appointed Judge of the Insolvent' Debtor.' Court. Mr. H. ADDINGTON then, after a few observe. ;lops, moved for leave to bring in a Bill for allowing the Prince Regent to accept the services of the Local Militia beyond their respective counties. The Right Lion. Gentleman recapitulated the advantages which had resulted from this measure formerly ; and ob. served that, as it was note new measure, it would be unnecessary for him to detain the House long in enter ing into a detail of it. He should now propose, un der this Bill, that the time for which the Local Mi litia should be called out should be 28 days, including that on which they were called out, and that on which they were disembodied. In the former Bill, the time for which the Local Militia could be called out was J. 2 days ; the altering the term WAS the pt in cited alteration which would be made in the mea sure, which he should now propose to renew for one year only. Lord MILTON would not let even this, the first stage, of the Right Hon. Gentleman's measure, pass without giving it his decided negative, and entering his strongest protest agaima it. Tnese repeated al terations in the Local Militia Acts could not do otherwise than alarm die men composing it, with fears that ultimately some very serious alteration in the nature of their services tn;gitt be attempted. R Honourable Gentleman had proposed to renew this Act for a year only. This wits a fallacy. This was no renewal of the measure for a year, hut for as long a time as the war might last ; a term, in his apprehension, notwithstanding what was held out by the Right Honourable Gentleman ' and his colleagu;s, would be by no means a short one. The Noble Lord strongly blamed the ex ertions which had been ma'c, and which had been so highly praised, by ti.e Right Hon. Gentleman, by sonic Officers of Local Militia to induce the Lacal Militia to volunteer; which he said were exertions only tending to shame the men into doing what they otherwise would have no inclination to do. He would not conceal his apprehensions twin the House ; and he begged the House would notice what he had now to &dare, which was, that in his opinion, this step, it granted to the Right Hon. Gentleman, would he succeeded by another, and that by another, till the old Militia would be moved to extend their services out ohlie kingdom, and ties Local Militia would be taken to snpply their places. Mr. IL ADDINGTON disclaimed any such in tention. • Mr. H. SUMNER did not object to the alteration proposed by the Right Hon. Gentleman as a general measure; but he feared it might have the effect, in particular instances, of exciting jealousies between different corpsaind counties. Mr. W ROT LESLEY was not apprehensive of any such jealousies. He approved the proposed measure, which would enable Government to bold more of the regular force of the kingdom at their disposill. With respect to volunteering, he. thought it wadi be better in no case to suffer a whole regi ment to volunteer, but to take a certain number from each regiment. Lord STANLEY was decidedly against allowing the Local Militia to go out of their counties, which, in his opinion, was a direct breach of the agreement into u hick Government originally entered with them. When this measure for allowing the Local Militia to volunteer was. first adopted, a great portion of our re. Oar wee was going to America. Now the case was very different. A great portion of that forces as now returning fr..ni America, and some, he understood, had actually arrived in Ireland. For these reasons, (though he should not now positively oppose the measuie) he trusted.it would nut, on reflection, be persisted in. Mr. W. ELLIOTT could not entirely approve the measure, which he thought would be attended with set ions inconvenience to persons in the manufacturing districts ; yet he should be loth to oppose directly any measure apparently intended fcr the detente of the country. Mr. BATHURST defended the measure, which, he said, was now as necessary as it had been in 1813. It was true, indeed, as had ►een stated by a Noble Lord (Stanley), that some of our forces were return ing from America ; but the Noble Lord must be sen sible that at this period the service of those troops would be required in another quarter. Mr. N. CALVERT was decidedly against the measure. Mr. BABINGTON was in favour of the measure, the success of which, he said, Would vet) , much de pend upon the provision - which should be made for the wives and families of the men in their absence. Mr. W. ELLIOTT and Lord STANLEY explained. Leave was then given to Wing in a Bill. The Bill was brought in, read a first time, and, after a few observations from Lard MILTON, Mr. W. Eutorr, Mr. H. ADOINGTON, and Mr. W. WintNit, was ordered to he read a second time on Friday. The Report of the Committee of Supply was brought up, and the Resolutions were read, and agreed to. On the Resolutign for the Grant to the British Museum, general THORNTON did not intend to object to the grant, but only to complain of ;be little facility vhich was given to the publiq M view this institution. Mr. DANKES . thought the Establishment could not be put oa a better footing.-. The Resolution was then agreed to, as were the other Resolutions, with out observation. On the Report of the Foreign Slave Trade J. being brought up, Mr. BARHAM proposed some ve bal amendments, which were agreed to, the Bill o: dered to be reprinted, and to be read a third time e- Thursday se'nnight. The House wcnt into a Committee on the rorclf l Soldiers' Bill. Mr. HORNER and Mr. ABBOTT Sl:rrtV'Sj, the Bill was Of great importance, that the Cliairm.4 , should report progress. The suggestion being acceded to, prcgres parted—the Committee to sit again to-morrow. The Farming Stock bill went though a Corn. mittee.---Repott to-morrow. Mr. BROGDEN (in the absence of Mr. V. i ). GERALD) gave notice, that his Kirk lion. 1 ti , I A ; would on Fri4lay, in the Committee d W.tys ant Means, move certain Resolutions.tccpccting Cust(4-.. Duties, and Local Duties in Ireland, INSOLVENT DEBTORti' Mr. Serjeant BEST moved the second relt!;nr et .the amended Bill for the relief of Insolvent I General THORNTON hoped the Ilf.r.curti,:c l and Learned Gentleman would n, -. 1 press the la in so thin a House. (There were about v.re:vc I`.lttr.. hers present.) The Bill, in his opinion, %V a, a Ito:: alarming one, and ought to be discus.ed in a wry full House. Mr. Serjeant BEST assured the llonnuralle neral that he did not v.ish to press it, arid had re, objection therefore to postpone the second readi , .:- till there was a fuller attendance, He wis!md have the opinion of every Gentleman upot the v.: lect, and would be happy to atteii.l to any sur7 , ,—.. tinns which might be thrown out, so as to rendtr Bill available for the object which ad man hsT:: i:t virtu. Sit S. ROMILLY had no desire to dispose of t;. second reading this day, but not being able to b.. present when it might come into discussion, he would shortly state his objections. It was a Bill w hi c h pr: ,. fessed to remove the objections to the Bill passed for the relief of Debtors two years since, and yet most of the provisions, in his opinion, were inadequate the object. He agreed with Isis H n. and Lest:nes! Friend, that it was necessary to compel persuss• hat. ing property to disclose their effects. S., far the Lill had his concurrence ; but he disapproved of [Le mode by which that was to he attained. He LI:J s.:; approve of the compelling a man to make a de,ltr... tion against himself, which might subject him to felony and transportation. The Bill proceeded c , the minciple of the Bankrupt Laws ; but those laes did not first imprison a man, and thee compel him to a disclosure. He approved of that part of it is the first instance, but expected that the Bill we.::d have provided for taking in execution his property.. lie also had hoped that some measuros would have been provided ter removing those scandals to the p r or e ssion, sham pleas and, writs of error, which too often were made use of by debtors, to avoid payment of their debts, and harass their creditors. He had, however, a great objection to the Bill in the whole, as it now stood ; and hoped it would not be passed, unless some considerable amendments were made, and the Bill sanctioned by a very large aujnrity of the House. Mr. Serjeant BEST defended the Bill, and observ ed, thsit si great majority of the House, he believed, were of opinten that he did not go far enough. He had already stated, and he would again state, that he abhorred and detested perpetual imprisonment ; and he would much rather that the Insolvent Bill should continue as it was, than revert to the old law. But if Gentlemen would look at the Papers on the table, they would see the necessity for some amend ment to the Bill I they would be satisfied tnat great numbers of persons had contracted debts who were incapable of paying at the time they contracted them. 'The keepers of various prisons had found it necessary to apply to the Courts for stronger plwers than they possessed, to restrain the licentiousness i;f those who were in prison, waiting to take tl,e bent.fit of the Act. The Bill was highly destructive of the morals of the people. He wished to give relief to the unfortunate debtor, and would be happy to attend to any modi fications-which might be suggested. Mr.HORNER was rising to address the Hnuse— General THOItNTON rose, and observed, the he had given way to the speech of the Hon. and Learned Gentleman, but if the debate was to be pro tracted, he must move to count the House. The House was accordingly counted, and only twelve Members being present, an Adjournmtnt ut course took place. FRENCH P PERS. PARIS, MAY S. MINIS TRY OF WAR. TUE MINISTER OF WAR TO THE PRErECTS, SUB-PREFECTS. AND MAYORS OF THE I.MPIRE. Sts —lf we are obliged to take up arms again to defend our independence and our homes, what more jut and more sacred cause ought ever to produce efforts more unanimous and more energetic. It is the cause of a great nation &Jemmied to tie tree and its own master, against a hot-headed league, which pretends to dictate to It dishonourahle laws. Upon the success ut exa contest del ends the very existence of France. France must call forth In ber defence all the resources which nature, art, :he genius, and the courage of her inhabitants can supply. The Emperor is in our midst; the happy revolution which WI restored him to us has doubled our strength, filled up our raw... and revived all our hopes in our hearts. On the first v of our frontiers, the Emperor will be at the bead of his victorio , :i battalions, and Europe will recognize in us the race of the bravo. But whilst he is fi ghting for the honour and the integrity ut 1.. A Empire, be must rely upon the cooperation of all the French. It is the duty of every Authority, of every Citizen, to sical in every possible way, by all kinds of partial resistance, the gi -*- movement which his genius will give to the masses, whose cess will then become infallible, and insure our delaveta•tc . . I.! each then be ready, and contribute with all his might io r 5,..• every attack cm die national honour--every attempt at in None of you Is now ignorant that France, had she brio roi;sly defended at all points of her territory, would Itiortf proved in 1814 the grave of her ravagers. 'I bey are formidable to such only as suffer themselves to he terrifl.el by menaces, which, tot the must part, cannot be followed up. If more effective forces penetrate into some of our departs Ineette, let obstacles of all kinds thicken as they proceed ;-- I c . . their convoys, their detachments be destroyed or stopped. in their march ; let an active correspondence be every where kat up; let the military comtnaudets be promptly apprised o. tLa minutest circumstances. Let the inhabitants of the country themselves defend the de files, the woods, the mo rasses , the gorges and the hollow ways ! Ibis warfare, without dan ge r f u r th os e w ho are acquaint'd with the localities, honourable as won as useful to the citizen who de. fend* his Property, is always disastrous for the strauga %mac. quainted rush with the country and the language. Let the awn* Inuniet Oct every detached house, every milif