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be I) ii, be mi N. ers ria ra the he tbe Cdr was Olt hie If ion. . be _ Mr. Pi'AUDI reported (pm the &lea Commit tee Appoiated to examine the papers prefented to the Houle, relative to Seditious Meetings. The i Report was ordered to lie on the table and Mr. Pelham gave notice, that he fhoold, on Monday next, move this Report to be taken into conlislera t.un on Thurfday. Mr. Gear 'laid, it would be proper to allow a longer time, asthe Report feemed very voluminous. ZelY PT, Mr. fad, Abe the long difatflion which had taken place on inflation for Papers, he mould not then enter into the merits of a moron he meant to have prupofed that evening relative to Egypt. and which was rendered snore ticeeltary from the `!oody Gazette of his slay. _He rofspojn fax he could then agree to it confiftently with his public duty, he would alfuredly give it his confent. The SICRSTARY at WAR obferved, that if the prattice which the Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Grey) withed to be carried into effeet would infure the attendance of Members, the Houle might perhaps be favoured with the more frequent attendance of that Hon. Gentleman. With refped to notices of motions for Papers, it was a queition of courtery, and not of right, and he would put it fairly in that way to the feelings of the Hon. Gentleman who bad made the motion. He Mould certainly vote againft that motion time, eaclufive of the quation of notice, the Hon. Gentleman had given no reafon in behalf of it. The Cnamcsi.i.oa of the Exentopta raid he could not bring hingelf to vote againfi, nor would he vote for it, and therefore, for the purpofe of difcivintetiancing the praCtice of bringing forward motions of this nature without notice, he moved the previous quetlion. Mr. N. VANSITTART fupported the previous queftion. Mr. Nicnot.Ls laid, if his Hon. Friend could not obtain to day the Papers he had moved for he could not make any ufe of them,as the Subfidy to Portugal,• on the difctdfion of which his Hon. Friend wanted them, was to be moved on Monday. Mr. CORRY obferved, that the whole of what was included in the Hon. Gentleman's motion was already upoii the Table, as it might at any time •be found, on reference, in the Journals of the Houle. With refpeit to any immediate neceffity, the Hon. Gentleman was not fo much preffed for time, fince it was well known he might move for the Papers on Monday, and if they were grrantedanight have thirst on Tuefday ready for the difddfion of the Report, when they would be of equal ufe. Ma. Jon tisrow did not believe that the whole of what the Hon. Gentleman moved for was to be • found on the Journals, nor did he think any id& dent reafon had been urged againa the Honour. able Gentleman's motion. Mr. MARTIN lamented that fo much money, as well as the blood of our O ffi cers and Soldiers, had been fquandered in military expeditions, and pro. feffed his refolution not to vote for a tingle penny being given to any foreign power whatever. M. &MUM thought a confiderable portion of the time of the Hoilre would be very htquently wafted if the praeiee of giving notice of motions was not adhered to. Mr. Gest oppofed the previous tiueftion, be. eaufe-no objation had been made to the motion itfelf, but merely to the manner of bringing it for ward ; he therefore confidered the previous quet tion as totally unparliamentary. Added to this, if, as it had been alledged, the fubflance of the pa pers moved for by the Hon. Gentleman was to .found on the journals, what oblation could there be to a motion for the pmduetion of that which was already before the Houfe ? Mr. Reason conceived he had a right at any time to bring forward a motionfor the purpofe of enquir. nig into the expenditure of the Public Monies. 74r. BAGWSLL ftated the pradtice of the Irifh Parliament, which was uniformly to give notice of any important motion before it was introduced. Mr. Megrim (of Galway) corroborated the ftatement of the Jail fpeaker, adding that when, in any inftance, the praftice was deviated from, by the facetious oppofition in that Parliament, it was produCtive of much inconvenience. [Here the Hon. Member was called to order, and after ionic obfervations from Mr. Grey, the previous queftion was carried without a diviiion.] COMMUNICATION PROM THI [INC. The CHANCALLOR of the Exc Hattori appeared at the Bar, and ftated, that he was commanded by bis Majeity to lay before the Houfe copies of cu.- tain orders of Council, relative to the detention of Ruffian, Danifh, and Swedifh reffels. On a motion that thefe papers fhould be laid on the table, Mr. Gear defired to know whether thefe papers contained the whole, or were only a part of the communication which the Right Hon. Gentleman had announced his intention to lay before the Houk relative to the Northern Conf ederacy ? The CHANCILLOR of the Exerseosisa conceived that when thefe papers were laid on the table, if they thould not be fatisfaeory to the Right Hon. Gentleman, he might move for any he fkould think fit. Upon thefe he now prefented, it was his in tention to move for a Bill of Indemnity. Mr. Glut. faid—A4 What, without any other communication ?" The CHANCALLOR of the Etc,' civet( laid, he only meant to move an indemnity for the inferior agents of Government who had weed in conk, quence of thofe orders. Mr. Garr obferved that, on a former Oceanian, when he mentioned his purpofe to move for papers relative to our unfortunate difpute with the Nor thern Powers, he was given to underftand that a negotiation wairthesi pending, which the dircuftion likely to arife from fuch a motion might operate to impede. He hoped it was not intended to pro. ceed upon fuch imperfat information to any ma terial bufinefi. The CII•NCELLOII of the Excissityla fail, he did not mean to extend the motion air indemnity to his Majefty's Government, but merely to confine .t to the fubordivate officers. Mr. Guy referred for a future opportunity the ft,lit of declaring his fentiments upon that fubjea. The papers were ordered to lie on the table. 11161TIOUS MILTINOS. notice, that he Mould on Wednefday next fubmit that motion to the Houfe. He added that, while on his legs—[Here Mr. Yoxxx rofe to order. He Laid, it would be a new mode of pradice, to allow Gentlemen, on giving notice of a motion, to enter into the merits of that motion, as it would be a fpetch to which no perfon could reply.] Mr. Joass wifhed to know from the Speaker, whether it would be orderlyln a Member of the Houle of Commons to put a queltion to the Mi. nifter of Government ? Mr. Yentas remarked, that the Hon. Member thould not mix his notice of motion with this quef tion ; but let one be untlerflood before the othct was offered. Mr. Jones raid, he had been fo unfortunate ar not to receive any anfwer to his qnellion yefferday, re fpeding a thin; fo defirable to be known at this tremendous cnfis. Here Mr. Yoaat again interrupted the Honour able Melnber, Rating that it would be improper to reply to fuch a quellion • and that fuch quettions ought not to be put in jut Houle, either with a view to propriety, to decency, or to loyalty. Here the cons erfatiou ended. The Amendments made on the commitment of the Prietts' Difqualificsition bill were, on the mo tion of the CHANCALLOR of the Excitactpla, read and agreed to, and the Bill ordered to be read a third time on Monday next A Meffage from the Lords Rated their Lord thips affent to feveral private Bills. HIS HAJESTI INDIStOSITION. Mr. Joins faid it was rather extraordinary that he fhould have been interrupted when about to put a queftion which related to a matter of the higheft ' importance, and which he conceived to be perfed ly in order. He could afire the Right Hon. Gen tleman on the other fide, that whenever he made up his mind to a thing, he was not •eaftly to be withdrawn from it. The queftion he withed to put was, whether the Meffage delivered yellerday by the Noble Lord, was authorifed by his Majefty in Council ? upon which The CHANCELLOR of the Ezell/nine role, and made the following reply :—Such Meffages, Sir, as thole alluded to by the Honourable Gentleman, are feldom the r erun of any formal meeting of the Privy eouncu ; on the contrary, it has been nfual to bring them down without any meeting at all of the !Lag's Council. Whether the perfeverance of the Honourable Gentleman in putting fuck quef tions he didated or not by his confcientions feel ings, it is not for me to determine • but whether in decency or propriety they can be put, the Ho nourable Gentleman will be belt able to anfwer to himfelf, when he allows himfelf a few moments for refledion. But I well know, Sir, the tendency of fuch queftions, and the motives of thofe who would harafs the lion& by countenancing and reviving rumours which mutt difgrace every thinking and feeling mind.—And to thofe, be they whom they may, who ftir up and propagate fuch rumours con cerning the Rate of his Majetty's health, I am ready, firmly and truly, to declare, that accord ing to the belt information that can be Obtained on that important point, and according to' thofe who have the belt opportunity and means of obtaining that information, and upon whom I may-confi dently rely (for I, Sir, am myfelf one of than, and do not he fi tate to hold out my own knowledge and coalition) were it now the moment to make any declaration on the fubjett, the Houle and the country would hear with fatisfaltion that what I thould have to declare would abundantly confole the feelings and allay the apprehenfions of every loyal man [Azeivral cry of bear, bear !]'Adjourned. LONDON. SATURDAY, MAY r 6. TRIO! OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK Coals 64 I—Cone far toe. 64.-.oasaluat pf 9. Reduced 591 4. f &111 OF STOCKS YESTIRPS V ILA Stock 1674 t66i Lang Ann. ES 1-161 3 per Cent. Red. 59f Short t-s 3 per Cott. Con. bap. 3" per Ce0t, 6 56 4 Tr Cost- 771 7Sti hop. Anouldes 11 3-16 5 per Cent. Nary of Ouudurn Si 114 s per Ceut. toy. 931 94 931 India Stock too} 994 The important difpatches from Egypt, brought by Lieutenant COR 'ITT, were publifbed la ft night in a Gazette Extraordinary. The anion of the sill, in proportion to the numbers engaged, was one of the molt bloody that has been fought this war. The lots of fo gallant and experienced an Officer as General AIIIIICIOIIIIII, at fo critical a moment, mutt be infinitely deplored. The praifes to feelingly beftowed upon this excellent Man and brave Commander by his fuccefor, General HUT c iiissoa. will be acknowledged by she whole Nation ; and we have no doubt that not only his memory will be honoured by every teftimony of public regard, but thofe who are to perpetuate' his name will receive chore expreffions of gratitude to which, had he furvived, h: would have been fo juftly entitled. Our lots in killed and wounded of inferior note, though confiderable, was inferior to that of the ' enemy. The killed, including officer* amounts to 247 ; the wounded to 121 I, including feamen employed on there, and 32 miffmg, being a total lots of 1490. That of the enemy teems to have been not left than ;coo killed, wounded, and pri loners, and Come of their principal officers are liated to have beer. among the number. The enemy, as we Rated yefterday, were the affailants, and had affembled all their ditpisfable I force. According to every report the French had *pared for the attack during the night, and at the beginning of the affair, our troops, though not furprifed, had the difadvantage of not being fo thoroughly prepared to receive the enemy, as if they bad &vetted it itt the day-titan. General ARERCROMBY made every cffoi t to rep* suy little confulion inevitable in Inch a tituation by his pie fence and example. He concealed his wound till he fainted and dropped from his home, and his boot was found full of blood. The enemy', troops had drank great quantities of Ipirituous liquors, mutt of the prifuners, amounting, it is laid, with thole wounded and left on the field, to near tOOO, were drunk. An frith Officer of rank in the French fa vice is even laid to have been in that fituation. The private acchunts flue, that the whole of the britilh army, as well as that of the enemy, fought with the moll defperate valour. The lira line of the Frencb Infantry had taken the flints from their magnets, truiting fully to their bayonets. A corps of grenadiers, with the title of Invincible en graved on their caps, attacked the +2d regiment in this fituation, and after a dreadful confli&, were repulfid, and the ilandard taken. They are faid to have been a corps that greatly dillinguilhed themfelves under BONA? 4RTE, and they were to- 1 tally annihilated ; the officers who bore the colours would not give them up, and were killed. There teems no truth in the report either of ME sou or REGlailt being killed. In confidering the effeds of this fanguinary con diet, we end, indeed, that the two armies, eighteen days after the battle, remain in their refpedive politions. Neverthelefs this viftory, which beyond doubt is glorious to the Britifh arms, mull be con fidered as very important, though no decifive ef fefts immediately refult from it. The French mull have been taught to refpcft the valour of the Britith troops, and we apprehend they will not be much difpofed to repeat their attacks. The whole Pe ninfula of Aboukir remains in our undifputed pof feffion, If the natives of Egypt are inclined to embrace our caufe they now have an opportunity,. as there can be no very confiderable body of men left to coerce them, to watch MOVRAD BEY, and the 'remains of thkirarty of the Bays. Iris reported in the private letters, that after the battle of the sift. a flag of truce was fent into Alexandria with offeri of a capitulation, but it was tent back with a pontive refufal. On a fub feguent day previous to the departure of the Fe°. lA, the offers were repeated, but no anfwer what ever was returned. . It is sinderfood that fence tl4 landing of our tooops, they have had about 3500 killed and wounded, and there are letters which give this flatement of the wounded;however, it is laid about sOOO are convalefcent. The enemy, if they had I moo or 12000 men in the anion of the 2111, had nearly ,tOOO killed, wounded, and prifoners, and therefore have only 7 or 8000 remaining ; but befides thole pofitively in anion, there muff have been !bins left in Alexandria, exclufive of the crews of veffels in the harbour, isc. It was thought there fore that 'We had not fufficient force to attempt to form Alexandria, or to form a regular liege againff fo confiderable a garrifon. It is believed, however, that Alexandria will be firaightened for provifions, as we command the canal of Alexandria, and the communications with Cairo mutt be by theeefart. Thefe, fince the main body of the French is with drawn, may be very precarious. Being in poffeffion of the pofition we occupy, the Army will retain it, waiting fur initruetions and reinforcements. The enemy in the mean time will find it no eafy matter to receive any rein forcements; and there is therefore everyprobability that we muff finally prevail over the French in that quarter, though it muff not be expeacd to be a cheap conqueft. Already eighteen days had pet from the a.!bon of the sift, when the dif patches came away, and Alexandria not taken.— But every thing may be expelled from the courage and capacity of the Officer who has fucceeded to the Chief Command. The Park and Tower guns were fired at fo late an hour yellerday (fix in the evening) as to pro duce a report that more favourable news had been received ; but there was no foundation for it. Mr. BALDWIN, the late Brit& Conful in Egypt, came paffenger in the FLORA. Sir Rat.sm ARIRCROMO Y'S wound was from a musket ball which lodged in the thigh. He con ' coaled it till the enemy were totally routed, when he fell from his horfe through lots of blood. Mr. Yovwo the furgeon, on examining the wound, im mediately perceived it to be mortal. By tie death of General Sir %Lip« ASIR. CILOI4IY, the Coloncicy of the sd Dragoons, or Royal Scotch Greys, and the office of Commander ir.Chief of the forces in Scotland, become vacant ; as does alto a Red Ribbon of the Order of the Bath. The 4sd regiment fuffered more than any other, having more than a half either killed or wounded. There was not a &Mier of the front rank whole bayonet was not ttained with the blood of the enemy. His MAJESTY, it ii CS/41 9 has erred his defire, that the arrears of the Civil Lill ould be paid up. His MAJESTY has been graciottfly pleafed to di re& that from and after the di inft. when bread hull exceed t Id. per pound, or meat 6d. per pound, the foldirts in Ireland are to be allowed by Government Inch excels of prices—in bread, not exceeding one pound, and in meat not above three quarters of a pound per day for each man. Our Iteadcrs will fee from our report of the pro ceedings of the Houk of Consumes that Mr. An- DP443110 gave the Houfe the moll fatisfatiory ac- COL= Oi late of his MA I E 5.1 el health. . HAmayakcht This day arrived the Hamborgii mail due on Wednefday lilt. The following hare been re ceived by it CoN s fINOPIA, MARCH ia.---The ordinance of PA L 1. prohibiting the erportation of cctrrnci ditiLs front Rollia, h..i h.td a diltrefEng cifett :t our commerce ; the trade ut the .Black Sea is en tirely ruined, and tile COlll And materials tor lilting out the fleet which had been cuntrifted for in the Crimea, have been ear:died in vain. The l'orte appears to be in no (mall perplexity on account of Ruflia, as there is a arm% Ruffian fleet in the Marie Se:t ready to fail, and an army of 40.000 Rudians on the Frontiers of Moldavia. The Englifh and 'rurkifh flags are no* flying at Aboukir. ST. PETERSBURG H, AYH I L 20.—nm Court Ga zette flatee, that on the 13th MIL 'his IsciustA4,, Wit:sir honoured the Diraling Smite with his piefence, pouring mercy and benevolence on a ll ltadlla, in order to cement its welfare for ever. On that memorable day, every claf fubjetts color el the fruits of thofe virtues, which emballtfh ape heart of the Monarch, who now reigns over all the Ruftiase—His MA) 2SI Y Ilt) has resolved in C veiy thing to follow the ((sit itep4 of CATHARINE' the GREAT, ordered feveral manifelloes to be read, h r which-4ira, the privileges of the Nobility are fe , cured—Second, the city regulations granted to the citizens, by CATI4fr RINE the GREAT, for the be nefit of commerce and indullry, and the charter given to the cities are reftored—Third, a number of perfons, imprifoned and under fentence, liberat ed—Fourth, the Secret Chancery of Inquifition, or Secret Expedition, annulled, and the fuits pe;.d ing therein conligned to oblivion—Fifth, the coun try people, who had hitherto Coffered by the pro hibited exportation of goods, have received leve ral privileges from the new Sovereign, who has Ve. ellablifhed the mild and mire Government of his auguft grandmother. Lowsa ELBE, MAY I.—Yelterday, in a confer ence held at the Danifh head-quarters, near Ham burgh, between his Higlinefs Field-Marfhal Pats CI CH ARLE s of Heffe, the Pruff an Envoy M. Sc u ULTZ, and his Excellency Sir Jami.s Cazwroao, the Bi- , tint Minifter, an agreement was entered into, that the Elbe sha ll be again open to all flags without exception ; but the Greenland fhips from Alton land Gluckftadt , and the yards from the DATA harbours on the Elbe, laden with corn and pro vifions for Norway, are to be provided with Enghlh . paffes. RAG() 1, MAY s.—lt is raid the French army in our territory will be augmented from 25,000 to 30,000 men. A number of Emigrants have returned to Bruf &is, among whom are feveral Members of the la%e Auftrian Government. They write from Amfterdam, that the Beet of Admiral dc WINTER is taking in provifluns for four months. A corps of tz,ooo meu will be em barked onboard it. NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCE. MAILS THIS DAY.—Wind S. W. AltlL/TID • Haznbursh. May i Dabble, May Is. z Waft:feed. May ia. • Dcanagbadea, May 139 I AZlKillart. Aril 13. DVS - 0 YARMOUTH, MAY Is. This mornin g . arrived his May's Poll,olEce packet KING GIORGI, Captain MATTNLIV FLYM, with the Mails of the mi infant) Meffrs. Noot- NUM, Dows.iso, SaWDBItS. LAZMUS, STONE. TURNER, WIRIZILLIERN, and Mr. WAGSTA) King's Meirenger from Cuzhaven. Mr. WAGiTA rr has brought difpatches which he colleEted at Cux haven, from Egypt, St. Peteriburgh, and Lord CARYSFORT : he likewifc brings intelligence of the Elbe being now entirely open to all Britilh Met - - chantmen.—Arrived the HAZARD and COSOURG cutter from a cruize. FALMOUTH, MAY 13. Arrived the HattLsgstim Packet, Captain HAIt. val., in 3o days from Halifax,.with the Halifax and New York Mails. She I . :tiled from Falmouth, on the t 7th of December laft, with the Mails, and arrived at New York on the soth of February, from whence the failed on the loth of March for Halifax, where the arrived on the 3d of April ; the failed from Halifax for England on th e 136, leaving at the fornler place the Lissy (loop of war, and arrived here this day ; by her we learn that the Durk of CUMBERLAND Packet, with the January Mails, bad arrived fife ar New York.— The patfengers by this Packet arc Mr. Joao:sow. and Mr. and Mrs. Wat.ssa. PLYMOUTH, AL‘Y 14. Came in the Louifa French brig, laden with wheat And flour, cut out of kbiberoon Bay, on the 6th initant, by the boats wt is Maicfly's fbip STORK, of 28 guns, Capt. Patera, within tam: qnct fhot of the fhore : the Sross had previoufly captured two chafe marees, one of which was de. aroyed, and the other fitted out As a cruller, but the was unfortunately retaken the fame day by a French gun boat of fuperior force.—Came in the Laos, of 38 guns, Capt. HOPI, from' a cruise. —Alto the Rastas cutter, of 8 guns, Captiiin Faszia, with a tub boat, laden with zoo ankers of fpiriti. MAY Es. Arrived a Danifls Emit Indiaman, laden with Mks, tea, china, &c. fent in by the Eu amines, Capt. BATHURST. Arld will prove a valuable prise.-- Sailed the &llama° gun-brig for Guernfey. £HED.NW, MAT is. Sailed_zellerday, his' Majefty's Coop fit rrsee, Captain KITTOS, for Portfmouth, and the Clasout and Atsoaassoa gun-boats for the Downs. Ar rived this day, the Striven, friaate from a cruifc. The levsyriocros floop went to the Note. fitted for a voyage of dilCovery: Cornishman's. is ;be Commander. _ ter,.. 4 • •• - I