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Fur. THE SUMMER. MP ROV ED LIGHT I-i:.'l'S for the SUM. A MElt, war-rioted to kzcp th.ir Enipt and Colour, mann (Adored and fold only by MAI and Lown, King-ttreet, Covent wden. PARLLiMENT,IRT PROCF.EDANGS. HOUSE OF LORDS, MONDAY, APRPL 17. The Houk met foon after two, when Mr. Adam was fur ,her heard in the Aretai Cattle, COIOIICI Fullarton r. Sir Hugh I '..lrymple, and at five o'clock he chafed his Cafc, whaling to 1.;;:lfelf the right to telly when his Learned Friends for the Re frondent fhould have gone through their arguments. The fur ther hearing was adjourned to a future day. Five Bills were brought u r from the Commons. and prefent ed by Sir CHARLLI , DI*NDAS and others, which were after wads read a fut. time. Lord Aucx LAND ink, previous to the Order of the Day being gone into, to exprefs the conviaion he fit, that much confution and inconvenience Arnie from coupling two Divorce Bills, viz. that of Mrs. Atldifon and that of Dr. Campbell, and letting them Rand for confederation on the fame day, when no two applications for Divorce could reft upon grounds more widely diflina and differ ent. Ilisl.ordfhip Paid, it had been fuppored that !.c felt a bias a particular way on theoccafion, but thofe were egregioufly millaken who imagined that he had yet made up his mind on the fulljea. lie had never undergone more cmbarraflment in What manner to come to a decifion than on this queflion.—He was perfdtly aware that Mrs. Ad difon's application was a novelty, perhaps an in novation, and would, in all probability, as had been well and powerfully (fated in a late conver- Cation, by a Noble and Learned Friend of his (Lord Elden), efiablith a dangerous precedent, and open a door to endlefs collufion, and endlefs mifchief. On the other hand it was impoffible for any of their Lordfhips not to feel the greatell dif ficulty in refuting to afford Mrs. Addifon relief; after that lady bad fully and fatisfaaorily made nut a very s arong and a very enormous cafe. Let theta - lot a moment reflea on the light in which the Honfe would (land, if, as in all probability, I)r. Campbell obtained his Divorce, and Mrs.Ad difon fhould be refuted relief; after having received an lath and injury of fo deep a dye, as that of an intrigue carried on with her own fifter-fyflemati eally for a confiderable period of thne—Mrs.Camp boll who, after Her incefluous commerce with her brother-in-law, could never face her hutband again, and after having by her wicked condua (woken the peace of her filler's mind, and difturb ed and deliroyed the happitiefs of an amiable and virtuous family, would be releafed from all diffi culty and ernbarradinatt, while her innocent fitter, who, it was impoffible to fuppore, could ever bring herfelf to live with her gudty hufband again, would be denied the power of marrying another, though her rater, the fource of all the domeftic difgrace and unhappinefs, would be enabled to marry any man the chpfe. Feeling the importance of all their confiderations, his Lordfhip Paid he omit earne ly %viand the fishnet of Mrs. Addifon's cafe, to undergo a Rill, a ferious, and deliberate diktat - Jo on its own merits, unconnected with any other topic, and be wilted that it might particu larly engage the attention of the Right Reverend Bench, who. I,e hoped, would feel it to be a Cub jai that elpecially required their confideration. His Lordiluß concluded with raying, that having already ftepped to the Bar, and afked the Counfel (Mr. Adam) if a little delay would make any dif ference to the parties ? who Paid it would not, he moved to difchargc the Order for the further hear. lug to-morrow: and moved, That a further pro. cceding upon. Mrs. Addifon's Divorce Bill be ap- . pointed for that day fortnight.—Ordered. lIIIIOLVERT DEBTORS' BILL. Earl MOIMA role and moved the Order of the Day for the fecoml reading of the Infolvent Debt ors Bills his Loidruip raid, he did not mean to enter into any debate upon it in that *age, unlefs other Noble Lords Ibould think it necelrary ; but that in the Committee he meant to move kveral new claures and amendments, to render it as free from objection a. poiflble. He therefore moved, that it be read a second .time. It was read a fe coed time accordingly, and committed for Friday. SEDITIOUS eItETISG BILL. The Earl of Rossi:re preiented the Report of the Secret Committee to whom the Pealed bags of treatomible Papers, lately prefental at the Bar from the other Houfe, were referred. The Re port was read at length, and contained 'many lt rang and alarming . proofs of feditious and trea- Conal4e proceedings in refpea to the inftitotion of Committees for general purpofes, the appointment of cooduaors, fuperhatenlants, &c. Ste. The Earl of SUFFOLK defiled that the names uf the Lords eleaed b7ballot, on the Secret Com mittee, might be read. The fame warmed. • The Duke of BFDFORD aid, that after the Re pprt had been read, Noble Lords could not be tappofed to becompetent to go immediately into a dcbAte ou a Bill Of (itch great importance, with out having been afforded an• opportunity of ma- Ptrely conlidering the weight and bearing of the faa. Rated in the Report, whi.:ll had onlyjuft been laid on' the table. • _ • _ _ _ The Earl of Rossi:es laid, be agreed perfealy with the noble !Duke, that it would be more fatif -I"Aetory to the floor.: not to be called npon to de :, :;• the without having an opportunity If -I.,rded to noble Lord* to examir.e and to weigh matter contained in the. Report. But he did a•thrc the nehle I)uhe, tint from the information' berm- Committee, it gas evident that not a . ay v...., zo ix loft in puffer.; the Bill, and even', iince be had come into the Honfe h e had e e e e i% e d inEwmati tn, fin- the truth of which he would rea till./ ruge I, the t loufe, and which, if it I-1J come ite time, witeili hare been aated in the I Report, that an orn nieetivg of difaffedcd per-1 id r...7ently 1;7C11 lid, for the pnrpofe of tax.. huntedi.itz matures before the Bill could pafu, t.. effes . thc moll *treafonuble purpolcs, and that Bills of a eizciara.mry nature, explicitly bid ding inilant defiance to Government, and threat.' eying the overturn of i:, and every po(Gble ibid . era? could. reCult from atta:chy and difonion, were pniled up azaina er;:ry tree and place= the Common on which the meeting was held. There was, therefore, no time to be loft ; but that never thelefs he did not with to pals a tingle Rage of the Bill, he Ihould hope they might r into the Com rr.ittee that evening, and debate in a third reading to-morrow. The Earl of MOIRA fitid, that after the folemn pledge the noble and km ned Lord had given in proof of the preffing neceffity of the Bill's paling without delay. his opinion was, that. all the credit ought to be given to the exigency of the occafion, that could be granted confillently with the avoid. ance of any improper dereliaion of their duties as Peers of Parliament : he therefore fhould not for the prelent oppofe the Bill, fo far as to refill its going into a Committee. The Earl of SUFFOLK Paid, the reafon why he had moved to have the names of the noble Lords on the Committee read was, that he did not really know who they were. He now knew, and he could not but complain that they were all Lords of the fame way of thinking, and exprefs his furprize that no noble Lord had beenfele&ed from the fide of the Houle on which he fat. What ob. jedlion was there to any of his frismds that they Ihould be to a man excluded 1 Their fortunes were as large, and their charaaers as refpeeable. A call of gird/ion, ri t ifi e :n. The Duke of BEDFORD role, and laid that when they came to debate the Bill, they would in fait have to debate tr.m Bills---the former Seditious Meeting Bill and the prefent. To meafkres fo extremely ftrong and violent he, for one, Inver could be brought to agree without the fulleft proof of the extremeftmeceffity. He oersted that the Report juft read did not contain 'evidence (irons enough to fatisfy him that the Bill ought to pals; and, if he had been prefEnt, thinking as be did upon the fubjea, he would not have contented to its paffing a tingle Rage. The Sfobk and Learn ed Lord, he underftood to have (fated two points, the one, that the Committee had more and ftronger information before them than the Report Rated.-- If that were the fat, the Committee were cenfur able for not having made it part of the Report.— The other point of the Noble Lord's was, that he hail received intelligence that day, fubfequent to the drawing up of the Report, of a particular open Meeting being held, at which treafonable declara tions were publicly polled up. Giving for the moment full credit to the Noble Lord's fiatement, he would barely fay, fuch a fa& required the proof. His Grace laid, he would not then tire the Houle with entering into detail, but would referee himfelf to (peak to the principle and merits of the Bill on the third reading; but thinking as he did refpeaing it, he Ihould certainly give his negative to the going into the Committee. Lord }roamer explained that his Noble and Learned Friend had not raid that the Committee had ftrongir proof before them than was contain ed in the Report, but from the general tendency of the information contained in the haled bags of papers, it was evident that not an hour was to be loft in paling the Bill, and that he was further urged to preys the going through the Committee, as fince he came into the Houle, he had received undoubted information of an important fat cor roborating in the molt undeniable manner the ab folutc necellity of paffing the Bill with all poffible chi - patch. The Duke of Blaroen Paid a few words in ex planation. The Bill, with the Duke's Not-Content alone, paired the Committee without amendment. Or dered to be read a third time this day.- Other bufinefs that remained on the Table was gone through.—Adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. Mr. VA YSIT fAIIT brought in a Bill to exempt Sea Elephant Oil frnm duty in Salt, by Auftion,which vr4srmti a full time, and ordered to be read a fecond time to-morrow. The Committee on the Irith SugarUery EiU, upon the motion Of Mr. Coeur, was deferred to Wednefday next. The Houk then refolseil Welt into a Committee of Ways and Means. • Mr. COILItr moved, that the Drawback of 4.jths ►rills Cur rency, br allowed nn the Exportation of every Gallon of Spirits diftilkd from Sugars In Ireland, which being agreed to, and the Houk rilustal, the Rcfolutlon was ordered to be reported to-morrow. On the motion of Mr CORRY. refolved, " that the Houfe go into a ConinOttee to-morrow, to confider oft. Bill to enable the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland to prohibit the Exportation of Prov fon. from Ireland, and to permit the Importation of Pro •iGons therein." A Meffage trom the Lords informed the Houfe that seir Lordthips had agreed to the Bill, granting Bounties on the Ite partation of American Flour, Indian Corn and Rice, into Ire land. and to fevcral PliVAt• 111 la. The Houle went lato a Committee on the Itiih Hnp Impor tation Bill. Mr. CU RR r moved, " that the duty on Hops imported into Irel.a.ti be lowered to *duty not exceeding t 0.0111 every pound weight thereof. The Houfe being rtfunud, the Refolution was reported, and ordered to be mx Ned to-morrow. The Bill 13r encouraging the Jinn, Importation of Rice into Ireland a third time, and paired. 'the Tytite Leafing Bill was ordered to be read a fccond ante on Monday next. The Scots Militia Bill was read • feeoad time—to be com mitted on Friday. - A Member gave notice, the the motion of Mr. Dicke tenon. relative to the Refi.lence of the Parochial Clary, woeld be poßponed by hint till Monday next. Mr. WILIERFORCI [Aid, it was by the dcfire of the Iron Manufaamers, his conßituents, that he intended to bring forward a motion to the Houk, on the fubjea of certaiirWares made of Call Iran I and that in order to dittinguifb them from certain commodities which refembled them, though of much inferior quality, it was propofed, that there fhoold be fomemark of difctimmation to diainguifh them. The principle was one which Parliament had recognized in ninny infiances, and he trolled that the Bill he fhould move for would be found beneficial. He then moved for leave to bring in a Dill for regulating the Manufaanring of Gait Iron %Vare,and to prevent perfons pnrchaling Iron, from being deceived as to its quality. The SPIAIttIIt friggefied to the lion. Member, that on a Bill of this nature, wbich,.in fume de-. gree, partook of the nature of a Private Bill, it would be proper to follow Parliamentary ufii . ge, by moving, in the firft inftance, for the appoint ment of a Committee to con fi der the fubjeft, and then, that a Dill be formed. Mr. VW'.Llcaioecc accordingly moved, " that a Committee he appointed to confider of the pre per method of regulating the mating of CaR Iron and Cada? Ware, and to prevent peifons from being decayed as to the quality thereof." GRENADA. Mr. Lunen:Grow faid, that in confequence of the time being elapfed, according to the Order of , the Houfe, for the receiving of Private Petitions, the Proprietors of Land, in the Eland of Grenada, who, from their ditiance, had been unavoidably precluded from making their application fooner to Parliament, had now in(kruaed him to offer to the Houfe a Petition, praying for leave to prefent their Petition *for aid, the fame as if fuck Order had not been made. Mr. Lnfltington then proceeded to Rate the cafe, as contained in th: Petition of there Grenada Proprietors • that In March 1799, an infurreltion and rebelli on h.td broken out an the Ifland, in concert with the common enemy; that the eft& had been ruinous beyond all ex ample. He reminded the Houfe, that in, 1779, Grenada had been cuptured by the French, under Count D'Ellaing, but when yielded back to Great flritian, at the peace, the French inhabitants, who weie numerous. had been futrered tti retain their property. In 1779, the !Hand had been captured by a couccvt between dick French'lnhabitants and the enemy. After the Peace, the Proptictors had been called upon to expend a confiderable fum of money in ereEting and repairing Fortifications, and' that they had expreffed their vAUingpers fo to do,' provided a fufficient Garrifon was kept up in them,. as the French Inhabitants of the Wand were not to be trolled : That though application to this el left was made to the Governor, a confiderable time elapfed without their having affurance to this effea ; that although a letter was received from the late Lord Sydney, when Secretary of State, af. luring them of the determination of his Majeßy's Government to provide a in ffi c ient garrifon of from I Soo to moo men, in confequence of which the Affembly of Grenada chearfully voted the fum of aoo,oool. for the fortification of the Maud; but that when the infurreetion broke out, there were only about tso men in garrifon, the remainder of the regular force having been previoutly wanred, owing to exifting circumftances, clfewhere. The Prayer of the Petitioners Rated, that the Proprie tors had materially fuffered by the infurreelion— that this calamity was greatly owing to the want of a proper garrifon at the time, but that there was no imputation that this was owing to any fault of Government. Under there eircumaances, he trolled, the Right Hon. Gentleman who was en. trotted with his Majetly's pleafure, would not withhold his concurrence to the bringing up of the Petition. The Petition having been brought up, and read at the Table, Mr. LUSHINGTON next moved, "That leave be given to prefent a Petition for the Purpofes above mentioned." The Cusptcreeos of the Excu'litysa hid, he was empowered to give his Majefty's Recommen dation folely for the pu. pole thf affording the parties concerned, an opportunity of laying their cafe be. fore Parliament ; farther than this he could not pledge himfelf, as he declared. that he ha net as yet formed an opinion upon the &Wed. The Petition being brought up, Mr. Lusuiticrom next gave notice, that We fhould move to-morrow, " That the Houfe refolve itfelf into a Committee. for the purpofe of inquiring into the allegations Bated in the Petition of the Proprietors of Eftates in the Ifland of Grenada." MR. H. TOOKE'S ELECTION. Earl TEMPLE faid, he rofe to apologifc to the Houfe for the long delay which had occurred fincc the time he had moved for the appointment of a Sete& Committee, for the purpofe of inquiring in to the eligibility of Mr. H. Tooke's Eleaion. This delay, he affured the Houfe, had proceeded from fi fevere indifpotion, which had for fome time Fr-- vented his attendance in the Houk. He now moved, " That the Houfe will, on Monday next, take into confederation the Minutes of Examina tion taken at the Bar of the Houfe, and the Re port of the &led Committee appointed to exa mine the Journals, relative to the eligibility of Perfons in Holy Orders to fit in that Houfe."— The Motion being agreed to, Earl TEMPLE then faid, that he confidered it neceffary according to the forms of the Houfe, that an order fhould be ferved on Horne Tooke, Efq. requiring his attendance in his place on Monday next. The Earl made a motion accordingly, but afterwards faid he begged leave to withdraw it, for the prefent, in order that he might have time to look into precedents in filch cafes; and men tioned that he fhould bring fin %raid a motion on the fubjeet to-morrow. Mr. &sous brought up the Report of the Committee of Supply, when the Refolutiuns were read and agreed to. NEUTRAL SHIPS. Mr. Jottarrom referred to Papers which had been moved for relative to the judgments of Ad miralty and Vice-Admiralty Courts in cafes offal ing the Maritime Rights of Nations, and the dif puted quellion whether free (hips constituted free goods? It was an objet of great importance, and more efpecially at the prefent juneure, when it bad given rife to our difpute with the Powers forming the Northern Confederacy. Some meafures ought to be taken in confequence of the decifion of thefe Court's, tending to mark the fenfe of Parliament relative to the condul to be obferved ..owards Neutral Powers. He thought it would appear from there Papers that there had been grofs abufes on the part of thefe Tribunals, and that injuries had been done to Neutral Nations ; that great ex pence and delay had attended the reverfal of their Sentences when brought before the Privy Council, and that the evils hence arifing had excited Neu tral Nations firft to protea their Commerce by Convoys, and when that failed, they had then entered into a ha& Confederacy. He then moved " That a fulEcient number of Copies be printed for the ufe of the Members, aide Account h,id on the Table, Rating the number of Neutral Ships brought into ports by Ships of War, their cargoes, feutences of condemnation, and t he feve- Tel Appeals againti fuels feutences pronounced in the Courts of Admiralty, and Vice-Admiralty Courts, as they now Rand ready for bearing."— ,9rderede.-Adjourned. LONDON. TUESDAY, APRU. 2!. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK Conkli yof 4—Coatis for account sq. Rcd. ySi 1 I—Ohl s per Cent. 951—Nen ditto 93.1 i Omniunt 61 7i 7. PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. Bank Stock 163 1621 t per C. LOT. 9:31 . j per nt. Red. 58tt LOCI AIM 17 Ir-i6l 3 per Cont. 59ift Short Ann. st 4 per Cent. Coot. vti Omnium , 6i s per C. Navy 94i 9/ Cont . !or May 6059 a This morning we received the Paris journals a the 24th and 25th init. The 1110 ft important parts of their contents are a Proclamati.: n General Ptcor and Captain BALL, announcing their catirfaaion - *with the condua of the btaltefe ; and that the latter was called away on a Nave fervice. From this we may infer, that haring Thad a Command at the _battle of Aboukir, he mow Afts in our prefent attack upon the French in Egypt. • the circumikaace of trick documents appearing in the Paris Papers, is a proof that accomis of fome kind have recently been received there from, Malta ; but the date, 15th Fi.h. proles at the fame time that there was no truth whatever in the repor of General ABERCROM I's defeat, Th e f e papers alfo annunce in a letter from Stutt gad, that the Emperor AtEreunsit has recounc ed.all chilli to the Wand of Malta, The twice faa is corroborated by the contents of the Hatriburgh mail due on Wednefday laft, and( which arrived this morning. By this mail we have received fcveral important communications ; end among sabers, a letter fi on> RuiEa, Rating that the new Emperor has already iffite(ll3 molt important Ukafes, of which the fol lowing is the fubltance : I. All Rate prifoners are fet at liberty. 2. All decrees concerning contraband trade re revoked. 3. The regulations of 1783, refpetting tolls, ars to be in force again. 4. The Englifh Tailors, that had been on board of the Englifh (hips, under an embargo, and iln• ifoned, arc rellored to liberty. 5. All kinds of Socletes are permitted. 6. The Older of Malta ceafes. 7. The order of Wladimir is reftored. Every body is at liberty to drefs as he likes r. but with decency. 1. 'The 44otration of all kinds of books is per. mitred. to. The regiments fhall refume their former de.. nominations. t. The ancient guards are to be re.eftabliflied, Lvery body be allowed to enter into and to quit the empire. _ _ The 13th is as follows Clor manufaetories not having yet arrived at the necetfitry degree of perfeEtion, and not being adequate to limply the w4nts of our Empire ; it is hereby ordered, that the decree prohibiting the importation of porcelain. earthen ware, glafs, inctruments made of (Iceland iron, filk, cotton, and linen goods, be annulled. and that, for the prefent year, Ore regulations of 1797, null be in force." _ . _ . The embargo on Britifli (hips, however, is fill continued till advices be received from En . gland. The intelligence from the Baltic, though inter eking, is not of fo late a date as tome other ac counts that are in town. A letter from Lord NELSON, dated the s4th inf. complains of in. different health, and expreffes a with, that as it is not probable there will be any more fighting, he may be ordered home !! ! All the fleet except the LoNnox, Admiral PARKER'S flag fhip, have pafftd the Grounds in fafety, by taking out their guns. The Btanctis frillate, Captain HAMMOND, had been fent to look into Carlferoon. Letters from Salonichi, in Macedonia fate, that the harbour there has been haftily provided with cannon, an Englifh fhip having brought intelli gence, that five French frigates have failed againft Salonichi. The Greeks, who are very numerous there; are all partifans of the French, and the number of Turks in Macedonia is very fmall. From this .eircumftance, we fhould not be fur prized if GANTHIAVNE'S fquaciron, which was believed to be bound for Egypt, was in fait • defined for an Expedition againft Greece. If the French were to obtain a footing ih that country, they would be joined by almoft the whole of the Greek inhabitants, all of whom are extremely impatient of the Turkifh yoke. Mr. Rom, one of his Majefly's Melfengers arrived this morning at Lord HAWK essufty's Of= Tice, with difpaches from Lord Mixt° at the Court of Vienna. HAMBURGH MAIL. COPERRAORN, APRIL 14.—The demands made by Admiral PARKER, and the anfwers given"to them by our Government, which ferved as the balls for the armillice, concluded between the two Powers, arc Rated to be as follow :-1. Den mark (hall renounce the coalition with the other Northern Powers, and enter into an alliance with England.—Anf. refuted. a. The wounded Eng- •• -so.' 11 64 jan 0 7 cc .ATHAI txd a tkew ces as ze me; Mau tat it Nice, ttuar 14 1;ST' tO 1 :At an) bt:crc