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0. DFFINITIVE TREATY. Cam briJge, May 5. tfe2. I J the GENTLEMEN, CLERGY, and FREFHOLDERS of the COUNTY of CAMBRIDGE. rHE Sheriffs of this Cou n ty h av ing, with great impartiality, declared a decided majority in my favour, of very numerous and refpeetabk body of Freeholders prcftnt this day on the nominadoo of a Candidate to svprefent you in Parliament, I beg you to accept my warmeß ackowledgments for 5. difiinguilbed a mark of your good opinion. I tamely requeft 1' our further exertions, and anxioufly entreat your at ti riciatiee and votes on the day of cledtion, at Cambridge, on Wctimfday next, the sth of May. The partiality you h.ve fo °Chit Slows to the Family of Ms:somas, is my curet neon. r tgermnt to hope for your fupport: and if I fkould be fortunate crouthh to experience it on this occafion, it will be my unifor:n defire to prove by my conduet in Parliament my attachment to our happy conflitution, and to the interett and prosperity of this County in particular. 1 have the honour to be, with the greatett terve& and gratitude, Your moil obliged and faithful humble fervuok, CHARLES, SOMERSET MANNERS. PARMMENTARr PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE OF LORDS, TUESDAY, MAY 4. Counfel were beard relative to the eaufe--Hcrt ing v. Good title. being a writ of error moved for in the Court of King's ilei.ch.7•The farther hearing was deferred till Friday. The Royal Atka was given by Comm,Son to the Exche quer Bill Bill, the Income Tax Repeal Bill, and to a number of private Bills. The Leeds Commiffioners were the LORD CIIANCRLLOR, Lord WALSINOUAM, and Lord ALOANLET. The Sugar Average Bill,and a few private Bills we're brought up from the Commons, and fevcrally read a nett time. The order for fummoning their Lordthips, pur filant to a notice of motion upon this fubje& being read, Lord GlteaVlY.tt rote, and urged a variety of ' arguments to (hew the neceffity of appointing a ' day for taking it into the mon folemn confidera-1 tion. Thofe who difapproved of the Preliminary Treaty, mull be fill more difinclined to acquiefce in tl e flipulations of the Definitive Treaty. An alinoli incurable wound had been infliaed on the national honour, and our charader for good faith, by the dorelidion of the interefts of our allies.— The adherents of the Prince of Orange were left to the mercy of the Batavian Republic, and that Prince himfelf was, by a feparate article between the French Sind Dutch Ambafradors, tikked out of the only chance of adequate indemnity which remained to him. This tranfitaion, with many other circumnances eonnefted with the late nego dation, were filch as to make him regret that one of the hi hell charaders in the kingdom fhould be degraded by affixing his fignature to fuch aTreaty. The article alluding to the Houfe of Orange was couched in terms calculated to gratify the paltry of France. It was mentioned only as a branch of the Hoare of Naffaa eftabliffied in the Republic of the United Provinces, as if it was not a matter of univerfal celebrity that it was to this very Houfe that Republic owed its eflabliffiment, and that long before the exifence of the Seven United Provinces as an independatit State, the Family of Orange polkaed territorial property within itslimits yielding are venue of about loo,opol. fterling ; and perfonal effeas to an almoft incal• culable amount. The fame want of good faith was apparent in our conduft towards Portugal, which might jufily attribute all her loffes and facrifices to her anxiety to preferve her eonneaion with this country. Though Come better terms had been obtained for her, no claufe was introduced annulling the Treaty of Madrid, which mull there fore be confidered as having aaually abrogated the Methuen Treaty. Why were not Portugal and Naples made parties to the Treaty of Amiens, as the Allies of this country ? He could find no reafon for a refufal on the part of France, except a determination to degrade us in the eftimation of thofe Allies, and of all Europe. The Noble Lord then dwelt at confiderable length upon the ftipulations relative to the Cape of Good Hope and Malta, both of which he confidered as virtually at the dirpofal of France.—That the latter was fo ded by the Government of that country, he inteire_: from the language of a comment which recently appeared in a Paris paper upon the Treaty of Amiens, and in which it is fated, that—" as long as the ifland is Neapolitan it will be French." He cenfured the Miniflers for having agreed that the ifiand thould be placed under the guarantee of Ruffia, withoilt obtaining the previous content of that Power; and contended that Ruffia having re fufed fuch offer they ought, more particularly from the change which had occurred in the fituation of Trance fince the figning of the Preliminary Treaty, to infift upon its being retained by this country.— He then quoted a paffage from the comment jut alluded to, to thew what importance France and her allies attached to the non-renewal of former treaties. He was the laft man in whom the pre tenfions of France could find an advocate ; and to whatever imputation what he had lately fated upon this fubjea might have expofed him, he beg ged to be underftood as never having intended to fay that the non renewal of the Treaties of 1783 and 1787 implied the lots of our right of Sove reignty in India, and to the navigation of the Eallern Seas. All he meant to fay was, that for a clear and definite right we fubftituted our former litigated claims. The fame line of argument ap plied to our right to the gum trade on the coati of Africa, to the privilege of cutting logwood in the Bay of Honduras, and to our right to a com mercial intercourfe with the Spanifh Weft-India Hands on the fame terms as France. Having then briefly Rated the various advantages France had obtained in Europe and America fince the Preliminaries were figned, he read a paffage from King William's fpeech, upon the formation of the Grand Alliance, which he applied to the prefent fituation of affairs; and concluded a fpeech, which occupied upwards of two hours in the delivery, with moving, that the Definitive Treaty fhould be taken into confideration on Friday fe'nnight. Lord PEI. MA M did not think himfelf called upon particularly in the prefent Rage, to follow the Noble Lord in the multiplicity of arguments which he had brought forward, certainly with Tome de gree of irregularity. He, however, obferved, in a brief manner, that the only fair mode of sfli rnating the merits of the Treatv, was to confider whether, upon the whole, it afforded us cud ad- I vantages as over balanced the rifer and expence of continuing the war. With refpea to Portugal and the Prince of Orange, be etemeaded this coon. try had ailed with the ftrieeft attention to faith. He conceived that there was no necery d , after the ample difeuffion which had already taken place, for poftponing the Noble Lord's motion to Friday fe'nnight • and he would therefore move, by way of amen dment, that Weci.aclay fhould b: fubflititted for the day mentioned. Lord TaultLOW wifhed the Houle would for a moment confider the irregularity of its proceeding. It was then debating on a queflion which was pro pored to be debated on tome future day. That was contrary-not only to the rules of the Houfe, but to every rule of common fettle. The Noble Lord who opened this debate obferved, that the laws of nations had been violated in confequence of the non-renewal of thofe Treaties that existed previous to the war. They could not be violated any farther than regarded thole Treaties; fo far as the Treaties did not affe& the laws of nations, thole laws remained as they did before ; and when ever the queftion came to be difcuffed, every thing mull depend on how thofe laws now flood. The Earl of CARLISLE laid, that every Anti- 1 1 ment which fell from the Noble Lord who (poke firft in the debate afforded an additional reafon why the difcuffion of the Definitive Treaty fhould be delayed until thofe documents and papers ne ceflary to elucidate the fubjea fhould be produced. The Noble Secretary of State had laid there was no occafion for delay, as there was hardly any difference between the Preliminary and Definitive Treaties. For his own part he mull obferve that thye was no analogy between them. He could point out fourteen or fifteen articles in which alter ations had been made fince the figning of the Preliminary Treaty. Of the Prince of Orange, who was now " deferted in his utmofl need," not one word had been Paid in the Preliminary Treaty, and what was Rated of him in the Definitive Treaty, left every thing in as great a degree of uncertainty as if his name had not been men tioned. With refpeet to Malta, not a word was laid as to the manner in which it was to he fettled; and with repel to the acquifitions of the French in Amer ica, it would be necatry for him to have lA map of the river of the Amazons, in order to fhew the great advantages that would be enjoyed by France on that river, the whole trade of which (he could command, from being in poffeflion of the foundings, a fafe place for her (hips of war to ride at anchor. The Definitive Treaty was !Bent on this fubjeti ; for this and feveral other reafons he fhould therefore put it to the Houle, whether it would I not be more decorous to put off the dircutlion for, Tome time longer ? not an argument was ufed by the Noble Secretary of State, which did not len der delay neceffitry. The oble Lord near him ' did not infinuate any fuch thing as that of moving a vote of cenfure upon Minifters. That, indeed, would be but a poor fatisfadlion at a time when the intereft and the very exiftence of the nation was at flake. But it was neceflary to try whether there was no remedy Rill left—whether it was not (till poffible to enter into a negotiation to five the country ? and if fomething of the kind was not foon done, our ruin would be the-confequence— It might be afked if we were to renew the war? No ; but it was pollible to remedy the evils with which we were furrounded and threatened, without fuch an extremity. If the Minifters had looked France in the face at the time of the negociations for Peace, and Paid they would not come to terms, unlefs there neceffary points were fettled ; if this bad been done, the Houle would not at that time be debating on the merits of the Defi nitive Treaty. The LORD CHANCELLOR began by obferving that it appeared to him irregular to be de bating on a fubjed at a time when notice was given of a day for taking it into confideration.— Had he thought that Minifters by making Peace had facrificed the intereas of their country, he fhould not only concur in a vote of cenfure upon them, but be the firft to confign them to condign puniffiment. His Lordfhip then began to reply to fume of the obfervations of Lord Grenville, when he was called to order by Lord CARNARvoN, who infifted, that if the Noble Lord entered into the difcuffion, he Ihould be at liberty to reply to him. The LORD CHANCILLOR Paid he did not mean to enter into the difeuffion, and he had his doubts as to the propriety of permitting the Noble Lord who ('poke fire in the debate to argue the queftion at all. Lord GKamviLLE defended the mode of his pro ceeding on the queftion ; and did not`conceive that the Noble and Learned Lord was jaified in con trouling the freedom of debate. His Lordfitip then faid, he would not any longer differ about one d4y or another, but would content to the day pm poled by the Noble Secretary of State. Lord AUCKLAND made Come obicrvations on the Treaty of 1787, and at the Came time put off his motion on the fubjed, which flood for I'hurf• day next.—An order was then made for taking the Definitive Treaty into eonfiderafion on Wed nefday the txth init.—Adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The Weft India Dock Bill was read a fecood time. and com mitted to a Private Committee. The Houle having refolved itfelf into a Committee, to take into further eonfideration the Report of the Apprentices Edu cation Bill, `Mr. Nfirrow fuggettcd the propriety of a claufe to cztend the proviSoos of this Bill to all Maputodories, and to all Per fons employed in them. This fuggeftion was fupportcd by Mr. Burros , . Mr. WILBIRFORCC, and Mr. W. Btao ; and op puled by Ml'. PULE, Mr. Ca [WE, and Mr. ALICIA 1.11:11 , 1, on the ground that it would be ahfurd to extend a Bill which re lated merely to the education of Apprentice;, to perfons em ployedin free labour, and who were not Cubit& to the conttoul of their employers, perhaps, for more than a week. After a converfation, it w•as agreed that the Chairman Ihould re port propels, and ant leave to lie again.' The Houfe refumed. and the Chairman obtained leave talk again To-morrow. On the Motion of Mr. Co any, the notice of a motion rtla-. tire to the Yeomanry of Ireland, was poliponcd to Thurfday. The Houle, In a Committee, went through the Dukee of Buffett and Cambridge Annuities Bill, and the Report was or dered to be received Tu-morrow. • The further conlidenstion of thi. Report of the Committee** tbc Infotrent Debtors Bill was dettrred till Thurfday. Mr. Cote T brought up the Report of the Committee on the Mit Linen Bill, which was ordered fish,: on the Table. "Ilie Wilt Etc:talon Bill, and the Irl(lt Navizatlon Bill, wetc ;cad a fecund time, and committed fur Toinotrow.• Ur. AL ***** ta brought op the Re po rt of the C.anmittre dm kW Sugar Drawback ItiA The Re&lotion was read mei seresdie. and a P.lll ordered. Mr. Naar obtained leave to •bring in a Bill to indemnify hand. Perfons who have omitted to qualify for Oakes in Ire• hnd. The Elation Tree lug ASR eras reads third time and peri.d. VOLVNTI-FR CORPS. The SECRETARY at \VAR role, purfuant to no tice, to move fur leave to bring in a Bill to enable his Majefly to contilitte the fervices of certain Vo lunteer Corps, under particular regulations. He was fully perfuaded that it would be unnecelTai y for him to add any thinf in the way of praife to the unanimous Vote of Thanks which the Houle had already pronounced on the fervices of that adi we and refpcdable body. This Vote being read i by the Clerk, the Right Hon. Gentleman refumed —after fuch a decided expreffion of public grati tude, he law no occafion for confuming the time of the Houle by any endeavour to prove how de. finable it was to Imp up Inch an available fen ce— a force which, in the moll critical circumitances, had contributed in fuch a high degree to preferve the tranquillity of the country—to embarrafs the fpeculations of the enemy, by a formidable dif play of citizens in arms, and probably to prevent that enemy from even attempting an attack. With refped to domeßic tranquillity in future, he hoped there would be no ground for apprehenfion on that head. The people of England had, for fome years back particularly, fo much reafon to value their excellent Conflitutior., and to prefar it to any new.' fangled theories, that no fear could be entertained that the country would again be diftitrbed by any contention about fyftems of Conflitution. As to the peace of the Continent,he was willing to hope, that alter the bloody and expenftve concha which had jug terminated, no power would be forward again to plunge into hoftilities--notwithilanding the military dilpofition and extended territory of our neareft neighbour and greatelt rival, of that power it might be laid lapis gentis Arcire rainal.— However, under all the circumftances, it was not thought advifable to la y afide our means of defence, and upon that confederation, this Bill was pro poled—the firß principle of which was, that the fervices of every individual fhould be purely vo luntary ; the fervices of each corps to be continued only at their own requeft, and no corps to be al lowed pay as heretofore. This, he remarked, would be a coufiderable laying, as the expence of allowing certain yeomanry corps two days pay per week, during the lag war, cog the nation not left than 700,0c01. a-year. He propofed alto, as an encouragement to the yeomanry, that they fhould be exempted as follows :—Every yeoman;avalry. man, who fhould appear on parade, fully c. i tripped, feven days in the year, fhould be exempted from the militia, and from the horfe duty ; Gentlemen to bind themfelves on their honour to attend the call of the Lord Lieutenant or Sheriffs of coun ties, to reprefs any iumult ; or of the Government to refit any attack on our coat. The infantry corps only to be continued in large towns, fuch as London, Brian', or Edinburgh. Such of the in fantry as fhould appear on parade, in arms, four teen days in each year, to be exempted from the militia and from the powder tax ; a ferjeant and corporal to be allowed to each company, and when any corps amounted to 3 or 400 men, an Adjutant to be paid by Government : al. per year to be granted to every man of the yeomanry cavalry to keep his horfe accoutrements in order. Such were the outlines of his plan, in which he hoped the Houfe would acquiefce. If any amendment fhould be fuggefted in the Committee, not inconfiftent with the principal objeds of the bill, he fhould not be found faftidious in his adherence to the parti cular arrangement he had defcribed. He exhorted the Houle to ufe every endeavour to preferve the military fpirit of the country, for without it all our importance would be Like the baffles fabric of a For himfelf, he Ihould like to fee every yeoman with his (word and Ihield, ready to defend the li berty and independence of his country, with a zeal and ardour equal to that which diflinguilhed our brave ancellors. The Motion for leave being put,was feconded by Sir EDWAID Ktiarcuatitt, who Rated, that he knew many Corps that were anxious to offer their Cervices; and he had no doubt, on the palling of this Aa, many others would be equally forward. Mr. SfINCIP. STAMHOFS difapproved of this meafure, as new, and contrary to our ancient ha bits. It could only be neceirary for two purpofes, either in order to reprefs the fpirit of Jacobinifm— if Co, he thought the Bills which had been lately fuffered to expire, ought to be revived, as a reme dy better calculated to meet that evil than the fabre or the (hield—or for another purport, of be ing employed in times of fcarcity to protat the markets; and for that, he was of opinion, they were the molt improper perfons, becaufe it was likely to create jealoufy between the manufadtur ing and the farming clafres of the community, as wa.s the cafe on a recent occafion. On the whole, he difapproved . of the policy of employing the Yeomanry in time of peace, as calculated to re duce the reputation of that body, and to expofe them to ridicule. The CHANCELLOR of the Extant:dile raid, that the beft way to fecure a permanent Peace, was to put ourfelves in fuch a pofture as would deter any enemy from attempting to diaiirb our fecurity, from a fuppolition of our weakncfs ; upon that ground be law the propriety of acceding to this Motion ; he knew of no force to which this country ought to retort with fo much pleafure and con fidence as the Vann/ter Corps, becaufe it was a force which could only exill in a free country; it afforded a pledge of the reliance of Government on the loyalty and attachment of the people; and it was a tea of the opinion the people entertained of the fyflem and principles of their Government. Of the dangers to be apprehended from• Jacobi nifm, alluded to by the Hon. Gentleman, he (Mr. Addington) believed them now too contemptible to be thought of—therefore, however he approved the policy which originally dictated the ails lately fuffercd to expire, he was not the lefs ready to af firm the expediency which induced that permifEon. There was a poifon in Jacobinifm which deftroy ed itklf. Many, who at the commencement of the French Revolution were deluded by the pla n . fible propofitions then afloat, were long fence winced of the folly and impraeicability of Inch fchemes ; and in faCI the number of Jacobins now to be found were fo infigniflcant and detefled, that there was little fear they would be able to endang,i the public tranquillity. If however fuch an e‘ cilt (hould again occur, oho Co proper to fupprefs it a tha Volunteer Corps ?—A body of men poffeifin, local knowledge and local influence—capab!e r;e military exertion, but little liable to military rk. lence—fuch was the force to be preferred in the; country. The idea of loch a Corps, to whom country owed fo much, becoming at any time, (.; under any circumitAnces, the objet of ridicule, was' ton prepollerous to be entertained for a mo ment—it was ahfolutely impoffible—thet mull alwas s refpcetable, for they well deferred ir. MT: SPENCER eTAN HOPE difclaimecl any wi ni to revive die Ails lately faired to expire. He re- commended to the Right Hon. Mover of this prq poiltion to introduce an exemption from the offic e of Sheriff, of all Yeomanry Officers, as that might be an encouragement to perfons of high rank to patronife fuch Corps, which would be the molt effeflual way of protecting i them from declin e .— Leave was given to bring n the Bill. DEFINITIVE TREATY. Lord TEMPLE gave notice, that he would on Thurfday move for the prodation of an Account of the Territorial Revenue and Commercial Du. ties of the Wand of Malta, fince that Wand came into the poffellion of our troops ; and alto an Ad drefs to his Majefty, that the Treaty of Lunevine might be laid before the Houfe, in order that th e y fhould he enabled to judge of the relative fituatilt, of this country and the Cifalpine Republic. THE LATE MINISTERS. Mr. SHELIDAN expreffed a with, as the Hon. Gentleman behind him affented to the pollpone ment of the motion relative to the late Admiu:. ("ration, till after the Definitive Treaty thould be difpofed of, that the Noble Lord on the oppofne fide of the Houfe would alto agree to defer his motion on the fame fubjed. Mr. Gear thought this poilponement the more necelTary, as the Houfe was likely to be occupied throughout the week on the fubjea of the Defini tive '1 reaty, Mr. NICHOLLS fiid, that his Refolntion depen. ded on the concurrence of the Noble Lord. Lord BELoaAvis declined to defer his mntion. Mr. NIcHoLLs then Paid he thould bring Comm d his motion on Friday. AULL-HAITINC. Mr. DENT role, purfuant to notice, and (*ALI,, that as many Gentlemen, who intended to enter into the merits of his propofition on this fubjeet, were not inclined to difcufs it this evening, hr (hould not remark upon it at any length on this occafion, but defer his obfervations till the fecond reading of the Bill, if the Houfe fhould allow him to bring it in. He then moved for leave to bring in a Bill to prevent Bull-baiting and Bull-running. Mr. WINDHAM Paid that he was prevented by more important concerns from going into this fub jeit in the prefent inftance, though he originally intended to oppofe it in the &it (tag:, for he did not think it fuck a Motion as ought to bs enter. tained at all; however he thould, on a future day, comment on it at length, and treat it partly in a ferious, and partly in a ludicrous way.—(a &ugh.) —Adjourned. I.ONDQN. WEDNESDAY, MAY s. PRICE OP STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK: 3 per C. Cont . . money, 7641—f0r May account, ytii. Reduced 75/...-.Nevel per Cent. 104 Alper C. los— Otnnium 3t • MICR OF STOCKS YESTILDAY : Bank Stock 194 Skon Ann. 5 t-16 3 per Ct. Red. 75 i lk , India Stock osS 3 per Ct. Cent 7 1 lo P• 3 Per Curt. 7:1 731 4 Per Cent. 911. Imp. Allll. 13 3-1 5 pet C. A. 10 3 1021 Excite* Bills 6s. to 3s. petal 5 per C. A. 1797 105 10411 Otnnium las 31 pram Long Ann. az 7-16.1 Conf. for ay 761 77 741 COURSE OF EXCHANGE. - - - _ . _ AMfterd2nl. 10 14 IU. Cadiz 37/ effea. Genoa 471 Ditto, at fi ght zo zo Madrid 331 paper Lilb o n 691 Rotterdam, to 15 a Li. Ditto 3 8 t We& Oporto 691 Hamburgh 3a Bai U. Bilboa 3 Palermo 90 Altona 32 9 2U. Leghorn 52 pence per oz. Cadiz 331 in Paper Naples 44 Dublin It f Paris, t day's date, n . done—Ditto 2 Uf. 23 so liv. Bourdeanz - - a Uf. 23 1 t liv. Venice, 37,E Livres Pleoll Effedivi per tl. Red. Our Readers will fee by the proceedings of the Houle of Commons, that leave has been given to bring in a Bill to enable his MAJESTY to accept the fervices of the Yeomanry and Corps of Infantry ferving without pay. The progrefs of the meafure ought to be carefully watched, fo that it may be preferved free from any oblations in a Conftitu tional point of view. This morning we received Paris Journals of the 2d infant. The Monism- is filled with debates on fubjats, that can afford little or no intercft to an Englith reader. In the Legiflative Body, the Code of Public In ftration, of which we have already laid the par ticulars before our Readers, has been agreed to by a majority of 251 to 27. The fame body has pro pored an Amneay in favour of deferters before a certain date. The Tribunate is occupied with the dirt urrion of financial arrangements. It has agreed to t!.e propofal for continuing the direft and indired Con tributions. A Convention dated the ad of March has been concluded between the Emperor of Germany and the Sublime Porte, by which the Ottoman Govern ment engages to proted againft the attacks of the Barbary States, all veffels belonging to fubjeets of his Imperial Majefty, which *all be provided with a Turkifb firmaa.