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Lately was publifited, in three Volumes Bm. price One Guinea in boards, A N AGRICULTURAL DICTIONARY; - 1 - ?Is_ confab:Ts of &wads from the molt celebrated Autlsors anti Papers. By JOHN MONK, Oilcan Combe, near Kingibridge, Devon Printed for die Author, and fold by J. White, Fleet-ftreet. PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE OF LORDS, FRIDAY, APRIL 17. The Houfe met at eleven in the forenoon, and foon after twelve Mr. Bragge and others brought up a MelTage, with two large bags of papers Peal ed, from the Houfe of Commons, which they precasted at the Bar.—The purport of the Metraie was, to defire that their Lordihips would, (rim time to time, fend to them copies of fuch eat:nulls from the Paid papers, or Poch Reports upon them as they might think it necelfary to make.—A Mel. Page was fint back to the Commons, to inform them that their requeft ihould be complied with. Lord HOIART moved, that the pavers be refer red to a Committee above Stairs. The Houfe then adjourned till four o'clock. As foon as they met again, the Mafters in Chan. cery delivered the anfwer of the Houfe of Com. mons to the Meftige of their Lordthips. ADDISON S DIVORCI BILL. The Order of the Day for the further proceed ing in Mrs. Addifon's Divorce Bill having been read, Counfel was called to the Bar. Mr. Adam then proceeded to examine three other witnelies, who fo far llrengthened the F roof of the cafe, that The Earl of C L ARE Paid, if the learned Counfel was proceeding to examine other witneffes, in con. fequence of the obfervations that had fallen from him on a former day, he thought it right to' declare, that his mind was, after what lie had heard that day, completely fatisfied. Mr. Adam then only called two more witneffes to flew that Mrs. A. was perfectly unconfcious of the connation and intercourfe in queflion, till ap prifed of it by her father.—The further hearing of Mr. Adam's argument was adjourned tni Tuefday. SUSPENSION OF THE HABEAS CORPUS ACT. On our re-admiffion into the Houfe, the Clerk was reading the Report of the Committee of Se crecy, in which it was Rated that the Committee had proceeded to examine the Papers referred to them, together with other evidence as to the con. % dua of difaffeEled perfons in this country; that the Committee had not time to examine the whole of the fubjefts to which they meant to turn their attention ; but they had fufficient proofs raid be fore them, to convince them of the necetlity of pal ling, with as much expedition as poftible, the Bill for the Sufpenfion of the Habeas Corpus Aft. Lord LOUGHBOROUGH then moved that this Bill be read a fecond time. Lord MOIRA laid, he did not mean to deny but there might be circumftances of danger which should not only jußify the adoption of a meafure of this kind, but render it neceffary. Perhaps fuch circumaances exited at this moment ; but whether they did or &wt., the Report exhich hi. had PR heard did not contain a tingle fait that could juflify him in giving his vote for the Bill. The Committee Rated nothing more than their bare opinion, which, however highly he refpeEted the ' Noble Lords who compofed that Committee, he did not confider, in a Parliamentary point of viola, a fufficient ground for taking away fo effential a part of the Britifh Conftituuon. He then fpoke merely on a point of order, and maintained that the Bill was brought forward contrary to the or ders and ufages of Parliament. There were two grounds on which a miafure of this kind could properly be brought before Parliament. The firlt was in the cafe of a Meffage from the King, Rat ing tfpecific fags; the next was the difclufure of fuch has to both Houfes, as fhould convince the Members, that there would be lefs injury to the Conftitution in adopting the meafure, than not taking the necefrary precautions againft the exit ing danger. No attempt was ever made until this time, to fufpend the Habeas Corpus Aft, without one or the other of thofe previous Reps having been taken. The reafon of the thing fpokc for it: fell: for, if the rafts Rated in the Meffage from his Majelly &mild afterwards turn out to be falfc, the Miniftcr who advifed his Majefty to fend fuch a mirage was reprehenfible. But an the prefent cafe, the only evidence on which the Houfe had to decide was the bare opinion of twenty-two Mem bers of the Houk of Commons and eleven Lords. 'fe would again declare, that he had the higheß refpea for the opinion oethofe perfons, and he was Cure they believed what they Rated to be true.— But he fat in that' Hoare for the purport of dif charging a Wilk duty, from which no refpea for the opinion of any man would Idler him to devi ate. If there were mifcreants in this country to fuch an extent, and entertaining fuch wicked views as fome perfons imagined, the bet way of defeat ing their projea; would be to let the fenfe of the People at large aft aganift them. For his own part, he had not heard the leall evidence whatever to snake him believe that there was any danger ous confpiracy in the country which could make it lICCdrAFT to take ..way the bell part of the Bri tifh • Lord Bower: we raid he could fpeak from his own knowledge that there were evil-minded per. ions in the country who were endeavourirg to take advantage of the recent diftreffes of the lower clalfes of the people, to turn them to their own di. abolical purpofes—they were neither idle nnr lazy, but alive and vigilant in their exertions to over turn the Conflitution. That part of the Report id their Lordfhips' Committee, which Rates that oaths were adminiftered fimilar to that taken by Mite(' !Whitten, was in his mind diffident to jut . - tify the prefent meadire of precaution taken by his Majefty's Minifters to preferve tranquillity in the ("wintry, and therefore flsould have his hearty luppo rt. Lord Homy vindicated the coodua of his if 1-Ay's Minifters from the chargeof irregularity in the method they took of dibmitting the mea. ter •to the couf.derati,m of the Hutile. tie ad- mitted the reelarity of a direlt communication from his Majcfty on the fubjea, but as that would create delay in going through the neceffary forms, he confidered he had done his duty in pro curing to be laid before their Lordfhips' Commit tee the Report of the Secret Committee of the Houle of Commons, to affift their Lordfhips' Com mittee in forming its judgment, as it was impof fible that the Committee could get through the mars of evidence laid before it without fuch ailif lance in the fpace of time the urgency of the mea fure demanded. He vindicated his Majelly's Mi nifters from any intention of getting into their hands, by the palling of the Bill, any power which was not abfolutely neceffary to the prefervation of the Cor.ftitution, and from the charge of a with to withhold any information which could be given continent with the delicacy of a fubjeet that de manded the utmoft precaution and fecrecy. He confidered the report of their Lordfhips'Committee would juflify him in Rating that it was indifpenfi bly neceffary the Bill thould pats through all its Rages before their Lordfhips adjourned. Lord HOLLAND faid, he was convinced that nothing he could fay would prevent their Lord fhips adopting the meafure before the Houle ; yet he felt it his duty to enter his proteft againft the Bill. He did not think the evidence in their Lord (hips' poffeflion could authorize them to deprive the People of England of their greaten . fafcguard and protection ; and he could fee no caufe for the very great haße with which the Noble Lord (Hobart) propofed to pats the Bill through the Houle, without even affording a mcafure of fuch importance to the liberty of the fubjea the fame regularity of procefs which was give:, to a com mon Turnpike Bill. He next adverted to Gover nor Anis, whole condu& had been allowed to be oppralive, and hoped fome Rep would be taken to remove him ; as it could not be necelfary, if perfons mull be confined, that they fho•; l ci P uffer the cruelty that perfon wasfo capable of infli&ing. The Earl of WISTIVOILELAND faid, there could be no quctlion as to the importance of the Habeas Corpus Ad to the Liberties of the Subjea ; but what alone called for their Lordfhips conlideration was, whether the propofed Sufpenlion of it was called for in the prefent critical fituation of af fairs? His Lordfhip then proceeded to vindicate the condua of the Committee which had been ap pointed, and the nature of the Report which they had made. With regard to the ufe which his Ma jetty's Minifters had made of the former Sufpen (ion of this A!t, he would challenge the Noble Lord to prove that any good and loyal fubjea bad been molefted or, put into prifon in confequence filch Sufpenfion. The power with which Mini- Ilers were entrufted, had in 'no cafe been abufed, but had been exercifed with a fcrupulous regard to the public fafety. The Noble Lord had de clared his want of confidence in the new Admini ftration ; but, in his opinion, it was a good recom mendation of the new Government, that they (leered by the counfels of thofe who, amidft an unufual variety of public dangers and difficulties, had guided the Bark of the State lakly through fo many dangers and forms. The Noble Lord (Holland) had adverted to the diftreffes of the Poor ; but he was proud to fay, that there never was a period when more regard had been paid to the diftreffes of the Poor. The Bill now under confiieration was one of proteaion to the loyal, and a Bill of prevention and of forbearance to wards the wicked and evil-minded. Earl Motes, in reply, laid he was not fatisfied with the vague affertions contained in the Report of the Committee, however much he refpeded the Noble Lords compofing that Committee, indivi dually confidered ; but they were perfons who bad moßly been in his Majefty's Adminifiration, and compofed of fuch who it would be expelled, would neceirarily frame a Report to vindicate the fyilem which they had adopted. The confequence of the meafures which had been adopted by the Noble Earl (Weßmoreland) when Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, (hewed the inefficacy of that fyflem of meafures which had been purfued there. His Lorsliliip condemned the method which Miniflers had adopted on the prefent occafion ; they had merely laid Papers on the Table, without bringing any dired communication from the Throne, thus avoiding all refponfibility with regard to the mea lure brought forward, and (hiking it from them (elves to the Committee. But, when a meafure which was an evident infradion of the Conflitu tion, was brought before Parliament, the Minifler who did fo, ought to make himfelf perfonally re fponfible, which in this inflance, and by the Reps taken, he had evaded. He could not compliment his Majeßy's Minifiers, fo far as to take their loofe fiatements, inftead of Evidence, as a fufficient ground for fnfpending the Habeas Corpus Ad.— On a matter of fuch importance to the Liberty of the Subject, he required not afro-6°n merely, hut pofitive proof. If unlawful oaths had been admi nißered in any inflances, as Rated in the Report, why not convict the perfons chargeable with fuch proceedings? As the Law Rood, he believed the fentence for fuch conduit was Tranfportation ; and even if any individuals could be fo convicted, he timid Rill doubt whether that would form fut. ticient ground to pars a law which went to ail franchite fo many of his fellow-fubjeets. The Earl of WasTatoutaaann, in explanation, denied that Mindiers, by adopting the mode of laying the Papers on the Table, intlead of coming down with a dired communication from his Ma jc ft v, did fo with any defire of avoiding refponfibility. LordGtaavmLta faid,thebeß proof he couldgive of the utility of the meafure under their Lord hips cant ideratiln was, that the very confpirators them felves, for confpirators there were in the country, regarded it as a meafure which had, and would crufh their diabolical endeavours ; he Paid it with pride, that there incendiaries admitted that the Sedition El!, and the Bill to fufpend the Habeas Cot pus Ad, had fruftrated all their fchemes. And fince he had the honour to fit in that Houle, or in the courfe of his life, he never gave a vote with more fatisfadion, or one that agreed more with Ilk itlcaspf the confcientious difcharge of his duty, than that which be Should give on this nceafion. The queflina was then pot for the facond read. l irz of the liall,t/thicla waccarticd without a divifion. Their Lordfhips then negatived the Commit• meat of the Bill. On the queftion for the third reading of the Bill, Lord HOLLAND rofe and moved, that the Stand ing Orders of the Houle, Numbers 24, 26, and 104, be read, which was done accordingly; thefe in fubftance, generally ordained the non-paffing of Bills through different Stages on the fame day— and that thefe Orders fhould not be difpenfed with, unlefs a day's previous notice of an intention to move for fuch a proceeding be previoufly given. Lord HOLLAND obferved, he did not rife to move to have thofe orders enforced, but wifhed to call to their Lordfhips recolleetion that fuch Orders were in =Renee, and to refer particularly to the Order laft read, which exalted a day's previous notice before the effeft of fuch Order could be re gularly difpenfed with, with a view to Phew what little refpea certain Noble Peers (hewed to thefe orders, and thofe, perhaps, who would be the firft to take advantage of any breach of them in other Noble Lords. Lord HOBART begged to appeal to the recol leCtion, as well as the candour of the Houle, if, in what he had laid yellerday, he did not give, as far as the cafe poffibly admitted, notice of the proceed ings which were urged this evening. Though he did not exaCtly know the contents of all the Papers which were laid before the Committee, yet from his official intercourfe, he had a previous know ledge of the contents of many of them ; that to a certain degree warranted him in his obfervations upon the point yelterday ; but as to the degree of ' expedition in framing a Report which had been ufed, he could not Ipeak with equal certainty. Neither did he know he fhould have been appointed one of the Committee. Lord HOLLAND fpoke Shortly in explanation, after which the Bill was read a third time and palled. The Order of the Day for the third reading of the Irifh Mailer of the Rolls' Bill was then moved, in confequence of which the Bill was forthwith read a third time, without any objeetion being offered to the meafure. The Bill was then paired, and a menge was ordered to be fent to the Commons, acquainting them that their Lordfhips had agreed to the Paid Bill without any Amendment. The Houfe adjourned at eleven o'clock, till to- morrow, when a Commiflion takes place for de claring the Royal Mint to certain Bills. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The Houfe met this morning purfuant to the Notice given yefterclay, at eleven o'clock. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHECLUEL Dated, that his Majesty had been waited upon with the Addrefs of that Houfe, praying that his Majefly would permit the Papers prefent e d to th e Houfe on the zit and sd of April, to be laid before the Houfe of Peers ; to which his Majesty had been pleated to reply, that he would give directions ac cordingly. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEMER then Rated that his Majelly had been waited upon with th e Addrefs of that Houfe, praying that he would give directions for Monuments to he erected for Captains Mofs and Riou, who fell glorioufly in the action of the sd of April. To which his Majefty had been pleated to reply, that he would give di , reCtions accordingly. The Cswict t. cos. of the Esc *opal then moved " That a Melrage fhould be tent to the Lords, to acquaint their Lordfhips that the Commons would fend to their Lordfhips the Papers laid before the Houfe on the ift and sd of April, defiling that fuch Papers might from time to time be returned, as might be necetrary for the convenience of the Houre."—Ordered. The Houfe then adjourned till half paft three o'clock. The Houfe met again at half pail three o'clock. Mr. J brought up a BW for the better Relief and Employment of the Pour of the City of Coventry, which was rpod a &ft time, and ordered to be read a fecond time on the At of May. Mr. W: rote to ere notice that on Monday near, when the Report oldie Corn Conunittce wu to be taken into confideratioo, he thould bring forward a Propolition rela tive to that nicafure. Mr. BRAGG:. reported, that la pusfuance of the direetions of the Houk, be, with other Members, bad been to the Haute of lards, and delivered certain Papers to tbeir Lordfhipa A Meffage was received from the Lords, Rating that their Lordihips bad referred the Report of the Secret Committee of the Commons, together with the leveed Paper communicated to that Houk, to a Committee of Secrecy appointed by their Lordthips, and that being at all times delimits to maintain a good communication between the two Hoofes, they would re. turn loch Papers as the Conunons might be &Brous of, from time to time. Mr. liaaon t moved," That it be an initradtkin to tic Com mittee otSeerecy, that they have power to communicate, from time to time, with the Committee of Secrecy appointed by tint Lonla."—Agrecd to. Mr. Coair propoted,that on Monday nett the Hoag lboold pinto a Committee, when he ihould move, that the Lord- Lieutenant of Ireland be authorifed to prohibit the Exportation of Corn and Potatoes, and to permit the Importation of Corn and HA into Ireland ; and, in the mean time, he moved, that o:cre be laid before the Houfe fandry Papers relatim•to the Proclamations ailed by the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland on the fuhjctt, which were ordered to be laid before the Houk. The Report of the Committee on the Seditious Meeting Bill was brought up. The continuance of the Bill was fixed to fix weeks aher the commencement of the next SefGun of Parliament. 'llse Bid was oini. red to be read a third time on Monday next. The Ira Permanent Service Bill was committed, and, with Amendment', reported to the Houle. The frith Tea Duty Bill was committed, mid, the Hook being returned, the Report was brought up and ordered to be received lie, Monday next. Ilse Rice Importation Irina Bill was read a firft time, and Idair h few words between Melirs. Cu awe m and COROT, SS to UK On* of the Provilions of the Bill , k was ordered to boned a fretted time en Monday next. Mr. BR AG(' broupht up the Report tithe Lottery and Crd. tom Duty bill. , Which were ordered to be read a third duos on Monday next. The Barley M.dt Bill was committed, and the Report or dorsi to be received .n Monday, Mr. N. VANIOTTAR T 1110•04, dot • CommltOot be appointed to roPorr as Enboate of the Pay and amehing of the Maki& for the year 1801.—Alto:thtt 0 Ceemaitter be appainted to pr.* pare an Ettintate of the alkirCatiee to be made to &leant Ma. jon, and herjr.mts of Militia difeanbodied, ander the Ada n . 1,1 1 . 4 .0 Gaa - Mi. VananTTAaT alto brae& op Acc••• 18 ef eh° Rang Debt et Or Britain, uit Mud at Vat tit d jamthry llbs ; a. well at as Aretailt et the Setae appind town* die Re ensign at the PabileDebt, tWr Anuman erne to Lr laid upon the Tatar. ' Howe went into s conimitses bit uniCoda . . • of exempting Curates, under certain circumilan. ces, from the payment of the duty upon Rolfes. Mr. M. A. TAYLOR moved a Refolution, th at Curates, officiating as fuch, and who fliould no t be afraid to the Duty upon Income, thould be exempted from the Payment of the Horfe Duty ; which being agreed to, and th e Houle refume'd, the Refolution was reported, and ordered to be re. ceived on Monday next. - The Houfc refolved itfelf into a Committee on the Bill for the more effectually preventing the For. gery of Bank-Notes, &c. The LORD ADVOCATE Paid, the Bill. as at pre. fent worded, would affect flame of the Country . Bankers of Scotland, particularly that of Abe— dcen, refpeaing the manner in which their paper was formed, with a fpiral line, &c. and on this ac. count he wifhed tome alteration in the Bill. The ATTORNEY GENERAL thought the objec tion of too trifling . a nature to ftand in the way of a meafure of fuel' importance to the interal of the Bank of England ; and that the expence to the tingle Country Bank of Aberdeen, with refpea to the alteration which this Bill would occafion in the form of their paper, would not at moil exceed ic,l. He, however, felt no objedien to potipone the meafure, fo as to give time for an underftand: ng on the fubjed between the Bank of E ng l an d an d the perfons concerned for any of the country Burks, who apprehended their interefts might be Jetted by this meafure. _ The Chairman was accordingly dire6led to re. port progrefs, and atk leave to fit again, and it %is agreed that onTuefday next the Honk fhouhl again refolve Will* into a Committee on the raid Bill. LONDON. SATURDAY, APRIL iS. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK Confols 6cs3 6z 601 61—for May account 614 4. Omnium 9 3 , to prem. 5 per Cent. ?If—Long Ann. zBf. TRICE OF STOCK! YESTERDAY : Bank Stock 163 164 5 Cent. Loy. sps 3 per Cent. Red. 60 66 14 Long Ann. at 4 3 per C. ConL 6z4 61 Short Ann. s t•s 6f 4 per Con. Cog 784 794 Ornnlum 94 to S.per C. Navy 971..1 CooL for May 62 &If Duaun, Aram is.s—Price of Stocks this day : Bank Stock 237—..3i per (Sent. Gov. Deb 724—s per C. 811.- 4 per C. Grand Can. Deb. 71-3 per C. Deb. for Aug. 87. His MAJESTY, this morning, accompanied by his Royal Highnefs Prince ADOLF us, and Gene. ral MasissEs, took an airing on horfcback along Weftminfter Bridge : as the KING paired through the Park the foldiers were drawn out on the parade. A refpettable old Lady, full of Loyalty and love for the KING and his FAMILY, on teeing his MA JESTY pars, exclaimed, " GOD biers your MAJES. TY and Admiral NELSON !" His MAJESTY IDIOa diately pulled off his hat, and laid, " Thank ye, good woman, thank ye I" His MAJESTY appear ed in very good fpirits. We announced yellerday the arrival of Paw, ADOLPHUS from Hanover. At the time his Royal Highnefs left Hanover, the. Pruffian troops had begun their march to take poffeffion of that Elec torate ; but it was generally believed, that in con• fequence of the death of the Emperor Pain, a meffenger had been difpatched from Berlin with orders to flop their farther progrefs. A report being circulated in the City for feve r:id days paft, that a brother of the CHIEF Conti. had arrived in town, we have made particular en. quity into the truth of there reports, and can affure the Public, that no fuch perfon is arrived, or even expelled. The negotiation carrying on betwixt this Country and France, through the means of Mr. OTTO, is not yet far enough ad. vanced to render the prefence of any other perfea neccirary. This morning we received Paris Journals to the t4th inclufive. The death of PAUL has not yet found infection in the Official Journal, but in all the others it is Rated, and with confidence ; and in Come of them is accompanied with malicious comments, infinuating, that the poignard of the affallin had been, moil probably, employed, and by the infligation of this country.—lp fupport of this furmife, they refer to the exultation exprefftd in tome Englifh journals on an unfounded report circulated, Come time ago,. of a Revolution having taken place in Ruffia. Wq (hall only obferve, in anfwer to the foul calumny, that Britain has never yet been difgraced by an open propofal, to embody taco regicides as was done in France, in an early Rage of the Revolution. The Moniker fays, that " Letters from Genoa Rate, that accounts had arrived there from Car liari, that an Englifh frigate and a brig bad ar rived there from Lord jCsivit's fleet, which an nounced that the Englifh Beet would Coon arrive at that place."—This notice was accompanied with no kind of comment, or the (mallet remark to make it intelligible ; which, in the prefent circum (lances, it is not. Has Lord KIITK returned from Egypt without waiting to know the refult of General AIIFICROMBIR'S movements ?-0r has he curled back with him the Britifla troops, and left the French in quiet pofTcffion of Egypt t—lt cant not be. The following are the only other articles worthy of notice in thefe Journals : PALII, APRIL 13. It was og the ;sti, aad DOt the sad of Mucha, I ' as san4unced yeanday, that the Emperor ?an& I. vial aP" cow or ti even poin he h the who jean 0 CM EN Ear that Sep Ben ialt the in t: of ma chi • gen eigt by pies 7.0 m from son, OE vice off