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. . . P.IRLIAALENTAAr PROCEEDINVS. HOUSE OF LORDS. The following is a correct account of Earl Fires Speech in the Houle of Lords on Monday, and. uhich was mif-Hated in tome of the papers My Lords, I do very feldom.trouble your Lord fhips, and certainly mall nottake up much of your time at prefent. I had no intention when' I came into the Houk of offering myfelf to your Lo.dfhips; but I could not feel myfelf at cafe if I did not ful fil my duty in laying my fentiments before your Lordflips. I fhoula rather incline, that the mo tion for an enquiry was not now made, but even if it fhould at prefent be brought forward, thinking as I ' do, I moft decidedly give my opinion for it. I have no defirc to give offence to his Majefty's Dfinifters, nor to pay court to thofe that oppofe them. Nothing could be more improper at prefent than to debate whether the war was juft or unjuft, • neceffary or hot necefrary? but I can moll pofitively declare that no war was ever wort . ; concluded. My I Lords, I have read all the hiftory of this country; I. have feen and been intimate with all thi different parties,from the death ofMr. Pelham to the prefent ' hour. In this horrid war our blood and treafure has been (pent in the extravagant folly of fecret expedi •• tions ; grievous and heavy taxes have beenlaid on the people and wafted in expenfive embaflies, and fubfi. (fixing proud,treacherous and ufelefs foreign princes, who would have aged much better for themfelves bad you raved your money and taken no concern with them. I do not condole with you on your prefent unfortunate fituation in having no fuch friends ; X only with you had been in that fituation in the beginning of the war. The Noble Lord who pre Ides at the Admiralty, in his fpeech, has, with much ability, done juftice to the navy. I fin cerely with our ill-fpent money hid been laid pat on our fleets. All thofe, my Lords, that ever heard me (peak, or ever read a letter from me .on the fubjea, will do me the juftice to fay, that my fenti. malts have all along been the fame ; and that this has hung upon my mind from the day the firft bat. tallion of the Guards marched from the Parade for Holland. "I lament the relent fcarcity. But great as our demerits are, it comes not from the ALMIGHTY, but from the effects of this ill-con. dated war ; which I am. ready to prove when ever this queftion is brought forward. What hive we gained by our boafted em:lncas If a proper regulation for commerce was made, I with they were all fold, and the money arifing laid. out to pay the National Debt, and to relieve the nation of thofe oppreffive taxes which bear hard on rich and poor, on their income,. their in du/try, and, what' is worfe, their fibesty; and till tome of thofe are repealed, this nation cannot be called free." 11/EDNEEDAT, FIE. 4. A meeting at an early hour took place this day, and a number of Peers attended. It was ordered, on the Motion of the ARCHES. SHOP of CANTERZURY, that the LORD BISHOP of WINCHESTER be defired to preach before their Lordfhips, on the day appointed by his MAJESTY for the General Fan, &c. Several arrangements were made refpeeling the private bufinefs, particularly Mearing of Appeals. At two o'clock their Lordfhips proceeded to St. James's, with their Addrefs to his MAJESTY, haying previonfly adjourned till Monday next. HOUSE -OP COMMONS. The Members of his MAJESTY'S Privy-Council, who were defired to wait on his Mai wry to know when he would be pleafed to receive the Addrefs of that Houfe, having reported, that his M s• PSTY had expreffed h►s pleafure to receive the Addrefs at half pall two o'clock, the S accompanied by feveral Members, went to St. James's, in order to prefent the fame, and the Houk adjourned till to-morrow. LONDON. . THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5. PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. Pil.k Stock 1.. Amt. t 7 } a 64 , por C Red. 564k1 Short Aon.s 3464 3 perC.C55l c 64 Imp., per Cent. 33{}f 4 per C. C. 7.51 R Imp. Ann.- 5 per Comtism 694044 Irbb 5 per Cent. Ditto Loyalty 904 904 91 Conf. for Feb. 5544564 Price of Stacks thii day az one o'clock : Conf. with the die. 574 H—without the div. 164—for ace. 564. Reduced, without the div. 58444. 4 Per C. 76j} — New 5 per C. 9 r I—Old ditto 9 0 1+1 4 Loos AIM 13. - Paris papers to the ;tit inclufive arrived ytiterday. They contain an account of the figts ;rg of the Articles of Peace between Anftria and France. The Treaty, however, is not to be pub. billed, till the end of the prefent month, when the cligagements between Britain and Aultria termi nate. The delay of its public.rtion is a piece of civility on the part of the Er 4 PEROR to this country. Upon the Northern Confederacy no frdh in formation is afforded, and no new light thrown. The attention of the French Government kerns to he particularly direaed to the projeas in agitation ~ g ainft Portugal. The French Papers alfo notice fome particular n-d•zrs given for the formation of an Army of Ob fervation in the neighbourhood of Bourdeaux, vl:ich is certainly defined for the invafion of Por-, tugal, if that Government does not (ohmic to all the hard conditions which the French Government may think fit to impofe upon it. It is confirmed that the Municipality of Calais tided to admit one of the neutral paffiage-veffels into that harbour. The French Funds continue to rife ; they are t 56; nearly the fame price as that at which the I nglilh 3 per cents. opened yellarday. By our Jamaica news, down to the 3lft of Dc- cember laft, it n•.• be Peen, that fume f•,•rHas prehenfinns are entertained for the fafety of Ger,e. ral KNOX ,and Suite, who were on their paffage from Martinique to Jamaica. Notwithftanding Mr. PITT'S ftrenuous exertions in the Cabinet, for the Emancipation of the Irifh Catholics, it teems to be the general opinion that he will be obliged to give up the meafure ; others in the Cabinet, who think differently on the Cub jea, having, it is raid, fufficient influence to thwart him. Will he continue Minifter in fuch circumftances ? • His MA J ESTY yeacrday morning rode out on horfeback. The %mall and Panics:ma AUGUSTA and Eut"tarn', accompanied by Lady C. Fisc H , took an airing to Fulham i n their carriages. His MAJESTY, at one o'clock, held a Levee at St. James's Palace, which was attended by the HefGan, Portuguefe, American, Wir temberg, and Bavarian AmbalTadors, the Marquis de Ctacrit.o, and the following Noblemen: Dukes--Roxburgh, Montrofe, Portland. Marquiffes—Hertford, Townlhend. Earls—Lucan, Moray, Chefterfield, Moira, CaStereagh, Suf. folk, Porteheitor, Camden, Darn ley, Spence r, Clarc, Fortefette. Vdcounts—Falmouth, Wentworth, Sudley, Stopford, H. chinbroke. Lords...E. &amerce., Bridport, F. Montague, Cathcart, Mut grave, Romney, Kenniare, Berwick, Balgonie, Boßon, WalSngbam, Grenville, Bayning, Powerfeourt, Roffmore, Gwydir. Baron Nolleken. Dr. Marfliarn. Generals--Trapaud,Gwynne, Balfour. Colonels—Harris, Brent, Cotton, Fullerton, Vafeau. Captains-.-Hilliard, Temple ' Irby. Allra..-Rev. C. Cave, C. B. Route, B. Burgers, R. Chambers, J. Stuart, H. Whoa, W. Wynne. Melllt.Dundas, T. Weft. Dickens, Glanville, Elliot, Prodtor fen. and jun. Cockerill, Hunter, Stanhope, k reeling, Dawkins fen. and jun. Hunter, Egerton, Pepper, Andrews, Midortun, Strange, Blackburn, Wynne. The noblemen introduced to his MAJESTY were Vikount ANDOVER, by his father the Earl of Surso Le. Lord E. Soma' srrowbo had the honour to Ufa his MAJESTY's band on being appointed Colonel of the dth Regiment of Foot, revving at Gibraltar; his Lordihip was introduced by Vileount FALDIOUT ti. The Earl of LUCAN, by Earl SPENCER. Mr. Paocroa,jtm. accompanied by his tuber, was prcfented to the KIND by Lord CATICART, the former Gentleman being promoted to a Comte) , In the sd Regiment of Life Guards, of which Regiment his Lordlbip Is Colonel Captains (MILLIARD and TzairLt, of the Navy, by Lord Bos _ Tax: Admirals ROSSIL and KNIGHT kiffed hi% MAJ ESTE'S hand on their promotion. Mr. STANZOPI, of the General Poft-OMee, was introduced by Me. Faentwo; and Mr. M NORTON, by the Marquis Of HIMTPORD. The Earl of MO/AY was at the Levee, for the fidt time thefe three years ; and Earl POITCM ES TER, for the firit time this (carom After the Levee, the LORD Cusectt.t.oit came up with the Addrefs of the Home of Lords, at tended by the ARCHBISIMP of CANTERIMBY, the ARCHBISHOP of Cesium, the LORD PRIMATE Of IRELAND, the Bithops of MEATH, DUBLIN, DUE FUN, GLOOCESTPR, NORWICH, WINCHESTER, CHESTER, LITCKSIELD and COVENTRY, and a number f Temporal Lords; to which Addrefs his MAJESTY delivered a molt gracious anfwer. The STRAKER of the Houle of Commons, at tended by the Mame of the Rou.s and.feveral Members, alfo came up with their Addrefs, which was Indented by Sir WATRIN WILLIAMS WYNN& and Mr. CORN wALLis, the Mover and Seconder; to which his MAJESTY returned his faithful COM mons thanks. The Kim°, when the Members had withdrawn, gave audience to the Cabinet Minifters, and at five o'clock his Maystrir returned to the Q . 11 . 1E Haute. On Monday fe'tinight the Right Hon. Lord Vifcount Doers« was ferved heir to the elite of Gleneagles, by a refpcdtable jury, in the Parlia ment Houfe, Edinburgh. Letters have within thefe few days been re ceived from Commodore Sir Hoses Porli•M, dated at Madeira. The troops and Icemen who compote the Expedition under his orders were, at the date of thefe difpatches, in excellent health and high (pinks. Of the ultimate deftination of this force nothing certain has yet tranfpired. The lag advices from India (late, that in confc quence of fomecommotionv which had taken place in Burmah, the Kama of SIAM had ordered an immenfe army to affemble throughout his domi. nions. This force had already given the Burmalie battle, and a meft fanguinary confli3 of two days duration enfued, in which the Siamefe completely defeated their opponents with immenfe flanghter. I The .vietorious army, purfuing its advantal : es, had, on the IR of September, approached the frontiers of Arrocan, where they were cone/king in great force ; but the Burmahs manifefted no dirpolition to renew the conceit, and it was geac rally thought that a (peedy termination of the war would be effefted, through the friendly mediation of the Britilh Government. Yefterday a Court of DireCtors war held at the Eaft India Houfe, when Lieut. General STUART WAS (worn in Co mmander in Chief, and Second is Council, at Fott St. George. Yellerday, a Court of Direltors of the Eaft India Company was held at the India Houle, when Captain WILLIAM DONALDSON, of the (hip LOAD Hewasastray, attended, and took his final leave of the Court, previous to his being difpatched to Bornbm. The following Comraunders have now taken their leave of the Court, and will be difpatched in a few days, viz. Captain WILLIAM MAIVILL, of the (hip CALCUTTA; Captain ED WARD C. BRADFORD, of the fhip At,selaAL GARDI- Nit ; Captain PIM SAM rsos, of the flip Doyle CASTLS ; Captain Pereira BURT, of the fhip I , Dusit or MONTROSR, and Captain Jos s ALTHASI 1 %,,uMSZILLIOR, of the (hip CHARLTON, reveren configned to Madras and Bengal; together with Captain IAMIS HOANCASTLF, of the ( hip HOPE , 1 1 Captain SOROS MILLITS, of the (hip Hi a DOITAN, and Captain Wit ti est 3 Ctaa as, of the (hip Taus &ITO!, configned to Madras anal -~,' "VALI7ICAL INYELLIBENCE. Knlgbt, Pole, Montague. DOVER, szx Arrived the Anvarrnes, front. St. Helena: the Captain lays, that the CLAYTON, CurniiLLs, WALMER CASTLE, and ROYAL CH•ILLOTTY, Eaft- Indiamen; Triton, Dunlop, Kent, and Aurora, WHALIth failed from St. Helena on the zoth December. DARTMOUTH, FEB 4. Arrived the TARTAR Cutter from Portfmouth. Yetierday (poke POisrau Frigate, the Captain of which informed the Mailer of his having taken a French Frigate from Cayenne. FALMOUTH, FEI3. 2. Arrived the Paulo: ADOLPH us Packet, Captain Jones, from Lifbon, with Difpatches and Mails, dated the a6th of January. She failed from Fal. mouth on the Bth of January, and arrived at Lif bon on the soth ; where were then lying his MA. JESTY'S fhip Malaya, of 42 guns, Capt. Coca. BURN; SANTA DOROTHEA of 4s, Capt. Down wan; AURORA of a 8; with the NErLiv and MiLaadoi fchooners. During the time the re mained in the Tagus, the SANTA DOROTHEA failed with a ;Convoy for Gibraltar. The Packet left Lillian on the a6th, and on the 2gth fpoke his Majefly's 'hip Paoli's, in lat. 42 deg. to min. long. it deg. 5o mid convoying a large tranf port to Gibraltar ; and arrived here this day.— The pafcngers are Captains l'ayisit, RIGBY, and CARPENTER, 'MY. BROWN, Mr. and Mrs. MAX WELL, &C. - PLYMOUTH, FEBRUARY 3. Came in the French lugger Bon Arnie, from Bourdeaux, bound to Morlaix, laden with wine and brandy; captured by his Majeity's fhip MA GICIENNE, of 36 guns, Capt. OGILVIE : The Apollo of Embden, JOHN CHRISTIAN 80. THSR, Mafter, from Bourdeaux, bound to Al tona, laden with wine and brandy; detained by Lir SUWARROW fchooner, of 16 guns, Lieut. CHOLSON The Aventurier, of Popperburgh, Lieut. A. RIDIIta, Mager, from Bourdeaux, bound to Al. tona, laden N ith wine and brandy; detained by the SUFFIIANTI, of 14 guns, Capt. WITNAN : And the Preis& fchooner Mont Blanc, from Cayenne, bound to L'Orieat, laden with coffee, cotton, and Elephants teeth, captured by the Virsa Cutter, of 14 guns, Lieut. Coo LAN. Alfo came in the Barque, Vriendfchap, of Al tom, JOHN LUMPS:, Mailer, from Marennes to Hamburgh, laden with fah; detained by the LORD NELSON cutter, of 14 gunc : . The Dana galliot, TwdGchruders, of Gluck ftadt, P. N. Mut LI a, Mailer, from Bourdeaux to Altana, laden with wine; detained by the So- WARROW fchooner, of 14 guns : The Danifli brig, Two Brothers, of Altona, l JURGEN All-STEW, Mailer, from Charante, bound to Altona, laden with brandy ; &mired by the SVwaRROW, Of 11. guns: The Danifh barque, Nordfelt, Pas juabst, Timm's, from St. Martin's, laden with fait, for a market, detained by the LORD NELSON cutter, of 14 guns : The Dann barqu'e, Vrow Jennetta, of Altona, from St. Bartholomew, laden with fugar and coffee, bound to Hamburgh ; detained by the TELEoRAPH, of 16 guns: The Danith Brig Two Brothers, of Altona, G. J. BIOCKER. Mailer, from Normoutier, bound to Altona, laden with falt, detained by the RAVEN of s 8 guns ; and a French Sloop, n.unc unknown, from Bayonne, Wen with cyder, t.,:t.n by the SVFFISANTE of 14 guns. NAVAL APPOINTmErrrs. ca r t. W. C. B to the Geese aunt, mod Capt. MANLT DIZON of the 88888 ux to the AIIILAND[R, is the coeliac( Capa Boas" whollt appointed Contmiffioner at Cavan:, mks looxertaxo, removed to !lain:. Capt TA Auto, of the CA4tTI, to the Lret 4TRAV. Capt. G. Ivo! to the command at the St. Gs °ROC, pea Semler& . Cart •DlLlgge, late of the hlaoaas, to the RAVIONAIII.3. Capt. C. tor t es' of the Sarwass, to the Bet.tetsar, Vete Capt•DCW4t77, Fisit-Carain to the Channel lied. The following is the Monthly Statement of the Britilli Naval Force, exclufive of the hired armed velfels, which are chiefly employed in proteding the conning trade of Great Britain : Lire. so', Fri. Ss,. To. la port and Artist - - so 6al pa 266 Guard fhips - - s 0 0 o 5* In the Ertel& and It% Channels 41 I ep as 226 In the Downs and North Seas I s 24 35 62 At the Weft India Iflands, and on the Paftage - - - I ZS IA At Jamaica - - - 5 HI 13 In Amoriot and Newfoundland a 0 3 Cape of Good Hope, Eaft India, and Go the Paffage - - Coat of Africa CaipliWiliONl.Glbraltx , and 9 S S 1 $ •• 1 3 - 18 4 66 34 - 16 a 0 0 [ and Prikis Chips Total in CommiSon - Iss st sot sr) Receiving Rips - - - a I o Serviessbie, sad repdriag for Ga -1 vice - - 4 • $ I.Ordieary % 3$ 3 sg 44 Bending . - - - ay s s so IN Taal • '9s 27 247 33$ LAW IfuTELLIGBNCE. COURT OF EXCHEQUER CHAMBER, FEB. 4. CRAWFORD D. LOCIIIIA. • This was an Anion brought by the HonouraEe Dutch Commiffioners, againil the Underwriter , on a Policy of Inftirance on eight Dutch fhips and their cargoes, at and from St. - Helena to London. Four of them were 1011, and the amount of the lois claimed was 40 per cent. This cafe was tried at Guildhall, before Lord Chief Juffice KENToN, under whofe direCtion the Gentlemen of the Jury found a Vordid for the Plaintiffs. The Counfel for the Defendant tea dered to the Noble Judge a Bill of Exceptions; and to-day this cafe was argued a fecond time.— There were feveral points in the cafe, but die principal guidon, on which there was a very un common difplay of abilities by the Counfel on both fides, was, Whether the Honourable Comtniffion: ers had am isfwrable Inters, at the time the Pour. War diaed ? The Argument occupied upwards .f four hours. The reply of the Counfel on the part of the Plaintiffs in error, and judgment of the Court, were poftponed to a future day. .COURT OF KING'S BENCH, FEB. 4. DAVIDSON V. BROOkS. This was an anion brought to recover the Cum of 38L sic. 6d. as the price of a quantity of old round ropes, known by the name ofjunk, ufed in the manufadure of paper, alledged to have been fold and delivered to the defendant. In fupport of the claim Mr. Paaaircalled feveral 'nineties. who proved only the circumilances of the goods having been put on board, and landed at Maid acme and their quality to have been good and marketable. Mr. Etyma', for the defendant, denied that any fuck price had been agreed to be paid, and that no delivery had taken place : he brought evi dence, both written and parole, to prove, that • when the plaintiff wrote •itim, offering to fupply him with junk, of good quality, at Cl. ss. pet cwt. the defendant wrote him for anfwer, that he would not give more than 61. and that if the plaintiff would fupply him at that price, he would take 4s cwt. provided it were of the belt quality. That no anfwer had been returned to this letter till about a month aftei it was received by the plaintiff, when he wrote the defendant, inclofing a bill of lading, at the rate of 61. ss. and mentioning that the junk would immediately be fent. That the defendant defired his fort to call, to inform the plaintiff that he would not receive the junk at that price ; and that that notice was delivered be fore the goods were fent off; set, however, the plaintiff chute to fend them to Maidßone, where they were placed in a wharf, and never taken de livery of by the defendant ; that his fon had teen and examined the quality, and found it to be very bad. The defendant had made offer to take it, fine it had been fent, at 51. zos.which was refuted. Lord Kam vom was of opinion, that the goods having been fent off under the circumffances which bad been proved, the rilk lay entifely on the plaintiff.—The plaintiff was accordingly nonfuited. • WADISOW V. HIM. Mr. PARKE Rated, that this adion was brought to recover the value of certain Bills of Exchange, to the amount of 2961. 25. 6d. The Plaintiff had become furety for a Captain Mean to the amount of 7ooL and which fum he had been obliged to pay, Captain Mean having gone abroad. The Defendant had accepted the bills in queßion, in order to reimburfe the Plaintiff: he therefore Ihould put them in, and prove the handwriting, and be entitled to a verdict for the amount. For the Defendant it was [fated, that the Plain tiff was in poffellion of fecurity for Captain Mean's debt, by means of having a tight to receive a pen. lion which Government allowed Captain Mears, nod. per annum, for Cervices rendered.—There, however, was'no proof of this; and no other de fence being otered, the Jury found a vcrdid for Plaintiff for 2961. 2s. 6d. On Monday, in the Houk of Commons, an LA Member moved for a new writ for :In Irifh Bo rough, the prefeut Members for which did not choore to be at the expellee of travelling to Eng land to take their feats. Sir Lawmen Eu 70114 the great Oppolitionia in Leland; voted on the Addrefs with the Mintier, on Monday. Sir M. SOMERVILLE was the only frith Member who voted with Oppofition. There were but five built Peers voted in the Lords, and thefe were for the Addrefs, among whom were • Vircottnt LONGURVILLE, OIMANTOWw, and Lord Oink?. A Motion, it is underflood, will five he made in the Houfe of Commons, by Lord W. Ross& t, and a numerous attendance of the Members of Opfition is tip-fled. The Duke of YORK very humanely received a petition yefierday, in Piccadilly, from a poor 'ro man, in favour of her fon, who is a private in the Foot Guards. The Underwriters have almoft all of them paid their infurance on the fhip: detained in 1111111. Mr. Haws we underfland, has liberally ad vanced the fala ry: of - Mr. Cocas from fix to twelve pounds per week. Lady ELIZALSITH ASHSOILISH AM'S chair was de aroyed at the Opera Houfe on Saturday night in s ffruggle between the coachmen of T. BROOKE, Efq. and the Hon. Mrs. COSNIVALLIS. • We learn by letters from Calais, that upwards of lib emigrants, who left England for the Fur pore of returning to France, and who were de tined in that place (lace the event of the iifersal oeshier, have obtained permiffion to continue their foormay, and to proceed to the interior of the country. At the Corn Exchange yeflerday the fake were reolarkably dull, and Wheat, if any thir.g, was rather lower. Flour continued at taw. Hansuar Tascir has purchafed the elegant hook of the late Lord Ramo-trip, in Portland- Place. - • of F 0I .1F• Per° •nch ,oth Po oing Ilk St