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V Frills the LONDON GAZETTE, Dec. 21. WHITINALL, Dk.C1.1+4221t 21. The KINC has been pleafed to grant. the Dig nities of Baron and Vifcount of the United King• dom of Great Britain and Ireland unto the Right Huuourable lILNRY DUNDAS, and the Heirs Male of his Body lawfully begotten, by the names, tiylci, and titles of Baron of Dunira, ►n the county 6fPcrth, and Vifcount Melville, of Melville, in the county of Edinburgh. The KING has been pleafed to order a COnge cl'Elle to pars the Great Seal, empowering the Dean and Chapter cf the Cathedral Church of Hereford to elea a Bilhop of that See, the fame being void by the death of the Right Reverend Tathp in GOD Dr. JOHN BUTLER, late Bifhop thereof; and His MajEs ry has alio been pleafed, by his Royal Sign Manual, to recommend to the faid 1)::an and Chapter the Right Reverend Father in G:'.3 FOLLIOTT HYRDEkT WALKER, Lnrd Bi fhop of Briar], to be by them 'eleEtcd Bifhop of the laid See of Hereford. MILITARY PROMOTIONS. • - - • WAR-OFFICE, DECEMBER 2 1 , 1 802. in Regiment of Dragoon Guards--Lieut. William Gore to be Captain of a Troops by purchafc, vice St. Paul, promoted in the sth Foot ; Cornet J. F. Addifon to be Lieutenant, vice Gore ; William Milland, Gent. to be Cornet, v.ec Addifon; Harrlfon, Gent. to be Veterinary Surgeou, vice Ri chardfon, who refigns. • II th Regiment of Light Dragoons-Robert Gilchrift, Gent. to be Affiftant Surgeon, vice Anderfon, removed to the sgth Light Dragoons. zsth Ditto-Lieut. Leighton Catchcart Dalrymple, from the ad Weft India Regiment, to be Lieutenant, vice Wallop, who exchanges. 18th Ditto-Afflitant Surgeon Robert Anderfon, from the nth Light Dragoons, to be Affiftant Surgeon, vice Hunt, demoted. 19th Ditto--Lieut. Henry Shelton, to be Captain of a Troop, by purchafe; vice Paterfon,promoted; Cornet Charks Cobbe to be Lieutenant, vice Shelton; Thomas Atkins, Gent. to be Cornet; vice Cobbs. acth Ditto-Lieut. Aldborough Richardfon , from half•pay of the 14th Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant, vice Nixon ' 'who exchange.", receiving the difference. 2jth Difto--Brevet Lieut.-Colonel Thomas 0. Montrefiar, ' from the 89th Foot. to he Major, vice Durban, who et - ' changes; Lieut. T. H. Dawes to be Captain of a Troop, by : • purchafe, vise Pryce, who reigns; Cornet W. H. Macar. Ouch to be Lieutenant, vice Dawes. 29th Ditto-. Thomas Keighley, Gent. to be Cornet, vice Pet' der, deceafed; William Henry Wade, Gent. to be Cornet, without puichafe, vice Huildffoo, promoted. York linffars--Lieut. 'Witham Ogden, from the 83d Foot, to - be Captirn, by purchafc, vice Devaux, who retires. Coen. million dated zethAuguftlait; John 3avis Hicks, Gent. to - be Cornet, by pdrchafe, vice Frankenburgh, who retires. Conindffion datkil as above. . aft Regiment of Foot Guarde-Eafign the Hon. James Mae, I dosed to be Lieutenant, * purchafe, vice Pinfold, who . iettres; Foggia Timm George Fitzgerald to be Lieutenant, toadpur e e r bak i , vice Hicks, frd who the retires; Gr Q2arter-blafter GAO. . lia lailltpay ofenadier Battalion, to be Quirter•Maikt, vice Badger, appointed Lieutenant in the (Royal Gorilla Battalion. Coldftream Regiment of Foot Guard.-Brevet Major John • 'Rots to be Captain of a Coaspanp, by parchafe, vice Vane, who reams. 3d Regiment d Foot Guards-..Enfign Charles Sutton to be -Lieutenant, vice Neville, deceafed. 3d Regiment of Foot-Enfign Edward Walla to be Lieutenant, by purchak, vice Sheartnan, promoted: • 4th Ditto-Hoftoe Hutchinfon, Gent. to be Quarter Matter, vice Mayitataikramoved to the 6th Royal Garrifon Bat•alion. rb Ditto-Cornet John Broadhurit, from thel6th Light Dra gon% to be Lieutenant, by purchafe, vice Ferris, who re tires. . lADieto--Frederick Le Mefurier, Gent. to be Enfign, by urebate, vice Burke. Ditto-Enfign Thomas A. Andafoo, to be Lie te utenantlea., y purshafe, vice /dada who retires; Enfign Per P i derleatk to be Lieutenant, by purchafe, vice the Hon. Gm. / Tumour, who retires. s. John Johnfoo, from half-pay of the late 76th Foos, to be Lieutenant, vice Kirby, placed on half-pay. 28th Ditto-F align John Hildebrand Hill to be Lientenant,by putchafe, vice Muliens. promoted. sat Ditto--Surgcon J. Milbanke, of the late Surrey Rangers, to be Affiftant Sur:eon, vice Ramage, deceafecL 33d Ditto-Enfign Richard Millward to be Lieutenant, by . purchafe, vice John Young, who retires. •37th Ditto-Hugh Ewen, Gent. to beEnlign,by purchakviee Buiby, promoted. 41 ft Ditto- fhomas Hall, Gent. to be Enfign,by purchafe,viee O'Callaghan, who retires. a sad Ditto-Lient. John P. Hunt to be Captain, by purcbafe, vice Annefley, who retires; Lieut. George Thomas Napier, from half-pay of the 46th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Hart placed so halt-pay. 4th Ditto-Lieut. Hamilton Fenny, of the late Torbert Fen cibles, to be gitarter-Mafter, vice Body, removed to the • id Royal Gordian Battalion. b Ditto-Lieut. them' M. Wilfon t from the 64th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Sweet, who exchanges. MO.-Willem Hobart, Gent. to be Enfign, by porehafe, &ivy, promoted. h Ditto... Urea. John Sweet, from the s9th Foot, to be 'tutenant, vice %%Ilion, who exchanges. Dkto-Captain Henry De la Douefpe, from the 85th • to be Captain of a Company, without purchafe , vice - , m ai k a y, removed to the 6th Royal Garrifon Battalion; --) Charles Lowrie, Gent. to be Enfign, by purchafe, vice Ri fl ehardfon, removed to the eoth Foot. 73d Ditto--QLsarter-Mafter=int R. E. Harris to be Quar ter-Matter, vice Rofe, <lee 74th Ditto-Militant-Surgeon M. Gallaher. from the 76th Foot, to be Sargent', vice Henderfon, appointed Surgeon to "the Forces; Enfign Matthew Shave, from the lath Foot, to be Lieutenant, without purchafe, vice Ruffell Manners, promoted. 75th Ditto-John Cu mine, Gent. to be Affiftent-Surgeon. 76th Ditto-6amu 1 Davis,Geut. to be Aillitant•Sargeoo, vice - Gallaher, promoted in the 74th Foot. 98th Ditto--Fnfign J. Douglas to be Lieutenant,vice Stephens, dee-cared ; Jofeph Bethune, Gent. to be Enfign, vice lith Ditto;-Captain-Lieutenant Robert Cockburn to* D b= min of a Company, vice Grimfton. d:ce.fed ; Lieutenant • T. g. Sorel to be Captain-Lieutenant, vim Cockburn : En fign J. Kay to be Lieutenant, vice Sorrel; Alexander NI. • choiftni, boat. to be Enfign, by pumhafe, vice Wright, promoted; John Craig Dumas, Gent. to be Enfign, vice • Kay. -- ' - • 86th Ditto -David Liddle, Cent. to be Affdtant-Surgeon, vice Williams, rstnovod to the 84th Foot. • 89th Ditto-Major Benjtnain D'Urban.. from the 2,5 th Light Dragoons, to be Major, vice Montsefor, who exchanges. Scotch Brigade--Fnlro James Campbell to be Lieutenant, by purchafe ' vice Blackwell, promoted in the both Foot ; En fign Edward Kingdom to be Lieutenant, by parade, vim 1.. Grant, promoted in the 83d Foot. Sti Weil India Regiment-Lieutenant Batton Wallop, from the sith Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant, vice Dahymple, • who mehanges. Neuron's Regiment of Infantry..-F-nfign Charles Pillichoddy to be Lieutenant, vice Wolff, deceafed; Enfign Charles De Rhamm to be Lieutenant, ad!! Leo nisi, obit:red by the - Flood, Invalids. to 1 Garrifutt BREVET. Captain Alexander Taylor, of the late Corps of Eighteen 'ti ' be theArmi. Contra Won dated 20414PrU1161. MIMORANbum. The **ointment of Lieuteniut Duncan Campbell, from the 9 ift Peat to be . Lieutenant in the azd Regiment of R NA, vice Kirby, placed on *Half Pay, as (laced in the Gazette or the zsth of September Taft, has not taken place. Enfign George Gordon, of the oth Regiment of Foot, is cupola:led. Commillion in the lijrcudbright and Wigtown Regiment of North Britilh Militia, figned by the _Lord Lieutenant. Dated December t, 18oa. Sir John Dalrymple Hay, Bart. to be Colonel. BANKRUPTS. Thomas Worthington, now or late of Manchefter, merchant, dealer and chapman, to furrender January 7,8, and Feb. 1, at eleven, at Hillidge's Tavern, Manchefter. Attornies, Melba. Milne and Parry, Temple; or Melrrs. Milne, Ser geant and Milne, Manchater. Thomas Dornford, of Philpot-lane, London, wine merchant, dealer and chapman, Dec. 28, at one, January 4,'at ten, and Feb. t, at one, at Guildhall. Attornies, Meffrs. Wadefon, Barlow, and Grofvenor, Auftin-Friars. Harris Peckover, of Ipfwich, Suffolk, woollen-draper, January 4,5, and Feb. 1, at ten, at the Golden Lion, Tpfyrich. Attor nies, Mr. Thomas Notcutt, in Ipfwich ; or Mr. Philip Wy nell Mayow, Gray's-Inn-fquare, London. Thomas Sm .llpcice, of Manchefter, druggift, dealer and chap man, Dec. 28, at twelve, January 8, and Feb. 1, at ten, at Guildhall, London. Attorney, Mr. Ellis, Curfitor-ftree., Chancery-lane, London. Thomas Jowfey, of Sunderland near the Sea, Durham, inn keeper, dealer and chapman, January 1 4, 15, and Feb. 1, at eleven, at the George Inn, Sunderland. Attornies, Mr. Grcy, of Sunderland; or Mr. Grey, Holborn-court, Gray's-Inn. Launcelot James, now or late of Middle-row, Holbmn, Mid dlcfcx, linen-d;aper, dealer and chapman, Dec. aB, January and Feb. x, at twelve, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Latkow, Wardrobe-place, Doetori-Commons. DIVIDENDS. January i. John Newton, of Manchefter, check-manufacturer, at three, at the Star Inn, Manchefter. January 4. Thomas Micklefon, now or late of Lynn, Norfolk, taylor and Woollen-draper, at twelve, at Guildhall, London. January 8. Henry Saint Gulliver, of Richmond, Surrey, Stable keeper, at twelve, at Guildhall. January 8. Thomas Young, late of Ripon, Yorkfhire, grocer, at eleven, at the Norfolk Arms, Ripon. January 8. Thomas Toy, of Penryn, Cornwall, linen-draper, at ten, at Guildhall, London. January xi. Robert Phelps, of Plymouth Dock, Devonthire, hatterand holier, at eleven, at Guildhall, London. January 15.• Jonathan Tabor Crifp, of Banbury, Oxfordibire, wholefale clothier, at eleven, at the White Lion Inn, Banbury. January 14. William Lafhbrooke, of Southampton Buildings, Chancery-lane, Middlefex, wine-merchant and coffee-houfe keeper, at eleven, at Guildhall. January 14. Thomas Nevett, late of Long-Acre, MidcUefez, cbachmaker, at eleven, at Guildhall. January 13. Samuel Calvert, late of Liverpool, innkeeper, at five, at the Office of Mars. Collins and Keen, Stafford. January t 3. John Biddulph, of Stafford, eordwainer, at fix, at the Office of Mcffrs. Collins and Keen, Stafford. SEQUESTRATIONS, Ste. IN SCOTLAND. Thomas Kirkcaldie, jun. merchant, Dunfermline, to be exa mined in Court-houfe, Cupar, 3cth December, to o'clock. Creditors meet . in M'Lean's, New Inn, Dunfermline, 31ft Dmemher, 12 o'clock, to inftrua triiftee:—Claims to be made* 24th June. Creditors of IWAllum and Auld, merchants Glafgow, to call ' an truftee,sth February. to receive dividend, and give fur ther inftruaions. Creditors of Richmond and Froebairn, merchants, Edinburgh, to meet in Royal Exchange Coffee -houfe, agth December, one o'clock, to fee Rate of affairs. Creditors of M'Culloch and Wryer, fisoemakers, Glafgow, meet in 114`Nayr and Elder's dike there, 6th January, 12 o'clock, to decide'on offer of compontion. - Samuel flamfay, merchant Glafgow, has applied for a difcharge. Sentence of a General Cain Martial if Royal Garrifon Battalion—Brevet Major Charles Flood, from the late Garrifoo lion, to be Captain. 3d Ditto--Breaer from the Invalids. to • be Mayo, el. (edi PAM Garrifun ilattelloft . et_ • # • Per l d C 6l O O . 611 .8 4 0, • ' t • • .•1 • I .• , \ 1 1! \. • 1 PARLIAMENTARr PROCEEDINGS. ROUSE OF LORDS, TUESDAY, DEC. 2i. Mr. Serjcant Belt appeared at the Bar in behalf of the Pal• dollen againit the Godmanchelter Bill. Mr. Beft raid, that he was initcucled to Rate, that his clients wined that the pro ceedings on the Bill be put off, becaufe they had not yet had time to put their Petition into a Cape fit for him to Rate to their Lordihips; and that if it were poftponed to a diftant day, it could have no prejudicial circa upon the Bill, as the opera tions under the Bill could not be commenced for tome months. Paid, the foie fadt that be was furnillsed with, as one of the main grounds of the Petitioners' application, was, that the lands about Godmanchefter arc at certain times of the year over _ _ flowed with water, and that it had been dual at fuch periods to turn the cattle on to the Balks to feed, which they could not avail themfelves of if the Bill paired, and the propofed inclofure took place. The Bill was read a"fecond time, and ordered to be commit ted. An order was alfo made, that the Petitioners be permit ted to be heard by their Counfel, in the Committee. NAVY COMMISSIONIES' ABUSE BILL. Upon the motion that this Bill be read a fecond time, r-- Lord PELHAM rote, and lamented extremely that the Noble Earl who prefided at the Admiralty Board was prevented by ill health from attending his duty in that Houfe. Had that not been the cafe, their Lordfhips would doubtlefs have heard from the Noble Earl the grounds and reafons which., prompted his mind and made him think Arai .at Bill abfolutely neceflary, and why the abufes al. ledged to exifi in the Navy, and thofe conneded with it, could not be fufficiently corrected under the powers already veiled in the Admiralty and Navy Boards. Lord Pelham Paid, he mull confcfs that, generally (peaking, he entertained great jealoufy of every Bill of that nature. He did not admire the delegating extraordinary powers to any Com 7 miffioners'whatever. Repofing, however, full con fidence in the Noble Earl at the head of the Ad miralty, and repofing, allo, confiderable confidence in the Houfe of Commons, and believing that they had full . ) , examined and difeuffed the fubjed, and would not have paired the Bill, if they bad not been fatisfied that the abufes in queftion could not be got at, and effectually corrected without it, bt was ready in this inftance to wave his objedion, and to give his vote for the (mind reading of the Bill ; but he begged the Houfe to hold in mind, that it was upon thefe fpecial grounds, and thefe only, that he was induced to (import the Bill. Lord NELSON followed Lord Pelham, and Paid, that great Modes citified in the Navy he and every 'man of his profeffion knew but too well. Moft efpecially were abufes pradifed by the prize agents, to the great injury of the poor feamen in general, as well as to that of their commanders and officers in general. Men of his profeffion always found great difficulty and delay in getting their prize money out of the hands of the prize agents, and often, did not get it at all. He wts fure that the Legiflature and the people of this country were far from meaning that full jufliee fhould not be done to every Britifh tar,' and were as anxious that the poor fea-boy, that walked the Rreet fhould re- - ceive It* protection, as well as the Firft Lord of the 'Admiralty, or the highea officer in the twice, • F In. refpea to prize agents either living or dying , abroad, when they had aaed for a' capital prize, e ttoublOand expence of getting the prize money was inCorkeivable. The capital, or Admiral of a fleet, might, indeed, find 'means, to obtain their right, but the poor feaman, who Might have fhed his blood in making the capture, had not a chance of being able to get his money. Having thus efta blifhed the fad that great Ades did exift, and 'were in an enormous extent praEtifed by feveral of the agents, his Lordfhip proceeded to confider the Bill as giving great and extenfive powers, but they , were powers, he laid, without which the abufes in queftion could not be effeetually correeted, and the hands in which they were to be entrufted were fuel) as he was confident were not likely to abufe them themfelves, or fuffer others to abufe them. In the difcuffion that it had undergone in the other Houfe, every part of the Bill had been taken into full con fideration, and had been fcrupuloufly examined. One ground had prefented itfelf to his mind, in which he thought, in the firft view of it, great ob• , jeCtion might be taken, and that was, the power of calling for merchants' books, and by that means getting at all their concerns and conneCtions, and not only their own concerns, but thofe of other perfons. Now, as the credit of a merchant was of the utmoft value and importance, ,more precious even• than his wealth, lie felt. fome appvlicnflons left that credit might, under the operations of the prefent Bill, fuffer material injury ; but after that matter had been difcuired and openly brought for ward, and no merchant that he had heard of made the flighteft obje9ion to the Bill on that account, his apprehenfions fubfided. Indeed the liberality of the individuals who had been nominated Corn miflloners, was too well known not to give every man a full confidence, that they would not pulh the powers with which they were entrn fled too far, but would conduft their inquiries with delicacy and caution, and always confider how ficred a merchant's charaCter was, and that it was not in ' tended that they fhould fuffer their curiofity to in duce them to carry their inveftigation of their books, further than the neceffity of knowing what their tranfaCtions with Government actually required. His Lordfhip having laid great fires on the feveral points here flared, faid he fhould fupport the Bill. The LORD CHANCULLOK left the Wooflack, and (poke at fome length upon the jealoufy he enter tained of every bill that gave new and unufttal powers to any fet of Commiffioners for any given purpofe. He knew that there bad been Commit fioners of Public Accounts and Commiffioners on other grounds, from whole diligence and ability beneficial effeets had refulted to the public, but even the recollection of that circumflance did not difarm his caution or calm his anxiety in refped to the prefent Bill, or convince him that the autho rifing Commiffioners to exercife powers vetted in them by it, was the only, or the molt effectual means of remedying the evils complained of.— The whale of this Bill refted upon the afl'ertion of a fiat, to be found in the preamble of it, viz. that certain abufes, frauds, and irregularities prevailed in the Navy, which called for correCtion, and the Noble Lord near him, who had fpoken, as might have been expeCted from him, in behalf of the Bri tifh kamen, and with that proportion of zeal and energy confonant to his elevated and diftingnifh ed charaCter, had laid great firth on the abufes praCtifed by prize agents in particular. Every man who wiflied well to his country's honour and intereft, mull molt undoubtedly feel anxious that chafe failors who fought our battles thould, with out delay, vexation, or difficulty, receive the due reward of their valour ; but potlibly that defirable °bled would have been better obtained, if a fepa rate and dilliat Commiffion had been authorifed by a bill, for the tingle purpofe of inquiring into the abufes of prize agents. The fait meant to be defcribed in the affertion which he had Hated in the preamble of the bill might, by one let of men, be termed " an abufe ;" by another " a fraud ;" and by a third " an irregularity." Would it not, therefore, be a more plain and intelligible thing to have divided each of thefe, and inilead of ineitnt ins Commiffioners to inquire into mixed and com plicated objects, have iffued different Commiffions applicable to each of the three heads afferted in the preamble of the bill to exit? His Lordfhip laid, one main confideration to be guarded and fe cured to the fubjed under the powers granted to Commiffioners of any fort was, that the full bene • fit, not only of •the Law -of England, but of the effential principle on which the exitience of that law Iblely.depended, was, that no man, whatever had been his practice, fhould be called upon to cri minate himfelf, or led to fay any thing that had the appearance even of eliminating himfelf.— 'Mete were abufes and frauds of various forts, which, according to the exifting laws, were confti tined and punifhable as rnifdemeanours, as aggra vated mildemeanours, and fome even amounted to felony itfelf; but fill let a man's degree of guilt be what it might, the liberal and humane (pint of the Law and the Conititution would not permit that man to be deemed to be criminal till he had been duly .convided of crime by the teftimony of unquellionable rwitneires, or by his own volun tary ccmfeffion. Being . himfelf a lawyer, he mutt let his mind watch vigilantly over the benefits and advantages refulting and meant to be extend• ed to every Britifis fubjed, from the important principle of Law, which he bad Jul obferved, Geld therefore too much pains could not be taken by every one of their Lordfhips, when they were called upon to pafs a bill giving extraordinary powers of examining books and perfons, as to the tranfac tions of perfons, to CommiCfioners, to guard againtl the exercife of thole powers being fo enforced as to enclatler the freedom and fecurity whiCh the Conftitution intended he fhnuld enjoy. His Lord (hip Aid he had not made thefe obfervations with a view to prevent the bill from going to a Com. mittec, or by voting again( the fecond reading, which was the queflion then before the Houle. He certainly withed the bill to go to the-Committee, but he anxioufly hoped to awaken their Lordihips' attention to the mealure, to convince them that it was a bill of very great importance, and that they could not ton minutely examine and weigh every part of it. Poffibly the bill ought to hand as it was, and no% a wird load be arkkapidad, HOUSE OF COMMONS. ' and poffibly it might require a connderable dea! Qf amendment to render it fuch a bill as it became the dignity :Ind honour of their Lordfhips t o g i ve their fandion to. He promfcd that. in the Cor n . mittee he would earneflly apply hirrifelf to afr o , to the utmolt of his power, to add what fhoold pear to be wanting to make it a fafe and faluttry bill, and he intreated every Nobl e Lord p re f ert concur and co-operat e w it h him in endeavourin}. faithfully to difcharge fo urgent an aft of thci: duty as Legiflators. The bill was read a fccond time, and commi t . ted to a Committee of the whole Honk tomorrow. eac All the other bills on the Table pail;fd A flage h.—Adjourned. - - The ir:fh Sugar Drawback Bill was read a third time, a. paired ; Alfo the hilt Provifion Importation Bill. Mr. VANSITTART moved for leave to bring in a n:lt it ) :D.. point Conimillioners to fuperintend the Execution of the Pt.ii and Penton, &c. 'Pax Pill.—Graatcd. Mr. CORRY, after a few prefatory obfervatians, m ovc ,f f, the produtiou of the following Accounts;__ An Account of the Ordinary Revenue, and the Pyi-7-iiiirdt. nary Refources conftituting the Public Income of 11-4,7nd,troz the 25th of March 1799, to the sth of January, it.tc". Alfo an Account of a fimilar nature, from the 25th of \ Tore% 1800, to the sth of January, 180 x; and front March, 18or, to the Bth of January, 18 e 2 . —Ordered to laid upon the Table. Mr. COR BY neat moved, That there be laid before the Hour,: a Lift of the Officers whofe Accounts have been audited by the Comtniffioners for Auditing the Public Accounts of !retain!. Alfo a Lift of the Perfons aczountable before the Conir:ll. Boners for the Expenditure of Money entrulled to them on ac. count of the Extraordinary Seriices of Ireiand.—Order L d to lic upon the A Petition was prefented for enlarging the Burial Ground of St. Pancras. Ordered to lie on the Table. The A r TORN F.Y GE.NFR A I. Wifhed to prefentaPrtitiot in behalf of John Williams, Efq. or his agent, praying for the time to be enlarged for his providing his furcties, and enter in..; into his recognizance, in order to follow up thc Petition which has been given in in his name, complaining of an undue eh dion for the Borough of Tregony, in Cornwall. The Petition fet font' that it was only on Saturday laft, thc 18th inft. that inftrue tions were received by the Agent of the Petitioners to provnle two Gentlemen to be his fureties and that the Gentlemen who were intended to be brought forward in chat capacity could not be informed of that intention in time to appear with in the period preferibed by the Ad to that circa. In every other refpeet the Petitioner had done every thing in his power to conform ttridly to the Aet : and his prayer uow was, that the Houfe would confent to enlarge the time for his completing his recognizance till Monday next. The Petition was then brought up ; and, upon the Tidbit; being put, that the prayer of the Petition be acceded to, Mr. BR.A.GGE reminded the Houfe how ftriet and vigilant they fhould be in adhering to the As of Mr. Grenville. In the prefent cafe no fpecial reafon was adduced by the Petitionei, why the proVitions of the /la could not be complied with. It only appeared, that his Agent received initrations too late to be enabled to apprife and bring forward the two Gentlemen who were in tended to be his fureties. Betides, it did ap pear on the face of the Petition that due diligence was not employed by the Petitioner in bringing forward his Petitioq. And the Houfe mull ob ferve, that even now no very, fpecial reafons were ailigned to induce them to Mien to the prayer of it. He felt it to be his duty to oppofe its being received. The quellion was then put for enlarging the time till Monday next, for Mr. Williams to corn. plete his recognizance, and negatived without a divifion. The SICEJLICaIt obferved, that the Order for tak ing the Petition into confideration was of courfe difcharged. Mr. Si'. JOHN prefented a Petition fomewhat to the fame effed in behalf of Lucius Concannon, Efq. The Petition Rated, that the Petitioner, after the eletlion, had gone abroad . upon butinefs, but had left inftrudions that a Petition fhould be pre tented (which was accordingly prefented to the Houfe on the 18th init.) complaining of an undue EleUion for the Borough of Seaford.—Being detained by contrary winds, it was only laft night that he was enabled to arrive in town ; and, upon his arrival, he learnt, that conformably to an Or der-of the Houfe, he Ilicruld have given two days notice of his intention to bring forward his fure ties, and enter into his recognizance. Of this Order to its full extent he confeffed himfelf to be ignorant, but (till hoped that the Houle . , - for the reafons he had alledged, would allow the time to be enlarged till Monday next, for his duly corn pleting his recognizance. On the queflion being put, purfuant to the prayer of the Petition, Lord GLENBEAVIE role, and entered into a va riety of arguments to (hew that the Houfe could thew no more indulgence to the prefent Petition than to that which they had jua reiJEled. The only cafe in which the Houfe had granted the in dulgence now folicited was that of the Petitioner again!} the return for Drogheda, in Ireland, but in that cafe no fault lay with the Petitioner ; he was prepared in every point ; but certain circum ftances belonging to the fitting Member prevented him from literally complying with the Order of the Houfe; but in the prefent cafe the Petitioner waited till the laft day, and only pleads his being detained by contrary winds, and his ignorance of the Standing Order of the Houfe. Such a cafe could not be confounded with that of Admiral Macbride •' that gallant Admiral was neceirarily abfent on his Ma jefi y's fery ice, and that at a dif tance from which it was impoffible to return in time. His abfence was therefore neceffary, not voluntary ; and he was fore the Houfe mull be (enable of the wide difference between the two cafes. It was the Petitioner's bufinefs to run no :ilk, and to have provided againtt filch ordinary occurrences as contrary winds, which, however, could not have detained him fo long as the Petition intimates. Mr. ST. JOHN acknowledged that the Houfe could not be too aria in conforming to the Gren ville Al, but was at the fame time of opinion that the Petitioner had not direaly violated it.— He confeffed, indeed, that he had not ailed in due compliance with the Order of the Houle for giv ing two days notice ; but of this he might not be aware, on account of his abfence from the coun try. The Houle finely was not prepared to fay chat no accident could be an excufe for a non-com pliance of this nature ; for the difcretion which Ole, allowed thernklycs iu this 4a was a Pr."l" i r t e ch 2 a cr l ) ) l i l i rd l'aesriatl)tl)eectalemae heir Lording); to give iifed that. in the Con t . ae apply hirrifelf to airi, to add what ihonld a a: it a faf e and falutitry re Noble Lord prefent tr. him in e n d eavourin 11 1 arLent an aftof th c i : 1.1 )nd time, and commit. hole Houle to.morrow. le Table pail;.ft.l .t flage fe )MMONS. wm read a third time, at,i wortation Bill. cave to bring in a Blt to :o- the Executi on o f the Eay 21 ted. Dry obfervatians, moved f,: ,ccututts:-- tevenue, an d the 1.:y..-?ordi- I iblic Income of Ire;:nd,troln of January, ac". .ure, from the xsth of \Tore % of ; and from the :..st!t ef uary, assz.—Ordered there be laid before the Rutil e nts have been audited by the 11 üblic Accounts of !retain!. untablc before the Contr:if: , ney entrufted to them on ae. iPP• nf