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I *MONEY ON MORTGAGE. VTANTED Twenty fi ve Motif:4nd Pound& in • one Sum or in two Sums of is.oool. and tc,oool. un Mortgage of moll ample Freehold Eftates la a Midland Ononty. For particulars apply to Meffro. Rola, Hall. and Rob. lhalwcll - Loktdon. MILITARY EDUCATION. MESSRS. BONNYCASTLE and HONIMEY beg leave to infants the Nobility and Officers of the Army, that they have removed to a much larger and more com modious houfe at the Vidage of Charlton, about ball a mile atort of Woolwich Common. 'Fhe fltuation is remarkably healthy and &Aram, and betides an extenfive range of ground attached to the premifcs, for exereife, tome of the Gentlemen can he sceommo dated with &pante rooms. They will be inftruded, as ufual, In Mathentatias, Fortification, Plan Drawing, Ste. as well as in all other branches conneacd with a Military Education. They are alto qualified for being admitted into any of the Military Eftabliffi meats under Government, and for the fervice of the Hon. Eall India Company. For the Plan and Terms apply to Mr. Bonnyeaftle, Woolwich Common. N.B. For thot who remain during the holidays, a Matter radios in the hou.e attends daily, and the other Matters oecalitmally. 11.1MBURGH ConstreIITINGPLE• APRIL 10.—Six Deputies are come from the Scrvianr, with the Patriarch at their bead, to treat of peace. It is fuppofed the Porte will leave the definitive arrangement of their affairs and pretenfions to the zeal and wird= of Ibrahim Pada, Commander in Chief of the army in Romelia. The lquadron deffined to cruize this year in the Archipelago is ffic.nger than ufual, confifing of 23 Alps. It will fail with the firft fair wind. Of the Ruffian troops in Corfu, the Siberian Ore stadia Regiment lately arrived here, on board a fri gate and f 1 tranfports, being ordered with other troops to Sebaflopol ; and we hear that in a Ilion time more will follow, which feems to (hew that the Ruffian Court does nut intend to maintain the lonian Hands by force of arms. On the 29th of March, Mnhib Effendi, who is appointed Ambaffador to Paris, let fail to proceed over the Black Sea, and by the way of Varna, Bii ch.trefi, Vienna, Sec. to Paris; He is ordered to make all pollible expedition, and carries prefents for the Emperor and Emprefs, of extraordinary beauty and value. A French Ambaffador is expo led here, but not Marthal Brune. Sr. PITERIIDURCH, APRIL 23. —The American Company have received news of their two (hips, under Captain Lifanfki, bound to Cadjak. He did not put into Canton, the only port open to the Eu ropeans, but into another port, and is in clofe im prtfunment with his crews. The Chinefe require ex emplary fatisfaAion for this violation of one of their arson tigid laws. By the laft letters from Captain Krufenftern, we cannot yet have any farther parti• cttlan. The differences arifen between our Arnbaf [Woe, Count Golowkin, and the Chinefe, come to meet him, about certain ceremonies, are expand to be loon adjulled. APRIL 30. The Emperor has given to Lieute nant General Kologriwow the Order of St. Alex. ander Newlky, richly adorned with diamonds, as a reward for his bravery in the battle of Aullerfitz.— On the 24th all the officers who were prefent at that battle, had the honour of dining with the Emperor. The ice on the Neva broke up on the aCth. In the lift of perfons who died laft year in the Eparchy of Pin fafck are five of tto ; one of It 3; four of 120; one of 528 ; one of 130, and one of the uncommon age of rco yearn Rica, Aram 3—This day we received intelli gence of the blockade of the Elbe, Wefer, Ems and Trier, by the Englifh. This news has produced a great fenfation here, on account of the expedition intended for Rogan near theft rivers. There are already mote than 350 (hips arrived here. GRAITSVIALD, Mar 6.—By an order of the 30th of April, his Majefty has been pleafed to command that a militia corps, under the name of the Royal Pomeranian Militia, (hall be organized in. Pome rania and Rugen, in which all natives, with Pane few creep:ions, from 59 to a 6 years old, (hall be enrolled, and contribute in conjundion with the troops to the defence and &fay of the country. The declaration iffued by Count Ferrol), on the 27th of April, by leis Majetly's command, has been fent . ..kith a trumpeter to Anclam, to be delivered to the Commander in Chief in Pruflian Pomerania, and 0165 by an exprefs to the Pruffian Commander in Lau enborg. Mar 13.—As a confequence of the principles laid down in his Excellency Count Von Ferfon's Note of the 27th of April, his Majetly has been pleafed to order that a (quadron, fitted nut at Carlfcrona, fhall fail, under the command of Baron Randolph Von Cederflroto, to bluekade all the Pruffian ports in the Baltic, from the coaft of Ruffle to Swedifh Pomera nia, and of entitle the mouths of the Pregcl, the Villas, the Oder, and the Peene. HAPABORGH, Mar s6.—ln the political hemifphere there is no perceptible change of importance, though it kerns probable that the crifss is now approaching. The French retain all their pofitions, and tome move ments that have taken place teem to have had no other ohje'l than facilitating their fuhfillance. The new Duke of Cleves will, it feems likely, receive a confideraltle addition to his States, from the domi nions of Naffau, which is to be indemnified. On the 7111 a fleet of Englifh merchantmen, under convoy of a frigate and two armed (tips, palled the Sound to the Baltic. Thee are the firfl Englifh (hips of war in the Baltic fince ;Sol. It is laid they , have find orders to commit no Willi - ties in the Baltic. A great number of Dantzic flips, hare taken refuge • in the harbour of Copenhagen. MADILID, APRIL s4.—At Ciniiz there are five Spa nillt and two French line of battle (hips corr,:derely ready for lea, which will run out the moment that • four other Spinals (hips (to repair n bids great exer tions are making) are ready for lea alio. //MCI, APRIL :S.—Advice was received here yefterday, that the Ruffians had fent a flag of truce to the Dalmatian ifle of Curzola, t.:th a fumtnons to the inhabitants of the town and ifland to furrender ; but that the French Officer there, commanding a corps of 200 men, refuted to cbey the fummons, and ordered the Rag of truce so be fired upon. In cnn fecinenee of this proceeding, a Ruffian (hip of the line flood in-(bore, and poured into the town feveral molt deflrurftive broadfides. According to an article of a later date from Trielle. the Ruffians fu:ceeded in getting polleffion of the lit tle town of Cut zola, and the French ganifon retreated to the neighbouring mountains. MALUMENTART PROCEEDIt4L HOUSE OF LORDS, THURSDAY, MAY U. Counfd were heard in the Scotch Appeal, nr.tham of Oart• more o. the Counters of Gkiatairn, which was ordered to be farther proceeded In to-morrow. lewd IeI.I.LNJIOROUGH of belated upon this oecabon for the LURD CHANCELLOR, who had espreffed a rcluclance at being pr,futt during the pro ceedings, in coal . ..ounce of his Lurd2tlp being a brother of the Counters of GleneArn, the Rcfpondem. The Public Office Franking Bill went through a Committee. Lord SPENCER moved the third reading of the Defence AR Repeal Rill. Lord ELDON °Wetted to the vnearure, been& It not only went to Repeal the Defence Ad, but taro the Army of Referee Ad., without fubliituting any thing in their place. The idea that our force could be permanently kept in a Rate adequate to the exigency of the times, by the ordinary exertions. P 24 'blurt—. It was in contradiaion to the experience of the left twenty years, and he would venture to prophecy, that tome compulfory mature mutt be reformed to. He likewire °Medd to the ref. titution of the penalties already paid by the Parifbes, as forming a molt dangerous precedent. If it was, however, right to re• Rore the penalties incurred under the 44th of the King, Suffice demanded that thole incurred under the 43d, Zooid Ilkewire be repaid. Lord ROSSLYN remarked, that the penalties paid under the 43.1 of his Majelty were of a very different dercription from the& to which the paddies were liable under the 44th. They were chiefly reidues of lima, half which had been paid to re, units railed under the Army of Referee Ad, and the other half of which they became entitled to on joining their Regitnepts. lie himfelf had had a good deal of trouble to rtcovering tome of there earning fur fiddlers reeving under him In Irclanfl. Lord ItI.DON, in explanation, contended, that the view which he had taken of the operation of the Army of Referee Alt was correct. I.ord SPENCER argued that It would not only be highly insinft to remit the penalties to fame of the Pacifies, and main thole which had been paid in by others ; but alfo, that It would be nut to impraelicable to recover the penalties singer any of the provi, bons of the Defence Alt. Lprd HARDVVICKE thonebt the refthution of the penalties would In future operate as a dlfeournement to seal and esedloo. Hls chid °Medic) to the MIL however, was, that it was con. neded with a finder steafure in regard to Ireland, where the De. fence Ad bad been very efficient. Lord HOLLAND fold a few words in fupport et the EMI and Lords SPENCFR and HARDWICK E having fpoken in esplanatioo, the Bill was read a third dew and paired. Adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. lord JOHN TOWNSEND brooght np an letount of the Ex traordinary Rapences of the Army, from asth September do 4 25th December t Bog.—Laid on the table. Alderman COMAE brought up a Bill for the repeal of tie' Flaying Ad, which was read a firlt dine. On the nuAlon of Slr J. NEWPORT, the Houfe rerotvedltfelf into a Committee on the frith Revenue CclleEtlou Bill.--Report to bc received tomorrow. Mr. FOSTER gave notice, that be would to-ammo ma►e that the Houk Wolfe Win into a Committee, to take tato egaleiri. tion the kith Fed Road AR. Mr. ALEXANDER brought up the Report on the Itith Mat Duty Bill; and alto the Report on the Irith Stamp Duty BEI. which were ordered to be read a third time imam/row.' ARMY RSTIVIATIII. Mr. ALEXANDER brought up the Rep art of the Committee of Supply on the Army Mutate/. The various Reinlotions were then road and agreed to. tirr On the motion of Mr. VANSITTART, the third reading of the Property Duly sin, which ittiod (or to-tlay, was pollpoood till to-morrow . Mr. 1,1 uto 1, from the ladle Bawd, prefented papers refpeelfug the claims of individuals on the Nabob of Oude, purfuant to an order of the Houle.--Ordered to be printed. Mr. FOSTER then moved the fecund reading of the Foreign Linen Drawback BILL Mr. MEGAN and Lord TEMPLE having each erprered a with That the fecund reading be put off, Mr. FOSTER agreed to poltponc it till Wednefday next. Lord 'TEMPLE moved, that there be hid before the Houfe an Account of the quantity of Irith Linen, of all prices, exported to the Weft ladles from January 1798, to January tilos, inflation.-- Ordered. • On the motion of Sir J. NEWPORT, the kith Additional Force Repeal Bill was read a leveed dine, and ordered to a Coe- Mince of the whole Houte to•mnrrow. , A Mrffage from the imrds GgniEed tluir Lord&Me attest to the Additional Force Reped BW, and fameral Private Bills. The SECRETARY at WAR 'obtained leave to bring in, and acaordingly prefented. the Mutiny Bill, which was read the Bra gme, and oraqod for the fecond reading on Wednefday next. • UlettlDlTtto ACOIIINTS. Mr. ROSE, adverting tit the flaietnamts nude yefterdef by a Noble Local, of the imnienfe arrears In the audit of pablic Lc counts cipreffed Id. earn& with that the Hot& &Mild be put In poffrifiOn of the full& information on this kilned, that they might fee what accounts were outilanding, what hail beim given in, what had beep audited, what were In a Rate of eutnination, and what fonts were yet due to the ptiblle. lie gave notice, therefore, I that he would tominrrow ntakefeveral motions far this purpofe • he would feud a lilt of there to the Noble lord, and if he *oval add any that tended to throw run More light on the totaled, be would confider Wardell obliged to him. The CHANCELLOR .4 the EICCHSZIER re cocampoded to the Right Hon. Gentleman to make his motion immediately. Mr. ROSE, however, preferred delaying them mail to : ruomow. read over the lilt of them; among of hers there were for an account of all fume Whed atom the Eseheq.ier to the principal Accountants, and by them to the Sub Accountants, &crib:B tie outitanding amounts, thc4 which bad been audited. thole Which were in a coWle of examination, and the balances due to the • lie, for enpfee of the minutes of the .paymaller General, tince the 14th of Lull, rlB4 ; for copies of a letters to and from the Pay. mallet General's Office with rifpcit tiithe publk arrear.., and par ticularly to the delays in the War Office, Ste. It was his with that wbocncr was found culpable, might be dragged into the light; and fuffm the ellfgrace which fucheoniuddeitsved. IRISH MILITIA. Sir JOHN NEWPORT obtained leave to bring In a Bill to ecalsle his Male*/ to accept the Cervices of volunteers front the Militia of Ireland, under certain reftridtiotts. NLICTICIII TRIATING NULL. Mr. TIERNEY moved the Ordtr of the Day for the farther eonfideration of the Elation Treating BM, to which Bill he um. deritood he was to expeet the oppoßtion of a Right HotuSecretary (Mr. Fox.) He did not with to prefa the' Hnufe now to a &cur- Eon upon the fubJeet, as there was another ft.tt-dt pci.ding of more urgent impertanee. But, if iCwas allowed et t the Yiil fhousni pars the prefent liege without difettilron, duet Oentlemtu who were epportd to the Bid might take the debate upon the third reading, and name their own day for that put pore. To this Mr. FOX agreed. • The amendments in the BM were then read, and it was ordered to be engroged,astdread the third time on Friday next. ' mita - rites , rLAN. Mr. CANNING obferved, that u another important eyelikn was likely to occupy the attention of the Houle on Friday, and as the Mutiny Bin, the &koalas, 61 which was undeHtood to be re ferred tor that day, wodd, on 'account of the propolitions to be In troduced by a Right tionourabk Gen in, molt probably es tits a difeuffion of very conaderable let.;;t11; i.e would tiierefOre fur the accommodelon of the Houk, that the difcullion on that rub .*1 Mould be poftpuned to anntheed.,r. Mr. FOX, in an(wer, hid, that hots difpofed be might be to accommodate the HOll. Gentleman, yet,conflftently with his knit of duty u a Minincr, bessould not agree to ',anyone it longer, in orii:r to give it a fair opportunit y of palling through its literal Rasa and dircunions in both Hooks before the expiration of the prefent Mutiny Bill, whtch woul.l be ;n about three weeks. IRISH THIS. On the motion of Sir J. NEWPORT, the Honk ref 'Ned Hell into a Committie on the liifb Culinms Bill, granting a dutyon iron, Ina', and other article}. ' Mr. FOSTER ezprefred his furprife at the Right Hon. Baronet's perfevering in bringing forWaril Tax on Iron, when a fluidal. Tax in this country had been abandoned, after very full eonfideration. The fame °Nations, that were Rated to the Tax as pre. poled in this country, might be urged with additional force with rape& to Ireland, where it would be mach , more felt than it could be here. This duty of ii. Sa per ton would (triunity affeQ the hardware manufac tures of that count: y, which were yet in an infant Hale. Betides, it did not appear, that the Right Hon. Baronet propofed any kountervailing duty on the iron ware of this country imported into Ireland, to coon teraft the clefts :.f the Tax on the iron mandato rers of Irelar.d. This he confidered as a departure from the articles of the Union, which ccPrefilY ap pointed, that in every fuch cafe tome countervailing duty rhould be impofed. Confidering there circum• glances, and befides the (mall produce expelled from the Tax, only about ig,oool. he mulled it would be abandoned, and that no occafion would be given to the people of Ireland to complain, that what bad been dropped iu this country, was now to be impofed on them. Mr. ROSE urged a variety of limiter objettions to the Tax, and cOnfidered it as giving a decided and undue preference to the iron ware of England. As to the Tax on Sugar, he Willed, that it would not produce any thing. The Tax was only to take effect, when the price of Sugar was sos. per cwt. and the average for the laf month had been only 455. per cwt : The price of Sugar, while the ports of the North were fbut againli us, was not likely to inereafe, and therefore the Tax could hardly be mated to produce any thing this year. Sir J. NEWPORT contehded, that the tax on iron, as it affected only that imported from foreign countries, was in no rapea fimilar to that which had been abandoned in this country. It tended to en. , courage the importation of &kith iron, and to dif courage the importation of foreign. With regard to a countervailing duty GA Britith iron ware, he ob fused, that fince the Union a chr• y of 21. its. had been impofed on forego iron imported into this coun try, and yet no countervailing duty had been called lbw on hardware of Irifis manufature imported Into Ibis country. The Milt manufatorer had hitherto imported foreign iron duty free, and now she was called upon to pay a much Icfs duty than that int pored in this country on the fame article, and there fore he was not entitled to look for any countervail ing duty. With regard to the duty on fugar, the average price of that article had been lart year sos. per cwt. and he was eotitled to expo% Mat it would amount to the fame (urn in the prefent. Mr. FOSTER raid, that the fituation of England and Ireland was Inch, that, although the farmer could afford to relinquifb the advantage of a coon tervailing duty, the latter was not in a condition to forego the proration of it, and allow this country an advantage. The dabble of the Right Honourable Gentleman, that becaolc an article was not found in the &II Schedule of the At he bad quoted, a coon: tervailing duty was not to extend to it, was quite new, and extremely dangerous. 'Sit JOHN NEWPORT Paid, he did not mean that it was opt competent to Parlialient to Wend that duty ; but he would elk, fince the Right Hon. Gentleman teemed fo lirentious for the countervail., ing duty, why had it nor been tolled for in the cafe of the duty on couch; wool, which had been impofed ' fince the Union' Mr. ROSE laid, that duty was only a pent* pig pound, and not an objelt of great confequenes ; oral be thought no omiffion ought to be pleaded as a pre. tedent for not row purfuing the right Mr. CORRY Paid, he was glad to fee the principle' of the Union Co wel l agreed upon. Undoubtedly, a countervailing duty oug ht to be laid in either coon. irj, for a dui implored on the other; and, theca. fore, the tax now propofed would haVe the efrea equaliiing what, by the inereafe of duty in this coon. try, &ice the Union, without a countervailing duty in Ireland, had been made unequal. He hoped the Right Honourable Baronet would make the duties on Ireland perpetual, inilead of annual and uncertain as they now are. Lord CASTLEREAGH (poke at Game length on cite neceffity of immediately remedying any breach or omiffion of the enaelments of the Aft of Union. He thought the tax on iron would have the effelt of clearoying the produce of the duty already inipo(ed. Mr. GBATTAbtreplieJ to the vbfervations of the Noble Lord on this lubjed, and defended the tax on iron, on the principle, that though, perhaps, liable tO objeftions, yet it was called for by the neterfitp of the Imes, and that perhaps nn tax could be propofed *hid) *ould not either immediately or ultimately Aral the manufaaures and induary of the country. He knew that Ireland was a country, which, from the (late of its manufafturet, required proteAion ra. tiler than taxation j but he would call upon thofe who objected to the prefent taxes, to propofc others that were' likely to be Ids ohjationable. With regard to what had been laid of the prelent taxes being only temporary and annual, to defray the interelt of a permanent debt, he obferved,' that the fecurity of the 06btle creditor was founded nn the faith of Parlia ment. Sir WILLIAM YOUNG, Mr. PARNELL. and HUSKISSON, laid a few word. in oppofition to the taxes. ' _ On account of the verbal nmilGon which Mr. Fof ter pointed out, the Committee did not proceed in the Bill, but the Chairman reported progrefa, and ob taMed leave to'fit akain tomorrow. •MIIRICAN INTIRCOURSI SILL. Lord TEMPLE ilow role to move the Order ell the Day for the Honfe to refolve Into a Committee of the whole Houle, to confider the propriety of a motionlor leavesto bring in a Bill, to enable hit Ma jelly in Council to fufpend, under certain circumlian. ces, the operation of the Navigation Laws in nor Weft India Iflands, and to permit the importation of cer tain articles into the ports thereof in American flips. Mr. ROSE, Who had 411 along lignied his °Nee. tion to the principle of this Bill, hoped that the No ble Lord would not pals to a dircollion in fo very thin a Houle, a meafure of fuch importance as tbi., fo deeply affefling the intereft of the merchants and fhip-owners of this country, and repealing the Novi. cation Aft, under the falutary operation of which, the commerce, the profperity, and the naval Itrength of this country, had ikttained their prefers( fuperiority. He deprecated any proceeding upon a meafure of filch vital importance in the ahlence of ho many com• metcial Gentlemen, whole inrerens were materially at flake, and hoped the Noble Lord would defer the befinels to another opportnnitz, and a fuller Horde. Mr. Seciettry FOX confidered the meafure in quei lion to be totally suirconceived by the Hon. Gentle mant in the view he leaned to confider it. It really y, ne t d h id e co no r t nrner t e o ia a l l i e ntr i e h lts e e .o 6 f ann an e y rece bodyor t n fi f e m eo e u n n t t n r Neither ewitahtermdeitdelyit meantrepeal to anyeepatrooafttlrower an navi e gati in o rt n e l e a i ws , in t • it the hands of the King and Council by be nf e n n ut fo vi r t e h a irt l e n e d n ia ye i a fi rs an p d a s ! a w ff i n th ined not b l y a la w th? f Go w n h e • ic w e h rn h b i ors: undoubtedly, they had incurred high refponfibility, namely, to fufpend for a time, under the preffure of inevitable neceffity, the operation of the Navigation Laws in favour of Btitifh Blips, in the . port(of their refpeilive iflandi ; and to permit the inhabitants of thok Moods to be (applied with provifions and cer tain ether articles of indifpenfible neceffity,with which it was impable, under a variety of impediments. for Britifh (hips to fupply them, and without which a great part of their inhabitants mull be reduced to fa mine, and in other inftances to the utmoft diftrefe.— The meafure now propcied, therefore, was to limb; the power to fafe hands, of difpenfieg in cafes of ac tual neceffity, with the operation of the navigation laws, on the ports of thole ifhods ; and. to guard againft the poffible abides of that power to which Governors might be importuned, undeithe falfe in finuations of interefted perfons. It repealed nu law, it fubverted no principle • each in 6E4 would do no more than guard a privilege in his Majesty's bands, which had been, for a fines of years pall, exercifed by WeR India Governors, adorned from neceffity, and for which they had been uniformly indemnified by Parliament. Sir WM. CURTIS admitted that this power bad been affunied by Well-India Governors in cafes of urgent necellity, under a heavy refponfibility, from which had they (brook, be fbould have thought them highly reprehenfibls. But though he conlidered them jutily entitled to the indemnity they had received, he was decidedly againil legalizing a principle that fo diretily militated againtl our Navigation Laws, and mita fo materially affea the iuterelt of the merchants and fhip•ownen of this kingdom. Mr. SPEAKER reminded the Hon. Baronet that the Rage for dikulfing the Inkjet% would certainly be in the Co mm ittee. The Honk then Waved itfelf into a Committee, when Lord TEMPLE rife, and raid, that the Bill for which he intended to move, and which had already puffed the other Houle of arliament, was precifely - what his Right Hon. Friend had defcribed it to be ; involving no commercial intereß of this country, re pleating no law conflated with our commerce or na vigation, but (imply placing, in the fafe hands of his Majefty in Council. the exercife of a privilege, which was heretofore conßantly affnmed by the Well India Governors without law; namely, the privilege el empowering chore Governors, upon the fair proof of esitling neceffity, to receive in American (Imps that fupply of provilions and other =ditties which in time of war it woul d often be impotlible to fqpply in Britilb (hips, and without which the immen(e popu- lation of their negroes. oq whole labour and induary the profperity of thnfe iflands fo much depended. mull often run the rah of perifhing, either for want of Provigons, or through the fobltitution of nnwhole. fome food an inßance of this occutted in the Ansa- triton wnr, when, during a period of fix years, po left ' than tc,ooo negroes had perifhed In the Mind of , jamaica alone. The Navigat ion Laws were pitied in times, and under eircunglances totally dialimilar to the prefent ; and it mull be admitted by the Hon. Gentleman, that, confidering our widely encoded • Empire, the war is which we were engaged, the enemy with whom we had to contend, and the line of naval force we were obliged to uppofe to that of the enemy ; that at all times and futons, and under all eircomflances, this country could not avail berfelf of the Mitigation Laws, and carry on exclufivelv the fupply, and even the trade of her dillant enalortieso l .. The Noble I,ord concluded, by moving fpr leave to bring in the Bill. Mr. ROSE, in a fpeech of very conficierable length, oppofed the motion; he reverted to the origin of our navigation laws, and went into a variety of Ratements tb Chew, that Mice the intercourfe was allowed to commence between America and our Well India Mends, our (blipping employed in the circuitous trade of taking cargoes from hence. to America, (hipping lumber and pm/Mons there for i our Weft India Mods, and bringing home produce had &created within the years from 1790 to 18oe , no left than 768 (lips, 95,000 tons of thinning, and csoo feamen. That, in fall, the American fhips had of late years, from the fuperior advantages of cheaper viaualliog, lower wages to feamen, and cheaper ma terials in (hip-building, heat our (hip-owners out of that trade ; and even the trade of our North Ameri can Colonies with our Well India Iflands, had been reduced by American competition to one third of its wonted amount, and this not only in the fupply of lumber and provifions, but it appeared, from the dif patches cf Admiral Cochrane and the Gover. nors of Barbadoes and other Iflands, that they were inundated with Eall India produce, and the mann faanres of Germany and other nations, (muggled into their creeks by American !hips. If Inch then had been the refult of a partial fulpenflon of the na vigation laws, and a clandefline evafion of them by American fmogglers, what mull be the confequence of legalizing that fufpenfion, while the veffels of our own (hip owners were rotting by the walls of their harbours, to an extent, even in the river Thames, that it would be alarming to Rate; and whole owners, . I he was affured, tor a very trivial encouragement, would Cu poly all the carrying trade and neceffiries for the fupply of the Well Indies, for a difference allot more than two per cent. compared with American veffels ? Mr. Secretary FOX replied at fume length in (op tion of his former Ratement, and tii4.l, that certainly the privilege of fill - pending the operation of the Na vigation Laws would be much more fafely and con- Rhin - tonally placed in the czcluGve difpofal of his Majelty, and a Council refponfible for the advice they (tumid give, than left open to be aftumed by the Weft India Governors, for thirteen years pall, and which would Hill be exercifed by them, under an affurance of fimilar indemnity with their predeceffors. Lord CASTLEREAGH, in a (perch of Come length, explained his reafons for going into an en. quiry in a Committee. inftead of proceeding with the bill on the vouchers and documents before the Houfe. In his mind there was no ground, either of neceffity , or political expediency, for the mearnre ; the navi gation laws had been the (import of the maritime lirength of the country, and on our naval power the