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of the Magiflrates from the meaffire, and after— wards chat ging them with exerciting their powers of licenting public•holifes, in fuch a manner as that each of them might be turned into a focus of fedition or rebellion. (David of lenity, he con cluded the prelint to be a bill of pains and penal ties, and the disfranchifernent of the Corporation of Nottingham as a very feriouspunilhment infliaed without a trial. True lenity Ihould have a re- fcrence to the lituation and feelings of the parties; but thtle Magillrates did not come here begging for mercy a n d to he (pared, but demanding julhice, and atking to be tried. He concluded by flrongly eiriorcing lonic of the arguments before employed by Mr. Fox. Mr. BOND explained. He raid he had not brought a charge againa the Magillrates for li cenling ale-hotifcs improperly. If he had fpoken of the atrocities in Leland,and then have gone on in the fpirit of Anticlimax to (tate the circumliances of cutting off the skirts of coats, he Ihould have deferved the obfervations of the Hon. Gentleman who bad lath fat down. He had certainly remarked that there had been exhibited a fcene of molt im pious indecency. Mr. GREY laid a few .words in explanation, and was replied to by Mr. BOND. Mr. Rost obferved, that after the convincing and able (perch of the Hon. Gentleman on the floor (Mr. Bond), he was perfefhly fatisfied of the propriety of the Bill ; be had never heard a more fatisfaaory fpeech on any firbjeet. He juftified the Seleti Committee in taking notice of the proceed. ings of former eleainns, becaufe thole proceedings bad been firli brought forward by the Magifirates. He obferved, that the only inflance of any trial for a riot at an elation, in the courfe of the !aft century, was at Nottingham. Upon an impartial perufal of the minutes, he thought the account of the proceflion was overftated. If, however, the God defs of Reafon had not been introduced, there were other proceedings which were not very creditable to thole who had promoted them. It appeared the perfons who formed part of the proceffion (sing the Marfeillois Hymn and Millions be Free. There bad been no intiance of a perfon doing any thing offenfive to the populace for the lath ten years, but it was immediately Paid, " I will fend punch to you ;" and this threat was followed up by dellroying his furniture, burning his hay flacks, and committing injuries in the night. There was not a perfon who had been ill treated during the late elation, but had been put in danger of his life. He was latisfied the Magifirates of Nottingham had not countenanced the riotous proceedings which had taken place, but certainly they had not done their utmolt to prevent them. He thought, therefore, there could be no juft grounds of ob jation to the Bill. Mr. Fox role to explain. He maintained that he had Paid die judges had commended the town of Nottingham for its general good condua and government, with the exception of thofe partial riots which occationally took place in every part of the kingdom. An Hon. Gentleman had threat ened, that if this Bill was thrown out, other meafures would be Liken. The Magiftrates of Nottingham challenged loch proceedings; they were desirous a full inveffigation of their condos might take place. They were not to he deterred by loch threats from doing their duty as Bridal fubjetas,by oppofing fuch a violation of their right'. Sir WILLIAM GEARY was of opinion it would be attended with advantageous confequences for the Magilbates of the town, to have the affiftance of the county Magiftrates to co-operate with them. With the amendment propofed, he was anxious the Bill mould pals. Mr. I. H. Banwsa wifbed to reply, hut the Speaker informed him, that upon the difctalion of a common order of the Houle, fuch a privilege was unufual. Strangers were ordered to withdraw, but the oppofition to the motion was withdrawn, and the commitment of the Bill for Monday next wasagreed to without a divifion.—Adjourned till Monday. LONDON. SATURDAY, APRIL 30. PRICE OP STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK s 3 per Cent. Reduced 631. 3 Per C. Coot 64 Seis 6 31, 64—far see. 64. • Old 5 per Cent. 991-11. PRICE OF S LOCKS YESTERDAY! Rusk Steels r7S S pa Cent 1797. 9919E1 3 per Cent. Red. 6r 64111 Long Ann. scsii 3 per C. Conf 63i i Short Ann. 4 t-s 6 New 4 per Cent. Br l* Conf. for May, 66 65111 5 per Ct. Ann. scot too DUBLIN, APRIL 16. 3 per Cent. Government Debentures, 9711 9$ Courfc of Exchange—Dublin on London z 3. Before the clofe of the Market yefterday the 3 per cents. which at one time of the day were as high as 66, fell to 64. Various reafons were affigned for this. A Meffage of an unfatisfadory nature was to be communicated in the evening to Parlia ment ! Mr. PITT was inflantly to return to Office —war, therefore, was inevitable! ! And Advice' c f an unpleafAnt nature had been received from Paris!!! Letters from the Continent, by the Mails of yeflerday Rate, that a difference has arifen between Ruflia and Sweden, and the former has ordered lonic military preparations to be made. The caufe, however, is of the moil frivolous kind, whether an old ruinous bridge (hall be marked with the trifig nia of Sweden, or as a joint property of Sweden and Rata ? It is not likely that any thing lesions can arife from fuck a caufe, particularly at a mo ment when there is nothing in the c!:arader of the Sovereigns of Raffia and Sweden, or of their Mi nift,..rs, that fhould lead us to think that they Peek a pretence to quarrel. Letters from Vknna sate that it will be the bufinefs of the Aulirian Cabinet, as well as of the principal powers of the Continent, to prefer ve peace and to ufe their mediation for that purpofe. It has never been afcettained what connettionthe opinions of other Courts may have with the difcuiTions he. tweet - , this Country and France. It is probable that they were only made acquainted with the difpute in as far as they had been requefted to a& as guarantees of Malta, without being at all called upon to mediate. We fhould not be furprized that BONAPARTE prevailed on them to interpofe their good offices, merely to embarrafs the Britifh Cabinet. We are forty to announce, that the town of Pofen, in Poland, has been nearly reduced to allies. On the 15th inftant, in the afternoon, a fire broke out in the Jews quarter, which confumed the fame with the Synagogue, many other ftreets in the neighbourhood, the Dominican Church, &c. At the departure of the poll the fire kill continued: 283 houfes are burnt The damage is incalculable. Molt of the fufferers have caved nothing. Prince WILLIAM of GLOUCESTER left Brunfwick on the t9th, for 1-I..lberiladt, to be prefent at the review of the regiment lying there. Some accounts hate that the Arabian Chief has been defeated and his troops difperfed. We know, however, that but little reliance can be placed on Turkifh accounts of vhlories. How often they boafted of advantages gained over the French af ter their landing in Egypt, every one may recoi led ;—but it was referved to the Britifh to expel them ! We have received Paris Journals to the 27th infant inclufive, but they contain nothing of im portance. Letters from Befancon, dated the 2 zd, Rate, that TOUSSAINT LOUVIRTURE, who was de. tained in Fort de Jour, dud there about eight days before that period !—Five per cents. 54 fr. 85 c. Private Letters from Helvoetfluys, of the date of the 27th intl. Rate, that an Aide_de-Camp of General VICTOR had arrived there with authority to demand that the le of Goree, and the Works of Helvoet fhould be delivered up to the French Troops, and that 40 pieces of Artillery fhould be immediately mounted on the walls and works of thefe polls. The Municipality were requefled to cooperate with the French Adjutant in expediting thefe objeds ; but if they did not chute to co.npe• rate voluntarily, the French were to proceed by force of arms. The Dutch made no refinance, but the Municipality remonftrated, Rating, that they could not ad without the authority of their Go. vernment. The Mayor immediately repaired to the Hague for orders. The condud of the Muni. cipality was approved of, but all idea of refinance to the imperious mandate of the French was aban boned, and it was expefted that an order would be received on the 28th to withdraw the Dutch Troops entirely from Helvoetfluys and Goree; which Ifland had been already occupied by 350 French foldiers. They had likewife taken pair fion of the Brill. FROM THE PARIS PAPERS. GHENT, Aran. 31.—The Bifhop of Ghent hay ing communicated to the Chief of the State the Col - enmity which took place on Eager Sunday in the cathedral of his diocefe, to celebrate the anni vetfary of the re-eilabliflimentof religion,the Fitter CONSUL addreifed to him the following letter:— Monbeur the Ilifhop of Ghent—l have received your letter of the toth of April. I accept the (caimans which you ci rcle for religion and for my potion, in confequence of the re eftabliftuncut of worfhip. I recommend to you to continue your care In conciliating and uniting all eonfciences. Of all the virtues necefrary for the eplikopate after great (clams, the molt eteatial no doubt is Cbriftlan charity. (Signed) Bo . Gcmoa, Aran. 9.—Letters from Naples Rate. that after the arrival of an Englifh fhip, a Council of State was held, and the French Minifter dif patched a courier to Paris. This courier let out 12 hours after the arrival of the veirel. Pargasavaon, MARCH 29. -A flyer mine has been difcovered in the Government of Riga.— Mineralosills have been feat from this capital to examine it. Vismsa, Aram ta.—lt is confirmed that the French Ambeador, CIIAP4rAnmr, delivered to the Imperial Cabinet a very preffing note, to in duce it to ratify fpeedily the condufuns of the Diet, in regard to the Indemnities. The Ambaffador in this note (hewed that the intereff of Europe in general, and that of the Honfe of Auflria in par ticular, requires this ratification : that it is expelled with the utmoft impatience by the Princes and people of Germany, and that this fanaicn ought to be complete, and extend to all the difpofitions of the casclufunt, which are infeparable from each other. APRIL I3.—Citizen CHAM►aGNY, the French Ambaffador, difpatched a courier to Paris on the gth. On the evening before he had a conference with the Minifler for Foreign Affairs : we are al lured that in this conference Count de Costal-ix'. declared, officially. to the French Miniller, that our Monarch is firmly refolved, in cafe a War break out between France and England, to obferve the firiaeft neutrality. Ramat - iv, Aran. 18.—The Eafler holidays being now ended, the Diet has this day refumed its Sittings. In the College of Princes the Minifler of Brunfwick gave his vote, the only one wanting, in regard to maintaining the Eleaor of Treves. We expel this day Baron de R u, Mini fler of the Grand Mailer of the Teutonic Order to the Deputation of the Empire. It is believed that the latter will affemble to-morrow to deli berate on the different demands which have been I tranfmitted to the Direaory. It is prefumed that in this Sitting the Deputation will take into confi deration a reprefentation made in common by the Miniflers of Bavaria, Naffati-Orange, Tour and Taxis, and Counts ASPILINOWT, OsTSIN, and (tram., in regard to the pretenfions of Auttria to t the dependencies of the MUMS 'Sped to thaw as indemnities. FROM THF. HAMI3URG'H MAIL VIENNA, APRIL I3.—The troops of PasswaN O. Lou have quitted ‘Vallachia, in coniequence of reprefentations from Rullia. We now ei.t:rtain great hopes that no war will take place h:tween England and France, as all the Courts to which thole Powers have fent couriers have declared for neutrality, and ezpreffed their with to preferve a general peace in Europe. To attain this falutary objed, negociations will be opened in a certain capital, to which feveral Minicters will repair.— The propofal that the ifland of Malta, after the departure of the Englilb, (hall be occupied only by Ruffian troops, has not been accepted at St. Peterthurgh. According to accounts from Bu charell, letters that may be relied on have been received there from Cnnllantinople, of the date the zoth of March, which (late that ABDUL WE• CH AB, the Arabian Shereef, has been defeated, and his troops entirely difperfed. The Englifh Envoy, Mr. ARTHUR PAGET, will, it is faid, foon return to EnFland, and be fuccecded by another. Arnbaffador. ST. PETERSBURG, APRIL 2.—(From the Berlin Gazette.) The town of Kyruenovogorod, at the mouth of the river Kymene, on the frontiers of Sweden, is ltrongly fortifying, for which purpofe the EMP EROR has deftined a fum of Bco,coo Rubles. —The Admiralty has received orders to equip with all fpeed, not only the Galley fleet, but feven Chips of the line and Come frigates. Several Regiments of Horfe and Foot are ordered to hold themfelves in readinefs to march. All thefe meafures feem to be occafioned only by the difputes with Sweden concerning the frontiers ; but as the Negotiations are not broken off, an amicable adjuament may be yet ezpeded. APRIL s.—Our peaceful Capital has fuddenly affumed a warlike appearance, and the moll fe rious preparations are making for a campaign in Finland, whither I'rince PaNclazioN, who lo ight in Italy under SUWARROW, is already dcpartc,l. The army is intended to confift of Bo,cco men, commanded by the EMPEROR in perfon. That the troops will on Inch an occafion do wonders, can not he doubted ; but we Rill hope for a fiiendly termination of the affair. ALTONA, APRIL t9.—We are on the eve of tee ing a new War break out, the carafe r,1 7 which is a bridge. The King of SWEDEN has .:priropriated to himfelf a bridge on the Frontiers of Finland— has forbidden the paffage of it to the fubjeOs of Ruffia—has effaced the Imperial Eagles at the bar. riers—and has fubflituted for them the arms of Sweden. There meafures, and other pretenfions in the fame quarter, on the part of Sweden, have made fuch an impreffion at St. Peterfburgh, that the Emperor ALEXANDER, the King of SWEDEN'S brother-in-law, nntwithfkanding his love of peace, has thought it effential to his dignity and interefk to adopt efficacious meafures. All the regiments in Peterfburgh, even the Guards, have received orders to be ready to march at 24 hours notice. General Kssitassoi is gone to St. Peterfburgh, and will march at the head of an army towards Swedifh Finland. FROM THR FRONTIERS or RUSSIA, APRIL B. The following is Rated as the immediate caufe of the mifunderflanding which has arifen between Raja and Sweden : " On the conclufien of the Peace of Nyftadt, under the Emprefs ELizaa ern, it was found dif ficult to come to an agreement refpeeting the fron tiers. After much debate the EMPRESS gave up the difputed point, fo far, that in order to bring the matter to a conclufion, the ifland near the river Kymene fhould remain neutral ; on Which principle the Peace fhould be concluded, and in order to determine the frontier clearly, the Tha lery, or courfe of the river Kymene, fhould be the line, and the bridge actors it &mid be diftinguifh ed by appropriate marks, as half Ruffian, half Swe ; and alfo fhould be dillinguifhed by the arms of each accordingly. The affair remained with• out difpute in this fituation, till about a year ago, when the Ktwo of SWUM vifited Finland, and pallid the bridge. It was in a very ruinous Rate, and as there was nobody who was author Wed to be at any expence refpeeing it, the Ktwo gave orders that the Ruffian part of the bridge fhould likewife be diflinguifhed by the Swedith colours.— The Ruffian Governor at the time gave the Eye- PIROR infemation of the circumflance, and afked for inftruftions. The Emrsaoa, however, put the affair afide, in order not to mingle any thing unpleafant with the meeting which was about to take place in Finland, between the EMPRISI and her filler the Q,!_teen of SWSDIN. Some time agn, however, the Estrsitox gave orders that agreea. ly to treaty, the half of this bridge fhould be mark ed as belonging to Ruflia. This had occafioned a warm correfpondence between the two Powers, and at tall fuck expreffions had been employed on the part of Sweden, that the EMPIROR had thought proper to give orders that (even of the newell vef fels fhould, as loon as poffible, be equipped, like wife that a fleet ofgallies fhould be got ready, and that the guards, with other regiments, fhould hold themfelves in readinefs to match." Srocamova, Aram to—We are here, as is every where the cafe, in the moll anxious expec tation on the quefiion of Peace or War between France and England. All commercial fpecula tions are at a (land. Our Kingdom enjoys, thank Goo, the moll perfe6t tranquillity ; we live in peace with our neighbours, and with all the world, and even the Barbary powers, now they have received their prefents, arc quiet. It will he remembered, that laft year there was a trifling difpute bet wi.cn fome Swedifh and Ruffian Officers, concerning a bridge nn the frontiers of Finitland, bi.tween Lill Abbnrfofs and the little uninhabited Wind, Gcr min, in the River Kymene. Sweden pretends to be Sovereign of this bridge, beeaufe the frontier is fettled, not only by euflom, but by the conven tion of 1756, to be through the centre of this Wand, which was regarded as neutral, and has been eon fi dered as fuc k fence, though the Ruffians affirmed at that time that half the bridge was theirs. —This affair was afterwards debated, but all re mained in fate quo, and our foldiers are (till in poffeffion of the bridge, and se.z have fince heard no more of the matter. We long for the arrival of every poll, to give oar trade new life on the ap proach of !ping. NAU7ICAL P.'TEr_r,IC:ENC.c.*. PLY 1' , 1.1711 3 A HUI. 2..--C111.111.11: - era I , ?!rl,lth, tt.e Ac r:•.a TiLve:,,ae cutter, %Vtli ::.ca a: d for the n ivy. day the Rreol.l: c, of 44 gins, !I'p ar,d rte,...v ing (hip, wa.: corn:ll47lo%d, am: J 1.. N'l...A.et f. •?1, M. D. ap pointed Infpedtirg Surgeon.—A very melancholy aer;dent b.ipa pencd Taft Tuefiay ratcni:g off the Bolt 1 - lead, raft of tli!A nnrt : the brig Britannia, Cai.t..in bo,s x, of iliedefotd, from N'a•era ford to London, was unfortunately left oar tbat p , ,int of land rhemalitr at fix men were unfortur4tc:y .Irowned, and mats only laved. PORT smottru, APRIL 29 day arrived his Matrefty's fhip Isis, of su guns, from the , :ailward. She: will be imme diately florcd and vinualled to reccivr thefla.7 of Vic: Admi - al GAMBIER ; for Newfuundiand. The AURORA, of z 8 guns, Captain MALTON ; and the CAMILLA, of :o guns, Captain TA ir I. Lit, part of his lquadrun, will fail to-morrow for that na tion. Arrived ago the Richard, CLOWOLR, from Newcaftle ; the Supply, Pore, from Deptiord ; and (even' others, from the caftward.—Sailed the 'Lip ems, Captain JOHN RICBARD soN,early this morning, for Pet:. ftmerzh. Yefterday the Eus r. ate t, of 24 guns, Captain l' Lc Jea, lately returned from the Eaft Indies, was paid off. The Pio,ur frigate, and the Cc )1 sot and Locus r gun brigs, brought round about 200 men, who have bean diftributcd to the Koss( Lt., of 74 guns. Captain WILLIAMS ; and the GRAM YU s, of so guns, Captain CAT: L yle LD. The 1./INCH or WALE!, of 98 guns, has been corn wiffioncd by Captain GI FrAlt D, at this port. Sailed this cavil ing the THALIA armed marina, Captain Moacua, to the eaflward, to be paid off. SII MI NE3II, APRIL 29. — Arrived bis Majeßy's Hoop Dllvr a, Captain FA NC. The Willock brig, R. C. Lowas Matter. has failed from hence : the put in here in the late bolfterous wea ther, having loft her cable and anchor, but has &ICC found n bids has enabled her to profecute her voyage. FROM LLOYD'. LIST. DKR 2.A ea/ L 29 -.—Came down and failed through the Downs, the Europa, Gillione, for India. Wind Earl G AAAAA APRIL 29.—Paffed by, the Sifters, Burgh, (rein Norway; and Elizabeth, Forbes, iron Rotterdam.—Sailcd the Jong.; Pieter, Spanderman, (or Cats% yek. ARRIVED. In the Downy—Ann, Coit, from New York. At Covre,—H, pc, Dc Wall, from Surinam. At Clyde—Fame, Rem, from Trinidad. At Wilitehaven—Speculation. Pryn, from Marina. At Ha vre--Mary, Southwick , fro:n Cbarieltan : and Sophia, —, from Mtntivedo. At Pourdeata—Young Fdward. from Virginia. At flelfafi—rrierdibip, Pinkerton, from Lithon. At Dartmouth—The Abeona. Evans, front Genoa. At Corl—Nancy, Twohig, from Oporto; and Jane, from Litbon. In the Texel—Hoop, Kirwan, from Batavia; Fmncifca, Knoll ; and Fortune, Webber, from Surinam ' • William and Mary, Fafterby ; and Cabinet, Johniton, from Cita-telton At Copenhagen—Fox, Kemble; and Marianne, Holm, from Batavia. Off V t anderpart, from Dematara. At Embden—Argo, Anderfon, from London. At Hambutgb—Embden Packet, Burmifton; Hebe, Pear fon ; and Britannia, Robinfon, from London. At Genoa—GrifEn, Haywood, from London; and Peace. Swain, from Neweattle. L'lnnatendu,Diedrickfen, from Cette to Antwerp, Unread. ed on the Coati of Spain, near Vakncia; a (mall part of the cargo end be laved. The Elizabeth, Denny, from Oporto to Londonderry, foloft At Moatll Bay. The Liberty, Thurfton, from Philadelphia to Antwesp, is on &ore se Floating; the cargo impeded to be Caved. The Swan, Allen, from Liverpool for Nary*, was loft Long Illand the sock initant ; two of the crew drowned: the Mate reports that two other veffels are alto loft them The Speculation, Pryn, from Meffma to Liverpool, went on &ore the loth loft. near the North Wall, but was got off with little damage the neat morning, and is arrived at Whitchaven. The Reliance, Allen, from Nevreaftle to Isessies,ls loft nest Banff The Duke of Kent, Parry, from Liverpool to die Weft In dies, is Branded at Sligo ; crew raved. The Juffrow Fanny, Thunum, was to fall from Comma as the tit of March. The Dania Eaft Indianian Prindkn Avesiterditurg arrived at Rio de Janeiro the lath Auguft. The San Barbara, Georgio Trape, from oar& to Co. mbe anople, is totally loft between Conanza and Tad a. The Pomona Vander Voort, bound to CUM, Isms been driven. after kfing her anchors and cables. from the Read of the Tend, and Branded on the Hook of the Haig. The Jacobus Zeeper, Gerrit Martens, arrived oe the ad' left. in the Tezel, from Cette : in going up to Anafterdane, ran aground, but it Ii hoped will be got at The Golden Fleece, Zama, from Hull to Lisbon, and the Reward, Warden, from Sunderland, are put Leto Dover, the former with her rudder unmapped, and the latter with her fters knocked away. —, Pete', Inglis, arrived at Hciroet from Demerara, left that port on the rods of February, in company wish the Diana, Booyfcn, and Neptonos, Botterweg, both for Rotterdam. The Elizabeth jacoba, Mogcnfen, failed tight days before, kikei r if e for Rotterdam. - The Sandeford, Berg,arrived In the Tezel front Norway, on the t nit Wt. !truck on the Robbefand, and Ailed with water fo that the Captain and crew were obliged to leave her ; affilt anee, however, was afterwards procured to pump the Rip and bring into the Nieuweo Diep. The Providence, Taylor, lying at Helmet, and bound for Louiliana, was on the zoth driven foul of the Beretta Eliza beth en Jan Frederick, Wendt, from Surinam ' and damaged 1 the latter (hip IoR her bowfprit and forematt ; and the cable by which he was ft:cured afterwards breaking, the ran foul of the French frigate la Furiade, and carried away her main and elms malt, and all her rigging.—The frigate likewife Is damaged. COVINT-GARDIN Tlit•Tlll.-..-MOIIDIN had a crowded houfe lan night to his benefit. The Play was Speed ibe Plough.—The Receipts exceeded any of the Benefits of the Seaton.—The amount 6241. A letter from Dublin, dated April 26, rays— " On Thnrfday laft arrived in. Dublin two troops of the 16th Light Dragoons, confining of ”o men and 130 hurfes, which were billeted by Mr. Dswsort—and on the 27th, 28th, a9th, and 3oth inn. and id of May, the 9th Light Dragoons will arrive, confiding of Soo men and Soo hores, which are likewii:f to he provided with billets until they embark fur England. In the Court of King's Bench yellerday, a mo tion was matte by Mr. F.R.SIC I/I ',to difcharge J. T. Thelluffon, G. W. Thelluffon, and C. Thelludon, Efqrs. on their finding common bail. The Plaintiff, a Mr. Coppinger, confined in the King'sßenchPrifon, had brought an anion againti them for certain policies of infurance which be valued at 70,0001. For this fum they had been an-cited and held to bail. From the affidavit now made by them, it appeared that no part of this debt exiited. It was a cafe of very great hardihip ; for, if the Court did not interfere, they muff find bail for hp,oool. The Court did not grant the application, which, it was obferved, would over. turn the whole praftice of the Court, on the fubjea of bail.