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HOLLAND. Hac us, Ants. o.—The French Envoy SIMON TILLS, gave previous notice to our Government of the placing the town of Flulhing in a Rate of fiege,which meafure appears to have been battened by the refufal of the Entail to deliver up the gland of C',oree to the French. The 7000 French troops which have entered Breda, Flufhing, Middleburg, and Veere, will be reinforced with nearly an egad. number, that is, with four battalions of infantry, and three (qua. drone of cavalry, which will take poffeffion of, or have already occupied Herzogenbufch, and other places in our territory. To-day boo men have en tered Nimeguen. where yefterday the gates were abut againft them. All thefe, amounting to ra or 74,000 French troops, which are well cloathed and accoutred, come from Belgiam, where they will be replaced from the interior of France. A communication will be eflabliflied by telegraphs from the frontiers of our Republic to Pau is, which never was done in the late war, fr.- the telegraphic line onlyestended to Lille; it will now be continued mßluffels,and fo to Paris. The Telegraph Direitor, CNA r ri, will emit a telegraph on the church of St. Sudnla at Bruffels. Citizen Mic:!avn is arrived here as Commif faire Ordonnate•Jr, to fuperintend every thing re lating to the maintenance of the French troops, which, as well as their pay, will be furnitbed by our Republic. In about ten days the couriers which have been fent to Peterfburgh from London, Paris, and the 21ague,are expeeted back. The anfwers they bring will decide the prefent cents, and this decifion b it is hoped, will be pacific. AMSTERDAM, APRIL 9,--In cafe of a rupture with England, three armies, according to our Ga zettes, will be immediately affembled on the coaft near Boulogne, in Normandy, and in Belgium.— Moue*, will command in a camp to be formed AM Brett; 017DIN0T at Cherbourg ; Masses at Dunkirk, and Mgcoosaut a fourth army in Hol land. The Batavian refcriptions, payable after the Peace, are at 6if. The Englifh Papers have aliened, that a Ger man Regiment. in Batavian pay at the Cape, of. fered to enter into the pay of -England: this is without foundation. Letters from Berne, of the 29th ult. fay—" At Freyburg, where the Landamman d'A rvity was intuited in his houfe, an order has been publifhed, that every perfon palling through the ftreets in dark evenings after nine o'clock, (hall be arrefted; and that wherever more than four perfons are found (binding together in the Itreets, in the even ing, they (hall be difperfed." Letters from Suabia, of the 4th intl. Rate, that great preparations are making at Stutgard for the three days feftivities, which will be cele brated in confequence of the elevation of the Duke to the Eleaoral dignity, and which will take place in the week after Eager. The red uni forms for the Attendants of the Court, according to their different degrees, are fumptuous and de sant. The Armorial coat of the Herald is of yellow velvet, richly embroidered with the Elec toral arms. A great number of Itrangers are expefted at Stutgard, among others, the French Envoy, DIDfLor, who has not yet an ivcd there. riviIIAMENTART PRuC'EEDIAGS. HOUSE OF LORDS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL so. Their Lordfidps refolved into a Committee of Privileges; and Lord WA:AZ:4OIIIAM hiving taken the Chair, the confi,le ration of the claim of the Rev. Mr. Brydges to the Barmy of Chandos was returned. Mr. Cullen, an Officer of the Archbithop's Court at Canter bury, was examined at tome length, relative to the Rrglltry of Burials, See. at certain partite, in the County of Kent : atttr which their Lordlkaps a.lionnsed the farther cotoLderathar of the este till Friday. The Houk was ti ea re...um-at sod after prayers were read, their lawdarips proceeded to forward the bills upon the Table. Among thee, the American Luyzlias' Bill went through • Committee of Use whole Houk, Mid was ordered to bz repor:ed to-morrow. Earl Gaosvasioa, on acceding to the Peerage, on the &- entre of his Father, the late Earl, was (worn and took ►is feat The BULop of Line oike,anil the new &Stop of Hs (rie. 1 3 1[1.11A M ) alto took the oath, ISlti their 'cats. The Earl Of lamance prefented a document, which, sawe could calk[!, wit' a Peoliiau on lx half of Doc of the Ira Peers, and was ordered to he rderred to a Committee of Lord Vircount hisivake (late the Right Han. fir nit r no was introduced w,th the actuttiontil formalities, (worn and took his feat. His Lordiliips' Supporters were Pd . - counts Heal) and Low r n:.a. The Sic aaaaaa at WAS, and otben, brought up the Mi litia °Seersll, with the Amendments, as agreed to by the Commons. Snot privae BE's were brought up by other Geatlernat, and and a bra Inn. Mr. Croft prefented certain Payers from the Court of Chan erry In Ireland, relative to the Arpcal. hiercUc ',Dick, which was 'ordered to lie an the Table. Mr. Town Omni, of the tier.dcl's (Mee, was (warn at the Par. refpedliog his pupated evidence Wore the Committee of Pr. d:gcs San, roetine baincfs wit there elifpoted of, awl their ILierd ihip‘ ailiviirtked till to-morrow. HOUSE OF COMMONS. Sir Joon Vi'ittiete A si DIMON moved for !emus bring in BM for the better mutation of the Leather trade.—Leave granted. On the Motion of Mr. Coaav, the Hoefe refolved Welt' fete a Committee of the whole Honk, cm the trill Revenue Laws. Mr. Coosa raid, that be svillicd to cal to the recolleetion of the Raprrfe.4Alt , el of that part of the Kingdom called Ireland. that this Hill was to conthme the Adis row in force upon the bititedt ; hut underftanding by private informathm, that honer palms in Ireland were damns of f relenting a Petition with rtilucd to a certain duty. the allowance of which w..s regulated by this bill, he withed to Rate that it was his inteution, with perroillion of the Horde, to introduce anoth•r Rill in the rouge of the Sclion. vehk;* would corrain huh further regulations, in addition to drofe which had hitherto Inhibited, as might hr thought nmeffary for the better sullenest of the Revenue in Ic.lauel. In that Mil any amendment might be Jawed, Kit & ma w be gmesix proper. with raspe d to the calledion of the Leather. oilier Linty he thought it right to fay thus much. that Gook /new might maim theasfc.ives eafy with re. yard to the prekni Mk as they vremM have another opportwti• ty of foggelbr g bleb amendments as they aright dean moeffsey. The Mil then went through the Committee. mid the Report was °Mend to be received to-morrow. urn the Minion a Mr. VA PI IT TAat the Hnufe r‘ Weed Ir • fls in.o • Committee at the wilt Houle, es the i syerb.g Laws Bill, and the Report wu ordered to be received to- the Walftrates of wilful wrong, but of a negli• morrow. ce w hich amounted to an ad of criminality in A Committee was appointed to prepare an Mimes of the . . Allowance to Serjeant- Major and Adjutants of the Militia, op i n ion whenembodi d would not depend too much on mere opinion,and a cHf, . NOTTINGHAM ELICTION. flatement not fairly proved to the Houfe by fuch Mr. Howe ss Btowor moved the Order of the evidence that would place the conduit of the Ma- Day for taking into confideration the Report of gißrates beyond the poffihility of doubt, before the the Committee appointed to try the merits of the Houfe could lend itfelf to the fupport of the prefent Nottingham Eleetion. He then moved that the firft Bill. If the Magittrates had aced as the Hon. Refolutiop fhouldberead. Itwas read accordingly: Gentleman has Rated, he, for one, would fay they Refolved, that it appears to this Committee, that John Allen deferved the moll fevere endure; but from what being the Returning officer at the 101 l lleetion for tee Town and County of thc Town of Nottingham, acted contrary to his he knew of thofe Magiftrates, and the minutes now duty in opening a Poll, and proceeding to take the votes of lying on the table, he was fore they did not merit El:Elors for the period of about an hour, and until forty-four this attack ;he was fatisfied a minute inveftigation Elector bad pollcd,there being, during the whole of that time, of their condua would render them the o b ject s of no third Candidate. approbation, not cenfure, and inftead of receiving Mr. H. Bsowxv moved that its confideration thould be poliponed, which was agreed to. the caftigation of Parliament, they would receive the thanksof the Houfe for their impartial conduit I The fecond Refolution was then read as follows: at the late Eledion. He had authority for what Refolved. That it appears to this Committee, that afterdbe hot day of the laid Median, the freedom of the Election was he was going to Rate, that the Magiftrates made grofaly violated by diiturbances and riots, accompanied with every endeavour to fubdue the riot ; he had no perfonal intimidation and violence, pradifed and continued doubt bui,,that they had made every endeavour to during the ha futdcouent days of polling. keep the • public peace, and fupport the freedom Mr. H. Beowea moved that the Houfe fhould of eleetion. But he would Alt the Houfe whether agree with the faid Refolution—which was alto ' riots were not the common attendants on elections, agreed to. and where was the member who had not witneffed• The third Refolution was read and agreed to, confulion arid riot, at either his own election, or as the above : that of his friend ? Notwithflanding the Magi. Relayed. That it appears to this Committee, that the Peti tioner, Daniel Parker Coke, Efq. after fuliaining feveral infults Orates have ufed their utmoft vigilance to keep neace et their efforts have in general proved in and Coffering pet-focal violence, was obliged, from the jult ap- • prelactiGon of hazard to his life, to leave the place, and could cum The Magißrates in the prefent cafe had not venture to return • and that a large number of Eledors in given the police officers the necefary inftrudions his uncreit were det erred from czereifing their fraachifc at fto do their heft endeavours to keep the peace, and voting. the fourth Refolution being read as follows : give th eir legal and impartial fupport to the eon- On Refotved, That it appears to this Committee, that John Da- tolling Candidates. It was true, as had been &- Woo the Mayor, and Jofeph Oldknow, and Thomas Old- raved by fome Gentlemen conneEted with the know, two of the Aldermen of the laid Town and County of EleCtion, that the Magiftrates had not called out the Town of Nottingham, took no'effeitual means to preferve the Militia for the fafety of the public peace— the freedom of Met - thin, or reltore it when fo violated, or to punifh the offenders. Such an aft on their part would have been con- Mr. H. !Stows! moved that the Haute fhould trary to law : it WAS a thing unknown in the Eng agree to the Refolutioso Wit Conflitution, and if the Mogittrates had corn- Mr. Fox faid, before the fandion of the Honk mitred fuch an outrage on Law and propriety, it was given to this Refolution, he mull be permitted would have been very indecent . lie was ready to to observe , that it did not appear from the evidence allow t h at the Committee might have fome ground adduced before the Committee, that any blame of complaint, yet the Mogiftrates could not fairly could be attached to the Magiftrates. Nothing be accufed of improper condud. had yet been laid fufficiently ftrong to convince the Mr. BOND laid, he fhould not follow the left Houle that the hiagiftrates had been guilty of Gentleman through all his remarks on the conduit wilful mifcondue, a n d he was Cure, from a minute of the Magilkates at prefent ; laht at a future pe invelligation of the fubjea, that the Houfe would nod, when thl fubjea is ag ain difcutTed, he thould be fatisfied with the condue of thofe Gentlemen declare his opinion as to t heir conduct at the late Eled ion for Nottingham. It was beyond all doubt, whole names are mentioned in the Refoletion. The queltion was then put, and the Refolution that a fhameful riot was fuffered to ezift, and if' Was agreed to. the power delegated by the Crown to Magiftrates was not made tale of, for the protettion of the pub l'he fifth Refolution being read as follows : lie peace, and the fecurity of a free Elation, but Refolved,That it appears to this Committee, by an Entry in the Corpozation Baok of the 'town and County of the Town was rendered inefficient by the neglect of thofe to soffit* Ingham, that at a Common Han, held on Thurfday the whom it was given, he thought it highly necelTary Bth day of Januar"). WC pan (atter rccitin the Petitions refer- to adopt fome meafure for the future fafety of the red to this Committee), it was Refolvc..l, that this Corpora- • Pubhc Peace and the Freedom of Eleition. The Lion will defray all fuch legal cape:wee a. base already been or toot hereafter be, incurred by them the laid John Davi-, Hon. Gentleman then gave an account of the fon, Joteph Oldknow, Thomas Oldknow, and Juba Altm, or dreadful difturbance that was fuffered to coat, either of them, or George Coldltam, under their direetion, in without the leaft attempt, on the pare of the Ma. preparing for, or making, their defence; and that the Cham cutrates, to remove it. He laid, among a nuns. beriaios for the time being be hereby authorized and diretled, - trent time to line, to adva: cc Mr. Coldhani all and every foch h er of aft' of wickednefs praCtifed oat h at occafion, funs and fume of money as may be neceffary for this purpofe." there was one carried into execution, with a cant Mr. HAWKINS 13SOWNE laid, as this Refolution word as a fignal to a certain Party to know thofe had no immediate conneCtion with the Bill, he perfons who were obnoxious to them in the eke. moved that it and the other Refolutions fhould be don. This cant phrafe was called o Punch," and 1 poftponed ; which the Houle agreed to. He alto as foon as a perfon was called, or marked out as obferved that he fhould take an early opportunity a Punch, his garden, or fome part of his property to move for leave to bring in a Bill for the better was dellroyed ; there was alio another dreadful regulation of Elections at Nottingham. evil, which has long exitled, and which he has The Suess* informed the don. Gentleman every reaion to believe is carried on at Kefent by that it would be agreeable to the cuftom of the a let of men who have felf.conftituted themselves Houk, to move for leave at that time. into a mock Tribunal, for the purpofe of trTing Mr. H. tows then faid, ch.r having had the thofe perfons who have been inimical to the tote honour to be Chairman of the Nottingham Com- lefts of this wretched let of unlawful judges- Se. mitteo it became his duty to addrefs the Houfe Yeral perfons have been tried by this mock 'Warn !on a lui:jct: which in his mind was of confiderabk bly, and ducked for a fuppofed offence ; this calls importance to the inhabitants of the town and loudly tor fome regulation. He therefore thought i county of Nottingham ; and in offering the prefent it was high time to take fome method to fupport meafure to the confideration of the Ifoufe, for the the peace of the Inhabitants, and the Freedom of better regulation of Eledions for that • county, he, Elation. did not mean to accufe any particular let of men- Mr. Fozfaid, be had alluded to former riots at with illegal condudk, yet lie thought die number- Nottingham, not for the purpofe of proving that lefs evils which attended the iaa eleCtion at Not. the prefent mediae was not necelfary, but to them tingham, called loudly for the lei i.ois inre !ligation that if the Magiftrates upon former ixcafions could of earliament, and their immediate inter:erence, prevent riots, which were hoßile to interells which to prevent fimilar riots from attending any election they were fuppofed to fupport, there was no ground for Nottingham. The fcenes ui wickednets prac- to fupprife them criminal, becaufe they had not tiled during the late eleCtion excee.lel all &Scrip- prevented them upon the prefent occation. tioa. It was imp:Orbit to give a picture too highly Mr. F faid, that if it was true that the coloured of the riots and ccr.fulion which accom- Magiftrates had not the means of preventing thofe panics! that el.:Cion : it was therefore necefery a riots, it was the lirongeft reafon that could be for Wong meafure thould be adopted, fir the protect- the prefent meafure ' which would in a great de tion of Electors , and the f: cedom of elettion. The wee remove the evil, by uniting the powers of the Bill he intended to propofe would not go to dif- Magifirstes of the County with thofe of the town franchife any body of perfons : it washy no means off' Nottingham. It therefore followed, that the oppreflive, yet he could not but obferve that if the more the - Houfe was convinced that there were no Magiftrates had been more attendie to the duties criminal motives in the Magiflrates ofNottingham, of their office, and had made an endeavour to have the greater mull be the obvious neceffity of the kept the populace from that outrage they fuffered ptefent meafure. them to indulge in, there would have been no oc. Leave was given to bring in the Bill. cafion for the prefent Bill ; but the Magiftrates Mr. H. &OMNI then moved, 44 That no new exhibited no inclinatiow to keep the public peace, Writ ()toad lime for the town of Nottingham till on the contrary, they evinced a peke negligence this day three weeks." He laid, if the Houfe ap of every duty belonging to their office. fhe Bill proved of the Bill be hoped they would permit it he fhould thbasit to the wifdom of' Parliament, to pars as foon as poifible, in order that the ifuing would authorife a concurrent jurifdiflicrn, by which of the Writ might not be notteceffarily delayed: means the freedom of elation would be preferved. He hoped the Houk would permit the Bill vo be He therefore begged leave to move for leave to brought in and read a firft time this day; he (tumid bring in a Bill for more effectually fecuring the then move that it be printed; he fhould then pro peace of the town and county of Nottingham. pole to poftpone the fecond reading for a w--k, to Mr. Pi seat POINT faid, fence he had the honour give an opportunity to throe whore interetts were to be a Member of that Houfe, he did not recoiled concerned to examine the Bill. After that he hoped any cafe that called more lo udly for the interfe- the Bill would be fuffered to proceed - in the other renee of the Legiflature, than the fubjea under Rages day by day.—The Motion was agreed to. difetillion. He was in the town during the elation, Mr. H. Baowse brought up the Bill ref:eeling and it was inspoffible to defcribe the teen of con- the Magiftrocy of the City of Nottingham, which fufion and riot which daily interrupted the bufinefs was read a firft time. He then moved that it of the Eleitioo, and whiEh he could venture . to &fluid be read a fecond time on Wednefday next. fay, was owing to the negligence of the Mcgiftrates; Mr. Fox faid, he did not mean to oppole the he did not mean to fay, that they pofitively gave Motion, but, confidering the diftance of Notting their fanetion to the wickednefs that pervaded every ham, iere would perhaps hardly be time for the corner of the town—but lie seat fino, they might Corporation to oppofe it. He, however, wifhed , have prevented much of the difturbonce which took that as little delay as poffible muld take place in place on the occafion. He thought the Bill moved the iffiiing of the Writ, becaufe th ere were molt for by the Hon. Gentleman, would be highly fer- ' fcandolous praftices going on in that Town, incon. viceable to the County of Nottingham. I fiftent with the freedom of Eleltion, and with the Mr. Fox laid, he mull crprcfs his furprife that Refolutions of that Houfe. He alluded to the in ,Co notch fh mid have been laid ogling the Mai- terference of Peers, and men of wealth, w i t h re • fixates of Nottingham, by thofe Gentlemen w ho gard to the Eleition. He wifbed, therefore, that heel jut told do: Houfe, that they could not acctub any Goldman who was fo unfortunate as to be- come a Candidate for that Town, might go to the EleCtion as Coon as poffible, before thefe could have effed.—The Motion was agreed to, and the Bill ordered to be printed. STATE OF THE NATION. Colonel PATTEN faid, he had given notice be. fore the recefs, of his intention to ftibruit a Motior, to the Hoofs on the State of the Nation. The no. Lice he gave was conditional. but he was rather embarraffed as to the line of conduft he fhoulci adopt, in confequence of what fell from the Char,. cellor of the Exchequer yefterday. lie did !lot with to give up his motion, nor would he bring it forward, if he expelled a fpeedy communicatk r , would be made to the Houle. At prefent, he hould fix his motion for Tuefday next, referving to himfelf the power of withdrawing it if he illould think proper. COTTONMANUFAC TORY. Mr. HOIEILOCIEs rofe to Rate, that as the account, he had the honour to move for, relating to the Cotton Trade, were now upon the table, and there being other accounts materially conneCted with this filbjeift, and on which he intended to fix the bails of thofe propofitions, he meant afterwards to ful,- mit to the confideration of the Houle, he begged leave to move, That there be laid before the Houfe an account of the quan. tity of Cotton-Yarn and Twin imported into this country from India, from the year 1750 to tyBo incloflve ; diainguith. ins each year: . _ An A account of the quantity of India Cotton Yarn and Twig exported from this country from the year 1 750 to 1780, Mein five • cliftinguiling each year, and the lowa countries t o which they were exported: An account of tie value of India Cotton Good, imported from this country from into to aoa, inclifive; didinguith ing each year, and the feveral countries to'whidt they were exported: An account of the value of Bettina Cotton Goods, exported from this country from -typo to 1802, inclufive • diilingsts. log each year, and the freers! countries to wh ich they wen exported _ _ An account of the quantity. of Cotton Wool imported into this country from 'no to t Boa, inclufive ; diftingudhing cats year: An amount of the quantity of Cotton Goods printed in t ha country from 1790 to ski, incluilve,diflinguilbing each year : An amount of the quantity of printed Goods exported from this country, from x 790 to x Boa, inclufise ; diftingniihicg ME4 TOW An aceesant of the amount of the Drawback's upon printed Goods exported from this country, from r7po to aca, five, diftinguilhing each year : An account of the Duties received no &kith Cotton, Twit and Yarn, imported into Ireland from t7po to tBos, tochtfire, diftinguithkig each year. Ordered accordingly. The Committee of Supply was pollponed to Friday next. The other Orders of the Day were read, and deferred... Adjourned till to morrow. LONDON. THURSDA' ', APRIL sr. MCI OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK 3 per C. Rohm& 661 i 1. i 3 per C. Conf. money, 671 Ditto. for May ace. 671 1 Old s per Cent. Ann. tot PRICE OF BTOCI Bank Stock 173 3 per Cent. Red. 654 661 654 3 per C.Cosif. 66}66 674 66.4 New 4 per Cent.B4l 871 • S Per Cent. Ann. col col S pa Cwt. 1 79 7 tot loci 4f4}i• —.New ditto Idol. :S YESTERDAY: Loci Any. 2933 Shoat AM;4 1,16 India Stock sui Hof Entail' Tickets 191. 175. Cod. for May, 6644 6 743 6* In the City the prevailing opinion kerns fill to be in favour of peace, as our Readers will fee by the prices of the Stocks. At one o'clock the 3 err cent. Confols were at 67} for May Account, and at 67# for Money. Lan night a Mail arrived from Hamburgh. His Royal Highnefs Prince WILLIAM cif Gtotr- CISTIII left Copenhagen on the 3d inft. to proceed to Hamburgh, where be arrived on Sunday fen night, and where it is expeEted he will continue till the iffue of the prefent negotiations with Franh be known, after which he will proceed to Berlin. The King of Denmark, on parting, prefented him with a rich diamond fnuff box, ornamented with his pi Lure, as a remembrance. Colonel Ha- MILTOM, the Prince's firß Gentleman, received likewife a gold boi ; two others, diamond rings ; and the Phyfician and Chaplain gold watches.— The PAINCt prefented the Count of Hossrazit with an elegant diamond breaft pin, ornamented with his cypher. Sunday fe'nnight, his Royal Highnefs Prince Writrass of Gtouca la. under the name of Earl of CONNAUGHT, arrived at Hamburgh. His Royal Highnefs is expelled to remain there a few days. Yefterday fennight a grand entertainment was given in honour of Prince WILLIAM of Gsov mtge. by Joao Nana. Efq. merchant of that City. at his elegant country feat, about fix miles , from Hambargh, lying on the Elbe. According to the intelligence from the Hague, brought by this conveyance, the French Envoy, Ssmosv ILL', gave previous notice to the Bata vian Government of the placing Flufhing in a Rate of fiege, and the meafure is (fated to have been battened by the refufal of the Loglith to de liver op the Bland of Gone. The number of French troops Rationed in the Batavian Republic, and on their march thither, is Rated at Li.oco men, the whole of which are to be paid and foliated at the ezpeace of that unfor tunate Republic. In cafe of a rupture with England, three French armies are, it is aid, to be immediately 'trembled on the cora, one near Boulogne, another in Nur• mandy, and a third in Belgium.' Idottiav it to comma is a camp, to be formed near ;