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cafe the eßimation of the pewits by, the rent Would be very unfair. The Bill,propored very jualy, that the tenant in Sc-tland timid pay fizpenee in the pound, Lecaufe there being Jul floors rates or tythes in that country, the landlord receives a higher rent than in England. As it was prefumed by the Bill that the Englilh tenant's profits are equal to 3.4ths of his rent, fo it was fuppored that the Scotch tenant's profits were equal to one half of his rent.- 1 The principle of the eßimation, however, ought to be declared, that it might not appear there was a boon given to Scotland where none was intended.— A better criterion of the profits of the farmer ought alfo to be adopted, and he believed that would be found in the aggregate of the rent, tythes, and poor rates. The Arroastar-Gsataat. thought this rather too complicated. This produced a defultory dircurGon, which conti nued nearly two hours. After feveral Members had fpoken on the quellion, Mr. PITT again infilled, that the amendment pro. poled by him was neceflary, and he (aid, that if Mi. sifters were hoftile to the plans propofed by him, they would let themfelves again( the heft mode of railing the fupplies for the arduous conteft in which we were engaged. The only effea that could arife from his iprefem propofition, would be to encre afe the amount of the duty. The CHANCILUIIt of the Excision raid, the node propofed in the Bill was that by which it could be mofi eafily carried into effect. After a long converfation, the chafe was agreed to as it flood in the Bill, without any alteration. Mr. Psusrsa exprdred a with that fome exemption iniight be made in favour of thofe tenants who had gamed advantages by making improvements; or thofe who bad raifed the value of their own lands by ex pending money in improving it. The Arrotmar-Gsastas anfwered, that loch would be e to the principle of the Bill ; and that the Itot t . ira l r Lmlxtr might as well propore the fame ezeinption for all income derived from indultry. A long cooverfation afterwards took place, with regard to the mode in which the Poor Rates were to be eftimatell; but no amendment was adopted. The Chairman at length reported provers, and the, Committee obtained leave to fit again to-morrow. at One eclock the Hoofe adjourned to this day. LONDON. " Wow • :ilk took". wifa/Pier . la U we esa dad tam. beim this time. tiWt his stied! has Imam =impost by the sad of ths hdatrapalls es &tad the Cash% mad* eiegeady funs frets al his popt would sow be meidasaila Pig. lise. *Mr gialo iisma, sod dais pawisdhiL . ~. • • , .44 \TIDEWAY. J 1714 z 6. beiuw, pri.i 5r..,—.5 i 47 Ciat. Ogre. Illybietara Ow* GP is Loma 44h .... MCP OF THIS DAT, AT ONE 'CLOCK s A Prr Cr" C 6 r 1 .1 34• 466 . 001 5a1ti Oselium si 5 el‘ PRICE 01 1 11T6CIES YESTERDAY s JilaS Stock 143 test Left Am. 14 3 - 1 3 Pa C. Rai_ S4M 694 Prr CMS. 33 4 4 1 $ pet C..ot. r. Om 00c 5.0 54 Exabs..3:r. so pima W Ombra s gl 4 r Cert. Rail .S, usidh R 1 S 7 BA* ani.. pi cat. /Um im, rot beidisSor off. ssfii We ire cooterne . a to lite, that the hopes Whirl were infplied by fame of the late ail:aunts front Ger many refpeffiivg the Hanoverian army, ire now en. tirely at an end.. We undereana,ithat accimints hare been received this day, which put it beyond a doubt, that that Army has again capitulated, and that the men arc now prifoners of war. It is reported, :hat IGeneril Harisaastain, the Commander there, had thot Mullett. , . Dikatches Were yellerday received at Loid Hawessnoar's Office, which were landed etc Dover in the forenoon. They came, we believe, frnrit the Ruffian Ansbaffador at Parisi but nothing was per mitted to trankire with refpea to their contents. Difpatches ware received yellerday Trom Admiral CORNWALLIS, off Brea, which Rate he had Gifted his flag from the DaIIADNOUGHT, of 98 guns, to the Vit.ur DI nmb 's,' sro gun( ' and that Rear Admi ral Sir Roaaar•Catnaa had joined the fleet in the l'apiCl of Wails, of 98 guns. In cin'tfequence of tlie row bidding for the Ira Loan in Dahlia, it is now determined to raife it in London. Lift of the Minority on Mr. Pitt% Motion in the Houle of Consntons bit night : !Mt ti Thornton Wrodkail Meteoric sofa Wilberforce Ldgh Lord H. Pout dairies Dent Howe Michaele' Sir W. Word I. Smith Ikea. Ha& ratlike Wade Club, ram and R. ityter lobefoe LYMAN W. liiiikb 1-at'lrt."3 Loa( Mr. Esti ' M. Kis arrived in town from France. A few other Engla perfons have likewife been per mitted to come over. At a moll nomero us and refpeitable Meeting ache Nobility and beutry tht county of Somerfet. held at Bridgewater, as Thurfday lall. a loyal and fpirit ed Addiefs on the prelate Altman of affairs was unanimoufiy voted to his MAJIBITY. The Addrefs was moved by Sir A. Leto's and (*goaded by Co. lona ACLMID.—We underliaLl that fo numerous a Meeting has not taken place in that meaty for direst many years. It is with peculiar *afire we remark the many patriotic offers. which have been made to Govern ment at this important evils t partienlarly that of Meffrs. Noarms, of Brecknock. the hfcmstouthfitire and South Wales Carriers, who have made a tender of one hundred hurfes and fifteen waggons. which. when confidering the country they are engaged in being fo remote from the metropolis. and having been the fcene of French invafion, renders it truly legal& The 400 Supplementary to the Royal Cornwall Militia, are to be attached to that Regiment. which will make them t iso rank and Ale. The Smith De von are to be attached to that Regiment, as well as chore of the iII and North Devon Regiments. The Royal Pembrokefitire Legion. now railing by Lieutenant-Colooel Roos, is expeited to be fpeedily completed, and will could of 60 bode, and 500 in fantry. NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCE, The following (hips were yellerday ordered into cominiflion : Excellent - 74 guns Capt. SOT Iltleit Tribune . 38 Tawny Virginia - 38 —Buicsroito Fifgard - 44 Lord MAIM KERR. Pia z Atte s, Jo Ly lA.—Came in laft night the J,..ord Howe cutter privateer, of Portfmooth, commanded by Capt. Hasast.t, from a cruize of 14. days : on the ith infant. at 8 P. M. off Cape Finnifterre, fhe fell in with and boarded the American brig Regulator, of New Bedford, Captain TANEN, on her voyage from New YOrk to Bnit•dertz,with cotton, Roar, nankeens, and ftaves.—The Commander lays, he has no doubt of being able to prove the cargo to be French pro perty, in confequence of which he has fent his prize to Falmouth.—The Batavian !hip Overmeer, detain. ed by Captain Woa Ma.; and the brig Anna Louifa, by Captain Jona, failed Taft evening for Plymouth, (under convoy of the Britifh Fair, hired armed cutter, Lieut. Patch with a fair wind,) where it is expeaed they will wait another convoy for Portfmouth.— Yefterday came i■ the Mary, of Dartmouth, FRANCIS Linz, from the fleet off Bra, forprovifions, &c. &c. all well, and waiting for the French fleet, in order to give the Republicans a warm reception.—The Trim mer, of Loudon, a fchooner privateer, commanded by FRANCIS Ctaaaa, this morning came in from a cruize of tz days without any capture.—A great , many fail of rail:kat hove in fight from the wed ward, with a breeze at N. N. E. fuppofed to he colliers. Pcv moo+ st, Jaye 54.—Came in the French brig la Sporke, Captain Josses, from St. Domingo, laden with rum and fugar, taken by the Huss at, of 38 guns, Captain WILKINSON alfo the Watchful Eye, Captain As Dia sow, from Dantzic, for thi► port, with timber and deals : the Dwell fhip Overmeer, from Demerara. laden with cotton and filar, detained by the Providence Revenue cutter, laft from Penzance : the Dutch brig Ann.; Louifa, from Demerara, laden with cotton and fuser, detained by the Dolphin Re venue cotter, laft from Penzance ; the fhip George. Ca tain Jotta Gact.T, from Jamaica, bound to London. laden with rum and fugar, after a par I Page of nine weeks; and the Englifh fnow Kerie, Captain Pavia, from Jamaica, bound to London, laden with logwood. atter a palrage of eight weeks, both put in for convoy.—Sailed rite CHAR wact, of 18 gun., on a cruise.—Paffed up Channel a large lugger privateer, with a French Weft Indiaman, but [ they made to large an offing, could not learn their names. The Impetnenz's tender has taken a French' , Newfoundland chip, from St. Pierre and Miquelon, with SA and oil. Cam. in from the Beet the DR saw mouismr, of '9B guns : the came to in Cawfand Bay. Pormwoetu, Juts. ty.—Sailed the PITIOALL Hoop of war, with the ootward•bound, under eonvoy foe Cork.—Arrived the Eagle, Poucsow, from New York, for Ameardatn, fent in by the Duke of York cutter. Dona, •Jur.v t s.—The General Coote privateer, of this port, is juft arrived in the Road, with the French bill; Maria, F. D. MET xis maßer, her prize, from Martinique, bound to Havre.cle-Grace, laden with fitgar, coffee; cocoa, Ice.: the is a very. fine brig, about :so tons burden, coppe r.ixx tomed, and fattened, ' and was taken the Bth int. 7o leagues S. W. Scfily.— The General Coote alfo claims part of a French Well Indiaman, taken by the Gannet, IGng's brig.—A vtat firing was heard off here laft night, and the boatmen that were up tending tidel faw the flathes of the guns, fnppofed to be one of the cruifers on this Ration, chafing a French privateer. YARMOUTH, JULY 15.-A lugger p rivateer, taken by one of the cruizers in the Nort h Seas, is now brought up in the Roads w but no boats having come on !bore, cannot learn the particulars in time for poll. Arrived with the above, an armed brig, and a large (hip, fuppofed to be a frigate, and is now working into the Roads.:—.Wind Northerly.—The Lisa In gat!, which got under weigh yefterday, brought up again, and this morning Giled.--Remain the (hips as per left. I - Dieu Jeer sg•-fselled the Melpomene Mesta to the Weft ward.d-Wind N. Gaeresres, locr is.N-Pelred bp the Slack, .—, eon st. me e k., Raik4from Rip; Three Mien. Betio,, antl 41e. hem Busses ; Twe °erodes% Osfe, hem Lear; fYa beaa sad Ann, Heater, from Memel; Zephyr, frost lA nand& ; Padang, -•••-•, ad Cereejonenfon, from Nerway...- wee me Mena, Anna. for Vise; Mahal Hanietta, Sparks, fa Itessinglbers; Vrew Marrow" Teen, Per Latsaftersbne ; Thies, Dames, sod Miss, Odle, for Mara Ile Daffy. tram Loads. tor fk Peterfbargb, b lon Ths Mary, Cuthbert, frees Louisa, is Leg as Masai bar. TM Radii. Caaper,trama Nevb for lifftel,lis bees takes end retakes, and is arrived at The Ipsedndl prlnmertvrat.,,twed as the 6th Wt the biabred Fria primmer. ad few bar low Fawn. Yellerday advice& were received at the Eaft India :Monte, of the Nurtre, lions China, being arrived rdir the He of Wight. The Hon. Eaft India Company's (hip the ADMIRAL GARDIIIII, Capt. EDWARD CR•PMAII BRADVORD, ar rived at the Cape of Good Hope, outward-bound. on the 23d of April left, all well, in her page to Ma dras and Bengal : Ile failed from the illand of Ma deira on the 17th of February. The extra (hip LORD ELIIOII, Capt. lama SWARM arrived in Bengal river on the alth of January lad, all well: the failed from this country in June 1802. The Sound Lift, brought to Loodon by the Ham. burgh Mails on Thurfday gives au account of no fewer than sso Englilb Ihipslsaving pared the Sound wt is the lat fortnight, about So of which were with corn. The arrival of theft verde, and the profpetft of: rich harveft before us, afford the promife of a plentiful feafon. The men that can be (pared from there veffels will mite than equip the remainder' , of onr (hips of Ear. Ld4' INT'ELLICENCE. COLIIT OF KING'S BENCH, JULY '5. aims V. KITCHEN. This was an staion against the Captain of an Afri can Have Chip. He had taken on board a greater number of negroes than from the tonnage of the vef. fel he ought to have done according to the A& of' Parliament, and the owners were obliged to pay the pecuniary penalty humanely infli6ted by the Legilla cure npon this otFenee. They contended, that this excegive number of negroes was taken in without thcir content, and contrary to their &rations. They therefore now fought to recover a compenfation from the 11-fendant for the lof► they had fuitained in conk quence of his breach. of his duty. The caufe pro mifed to be interefting ; but before it had proceeded far, a reference was propofed and agreed to. jArTRAY 4. 1411.3111 KM AND OTHAAS. Mr. &SKI MR flitted that he was Collide' in this cafe for the Plaintiff, who is a merchant at Glafgow, and who had to complain of nearly a rstal accident in eon. fequence of a grofs negligence of the (errant of the Defendants, who were Proprietors of a re ach which went from Carlifle to Glafgow. The Plaintiff having been engaged in force bidinefs in England, and re turning to Glafgow, took a place iu this coach at Carlifle. Independent of the negligence of the coach man, he travelled a road to Moffat altogether unfit, which he was not authorized to el- fince a new turn pike road had been made through the level country, in order to avoid the dangers of the old road. which was extremely hilly, and was attended with many in conveniences to pfengers. An AEI of Parliament was procured to make a new Toad from Moffat to glwandfautite. pals through the level country, and t o avoid all the hills. The new road had been travelled abort a year and a half. It occurred to tome people of high rank this might be an inconvenience to Mof fat to have the new road to pals at fume little dit . - lance from it. They were attaid this place might Puffer in its interefh, having inns fur the accommo. dation of travellers. The Proprietors of this coach thought fit, at their own peril, without giving any notice to the public of the danger they 'WC 74: in, to travel this road, and by that means fared about a mile and an half. The Plaintiff took a place in this coach along with Mr. and Mrs. Grant, to convey them to Glafgow. One unfortunate circumftance was, that this part of the journey was always to be accomplilbed during the night, and this unfortunate Gentleman returning fsom Liverpool, thinking he was going to the bofoM of his family, had no con• ceptinn of this new ad, as it was called, which raved a mile and a halt; and which ended in a precipice.— He had no idea of it whatever. If they were deter. mined to go that way, they ought to have apprized the pallingers that they might have judged for them felves, whether they would go or not. Th:s coach was drawn by four horfes, without any polliltion on the leaden. He fubraitted that there ought to have been a man to have direaed the leaders till they got over the very dangerous place where the accident happened. In coming out of Moffat you attend a hill, and when you come down the other fide of that hill, there is a precipice extremely fleep and danger. ous to travellers in the night. The coach went flow ; y up the hill. When they got to the top they went quicker, and then they began to go flower and flower, till at lift they flopped. The Plaintiff look ed out at one of the windows of the coach, when he perceived the leaders with thcir heads turned back towards the coach. If the coachman had been at. tentive, even then the accident might have been avoided. If he had detained and flopped the horfes, every thing would have been well. But, inflead of that, he tottered them to plunge down the preciptce. The Learned Cooed raid he !Munk back from (lac ing the reft, which Ms Lordfhip and the Gentlemen of the Jury would hear from the witneffes. This was caufe of very great importance to the public. Men of large fortune might travel at ;heir cafe in their own carriages. But Gentlemen of the Commercial world, who were travelling through different parts of the country, upon their lawful bufinefs, could not of ford to do that. It was a tax which commerce could not bear. Such coaches as that of the defendant's were intended far the convenience and accommo daticn of the public ;—anA, therefore, it was of the utasoft importance that they fhould be driven with caution and attention, and that a proper degree of care fhould be paid to the fafety of his blajefty's tubjeas. Several witneffes wera called, who proved the lead ing faas of this opening. The coach was completely overturned, and fell upon the Plaintiff, who was fo dreadfully - bruifed and hurt, that he was fpeecblefs, and groaned moft grievoufly. It was tome time be fore be was found by Mr. Grant, who bad gone for. ward a little, and did not know that the Plaintiff had been fo much hurt, but on returning back, to the place where the accident happened, he found him in that deplorable Hate. At that moment another chaife was fortunately returning to Moffat, and carried this gentleman back to that place. The next day he and Mr. and Mrs. Grant took a polUchaite and let nut for Glafgow ; and Mr. Anderfun, the furgeon, blamed the plaintiff very much for not remaining for tome time at Moffat, and getting tome medical advice there. He laid, when he examined the plaintiff's body, he at firft thought his leg was moft injured, being per tally black ; but he afterwards found that his back bad received the greateft injury. The plaintiff was confined to his bed for a fortnight, and it was two months before he could walk : he is lame stow, and, it was probable, that lamenefs would continue for life. Thomas Lothian was called, to prove who were!), , proprietors of the coach, and on the crofs.exarmisito. don of Mr. Carlow, ft appeared that i young Lady, a Mitt Black, wbo was about eight years of age, mak one of the proprietors. The other defendants bad.' pleaded her infancy, which the plaintiffs admitted, and entered a ma I pvfevai as th her. Mr. Gaartow contended, on the authority of a cafe that was decided at Ay Prism, by Lord Kenyon, and repotted by Mr. Efpioiffe. that inftead of a iss6 ',Om, they ought to base dircontinned that action, and been ht another. LordEa.t.asaoeoooa fanCtioned the objettion, and.' nonfuited the plaintiff. His Lordthip laid, the de• fendants, he thought, ought to be put under tome terms in cafe of another trial. If any of the wit saes who had been examined that day fhould die before the next trial, his notes Ihould be read as evidence ; and that the next trial &odd take place at Carlifle, where it ought to have beat tried at fitit. Plaintiff nonfuitecL .1 COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, JULY is. • SEDUCTION OP A DAOGHTIR. SLACK V. H a mesa scm--The Plaintiff is a•Wel"1 - . The Defendant was by trade a carpenter, 'and *ten: come huufes in Booth itreet and Montagne•Rreet 6..r: Sir Charles Poole. • The aftion was•that which •inn the law gives in cafes of &dui:tine, namely, an of►irn by the father !or the lofs of the fervices of his ch:iii un.ler curh ciicurnflances. • • Serjeant SKETIIERD (fated the cafe, and the relativ.: fituation of the parties. The Plaintiff Was a poets man, who had e iticated his children vitsnoully an: decently. but was obli t ,, tto put his danghtei to ler. vice. The defendant was ..is Landlord and nest door neighbour, a man of Come property, and above the middle age. Under thefe circumtlances, the Plaintiff allowed his daughter, a very young girl, to wait upn:l him as his (avant. The Defendant, however, feized an opportunity of debauching her and getting her with Child. The learned Serjeant pointed nut the enormity of taking fuch an advantage of a tenant's daughter and a neighbour's child ; and alas Rated from his inftruelions that there was a !nonlife of mat riare on the part of the Defendant. Elisabeth Ann Slack (the girl who had been de bauched) was the firtl witnefi: She Rated that the defendant was a tingle man, living in a houfe etrirely by hincelf ; that (he is now but 18 years of age, b , :t that at the age of 13 the defendant employed her as his fervaat, to clean his room, make his bed, &c. a. the wages of as. a week. She frequently gave h'm his tea in bed. She generally dined and lived at his !mule, but flept at her father's ; ab.'ut three years ago, when Ilse was 15, the Defendant railed her wages from iv:is/billing: to half a crown a week. Soon al :e , he began to make love to her ; and one moi Mnz, when (he came to clean out his room, he Licked the door, and accomplitbed his purp4es : he told her fometimes he would marry her; the b. came p. egn.tx by him, and her father maintained her in her preg nancy, and her child, who is now al; ye. Mr. Slack, a woollen draper (I.rothei to the la(l witnzfN) proved fomething like a promile of marriage, when he afleed him how he could injure a child ?. A number of witneffes attended to give her a cha rafter as a difcreet and properly condueled girl heft.: this accident happened to her. Serjeant Cocitec firti took an objeaion, that this anion did not lie, becaufe the girl was really the fer vent of the Defendant by a regular contra t, and al though The might chute to it:ep at her father's, yet he had no right to claim her fervices as a hrvant. Lord Accowter overruled the obj:Clion, and thought that although the was partially the fervent of the Defendant, yet that living with her father, he had a right to bring this anion. Serjeatit COCKS'. then obferved to the Jury, that this was the only fpecies of civil ation known to the law, where the perfons (coking damages might be witneffes in their own caufe ; for this eCtio. although brought in the name of the father, was clearly the action of the daughter. If it was to be confidered the Father's anion. he thought the father had been highly blameable in allowing his daughtei to be er• poled to loch danger; when he allowed her to take tea to the bed fide of a fingle man, to fit down by his bed fide and fo forth, dalliance end all the other confequences might naturally be ex peeled to follow.— This girl was not only full of fpirits, but in the bloom 6f youth, and full of attrattions, (the girl, who was well-looking, was then in Court) ; this being the cafe, the ought not to have been fort fo often with to to the bed fide of the Defendant. She ought net to have been allowed to go fo much into his bed chamber when he was there—Beth and blood being often re bellious, he thought In attentive parent fhould have guarded his daughter from too great opportunities, inflead of allowing them. Upon the whole, he fub• mitted that this was not a very aggrevated cafe, and that no very !peat damages ought to be given. Lord At.voscar Paid, the quellion was, whether the Defendant was guilty of the fedudion, as the law of England !aid, the feduaion of a daughter &mid not be confid:red, unlefs in the father's houfe i h e was lorry to lay filch did not appear to be the cafe, but fortunately the daughter appeared in the prefent inßance to be the fervant of the Defendant, who therefore had a right of aaion. It bad been deter mined, that a daughter &Auld be the fervant of a parent, confequcntly if be was deprived of her fervi tude, it became the foundation of this salon. The Jury had therefore to confider, es to the behaviour of the girl. If the appeared forward, the Defend got was not bound to pay damages; but the coedit& of the young woman en this cafe was otherwife tate had been fedueeci by a promife of marriage, which he did not, however, think of fufficient importance to ia► prefs upon the minds of the Jury, as The hid not made any communication on the fubjeCt to her mother and father, they would, on that account, not fast the idea to interfere with the damages they mi ht With refpett to fending the girl into the Dcl gloat'. houfe, he certainly thought the father and *whet ought to have had their eyes open; but at the fame time it did not imply tnifiondult. Poor people might.he obliged to (end their children out, but no man on that account ought to take advantage; he was not to plunge a family in diarefs becaufe he had a young girl as a fervent under his roof. As to what had been faid of human pitons, they were not to be indulged to trees; if men would indulge their paifions. they inuftply for them; they mull endedge them within' Wor . ms the Atelier of others. It was an aggvavaied cafe, he obkned, which called arm the Jury to give fuels dentists as they believed the Plain di had (*Raised ; they pre to confider that gel was not irteplar is att coached fines the trantattion took plate; and be thought if the parents had been a little more watchful h would have been much better; that fu4ed was however left to the Jury, who would de Oa accordingly. The Jury retired. , ae on their tries gave a vet. di'l for the Plaintiff— aroaseie talA The woritenen hawse begun to reps* the roof 4 Weaurinfter Abbey. Divine Service is no'n performed in nary the Vll.'s Chapel. The re-building of the Piil ar opon Bluth Mar fh, commemorating the death of King Esswaan the Firli , was began WI week, by order, and at tbe nitrite of Lord Lowrs. sa. A waiter belonging to a tavern in Dublin, fwins. ming, on Monday, in the river, near the Long Ks dams was unfortunately drowned. Monday a clerk to a linen-draper was takes sot of the River, at the North Wall, Dublin. ;~ nci te lat to il or• fame ty or. spits 2 d on