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Pinted for RICHARD PHILLIPS, No. 6, Bridge-street, Black friarsr, and to be had of all booksellers and dealers in books. P4RLIAMENfiIRr PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE OF LORDS, MARCH 1. The 10,500,0001. Exchequer-bills Bill and the Petty Customs Bill were read a first time and passed. LORD LAKE. On the Order of the Day being read for taking his Majesty's Message into consideration, Lord HAWKESBURY, In calling the attention of the House !c) the services of Lord Lake, thought it wholly unnecessary to take up much of their Lordships' time, the greater part of the I services being well known to their Lordships and still fresh in I their recollection. This distinguished Officer ' began his military career in the seven years war, he afterwards served in the Ameri can war, with distinguished reputation, and subsequently in the French war, in which the action of Lincelles would ever befter re- mem bered as a striking proof of his military talents. He a wards held a command in Ireland, and finally that important sta tion in India, in which his distinguished services were well known to their Lordships, and from whence he had returned, in the hope of long enjoying his well merited honours. He had however been soddenly snatched away, and it now remained for their Lordships to consider ofthe propriety of conferring this reward upon his fa mily, to whom there was some reason to believe it would be ne cessary, in order to enable them to support the dignity conferred on th m, and which had been so well merited by his services.— Lordship concluded by moving an Address assuring his Ma.- jesty of their readiness to concur in the proposed grant, which was agreed to rosins dissersiorte, and ordered to be presented by the Lords with white staves. OFFICES IN REVERSION BILL. On the Order of the day for the second reading of this Bill being read, The Earl of LAUDERDALE called the atten tion of the House to those passttges in the Speeches of his Majesty to Parliament, on the 27th of April and the 26th of June, expressing a desire that the inquiries with a view to public economy should be continued. The Committee of Finance, which had existed in the former Parliament, had been re-appointed in this case, which Committee had recommended this measure.— His Lordship adverted to the circumstances of this Bill having been thrown out in the last Session, when none of the Ministers were present, except the Noble and Learned Lord on the woolsack; and expressed a hope that, under all the circumstances in which this Bill was again pressed on their Lordships' attention, they would not now reject it. It was highly impor tant, at a crisis like the present, that the people should see that there was a disposition to attend to every mi nutiae that could tend to relieve the pressure of those burdens which they must necessarily bear ; whilst, at the same time the mode of ranting of fi ces, which it was sought to prevent , was hy no means a good mode of rewarding public servants, from the variation at different periods in the profits of offices, and tended frequently to confer offices on those who were incapa ble of executing the duties of them. Lord ARDEN opposed the Bill, on the ground of its being a direct and unnecessary infringement on the King's prerogative. He also objected to the Resolu tion of the House of Commons, subsequent to the re jection of the Bill last Session, which he considered rather as a species of legislation. He was aware that his opposition to the Bill was liable to much misre presentation ; but that should not deter him from performing what he conceived to be an act of public duty. Earl SPENCER was perfectly convinced of the purity of the motives which actuated the Noble Lord. He did not think this Bill of any essential or vital im portance ; but under the circumstances in which it was before the House, he thought their Lordships ought to pause before they again rejected it. He thought it rather tended to support the prerogative of the Crown, than infringeio it. The LORD CHANC ELLOR objected to the bill in its present shape as wholly un fi t to p ass into a law, from the vague manner in which it was drawn up, and the general enactments which it contained. He was willing, however, to vote for the second reading,' if there was any prospect of so modify irit it in the Committee as to free it frsm those objections to which at present he thought it liable ; but if it was intended to press it in its present shape, he must decidedly ob ject to it. Lord HAW KESBURY wished the Bill to go to a Committee, on the grounds that it might be expe dient to regulate the granting of offices in reversion, so as to prevent abuse, and also to give time for the maturing of any plan cf econcmy which it might he --wished to propose, and which might therefore render , t advisable to suspend for a certain time, the grant rig of o ffi ces in reversion , tha t in the mean while fin might be ascertained whether there were any offices which it would be expedient to regulate or abolish:— It was in this view of the subject that he voted for the second reading, in the hope that the Bill might be mo dified ii!the Committee. Lord . GROSVENOR was anxious to avow his cordial approbation of this bill in all its parts. It was to be said that this step was an encroachment on the prerogative. What was the prerogative ? It was a Ipower lodged in the hands of the Crown, to be exer lased on occasions when the voice of the Legislature was silent. When the Legislature spoke, the prero gative was dumb. With the representatives of the people this bill had originated, which was the legiti mate source of such a measure. The complaints of I the country were frequent and clamorous against the misapplication of the prerogative in these grants, and it was high time both that the evil was redressed, and the people satisfied. The Earl of WESTMORLAND supported the second reading on the same grounds as Lord Haw kesbury. As to Ministers not attending on the dis cussion of this bill last Session, why did not Noble Lords on the other side attend that discussion ? and why had not this bill, if it was so important, been sooner taken up by them ? Lord REDESDALE objected to the bill altoge ther, and thought it incapable of any modification which could render it fit to be passed into a law. He also objected to the vote of the House of Commons, for addressing his lkfaje;ty not to grant offices in re version, which he considered ksort of legislation by one branch of the Legislature alone. If there was any measure of finance to be proposed, let them have the whole of the measure before them, and then they could judge of the propri . etrof this bill. Lord HOLLAND, in adverting to the speech of the Noble Earl (Westmorland) deprecated that spe cies of recriminatory observations, which could tend to no possible good. Noble Lords on his side of the House had not previously taken up the bill only be cause they did not wish to shew a want of candour towards Ministers for the sake of catching at a little popularity. He could not help observing, that those Noble Lords who had opposed the bill in foto had ac ted with the greatest fairness. His Lordship defen ded the vote of the House of Commons, which being merely for an humble adileess•to his Majesty to sus pend the granting trf.tiffiterttrreeersion Until six weeks after the commencement of this Session of Par-' liament, he could not conceive liable to the objections of the Noble and .Learned Lord. • The Duke of MONTROSE entirely agreed with the Noble Baron -that observations of a personal na ture were unworthy the dignity of that House. As they had, however, by some means or other, got into fashion, it would be unreasonable that the Noble Lord and his friends should claim for themselves the total monopoly of the article. If thty would agree to discontinue them, he believed there would be no objection on the part of his Noble Friends to follow the example. With respect to the bill, he was sorry to differ with many of his friends ; but it appeared to him to be so violent an infringement of his Majesty's undoubted prerogative, that be would not consent to its being referred to a Committee. He consideled it to be the forerunner of more exceptionable and dan gerous measures--measures, the extent of which many of those who supported the bill were, perhaps, not aware ; and which those who introduced it did not find it prudent to disclose. Lord DARNLEY, in a short speech, supports& the bill. He wished that Ministers would fairly avast what their intentions with respect to its future pro gress were, whether it was to be dispatched openly and at once, or to be taken off by means more secret and insidious, though not less certain. Theis was no use sending the bill to a Committee , if it were not intended to proceed with it. Lo:d AUCKLAND said, there was no case made out to ju.a.ify the introduction of the bill. It came unaccompanied with those documents or explanations which should induce their Lordships to take into their consideration a measure, not merely relating to the finances, but involving a principal prerogative of the Sovereign. He saw no use that could result from sending it to a Committee, for the principle was so objectionable, that it could not be cured by any pro cess to which it might be subjected there. The House divided upon the motion for the second reading of the bill, Contents 31—Non-contents 36—Majority 2. Proxies were demanded by the Contents, when the numbers appeared to be, including Proxies and Peers present, Contents 61—Non-contents 59. Leaving a Majority of Two for the second reading of the bill, which was then read a second time, and or dered to be committed on Monday next.—Adjourned at half past nine to Thursday. Noble Lord, must, for the sake of raising a large number of recruits within a short period, in the first instance, exhaust the resources of recruiting all at once, and prevent the possibility of a regular and certain supply for years to come. Mr. WILBERFORCk: expressed some surprize, that all the sense of alarm and anxiety for the dangers of invasion, and the means of defence, which a short time ago pervaded the country, seemed now to have totally subsided, although the enemy had neither changed his intention, nor lessened Ins means of at tack. He was fully convinced, that nothing but_ a large standing armed force could ultimatela, secure this country against the d an g ers of attack ; Tor-much as he relied upon our naval force, and strongly as he depended upon their beating the enemy wherever they met him, yet still it was the opinion even of the ablest naval officers, that the navy could not entirely secure us against the dangers of invasion. The frequency of our naval triumphs over theenemy's ships and fleets taught the people to rely almost entirely upon that bianch of the public force for protection ; but if the enemy should ever effect a landing in the country, the contest must be decided upon British ground ; and therefore it was necessary, as much as possible, to train the population of the country to the use of arms, and render them as effective as possible , in aid of the regular force. He also strongly recommended the keeping up of the Volunteer system by every pos sible encouragement. Colonel WOOD thought that not only the utmost attention should be paid to increase and improve the Army, but that some system of fortification ought to be adopted throughout the country, if it were for no other purpose than to check the advance • of an in vading enemy, and to afford our troops, in ease of temporary or partial disaster, secure places of retreat. Mr. CRIPPS objected to hat part of Mr. Windt ham's system, which, while it gave to the'recruif/he option of enlisting for seven years only, prevented him from enlisting for a longer term, or for life. He did not think the first wculd have all the good effects upon which the Right Hon. Gentleman seemed so confidentially to rely, in time to meet the exigencies against which it was immediately necessary to pro- vide. The Right Honourable Gentleman looked principally to the good effect which would be pro duced at the end of seven years, when either the soldier, becoming attached to a military life, would enlist anew, or feeling himself at Eberly to retire from the service, would return to his native village satisfied, and become an advocate and example to other young men, to encourage them to enlist. Of this argument, he was by no means convinced ' • but on the other point, he saw no good reason why the country should not have the advantage of enlisting for life, if the recruit himself preferred it. He ad duced an instance that came within his own experience as a magistrate, where a recruit came before him for attestation under an enlistment for the 50th regiment; the man was surprised when he heard the words wpm ram read in his attestation ; adding, that he thought tt had been for life ; for if the term was only for seven years, it would only make his mind uneasy at the end of that period, and expose him to the letters and per suasions of his friends to quit the army ; but he was determined to,be a British soldier, and would as soon enlist for life as for a limited term, since he saw sol diers did as well as other men. • Mr. WINDHAM replied, at considerable length, in favour of limited enlistments. He did not look forward merely to the ultimate effects that would be produced by discharging men at the end of seven years ; but he looked to all the good effects likely to result to the service in the intermediate time, if it were once well and generally understood, by the great mass of the population, that they might enlist with the option of being, discharged at the end of seven years, instead of be ing bound for lite. He was con vinced the whimsical instance adduced by the Hon. Gentleman was by no means a sample of very gene ral feeling ; as most men naturally preferred an option under any engagement, to an implicit and ir revocable bond for life. Besides, that a man should be so apprehensive of his own resolution as to require a security against himself, lest at the end of seven years he should not like the profession into which he entered with a determination, before he tried it, to follow for life, was rather an unusual objection. — There was this grand difference between the two prin ciples—by the one, the recruiting service would be continually aided, with the consent, the approbation, and even, in many instances, by the persuasion of the parents and relatives of the recruit, as an experi ment for only seven years, which might rid him of bad connections and ill habits ; whereas the other went to operate, as it always had done, to produce the direct contrary effects, as the parents and relatives would consider the soldier, once enlisted, as cut off from them for life, and use every means and argu ment to dissuade him from such enlistment. After a few words from Lord CASTLEREAGH, the SECRETARY at WAR, and the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, in support of the present system, the Resolutions were read and agreed to, and leave given to bring in Bills pursuant thereto. The SECRETARY at WAR obtained leave to brig in the Annual Mutiny Bill. The House, in Committee, resolved, on Ate mo tion of Mr. Ht-seissoN, that it is expedipat to conti nue the Sugar Drawback Bill, of the 13d7 44th, and 45th of the King. OUDE CHARGE. Lord FOLKESTONE consented to postpone his motion - for ree sliming the adjourned debate on the Oude Papers, in compliance with the wishes of many of his friends. He 'himself, akhough fa, tigued by the late debate of the last night, would not, on that ac count, have wished to postpone it; but being requested by many of his friends, as a matter of general convenience, and seeing the thin state of the House, he was content to postpone it to any day next week that was more convenient. After some conversation, it was settled that it should come on on Wednesday the 9th. Mr. SHERIDAN stated, that his Honourable .Friend, (Mr. Sharpe), who had given notice of a most important otodoo to morrow, respecting the Copenhagen Expedition, was auo mita fatigued, but not so surtvell as so be unable to get through** trek be had undertaken. Considering, however, that the HOW to* sit very late this night in Committee upon the Orders °Molten; Bill, and that they wintkl probab/Y-be mak indtanstediry to-mat* row, he also consented to postpone his minion till Imo dal Aloof week. » , . • A long enswersation then it place; and it was at length settled tha,t the discuss on should -ea* }lace on Friday thit.t Ith. The Resolutions of iltilahmittee respectingl_thit Fipilpt of Lord Lakv was agreed isitlie House, atida. IllOrted" be bought in fok tarrying it i.affect. . • After moor rteXttrastiosi4tonat Mr.Whitbr.ead anti the chan calor of the Eichetitter,.it was ached by the hair* that o r : for Preventing the EX - port:Woe of result's Bark would be • svcmd time this night ) and Mullis Report sinadollobliglibe 011? on Thursday, es which day it scented to tie undeNt Is , l !b. !! principle of it would be n tin disr,,,ert. ORDERS OF COUNCIL RILL. The House went into a Committee on this Biti . and it appeared to be the general inid.v.tamling, that the Bill should pass throuttlt.the committue this night, in order that. itmight'be read a third time ee Monday pen, • There were none of the clauses produced any division, although many observations were made by Mr: Tierney, Mr. Windham, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. ko4e,. Mr. Gordon (Member fui Worcester), and other Gentlemen, on the different ses. Mr. a 'IE R EYp i l a ti r i t l i;u a la nd rly de o s b t i r e o c:: i c i d ig t o o f ;00 cl as au i s n e re the value was less than the d ut y R . " the ku fr-lc admitted, that when a foreig n mer . cases c re sq l chant came volunCarily into this country on a corn. mercial. specnlation, and his goods fell below the price of.the.diities, it Was often his interest to destroy the goods ratger than pay the-duties; but whon * Ame. rican vessels were compelled to enter the ports of tli zz , country (and he considered it absolute compulsioa • en they came here in obedience to the O r d ers i n Council), he thought it an abominable thing to tell them that.they might. burn and destroy those go o d s ' which (such as weak: wines, or other goods of t h at , nature) might have been spoiled in consequence of their .being compelled to come into the ports of this country. He was surprised that merchants could sit quietly in their place when-such a clause was sead i ,, lie should have thbught . that every drop of English commercial blood would have risen against it. The CHANCELLOR. of the EXCHEQUER replied, that _the words of .this clause were copied from the clauses in the existingy Acts respecting pri z e koods. The.objections of the Right Honourable Gentlernan — appeared not r igkinst any partict laiise„.' ti I:against' the whole principle of the Bill; the disetissiOn of yihich Would-regularly come for. ward on. a. tre night. Mr. 00 ON said, that althoughle was a mer. chant, he by no means had the feeling on the subject which: Mr. Tierney supposed, when he said that every drop of English commercial blood must rise agair.st the clause. On'tlie contrary; he considered the clause as an indulgence, and it was in that light that it had been suggested to the Chancellor of the Exchequer by the merchants. After a long conversation on the different clauses, the Bill went through the Committee, and the report was ordered to be received to-morrow. The Bill for preventing the Exportation of lesuitsk Bark, was read a second time, after some observations from Mr. Herbert, to which the Chancellor of the Exchequer declined to reply, purely upon the ground that the discussion was .fixed for Thursday, on the bringing up the Report. ' The other Orders of the Dat were then dispoiel of.—Adjourned. Imniisiill PAPERS PRESENTED TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS RELATING 10 PORTUGAL. No. I.—August 4, 1806. Copy of an Order from the Leeds Commissioners of the Admiralty to the Earl of St. Vincent, directing his Lordship to proceed to the Tagus. By the Commissioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Grist Britain and Ireland, &c. It beingef the utmost importance to his Majesty's serriceidu your Lordship should proceed with as little delay as poulle to Lisbon, to be in readiness to execute the secret service which has been communicated to you by the Viscount Howick ; You are hereby required and directed, after having placed the ships off Brest ender the Officer next in command to your Loci• ship, and given the necessary directions as well for hiscosdnetas that of the detached squadrons, to proceed without a moment's loss of time to the river 'fagus, taking with you such of the ships under your command as you shall judge necessary, and can he spared from other services ; and to remain there until yen dull be joined by the troops which are intended to be employed Ira this service. The object of your Lordship's destination, is to afford the mesas of counteracting the success of the intended French invasion of Portugal, which thew own declarations do not any longer give room to consider as doubtful, and with a view to *which an army is said to be now assembled at Bayonne. In the execution of this important service, it is necessary tint your Lordship should keep in view the three folloWing objects : Ist. If the Portuguese Government should, contrary to the es. pectations entertained iu this country, be willing and able to nail effectual exertions for their own defence, either singly, of utt operation with Spain, his Majesty will be willing to 414488 such assistance as may be in his power ; and for this object; ,thf presence of a respectable British squadron in the river Tigssibi he of essential use. • • idly. If the Government, convinced that reastance is Wrath . cable, shill take the resolution which is said to , have been in esti templation last war, of removing themselves with their Alpe; forces; stores, Itc. to the Brazils, which can Only lie done wide the aid of a Bridal beet, your Lordship will be able to co-operate with them for that purpose. sdly. If there should not be sufficient dedrion in the Coma Lisbon to adopt either of these resoludons, his Majesty's must, in such extreme case, look to the preventing as faro 10 Bible, the great accession ..f force, particularly of naval foray which the enemy would receive, were they allowedacddlefor 811 ' sistance, to posies* themselves of the port of Lisizon 1p ONO. state, and which muse therefore at all events be .prerellirla suck measures adopted aivrill enable your Lordship in *hitt • case, to bring away the Portuguese ships -of war, together Olt I the Bhe Brazil ships, and others capable of being made servic he eable the like purposes, and also the persons, ships, and prciperty a British factorievas wall as the Court, if even in the last Moll they should so decide. For the accomplishment of thew cialais the troops now embarked will be ordered to follow your LOW/ with the least delay possible. You will, however, be toot rar ful not blest any intimation, before their actual arrival, of pill expecting them, nor'take any measures, nor hold any that spay alarm the French Minister at Lisbon, or toy ll A party in the Governinent there, so as, tq lead to any motoott • preparation, or precaution against what your Lordship ist"!" limply be obliged to do. • • By the officer commanding the ships of war which will neat the troops, your Lordship will receive mor4 detailed ordniX your conduct in co-operating with them ; but as it is poisdlic . they maybe ander the necessity of acting immediately on Melt rival, in order to establish theasePies a secure positio, it wi l l be necessary that your abtuahl.' without &kind Oa:110We tip sines and boats of your Beier always in readiness to Oda in "'I such service ; and that you shoal_ posseu yourself of every iabx• possessma tha t of that hoary , in e ad an diti d the people , ?m a) trie ple —*4".. manding Officer of the land forcek in arranging his Operaticr:4 , I As it is probable that a Minister Will be sent inlttifdlittlY wi! ; T-1- 4 1 Wigton to•Litihtni, to so - operate with your Ldetl!*2. mch representations or negOciatioias as may be nctess,a l " 7 ,...et subject, •Toar letitaahip will in • this case maintain with' DT sr • miedSosteulvellifulchtoT6thell alitaConr4l most ureierted cOrtadeote on all the -objects of these instribs*, Gives! under Mils hand, the 4tltof August, 1806. (510 . 60 Howicx,; I. DiUaxenst H. Mot To Vol the Earl of St : Vincent , K. B. tee. & c. fal. IMirsand of their Lordshipe, TIMMS. • 11, Utter floors B. Tucker, Es . 5. to C•iptaiii Btrz i vn e, ti c t ; directing hin t to to the Tagus, • tuasigr hit convoy. This letter is dated ; lido August, 11106. • • • 110 . XS. S• 4 a Witt frlshilfillata, ZitsPd" *a , "? 4 412i14 . Bas of St. Vincent, K. B. otollopt. 1806 ; directing hit ice: an sown from the Tagus, et his station off Brag. v oium as, by I been pi every Son. 1 his d guin P U lit the' lassie COW , ' The the ab copies: forbe Tin which Death Lions, point and a: imps Histo Tb Wolk ters, 1 Pri friars Ti Bill 0' Mes toll take seri tbeb *are can Frei nter war tion to tl *SU sod to ces; on Hi! jest agr Les thi tic hi • 1 , th wi T fo w' TIC at he B t. }l to St b tl f • 1 1 1 • • . HOUSE OF COMMONS. NEWCASTLE ELECTION COMMITTEE. The following are the names remaining upon the reduced list after a ballot to form Committees for try ing the merits of the Petitions against the two Elections for Newcastle-under-Lyne, and Great Yarmouth, as far as we could collect the names : Right Hon. M. Fitzgerald, S. Smith, Eq. C. Bewick, Esq. Lord Viscount N wark, W. Wilberforce, Esq. C. J. Bundling, Eb , L . Lord Viscount Templeton, C. Mills, Esq. Sir Laurence Palk, Sir A. IVi'Kenzie Frau:. Sir Edward Knatchbull. Nominees—H. Joddrell, Esq. and W. Dickenson, Esq. GREAT YARMOUTH COMMITTEE. A. Strahan, Esq. W. Gordon, Esq. M. H. Beach. Esq. G. Canning, Esq. Sir Robert Peel, Lord Fitzharris, Lord Arthur Somerset, W. Manning, Esq. G. P. Steward, Esq. T. Cholmondeley, Esq. Edward Bullsr, Esq. Hon. T. C. Onslow. N. W. R. Colborne, Esq. Sir Arthur Wellesley and W. Mellish, Esq. nominees. The Sugar Drawback BiU was committed and the Report re ccived. ARMY ESTIMATES. Mr. WHARTON brought Alp a Report of the Committee of Supi ly upon the Army Estimates. On the Motion that the ,Report be now read, Mr. WINDHAM took, occasion shortly to recapi tulate the principal points of all his farmer argumeuts upon the subject of recruiting. The system he had Ito frequently urged as the most ebgible, was totally 'at variance with that of the Noble' Lord opposite to lint (Castlereagh), namely, that his own system went directly to husband anti cherish the source of recruit ing, and to produce a • regular and certain supply, fully commensurate to •the physical means •of the Country ; whereas the system acted upon, by the LoND . N: WENESDAY, AssArgDriSPAlre—No business PRICE OF STOCK Stock 232 231 Pea k 1 1 lied. Ann. Seal 1 per Cent. pet C 484 Cobs. 6 8 1 64 4 per Cent. 821 83 Sr:Cent. Nary 914 • L Annuities iSt 7-115 the Odle Stock 17S 1721 173 . The following letter has , he information it contain! is it evinces the continued of the Governments of GI if F , “ I am this moment to emboli Illtitisis are in full possession of *WY. Captain Curzon, appeared 1 ' Aids ship a lvfx. Purvis was put Captain to the English Consul, al oarzenersi at Torceira, where aovernor of this place. The Cc c oed to deliver those addresse s i t hey !elated to the conduct these blinds towards the Englis pence of a requisition made 1 slinadron the 74 was dispatches] considered the granary, not orgy which bitter ?life is already oc( contain Oat has been freqa slizaoh.pasead, from which I are meant to be landed here or should it be found necessary. sect vest thing, as the French the bland. The French and Si commissions; indeed, the Cove be arrassiement, of which we t. . the erection of Sir Sidney Smi Is now occupied in ascertairin, lies can be formed, without The acquiescence of ti inn occupation of the I were any necessary, to tions of the Neva/ear or. of Madeira.. We understand, that brought by the Rock scl dron having reached T which was spoken by or gate communicated the limerican had recently stated, that before he sa had been received by to Rochefort squadron. believed an army of 50, in the neighbourhood tach much credit to t formed that Sir Rimy+ the Mediterranean ill pl it appears from intellig the Cambr . ian frigate, the Frencksquadron of Gibraltar on the 2St Sir RICHARD STRACIIA on the 9th of last mot the report of the enem . correct, as Lord Col.'. the Mediterranean, with them. We are sorry to stat sarcroN is free from tl Wisititt., it is necessar abstain from his perso The absence of men a all times to be lament most important discu: The vacancy in th ty the 'death Ald the election of Jo] Thursday being tl tle,- for the celebrati tame was observed Id Tuesday se'nni gin street; Dublin, havin at the Black Rock, a fancy to the Stmt.', Being dark at the t missed the usual rl his horse great par Pigeon-house, whet came victims to his Letters from Goi state, that General dish Ambassador a proposed a plan to t he pledges himself tend Finland again This General's pro! The Captain of aDntch port, state: 'clothe Continent, vssc uti on of I tliAlishment of 1 of Constar • adverse circiAmst Ames, 'acquiesce of this rumour is tie* to facilitate t Which BONA PART] itetociating. . The HANG of - front Memel to K /of comparative of that he will pros .'hide in his splencr suppqrt his for • feeisngs. A s , are to be his Cot - they have depart the hutnble, bec •=•=.1...... 0