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rrr' (It r 1 1 • { ~. ~~ I t .41' # Ot • I . s I • 14.6- VP. o'o7, :•~~ Cftmmissioners of Excise, except the in the Schedule, should cease.— EAT) said, he wished to give an Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Vaiisittart) was or was not under a mistake observed, when he gave notice of his - an additional duty on opium. .c his reason-ferPtniavi i g the duty halting been used 'by the brewers. general, —a- great many-of whom he the subjel, had felt themselves ag assertion, as it had been reported. ..great penalty for using any drugs. conscious Ito improper drugs were used the thought it hard, such an impu .. cast upon them. He,therefore, in their name and .his own, called upon the Hon. Gentleman to state, whether he knew of any trades man Who had been guilty of a pradice, for which be was liable to he punished by law. It was but just he should relieve.the trade in general from such an imputation. Mr. VANSITTART said, the Hon. Gentleman 'must be aware that many things which came to the knowledge of persons in othce, it was not pro p.n. to explain. lit had certainly stated that the dity was founded on information that opium had b .en used in the adulteration of beer. He believed the principal persons in the trade would co-operate with Government in preventing such adulterations. He was happy to state that his observation on a for mer day did not apply to the brewers in London: every measure ought to be taken to counterad such a practice. He was sure he was actin g equally for the trade, the health of the public, and the revenue. Mr. WHITBREAD said, that as far as concern ed tee London Bre ers, the explanation was satis &dory. He understood that the Hon. Gentleman had said he knew of instances in which opium had Web Used. It was his duty to take care that Par liament should do all in its power to prevent such a prat-dee. It was rather hard, if there had been only one or two instances, that the Brewers should have been subjected to a general imputation. As tar as respelled London, he was obliged by the explana tion. Mr. VANSITTART said, he did net mean to throw out any general imputatiop, and bit, words . bore no such interpretation. He had stated, that information had been received of the pr. u iice he hall mentioned. He trusted it was nut true, but coupling it with the circumstance of a large im portation of opium, he thought it necessary to aft as he had done. Mr. LANGMEAD (Member for Pl)mouth) said he had been concerned 30 years in the trade, and, God knew his heart, he had never heard of opium being used. Mr. VANSITTART said, he had no objection to relieve the mind of the Honourable Gentleman, as well as he had done those of the brewers of Lon don, by assuring him, that his observations had no application to Plymouth. Mr. SHERIDAN observed, that it was a prac ' tice most injurious to health. If the Honourable Gentleman knew of an intended importation, it was . his duty to prevent it. if the proposed duty was not sufficient, stronger measures should be resorted to. If the duty would not prevent the use of the article, Parliament were only trying to go halves in endeavouring to poison the People. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that his Honourable Friend did not state that it was his intention to propose a large duty because Government had received an account of opium hav ing been used. He did not mean to state that it WAS of general use. The information received by Government, though not such as to admit of pro ceeding in a legal way, was such as would have made it criminal in his Majesty's Ministers, not to have urged Parliament to adopt measures of preven tion. His Honourable Friend had stated gravely and with truth, that he had received information, which induced him to propose a duty on that arti cle, which could not form an ingredient in the com position of beer without a violation of the law. Whatever could have the effect of discouraging such a pradice, was proper to be resorted to. He thought it therefore right to have recourse to higher duties as well as penalties. He trusted the House would not press for information, which it would be improper to disclose. Mr. SiIERIDAN said, his doubt was, whether the duty of ss. would prevent the use of the article. He was persuaded the quantity of opium required was comparatively small. Mr. VANSITTART observed, that opium, as a medicine, could affiard to pay the duty, but he did conceive that with such a duty it would not answer the purpose of brewers using it. • Mr. WHITBREAD stated, that some convic tions had taken place for the use of other drugs. It was unfortunate for the fair tradei, that those who had used opium .were not. liable to be prose cuted. Mr. HOBHOUSE said, he did not wonder at the anxiety of the Hon. Gentlemen on the subject ; had they been in the House on the former day, when his Right Hun. Friend mentioned his inten tion of imposing the duty, they would not have thought it necessary to have brought forward their complaints. He had expressly stated, that he ex empted from the imputation all the respedable part of the trade. It could not fix upon the Hon. Gentlemen unless they meant to acknowledge they were not of the respedable ofd of the trade. 'the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER stated, that what his Right Hon. Friend had said, had been incorrectly repotted. The resolution was agreed to, and the Report or dered to-morrow. The Order of the Day was moved for bringing up the Rep, rt of the East-India Shipping Bill. Sir W. PULTENEY said, he understood the second reading of the Bill had been appointed for to day. He regretted his mistake, as the House was now so thin. He would, howeser, state his reasons for opposing the Repots being brought up. His objections were to the principle-of the Rill; the ob jed of it was to allow the East-Liclia Company to send out eight voyages instead of six. Now he had seen a Report by an able surveyor, in which it was rated, th.tt the txpence of repairing a ship, after she had been six voyages to India, was greater than building two new ones. After some conversation between Mr. Prinsep, Mr. Johnson, Lord Castlereagh, and Sir William Pulteney, the Report was brought up, read, and agreed to, and the Bill ordered to be read a third L ime tosmorrew.--Adjourned. Irr 7- . .-411111 V , . . ' . k , • ,_. . • . . ..• • -i-b. .<. , ....., .. . • - - • tof the Comr I .. :0; ..,,, ies enumerated ••• greed to. • 3., . .. _ • - • tr. WHITBRI: _ Opportunity to an F ' •il '- to gate whether he • i A . • In what he observe Wi• '4. ,• i e , r ;. intention to move 1• - ';' 4 4. , • - ' He had said, that 1 i. . - • was, the. article ha i.•I * I The. trade in • gene ‘ .1 ' . . ' bad seen on the s '' , .:, - ... grieved by the asse . ~ . There was a grew They were constioi by them, arid they tation should be ca their name and -11 .- ,~: THEATRE-ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN. THIS F.VENING will lie resented JOHN BULL ; Or, an ENCLISHMAN's FIRE-SIDE. With New Dresses, Ac. • The Principal Characters by Mr. Lewis, Mr. Murray, Mr. Fawcett, Mr Johnstone, Mr. II Johnston, Mr. Blanchard, Mr. Emery, Mr. Wadds, Mr. Beverly, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Klanert. Mrs. Siddotu, Mrs. Davenport, and Mrs. 11. Johnston. With 4 I.vrical Epilogue ' by Mr. Johnstone. After which, a Grand Historic Pantomime Drama in Two Parts, called PEROUSE ; Or, the DESOLATE ISLAND. The Aaion, -eke. of the Ballet under the sole Direaion of Mr. Farlev. The Music of the First Part by Mr. Davy—and that of the Second by Mr. Moorehead. Enropeans —Poruse (the Navigator) Mr. H. Johnston ; Theodore (S.ei of Peroitse) Mica Jenkinson ; Corige, Mr. 'King. Madame Peroose, Mrs. Watts. Chimpanzee (au Animal of the Desolate Island) Master Menage. Natives of a Neighbouring Island --Danko (Suitor to Itinbt) Mr. Farley; Negaski (limba's Father) Mr. Dubois; Tetase mar, Mr. L. Bologna. Um* Mrs. Mills. THEATRE-ROTAL, HATMARKET. TIIIS EVENING will be presented, (for th- Second Time this Season, and by Particular arsirey the Comedy of THE HEIR at LAW. Daniel Dowlas (alias Lord Duberly) Mr. Mathews; Dick Dnwlas, Mr. Palmer; Doom Peter Pangloss, Mr. Elliston ; Henry Moreland, Mr. H. Kelly; Stedfast, Mr. Chapman; Zekicl Homespun, Mr. Burton ; Kenrick, Mr. Denman. Deborah Dowlas (alias Lady Duberly) Mrs. Wart ; Caroline Dormer, Mrs. Goodall ; Cicely Homespun, Mrs. Gibbs. The Original Epilogue by the Characters. To which will be added, THE VILLAGE LAWYER. Ti! 1; BRITISH PRESS. LONDON, THURSDAY, JuNs 16. The commercial aspect of the city was yesterday very gloomy ; the hope that was entertained of a renewal of the Negotiation, having completely died away. Last October, when our remonstrance in fa vour of Switzerland was supposed to afford a chance of war, it was the common conversation of every coffee-house, that things were beginning again to look lively. The very same Politicians, however, now that the die is cast, affect the greatest alarm, just as if France had been induced to alter, for' a single mo ment, her attitude and disposition towards this country, and abated one particle of the most ran corous hostility. Among the new subjects of con dolement, it was reported that Ilamburgh had been taken possession of by the French troops. We believe, however, that the extreme probabi. lity of that event is the only foundation for its announcement. The occupation of Hanover and Bremen being ascertained, the fall of Hamburgh becomes a safe speculation. If its wealth were not sufficient to attract the notice of Boon en are, its conduft would afford him pretext enough to satisfy his notions of the public law of Europe. Hamburgh offended his Consular Majesty in the case of /Carrels TANDY ; and the Neros with whom Providence occasionally visits the world for the. chastisement of its sins, never knew how to forget or to forgive. Rapine, cruelty, and injustice, "are their peculiar attributes, and estimating by them the merit of the man, we may appeal to Egypt, Jaf la, Italy, Holland, Switzerland, and German). whether the world ever before suffered such a scourge as the Flasr Cossto. of France. Amidst this gloom, which may be fairly described as partly real, and partly artificial, we must of course expert a depression of Cie funds. The new O,aaium, which opened on Tuesday at a premium, fell yesterday to '3l discount. Another efficient cause for the dete rioration of funded property, may be found in the present rude and indigested state of the new taxes. They are generally considered in the city, as heavier than the present crisis, however important, requires ; and there is scarcely one of them, which some Mem ber does not stand pledged to oppose. Mr. PITT, who is looked up to as an Oracle in Finance, is un derstood to have many objections to the detail. Ma ny modifications and changes may therefore be ex. petted, without any objection to the principle of the measure, or to the extent of the plan.— The result however of this unsettled state of things must be a stagnation of trade. Unless in articles of the.first necessity, commerce must remain in a state of obeyance until the financial plan shall have been completely settled. The seller until then cannot know the fair price of his property, and the buyer purchases only upon chance and speculation. The number of the latter is, no doubt, considerable, but it bears a very small proportion to the consumption of the country in its regular state. No foreign intelligence had arrived when this Paper went to press. An officiA :Schedule of the New Tares will be found in the last page. The King has been pleased to grant the dignity of a Baronet of the United Kingdom of Great Bri tain and Ireland, to the following Gentlemen, and their heirs male, viz. Richard Brooke tie Capel Brooke, (of Cront o.lley, in the County of Northampton, ;And of Altzd4e arid ituxholough, in the County of Cork, Esq. The Right Hon. John Stewart, of Athenroc, in the County of Tyrone. The Rev, James Strong, Clerk, NI A of Tyll4ll, in the County of Armagh, nrul of Thorabsq, an the i:ounty of 1 - PARIS, JuNE le. There is a report founded upon some hints thrown out by the Corsican himself, that the six thousand troops who sailed five weeks ago from Toulon, were destined for the Cape of Good Hope, and that the advice boat, which was sent after Ad miral Linois, ordered him to land at the same place with the troops under the orders.pf General Decaen, intended for Pondicherry. Amongst the other projeds and intrigues of the Usui per to gain over Russia, and to hurt England, it is said an offer has been made to conquer Hano ver for the Duke of Mecklenburg, brother-in-law to the Env - - of Russia. )peror It was observed by a person present at the last grand audience of the Foreign Ambassadors, that Bonaparte flattered the Russian, cajoled the Aus trian, slob to the Spanish, Sowed to the Prussian , looked at the Sweedish, smiled at the Danish, frowned , at the Dutch, watched the Neapolitan, abused the Portuguese, laughed at the • Italian, and trifled with the Swiss. The Antichambers of St. Cloud are crowded day and night with Ministers, Generals, Negociators, Projeaors, Contra&ors, Spies and Intriguers ; every thing is bustle, suspicion, and confusion; what was approved of yesterday is disapproved to day : the or ders for an Invasion of England are talked of one hour, and the err, of pacijication the next. This continual ir resolution causes a continual agitation, discontent ment and incertitude, amongst the military, the pa liticians, the merchants, and the people; but for all that the destiny of degraded France and of Europe depends yet upon the whim, the passions, and the ca prices of a Corsican adventurer. Our port letters are filled with complaints of cap tures, list of failures, and apprehensions for the ruin of thousands. The glorina occupation of Hanover causes here little sensation, except amongst the rela tions, favourites, and courtiers of the Usurper, who hope to enrich themselves by its pin der. A swarm of propagators, emissaries, commissa tits, and other blood-suckers, have Lady left this place for Hanover, Hamburgh, and the North of Europe. Tuesday Mr. HAsE, Deputy Cashier at the Bank, read a letter at the Stock Exchange, of which the fol. lowing is a copy : " Mr. ADDINOTON'S compliments to the Governor and De puty Governor of the Bank, and requests that they will hase toe goodness to cause notice to he given at the Stock Exchattgz, that he wit be ready on Thur•.day next (To-morrow) at eleven o'clock, to confer with such persons as may he disposed to con tract for the Lotteries for the service of the pres,,nt year." Yesterday a Court of DireCtors was held at the East-India House, which adjourned at six o'clock till this day_ , . It is not expeeted that the igession will close isomer than the middle of next month. Several qf the Irish Member* have, however, already left town ; and, after Friday, the day fixed for the Irish Badget, many more will immediately follow. A report prevailed, and was generally accredited, in the city, yesterday morning, that the French troops had taken possession of l - lamburgh. It had an immediate effea upon the Funds. The Three per Cent. Reduced were at Mi.: at one o'clock. The Hamburgh merchants had a meeting on Tuesday. The communication with the continent will be kept up through a Danish pm-. Government has sent orders to Plymouth to libe rate the masters, mates, and crews of the detained Batavian ships, and they may return home imme diately. Most of the seamen, says our Plymouth letter, enter on board men of war or privateers. The first Helvetic Diet is to assemble at Fribourg on the 4th of July. Amongst other objets pre. sented to its consideration will be a variety of new, and the renewal of several old treaties, particularly treaties of alliance with the French and Italian Re publics, and with Spain, and treaties of subsidy with the latter Power and with France. The Mani/cur of the 11th, contains a statistical ac count of Hanover, with occasional hints, en parsant, of the mal-administratism of its affairs; of the evils that must result to any state whose sovereign does not reside in the bosom of it ; of the oppression of England ; and the discontents of the people. We shall shortly hear, we doubt not, of the superior hap piness they enjoy under the mild, just, and pacific do minion of their invaders. An advance of 10 per cent. has taken place on all white papers, from the increased price of rags and journeymen's wages. _ - - Mr. EAST is arrived. He came over to Yarmouth in the Diana packet. It seems he was confined in prison only four days, when he was released in con sequence of Mr. LISTON'S application. Mr. SIVE.. WRIGHT, the agent, still remains under confinement, but he has been removed from the Dutch prison to a ship, and is at present under the care of French men. The D:tnish brig birliutrea, Captain Palsen, ar rived at Plymouth from Carthagena, has on board three large cases, said to contain very valuable ar ticles, which were taken on board at Civita Vecchia, in Italy, and the vessel chartered to land them at Rochfurt ; they are diretied to BONAPARTE, the Chief Consul, to be deposited in the Museum of Arts and Sciences; the vessel is now tinder qua rantine, therefore no further investigation can take place until she is liberated ; but it is generally be lieved, that their contents are composed of a va luable colle6tion of curiosities, whether for the pur pose they are direaed, or otherwise, time must spew ; the brig has no other cargo. In several of the homeward-bound St. Domingo ships captured and sent into Plymouth, they have on board small framed portraits of BONAPARTE and Madame BomAPARTE, General MoREAU, and other celebrated French charadters, sent out to St. Do mingo and the French islands for sale ; but it ap pears by the returned portraits, that BONAPARTE'S picture scarcely sold at all, Madame floaAvaarc's sold a little more briskly, but the portraits of Gene ral Moactv were purchased every where with great avidity. ENGLISH CAPTIVES IN TRANCE. We were yesterday favoured by our Cones pondent at Paris, with a list of the English who have been arrested in that city and sent to Fon tainbleau, by order of the French Government. We at the same time received from Calais, and several other towns, lists, containing the names of the per sons arrested in it, and several other places. They are as follow : AT PARIS, MAY 25, 1303. Countess of Ancrarn, and 3 English servants Mr. S. May Mr. O'Ruuike Mr. Dollman Mr. Wilbraham, from Ches ter Mr. and Mrs. Latten, from Dublin Mr. Duff, late of the Ist regi ment of guards Mr. Holland, And Mr. F. Hol land,late of Madras Capt. Shane Mr. M. Fletcher Mr. Harris rral4l, Mrs. Fitzgerald (late. Mrl. K. Stewart), and two English servants Dr. Hewctaou, of the Ronal Navy Dr. W. May, Dr. Thomas, Mri. Thomas, and family Dr. Carmichael Smith Mr. Smith and family Dr. Wickham and Dr. Ma-- lean, Oxford Travelling k - el low Dr. M 4 Nab Mr. Mink?, son of Dr. Moz. ley, Pall-Mall .Mr. Hare, M. P. Mrs. n-arce, and family Mr. C. Stirling Mr. and Mrs Olipl , int Mrs. and Miss Dundas, of Diindes Rev.l. Lee Rev. D. B. O'Connor Captain Dun, St,l4 of Sir A. Don, of Newton Rev. L. Smith Rev. Dr. Ke.trney Mr. Macplier,on Mr. Potts and family, three Daughters and two Cousins Mr. limes, Principal of the Scotch College Mr. Walter Boyd, Mr. Boyd and family, Mr. Walter Boyd, jun. and 2 English servants Miss Goddard, sister to Mrs. Boyd Mr. C. Boyd, nephew to W. Boyd Mr. W. Burdet, from Bristol Mr. It. Ferguson Mr. French, and Mrs. French, lately Mrs. St. George, Siter of Viszount Go ford Mr. M'Mahon, b3d regmt. Rev. Mr. Churchill Rev. Mr. Bentinck Mr. and Mrs. Pollard Mr. and Mrs. Gifford Mr. A. Cockburne, Consul at Itunburgh, and Mrs. Cock hums Mr. P. Benfield Mrs. and 2 Miss Cannons Two Miss Wades John Nichols, Esq. M. P. I Mr. and Mrs. Pcptoe and fa- Captain I lawtry roily. Mr. T. Crawford Mrs. P. Crespigny Earl of Elgin Mrs. Hither Eari of Yarmouth Mr Wardrobe from Edinburg Countess of Yarmouth and fa- Mr. N. Archdale Copt-, Mrs. roily f and Mi-s Cope, and Eng. Hun. Mr. Eatcrey I lish servants Sir James de Bath, and one Mr. G. Archdale English servant Mr. H. Seymour Sir Thos. Clawing, and Lady Mr. Luci a Clncannon, M. P. Sir M. Cromie, Mr. L. Cm- for Seaford inie, and an English servant Mr. Concannon Sir G. Temple and Lady Mr. and Mrs. TatheS from Sir E. Impey, Lady Impey, Northamptonshire and family Mrs. Ker, house of Boyd and Mr. and Mrs. Greathead, and Ker. Mrs. B. Greathead 'i Mr. Conally. Mrs. Orby Hunter I Mr. Hickey Cul. Macaamara, Capt. Fitz- Mr. Lloyd Al sastek. Mr. Rkhanlson, Reit. AT Amirtss. Lady Caroline M‘Kenzie and Mrs. Rainsforth family Mr Brown, formerly of 8a... Mr. Crutnell !ague mart Ltt. nt Barrington /LOONS. Marchioness of Tweedale LASS. Mr. lmpett, late Major in the 63d kegiment Dr. Lynch Mr. Thompson Capt. Sutton, of the Prince of Wales Government Packet, Mr. Morphew, his mate, and six sailors, in gaol Capt. Latimore, of the Nark? Packet, Ms mate, and three sailors, in gaol Mr. and Mrs. Lempriere, and family; and Mr. Lovolite AT ABB Lord Viscoon AT sou Marquis of Tweeda le AT C Mr. James Cranford, late Mi n'ster Plenipotentiary at Hamhurgh lion. Mr. Wallop I inn. Col. Abercromby Lieut. Col. Swain; Royal Artillery Lieut. Col. Smith Mr. and Mrs. JoddreU, from Cheshire Mr. Brookes, from Cheshire Rev. Mr. Smith, of Oxford Mr. Paine - Tuesday evening the Royal Family walked on the Terrace at Windsor, Her Majesty's Band, and the Staffordshire Militia Band were stationed there, and played several excellent pieces of Martial Music, while the Royal Party were walking. On account of the Ascot Races, Windsor was extremely full, and a great concourse of company were on the Ter race. Tuesday soon after twelve o'clock - his Royal Highness the Duke of CAMBRIDGE arrived from the Continent, at his apartments in St. James's Place. In the evening his Royal Highness set off to Windsor, to pay his respeets to his ROYAL PA RENTS, Scc. At nine o'clock the same evening, his Royal Highness the Duke of Cs 'daemon arrived with his suite. On his Royal Highness's arrival being an nouced, their MAJEsTIES. and the PaiectssEs has tened to meet him at the entrance of the Lodge, and the whole Family congratulated his Royal High ness on his safe arrival. Hi s R o y a l Highness left Hanover in such haste, that he was obliged to leave most of his luggage behind. The Inns of Windsor tang on the arrival of the Royal Duke. On Tuesday night Ministers sent two Messengers with dispatches to his MAJESTY at Windsor. At eight o'clock yesterday morning the Royal Family attended Divine Service at the Chapel Royal, Windsor. Soon after breakfast, His MAJtsr v, the Dukes of CUMBERLAND and CAMBRIDGE, Princess So. PHIA and AMELIA. attended by General GARTH, Colonel FITZROY, Major DESBROW, Sir W. and Lady PITT, Lord VILLIERS, Lord HENLEY, and Colonel CARTWRIGHT, took an airing on horse back in Windsor Great Park, and inspeEted the different farms till near two o'clock. Her MAJESTY, and the Princesses AUGUSTA. ELIZABETM, and MARY, attended by the Cuteness Of AYLESBURY, Lady ISABELLA TtivNNE, Lath MATILDA WINYAIID, walked to Frogmorie, and viewed the alterations and impmvements, that are making there, till about five o'clock, when the Royal Party returned to the Lodge in two coaches. It is reported that the Royal Family will go to Lindhurst instead of Weymouth this SuMnier. It affords pleasure, that Mr. BA eiNeroe, the Member for Leicester, has it in his power in contra diet the reports of his death, for he is neither dead nor bleeping. Yeterday morning with special licence, by the Right Rev. the Bishop of London, at St. James's Church, the Rev. WILLIAM ANTl:uses, ReCtor of ACIon, to Miss Bow tEs, daughter of the late Rev. Mr. Bowees. Nothing material occurred in the Court of King'; Bench yesterday, except that the rule for a new trial, in the case of the KIN° against HILL Da is v, Esq. was discharged w i th costs. Yesterday 'three horses started for the Plate, at Ascot I I0:::11 Laces; they ran two heats, and M. DURAND'S .11074/4 Rader proved vidor. t 1. - I