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P I '""~` , . • .4v I , . ,~~ _.~.~ - a of the years he. shooll attempt to raise the same sum by addhiar.al t aes. Mr. W. SMITH said, that morally speaking, as the ptakice of Lotteries was allcr.ved to be a bad one, it should not be recognized by Parliament ; at the same time, howevei, he must acknowledge that the present was a very unfavourable time for relin quishing so great a source of revenue. He was afraid, that notwithstanding all the precautions taken, some method was still found out for the coutinuance of low insarances ; and Lotteries were the more dangerous, as in a neighbouring country 1.-e had the example of the vices and profligacy taking place, in consequence of gambling being countenanced and made sourcfot revenue by the Government. Mr. WILBERFORCE esinsidered Lotteries to be still very mischievous, and 'to promote gambling very much by means of the extremely low shares in -which the tickets are sold in. manufaetoring towns ; and upon which he thought it would be hut • right to put down. Lotteries altogether ; for; of all our taxes, he considefed this to be the heaviest, and bear hardest on the penvile. Mr. V.ANSITTAR'L remind 2d the House, that the.euhdivisione of tickets, at the lowest, were still too high-for the poorer classes to deal much in, and /rely unlike the subdivisions of insurance, and par ticularly some years since, when hand-bills were distributed, aretouncing lately Liarager aid gui or,a; to b: gai fir _a f4rto.ig radd; , b. Another thing he wished to mention in reef of the efficacy of the rnothod of drawing the Lottery. There was a Pawnbroker in town, be understood, who, at the cemmeeeement of every Lottery, took care to pro viJe himself with an additional leer thee and pound:, but who, during the List drawing, had no occasion to touch a single. shilling of it. Mr. COR.RY aeserted, that similar °fleas had been praduzed by the new sestera in Ireland. The Resolutions were then agreed to, and the Report ordered to be received on Mouday. Sir H. MILDMAY wished to know whether the Ministereneant to persist in bringing forward the National Defence Bill on Monday, as tnere was ano tine' business of very great importance which stood for the sortie day. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER . replied, that the National Defence Bill should from its importance have the precedency, and it .was therefore his intention to bring it on first on Mon day. But-for the better arrangement of business he moved, that tile Real Property Bill should stand for Tuesday, and the Personal Property Bill for Wed neseley pelt, which was agreed to. F XCIsE DUTIES. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved, that the House should resolve itself into a Committee on the Excise Duty Bill. Mr. PIPMER observed, that there were four articles contained in the same, which he wished to be divided into four diXereat Bills, or at least into' two. The measure was to raise the sum of 6,000,0001. He had no o l ojcaion to all that money being raised, brat if there . was one of them he disliked, though he may appiove the rest, could not obje& to that one Without' opposing the whole. • lie there fore moved, that it be an instruetion to the Corn.. mittce to divide the present into two or more Bills. It was, he said, usual always to allow this when one Bill enthtesced two separate objects. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCEEQUER said, if the proccediog was irregular it Would not have advanced so far ; but it was the usual method, where the collet line on arrangements of different. Articles were the sane, to put them into one Bill to avoid the trouble aed itcoevenience of repeating the same discussions several times. In the Commit tee any parts of the Bill may he altered, amended', or 9miued ; so on the report, oe.ly that then no eddi tion could be made to the amount of the duties ; the seme on the tl,ird reading, and indeed through all the stages till the last, upon the question, "that this Dill do pass," whin no alteration could be made, Mr. Certwright and Captain Harlrey were for the division of the uai. After some farther conversation, the motion was negitived. Sir J. S. ERSKINiE wished to know if it was Meant to debate the Bill to-night. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied, that he meant to propose . to-night the alte ration he• had t 9. gther :Gentlemen may empress or reserve their opinions as they thought pro per. The House then resolved itself into a Committee, Mr. Alexander. iu the Chair. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER rose to state the alteraticins he meant to propose, in order to obviate some okicaions which he had he ard: made. The Union provided, that Scotland should pay no more than one half of the dtity which was paid uilou malt in England; but at that time there mu. no herley in elcotiand, and their malt was male of beer, whlch was a grain of ex-, infeier quality to bar ley. • That mode of taxation continued 'till the !.alt year. During the lest century, malt was made of a better quality in some parts of Scotland by a mixture of barley, which had been . imported from England, and cultivated there, from bear or big. Ie the last leer, the duty on malt made. from big and herley, was eqstalled with our., made from barley. measure causAi a great seresezion in Scotland, 4cau e e the sea - son,that year was very unpropitious for the growth of barley,-and as we were blessed with a very plenti ful harvest, large importations were made cf it into Scotland. The dearth of. barley arising from ih :se combined causes, was attributed to the duly, thsugh it should more properly be ascribed to the badness of the season. It Was generally asserted, that the barley and bi 7 of the Highlands, and some °dr parts of Scotland, were not so good as those of Eng . land; and he thought it no there than justice, th:4 some distinetion should be made in favour of &oil. land,which no Erglishmen would objet to, as we all bad an equal interest in the prosperity and cult:is - I:Con , of all parts of the kingdom. The Scotch required a diminution of the duty from three shillings to one shilling and sixpence. That he conceived re b unreasonable, and he should thercfere propose a duty equal to two.thirds of what was paid in Eng . land. It was a matter that required great and mi nute enquiry and investigation, and it was his in tention to propose, in the next Session of Par , Lament, for a Committee to enqurre into the corn paeetiv.e quality of the barley In the respeCtive -countries ; but to' escape frauds, it would be neces sary to guard against .the importation of English' -barley, coastvreys . into Scotland. At -ptesent in both tiountries theee was a prodigious.quantity of it' on band. ! Sir 1. S. ERSKINE disdained all partiality saying, that the barley in' Scotland was of inferior quality to that in England, as fire bushels of English lisrley produced -as. inneh as seven bushels S cctch. Ire would , not, howevel„ object to the duty pro posed in the present year, provided the Minister would pledge himsolf, or rather the House pledge itself, to' tae 'appointment of a • Committee , in the nest Session, for the purpose of an enquiry. Mr. CORRY said, the worst cue -as would be produced, if all the markets of the United King dom were not guarded against any partial advan tage from another. The half duty was agreed to siun after the Union, merely to reconcile Scotland; but any advantage given to them now, would only turn out to the advanta ge of the brewers. lord Archibald Hamilton *as for diminish ing the duty in Scotland, and Mr. William Dundas fu.fering it to remain in its present state. The MASTER of the ROLLS approved the plan recommended by the Chancellor- of the .Ex- ' chequer, and that the people of Scotland should he tinieceived, with regard to the supposition that they were to pay half the duty on malt. Sir Charles Erskine, Mr: Charles Grant, and se veral other Members,- expressed their approbation of the measure mentions:: by the Right Hon. Gen- . tleman. The CHANCELLOR of the EXGHEQUER said, he should certainly, at an carly period of the nest Session, propose the appointfficnt of a Sole& Committee to consider the respeaive qualities of Barley and Malt in England and Scotland. Mr. PLOMER, after entering upon a statement of the duties progressively laid on Malt, observed, that during the American War they were only six shil lingsn quarter ; but at present coupled with the proposed tax, they would amount to 345. Bd. a sum which, added to the. tax upon land, would have the efErft of deterring farmers from the'cultvation of Barley, and of course be attended wit?. consider able injury to agriculture. He thetero:e moved, that in the clause imposing the duty of Is. should be substituted is; The SECRETARY at WAR said, that as the representative of a great agricultural country, he felt himself bound to support the arneod.nent. He considered this additiona l . duty woalci be a material injury to the farmer. The. CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUTER justified the tax. He maintained, that it could not 1:e reduced without giving a most enormous profit to the brewers. To adapt the motion of the Ho nourable Gentlerlan 'would inevitably have the ef fea of putting half the amount of the duty into the pockets of the brewers, besides producing a loss of two millions sterling. At the present price there was no fear of a diminution of the consuniption. He did not conceive the public would be materially affeied by a tax that was only to continue during the war. He had stated his conviaion, that if this tax was got rid of, it would not be possible to substitute another in its place. He had said, that the pressure on the mass 61 the people would he borne without repining; but whether it was so or not, hr feit it his duty to enforce it. He had also stated his intention of afford ing relief, by euending the period of the payment of the duties, and placing them precisely in the same situation at the return of peace. He felt himself bound to resist the motion. He should abandon his duty, if he listened, to any. proposition by which the tax might be diminished. He desired the Com• niittee to advert to the cause of the tax ; the cause was to be foiind oii the other side of the water. It WAS the conduit of France that rendered it neces wry. if any body hesitated with regard to the pa:anent of this or any other duty occasioned by the. war; let him look into the correspondence It was on the facts contained iu that correspondence, he founded his proposition. He had with relu&snce • engaged in the contest; but ht trusted. he tit:mid shew that he.had 4S deep a feeliog in the honour and spirit of the war as those who had• been most cla niorous for its renewal. He was conviiiccd were at war, because we could not be at wart-. —When the necessity ceased, he trusted the s. .- wouldcease. He desired to have peace, but .• . it was,such a peace ac should be solid and Let oh in order to obtain it, shew that we were :.eat shrinking front a tax on Tea and Malt. Ii Aar could not he obtained without difficulties, let as meet them with courage and fortitude. It was that temper and disporition which lie considered as the hope and sheet-anchor of the country. He professed his determination to persist in the tax. Sir ROBERT BUXTON said, that no man was more desirous than himself of (-amino; on the War with vigour, but he felt extreme stifictl!‘• in acceding to the proposition of the CPranceilor of the Exche quer—but it operated as an unequal tax on landed property.' His -opinion was, that it would so far 100-er the price of barley, as to prevent land from . letting far so much as it had done. Mr. Atkins Wright, Captain Hargrave, and Mr. Pattison, delivered their opinions upon the ques tion. Mr. V ANSITTART pointed out the periods at which the installments on the duties on the stock in hard were to be paid. One-fourth was to be. paid on the sth September 1803, one-fourth on the 24th Oa. 1803, one-fourth on the sth December - following, • and the remaining one-fourth on the 16th Ja nuary. Mr. GILES considered :his as a tax on the pub lic at large. Ile was well persuaded that the time proposed to be allowed for the pay ment of the duties would be perfealy satisfactory to the maltster, and that he would have no cause to complain. The CHANC-ELLOR of the EXCHEQUER repeated his determination to persist in the duty. The House divided, Ayes • - - It Nces - 61 Majoiity against the Motion for reducing the duty 50. The I louse resumed, and the Report was ordered to bereceived on Monday. Mr. CORRY moved,." That the House should, on Monday, resolve itself into a Committee to con sider of the Atli, relating to the Duties upon Salt petre in Ireland. The Consolidation. Customs Duties Bill, and the Consolidation Excise . Duty Bill, were read a third time. The other Wen of. the Day were disposed of or postponed, and the House, at half past eleven, ad journed till Monday. - a , . , ••••••—•'mr. 771LI7'IZE-ROrAL, fmr.vARKET. THIS .1.14.N1NC1 wiM bE inesented, a Play in Three called • THE POINT OF HONOUR.. St. Parte, Mr. Archly ; Valeour, Mr. li. Kelly • Durimel, Mi. Painter; Steinlyere Mr. Mathews. Melina, Mrs. Cleland ; Bertha, Mrs. 4.lths. To which wit be .Aded (f u r the Ninth Time this Season) the Grand Pantornimical Ballet of OA; I ; Or, TiITZEF.-FINGER'D JACK. them:tier,. of the Litania. Three-Finger'4l .1.11. k, Mc. Palmer ; Captain Orford, Mr. H Kelly 7 trite-, M:. 1.-tvii; Quashee, Mr. 11311011. Musa, Mn. 6044 ; Wall, Mrs. Atkins. THE BRITISH PRESS. LON DON, , SATURDAY, it;NE e 5. The plot at length begins to thicken, and the threat of invasion has assumed shape and consistency. An Army of Reserve, to which has been given the name of the Army of England, is now forming at Daven ter. under the command of General DESOLLES and the number of troops already assembled between that place and Flushing, is estimated at little short of 80.000 men. A camp of 90,000 men is forming at Dunkin k, and another of 60,000 at Calais, at which place the Ft asT Co ml. has arrived on his tour to Belgium. And here we have to observe the curious coincidence between .the military and commercial speCulations of the Ff esr CONSI: L. In time of peace, he was toinspea AI the manufaCtories between Paris and Brussels ; in time of war, he does not find it ne cessary to alter his destination or his course, for the purpose of viewing his camps, and superintending the invasion of England. His Commercial Com missioners now shew themselves his Spies; and those banks, which he so ostentatiously ereaed in every town, arc converted into barracks. A number of fresh corps have lately been marched to several parts of Holland.. One brigade has entered the Hague. from which place the Dutch troops have been removed, and General VICTOR has been de clared, by the Dutch Government, Commander in Chief of the Batavian Army. It is said, but upon what authority we know not, that the French have twenty-three line of battle ships in Brest, completely ready for sea, besides a number of gun and flat-bot tomed boats. Yesterday was a very close Holiday at the Stock Exchange, and the other PuLlic Offices. Scarcely any business was done. It is asserted, but we know not on what authority, that Ministers, in contemplation of hostilities, had .ordered transports to be provided to proceed to the Elbe and Weser, for the purpose of bringing away the Hanoverian troops, in case it should be found 'that they were unequal to the defence of that Elec torate, if attacked by the enemy ; but that owing to some negligence in the inferior departments, the ves sel; were only at the Nore, when they should have been receiving the troops on board. We st-tted some days ago, that the Mails made up for Hamhurgh and Bremen were to be sent to Gottenburgh. That plan is now carried into eff.!ft. Thursday the Dime packet sailed for Harwich with the Mails which have been collefting there for the last three weeks. The Mails for Prussia and Ger many are yet detained, but they will be forwarded in a few days to a place in Denmark. Capt. Rosa of the Jamaica frigate, who distin guished himself at Copenhagen in a gallant manner that attrafted the notice of Lord Nr Lson, has been uncommonly successful, having within these few days brought in his fourth prize. Mr. Rams is appointed Agent to Distrid Staffs, instead of Messrs. Cox and Ga aeNwoon. The following Gentlemen have waited upon Mr. ConaY, the Chancellor of the Exchequer for Le l:tad, to converse with him on the proposed Loin of One Million; to be raised for the service of Ireland; viz. Iktmra Scott, 141 c, MIA Co. 111mim )13;:le French, and Burrows. Mews. Jurdaine and Shaw. The biddings are to be made at the Cfttle, in Dublin, on the 1 ith July, in a .5 per cent. stock; the interest on which is to commence fror4" the 2.st i a March. The instalments are at follovi: 1. 5 50,000 on dat Uhl g. 10 per cent 5%000 10 tamp et,: cent. CIA July. 1U per cent. 100,000 20th Atigte.t. 20 2.00,900 20th Seu.:iuber. 10 100,000 2'th tkrober. 10 -- 100,000 21At 150,000 29th Deceniber. 10 100,000 20th J.lnumy. 15 ' 150,00 20th Felrtutry. • 1,000,1009 A discount of 5 per cent. to he allowed for prompt payment. The following ships were on Thursdly ordered into Commission at Plymouth : Northumb !dant) - 71 wins II <•t. Cnio Cocti RA Ng. Polls:tee - - 20 <two C- I;.t. DuN TIAN. Trlnllpt`Uie 18 ,ratt) CApt. GOI WIN The Vi&ory, the Flag-Ship of Admiral Lord Nctsom, has gone on to the Mediterranean, Ad miral CORNWALLIS having no longer any occasion for her. By a letter from Dr. HARNESS tO Mr. POWER the Surgeon, we are happy to be able to contradiEt the report of an Ophthalmia being prevalent in his MA.- J L. S T V'S fleet. By the Mt which received the Royal Assent on tin 11th inst. the penalty for not procuring a sub stitute for the Supplementary Militia is increased from 101. to 151. and every person hereafte- to be inrolled in the Militia, must swear to the place of his residence, trade, and whether married or not ; and if married, that he has only one child born in wedlock. General &tact:kr, it is said, is to have the command of a secret expedition. Such a command cannot be entrusted in better hands. • The press has been •ery hot for several days past below bridge. Many watermen have been taken, and all persons employed on the craft. • ' PAsillolt: • - r. CfrIA7F,SS OF GALLOWAY'S ROUT. The Countess of Gs.s.cowsit.gave a Grand flout 'on Thursday evening L st, at her lictfle in Charles street, St. James's, to upwards of five hundred of the first Nobility in London. Among du.' company were, Park—Stanhope, Moira, Clenmeg. VISCOUIIt--.GrAVCS. Lords— k. Gordon, Primrose, C. Manners, 0. PitzroY, Spencer, Raneligh, Aughrim. Sirs—T. Peocham, J. Seebright, 11. Dasliwood, A. C:orke, J. Musgrave. Colnuel—Duff Messrs.—S. Smith, Clithernc, Streatham, St. George Caul field, Wilshy, Kingston, Smith, D. Grosvenor, Montague. Edward Montague, Primose, Ashler, Ad sir, Anson, Benna, Manners, !lope, Johnson, Boasts, Gas soigne, Pierrepoint, De Gray, Peaehe! . Duchesses—St Alban's, Montrose, Northumberland, Beau- . fort, Bolton. Marehionesses-.-Downshire, Worcter,Salisbnry. Offillti3tiieS—Antrini, Stanhope, Clare, Chantnelt, Chstham, Tankerville, Talbot, Cork, Cm-titan, Carlisle, Glynn . , Essex. . Vi ;countesses--Alton, Loots:Saki. Ladies—Finch, Bruce,.ll. Fitzgerald, Glynn, Walaingliam, 11. Clikkester, Andover, 'Templeton, Manners, E. Talbot, S. Vincent, C Harbert:in, A. Ashley, B. Peacham IL Sullivan, Bennett, three Preys , F. C. i:Valevave, (' Johnson, J. Aston, tiotthwick, F. Sometsett, G. Howard, Fitzroy, Mildmay, Spencer, Berton, A. Wyndhain, Bland ford, Mu grave, Anglitini, G. Cecil, Sheffield. Kstresse,--Stanhope, Milk, S. Smith, St. G. Caultield, Wils'ay, Drummond, Egerton, Butler, Methuen, Sinn 11„Mott tague, D. Grosvenor, Wright, Sythicy, Dickens, Fordyce, De Gray, Lowther, Peachey, 11 . Wall,nl :,Eaton, Sp mow, Digby. Misses—Manners, Griniston ' P.gnt, Dighy, Alen, Upton, Methuen, Vincent, De Grays,Smith, Crofts, Bennett, Dash wood, Sidley, Wright, Hunl..ke, Rin:ant. Dickens. Lady WILLOUGHBY gave a splendid party last night at her house in Whitehall.. The Duchess of DEVONSiII L gave her secind Grand Ball on Wednesday night. It was corduaed with that princely magnificence which marks the cruel tainments of Devonshire house. Mrs. ONI esos's Ball, in Hereford s e Ox ford•street, on Wednesday, was attended t y mar 300 persons of fashion ; 200 sat down to a most excellent supper ; the apartments were . elegantly fitted up on the occasion. The Prince GRASICHA LCYH is with the Prince de Esa ERN AZT, in Portland-place. Lord Viscount GRIMSToN and family set off from Grosvenor-square on Thursday, for his seat at Got.. hambury, near St. Alban's. The Earl of Rostaxitav and family have left town for Bixley Hall. The Hon. Mr. WORT LY STUART and family left town on Wednesday for Belmont Castle, Scotland. Tie Marquis of A neac oar( and family set off ort Monday from the Priory, near Stanmore', for Ire land ; they intend stopping a fcw days on their way at Port Patrick, and afterwards proceed to Baron's Court near Newtown Stuart, in the North of Ireland. • Mr. and Mrs. J. C. BErEsronD left town oa Thursday for Ireland. lhe marriage which was to take place this day between Major Mims ea and Miss CI.F.NIENTS is postponed for a few days, in consequence of a fall the Major received on Monday from his horse, by which he dislocated his knee. ' Mrs. &I:MONS is at present at Cheltenham, and closely confined to her chamber with the rheuma tism in her face. Thursday being the last day appointed for voting in •gentlemen to serve in the Royal St. James's Volunteers, 240 were ele&ed, which completes the number of 600. Lord Ha aaoway . died on Monday, at Bath, At the age of tit., A vacancy is consequently produced in the representation of Tiverton, by the elevation of his eldest son, the Hon: DUDLEY RYDER, now Lord Hai ROWDY, to the House of Peers. On Sunday se'nnight the Earl of Bainorwartg and his amiable Countess arrived at Ellesmere where his Lordship has very . extensive property. The inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood; ever attached to the Bridgewater family, testified, their respe.a by every derunnstration of joy Upon this happy occasion. On Monday, the morning was ushered in at a very earl . ) , hour by the riaging of the bells—an Oc was roasted at the Meer side— a stage was eretled at the end of the Market-hall, from s hence the Gen tlemen of the town, preceded by colours eying and a band of music, walked in procession to the place Where the Ox was roasted, the band playing " God Live the King." Here they fnund it ldaded in a waggon, attended by six butchers, three on each siae, with their saws and their cleavers, dressed in white frocks and blue aprons.—The company then preceded die waggon, which was drawn to the town, the hand playing " 0 the Road Beef of Old Eng land!" The procession halted opposite the Royal Oak, from the windows of which inn, the Earl and Countess beheld with great satisfaißion this instance of respea, and were cheered by the company with loud and heartfelt huzxas. Upon their arrival at the stage the Ox was hoisted upon it, where the lynchers exercised their business with the utmost dexterity, by cutting it up with dispatch. It was received in the most orderly manner by the popu lace, who, in consequence of a proclamation made by the town cii brought plates and dishes for that purpose, and a liberal quantity of ale and bread was delivered to 'each ialividual. A large company then sat down in the Town Hall,.where a handsome dinner was provided. The utmost hilarity, good hamour, and decorum prevailed, and the evening closed with a . dis,)lay of fire-works. EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM PHILADELPHIA. DATED MAY 10TH. " The weather, during the preceding week, has been unusually ccld and boisterous for the season.--- On Saturday morning last, there was ice, in and near this city, of the thickness of a dollar ; and. during the night of Saturday, and the morning of Sunday,. the tith, there was a fall of snow, which did considerable damage to the vegetable world.-- '1 he Lombardy Poplars, in the streets and gardens of this city, Nv:2re generally injured ; the weight of the snow, which adhered to the leaves and branche , ,, in some instances, bore down the whole tree ; and. in most others, it stripped them of their tops and principal branches. Many who slept in chambers contiguous to those trees, were awakened by the cracking of the falling limbs, to behold the singular speaacle which they exhibited. We have conversed with several old inhabitants of Philadelphia on this mbje..ll, who agree in saying, that they have no re colt•etion of snow in May, excepting the instance above mentioned, and another svbich occurred on the 4th of May', in the year 1:71 or 17,"2, which tie ' stroy.ed the greatest part of the early fruit:' X •