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I r _-...~- I - . P‘lr'" 7l »...- of the 2lst of Henry the Eighth. The get estion then was, will you for the present be contented with hawing obtained so much good, though not all the - 4 good t 'that you may hope to see atchieved ? The less k. . frequently that conversations upon such subjeEts at- Isiineel, thiaebetter. They were founded on subjects toe serious to be made matter of talk ; even the con versation that had necessarily taken place in both Houses of Parliament had not been unattended with its bad effeCts. The Right Rev. Prelate who had Rst sat down, had expressed a wish that another ight Reverend Prelate's proviso had been intro d'iced ie the Bill. Their Lordships ws re all agreed, that the securing the residence of some minister in every pat ish was a most desirable objcft. In him their Lordships saw a man most anxiously desirous of securing the residence of a clergyman, not only in every parish, but in every village, and every hamlet in the kingdom. But he had greater doubts in his mind as to the means of obtaining that objeet. No man was more earnest in his wish to secure the Re sidence of the Clergy, to the extent he had described, than he was ; but he must be permitted to consider whether itwould bewise to put the fate of the present Bill to hazard, by inserting such a clause as the Learn ed Prelate had proposed, or to make it part of ano ther and a short Bill,thet would probablyfollow close upon the heels of the present Bill,and be immediately introduced, both on the subjeet of Residence of Cu rates, and the better provision of the inferior Clergy. The Noble Lord behind him (LordAuckland),he was sure, would not, front what he had said, charge him with having pledged himself to brine hi such a Bill, but hewould fairly say, that he would give it, both in and out of the House, the best assistance he had it in his power to give; and he could not help tHink ing, that the objeCt of such a proviso as the Right Rev. Prelate had proposed, might e better secured in th.tt way, than by clogging the present Bill vk ith it. His Lordship said, lie believed he had now ' spoken to all that it 1% . 3 i necessary for him to state respcaing the present Bill. He knew not whether he had made himself clearly understood, but his opinion was, that it had better pass as a per manent than a temporary Bill. The difference between the two was this: A permanent Bill w a s of to the discretion of Parliament, and if great inconveniences were found to result from it, Parlia ment might think it proper to revise and to recon sider it ; whereas, if it were a Bill for a limited du ration, Parliament must, at the expiration of a certain period, take it into revision. He had already said enough, to shew that he thought it had better pass as a permanent Bill. His Lordship added, that he meant on Monday to move for its recom mitment, and he hoped that the Committee would go through and complete all the reserved parts of the Bill, before the Committee separated. He then meant to move that the Bill be prieted, and he hoped they would be able to icad it a third time on Wed nesday. 1.:)r•I AUCKLAND rose, and declared that he thought mat the annexation of a clause to the effeCt thus proposed by the Noble and Right Rev. Prelate, an absolutely necessary qualification of the present Bill. Without it, he should consider the Bill not as a Bill to secure Residence, but as a Bill to invite to Non-residence. The Noble and Learned Lord had said, that they were all agreed, that to secure the residence of a clergyman in every parish, village, and hamlet, was desirable. If they were all agreed in that essential point, why refuse to make use of the present opportunity to enforce it ? He had great deference and great respea for every thing that fell from such high authority as his Noble and Learned Lordship, but he could not think that it was right to trust to chance what might be made a matter of certainty. For his part, thinking as he did, that the securing the residence of some clergyman in every parish, where such residence could be made praCticable, was as great an objet as any one ob. je4l of the Bill ; he could not reconcile it to his con cicisce and turn his back upon it, under the consola tion that it would be endeavoured to be done at another time. With regard to the fate of the Bill, the I louse ought to do their duty," regardless of consequences. He did not believe that the risque which the Noble and Learned Lord appre hended, vas any risque at all. The other House would probably throw the Bill over the Table, but they would immediately bring in another, adopting sonic, if not • all, of their Lordships amendments ; and he would feel bound to acquiesce in it, if that were the line of concind the Commons pursued ; but he must contend, that the hour of acquiescence was not yet arrived. He had it in his power, as yet, to aht individually as a Peer of Parliament, and he must again remind their Lordships, that they ought not to be governed, in a censciencious discharge of their duty, by any consideration of what might hap pen elsea here ; they were to think and aka fur them niece, and while the Bill was before them, to make it as perfetl as possible. Lord ALVANLEY said, he entertained the ut- most respell for his Noble and Learned Friend,' and thought higher of his opinion, than of that of any man in existence; hut the Noble Lord had not accompanied his objections with his reasons for not agreeing to a Motion, in substance and Oka similar to the proviso moved by the Right Rev. Prelate. Fie would endeavotw to reconcile his mind to omis sion, but for the present, he owned he felt himself un der great difficulty. Instead.of a Bill to enforce the Residence of the Clergy, it appeared to him, that when he gave his consent to the Bill, he lent his mind to support a Bill, full of exemptions of a great number of the Clergy, a Bill, in short, that was calculated to invite and encourage the Non-resi. derce of the Clergy, rather than to enforce their Residence His Lordship dilated upon this idea at considerable length, and noticed many of the points adverted to uy the Noble and learned Lord. Lord WALSINCriAM then, at the desire of the Committee, adjourned the Committee, and the House being resume 1, read the Resolution of the • Committee, and gloved that the Report be received on Monday. The LORD CHANCELLOR moved, that the Bill be re-committed on Monday. Ordered. ISIS ItIAJESTY's NIESSAGE. Lord HOBART presented a Message from his Majesty. (I.r tekith vee Conning...) Lord HOBART then moved, that his Majesty's . Message be taken into consideration on Monday pest. Ordered. Adjourned at six o'clock. - . • . . 1-101:SE OF COMMONS. SATURDAY, it NE 18. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER delivered a Message from his .Majesty to the follow ing etka • . . . , GtORCR. R. His Majestythinks proper to *bewail* the Wire ett otnmons, that, for the more effettuat defence and' Neerrity of the United Kingdom against the avowed d r awls of the energy, he deems it nat..ssary to rds3rt to such means as are bti-t calculated. for a rfgorinilf prosecution of the war; and. for OW purpose, that a stroust atlitieuial force shoekt be forthwith raised and assztmbled. His Majesty, therefore, recommends this subjed to the consideration of the !loose of Commons, and re'ies, with perfect confidence, on the zml and public spirit of leig faithful Commons, tharthey will concur in the adoption of such measures as shall :lomat to them mast effectual for these ends, and for carrying the cane into execution with the least possible delay. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved, that his Majesty's most gracious Message should be referred to a Committee of the House on Monday next, which was agreed to once con. A Message from the Lords signified their Lord ships assent to the Northampton Ordnance Lands Bill, and the amendments in the Malicious Shooting and Maiming Bill. Deferred till Monday the se cond reading of the Scotch Cotton Manufaatirers Bill, and leave given to the Petitioners against the Bill .to he hefiti by Counsel. Ordered that the Scotch Highland Road and Bridge Bill be printed. On the question being put on the second reading • of the Tax on Property Bill, ' Mr. FERGUSON observed, that the Bill, in his opinion, infringed the Aft of Union with Scotland, as it teas agreed by that Aft, that no additional Land tax should be laid on that part of the United King dom. Sir ROBERT BUXTON approved of the tax, as he expressed an opinion on a former occasion, that land ought not to be taxed without every other species of property was taxed also. Mr. W. DUND ASS said, the Bill did not in fringe the Aft of Union ; if it did, he should be the first to raise his voice against it. He contended, as did also the Chancellor of the Exchequer, that it was not a Land -tax, but a tax derivable from pro perty in Land. Mr. K INNAIRD thought otherwke, and chal lenged the Right Hon. Gentleman to prove the dif ference between a Land-tax and a tax derivable from Land. The Bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be committed on Monday. Mr. ALEXANDER brought up the Report of the Committee of Supply on the Army Extraordi naries, which was agreed to.—He also brought up the Report of the Committee for granting an ad ditional Duty to his Majesty on Exports and Im ports, which was ordered to be taken into further consideration on Monday. The Militia Subaltern Officers' Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed on Mon. day. Te Excise Duty Bill was read a first time, and ordered to he read a second time on Monday. The Irish Indemnity Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed on Monday next ; to which day the House adjourned. 7 H EAT RE-Ror.4 L — , tt) EN:66;IA - 21EN: THIS EVENING will be presented JOHN BULL; Or, an ENCLISHMAN% EIRE-SIDE. With New Dreeres, The Principal Characters by Mr. T.cwiA, Mr. Murray, Mr. Fawcett, Mr Johnstone, Mr. H. Johnston, Sir. Blanchard, Mr. Emery, Mr. Waridy, Mr. Beverly, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Klancrt. Mrs. Sukluns, Mrs. Ibielliport, and Mrs . 11. Johnston.. . . _ _ With a Lyrical Epilogue, by Mr.,Tohostone. After which, a Grand Historic Panto:Wine I)raina in Two Parts, called PERO' PEt. ,USE ; Or, the DESOLATE ISLAND. The Anion, Sc. of the Pallet under thi sole Direnion of Mr. Farley. The Music of the First Part by Nlr. Davy—and that of the Second by Mr. Aloorehea 1. Europeans —Perouse (the Navigator) Mr. H. Johnston ; Theodore (Son of rnoitme) Mks Jenki li()11 ; Conga, Mr King. Madame Peroa.•, Airs. Watts. Chanapansee (an Anin.al of the Deseate Island) Ma+ter Natives of a Ne , glilsouritig Wands—Kauko (Suitor tolTniba) Mr. Farley; (Llinu4s Father l Mr. Dubois; Tet.tse mar, Mr. L. Bologna. Unaba, Mrs. Mills. TN E ,rrR E -RC rem, HArmARKET. THIS EVENING will he presented, THE MOUNTAINEERS. A Play in Three Afts. Olavian (Sixth Time) Mr. Eilesion; Virolet, Mt. Palmer ; Kilmalock, Mr. Denman ; Roque, Mr. Chapman. Zoravda. Mrs. T. Woodfall; Florauthe, Mrs. Goodall; Agnes, Mrs, To which will he added (by Desire) the Eighth Time, a New Cotuie Piece in Two Acts, called Mrs. WIGG INS. The Characters by Mr Mathews, Mr. H. Kelly;Mr. Delman. Mrs. Keixlall, Mn. Clelan d. TI-111 BRITISH PRESS. LONDON, MONDAY, JUNE 20. It is now generally understood that a Negotiation is carrying on, between this country and France, through the mediation of the Em PEROR or RUSSIA. The ESIPEROR OF RUSSIA has quietly seen Switzer land subjugate!; Holland over-ran; Hambergh, Bremen, &c. usurped by the French troops. It is the policy of France to endeavour to throw the. blame of the war upon us ; but we d.) n::t censure the English Minister for listening to the mediation of Russia. Every refleCting mind, how, - ..ver, mut feel that it is only catching at a straw, and cannot come to good. This is evidently the opinion of his . MAJESTY'S Councils. On Saturday, a Message was &livered to both Houses of Parliament, recom mending an additional force to be imn.ediately rais ed for the defence of the country. A Cabinet Coun cil was held in the morning, and Messrs. Guabitt and Barra were sent off in the evening with Dis patches for his M %JEST Y at 'Windsor. Yesterday morning the Royal Family, with their attendants, went from the Queen's• Lodge to St. George's Cathedral; as the carriages passed, the . Bands of the Staffordshire and 13th Light Dra goons, played G 4 save the Xing, and the men were drawn out as the Royal Party passed. The Canons attending. were, the Bishop of Noll WICH, Drs. LOCKMAN, WILSON, II ALAN!, and LANGFORD, and an excellent Sermon was preached by Dr. LaNcronn. After the Sermon, an Anthem was sung by the Gentlemen of the Choir. ArD A letter frOtn Madras, detect the 12th of ia nnary, says, 3 body of .5000 of the Cochin China Rebels, having effeded an entrance 'into the Bur man dominions, a nephew of the King marched against them, with a full force of 2000 horse- and 4000 foot ; the former were said to be headed by an Emigrant Frenchman, who had disposed his troops in an excellent position, in a strong hill fort on the borders of the jungles, the western quarter of which is defended by a strong barrier of rocks, above a hundred feet perpendicular from the level of the plain. The only mode of attacking this fort was by marching the troops round to the eastward, which was only accessible by a narrow defile. 'the Burman force was divided into two detachments, which were ordered to march under cover of night, in order to meet at a certain hour, at the place of destination, when the young Prince was to make a feint in front, while theother division made good their ascent in the rear. This scheme would have succeed ed, had not the guides who direeted the first divi sion lost their way,. in consequence of which, they were delayed for many hours, and did not ar rive till the principal party had occupied the station assigned It ; the alarm svgs spread in the fort, and several large fragments of rock were hurled from the heights; when the match-lock men began to fire, together with two old iron field-pieces winch were fixed on the ramparts. Considering them selves deserted by their °amr detachment, the Bur man soldiers were struck with a panic, and retreated in great confusion. In this aaion a cannon ball struck the King's nephew in the neck, and lie was left dead in the field, together with upwards of 100 privates, and several officers. Accounts have been received at Canton, from General DOUDO PI, stating, that a body of the re bels, about 2000 strong, who had taken refuge in the mountains of Quin Hore, attempted to force one of the western phsses, which was defended by the above Officer, with 3000 men. The onset was exceedingly fierce and sanguinary ; and the latter was obliged to retreat upwards of a mile, when the enemy fell into disorder in endeavouring to pursue the advantage. The General then taking his station oa a rising ground, brought some small field-pieces to bear on the rebels, who were fiaally defeated, with considerable slaughter. On Saturday morning as the Royal Family were going to attend Divine Service between sev en a nd eight o'clock, Sir HARRY NEALE, Bart. and Capt. GRAY, of the Navy, arrived and paid their respells to His MAJESTY, and attended the Loyal Party to the chapel. His MAJESTY was dressed in full mi litary uniform, with an intention of immediately af ter breakfast to review the 1 Ith Regiment of I.ight Dragoons on Ashford Common. At the time when His M AJEsT Y was about to set off for the review, a very heavy shower came on, and there being every appearance of a wet day, His MAJESTY sent an express to put off the review till Monday at twelve o'clock. When the rain ceased, His MAJESTY, attended by General GARTH, and Colonels SPENCER and FITZROY, took an airing on horseback in the Park. Saturday morning, his Royal Highness the PAINCE of WA LES left Windsor for London; in the evening the Royal Family walked on the Terrace.— The Earl of Ux alumna was among the numerous company attending the Royal Party. Government has not received any official intelli gence of the embargo supposed to have been im posed by the Spanish Government on our merchant ships in the port of Cadiz. Mr. FR Ens has announced to the Cabinet of Madrid, that his Majesty would most gladly respect the neutrality of Spain, pro vided France would do the same ; but no satisfactory .reply has yet been received. The papers by the Hamburgh Mail, which come down to the 7th, do not speak of the occupation of Hamburgh by the French troops. Letters, however, of the loth, brought by the Dutch Mail, positively state, that this event has taken place. Other accounts say, that the French troops entered the town on Sunday se'nnight. Accounts were on Saturday received in town from the Master of a Prussian vessel just arrived at Leith from Dantzig, which state, that he fell in with a French ship of the line and a cutter, on the 4th instant, off the Naze of Norway. He further states, that the French Captain sent a boat on board with an Officer, who, after examining their papers mi nutely, suffered him to proceed. In consequence of the occupation of Hamburgh by French troops, it was on Saturday determined by the Post-Master-General, that, unless new cir cumstances should arise, the Mails now detained at Harwich since the 7th instant, together with the Mail of Tuesday next, containing letters for the North of Europe, in general, will be dispatched in a packet to Gottenburg (in Sweden) ; and those con taining the letters for I ligh and Low Germany, Italy, Switzerland, and Turkey, in a packet to Tonnin gen, a town in the Duchy of Sleswick,• on a penin sula formed by the river Eyder, and 5S miles N.W. of Hamburgh. 3 The Senate of Bremen, in reply to the requisition of the French General, that they would confiscate all British property, and imprison the subjects of his Majesty, begged to decline the execution of a measure 'so inconsistent with their interest. The Republican Commander threatened himself to carry his wishes into effal, and has probably kept his word. A Mail from New York and Halifax, brolight to Falmouth by the Auckland packet in 16 days, ar rived on Saturday. The intelligence irons Halifax is totally uninteresting, and the New York papers are not of a later date than those which we communicat ed to the public some weeks since. Additional bodies of French troops are daily pouring into Holland r they are to be under the command of General Dessoles. Lord MONTJOY has made an offer to Govern ment to raise a regiment in Ireland. It musk be fresh in the recolledion of the pnblic, that the father .of this amiable young Nobleman fell in the field . in the late rebellion. Lord MON TJOY is a young no bleman of an ample fortune and enterprizing spirit. There was a very smart press yesterday, in St. James's Park. Upwards of forty good hands were picked up. The lounger: of course escaped. The Mayor of Cork has received from the Right Hon. the Earl of Coe K and Os Rk RS', 1001. to be ap plied, by his Lordship's direetions, with the bounty given by the Corporation for encouraging seamen to enter into his Majesty's service. . - Twenty sail of Dutch Greenlandmen are now on their return home, and some of our cruizers are lading out for them. rOREIGAr INTELLIGENCE. FROM THE FRENCH PAPERS. PARIS, JUN! t 5. TO BONAPARTE THE (.'EAT, THE LNIARSIONEB 110I.DIFEs, MEMBERS LC THE• SENATE, 01 THE LEGISLATIVE BODY, AND OY THE TRIBUNATE. GENERAL, ig We come to ask of you a favour, which yoit will not refuse to our zeal and to our affection. " Without wishing to penetrate the secrets of your wisdom, in which we shall always repose a full and entire confidence—if such be your design, and in case you do not wish otherwise to dispose of us, we entreat you to admit us on board the vessel which will bear you in triumph to England, and with you the vengeance and the destiny of the French nation." [A variety of addresses, full of scurrilous abuse against England, continue to pour in from the de partments.] HAGUE, JUNG 7. The Note which Mr. Liston, the British Minister, addressed to our Government, immediately after the departure of Lord Whitworth from Paris, and . which was transmitted to Citizen Vander Goer, Se cretary of State, was to the following effeet " The King is animated with the liveliest desire of being able to prevent the new war, which is on the point of breaking out, from extending to those countries which have relations with France, and to preserve from its calamities the nations which have had ski hand in producing the events which have given rise to the renewal of hostilities. His Majesty cannot, however, hold towards the Batavian Re public the conduct which such sentiments dietate. unless the French Government is disposed to adopt a similar system. If France will consent to withdraw her troops from the Batavian Republic, if she will free the Bata vian Government from the obligation of funiishing her any assistance either by sea or land, if she will permit the Republic to obseive a sincere and per feß neutrality during the course of the war, hi s Majesty engages on his part to obsei ve with the utmost strictness, a reciprocal neutrality; and in that case, the vessels which may be provision ally seized, will be instantly released. But, if unfortunately the First Consul persists in his determination to occupy the Batavian territory, and in converting the resources of that country into the means of hostility and aggression against this country, his Majesty will find himself compel -131, in justice to the security of his dominions, and the dearest interests of his people, to have recourse to the measures which Providence has placed in his hands, for frustrating the designs of his ene mies. " It will be with the deepest regret, that the King shali find himself obliged to wage against the Bata vian Government, a war, which is as little con. formable to their interests, as it is to those of his Majesty. (Signed) " R. LisroN." • RATISBON, JUNE 5. M. Bacher, Resident Minister of the French Re public, has officially sent to the Diet the Corres pondence betwixt the French Government and the Government of England, as it appeared in the Moniteur. HAGCE, JUNE 6. The Government is preparing to lay before the Legislative Body, of which an extraordinary meet ing is to he called for that purpose, a variety of im portant papers, relative to the rupture with England. It will, at the same time, present different projets, with the view of procuring supplies necessary for carrying on the war, in which the English Govern ment is so manifestly the aggressor. CONSFANTINOPLE, MAY 4. The Grand Seignior has formally ratified the de termination taken by his Ministers, to observe the strictest neutrality between England and France. Extraordinary couriers have been dispatched to communicate this resolution to all the Courts at which a Turkish Ambassador is resident. " BANKS OF THE. NIEINE, JUNE 8. "The Hanoverian Minister furnished a commu. nication to the Diet, that the Elator, his Master, had determined to observe the strictest neutrality in the war betwixt England and France, and therefore calling on the Diet, in conformity to the Treaty of Amiens, to interfere for the proteaion of the Elea°. rate from the invasion of the French troops. The other Ministers took this Declaration ad referendum. It is, however, generally understo o d, th at t h e Mi nisters of Prussia, Austria, Bavaria, and Wurtem berg, the Arch-chancellor, &c. have in private de clared that they regard the contest betwixt France and the Minister of Hanover, as well as the neu tral occupation of the States of the King in Germahy, as a matter totally foreign to the mte rests of She Germanic Empire, provided that the French do not go beyond the frontier of the Elec torate of I lanover. They say further, that the project of the French Government, not being to set up any pretensions to that country, but only to rule in depot till the re-establishment of peace with England, they cannot see in what way the EMPE• atilt and the Empire can interfere in the business." It is now ascertained that the PORTE has deter mined to preserve the striectest neutrality. The determination of the GRAND SEIGNIOR has beets transmitted by extraordinary couriers to all the principal Courts of Eumpe. The French Funds are 49. 33. - -- The report of its being BoNAPArtrE's intent ,,, n to visit Calais, is true; apartments in DESSLIN'i hotel have been got ready for his reception. 1--lif wished to avoid meeting any of the English there, and has ordered them a'll to be marched into the in terior before he arrives. La Reale packet sailed from Dover to Calais on Thursday evening, having on board 20 cases, con taining plants of different kinds for Madame BONA. I' RTE, to enrich the gardens at St. Cloud and M4l - The Courier. de Londres of last night says, that M. DE 80/SGELIN, DOSSIOND, &c. now Bishops in France, men who had received the favours of this Country after the revolution of France, will not yield so far to the FIRST Comet. as to offer up prayers for his success against the country that pro teded them.—For our part, we believe they will pray as they are bidden, and we believe moreover that their prayers will :wail little! BLANCHARD, the aeronaut, announces, that he has delivered into the hands of the Mayor of Cherbouly, An instrument, by which he will make a vessel ad vance without sails, without wind, against currents, without noise, and with a velocity double to that produced by oars. I - 1 7 9. - ~~- M Zonal ,