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! , e ennenmd with , he Honourable and Learn .n Ott S.ro-on) in his 'espasition of in"4ning ' we kft 9 Geo. I. ; and the Mt 3ti 0 111. ga g e a discretionary power to the MaAis :es w afford rehet to poor persons at their own uses Messrs. MORRIS. RO:' I F. nd SIMEON, sevc ay explained. The Bail W4l then °Were.) to be ;Inraitted 011 Thuctlay neat. or.EACH OF PRIVILEGE—Pont F. WRI F. Mr BARHAM moved 0 •I'hat ihi• O r der veli..h ho stood for Thursday nest, a; tar aa r sp-tied he attendance of the Messenger and 0-r ivy Met nger of the Great Seal, should be discoarged."— rderede He then moved, es That these Officers shoul ! at. teed this House on Thu tag seionight."—Or d..: ed. Mr. D. PARKER COKE afterwards presented a Petition from one William Putrier, of the town of ' Poole. It was read by the Cie, k ; and stated, in substance, thenow thar he la.lt on account of his being the pewho h.d rc..eived and detained the writ. He acknowledged his offset-, And at the ssme time espressed his readiness to state to the Hons.. the whole of what be knew. The Petition tat., west on to narrate that Mr. Brundratt had brougnt the writ with him to the office of Mes.rs. W est on, Attorneys, in Fenchurch street; but that neither Brundrett net Weston meant to de ' tan the snit ; that the writ bad heen brought to the Petitioner solely upon his own application ; and I t hat, having received the writ, he had set off with it to Prole the same day ; that he was seventy•tbres years of age, and very lame, and therefore he humbly implored the clemency of that Honourable House, on account .if his age, and want of batter the N MAti know!edge. Mr PA RKER COKE then moved, " That the pe tition do Ii- •he table." The C•IANCELI.OR of the EXCHEQUER 1 , 4 d ne ohj• 8,„ 1 , 10 the motion, but supposed the wo od d o • more arpresent, till the whole sh •uld be brought under coasideration. The zn,tion was then put and carried. EAST INDIA BONDS RILL. Mr C. GRANT mnveci the Order of the Day Ulr the second reading of Ibe East India Company's Breads Bill Lord ARC! II BA ID HAMILTON expressed his strong doubts as to the propriety of this mea sure Since he had been in the House. three seve. ral times a million. f money had been voted for the relief of the East India Company. He wished for further information to satisfy him, respecting the state of their affairs. The prevailing sentiment was, that thy were in a declining state. And this Rill appeared, epos the face of it, to ',tend these dificulties, and he feared was pregnant with mis chief. Mr. GRANT observed, that if the Noble Lord bed attended to his place the ether night, whoa the satire was under &scission. be might have ob. pained the Latish/lion which he wished for. The Noble Lord inquired for what purpose was the money. proposed to be raised on Bonds, wanted I His answer was, that there wee a drdrit, owing not to any want of trade; the debt was not owing to commercial, but to political tastes. The com pany bid sent out large exports of money and goods. end as yet they had net received adequate returns. and these exports of money were salt no public gr rend,. media order to prevent the ruinous Interest of money in India. *amber owns of this deficiency arose ?tom the present state of trade in Etirope, which was not peculiar to that of the E a st India Company, but to all other Com. panies ; and it would be hard if Parliament should allied relief to other trading °moat ies, and refuse it to the East India, Company. which had been required to furnish ships troops, ke. to carry on military services for the good of the Mo ther Country, and as yet they had got but a very partial return from the Government of that coun try, epee which, for these services, it had at present a claim of ah ut one million. The accounts were ,Laid before the House exaalv as they were received from In tia. As to the general state of the Company at present. it was undrcubtedly milk& to a large tensional debt, but not more than two years pur chase; but as affairs were in a bettor state now than a few months ago. when war raged in India ; modes of retrenchment had been adopted ; nor were the surrounding States in a coalition to commence linstilities. In answer to a question from Lord A. Hamilton, Mt. GRANT farther stated, that there was no existing difference between the Board of Controul sou the Diredlors, though there was some between the Compsay and the Officers of the Crown. owing to their peculiar way .1 settling accounts.— l'he Bill was then read a second time. and committed, mid the amount of the Raids stated at two millions sterling. The Report was then ordered to be received on Thursday nett. On the motion of the SECRETARY atWA R. the House went into a Committee on the Military Canal Bill; and the Report bring afterwards received, leave was given to bring in a Bill pursuant to the resolution of the Committee. The Compassionate List Bill ; the Sierra Leone Transfer Bill ; the Fingmere House and Land Bill ; the Expiring Laws Bill; the Excise Regulation hill; and the Iri sh Infirmary Bill ; were severally com mitted, and the Reports on them ordered to be :v -et-lied rmenewereee. The farther consideration of the Smuggling Bill was postponed to Thursday next. The Neut ral /hips Naval Store Importation Bill was brought up by 14r. Rose, read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time to-morrow. On the motion of Mr. HUSKISSON, have was given to bring in a Bill to attend the AS of the last tes.ioa, surefling the money received at the Pos.-Office to be paid into the Bank: and Mr. litaskisson and others were directed to prepare and being in the same. Mr. /apish bought up a Petition from the parish of Si. James, Westminster. as did Mr. H. 'lltort.ton, a similar Petition from St. John's. South wear. praying to be exempted frees the operation of the Parochial School Bill.—Ordered to lie on the tahle. The C ° mmittees of Supply, and of Ways and Means. were postponed to Wednesday next. The other Orders of the Day were then disposed d. At half pest eight Adjourned. THE BRITISH PRESS. IPN I)ON, TUESDAY, JULY 2f. Our Plymouth Letter states, that accounts frr,m 4editerr.leatt ascribe the deaths of Sir Trio- Louts And of his Steward, who died soon after that gallant officer, to pniiinn.—lt is more probaVe that tbty die., of the pligue. 1 hat dreadful dis order, it is s.i3, ha• mada its appearance in Alex andria. It t :is be fact, our troops ha►e, no doubt, evacuated that city. The Mire sloop, of 18 wins, is ander orders to carry out .iispatche , , to the Cape of Good Hope, the Rio de la Plata, &c. The dispatches for the Cape are addressed to sir THOMAS TROW 3 tllllOl. We received, yesterday, New York Papers to the 13th June. They bring no news. The trial of Boat was not then concluded. Letters and pipers fr.itt Jamaica, to the 13th olt. were received yesterday. The following is the only Article of interest which they contain : JAMAICA, viva 13. By the .Nary Ann, It cumin es, which arrived here on the 6:h in.t. from St. Kitts, which place she left OA the Stkh ult., we learn, that a schooner trum An , igua arrived there with information, that a British (flats had a few days before, to windward 't that island, discnvereJ five vessels of war, three of them of the line, and were evidently French, as they could not answer signals. In consequence of this information, most of the vessels at St. Y.:t's bent their sails, and were preparing to meek women tins under the batteries at St. Kitt's. Dispatches for the %Vest Indies *ere wade ay, art night, to be iramediitely fotwarled to that leptarter. The undermentioned ships, (which la:led from Portem►rwth on thil 14th of May, 106), ender eon- vnv of the Lies man 4 war. arrived in China on the 10th of Jamtary last. viz Nowa; Cbtariotte, Ca :rain Newnan; Cl•enteatar, Csplain filaikkt; .‘lllllO.ll, Captain W.•l4eitiwn Glettml. Cantpu ~1 ; Maims of Ftr. Cumin , Watrtnipte; TtUates, Captain Riche.; speller. Captaiii Admiral Yonne will leave town, this day. for Plymouth. Government have received some Dispatch.. from the Continent, but they are not of a late date. The "mil important faa which they coot:sin is. that the King of Swami hat applied tu General Biretta to axasw the A !NW Ica. The answer the French General it not known. The Lords of the Admiralty have requited the Wardens and Brethren of the Trinity House, in Hell, to appoint twenty-four experienced piling, for the 11. M Mooned fee the North Boa and Eight are sent of. The noel. Etyma, from .1 armies. foe London, is captured off the Isle of Wight. fbe leave, from Ver. Cron to Cadiz, is captured and carried into NAssau. . Dispatches were received, yesterday s at the Ad miralty, from Lord Coe ens owooo. They were brought to England by the Begat. A Messenger was dispatched last night, with the contents, to His MAJCSTY at Windsor. Admiral Est:Norms left town on Sunday for Yar mouth, where he will hoist his flag no board tl.e Wiaanor. Admirals GA Si eisa and STANHOPI left town yesterday : the latter is to hoist his lag on board the Man, of 74 guns. At a meeting of the Sheffield Committee, for managing the Elation of the Honourable H. La se 'Li as tor Yorkshire, held at the Crunmitteewoom. in that tow.. on Monday. the 13th instant several solutions were passed, condemning the conduS of their Agent, in not presenting is Cie House of Commons one of the three Petitions pre pared against the return of Lord Mit.rori. This is extraordinary, as a letter was at the same time read fr.Lm Mr. Semple,* ST•111101.C, Chairman of ' Mr. LAsc a L te Committee in London, dated British Coffeehouse, Cockspur-street, July lath, stating that at a meeting e:mvened of Mr. Lase's...es' friends that clay, it was unanimously resnlvzd. and with the concurrence of Counsel (Mesa,. D•x- LAS and Cot:rewire). that any Petition, under the present existing circumstances, would not conduce either to the interests of the county, or to the indivi dual intereits of Mr. LASCELLIS. The Friends of Istr.Lascsi.xes. residing in Sheffield sod its vicinity, dined together at the Angel Inn in that town on Wednesday last—Janes Sruaar Woaraav, M P. in the Chair. After the cloth was removed, the Chairman made a long speech in answer to the speeches of Lord MILTON, from the Hustings, at the late Elation for Yorkshire; and also the speeches of Mr. Fawcett upon the same suhjeet...- The Company did not separate until a late hour. NVe irserted, yesterday, an extra& from a let ter dated Lisloon, 30th June, stating, that the Cala brians, es masse, had totally defeated the French, and the revoit t‘f 12,000 Neapolitan troops. We do not know to what &Tree of credit the letter is en tided, but we have learned that the French accounts of the force and defeat of the Prince of Hasse- Pa ILIIISTAHL are greatly exaggerated. It is now understood, that this gallant Chief landed in Calabria with only 5,500 of His Sicatear Ma assrr's troops; they immediately advanced to Mileto, where a beide took place on the tath of May, between them and twice the numher of French. —The Prince did not lose more than 350 in killed. wounded., and prisoners. Among the hit were 19 officers. The Sicilian troops fought with the greatest bravery. After the bottle, they fail back upon Reggio, of which they kept possession, and the French were obliged to retire within their old positions. His Sicilian MINIOTT'S troops have also become masters et*Ctstrone. a * t— * *- k 17 , • , _ IE NEW SALOON THEATRE. ARGYLE STRIII.T. This elegant Theatre was opened. hit night, un der the pr , rnnago of her Royal 1-1117ness ti e Ditchers of YilaY, for the benefit of Mr. SCNIk MIR An .1 his Family. The first piece w.t• em in Opets of The Voce Saviors ; or. I.de I v Ike; in which Mr. Scutt sica's children h,e.. afforded so much amusement at Leicester-scrlare. Last night they performed wail more than ordinary tririt and humour. The German mck !wows song, sung by Magee F. ScHiamca, inivating the different instruments, was loudly applauded The MroastiatoulouCorr was most gracefully dated by Mr. GOURIVCI pupils. The ease and familiarity with which thi,l.nvigi company wit up an liaiglish after-pie -e called Lore& Qra►r.6, would delight the most fastidinui ct sac. The Theatre has beeo fisted up with free taste and expense. The Duchess of YoILK end ogle, arrived at an early hour Tier R(1,41 highness, with her usual condescension. expressed much dc light at the growth and improvement of h.•r young country people, and their performance. The grand suite of rooms were thrown open, as on other sic easions. The Hon. Colonel UTIOS and his fair bride, the Earl of LavotsuAt.s. and about 160 other Nobility and Gentry, were present. WindLue Twtace never eves more crowded than j oa 81•11 isy evening. bier M4J6.7Y viewed the company trim an adjacent apartment, aecnnalunied by Princess AUGU47 A. Amongst the spl'•.id•d and iiimatrc,ne satetnelagewe nsitireJ the Princes of (ILogyesuso, Lat 6 .4 I)Air mot; rm And W,scHtL- $l4. Count Mulder's*. wri4l o.e lii.nop of S•L4$ avitv, with whom 1-14 Islioc-Tv conversed a eon- ',At-Table time ; Doctor Z; , Nr 4 Ev, eh- Con lteas of ELY, LAdv ISAIbLL• IMYNNs, and Milt HOD. Ndi» Tow'union,. rhe Prince.: al Watts ent-rtaiieJ a Part, of the Cabinet Ministrts at dinner yesterday. YesterJay 'limning His M 4JtST v and the Pa roe miss. with their ti-ualattenJants,roJe in Windsor Pult. Yesterday the Prince of WALES arrived at Windsor. _ _ The Doke of CUNICOL AND reviewed his regi ment. Orr 15th Light D &goons. yesterday. co Hounslow Heath. After the review. His Royal Highness gave a dinner to a huge company of N— bility. anis Gem+ y, at Windsor. Among the c. tn. pony were the Duke of Yoe*, and Viscount Caws T 88888 ON. Mr. ISCLIDOS Wu to perform his new Enter. tainment at Cosk, last Wednesday, for that nig:lt only. Mr. Coosa closed his engagement. on Friday last. at the Glasgow lbeaue, in the part of bir Perth's: IllacitylvOrat. The Duke of Noaraux o, we are happy to state, is rather bett:r ; his Grace and family lett Ferrybridge. in Yorkshire. on Friday. for Aln wick Castle. The Commie Dowager of Ct. mem et I. will give a grand diantr. nes. foursday. it La Limo in Portman-sq.lare. The roietuui.ess Au•sssanoa will leave town in a few days for Worthing. Mr. &Istvan was. last night. to play Michael in The "4.14 Child s and Master BITTY. Tramiel. at tic Manch•stet Theatre ; and this night Yerriess, D,dalc. and Medea. Master BtTTT ts engaged for the week. The Marchioness of Herr roan gave a grand Tont, last night, at her house its Manchester-square. which was attended by— Their Royal Higlarientr, the Prince of We l44 Dukes of Cambridge and Gloorester . • Prince and Prince,. Casseirmali; the Dukes of Redford, A.o4e, Rushed, and De Castel.. ; the I nicheoes of Gordan, Bedford, Manchester. arid De Castries; and all the principal NebiKtp la town. The last arrivals at Harrogate are. Sir Win Myr... Colonel Childers, Dr Chorlorb Mr. M'Arther, Mr. M'Artlitir, jun., Mr. Witten, Rey. Dr Pros air, Mr. Proses? Mr. and Mull. riarlahack, Miss Stringer, Mrs. Wittentr i Mr. Moans', Mr. Devon, Mr. Lister, Mrs and Mks Lister, Mr Minion. Mr. and Mrs. Tatou ; 54f W. Asonnts; Mier Anicints ; Captain Needle. Haverfordwest Races commence on Monday the 27th instant; much company and good sport are espe&ed. These races have for several years ranked Amongst the most agreeable and social meetings in South Wales. The annual sports on Newgal Sands. near Haver. fordwest. attrafied a large concourse of speltators, on Tuesday last, and afforded great diversion. Mr. Those [OP has brought his company to Ox ford ; to-morrow they commence at the Racket court. St Aldate's, with Reading. Singing. &c. Mrs. &owns was to perform her favourite part of Brividr. , .. at the York Theatre, on Saturday, for her owa benefit ; and after the first AiS of the en tertainment take her flat[ leave of the York au dience. by reciting Lon. and Re.ns. Some years since, taking leave of the Bath Theatre she produced three reetette; but nowcalls.Lees as well as Raisin to her aid. _ _ _ The influx of company. on Sunday. at Richmond. was unusually great, both by carriages and boats. An accident on the river. a little below Richmond bridge, had nearly produced serious consequences.— A Basingstoke barge. io towing up, occasioned a Waterman to be thrown into the water by the tow. lice from the barge to the horses, and damaged the pleasure-boat : this was resented by the London visitors. who assembled on the banks of the river ; they cut the tow-line and hawser. by which the barge ran foul of the arch of the bridge. when a general battle mimed ; the three Barge-men were assaulted from the shore with stones, which were retained by them with great spirit. On Sunday evening died. at his house at 1101104 Roses? Piccwoon. Seq. Deputy of she Ward of Viotry. and Tremorer of the Society of Patrons of the Aosivemary of the Charity Schools, is London and the Saborthe. To this Gentleman the public are hothead for the idea of bringing the charity children to St. Pad's Cathedral. and placing them in the stribing past of view in which they are am. naally sikilimod e meat the dome of that stapes does edam. , • . . SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.. PRESTON ItAt:ES CONTINU!D. Therefar. a Puna no 11101 fir all ages. Duke of liemdton' la. se syr old.Crasy . 1 I 11•. Sopi,a b 111 . Eve.. 1 'mold • . t t Mr. W..llurehin.m.'s eh r. I.l.eroltdi.. . • 3 3 Same day, a Sweenst Ace of ger ranch, for three year rat. 1... ed Lrersdale'• eh. b. Pmcipirate ' . 1 I. ,r 4 the :f)'• br. Mo.. ..e. 't. •'. ~ P. 4. 4, . . II .1' ,. /41.1Y. JULY 16. On Tuesday nigh• fite4tv was crowded. at an ear'!" hour, tt, n:. r• r Comedy of Ma &M. inhtittone made hi. Gist appearance in peewit Bra l!reuaricev, and was rapturnuely received; the neirr cFa Arra' were admirably supported by Mr. Erns ! : y. Mr. Pa;te. and Mr. Mallard Joon. whose youthful figure and fa.bionahle air, render his per form:ince of Ton Steirfetoa worthy of the highest commendation hhe afterpiece was relylL in wl ich tl•e hero and heroine were admirably represented by Mr. H..lnhnston and Mrs. Perste ll. The Duke and Duchess of Richmond went. a , Monday lasr, on a pasty of pleasure, to view the beat- ie., of the county of Wicklow ; sad partook of a co: I collation at the Dargle A. H Jacob, F..q. of the county of Weifeed. it is • has lied the cornets:ion of pace, revered t o him, accompanied by an order to re-embody his V megat Hill itantrts. 04. HAsri'VGS, JULY 18. This town, though not ovzifl ming at percent. is. yet very rexpefta Ay filled. a scl visit:No arf- dly coming in. The 'Moore is open foor nights in the week ; last nighr were performed, Tice Cure fie the /fever Ache, and Tie Rows, ; yr, The Wigs ee'retl• see and. considering ad o .ings, they were very Cr. speciality repro..,ented. M i W. Peolay. a nd Mr. and Mrs. I) from Drurr-lace, are here. The tisilermen caught and brou:ht on dame. a day or ilk larlCe, a fish of the isolate I;xclet, called by them the blur-hottie fil;, and wnicb hat been eal.ruitel to the public and excited grist at teatmn, there not haring' been one caught for a number of yeses. The Northumberland Militia have just marched in from Peven.ey, and enlivened the town a lkde. which bad become rather dull from the absence of the military; their bands having bees accustomed ' to enliven the Maine Parade on the evenings the f Theatre is not otter CNARGZ OF MURDER. A Charge of Nl.Arder against Captain %Menu. or the ship Croptiov, rmployed iu the Slava Trade to Charleston, in South Carolina. has bra lately before the Privy Council. and occupied much of their attention. The circumstances of the case, that have trans pired, are, that the .Cee . vdow unwed et Charleston in the month • f Nivember last. under the com mand of Captain Williams. Attu twee vessel was safely moored, Nichols, sae of the MVOS and ten or Oren-petty-officers. went no shore. mad did not return to the ship that night. For this name Capt. Williants had them all appri heeded and im prisoned for 51 days. On the day previous to that on which the Croydon was to sail from Charleston. Capt. Williams sent to the Prisoners. desiring that Nichols. the mate, and the rest of the Petry 0!- Ecers, might be released, and sent on onaru the Grests'ire, whieftwas accordingly done. ,Csis thefni. lowing day. when the ship was about in sail. it is charged, that Captain Williams ordered Nichols and the rest of the officers to assist in manning the windlass, w,:ich they refused to do, until Captain William's paid 'hem a month's wages in advance. according to their articles, which the Captain de clined to do, and olOvr. , $ them alai* to assist in manning the trin.llA-, ; the officers refusing to do it. Captain William. let the deck, went into his eabbin, and returned e•qh a pistol in each hand, and ordered the offi:or: again to assist in manning the windlass. : h they again re fused. unless they were paid ; In consequen-e. Captain Williams discharged mw of the pistol. at them. The snot went through he le': shoulder of Nichols. the Mate t and through .ck of one of the others ; they both fell. mid we r taken to an Hospital en Shore, where the officer who rece i ved the wound in his back died in consequence, the fol. lowing evening. Nichols recovered in a short time. Capt. Williams, learning that the charge against him had been preferred before the Privy Council. made his escape fawn &islands but dispatches have been sent after him to tiovermnent 05cers to send him back to England, and there is very little doubt of their success. The warrants for carrying the Training Mk into immediate exeention have been received by the Vice-Lieutenants of the several counties.. The Gannet !loop of war. with the .lilries. C* V /40%, and a first from Lisboa. arm arrived off Portsmouth. _ . What will the public think of a later, of which the following is a Copy, (omitting only the names), having been addressed at this momentous crisis to a volunteer of a carps in this ridint ett wl er e s s . se crme consisted in having delivered a few papers. &e. for a Committee et Lord bist.soe, daring the late Ekeion:— _ . (COPY.) " ate ditest-d by the a aCquairt " that It you don't iminethstely deliver up to to. your .1 ~ Clothing, and Amoutremente. briongiag to dee " V , luntoma. that. Mr enter. In comusesee as Action tar " the same. Your's, " sedt. Oren. ems)," " N.B. lam very sorry Mit I should oil the bearer this " orJer, Sat I silt nuns yes. it is i.s power to Indio " it."— (Cesar: Mercury ) We noticed yesterday the diabolical conspiracy lately discovered in the Sikh Regiment of Foot, to produce temporary !blindness. for the perpose of pro. curing a discharge aad pension.--It appears that die ointment far the purpose was used by nearly 300 men, are of whims mimed witness again.t his dastardly maspanions.—He stated. that some caw ed both eyes so be affoand. and othets thosgbt it sufficient to became blind in the firelock eye only. TM witassa also stated. that on a certain morning after ens of Ws comrades had abed the pssaicioes I aistnamw, be ram hies. and said, si How do you do. 1 —4. " BY i—s, charmingly. (said be), fur I am qtake blind ass eye, sad devil a awe& ma I see wick the oda."