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„ , , v ne stomped OM propensity or habit wish value ; as it had ht.:pute nuance nary, it fad suuk to esti mation. A emitribution of this kiwi rather re ',coop, au alms thou, au act of bu..pitality, and was, what Was worse, au alwe, not by public contribu te:l, but by compulsiou from atnal! priiiine stock. Beside, the grant %soulsl feceilastly be uniieces gory las some of the Curates het not any necesatty for an increase of saltily, haviug either the assist ance of powerful frielids, or that of schools, from whinier the whiste hod ) derived material assistance. The stateofthe Church Livnag, would, be believed, best regulate tneinselbes. acre it permitted to pro ceed regidarly iii the usual way. To say it was titter w hove the I,....:.uuheuts' property to another person, FILIsT he ous niece eificitut, and less op pressed watt years, wa- odd device to chum the applause ()lbw country for generosity. It was no better thau go.og into a man's shop, and esyiag, to you are old, uudiucapeltle of del ag the duty of the establishment, I tiaciefore give ofie-half the stock an! prom. iu trade to your shot,-boy, who assists vou.” This was certainly a cheap species of gene rosity, and might therefore very well be relished by the mover. He thought there existed too great a desire to charge on the non-residence of the Clergy the profligacy of the times. It might be found in other sources. The bill, he concluded. was pre judivial to the Church nod country, by increasing the number of poor gambling speculators CM the proba:al . .ty of obtaiiiii.g a situation in the Chur.th ; and it should meet with his most decided da.ap voListion. The CH.IRCRIAOII of the EXCHEQUER stated, that he had reserved himself to hear the seatiments of those who opposed the Bisl. The Honourable Gentlerwin who had spoken last said, theist he op posed the principle of the hill, aril that it Was in the proper stage to be discussed on its merits.-- One of his prusciple arguments was, that the Clef.- gyinan who received ?soh s-year fiy the present useasure, wouid hot he more respectable, thaw when he only received 751. The farmer's wife, or the apothecary's wife, might think so. but would the farmer or apothecary thick so ? would not the gentlemeu of his parish leek en him to be more respectable when Le had the means of heiag independent of them ? Would net ever y dinnerthe Clergyman might eat with his parishi oners, b e wore sweet with the kaowleihre that he could exist without that din:ier. lie had stu died the tneissinre with atte.itioa, aad from every thing he could learn, it would temd to make the, generality of the Clergy co:n:Jvtable and respect able. It had bean stated, that every Curate had 751. a-year; but it was not the Case, although by law they were entitled to it. There were trimly livings that did not e:ncunt to 1001. a-year ; the Ite , :tor might be sick, and it was nut to be au:s pewed he could pay the person who ofß..iated for bun almost the whole of his income. It was also said, that the Legislature had no right to in terfere with the duties of the church; by this measure the Legislature did not. It imposed no new duties or labours on them ; it only pro vided that the actual duties of the Clergy should be exercised. It was not the saute as iuter- fering with private property, for the alurcli must be al ways considered ab public property ; the church and state were insepaniiite, and the fonetions of the . . Clergy were of the inost sacred kind; sad it was the duty of the Legialatur: to watch wad see !bet ecery function VMS properly executed ; for the very existence of the Legislature depended on the rei;ulations and Food conduct of the church. What were the hardship* com pliant's:l of which this Hill was lik..ty to produce i• —lie knew of none, except that the rectiy, not wishing or choosing to remde in his parish, would be obliged t. give his cisvate a cola rendition adequate to make hire his representa tive. It was iusinitated, that there was a some thing in the Bill derogatory to the welfare of the church ; if there way, he disclaimed it : for the ehitrca never had a noire Arta irupporter than be was. Another 'outcry was. that the Bill did not provide for deems and rectos* as welt as mean.— Its answer was, that he dal trot loafer* with theta ; it they did their duty, they could not be &Tented by the Bill, He concluded by ob serving, that he did not think the present a proper tamo to allude to his adthess to his con etitueuts. iii which lie mentioned " ?.o Popery." At that nine the Chords of Eugland wan endanger ed in Ireland, and the C31,1•V was tantamount to.t:ie assertion ; hut all the objections Hon. lien. tlenien had to the measure, they would have ot.. iy portoity of remedying in the o.mmittee, by pro pesan4 such itinewitnents as they tiwi:i 4 lit pro:)er. There ans within:4' iii the ldiil to authorise the stop ping of its pmgrete tlirouah the House ; he there fire hoped it would be evittluitteJ, and appoisted to en ellrlY dry. Mr. Wts Deaf@ esphieed. Dr. Lowering spoke at great tenetb, seta sorieluie. by obetevinet. as the How Sec,. tarr had gives, as an excuse foe his eddies' to his coogt.teeitts et Nuttli ',tiptoe, e h the Church of England was euditavred in Irelaud ; am, foe a aliallar rensun, he would app use the prune tole , naniele, that be thought it went to spent the hats of the Eotatilish uient a the Chart h. The 111)..ICIT01114611.: aaaa t. sapported the Dill, as a ma nure that was heat untainted to the weltettl• id the Church. as being • strong measure to guard and ani.port the officiating Mater, and also that it went to guar° against the 'cele stial/cal allies bring Neglected. Dr. L•MIR,•ca spoke la expirnatioa. Vilitesar•n net, he raid, only to explains to his Hon. Friends, why Ihe differed a ith the., un this measure. Ile did not lest apes It as a ruts sire, and be conceived that Ain Mist et was the question, lhti e never should be any pert, 111111111"011. He would vote for its, bill being eesi• witted. The only objection her hod to it e. a+, thit it did mot go far enough, fee lie thought that evrry . t orate ought •u have ir3ol. a-year, sad he believed it sect unry {hat the) /shook] have saris an vitt...Aleut to matte thew reepsetalle. tle. Prot i.At. MplalUed. .1 he Hour, them divided epos Lord Peeemertee's Itottndrattlit- AVVI NV.II 94 fßirolsrof the (01. e ti.itcnt of the: it dl 6J Scotch Jadvs' Bill was read • lIIMOOId tune. 61 resod remting of the Dablio Polece BM gee rest raft! oat.' 10-sooruw, oat the motion of Sir Arthur It'el k-81"y. 'l Me Dublin Part-Office Bill was read a wand time. Irwis flap Dotwa' Bitli was rtn.l a thud time and polut.4l rat Hoare soljoareed at gait eet Trrlee o'Clock. iu tlo Court of Kanter Beach, yesterdsy. it be;ne 4. paper 41.1.7, within. a au ) pubic tottrost t‘ok THE BRITISH PRESS. ' LON DON, WE.DYKSI)IY. MAY 11. A Message from 1410 Y Was delivered, last night. in the House of Con. aims, reeounneud iug a provision for her no; al Highness the Du chess of Bac Nswicc. We have received Dutch Papers to the sth in stant. They contain new iaSt.illet% of the severity with which BON APA ILI ezi ant.-commercial system is carried into effect. In consequence of a-de cree issued by BON .IPAKTI: at Bayonnie, subjecting to coidi.eation all American vessels which had been in Engtand, or were spoken at sea. We noticed a 'rumour to. this effect a few days siuce, but it appeared so extraordinary, that it was not credited. The raison of the Decree, however, assigned in the body of the instrument, is this—The Decree says, that the American Governmeut haviug embargoed all their veiled., and that embargo having been so long in force, any vessel now found at sea, pro .fessing to he an Aniericati, must be impostor. This Decree reached Amsterdam on the I.Btli last, and appears to have been carried generally into effect, without a moment's loss of time. Severul American ships were immediately put under sci sure. It is easy to conceive that the distress pro duced by these measures in unhand must be most grievous, jet the Government displays a style of pomp and magnificence, which would ill accord with the character of the people in the proudest days of their prosperity. The Dutch Papers also contain some iatelligence from S l istia, much more interesting and satisfac tory than the accounts which we inserted yesterday on the authority of • vessel arrived at Falmouth. On the 11th last. the new King, FERDINAND VII. set out from Madrid to meet BONAPARTE, who was to pass through that kingdom. Prevmus to he. de parture he issued two orders, in which he assures his people that BONAPARTE comes as a friend. Tin: purpose of this frieadly visit is not, however, stated. It is merely said to be .4 a great object," I/ Inch nil be equally beneticial to both nations. Perhaps King FeantNAND is to marry w French PAUCes*, and to nominal Sovereign of Spain under itosi•e•itte. Two provinces of Spain have scot Deputies to Bois A-. PARTE at Bayonne, and the Freueli Papers nave not jet recogeiaea the new King, whom they Ms.. tinne to style the Prime of al.ierias. What wills au alxliciited old King, ass arnereognised new King, and a foreign Pretender, with two province* iu hi fame., a skilful artist, like Bon , has abnn dance of materials for revolution. Private letters state, that tire dethroned King and his Come:t had obtuined permission to retire into France. Di!patches were oa Monday received by Govern meta, and the Portuguese Atubtudador, from the Prince of lilsAuts, which were brou g ht to Fal mouth by the Portuguese ship Goyim/to. Captain tit/Neste Gew..2 ut; Mitt°. His Royal II g!r nese reached Ihelik on the 19th of.Yanuar:, Where he was received hy Lis subjects with the Nuttiest ac clamations, and every possible ileinaiistrAtion of joy and the illu ininations and re-works were con tinued for several dap. On the isth, be issued an Ordinance. for the regu!stion of trade with that counts"-, aeon of whieh is given in the last liege. Thp rsperlition Walk(' convoy of Ilii:ViusEeTY'S /hip, :Vara and Audacious was to sail Irma Yu emu t a early yeaterday. . It r re e or,eil th a the Nlarquii de Msatates. who wan the Portiutiese :Thrust , r at the Court of Madrid, hoe received a passport from the rreach irmernment to proceed to Pnris to negociate • Peace between France And Portugal. The Ctiariael Fleet has returned hoot its station to Torbay. It was ascertained in Holland, on the 4th bat. that the Roclifort squadron remained in Toulon. The Bayonne Decree is retried into effect in Spain with great diligence. The American ships Heasak, Aart, Ruayer, Reieurd, Neptissee. and MagliJeser hare beau seised in the port of Alicanta it being impossible, accordiug to the doctrine of Boitmsaare, that they could be other theta itu posters. A Court of Aldermen was summoued to he held, yesterday, at OniWhall, but only the Aldermeu COstat., Peitatma, Sir Wit. LIVAITON, Les, 1l YYt.6T, Doteetu.s, BIRCH. and Woos, attend lug, besides the LOLD bIAYOK, no Court could be held. His Lordship. ou examining the Heal weighers' returns, ordered the Price of Bread to be raised half au usyaze, or a penny in the peck loaf. t commence to-morrow, when the quarters In if, wheaten, will be sold for I lid. sad household !A I. On the itd iostarit. a cause of considerate* iota portence was dually determined is Dublim by the Commissioners of Review, in the case ot the Bishop of Faun agaiust the Rerertiad Ja*Ky STIES% Vicar of Castle V . 1., to said Dio crate. This cause had formerly It en brought befote a Court of Delegates, who had umansimounly re veered the septette?* of the Ercleniastical Courts, against Mr. STME%. u gvfoonded awl 'deg.! ; from the decis'ot of the I)elegate4 the (litho,. a.,- pealed to the dna' jurisdictioa of the Commis @losers of Review, wha hare mianimously af drmed the 'ailment of the Delegate., arms Cos Ts. The Triton, Coe, from Aexei l l ai m q Balti more. islost near srfaoakib. GRANI iitiGIiASSE For several days past, the sporting world has been in a state of great ferineat and agitation, ati extra's/dui:ay degree of expectation having beau excited by the grin mutat between Gresunt and Galley, which was fixed foe yesterday. Iso other matches, one lorteveen Cribb aud ilortoa, the ether betweru ihskia jam and Cropley, were an nounced for the same field, and at the same time, being triumvirate against trunviiote, of the crack meta of the day ; the whole presentilig the most elegant hill of fare ever presented to the ama teurs of pugilism. OnSaturdav last, it was whispered confidenti ally, to tbe•cfrosen few in the gymnastic! circles, that a C 0111113014 on the eontiiies of Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire, was to be the scene of aetiou. It was scarcely to he expected that a secret of such interest and importance mould not transpire. The Marquis of Buckingham, apprised of the arrangement, gave public notice, on Mon day, in souse of the London papers, of his inten tion to frustrate the sport. A great number of `persous had, however, previously left them, tos Saturday and Sunday, aud secured beds aud stable. on the road. and in all the villages and hamlets between Londou and Woburn. About two miles and a half beyond the Litter place,Ashley Comoro*, the proposed scene of action, is situate. A crowd so great and unexpected, pouring dowu in that direction, excited HO little alarm. Some of the ignorant took it into their heads that the French had lauded, and that the Londoners were flying to their coulitre friends. The appearance of the Dunstable voluntrene, uuder anus, with drams beating, colours flying, double eurtniiche boxes, doubly provided, uiuskets loaded, and Used bat onets, tended to encourage these fears, and excited no trifling . degree of terror and contiision. The idiom of sisvasioa, however, was trausitory, and the people were soon informed of the reel cause of all this terrible moult and uproar. It did ap pear that Ashley Cuinuson was selected for this grand ealiibition of the pug.listic art, and that the Mikiiitratto of Beilloolsbue and Buckinghamshire, at the bead of their coustables, and poise eumitaras, with *subsidiary forceolvolunteers from tl.e neigh bouring distidets, were determined to resist this unlicensed iocursiou into their territories. The Dutistable voluuteers were wit under arms, so far back as Monday, by which time the. concourse or people was su great in that vicinity, that 30 dia ling* were asked fur a bed; and in one house, three beds were let upon those terms, producing 41. 10‘. All the lofts, aud burns, awl out-houses, were tilled, and' happy wire they who had their car riages to sleep in. Some idea of the crowd may lie formed, when it is cousidered that it was formed of persons from within a circle of 100 miles, con sisting of several from Manchester, Birmingham, liristul, Liverpool, and Yorkshire. During th,, oloile•of Mourlay 'sight, the town of Wolouns war iu contioual motion ; all was money and confusion, with people arciviiie ea foot, on horseback, and in carriage', all sork:Og that accommodation which only a few comparatively could find ; few kw/riot; strati way to go, and all _dreading chompuiut wint,froin thereporb oldie day, ll • decided in terference of the lisgistracy.Sostron ue s this tat ter imuression, that from betting upon the battle, they be tan to bet that thcre would be no battle at lilt, and tea to one were bet over and over main that there would be no fight. In one room at Woburn, fifteen gentlemen lay upon the floor and chairs, aud were happy to pay for their hard faro, upon the same terms as it they lay upon the softest feather beds ; and in many instatices the horses, althotieh the weather was eevioe, were obliged to stand with out covering, This was the state of IVoloirn town on Monday night. About five o'clock, yesterday morning, the visitors began to move, and the inhabitants of IVoburn to be on the look out after them ; having takeu, however, the pre castioie as their gueso+ arrived, to secure their bouts, or 11040 e port of their property of 'emit valise. Between six and sescu several carriages and four arrived direct from London, with the most dashing and fashionable amateurs. The famous pugilist, itioltasoad, coinnionly called the illadt Diamond, was their fiager-post—lie was smartly dressed in a blue emit, white pantaloon and waistcoat, and white hat lined with green, and took his station, in consequence of a precoucerted plati,nt the Magpie, to give his fashionable friends the clue to the wished for spot. The people in gannet soon caught the hint, and followed these leaders to the tatended scene. The ring was Twined upon Ashley Cominnii, about two toile, to the left of Woburn, ou the Aanchester road. It wn a com plete 40 feet ring, raised with sods about twelve niches from the ground. Hundreds of amateurs 'had viewed it before nine o'clock, and were greatly Pleased with its appearance. A great taimy cur rears had arrived at that time, mid were penned off safely; and a cart, lowied with ropes aria stakes, to complete the circumference of the ring, was within sight of the place. An repress, how ever, at title moment arrived, to inform the people that the Magistrates ware aware of what was iit trailed; that some of them had ridden over the ring early in the morning and indeed it here the marks of horses' fret), and that they would not siaer the matches to he fought teen.. Shane of the knowing ones, suopectiiig that this was a hoax, sent off an express to Morita , a public-house, *Mont • mile off, where Gregsoe held his bead-qnartero. Before the answer ar rived, however, Meadosa, dressed in green. and mounted its a dashing style, cause up with two or three gentleineu ainateurs, and assured them that the battle would not be fought at that place. —*Joon this assonance, the whole coos() rushed down t h e hill, oi their way to Gregson's lodgings, where they funnel this champion seated in the Earl of Barri-more'. borouche, with the horsee heads turned to Woburn, and escorted by ationt leo No hieneo and Gentlemea en horseback, the rear hroitgln up with Ka it:in:tense etringof gigs, tandem., ace. Many persons, not apprised of the chimp el scene. trans in the meats time, advancingfroili Wo hone to the Osumila. The two tides been nia, and both came. with their aezamalated forte, into Wo; burn,the Ivtowiui{oneswlloiedthemase havi g been apprised that in case of 11:1F unforeseen chimp pniettneuvat the original i,Ol, they were to reel &imam at reveral More. in re% the first of which was eh icha esbr;gbes kirk. he Mortford shift; about 17 mites distant from the original gpnt. The spirits of the fondest admirers of the art taw began to flag. and before they reached Dunstable. meaty had repeated of their expedititsu. Several, tired of the journey, ettunied home. coucludiug the would he oo tight; but the multitude the) did oot appear to have suffered For sixteen miles the road was _covered solid mass or pa;sengers ; dud in Dunstable, !Julia mile on each side of that town, ' string of carriages iu a triple row, as clove as ever we. ,tell iii Hyde Park. Several carriages were 'woken in the presfture, and many of the hordes knocked up, the owners of whirl; uuw offered a guinea a mile for co..veyaiscc to the real scene of the fight. Neither horses or decent carriages, how ever, were to be procured for any money, and rutuiv Gentlemen were glad to stow themselves in butcher's carts, at the rate of a shilling a mile. About two o'clock a considerable part of the crowd had arrived in Sir John Sehriglit'a park, where a flat spot was selected within the paling, in front of the house, and about half a mile from it. The paling was broken in a few places for admission, but there was no wanton mi►chief committed, and these uninvited guests behaved is as orderly aukn uer. Progress was immediately made in forming the ring. The exterior circle was Ina* an acre, surrounded by a triple ring of horsemen, and a double ring of people on foot, no carriages having presumed to cuter. About three &clot+ the day overcast, a torrent of rain began to pour down, and every one became impatient for the light. Shortly after Gregeon, Gulley, Mendoza, Harry Lee, Joe Ward, the Chicken, and several• oilier first-rate heroes anode their appearance. A slight ring was immediately funned, and the sports eoli ths:med. FIRST FIGHT. Came AND HOUToK. The find fight was between Crib and Hortoo.—• The combataido entered the rine at the same mo ment. Before setting-to bets were 5t04 on Crib. They were both in tine condition and excellent spirits. First round -.Morton was all busy, ❑nd displayed a super fluity of action and mancruere. After illasy falsetto, be succeeded iu hitting Crib iu the ~oath, which the 'attic did . out appear to relish. pat au w severe Mow on Hertoa's upper bp, sad drew blued pruflisel3. We :lave nut room or time to drtail this bottle. in the presence of more pressing matter. It ex tended to 18 rounds, and occupied en hour and lt minutes. in a torrent of niin. During the wboie of the time Crib appeared vastly superior to his antagonist ; he was ultimately the conqueror. SECONI) FIGHT. GRE44uN AND OVI.LRT. It is impossible to describe the delight of the spectators on beholding these two chainmotrs et:ter the ring. Although um ground was &mod Rood ea with the ram, the people lay down nith the greatest **sure, and a forty feet ring wee soon formed iu a complete sty le. Capt. Barclay wag the umpire; Harry Lee was second te Gregsoa, and Joe Ward to Gulley. The combatants (*ought in silk stockier, without shoes. and white breeches. After they had stripp ed, their greut.conts were thrt,wii over them to keep ott the rain, in espi rts bon that it would soon cease. It felon after INA-time fair. They set-to, and the eyes of 70u0 -p •cutnry were rivetted upou them. A rest initialer of testa sere depending. upon the first knock-down blow ; and the anxiety watching it was so great. that not a word or even bremtning was heard in the cr:ns d. First raced mat deal of benut:ful sparring, peeks larly h) Cnrey. A well-directed Ishii at I s:th was ~put .n upon (;:11.on's right tesup'e, obi( h bring it lino smack clean to I tan ground —s( Loud hussais sad CMt.pmt of lianas fur several miastes, with exclamations " Bravo, well Joao Cultrn g.-..-Grevson foatht shy—•Gul*y repeated kni blow with the same ctfeet„ upon lb. samr --" Wall near Caney" 3 --sGrevon in all hunuor, fiudht wide, tripped Gulley, and threw his. (Cry of " ! foal!") 4 —theium went late his sun in the torwashire style, brad forenio,t, but they separated after a buckle. 3.....Cie4,:0n put in s, tend body blows, but their force was in a Treat measure broken b. Gulley. lath sod ;t6.—hlsarp bison us both sides. Greisow threw.. 6.—Gropen appeared to dislike his customer, sad fought shy. o.—Rott =tiled, clotted, and Greguon seal iCaller , theme him flat omm the ground, at tl.e same t.me filling opera hist. gure ►s antagonist s hack handed fatter *lb his left, which was nevoid by • mailtdirectal bew, that eat his right lye. Mb, loth, and 1411s.—Ficic igriren by Cis le: several straigbt forward Mows by Greoson, but u.suiet ail skipped by he oppnasent. is. susaitfwel a knockdown blow, while filling he receive another; a loon us of " I uu. Foul "' Ile is,,t however rwachea the graumi, "hen he se-creed the slatckiter. Itsli and 1711: produced noth . L.mr matrr.al 1a....41;00er wadi upon ha, m:ttle— 4 s , vete blot, planted span Gregaoue lett eq., Lrourbt Isms to the cron,M. ip —Greoun no is arms, barking wear h 9 hood, and drove Guilty agait.at Ike topes of F oo l f 49 1 r• ip --Gulley went lets his amts with `eat spirit, forced his hind nadir his arm, urd .68844 him welt. %I I —Cu:ley planted a 'blow oo flretsou'a oeek. 211•GregiVia appt.tred utak sod mummy ; beldame bad SU pipet/et t. ,fry ...Gulley bothered Cresson oa both sides of the Semi, mud rat t him, besides,* desperate feeler -.—Gregvou fell, and was im.tv shroud. g• —Colley stopped several blows, and tossed be bead, smiling curet:testily at Geneva. The latter, &meow, rallied, stud put in two blows upon bis fate. 25 and t 6 --Lnepas api.areutly very 'seek, bat domed pick ....Grerott sumired up all his powers, bat be temald make ust ea —.t Arse a ate blow planted upou Grewstoes facet, obliged him to give its„ after a *mere fight of 3$ military (Sweppitift had greatly the adtatitage in stature and appearance, but through the whole of the light he did not display any improvement in mimic...— At the end of the second round, tied were two to one upon Gulley, and they continued to in crease. it was allowed that he wryer ahewed so much science. Every atnateur Present al lowed that so much beauty of acliod wig never seen a* he displayed in all his attibides. Greg son was dreadfully punished to the face, being left quite blind.--Galley received same body blows, and one sharp hit on the eye ; but he ap peared quite gay after the fight, 41.9.1 attended the third matt-h.—lt is allowed that to much gooney was 111:Ver before bet upon a pugilistic tight. THIRD MATCH. DUTCH $435 .47.41) CltoPtt This was au intere►tiug Egl:t, but w•e he•^ not roam to describe it.--V:ctory de:Arai is favour of Oaten Sam. the origitral spnt. i of the tart our .hed Dulistable. 'no. Several, tired :out:lusting there Ade wa, so grect. any dinsiuntiott. uvered with sue , uustable, and for iwit, there wu a