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through all the ranks of society, had mere kility proclaimed that such an abolitition must take place, than ever the letter of the Legislature could have done, though even this had not been wanting. He concluded, by declaring that he would prefer the complete defeat of the Bill, even in its present for ward state, to carts ing the measure with the re strietiuns proposed by the Hon. Baronet's amend• meet. Mr. S. STANHOPE and Mr.BARLIAM !poke against the amendment. Mr. BATHURST W7:3 for the amendment. Mr. PERCEV A L answered Mr. Bathurst. After some further .• mversatinn between Mr. BATHURST, Mr. WILBERFORCE, and Mr. FULLER, the amendment was negatived, and the original motion was carried on a division—Ayes 175--. N 'es 17. At llalf.past One o'Clock the I louse adjourned to Monday. e • • ►oe the Hertford Assizes, see the 1114 page. THE BRITISH PRESS. LONDON, SATURDAY, MARCM 7. The fi-st payment nn the ONINSUM was made yesterday. Being much distributed, it was effeded with great We. It continues to rise gradually. It opened in the morning at I}, and rose to 21. We kept die press open beyond the usual time, this morning, in expe&ation of an Express from Portsmouth, with the first part of Sir Hous Pop. . • It I at's trial. As it did not arrive, we presume that it has been delayed by the severity of the weather. or that the Court will not permit the trial to be pub- liOted from day to day. Ministers have an account from Lord HUTENIN. VN. of be recent battles, but not from official an to-tit:•. They also received letters from Mr. THOIN. 70) s nn this subjeft An Order of Council has been issued, and will appear in the Goe , iit this evening, allowing His MAJ est y's SUbjeels to trade to And from the Island of Curacoe, sucj.a to duties, rates, and regula tions, the same as those imposed on the West India Islands. Likewise allowing the growth or manu fatture of the same Island to he imported into any ports of Great Britain and Ireland. We stated on Thursday, by mistake, that Ge neral Geo►vlNol was presented to His MAJESTY, cynn being appointed Commander in Chief of the Troops in South America. He was presented upon leis being appointed to the command of the 9Yrli Regiment. General Wnirkocza was presented to His MA. fesr v. upon his being appointed Commander-in- Chief of the Troops in South America. The Fees:lsar, a Dane, from Norway, for Cork, has been taken, re-taken, and is arrived at Yar mouth. The Perseverance, STOUT, from Poole. foe Lives pool, is captured, and carried into France. The Al,rcNrirs. Ttio m 'sow, from Melted. fir London, is on shore near Karlscrone. The Tremiler, &Ali, from Shields. for Loadran e was lost near Yarmouth, on the lath ult. No trial of any public interest occurred yesterday ill the Court of King% Bench. Thursday, in the House of Commons, Mr. Brame; put a question to Lord HOWICK across the table, " Whether any further Subsidy beyond the ao,onot. was to be granted to the King of Pa test a?" —His Lordship answered. that the sum of 80,0001. had been granted to that Monarch for a specific purpose, namely to enable him to draw his army tr,m Silesia ;—that no further advance was at pre sent in contemplation ;--and that the Treaty with hi, Psusstars AlaJasTY did not contain any mention et a Subsidy. The •decision of the House of Lords, on Wednes day, on the appeal. 1-tact:weir. a. Jer rates. is of great importance to the inferior Clergy. The cause arose out of a will, by which upwards of '200,0001. were direded to he distributed among poor Clergy men of the Estal 1 shed Church with large families. The term poor Chrivmen was consid.:red by the ap pellant as so indefinite, that the will could not be executed, and that ground alfiirdeil a question of li tigation, which occupied the Court of Chancery fur several year., but was at last determined in favour of the will. Tne decree of the Court of Chancery has now obtained the santlion of the highest Tribu nal in the Countt y. and the intention of the bene volent testator, will of course be carried into execu tioa. Ti cse who exercise any brarch of tr.,de are able is conceive of the wonders which arise from the ag gregate of the smallest things.—Literature has re cently furnished an instance of the wonders of this species of accumulation, worthy of being recorded. Ten Thousand copes of Dr. GRLOwtv's New Cy .cloptedia were printed witi , in a single year. an ex ample of typographical dispatch, which has perhaps never been exceeded. Every copy of this capital work contains 250 sheers of letterpress, and 150 engravings ; consequently it would consume nearly 60110 re/MS rf paper, or as mach as would load 40 waggons. The engravings and their collateral ex pentes Woolf!, as may be easily calculated, cost 90001. and the whole work neatly 25,0001. giving employment for the year t' neatly (200 persons! Such are the miracles to which the liberal patronage or literature gives rise, and we are proud to say, Chit inch things, in every sense, could be perform ed in nn ether country in the world. On Wednesday evening, the Guard on duty at the guardhouse, close to Buckingham-gate. were drawn out, as usual, to salme 11is I.lairsry on his leavins the Queen's PSIACC ; it being very ;ate before His Ms, eery left ill.: QUEEN'S PallEe, his grooms drove the horses wish flit M Airsr v's eharirt past the Palace to exe.cise them. The Officer of the Guard mistook this for His Maiesry sating off, and gave orders to the men to present arms; the drum and fife of course pla yed, which in duced the escort of Light Horse, waiting at the bot tom of Constitution-hill, to set off v.-ithati; His Ma- Jure, to clear the way. The li:NO had, in conse quence, to travel withiut a guard. Oa. ....• --,.. MESSRS. NARRMN, BARILRMAN, AND GREATORIXIM VOCAL CONCERT. The fourth of these elegant entertainments viol( place at Hanover-square knoms, last night. The whole selettion was extremely fine. The beautiful Duetto, Dore store us rueretleito, was admirably sung by Mr. HARRISON and Mr. DA II LEMAN, ac companied by horns and bassoons ohligati, and most rapturously encored. By particular desire, Mrs. ASH! sang Swett Erie from the Kricpie of CVI7I fill accompanied by Mr. Ass* on the date, and re ceived the most unbounded applause. CM, Ninny sari& thou gang veit4 ale r as harmonised by Mr. Halt anew, was sweetly sung by Mrs. VAuois AN, Messrs. HAlta ISOM, G , iss, and B•l4l`f.aOAAM, and also encored. The Overture to Berenice, with the celebrated Air from Boa I's Levons, arranged for a full band by Mr. CstICA CORSI, was extremely grand. The concert was very well attended. There were present— Thaw Royal Highneasor the Prince of Wales and the Doke of Cambridge ; the Duke of Argyle ' • the Fart , Fortes:ue, i Scarborough, Uxbridgs, Darnley, and Dartmouth ; Vtit:nunta Curzon and Ranelagh ; Vlsennntela Stdmnitth ; Baron and 'garotter Howe ; Lords Newark and Suniellani ; Ladies R. Miller, Slacket. Grantham, Hawke, and WWI ; the Hon. Mr. and Ws. Arthur Paget, the lion. Mrs. Egerton, the Hon. Ms. Cos. the Hon. General Rligh ; and the Mesas Atiga,sh. otteronio. Last night was performed, at Covent Garden Theatre, L' Allegro Il Pensieroso, written by MILTON, and composed by F. HANDEL. An apology was made for the absence of Mrs. BLAND, who conti nues indisposed. It stated, that her songs would be divided between Mrs. DICK , ns Jnd Mr. Pyse. The whole weight of the busine,v devolved upon Mr. Kr An am and Mrs. Di cgorr , , who proved a host in themselves. Mr. BRAW%/4 sang Lather's Hymn in the first stile, and wr, rapturously cesred. Mr*. DICKONS. it' Sweet bird. an 1 rt she bright Sera• Ono, received the MA: unboun2:d applause r'atid Signora Gamut rri . •r ..ongs with her usual sweetness and delicacy. it r..ivelty of the night was Sr ei setter • Con rerto of 'roe Storm, on the Gran I KV. by Miss Mo- ReL6, a young Lary totally .4.4 d from her birth. who displayed a very fine finger. and great taste and execution. The fouse was crowded and elegant. The Duke of CLa anima arrived at Windsor, on Thursday, on a visit •cs Their M IRS. The Duke of Sussex is confined at the QUEEN'S Lodge, Windsor. thr ,ugh indisposition. Yesterday Lord Sr Hex an's arrived at Windsor. on a visit to Their Madam as. Madame CATALAN! had a seleel party at her house in Charles-street, St. James's Square, last night. A number of very beautiful airs were sung. but none with more taste and execution than God save the Kiag. It is said that Major-General the Hon. CMACL C Hoes will shortly lead vs the altar, Miss HATTON, the danghter of Gsoacart Irma HAT/ON, Esq. of Unwell Park. Lent The Marquis el Aseaeoes, and a seise party. dined yesterday with Viscount and Viscountess CASTL LL at their house in Saint James's square. Lady Pears had her first grand card party, last night, at her house in Grosvenor-square. Six card tables were set out in the grand drawing-rooms. The company consisted of— The Duke Do Nerri• the Duchesses of Northumberland, Gordon, Richmond, and St. Alban's; the Marchioness of Exeter ; the Lark Percy and Laudordale; the Earl and Counties' of Elgin ; Viscountess Perceval ; Viteount Primate ; Lord. Brooke and Ossulent, ; Lord and Lady Yinitaird; the Lanka Percy; and Rayon De Rolle. Mrs. Betsy ow is indisposed, at her house ia Gros. venor-square. The Fourth Ladies' Concert will, in •consequence, be held at Mrs. Ktpre's house in Mans field-street, on the 12th instant. The Duchess of GORDON will give a grand din ner, next M.mday, at her house in Grosvenor-square ; and, on Thursday, her Grace will have her first grand rout. Mrs. FORD/Ct, we are sorry to state, is indis posed, a&her house. Whitehall. Lady FAIL% earn Momit's grand rout, which was to have taken place last night, is postponed, on account of her Ladyship being indisposed. The Countess of CAROIOAN had her first grand rout, last night, at her house, in Upper Grosvenor. street, which was attended by upwards of four hundred Nobility. Amongst the company were— Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales end Duke of Cambridge; the Dukes of Orleans. De Berri, and Argyle ; the Duchesses of Gordon, Richmond, and Bolton; the Mar (visas of Marconi, Stafford, Ileadfort, and Sligo; the WIC. tonesscs of Headfort, D , 1•Intoole, Pa. h, Wellesley, Salcrhury, , and Exeter; Earls Cowper, Ilardwicke, fortesene, Scarbo rough, and Darnley ; Counter.es Fortescue ' Cowper, Darnley, Camden, Sefton, irises, and 'Mini& Buritinghanishire; V t .. coinstesses Castlereagh, Stdmouth, Hampd-n, ISLlbourn; arid D 11,11. 7 ,14 Ward. A Parisian Artist has obtained a patent fora new invention of a mnehirre for jeissing the saes of all "exude rangier. It is called the Devil among Me Tai ' toes, as he assorts, it will be particularly serviceable in preparing clothing for the army or navy, as a Man can do as much in a given time, with the mits ehtme, as one hundred knits of the think, with a needle. The Masters Davie BIPIETIT, we find an nounced lot this Evening, at the Ot. vMPV: Pa• Wych.street ; and when we con.ider the attrailion of their infantile and most surprising Performances on Horseiaci, and amazing Exer cises on the Tight Rope, we have to hope their little Endeavours will be crowned with success, it being th' it first claim nn the Public's Indulgence. STZPiIIIN Kam ILL, on :iaturclay last, com menced, at Cowie' Rooms, in Edinburgh,* series of entertainments, consisting nt Recitations, by him self and Mr. CH•LN Las, interspersed with singing, by Mr. HILL and Mrs. .I.rnaws ; and a Scotch ballad, by Mrs. Karns. This lady's feelings were so overcome with the uncommon applause. the novelty of leer situation, and perhaps the words of the song, so applicable to the occasion, Asa lag Syme, that she fell into violent hysterics, from which she could nut be recovered the whole even. ing. - - - TYRANYr OP RONAPARTE. The Continental Prints present indirectly a most lamentable pitture of th- :tate of society in the wide extended regions no err groaning under the iron rod , ‘f French military despotism ; the wretched inhaSit ants being cut off by the suspicious jealousy of a fo reign tyrant, not less than by the inevitable inter ruptions of war, from all private intercourse with the objets of their dearest affedion, the Public Pa pers ate daily made the vehicles of the tender in quiries of parents and children, of wives, sisters, ard lovers. Even here initials only must supply ti e place of names; in some insunces, it appears that this cannot by dme with safety, as the fond quetists describe themselves by some circumstance which would, perhaps, only be understood by the person whom they are addressing, Lest the reader shoilld think us guilty of exaggeration, we subjoin a literal translation of some of the advertisements in the late numbers of the Haordurgh Correspontlenten. The p nagger of the green loaf from the rave of an tv eellent mother, wallet to receive some inform•troo, by means of this Paper, horn bet beloved eotis.n E. G. AEI fciatoons aye well " P--- " She who once poeseeed the never-to-he.furgott , au ingale, wishes, as well as her relations, to know whore A. E. i., and to have some proof of " A--- " As this is now the oily metli.al of common', atioo, Lieu tenant Von Vo:gt, of Tchainnser's Regiment of lufantry, is informed that his mother is well, that ho brother Adolph is dead of an apopleity, and that his friends at St. have safeiy received the letters, and likewise the last by opp,v`u atity. " Von " We inform the two Captains Von S—, that we and also :Is wife of the etchest Von at W are well. Give us too, deer Von S—s —w.„ by the same medium, swensvipepd news cesicenbine you. " W. A R. pr-, February 13. 1407." . . "I earne4tly reque4t err dew Fre:le:le, a native of to give me rrrne intelligence eoricerving hr. welfare and re.idencr,, and lON that of Mr. and Mrs. Vt.n X Should this be impraftleable by lever, I with he would do it through the Heohuret Cerrfspeoleaten, by whi-h my Inca pre...hie auslety would be ',hewed. The tact letter war of the slit of September, horn Z--.—..which 1 ar.swered, im niedraely. 44 K. 1+„44 6 4; he of Ith Ir. :le ..t: co sociErr OF AICFS. On Wednesday morning, at trin o'clock, came on a n Ef.-leron in the Society's house, in the Adelphi, of a Vice-President. in the loom of the late Duke of Richmond. A Committee was a short time ago appointed for nominating the most proper persons among the Members of the Society, for its eleslinn in the room of the Noble Duke ; agreeable to their report, John Duke of Bedford, George Earl Da:tmouth, Philip Earl of Hardwicke, and Charles Viscount M irshare, were put in nomination. At the same hour, another ballot was opened for the eleAion of an Assistant-Secretary, in room of Mr. Charles Coombe, res after holding the office but a feu. r • s . .ies were, Mr. John &lona Mil/0 n ..oswell, and Mr. Thomas Woodtall. Mr. .ell appeared at the ballot, under great clisad santage, having declared himself a Candidate long after the other two had began their canvass, and Starly on the lan day allowed for receiving notices Seem Candidates, and after the Society had been in advertently led, by the intervention of the Public fast, on their usual day of meeting, to appoint the sheeting of a Committee for examining the other Iwo Csadideet, as to their qualifications far, and kisare to annul to, the duties of the oast I *wit* to which, Mr. Boswell was never examined at all,_ nor were the questions hitherto deemed indispensable to be answered by Candidates, asked of him, as of the other two gentlemen. About twelve o'clock, his Grace the Duke of Norfolk, the President, arrived, and took the Chair, and the large rooms of the Society, were, for a con siderable time, quite crowded by the members, and their hiends. Among the Company we noticed : Lund tmir d' e y S,rs--John W. Anderson, Dolber, impel Duro*, AL:zanier Maskenzte, John Macphers,a, Isbul.es. Renard Welsh, Ilse, Hon. Mr. R. Chtiord. Rev. Dr. Abraham Roo. ; Dr. C. Rurne7 ,• M. Garthsbore, A. ‘larthall,—..—.—. Ovlvie, K. Powell, C Taylor, Rc ; Rrv. R three, P. Duvall ; E. Garden ; J. H. Hindley; J. Smirneve, &c. • Abbe M. Carat,. 'The glasses were dosed, welly at two o'clock, and the following gentlemen being appointed scru tineers, viz. Mr. Robinson, Mr. Winchester, Mr. Jones, Mr. Jacob, Mr. Midgli y, and Mr. Dixon. they retired for a time to the Committee-room, and on their return the Noble Duke tcported the result of their scrutiny of the votes, AS follows, viz. for the office of Vice President— F‘rl of DArtmeuth . Duke of Bedford Viscount Marshant Earl of Hardwicke When the Chairman declared the Earl of Dart mouth duly eleded. For the offi ,e of Assistant Secretary, the numbers were as follow, viz. . 170 . . 168 . S 5 . 430 . 135 Mr. hoevrell The Chairman then declared Mr. Woodfall duly eluted ; and adjourned the meeting until 7 o'clock on the same evening, hen his Grace again resumed the Chair, on a most important trisine,s, relative to the proceedings of the society ; and which de tained the members in such numbers as absolutely to crowd the great room till a very late hour. Alder man Rowcroft, and Mr. Waithman, were among the speakers. In the course of the evening, the Duke of Rich mond, the Marquis of Stafford, Viscount Valentia, and several gentlemen, were ',allotted for, and eleaed members of this truly useful Society. For Mr. Wont Mil MT RllOll Wll LIAR LLOYD, of Laques, F.sq. is appointed Sheriff for Carmarthen, in the room of SAccviLLE Gwvorte, of Glanbrane, Esq. A man in Yorkshire, who advertises a run-away wife, mikes the following conclusion to his aclv,r tisement N. IL Whoever has fnund he, ay keep her, For he that has lost her *UI not srek I.er. Mr. Cassias we see has been occupying some of his ex•oflteial leisure in satirising, say ratl'er abusing, those abilities by which be has been dis placed. Let him enjoy the fullest extent of that tame which his new Poem will procure him, whilst the real " Talents" enjoy at once their places, and the confidence of the country. The self.praitc be stowed by Mr. Callan°. upon Mr. CANNING, ii WO flimsy an artifice to draw as old politician off Lis scent of the nal author. • ' HOME POPHAM'S TRIAL. Foamy:rum statue 5. half-past .revert o'clerl.. The Coon Martial upon Captain Sir Home Pop ham will certa'nly be held ea board the Gladiatlr to-mortow morning, at "idle o'clock precisely. .At eight o'clock the thusl signal will be made fcr a Court Martial, 'lien all the Officers Oil shore. at Spithead, &e. will immediately repair on board the Gteditthre, when the senior Offioers, 12 in number, will be nominated as Members of the Court. • At a late hour fast night, Admiral Sir ftichsed Strachan arrived here, and this nsorning Mr. .lervis Counsel, and Mr. Bicknell, Solicitor to the Ad miralty. R,ren lock, !, Fr, • L.od Viscount Melville, accompanied by Mr, Husk icon and Mr. Drummond, is just this mome - arrived at the Fountain Inn, where his Lordship su up {Jr the night. Admiral Rowley is appointed one of the Members of the Court, in 'dor: thos:: already mentioned. I sent you the charge against Sir H. Popham in my last. Hi, detente is, as you m.ty c the great sithjea of eonversat:on here. It is i2ie. that he means to rely particularly upon the (min rt communications he has bad n - ith Mr. Pitt, relative to an :track upon the Spanish Settlements in else fin de is Plata. It is stated, that the capture of these Settlements was for many years a favourite objeO of Mr. l'itt ; that he was not only im pressed with the idea that this °Nee aa . lig' ty desirable, but that it was perfealy attainable It is also mi.!, that the Admiralty. by the direc tions of Mr. Pitt, gave a license for a ship to sail , from Cadiz to Buenos Ayres, for the purpose of ri connoitring the place, and soundtng the sentim+nts of the population, icc. icc. preparato yto the p o joacd attack. Sir Home, it is also stated, hopes to spew that attack on the Spanish fret demerts was SY mar- 7 a favourite prole& of Mr. Pitt, but ti.at yea• o no. tinned by the opinion of his cnileagues in nfree. p titularly by that of Lord Melville; ard hat highly approved of and desired by the e dm .istr . tion of Mr. Addington—under wh. , .re order a stria was aaually purchased, for the pnrvse rf errner.. 4 9!, store.. upon the same expedition as that for which Sir Home now stands arta;gned. Sir I Lome, it is added, denies that be at all risked the safety‘of the Cape, is he had the opinion -4 Sir David Baird to sanction Lis own, that a sufis• lent force remaired in that garrison to uiaintsin it te corky ; and that he had received, imined•2l :el f be fore he sailed, 'uch information as fully , 3tisfied his mind. that no nav4 force of the enemy vac AL direBion. POLICE. • 2, . -1 Doir-STITZT.- MURDER. A voting woman, of the name of Praxes Barr. has been several days under examination, chargeo with the wilful murder of her female intact. l'he Prisoner was cook to a gentleman in the neighboar hood of Soho-sqnare. lier mistress suspetted her pregnancy for some time past. and questioned her respeding it ; bat she positively deoied it to !Mr. as well u twogentlemen of 1,,..ne faewty, alilmegh they had no doubt of it, and advised bed Mistress to watch her. On Friday secnight, her m:strese found her washing in the kitchens she had strong suspicion she had delivered herself, and charged her with the a 5 ; the Prisoner, however, still denied j is; but Ler mistress baring ro donbt in her mind of what had taken place, sent to inf nm M. Read, the Magistrate, who dispatched Arlinr.-. to investigate the business. The Officer told the Prisoner who he was, and that he was come to apprehend her on a charge of mirdering her child. This evidently alai med her, and she appeared extremely agitated. From certain expressions she made use ef, two men were empltiyed to search the prvr, and after some difficulty, they tound a very fine female in fant. The coachmaa in the family proves to Le the tathr. The Prisoner is confined at the Brown Bear public house, till she is in a state to be re moved to prison. Wbiz, PAUL, from London Oar Newcastle, is taken and carried into ilelvoet Two young men, cf the names of Lerrst and SKIT if, met to run a foot•race in the Park for a trifling wager, on Thursday, and whilst in the aa of exerting himself,the former, who was an appren tice, fell down lifeless. The distance for the taco was 400 yards, and it was in running, the last SO that the young man mct his death by burst ng a blood vesfel. On Wednesday morning, there was a most excel. lent Fox Chase, by the Gentlemen's Subscripr'ou Hounds, forrnerly Lord Bea istaY's, in toe neigh. bourhood of Windsor. The fox WAS started emu' ten o'clock, at Blackness, near gunning -hill, where about two hundred sportsmen were assernhled. They threw off near Satub's.hill, and were a con siderable time before they found a fox ; but t length found a very large one, in the wood on the South side of the Great Park. He would ha e shewn good snort, had they got nut of the P. hut the hors-men were so numerous; some of I: • rn got ahead of the fox, and turned his cours?. T e weather being extremely fine and clear, rende-,li the sight very delightful. The Its vsok titiratza Cumberland Ledge, and hid hims-it . in the garden. ; but, being eh sely pursued, he attempted to kir p ever a high wall, but d;d not reach the tcp a few inches; he fe:l back, and erns taken. 't • • A young man, who. a few et..nths since, sportini away wi:h a dashing equipage, in the fashion-6bl! circles, has committed a fares pis, at the hr use of an old female sequsintance, which is like y to he rtendrii wi h serious consequences. Tii. Lady in question was the tiler entre et the young . lant in his day, and he paid her an unwelcome viva in the vicinity of Fitzroy-square, on Tuesday even ing, and unluckily laid violent hands on a boa f trinkets, which were placed in a drawer ill the less room. Mn. C. the Lady in question, stirsed her valuables soon after the Lprrture cit her old friend p amonut which was al 5 watch aad appendages. which h.ld been given her by himself, lit tribilehs ago. The watch was on Wednesday traced to the ',hop of a pawn:iroket, it having been Idit'd tar 121. but the accused person has nut "IPIs y. I II