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in4tee to the Orders in Council that have been the present Government, se, the" 1 ,;1;.et the forei4-1 trade of this country, and I have to lament ev e"luigiy, upon th , • part of the Peti tioner., to whom the truth of the statement I am nboat to inake is a matter of serious concern M. deed, that you are now to cooteniplate the reverse of the picture which I have 'et byou o At before you. ou ,T I I s i c that, althou;h attemots bave frequent ly been made by the enemy to ruin our trade. but Inch have always proved abortive, you are now to Chalige that for another prospert, and view the attack. made upon our commerce by ingrown forts, and b : DU( own wisdom, wh.ch hare, in every forgoer instanee, succeeded in frustrating invasions of our countty, turning the trade of neutrals into that which contributes to our own advantage, soul converting to our own favour, the Decrees of the French themselves. You will find that, iu every quarter. we hive, by Orders in Council, been at.sist.:lll; them in those parts, and supplying those deficiencies in their Decrees, which they in ruin attempted to enforce, and that we have there by, in every particular, minced the commerce of this country to a state lower than, in any for mer period, in the worst of times, it ever was re duced." f_ lue Learned Counsel then proceeded to argue upon the es-id,tom, with rant ability and e:fret, in rapport of his statrotent, but we regret that we have net room to pea the ritta•aiuder of its able and eloquent speech.] PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE. DUBLIN, APRIL 30. Letter, were received in town this morning from V extort!, containing au account of the trial of A ;et:a and Dcrauy, for the murder of the late L:aeuted John Colclough, of Timer') Abbey, Esq. 0:-.t, of the late Representatives for that county, 13 It duel, during the hate election, at which Mr. Cniclaugh, and the Prisoms, Win. C. Aleack, Firs. were Candidates. The trial commenced on Monday morning, and occupied the whole of the day, until a late hour, wheat the Jury brought in a tereict of srgniiial. Messrs. Plunket and Bushe attended as Counsel on the pan of the prosecu- The proceedings an the Colle,7e Petition hare concluded ; and the Corainieeioners are employed in preparing their trsnunirs. to he laid before the Committee of the Home of Commons appointed to decide upon it. In the event of a new election, • new Candidate, of no mean promise et espect •tion, wilt certainly offer hiru , e-ii. It is elPected that the Court of Chancery will ti.e to-morrow for the ramtino. The Lord CM n csUor is summoi.ed au a witness in a very novel sort of ease, which is to be tried at the ensuing As sizes of the county of A nt;iin. THE BRITISH PRESS. LONDON. MONDAY. Avail. 4. We understand that the arrival of an Officer, at Plymouth, with dispatches, was aussounced ou Su r turday, by telegraph, at the Admiralty. lin ar rival ia towu was anxiously coliected last might, but he had trot reached it when this Paper was put to press. We have, however, the pleasure to an nounce, that account* were received, ou Fmtu,diy, frum Pertu4al, corroborating the reports which pre v viovsly reached us, via Noll:viol, of& Naval Victory II I iii the Mediterranean. Tite following Bulktin wa• c;ecalotect, oo Satur day, among the friends of the " A Letter from the Commander of owe of we shim at war, crowing of t►e Tam, dated the t3th *web, states, that a boat had coot out fruit Lisboa, wit► intelligcme that en action bad t.ik"i place Li the Mediterraitan, in •►ic► the British obtained a decided victory. The parts colars were sot known M Lisboa, bat tha result had occa sioned eateourdisary oessatioo there." Another acimunt, iu the following terms, was prevalent in most of the publi.• uflif:es "The Ceniaace, Captain Yee, ea the 13th ult. picked op a best at the trout► of the Tagus, iv which aa English Gaatlearia, whe ►ad Need shelter an board the Rossi's aquairea, sad twe et►e► refugees, were making thee escape to ear aret—they stated, that stomata had reached Llama, teen Valuers end Absent, with advicio of a severe action Is the Kediterromeen, in which t►e Eu;halt were VIC A third accouat says-- a Sir R. Ittraelma La►inn been informed by oat or oar entisem of the mauve takes by the enemy, purane‘l them. and loud t►eme Palma Bay. The (mem) are said to haws Lad Mae sail of the line and three frit-Am We bail seven mad of :be line sad one friga te. Sir Richard, as soon 2a he mitered the Bay, boom down upon the and tanl hie ships slowed*, withia plated shot. The whoa was most furious., sad, from Its being so close, moat rincuinary. The anew) foughl bravely, bat were at lentb foree4 to wt.!. Three sail of the hoe were sunk, and sat taken, after being wo dreadul') handled as to be airn...st logs upon the water. The three frir•es earap:d Tir, of out %Nos arc .aid to have . 4.1 14. Aft dace C.1p.:31111 and sei zrsi ths:r Officeis Lad h• Salt Strachan, we er.i re to sail, is reported ke Lae• fo!ten at the dose of tLc action, ;wit !Afore iricti , ” our ig.re I and uoir...deil on oni i de are oil in eou.it to Ivo., been whilst that of IL.. WY 00 411) .:unhi.d t h at amount. The Sprin.l2 Acla3:l-31, and the eec.•nd in committed, c.h a great nutah.r of Officeis, are said to 1'.4 re " A:.001‘.7 Zrt same elect, is s to h3ve been received iroai a Licii.,..7la:it of t}, tsr.o..s. The .:I',statice t!: strAws arcwa..ts G4Verument thlou6' Hull :cd, Portugal, &c. is, that Sir R. STRAC baritiu, ibutst the 27th of Feb:nary, been joined ny th e it iarlsor Cadle, s.f sie guns, the Leoui dus cod Nysts ; ,/tz frigates, I:e.hrias and Minorco sloops, pr,,z,e:•tirti to P.dinas Bey, it' the islaail of Majorca, where the Spanish fleet was at anchor, under cover of a small fort cud a chain of batteries, which the enemy, apprised of the approach of our squadron, hart hastily coustructed, and manned with at few soldiers from Majorca, and the peasants of the country. Sir KU HARD iinniz diately led the attack in the Caster, followed by the Renown, and was so gallantly seconded by theother ships of his squadron, that the whole of the enemy were either taken or destroyed. As to the force of the enemy, and the number of our prizes, the accounts are contradictery, and some of them are irreconcilable with the advices previously received. The nature of our loss is simi larly circuinstanced, but it appears to have been extensive, cod, it is feared, embraces scene justly valued Officers. The Duke of ORLEANS had an interview, on Beetsviley, Isiah the-Bowl of Adstivalty, previous to his departure. with his brother, for Malta, to which island they will proceed from Portsmouth, in the lAdoutaire frigate, Capt. BVLI.EN. Lord FORUMS will sail for the saute destination iii the Prervante. His Lordship arrived o Friday at Port...moutii. The Cambrian, Captain Viacktvr. and the Pi/ut sloop, the lion. Capt. 'tVALroLE, are oleo under orders fur the Mediterranean. The ships composing the North Sea Squadron will net rendezvous of Yarmouth, but will proceed direct from the Downs. The Centaur, of 74 guns, bearing the flag of Sir SaNcEs. Hoon, sailed on Friday from the Downs, on this service ; but the wind becoming adverse, she was obliged to pot back on Saturday. The squadron assembling in the Downs for the Baltic is drily augmenting.— It was joined on Friday by the Orion, Mars, and P. phases ; the hispiecebk and Triumph were expected to join on Saturday, and the Victory and Edgar yesterday. The line-of-battle ships have each several flat-bottomed boats on board. Sir Jawas &mamma, the Commander-in-Chief of this squadron, attended the Admiralty on Satur day, to receive his deal instructions. It-at-Admiral SEITICE ST has hoisted his Sag at Plymouth on board the Dreadwought, of Pe guns, Captain G. B. SALT, to etwominid the squadron of imirad of Kean-Achairal ilairrta, who is aitt4eti to euteasaarld at the Cape. :writaeoresst was expected, yesterday. at Portsasonth, to take his passage (rota that port fur tie Brasil,, isr the President frigate, Capt ai n Niqi NZI L. The Serapis awe-ship will sail, et the same .t me, for the Brazils. The Ecrl Jt. Fiume, for India, and the Science, Capt. Him's:), for New York, sailed from the Downs oo Saturday. A letter Prow one of Sr CHARLES COTTOIk'S invondrun, dated the eoth ult. Hayti —" Our RAI*. Siall neighbours are very quiet; they are said to be retiaed, and ready for sea : but not on the be-t terms with Jol:NOT and Co. bir SIOSET SMITH ha% left a. to go Commander in Chief tothe 11;raails. The French are fitting not every thing the l'oitu gueve left behind; the /ascii de Came, and another line of battle ship, seem nearly equipped : if they will but tone out, you may depend upon our giving a good account of thorn." Auotlwr letter from Guernsey states, that by ac e-mots from America it appears, that the PRINCE Rea.: x r of Netti e /id had arrived in safety at the The: sloop. Captain fillttNTON. is to take out Sir JAMES Cucitat. arc, Governor of Cu ulna. Ti. trial of Sir C. HAWIII7III, for briber•, at Lauocestoti, is postponed u otilnext Aasises. Mr. ALLISI:ISMIS, it is said, will be the new Judge, in the room of Sir S. LAWRENCL, who see tee& to the Common Pleas, in the place of the late Judge Howie. In the tient of Lord Chief Justice Msz4Sll EI.D retiriug from the latter Court, lie will he succeeded by Lord ittnesn %LI . . . It is acid that Government hare proposed to the King of SWEDEN to emigrate to South America, and to ettaltlish a new Kingdom on the Ralik. of the Rio de la Plata, in the event of his not beinst able to make a successful resistance, or obtain an honourable peace. General Sunni has issued a Proclamation fur disarming the Portuguese. Some Papers havebeen hod before the lloute of Comn,ous, cmiskting of Shrritt PHILLIPS'. com plaint respecting Cold Rath Fields Prison. the re ports of the Nliddleset Visiting Magistrates, and the Triverse Jiry, and the proceedings of the Grand Jury. The three latter documents pro nounce the complaint of light bread unfountle:l; assert that the Pit on is well managed, mid that the pound weight, which was found in the prison, and Ascertained to be light, was not used for the purpose of rag the bread. hut was a weight •iikt.n, in the year I -Ott, from Rulfrert Tweed. one of the inuticee , s lin the prison. Qaere -11,,tv ( mute this said weilht to be kept in toe pri pri-on tip to the v, dr 1,404 1 he house of Si:- WtEttam Goftr. in Wimpole street, took tire no Smiiiiiny bight. about nine 0'c!o k, the furniture of tile back drawing-rooin 11 . 44 destro• ed. hot the tire was happily got under A,7t 1•)IIt to! the: itOtry. Olt the ...cite an attritin.; fire broke frit at Ni;. STAt".! :.V3 'lli the I w'.:l :!*rat qux..tltT rit I.+l, wa, rwisumed, h'it the tin: wax znt under I.y the a..tit.ity :f. 11:tion fire-rok.o. W e regret to ode, .Iml \!i, 'TA 'LETO% ti as 30 tr,u;A: btar.ed, that hert - L - tv..:l .3 ..I.:NiairiA of. DUBLIN BEAU MONDE. His (trace the LORD LILUTE% ANT gave a grand dinooer, 4/II Tuesday, at the Castle, to which a great untidier of persons of rank were invited. D mewls wire her decoad large route, on Wellov:, , lay. All the Fashiouribles in town were • Lord MoicK entertained, on Wedne,day, his (trice the LAIRD I.II . I:TEN A NT. Witt rev:!ral persons of tank, at kits Lordship', house AU Stephen), Green. Lady Ctllla has arrived in town. and is at pre sent at LEI t ieb IWLP4 , Dawnoti,treet. Lady LtLVEII..DALE, Lind Mr. and Ludy ELEANOR LIN Oct , are aiii.,lo 4 st the latest arrivals. Tile Earl of liars announced a grand dinner to their Grates the LOAD I,II,ITENANT and Duchess of Ilicittios U. 03 IVeiluesdagy last. Lads• bott-og AIONCK 7 S set. -": 4371(1 ball was fixed for Fritbav last. The approaching Musical Commernoratioa. for the benefit of that kivalualde Institution, the Mu sical Fund, it ie supported will Le more grandly conducted,. and more attractive in its select/ala s . then on any past occasion. Their Graces of ltictworiD Wave promised to attend. A few nights rifler, MIS* IV A ISTF: N, of the Theatre, and her sister, passing in their carriage through Merrion-square, were suddenly surprised by the appearance of a beautifUl meteor iu the heavens, in the exact forum of a haunts eye. It sue of considerable brilliancy, and continued iu view about 15 or 16 seconds, when it suddenly disap peared. On Mise W A LIITSI Pi relating the circum stance, the fullowiug line* were spoken extem pore :-- _ As gamine at the spinier/ Sky, You wurli'd the hrilhao.t meteor driv'o, 'Toss but tbolusiro of aunt Eye atiected tram the face of Hewes. THEATRE. DRURY-LANE. Mr.HENNEv's new Comedy of Ticflarief,at tracted an overflowing house, on Saturday night. It had undergone some very judicious cousiiression, and received the most unbounded applause. Mrs. Joassw, in Lady Moon*td, was elegantly and most becomingly dressed ; and displayed, in the amiable fascinating widow, all the graces and vi a city of he, unrivalled talents and genius, giving to the part an interest and importance it could not receive from any other performer. Mr. ELtistoNs Mr. Dawning', and the other performers, played with their former success. The musical entertain ment of The Deserter followed, in which Mr. Ku.- LI gave every effect to :he part of Henry. Inert eka.tuetai.'s-qfee, Ord 4, 11109. Notice is hereby given, th..t there will be ■ Drawing a. James's, se Titutsia, next the 7th lemmas. Yeat+erday monnug }kg MAJESTY., the Duke of t;aotwatonc, Priucesara AUGUSTA, MARY, stud &mina, accottspanied by Lady J. THY ntige Gene rals Goats s stall FITZROY, rode to St. Georsres Chapel, and heard a sermon preached by the lieu. Dr. H•Lraat, from the Wad Psalm and id Verse, " Praise the Lord, U nay soul, sad knee sot aA isis bestirs !" We aro happy to ray, Princess Alict i• is re covered from the latmalea, but the weather C 011• Calming very severe, the faculty have hot deemed it proper to allow her Royal Highuma to go out of the palace, for feu: of catching cold. The ROYAL Farstxy are expected in town to morrow. The Doke Of NOLTIIIIIIICILAND has been for several iliq• Fast cuutiood to Lis room by .et ere 111.• dllll.ol.ii.Ull. I>;axal.e lais retu.ned to town from the Earl of GuttoctiiiiD's, w,th re,bovatrd health and vigour, and is expected to gala fresh laurels in the dra matic rarden. The Duke of Rims*ltts's and Mr. Pow csre's hounds, have given up hunting in Hampshire, un less there should he in alteration of weather. Mrs. Setinoss 11.1 to returned to town, and it is said will retreat from public hie into elegaut retire ment, and the enjoyment sof forty thousand pou.ads, earned by her unrivalled talents. Lord SinsitaYtxt.ix has presented Her MAJESTY with a Merino dress, of exquisite delicacy, manu factured from his Lordship's prime Merino dock. The last arrivals at Bath are— Mkt of Athol, Lady L Bourke, it Jobs sad Lady Art brey, , Sir J. Carter, Sir W. 011ander, Colonel M•Dosiall, Lieutenant-Colonel and Mrs. Letberlaad, Lienteaffist-to lusel Ciao', Lieuteusui-Colonel Albertson, Rer. De. awl Mrs. Barter, and Lr. sad Mrs. Liao. Mr. Asi;itt's Concerts will be very• brilliant and profitable for him this year, as the Piechnoutese vierafier, who took, iu former years, three quart.rs of his subscription, has given the whole to him this vein., having been previously invited to do it by all the subscribers. Mr. COOKE'S short absence from the stage has been the true test fur appreciating his %slue; as " we kiwi" not half tbe r neerit d roan " Until we line bus." _ - The public skill learn with regret that their fa vourite, Madame STOILACI, will retire from the stage after the present season. Madame &masc . & is one of the very few, in whom are united the charms of sense and sound, and who has never failed to please alike as an actress; and a sinier. The most splendid preparations are making at East Sheen, in Surrey, for the noptials of Sir THOM IS ACKL•KD. Bart. who attained his 4la•. year, so Tuesday last. and lobos HoAae. daughter of the eminent banker of that name, which take plsce to-morrow. The charity children of East Sheen are presented w t a new elothesoo the joyful occasion. and are to Astir their gratitude, by strewing the finest flowers before their kind bent factors and the bridal pair, to mod from the Tem ple of Hymen. Thr bride's drew, will be of the tine,t c•ambnc, with Brussels lace iet in, traLtned with the same; a ,artnet lino underneath ; and • n-lisv of the finest embossed muslin, ale() triir.med with lace; and .1 most beautiful I..ce veil. Mr. !loser a; , cs £.W.000 fortune a ith hii amiable and licant.fal daughter. LAW LW TELLMENCZ MOM OF CHANCERY, SATURDAY, Aran t. EximAre LADY AGHAID,EaVAritt me SAM. V, ATV tOti E. Applications were made, in the commission of lunacy issued against L o n" Aghricat, on the part of his Lady, to be allowed to retain the custody of his porbu.l; and, oat the part of the Earl and Coop testi of Athlone, to have the care of their son re committed to their charge. The Earl of Athlone's Petition stated, that Lord A:thrim, while in fro land with hit regiment, ia NOS, was seized with violent fever, which had produced mental deran e. meat. Hearing of his son s calamity, he hastetred to Ireland, and brought bins and Lady Aghrim home to h:sow a house, where he resided nearly twelve months, doriu which time he bad experienced a progreseive recovery. Lady Aghrim, then, without any it,tima tion to 11:s family, and without as y alleged cause of complaint as to the treatment of the lunatic, but simply on the allegation, as it now appeared, that , she herself was not well treated by her husband's , friends, had removed him clandestinely, and al• most destitute of coyeriug, aot to a place where he was to be under her own immediate care and at• tendance,but to different privatemad-houses in Scot- . I land and England, where've was even without a siugie attendant. She had hiw first conveyed to Durham; from thence to Edinburgh; and lr thy, to Blame fee • Ate reception - Of Inrittles;riear the Mg:shore, iti fly' neighbourhood of that city. Since that, Lady Aghrim had kept him concealed from his family. While in this situation, his malady, as appeared from the affidavits, had increased ; so that he *se now reduced almost to a state of perfect idiotism. or to occasional paroxysms of frenzy ; and hissers internal satisfaction, as to his mode of treatment, was to be collected from this circumstance, that, during any interval of reason or refection, he bed endeavoured to make his escape. Sir SAMUEL ItOMILLY and Mr. MARTIN were heard in support of the Petition. They contended, that Lady Aghrim had already Lad a sufficient trial of the efficacy of her system of constraint, and that the parents of the lunatic were now again entitled to try how far their more lenient mode, • which had, when he was formerly under their charge, proved so salutary to the diseased mind of their son, might not once more coutributa to re stove bias to society. The LORD CHANCELLOR being oliffiged to rifest an early hour, postponed the farther bearing of this tuteresting case tilt Monday. Mr. Ludlam, the lunatic, was in Court during the above discitsriou, and listened with great attaa ttOtt. He ass attended by a keeper. • ..oie „ 4 0 s • • •Er . • WESTMINSTER SESSIONS. &tattle', William Currie • wstichntan, wet badiellid fraodidently obtaining • pins of 8 crjeasit lisc,letid, the s7tis reputinit. It appeared that Currie ositutirk as so elite au•, and remised • piste, bat afterwards -sensed" that he ►od • bad tilos kith was true, and refused to retie• the Emmy. It was contended by Ins Counsel that his 1.-Imielik out have been SI bed as to reader Ida unit fee serske, end that the Serjeuit weed I• • bore called is • Serried to ens. mine haw. The CMAIILVAII ins a the asmorerisiss, sed liar* ewer was arquitetrA. A nun, convicted of oa sacosat to otiara nit • 'bonfire, was svisteaced to six meads' isapriavinnoot ; and ta ait hear after kin senteace contrived to snake his escape. POLICE. LI •raiL I. LlMBila Clarke, N &Ain Cyprian, who, in point of IF ternal appwarawee, might be comideeed of the tint order, was charged with robbing Georg Joiwietme. £.q. we 1 burs. day eveuiag lest, of his pima, oinitaising Wee Ara pines coustry book-omen It elipeared, that the gentleman wan walking lien Fleet; street, where be met .ith the Primmer; that Mtn akw mites eemveriation in a Court sear the peddic-etreet, t►ey parted, and he instantly mimed ►ie parse. The avidness oat Wag coachuive, she um distetarged. She had a heautiiiii Infant with •her ► appeared greatty agitated, mil retired with her tether, wb. 6 a mom respect &Me men, accompanied by ►» atteesey. the seems em Mai occasion wee &Mich.( beyond may tither we Mn wit nessed. The father took away the ashirtamte kaiak ha titem.a carriage. JIR. LEDGER Mr Ledger, of Coventgarden Theatre, died soddenly, on Saturday. He bait anemiad ris usual is the lawny; at the Treasury of the Theatre, when be w takes ill ; bat, is beisz tinniest into the open au, be felt an snack recovered, that he went to Mr. Harris's Ca nker to bodge the aseery of the Theatre as anal. Mr. Muddy, who had arriewpaaied Mr. Ledger in a hoekoeposseb to the Makes, c‘ni bi• gluts well, lett his there. Mr. Ledger had coo c e ri il hie banana, mad had ugly proceeded • kw steps Mu ea dour, ',lieu he till dawn tot at, and was conveyed hone where he lingered aatil new o'clock ea Satarday sight, alas; he expired. A LDEILILIN CURTIS. The following Letter is ext•oetod from ‘,, Mons. inK Print of Saturday : to Till EDITOR OF THE IVORNIWO CHRONIOEK. SIR—T, utb be a desirable eliffect, centime slamsiel Iw the (sake is every ins, *holier public or private ; I il.erefore feel myself called ea to Nate • gems low tyro actotatauu 111 Tar Saltier Pasts. The title of tae Paper appears to aneeseee the British character, awl therefore ought to ceetaiii by its Prey —. I,et4. le the Paper of this day, let April, is the feliowieg paragraph, which follows the statement et the precetdieet us' the Covert of Cosioneue Commit of ycetarday, unli kern sestatitc ithe atteesled ear Alibates Combe.' Th s Is wo tree. LTATIS. UW dotodi eta House, April L. Front the dare of the above curious production. it might have been presumed a hoof upon The :Virreimg CArsmiefe. The characteristic elegaacs and gentlemanly ate le of the writiog. will net, how ever, allow us to doubt its autbeut.city. We bass often regretted our invaluntari omission of the owns of scant tine vsoinan iu a fine sew dress at a fashion able party; and ma easily feel for the martinis. tion ~f the worthy Alderman. on null's , / himself passed without notice upon his singular displey of I. new gala suit of popular pot Stars, on Thursday lass. The usual way, hos ever, in soeh cases, is. to apply to the paper to carrel* the mistake and had Alderman Curtis applied to .T net Barroom Pntss, it would moat readily Lave t. .t his wishes. Nothing could hove been mire fortifn from one thwehi., thew% wish ti, conceal tor:, the Pubssc I an y thing handsome that (cold he said of hr. 1~,l kcal coaduci ; a:l4, thewtfr , r, mu't reg-et that ue I.) •t the •••,ly orpportmaty that ever fell in our es. of VellYtlilia.