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~-:- 7.y C' IIIP:EXIAL. PA 12 L LIME ND. LONDON, MONDAY, MAI- 30. .Id.V -- -r-~ HOUSE OF COMMONS. TUR D Y, MAY t,:11. The House met athalf past three o'clock, and at four proceeded D the hillot of a Committee, to try the merit s of the Petition complaining of an undu e Elta;on for the county of It aduori sk hen the follow ing Members were chosen : Lunt Carbitnl, Hon. W. ltmddric, }.. C Baled, EN. Hon. P. Lamb.., 3 Lowther, K'q. Amp, Willer, Esq. J. R..bil.rm, EN. Sir H. W. Disinvoixt, Et. Denham Jephsrni, Vsfl- Sir C. iltainfylde, Jahn O1.0114:4, Era.lion. [Wail Clive. . V,scoulit Kirkwall, tvi•tistri• • Hon. Thomas Maitland, Sohn Craliam, Fsq. The !louse, Without ening any other public bet. !•; ,, css, adjourned till Wednesday next, at half past I. :e o'clock. THEA7RE-R0r.11., COVENT-GARDEN. MI6 INENENG JOHN will be B preULL,ttiseii the Comedy o f ; Or, An ENGLISIIMAN's VIRE-SIOF.. The Prompt Characters by Mr Lewis, Mr. Mortar, M. Tt naett, Mr. Johnstone, Mr. 11. Johnston, Mr. Blanchard, Mr. Emery, Mr. Waddy. Mrs. 11. &dam+, Mrs. Davenport, an d Mrs. 11 John ton. With a Lyrical tpili Ella Sc Mt. Johnstone. TO which will b t . PEROUSE ; Or, THE DESOLATE ISLAND. On Thurolay, John Bull, with Perouie. TIIE:ifTRF-ROYAL,.IIAT3LIR KEr. Tyllti EVENING will be Im-salted. in Three THE MOUNTAINEERS. Octavian, Mr. Eilistiin j Virohq, Mr. l'Airner I r k, Denman; Ronne' MI ChApnian ; Lnpo Tuclio, Buleaoin Mnley, Sir. Ascher; Ganein, Mr. Soli, Mr. Mathews. Zuraytle, Mrs. T. Wuodfall y ior anthe, Mrs. Cr 'Mall ; Agars, Mrs. Atkins. To which will h., arldrds • MRS. W er G NS. T‘i morrow, The Poor Gentleman, with Mrs. t is. THE BRITISH PRESS. The Funds experienced, on Saturday, a rise of mare than 3 per Cent. Consols opened, in the morn ing, at 591, being 21 above the prices at which they closed on Friday. They afterwards rose to tit, trom which they declined to 591, and left off at tioi. This improvement was generally attributed to a re port of a communication having been made by the Spanish, Dutch, and Russian Ambassadors to Gc vernrnent, professing a desire to mediate between Lngland and France. The communication already made by Russia, however vague and iudefinite, when coupled with Lord HAWKESISCRY is avowal on Friday night, may have prepared the public mind for some friendly overture on the part of Eussia, and is, we believe, the sole foundation for the report. It is, however, a very slight foundation, and ought not, if truly appreciated, to have pro duced such an effete. War has been declared. It has also been carried into execution; and under these circumstances Lord llawatsarav says, that the Government will not relax its exertions, but, at the same time, that it will not refuse the friendly offices of Russia to bring about a reconciliation. We do not see any pacific conclusion that can be de duced from these premises. Upon every principle of policy and caution, no Minister could dare to use any other language. It would be strange in deed, if embarking in a war of necessity, for in no other light would the conntry endure it, a Minister should rise in his place, and declare, he would not (ism to any terms of accommodation. We there fore think, that Mr. Fox's Motion was intended more to mark his aversion to the war than from an expeaation of any beneficial resalt. A treaty of fensive an-1 defensive between the principal powers of Europe, for the purpose of curbing the ambition of Bosses sax, is an evept devoutly to be wished for; but although our readiness to accept the medi ation of Russia, we do not believe that Mr. l'ax expeas, in the present state of things, that any good can result from it. Mediation avails in all cases, where both parties betray an uncomply ing disposition ; but that is not our case. There is no degree of concession or forbearance con sistent with national honour, we might almost say existence, which has nut marked the conduit of this country since the signing of the Treaty of A m i ens . The Empercr of Russia could not as a Mediator ask us to sacrifice more to the friendship of the F:as - r Coasts than we have sacrificed already. As an umpire then he could only read a lesson of moderation to the Irlasr CONbu L; but after the latter has :spenly avowed his designs upon Egypt, after he •Ia; declared that Egypt " sooner or later" must be . we see no chance of his consent to an arrange -la. ••• for the perfea security of that Province; and a saaara. sosh sects ity, Mirristers cannot, with ,,,,...aisavowal of their present policy, give 14 , 14,;10 - : ... Despairing then as les do of the 4) 1 .1r . ( 4 to work such a reformation in Farcce, and to extort from J i 1: ::;.•N• at the p' • •nt moment, ~ e 4 - • !!,,. its mediation. The •!!- b 1.74 Y, s o i very ho!tile and EV . Vrir"..t:' 'a • -.,a• • irt.!ni r is , et c 4,1 ticutch, • i)aat city, J ii` lllll ' l L •a • rested •ty tne r i uqba,.. Liss „ d i e • ' Le• Crnat ri • a eh, In!'n uistri . sia-arat A - gcals'al hat •• • been also laid upon all the English in France, and a , similar measure, we understand, has been taken in Holland. The war, therefore, will certainly go on ; but of its probable duration we can form no idea. It was thought some time since that such an event would bring with it a change of Administration. Had Mr. PITT held back, or had he come forward, and shewn a shade of difference in opinion from Ministers, war would have unquestionably brought ' with it a change in Administration. But what has been the fa& ? He has identified himself with them. He has harmonized with their conduit, language and principles so completely,wemust consider the present Administration equally solid and substantial, as if it were ostensibly the administration of Mr. Piz •T. Any discordance between Mr. PIT 1 and the present Mi nisters would infallibly leave an opening for some of the old Opposition to come in. The unison, how evet, that still prevails between the parties, pre cludes any expectation of that kind ; and notwith standing all the speculations to the contrary, we may look forward to the management of a war by the same men who concluded the peace. Our ship letters, • and the American and Jamaica Papers, give various accounts of the state of St. Domingo. They all, however, lead to one con clusion. The moment that the present state c,f European politics is known in the West Indiei, Domingo will cease to be a colony of France. The KINn has been pleased to Ityant to 'Town/. HOLLAND EDWARD`, Clerk, Maqer .I.rts, the place and dignity of a Prebendary of the Collegiate Church el St. Peter, Westminster, void by the death of llnaor Romer POOLE FINCH, Lae i'rebendary - thereof. Oa Saturday morning his Maher v, attended by General G aril and Major DEstlow, rode in Windsor Great Park, and inspeded the farms till near two o'clock. Her .MA est v and the Princesses EerzA Deem, NIA It v and So pipit, took an airing to Frogmore, and walked in those beautiful gardens and inpeeled the alterations and improvements making there. Their Royal Highnesses the Princesses AUGUSTA and AMLI,I A, attended by Lady RADNOR, Mrs. 1.):14X, and Mrs. DRAXG Iwo' Leon, took an airing in a sociable by Wingfield Plain, aed returned by Datchet-lane,and through the Great Park,bv Engle field Grecn, to Frogmore, and joined her MAJESTv and her Royal Sisters. Soon after two o'clock the Royal party returned to the Lodge. On Saturday night abcut twelve o'clock the Duke of KENT arrived at his apartments at Windsor, in order to pay his respeets, as soon as possible after his arrival, to his Royal parents. His Royal Highness landed at Falmouth on Thursday night. Yesterday morning their MAJESTIES, the PRIN. cessts, and the Duke of KENT, in full uniform, at tended by General GARTH, Major Dessitow, the Hon. W. PRICE, Lady RADNoa, Mrs. DNA', and Mrs. DRAB Gitosvz:voz, walked from the Queen's Lodge to St. George's Cathedral. As the Royal Party passed, the 11th Regiment of Light Dragoons was drawn up in the Court-yard, and the Band played " God Save the King," which drew together a great number of speetators. An excellent Sermon was preached by the Hon. and Rev. Mr. Lenox, -from the 11th chapter of St. John's Gospel, and the "sth and 26th verses. General T Aar. ET 0 s; goes out second in command to Ireland. He will be stationed at Cork. General For: is appointed Commander in Chief in Ireland. Sir D. DesoAs has arrived at Chatham, and ass sumed the command of the Southern distriet. Major-General MOORE is appointed to the cam mind of the troops on the Kentish coast: his head quarters are to be at Hythe. Lord CuAeu Are is to command the troceps to be stationed at Canterbury. In consequence of the death of Gen. STK/rne, of the Artillery, Major-General J. STeweee be comes Colonel-Commuidant ; Colonel S 1 . 1.?111: NS is advanced to the CoLonelcy ; Col. BI.NTHANI to the Lieutenant-Colonelcy, and Lieutenant-Colonel E. LEVIOIN, to the Majority. . A brigade of Guards, under the orders of Major- Gen. Wvev Ato,is to march into Chatham Barracks on 'cueAley and Wednesday next, to replace the enth Regiment, which this day and to-morrow is to march for Shornclilfe. The 21aud 4th regiments of dragoons are to form a brigade at Canter ottry, under the orders of Major General Sr A VEL The 14th and 15:11 regiments of light dragoons are to ferm a brigade on the coast of Kent, under the orders of Major-General CART waion r ; they are now on their route for Cauter - bury, where they are to arrive on the telt of June. A Map of Egypt loss lately been executed at Paris, uncle: the direction of the Cit El Co on 50 sheets of paper—maps of the Morea and the Greek and lonian Island , ,, fI.LVC been engraved on a scale of equal magnitude, improved by plans, &c. taken by S.IsASTIANI. The total amount of specie received by Spain front her Western possessions, during the Peace, is said not to have veceeded 49 millions of piastres i beiii:; less than 10 millions sterling.—The specie ac ' cumulated in Mexico and l'eru, duringthe War, was estimated at more than ten times that sum. Accounts from Jersey, of the 25th inst. state, that two French transports, full of trool have been captured by our cruizers in La Baye IYAugneme --their destitution is not mentioned. These accounts add, that great bustle prevailed at St. Malo fitting out privateers. Amongst the various commotions which have lately agitated the vast regions of Asia, Pegue hits experieaced.a very formidable insurrection ; A Chief of enterprize and talent, named HAsses Mo&A, conceived the project of deposing the reigning Prince, and collecting a numerous army, marched towards the capital ; he was however met by the King's troops in the plains of Bootoa, and was, after a very sa:-ettinary conflict, defeated. Hese ee effedeel his •••( ape to the Chinese frontiers. where he found, ree fuge emongst the Chinese insurreats hut setretal it ouse:els of nis fellowers were sLtiii itl the.6eld, yew number, were ilsoveued in the river Mt aon.rand .:.:.y fell iit'the pursOit, tilat the roads wegcoe cued to: niih., weth their cextiasei. • - Lieut. T. Midift.ioubtt, of the royal navy, was appointed on Saturday by the Lo rds of the 'Admi ralty, as agent for transports afloat. In all the departments of the napal administration every possible exertion continties•to be made. We understand that, during the last week, seven sail of the line, and several frigates, have been got in com plete readiness for sea. When the Channel Fleet is completed, a strong squadron will proce.2d to the defence of the Irish coast, and, on the at rival of reinforcements in the Mediterranean, it is said, Lord NELSON h:1•: instructions to form the blockade of the ports of Toulon and Cadiz. All the ships des tined to Join Admiral COMMA., tift's squadron, arc, for the future, to take on board provisions and stores for eiglit months, in order that he may be enabled to detach them, should the necessity • of the case r_- quire it, at a moment's notice;upon any foreign and remote service. The KING of CHINA iS stated to hive performed prodigies of villour at the head of hit troops against tl , e rebels : the corps of his army, which he com manded in person, in the province of Quin Hoe , comprised 146,000 men. The KING of ToNw.iN having received the sub miision of 30,000 rebels, and divided them amongst different corps of his army, has returned to U'en quin, with a guard of ;,(1,000 men. C.kticriti 1)( DON, with U0,0(i0 men, commands the western passes. M. PF L T TER not having been called up to receive judgment daring the late Term, has become dis charged from the cowecptences of his convietion. The Karl of Ca Eli sioar gave a grand Dinner on Saturday to Viscount Bta.nrarv, Earl of Da Ra t ev, and a large par y of friends, at his house in Berkley-slaar:. Lady v had, on Saturday, a grand Ma sical Parr!, at her house in Stanhope-street, to near four hundred of the first persons of distimaion. Among the vocal and other performers were Signor I'vlortrara, Signora Simi act, Mr. RKAnaa, and Mcssrs.'Ls.ANDERS and Mryta. In the fashionable circle were the Prince of VA Les; Duchesses BEAU FORT, Dsv oast' RE, and Bo LION ; Marchioness of HEAT/FORT ; Nlarquisscs DOUGLAS and LORN ; Locti and Lady HAMILTON ; Lord and Lady Mc:fe es-tt ; Lord and two Mi4ses Gnimsros ; Lord SC/NiI:RS ; Lady and Miss Havosasroa, and Mrs. 1:1 TZHERBERT. The infant son and heir of the Hon. Col. FITZ ROv was baptized, on Saturday evening, at the Colo nel's house in Curzon-street. The infant son and heir of Mr. Duel( E was bap tised on Saturday evening by the Hon. and Rev. Mr. WELLESLEY at Mr. Der RE'S house in Grafton street, by the name of CALEDON GEORGE DEPR E. Mr. PORCH nit stood as proxy for Lord CALEDON, with Lady C. Lra sox, Colonel and Mrs. o'l .0VG:1- LIN, as Godfathers and Godmothers on the occa sion. After the ceremony an elegant Supper was given, and a band of music from Hyde Park Bar racks was engaged, who performed all night in the hall. Among the company were the following : viz. Duchess of Gordon, Viscount and Viscountess Bromc, Lord W. Russell, Lady G. Gordon, Mar , quis of Lorn, Lady A. Wyndham, Lady E. and two Misses Monk, Dowager Marchioness of Bath, Earl of Westmoreland, Marquis and Marchioness of Bath, Lord Fitzharris, Lord Bridport, Viscount Villiers, Lord Fdeley, Sir Stephen and Lady Glynn, Lady C. Cadogan, Lady E. Wellesley, Mrs. Wal ker, Mr. Mrs. and two Misses Fordyce, Lord and Lady Morpeth, Lord Somerville, Capt. Fielding, Mr. Alexander, &c. There wilt be issued 2100 tickets for the grand ball at Ranelagh, to be given on the Ist of June by the Knights of the Bath; and we understand, in order to add to the splendour of the scene, no gen tleman will be admitted who does not appear in full dress. On Saturday was held at Wit t. is's Great Room, the annual dinner of the Royal Society of Musi cians—the Earl of DART>tourH in the chair. After dinner, iVon Nobe Don:ine was sung ; on the King's health (their patron) being. given, G. , ;(1 Save the King was sung as a glee, and chorused by the whole room, being about 300 persons, and was encored with cathusiam, with several other loyal toasts, ap propriate to the times ; the glees were performed in an excellent style, under the diration of Mr. KNY s-tr. A new glee, by Dr. Ca troar, and a song, by SIIIEIII, written for the occasion, met with uni versal applause, when the president gave, Prospe riiy to the Royal Society of Mordant ; it was followed by WEBB'S favourite glee of Glorious Apollo. Mr. Dinsum and Mr. INC L EDON added their well known abilities to the entertainment. Among the noble visitors, we noticed the Earls of C uEsTE / / riELD, DARNITY, and Fur.asscua, Lord Duasaaavittz, Sir PA TEPCS: BLAKE, Sir JOHN DRI" DEN, &c. &c. The remains of Sir ROOK KT CHAMBERS, late Judge in India, who died about a fortnight since in Paris, laid in state in the Middle Temple Hall on Friday and Saturday morning. About two o'Clock the solemn procession began to move fropa the Hall to the Church, in the following order : Two fern; It. Porter in their full Tuo Chamber Ditto, DA°. Rev. Dr. Rrnitirll, the %biter of the Temple. Dr. Wellgioss he. Deputy. Dr. Vincent, the Dean of Westinim.ter, and Dr. Glasse. The Co ;:•:e and the P.ril was held tip by the Lord Chancellor. Lord F. - et •rick Campbell, Lord Alsailley, the Master of the Rtstl4, Sir William Scott, Hugh Leyeester,Emi. Julia Wynne, and Alex. l'o;ilaarn. iclianl Chambers F..:q Cilia Mourner. Colonel M• Donald, Thounic Crania, Eki. Frederick Cham- I)e,s, aed Chamber,, relation, ; and the fu :lowing Nu'alenien and Gentlemen in silk hatbands and surf., the de ce‘eiert's friend. , , au4 Reamers of the Temple. %%limo:. Esq. Cairt al' Illi:t'r Hr. Sir %V. Ousley ♦V. Aug: T. Lvati:e, R. liAliqcr . Esq. G Woui t R C Grant, Esq. W Fo..teen, Esq. R. ti:debuttqin, W 11,14* F.4q. . Wouddos4ll, E. C. y 111411 AW, E4q. Sir M. W Ridley R..v. Mr. Multi L Radatir Lord Grasitley Dr, Fraike T. Drdkt, Esq. -11. Lew, Esq. Dr. &sire T. Thouirson (Pm:nil Norm C. Pet rs, Esq. G Cockerel; Erq. L. Bailey, Esq. W. S. Stauhoite, Esq. and a nulul)er of other persoar of dLtmeina. They were followed by all their servants in hat bands. The Corpse was interred in the North Vault un der the Church. The Fur.eral Service was per fermed by Dr. Respell, in the most solemn and im- pressive The procesbion reached almost from the Hall to the Church, and was eondu:ted in the moat orderly and rrguLtr mauler kusithle, '. -- ` - ' l. _.'~~ . . . DUTCH ANIj NII MBURCH ALIILS. tovr Lamm, AIAY 2.1. consequence of thee melancholy certainty of war, most articles, and particularly Colonial pro clinFt-,, were to-day on the rise. Indeed there was no fixed market ; and holders were naturally averse to sell. It is said that a ship laden with grain, is arrived, which`the English suffered to pass on her hoisting the Dutch flag ! It is extremely dull with the funds; die Ilatavian Rescriptions payable after peace were noted from 49 to '4fii per cent. • - • We are informed that an embargo was this even ing laid on.. all English ships .in the sea 7 ports of this Republic. CONsTANTINOPLE, APRIL 9. It seems that diff?rences have for some time ex• isted betsxeen the Porte and the Court of Persia, and which would long since have terminated in war, but for the - mediation of Russia. However, the ~e rni of discord is not yet removed ; the Turlcc, l among other complaints, accusing the Ferians with abetting Abdul Wechab in his rebellious enterprizes. Me (;rand Seignior has caused remonstrances to be made on this subjal to the Court at Ispahan, which are little short of a declaration of war: this declara tion hai been 'communicated to die Court of Peters burg by order of the Persian Emperer, who, in case of hostilities,' will be supported by Russia ; and it is this circumstance :done which has hitherto pre vented a rupture. ALG:F.RS, Areal. 25. On the 21st an Officer of Reg.mcy, accompanied . by guards, presented himself at the house of Mr. Falcon, the English Consul, and summoned him to open one of the lower apartments of his house.— Two of the domestics fled, and as the key was mis sing, the guards broke open the door, and found two Turkish women. The English t onsul declared -- that they could have been introduced only by bit domestics. The house was immediately surrounded , by a great mob, and Mr. Falcon was exposed to the greatest danger. The women being conveyed to the Regency were at first condemned to be drowned, but received each 509 blows with a stick. One of the domestic slaves having made a confession at the Marine Office, which criminated the English Consul and his Secretary, the Dey ordered it to be signified to them that they must quit Algiers in three days. The Prince remained all night at the Marine Office to inspect the reparation of the vessel destined for their embarkation. On the 22J the Consul represented to the Regency, that being sect to Algiers by his Sovereign, he could not leave it but by his orders. The Dey, without giving time to communicate with any one, caused' im to be immediately seized by six tchaoux, who tn..k hit on board at noon land the vessel immediately sailed. We have extraleJ the following articles, relative to St. Domingo, from the Jamaica papers, which arrived on Saturday ; and from the American pa pers of the 23c1 last : The Kingston (Jamaica) paper, of the 4th of April says, L'Os:au French national schooner, ar rived at Port lloyal from Port Republican, on Satur day ; on the day previous to her sailing, three thou sand French troops had arrived there, under the command of General Gabeaux. _ _ The New York paper, of ti 16th of April, says, Captain Fuller, of the Hound, n eighteen days from Cape Francois, reports, that six sail of the line, and nine transports, had arrived off ti,a. port, having on board 13,000 troops from France. General Ro chambeau had removed his head-quarters to Port Republican. The Blacks continued in the environs of the Capc, and it was expefted would shortly pos sess themselves of it. Trade very dull. A Norfolk paper, of the 7th of April says, by the French brig L'ibeille, in fourteen days from the Cape, we learn, that 12,000 French troops had ar rived there, and, part being left to garrison the town, the remainder proceeded to Port Republican, which is to be the head-quarters for the ensuing foul months. The. New York Gazette, of the Bth of April, contains the following letter, dated Philadelphia, on the Gth. Yest?rday arrived here the schooner Salty and Peggy, Wallace, from Aiu Caves. By her we have distressing accounts of the clestruaion of the Bri gands of the adjacent plains. A letter from thence of the 6th of March, says, " The Brigands of the West have broken the c)rdon, penetrated to Arquin, - which they burnt ; after having m tssacred all the sick in the hospital, and taking a circuitous route by L'Azile, reached our quarter, and formed a junc tion with those, against whom we had already to contend. This obliged the different adjacent camps and parishes to retire into town, where we were im mediately besieged. On Sunday last, General I.a plume made a sortie, but was obliged to retreat, into town, with the loss of two or three killed, and several wounded. The loss of the Brigands could not be ascertained, hut I presume it must have been much more considerable than our's, although they were viEtorion.:. " This skirmish animated them considerably, and in the morning General I.aplume received a sum mons to surrender in two hours, threatening, in case of refusal, to storm the town, and put every soul to death. They were answered by two coups de cannon. which dispersed them. We were, however, attack ed the next morning ; but the banditti were soon routed with great slaughter, leaving between two and three hundred killed. They carried off a part of their wounded, but left nearly three hundred muskets, which have been since found : and, it is supposed, many more were lost, ns we find them continually in the ditches, and amongst the bushes, canes, &c. Our viaot y was so complete, that they raised the !siege the next morning ; this; however, may have been owing to the arrival of 800 troops at Tiberoon, under General Sarrazin, of which, I pre *snme, they were apprized at the time of their at tack, or soon after their defeat. The news of their arrival reached us yesterday, and we expel them here to-morrow. General Rochambeau is daily ex peded, wit} , four or five thousand men ; and, with such a reinforcement, we shall be perfectly secure." A Bill lately passed the Senate of New York for the prevention of duelling. The principals or se conds in a duel are declared disqualified, for twenty years, from holding any office of honour, profit, or confidence, cr from voting at any elections, &c. We have seen letters from Hamburgh, stating, that the senate had made an application to the Cotitt of Berlin for its proteaion of property in that City, in the event of a French invasion. These letters add. that no bower had . been returned.