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' ' i.• • " - " tbe 3Arttiob IP-rtiolf . , ' 1 : NUMBER 1593.) FRIDAY, F 1 UARY 12, 1808. •. ~ "~ (P.RICE SIXPEN SECOND TIME. THEATRE-ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Cll3B PRESENT EN'ENING, Feb. le, 19oa, Tim4r Majesties' !errant' will act a New Opera, Your Act', caned, KAIS; IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. „Alan was.vested, constitutionally and legally, uith uncoutrouled right over thip pravacy, its it epper.red he vraui---he, Sir J')HN liti101.1.; Amid not conceive bow any ohjeotion could be robed to Hit MUMS disposing of a part of it among the. younger branches of his family. if there was any reason to suppose that say. part of this propierty, seising from captures, Wee ly disposed'of by the Crown, *ere Ind; it be *Of grounds for the Honourable Baronet's WO. ,ficta • but 410116 JOHN NICNOLL, did not feel bacl, in any instance, been so disposed of, intssi. give his decided disapprobation to the imittieulgr ariting 'roan The aitteiridnient tOct ; and a jt.sge how tie done a carte known Geotlettoto ' topic, ' %US ir statement of the applicstiorf of the sums froths she Admiralty Z-sits ht question. luenient bc% proili3cd was to that of • d boa .evAritl the tAou: e flake upon s itsialt rw thithtitenierie of an %tigftt J,raut could away h?fori the w1...1e varlicalars otjt ' own. He uniy _begged the WOO. Hoe. tolidvert; that to enlair Upon sge,ke as pittvoing ancaiolid hue of an littlish:44 whether isi wit = IPEAZIR ifitriposed and said, that it aught inely dAcult to say what should be the proce eliag.upon such an occasion ; but he that by abitaining from this debate, this Home would better consult its own dig:. Rom or aolrmors. OH , LOVE IN TIIE DESERTS. After 'bids, the revved Farce of TILE MAYOR OF GARRATT. The New Opera of Ede or, Love in the Dean% will be rated every Seeming, till farther notice. TOURTH TIME. THEATRE-ROYAL, COVERT-GARDEN. rfaibi PRESENT EVENING, Feb. 154 1808, L oil be acted, a New Comedy, called, REUOb:E DULL CARE 01, ROW MILL IT END Alt* Adak Risforiced T HE M BLO W BOY.ete-Drama, called, The New I wlll be a,gainst an Howie. The SPEAR , be extremely order of WAS etre day,' the Caw ; or, How will it till further notice. Acrs FOR GRANTING CONTRIZUTIONS ON PROPINNTY 4 se., ma. gSTY'S COMMISSIONERS for 7408 haying raised istformatiem that ire dr Celia tf laid. god Irobtri ß.to, - . IS M, Mt 40 141414•41,110% 4 1;1110110640011di *lei Saws • -re Mar warnigot* to Tar lee?, 'eairfri'vs y 141 *aid es, 4ases t Vafie.e, that till Pcragts who 'OW omit in ifr r tkis Roma At 44c Wee 0: the COffunisaiiirtrs, mr to the 1641. n o f the raptclar winos jawgpes dap lam Jae herabir aUS be patem`ell for 111.2 Penalty iniattad it afrait. By Order 4 . t" the Baird, MATTIIEW WINTER. .1 6 1_,..._ 1 110 0 1 /WWI 2, lees. ACTIMLUNG-OFPICE. nil. 9, tom. MCOMMISSIONERS far rietatalials• His otet For lig homey give Notice, That ex tura -OAY, l hr sad admit, they will he melt to rereirr Mean t wider (reek d op), and :teat jar all such gamma/ice of good esid VIROINIA LEAF TOBACCO, ar rholl be required r Mir airtime eNis Nejet...le Nee/ airier the qettere 'O . twelve mat avtaia fiat that disc, end jiather until sir mammthe rid( :ha he gist*; ee by *Urinal hem time to tilioe,ae rtitt~&bay Au, iota Mr Majesty's Victstalling Stores at Portermorth, owl Plipstrah, arid to belsoiti gym* with intertet, ninety days Iftfl e Thersediteure of the Cont reset may be seem at the Secretary's No re ftaril grit: be lad to an/ Toader "at Ouch the Price shell abe bleated is Wendt at length, or that shall not be delivered the Board before Oae oTruck in the said Toesday, the sad sionot, moo toeless '6. Perms who makes thi Tinder, or tow moo ea Ais iwthaff, Wank to reamer token called for. VICTUALLING-DFFICE, fgt. 6, 16061. ILH E COMMINSI(INERS fur Viet:galling His IL Mierates Nero do hereby give Mabee, That on TUES. Ay, tie i. of Marv; west, May siN ir mod, to ',coke mule" La awl'i ( Nalcd for god trio TWO RUN- E= vat FI FTY THOIL SAND GALLONS ,of WEST NIDLI•EUSI, to he delie,,d, fiat ff ably, from Want/mars whisk it gait hoot bees Itowded , owe half is the costae of one reol4 end the rossaisselee is ass ilonth onererned.., into Hie Waage. lima at Portadath, Plysocials, old tele ba 4,ll r•fm a iihoportiolu, IM,Ymou-" ATA NTS ; SITUATION, a setter steady 1101124 G MAN, who has bona Wed to the hominess tßeertaisiorl sit the tows, and can be w ell wiciantnendati. Apply to C. D at the Dace of tbia 7.-.r.er, whirl win beet sub napeetfol sttrusles. 4NY YOUNG GENTLEMAN having ge rats far 'DRAWING _nod berug desirous of LA aim gented and pooltable Profession so the Arta, assy be we, and, Asa leaned, have the Profession given up shW —A Premiss is siscialred. Apply, or Wm, poet paid, No. 7e, Tavlatock-street, FEMALE NATIVE of BENGAL, lorly arrived is !barge of a Touts. lady, wishes to rattan as SERVANT iu say La4y tato may be going oat. lo Kr. Usy, 1 s ladia UMW. poi port : tt That there be laid before the House an account of the Net Proceeds paid into the Registry of the Court of Admiralty, or Receiver-Ginend of Droits ; together with all the property paid to His hiksieste, as belonging to the Crown, since the Ist Jan. 1793, and the balance now remaining." Sir FRANCIS BUNDErr said, it would not answer his purpose, merely to ascertain how the proceeds of those captures stood to this day. Their amount was of such magnitude, tha: ke was thoroughly convinced sod satisfied the House would not en dure the ides, of admitting them to be at the uncon trouled disposal of the Cru,to. He felt thankful to the Right Honourable Gcneemen opposite, for his se;,;,;e,tion as to the propriety of amending this motion, but could see no reason to adopt his advice: he would therefore leave it as it was. Sir CHARLRI Pont, confused the Honourable Baronet had his me-t sincere and warm thanks, for bringing forward this motion in the manner and shape he had dole. He would never lose sight of the object of this motion ; every day convinced him of the neceseity of having a watchful eye over the conduct of the Admiralty Court. This motion had therefore his most warm and hearty concur rence. Sir Joute Nicaoxx did not exactly see the ne cessity for mixing the conduct of the Admiralty Court with the present question. It was necessary in his mind for the House to look at the nature of the inquiry they were going into. Those captures werr, by the constitution of this country, the just and legal property of the Crown, at its sole and ancontrouleAl disposal. With respect to property aptured previous to • knowledge of a declaration of war by the owners, it was uniformly restored. He recollected that there was, previous to the breakintout of the war with Holland, considerable property belongirg to the Dutch, in this country, which was condemned as prise to the Crown : but such part of it as was condemned before the actual declaration of war, was restored. What was the use made by H a Mararrx of those droits arising from captures ? Two-thirds of their value were ge nerally given to the ca ta us as reward for their exertions and services. This mode of disposing of them, he trussed, nobody in this House would dis approve. Other parts of this property was granted to the public service. There was a ;rant of a mil lion sonae years pest made to the country. A grant of a million was also given for the relief of British subjects, whose property, daring the last war, was sequestered in Spain. These were the different modes in which the greater part of those droll, of the Crown, arising from captures, were disposed of; WI he try/AM and was ipstisied the House would feel the reasonableness of s uc h disposal. There were other grams-made by His Majesty to the yosinger branches of the Royal Family, which some Honourable Gentlemen did not at all Stella to be satisfied with. For his own part, he considered such grants perfectly reasonable. U His Mk , ' ThiiirM/101 . TH Strim UTH . lOO,OOO Gallons. Loa of the Kimmel:ma) cousideked perfectly legal, so,ooo and in every instausesterreet. e would theretnre -. take the liberty of • to the H on o ur able .s.too• Sagasat sac, • -of aireadies hitt mallow elle l ler i esimi st t itecreturfc or. sad ND shaping it, as that it woulsfslL:w how the N. isms WI is Awl to ail Tender is Which Mt Price Asti proceeds of those captures stand up to this day. e k liesieltiessevit at leligtii. se that shall not he delivered The Right Hon. Gentlemen then proposed an tie deed Were Oar a'Clerk de the said raosdaa, the lot of Amendment to the Motion, to the following pur- r.'" ,rat il" lakes tha Penes ita• woke the Mier, 4. port :66 That there be laid bef ore the H o use an is Alums co his Wolf, attends, to Marrs when cared for. • ....e 4.1-..... W —. o—__- A- • a • .._ 2. • . 'AEGSANCY ImayNY Lady is this situation, u n de r peculiar eireammuumas, obtain nal Friend, and seam r our aL.d tappings*, kir address*s Letter (post-paid) No. I t t i t e asd-otrad, Golden -"Plaroi wise, wh.'n a private I with the Advertiler will appuiiited. MONEY DIRECTLY.—Thirty Thous an d Parauds tipsy* kept res 47 10 minors byfisasity, or os rote of Hood, or may other Security, tenoning; to the circle in lances of the Dortowtv. Apply, or addrese (port paid) to kegs Woven and C 0.% Dgeoutit Office, No. to, Villiret treet, Strand. Office Murk front tee tM tire. SEEOPib NUMINER. BRITISH GALLERY OF ENGRAVINGS. v iLLIAM KILLER respectfully informs N Snestanial. and Pubiir in Aeoettl, *II the DOND NUlr i ttf the alonve sid 1110111111114 work be ready to • en Monday, t h ud instant. IThensatie-otrent, lam 'o* pauses, duodecimo, r E MASTER PAS!HON ; or, Hi story o f Frederick Bouisourst. 'rioted An WiiMeas Miller. A lbeare'rie-ei met. • STATE and CITY. WO.l, CORRHILL, nod No. g, CHARING-CROSS. BISH recommends the Scheme of the • "TATE LOTTERY, ea it has mere than &nide the amitie s of Capital Prizes, sod MOM thou tiorible the number 'tether Prima, that were cowdaloctl in the Isle Pruecipai and Unitestreatary Lotterica added together, vie. L 3 .... of ... . L. ao, o oo AO .... of .... L, i ,c3c. 3 11 Tbs above Capitals me A flag, and there is no fixed Prins whatever. The CITY LOTTERY, of Saheb' 'fiat Ft...xi-mid liJW:I 3, es!lisqpd of Lara&Tax, =assist the full;.. ing Capital 7,000 ti aooo • TICILETS sad SHARES, for both Ike State and City Atterbia, antaelltiog is great Var,t, at the above Od:ra bow ss Capital Prises were Shared and Sold in the lasi ••• Seiwwww, wits Particulars of each Lottery, to be bad Oliao 44 14 - 44 4, LIL/ANHILL., sail tiw. 9, (HARING- Om &r J•ity Newront obtained lease to hring in a ISIS to emend an Act passed in lrelawd, which restricted the Royal Colter of Mayttootb, in the purchase of laud, to is certain quantity. Sir WILLIAM Cowen brought np a Petition from Ote lahabitents of the Island of Dominica, prayinr Indemnity "for what they aullktred by the late Fire in that liked. Th. Petition tens referred to a Committee. Mr. Jr. sittssow bronght up an account of Monies receiv ed for Licensee from the commencement of hostilities is May t ne3, up to the present period. Sir Jogai SINCLAIR brought up Accounts frem the Of. Gee °Nis Chief Secretary in Ireland for the lag year.... Ordered to lie on the Table. Sir Jon* 14 moony. wowed, " That the First and Ting Report of the Comunnsionere of Irish Accounts be printed."... Ordered. Mr. ilosnisros obtained Imre to bring in a Bill to liab the Office of Surveyor of Subsidies on Petty Customs ha the Port of London. EVESHAM ELECTION COMMITTEE, • SALLOTTSO THIS KAT. • Jolla Fame, Esq. Julie Caleat, D. Winder Mipateresq. r James Weller, of Exeter. Was. Mills, Esq. Thomas Slanley, Esq. Jaws Mortis Lloyd, EM. Sir Illithoits toailby, Bart. Sur Cbaries Puts, Bart. • T.'ryr rbitt, Esq. Wm. Maim Firmer, E.q. I.IIIIIIIN I'ES. Ouistin Didk, Esq. Right Hue. O. Tiers's.- • Wtst Orde, Esq. Jibs Locklaert. DROITS OF THE ADMIRAI;TY. * - Sir FRANCIS BURDETT Said, it was not his intro thin to occupy the time of the House, oe to go into a discussion on the motion he would now have the honour of calling t;!e attention of the House tis. He would, therefore, cool c, That an Account be laid before this House, of all the captures made by His PHA./ EITY's cruisers, or ships of war, from the year 1794, up to the present period, specifying their individual amount, description, estimated value, and how disposed of." The CHANCELLOR of the Excwr.buaa doubted very much'whether the way in which the Honour able Baronet had thought proper to frame this mo tion, would answer the object intended by it, or whether it could be complied with in this way. He thought it rather extraordinary, in the Hon. Ban. to call for an account of each individual capture made from so distant a period, as the year 1792, up to the present time. - Utile Hon. Baronet con ceived that improper advice had been given to the Crown in the disposal of any of those capture', or any allegation had been m a de o f His Alasiestv's having disposedof them imp• operly, therewould, in' that cam, be groundsforthe Hon. Bart.'smotion. He considered those captures to be constitutionally droits of the Crown. His MAJLS rY had often made grants - out of those droih, which he (the CHANCEL .. - . . Lusuteerox.said, he was not so satisfied as the Hon. Bart. who had just sat down, of the pro priety and correctness of the manner in which thme slroits of tlie Crown were disposed of. lie would state a fact to the House, which was upon the re .cords of the Court of Admiralty, which would thew, that in aim instance, at least, those droits of the Crown wera , vaproperly, and, he would say, whet, eafeitukaposiad• was this. of au Has. (meaning Sir Hone - Poenau) who some years past went from this country to Ostend, where he purchased a vessel of the name of El Thieriot, and under the Imperial flag sailed in her for Cardin), in the East Indies. On his arrival he dis posed of this vessel, and purchased another, which he loaded with tea, for Europe, sad sailed from Canton in her, under American colours. He touched in his voyage home at the coast of Ire land, and from thence procte':ied with the ship WA cargo to this country. On his proceeding up the English Channel he brought the ship to au anchor off Dungenaess, wh,re she was seised by His Ma jesty's ship Brilliant, Captain Roaissoa, when in di,e jet of smuggling a part of the tea on shore. Theitransaction was brought to trial, in the Court 6f Admiralty, and claims put in on the part of the Holt.liart. (Sir Hoar Forman). The Court, after a NIP hearing of, the whole business, condemned the ship and cargo, and they, accordingly, became droll, of the Crows. It was strange enough to re meek, said the Hon. Gentleman, that some few years past, His MAJRITY was advised to make a grant of 35.0001. to the Hon. Baronet, Sir Hose Poruast, and that not a single :billing was received out of-this property by the captor, Captain Rooth- Son. This was an act, continued the Honourable Gentleman, so glaringly improper, that he was radislied the House would feel the ucceseity of au investigation into how thee-: droits of the Crown, arising out of ca?tures, were appropriated. The lion. Gentleman concluded by expressing his asse-t to the Motion. 1101511 PopHAM said, lie never felt himself Ile imperiously called upon as on the present occasion. Tne Honourable Gentleman had assailed him in the most violent and personal =saber. It was true that he did go to the East Indies, where, be was proud to say, he had reudered the most toseti tial services to his country. His services, he would ' say, must have been great, and very extraordinary, (a &Ws) to induce the Governor-General in India to reeommend him so strongly to the Go vernment of this country. He thought it rather strange, that the Honourable Gentleman should have singled him out as an object for such se vere and unmerited obloquy. He assured the Honourable Gentleman he had no connexion with either smuggling or smugglers. If His MAJERTT had thought proper, in consideration of the peculiar hardships of the case alluded to by the Honourable Gentleman, to have made him such grant, in remission for the serious loss sus tained in that transaction, he thought it rather odd the Hon. Gentleman could fihd no other instance of the improper disposal of the droll, of the Crown than this one. The Honourable Baronet concluded hyy expressing his hope, that the House would fed that his conduct did not merit such harsh and sevem rebuke es the Hon. Gentleman had thought proper to deal met against it. Mr. SHERIDAN mid, that he agreed with what the lion. Captain had said as to the probability that he would have been better able to make a de; fence against the attack that had been made by the How Gentleman near him (Mr. Lushington), had he had previone notice of his intention to do so; but he could not agree with him is thinking, that it so happened for the purpose of taking that Hon. Captain unawares. It come' not be said to have been precipitated, as it entirely arose out of the de bate. It was only this morning that his Hon. Friend had read the papers upon which he had grounded his statement and observations, and therefore he could Dot, by poenbility, have made that attack sooner. It was, however, the more ne cessary that the whole matter should be sifted, and fully investigated, as it had hitherto escaped the public notice. He was the more convinced of this, after hearing the defence that had been made; and it was necessary for the House to be further in formed upon the subject, even for the lion. Captain's own justification. The Hon. Captain had told the House, that he had made use of a neutral flag. He (Mr. Sheridan) had indeed Ismael of Officers making use of a neutral flag in a esainient of irritation, but how was it made use of 1,..k was in tightanig the battles of Great Britain. Hato bod that Hon. Captain employed it ? Why, be has employed it for no other purpose than that of lanchog teas at Dungennesa. Meow! far! hear! from the qoposition Beeches.) Mr. Sur- MOAN was proceeding to enlarge in ammadvenrions upon the Hon. Captain's defence, when he war M terrupted by The Caawcz ',Loa of the EXCHEQUER, who mac to call the Hight Hon. Gentleman to order. Ho could not hear an attack made upon the Hon. Baronet behind him, arising under circumstances which rendered it impossible to be consistent with those rules of justice which had ever been ob served in that House. It was inapplicable to the real nature of the motion before the House, as it was totally uuneccwory, at prosiest, to call for a nity. Mr. Surefoto added, that he was diVlsed flo thank the Right lloomarable Gentleman megovisyg called him to order, as be felt the farce of ids (the SPEAKER'S) observations. althaug% he could not help thinkmg that he was s t r i c tly Oreler../. ilieagpint.to wilds he skeane to mask. worths amettion of an Honotinohle and Learned GROW- Man, that there was hot a single iustance 'of fla grant misapplication of those sums, and there fore the statement that had been made by his Honourable Friend (Mr. • LusniecTon) of an instance to the contrary, was cutely a proper sub ject to animadvert upon. If these droitp of Adnai• ratty were granted as droits of His Marron-, at a • time when their amount woo comr aratively insigni ficant, but afterwards grew to such an extent, as far exceeded the original intentions of Padiameat. it was not only necessary to know the amount, but to consider whether it would be safe to entrust , oath a large sum into the hands of Goverument 'for their sole disposal ? -It was sn act of bounty on :the part of His MAJESTY, which no person could dispute', when properly applied ; sad he thought that it he had extended it even be yo.ad the younger braoches of the Royal Mundy, it w iuld only have -been a proper application of it, to compensate fur _ a, claim His Royal High Leis the Prince of WALD* •Imad for the loss of what formerly arose from the Ouelly of Cornwall, which bad never been compels- Sirsated Jonx Nicaon. - (the Advocate-General) rage in explanation. Tie said, the particular grsuts alluded to by the Hon. Gentlem in opposite, . (Jr. Lusitrnavrox), were such is he himself had report ed in favour of, under the 41lowing eiretimsta ices: The Honourable Capt. in,!tlie time of Peace, woo motioned at Ostend, and went to India npon a mercantile expedition (which. he, the Aile•Fstlf- Geller'', was neither &feuding nor coodiosiond, and was thereby liable to a prohibitory applicable to P . ritisli subjects tradiing to tip' quarter of the wertd, as it was in violabon et' charter a the liiitiodia Ca -- hawever, that aliiTe there, peisioni, high VI sites tion, and who represented the Company them selves, showed him every respect and protectim— Here Mr. TISILNEY called the Right Hon. sad Learned Baronet to order, as he was not coufinins himeleif to the question, but entering upon a josh-. fiCation of the Honourable Captain's conduct. • The SPrAILIta again inairfered and said, that go isr' as the Learned Gentleaum's exploration was a jirstification of his own conduct, it might be deem ed regular ; but in order to make the discussion more applicable to the question under considera tion, he should again state that question, and the subsequent amendment, to the House, as upon that amendment the debate now rested. It would be for the Honourable Baronet to say, what it was Its should now consider as t is motion. Sir FRANCIS BURRS' T said, Oat am it Win =atter of notoriety that a large mu money was swam treaded by Parliament, he considered it his duty to make the motion he had originally proposed ; but that an apparent fairness on the part of the Right HonouralAe Gentleman opposite (the CifincELLe of the Excnrouza) had induced him to think of acceding to his amenament. Since this debate had arisen, however, and since he had heard the statement of the case so strongly put by his Ho nourable Friend near him, e fel. his 'nind changed upon that point, and should in is: u pou his original motion. Sir Jews lkitcnor.t then resumed. It had been stated, that the HonouraW.e Captain having ren dered himself %meritl to the East India Company, by his conduct at Prince of Wales's bland, h.: 4 certain privileges tacitly conferred upon bin', and in consequence thereof bad purchased a cargo of tea, which was seized by His Mar resav's ship the Bri ll iant, when at llungennem. The captors proceeded against that property, part of which belt nged to a French supercargo, anal was finally ccndeatned to the captors. Wi th m inted to that I sat of the cargo wllieh belonged to the Hen. Caw. aio, the Court of Admiralty could not coutletnn it as prize to His Kai twit, as 1 WWI not effendi: g ag tmst the rights of war : but it was left to a Coot of Justice, on account of its be ing an illegtl transaction. •In that Court, he could nut regain that property; and it fell accordingly to the Crown as a for&itnre. • As the acquiescence, eta the part of the East hidia Company, went so fiir as nearly to equal the authority of a license, it um doubted whether it was lit for the Crown tktakr advantage of that forfeiture, and was ultimatA termined, that it should not be taken advantage ot; and lie (the ADVOCATE-GENCZAL,) had made a report accordingly. Mr..Luttutlexott said, i; explanation, that had been infipmed the. Right Hon. and Le Gentlemen had iatlnctantiv made that report, and hearing that those drafts lied been so dispost.4 he gill'. L) had gene that-morning, and caamired the aloctements. From the farts, as they f cut that& appeared, be thonght.it was utterly intro, siblf• tint to Unties the circomstance b« 11.;c1 suited, whetber the Won: Captain was in the House or net upoh this occasion. Iltlo.llmorn observed, that partial and coloured . **4- 1110 Ly • audi