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illness, and that it was very uncertain when he would be again able to attend. Dr. ROBERTS was then called to the Bar of the House.—lle said that he was Mr. ATnins's Physician ; he had seen him this day, and, from his judgment, he thought him incapable of attending the Committee that morning. He further stated, that it was very uncertain when he could, with safety to his health, attend again. On a Question put by the SPEAKER, that Mr. JOlll4 ATKINS be discharged from any further at tendance on the Committee, it was carried in the affirmative. The House resolved itself into a Committee of the whole, upon the Order of the Day, respecting the Militia Training Bill, which was ordered to be engrossed, and read a third time, paragraph by paragraph, on Thursday next. 'I he House adjourned till to-morrow. THEATRE-ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. TO-MORROW EVENING will be proented a New Histo rical Play, in Three An‘, called THE HERO OF THE NORTH. To which will be added, THE SULTAN. THEATRE-ROYAL, COVEN! . -GARDEN. To-mot( ROW EVENING will be performed the Comedy of THE MAN OF THE WOIILD. To which will he acktNl, A TALE OF MYSTERY. .mmoIMIP on.• TH:E BRITISH PRESSI LONDON, WEDNESDAY, FEB. €23. Ash-Wednesday—A Holiday at the PuMc Offiret. We mentioned some time ago, that the GREN VIL LE Party did not see the financial state of the country in the flattering light in which it was held up to public view by the Minister, at the commence ment of the Session. We also stated, that it was the intention of that party to take an early opportu nity, after the recess, to attempt a refutation of the Minister's statement. Our report of the debate which took place list night in the House of Lords, upon the sccond reading of the Bank Rent iaion Bill, will be found to bear us out in what we have asserted. Lord GRENVILLE expressed an earnest desire for an enquiry into the state of our finances, and in words that spew he entertains a doubt, if not of their prosperity, at least of their adecinacy to their preseat or probable future burthens. Yesterday we received the Moniteur of the 17th instant ; it contains nothing of importance.—We also received some Papers by the Dutch Mail, which ate also barren of interesting intelligence. Yesterday morning a Messenger arrived at the gecretary of State's Office from Windsor, with dis patches from his MAJESTY. The East Indiaman, having on board Lieu:. Col. Dcseatsav, Brigade M:ajor COLE BROOKE, and a detachment of Royal Artillery, put into Portland Roads, on Friday morning, in conse quence of adverse winds. Sergeants MACKAY and SUTHERLAND, late of the Ross and Cromarty fencibles, who were tried and acquitted for the alledged murder at Aberdeen, upon the King's birth-day, were on Thursday libe rated from gaol, information having been received that no farther prosecution was intended against them. I do not know whether the Ministers of Bo t- P ARTE are themselves the dupes of the id!e stuff of *heir writers, but we are assured that nothing can equal the credulity with which the Fitter CONSUL adopts all their tine reasonings to prove that English riches are merely fictitious, and that English credit is artificial. It appears so important to demonstrate this great truth to the world, that after having charged with that department M. HAUTERIVE, he has withdrawn it from him, and entru:ited it to M. FIEVEE, the author of some good romances, and who has written, not without success, from ima gination, upon the finances of Great Britain.— e:ourirr de Londres. An enormous deficit appears to exist in the finan ces of the Batavian Republic. The supplies neces sary for the present year will, according to letters from the Hague, arnetiat to nearly fitly-three mil lions of florins, whilst the entire revenue of the Re public amounts to only thirty millions. There is consequently a deficiency to be provided for of twen r' -three millions of florins. A number of troops have arrived at Dunkirk, in order to be embarked from thence for St. Domingo. Great quantities of aims, and ammunition, destined for that colony, are likewise daily arriving at Dun kirk, from Liae, Douay, and Maubeuge. Admiral Biceenroe, who constantly cniiice in the waters of Sardinia and Malta, narrowly watches eaery movement in the Mediterranean! The Corporation of the City of Cork have unani mously voted the Freedom of that City to Lord REDESDALE, the Lord Chancellor of Ireland. On the 20:11 instant a very particular order was received at Plymouth, from the Admiralty Board, by the difforent Captains of his Majesty's ships and vessels at that port, viz. that in future no young gen tleman of the Royal Navy, in the Channel, North Seas, Bay of Biscay, Straits, Coast of Africa, New t; iundland, Halifax, or the Vest Indies, having serv ed six years according to the usual routine of the service, shall be confirmed as a Lieutenant, until he bath been in England and examined before the Commissioners of his Majesty's Navy at Somerset House : this regulation does not extend to those serving in the least Indies or Cape of Good Hope. The solemn declaration made by Colonel DES. PA n r.) of his innocence, has, it is reported, made a• very deep impression on the minds of several who heard him in that awful moment. 'I he coolness and intrepidity which he evinced has, however been equalled, if not surpassed, by men of the most consummate villany, in similar cases ; and every as surance is a trifle light as air, when opposed by the verdia of his country. It can not be forgotten that Lord Lov A tdied with no less firmness this SION sr; and that in 11:s last moments, exultiog in the purity of his patriotism, he exclaimed—" Duke tt decoram Pt pro pair a "mi." A'ASHION. On Monday the Marchioness of SALTSBUZY gases her first Rout this season, at her house in.Arlington street. Among the company, which exceeded five hundred, were the following, 'is The Swedish Amtrassador, Count Woronsow, General Va... ratnff, Baron De Rolle, and &run Lenthi. Idarquisw—Winchester. Earls—Carlisle, W inchelsea, Mount-Edgeeumbe,Westmore land, Macclesfield, Chatham, Stair. Viseounts—Grinistont, Hiuchinbrooke, and Gosforl. Lords—Fitzharrs, Morton, Pembro ke, VlUteri, Osborne, Bruce, and Thyme. Sirs—R. Thornton, Culling Smith, John Riddle, F. Racitam, Henry Dastrwood. Generals—At!emir, Phipps, Carleton, Berrie, and Egerton. Co/ends—Chester, Greaves, and Cuulthurst. Captrfins—Curz9n and Bentinck. Mears .—Henley, Gosling, Ellesdon, flandford, Thompson, Brown, Douglas, Lamb, Bouchicr, Codrington, Brulti, Balfour, Adams, Baker, Crowie, Legg, I.ascehe, Moore, Do rian, Elliot, Bertie, Montague, Burgoyne, Cadofan, Ford, Law , Dillon, Simpson, Greenwood, Hain mer,ley, Lewis, &c. Disehesses—Bolton, and Northumberland. Marchionesses—Winchester, and Headfort. Countesses—Carlisle, Cardigan, Carhampton, Mount-Edge , cumbe, MaccleiAcid, Clare, Pomfret. risentintesser—Wentworth, Gnsford, and Newark. Leuzies--Warren Ju. Howard, Gertrard Howard, A. Car penter, Seaford, Douglas, Clifford, E. Palke, Glynn, C. Wal degravei Bay nine, C. Bayning, Euston, Webb, Racham, Bar ham, Bath irtt,C. Dalhousie, A .Waldbrooke, Lucas, Cau:der, Vernon, Hort, S. Burgess, two Percy., Cuncliffe, Crofton, G. Thy' me, and M. Talbot. filisoysress.-Nforton, Pitt, Egerton, Gascnignc, Byng, Hand ford, PerceYal, Clarke, iht , ig;as,Bouchier,A. Stanhope, Moore, Trfontag ac Burgoyne, Ford, Law, Bentinek,Thompson,Trent, Drummond Smith, Smith, Coulthur.t. Mute—Allen, two Bungs, two Dougla.s, Sudlcy, Fitzroy, Townsend, two Caswells, Whitworth, Grimstone, Dorian, Beach, Anguish, Stanhope, Carleton, Montague Burgoyne, Foul, Dashwood, Henry, Pool; Thompson, Edgwoud, E. Smith, and Croftou. On Monday evening a urAnd Concert was given at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, for the benefit of Don CAaotvs, a Spaniard lately arrived in this country. He is supported by most of the Spaniards and principal Merchants in the city, who exerted themselves very successfully on this occasion. About seven hundred were present, at half-a-guinea a ticket. Diemum, Miss TENNANT, and Mrs. Moum TATE:, exerted their well-known vocal talents with great efietct. Miss T. was received with unbounded applause in a bravura song from the Opera of Parnace " Ti par li in seno ;" this song is a favourite of Mrs. Pa f.t. imoTom's; our juvenile performer did not attempt imitation, but sung it in her own usual chaste style. She likewise executed the favourite song of 4 ‘ Let the bright Seraphims," in good style, and she was admirably accompanyed on the trumpet by Mr. HYDE. Mr. LINDLEY enraptured the au dience with a Concerto on the Violoncello. The band was very ably led by Don CAaotus,who like wise played a Concerto on the violin,which was mu' h applauded. After the Concert, there was a Ball, and the company did not separate until an early hour yesterday morning. Early on Monday morning his MAJESTY, attend. ed by Generals MANNERS and Glom!, and Mr. WYATT the Architect, walked from the Queen's Lodge, Windsor, to the Castle, and viewed the different improvements carrying on there tinder the direction of Mr. WYATT; afterwards his MAJES TY with his usual attendants rode in Windsor Great Park. At twelve o'clock his MAJESTY took the diversion of hunting in the neighbourhood of Wind sor with the harriers, which was attended by a great number of Noblemen and Gentlemen of distinction; some excellent sport was afforded in the course of the day. Their MAJESTIES and the PRINCESSES did not leave Windsor yesterday as intended, on account of her MAJ EST Y being indisposed with a cold. This being Ash-Wednesday, their MAJESTIES and the PRI NCESSLS will honour the Concert of Antient Music with their presence in the evening. Sir NIA FtCUS SOMERVILL E, Bart. Member for the County of Meath, arrived from Bath last night, to attend his parliamentary duty. Several persons last week were apprehended and committed to York Castle, on a charge of High Treason. _ _ _ Lord Ossui.sroN, who succeeded Mr. ROBERT Hcasr, as Member of Parliament for Steyning, Sussex, last week, arrived at his town-house, in Clarges-street, last night. We are happy to announce that the Dowager Lady SPENCER is so much recovered from her late indisposition, as to be able yesterday to pay a visit to the Earl and Countess SPENCER, in St. James's place. The Duke of DEVONSHIRE yesterday went out for the first time since his severe fit of the gout. General LENOX gave an elegant dinner yesterday to a party of fashionable friends, as his house, in Harley-street. Wit.t.Ltm BURN, Esq. Saville-street, gave an elegant dinner yesterday. The Duchess of BOLTON removed last week from Mrs. Wmani.t.'s, in Upper B►ouk-street, to her house in Grosvenor-square. The Duke of ATHOL arrived in town l:►st Friday from Tullibardin Castle, Dunkeld, Perthshire, at his house in Portmansquare. His Grace has been employed for sonic time past in improving his estate. Lady HUNTINGFIELD is expeCted from Bath, at her town house, in Grosvenor-square, in the course of this day. The Marquis of BUTE and family will remain for ten days longer at Brompton-house, after which they will return to town for the season. Mr. KEMiaLL, on his return from Madrid, niet Lord and Lady HOLLAND at Valencia, who would not suffer him to lodge at the Hotel, but assigned him apartments in their own house, and induced him to stay at that place a week longer than he in tended. The high charaCter which Mrs. EsTEN has al ways maintained as an Actress, and her long absence from the Stage, have rendered her engagement at the Edinburgh theatre, a matter of no small in terest to the inhabitants of that city, in which her theatrical abilities were first cherished, and after wards attained their meridian splendour. The Cale donian Mercury, speaking of her first appearance is the charafter of Belvidere, snys " the house was, as might be expected, unusually crowded, and Mrs. Es.u.sr was most warmly welcomed by every part of it. Her symmetrical figure, her regular features and expressive countenance, " spirit speaking eye," .graceful a&ion, and soft musical voice—but above all, her just conception, gave grace, beauty and lus tre to the part." Mrs. ESTEN has since played E N . thrasia and Rnalind, with equal success. Mlia. J POETR r. THE SHIVWEECK'D sour Airs soNd, TO THE NIGHT. IT s. c. Withi, or 11oTTYIOM6M• Thou, spirit of the spangled night! I woo thee from the watch-tow'r Where thou doss sit to guide the bark Of lonely Mariner. The winds are whistling eta the wonWsi ' The distant main is moaning low ; Come, let us sit and weave among— A melancholy song! Sweet is the scented gale of morn, And sweet the noontide's fervid beam, But sweeter far the solemn Cahn That marks thy mournful I've 'wed here many a lonely year, And never human voice have heard ; I've pass'd here many a limely year, A solitrry man. And I have linger'd in the shade, From sultry noon's hut beam. And I Hare knelt before my wicker dour, To sing my ev'uing song. And I have hail'd the grey morn high, On the blue mountain's misty brow, Aud try'd totutte my little reed To hymns of harmony. But never could I tune thy reed, At mom, or noon, or eve, so sweet, As when upon the ocean shore • haird thy star-beam mild. The day-spring brings not joy to me, The noon it whispc:s not of peace; But oh when darkness robes the her, ns, My woes are niix'd with joy. And then I talk, and often think Aerial voices answer me ; And oh ! I am not then alone-- A solitary man. And when the blusering winter winds Howl in the woods that clothe my cave, I lay me on my lonely mat, And pleasant are my dreams. And Fancy gives me back my wife ; And Fancy gives me back my child; She gives me back my little home, And all its placid joys. Then hawful is the morning hour That calls me from Ins dream of biiss, To find myself Mill lune, and hear The same dull sounds again. The deep-toned winds, the moaning sea, T;:e whispering of the boding trees, The brook's eternal flow, and oft The Coudor's hollow scream. Snnclay last the Rev. FOL L LOTT HERBERT WALKER, Lord Bishop of Hereford, arrived at his palace in that city. He was welcomed by the ring ing of bells, &c. The LORD LIEUTENANT of Aberdeen has ap pointed the Right Hon. the Earl of ERROL, and Colonel GORDON CUMING, of Pitlurg, Deputy Lieutenants, in addition to those a6ling for the Ellon distrift. The Officers of the Garrison of Dublin gave a grand Ball on Wednesday last, at which were present their Excellencies the Earl and Countess of HARD.. WIC KE, and a number of persons of distinaion. Stanhope-street will soon be the seat of fashion able routs, dinners, masquerades, and balls, in consequence of the arrival of Sir GEORGE CORN WELL, and his beautiful daughters, from Tollsbury Lodge. Mrs. BAYLEY, of Harley -street, postponed her Rout, intended to be given last Wednesday, to this day, when the fashionable world will pay their fir3t respeats this season to that amiable votary of fashion ; and on Friday next she will give a ball and supper. We learn from Bengal, by a letter received by the Sovereign, that the following regular ships were the first to be dispatched for England ; viz. the Lady Burger, Capt. Archibald Swinton; the Lady Jane Dundas, Capt. the Hon. Hugh Lindsay; the Ba ring, Capt. Dixon Meadows ; the Marquis Wel lesley, Cwt. Bruce Michell; the Walthainstow,Capt. William Anew; the Bengal, Capt. Adam Cumiue ; the Lys d Aelson, Capt. Robert Spottiswoode ; and the Unit:d Kingdom, Capt. George Richardson. They were expected to be dispatched in November. We learn from Leland, that some characters of celebrity, in that country, have made a considera ble progress in compiling an historical memoir of the Legislative Union, and a detailed account of the means, private and public, by which that mea sure was finally effectuated.—Donor BARRINGTuN, .Judge of the Admiralty, and Mr. CHARLES BALL, are the avowed authors of this work, which will be of considerable extent ; and from the decisive part taken by these gentlemen on that question—their charader, talents, and local information, we have every reason to exped a work of a curious and in- , teresting nature, and that the heretofore concealed anecdotes of that celebrated transadion, will at length appear, without either reserve or exagge ration. The following letter from his Royal Highness the Prince of WALES, to the Earl of EGREMONT, was read, at the last Meeting of the Royal Jenner inn Society for the Extermination of the Small-Pox, with general applause : " Many thanks, my doer Lord, for your kind letter; I am ever happy in putt u; my,elf into your hands, and upon no OCCAS:011C411 I do so with more satistaftion than on. the pre seat ; fur no one can wish more sateen:ly will to the future success of the Vac::ine institution than myself, being must thoroughly persuaded of its efficacy, and of the incalculable advantages that the Word iii general will reap from the indefatigable and praiseworthy perseverance. with JENNER hey brought it to AS przsent perftoftion. 1 will en tre it of you to offer to the Committee appointed to super intend this Institutuon, to make use of my name iii any way that they may Mitsider as best e.ticulatod to .forward then lauda ble purpose. " I am ever ' my dear Lord, Mint sincerely yours, " Carlon-House, Fa. 5, 1603. IiEORGE P." • ~d~~ =:~~ • FROM THB LONDON GAZETTE, Fs& 4'51. BANKRUPTS. Join Reddish, of Suttun l near Frodsham, °644"toWesis4l" tactur to surrender March 10, 11, add April 5, it ,• at the P ied Bull, Cie tar. Attorney, Mr. Lake, Chester. Samuel /antes, of the parish of St. Philip and Jacob, Glou cester, and city of Bristol, pawnbinker, to surrender March 7, and 8, and April' S, at ten, at the bou ts of Jacob Riddle, the White Hart Inn, in the Old Market , in the city of Bristol. Attorney, Mr. ar/ranee, of the Old Market, Bristol. DIVIDENDS. March 29. John Hill, of Maidstone glass-seller, at eleven, at the house of William Allen, the Dudley Arms Inn, in Dudley. April 2. Robert Carter, of Witham,.Essex, duen-draper, at ten, at Guildhall, London. March 15. Davit! Hopwood, of Uiiion-street, Marybone, gro- cer, at ten, at GuUdititll. March 15._ . Joseph Gratnge, of Uxbridge, broker, at ten, at _ _ March 19. Thomas Manson, of Tokenhouse-yard, merchant, at ten, at Guildhall. CERTIFICATES, MARCH 15. Henry Penn, the younger, of Kidderminster, worsted and woollen-yarn manufacturer. John Russell, Edward Rusell, William Hartland, and Tho mas Williams, of Worcester, merchants. Thomas Johnson, of K i iclderminster, grocer. Henry Barrowctough, ET Manchester, porter-dealer. - - FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FROM THE FRENCH PAPERS. PARIS, FEB. 16. The Municipal Council of the City of Orleans, on the proposition of Citizen Goes, a celebrated statu ary, have resolved to build a monument in that city in honour of JEANNE d'Aitc, commonly called the '.aid of Orleans. On the margin of the delibera tions, the First Consul has written the following note " Let it be known to Citizen CRIGNON.DESOR• MEAUX, Mayor of Orleans, that this deliberation has given me great pleasure. " The illustrious JEANNE d'A ac has proved that there is no prodigy which French genius may not perform, in those circumstances where the national independence is assailed. " While united, the French nation has never been vanquished ; but our neighbours, of a more crafty and a more calculating disposition, taking advan tage of the openness and the frankness of our cha raaer, have constantly sown among us the seeds of those dissentions, from which have sprung the calamities of that period, and, indeed, all the disas• ters which our history records. Signed, Bo KAPAILTZ, First Consul.. Letters from Berne, of February 12, state, that the Executive Government has received official in timation, that six hundred men of the 3d auxiliary half brigade, lying at Corsica, have been embarked for America ; the rest will .follow. The Govern ment made representations on this subjed to the French Minister, as, according to old and even, new treaties, no Swiss troops can be sent across the sea. This embarkation will occasion a falling off of the Helvetic auxiliary troops. DUTCH MAIL. AMSTERDAM, FE a. 16.—Letters from Vienna, of the 2d inst. state, that Baran Van Crumpipcn, who had arrived as Civil Commissioner to take possession of the territory of Salzbnrgh, in namz of the Grand Duke of Tuscany, has unexpededly re ceived counter-orders. _ . _ On the 11th instant a decree was passed by the Administration of the States, that the impartation of Ceylon cinnamon int - ) this Republic, shall be in future allowed, on paying one per cent. duty, ad velorcm. RZTERSBURCII, JAN. 25.—0 n the evening of the 22.1 inst. a fire broke out in the palace of Paulofsk, belonging to the Empres:, Dowager, three or four miles distant from this capital, which raged with great violence for nearly twenty-four hours. The greater part of that beautiful palace has become a prey to the flames ; but the valuable furniture, paintings, &c. in consequence of timely assistance, have been, for the must part, saved. VIENNA, JAN. 31. On the 12th of next month (the anniversary of the EMPLROR'S birth-day) our capital will enloy the spec tacle of a most magnificent Carousel. 1 wenty-four cavaliers, representing the different nations, will be the challengers. A great solemnity will take place to-morrow :—the Archduke MAxt MILIAN, sole heir to the late Elector of CoLOGNE, Will be created a Knight of the Teutonic Order. A letter receiveclfrom Bengal says, " The quan tity of gunpowder which exploded on the blowing up of the Company's Press-house, near Pultah, ort the 30th of May, is computed at 211 barrels and fifty-six pounds, or 24,4561b5. Several houses in the village of Ishapore were in a blaze in a few minutes after the accident. It was heard, and a tremor of the ground felt, in Calcutta. Ten na tives, employed in the works, were unfortunately killed. No cause is assigned for the accident. Many buildings have been damage l." A ptigiii;tic contest took place last week in a field near the town of Billinghorous, Lincolnshire. The bet was :t guinea and a girl, anl the combatants were a shepherd of Billingborough, and a taller, name./ Florbling; they met pursuant to public advertise ment, and the combination which constituted the wager was deemed so well worthy of attention, that the surrounding villages were all an...," to the issue. After many severe rounds, and a long running fi :lit, the shepherd was declared victor, Lnd ear:ied.ofl his fair prize in triumph. Sr AGE C3Acit COURTSHIP.--The fallowing sir-. gular circumstance. has occurred. since the corn mencenient of the present year .—A gentleman its Leeds being called by business to Sheffield, stepped. - into a stage coach at Barnsley, where heaccidentally met with a lady, a perfeCt stranger to him. Before [ they arrived at their destination, however, the gal lant had made such good use of his time-as to pre vail on the complying- fair to become his wedded Wife.—A licence was procured, and. the votaries of Hymen presented themse;ves before his shrine.— 'lle-ceremony being- over, the eaamoured pair re tuined to Leads, and slept the first night at an inn ; in the morning the lady was introduced to her hus band's house, where she had not been 10-g before ano her lady appeared, and at be heels Lux fine chubby children; some embarrassment necessarily arose, and it was not lessened when the usiwr ex plained their rauttial claims upon this all-conquer ing Adonis ;. who it seems had either tonally i fgrgot vra when he lift home, that he had. already a perm,'" numerous- dome s tic, evablishment, pr had. a. wish va eapy tilaix.ma's het;ve.l by anxieigation.. ~µ_ Vihmir.4 :.~: a ~