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,; lathy, by as oiding those strong and energetic mea sures which the situation o f the country required. I :14; for assistance from every Member of the House, without reference to sentiments of a party nature; I feel we have a great field before us, in which we have an opportunity of covering the country with honour. I feel that this is a crisis when, if the efforts of th e country are but equal to its means, the greatest good may be accomplished. I trust we shall prove ourselves worthy the sovereign we serve, the people we represent, and the country in which we have the glory and happiness to live. The different Resolutions were agreed to, without producing any observation, and the Report ordered to be received to-morrow. _ _ _ The Committee of Ways and Means were or dered to sir. again on Wednesday next. IRISH BUD-CWT. Mr. CORRY (the Chancellor of the Irish Ex- Itheqiier) gave notice, that he should bring forward the Ways and Means for Ireland on Friday next. A Message from the Lords acquainted the I louse, that they had agreed to the Woolwich Ordnance and several private Bills. The Irish Parsonage Bill was read a second time, and the Committee on it. appointed for Thursday next. The House went through a Commit= on the East India Shipping,—to report to-morrow. Mr. I. H. BROWNE gave notice, that in the Committee of Supply on Wednesday next, he would move for a supply of money for roads in Scotland, pursuant to a recommendation of the Committee on the improvements to be made in the Highlands of that country—Adjourned. THE iTRE-ROrAL, COVENT GARDEN. THIS EVENING viri!l b, performed the Cnnedr of SPEED THE PLOUGH. S,r rhi'ip Blandiceel, Mr. Murray ; Sir Abel Mode. Mr Mundell ; Bob H Indy, Mr. Fawcett ; Farmer Aslifield. Mr_ livaerr; 11:nry, Mr. H. ; Morringtois, NI.. Wad. .dy ; Evergretn, Mr. Davenport. Sti.iin 'WAAL Mr:. Bc, 'see./ ; Dante Ashft,dcl, Mrs. Davenport ; Lady Handy, Mt Le ; Blandford, Mrs. H Johnston. Ead of the a Hornpipe, itt Character, by Mr. John• 'tune, (pupil of Mr. Bishop). To which will b. mild d. the Farce of The IRISH MIMIC ; Or, BLUNDERS et BRIGHTON. Parrots, Mr. Johtmone ; Cr?reA, Mr. Munden ; Cain, FAuCiet ; Capt. Clifford, Mr. CP1a.”11011t ; ihrry, Mr. Nits. Davenport; Julia, Mrs. Mills. THEATRE-RoniL, HATM.•IRKET. Tuts EVYNING will be pres SYLVESTER DAGGERWOOD. st•lve+ter DurTvrwnotl, Mr. 1. Paltrier; F'u•t•.an, Mr. }WWII. After which will be point:m.4 a Farce, callal PEEPING TOM. Peeping Tom (with tile Mr. Ma. tbew"; Mayor of CoYeatn•, Air. Denman; Earl of Mercia, Mr. flatringtnn ; Count M. 1. ; !faro:cf . , Mr. ?memo) ; Crazy, Mr. Button. nayoie,y, Mrs. Warr( ; I.VI , Galina, Mist Denny ; Emma, :Mrs. Mathews; !Maud, Mrs. Gibbs. To which will. he added, 081 ; Or, THREE-FINGER'D JACK. Thtec-Finger'd Jack, Mr. Palmer; Captain Orfrml, Mr. 11. Kelly ; Planter, Mr. llowe4l. Roca, Mrc. G. bc; Qoa4het's Wife, Mrs. Atkins ; Sam's Wife, Muss Gandry. To-morrow, the Iron Chest, which was again receive.' on Saturday Eening with the 'nest unbounded appi4use, and which can only be pe•formed Ts ice more this Season, oil .c -count of the varioui Noi•ehies in preparation. on Thursday the Comedy of tile M.scr. - THE BRITISH PRESS!_ LONDON, TUESDAY, Julia 11. We yesterday announced the arrival of a French Messenger, at 6 o'clock on Sunday night, at Lord Haw:Esau av's office, with dispatches from M. TALLEY RAND. His name is Co RMON r, one of the most active Messengers in the service of the French Government, and one who is generally employed upon great occasions. M. CORSI() left Paris on Friday night, and so urgent did he consider his mission, that when he reached Calais, on Sunday morning, he would not wait for the sailing of the packet ; and though the weather was . very boister ous, he ventured over in an open boat. His arri val at Dover was announced to Government by the Telegraph ; and immediately after he had reached Lord H A witEsatatv's office, his papers were sent off to his Lordship, at Coombe. The dis patches were considered of such importance they were forwarded with all possible speed, by Mr. CARNELL the Messenger, to his MAJESTY at :Wind sor. Mr. GARNELL had scarcely arrived at his des:ipation, when he was followed by a special messenger with letters from Mr. Aonitiorosr, His Majesty, immediately after he had perused them, ordered his travelling carriage to be got ready. Not a moment was lost in carrying the order into eKe cution, and at 10 o'clock yesterday morning his MAJESTY arrived unexpeCiedly at the QLEEN'S House. His arrival being immediately announced. to Mr. AooLsorot; and Lord Hawl:Esnuav, they waited upon him without delay, and held a con ference, which Listed until near cae o'clock.—lt was a close Council, and was not attended by any other Cabinet Minister. At 3 o'clock his MA.. J EST Y kft town for Windsor. It is needless to ob serve under all the circumstances of the case, that the dispatches must have been of great importance. Tney immediately became the subject of various spe culations and conjeaures, but mostly of a pacific nature. The prevailing opinion was, that they contained a projec=t for a renewal of the negotia tion between this country and France. Hopes of peace consequently began to r es:ve in the City, and the Funds opened .yesterday morning with a very promising aspea. The three per cents. set out at CA and so confidently .was a renewal of the negotiation expc.acd, that they soon ar rived at fioi.--At this time it was expeeted that the ueotiven a ppuinfed to tracer the Minister upon 1~ I, E the business of the Loanorctlld being back nothing less than the olive branch to the city, that the Loan would be postponed, and the Budget was to undergo a modification. All these light visions, however, va nished, upon the return of the Loan Ambassadors to the city, with the doleful account that the bargain was concluded, and the Budget was to be brought cut. The following is the substance of their ac count. At ten o'clock in the morning they waited upon the Minister, at his house in Downing.street, when the biddings were immediately presented as thus : I. a. d. • t.r. and Mr. SOIEWELL 0 6 5 Long .‘nn. )11.0i1411:01 :111.1 CO. - - 0 8 4 Ditto. BARING and Co. - - 0 g 4 Ditto. The 13,orRaas - - - - - 012 Ditto. Thr FACM ANC C - - - 0 3 Ditto. Messr. ESDAILE and SHEWELL, of course, had the Loan. The other Lists, it is supposed, had united, viz . Messrs. (;OLIDSMIDS and Co. and BAK►no and Co. as their offer xvas the same and the Bankers and the Stock Exchange had joined t:r_ir Lists. The rate at which the Funds were taken was thus : For every Inni. adcaneed, 801.:5 per Cent. Cons3l., 1. s. d. Which, at 53z, the marls:A price of the d.ry, .s.. 46 14 0 $Ol. 3 per cent. Reduced Coniols, which, at ditto, amount to dato, Lon: A ,Inuitirg, Which, with the yalti.! discount, makes a tol- 5 V 0 nu, to the zwtractlri upon every 1001. of ..... 1 6 6 As soon, however, as these terms were known, they were considered so favourable that the Ornnium bcre a premium of between a half and one per cent. ; but, in a very short time the prices declined, and the Omnium, instead of bearing a premium,was sold out, during the remainder of the day, at the follow ing discounts, 1,1, g, and i, at which it left off. This depreciation arose, we understand, in a great measure, from a p7..:valent opinion that a great quantity of the Onmium would be immediately brought to market. For the new Taxes we must refer our Readers to our report of the Budget. We had a right to ex peal that they would be very heavy. A mclica tion of the Income Tax, at five per cent. is among the number of new duties. Upon this tax, Mr. I AnniN oroN says, I mist make a distialion be tween that species of property, the value of which, to the owner, does in no degree depend on skill, ta lents, and industry, and that species of property, Ns-Lich wholly depends upon personal industry and exertions. Under the first head, I include land and funded property. They must be relieved from disclosure ; but all persons c.trrying on trade, en gaged in professions, or living by personal exer tions, must be brought under the inspenion of com missioners. We do not complain of this tax, be. cause no tax can be called severe in the present crisis; but, we fear, that we must complain of it, if it is to be held out to the public as an ameliora tion of the original Income Tax. Upon this sub. iect, however, we must defer any observations until a future opportunity. Mr. PITT was in the House during the whole statement of the Budget, and took very fall notes. Though he was frequently alluded to, he did not, however, interfere, or make any answer. His silence, we understand, was in consequence of a mutual un derstanding, that the vote for the question should pass unanimously, and that the debate should be re served for the detail. We believe that Mr. PITT means to oppose not only the detail, but the princi ple, at some future stage. In our last page will be found the Bill for Arming the Country. The plan embraces all maks between the age of 50 and tiO capable of bearing arms. The reports respecting the occupation of Hanover, Bremen, and Humburgh, are still various and con tradictory. The private accounts, cf the 3d inst. represent the two former places in the occupation of thc French troops. Yesterday, her M hirir and the Princesses Aucusra, EtizA and MAK v, attended by the Countesses of Cu a-ru A,t and AY L (SUR Y, and Lady ISABELLA W Y NNE, tool; an airing by Tap low, and returned thy Burnham to the Lodge, about one o'clock. The Princesses SOPHIA and AMEL r A, attended by Lady 'MATILDA WIN Y ARP and Lady PITT, Sir WILLIAM PITT, and Generals GARTH and SP 0,- CER, took an airing in Windsor Great Park. Yesterday morning, the I irh regiment of Light Dragoons marched from Windsor to Twickenham, and the adjoining villages. One of the Semtaries belonging to the French F.mbassy was sent nut of this country on Saturday. ire was accompanied to Dover by a Messenger, and embarked on board the Express packet. On Saturday the CHANCELLOR of the Excitt oueit sent a Message to the Stock Exchange, an nouncing to the Gentlemen who intend proposing for the Loan, that he should only require Eleven Mil lions instead of Twelve, the sum he stated to them on Friday, meaning to raise One Million in Ireland. Admiral G. Mo NT woue is removed from the command at Plymouth to be Commander in Chief at Portsmouth ; and Admiral Lord GARDNER is going to the Chief Command at Cork. The Dryad frigate, Captain Gir WARD, is appointed to take his Lordship to his station. A Russian courier arrived in London on Satur day night, by the way of France, and brought dis patches from Petersbnrgli to Count Woaorizow. SOUTHII.II?K :tLX4TION. SIXTH DAY. A most animated struggle WAS made on this day, by both Candidates, no influence their friends, to afferd assistance. At the closing of the-poll, the numbers were, For the Right Hon. GEORGE TIERNEY 1509 For Sir THOMAS TURTON - - 1433 Majority 76 Mr. TIERNEY, in a short akidress, said, although it appeared to be the intentiorl of Sir Thomas Tur ton to harrass the speaaturs by continuing the con test from day to day, it was not his intention to occasion them any further trouble ; he should, there fore, only observe, that notwithstanding the srifi guine cape:Rath:its which were entertained on Satur day by the worthy Baronet, of being successful, he found himself, the end of that .day's poll, with a greater majority than he had obtained on any for mer day, since the commencement of the eleaion ; for which he returned his sincere thanks to his friends, to whnse exertions he was indebted for the success he had met with. if Sir Thomas Turton was stil determined to persevere, he could only lament that the speaators would be again troubled to afford attendance, and solicit the eleliors fur a con tinuation of their favors on Tuesday. Sir Tiro n AS Tort TON said, the Right Hon. Gen tleman had spoken with that cool centidence which lint' been so frequently adopted by the latter in the progress of the Eleetion ; but the major ity, after all the interest afforded by Government, and the tri umph expressed 'upon di occasion, was no more than 17 ; he had numbered the whole of the voters that had been on that day refused by the returning officer; and if they had not been turned back, he should have been within that number of the voters obtained by the Right Hon Gentleman ; the latter might then go andonfJrm his brother Wavy Coun sellors the situation in which the pull stood (Load cheering); and Government might express its won der that Mr. Tierney had obtained no greater ma jority with the assistance than Gentleman had re ceived. He had nothing to observe with respeCt to the measures of the Government, but he hated and detested many per sons in high situations, for the in gratitude and resistance they had shewn him during tire Eleaion. For a long time back it had been his study to do justice, and with respeCt to his prinal• plea he thought them rot to be placed on the same footing with those of the Right Hen. Gentleman. (Cheering.) He had not thought 'of a place, nor would he vacate his scat in Parliament to obtain one, should the elcaors, by their suffrage, return him for their Representneve. (Loud cbeeeinn.) lie would again glance at the subjea respeCting his votes which had been refused, and state they were nood and legal ones ; a compaa had been entered into between the landlords, and the different pa rishes, with intent to destroy the eleaive franchise of the poor tenant (lluzza buzz,: !) ; but he would convince those who had resisted the privileges of such persons, they had violated the freedom of elec tion. He would esteem the suffrages given by them as lawful ; notwithstanding they were refuses:l'6y the returning officer, he would number them, and apply to the House of Commons to have their validity established, when lie did not doubt but he should be eldled. He called upon the whole of such pro hibited voters to come forward on Tuesday ; he would he thankful for every vote, and, by their exertions he was under no difficulty to believe, he should prove successful. He had- stood forward to support their rights and liberties, and he hoped they would support him (Expression: o/ appiauic) ; it they did support him, although undue influence had taken plac:, and every effort had been used - by the Ministry in behalf ofthe Treasurer of the Navy, he should proudly Stand forth as the Representative of the Borough, and see the cause of liherty, and the freedom of eleraion, triumph over all opposition. (Lie spelators continued cheering for a cont'dermVe time.) Mr. Tiraary said, he had nothing to say in re ply, as the worthy Baronet had expressed no ob servation that he was required to answer. Sir THOMAS TeRTON spoke a few words further, relative to the condua of the High Bailiff, in turn ing back the voters before alluded to, imputing the circumstance to misunderstanding on the part of that officer, without any intention to behave with injustice. The Candidates then withdrew amidst the cla mour of the speCtators, who appeared to interest themselves much in behalf of Sir Thomas Turton. No sooner had that Gentleman left the Poll-booth, than the populace conveyed him, with two friends, into his carriage, from which they released the horses, and proceeded to drag hint through the Bo rough to his house, eeclaiming, Turton for ever ! No Tiernev !" &c. &c. A constable was stationed on the coach-box, who endeavoured, but in vain, to restrain the conduCtors in their rude behaviour. The people assembled on the occasion exceeded in rum ber those of any former day since the Eleetion. The coaches which stopped the progress of the Baronet's adherents were compelled to give way ; they were consequently in motion, and the confu sion on every side was ghneral; it was not however observed, that any accident took place. Admiral Sir JOHN COLPOYS is appointed Com mander in Chief at Plymouth ; Vice-Admiral Sir . C. COTTON is to hoist his flag on board the San Josef, and to be attached to the Channel Fleet; and Captain Dom Err, to be Captain of the Channel Fleet. Reports of invasion will now be daily circulated A Mr. Law:Tor:, who. arrived on Friday from. Holland, in a flag of truce, says, the French Govern ment have put into requisition '250 I)utch fishing- . boat:;,which are to carry 100 rnen each, to invade England. Saturday M. SCHIMMELPENNINCK received dis patches for the Batavian Government. They were brought to Yarmouth in a flag of truce from Sche veling. Sir U. V. TEN:l4yr gave a grand dinner onSuo day, at his house St. James's-square, to the Prince of WAi. ES and a selea party. In the evening, the Countess of ANTRIM had it party mostly of the female nobility and gentry. The PRINCE was pie. sent, and staid till a late hour. mink— rei.L;;;ENCS. • Pt.VMOVTH, JUXII A.-eived the Zephyrs (French), from Charlest.)wn ; the Let Agri+. (French), from Cayenne ; and Let Mere de Famille (French), from ditadalatipie, taken by the Neortir frigate; La Dame —, from St. Domingo, taken 'by L'Aigle frigate; Ocean, (a Dane), from Cette, sent in by the Atalanta sloop; lidelaclac (Spanish), from New Orleans; and the Vrienelschap, Rymer, (a Prussian), sent in by the Thunderer man of war; and the Ned:land (Dutch), from Alicint, sent in by the Rosario sloop of war. Arrived the Nemesis, La Loire, and Boadicea fri. rtes, from a cruize. gat Sailed the Dragon man of war, and Naiad frigate, on a cruize.. 'the weather was so tempestuous and stormy on Thursday last, that no vessel ventured to come into port or go to sea. About p. m. it blew the hard est gale of wind, with torrents of hail and rain, known for the summer, accompanied with dread ful and incessant thunder and lightning. The ships in the Sound struck yards and top-masts, and one man of war fired some guns do driving, but having good gear and sound anchors, she rode out - the . gale, which suddenly abated in the evening, and the wind shifted to W. N. W. and became almost calm. The small English and IT:.ench Privateers in the Channel must have felt the effrads of ON above gale of wind. Came in a very fine french brig from Cape Fran cois, deeply laden, and two Dutch galliots, detained by various cruizers. Sailed en a cruise all the ro venue vessels hi port aa.The large Cawsand smug glers are taken up in the same way as tenders, and most useful vessels they are found, from their mas ters :lad crews knowing the bearings, head-lauds, and distances of the coasts of England and France, They have been very successful in captures, and share as the revenue vessels ; crich tender having a master's mate and six men on {.card his. Came in the London packer, from Virginia to Guernsey, with a valuable cargo of tobacco, &c. Not knowing of the war she was boarded by a Freneh row-beat pri vateer, hnt soon retaken by the Baadiaa, 44 guns, Capt. Maitland, which friglie, v.-ben the Lord:, packet left her, was left in chace 'of the pi ivatecr, and, no doubt, would soon corm up with her.— Came hi an English brig, with t!' quarantine :lag, supposed from the Straits ; and a Dutch galliot, de. tamed by the Galgo, 14 guns.n-Just come to, in Berney Pool, the .3!. Joseph, lit guns ; Prince, 98 guns ; Ville de Pari;, 112 guns, end will soon go out of Hamoaze, being nearly maltned, and will make a fanfous addition to Admiral Cornwallis's line of battle, off finest.--Tile Speneer, 74 guns, now fitting for sea in Hamoaze, gets on very fast. HARWICH, ,ILINE 12. The I-lambnrgh and; Bremen Mails of the eighth are vet detained here, as also those that were received a*sterday, in consequence. of instritaions from the Postmaster-General, and they are not to be forwarded till further orders. The inns are full of passengers going tea the Continent, who are prevented embarking in .atay ether vessel than a Packet, on account of the ecabargo yet sub, sisting. A neutral vessel arrived this morning from Rotterdam, bound to London, and from some pas sengers that were landed, we caiemt learn that any intelligence had been received hat Rotterdam on Thursday last, the day they left a hat place, of either Bremen, Cuxhairen, or Hambru', being in possession of the French tinapa. The Prussian Hoy the De Prow Anna, Capt. \V. H. Boerma, with butter, from Rotterdam for Lon- don, is detained and sent to: this port by the Adder gun-veslel ; and the Sevte Vrienden, of Papen burg, from the same place to Londn'n, with butter, is detained at this part bl-Lieut. Hayes, of the ai,;- greasor gun.vessel. A camp of three regiments is immediately to be ' formed near this town. POOL, JUNE 12. • Off the Harbour the Susan rid Poly American Brig, Thomas E'lred, master, from Havre, in ballast, bound to Lisbon. BY her we learn, that the preparations at that Pal, of a warlike nature, are but trifling, and that the people in general ex pc' & that the present contest will be bqa of a short continuance. PoiisNIOUTII, ;UNE 11. Sailed for the river the Coromandel, country ship from the East Indies. Remains at Spitheal his Majesty's snip Prince of Wales of o 8 guns, Admiral Lord Gardner and Captain Gitrard ; Pulsant, of ;4 guns, Captaia Bowen ; o;.' 50 guns, Captain. Losack ; Jr of 50 guns, Captain Lobb ; D. , 6mr6'e, of 50 gu/N, Captaiil Lamm ; Diana, of 36 guns, Captain Mal-- ing ; Orphen.r, of 32 guns, Captain Hill ; Galatea, of 32 guns, Captain 1-leatlicote ; Falcon, of 16 guns, Captain Ommanney ; and Pigmv, of 14 guns, Lieu, tenant White, with three transports, several re venue vessels, &c. At St. Hsflen's, his Majesty's slocp of v:ar Pete rell, of 16 ?`tins, Captain Lamborn, Wind W.S.W. and blow 3 hard. Arrivod here, Vize-Admiral Gambier, to hoiit his flag nn 11, , ard his Majesty's ship Lie, of 50 guns, going kilt to N''.2.wfoundland. JUNE 12. • Artived the Martin, Candigo, from - licurdeaur, sent 1n by the Art schooner, .I , r.n-:es Gambier, Esq. Vice-Admiral of the sqliadron of his Majesty's fect, Ints hAisted his flag or. board the /s.cr, of 50 guns, Captain - Lobb, ;Ind saluted r:ic flag of the Commander in Chitd. Vice-Admiral is expected to proceed to sea i.) a • few YARMOUTII, JUNE 12. Arrived two Dutch fishing doggers, sent by Ranger and lia(:ger exciie cii - Aers. • Arrived the Auckland pac.f:et, Capt. Bridge, frcrn Cuxhaven, which they 1 , 4 the 661 inAant. The passengers report - , that J lanowpr is taken possession of by 16,000 French tKrops; that 8000 were within two days march of Ciexhavm, and 10,090 marching towards Stadt. The packet was detained three days by the agent, until a bye boat arrived, in order to secure himself a retreat. An order I,sr,s fixed up at the Exchange, at Ham, burgh, on tie 52nd inst. in the afternoon ; by tilt, British 9`,:isul, requiring all British ships there to drop drwn to Cuxhaven within two hours, which was complied with as expedition Ay as possible—sorra of tke ships coming away loaded, and some with Va their cargoes on board. Fourteen sail of imr• chantmen, under convoy of a frigate, for Ham, burgh, had wrivki at Cuxhaven, but wcre atruur 10 return. • . x^ rams 1- d ,r