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pripr ! ,~.~. beneficial effeas, by restoring t,lnc to the parts, and vigour to the system But the inflammatory spasm of the parts affected, during its greatest violence, is best subdued by a proper app!icaiion of warmth ; and that, perhaps, in the forts of vapour, for some time, regularly and uniformly applied, at a proper tempe rature. The air-pomp vapour-bath is, beyond doubt, the means best adapted for the aßplication of it. Va. uhile it produces all the good etfeas of warm 'bathing, does not, at the same time, debilitate and relax. According to my observations on its appli cation in the above manner, it s. erns uniformly to produce tonic effats, which the removal of the pres sure of the atmosphere at the same time (by making the parts take on a new aaion, and by powerfully promoting that of the absorbents) seems very much to aid. The capacity of the vascular system, :old the propelling power of the pis a Jay, are at the same time increased. The violence of the pain, and of course the symptomatic fever, are abated, and the excitability suffered to accumulate. (To be cost,nazd.) I MPERIAL P.l R L 141.11 EAT. -,-t HOUSE OF LORDS. THCRSDAY, MANCH !O. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE, Lord Dv Nzvoe, and Lord BORINGVON, took the oaths and their seats. The Bridport Road Bill was brought up from the Commons, and presented by Mr.Ao A us and others, and read a first time. The same Gentlemen brought three Messages with three Naturalization tills, to vt hich the Com mons had agreed. The Order of the Day for the House to resolve itself into a Committee on the Mutiny Bill was dis charged, and a new Order made for ;0-morrow. Lord HOBART brought a Message from his Majesty, which was read by the Lord Chancellor from the woolsack. It stated, that his Majesty, anxious to co-operate with his Parliament in every possible preparation to guard against the danger that might arise in consequence of the discussions subsisting between his Majesty and the French Go vernment not being amicably adjusted, thought it Ms duty to communicate to the House his intention to esexcise the prerogative vested in hire by several aas of Parliament of calling forth the Militia at fourteen days notice, in order to their being (at least such parts of them n his Majesty should think Proper) forthwith trained and embodied, and made ready to march when or where occasions may re quire. Lord HOBART moved an Address, returning his Majesty the thanks of that House for his gra cious communication, Sze. &C. &c. Earl GRAHAM (Duke of Is reminded the Howe of his argument respeaing the Militia, a few days since, wid Itrs expressing his wish, that at Past one-half of them might be trained and embo died, end made ready for immediate service, if called forth on any sudden emergency. His Lord ship highly approved of the Address, and said, he had the satisfaCtion now to know that the Militia, or at least one-half of them, would now be made ready ese turn out, trained, formed, and able soldiers. There are two Irish Appeals before the Lords ; we yesterday .aceidensally confounded them. Mr. Stevens was heard for the Respondent on Wednes slay,,ia ate appeal Lloyd v. Grady, and not the ap peal from the Exchequer Chamber., (-owe v. Power, as erroneously stated in yesterday's Paper. .Mr. Adam will be heard on the same side to-utor tow.—Adjournect. SOUSE OF COMMONS, HLR.IDA V, MAUCH 10. Two 'ballots took place for Committees to inquire onto the merits of Petitions complaining of undue Lie&ions lox Chippenham and Carmartheashire, when the following 'Cotnn.ittee was chosen op the Chipperbam Pesit';,Jr. Grosvenor, pg. Pro. Asheton Smith, Ilsq. lion. John Scott, 3. P. I lidlord, Esq. NioniSefort Lotigtinld, Esq. Lund Viscount Brume, r‘artun, Eq. K. Powell, f.,q. bir ifeathcote ' Bart. George W. Gunning, f. , q. `Nan. John Sommers Cocky R.t. Hnn. Dundas, flumnbrey Sibthorpe, Fag. Non. St. Andrew St John. John licolicat.l,l.r. STiOr'FGRD Appeared at the Bar, and in -conned the House, that his Majesty had received •their humble Address, to which he was pleased to live the most gracious answer. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER *nought down a Message from his Majesty, which was read.fmm the sh*,.as follows.: C. R. ..-fn cowry:ere the preparritioi;s evrying on in the Ports wf FrArece and tiolland, whilst imps ant chsewsjons are sub_ is i i s ting between his Niaja.ty and the French Government, his Majesty thinks it due ta the cam WO concern which . he feels for his faithful pe9p4r, :to omit no Neaps in his pow.,r, which ,stray cunt/draw to rhos security. In jitn..uorice, therefore, or .the Anil of Parliament ena bling his M? city to call out, and assemble the Militia of the United King tom, .his M.ijesty has thought it right to make ,this C33l‘.nu ii:ation to die klouse of coruineas,:to tile end that hi- Majesty mAy caa.;o. ti 11... said Militia, or such part there- ; bas ikkajesty shall thildt necessary, to be forthwith drawn strut and embodied, and to moth as oecalion shall require. ; The SECRETARY at WAR rose, to move an 1. ^_ddr:ss to his lqa . jesty for his most gracious Mes eage. A considerable fca-ce was colleeted on the ~:t:;ts of France and Uolland, during discussions of Abe greatest importance .between his Majesty and .t he trer.ch Government. He was, therefore confi .dent,,that every Gentleman •in . that House .must be convinced of thepropiicty.of adopting those mea- • sures of security recommended by Isis Majesty ;., . and though it was paintisl, in the highest degra-, .to be under the necessity of calling on the•Militut so ' soon after their h.iviig performed services cif such reat impor:.-ce And gentr.ll ; ,pet, he Was xersitaaerl, their :.,:at woulituot be .1:41s n u op the present, than on former occasions, when ;their contluet rt.tteaci theisighest honour on them. ; Re then moved an address to his 'Majesty, which ,osvas•the echo of the Mesrt'e, anti that the same .shoold he presented .by saChMembers as were of ; his M t;evy's most Hoonurable krivy council. "Which wasit ;reed . to ittvg. on. ChANC4I.I..OII of the EXCtIEQUER '• then. moved, that the Order of the l)ay for calling , over the House he rcal--when the same was or- OA to stunt over ton. Thursday next ; when names dr.itich 'Members as were absent on 4,34 1 14 11,4 4 s of .oi4t . std. y, .4).9.0W be.reyorted by thz Speaker sea orifed Op custody et the Sergeant at Amts. Mr. SHERIDAN said, he'di t tl pot rise to east the sli ,, hestrefleaion co the Member sof the Liskeard rmttee, but thought it necessary to give a Petition of Applpal woub.l soon be laid llouse against their decision. Thz SECZETAR at WAR gave notice, he would move on Mond ty next for lea in a 13111 for consolidating the exist;n . making provision for the families of Milani-men. '1 he Report of the Committee on the nue Bill was brought tip and agreed to. The Order of Lie Day, for a Commi whole liouse, on die Irish Customs, was read, and the same p.istponed till to-morrow. The Irish Postage Bill was read a third time and - passed. The Irish Hat Duty and Game Certificate Bills were also read a third time and passed. The consideration of the Dublin Watch Lill, was postponed to this day so'nnight. ALLIAND../t brought lip the Report of the Committee on the Irish Chalking Hill. The amend ments were read n second and agreed to, and or derea to be read a third tin::: to-morrow. Mr. WICK HAM gave notice, that he would on to-morrow move for leave to bring in a Bill to oelpower the LORD LTIATcNIiNT of Ireland to increase the Irish Militia. Mr. A rzwinte brought up the Report on the Marine Mutiny Hill; which was read a second time, and ordered to be read a third time to-morrow. The Newfoundland Judicature Bill was brought in, and read a first time. The Bill for preventing litigious Mtions in the superior Courts of Ireland, was read a second time, and committed for to-morrow. The names of the Members remaining on the re duced list, after the ballot for a Committee to try the merits of the petition complaining of an undue elation for Carnarvon, was reported as follows : R. AI!cHDA LE, F.sq, Chairman. John Fuller, El. Sir W. Elford, J. Lvoo, E.q. Lord Vi,e.iunt Matthews, Rt. kw, %V, Hancock, F. S.iiinderson, Esq : T. A Wr:g!it, E.q. Sir J. Pulieney. H. Cooke, LI. • Nminees. R. Deverel, Eici. The Hon. G Watt: and C. S. Oliver, El. G T. Fottescoe, Esq. There being no other lA:sine : 4s before it, the Ijouse adjourne4 till to-morrow. --~-~-- in our Paper of yesterday we noticed the com munication made to the House of Commons by Mr. Erskine:, from the Prince of \Vales, assuring the Douse, that His Royal Highness is perfe,4ly satis, fled with the arrangements already made in his fa vour.—As the conversation which took place upo. the subjea was accidentally omitted in pur Parlia mentary Report, we now insert it. Before the orderof the day, Mr. ERSKINE rose and said, that though there was no question before the House, he begged tp be indulged with saying a few words, which were con neaed v. ith his Majesty's Message about to be taken into consideration. He said, that his Royal High ness the Prince of Wales, haying learned that notice • had been given by a Noble Lord who sat near him, (the nature of which might be inferred from what had lately passed in tbeliouse,) had, the moment he was acquainted with the subjea of his Majesty's Message yesterday, commanded him to express his most earnest wish (if such a wish might be allowed ' to have any influence with the Noble Lord, and ' the generous disposition of the House) that no mo tion s% h itever, relative to any personal interest of his Royal Highness, might be brought forward at this important moment of public difficult , and ex pellee. That this noble principle and feeling, so truly worthy of a British Prince, was nothing new in the character and conduct of the Prince of Wales. That he desired to bring it to the recollekion of the House, that under the severest pressure of the aa of 1795, during 'the long continuance of the war, his . Iloyal Highness, notwithstanding the irresistible na ture of ; leis claims on the public, had never enter tained an idea of presenting them to the parental attention of the King, or the just consideration of the House; and even when they were presented at last for judicial decision, he could ,say from it higher soiree, if possible, than the ;Prince's authority—he could say it from his own certain and positive know ledge, collected from many communications, and from the whole of the Prince's conduct, that th .y • were not urged to create a fund f.r hiscornfc,rts, but to shew to the world that he had never pressed !von the , comforts of the people, ,par'had been any btu - then on the public, as i liad been so frequ ently 1 and so invidioogy insinuated. i lit that point a view, the claim was most important, and had only been b riven up from motives which refleaed the greatest hhonour upon the Prince's character. Mr. Erskine said, that the Howe would easily see how unfit it would have been for his Royal 'Highness to have' interposed any similar expression dins wishes upon . the former motion ; such an :interference would-have amounted to a declaration, that if his private coin forts were attended to, he was careless of that state tt and dignity which were the state and dignity of the nation, represented by the monarchy, and which it, was his duty, when consistent with priyate justice, to assume. This, he was persuaded, was the mo tive Qf,the Noble Lord who•had given notice .of the motion, upon public grounds, jealous of the honour of the Royal Family ; and indeed it was : impossible for my rnanto plat alt y otherconstruaion upon suet a spontitueops.ivish of tivi Iloose,.than as a tribute of pfection to liis ,i‘lajesty, and regard_for the dig— nity of his Government. All these considerations, however, had given way .in the l'rince's,feelings to. the public presstsre of the present nioment t • and so entirely did he himself enter into the spirit of them,. ,thatil, after the utmost rqoderation and forbearance which a great and posverfolnation could decently • observe for the prtservation of . peace, we should be forced into war, by the piniption or injustice (4 . France, he would' cheerfully devote to the service of his conntry • the last „shilling derived from a long life of lahour, and .would willingly shed the last. - . drop of his blood in its, defence. Lord P9RTCHESTER said, he ,concurred with .the Hop.. Gentleman's _request, and felt it incum ; upon him, both out of respect to the declared wishes ' of.his Royal Highness, and also in consequence of ' the present critical,posture of public affairs, .not to . press his intended motion. Indeed, in consequence. of the events which have taken .place, .he was conti dent that hissit oyal (Highness wonld.not wish that at such a time any. farther measures should be brought: forwaryl forAe ,increite . 9f his splendour and dig. • •!'` S with;il thpie F!;r. days from Guernsef and Jersey, have war ? seamen. They were ordered to an Admiralty Messenger, on secret .s kaye been received by the Com- . cr of the Portsmouth Division of to send out the same number of re , as during the war. lamations were published last night; aging Seamen and Landmen kotne vice ; the other requiring our Seattle" and Mariners in foreign service to return : These Proclamations will bp found in our fourth gage: Orders are immediately to be sent to our foreitm possessions, suited to the present posture of affairs : Their precise import we have not the means cf knowing. The Dub of Marlborough packet, whicia should have sailed from Falmouth ft,r Jamaica, of the 2d inst. has been detained to carry out some of the dispatches. Ten • line-of-battle-ships are ordered to be pre pared for commissioning for sea servicg. Lord Pito nv, of the - Amelia frigate, at Wool. wich, has been particularly aaire, in impressing sea men. His Lordship, on Tuesday, procured nearly 200 men for his own ship. Me boats belonging tq his MAJEsTO different ships at Deptford and Wool wich, employed on this service,toolras many marines as they could carry, with their musquetsloaded : These few particulars will be sufficient tq give an idea of the warlike bustle and note of military preparations, that distinguish the present eventful crisis. The public eye is fixe4 upon them : they excite the feelings, and awake the energies of the country from that peaceful repose in which they were beginning to indulge. In all this bustle and activity, we cannot forget that commerce is at a stand, that enterprize is suspended, • and that all our mercantile speculations are rendered abortive. If we look to the funds, we find them de pressed below their state at several periods of the late war. If we.look to our ports, we will find those merchantmen locked up, which in that war proudly sailed in sight of the French coast, under the protection of our gallant fleets. The present si tuation is therefore woi•se than actual war. It is a state of fearful suspence, in which no man will 44 any thing, because he knows not 'That to do. It is a state of commercial abeyance and national fever. affording heat enough to cpniume our strength, but withholding the nourishment that should che.: rish and support it. Such a state cannot be too speedily put an ,c14:1 to. It came suddenly opol us, and cannot he too suddenly taken away. The most ingenious hostility could not conceive or adopt a mode of warfare more destrative, than the pro 2 longation of such a state.t Disappointed in the hope eflearning, through the medium of Parliament, the precise and pargoillir causes that have pr , duced this crisis, speculation has • endeavoured to discover them elsewhere. Various reports were circulated yesterday, many of then? grossly improbable, and all of them to be received with caution. It was said, that a French Rect had attacked two English 71's and a frigate, in the Mediterranean, that the 74.'s were taken, but that the frigate escaped into Malta. Another report stated, an ac. teal attempt to take that bland by a coup-de-main, by a force from Toulon. These, however, and such like rumours, we are disposed to discard as totally undeserving of credit. It would be idle to press such unauthenticated stories, when we find abundas cause in the tone, temper, and language of the FIRST Cog.. SUL. We know what the Grand Pacificator has done since the Treaty of Amiens. Switzerland will.testify that. We know the language which he has held since ,the same period. We have read it in the Monittur. Judging then from these data, we believe that he 40 not, in hi s diplomatic discussions with England,spokett the language of moderation. It is said, that when Lord Wnrrwonru, at Paris, demanded, on the part of this Government, an explanation of the motives and obje4ls of the warlike preparations going on in: the ports of France and Holland, he was answered by t:he Minister TA L LET R AND, with great hauteur, that it was " the will y the Fiasy . C.,4l.istA. It also ,said, that in a dire& application to Go. • xernment, he threatened, that if Egypt was not • instantly evacuated by our troops, and Malta agreed to be given cp, ,the FIRST CONsw. would consider he .refusal as an unequivocal decla. ration of hottdities, and conduit : himself accordingly,! It : is also said, that the ft arr,CoNsuL afterwards de• dared to our Cabinet, That as the British troops, according to his information, had now evacuatee Egypt, he also expected Malta to he given up, in conformity with the terms of the Treaty , of Amiens; and further, that ! he .shoUld mrsider the sending of a single English . soldier more .to that garri son, a declaration of war ; and that, in such case, he should order his forces in St. Domingo I to eva, cuate that Island, and make an attack Opon Jamaica. This last part ,we .thittitjmPiohable, but the rest we readily believe, because they are not more offensive and hostile, *thin what he has trumpeted through the world in his Gazette. We believe also, that the sarcastic taunt in the last M - nifesto, that England, single-Iliadic!, is not 4 . .- ' ... Y.4lllls ! ilialiPle •- .. 11r7 -j'..7- : "" ....1 41"'" 7 r - -r-- ~ --..- . .. tad, el t he nity, But to saying dila mail, his Lokiisit said bets schi: - E. tone he must g the same tispe.siejAre the Hoge at Ilel Portsmouth for I eto east the by no means abandoned the priOc i p le of his inteuNd • ' rants to impress skeardCom- moption • and he trusted the sync would ere long ar- notice that rive when the House would find leisure to renew its those ports by ar l isetn,re the attention to this sub' ; and he hoped that when- service.—Orders ever that period shou arrive, the Rouse would ad- mauling Officer notice, that vert %,•ith much satisf4tion and gratitude to the ive to bring public spirit with which 'Ps Royal Highness's con- Royal Marines, to I . laws for duct had been aCtuated•under the present circurn- cruiting parties In tact-men. stances. Two Proclama Irish Acre- The SPEAKER having remarked that there was no question before the House, the conversation end- one for encouragi nittec of the cd. to enter the service 2'llE BRITISH PRESS, LONDON, FRIDAY, MARCH 11. Yesterday several persons attended early at the House of Commons, in expe&ation that some farther conversation would take place upon the important subject of his Majesty's Message, but they were dis appointed. It will be seen, however, in our Parlia mentary Report, that' the day did not pass over without announcing new measures of precaution. Mr. WICKHAM gave notice in the House of Com mons of a motion to-morrow, of a Bill to enable his MairsT - 4 , to increase the Militia of Ireland, and the Secretary at War of another on Monday, for the consolidation of the existing laws for making pro vision for the faniilies of Militia-men. A message was also brought down from his MAJESTY, an nouncing his intention to call out and embody the Militia, in pursuance of the power vested in him by several Acts of Parliament. In consequence of the impress for seamen, which took place yesterday, the City exhibited a scene at once interesting and affe&ing. Wives, children, and relatives, to the amount of several hundreds, were observed erowding round the Mansion-House, liftiag up their hands in anguish, and expressing every .degree of anxiety for the fate of those who were impressed, and had been brought before the Loch Ma Soa Lc) k)e attested. The different gangs distributed themselves over Cie Metropolis, and by their presence, created universal terror and conster- ' nation among,st the labourers ernployed in the differ ent new .buildings. 'the various scenes of industry, whichtle river lately presented, were totally changed. The watermen left their boats, and the greater part of tlie seamen their vessels. Nothing was heard but glamour, and threats of vengc,mce against the press gangs ; all the lower classes in the town and its vicinity were alarmed for themsekyes or their friends. Not only sailors, but the mates of stops were seized and carried off. A press-gang rnshed into the Ex change, and seized several persons of the latter de *riptinn. The Captains upon the Exchange attempt ed to rescue their Mates ? and much distnrbilncc took place, but the pess-gang at length succeeded, and conveyed tlle,m to the Mansion-Honse. Notwith standin all this gtivity, not more than 200 seamen were impressed within the City in the course .of Wednesday night and yesterday morning. They - were examined at .the 'Mansion-House, before the Iso voa, and Captain ROCIIBtI LOfthe Navy. Many of them said, that they had no objec tion to service. Others pleaded bodily infirmity. A Surgeon from the Nancy st tte4el to examine them, and such as were found Pt for service were ser.t . pnl)oarcl a lender stationed off the Tower. —Several mates and carperiw - sof ships obtained rote& io The gound sloop, Capt. MAX wt Le, is not arrived off the Tower, but boats front ,;hat vessel are .stationed .there, for the Forme,of con veying such seamen, as may be impressed, on board that vessel at Deptford. Orders are given for the Enterprize to be ,immediately fitted for receiving impressed seamen and volunteers, and .to be placed at.ber old moorings, off tit! owr. Similarsexer tions to plan ,our navy are makinp in all our ports. A very hot press took place on* fuesdaynigbht ch at Portsmouo, and at Portsea an I Gospo rt ; the ea at these places was lined „Fads soldier;, and a great number ofse,a n were imprecsed from ve,ssels oftvery description in the harbour, and being.taken to ,the guard-houses, were won board diferept t men of war e It was generally believed that t frigates ,nd gun. TIIEATRE-ROrAL, nßußr-LANE. TO-MORROW EVENING will be performed the Tragisly of HAMLET. hamlet by Mr. COOSER,_ Of the ant: kew 'fuck Theatres, Being his Second 'Appearance on this Stage. king, time) Mr. Dowell; Polonius, Mr. DoTtohj ',aeries, Mr. V. tremble; Horatio, Mr. Holland; Gho!.t, Mr. Wroughtunt Gravediggers, Mr Streit and Mi. Pur;er. Qaeru, Mrs 'Powell; O•il.glia • Mrs. Jordan. will hr tided, ALL. THE WCIRLD'S A STAgr. THEATRE-B01'.11;; OVENT-GARIN. TO.:1101tROW EVENING will le pertirt:i!:tl a New Co. medy called JOHN BU.. L; • Or, AN F.NGLISIIMAs FIRE-SIDE. _ the prinekaal Charaelers by Mr. Lewis, Mr. cooke, Mr. Vawcett, Mr. Johnstone!, Mr. H. Johnston, Mr. Rlanctiate, Mr. Enter', Mr. Wadcly. Mrs. Gibbs, Mrs. DaVetiport, and Mrs. 11. Joinistyi. The Pruiugue to bespoken by Mr. Brunton. With a I.vrieal Epilogue by Mr Jollllollle. ' l,, %Shia, will be added, • TUE QUAKF.R: qteady, ( fi rst time) Mr. Ihreledon ; Miss Ditcor4. The Itliw Comedy called John Bull ; or, An'Ettglishnian's Fire-Side t being received with applause perfectly 'unequallcd, it will he repeated evgry Eve • g till further notice. On tlunday, with Paul and Virginia ! ' • i" ~ ' I