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..., After a few observations from the Chancellor of Ile Exchequer, and Sir L. Parsons, the Bill way. reported, and ordered to be engrossed. The Bill to prevent unlawful Combination among • Jourtreymen in Ireland, went through a Committee. Report to-Morrow. On the motion of Mr. VANSITTART, an Ac mint- was ordered to be laid before the House, of the Money issued by the Treasurers of the Navy, under the An of the 3tith of His present Majesty, for find ing the Longitude. Mr. CORRY moved the order of the day for taking into consideration the several duties on salt v‘otre in Ireland. - Colonel HUTCHINSON reprobated the prac t:o; of proceeding upon Irish business at a law hour, ani in so thin a House as the present. Mr. CORRY and the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, the object was to lower the duties, and therefore hoped the Honcurable Member would withdraw his objeftion. Colonel HUTCHINSON persevered, and moved that the House be counted. The Speaker then counted the House, and there being only seventeen Members present, ait adjourn ment of course took place at One o'clock. 77/I.:ATRE-ROTAL, H.AtmArßliri. - THIS EVENING will be presented, a , Comic •Viece its One Act, milled ALL IN GOOD HUMOUR. Chagrin, Mr. Burtmt ; Squire ilairbroni, Mr. !I. Ke 1 !!"1 Rellanty, Mr. Palmer. Mrs. Chagrin, Mrs. Hale; Sophia, M ss Gaud. v ; Dorothy, Mrs. I larlowe After voltirsh will be performed, a Comedy in Three Acts, . THE CHILD OF NATURE. Duke MUTC . III I ; Mr. VVlsartsdf; Marquis Almanac, Mr. Ar *tier ; Count Vidantia, Mr. De (lamp. Mareltioneis MIL T. Woodfall; Amanthis Miss Grimanl.• • To which w4lbcadded, the Mu•il Enteminment of THE FARM - ER. Jemmy Jumps, Mr. Mathews; ; Vatentine, Mr. Trueman. Molly Maybush , Mis. Atkins; Louisa, Mrs. Mathews. The length of the Parliamentary Debate obliges in to defer the insertion of "The Inir,gues of the French at Constanti nople," and several other interesting articles. " The Intrigues of the French at Constantinople" shall be given to-morrow, if poosible. THE RELISH PRESS. LONDON, - TUESDAY, fuNE 28. The Board of General'Oficers appointed by His, MAJzsr Y 's warrant, met yesterday at eleven o'clock, at Chelsea, for the purpose of inspeaing the accounts of Major-General FA wc rr, Mai or BRADSHAW, and other Officers concerned in raising the late levies in Ireland. From the great respeaabili?y of the Court, the public and the parties may espied the measure of impartial justice and equal advantage. The Court consists of General Sir THOMAS Muso aovz and the four other Generals mentioned in our Paper of yesterday. Shortly after they had met, the room. was cleared, and they remained in consultation with the Deputy Judge Advocate until three o'clock, for the purpose of arranging their proceedings. The Board then adjourned until ten o'clock on Thursday next, then to meet and proceed to business. It will be seen by our Parliamentary Report, that several amendments were made last night in the Bill for raising the Army of Reserve. a , - . The French Funds are recovering, and we under stand that private letters from respectable persons in France speak with considerable confidence of the restoration of peace, through the mediation of Rtr sia. We have repeatedly stated it to be our decided opinion, that there was very little chance of a sue c.:ssful result from such a mediation, at the present moment. We see no grounds for altering this opinion, and it is proper that the public should not be encouraged in indulging expeaations, which, in all probability, must provedelusive. 'lley also 'hold out the confident prospea that this negotiation will prove successful. The French troops had not by the latest accounts taken p session of Hamburgh, and the fears of the mer chants on this subjef were beginning to di .tp pear. ft is asserted that every one of the dea stands of General NI r ORIIER Ic.peaing the embargo on English vessels, the seizure of English otficers and sailors, and the confiscation of English property,have been rejeard. The negociation has been succeeded by n:1 aa of violence on the part of the French Ge neral. The neutrality of Bremen, and the territory, has hitherto been respected. Their genend discipline is described as being regular in the greatest degree. There is every reasm to hope . that if the French eventually do resort to the seizure of Hamburgh, they will be disappointed in their hopes of obtaining plunder. Intelligence received from France has occasioned the following important Notice Ablericius Consulate, Lwlon, June 1800. By an Arrete the French (loveriiiiient, of I hlessidor (June 40t1t,) no Antericati vebel, are periii !Ito! to carry liner. ill-tn.:4e of :any kind, dimly or irtlire.llv, from this °flurry •3 say port of the It •oublie. Aid all 13r.tish MaiiuNetmet, ire British Colonial Pria)duce, so carried, will be subject !tuition. . It is reported, but with whit truth we cannot say, that a negotiation is now carrying on with respea to the neutrality of Spain during the present contest, an offer having been made by the Ft RST CONSUL to ab stain from all hostility against Portugal, provided the British Government consent to recognize the neutrality of Spain. All the vulnerable points at Jersey are proteaed by strong batteries, and manned with picked men. To the different corps in garrison a separate station is allotted along the coast, tuft the cominunication is so judiciously maintained, that a large force can be brought into action in the course of three hours. The half of every regiment keep watch the whole of the • night, and commence their movements in different dirdlions exaaly at half after twelve o'clock, as: the island were in an aftuat state of sie . ge. _The natitet Well diiciplined, and most inveterate in their detestation of the French. The whole of the ,ffedive force is not less than five thousand mon. • 'Pt IT IArbSOIL Windsor- has not, been so gay for a considerable time past as it was on Sunday. The town was so full of company, from London and different parts of the country, that numbers could not be accom modated at the inns. Soma after seven o'clock their •M the Duke o 1 CA AI R UDC t . ,and the Pa iNcEsses, attended by General GARTH, Major ars allow, Marchioness BATH, Countess Av L RS. BUR Y, and three Ladies THY KNES, walked from the Queen's Lodge to the Terrace, and on ,heir arrival they were saluted by the bands of the Staffordshire Militia, and of the 13th Regiment of Light Dra goons, playing God save the King ; they were fre quently relieved by her MAJEsr v's band, in full uniform. The company were so numerous, that it was with great difficulty Edwards and Dowset, the Police Officers, could clear the way for the ROyal Party to pass. Among. the company were the Bishop of NORWICH, his Lady, and eleven daughters, the Earl of Ux aR I DGE, Lord and Lady HEN I.Ly, Lady BULKILY, &c. his MAJESTY fre quently Conversed with the Earl of UEDA I DGE. About a quarter past eight, the Royal Party re. turned to the Queen's Lodge to tea; after which they had a Concert of Sacred Music. Qn Saturday, Baron LEN rH s, the llanoverian Minister, arrived at Windsor, and was engaged for a considerable time'in conversation with the Duke of CAMBRIOnE. Early yesterday morning, two Messengers arrived at Windsor, with d6patehes to his Mans., Y. Yesterday morning, about 8 o'clock, his MAJESTY and the Princess EtizAßE rn attended Divine Ser vice at St. George's Chapel. At half past nine o'clock, his MAJESTY and the Duke of CAM Bitmot, the Princesses SOPHIA and A MELIA, attended by General GARTH, Major DES, BROW, and Lady Is A. act I. A THVNNE, took an airing on horseback in Windsor Great Park. Her MAJESTY and the Princesses AUGUSTA, ELI zAeLrH, and MARY, took an airing to Frogmore. ' Yesterday, soon niter two o'clock, the Princess CII A R LOT TE Of WALES, attended by the Countess of ELGIN, arrived at Windsor on a visit to her Majesty. Yesterday morning the Staffordshire Militia had a grand Field Day in Windsor Park. Last night the Royal Family honoured the Thea tre Royal Windsor with their presence to see The Poor Gentleman, and The Review, or Tile Wags of , Windsor. Their Majesties appeared much enter tained with tha performance of Mr. FOOT in Lieute mist Worthington, and Mr: THORNTON in Sir Roterf Bramble. The house was crowded. Mr. WEST, the President of the Royal Academy, is at Windsor ; her Royal HiOness the Princess ELIZABETH spewed the worthy President some painting which her tasteful hand. - has nearly finished. Yesterday morning about eight o'clock Earl tt Morro arrived at Windsor on business with her MAJESTY. • The Marchioness - of SA LISRUILY'S Music, on. Sun . . day evening, was attended by the Prince of NV A..cs, Prince WILLIAM of GLOUCESTER, 'Duchesses or DEvoNsRIRE, Bucci.sucti, and Sr.aAN's, Lady G. H. CAVENDISH, Earl of YAstsozouon, and Lord WILLIAM BIiAUCLERK. Yesterday Lord GRAvts, son of the late Admiral GRAVES, led Lady MARY PAGET, youngest daugh ter of the Earl of UXBRIDGE, to the hymeneal al tar. The ceremony was performed in St. James's church, by the Rev. Mr. ANDREWS. Among the company present, were the Countess of Willi Inc r, Lady GARLIES (who acted as bridesmaid), Lord Ilaotr, and the Blandford and Galloway families. After the ceremony, the happy couple set off in a chariot and four for his Lordship's sear in Kent. Lady- HEATHCOTE has fixed her last rout this season for the 4th July. The Duchess of Goatioses Ball last night at Fife House was fashionably attended. The lower dining parlour, opposite the river, a very spacious apartment, was appropriated to dancing. The four - drawing rooms above stairs were laid out for the slipper, which was very sumptuous. The senses were charmed with the beauty and fragrance of the various flowers and shrubs with which the house was ornamented in great profusion. The Marquis of Hu-4 r. v paid a visit, on Satur day, to the Duke and Duchess of BEDFORD at Wo burn, and returned to town yesterday morning. Colonel BF.ASLEY arrived in town on Saturday, from his tour through France and Germany. On his return he paid a visit to Mr. JACKSON, the Eng lish Ambassador at Berlin. • It is to the second daughter of Lord CARIIINO ros that Lord MAnuv is to be united. That Young Lord passes a good •ckal of his time at Vial/11er Castle. As Colonel Baooisr. was returning on Saturday evening in a hackney-coach through Duke-street to his house in Jermyn-street, he put his head out of the window to speak . to the coachman.' In that si tuation, the coachman drawing his whip with vio lence) struck the Colonel across the eyes and de prived him of sight. Messrs. Watkin and Phibhs, the Oculists, were immediately called in. Last nigh: one of his eyes had recovered' its sight,' but the fate of the other is still doUbtfed. .Mrs. MOUNTAIN, Mrs. Gtovr.s, Mr. MUREAY, and Mr. Esti:ay, are playing at Liverpool. The Newcastle Theatre opened on Monday even ing last for the race and introduced, for the first time these eight years, Mr. CHARLES KEetaL u to thenotice of a Newcastle atidience. The charac ter of Shykci was originally intended for his dela, bitt this was afters ards changed; as announced, fl Dba Pelix, in the comedy of rile Wonder, which he sustained with a grace and animation, highly to the satisfaaion of the house ; and strongly evinced, to those who had witnessed his more Juvenile perform ances, the degree of improvement he had received during his theatrical exertions in the metropolis.-- He, has since appeared in the chataklers of hamlet, Frederiek Bramlde, in the Poor Gentleman i and Charles, in tyre School for Scandal, in each of which he was re ceived with the warmest applause. Miss Met.Lors also contributed to the entertainments of the Tisea •tre, by the most happy display of her powers. On the 14th inst. the foundation of an academy was lsid at Newtbn-Douglas, by Sir WILLIAM Douocas, of Castle-Douglas, Baronet, and the other -Executors of the deceased, SAMUEL Douo. LAS, Esq. of Windsor Castle, St. Mary, Jamaica, as _Qrsiercd. by...his will : to tlie-establishment and maintenance to which ch:u itable institution he has left the greater pan of his estate both real and personal. • . ' I.743..wwr..ir•bary.—^ r:& LAW !WELL IG.ENCE. COURT kt.NG's BENCII, Jows 27. The judgment ,of the Court was moved against Capt. George Brisac, Late of his Majesty's ship Lir, rot conspiring with Alexander Scott, to de fraud the Viaualling Board. It appeared by the Report of the Trial that Captains Ilrisac and Scott, carried on a system of peculation of a nio!st alarm ing nature. They contrived, by getting blank vouchers and certificates signed, to draw a bill for 5581. upon &he Viaualling Board for stores purcha sed for the ship's use. It however turned out, that a large quantity of meat had been charged which had never been received on board, and even what had supplied had been purchased at f2ld. per lb and was charged 7d. ; the guilt of the Defendants had been dearly made out. Mr. Scrjeant Bur addressed the Court in mid , gation of punishment, and Mr. ER iKIN E for the prosecution urged the Court to inflia a severe judgment. The Defendant Br-- sac was committed to the King's Bench till the last . day of the Term. Benjamin Phillips and Richard Shipman were brought into Court to receive judgment for conspir ing to take away the life of Capt Bosworth, by accusing him of Murder. Shipman was also to re ceive judgment for perjury. The sentence of the Court on Richard Shipman was, that he should be imprisonadtwo years in the county gaol of Middle sex, and - stand in.the pillory on Tower Hill ; and Benjamin that he should be imprisoned one month, stand iti'the'lti/Iorj; on . Timer Hill, and be transported' seven years. Hill Darley Was brought into Court to receive judgment •fOr 'boMmitting an assatilt upon . Samuel Emhden. Mr. Easitine addressed the Court on behalf of the Defendant, and cited an opinion of Mr. Justice Buller to the cited; that if the assault was not com mitted while the parties actually were at play, the offence was not within the statute. He. entreated the Court to consider bens , highly penal the statute was, and that if it was applied to the case of the Defendant it would involve him in utter ruin: He ,maintained that the assault was committed in conse quence of a provocation the day after the parties had been playing, and at a different place ; the Prose cutor had told the Defendant to look, in die glass, and he would see the face of a scoundrel ; this was an insult, it was impossible for any man ,to bear.— He considered thiS as a Case of the highest pro vocation. Mr. Serjeant Bssr addressed the Court on the same side. 'Mr. GARROW was commencing his reply, when the Court desired time to ask some explanation from Mr. Justice Heath, who presided at the Assizes for Sussex, relative to the trial. The Defendant was remanded until to-morrow. Mr. GURNEY moved for a Mandamus, direaed to the Trastees of the Commercial Road, command ing them to proceed to the Imparineling a Jury to ascertain the amount of compensation to.be given to a Mr,Foulger for'komi leasehold'ground in bis oc cupation, which lies in the line of the commercial road, which is a hew road construaing from the ; West India Docks at the .Ile of Dogs 'to White chapel church ; the trustees had marked . out this pound to be takeninto the road ; they had taken• possession of part of it and turned the road over it, and they had prevented Foulger's servants from coming upon it for carrying on his business, which was to lay soil. They had 'given him notice of trial, which they had countermanded, and wanted him to accept what he considered an inadequate compensation, and On his refusal, they now with held from him the possession of his own land, and at the same time, they refused to go to trial to as certain what sum of money ought to be paid him. Rule to chew cause eras granted. Gottenhurgh, where lately one of his Majesty's Packets has been sent, is situated on the German Ocean, in the province of Bohus, and is the second city in Sweden, both on account of its trade and po pulation ; with a fair wind one may sail from Sun derland to Gottenburgh, in 48 hours ; the entrance to its harbour is more easy than to that of Cuxhaven ; and in the coldest winters, the navigation is seldom interrupted for a long time, the tide being so very strong its to break and to carry away the ice.--- ' From Gottenburgh to Copenhagen or to Stockholm, a courier may easily travel in 72 hours, and from Gottenburgb to St. Petersburgh in ti or 8 days. The roads in Sweden arc better than those of any other country upon the Continent; the expence less than any where in Europe, and the people lively, polite, obliging and hospitable. Sweden is a very romantic country. Nature is there seen every mo ment in its horror, in its beauty, and in its perfeaion ; mountains and precipices, forges and mines, lakes and valleys, are in a continual succession in all its provinces. From Yarmouth to Cuxhaven the passage is as long, if not longer than from Sunderland to Got tenburgh, considering the winds during certain seasons ; from Cuxhaven to the Russian Frontiers are the Worst toads in Europe, the expence of travel ling very great; and the people dull, rude, and in hospitable. It requires at least 10 or 19. days to travel from Cuxhaven to St. Petersburgh, five days to Copenhagen, and nine days to Stockholm. The determination to establish a dired communica tion with the three Northern powers, by way of Gottenbargh, does, therefore, great hdnour to the judgment of Government, and is certainly, both in peace and in war, as politiCal, 'as useful to the commercial part of our nation. The 9th Regiment of Light Dragoons, quartered at Rumford, will be reviewed on Wednesday morn , ing at Stratford, by his Royal Highness the Duke of YORK. Some letters from the North state, that Denmark is colleting troops on the frontiers adjoining the clistrids occupied by the French, with the view of procuring more resped to the independence and nmtrality of its territory. There are reports of Russia and Prussia being likely to concur in proiea. ing the independence of the North, but hitherto there are no overt ads announcing such a determi nation. Wherever genius:is adively employed,' there suc cess must follow ; so stands the case with the amusements at the RovAL Ciaccs. No abilities nor pains are spared to render it fully pmduaive of the greatest attraaion. The. happy efforts to aid the cause of loyalty and patriotism in ,the new songs of the Diverusements are completely Atlccesst;ul. - - 7F - ) ~•• -, • LONDON MILIn While the utmost activity on the part ment is exerted to bring their disciplir the field, we cannot but express our two regiments of Militia, raised by London, should, at this crisis, remain These regiments cost the nation, if we a informed, near 5u;000 I. a year, besides expellee on the City of London fur -' the men. The two regiments were of 800 private .men, but they have . completed. By the London Militia the regiments is to be kept for the city, the other is at the disposal of Go , be sent any distance not farther than from London, or to the nearest place of As yet, Greenwich has been the nth which either of the regiments have been we make no doubt, that both re g im en t their services to go to the coast or to who has any regard for his country w a& ; and in fati; it would be absurd, of alual danger of invasion, Gov dispose of the whol e arme d orce of and employ 'it wherever it can be of . vantage. We can have no doubt, how' patriotism of the Court of Lieutchanty. of the officers and soldiers of the two It was on Saturday generally reported, SYDNEY SMITH had fallen in with, namber of gun and flat bottomed boa, is, he has sent in some French and boats. Mr: LISTON, attended by Mr. D ESS I . setter, left town on Saturday for Yarniotr they will embark •n board the Amethyst Copenhagen.. • sir : Ho siE Poe Hass had a long interv, Admiralty Board on Saonalay ; and it th.'it he is to.lhave the chief command expedition. On Satitrday evening an Admiralty Mereneer left t‘iwir with dispatches for the• Po. t, Admiral of Plymouth. The Commanders of .the different companies o f sea fenciblei are &der ed to make 'weekly returns to the Admiralty. Mr. HOLLAND, from the General PostaofEce, is going to reside, as Agent for this country, at Got tenburg, in Sweden. One of Lord WHITWORTH'S grooms, as' he - was crossing the Channel with three of his Lordship's horses, was on Saturday afternoon taken by a French vessel. On Saturday, Captain Boom, with several arti ficers, sailed from Leith to ered a temporary, but substantial, wooden beacon, do the Bell rock. Colonel PITTS, of Bridlington Quay. has received permission from Government to raise a corps, of the same description as that which he commanded last war. • The French are stated co have intimated to the Regency of Hanover, that if the States will re nounce their allegiance to their present Sovereign, and receive in his stead the Duke of l\teklanisurgh Schwerin, the Chief Consul will withdraw his ' troops, and exert his good offices to obtain for them an extension of territory, and considerable commer cial advantages ; is the event of success, the buely of Mecklenburgh was to be given to Prussia: The French have twice entered Cuxhaveir; the first time in pnrsuit of the Duke Of Cambri d ge ; when, finding he had left the place, the CoMmanier apologized to the Governor for entering Hamtnirgh, imputing the circumstance to locAl ignorance ; 'hey returned, however, a second time, in search ( f ,he English Port Agent, and again retired, occi7piing, however, the adjoining village of Ritzhazel. The latest -accounts received frcm Spain state, that no step has been as yet taken in that country towards entering into a war against iis. About the beginning of this month, the English Consul at Ca diz, upon hearing of the departure of Lord Wart y/oms from Paris, acquainted the Captains te* the English vessels there, which were only three in num ber, with the circumstance : at the same time, he sent them such papers as might be necessary .for their departure, leaving into their own discretion to ad as they thought proper. One of the vessels, (the Ambrosia, Captain HA RV tV) immediately put to eea, with scarcely half a cargo, and arrived last week at Falmouth. It does not appear that any Measure was taken to prevent her departure, nor were the ves sels left behind at all molested ; and there was not the smallest preparations making for war at Cadiz. A Letter from Vienna, dated the :Ali of June, states, that three couriers had arrived there N ubia -two days from Naples ; two of whom preccede4 to Petersburgh. Their dispatChes relate to the ap proaching occupation of the harbours of Naples and Sicily by the French troops, in order to exclude the ships of Britain. It is added that the embarrass ment of the Court' of Naples has been much .in creased by the circumstance of an .English squadron having arrived at Naples, for the purpose of procur . in g prov isions. A Convention "is on the eve of being concluded between the lslinirief Sweden and the Duke of Meck lenburgh, by which the former is to receive the city of Wismar and' its dependencies. . . Several persons, foreigners a nd J ews , have lattly been taken up for forging foreign coin and notes, and, after being privately examined before Sir RI.. CH A err FORD, have been comniitted to prison. Friday se'nuight was appointed by J C. LANG. MEAD, Esq. Mayor of Plymouth, for himself and the commonalty to view and insped, the boundariesof that ancient borough. On their return they proceed •ed to the Guildhall, which, on the doors Ewing . thrown open, presented to their view the most ele gant cold collation ever seen on the occasion ; every varied delicacy in season was on the table; the con - feßionaty in various shapes, with ice creams, &c. • displayed the taste, elegance, and fashion of the la dies, conductresses of the entertainment. The Guildhall was superbly and fancifully decorated with festoons of blossom, myrtle, and lime oak, in full leaf, interspersed with a profusion of roses, Jes samine, honey-suckles, and every flower in bloom. .The Mayor and Commonalty, after their fatiguing ride, sat down with keen appetites, and appeared to lay great and particular attention to every part of , the cold collation ; the wines were excellent. The usual round of loyal toasts and sentiments were given with glee and hilarity; and the commonalty broke up at ten o'clock, highly delighted with the urbani- •- ty and politeness of their constitutional and,hOspita- hospita ble Chief Magistrate. I 41411e0 4 • I $1 part of Govern- . Alined force into wonder that the by the City of emain inaetive. we are rightly insides a heavy the families of each to consist $ • • never yet been is Mt, one of . 1 1 . 4 defence of the 3overnment, to n twelve miles of encampment. trhost extent to been sent; but rents will offer camp; no one • ,vould plead the ;. 3, as at a time vernment can of the country, )L i t o iv ; egnviomerr regiments. s f i t h a e t I the most ad. orted, that Sir , and. taken a oats. Ihe fad l Dutch fishing ,o• ;SING, the Mes- mouth, where Apt frigate for Tview with the ; it is rumoured, nd of a secret Rh) , Meren7er • ? i •