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viiiE BRITISH PRE SS. LONDON, THURSDAY. AuGust. 6. Mr. E34:mrs last night, in the House of Com ri3rts, give notice of his intention to bring for e ird, on Friday, a motion founded upon the r:plotion of the House of the 27th of Mitch the restriction of Cie grant of illicit. r eversion. Mr. Slims:lAN% motion, on the S:atc Ireland, w..ich stood for Friday, has been, in ~s eq ucncc, postponed by that flight Hon. Gen tlern2n until Monday. We have received New York Papers to the 4th, sol Charleston to the 7th last.—The Americans appea r quite tip for war ands this countay, a pro• pensity v-ry extraordinary, as by a war with Eng land th have every thing to lose, and nothing to gain. —Meetings had taken place at New York, Neolk, ani Philadelphia. upon the affair between the Lelirl and Churpeale.—The meeting at Phi adelphia was attended by 10,000 persons-40Bir meetings were sussintmed at Charleston, and the other princip ti towns of the United States. The Resolutions passeJ at the meetings held, were very violent. No Pilot was suffered to go on board the English ships of war, all communication was stopped, and no supplies whatever of water or provision were granted ; in consequence of the latter order, the English, it is said, had carried off SO head of cattle. and had also threatened to lay their ships ei Hampton, an.l enforce the necessary supplies. The Antericana were putting that place in a state of defence.---All Naval Officers were ordered lay the Secretary at War to repair imrneliately to Nor. —Several vessels bad been sent into Halifax. The 11;'...n,h Consul in Virginia hid obtained per mission to communivate with the ships of war ; Muir was resolved, that should any British Olficar come ashore, except in a Big of trace, be should be made prisoner An embargo. it was supposed. until(' be immediately laid on all British ships. We stated in a former paper, that an lndidment Hgh l'reason had been found against Colonel Prat —Bail to the amount of 100,000 dollar. !saw b.en refused. G 'eminent, it is said, base received a Copy of de Treaty between Raisin sod France; the terms a-e represented nntavouraible to this country.—This is no disappointment ; nothing else was impacted. Tile Tonniagen Fleet inlet; from Qrirtbby Winds on Nilrisy. The report of Tonningen 4sisw is! the possession of the French is valoundel. HMI any of the Expeditions, which lately sailed from oar ports, been destined for Eauloge*, we most hive heard of it ne;Ji e 616 Om:- Aulung the probable a'jeas of attack, rieare,L to home, and for which the ..I,,editiou, wlrch sailed from toe Dawns. is supposed ta be de.;ined, public opi.lion appeus to be divided betty ern Antwerp and tale 11,1dLr. The force which embarked, last weak, consisted of seven teen regiments, a b rigale of Guards, about 2,600 strong, and eight companies of artillery, amounting to 1,000 men. The whale may be computed at 17,000 men. Mr. Corroesve, the Inveotor cf the fire rockets, embarked at Yarmouth on Tuesday, on boaril a cutter, which immediately sailed with three other Vessels filled with the fire-rockets. TUese rockets 're some time ago exhibited in presence of the Cizo ante Depart,nent, and highly approved of by t..t Board. 'rile Battalions of the German Legion which e:nbarkcd 4 Grimsby, sailed on Sunday under con voy of tte Definer, 74, to join Admiral Emma. TON. The tith reg,meat of foot way to embark at Hull yeaterdei. Several Qattara and Baltic Note have been supplactl by the Trinity Hasse, at Hub, upon the reiluishimo of Admiral Essoneron. We this day insert a c.qty of Admiral lute te►'s order, noder which the Leveed/ search ed the American frigate elorsopeako. It thews, as we originally presumed, that the gallant Admiral ilad a very strong caw. 'The desertets from dm i)riti,l2 neutron were not only received oa board t . .e American frigate, but paraded through the streets of Norfolk, in eight of the British Oftaws. asi under the protedioa of the Magistrates. NO she aficer who recruited for that very ship os hoard of which they iture found. They were demanded by the Bs his!' Coosa), as ma s the captabes of the ships from which that had deserted, sad were re. hied* Still, 'wormer. the bqsasm was grained to our squadron, the Closypeoks, and the Magistrates of Bakiinore ; and tie cremes is, whether it should not have beta made the 'abject of rernoostreace be ta/ea the two Go►ernmeay. before the Vault Admiral proceeded to stern ivies 1 Oae of the Treasury Joni nals of yesterday says, that the dai r e " tuft is in a fair way of antics* adjssuposto age Minister, in their conferences wit!) the American Ambassador. hating given up the right of rearriing ships ewer. We do not believe that we ever rs s.nsed or exercised such right, in its general sense, as clairmd with tepee, ro merchantmen. If we disl, Ministers are reprehensible for its surrender. The Auckland packet, with Mails from Lisbon, k arlivcd at Falmomh. The levers will be delivered this day. She sailed on the 26:h lilt. The Prio ress Et.zabet4 packet, from Fal.noutl, arrived at Eisbon on the 24th alt. Intelligence was received on Monday at Torbay, th It a ship et the line and a frigite had got out of Brest, and were then cruising off Cape Clear. Two ships of the line immediately got under weigh to look for them.• Yesterday, His MAJESTY came to town, about twelve o'clock, and held a private Levee, at the Qua En's Palace, which WAS attended by The Arch'orhop of Canterbury, the Loid Chancellor', the Lord l'resident of the Cou..cil, the First liird .if the Treasury, the three Secretaries of State, the Fuss luid of the Admi ralty, tt.c Master General of the Ordnance, tho Pre.,deut of the hoard or Controul, the Lord Chamb ilairt, the Duke of ?dormers, the Ma.quis of Huntley, Ad ii.rala Lord g,,t, t „ c k and James Saumarea, Colonel Dl:toll,Cyt Wardegrate,S. N Sir S. Cotta!, and Mr. H. Kum Th- following had the honour of being presented to His ALossry Admiral Sir Jille.2 Sa:mares, upon his promotion, and upon his return from the Coarinel fleet Colman D,11.41, upon his beine appointed to the comozaorl of the Nest Keot Hi itia Grain tValdegravo. b' Lund ItArt.t,r.k, upon hie being promoted to the I , ,nk of rest Captain, 404 upon bag vaunt fro-t the teelitcnaaean. INr ;11•101 tlhot , UlXl4lhlll WWII &minim!loroot of the Ida .‘4 uiflarbadaet Tr e klatouti of Ili:natty, opoo hit gain, to 51c Iv. Hi: AIAJ EST T held e Privy Cnuncit. and gave private audieac.-. to the Duke of Posica moo ; Earls Cestore and Cisaystam ; Viscount AAAAA 014; Lords ' lawlFssuaY, bittILC!ItAYS, and R.4I:IITOCZ; and Mr CatiNtso. At six o'clock His iliwasxy set og on his return to Wii,dsor. Yesterday a Conn of Diredors was held at thg Eau India House. when the following Consmani.ias to.k their final leave of the Coort. previous to de parting for their raspriairr 4ettioations, CaAtilt Bactor, Otory ; and Captain Thomas Macknion, Sarah Christiana, for Madras amilioniis l . Captain UugaW Masisatirll, Madsirn, %;adia., and Bengal. • Captain Fradarick Oaiful, Minn. fur Illembay direct. 'The Coot adjoined at s atelJek till Wednes day nest Wednesdey last the Lev C. s 111 sogw, A. B. was licensed to die povettual tinny of Risron 3ni lteeton,, in biorfplV, n the nomination of the Dealt and Chapter '•t Nor-rich. The Specie. t 4 eria.), the Praispl, Lavas ea, and the Toinem.CH A ram, ((reimports), from MotueVideti, era 4,1+7.4 At Cork. The Merrisafel, Stomata, from Monte Video, for Jamaica, has been captured near Barbadoe,, retak n by His Majassr's ship delleisk, and sent Mato An neal I. if reported that Lord St. is inarete dividy to set oul for the Continrikt. Sir Jason 'limo is to go as Chirf Governor of British America. Ilia dispatches from Admiral G A II ate P. are dated the Oh ult Ile • then off the Categat with a r j ir w iid, And ail well. Siro• sail of the Leeward Is!ard fi et ire arrived safe in the Dnians. the rest art gone to Bristol Liverpool, and Greenock. A Gentle , nar. arrived it the Foreign Office on Bun chy iSirh., about I I o'clock, with Oispatclies for Mr. Cannisc, and the American Miniv.er He came direct from Not. it is said. he took that city in his way hum America. and that his dispatches rslare to the late affair between the Lauperei and the Chosepe .ke. It appears et t raordinar y that a messenger upon stich a mission should have gone so much out of the dire& course. Mr. C• mono. on receipt of the dispatches. summoned a Council to meet at ore o'clock yesterday. when they were taken into consi deration, preparatory to the attendance of Ministers upon Hi s MaJ LIT I' at the Quoin's The Objefl of the Expedition that sailed free( the Downs has been kept so secret. the sPeeulaton begin to think it a mauling bninses, and bevi Sent it to Flushing. Mr. Emu MID ROB. thelonespat &US far Mid burst, has returned no less that ;Ivan Members to Parliament. 'rids* one year, for rat borough ! Brigaie-Majoe Ci.aass ads is Adjutant-Gene ral anise Kent Marie, during the absence of Lieu asnatit-Cdoed Lord knouts. The wheat harvest partially cospaisnced on Mon. day. in the vicinities of Canterbury end Faiersham, sad in the /de of Thane'. The poreetthig has also because general, and many oats ere began in the isle of Timuiet. The pew will not yield half a crop. In lers where ti* land is particu larly thy, Beide are set worth hirvestiag. and the fernien - chiming their grounds frith a bora • and *raring Om pee-straw into she yard to their bogs. A Letter from Dublin, dated An put I, is Thu peat-hey seeming the wail from Boyle us Callow was stepped en Saturday night near Castishaldwin, by two armed usen. whe robbed his of the Cdloony bag of letters. which was piddled !rens the General Possodlee the 24th elf. ss A inset derive rubbery was corekted in be seen-day of Widnnilay last, by 9 blghway-usitn, upon the of a gentians% Ole with his (a sily • the vie in the plmenhoseeb, Duh. tin chi robber ? was well dressed and ncelleady neounted, was, upon an alarni given, instantly par oled; be took die read across the coenuy to Ha rold's-cross, • Idiltewn. and Duadreas, where he turned sip dse aseestaia road, still closely followed, until he bed wised the hill under Kilusashogoe, where be alianieend his horse, old belled his pit men by getdng late the clues plantations of Col. Latoesees defame, at Mari, is syllich he is sup posed to have passed doe night daring the trainee does Stan. His hone. which was cowspletely knocked sp in the chase, will probably lied to a discovery gi his person." •„°F. . ,•"'"" soN. THtATRB. HA 11-M•IIIIIT. Last night Mr. Ironic° performfd the difficult part of Sir Aferinwer. in Mr Costes is's play of The beg I hest, and reevived the must unbounded applause. In inch a display of judvnent, feeling, and dist-timina!i:,n, it would be invidious to part'. eulari:e Lny one scene. Mr. PAL SI RN was very well in irt/ lord, and Mrs. Gisas's Heles is a chef feature. The hitse was c•nwde.l in the extreme. Amongst the Nobility were the WI a 4.1 Countess Dowager of Es I n t , RUXTuN, Atm. 2. The Buxton theatre b7ds fair to Se the fashirtn. able lounge; Mrs. S. Kew! openeil t - te rint pair) in the charaeOr of nrice. and though evident. ly labouring and-r inArspasiti it, her effort. were highly interesting, aid broagh to remembrance her former sire ' , once. A successtno starr, we uoJer stand, are to thine fo.th this season; I.:steer, Curies (if he can he f Estatrow, Krt. H. JOl4/ISTOWS. Miss Dorm AII &c. are severally engaged for a few nights, so that, in point of novelty, the d earre stands unrivalled. lr,,nag Berry per forms Ffemlel and Ueratues, next week, with Lome, Aleetemieer, in the farce of 14. Keever. The rooms are three nights a-week crowded with Fashionable. and a brill; Mit display of beauty. To prove the efficacy of the waters, a gentleman led down the dance, a few ereninis ago, who h 1 ; been e•ghteen years a cripple ficm rbeunsalic affecteri tits Grace of DavJusuras is expected so the Autumn. Our last arrivals ire, Earl and Conn ce.s nr As 4sbor• ; fall liatbnyoto ; 7!, ; Lord and Lady toicarooda4; Wu Moos Catoon ; Cnoo , ot and Conntess wono,d ; et,sor Si, It..:oert Yxlf Sie irt , nl Lily Lottoon and family ; R.e L. Ornotion, .00d s ; Colnnel Leigh•om ; an:l Mo. ; Ur B ten ; it, Mr. clod M. 4 eilF , l; ClOtalfi 4uxt..n ; Lady Husilsoke t sir 'fix... , sni I. •.o.r I ; &helot' Brook, Ep. ; P,iry •nd fain:l,• ; Sor'Woll,ant and Lady Weltoy ; Sir Cilat:ns mod Assoll Sr *harks .111 Lady iitglitiag ; N.too Sta:oh opo ; Woo Dimon; Adonor.l Wes! file ; Ladr L. She: •..r1 ; Ca.anais C. e..••, Scott, Wes ley, Aiciten , , and 15 , 0't o.: , II C:121 .'cy, Eva. and (smolt ; S:r Co.ika ; ; Mr. A.iic.ial„ Sze. &e. &a. Yoverday R DAS lAld traore liiJ MA• Jell V sever& Letts trim me E•uperor of * CatKa, describiwz tlrn: cr,?;-1. Pielents w;tich the Empe ror has Lately ism to liis AAJt% rlf. Yesterday Earl C• 'easy had a nurnrrons party to dinner. Earl POCLITT gave a .!Inner yesterday to the Earl of W., Mt) 6 l/.1.A00 1.1 l a %1:1....ft The Earl of f f'A 4 hAJ patti?s to dinner on Tuesday and yesterday. and will have amount te.day. . _ 41utcr.t.•a had a pasty of aLont twelve to dinner vest-rday. I 1 :A:1 r; C,NV! , 1711111 let Mien. on Tuesday, tor It ,id. The C 'tea: will leave tomn, in a tee" lay to join hi% L9rd Mr. A::LL!SI! lrit town yesterday for Brighton. Übe I...unte , s llnaa er of Serena, entertnincd a select par:, biailli•y, on Tuesday Meat, at hie boo.' '!I 1; -street, B.llcrley-sitivare. Tie k..ati 1:f lttA, •i,: the Countess of LouDoa left town nr. Tia,sday fir Leicestershire. • rhe iir,iner..l,le at lit 041101's Rooms, Margate, nn Sunfay W4S atten.ted by all tha most dic tingunhed Vastlit:ll4n.t..s att h at delipthal watering place. y h ere ar e to he three subscriptinn enncerte at the Rotunda, in Dublin, under the diredins at Mr. Pstt.LY, .slitanger ot the Opera limit*, at Watch Mad/11111. 1.:11.1*•LASI. Rovsnasso, Signor Hamm. LI 4n Mr. KeLLY will perlorm. A meeting took place adjoining , the demesne of v. John CA do', at l'iomptirnoire. MVOs el.sti , ty of Tipperary, on thr 2ii , h ult. between l'isaophdas but ler. of Fishmoyne, C q. and Cipt R chard Carats. of the Tipperary Militia. thr parties having ex changed a' shot each, us was prat/10011y agreed o♦ by the seconds. were rem , reJ from the grounil, with much difficulty. by the streitium. intorpniition of their teipeative frieuds. Mr. Lidwill an..l Major Westenta. A fbqt race wiU tske place, newt Monday, in Lord's Cri:ket Ground, for 30 going is a side, be tween the Ilriglnots Arpbrroi and Daanport. a new man. The ottivott seven to one on Davenport. Crib left twee. l'uesday tight. for tr.ining, preparatory to his fight with Poss.'s. the Jew. The battle will take. place in the cootie of six weeks.— The odds are in favour of Crib. The Archdeacon of the Diocne of Canterbury has given the sequestration. nt the vicarages of !Lissy and Lydden, to the Rev. iIiqPIUA Ides, the teenier Minor Canon of Came, but y Cathedral. vacant by the decease of the Rev f somas Facssaan. Abergele, in Denbighst.ire. is betraiiisig a place of considerable resort during the summer months. Upwards of on. huuJred F.ashioaables were assern. bird there last week, and the first ball for the was held on Friday evening, nether the management of the Rev. Mr. 'I m atw• Lt. sod Captain Guinan, which was attended by a ounmer.ms auJ elegem as senitilage. The London Tralliier Print haapublieied a series of fire letters on the question. • 1 Whether it now be more advisable IQ MAO peace or contir.ue the war The letters an extremely good, and we hope they have pro.luced a an . msble unpreision oa the tenders of that raper. Tat lea is, however, that the letters in question are tithes wordier word hem a Craps.: in the lest number of .ihe Edmiews# ttestieer, Upon a pamphlet imitated .• lie Durr..qf Ike CMllliry. The Ural print is DOS quite so fortunate in its topo graphical observations. In its Dumber cf Tuesday, it says- 4, Lord Mot:error is ienitutiof a troop of aorteur Aron in opposition to the celebrated corps of laaaway I le Theatre it not wetted in his Lord ship's Park. as mentiosed in some of the Papers, but in the toms of Diserfaii, in the county of Deikei."— I Sorely the Trgiliber Pima did not leans loom 7Se tbat liae.Lik, a town in the county of Loath, is situate in the county ot fita:dia; arid yet the lrefiher Prow affsiSs a moat Fah:and fteowledge ot Irish stairs. POLICE. WI W.RT R P ET . Yerteelay Ehurrii Olken Was br night be•ore look N a act. Esq. the Sittig Magistrate. on sus picion of having set his howe, in Old liassrL.l.. color. oa fire. the preceding night. Juan &entiford stated, he occupies the haus..., No. 14, in Old 131 swell C' ASTI, next door to tie Prisoner; that he was alarmed, shoot (Air o'c! .ck in the morning. with th cry of "F re !" and, deep-_ ing in she back pailoor, ale uu•u'Jia:ely got up ; on opening the si op-door, he p • eeive.: a great deal of smoke, aid a red app •ara:Le tr a m a false door on his ,ta"c*s-, sonic!' p rte .is house from the frivoler's. arid %shies hid h•r•:n covered with math sou slas.ter. • I'h. Wanes. .111 - diately went up stairs to his g , and hrought down his two ehiYren, who we- e sleeping th, and havi g taken t em to a neig"o tie's house, re turned. and w nt I to his cellar, and got two nails of water. an . this sr them on the fire. l'he ..Votne,s then wen. t . the Prisoner's house, the door of w had been teced by the wa.chmen ; on enteria,t passage, he towid the s assn ►eading op to 1..0 first 8 .Or Oil fw., which he cut dawn with an •, a• d tootle water on the fire ; h- was then Lamle! by a person of toe name of Crowfoot, wit the cellar of the Prisoner's house, and on Witness going their, found a candle stuck in part of a pate s.,e, titled upon a coal (whit.,ll was produced), light. ed. and plsci d About .Is inches from the joists. und.r the 9.0 r s.f the shop, the boards of which, in oue place, were burnt nearly through ; that this was on the opposite side of the cellar, from whore tme stairca me was on fire ; that Witness finind two other pieces of coal, with tallow grease, and potato,, which he pi seduced. Dear the same spot, and placed in t..e sa.nr situ ition as the other piece of coal, but which app•a•eJ in ti are g-ne out. after burning the board. slightly. I'i.e ss stated. that after he had pat out the Ere. and WWI.: befort-aasia waned articles, the Prisoner came into 184 shop. dressed as be appeared before time Magistrate; and on Witness saying he should he taken into cu.:odb the Prisoner retched to leave his house, but was taken by the With's* to the watch ease. William Crowfoot stated, that be Eves at No. 4, Old Boswell-court s that he Was alarmed by try of " Fire !" aad got up and went into the wort, and toui.d Mr. Smandlord and astother pence ea deavour:ng to force open the street-door of the Pri soner's house, from the two-pair of stairs wind** of which he saw smoke issuing. The door beteg forced open, the Wham went into the passage. and perceived the stairs leading to the first float on fire ; that he waist down *sin, ►ut meld sae tanhing of Ere till he came to the coal.. .Bar. la the ripe-bawd corner of which he found a piece of a lighted coo die. in part of a potatoe, and two pieces of cog, watts pr tatue and tahow•grease oe them, as deemibed by Mr timeLtitord. Eleanor Shepherd stared, dun she was servant are the Prisoner, and had lived with him now three months; that he keeps a molt-shop i that bar .Is., tress went out on Tuesday meaner. aid slew she was gone, her master told bee she was gene a hide way taco the country, but that she would return either this morning, or by dosser time; thet het mistress had never been out before to ray all essta since the Witness bad bead, with them ; that die W.taess and her fellow-servaiit obis ep in the three-pair of stairs tront.romn ; that her master slept io the room under them; her Master ordered her and her fellow-servant so go to had oboes hisif past eleven o'clock at eight ; that 'joss before Me . went to bed she was down in the CObiyMilel t with A' I.ght, to take some dishes; that she mow up Mame. thusly, bat saw - no appearance of fire err emotes there, or of any pieces so candles week in potatoes and coals. which she thioks the must have saw Lai they be: the-e at the tune she vies is use *Alas s Met yeste. day morai..g early; she Nal alarmed by bee guesser knocking at her dos'. and debt: in , bet to get up. Viet the htiUse WAS to Raines. ant t.iat they wound all be ber.,eki ; that s..e immediately got up. and when eh- came out et her roMn. she saw ore master dieseed as he Wen appeared ; and on i.er at tempting to go down stairs with her clothes, be t ,Id her she could not go down, she mustgrt out at the top of the house , cad come down the a. joining boute ; the. she. a..d her fyllow-servatit, got oat at the top of the b,u,e, aid dres•-.1 themselves upon the leads : the Witness Ala. fi3ilro, Met Wipe time last week-her master said', •he must get oak of the house, and lie d.d lint care if it was to tumble down, or beset on fire, so as he got out of it. Martha Davies stated. that she hail bees servant to the Prisoner about seven months, and that die zr:ver knew her mistress to stay out all night be fore, aid corroborated'the insole of the stratum of the lest wltnesi. ' ' George Heath, a fireman belonging to tint jibipais Fire-Offize. stated, that yesterday =hating he went and examined the Prisoner's house, with the Churchwardens. sad found , that firs or six of the stairs leading to the first floor had been burnt and damaged by lie ; that the pieces of burst timber which he prd#iced were part of the same. The Witness went iTko td the Prisoner's sleepinrroone at the second leor, and Lund the bed-490es tel up in a bundle, and the bed off the bedeteadon the floor ; that ttere was no other furniture in this room Lot an old black trunk; that there were three separate appearances of fire ;'one at the waits, inn. ther at a paft of the fimr under the shop, about i* inches distance from the stairs, and another nodes the fioor, whe;•e the candles were foetid, at the op. posite side of the coal-cellar ; and that a board which he produced had been taken from the boor of the shop before he came. ' Several other persons appeared and 'amitotic! the Witnesses in their statement. and Mr. Mains took infinite pains to investigate the bishmes. jt apt , peered that the Prisoner rented two honses in ties. g c: weli.conit, the one that was 011 erm. ad bent door $ that he had insured the houses at die Fire Of fi ce for 9001. sod the goods id the Fire Of fi ce far hoof. and it wet seated put Wei niters m the house that was en itra was nut winds 401. The Prisoner denied any knowki4ip hevi the candles became placed in his veal-ceffiet. end we* , posed it must have ban dans by tow enfillZatait persons, who had some time ago raised 1 4* against him. sayiug , be could not pay liis taus $ he affirmed that his wife great to limpet Bern (if the benefit of the air. TaqiNisnawasom*a4 I F. I I