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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. fIoUSE OF LORDS--Tv asp Av,Jc tv $l. His MAJESTY came down to the House in the *goal states and being robed, and seated on the Throne, the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod was sent to the Commons to require their attend ance. The SPEAKER and the Commons being at the Bar, the Sr e. tea addressed His MAJESTY in the following words : " most ChAelovs &mummy, Vtr,4r Majority's most dutiful and loyal Subjerts, the COMSIOII* of Comet llribin and Ireland in Parliament *seem• bled, approach the foot of Y. , lnr Majesty's Throne, with senti ments of unfeigned joy and Ur/4MM a. - _ " The Dell, which 1 11 , 14 in my hand, completes the Sup plies for the present Year. These. Sire, we have appropriated t; the farther support of Yoor Majesty's Doesehrild, and the 'honour and dignity of Your Crown. to the Naval and Mili tary Defence of the Redd, and to the tenons SoriheeS of Your extended Efapirsc. in providing for these Grants, large in their amount, and cernmensurate With the extraordinary demands of the Caws in which we live, We have, neverthe less, steadily persmseed in ewe former course, by raising a large proportion of our Supplies within the Year; and We have new the proud satisfaction to see, that the permanent Debt of the State is rapidly alhninishing, at the nine time that the growing Prosperity of the Country has strengthened and mul tiplied all its reeetirCet. " Cs' sotempiating the War in which we are engaged, the cha ttels:: and the meets of our Enemy, and tat possible duration ef the Contest, a - though we are fearless of its iteue, we have atewerth-lcas deemed it our iadispansthle duty to deliberate with unntantttng solicitude upon the best system fur our defence : And the voluntary sprit of Your Pecyle, seconding the views of Parliament, has at the same time animated a.. ranks of men wilt au active desire of att.nni hg to such a state of thitzl,.!eie it. Aims, as stay enable them sumessinlly to Co op /ate with Your Majesty's regular and veteran Forces. " lints formidably armed and pnwcifuily sustained, We trust tit f, v ith tire blssing o Gad, We shall viet.triously maintain Your Ma:rai l s Throne, and trantrnit uthespaired to our de tcaudstrirts the most prefect beat of GatenintrOt which the World has OWN experienczel for the prirtical hadniiir as of Mhn kmd ; Sr.nly persuaded, that this Emirs will hong outlast the storm: which have overwhelmed the Continent of Euspe; •ad ear .estly hoping that other Nation. now fallen, may wit tie's the d nantetion of a Tyranny (minded on fraud and vio let/ire, and cemented with innocent blood, and agate recover their ancient power and independence, as the hest guarani...sty the 'ti• or- welfare and tramjuditty of the Civili eel World." " The Hill winch I I:see to present to Your Majesty, is inti tette : " An Act fu grantmg to His %felony a certain Suns of • Money, nut of the Consolidated Fund of Great Sri ^ him, and for amlying a certam Sum of 14 , mer, 0 therein menti aca, fur the Service te . Grea' fur the Year one thousand eight hundred and r, • and for further ae,msprining the Supplies ranted an " tl, r . Swamp of Parliament" " To which Your Cnwtmou•, with all humility, entreat Your Trfate.ty's Rural Anent " The Rill then received the Royal Assent, with the usual formalities ; after which His '.l AULT T de livered the following rent grlcious Speech " My Loans sae G " Before 1 put an end to the present Session of Tarlisinent, jam desirous of exilessilig my entire approbation of the eat w th which you have applied yourselves to the gnat es' Ws of public concern w'aich have come under yo.ir con ' Sideeatign. " You hays wisely CORtitllta to direct your attentio r to the omeriuragetnent and improvement of that respectable and ; ria • teal Vele/steer Force, which the ardour and spirit of my Sub left. ham enabled me to establish to an exteiit hitherto enex• weeded. You have at the same time endeavoured to combine an ad-lei n.ltabhsltm•nt far our domestic define:, with the means of aw 4 u.•ntmt sue regular army, awl of maintaining it on .44 a vcale, as may be propurto.ted to the ein•umstanc is of the tones, and to the rank •+'rich this cowit.y ciaglat era yr h. demon, the power. a Europe. " GEnTt asses ov Trig HOCSIF DI enmemous, Y ,pue. einitiel VD rot witille,t acknOwledirit^ritS tor the fresh flood which iron have given me of your agaftiotute at tachment to my person and fanaPy, and your regard to ths h i nocr.ind d gent,' of me Crown, by the libera prori.l.ll2 which you have mole fee tut. payment uf the debt on my Civil Li!, Iltevocium, and fot furnulting me with the additional means o r itle,raving the increase which has unavoidably liken place in diffem it branches of my expenditure. I most also return you 1.17 waral , ft C , lnk* for the extnllive prevision which roe have merle for tin ex igenein of the poblit icrvice, and esper ially fit the just a-id prudent attention which you have sheen to true economy, and to the permanent credit and welfare of the country, by the eat ex irti - xt, ...us have tuAie for consenting, at far as poitiole, the accumulation of debt, and of misicg so large a prn;ortion of the ew: , e , treA of war within the year. " Mr Locos imp n. • riAmr", " I hive now only to V. you to e rty into vw't reaped ive Countism the zeal for the PuSt.c Intiirest which has guided all your prooeeliiir : wilt be veur particular duty to inculcate in the minds of all classes of mu Subjeas, that the Preservation or a!1 that o most dear to them regimes the con. tinuance of then unremitted ext.:none for the national defence. The preparations which the enemy has loi,g been forming (or the declared purpose's( invading this kingdom, are daily erected, and the attempt a pears to have been delayed only with the view of pro:unag additional mean. for carrying it into eximut•on. Retying on the skill, valour, and discipline of tiny naval and military Force, aided by the voluntary seal, and native couraga of my People, I look with confidence to the imiie of tins great conlict ; and I doi.bt not that it weal ter.ninate, under the bles.,:ng of Prey:Pl...ea, not Daly in repeliing the danger of the moment, but is estallishing, in the oyes of foreign nations, the ',corky of this country en a lash never to be shaken. In addittost to in.. brat and peat object, entert..in the animating hose, that the benefits so be derived loin 41 ,, r ....coocf .I'. exertions m.ll not be confined within our valves ; bit that, by the r example a..d their consequences, they may lead to the re-estttilnhment . of such a system in Ftvape, al may reveals It from the precarious state to which is reiliscod, rind may bay ra,.e an eartza h •rt,,r : 1 1.1.10A the unbeitnacd schemes of aggrandiatedent and ambition, which throtien et.t.ry independent nation that yet females on the Citniuetz " The Loan CII•MC ecLot then signifieti His MA. Jur plea.are, that the Parliament be prorogued to the 4th of September next. HOUSE OF COMMONS. - - The House met at about half-past two o'clock, and, about a quarter before three, the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod came down, and informed the SPRAWL, that His MAJESTY commanded the attendance of that Honourable House in the House of Peers. The SPEAKER, and all the Members present, im mediately went to the Rinse of Peers. Upon the ir return, the S desired the Members to come round the table, when he read to them His MA PCSTY'S Speech (for which we oar account of the brit). The Members then retired. TRE WMISII PRESS. LON DON, WEDNESDAY. Aucrst 1. Yesterday, about twelve o'clock, Het MAJESTY, and the Princesses Aucusra, Etizsscirti, and Sop gras, arrived at St. James's Palace from Wind sor. His MAJESTY arrived about one o'clock in his post-chariot. The Royal Party came by_Rich mond, to avoid the bustle of Middlesex Eleaion at l'irenif ,, rJ. In a short time after the arrival of His Maacsrv, the Royal Party retired to the apart• menu of the Duke of CAMBILIDOE, where they patina of an elegant refreshment provided by His Royal Hi3liness for his Royal Parents and Sisters. After which Wm MAJESTY held a Piivy Council, which was attended by the DON of Mnntrose. Ittailue. rd H • ,noid. Earls--M-ccirsheid, Caoletru. Aylestord, and Harlington. Vhen , i .t Ca Vereagh L•rrds—)lalvJle, Arden, Mulzray..?, Sas-ea, Harromby, and Hawke•bur) Mr. Pitt, &C. - About a quarter past two o'clock, the Council closed, when the Royal Procession began to be formed to proceed to the House of Peers to close the Sessions of Parliament. The first carriages were filled with Earl MA CCLUT ILL D, the Captain of the Yeomen of the Guards ; Mr. Visstv, the Groom in Waiting ; General Huron, the Silver Stick; Earl Aviuros D, the Lord Steward of the Household, and the Pages in Welting. In the Mas ter of the Horse's carriage were the Earl of HA It aiwasos. the Gold Stick in Waiting, and Lord Stases, the Master of the Robes. His 14 AJZ,T Y was attended in his State Carriage by the Marquis of HEITTOSM, the Master of the Horse, and Lord MOM the Lord in Waiting.— Just as the Royal Carriage entered St. James's Park from the Stable Yard Gate. the traces of the two leading horses broke, which detained the Royal coach for two or three minutes, when they were re paired by the Grooms walking by the side ; and, by going on a brisk trot, His MAJESTY'S carriage over took the othir carriages in a short time. Her Majesty, the PRINCESSES, the Dukes of CIINIIIRLARD, DINT, and CAM3atoot, were in the Garden belonging to the Palace near the wall, and saluted His MAJESTY as he passed. His MAJESTY arrived at the House of Peers at a quarter before S. was announced by a discharge of 15 cannons from the Lambeth shore, by a signal being given by one of the artillei ymen, from the top of the House of Lords, waving a flag. His MAJESTY came out 1 of the House of Peers, at a quarter past three. which was announced in a similar manner. His Man .T r was dressed in regimentals ; he apoeared in excel lent spirits, and was in constant conversation with the Noblemen attending him; His MAJESTY is mach thinner in consequence of his indisposition, but appeared in perfea health. His MAJESTY was repeatedly hezzaed as he passed through the Park. The crowd WAS certainly not so numerous as we expeßed to see. Soon after four o'clock, the ROYAL Fawnv left the Palace for Windsor. A copy of His Mansr y's Speech is in the pre ceding column. He read it with a firm af,d audible voice. The most material part of it. we mean that in which the continent is alluded to, is worded with great caution. We shall give our sentiments at Loge upon it to-morrow. The Gazette dc Frey.ce, of the 17th inst. contains an important article. It is a decree otArra, offering premiums to encourage the land troops to embark on board his men of war and frigates, and become expert sailors. At last, after a war of fourteen months, and repeated boasts, that the crews of his armada were complete; after France, Italy, Germany, Holland, and Flanders, have been ex hausted by his requisitions of seamen, the tyrant is obliged to acknowledge that his plans are not mature, and that he wants the means to can; them into execution. Neither the zeal, spirit, nor enter prise of his slaves are sufficient to made good the deficiency, and h... is under the necessity of resort mg to br we. and reWAIL;>, to create that enthusi which his tyranny and Irani have extinguohed to their breasts. But is mode cf praaising this expedient, he trinees both the pent 4y of 'his treasury and the littleness of his mind. The premiums which he offers are contemptible. Sordid and ab :lea indeed must be the mind upon which they could have any influence. Narrow and sorJid must be theman whocould hope any effea from such an offer. This article is therefore interesting, in a military, moral, financial, and political view. Itiis a convin cing proof of a poor Prince and a beggarly people. BON AAAAA Z feels this to be a just inference. If not, why has the article been kept out of his Oficial Moniienr, and not suffered to be seen in company with his pompous decrees of his imperial appoint ments of Lords and Ladies of the Bedchamber, and all the other caricatures of royalty, by aping of which he is now exposing himself to the laughter, ridicule, and contempt of the world. The Maltase has, for some weeks, given the other French Journals the signal to abuse and at tack equally Russia and England. The demi offi cial Gazette, the Journal des Drtrnseurs, has taken the hint, and in a paragraph, which we this day lay before our readers, attempts to alarm Europe by our conquests in India, and those of Russia in Persia. _ _ . With its usual malignity, another French writer throws out hints, as if Mr. Pt EILIMPOINT, our Minis ter to the King of Swcritst. was intriguing in Ger many, whilst, in &a, the Sovereign to whom be is appointed to represent our nat;on, has, for ten months, resided in that country. We should not be surprised, if BON•rA ITC would finally have the impudence to propose to Austria and Prussia the exclusion of our Ministers from these Courts, or at least. to mske use of the names of a COBENTZEL and a HAtGWITZ, as he has already of a Pitmen of PIIACT 4 to calumniate and misrepresent their aitions, and the particulars of their secret conferenses.— Such diondat is worthy the revolutionary Emperor, his revolutionary Counsellors, and his revolutionary Gazetteers. _ The King has been pleased to constitute and ap point the Right Hon. timer/ Viscount MEI-ye:Az, Sir PHILIP STE% ENS. Bart. J AYES GAUZIER, Esq. Vice-Admind of the Red Squadron of His Majesty's Fleet; Sir JOHN Cot ?ors, Knight of the Most Hon. Order of the Bath, and Admiral of the Blue Squa dron of His Majesty's Fleet; PHIL.. PATToN, Esq. of the Red Squadron of His ‘laj-!s ty's Fleei ; WILLIAM Decietssore, jun. El. and the Right Hon. Sir EVAN NrPEAN, But. to be His Majesty's Commissioners for xecuting the office of High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and lreland, and the domiuicins, island', and territories, thereunro belonging. The King has been pleased to appoint Art AN M A cormcuit. of Meadowbank, Esq. to be one o f .... _ . the Lords of Justiciary, in that part of the United Kingdom called Scotland, in the room of DAVID SMYTH, of :slethvesi, Ecq. resigned. The King has also been pleased to appoint Mr. Co air MACKENZIL, Writer to the Signet, to be one of the six ordinary de, k. of Session, in that part of the United Kingdom called Scotland, in the room of Mr. ALaaasoet %AURA, deceased. Yesterday. a Court of Aldermen was held at Guildhall, at which were present the Loan MAYOR* thirteen Aldermen, and the RICOROLIt. The Curt, after having irspcied the lklealweighcr,' returns, ordered the price of Bread to be raised one whole assize, or two-pence in the peck loac to t.:ke place to-morrow, when the prier of the Quartern Loaf Wheaten will be 9.d. and I lousehold. W. Donvi Liz, Esq. Sheriff elea, attended ' and gave the usual bond of 1,0001. for the due perrorm ancr of the duties of the office (together with G. Sc not.sv , Esq.) for the year ensuing. A Court of Common Council was held afterwards, when several Petitions and Reports were read, but nothing interesting to the isubilc took place. and the Court broke up for the Recess, at three o'clock. A letter from Folkstone, dated July 30th, which we have just received, says, " There has been a good deal of tiring off Boulogne this morning; but, owing to the hazy weather, see have not been able to as certain what has occasioned it. General Moults and suite sailed this morning in It cutter, in order to inspee into the enemy's prep irations. The Brigade of. Guards that were at Chatham are encamped OR Barham Downs. Nothing else material here." A letter of the 27th, from Dubl . in, says, " The gloomy prognostics of last week stem to have gone by : except the bustle of the troopsimarching to tca-m on the Curragh, we Are perfectly quiet, and rebelli3n, 1 as before, awaits the event of invasion.. . " At an early hour , yesterdly morning, the 4th, or King's own Regiment of Dragoons, and the 12.11 Light Dragoons. marched t > the encampment formed at the Curragh. We understand that by a simultareons movement rf all the troops intended to form the ramp, they will arrive on the ground _nearly at one time." The discontent in Holland is great beyond desctip : tiara, among all clasies of the people. not ,ncepting either the Members of the Direetory, or the soldiers of the army, all equally desiring to get rid of use French yoke. The consequent distrast is so grcA4 that French. Grenadiers govern at the Hague; French Artillerymen occupy the batteries on the coast; French Officers dialate in the Tezel ; and. at Utrecht, where fifteen thousand Frenchmen are encamped, they have been joined by only 3,000 Dutchmen; all the others being dispersed in garrisons, where there are five subinas of BON a ►serr. to two Bavarian citizens. From the lOth to the 'lnd Ma. f.. 4000 French troops have passca thrott,..th Breda and Nimuegnen. for Han.wrr, where the misers' of the people is still greater than in Holland. It is generally believed, at the Hague, that Bowsrasrr being ditsiti.ied with the pr.st':lt Batavian twelve Direlims, ir.terds to reduce their number to three; it is even said, that the Dutch Ambassador at Paris, Sciiisanstrt.Nsfseci is to se appoicted a Dia.ttor, unti a re...CC Wl.ll En:7- 1 tad. • PARISI 1N PASIIIOSS. The hair dressed with curls, maiming a kind of impend iliaderri;tinterspased with flowers and diamonds, an d w i thnut any other covering :,ut a rail, is the mom fashionable eoeffute. In the circle of haul ton, rtn:its has prevailed arse Fl ora; b ut every where else this Goddess leaves her ungallant rival behind lies ; and, fur one head with7diainonds alone, ten are -cen with Sowers, sod fill en where the diamonds are almost concealed by the flowers, or at.: so few that they seen ashamed In st iew themselves. Some milliners in the Patais Royal, and in the Rue St. Honore, plait the front of their hats with Inge tdp e . These I..rge plaits are particularly remarked with the oil denies (a g ;gel), seldom wi ti full dress—. The ; Lev-alit le ars arc white and light blue. White pearl, called art wom in tI4 ears; and white pu.rls, eallzd streit i se worn in neckeetes and bracelets.. The gauge capots a.l nn linger seen. Large Bassets laces, called deini-veilr, e .„i which almost hide the face, are very nuineraus i., th- 1 :Ind twits in the Elysian F.elds, and on the Houlevatd.; but in ti.rt Lusenihutelt, and in the Fauxboorg St. ierittin, the) site entirely pro edited as boueleuses. Here el, bell.'. w-ar i. .. 4 veils, which lose themselves under the shawls, and firm a eapnehin. Long shawls, called imperial silAWk, are a.li &Alienable. They are of various colours and embroidery; hut some with golden fleurs-de-lys were seen on the ceremony of the 14th or: Jaly. The visitor, who caiint,t afford n . p. 7 a hair-dresser, car . ) , on their shorn beads (teodu2 a erown of Seven, artfully, but tastefully made. Cambric gloves, and nankeen shoes, are worn with undress: but white Grenoble glares, and white satin shorn, with full draw. The 1.-ollinn able Iseies now walk with a stoical gravity, slowly and ;noire, whist our fashionable be :14 are always in a hurry, anasta.i..l by a stranger tee taken for errand boys. On Monday morning, about 9 o'clock, His MA. JESTY, attended by his Equerries in waiting, took an airing on horseback, in Windsor G . eat Park, aid returned to the Queen's L0d, , , , e about I I, Is ho t Their MAizsrtzs and the Pa tectssts, with their attendants, proceeded in five carriages to Eton Col lege, where elegant seats were provided for the ROYAL. PARTY, to hear the Orations of the young Gentlemen, previous to their breaking up for tl4 holidays. On the arrival of the ROYAL Pawl/ at the College, the Staffordshire Militia attended, and saluted them with a grand march, and a any of the re jiment guarded their entrance. On the ROYAL FAMILY'S entrance into the College, ere were greeted by clapping of-hands, and huzzas ci the young Gentlemen. His MAJESTY appe.stol highly gratified with the speeches of the Collegians. After the orations were over, the Provost of the. College was honoured with a visit of the Rryi Party, at whose house they partook of a sumpti.ou; refreshment, prepared for the occasion. The int. tions were more numerously attended than sny a number of years, in consequence of the attendinee of the ROYAL FAMILY. The Royal Party returned to the Queen's I ',le, between two and three o'clock. The Lord Bishop of ST. DAVID'S confirmed .550 pers,ns at Brecon last week. he Lord Bishop of SALISIICIT will hold his Trleonial Visitation this year at Abingdon, the Sekh; Niarlborough, the lst of August ; Chimes ham, 2.1 ; Devizes, :id ; Warminster, 4th ; a :14 Saturn, the 7th. The Duke and Duchess of MARLSOROUGH ar rived on Wednesday last at Brighton, small joy of the numberless poor families The Duke and Duchess of Beor oath Lady LILTORD, Sir JOHN DAIRY liVi.Rl Major HARLAN - 101N, Capt. HOSKINS. BARRY, are among the most fashionable Clifton. Lord SZYSIOCR, Mr. and Mrs. Nmet the list of arrivals at Hotwells. In the list of 'recent arrivals at Melt The Mike and Duchess of kied.nrd, Lad and Hoe. R. Lennedy, Cu.. and Mrs. Retorts, C Lieutenant•Col , ebel A. Cr bb see C. earl Dona, Ca" 'riche...erne, Cost. Sine's Capt. Muller, Sir Joon Gifard, Dr. a .. There is a strong party at the LeWel Tie Straager, Reim,: the Wind, I'. Soh ter, and RJ,iia, have been performed great surds,. The Duke of CI: MBERL AND goes to at Winche.ter, with no less than fifteen in his suite. The rosv Rotrhor was announced I Oanviari, at the Edinburgh Theatre, It They th of Mademoiselle Sr. A ris, attrael great crowds. They will ci fine work of BERTON, entitled, Modaet ssie, in which two new airs are intrudes to her tine voice. It was observed at the late meeti Fair, that Spanuk wool may be grown i Besides ha Fe/crane, her dcuole col cnap..:l. a Parisian Deg tai more like a time, wears a thizlc aster her waist, r'sembling a curd of 'er. thus esitt;peel, sets off to afs peat:ice or the Ibis die 119,,,5i1e. Sae trawit G ,rrrd 3fundi.—A sit Mr. H. .1011NeiTOM .sir ILdaciiv, at tr.e e:chnbtugh Theatre. boy, tlie I foist Risec.at, usurps his pl .lott ss rots, with a humility awee aile withal," condescends to speak .-t become the Atherdiewsiee-of th , 2 Coral A !doming Pat er of yesterday, 7 Te• tenliam Tlicatricals, says, " M;•!r , " the I)ublin Theatre , met also wi th inert in the charafter of C6ar.isSarfure." The King of the Lower Assembly Root ham has annour.ced his Bail for Moe So mild and antis:4c a Socp.,isa. whole life to the annum :v.4 c: surely find ides obedient to hn The aoart.nents of Lord C ill AR I. s the Pay Office, are undergoing a It. during Lis I.ordslti!•'s absence fi • 1711 two horses Irately stolen in the Stiff were not the proreity of the wry, but ef Lord isoster Sr-" ' Last week, a CIO , seas .•, hood of Aberdeen, winch h t 1 thri feathers oil tile tso , t the wio,s, the the neck 4AI vole K k.:_. to tie uir es there. o, Lord a•J e, Gen. Fas. a sd Colas.l IS • arrivah at rtraat are la ! Unison. are , 'a id Lady Sim - , h C.l sad M. ▪ I.3nutwr. • ~a r, CAA H. t .d Mrs J,l,te rs Theatre.-- tri,o's M... • r. then, his comm.: t, t, h-:33 5 to apre ff 2 ri ti last Sato:. , .:. ; :rtbi ton cord r is r e ,sc.s. i• eat It.v. • u-nrl " a . ti.e Now a' 11Ace, ..d tO • • apaoy. caking ciC r HOT Na. . terited ain •• • Dorrsata :' d.3o'.er.- . 1 s SC 4 05 ' I. • • waster , : r re. • , ree l‘r7e , - • c