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Intl, 38 it hap. ' him. Bt the iu it app. att.], takeu 1 . the pa 3 molt of the the Consuli .ne wilhvu was ipeareil to him to 'th of faith—it was r been re.otted to Gentleman was uooll, that the he applied to i!it• it was said the dent iency ; ' Fund; but appropriating /hich it was at 2.1 or especially look sufficient- prosperity, he _ difficulties, even so far as to provide ogamst them. Suppose brace was to be concluded to-morrow, would it not be a disadvaotage to have crippled the Consolidated Food? Was it acting like a wise mail to place theme in this iituat9on ? Was it Smut like a States man. for the purpose of being able to say, that he had a d•ted oo new taxes, and in pursuit of the lit tle popularity which might result from such acir cuaistalice, to tirtsparie epos the proccsiou **int future contingencies. It the Right lion. Gentle tom w.shed to do whit was right, he would ap. paint a Committee, the same of that which was apignord to 1807, and look to (economy. (Eco nomy might certainty he practised iu a great degree ; at the mine time nine he was aware, that no very viaahle alterations of the present burdeus of the people could be expected from it ; it might, how be the meatio of preserVitig them from 'much futile pressure; he was not one of those who thaaeht despotionigly el the resources of the couu tri; but if its prosperity was to tl tee them into a se „,, gr uce of the future, that very prosperity would brcoust the war.t evil that could beLl them. The Clitactst.oe of the Pettit eve& thought th.l4he Iti4lit (font. fie:Aiello!' should - not have congr itulated hint or the country, if he wits of op owl that the present apparent prosperity Wu a or motion of decay. Ile (the Chancellor of the Evil, quet) thought it a symptom of increasing wealth; he• agreed with the Hight lion. Gentle man, aid with flu Hight Hain. Friend, that if 111 - testers were to be wailed by it, woo as to relax in their attention, then, indeed, it would be a misfor tune rather than any thing .fora Toe prospect which they had berme them, of a /nag and expen sive war, sass to be sett by economising, and cur tailing the expendittue of the country ; a circum stance to which he had paid much attention ; though , t had, 'toyer, produced uo eery consider alile effect.; it wits less, Weever, tlierte the "holes this year. thau the preceding yeses. The Riyiht H .n. X/elitl.man bad alluded to his (the Chancel lot of the Exchequer's) great succeed, which seemed to s..llthini more than any thing else—(.4 laugh.) Heft he entered into a comparison between the spdesis of fivante uuder the former and the pre sent administrations ; sad soul, that the only prin. eiple he approved of is the former, was that of going an for three years, witnoot any additional taxation. He had appreved of that I.roteiple while out of ale., and he could not be ispecteit to abolition it tom tiat be was in ;. for. thouiti it might lie the em boli of those wloo found fault with any system of . Gretru.sest, to odopt..the very same when in office theinselvei, he d I not think it was usual to relin quish what they bad ' approved of. He had more reason to calculate upon five millions, as the amnia of the Consolidated Fund for the current year, than f0a1... He could. nut comprehend what was ineent by the breach of faith.- It never could eater lino the contemplation of thane who had coo. useted for the . Limii, that the produce of a parti cular tax was to he appropriated to prying the ex pesos of it: where, then, was the breach of faith I He had beeu accused of abandoning a primary duty, in not imposing new taxes ; but a ben the necessity did not exist, te. could out see the obligation. I)aubts had been expressed upon the rote of ere. On, 'hie, was stated at three millions, but this wa s unt the time to discuss that subject, and lie thought the Muse would see the propriety of leav ing such • sum at His Majesty's disposal against what night happen in the year. His Hon. Friend him complained of his having attributed stronger language ito him than be had made use of ; he (the etas/Mier of the Emcherpier) nail never mid that h e r elweePated the country as in a hopeless state, bat he had said that his representations had the tli , et of thruwilg gloom over the inlaid* of the Pe"f 4 r, in the present prosperous condition of the Pablo. revenues. A few articles in the Excise did 1', 41 Prolog, so mach this y ear as f ormer l y ; b et alt/.. .was gee! Immo to con c lud e , t h a t it was owing tit causes. Ile did mint mean to say, that I , l4l r .. jlement flourishing amiliiion was owing to 11.. Ifej,sty's Government, but it was rather con . 4 ie semark, that all this lamspeity should bike Place so a rer such mismanagensent, as the Gentle rill opposite were p r rp• sally complaining of. !n tesigratolat.d the Hours upon this natur a l ew of the country. and considered it one of the il itlgal 36, ing Imo the displacing of the Ge n . llmta opposite from office, that this prosperity Mild net be asenb r d to t h e i r great talents tittle"' Mild elm; resource.% of the country itself. Afo•r sofa* farther observations from Mr. Tier. 1 14 , 11 • Ruins,_ Mr. Henri. Thornton, the Chin of "l alto Exchequer, Mr. Hisak•sson, and Si, i Tiotoo, the reaolutions were agreed to. The IlluiPte resume,!, ai.d the Report was ordered lib- ri ...lord in-rsorrow. ..lk Ittlitritir o.i-h t! to kno w f rom t h e Ri g h t la*. taliilcina n (Mr. l'e veva') if he would pout. A t t 4, ' further c ons il erat i on of the grunt to the , of Brunswick, fo r 14 d ay . ; a . h e (Mr. 'Fier ::ll ci , c , sast to bring fora 41 . 4 ii 1 1 1 .0 11,01iiien on trot the laesiion ; and if i t woe uot postimeed, he took ..‘;'neurtouity o f i n f orm i ng ' h is, taut he soul,' Na the serum of the H ume to-morrow on the gram. • i ?Ir. P ERClrellt. slid. he would act with the same 1 r4 daar a. the Right H os. Gentleman had drow t "J Ir't .ameed lain, that be w ou ld out • put off the to hi* 'feriae Highness to soother day, but `e.dttermiued to being it mulct the considerutiou 4114 Boot tomiorrow. always very strange exiittliri.ts, and pelmet good fortune often attyndcd h speech of the Honottralde Gt. iitleinau that a million of money was to be t* Consolidated Fund 'towards the pit loan ; but whether it was taken from dated Fund or from the war tsxey the sti ll to be supplied. But it uppeare amount to something liken breach of , pea expedient. which had 'liver bee until now, that the Right Ilion. Cr driven to his last shifts. Ile untleistot surplus of the stamp duties to h, pay the taxes in the year 1808. 13 41 thst Parliament would make good the so it might the whole Consolidated th e° that would ba no argument for a it to any othet purpose than that to wh present diri•ctrd. What be coasplained was, that the Rt. !ion.Gent. did not la ly to the future. Elated by hie present p wss not inclined to look at future ditEe e.- oroeide against deem. Sir ROM! lEt.r."3llT liostpoled his motion rela tive to Si; Sh oe, till to-.norrow The th:rd read.lig of the Hawkers' and littltat.s . Bill, war po.rponed till tn.nrirruw. On the rani ion of Mr. Foam, the third reirling of the Irish Halt K gulatitni was pnstionied till to-morrow. The other orders of the d.iy were then disposed of, rod the House stijourro:d st Elr veti NNW 771RATRK.ROY41., CoVENT-GARbEN. This present THURSDAY, May )7, olio, will be arced, KING JOIIN. John, KOK n( England, Mr. Ratable; Falcon!indite, Mr. C. Keuible ; Philip, King of France, Mr. Marry. Queen Elinor, Mrs. Nessus; the Lady Cowstawee t Alm Sichlon. ; Blanch, of Ca,tile, Miss Bristow. To which will be added, the Musical Entertainnitol of PAUI. ANI) VIRGINIA. Paul, Mr. lack dun ; Vargtuia, Mrs. H. Joboatow. A New Musical Arterpieee, and a New Comedy, tolled The Widuw's Only San are in rehearsal, and will be pro duced as soon as potribi;. LYCEUM TIIR47'RE, [Coder the Special titans of Ike Loot Chamberlain.] Tins present THCBSDAY, Slay 17, !vie, will be acted, JOHN BULL; OR, AN ENGLISHMAN'S FIRESIDE. Peregrine, Mr. Eyre; Drains Bralgruddery, Mr. Jobe- None. Lady Caroline Bruyenore, Mies Duncan. To which will be added, the Farce of THE MAYOR OF 6ARRATT. Sir Jacob Jalap, Mr. Peaky ; Major SI orgeon, Mr. Um iak; Jerry Sneak, Mr. Russell. Mrs. Sneak, Mrs. Marlowe. ••• Far the. Middlesex and Canterbury Meetings, t►e Lew, Ike., see the last page. TEE BRITISH PRESS. LONDON, THURSDAY, May 17. We received, last night, Paris Papers to the Bth Mount; but their contents have beet► in the greater part anticipated by prior arrivals. The lumiteur of the 7th contains a journal of the ope rations of the French army before Cadiz, from its arrival. to the 27th of March. It is too long for insertion ; and, besides, the. capture of fort Mata gorda. and other more recent event% ) have deprived the early scenes of all their interebt.—ln their tour in Holland, BONAPARTZ and his &aims spent several days at Antwerp. On the tat instant. the EmPER9It, the Empress, the King and Queen of Nl' WiTPHA LIA, and the whole Court, went ou board the Aneergais ship of the fine of 74 guns, which manoeuvre d fur several hunrs. Her Majesty the Enritess remained ou hoard until 4 o'clock. In the interval, His M. 11.• %TESTY visited all the ships in the roads. A Cartel arrived at Plymouth, on Monday, from Morlaix, aith English prisoners. She carried over for exchange, ahout ten days since, fifty French Oilcan. Orr Plymouth Correspondent says, " she brings the important intelligence of BONAPARTIC biting it ud a fulminating Decree of is very' pre sumptuous nature against Americans of eveiy de scription, to quit France without delay, under pain of confiscation of their uropeity, and imprisonment of their persons."—The Paris Papers mention no thing of any such Decree, hut it derivessoine proba bility from the following circumstance:—The Je mmies packet, whose arrival we announced yester day, spoke at sem, on the gth inst. the American ship William Tell, of Boston, Capt. N. Wuxi ANS, from Norfolk to Tcnisiugen. with tobacco and staves, out twenty... Nix days; who communicated the import ant intelligence that the Non-Intercourse Act was to be removed on the Monday after her departure, i. e. the 2J April. A most respectable Gentleman, who is come passenger in the packet, has made this communication. which has been confirmed, we understand, by letters received by sow* of the principal mercantile houses connected with the American trade. Last night the Budget was produced, and we are Itipy to find, notwithstanding the great amount of the Loan, no new burdens arc to be impo.id upon the people. The anoual charge upon the • mil lions, borrowed for Great Britain, is calculated at upwarda of p 70,0001.; and to defray this expense, the CHaMCLtLaR of the EXCHEQUER propoberto allot Ihr sum of 1,200,0001. arising out of the con solidation of Stamp Duties, in 1808, with the de duction of 150.0091. to meet the current charges of the food thus allotted. This Paper hail she exclusive merit of drawing the 'striatum - of Mr. SIItittDAPII to the obnoxious Bye-law of the Linvolie.-iiin Benches, militating against the liberty of the public press. It can now boast the prouJ distinetiol of again draw the attention of that most splendid orator anil true pa triot. to another public gri. r allude to the at tide in Tut Batton PRE.,, of yrsterday, tweeting the Lambeth Poor SIIERI D•N last night gave notice of a mot.on on this subject ts-inorrow in the House of COI2IIIIOIM We have in vino birdied for the name of Mr. WARDLIS, ■nd the one or too Gentlleum.' who act with him, muting these alto 'supported the motion of Mr. Truss:LT, for addreming the Crown to sp. prom late a portsoo of the "Init. of Adsoinslty, to putsches: an ouniiiiy far the fluke of Biteteswicc by which a comutlensble Nav:ag would have accrued to the public ; thus affording soother proof of the real motives by which th►ir conduct is influenced. No Wan for sawing the puMie pmts.!, we attempt to preveut any addition so the ;stearin Warns of the people, eve► :arrives the least support from that party, which arrogates to itetlf the exclusive title of "The Friends of the People." We wish the people, t however, to see distif.t Cy what is rt. the con. duct of Vista., their pretended 1. ; and to ule .erve that, tour to their elecla-rttirn:s, in support tot the present Administration. they walk, hood is • hood will& thew, is Moping Ini:den upon toirden, in adding one act of eXtraragaisCr Li :mother. The motives of such nieu can never be good. our can any nsao, fur one moment, IA here that the 'teal/les rights are to thew a subject of care, lis•jond the Fur pose of their serving ass steppim; stinie to their wild projects of ambition and of puffer. The 801 l on Select CoVuittes, whose repuit and financial opinions have now become the object of great public expectation, continue their labours siith great assiduity. We communicated Mr. PLR. cev•L's dr'fent in the Committee on Monday. On Tuesday, in a division on a moat important point, he was left in a minority of four splint fourteen ; .and, yesterday, three further iteoilutiolis were car. ried, without a division : the latter, declaratory of the necessity of the Bank returning to cash pay ment of their notes, peeped unanimously. The period at which the present restriction should be taken off, is the only point undecided. The parties who lied lireparesi lists for the Loan. waited epon the Citoncitton of the EXCIILQUIA, last morning. to settle the bargain finally. The partial were— Messrs. Roberts, Cartis, and Co., sad G. Ward. Maim. Abraham Guld►raid sod Ca. Manna Alexander Baring, Angeratein, Ayton, Young.. Batty; and Ellis. It will be rrtulleeted that the CwittexcLoa of the EXCNEQUEIt proptived to give, fur evrry 1001. sterling, 1301. is the Reduced 3 per Cents.—the rest itt 3 per Cent. Consols, and the thirty milling to take the suiallest quantity of the latter to have the Loon. Two oldie li.ts, Messrs. Go Losuth's sail Messrs. Barad's, having made the s•.use offer, were de clared to he the joint Contractor,. The following paper, which was palsli.hed by the. Coatractors, as soon as they returned from the City, will exploits the Orin" : LOAN of L.i 4004,000 for the service el the year tato. For England ti,otau,oou • FIX Irelaud Contracted for au Weduesday !RUB May, Ulu—thse two Lissa basing made a similar uffes, by Messrs. Goldesnid. Soo, and Masao ; and Messrs Marini, J. J. Aingeotein i , Bettye, Ayton, and Ellis. TER MS. 4130 ea ed. Red. a per Ceuta e for every L ioo atrrliat lo 7a. 641 3 per CAW Coo. 1 • subscribed. The Dividend upon the 3 per Coat. Consols to commence from lunacy—upon tln Reduced 3 per Cents. frees April lain--and the Ant bafflingly payments becoming due Judy stli and October iutb, to be exempted free' the Property duty. Discount after the rate of a per Cast. per dem for pay ments mane is fall. BIDDINIGS OP TN% D:rriRENT LIST% Mews. Go!timid, Son and \Joann 1.. e. A. lt.iring, J. J Anitentent, to 7 0 per Ct. C. Battyc Alton and Ellis.. Baron, Elms, and Ricardo, to ls 0 Ditto. Rubeits, Cestis, and Cc.... 13 lu o Ditto. The Loan bore • premium of II I per tent. as soon as it was known who were the Contractors. At a Court of Aldermen, held on Tuesday. at Guildhall, two Resolutions were agreed to, con demning the conduct of the populace on the gth of April, during the conveyance of Sir Feta acts BUILDITT to the Tower, and upprobing the con duct of the military. These Resolutions were grounded upon the report of the Committee ap pointed to inquire into the circumstances which led to the deaths of some persons upon that occa sion. The Resolutions are inserted in another part of our paper. As account of the Canterbury Counter Meeting is given in the last page. The Amelia. 3$ gums, the lion. Capt. lam ar rived, on Sunday, at Falmouth, from Comma, after four days' passage—She brings accounts of ►he surrender of Astorga to the French, of er three rlcys' severe fighting.—The French force were stated to be 16.000, Wheu they made the at tack, about 4,000 of whom were killed and wound ed. The Spanish force at Asterga were 4,500 men. The French are represented to be in strong force at Ciudad Rod-rigs.; and a bittle was shortly expect: 41 between their troops and those or Lord Wit. LI II GTO If. A Gentlenitn (one of the Sp4ii;oh hint.) i. come over in the Antefic to ha-ten the sending out of arm. itt. for G4Meta. The Spaniard., aerial BALLAIITEIIuI, ere each., Berea iregtiell of Cadiz. L.-tiers are said to bare arrive.' from the a my in Parini% which state the French had fulad in net gnat* union 11 itlsjos, by the gallant conduct of General Ron 41% A. 111411 ;'us little • lir re. pulsed them with great loss. Thr elwroy oily brought tap 114 ht liel4l-pteces, to babies to breach, instead of a heavy Init,rtitax train. Yesterday a Conn of arectors was bdl et the East India House. when the untlrrquentiontd Cnittntanilers took their Anal leave nt the Court, previous to departing fur their respective &stints tarn+, viz.— Captain J. Mayne, Batavia ; for Atmleis', Cellos, sag &nal Captain Havant, Monarch ; sad Captain R. Brooks, Trot ; for \Loh u suit Beard. Captain ti Hra.vig, Earl Spruce,; Cap. riii P. Campbell, lard Keith; Captain I. Dousabkph's. La.sluaN, ea (-deals 11. hielleoll, H C for ikkg t Jusvt. Th e Caitlin adjourned at tux o'clock, till Wed nes lay neut. Livtav or Loesos.—The Lotto M ly,to h i q convened a Common Hell, for nest :11mirley, for the purpose of ?slung into rousiderhtiou the cjvc ono of the late Petition of the livery to the 11.. tree of Commons. and of eaaerting iodepentlence ▪ Ail digni7 of the Livery in Common Hall *mem bled, .4.19.1 th e r domoie. ef Mtn ca:liNg them .ol.es Liverymen cf Loudon. and criing their de cimalise end oddre.a at s Tavern. ;T Fl'tl 3'~s4'l at .TflE C'OU.2 T. . ' 3 Thtl KING nine to town, yeseerday, about twelve o'clock, 'row LViiiiiaor. cm:Greed by a potty of L•gl,t Horse. awl was received at the QuLiga's Pa la e by oeteral of the ROYAL DIJOGES. A little After leo o'clock. Hie MAJaati ht Id a private Levi -e, w .s attended by— The Archbishop of elaterbary, the Lord Chancellor, the Lord Presid.st of the Couseil,, the Lewd Peary •:cll, the First Lord of the Treasury sod Cbelleellor of tI. Exchequer. the First Lord of the Ades:rally. the Mat. r Cettettil of the Ordnance the Seerctatie• titells die the and Wee Dept:rtertent., the President of .114 Board of Coittruul, the Coortutotter-hs•Clelrf, the Jodie Adtoeste, the Lord thentherlaia, the Lordliswerd d Ste Household, the Duke of Muetrose, kart L imed Weutoorth, CCooati Stroh, Wilptlsetf 7oBl.lo Captain Carve amid Scleeesicre, aid Mr. Feeibeesa. The following had the honour of to HI. Mitiarre Colonel Strati, M.P. its his appointment to be Colialt• the First Regiment of Essex Local Militia. ' Lieut.-Colosel Wiltshire Wilson, alibis going to command the Royal Artillery, at Ceylon. laent.-Col. Tower of ibe First Regimes: of Eases 1.. 4 ,1 Militia, on his appointment. Captain Corms .ips being appointed Colonel vf Ms, isies, and tin his reliant ;soon the Resold. Captain C. td. &bombers. R.N. epos his return fmnt the His MAJESTY held • Privy Council. and Rasa audiences to the Loao CUAricaLLos t , Earls Livra• POOL and C•IIDES ; Lord MRLASMIS Sir U. DUNDAS ; Messrs. Yoase. Rs oast. and M. Strirow, the lost of whom laid Galore His hiss gsry the proceedings of route Court/. Martial. • THE PRIACEsb AME LIA. We understand Sir tiENRY HAL/011, sat rep with the Priocess AstILIA on Itolooday ,itgiit. Ost Tuesday night her Royal Highuma had four hones sleep--she wes considered a little better yesterday. The Prince of ‘V•tus left lowa yesterday 111/),IM ing, at seven o'clock, fot Windsor, and reunited about four, when his Royal Highness gave direc tions for putting off a dinner party which be was to bare had ist the evening. The Dike of Yana left moo about sin o't lock in the evening for Wind sor . It was reported lan eight with conitienee, at the west end of the town, particularly among the trades'-peonle, that her Royal Highoem was MP more. That. however, we hare groaod to believes is not the fact. Dr. Baillie is the o n ly Phybicimh of all thine in atteadance, who eutertaluvan) hopes of her recovery. BONAP E'S muR. IZTAACT Ur ♦ LETTER, DATED ADTWERP, MAT 3. " Hit Majesty. the Emperor. after having treas. acted business in the mor g. went out at nue o'clock. lie croseed the Scheldt. went to the Tete de Flandre., and thence t. Fort issbella i , si tuate a league from that village. " Upon his return. His Majesty went to see a spectacle gi%ro by the Larva of artificer. of the city, the extraordinary Nature of which deserves a particular account. " Three censor a singular form, were seas follow.. ing each other art a line, ador.ied with emblem:amid allegorical devices. They were escorted by a.great number of persons on horseback. and dressed in character; while an immense crowd formed a pio.. cession on foot. " Upon the first car was an immense whale, mete of pasteboard. Inside were :nine persons. who threw up water by the farce of puinis*, toe ',PUMA of which answered for the nostrils uf the doh. " On the second was a representation in mi. in.. lure of • ship of war. children were in the car.tage and sails, and exercised all the roanceueres of ashy. " Upon the third W4ll placed an enormous soele, upon which was paced the model of a giesit. 30 fret blies, made of pgstelioanl. A luau phscedin the In as' of toe giant, directed his features to move, so so to make him fix his eyes ne t the spe..retors. This statue was executed hy Ruheni, in IWO. When the processioa arrived h.fure the Mayurelty House, the Empress came to one a the windows and smiled at the whale and the giant. The Emperor elms, who returned at five o'clock. met this extrau,di miry procession, and was much pleased with it." The &shit:Rutile world will he tiuitied tomortow eveuing, at the Countess of Caosvioioa's 4raml rout, and Lord Couanat AY') concert. Th e latter has fitted up his huvse its a most elegaut stile, for the occasion. The musical department is under the direction of Mr. LEANDER; cod the refresh_ mess?, by Mr. Cyanic. The Duchess of DLVONSHICS will give • grand concert to a numerous prey. tomorrow eveniug. Sunday the 13th tieing the anniver aq of Lis 80-al Highness the Pftrava Ritmo? oi• I'OEl4- GAL'S birth-fig. the CHEVALIER CARNEGIE r4sLtr. tansies:id. with a sumptuous titmice.. a select party of Portuguese and lEriglidi We shall be curious to see the contradiction to the Performer.' Petition. promised. when the CHADIRERLAIR'II permission will allov it ; if r.. port speak tree, it will not levee the Peutiontrie, or rather the three agitator., who set ideal on tin. apparently unseemly moiiire, en inch r f gruisi.d to stand on; at the same time. we shall be arnime the first to regret that. the reiterative should hair done any thing discreditable to the isrufeiniee.-.. In the mean time the restoration oi Old Dru.y goes briskly on. I he Alfred 11.:lob hats risen so high •u Weer/ estimation. that Iru. eight acanuel th►rr leva than two kindred mid acme Candidate, of the arat rank and nape. !Ability. The Duke of CVII% naaiaati. It se. m.. expressed a dr.ire to become • member, expe4i,n4 no doubt to be elected, -as the Princes of the flloc.l are at other an,1.4, asthma ballot; but he se sthl to have Luse Inforrook through a delegatiou of Tru•tetn, th , t, higisre t'.e tumour of carolling !he muwoolbk Rural H•el - nem to their list of membei A would be appreciAtrn, they moat faithfully forego It, voles* he would ems.. descend to he propried and liAll o nf r a fur, tot ,. for inotbiV to Use sudopeulabk reuulatious of the lastitutioo. Sir FRANCIS Mum) Tr %Fiala rhe Earl of ;lawn Lard•liiptaa r.etaihe d ...e A rro g , A. U E t - SAL, Mr. Gamow, and Buatini‘a..... 61. Counsel. i I