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1 levee. confess, that be had still a weight on his ...Mind concerning the loss which might be sustained 'by the Abolition. He had not the mama of knowing 'what injury would ensue from it ; but if there was . likely to be any injury,he would ask whether it would not arise frutu the circumstance of the parties them selves not having turned their minds to the subjea, and prepared for an Abolition ? Instead of that, they had been, ever since this question WAS first in troduced, been employing the whole of their time in contriving, by every means of chicanery, every mean Ity which the Abolition could be prevented. It was irsdalst, therefore, that the Planters had not availed lbethselves of the time allowed them, to take such *ens as would obviate the immediate mischiefs =to ensue front the abolition, and if as mis did ensue, it must be their own fault. For his own pan, whatever the consequences might be, he would never tolerate the abominable praltices carried en Open the coast of Africa. Let the natives of that smatry be the most senseless and barbarous of all human beings, nothing could justify the pranks of akin and carrying them into slavery. The plant ''u wes the West Indies must have known that such • ' would not be tolerated ; they must have wn, that once-the question had bee* agitated in the Legislature of the country. standing higher, is point el freedom and intellect, than any other in the world; it never would bone been lost until the dr lect was accomplished. Whatever the prejudices and *crests of some might lead them to think is favour of the trade, and of the probability of its continu ance, let them ask themse lv esin their closets, wise , thee the question would not be agitated again ana Wain. until it was carried? He could not see how dui circumstance of the government of Jamaica, having a difference with the Assembly of the Island, ecreld be an argument in favour of the conbnu ante of the Slave Trade ? Hiving sat 20 years in that House, more as an observer than a speaker, he had taken notice of the pan which a Right Hon. ' Gentleman opposite to him (Mr. Pitt) always took la discussions relative to the Slave Trace ; and he 'said not conceive why that Right H. n. Gentle ...no at all times so warm as advocate for the abo linen of the Trade, could have used, towards nb- Mirs Bill for the abolition. the same inSuence he painted on ether subjoins, in the course elf $s Imo& laborious, and useful administration. Wad such laftwu been used, be had no doubt but the question would have been carried long ago. It Fvery clear that his Minds did not vote with 'Upon th e whole, he assuidered this trade to Woman, cruel. and dishonest; and as that sa new he would vote foe the abolition of it. Mr. mniugu, in explanatiol . said, his ohm. yeti= relative en the difference between the Gorier. *sr and the Meow* ef Jamaic., relesied to the wish of the former ho alleblish a Black Corps, which the latter would net *ousel UN Mr. BARHAM saidi it was evidently onjest to cony an this trade s and consequently, no course but one tionsained for that House to pursue, namely, that of asked); the Trade. The only &Beatty was as to the mode of doing it. As to the losses likely to be sustained by many persons in consequence of the abolition, if a case •could be made out, the parties must un questionably have a compensation. For his osys part, he thought very little compensation would be required. But. such as it was, the principle could sot be departed from. Sir RODER. f BUXTON, in answer to the allu sion made to Mr. Pitt, declared that that Right lion. Gentleman had always been serious in his owatition to the Slave Trade ; and bad been one of the most able champions for the abolition. It couldbe no imputation on him, that be had not been joined by all his friends r for, during the de bates hitherto, it was merely a question of opinion, in which the Cabinet could not interfere. Now it was certainly become a political subject; and be wished it had been considered sooner in that light. Mr. DENT said, that everhing hitherto done sheered the imprafticability 4 abnlisbiag the trade, as well as the absurdity of improving the condition of the Aftieans. Every attempt to erase negroes is Sierra Loose had completely failed ; and if the wade was aow to be abolished, Government should , amides whothr it was worth while to attempt any Mew =squats ta the West buries. They would be of se valve, for they could not be cultivated with out Imported negroes. If the stories told by the pinup; advocate for the abolition had stood un ouneediaelb lbw Weed the trade might be opposed ms the ewe of husumfity._ vlr . Not than Marred M die leery said by Mr. Wilberkwee in April 1792. abaft Captain /Limber the trial of that =fortunate mon on a charge of having znerdered a slave in his ship, and his acquittal. The whole was unfounded but iq ceas..quence of the man being apprehended and brought to uialrive but about 3,0001. of pro per/0o proving his inaocenste, sad he had not limo recovered that lass, If the trade was abolished, s eery large cosagsbaisa newt be made to persons far their losses : and when it was considered, that the accounts of 16 dN u 111 Wag Indian produce ewiisg ee the etas in whisk the lase Minutes& lset the country, were not yet made gbe hoped the Hesse would not proceed any farther in this Bill fur the present. The present situation of St. Do. rocaad the medal of General Dessalines, were reason agehist adopting this measure. He was sore the agitation of the question would do a peat of mischief. M Mr. LBERFORCE rose to reply to the seve. ral objeAions made to his statements. He first documents to show that be was correa in asserting thee the Negroes in pis= in Jamaica had double the food allowed to Negroes in some other islands. He did not ewe that the subjects of Capt. Klaiber would have bon spin brought forward. As that person had undergone a trial, and stood aciptited b 7 the verdicts of a jury, he did not chuse to state all he knew upon the subjeft, in which his new was introduced. All he himself had. done in the - business was, to take those persons, whose testi mony convinced him of the truth of what he mentioned, before magistrates, with whom it remained to acquire into the fat as they thougbt proper. They were also convinced that Kimber ought to be put upon his trial; and a Grand Jury itherwaish ii,und a Bill against him. To the evil ': dente that went in .rapport of the main charge, no contradin'..n whatever was given. The acquittal raq, iu consequence of certain assertions made use ia by the witnesses, and winch were the main oh- THE BRITISH P ESS. LONDON, WEDNESDAY, Juni IS. The majority in favour of the Minister in the House of Commons on Monday night, has been relied upon by his friends as a proof of increased strength ; but a little consideratioe will chew the fallacy of their hopes and the error of their specu lations. The Majority on Friday was 40. viz. 221 to 18 1. Of the Members who voted upon that night 65 were Members returned by Ireland, in which number 49 were for the Minister and 16 against him. If these 65 Irish Mashers be de• dated front the Wide Donebee doe voted, Mr. Par would ba►s had 11017 $ Majority of 7. This then is the true standard by which to measure British feeling and British spirit towards Mr. PITT. IfenCe we may tolls& the sense of the people 'of England. To the anion with Ireland, Mr. PITT owes more than three.fourths of his Majority on Friday night, The circumstances of his Majority on Monday, if narrowly examined, will be found still more discouraging to his liope!s. The numbers were 219 to 169, Majority 50. Now, although this Majority be 10 greater than that of Friday night, it may be observed, that Mr. Pi ris numbers were 3 less, and yet he made every possible exertion to muster his whole strength, and reckoned in his ranks, the two Roses, Mr. CANNING, Mr. WK. DUN /I AS, Lord DuNLo, and several others, who, from various reasons, could not vote on Friday. The Minister, th refare, instead of gaining, has, in fa&, lost ground. On the otter hand, although the Minority mustered twelve less than on Friday, this deficiency can be explained in a manner that shews no real diminution of strength. It is a faa, that in the Minority of Monday, 19 Members voted who were not present on Friday, and that nine or ten who voted on Friday, and whose consistency is unquestionable, were shut out on Mon day; the division having taken place at an earlier hour than was expelled. In this number were Mr. Cone, of Norfolk, Sir J. ASTLEY, Mr. BAGEN A LL, &c. We may, therefore, presume that the defi ciency on Monday night was only apparent, and that the division,which is expelled to take place upon the motion for bringing up the Report of the Bill on Thursday, will prove that the Opposition have rather gained than lost strength. Two Hamburgh Mails have arrived, with Papers to the 2d, but their contents are of no importance. We have also received Paris Papers. The most important article of their contents is the trial of the Conspirators. In our last page will be found a con. tinuation of the proceedings. Yesterby moraing, about ten o'clock, the Loan ASCE4I.O It had An audience of His Maass ry. In the evening, about six o'clock, Their "ati sses- TIES, in a post chariot, and the Princesses ELIZA- , seru, SOPHIA, and APARLI A, and the I)ukeof KEsT, took an airing in the neighbourhood of Blackheath. Yesterday, soon after one o'clock, the Itt;“tatt AMBASSADOR had an audience of Loan HAR ROWS!, at his Office. Yesterday. at three o'clock, a Canines Council was held at Lord Haanowar's vrh;ch WAS at tended by the Duke of PORTLAND. Mr. PITT, the AfasTka of the Ros.s.s, and several others. Yesterday, a Court of Aldermen was held at Guildhall, at which were present, the Lord Mayor, 13 Aldermen, the Recorder, Sheriffs, and Mr. Town Clerk. The Court, after minutely inspeaing the returns of the Mealweighers, ordered the price of bread to be continued the same as last week, viz. right-pence halfpenny the qt.artern loaf wheaten, and seven pence household. Eleven persons were sworn into the office of bro kers, and twelve gentlemen were allowed of till next Court. The Court eleßed by scrutiny the following per sons to be the Rulers of the U . :mermen and Lighter men's Company—John Hawes, George Tatton, Francis Theodore Haye, Lightermen, Benjamin Spencer, George Sloat, Daniel Opie, David Wil ton, William Chapman, Thomas Blackstone, Tho mas Sloat, and William Loft, Watermen, for the year ensuing. A Dividend of 2 per Cent. Orphans' Stock, due the .sth July next, wasordercd to be ;mid on the 9th. The Thanks of the Court were voted to the Rev. John Perrin, M. A. for his excellent Sermon preached on the first Sunday in Trinity Term, before his Lordship, Judges, Aldermen, Sei-jeants at Law, Sheriffs, and City Officers, and ke was desired to print the LIMO. The several tradesmen's bills, pensions, &c. were ordered to be pail Letters from St. Peter.hurgh, of the 15th May, mention that the RUSSIAN liVeeloi wason the eve of setting out for Revel, to inspea there the ItussiAn fleet. Bort AAAAA civil list will be augmented t.) twenty-five millions of livrcs. Each of the i rcnch Princes is to have three millions, and each et the six superior officers of State one milliJn yearly. The Admiral who succeeds in makin; a landing in England will be made a Grand Admiral. The English Captain WRIGHT, who brought GEORGES over to France, is in the Temple. Among persons destined to occupy die principal places in the French Court, Maw: is to be the Gra..d DI irshal of the Court, and Cautirtcot a r the Grand Master of the Horse. The ancient families of Lull' NES, TREMOVI L LE. VANOUTON, LA VEL. MONT MUKIMC V, &c. are all to be offered great offices in the Imperial Court. A letter from the Banks of the Maine, May !G, says, " Aceordinz to accounts from Paris, the Rub d'Airtiais has fr eq conferences with the Perikesc h 4 i iit au% have a reference to the YU die Rhine, kr. It is said that ea saplieit ea that subj.& has been seat to St. Petersburgh, end that the Trench Cabinet is envie* in drawer op a Deslaratioa to be sent to Ratisbon,aad laid Ware the Ditch thisDeibiration, proofs, it is said, will be adduced, that it was in dispensably tweessery foe the French Oweernment to pin as end to the plots of a ameba' of Conspira tors in EDO* pay, who wens assembled on the extreme coulless of Frames, by the meet of the principal persons move thaw T• this Declara tion are added estrads beat die ppersisead spas thrao jeift of the trial, having been contradicted by other witnesses. After stating thus much, he would put it to the House ' whether there was any ground to charge him with having made false statements: they weep such as he had reason to think were true ; and whicl persmis exercising the justice of the country thought to be true. Mr. W. then quoted*some pa.sages from Mr. Cork and other writers, to shew the horrible effeets which the Slave Trade had upon the manners of the people of Africa ' a:id how the temptation held out for selling slavesird to the commission of crimes. It appeared from various writers that the Africans were capable of being highly cul tivated and enlightened ; and that they were, in the interior of the country, skilled in various mechanical arts; that they were ingenious, pin sessed gratitude, a love for truth, an extraordinary fondness for their children and relatives, and were remarkable for their hospitality; which, as well as every other good office, they exercised towards the English, who, in return, made them the vidlims of their c ruel avarice. He would ask why the popula- Ocm of the slaves could not be kept up in the West Indies as well as in America; . where, he could as sert, on the authority of Mr. King, the late Ame rican Minister at this court, the slaves increased so match, that their numbers were doubled in twen ty-four or twenty-five years. It was evident then, the number could be increased in the West Indies, If they wee* well fad and well treated. Abo lish the trade, end this mast be done as a matter of course and necessity. It was said that America carried on the trade. It was only permitted in the state of South Cererata. The Congress was unable to extend the prohibition to that nate, as it had done to all the others, but it would give satisfaSion to the House to hear, that m the year ISO% according to the federal constitution of the United States, the au thority of each individual state would cease, and Congress would then have a power, which it would certainly exercise, of putting a stop to the trade for ever. Sir WILLIAM YOUNG opposed the Bill, and said, that West India proprietors would only have a life interest in their estates, if the gap and the losses in the population of slaves were not to be filled up by , importatton. Mr. W. SMITH said, nothing could be so dis agreeable as the constant pradice of debating and contesting every stage of this business, without ad vancing one word of new matter upon it. He then used several arguments in favour of the abolition. He alluded to a paper which he had that day found, containing notes of what had been said on the subjeB of the Slave Trade by Mr. Burke, taken at the debate in which that Gentleman took a part; and bad expressed, that merchants and planters were equally made sensible of the impropriety of the trade; and he concluded with observing, that the question of the abolition of the Slave Trade stood on the broad basis of justice, and could not be mistaken in its objeß. The question being loudly called for, the House divided, and there appeared For the motion, 79—Against it, .9.o—Maj. 59. The House then resolved itself into a Committee on the Bill, in which Mr. Witeritroecr. intro duced a clause, mailing, that all ships employed in the Slave Trade, that should sail from England or Ireland within twelve days after passing the said Bill, should not be liable to seizure, or any of the penal ties in the AR. Also that all British vessels, under similar circumstances in Europe, should be permitted to enter their Slaves, if they cleared out previous to the Ist of August. Other parts of the Bill produced some discussion between Earl TIMPLI, Sir VVILLIAII YOUNG, Mr. DICKINSON, Mr. Fottia, and Mr. WI4. Stairs', after which the Bill, with the amendments, was agreed to; and the Report ordered to be received to-morrow (this dayi ;a Mr. BARHAM, wing made a few preliminary observations on the subjeB of redress, which per sons were intitled to, who might suffer an injury by the passing of the Bill, moved that the House should resolve itself into a Committee for the pose of granting a compensation to such of His Majesty's subjeas as might sustain a.i injury by the Abolition of the Slave Trade. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER observed, if, in any case of injury, it became an aft of justice to afford redress on the part of the c un. try, and such a case was satisfactorily made out. it would then become a subjeet of consideration, but he bad not beard it supported, by any solid argu ment, that until the grants of individuals, who essiOst complain, had been examined, and their in kiest, explained, any compensation could be made ; the motion was therefore premature. After a few words from Sir WILLIAM You at o ; The 8 stated, that any proposition for the grant of money, was irregular, unless previously sanftioned by the Crown. Mr. GREY wished to know of a Right Hon. Member (the C/AvcCLtoe of the ExcliccitAvi, whether it were in contemplation to receive the re port of the Defence Bill on Thursday, and to proceed upon it ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER answered, it was intended, with the consent of the House, to receive the Report on Thursday, and to take the same into consideration on Friday, in order to have it read a third time on Monday seat. — The House then adjourned. DRURY•LANE THEATRE This elegant Theatre closed its season last night with The Digenren.The Midnight flour. and Tire rrire Lo-,ere' Knot. After the Opera, Mr. BiNNISTER delivered the following Address, which WAS loudly applauded by a fashionable and crowded aud ience: " t.sates AND G?"4/TI.CMII2g, 14111 .1.;110.14 by Cam Proprietor, to neknowbhke the anvoe patronage who which you hare honoured then . 1' hlatie„ through a season, wh. , 7h to-ra'ght is brought to a closz ; & patronage for which tl•ey are troly grateful; and which, p2,rn.t me to 4•14, is hi4lsly ti ttering to myself. As it has ever been ii,- amSltiori to promote your eat ntainment, and deserve )„,v, ;l support, it is most gratifying to me to relied, that during tie term of my appointment to the management of this S: my humble, but zealous ezertious hate been taarkal decided and general approbation. " All the Perfumery of thin House heartily join :n rnrre thanks for the favour and encouragement they have and we respectfully bid you farewell FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. AT CHELTF.NHAM. emitters of Kilkenny, Loicl Lilfoid, Lady Au aorta Lehi, the Bishop of Hung tr, Mr and the Hm. Sin Konn-dy, W. and Lady Hick+, Lady Broughton, Lily and the Mist Fords, Sir F. Whitworth, Rev. Dr. and Mn.. Maxwell, R ev , Dr and Mrs. Parsons, Colonel Horsley. Colours! and Mts. Richardson, Dr. tfNeil, dre. AT ISPIORTON. Mrs. Fitzherhert, Sir Charles and I,np Mills, Lady Stewart, Mr. Bush, Mr. and Mrs. IVakefield, Mr. and Mrs S. I lite,ers,, Mr. and MN. W. Thornton, Mr Antr.ibus, Mr. Bild , wertis, Sir James and Lady Mawbey, Mr. Cumberlege, Mrs. G. 'fa ranee, Mr. Chapman, Mis. Barclay, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Bead% Mr. ?Awards, Mr. Dalaell, Dr. Giissett, Mr. and Mrs. Nesters, Rev. Mr. PAliiner, Mr. and Mrs. Craig, Laity Dallas, &e. AT CLITTOV. General Stewart, Colonel &loth, Colonel Tate and fam. , .v, Colonel and Mrs. Robinson, Maiur Murray, Major and Mra. Sorters, Mr. and Mrs. Calltudar Browa, Rev. Morrison and family. AT 110TWELLS. Capt. Wilonl, Mrs. Webb, Mr. and Mrs. nrairugpr, Cavrath, Capt. I luo Iton, Mee Slade, I.:eut Atat-Colo:te I iLleg.h„ Gen,ral Smith, Lieutenant-Ceeottel W.vren, Mei Jolt., ' M r awl Mr.. ninon, Mr. Cranfuird, .Mr. Usberne, Mies Hare_ wick, Jrc. &c. The Countess of DYSART and s:rite, with !e:er.l more passengers, arrived at Yarmouth on 1 iiday. from Rotterdam, and have since reached town. I.crrd G. Cavvioisti's carriage bloke down r.!.iy in Parliament -street. as he was pi:lg t•, Po. , of Conamoiii. The a xi,. or the fore v hr dee in the middit., and the body cf the cari-ir. , fell to the grotiod ; but neither his Loidship the Coachm.in were hurt. We are told :he new Ministry is settled. An ac co is settled when it is pad , t r dosclr rrgrd. The Prince of Whirs cave a grand dinner yn terday at Carleton House to Mt. Fox, and a large party ut tiiends. Mr. LiviNcsvos would certainly have attended the Woburn sheep-s4ealing. had he not received a hint to :lute of. Mr. Pit - eh — Defence Bill is allawed upon all :lies to he a pe►ish cta rer. - . It is not true that ail sorts of crimps are detestablf. Crimped :late is an escc;'.. nt thing. Lord iferroup-ex's favourite toast is al.rsys Speed the Plough. Sir littsav BLACKMAN, on Tuesday last, et.le brated the twenty-third anniversary of his knigra hoJd. The party, cunsisting , of near 4 twenty pc puss, first inr. c l upon the occasion, were, wiat a few ereept;uns, All present. The Coolness of WILTON w;11 leave town on Monday. to join the Earl at their seat near Man chester. The pieture f.f . Sir SYDNEY Sutra, which seas given in so noble a manner by Sir JOIIN DOUGLAS to the Royal Marines at Porttny.uth, fin the 41st of May, was presented to that distingu;shed officer by the painter, Mr. Kca POET I E. IVhen Mr. Kr.stst L first h!ari cf his sister's lover, it is confi • lently etil Ile ^nv e The man %rho ,t , 4 1 .2 DAivra's brood leeches. is suppoied to ;,n Emissary of Busp.- r.i NT Os, from his passion for Mood vicirrs. Mrs. Mous r ate commences her summer er-ar sion at the Peterhoorough Theatre, with a perk►rm• ance intitleJ The Lyric Nolpiio, or bfr Epilog Shy is accompanied by her husband, with his violin. and WooDliA M on the piano forte. Dowager Viscountess SNIBROOK, on the iii. .'4 Birth-day, presented the Shipston Loyal VoluntettTs with an elegant stand of colours. Mr. Li visrwrom Jined with Mr. Mire or. r 7 . 7.• day la it, previous to his departure from this counrr~. chapel belonging to his Excellency the Si AS! ASSA It in Mary-la-b,,ne-st:eet,was br.wf open cn Saturday night, and robbed of the foli •••• ing articles : A 4•1,•,•T -41:•o, the Ili , Ale A .0 rn.c ot, A I • .peon, A o ,er candh-st.ck, %!..14kir 1.1 of 4 , in,', belrinic imreg4ens •-•.••• e - • th • Four Eva.ig••ll. , . • , 14 r pie,•e of • Over. I:l4pre,,on of Ou• Blms,cl Salo;;:. On acme 4.4 " (rived ceveral curds an tae Rur...13 I,llllllPle. Government has offered a pardon to are per , or• except the principal, and a reward of 100 i. for the discovery of the offenders. The debtors confined in Horsham Jail celebrate.' His MAJESTY'S birth-day. Among the effusions of loyalty upon the occasion was the following stanza to oa save tiff King, which was sung in lull chorus: Thlath Pre'ary here we be, " Yet aimll oar minds be free, e• Cbeerly tw sing ; " Scent may we hence depart; " An. may ►ase Su " Take wur place *mom Sw utt ;* " God tare the Kiny 1" e The ft/Wit gr . the keeper of the .rda. Mr. Devoe am, Under-Sheriff of the Count); r f Cornwall, was, on Monday ni • taken into rested, by miler of the Howe of Cot ...is, and is now L' confinement in eon of the . 4unents of the bo la= at MIRS. A privs that the A vonia, anc that the al sist of twe cutters, be more num before it p 'he Black ten frigate out to Carl already p ranean. Among German e partition c procure 7 tisbon. I mined npn several of In our publicatio phecies, a tablished disseminai religion, Police hai the offend The H cousin to Hotel up princely s are requiti bably be c pelted ; n the death advance event. The Pe grant of n of Ru,sia all Russia Even here risters are fature pit The IN seated a r terms, of hu orders any Engi mined in g a great de sides, con lions, as 1 cial Treat' )errand's Some p traey in F Italy and lies of pc French ; : their here fiunily. For son a►ai:s and rent, hay, 141 lei s, or p.it.thes ft the• Pus.,; courier tic a few day )4 atislinn, 4 , z( dish, Ol‘.y.'r me w ce L:.l fr:,m n isked VVIII. :e take IR: ri'le to '4:ice, as A prof; )leaned fl )}.' the ri ~ltfiW, We are )vernme 'cell ti .3g!ar.d, irn D ra ' ;over r secs-t sp ,, n•ten et h.., s L een n i 'crot poll-14