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IMPEIZI.IL P4ItLIAIIEIVT. 1101:3F. OF I.t.W.D3—:SLiNo.r, 'uric 44. About three o'clock, the LnieD CH ANCELL•II, and sa fcv Peers attended, and, after prayers were read, their Lordships forwarded the bilk upon the tabl.., which were chiefly of a privAte nr local desctiptiOn. Of the public ai2s, the Loyalty Loan Hill, the Military Commissioners Mistake, the 13arrack Mas ters, and the Irish Fish Bounty Bills, severally wzint through Committees of the whole House, Lord Wsistscitt.ll is the Chair, and were aftei wards reported. No other business being before the House, their Lordships esijour . ited till one o'clock, to-morrow, when the Conscuatee of Privileges proceed farther with the consideration of the claims to the Roos Peeratie ; 'ind their Lordships stand s umm on e d upon L and 1-lawctssoav's proposition for smpend tug the r ! ~ceedgs in the ease of Mr. Justice Fox, slut ing the present Session. and upon other orders. HOUSE OF CONIMONS. The Laud Tax Commissioners & U was read a third time and passed. Mr. WELLESLEY POLE moved for an an grunt arch, number of Recruits added to the Royal Regiments of Artillery. the Miners. and the Corps o f D r ivers, from the lit of January last to the lst June inst —Ordered. Sir JOHN STEWART brought up the second Repart of the Committee relative to sir 11. Popham. Ordered to lie on the Table. • Mr. LTIIOESTER said that an Hon. Member (Mr. Bond) having given notice, that he would to morrow move to leave the business of Mr. Jel!icoe out of the criminal prosecution ordered against Lord Melville ; he wished to give notice, that he would to-morrow move for an impeachment against Lord Melville. _ _ The House went through a Committee on the Report of the Pilcharl Fishery Bill.—The Report to-morrow. ......._ _ The Seamen's Coasting Trade Bill was read a third time and passed. Mr. Ilyam, f-om the Commissioners for the re dudion of the National Debt, brought up an ac count of the reduEtioa for Ireland.—Ordered to he oa the Table. The House resolved itself into a Committee on the Corn Bill ; the Gallery was cleared three seve• ral times, but no division took place. At length, however, on the question that the Report be then received, a division did take place ; Ayes 49—Noes 10. The Report was accordingly received. Mr. PIT I' moved that a Secret Committee be appointed to-morrow by ballot, to take into consi deration part of the 11th Report of the Naval Com missioners.—Ordel ed. The SECRETARY at WAR moved for a re turn of the total effeetive strength of the Army to the latest period.—Ordeted. Also for an Account of the Number of Men wanted to complete the European Cavalry.—Or tiered. Alin the Number of Men enlisted into the Regu lar Army from the Militia, distinguishing those of the Line, of the Artillery, and Marines.—Ordered. Colonel CRAL7I.IYRD moved for an Account of what Number of effeSive Men, enlisted horn the /I:litia into the Regulir Army, are included in the \ n of the effeetive Strength of the Army, on 144. e lit of May, 1805.—(barred. The House went into a Committee of the whole :House nu the Report of the Committee above stairs lon the Naval Asylum. and agreed to the Resolu don, granting 20,0001. to the same. The Report to-morrow. Mr. AL: X ANDER brought up first the Report of the Committee of Supply ; and secondly, that of the Committee of Ways and Means of Friday last. The Resolutions of both which were seve rally read and agreed to, and Bills ordered to be brolinht in thereon. The Smuggling Bill was tecommitted.—The Report to-morrow. After some observations from Mr. CREVIY, Mr. SHERIDAN, Mr. P. Ca aw, Mr. Ross, Mr. WILBERFORCE. and others, the Report was re ceived, and a Bill ordered to be brought in upon it. 'ln a Committee, to take into consideration the Report of the Committee on the Leith Harbour Bill. 25,0001. were ordered, on the Motion of Mr. PITT, to be applied to that purpose, and the Report ordered to be received to-morrow. Th... Committee on the Isle of Man Bill was de ferred to Wr.lriesday next. Mr. PITT gwe notice, that on Wednesday nest he should move in the Committee of Supply, for a sum towards the support of the Sierra Leone Com pan. Ina Commiree of Supply; Mr. FOS'f Ell moved, that a sum not exceeding 600,0001. be granted - for defraying the agorae's of the Irish Army Extraordinaries fur the present year; which was agreed to . On the Motion of Mr. HUSICISSON. a sum of 4,0001. was voted tor the improvement of the Hat boro' of Catwater, near Plymouth ; and '2,0001. for the improvement of the Harbour ut Workington. in Cumberland. The Report WAS ordered to be re ceived to-morrow. The Irish eu.toros Regulation Bill was rrad a ascend time, and 'ordered to be urumitted on Titersday. Mr. FOSTER gate notice that tomorrow he should more for a Committee to consider of the Duties on Spanish Rt.! Wine imported into Ire land. Mr. S. BOURNE obtained leave to bring in a Bill for abolisteng Fees and e.tabli,lting new llegn lations in the o:s:es beloniiing to the Putt of Lnn2on. Lle thsn brnight in a bill for extending to other parts the privilege of warehousing grinds now al ).-swed in the port oc London ; which V'AS read a sirs:, and o: dare: to be read a second time to-mor. sue:: as were also. the bills for allowing a certain impor.atina of ruts to London an i Wertminuer. thronfili the Pa...lington Canal, .tad the Cochineal i)est, and RaTiila Dili Bills. In A Comntittee on (he Straw [Lit Dity Bid, it was ordered, that do - tivs Inapt !:s. to 31 per lb. lie laid, in propor tions° theirbrials and value, an igaLraw ha , s and -bonnets imoinned inti? Great Britain. Revert to liduarrow. Adjourned. TR: 1 ~BRITJ ss,' LONDON, TUESDAY. Ivric 25. • Mr. LEICESTER gave nonce last night in ti:e House of Commons of a Motion Otis d.ty for an Im peachment against Lord Viscount IIALIVII : Le, .and consequently for the rescinlng of the Order for Criminal Prosecution against that Noblernon. NO man, in the least acquainted with the views and charaiter of BoNArAltir, ever tuppoecl that he went to Milan for, the sole ptupose of being crowned Kum of ITALY. We shell be touch sur- prised if that journey has not been undertaken for the purpose of maturing his hostile plans against Austria and Turkey, and for melting down all the remaining Italian States in the Revolutionary cru cible. The Paris Papers to the IGth, which we re ceived at an early hour yesterdsy, announce, that this work has been already commenced, and that the iron cur.en of Lombardy had scarcely encircled his brows, when he issned his fat for the annihilation of the Ligurian, or Genoese Republic. Some Genoese Senator=, sent to attend the Coronation at Milan, returned home nn the 24th May, with the French Minister, and the next day, in an extraordinary sit- ting of the Senate, a decree was pass.zl for uniting the State of Liguria with the French E:npire.—The motives assigned in the decree for this measure arc, the weakness of the State; the refusal of England at the Congress at Amiens to recognise it, except in its ancient form ; the fear which it entertains of the Bar. ball Powers; and the great commercial advantages which it will enjoy as an integral part of Prance. The Registers were Immediately opened, and on the Ist of June the decree of the Secate, ratified by a great majority of the people, was communicated to Bo- NAr A ter c at Milan,and a note was sent to the Austrian Envoy at Genoa, announcing the change, and that his officialcapacity must consequently cease that very day. Among the several reasons for this proceeding stated in the Note to the Austrian Minister are, the abandonment of Liguria to the attacks of the Bar bary Powers, and the maritime tyranny of England, both of them evidently intended as charges against Austria. But it contains one reason which renders every other superfluous: " The decree. which united Piedmont to France," it says, ‘, had already pronounced the union of our territory with the French Empire," thus representing the measure as merely a matter of course. BONA! A LTE, in his answer to the Ligurian Deputies, dwells upon the principles of maritime law adopted by England. particularly the right of blockade, which he de clares he will never mognise, but in such places as are really blockaded by land, as well as by sea. In this manner, by a sort of summary process, has the Ligurian Republic been tried, condemned, and exej cuted, in five days, as unfit to exist an independent State. Some persons may think, that an union of Ge noa with Bon A e Rlt's Italian Kingdom would have been a more natural course, and that he has been induced to incorporate it with France, the French Empire being declared hereditary in his family ; whereas, except in his person, the Crowns of Italy and France are not to be united upon the same head. This is very shallow reasoning. As well might it be said, that Boa AC A arc never meant to be an Emperor, because he chose to be Consul., and afterwards Consul for life.—As well might it be raid that Bo- H►eaara never meant to be King of Italy, because he first caused it to be believed that he reserved that title for his brother J Bona ',tart can make the Ligurian Republic whatever he pleases, and, in the late disposition of it, never once thought of the difference between a life estate and a fee sim- ple.—We apprehend that he was actuated in his choice by a deeper policy.—When he assumed the title of King of Italy, every discerning mind fore saw that he meant to make his realm commen surate with its name.—The incorporation of Li guria with his Italian Kingdom would be too great a compliment paid to the penetration of Europe ; and it would alarm Naples, Austria, and Turkey, a little more and a little earlier than he wishes at present.—ln a short time, however, if his plan for universal dominion be not restrained, we shall see all Italy, as ►ell as the Ligurian Republic, a part of France. This is almost distinctly avowed in the Offi cial ankles which we have quoted. By the union of Piedmont withFrAnce,we are told, that the Ligurian Republic being completely surrounded and over whelmed by France, it is her interest to become a put of the French empire. This same argumera, that -applied yesterday to Liguria, will apply to Rome to-morrow, and next day to Naples, until the whole of Italy btFonsolidated with France. The tight of blockade claimed by the English, is also another cause for union with France, which applies to every other state equally as to Genoa. Holland and Spain ought, upon the same pi inciple, to be imme diately incorrurated with the French empire ; !-Jr against both, when neutral, did Ave exercise this sigh• in its full extent. The Address of BONAPARTS to the Legislative Body of the Italian Republic contains also some passages of peculiar interest at the present crisis. Alluding to his pacific overture made to this coun try, he observes, that our evasive and insulting an• swer had considerably weakened his hopes of the re-establishment of peace ; that he hoped, however, the peace of the continent would not be distutbed ; hut, in such event, he did not fear the chances of war, and would he there whenever the preservation of his kingdom of I:aly required his presence. This beast, .ii4eaetl with some of the passages to which we have already adverted, betrays not a little jealousy and fear of the Continental Powers. The otter intelligence in the French Papers is of minor imisortance—Prince EUGINE BEAV:IARNOIS has been appointed Viceroy of Italy ; a dignity which is to render him a fit match for Her Majesty of 1.1 RUKIA ; and Mstva retains for four years his Eiillation of Vice-President, with remainder to his BONAP•"TE,has instituted a new Order of Knight hood; it is to be called the Order of the Iron Crown—the motto to be " Dim me l'a elunnee, ate a qui y touch , ra." Having distindly heard, and faithfully reported the declaration of Mr. Fox, relative to a new Ae- I mini,tration, in the Debate on Thursday sigh!, gad having yesterday expressed our surprise at the mis representation of it published in some of the Papers, we feel pleasure in obeying a request, from autho rity, to insert the following paragraph : s , A paragraph appeared in a Morning and Evening Paper of Saturday last, stating, that in the Debate of last Thursday, Mr. Fox expressed himself to the following effeet, viz.—" That it war now his serious and settled resolve never to look to or accept of any public iitratien ; but that he should support, to the but of his abilities, the measures of those who were now looked upon as his political friends, they rows to act in concert With the pre sent Minister." Such are the words imputed 'to Mr. Fox in the paragraph alluded to. We are enabled, on the authority of persons who sat close to Mr. Fux, and who listened most attentively to that admirable speech, TO CONTRADICT EVEIV WORD CONTAINED IW THE, SAID P•RAORAPII. only is there not a syllable of truth in the allege , meet of that paragraph, but the idea attempted to be conveyed by it is as false as the words are dif ferent from those really used by this eminent per son. Mr. For, undoubtedly, expressed his with fur a comprehensive Administration, sand declared that no personal views of his should stand in the way of so desirable an objea; but he nit) boor drop one ex pression that could be construed into an approbation on his part, of any of his friends (of whatever &scrip. lion) forming a 'ration with the present Ministry." Yesterday a Council was held at Mr. PITT'S house, at which were present the Earl of Wcsr• woart.stso, Lard CASTLZREAGLI, Sir WILLIAM GRANT, and others. The Council sat till three _ The eleltion of a Representative in Parliament for the county of Forfar was fixed for yesterday. The Han. Mr. Maim c was expected to he returned, without opposition, Mr. Davin Scam., jun. having dropped his intention of offering himself a candidate. No information has reached Government of the taking of Curacoa, as confidently reported on Sun day. The St. George, which is said to have been employed on the Expedition, was with Admiral D•c se on the I 4th May. Admiral Decay ha► appointed a convoy to pro. te& the licen ships from Beltast to the Downs, to sail the first fair wind atter the 29th instant. A pilot boat belonging to Scilly spoke, on the 13th inst. an American vessel, which had been boarded twelve leagues to the westward of Scilly by a French piivateerof 24 guns, and a lugger of 14 guns. both full of men. The Matilda, Capt. Davies. from Nova Scotia and Demerara, is arrived at Barbadoes, after an ailion of twenty minutes with a French privateer, which struck to the bfatilde. Accounts from Jamaica represent the troops very healthy, and upon the alert. The Militia of the ;gland had been callea out ; but the alarm having subsided. the regiments were returning to their cantonments. The 2d battalion of the 7th Foot have just marched into Chelmsford. The 14th Regiment have arrived at Battle horn Winchester. The 21 battalion of the 40th Regiment marched to Winchester horn Taunton. The 2cl battalion of the 521 Regiment, which is now nearly completed, has marched to Ifythe, and will in all probability form a part of General Moot a's Brigade. The 59th Regiment arc now on march to Hilsea, for the purpose of embarking for toe East Indies. The First Diviaon is expected to arrive there in three days. The West Kent Regiment of Militia has marched from Ramsgate to the Eastern District. The 2d battalion of the Coldstream, and the 21 battalion of the Third Guards have retained to Chatham ; it will be remembered, that this battalioa -vas marched to London for the rearpose of being reviewed by His Maatsz von the kb inst. Friday And Saturday last, the Northumberland Militia marched from Sunderland Barracks, in two divisions, on their route to Chatham. The fir4t 4.f the Cumberland Militia arrived at New civic, on yesterday se'nnight, Caere tl.ty f.. m.cn tilt Bulbar orders. ItAN'Marte . r. Last night Mr. Coitsiam's interesting pi.oy TA r [tin Chet! was performed at this Theatre. NTAR A, the fair elekvanie of Saturday night, prf orni . ed the part of Helen, and gave to it much litre/cit. blvirry charader in the play WAS admirably storain ed, and received the warmest applause. • Mi—s Tx. RER se.irhled S rOR ACE'S music with great swc.• t . ness, and was loudly encored. The farce of E:r. tuote't Frolic followed, and introduced Mr. List.,•., who has been so extremely successitil in or,- tic charaders, in that of /66ra f2ou err ;ru 1, It was a chaste and natural portrait, and, as VJCiI, received unbounded applause from a most elezaiit and fashionable audience, amongst whom were :h.: Duchess of llocctkuou, anti many otlier lad+t, c 4 rank. THEATRE, c• , •:‘,.. • . 0. 4 ltr!10 •i f 113 • MUSICAL PARTY. - Mr. BRAH m's Party, on Thursday evening.last. WAS among the most elegant of the season, and forded one of the highest musical treats in whicS v. O ever participated. Among the principal menet,. cis of the evening, were, the Recitative and Song from M•HDEL ; of Deeper nod deeper still, and Waft her, Angel., which Beau AM executed in a style even exceeding his usual. energy. The other leading traits of the night were, the favourite D ar t from Me English Fleet, by Signora STOR•CC and Mr. lifts. nA M ; another, executed with uncommon effeer, by Madame GRASSINI and ClICRIAlier LA CAINLA ; as h.:ottentot Duet on the piano forte ens harp, by Messrs. G. T. SMUT and C. M 'rest, perforrati with their usual spirit— and a Cripe'erie, by M. Wort 1., in whfcb he displayed the most extranr nary execution and power. A:r,oag the fashion. ables were— Ili. Royal lithno.ss the HAP of Siissee, Count Lord and LA, 1L sttfort, Lady Perth, and Mlil U.ugmandl Coyote's ut Aldhorough, Lai,' Hamilton, Lord Kgitli, Eat Stanhope, Lord Sp-ttc-t Chichester, Mr. M. C. Loris, Sig Frederick FAlesi, Mr. H. F. Graving, Ile.sr, Goldsand, Mr. and Mrs Lind, Mr. and Mn.A Lam'wrt, M a. 15 , rig, Mr. 4a4 M'.. Soaoe, Mrs. Hill, M. R. Douia, Mi. Baker, Mi. and : Mrs. Cobb, .kg. On Sunday night the Royal. FAMILY walked or the Terrace, Windsor : the evening being so fine, it was extremely fell of Nobility. Her MAI tsr 'l's band played for the first time this season on the Terrace ; and at nine o'clock an oratorio was performed by Her Maacsrv's band and the gentlemen of the choir, before the no VAL FASEILY and a selea party at the Castle. This morning His MAJ EST Y, Princesses Atawsr ap Scorn) a, and AMELIA, accompanied by Gametal FITZROY and Count blvoivreit, took an airing on horseback in Windsor Great Park. Tier MAJESTY and the PRINCESAEI took an airing in two can loges and four. to CranSourn Lodge. To-morrow, the Roy sr. FA its cv will go to Kew to dinner. and return to Windsor in the evening. Fier NI AJesTY will give a dinner to the Windsor Volunteer Ca►alry and Infantry, at FrOVIIOrt, to morrow. The 21st regiment of foot, at Gosport, is order. ed to Attend His MAJEITII at Weymouth. The Camp, intended to be formed sear Wey. mouth, will commence on the Ist July. Sir GE )ItOt CORNTWA LI. and family intend lea.. ing town this week for their :at, DlocoA'a Cows, Hereford. _ _ The Earl of SFIRE'N'SOURY and family left town on Suirday, for Heathorpe, Oxfordshire. Lady H. Deiwcixe and family left own 0/1 Sun. day, 'or tleeit scat near Salisbnry, Wilts. Some persons are surprised that the ATTORNEY Gee ea A t. should wish to return his letef in the cis of Lord MELVILLE to the House of Commons.. They do not consider that he received no fie. His Royal Highness Prince WI Ls al.t, brother to the King of ['YUMA, had a MIMIC fall *TOM his horse at the late Review at Magdeburg. Hopes are entertained of his speedy recovery. Mrs. EGERTON will give a grand Masquerade us Friday se'nnight at her house in Albemarle-street. Sir Ana •ISAM and Lady Hume arrived in town last night from Seven Oaks, Kent, where they have been on a visit to Colonel Ev A NI. The venerable and worthy Prelate, his Grace tlte Archbishop of Voile, arrived at his Palace, near York, last Friday afternoon. Great hopes are entertained in the literary world, that the two hundred pounds pee awn mnr. enjoyed by the late Mr. MURPHY, will be bestowed on tie venerable Mr. O'KEtre, the Dramatic Writer. The Citizens of York, and the friends of the Teri, are highly pleased in anticipating the great sport expo ed at the York August Meeting, Lid particularly so, as it is understood that the Prince c: Watts intends to honour that weating with Lis presence. The young Gentlemen of the Havant Academy performed the Tragedy of The Iteval Brother,. on yesterday se'nnight. At the confirmation at Worcester Cathedral, on Friday, the Bishop of Hem Leo en officiated for the venerable Bishop of that Diocese. and confirmed near 1300 persons. Mr. Lewis WS, LO make his first appearance this season, last night. at the Liverpool Thvatre, in the part of Air. F.rme..l. its The Sritcrul I r* Reform. A Liverpool Paper, speaking of the 1•110+g 17.8• cant r performance of s.tis, "The roung ;'useios W 45 many parts ev:emely interest ing and uffeaing, particularly is the great scene will' his mother and sister " We have repeatedly uitnesied et tie Roost. Ci act's, Speatcle. of superior Class; and thnugN WC are no admirers of the IVorks of our it:a:Lori:it Bard being rendered Vehicles for the latroduia?n of Dumb Shew, yet the taste and elegance with which She Preen of Behr,. (or t .in ether words, •SasdhrsPeor'rC.nne i nrhoe), is brought foraracd, disarms , prejudice; and wee cannot help asserting, it is one v• the best exhibitions whets t:r4t Theatre has for a long time produced. We shall hereafter give caudid Critique 441 it, Merits, AIA the Claims to ap probation of it: *16;41 performers ; suffice it I.: the present t ) say, the rya! cy:.eouider is exscl.lea•