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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. i ~~ HOUSE OF LORDS —Waoliasoav, Aram 3. Counsel were farther heard relative to the Scott Appeal, Cathcart, Bart. v. the Earl of Cawilis , viz. Mr. Adam, in ebn imitation, lead%ng Counsel for the Respondent. The &WWI. • eomeidention of the case was adjourned till to-murmw. The Bill, upon the table were forwarded in their ta n , optimise stages; among these the Neutral Ships, American Treaty, Excise Otficers Pmvisi is, American Neut-al Ships, Bengal Conned, Additieual Excise Duties and Spanisa T ode Bills, se-re severally reed a second time, and ordered to be anninitted. The Innkeepers' Rate. Bill was brought up from the Corn mons by the Secretary A t W ar; as were s e vera l P r i vate Bill s by 4r. Hughey ; th , .• uteri severally read a first time.' The custeonstv oaths were administered to Mr. J. Henry Ru , kardt, previous to the second reading of the Bill for his na• mull at ion Mr Stanley, from the General Post Office, prihented an Account of the Peat Office Revenue of Great Britain, for the last twenty veer-, ending the sth of Januar, ' 1805, which was ordered to li • on the table —Arlioormxl till To-morrow, when their Lordshim stand summoned for the diicUsSitill of the Mi litia ReduCion HOUSE OF COMMONS. Mr. MANNING moved for lea , * to bring in a bill for amend ing an Act of the ind of the Ring, eittendoig the power of the Corn iiiivuoners for making new Dock. in the Port of Len d= ...Leave granted. Dr. DDIGEN . AN ronsed for leave tit hriog in a bill to amend en Act wt . the 42d of the King, fat granting to His Stalest, the :ties of 5.3,00(11. for the purpose of building glebe.bouses in ' line,* —Leave grinteti. Mr. CREEV EY curved, " That then be laid before the IL,ute a ropy of rite Warrant e Attorney, and other dont mints, granted by the Loris of the Treasury to the Lord Ad en:ate of Scotland, for the puranee nt suing for the severzi bats tee du.. by the Nee Mon Keith Stewart, to the public, at the time of death. Also, per an account of the sums p iid, and M. , receipts given, by the Representatives of the Hon. Keith Stiwart, for the payment of the money dun by hint to the pdtVirr. A 1.., a 4... Ty of the account settled and discharged be the late Lend Advocate of Scotland, with o w g g p r e gen t a . es of the late lion Keith ; , .wart, under S said warrant. A's.,, a copy of the pennon from the city of Edinburgh, for the sun. of 21,00.3. raft of the balance due by the said Keith Stewart, together with the order of the Lords of the Treasury, to the Coen of Exchequer in Scotlaodi made thercoa."..-Or. deter'. Mr. Wiliam' atwildert at the hat of the Hour., with the • cops of a Letter front the Right Hun. Vitcount Melville to the Comneist-iniers of Naval Enquiry, and the Commissioner,' Answer therton. The CH ANCEI.LOR of the EXCHEQUER mewed that thcse papers should lir eit the table for the perwal of tiie Members Mr. FR ANCIS thought the ;wipers should be then read, for orbit li purim.• h • would move the House. After a short crinsematton, the Letter from Lord Melville In the Commisslntiers, together with their Answer, was read, end the original in teen that thee do lie on the table, put and carried, and the paper, ordered to be printed Mr DICKINSON moved that there should be lord before the Howe topic* of Letters from Sit Home Popham to the Na. s Board Mr. GREY thou4M it rather eirmordinart, after the great trnantity of in:orMat.oe which had already been laid be- • fore Cie house on this subject, and before any Inquiry had taken place, that a iy 11. relivable Gentleman should seek to ley tune information b..fwe the Hone, without fixing any day for taking the question into cmoideration. Mr. DICKIIsi- ON replied, that in eon,equence of some "Intake; which Sir Home Popham had discovered in the Re pent, he had applied to the Navy Board to have the Report &mewled, and therefore it was necessary to have these aildi tien.il Papers ;aid before the House. Mr. KIN NAIR D °batted, that it was fill time some dee ala u "l i i be ris e r' fir the con,deration of that M.lort•l Fee that purples!. the,. fi,e, he free notice rho he would, ou Tuesday He 7 , 5 of MIT tiring (award that 'moire. ht, DINCIFTSON then einred for a Cope of the Letter of the In of Amil, 1405, tom the Navy Board to the Mini •tiatv, iti answer to Sir Home Peplum's Letter to the Secretary of the .Aileivalty, of the inh of February last. Also a Copy of a Lan e• from Sir Horne Popham to the Navy Board, dated i ' Morel. tiG, 150.5, anti the 3 , 1114,1 thereto : and Naha?, a C.,. et Sir Heine Popham's Latter of the 25th of February, 1110 i Ordered The CITA NCELT.IeR of the EXCHEQUER pee malt's, that he would, on F , i.lay next, more to leave to bong in . Rill for making some alterations in the Property Act. The Order of the Day being read, the Irish Spirit Permit • sib was teed a way id time, went intn Committee, report re. tatted, the Bill read a third time, and passed. Me GILES mos , .d, that there be laid before the Howe Re turn, stating the numli, of effective men raised in the dif fowls( pansoce under the late Act. Also the number of ef fective men raised fir the Militia; and also the 11U , Utier of ef fective men raised for His Majesty's Regular Service, frhm the tat el rehruary I iit to the latest period. Ordered • Mr BAGWELL brought up the losh Election Regulation DJ', whirr, was read a tort hole, ordered to be printed, and read a second time on Ow ;tit of Mar neat. The SECRETARY at W.kR brought up the Innkeepers Rates Bills which was read a third time and passed . The CHANCFUMIII of the EXCHEQUER moved, that the t;iimmittee ler Ways and Means should be deferred until Friday next --thieved. Mr. FOSTER Drought up several accounts relative to Ex cise, which were ordered t • lie on the table. Load WILLIAM RUSSELL pres.aited several Pi irate Pe. • t:tions, which were also oidetol to lie on the tabl... Sir Ji 111 N ANI/LltStaffi brought up Teo Naturalisation $ 11r, wheels were read a third time, arid pawed —Adjourned. LORD MELVILLE'S LETTER TO FILE COMMISSIONERS OF NAVAL INQUIRY. "G latN, " 11avu.g read your Tooth Report, and observing panics lady tile fo.lowing paragraph in the 141st page—. However • the apprehension of (hollowing delicate and ..o.ifidential transac t, in of Government might operate with Lord Melville in witaholding ihfo.roation respeling adv ores to other depart• monis, we do not mimeo's bow that Spi:ffilfilekba Cllll at all acc..unt for hi. refusing to state, whether he doiv , d any profit or .dvantige horn the u .* or employment of mone y T .,,, e d.y,,, the s..rviers of rise N try. If his Lordship had received into his hands such malice, as were advanced by him to other Depart nts-..t,, and had replaced them as they were repaid, he could not have derived any profit or advantage from such tranase• lions, however repugnant they might be to the provisions of the Legislature, for the safe costudy of public mune): " I think it necessary to state the following observations, in eider to plate sat then just view the groondson which I declined answering your question, and which you appear not to have accurately understood. v. When you first called upon me for information, I stated to you that I had nor material: on which 1 could frame such an acirount as yen required me Al that time to prepare ; and, in comminsication with Mr. Trotter, before my examination on the Doh of November last, 1 learned, for the first tone, that in •ithe Accounts ha had kept respecting my private concerns, he had so bleii led his •ren private monies with what lie had in his bands of public looney, that it was impossible fur him to as certain with precision whether the advances he had occasion to sake to me in the tour's* of his running private account with ant, were made from the one or from the other aggregate sumo which constituted his balance with Mes.rs.Coutts This cit. cum./tore, which I node:stored Mr. Trotter had distinctly communicated to you, made it imposeihle for me to return any oth e r answer than I did to the general question which you put to m e.—... Whether Mr. Trotter had ap?h;ed any of the money hilted for carrying on the current sere ee o t:,e Nary, for my benefit or advantage!' aid to this c.reemitalite 1 uniformly re• ter..l iu my answer to other questions resipeciiig tlue manner Its which Mr. Trotter the money rn It, stands. Wren si.o pot the qncstion to rue, Whet:ter 1 did di . my out or apply, or s.ausa to looney issued for carrying on to my benefit or advantage ?" my recollection I never did.' who proceeded to inquire whc exprocird of iniEliod with . . - THE BRITISH PJtESS LONIEN, THURSDAY, APRIL 4. We stated yesterday, that the officer from the Commissioners of Naval Enquiry, direlted to pre sent Viscount tif Levy. ez's exculpatory letter to the House of Commons, u 'fortunately did not arrive in due time for the purpose, on Tuesday eight. The public, however, have very little reason to re gret the disappointment, as his Lordship's friends, with a just sense of their duty to Parliament, con trived that it should first meet the public eye, through the medium of the public prints, devoted to his Lordship's cause. Having thus paid'thes ho mage, where, no doubt, they conceived it was first., due, the letter was at length laid, last right, upon the table of the House of Commons. It was ac companied with the answer of the Commissioners of Naval Enquiry, which, if it had suited the pus pose of the friends of the Noble Viscount, they would, probably, have had no great objeCtion to publish also. Several Members, we understand, were anxious to ,ee the latter article, and applied at the proper Of nee in the course of the evening, but it had been sent off, without a moment's delay, to the Pr inter ; and, if the said Members will have only a little pa-' Bence, they have a chance of being gtatifi-d, through the same channel of Viscount %e'er t. Lk.% newspapers, with suitable comments. Thus, those, very writers, who Area to give to Parliament prece dence upon the subjeet, .who loudly conviain, 'And charge it as a want of fairness, to touch the stibje:t before it has undergone a Parliamentary discussion, are the very first to violate the rule, and refuse to Parliament even the common dt- rence and re speCt which are its due. After ail that has been said against his Lordship, it cannot, however, be a matter of regret that his letter should go IJrth into the world, with every means of making the deepest" impression in his favour, of which it is capable. But we must confe , s, that as a defence or a justifi cation, it falls very short of what the public had a right to expel in a case so competent to draw forth all his Lordship's talents. Mr. Timex xa was the agent, the servant of Viscount MELVILLE, as Treasurer of the Navy, and in conformity with the maxim of a , qui feat per alias, .brit per re," the people expeCted to see his Lordship come forward in a manly way, let the consequences be what they might. The offence charged was the violation of a positive act of Parliament, by withdrawing the pub lic money from the Bank, and risking it in specula. tinns for private interest and emolument. To this charge his Lordship refused a full and satisfaCtory answer, assigning, as cause of demurrer, the impro priety of disclosing 4 ' delicate and confidential af fairs of Government," and that he was not bound to criminate himself. The fallacy of the former part of the argument, as applicable to particular ques tions, being fully exposed by the Commissioners, and every honourable. feeling having revolted against the latter, his Lordship crimes forward now, and lays all the blame upon Mr. TIOT a.—He declares he never, knowingly, derived any advintages from any advances of the public money, and that whatever emoluments accrued to Mr. Taorraa, in • I • • the conduct Of the :pecuniary cancans Of Us el ' eßce, were exclusively his own."—Now, admitting this to be the fan, as his Lordship says he is ready to verity it upon oath, we ask, what induced him ever to have recourse to the unseemly and degrading plea that he was not bound to criminate himself Accord ing to this new information, he could not criminate himself, for he was not guilty of the charge, which he evaded to answer. His Lordship next proceeds to say that, " With respect to any advances which Mr. Taorrse might make on my private account,lcon sidered myself as debtor to him alone, and as stand. ing with regard to him in no other predicament than I should have done with any other man of business, who might be in occasional advance to me in the general management of my concerns entrusted to him." Upon this point it may be sufficient to ob serve, that Mr. TROTTER'S salary was originally 3001. a year, and latterly 80Q1. a year, and that he lived in a style, certainly not in appearance below this income. Nuw, how Viscount Mess , ' LEA could expeil Mr. Teovrta, a clerk in his office, with such A salary, and debarred by a positive Aa of Yatlia ment of all perquisites and other emoluments, could afford to loud him horn 10,0001. to 20,0001. when ever his Lordship wanted it, we leave 'to his Lord ship, as a man of the world, to explain, and whether he had not just grounds to suspeCt that Mr. T s or T Elt oily accommodate him from the public purse . And hc:c, as in the former case, what becomes of his. plea, that he will not answer, because he was not bound to criminate himself? for the answer, when it does come out, discloses only his innocence . On the other hand, it cannot be said, • that his Lordship's answers were ir.fluenced by a regard for Mr. TaoTsasa,.. and a fear of exposing his miscon duet. His Lordship appears to have no mercy for Mr. Tao r' se. Mr. TROTTER, he says, had all the profit, and ought to bear all the obloquy. Mr. TROTTER, we have very little doubt, will confirm this statement, and is ready to devote himself for the good of his patron. When two persons are charged with the same offence, and they both despair of an acquittal, one of them loses nothing; by a generous effort to save his companion. The official account of the operations of the French against Dominica is given in a subsequent column. Hop-s Are entertained that it may yet be saved. Report states, that the Island had received a rtinfor , ement of 500 troops from Barbadoes. A schooner arrived on Tuesday at Portsmouth, with dispatches from Commodore Hoop, which brings intelligence of the enemy having mad three attacks on the Island, in which they were severally repulsed, After this unsuccessful enterprise they anchored . at Fort-Royal, Martinique, where the schooner saw them lying, and Admiral Cocara.tx a was apprised of their proceedings. The French fleet was com manded by Admiral MISSIEISI, and the land forces were under General LAORANG r. We have received Paris Papers to the filth last. They contain several decrees relative tJ the corona tion and consecration of RoN AAAAA e AS King of lialy. This ceremony is to i.e performed at Milan on the 43,1 of May, which, one of the Paris Papers, with an impious allusion, observes, is Hoirnais day, or the Anniversary of the Ascension. • Such is the frantic ambition of the Usurper, his slaves must atfes. 4 ltu regard him as a Divinity, and throw aside their conscience with their liberties. His Holiness the POPE appears to be recovered from his late in- disposition. He held, upon the 2 4 2,1 of March, a Consistory for the nomination of the new Bishops of Mende, Meaux, Rennes, and Quimper. Yesterday a Court of Dire/tors was held at the `East India House, when the following ships were thus timed, •it. Tao Ann, (or Madras and &nisi; to be. afloat 301 b. of Ms,eh, and 4a,1 from Gravesend the Wilt of April Th. Diana, (or ditto; (Amy, data ; Northampton . dhp sad aarals Chwtiaita, for end Seaga', to La iiiast Joe 15th of April, sad from GavLseild the 13th of May . The Court adjourneil six o'clock till to morrow. Letters from the sect state, that the French fleet amounts to 24 sail of the line, seven frigates, besides brigs, &c. Their ships have all troops on board, seem to be fitted for an expedition, having boarding netting', large Rat boats on their boom-, and hay on their quarters. They were on Tuesday at anchor in Bertheume Bay, and seemed determined to put to sea. It was reported yesterday, that the French Govern ment had ordered 30,000 troops to enter Portugal immediately. Mr. name:. 1., son of the late Sir Jun% PA km has been appointed by Mr. Font*, Principal Se cretary in his new Office for Trish Affairs. A fleet from Demerara called at the Islands, and sailed from Dominica on the Bth of February last. The arrival of the French fleet in the West In dies was known at St. Vincent's on the '2'ld of Fe bruary. It is understood that the Expedition will not now sail till farther orders. Lieutenant Colonel C. JOHNSTON!, alluding to a paragraph in a Sunday Paper, which stated that he ha been honourably acquitted, has published in a Morning Paper of this day, that no communication has been maJe to him upon the subjeft. arid that any report upon it can at best be totancled only on conjedure,the proceedings not having been yet even laid before His Maims,. ~ gwVo n- S . •‘• ~`''* . ,_ ANTI ENT MUSIC. The Concert of last night was honoured with presence of their MaJssri es, the Pittman's, Prince of WALLS, and the Dukes of CVNISERLASI and CAMIRIOGE. The performance was under, diredion of the Earl of DARNLEY The arrar l ment was altered since the rehearsal. Ariz and t latex was performed in the First Al, instead of ;• being divided in the First and Second. In celebrated piece, the songs and verses were most supported by Mrs. BILLINGTON, Miss lesmavr. and Messrs. BARTLIMAN, HARRISON, Slid Pi KN v wart. The effed of Mr. BARTLE4AN'S More ruddy ihns a Cherry, was lost, owing t o performer of the obligato accompanyment ns flageolet failing ; what he did play was out tone; he at length left off, and Mr. Gatir oauj was obliged to take it up on the fifteenth stop of organ, which, possessing a most charming tont, had, in a great degree, the desired Mien. Sigacra GRASSINI made her first appearance at tliisConter • I the song chosen for her was the hest suited to voice we have heard from her at a Concert —id s Des's Perth Pratt, from Afrioa ; she gave t charming air with much "fled ; hsr voice put. us mind of a yuath's IneakinA to manhood ; sloe much applaus'ed, as was Mrs. BILLINGTON in sea areal* hear. Hi, MAlssry joined in the appleet, the whole of the chords singers attended, as mut they were all admitted hut frsurteln, who are di.. charged for signing the agreeni sit not to siag the Royal. Society of Musicians' 'Concert wit?-3,it any remuneration ; new ones west introduced into the Otchestra in the room of those di charged, hut the loss of the old was heard digit di! in the fail choruses. OW 45/ via I pica• Moo I u vr t i Del d-Areel COVENT GARDEN.. The Oratorio last night WAS most brilliantly ate tended, and the house was filled in every part a.. es early hour. The Seledion was well most ably executed by the several performers. .Ws MVNosY gave, with charming did, the beta:l4l air from The Redemption, Lord, what is weal likt was most ably assisted t y Mrs. BLAND, in the d. etto from Joshua, )or limn:d Sorbs:* with jr , elow low. The trio of The Ihrkt Jai leave the M ow , toM was well su_ng, by Mrs. Asot, M. Me t its , . Wont, Bath, and Mr. BMA NA M ; it was moonlit. The latter was greeted, on his fiT st rising, wali ed plaudits, which followed him thr.sughoi.t the evening. He was encored is ail songs, which ht gave its his usual style of finished taste and delicacy. Mrs. Asua sung, with great feeling, BIANCNI'I 'soft air, I 1:t1 calf to thee, CY Gat The cbotstscs were admirably tilled, and the rverture so 41.41- ers.e., wAs pm formed in a mattrriy style. Yesterday His MAJESTY dined with'the Prireess of WA Les at Blackheath, and arrived at the Queen's House about four o'clock. Yesterday morning Her M.,Ase•AP stin.-10•••41•••• comes took an airing, and honoured Mrs. Hasse with a visit, at her house in Grafton-street. , About three o'clock His Royal Highness the Prince of Wares visited Her hl AJIST v. In the evening the Roy at. FAMILY honoured the Concert of Ancient Meuc with their presence. The Countess of M ACIIIELD is ono of the wet admired amateur painters we have. Her Ltdys ship's fret. is Sowers. Count De VAenn gives a grand rout on Wow darnext, at his house. in LOY:et Brook-street. The Countess or !else Ant mev Fives a MusicAl party to-morrow, at her house in Cureorrstreet. On Wednesday last, an elegant Ball and Supper were given at the Mansion I foe e, Dublin, by the LADY MA YORLSS. The hospitalities of the Mstesion !louse were never more honourably sustained thus in the present year. '('he second Nobility's concert, under the elec tion of Mr. LEANDER, will be held this evening, at Lady MI LDS. A Y'S, in Albemarle-street. The Earl and Countess or DERBY entertained at dinner resterday, at their house in Grosvenor square, the Countess of Bromide. Sir 'reostss and Lady HESKET R. Sir F. STANDISH, Mr. MTN. 2441 Miss BL ACE au a s, Miss W OM Li 11, Coptain HISDSI and Mr. SMITH. Viscount CAST LIREACIII gave a grand dinner yes.) terday at his house in Upper Brook-street, Coot' vencsr-square, to the Duke of Mortraost, the Lon Cricmcertoe, Marquis of Bncersicm•ra, Farb CAMDEN, Cl 4 ATII AM. and AVESTSIOIIIt LAND. LOUIS Gates. itrt, and IlAwatsauev, Viscount Si our re. and Mr. PITT. . On l'uesday eveteng, the Noblemen ana Gees tlemen's Catch Club heck a prlreting•At W,LLis's Rooms, which was more ieledt than numerous. TIT . CHARLES TBLEOT was Tild President. and the Ebb of /MISTIME* Ili Vice President. Ldrds Home* .Low and Door ey and Y.V Attu were present. I‘4,ses Niti.n, Goss, BAertessAii, Goss:, Arad liAllil' son, supported the Catcheartnd Glees of the evendg. On Tuesday evening Lady V e arm sr gave .1 gr.nd musical party, at her house in Park-place, ts up wards of 200 persons of distindien. The nest is vourite pieces performed in the course of the eves ing, were SronAcr's admired glee from The To C6ear, by Miss TENN O.T, Mr. NIEI.D, a •cl I;.= three KNYVETTS j the celebrated ,~chi Glee, oak horns obligate, by the LeArioens, and sung by tit three Kim/ err cs ; it was as usual very mach ad mired. I'he glee of The .Wald of Martiver, by Islis TENNANT; NIELD, BAR TI. EM AN, and Witriss KNYVEIT, appeared to be t h e favourite of tie even ing. The LE A SOLES enraptured the company *A a most charming and difficult duet on the horns. We were yesterd highly gratified by view in g the Shakspeare G .which is again opened as el exhibition, pravio ...a its being disposed of by pub lic aufrion, or private contras The pidture have been judiciously managed, well arranged, wird ap pear to'every possible advantage ; nor de we hen tate to say, that the eminent merit displayed in then performances clearly prove that (under the gracrser Patronage of His present NI Aislear) the Er. 11 1,11 School of Arts has risen superior to all the triodes ones is Europe. y.Oll. 61. , 14 wratt war. WAS t!.e Kitt the ar• 'ln net or authori.e Mr_ Trotter to la 3 b.. Lad out or applied, and or the the etiroillt service of the Nevi, I. itel some , mos, a To the best ~f That asorliM I clogil repeal. Had. , s t,re I Yep over asy oadontaudnig ... . . - -. .• .. • . . , . • [:. ' k 1C 7 1'... . - ; -.' : 76 1 I '4 ..4 , VIII. ~ NM% , o row• 6 No. ....... TO ill ••C•••" 'I% • I.i , • • 4 :ICS. ....,„ s , . . ANTI ENT MUSIC. "SIR, u y,, u ei ---.......—. The Concert of last night was honoured with t I' D ' iF " ree. d p irre Pr i nc e e s a e presence o c on e f oo W A LES,ff tl 1e th eir Earl m a nedn moot w a a u s e a I alteredo o e . at aM hsr T il n eni hdanocjeFfe the is hs ttue re sht iDukes i. C ,attri s rneshi t e l performance ta syrs P ac,lo ae s . v i TninAidshcs:::::salan::: Tarpdl e n , Ls o a f u l . :1::::::iliol,1:1,:ln.e.:::: : •Th h . ;;, t d +y .e c iba e e l i e n b gv li supported perfor m ed a .da t i e sv d ie b I piece, i nt Mrs.h e songs ßai l a N n u d r o Versesmwisetre,imenssmtihrL *144 " vete come m a K n N o d r Y , • M r a m 41.7; Messr s . s than e A a lt e fF e T ad: earrmoyfi:Ntsw.l HARRISON , r a . s B IO A AT LsA N a Vso n ‘ V ? c t l / 4 :::°" " °: performer of the obligato accompany u nsent wing thrice Rap flageolet failing ; what he did play w ass tt ~.4,,i. I was out 4 rolei; e tone; he at length left off, and Mr. Glair, u was obliged to take it tip on the fiftee nt h stop of f '` " will organ, which, possessing a most charming f on . , EnaSteall i had, in a great degree, t h e d es i re d Mira. Sign er s• i tin& G RASSI NI made her first appearance at 'this Comes • yr teed no the song chosen for her was the best suited 1,, t cr-ared e voice we have heard from her at a Concert -A a so detract oes.'s Verdi Pratt, from Airilia ; she gave t t•••, i ts h charming air with much "fled ; her voice put, se welt ~ mind of a yuath's b rea ki ng to minhood ; sire sY , I much applauded. as was Mrs. Bittiticron in bu s t." I"' sei oast* hue. Ills Maass rst joined in the apple i.e. • wrau or' Ilse whole of the chords singers attended, as nnial: they were all admitted hut fourte en , who are di, " To ts charged for signi ng t h e agreem est not to nag a to th the Royal Society of Musicians' 'Concert scitl - 3..it Raw any remuneration ; new ones wets introduced into fee the Otchestra in the room of those di• charged, but the loss of the old was heard distirdly in the fall Govt choruses. and M --......-...--e_s_-s-sers- • COVENT GARDBN. • ' G overt suetze ‘... Goyim The Oratorio last night was most brilliant'v at. W e , tended, and the house was filled in every p' ,- .1 war. early hour. The Seledion was well t••- , i bow& most ably executed by the several performers. ''! MONDAY gave, with charming did, the het- 41 The air from The Redemption, Lord, whet is man? Ste Wrote was most ably assisted by Mrs. BLAND, in the ii.. seas CA etto from Joshua, air liiitn;d Speller wits ,f , CYNII the m goo. The trio of The Eheks J. 71 leave the .flow- Kitt's ; Lain was well sung, by Mrs. Asat, Mr. Mil Ley, as ot it Worn, Bath, and M . BRAVA M ; it was eeeore,L The Brig latter was greeted, on his fir st rising, wait untenrid- the cot ed plaudits, which followed him thraughot.t the ariVal evening. He was encored is ail his songs, which he former gave its his usual style of firus.hed taste and delicacy. Sit • Mrs. AMIE Slang, with great feeling, Biaucet's relieve soft air, I testi call to thee, 0' God. The ctiorstses hare r• were admirably tilled, and the rverture to 4..ar are go er.re., was pet formed in a masteriy style. The looked Yesterday His MAJESTY dined with'the Princess rally • of WA t. es at Blackheath, and arrived at the Queee's House about four o'clock. Yesterday morning Her NI A's...4p saNiIIhoNROAD • 44; cases took an airing, and honoured Mrs. Havre the A with a visit, at her house in Graftan-street. , ARMS, About three o'clock His Royal Highness the eerie, Prince of Wes Les visited Her 1 1 / 4 41 AJIST Y. lOsS.oi In the evening the Roy at. FAMILY honoured the quarts Concert of Ancient Music with their presence. The Countess of 34 Alatr tilt , is ono of the teat admired amateur painters we have. Her Ledy- ship's.fiirte is flowers. Count Os Vatinn gives a grand nag on Wow Thi des, near, at his house,. in Lower Brook-street. en nu The Countess of MACAITNIV g ives a Musical trier-lt party to-morrow, at her hence in Lureon•street. three On Wednesday Lest, an elegant Ball and Supper nights were given at the Mansion I lone, Dublin, by the s ;I-t LADY MAYORESS. The hospitalities of the Mansion La 41 !louse were never more honourably sustained dm tear!, in the present year. ales! , The second Nobility's concert, under the &tee. body 4111131,,1 t ut ion dy of . si M m r. D l.. m: A y N ., D , E in ß, A wi un li m be ar h i e e- Id str t ev his t. evening, s The Earl and Countess of DERBY entertained • Th at dinner Yesterday, at their house in Grosvenor- 'ton c square, the Countess of Barmaid, Sir Timmts and !in Sc Lady HRSKETH, Sir F. STANDISH, Mr. Mrs. au ;the I Miss BL ACE at; a s, Miss Wir4l[l.lY, Coptain Hies, stab and Mr. Satire. 16 %1 Viscount CAST LtIEACIII gave a grand dinner yes. ... I terday at his house in Upper Brook-street, Coo* I vencsr-square, to the Duke of Mortraost, the l.oie lime Ciesmcsatoa, Marquis of Boceicice•te, Farts geld CAMDEN, CM ATII AM, and AVESTUOIIIt LINO, Lord. goes- Gatrav it t-e, and Ilawaeseues . , Visconti hie. du.di nut 1- T 1 it. and Mr. PITT. . On Tuesday even mg, the Noblemen anti Cm- mere tlemen's Catch Club had a rriptitig •At WiLLA 'mail i Rooms, which was more ieledt than numerous. k ' 3 TI CHARLES TOLIOT was the President. and the East way. Of WIsTMEA 111 Vice Presrlent. Lends Illtiome The Low and Door. ey and 1V Ater were present. M.,sat Jam Nits.n, Goss, Baertestaci, Goss:, ssendUAW* T . son, supported the Cecina And Glees of the even , * tit! tirmg On Tuesday evening Lady V earths? gave a gr..nd musical party, at her house in Park-place, ter uP. hem A wards of 200 persons of distindion. The west fa- • Pon vourite pieces performed in the course of the even- , We. ing, were Sroaacr's admired glee from The TA frit*' Chest, by Miss TINS AY4T, Mr. Nixt.o, a •cl t;•= three KNYVETTS j the celebrated Lelia Glee, eat; 28il hornsoblevrrs; igarto,byitt was heL e a Al: Dui:tufal very ac , Indsu m ngby te fron three Km mired. I'he glee of The .'Jul of Martini's , by WI 20 s TENNANT; NILLD, BAN 1 - LEMAN, and WILI lOf soor KNYYs,IT, appeared to be the favourite of the even . mos - is . 1 f ing. The ',LANDERS enraptured the company w it& am a most charming and di ffi cult duet on the horns. kips We were yesterd hiily grati fi ed by viewing N the Shakspeare G .which is again opened as as He He exhibition, previo a .4 its being disposed of by p uh Joe tic audion, or private contra& The pittures have , BA, been judiciously managed, well arranged, end erne Hs pear to'every possible advantage ; nor de we bee- to tauto say, that the eminent merit displayed in thcssbra performances clearly prove that (under the gaocut wer Patronage of His present 1 1 / 4 1aassr sr) the Engl. ill recd School of Arts has risen superior to all the mod em B. I ones iii Europe. OTC Mr. Trotter revel* ear participation of savant:gate.* from the &sm.dv of tite public looney, or whether I at any ti nts . . •nyself from r- • advancie itation knowiligly.deri;ol any ;drainages to _. any sera..._ of public money, 1 should have nobesit.. _in declaring, list uow declare, that there ne.er was any such understanding, u.ir any thing like It, betwee.i Mr. Trotter and my...e:l; that never knowingly derived any riot adimitaies ; and that what ever emolument accrued to Mr. Trotter -oi the cooniud of the pecuniary concerns of the office was, so far as I am informed, exclusively hos own. " With respect to any advance: which Mr. Trotter might make on my private account. I considered myself as debilor to hini alone, and as standing with regard to him in no other pre dicament than I should have dime with ally other man ef business, who might be in occasional advance to me in the general lean/gement of my concerns entrusted to him. It is impossible for meta ascertiiii, from any documents or vouchers In me bands, now existing, what the extent of those advances might have been at any i articular period. The accounts which you have iii.erted in your Report, I never me till 1 saw them in the Report itself They air 3no accounts of mine, nor am I party to them. They conmio a variety of sums issued nomi nally to one, whleh never came into mu hands, and they give ne credit for various sums received by Mr. Touter on my pri• rate account from my salary at Treasurer of the Navy, and ether sources of income, of which he was in the receipt, nor do they take any notice ef the security of winch he was in poises sion, for the repayment of any balance at any time due to him from private funds. " Witly rasped to the sums of naval money advanced to me, and applied to other services, I do not feel it necessary to snake any additional observations, except to declare, that all those sums were rsturned to the funds from which they were taker., having in no instance been withdrawn from it for any purtn , se of private eiriolument or advantage. Before I conclude, I wish to correll an inaccuracy which I observe in one part ut the evidence in Appendix No 7, page 192. The question is put to me, "bid you derive ally profit or advantage from the me or emplovii.ent of money imued for carrying on the current service of the Nary, between the 19th of August, ISO?. and 30th et April, 1903; or between the Ist of February, 1794, and Slst of December, 178 b, during which periods you held the office of Treasurer or . the Navy !" Which quotation I there answer by a reference to the answer given to a SiMilaf question put to me before. This answer is inace.irate, far as it contains a reference to Mr Troupes !none of Spending his funds in hi. private account with SIMS,. Co:itts. Mr Touter was II • t Paymaster till the year 1786. The circom stones, therefore, relative to Mr. Trotter's account, 'which precluded my returning an answer to your former tplevion., do not apply M the periods specified in that mentioned, and ftall, therefore, have no difficulty in declaring, that during those periods I did not derive ally advantage from th • ine or employment of public money issued for carrying on the service of the Navy. Having stated these fais, it is almost unneces sary to add, that I am at any time ready to verify them upon my oath. " I have the boomer to be , " . MELV11.1.1::"