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1. I she ; but an entire revisal of all the asrments had made him a convert to the c9ntrary - opuuott. • Mr, WHITBREAD lamented that any man shotll4 so change his opinion ; but mare especially the Right Hon. Gentleman below him (Mr. Wind ham), whose eloquence and fine talents had been em ployed so well in the cause of humanity. Mr. Whitbread then replied to the arguments of Mr. Windham. Mr. WILBERFORCE replied generally, in a ver y animated speech ; which he began by vindi cating Mr. Burke from the imputatiou of being the advocate of the Slave trade. The House then divided, when there appeared—Ayes 100—Noes 42. The Bill was theuread a second tinyi, andcommitted fur Teesday. Adjourned at HALF-PAST TWO O'CLOCK. - TilE BRITISH PRESS. LONDON, FRIDAY, Juns 8. Mr. Livinorron's •isit to this country continues be the subjeet of much speculation. It ii now •cerally understood to be of a political nature, .ind that the late visit of Mr. Fox and Mr. Gas.v to Mr. PITT related to it, and not to the business •rlich public rumour has hitherto assigned as the A Petition was presented yesterday in the House of Commons, against the Hon. Mr. Justice Foil of the Court of Common Pleas in Ireland. It is precisely the same as that lately moved in the House of Lords by the Marquis of ARESCONN. We understand that Mr. Justice Fos is daily ex peeled in London to defend himself in person against these charges. He is a man of talents, and his {:lends speak confidently that he will be able to justify his condud. A private letter from Paris, of the 25th last, says. The situation of the foreign diplomatic corps here is ridiculously aukward. They are all accre dited to a Chief Magistrate, and to a Government which does not exist any forger. The removal or change of both was ofSciaPy announced to them by v RAND, on the 20th inst. on which occa sion, persons present at TA L LEY diplomatic levee affirm, that this Minister's political gravity, when he pronounced the name of Emmet Napo- LEONE, was almost surpassed by the diplomatic shyness of COZENTZEL, LucetrstNt, &c. in talk ing of the Fmneh Gocernment. All the independ ent foreign arra% here have ever been unani mous in their determination, not to appear either at the levees of the EMPEROR, or at the routes or drawing-room of the Esteem, until they have in. struttious from their respective Courts how to aa." Tuesday night, a Messenger was sent off trom Lord HaRROWIT'S office with dispatches for Vienna. Yesterday, at one o'clock, the Duke of Yost: had an audience of His MAJESTY. The Bill now before Parliament foe aholidting the Slave '1 rade, goes to enatit, that insurances on yes- Iris employed in that trade shall he declared void, and that it shall be lawful to seize all vessels em ployed therein. Though rumour has been extremely fluctuating with respect to the Officers to whom the command of the expedition to the Cape is to be conided, we ate disposed to give our credit to the nominations of Lieut. Gee. DUNDAS, as well as his assistants, C•encsals BAtao , AVCIIMI/TT, &C. all of whom, independently of professional merit, are intimately acquainted vt Lh the country which is to be the object of their servic e s, His MAJESTY has been pleased to confer the dig 'T of a Baronet of the United Kingdom. upon • Lees, Esq. Secrerary to the General Post-01- Ireland. Bloomsbury and Inns of Court Association received orders to attend on Saturday morning -past six o'clock, to witness the execution of oust Martial, which lately sat upon one of hummers of the corps for desertion. It seems, of the Drummers lately deserted at the same sf whom the prisoner alone has been appre d- We understand, he is sentenced to receive lashes. truant-Colonel Csictoron. and thirteen gen of the II Regiment of Edinburgh Volitn wilted at York on Saturday last, from &rin k.' a new-invent:l machine Icy tran.po, hog with their arms, Sm. having perfn- toed the I rd . 20 1 ) miles in twenty-nine hours and a The experiment was made by desire of I.arl In the evening. allow six o'clock, Their MAJILL TICS, in a post chariot, followed by the Pitiecusce and Duke of Krwr, in two coaches and four, took an airing on the Kent Road. It appears by the report of the Committee ap pointed to examine the Corn Laws, " that within the last thirteen years the enormous suns of early millions sterling has been paid for grain imported." The alterations in the Corn Laws, recom mended in the Report of the Committee of the House of Commons, have excited great alarm in Ireland. At Dublin, Cork, Clonmel, Limerick,, and other places more immediately interested, the merchants have met and entered into very strong resolutions against them, declaring that such regu lations, if passed into a law, must inevitably destroy the corn trade of their count, y. An encampment will be formed this day on Southsea Common, near Portsmouth. The two re giments of heavy and light German Dragoons, being part of the legion under the command of His Royal Highness the Duke of Casasstuae, are to continue to occupy the barracks in the county of Dp.rset. The encampments in the South West dis triFt all be confined to the neighbourhood of Ports mouth. .4 PARISIAN PASITIONS. The &Alen of rough neck•handkerchiefk, from, two to three and four rows, instead of having passed away, is become ge neral. That'of Peierenis stands its ground ; but they have Ant all a plaited trimming. • The 1110. t eliZ,llll, women wear them, with only a flat hem, or edged with a narrow device. The small bonnets, of clear-starched muslin, with a frizzed trimming, hive nut ceased to be fashionable. The yellow straw hats are more m sue than those of white straw. There are live or six different shades of yellow, but the straw is always very hoe. Almost all the hats, as well as eapot.is, are without any leaf upon the neck. The hats are generally trimmed whit daik blue ribbon. We observe souse hats composed entirely of whit* and dark blue ribbons, or Egyptian Minh and jonquil ; Egyptian earth and apple green stitched alongside each other. The hats of newest taste have the crown of pale rose taffeta, or apple green, and the band of stitched straw ; not crossways, as usual, but lengthways. We also notice a great many ea- poles of perkale, with a very small crown cut in a beak before. These bats are fastened with ribbons of c.itton stitched 'pen each side, o r wdi two bands of perkale long entities to knot 11;1011 the toi of the head after having paned under the chin. Within thrse foe stays have arpesred robes and shawl. of peach. flower. Toot .iew colour is a very pale rose, Mclnnis; to lilac. N.ewirlistansliiig the warmth of the weather, the slip pers are still attached with ribbons, which knot upon the ancle. The 1110 , t fashonable colours for slippers are li'ac, apple greets, p eac h Aqw,a, or nankin. Nankin stockings are wont with the latter. Suring has banished th- instil diadems, which are suc ceeded by crowns nr flowers. They are worn two at a time; one upon the band, the other beneath. Some bats with a &molt:crown are made. of Llack straw. The roses Are yellow, or of natural colour, and the ribbotas are always of the co- louts of the crown. For men's coats, dark blue is nut used ; but a bright blue inclining to violet and blooms. This is, et the present moment, the most distinguished colour; the sleeves are not so wide, and are less plaited above than usual The waist of a man's cost re.embles the curses of a lady, very narrow upon tlie•houlders, thick plaited, and displaying grace fully the fall of the loins. The waist of the cant is, at the pre sent mominit, the touchstme of the elezanee of a petit +solve. Ilk Spring undress is pataloons, of middling width, orathnkin ur ,green cotton s a parasol hat, a very short coat, thread or silk stacaings, with open elects, and slippers with very long quarters. The Earl of Cita serous, and the lion. Mrs. and Miss SWIM, arrived on Friday last at talasgow. Am mg the dresses most admired at Court on :slanJay were those of the Countess of DART edovr M and her fair daoghter. L',rd cair.vev, in addition to his own plate, at his dinner on Monday, had also the magnikent service of the Marquis of Svasroso, which his Lordship borrowed for the occasion. Ascot Maces feel the absence of the ROY at FAMILY; and, though the sport is Fond, the com pany are not so numerous and fashionable as usual. The receipts at the Treasury of Mr. COLMAN'S Theatre prove that Mr. Divots's " (hilt, or not Gailty." as a sort of pickpoetrt. MT. PITT was like a fl o 4 out of water until he got back to power; but he is no longer the great weak he used to be. On S-itunl.iy the remains of the late Viscountess HAIM:MN sv-re deposited in the family vault of the 'raviolis, at Glimde, near Lewes. Cinderella, or The Lade Mau Slhoper, is a great fa vourite at Manchester. We thought the Manchester people were partial to staff. Mrs JORDAN, we understand, has been offered a eark-dlauche, by the Proprietor of the Theatre-Royal. If that be the case, we hope to have a visit from this inimitable aftress in the course of the ensuing month.—(ow6. Ey. Pos:.) A Dublin paper says Mr. K estate has been of fered 501. a night, for the after season, by the Dub lin Manager: The day Sir Rtcuaao Httt, had given his vote in the !louse of Commons for the Abolition of the Slave Trade, he wrote home to order a discharge of cannon on the happy occasion, which was to take place on His MAJr.ITY'S Birth-day. A new work of Kist zzeez, intitled Lee Souvenirs de Paris. 1804, has made its appearance at Berlin. A premium being lately offered by an Agricultu ral Society, for the best mode of irrigation, and the latter word being made In-it'd/en, by a mistake of the Printer, a farmer sent his toile to claim the prize. The Parisian &gimlet, whnsevivacity is proverbial. admire seal-de.ltasy; jirrlle-in9rce. and Egypthan-earsi colour, while our English fashionable-. choose their colours from the blossoms of the peach and the lilac. Le Phu." Aoadmir, a new Opera, in two Aits, was performed on the 19th last, et the heisais Theatre at Paris, for the bent it of M. M mulls sztt, the music by Pass t tzo. The Opera was followed by a laid, composed by M. GAR OIL, in which VLSI KIS, Au- MLA, Mesdames CLOTILDR, G A RDEL, %LURKS, Ste. displayed extraordinary grace and agility. The Marquis of Sa LISZURY has taken the house at Harwich, lately occupied by Earl TEMPLE, and is shortly 'spec - led to join his regiment now quar tered in that town. _ _ Gene►al BAIRD is arrived in town for a few days. A man :lithe name of Debts being lately Liken up for stealki.g barley, urged in his defence, that he only borrowed it. The liv.ly Mrs. Muth of Covent Garden Theatre, has been fur some time in a very preca rious state of health. _ _ " Ths Roof to Resin" was lately perforated at the Dublin Theatre, by command of the Arlon, err Corp. Margate begins to assume a cheerful countenance. A great many of the best houses are already en gaged, and the packets for the Last week have sel dom carried at lest than 80 passengers. As the idea of invasion is blown over in this quarter, the resi dents are providing for a full season. The Lady of Sir W. Put:sassy is said to be in that state in which Ladies wish to be, who love their Lords. _ . . The frequent jimmies of Mr. irol, the Mesvnger, to Irel.nl, - :hew a disposition upou the part of Go vernment to ereltplios that country. The elegant additional building at his Grace the l)ake of Bitiopuwarza's, which adkiiits Earl Sr tyrciit's paggits, and overlooks the G: een Park, is carn lag on with alacrity, and, when Guiblietl, will przv.:ut a display of lute architefture. ad 1:;y of it, Iy ace, I n *e - The I ad have en at at h a lf. / he the c ot of ft. D ru Id *re! of ; of in t •rty ri_ la tie e , rn P' la el rg h. itc tto spi . rurney 1 1' It. 01 A . MI LAW INTELLTGENCE. COURT OF Ylleas BENCH, wEsTmINSTER, Jews 6. THRILIIIII P. LOCKER, WAINWRIGHT AND WILL. le the absence of the ATTOR•LY GENERAL, Mr. GAMOW mentioned that Mrs. Wainwright being now sufficiently recovered from the indisposition which prevented her being brought up along with the other Defendants last term, he now prayed the judgment of the Court, and it was accordingly or dered that all the Defeitdants be brought up on this day se'ennight. IZNT V. Derßt. In this cause a conditional Rule was obtained on a former day, for consolidating into one three ac tions for bribery, commenced against the De . tendant. Mr. Easitaxa sheaved cause this day against that Rule : he said there were aaions for bribery, on the late Aylesbury Eledinn. and there were no fewer than 40 substantive penalties in each ataion. Mr. Coos: supported the Rule for consolidating the anions, at some length. The Rule was discharged. After some further business of no moment, his Lordship sat in Nisi Prins. bintKii V. 01,01rFs. This was an action brought by one Publican again another, to recover back a sum or 491. Ior. being what is commonly called rose money," which the Pla:ntiff had paid to the Defendant. It appeared the Defendant had kept the Sun pub lic•house, in Newman.street, where he had scraped together some little property by his industry. Wlsh ing to retire, he represented to the Plaintiff the prosperous state of the house, and the latter was thereupon induced to take it from him. It appeared to be a general custom that the in coming publican bhuuld pay a sum of money to the out-going one, unknown to the landlord, which is termed Rose Money, that is money paid under the The Plaintiff therefore paid the sum before stated. From some circumstances he repented of his bar gain, and wished to get his money back, alleging that he had been deceived by the misrepresentation of the Defendant, who had stated that he drew from 8 to 10 butts of strong beer per month, where as it turned out that he sold much less. The Defendant, on his part, proved that the re presentation which he had made to the Plaintiff, was grounded in (aft. Lord Et.t.r.soaovoir observed, the only question for the Jury was, whether the Plaintiff's expettarion had tailed. or was he really deceived; whether he wished to decline his bargain from the misrepresen tation he bad alleged. or from his own inability ? The Jury hound a Verdict for the Defendant. JAQUIZR IIIUIWITT. This was an alum brought upon three Promis sory Notes of the Defendant to the Plaintiff for 1001. each. Mr. M RRYOT opened the ease. Mr. Ga Know said, it was merely necessary for him to prove the hand-writing of the Defendant at present, which was aczonlingly dor:e. Mr. ERS&I NZ stated the Defendant's ease. The parties ware formerly partners and proprietors of the Hurd de ia Sablsowaere, in Leicester-squar-, and having agreed to dissolve partnership, the Plain tiff paid a large sum of money to the De fendant, for the relinquishment of his share; after the dissolution, the Defendant took a house near the Plaintiff's, where he intended &flowing a similar business ; but it was necessary he should ob tain a licence for that purpose. lie applied to the Magistrates for one, when the Plaintiff thought pro per to prefer a complaint against him. and the Ma gistrates would not grant him a licence, but on con dition that he should give the Plaintiff 3001. The Plaintiff then attempted to prove, from the plead ings in a suit in the equity side of the Excisequer, which had been instituted by the present Plaintiff against the Defendant ; that the Defendant was in. debted to him the sum in question, as part of a snm formerly due. The Plaintiff was nonsnited. Some other un.lcfencicd causes of no moment were then disposed of. COMMON PLEAS. Sittings &fore Sir JANIS MANSFIELD. COLLINS P. ROETT. Mr. Serjeant Bear shewed cause against a rule obtained for discharging the Defendant out of the Shera's custody, on the ground that ste was a mar ried woman, and her husband responsible for the debt which she had contraded. From the Plaintiff's affidavit, it appeared that the Defendant went 'o his shop in the Strand, represented herself as a fancy dress maker, residing in St. Alban's-street, Ind pur chased various articles, which the Plaintiff gyve ber credit for, under a belief she was unmarried. A considerable time hating afterwards-elapsed, and no payment being nffactl, the Plaintiff proceeded for the recovery of his money in a ieal way ; on which Mrs. Roett begged to be allowed longer credit, ard' offered to pay, by giving a note, accepted by two persons of respectability. The latter proposal was not acceded to, but the proceedings were delayed against her, during which she went away, and the Plaintiff did not know where the was, until he acci dentally met her in Fleet-Market t an affirm was then commcaced, and she was arrested. It was contended, that the Plaintiff' had never heard the Defendant was married during the trans. action between them ; and had always considered her as ►ingle. Her name and profession being on the door of her house, and every other appearance to confirm such a belief. In support of the Rule, Mr. Serjeant Onstow stated, that the Defeolug was married at St. John's Church, Westminster, to Michael Roett, who at present resides near Charing-cross. In con sequence of winch, he al guod, she could not be held to baiL Sir Jassis MANSFIELD cibscrved, if there was no doubt of }.er marriage. she must be discharged. It was, however. an unfortunate case, that she could not be compelled to remain in prison ; her condua was of that descrption which required investigation at the Old Bailey. • The Court a:quizsced in the propriety of the rule obtained. At twelve o'cLxk. SiFJAId Es MANSFIELD SAC ;IC Nit. Print. and tried several causes, but none of Any importance. ..; INDfA. - . . • THE EMPEROR OF tiIHHORTAN. ' Immediately after the success of our arms was •known at Delhi, the unfortunate Emperor of fiia dostan, Shah Aulum, sent to the Commander in Chief to express his artcious desire of putting him- ' self under the proteetion df the British Government. He soon after dispatched bis eldest son and heir apparent, Miria Akbar Shah, to cnndua General' Lake to the Royal Presence The cavalcade form'd l at the camp, about four o'clock in the afternoon • f the 16th of and Delhi being five w.- distant, the Commander in Chief did not an i e there befcrre sunset. 'The crowd in the city was so • great, that the procession could with. difficulty make their way to the palace. At len;th the Commander in Chart was usliered . into the Royal Presence, and found the unfortunate and FencrAhle Emrror op pressed by the accumulated calariritics tit nee, degraded lutherity, extreme pa:, rty, and Ims of ..!ght ; seated udder a small tattered canopy, the re::inant of the royal state, with every external appearance of the misery of his con&ion. •• Such has been the effect of French alliance. Such • was the stare of that power wl.om the Frestels :tended to supi.ort4 . It is impossible to deactibe the impression • width r the Commander-in-Chiel's conduct on this interest _ in g occasion made on the mindsof the iehabitants of Delhi, awl the Mumlmen in its neighlitturhood. In the metaphorical language of Asia, the. native News-writers, who describe the interesting scene, have declared, that the Emperor recovered his 34,4 frost exemqfjoy ! • In addition to many marlin of favour and conde scension on the part of the Emperor, he irainsiggitte le conferred on General Lake the second title the Empire. NARRATIVE OT AM. HIHDOO WOMAH, WHO L•TLIT BUSH? Nita • SELIP OM THE FUNERAL PILL 01 HER HUSBAND. ,4 As I was returning from Calcutta, I .aw the saharnoron, or a woman banning henelf with the corpse of her husband, for the first time in foe•Prr. • NVe were near the viliage of Nova Scrai ; as it V.:ts evening, we got out from our boat in the river Hooghly to walk, when we saw a number of people assembled on the river side. I askcd them for what they were met ? they told me to barn the body of a de.ed man. I inquired whether the wife wetlaccile with him? they answered yes; and pointed is the Woman. • 1 She was standing by the pile, which was; made of larg e billets of woul.; about two feet and a half high, tour feet tong, and two :side, on the torilif which lay the dead body of her hushased. r, r nearest relation stood by her,. a:.d near her wa• a small baske: of sweeter•ats, called Kirr. I aired them whether this was the wntssAn'choic-, or vitro.- ther she was Fir/mg:it to .t bran improper infittend t they answered that it st is eerleFllv volAu. A ry. 1 talked till reAsnni..g nas of no use, an I then began to .exclaim with Ail my might against what" they were doing, telling then. that it WA. a mi , c*•.zi moonier. They told me it was .in fad •fh, r i4t r 41611 ,3 added, in a very surly manner. that it I not like: to tee it, I migrt go &ether off. " I told them I would ratio; the T was times% mined to stay and see the rtriP*r, and tlnst f Veltttr . certainly bear witness of it At the tribu:.al God. • I exhorted the woman not to throw array hi. life, tons tear nothing, for no evil would follow lt.:r refits .4; ' to barn: But she, in the calmest manner, mouiA"td the pile, and tiarterd on it, with her hands eaten :cd,: as it its the utmost. tranquillity of spirit. ei vs • to her mounting the pile, the relation, whose ( - Aire it • . was to set fire to it, led her six times round i; at two intervals, that is, 'Juice at each circuniatr.ou.: “ As she went around, she scattered the Sweet meats from the basket antt.tv! the 1 ,..,..,, who them up. and ate them as very huly thil.gs ” This being ended, and she havii.s uhrur.ted the pile, aid danced, as stated abive (which app , ..ti Attie only designed to shew us Err contempt of death ' , and to prove to us that her dyi ng was vo l toetary ),l she then lay down by tlte corp ••, zeal not one arm under its neck, and the oth-r over it, when *quantity of dry cocoa leaves, and outer suhsta.ice., 0r..., heap ed over them, to a considerable height. and then glue WAS poured on the top. o Two bamboos were then put over them, and fire . put to the pile, which immediately blazed very fiercely. owing to the dry and combustiole mate rials of which it was composed Nu sooner was the fire kindled. than all the people s a t ta p s great, heat. ihrre, 304 Herm. Dal. which is a common who•tt • jt y. and an invocation of Hume, the wile of Sieb. It was impossible to hear the woman. had 04 groaned, or even cried aloud, on accoui.t of the huise of the people, and it was impossible lot Olt to stir or struggle, on account of the brr•bous. which I ate held down upon them like the levers pia pre+s. We m a d e much objeßinn to thwir using meat. bmm boos, and insisted it was using force t) prev.nt Ole , woman geteng up,. when the hrc burnt hi r but they declared it was only done to keep the pile Iron . fallen down. si We could not bear to see more, but w nt away r z. claiming loudly ag iinst the murder, and full et bor.. tor at what we has seen." LITRACT or A LIM& ran% AN Orman, MATEO. CAMP ?MAR Bolcom:A, =PT. 24, 1803. " After the storm of Eamche, I was ordeted tare. 'main and repair the breach, but on the same 'day, joined Cul. Woodington. 1 arrived time enough• to be present at the taking of Powanghur. Powang hur is an immense rock, every where nea:ly perpen dicular, about 600 yards, and i naccess ibl e except on the No rth side there are four distinct for.:, that rf Attock, that of data, the one near 130ri..h gate, et one beyond I.alla gate. On the summit c.t all is a rock, on which is a celebrated Hindoo Temple, to which you ascend by '240 steps. 66 ills place was once the capital of Generax, the ruins of Temples, Hindoo, and Hussalosaa, evulx3 it, former grandeur." On the 3d of December last, AKA Hrsirm, the Nephew of the late Persian Ambassador, H sone KA tr it. Kiser+, embarked from Burnbay on his re. turn to Persia, on board the Far Rebany. Captious klaroaasow, under a salute (ruin the fort.