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4 IMPERIAL PAR LzA MEN!: HOUSE OF LORDS—reiotv. July' 12 About four o'clock, the Lon D Cil ANC EL ton took his seat on the Woolsack ; and, after prayers were read, the judgment of their Lordships on the three Appeal Causes, delivered yesterday in the first in stance, were again read, pursuant to the established form, and ratitied by the House. The LORD CNA NCELLOR quitted the Wool rick; and, pursuant to his notice, briefly call e d the attention of the House to the subje& 01 considera tion in a Committee leeerday ; namely, the an swer sent by the Commons to their Lordships' Mes rage, requesting a communication of evidence, touching the Duke of Athol'. Annuity 1301. What be should propose was, that a Message be sent to the Commons, on the subject of these communica tions. His Lordship then read the proposed Mes sage; and which, in purport, appeared similar to his opinion of yesterday, in the Committee, viz. that it appeared to be the general usage and predict of Parliament, where the fads upon which Bills were passed, were stated in the preamble or body of such Bills, to communicate the evidence or lam ruatioo upon which su:h Bills were passed. It Was couched in such a way, his Lordship observed, as suf f iciently to explain to the Cimmons the ground of their Lordships' resolution on the one hand, and keeping in view the dignity and correaness of their Lordships proceedings, on the other. The LORD CHANCELLOR acquainted the House, that His MAJ LSTY had been pleased to issue His Royal Commission, authorising His Royal Highness the Prince of WAL ES and other Peers to dec sa d notify Nis Royal Assent to certain Bills therein mentioned ; and also, a..tipecial Commis sion, authorisiog certain Lords in His Majesty's Name to perwegr.e the Parliament. • PROROGATION OF PARLIA MENT. Shortly after hi. Glace the Archbishop of C N- TrltifflY, the Lotto CHANCELLOR, the Earl of CablOlll, and Lord fliwucsou RV, took their seats in their robes, as His Mas err v's Commissioners, on the Bench, in front of the Throne, and Mr. QUA ind a.. apitty Usher of the Black Rod, was sent to order the attendance ut the Commons, who, after a short interval, appeared at the oar, with the SrltalCrl at their head. The ordinary Commission, authorising the Lords therein mentioned, or any three of them, to declare and notify die Royal Assent to certain bills, was then read ; and the Royal Assent was given in the usual forms to the Consolidated Fund Hill, the Smuggling Prevention, the Impeachment Witnesses' Indemnity, the Duke of Athol's Compensation, the Foreign Plate Glass Duty, the Impeachment Con tinuation, the Bankrupt Members', the Townleian C.olleftion, the Paddington Canal, and the Thames Arch-way Bills, and to sit Bills of a private descrip tion- The LORD CHANCELLOR then addressed the following Sineelt to both Houses of Parliament : " gtv Loess sea GinTataltn. " We have it in corainan4 from His Majesty to express the slusfatlion with which he has observed the spoofs you have given in the cadres of the peewit Session of your constant re sent's:the healer of His Crown, and the iiitereste of Ifis Doesinithist and particularly the measures which you have galoprest fur swensibening ifu Majests's hood. at this im portant esenjuniture, by the auginetatatai.it of the Disposable Military barna of the Kiligdoin " Giswet.astita Or 5411 Hesse on COularelet, " His Majesty has der , "ted us part,cularly to thank you in Me Majesty's name, for the seal sod libetaiity witli which yen have granted Me Isrge Supplies which the necessity of the Public lbervics has required. " Mr banes ads G Man. " His Wiese, has not yet Mien enabled to communicate to Tou the result ot the biegoeultions in wh i ch h e is engage d w i t h wers on the Conneaut ; but you may rest &numd that no step ell be emitte4 oii Hi. Majesty'. pale, for pmmonng such a eert4eit at may aff , ird the beat prospeft of restoring general and pitrnianilit tranquillity ; tar may, if necessary, toini.h the means of repelling with virtu: the continued encroachments flll the part 01 the French Government, which threaten, ey..ry day, mere and mere, the tibial; and Indeptudeace et all the nations of Europe.” After the delivery of the Speech, the Special Commission above-mentioned was read. In this, the names of all the Lords, who are Members of His Majesty's Privy Council, were specified, and, after stating the various prorogations of the present Parliament, since the end of the last session, con eluded nearly as fellows " Know ye, that, for certain pressing cause and considerations, we have thought fit further to prorogue our said Par lumen' We, therefore, eonfsding in your fidelity, prudence, and attention to our commands, vest you with full power and authority. in our name, on this I 2th day of July, farther to prorogue our said Parliament, in our city of Westminster aforesaid, to Thursday, the 22d day of August next, to be then there holden ; We, therefore, command you, and all of you, that you attend to the premises, and faithfully fol low the same, as aforesaid ; and, of this. the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and the Knights, Citizens, and Burgesses of our said Parliament, are to take notice, Lc." The LORD CHANCELLOR then said, " My Lords and Gentlemen—By virtue of His Majesty's Commission, under the Great Seal, to Ile, and other Lords chrefied, and now read—We do, in His Majesty's name, and in obedience to His Majesty's Commands, prorogue this Parliament, to Thorsslay, the 2e.'41 of day of August next, to be then bare holden s and this Parliament stands pro rofued to the said 224 day of August accordingly." rim Commons then withdrew to their own House, and shortly alter their Lordships separated. HOUSE OF COMMONS The St EACCR took the Chair at half•past three o'clock. Mr. Diceinsow, pursuant to the order of yester day, presented a copy of a letter from the Com missioners of the Navy to the Board of Admiralty, in answer to the Memorial of the Commissioners ul Naval Inquiry, and inclosing the said Memorial. Mr. KINNAIRD said, that on this last day of the Session, it was with reluFlaoce that he appeared to interrupt the tranquillity of the Dense, by objen tag to any paper ; but he could nut restrain his asto. ni►hment at such au indecent method of producing documents. He coneeived it to be inconsistent with the dignity and turnout ot the /louse to countenance such a measure of expediency, as to admit of pa pers, and the produi.Vicn of a memorial which it had testae,' to receive [torn the Commissioners ot the Navy tl.em.:l►.s. It was as insult to the ciaraaer of the House of Commons, that the impression should go forth, that it would sandion the Coat missioners, who could sot meet. and who had re• sated all inquiries, in coming forward with papers at this late period, tending to impliCate others. He had other additional motives for opposing this paper being brought up, as it became him, as a Memlsei of Parliament, to defend she charaeters of men, whom the insolence and calumi.y of office Would depreciate. It was necessary that the House should not permit this species of insinuation against OW nour of men, after they had already heard from the' Hon. Baronet, at the head of the Commissioners of Naval ltuptit y, that so many im,•edinients had been thrown in the way of their proceedings, anti so many calumnies circulated against them, both in and out of Parliament, that the public was in dan ger of losing the benefit of their zeal, ability, and integrity. the House, he thought, should spurn and condemn web indirect modes of proceeding. He should, on those and other grounds, which the impatience of the Flouse would prevent him from dwelling on, be under the necessity of opposing that this paper be 1;11,1 upon the table. He was then proceeding to snake other statements ; when Mr. S. BOURNE called him to order, for em ploying observations which by no means bore upon the question, that the papers already voted by the House, should be laid upon the table. The SPEAKER said, it was certainly inconel to apply to any arguments made use of in a former debate. Mr. KINNAIRD proceeded to make some fur ther observations. He said, that the produftion of such an ex perle memorial was disgraceful (a lead cry of Mar Hear!) to the Navy Board, which constantly evaded and opposed enquiry, though the Commissioners of Naval F.nquiry solicitously court ed it. If they were blameable, why were not their reports enquired into while the Parliament had time for the consideration Far different was the coodud of the Commissioners of Enquiry, who wished for further examination. Such a paper at such a mo ment appeared to hint a most eetraonlinary pro ceeding, and the more so. as it had been yesterday stated from the Chair that this was not the regular mode of producing such a document. Sir A. S. HA MISIOND spoke to order, and con tended, that the production of the paper was, dm dared by the Chair to be regular in the way to which it was presented. The SPEAKER explained, that he had stated the motion in the manner first proposed, to be irre gular, but that it was inconsistent with order, to present it as a part of another correspondence ; and that the order was made, in pursuance of the pre cedent on their Journals of the 30th of April last. Mr. KINNAIRD went on to say, that the Com missioners of the Navy Board had not sufficient confidence in their innocence, to meet inquiry— when Mr. SHERIDAN rose, expmsing his hope, that his Hon. Friend would excuse him for interrupting the debate, in the present stage of it, as he had a petition to present from Captain Wood, which would not be produaive of any difference of opi nion. The Serjeant at Arms then announced a mes sage from the Lords. Mr. SHERIDAN, however, seemed desirous of proceeding—when The SPEAKER said, that, conformably to the usage of Parliament, when Messengers from the Lords demanded admittance, they should be called in, even in the istidst of a debate. The Message was, that the Lords had taken into ' consideration the answer of that House, on the .J of July last, to their Message of the former day, desiring that it would communicate the evidence on which it passed a bill fur granting a compensation to the Duke of Athol. and that the Lords had agreed that it was consistent with the praline of Parlia ment to grant such information. Lord G re was then ordered to carry a Message to the Lords, informing them, that the re fusal to grant such information appeared to the !louse of Commons to he consistent with their pri vileges, which that House would never depart from. Mr. GeltarY. Deputy Usher of the Black Rod, then summoned the House to attend in the Home, of Lords, to hear the Commission read, of the Lord's appointed by His Majesty toprorogoe the present session of Parliament; which was immediately obey ed by the S , who went up to the Lords. ac companied by most of the Members then present. (By this interruption, Mr. KiNNAIaD obtairied his object. in preventing_ the Navy Papers from being laid on the table, and Mr. SHIM:DAM was prevented from presenting Capt. Wood's petition). The SraAKER, on his return, read the speech delivered from the head of the Commissioners au thorised, is the name of His Majesty, to prorogue the present session of Parliament ; after which, the business being at an end, the Members all retired. '1 bus concluded the third session of the United Parliament of Great Britain and Ireland. All rogni.ed Artrdes iYaU appear THE BRITISH PRESS. . . LON DON, SATURDAY, Juty 13. Yesterday, Parliament was prorogued by Com mission, with a speech read by the Loan Citas caLtna, stating, " That His Mai EST ir has not yet been enabled to communicate the result of the ne gotiations, in which he is engaged with the Conti nental Powers, and repressing his determination to omit no step that way promote such a concert, or furnish the means of repelling with vigour the en croachments of the enemy upon the independence of Europe." There is nothing in this communica tion that must not have been anticipated. Every person who has read the Foreign Journals, recently received, must see, that the negotiations alluded to will abide the result of the mission of the Russian Minister, Novnziirzorr, whose arrival at Berlin we lately amounted. The following extract Of a letter upon tl,is subject, horn a Gentleman in a diplomatic situation in that eitMeetaiyjklty the last Mfiil, will be found igkeristing The effuses of the Prussian Couri to prevent the break ing out of a Continental war, which was so near at band, will he entitled to the gratitude of" „posterity. The Public is not yet acquainted by far with all the shiNculties of this glorious undertaking. January 1805, England communicated the French overtures of peace to the Russian Court, the latter,, that it might be enabled to come to a deci,ive conclusion on the subjea, thought it neces sary to assure itself of the disposition of the C o urts of Vienna and Berlin, and to ascertain whether there was any well-grounded txpeaation of their aging in concert. General WINZI soutone was therefore sent on the 13th of Febroary to Berlin. As he convinced himself that the good understanding be tween Prussia and France was not likely to be inter rupted, and that Austria was not disposed to hos tilities, the Russian Court agreed to the overtures of Peace transmitted by the Cabinet of Berlin. From Berlin reasonable proposals were now to be submitted to the French Emperor; Baron Wr *ERODE had his audience of leave, and had fixed on the 20th of March for his departure. In the mean time NAP 0 Laotg assumed the croirn of Italy; this circumstance produced a new alteration in the state of affairs. On this occasion Prussia condua ed herself with great dignity and conciliatory firmness. The answer to be returned to France was for some time delayed, and M. Da WIN ING c moue received dire3ions to await further orders at Berlin, to observe whether the occurrences in Italy, combined with other internal relations at Vienna,would produce any alteration of the Austrian system. Should this have been the case, he was to have gone from Berlin to Vienna. But as the Court of Petersbuzgli was convinced that Austria would not change its pacific system, that Envoy was direJled to return from Berlin to Petersburgh, and concilia tory measures with regard to France were adopted. In England itself, M. De Novosi LTZOII had long been considered the most proper person for arrang ing preliminaries of peace with France. The Russian Court, therefore, requested that of Berlin to procure passports for him, that he might repair either to Italy or Paris. For this purpose, a Cou rier was dispatched on the 7th of May, from Berlin to Milan, who returned on the 13d of the same month, with five passports. May the united efforts of the Cabinets of St. Peters burgh and Berlin be crowned with success.— A year of warfare is now more pregnant of events than a whole century in former ages." The menaces of invasion are now renewej in the Paris Papers, but all this blustering and swag. gering will not divert the attention of Europe frum the disgrace with which the enemy have covered themselves in the %Vest Indies. Letters from Lisboa, of the 18th of June, men tion, that the Kiag of SPAIN is dangerously ill: this statement is corroborates! by advices frum Cadiz of the 13th. The Oporto fleet, consisting of about forty mer ehant ships, were passing the bar of Oporto on the iith of June, and were to be convoyed home by the Mildrod sloop of war, and the Avon brig. This fieet may therefore be expetled daily. No account had been received of or from Lord NLLSON, when this paper WAS put to press. Early yesterday morning Mr. Bast I. Li co, the Messenger, was sent off with dispatches to His NI as SSTS , at Windsor. In the afternoon, Mr. WAG.. sr* rr, the Messenger, followed His MAJ err Yto Weymouth, with more dispatches from Ministers. ' 'The Funds had a considerable rise yesterday morning. Consols were at 61, including the Divi dend. We learn that the arrival of the Combined fleet in the West Indies was unknown at Jamaica on the 26th of May, twelve days after it had reached Mar tinique. Yesterday a Court of Direßors was held at the East ludic House, which adjourned at six o'clock till Wednesday next. The present is the only instance of a Prorogation of Parliament, by Commission. for many years, except that in July. 1801, the first session after the Union with Ireland. Upon that occasion, all the Peers present wore their robes. Yesterday none but the four Commissioners were in their robes. Mrs. Douglas, widow of Mr. D - inc t.as, late Paymaster of the Navy, being summ'ued to attend the Committee for conduaing the Impeachment against Lord Met.vir.r.e, and having exctised her self upon the ground of ill health, Mr. WRIT a age, D, and some other Members of the Committee, ac companied by their clerk, on receiving this answer, immediately' set off in a hackney coach, yester day. from the Committee Room, to examint the Lady, at her house in Harley -street. hatraet of A letter from a young Gentleman, a Midshipman on board the bri-fairgoPe. tr. his lather in Lontion, dated July 9:—. 1 am going to com municate somethin g that will perhaps make you sorry. The good Captain GRAM A M MOORE has lctt the hellish :4R( on account ut his health: we thought at first he would have rituned ; but. alas! he will no more honour the Lraleftrige/ile isti.ll hi , presence as Commander : but eine thing yet coo, forts us for cur loss ; a secon I G. AHA M Al , ita s,, ha joined us who i a Captain J. !top; a flaille r.ttbc• srrrrrrwr for the krends. Many of our pettple eve,' sited tears, wlica Captain Moots !di VISCOUNTESS DUNGANNON'S GRAAJ BALL AND SUPPER. This very elegant and beautiful lady gave a in superb entertainment last night, at her house's; p ; vy Gardens, which was attended by 300 Nobili ty The entrance hall was decorated w i t h the fir. shrubs, and lighted by festoons 54 - variegated lamps In the centre of the grand stair-case was a super lamp, and some of the finest marble busts we placed on pedestals of greet value and an iqm i (particularly one of HCNIT V.). The long Salle was also ornamented with shrubs, formed int. bowers, and lighted by variegated lamps. 'ph ball-room is fifty feet in length, and lighted by thr most beautiful diamond cut lustre-drop chandelier At the bottom of the room, on a pedestal, is place. a prodigiously fine bronze figure of A en Ltd), und a triumphal arch, formed of the finest &sr and variegated lamps festooned. Each wind formed an alcove. An adjoining room is m beautiful. It is fitted up in the Chinese stile and so admirable the delusion, you might supp, yourself in a palace at Pekin. On the second fine were three supper zooms, laid nut in a correspondo, style, to accommodate 200. On the ground floor a room was appropriated for His Royal High ness the Prince of WALES and his party ; the table were laid for 100, and covered with the finest friM and viands.—They were lighted by silver branckes; the ornaments were executed with thegreatest taste. The PRINCE arrived a little before twelve, an • dancing immediately commenced. Supper was or dered at two o'clock. In this elegant asiernair were— His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. His Royal Highness the Duke 1.1 " Susses. „ • Docheaes-Aoit. AMaig, Gordon, Manchester, Slaiworouglt and Beaufort. blarelginne.ges—!lettford arta Dow mince. Countesses—El/stool, LS:gleams, Dowager Fasex, Ca Chatham, farringt.m, Harden:lce, Cod', liaikeray , C kg•ettintort, Dowager Salton. rntoisbv, E Ilgionck„ Castleensgh, C S. rnerset. C llowaol, A. Culling Smith, Lout.* Ma,: -` 1 Spencer, C. Barham, if irrowoy, A Ramsden, Fitams, Ilea . cute, 11. Fitzgerald, Templetown, and A. York. CAlleader, Bratklgar thaw, U r t.,- Manner,, Allen., bind, rook, Rigby, and Meek. Mistresses—Cornwallis, Fierpont, Lloyd, Hauliers, F.a..1 Rigby, and Fluke:bete. Mary 1114 of Long. Ea/lig—Chatham, /117911, and Camden. Lords—Duncannoii, Wirringdon, H. Fitzgerald, Patin:tut, Southampton, Harvey, Duesany, and C heatenet. Mean —Portavra”, Smith , Bligh, Fisher, sad Krum On Thursday evening, about half• pas , sir o'clock the Prince of WALLS arrived at Windsor, and tts an interview with His MAI tsr v. His Riwal ness, after taking an affectionate leave of his flt Parents and Sisters, previous to therr going to N‘ei mouth, left Windsor lur London at had-past o'clock. His MAJESTY and the PRINCESSISKA:ked up the Terrace tor a short time. Yesterday morning, about ten o'clock, the Row Horse-Guards, and the King's own S:affordshir Militia, were drawn up in Windsor Castle Cour.- yard. Great numbers of the inhabitants of sor were assembled to view the departure of ROYAL EAXILY. A few minutes before eleven o'clock the Roval. FAMILY came out of the Castle and entered thee carriages; Their Ma Itsri Ls in a chariot and four. and the Pursers:is in two coaches and four, wit their attendants. Their Royal Highnesses appeartri low spirited at leaving their favourite residence, ace they were observed to shed tears. The people of %I'lncisor appeared much dejedted at the depanare of the Ito vAt FAMILY. Tney were escorted bys party or the Royal Horse Guards. 'fire Prince of WALES is mtpt:ded to leave Lon don for Brighton, on the 20th Inst. The KING 's own Staffordshire Militia leave Wia4- sor on Monday, for Portsmouth. Viscountess Sitor.ty had a soled Card Party lad night, at her house in Albemath-street. Colonel and Lady CECILIA LATOLICM e are goat to Cheltenham. Master llcrry closes his engagement at the Birmingham 'Theatre this night. The concluding entertainment will be The Parie, with the favourite Airs of Chink aChink and Mosey in Ma Parrett. Citizen Ptern.,n, the Dutch Minister of Wart is now at the Helder superintending the operatiess kr invasion. Colonel Csiaur out will soon make Mika went of that fellow. • VAUtli ALL was crowded with company last niet of the first ft.hion ; so great was the attraaion. th.c. L t(ly A. CCLLING SMITH and Lady Yosta left Ltdy Dcwossson's Dail beturc twelve to joia A party there. Next Thursday. at four o'clock. the Prince o Wa Les's Corps will be reviewed by His Royal Highness in the Green Park. 'lin Regiment be inspeaed on the same day by General WHJ.I. II A st and Colonel M A atom. Ramsgate is more crowded with company th-a for maiy seasons past. his with difficulty a golit house can be hired at any price. The last arr,%-or are the Earl and Countess Srescse, Earl Loft ti, General Ross and family, Sir WILLI.% la And Lai! WAK R. Mr. and Lady F. VA HOLLEVR. kit. The Earl of DARTMOUTH will, on the 2.2,1icii% by command of His MAJKSI v, lay the first scene the free church at Eirmingh.im. It will be a grand business. The Earl of Avi tsroso, Lo:1 Lieutenant of the county, and all the Nobleman, dc High ShinifF, and Frincip.il Gentlemen of t.e neighbourhood, have heel, invited to give their pei• sonal attendance, and promote the interest of so de sirable an establishment. The "frustces have gone to great expence in their preparations for theirexpe4o , Rov•L VISITORII.I the Tickets for the ceremony wd he sold at tire shillings each, end the whole of tht money received, after paying the expences incurri.r , wail be added to the subscription for building an Church. After the ceremony a grand dinner wii• se given by the High and Low Bailiff, the Trust:',i Coe Church, the Magistrates, and principal Coi -, teinen of the town, to tLe Earl ut Do nT molten, an: die Noblemen and ptincipal Gentlemen of the cruuty, at Stylcs's Royal F►rE HUP WANT" 3 by I, 4 , 1 Nei F r ance and I. roust he The d e ai ceed nd 21elidnib esfilnllctrn cn nl.nr ic tT°l.Wil n sah . vln t ge: ee c . , el i nk' i l r r ni :Ar nie rblae a a hEl l ac j vi d nnh i o t l ' du lat u eil s ri 111°Cn converte nt: es y rt i t iew It to gs o rg o P es::3t rsi f tw k.Pelb o tlid h it fi l t hhei4 : sll r t:ll , l ;4 ' He null A y A h t hevistoryto 1-he must a emendation, c G-entleman tiredly patra The Artist tent tar his it hold togethe s'untinz of tl Applicatia swindler:, Bi EXIIOF (Alk • TO THE, RF.VE o The folio Chanel., and darma a fortni respectively levAltv. I have an] good elder a. • Deblin, f. "DEAF Our ones city, Auntie I Aston ',tent ourseiveg that tteoliptlmet vented I raps exhorts? 1..n0 I pasted instill; • the Kin, olv —Sd by E pined by ou 4 r a f. ""161 oi ainunial a! any (1•111. n pnnoplea of of any mull more in 2 Roman Cash lir other Tel hmu a—o lag their hody i