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appeal, SUIT!, It. YELTOrI, vit. Mr. Abase at toes, length in continuation, on the part of the Respond ents! To proceed again on Thursday. SPANISH PAPERS, he. Lord MULGRAVE observed, that, having learned from the recent Votes of the other House of Talliainent, that certain documents, in addition to those already produced, were deemed essential to the dile illustration of the question of hostilities with ' Spain; and as his anxious wish was to bring that im portant subject as fully to the consideration of Par liament, and to the view of the public, as the case would admit of, he deemed it his duty to !mike Farther inquiries upon the points in order to learn what farther papers may Le necessary, and theses as far as was consistent with safety and propriety. He doubled not he 'should have it in command &cm His Majesty to produce the documents to which he allud ed ; they could not, bOwever, be got ready or seleeted before Thursday, ar perhaps before Friday, when St was probable he should have the honour of pre senting them to their Lordships. In that view of the case, it was evidently impossible the discussion Of the general question could he gone into on Thurs s4y next, as proposed. He should, therefore, propose to discharge the order which at pre ?eat stood for summoning their Lordships upon that day, for the purpose of naming a sub sequent Jay. In selecting this. another consi deration was to be kept in view. 'though he great ly wished to afro: J full time for the consideration - of the documents in question, yet the consideration of having the case decided upon by Parliament, with as little delay as its nature would admit, in Order that the public mind may be set at rest upon the subject, operated with him very strongly. In that view, he should propose Thursday se'nnight as a ptoper day for taking the whole into consi deration He observed, that the papers which it was probable he should have occasion to produce, were not comparatively of the importance as those presented in the first instance. His Lordship con cluded, by moving that the order for summoning the Lords on Thursday next be discharged. This communication, and its result, gave rise to a conversation of rather an irregular and desultory nature; in the course of which the greater number of the following mentioned Peers were . several times upon their feet, chiefly for purposes of explanation. Oa the question upon Lord hlulgrave's Motion being put • Lord GRENVILLE s:iortly expressed his coin cidence in the i4ea of its being proper that every intimation shoulg be given relative to a subject of - such importance as that in question, bat that due time should be given for its full consideration. Ile was however sorry the day suggested by the Noble Lord had been selected ; as he understood a Noble Friend of his had come down that day with the intent of giving notice of a Motion on a subject of considerable importance on Thursday se'nniglit. The Earl of DARNLEY expressed his wish, that, in consequence of the subjell he had intended ti.. bring forward to the consideration of their Lord ships, being not only of an important, but very ex tensive nature, and on which, it might be deemed proper to adduce further information, the order for summoning their Lordships for Monday was' discharged, In order to have it renewed for the fol lowing Thursday. It was not his intention to bring forward any propositions relative to the general defence of the country, that subject being not only of XI extensive but so complicated a nature, that he felt himself incompetent to it; his wish was rather to confine himself to the Acts passed last Session, to which he had already adverted, and of the ineffi cacy, to say the best or which, he seemed .to .have made up his mind, and the Motion which he pro posed to submit to their Lordships would go to the n-peal of what was known by the name of the De fence Act. Lord MULGRAVE shortly erplained. Lord HAWKESBURY suggested to his Noble Friend who spoke last the propriety of not particu larising any day as intended for the discussion until the Papers alluded to were before the House ; and such was more consonant to their Lordships' practice. Lord MULGRAVE assured the House of his _ ._ _ anxiety to have the subject fully before their Lord ships, and allow full time forks discussion,at the same time, the propriety of having the subject decided without any unnecessary delay ; and he must depre cate, with a reference to the great importance of the question, any proceedings which might interfere with its discussion on a day which might probably Ire proposed as convenient for that purpese. Lord GRENVILLE, in explanation, adverted to the competence of any Noble Lord to move for a summons of the House on any given day. He deemed the opposition which Noble Lords, over against him, scented inclined to give to the intended ).lotion of his Noble Friend, for summoning the House for Thursday se'nnight, as rather extraordi nary, even under the circumstances of the case ; the optioa, however, certainly rested with his Noble Fr fend. The Earl of Davit:Lev spoke shortly in explana tions The Earl of CARLISLE deemed the opposition which the Noble Lords in office seemed inclined to give to the discussion of his Noble Friend's intended Motion on Thursday, ai must extraordinary, even on their own grounds. They professed their anxious wishes to have the subject fully understood and con sidered: why hot then appoint a later day? Friday, for instance. /le saw no necessity whate...er for isositively tiling Thursday. The Earl of CAMDEN shortly adverted to the great importance of the Spanish iiirestion, on the gr ~unds alleged by his Noble Friends on the Bench with him ; at the same time, he admitted it to be more regular and consonant to the orders and prac tice of the lhaise, nut to propose any particular day, the Papers v ere upon the table. I .ord I I AW K ESBURY, in explanation, adverted to the anxious wish of his Noble Friend to have a atilijeft of so great importance fully considered and discussed. He did not mean to say, the proposition of the Noble Earl was not of considerable positive Import:lace ; hut he thought its discussion should not interfere with the decision of Parliament, upon a topic of such peculiar importance as that pre viously submitted to its consideration. Lord MULGR AVE thanked his Noble Friend for adverting to his anxiety to have the subjeet al _ _. Wed to fully considered and discussed ; but had forgotten hissecond.considerationorbich was one thitt -ss.r eqtally operated opOn his mind, namely, the pro priety of having the question decided upon with as little delay as the nature of the case would admit, in order, priocipally t that the public mind should be set at rest upon the subject. Lord KING, in support of what had fallen from Noble Lords on his side of the House, .observed, that he saw not the least necessity for seleaing the day ches-en by his Noble Friend, as that for the dis cassion of the Spanish question. By what fell from a Nobie Secretary, it appeared, that the Papers which remained o be produced were, comparatively, of no great importance; in that case, why should not an earlier day be fixed for the discussion ? if the remaining Papers were of importance, and necessary to the due understanding of the subje6l, Ministers were deserving Of censure for not bringing them for ward in the brat instance. After a few words from Lord DA RN LEV, the question was pat—First, for discharging the order for summoning their Lordships for Thursday, and agreed to. Secondly, on a Motion of Lord D a nN- L FA'S, for discharging the order for summoning for Monday, %%Inch s also agreed to. The Earl of DARNLEY then moved, that the Lords be summoned for Thursday se'nnight for the consideration of the Repeal of the Defence AFL— Ordered. Lord HAWKESBURY gave notice, that he should take a regular opportunity to move for the discharge of the Order just made on the Motion of the Noble Lord, for Thursday se'unight. Lord G.RENVILLE observed, that if a full at tendance were an ohjea with the Noble Lord, it was an extraordinary way to attain it, by discharging an Order for summoning. Lord HAWKESBURAlltreplied, it was certainly not his meaning to discharge an order for sum moning on that day, but an order for summoning on a question for the repeal of th': Defence Mt. After disposing of some private bt:siness, the House in consequence of the in-.rve ition of the Martyrdom of King Charles the Ist, adjourned till Thursday. HOUSE OF COMMONS. Mr. BULLS. V, (tom the Exchequer Office, pre sented an account of the permanent and war taxes, pursuant to an address of the House, to the sth of January, 11305, which were ordered to lie on the table, and be printed. Mr. Poole, fr.mi the Ordnance Office, also pre sented the estimate of the expences of that office, up to the same period, which were disposed of its the same manner as the former. The Land and Malt, Sac, and Pension Duty Bills, were read a second time, and ordered to be com mitted on "Iliirsday next. On the Motion of Mr. Huskisson, it was resolved, that the House, at its rising, should adjourn to Thursday next. EXPORTS FROM SPAIN. Lord HENRY PETTY said, that finding the motion he did himself the honour to make yester day would, on account of the papers presented on Friday, be superfluous, moved, that his motion be discharged, and that the latter accounts be printed, which were agreed to. Mr. Ifosuissow brought up an Account of the Permanent Duties on Excise, as far as the same could be made up, conformably to an Order of the House, which, on the motion of Mr. N. VA NSI - Aar, was order to be printed. He also presented an Account of the Premiums, Bounties, and Sums of Mosey, paid for the Importation of Corn during the last year ; which was ordered to lie on the table. Atter which he obtained leave to bring in the An nual Indemnity Bill, exempting persons in the United Kingdom from penalties incurred by not complying with the Test AEI. ELECTION. Lord MA RSHAM moved, that the Order of the Day fitr taking into consideration the Report of the Seled Committee on the condor.% of Sir W. Rawlins, Knight, and 3. A. Cox, Esq. High Sheriffs of Middlesex. in the year 1802, be read ; and also the Resolutions contained in the Report ; which being complied with, as well as the precedents of the proceeding; of the House, in the cases referred to in the Report, of New Shoreham and Great Grimsby : he further moved, that the said Resolutions he taken into consideration on Friday the Ist of February next. His Lordship said, that, though he was aware that the two precedents alluded to required the exa mination of witnesses at the War of the House ; yet, in the present instance, he should propose its being dispensed with as altogether unnecessary. The SPEAKER here observed, that the three first motions which he understood the Noble Lord to intend making c•ere quite conformable to Nair mentary precedents ; but, in rasped to what was in timated of dispensing with the attendance of wit nesses at the bar, as a departure from precedent, it would be matter for the consideration in a future stage, but was not a subjed which could be dis cussed at present. Mr. FRANCIS remarked, that in the way in which the Noble Lord explained himself, it would appear that the House had nothing to do, but to adopt the regulations of the Committee, without bearing witnesses, or enquiring :my further about it. In that case, he should like to know what sort of question there could he before them ? Lord MA RSHAM replied, that the time for considering any such question would be when the subject should be [nought under regular discus sion. The question then would be whether the evidence taken upon oath before the Committee should justify their resolutions ? Mr. FRANCIS was about to proceed in his ob servations.; when 'I he SPEAKER raid, he thcar:ht it his duty to state, that what the present conversatifin referred to could form no part of the discussion of this day. Lord MAHSHAM then submitted his Motions in regular form. t‘t. That Sir William Rmilitis, KM. and Robert Albion cex, P.:Aube ordered to attead at the bar of this [louse on Fri day ne.t. • 2d. That they be at liberty to be heard by themselves, or their Cniiiisel on the same day : which were agreed to L•rd ARCHIBALD HAMILTON adverted to a notice he had given towards the close of last Ses sions. that, early in the present, he should make a Motion relative to certain Irish Salaries and Pen sion!, which, he understood to be paid at par, and gave notice, that he should bring it forward on Fri day next.—Adjoutiaed till Thursday. This Day.--Martyrdom of K IMO CH AILS i —Publie tinlitLay. THE nituristi PRESS _ LONi)(:N, WEDNESDAY. Jesu•av 30. It will be seen in our Parliamentary Report, that the business of the Middlesex Petition st...ids over until Friday in the House of Commons; and that the debate upon the Spanish Papers is postponed in the House of Lords until Thursday se'nnight, for the same reason t! - ..at has caused its adjournment in the other House. The town wa agitated yesterday with vatious rumours of Ministerial changes. According to some, Mr. PITT is to retire, leaving the ti •Id to Lord Sir/MOUTH. Llrd 111cLvtr. , .e was also said to be on the eve of his departure from the Adm;ralty, where he is to be succeeded by the Earl of Sr. Vitic ENT, or Earl SrEtic Ea. We believe that there is not any immediate foundation for these reports, and that they owe their origin to the selfish views and clamour of corrupt prints.— It appears from the Gazette, that Lord SID mOCTI4 is appointed Captain-Com:aandant' of the Woodley Cavalry, and we shall not be surprised to hear some factious scribbler assert, that this is a fresh pro.-1 of the growing influence of that Nobleman with His NIAJhST V, and to enable him to vie in a military capacity with the Commander of the Ci tque Ports Volunteers. The dispatches with which the Russian General N.oroxiczorr lately set out for St. Petersburgh, were considered of so much importance, that, im mediately on his arrival at Harwich, he went with his suite on board the frigate that is to carty him, although the wind was adverse, in order that, in the event of its becoming favourable, not a moment might be lost, to take advantage of it. It must be as extraordinary case in which co much dispatch has been deemed necessary. The two strange bail that lately alarmed the coat of Scotland, now turn riot to be the Bril -I,4ut fr igate, and a Spanish prize. The particulars are given in our last page• On Monday. Sir Jou' BOREASR WAalici; and the RUSSIAN Ass sAssanoit transadled business at Lord Mcionav E.'S Office. It is understood that ROBERT DI.LLAS, Esq. M. P. is to succeed Mr. Gin us as Chief Justice of Chester. . . . Mr. it:v. c. is appointed Solicitor-General to the Prince of WA I . . Captain Bouac HI ea is appointed Lieutenant-Go. vernor of Greenwich Hospital, in the room of the late Sir RICHARD PEARSON. The command of Plymouth Garrison is devolved on Major General CALCIt ter, as Lieutenant Ge net-al ENGLAND is absent on leave at Bath. The Kr so has been pleased to grant to the Rev. .10144 FRANCIS Sty mot.* Sr. ions, Clerk, Master of Arts, the place and dignity of a Canon or Pre bendary of the Cathedral Church of Worcester, void by the death of Doctor THOMAS JAM ES. The Mete, CARP ENTSR, from Dublin, for Lon don, is carried into a port near Brest. The Diipattb, B• It RET T. from Yarmouth, for Allow, is totally lost, near Alnwick Castle. The Earl Ludwig, ROLLINS, from Padstow, for Venice, is stranded near the latter port, part of the cargo saved. Yesterday, at eleven o'clock, the whole of the Recruiting Parties, in and about London, Marines, Regulars, &c. were inspected on the Parade at the Horse Guards, by His Royal Highness the Duke of Yoga, and the several other Staff Officers. The Aigte, of 4o guns, warped down Ply mouth on Sunday, with Captain S rear on board, (vice Capt. Wocr r, absent on service) ; it is sup posed that her destination is immediately in the track of the homeward-bound Si.anish ships from South America and the IL lavannah. Letters haie seen received with the Hamburgh Mails, from Amsterdam, giving an account of the proceedings of the French, in selling the cargoes cf English manufactured good., which have been con fiscated by their soldiers. The Dutch Government is entirely passive upon the occasion. The groom of General M A11140'4.1. is the anaioneer of this mili tary custom-house. The goods remain warehoused till an opportunity arrives for re-esporting them. A guard of soldiers attends at the place of sale, to pre vent tumult. Such is the miserable. abj..tek state of the Ilatavians. A Gentleman arrived in town on Monday from France, who is reported to he M. PORT•LIS, jun. brother to the person who skied as Secretary to (.en. Ars nu rossi in this country. He is probably come as an agent for the exchanse of prisoners, in which capacity, we believe, Capt. Purr r sets out in a few days for France. Beyond this, we have reason to believe no arrangement between the two Govern ments is for the present to be expeCted. The English, so long detained in Franct., we are happy to hear, arc likely to be shortly released from their unjust captivity. Letter s from Holland, dated the 13th inst. state, that a very great quantity of military stores, artillery, &c. has been transported to I lanover, and that arrange. ments are making there, for the reception of a very numerous French force, intended, it is conjectured, ro aCt against Russia and Sweden, should the over tures for a negociation, submitted to the British Government by Boa AI ART e, prove ineffediral. bes•n.—Yesterday the LORD M•vuß, after in :peeling the Mealweighcrs returns, and the Al of Parliament, was under the disagreeable nece , 4ity of raising the Bread one whole Assize, to take place to-morrow. The price of the quartern loaf wheaten will then be Is. 3:d. and household Is. 24d. .... -. RINO'S THEATRE, II T LIMIEST. . . A new scrims Opera in two ass, entitled Zaire, s was produced at this Theatre last night. The pin; of an Italian Ouera is generally of a slight texture. In the pre-ent piece, Zoira, a captive Princess, love s and is beloved by Ora:Mane, Sultan of Egypt. Are reilahh, her brother, visits her, and is SDI prised is an interview with his sister, by °rev/tone, who, fla k. taking hint for a lover, stabs Zorra ; and, upon dia. 'covering his error, kills himself at her feet. The . music of the piece is entirely new, and was com posed here by WINTER, expressly for Madame GR ASSI Nr, under whose immediate superiotendance it was got up. It does great credit to her taste arc( judgment, and derived no small share of its success fi um her transcendent talents. She looked divinely. and was dressed beautifully. She was caromd in almost every air, but particularly in that beginning Now dui detli too;. She was accompanied by the harp, and the ere& was enchanting. The overture abounded in beautiful movements, and the scenery. Ste were in the best style. The piece was :It t/..114%1 with the most brilliant success, and must ;'s v- n distingu;sf:ed favourite. The House was extremely well attended . Duchesses of St. ALDAN'S and Lei ns wine its C.aa fashionable circle. The only defect in the perform ance occurred in the last scene. Zoira and Ovs noss4 personated by Madame GRASSINI and Signor RIGMI, died sn near the orchestra, it was necessary to draw them hack preparat wy to the falling of the curtain. A little circumstance of this kind has 'Al ways a bad area, and tends to destroy the delusion. DRUIt V I. List night, the Comedy of The 1! !,ells,, c•, ; • pet formed, andcommanded,as such A play and res ell supported, must always do, a very rood Lome, Mr. Et. t. isrost, and Miss 1) tan A 14, were Stremely happy in their respetive pails. Indeed, the whole per fon:s auce is so admiraOle, it is almost invidious to pas:, cularise. The Farce of A Hann- to 6: Ss/d, followed. Mrs. BLAND gave her sweet airs with taste and judgment ; and Mr. flans Isl. ea, and Miss De CAMP, played with their usual spirit. COVF ST•G ARDEN. Their MAJESTIES and the five PRINCESSES ho noured this theatre last night with their presence, to see the Comedy of The Schad kform, and the Entertainment of Hartford Bridge. Their presence attraeled a ha illiant and crowded audience, from C whom they received the most enthusiastic expres sions of loyalty and affeetion. The Royal Groupe looked extremely well, and seemed highly pleased with the performance of the night. MAJESTYHis was dressed in full uniform. lIF.R MAJESTY—wrre a niiilherry robe, wihr loursd sleeves. Her head .dress was cchn ; ruai-41 of I) 4c.. encircled with three was of diamonds, and a diniro.id ere-vc,it in the front —White and tippet. PRINCESS MAUSIA—A dark robe, a black velvet brn dean edged with diamonds, velum ostrich f.eitli,rv, and a des mond crescent iii bunt ; while moll and tippet. PRINCESS FLIZ mutat:try robs with three rows of lace on the sleeves--licad-drevs, a gold net with two gold tas‘clz . at the side, a large ernerald in front, and three beautiful osnich feathers-3 garnet necklace, an I burnt muff. PRINCESS NARY—A dark robs—head dress, a Vatic velvet bandeau surrounded with hands of diamonds, a dia mond crescent in trout, w ti, three PRINCESS SOPIIIA--.1 pink -satin robe—hod-dress, a gild band with four ostrich feathers, arid a diamond cress:tut irs front. PRINCESS AMELIA-1 morone robe, with white sleeves; head-Brass a black bandeau, edged with silver, and a plume of brown and white feathers. The Countesses of H A Rcoun r, and HaaatsGTo4 Lady BA.rtatmci ON, Sec. were present. The evening of Sunday was, as usual, spent by the Koval. FAMILY at Windsor--a Concert of Ancient Music, from the works of HANDEL and other great Masters, was performed by Her Masts v's band, and the Gentlemen of the ‘Vindsor Choir. Yesterday morning, about half past nine o ' clock, the ROYAL Famitv left Windsor. His Mesasr Y stopped at Kew, and dined. About three o'clock His MAJESTY left there, and arrived at the Qt , scit's House at a quarter before four. The Quasi and • PR INC casts arrived at half past twelve. Y•esterday morning, the Princess Sor itr A of C Lou- CRSTLR visited the Queue and Petticesses. Yesterday the Duke of Sussex, Count &At:ro t AIR, and a seleff party, dined with Ills Royal lli,••11.- ness the Prince of WA Las, at Carleton House. Yesterday Mr. and Mrs bypass' and family re moved from their house in Albemarle-street to their new residence in Charles•stroet. Sir A LEI ANDLR GRANT arrived in town on Sun day lions his beautiful seat, Moneymusk, in Se t laud. Last Friday, Lady Coors' t., and; the , Mi.. , CNAMER', gave a concert, which Was succeeded 19) • a ball, to all the neighbouring nubility, at th„, -. beautiful seat near Dover. 1 Sir Wiensort Heat ORE arrived yesterday at Lis house, in Albemarle-street, from Bath. The Earl of CARDIGAN is said to be in treaty with the Earl of Essex, for his house in St. Jaincs% - place. Amongst the presentations to Her MAJESTY, to. morrow, will t.e the Honourable . Miss Asti Re u N H A M, daughter of Viscount :it. Ass en ; the Honourable Ir.. Dermas and Miss St armor g, by her mother, Mrs. AV. S The Honourable THOU AS BRAND, can.lidate to represent the county of Hertford in Parliament, is the eldest son of that most respectable and amiable Lady, Baroness paella. At the last Cavalry Ball at Lewes, one Lady lost a beautiful tippet lined with scarlet, and six others lost their beaus. Mr. Itrand will make the contest for Hertford shire hat-tvorh for MI. 13 A Kano Sir Si 3NRT SMITH still continues at Bristol "%Veils, for the benefit of his health. Thornville Royal, the well-known property c t Colonel Tirnesrov, and which once belonged to His Royal Highness the Duke of YORK, was sold by Mr. FSREOROTHILI, at Ganes wav's Coffee house, on Monday. The superb mansion, pleasure grounds, parks, &c. &c. together with the estate particularly attached to it, Thor nv,lls Roof, sold, in one lot, tOr 163,8001.; the twenty-eight other lots sold for (33,6501. .55.: total, 226,4501. ss. It is generally supposed that the estate was bought for • the Marquis of S e A r Foto. • • . with isici