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I I I tice full sufficient for the Ilnute to turn their at tention to the subjen, and make the same discottrt. I . l next p .int to which I mean to advo•rt is dile cliderence bets+ ern C:t. Members now present, and those who vntrd 0:1 the motion fur a criminal pro secutinn. So far from nu: having a right to eape/ as full an attendance TIOW as then, I ask the Hnn. Gentleman vhet;.cr it has not alpeitied• frOnl sequent divisions in this House, that they have fent off 100 since the trah, the night of the vote now moved tube rescinded ? Besides, Sir, this is a ques • tion of a peculiar nature, and it h well known that many Members attended it who are not in the habit of attending the House. If then, the motion be adopted, we shall be placed in this strange and ex• traordinaty situation, that whenever any measure is carried contrary to the wishes of the Minister, by a majority, he may lay by. and afterwards bring it forth for revision by a smaller number ; the come- quence of which will bc, that unless every Member remains from day to Jay fixed in his seat, he can never be sure that any measure, previously adopted, no matter by how large a majmity, will not be re versed in some subsequent part of the Session. say, then, Sir, that there has been no notice in the present case; but, in answer to this objedlion. it has been said, neither was there any notice in the case of the order for the criminal prosecution of Vis• count Melville, for that was adopted upon an amendment of an lion. and Learned Gentleman, of which there was no previous intimation whatever. I admit there was no notice oleic amendment upon tha: occasion, but, Sir, there weskitl notice of the sub let ; there was full notice of a criminal charge and proceeding against Viscount Melville on that par ticular day, and it was open to every Member of the House to propose, by way of amendment, any pro position to that effea which lie might think fit. This ohjeaion, that al amendment requires no notice, as applicable to the present question, is, indeed, curious. There is no simile' ity whatever between the two cases. fio far fir the notice : now, Sir, for the thing to be done. It has been insisted that the sense of the efejarity AV.4a aaually in fa vour of the impeachment, in preference to the cri minal prosecution by the Attorney General. That, Sir, is not the case. 'lle ipiestion could nut be pot so es to decide that point,notwithstendin . g this attempt of the Gentlemen opposite to stultify themselves. Do they mean to say, they thought impeachment so good, and prosecution so bad, they voted for that which was bad in preference to what was good ? or are we to suppose that, wishing there should be no proceeding at all, they voted against impeach ment, conceiving that the criminal prosecution WAS so bad we could not adopt it ? If they have discovered that impeachment, which they open ed, is so much preferable, why did they not give US some applause, who proposed it? But, ito ; not one word of that kind will they afford us. For my part, I always thought impeachment the more eligible mode. Upon the ground of expedi ency, I thought it preferable, though I never doubt ed that the House might adopt either course at pleasure ; in short, I had so little doubt upon the subje3, that I never turned it in my mind ; but. Sir, thuagh I may dank impeachment preferable, on the versed of expediency, when I consider that there are hem 70 to SO Peers in the other liouae, all created in the Administration of Viscount Melville, I coaf:ss -eat I center. be sure that it is so. We have been told that we had 40 Members of a par le. -tria.on with VI. in the vote for a criminal •, n The number has been sine, stated 4' ; I do not know upon what ground. or AY eer correlly or not, and I dare say we play now have 200 with US for the Impeachment ; bat I prefer the forty-three (age Addington party) so e 2(X), because I k ow they are friendly to the principle. and sincerely wish to bring Viscount Mel -yille to justice, whereas I dread the concurrence of the 250 r knowing them to be adverse to the princi ple. Ido not know how to trust these 200. IJo pot mean to insinuate that as Gentlemen and indi vi.luals I would not take their words. I mean no thine disrespeaful of the kind. I only mean that I wo* not trusf to their votes as Mem bers of Parliament upon this question. The Honourable Member says, he bows to the opi nion of the House. It is a singular way of bow ing to the opieion of the House, by opposing its sense, as expressed by its positive vote for a criminal prosecution, and maintaining that which he chutes to consider the implied sense of d:e House ; I mean Impeachment. Supposing the Impeachment to be carried by majority, no matter whether great or small; according to this principle, the Hon. Member may come down next week, and say the majority, looking to former vote., were for a criminal prosecution, and, therefore, the resolution for an Impeachment ought to be rescinded. At the pie sent moment, I prefer prosecution by the At torney-General, because the House has voted it, and because I know that I have in it the con currence of those who really voted upon principle. When I consider the manner in wlech Viscount Melville has been defended ; wleet I consider the proceedings upon this question have been fought, inch by inch, and that they pertinaciously endee sour to carry their point; whether the parties ore to be considered as political adversaries, or political coileagnes. it is not my business to de cide ; hut I will not assist them in either ease. When you come to appoint managers for the im peachment, will you ehuse these Gentlemen as suck managers ? One at the fullest Houses that I ever witnessed, after a full consideration of the sub jeft, did decide upon it on the 12th and 13th of June; will you now rescind that vote? will you now revise that decision in such a house as this ? It is virtually iesipsnWe, if there be such a thing as shame within.* walls of this House. if this question is to he further agitated, I shell move for a call of the House, in order that every Member of the House sli.dl have an oportu. say of deliberating upon it. This has been an untortunete mistake made by His Majesty's Mi nisters. respea to difficulties which have (arisen in this case, I shall say but few words : as to -the Privilege of Peerage, that is now completely got over. A popular notion prevailed that a man was to be tried by his Peers. but as far as I can understand the Lv, Peers are to be tried in cases of misdemeanors by a jury as well as any other petsons ; and though I do not pretend to the legal knowledge cf the Learned Gm/exude (the Attorney General). but such a case 4 •ate is not to be met v id:, I believe, in the laws of this country. With respell to the 10,0001. it is the busi ness of the Attorney General to see that it is pro perly charged, and as to what County the venue is .to be laid in : I am no lawyer. but at the same time I cannot see any great di.ll nlty in this part of the case ; and indeed l cannot help conceiving that the chief difficithy lies with the Hon. and Learned Gentleman himself, arising from his own particular way of feeling; and I am sure there is no Lawyer in Westminster-Hall who will not agree with me upon this. I cannot conceive but it must originate in the Hon. Gentleman's aversion to the prissecio tion. Upon the whole, therefore. I do consider, that to interfere at this time is extremely suspicious. House has already gained immortal honour in the country, and if we are to agitate this question now you' will lose all that honour we have gained. and a suspicion will be thrown upon your proceed. ings which will not easily he effaced ; but, above all, you will establish a precedent of the most serious tendency. I therefore shall move, that the other orders of the day be now read." Mr. HILEY ADDINGTON said, he was never less inclined to obtrude himself upon the House, but he felt himself called upon not to give a silent vote upon the present occasion without going at all over the grounds of the question ; he declared that with all the consideration he was capable of giving the subject, his mind was not at all changed from his. firmer opinion. The course of proceeding by prosecution by the Attorney General he conceived to be the best, the most lenient, and most moderate mode. Impeachments might be prottaSed, a vast expence was attendant upon them, and the result might be the total ruin of the Noble Viscount. in which no man would feel more than he should, nor , no man rejoice more in the Noble Viscount's ac quittal. The question, he considered, was, whether the House would, or would not, all a consistent part His Honourable and Learned Friend on the floor (the Attorney General), had said that there may be cases where the House might rescind their resolutions. From the Report of the Committee, he was sorry he was obliged to think there was new matter of very serious charges against the Noble Viscount. He thought the civil suit would be nugatory, but what had happened to induce the House to rescind those resolutions after two days deliberation, he protested he could not see, nor could he find any precedent for it. With re sped to notice, he hoped his Hon. Friend (Mr. Lei cester) would not think he said too much, in observ ing that when his Right Hon. Friend (Mr. Bond) had proposed his motion on Wednesday last, and when the Right Hoe. Gentleman (Mr. Pitt) had spoken upon it, he did think his Hon. Friend might have taken that opportunity of mentioning the sub jea. He therefore thought it indispensably neces sary, with a view to the consistency and dignity of the House, and to prevent the establishment of a most dangerous precedent, that the original pro ceedings should be adhered to. Mr. PITT shortly explained. Mr. IL DUNDAS SAUNDERS, considering the question to be investigated and the person to be tried, thought the mode of impeachment by far the best. It seas possible that the Neble Viscount had stated objeSions against both modes of proceeding ; but. front what he could conceive of the Noble Vis count's feelings, whether guilty or innocent, the re sult would be the &Mitt to Mr K ERR said a few words in ftvour of the pro ceeding by the Attorney General, and the incon sistency of the House in adopting any other; when the question being loudly called for, the House di vided, and there appeared—For Nil% Fox's Amend ment, 143—Against it, Ititi—Majority against the Amendment, 23. The original Question for the Impeachment was then put, and c.trried without a division. When the strangers were readmitted to the gal lery, the tiPt AK ER was putting the question upon Mr. Fox's motion for a call of the House, but, after a short conversation, he withdrew it. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and, at HALL •PAST TWO o'CLOCK, the Horse adjourned to this day. lIATMAKEET THEATRE.—This Evening, Jelin RUII ; or, Au Englishman's Firesid—with the Farce of Peeping Torn. !MG% TIIEATRE.—To morrow Evening there will Ise a Grand Mawpviraile at this Thrace; Ills. 6.l—Donrs to be opened at Ten ciel .eh, and the Supper iseine at One. THE BRITISH PRESS. LON DON, WEDNESDAY. .11 , xs 26. An interesting Deb Ate took place last night in the I louse of Commons, upon Mr. Lticerraa's motion, for subsuming an Impeachment in the place of a Criminal Prosecution by the Asroativir C against Lord Viscount MELVILLE. The motion WAS carried Wy a majority of 166 against 143. Government, k is said, have been some time in possession of certain faits, upon which they believe it to he impossible that there should be any truth in the report of an attack having been made by the French on Jamaica. The Adventgrep GAL! is, from Jersey f,r the West Indies, is captured and carried into Guada• loupe. The Lou,,u EVAN*, from Bristol, for Newfound land, has been taken by a privateer, retaken by a privateer belonging to Jersey, and carried into that Th.: rat .ft, CUMMINGS, from Tynemouth, for Sunderland, is captured by .1 French privateer, and carried int., St. Vallery. A neurtal Captain, arrived in town, declares, that, on leaving the Ten', oit Thursday last, the trans ports at th.tt anchorage, amounting to about seventy sail, were fully watered and provisioned, and ready to sail nn some expedition. They were to be accom panied by five sail of the line, two frigates, two brigs, ar.d two corvettes, which were then lying in the harbour. His M Aram , has been pleased to accept the ser vices of the Worcestershire Cavalry, commanded hy the Hon. Colonel Corms, and the Loyal Bath Volunt.-ers, to Attend in their military capacity dur inz the intended Royal Visit to Worcester and Bab. 1/11/ 4 MRS. WRIGHT'S GRAND BALL AND SUPPER. Oa Monday evening this Lady gave one of the mo,t selea and elegant entertainments of the season, at tier house in Wimpole-street. The hall and stair case were most brilliantly lighted. On the first floor were two rooms arranged for dancing, the floors chalked in the most beautiful devices, lighted with superb chandeliers and lustres. 'I he ball was opened by Miss Watour and Mr. La MAISTRE, to the favourite tune of La Belle Lathre. The second dance was Prince Ed-card's Fancy ; and the third, Off . Abe goes ; the music under the direifion of Mr. Cow. On ,' ground floor two rooms were appropriated for supper : four to►les in the large room, and one in the lesser, covered with every luxury of the season ; frisks in the greatest abund ance ; pastry, ices, jellics of the fitst quality ; the choicest wines ; and lighted by large silver branches, holding wax tapers ; they were also decorated with the most beautiful ornaments, the whole under the management of Mr. SL ADE and Mr. CeNTER. One hundred and fifty sat down to supper, and, at half past three, resumed the merry dance, and reluc tantly separated at an early hour yesterday morn ing. In this brilliant party were, His Royal Wittiness the Duke of Cambridge. Disehrises--R inland and Holton. Countes,ei—lia-rington, Poulett, Ginsway, aniline, and Warwick. Earls—Harting ost, Poulett, and Falmouth. Ladles—Lamb.-rt, Dudley and Ward, Dashwoca, M. Stan hope, Metcalfe, Parker, and B. Petite. Sirs—Sidney Smith and H. Dashwood. Colonel Greville. Mistresses--Walpole, Thompson, Bereaford, Talbot, Ruse, Solvency Grimstone, Vaughan, Boyd, and .Milner. Mites—Bouverie, Wda•.n, and Thumpsou. Ma , r , rc—Anson, Walpole, Robertson, Le Maistre, Boyd, Danis, Thou, Vaughan, Powel, Talbot, and Kirtland. Yesterday. about eleven o'clock, 'their MAJ LS tes and the l'xitecuses arrived at Kew from Windsor. where they were met by the I)ukes of YORK, KENT, and Ct./MBE-ELAND. The KOY AI. FAMILY, after reviewing the improvements that are making there, took an airing in Kew and Richmond Gardens. After dinner, the ROYAL FAMILY set off, about six o'clock, fur Windsor. To-morrow His MAJESTY is expeted in town. Their NIA.) es r tes and the Pe t NCESSES will honour the Earl and Countess of Essex with their company at breakfast at Cashiobury Park on Friday. Their MAJESTIES intend viewing the celebrated Mansion of Sudely Castle, the seat of Lord RIVERS, during the period of their stay at Cheltenham. The Right Hon. the CHIEF Batson of the Ex enequea has arrived at his seat in Scotland, and is much recovered by his journey. Thursday last, his Grace the Duke of Courson arrived at Urquhart's lodgings, St. Andrew's. square, Edinburgh. Sir Hvue Pastes, we have the pleasure of stat ing, was much recovered last night, from his very slight indisposition. The Earl and Countess of Essex left town for Cashiobury Park yesterday, to prepare for the re ception of their ROT AL VISITORS on Friday. The Duchess of Goanon gave a grand dinner yesterday, at Go it Don's Hotel, Albemarle-street. Yesterday the Loyal Southwark Volunteers mus tered in Ilorsemonger-lane, Newington, when a drummer boy received 100 lashes for desertion, in the presence of the whole Corps. The Countess of 13xr at has paid the sum of SIX THOUSAND Pousus for a single stamp, on which were issued Letters of Administration to the person al estate of her father, the late Sir W. Puvr NEY. Mr. BRUNTON, Manager of the Brighton Theatre, is busily employed preparing it, for opening early next month. The Earls of Pe NI BROKE and NIA LMILSBURY are arrived at Brighton. The last arrivals at Cheltenham are—. Lord kilwarden, Countess Bellmore, Ladd Crawford. Ad. min) Sir Richard thislow, Vivian, Major Moore, Res. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson, Rev. B C. Ilerniug, Capt. and Miss Agnes's, Capt. and Ms. I.e Grin, Capt. Har:iisr, Mr. Ws. and Miss Pi;.er, Mr. Mn. and Mks Bnulter=, Mr. Mrs. and Mks Dartry,Mr.aml Nllll. S. Marinitin. The Ayrshire Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry have presented their Colonel. R. A. Oswai.n. Esq. of Auchincruive, with a very handsome sabre, as a testimony and memorial of their attachment to him as their Commanding Officer. The Marquis of WINCHESTIR gave a grand din ner on Monday last, at his house in Stratford Place. to His Royal Highness the Duke of (7ii as our, the Earl and Countess of POVLETT, Viscount Si °- NEN'', Mr. Joicia MANNER,. Mr. W•Lrot.s, and Mr. Assom. MIS day, will be brigaded, under the corn mend of General 'NIP rs, the following Regiments of Volunteers :—The Royal Westminster, St. Giles's and St. George's, Duke of Gloucester's, Clerken. well, St. Andrew and St.. George the Martyr, Loyal North Britons, and Cray's-Inn Rifle Corps. Upon a visit of the Emperor and Empress of the FathCil, on the 3d inst. to an exhibition of the Arts at Mim, an old man of eighty was thrown down in the crowd. The Ex raus, says the Mani tcur, perceiving the aec:Jent, ran out of the pro- cession to raise him from the ground. The new grand Spellaele of hewn. Princess of Britain, made its second appearance, last night, at the Rov •r. Cs ac us, to a truly overflowing audience; the great variety and powerful interest of this piece take so strong a hold upon the audience, that their attention is rivetted throughout die whole of its re preientation ; this is heightened by the beauty arid splendour of t:ie scenery and dresses, which do great credit to Mtn- moats :rid Ito SLR (S. The Music is admirably composed and vele/led, and, amnngst se veral charming airs, one by Mit ST LWA a T is sweetly given ; the dirge and An extellent tt io, by tier, H tL m z, and 1-Int.iirmswoft r it, were also much applauded. The chorusses arc grand and striking, particularly that by the Bard', in the opening scene. The chA ra.fters are well sustained; and Miss G soul, in !neaten ; R TT and IIItADRUR Y, in Portholes, and Jireboaa ; together with Maness, in Cow, gaits much appLtuna. IMP OM . - Nor . . LAZY CoUnT OF K BENCH, wrsrmixsiTit Irmo MR. JUSTICE JOHNSTON. The ATTORNGY GENERAL, after sever:44 clad. rate and learned observations upon the so: get of Pleas and Demurrers, stated, that a declaratiuJhal been filed in Michaelmas Term last, against *r Hon. Robert Johnston, one of I lis Majesty's Just, of the Cow t of Common Pleas in Ireland, to wlicti he had put in :t Special Plea, ear 'yin tae present on the part of the prosecution, a Demurrer h.ed been filed ; his motion, therefore, was, th :a: the Defeat:int do forthwith rejo6 to the Demurrer, and the case be set down for argument on Saturday next B y this course, judgment will be had either for yr against the Defendant, and a trial at 13.1: will L i k e place in the course of next Toni. The Court granted the Hole, and the case ac cordingly stands for argument on that day. Being Cause paper day, the Court was occnir:c in hearing arguments upon Special Cases, of public interest ; and at two o'clock their LorJs11::• rose to attend a cause in the House of Lords. Yesterday the Isom° MA YOR ordered the rrice bread to be contiutted the same as last week, v j Is. 2J. the quartern loaf wheaten, and Is. 0 1 household. At Guildhall yesterday, before the llEconnta, Si: WI Lt.: AM ST AI ti as e ens, Mr. Alderman A INSL IC, Sheriff Ele'l, Mr. Alderman Rowcit ora , Mr. Sheriff Scitocev, and a Special Jury of Mer. chants, were argued the compensation causes fur loss of trade, Ste- on Slll A RT'S Quay, the property of the Cordwainers' Company, and Dices Quay, the pro perty of— lia N BU R Y. Esq. of Northamptonshire. After a number of witnesses being examined, a• a long investigation, the following verdids were given : For Stuart's Quay—To the Freeholders Fur the Occupiers . Total . L 2 ,1 ;0,1 • 9,4:30 t9.4.A For Dice's Quay — Frech" l4° 's • . 2r5,6 i4s o,:cuisiers . 90;9 Total . Commissionesrs are appointed to :it next Septem ber, to take into consideration the claims of the Lighter-men, and the Court adjourned until thd Uth day of July. PRICE 1.11.* STOCKS, YEEERDAY. Rank Stock 179 3 pet Cent Reduced 4 per Cent 5 pee Cent I.oyelty Lone Annu,ties ......19 1316 Short Annuities 2 .1-16. Imperial 3 iter Cent 1)nto Anntritic. Vi °mono,' Cors.a.ls fu .. T. BISII, Stock Brukeo, Nil. 4, Cotnhill. and 9, Chant', Cro.‘ _ _ _ ;GE.—Ttaso‘r, JUNE 25. Gen... *li Liv. Pic Venkee l9l Ditto i Li,ibn.% Out I t Ipneto II I Doltlies P•atugal Cwt• and Hats per os. • 0 0 0 0 New 11011ara Silver in Rars 0 04 New Louis each 0 q n• Agso nrithe 11411111 ui HUilatid 'r per Cent • 17) 11). . 7il .51 5 61 data. 1 • d FROM LAST NIGIIT't GAZETTE. BANKRUPTS. George Bagnet, of Leeds, in the eonaty of Twit, won boiler and tallow.chandler, dealer and chapnian, to surrenda July 12,13. and August 6, at four, at the honor of Wdhan Wald, Irinholder, in Leeds, in the county of York. Attorneys, Mr. &aye, of Chancery-lane, London ; and Nit. %Vainewfight. Albion-court, Leeds. Alice Ilamp-on, of Mam heater, in the county of I.snestst alehouse-keener, victualler, and dealer, to surrender July S, 11, and August 6, at three, at the Higher Roy 11 (Irak Inn, in Market street. lane, Manchester. Attorney, Mr. Witham Edge. Black-equare, Manchester. Hugh Curd and Robert Ruchluck, of Manchester, its the county of Lanc..ter, manufacturer., dealers anal chairmen, to surrender July 8, 11, anal August 6, at for e, at the Hiller Royal Oak Inn, in Marke4.street.lane, in Mancitod,r. At torneys, Mr. S.ostuel Edge, Manchester; and Ma. ridge, lama Temule, Idandoit. . Itllllllll Farmer Careless, of Counter street, in tho 'Coronet of Southwark, and county of Surrey, com-ehandlerolvalqr, and chapman, to surrender Jute '9, July 9, and August r;, at one, at Guddhall, Londan. Attorney, Mr. Chapman Saber, opposite I.inculsi's-lnu.Gate, Chancery-lane. I lenry Haywood (and nut Henry Hayward, as adesttise.l in last Saturday's (:agette), of Ramsgate, in the Isle of Thane, in the county of Kent, butcher, dealer and chapman, tn sur render Jane i 9, July 6, and August 3, at one, at Uudrlhall, London. William Eland and Walter now or late of Lambeth Ro.ol, its the penal of St. Ntoy, Lambeth, in the county 1 , 1 tinney, le.ther-dres,ce4, dealer‘, cbopmen, and co•panma , , io iurtender June 29, July 6, 31111 August 6, at ten, at Guild• hall, London. Attortwy, Nlt. Nathaniel Darien, Lothlawy. London. James Smith. of Thames-Ditton, in the county of Sivres, soapmaker, banker, dealer and chspinti, to surrender July S. li, and August 6, at eleven, at Guildhall, London. Auut nev, Mr. William Webb, St. Thomas -street, Southwark. Charles Frederick Schtnoll, of Jewin street, Cripplegate, in the city of London, mar -hint, dealer and citayiniAn, to sur render June V. 9, at one. July 9, at ten, and A itgivd ti, at One. at Guildhall Attorneys, Messrs. J. T and C Lessens, at Bristol; and Mr. Edmunds, at his seat, in the EactsequerAdi fwe of Plea', Lincoln's-bin, London. I leafy Elderton, now or lase of the city of Bristol, nmiter , scrivener, dealer and chapman, to surrender July 4, and A ugurt 6, at ten, at Guildhall, Loudon. Attorney% Mr. Bo bin's, Barlett-buildings, Holborn. CER'riFICATES—Joar 16. John Simpten, of the town of ship-car penter, ileakr and chapinan. Robert Paikinano, late of Deal, in the county ul Keot, drug pat, dealer and i hapnaan. Thome, Kienun, of Gray'. lean-rquare, in the county of Mid inoney-terivener. PRIC4 (IF IMMO STOCCS--Jut■ *O. Gov. Dee 31 per Cent... 991 Gov. Deb. 5 per Cent 9O COURSE OF EXCIIANI Amsterdam J3 2 I.!. I Ditv. at Sight 37 7 Rotterdam Ilambuggh A:tona Perot play'. data I' IEI DAR. Moulds...a • 16 7 Ca.lis Darn Ata.1.54 Dow all effect. .........yMNaa 1.44h4 , 4 5O Naples 401.. Dihlir un 1.c0..L0t (.1.1 Belfast nn I.nodwa (Jul Belfast on Dublin (Div I..q)NIKES —tapted by GEORGE, DSVILISON, 33. 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