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IMPERIAL PARLIAMEW. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-.-Tnvistrer, YAW tr. The SPEAKER took the Chair at half-past two o'clock. Lord STO'FORD, at the Bar, informed the House, that His Majesty had been waited on to know when he would be pled to receive their address, and he was commandesl by His . Majesty to inform the House, that His Majbety would receive the Address this day at three o'clock Lord MARSHAM give notice that he would on Monday next fix a day for taking into further consideration the •Report on the Middlesex Elec tion,. Mr. HUSIaSSON moved, that His Majesty's Speech be taken into consideration. The SPE - A.I(ER. read, pro forma, that part of it which relates to the Supplies. Mr. HU:tKISSObt then moved, that a Supply be gr'anted to His Majesty. The SPEAK ER iuhirrned him, that such a mo. tints could iwiy he Made in a Committee of the wt.ole it would be for him to name a day when he meant to move for such a Com• mittee. Mr. HUSKISSON moved, accordingly, that the House would, ors Monday next, resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House to consider the said motion.—Ordered. Adjourned to Monday. The Speaker then proceeded to St James's in his state coach, with the Address, attended by about thirty other carriage., with different Menthe's. r AMER/CA. CONGRESS OF rim UNITED STATTS. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. MONDAY, 3. . . On 6he motion of Mr. J. Randolph, the !louse re. solved itself into a Committee of the sshole on the , rt of the Seled Committee on the Impeach ttrte r simnel Chase, an assochite Judge of the Supreme Court of the United Saes ; atnum in the Chair. Tile agre d to the eight articles, with a small amendment to the Ist, and another to the 4th. !hey reported the same, and the Howe ad jaunted. TI , ESIIAY ; DEC. 4 The House resumed the unfinished business of yesterday in relation to the Impeachment of JUdge CkiPie- They refused to concur in the amendments ma-le yesterday in Consinktee of the whole—so that the articles remain in the same form as reported by the &led Committee. The rc pwt was taken up article by attic'.:. Mr. Nicholson call:d the yeas and nays, and was snpported by the constitutional number. The question, on agreeing to the first article, was nccordingly taken by yeas and nays, and there ap peared to be 83 in the affirmative, and 34 in th: ne gative. The second article was also agreed to, yeas 93, nays 35. The third article was agreed to, there being yeas 84, nays 34. The tOurth article being under consideration, Mr. Eimer moved to amend the same, by striking out the third and fourth seEtions thereof. the amendment was not carried. The fifth article 1.%4S read, and some objedion be ing taken to the same, alter a short discussion, it was zgreesi to, yeas 7C, nays 4S. The sixth article was also objefted to, bit passed ; the yeas ric . ng 73, note 42. The seventh article was agreed to, yeas 73, nacs 42. article before the House, a di .. . The eighth _ _ being .e the , a . vision of the question w.ts called for, and on the first paragraph, the yeas were 7 4, Rays',o.—lt was agreed to. On the second, being also the last paragraph, the yeas were 73, the nays . 3e, and it was also agreed to. A question on agreeing to the wink artic:s carried without a division. Mr. Nicholson moved the appointment of Members by ballot fo: conduet;rg the impeachment On the part of the house; but the i louse adjourned without coming to a decision. WEDNESDAY, DV.CEMLLA, The articles of impeachment against Judge Chase re brought in enrolled 1:,.• House resumed the unfinished business of nia!, viz. the appointment of managers to . • the impeachment of Samuel Chase, one of tae associ. ted Justices of the Hatted States, and having diretted that the number should consist of seven, the House proceeded to ballot for the same, and upon examining the ballots, the following. six members were elected, /ravis h - , a majority nt Cie whole number of vows, viz. !sir. J. Randolph, M. Rodney, Mr. Nicholson, Mr. Early, Mr. and Mr. Nelson. The I iousl then proceed :l to ballot for the seventh Manager, when, after • • fifth ballot, Mr. G. W. Campbell had a mak.- and was declared to be duly elected. i hi motion of Mr. Nich:lson it was Resolved, That the seri:les agreed to by shit louse to he exhibited in the name of thernselee,, and all the people of the Vatted State , . against I • muck Chase, in mcintenii,ce of their impeachment against him for high crimes and misdemeanors, he carried to the Senate by the managers appointed to conduel the same impeachment.• It was also resolved, 11 . 121 a message be sent to the Senate to into, ni them that this 1 l'otise have ap pointed managers to conclude the impeachment against Samuel Chase, and have directed the said managers to carry to the Senate the articles agreed upon by she House to be exhibited in .maintenance of their impeachment agsti:.s: the said Samuel Chase, and that the Clerk do go IX;i:t the said message._ Adjourned. TEURSDAY, OCCE4IIIV.I 6. The House went into Committee of the whole OQ the Bill for preserving pee ia the ports, arid harbours, and waters. under the United States jst risdiaion—Mr. Dawson in the Chair. After some time spent in debating, and amend. ing the same, the Committee rose, reported pro gress, and ',bunted leave so sit again. .- This Da ) —Queen CMIt:OTTIll Milt' Day the Public omen. • THE BRITISIT PRESS• LONDON, FRIDAY, bow Art le. ' of - We yesterday announced the return . , Admiral CoauwALLIS to Torbay, with part of the Channel fleet. It consists of the following ships : Valle de Paris, Dreadnaught, San Josef, Tentereite, Britannia, Warrior, Alas, Courageur, Prince of Wales, and De fiance. Admiral Sir Tri OM AS Ga AVE/ was cruising off Rochefort, in the Faudroyant, of SO guns, with the Tennant of 74 guns, and several frigates. Mr. Sytvssree, the Messenger, was sent off on Tuesday right to Deal, with dispatches for the French Government. He arrived there on Wed nesday morning, and the papers were immediately sent t,n board a man of war in the Downs, which sailed with them for the coast of France, from whence they will be forwarded to Paris. They are supposed to contain the answer of our Government to the late overture in favour of peace, which was probably delayed until His Wintry's Speech, and the unanimous Addresses of both Houses of Parlia ment could be transmitted along with it. We have received Philadelphia Papers to the 10th last, inclusive. The ele&ion of PRIISIDEPIT and V ice.PRESIDINT of the United States is not likely to product a severe contest. Mr. JCr MISON will certainly be re-chosen; but some difference of opi nion prevails with respeft to the re-eleaion of Colo nel Bola, as Vice-President. The States of Vir ginia and Maryland have voted fur Mr. GEOROL CLINTON, of New-York, in opposition to Mr. Rota, whose influence and popularity have suffered considerably by his fatal duel with the late much lamente.l General H• st r. TON. The impeachment of Jodge CNast is proceeded upon with vigour and aftivity. All the agitation which lately prevailed on'Charige, had yesterday entirely subsided. The more the re cent overture from France, coupled with His M AMT v's Speech. has been considered, the stronger is the feeling that it well lead to no solid and satis faßory result. The Funds were, of course, languid and heavy, nor did the slightest circumstance transpire in the course of is day, either to encou rage or duress them. When we lately Isromised the report of the Parliam:ntary Deb,nes of the Session, we did not nista so early an opportunity of taking credit I'4 mir sup..r iorii y :---The business of the House of I.lrds, on Wednesday, was given yesterday in this paper eschui:eiy. It contained matter of no less importance, than t!le introduEtion of a new (mote- INT BILL by Lord I'.LL Es eoeouGn a subject that will produce much discussion in the course of the Session. • • Upwards of thirty sail of vessels have arrived at Southampton, and twice as many at Portsmouth, for the pot pose of taking on board troops, of whom th. , re is r. y large number assembled near Ports nriAth, :rod in the Isle of Wight. The alarm in the Channellast Friday, occasioned by tLe signal for an enemy off the western coast, W.ll the small Russian squadron which sailed for the Straits, and being seen off the Ile-Atli:44, and not making the proper signal, were mistaken for the enemy. *Otis same - Russian squadron had been chased by the light frigates of the Channel fleet just after they made the Lizard. The Elizeietk, Bct.t.m AN, from Blyth to Tilbuty, Las beets captured, re captured, and carried into Dower. On Friday morning, a cartel from the Texel, with about 112 English pristii:ers, who had been confined in different prisons in I lolland, landed at Scarborough. about twenty of whom belong to !lull. Yesterday, at three o'clock. the &PERRIER of the lionse of Commons an iv fd at St. Jansees Palace, to deliver the Address of the House of Commons to Ilia islaflss v. lie was attended by the Lords CAST LEE !ADM, STOEFURD. and C. SOMERAIR CeStrAl PM 15 , Pi, Sirs F. NePLAN, H. Ixr; 1. C. MORGA N, and Messrs. li•LDsVisi, SCOT ,. 4..11tRE, CAM::ING, DILLON, MORBIAN, VANSI k r, and several others. On Wednesday forenoon, Their Royal High nesses the Dukes of bait and CAMBRIDGE visited the London Docks at Wapping. and minutely ex amined the warehouses, and the steam engines.— They were highly gratified with the grandeur of the undertaking and the execution, so highly honour able to the national charauter. Major E v as, COmmandant of the Knights. bridge Volunteers, has, in a Circular Letter, in formed the members of that Corps, individually, that the Most Noble the Marquis of TITCI4FIEI.o, under date the 4th of this present month of Janu ary, I 54).5, has announced to him kis receipt of a notification from Lord Havre emit v, signifying, " That His Maissry has no further occasion for •the services of the Knightsbridge Volunteers."— The Major adds, that he is unacquainted with the cans- of their dismissal, but requests that they may deliver their arms, accoutrements, and uniforms, in to his house at Knightsbridge. cm,oritit Ginn; xrrrept7voirs THE GARTER. Teeterday. Wont half -past'One o'clock. His MA* :MITT arrived at St. Jas m's Palace, for the purpose of holding a Chapter of the Knighti of the Garter. The Knights Coreeemiene.end the Officers of State, Were assembled in the Levee Room. Afew mintage before two o'clock, a Gentleman in waiting isfoesme the Principal King at Arms, that His MAJLITY Wei ready to hold the who arranged them ow- i cording . to their ve orders, sad proceeded in procession to the Grand' Council Chamber, in the following order : The Knights in their superb robes, made of purple velvet. lined with white satin, with their Collars of the Order on their shoul ders, had a very gran/ effeft. They proceeding singly, the junior Memelien of the Order first; thus: Earl Camden Earl Spencer, Earl Carlisle, Earl Westmor land, Earl Chatham, Marquis Coniwallis. His Royal Highness Prince William of Gloucester. His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester. His Royal Highness the Duke at Cambridge. His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland. His Royal Highness the Doke of Rent. His Royal Highness the Duke of York, itildly were followed by The Hon. Dv. Brownlow North, Bishop of Winchester, Prelate of the Order, with a purple velvet Robe, with gold tassels and cord round his shoulder% and the emblems of the Order on his right arm. Dr. Charles ManniWutton, Bishop of Norwich, the Re gister of the Order, &cued in a robe of crimson satin, with the emblems of the Order on his right arm. Sir Isaac Heard, Garter Principal King of Arms, is his full Rabaul's, Staff of Office. His Majesty's Lord Chamberlain and Lord Steward. Earl Harrington, as Gold Stick. Marquis of Hertford, Master of the Horse, and several other Offices of State. His Majesty in his full Robes. Lord Seises, the,Master of the Robes, holding up Hla Ma jesty's Train. Twelve Gentlemen Pensioners, and other Attendants, lowed. His MAJESTY took his seat in a superb chair of crimson velvet, under the Throne, at the head of a table covered with crimson velvet. The Knights then bowed to the Sovietism, and took their seats upon chairs covered with crimson velvet, in the following order :—On the right of His Marto . y Were. the Dukes of GLOOCUTIR, XtNT, Sussex, and CAMBRIDGE; Earls CARLISLE and Canoes:. On the left of His MAJESTY we , . e, the Dukes of YORK and CUMBERLAND; Prince WILLIAM' Of GLOUCESTEI; Marquis CORNWALLIS; Earls CHAT. 111•31, WILSTSIORL•ND, and SPENCER. The Bishop of SA risau R v, the Chancellor of the Order, being absent through indisposition, the Bishop of NORWICH aged for him, and opened the Chapter by reading the Statute under which the Order was held, and then said he was commanded by Ale Sovereign to inform the Chapter there were five Stalls vacant, and it was his Royal wish that they should he filled up. The Principal King of Arms being standing at the foot of the table, retired backwards, bowing, his Grace the Duke of BEAUVORT was introduced to His MAJESTY, who kneeling on a crimson cushion, His M AJ EST v waved the Sword of State ' am! con ferred the honour of Knighthood upon his Grace, in the usual form, on which occasion, his Grace had the honour to kiss His MAJESTY'S hand. His Grace then retired backwards, bowing. 'lle Marquis of AIBRCoIIN, the Earls Pest. BtOKe, WINCHILSZA, and Caerraariern ' Were then introduced to His MAJESTY in a similar man ner. and Knighted with the same form. The Bishop of No ew cti then colleCted from each Knight, beginning with the Duke of YORK, and finishing with the Duke of Groucesrxe, their votes, which each Knight had written upon a fools cap sheet of paper, folded in four, and delivered them to His MAJEST Y, who examined them, and instrufted the Bishop of NORWICH to declare, in his name, that HENRY CISAItLES Duke of BLit:VONT was duly eleflesi a Member cf the most noble and illustrious Order of the Garter. . . Earls Caaosn and SPENCER, the two junior Knights, with the principal King of Arms, retired bowing, and introduced His Grace the Duke of BEAUFORT, the principal King of Arms carrying the Garter and Ribbon upon a crimson velvet cu shion, and all of them continued bowing as they ap proached His MA J Lily. On their arrival at the head of the table, the Dukes of Yon K and Gt.ou- CESTER introduced his Grace to His MAJESTY, who, kneeling upon his right knee. His Motu's , was pleased to place the Garter of the Order be tween his left knee and calf. His Grace then rose, and the Bishop of NORWICH pronounced the fol lowing admonition : T 4 the honour of God omnipotent, and in memorial of the blessed Martyr St. George, tie about thy leg for thy re nown, this Noble Garter. wear it u the symbol of the moot illustrious O r der, raver to be forgotten or lard aside that thereby thou mss ",t be admonished to be courageous ; and basing undertaken a just war, in which thou shalt be en , gaged, thou suayest stand firm, valsautty fight, and ameeofully couplet." His Grace knelt on his right knee again, His ;i4 4- MTV WAS pleased to place the Ribbon upon his left shoulder, and, After rising, the Bishop of Nutt wicrt pronounced the following admonition : Wear this Ribbon about the neck, adorned with the image of the bkased mertyi erdl vddier of Christ, St. George, by whose insiution provoked, thou mayest so oveluss both prosperous and adverse adventures; that, hiving constantly vanquished thy enemies, both of bosly and soul, thou mayeA not only receive the pra , m of this transient combat, but he eruwevd with the palm eternal votkory." Four eleCtions for the tither vaeanr stalls, with similar forms and ceremonies, were then gone through, attd the Bishop of NORWICH declared, in the Sovereign's name, that the elections had fallen ;Too JUMM JAMES, Marquis of ABERCORN; JOHN AUGUSTUS, Earl of PEMIRORI; GEORGE, Earl of Ws SCHE.t.StA and NOTTINGHAM; and PHIL)p, Earl of CPIVITtItrITLD. Each Knight, as he retired, shook hands with those of the Noble Order before, and thanked them tor their support. The eleCtions being over, the Principal King at Arms called over arch Knight's name, beginning at the junior first, and they retired, bowing to His MAJESTY. The procession then returned in the same order as it enacted the Grand Council Chamber. A number of persons of distinctiou were admit ted to see the Ceremony, among_ them wtre, the Prince CARINI,She RUSSIAN and PR‘SSIAN AMBAS SADORS, the Countess of Paw seises, two Lady Tit v Nets, Lord GNARLS., M . 5, Admiral CAMPIIIILL, kc. Nig FOR THE NEW YEAR. 180$. $T H.I. PIE. POST LUMAT. I, Dread when the livid meteors glare. The faded cheek, the languid eye, Pale Terror's awful reign declare , And u athwart the ewe of tteaeo The bluing cerrumations fly, From the green mead and pasture driv'n, The flecks and herds affrighted Lie. For on the lightning's flash await The fiery messengers of fate ; And the loud tempest's thund'riug breath Wafts the terrific bolts of danger and of death. 111 T But when the golden orb of day High in the arch of hear'n appears. And with its salutary ray The trailing face of Nature cheers, Each grove a livelier verdure wears, The beams the woodland gloom pervade; While shining through the dewy glade, As smooth the rielet glides along, The lowing herds, in peaceful throng Assembled on the rushy brink, Grace on its sides, or from it.; bolero drink; And, bursting from each parent root, Myriads of embryo scicurs shoot, Myriads of insect tribes their wings display, And rue to light and life, waled by the inspiring ray . I. Fell Despotism's giant form Shewo to the subjugated mind, As glares the nieteui of the storm, The dread, the horror of mankind; Baleful as through the darken'd skies IVith livid gleam the lightn ng Fierce as the fiery torrents How From the rent mountain's torrid brow, When o'er Sicilier plain and dzdal tow's &ma the stream of desolation pourr, And, far as horror throws tleastonisii'd eye, The wasted regions round is smoking rues ;ie. IV. But diTrent fax the happy scene, 'Mid fertile vales and sky serene, Where rules a King with peaceful sway A people's good his patriot aim ; Who, like the radiant source of day, Sheds glue Mg light and vital Same And as along th' ethereal space, Eternal laws the course celestial trace ; Sn Freedom's ruk and Virtue's high behest Dir.rct the councils of the Royal breast. And as the day-star's influence bland Sheds plenty o'er the teeming land ; Now from th' Mignons marsh and sea-Mat ceast. Raising of sapours mists a fleecy host, To fall again, again with genial pow'r„ In balmy dew or gentle ehow'r ; Su grateful Albion through cacti fruitful plain Proclaims, with heartfelt joy, her George's prosp'roaszegs. Lord So ki XIV l Lt.' gave a grand dinner yesterday • at his house in Hill-street, Berkely-squate. The Earl of HARRINCTON gave a grand dinner yesterday at his house in the Stable-yard, St. lames's. Among the company were the Earl. of MOIRA. Countess of 'anonym, and Lady RODEN. To-morrow, the following Noblemen and Gentle men give their Birth-day Dinners, as usual, via.— Lord flawkvabury, St. James's square, Earl of Buckingh.imshi , , (irovvessor•place, T.ord Mulgrave, liatley street, Lord Melville, Admiralty, Duke of Melanie!, Grose-nortquarn, Mr. Pitt, Dewnintstreet, The Earl of Westmoreland, Berkeley-square, Earl of Cann Arllngton-.tree[, and Lord Castlereagh, in Upper Brook street. Rescuer has nearly finished a portrait of the present Earl of BuciziNGHAMittlit. It is an exatit likeness. and one of the Lida animated portraits ever seen. He has also nearly completed a whole length of the Marquis of Satisanar, in his Parlia mentary robes, which may rank with the very best efforts of modern art. His portrait of Earl St. VINCENT is finishetl. This is a vei y accurate re-• semblance, and an finish piaure. Miss Swirres benefit at Hull, neat Tuesday, will be by desire of Lieut.-Colonel BccxwosiH, and the. Officers of the Royal Cheshire Regiment, quurterech there. Whitehavenlheatre will close next week, after a• .. prosperous campaign. Mr. Dwv&s. late of Dtury-lane Theatre. is per forming with great success, at Edinburgh. Madame Da Gaisais was in the number of MO persons, presented on the Ist iustant to the Poet, in the Museum Napoleon. His Holiness paid her several handsome compliments upon It_•r talents, - and the religious use which she has made of them There is no pan of the house of a Parisian t&- :ante that displays more ornament than the stair case. On the sides are draperies of the most costly materials, fringed with gold, and on each cep is plazed a vase with the most rare and beautiful flowers. Lord C ot.motiou air lately gave to the p -or is the noighlsouilsond of Houghton, upwards of liu joints of meat, 300 loaves, and 1091. in mewls which were distributed by Dr. Duarrass, who has been in his Lordship's family, eighty-eight years This reyeaable and venerable charaaer is now 9S years of age, and possesses all the vigour of a man of fifty. Several Subscribers to Mr. C- , , Lair, for. the Print representing Tie Sifire end Relict - of Gibrairp-, who paid him Two Guineas (lot one-half of the Subscription] in April, 1787, which he then pro mised to deliver, according to the Proposal., in one or two years, beg to know whether Mr. Cur tsy is waiting till Gihraltar is .ti am atta•:ked by the Spaniards, to save himself the trouble of painting another representation of so important a scenes or whether he meats to &Lea the original Priuts is a few weeks, as it is only IS years since the money we. • paid ? --