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• _ . d.rvi t at the Bar, by a shortsliattd writer, eerie- r•i Ally appointed by the House, and printed and pntiliiihed from day to day. They have been published in all the newspapers, with a degree of accuracy and fidelity almost unexampled ; and they have beau also given to tho world in various rimplilets. The whole people of England have thus hail ua good an opportunity of information upon the subject as the House of Commons. The question has been committed to them in every respect, but in express terms, and they are almost apne:aledtna. jndgra and jurors in the cause. NVhen then, we s iy, goat the people have received the de cision of the House on the Address and the Amend- meat aid' discontent, we consider• not even the Ali lister nor the Doke of YORK as shrinking from dint tribunal and regardless of its judginutt. It •.sill be au iiicomplete satisfaction to his Royal highness to be acquitted by the house of Com- IWO" if he shall find himself coodeinned by the public voice. Of all the laws that govern and re. strain' lininau action', says Mr. LocKE, the public voice, or law of manion, is the most binding.— Those who violate the divine law, hope to obtain for giveness by penitence. Those who violate the civil law, may hope to c ,, eatie punishment by ingenuity, or by interest ; but those who offend against the law of opinion have no chance of escape. Thom every ',dividing! in the community is their judge and their juror, and there never yet was a man har dened and insensible enough to live comfortably in a society in which he was univeraally despised and -' condemned. We repeat, then, that the public is iu a peculiar manner connected with the Istn.i,iess of • lire Duke of Yonx, and that in a case in which "tIo• public opinion has been iii some measure sippealcil to, his Royal Ibli i 4hness cannot be • in.hffere•ot to its decision. If then the curtain . were now to drop swim the scene, we have no he sitation to sac, that-much discontent would remain; but we insist not prejudge the conduct of the noose of Coinmons. Although both the Amend meld of Mr. Battens, and the Address of Mr. Waitnue, have been rejected, it does not follow that he has escaped without censure, and obtained au honourable acquittal. Of one hundred and slimly-nine bold, virtuous., and independent Mem bers of the House of Commons, who voted for Mr. Messes Amendment, there is not one, who, we prisume, must not vote fur any less severe censure npou him. If a man cannot obtain the whole, if he act cones gently, he will not reject the half. All the s e Members, then, we may expect to And in array this night against Mr. Palm CLVAL'II Amendment for the enure acquittal of his Royal Highness. It is also well known that sere st who voted iu the majority, last morning, were induced to do so; aline conceiving that the House of Cutineous was not the proper tribunal, and that he might to be tried by his Peers ; and others, because they objected to the mode of ♦ddress is aay shape. Those Members who voted upon this principle were equally adverse to the entire acquittal of his Royal Highness, as the 199 win composed the minority; awl thus there is reason to expect that if Mr. Pucev&L should even have a majority upou his Resolution of acquittal this night, it will be so small, that his Royal Highness cannot, consistently with any regard for delicacy or proprietl, remain in Ofhoe.— In these observations we (hedging all party views or• personal dislike to his Royal Higlinow.— That Mrs. CLIO= and her agents have robbed the Compassionate List tad the Half•pay Fund. and that they have been erlAbled to do so through her coulicction with his Royal Highness, and the undue influelite which shit, by her meretricious wiles, has been aide to acquire over him, none of the professed edvoisstes of his R•yal Highness has attempted to d my. Without, then, imputing to him a participation in this public plunder, without charging him with personal corruption, or conniv ance at it, we must Puy, that a man, who has been blind, weak, sad shallow enough not to see these scenes acted in his men house, and passing under his very eyes, is not the sort of man to whom the public cats look with pleasure and confidence as Commander-in-chief at this critical and momentous period. With this view of the case, and believing it to be that of the public at large, however we may regret the situation into which hir Royal Highness isthrown, we should not rejoice at his eutire acquittal.—Some punishment surely awaits his offence, even though he were to be continued in that office, fur which Mr. Nauma n with a degree of boldness of which there are few examples, assures us, on his conscience, there is no luau in His MAJtSrei dominions so fit. Every enlightened politician, every man who takes a com peebensaveview of the state Mille world, must wish for this result. There are many, we admit, who dread and deprecate it, and none more than those who delight in unginetiting public discontent, and seek to involve the country in confusion, But if the Kimo's Son, entrenched in place, and power, and royal favour, cannot offend with impunity, the lips of these libellers are sealed, and the heads of agitators are tied up 1 r ever. Every perturbed spirit is hushed, and the scum that ves rising to the surface, in angry ebullition, tills its native had, and sinks to the bottom. We want no reform, when the House of Commons, when called upon, shelve itself so cospetcut to its dais. Theist is no pritext fi► revolution, where the rontaittition is uniiiip:iired, and Wines firth in all its original lustre.. Every man who sasses in sociuty will feel the force of th.'se It is only thus we -can explain the joy felt froiu the votes in favour of the Duke of YOU, by manly among his most violent opposers. They would be still more rejoiced, wore they to find him acquittal of all blame, and honoured with a vote of thanks. instead of being punished by the consiire of the I , House. lu that event, they would be furnished with fresh food for public discontent and clamour. Earl GREY appesred in his pla-e, ia the House of Lords, last night, being the first time in this session, and gave notice of a motion oil this day se'imight, for the production of Mr. Fecat.'s let ter to Sir J. illoonE. The Noble Eart also give notice of a motion on the lute campaign in Spain and Portugal, after the hnliule s. No event which has taken place in the North of Europe, during the progress of hostilities between Russia and Sweden, is more to be regretted, or may be productive of greater misfortunes to the latter power, than the bite reduction of the Isle of A/axel b 3 the Muscovite arms. Hitherto, Sweden, properly so denominated, has remained intact. Though the Pomeranian possessions at the Mouth of the Oder, including Stralsund, and the Isle of Rugen, have been reduced under the yoke of France ; and though A LEX.ANDIrat'S forces have overrun Fin laud, and all the provinces dependent spots it, from the frontiers of Cuellar, to those attic Tornea Lapland ; yet these were extraneous possessions of the Swedish Monarchy. From the head of the Gulf of Bothnia, to which point the Russian ar mies penetrated, when the late armistice was con clude I, a pro ligictus tract of country still extends between Totowa and Stockholm, including Hear five hundred miles, through the most inhospitable and barren deserts, *ablate between the 60th and 66th degrees of a Northern latitude. It would probably therefore have required a whole cempaigii to vanquish these impediments, and to approach the capital. But, by the acquisition of the t.lc of GRSTAVUeII position is materially eliaugeol, and the danger of his situation is greatly aug mented. That Island lies nearly mid-way hetwren the province of Sodermania, nr rather that of Uplatii. CO the Western side of the (:alt of Bothnia, and the Duchy of Finland, on the opposite side. It is the most considerable in site of all the Archipela go of rocks and islands scattered over that portion of the Baltic ; and is not more than forty-fire Isaias from Griselharom in Sweden, in the direct road to Stockholm. The distance from Grist!. boom to the metropolis does not exceed twenty ' %Arm. through in opals and not unfruitful roan try. It is therefore possible, by • prompt and vi gorous effort, to invade Sweden ; either before the ice breaks, which seldom happens till towards the end of March ; or, in case of a thaw,"by gun-bouts, };allies, and a flotilla, which can be equipped in the port of Alio for the purpose. Six hours may laud twenty thousand Russiaus within two or three days morel of Stockholm. The case is a serious one, and has been so felt here. It is peculiarly with a view to prevent the danger of such a de scent and invasion, that Sir JAMES SAUMARES, std Sir SAMUEL 1100 D, are about to proceed to the Baltic, at the head of a formidable squudron. We trust that they will arrive in time to prevent any fatal attack on our magnanimous ally. Yesterday, the Doke of oca transacted busi ness at his Office in the Horse Guards. His Kraal Highness gave an audience to the Earl of Cuts S HAM for • considerable time. Yesterday, Mr. WatTBILICAD had an interview with Colonel Gopoom for about an hour. A report prevailed yesterday that the Duke of YORK had actually resigned, but we believe it is at all events premature. Private letters from Holland speak with less contidesse of the probability of a war between Austria and France, but they contain nothing to indicate whether the former has been influenced by the acknowledged rsc,,llclit stute of the Aus trian army, ecinsicleiiiia the work which it has on its hands in Spain, or a !tether Austria has been i n d u c e d by the appreliensiou of danger to maul fest a temporising policy to not ear...ay who only wants an opportunity completely to overturn her weight in the scale of nations. The last accounts from Portugal, dated the aOth ult. state, that Sir Routair WiLsoo, with a divi sion consisting of Portuguese, and some Spanish cavalry, had taken considerable property. in mo ney, rovisions, and horses, collected by the French at Zamora. Portugal itself, up to the 20th, had no account/ of French moveurelita to swards that country. It is new clearly ascertained that the damage sustainer' by the flooding of the Feiss marmots to upwards of a million of money. The distresses of individuals are great beyond credibility, except to those who hone witnessed them.—A subscription has been tiptoed for the relief of the pourer sufferers, which it is hoped will meet with support from the benevolent. The Suprenie Junta of Spain, according to ac counts from Gibraltar. dated the 14th all. have given orders for damitialiag the whole of the forts which extend from that garrison to Tariafa, and eventually to destroy the forts themselves, ins case the French should be able to appear iu force in that part of the country. The rotivoy, consisting of about so sail of %easels, whirls left Gibraltar oil the sth ult. after bietfecatally buff etting with contrary winds, had been obliged to return on the 13th.-- It «ill of course proceed as soon as the mind will 1,11:1 4 1 *' 6 • • (8- NING"S raEdrieß, 114YM4RKEi: - Mr. TATLOI: having generously offered loir Theatre for the uccoratnodatioa of the Ontry- Lome Compaun they last night performed, for their benefit, the Como& of Man awl Wife, and the loo ted tide o baggerwood, in which it s. Ras- HAM introduced the lisfrutifoil air of " said a !intik to a Tear:' which wax most rapturously encored.— On the drawing up of the curtain, the whole com pany sion,4 God sane the Kit t ', and the following Addrers was delivered iiy air. ELLISTON:—. Oft' hive you seen, epos the silver tide, A limbos balearts, Britain's guard and pride ; With toieriag roasts, that ages might defy, Thomases! pillars of her victory ; With ;Imlay streamers, sad with salts unfarrd, Looking defiance on the woery world ' Her crew, as hardy as the rucks, that brave The bold invasion of the furious wave, With dauntless valour, mild on ev'ry braise These sounds of triamph—" Britain roles the seas '" Tes, on her foes, her vengeance she can pour, But why can stUl the elenientsl roar What voice can calm the ocelot's dreadful When ivied, sing ont the sailor's direr season! Or %viten, by tight'aing struck, the ship ifoploys The double horrors of tl.e fun'ral bleu The erew, despuadiug, leave the burning deck, And turn, with angels's, from the bIUL:II4 wreck ' Thus, inn stout vessel, whose stupcsdous height, Shoos with the radiance of A light Which erst had stood the many Iristile The awful thunders of our Critic Foes, la now dismantled—rest away, and buru'il, And all her trophies into ashes hired Whist we, the ship-wrock'd mariners, were toss'd Upon the world's wide seas, and nearly lost ; But Hope, that steady phut of the soul, Took to this Life-Boat, sad preasre'd the whole ; Sore as in safety he the friendly shore, • ‘l'herekiwi Protection open'd wide this door I's ()deed a shelter for the surring crew, Whose future efforts mutt depend on yes ; the erdience ) Your lilfral siil most help us to refit, Awl arts the Muses for the War of Wit, Whilst we, the Champions of the l'•tet's cause, Will study to presvrse the Drama's laws, 5 Aud gain the snetd merit—lour applause. • Alluding to the Figure of A roato, which stood at the top of the Theatre. t Alluding to Mr. TAT LOR, of the Opers-Iluoie, who georronsly gar. the free use offs Theatre, tot three nights, to the Company. The pit Alla boxes were crowded; the latter were re taiuml by their liberal Proprietors. Ainougst whom were— Prince and Princess of Castekieolu; Duke and DlSCillen de Castries ; Couutessee Barry/sore, Cardigan, Sefton, War wick, Mciitaurough, sod Cloursel ; Ladies C and W. Ben thick, Bruce, Glynne, Theuilnsia Vioer, M Fordyce, Sal. town, and Stanley; and the Hllll,llllrs. Soscawon. the Ladies' Third Subscription Catches and Glee Concert, was held last night at the house of Lady Somers in Cavendish-smuare. The arrangements were in her Ladyship's usual style of taste and ele gance. A variety of favourite pieces were per formed by Mrs. t'auotta:v, and Messrs. Ka vvi.rr and Gowen. T:., re v : •!. • .:..pOied present ; innots 4 st whom tits Highness the Date of Gloucester ; Lord Wahtinghaso; Countesses Pembroke and lt..tles ; %%countesses Middle tun and Doom ; La.l.es C. Ler ' Penrhys, D. Smith, Boston, Duane, C. Herbm t, sad P rescott ; Sirs—Charles Talbot, D. Smith, sod C. Bastin the Has. Thomases Crewr and %lam ; the Hun. Miss F'ortes cue; Ceverals Crewe aud Grenville. Madame CAT/MARCO First Concert this season was held last night at Ilanover-square 'Rooms. She was assisted by Mrs. O'Motaa, Miss Humites, Messrs. LANZA, BELLAMY, 1111ARTINI, Vatinicts, &c. There were nearly four hundred persons pre sent; amongst whom were— The Marquis and %lamb:ones, of Stafford, Marchinoese of Salisbury, Niarehomess ..f Ihionsbire ; Earls Pomfret and Knigstou; .Viscimatem Sidminnt ; Ladies Taylor, Abdy, and Marquees. The Marquis and Marchioness of I. triSDOWN left town oil Thursday for Southampton Castle. The last arrivals at Bath are-- Earl and Countess Spencer, Bishop of Killala and his Lady, Coast de INIMID.I.I, Lord Bolingbroke ' Lady and Miss Rivers, lino. Mr. sad two Misses Slater, Sir E. lorry, and Admiral Buchanan. On Sunday se'nnight, Colonel ODELL and the Lino.‘VILSDIIAM Qui N. Representative' in Parlia ment for the county of Clare, arrived is Limerick front England—they immediately proceeded to their respective seats—the *Comer to the Grove — the latter to Adair,. Earl Forrest ue gave: a grand dinner,on Werines day.at hothouse i ti Grosvenor-491%0re, to Earls C HES. TtRFIEI.D, DARTMOUTH, and DINA LEY, the He.. General BLitt, and the lion. Ca,.t. Crust. The Hou. Colonel CAPH6AN, brother to Lady Orman rra et.i.esteir, arrived iu town, last Friday, from Scotland. The Countess Dowager of Sarrom was much better last night. Tile Earl and Cfmntess of CARTSTORT arrived in town, on Monday, from their seat at Helton Hall, Stilton, Husitimrdoushire. The Duke and Duchene of SOMERSET arrived, on Monday, at their house tii Piccadilly-, from De vonshire. Lady PERTH had a select party, on Tuesday evening, at her home iii Hertford-,treet, May-Fair. Mr. Dow's annual boll at Edinburgh, last week, was so crowded, that not one of the new deuces which he had prepared for the occasion mold be executed ; and the company with great deSculty paraded the rooms to soft music iu slow time. The Stafford Theatre closed, ou Moodily' ee'n night, with %A( Bossy sty, and Th e Forty taines, for the Massager's Benefit. The Geodesics who actell the Tragedy of Douglas, for the benefit of the (iloucesterlutirttwry, at that Theatre, bate, at the particular request of several Noblemen and Gentlemen of the county, been induced to assist in perorating a second play, for the 'attest of Mrs. LITCBMI 1, who so kindly exerted Ler talent, in. the former occasu.c. • ••• ••• " HOME Mall: ESSEX Assars. - citv.vesroßel. W131,4):%1>AT, MARCII 15. •: . oritspirN SIDE. Betjands Nuke sea ; indicted fora burglary in the house of 'the Rev. TSderns, at lielvedon , in this untidy, op the 15t h, Nov. 1807. ity tjie evidence nil Sarah Ducey, housekeeper to Me. Adam's, it appeared that she fastened up the house on the .erelong of the day stated in the • dictmern m and the next morning she found that the scullery window lied berm broken open, arid from the cupboanl in the kitchen were takes a sil ver candlestick, two ealt-spouns. and twotea-sperms, The Prisoner at the bar had been in the hui.it of coming to the house to assist them in brewing. I ),: the dresser she found a paper, which she ow to her master, which had been left there b . t the thieves. The paper was read as follows : You are rich, wears pour, Witco this is vas, welt cum for mere Our 'sag is fall thirteen, . los may catch us tryou can. Noah Page, a pawnbroker, in Liquorpood-street, Clerkenwell, stated, that a day or two after the rub bery, the prisolier came to him to l pawn the ca,t dlestick and tea-spoons. Suspecting he had not olovined them honestiv, he it td the Prisoner ap prehended, and the griods advertised. Mr. All4/n4 stated, that when the Prisoner war • apprehended, he confessed the robbery trehim. The Jury found the Prisoner guilty. Juke Begot was indicted, noisier Lord Ellenbo rough's Act, for maliciously cutting and wounding John Leyden, with intern to kill lino. Cy the evidence of Leyden, it appeared, that he was the Chtircirwarden of the panels of kelvedua Hatch, and that the Prisoner was a pauper of thee, parish. On the of September. the Prisoner came t ' the Vestry, and cl.sitned relief, stating that hie wife , war dead, and that the parish must assist his fassely. The Prosecutor did not immediately attend to hior w • upon which he grew very angry, and evert ninny. • , harsh expressions, and at last drew his garderier'li: knife; with which he flew upon the Maretartor, ai • wounded him in the arm. lie wits prevented fraini doing any further inischirf try the interference • the persons present, and immediately taken into custody. The Jury fbund the Prisoner gaileirs - ' 4- --'••••:- CIVIL SIDE. - • ooky. ittLYairo. .„ This case occupin pouf? , the w • was au action spinet I. lls4...hurclassardena of ti t pariah of West Ham, ig i - chtch the lessors' of t Pleiatilf -claimed certatyrempes in the church' ; cord to be ii ekityhald bet lin their manor, mad the ' / ifikOdairt insisted they were freehold, and notheld the manor. the ancient records produced, it appeared tha' the manor of West Ham wasanciently a Royal Manor, iu the year Ifine it was lea..ed by King James to Sir Nicholas Becton, io trust fee Prissier Charles and Henrietta Maria his wife, and atter their death for the use of Queen Catherine, affirm ed in 16!14: it was stain teased in 1694 tolisowos Booth, ; and ultimately., in I ecrs, it was sold , . In 1636, it was clear that the premises us question were copyhold, and given to the Churchwardens by one John Newnan, the then tenant, and there viva no earanchisersent appeared on the Rolls of the Manor. The Defendants, howeier, relied on • Par;•alneistary survey, made in the year 1646, is ‘%:1,c.. the spot in quOdion was described as a free hold, with a quit mist of sixpence, which always from that period bad been received. But the I.4pirtied Jude observed,. it being a Royal Mauer, if it had been enfranchised. it 111 , 1 4 t he by recsual. au& ne such record visa-produced ; the Plaintiff therefore had a verdict. :1 TO THE EDI TISII PRESS. Stn...l. your Paper the IStla instal,' it is itated, that I have her. marred Miss the situations I held under kis Royal Migbanis the Duke af Kest. As that statement is altogether sainuteled, I mast request you to insert this contradiction of au false sad injurious s paragraph. I slaw mop solemnly declare, that I sewer dhl, direeth , sew hull rectly, apply to Mrs. Clerk( for the possession elegy paper or document whatsoever. I am , sir, your shadiest Servant, Sloane-street, March tit, is* THOMAS DODD. Lieut.-Colonel ts . rt IS LI SIG, who was presented to His 3/ *JEST Y, on Wednesday, has distingeishcit himself in almost every battle in which the British troops have been engaged since Marquis COSS.. WA L LIS commanded in America. A boat with two Foreigners arrived on IVed needay, at Dover, bringing over two British 01. firers who had made their escape—one is Mr. M A s • SE it., son to the Bishop of Baisvoi., who was taken with Captain Ll'aintiv, in the Via:eggs. It 14 said, they bring en account of oar between Aust.l.l and France being on the point of taking which it is expected that 'turista. Prussia, and Tur key will join. They embarked at Middleburgh in Holland, and had been at sea two nights and two does, and in great danger col being lost. A Prench logger privateer has been lurking round the Eddystone these few days, and has aLmie several captors's. The Elisabeth, Woes, from Harwich, was cap. tured the 7th inst. and carried into Rotterdam. The sloop Plurals is captured and carried t.it.. Cherbourg. The Nrify Ann, CLINE, from (;ihraltar, for lAA:- don. is captured and carried into Boulogne. The Vanguard, --, from Trinidad for London, is captured by a French privateer, after an actio“ of an hone and a half, and carried into Dunkirk.— The Voliguani had previously captured a French privateer. sod heat off two others. ne avow Packet, Foosvit,from Rift) J snei o, *listfllalin s mitt captured on the lot ;list. off the lifootoo. Idlitik by a French privateer of 14 guns The is capture(' in the Bay of Bengal. The . SWAINS. from Hirligolaud„ for Lon don, is atiOlioro NW 'Slakes'''. and half fall of 'rater. The Siena, --%bouod Is Calif., is pot back to Liverpool, troth the legato( gure-top-inait, and •n and cable. idllets. Ps rigareeki t flow the Bahamas, for ' is solopoord to bare bees taken in A kl• POI legit 004 envied iota Cherbourg. ... I 1 4