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—..etoittie to erisioirit them ie're c telee ...me of Credit. Ordered. Aliso, that it be an instruftion to the Committee to meows's- them to Make good all deficiencies in the taxer ivhich accrued In 1805, out of the Sup- Pies of 1805. Ordered. The Bat then went through a Committee ; and, on Ale Honse being restuned z the report was or dered to be received to-rmirrovr. He then moved the Order of the Day for the House • to resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House on the Pension Duty Bill ; and the same insiruftion was, on a similar motion, ordered, as 'OS the deficiency of takes in 1803, as in the Malt Duty till. The Bill was then coninlitted, and the report order ed to be received to-morrow. Mr. HIJSKISSON gave notice, in the absence of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. that he would, In-morrow, in the Committee of Ways and Means, move for leave to bring in a Bill for issuing Liebe- Tier Bills, to a certain extent, on the aids of the present year. He also moved for leave to bring in ' a Bill to hitleinnity the Commissioners, aging under the Assessed Tax Aft, and to explain and amend the same.—Grinted. Mr. FOSTER moved, that the Message of the Lords,trelative to the attendance of certain Irish Memboss, be then taken into consideration. Ordered. The SPEAKER then called the name of Sir Thomas Featherstone. Bart. who answering thereto, the Speaker asked him whether he was willing to at. teed the Committeeof the House of Lords, according to their Lordsh4s request, on the 19th of February next? 're 'chi' he answered in the affirmative. The same question being put to Mervin Achdale, Esq. and the same answer given, it was ordered, that Sir Thomas Featherstone, Bart. and Mervin Afrchdale, E-q. have leave to attend the Committee ad die Lords, according to their Message, if they tM.t fit. it was then ordered that a message be sent to the Ur& to acquaint them that Sir Thomas Feather. stoat,Archdale , Bart. and Mervin Esq. had the Irate of the House to attend their Lordships' com mitter, according to their Lordships' message of litesday lett, if they think. fit, and that Mr. Alex ander do take the said message to the Lords. KINNAIRD give notice, that he would on Tuesday nowt move the House to take into consider ation the Repott made by the Navy Board to the Admiralt, on the tech November, 1803, respelling the Inquiry into the Repairs of the Romney, Nassau, Eta Soiedie. whilst ander tke command of Sir Home Popham. And he thought it but justice to that o f f i cer tO state, that if the report verified the accounts he had heard as to the extravagant expenditure of the public money, it was his intention to move for a fiirther and most serious inquiry into the subject before the House. Mr. ROSE moved, according to the Notice he Faye on Tuesday, that the House do resolve itself sate a Committee of the whole House, to consider the Ads of the 39th and 40th of the King relative to the performance of quarantine; which being read, Ate /louse went into a Committee, Mr. AiaxseDlll in tbe Chair. Mr. ROSE said, be had certain resolutions to wove in lieu of those which now existed by the said Ads, f.r the purpose , of repealing them, a, they had been found insufficient. The resolutions were then read and agreed to, and the report ordered to be received to-morrow. Mr. ALEXANDER brought up the bill to in rieurnify all such pei s ons as have cuili.ted to qualify themselves for certain offices, &c. within the limited time ; read a first, and ordered to be read a second time tn-ems row. Mr. JOHNSTONE said. it was his intention to bring before the House the late proceedings of the East India Company respecting the settlements at Prince of Wales's island; and. as there were several papers which he should have occasion to call for, be gave notice that be would on Monday next bring fot ward a motion on that subjed. Lord A. HAMILTON postponed his motion re lative to Irish Pensions payable at par, which stood fur to-morrow, to Tuesday next. Mr. GILES rose and said, that there was a very important circumstance relatiag to the Naval Com missioners Aft, of which the House in general were not, perhaps, aware. That Aft was to expire on the Commencement of the second Session, after two years. This was the second Session after the ex piration of two years; and,in consequence of Parlia ment not having tact, as usual, before Christmas, the Aft had expired a year before it was intended so to do. He, therefore, begged to know of Ministers, whether they intended to bring forward a Bill to continue the same ? No answer being returned from the Treasury Bench, Mr. Giles said, he supposed Ministers did not mean to bring in any Bill on that head, and he thought, therefore, it was his duty to give notice that he would, on Monday fortnight, move for le ave to bring in a Bill to continue the said Aft for the time it was originally intended to be in force. Mr. Graham, Inspeftor of Convifts on the River Thames, presented at the bar the annual report on that head.—Ordered to lie on the table. A person from the African Office presented at the Bar the arum d account relative to African alfairs.—Ordered to he on the table. mikomeed. TILE BRITISH PRESS ."ficasiNMEIMEIEm LONDON, FRIDAY, Fezava.ar 1. We understand that the additional Papers of the °Send Correspondence between this country and Spain, moved for by Mr. GRZY, will not be ready to be laid before Parliament until Monday next. The last Memorial presented by the Sr as tot A se a assa uo it is said to be written in a very spirited style. In it the Chevalier ANDUAOA complains, that his Court did ever thing in its power, con sistent with honour, to conciliate the British Govern ment ; but that new coneessions, instead of giving satisfaCtion, only produced new demands, and a system of weight& on the part of the British Govern ment, wbibbAwiaad a daurminatina to break with m144.4%0.4 .• • r.., ~, • - -- - • . . Spain. We were among the first to forest: danair of the sima coseraplatopfrom making Lord that hostilities: must necessarily take place betwer , SIDIROUTIA jealous of Mr. Pore ? He thinks, no this coantrfisai Spain, stub to deprecate Use delay. doubt, that Mr. Pitt. is jealous as a Turks that be Since tfieFluitily Compai was signed, to the mur- cannot boor a troths: near the tganzi. iced is, there der of Loots the XVL Aimee never *as at war fore, ready to throw the State into confusion, shoals! with England, in which the former did not force Lord Sioisourn intercept one myal smile i but Spain into the quarrel, in less than twelve months that Lord 510140414, good easy man, has no after its commencement. We contended, that if feeling, no pride, no delicacy, and has kissed such ivas the inßuence of France over Spain, at the rod of his Master—Pia Y. We do not be fgrmer periods, the result must be still more certain lieve that Lord Stosaoura is that senseless thing. under the tyranny of Boa AP A RTE, now when she is —The world has given him credit for modera melted down in the revolutionary crucible, and tion, but we fancy he shered as much dignity I•?corne a vassal of France. Had we declared war and spirit in going out of office, as were displayed against Spain upon the ground of the treaty of St. by Mr. PITT in coming in. We would advise then Ildephonso, or of the pecuniary convention substi- this scribbler, and rebukes of scribblers, if he has any tuted for it, the most ingenious sophist mold urge regard far consistency, not to adopt that practice nothing against its justice. We had then a right to which he condemns in others. We would advise consider Spain as an enemy, and to treat her ac- him. if he really wishes harmony to prevail be cordingly, without the slightest colour for complaint. tween Mr. PIT: and Lord Sinuous's., not to enciea- From an honourable and generous feeling for a nation your to sow jealousies between them. An attempt supposed friendly at heart, and only drawn into the to divide Lord SintdOWT H from Mr. Pier is just as vortex with France by hard necessity, the English faulty, as an attempt to divide Mr. PI e ET from Lord Government forbore the exercise of that right, and SIDMOUTH. The breach will be the same in either tolerated for a time a hollow and delusive neutrality. case, and if the edifice is to te entirely consumed, it Spain has not a single pretence or shadow of justi- matters nut to which end the incendiary applies his ficatioa, or remonstrance, that is not derived from torch. HI this source, and yet she nOw urges her concessions as Two Duteb .':..chuyts arrived on Wednesday front... I a proof of the extravagance of our demands. She Katwyct, (with letters and some Dutch Journalso would turn the moderation, the kindness. and for- The latter come down only to the 22J last, and c bearance of England, into an argument against her t ai n noth i ng o f any i nterest , that I. not to be foe justice, although conscious that she cannot ace's'= in the Hamburgh and Paris Papers of the 18th, her of a tingle aft of miscondufl, w:thoot, it the which we received early in the week. The private same tient, reproaching herself with perfidy and letters that we have seen, are principally cf a mer ingratitude. cantile nature, and complain bitterly of the stag nation of trade, and the want of money. The Etfiedition embarking at Portsmouth still continues to be the subjea of various and contra- A Gentleman just arrived from Rotterdam states. dittory conjeaure. Some sa y it is going to take that new measures of severity are exercised against possession of Madeira, and from thence to the Ca the English in Holland. Several British subjeas nary Isles. Others as positively assert, that it is are detained by force, and every kind of British intended to operate for some time as a diversion. merchandise is confiscated. - Yesterday, about hall-past twelve o'clock. His MAJESTY arrived at theQuats's House front Kew. Soon after two o'clock His MA Jes r T held a Privy Council, which was attended by the LORD CHAN. CELLOS. the Marquis of HERTFORD, Earls CAN.. Held. and AT Lesroup, Viscount SIDNIOU rig, Lords HAWKESSUIY, and MULGeaVE. General MAIT. LAND was introduced to the Council, and sworn in Governor of Ceylon; on which occasion he had the honour to kiss His MAJESTY'S hand. The Council sat but a short time. After the Council, His Ma.. JISTY gave an audience to Lord HAwistsauay. On Tuesday, Wednesday, and yesterday, the Russ , AN A m LASSADOR wansaked business at Lord Mute ' office. On Wednesday. Sir .loon Boat Asa WASISN transaeted business there from twelve till one o'clock. At three o'clock, on the same day, a Cabinet Council was held at his Lordship's office. , On Monday, the Hon. Casten& Almanac:mai was unanimously eleaed Representative in Parlia ment for the City of Edinburgh, in room of the Right Hon. Cn watts Hors:, now Lord Justice Clerk. Major DALRYMPLE Will, it is said, he returned for the boroughs of Haddington, Etc. Colonel CLINTON, the usher candidate, having declined the contest. The American ship, Commerce, Tav Lon, from the Havannah, for Rotterdam, is detained by the Lady Warren armed ship, and sent into Penzance. The Jane, PERKINS. from Quebec fur Liverpool, is wrecked on the Highlands of Scotland. A French privateer was at Rio Janeiro on doe 19th Oikober last, and intended sailing in a few days on a cruise. A letter from Torbay, of the t9th of January, says. " By a sloop, which arrived here last night from Guernsey, I have learned the sad effeas of the tre mendous storm last Thursday there, in which a num. ber of vessels suffered, but most particularly that beautiful ship privateer Fame (late !Made), of 3e guns, and 240 men, Captain HOfIES, belonging to H. C. 131.ZWeT r, Esq. of Plymouth, and which sailed from thence last Monday. She parted one cable in the gale, and dragged the other two anchors, till she went ashore against the Castle, and is be come a mere wreck. She had previously cut her mizen-mast away. to ease the ship, but it availed nothing. S'ie had got her commission. and was to have sailed the next day." It appears from an account laid before the House of Commons, that the unfunded debt in Exchequer Bills, outstanding on the sth of January, 1805, amounted to 25,253,5001. The following is an Account of the Number of Ships from Scotland, employed in the Whale Fish ery to Davis's Streights, and the Greenland Seas ; from the loth of OCtober, 1803, to the 10th of Oc tober, ltlo4, as appears by a paper laid before the House of Commons : !lope, Lattusa, Jana, Erverpriaa, IL:reulitc, Neptune, Ni.try Ann, Eatridge, Rodney, William and Ann, litll. al 8.,u0y, RAith, Rattler, East Lothian, and Else Swan.—Tutal, ships—Total burthen, 4,245 54ths. The Shakspeare Lottery being decided on Mon day, has given the adventurers a golden oppor tunity to get the Capital Prizes in the present State Lottery, none of which are yet drawn ; but, from the mends in the different Lottery Offices, and the few Tickets that are left unsold, without an early application, many must be disappointed. A late traveller on the Continent makes the fol following remarks on the temper of the newly created Emperor:—The temper of Bow AFARS'S is become intolerable, and his Secretaries are only pre vented from quitting bis service by fear, His un governable anger is so excessive, that when a mes senger brings unpleasant news, the persons in wait ing are each afraid of being the reporter. His fits of passion are so violent, that it is said he is now frequently provoked to strike, and that it is very common for his footmen to receive blows. .....111••••••••S . DRURY L ANL. Last aishk a aew Comedy was performe I at this Theatre, avowedly from the pen of a Geatiernan, it is said Mr. Goulette. Pie Prologue, spoken be Mr. B A RCS. a 11, did ISOS lead us to exped novelty of charafter, or design.. The models of the author are evideetlr Th e T sm i ot gi the Shreen,neetflh Night, and The 1 , euristaist The story is very simple. An eminent Sr. midi Palates has two beautiful daughters. The eldest, so vain, so imperious, and overbearing, although beset with suitors, will not be wooed until addressed by the Duke Araisa, a rich and .powerful nobleman, who gains her hand by the description of his palace, e ar . sieges, and attendants. Being passionately in love with her, he determines on subduing her spirit, sod fur that purpose. as soon as the ceremony is over, sets off for his palace, but,instead of placing her there, conveys her to a retired cottage in its neighbourhood. Here, he says, he has imposed on her ; that he is as husbandman, and that cottage is his only pots. sion. She, at first, treats it as bagalrile, but i, obliged to change her wedding robes for a runt jacket, and submit to the rfieanest rceupation, Her proud spirit revolts at this life, and bitter taunts and sarcasms are the consequence. Th e Dar listens to them with temper and coolness, and locks her up when very refraiory. Sh e pee . rails on him to give her her liberty, and flies to the castle to complain to the Di a.', who is represented by one of his domestics. Janine. who, seated in a great chair, hears her complaint; and the Doke arriving soon alter, a scene ensues similar to that of I.itite 7eha in judgment, i 1 the Opera of Reels ilacd. The Lady demands a divorce, hut he decrees them to remain together for a monists. at the expiration of that to. be divorced, if not recnn.iled to her situation i but the amiable conduet of her hhsband, before the time arrives, has made her evert thing he could wish, and she takes posseo.ion of the Cud,. There is a second plot, of an officer ad his pep, a female in disguise, who, like frio/a. N'never told het love," but is at last united to 014/1114 her Weer. His charades is sketched from De;efele, in lie ineststant, as it the Como the lomat' yearree's sister, who is a copy of Bizarre, and was admirably performed by Miss ME'.LON.--The scene is laid in Spain. Of these materials, the Author has made a very lively, interesting dmedy. The dialogue is excel lent, full of point, and abounding with beautiful sentiment and imagery. The two first ails were a continued series of applause, from one of the fullest houses we ever witnessed. There was a trifling dis approbation in the third aft, at the charaler of the Diller, as tedious—it may be very well dispensed with. In the fourth was introduced a village dance, in which Mr. ELL hrOte and Mies Dorman j tined. The music was very lively, and the duce was pen formed with ease, vivacity, and simplicity. ft was loudly ~ord. The last a& commenced with a beautiful air, which was very sweetly sung by Miss Du etc AN, and also marred. This AO, with the ex ception of the softie where Deka& is tied by the women to the tree, is excelleut, and received the most unbounded applause. On Mr. Eaxisroe's ' announcing the Comedy for this night, he was hail ed with " bravo! bravo !" from all parts of the house. Miss Demean. in Jaliasa, was the Ceelcrias. Her first appearance was in her heed:al dress, the intost eleg rot and splendid we have ever see., and her performance in the lishighty ovevereating pars of the char-atter were marked with judgment yid discrimination ; but the Most eaptivAnag pail 61 her performance was the reminding her husWi of the " Arabian courser" sehich he was to Wilk leaked ler her. Nor can eke give any idea of the , bwiestit s I I sweetness of tow voile, look, and Matillit. 'rift avows her alliettioo and deternahlmia to resale ' with him. Mr. EL LISTON'S perfeenume. of the Dais des ad mirable; whether as the subolissive Iterah or the cool, determined husband. When he reglad Ms title, and appeared in the last scene at hiccaade, his looks and demeanour betrayed nobility. His dues was most superb. Miss De C•sse was the Part which she made extremely int n ere c e v tli. M ilate sang a plaintive air , which was e r. BAN. N IST EN and Mr. WROU3SITOM in the father and Or lando displayed their usual judgment. Mr. Coats.s could not be more entertaining than in Aries. He made some excellent hits at resigning his place. Kr. dear :At did all he could for the Corns. Miss Ds Castel /i s l s ie f i s s J t F ek a Bee n dawlively hoping Epilog, ed Honey .%hoe as successful. She concluded amitlct y that C l u a o e dies en wh oG w it o h e u rden i t d urned m t a o ke o ß n it T tll h e , thunders of applause. The piece will, no doubt, b: a favourite, and amply repay the Proprietors for the liberality with which it Las been got up. COYISPIT.GAR 0 LS. The Young Itsie'us played Frederick, last night. in Lavers' rows, with all the ability evinced in his former representations of it, and all the applause which such excellence deserves. The house over flowed with a brilliant company, in which we ob served the Duchess of Sr. Awe's, the Couatess of Da armors*, Lady 8. Commutes, Lady h E•DE, Lady hltoin•v, &c. -, The Qusties insfispositioe, we understand, arias ftran a swelled face. Yesterday, about half past two o'clock, the r 1 e of W ALES visited ICT MAJESTY. Yeverday, the Princess Sorist A of GLOUCLSIER visited Hier MAaesry and the PaiNcgssrs. In the evening, Their MA; I ..r l ss had a selea party. Colonel TOORNIUN'S fine estate of Thornrire Royal, in Yorkshire, we understand, was not finail &posed of, but bought in. We have several times thought it a duty Ire owed the public s to mention the PANOR An A ill t!.• Strand, and pay that tribute of praise to the Arno which their productions so eminently merit. Oka Headers will, no doubt, be highly gratified in heir ing that Messrs. RRINAOLE and [Lomeq to ma k° their 1' xhibition, if passible, still more attraaivr. have ere Red, in an adjoining apartment to the Vim of Ropes, an eatremnly fine Painting of Sir Siostv SMITN'S Engagement with the En IX V . 4 FtorittA off Ostcnd—it View of the City—the Flotilla in tbv Harbour, and too many other objeas to enumellac the whole forming an interesting and beautiful fors'' duaion. A Letter from Dublin, dated, Saturday. half-past seven o'clock at night, says, " Mr. Justice DALY sat in the Court of King's Bench this day, for the first time since the co of the argument in the case of Mr. Justice JOHNSON. It was pre viously understood that Lord Chief J ustice Downes and Mr. Justice DAv differed, and Mr. Justice Os soana, being personally concerned, did not attend. the Court determined to hear two Counsel on each side. Mr. WCARTNLY, in an argument of two hours, contended, that the arrest was not valid, and that Mr. Justice JOHNSON ought to be discharged without bail. The rest of the day was occupied with the argument of Prime Serjeant Blows c upon the other side." The Court then adjourned to Monday, when Mr. CURRAN was to be heard for Mr. Justice Jon tti see; and the Aviv's), ev GxecitAt. against him ; after which, it was expeCted, the Court would give judgment. It is generally thought among the Bar, that the arrest will stand, and Mr. Justice JOHNSON will be transmitted to England. He continues under arrest ; but was not brought up to Court on account of ill health. We yesterday noticed the insidious condutt of some of the daily prints, that labour to destroy the harmony of the Government, which they profess to defend. In this system of perfidy, a paper, that affefts to have abjured the errors of Jacobinism and become a convert to the faith of the Treasury, is a principal performer. Oa Wednesday last it charged the Opposition Writers with a " wish to sow dis sention and jealousy in the Cabinet," by endeavour ing to make Mr. .Pirr jealous of Lord S r DMOUTII; and, after rebuking its fellow labourers in the Ministerial Vineyard, whom it contemptuously called two or three of Mr. PITT'S seribiling friends, for their weakness in being drawn into such a contest, it concluded with an assurance that " the reconcilia tion between Mr. PITT and Lord SIIMOUTiI is hearty, cordial, and sincere." The •ery writer, who used this language on Wednesday, made the following observations yesterday in the very same Paper : " For time time we have heard reports of Mr. Canning's intention), resign. The Coalition press has been particularly directed against him for acting under Mr. Pitt with Mr. Ad• disigton, as if the Costitian had rea-cm to suppose they would be illOrt successful in their attacks against Mr. Canning on this ground, than spinet ethos. Bin surely Mr. Canning cannot be dissatisfied at the manner in which Mr. Addington ■ud his friends return to office! lltey return vanquished, not triumphant. How, then, can he be dissatisfied with the present Cabinet , Little as he thinks of Mr. Addington, surely he will allow MID talents sufficient to ke President of 013 Council T. pursue %tr. Addington further, looks like personal malice it lots as if Mr Canning wished to persecute him from'private resent ment, not to esclude him on public grounds. Mr Addington a id his friends came to the Pittites Men, vanquished oppo nests ; they kiss the rod, and accept of such things as Mr. Pitt in his bounty shall be pleased to give. What could be riure triumphant or satisfactory than this ?" Now we would ask this consistent, not scrib bling writer, we suppose, who fears the harmony of the Cabinet will be destroyed by making Mr. Pyre jealous of Lord Sresoire, whether there be ao