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. the present was better. He allowed what Gentlemm had stated was correa, , reason why he had countenanted him in tires when he st proposed the ahem rivets • was, because the old praaice was contrary to otitotion, and Thos e d those modes of ve ry had oaes. of 15 months, 6 months, • b e very good ; but he could not allow that -the sake of a dvantaile or pecuniary s interest not to look to C snstitution. A ninety days, he was sure they were not AC ,to the usage of earliartynt ; it was . qt) state Bills to be for servicos to which they . tv ,, to be a pplied. Such Bills, he thought, th appellatiou of fictitious. As to the .(vic e e moiler, he thought the Right Hon. 1 ;3 ,1 pat it On a very fair footing. It was, mitionably, a proper ohjad for the inquiry of a Comm i t tee. On this sul-jea it was not pos. to say any thing limber, till they had before store intormMon ; he thought that both i rger and smaller sum but appear to have been ap t wubout the knowledge of the First I.ord of Adm i m i t y. He WAS induced to suppose so the letter which had been sent to him by the aptroller of the Navy, and the answer he re lied to it. Ile owned, that if the Virst L✓ord of Admiralty did not approve the measure, he should not have given it his countenance ; but, on !other band, he thought the Navy Board should, A their own satisfklion and security, have had his specitic consent to it before they attempted to carry into execution. He was very glad to find the pity was to take place, in order to see whether money had been properly applied; but it was, lauhredly, the duty of every Govarament to take ore that, in the mode of issuing any species of tints: y the public finances, they should not do in such a manner as to militate either against the ;ongitution, of that check which, for the wi.est rrpoies, it had plated in the hand s of the House of Commons, in making them the guardians, and tiring them the supreme cantroul over the public irse. Sir A. HAMMOND expressed the most sincere misfasction that a Committee of this kind had been ; and congratulated the House that the rit se llon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer had brought it the t ask forward. as he was so mtich more sievate to than he (sir A. H.) should AT.' been, who would, otherwise, have moved for sash a Committee. He also thanked the Hon. and Learned Gentleman who brought forward tn. minion, for being, in some measure, the cause . 0; this Committee. As to what had been said by t, ie Hon. Gentleman who spoke last, respeittaig tae letter sent by him to Earl St. Vincent, he had, as soon vs he received the communicati an from Lord ex:.ressed his desire to write to the kirst Lord of the Admiralty upon it; but Lord Hobart Id him, he wonld himself speak to the Earl of st . (ascent; and then, on a subsequent OCCAsion, M iami hi n, his Lordship van as:go:tinted with it, ad approved it. lie had never, in any one in stance, passed by the First Lord of the Admiralty, without consulting him, thmagh the Earl of St. Vincent and he bad been on such tams, it was vary diffizult for him to do so as be could have wished. Wroth regard to the Ninety Day Bills. the Wile method had been pursued as on former occasions, and she greatest benefits had resulted from it to the puhlic service. He recapitulated what had been stated by Mr. Pitt, as to the enormous loss the public bad sustained, by the accumulation of Navy Bilh, which had occasioned the passing the AR on that subjed. He said, the present mode had been highly beneficial to the service of the Navy, and that it was particularly owing to the astonishing punctu tuality with which Mr. Goldstnid had always pu ttied for these hills. They had experienced every difficulty that could be conceived in getting them dis ctunted ; all the holders of navy bonds, and other government securities, were against them ; they had ail 'Change-alley to contend with; and their ultimate Liucess was owing to the uncommon perseverance al the Navy Board. The question being creded for, the amendment was agreed to; and then the whole motion was agree&to as followS: " That the Aare oldie Eleventh Upon be referred to a Select Comnintee, wicept so far r relates to the roe of k0,..001. fur rent IIerVIC,O, to consider the matter thereof, and to re,.ort the same with their opinion Co the II ore." it was then ordered that the Committee should consist of twenty-one Members, and that they should be chosen by ballot. Mr. HUSILISSON brought up a Bill for the bet ter Regulating and Auditing the Public Accounts , which was read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time tomorrow. The Irish Excise Licence Bill was also read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time to morrow. Mr. VANSIT FART postponed his motion re lative to the Dublin Poii.e, which stood for this day, till to-morrow. The Irish Malt Bill was read a second time, and ordered to he cnnimitted tmmarrow. The London Wet Dt.sks Bill WAS read a third time, and passed. The Prize Bill, which had been ordered to he committed to-molt-ow, was further postponed till Tuesday next. 'r. At tx t:o ea brought rte the Report of the toininttee of Supply, which was read, and a Bill erdered to be prep.ired. fhe House resolved itself into a Committee upon the Post-Horse Farming Duty Aft, and the Chair ra.ut was i:lslrtated to move for leave to bt ing in a Atli, which WAS accordingly done, and the Bill or d.:red to be prepared.—Adjuu.ned at Half past hint o'Clock. TEE BRITISH PRESS. LiiNtY)N, FRIDAY, M•Y 24. We have received P.trs Papers to the I.Srh, end Iht.•h Papers to the I sth intrant. They only tend to vrplex tha accounts already received of the combined squadrons, and to exaggerate the mit. chid done in the West Indies, by the Rochfort fleet. lbr Alorrisecr contains a long article, IA which t'ngt t h itight n d the ro . o , s , th eist' was, b ling yeti • • • be :no) *i y fur t w ire 11 ` 31 ills it Oil( y ii n g to (Ong to it e not t 1 , e , e ered tl t ten . ' had se quedioll ycret Cot ole to *' them 11°r' t he larger F d t he Adm from the, ComPtf° turned tr• the Ailn should 11 the othe for their s pecific it into I ingaity t h, mot uh doubt at e th, pa y:mr.' it in sac Conicity finrunie of Con' giving I ro• Sir . 1 1 I E4O trt 1 trough ale 4.14 liar: Si each Learns motion tios Co lion. letter s soon ui Ito!•ior bir,l t•li y utter taw. • and a r stance ' withoi • Vince diffizu With methc and .e • 14311 • stoic • had whicl subje benel WAS I tltalll !, ‘iiet diffic t•iun give •• 411 • Lilco of th I'l was ogre it Sekc kO,: and 1' eon sho • ter wh a II r• fru 1 lat ddi; 1,: :a tin l'o Cf Cr tin th ihe al 1.14 ble the ne• cr urn I it ;be cur, ten 10i sots tats it endeavom ; to throw every other continentil ' print into di.repute, and represents itself as the only one deserving credit. The Monileur is well known in Europe as a mere instrument to serve the purposes of the Government of France. If, therefore, its chara&T of the other Contilental Prints be true, we have little chance of receiving any usefal information from the Forci3n Papers. The Monitcrir of the I Ith has a supplement annexed of five sheets. containing dispatches from the Mar quis %VE6r.EsLIY, intercepted by the Ilupe. We shall give a sketch of them on the first open day. We have received Antigua Journal+ to the 3d ult. which contain a long, account of the invasion of St. Kitt's by the French on the sth of March. extraded from the St. Chrittopher Advertiser. There is no thing in it. however. of any importance that we have not had before. The Antigua Journal of the 21 ult. contains an unanimous vote of thanks of the Council and As sembly of the Island, to General VANDELEUM, for his conduit on the 15th of March, in parching the troops and artillery to the vicinity of St. John's, in consequence of an alarm arising from the appear ance of sever.l vessels, which, however, proved to be American. Dispatches have been received at the Admiralty from Admiral Coeasar.e. dated the 9th of April. We understand they state that he was in pursuit df the French flee:, and expressed a confidence that he should come up with them before they reached St. Domingo. to which place he presumed that they were bound. On Tuesdty morning Admiral COLLINGWOOD sailed from Plymouth with eleven sail of the line, completely vinualled and stored for six monthl. The Admiral is to call off Brest, and to receive any intelligence or orders which Lord GA RUNEtt may have to give him. The orders and counter-orders issued at Ports mouth show the uncertainty that prevails with re spett to the destination of the enemy's squadrons. A ft:et of transports under convoy for Cork, with about 4900 men destined for Jamaica, had not sailed many hours yesterday, when a boat was dispatched, to order part of them back. Three only had re turned, and it was not espefted that the rest will be overtaken. The Mediterranean convoy, laden with provisions, also put back on Wednesday, to Portsmouth, there to remain until farther orders. A private I. , tter frnm His NlAjesty's ship Bien helm, Admiral Sir TIMMILS Tsov 'singe, states that they and their convoy were all well on the 7th instant, lat. It. long 21. The following were the ships in company, viz. Earl Camden, Dcoonshire, Castle Eden, Prelim, Admiral Gardner, Lady Castle reagh, htecalfe,Csyy" London, Cumbertn d, Worley, Gotta', Ganges, Dorset:hire, Ertter, Hope, General Stuart, and Reheat, all bound for India. When they were thirty leagues S. W. of Ushant, the Admiral !lewd of the departure of the Toulon fleet, and shaped his course accordingly. Yesterday morning His MAJESTY gave audiences to Sir CHARLES Mortoara and Earl WaracutEsra, at the Qu Eves /louse. It was reported yesterday, with increased confi dence, that Lord NELSON had arrived off Scilly. The Law Courts afforded nothing of any public interest yesterday. A letter from Dublin, of the 18th, says, ,‘ The greatest aftivity, yet without bustle or alarm, t•re vaili throughout our military system. The Yeomanry lave been served with 9.4 rounds of ball cartridge, and are all on the alert." Judge JOHNSON arrived in custody at Holyhead early on Monday morning last, and, being still in ill health, was allowed to proceed by easy stages for London, where he is expelled to arrive to-morrow : be has retained Mr. ERMINE, and several other Counsel, in his defence. On Saturday, in the General Assembly at`Edin burgh, the answer to His MAJLSTv's letter, aod also an address to His MAJESTY on the present situa tion of public offal, s, were read, and unanimously agreed tot and his Grace the COMMISSIONER, at the Assembly's request, undertook to trarainft thorn to His M Amy v. A petition, subscribed by Sir HARRY MONCRIETi and Professor ANDREW HUR TLE, complaining of a sentence of the Synod of Lo thian and Tweeddale of the ith cart. in the case of Mr. WEIR, was likewise read.—l'he Assembly op 7 pointrl Wedi.esday first for taking the petition, end reference of the Synod, into consideration. The three Regiments of Royal East India, and the third Regiment of 1,121 London Volunteers, tinder the cowman I of the Earls of HARED/OEOI4 and 11 %issues', an.! General PHIPPS, were reviewed yesterday, in Hyde Park, by His MAJESTY. On His M A) est v's arrival upon the ground at a quarter hetore eleven o'clock, the artillery attached to the East India Battalions fired a royal salute of twenty one guns, with great precision. His MAJESTY having received their grand salute, passed along the front and rear, round again to the front, where he took his station, opposite to the rintre of the bti gade '['he movements and the firing were executed with great precision and regularity ; but the races. sively high wind raised clouds of dust, which almost hid them from His MAJESTY, and caused the evo lutions to cease before all that were intended had been gone through. His MaJut v, however, had seen enough to induce him to pass a flattering en comium upon the steadiness and discipline of tha Corps. 'the Royal Dow, sad several General Officers, were present. ... FOREIGN DITILLIORNCL IL • • num THE FRENCH AND DUTCH PAPERS. -4 PARIS, MAY 9. The American ship Atireg is arrived in 23 days from New Yu: kat Botirdeaux. 'the Captain con firms the intelligence that the French hare taken possession of St. Lucia, Antigua, Dominica, Nevis, .Montserrit, St. Vincent':., and St. Christopher's. Captain Brown, of the Di:a, was present at the taking of the latter Island, trom whence he sailed on the 9th of Mardi. The French Admiral de manded 15001. sterling of the city, and 10.0 4 .301 of the inhabitants, which was complied with, and the sums paid. All the English vessels in the Roads were burned, but the Americans were preserved. General Erneors Aid-de-Camp is arrived in Europe, after a passage of twenty-nine days, bring ing favourable intelligence from the Antilles, where the French fleet had taken and burned 250 ships of the enemy, all laden. The loss sustained by the English trade on this occasion is estimated at 100 rr.illions of francs. It is said that the English have suffered a. still greater loss op the side of Portugal. Count Von Stahremberg. the Austrian Minister at the Court of louden. is about to set off for Vienna, where he will remain some months. It is said that a coolness subsists between th,Aei Courts. They write from Lisbon, dated the 6th of April, that Jerome Bonaparte had arrived there is ass American ship, on board of w:lich were, as passen.. gers, Mr. and Miss Patterson. Jerome nan.sparra set off post for Madrid, and Mr and Miss Pattersnn re-embarked. It is said they purpose returning tik America immediately (.1./ witrue It is said that an advice ship has arrived at Boars.: • dsaux, dispatched ft.= the Rochefort Aces. and bringing very important intelligence. On the Ist inst. their Imperial Majesties mewed. at Alexandria; after which the Emperor repaired - ti the celebrated plain of Mary-gm where he ist speed the 30,000 troops assnmbled,,these. Hie Majesty w.w on horseback from ten in the atom* • to seven in the evening, and tired no less than stem • horses in the course of the day. It is said that 1.503 troops hive been left by the Rochefort squadron at Martii.icine, 1.5:30 at Gisais daloupe, and that another body of troops has been sent to St. Domingo, to reinforce General Fernand. A part of our squadron W.ll cruisin4 to the wind ward of Barbadoes, for the Cork convoy. The Abnitcte of yesterday has publiiihed a kink dispatch from Rear Admiral Liiinii, giving an W. count of his second cruise., It con;iiits a detail of his anion with the Cent arise. A:lacied to this dis patch is a list of Ali, the ships taken by Linswis %Mee his having been in the East Indies. TAW7 are the • TIIE.iTRF, C . :MM.:T-(1A nTg. The ream; Rourimt played //wider last night, for his own benefit, to a most brilliant and crowded audience. It was the 60:h night of his playing in London, to uniformly overflowing ho•:s-s ; and con cluded his engagements. hunders of applause at tended him throughout. After tho Play, he spoke the following Farewell Address, in an admirable style : Anxious to pay my hrartfelt homage here, Before you thus I venture to wear. No charaacr assurn'd shall veil me now, When, to my partial fr.ends I griteful bow. Say, am I wrong to aim at your applause— Yet there are some who in my coat theatric holes are picking, And scorn the boy sh hero—a stage-struck chicken ! Shall he debase a Shakespeare's glowing scenes ? " A horse! • horse!" a rocking horse he means. Ifis atlions, trick, and start, a mere machine ! He utters words, not feeling what they mean. As to my height...l t.ust on Reasan's plan, Tile mind is held the standard of the mall : As :o my youth—.why, if that be 3 crime, Patience, dread Sire, I shall amen.l .n time. Such critics for myself rinmov'd I Nis V : Is it my acting they condemn, or you ? Could trick or start your nobler passions raise, Or gain me-, what's my proudest boast—your praise? Witco at stir Shakespeare's shrine my swelling heart Bursts forth and claims some kindred tear w start Forgive, if 1 avow that falling tear Inspires my hopes, and bids me persevere. Here, while you weep, for sorrows not your own, Be Wes trite sorrows to your hearts unknown, May—l want words, my feelings ehoak their way, Think what I might to feel, and that IM say. Yesterday the Princess ELIZABETH completed her 34th year. In the evening, Their MAJ EST ILs had a selel party. On Saturday. soon after the arrival of the Princess of WALES at Windsor, His MAJESTY presented her with an elegant breakfast-service of gold plate, which has been son - ::: time in preparation by Mr. GILBERT. The portra:t of the Earl of Fire, at Somerset- House, is in a fine tow, and breathes most exquisite kermony in the colnuring. Considerable alterations anl improvements are making in Vauxhall Gardens. StNCIL ETON is paint ing fur it a new transparency, representing the Temple of Fame, which will Est 300 guineas. Viscount and Vise •uutess MIDDLETON will leave town next week. Eir JOHN 02DR arr:sted at his house in Sackville street, yesterday. Captain Sct rr's improvements at the each of Brighton are greatly admired. Sunday is the day appointed for the marriage of Laity CAkOLINIC PONS...SPIV, and the Honourable Mr. LADS. Last night, the elegant and lively comedy of The TV,r.ite WAS performed at Drury-lane :I'lleatre; and WAi acceived with the applause such dramatic ex cellent:. must always command. The Earl of CL A NRICARD left NERofs yestfl- lay, Icr Hampshire. While the Cremona Deputies were congratutiting BoN Ara art upon the restoration of bonnuno in Italy; a dep'ttation from Lucca, aging in concert, were as numb as oil in a similar address. Arrivals at N ant 's Hotel yesterday : Sir (Ito. and Lady THewAs, from Sussex ; the Duke of MANCH o.ST ER, from Kimbolton Castle; and Capt. ELPHINsTON FLEMING, of the Royal Navy. The Duke And Duchess of Benroen's infant son was elristened last night, at their house in Stable yard, St. James's. A grand entertainment was given on the occasion. The beautiful little estate on the border of the Tamer, called Col ling's Honse and Farm, lately oc cupied by A. WILIoN, Esq. we understand, will speedily be disposed of by public elation. Last night, the Ladies' Seventh Vocal Concert, under the diredion of Mr. KNYVETT, was performed at Mrs. HORNIT'S elegant mansion, in Portman square. The Seleftion was from the works of HAN DEL, Dr. Coots, CALLCOTT, Weiss, STEVENS, D•NRY, JACKSON, KING, oral BUONONCINI.— Among the company present u ere, Lady Caroline Ili-risen, Laly Penrrhn, Lady Prescott, Lady Sir Viand Clarke, Sr Gen. Tays, Colonel Windsor, the. H.in. Mrs. Windio , , the Hon Mrs. and Mss Anson. Ma. Benton and the Muses 'Wynn, the Muses Caylnr, Mts. Wald-11, Mr. and Mrs. Methuen, Mrs. awl MIA It•ne, the Hon. Mt. Herbert, Miss Codrington, Miss Hunt, Ste .te. Wednesday was married at St. George's Church, Hannver•square, by the Hon. and Rev, the Deaa of Windsor, Major-General the Hon. EDWARD PAGET, third son of the Earl of Uxaatoos, to the Hon. Miss BaooT, daughter of the late, and sis• terito the present Lord BAGO T. On Wednesday, the serenity and beauty of the weather gave great effect to the splendid Fete F,:am peor, which the Gentlemen of the Harmonic So ciety, at Bath, gave to their fair friends, the La dies of B tth and its vicinity. More than 1200 per sons partook of the pleasures of the morning, which were diversified by music, sing:ng, dancing, and elegant refreshments, at Sidney Gardens. London Docks, which were opened some time ago in a partial way, are to be opened in a grand style to-morrow, when His Mahe[ v, several branches of the Roy •L FAMILY, Officers of State, the Pair:es, Nobility, Gentry, Corporation of London, and the Managers of the Dock, will attend I ali the ships in the Bastin will be decorated wilt the colours of every nation in amity with the British Empire ; a grand entry will be made with captured ships of the enemy ; no labourers will be waited in the Doek. One of the last finished warehouses is fitted up for the ROYAL PARTY and the Nubility, where a sump. tuous eateitainment will be provided ; the entrance will be at the West-gate, leading from East-Smith field; no person whatever is to he admitted without a ticket, a miliwy guard it to attend. Count :•.‘ of Satherluta. holLmat Al, Eliza A tam, iknt'ittl• and Admit tl Rainier, Aidtet, A.1111if1111A , .10., Supra h.. Mid.. Illar:ow. El eonnra P 41110314. uta i, lkathoni,d Fria i'hip , p: ldvteuur, .f.l, rittt.•••JltTy. Fricadshin, MeNtieritte, Fate Senbat., St. Mniirv, Charalent, Jewic;, VIDA4II, 11-115, r•ltlting Ca-Ir. Prinzese Charlotte, eium, POO, C . ..aal.ms, V'iuu Ca•th:, sal Mouclie. a 4 s • 12. A bulletin was circulated on the 2.1, at Careas.. sone and Pctpign...o, which had been received from Spain, and of w;.i.:11 the following are toe contents " English prizvs taktnt in •he parr of Lisbon by the combined fleet of France and Spain ;. " Five ships of theline, 13,031:00i1 of piastres. t frnrn silty to eighty sail, forming a convoy, cl.stitted fir Gibraltar or Malta. To this list, a letter, which came by anoth.A rind, adds 44)00 troops. which surrendered ; and whit - were, it is said. to be sent to Gibraltar. It is not known whether the 15,000,009 of pial-oe; are in money arm •rchandise.. but they are supposed to be specie. We may be sir taken with respea to some of the dna?! , but the loss of the English is not the less proligion, and cannot fail to give a grett blow to their :onunerce, which isthe true sup; art of their posse,. 'Will. news. which has been circulated In several day; in the departments horderinj on Spain, with an tiniporm detail of circurns...nac•es, arpears eert.a,n, 110 far as that the combiaecl 'legit have entered Lisbon, and made an immense booty." A• 7 14. Bonaparte is at Alexandria. The fultda 59 3.10. ii tour, m4v la. Yesterday morning, at s:x teci-at, a discharge of artillery announced the commencsiment cf the so. lemnity of the day. The parade a sembled at nine, and all the other troops were under arms at t n o'clock, and repaired tt, their appointed posts. The crowd of speCtators would have hem eteater, hal it not been for the rain. Meanwhile Gen. Marmiint, with his Etat-Major Rottiseau, General sisfllivnien. all the other Frenzh and Batavian Of( ht both of the Army and Navy, must of the Merrbets of the Clrpt Diplamatqa , , and a number of persons of distinflion of both sexes, had repaired to the H ell of their High Mighttnesses, where Madame Schim melpenninck also appeared. Precisely at twelve the procession went, in the manner settled nt •he Cete. monial, from the O►d Court to the lnnsr Court. Ilia Excellency the Pensionary was recisve.t in the Hall in the manner prescribed, toil his seat. .m 4 administered the oath to the vlembers of the As. sembly of their High Mightinesses, one by one. as they were introduced. They next elened M. Van Styrum their President, hefore whom the Petutonary took the oath prescribed by the Curisittuir.ri, and his Excellency opened tile d.ssiiris with a I 'es Speech. When the Speech was finish,d, the Petisioitary quit. ted the Assembly; ai.d M an Styrum. as dent, took the Chitr; and :Our he 4,,a irn plwed the Divine blessing i c their High Mightiness's. end the Executive Adetnistration, in a short address. a Committee of three Members was avointel, tin his proposition, to draw up an answer to the Pension. ary's Address ; whereupon the first sitting broke up by adjournment to the next day. Contrary to general expectation, and, indeel, to the • I do Brines of chance. another Jay's Drawing hrs elaps - ed, without a single capital Prize turning up. The s 1 consequence is, that the Lottery is now breonrlng an objeft of infinite importance to public attention. ioi With all the floating great Capitals still in the • 1 Wheel (after three days drawing out ot t ill Doll) and with a 50001. to the first drawn To-reorrow Morning, 20,0001. on the Sir.h Day, and : 0 . 001 . on the Eighth. are considerations momentous We yond preodeO in tbe annals of Lowrie', t'