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r. he could not tangent to any further delay than the Bill had already met with. Mr. Secretary FOX said, that the Right Hon. Gentleman had sucpi sed he was not properly in formed nn the subject, or did not rightly under- Astrid it ; he did not, verliaps, understand it in so very extensive a view as the Right l ion. Gentle man, who had given so much of his time and atten tion to it ; but he understood it sufficiently to know, that this Bill was a very proper one, and aught to' pass us speedily as possible. The flight prin. Gentlemen haJ said this Bill, if passed, would weal tee Navigation Act, but he surely knew very well that znuld not be the case. There was a wide difference between repeal and suspension ; it Ovoids! ior.ly effect the latter of these ; and in so doing it establiebtal no permanent relaxation of the priu- Ciples of - the Navigation Laws. The necessity, he said, had occurred, and* we think, and say, the re sponsibility ought not any longer to test on the Governors, but on those who are more immediately yes Ilse spot, and mote responsible to Parliament. The :11111 only gives an authority to the King •to give those Powers to the Governors, when "ever *at) , necessity may require it. If the ship 'Teeters End tithe/3 have a strong case to make out, they might address the King not to dispetoe with the powers The Governors would have no opportu nity of hearing those persons or their witnesses, from the dietetice between the parties, but the Privy Cenneil wide Atter the practice has continued for more than thirteen years, and Indemnities uniformly and continually granted, it was impossible the Go verrors should now refuse to grant this dispensation when' applied tn. if this suspensiou had always been in force during the war, there would not be a British ship less in consequence of this bill. He Ti ill no doubt, hut the statements of the Right Hon. G ntleman were coned and accurate, but he saw j nn nee iu sta ij eg to the Committee the situation of the Colonial sh.pping from 1784 to 1793 ; it might do loiterer the Governors, but not before the Corn- Alit'te. Thus was not to he a permanent measnre ; and AS a temperer!, one, he thought it much better to alter the resremsibility, than let it remain as it wise, and tii render that legal, whichiseforewas et-lo ttery to Lit'', And whenever resorted to, required in demnity. Ltd CAsTLEREA OH began by declaring, that it was net his intention to enter into the merits of the measure, hot merely to make a few general obseiveliont, which would unfold to the House the Round of his opposition. 'lse Right Hon. Sr. eretary, he perceived, had not assumed that there was any absolute neces,ii y for the Bill, and as, at the peeoent time, there wan a peculiar inexpediency in bringing it forward, he thought it alienist not be locoed upon the House. He was awate it had not entered into the mind of the Government oVArnerica, that they had a right to proceed sleep any of the Ports in the West Indies ; but he was conviecel, that such an idea was entertained by may persons in very high official capacities th.a e, and, by the nation at large ; s s that at a time sisnen such broad demands were made by that cuusn v,•and whilst they were absolutely meaacing that commerce. the rafting this Bill, he though:, a, peal, d like a concession, and theiefore the rata awe. should not have been brought forward. New wish reseed to the propriety of passing the Bill, on Ai-count of its merits, he did not think any argument could stand in support of it. Ihe true descoiption of the Bill was, to take away lions Parliament the power of judging of the needs. sity which might have compelled the infringement of die taw, and to transfer that power to the Privy Coutacil. IVhether this teas or was sot a prudent measure, he would leave to the House to deter mine ; Bast, thesis tog them to recoiled that the l'rivy Cuoacil was not so well calculated to investigate the necessity of a measure, as Parliament. The necessity for instituting au inquiry was, he conceived. very I great, as peehaps it would be found that the British etrtlenients, in North America. would be capable of I :voig a sufficient supply of ships from thence, were de y allowed the same privileges as English ships, and if American ve.asels were entirely es chided. The only argument used by the Nobla Lord, in supper) of his measure, was, that it was better at once to continue this trade, than that it should be carried on in violation of the law ; there. was nothing, therelote, which made it necessary to press the measure. for which reason he thought it better to have the Committee appointed, aqd if, on ineeeiry, the proceeding was considered %vier, the Bill Might be brought in and passed during the present lamina. aria% YOUNG was rather surprised to bear the Noble Lord impugn the necessity of this Bill, when it was stated by the Right Holt. Secretary, that-it would prevent the iateadion of the law, wheels infeatinns could not be avoided, so long as ;he lair was in force. It war impoesible to export a ioNtient counioy of flour frozu Chia 'country to the Vera indite as there was at present a l a w en t he lifeline Book , which prohibited an *sport of more than - 92,000 tens vt flour, which vras about 132,09 tr barrels, horn this country, in the coves of the year, and it was found that the very least quin tty consumed in the West Indies, emeuated to 150,0001 so that by keeping the trade to ourselves, we should starve the 'inhabitauts.— . With recited to what had been said of the impio- Flirty of altering any part of the Navigation Ad, he could only say, that it had always been the policy of this country to relax that law in time of war; and, as an instance, he would remind the House, that, by the 21st of the King, them war a ssietetial alteration in the Navigation Aft, by which it was ordained, that every British merchant *es"' should be manned with not less than three tereths British seamen ; but which was altered to Sae-fourth, - allowing the remainder to be of any aation• whatever. From these considerations, and as the Governors at present were in a situation to distress the islands through caprice, or for any othel reasons he would vote for the bringing in the Bill. Sir CHARLES PRICE was convinced. that Ili* Majesty's Ministers would always be rieidy to adopt ar v measure which might be beneficial to trade; hut, at the same time; he could see 11,3 reason why 614 bilaineSa should *et be referred to a Cfromittee. Pattiicul tray , oesome piper t o bud moved for might Le trferted to it, and be they exansised. I.r. ROSE. as a fursher s andecement to refer the - Ina tee to a Committne, stated, that he had bad a colii'eterle wills several merclonts of eminence, who , LO N DON, FRIDAY, MAY 23. Lord HENRY PETT V. in explaining on Wednes day Night. his Plan for auditing the Public Ac counts of the Army. stated the amount of the pub lic expooditore, not yet audit•:d and passed, at 435 millions. Now, although the accounts have not been finally examined, it does not follow that they are incorrect, and that the parties concerned ate so many public defaulters. A Financier, however, in a Morning Print of yesterday, sees in this sum only one enormous mass of good, doubtful, and bad debts, due to tl e public ; of which, calculating like a Commisiinner of Bankrupts, he presumes ohe fourth, at least, will be recovered, and " serve to take off a barthen from the shoulders of the people, to the amount of Si/ sterling a year." Of 411 the m ides yet discovered fur paying off the national debt, this is the most simple and easy. It was not, thereforev without reason,the Financier, in the Newspaper, was astonished, at svbsgt he conceiv_ ed the statement of Lord Hesee PETTY. Well might he exclaim with Skyletak, 0 wide and uptight judge ' How much more elder art thou than thy looks !" A general expetßatioo,•we- believe, prevails, that the Lords will give judgment on Wednesday next, in the case of Viscount Metvitte ; and that the Newspapers Will be at liberty to publish a Report of the Trial on the nett day. Upon reference to the procet-Jings in the House of Lords, as reported in THE BRITISH PAESI of yesterday, it will be seen, that the Duke of Not rote stated, that the case of Viscount Metvittx would only be taken into con sideration on Wednesday, the 28th instant, and that it was very uncertain to what length the discussions might run, or when the final proceeding upon the Case might take place. The discussions, which the Duke of Noll to K)inticipates, are arguments upon points of law, arising out of the evidence, and its legality and admissibility, as applicable to the par ticular charges ; when their Lordships will, no doubt, wish to have the opinion of the twelve Judges ; and it is therefore probable, that weeks mus: elapse before all these doubts and difficulties are removed, and their Lordships will be able to pronounce judgment. The House of Lords having made an order to suspend the publication of the trial in the Newspapers, until after that event, we have only to obey it; but we may at the same time be at liberty to observe, with the most perfeet te sped for the high authority from which it has emanated, that there never was a case in which the prohibition was less necessary. When a charge goes out to the world without the defence, there is a danger of its producing a prejudice in the public mind against the party. Pending the trial, a cor rupt or partial witness, if admitted into Court be fore he is called for, may learn to shape his testi mony by the evidence which preceded it ; and, atter the trial, the minds of the jury ought to be preserved free from tire danger of receiving any bgis or endue impression ; for which reason, when they retire to deliberate upon their verdia, they are debarred from all external communication. Now all these grounds either entirely fail, or have been directly waved in the case of Viscount Mr tvri.ts. • The charges have been long before the public, and have been warmly canvassed both in and out of Parliament :—The evidence principally related to Bankers' books and accounts, in which the evil of a subsequent witness squaring his testimony by that of a preceding one, could not possibly occur; and surely no man will presume, that a Report of the proceedings in a Newspaper, if even incorreft, could make any impression upon the mind of the House of Lord •„ who had heard the evidence in Court, and have bad it printed accurately, from day to day, frr their own use. What injury can arise from publishing in a Newspaper, that which is al ready published in a book ? What impropriety there can be in reading that which every man and woman in London was permitted to hear, we are at a loss to discover ?—We have a very able Report of the Trial prepared, and it is to us a matter of indif ference whether we publish it a week or a year hence. The publie, however, who expeaed to read an ac count of it, as soon as the case was close , ..i. snit cot be so well satisfied with this new delay. We be lieve a Peer may, without any impropriety, permit his family and friends to read his copy of the evi dence ; and if so, it may have been read before this time, by half the town ; the petiod is as yet remote and uncertain, when a Newspaper shall be at liberty to publish a particle of the case. The ~Eatu frigate arrived at Cork on the 14th inst. ; she parted from the fleet which sailed from thence for the IVest ladies, on the 4th ult. off MA dein . ant the 17th, sixty-two sail in company, five join, d off Cork, tour, had parted 03 the lith inst ; the Altos fell in with Sir J. B. WAKE RN'S squa dron, which were the s'iips seen by Cie 1)t.a.1, sup posed to be the enemy's. The On/erie, Sraitsuc K. firm Liverpool, had riot arrived at New York on the 23.1 of April. The Presidrnce, HODGE, from London for Que bec, was abandoned at sea, on the Bth of April ; the crew were taken on board the Nentan frigate. The Marv, HANsoW. from London, was cim demned at Cape Lori[, in December last. • The Almrieer transport, of 360 tons, with previ sions from Gibraltar, for the fleet off Cadiz, and another vessel, suppo•eil to be the Mediterranean packet, were captured and carried into Algesiras on the 22.1 of April. The Hawke, of Poole, GODDLK, master, out 40 days, from Lisbon, was spoke with on the 26th of March, in hat 44. 10. long. 44. bad been leaky, and thrown part of cargo ov,rboard. The fleet for Newfoundland. which sailed from Portsmouth on the. IS:hof Match, was left all well on the 18th of April, in lac 41. 57. N. long. 32. W. under convoy of His Majesty's ship &Tem.—Wind S. S. W. The fleet. which sailed from Jersey, for Labra dere, was left all well by His Majesty's ship in long 1.5 30. with a fair wind. which continued for ten days. Mr. Se 4 R now, the Meseenger, returned to town last night, from Falmouth, after having seen Counsellor SAWN,' I" board a vessel bolihd from that port for America. An officer arrived on Tuesday, at Dover, from off Boulogne, repot ts, that o ;thin these few days there has been a large camp pitched on Ilse above Boulogne, and several troops are arrived there-; they continued pitching tents for three days, trod the camp is now nearly as long os it was last sum mer: they fire on, any of our sman enliven: that come in shore to see what is going oe ; but not many of their craft have been out is the roads. A letter from Amsterdam, dateaMey 13. says, , 4 It is understood that the Ems will soon be opened to the navigatioa of the English." Accoonts from Milan, dosed April la, state, that It has been signified to Madam Spencer Smith, that she will be removed from Milan to Valencien nes, which will be the place of her confinement till further orders. All the representations which have been made here and elsewhere, have produced no modificaticor in this arrete. Near Reggio, on the strait which separates the kingdom of Naples from Sicily, there is a camp of 25,000 French troops. Great preparations are making for the conquest of Sicily. A Court of Direanrs of the East India Company was held on Tuesday, at three o'clock, which con tinued to sit until nine o'clock in the evening, to deliberate on the propriety of recalling Sir G. Bast sow from the seat of Government in India. and the appointment of Lord LAUDERDALE in his stead. The proceedings of the Court were kept in pro found secrecy ; not even the Secretary was per mitted to be present at the discussion of the ques tion, which, we are informed, was extremely AM mated.—At nine o'clock a division took place, when there appeared, for the recall of Sir G. BA a tow, and the appointment of Lord LAUDERDAL E,fofo-- Against it, eig hteen. No trial of any public interest occurred yesterday at the Old Bailey. 17 persons were tried ;of whom 10, viz.— Dyad Payne, John Hurst, Ann Stocomp, Sarah Berton, John Ryan, Stephen Ra:ley, O'Brien, Clarko, Thomas Haywood, and .1. yeph Pennetethet, were found guilty. Seven were including Eleanor Rue. eel, Jrrtm r:Mmena, Wiilaam Townahead, John Ranger, and Rem-cca Gatnbt.,. The following letter, from a Gentleman in Mt %Anna% expedition, was entrusted to a friend. with an injuntlion that it should •ot be opened, until a month after the departure of the writer, cr the place of Mtaaana's expedition was made known: Richmond, Moth 1, 1806. Mr. Ritchie--Sir—.l have h.retofore withheld this commu nication, lest the Minister of Spain, might have had time to prevent the plan I woh to see effe‘ted. Mitt 4/IDA has the pewits:ion front the British government to make Trinidad the place or rendeavoto , he i, gone there. The delegates of CI • ,St Fe, and Mex,co, ace now there, ' or "it oected to meet him. Some de;ay may take place; there ' foes it tr.skihi be imprudent t•, name the place o' attack, rather ihe place to be surrendered—to be made the seat of confede . &tin°. If Isitotatroa 1< not guile to that ii;artd, auk' nay laugh at ms errdtit, 2.0 u hear of h:t beolg to re, you may put nm ffe coAdoseeThvi hennoroft., in 011, CUMAGUIIM.WWW3 sball make 4to Ulm tutneet YOtei, Se SAYRE I ~: _ _._ • _ i'~° qi c g -T t; -- V17N;N..7 " SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. . . EPSOM MEETING, Tofu/moat, Mat The sacoo4 and lan sear of a renewal of the Derby Stakes, of 3.1.. each, h. ft. for Ceits, 94 and Fillies, no. then 3 yrit, old ; the twit mils and a half Sic r standi.w. I iris, ( bought by Lord Foley) . . I Earl •T L.4(no.c..tit'd b. c. Tr4fatgar . 2 Ld. S Nit:beater names the Nlargrafe of Anspacb's gr c. t), Ft ,g1.,..er . $ Duke of Grafton's P.idargue 4 Mr. Wilaon's b. c. by Maanbletorian 3 F.arl of I )eroy names Sir F. Standish's filly, by Mr. Tisane Earl of Fremont's ch. c Achilles Mr. Potion tia rues the brasher to Lumbago Earl of Fremont'a b c. lat Juhairria C Kelliti Sir Harr, Mr. Mellish'. b. c. M.. Ilan lid Pluoghtmy Earl Grafton'', 5,1 r. Radeitfe ' Sir J. Sliery, Mr. Whaley, Mr Fifir.-r. Earl of Darlington, Mr Pines, and Mr. Glover, dm were Subs, •ity!r.i, but did not nen». Trafaioir, and Sir F. Standish's filly, went the fr counter against the field. The currisat isetting was 4to ea .the field, or 3to 4-on Sir F. Stand s oh t Earl .art . Este. moot. Air excelfedt race batui , 4lll the Leo fir.c hon e s ; w o e by half a neck Trio Judge eoeld only piece firs. Fiftt Pounds fur /lone+, Qt. e!lat have nut non more than one Intl. Pate since Abe Ist march, llltol. • Twir.asii• Clears... 1 7 ,110e5, sod Geldilydi, to be allowed 310. ti:. 1.a116r0k... P. o.pero,. v,, •dd S. ,fotio M,1 1 17/2/1, 5 yrs old M Erlibden% I.ottitut, 5 yrs nle Earl ef.F.L.'• rwat's en. set. Cerberus, by Dohanoa. 4 yrs dr Me. Piltweel• yos s •id . dr ~ Before stareug, Y 41)4 S tie len the winner. Won err. Titre .1. usual, 31 1 1 11rbe ra4,, , , a sere ft..,1,7011• and vintlal nbiau. sit visitants His Rove! H ghn.s. the' et- W honoured the cognisant with his niviarticv, 01.40 lie alrerrat •i ) rote with So loan Lade end the Ewe of Das. is lAA t o fig.e .1,04 au memo.. 4 111.111_y tan the Derby Stakes, a. d.d aim Lord roles. The spoot, on the whole, cloned out eare endifitirent, not. witlistandine the eoniNtly who chose were massed with a pinch. 4 battle, fur a subeeripti., 0 worse, beter.sto the hewn 1.4 the Ise eu o Sehelateaa MSWI, t 1 Sb••pv pr“. , l) man, ri o lute been bet ley U., ao“itryrs of bruising, a galte., \ leant'. It sea.. rout. et when elettlad but lode amuse:neat to ,the judges of the trot. .--.-----..--.-....-- . HR. SALONfiffteg CONCERT. .--.... 0 ....,__ Mr. SALONAN'S aannal Concert was held, i Wednesday, at the King's Theaite, which was eta tencbd by 700 Nobil;ty. Madame Dussta. Signora GRIOLIETTI, Madame button', Signor Rosui, Signor MOk EL 11, and Signor Rovtrovo, lent the) , professional aid. Mr. SALOM Atd was, rl-prived of the assistance of Mr. Naeoi, by indisprwition; but such vocal performers as we have retied, with a coafeerto on the violin, by Mr. SALOMAN, which was rapturously applauded, and a duet on the piano frnte and the harp, by Mr. Writer'. and Mr. DlZZT—composed by Nil - court., which w hooodu , rd by repeated irarim, left 'the company , I blehloas Bras as elegant as it as numerous , nothing regr:l - Royal Highnesses the Dukes of Kr* r, C. li - Beat tun, and CAI4IIIIIDOC. were presents al 0, the Count and Countess Sr•stazu stitch Count dc.- Boats, Earl PomFIIZT, Mn. and Pdias Uumat., e,,. IL .. The last Bath artivib Esrl and Caanteu of Cork, recount DI Pent brokti Hen. Mr. and Mis; atai.fid, Ito end LddrDuaain, Cid. Smyth. Major and Mrs Mu, ty, Ma jor, Mrs. and Mos Popham, Di. Ingram, Dr. Surw.ri, and Dr.Roabotott. CoL and Mrs. Beaumont gave a grand dinner, on Wednesday, at their hou., in Portman-square. to La y Sur TN By a DEe, C O I. and Mrs. Marcel., Mr. and rs. Haywooo, Mr. and Mrs. JA IR es CRAW roan, Mr. JAMBS Lei, and Miss COSSEHNOTON. Visenuntess Misty:LLß' was at Sir IVINDSOIt Hew LOX.% supper, on Taesday. The Earl ci Deasy gave a grand dinner, yester day, at the Oaks, to the Jockey Club. Mr. and Miss BRUNTON'S night is expelled to be one of the most brilliant assemblages of the Sea son. His Royal Highness the Prince of W•tu having signified his intemion of being present. The Earl and Countess of thee MGR entertained a seleEt party tn dinner yesterday, at their house, is Old Burlington -street. The Marquis of SALISLCRY left town, yesterday, for Hatfield. The Countess of HARRINGTON will give a grand row, next lVedaesday, at her house, Stable-yard, St. James's. Sir WINDSOR HueLOKs gave a grand dinner yes• terday, at his house, in Albemarle -street, to the Earl and Countess of Rositye, Lord Y A RBOROCP. Lord W. BILAUCLItIK, General and Mrs. TA IlliToll, Mr. Sit:vitro, ' Mr. SMITH. and Mr. Piave. Colonel GREVIII.II will give a grand Masquerade oat Monday neat, at his house in Argyle-street. It will equal, in elegance, that which we had the he none of recording last season. The Duchess of GORDON resigns her house, in St. James's-square, to Lord ANSON. on Fully se'nnight. Her Grace, it is slid. is going to enj ry the beauties of Kinrary Cottage, Scotland. Sir A sa and Lady Buse gave a grand dinner, yesterday, at their hoese. in Hill-street, nerkeley-square, to the Marquis and Marchioness of S rAF FORD. Lady Laresom Gowan, Mrs. L 05,.., and several other Nobility. • The Duke of HAICLTON has left his house, at Brampton ; it is now occupied by Lady Woastsv. Lady CATHICitINE Osroaasa, slaughter of the Duchess of Laws, is perfealy recovered from ter late indisposition. nut third Ladies' Grand Concert was held oat Wednesday evening at ti Countess of cliftrt... MONOCLES 'S in Piccadilly ; fetes. Bit ttscivos and Madame Gaaamtni were the principal performers. A cloud was east over the entertainment, by an express from Eton, received by the, Eail and Countess Cirotwounes.se, announcing the insb.- • pation cf their eldest son, Lord MAL rA-, and they immediately set oft tv see him. 1 , 1.5. C•R LS& presided in their absence. The Hon. Miss Wotre, whose death we Tester day recorded, was daueimer of tl:c iate, and sister t to the present Lord Kiteiaran.:.. It w:11 b mr mcnaneted that she was in' the tarring" •vith her father %ben he w as 1711•411RRIed by Of rebels in Ireland, in 1.803. Her fdltiaiim acre ibrerted use 4 $ Saturday last, by the vide or her mother's. in St. .f James's burial ;round, in Bath, wirere Lard KAL• sya an,.t., her brother, 14as jars a.aisred. I stated, that they were ready to embark in the trade, and engaged to supply the West Indies, during the war, provided they hail the support of the Privy Council. Earl TEMPLE said, that he, as Vice-President of the Board of Trade, had made every inquiry possible, and thnngh he had had interviews with several of the Irish merchants, who exerted them selves to the utmost, still the supply was not ade quate. Mr. ROSE said, lie drily stated what he had been told, and he could inform the Noble Lord the names of many cf the roost respeetable merchants in London, who were his authors. Sir C. PRICE explained. Mr. I3ARHAM thought the Rt. Hon. Secretary had placed the question iu a proper point ref view. It was merely whether the power of judging should be transferred to the Privy Council, rather than per mit it to remain with the Governors : he, for one, conceived the Privy Council was the better place to let that power rest, and he therefore would sup port the motion of his Noble Friend. Sir WM. CURTIS thought, upon all considera tions, it would be most adviseable to refer the matter to a Committee. Mr. Secretary FOX shortly explained ; when, after a few observations from Mr. Jeffery and Mr. Percival against the measure, the Resolutions were read and <Tried to. The House being resumed, Mr. Alexander hreught up the Report, and leave was g yen to bring in a Bill pursuant thereto. Lord HENRY PE rrY gave notice, that before the rising of the House to-morrow, he would move for its adjournment until Wedoseijry next. Upen the fll , nloll of Lord TEMPLE, who ob served tLat, lwing then in the hands of 'the Gentle men on the other s:Je oI the House, and not wishing to debate the question a: so late an hour, the third reading of the Tortola Free Port Bill was post poned outil to-nirrrovi.. Tile oilier orders of the day being.disposed of, at Ten u'Clock the House adjourned. .. • THE BRITISH i''RE SS. to.). fork fare ws• G L A Pr: ill a mt• ugt- the aft!. etst! 1 pu. C•~~. ~ ~ K~.. gbov.: neb be ir L. , 14i er 11;.; L