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.f` AMPERIAL PA U.LIAMEN" ROUSE OF PEERS. WEDNESDAY, DEC. 29. AT half past. three o'clock, the LORD .CHAN CELLOR, Lord PELHAM, and Lord WALSINGHAM, being robed, took their seats-on the Bench, in front of the Throne; as His Majesty's i,ords Commis sioners. Mr. -QUARM E, Deputy-Usher of the Black-Rod, was diipatched" . to disirethe attendance of -the Commons, and accordingly the SPEAKER, accompanied by several Members, forthwith ap peared at the Bar. = His Majesty's Cornmissi"n being duly read, the l o om) CHANCELLOR informed both Houses, that in obedience to His Majesty's commands, and by virtue of the Commission they had just heard read ; that they, the Lords Commissioners, declared His Majesty's Royal Assent to the several Public and Private AEts mentioned in -the said Commission; and that the Clerks were oitiered to signify the same in the usual form and words. The Royal Assent was then notified to eighteen rublic . and Private Bills. Among the fprmer were. the Navy Abuses, the Transport Bills ; the Sugar Duties Drawback, the Militia Regulation, the Bri tish and Irish Provision Export and Impart, the Irish Militia Pay, the Felons) . Transportation, and the Dublin Baking Trade Bills. The Commons then retired, and shortly after, the House, on the motion of Lord WALSINGHAM, adjourned (for the Recess) until Thursday the 3d of. February. HOUSE OF. COMMON'S, WEDNESDAY, DEC. 59. , . THE Royal Assent was given by Commission to several public and private Bills (see the proceed ;pp or the House of Peers.) . - Mr. SARGENT moved, that a new Writ should be issued for . the Borough of Bossiney in Cornwall, in the room of J. H. Addington, Esq, who had accepted the office of Steward of the Chiltern Htlndrecls. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER mired that the •House should adjourn to the .3d of Fe. bruary. Mr. ELIOTT rose to. make a few observations upon the proposition which had been made to the House. It was not his intention to trespass long upon the time of the House, but he felt himself under the necessity of objeding to 'an adjournment for so long a period as 'that which was now pro_ posed, because the situation in this . Country was placed, seemed to him so replete with danger, that Parliament ought not to separate for so tong a time as was now proposed. It was to him a Subj. • jea of surprise, that aooroposition should be made for an Adjournment, before the House had received any information .respeaing the State of thiS Country, with, reference 'to, the other PoWersof Europe. No man, 'he was sure, cold Vie*: the spirit of aggran dizement with whiiTh France was aftuatedi %idiotic feeling for the danger which threatened this Coun try, And therefore he' was. surprized to fintl that, at such: a mament, :a. I\, 2 l6tion was made to adjourn for so long a pefied. Since the Treaty of Peace, the condua of France had been. such as tend . ed toshesy that. she considered it only as a sus pension of Hostilities, or a.lemporary Armistice. Instead- of redking her Establishments, as might be expeeledon .the . concloiori Uf_4 Peace e; she had used every means to 'increase her streogth.both by sea and land.. Under suela:circumstanees the House certainly was entitle - d . 'sn'tne information before it adjourned for solones a period as was now proposed. The House certainly ',anew that' Malta was in our possession, because a Bill had been paSsed to regulate the trade with that Island ; but he begged leave to ask, what information they .had received respeaing the Cape of Good Hope,..Cochio, or Alexandria .? Whether - those places were to be given up to, or* retained from the, Enenty;ahe - `House had no means of knowing, nor had they been informed why, under such circumstances,.it had'heen thought right' 'to surrender any of shit Possessions to the Enemy. There were reoorts in circulation of a very alarm 'log nature - respeaing the cession of Cochin, and of the Floridas to France : these were - topics upon which 'Parliament liad undoubtedly a. tight to infor- Matinn, though,. he,conlessed, he did not expeLt it from the present i\ilitiisv.rs, because they - did not appear - dispo4ed *to `institute Inquiries; , but he will; d that His Meelesty's. Ministers would state that they did not believe that there was any loon. d,4tion for the reports to which he -had alluded. These was . another point,. eisin which he thought_ some-communicatione ought toshaeebeen made .to. the House, upon tahicle the had received . no infor mation. svhatevra, and that was, whether any Com e mcrcial . arrangement had been •made ; With - France, or with any of her Allies ? Nor had any informa tion been given to the' House, whether our rights, with respeLt to. the Bay of Honduras had. been , ascertained.. Telndee all these - circumstances, it Was now propose& that the Menibers of that House were to return to their Coti'stituents in perfea ignorance of the real situation of the Country. It was true, that Ministers had proposed a large Plate Establishment, but of that Establishment was for Med with a view to the dangers which. threat ened the Country, it appeared- to him to be too s mall ;r if it-was proposed with a view to Economy, it was too lar g e. The Members of that fissUso did, not even know. whether _ the Stipulations of the Treety of Amiaos had been carrite', into execution, or whether if was intended that they should be carried into execution. Uodet these circumstances, 'when the Country was 'admitted on all lona, to be in a state of unexampled -clanger, a Mi:)ti96trot an ad beurnmentfor so long a period, appeared to him to a very important question, and he thought i't necessary to submit these Observations to the con- Sicieration of the`Housea r The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that the Hon. Gentleman had asserted that it was tfta' •sCoUotry was this admission not a party. in upon this of the cqt;as, try, he would rot find that 'his Opinions were i The Motionwas alien agreed to, and. the- Rime sanctioned by a majority in either The • adjourned to the 31 - of February. House would, he was sure, dce .him justice.in bear- . hag testimony, that he had' never attempted, to - under-rate the real situation of the Country., He French o did not wish that this 'Country should abate its Hainburgh vigilance, or that it should ndtobsetiretaniiioma; but he would never give in to those gloomy state ments which were made, he had no doubt with good intentions, but which tended ao hold out this Country to Europe as being in a state of' unex ampled danger. Parliament had .wisely prepared: thenieins e if not of averting : , at least of meeting . any-danger which threatens the Country, -and in those measures- he thought an ample justification was to be found for the Motion which he had sub mitted to the 'House.' But the 'Hon. Gentleman had contended that Parliament was now to separate withOut r having arty information of the relative• situation of this Country with regard to the other Powers aif Europe. This certainly -.was an extra_ ordinary charge to be made on thellast‘day of their meeting. Did the Hon. Gentleman now know •for the first time, that it was intended to pro- • pose an Adjournment to the 3d of February When he had the honour of submitting to the House a Motion for putting off theEtettion Com mittees till the Bth of February, hedistindly stated to the House, that a Motion - would be made to ad journ till within a few days of that period. He wished to ask if, since ihe. time,he had given- that notice, any question had been put to His Majesty's Minzstcrs, if any Motion had been made calling for information respeCting the state . of this Coon-, try ? Nothing of than kind had taken place, and yet Gentlemen, now complained that - Parliament. was to adjourn without any information. He eon.: ceived himself warranted in making a Motion to adjourn till the 3d of February, because he thought that the measures which had been adopted by Par liament had placed this Country in a state of,secu a city ; but there appeared to him the less fouedation for this opposition, because by an Act whith had passed not long ago, the King was authorised to summon Parliament in fourteen ,days in case of any emergency. If, therefore, any, such emergency should occur, which he did 'not foresee, His Majes ty could summon Parlianvot to assemble ctore the, period to which it was now proposed to adjourn.— The Hon. Gentleman had contended, that there was no instance of Parliament having separated for so long a period under circumstances of such on exampled danger. When a •Gentleman spoke of unexampled danger, perhaps. it would be no answer to refer to any former period ; but he supposed it would not be contended that the end of the year 1799 was a peridd of less danger than the present our Army was there in Holland, and the Archduke Charles had quitted Zurich, and yet under these circumstances the HOts - e adjourned' from October ro January. Parliament . had now done more public business; and that . too e of a more important kind than. ever was known before , the Christmas recess; and-he really did - not see any inconvenience or any dinker in adjourning for five weeka. He Was not aware that Parliament could have, done any thing more than it had done -to avert any danger which might be supponett to thic,,tco the Country but if Gentlemen had any doubt upon the subjed, it was their duty to have brought !forward a specific MIL. tion Upon the subjeCA, and if they had negleded to 'do so; they had no right to oppose this Motion. Mr. WINDHAM said, that after *hat had fallen freMjliS HOD. Friend Mr. ELIOTT) he did not think it would have been necessary for him to have aroUblecl the - House with any observations, but he wished. to say a few words, upon what, had fallen from the CHANCEI.LOIt Of the EXCHEQUER. Whe ther the Country. was now in a state.of unexampled danger, speaking strkUy and literally, he - would not now discuss ; but that it was in a state of great danger, was nononly generally admitted, but was proved by the measures which Ministers themselves had brought forward. There must be:something more than usual in the danger which threatened the coun try, or Ministers' would not have .proposed a Peace Establishinent so unusually large.. He was therefore strongly of opinion, that under such circumstances, , Ministers ought not to have propOaed an adjourn ment without having given e anme information to the House.- It appeared to him,. that upon all . great and important occasions, Parliament ought to have every information whiCh Ministers cupid with pro priety give. fhe extent of our preparations proved our danger,. but at the same .time .They, did, not se cure us from it. e We, might, inieed e . be secured from the lastaand greatest danger, than of•an inva, siorra But: . while , we cnjciyed this state, of se curity, • France was roaming _ round the, world, and we told them,"'" do as you. please,- the 'world is before :you," thotigh we eould not add " and Providence is your guide," " but ad as you think prOper, proided you do not touch our possessions.". Nine Months had .now elapsed since the Treaty of Peaces Acid the House did not know whether it Was to he carried into effect - or not, nor had they any informatiiin with respect to, the Cape of Good Hope or Cochin.—lt had been said that Gentle men who 'wanted information ought to haVe made motionsseupon thethen subjed, but it must be obvious that in bridging ;forward Motions of the nature alluded to, much must depend upon the season of the year, • and much. upon the probable attendance of Members, but these circumstances could not have any cited upon Ministers—they ought to have given every 'information to the House which they could with propriety have given. Admiral BERKELEY wished to propose a ques tion to Ministers, to which if he -did not receive a satisfadoty answer, he should be under the ne cessity of making it • the subject of a- Motion after the Recess. He wished 'to know,' whether it. was the intention of the Admiralty to bring forward, for the consideratioti;nf Parliament, any laws for the better regulation of HiseMajesty's . Ships of 'War,, within a short time after the Recess. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER Said, that the subject alluded to by the Hon. Gen.. tleman had been long under the 'consideration_ of . Governmeor, but he was not prepared to say that it Would be necaasal to call the attention' of Parlia ment to it. Mr. ALEXANPER gave notice, that he should, after-the Recess, make a Motion for the Improve ment of the Town of Belfast, I' AILS. DUE. ARRIV PRICE OF STOCKS, • THIS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK. Consols 7311 I - - - - 3 ;'t. -1E SUN. • QIIIS DICER& PALSUM AUDiAT ? L OND 0 DECEMBER 30, i3oz. YESTERDAY Parliament adjourned for the Recess to the 33 . oiii'ebruary. Upon. reviewing 'the,sub- . jet and result lof 'those discussions which have oc-. cupied the attention of the Legislature since the -opening of'the Session, .we cannot but congratulate , the Country up i on the flourishing' arid ' prosperous state of its resources; whip!' has been pfoved yond all doubt, by the unanswerable documents brought forward by the CH ANC E Loa' of the Ex-'' CHEQUER, and - upon the firm and energetic deter mination evinced by the Ministers to support, with becoming dignity, its -Honour- and its -Interests, but at the same time to maintain the Peace, if .it can be preserved consistently with that 1-ion Cur and those Intereits. Having chosen the happy medium in their condua, they have shewn that they were not to be•driven from their determi nation by the reiterated and persevering attacks of a Party, --who, in their repeated and unsuccessful attempts to fix upon Ministers a charge of incon sistency and of a disregard to the interests of. the Country, have themselveS•displaYed the grossest in, consistency,. whilst they indubitably evinced the spirit of a Faction, since they could - not bring for: `ward - a single ground whereon they might establish a real and bona fide charge of, misconduct 'against those IVlinisterS who . were the continued. objects of their inveaives. ;That the' individuals . . composing :this small Party were aau ated by 'a faflieus spirit, . very' recent instance of ,their condua, if others were wanting; snificiently proves.. The ex.: ertiOns made to dikredit the-Ministers . With the •Countrr have been unsuccessful, because their' eon dud has. met with, nearly the unanimous approba ,tion of the People, asbeing the only line of aaion. w -t hich Britain ought to pursue ttnder the pre§ent cumstances of her situation, consistently- with her honour, - andat the same time with her:safety. Ha ving : clearly . shewn that the Country is in a state'. to maintain, • with vigospr;: any contest in whlch events may involve her, they have placed her in a commanding and decisive position in which she is ready, either effeaually to assert her rights, or to meet any attack which May, be direEted against her. This appears to be the only situation in which, under the present conjunanre of affairs, the Country ought to' be Security demands' vigila'nee, whilst Policy diScoutitenanees 'the threatening aspea. of War. That this is-the-case those who have so. often repeated their attacks upon :\Enisters haVe been forced to .acknowledge, arid Live thus reluaantly given their testimony of ap probation to2the condua pursued. by those mini sters, since, with an evident disposition to lay hold of every, even the slightest circumstance, whiCh could tend to degrade those whom- they. attacked in the eyes of the, ountry, they have been unable to point .out any other line of condut which it would be wise or 'politic to pursue under the present cir: cumstances and. situation of Europe. We - have no doubt that His MAJ ESTY'S Minister's will persevere in that line of "conduct which they have hitherto adopted, and Which, -while it amply providesfor the safety of the Country, shows a de . termined ;disposition to avenge, with promptitude and efreet, anyin,fringement of its rights, or any at tack upon its honour, without at the same - time me nacing, hostility, or vainly boasting of its strength. This is the position which charafteriZes true Cott rage; untainted by temerity - on the .one hand,, or pusillanimity on the other ; and we may confidently assert, that with increasing resources and unbroken -spirit, this Country is in-a situation which afford matter, for exultation to every well-wisher to its interests. ..), . . Txis Morning arrived a Mail ' from Lisbon, brought to Falmouth by the Prince of Wales Packet,. in. i 6 days. HER MAIESTP: CO:\TERT AT FROG'. MORE. ON .Monday evening. the QUEEN gave a Grant Coneert at Frogmore to HIS MAJESTY, the-Ptilg• CESSES, the ARCHBISHOP of CANTERBURY, lb° Duke of TOitTLANO, and a small Circle of the Na' bility. The Music seleaed for the occasion wa s the Serenata of Acis and Galatea, compoied bf HAND E. 1 ,7 The part of . Galatea was sung by Mrs' BILLINGTON:, Acis, by Mr. .HARRISON j..Daglo./11 Master KELLN:ER ; and Polypheme, by Mr. RAS' TLErrAN. The Chorusses were supported by: 1116 Choirs of Windsor and Eton : the ACcompartinie o ! s by the Gendemen - of Her Majesty's Band 4Ot WILLIAM PARSONS presided at the Harpsicho and condutted the Performance with great abilitY' The, exertions of the,Performers seemed to g ive the Highest-satisfaction to the Royal Auditors. the beatitifUl Trio*, "The Flock's shall lea , iie the Moun . tains," and Mrs. Bt LLINGTON'S last song, "Heart' the Seat of soft Delight," whicli she iiitig - itisa Most exquisite manner, were encored. The Concert closed vivith the Loyal Song, ". God Save the King. After which, the PRINCESS,ELIZABETH, (who ha l` previously requested Mrs. BILLINGTON to repea t the last song in the Serenata, if-it would not fatigue her),. vEry handsomely Signified the Royal 'App l °' bation to , her, and the, rest of the principal Per fainers. ,Tae ,MAJWIES also very ir a c ioto IY . noticed them individually. Yesterday at two o'clock, agr,:cable to a precept for that purpose, the Right Hon. the LORD MAYoE held a Wardrnote Salter'S Hall, for the choice ci an Alder Man for Waibrook Ward, in the room of Mr. Alderman CAD EL L, deceased. .The LORD MAyoR, on opening chi Wardmater delivered a very impressive ,speech on. the Iturnane benevolent, and virtuous- charaEter of Mr.'CAi*t., l '' it was heard with great interest and attention, the' • more so, as it was evident that. -his Lordsbip'sPOk e from the feelings of his heart. • On the regular forms„ being gone . through, hit. WINTER. proposed Mr.:T. Rowe Rorr as a At-ilw' proper person to fill the Office of Alder/null. shew of hands, Mr. Rowe }LOVE had the -wisp as in his favour, and - no opposition appearing, - • he s tra 9 Vi i'-' 1 declared duly elefted.• _ • • • - , The other Gentlemen who had it in.cont'in4!(`'.' tiOb to came fors and ;as Candidates, we undertail,4' signified their intentions to decline .on The - late worthy and, reweaable Alderman -CP -I/ELL died very suddenly ; as he dined, itihn boll ° on Sunday, and enjoyed his usual state of health. •The .late Mr. CADELL had a taste for litexattle distina from all professional views, of,_which,_ deed, the g'ene'ral .produaions .of hiS press • - tlfqr'' , • abiindant '0 . tool.• • His. - judgment always - conduae3,, him ably in- . declding upon the - works' 'that -wet' -of' fered to hi.in„-and he was always diSposed ID A ° a AibOral• purchase of copy-right.„- - Through th!• , whole - pttiOd that. he Was engaged inn - business st would- be difficult to mention a single work, - what' .ever„was- the - übj'eet, which in point of morals , p ol i. • itic• '5,..-:s - cittiCe, or taste, was uhworthy of the BriCts.' - Press,%and did not indeed tend to increase the !WI - TAT, of country: In private lift, he distinguished- far the mildness of -his manners, 0' the integrity.of his candua. • ss N'''e• are sorry to hear that his Royal Higline,- ~the puKrof l<itikvr has been attacked b-s- therlUte. - : inatisM, - , as complaints of that kind - et_ Gibral' a are, in geoeral, uncommonly severe and difficult''' . remove. , . . • -• • • t o g The Marchioness of WELLESLEY h. 23 ' been some time much indisposed. - At Stockholm, on the 6th instant,. 4 , 1) Oa) I I ; companied by a Detachment of the Kit:, '3 Lig c Dragoons, proclaimed, thar the._ .new-bortd:Rrince was to be baptized next day., Ent this. purpOse 1 , 1 Ducal Crown was brought from lbe Treast.`4o 7 tee. Royal Palace. - Next morning,g xi o'clock, the, ceiemai-,11,103 _performed with the most spleodiksoletnnily:, King repaired,- eseaited by the Reginwrits Gua.rds, and attended by a procession of - tl)t., .7, 4 . hiiity, of the Knights of the Order of th e phims, of the Commanders of all the Royal ders,..of - the Chief Civil Officers, of ihe, : fore i g; • MiniStersi'Sec."to the Chapel of 'the Palac4. , s;'c, the .:ceremony of Baptism .w.as. perfoririea„-bt!ea. -Archbishop of TOpsal: The , .Prince was chii“eP be CHNRLES GustAvus, - and was proclaimed - by .Herald, cttt amid the tliscb . arge of cannon_, 'and vollies of muskestryf. GR•EAT Dine of,F-I;t4L-04,1'; Bis Majesty has'also named him Knight f . : ~leas~ 3 . . On the srOth, ..the Kl rra OfSWFD.DN Wat , P L . the to receive.the compliments the. Nobitay or; ;c h birth of the GREAT Dv4tE .of FiN.LANb., * on .1 oecasion Various -prvinotioos were rnzde,.. :17 , w 0 ' genC.hi'Chaf)ter. held of• , • all the Swedish 011 1 0. 5 0 , 5 , Knightho . cod, namely, the - Sword, the SerarMowo.. the - North Star, and Vasa, in which,niiiirde persbna Were knighted, 'or. advanced to-14green; ‘ • - , , •aril The health of the Queen improved clalY,;e the young Prince. was quite well , 'at (ia‘ these accounts. . Col. Bo\RGtNsTIERNA is' gone toQuid and 'M. de STOEICENSTRAND to Carls-rui flounce the birth of the young Prince tr cess SOPHIA. ALBERTINA, and to the Prince of BADEN,. and . carrying ,ibetn the Sponsor. M. 'de BILDT, Amhassi ordinary . at. Ratisbon, has similar corny to make to the- Court of Munich BONDE, who departs in a few -days tersburgh. PRINCE WILLIAM of Gi,ol.7cts i r o ,at the christening, at which all the appeared in habits of ceremony, On the 4.th instant, PRINCE \\l't I. I •'• CESTER paid a visit to the. Lodge. Stockholm, where he was received with. remony. is ',ALAND s, the French Astroncragrl • predicted in Oaober, that during the PI ter we should have much rain and little predi4ion appears likely tate verified, It is exile led the ROYAL FAMILY will not come to Town till a day or two previous to the celebra. `tion of HER MAJESTX'S Birth-day. His MAJESTY will hold a Levee on Wednesday next, at St. James's Palace. The gut EN gives a grand Ball, on Monday next, at Frogmore. Lodge. Ye'sterday the arrival of the True Briton was an - - rm.:need at the East India House. She left China the 16th of May last, St. Helena the 17th of Oc. toiler, and arrived at St. Helens on the Oth inst. Wa BL , ii :or IVL th( Can 1) 0 ; tah Old ,-----, - - was admit.ted on . 41 llods, ihilt.,th* in a ; ' •.47 . i . 4 . ,a.A1811,510elikinger :Jo 1 Ise iq•:, ' -" - - c.:(' • ' e - ‘f /'-' r f '',.. PI - • • . 1, •. 71 „,..• so w, , , •-• . ".... _am.' 4r, , tth, to an' gli( tot h e Frir" gat; 'lleycJitat to e, «1 - 1 fo r 1 Ou aidor f%.,t(s s Zo:w-05 bo , St, t -1 1 , was preset; • 41 Yi() G l ,O ll os th e , T r ' i said to 4 ten. pie sent • ..host. tod r M 1 f