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tt.!ane away by war as wen as treaties. The grants of former Mogu certainly could not he more bind ing upon us than our own Treaties. Voluntary grants could not be more binding . than poiitive Treities. Tr would be to he considered also, wile- titer what his Right Honourable Friend had said about Honduras might riot also be done away by general reasoning, He would nor, however enrer into the discussion of these point.i at present. He hoped, however, th at hi s Ri g h t Ann. Friend would not delay longer than till to-morrow, his Motion for the Papers which he thought necessary for the discussion of this great and momentous Question. Mr. WirlDnAm and Mr. PITT seiterally ex- FLincd. The Amendrrwit. was then carried. Mr.. WILLIAM ELIOT observed, that in order that no time might be lost with respea to this sub jeet, he should give notice that on Wedn - esday next he should move for such documents as were neces sary to elucidate the Definitive Treaty. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, he hoped the Hon. Gentleman would state to.mor. row what specific Papers he intended to tnove for ; if the Hon, Gentleman could make that saternent immediately, it weuld be so much the more for the convenience of the ILUse. • Mr. ELIOT said (as we understood) that he would state them to-morrow. THE LATE MINISTERS. Mr. .SIIERIDAN suggested,..whe . ther the Mo tion of Thanks to His Majesty's lateMinisterS', of which a Noble Lord (BE Y.GR AV e) had:given notice for the same day on which anH9.n. Qentleman (Mr. NiCtiOLLS) had •given - notice of a' Motion of Thanks to His Majesty for dismissing them, had not better he delayed until after the decision Upon the subject which the House had just determined to discuss : to this delay he did not believe the Hon. Gentleman (Mr. NitcHoLLs), though he was not in his place, would have any objection._ Lord BELGRAI'E said, he could not see any reason for postponing his Motion beyond Friday. . Mr. GREY said, he thought the notice of the Motion alluded to ought to have been more speci fic; it purported to be a Motion to approve of the conduct of the late Administration ; but whether it was intended to apply to the whole of the Admi nistration, or only certain Members of it, or whe therit was intended to apply to the whole of their conduct, or 'only a part of it, did not appear. . Lord 841,ortAvE said it was a general notice, and he thought that suficient. Mr. Tr EttriEr thought the notice too general. Lord BEL.GtAVE said the Motion applied to the condua of the late Administration during the War. Mere the conversation ended. The Dukes of Sussex and Cambridge's Annuity Bill was read a second time, and committed for to.morrow. The Eieetion Treating Bill was read a second time, and committed for to-morrow. The Sugar Drawback Bill was read a third time, and he Comrtiittee on the Irish Linen Bill was post poned till to_mnrrow. The other Orders of the Day were deferred. Adjourned at eight o'clock till to-morrow. MAILS. ARRIV.T.n. Trench - Jal:E. 0 PRICIv. OF sTncKs, Tiqb DAY 4.1 O'CLOCK. 7 4 F Ornnium - - - - 3i THE SUN. 306 EM QUIS DICERS TALSUM AUDEAT ? LONDON, .11' 4,18 oz. THE Debate which took place yesterday in the House of Commons, being on a very interesting sui)jeal, attra6ted a considerdl.l attendance. We were at first rather puzzled to conceive what could' b e Mr. I,yrt,ron Am's objea in adopting a mode of proceeding, certainly unusual and irregular, though not unparliamentary, in giving notice of a day on which he should move for a subsequent day to be fixed on, to take into consideration the Ddinitive Treaty. In faa, it seems to have been a sort of Ruse de i 3cril.pr. not an unfair one, which, by adopting this devious mode, that Hon. Member ap. pears to have had recourse to. It was evidently his intention to make a speech on this occasion when he gave the notice ; and he did, as our Report of the Debate chews, make one of considerable length. In this he enters minutely, and in detail, into all the objeCtions which could he brought for ward against the Definitive Treaty ; which objec tions, by the way, we had before seen stated in the same order, in a certain Weekly Publication. To this Speech an answer would be given, or it would .not. If not, an impression was likely to be made on the House and the Public, which his elo quence and talents were likely to produce, if suf fered. to operate without art antidote; and which might turn to account on that distant day, which •he proposed for the main discussion of the Treaty. If a reply in detail was given, it would have af fotdcd Mr. Wirtnxma and his Party a complete knowledge of the grounds on which Government meant to defend it, - which would have been turned to account in another way. By the judicious, course, however, which the ci-lANCELLOR of the EXCHF.QUER pursued, neither bjc has been gained, Though the latter, in an able reply, commemed in general terms on every single objeflion that Mr. WINDHAM had tidvaaced, sufficient to spew perfel confidence in the strength of the . grotind on which he stood, he seems cautious_ ly to have abstained from entering into minute par ticulars, especially on the leading obje6tion, that of the non-renewal of former Treaties. In truth, the occasion would not have been a proper, one for so doing, as the Debate thgt took place was not pro perly a discussion of the Articles of the Definitive Treaty, but of a Motion to fix a day for entering into the consideration of,them. For the fortnight's delay that was proposed, there could not be the shadow ofa pretence—it was therefore most properly rejeaed. Tuts morning we received the Paris journals of the Ist instant. They contain nothing of im portance. The French Funds were on the 3oth uit. nearly the same as before. THEIR MAJESTIES and the PRINCESSES came to town this day from Windsor to Buckingham House. HIS MAJESTY will hold a Levee to-morrow at St. James's Palace. Lord Wit Frwoßrx, is said, leaves London on Satniday se'nnight, on his embassy to Paris. Yesterday overland Dispatches were received at the India House, brought by Mr. FAWKENER, the Messenger, in nine days from Vienna. Yesterday the Dispatches for Fort Sr. George and Ceylon, by the Britannia; also for Bombay and Bengal, by the Herculean, extra-ship, were finally closed at the East India House, and deliver ed to their• respedive Pursers. • PASSENGERS PER ERITANNIA Messrs. Charles Mav Lushington, and St. John. Moore, Writers; Wm. Godfrey, Esq. Major of Invalids, Captain % alter. Caulfield Lennon, awl Lieut. Benjamin Syden , ham; Messrs. Samuel Riviere, jno. Whitfield, W. S_ott, and Samuel Dyer, Assistant Surgeons ; Messrs. Geo. Sy denharn, and Wm. Ainsley, Cadets;. Mrs. Sydenhain, and two Daughters, Mrs. Emily Lennon, Miss Eliza Saunders, bliss Eliza Collins, Miss Milleseent Munro, and Mr. Fra..Leonard, Cadet, Benlsal Cavalry. I I •., ~. PASSENGERS PEICHEICITLEAN: Mr. Rob. Mackintosh, Cadet„Artillery ; Jn. Crawford, Vo lunteer Marine ; and Thus. Dixy Finny, free Mariner. We have heard it whispered that Mr. H. AD DING-roN means to retire from his situation at the Treasury, on account of his health. We are in duced to doubt the accuracy of this report, especi ally as we have not heard who would be the person likely to succeed him. We cannot sufficiently admire and praise the very orderly condua of the. Populace on the night of the general illumination. It was in every respeEt honourable to the charader of the English people. The Sheriff' of Berkshire has called a Meeting of the Freeholders, &c. to consider of an Address to His MAJESTY on the happy event of Peace; an example that we have no doubt . will be speedily and generally followed. Yesterday the Portsmouth Loyal Volunteers, 'Artillery and Infantry, commanded by Colonel AR NAun, had a Field-day' on the Glacis, where the thanks of Pilrliament, and the Commander in Chief, were communicated to them, and a Copy given to each, with a handsome Letter from the Commandant, acknowledging his thanks for the general support and assistance he has always received from the Corps. Immediately upon which they marched to the Parade, and were disembodied. Last week the Princess Charlotte of Wales's, or M'Leod's Highland Fencibles, arrived at Newcastle, in three divisions, from Ireland, where they have .been upwards of three years. They are to be sta tioned at Tynemouth, which is their appointed Head-quarters; parties are also to be quartered at Sunderland, Chester-le-Street, &c. Yesterday the LORD MAYOR held a Wardmote at St. Gregory's Church, in ad Fish -street, for the eleaion of an Alderman for the Ward of Castle Baynard, in the room of Sir WI LLIAM HERNE, Knt. resigned. The candidates were T. RIORY, Esq. and PETER MELLISH, Esq. The chew of hands op_ peared in favour of the former Gentleman, and he was declared duly eleaed. The Lotteries in future are not to be drawn at Guildhall, as they have been found to interfere with the City Business. The Commissioners of the Lottery have therefore given notice, that they are ready to treat for the hiring of a large room or hall, in the Cities of London or Westminster, for the purpose of drawing the ensuing Lotteries. The following curiosities were landed on Thurs day at Poqsmouth, from a brig lately returned from Egypt. They were sent home by Lord ELL IN, who, it is said, intends presenting them to the KING : Cleopatra's Coffin ; Head of the Theban Ram, which is supposed to be .poo years old ; two Pyramids from Grand Cairo ; a Statue of Marcus Aurelius, and one of Scipio in white marble ; Band of a Figure which is said to be 8o feet high, and a great variety of Egyptian Deities. A duel between Lord M x and Colonel S -T, was on Sunday prevented by the Peace Officers, wbo attended at Hyde Park about .five o'clock in the morning, when the Colonel and his second were taken into custody while waiting for Lord M. Last night Covent Garden Theatre was crowded to see CooKE's_Sir Pertirtax Macsj•cophant, He was hoarse, but there is so much truth in his wing, that he notwithstanding afforded great entertain ment. Mr. DWYER'S performance on Saturday last at Drury-Lane Theatre, was intended as a trial of his powers, though his reputation is fully establis,h - - ed on provincial boards ; but the impression he made upon the Public was so satisfadory, that . the Managers have since thought proper to engage him, and there can he little doubt that he will prove one of their mast effective comic supports. A Coroner's Jury sat on Saturday evening on the bodies of the two unfortunate men who were killed on Thursday, at the New Church, in the Strand, and brought in a verdiFf•---Accidental Death. One of them, who was a very yoting lad, 6 not been owned. NAVAL NEWS. PQRTSMOUTH, MAY 3. YESTERDAY sailed His Majesty's Ship Acasto, for the Mediterranean. Arrived the Economy, BASSET, from Sunderland. Sailed the Two Friends, PR IOR, for Fowey ; and Charlotte, BUTTER, for Leith. SHEERNESS, MAY 3. _ _ YESTERDAY after Jost, sailed His Majesty's Ship jarnalca, Captain ROSE, for the Westward. - The Albion Sloop, Captain HILLS, came into Harbour to be paid off. We understand the Half-pay of the Naval Officers is to be, augmented as follows ;--A Senior Post- Captain to receive i zs. ; a Junior, los. ; Com mander, Bs. ; and a Lieutenant, ss. a•day. Captain OuGHTON is appointed to the Leevider, in which Ship Sir ANDREW MITCHELL intends taking his passage to Halifax. ROYAL ACADEMY. No. tR4. Portraitof the non. T. Erskine—T. LAW xtscE, R. A. This seems to be considered as one of the best Portraits in the Exhibition. It is certainly a bold, spirited performance, and chews the hand of a Master. It is very exact in point of resemblance, but the complexion is of rather too cadaverous a hue. The head is, indeed, deadened by the glaring red of the curtain. But perhaps the Artist in.. tended by this glowing tint to typify the fiery elo quence of the original. No. Ho. Fishermen - upon a lee-shore, in squally weather.— J. W.M. TuRNER:R. A. We rxther admire the productions of this Artist for the capabilities which they imply, than for what he really executes. He seems to be always at tempting something. extraordinary bold and sublime, and, therefore, generally leaves poor Nature behind him. There is an„appearance of Scotch) force in this work, but it is much too indeterminate and wild. The water is by no means a representation of the element; it wants transparency throughout, and the waves are ail chalky. The sky is not in harmony with the general tone of coLDuring. The best ,part of the piece is the beach, and that is ad_ mirable. No. 73. Portrait of Miss Alderson.—l. 01 , 1E_, R. A. We last year noticed the improvement of this Artist in the representation of female chara6ter ; and we'are glad to find, that he has been progres sive in that improvement. There is a softness, de licacy, and grace in this picture, that place the Ar tist upon a level with any of his contemporaries, in the exhibition of feminine elegance. TROTTING MATCH.-Yesterday morning, at 20 minutes past o'clock, the Mare Phenome na , a n d . _ the Kentish Panty, started from the 9-mile stone, near Woodford, in Essex,-to decide a wager of z5O guineas a side, which they "ere matched co trot for. "1 he Mare being engaged to perform 18 miles in the same time tha: the l'oney did 17. For die first three miles the i'oney kept pace with the Mare, but the latter then began to gain ground, which its rider perceiving, pushed the animal sl hard, that he forced it several times into a gallop, and was obliged to turn round, which considerably impeded its way. On the Iloney arriving at the nineteen mile stone, it turned about to pe*for►n the remain ing seven miles back, which wou ld h ave corn_ Meted its whole distance; but it had hot proceeded. more than two miles, when the Mare came up along side, having gone a half mile beyond the nineteen mile stone, in order to make up the distance of eighteen miles. Finding the Poney had no chance of winning, the Rider pulled up. The Mare then slackened her pace, but continued to go on till she had gone the eighteen miles, which she executed in one hour, five minutes, and forty seconds. On 'Thursday evening, Miss MARY BLANDFORD, a young Lady about sixteen, the daughter of a very respeaable widow Lady, at Walworth, died sudden_ ly at Mr. MARTINDALE'S Subscription House, in Bond-street. She had left her mother's house in the morning, under the proteaion of a friend, to see the ceremony of the Proclamation of Peace, and in the evening remained to gratify their curiosity ,vith a view of the illuminations. About ten, as- they were walking sip Bond-Street, he perceived her to let go his arm, and lean againt the railing she . immediately fainted, and Mr. MARIA ND-ALE's house being the first that presented itself, lie car ried her in, and sent for immediate medical aid, but in vain ; and she expired in an instant. On Satur day the Coroner's Inquest sat on the body at the Blue Posts, in Bond-Street, and returned a Ver. dig—Died by the visitation of God. On Sunday se'nnight, whilst the family were at church, an insane young woman set fire to the thatch of her father's house, at Kingsland, near Leo. minster ; the flames of which unhappily communi cating to the adjoining premises, consumed five other houses, four barns, &c. The principal part of the dwellings in Kingslandbeing thatched, and the wind —happening to be high, it was at one time feared that the whole village would have been destroyed ; but by the 'arrival of the engines from Leominster and Shohdon, the conflagration was prevented from ex tending fa; tiler than as above-mentioned. On Wednesday last William alias Thomas Brown, was secured at Portsmouth, on suspicion of belong ing to the Hermicue at the time of the mutiny on board that ship. It appears on his own testimony, and that of several other persons who know him, that he has belonged the last eight years and a half to the frincess Royal and Prince, from which ship he his lately' been discharged ; and consequently could not have belonged to the Hermiote at the time of the mutiny, which was in September 1797. He is however detained on koala the Puissant for a fur. Hier examination, PARIS , IVTAY r. .1 THE Government having learnt that linftuga .: had renewed th e p ro hibi t i o n against the impo rtati° of calf skins co m i ng f rom F ra n-e, has taken t he ,l necessary measures to procure this plohibit ion t° be taken off. The traders in !Lather, and particularly • those who reside in the Department of the I 'mdr' and Loire, will be informed of the result of the steps that have been taken. PETERSBURGH, APRIL 2.—An English Courier set off to.day for London, withjtheaccessi9t lolCl;e Court of Sweden to the Convention of the I7th cif June. The Ratifications will be exchanged in Lood °ll, when new com merc i a l re l at i ons w ill be ag ree a upon, more advantageous than those which have hr. therto existed between England and Sweden. Our Minister at Paris has demanded his recal l ' . but he has received orders to remain for some ti 117.6 longer, and to continue his negotiations. COPENHAGEN, APRIL t 7 the a ncient re. gulations existing before the War, relative to vigation, have been renewed, an d His l'&,iestY ha 9 repealed all those which he was obliged to e na during a critical period. GENOA, AP RIL 4.—lt is said that an OCPCdi ti°ll of 5 or 6000 French Troops will pruceed from this Port to the West I n di es , b ut t h ere i s no prelur` li° here to justify such a report. We expe4 withimpatience a Courier from r 3" bearing the definitive organization of our ItePu llfr : as they write from th at C a pi ta l, t h at the 111s a ll CONSUL has declared that the organization 51 take place in the course of the present month. OLD BAILEY. FOURTH DAY.—MONDAY, MAY e capital h lames Townsend, Esq. was this day t r ied u pon ; t - , 0 be '- charge of forging, &c. and uttering, knowin% ."; t lioneY►. forged, a certain draft or order, f or t h e paym ent for purporting to be the draft ollienry Cavendish, E, 64. B a nker s sum of toool. on Messr s . S now , S an db y and Pau!' of in London. i Tiher ' This Case from its particular - na t ure, an d the Witnesses examined, and the length to which their, o.' ll rations ran, occupied the attentio n o f t h e C ou rt no ‘ e ,. ) ei too° nine Hour.. Our very contratted li m i ts , h o wever, • us to the following very brief and . general outi:oc. geared that the paper in question was tendered Dy M r ",; it ri send on the 25th of April, at the shop of .Mr. Gra/ - s e i•-• silversmith, &c. in the Strand, - in payment for v . - 111° serf tides of plate which he ordered, which amounted tu pril near 401. He betrayed a degree of wildness and sing it th e in his manner, while ordefing these articles, and oaY' draft to be sent on the part of Messrs. rj ra:;hurst, flf'; ltc went to the Bankers on whom it was drawn, saY "' i c siic il would call again for the change, &c. In t h e interv/ I to b! circumstances took place as plainly ind:cated the fro A. the a fictitious one, and these appeared principally evidence of Mr. Paul, one of the Partners in the House, who, however, expressed his opinion that - 500: sutler's conduct, as tar as 'he had an- opportunity o' § him, Th yv;. that ()fa sane man. t. 41, is was the jet of the evidence for the prosecti 4'c:on!e affecting the Prisoner, whose defence was left totin tlti> sel, and rested upon thel ground of insanity. To St 4":, the following Witnesse s were brought rorward : tea s Air" ( Buis of L'homond, Mr. Higginson, M r . Hugh Bt i cei, Thomas, and M. Roder i c O'Connor, a ll acqii 4 "' — ' l filcV Mr. Townsend, .ionie of them on intimate particularly Mr. Higginson, detailed a variety' of n vlri c stances, which came within theirpersonal knowie ti g:'t 0 4 ' more or less seemed to indicate a mental d;.lailge ul-l' degree of insanity un the part of the Pri:;oner.. A clv an- C Mr. Baron Titomrsoil summed up the evidence , 0 11 , , livered an excellent Cnarge to the I in - y. He uiP .1 „,,7 at tt' ; the great question for tieir considerat io n was, w herb time of hits committing the tact, he, rile Prisonc r : hiS' l6 „ . state of mind in which he should be responsible b e ret lions, or whether by the vizntation of God, he b a , h j e ein tar bereft of his understapiding, as not to be respon=s”'„ con' for that or any other crime, and this decision t ll4 ' best make front a Strict investigation of the cvidencco. then The Jury retired for about twenty minutes , ,nd return to Court, pronounced a VerdictVerdict of Not Guill-r" ioct l ; The R.tcoa t acquainted tile Jury text "' - ` s p t iso o 33 bent on hint to inquire whether they acquitted di" ti ni ,E on the ground of his being insane at the time lie o ft the offence ? The Foreman replied, that they acquitted hirli „per that ground. The Mit:ORDER then told Mr. Kirby that thei'3,l4so must be kept in close custody in Newgate, till HL' pleasure be known. SHIP NEU'S. cRAvEsENn, MAN.. 2. , CZ" Passed by—the Union, Rohinsan, from Rigl , , o 1.3 0 _„J broders, --, from Middlehurgh ; Vrow Concorc+..„ ar from Harling ; Young Jonas, Flint, Jong Franks' - „of Hope, Marsden, from Ro t terdam. Sailed---.the Lerwidge, York, Perry, tor Carthagena ; Duke of Clarence, cl ,a, , 4 for Barbadoes ; Hope, Rees, tor Cork; Ann, 1 ;t 1 Ge°;• Oporto; Marquis Cornwallis, Killer, for TobaF:Pr;vieviiii; Ludwig, —, for St. Vallery ; Hoop, Jansen, t . ° t b r 1 -13 14 Susannah, Page, and Hannbro' b r t,' ; Drie Gebrodc'rs, —, and the Johanna !joi n ' " for Havre. .• MARRIED. Georgic, On Monday the 26th ult. at Edinburgh, the O c t[iiret Vere Hobart, second son of thq Earl of Colofel Miss Janet Maclean, eldest daughter of Lieu tenants Alexander Maclean, of Coll, Esq.' ' v of g A , ( 10 ) On the zoth ult. at Perth, john Laing , . ' - 'key. '- Mount, to Miss Isabella Peebles, daughter of the Peebles, Minister of the Episc , .. , pal Chapel there. DIED. 12/ On Tuesday the loth of April last, at her farl i !of r e neoP - . ,Priory, Hitchin, flertforcisinre, Lady „OD rai l Radcliffe, widow, and relid of thti-lato Sir Chafe' Radcliffe, kart. ; the 2- ff yßeca O cro n rod W ite.r e h - d ios i t t . e a s l ;a o, y rk m w, orning, at his house in Yor k ' ot. f a l i l l i d ain ott ' i i i t e he ß r o s, ro E ug sq b • o ß e ar b i l li s p t o e n: tl'° itt, County CO ll5 On Thursday last, in Wimpole-street, ranc, Esq. Surgeon. t'A UI• I YISTERDAY- Iink Stock Nav y s per Cent. 104 3 . 11:1":•_IcieSqt.ocli 1 k 2;:,2s6''67s:'r.ireirore, 111. per Cent. 1797, ios;ki Funitaole ditto 4,10 I rish 5 per Cent. 4 3d Exchequer lila 1 i per Cent. Con. 91 ii i'"-fw :7-, , .7) . :-;()Ci: per Cent. Rect. 751;9 (nit. 30 . en f. /4) 4 per Cent. Con. 7t4- 7 al I rnper• 3 i'c r L i - T AO Ditto Scrip 7-16 Ditto Aitit. 1 2 3 , Bank Long Ann. 21 9- /6 dank for oile" ? !. 4 t di 'so Ditto Short Ann. 5 1-16 I ndia for openffigunt 77,, Ditto Scrip Consol:: ti'T ACC° ' ,uoW -5 / ti c fop co L v o e n li d t fba : an trn ; te a d nd b • N (0. . _ I P _ ‘: - V''' , l l :tr i-I rco ltr'l4°' I Scx ups (of ktQrse-terry-ivad, citl"" 6tTAnci.