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IMP ERI L PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS. SATURDAY, ArRIL JO. SIR JOHN ANDERSON brought up a Bill, for rais ing money, &c. for carrying on the improvement ,ot the Port of London.—Read a fist time. He brought up also a Bill for raising a further sum of money to defray the expellee of the Plan for widening the entrance into the City of Lon don by the way of Teoiple Bar, and the entrance of Snow-hill, &c.—Read a first time and ordered to be read a second time. The Bill for' appropriating a certain piece of ground for the purpose of His Majesty's Ordnance at Woolwich was read a third time and passed. Mr. VANSITTAP,T moved instructions to the Committee upon a Bill to' carry into effect the Resolutions of the Committee of Ways and Means, that they do make provision for the effeaual col.. leition of arrears on the Duty on Income—which were agreed to. The 25,000,000 . . Loan Bill was reported, and the Amendments were agreed to,—Bill ordered to he engrossed, and to be read a third time on Mon day, if then engrossed, • Mf. ALEXANDER brought up the . Report of the Committee on the Bill for granting an additional Duty on Windows or Lights, and inhabited Houses. The Amendments were read a first time, and on the question for their second reading, Mr.,ROBSON took occasion to objea to this Bill : he entered at large into all his former topics in opposition to it, He, said, among other things, that the more he considered this Tax, the more tie was confirmed in the propriety of opposing,it. He thought that ,in many instances, it would be im possible to collea it, He though? it would fall extremely haft.' on a class of persons who could not afford it. A house of the rent of tol. a-year would now have 61. to pay for the Window Doty in most cases, which he maintained to be intolerable. He apprehended that those who ezpeacd popularity for repealing the Income Bill, would - be disappointed if these Taxes were made to fall so heavily on the lower classes of the People, who now said that the Income Bill was taken off from the Rich, and that the Poor were, taxed to make up the deficiency of it. He thought that something should be done to make the ,Duty on Porter palatable to the Public, He was of opinion that Gentlemen would, now that the Tax op Income was no more, cheerfully pay, 51. a.year additional Duty on their Carriages. He wished for a few days' time, and •he apprehended that Ministera- would receive information upon this subjea. He complained that he had not had an opportunity of reading this Bill ; it had been only five days before the . }„louse ; he complained of its being hurried, &c. He persisted in considering this Bill as a commutation • for the Income Bill, in conjunftion with the ,other Duties now before the House for raising Four Millions. He said that in some stage or 'other of this Bill, he must take the sense of- the House, - Doßar DUION AN said, the House had now for the sixth time been amused, if amusement it could be called, by the Hon. Gentleman who spelee. last, who ought to have some compassion Upon the House, which was obliged to hear every thing that - was not contrary to.Ordere • The Learned Donor said he had imposed silence upon himself on the subjects of Taxes, as they respelled England, think ing himself:incompetent to the discussion of them, not being a Member for any part of England ; but 'the Hon. Gentleman had assumed a competency to the discussion of all things, beyond all others. He knew, according td himself, the affairs of the City of Dublin, the best mode for its internal regulation, better than those who represented that city, , and who had lived in it for many years. He knew, from the same authority,. all the affairs of Ireland ,better than i it the inhabitants of that Country. He :knew also the affairs - of • this Country better than any body else, and now he requested that the House wGuld put off the discussion of a Law, brought - forward for the support of the State, in order to afford him an opportunity to hold a Parish Vestry for St. Mary-le-bone, with the decision. of which he had more than once threatened the House of Commons. Now, the Learned Doetor• • said, he had inquired into the subjea of the St. Mary-le-bone Vestry, and he found that the Hon. . Gentleman had, all the politics there to himself ; he had tired that Parish as he had the House, by re peating-his objeaions to the Window Tax over and. over again. If this 'Tax was a commutation for the Income Tax, as the Hon. Gentleman contended, so was the Dety upon Malt, and that argument against - the one must equally apply against the othq. The Learned Doetor insisted ,that the lion. Member ought to acquiesce in suca `:'axes as were proposed by 'the Minister for the public service, unless he could Nint out better. He was indeed in hopes,: `that from the repeated admonitions the Hon. Mem ber had received; and the ample answers which had been given to hiM, he would have desisted from further observations on this subjea ; but both him selfand the House had found'the contrary to their cost, and the House was to be in the same situation as the Parish of Sr. Mary-le-bone with regard to, the efforts of the Hon. Gentleman, Mr. Y ANSITT4RT observed, that and r this Bill the Commissioners would • have- a pottier to - discharge the burthen of it from those who ought to be excused for poverty. The Amendments were.then read a second time, and on the question for agreeing to them, Mr. IVIGLEY said, he understood the mode of thecolleaion was to be altered in this Bill, and he wished that some time should be allowed, as desired by an Hon. Member,' to consider this Bill, which he owned he had . not had an opportunity of doing, • for he had not been able to see it on the Table. He did not say that any thing irregular had been done, but so it happened, - the Bill was not on the Table ,when he came ;to look for it. He wanted only in- Itnation upon thecontents of the Bill, and for that reason, he wished the further discussion might be 'postponed for a few days: Mr. V.4NSITTART iao; there was no neces sity for time for the Hon. Meinber to understand this Bill. There was no alteration in the mode of collelion, or otherwise, except that the Commis sioners would have a greater power than under the former Bill. He could shew the Hon. Gentleman an Abstract of the Bill, which lie might understand thoroughly in a few minutes. Besides, there would be an opportunity of discussing the Bill on the third reading. . Mr, WIGLEY thanked the Hon. Gentleman for proposing this method -of informing him, but to proceed in the House 'of Commons in any way far the personal accommodation of an individual Mem ber, he apprehended to be irregular. The informa tion ought to be given to the House. • Mr. BRAGGJ said, that as no Hon. Member, but the one who had just spoken, had desired the information, it -was fair to infer, that no other wanted it, and therefore the offer to give it, was fair and candid, and far from being unparliamentary. Mr. ROBSON thought the power given to the Commissioners under this Bill, to excuse any class of people from its .operation, was an objection to the Bill, instead of a reason in support of it. 'He contended, that he was doing no more than his duty in opposing this Bill, and in speaking on the busi ness of toublin, or. of all Ireland, for he considered himself as much a Member for Ireland, as England. As to the Parish of St, Mary-le,bone, he did not understand the Learned Member ; the faCi was, that he was very little acquainted with thafParish. The Amendments were then agreed to. The SPEAKER said, that in consequence of the representation which was made by an Hon. Mem. her, that the Bill in question had not been on the Table when he came to look for it, he caused an in quiry to be made how that came to happen, and he found the fad to be, that the' Bill had been carried to the Office of the Committee Clerk, where, it was perfedly notorious, any Membet might have had access to tt at his pleasure. On the question for the Ingrossment of the Bill, Strangers were ordered to withdraw, under a supposition that: the House was going to divide, but no division took place. When we returned into the Gallery, the. Report of the Convoy Duty Bill was under consideration. General GASCOYNE was about to ask for some in formation, when Strangers were commanded to with draw, nor was there any further admission.. [We were under the necessity, from the press of temporary Platter, on Saturday, to omit Nome of Lord D E BLAe- Q UIER interestins obs:rvations, in answer to Mr. Ros so rl, - which we are now enabled to present to our Readers.] Lord dY BLACQUIERR apologized to the Com mittee for addressing them at such a late hour, bu,t as some observations which had fallen from the Hon. Gentleman rendered it necessary, be should rather, trespass upon their patience. Those observations he did not feel as applicable to himself, otherwise, had language so gross as the Hon. Member had used, been capable 'of being applied to him, lie would not have troubled him or the House with ob servations in that place ; but he felt it a justice due to a set of meritorious, men, to vindicate them from charges so devoid of all foundation. His Lord shi p begged the House to consider him as not speaking for the conviaion of that Hon. Member, who seemed to delight in plunging deeper and deeper in error and 'misunderstanding; but as Slander flies swifttr than Fame, and as the Hon. Member's character for common sense, and political knowledge, could not be, or was. not likely to be, 'so justly appreciated at a distance, as it was by those Gentlemen whose good fortune, or misfortune, , it. was to be forced to listen to the -melancholy monotony of the Hon. Member, those who were tied to the stake; and he must repeat, forced to listen to chat melancholy monotony, with which the Hon. Member night after night attacked and bemoaned the errors and miscondua of Administration. His Lordship then entered into a detailed, able, and successful vindica tion of the establishment in question, from the un founded aspersions suggested by those from whom the Hon. Gentleman had his information: He gave an account of the Corporation, from its first esta. blishment. He observed, that, the Hon. Gentleman's , assertion, that the Directors had Salaries, Sec. was erroneous-I,6th respea to himself, as first Di reaor, he had the advantage of a ,house, but had neither coals or candles, as was asserted. The Di rectors had the appointment of the Commissioners, who received a moderate salary for their trouble and attendance, but even this was conditional. The Officers of the Corporation were most sedulous in the performance of their duties, particularly in the removal of nuisances, and the . preservation of the • nocturnal peace ;-- . -from as to 3ot persons were fre quently committed by them to Bridei.vell in one day, and among Other instances, the excesses of some of the best blood in England—nay, of Peers • of the Realm, were restrained, and fines were levied, which were expended to improve different parts of the City:--and among other important services, which he said it had rendered to the metropolis of • Ireland, he enumerated that by its means forty. seven fountains were ereEted for the use of the Poor in different parts of the city ; that a bridge of one arch was built over the Liffey, more grand, beau, tiful, and extensive, than any thing of the kind in His Majesty's Dominions; that when the Corpora tion was instituted, there were only 4800 lamps in the whole city, and in little more than a month,. they increased their number to near 7800. A great deal of this was effefted merely by the savings made by the Corporatiiin. 'That it had relinquished the Coach-Tax for the public accommodation, which, instead of the money now granted, to. or iboool. a-year, aanallY produced now .4.3,7601. by which the Consolidated Fund way benefited more than aB,OOOl. He believed, he said, that the Hon. Gen tleman crew his information arid grounds of charge from a Pamphlet *which had been prosecuted as a libel, and The Author for averring what or Hon. Gentleman just declared in his, place, Was, perhaps, at that moment standing in the pillory ; ( A laugh) and he deeply regretted; that such language slionld be held, as he had heard on This subject, by any Gentleman of this Country, and he begged Gentle_ men to recollea, tha't when a 'charge of 1;600,000l. was voted on the Consolidated Fund, for Bounties on the Importation of •Corn, not. one Irish „Mem ber objected to the charge, but they were happy in contributing to the relief of the Poor of this Country. He recommended'to the Hon. Member to take example by their liberality of mind, which prevent ed any Irish Member assuming any merit to his country for their acquiescence in what they deemed a necessary consequence of the Union. He also re commended to the , Hon. Member not to w g his tongue without much more previous inquiry, and to consider how perfeftly well the House could dis tinguish between his assertions and fads, When he advanced assertions unfounded and distressing to the feelings of individuals, and which could only be considered as originating in malignity or ignorance; and of malignity he most emphatically acquitted the Hon. Member. He concluded by thanking the -House for their attention. orn the LONDON QAZETTE, April to, tBoz. At the Court at St. James's, the 7th of tkpril 1•211 z, present, the Kt NG'S MOSt Excellent Majesty in Council. His Majestrwhaving been pleased to appoint his Grace George William Frederick Duke of Leeds to be Lord Lieutenant of the 'North Riding of the County of York, his Grace this day took the Oaths appointed to be taken thereupon, instead of the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy. St. James's, April 7, 1802. His Excellency the Count de Woronzo, Am. bassadar Extraordinary and plenipotentiary from His Imperial Majesty of. all the Russias, having ob tained His Imperial Majesty's leave of absance from the Court of London for six months, had this day a private audience of His Majesty, being intro duced thereto by the Right Honorable Lorct Hawkes. bury, His Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and con4u6ted by Sir Stephen Cot trell, Knight, Master of the Ceremonies. lE2r..officr, 4pril 10, ISo2. zd Regiment of Life—Guards, Captain Nicholas Toler King sley, from the Queen's German Regiment, to be Capt,ain of a Troop, vice Sir Samuel Hannay , ‘vho exchanges. Lieutenant William Blair to be Captain of a Troop, with out purchase, vice Kingsley, who retires. Cornet and Sub-Lieutenant Henry Adolphus Promor to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Blair. Queen's German. Regiment, Captain Sir Samuel Hannay, Bart. from thel ad Life-Guards, to he Captain, vice King , sley, who exchanges. Commissions in the Essex Militia, si,sned by the Lord Lieutenant. Frederick Nassau, Esq. to be Deputy-Lieutenant. Dated January 1, iSoz. Ensign WillianyTyler, of the EaSt Essex Regiment, to be Lieutenant in the same, vice Fox, resigned. Dated Jan. 28, xBO2. Robert Gilbert Livingston Macdonald to be Ensign to'a vacant Company -in the West Essex Regiment. Dated March iB, 1802. BANKRUPTCY. ENLARGED. April 2.7. Thomas Like, late of Old Brompton, builder, at ten, at Guildhall. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED.' \Villia m Lindsay, of Manchester, manufaaurer. BANKRUPTS. William Entwisle, Lancaster, cotton-manufaaurer, to sur render April 27, 28, and May 22, at eleven, at the Wheat Sheaf, Edgworth, near Bolton. Attorney, Mr. Haworth, Turton, near Bolton. ,Joseph Coxon, late of Queen-street, Cheapside, merchant, April 17, at' eleven, 24, at twelve, and May 22,.at one, at Guildhall. Attornies, Messrs. Smith and Son, Basinghall street. William Bodenham, of Shrewsbury, mercer, May 3,4 , and 22, at twelve, at the Guildhall, Shrewsbury. Attornies, Mr. Rosser, ' , Kirby-street, Hatton-Garden, London; or Mr. Loxdale, Shrewsbury. Frederick Gard i ner, late of Great Saint Helens, underwriter, April 17, May r ' At ten, and 2; at eleven, at Guildhall.. Attorney, Mr. Robinson, Brescott-street, Goodman's- Fields. John Mosely and Tames Rose, of Birmingham, tailors, April 23, 24, and May 22, at the Stork Tavern, Birmingham. Attornies, Mr. Alexander, Becirord-row, London ; or Messrs. Lee and Corrie, Birmingham. Christopher Anderson, of Newcastle-upon-Tyne ' cheese monger,. May 7,8, and 22, at eleven, at the Shakespear- Tavern, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Attornies, Mr. Young, Newcastle-upon-Tyne ; or Mr. Nelson, Swallow-street, Hanover-square. Robea Drake and Ebenezer Goddard, of Newgate-street, wine and brandy-merchants, April 17, 24, and May 22, at one, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Mills, Ely-Place, Holborn. William Henry Lovell, of.. Fetter-lane, leather-seller, April 53, 24, and May 22 , at ten, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. C. Ware, Gray's-Inn. Joseph Anderson, of Clare-street, Clare,Market, butcher; April 15, r 7, at eleven, and May 22, at twelve, at Guild hall. Attorney, Mr. Wilson, Mciorfields. David Hirst, of Lindley, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, cloth. dresser, April 23, 24, at the White Hart Inn, Huddersfield, and May 22, at the Pack-Horse Inn, Rober;own, York shire. Attornies, Mr. Stephenson, Holcnforth ; or Mr. Battye, Chancery-lane, Lyndon, William Bowle and William Hannah, of Blackfriars-Road, oilmen, April 57, May 1, at ten, and 22, at eleven, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Holloway, Chancery-lane, DIVIDENDS . . May ii. john Battye, of Wilson-street, Moorfields, auc tioneer, at one, at Guildhall. May 4. George Fox, of Henrietta-street; Covent-Garden, tailor, at ten, at Guildhall. May 4. john Burford, of Holborn-bridge, London, linen draper; at ten, at Guildhall. April 23. john Tankard and Richard Tankard, of Birming ham, fa Tors, at four, at the Stork Tavern, Birmingham. May 8. Peter Spittle, of Wednesbury, Staffirdshire, gun lock-maker, at the George Inn, Wednesbury. May i. Jane Elizabeth Moore, late of Bermondsey-street, Surrey, leather-dresser, at twelve, at Guildhall. May 4.. Robert Thompson, of Wood-street, Cheapside, silk martufadurer, atone, 111 Guildhall. May 3. Thomas Marston, of Birmingham, grocer, at eleven, at the Swan Tavern, Birmingham. May ii. • Stephen Hartley, late of Grassington, Yorkshire, mercer, at ten, at G uildhall, London. April 24. joleph Rackstraw, of Henley-upon-fThatnes, Oxfordshire, grocer, at ten, at Guildhall, London. May 8. William Chapman , of Devonshire,street, ship insurance-broker, at ten, at Guildhall. May 22. Evan Phillips, of Foster-lane, Londun, oilman, at eleven, at Guildhall. May 4. Charles M'Lean, late of Cloth Fair, woollen draper, at eleven, at Guildhall. May 3. William Bland, of Birmingham, grocer, at eleven, ..at the Stork Tavern, Birmingham. • May tr. George Blakey, df Mile-End, shipowner, at ten, 'at Guildhall. May 3. Samuel Haigh, of Manchester, merchant, at eleven, 'at the Commercial Inn, in Manchester. May 4. William Crosdale, late of Liverpool, corn-mer . 'chant, at eleven, at the Globe Tavern, Liverpool. CERTIFICATES. May r. William Smalley, of Blackburn, cotton-manufac- turer. • • Isaac Hancock, of Bristol, cheesefa&or. Edward Mottershead, of Manchester, viaualler. Benjamin Thomas Shynn, late of Purleigh, Essex, shop keeper. [obit lliAett Wienholt, of the Old Swan, London, merchant, ‘Villiiiin Middleton, John Holland Pemberton, and George Felton of Liverpool, merchants. ','';comaslirassey, of Wigan, - shopkeeper. George Riches, of Quern-street, Cheapside, warehouseman. THE SUN. SOLEM QU/S DICERE FALSUM AUDEAT LONDON, APRIL .... . . . , . ... . . WE yesterday received tilt Paris Papers of ttle 6thy 7th, and Bth inst. They contain the Concordat, as agreed upon,between - ,the F r ench Reiublic an d the . P,O-: they also contain the Re , )6rt and Deb ates I upon it in the Legisiati've Body, and the 'fribunate, which run to a prodigious length. We shall take an early opportunity of laying . before our Readers an Analysis, of the Concordat, and of the Re p ort of, PoRTALts upon it. In the Tribunate it Was ador- ed by a majority of 78 to 7. - ' The allowance to Archbishops is 'to be IS)O ees livres (6251.), to Bishops to,ooo iivres (4161. IP' • -, 4.1), to Curates of the first Class 15 0 ° livr'- ' (621. ios.), and to other Curates loop livres, (4 11. 13s. 4d.). The Republic and the Consuls arc f to be prayed for in' all the Catholic Chu rches ° the Republic; and there are provisions in Ca se ail future First Consul should not be of the Roman‘.' r 3.. tholic religion. Another Division, consisting of two Soil (3f the Line and several Frigates, has sailed from Brest fc)c. Guadaloupe. The French Funds are at r, f. am, go c• A At ON Saturday the Raven Sloop of War arrive"' fe , Portsmouth frOm larna;ec. By her we ha ve ' ceived Kingston,Papers to the zoth of leb rul c)1. On, the x Bth of that month the Frigate La C °rfi`.h : 1 : Capt. VILREMADRLN, arrived at Port Roj'. ll Dispatches from Cape Francois. The. French — A I t : l a under General LECLERC had possessed itse lf °: t he the Sea-port of St. Domingo, but, there ;IS t jl hope of a speedy termination of the warfare the Blacks.' tly Qn the isth of February the second detac'l f t from the- Mediterranean Fleet, consisting of ,i 4 Zealous, Vangllare I, Defiance, anti ..Bellona) guns each, reached Port Royal, v a stO The Adjournment of Parliament for the Holidays will be on Thursday next A' a nd w ill Cet tainly not exceed a week. N e" The proposed Tax on Persons, not beirg , Servants, but residing in the House of the players, is laid aside. • floc' One fiamburgb and One Dutas Mail rellia:p cri il Saturday His M AJ ESTY,'accompinied s)'''''r3 th e diversion of hunting with the I- • • t he GWYNNE, and seve ra l ot h er Attenamits, t° lc• GreSt ,arriers in Park, Windsor.' olit h . Yesterday morning the ROYAL FA.NOLhapel , their usual Attendants, went to St. Georg ei s.'',,, the' where 21 - 1 excellent Sermon was preached Rev. Dr. HoLmss. - , hur clit As His MAJESTY was coming out ofth: 1 :; ios lv 1 0 1 ° he was met by several Gentle Men from ivi had been waiting for some time to see t_ghe Gentle' 'or ,His MAJ Es? was accompanied by Earl I v 4° Ge r tie' the KING conversed a long time with the to ritC men, after which His MAI isrr returne', . Lodge. : r j bt . e, On the question which was brought K c ,:,o,ss' Mr. SUTTON respelling the Prince- of ; iieseP claims, Government showed, such extreme (' t e r o & that not only no application was previ°ll','); ,A 3° i to those who are in the habit of 5 0'11 0 ' 1 ' 11 :J0 ' ministration, but Members when they' c `` 'ove rt " o ver t " to the House, did not even know what line • . . ment meant to take on the occasion. ficot ior' s : We understand that, as soon as. the Rat,' , co°' of the Definitive Treaty arrive in Looti 3C' ri th e elf gratulatory Addresses to His MAJEsTv, ° „ - 1 ev e r . % tainment of Peace are likely to pour ill front gel ,, part of the Country, and some, in /ang i u° , l '7 o heV a i complimentary to the Government, 1 014 ' 1 ' % ,0g ° under Providence, the instrument of res“ )-1 „ tt blessing to Great Britain and to EurOve,• d i e sco e , On the s'th, the Chief Consul held an '' ` inter, 11f.i which Mr. JACKSON, the English, Nlioisi. 01 1 11 seated Mr. MERRY, Secretary of Legati(" 61) 5 ' A .• Doc "a return from Amiens, the Marquis 01 . 14041 1, 1 ; Lord COWP ER, ' Lord 'AacHitiALp ~,' an Lord KENM AR E, Sir CHARLES BL AGDE- , j veral other Englishmen. nis" e It is.said Government has at length ( 1 1 ::i t i e ic r 1 1 , 1 0 0; on the sale of the lands in Sc. Vince nr ' I GO Ve. 11 • te I f ilf • merly belonged to the Caribs, and d i re sc i , to - BENTI NCR, upon his arrival in that Isi' f t h j e the plan into el:lea. , 1 ., 0 6 c leat , ' tA , The report in circulation of the 0 je ts . Duke of ARGYLE iS UrllOUndeCi. ,W CLi c • a v j a y., iO , his Grace is expeded in town in is fe% OS bad gOO The loth Regiment of Light Dra . t 3 o n. . order Saturday a field day on Ashford Colo r° or° becn ' The second Battalion of Royals h as Of , c t from Gibraltar to Jamaica. h to t 1.3 Ilea The Oxford Militia, on their mare . . c i by hei ~,c, on Thursday, were met on 4.000 persOns, to greet their return• ioili c i a 0 1 ' , ..df i On Wednesday the West Nprfolk ;',...: on Tlt' s ,i l ic t from Norwich for East Dereharn; a " th a t t 1 . 3 0 the East Norfolk marched to Y;irti . ' °u b ' o die d be dis ci° c t bi places these Regiments are to bl ,lic. f i week. &c. es Ta -co, v The depegs of biscuits, g rain; _ D iwi re m , Government in the several I\llili"ctroYn'segaenc,ritooci'l about to be sold ;-- the Peace, and the coot , __ e a 1 tion of the Army, having renoo. the BOtTcY No lof these ; stores unnecessary. • , t I