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• , .. • ' , ':: ill could not tail to be injurious to the commercial terests of this country. . He had also bad inter , • urn with several American merchants, and had • • en informedly them, that one-third, or perhaps Pear a half of the sailors who navigate American '• ips, are British. A declaration which gave him • t uneasiness. jpd which he had no doubt the .1 ' , ouse would be lorry to hear, as it was of the t, eatest importance to this country, and ought to .; . ake the House cautious how deer threw any ad , itional commercial weight into the hands of the t•• mericans. He did not wish to trespass too long i. . . • the Mee' of the House, as he bad more than `• ce delivered kis sentiments against this Bill i and, he still remained convinced it woald be prodoc. ve of injurious Offsets to the commerce of the • dairy, he would conclude by moving, as an amend• nt, that instead of " be am read a third time," ." o words, " this day three months" bit eithoillittet • Mr. BRODERICK seconded thi thotion for kh Amendment, on the ground that the Bill was tudest, ttnneceuary, and impolitic. • Mr. STURGES BOURNE thought the Bill -highly impolitic and unnecessary. it had been aeon ht its,early in May, and the House were no* Ota at the bitter end ot dilly to pan it s after liffaisten had refused to allow the Shipowners, &c. nth o petitioned against the Bill, to be heard bt Conn ed, the short space of four days, to enuttine evidence before a Committee above stairs. He insisted that •the Right Hon. Secretary's (Mr. Windham) letter to the Governors of the West India Islamise •Irto ft* • 'flagrant violatiten of Law. and requited indemnity ; instead of which he came to Parliament for a law to want him in doing so in future. At the very 1 Sidi oar own shipping want encouragement aid ' employment. hilmsters, he said, were throwing the , trade into the hands not indeed, of an actual one. tap, bat of a neutral, which not only &Seed our shopping. but. materially so, the interests of oar Anieriesu Colonies ; and, with the Ministerial Pa rity ht bad no doubt we should not be at war with , • while any thing remained for Ministers to - . 0,, -• • --• . Shipping was new actually wanted in the ' est Indies, to bring home the produce of the "i !ends; and if this encouragement was given to die ntericans, they would evgrose the whole of that , trying trade. }'or these reasons be would support . • e amendment. Mr. MAIN WABINO complained of the insult. ' • • sßenee Of Ministers oh the subjeft, and objected to the lull is toossualeitry and iselpolitic, and would etereferevote for the amendment. Sir W. YOUNG defended the Bill; lumber and provisions could alone be had from America, and m American ships. As to what had been said against Mr. Windbans'e letter, be thought it frivo tons. Lord Cemden'aletters were to the same pur port, only that they did not make any exceptions in favour of Irish provisions. Mr. Windhont's letter • did, and expressly excepted fish, beef, pork. and• butter, from Ireland. He thought. that in the op: position of the members for the city of London, there was something more than met the eye ; but he hoped the House world not tract the interests of so litany inhabitants of the islands, to the wild specula. • dons of men who may not be able to supply the Co lonies. Sir W. CURTIS objeded to the principle of the MU e and that powegahould be vested in any one to eisperid the Navigation Laws. He ihsisted that our own North American colonies, Canada, Halifax, New Brunswick, Etc. were adequate to supply the West India islands. without depending on any spe culations whatever. He shoitid therefore vote in favour of his Honourable Colleague's amendment. Lord DE BLAQUIERB said, he would rather have the power of suspending the Navigation Laws vested in the Governors, who were amenable to re sponsibility, than to the Privy Counc•l, who were not so; and he thought this a moment very unfit wearable for innovation and change ; he should therefore Tote for the amendment. Earl TEMPLE denied that the proposers ot this pleasure were adverse to hearing the Ship owners by theit Counsel, as had been stated by the Noble Lord. He then adverted to the first letter ot Earl Camden to the Governors, which deyired them not to open the ports extent in case of great neces sity. and instantly to apprise him of it. ''his made it dentate' on whom the responsibility attached, and there was therefore a greater necessity for this Bill. Viscount CASTLF,REAGI I said, he was much woonishcd, that during all the discussions on this wteasnre, none of His Mejesty's Ministers had con descended to deliver their opinion on it, or had even said ohe wor,l on the suoj -et, except a Right Hot.ourahle Gentleman (Mr. Fox) who did net en ter into the principle. All the AEI§ pa‘o:d, and all the orders in Council made with 'espy& to the supply of the West Indies from America, were cdculated not tat infring: the Navigation An i so a greater extent than wits absolutely necessary. The Al pa ;led in 1758 limited the articles imported, to corn, provisions, and lumber, and also provided that they should be conies( in British ships, and the orders in Council had an retool tendency. With reseed to the policy of relaxing the Navigation Ails, it irecome, in iii. opinion, a question of peace policy, mid not of war, merely as it would be extremely easy. Wii:out taking much from our naval strength. to anise a convoy so the vessels engaged in the trade. The Noble Lord then adverted to our pre sent situation, with rasped to America; and said, that any country who read this Bill, would see a pusillanimous intention in His Majesty's Connell ; and even supposing they were not inclined before. it would rousetnem to take every advantage, and to make any demands which might be most to their advantage. This was not a Bill, he said, to supply the West Indies with necessaries, but to abrogate the navigation. Lord HENRY PETTY said, the Noble Lord bad complained that none of his Majesty's Ministers had delivered their sentiments on this measure, but had, however, allowed, in another part of ins speech, that a Right Hon. Gentleman, not now present (Mr. Fox.), had sroken shortly on the subject. This, he conceived, was a complete answer to the complaint of the Noble Lord. as it generally happened, that whenever the Right Hon. Gentleman alluded to. spoke on any subject, he made it unnecessary for any of his colleagues to take up the subjeft after him. It had been stated, he said, that this was a novel and dangerous measure, bet this he could never acknow. ledge, as a Bill had been proposed to the House, in • • •:, 1 . ••• .'` .. .. • . 1 ISOS, by a Right fon. Centletaaa, saw ne mare ' (Mr. Pitt), which permitted °the import and export of all kinds of goods iota aid frets ( the West Indies, in any ships. • The MASTER of the ROLLS thought the Bill struck at the rock of our West India Colonies, by taking from the statute batik, or reducing to a dead letter, those laws which •bad so long been censiderei material to the -existence of our trade. If it was proper to allow the power to rest any where, he thought the Privy Council would be the best place, but until it was proved, he never could be brought to think, that a power should be . vested in any persons to infringe the Navigation Ails. Lord H. PETIT explained. The ATTORNI..Y.GENERAL replied at great length to the argument of the Master of the Rolls ; and insisted, that, notwithstanding all the exaggerat ed statements respeeing the Bill, it was no more than taking out of the hands of the Governors of the West India Islands, a power which *as Meg-illy exercised, and for which they were constantly obliged to come to Parliament for indemnity, and vesting the same in the Privy Council, who are much more competent to judge of the state of the Won India Islands, and of the necessity of sus peudiag these Ads. Mr. PSRCIVAI, insisted that this Bill gave store extensive powers than the House ought to intrust in the bands of Ministers; and that ail Neineett•Pnwors gained by it a right to capon frciii •1 Islands every article of produce of those Islands 1 • . ..very eou6try in the world they may abuse to • them to. He thought the BE woitki produce ' y misehietoui conseqienees, and therefore • uld vote-for the Amendment. Mr. Secretary WINDHAM spoke in favour of the Bill; but, at so late an hour, neither the time nor our limits will allow us to enter into his speech. Mr. ROSE re.urged the arguments he had re , peatedly advanced against the Bill. , , A division took place en the Amendment—Ayes 90—Noes 85 Majority 35. The Bill was then read a third time and passed. The other Orders of the Day %erre then disposed ' of, end at TWO O'CLOCK the House Ad journal. •,,• War Law, Gate" Ite. Ise t actpajr. THE BRITISH PRESS. LO N DON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 9. A report prevailed yesterday in the city, that a body of t 0,009 men had received orders to prepare for foreign service.—We believe it is entitled to some credit, and that the force will include a bri gade of the Guards.--Sicily, and various other destinations, were assigned for it, among which we do not pretend to decide ; nor, did we know the real objea, would we be justillsble In ptcbtishincit at this precise moment..—We understand that it has in view a double objea, in the execution of which the force will be divided. The inference immediately deducible from this report, was, that the Last answer from France was unfavourable ; and that Bon AAAAAA had demanded, as a sine pm aim, in the ►atis of the proposed treaty of peace. that the English troops should evacuate Sicily, arl.ich .eenld amount to a desertion of one unfortunate Ally,. the rightful King of NlAces.—Other &Siert ed, with equal confidence, that he had demanded the redutlion of our navy to a limited number. —l he Funds fell in consequence. The Om- Mem, which opened at 6i, fell to 5L at which price it closed ; and the Consols fell from 63i to 63. This decline in the Funds famish's a tolerable standard by which to ,measure the degree of credit attached to the report ; had a strong belief prevailed, thus fall must have been more considerable. Among the suspicious circum stances, accompanying t',e report, it was observed, those who had expressed the highest confidence in a successfel issue to the negotiation, on the preceding day, were yesterday the greatest alarmists, and con eideced the continuance of the war inevitable. We oust repeat, however, our belief, that the report of a force to be sent out, to the extent stated, is not without ftnindation. Viscount MtLvILLs made, last night, in the House of Lords, his promise. observations respect ing India. lle contended, that peace was not yet restored, that the Company's Rnances were in dis order, arid that Sir Geoocie BARLOW ought to be continued there six months longer. With respect to the grounds of that Gentleman's ma!, and the real state of the treaties, he thought farther doeum-nts should be hid before the House, and , concluded with moving for papers ; bat his motions were re jected without a division. Lord Gactsvttti made an aMe and spirited answer, in the course of which he pronounced a splendid panegyric upon the ad minis.ration of Marquis Wsttast.e• in India. His LorJ;hip was frequently cheered by the House. The business had excited much interest and cu• riosity. There was a numerous attendance below the Bar. ' An er.tra& fren2 The Calcutta Gazette, Dec. 180% The. value of captures which have been aanounc, el within these ten days last past, amounts to no less a sun than eleven lacks of rupees of British • • property, which have Eaten ;ato the Ida& if the enemy Adelson at oar d00r... . . The Melville., raptured four days attarlaaving her Reties! Pilot, is valved at . . 3:0 Th 9 Waldagnsve, within two day. WWI of the Roads 33 Th. controaLe, the Isms . 1 . . • The Ph"mix . . . . Sicea Repels 1,1 And, we fear, many others not yet known , whilst the Beitono, thlstepoleom, the ilenriette, a Caroline, and pethsipshtiver priirateers. are citsisin there is no knowing to what *neat they may ha carried their depredations. The consequence to trade and the general proiperity.of this great m cantile community, are consequently justly appre hended to be of a very serious nature." We have received a new set of American Papers to the fah air June. A dreadful fire broke oat is Philadelphia on the 9th of May. It *4 . above thirty houses. ---- —.—__.- t Yesterday the Earl of Haaatsuctrou business with Mr. WDIDE•Ie. Mr. Fez Saw Coen bream:ignore. the Rath Ambassador. : an ..Moadaya, sad yeesarday -be for the Earl of Launattoata,and saw metal denten on business. The Dividends on the Public Funds, due the instant, and payable at the Bank of !meant!. 'd yesterday to the merchants and bankers, I commence. paying this day to the public. r. Rosa , the standing Member, and Mr. JA 'N, a rich West Indian, and a highly respe rafter, are carrying on a very keen canvas ' t hampton. . . His Marastv's ships, Asadio thioars, and '7eezi tilartons, with th e Bide ' s. Rarazato m St. 'Thomas's a 'Friendship, Nara.; from m; Porisea, CLARD, from Montserrat ; F lE. LI Ales, from Dominisit s ewe. BUIIiWITT ; Pearl, Merinos, Gam Earbidesis with the the Fleet, un ter convoy from ' the LetW ands, are arrived , in the Downs. ' • .. The Coreeret packet, with tails frosts New Y all Halifax, is arrived at Fahnouth,she sailed f New York, on the 6tb jun.; mud from Habra; the Illth. . , The Physician and Grand Ecorier of his Highness the Duke of BRUNSWICK are, we uo stand. within a few miles ottown. The Duke, repeat, is hourly expefied. Oa Sunday morning a messenger with dispat arrived at Deal, and immuliatcly sailed in-the silisk gunoresw.l for the coast of France. The two young Princes of HOUT tilt OLD se Rom, we understand, will make the tour of land add Wales, blea t . prior to their presentation Court. They will reside here for some titnc.' At a Common Hall, held ,yesterday, Joel ATM kr MlAs'. Esq. citizen and painter stainer, was e to serve the office of Sheriff of London and Mi sea, with Tuestas Bola, Eaf. by a very great jot:ity of a spew of haaJ., in the room of Wootratibot, Mho has . paid-his Ems. to be serving the Office. The price et bread was ordered to be kft• same as last week, viz. Is. Old. the jloaf. Th e colli,wing is the quantity of S brewed in London, by the that Six Porter from the sth July, 1801, to the 3th Jelly, 1806 c, Damlay and Pzrkios . . 355,034 Mout 9.4 i : 1 Truman 1.4 /Unhurt Whttbroad and Co. Gyru...ad C.. . . Goodwin and CD. . . . 144091 1.4W,64! ANOTHER ACCOUNT. Statement of the Qttantity of Beer, denominated Porter and Stout, brewed in London, by the Twelve principal I-louses, between the sth July, 1803, and the sth July, 1806 : 141VJX . . Barclay Haabdry W brew! G ..rivrus . Shum F. Calvert 167.349 Barrels 1112,549 125,620 . 104,1311 . . 75,111 . 64,475 57' . . • Brown and Parry . . a 404 . Elliott . 4 i,945 . . 3 Calvert . . . 96,444 Climes . . . . 56.053 • Bile? . • • 91,175 • • • Owing to repairs end imprnvementt goiog on, and *Web are not yet completed, this house has brewed but little PM t than tut( the seaaiii. - ---- A letter from Lisbon, dated June 21, brought by the Mail arrived on Monday, tays—" The Portu guese Government still petrist its their unfriendly condua towards England. A cartel la:ely arrived in the 'fagus, with 187 French prisoners from the Cape. 'These ruffians rose upon the guard on board the cartel, beat them, plundered the ship, and made their escape in the ship's boat. The guard fired upoa them, bet without etre& In consequence of the guard's hating thus done their duty. the Portu guese Minister wrote to Lord StItANGICAD, our Gawp d'Affaires. informing him, that an embargo had been placed on the cartel. and that she would not be allowed to quit the port, for having dared to fire upon Frenchmen on neutral ground. Lord S. communicated the Note to the Cmimanding Officer on the station, from whom these particulars have been colleeed. This makes the second ship which the Portia. guese Government have thought proper to en.bargo in the course of a eery few days, altli.iiigh both of them were a:tually employed upon important ser vice. This condua is not agreeable to the people nor to its Sovereign. Mons. D'Aitariso, the Prime Minister, has long been attached to France. of whose Grand Legion be is a Member. He is a person of neither family nor talent, and it is only by the French interest that he continues in office. ' The day before the packet sAiled, it was reported at Lisbon, that the expedition which lately pro ceeded from the Cape of Good Elope, supposed at the time to be destined to the River de la Plata, had really cone against the Mauritius, an account of the surrender of which mi-ht be soon expected. It is not stated through What channel thus intelligence reached Lisboa. ... ri BRIGHTON, Jura 1 Tire anivida during thalami week Inermar, among diets are the folio* tee torgainao. Cesostris 414 Mrs M Cleverly, Mr../. J aeph, MUMS. MIS Waiting. Me, earl I ravage, Mr:lertiwn Mr. R. Fit* Rev. Mr Taws, bl;. Revd, Rev. tin. Mr. Menatell. Mr. Prelst, Mn.s Jennings, Mw WAN. MA Swage. Mr. Phelismorni Mier M. Mr. Uri .. Mr. ?Woo lkiefr The Sterne is now verrity. evening by bands of Savoyard', tamborines, he. dm. a nearly completed. mud .4: • elegance, nimble todi its mbseribms. • At's gewetal Meeting of the Old Ship eo %Wassailer': commits' ear town, It war iukiption a such a meswre on account of the etyma 0051 jt. The useesieg s higb wow of the beam Womip us the able& vioualy communicated's,' • OarAmws ! seer r. the t e Kr. Kids. eli rr i pe. bee few arm' "The good behaviour the Nommen* wed beau* the Duke .1 Desriost. .ttlto &eyeing, roared Vf ll •4 l , 4l *4 ll a` ilisa it=4S6 if Spree. !' w as flit. chasm gooey, i y aides, to tea at' ow each. :ICHAIONI . b.: 44 I. 1. With r the altdig6cl las bees this spoke's Aders....„ part do the flay. versa! apple gee. T sapported. t° tit° the N om . id an 74e Midnigh &lora; he es a p. Mr. Curler was truly,. bit off the eccentricities et piest manner. Mr. Parana. admired egso44iii of " If• 9 Ws*. Anew'," ha which be related air* science that has adinted him. the tome. red iahalbetaate elf Richmond. lipast the company possess a greater degree of taker. we hareviteeseed hem for some years p and; as‘ the excellent saanagemeat of Mr. C/23121r a u make no doubt of a very successful season. • , . VIIIMOICIIMMIS • GRAND MARRIAGE. Viscount MILTON, only son of Earl and Corlate, FITIWIL3I3II, was married at hilf pest, el* o'clock last evening, _to the Hen. Use Deese dneittsc of Lord Domes. The emedgeiey'r tamed by the Rev. Doaer Kayo. • 1 UND2f'S home is Arlington-street: a /ay err meat that taste and magnificence maid dear made on the occasion ; the most beaupfa , and shrubs were placed in ell due at apartments. There were present, the Earl and Count wt LLI SO ; the Eel and Countess of Ifni Ladies Hammer?* and Doeorer rtrei Mrs. WIDDRLL ; Mrs. StAILIt ; and Lady DONBAS and their family. The 1 was superbly dressed in a robe of point erbiseassin, and bee beetbdress a sapertil sieseteteleek, Viscount and Vistmentiss Widths* chariot and six, with three eatiL...„.., Arm . Reeltaaepton. the seat of the Earl of Baseessoodlt., , _ - His Df.aesr 1r if expeOed is town this day. Yesterday, llis Muter v, the Dahl of Cad. act nos, Princesses Auocsra. Manna, and Aide. it*, with ,several anaodants, as bereetbaels. sad o i Miss Eatarots, in a chaise, took aa airing to Cranboifin. Her Maatstr, and the ether Itmanneess, met to Frognmore. The Prince of Watn dieted whit ,44/ feel of Mor aA, on Sunday ; and on Meadag, wish the • Marquis of Heencoar. The Duke of Poixis. Aug will give a grand dim , . this day, to Marquis WSL I.23Lav, and nissittillifilall party. LOA EDWARD Siaileaure wil.give a gstedd dd. net-, next Saturday. to the Dahnseis flociesyst Rapt. Low's Hotel. in St. James!sAssest. Mrs. L. Lotto will levee town, *am Fsii p fsR ' Cheltenham. PRILIP Mercatrs, Esq. and Mr. Mrs. and Mee T. Katie, have been on a visit to Sir FaanCts Una I No, at his beautiful seat at Leigh, h Kent, sod ant expeCted in town this day. Master Pantie was to perform Hassid, at thy Hastings Theatre Last night, sod this night the entertainments will be, by delire of Coloael Hoes.' rote, and the Officers of the fith Regiment. Lsol4 • woe* you eon ; with Lars feeirie Ia Larketnitkr. Fashionable report states. that rile ft AS Rec KLUP, Esq. will shortly kad Miss theism daogb ter of Sir Fa•st cis fla at ass, Ban. to the Altar of Hymen. The new Comedy ananrineed at the Haymarket Theatre, under the title of Ficcihkaar ; re, 1 4e Pia. • are Pod, is the produtlinn of -Mt, T. theme. and posiesses much comic humour ; it is interspersed with wags, the music of which is composed by Mr. ' Rave a. Ira. a .1 LU