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- ~~ - liv:-. ~ • , _,. , ...... . . . • .. t.. . • • _ fro 1.. 4 , •,. y. 0 , AO 4skrit. , ...„... i . _ .. , • raj* G ~ A NUMBER 1083.) WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 1806. (PRICE SIXPENCR. THEATRE ROYAL, HAY -MARKET THIS PRESENT EVENING, J une 25, w ill be kareeenred, the Coro.e.ly of JOHN BULL; Or, AN ERGLIZIPI - IRE-SIDE. Peregrine, Mr Ct• ••.man ; Jul, i Mr Fawcett; 11. ulevurldert, Alr. Dnman ; Dan, Mr. Liston. Lary .ICarohnt• R•avoisuro, MIC ZioVtlr M thulgrArlery, Mrs. rewrll; Mary Thoraißerrv, Wm. To a ha h will be ariaorr.thr New Magical Rirre,called, CATCH HIM WHO CAN! The Principal Cltarrelerr, by Mn. Whitfield, Mr Palmer, :an. Mr Liatun, Mr. Taylor, Mr. U. Camp, Mr. Mathew.; Miw Myr, Mrs. Gihht. • To•rnorrow, Lone Lawahs at I..ockirnitir;; the Prisoner at tog, ; and Tom Thumb. • VAUX HALL--Under tit, r..trGnage of His Rt.yal Illghiie‘t the PRINCE WALES —THIS iIEVENING, Juno 25, will bi- a Gaud GALA &lid Exhibition of FIRE-WORKS—Admission, Those Shillings Doors open at Seven, and the Concert turns at tight o'Clock —.The Ga•dens are °pre eve Monday, Wed laewlsy, and Friday. as Gala Nights; all athet *Ws they ale ghat. VItTITA,Zi!VG•OFFICE, THE COMMISSIONERS for rlualliig His Alaiestree Vary do hers gore A r tifice, That a , . %HUM DAr,tti•3d el drily keno at P. fsl7lo4l{, eat bot reodu to earner Teasers is It riling (sealed op), for sick ree , ivri ../' - KiLN-DKIED PEAS V.,; es the Dealers elere;il fray thilrk proper to t%ler; to be delteered two Ilia Majesty's Victisalliag Stores at that Port, is the apnc: at Ore Maiit/tfrona Se date If A. c.tract ; and to be pa,d for by hills, poyaele, beak Isittrest, Ammeter Days atter Date. The Comiiii.o l a of the Coovroet atria bveeew at the Office of Ike -*eta lit molls, at Portweseuth, btlrre ment•osted. Na regard will be had to aria Trader, in tehtch the Price shall woe hr sa.ertett is Wards at lett:th, or that shall RC/ be delay, sal to the Agent gin-contd. before I west o'Ctork en the said Thorp. day, the .kl 1 . Alp welt, nor unless the Perseus who makes the Tender, @rams Pens. as lii aelteff, attstds, to issuer when call.d for. VIC iIJALLIN ( :-OFFICE. Java 14, 16.6. THE COMMISSIONERS for Vtlissailireg Hie Maims's MVP, fin hereby ere Kotice, That oe MON ISM" ort„ the 56tH &slant, they lOU be ready to receive len ders i. Writtaz (vided ap), aod tree si.l4 such Penn..' as wilt ondueolse to purchase all the YZ. ST that shaft he mode in His irlp sty's limo- ihnite at Des/ ord, for one Year, limn tt.ot day. Tk. Coswoons of the Contract may be seen at the Secretary's 49.,frr. N. regard rill be had to sea reader in eelaith the Prise shalt so! tse sweetie! 14 words at IenTIS, or that shell not Isr derin , red twat Beard Wis , e One oTtork an the said Mandny nest, the 00th how, mar SWU M the Porous rho in ars the Tender, rose Per.oo. h.s kiss*, woofs, h asancer mien (-sited for. GLORIOUS RATTLE or TRAFALGAR. PANORAMA, Haymarket.--This most beauti ful and eorreet Representation of the memorable and 001101111 Viffety obtained over the Combined Fleets .if nonce and Spain, off Cape Trallibmr, with the Death of Admiral Loyd iki.i , soe, will be open for Exhibition this Day, at Mews. R and G S. Feltner's Panorama, adjoining Cu Opera House, Haymarket. Olen Nom Nine in the looming till dusk —Admittance Is. FEMALE AGENCY. SEVERAL ACCOMPLISHED LADIES waoh-d, as FRENCH and ENGLMI TEACHERS. not ii.oler IS ran of age. Application to be made irons-- Watery. at Mrs hates, No. 1, ffing-urset. Holborn ; whore Sadie. may be accommodated with Governesses for Families, Mod - hubris of all the different departments in Schools. Personal application, or Letups, post paid, vr , .l he *trimly attended ro, and the Names entered in the Subscription Beaks, which are ltspt for that purpose. SILLS DISCOUNTED. B ANK ER S' Acceptances, Merchants Bills, Nowe.:,e Erne G.-ntl..rn•-ws WI., Rill. from the Coon and West India bits, Tradesmen's Bilk, at short or son, date., to ailv amount, dhcrointed, and Money advanced Itiy annuity, or en any other security. Thole orrn have money, way lay it out to advantage at thane Offices. App:y or address (pore pa.d) to the Duman* Office, N. 14, Clipsto- e.street, POWs - arta, orb the Agent, No. 8, in the Bailey, Lud gate hit. Thus olsy is publishol. a Ne w F.ditl on , pr i ce Is. THE NEW DUNCIA D. Fas and Anecdotes, Wustrative of the Iniquitous practices of Anonymous Critics. • a • The intention of this Pannier Work ie to prove to the Liam? W , r*.d. that AnollyrDOtti efitlZ.S are no longer worthy et the confidence or atte'tion of the Public. :uidon : Printed for Thorium Tegg. No. 111, Cheaptida. PATRONAdM of the Countess MNCARTNEY and Mrs. HUME, Mime of the late Earl MACARTNEYa and w.th the concurrence of the NOBI.R TotTsTEEs. Is , he mum of the corning setwin will be published, hand. namely postal in A NI ACCOUNI' of the PUBLIC LIFE of .11 the late EARL MACAR PNEY --Comprehendine • carter, View of the Eames std Tr iniaeltona immediately C. a . "ated with his Ae.erat Governments and Divlomatie Ms ems; and an APPENDIX. witonliod sure •"Ifinol sod inetmhe Pirsers is rearbat thoucrfill interesting, or necessary to tlustrue or covelret the Platratore. 'By .10IIN BARROW, RA. A ither of " Travels in fiumbein Africa. And in China," end of " A Voyage to Coehinchlim," dre. ke. Primed for T Cattail and W Davies, Strand ; of whom ay t hal, n. at • EAltlnnn of Me lierevi% furmcr POO iratimit. ... This Day is published, In Three Volum% I *min. price THE I'FIREE 01.1) MAIDS I or, The egiseunr(ick Illy Ma /MIDGET 111.1JE MANTLE. Triple.) as ere s44 t erra Office, for Lint. Newman, and Lesslerthafl evert ; and sold by William Earle, Albemarle- Where. may he had. Jc34 Puh:r o ". l . )1'0:OM(); or, The irt)UR of RETRIDUTION, by a ) , m: Lady, 4 volt 18r. lowed. CONR nt: ; et, Ihe GAMTSTERS, a Navel, by mati4, Wares, 2 sn 76- 111 flNhf4T WIVE, by 11641•0 Gehlk, 35,44. FATIlk:k at.,l SUN; or, CLAIDIMIONT, • Desultory 3 vols. 12a (a.ENCOXE T 0117.2 t es. Th'n 'FEUDS of SCOT . • fll3, a L.atutel or 0., Thirteenth C,ntUry.: 'oh 'Bs rMIE11113:; s kI4CF., be %i.e. 4 enls, IS.. r :las Day _ 1 a puttlishet. •in (so trap Btu. ensisikiltril with an Fiirsiring. by !rya , pr;es es rafts br.a•tle, r rHE MIBEitIES bf•HUM AN' LIFE ; or, The 111 filtotNN or VIM../TIfY TFATV and SAMUEL witty w Sapotesserwary Sighs from Mrs. EsTy. In Twelve Ilslogwes Minorite{ ! . - Virg. /En 114. Ifmt, Ilen! - - C.atul Teem LXXX. Ms. aliserab:st! . Al it rsr. C•nt. 73 0 4 1! Oh! 010 Shakos Math AA V• Sr• Pres 1. ! 0! 0 ! . .Dttrq Otkel Ar-t V. SCOW I. Primed for WUlism Miter, Albrisariestrwct 4 / 1 ", lattir trlM•gh,e, ~ i asted wn frinitiy'rwithll6o •A• prier /S 4 An T-SSAV• on rt.. ART a 114"1[!•:ICU5LT *l2 PAL.VTITCG, writs pr-par Roles foi "la 1.0? of that •niworeig Study. '1 his Fdriisti a 4il I . .ngravuig by tit rab nytesetitiog a Cat tar lat.i.ag a Muo.a. • • IMPERIAL PARLIA.WMiT. HOUSE OF LOR DS—Tu IISD• V, Jura 24. Counsel were finally heard, and et crinselerable length, rela tive In the Scot.; Appeal Cause, Graham v. the Countess Dowager of Glencairn, rm. the Solicitor General, as second Ormacol for the Nub's Respondent ; and Mr. Alexander, a, leading Counsel for the Appellant, in reply. Their Lord.ihi! , l adjourned the farther consideration of the Case, with reference to Judgment, until Mon3as sennight The Rollo upon the Table were forwanle.l in their respectise stages. Among these, the Additional Assessed Taste. Rip: pasted through a Committee of the whole Droop, and was reported sentient amendment; and the Tmtola Free Pert Bill was read a third time and passed; and a mevsage ordered to acquaint the Commons therewith. MeAlexander %Nought up,hom the Commons, the Custom 14.05 e Fees Bill, clad the Receiver (extol'. Of tine ExciveOffice Bell. The Lord Advocate of Scutlattd presented the Dunbar Har. boor Bail. Swan( I4ieasa Bahl were tweeght up by difierent Gentle men. Mess, idle ware seemed!, read a first trine. eaRtIVMSCII PENSIDNERS. Lord GRENVILLE presented a Message from His Majesty. to a similar flied with that delivered yesterday to the Commons, on the above subjdt. The Message imported " That His Majesty, having taken into consideration the circumstances of the aged, wounded, and disabled seamen, was desi tuus of making more effoiltial provision for the sup. port and maintenance of the same, and desired the concurrence of the House of Lords, in suclimea suies as may take place, towards enabling His Majesty to carry such intentions into rife& That His Majesty, in furtherarce of that purpose, was pleased to order, that port of the proceeds of such vessels as should be condemned in prize:, should be applied in such a way as the wisdom of Parliament should see most expedient and beneficial to that end; and in additi'n to the funds of the Royal Hospital and present chest at Greenwich." The Message being read in the wind way, Lord GRENVILLE rose, arid inuneliately moved an Address to His Islaje-ty, on th- occad• n of his gracious Message. As he was confident no possible doubts 'amid exist in the minis of their Lordships, as to the expediency of concurrieg to enable His Majesty to ca.ry the wise and gra cious intentions expressed in his Message into effo, he should, therefore. he said, take the liberty to move, without farther delay, an Address to His Majesty, thanking him for his gracious communi cation, and a:suring His Maiesty (11 the readiness of their Lordships to canto: in all measures which shall become expedient for enabling His Majesty to carry the intentions expressed in His Message in to effea. An Addren to that effeet being wowed by his Lordship, it was agreed to by t he 1-4.otse, mat. th , r. mod ordered to be presented to His Majesty by the Lords with while Slave; The Earl of WA RWICK addressed a few obser vations to tit , : House, hut in such a low tone of voice as to be nearly inaudible below the Bar. By what we could collet, however, it appeared to the follow ing purport : That his Lordship feft himself rather in a painful situation with respect to what he was about to communicate to the House. It related to a subjeft of the greatest national importance, and in which he conceived great improvements may be made. What he alluded to, he had some time since communicated to that illustrious Statesman, now no more, who guided the afteirs of the country ' • it re. spelled a plan, the adoptio n o f w hi c h, he h9d no doubt, would be most beneficial to the country; he had long considered the topic in his own mind ; he afterwards applied to His Majesty's present Ministers on the occasion ; and if they should 'not bring for- ward the s.tbjen, he should deem it incumbent on him to come torward hirrfseif on the occasion. The prajea referred to an improved system of taxation, which would apply equally to all, and operate ac• cording to the respetlive means of individuals. SLAVE TR %DE. Previous to the Drier of the Day, respetting this subjelt, being regularly entered upon, a short con versation took place between the Earl of WE:iT MORLAND and Lnrd GRENVILLE, on the propriety of heating Counsel and evidence in sup port of the Petitions upon the Table, praying their Lordships not to agree to the Resolution commu nicated by the Commons. The first mentioned Peer seeming to urge the propriety o f suc h a pro : . ceeding, Llrd Grenville observed. that nothing they could adduce could convince his mind that way upon the subje(f. The Earl of WESTMORLAND observed, that on a nwasnre involving so many interests, and bee of such great importance, he must think a re tina; to hear Counsel highly improper. He wished explicitly to know the Noble Lord's determination on that point. Lord GRENVILLE replied, that with respell to the present subjeet, a rather novel practice ob taine.e. He alluded to proposals for heating Coun sel and evidence on the very day fixed for entering upon the discussion.—(Heer / bear On the day the Petitions were presented, such a proposition might hare been mule forfieing a particular day for that purpose ; but none such was then proposed. If the Petitioners felt the propriety of such a pro ceeding wanly, he thought it would. then have been expressed. However, as things now stood, hemost beg leave to protest against any thing that may lead to a desultory debate on that part of the subjeti. 'lira Earl of WESTMORLAND, in explana tion, again put the question generally to the No ble Lord, whether he chose to proceed to the di:- cus.lon without hearing Counsel Lord GRENVILLE moved, *. that the Order of the Day be read ;" which was tetordingly done : it wits for suesnioning their Lordships. ter the con sideration of the vote communicated by t h e Com mons, et a conference, resolving, in 'lea. that the Africart Slave Trade. being crinuary to the princi ples of humanity, justice, and sound policy, they would * early is ilia ant Session of &shammy, pee teed to the consideration of the Abolition of the rime, in such way, and at what period, as they shall think most expedient. &c. The Resolution 5, ing read by the Clerk, Lord GRENVILL.k; rose, and in a speech of considerable length, in which he dis,,layed his nsual talent, and extensive knowledge of the subject [but of which, cur restriSted limits allow us to state but a very Feneral 'Airline], observed, that the Resoluis tion their Lordships had just heard read, was the determinate result of upwards of twenty years dis cussion and inqa•ry upon rue subjeS.P. kJe rejoiced at the topic having been sifted to the botrcm. • Nu pretence, or shadow of argument, could now be urged, that luld not again sod again been pub licly- discussed, and every particle of objection repeatedly' refuted. The time was come. When no need ,px:reheel of farther inquiry ; and that period, whin the voice of justice. and the voice of hu:naaity, .equally MAW upon that- House to concur in the Resolution voted by the other House of Parliament. The Rftaution import.. ed, that the African Slave Trade was contrary to the principles of humanity, of justice, and of sound policy. As to the first point, could any man in that House, or in the country, he would ask, raise- his voice, and. in his mind and conscience, say, that the Slave Trade was not contrary to hu manity ? What was the chief of the Stave Tradc ? "To tear men from the bosom of their families, their country, their trends, 'wives, brothers, children, from all that was dear to them in society, and in their .country. (Hoar! bear!) Could any man assert such a praftice was not contrary to huma nity ? Personal freedom was a blessing granted by God, and could not with justice be yihlated by man t %% ere their Lordships to consider, only for a mo rri...ni, the manner in which the unhappy ob jefts of the traffic were presented, and which, among other records, appeared in the evidence, which a Right Reverend Prelate, much to his honour, had so great a share in eliciting, that alone would convince their Lordships how the traffic outraged every principle of bu mani.y. A celebrated writer on the stiiiifff, who was at. advocate 'for the trade, admits, that the far larger portion of the slaves taken from the coasts of Africa, was procured by the crimes of those who brought them ; this acknowledgment, nothing bnt the innate force of truth and justice, could bring such a writer to mak... All the natives who now ac knowledged the divine precepts of Christianity, or even those who were civilised at all, had relinquish ed the traffic, as hostile to the first principles of hu manity—(d-Isar ! Hear!) The traffic, in the first was now confined to the natives of Africa, whose measure wee me vonseqtteliee of the Ina rice of those in this country, who still persist ed in it. His Inrdship then glanced at the eonsideratien of the middle painge, the miseries and horrors of which were acknowledged by all, save the whose hearts were steeled against every emotion of humanity ! With respell to this, long experience had proved, that no really effeCleal re medy could apply, but total abolition. Nn circum stance or situation, on the face of the habitable L lobe, could exhibit so great a portion of human miseyy, condensed into such a narrow compass, as did this middle passage : (Bear ! hear !). This he had often occasion to expatiate upon ; but he trusted their Lordships' vote of that night would render the ctesentthe last occasion heshouid have. hey would east have tueonsider the objee of this middle passage: which was to tie and shackle the unhappy wretches who survived it. to hopeless bondage and never enclin7 labour, in the burning climate of the West Indies! Rising up and laying down, day after day, under the lash of an imperious and unfeeling task master ! To those 's Hope never comes, which cornea to all I" The exercise of uncontrouleJ, arLitrary power, was the never-failing corrupter of the human heart ! (hear! hear ! Notwithatandieg ell that had bees advanced on that part of. t:,e sllll . i..:Cf, the West In dia planters had not dAtie all in their power to alk visite the sufferings of the slaves; and even if they had, the end could not effedually be obtained. Having concioded this division of his subject, the Noble Lord proceeded to the consideration of the case, with respell to the principles of Justice. With reaped to this, he contended that it militated against every principle of distributive Justice. It could be no recommendation of that, or of any other coasideration of (wear, or robbery, to say, that it was luerat:ire ; and, on that ground, a great part of the argement, in Savour of the traffic, was rested. What right had any planter in the West Indies, or any merchant in England—what native and ori ginal right could he have to the labour of the in habitants of Africa ? In what code of •the law of nations, or.ia what system of religion, could such a right be founded ? It is due to all our fellow crea tures, at least, if nut an alive hew/ciente. yet sure ly to abstain from ads of malevolence. The third question, which the resolution he should move their Lordships to concur in, involved, was, whether the trade was consistent with sound policy ? On this heed, he set out with contendiag for the broad principle, that it never can be wise or politic in na tions to persevere in a course of inhumanity and injustice. Another consideration essentially con neded, was the practical principle, that the la bour of slaves was nut equally valuable with the laboui of freemen. Oa this head, his Lordship referred to the authority of a great man ( Mr. Pitt) now no more, whose loss this country had every reason to deplore. who had given a great share of his attention to this very ru t ing and im portant subjeCt. and whose heart and mind was set upon the great measure of abolition, as all who knew him in private csadd attest. On no occasion whatever were the great and splendid ta knts, or the irresistible eloquence of that gteat mint exer.ed is a more conspicuous degee. than on this great and interesting sobjed ; and, is the course of ilif discussions of it, his calculations. with reaped to the comparative value of the labour of freemen and slaves, were laraihous andicouviocing. One of the incontrovertible results of there, was. that the ex. pence. of procuring the unhappy of in ques tion, the expences of transporting them, and their maintenance afteiwards. comparing all those waft the value of the labour adually performed. evinced that this labour was not so countable. oy much, as that of freemen branght .to the w k in the first instanon. In addition to this great and incontrovertible anthority, was that of a cele brated Writer n osit the ' , gill& who argued, that the only thing which Mel." preserve the plonters from the ruin impending over them, was the abolition of the Skim Trade. The fresh it/Irma:loos were, upon the whole, regarded as disalv intage as, and chiefly on account of the mortalities. His Lordship then adverted to the important sonsideration co what Isapprned is Et. titsissingic Which, - if uo ether fad or argument Could be adduced of i!se impolicy of contineing the trale, the contideration of the direful calamities, to which he alluded, would sof fice. In enging their Lord:hips to concur in the resolution of the Conirronh he pointed their atten tion to the nature and effed of that resolution. To the result ut it, they could not, deeming tire traffic to be against humanity, justice, and p hey. consist ently refuse their assent, vii. that they would pro ceed to the coo:id:ration of steps tending to abolish such a traffic, in a way, and at such A pvriod, as should be deemed most expedient ; and to this principle he could ahalleage the acquiercence of every Noble Lord who was not prepared to say the Slave Trade ought never to b 3 abolishedi— Neither did it imp:O7ite them to the vote ot at tempting the immediate aboiittoa or to any Kr ticu! mode of accomplishir4 it, but merely to the principle of total aboodon. This con sideration, however, shotrld net deer him, strongly as he felt upon the poiot, from supporting mid urging their Lordships' compliance with. C., vote of the Commons ; as, though be could not attain all the good he wished, he should endeavour to perform all that circaihstarces offered is prac ticable. Upon this ptiaci. la, And on the grounds he had noted, he should move ":hat heir Lords'-ips do concur iu the resolution corani.ohcated Ey SIMI Commons." Lord HAWK'. SBURY, in an able au::' ingiri ous speech, opposed the motion of the Noble l o orl. In the course ot this, he observed, two great its were to be considered: first, whether r.sol,c iuu of the Commons was founded in truth? sr. seem dl whether it were ee l ) client or Jes:iable o come to such a Resolution at the Er runt moment ? '11;* question coming in the shape it di ' sec' n irrowed the eaten: of what he should h ye .r .ff.r to their dah any ddips. . ps . st'A 'bri between idea thaal it n eit t i .e g onnil" to o ncake ofj ti Ice • and humanity and that or poacy ; because oe deemed, that whatever the c .o.ideratioas of j::1- lice and humanity impeed As a duty, all con siderations of policy, in such a case, should be oar of the question. lie begged, therefore, to be Understood, that he should d moss the points in question, on the grounds of j stLe and humanity only-. Ile was more convinced than ever, even by the tenor and curer of the .' oble Baron's speech, eepecially by the close of it, of the co:reetness of the opinions he had formed on the topic of imme diate and unqualified 41 - ,o!itiou. Even those the Most tot ward in urginl it .tt measore, firrd.it them. Delves imp issible to defead it, when they come pratiicaliy to consider its roaring on all the dif 'Gwent breaches cf the goes:icor. In all these con siderations, they find they most regard the cense `quences pradically, when au: opine to consi icr the point of total or immedia-,i abolition.—Tie circumstances of the country et the time, also lamed a serious consideration ;as in sot fur &stance, the present, it might operate e in. jorioutly than in otters; an d a coovidico of this Iliad seemed to be eniei mined by the Noble Baron him& towards the close of his speech, as he Nialtad to admit he was not prepared to urge the measure of iraroadiate abolition. The Node Lord then went into a disquisition, as to the antiquity of the Slave Trade, which misted long before any of the European Powers had Colonies in the West Inhies. —With respect to t'7e important question, whether the abolition was likely to produce those beneficial effeds upon -the Continent of Africa itself, which some seemed to suppose ? all the accomits he bad met with respeding that Continent, even thew. fur nished by the Most recent traveller ( Mr. Parke), led him to Le opinion, as that traveller stated, that a sudden or immediate Abolitian of the - Slave Trade, 'would not produce those rood /fees in Africa, which many persons, judgmg from the beet mo tives, may be inclined to think. On th-se general ..noun Is, the greater part of the No!)le Lord's speech proceeded ; and he particularly dwelt upon the consideration, that the adoption et the motion, considering its effeds pradically, instead of being beneficial, must, on the contrary, prove in jurious. The Bishop of LONDON, in the outs-t of his speech, alluded to the evidence already before the ILuse upon this subjed, any contend II that this pranice was contrary to all the principles of hu manity and religion ; although he adniitted that slavery was permitted by the Mosaic law:; but those blaster, atter a certain term, were emancipated. It was said, that this Trade was ot great service to the unhappy negroes themselves, by taking ti em from a bad state of slavery, and placing them in a beneso But he asked, what r.ght had we to make men hap pier than th ey wish e d' to be ? He coact:llea with expressing his concurrence in the measure, from motives cf justice and homanity. 'the LORD CHANCELLOII declared that he never Ilitherio had taken any share in the discussion of th:s suoj. Et, while a Member cat the other rloase , when his opinion was rather adverse to the measure; bu Oaving read the evidence, he foil . great to a:ter that opinion. He had been on the Wost In borne years ago, and had teen all ti e great pla tat one in Jam tic., and he declared the c .nds- i tiOa et the slaves WSW aloud uniformly anserionste • :di